A Limousin bull calf secured the championship at Harrison and Hetherington's annual spring show and sale of 380 young calves at Carlisle.

Producing the champion, a Lodge Hamlet son, was Messrs Livingstone, Kirtlevale, Gretna, which later realised £580 to Messrs Caddy.

Reserve champion was awarded to a Limousin heifer again sired by Lodge Hamlet from Messrs Martin, Boggle Hall, selling for £420 to the judge, James Harrison, Penrith.

However, topping the sale at £620 was a British Blue bull from Connell Farms, Whauphill, closely followed by a heifer from Messrs Ewing, Dunbretton, Annan, selling to £610.

LEADING awards

Continental bred bull – 1 and champion, D J Livingstone, Kirtlevale, Gretna, £580; 2, Bowe Dairy Farming Co Ltd, Chalk Lodge, Dalston, £450; 3, IT and EM Carlyle, Bleaberry Rigg, Longtown, £420.

Continental bred heifer – 1 and reserve, J and D Martin, Boggle Hall, Plumpton, Penrith, £420; 2, IT and EM Carlyle, Bleaberry Rigg, Longtown, £345; 3, IT and EM Carlyle, Bleaberry Rigg, Longtown, £300.

Native bred bull or heifer – 1, J Reay and Son, Park Farm, Grinsdale, £290; 2, A and AE Harrison, Round Hill, Silloth, £320; 3, JRC Craig and Son, Cairnhead, Ainstable, £240.

LEADING prices

Bulls – BB – £600 East Drummodie; £535, £420 Holmes Mill; £450 Chalk Lodge; £440 Orton Grange; £420 Tempest Tower; £420, £405 Moss Side House; £420, £410, £400 Cairnhead; £410 North Greenhill; £400 Girthhead. A-A – £590, £565 East Drummodie; £450 (x2) Groundy Croft; £400 Moss Side House; £395 Low Thorney; £345 (x5) Morton; £330 Woodside. Lim – £580 (x2), £475 (x2), £510, £430 Mounsey Bank; £455 Blencogo House; £430 Windy Hill; £420 (x2) Bleaberry Rigg; £410 Hillend. Fleck – £570 (x2), £505 (x2), £500 East Drummodie. Sim – £550, £495 East Drummodie. HF – £330 Pears Ghyll; £295, £275 (x2), £255 (x3), £245, £230 (x2) Dearham Hall; £270 (x2), £240 Blue House; £265, £225 Laggonmore; £250 (x2) Yew Tree. Longhorn – £355 Whitrigg Grange. Hfd – £320 Round Hill; £270 (x3), £260, £255 Cotehill; £240 (x2) Cairnhead; £230 The Gill. Frie – £290 (x3), £250 (x2) Mounsey Bank; £240, £220 Round Hill; £215 (x7) Low Plains. Ayrshire – £270 Blue House; £225 (x2) Laggonmore; £160 (x3) Thackthwaite Hall. Welsh Black – £270 Wood Close. Hols – £260 Gaitsgill Hall. Norwegian Red – £190 New Farm; £130 (x2) Low Malzie. Dairy Shorthorn – £175 (x2) Morton.

Heifers – Lim – £610, £320 Dumbretton; £420 Boggle Hall; £410 Windy Hill; £400 (x2) Mounsey Bank; £345, £300 Bleaberry Rigg; £320 Manor; £310 (x2) Hillend. BB – £530 Gatelands; £490 Pears Ghyll; £470, £440 (x2) North Greenhill; £440, £430 Orton Grange; £435 (x3) Tempest Tower; £425 Meinfoot; £420 Groundy Croft; £410 (x2) Low Thorney. Char – £400, £380 The Square. A-A – £365, £275 Morton;£330, £280 Low Rigg; £330 (x2) Low Thorney; £290 Wolsty Hall; £240 Woodside. Saler – £335 Dunbretton. Longhorn – £275 Whitrigg Grange. Hfd – £220, £200 Cotehill.