Monday, October 13. Third special sale of Mule and Continental gimmer lambs and sale of store lambs. Forward: 1,846 breeding sheep, comprising of 1,770 Mule gimmer lambs and 76 Continental gimmer lambs; 505 store lambs. Prices - Gimmer lambs: Mule to £112 each (average £75.82); Continental 81 (62.24). Store lambs: Continental 60 (51.90); Mule 52 (46.44).

ALSO: Saturday, October 11. Annual show and sale of Swaledale Gimmer Lambs and Shearlings. Forward: 3,939 sheep, comprising 3,438 gimmer lambs, 501 gimmer shearlings. Sponsor: Townson Tractors Ltd. Judges: D. Easton; R. Dobson. Results - Swaledale Gimmer Lambs: 1&3 JR Rukin, £180/£130; 2 NW & RE Hunter, £122. Swaledale Gimmer Shearlings: 1 G Calvert & Sons, £205; 2 WM Hutchinson & Son, £210; 3 JG Atkinson, £170. Prices: Gimmer lambs to £180 each; Gimmer shearlings 210.

ALSO: Thursday, October 9. Annual show and sale of Aged Swaledale Rams and Ram Lambs on behalf of SSBA (B District) and weekly sale of livestock.  Forward: 77 rams, comprising 52 aged rams, 25 ram lambs. Sponsor: Taylor ATV. Results - Aged Ram, large breeder: 1 (Champion) JC Wade & Son, £1,400; 2 JR Rukin, £700; 3 C Nelson & Son, £1,000. Aged Ram, small breeder: 1 WH Harker, £900; 2 M&S Sunter, £1,000; TW Hutchinson, £320. Two Shear Ram: 1 (Reserve Champion) RS Harker & Son, £2,500; 2 DA & MJ Pedley, £300; 3 GK Hird & Son, £250. Ram Lamb, large breeder: 1 (Reserve Champion) &3 A&L Huddleston, £420/£100; 2 JG & RM Hall, £210. Ram Lambs, small breeder: 1 (Champion) M&L&G Bland, £600; 2 AP&D Sowerby; 3 Miss LA Sunter. Prices:  Aged rams to £2,100 each (average £582.50); Ram lambs 600 (191.82).

ALSO: Tuesday, October 7. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 1,317 sheep, comprising 1,128 prime and lightweight lambs, 189 cast ewes and rams. Prices - Prime lambs: Continentals to £78 each, or 167 pence per kilogram (average 151.2);  Mules 70, 151 (141.3); Horned (RF) 65.50; Horned (SW) 151p (116.8). Cast ewes: Horned 58.50 (23.42); Polled 89 (50.89). Cast rams: Horned 65 (53.29); Polled 80 (79.67).