A Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Sedgley, Low Bank House, Barbon, secured the top price of £3000 at Harrison and Hetherington’s show and sale of 560 suckled calves at Kirkby Stephen Mart.

The pre-sale show saw the judges, Gordon and Harry Amos, Leicester, award the championship to a Limousin cross steer from Messrs Brown, Asby Hall, which was sold for £2300.

Overall, steers averaged £1228.25 (+£170.51 on the year) whilst heifers cashed in at £1175.94 (+£131.44).

Leading Awards

Bullocks – Lim X – 1, KA Brown and Sons, Asby Hall £2300; 2, WA and GR Sedgley, Low Bank House £1620; 3, AJ and RE Marston, Easegill Head £1645.

BB X – 1, Asby Hall £1600; 2 and 3, KD and ED Millar, Crookholm £1615 and £1415.

Heifers – Lim X – 1, 2 and 3, Asby Hall £2100, £2550 and £2500.

Any other breed bullock or heifer – 1, 2, and 3, Greystoke Castle, £1435, £1385 and£1435.

Haltered bullock any breed – 1, WA and GR Sedgley, Low Bank House £1490; 2, Crookholm £1385.

Haltered heifer – 1, Crookholm £1565; 2, Low Bank House £3000; 3, T Wilson, Wood £1620.

Leading Prices

Heifers – Lim – £3000 Low Bank House; £2550, £2500 (x2), £2100, £2000, £1565, £1425, £1415, £1400, £1385 (x2) Asby Hall; £2150, £1365 Asby Grange; £1840, £1475, £1440, £1385, £1335, Brow; £1760 Waterhouses; £1720, £1565 Crookholm; £1515 The Springs; £1405, £1355, £1305, High Lane; £1380, Greystoke Castle; £1335, Castle Hill. BB – £1880 Skelton Wood End; £1480 Wood; £1475, Williams House; £1435, £1415, £1405, £1385, £1345, £1315, £1305, Asby Grange; £1365, Sunnyside; £1325 Low Bank House. Char – £1275, Crosby Lodge.

Bullocks – Lim – £2300, £1675, £1515, £1505(x2), £1465, £1435, £1375, £1325, £1305, £1300 (x2) Asby Hall; £1765, £1405, £1375, £1355, £1315, £1305, Buddle House; £1705(x2), £1685, £1445, £1435(x2), £1415(x2), £1385, Waterhouses; £1685, £1635, £1525, Asby Grange; £1665, £1635, £1620, £1490, £1400 Low Bank House; £1645 Easegill Head; £1600, Stoneriggs; £1565, £1500, £1465, £1425 Asby Mill; £1515, £1475, £1355 Greystoke Castle; £1500, £1415, £1385, £1355 Castle Hill; £1500, £1355, £1340 Crosby Lodge; £1500, £1415, £1325, £1305 Brow; £1475, £1445, £1435, £1385, £1300 (x2) Hunthills; £1385 Crookholm; £1375, £1345 The Springs. BB – £1615 Crookholm; £1605, £1300 Sunnyside; £1600 Asby Hall; £1535, £1305 (x2), £1225 Row End; £1455, £1355 (x2), £1325, Castle Hill; £1415, £1315, Asby Grange. Char – £1435(x2), £1385 Greystoke Castle. Cross beef – £1415 Crookholm.