The champion heifer, a 544kg Limousin, from JA Barnett, Brinns, Shap, took the top price of £2720 or £5 per kg at Mitchells Auctions' Christmas show and sale of prime cattle and sheep, selling to Browns Quality Meats, Ulverston.

The blue and white sash was awarded to an un-haltered 536kg Limousin heifer, from JG and M Little, Greenhill, which later realised £3 per kg to Hall quality butchers.

Champion amongst the prime lambs was a pen of 53kg Beltex from AJ Brown, Park House, which later sold for £240 per head to Wilsonwillis butchers, Cleator Moor.

Texel lambs weighing at 47kg took the second top spot for Messrs Richardson, Low Garth, and realised £135 per head to Haighs butchers, Workington.

The young handlers' section was won by Elsa Norman who took top honours with a Beltex cross lamb which sold for £290 to W Lindsay and Sons, Butchers of Cockermouth.

LEADING awards

Cattle – Haltered – Lim – Steer – 1, Bothel Parks 248p. Heifer – 1, Brinns 500p Browns Quality Meats; 2, Greenhill 330p; 3, Brinns 300p. BB – Heifer – 1, RE Miller, West 270p.

Un-haltered – Lim – Steer – 1, Hundith House 245p; 2, Brinns 240p; 3, Hundith House 225p. Heifer – Light – 1, Greenhill 300p; 2, Loughrigg 310p; 3, West 305p. Medium – 1, West 280p; 2, Loughrigg 260p; 3, West 242p. Heavy – 1, Loughrigg 265p; 2, Brinns 235p; 3, Shatton Lodge 240p. BB – Steer – 1, Loughrigg 232p. Heifer – 1, Brinns 232p; 2, Brinns 228p; 3, Loughrigg 250p. Char – Heifer – 1, Loughrigg 242p; 2, Lynedraw 228p; 3, Hundith House 232p. Any other cont – Steer – 1, Oulton Hall 230p. Heifer – 1, Brinns 275p. Native – Steer – 1, Cracrop 200p; 2, Loughrigg 255p; 3, Howside 178p. Heifer – 1, Loughrigg 205p.

Sheep – Lambs – Tex – 1, Low Garth £135; 2, Swiss Cottage £108; 3, Bothel Craggs £93. Belt – 1, Park House £240; 2, Swallowdene £108; 3,Green Marsh £100. Mule – 1, Kirkland Guards £82; 2, Kirkland Guards £80; 3, East House £74. Cont X Herd – 1, How Hall £82; 2, Swiss Cottage £75; 3, Bell House £77.