Special sales

Prizes. - Aged rams: 1 JM&S Tennant £350 to P Iredale; 2 A&JA Iveson £60 to J Middleton & Co. Shlgs: 1 EC Coates £6,000 to T Robinson & Sons; 2 JE&DJ Hutchinson £820 to JR Lancaster; 3 T Robinson & Sons £400 to AC&K Pye.

Prices. - Aged: JR Addison & Son £780, £400, £200, £100; J&JE Bradley £450; JL&JA Sunter £400; JM&S Tennant £350; WH&M Hutchinson £250; J Pickles £250; D Middleton & Son £180; G&P Middleton £160, £120 (2); JE Beresford £100, £90, £80; JR&PH Hodgson £100; Robson House Farms £100; RMS Livestock £90; TW Hutchinson £80; D&M Iveson £70; A&JA Iveson £60; A&RA Middleton £60; C&AE Barningham £50; JA&JJ Metcalfe £50. Shlgs: EC Coates £6,000; JE&DJ Hutchinson £820; Mrs D Heseltine, JR Akrigg £700; JC Wade & Son £450; JS Cloughton (BP) £440, £220; T Robinson & Sons £400, £200; G Calvert & Sons £350, £220; JW Dent & Sons £350; A Hunter £320; GC&PM Haygarth £320; WH&M Hutchinson £320; CR Alderson & Son £300; JS&D Cloughton & Son £300; C Hird £300; WM Iveson £300, £230(2); JM&S Tennant £300, £220; JC White (Lunedale) £280; WP Walker & Son £280; RA Sowerby £260; A&JA Iveson £240; AH Birbeck £220; Mrs SL Pratt £220; T&C Robinson £210; JR Alderson £200; A&M Brennand £200; GS Tiplady £200; Wallburn Hall Farm £200.

HEXHAM. - Wed of last week. Fwd: Fwd: 176 beef breeding cattle for special autumn show & sale. Judges: Willie & Stuart Weatherson, Edges Green, Haltwhistle. Overall champion & John Riddle Memorial Trophy: CA&JG Skidmore, Needless Hall, Toronto, Lim X hfr with 7/8th Lim hfr calf £1,880; res: LB&J Tipling, Sleights House, Lim/Fries hfr with Lim bull calf £1,380. 37 lots sold to £1,000 or more.

Prizes. - Lim X hfr & calf: 1 Needless Hall £1,880; 2 Sleights House £1,380. BBX hfr & calf: 1 West Wharmley £850; 2 Penpeugh £1,100. AAX hfr & calf: 1 Old Town £700; 2 West Wharmley £720. Hfr AOB & calf: 1 Highwood (BLX) £920; 2 Willow Gap (Simm X) £530. In-calf hfr: 1 Blackhalls £600; 2 Thornham Hills £790.

Other prices, hfrs 7 calves. - Lim X to £1,300 (bull calf) Sleights House; BB to £1,300 (bull calf) Blossom Hill; AA to £920 (bull calf) Gallows Hill; BAX to £920 (bull calf) Highwood; Shorthorn to £600 Steel Hall (bull calf). In calf hfrs: BBX to £950 Lynesack Farm; Lim X to £970 West Plenmellor; AAX to £730 Thornham Hills. Bulling hfrs: pure Lim £560 Blackhalls; Lim X to £550 Thrunton Lowfield; AAX to £490 Thrunton Lowfield. Stock cows: BAX & spring-born steer calf £740 Gordon House; BBX & spring-born hfr calf £600 Gordon House. Lim bull 34-m-o Errington Red House.

"Bellingham" sale. - Sat. Fwd: 7,634 sheep, classes. Ewe lambs: Blackface to £45 East Land Ends; Swale to £36 Temperance; Mule to £77 Brownleazes; Texel X £53 Quarry House. Blackface gimmers to £96 Brieredge; Blackface draft ewes to £44 Troughend; Blackface young ages £38 Featherwood; Swale gimmers to £70 East Keilder; Swale draft ewes 5-y-o to £52 Stripe House; 6-y-o to £30 Harwoodshield; Swale young ages to £42 Deadwater; Cheviot ewes to £44 Shilmoor; Mule gimmers to £72 Brieredge (Mrs K A); Mule ewes to £61 Brieredge (Mrs KA). Store lambs: Suff X to £45.50 Yatesfield; Texel X to £42.90 Percy Arms; Mule to £44.80 Blackaburn; Blackface to £33 Ealingham; Swale £28.50 Harwood Shield.

LEYBURN. Last Fri. Fwd: 48 ped Lim cattle, 7 dairy cattle 121 calves & stirks, 291 store cattle & feeding bulls. Show & sale of ped Lim cattle for North-East Limousin Breeders' Club, plus show & sale of Lim X breeding cattle. Judge: Anne Hirst, York. Champion, J W Fieldson, bull, 1,700gns; res P&W Scott, maiden hfr, 1,000gns.

Prizes, pedigrees. - Cow & calf: 1 SM Priestley 880gns; 2 K&A Percival (res); 3 JCP Ellwood 430gns. In-calf hfr: 1&2 H&A Isherwood 780, 700gns. Maiden hfr: 1&3 P&W Scott 1,00, 920gns; 2 JM&SP Cooper 980gns. Bull: 1 JW Fieldson 1,700gns; 2 JCG Bloom 1,150 gns; 3 JJS Allison (res).

Lim X cow or hfr & calf: 1 Bainbridge & Stead £425; 2 D&JW Banks £525; 3 JL Umpleby £500.

Store cattle; judge: David Mawer, Grewelthorpe. Char X: 1&2 MW Dale £535, £575. AOB: 1 JW Wilkinson, BB steer, £815; 2&3 CA Stelling, BB hfr £600, BB steer £575.

Prices. - Dairy cattle: calved hfrs PF Donaldson £440; calved cows PF Donaldson £770, Stockdale Bros £605; Holstein bulling hfrs JC Heseltine £430, £425, £400. Beef breeding cattle: BA bulls RMS Livestock 950gns; BBX hfr & calf K Stones £1,050; BBX cow & calf KO Stones £900; Lim X cows & calf RW&MR Cooper 31,120; CS Utley £920; in calf cattle Mrs JE Bottomley £510, Penty Farming £520. Calves: BB bulls to £280 D Spence av £206 overall; hfrs to £225 W Duffus & Son av £122; Lim bulls to £270 WD&MM Moor av £192; hfrs to £218 W Duffus & Son av £123; Simm bulls to £240 W Denham av £218; Fries bulls to £130 S&RJ Calvert av £43; hfrs to £60 A Alcock av £38; BA bulls £120 J Pratt & Sons; hfrs to £102 J Pratt & Sons av £91; AA bulls to £95 JH Simpson & Co; hfrs £30 JC Brown & Son. Bull stirks: Fries AE Wilkes £250; Shorthorn AE Wilkes £245. Feeding bulls: BA J Metcalfe & Son £600; Lim JMW Brown £565; BB D&JL Middlemiss £485. Store steers. - BB: JW Wilkinson £815; GK Hird & Sons £655. Simm: MW Walker £690. Lim: J Fawcett & Son £660; WM Iveson £652. AA: JS Walton & Co £635. Char: J Fawcett & Son £590. BA: PJ Middleton & Son £548. Fries: N&L Trewhitt & Son £435. Hfrs. - BB: KE&KL Nicholson £660; GK Hird & Sons £625. Lim: R Marwood & Son £600; TW Brown £550. Simm: J Platts £595; Fishburn Bros £525. Char: Fishburn Bros £515. BA: W Allison & Sons £545; Armstrong Ptnrs £460. AA: JS Walton & Co £465.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Tues. Fwd: 239 strong feeding cattle for annual show & sale of. Bullocks av £578.21(up £51.02 on year); hfrs av £421.62 (up £38.89) Judge: D Anderson, Wigton.

Prizes. - Bullocks1 JC&J White, Rigg Farm, £900 to P Harker; 2 JC&J White £830 to B Hough. Hfrs: 1 C Bell, The Pry, £1,300 to Little; 2 JC&J White £700 to K Harryman. Special prize, given by Earl of Strathmore, best beast owned by a tenant: JC 1 & J White, Rigg Farm; special prize given by Lord Barnard, best beast owned by a tenant: C Bell, The Pry.

Prices (all crosses). - Lim bullocks: £755, £700, £685, £670, £650, £638, £615, £610, £600 Step Ends; £755 Moory Lea; £740, £615 Rigg Farm; £710, £605 Woolpitts; £690, £638 Pallet Stone; £700, £640, £625 Bank Top; £670 ,£618 Fair View; £635 Roger Moor; £630 Ishude; £625, £600 Battle Hill; £612 Dirt Pit; £610 Bail Green; £610, £600 Stanhopegate; £605 Stotley Hall; £600 Hield House. Lim hfrs: £1,300, £610 The Pry; £700, £610 Rigg Farm; £630, £550 Moory Lea; £580 Battle Hill; £560 Bowes Close Farm; £505 Bank Top; £500 Fair View. BB bullocks: £900, £830 Rigg Farm. BB hfrs: £390 Stanhopegate. Char bullocks: £740 Fellowship Farm; £730, £720, £660, £650, £632 Aukside; £600 Sunny Brae. Char hfrs: £460 House & Home. BA bullocks: £605 Pallet Cragg. BA hfrs: £415 Pallet Cragg.

TOW LAW . - Wed of last week. Fwd: 368 store cattle for special sale. Judge: David Hammond, Greengate Farm, Kirkby Fleetham. Overall champion: BB hfr GW Lee & Sons, Stockley Burn, £680 to by JT&I Steele, Steeley Farm; res: BB hfr AE&NG Beveridge, Low West Farm, £700 to T Davie, High House Farm, Horncastle, Lincs.

Prizes. - Steer: 1 AE&NG Beveridge (Baz); 2 AE&NG Beveridge (BB); 3 M Jopling, Low Wiserley (BB). Hfr: 1 GW Lee & Sons (BB); 2 AE&NG Beveridge (BB); 3 M&B Coulthard, Bridge End (Lim X).

Prices, steers, green CID. - Lim X: £615, £550 Sandy Carr. Bulls, green CID. - Lim X: £585, £520 Woodburn Farm. Steers, blue CID. - Lim X: £695, £670, £655 Bridge End; £685, £640 Stockley Burn; £682, £645 Lands Farm; £668, £660, £642 Low House; £660, £650, £640 Boltsburn; £645 West Shields; £642 Low West House. BBX:£700 Low Wiserley; £690, £630 Low West House; £600, £552 Stockley Burn. BAX: £642, £550 Bridge End; £610, £600, £575, £545, £540, £535 Wolsingham Park Farms. AAX: £638 Wolsingham Park Farms. Baz X: £660 Low West House. MRI: £405 Low House. Char: £605, £565, £555, £545, £525 Low Hedgeley. Steers, red CID. - Lim X: £540 Bridge End. Bulls, red CID. - Lim X: £520 Thornley Hall. Hfrs. - Lim X: £555 Low West House; £540, £482 Bridge End; £520 Rare Dene; £518, £515, £510, £490(2) Lands Farm; £495 Wolsingham Park Farm; £490 Stockley Burn; £482, £480, £475 Rogerley Hall; £475 South Shields. BBX: £638 Stockley Burn; £595 Rare Dene; £585 Low Wiserley. BAX: £570, £502 Bridge End; £515, £510, £505(2), £490, £488, £450 Wolsingham Park Farms; £492 West Shields. AAX: £512 China Hall Char X: £400 Middle Greenhead.

Thurs of last week. - Fwd: 786 suckled calves for annual special sale. Judge: Andrew Richardson, Low Bank End Farm, Appleby. Overall champion: Rochester & Murray, Glebe Farm, East Butsfield, 7-m-0 BB hfr £900 to A Hall, Preston Tilery, Brafferton; res: Rochester & Murray, 7-m-o BB steer £760 to CN Bentley, Thirsk. Top price (record for Tow Law mart) David Collingwood, Intake Farm, Wolsingham, 6-m-o Lim X hfr out of BB cow £1,900.00 to A Hall.

Prizes. - Steer: 1st Rochester & Murray, (BB); 2 WS Thompson & Ptnrs, Allotment Farm (BB); 3 AE&NG Beveridge, Low West Farm (BB). Hfr: 1 Rochester & Murray (BB); 2 D Collingwood, Intake Farm (Lim X); 3 AE&NG Beveridge (BB)

Prices, steers, green CID. - Char X: £710, £635, £610, £580, £505 West Shipley; £610, £580 Thornley Pit House; £570, £540 Gordon House; £562 Baal Hill. Lim X: £660 Intake Farm; £640, £585 Sunderland Cleugh; £630 Gordon House; £615, £610 Stockley Burn; £600, £580 West Shipley; £575, £572 Binchester Hall; £570 Baal Hill. BBX: £890 East Butsfield; £620, £505, £500 £475, £465 Allotment Farm; £600 Stockley Burn; £560 Low West House. BAX: £630, £600 Low Wiserley; £585, £580, £558, £545 Gordon House; £562, £525 Thornley Pit House; £525, £520, £510 Jolly Body. Steers, blue CID. - Lim X: £675, £645, £630(2, £600 West Bridge End; £645, £605, £600, £575 Friarside; £602, £590 Halfway House; £670 Rogerley Hall; £585 Thornley Pit House; £575 West Biggens. BBX: £700 Low West House; £570 Stockley Burn. BBX: £560 Thornley Pit House. Hfrs. - Lim X: £522 West Bridge End; £522, £470 Friarside; £505, £480, £459 West Biggens; £505 Halfway House; £500, £480 Stockley Burn; £475 West Shipley; £470, £455 Rogerley Hall; £455 Low West House; £450 Friarside. BBX: £510, £500, £475, £460(2) Harelaw (JS); £470, £430 Low West House; £435, £420 Harelaw (IS). BAX: £435, £400 Jolly Body; £420 West Bridge End. Char X: £430, £410 West Shipley; £400 Baal Hill.