The first prize Limousin heifer from Messrs Gass, Nunscleugh, Bewcastle, secured the lead price of £2000 at C and D Auction Marts’ show and sale of store cattle at Longtown.

Judge, Anthony Tindale, Paradise, Co Durham, found his champion in a Charolais heifer from Messrs Bell, Low Houses, Brampton, which he later bought for £1820.

Charolais led the bullocks at £1790 for Messrs Telford, High Parkfoot.

Leading Awards

Limousin/AOB bullock – 1 and reserve, Messrs Ewing, Dumbretton, £1700; 2, Nunscleugh £1600; 3, Nunscleugh £1580

Limousin/AOB heifer – 1, Nunscleugh £2000; 2, Messrs Mitchinson, Gallowberry £1580; 3, Gallowberry £1640.

Charolais bullock – 1, Messrs Kyle, Spoutbank £1580; 2, Messrs Telford, High Parkfoot £1580; 3, Spoutbank £1590.

Charolais heifer – 1 and champion, Messrs Bell, Low Houses £1820; 2, High Parkfoot £1700; 3, Low Houses £1550.

Leading Prices

Heifers – Lim – £2000 Nunscleugh; £1640, £1620, £1580 Gallowberry; £1580, £1550 Nunscleugh; £1520, £1490 Netherhill; £1490, £1480 Nunscleugh; £1470 Dodgsonstown; £1450 Nunscleugh and Gallowberry. Char – £1820 Low Houses; £1700 High Parkfoot; £1590 Allfornaught; £1580, £1550 £1540 Low Houses; £1470 High Parkfoot;£1460, £1450 Low Houses; £1420 High Parkfoot; £1,410, £1400 Low House; £1400 Spoutbank. A-A – £1530 Cubbyhill; £1260, £1210 Archerbeck; £1200 Cubbyhill; £1160 Archerbeck and Greensburn. Sim – £1460 Holme House; £1260 Archerbeck. BB – £1430, £1380, £1360 Lingey Field; £1280 Gallowberry; £1270 Lingey Field.

Bullocks – Char – £1790 High Parkfoot; £1700, £1650, £1620 Riggfoot; £1610, £1590, £1580 Spoutbank; £1580, £1570, £1560 High Parkfoot; £1570 Riggfoot; £1560, £1550 Spoutbank. Lim – £1700 Dumbretton; £1680 Netherhill; £1620, £1600 Nunscleugh; £1600 Netherhill; £1580 Nunscleugh, Dodgsonstown and Southwoodhead; £1570 Spoutbank and Southwoodhead; £1550, £1500 Gallowberry; £1500 The Flatt, Nunscleugh and Netherhill. Sim – £1550, £1500, £1440, £1350 Archerbeck; £1330 Falnash. BB – £1550 Southwoodhead; £1280 Nether Albie. A-A – £1400, £1360 Falnash; £1350, £1330 Archerbeck; £1280 Hilltop; £1240 Archerbeck. Pie – £1340 Gallowberry. Hfd – £1100, £1050 Solwaybank.