CARLISLE: Wednesday, April 4. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 212 calves. Prices - Store cattle. Bullocks: Charolais to £1,450 each; Limousin 1,390; British Blue 1,215; Aberdeen Angus 1,105; Montbeliarde 1,050; Beef Shorthorn 975; Galloway 840; Simmental 825. Heifers: Limousin 990; Charolais 915; Blonde D’Aquitaine 820; Simmental 740; British Blue 725. Calves. Heifers: Limousin 480; British Blue 405; Aberdeen Angus 305. Bulls: Limousin 468; British Blue 415; Simmental 395; Aberdeen Angus 285; British Friesian 220; Holstein 210; Montbeliarde 200. Weanlings. Bulls: Limousin 1,070; Parthenais 960; British Blue 855; Highland 580; British Friesian 555; Holstein Friesian 480. Steers: British Blue 1,020; Limousin 1,000; Aberdeen Angus 980; Charolais 840; Simmental 840; Blonde D’Aquitaine 700; British Friesian 655; Holstein Friesian 570. Heifers: Aberdeen Angus 885; Limousin 865; British Blue 860; Charolais 790; British Friesian 730. Dairy: Holstein Friesian 1,580.

ALSO: Monday, April 2. Sale of primestock and store and breeding sheep. Forward: Primestock: Prices: Cast cows and OTM cattle: British Blue 227.5 pence per kilo. Charolais 209.5; Blonde d’Aquitaine 207.5p; Limousin 194.5; Holstein 157.5. Stock Bull: British Blue 195.5 pence per kilo. Prices per head: British Blue £2,289; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,796; Charolais 1,627; Limousin 1,460; Holstein 1,191. Stock Bull: British Blue £1,915. Prime Bulls: Forward 110: British Blue (cross) 239.5 pence per kilo; Limousin (cross) 226.5. Prices per head: Bullocks: Limousin £1,619; British Blue (cross) 1,538; Charolais 1,458; British Blue 1,523. Prime Sheep: Forward: 44 spring lambs, 1,916 prime hoggs and 137 case sheep: Easter show of spring lambs. Judge J Thompson. 1st prize Mr JR Irving £116, 276.2 pence per kilo; 2 D Reid £110, 268.3; 3 FH Kennedy Charolais 112, 180.6. Prices: Suffolk £116 per head; Charollais 112; Dorset 95.50. Suffolk 176.20 pence per kilo; Charollais 250; Dorset 237.70. Prime Hoggs: Texel £124.80 per head: Beltex 107.80; Suffolk 160.80; Hill Cheviot 99.30; Berrichon 97.80; Millennium Bleu 97.80; Greyfaced 94.80; Blackfaced 87.80; Roughs 79.80. Texel 279 pence per kilo; Beltex 276.40; Suffolk 261.30; Hill Cheviot 221.60; Blackfaced 214.10; Berrichon 199.60; Swaledale 193.90; Roughs 190; Greyfaced 190.80; Millennium Bleu 177.80. Cast Ewes: Suffolk £135.50 per head;Texel 129.59; Greyfaced 109.50; Leicester 109.50; Hill Cheviot 95.50; Blackfaced 67.50 Shetland 46.50. Store and Breeding Sheep: Hoggs with lambs at foot: Texel £112. Shearling Gimmers with lambs at foot: Texel £102; Beltex 100; Greyfaced 74; Suffolk 70; Ewes with lambs at foot: Texel £88; North Country Cheviot 78; Greyfaced 72; Suffolk 67; Rare Breed 58. Geld Hoggs Texel £118; Greyfaced 94.

ALSO: Primestock show and sale: Forward: 24 Limousin cattle. Judge O Llyr: Champion and Reserve Champion, JS and JO Dodd; Heifer; 559 kilograms; 221.5 pence per kilo; £1,238.19 per head. Reserve Champion: Steer. 683 kilograms; 223.5 pence per kilo; £1,526.51. Results: Limousin Steer (cross): 1, 2 and 3 Messrs Dodd: 223.5 pence per kilo; £1,526.51 per head; 223.5, 1,414.76; 225.5; 1,619.09. Limousin Heifer (cross): 1, 2 and 3 Messrs Dodd; 221.5 pence per kilo, 1,238. per head; 19; 226.5, 1,216.31; 219.5, 1,369.68; Limousin Young Bull: 1 and 2 Messrs Dodd; 215.5 pence per kilo; £1,342.57 per head; 217.5, 1,355.03. Pure Limousin; Young Bull: 1 Messrs Strong, 207.5 pence per kilo, £1,494; 2 Messrs Dodd; 220.5, 1,446.18; 3 P Henshall 213.5, 1,473.15. Limousin Cow: 1 G Wreay 188.5 pence per kilo, £1,460.88. 2 Messrs Jenkinson 194.5, 1,380.95. 3 Messrs Robson 180.5, 1,191.30.

Weekly sale of crop: Hay: round bales to £85 per tonne; Wheat: mini hestons £75; round bales £75 per tonne. Barley: round bales £80 per tonne; Silage: round bales £15 per bale .