Monday, March 9. Annual Kirkby Classic show and sale of store cattle annual March Beef Breeding sale and fortnightly sale of cattle. Forward: 61 cast and OTM cattle. Kirkby Classic Show - Judge: S. O’Kane. Sponsors: BB Dairy Ltd and WE Jameson & Son Ltd. Results - Haltered Bullock: 1 D & CE Marston; 2 RA & C Benson. Haltered Heifer: 1, champion, 2&3 D & CE Marston. Unhaltered Limousin Bullock: 1&3 JW & M Buckle; 2 RA & C Benson. Unhaltered Limousin Heifer: 1 D & CE Marston; 2 WA & GR Sedgley; 3 Nether Hall Farm Ltd. Unhaltered British Blue Bullock: 1& reserve champion WA & GR Sedgley; 2 DE & AM Hodgson; 3 NR & CS Hodgson. Unhaltered British Blue Heifer: 1&2 DE & AM Hodgson; 3 NP Lancaster. Unhaltered Any Other Breed, Bullock or Heifer: 1 WH & M Hutchinson. Prices - Bullocks: Limousin to £1,425 each; Charolais 1,325; British Blue 1,320; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,175; Aberdeen Angus 1,155; Saler 1,135; Simmental 1,045. Hereford 1,005; Black & White 965. Heifers: Limousin 2,100; British Blue 1,520; Charolais 1,005; Aberdeen Angus 1,000. March Beef Breeding sale. Prices - Breeding Bull: Limousin to £4,000. Heifers & Calves: Limousin 2,700. Cows and Calves: Limousin 2,550; British Blue 1,850. Heifers in calf: British Blue 2,650; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,950; Limousin 1,900. Fortnightly sale. Prices - Cast Cows: British Blue to £1,645.40 each, or 224.50 pence per kilogram; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,275.29, 196.50; Limousin 1,127.85, 169.50; Black & White 1,100.55, 152.50; Hereford 1,091.38, 138.50; British Shorthorn 1,047, 137.50; Aberdeen Angus 137.50; Belted Galloway 117.50.

ALSO: Wednesday, March 4. Annual show and sale of Swaledale ewes and gimmer hoggs on behalf of SSBA. Forward: 85. Results - Class 1 - Ewe, champion, 1&2 JH & CL Harrison £2,000, 2,300; 3 I Collinson £1,600. Class 2 - Gimmer shearling, reserve & 1 JH & CL Harrison £1,400; 2 I Collinson £800; 3 PE & KA Sowerby £1,700. Class 3 - Gimmer hogg, 1&2 PE & KA Sowerby £1,500, £200; 3 JR & A Blades £600. Class 4 - Conformation, 1 JH & CL Harrison £550; 2 C Nelson & Sons £400; 3 CM Sowerby £200. Prices - in-lamb ewes to £2,300 (average 692.13) each; in-lamb gimmer shearlings 1,700 (552.94); gimmer hoggs 1,500 (568.33). Swaledale sheep breeders flock books: 1925 £180; shepherds guides Est 1896 £300; Blueface Leicester breeders flock books 1986-2000 £45.

ALSO: Tuesday, March 3. Weekly sale of prime sheep. Forward: 1,306 prime hoggs, 282 cast ewes and rams. Prices - Beltex to £115 or 277 pence per kilogram; Charollais 115.80; Texel 110, 218.40; Dutch Texel 102.80, 203; Suffolk 90.80, 203; Suffolk 90.80, 197; Cheviot 87.30, 204.40; Swaledale 86.30, 198; Mule 85.30, 187.30; Zwartble 82.80; Blackface 202p. Cast ewes: Texel 160.50; Cheviot 120.50; Blueface Leicester 108.50; Mule 107.50; Zwartble 106.50; Rough Fell 100.50; Beltex 96.50; Swaledale 90.50; Herdwick 64.50. Cast rams: Texel 133.50; Blueface Leicester 126.50; Teeswater 116.50; Cheviot 114.50; Rough Fell 110.50; Swaledale 78.50.