BENTHAM: Wednesday, August 5. Weekly sale of primestock. Forward: 12 dairy, 73 rearing calves, 2,193 cast ewes and 4,012 prime lambs. Prices. Dairy - Newly calved: Cows to £1,720 each (average £1,420); Heifers 1,930 (1,597.78). Calves: Heifers 320. Rearing calves - Bulls: British Blue 425 (331.67); Limousin 430 (381); Blonde d'Aquitaine cross 295; Aberdeen Angus cross 305 (250.80); Black and White 175 (92.16). Heifers: British Blue 398 (372); Limousin 380 (354.67); Blonde d'Aquitaine cross 265 (260); Hereford 400; Aberdeen Angus cross 350 (280). Cast ewes: Continental 143.50; Suffolk 108; Mule 79; Masham 74; Blueface Leicester 107; Herdwick 68. Rams: Polled 131; Horned 64.50; Goats 64.50. Prime lambs (Less than 36 kilograms): Continental £61, or 174 pence per kilo; Suffolk 53, 156; Mule 50.50, 144; Herdwick 41.50, 138. (More than 36 kilograms): Continental 86.50, 193; Suffolk 79, 162; Mule 69.50, 151; Herdwick 62.50, 156.

ALSO: Tuesday, August 4. Monthly sale of suckler breeding and store cattle, fortnightly sale of store lambs and weekly sale of cull cows. Forward: 2,238 store lambs. Prices - Suckler breeding cattle: Cows and calves to £1,480; In calf heifers 1,050. Feeding bulls: Aberdeen Angus 820; Hereford 730; Black and White 520. Store cattle - Steers: Charolais £1,340 (average £1,063); British Blue 1,250 (965); Limousin 1,240 (978.55); Aberdeen Angus cross 1,050 (915); Montbeliarde 1,000 (872.50); Simmental 960; Hereford 960 (856.67); Black and White 960 (746.55); Blue Grey 780 (705); Galloway 740. Heifers: British Blue 1,480 (1,033.57); Limousin 1,100 (823.75); Charolais 1,020 (850); Simmental 1,020; Aberdeen Angus cross 960 (843.33). Store lambs: Continental 69.50 (52.66); Suffolk 60.80 (54.64); Mule 50.80 (44.87); Herdwick 36. Overall average: 50.58. Cull cows: Black and White to £731.50, or 110 pence per kilo (average 96p); Beef cows 576.80, 103.