Wednesday, April 4. Weekly sale of dairy cattle, rearing calves and breeding sheep with lambs and in lamb. Prices: Dairy: Newly calved Black and White Cows: £2,000 (average 1,200). Newly calved Black and White Heifers £2,320 (1,686.67). Breeding Sheep with lambs at foot. Forward 254: Continental Ewes with twins: £192. (average 177.89); Continental Ewes with single 162 (125.33); Continental Shearling with twins £185.; Suffolk Ewe with twins 151; Mule Ewes with twins 236 (203.78); Mule broken mouth with twins 170 (151.25); Mule broken mouth with singles 115; Mule Shearlings with twin 240 (226.62). Masham Ewes with twins 165. Masham broken mouth with twins 155; Gritstone Ewes with twins 138; Gritstone ewes with singles 105; Dorset Ewes with singles 95; Rough Ewes with singles 85. Calves: Forward 52: All crosses: Bulls: British Blue £455. (average 398); Limousin 340 (330); Aberdeen Angus 270 (260). Heifers: British Blue £335 (average 303.67); Limousin 255 (232.50); Charolais 355; Aberdeen Angus 180 (172.50). Black and White Bulls £170 (average 98.97).

ALSO: Evening Sale of prime hoggs, feeding and cast sheep. Forward: 2,186 sheep comprising 1,851 prime hoggs and 335 cast ewes. Prime hoggs less than 36 kilos: Continental cross £76.50 or 221 pence per kilo); Mule 67, 197; Horned 73, 210. Prime hoggs more than 36 kilos: Continental cross £136, 340 pence per kilo; Suffolk cross 95.50, 239; Mule 92, 204; Masham 96, 183; Horned 88, 208. Cast Sheep: Ewes: Continental cross £150; Suffolk cross 130; Mule 117; Horned 95. Rams: Polled 145; Horned 94.