BENTHAM: Wednesday, 30 July. Weekly sale of Dairy Cattle and Rearing Calves. Forward: 9 dairy, 105 rearing calves, 950 cast ewes and 1,834 prime lambs. Newly calved Black and white Cows £1,300; Black and white heifers £2,500 each to (average £1,488): Ayrshire Heifers 1,400. Rearing Calves: British Blue Bulls £410 to (average £302); British Blue Heifers 310 to (208); Limousin Bulls 400; Montbeliarde Bulls 198 to (120.50); Hereford Bulls 305 to (262.50); Hereford Heifers 215 (181.67); Aberdeen Angus Cross Bulls 290 (280); Aberdeen Angus Cross Heifers 190 (143.75): Black and White 125 (33.64). Weekly sale of Cast Ewes and Prime Lambs. Cast Sheep: Continental to £105; Suffolk 105.50; Mule 90; Horned 63; Horned Rams 59.50; Polled Rams 95. Prime Lambs (under 36 kgs) Continental £64 each or 183 pence per kilo; hereford 50 or 151. Prime Lambs (36 kgs and Over) continental £96 each or 234 pence per kilo; Suffolk 80.50 or 175; Masham 72.50 or 168; Mule 68.50 or 166.

ALSO: Tuesday, 29 July. Special Sale of Breeding Ewes and Gimmer Shearlings. Forward: 1,699 breeding ewes and gimmer shearlings, 1,582 store lambs. Prices: Texel Shearlings £240 each to (average £133.78); Suffolk Shearlings 240 (170.79); Mule Shearlings 165 (139.91); Beltex Shearlings 160 (109); Scotch BF Shearlings 80; Texel Ewes 158 (114); Suffolk Cross Ewes 148 (119); Charollais Cross ewe 142; Mule Ewes 140 (122); Scotch HB Ewes 110 (103); Suffolk Rams 150; Texel Rams 250. Fortnightly sale of store lambs: Continental £64.80 to (average £55.20); Suffolk to 62.80 (55); Mule to 53 (48.23).