Monday, May 11. Weekly sale of primestock and Annual Show and Sale of hoggs and shearlings. Forward: 472 cast cows, 60 prime cattle, 86 bulls and 326 cast cows at the stock bulls and 1341 store and breeding sheep. Show results, Continental Hoggs with lambs: 1&3 CP Brough; 2 JP Graham & Son. Mule Hoggs with lambs: 1&2 M. Ridsdale & Son; 3 TW Fawcett. Suffolk Cross Hoggs with lambs: 1&2 JH & JE Taylor; 3 JP Graham & Son. Champion: CP Brough; Reserve Champion: JP Graham & Son. Averages: Hoggs with lambs at foot £91.27 (+£3.26); Shearlings with lambs at foot £78.12 (+6.11); Ewes with lambs at foot £63.15 (+8.09). Prices - Hoggs with lambs at foot: Beltex to £130 each; Texel 125; Greyface 114; Suffolk 110; Charollais 90; Blue du Maine 79. Ewes with lambs at foot: Beltex 90; Texel 90; Bleu du Maine 88; Suffolk 88; Hill Cheviot 76; Greyface 61.50; Zwartbles 48; Swaledale 40; Herdwick 36. Shearling gimmers with lambs at foot: Greyface 87; Texel 86. Ewe Lambs: Dutch Texel 118. In-Lambs Hoggs: Texel 98; Hill Cheviot 78. Cast Cows: British Blue to £1,236 each, or 168 pence per kilogram; Holstein Friesian 1,372, 139; Charolais 1,439, 165; Aberdeen Angus 1,320, 142; Holstein 1,266, 132; Limousin 1,261, 175; Simmental 1,233; British Friesian 1,026, 131; Montbeliarde 1,118, 130; Beef Shorthorn 1,027, 141; Luing 923, 135; Saler 134; Blonde d’Aquitaine 138. Cast Bulls: British Blue 1,855; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,549; Simmental 1,486; Holstein Friesian 1,444; British Friesian 1,218. Prime Bulls: Limousin 1,487, 209; British Blue 1,322, 190; Charolais 1,239; Parthenais 1,197, 199; Simmental 1,191, 188; Holstein Friesian 1,146, 179; Aberdeen Angus 1,902, 158; British Friesian 1,052, 158. Prime Cattle, Steers: Limousin 1,492, 219; Charolais 1,453, 207; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,416, 213; British Blue 1,357, 196; Aberdeen Angus 1,246; British Friesian 1,098, 145; Holstein Friesian 1,034, 140. Heifers: Limousin 1,370, 215; British Blue 1,132; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,122. Prime Lambs: Suffolk to £106 each or 223 pence per kilogram; Texel 105, 240; Rouge de l’Ouest 100, 224; Millennium Bleu 98,224; Charollais 91, 223; Zwartble 84, 173. Prime Hoggs: Texel 97, 201; Suffolk 94, 177; Greyface 85, 157; Millennium Bleu 88, 190; Charollais 87, 174; Hill Cheviot 84, 191; Blackface 77, 175; Herdwick 68, 163; Swaledale 64, 145. Cast Ewes: Suffolk to £125 each; Beltex 124; Texel 119; Cheviot Mule 97; Greyface 90; Charollais 85; Blueface Leicester 81. Crop. Wheat Straw: Mini hestons £78, £61, £55 per tonne. Barley Straw: Round bales £21, £18 per bale. Hay: Round bales £15 per bale.
ALSO: Wednesday, May 7. Sale of implements. Prices - Implements: Silage Trailer £4,100; Griffiths Silage Trailer £2,450; Ifor Williams Small Trailer £1,800; Sheep Trailer £1,200; Ifor Williams Trailer £1,100; Lawn Mower £1,050; Krone Mower £1,050; Fraser Silage Trailer £1,000; Cattle Crush £920; Feed Wagon £900; Buck Rake £900; PZ Topper £800; Fraser Trailer £800; Abbey Flat Topper £750; Hay Bob 750; Honda Quad Bike £720; Mower £700; Compressor £700; Quad Bike £660. Gateshaw Mill Implements: Joskin Tanker £13,000; Claas Disco 8550 £12,500; Claas M795 ASW £1,000; Case 5130 £5,800; Umbilical Reel £4,800; Marshall Silage Trailer £3,800; Kuhn Plough £4,200; Marshall Dump Trailer £4,200; Albutt Buckrake £3,800; Abbey Spread £3,600; Pottinger Mower £3,000. Commercial Vehicles: Land Rover Defender £5,250.
ALSO: Wednesday, May 6. Monthly Dairy Trade sale and weekly Wednesday sale of livestock. Forward: 526 store cattle, store bulls and weanlings, 324 calves, 273 store bullocks and heifers, 292 weaned calves including stirks and 115 bulls, 321 young calves and 56 dairy cattle. Prices: Gillette Stanleycup £1,720. Heifers: £1,680 to 39 kilograms; British Friesian cross Ayrshire In-calf Heifer £1,250; Bulling Heifers to top at £880. Averages: 59 Holstein heifers in milk £1,395.02; 15; In-calf heifers £1,053.17; 16 bulling heifers £838. Store Cattle - Steers: Bazadaise to £1,300 each; Limousin 1,235; Charolais 1,230; British Blue 1,225; Montbeliarde 1,070; Aberdeen Angus 1,045; Simmental 1,015; Shorthorn 960; Holstein Friesian 890. Heifers: Limousin 1,290; Charolais 1,220; British Blue 1,140; Blonde d’Aquitaine 980; Aberdeen Angus 980. Weaned Calves, Bulls: Limousin 1,050; British Blue 915; Aberdeen Angus 765; Charolais 750; Simmental 730; Longhorn 665; Holstein Friesian 595; Danish Red 540; Holstein 460. Steers: Limousin 975; Simmental 860; Aberdeen Angus 855; Shorthorn 855; British Blue 830; Beef Shorthorn 810. Hereford 730; Montbeliarde 645; Holstein Friesian 630; British Friesian 625; Jersey 615; Ayrshire 465. Heifers: British Blue 970; Limousin 950; Blonde d’Aquitaine 915; Charolais 900; Holstein 855; Aberdeen Angus 800; Hereford 675; Beef Shorthorn 620; Highland 575. Young Calves, Bulls: Limousin 510; British Blue 500; Charolais 500; Aberdeen Angus 420; Hereford 355; Simmental 330; Holstein Friesian 240; Beef Shorthorn 240; Friesian 220; Holstein 210; Montbeliarde 220. Heifers: British Blue 485; Aberdeen Angus 440; Charolais 425; Blonde d’Aquitaine 405; Limousin 390; Hereford 235.