PENRITH: Monday, April 27. Fortnightly sale of cattle. Forward: 421 store cattle and feeding bulls. Prices - Store cattle. Bullocks (more than 12 mths): Limousin to £1,355 each; Charolais 1,265 (x2); British Blue 1,225; Hereford 1,145 (x2); Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,125; Aberdeen Angus 1,085; Black and White 995 (x3). Less than 12mths: Limousin 1,115 (x2); British Blue 915. Heifers (more than 12mths): Limousin 1,335; Charolais 1,335; South Devon 1,255; Shorthorn 1,185; British Blue 1,105; Saler 1,095. Less than 12mths: British Blue 1,105; Limousin 1,045 (x3); Charolais 935. Bulls (less than 12mths): Limousin 895. Prime cattle. Prime bulls: Charolais 1,432.86, or 214.5 pence per kilogram; British Blue 1,476.48, 206.5; Limousin 1,234.53, 194.5; Blonde d'Aquitaine 1,071.64; Black and White 996.87, 156.5. Clean cattle: Simmental 1,372.40; Limousin 1,337.88, 217.5; British Blue 1,323.25, 197.5; Charolais 1,249.15, 209.5. OTM. Cast cow: British Blue 1,586.87, 197.5; Limousin 1,494.68, 182.5; Simmental 1,240.43, 166.5; Black and White 1,147.37, 129.5; Meuse Rhine Isel 123.5p. Cast bulls: Black and White 1,206.15, 127.5.

ALSO: Wednesday, April 22. Weekly sale of sheep. Forward: 2,572 prime sheep, comprising 1,939 prime hoggs, 623 cast ewes and rams. Prices - Prime hoggs: Beltex to £105 each, or 223 pence per kilogram; Texel 95, 221; Suffolk 91; Continental 88, 205; Cheviot 84, 192 (x2); Scotch 79, 185; Herdwick 78, 186; Mule 75; Swaledale 73.50 (x2), 167; Cheviot Mule 72.50. Cast ewes: Leicester 125; Texel 124.50; Continental 124; Charollais 122 (x2); Beltex 119.50; Suffolk 119; Mule 99; Cheviot 95.50; Swaledale 87. Cast rams: Texel 149; Bluefaced Leicester 139; Charollais 137; Suffolk 121; Swaledale 85. Breeding sheep: Ewes with lambs at foot (with twins): Texel 82; Suffolk 68; Mule 63.50. Singles: Suffolk 77; Mule 65.50. Shearlings with lambs at foot (with twins): Texel 74.