CARLISLE: Monday, April 20. Weekly sale of livestock and crop and Borderway Mart sale of Kedar Brown Swiss Herd. Forward: 457, comprising 318 cast cows and stock bulls, 74 prime bulls, 65 prime steers. Prices - Cast cows: Limousin to £1,581 each, or 177.5 pence per kilogram; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,293, 176.5; Holstein Friesian 1,158, 134.5; Charolais 1,153, 139.5; Continental 1,062, 145.5; British Blue 1,055, 142.5; Holstein 1,033, 124.5; Simmental 1,013, 140.5; Bazadaise 981, 129.5; British Friesian 976, 149.5; Aberdeen Angus 928, 132.5; Ayrshire 899, 122.5; Montbeliarde 135.5p; Fleckvieh 121.5. Cast bulls: Limousin 1,782, 158.5; British blue 1,352, 133.5; Holstein Friesian 1,236, 111.5; Holstein 1,153, 119.5; British Friesian 1,129, 126.5; Beef Shorthorn 143.5p. Prime bulls: Charolais 1,568, 196.5; Limousin 1,558, 206.5; Simmental 1,534; British blue 1,299, 212.5; Holstein Friesian 1,084, 168.5; Holstein 985, 156.5; British Friesian 159.5p. Prime cattle. Steers: British Blue 1,601, 204.5; Limousin 1,476, 209.5; Charolais 1,466; Gelbvieh 1,460, 198.5; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,452, 214.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,202. Heifers: British Blue 1,536, 210.5; Limousin 1,517, 211.5. Prime sheep: Texel 100; 233.3; Charollais 97.80, 206.6; Beltex 96.80, 237; Suffolk 94.30, 183.8; Rouge 92.80, 182; Millennium bleu 91.80, 190.9; Hill Cheviot 86.80, 204.4; Greyfaced 85.30, 175.1; Blackfaced 78.80, 180.7. Prime lambs. Ewes: Beltex 126; Texel 116; Bluefaced Leicester 114; Suffolk 112; Greyfaced 108; North Country Cheviot 96; Zwartbles 82; Swaledale 70. Rams: Zwartbles 98; Texel 108. Store and breeding sheep. Hoggs with lambs at foot: Texel 102; Bleu 92; Charollais 70. Ewes with lambs at foot: Texel 76.50; Suffolk 76; Greyfaced 61; Bleu 60. Shearlings with lambs at foot: Texel 76; Beltex 70. Crop: round bales barley straw to £18 per bale; round bales oat straw 13 per bale; round bales haylage 13 per bale; round bales silage 11 per bale; round bales barley 64 per tonne; mini hestons wheat straw 60 per tonne; mini hestons barley 56 per bale. Borderway. Prices - to 4,100gns. Averages: cows and heifers in-milk £1,612.92; in-calf heifers 1,535.63; heifer calves 991.04; bull 1,575.

ALSO: Wednesday, April 15. Weekly sale of store cattle, weanlings and calves and Border and Lakeland club show and sale. Forward: 1,138 head of cattle, comprising of 682 store cattle, young bulls and weanlings, 371 calves and 85 dairy cattle. Judge: Miss Vienna Bowe. Sponsor: Zoetis and Cogent. Results: Cow in milk: 1 Harrison; 2 Shanks. Senior heifer in milk: 1 (Champion) WM Hutchinson & Son; 2 (Reserve Champion) B&V Davidson; 3 Cannon. Jersey - Heifers in milk: 1 (Champion), 2&3 J Wood. Maiden heifer: 1(Reserve Champion) &2 D&M Holliday; 3 Crosby. Prices - Dairy: Holstein to 2,550gns; Jersey 1,250; Ayrshire 1,950. Averages: 5 Holstein cows £1,475.20; 57 Holstein heifers 1,701.11; 8 Ayrshire heifers 1,506.75; 4 Jersey heifers 858.38; 10 Jersey bulling heifers 535.50; 1 Jersey calf 787.50. Store cattle - Heifers: British Blue to £1,370 each; Limousin 1,295; Charolais 1,220; Aberdeen Angus 1,045; Beef Shorthorn 970. Steers: Simmental 1,300; Limousin 1,290; British Blue 1,275; Charolais 1,230; Fleckvieh 1,200; Blonde 1,180; Saler 1,160; Hereford 1,085; Holstein Friesian 1,080; Montbeliarde 1,070. Weaned calves - Bulls: Limousin 1,190; Parthenais 1,170; British Blue 1,010; Aberdeen Angus 860; Saler 705; Danish Red 570; Friesian 550; Holstein Friesian 510. Steers: Limousin 1,190; British Blue 950; Charolais 910; Luing 885; Aberdeen Angus 830; Saler 810; Montbeliarde 805; Simmental 805; Danish Red 590; Norwegian Red 580; Ayrshire 580; Holstein Friesian 580; Friesian 520. Heifers: Limousin 1,085; British Blue 1,080; Aberdeen Angus 950; Simmental 900; Charolais 900; Friesian 745; Montbeliarde 615; Ayrshire 585; Holstein Friesian 560. Calves - Heifers: Limousin 520; Charolais 505; Aberdeen Angus 430; British Blue 410; Simmental 315; Hereford 260. Bulls: British Blue 500; Limousin 470; Simmental 378; Hereford 340; Aberdeen Angus 330; Fleckvieh 270; Holstein Friesian 250; Shorthorn 205; Friesian 178; Brown Swiss 150; Ayrshire 105.