CARLISLE: Wednesday, September 10. Borderway Club show and sale and weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 1,020 cattle, comprising 467 store, 325 weanlings, 300 calves, 18 dairy. Borderway show sponsors: Paragon Veterinary Group and Cogent. Judge: J. Jamieson. Results - Class 1 - Cows in Milk, 1 Davidson. Class 2 - Senior Heifer in Milk, champion & 1 J.W. Graves; reserve & 2 G. M. & S. Carruthers, 3 Skirwith Hall Farms. Prices - to 1,950gns. Averages: cows in milk/calf £1,806; heifers in milk/calf 1,890. Store cattle. Steers: British Blue to £1,360 each; Limousin 1,280; Charolais 1,185 (x2); Simmental 1,110; Aberdeen Angus 1,100 (x3); Montbeliarde 1,095; hereford 1,065; Whitebred Shorthorn 970; Friesian 915 (x5); Swedish Red and White 910; Belted Galloway 830 (x2); Stabilizer 780; Galloway 750 (x2); Holstein Friesian 730. Heifers: Limousin 1,370; British blue 1,290; Charolais 1,185 (x2); Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,090; Simmental 1,085; Aberdeen Angus 1,065; Holstein Friesian 920. Weaned calves. Steers: Limousin 950; British Blue 920; Aberdeen Angus 850; Simmental 820; Hereford 810; Montbeliarde 795; Holstein Friesian 760; Lincoln Red 740; Ayrshire 570; Swedish Red and White 550; Friesian 510 (x5). Heifers: British Blue 890 (x2); Limousin 880; Charolais 840; Aberdeen Angus 730; Hereford 610; Belted Galloway 550. Bulls: Limousin 880; Holstein Friesian 420 (x8). Calves. Bulls: British Blue 535; Simmental 495; Limousin 440; Aberdeen Angus 300; Hereford 280; Shorthorn 275; Holstein Friesian 180 (x2); Belted Galloway 170; Montbeliarde 170; Fleckvieh 190; Friesian 150; Swedish Red and White 120. Heifers: British Blue 390; Limousin 380; Aberdeen Angus 310 (x2); Charolais 295; Belted Galloway 185.

ALSO: Monday, September 8. Show and sale of Mule gimmer shearlings and weekly sale of livestock, including special show of store sheep. Forward: 102 prime bulls, 50 prime cattle, 2,619 prime lambs, 353 cast ewes. Judge: M. Graham - Mule gimmers. Results - Mule gimmer shearlings, champion, 1&3 M. Ridsdale & Son, £190; reserve & 2 W.N. Skelton. Prices - shearling gimmers: Greyfaced to £235 each; Suffolk 152; Texel 148. Breeding ewes: Greyfaced 90; Lleyn 75. Cast cows, bulls and OTM cattle: Limousin bull to £1,550 each or 180.5 pence per kilogram; British Blue 1,069, 141.5; Holstein Friesian 1,043, 138.5; Aberdeen Angus 946; British Friesian 934; Beef Shorthorn 919, 134.5; Highland 866, 169.5; Hereford 859, 131.5; Whitebred Shorthorn 135.5p; Simmental 127.5 (x2). Prime bulls: British Blue 1,924, 193.5; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,787, 213.5; Limousin 1,542, 223.5; Simmental 1,260, 194.5; British Friesian 1,245, 172.5; Holstein Friesian 1,154, 177.5; Montbeliarde 1,119, 175.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,096, 177.5; Charolais 1,069; Belted Galloway 1,026, 163.5; Hereford 983, 170.5. Prime cattle. Steers: British Blue 1,789, 224.5; Limousin 1,684; 218.5; Simmental 1,362; Charolais 1,254; Aberdeen Angus 187.5p; British Friesian 177.5. Heifers: Limousin 1,315, 241.5; Charolais 1,605, 221.5; British Blue 1,103. Prime lambs:Dutch Texel 96.80, 242.3; Texel 94.80, 217.6; Beltex 93.80, 236.3; Suffolk 89.80; Rouge 82.80, 162.4; Millennium Bleu 76.30 (x2); Bleu du Maine 71.80, 167; Charollais 70.80, 160; Greyfaced 63.80. Cast ewes and rams: Texel 117.50; Hill Cheviot 87.50; Suffolk 69.50; Greyfaced 67.50; Dorset 65.50; Leicester 65.50 (x2); Teeswater 57.50; Swaledale 45.50; Jacob 43.50; Herdwck 39.50. Store sheep show and sale. Results - Texel cross Cheviot Mule, champion Messrs McVittie. Pen of Beltex cross, reserve Messrs Skelton. Prices - Texel to £70 each; Suffolk 63; Beltex 62; Greyfaced 51.50; Charollais 51; Kerry Hill 48; Swaledale 30. Crop: mini hestons of wheat straw to £61 per tonne; round bales £55; barley straw £15 per bale.

ALSO: Friday, September 5. Annual ‘Euro’ sale of continental breeding sheep. Prices - shearling gimmers: Texel to £420 each; Beltex 320; Millennium bleu 260; Dutch Texel 180; Rouge 155; Charollais 130; average 178.60. Ewes: Beltex 160; Texel 155; average 120.65. Ewe lambs: Texel 160; Blue Texel 150; Beltex 130; Rouge 102; average 100.42.