Leading prices from Carlisle Auction Mart

Harrison & Hetherington Limited held their weekly sale of calves which included the Autumn Show for Calves 12 weeks and under which was kindly sponsored by Massey Feeds and Genus. A tremendous show of calves were ably judged by Messrs Shepherd of Drigg Moorside. His Champion and top price of the day was a superb 7 week old Simmental Heifer bred by Mr Alan Riley, Underhelm, Grasmere and sired by Goldies Crackerjack. It later went on to sell for £660 and purchased by Harry Hunter, Cape Farm, Berrier. The Reserve Champion was a long stretchy 7 week old British Blue bull from Messrs, Harper, West House which made £510 and was purchased by the Judge. All calves were a fantastic trade from start to finish with a large ring side of buyers ensuring excellent prices for all sellers. Strong continental calves were noticeably dearer on the week with black and whites maintaining last week’s excellent trade.

Prize List: Continental Bull Calf 1st MG & S Harper Ltd, West House, Dearham (British Blue) £510 2nd A Riley, Underhelm, Grasmere (Simmental) £425 3rd Ian Stewart, Halldykes, Lockerbie (Simmental) £390 Continental Heifer 1st A Riley, Underhelm, Grasmere (Simmental) £660 2nd FJ & M Mattinson, Rosewain Farm, Wigton (British Blue) £350 3rd W Robinson, Owlethirst, Longtown (British Blue) £450 Native Bred Bull or heifer 1st R Cassells, Mouswald Banks, Dumfries (Beef Shorthorn Bull) £300 2nd J & D Glendinning, Bridge End, Annan (Aberdeen Angus Heifer) £305 Champion A Riley, Underhelm, Grasmere Reserve MG & S Harper Ltd, West House, Dearham Leading Prices: Heifers: Simmental £660 Underhelm, Limousin £500 (x2), £475 Plumbland Farm, £500 Grange Farm, £480 Brunt Hill, £470, £445, £425 Grange Farm, £470 Leesrigg Farm, £410, £375, £340 Croftlands, £408 Brunt Hill, £390 Moorthwaite Farm, £335 Longbridgemuir, British Blue £450 Owlethirst, £440, £400 Askham Hall Farm, £420 Mainhill Farm, £410 Broomhills, £400, £385, £365 Trailflat Farm, £390 Waingate Head, £385 Netherfield Farm, £380, £360 Tempest Tower, £365 Woodhouse, £350 West House Farm, £350 Rosewain Farm, Aberdeen Angus £360 Groundy Croft, £305 Bridge End, £210 (x2) Hill House, £175 Gaterigg Farm.

Bulls: British Blue £510 West House Farm, £495 Askham Hall Farm, £455 Broomhills, £455, £440, £410 £360 Netherfield Farm, £430 Owlethirst, £415 Blackdyke Farm, £410 Trailflats Farm, £410 Torpenhow Hall, £400 Leesrigg Farm, £400 Mellguards, £395 Mainhill Farm, £392 Guillyhill, Limousin £505 (x2), £495 Plumbland Farm, £485 Grange Farm, £420 Tempest Tower, £410, £375 Leesrigg Farm, £400, £370 Croftlands, £385 Duckintree Farm, £380 Crookdake House, £375 Barughsyke, £370 Waingate Head, £365 Brunt Hill, £345 Longbridgemuir Farm, Fleckvieh £470 (x2), £430, £400, £395, £360, £320, £310 (x2) Slacks Farm, £345, £305 Halldykes, Simmental £430, £370 West House Farm, £425 Underhelm, £390 Halldykes, £335, £320, £310, £300 (x2) East Bowhill Farm, £335 Hill House, Aberdeen Angus £390, £380, £375 Slacks Farm, £380 Groundy Croft, £330 Whitrigg Grange, £325 West House Farm, £315 £235 Riggheads, £250 (x2) Hill House, £230 Keysmount, £225 The Bramery Blonde £365 Halldykes, Beef Shorthorn £300 Mouswald Banks, Hereford £290 Red Hall, £180 Burnside, Friesian £230, £170, £155 Croftlands, Montbelairde £220 Wood End Farm, Holstein Friesian £195, £170, £152, £140 Brunt Hill, £165, £135, £125 Broomhills, £155 Mellguards, £145, £112, £110 (x2), £102, £100 Smallholm Burn, £142 (x2) Ashfield, £140 Waingate Head, £135 Croftlands, £130 Whitrigg Grange, £128 (x2), £115 Longbridgemuir Farm, £100 Down by Rigg, £122 Low Rigg, £120 Gaterigg Farm, Brown Swiss £112 (x2) Beyond the Burn.

ALSO: STORE CATTLE & WEANLINGS

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd had forward 1334 head of cattle at this Week’s Wednesday Sale comprising of 939 Store Cattle and Weaners, 78 at the Border & Lakeland Club Sale and 317 Calves STORE CATTLE – A marvellous entry of 569 forward store cattle present at the weekly sale with a huge turnout of buyers with many not seen for some time. All classes met a firm trade although less than some of the previous weeks. Top overall price of the day was from Messrs Faulder, Sceughmire, Carlisle who regularly tops the Borderway sale. His Limousin cross steer sold to £1330. Messrs Barnes, Hutton Roof Penrith achieved £1290 for a heifer again a Limousin. Messrs Robson, Merryshield, Newcastle sold the top Blonde Cross heifer selling to £1200. Black and whites were very easily sold with a top of £970 gained by Messrs Pearson, Wavercroft, Wigton for a Friesian steer and £960 for another. Messrs Atkinson, Hawkrigg, Appleby sold 5 Holstein Friesian to £940.

Leading prices: Steers Limousin £1330, £1250, £1235, £1190 Sceughmire, £1290, £1250 Hutton Roof, £1275, £1190 Birkshawhead, £1235 (x2) Harrot Hill Farm, £1220 Wham Head Farm, £1185 Solway View, £1175 Fishergill, £1170 Corby Hill, £1170 Town Foot Farm, £1165 Flothers, Blonde £1200, £1170, £1095, £1080 Greenfield Farm, British Blue £1160, £1155 Solway View, £1150 (x2) Newbiggin Farm, £1145 (x2) Harrot Hill Farm, £1140 West Whitrigg, £1130 Mount Pleasant, £1110, £1100, £1070 (x3) Newbiggin Farm, £1100 Fishergill, £1090 Cross Hill, £1090 (x3) The Howes, £1075 Rye Close, £1055 (x5) Hillview, Charolais £1150 Rye Close, £1125, £1085 Flothers, £1090 Hillview, Aberdeen Angus £1100 (x2) Whinney Hill, £1090 Sceughmire, £1080, £1010 Rottington Hall, £1000 Marona, £980 (x2) Town Foot Farm Simmental £1030, £910 Greystone House, £1000 (x2), Carslae Farm, Farm, Beef Shorthorn £980 Rye Close, Friesian £970, £960, £855 Wavercroft, £855, £845 Rye Close, Holstein Friesian £940 (x4) Hawkrigg Farm, £870, £830, £820, Reservoir Farm, £815 (x6) Whinney Hill, Hereford £935 Jerriestown.

Heifers: Limousin £1290 Hutton Roof, £1180, £1180, £1160, £1090 Orton Rigg Farm, £1170 Corby Hill, £1140 Carslae Farm, £1105 Low Fauld, £1080 Pelutho Park, £1070 Mount Pleasant, £1070 (x4) Tarn Lodge Farm, £1070 Birkshawhead, £1065 Beckhall Farm, £1060 (x2) Littlewater, £1050 (x5) Carslae, Blonde £1200, £1140 (x2), £1090 Merryshield, Aberdeen Angus £1130 Hutton Roof, British Blue £1100 The Howes, £1090 Merryshield, £1075 Marona, £1050, £1035 West Whitrigg, £1045 Whinney Hill Farm, £1040 (x4) Glebelands, £1035 (x2) Threaplands Lees, £1030 The Howes, £1030 Hardrigg Hall, £1010, Fishergill, Simmental £1040, £930, Greystone House, Charolais £1040, £985, £975 Redhouse Farm, £960 Corby Hill, Hereford £1030, £980, £975 Jerriestown, Bazadaise £965 (x2) Solway View, Lincoln Red £910 (x3), Red Wood House.

WEANED CATTLE – A mixed show of 370 weanlings were forward with quality lots being good to sell but plainer short being harder to cash.

Leading prices: Bulls: Simmental £975 Charlesfield, £760 Lamonby Hall, British Blue £750 Lamonby Hall, Limousin £750 Holmewrangle Farm, Fleckvieh £700, £630, £550, £520 Slacks Farm, Aberdeen Angus £570, £520 Slacks Farm, Holstein Friesian £570 Beckside, £545 Gallabarrow, Beef Shorthorn £530 Hetherington, British Friesian £390 Middle Farm.

Steers: Limousin £950, £840 (x2) Church Farm, £890 Waingate Head, £870 (x3) Mid Skeog Farm, £800 Well Head Farm, British Blue £920 Waingate Head, £870 (x2) Well Head Farm, Blonde £870 Mid Skeog Farm, Aberdeen Angus £730 (x4) Carse Walloch Farm, £680, £600 (x2) Hill Top, Luing £690 Low Woodside, Simmental £650 Georgefield, £650 Shaftoe Moor Farm, Holstein Friesian £545 (x6) Cliburn Hall, £510 Limekilns Farm, £490 Beech House, £450 Walloway.

Heifers: British Blue £935 (x2) High House, £820 Oakghyll Farm, £790 Cumcatch Farm, £775 High House, £765 (x50 Hornby Hall Farms, £750 Mellgates, Limousin £870, £790 High House, £800 (x2) Parkside Farm, £770 (x5) Low Woodside, Blonde £795 (x2) Lesson Hall Farm, Aberdeen Angus £770 (x3) Gamelsby Farm, £700 (x4) The Grove, Charolais £710 Low Woodside, Devon Red £630 (x2) High House, Holstein Friesian £565 The Garth. ALSO: BORDER & LAKELAND CLUB SHOW & SALE KEPCULLOCH SUMMER TOPS AUTUMN SALE The October edition of the Border & Lakeland Holstein Club’s sale was a credit to all the breeders involved. The quality on offer was incredible, great uddered animals with super feet and legs topping at 3,200gns to average £1697 for a 100% clearance.

The show was sponsored by Zoetis and Cogent, and expertly judged by Alan McCamley owner of the Scotsvale Holstein herd, Knockshiffnock Farm, Ayrshire. He selected Espland Stanleycup Amanda as his Overall Champion, consigned by DI & AA Cannon. This perfectly balanced black heifer had an udder that flirted with perfection and sold for 3,000gns to R&A Agnew, West Dhuloch, Wigtownshire.

The Reserve Champion was exhibited by Gavin Struthers Bankhead of Balcurvie Farm, Fife and sold for 2,450gns to R McNeil Cairnpat, Wigtownshire. Balcurvie Twister Quince was sired by Ginary Twister and was giving 32kgs.

Kepculloch Artes Summer consigned by Robert Steel & Son Kepculloch Farm, Balfron topped the sale at 3,200gns to Hamish Campbell, Auchenlane, Castle Douglas. Summer was sired by Go-Farm Artes and will be the ninth generation to classify either Excellent or Very Good. Her third dam was the 95 pointed Rudolph that won the Royal Highland Show for the Steel family back in 2005 and her Excellent 92 grand dam, sired by Shottle sold in the October 2012 sale for a top price of 4,000gns.

The catalogue was packed with well bred heifers, one of the stars was Carhall Meridian Elizabeth 2 consigned by John Bushby, Whangs Farm, Egremont. She was a granddaughter of Carhall Lyster Elizabeth EX93 who was Grand Champion at the National Holstein Show in 2007 and Reserve at the Royal Show the same year. She sold for 2,700gns to R McNeil Cairnpat, Wigtownshire.

A close to perfect heifer sired by Toc-Farm Goldsun sold for 2,100gns, she was Townlaw Goldsun Nosegay consigned by Firm of Bryce Sloan Darnlaw Farm, Ayrshire. She was bred from four generations of Very Good dams with over 60ton lifetime production. She was purchased by R Byers & Son Woodslee, Dumfries.

Steven & Ann Morley Petteril Bank Farm, Carlisle sold two heifers topping at 2,000gns for Petteril Braxton Truina who now joins the herd of Alan McCamley Knockshiffnock Farm, Ayrshire. She was sired by Braxton and bred from the Triuna cow family from Wilsondale in the USA.

The next dairy sale at Bordwerway takes place on the 4th November and features the annual National Ayrshire Sale there is 150 entries already forward.

Leading Prices Lot Gns Purchaser 14 3200gns IG Campbell & Co, Auchenlane, Kelton, Castle Douglas 22 3000gns R & A Agnew, West Dhuloch, Kirkholm, Stranraer, Wigtownshire 39 2700gns R McNeil, Cairnpat, Lochans, Stranraer, Wigtownshire 61 2450gns R McNeil, Cairnpat, Lochans, Stranraer, Wigtownshire 18 2100gns R Byers & Son, Woodslee, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire 12 2000gns Alan McCamley, Knockshiffnock Farm, Ochiltree, Cumnock, Ayrshire 26 1920gns R & A Agnew, West Dhuloch, Kirkholm, Stranraer, Wigtownshire 24 1850gns P Mason, The Haven, Shepherds Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire 31 1850gns Alan McCamley, Knockshiffnock Farm, Ochiltree, Cumnock, Ayrshire 32 1850gns R & A Agnew, West Dhuloch, Kirkholm, Stranraer, Wigtownshire 21 1800gns Alan McCamley, Knockshiffnock Farm, Ochiltree, Cumnock, Ayrshire 27 1800gns Alan McCamley, Knockshiffnock Farm, Ochiltree, Cumnock, Ayrshire Averages 8 Cows & Heifers in milk £1609.13 72 Heifers in milk £1697.80

ALSO: Monday, October 12

Crop Sale

Round bales of Barley sold to £13 per bales ands haylege sold to £11 per bale.

Mini hestons of wheat sold to £58, £57 and £53 per tonne, and mini hestons of hay sold to £58 per tonne.

ALSO: PRIMESTOCK SALE

At Borderway Mart on Monday 12th October, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock. Once again a large show of 471 cast cows, stock bulls, and prime cattle were forward.

CAST COWS, BULLS & OTM CATTLE: A great ring side of 20 buyers with 45 active accounts came to Borderway with a large entry of 355 cast cows and stock bulls with continental and plain cows being in great demand.

M/s Scott, Borton Hall sold a Limousin cross cow for 175.5p to Mr Birkbeck. Kilnstown Farms Ltd run of cows topped at 167.5p for a Saler cross cow sold to Les Fell. M/s Oliver, Cawfields run of outstanding cows topped at 158.5p (x2) for a Limousin cross and British Blue cross both purchased by Owain Llyr. M/s JK Goldie, Townfoot Farm run of cows topped at 815kg at 156.5p totalling £1275 for a pure Limousin cow purchased by Sean McGimpsey. M/s Jefferson, Abbey Cowper Farm sold an outstanding British Blue cross cow for 796kg at 149.5p rounding to £1190 bought by Owain Llyr. M/s Sedgewick, Errington Red House run of cows topped at 854kg at 137.5ppk totalling £1174 for a Charolais cross purchased by Mr Andy Hawley.

M/s Hetherington & Sons, Blue Dial sold the top priced Holstein cross cow selling for 737kg at 157.5p rounding to £1160 to Les Fell. M/s Wright & Son, Tarnrill Moor Holstein cross cows topped at 147.5p to Mr Sean McGimpsey. Wragmire Farms Holstein cross cows topped at 977kg at 114.5p totalling £1118 selling to Woolley Bros.

Eleven stock bulls were forward with M/s Adamson of West Minsteracres selling a Limousin stock bull for 129.5ppk and 127.5ppk both purchased by Mr Llyr. M/s Gribbon & Co, Waterside Farm, sold a Limousin stock bull for 129.5p to Woolley Bros. M/s Wallace & Sons, High Glentriploch sold the top overall priced Charolais stock bull selling for 1083kg at 113.5p totalling £1229 to again Woolley Bros. Cast Cow leading prices per head: Limousin £1275, £1030 Townfoot, £1147 Errington Redd House, £1117 Park View, £1097 Grindon Hill, £1053 Cawfields, British Blue £1190 Abbey Cowper, £1123 Cawfields £1033 Greenbank, £1011, £1004 Meikle Kirkland Charolais £1174 Errington Red House, £1142 Townfoot Farm Holstein Friesian £1160 Blue Dial Farm, £1156 Holmes Mill, £1118 Wragmire Farm, £974, £929 Milton Farm, £922 Langhorn Farm, £908 Hillowton Farm, £907 Tarnrigg Moor, £891 Skelcies Hall, £885 Gaitsgill Hall Farm, £879 Cockley Bank Blonde £1015 Middlemoor, Holstein £1004, £933, £857 Crossrigg Farm, £864 Broathill, Hereford £996 High Brow Nelson Aberdeen Angus £939 Mid Murthat British Friesian £897 Prior Hall Galloway £885, £812 (x2) Kilnstown, £843 Ellerslea Belted Galloway £894 Ellerslea Saler £876 Howgillside Cast Bull leading prices per head: Charolais £1229 High Glentriploch Limousin £1115 Waterside Farm Beef Shorthorn £1008 Largy Road Cast Cow leading prices per kilo: Limousin 175p Bolton Hall, 158p Cawfields, 156p Townfoot, 154p Errington Red House Saler 167p, 136p Kilnstown, 142p Howsgillside British Blue 158p Cawfields, 157p, 156p, 154p Meikle Kirkland , 149p Abbey Cowper, 144p Tarn Lodge, 143p Greenbank 139p, 136p Halefield Farm, 136p Demesne Farm, 135p Homilton Farm,135p Kilfillan, 130p Whiteside 122p Town End Farm, 121p Eden Bank Farm, 115p Whitlawside Farm Holstein Friesian 157p Blue Dial Farm, 156p Holmes Mill, 147p Tarnrigg Moor, 135p Cockley Bank, 133p Gaitsgill Hall Farm, 122p, 114p Wragmire Bank, 119p Holmes Mill, 117p Milton Farm, 116p Skelcies Hall Blonde 150p, 138p Middlemoor, 144p Greenfield, Galloway 146p Ellerslea, 130p, 124p, 122p Kilnstown Belted Galloway 144p Ellerslea Holstein 138p Crossrigg Charolais 137p Townfoot Farm, 137p Errington Red House. Simmental 128p Upper Balanna, 127p Acomb Buildings WBSH 124p Burgh Head Farm Aberdeen Angus 123p Demesne Farm, 123p Mid Murthat Hereford 123p High Brow Nelson Cast Bull leading prices per kilo: Limousin 129p Waterside, 129p, 127p West Minsteracres Farm PRIME BULLS: A larger entry of 85 prime bulls whereby the plainest of bulls proved harder to cash. Top overall was a Limousin from M/s Goldie, Townfoot Farm, Dumfries selling to £1617.72 and another to £1612.65. The same vendor also attained top pence per kilo of 219.5p. M/s Sisson, Kelbarrow, Penrith sold a Limousin cross bull to 216.5ppk.

Black and White bulls lacked in flesh and sold to £1167.21 for a Holstein Friesian from M/s Boyd, Hillowtown, Castle Douglas. M/s Mitchell of Mirkbooths, Carlisle sold the top pence per kilo of 167.50p for a Holstein Friesian.

Leading prices per head: Aberdeen Angus £1064, £945 Oswie, £1017, £961 Walby Grange, £974 Enzieholm, British Friesian £905 Whitehead Hill Holstein Friesian £1167, £1006 Hillowton Farm, £1056 Mirkbooths, £927 Durdar House Limousin £1617, £1612, £1478, £1459 Townfoot, £1476 Mirkbooths, £1429 Old Rectory, £1409 The Wreay, £1407 Kelbarrow, £1372, £1357 Park View Simmental £1297 Chapel House Blonde £1182 High Plasket Lands Saler £968 Far Hills British Blue £1235 Mirkbooths, £1212 Old Town farm Charolais £1185 Greenfield, £1098, £1053 Enzieholm Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 219p, 211p Townfoot, 216p Kelbarrow, 213p The Wreay, 213p, 212p (x2) Park View Blonde 204p High Plasket Lands.Aberdeen Angus 172p Enzieholm, 170p, 166p Walby Grange Holstein Friesian 167p, 146p, 145p Mirkbooths, 148p Hillowton Farm, 145p Oswie British Friesian 155p Whitehead Hill.

PRIME CATTLE: A smaller entry of 48 prime steers and heifers forward whereby a very good trade was had by all. Top overall steer from M/s Crichton, Loughrigg, Egremont selling to £1596.45 and was purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. M/s Crichton also sold top overall heifer which was a Limousin cross and achieved £1594.80 and again was purchased by Pioneer Foods. M/s Bowe of Bothel, Wigton sold top Overall Pence per Kilo was 223.5p for a Limousin cross heifer from M/s Harryman, Keskadale, Keswick and was purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor. M/c Crichton, Loughrigg sold the top pence per kilo steer achieving 217.5p. More could have been sold to the vendor’s advantage.

Leading prices per head: Steers: British Blue £1596 Loughrigg, £1427 Little Broomhills Farm, £1409 Netherhirst Limousin £1579, £1478 Bothel Parks, £1574 North Dyke Farm, £1512 Kelbarrow, £1503 Hosket Hill Farm, £1481 High House, £1438 Shatton Lodge Farm, £1433 High House, £1418, £1413 Highwood Charolais £1344 Parkgate Hall.

Heifers: Limousin £1594 Loughrigg Farm, £1419 Shatton Lodge Farm, £1367 Thirlwall Castle Farm, £1316 Harleyrigg Charolais £1405, £1396 Ladying Farm.

Leading prices per kilo: Steers: British Blue 217p Loughrigg Limousin 215p, 211p Bothel Parks, 213p, 209p Kelbarrow, 212p Shatton Lodge, 212p Hosket Hill, 211p Keskadale , 210p North Dyke Farm.

Heifers: Limousin 223p Keskadale Farm, 221p Loughrigg Farm, 218p, 215p Thirlwall Castle, 216p Westgarth Hill, 216p Harleyrigg, 214p Shatton Lodge.

PRIME LAMBS: A larger entry of 2565 prime sheep were harder to sell on the week. Topping the sale at £90 was M/s Harrison, Lesson Hall Farm with a pair of Beltex cross lambs which sold to Mr Robert Skelton. M/s Harrison of Lesson Hall also gained the top pence per kilo on the day at 204.5p.

Leading prices per head: Beltex £90 Lesson Hall Suffolk £85 West End Farm Texel £84 Kellah, £84 Town Head Dutch Texel £75 Low Houses Greyfaced £65 Kellah Charolais £63 Northrigg Hill Leading prices per kilo: Dutch Texel 176p Low Houses Beltex 204p Lesson Hall Farm Greyfaced 131p Lawston Farm Suffolk 156p West End Farm Texel 196p Greenside Keep CAST EWES: A larger show of 400 ewes were forward with ewes being far dearer on the week topping at £104 for Texels from Parkside Farm.

Leading Ewe prices per head: Texel £104 Parkside Farm Suffolk £68 Heggle Lane Beltex £92 Steeley Farm Zwartbles £74 Springfield Farm Leicester £69 Terrona Greyfaced £60 Randalfoot Swaledale £44 Hargill House.

ALSO: STORE SHEEP Harrison & Hetherington held their Weekly Sale of store and breeding sheep.

STORE SHEEP – Once again there was a tremendous turn out of store sheep which were presented to a good ringside of buyers. There was good demand for all classes of sheep which saw the average rise £2 on the week. Topping the great show of sheep was a pen of tremendous Beltex lambs from Messrs Fearon, Fell View Farm, Branthwaite which also saw the season’s record price of £82 a head. The demand for small, long keep lambs was also very strong, seeing small lambs easiest to sell with TR & EA Milburn, Wall End Farm, selling a drove of 41 small but great quality Dutch Texel lambs to a top of £62.50 and the run averaged at £59.50. Lambs were in high demand and more could have been sold to vendors advantage.

Leading prices per head: Beltex £82, £63 Fell View Farm, £64.50, £64 Midtown Farm, £63.50, £61 Birks Head Farm. Dutch Texel £62.50 & £60 Wall End Farm. Suffolk £58.50, £57 (x2) Demesne Farm, £55 Midtown Farm, £55, £53 Westhills Farm, £53 Wall End Farm. Texel £58, £55 Westhills Farm, £57 Fell View Farm, Park Head Farm, £56.50 Carrycoats Hall, £56.50 Greenside Keep Cottage, £56.50, £56, £55 Brackenthwaite Farm, £56 Winterhope Farm, £56 Carrycoats Hall, £55 Randalfoot, £55 Tod Bank, £55 Demesne Farm. Greyfaced £54 (x2), £45 Southwaite Green Mill, £45.50, £45 The Barn. Hill Cheviot £53, £47.50 Fell View Farm, £42 Terrona. Herdwick £52, £47 Fell View Farm. Hampshire £49.50, £46 Mark Farm. Border Leicester £48.50 Terrona. Roussin £48 Mark Farm. Kerryhill £45 (x2) Fell View Farm. Swaledale £42 Southwaite Green Mill, £29 Ottercops Farm, BREEDING SHEEP – A small show of breeding sheep met a very strong demand for all classes. Topping the day was a pen of 5 Texel shearling gimmers from Mr Skelton, Newhall Farm at £130 a head who later went on to average £122.35 for the run. Small but quality packets of ewes and breeding sheep are still in demand.

Leading prices per head: Shearlings: Texel £130, £127 (x2), £125, £123, £122 (x2), £120 Newhall Farm, Beltex £112 Newhall Farm. Shetland £35, £34, £32, £30 Kernal Hill.

Ewe Lambs: Greyfaced £69 Nether Oakshaw. Shetland £42 Kernal Hill.

Ewes: Swaledale £37 Nether Oakshaw. Shetland £26 Kernal Hill.

Breeding Rams: The sale of rams saw a very selective trade. Topping the day’s trading was £300 x 4 firstly from I & PJ Graham, Red Cat Farm for a Suffolk Shearling, secondly from Messrs Hewson, Burgh Head Farm with a Suffolk lamb and two Texel lambs from GJ Topping, Basco Dyke.

Leading prices per head: Shearling Rams: Suffolk £300 Red Cat Farm. Dutch Texel £250 Ashfield. Beltex £240, £220 Middle Farm, £200 Burgh Head Farm.

Lamb Rams: Texel £300 (x2) Basco Dyke, £290, £280, £260(x3) 34 Oak Tree Drive, £250 Raggetsyke, £250 Burgh Head Farm. Suffolk £300 Burgh Head Farm, £200 (x2) Studholme, Charollais £260, £220, £140 Springfield. Beltex £200 (x3) Middle Farm, £200 (x2) Springfield.