Prices at the special livestock sales at Kirkby Stephen for the store cattle show on February 9, and the annual show of Swaledale and Rough Fell sheep on February 11; and at Leyburn auction mart for the show of British Blue store cattle on February 6.

KIRKBY STEPHEN

Mon. Fwd: 635 store cattle. Judge: A Steel, Steely Farm, Satley, Bishop Auckland. Champion: 12 m-o Brit Blue hfr, Messrs Hodgson, Park House, £1,240 to the judge. Reserve champion: WA & GR Sedgley, Low Bank House.

Prizes

Hfr any breed: 1 champion; 2 NR&CS Hodgson, Park House; 3 G Sowerby, Terrys Farm. Steer any breed: 1 reserve champion; 2&3 NR&CS Hodgson, Park House. Steers av £1,066.95 (up £55.55 on year); hfrs av £1,002.17 (up £53.93).

Prices

Steers. – Lim: £1,500, £1,470, £1,400(2), £1,390 Prospect House; £1,385 Terrys Farm; £1,350 Kiln Beck Farm; £1,340 Thorney Scale; £1,305, £1,225, £1,215, £1,210 Abbey Park; £1,290, £1,215, £1,180, £1,160, £1,120 Villa Farm; £1,275, £1,145 Lankaber; £1,255 Hawkrigg Farm; £1,245, £1,140 Woodfoot; £1,235, £1,170 Dona Close; £1,230, £1,220, £1,180 Bleathgill; £1,230, £1,200, £1,175, £1,135 New Hall; £1,210, £1,100 West Stoney Keld; £1,200, £1,180, £1,120(2) Green Farm; £1,200, £1,175, £1,150, £1,140 Sproat Ghyll; £1,195 Palliard; £1,190, £1,115 Friarbiggin; £1,185 Carpool; £1,180 Smardale Hall; £1,170 Park House Farm; £1,160 Thorney Gale; £1,145, £1,135(2) Cranberry; £1,140 Shaw Paddock; £1,120, £1,100 Low Bank House; £1,105 Helbeck Farm; £1,105 Rosgill Head; £1,100 High Stennerskeugh; £1,100 High Lane. Char: £1,465, £1,405 Prospect House; £1,175, £1,150 Bank Head. Brit Blue: £1,245 Thorney Scale; £1,220, £1,115, £1,110 Low Bank House; £1,200, £1,195(2), £1,190, £1,175, £1,160, £1,155(2) Park House Farm; £1,195, £1,185 Stripes Farm; £1,120 Asby Grange. AA: £1,240, £1,220, £1,205 Keld Farm. Saler: £1,220, £1,145 Bowderdale Head. BA £1,175 New House; B&W: £965, £835 Stripes Farm; £905 Wharton Hall; £875 Gill Gate. Hfrs. – Brit Blue: £1,550, £1,048 Gilts; £1,410, £1,220, £1,150(2), £1,090 Asby Grange; £1,385 Long Green; £1,240, £1,185, £1,170, £1,165(2), £1,160, £1,150, £1,140, £1,130, £1,120, £1,050 Park House Farm; £1,180 New Hall; £1,135 Hawkrigg Farm; £1,110, £1,095, £1,090 Stripes Farm; £1,105 Ravenseat; £1,090 Rosgill Head; £1,050 Highfield Farm. Char: £1,310, £1,305, £1,290, £1,250, £1,215, £1,210, £1,200, £1,190, £1,165, £1,150 Town End Farm; £1,305 , £1,220 North Corn Park; £1,225 Lankaber. Lim: £1,270 North Corn Park; £1,260, £1,140, £1,125 Terrys Farm; £1,230, £1,105, £1,050 Abbey Park; £1,210, £1,090 Long Green; £1,205 Rosgill Head; £1,195 Palliard; £1,180, £1,130, £1,110, £1080 Sproat Ghyll; £1,165, £1,160(2) New Hall; £1,160, £1,130, £1,090 Bleathgill; £1,150, £1,125 Nether Hall Farm; £1,150 Thorney Gale; £1,140, £1,120, £1,100, £1,080, £1,065 Villa Farm; £1,120 Lankaber; £1,105 Ravenseat; £1,100(2), £1,090(2), £1,060 Hawkrigg Farm; £1,100, £1,080 Kiln Beck Farm; £1,085 Cranberry; £1,050 Green Farm. BA £1,010 Kiln Beck Farm. Bulls. – Lim: £900 Thorney Gale. Beef Shorthorn: £830 Spanham Farm.

Wed. - Fwd: 2,151 sheep at annual show for pens of ten Swaledale & Rough Fell prime hoggs. Judge: John Brown, of Ulverston. Champion: superb pen of ten Swaledale hoggs, Kenny Philipson, Glebe Farm, Kirkland, £91.80 to the judge.

Prizes

Swale hoggs: 1 KW Philipson, Glebe Farm, 51kg £91.80 to J Brown; 2 M/s Elliott, Harbour Flatt, 47kg, £84.80 to A Slack; 3 TE Clarke, Howgill Castle, 43kg, £77.30 to A Slack.

Prices

Prime hoggs: Beltex to 269.3p; Texel to 228.3p; Blackface to 207.4p; Cheviot to 202.1p; Char to 197.7p; Dutch Texel to 194.8p; Suff to 192.7p; Swale to 183.3p; Mule to 183.3p; Rough Fell to 171.1p. Cast ewes: Texel £130.50; Blue-faced Leics £122.50; Suff £116.50; Masham £96.50; Mule £95.50; Rough Fell £92.50; Swale £82.50; Cheviot £81.50. Cast rams: Texel £127.50; Beltex £114.50; Blue-faced Leics £98.50; Swale £78.50.

LEYBURN

Last Fri. Fwd: 136 rearing calves & stirks,17 dairy cattle & 232 store cattle at show of British Blue cattle. Judge: Dave Hall, Malton (store cattle). Champion: Hfr, Bainbridge Brothers, of Marrick Abbey, Swaledale, £1,340 to the judge.

Prizes

Brit Blue hfrs: 1 champion; 2 K&H & Sons, Swaledale, £1,080; 3 D&G Laws, Hauxwell, £1,160. Brit Blue steers: 1 K&J Fawcett, Marske, £1,180; 2 Bainbridge Bros, £1,130; 3 P Johnson, Terrington, £1,070. Any other steer: 1 K&J Fawcett £1,100; 2&3 Walburn Hall Farms, Downholme, £880(2). Any other hfr: 1 Bainbridge Bros £1,160; 2&3 A Hunter, Gunnerside, £1,100, £1,120. Feeding bull: 1 R&T Weatherhead, Galphay, £1,070; 2 L&A Dawes, Colsterdale, £1,090; 3 A&JA Iveson, Hawes, £1,000.

Rearing calves. – Judge: Lynne Vickers, of Vickers & Richardson, Scarborough. Champion: Olwyn Spence, Thornton Rust, bull, £680 to N Leighton of Goole. Reserve: Sowray Bros, Bishop Thornton, bull, £500 to Richard Turnbull, Northallerton.

Prizes

B Blue bull: 1 champion; 2 reserve; 3 D Spence, Aysgarth, £460. B Blue hfr: 1 Sowray Bros, reserved; 2&3 D Smith, Keighley, £440, £375.

Prices

Monthly dairy sale Carrs Billington agriculture voucher: Richard Wardman, of Great Ayton, £1,750 for a freshly-calved Holstein hfr, to Val Porter for WC Porter & Sons, Riddings, Swaledale. Other calved hfrs: G&C Walker £1,650; RK Wilkinson £1,650, £1,550; TD Goldie & Son £1,550, £1,480; RJ Wardman £1,400. Calved cows: TD Goldie & Son £1,720. In-calf hfrs: P&JC Chapman £1,390, £1,350, £1,340; RW Dennison & Son £1,140. Store cattle. – B Blue steers: R Fawcett & Sons £1,350; J Fawcett & Son £1,180; RW Wallis & Sons £1,170; Bainbridge Bros £1,130; R&A Craggs £1,065; Robson House Farms £1,040; RM Ewbank £1,020; P&S Lofthouse £1,020; LW&GM Atkinson £1,005. Lim steers: JW Wilkinson £1,160; RW Wallis & Sons £1,140, £1,130; WJ Smith & Ptns £1,105; J Fawcett & Son £1,100(2); P&S Lofthouse £1,090; EW Atkinson £1,080; R&AR Hunter £1,080; NW&RE Hunter £1,070; K Metcalfe & Sons £1,050; MM&CL Whitehead £1,020. BA steers: R Sunter £1,160; JR Johnson & Son £1,070. Char steers: RW&MA Suttill £1,035; MJ Suttill £1,005. AA steers: MJ Suttill £1,190; R Stubbs £1,080. Herefd steers: R Stubbs £1,060. B Blue hfrs: Bainbridge Bros £1,340; LD Laws £1,180; R&A Craggs £1,140; RM Ewbank £1,095; GK Hird & Sons £1,090; RW Wallis & Sons £1,090; R Fawcett & Sons £1,090; R&A Craggs £1,080; P&S Lofthouse £990; RM Ewbank £980. Lim hfrs: R&PR Banks & Son £1,180; K Metcalfe & Sons £1,180; Bainbridge Bros £1,160; Spout House Farms £1,160; HW Bell & Son £1,150; CS Utley & Sons £1,140; NW&RE Hunter £1,120; R&AR Hunter £1,090; JW Porter & Sons £1,075; GK Hird & Sons £1,070; WJ Smith & Ptns £1,060; HW Bell & Son £1,060; RW Wallis & Sons £1,050; TK Styan & Ptns £1,040. Simm hfrs: R&PR Banks & Son £1,260; RJ&SJ Kirby £1,010. Char hfrs: R Sunter £1,180; RW&MA Suttill £850. BA hfrs: JR Johnson & Son £1,080. AA hfrs: B&A Myers & daughters £1,010. Herefd hfr: RJ&SJ Kirby £825. Feeding bulls: Lim bulls: J Weatherhead & Son £1,110; AL Dawes £1,090; A&JA Iveson £1,000; W Stanger £925; Robson House Farms £800. B Blue bulls: Bainbridge Bros £1,095; J Weatherhead & Son £1,070; Robson House Farms £790. Rearing calves. – B Blue bulls av £415: B Spence & Sons £680; A Sowray & Sons £545, £500, £495, £490, £485; C Hird & Son £530, £500; M&D Smith £460, £440; D&S Spence £460; JH Simpson & Co £450; JA Dent & Sons £405; J Sunter & Sons £395. Lim bulls av £369: D&S Spence £500, £450; WK Wilkinson £480; Websters Round Hill £385; K Wilkinson & Son £370; A Sowray & Sons £360; DT Dinsdale & Son £350; RH&EA Close £335; A Backhouse £330; PJ Middleton & Son £330. Simm bulls av £335: SR Shuttleworth £340. Herefd bulls av £365: K Wilkinson & Son £390, £340. AA bulls av £295: JL&MR Umpleby £365; D&S Spence £295; SS&D Scrivin £170. Saler bull: JH Simpson & Co £335. B&W bulls av £181: F&S Iveson £300, £290; WK Wilkinson & Son £250, £200; ER Terry & Sons £230, £220; JL&MR Umpleby £230; JH Simpson & Co £222, £220, £215; T&AJ Garbutt £200; PJ Middleton & Son £195, £190; SR Shuttleworth £190; JD&E Clarkson & Son £185; F Dinsdale & Sons £170. B Blue hfrs av £318: M&D Smith £440, £335; D&S Spence £375; SR Shuttleworth £370, £325; K&M Sowerby £370, £330; A Sowray & Sons £360, £355; PJ Middleton & Son £345; A Cowsill £340; JA&MA Houseman £320; K Wilkinson & Son £300. Lim hfrs av £327: D&S Spence £470; B Spence & Sons £450; R Wood & Son £420; RC Whitehead & Son £390; A Sowray & Sons £320; JD&E Clarkson & Son £300; K Wilkinson & Son £300. Simm hfrs av £337: SR Shuttleworth £345, £340. Herefd hfrs av £270: K Wilkinson & Son £320; A Finkill & Son £250. AA hfrs av £215: A Sowray & Sons £235; RH&EA Close £210; Websters Round Hill £200.