BENTHAM: Wednesday 3 February. Weekly sale of dairy cattle, rearing calves, cast ewes & prime lambs. Dairy: 6 Forward. NC Hfrs £1450 KE Robinson & Son (£1283); Unwarranted Hfrs £800 KE Robinson & Son (£775). Rearing Calves - 61 Forward. BRB x Bulls £380 MJ Fell Ltd (£297); BRB x Hfrs £270 R Packham & Sons (£235); Lim Hfrs £360 JR Boothman; AA x Bulls £230 J Lawson & Son (£207); AA x Hfrs £155 J Lawson & Son (£140); HE x Hfrs £195 JR Boothman (£189); B+W Bulls £118 GW Whitwell (£61).

Weekly Sale of Cast Ewes: 923 Forward- Cont Ewes £165 Procters Farms Ltd; Suf Ewes £103.5 MJ & RH Wallbank; Mule Ewes £82.50 T R Thwaite; Mash Ewes £80 JH & A Metcalfe; BFL Ewes £104.5 JR & J Gorst & Son; Hrd Ewes £75.50 D&E Beresford; Hrd Rams £75 MJ Aple & Sons; Cont Rams £96.50 R&R Cornall; Goats £70.50 B&F Staveley & Son.

Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs -3489 Forward (36kg & over) Cont £190 or £4.42/kg Taylor Bros; Suff £101 GT&M Lawson or £2.04/kg D Shirt; Mule £95 S&M Cooper or £1.95/kg GG & MA Long; Mash £93 or £1.93/kg. E&N Wright; Hrd £83 D&E Beresford or £1.84/kg J& JE Bradley; BFL £96 or £2/kg Taylor Bros. Lightweight Lambs (under 36kg) Cont £90 I&M Lancaster or £2.57/kg RF Morphet; Suff £57.50 or £1.64/kg MJ & RH Wallbank; Mule £49 or £1.58/kg J Metcalfe; Hrd £63 or £1.80/kg I Stephenson.

Tuesday 2nd February. Monthly Sale of 382 Suckler Breeding Cattle, Store Cattle & Breeding Bulls. Suckler Breeding Cattle: LIM Cow & Calves £1550 A&J Staveley (£1400) Store Bullocks: AAX £920 TS Brass (£691); BAX £1160 DR Rowland & N Woodward (£985); BRB £1280 DR & JE Ellison (£947); CHX £1200 DR Rowland & N Woodward (£960); HEX £1060 A Thompson (£758); SHO £830 LA Senior; B+W £850 W Conder & Son (£650); LIM £1220 W & AE Cornall (£928); SIM £710 SJ & J Hodgson (£680); GAL £600 SJ & J Hodgson (£590).

Store Heifers: CHX £1050 RM & WP Heigh (£900); BRB £1060 RM & WP Heigh (£894); B+W £400 CE & MI Middleton; LIM £1190 DJ & EM Barton (£845); SIM £685 MJ Lohr ; GAX £370 JA Morphet (£366); AAX £770 J Harvey (£710); HEX £870 W Conder & Son (£755); BAX £1100 DR Rowland & N Woodward (£812); SHO £685 MJ Lohr (£482).

Feeding Bulls: LIM £760 JJ & JM Milburn (£705); BAX £700 JJ & J Woof (£655); CHX £570 JD Collins & Son; HEX £560 JD Collins & Son.

Weekly sale of Cull Cows. 5 Forward: B+W Cows to £765 or 102p/kg from AR Booth. Av. 90p/kg.