Limousin heifers from the late George Dent, The Bungalow, Gordon House Farm, Cockfield, secured both the champion and reserve honours at Darlington Farmers Auction Marts’ show and sale and later sold for £1680 and £1670 respectively.

Steers averaged £1256 (+£82) whilst heifers levelled at £1142 (+£137).

Topping the sale at £1910 was Aberdeen Angus steers from B and B Kitching and Son, Elstob Hill Cottage, whilst heifers peaked at £1830 for a Limousin from TW West.

Store lambs averaged £88, having topped at £146 for Beltex lambs from CA and J Kipling, Stone Close.

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Leading Prices

Cows and calves – £2200 JR and AR Wall.

Store bulls – £1360 CS Thompson; £1200, £1190, £1170, £1160, £1120 (x2) JK Gregory; £900, £725 (x2) FJ Forrest.

Store steers – £1910 (x3), £1850, £1830, £1740 B and B Kitching and Son; £1810, £1760, £1750 A Thompson; £1800 (x2), £1770, £1760 (x2), £1750, £1700, £1670 (x5), £1660 (x2), £1650, £1640 (x2) TW West; £1660 (x2) Rose A Farms Ltd; £1650, £1560 (x2), £1470 JS Foster and Son; £1590, £1570 (x2), £1350 (x3) Messrs Shepherd; £1580 (x4), £1560, £1500 (x2), £1490 (x2) F Ward; £1570, £1530, £1470 RW Ridley; £1480, £1440, £1390, £1360 K Metcalfe; £1460 MH Hodgson; £1440 JV Hodgson; £1390 J Davis; £1390 JE Holiday and Son; £1370 Messrs Bousfield.

Store heifers – £1830, £1730, £1700, £1650 (x2) TW West; £1760, £1720, £1590, £1390 RW Ridley; £1680, £1670, £1660 SG Dent; £1600, £1570 JS Wiper; £1580 F Crawford; £1520 W Love Ltd; £1490 (x2), £1400 (x2) F Ward; £1490 (x2), £1460 IR Appleton; £1480, £1380, £1340 W Wearmouth and Son; £1470, £1450 AE Barker; £1440 (x4) JF Harland; £1400 A Tindale; £1370 £1350 (x3) Wilkinson and Son; £1350, £1320 (x3) E Parsons; £1340, £1310 Forster Hall and Sons; £1330 R Errington and Son.

Store lambs – Belt – £146 CA and J Kipling; £120.50 MR Cass; £106 C and M Burnett; £105 JR Mann. Cont – £130 £108.50 GS Dixon; £127, £122, £121, £119.50, £115 P Foster; £126.50, £123, £122, £120 CA and J Kipling; £114, £101.50, £100 B and J Bainbridge; £113 W Coatsworth; £112.50, £106 JR and J Crowe; £109.50 J and S Thompson; £109 TE Dobson; £107, £101 (x2) RA Patterson and Son; £103 WH Brown.; £101 C and M Burnett. Tex – £128 GS Dixon; £124 D Rutter; £119 MR Cass; £112 (x2) M Hogg; £111.50, £106 (x2) £101.50 A and R Thompson; £110, £107.50, £106.50 T Walton; £109 WH Brown; £104 CE Smith;£103.50 LF and HC Wood; £103 S Coote; £103, £100.50 LD Laws; £100.50 JR Mann. Suff – £119 JR and J Crowe; £108 RA Patterson and Son; £100 D Alderson.

Feeding ewes – £150 CE Smith; £144 S Straughan; £136, £70 WB Rutter and Sons; £130 M Hogg; £126, £120 MR Cass; £120 RA Patterson and Son; £111 T and HA Barrass; £106 A Forrest; £104 B and J Bainbridge; £103 GH Lister.