Thursday, September 4. Annual sale of breeding ewes and shearlings. Judge: P. Slater, High Haume. Results - Best pen of 10 Mule ewes, 1&3 Wearing Bros; 2 T.W. & C.A. Long. Best pen of 10 Mule shearlings, champion & 1 P.& A. Fell; 2 W. & B. Whitaker; 3 J. Athersmith. Best pen of 10 shearlings andy other breed, 1 S.G. Benson; 2 S. Cunliffe; 3 Rakesmoor Farm. Prices - shearlings: Texels to £290 each; Scotch Mules £148 (x2); Suffolks 200; Mule 170; Blue Texel cross 190; Texel cross 180 (x2). Ewes: Suffolks 288; Mules 145; Texel 168.

ALSO: Tuesday, September 2. Special evening show and sale of breeding rams and weekly sale of sheep. Sponsor: Tynedale Farm Supplies. Judges: I. Nelson (Suffolks), N. Barker (Texels). Results - Best Texel ram lamb, 1, 2&3 I.E. Shuttleworth. Best Texel ram shearling or older, reserve & 1 S. Cunliffe, 2 A. Mawson, 3 I.E. Shuttleworth. Best Suffolk lamb, 1 A. Mawson, 2&3 I.E. Shuttleworth. Best Suffolk ram shearling or older, 1 J. & C. Airey, 2 A. Mawson, 3 I.D. & H.J. Rawlinson. Best ram lamb of any other breed, 1 M.S.H. Benson, 2 S.G. Besnon, 3 E. McCann. Best ram shearling or older any other breed, champion & 1 M.S.H. Benson, 2 W.W. & D. Boow, 3 I.D. & H.J. Rawlinson. Prices - Texels to £380 each; Suffolk 500; Charolais 240; Texel shearling ram 900; Suffolk 850; Charollais shearlings 520; Suffolk cross Texel shearling 440; Texel cross shearling 380; 3 shear Texel aged rams 320; 2 shear Suffolk 420. Prime lambs: Suffolks to 80 (average 69.26), 168.49 pence per kilogram (154.52); Texels 77 (66.47), 165.48 (155.14); Charollais 71 (66.67), 169.08 (156.74); Cheviot 61, 152.50; Mules 64.50. Prime cattle: Limousin heifer 208.50p; Aberdeen Angus steer 192.50; Saler steer 191.50; Limousin steer 189.50; Simmental steer 179.50. Cast ewes and rams: Texels £89; Suffolks 83; Mules 75; Herdwicks 43; Swaledales 32; Zwartble 50; Dorset 65.