BENTHAM: Wednesday, April 18. Weekly sale of livestock and evening sale of prime hoggs, feeding and cast sheep. Forward: 14 dairy cattle; 808 breeding sheep with lambs at foot; 69 calves; 3,209 sheep, comprising of 35 spring lambs, 2,448 prime hoggs and 726 feeding and cast sheep. Prices - Dairy (newly calved Black and White): Cows to £1,550 each (average £1,500); Heifers 2,300 (1,899.09). Breeding sheep with lambs at foot. Ewes - with twins: Continental 248 (190.04); Mule 174 (165.91); Cheviot 174; Masham 140; Horned 178 (170.75). With singles: Continental 220 (147.34); Mule 120 (115); Masham 128 (118.83); Horned 100 (85.71). Broken Mouth with twins: Continental 158 (139.33); Mule 182 (149.75). Broken Mouth with singles: Continental 142 (131.20); Mule 130 (123). Shearlings - with twins: Continental 260 (231.02); Mule 258 (232.81); Suffolk 212 (186.50); Zwartble 205. With singles: Continental 190 (173.75); Zwartble 170. Hoggs - with twins: Continental 175; Zwartble 152. With singles: Continental 195 (186.47); Mule 190 (167.56); Zwartble 145. Calves - Bulls: British Blue cross 450 (399.17); Limousin cross 370 (289.50); Simmental cross 372 (343.50); Aberdeen Angus cross 300 (282.50); Hereford cross 290; Black and White 170 (54). Heifers (all crosses): British Blue 342 (305.40); Limousin 210; Stabiliser 270 (266.67); Aberdeen Angus 275 (231.75); Belted Galloway 145. Spring lambs (less than 36 kilograms): Continental cross £78.50, or (average 253 pence per kilo). (More than 36 kilograms): Continental cross 76, (256); Suffolk cross 60, (176); Mule 68, (206); Masham 70, (200); Horned 71.50, (221). Prime hoggs (more than 36 kilograms): Continental cross 107.50, (227); Suffolk cross 104, (204); Mule 87, (204); Masham 85, (188); Horned 90.50, (214). Cast sheep - Ewes: Continental cross £152; Suffolk cross 150; Mule 104; Masham 99; Horned 92; Bluefaced Leicester 121. Rams: Polled 126; Horned 88.

ALSO: Annual show and sale of Shearlings with lambs at foot. Judge: W Sedley. Results: Champion: 5 Mule shearlings with two suffolk lambs, R Heigh. Continentals: 5 Texel cross shearlings with Beltex cross twin lambs at foot, I Wilson. Prices: 5 Beltex cross shearlings with Beltex cross lambs at foot £260 (average £231). Newly calved dairy cattle: 14 day old heifer calf (28 kilograms) to £2,300.