PHIL and Sharon Sellers have proved it really is quality, and not quantity, that counts.

The couple took five show animals to Countryside Live and went home with the supreme beef title and three other championships.

The Sellers, who farm at Kilburn in Derbyshire, took the overall title with Mistique, their 14-month-old, 580kg Limousin X heifer; the Belgian Blue championship with a 12-month-old steer, Take a Chance, and the baby beef championship with Hungry Jack, a ten-month-old Limousin X steer.

"We used to breed beef cattle but sold all the cows three years ago to start our own catering business," said Mrs Sellers. "When we were breeding and showing the cows we used to go to 40 shows a year."

Now the couple are well-known round a lot of the shows for their mobile catering unit. They also have a sandwich deli shop.

The reserve supreme champion was Keep at 'Em, a Limousin steer shown by Neil Slack and Ken Stone from Newby, near Penrith. They bought the steer at Carlisle in March and, now 16 months old, he weighs 640kg.

The reserve Belgian Blue title went to John and Joyce Peckitt of Oulston, near Easingwold. They bought Big Fella, a Limousin X Belgian Blue steer at Kirby Stephen mart in May. The 17-month-old weighs 646kg and will next appear at this month's Birmingham primestock show.

The reserve Limousin was Top Notch, an 11 month-old steer shown by M and B Wilson of Ashbourne, Derbyshire.

The champion and reserve Charolais titles went to W Owen who travelled from Gwynedd in Wales to attend the two day event.

The Blonde d'Aquitaine title was won by J Timm of Goole with Lucky Charm. Runners-up were F H and J R Fairburn of Rievaulx, near Helmsley, with a 17-month, home-bred Blonde d'Aquitaine x Belgian Blue weighing in at 590kg.

On the sheep lines, the supreme champion pen of butcher's lambs and champion Continental X titles were both won by Texel X entries shown by Simon and Audrey Taylor of Huddersfield.

The reserve overall title was won by Prendwick and Rothill Farms of Whittingham, near Alnwick, which entered a pen of Suffolk X Texel Mule lambs, which also won the native breed championship. The reserve native breed was a pen of Mule Wether lambs shown by Andrew Fisher of Pateley Bridge.

The reserve Continental X title went to a pen of Beltex lambs shown by A M & H V Brown of Beechwood Farm, Newton-le-Willows, near Bedale. They have a 250-strong flock which produces prime lambs and have taken the relevant title and reserve championship at the Great Yorkshire Show for three years running.

The champion single butcher's lamb, a home-bred pure Texel, was shown by Margaret Watkinson of Brimar, Sessay. A regular winner on the show circuit, she now keeps seven ewes and a small number of Blue-faced Leicesters for showing. Reserve was Carl Fawcett of Sandhutton, near York, with a -bred Texel gimmer lamb.