BENTHAM: Wednesday, December 16

Weekly Sale of Dairy Cattle, Rearing Calves, Cast Ewes & Prime Lambs. DAIRY CATTLE - 33 Forward. N/C B+W Cows £1700 R&E Butterfield (£1181);N/C B+W Hfrs £1620 A&AM Burrow (£1150);NC Ayrshire Hfr £1620 P Knowles. REARING CALVES - 64 ForwardBRB Bulls £310 K&A Duncan (£263.83);BRB Hfrs £285 D&D Hodgson& Son (£227);Lim Bulls £232 DE Wood & Son ;Lim Hfrs £182 DE Wood & Son;AAx Bulls £240 J Lawson & Son (£191);AAx Hfrs £190 L Burrow & Son (£96.67);HE Bulls £310 R&J Mitton (£230);HEX Hfrs £158 DW Robinson;B+W Bulls £160 R Sunderland (£70.65).Cast Ewes-2137 Forward. Ctl £120 Procters Farm Ltd; Suff £110 FA Nowell & Ptnrs;Mule £75 R Lawson, Newbiggin;BFL £75 NR&CS Hodgson;Mash £39 SG&LM Whalley;Hrd £66 GB & EA Metcalfe& Sons;Cont Rams £110 R Lawson, Newbiggin;Hrd Rams £67 J Pratt & Son;Goats £55 G Dodd. Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs -2667 Forward (36kg & Over)Ctl £109 Procters Farm or £2.25/kg E&M Townley;Suf £88 S&FM Heald or £1.71/kg MB Fawcett;Mule £77 R Wilson or £1.54/kg E&N Wright;Mash £75 E&N Wright or £1.50/kg J&M Whitfield;Hrd £61 or £1.54/kg JR Corless.(Under 36kg)Ctl £61.50 or £1.86/kg WL&FD Richards;Suf £52.50 or £1.50/kg MB Fawcett;Mule £47 or £1.38 S&P Parker;Hrd £48 France Bros or £1.45 Messrs Coates.