KENDAL, Monday, September 27. Forward: 1,012 lambs; 126 ewes and rams; 12 calves; 3 dairy cattle. Prices (averages) Black and white bull calves £14.83. New season lambs: standards 107.72 pence per kilo; medium 107.10p; heavy 98.82p. Cast ewes £21.74.

ALSO, Friday, September 24. Annual Prize Show and Sale of hill breeding sheep. Forward: 2,807 Swaledale, Rough Fell and Cheviot ewes, Gimmer shearlings and Gimmer lambs; 114 Bluefaced Leicester, Teeswater and other crossing rams. Results. Champion Swaledale: C. Gibson & Son, Burneside Hall. Gimmer shearlings: G.G. Allen, Brockholes. Prices gimmer lambs: Texels to £65; Swaledale £43 (average £38.83); Leicester £75 (£72.50). Shearlings: Swaledale £82 (£64.03); Cheviot £56; Rough Fell £56 (£49.83). Ewes: Swaledale £88 (£53.78); Cheviot £54 (£52.10); Blackface £50; Rough Fell £58 (£38.79). Rams: Suffolk £260; Texel £450; Swaledale £160; Cheviot £310; Leicester £700; Teeswater £180.

ALSO, Thursday, September 23. Forward: 925 store sheep; 71 ewes. Prices store lambs/hoggs: Suffolk to £42.80 (average £37.20); Texel £42 (£35.46); Swaledale £28; Herdwick £28.50; Cheviot £33.80; Charollais £40 (£38.38); Mule £38 (£34.87); Masham £29.50; Gritstone £37.80. Feeding ewes: Suffolk £23; Swaledale £14; Herdwick £10; Mule £22; Border Leicester £19.

KIRKBY Stephen, Tuesday, September 28. Forward: 3,511 sheep including 563 ewes and rams. Prices lambs more than 35 kilo: Mule to £45; Texel cross £48.50p; Swaledale £38.50; Beltex cross £49; Suffolk £50; Cheviot cross £49; Rough Fell £33; Charollais cross £44.20. To 34 kilo: Texel cross £35.50; Beltex cross £39; Swaledale £27.50; Suffolk cross £35.50; Cheviot cross £35.50; Rough Fell £29.20. Ewes: Mule £37; Swaledale £23.50; Bluefaced Leicester £40; Cheviot £39; Scotch Blackface £21; Texel £39.50; Rough Fell £21.

ALSO, Friday, September 24. Forward: 98 elite crowned Swaledale ewes and gimmer lambs. Prices Swaledale ewes and gimmer lambs to £1,600 (average £425.31). Second Prize Show and Sale. Forward: 1,528 Mule and other breed gimmer lambs. Results. 1 & HSBC Trophy Messrs D.J. & S. Atkinson, Abbey Park, £74 to Messrs G.N. Robinson; 2 Messrs A. & R. Birbeck, Windy Hill, £67 to Mr Merrin; 3 Mr I.R. Cousin, Rookby, £65 to Mr Merrin. Prices - Mule lambs to £74; Cheviot cross £50; Masham £51.

ULVERSTON, Tuesday, September 28. Prices finished steers: premium to 109.50 pence per kilo (average 86.50p); prime 98.50p (96.50p); other 83.50p (79.50p). Finished heifers: premium 115.50p (88.50p); prime 100.50p (96.50p); other 95.50p (97.50p. New season lambs: premium to 35.9 kilo 118.79p (105.08p), to 45.5 kilo 109.90p (105.84p); prime to 35.9 kilo 114.19p (102.24p), to 45.5 kilo 97.16p (95.31p), to 52 kilo 100.58p (96.87p); other 99.62p (97.16p).

HAWES, Tuesday, September 28. Sale of livestock. Forward: 15 calves and 3,726 sheep comprising 675 breeding ewes and gimmer shearlings; 1,941 prime lambs; 473 store lambs; 367 light lambs and 270 cast ewes and rams. Annual Sale of uncrossed Swaledale ewes. Forward: 675. Prices correct Swaledale ewes to £103 (average £73.34). Swaledale gimmer shearlings £73. Calves: Limousin bulls £150 (£127); heifers £100 (£54.14); Blonde d'Aquitaine bulls £150; Friesian/Holstein £40 (£28.33). Prime lambs: standard 106.4 pence per kilo (97.6p); medium 109.2p (97.3p); heavy 106.9p (99p). Overall average 97.4p. Continentals 109.2p, £53; Suffolk 106.4p, £50; Mule 100p, £49; Horned 101.8p, £44.80. Store lambs: Suffolk £30.80; Continental £32.40 (£31.20); Mule £36.20 (£34.08). Lightweight lambs: Continental 119.3p (106.2p); Suffolk 116.6p (100p); Mule 100.5p (94.9p); Horned 100p (84.6p). Cast ewes: Horned £30.50 (£16.23); Polled £40 (£34.08). Horned cast rams £24.50 (£20.56).

ALSO, Monday, September 27. Second Show and Sale of Mule gimmer lambs, gimmer shearlings and Continental cross gimmer lambs. Forward: 7,334 Mule gimmer lambs; 22 Continental cross gimmer lambs; 22 Mule gimmer shearlings. Results. Mule gimmers: 1 & Chester Kneller Memorial Cup J.W. & M.E Taylor & Sons, Dent £86 to A. Burgess, Daventry; 2 J.W. & J.H. Burton & Son, Gayle, £75 to H.H. Smith, Staithes; 3 G.H. & J. Wallis & Son, Marske, £85 to Martin Brown , Newton-le-Willows. Prices Mule gimmer lambs: £96 (average £62.66); gimmer shearlings £98 (£83.55). Continental cross gimmer lambs: Charollais £66 (£61.43); Cheviot £61.

LANCASTER, Monday, September 27. Forward: 116 cattle; 72 young bulls; 2,459 sheep; 257 ewes and rams. Prices cattle: medium steers to 108.5 pence per kilo (average 92.7p); heavy 106.5p (91.2p); Light heifers 123.5p (123.5p); medium 127.5p (101.2p); heavy 111.5p (88.6p). Light young bulls 95.5p (72.7p); medium 116.5p (81.8p); heavy 119.5p (103p). New season lambs: light 110.2p (99.9p); standard 115.7p (107.5p); medium 117.5p (106.5p); heavy 113p (101.6p); overweight 95p (91.5p). Ewes £40 (£24.52).

ALSO, Friday, September 24. Forward: 605 bullocks; 61 calves; 376 store lambs. Prices bullocks: Hereford £610; Friesian £555; Simmental £655; Belgian Blue £670; Aberdeen Angus £655; Charolais £745; Limousin £690. Belgian Blue bulls £450; Holstein £400. Heifers: Aberdeen Angus £525; Limousin £530. Calves: bulls £162; heifers £88. Store lambs: Suffolk lambs £45; Texel £44.50; Mule £38. Feeding ewes: Horned £17.50; Mule £36.50; Texel £49.

PENRITH, Tuesday, September 28. Forward: 8,304 uncrossed and crossed Swaledale and Herdwick ewes, shearlings and gimmer lambs, comprising 6,513 correct Swaledale and Herdwick ewes and gimmer shearlings; and 546 Swaledale and Herdwick ewes not correct in mouth, and 1,245 Swaledale and Herdwick gimmer lambs. Prices Swaledale ewes to £93; gimmer shearlings £88; gimmer lambs £55.

ALSO, Tuesday, September 28. Forward: 8,304 uncrossed and crossed Swaledale and Herdwick ewes, shearlings and gimmer lambs, comprising 6,513 correct Swaledale and Herdwick ewes and gimmer shearlings; and 546 Swaledale and Herdwick ewes not correct in mouth, and 1,245 Swaledale and Herdwick gimmer lambs. Prices Swaledale ewes to £93; gimmer shearlings £88; gimmer lambs £55.

ALSO, Monday, September 28. Forward: 62 prime cattle comprising 32 clean cattle; and 30 bulls. Prices Limousin heifers to 138.5 pence per kilo; Charolais 116.5p; Blonde d'Aquitaine 107.5p. Limousin steers 120.5p; Belgian Blue 102.5p. Limousin bulls 118.5p; Blonde d'Aquitaine 113.5p; Aberdeen Angus 87.5p; Friesian 86.5p.

BENTHAM, Monday, September 27. First Show and Sale of Swaledale and other Horned draft ewes and gimmer shearlings. Forward: 2,812. Results. Swaledale draft ewes: 1 J. & J.E. Bradley, Penyghent House, £108 to J. Throup; 2 D.A. Faraday, Ingleton £90 to A.A. and I.M. Smith; 3 T.W. Cowperthwaite, Tennant Fell £90 to J. Harvey. Swaledale shearlings: 1 P. Close, Burton-in-Lonsdale, £70 to A.A. & I.M. Smith; 2&3 T.W. Wilson, Tatham £75 to A.A. & I.M. Smith and £62 to A.G. & C. Gott. Horned ewes: 1 G. Ibbetson, High Salter, £45 to D.F. Ibbetson; 2 A. & N. Fothergill, Double Stone, £48 to J. & M. Whitfield & Sons; 3 W. & R. Mashiter, Harterbeck, £47 to C.B. Heald & Son. Prices Swaledales: shearlings to £95 (£61.67). Draft ewes: 1 crop £108 (£58.17); 1 crop £72; 2 crop £72 (£67.05); 3 crop £108 (£62.98); 4 crop £65 (£45.82); 5 crop £44 (£38.42); broken mouthed £34 (£28.78). Dalesbred: 3 crop £48 (£44.82); 4 crop £36 (£31.56); broken mouthed £26. Countrybred: 3 crop £47 (£43.45); 5 crop £32 (£30.57). Scotch: 2 crop £30; 3 crop £25.

ALSO, Saturday, September 25. Second Special Sale of gimmer lambs, shea rlings and breeding ewes including Special Sale of Lleyn breeding sheep and gimmer lambs. Forward: 5,013. Prices Lleyn gimmer lambs to £60 (£54.97); Texel £71 (£48.09); Mule £80.30 (£60.40); Masham £70 (£53.57). Mule gimmer shearlings £120 (£84.53); Masham £75 (£72.67); Suffolk £66 (£54.17); Texel £105 (£64.77); Lleyn £88 (£69.35); Cheviot £50. Mule ewes £76 (£51.02); Texel £66 (£51.21); Suffolk £53 (£45.37); Cheviot £36.