A 12-month-old British Blue cross bullock from TH Harrison, Sleddale Hall, was crowned champion and topped Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart's annual Michaelmas show and sale at £1700.

The sale of 650 store cattle and feeding bulls saw the champion sell to W Timm.

Read more: Waterside tops Penrith at £1700

Suckler-bred cattle attracted some of the top prices to date with BS and J Strong and Son, Hewer Hill, selling 16-17-month-old cattle to average £1407.73.

Suckler-bred British Blue cross bullocks from WH Brass, Low Row, sold to £1655, and dairy-bred Limousin bullocks sold to £1465 for JG and RW Nevinson and Son, High House Farm.

Heifers sold to £1665 for a 29-month-old Limousin cross British Blue from RJ and M Ridley, Ranbeck, with another from TH Harrison, Sleddale Hall making £1625

Read more: Strong trade for Dairy Shorthorns at Penrith

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – BB – £1700 Sleddale Hall; £1655, £1265 (3) Low Row; £1535, £1465, £1445, £1345, £1335 (2) Hewer Hill; £1295 Goodlie Hill Farm; £1235, Glaslyn House; £1225, Friendship Farm; £1205 High Harberwain. Lim – £1615, £1435, £1395, £1355, £1285, £1275, £1245, Scales Farm (Braithwaite); £1575 Ploveriggs; £1515 Shap Abbey; £1465, High House Farm (Nevinson); £1455, £1375 (3) Hewer Hill; £1425 (2), £1315 (3) Friendship Farm; £1425, £1395, £1365, Goodlie Hill Farm; £1385, £1225 High Harberwain; £1365, £1315 (2), Ranbeck; £1365, £1245, Hallgarth; £1355 (2), £1325, £1205 (2), Low Row; £1335, Clear View Farm Lodge; £1325,Crosby Lodge; £1245 Bustabeck; £1225 (2), Macy Bank. Char – £1375 Town Head (Mounsey); £1355, £1255 (2) Crosby Lodge; £1275 (4) Glaslyn House; £1215 Low Row. Sim – £1365, £1355, Moorside Farm. A-A – £1335, Friendship Farm; £1275, £1235 (4) Low Row; £1205 (4) Glaslyn House. BS – £1135 Moor End. HFD – £1115 Town Head (Mounsey). Cont – £1115 Low Row. HF – £1065 Townfoot; £1065 Town Head (Mounsey); £1025 Street House (Strong); £1015 (2) Stepends

Heifers – Lim – £1665, £1565, £1425, £1365, £1345, £1235 Ranbeck; £1625 Sleddale Hall; £1545, £1325 Low Row; £1475 (2), £1365, £1295 Scales Farm (Braithwaite); £1445, High House Farm (Nevinson); £1445 Hewer Hill Farm; £1355, £1345, £1295 (3) Friendship Farm; £1325, £1275, £1255, High Howe; £1325, £1235, High Harberwain; £1315, £1305, £1305, £1255 Townfoot; £1315 Thorneycroft; £1295, £1285 (3), £1275 (2), £1265, £1245, £1235 (2), £1225, Shap Abbey; £1295, Bustabeck; £1285 (2) Park Head (Hird); £1285 Clickham Farm; £1255, £1245, £1235, Lea Croft; £1225, £1205, West View (Davidson); £1205 Thorneycroft. Char – £1375 Gooselands View Barn; £1355, £1325, £1295, £1295, £1285 (2), £1275 (2), £1245, £1235, Shap Abbey; £1225, West View (Davidson). BB – £1345, £1245, £1235, Gooselands View Barn; £1295 (2), £1235, Lea Croft; £1255 (4), £1215 (4) Friendship Farm; £1245 (3), Bongate Moor. A-A – £1305, Friendship Farm; £1265 Street House (Strong). Sim – £1285 Thorneycroft. Blonde – £1135 Sleddale Hall; £1115 Shap Abbey. Hfd – £1025 West View (Davidson).