HAWES, Tuesday, August 24. Forward: 16 calves and 2,873 sheep comprising 1,087 prime lambs; 504 light lambs; 1,093 store lambs and 189 cast ewes and rams. Prices calves: Belgian Blue cross heifers to £156; Limousin cross bulls £222 (average £156.67); cross heifers £156 (£119.33); Friesian bulls £41. Prime lambs: standard 113.6 pence per kilo (average 107.6p); medium 117p (111.1p); heavy 113.9p (107.4p). Overall average 109.5p. Continentals 117p, £55.50; Suffolk 114.1p, £50.20; Mule 111.7p, £49.20; Swaledale £107p, £40.80. Lightweight lambs: Continentals 112.5p (109.6p); Suffolk 111.1p (108.9p); Mule 114.4p (107p); Horned 102.4p (98.4p). Sale of store lambs. Results. Carrs Billington Prize, highest price pen of 20 or more store lambs: W. Stanley, Dent, £36.20. Prices Continental £35.80 (average £35.31); Suffolk £37 (£35.43); Mule £34.40 (£32.71); Horned £33 (£26.62). Cast ewes: Horned £26.50 (£11.66); Polled £38.80 (£32.19). Cast rams: Horned £16.50; Polled £22.50.

LANCASTER, Monday, August 23. Forward: 73 cattle; 46 young bulls; 2,055 sheep; 140 ewes and rams. Prices cattle: light steers to 90 pence per kilo (average 90p); medium 108.5p (89.2p); heavy 116.5p (98p). Light heifers 121.5p (121.5p); medium 133.5p (106p); heavy 120.5p (103.5p). Light young bulls 103.5p (81.7p); medium 113.5p (95.5p); heavy 117.5p (104.3p). New season lambs: light 116.3p (113.9p); standard 124.2p (113.5p); medium 120.7p (112.5p); heavy 113p (105p); overweight 104.7p (94.5p). Light ewes £44 (£29.71).

ALSO, Friday, August 20. Forward: 206 bullocks/heifers; 505 store sheep; 41 calves. Prices bullocks: Friesian £640; Simmental £640; Belgian Blue £650; Aberdeen Angus £710; Charolais £645; Limousin £680. Heifers: Simmental £560; Belgian Blue £555; Aberdeen Angus £540; Charolais £540; Limousin £565. Cows and calves to £660. Calves: bulls £225; heifers £148. Store sheep and feeding ewes: Horned ewes £26, Mule £39; Continental £40. Texel lambs £43; Suffolk £42.50; Mule £37; Charollais £42.

PENRITH, Monday, August 23. Forward: 85 prime cattle comprising 22 clean and 63 bulls. Prices Limousin heifers to 139.5 pence per kilo; Charolais 126.5p. Limousin steers 109.5p; Belgian Blue 108.5p; Charolais 104.5p; Friesian 98.5p. Limousin bulls 124.5p; Belgian Blue 112.5p; Blonde d'Aquitaine 109.5p; Bazadaise 104.5p; Friesian 103.5p.

KIRKBY Stephen, Monday, August 23. Forward: 195 store and breeding cattle. Prices Limousin cross heifer with bull calf to £900; with heifer calf £720. Belgian Blue cross cow with bull calf £940; with heifer calf £1,190. Limousin cross cow with bull calf £840; cross heifers £630; cross bullocks £715. Aberdeen Angus cross bullocks £599; Friesian/Holstein £390. Charolais cross heifers £568; cross bullocks £655. Belgian Blue cross heifers £615; cross bullocks £685. Simmental cross heifers £545; cross bullocks £628; Blonde d'Aquitaine cross £628; cross heifers £578.