KIRKBY STEPHEN: Monday, September 22. Annual show and sale of Continental store cattle and fortnightly sale of Cast/OTM cattle. Forward: 860 store cattle, 54 Cast/OTM. Sponsor: Dodd & Co, Chartered Accountants. Judge: B. Jackson. Results - British Blue cross bullock, 1 T Hindson; 2&3 G Tunstall. Limousin cross bullock, champion & 1 RA & C Benson £1,355; reserve & 2 M Barker; 3 Messrs Taylor. Limousin cross heifer, 1&2 RA & C Benson; 3 T Hindson. Bullock any other breed, 1&2 G Tunstall; 3 A Slack. Heifer any other breed, 1 T Hindson; 2&3 A Slack. Prices - store bullocks: Limousin to £1,425; British Blue 1,325; Simmental 1,225; Charolais 1,225 (x2); Aberdeen Angus 1,115; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,075; Hereford 1,055; Blue Albion 1,045; Black and Whites 965. Store heifers: Limousin £1,335; British Blue 1,265; Charolais 1,175; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,100; Saler 1,065; Aberdeen Angus 1,055; Beef Shorthorn 900. Store bulls: Limousin 1,300. Cast cows: British Blue £1,686.74, or 225.5 pence per kilogram; Limousin 1,219.58, 179.5; Black and Whites 975.38, 130.5; Red Poll 843.47, 138.5; Montbeliarde 805.35, 148.5; Aberdeen Angus 127.5p. Young bulls: Limousin 1,147.08, 181.5. Cast bull: British Blue 1,113, 132.5.

ALSO: Tuesday, September 16. Weekly sale of sheep and fortnightly sale of store sheep. Forward: 2,984, comprising 2,022 prime lambs, 665 cast ewes and rams, 297 store lambs. Prices - prime lambs: Beltex to £117.80 each or 262 pence per kilogram; Texel 100, 220.5; Dutch Texel 98.80, 253.3; Rouge 88.80, 188.9; Charollais 84.80, 173.1; Mule 78.80, 150; Suffolk 77.30; Bluefaced Leicester 72.80; Cheviot 72.80; Swaledale 65, 134.4; Zwartble 60.80; Rough Fell 60.80; Goat 174. Cast ewes: Beltex 103.50; Suffolk 101.50; Texel 93.50; Mule 71.50; Rough Fell 69.50; Bluefaced Leicester 61.50; Rouge 60.50; Swaledale 55.50. Cast rams: Texel 84.50; Swaledale 52. Store sheep: Texel 53; Cheviot 50.50; Beltex 49.50; Mule 49; Herdwick 28.