Monday, July 20. Sale of store sheep. Prices: Beltex to £59 each; Texel 58.50; Charollais 49.50; Zwartbles 49; Suffolk 49; Greyfaced 45.

ALSO: Wednesday, July 15. Weekly sale of livestock; 5th annual sale of Lismulligan British Friesian and Dairy Shorthorn heifers; Border and Lakeland Club show and sale. Forward: 292 store cattle and young bulls, 237 weanlings, 341 calves, 66 dairy cattle and 7 commercial dairy cows; 30 heifer calves born in 2014. Judge: P Mason. Sponsor: paragon Veterinary Group and Cogent. Results - Heifer in milk: 1 (Champion) J Brewster; 2 (Reserve Champion) J Stevenson and AJ Woodliffe; 3 Skirwith Hall Farms Ltd. Prices - Store Cattle, Steers: British Blue to £1,545 each; Charolais 1,480; Aberdeen Angus 1,300; Limousin 1,300; Luing 1,300; Simmental 1,300; South Devon 1,300; Hereford 1,155; Fleckvieh 1,150; Montbeliarde 1,150; Holstein Friesian 1,140; Friesian 1,120; Beef Shorthorn 1,100. Heifers: Limousin 1,345; British Blue 1,340; Charolais 1,275; Simmental 1,170; Aberdeen Angus 1,100. Weaned Cattle - Heifers: British Blue 1,290; Limousin 900; Blonde d’Aquitaine 850; South Devon 800; Aberdeen Angus 750. Bulls: Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,145; British Blue 1,130; Limousin 1,090; Aberdeen Angus 900; Holstein Friesian 800; Friesian 600. Steers: Limousin 1,100; Simmental 1,080; British Blue 1,020; Holstein Friesian 460; Aberdeen Angus 890. Calves - Bulls: British Blue 560; Hereford 485; Limousin 435; Charolais 385; Aberdeen Angus 350; Fleckvieh 345; Montbeliarde 258; Belted Galloway 245; Holstein Friesian 240; Holstein 195; Norwegian Red 104; Friesian 98; Swedish Red & White 80; Ayrshire 62; Brown Swiss 55; Jersey 35. Heifers: British Blue 505; Charolais 400; Limousin 440; Simmental 352; Hereford 350; Aberdeen Angus 320. Border and Lakeland Club sale: Heifers to 1,500gns each (average £1,336). Overall averages: 1 cow in milk £1,365; 51 heifers in milk 1,336.30; 1 heifer calve 178.50; 2 bulls 1,181.25. Lismulligan sale: Young calves to 1,150gns each (average £778)
 
ALSO: Monday, July 13. Weekly sale of primestock. Forward: 420 cast cows, 115 prime bulls, 45 prime steers and heifers and 2045 prime lambs. Prices - Cast Cows: Limousin to £1,577 each, or 195 pence per kilogram; Aberdeen Angus 1,460, 187; Charolais 1,248, 188; British Blue 1,281, 179; Holstein Friesian 1,163, 175; British Friesian 1,135, 164; Bazadaise 1,102, 144; Holstein 1,096, 178; Hereford 1,077, 177; Simmental 1,066, 149; Galloway 1,007, 133; Dairy Shorthorn 944; Ayrshire 910, 151; MRI 917; Danish Red 141; Stabiliser 133; Montbeliarde 129; Welsh Black 125; White Bred Shorthorn 131; Swedish Red & White 158. Cast Bulls: British Blue 1,771, 173; Charolais 1,672; Limousin 1,474, 157; Aberdeen Angus 1,447, 145; Holstein 127. Prime Bulls: Charolais 1,800, 208; British Blue 1,537, 224; Limousin 1,496, 234; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,410, 222; Holstein Friesian 1,282, 182; Montbeliarde 1,216, 195; Hereford 1,141, 197; White Bred Shorthorn 1,020; Holstein 1,000; Aberdeen Angus 192; British Friesian 183; Belted Galloway 182. Prime Cattle, Heifers: British Blue 1,484, 223; Limousin 1,368, 235. Steers: Charolais 1,753, 221; Limousin 1,750, 226; British Blue 1,548, 224. Prime Lambs: Bleu du Maine to £90 each, or 182 pence per kilogram; Berrichon due Cher 87, 204; Suffolk 87, 169; Texel 87, 204; Dutch Texel 81, 192; Beltex 78, 189; Charollais 77; Jacob 65. Cast Ewes and Rams, Ewes: Zwartble 84; Beltex 120; Hill Cheviot 74; Greyface 75; Suffolk 82; Texel 126; Blueface Leicester 94. Rams: Texel 118. Crop - Barley Straw: Mini hestons to £70 per tonne; Round Bales £70 per tonne. Wheat Straw: £43 per tonne. Wheat and Barley Straw £64 per tonne.