Special Sales

Prizes. - Hfr & calf: 1&2 D Buck. Cow & calf: 1&2 P Dowson (champion). In calf hfr: 1 WD Richardson; 2 SH Watson & Son.

Prices, cows & calves. - Char: D Smith £960, £900. BA: P Dowson £770. AA: £610 J Harland; £500 H Millar. Lim: £600 JW Heslop; £580, £550, £500, £440 P Dowson; £500 H Millar; £460 R Iceton, JA Robinson. Hfrs & calves. - Lim: £1,040, £840 ER Thompson; £1,020 JJ&D Buck; £820, £520 DE Stones; £650 G Eastwood, MJ Stephenson. BB: £980, £900 JJ&D Buck. BA: £640 WT Elstob & Son. AA: £480, £420 G Eastwood. Bulling hfrs. - Lim: £408, £390, £388 J Harland; £360 D Walker. In calf hfrs. - Lim: £760, £650 JE Tallentire & Sons; £760, £580 SH Watson & Son; £730, £700, £680, £650 ER Thompson. Ped Char bull £600 DW Ewin. Feeding bulls. - Simm: £560, £525, £500 J Richmond; £520, £495 C&E Gaskin. BA: £535, £525 J&K Metcalf; Lim: £525 J&SE Bainbridge; £525, £515 JW Dent; £480 ER Thompson. BB: £515 C Watson; £485 I&RA Watson. Store cattle, steers. - BA: £675, £650, £570, £565 PRE&E Marwood. Lim: £660, £650, £610, £575 JV Oliver; £595, £558 D Hunnam; £585, £555 JF&F Hutchinson; £575 AM Walton. Hfrs. - Lim: £585, £470 TEJ Parkin; £470, £445 JJ&JW Cook; £460, £445, £440 T&DI Allen & Son; £460 PJ Dixon; £440 ER Thompson. Char: £500, £468 DW Ewin; £438 JJ&D Buck. BA: £492 PRE&E Marwood; £435 B&JD Beadle. Simm: £438 JJ&D Buck.

Tues. - Christmas show & sale of 703 store cattle. Judges: R Dickinson & K Harryman. Champion: JW Dent & Sons, BB bullock; res: P & J Coupland, BA bullock.

Prizes. - Single BB bullock: 1 & champion JW Dent & Sons; 2 L Guy & Son. Single bullock AOB: 1 & res P&J Coupland; 2 JW Dent & Sons; 3 Watson. Single BB hfr: 1&2 Guy & Son; 3 JW Dent & Sons. Single hfr AOB: 1&2 ER Thompson; 3 NN&RG Handley. Four bullocks: 1&3 JW Dent & Sons; 2 GS&SE Wilson. Four hfrs: 1&3 Watson; 2 PJ Coupland. Single bull: 1 JL Dixon; 2 B&J Bainbridge; 3 R Iceton.

Prices. Bulls. - Lim: £730 B Bell; £650, £620, £580 T&DI Allen & Son; £625, £605, £530 Watson; £620 T&G Lee; £620 WF Shepherd; £595, £510 EW Holmes; £590 JW Dent & Sons; £575 F Stobart & Sons; £540, £520 JL Dixon. BB: £650 T&G Lee; £635 B&J Bainbridge. Char: £630 Watson; £530 F Stobart & Sons. BA: £555, £490, £485 J&SE Bainbridge; £530 Watson. Bullocks. - BB: £820 JW Dent & Sons; £715 JM Sayer; £690 D Gill. Lim: £755, £720, £712 D Hunnam; £730, £695, £690 AC Walton; £710, £705 JW Dent; £695 TM Bellas; £685, £680 WK Lamb; £680 Mrs A Bell. BA: £750 P&J Coupland; £730, £710 EM&JD Donald; £710 WB Rutter; £690 GS&SE Wilson. Char: £750 Watson; £720 D Gill; £695, £690 JW Dent. Hfrs. - Lim: £850 Mrs A Bell; £678 D Hunnam; £670 DG Birkett & Son; £620 WK Lamb; £610, £600 T&DI Allen & Son; £595, £592, £588, £570 P&J Coupland; £585 GA Day; £585 D&PM Stelling; £575 R Hutchinson & Son. BB: £695, £645 L Guy & Son; £620 JW Dent & Sons. Char: £650, £640, £630, £615 Watson; £572, £570 P&J Coupland; BA: £570 EM&JD Donald.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 5 dairy cattle, 91 calves, 42 beef breeding cattle, 307 store cattle & feeding bulls. Christmas show of store cattle, judge Stephen Hibberd, Sheffield. Champion & Edmund Tennant Trophy: JW Wilkinson, BB hfr sold to Quality Fayre supermarket, Leyburn; res & Leyburn Tradesmen's Cup: A&CA Stelling, BB steer; J Duffus Cup, best Lim: Walburn Hall Farms.

Prizes. - BB steer: 1 A&CA Stelling £850; 2 JW Wilkinson £650; 3 GK Hird & Sons £590. BB hfr: JW Wilkinson £1000; 2 A&CA Stelling £770; 3 T&RJ Tiplady £540. AO Cont steer over 450kg: 1&2 Walburn Hall Farms £645, £650; 3 MA Suttill £725. AO Cont steer under 450kg: 1 JW Wilkinson (res); 2 Walburn Hall Farms £580; 3 J Duffus & Son £530. AO Cont hfr over 450kg: 1 AJG Davy £570; 2 MA Suttill £500. Feeding bull: 1 Walburn Hall Farms £660; 2 K Whitehead £500.

Prices, bulls. - BA: AM&HV Brown £560. BB: A&CA Stelling £540. Lim: C Gregg £540; JA&UM Fawcett £535. Steers. - Lim: AJG Davy £750; JS&NJ Sunter £730; K Whitehead £700; BR Fawcett £680; JJ&JL Sunter £670; J Duffus & Son £665; R Simpson & Sons £660. Char: R Simpson & Sons £740; RW&MA Suttill £630. Simm: MW Walker £722. BB: RW Wallis & Sons £700; JT Dixon & Sons £700; JS Walton & Co £650; JR&A Blades £650; CS Utley & Sons £645; T&RJ Tiplady £605; GK Hird & Sons £595. Fries: W Stanger £475. Hfrs. - BB: GK Hird & Sons £660; A&CA Stelling £640; A&M Brennand & Sons £635; T&RJ Tiplady £625; H Thistlethwaite & Son £600; JD&E Clarkson £580. BA: A&M Brennand & Son £655; W Allison & Sons £585; R Hunter £470; RMS Livestock £450. Lim: JT Dixon & Sons £630; RW Wallis & Son £598; JE Atkinson £590; AJG Davy £585; J Fawcett & Son £570. Char: J Fawcett & Son £530; R Simpson & Son £482; RW&MA Suttill £415. AA: R Hunter £452; RW&MA Suttill £420.

Last Fri. - Christmas show for beef breeding cattle, judge: Alan Watson, Northallerton. Champion: CT & JE Willoughby.

Prizes. - Hfr with calf: 1&2 CT&JE Willoughby £770, £760. Cow with calf: 1 M Horner £790; 2 PT Stephenson £500. In calf hfr: 1&2 J Alderson £500, £400; 3 WP&E Dobbing £570.

Prices. - Hfrs & cows with calves: M Horner £1,020, £690; CT&JE Willoughby £760; Bowles & Hodgson £720; D Pratt £720. Dairy cattle. - Calved hfrs: W White £670; D&PH Brown £500, £490. Calved cows: D&PH Brown £610. Calves. - BB bulls: to £235 HB Smith & Son av £180 overall; hfrs to £150 RC Graham av £104; Lim bulls to £235 Sayer & Tallentire av £182; hfrs to £120 H Moore & Sons av £64; Simm bulls to £232 EP&J Robertshaw av £209; hfrs to £125 EP&J Robertshaw av £103; Fries bulls to £98 JH Simpson & Co av £25; AA bulls to £60 IR&JM Walton av £54; hfrs: £20 IR&JM Walton.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Christmas show & sale of lambs & cattle. Fwd: 141 cattle, 770 sheep. Cattle judge: Chris Siswick, Morpeth. Supreme champion beast: W Bainbridge & Sons, Seamer, BB hfr, 530kg 220p a kg (£1,166) to J Thompson Butchers, Northallerton; res Miss E Wilson, Scorton, BB bullock 620gk, 200p (£1,240) to Quality Fayre Supermarkets, Richmond. Overall best young bull: BA G Richardson, Nunthorpe, 605kg 118p (£713.90) to J Penny & Sons, Leeds. Lamb judge: Andrew Atkinson, Kettlesing, Harrogate. Overall best pen lambs: AC Hutchinson, Kirby Wiske, Thirsk, 5 Texel X, 47gk, £100 each or213p a kg to Quality Fayre.

Prizes. - Butcher's Lim hfr: 1 W Bainbridge & Sons, 144p to Quality Fayre; 2 J Thompson & Sons, Bedale, 140p to J Thompson Butchers. Hfr AOB: 1 W Bainbridge & Sons 220p to J Thompson Butchers; 2 Miss E Wilson 195p to Quality Fayre. Butcher's Lim steer: 1 JR Walton, Brompton 160p to Quality Fayre; 2 W Bainbridge & Sons 120p to H Garside & Son, Huddersfield. Steer AOB: 1&2 Miss E Wilson 200p to Quality Fayre, 140p to J Thompson Butchers. Young Cont bull: 1&2 G Richardson 118p, 111.5p to J Penny & Sons. Young Fries bull: 1 S Watson, Scorton 92p to RA Norman, Saltburn; 2 CH Duffus, Thrintoft 91.50p to Cleveland Meats, Stockton.

Butcher's Down X lambs (43 kg & under): 1 AC Hutchinson £49 to A Atkinson; 2 D Alderson, Stokesley, £48 to A Atkinson. 44kg & above: 1 EP&JM Hutchinson, Stokesley, £65.50 to J Thompson Butchers; 2 GS&FB Watson, Swainby, £52 to A Atkinson. Lambs AOB 43kg & under: 1 GI Tate, Yarm, £55.50 to A Atkinson; 2 AC Hutchinson £53 to A Atkinson. 44 kg & above: 1 AC Hutchinson £100 to Quality Fayre; 2 GI Tate £80 to Quality Fayre.

Prices. - Steers lt to 120p a kg or £546 each; med to 160p or £888 av 133.12 or £723.82; heavy to 200p or £1240 av 104.32p or £641.56; overall steer av 111.29p; hfrs lt to 123.5p or £475.48; med to 135.5p or £624.63 av 109.57p or £494.95; heavy to 220p or £1166 av 115.99p or £601.85; overall hfr av 113.22p; young bulls lt to 109.5p or £498.23; med to 116.5p or £599.98 av 85.71p or £465.42; heavy to 122.5p or £761.03 av 96.98p or £587.16; overall young bull av 94.83p; total cattle av 106.6p. Lambs std to 135.8p a kg or £53 each av 119.28p or £45.36; med to 135.3p or £55.50 av 115.35p or £49.13; overall av 115.84p; heavy to 212.7p or £100 av 115.24p or £54.99; owt to 123.5p or £65.50 av 113.67p or £60.91; total lamb av 115.62p; cull ewes to £43.50 av £28.65; ram £47.50.

PATELEY BRIDGE. - Sat. Christmas show & sale of store cattle. Fwd: 65 store cattle. Judge: P Newcombe, Bedale.

Prizes. - Pair steers: 1 S Church, Lofthouse, Lim with blue CID £690 to R Broderick; 2 AH Firth. Middlesmoor, Char £692 to D Lister. Pair hfrs: 1 J Clay, Draughton, BB £675 to G Burrows; 2 JA Stoney, Bewerley, BB £665 to G Burrows.

Prices: Lim steers, blue CID to £690; hfrs to £550; Fries steers, blue CID to £545; Char steers, Blue CID to £695; Char hfrs to £545.

PENRITH. -Christmas show & sale of 77 cattle. Judge: J Mullholland, butcher, Great Orton. Champion: Slack & Stone, Plumtree House, Newby, Lim hfr 410p a kg (£2,357 a record for the mart)) to Nick Bellas, butcher, Shap; res: RW Dickinson, High Knipe, Lim steer 300p (£1725) to Greyhound Hotel, Shap.

Prizes. - Lim steer: 1 & res RW Dickinson; 2 Tweddell, Haltcliffe Bridge, 160.0p to Cranstons Quality Butchers, Penrith. Lim hfr: 1 & champion Slack & Stone; 2 G&JE Bell, Far Broom, 200p to JG Little, Market Arcade. BB steer: 1 Little, Cannerheugh 134p to G Nutter, Burnley. BB hfr: 1 G&JE Bell 160p to Honeywell, Preston; 2 Little 144p to Cranstons. AOB steer: 1 Little, BA, 141p to G Nutter. AOB hfr: 1 RW Dickinson, BA, 149p to Nick Bellas; 2 Little,BA, 144p to Nick Bellas. Prime bull: 1 Raine, Fog Close, Lim, 111.5p to Thompson, Witton-le-Wear; 2 A Maw, Wintershield, Lim, 121.5p to Rossendale Meat Co.

Prices, hfrs. - Lim: 159.5p Haltcliffe Bridge; 148.5p Cannerheugh; 147.5p High Knipe; 137.5p, 134.5p, 127.5p Miller Hill; 127.5p, 116.5p, 115.5p, 107.5p Old Parks; 127.5p, 112.5p Halfway Well; 126.5p Hollins Farm; 123.5p, 119.5p Kirkland Green; 121.5p, 119.5p Manor Farm (Irving). Baz: 108.5p Manor Farm (Irving). Lim steers: 139.5p Cannerheugh, Fog Close; 123.5p, 117.5p Kirkland Green; 123.5p Miller Hill; 107.5p, 103.5p Espland House; 103.5p High Barn. Bulls. - BA: 127.5p Sleddale Hall; 121.5p Hollins Farm; 108.5p, 104.5p Waterside House. Lim: 115.5p, 113.5p Crindledyke; 114.5p,109.5p, 108.5p, 104.5p, 103.5p Fog Close; 113.5p, 103.5p Coach & Horses; 111.5p, 108.5p Manor Farm (Marrs); 102.5p Low Abbey. Simm: 100.5p Ratten Castle. Fries: 90.5p Low Abbey