A CRACKING show of 66 prime cattle and 300 prime lambs for Mitchells Livestock Auctioneers' Christmas show and sale at Cockermouth, saw Limousin crosses take the top awards amongst the cattle with Texel and Beltex leading the lambs.

Supreme champion amongst the cattle was a 668kg home-bred Limousin heifer from local producers, AE and VG Errington, Beckhouse, which later sold to Anthony Kitson, Hutton Rugby, North Yorkshire, for 370p per kg or £2382.80.

Another home-bred entry this time from KD Harryman, Keskadale, Newlands, scooped the reserve and sold for 380p or £2120.40 to J White, Lunedale. She scaled 558kg.

Bill Skelton, Rook Farm, had a field day amongst the sheep, producing both the champion and reserve pens. Champion was a pair of Texels which later sold for £220 per head or 415p per kg to Wilson Willis Butcher of Cleator Moor.

The reserve, Beltex lambs weighing 39kg made £112 or 287p to C Wright, Boston.

Zoe Sanderson, Swallowdene, won the young handlers with a 46kg Beltex lamb that Haighs Butchers of Workington bought for £155, with the reserve honours presented to Any Sewell, Mayfield, again with a Beltex lamb weighing 45kg, purchased by W Lindsay and Son, Butchers of Cockermouth for £132.

LEADINGprices

Heifers – Per kg – Lim – 380p, 320p Keskadale; 370p Beckhouse Farm; 330p West Farm; 320p, 302p, 300p x2, 295p, 292p Loughrigg. BB – 300p, 278p, 260p Loughrigg; 265p West Farm. A-A – 255p Loughrigg. Char – 186p Brow Top Farm. Per kg – Lim – £2382.80 Beckhouse Farm; £2120.40 Keskadale; £2072.40, £1844.40 West Farm; £1908.00, £1860.00, £1856.00, £1822.08, £1794.00 Loughrigg, £1798.00 Low Stowbank. BB – £1698.00, £1612.40, £1528.80 Loughrigg, £1576.75 West Farm. A-A – £1443.30 Loughrigg. Char – £1223.88 Brow Top Farm.

Steers – Per kg – Gall – 260p Loughrigg. Lim – 258p, 252p, 242p Loughrigg; 240p Beckhouse Farm. BB – 250p Low Stowbank; 212p Brow Top Farm. Per head – Lim – £1784.16, £1679.48, £1651.20 Loughrigg; £1603.20 Beckhouse Farm. Gall – £1742.00 Loughrigg. BB – £1385.00 Low Stowbank; £1076.96 Brow Top Farm.

Lambs – Per kg – Belt – 425.50p, 293.30p Keskadale; 337.00p, 297.90p Swallowdene; 329.50p Nook Farm; 293.30p Mayfield; 291.70p, 287.20p Rook Farm. Tex – 415.10p, 280.00p Rook Farm; 310.30p, 383.90p West Farm; 304.30p Nook Farm; 290.70p East Lodge; 285.70p, 281.00p Prospect House; 281.30p Birks Farm; 276.00p Newlands Farm. Berr – 197.70p Bellhouse Farm. Char – 190.00p Birdekirk Hall; 178.60p, 174.40p High Bewaldeth. Tex X Herd – 189.20p, 184.20p Prospect House; 185.00p Bellhouse Farm. Mule – 172.60p, 169.60p, Pasture House. Swale – 171.40p, 164.30p Newlands Farm; 166.20p Bellhouse Farm. Suff – 170.70p Grange Farm. Per head – Tex – £220.00, £140.00 Rook Farm; £140.00 Nook Farm; £138.00, £128.00 Newlands Farm; £135.00 Birks Farm; £135.00 West Farm; £135.00 x2 Parkhouse Farm. Belt – £200.00 Keskadale; £155.00, £140.00 Swallowdene; £148.00 x2, £142.00 Parkhouse Farm; £145.00 Nook Farm; £141.00 Hillgreen. Berr – £85.00 Bellhouse Farm. Mule – £81.50, £75.00 Kirkland House; £78.00, Beechcroft, £78.00, Pasture House. Char – £76.00 Bridekirk Hall; £75.00 x2 High Bewaldeth. Tex X Herd – £74.00 Bellhouse Farm. Swale – £69.00, Newlands Farm, £61.50 Bellhouse Farm. Suff – £70.00 Grange Farm.