CARLISLE. - Wed of last week. Special May show & sale of Cont X store cattle, catalogued entry of 1,505. Judge: Brian Smith & Angela Tarry-Smith, Redhouse, Warwick. Champion: Peter Richardson, Sandhills, Bassenthwaite Lake, 10-m-o Lim X steer by non reg Lim bull out of black Lim X cow, £1,450 (top price of day) DL Owen, Anglesey; res: JC&SE Little, The Guards, Ireby, 9-m-o BBX hfr by reg BB bull Tamhorn Ocker out of pure-bred Lim cow, £780 to the judges

Prizes. - Lim X bullock: 1 champion. Lim X hfr: 1 Davies Bros, Llangodog, £620; 2 JC&SE Little £615; 3 Davies Bros, Llan Farm, £720. BBX bullock: 1 E Telfer & Son, Newton High House, Stocksfield, £770. BBX hfr: 1 reserve champion; 2&3 GG Allen, Brockholes, Tebay, £620, £780. AO Cont X bullock: 1 DI Holliday, Jacques Farmhouse, Clapham, £620; 2 J Stott, Hill Top, Caldbeck, Wigton, £660. AO Cont X hfr: 1,2&3 E Telfer Son, £665, £670, £610.

Prices,all crosses. - Lim bullocks: £1,450 Sandhills; £782 Green Farm; £770 Clifton Moor Farm; £750 Hill Top Farm; £740 Kentmere Hall. Lim hfrs: £720 Lan Farm; £710; £690; £650 Ainstable Hall; £660 Setterah Park. Char bullocks: £800, £742, £730 Aspatria Hall; £672, £668(2) Stockbridge; £652, £648 Bridge End; £640 Low House Farm. Char hfrs: £655(2), £638, £580 Aspatria Hall; £605 South View Farm; £575 Brisco Hall. BB bullocks: £800 Inglewood Edge; £770 Newton High House; £692 Newbiggin; £685 Flothers; £670 Spa Well; £662 Clifton Moor Farm. BB hfrs: £820 Howard House; £780 The Guards, Brockholes Farm; £710 Inglewood Edge; £655 Green Farm. BA bullocks: £760, £730, £675(3) Everard Lodge; £700, £688 Roughet Hill; £678, £670 Thornship Farm. BA hfrs: £690(2) Everard Lodge; £670, £665, £610 Newton High House; £610 Thornship Farm. AA bullocks: £690 Everard Lodge; £610 Lan Farm. AA hfrs: £470(2) Garth View. Welsh Black hfrs: £625 Lan Farm. Simm bullocks: £595(4) Easton Farm. Simm hfrs: £458 Low House Farm.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 589 cattle for annual New Fair show & sale. Breeding cattle judge: H Ridley, Woodhall. Top price: £2,600 (new mart record), first prize Belgian X hfr & bull calf from WH Brass, Low Row, sold to N Slack, Newby

Prizes. - Cont X hfr & calf: 1&2 WH Brass £2,600 to N Slack, £1,700 to JB Bowness, The Bank. Pair bulling hfrs: 1 A&R Birbeck, Windy Hill, £492 to I Armitage, York. Cow with calf: 1 Brass, Barnskew, £1,180 to R Ridley, Ranbeck; 2 TW&C Holmes, Langton Gate, to £800 to C Lightburn & Sons.

Prices . - Lim X hfrs & bull calves: £1,300, £1280 Hill Top (Bell); £1,080 Langton Gate; £1,050 Low Row; £950 Coupland Beck; £850, £820(2) Knott House Farm. With hfr calves: £1,300 Langton Gate; £1,220 Low Row; £900 Coupland Beck; £790 Knott House Farm. Cows & bull calves: £1,180, £1,050 Barnskew; £940, £730, £725 Sandford Hall; £900, £880, £860 Ghyll House;£820, £780 Wellgarth. BBX hfrs & bull calves: £2,600, £1,700, £1,650 Low Row; £1,550 Langton Gate. Cows & hfr calves: £850, £800 Raw Foot; £800 Langton Gate. Herefd X cows & calves: £710 Barnskew. Simm cows & calves: £710 Barnskew; £700 Holly Trees Farm.

Bullocks. - Lim X: £700 Stoneraise; £660, £630, £618 Far Close; £658 Underwood; £655 Asby Mill; £648, £635 Helton Head; £628 Green Farm (Hodgson); £610 Gate Ghyll. BBX: £690 Helton Head; £615 Peter House; £580 The Bank. Herefd: £578(2), £570 White House; £500(3) Longlands. Char X: £678 High Row; £595 Low Row. AAX bullocks: £620, £598 Burns (Cartmel); £458(4) Skirwith Abbey. BAX: £598, £548 Town Head (Potter). Simm X: £675 Stoneraise. Fries: £570(2) Burns (Cartmel); £495(2), £462(4) Low Row.

Hfrs. - Lim X: £615(2), £595 Wickerfield; £585, £570, £542 High Barn; £582(3) Close House; £562 Melmerby Mill. Herefd X hfrs: £468 Fremington; £420(3) Brackenslack. BBX: £610 Wickerfield; £565 Asby Mill. Saler X: £592(2) Colstons. BAX: £615, £578 Town Head (Potter); £448 Swindale. Char X: £590 Dyke Nook; £540 Brackenslack; £528(5) Moorend.

Calves. - BBX bulls: £245 Fremington. BBX hfrs: £120 Fremington. Holstein/Fries bulls: £138(3) Fremington. Lim X hfrs: £130 Sleetburn. Cont X bulls: £602 The Bank; £570, £515, £510 Dyke Nook; £548, £545 Mount Clifton; £452 Gate Ghyll. Holstein/Fries bulls: £392, £342 (2) Town End (Mounsey); £320(6) Hardrigg Hall. Ayrshire: £335, £302 Little Blencowe.

Annual "Troutbeck" sale. - Tues. Fwd: 2,751 breeding 7 store sheep.

Prices. - Swale ewes NCM & singles: £43 Undercragg; £41 Corner Cottage; £36 Bowderdale; £35 Ulcatrow, The Lea. With doubles: £39 Undercragg; £37 Corner Cottage; £36 Bowderdale, The Lea. Swale shlgs & singles: £41 Highfield. Herdwick ewes & singles: £27.50 Anns Cottage; £25.50 Street House (Maughan); £25 Chapel Farm; £24 Wilkinsyke Farm, Grove Farm, Tongue House. With doubles: £29 Anns Cottage; £24.50 Noran Bank, Street House (Maughan). Cheviot ewes NCM & singles: £42 Sunnyslack. With doubles: £40 Sunnyslack. Mule hoggs & singles: £56 The Green; £54 Ulcatrow. Mule geld gimmer hoggs: £65 Ulcatrow. Lleyn ewes & doubles: £40.50 Norman Farm. Texel ewes & doubles: £41 Wall End.

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