Wednesday, April 16. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 5 dairy; 31 rearing calves; 521 sheep with lambs at foot; 415 farmers stirks; 3,576 sheep, comprising of 1,206 cast ewes, 26 spring lambs and 2,344 prime hoggs. Prices - Dairy: Newly calved Black and White cows to £2,100 each (average £1,725). Rearing calves - Bulls: British Blue 365 (320); Aberdeen Angus cross 245; Brown Swiss cross 132 (98.50); Black and White 160 (86.65). Heifers: British Blue 310 (235.75); Aberdeen Angus cross 180 (170). Sheep with lambs at foot. Ewes - Twins: Mule 194 (170.32); Continental 208 (171.44); Suffolk 195 (181.36). Singles: Mule 145 (137.89); Continental 135 (111.50); Suffolk 152. Shearlings - Twins: Mule 222 (198.76); Continental 200 (196.25). Singles: Mule 135 (123.67); Continental 188 (185.78). Broken Mouth - Twins: Mule 170 (138.65). Singles: Mule 125 (108.50). Hoggs - Singles: Continental 205 (181.36); Suffolk 180. Stirks - Bulls: British Blue 970 (752); Stabiliser 980 (834); Aberdeen Angus cross 820 (674.82); Simmental cross 715; Brown Swiss cross 595 (452.50); Black and White 400 (256.76). Bullocks: British Blue 980 (762.94); Limousin 940 (607.33); Charolais 930 (705); Blonde d’Aquitaine cross 870 (776.92); Aberdeen Angus cross 940 (656.03); Hereford 915 (802.50); Beef Shorthorn 910 (741.25); Galloway cross 815 (785); Simmental cross 745 (706.67); Brown Swiss cross 400 (398.89); Black and White 660 (397.69); Luing 420 (390). Heifers: British Blue 880 (666.51); Limousin 940 (655.16); Charolais 760 (578.33); Blonde d’Aquitaine cross 740 (577.50); Aberdeen Angus cross 750 (618.95); Hereford 805 (668.85); Simmental cross 720 (592.14). Cast ewes: Continental 145; Suffolk 138; Mule 95; Masham 93; Bluefaced Leicester 115; Herdwick 78.50. Rams: Polled 145.50; Horned 85. Spring lambs (more than 36 kilograms): Continental £120, or 315.8 pence per kilo; Suffolk 107.50, 266.3. Prime hoggs (less than 36 kilograms): Continental 90, 264; Suffolk 80, 228; Mule 65, 197; Horned 78.50, 224. (More than 36 kilograms): Continental 113, 282; Suffolk 106.50, 223; Mule 95.50, 213; Masham 90, 205; Horned 96, 229.