Tuesday, March 10. Weekly sale of livestock and special sale of gimmer hoggs. Forward: 751 prime and lightweight hoggs, 186 cast ewes and rams and 105 gimmer hoggs. Prices – Prime Hoggs: Continental to 225 pence per kilogram (average 195.5p), or to £107 each; Suffolk 200 (199), 83; Cheviot 200 (192.7), 104; Mules 202 (184.5), 88; Horned 203 (163.2) 90. Gimmer Hoggs: Swaledale to £90 each (average £71.58); Mule 86. Cast Ewes: Horned 97 (54.76); Polled 109 (81.38). Cast Rams: Horned 84 (63.79); Polled 112 (86.11).

ALSO: Tuesday, March 3. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 591 prime and lightweight hoggs, 33 cast ewes and rams, 15 in-lamb breeding sheep, 2 ewes with 3 lambs at foot, 8 breeding hoggs, 9 calves, 19 sheepdogs. Prices - Calves, Bulls: British Blue to £355 each (average 31); Friesian 180 (152). Heifers: British Blue 340; Limousin 230; Prime hoggs: Continental to £93 each or 219 pence per kilogram (195.2); Suffolk 91, 186 (180.3); Mule 95.50, 203 (178.8); Horned (RF) 89, 204 (162.9). Breeding sheep, Ewes: in-lamb correct 3-4 shear Mule 132; in-lamb 4+ shear Mule 94; Mule with twin lambs 148; Texel with single lamb 145. Cast Ewes: Horned 92 (61.54); Polled 101 (87.88). Cast rams: Horned 88 (85); Polled 108. Sheepdogs: two year old tri-colour bitch £3,150 (1,340).