A LIMOUSIN cow with a Limousin steer calf at foot from Messrs Hodgkinson, Hartley Grange, Buxton, achieved £4600 at Harrison and Hetherington’s show and sale of breeding cattle at Kirkby Stephen .

This outfit was purchased by Messrs White, Rigg Farm, Middleton, in Teesdale.

The pre-sale judging was carried out by Holly Teward who awarded the first placed outfit to a second calved Limousin cow with Limousin calf at foot, also from Messrs Hodgkinson, which went on to sell for £3100 to Messrs Hayton, Asby Grange.

Messrs Robinson, Waitby, Kirkby Stephen, sold a Limousin heifer with a Limousin heifer calf at £3850 to Messrs Dobson, White Kirkley, Bishop Auckland.

Topping the in-calf section at £3950 was a Limousin cross heifer in-calf to the Blonde bull from Messrs Thompson, Newfield, Sedbergh, when the hammer fell to Messrs Brass, Soulby.

This home also sold another in-calf Limousin heifer to make £3900 selling to Messrs Hall, Hawick. The annual consignment of 28 in-calf heifers from Messrs Bradley, Penny Grange, Settle, topped at £3700 twice, firstly for a Limousin selling to Messrs Warren, Bradford and again for a British Blue when finding a new home with Messrs Brass, Soulby.

Averages all improved on the year with heifers and calves at £2975.34 (+ £242.40), cows and calves cashed in at £2380.63 (+ £107.10), and in-calf heifers and in-calf cows balanced at £2809.76 (+ £320.29) and £1970.91 (+ £500.91) respectively.

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Leading Prices

Cows and calves – Lim – £4600, £3100, £2700 Harley Grange; £3000, £2750 Cringleber; £2600 Lowick Bridge. BB – £2650 Chapel; £2500 Dillicar; £2450 Prospect. BS – £2050 Harley Grange.

Heifers and calves – Lim – £3850, £3600, £3550 (x2), £3500, £3450 Prospect; £3700, £3100, £2750 Arngill House; £3700, £3150, £3000, £2900 Hawkswell; £3650, £3400, £3300, £3100 Bents; £3650, £3600, £3400, £3300, £3250, £3100 (x2), £2750, £2700 Green; £3500 Lowick Bridge; £3250, £3100 Cringleber; £3000 Barugh House; £2900, £2800 (x2) High House; £2800 Lockholme Hall; £2800 Harley Grange. BB – £3800, £3700 Arngill House; £3100 Prospect; £3000, £2900, £2750 Riddings; £2900 Barugh House. BS – £2100 Kaber Fold.

In calf cows – Lim – £2250 (x2), £2200, £2050, £2000 Cringleber.

In calf heifers – Lim – £3950, £3900 Newfield; £3700, £3500 (x2), £3400, £3350, £3300 (x3), £3200, £3150, £3100 (x2), £2900 Penny Grange; £3150, £3000 (x3), £2950, £2900, £2800, £2700, £2650 Beck House; £2900, £2700 (x2), £2650 (x2), £2600 Cringleber; £2650 (x2), £2600, £2500 (x3) Paradise. BB – £3700, £3600, £3500 (x3), £3400, £3350, £3300 (x2), £3200, £3100, £3050 Penny Grange; £3400, £3300, £3100, £2800, £2650, £2600, £2500 Beck House; £3100, £2800, £2750, £2600, £2500 Paradise. Sim – £2350 Paradise.