LANCASTER, Monday, October 18. Forward: 116 cattle; 49 young bulls; 2,080 sheep; 297 ewes and rams. Prices cattle: medium steers to 103.5 pence per kilo (average 80p); heavy 102.5p (86.7p). Light heifers 98.5p (86.6p); medium 132.5p (92.6p); heavy 116.5p (87.8p). Young bulls 108.5p (74.9p); medium 114.5p (87.9p); heavy 116.5p (92.5p). New season lambs: light to 103.8p (97.5p); standard 117.1p (105p); medium 125p (103.2p); heavy 104.3p (98.8p); overweight 100p (97p). Ewes £45 (£24.97).

ALSO, Friday, October 15. Forward: 445 bullocks and heifers; 450 gimmer lambs; 320 store lambs; 23 calves. Prices bullocks: Simmental £610; Aberdeen Angus £605; Charolais £605; Limousin £615. Heifers: Simmental £515; Belgian Blue £645; Aberdeen Angus £520; Charolais £535; Limousin £540. Cows and calves £720. Sucklers: bulls £490; heifers £320. Calves: bulls £230; heifers £162. Gimmer lambs to £75. Store lambs to £41.50.

ULVERSTON, Tuesday, October 19. Prices finished steers: premium to 108.50 pence per kilo (average 95.50p); prime 105.50p (96p); other 87.50p (67.50p). Finished heifers: premium 112.50p (87.50p); prime 110.50p (93.50p); other 80p (71.50p). New season lambs: premium to 35.9 kilo 119.01p (101.85p), to 45.5 kilo 108.86p (101.58p); prime to 35.9 kilo 117.24p (106.35p), to 45.5 kilo 95.15p (92.48p), to 52 kilo 83.66p (82.07p); other 78.77p (75.83p).

KIRKBY Stephen, Monday, October 18. Luke Fair Sale of bullocks and heifers. Forward: 792. Prices Limousin cross bullocks to £740; Belgian Blue cross £758; Aberdeen Angus cross £618; Simmental cross £532; Charolais cross £665; Blonde d'Aquitaine cross £665; Holstein/Friesian £538. Belgian Blue cross heifers £640; Aberdeen Angus cross £380; Bazadaise cross £422; Limousin cross £640; Blonde d'Aquitaine cross £550; Simmental cross £390.

ALSO, Saturday, October 16. Forward: 1,320 sheep including 291 ewes and rams. Prices Lambs more than 35 kilos: Swaledale to £38.50 (average 98.84 pence per kilo); Mule £48 (93.73p); Beltex cross £43 (105.28p); Rough Fell £39.20; Suffolk cross £47 (98.88p); Texel cross £49.20 (98.95p); Cheviot cross £47.20 (95.73p); Lleyn £45.80 (96p). To 35 kilos: Swaledale £34.50 (99.20p); Beltex cross £35 (106p). Swaledale ewes £23.80 (£16.46); Rough Fell £20 (£20); Bluefaced Leicester £24.50 (£22.50). Swaledale rams £19; Bluefaced Leicester £22.50.

BENTHAM, Tuesday, October 19. Third Special Sale of store cattle. Forward: 207. Prices Belgian Blue cross bullocks to £620; Limousin cross £632; Charolais cross £580; Aberdeen Angus cross £585; Friesian £470; Hereford cross £535. Belgian Blue cross heifers £440; Limousin cross £445; Charolais cross £460; Blonde d'Aquitaine cross £500; Simmental cross £430.

ALSO, Saturday, October 16. October sheep fair. Forward: 2,100 inc luding 935 ewes and shearlings; 1,140 gimmer lambs; 25 rams. Results. Swaledale gimmer lambs: 1 and 2 A.J. & M. Mickle £48 and £52; 3 R.E. Woodhouse £47. Prices - Swaledale ewes to £65; shearlings £58; gimmer lambs £52. Mule shearlings £92; gimmer lambs £84. Texel cross ewes £63; cross shearlings £71. Suffolk ewes £48; Lleyn £39. Masham gimmer lambs £77; Bluefaced Leicester £85. Texel ram lambs £110; shearling rams £320. Charolais ram lambs £170.

ALSO, Thursday, October 14. Evening annual show and sale of Swaledale rams and multi-breed rams. Forward: 267 including 110 Swaledales. Results. Swaledale aged ram: 1 B. Staveley; 2 R.E. Woodhouse; 3 S.J. Handley. Swaledale shearling ram: 1 L. Huddleston; 2 Messrs Staley; 3 J. & J.E. Bradley. Prices Swaledale aged rams to £600; shearling rams £350. Bluefaced Leicester aged rams £500; shearling rams £900; ram lambs £700. Texel shearling rams £380; ram lambs £205. Suffolk aged rams £190; shearling rams £260; ram lambs £180. Beltex shearlings £200; Cheviot £160.

HAWES, Tuesday, October 19. Forward: 23 calves; 2,884 sheep comprising 1,416 prime lambs; 177 store lambs; 412 light lambs; 337 Swaledale breeding ewes; and 542 cast ewes and rams. Prices Swaledale ewes to £76 (average £45.64). Prime lambs: standard 108.7 pence per kilo (98.1p); medium 112.8p (99.3p); heavy 106.5p (98.4p). Overall average 98.8p. Continental 112.8p, £53; Suffolk 105.2p, £52.80; Mule 100.8p, £48.60; Horned 100.4p, £50. Store lambs: Suffolk £34.80 (£32.92); Mule £32 (£27.19); Horned £29.40 (£24.57). Lightweight lambs: Continental 104.5p (100.2p); Suffolk 104.6p (104.6p); Mule 97.4p (96p); Horned 95.1p (84.2p). Cast ewes; Horned £29 (£10.80); Polled £46 (£30.65). Cast rams: Horned £9.50 (£8); Polled £50 (£44).

ALSO, Thursday, October 14. Annual Show and Sale of Swaledale rams and ram lambs. Forward: 115 rams, comprising 99 aged rams and 16 ram lambs. Results. Two-shear ram: 1 W.C. Porter & Son, £1,400 to G.D. & J. Nelson, Alston; 2 A. Haggas £300; 3 A.D. Coates £100. Aged ram large breeder: 1&Champion W.A. & A. Booth £1,600 to R. & A. Wallbank & Son, Clitheroe; 2&Reserve Champion J. & J.E. Bradley, £2,000 to Forest Hall Farms; 3 J.R. & A. Blades £1,100 to J.M. & C.J. Dawson, Fieldhead. Small breeder: 1 Mrs D. Heseltine and J.R. Akrigg, £500 to L.V. & N. Croft, Ellingstring; 2 N. Richardson £750 to G.M. Sibson, Keswick; 3 A. Carter £180 to J.H. Boddy & K. Boddy, Pickering. Ram lamb large breeder: 1&Champion A. & J.A. Iveson £500 to D.J. Hanson Limited, Fylingdales; 2 & 3 C. Nelson & Son £450 & £650 to R. Wood, Bilsdale and H. Harrison, Shap. Small breeder: 1&Reserve L.A. Sunter £280 to E. & S. Harker & Sons, Pateley Bridge; 2&3 J.J. & D. Huddleston & Sons £300 and £50. Prices Aged rams to £2,000 (£423.60); ram lambs £650 (£256.36).