A Limousin heifer from the Tindale family, Paradise Farm, Shadforth, secured the overall championship and sold for £1550 at Darlington Farmers Auction Marts' Anniversary show and sale on Monday.

Judge, Oliver Laws, of Rots Farm, Northallerton, found his reserve in a Limousin steer from I Oliver, South Brandon, which made £1600.

Outwith the show, a British Blue steer from Hall Farming, Kirkley, topped the trade at £1860, with the same home leading the heifers at £1780.

Store lambs reached £130.50 for a pair of Texel lambs from CE Smith, High Faverdale.

Leading awards

Heifer – 1, P Tindale, Paradise, £1550 to D Holgate, Wakefield; 2, I Oliver, South Brandon, £1310 to W Swinbank and Sons, Caldwell; 3, P Tindale, Paradise, £1200 to R Hirst, Neasham.

Steer – 1, I Oliver, South Brandon , £1600 to A G Watson and Sons, Rushyford; 2, I Oliver, South Brandon, £1640 to JV and JA Hodgson, Summerhouse; 3, I Oliver, South Brandon, £1480 to G G Stevenson, Redcar.

Bull – 1, JK Gregory, Porch House, £1220 to AS and SM Kemp and Son, Bowburn; 2, JK Gregory, Porch House, £1460 to AG Watson and Sons, Rushyford; 3, AC Spalding, Hedgeholme, £900 to RS Hall and Sons, Driffield.

Leading prices

Stirks – £760, £730, £670, £650, £640, £530 C and AE Hodgson; £700 (x3), £580, £460, £455, £410, £330, £320 Durrant Agricultural Services; £690 (x2), £670 A Wilson.

Cows and calves – £2520 L Booton; £1450, £1380, £1320 T Hodges.

Store bulls – £1460 (x3), £1220, £1180 JK Gregory; £1360, £1230 G Calvert and Sons; £1230 D and M Lowes; £1000 WT Hall;£1020 (x2), £950, £860 G Beadle; £900 (x3) ACM Spalding; £800 (x2) I and R Watson.

Store steers – £1860 Hall Farms; £1700 L Booton; £1640 (x2), £1600, £1480 I Oliver; £1560 DR Smith; £1560 (x2), £1500, £1480, £1430, £1380 HS Hutchinson; £1510 R and RE Everitt; £1370, £1300 (x2) G Bolton; £1365, £1350, £1330, £1300 (x3), £1280, £1100 KM and S Sayer; £1260 (x2) Beckwith; £1250 (x3) J Campbell; £1250 HS Hutchinson; £1160 WSI Anderson; £1140 (x2) C Bell; £1140, £1090 AL Roche; £1100 TW and G Corner.

Store heifers – £1780, £1700, £1660, £1600, £1540 (x2), £1510 (x2), £1380, £1375 Hall Farms; £1730, £1700 SG Dent; £1550 P Tindale; £1490, £1470, £1440, £1395, £1330, £1300, £1270 (x2) HS Hutchinson; £1450 (x2), £1410 (x2), £1400 (x2) S Blythman; £1440, £1395, £1325, £1295 DR Smith; £1400, £1290 (x3) JW and GP Furness; £1395 (x2) J and S Thompson; £1380 G Bolton; £1360 (x2) WSI Anderson; £1340, £1310, £1300 I Oliver; £1270 RA and M Thompson.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £690, £600, £550 Wilkinson and Son. A-A – £570, £430 JT Forster and Son; £535, £505 Baysleap Dairy. Frie – £360 Baysleap Dairy; £285 (x2), £205 (x4) W Burton; £200 (x2), £195 SJ Kellett and Son.

Heifers – BB – £580, £495, £440 Wilkinson and Son; £525 Baysleap Dairy. A-A – £525 Baysleap Dairy; £480 JE Grieves; £290 Durrant Agricultural Services. Lim – £420 JE Grieves.

Store lambs – Cont – £130.50 CE Smith; £119.50 KO Stones; £110.50 F Hare and Sons. Tex – £128, £120 PJ Anderson; £126, £118, £117.50, £115 R Worthy; £125 (x2), £123, £120, £119, £118 RE Coatsworth; £120, £116 T Bell; £120, £117, £113 T and A Walton; £119 P and S Wood; £114 SMA and J Swinbank; £112 (x2) GH Lister; £111 Alderslade and Mulley. Char – £124 G Hodgson. Suff – £120, £118, £114 A and B Herworth; £118 F and A Gilchrist; £111 K Mowbray. Belt – £120 T Bell; £115, £112 R and E Coatsworth.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £148 T and C Smith; £138, £114, £113 A and R Thompson; £130 P and S Wood; £130 PJ Anderson; £120 DR Smith. Belt – £142 JD Brannen. Cont – £124 N Armstrong; £124 JD Brannen; £120 CE Smith. Mule – £115 P and S Wood; £115 DR Smith.

Breeding sheep – Rams – £150, £124, £114 M Lindley. Ewes – £190, £145 M Lindley.