The Christmas show and sale of breeding and store cattle at Hawes, saw the pre-sale champion, a Limousin heifer from Messrs Hutchinson, top the trade at £1450.

Heifers and steers averaged £780.44 and £824.00 respectively.

Steers sold to £1120 for a Limousin from S Alderson.

Breeding cattle peaked at £1400 for a cow and calf from Coverhead.

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LEADING prices

Heifers – Lim – Messrs Hutchinson £1450; RF and RD Kettlewell; £1400 AT Pratt; £1310, £1180, £980, £890, £820 J Dixon and Sons; £1000 JW and JH Burton and Son; £850, £820, £810, £780, £740, GS Milburn; £725 (x2). Char – S Mcloughlin £1040, £880. BB – S Mcloughlin £975; JW and JH Burton and Son £835, £740. BS – Coverhead £880; M Prince £600, £500; Cragg and Carr £600.

Steers – Lim – S Alderson £1120; T Metcalfe and Son £1000, £980; J Dixon and Sons; £980 GS Milburn; £940 (x2), £765 AT Pratt; £930 JW and JH Burton and Son £800 (x2). Char – S Mcloughlin £1030, £960. BB – S Alderson £940; S Mcloughlin £920, £890; RF and RD Kettlewell £920; LM Braithwaite £890 (x2), £860. Baza – SJ and M Richardson and Son £920, £740, £740. BS – Woodend Farms £875, £830, £820; LC Scarr and Son £820, £810. Blonde – SJ and M Richardson and Son; £860 (x2). Hfd – RF and RD Kettlewell £840. Hols – S Mcloughlin £530, £500.

Breeding cattle – Cows with calves – Coverhead £1400, £1340, £1320, £1140; LC Scarr and Son £1200.

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