A man and a woman were arrested after a dispute broke out at a Limousin cattle sale at Borderway Mart in Carlisle in the UK.

Police in Cumbria were called out to the dispute which occurred at around 8:50 last Thursday evening (May 6).

A Cumbria Police spokesperson said: “A 61-year-old male, from Sheffield, sustained a slight injury to his head.

“A 53-year-old male from Shropshire was arrested for assault and later cautioned for the offence.

“Also, a 57-year-old female from Shropshire was arrested for public order offence and also cautioned.”

Despite the incident, the mart sale held the following day in Carlisle saw a great trade with prices topping out at 50,000gns.

One gns is equivalent to £1.05 or €1.16.

Across the board, bulls averaged approximately £8,300/head alongside an "outstanding" clearance rate of 84%, according to organisers.

19 of the top-class bulls on offer achieved five figures, with five of these exceeding the 20,000gns mark.

Females were also in great demand with a peak of 12,000gns and a clearance rate of 88%.

The bull that fetched the 50,000gns price was Everpark Partylight from first time vendors, J and T Waring from Everingham, York.

After being placed first in his class by judge Archie MacGregor of the Allanfauld herd, he was later crowned Intermediate Champion.

This September-2019 born embryo calf is a son of Millington Highlight, who was purchased with a calf-at-foot at the Millington dispersal sale. The father of this sought-after bull was the well-known 38,000gns sire, Ampertaine Foreman.

Partylight caught the eye of two breeders, DE Evans and FC Tomlinson & Sons who joined forces to purchase this bull.

The sale also saw a fierce interest for the trade of females at Borderway Mart.

The 71 females forward achieved average just shy of £2,900/head.

Topping the trade at 12,000gns was Huntershall Retha who made the short trip from Southerfield, Wigton with breeder, Steven Nixon.

Being a daughter of Gunnerfleet Hicks and out of the successful breeding dam Allanfauld Jolene, this 16 month-old female is a carrier of both the F94L and the Q204X myostatin.

She was snapped up by a newly established breeder, J Nelson from the Bullandcave herd based in Lancaster.