Published at 14:07, Friday, 09 December 2011

BROUGHTON

Wednesday November 28

CHRISTMAS SHOW AND SALE OF PRIME CATTLE AND SHEEP

PRIME CATTLE

JUDGE Mr Mark Duerden.

LEADING PRICES

STEERS – p/head - Limousin £1498, £1456 Hobkinground Farm, £1225.50 Silverhow Farm; Shorthorn £1135.20, £1063.95 Long Garth Farm; British Blue £940 Beck Farm.

p/kg - Limousin 280p, 260p Hobkinground Farm, 190p (x2) Silverhow Farm; British Blue 200p Beck Farm; Shorthorn 176p, 173p Long Garth Farm.

HEIFERS – p/head - British Blue £1572 Beck Farm, £980 Blackhall Farm; Limousin £1281, £1118.60, £1045.25 Hobkinground Farm; Simmental £1170 Cragg House; Shorthorn £948.75 Long Garth Farm.

p/kg - Limousin 245p, 210p Hobkinground, 192p Silverhow Farm; British Blue 240p Beck Farm, 200p Blackhall Farm; British Blue 240p Beck Farm, 200p Blackhall Farm; Simmental 180p Cragg House, 165p Long Garth Farm.

BULLS – p/head - British Blue £954 Blackhall Farm.

p/kg - Limousin 185p, 182p Seaview, British Blue 180p Blackhall Farm.

CAST COWS – p/head - Blonde £1574 Quarry Bank Farm; British Blue £1314 Quarry Bank Farm, £1082.30 Crossgates Farm; Holstein £851, £708.70 Hill Green Farm; Friesian £707.60 Lower Hawthwaite Farm; Aberdeen Angus £667.20 Crossgates Farm.

p/kg - British Blue 180p Quarry Bank Farm, 158p Crossgates Farm; Blonde 164p Quarry Bank Farm; Aberdeen Angus 139p Crossgates Farm; Friesian 122p Lower Hawthwaite Farm; Holstein 115p, 105p Hill Green Farm.

PRIME SHEEP

JUDGE Mr Neil Lomax.

LEADING PRICES per head:

PRIME SHEEP – p/head – Beltex £106 Gamswell Farm, £105 Hill Green Farm, £102 Closefoot; Texel £93 Silverhow Farm, £91.80 Townend Farm, £91.80 Holmegate Farm, £90.50 Wasdale Head Hall Farm; Suffolk £91, £89, £88 Ben Crag Farm, £88 East Mount; Greyfaced 90, £87 Whicham Hall, £80 (x2) Low Stennerley; Easy Care £82.80, £78.80 Holmegate Farm; Charollais £79.80 Ponsby Old Hall; Swaledale £73.50, £64.80 Low Scales; Herdwick £70, £68 Winscales Farm West.

p/kg - Beltex 239p Gamswell Farm, 224p, 223p Hill Green Farm; Texel 217p Silverhow Farm, 214p Ben Crag Farm, 213p Knottend Farm; Suffolk 210p Lower Hawthwaite Farm, 202p Lane End Farm, 202p Low Scales, 200p East Mount, 200p Ben Crag Farm; Greyfaced 203p, 198p Low Stennerley, 194p Birch Bank; Herdwick 203p, 194p Winscales Farm West; Charollais 188p Ponsby Old Hall; Easy Care 180p, 171p Holmegate Farm.

CARLISLE

Monday December 5

THE CHRISTMAS SHOW AND SALE OF PRIME CATTLE

JUDGE Owen Llyr.

LEADING PRICES

PRIME BULLS – p/kg - Limousin 221.5p, The Yett, 218.5p, 217.5p, West View, 217.5p Northfield Park; Blonde 218.5p The Yett, 193.5p Gillrigg; British Blue 213.5p, 198.5p Netherton, 198.5p Linstock Castle, 197.5p Kinkry Hill; Holstein/Friesian 178.5p, 177.5p Wallhead, 176.5p High Whinnow Farm; British Friesian 173.4p Blackrigg, 170.5p High House, 169.5p Dinwoodie Green; Holstein 167.5p Claremont Properties, 142.5p Seymour Farms; Aberdeen Angus 165.5p Gillrigg.

p/head - British Blue £1595.80 Kinkry Hill, £1426.85, £1377.08 Netherton; Limousin £1555.64 Fellside, £1501.56 Hargill House, £1492.26 The Beeches; Blonde £1493.82 Gillrigg, £1463.95 The Yett; Holstein/Friesian £1192.38, £1050.80 Wallhead, £1157.84 High Whinnow Farm; Aberdeen Angus £1175.05 Gillrigg; British Friesian £949.73 Claremont Properties, £933.38 Seymour Farms.

PRIME STEERS – p/kg - Limousin 275.5p Farbroom, 227.5p (x2), 226.5p West View; British Blue 230p Millerhill, 207.5p Little Broomhills, 199.5p Mayfield; Galloway 184.5p Spoutbank Farm, 179.5p Shankfield Farm; Aberdeen Angus 185.5p, 183.5p Hutton Roof; Belted Galloway 177.5p Summerhill.

p/head - Limousin £1773.75 Farbroom, £1547, 1474.20 West View; British Blue £1462.88 Little Broomhills, £1360.17, £1329.01, Durdar Farm; Aberdeen Angus £1290.01, £1285.52 Hutton Roof; Charolais £1224.91 Jacksonrigg.

PRIME HEIFERS – p/kg - Limousin 248p, 237.5p, 225p West View; British Blue 234.5p Buckabank Farm, 183.5p Fowrass Farm; Charolais 227.5p, 207.5p Aspatria Hall, 206.5p Fern House; Simmental 194.5p, 193.5p Fern House; Bazadaise 149.5p Barrowling; Holstein/Friesian 126.5p Barrowling.

p/head - British Blue £1517 Buckabank Farm; Simmental £1377.72, £1351.78 Fern House; Charolais £1329.86, £1286.12 Fern House, £1246.70 Aspatria Hall; Limousin £1297.31 Bankdale Farm, £1284.08, £1279.68 West View.

PRIME LAMBS –

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOW AND SALE of 2574 prime lambs.

JUDGE Mr Stephen Stoddart.

LEADING PRICES

PRIME LAMBS – p/head - Texel £180, £150 (x2) West View, £122 Tercrosset Farm; Beltex £125 Snade Farm, £120 Castlehill, £118 Dotland Park; Suffolk £124.50 Park House Farm, £111 The Beeches, £110.80 Outer Woodhead; Leicester £109.50 Kilnstown, £90.80 Ingledene; Dutch Texel £106.80, £103.50 Unity Farm, £105.30 High Old Shield; Greyfaced £95.00 Scarrowmanwick, £94.80, £87.80 Kilnstown; Swaledale £81 Woodhall, £80 Quarry Farm, £76.80 Kilnstown.

p/kg - Texel 404.5p, 348.8p, 285.7p West View; Beltex 298.7p, 290.6p Dotland Park, 290.9p; Dutch Texel 273.5p High Old Shield; Suffolk 218.1p, 212.7p Outer Woodhead, 211.7p Shankfield Head; Hill Cheviot 208.8p Winterhope Farm; Greyfaced 202.1p Scarrowmanwick, 200p, 198.9p Albyfield; Swaledale 192.9p Woodhall, 192.4p Kilnstown, 186p Quarry Farm; Jacob 189.4p The Old Chapel; Blackfaced 188.6p Albyfield, 175.1p Parkhead,

EWES – Suffolk £117.50, £108.50 Townhead Farm, £66.50 Anthorn Farm; Texel £115.50 Anthorn Farm, £107.50 Springfield Farm, £104.50 East Park; Leicester £113.50 Woodhall, £106.50, £99.50 Ingledene; Greyfaced £100.50 Outer Woodhead, £86.50 The Garth, £83.80 Hill Top Farm; Swaledale £68.50 Thirlwall Castle, £58.50 Woodhall, £56.50 Netheroakshaw; Hill Cheviot £64.50, 53.50, £41.50 Terrona; Blackfaced £57.50 Cowcourse Farm, Herdwick £44.50 Anthorn Farm.

Saturday December 3

PEDIGREE SALES – TEXEL SHEEP

Another great show of Texel in lamb females were forward for the annual Christmas Stars sale. Only 3 gimmers failed to find new homes, 6 lots sold for 4,000gns and over and an overall average of £1,349 was achieved for 92 lots sold.

Aberdeenshire breeder James Innes secured the top price of the sale at 8,000gns with the first entry from his Strathbogie pen.

AVERAGES: Strathbogie flock 11 gimmers £3,111.82, Connachan flock 8 gimmers £1,824.38, Sportsmans flock 12 gimmers £1,470.00, Milnbank flock 10 gimmers £1,422.75, Cowal flock 8 gimmers £1,172.06, Clinterty flock 10 gimmers £1,076.25, Allanfauld flock 5 gimmers £840.00, Fordafourie flock 9 gimmers £764.17, 1 embryo £997.50, Goldies flock 10 gimmers £601.65, Annan flock 9 gimmers £577.50.

COCKERMOUTH

Friday December 2

THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOW OF DAIRY CATTLE

JUDGE Mr Matthew Harper, West House Farm.

PRIZE LIST

Cows in Milk - 1, & Reserve Champion - M/s Scott, Carrick Dene £1,520.

Heifers in Milk - 1, & Champion - M/s Watson, Byresteads £2,500; 2, M/s Scott, Carrick Dene - £1,720.

DUMFRIES

Wednesday December 7

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE OF 70 PRIME CATTLE

JUDGE A Craig, Ballard Butchers.

LEADING PRICES

BULLOCKS – British Blue 225.5p, 223.5p Lantonside, 222.5p Bowhouse. Limousin 214p Meikleholm, 212.5p Burnside, 211.5p Fauldingcleugh.

HEIFERS – Limousin 226.5p, 224.5p Balgrayhill, 224.5p Upper Tinwald, 224p Finniess. British Blue 222.5p Burnside. Simmental 217.5p Dinnans.

PRIME BULLS – Simmental 180.5p Barwinnock. Holstein 154.5p Kirktonfield.

Kirkby Stephen

Tuesday December 6

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE OF PRIME CATTLE & SHEEP

JUDGE Mr George Cropper

PRIZE LIST

LEADING PRICES

p/kg - Limousin x 305p, 300p Low Bank End; 295p Terrys Farm. British Blue x 270p, 230p Castle Hill; 220p Holme Farm (Bousfield).

p/head - Limousin x £1,962, £1,860.50 Low Bank End; £1,708.05 Terrys Farm. British Blue x £1,449.90, £1,258.10 Castle Hill; £1,317.80 Holme Farm (Bousfield).

CHRISTMAS SHOW OF 2,532 PRIME LAMBS & CAST EWES SHEEP

JUDGE Mr George Cropper.

LEADING PRICES

PRIME LAMBS – p/head - Beltex £200 Buckles Farm; £150 West View; £142 Easegill Head. Texel £119 Buckles Farm; £115 The Slack; £108 Needless Hall. Suffolk £106 Scargill Farm; £104 Whingill. Cheviot £103 Hebblethwaite Hall; £91.80, £91.30 Wharton Hall. Mule £100 The Slack; £97.80 Glebelands; £97.30 Starrah Farm. Bluefaced Leicester £100 The Slack; £95 Greenriggs. Rouge De L’Ouest £95.50, £94.80 Woodfoot. Charollais £95.30 Orchard Farm; £92.30 Third Sunbiggin Farm. Dutch Texel £90.30 Birks Head. Swaledale £82,30, £78.30, £76.80 Toft House; £78.30 Gillses; £76.80 Fell House. Masham £80 Low Hall Beck. Rough Fell £74.30 Smardale Hall. Scotch Blackface £74.30 Starrah Farm. Herdwick £69.80 The Gables. p/kg - Beltex 526.30p Buckles Farm; 330.20p, 307.70p Easegill Head. Texel 270.50p Buckles Farm; 233.30p Stripes; 222.70p Needless Hall. Dutch Texel 234.50p, 230.30p Birks Head. Masham 228.40p, 217p Woodfoot. Charollais 221.60p Orchard Farm; 209.70p Third Sunbiggin Farm. Cheviot 219.20p Buckles Farm; 208.60p, 207.50p Wharton Hall. Suffolk 212p Little Burn Farm; 205.30p Low Moor; 204.50p Palliard. Mule 202.40p Greenriggs; 197.20p Oak Tree Farm; 195.80p Dousgill Farm. Scotch Blackface 200.80p Starrah Farm. Swaledale 189.30p Lane Side; 188 Studfold Farm; 182.90p Toft House. Herdwick 183.70p The Gables. Rough Fell 179.70p Birkhaw; 179p Smardale Hall.

CAST EWES & RAMS – Suffolk £118.50 Little Burn Farm. Beltex £115.50, £94.50 Little Burn Farm; £100.50 Starrah Farm. Texel £107.50 Blandswath Farm; £106.50 Crosshall Farm; £97.50 Cocklake Farm. Bluefaced Leicester £99.50 Dousgill Farm. Mule £85.50 Row End; £78.50 Little Burn Farm; £74.50 Hebblethwaite. Rough Fell £83.50 Raisgill Hall; £82.50 Cocklake Farm; £80.50 Flakebridge. Swaledale £70.50 Thorney Gale; £66.50, £61.50 Cross Keys.

STORE LAMBS – Mule £76.80, £65.80 Kilnmire. Rough Fell £51.80 Kilnmire.

LOCKERBIE

Monday December 5

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOW AND SALE

PRIME LAMBS

JUDGE Mr A Dawson of Sedburgh.

LEADING PRICES

p/head – Texel £150, £112 Craighouse, £106 Dalmakether; Beltex £120, £101, £100 Crawthat; North Country Cheviot £112, £100 (x2), £94 Carruthers Farm; Suffolk £91.80 Broomhills; Hill Cheviot £90 (x2) Hoddamtown, £81 Isle of Dalton, Greyfaced £85.50 Broomhills.

p/kg - Texel 288.50p, 266.70p Craighouse, 235.40p Searigg Farm; Beltex 272.70p, 238.10p, 234.90p Crawthat; North Country Cheviot 254.50p, 232.60p, 222.20p Carruthers; Hill Cheviot 214.30p, 209.30p Hoddamtown, 213.20p Isle of Dalton; Suffolk 206.10p Faulding Cleuch.

CAST COWS

JUDGE Mr D Agnew of West Scottish Lamb.

LEADING PRICES

p/head – Aberdeen Angus £1255, £975 Newbank, £985 Gotterbie; Simmental £1145 Gimmenbie; Blonde D’Aquitaine £1085, £845 Dalmakther; Limousin £1045 Dalmakether, £925 Laverockhall; Holstein Friesian £965 Whins, £935, £925 Woodend Farm; Holstein £855 Uppermoor.

p/kg - Simmental 151.90p Gimmenbie; Limousin 151.90p, 129.70p Dalmakether, 149.70p Laverockhall; Aberdeen Angus 138.50p, 121p Newbank, 116.70p Gotterbie; Blonde D’Aquitaine 138.40p, 131.60p Dalmakether; Holstein Friesian 133.70p Gotterbie, 118.10p, 116.80p Woodend; Holstein 111p Uppermoor; British Blue 108.40p Albiehill.

LONGTOWN

Thursday December 1

THE CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE

JUDGE Mr Daniel Kemp.

LEADING PRICES

BULLOCKS – p/kg - Galloway 218p Peela Hill, 198.5p Summerhill, 196.5p Spoutbank. Limousin 216p Fenton Farm, 215.5p Upper Tinwald, 211.5p Brydekirk Mains. British Blue 214.5p The Lake, 213.5p Fenton Farm. Simmental 200.5p Dashwell Green. Charolais 196.5p Sceughdyke. Shorthorn 195.5p High Moat. p/head - Limousin £1,400 The Gill, £1,378 Dashwell Green, £1,369 Sceughdyke. British Blue £1,377 Fenton Farm. Charolais £1,326 Sceughdyke.

HEIFERS – p/kg - Limousin 240p High Stenries, 218.5p Upper Tinwald and Hallburn, 214.5p Swaites. Charolais 226.5p High Stenries, 212.5p Brydekirk Mains, 210.5p, 208.5p Sceughdyke. Bazadaise 199.5p, 195.5p Houghton House. p/head - Charolais £1,378, £1,313 Sceughdyke, £1,200 High Stenries. Limousin £1,296 High Stenries, £1,256 Upper Tinwald, £1,215 Wyseby Hill Cottage.

ANNUAL XMAS SHOW AND SALE of 42 pens of ten Prime Lambs.

JUDGE Mr Andrew Dawson, Sedburgh.

LEADING PRICES

PRIME LAMBS – Suffolk £118.50, £114.50 Sykehead, others, £108.50 Sceughdyke and Beeches; Texel £117.50 Bardnaclaven, £113.50 Slamptonhill, £110.50 The Wynd; Leicester £106.50 High Edges Green, £99.50 Nunscleugh, £90.50 New Hall; Charollais £106.50 Broughton Mains; Cheviot Mule £102.80 West Whatten, £93.50 Playfair Farms; Greyface £101.50 Kirkhouse, £99.50 Sceughdyke; Dorset £99.50 Guards; North Country Cheviot £98.50 Glencroft, £95.80 Wicketthorn, £94.50 Glencroft; Blackface £95.50 Boreland, £94.50 Westloch, £90.80 Sorbie; Charollais £95.50 Slamptonhill; Half Bred £93.80 Dodgsonstown; Hill Cheviot £92.50 Kirkhouse, £89.80 Bardnaclaven; Zwartbles £88.50 Newington; Oxford £87.80 Dyke; Bleu d’Maine £81.80 Achreamie; Swaledale £77.80 Coldshield, £76.80 Greystoke Castle, £72.50 Williamston; Easycare £73.80 East Fortissat.

LIGHTWEIGHT LAMBS – Beltex £100.50 Kinning Hall; Texel £84.50 Nether Brotherstone, £79.80 Skelfhill, £75.50 Stackbraes; Blackface £78.80 Cramalt, £77.80 Meggethead, £72.80 Pitland Hills; North Country Cheviot £77.80 Naddle Farm, £77.50 Gass Farm; Hill Cheviot £77.50 Byers Farm, £73.50 Mainside; Greyface £74.80 Low Tirfergus, £67.50 Rosgill Hall; Suffolk £72.50 Coshogle, £68.80 The Bank Farm; Half Bred £68 Dodgsonstown; Swaledale £65.50, £58.50 Williamston; Herdwick £61.50 Westhill; Shetland £56.50 Tarnside House.

CAST EWES – Texel £138.50 Severs, £137.50 Roadside, £134.50 Nether Brotherstone; Suffolk £130.50 Lowes Fell and Severs, £122.50 Alton and Riddle Cottage, £118.50 Cardew Hall; North Country Cheviot £121.50 Carruthers, £114.50 Westhill, £112.50 Glencroft; Charollais £118.50, £106.50 Severs; Leicester £114.50 Lowes Fell, £108.50 Barnshangan; Half Bred £112.50 Fontanbleau; Bleu d’Maine £112.50 Roadside; Roussin £98.50 Cambwell; Greyface £97.50 Arnmannoch, £97.50 Trecoy, £93.50 Newbigging; Cheviot Mule £97.50 Clackmae, £89.50 Murtholm; Beltex £90.50 Hallum; Zwartbles £90.50 Crofthead.

HILL EWES – Cheviot £89.50 Sornfallow, £87.50 Alton, £85.50 Mainside and Nether Brotherstone; Blackface £86.50 Alton, £83.50 Lowes Fell and Brackenthwaite; Jacob £77.50 Tarnside House, £72.50 Newbigging; Easycare £76.50 East Fortissat, £75.50 Godscroft; Kerry Hill £69.50 Fellview Farm; Swaledale £68.50 Stotsfold, £66.50 Spital Shields and Brydekirk Mains; Lleyn £67.50 Chipknowe, £66.50 Marygate, £65.50 Windshiel; Herdwick £67.50, £55.50 Westhill, £53.50 The Bank Farm; Kendal Rough £55.50 Haithwaite; Shetland £42.50 Hallum, £37.50 The Bank Farm.

RAMS – Leicester £134.50 High Edges Green, £122.50 Westhill, £113.50 Spital Shields; Texel £128.50 Nether Brotherstone, £114.50 Severs, £112.50 Roadside and Severs; Rouge £118.50 Severs; Charollais £116.50 Severs, £106.50 Westhill; North Country Cheviot £116.50 Bardnaclaven; Suffolk £116.50 Severs, £112.50 Roadside, £110.50 Clackmae; Oxford £113.50 Guards Farm; Hill Cheviot £96.50 Marygate, £95.50 Dinley; Blackface £88.50 Westhill, £83.50 Cara View; Easycare £84.50 Godscroft, £78.50 East Fortissat; Swaledale £79.50 High Edges Green.

Goats to £72.50 Campingholm.

AVERAGES: Steers - Medium 218.0p (199.6p); Heavy 216.0p (196.6p). Heifers - Medium 214.5p (192.6p); Heavy 240.0p (195.6p). Lambs - Light 239.0p (208.1p); Standard 296.0p (216.1p); Medium 341.0p (213.7p); Heavy 263.0p (202.7p); O/weight 210.0p (198.3p).

Ewes - Light £89.50 (£60.15); Heavy £138.50 (£87.15). Cast Rams £134.50(£81.05)

Penrith

Monday December 5

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PRIMESTOCK SHOW & SALE OF PRIME CATTLE kindly sponsored by Armstrong Watson Accountants.

JUDGE Mr J Mulholland, Great Orton.

LEADING PRICES

HEIFERS – p/kg - British Blue 325.0, 260.0 High Knipe; 220.0 Manor Farm (Pearson). Limousin 300.0, 265.0 (2) High Knipe; 300.0 Plum Tree House; 232.0 Old Parks. Blonde D'Aquitaine 275.0, 252.0 High Knipe; 220.0 Ratten Castle. Simmental 186.0 Manor Farm (Pearson). £/head - British Blue £1712.75, £1453.40 High Knipe; £1403.60 Manor Farm (Pearson). Limousin £1641.00 Plum Tree House; £1494.60, £1413.00 High Knipe. Blonde D'Aquitaine £1491.84, £1383.25 High Knipe; £1243.00 Ratten Castle. Simmental £1145.76 Manor Farm (Pearson).

BULLOCKS – p/kg - Limousin 250.0 Plum Tree House; 206.0 Ratten Castle. Normandy 148.5 Moorside Farm. £/head - Limousin £1650 Plum Tree House; £1355.48 Ratten Castle. Normandy £1223.64 Moorside Farm.

PRIME BULLS – p/kg - Blonde D'Aquitaine 214.5, 207.5 Sleddale Hall. Limousin 204.5, 202.5, 200.5 Waterside House. British Blue 178.5 Ratten Castle. Mont Belliard 168.5 (2), 163.5 Town End Farm (Mounsey). Black & White 168.5 Ratten Castle. £/head - Blonde D'Aquitaine £1608.13, £1600.17 Sleddale Hall. Limousin £1517.39, £1391.47, £1383.08 Waterside House. British Blue £1278.06 Ratten Castle. Black & White £1120.53 Ratten Castle. Mont Belliard £1083.46, £1013.70 Town End Farm (Mounsey).

Wednesday December 7

TOTAL FORWARD 4,393 Prime Sheep, comprising of 3,134 Prime Lambs, 852 Cast Ewes & Rams & 407 Store Lambs.

CHRISTMAS SHOW OF PRIME LAMBS

JUDGE Mr R Hobday, Ashbourne.

LEADING PRICES

PRIME LAMBS – p/kg - Texel 429.0 Espland House; 303.0 Whygill Head; 300.0 Inglewood Edge. Continental 271.0, 268.0, 259.0 Whale Farm. Rouge De L'Quest 239.0, 230.0 Inglewood Edge. Charollais 238.0 Asby Mill; 237.0 Kirkland Green; 211.0 Far Highfield. Suffolk 238.0, 226.0 Far Field; 223.0 Reagill Grange. Cheviot 233.0 Brinns; 224.0 Side Farm (Taylforth); 220.0 High Side. Beltex 330.0 Espland House; 313.0, 283.0 Inglewood Edge. Scotch 216.0 Doddick; 216.0, 212.0 Barkbeth. Swaledale 215.0 Low Row; 207.0 Doddick; 207.0 Greenhow. Mule 211.0 Scalehouse End Farm; 205.0 Whale House; 202.0 (2) Kirkland Green.

£/head - Texel £210 Espland House; £150 Inglewood Edge; £140 Elm House. Beltex £152 Espland House; £150 Inglewood Edge; £135 Elm House. Suffolk £125 Waterside House; £119, £117 Hill Top (Taylor). Continental £108.50, £107, £106 Whale Farm; £104 Brewery House Barn. Cheviot £105.50 Hill Top (Bell); £97 Side Farm (Taylforth); £96 Cannerheugh. Zwartble £105 Petteril Bank. Cross Bred £104 Burns Farm (Cartmel). Mule £98, £97.50 Greenhow; £97.50 Hollins Farm; £97.20 Green Farm. Rouge De L'Quest £98 Inglewood Edge. Charollais £97 Kirkland Green; £97 The Green (Huddleston); £93 Far Highfield; £93 Asby Mill. Scotch £97 Cannerheugh; £93 Waterside House; £93 Greenhow; £88.50 Barkbeth. Swaledale £87 Greenhow; £86.50 Setmabanning; £84 Low Row.

CAST EWES – Texel (av £94.91) - £120, £117 Far Field; £111 High Side. Suffolk (av £95.22) - £113, £100 Brougham Castle. Continental (av £101.90) - £110, £105.50 High Side; £102 Far Field. Bluefaced Leicester (av £84.50) - £109 Well House. Cheviot (av £92.63) - £105.50, £103 High Side; £95 Side Farm (Taylforth). Zwartble (av £98.50) - £102, £95 Petteril Bank. Charollais (av £101.50) - £101.50 Far Field. Beltex (av £94.00) - £94 Far Field. Mule (av £86.65) - £93.50, £91 High Side; £93 Greenhow. Rough Fell (av £84.43) - £87, £69 Birkhaw Farm. Swaledale (av £61.75) - £71, £68.50 Priorsdale; £66.50 Well House. Scotch (av £55.34) - £65 (2), £58 Waterside House. Herdwick (av £46.44) - £54 Winter Cragg; £49.50 Harry Place; £48.50 Lower Gate Farm.

RAMS – Texel (av £91.69) - £127.50, £112 Lowther Park Farm; £108 Far Field. Bluefaced Leicester (av £89.20) - £121 Howgill Castle; £114 Priorsdale. Continental (av £112.00) - £112 Harry Place. Lleyn (av £108.00) - £108 Croglin High Hall. Charollais (av £100.00) - £100 Far Field. Swaledale (av £70.38) - £77 Croglin High Hall; £76 Ravenwood Cottage; £71 Howgill Castle.

WIGTON

Thursday December 1

THE CHRISTMAS SHOW AND SALE OF 121 CAST COWS

JUDGE Mr Owan Llyr.

LEADING PRICES

p/kg - Limousin 209.50 Lonning Head (Haltcliffe), 194.50 The Old Vicarage, 194.50 Landgate Farm; British Blue 205.50, 192.50 Hillside, 172.50 High Aketon; Limousin Heifer 195.50 Landgate Farm; Charolais 175.50 Bridge Mill, 173.50 Parkgate Hall; Holstein Friesian 146.50, 126.50 Kelsick House Farm, 129.50 Prior Hall, 129.50 Newton Field; Angus 142.50 The Old Vicarage, 139.50 Lessonhall, 129.50 Nealhouse Farm; Limousin Bull 138.50 Pond Farm; Blonde 138.50 Landgate Farm, 134.50 High Aketon; British Blue Bull 136.50 Greenah Villa; Simmental 136.50 Ericstane; Hereford 122.50 Ghyll Head Farm, 121.50 The Laythes; Ayrshire 109.50, 88.50, 87.50 Thackthwaite Hall; Meuse Rhine Issel 100.50 The Laurels

p/head - British Blue £1621.40, £1463.00 Hillside £1169.55 High Aketon; Charolais £1619.87 Bridge Mill, £1388.00 Parkgate Hall; Limousin £1594.30 Lonning Head (Ridley), £1567.67, £1493.77 The Old Vicarage; Angus £1155.68 The Old Vicarage, £999.74 Nealhouse Farm; Holstein Friesian £1104.61, £1023.39 Kelsick House Farm, £952.55 Balladoyle Farm; Simmental £963.69 Ericstane; Blonde £890.56 Landgate Farm, £825.83 High Aketon; Hereford £835.45 Ghyll Head Farm, £742.37 The Laythes; Ayrshire £727.08 Thackthwaite Farm.

Monday December 5

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOW AND SALE OF 170 PRIME CATTLE AND BUTCHERS LAMBS

CATTLE JUDGE Mr Mike Atkinson of Ripon.

LEADING PRICES

HEIFERS – p/kg - 400 Low House; 300, 295, Keskadale.

STEERS – p/kg - 272 Loughrigg; 250 (x2), Keskadale; 245 East House.

BULLS – p/kg - 227.5, 201.5 Hartley Farming; 206.5 Beck House. p/head - 1,713 Beck House; 1,490 Hartley Farming.

CAST COWS – p/kg - 230 Keskadale; 198 Outgang; 190 Peter House.

CLEAN CATTLE – p/head - 2,380, 2,094, 1,775 Low House.

COWS – p/head - 1,876 Outgang; 1,426 Peter House;

PRIME LAMBS

SHEEP JUDGE Shaun Cowin of Dunbia, Preston.

LEADING PRICES

LAMBS – p/head - Beltex 188, 131 Church Stile; 128 Low Garth; 128 Rook Farm; 128 Beck Farm. Texel 138, 135 Rook Farm; 132 Terrace Farm. Suffolk 120 Nook Farm; 118 Westray; 114 Clappers. Charollais 118 Mechi Farm; 114 Beck Farm. Mule 116, 111 Kelmore Hills; 105 Wescoe. Zwartble 108 Bridekirk Hall. Swaledale 83, 79 Wythop Hall. Herdwick 75 Nook Farm.

p/kg - Beltex 427, 298 Church Stile; 298 Slatefell; 298 Dundraw; 297 Beck Farm. Texel 303 Terrace Farm; 288 Park House; 275 Bothel Craggs. Suffolk 265, 260 Nook Farm; 238 Westray. Charollais 258, 236 Beck Farm; 235 Mechi. Mule 217, 207 Kelmore Hills; 205 Wescoe. Herdwick 209 Nook Farm. Scotch Blackface 206 Barkbeth. Swaledale 188 Wythop Hall.

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