CARLISLE: Thursday, September 18. Annual Latter Fair show and sale of breeding rams. Sponsors: Dodd & Co, Capontree Veterinary Centre. Judge: W. Hird, E. Holliday (Continental rams). Results - Shearling rams, champion & 1 County Turf Ltd (Farm); reserve & 2 G&T Fitzsimon & Sons; 3 I&PJ Graham. Ram lambs, 1 I R Barbour; 2&3 DG Reid & Son. Prices - shearlings to £1,050 each; ram lambs 620. Continental ram. Results - Shearling ram, champion & 1 GG & MA Harrison; reserve & 2 GW & C Athey; 3 KD & DE Millar & Ptrs. Lamb rams, 1 F Kennedy; 2&3 JW Crozier. Prices -  shearling rams: Charollais 380; Dutch Texel 1,300; Texel 1,000. Aged rams: Texel 620; Dutch Texel 500. Lamb rams: Texel 350.

ALSO: Wednesday, September 17. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 973 cattle, comprising 639 store and weanlings, 323 calves, 11 dairy. Prices - store cattle. Steers: British Blue to £1,450 each; Limousin 1,305; Charolais 1,250; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,210; Simmental 1,185; Aberdeen Angus 1,165; Montbeliarde 985; Shorthorn 985; Fleckvieh 945; Friesian 925; Saler 900; Holstein Friesian 865. Heifers: Limousin 1,255 (x2); British Blue 1,175; Charolais 1,085; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,075; Aberdeen Angus 905; Parthenais 915; Bazadaise 855. Steers: Limousin 1,140 British Blue 1,040; Aberdeen Angus 985; Saler 900; Belted Galloway 895; Lincolnshire Red 750; Montbeliarde 735 (x6); Holstein Friesian 720; Luing 690; Friesian 530; Ayrshire 425; Swedish Red and White 410. Bulls: Limousin 1,070; Charolais 900; British Blue 895; South Devon 840; Aberdeen Angus 795; Beef Shorthorn 765; Saler 760 (x3); Lincolnshire Red 690 (x2); Hereford 615. Calves. Bulls: Limousin 445; Aberdeen Angus 380; British Blue 380; Montbeliarde 295; Friesian 295; Simmental 270 (x2); Hereford 255; Beef Shorthorn 198; Holstein Friesian 190; Shorthorn 160; Swedish Red and White 65; Ayrshire 65; Brown Swiss 52. Heifers: Limousin 380; British Blue 350; Charolais 235; Aberdeen Angus 230; Belted Galloway 130. Dairy: Holstein Friesian 1,620.

ALSO: Monday, September 15. Weekly sale of livestock and crop. Forward: 110 prime bulls, 35 prime cattle3,576 prime lambs, 250 cast sheep. Prices - Store cattle: British Blue to £1,807 each, or 226.5 pence per kilogram; Limousin stock bull 1,497, 196.5; Charolais 1,436, 175.5; Beef Shorthorn 1,251, 143.5; Holstein Friesian 1,105, 139.5; Parthenais 1,172, 167.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,067, 171.5; Friesian 967, 150.5; Longhorn 133.5p; Blonde d’Aquitaine 132.5; Hereford 126.5; Whitbred Shorthorn 119.5. Prime bulls: British Blue 1,648, 218.5; Limousin 1,601, 221.5; Charolais 1,498, 185.5; Holstein Friesian 1,299, 158.5; Montbeliarde 1,221, 186.5; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,201; Blue Grey 1,097, 160.5; British Friesian 1,071, 169.5; Longhorn 1,053, 185.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,046, 174.5; Ayrshire 960, 155.5; Norwegian Red 168.5p; Holstein 155.5p. Prime cattle. Heifers: Limousin 1,595, 239.5; British Blue 1,133; Hereford 954. Steers: Limousin 1,583, 232.5; Simmental 1,353, 214.5; Charolais 1,567, 213.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,255, 186.5; Belted Galloway 1,031, 198.5. Prime lambs: Dutch Texel 101.30, 253.30 (x2); Beltex 98.80, 241.10; Texel 98.80, 240.50; Millenium Bleu 78.80, 165.50; Zwartbles 80, 181.80; Suffolk 77.30, 160; Charollais 68.80, 156.40; Greyfaced 65.80, 145.60; Herdwick 153.20p. Cast ewes and rams. Ewes: Texel 99.50; Beltex 84.50; Charollais 83.50; Zwartbles 81.50; Greyfaced 77.50; Suffolk 77.50; Bluefaced Leicester 47.50; Swaledale 45.50. Rams: Texel 111.50; Charollais 84.50. Breeding sheep. Shearling gimmers: Texel 160; Blue Texel 152; Suffolk 120. Ewes: Texel 118; Greyfaced 110; Hill Cheviot 74. Store sheep: Texel 72; Suffolk 62; Beltex 60.50; Hill Cheviot 58; Hampshire Down 55; Greyfaced 50.50; Lleyn 49; Charollais 48; Bluefaced Leicester 44.50; Swaledale 40; Herdwick 24. Crop: Mini-hestons of wheat straw to £68 per tonne; round bales of barley straw £18 per bale.

ALSO: Friday, September 12. Sale of breeding cattle. Prices - Cows with calves: Limousin to £2,120 each; British Blue 1,880; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,820; Charolais 1,480; Aberdeen Angus 1,400; Hereford 1,350. Heifers with calves: Limousin 2,280; British Blue 2,280; Hereford 1,600. Bulling heifers: Limousin 1,120 (x2); Charolais 1,080; Aberdeen Angus 1,020 (x3). Beef breeding bulls: Limousin 1,758.

ALSO: Monday, September 8. Breeding sheep - Mule shearling gimmer show and sale. Judge: M. Graham. Results - Mule gimmer shearlings, champion 1 & 3  M Ridsdale & Son, £190; reserve & 2 WN Skelton. Prices - Shearling gimmers: Greyfaced to £235 each; Suffolk 152; Texel 148. Breeding ewes: Greyfaced 90; Lleyn 75.