CARLISLE: Monday, December 28

Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock. Due to the bank holiday period all numbers were less than usual.

All sales will be held as normal next week from Monday 4th January.

CAST COWS, BULLS & OTM CATTLE : A very moderate offering of cast cows were forward with 83 head being sold. Top overall cow was a Charolais shown by Messrs Johnson, West Wharmley, Hexham achieving £1111.80, whilst the top price per kilo being 153.50p attained for a Limousin from Messrs Scott, Bolton Hall, Wigton.

Cast Cow leading prices per head: Charolais £1111.80 West Wharmley. Limousin £1083.92 Haltcliffe, £911.43 West Wharmley. British Blue £891.14 Priestdykes Farm. Bazadaise £748.44 Gelt Hall Farm. Holstein/Friesian £718.76, £664.54 Milton Farm, £625.43 Low House Farm. Cast Bull leading prices per head: Limousin £988.04.

Cast Cow leading prices per kilo: Limousin 153.5p Bolton Hall, 139.5p Haltcliffe, 125.5p Priestdykes Farm, 123.5p West Wharmley. Charolais 127.5p West Wharmley. Bazadaise 121.5p Gelt Hall Farm. British Blue 101.5p West Wharmley. Holstein/Friesian 89.5p The Hill, 86.5p Moorthwaite Farm, 84.5p Tarn Lodge Farm, 84.5p, 78.5p Dinwoodie Green Farm. PRIME BULLS: Once again a small selection of prime bulls forward selling at very similar trade to that of previous weeks. Top overall was a Limousin from Messrs Bell, Hilltop Farm, Keswick achieving £1479.45 with the leading price per kilo of 207.5p also for a Limousin shown by Messrs Blenkharn, Westgarth Hill, Penrith. The top price for the black and white types was £965.26 from Messrs Raven, Durdar House, Carlisle.

Leading price per head: Limousin £1479.45 Hilltop Farm, £1394.40 Westgarth Hill, £1214.68 Osborne Farm. British Blue £1128.71 Justicetown Farm. Aberdeen Angus £986.13 Justicetown Farm. Holstein Friesian £965.26, £955.13 Durdar House, £901.17 Wragmire Bank. Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 207.5p Westgarth Hill, 203.5p Hilltop Farm. Aberdeen Angus 171.5p Justicetown Farm. Holstein Friesian 148.5p, 145.5p, 143.5p Wragmire Bank, 144.5p, 141.5p Durdar House. PRIME CATTLE: Heading up the small number of cattle forward was a British Blue steer selling for 209.5p shown by Messrs Bousfield, Holme Farm, Appleby.

Leading prices per kilo: Steers - British Blue 209.5p, 203.5p Holme Farm. Heifers - 194.5p, 189.5p High Stenries.

PRIME LAMBS: The weekly sale of prime lambs attracted 2597 head. Trade throughout was much sharper on the week to average 174p (SQQ 178p). The sale topped at £98.30 for four Texel lambs shown by Messrs Taylor, Hallfoot, Kirklinton and sold to Mr Michael Bowe.

The leading price per kilo was 229.2p paid for a pen of three lambs offered by Messrs Hall, New Houses Farm, Hallington and sold to Mr Andrew Dawson. The sale included a large entry of 582 Mule lambs which topped at £87.30 for a pen of 12 shown by Messrs Lawson, Stubbsgill, Distington and to 175.1p per kilo for Messrs Routledge, Netherton, Talkin.

Leading prices per head: Texel £98.30 (x2), £95.80 Hallfoot, ££96.50 Station Yard, £96.30, £95.80 Ewan Close, £95.80 New Grange Farm, £95.30 Jackson Rigg, £94.80 West Cocklaw. Dutch Texel £96.30, £83.80 Springfield Farm, £86.80 (x2) Ashknowe, £82.80, £82 Low Houses. Suffolk £96.30, £91.80 Yeldabrek, £93.30 Wreay Hall, £91.80 The Beeches, £91.30 White House, £90.30 Fern House. Greyface £87.30, £81.80, £81.80 Stubsgill Farm, £86.80 Kelmore Hill Farm, £84.80 Beech Croft, £83.80 Hilltop Farm, £81.80 Reaygarth. Beltex £84.80 New Houses Farm, £82.80 Glenmaid, £80.80 Castlehill. Zwartbles £79.80 Low Moor. Hill Cheviot £76.80 Kirkland Green.

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex 229.2p, 217.5p New Houses Farm, 223.8p, 213p, 210.4p Glenmaid. Texel 227p Low Garth, 220.5p, 214.1p Gass Farm, 209.6p Low Garth, 209.5p Shankfield Head, 205.3p Ashfield, 205.1p Norman Craggs, 204.4p Clea Mire. Dutch Texel 215.5p, 197.1p, 196.9p, 195.2p Low Houses, 211.7p Ashknowe. Suffolk 183.7p West Cocklaw, 182.4p Netherton, 175.6p White House, 174.9p The Beeches. Greyface 175.1p Netherton, 172.5p, 172p Low House, 171.5p Kirkland Green, 170.3p Low Garth. Ewe Leading prices per head: Suffolk £87.50 New Grange Farm. Beltex £79.50 Ashfield. Texel £78.50 Netherton, £72.50 Gass Farm, £70.50 Priestdykes Farm, £69.50 Anthorn Farm, £69.50 Reddings. Zwartbles £75.50 Springfield Farm. Greyface £61.50 Roe Farm.

Ram leading prices per head: Suffolk £80.00 Swallow Heights.

CALVES

Harrison & Hetherington Limited held their weekly sale of young calves.

All sales are back to normal next week with the weekly calf sale taking place on Wednesday 6th January.

Leading prices: Bulls - British Blue £345 Gaitsgill Hall Farm, £325 Bowbridge. Limousin £340, £330 Gaitsgill Hall Farm, £330 Burton House. Aberdeen Angus £300 Gaitsgill Hall Farm. Holstein/Friesian £85 Crookdake Hall.

Heifers - Limousin £365, £290 Gaitsgill Hall Farm, £335, £315 Burton House. British Blue £360, £350 Gaitsgill Hall Farm, £300 Bowbridge.