PENRITH: Monday, February 16. Fortnightly sale of livestock. Forward: 370 store cattle, 80 OTM cattle. Prices - Store cattle. Bullocks: Charolais to £1,635 each; Aberdeen Angus 1,585; Limousin 1,565; British Blue 1,435; Continental 1,235; Black and White 1,185 (x2); Hereford 1,085. Heifers: Limousin 1,485; Charolais 1,415; British Blue 1,285; Aberdeen Angus 1,195. Bulls: British Blue 1,215; Limousin 1,145. Prime cattle. Prime bulls: Limousin 1,557.27 or 225.5 pence per kilogram; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,425.09, 210.5; Black and White 967.82, 161.5; Charolais 203.5p. Clean cattle: Limousin 1,522.95, 214.5; British Blue 1,340.89, 210.5. OTM: Limousin 1,168.14, 153.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,131.15, 134.5; British Blue 1,119.24, 144.5; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,049.49, 149.5; Black and White 1,009.78, 121.5; Danish Red 828.94. Cast bulls: Limousin 1,419.63, 138.5.

ALSO: Wednesday, February 11. Weekly sale of prime sheep. Forward: 3,144, comprising 2,572 prime hoggs, 572 cast ewes and rams. Prices - Prime hoggs: Beltex to £125 each or 291 pence per kilogram; Texel 112, 268; Continental 103, 264; Suffolk 98, 205; Mule 89, 182; Cheviot 85, 194; Herdwick 84, 195; Scotch 82, 186; Swaledale 79.50, 178; Charollais 191p. Cast ewes: Texel 140; Charollais 119; Continental 115; Suffolk 113.50; Bluefaced Leicester 112; Cheviot 108; Beltex 106; Mule 99; Scotch Blackface 79.50; Swaledale 78.50; Herdwick 66. Cast rams: Charollais 118; Texel 113; Bluefaced Leicester 105; Cheviot 94; Swaledale 80; Herdwick 64.