KIRKBY Stephen, Tuesday, October 12. Prime Sheep and Prize Show and sale of Texel sired lambs. Forward: 4,405 prime, lightweight and store lambs.

Results. Lambs (out of half bred ewe): 1& Champion Messrs K. & R. Buckle, Buckles Farm, £58.50 to Dales Quality Meat Company, Hawes; 2 Mr D. Alderson, East Lowfield; 3 J. & K. Metcalf & Sons, Park House. Lambs (out of Hill ewe): 1 Messrs D.J. & S. Dixon, Hartley Castle; 2 Mr P. Dixon, Rake Head; 3 Mr P. Nelson, Salterwath.

Prices lambs 35 kilos or more: Texel to £58.80; Beltex £51.50; Suffolk £52; Mule £49.80; North Country Cheviot £45; Masham £42. 35 kilos or less: Texel cross £39.50; Suffolk £36.50; Swaledale £30.50; Rough Fell £30.20; Herdwick £32.20. Rams: Swaledale £31; Rough Fell £36; Bluefaced Leicester £36; Herdwick £26.50. Ewes: Rough Fell £28.20; Swaledale £28; Texel £41; Charollais £43; Herdwick £24.50; Masham £38; North Country Cheviot £29.80; Mule £36; Bluefaced Leicester £42.

HAWES, Tuesday, October 12. Forward: 5 calves; 4,000 sheep comprising 933 uncrossed Swaledale breeding ewes and gimmer shearlings; 1,921 prime lambs; 350 store lambs; 360 light lambs; and 436 cast ewes and rams.

Prices correct Swaledale ewes to £91 (average (49.50). Prime lambs: standard 123.5 pence per kilo (average 98.9p); medium 110.2p (100.3p); heavy 108.5p (98.5p). Overall average 100p. Continental 110.2p, £55; Suffolk 105.2p, £49.50; Mule 103.1p, £49; Horned 100p, £50. Store lambs: Suffolk £32.20 (£29.63); Continental £33.90 (£29.21); Mule £33.90 (£31.33); Horned £33 (£31.69). Lightweight lambs: Continental 103.4p (101.1p); Suffolk 107.5p (100p); Mule 100p (97.8p); Horned 100p (93.4p). Cast ewes: Horned £32 (£17.76); Polled £38 (£31.91). Horned cast rams £39 (£27.14).

Calves: Limousin heifers £124 (£88); Belgian blue £162; Friesian bulls £96.

ALSO, Monday, October 11. Third Special Sale of Mule and Continental gimmer lambs and shearlings. Forward: 2,584 sheep, comprising 2,577 gimmer lambs; and 7 gimmer shearlings.

Prices Mule gimmer lambs to £79 (average £52.37); Continentals £49 (£38.81).

PENRITH, Tuesday, October 12. Forward: 5,130 breeding and feeding sheep comprising 1,475 Mule and Continental cross gimmer lambs; 961 Mule and Continental cross ewes and shearlings; 1,056 Swaledale and Herdwick ewes, shearlings and gimmer lambs; and 1,638 store lambs.

Prices Mule gimmer lambs to £70; gimmer shearlings £94; ewes £73. Texel gimmer shearlings £62; Lleyn £61. Swaledale ewes £38; gimmer lambs £28. Herdwick gimmer shearlings £31; gimmer lambs £28; ewes £23. Texel cross store lambs £44.50; Suffolk cross £45; Mule £38; Cheviot £39; Swaledale £30.50; Herdwick £26.

ALSO, Monday, October 11. Forward: 63 prime cattle comprising 30 clean cattle and 33 bulls. Prices Limousin heifers to 143.5 pence per kilo. Limousin steers 108.5p; Simmental 102.5p. Blonde d'Aquitaine bulls 125.5p; Limousin 122.5p; Belgian Blue 107.5p; MRI 108.5p; Friesian 96.5p; Simmental 103.5p.

PENRITH, Monday, October 11. Forward: 500 store cattle. Prices Limousin bullocks to £662; Friesian £475; Charolais £665; Hereford cross £500; Brown Swiss £548; Saler cross £602; Blonde d'Aquitaine cross £575; Normandie cross £560; Aberdeen Angus cross £685; Belgian Blue cross £635; Holstien £482; Simmental cross £555. Limousin cross heifers £615; Charolais £490; Saler £460; Belgian Blue £520; Aberdeen Angus £538; Hereford £432; Blonde d'Aquitaine £448. Limousin bull stirks £550; Holstein Friesian £350; Blonde d'Aquitaine cross £398; Belgian Blue £412; Charolais cross £325; Ayrshire £210. Continental cross bullock sucklers £325; Continental cross heifer £338. Belgian Blue cross bull rearing calves £150.