Special livestock sales

Prizes. - Cow or hfr with calf: 1 J&DI Buck; 2 N Medd & Son. In-calf hfr: 1 SH Watson & Son; 2 WD Richardson. Bulling hfr: 1 & 2 J & DI Buck.

Prices. - BB hfrs & calves to £1,120; Lim hfr & calves to £1,000; AA hfr & calves to £700; Char cows incalf to £470; Lim cows incalf to £390; Lim hfr incalf to £720; Here hfr incalf to £540.

Feeding bulls: Char £630; Lim £495; BB £570; Simm £410; Fries £410. Steers: Char £700; Lim £755; BB £645. Hfrs: Char £560; Lim £460; BB £560; Hereford £398.

Breeding cattle: G Eastwood £600; EM Dickeson £520, £470, £375, £340; G Pinkney £380, £345; T Littlefair £700; J Buck £1,120, £880, £560, £490; HJ & KE Millar £1,000, £630; ER Thompson £700, £610; MH & MC Metcalf £520, £460; N Medd & Son £860, £680; M Hutchinson £390; P Langstaff £420; WD Richardson £720, £610, £580, £570, £540; SH Watson & Son £700, £670, £560, £500; JE Tallentire £348, £340, £318, £310; B Lightfoot £430, £368, £350; WD Richardson £448, £440, £382; G Eastwood £398; JT Layfield £560, £520, £510, £460.

Feeding bulls: S G Hall £285, £242, £195, £185; J&SE Bainbridge £525, £360; B&J Bainbridge £570, £495; J Richmond £410, £400, £350; K Atkinson £630; G&GJ Crowe £205 (3).

Stores: WG & J Walton & Son £410; B Iceton £435, £420, £395; WB Rutter & Sons £560 (3), £508; D & PM Stelling £580, £555, £542, £515, £505, £460; JL&G Dixon £592, £485, £450; Dent Bros £395, £345 (4), £230, £225; DE Stones £755, £640, £630; DA & AM Gill £700 (4), £645 (5), £625 (5); JJ & JW Cook £468, £465, £450, £400; P J Dixon £460 (2), £455, £448, £418 (2), £338; Dowson & Sartin £468; SM & F Donald £470, £438, £375; JF & F Hutchinson £540, £495, £488, £460; B&S Teasdale & Son £555, £540, £525, £520 (2), £475; D Hunnam £530, £485, £480; A A Walton & Son £310, £300, £250; P Coupland £575, £450.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 49 calves, 2,844 sheep. Christmas show for calves, judge: A W Thompson, Malton.

The champion receiving the Carrs Billington Trophy was a Limousin bull, from T&LM Goad, Dent, sold to L Raine, Coach and Horses, for £255. Res, Belgian Blue X bull from J R Thwaites, Askrigg, to A W Thompson, Malton for £180.

Prizes. - Lim bulls to £255 T&LM Goad, Dent av £163.75; hfrs to £200 H Moore & Sons, Hawes av £115; BBX bulls to £205 M/S Jenkinson, Kirkby Stephen av £183.50; hfrs to £136 FD & TW Chapman, Hawes av £98; Simm bulls to £160 J M Fawcett & Son, Hawes; hfrs to £112 JM Fawcett & Son, Hawes; BA bulls to £140 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg; hfrs to £108 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg av £100; Fries bulls to £84 M/S Capstick (LH), RSD av £44.

Prime lambs, lt to 98.1p av 95.1p; std to 110.6p av 98.4p; med to 118.6p av 103p; heavy to 109.6p av 100.8p, overall av 101.2p.

Lt lambs, Cont: 109.3p Bear Park Farm, Carperby av 101.4p; Suff: 108p JR Davidson & Son, H in Ribblesdale av 100.2p; Mules: 102.2p WT Metcalfe & Son, Hawes av 100.5p; horned to 108.8p N Iveson (LB), Hawes av 96.5p. Cast ewes, horned to £27 av £17.50; polled to £38 av £22.15p. Cast rams, horned to £31 av £25.20; polled to £48 av £31.70.

HEXHAM. - Tues. Christmas show and sale, fwd 38 cattle, 3,995 prime sheep. Judge: Richard Walton of Messrs Burn & Walton Butchers, Bellingham.

Champion, a homebred Char bullock from Messrs W & J A Longlands of Rusheylaw Farm who retained the cup for a second year. The beast weighed 680kg and was bid to 175p/kg, realising £1,190, purchased by Tom Stephenson of W M H Fresh Meats, Haydon Bridge. Res, by G Sedgewick, Binchester Hall, Lim steer, 740kg, 109.5p, £810.30 to Northern Counties Meat Group.

Class winners. - Limousin X blk: 1 G Sedgewick, Binchester Hall, 740kg & 109.5p, to Northern Counties. Char X: 1 W & J A Longlands, Rusheylaw, 680kg & 1.75p. Lim X hfr: 1 J Gibb, Jubilee Buildings 590kg & 132p to Tom Stephenson, W M H Fresh Meats. Char X: 1 A Ogle, Comb Hill 585kg & 115p, to Dennis Scott for Angus Butchers, Seaham. ContX: 1 J Gibb, 550kg & 115.5p to J Higginson Butchers of Corbridge.

Lamb judge, William Dodd, West Farm, Belsay. The champion pen of Beltex sired lambs from S & M Pickworth, Dotland Park, was awarded the Robson & Cowan , sold to G D Vivers & Sons, Annan for £60 (44kg/136.4p). Res, Texel x lambs from A G & D Bisset, Middle Dukesfield, to R Vevers for £53.50 (41kg/130.5p).

Beltex lambs: 1 S & M Pickworth. Texel: 1 A G & D Bisset. Other Cont X: 1 R R Reay & Sons, West Fenwick, to J Curle £52.80 (48kg). Suff X: 1 F T Walton, Flotterton, to R Vevers £52.80 (48kg). Mule: 1 F T Walton, Flotterton, to Northern Counties Meat £47.20 (46kg). BF: 1 W & J A Longlands, Rusheylaw, to Burn & Walton £49 (47kg). Swaledale: 1 W J Scott Ltd, Low Leam, to W Dodd £46 (46kg). Cheviot: 1 F T Walton, Flotterton, to J Curle £50.80 (49kg).

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 8 dairy cattle, 126 calves & stirks, 350 store cattle. Christmas show & sale of calves & store lambs, judge Chris Manners, Morpeth & John Stockil, Ripon.

Prizes and prices. - BB bull: 1 & champ SH & NJ Whittaker £300 to Chris Manners; 2 & res D&S Spence £270; 3 JD & E Clarkson £242. BB hfr: 1, 2 & 3 SH & NJ Whitaker. Any other Cont bull: 1 J Pearson & Sons £245; 2 MM Dowson £248; 3 A Backhouse £192. Any other Cont hfr: 1 & 2 JB Harker & Sons £130 (2); 3 A Backhouse £80. Fries bull: 1 JD & E Clarkson £70.

Store lambs, judge: Andrew Patchett, Masham.

Cont: 1 & 2 J Ormston £44.50, £43. Suff: 1 AJG Davey £39.50. Mule: 1 C Gregg reserved; 2 G Lambert £35.50.

Calves cows: J H Pounder & Son £800, £760 R Simpson & Sons; £700 D&P Brown £670. Calves hfrs: D&P Brown £700, £570; SJ Dent & Son £500. Incalf hfr: D Sanderson £550.

Calves: BB bulls £300 SH & NJ Whittaker av £224 overall; hfrs to £210 B Williamson av £146; Blonde bulls £248 MM Dowson av £202; hfrs £80 J Pratt & Sons av £72; Lim bulls £245 J Pearson & Sons av £151; hfrs to £178 D Brown av £94; Angus bulls £82 TL Carlisle av £69; Simm hfrs £80 Rand Grange Farms; Fries bulls £70 JD & E Clarkson av £54. Stirks. - Fries bulls P Ashbridge £162.

Wed Fwd: 1,839 sheep, 1,589 prime & lt lambs, 250 cast sheep.

Christmas show & sale of prime lambs, judges: Peter Wilkinson and Simon Edwards.

Prizes and prices. - Cont lambs: 1 & champion: BR Lawson & Son, Richmond, Texel 53kg, £90 to Quality Fare; 2 J Fawcett & Son, Richmond, Texel 52kg, £70; 3 E Fairburn & Sons, Ripon, Beltex 42kg, £63. Suff: 1 & 2 SE Scrope, Spennithorne, 44 & 43kg £50 and £47.80. Masham: 1 & 2 RW Wallis & Sons 49 & 47kg £49.50, £46.50; Mule: 1 & 2 TW Atkinson & Son 50 & 48kg, £49.50, £47.50; 3 E Fairburn & Sons 43kg, £42.50. Horned: 1 SS & EA Guy, Bishopdale (Dalesbred), 39kg £40; 2 TW Atkinson & Son, Coverdale (Swale) 41kg £40; 3 JT Dixon & Sons, Leyburn (Swale) 43kg £43.

Lambs: Suff & Cont std to 114.5p av 108.8p; med to 150p av 109p; heavy to 134.6p av 103.6; owt to 169.8p av 111.1p.

Mule, Mash & horned std to 103.4p av 92.6p; med to 104p av 100.2p; heavy to 102.6p av 97.2p; owt 93p; ltwt 110.2p av 99.1p.

Other Suff & Cont: E Fairburn & Sons 127.2; WP & E Dobbing 115.5p; AC Richardson 115.4p, 114.5p; ER Terry & Sons 114p, 110.7p; BR Lawson & Son 113.9p; GW & SM Bowes 112.8p; E Blacklock 111.8p; KO Stones 111.6p; Glasshouse Farms 110.5p; TW Brown £56.80; E Fairburn & Sons £56; K Thwaites £55.20; J Fawcett & Son £54.50; JA Earle Farms £54.50; WE Muir & Son £54; JD & J Ford £53.50. Mash: R Verity £53; DA & MA Brown 100.5p. Mule: D&M Brown 104p; WA Dinsdale & Son 103.6p; J Duffus & Son 103.5p; WP & E Dobbing 103p; WE Muir & Sons 102.6p; GR Dent 102.5p, 102.2p; L W Atkinson 102p; JC &VA Lancaster £48.50; JT Dixon & Sons £48; J Duffus & Son £48, £46.80; WJ Metcalfe & Ptn £47.80; WP & E Dobbing £47.80; WE Muir & Son £47.20. Horned lambs: SS & EA Guy 103.4p; J Pratt & Sons 100p; GD & AR Barningham 100p; R & PR Banks 99.4p; JC Brown & Son 99.4p; OJ Kendall 99p; RL & CM Tuer 98.9p; J Duffus & Son 98.9p; JT Dixon & Sons £45.50, £43.80. Lt Cont: WP & E Dobbing 110.2p; JC & VA Lancaster 109.3p. Lt horned: JC Brown & Son 100.6p; AC Bailey 99.4p; LW Atkinson 94.3p. Cast ewes: Cont £44; Suff £43; Mule £38.50; Chev £37; horned £28.

MASHAM. - Christmas lamb sale. Fwd: 1,001 prime lambs. Farmer and butcher Robert Atkinson, who runs R&J Catering Butchers at Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon, bought 50 lambs, including the champion and reserve, champion pens and first prize Texels. His family business was established 27 years ago and staff are now preparing the meat for a wide-ranging customer base across the North.

Mr Atkinson paid £135 a head for the champion pen of five Beltex X lambs from Martin and Val Brown's Beechwood Farm at Newton-le-Willows, Bedale. R&J Catering also paid £69 a head for the reserve champion pen, again Beltex X lambs, from E Fairburn & Son, of Thornton Steward, along with the first prize Texels at £59.50 each, consigned by GP Robinson, of Carthorpe.

The Ernest Thackray Perpetual Trophy for Masham lambs was won by Roland Verity, of the Middlesmoor-based farming partnership W&R Verity, selling for £53.50 to butcher John Kearns, of Shipley, one of the judges. His fellow judge was Mick Etherington, of Price's Butchers, Crossflatts, near Keighley.

Martin and Val Brown also sold a pen for £71 each to JA Jewitt, of Spennymoor. L Simpson & Sons, of Pateley Bridge, showed the best pen of horned lambs, selling at £42.40 to M Metcalfe. GP Robinson's first prize Suffolks realised £56 when sold to Cleveland Meats, who also purchased the first prize Continental X lambs at £55.40 from AS Boynton, of Kirkby Malzeard.

Pateley Bridge-based Andrew Fisher's first prize mules realised £50 a head when selling to M Metcalfe, while Kirby Wiske farmer Cecil Hutchinson's third prize Beltex and third prize Suffolks both sold to Andrew Atkinson for £63 and £48 respectively.

Results. - Suffolk: 1 GP Robinson, Carthorpe; 2 Wardell & Foster, Scawton; 3 AC Hutchinson, Kirkby Wiske. Continental X: 1 & 2 AS Boynton, Kirkby Malzeard; 3 RA & SA Spink, Rookwith. Texel X: 1, 2 & 3 GP Robinson. Mules: 1 & 2 A Fisher, Pateley Bridge; 3 L Simpson, Pateley Bridge. Masham: 1, 2 & 3 W & R Verity, Middlesmoor. Horned: 1 L Simpson; 2 B Chandler, Dallowgill; 3 DG Newbould, Dallowgill. Beltex: 1 AM & HV Brown, Newton-le-Willows; 2 E Fairburn & Sons, Thornton Steward; 3 AC Hutchinson.

Prices. - (-32kg) Horned to 100.7, Lleyn to 111.2. (-36kg) Suff to 118.7, Mule to 107.1, Horned to 101.4. (-46kg) Suff to 115.0 av 107.3, Texel to 135.2 av 110.0, Mule to 104.1 av 101.5, Char to 120.0 av 111.5, Horned to 103.4 av 100.9, Beltex to 181.5 av 136.4. (-52kg) Suff to 109.8 av 103.9, Texel to 117.0 av 105.4, Masham to 107.0 av 100.3, Mule to 102.1, Charollais to 113.0 av 106.5, Beltex to 293.4 av 173.5 (52kg+) Suffolk to 100.0, Texel to 111.1 av 104.2, Mule to 100.0 av 96.9, Beltex to 133.9. Ewes: Texel £37, Masham £31, Mule £34, Horned £20.50, Lonk £29.

MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE. - Sat. Christmas show and sale, fwd: 682 sheep. The show, sponsored by The Middleton Mart Caf ,was judged by Mr E Hall.

Prizes and prices. - 10 Cont X or Suff X lambs: 1 and champion Pen, B & J Bainbridge, Cockfield Hall, £66 to Mr E Hall; 2 Tarn Bros, Step Ends, £50 to Mr E Hall; 3 J W Watson, Palletstone Farm, £50 to Mr A Atkinson. Mule: 1 J W Dent, Moory Lea, £42.20 to Mr A Atkinson; 2 Tarn Bros., Step Ends, £44 to Mr A Atkinson; 3 D G & P D Ayre, Roger Moor Farm, £43 to Mr A Atkinson. Swaledale: 1 Tarn Bros, Toft House, £41 to Mr A Atkinson; 2 S R Plumb, Sidehead, £40 to Mr A Atkinson. Lt Swaledale: 1 Tarn Bros, Crossthwaite, £34.80 to Mr E Hall; 2 J W Dent, Moory Lea, £33 to Mr J Linsley; 3 J W Dent, Moory Lea, £28.80 to Mr E Hall.

Leading prices: Swaledale lambs (av 91.21p): £43 Battle Hill, Side Head; £41 Toft House; £40 Bank Top; £37.20 East Friar House; £36.80 Stoney Hill; £35.50 Woodside. Mule (av 98.11p): £47 Palletstone Farm; £44 Step Ends; £43 Roger Moor Farm; £42.50 Peasemyres; £42.20 Moory Lea; £42 Watgarth. Suff X (av 105.27p): £53 Side Head; £52 Cockfield Hall; £47.50 Cottage Farm Texel X (av 110.87p): £66 Cockfield Hall; £52.50 Palletstone Farm; £50 Step Ends; £49 Cottage Farm. Char X (av 110.70p): £43 Newton Lodge. Texel rams: £40 Palletstone Farm. Cont X ewes (av £31.50): £31.50 Newbiggin House; Chev ewes (av £31): £31 Snaisgill Farm. Mule (av £21.24): £32.50 Snaisgill Farm. Swaledale (av £16.20): £17.50 Side Head Farm.

PATELEY BRIDGE. - Sat. Christmas prize show and sale. Fwd: 7 cattle, 161 show sheep, 709 store sheep. Cattle judge: M Hetherington, Bingley. Lambs judge: Ian and Sally Weatherhead, Pateley Bridge. Store lambs judge: Lister Brown of Malhamdale.

Prizes & prices. - The champion beast in the show, a Limousin hfr exhibited by JA Stoney of Bewley, sold for £120 to Ian Weatherhead, High Street, Pateley Bridge. Reserve, a Lim steer, shown by J A Stoney, Bewerley, to Ian Weatherhead £1,100. Steers: 2 D & FJ Leeming & Son, Lim, £900 to Ian Weatherhead. Hfrs: 2 B S Simpson, Heathfield, BB, £880 to M Spauls, Main Street butchers, Burley in Wharfedale; 3 S Church, Lofthouse, Blonde Aqu, £730 to Ian Weatherhead. Blk: 3 C&C Prince, Lim, £710 to Ian Weatherhead. Best young farmers beast: 1 & 2 Heather Stoney; 3 Ben Hardcastle.

Champion pen of lambs: S D Poulter, Risplith, 6 Texels £70 ea to D Woodend, Adel, Leeds. Res: J A Storey 6 Texels £66 to Ian Weatherhead; 3rd prize texels C M Dent, Sawley £52 to D Woodend, Abel.

Masham lambs: 1 W R Verity Stean £62 to Ian Weatherhead; 2 W R Verity Stean £48 to Ian Weatherhead; 3 W R Verity Stean £48 to Ian Weatherhead. Mule lambs: 1 S Church, Lofthouse £46 to J Kearns, Market Square, Shipley; 2 S Church £43 to A Atkinson, Kettlesing. Scotch wether lambs: 1 J A Stoney, Bewerley £37 to S Price, Bingley; 2 S Church, Lofthouse £33 to M Hewitt, Austwick. Ewes: 1 S Church, Lofthouse £23 to A Atkinson, Kettlesing; 2 J A Stoney, Bewerley £22 each to A Atkinson, Kettlesing; 3 J A Stoney £21 each to A Atkinson.

Store lambs: 1 D&FJ Leeming & Son £40 each to T H Kilby, Thorpe Arch, Wetherby. Masham:1 S Church £34.50 A Atkinson. Scotch wether: 1 J A Stoney £35 to J Driffield, North Rigton; 2 S Harker, Lofthouse £23 to Lister Brown for H Carr, Malham. Cont: 1 M Dent, Sawley £43 to R G Johnson, Kettlesing; 2 M Chandler, Dallowgill £40.50 to R Holmes, Birstwith.

PENRITH. - Mon of last week. Fwd: 102 cattle for Christmas show & sale. Judge: JN Bellas, butcher, Shap. Champion: RW Dickinson, High Knipe, Lim hfr, 320p/£1,744 to the judge; res: G&JE Bell, Far Broom, Lim steer 310p/£1,782.50, also to the judge.

Prizes. - Lim steer: 1 res champion; 2 Little, Cannerheugh, 140.5p to Cranstons Quality Butchers. Lim hfr: 1 champion; 2 G&JE Bell 220p to JG Little, Market Arcade. BB steer: 1 Little 134.5p to M Atkinson, Cleveland Meat Co. BB hfr: 1 Raine, Old Parks, 134.5p to M Atkinson; 2 MW Bousfield, Widewath, 131.5p to Geoff Nutter, Burnley. AOB hfr: 1 R Dickinson (BA) 149.5p to JN Bellas; 2 Little (BA) 134.5p to G Clark, Gt Dockray. Prime bull: 1 C Lowis, Waterside House (Lim) 110.5p to M Atkinson; 2 D Thompson, High Drybarrows (BB) 127.5p to Geoff Nutter.

Other prices, hfrs. Lim: 179.5p Haltcliffe Bridge; 144.5p Cannerheugh; 107.5p, 104.5p Old Parks; 107.5p Manor Farm. Char: 117.5p, 116.5p Old Parks. BA: 117.5p Hollins Farm. BB: 107.5p Crindledyke.Lim steers: 149.5p High Knipe; 115.5p Old Parks; 114.5p Terrys Farm; 113.5p Kirkland Green; 104.5p Ploveriggs. Bulls. - BB: 133.5p Widewath; 120.5p, 117.5p Crindledyke; 107.5p Helm Croft; 106.5p, 105.5p, 104.5p(2) Lowther Low Moor. Lim: 114.5p, 106.5p Waterside House; 113.5p Crindledyke; 112.5p Helm Croft; 108.5p(2), 106.5p Stockdale Farms; 107.5p, 105.5p, 104.5p Gale Hall; 106.5p, 105.5p, 102.5p Bro Wood; 105.5p Bennett Head. Fries: 90.5p Brigham Bank; 86.5p Springfield Farm. MRI: 86.5p Bennett Head.

Galloway: 87.5p Springfield Farm.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Christmas Show of prime sheep, fwd 1,075. Judge: James Curle, Berwick.

The champion pen of 10 Beltex X lambs weighing 46kg was shown by W Barron, Morrow Edge, purchased by J Curle for £56 (121.7p). Reserve pen, also Beltex X lambs from W Barron, weighing 48kg, purchased by R Machin for £53.50 (111.5p).

Prizes. - Texel X lambs: 1 & 2 G & J H Tomlinson, Sunniside;

3 C Moralee & Son, Blackburn. Other Continental: 1 & 2 W Barron; 3 P & E B Robson, Middle Horsley Hope. Suffolk X: 1 G & J H Tomlinson, Sunniside; 2 M Gray, Brooms Farm; 3 R H Thompson & Son, Whins Farm. Mule: 1 & 2 R & R E Everitt & Son, Kirkley House; 3 R H Thompson & Son, Whins Farm. Hill lambs: 1 B Watson, Baal Hill; 2 & 3 W Reed & Sons, Lands Farm. Lowland ewes: 1 R H Thompson & Sons; 2 P & P M Walker, Houselope Grange; 3 W Darling & Son, Nettlesworth West. Hill ewes: 1 R & R E Everitt & Son.

Prices. - Lambs: Suffolk X £55 Lodge Farm, £52 Sunniside, £51.50 Rosehill, £50 Sunniside, £48.80 China Hall(x3), Whins Farm & Blackburn 105.4p Whins Farm, 104.7p Sunniside, 103.8p Whins Farm, 103.6p Armond Carr, Nackshivan Farm & Grange Farm, 103.3p Rosehill, 103p South Cornsay & West Shields, 102.9p North Esh, 102.6p Broom House, 102.3p Dyke Nook & Smailsburn, 102p Sunniside & North Esh. Texel X: £53.80, £50.80 & £49.20 Sunniside, £48.60 West Shields, £47.20 Baal Hill, £47 Blackburn, Grange Farm & Wadley Farm, £46.80 South Cornsay, £45.60 Rosehill, £45.40 Sunniside, Grange Farm & Dyke Nook, £45 Broom House, Nackshivan Farm & Lodge House. Mule: £47.80 & £47.40 Kirkley House, £45.60 Bridge End, £45 Smailsburn, £44.80 Kirkley House, £44.20 Woodburn Farm, £44 Whins Farm, £43.80 Kirkley

House, £43.50 Woodburn Farm, £42.50 Whins Farm, £41 Rosehill. Char X:£47.80 Houselope Grange, £45.10 Wadley Farm. Leicester: £47 Smailsburn. Swaledale: £42.80 & 99.5p Baal Hill, £36.20 & 97.8p West Biggens(x2). Beltex: £56, £53.50, 121.7p & 111.5p Morrow Edge. Cast ewes & rams: Suff X £35 & £30 Whins Farm. Swaledale: £24 & £21 Kirkley House, £19 Church Lane. Mule: £32.50 Houselope Grange, £32.40 & £31.50 Whins Farm, £30.50 Nettlesworth West, £30 North Esh.