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Show calves sell to £12,000 at Carlisle

Trade reached unprecedented levels at the show and sale of continental cross store cattle at Carlisle, peaking at £12,000

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Heifer from Messrs Marston which sold for £12,000
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Heifer from Messrs Marston which sold for £12,000

The sale topper was a first prize winning Limousin-cross heifer from A.J. and R.E. Marston, Easgill Head, Kirkby Stephen, which was knocked down to Mike and Melanie Alford, Cullompton.

The pre-sale show championship went to Messrs Robertson, Pitlochry, with a Limousin-cross bullock, which sold for a centre record of £10,000 to Blair Dufton, Huntly. Messrs Robertson sold 84 head to average £1,914.19.

Champion from Messrs Robertson which sold for £10,000
Champion from Messrs Robertson which sold for £10,000

Also selling for £10,000 was a British Blue-sired heifer from I.P. Jones, Corwn, Clwyd. It sold to Paul and Christine Tippetts, Shifnal, who also paid £6,500 for a second prize winning Limousin-cross heifer from S. Hardisty and Son, Ennerdale.

British Blue sired heifer from Messrs Jones which sold for £10,000
British Blue sired heifer from Messrs Jones which sold for £10,000

A second prize winning British Blue-cross heifer, consigned by John Smith-Jackson, Haltwhistle, sold for £8,000 to A. and S. Campbell, Argyll.

Making £7,000, a first prize winning Limousin-sired heifer from E. Telfer and Son, Stocksfield, sold to G. Camerson, Argyll.

The prizewinning heifers averaged £5,062.50, with bullocks averaging £3,028.57. Away from the show potential cattle, the commercial cattle were a strong trade, with 113 selling for more than £1,800 and the 294 steers averaging £1,640.41 - up £189/head on the year. The 281 heifers averaged £1,766; up £80/head.

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington

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