A buoyant demand was met at Hexham marts' summer primestock show and sale where trade peaked at £99 for Texel crosses from Dukesfield Hall.

Harry Robinson, Bog Hall triumphed in the young handlers taking home both the champion and reserve tickets.

Also forward was a smaller show of prime cattle selling to £1292.47 for Limousin heifers from Flotterton.

LEADING awards

Pen of five Belt X lambs – 1, Low West House; 2, Watch Currock.

Pen of 5 Tex X lambs – 1, East Wharmley; 2, West Moorhouses.

Champion Pen – Messrs Beveridge, Low West House.

Reserve Pen – Messrs Forster, East Wharmley.

YFC classes – Best pair of lambs – 1, Ben Cowton, Low West House; 2, Gemma Common, Low Ardley; 3, Ryan Fletcher, Longlea.

Young handlers – Suff X – 1, William Rutherford, Low Eshells; 2, Charlotte Rutherford, Low Eshells. Belt X –

1, Harry Robinson, Bog Hall; 2, Alice Walton, Linacres; 3, Thomas Dinning, Watch Currock. Cont X –

1, Harry Robinson, Bog Hall; 2, Ryan Fletcher, Longlea. Tex X – 1, Isobel Thirlwell, Horneystead; 2, Jack Dinning, Watch Currock. 3, Libby Reed, High Eshells.

Champion – Harry Robinson, Bog Hall

Reserve – Harry Robinson, Bog Hall

LEADING prices

Prime lambs – Tex X – Per head – £99 Dukesfield Hall; £98, £94 Horneystead; £97.50, £89.50 East Wharmley; £92 High Eshells; £91, £85.50 West Moorhouses; £90 Grange House, Highwood; £89, £84.50 Watch Currock; £88 Bingfield; £87 Highwood; £86 Matfen High House (x2); £85.50 Burntongues; £85 Linacres; £84 Low Eshells, East Newham; £83.50 Matfen High House and West Moorhouses; £83 Salmonswell. Per kg – 226.7p, 208.1p East Wharmley; 205p, 195.2p Dukesfield Hall; 204.4p, 197.6p, 191.3p Horneystead; 203.7p West Moorhouses; 200p Low Eshells, Townfoot Woodburn; 197.8p Watch Currock; 196.5p Watch Currock and Bingfield; 195.5p Matfen High House; 195.4p East Newham; 194.7p, 189.2p Crescent; 194.3p Burntongues and West Moorhouses; 194.1p High Eshells; 192.3p Longshaws and Tedcastle; 191.5p Linacres; 190.7p Dukesfield Hall; 190.5p, 189.1p Highwood; 190.2p Burntongues; 188.8p Grange House; 188.6p Salmonswell; 188.2p Longlea; 188.1p East Wharmley.Dutch Tex X – Per head – £77.50, 184.5p North Cocklake. Suff X – £85 Low Eshells; £82, £76.50 Little Swinburne and Bingfield; £81 Low Eshells; £80 Little Swinburne; £79.50 Merryshields; £79 Matfen High House and Broomhall; £78 Luns House; £77.50 Little Swinburne and Grange House; £77 Baal Hill and Flotterton; £76, £75.50 Flotterton. Per kg – 188.9p Low Eshells; 179.3p, 173.9p Merryshields; 173.8p High Knitsley; 172.7p, 171.1p, 167.8p Flotterton; 172.2p Grange House; 167.4p Luns House and Little Swinburne.

Belt X – Per head –£106 Bog Hall; £99.50 Low West House; £96 Linacres; £95 Bog Hall; West Moorhouses, Low West House; £90 Watch Currock; £86.50 West Moorhouses; £86 West Moorhouses and Watch Currock; £80, £78.50, £76 Low West House; £74 Baal Hill. Per kg – 279p, 250p Bog Hall; 255.1p, 235.9p, 201.3p, 195.1p, 181p Low West House; 218.2p Linacres; 215p, 204.4p, 201.2p West Moorhouses; 204.8p, 191.5p Watch Currock; 201.4p, 200p Baal Hioll; 182.1p, 179.5p Crowhall. Chev X – £73, 169.8p Flotterton. Mule – Per head – £74, £65.50, £64 Hotbank; £69 North Cocklake; £67.50 Townfoot Woodburn. Per kg – 163.8p Hotbank; 160.7p Townfoot Woodburn; 160p, 157.5p Hotbank; 153.3p North Cocklake. BF – £58 Hotbank. Cross – £81, 188.4p Longlea.

Prime cattle – Heifers – Lim – Per head –£1292.47, £1266.53, £1179.75 Flotterton. Per kg – 216.5p, 214.5p, 210.5p Flotterton.

OTM – Lim – Per head – £1231.32, 1119.35 Agars Hill; £1046.12 Middle Heads; £1033.14 Redburn; £1001.04 Middle Heads; £984.27 Redburn; £982.45 Little Swinburne; £939.68 Farnamullan; £937.37 Coldwell; £889.26 Low Eshells; £881.90 High Town; £806.97 Low Eshells; £802.73 Flotterton. Per kg – 165.5p, 152.5p Agars Hill; 150.5p Redburn; 146.5p Low Eshells; 145.5p, 143.5p Middle Heads; 129.5p High Town; 128.5p Redburn; 127.5p Farnamullan; 126.5p, 126.5p Low Eshells. A-A – Per head – £1150.61, £887.29 Farnamullan; £993.23 Flotterton; £949.19 Low Eshells. Per kg – 133.5p Low Eshells; 127.5p Flotterton; 125.5p Farnamullan. BB – Per head – £1148.57 Redburn; £965.65 Harlow Bower; £960.80 Agars Hill; £885.50 Rare Dean; £845.64 Redburn. Per kg – 165.5p Redburn; 148.5p Agars Hill. Blonde – £863.63 Flotterton. Saler – Bull – £1131.52, 106.5p New Dotland.