BORDERWAY (Carlisle). - Mon. Annual show & sale of prime cattle for North-West Lim Cattle Breeders' Association. Judge: Gavin Little, butcher, Penrith. Champion: Geoff Little, Greenhill, Wigton, ltwt red-coloured steer, 180p/£1,044 (top price of day) to J Mullholland, butcher, Great Orton; res: Colin Little, The Guards, Ireby, Wigton, ltwt red hfr by the registered bull Calrossie Rodin, 152p/£737.20 to the judge.

Prizes. - Cross-bred bull: 1 JS&JO Dodd, West View, 119.5p; 2 J&N Blaylock & Son, Hallburn, 117.5p 3 M Holliday, Syke Farm, 112.5p. Pure-bred bull: 1 DT&M Stobart, Cracrop, 100.5p; 2 RJ Livingstone, Kirtlevale, 122.5p; 3 M Holliday 123.5p, Heavy steer: 1 A&A Paul & Son, Greigsland, 117.5p; 2 S Bowe, Midtown Farm, 126.5p; 3 RW&G Dickinson, High Knipe, 123.5p. Ltwt steer: 1 champion; 2 Graham, Millerhill, 132.5p; 3 JS&JO Dodd 127.5p. Heavy hfr: 1 RW&G Dickinson 128.5p; 2 JS&JO Dodd 124.5p; 3 Jenkinson, Clifton Moor, 112.5p. Ltwt hfr: 1 res champion; 2 JS&JO Dodd 119.5p; 3 Graham 134.5p.

HEXHAM. - Fri of last week. Fwd: 1,303 store cattle & suckled calves for special early spring show & sale. Top price: £780 Springwell Cottage, 2-y-o Lim X steer. Judge: Robin Roberts, Colwyn Bay. Champion & John Davison Millennium Cup: John Smith Jackson, High Town, Melkridge, 11-m-o Lim X steer £1,000 to the judge; res: Robin & Martyn Archer, Carry House, 10-m-o Lim hfr £780.

Prizes. - Lim X steer: 1 champion; 2 JH Emerson, Haggate, £720. Lim X hfr 1 res champion; 2 RD Archer & Son £665. Char X steer: 1 Alan R Lawson & Son, South Farm, £720; 2 JRG Johnson, West Wharmley, £670. Char X hfr: 1&2 W&JA Longlands, Rusheylaw, £700, £650. BAX steer: 1 M Patterson, Murton Moor West, £680; 2 R English & Son, Brownsleazes, £660. BAX hfr: 1 MW&CM Ridley, Shitlington Hall, £605; 2 M Patterson £598. BBX steer: 1 R Carr, Homilton, £700; 2 JH Craggs, Glower-O'er-Him, £592; BBX Hfr: 1 Rochester & Murray, Glebe Farm; 2 JH Craggs £402.

Top prices, not prize winners. Cattle 22-m-o & up: Lim X steers to £780 Springwell Cottage; hfrs to £600 West Newlands; Char X steers to £732 Lowes Fell; hfrs to £700 Corneyside; BAX steers to £710 Lough Green; hfrs to £598 Annstead; Simm X steers to £682 Colwell South; hfrs to £538; BBX steers to £672; hfrs to £572 Cawfields; Pied X steers to £538 Glebe Farm; AAX hfrs to £420 Howard House. Cattle 17-22-m-o: Char X steers to £695 West Nubbock; hfrs to £648 The Whins; Lim X steers to £690 West Morralee; hfrs to £662(2) Barker House; BAX steers to £670 Brownsleazes; hfrs to £512 Murton Moor West; BBX steers to £665 Quarry House; hfrs to £535 Annstead; Simm X steers to £640 West Uppertown; hfrs to £555 Pontop Hall. Cattle 10-16-m-o: Lim X steers to £800 Harwood Shield; hfrs to £600 Harwood Shield; Char X steers to £670 West Nubbock; hfrs to £595 Glanton Town; BBX steers to £655 Square House; hfrs to £582 Square House; BAX steers to £650 Brownsleazes; Simm X steers to £565 Langley West House; AAX steers to £430 Glower-O'er-Him. Cattle under 10-m-o: BBX steers to £635 The Fawns; Lim X steers to £550 Bulls Hill; hfrs to £438 Binchester Hall; Char X steers to £470 Ross Farm; hfrs to £470 West Wharmley.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 1,225 store cattle (record entry) for spring show & sale. Judge: Mr Rice, Leeds. Champion: W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House, Red Lim X bullock £3,000 to the judge; res: W Richardson & Son, BBX bullock, £800 (also champion homebred BBX bullock for North of England BB Club special prize. Champion pen of 4 bullocks: P&MR Carruthers, Raw Foot, Baz X £588; hfrs: G Braithwaite, Slakes Farm, BBX £565.

Prizes. - BBX hfrs: 1 W Richardson & Son £720; 2 Atkinson, Kirkbarrow; 3 G Braithwaite £530. BBX bullocks: 1 res champion; 2 Braithwaite, Scales, £610; 3 JH Pedley, Oak Tree, £820. Lim X hfrs: 1&2 W Richardson & Son £750, £1,100. BAX hfrs: 1&3 Harrison, Sleddale Hall, £595, £570; 2 Raine, Ravenwood, £585. BAX bullocks: 1&2 Harrison £710, £625; 3 Greenhalgh, Heggerscale, £470. Char X bullocks: 1 Barker, Noran Bank, £570. Char X hfrs: 1 Barker £475.

Prices, non-prizewinners, bullocks. - BBX: £820 Ghyll House; £725 Hole Farm; £675 Blencarn Hall; £670 Midtoen; £655 Ghyll Bank; £630 Ravenseat, Spedding Farm; £625 Edenhall Estates, Shap Abbey; £620 New Field; £615 Raw Foot; £610 Friendship Farm. Baz X: £588 Rawfoot. Char X: £740, £680 The Wath. BAX: £710 Edenhall Estates; £645 Beckside; £625, £620 Sleddale Hall; £622 High Lane. Red Lim X: £772 Lime Trees; £730 Shap Abbey; £722 Beckside; £720 Ghyll House; £715 Dallan Bank; £690 Midtown, Ranbeck; £680 Far Close; £650 Blencarn Hall; £620 Netherhall Farms. Black Lim X: £750 Ghyll House; £722 Lime Tree; £712 Beckside; £690 Gate Ghyll; £685 Blandswath; £675 Shap Abbey; £670 Ranbeck; £640 Far Close; £620 Ghyll Bank, Helton Head. Hfrs. - BBX : £720 Ghyll House; £680 Ravenseat; £648 Midtown; £605 Rawfoot; £580 Annfield, Street House; £565 slakes; £560 Dry Howe, Sowermire; £555 High Drybarrows. BAX: £625, £595 Sleddale Hall' £585 Renwick Mill; £532 High Drybarrows. Char X: £600, £590 The Wath. AAX: £502 Edenhall Estates; £428 Kirkbarrow; £420 Rookby Scarth. Lim X: £650 Ghyll House; £645 Town End; £590 Shap Abbey; £585 Edenhall Estates; £580, £572 Skelling; £565 Birkett Howe. Feeding bulls. - BBX: £525 Stonethwaite. Lim X: £495 Shire Hall. Char X: £458 Hunsonby. Simm X: £450 Broad Oak. Cows & calves: £680, £650 Garth Fold.