Chris and Andrew Johnson of H Clark and Son, Paxton Dene, produced the top priced lot at £2320 at Hexham Auction Marts’ show and sale of 550 store cattle and suckled calves, with a British Blue cross steer.

An Aberdeen-Angus cross let the heifers at £1980 for FT Walton, Flotterton.

Judge, James Forsyth, Low Steads, found his pre-sale champion, in a Limousin cross steer from Geoff and James Ogle, Blackburn, which went on to make £1860.

LEADING prices

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1680 Sweethope. A-A X – £1960, £1590 Church; £1580 Sunniside. Cattle 17-22months – BB – £2320, £1900 Paxton Dene. Lim X – £2000 Blackburn; £1980 Evistones and Paxton Dene; £1960 Paxton Dene; £1920 Blackburn; £1900 (x3) Paxton Dene; £1880 Blackburn; £1750 Wingates South; £1700 Blackburn; £1690, £1680 Lunns House; £1660 Rye Hill; £1640 Lunns House and Hethery Knowe; £1620 Wingates South; £1600 Kirkley March. Char X – £1860, £1780, £1740, £1720 Flotterton; £1690, £1655 Grange; £1600 Flotterton. A-A X – £1680 Church; £1630 Duddo Hill; £1620 Sunniside; £1590, £1530 Rare Dene; £1500 East Uppertown; £1480 Kirkley March, Blakelaw and Grange. Saler X – £1580 Duddo Hill. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1600 Harwood Shield and The Knarr; £1520 High Lovelady Shield; £1495 Springwell Cottage;£1490 Tarset Hall; £1470 The Knarr and Low Middleton; £1460 (x3) Springwell Cottage; £1440 Quarry House and Allenshields; £1420 Cornhills; £1410 High Lovelady Shield; £1400 Rye Hill and Quarry House. Char X – £1600 Grange. A-A –£1310 Bollihope Shield. BB – £1320 Harwood Shield; £1270 Woodlands. Saler X – £1300 Highwood. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1360 East Loanend; £1310 Woodhead and East Loaend; £1305 High Lovelady; £1300 Low Middleton; £1280, £1270 Round Meadows; £1260 East Loanend; £1240 (x3) Littleburn and Salmonswell.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1800, £1700 Hard Riding. A-A X – £1980 Flotterton; £1555 Church. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1880, £1810, £1630, £1600 Hard Riding; £1590 Little Swinburne; £1570 Little Swinburne and Sweethope; £1560 Comb Hills; £1500 White House and Comb Hills; £1495 Tarset Hall; £1480 Well House; £1470 Quarry House. Char X – £1900, £1800 Flotterton; £1700 Newlands Haugh; £1680 Flotterton and Newlands Haugh; £1480 Grange; £1440 Newlands Haugh. A-A X – £1660 Aydonshields; £1420, £1360 (x2), £1340 (x3) Newton Greens; £1320 Newlands Haugh; £1300 Aydonshields, Newlands Haugh and Newton Greens. Parthenais X – £1430, £1410 Newton Greens. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1575 Brokenheugh; £1570, £1480 Springwell Cottage; £1460 Quarry House and Brokenheugh; £1400 Tarset Hall; £1390 The Knarr; £1380 Brokenheugh; £1340 High Lovelady Shield; £1335 Highside; £1330 High Lovelady Shield; £1320 Low Middleton, Brokenheugh and Tarset Hall; £1300 Allenshields and High Lovelady Shield. Char X – £1250 Blakelaw. BB X – £1280 Woodhead. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1410 Low Middleton and Salmonswell; £1390, £1350 Low Middleton; £1280 Round Meadows and Highside; £1265 East Loanend; £1260 Round Meadows and Glower-Oer-Him.