KENDAL, Monday, January 17. Forward: 639 prime hoggs; 150 cast ewes. Prices prime hoggs to 132.4 pence per kilo (average 111.69p). Continental lambs £12; Suffolk £7; Mule £5; Horned £3.50. Continental cast ewes £35; Suffolk £31.50; Mule £30; Horned £18.

ALSO, Thursday, January 13. New Year Show and Sale of store and breeding cattle. Forward: 119 breeding cattle; 346 store lambs. Results. Champion: Messrs J.G. & P.H. Thompson, Poppy Farm, Limousin, £615 to Tom Owen. Steer: 1 Messrs T.K. & B. Gorst, Mutton Hall, Belgian Blue, £475 to Mr Owen. Steer: 1 Messrs Thompson, Limousin, £605 to Mr S. Bowes. Prices Belgian Blue steers to £602; heifers £580. Aberdeen Angus steers £548. Charolais heifers £522; steers £470.

Texel store lambs £46.50; Suffolk £40.50. Mule wethers £41. Horned lambs £31.50. Breeding ewes: 3-crop Mule ewes £76; broken mouthed £47; Swaledale (3 & 4-crop) £41; Texel (3-crop) £64.

ULVERSTON, Tuesday, January 18. Prices finished steers: premium to 117.50 pence per kilo (average 104.20p); prime 110.50p (105p); other 97.50p (87.50p). Finished heifers: premium 116.50p (101p); prime 106.50p (101.75p); other 97.50p (85.50p). Prime finished young bulls 107.50p. Old season lambs: premium to 35.9 kilo 122.56p (115.28p), to 45.5 kilo 120p (107.58p); prime to 35.9 kilo 122.22p (113.01p), to 45.5 kilo 115.52p (106.64p), to 52 kilo 104p (97p); other 101.43p (92.37p).

PENRITH, Tuesday, January 18. Fortnightly sale of store sheep. Prices hoggs: Mule gimmer £47; Texel cross £45.50; Mule £34; Swaledale £35.50; Herdwick £26.

ALSO, Monday, January 17. Forward: 86 prime cattle comprising 41 clean cattle; and 45 bulls. Prices Limousin heifers to £670.73 each, 135.5 pence per kilo; Bazadaise 109.5p; Charolais 105.5p. Limousin steers £704.55, 115.5p; Hereford 103.5p. Limousin bulls £680.63, 112.5p; Charolais 107.5p; Belgian Blue 105.5p; Blonde d'Aquitaine 104.5p; MRI 101.5p; Friesian 97.5p.

LANCASTER, Monday, January 17. Forward: 84 cattle; 81 young bulls; 1,500 sheep; 313 ewes and rams. Prices cattle: medium steers to 113.5 pence per kilo (average 79.5p); heavy 118.5p (94.9p). Light heifers 101.5p (101.5p); medium 135.5p (104.5p); heavy 131.5p (106p). Light young bulls 102.5p (74.3p); medium 117.5p (88.8p); heavy 113.5p (94p). Old season lambs: light 122.5p (118.1p); standard 138.4p (124.2p); medium 135p (117.5p); heavy 121.7p (108.1p); overweight 102.7p (100p) Ewes £47 (£28.13).

ALSO, Friday, January 14. Forward: 169 bullocks/heifers; 209 store sheep; 32 calves. Prices bullocks: Simmental £640; Belgian Blue £680; Aberdeen Angus £635; Charolais £690; Limousin £620. Heifers: Simmental £540; Belgian Blue £575; Aberdeen Angus £525; Charolais £585; Limousin £580. Calves: bulls £168; heifers £98. Store sheep: hoggs £43.50; ewes £34.50.

HAWES, Tuesday, January 18. Forward: 12 calves; 1,398 sheep comprising 956 prime hoggs; 267 lightweight hoggs; and 175 cast ewes and rams. Prices calves: Blonde d'Aquitaine bulls to £178 (average £169); Limousin £108 (£93.33); Friesian £100 (£45); Limousin heifers £90 (£65.67); Belgian Blue £130. Prime hoggs: light 114 pence per kilo (110.6p); standard 125.1p (112.5p); medium 120.5p (112.1p); heavy 114.4p (108.6p). Overall average 112.2p. Continental 125.1p, £55; Suffolk 116.5p, £55; Mule 115.8p, £52; Horned 114.4p, £48.40. Lightweight hoggs: Continental 120.6p (116.8p); Suffolk 111.5p; Mule 122.2p (110.8p); Horned 115p (107.1p). Cast ewes: Horned £28 (£17.96); Polled £36 (£29.04). Cast rams: Horned £27.50 (£22.83); Polled £46 (£36.70).

BROUGHTON-N-FURNESS, Monday, January 17. Forward: 1,109 hoggs Prices (all crosses) hoggs: Texel to 124 pence per kilo; Suffolk 119p; Mule 106p; Fell 106p.