Monday, March 2. Early March sale of cattle. Forward: 371 store cattle. Prices. Prime cattle - Bulls: Blonde d'Aquitaine to £1,531.35 each, or 207.5 pence per kilo; Black and White 965.19, 201.5. Clean cattle: Limousin 1,470.04, 229.5. OTM cattle: British Blue 1,434.97, 183.5; Limousin 1,078.74, 140.5; Normandy 972.55, 129.5; Black and White 950.02, 140.5; MRI 993.11, 130.5; Hereford 824.53, 114.5. Cast bulls: Limousin 1,255.83, 131.5. Store cattle - Bullocks: Limousin 1,545; Charolais 1,525; British Blue 1,385; Aberdeen Angus 1,385; Hereford 1,325; Saler 1,165; Continental 1,125; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,085; Black and White 1,075; Simmental 1,045; Shorthorn 875. Heifers: Charolais 1,415; Limousin 1,395; British Blue 1,235; Shorthorn 1,175; Hereford 1,095; Blonde d'Aquitaine 995; Aberdeen Angus 975. Bulls: British Blue 1,165; Limousin 1,145; Charolais 975; Aberdeen Angus 915; Blonde d'Aquitaine 835.

ALSO: Wednesday, February 25. Annual show and sale of hill-bred prime hoggs and weekly sale of prime sheep. Forward: 3,404, comprising 2,645 prime hoggs, 759 cast ewes and rams.  Sponsor: The Rough Fell Breeders Association (Rough Fell class). Judge: J. Brown. Results - Pens of 10. Swaledale, 1 Messrs Bindloss; 2 Mr Raine. Cheviot, champion 1&2 R & JM Ridley £89.50. Scotch Blackfaced, reserve & 1 Messrs RW & WL Mounsey £83; 2 Messrs RJS & DM Addison. Herdwick, 1 Messrs Lightfoot. Rough Fell, 1 BH Williams; 2 A Kipling. Prices - Prime hoggs: Beltex to 115, or 295 pence per kilogram; Continental 110.50, 283; Texel 107, 271; Charollais 96.50, 261; Suffolk 95.50, 205; Mule 94, 193; Cheviot 92.50, 215; Scotch 86, 193; Herdwick 85, 198; Swaledale 83, 189; Rough Fell 74.50. Cast ewes: Suffolk 129; Texel 126.50; Charollais 122; Beltex 116; Continental 116; Cheviot 110.50; Bluefaced Leicester 110; Mule 108; Scotch 94.50; Swaledale 80; Herdwick 74. Cast rams: Suffolk 128; Texel 128; Bluefaced Leicester 124; Continental 118; Cheviot 113.50; Beltex 113; Charollais 107; Swaledale 65.