Wednesday, May 6. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 57 rearing calves; 1,586 sheep with lambs at foot, 3,703 cast ewes, spring lambs and prime hoggs. Prices - Dairy: newly-calved heifers to £1,850 each. Rearing calves: British Blue bulls 490 (average 447.50); British Blue heifers 390 (345); Limousin bulls 368 (334.50); Hereford bulls 240 (161.67); Hereford heifers 312 (218.71); Aberdeen Angus bulls 350 (320.67); Aberdeen Angus heifers 230; Fleckvieh bulls 350; Black and White bulls 190 (98.38). Sheep with lambs at foot (twins): 200; Mule BM 145; Mule hoggs 210 (196.54); Continental ewes 190 (160); Continental BM 170 (118.92)Continental hoggs 160 (149.67); Masham ewes 170; Herdwick ewes 118. Singles: Mule hoggs 500 (197.44); Continental ewes 105 (102.86); Continental BM 152; Continental hoggs 250; Suffolk hoggs 245; Masham hoggs 200 (193.21); Herdwick ewes 80; Herdwick BM 82; Herdwick BM 82; Swaledale BM 72. Mule geld hoggs 160 (128.05); Continental geld hoggs 130 (107.65); Herdwick geld hoggs 80. Cast ewes: Continental 122; Suffolk 139; Mule 98.50; Bluefaced Leicester 98; Horned 85.50; Polled rams 151.50; Horned rams 110.50; Goats 79.50. Spring lambs (Less than 36kgs): Continental 90.50 or 258 pence per kilogram. More than 36kgs: Continental 101, 280; Suffolk 94, 219. Hoggs (Less than 36kgs): Continental 90, 196; Horned 65, 191. More than 36kgs: Continental 104, 201; Suffolk 92.80, 174; Mule 85.50, 178; Masham 68.50, 145; Horned 81, 185.
ALSO: Tuesday, May 5. Monthly sale of store cattle and feeding bulls. Forward: 256, comprising 8 feeding bulls, 234 store cattle, 14 cast cows. Feeding bulls: Limousin cross £1,040 each (average 1,016.67); Stabiliser cross 905; Blonde d'Aquitaine cross 870. Store cattle. Steers: Charolais cross 1,200 (1,000); Aberdeen Angus cross 1,125 (939.12); British Blue 1,095 (900); Limousin 1,080 (939.34); Blonde d'Aquitaine cross 1,000 (888.33); Simmental cross 805; Black and White 890 (659.22). Heifers: Blonde d'Aquitaine cross 1,190 (827.92); Limousin 1,185 (872.95); British Blue 1,100 (917.35); Bazadaise 1,100; Charolais cross 1,080 (958.57); Aberdeen Angus cross 1,000 (805); Simmental cross 1,000 (846.43); Luing cross 775. Cull cows: Black and White 914.50 or 121 pence per kilogram (105.6); Beef 855, 114.