KIRKBY Stephen, Monday, February 23. Show of store and breeding cattle. Forward: 517 store bullocks, heifers and feeding bulls.

Results bullock: 1 & Champion Messrs Brass, Bridge End; 2 C.J. Owen, Ravenseat. Heifer: 1 & Reserve Champion & 2 H.R. Hayton & Son, Asby Grange. Feeding bull: 1 R.W. Clarkson, Low Whita Farm; 2 Messrs Beckwith, New Hall. Prices bullocks (all crosses): Limousin to £760; Belgian Blue £755; Charolais £675; Bazadaise £675; Simmental £665; Blonde d'Aquitaine £660; Friesian £618; Aberdeen Angus £400; Shorthorn £398; Ayrshire £332. Heifers (all crosses): Belgian Blue £650; Limousin £650; Blonde d'Aquitaine £625; Simmental £565; Bazadaise £478; Aberdeen Angus £455; Dexter £368; Charolais £352. Feeding bulls: Blonde d'Aquitaine £535; Limousin £508; Belgian Blue £500; Friesian £340; Aberdeen Angus £300.

HAWES, Tuesday, February 24. Forward; 10 calves; 932 sheep comprising 741 prime hoggs; 117 lightweight and store hoggs; and 74 cast ewes and rams. Prices calves; Limousin bulls to £228 (average £208.33); heifers £144 (£138); Friesian/Holstein bulls £98. Prime hoggs: light to 136 pence per kilo (125.4p); standard 144.2p (129p); medium 144.8; (127p); heavy 146.5p (122.4p). Overall average 128p. Continental 146.5p, £67.40 each; Suffolk 144.2p, £63.80; Mule 139p, £61.20; Horned 132.9p, £62.80. Lightweight hoggs: Suffolk 131.3p; Mule 130.6p (126.2p); Horned 130.3p (128.4p). Store hoggs: Mule £38 (£36.67); Horned £40 (£29.58). Cast ewes; Horned £39.80 (£29.53); Polled £62 (£50.51). Cast rams: Horned £42 (£28.75); Polled £55 (£52.78).

LANCASTER, Monday, February 23. Forward: 80 cattle; 50 young bulls; 1,408 sheep; 172 ewes. Prices cattle: medium steers to 134.5 pence per kilo (average 102.5p); heavy 119.5p (103.6p). Medium heifers 125.5p (100.3p); heavy 128.5p (98.9p). Light young bulls 92.5p (87p); medium 109.5p (96.5p); heavy 122.5p (100p. Old season lambs: light 131p (120.7p); standard 145.9p (129.9p); medium 150p (132.9p); heavy 144.5p (121.4p); overweight 123.2p (109.9p). Ewes £65 each (£49.57).

ALSO, Friday, February 20. Forward: 2 dairy cattle; 161 store cattle; 25 calves; 132 breeding sheep; 53 store hoggs. Prices stores. Bulls: Charolais to £495; Belgian Blue £570; Simmental £450; Shorthorn £490. Steers: Charolais £655; Limousin £765; Belgian Blue £705; Simmental £625; Friesian £545; Aberdeen Angus £625. Heifers: Limousin £545; Belgian Blue £550; Simmental £505; Blonde d'Aquitaine £525; Aberdeen Angus £540. Dairy cattle £640. Calves: bulls £190; heifers £100. Breeding sheep: Mule hoggs in lamb £90; sheep and lambs £136. Store hoggs £49.50.

ULVERSTON, Tuesday, February 24. Prices finished steers: premium to 120.50 pence per kilo (average 112p); prime 115.50p (103.50p); other 106.50p (89.50p). Finished heifers: premium 111.50p (99.50p); prime 105.50p (95.50p); other 99.50p (86.50p). Finished prime young bull 114.50p. Old season lambs: premium to 35.9 kilo 144.60p (132.50p), to 45.5 kilo 141.34p (125.51p); prime to 35.9 kilo 142.48p (131.03p), to 45.5 kilo 135.81p (121.82p), to 52 kilo 115.15p (106.47p); other 116.87p (106.11p).

KENDAL, Monday, February 23. Prices old season lambs: light to 118.5 pence per kilo, £35.50; standard 131p, £51; medium 134.5p, £54.20, heavy 113p, £52. Ewes to £44 (average £23.44). Rams: £31.50 (£20.58). Calves: Friesian bulls £26 (£18.33); Limousin £160 (£120); Belgian Blue £175 (£175); Limousin heifers £42 (£42).

ALSO, Thursday, February 19. Forward: 151 store cattle. Prices - prime cattle: heavy steers to 94.5 pence per kilo; heavy heifers 91.5p. Stores: Limousin steers to £700 (average £627); Belgian Blue £612 (£587); Blonde d'Aquitaine £510 (£471); Friesian £372. Limousin heifers £465 (£409); Belgian Blue £468; Blonde d'Aquitaine £485; Friesian £395. Limousin bulls £600 (£469); Belgian Blue £448; Blonde d'Aquitaine £430; Hereford £285; Friesian £282 (£241). Store Sheep: Suffolk lambs £40.50 (average £37.33); Texel £48 (£45.95); Mule Lambs £38 (£34.40).

PENRITH, Monday, February 23. Forward: 82 prime cattle comprising 36 clean cattle, and 46 prime bulls. Prices Limousin heifers to 141.5 pence per kilo; Blonde d'Aquitaine 127.5p; Bazadaise 104.5p; Belgian Blue 106.5p. Blonde d'Aquitaine steers 114.5p; Belgian Blue 110.5p. Blonde d'Aquitaine bulls 114.5p; Limousin 113.5p; Belgian Blue 108.5p; Friesian 89.5p; Longhorn 84.5p.