Friday, September 26. Annual show and sale of livestock. Forward: 1,400 breeding sheep. Judge: J. Harrison. Sponsor: Tunstall Tractors. Results - Pure Texel (Aged or Shearling Ram), Champion & 1 JC & E Pedley & Son £950; 2 Messrs M W Skidmore 600; 3 Messrs Hastwell 600. Continental Cross (Aged or Shearling Ram), 1 G Slack £900; 2 Messrs K&R Buckle 500; 3 T R Mason 300. Ram Lamb, 1&3 R Wilson 280; 2 Messrs JG & SM Tallentire 250. Female (Any Age), reserve & 1 GR Wharton 360; 2 Messrs K&R Buckle 225; 3 JR Wharton 225. Prices - all breeds averages: Gimmer Shearlings 146.02; Ewes - Aged 115.48; Lambs 81.25; Rams - Shearling 400.63; Lambs 200. Rams: Texel to £950 each; Dutch Texel 500; Beltex 500. Ewes: Texel 170; Suffolk 104; Mule 122. Gimmer shearlings: Texel 360; Dutch Texel 228; Beltex 172. Gimmer lambs: Texel 155; Zwarbtle 96; Mule 87.

ALSO: Tuesday, September 23. Weekly sale of sheep, including Annual Show of Mule wethers. Forward: 1,949 prime lambs, 659 cast ewes and rams. Judge: J. Allen. Results - Pens of 10 Mule wethers, 1&3 Shields, (48.5kg) £68.30, (47.5) 67.30. 2 Hayton, (46) 65.30. Prices - Prime lambs: Beltex to £102.30 each or 249.50 pence per kilogram; Dutch Texel 93.80, 225.10; Rouge 90.80, 208.30; Texel 86.80, 180; Suffolk 84.80; Charollais 73.80, 160.40; Mule 73.80, 147.30; Masham 64.80; Swaledale 53.80, 141.60; Goat 36.80, 182.20. Cast ewes: Texel 95.50 (x2); Zwartble 76.50; Mules 73.50; Cheviot 73.50; Beltex 69.50; Roughs 55.50; Swaledale 50; Bluefaced Leicester 41.50; Herdwick 30.50. Cast rams: Suffolk 78.50; Bluefaced Leicester 65.50; Swaledale 50.50.