A five-year-old Limousin cow and her Limousin cross calf topped David and Rosemary Cornthwaite's Balgray Hill sale at Lockerbie, selling for £3050.

The cow, which sold with her Limousin cross heifer calf, was purchased by SG Richardson, Low Garth, Cockermouth.

Heifers with calves sold to £2700 twice to G and W Halliday, Crawthat and D Wilson, Belzies, Lochmaben.

Overall, 103 cows and calves averaged £1980.09; with 17 heifers and calves cashing in at £2305.88

The three stock bulls sold to £4000 for the five-year-old British Blue, Greystone Limelight.

LEADING prices

Cows with calves – Lim – £3050, £2600(x2), £2500, £2450, £2400(x2), £2350(x2), £2300, £2250(x3), £2200. Sim – £2550, £2500(x2), £2400, £2350, £2250(x3), £2200. BB – £2500, £2200

Heifers with calves – Lim – £2700, £2700, £2500, £2450, £2400(x2), £2300(x3), £2200 (5) Simmental £2350

Bulls – BB – £4000, £3200. Lim – £3000.

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.