The pre-sale champion, a Limousin cross steer from the Stones family of Nun Cote Nook, went on to secure the top price of £1750 at Darlington Farmers Auction Marts’ show and sale of suckled calves.

Father and son duo, Johnathan and Harry Wales of Thackwood, were the pre-sale judges, and awarded the reserve ticket to a Limousin cross heifer from RA and S Wearmouth, Middletown, Long Newton, which later led the heifers at £1620.

Heifers and steers averaged £1082 (+£97) and £1260 (+£114).

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Leading Awards

Lim heifer – 1, RA and S Wearmouth, Middletown, £1620; 2, JN Swinbank, Cold Comfort, £1420; 3, A Wilson, Calf Close, £1150.

BB heifer – 1, T and C Smith, Thorsgill, £1600; 2, T and C Smith, Thorsgill, £1150.

AOB heifer – 1, I Appleton, Pudding Poke, £1130d; 2, I Appleton, Pudding Poke, £1020; 3, A Wilson, Calf Close, £1070.

Lim steer – 1 and champion, KO Stones, Nun Cote Nook, £1750; 2, RA and S Wearmouth, Middletown, £1630; 3, KO Stones, Nun Cote Nook, £1560.

BB steer – 1, KO Stones, Nun Cote Nook, £1340; 2, KO Stones, Nun Cote Nook, £1340; 3, T and C Smith, Thorsgill, £1140.

Young bull – 1, SG Horn, West Holling Carr, £1400; 2, E Scott and Sons, Middridge Grange, £1500; 3, A Wilson, Calf Close, £1110.

Leading Prices

Store bulls – £1530, £1350 (x2), £1300, £1170 JA and UM Fawcett; £1500, £1480, £1430 (x2), £1370 RA Patterson and Son; £1500, £1200 E Scott and Sons; £1450, £1420, £1410, £1400, £1210, £1180 (x2), £1100 SG Horn; £1400 RA and SL Wearmouth; £1270, £1100, £1090 (x2) JK Gregory; £1200, £1150, £1110, £1100, £1050, £1000 A Wilson; £1170 Duell Partners; £1010 I Spedding.

Store steers – £1750, £1640, £1560 (x2), £1540 (x2), £1390 (x3), £1340 (x5) KO Stones; £1640, £1630, £1620, £1420, £1320 (x2), £1300 (x2), £1290, £1280 RA and SL Wearmouth; £1640, £1570, £1430, £1420 (x2), £1410 (x2), £1400 (x5), £1370, £1360, £1340, £1280 (x3) JN Swinbank; £1520, £1380 (x2), £1310, £1290 MJ Marley; £1500, £1440, £1410 (x2), £1370 (x2) £1350, £1310 L Booton; £1390 N Wilson; £1350 D and HM Hodgson; £1280, £1250 B Watson; £1270 T and C Smith.

Store heifers – £1620, £1500, £1450, £1280, £1230 RA and SL Wearmouth; £1600, £1150 T and C Smith; £1560, £1550 N Wilson; £1440, £1100, £1070 S Waggott; £1420, £1300 (x2), £1260 (x3), £1240 (x2), £1190, £1120,£1110 JN Swinbank; £1310, £1070, £1060 G Calvert and Sons; £1260 (x2), £1200, £1160, £1100 (x3) MJ Marley; £1260 KO Stones; £1200 B Watson; £1150, £1070, £1060 A Wilson; £1130 I Appleton; £1120 WS Hewitson and Son; £1040 T Walton.

Ewe lambs – Blue Tex – £154 M Lindley. Mule – £109 JB and LM Knight; £84 WH Brown.

Breeding ewes – Tex – £170, £129 CE Smith; £142, £134, £116, £100 J Butterfield and Son; £138 K Buckle. Suff – £132 PW Logistics Ltd.

Rams – £260 C E Smith.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £155, £128, £108, £102 A and R Thompson; £120 D Alderson; £109 PJ Anderson; £100 DG and PD Ayre; £89 LD Laws. Cont – £125 J Butterfield and Son. Chev – £122 A Hughes. Mule – £108 DM McClurg.