THERE were two shows and sales of prime cattle held at Harrison and Hetherington's Borderway Mart, on Monday, where the winning entry in the North-west Limousin Club show topped the trade at £1776.05.

That was a 709kg bullock from N Dixon, of Low Whinnow, Carlisle, which also realised 250.5p per kg. Originally bred by Messrs Smith and Shepherd, at Glebelands, he sold to the judge, Norman Hall, of Frasers Butchers, Main Street, Stranraer.

Claiming the reserve ticket was a 500kg heifer from JG and M Little, Greenhill, Wigton, which later sold to Bowland Foods, Preston, for £1267.50 or 253.5p.

Mr Hall also judged the Border British Blue Club show and sale and picked out a 578kg heifer from JG and M Little, Greenhill, Wigton, as his champion. Bred by R and E Pattinson, Temon, she sold to Bowland Foods, Preston, for £1465.23 or 253.5p.

A bullock weighing 651kg was reserve for WT McMiken, Nether Ernambrie, Castle Douglas, which later realised £1559.15 or 239.5p.

Cast cows were topped by the first prize British Blue cow from the Wainwrights at Todd Hall, Cupar, which sold for £2098.31 or 235.5p having tipped the scales at 891kg. Per kg, it was a Blue from Ainstable Hall that topped at 249.5p.

The entry of prime hoggs averaged 257.1p or £112.58, with SQQs at 261.4p. Leading the sale at £136.80 was a pen of six Beltex from Messrs Musgrave, Cardrew Hall, Dalston, while more Beltex, this time from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown, made 328.4p. The run of 544 hoggs from Smalmstown averaged £123.05.

LEADING awards:

Limousin – Bullock – 1 and champion, N Dixon, Low Whinnow, Thursby, 709kg, 250.5p, £1776.05. Heifer – 1 and reserve, JG and M Little, Greenhill Farm, Red Dial, 500kg, 253.5p, £1267.50. Young bull – 1 and 2, BT Goldie, Townfoot Farm, Mouswald, 893kg, 229.5p, £2049.44, and 715kg, 223.5p, £1598.03; 3, ES and E Norman, Little Orton Farm, 693kg, 226.5p, £1569.65. Cast cow – 1, JM and SM Priestley, Cracrop Farm, Brampton, 693kg, 180.5p, £1250.87; 2, TB Stamper and Sons, Harrot Hill Farm, Cockermouth, 726kg, 193.5p, £1404.81; 3, E Wood, Waters Farm, Shap, Penrith, 786kg, 165.5p, £1300.83.

British Blue – Bullock – 1 and reserve, WT McMiken, Nether Ernambrie, Castle Douglas, 651kg, 239.5p, £1559.15; 2, N Dixon, Low Whinnow Farm, Thursby, Carlisle, 608kg, 257.5p, £1565.60. Heifer – 1 and champion, JG and M Little, Greenhill, Red Dial, 578kg, 253.5p, £1465.23. Young bull – 1, T and A Cockburn, Kingsode Farm. Leadburn, 914kg, 221.5p, £2024.51. Cast cow – 1, MI Wainwright, Todd Hall, Cupar, 891kg, 235.5p, £2098.31; 2, A Wight, Midlock Farm, Crawford,838kg, 239.5p, £2007.01; 3, A and CS Comrie, Stonebyres Mains, Midlothian, 946kg, 209.5p, £1981.87.