Wednesday, August 20. Weekly sale of prime sheep and fortnightly sale of store sheep and rearing calves. Forward: 3,529 prime sheep, comprising of 1,533 prime lambs, 1,496 cast ewes and rams and 500 store lambs; 129 rearing calves. Prices - Prime lambs: Beltex to £100 each, or 229 pence per kilo; Texel 95, 215; Suffolk 88, 176; Continental 80, 193; Bleu de Maine 79, 176; Mule 77, 165; Cheviot 75.50; Zwartble 74; Rough Fell 60, 146. Cast ewes: Texel 119; Continental 115; Suffolk 100; Charollais 92; Cheviot 85.50; Bluefaced Leicester 80.50; Mule 79; Zwartble 79; Rough Fell 69; Swaledale 59; Scotch 54. Cast rams: Texel 105; Swaledale 69. Store sheep: Texel 65; Suffolk 64.50; Continental 60.50; Mule 55.50; Cheviot Mule 51.50. Rearing calves - Bulls: British Blue 500; Blonde d’Aquitaine 450; Limousin 360; Aberdeen Angus 305; Charolais 300; Simmental 285; Black and White 205; MRI 200; Continental 195. Heifers: British Blue 470; Limousin 290; Aberdeen Angus 250.

ALSO: Monday, August 18. Fortnightly green market sale of cattle; August prize show and sale of store cattle and feeding bulls; annual prize show and sale of pedigree dairy Shorthorn cattle. Forward: 69 OTM cattle; 650 store cattle and feeding bulls; 31 shorthorn cattle. Sponsors: Surecalf & Massey Feeds (store cattle show). Judges: T Ripley (dairy cattle); A Coates (store cattle). Results. Store cattle show - British Blue Bullock: 1 (Reserve Champion) Messrs MTP&SD Wills, £1,230, to Messrs Webster; 2 Messrs JW Watson, £1,205, to Messrs Webster. British Blue Heifer: 1 Messrs MTP&SD Wills, £1,275, to Messrs Foley Bros; 2 Messrs JB Holliday & Sons, £1,095, to Messrs R&G Dickinson. Limousin Bullock: 1 (Champion)&2 Messrs MTP&SD Wills, £1,250, to D Barker/£1,275, to Waterloo Farms. Dairy cattle show - Heifer in-milk: 1 (Champion) Messrs GA&D Dent, 1,850gns, to LM Harrison & Sons; 2 (Reserve Champion) &3 DH Craig, 2,020gns, to Ripley & Ramesar. Cow or Heifer in-calf: 1 DH Craig; 2 AH Ritson; 3 Messrs S Armstrong & Sons. Prices. Store cattle - Bullocks: Charolais to £1,535 each; British Blue 1,525; Limousin 1,455; Hereford 1,295; Aberdeen Angus 1,245; Simmental 1,235; Black and White 935. Heifers: Limousin 1,335; Charolais 1,315; British Blue 1,275; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,145; Simmental 1,055. Bulls: Blonde d’Aquitaine 985; Limousin 975. Dairy cattle: Shorthorn to 2,050gns each. Prime cattle - Bulls: British Blue £1,625.97, or 213.5 pence per kilo; Limousin 1,621.63, 212.5; Charolais 1,542.53, 207.5; Simmental 1,396.88, 187.5; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,307.15, 206.5; Black and White 1,103.33, 163.5. Clean cattle: Limousin 1,419.60, 227.5. OTM cattle - Cast cows: British Blue 1,451.39, 189.5; Limousin 1,184.44, 153.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,027.65, 128.5; Black and White 942.49, 137.5; Blonde d’Aquitaine 879.80, 132.5; Continental 855.11, 116.5; Simmental 850.43, 127.5. Cast bulls: Black and White 1,249.38, 143.5; Limousin 1,092.75, 139.5; Galloway 842.11, 125.5.