Wednesday, December 17. Weekly sale of livestock and monthly show and sale for the Border and Lakeland Holstein Club. Forward: 787 cattle, comprising of 351 store and weanlings, 344 calves and 75 dairy. Judge: P Rawcliffe. Sponsor: Zoetis and Cogent. Results - Class 1: 1 Roan; 2 Hutchinson; 3 Shanks. Class 2, Senior heifer in milk: 1 (Reserve Champion) &2 DI&AA Cannon; 3 Armour. Class 3, Junior heifer in milk: 1 (Champion) J Brewster; 2 Whitfield; 3 Davidson. Prices: Dairy to 2,800gns each. Averages: 6 cows in milk/calf £1,695.32; 69 heifers in milk/calf 1,732.09. Calves - Bulls: British Blue to £555 each; Charolais 488; Limousin 445; Simmental 390; Aberdeen Angus 345; Hereford 235; Friesian 205; Holstein Friesian 178; Montbeliarde 160; Swedish Red and White 62; Ayrshire 41; Jersey 38. Heifers: British Blue 465; Limousin 410; Charolais 340; Simmental 310; Aberdeen Angus 230; Hereford 180; Holstein Friesian 125; Montbeliarde 125; Holstein 120. Store cattle - Steers: Limousin 1,350; Montbeliarde 1,170; Hereford 1,165; Aberdeen Angus 1,110; Parthenais 1,095; Simmental 1,085; Saler 1,000; Holstein Friesian 985; Stabilizer 970; Luing 960; Friesian 835. Heifers: Limousin 1,305; British Blue 1,280; Simmental 1,025; Aberdeen Angus 980; Blonde d'Aquitaine 945; Charolais 880; Hereford 820. Weaned calves - Steers: Limousin 1,040; Aberdeen Angus 960; Hereford 930; Montbeliarde 920; Simmental 870; Holstein Friesian 545. Heifers: Limousin 1,000; Charolais 925; British Blue 780; Aberdeen Angus 720; Holstein Friesian 695; Montbeliarde 655; Norwegian Red 590. Bulls: Beef Shorthorn 800; Limousin 770; Simmental 540; Holstein Friesian 350; Ayrshire 600.


ALSO: Monday, December 15. Weekly sale of livestock and crop. Forward: 104 prime bulls, 74 prime cattle, 3,050 prime lambs. Prices - Cast cows: Limousin to £1,449.05 each, or 182.5 pence per kilo; British Blue 1,070.63, 187.5; Holstein Friesian 1,049.94, 153.5; Aberdeen Angus 946.22, 193.5; Holstein 912.58; Brown Swiss 867.21, 125.5; Swedish Red and White 860.57, 154.5; Charolais 174.5p; Simmental 129.5; Highland 92.5. Cast Bulls: Limousin £1,039.28, 139.5p. Prime bulls: British Blue 1,472, 225.5; Limousin 1,556, 227.5; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,327, 230.5; Charolais 1,258, 197.5; Simmental 1,166; Friesian 1,125, 167.5; Holstein Friesian 1,082, 158.5; Montbeliarde 1,022, 174.5; Holstein 952, 157.5; Aberdeen Angus 175.5p. Prime cattle - Steers: Limousin £1,701, 226.5p; Simmental 1,520; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,652, 224.5; British Blue 1,455, 219.5; Charolais 1,323, 205.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,254. Heifers: British Blue 1,455, 225.5; Limousin 1,447, 235.5; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,302, 217.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,268, 199.5; Charolais 1,308, 185.5. Prime sheep: Dutch Texel £112, 262p; Texel 110, 248; Suffolk 103, 203; Beltex 100, 256; Charollais 96; Rouge 90, 227; Greyfaced 83, 189; Bluefaced Leicester 81; Hill Cheviot 80; Swaledale 74, 190. Cast ewes: Greyfaced 95.50; Suffolk 92.50; Texel 92.50. Cast rams: Texel 99.50; Suffolk 97.50; Bluefaced Leicester 67. Crop - Wheat straw: Mini hestons to £74, £64, £61, £60 per tonne; Round bales to £40 per tonne and £13 per bale. Barley straw: Round bales to £19 each.