Monday, October 6. Fortnightly sale of prime cattle. Forward: 35 prime bulls, clean cattle and OTM cattle. Prices - Prime bulls: Limousin to £1,366.06 each, or 204.5 pence per kilo; Charolais 1,295.65, 201.5; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,186.98, 197.5; Black and White 1,081.23, 162.5.

ALSO: Wednesday, October 1. Weekly sale of primestock and fortnightly sale of rearing calves. Forward: 4,581 prime sheep, comprising 3,296 prime lambs, 1,165 cast ewes, 120 store lambs, 102 rearing calves. Prices - Prime lambs: Texel to £92 each or 223 pence per kilogram; Beltex 92, 219; Continental 85, 195; Suffolk 79.50, 157; Rouge 75, 183; Mule 68, 154; Cheviot Mule 66; Dorset 65; Swaledale 60, 157; Herdwick 55; Rough Fell 53.50. Cast ewes: Continental 98; Texel 98; Charollais 95.50; Suffolk 93.50; Beltex 90; Cheviot 85.50; Mule 77; Scotch 49; Swaledale 46. Cast rams: Continental 102; Texel 90; Swaledale 48. Rearing calves. Bulls: British Blue 510; Limousin 365; Aberdeen Angus 352; Charolais 320; black and White 152. Heifers: British Blue 430; Aberdeen Angus 312; Charolais 285. 

ALSO: Monday, September 29. Weekly sale of livestock including annual Michaelmas show and sale. Judge: D. Anderson. Forward: 1,100, comprising 79 OTM cattle. Results - Limousin Bullock, champion & 1 Messrs JW Watson £1,460; 2 B. Walton £1,585. British Blue Bullock, reserve & 1 Messrs MTP & SD Wills £1,460; 2 Messrs W & SW Dickinson £1,285. British Blue Heifer, 1 Messrs MTP & SD Wills £1,185; 2 WH Brass £1,475. Any Other Breed Bullock, 1 B Walton (Simmental) £1,385. Prices - Bullocks: Limousin to £1,585; Charolais 1,515; British Blue 1,465; Simmental 1,385; Hereford 1,375; Black and White 1,325; Aberdeen Angus 1,295; Blonde D'Aquitaine 1,145; Beef Shorthorn 1,125 (x3). Heifers: British Blue 1,475; Charolais 1,455; Limousin 1,425; Blonde D'Aquitaine 1,425; Aberdeen Angus 1,255. Prime cattle. Bulls: Limousin 1,484.04 or 212.5 (x2) pence per kilogram; Simmental 1,426.95, 188.5; Blonde D'Aquitiane 1,382.70, 209.5; Beef Shorthorn 1,292.03; British Blue 1,104.59, 185.5. Clean cattle: British Blue 1,391.49, 251.5; Limousin 1,368.41, 215.5; Charolais (bullock) 1,177.52, 179.5. OTM. Cast cows: British Blue 1,440.84, 195.5; Limousin 1,228.50, 188.5; Charolais (clean) 1,143.62, 159.5; Black and White 1,120.72, 126.5; Saler 1,058.33, 154.5; Continental 996.08, 142.5; Simmental 951.16, 150.5; Blonde D'Aquitaine 949.05, 142.5. Cast bulls: Charolais 1,581.25, 126.5; British Blue 1,401.14, 158.5; Aberdeen Angus (bullock) 1,332.09, 184.5; Limousin 1,177.34, 121.5.