BENTHAM: Wednesday, April 8. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 4 dairy, 62 rearing calves and 76 special sale of stirks, 459 sheep with lambs at foot, 1,028 cast ewes, 14 spring lambs and 3592 prime and lightweight hoggs. Prices - N/C: Cows to £1,730 each; Heifers 1,740. Rearing Calves - Bulls: British Blue to £455 each; Flekvieh 240; Black and White 222. Heifers: British Blue 310; Aberdeen Angus 108. Stirks - Bullocks: British Blue 870; Limousin 830; Blonde d’Aquitaine cross 820; Black and White 550. Heifers: British Blue 815; Limousin 730; Blonde d’Aquitaine cross 705. Bulls: Limousin 960; Simmental cross 620; Aberdeen Angus cross 340; Black and White 545. Sheep with lambs at foot, Ewes - Mule: Twins: to £174 each; Singles 119. Continental: Twins 220; Singles 218. Cheviot: Twins 205. Suffolk: Singles 140. Dorset: Twins 185.BM - Mules: Twins 172; Singles 148. Continental: Twins 190; Singles 150. Cheviot: Twins 161. Suffolk: Twins 170; Singles 140. Masham: Twins 175. Shearlings - Continental: Twins 250. Cast Ewes: Continental to £158 each; Suffolk 147; Mule 115.50; Blueface Leicester 125; Horned 96. Polled: Rams 150. Horned: Rams 96. Goats 76.50. Spring Lambs: Continental to £121.50 each or 306.9 pence per kilogram. Hoggs, less than 36 kilograms: Continental 74.20, 212; Mule 52.50, 155; Horned 70.20, 200. More than 36 kilograms: Continental 118, 287; Suffolk 105, 197; Mule 86.80, 188; Masham 85.50, 203; Horned 92.50, 212.

ALSO: Tuesday, April 7. Monthly sale of livestock. Forward: 485 suckler breeding cattle, store cattle and feeding bulls including best of British section. Prices: Cows with calves to £1,600 each; Bulls: Stabilizer 870. Store Cattle - Steers: Limousin cross 1,300; British Blue cross 1,250; Charolais cross 1,250; Simmental cross 1,190; Aberdeen Angus cross 1,170; Blue Grey 1,105; Blonde d’Aquitaine cross 1,070; Longhorn 1,060; Beef Shorthorn 990; Hereford cross 940; Flekvieh 900; Welsh Black cross 855; Belted Galloway cross 830; Montbeliarde cross 800; Highland 420. Heifers: British Blue cross 1,130; Blonde d’Aquitaine cross 1,110; Limousin cross 1,100; Charolais cross 1,070; Bazadaise cross 1,050; Aberdeen Angus cross ,1,040; Beef Shorthorn 945; Longhorn 710; Belted Galloway cross 705; Red Poll 455. Cast Cows: Black and White to £943.20 each, or 131 pence per kilogram; Beef Cows 713.70, 124.