Michael Davidson of Lilburn Estates, had a field day at Harrison and Hetherington’s Christmas show and sale of prime sheep at Wooler, landing both champion and reserve honours.

The estate’s champions – selected by judge, Colin Snowdon, Seaham – a pen of five Beltex lambs scaled 42kg apiece and later sold for £142 per head to Yorkshire Halal Meats.

Reserve from the entry of 1178 lambs were 44kg Texel lambs that hit £128 per head to Thompson Meats.

Outwith the show, the event also saw the sale of a Texel lamb donated by the Stafford family, Brockley Hall, with all proceeds gifted to Great North Children’s Hospital.

It was purchased by A Traves and Son, A Atkinson, C Siswick, AO Bell, C Snowdon and H and H, realising a total of £688. A further £110 was donated from R Curle and Sons to Berwick Cancer Cars and £112 from J Dunn, to Macmillan Nurses, with the total amounting to £910.

By the end of the day lambs averaged 219p with an SQQ of 233p. David McKerrow, ex-Nochnary, New Heaton, topped the entry of 271 cast sheep with a Texel ewe at £161.

LEADING awards

Prime lambs – Suff – 1 and 2, Brockley Hall £113 (64kg) and £109 (59kg); 3, South Rennington £103 (58kg). Tex – 1 and reserve and 3, Lilburn Estates £128 (44kg) and £120 (45kg); 2, Little Bavington £114 (50kg). Heavy Belt – 1 and 3, Little Bavington £120 (49kg) and £118 (47kg); 2, Annstead £128 (50kg). Light Belt – 1 and champion and 2, Lilburn Estates £140 (42kg) and £133 (42kg); 3, Annstead £132 (42kg).

LEADING prices

Prime lambs – Belt – £144 Huntington; £129, £126, Henlaw; £126, £120, £116 Lilburn Estates; £124, £122 Annstead; £119 Glanton Town. Tex – £118 Linden Hill Head; £112 Little Bavington; £113, £108 South Rennington; £112, South Carter Moor; £110, Loanend and Brockley Hall. Suff – £106.50 Craigs House; £106, South Rennington, £105 Brockley Hall. Rom – £93, Lanton Estates. Mule: £95, Newburn. Per kg – Belte – 333p, 317p, 293p, 286p, 281p, 278p, 275p Lilburn Estates; 327p, 288p, 280p Huntington; 322p, 292p, 286p, Henlaw; 310p Annstead, 280p Glanton Town. Tex – 287p, 267p Lilburn Estates; 262p, 261p Huntington; 260p, Linden Hill Head. Suff – 213p Auchencrow Mains; 211p Todrig.

Cast ewes – Tex – £161, £137 New Heaton; £150, £135 Watling; £140, Black Heddon. Suff – £115, £113, £109 Venchen; £109 Todrig. Zwart – £111 Ferneycastle; £107 Barelees. BFL – £111, £91 North Cottage, Broadlaw. Chev Mule – £103 Springhill Seahouses. Hb – £95 Marigold Farming. GF – £97 West Longridge. Lln – £97 Barmoor Red House. NCC – £87 Linhope Farming (Hartside). BF – £71, Cold Martin.

Rams – Tex – £131, £127, Gainslaw Hill. Suff – £125 Ferneycastle. Belt – £111 Swarland Old Hall. Zwart – £107 Ferneycastle. NCC – £99 Linhope Farming (Hartside).