Wednesday, December 10. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 478 store and weanling, 266 calves, 5 dairy. Prices - store cattle. Steers: Limousin to £1,275; British Blue 1,245; Simmental 1,225; Charolais 1,225; Beef Shorthorn 1,205; Aberdeen Angus 1,135; Hereford 1,075; Friesian 1,005; Norwegian Red 945; Holstein Friesian 945; Blue Grey 935. Heifers: Charolais 1,185; Limousin 1,135; Simmental 1,125; British Blue 1,100; Aberdeen Angus 1,035; Gelbvieh 925. Weaned calves. Bulls: British Blue 1,280; Limousin 900; Simmental 795; Blue Grey 760; Friesian 550; Ayrshire 410. Steers: Charolais 1,100; Limousin 1,100; British Blue 1,080; Aberdeen Angus 810; Friesian 830; Holstein Friesian 765; Hereford 680; Fleckvieh 630; Whitebred Shorthorn 670; Swedish Red and White 690. Heifers: Holstein Friesian 945; British Blue 960; Charolais 960; Limousin 880; Aberdeen Angus 840; Friesian 780. Calves: British Blue 510; Limousin 510; Aberdeen Angus 430; Simmental 420; Hereford 410; Belted Galloway 300; Welsh Black 250; Holstein Friesian 230; Fleckvieh 205; Swedish Red and White 60. Heifers: Charolais 420; British blue 410; Limousin 370; Aberdeen Angus 360; Simmental 220. Dairy: Holstein Friesian 1,400.

ALSO: Monday, December 8. Christmas show and sale of prime cattle and weekly sale of livestock and crop. Forward: 412 cast cows and bulls, 92 prime bulls, 62 prime cattle, 2,977 prime sheep. Sponsor (sheep) J. Scott.  Judge: S. Kennedy (cattle). R. Lindsay (sheep). Results - Class 1. Prime Cow (other than Charolais): 1 K Watret; 2 R. Neill; 3 R & RA Pattinson. Class 2. Charolais Prime Cow: 1 MJ & B Hyslop. Class 3. Continental Cross Young Bull: 1 R & RA Pattinson; 2 BT Goldie; 3 ES & E Norman. Class 4. Traditional Cross Young Bull: 1 P Nixon. Class 5. Charolais Young Bull: 1 H Goldie. Class 6. Charolais cross Bullock: 1 J J Crichton; 2 D Anderson. Class 7. Continental cross Bullock: Reserve & 1 GN & DM Bowe; 2 J J Crichton; 3 Messrs Wilson. Class 8. Charolais cross Heifer: 1 J J Chrichton. Class 9. Continental cross Heifer: Supreme champion & 1 A & A Paul & Son; 2 J J Chrichton; 3 JS & JO Dodd. Class 10. Traditional cross Bullock/Heifer: 1 E Telfer & Son; 2&3 J Barker Farms Ltd. Class 11. 4 Texel lambs (dressed): Reserve & 1 Messrs Teasdale, 44kg, £120, 272.7ppkg; 2 Messrs O Walton, 43.5kg, £120, 275.9; 3 Messrs Steel, 48kg £91.80, 191.3. Class 12. 4 Beltex lambs (dressed): Champion, 1, 2&3 Messrs Dempster, 44.5kg, £175, 393.3/42.5kg, £125, 294.1/42.5kg, £125, 294.1. Class 13. 4 Beltex lambs (undressed): 1 Messrs Teasdale, 47.5kg, £135, 284.2; 2 Messrs Oliver, 43kg, £120, 279.1; 3 Messrs Dempster, 39.5kg, £108, 273.4. Class 14. 4 Other Continental lambs: 1&2 Messrs Elliot, 40kg, £100, 205/2 38kg, £95, 250. Class 15. 10 Suffolk lambs: 1&3 Moscrop & Waugh, 62kg, £120, 193.5/55.5kg, £112, 201.8; 2 Messrs Pollock, 55kg, £108, 196.4. Class 16. 10 Mule lambs: 1 Messrs Walker, 50.5kg, £90, 178.2; 2 Messrs Lawson, 50.5kg, £94, 186.1; 3 Messrs Nichol, 53.5kg, £90, 168.2. Class 17. 10 Hill bred lambs: 1 Messrs Huddlestone, 49kg, £88, 179.6; 2 Messrs Thirlwall, 48.5, £89, 183.5; 3 Messrs Ritson, 43.5kg, £85, 195.4. Class 18. Single lamb: 1 Messrs Jackson, 46kg, £145, 315.2; 2 Messrs Richardson, 46kg, £130, 282.6; 3 Messrs Dempster, 49kg, £125, 255.11. Prices - cast cows: British Blue to £2,303 each, or 231.5 pence per kilogram; Limousin 1,466, 193.5; Charolais 1,378, 156.5; Bazadaise 1,218, 163.6; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,205, 151.5; British Friesian 1,118, 171.5; Hereford 1,068, 111.5; Swedish Red and White 1,004, 169.5; Dairy Shorthorn 955, 146.5; Simmental 1,059, 133.5; Holstein 933, 144.5; Montbeliarde 905, 116.5; Holstein Friesian 878, 139.5; Ayrshire 812, 114.5; Norwegian Red 815, 112.5; Aberdeen Angus 128.5p; Saler 131.5p; Stabiliser 118.5p; Beef Shorthorn 116.5; Jersey 97.5p. Cast bulls: British Blue £1,659, 172.5; Limousin 1,601, 136.5; Charolais 1,368, 155.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,311, 139.5; Hereford 1,133, 122.5. Prime bulls: British Blue 1,703, 223.5; Limousin 1,693, 222.5; Charolais 1,411; Holstein Friesian 1,258, 172.5; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,205, 183.5; British Friesian 1,148, 165.5; Hereford 1,106, 180.5. Prime cattle - Steers: Limousin 1,887, 310; Charolais 1,817, 231.5; British Blue 1,812, 261.5; Galloway 1,584, 269.5; Hereford 1,173, 193.5. Heifers: Limousin 3,053, 440; Charolais 1,752, 255.5; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,707; British Blue 1,492, 259.5. Prime sheep - Beltex 175, 393.30; Texel 135, 284.20; Suffolk 120, 217.40; Dutch Texel 94.80, 237; Greyface 94, 196; Hampshire 89.80, 191.60; Swaledale 89, 195.40; Zwartbles 88.80; Charollais 85.30; Shetland 76.80, 213.30; Herdwick 62.30, 191.70 Swaledale 195.40p. Cast ewes: Millennium Bleu 119.50; Beltex 104.50; Texel 96.50; Bluefaced Leicester 96.50; Suffolk 90.50; Greyface 67.50; Swaledale 56.50; Half-bred 52.50; Herdwick 52.50; Hill/Cheviot 51.50. Cast Rams: Texel 101.50. Store sheep: Charollais 94; Texel 81; Suffolk 72; Hill/Cheviot 64.50; Greyface 63.50; Swaledale 47. Crop: mixed load of mini hestons of wheat and barley straw to £64 per tonne; mini hestons of wheat straw £62 per tonne; mini hestons of barley straw £60; round bales of barley £17 per bale; round bales of wheat straw £13 per bale.

ALSO: Saturday, December 6. Black and White sale at Borderway. Prices: to 14,000gns. Averages: Holstein heifers in milk £3,675; Holstein in-calf heifers 3,570; Holstein Yearling heifers 4,403.82; Holstein heifer calves 3,596.25; Jersey heifers 3,535; Brown Swiss heifers 2,467.50; Viking Red First Choice heifer 1,890; Embryo Lots 417.90; Braedale Goldwyn Semen 357.