LANCASTER: Monday, February 23. Weekly sale of livestock and The Opening Spring Breeding Sheep sale. Forward: 295 breeding sheep. Prices - Prime hoggs: Texel to £97 each; Suffolk 85.50; Masham 86.50; Mule 83; Horned 79; Charollais 93.50; Cheviot 83. Cast sheep: Suffolk 125; Mule 94; Horned 76; Charollais 124; Cheviot 89; Texel 144; Leicester 130. Breeding sheep: Suffolk 192; Mule 196; Masham 188; Texel 229.

ALSO: Friday, February 20. 50th Anniversary sale. Forward: 345 cattle, 76 cast cows. Show results - Pens of two or more cattle, Continental: Bullocks, DE & SM Moorhouse, 2 Limousins, sold to £1,430; Heifers, M. Shepherd & Sons, 2 British Blues, 1,290. Native: Bullocks, MG & J Parker, 2 Aberdeen Angus, 1,260; Heifers, D&N Davis, 7 Aberdeen Angus, 1,210. Black & White: Bullocks, A&E Clarkson, 2 Friesians, 1,090. Top price prizes: Continental cow, RH & C Ayrton, Limousin cow, 1,231.34; Dairy Bred cow, MH & AR Robinson, Friesian Cow, 1,101.75. Calves and stirks - Continental, heifers: 1 R&A Batterbee, Limousin, £410; 2 Mason Birkland Barrow, Hereford, 325. Bulls: 1 J. Bargh & Son, British Blue, 405; Mason Birkland Barrow, Hereford, 365. Black & White bulls, Friesian: 1, 270; 2 180; 3, 200. Prices - Store cattle, bullocks: Aberdeen Angus to 1,260 each; Welsh Black 1,100; Limousin 1,430; Beef Shorthorn 1,090; Charolais 1,180; Hereford 1,260; Simmental 1,270; Stabiliser 1,310; British Blue 1,360; Montbeliarde 1,020; Swedish Red & White 850; Norwegian Red 1,100; Bazadaise 1,290. Heifers: Aberdeen Angus 1,210; Shorthorn 1,120; Limousin 1,170; Charolais 1,200; Hereford 1,120; Simmental 1,140; Stabiliser 1,130; British Blue 1,300; Montbeliarde 1,060; Bazadaise 1,200. Cast cattle, cows: Friesian to 169.5 pence per kilogram; Aberdeen Angus 147.5; Galloway 104.5; Limousin 159.5; Hereford 141.5; Simmental 141.5; Belgian Blue 169.5; Montbeliarde 129.5. Heifers: Friesian 139.5; Swedish Red & White 189.5; Flekvieh 191.5; Bazadaise 151.5. Steers, bulls: Friesian 171.5; Shorthorn 149.5; Limousin 209.5; Bazadaise 157.5. Calves, Heifers: Aberdeen Angus to £420 each; Limousin 410; Hereford 325. Bulls: Friesian 288; Aberdeen Angus 230; Hereford 365; Belgian Blue 405. Stirks, bull: Belgian Blue 480.