Mart prices - November 27

Prime cattle prices. Heifers per head: Limousin to £1,437.68 and £1,234.91 Nunwick. Charolais to £1,304.74 and £1,264.36 Flotterton. Heifers per kilo: Charolais to 228.5p and 216.5p Flotterton. Limousin to 217.5p Nunwick. Angus to 204.5p Flotterton.

In the over-30-month section there was a better show forward in terms of quality on offer and a similar number. Trade was sharper on the week which reflected a keenness shown by purchasers ringside.

Over-30-month per head: Stabiliser to £923.89 West Deanraw. British Blue to £916.83 West Shields. Limousin to £907.01 and £864.87 Nunwick and £872.52 Blackhalls. Simmental to £899.29 Hartley West. Angus to £860.80 West Shields. Prices per kilo: Limousin to 128.5p and 124.5p Blackhalls, 119.5p, 116.5p and 113.5p Nunwick, 119.5p The Steel, 116.5p Biddlestone Home Farm and 115.5p Low Ardley. Angus to 123.5p West Shields. Stabiliser to 113.5p West Deanraw. British Blue to 113.5p Blackhalls. Blonde to 109.5p The Steel. Hereford x to 109.5p Biddlestone Home Farm. Shorthorn to 109.5p Fairnley.

Prime sheep sale. The prime lamb trade was much firmer on the week with an overall average of 162.1p with the SQ being 169.2p.

Topping the sale were Dutch Texels at £83 and 207.5p from W.R. Sparke & Son, of Little Swinburne, purchased by Jamie Curle. Texel x lambs peaked at £80 from Messrs Reay, of St Oswald’s, and 202.5p from J. Lee & Sons, of Agars Hill.

Prime lamb prices. Texel x per head to £80, £78.50 and £77.50 Agars Hill, £80 and £77.50 St Oswald’s, £78.20 and £78 Great Chesters, £78 and £77.80 Elrington Hall, £78 Burntongues, £77.80 High Eshells, £77.20 Little Swinburne, £77 Highwood, £76.80 and £76.50 Low Ardley and £76.80 Aydonshields and Quarry House. Per kilo to 202.8p, 186.7p, 184.5p and 182.6p Agars Hill, 191p, 189p and 180.6p St Oswald’s, 190.2p and 183.3p Burntongues, 189.8p and 181.4p Elrington Hall, 187.8p and 183.8p Highwood, 187.3p and 181p Aydonshields, 185.4p South Kirkheaton, 183.8p Little Swinburne and 182.9p Low Ardley. Dutch Texel x per head to £83, £76.50 and £75 Little Swinburne and £79 Agars Hill. Per kilo to 207.5p, 187.5p and 186.6p Little Swinburne and 175.6p Agars Hill. Suffolk x per head to £76.50 and £74 Colepike, £74.50, £74.20 and £69.50 Low Eshells, £74.50 and £71.50 Black Hedley, £74.50 West Shields, £74.20, £74, £73.50 and £72.80 Great Bavington, £73.80, £72.40 and £69.20 Steel Hall, £71.80 Middle Heads, £70 Lambshield and £69.80 Lee Hall. Per kilo to 177.4p and 168.4p Steel Hall, 168.6p, 168.3p, 168.2p and 165.5p Great Bavington, 168.3p Middle Heads, 166.2p Lee Hall, 165.5p Low Eshells, 163.8p China Hall, 162p Black Hedley and 161.9p Stone Stile. Charollais x per head to £74.50 and £73.40 Gunnerton South, £74.50 and £69.50 Rosehill and £67.80 St Oswald’s. Per kilo to 178.4p St Oswald’s, 173.8p Rosehill and 166.8p and 162p Gunnerton South. Beltex x to £74 and 180.5p Ellfoot. Leicester to £72.80 Harwood Shield. Ryeland x to £68.50 and 163.1p Stone Stile. Cheviot x per head toto £72 Longlea and £71.50(2) Steel Hall. Per kilo to 166.3p Steel Hall. Mule per head to £73.80 and £72 Quarry House, £72.80 The Tofts, £72 Burn House, £69.50 Lilswood Grange, £68 Whiskershiel, £66.50 Longlea, £66 Highwood and Haggwood, £65.80 Rosehill, £65.50 Longlea and Agars Hill, £63.80(2) Ealingham, £62 Hamburn Hall and £61 Low Carriteth. Per kilo to 165.9p Whiskershiel, 164.5p and 148.6p Rosehill, 161p Highwood, 160p and 147.6p Quarry House, 159.8p and 158.3p Longlea, 156.5p Burn House, 151.9p Ealingham, 150p Haggwood, 148.9p Agars Hill and 147.6p Hamburn Hall. Cheviot x per head to £72 Longlea and £71.50(2) Steel Hall. Per kilo to 166.3p and 158.9p Steel Hall and 144p Longlea. Blackface to £64 Highwood and £53.80 Ealingham. Per kilo to 128.1p Ealingham.

Cast ewe and ram prices per head: Texel x to £92 Haining Hall, £86 Rosehill, £84 West Shields, £79 Lambshield, £70 and £57 Middle Heads, £69 South Kirkheaton, £68 and £59 Rye Hill and £61 Moss Barns. Suffolk x to £68 Sherburn Tower and £60 Moss Barns. Mule to £61 and £54 West Shields, £60 Sherburn Tower, £59 Middle Heads and £54 South Kirkheaton. Leicester to £55 Agars Hill.

ON Friday Hexham and Northern Marts had forward an entry of 824 catalogued head of store cattle and suckled calves, which included over 120 native breed cattle for the special monthly sale of such beast, as well as a great entry of 362 spring-born suckled calves, referred to traditionally as the second “Bellingham” sale for such younger types.

With a good number of older sorts forward to start the sale there was a full complement of buyers at the ringside and the best of these types were still in demand.

However, with the majority of better quality cattle now having changed hands, the secondary types, perhaps showing signs of recent inclement weather, were harder to place.

The sale leader was a great Limousin steer at 22 months from Mrs Allgood, of Nunwick, which rang the bell at £1,330, selling to Robert Nicholson, of Barnsley, for his Cannon Hall Farm Shop operation.

Next in the rankings was a super Charolais x steer at 18 months from John Sinton, of White House, which realised £1,310 to Declan Foley.

The same purchaser also paid the top price for a heifer on the day which was a great black Limousin x lady that would easily fulfil either purpose and sold for a newsworthy £1,280.

The best of the native breed entry was a pair of big black Angus x steers at 18 months from Martin Johnson, of High Fotherley, which sold well at £1,285 to John Dodd, of Saugh House.

A great run of ten steers, bred the sale way and at the same age, sold to a top of £1,185 to then average £1,126 for noted local purveyor of Angus x cattle, Geoff Roddam, of Blackcarts.

Although latterly spring-born calves sold elsewhere have struggled to maintain the levels set in October, a good return crowd came forward for the top quality suckler bred calves, many from the high hills of Northumberland and County Durham, which made up the second “Bellingham” sale.

These young calves were fiercely contested and were led by a super Limousin x heifer at just six months of age from Eric Armstrong, of Harlow Bower, which sold for £990 to Michael Pickworth, of Dotland Park.

The dearest steers on the day were a pair of well-bred Charolais crosses from Robin Oxley, of Colwell Hill, Elsdon, which at eight months sold for the same price to Steven Dale, of York.

Amongst numerous highlights were a super pair of red heifers from Robert Stephenson, of West Mill Hills, which at a well-grown four months of age returned £200 per month since birth selling for £800 to Messrs Harker, of Yarm.

The entire entry of suckled calves under nine months of age saw two-thirds of the entry as steers sell to average £791 and the remaining heifer calves level at £701.

Entries and enquiries for all types of cattle would be welcomed by our auctioneers for vendors to benefit from the advantageous rates seen at this centre on a weekly basis.

Leading prices. Cattle 23-30 months. Limousin x: Steers to £1,255 and £1,160 Heatheridge. Heifers to £970(2) Kirkley March and £880 Bunker Hill. Charolais x heifers to £1,090, £1,080, £1,065 and £930 West Deanraw. Angus x steers to £1,000 and £995 Houghton North. Belted Galloway steers to £895, £800 and £760 Wallish Walls. British Blue x heifers to £870 Middle Moor.

Cattle 17-22 months. Limousin x: Steers to £1,330, £1,250 and £1,160 Nunwick, £1,240 and £1,230 Shitlington Hall, £1,240, £1,230 and £1,215(2) Rennington South, £1,195(2), £1,170 and £1,150 Lunns House, £1,180 Steel Hall, £1,170 and £1,160 Low Haswell, £1,160 and £1,135 Lee Hall and £1,155 The Tofts. Heifers to £1,280, £1,190 and £1,110 Halton Red House, £1,170, £1,090 and £1,050 Low Middleton, £1,140 Little Swinburne, £1,125 Low Haswell, £1,070, £1,040, £1,035 and £980 Lee Hall, £1,055 and £1,005 Blackhalls, £1,035 £1,000 Sweethope and £1,010 and £980 Old Ravensworth. Charolais x: Steers to £1,310, £1,230, £1,070 and £1,060 White House Birtley and £1,295 Rennington South. Heifers to £1,040 White House Birtley and £1,000 Low Middleton. Simmental x: Steers to £1,285, £1,265, £1,225, £1,160, £1,145 and £1,000 High Fotherley and £960 Allendale Farm. Heifers to £815 Allendale Farm. Angus x: Steers to £1,300, £1,285 and £1,255 High Fotherley, £11,85, £1,140, £1,135, £1,120, £1,115, £1,100 and £1,080 Blackcarts, £1,180 and £1,120 North Hanging Wells, £1,115 and £960 High Barns, £1,110, £1,060, £1,045 and £1,015 Middle White Hill, £1,080 and £1,070 Catreen and £990(2) Shittleheugh. Heifers to £965 and £850 High Barns, £950 and £890 East Rackwood, £930 Lee Hall, £860 and £850 Middle White Hill and £800 Horncastle. British Blue x: Steers to £1,160 Nunwick, £1,160, £1,110 and £1,095 North Hanging Wells and £950 Glendue. Heifers to £1,070 and £950 Comb Hills, and £890 Glendue. Beef Shorthorn heifers to £1,090, £950, £940 and £800 Fairnley. Hereford x steers to £850 Parkside. Luing: Steers to £835, £805 and £800 The Lampert. Heifers to £800 The Lampert.

Cattle 11-16 months. Limousin x: Steers to £1,145, £1,050 and £1,030 Grange House, £1,100, £1,000, £990, £930 and £850 Barrasford Green, £1,030 Rennington South, £990 Sweethope, £960, £910 and £880 Cornsay House, £935 Low Staples, £900 Glendue and £870 Burntongues. Heifers to £945, £900(2), £880 and £870(2) Little Swinburne, £875 Longshaws, £850 Low Staples, £840 Cornsay House and £800 Sweethope. Angus x: Steers to £1,135 and £1,095 Catreen, £1,060 and £1,050 The Reenes, £990 and £905 Barrasford Green, £970 Middle White Hill and £815 Horncastle. Heifers to £895 and £790 Middle White Hill and £850 and £810 Billerley. Blonde x: Steers to £1,015, £970 and £880 The Deans and £1,015 Twizell Hall. Heifers to £835 The Deans. British Blue x: Steers to £975 Twizell Hall, £870 Low Staples and £840 Low Bishopton. Heifers to £790 and £785 Blackhalls and £790(2) Twizell Hall. Charolais x: Steers to £950 Risehead. Heifers to £730 West Deanraw. Beef Shorthorn heifers to £860 Fairnley. Stabiliser steers to £800 East House. Shorthorn heifers to £780(2) Twizell Hall.

Cattle 10 months and under. Charolais x: Steers to £990, £930, £870 and £855 Colwell Hill, £870 and £800 Hartburn Grange, £850 and £845 Belsay Barns and £830 and £780 East House. Heifers to £800(2) and £760 Colwell Hill, £725 and £690(2) Fram Hill and £725 Belsay Barns and £690 Hartburn Grange. Limousin x: Steers to £935 and £860 West Mill Hills, £930 Dyke Nook, £920, £905, £890(2) and £880 Nilston Rigg, £905 Cleughfoot, £900, £890(2) and £865(2) Baal Hill, £900 and £885 Harlow Bower, £880 and £865 Willimoteswick and £850 Elrington Hall. Heifers to £990, £870 and £780 Harlow Bower, £930 Pitland Hills, £910, £800 and £780 Nilston Rigg, £905, £820 and £795 Baal Hill, £860 and £790 Willimoteswick, £800(2), £795 and £760 West Mill Hills, £780 Linacres and £770 Cleughfoot. British Blue x steers to £795 Fram Hill and £780 Linacres. Angus x steers to £795 Fram Hill and £765(2) Shotton. Hereford x steers to £720 Brieredge.

Hexham and Northern Marts held its weekly sale of 6,275 cast ewes and store lambs.

Ewe lamb prices per head: Suffolk x to £73 Dunstan Square. Mule to £66 Linshiels and £65(2) and £64 Stone House. Beltex x to £51 Highfield.

Feeding ewes were “off the clock”. The dearest trade seen for a long time topping at £110 for a Texel x ewe from Angus Lowery, of Stone Hall. Heavy ewes £3 to £4 dearer again. A very strong show of Mules sold to £69 from Messrs Forster, of Lowes Fell, and Messrs Longlands, of Rushey Law.

Horned ewes topped at £60 for a pen of 54 Hexham Blackies consigned by Messrs Woodman, of Great Chesters. More required for an increasing demand with no fewer than 16 active purchasers.

Breeding ewe prices. Texel x (aver. £72.77) to £110 Stone Hall, £100 and £98 Lynup Hill, £100 Field House, £92 and £86 Follions, £90 Rusheylaw, £89 and £84 Low Brunton, £89 High Baulk, £88 Little Whittington, £84 Woodhall, £83 Red House, £82 Little Harle, £80 and £79 St Oswald’s and £80 Barker House, and High Fotherley. Suffolk x (aver. £80.42) to £106 Rusheylaw, £85 High Fotherley, £80 Little Whittington and £79 Rugley Walls (2) and St Oswald’s. Texel to £104 Woodhall and £90 High Baulk. Suffolk to £101 Woodhall. Leicester (aver. £64.87) to £84 and £70 Glebe Farm and £65 Rattenraw. Beltex x to £70 Demesne. Blackface (aver. £49.61) to £79 Monkridge Hill, £73 and 51 Redesmouth, £60 and £57 Great Chesters, £59 Kellah, £57 Lowes Fell, £55 Barker House and Duddo Hill, £54 Little Harle and Kirkley Hall, £53 and £50 Rusheylaw and £53 West Hepple, Ellfoot and The Ash. Mule (aver. £59.68) to £69 Lowes Fell and Rusheylaw, £68 Little Whittington, £67 Cartington and High Fotherley, £66 Brixter Hill, £65 South Hallington and Low Brunton, £64 Brokenheugh and Dene House, £63 Barker House, St Oswald’s and Bingfield East Quarter, £62 Red House and Settlingstones, £61 Ellfoot and Duddo Hill and £60 South Hallington. Beulah (aver. £43.97) to £62, £55 and £47 Middle Moor. Cheviot (aver. £47.50) to £50 Middle Moor. Jacob (aver. £31.67) to £50 New Hall. Swaledale (aver. £36.70) to £49 Whitelees, £45 Barker House, White Hill, Hackford and Lorbottle Steads, £43 The Craggs, £42 Linshiels and Ottercops, £41 Woodhall, £39 New Hall and £38 Glebe Farm.

In the store lamb sale there was another outstanding entry of lambs on offer which sold to another fantastic trade with plenty of customers for all classes. Topping at £75 for a fantastic pen of Dutch Texel lambs consigned by Messrs B. Storey, of Woodhead Farm, Haltwhistle. Mules topped at £70 for a great pen full of 27 consigned by noted vendor Messrs Wallace, of Farneyshield. More could be sold to vendor’s advantage. Keep them coming.

Store lamb prices. Dutch Texel x (aver. £60.85) to £75, £65 and £64.50 Woodhead. Texel x (aver. £57.88) to £71 and £65.50 Follions, £70 Yatesfield, £69 and £65 Chesterwood, £68 Stanton Town Head, £67 Dunstan Square and Moralees, £66.50 Redburn, £65.50 and £64 Birchcraig, £65.50 Normans Riding, £65 Red House, £64.50 Crescent Farm and £64 Low Brunton (2) and Winnows Hill. Mule (aver. £54.37) to £70 and £64 Farneyshield, £64, £59.50 and £55.50 West Hepple, £62.50, £58 and £55 Lilswood, £61 Rosehill and Farneyside, £60 Yatesfield, £59.50 and £55 Thornley Hall, £58.50 Burn House, £57.50(2) Rosehill and £55 Newbiggin, Kellah and Hackford.

Suffolk x (aver. £60.28) to £67 and £66 Brixter Hill, £65 Low Barns, £64.50 and £60.50 Forrestburn Gate, £64.50 Dunstan Square and Brokenheugh, £64 Settlingstones and Nettlesworth West, £62.50 Black Hedley, Lowes Fell and Harewalls, £62 Dene House and £60.50 Low Brunton. Blackface (aver. £41.81) to £62 Yatesfield, £53 and £48.50 Townfoot Woodburn, £51 The Hott and £49.50 Edlingham Demesne. Charolais x (aver. £58.75) to £61 Rosehill and £58 Great Tosson. Leicester (aver. £52.19) to £56.50 Burnbank and £55 Thornbrough. Cheviot x (aver. £45.50) to £52 Low Greenley Cleugh and £49 and £47.50 Kirkley Hall. Swaledale (aver. £33.61) to £45 White Hill, £42.50 Bellshiel and £41.50(2) Low Stokoe.

LAST Wednesday, Scots Gap Mart once again sold both prime lambs and cast ewes to a sharper trade than seen previously. Lambs sold to a top of £77 for super 42kg Texel crosses from Edward Potts, of Black Callerton, and the same vendor sold a fantastic pen of five well-bred sorts at 38kg to realise 194.7ppkg at £74.

Messrs Coatsworth, of Moatlaw, sold a great pen of Blackie lambs at 36kg to 161.1ppkg and Gillian Scott, of The Brigg, sold similar lambs at 35kg to 154.3ppkg. Cast ewes peaked at £84 for Texel cross from Alan Thompson of Broom House.

Leading prices. Prime lambs: Texel x per head to £77 and £74 Black Callerton, £75 and £72.50 Ingoe Low Hall and £67 Cartington. Per kilo to 194.7p and 183.3p Black Callerton, 172.6p Ingoe Low Hall and 163.4p Cartington. Suffolk x per head to £76.50 and £70 Gallowhill. Per kilo to 142.9p(2) Gallowhill. Mule per head to £67 and £64 Gallowhill. Per kilo to 148.8p and 147.1p Gallowhill. Blackface per head to £58 Gallowhill and £54 The Brigg. Per kilo to 161.1p Gallowhill and 154.3p The Brigg.

Cast ewes and rams: Texel to £84 and £66 Angerton Broom House and £71.50 Black Callerton. Suffolk to £78.50 Holystoneand £77 Angerton Broom House. Mule to £66 and £58 Angerton Broom House and £64 Gallowhill. Blackface to £55 and £49.50 Holystone, £47 Black Callerton and £44 Longwitton. Herdwick to £38 Dunshiel.

AT its weekly Longtown prime stock sale last Thursday, C. & D. Auction Marts Ltd had forward three young bulls and 19 over-30-month cattle, along with 4,161 prime lambs and 4,544 cast ewes and rams.

In the over-30-month section there was a short entry of barren cows which proved totally inadequate for the eight buyers at ringside. All classes have to be quoted dearer on the week and over 50 head could have easily been sold.

Hughie Connell topped the sale with a young Angus cow at 138p, other Angus sold to 125p from Peter Dayson. Limousin again from Peter sold at 122p, with Shorthorns from Messrs Connell to 110p. Dairy cows sold to 88p from Messrs Beard for out-of-parlour types. Rare breed enthusiasts Ian and Yvonne Armstrong sold pure bred Shetlands to 93p.

Top price per head was £935 paid for a mountain of an Angus from Cubby Hill, the Angus sold to £825 from Whamtown, with Limousin to £841.80 from Blackford. Shorthorn cows realised £814.20 from Minsca.

Young bulls had an entry of solely Holstein types which sold between 120p-126p from Middlebie Hill.

A similar show of 4,161 prime lambs were forward to the usual full ring of buyers still keen for sheep, albeit at a lesser trade.

A large volume of good quality heavy lambs were forward, selling regularly between £75 and £85, but good export lambs under 43 kilos were short of requirements.

Lightweight lambs remain similar to store trade unless best quality. Top price per kilo of 231p for Beltex from Bridgestone and top per head of £90 for Texels from Kirk House and Beltex from Bridgestone. Overall average of 147.5p (SQQ 152p).

Principal prices per head: Texel to £90 £85 £80 Kirk House, £87 £80 West Kirkcarsewell, £85 Walton Woodhead, £82 Longfields and £80 Killocraw, The Flatt and Hallburn Croft. Beltex to £90 and £81 Bridgestone, £85 Walton Highrigg, £84 Greenburn and £82 High Greenhill. Suffolk to £77.50, £74 and £73 Sceughdyke, £77 and £74 Boreland, £76 Cowburnrigg and £74 Becton Hall. Hill Cheviot to £72 Eastside, £64 Skelfhill, £63 and £62.50 Taldale, £62.50 Priesthaugh and £62 Earlside and Whitehouse. Rouge to £70 Middle Farm. Charollais to £68.50 Gall Farm, £67 Knowe Farm, £65.50 Newbiggin, £65 Nether Gribton and £64.50 Sowerby Wood. North Country Cheviot to £67 and £63.50 Bardnaclaven, £65, £64 Carruthers, £64 Taldale and £62.50 Earlside. Hampshire to £67 Barnglies. Zwartbles to £65 Bogra. Cheviot Mule to £65 and £64 Dunnabie, £61 Achamore and £60 Tushielaw. Half Bred to £64 Adderston Shiels and £59 Earlside. Greyface to £63 Boreland and Eastside, £61 Hollinclose, £60 Peela Hill, Brennanlea and Tushielaw, £59 Glenehervie and Newbiggin and £58.50 Merkland. Blackface to £62 Wanwood Hill, £58.50, £57.50, £57 Brennanlea and £55 Wester Dawyck and Peela Hill. Leicester to £61 Tushielaw and £60 Easter Dawyck. Lleyn to £60 Mallsgate Hall. Jacob to £58 Parks and £53 Eastside. Swaledale and £45 Waterside. Per kilo: Beltex to 231p Bridgestone, 216p High Greenhill, 211p Eastside, 197p Kilnhill and 195p Waltonwoodhead. Texel to 211p Killocraw, 192p Windyhill, 191p Kirk House, 188p Carruthers and 186p The Flatt. Hill Cheviot to 174p, 162p and 159p Taldale, 168p Waterside and 165p Shawhill. Suffolk to 170p Achamore, 162p and 160p Taldale, 155p Studdondene, Glenehervie and Hepplehill and 154p Basco Dykehead. North Country Cheviot to 160p Earlside and 151p Carruthers. Blackface to 160p, 153p and 150p Brennanlea, 154p and 148p Chapelhope, 153p Wester Dawyck, 150p Linhope and Gibblaston and 148p Nether Albie. Greyface to 157p Gibblaston, 155p May Farm, 154p Newington, 151p Merkland and 149p Whiteside and Waterside. Charollais to 154p Sowerby Wood and 150p Nether Gribton. Cheviot Mule to 151p Dunnabie and 149p Achamore. Rouge 163p Middle Farm. Lleyn 146p Mallsgate Hall. Half Bred 144p Earlside. Leicester 139p Tushielaw. Swaledale 135p Waterside. Jacob 133p Eastside.

A much larger show of 4,544 cast ewes and rams were forward to the usual full ring of buyers, with heavy ewes easier on the week unless lean sellers. Hill ewes stronger on the week, especially plain sorts; rams remain similar.

Heavy ewes: Texel to £152 Riggheads, £140 Snowsgreen, £130 Haithwaite, £118 Caverslea and £115 Haas Grove. Beltex to £114 Snowsgreen, £110 High Greenhill, £108 Ringliggate, £100 Eastside and £80 Beckfoot. Suffolk to £108 and £100 Westknowe, £95 Beechgrove and £91 and £90 Chaseside. Charollais to £104 and £90 Beckfoot. North Country Cheviot to £86 Carruthers, £84 Sowerby Wood and Shoestanes, £83 Nettling Flatt and Brockhouse, £81 Earlside and £80 Chaseside. Leicester to £81 Chaseside, £76 and £75 Boreland, £75 Peth Head and Eastside, £72 Howard House and £71 Easter Dawyck. Cheviot Mule to £80 Priesthaugh, £72 Whitstonehill, Nettling Flatt and Falnash, £70 High Tirfergus and £67 Skelfhill. Zwartbles to £75 Chaseside, £65 Bogra and £62 Eastside. Greyface to £69 Kirkland of Longcastle, £68 Peela Hill, £67 Tritlington Hall, Parks, Boreland and Bridgestone, £66 Longfield and £65 Haithwaite and Nether Gribton. Half Bred £63 Peth Head.

Light ewes: Lleyn to £73 Sharplaw, £69 and £63 Dunnabie and £56 Chapel Farm. Hill Cheviot to £68 Westloch, £61 High Tirfergus, £59 and £55 Todholes, £55 and £54 Priesthaugh, £55 Haas Grove and £54 Kelsocleugh and Glendinning. Blackface to £64 and £54 Horseholme, £58 Eastside and Haithwaite, £56 Boreland and £53 Auchaleek. Jacob to £51 Howard House and £37 The Firs. Easycare to £50 Edingarioch and £45 Bairnkine. Herdwick to £47 Chapel Farm, £40 Pokeskine. Swaledale £47 Hollinclose, £45 Coatlith Hill and Butterdales, £44 Brewery House Barn and £43 Bayldon and Wydoncleughside.

Prime rams: Texel to £110 and £90 Caverslea, £100 Nunscleugh and Shepherds Cottage and £90 West Watten, Waltonwoodhead, Eastside, Beckfoot and Riggheads. Berrichon to £104 Middle Farm. Suffolk to £100 Eastside, £86 Chaseside. North Country Cheviot to £98 Bardnaclaven, £80 Taldale and £70 Kelsocleugh. Beltex to £88 Eastside. Leicester to £88 Eastside and £80 Craigs. Hampshire to £80 Eastside. Hill Cheviot to £72 Whitstonehill, £70 Dinley and Bloch, £67 Birneyknowe and £62 Burnfoot of Ewes. Blackface to £69 and £66 Eastside. Easycare to £69 Bairnkine and £66 Edingarioch. Roussin to £68 Bairnkine. Romney to £68 Swaites. Swaledale to £50 Ottercops.

Cattle averages. Young bulls: 126.0p (124.0p).

Sheep averages. Lambs: Light, 168.0p (147.9p); standard, 231.0p (156.9p); medium, 191.0p (149.2p); heavy, 191.0p (142.6p); o/weight, 149.0p (137.1p). Ewes: Light, £73.00 (£43.67); heavy, £152.00 (£69.58). Cast rams: £110.00 (£66.70).