Monday, December 15. Fortnightly red market sale of  prime cattle. Forward: 30. Prices - prime bulls: Black and White to £983.94 each, or 160.5 pence per kilogram; Limousin 1,381.83; Charolais 1,234.53.
ALSO: Wednesday, December 10. Christmas show of prime sheep and fortnightly sale of rearing calves and stirks and store sheep. Forward: 4,038 prime sheep, comprising 3,243 prime lambs, 543 cast ewes and rams, 252 store lambs, 97 rearing calves, 252 store lambs. Sponsor: Armstrong Watson Accountants. Judge: S. Stoddart. Results - Class 1. 5 Beltex cross: Champion & 1 MH Elliott, £180, 409ppkg; 2 Messrs R Hall & Sons, £140, 341p. Class 2. 5 Texel cross: 1 MH Elliott, £160, 314p; 2 Messrs MTP & SD Wills, £140, 297p. Class 3. 10 Swaledale: 1 Messrs S Allan & Sons, £70, 175; 2 Messrs Hutchinson, £72, 171p. Class 4. 10 Cheviot: 1 Messrs Bindloss, £87, 189p; 2 R Noble, £80, 178p. Class 5. 10 Mule: 1&2 Messrs W & R Lawson, £90, 170p/£90, 173p. Class 6. 10 Scotch Blackface: 1 Messrs TM Ewart, £80, 190p; 2 JB Bowness, £80, 200p. Prices - prime lambs: Beltex to £180 each, or 409 pence per kilogram; Texel 160, 314; Continental 98, 233; Suffolk 100, 205; Cheviot 93.50, 202; Charollais 90, 214; Mule 90, 186; Bluefaced Leicester 86; Bleu de Mains 84, 205; Scotch 80, 200; Cheviot Mule 80; Herdwick 73.50, 179; Swaledale 72, 191. Cast ewes: Texel 149; Cheviot 114; Half-Bred 108.50; Bluefaced Leicester 103; Suffolk 97; Continental 93.50; Mule 90; Scotch 73.50; Swaledale 65. Rams: Texel 117.50; Suffolk 109; Dorset 104.50; Continental 94. Rearing calves. Bull calves: British Blue 480; Aberdeen Angus 345; Continental 255; Hereford 245; Black and White 110. Heifer calves: British Blue 380; Limousin 295; Aberdeen Angus 245. Weaned bulls: Limousin 390; British Blue 385; Black and White 175. Weaned heifers: Limousin 440. Store sheep. Store lambs: Mule 112; Continental 74; Beltex 69; Cheviot 63; Swaledale 38.50.