Harrison and Hetherington's annual show and sale of beef breeding cattle at Kirkby Stephen saw just shy of 600 head forward, and a top price of £4500 paid for the first placed in-calf heifer from Messrs Bradley, Penny Grange, Brackenber Lane, Giggleswick.

Topping the outfits at £3600 was the overall champion from Craig and Treen Malone, Pitcairn, Cardenden, Fife.

Heifers and calves (126) averaged £1960.39, with cows and calves (36) levelling at £1790.43, in-calf heifers (127) balanced out at £1700.75, whilst in-calf cows (30) cashed in at £1103.50.

LEADING prices

Heifers and calves – Lim – £3600, £2400, £2050 Pitcairn; £2600, £2450, £2100 (x2) New Hall; £2600, £2400, £2350 (x2), £2150 (x2) Green Farm; £2450, £2300 (x2), £2050 Swathburn; £2450 Lower Langshaw; £2400, £2050 Riddings; £2400, £2050 High House: £2350, £2200, £2200, £2000 (x2) Paradise Farm; £2300, £2200, £2150 (x2), £2100, £2050, £2000 (x3) Whicham Hall; £2300, £2250, £2200, £2100 Bank House; £2300 Barugh House; £2250, £2100 Stoneygarth; £2200 (x3) Sleights House; £2200, £2150, £2050 (x2), £2000 (x2) Bents; £2100, £2050, £2000 Lockholme Hall; £2050 High Dyke. BB – £2750, £2400 Swathburn; £2350, £2300, £2200 New Hall; £2150, £2000, £1800 Riddings; £2100, £2050 Stoneygarth; £2100 Paradise Farm; £1900 Thornbush; £1800 Prospect Farm. Piemontese – £1600 (x2) Allerbeck.

Cows and calves – Lim – £2400, £2000, £1950 Low Oxnop; £2400 Flimby Hall; £2300 Lockholme Hall; £2000 Lower Langshaw; £2000 Whitewall; £1950, £1900 Bank House; £1800 High House. BB – £2250 New Hall; £2200 Bank House; £2200, £1900, £1800, £1750 Greenriggs; £1750 Cringleber; £1700 Woodend. Piemontese – £1900, £1700 (x2), £1650 (x2), £1600 (x2) Allerbeck.

Heifers in calf – BB – £4500, £2300 (x2), £2250, £2200, £2100, £2000 (x2), £1950 (x2), £1850 (x2), £1800, £1720, £1700 Penny Grange; £2300, £1900, £1750 (x2) Needless Hall Farm; £2000, £1850, £1800, £1750 New Hall; £2000 Beck House; £2000, £1700 Gordon House; £1850, £1750 (x2) Stoneygarth; £1800, £1750 (x2) Paradise. Lim –£2000, £1950, £1900, £1750 (x2), £1700 (x3) Penny Grange; £2000, £1950, £1800, £1750, £1700 Beck House; £1950 New Hall; £1900, £1780, £1750, £1700 (x2) Swathburn; £1850 (x2), £1800, £1700 Nutta; £1820 Lynsack; £1800, £1750 Cringleber; £1800 (x3) Needless Hall; £1780, £1750, £1700 (x3), Paradise; £1750, £1700 Cringleber; £1700 Nutta; £1700 Needless Hall. A-A – £1100 Middle Salter.

In-calf cows – BB – £1350 Nutta; £1200 (x2) Cringleber. Lim – £1300, £1220 Cringleber. Sim – £1180 Cringleber; £1100 Greenriggs. Hfd – £1120 Cringleber. A-A – £1100 Cringleber.

Breeding bulls – Lim – £3400 Old Spital. Bulling heifers – Lim – £1320 Helm Croft.