HAWES, Tuesday, February 2. Forward: 15 calves; 1,641 sheep comprising 926 prime hoggs; 520 lightweight hoggs; and 195 cast ewes and rams. Prices calves: Limousin bulls to £194 (average £150); heifers £100 (£84); Belgian Blue heifers £68; Friesian/Holstein bulls £10. Prime hoggs: light 109.3 pence per kilo (105.8p); standard 118.9p (108.6p); medium 116.5p (110.3p); heavy 111.7p (105.5p). Overall average 109.4p. Continental 118.9p, £51.40 each; Suffolk 116.2p, £54; Mule 115.7p, £51; Horned 110.2p, £49.40. Lightweight hoggs: Continental 112.9p (111.4p); Mule 111.8p (105.1p); Horned 116.6p (100.5p). Cast ewes: Horned £28.20 (£15.12); Polled £45 (£35.27). Cast rams: Horned £18.50 (£13.71); Polled £35.50 (£25.22).

KENDAL, Monday, January 31. Forward: 477 prime hoggs; 10 calves; 3 dairy cattle, comprising 1 newly calved cow and 2 in-calf. Prices prime hoggs: Texel lambs to £8; Suffolk £4.50; Mule £2.50; Horned £1.50. Overall average 107.3 pence per kilo. Ewes: Continental £38.50; Mules £29.50; Rough Fell £25.50. Continental bull calves to £126. Dairy cattle: newly calved cow £600; in-calf £630.

ALSO, Thursday, January 27. Sale of store cattle and sheep. Forward: 116 store cattle Prices store cattle: Blonde d'Aquitaine steer to £580; Belgian Blue £552. Overall average £397. Store sheep: Texel lambs to £38; Suffolk £37; Mule £37.50; Charollais £34; Rough Fell to £25.50. Texel 1 crop in-lambs ewes to £50.

KIRKBY Stephen, Tuesday, February 1. Sale of Prime and Store sheep. Forward: 1,679 prime, lightweight and store lambs; 227 cast and feeding ewes. Prices old season lambs, 35 kilo or more: Texel cross to £52.20 (average 111.82 pence per kilo); Beltex cross £49 (119.46p); Suffolk cross £50 (109.49p); Charollais cross £50 (106.41p); Cheviot cross £44 (110.41p); Mule £49.20 (107.96p); Masham £44 (110p); Scotch Blackface £45 (105.71p); Swaledale £47 (101.49p); Rough Fell £45.50 (101.19p). 34 kilo or less: Continental cross £36 (107.36p); Cheviot cross £34 (105.84p); Mule £34 (101.63p); Swaledale £33 (97.16p); Rough Fell £32.80 (99.31p). Ewes: Bluefaced Leicester £42 (£38.33); Mule £34 (£31.19); Rough Fell £26.50 (£20.81); Swaledale £26 (£17.68); Texel cross £32.50 (£30.67); Lleyn £23 (£21.36). Rams: Charollais £33 (£33); Rough Fell £22 (£22); Swaledale £25.50 (£21.20).

LANCASTER, Monday, January 31. Forward: 107 cattle; 30 young bulls; 1,330 sheep; 197 ewes and rams. Prices cattle: medium steers to 116.5 pence per kilo (average 103p); heavy 123.5p (96.8p). Medium heifers 131.5p (98.5p); heavy 135.5p (104p). Light young bulls 50p (50p); medium 118.5p (92.6p); heavy 117.5p (100.3p). New season lambs: light 116.1p (107p); standard 129.7p (116.9p); medium 139.2p (117.4p); heavy 109.7p (101.5p); overweight 100.7p (92.5p). Ewes £46 each (£28.81).

ALSO, Friday, January 28. Forward: 186 bullocks/heifers; 11 calves; 123 store hoggs. Prices bullocks: Friesian £590; Simmental £545; Belgian Blue £550; Blonde d'Aquitaine £630; Aberdeen Angus £555; Charolais £600; Limousin £630. Heifers: Simmental £530; Belgian Blue £53 5; Aberdeen Angus £530; Charolais £530; Limousin £600. Calves: bulls £92; heifers £15. Store hoggs £37.50.

BENTHAM, Tuesday, February 1. Monthly sale of suckler breeding cattle, feeding bulls and store cattle. Forward: 369 including 49 suckler breeding cattle; 50 feeding bulls; 270 store cattle. Prices breeding cattle with bull calf at foot: Belgian Blue cross cow to £910; Limousin cross cow £670; Aberdeen Angus cross cow £620. In-calf Limousins: cow £670 (average £568); heifers £655 (£592). Feeding bulls: Limousin cross £530 (£420.71); Belgian Blue cross £485 (£425.53); Simmental cross £495 (£425.46); Blonde d'Aquitaine cross £490 (£432.50); Friesian £240 (£200). Steers: Limousin cross £622 (£533); Belgian Blue cross £620 (£502.88); Charolais cross £570 (£499.44); Blonde d'Aquitaine cross £590 (£483); Friesian £480 (£355.36); Ayrshire £325; MRI £428 (£377.83); Jersey £320; Hereford £490. Heifers: Limousin cross £635 (£409.40); Belgian Blue cross £502 (£403.52); Aberdeen Angus cross £395 (£328); Charolais cross £550 (£421.90); Blonde d'Aquitaine cross £498 (£465.64); Shorthorn £510 (£484).

PENRITH, Tuesday, February 2. Forward: 1,082 store sheep. Prices Texel shearlings in-lamb £65; Mule ewes £58. Suffolk cross hoggs to £45.50; Texel cross £43.50; Cheviot £40.20; Mule £39.20; Swaledale £32.80; Herdwick £27.

ALSO, Monday, January 31. Sale of store cattle. Forward: 518 cattle comprising 18 calves; 47 feeding bulls; and 453 store cattle. Prices cross bullocks: Belgian Blue to £720; Black Limousin £715; Red Limousin £715; Saler £700; Aberdeen Angus £658; Charolais £652. Cross heifers: Black Limousin £628; Belgian Blue £625; Red Limousin £625; Aberdeen Angus £590; Charolais £505. Cross young feeding bulls: Red Limousin £620; Belgian Blue £490. Heifer calves: Belgian Blue £165; Black £75. Sale of prime cattle. Forward: 70, comprising 40 clean; 30 bulls. Prices heifers: Limousin to 144.5 pence per kilo; Belgian Blue 120p; Charolais 114.5p; Bazadaise 108.5p; Blonde d'Aquitaine 104.5p. Steers: Limousin 115.5p; Saler 110.5p. Bulls: Limousin 116.5p; Belgian Blue 109.5p; Friesian 100.5p.

BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS, Monday, January 31. Forward: 651 hoggs; 77 ewes; and 20 prime bulls. Prices Continental cross young bulls to 95 pence per kilo. Hoggets to 130p (average 108.5p); horned 102p.