KIRKBY Stephen, Tuesday, February 8. Forward: 1,518 prime, store and lightweight lambs; 253 cast and feeding ewes. Prices lambs, 35 kilo or more: Texel to £53.50; Cheviot £50; Charolais £53; Mule £48; Scotch Blackface £44; Swaledale £45; Rough Fell £47. 34 kilo or less: Continental cross £38.20; Cheviot cross £36.50; Swaledale £33.20; Rough Fell £30; Mule £34. Rams: Herdwick £22.80; Gritstone £30; Bluefaced Leicester £37.20. Ewes: Bluefaced Leicester £39; Mule £30; Suffolk £37; Swaledale £22.80; Texel £39.

ALSO, Monday, February 7. Forward; 262 store and breeding cattle. Prices bullocks: Aberdeen Angus cross to £570; Blonde d'Aquitaine cross £702; Belgian Blue cross £658; Holstein Friesian £478; Limousin cross £740; Simmental cross £670. Heifers: Blonde d'Aquitaine cross £540; Belgian Blue cross £675; Charolais cross £540; Limousin cross £625. Limousin cross feeding bull £520. Limousin cross cow and Belgian Blue calf £690.

PENRITH, Wednesday, February 9. Prize show and sale on behalf of The Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association and The Solway and Tyne Texel Breeders Association. Forward: 3,707 prime sheep comprising 3,133 hoggs and 574 cast ewes and rams. Results. Swaledale hoggs: 1,2&3 Mr E. Proctor, Villa Farm, £55 and £50 to Bob Vevers, Cannonbie and £48.80 to Robert Skelton, Dearham. Texel hoggs: 1&2 Mr L.W. Taylor, Hill Top, £62 to Cranstons Quality Butchers and £65 to Mr J.G. Little, Market Arcade; 3 Mr M. Wills, Oaklands, £58 to Cranstons Quality Butchers. Prices Continental hoggs to £65; Suffolk cross £57; Half-bred £52; Cheviot £51; Mule £55; Swaledale £55; Herdwick £47. Continental ewes £49.50; Cheviot £38; Mule £37; Suffolk £40; Bluefaced Leicester £37; Herdwick £25. Bluefaced Leicester rams £48.

HAWES, Tuesday, February 8. Forward: 6 calves; 2,034 sheep comprising 1,225 prime hoggs; 536 light hoggs; and 273 cast ewes and rams. Prices calves: Limousin bull to £212 (average £179.33); heifer £92 (£67.33). Prime hoggs: light 106.2 pence per kilo (98p); standard 121.6p (108.9p); medium 120p (110.2p); heavy 118.2p (102.7p). Overall average 108.8p. Continental 121.6p, £54.40; Suffolk 115.7p, £52; Mule 114.2p, £52.50; Horned 108p, £50. Light hoggs: Continental 117.6p (107.3p); Suffolk 109.6p (103.5p); Mule 113.3p (100.1p); Horned 112.9p (103.1p). Cast ewes: Horned £29.50 (£14.71); Polled £38 (£25.85). Cast rams: Horned £12 (£9.53); Polled £32.50 (£20.13).

KENDAL, Monday, February 7. Forward: 350 hoggs; 2 dairy cattle. Prices calves: heifers to £80; Black and White £16. Dairy cattle: third calved cow £840; second calver £720. Hoggs: Texels £48.50; Horned lambs £42; Mules £42.