Friday, June 12. Weekly sale of beef breeding stock. Leading consignment averages: Cows and Heifers with calves at foot: 12 head average £2,378; 4 head 2,287; 3 head 2,285; 4 head 2,283; 5 head 2,266. Bulling Heifers: 5= 1,312, 1,210. Prices - Heifers with calves: Limousin to £2,950 each; British Blue 2,700; Blonde d’Aquitaine 2,000. Cows with calves: Limousin 2,750; Simmental 1,920; Continental 1,900; British Blue 1,900; Saler 1,700; Aberdeen Angus 1,550. Heifers in calf: Limousin 1,450(2). Bulling Heifers: British Blue 1,380(2); Limousin 1,350; Aberdeen Angus 1,140. Beef Breeding Bulls: Limousin 2,412; Aberdeen Angus 1,850.

ALSO: Wednesday, June 10. Border & Lakeland Club Show and Sale and weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 310 store cattle and young bulls, 177 weanlings, 225 calves and 57 dairy cattle included in the Border and Lakeland Dairy Club sale. Border & Lakeland sale - Averages: 2 cows in milk to £1,533; 68 heifers in milk 1,506.75. Commercial Trade: 10 British Friesians 1,445.71; 3 Fleckvieh 1,300; 11 Holstein Friesians 1,240. Leading Prices: 2,300gns. Show results - Cow in Milk: 1 B&V Davidson; 2 Firm of RP Shanks. Heifer in Milk: 1&3 J. Brewster; 2 H,M&D Hodgson. Champion: J. Brewster. Reserve: H,M&D Hodgson. Prices - Store Cattle, Steers: British Blue to £1,360 each; Hereford 1,295; Limousin 1,275; Aberdeen Angus 1,250; Swedish Red & White 1,245; Brown Swiss 955; Holstein Friesian 830; Friesian 765. Heifers: British Blue 1,300; Limousin 1,240; Saler 1,050; Stabiliser 1,020; Hereford 930; Simmental 920; Beef Shorthorn 905. Weaned Calves, Heifers: Limousin 1,090; Aberdeen Angus 865; British Blue 850; Charolais 760. Steers: Limousin 1,070; British Blue 990; Aberdeen Angus 980; Belted Galloway 600; Friesian 565. Bulls: Simmental 1,065; Charolais 960; Limousin 945; Aberdeen Angus 750; Holstein Friesian 500. Calves, Bulls: British Blue 525; Limousin 490; Aberdeen Angus 455; Montbeliarde 350; Friesian 300; Hereford 290; Holstein Friesian 220; Swedish Red & White 125. Heifers: Limousin 480; British Blue 450; Aberdeen Angus 465; Beef Shorthorn 180.

ALSO: Monday, June 8. Weekly sale of primestock. Forward: 223 cast cows, 15 stock bulls, 50 prime bulls, 47 prime cattle, 924 spring lambs, 188 prime hoggs and Crop. Prices - Cast Cows: Limousin to £1,551 each; Charolais 1,315; Stabiliser 1,277; British Blue 1,203; Holstein Friesian 1,145; British Friesian 1,124; Holstein 1,065; Aberdeen Angus 1,0238; Simmental 1,007; Montbeliarde 1,003; Hereford 930. Cast Bulls: British Blue 1,793 or to 167.5 pence per kilogram; Limousin 1,480, 161.5; Charolais 1,466, 156.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,171, 136.5; Holstein Friesian 1,119; Saler 149.5; Simmental 128.5. Prime Bulls: Charolais 1,365; Limousin 1,345, 207.5; British Blue 1,294, 201.5; Whitebred Shorthorn 1,261; Aberdeen Angus 1,172, 169.5; Blonde d’Acquitaine 1,224, 198.5; Holstein Friesian 1,069, 163.5; British Friesian 1,033, 164.5; Holstein 896, 148.5; Ayrshire 868. Prime Cattle - Steers: Limousin 1,567, 218.5; British Blue 1,464, 219.5; Aberdeen Angus 1,346; Holstein 1,101, 138.5. Heifers: Limousin 1,541, 223.5; British Blue 200.5. Spring Lambs: Texel to £106 each, or to 235 pence per kilogram; Suffolk 104, 200; Rouge de l’Ouest 92, 191; Charollais 91, 195; Millennium Bleu 88, 214; Blueface Leicester 82, 189; Ryeland 178. Prime Hoggs: Texel 93; Suffolk 84; Greyface 79; Cheviot 59. Cast Ewes & Rams - Ewes: Suffolk 106; Texel 98; Zwartbles 94; Greyface 75; Cheviot 72; Swaledale 49. Breeding Sheep - Hoggs with lambs at foot: Texel 94; Greyface 86. Ewes with lambs at foot: Texel 56; Greyface 52.50; Woodland 40.50. Crops. Wheat Straw: Mini Hestons to £55 per tonne; Round bales to £59 per tonne. Barley Straw: £13 per bale. Pea Straw: £10 per bale.