The Stones family, Nun Cote Nook, secured both the champion and reserve at Darlington Farmers Auction Marts’ ‘John Norwood Spedding’ memorial show and sale of suckled calves.

The pre-sale supreme was their April born bullock, sired by the British Blue stock bull, Valley Optical, which went on to make £1420.

Both prize winners sold to T W West, Egremont.

The judge, R Mather of Picket How, awarded the runner up to the February born Limousin bullock, which realised £1450.

The reserve champion from the Stones family, Nun Cote Nook sold for £1450 The reserve champion from the Stones family, Nun Cote Nook sold for £1450 The sale of store cattle witnessed steers and heifers average £1130 (+£150) and £1059 (+£125) respectively.

Sale leader at £2000 was a British Blue bull from Eileen Wilson, White Hills Farm, Scorton. Aberdeen Angus from B and B Kitching and Son, Elstob Hill Cottage Farm led the steer trade when reaching £1850 whilst heifers sold to £1545 from Messrs Wilkinson and Son of Carrsides Farm, Rushyford.

Store lambs sold to £142 for Texel crosses from D and HM Hodgson, Dyke Nook.

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Leading Prices

Cows and calves – £1980, £1880, £1320 JD Vipond.

In calf cows – £1220, £1050, £1000 Nicholas Clifford.

Stirks – £510 (x2) TM Davies.

Store bulls – £2000, £1920 E Wilson; £1900, £1710 F Ward; £1790, £1680 (x2), £1670 D Dixon; £1730, £1690, £1500 T Ducker; £1560, £1310, £1230 E Parsons; £1410, £1370, £1290 (x2) A Wilson; £1340, £1310, £1270, £1220 T and R Quinn and Son; £1300 (x2) JK Gregory; £1210 (x2) E Scott and Sons; £1200 MR Madrell.

Store steers – £1850 (x4), £1690 (x2) B and B Kitching and Son; £1700 WA Wardman Ltd; £1690, £1650 JC Thwaite and Son; £1650 (x3) JF Harland; £1640, £1610 GL and M Steel; £1630 (x5) D Walker; £1530, £1480, £1330 IW Cairns; £1490, £1450 I Oliver; £1450 SG Horn; £1450, £1420, £1320,£1310 KO Stones; £1440 (x3) JS Foster and Son; £1415, £1400 (x3), £1320 (x2) £1280 (x2) BJS Farms; £1400, £1310, £1300 SG Dent; £1370, £1220 B Lowson; £1350, £1340 (x8) A and R Thompson; £1330 PM Beveridge; £1300 (x2) G Cant; £1300 NMG Agri; £1280 J Fletcher; £1260 JJM Lonsdale.

Store heifers – £1545, £1480, £1385 (x2) £1345 (x2) Wilkinson and Son; £1485, £1470, £1390, £1360 (x3) I Oliver; £1450 M Madrell; £1390, £1330 AC Walton; £1380 (x4) A and R Thompson; £1380 IW Cairns; £1330 (x2) KW MJ and SW Ward; £1330 (x2), £1320 (x2) E Scott and Sons; £1325 (x2) Deerness Valley Dairy; £1300, £1250, £1200 A Wilson; £1290 KO Stones; £1290 Juaul Farms; £1270 (x4), £1265 (x3) BJS Farms; £1270 JS Foster and Son; £1245 (x3) P Curry; £1210 NMG Agri; £1210 JA Armstrong.

Store lambs – Cont – £142, £130 (x2) D and HM Hodgson; £130, 116 TJ Herron; £127 K O Stones; £126, £110 GS Dixon; £126 D Alderson; £124 DWT Davies; £121 A W Sanderson; £121 J H Johnson; £119, £110 JR and J Crowe; £118, £116, £109 TT Hall and Son; £111 J Jopling; £110 HM and JS Hutchinson; £109 B Kennedy. Tex – £137 K O Stones; £135, £126 (x2), £124, £122 T J Herron; £134.50, £129.50, £128, £127(x2), £126 CA and J Kipling; £131 J Atkinson; £130, £125 I R Appleton; £128 C and J C Stephenson; £127 A Newton; £126, £120 L D Laws; £124 J and R A Speed. Belt – £132 K O Stones; £131 C A and J Kipling; £130, £120 M R Cass; £128, £120, £115, £105.50, £101 Adam Lowson. Chev – £128, £110, £106 K O Stones; £118 C H and M C Phalp. Suff – £124, £110, £106 TJ Herron; £118 D Alderson; £112, £108 (x2) F and A Gilchrist. Scoth half bred – £123 Rebecca Appleton. Mule – £101 S Tuck; £100 D Rutter.