KIRKBY STEPHEN: Monday, December 1. Annual show and sale of store cattle and fortnightly sale of cast and OTM cattle. Forward: 101 cast/OTM cattle. Judge: G. Birkbeck. Results - Class 1: Beef cast cow, champion &1 D & CE Marston; 2 JC & J White; 3 KA Brown & Son. Class 2: Dairy cast cow, 1 B & NE Goad; 2 M/s Hastwell; 3 M & K Chippendale. Class 3: Store bullock or heifer, champion, 1&2 JE & EA High & Son; 3 PE & KA Sowerby. Class 4: Native breed bullock or heifer, 1&2 RJS & DM Addison; 3 Messrs C & JC Stephenson. Prices - Cast cows: British Blue to £1,521.69, or 189.5 pence per kilogram; Limousin 1,170.96, 178.5; Montbeliarde 1,041.30, 133.5; Black and Whites 1,011.22, 123.5; Aberdeen Angus 991.86, 135.5. Steers: British Blue 1,380.23, 176.5; Limousin 1,279.40, 175.5. Cast bull: British Blue 1,036.64. Heifers: Limousin £1,360; British Blue 1,195; Charolais 1,140. Bullocks: British Blue 1,305; Limousin 1,255; Angus 1,170; Simmental 1,010; Black and Whites 990.

ALSO: Tuesday, November 25. Weekly sale of prime sheep and fortnightly sale of store lambs. Forward: 3,169 sheep, comprising 2,562 prime lambs, 361 cast ewes and rams, 246 store lambs. Prices - Prime lambs: Rouge to £114 each or 184.1 pence per kilogram; Beltex 109.80, 231.5; Texel 97.80, 194.9; Dutch Texel 93.30, 222.1; Charollais 90, 180; Mule 86.80, 170.5; Suffolk 85, 172.7; Cheviot 83.30, 169.1; Masham 73.30; Swaledale 68.80, 163.9; Herdwick 62.80, 157. Cast Ewes: Suffolk 110.50; Texel 107; Bluefaced Leicester 97; Beltex 87.50; Mule 76.80; Rough 74.50; Swaledale 65.50; Herdwick 49.50. Cast rams: Texel 122; Bluefaced Leicester 112.50; Suffolk 110.50; Beltex 80; rough 64.50; Swaledale 50. Store lambs: Texel 75.50; Beltex 70; Blackface 62; Swaledale 51; Mule 51.