LANCASTER: Monday, April 27. Weekly sale of livestock. Prices - Prime lambs: Suffolk to £96 each; Charollais 84; Texel 92.50. Prime hoggs: Suffolk 80; Mule 76.50; Horned 74.50; Charollais 74; Cheviot 78; Texel 85; Leicester 74; Grit 80; Herdwick 73.50. Cast sheep: Suffolk 118; Mule 96; Horned 66; Charollais 122; Cheviot 100; Texel 136. Prime bulls: Friesian 139.5 pence per kilogram; Aberdeen Angus 161.5; Limousin 181.5; Swedish Red 151.5; Simmental 174.5; British blue 174.5; Montbeliarde 169.5.

ALSO: Friday, April 24. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 91 cast cows. Prices - Store cattle. Bullocks: Friesian to £1,000; Aberdeen Angus 1,300; Limousin 1,300; Charolais 1,280; Simmental 1,200; British Blue 1,140; Montbeliarde 1,130; Fleckvieh 930; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,280. Store heifers: Aberdeen Angus 1,090; Limousin 1,180; Charolais 1,150; Hereford 530; British Blue 1,160; Montbeliarde 700; Blonde d'Aquitaine 960. Cast cows: Friesian 145.5 pence per kilogram; Aberdeen Angus 141.5; Shorthorn 114.5; Limousin 177.5; British Shorthorn 139.5; Charolais 154.5; NOR 147.5; Fleckvieh 149.5; Blonde d'Aquitaine 151.5; British Blue 149.5. Cast heifer: Friesian 137.5; Fleckvieh 179.5. Cast steer: Friesian 134.5; Limousin 179.5. Bull calf: Friesian £165; Aberdeen Angus 250; British Blue 335. Heifer calf: British Blue 340; Hereford 270; Aberdeen Angus 215. Bull stirk: British Blue 595. Heifer stirk: British Blue 540.

ALSO: Monday, April 20. April Dairy Sale and weekly sale of livestock. Judge: G. Bradley, Pressall. Forward: 1 cow, 21 heifers, 4 in-calf heifers. Results - Heifers, champion & 1 W&G Cornthwaite; reserve & 2 MJ & H Atkinson; 3 TM Townley. Cow, 1 T Cowell. Best Pairs, 1 MJ & H Atkinson. Prices - Prime spring lambs: Suffolk to £97 each; Masham 65; Charollais 93; Texel 106. Prime hoggs: Suffolk 83; Mule 82; HB 82; Horned 78.50; Charollais 83.50; Texel 104; Grit 80; Suffolk 86; Masham 83.50; Mule 82; HB 80; Cheviot 86.50. Cast sheep: Suffolk 106; Mule 110; HB 80 Horned 110; Charollais 132; Cheviot 72; Texel 112. Prime bulls: Simmental 184.5 pence per kilogram.