Monday, March 16. Weekly sale of cattle. Prices - Prime Bulls: Limousin to £1,513.05 each, or 214.5 pence per kilo; Charolais 1,470.52, 189.5; British Blue 1,264.47, 192.5; Black and White 973.85, 162.5. Clean cattle: British Blue 1,755.54, 239.5; Limousin 1,708.27, 266.5; Simmental 1,377, 212.5. Cast cows: British Blue 1,215.70, 184.5; Limousin 1,061.45, 149.5; Black and White 1,016.60, 130.5; Dairy Shorthorn 115.5p. Cast bulls: Blonde d'Aquitaine £994.50.

ALSO: Wednesday, March 11. Weekly sale of sheep. Forward: 3,146 prime sheep, comprising of 2,398 prime hoggs and 748 cast ewes and rams. Prices - Prime hoggs: Beltex to £121 each. or 303 pence per kilo; Texel 114, 287; Continental 109, 295; Suffolk 104.50, 206; Cheviot 100, 208; Mule 95, 193; Swaledale 90, 190; Herdwick 86.50, 205; Rough Fell 74, 177; Scotch 88, 202. Cast ewes: Continental 132; Suffolk 131; Texel 126.50; Bluefaced Leicester 121; Badgerface 121; Rouge 112; Beltex 118; Charollais 117; Mule 110; Masham 110; Zwartble 109; Cheviot 107.50; Swaledale 92; Rough Fell 76.50; Scotch 70; Herdwick 62.50. Cast rams: Texel 137.50; Bluefaced Leicester 134; Suffolk 130; Swaledale 80.