HAWES Farmers' Auction Mart held its Christmas shows for calves, prime lambs and Young Farmers' prime lambs on Tuesday.

Forward were 1,078 sheep comprising 892 prime lambs, 186 cast ewes and rams, and 14 calves.

Calves: Sponsored by Wensleydale Dairy Products & Genus Breeding. Judged by AW Thompson, Malton. Champion: Brit Blue bull from JC Clarkson & Son, Bainbridge, selling for £390 to AW Thompson. Reserve: Brit Blue heifer, from JF Bowe & Son, Hawes selling for £365 to H Avison, Leyburn.

Prizes. – Cont X bulls: 1 & 2 JC Clarkson & Son £390 & £350; 3 JF Bowe & Son £360. Cont X heifers: 1 JF Bowe & Son £365; 2 & 3 D Middleton & Son £280 & £345. Friesian/Holstein bulls: 1 JC Clarkson & Son £165; 2 & 3 J Scarr & Sons £170 & £145.

Prices. – Brit Blue bulls to £390 ave £352. Lim bulls to £355. Friesian/Holstein bulls to £170 ave £160. AA heifers to £280. Brit Blue heifers to £365 ave £355.

Prime lambs (pens of 4). Sponsored by Carrs Billington Agriculture, Tophams Meats, Deep Root and The Good Life (Hawes). Judged by Martin McIntyre, Bainbridge.

Prizes. – Cont: 1 and champion, and winner of BOCM Trophy: CT & JE Willoughby, Redmire 292p; 2 F Dinsdale & Sons, Coverdale 179p; 3 JR & LA Capstick, Killington 173p.

Suff: 1 & 2 P Bowdin, Oughtershaw 165p & 167p. Mule: 1 JR & LA Capstick 165p; 2 K&A Woof, Raydaleside 160p; 3 S Alderson, Hawes 169p. Swale: 1 & 2 A&H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale 168p & 166p; 3 Walburn Hall Farm 161p. Rough Fell: 1 & 2 A&H Watson 160p & 167p. Dalesbred: 1 and reserve champion, and champion Horned Lamb and Winner of the RT Dent Trophy: RW & MA Suttill & Son, Carlton 175p.

Young Farmers prime lambs (single lambs). Sponsored by the White Hart Hotel, Hawes and Café Curva, Hawes. Judged by Martin McIntyre. Cont: 1 and champion and winner of JW Cockett & Son Shield: Lauren Terry, Leyburn 257p; 2 Owen Acton, Leyburn 250p; 3 James Chapman, Hawes 231p. Native breed: 1 Laurie Blades, Hawes (Mule) 208p; 2 Owen Acton (Mule) 174p; 3 James Chapman (Mule) 183p.

Prices. – Prime lambs: Cont to 292p ave 184.7p. Mule to 208p ave 166.3p. Horned to 175p ave 154.6p. Cast ewes: Cont to £118 ave £99.40. Mule to £84 ave £80.70. Horned to £72 ave £54.80. Cast rams: Cont to £120 ave £93. Blue-faced Leics to to £109 ave £74.88. Horned to £59 ave £55.