Prices at the special livestock sales

Prizes: 1 JE Tallentire & Sons £60; 2 RW&H Atkinson £61; 3 JS&SE Bainbridge £56.

Prices: L Guy & Sons £46, £38, £35; M Souter £53, £40; JS&SE Bainbridge £56, £47, £45(2); R Hutchinson £45; JE Tallentire & Sons £60, £48, £46; RW&H Atkinson £61, £51, £50, £45(2); GW Hunt £55, £44, 338; JW Dent & Sons £46, £43; T James £46, £44, £37, £29; DG Birkett £58, £44(2); C Bell £45; JL&GS Dixon £54, £50, £48, £44; WF&JC Metcalf £45, £44, £42; WB Rutter & Sons £50, £45, £44(2);

MA Close £40, £31; K Lind £43, £37; C&JC Stephenson £50, 343, 338; N&R Hird £46, £41; PRE&E Marwood £61, £54, £45. Ewes: B Bell £58, £50; Mrs A Bell £50; N&R Hird £42; K Dickinson £46, £42, £34; F&JS Gargett £33, 329, £28; AC Simpson £59, £56, £54, £53, £52, £50; F&JS Gargett £34, £30; A Forrest £41, £40, £36(4), £35, £34, £25. Shlgs: GH Thomson £72; C Bell £68, £58; A Earnshaw £70; W&C Iceton £80; James Linsley £86, £85, £84; C Bell £70. Store lambs: M&P Wilson £37.50(2). Leics rams (in gns): M Jopling & Son 330, 130; FM Longstaff 300; RW&H Atkinson 310; F&JS Gargett 140, 130. Suff & Cont rams (in gns): JB&GE Luck & Son 60; RE Williamson 100, 70, 65, 60, 50; K Borrowdale 50; RW&H Atkinson 300, 120, 110, 100; Tarn Bros 200; E Wilson 100; RE Williamson 90; Mrs V Bayles 115; JW Lowe & Sons 100; R&J Coulthard 150, 110; F&I Coulthard 120, 80(2); Tarn Bros 200, 90, 80; C Bell 115; J Sunter 220, 120, 60; GW Forster 350, 180, 150, 120, 80; T Denham 100; JW Dent & Sons 330, 150. ACC tups (in gns): L Peel 300(3), 160; G Taylor 100(2); A Moss 220, 200, 150(2)60.

HAWES. - Sat. Fwd: 3,671 sheep for annual special show & sale of Swaledale gimmer lambs & shlgs. Gimmer lambs to £90 av £36.72; gimmer shlgs to £140 av £58.37.

Prizes. - Shlgs: 1 & Tunstall Tractors Trophy Mossdale Farms Ltd, Hawes, £140; 2 D&M Brown, Lummas House, £110; 3 FA Fothergill, Hawes, £86. Gimmer lambs: 1 & White Hart Hotel, Hawes, Challenge Trophy 1 JW Porter & Sons, Low Oxnop, £79; 2 R Marwood & Sons, Long Green, £90; 3 RS Harker, Overthwaite, £80

Prices. - Lambs: R Marwood & Son £90; JC Wade & Son £82, £60, £49, £47; BR Lawson & Son £80; P Hallam £80; RS Harker £80, £61, £50; JW Porter & Sons £79, £57, £56, £50, £46; GJ&JM Scarr £68, £46; Mrs DH Heseltine & JR Akrigg £64, £53; JR Rukin £63, £57, £54, £53, £49; CR Thornborrow (WS) £61, £46; JR&LA Capstick £61; JT Dixon & Sons (HPH) £60, £56, £51; WM Iveson £58; Walburn Hall Farm £57, £46; JG Brunton £57, £49, £48; J Allison & Sons £56; L Raine & Sons £55, £47; A&JA Iveson £54; B Thornborrow £53, £52; S Ewbank £53; Mrs CM Porter £52; FA Fothergill £52; JS Cloughton (BP) £48; S Reynoldson & Son £46; Moorland View Partnership £46. Shlgs: Mossdale Farms Ltd £140, £62, £60, £54, £52; D&M Brown £110; G Calvert & Sons £104, £98, £68; £64. JR&I Lambert £90, £68, £63, £54; FA Fothergill £86, £51; JB Harker & Sons £72; EW Atkinson £71; B Thornborrow £70, £61; Exors JR Alderson (Banks) £69; JS Cloughton (BP) £50.

Mon. - Fwd: 2,081 sheep for third special sale of Mule & Cont gimmer lambs & shlgs. Mule & Masham gimmer lambs to £59 av £47.12; Cont to £57 av £56.64; Mule gimmer shlgs to £72 av £65.14.

Prices.- Mule gimmer lambs: J&G Huck £59, £56, £55; G&G Schofield £58, £51, £50(2); JW Dixon (PH) £58, £51; DT Dinsdale £58; GT&MA Wearmouth £57; SM Towler £57; GJ&C Middleton £57(2); T&A Hird £57, £54, £53; RW Clarkson & Son £57, £51; CH Allen £57; MJ Alpe & Sons £57; JC White £56, £51; W Sutcliffe & Sons £56, £55, £51, £50; WC Porter & Son £56, £55; D Middlemiss £56(2), £54, £51; G Wilson £55; JS Towler £54; RW&MA Suttill £54; AP Keiley £54; SM Bell £54, £51; G&HR Shields £53, £50; AW&R Sharples £53; AT Lambert £52; W&M Buckle £52, £50; SR&PA Thompson £51; JM Fawcett £51; B Spence & Sons £50; A&AJ Lambert £50; T&LM Goad, £50. Masham gimmer lambs: CT&JE Willoughby £55. Cont Gimmer Lambs: W Reynolds £57; JM Winn £56. Mule gimmer shlgs: A&AJ Lambert £72, £68; RG Lund £65; JB Fothergill £64.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 965 autumn-born suckled calves for opening calf sale of year. Judge: Miss Louise Todd, Wragby, Lincoln. Overall champion & Hexham Auction Mart Silver Challenge Rose Bowl: Colin & Kevin Sparke, Little Swinburne, 7-m-o BBX steer, £760 to the judge; res: JS Gibson & Son, Thornton Tower, Char X steer £810. Champion pen of 4 Char X calves & £250 voucher 250 towards a Char bull at one of the society's official sales: FT Walton, Flotterton, £670. Overall champion calf: WR Sparke & Son, Little Swinburn, BBX £760

Prizes. - Four Char X steer calves: 1&2 FT Walton. Single Char X steer calf: 1 res champion; 2 JS Gibson & Son, Thornton Tower £750; 3 VS Allgood, Nunwick, £745. Single Char X hfr calf: 1 VS Allgood; 2&3 JS Gibson & Son £698, £670. Simm X calf (steer or hfr): 1,2&3 Alcan Farms, East Moor, all steers £600; £610, £618. BAX calf (steer or hfr): 1&3 A Scott & Son, Townfoot, both steers £750, £680; 2 M Jopling & Son, Low Wiserley, (hfr) £690, BBX calf (steer or hfr): 1 WR Sparke & Son, Little Swinburne £760.

Prices, not prizewinners. - Up to 10-m-o: Char X steers to £650 Nunwick; Lim X steers to £575 Warksfield Head; BAX to £500 Bishopton, Cooper House; BBX hfrs to £512 Warksfield Head; Sim X hfrs to £370 Bishopton. 11-16-m-o: BBX steers to £790 Woodhouse; hfrs to £665 Warksfield Head; Char x steers to £760 Ashcroft; hfrs to £725 West Nubbock; pure BA steers to £725 Townfoot; hfr £650 White House; BAX steers to £720 Old Deanham; hfrs to £710 Townfoot; Lim X steers to £730 South Welhope; hfrs to £660 Bulls Hill, Low Ardley; Simm X steers to £648 West Farm, Kirkheaton; hfrs to £480 White House; AAX steers to £608 East Moor. Store cattle. - 17-22-m-o: Char X steers to £760 Woodhead; hfrs to £650 Edlingham Demesne; Lim X steers to £755 Holling Hill; hfrs to £640 Blackcleugh, Low Ardley; Simm X steers to £695 Hay-A-Park; hfrs to £492 White House; BBX steers to £685 Old Deanham; hfrs to £595 Woodhouse. AAX steers to £645 Calroust; hfrs to £575 Calroust; BAx steers to £632 Hay-A-Park; hfrs to £670 Merryshields. 23-m-o & up: Char X steers to £790 Woodhead; Lim X steers to £768 Hay-A-Park; hfrs to £550 Old Deanham; AAX steers to £675 Bishopton; BBX steers to £655 Hill Top; BAx hfrs to £565 Merryshields.

Mon. - Fwd: 357 shlgs, 33 ram lambs for annual show & sale for Blackface shearlings & ram lambs. Shlg overall av £577.90. Judges: overall champion, Neil Cole, Devon; shlgs, lewis Forster, West Nubbock, lambs, Adnrew Hunter. Overall champion: Mrs VM Armstrong, Carrick, shlg ram by Whiteside sire, £4,700 shearling to Lewis Forster; res: Nilston Rigg Farms, lamb by Brieredge sire, £800 Mr B Wood, Hill End. Joint top prices of day: £9,500, shlg rams from Bennetsfield, by Wanwood Hill sire, to Crowhall Farms & W&PF Walton, Penpeugh; Yatesfield, by Blackburn ram, to John Pattinson, Hotbank.

Prizes. -Shlg ram: 1 Mrs VM Armstrong, Carrick; 2 H&H Robson, Townshields; 3 Wanwood Ptrs, Wanwood Hill. Group of 3 shlg rams: 1 RJ&J Raine, Townfoot; 2 Mrs VM Armstrong; 3 MJ Snaith, Clennell. Ram lamb: 1&2 Nilston Rigg Farms; 2 Nilston Rigg Farms; 3 W&PF Walton, Penpeugh. Group of 3 ram lambs: 1 Nilston Rigg Farms; 2 A&SM MacDonald, East Land Ends; 3 W&PF Walton. Scotch-type ram (judge: Neil Cole): 1 W Walton & Sons, Troughend; 2 WS Robson & Co, Yatesfield; 3 A Murray & Sons, Sewingshields.

Leading averages: Bennetsfield 3 £3,476.66; Yatesfield 8 £1,628.75; Clennell 14 £1,357.86; Carrick 10 £1,220; Townfoot 8 £1,172.50; Townshields 4 £1,137.50; Horseholme 7 £1,107.14; Wanwood Hill 9 £847.77; The Dunns 7 £764.28; The Steel 8 £715; Whiteside 7 £714.28; Allensgreen 3 £600; Troughend 9 £564.44.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 4,582 uncrossed registered & unregistered Swaledale ewes & gimmer shearlings for annual sale. Overall av down £2.92; ewes av £59.38; gimmer shlgs £57.17.

Prices. - Seller with best av for 60 ewes or shlgs: 1 BR Lawson & Son, Buddle House, 60 av £111.50; 2 R Marwood & Son, Long Green, 60 av £107.50. Best av for 10 ewes or shlgs (small flock owner, up to 100 ewes registered): 1 TB Staley, Bull Ghyll, 10 av £71. Purchaser buying most ewes or shlgs: 1 Davey & Sons, Bratton Clovelly, 318; 2 Westgarth, Setterah Park, 139. Purchaser buying 60 highest-priced ewes or shlgs: 1 KA Brown & Sons, Asby Hall, 60 av £86.33.

Prices. Ewes: £340, £95, £68 Buddle House; £160, £105, £95, £90, £85(2), £62 Long Green; £150, £88, £64, £61 Kisdon; £130, £75(2) Mossdale; £100, £84, £64, £60 Garnthwaite; £100, £93, £74, £63 Coach & Horses; £98, £76 High Stennerskeugh; £96, £66, £65 Barras; £92, £87, £62 Redgate; £90 Foggygill; £88, £82 Frith Holme; £88, £80 Setmabanning; £87, £62, £60 West Stonesdale; £86, £76 Punchard; £86, £83, £78, £61 Valley Farm; £85, £72, £68, £66 Shittlehopeside; £80, £78 Ravenseat; £77, £70 How Green; £75, £70, £60 Hillside; £71 Bull Ghyll; £68 Fell View; £64 Swindale; £62 Sealhouses, Aisgill, Hoggarths; £61 Hebblethwaite Hall; £60(2) Cotegill; £60 Sytoneykeld, New Hall, Uldale; £60(3) Helbeck. Gimmer shlgs: £100, £80 Barras; £80, £60 Aygill; £78 Punchard; £74 Thwaite Farm; £71 Dale Head; £70 Hillandale; £69 Goodlie Hill; £68 Rockcliffe; £65 Mossdale; £64, £61 Hoggarths; £64, £60 Park End; £64 Cotegill; £60 West Stonesdale, Fell View, Helbeck.

LAZONBY. - Wed of last week: Fwd: 1,844 store sheep. at Lazonby Mart on Wed. Judge: D Waring, Penton.

Prizes. - Suff X or Cont X lambs: 1 W Nattrass, Low Houses, £42.20; 2 RD Athey, Whitehall, £39. Mule wethers: 1 Ivinson, Town Head, £40; 2 Bell, The Breaks, £38; 3 RH Lord, The Bog, £35.80. Swaledale wethers: 1&2 PE Staley, Broadmea, £26, £25; 3 HH&A Richardson, Foul Loning, £26.

Prices. - Texel X: £48, £39 Howburn; £39.50 Turnings; £39 Whitehall, £38.50, £35 Town Head (Ivinson); £37.20 Hudgill Rigg; £36.50 Foul Lonning; £33.50(2) Gate Foot. Suff X: £42.20, £38 Low Houses; £38 Roods Place; £35 Town Head (Lambert). Char X: £34 Snowdrop Cottage. Lleyn: £29 Colene Croft. Mule: £40, £35.50 Town Head (Ivinson); £38 The Breaks; £36.50, £35 Laburnum Cottage; £36.50, £34.20 Foul Loning; £36 Turnings; £35.80 Black House, The Bog Farm; £35.20, £34 Craggside; £34.20 Mill Cottage (Headley); £33.50 The Knarr, Glassonby Beck, Lintley. Swale: £26(2) Black House; £26, £25 Broadmea; £26, £22.20, £20.50 Foul Lonning; £23, £20 Shield Hill Top; £23 Lintley; £22.80 Turnings Farm; £20.80 Low Houses.

Sat. - Annual sale of rams. Judge: D Nelson. Champion & Annshill Leicester Trophy: W&I Watson, Sanders Close, shlg ram by Carry House sire, £700.

Prizes. Swaledale aged ram: 1 PL&J Dawson, Kentmere Hall; 2 AJ&FM Harrison, Grange Hall. Swaledale 2-shear: 1&2 G Rigg, Rutherford. Swaledale shlg: 1 AJ&FM Harrison; 2 JC&J White, Rigg Farm. Blue-faced Leics ram lambs: 1 GL,AJ&AL Graham, Stonehall; 2&3 J German, Caw House. BFL shlg or aged ram: 1 W&I Watson, Sanders Close; 2 PL&J Dawson; 3 J Lawson, Kirkland Green. BFl females: 1 J Lawson; 2 S Martin, Hesley Wells.

Prices, Swaledale. - Aged: £380 Kentmere Hall; £300 Grange Hall, Hole House; £250 Hesley Wells, Townfoot. Shlgs: £250 Round Meadows. Texel: £150 Keskadale; £140 Fellside; £120 Colstons, Spedding. Suff: £120 Croft House. BFL. - Ram lambs: £1,600 Highside (Moore); £1,300, £600, £450 Annshill; £600, £400 Stone Hall. Shlg rams: £2800, £1,050, £1,000(2), £900, £750, £550 Kentmere Hall; £700(2), £350(2) Sander Close; £550, £420 Keisley; £350 Farneyshields, Haining House; £400 Baggra Yeat. Aged: £1,800, £600(2) Parson Shield; £800 Keisley; £750 The Bog Farm; £580 Davygill; £380Low Craig. Females: £600, £480(2), £380, £250, £120 Parson shields; £400, £380, £180 Highside (Moore); £280, £150. £130 Cumbra; £250, £140, £120(2) Kirkland Green; £240, £230, £190 Rouge Garth, £220 Annshill; £160 Knarr Farm.

LEYBURN. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: catalogued entry of 144 for annual show & sale of Teeswater sheep for TSBA. Judges: Jack Ripley & John Dawson. Champion: Bainbridge Bros, Marrick Abbey, shlg ram 430gns to Colin & Janet Willoughby, Redmire; res: Martin Croft, Masham, shlg gimmer 240gns to Beamish Museum, Durham. Averages in gns: shlg rams 182 (down 16); ram lambs 149 (up 26); ewes & gimmer shlgs 147 (up 31); gimmer lambs 97 (up 16).

Prizes. - Aged ram: 1&2 JM Whitfield & Sons, Lancaster 210, 120gns; 3 Roland & David Verity, Harrogate 140gns. Shlg ram: 1 champion; 2 Chris Gibson, Kendal, 300gns; 3 Bainbridge Bros 200gns. Ram lamb: 1 Bainbridge Bros 460gns; 2 A Dixon & Son, Kendal 390gns; 3 D&G Newbould 200gns. Ewes & shlgs: 1 res champion; 2 D&G Newbould 110gns; 3 Martin Croft 390gns. Gimmer lamb: 1 Bainbridge Bros 100gns; 2 Christine Swift, Richmond, 320gns; 3 D&C Newbould res.

Other prices (gns). - Shlg rams: D&G Newbould 440; Mrs E Nicholson 290; R&D Verity 270; Baudshaw Farms 230; MC Peirson 220. Ramb lambs: Bainbridge Bros 310, 250, 150; A Dixon & Son 260; CJ Gibson 150; D&G Newbould 140; D Pilkington110. Ewes & gimmer shlgs: HC Swift 300, 190; Mrs D Chandler 180; CJ Gibson 170, 150; FW Graham 160; J&M Whitfield 140; D Pilkington 130(2). Gimmer lambs: FW Graham 125; Bainbridge Bros 110, 105; M Croft 100; HC Swift 100; A Fisher 100.

NORTHALLERTON. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 925 breeding sheep for show and sale. Judge: DH Dick.

Prizes. - Shlg ram: 1 N Hall & Son £290 Suff; 2 Mrs R Guy £190 Texel. Mule gimmer shlgs: 1 RG Johnson £85; 2 T Wells £88. Other shlgs: 1 C Siswick Texel £78, £75; 2 AW Dick Beltex £69, £61 AW Dick. Mule gimmer lambs: 1&2 A&F Watson £76, £57. Mule breeding ewes: 1 FB Watson 2-3 shear £63. Texel: 1 FB Watson 2-3 shear £62.

Other prices. - Suff shlg rams £280, £270 M Bulmer; £135, £125(2), £120 R&S Kitson; £140 P Dowson; £80 JR Campbell; £120 N Peacock. Tex shlg ram £195, £120(3), £100(2) GM Taylor; £160, £100 JR Campbell. Suff ram lamb £300, £200 M Bulmer; £140 R&S Kitson. Beltex shlg ram £110 GI Tate; 3-shear £90 GI Tate. Lleyn shlg rams: £100(3) W Barker.

Mule gimmer shlgs: £86(2) T Wells; £86, £84, £82(2), £81 WH Merrin; £87, £72 FR Watson; £84(2) RG Johnson; £81 H Hall & Son; £76, £72 L Ransome; £75, £70, £69 J Wise; £70(2), £69, £68, £66, £62 D Alderson; £64 JE Hunter; £69(3), £68(2), £67, £66, £60 LB Holliday. Other shlgs: £55, £48, £46, £41, £39 A&F Watson; £52, £43, £41, £38 D Robinson; £40 FB Watson. Other gimmer lambs. - Texel: £46, £39 D Alderson; £44 D Simpson. Jacob/Beltex £46, £40 WA Dick. Ewes. - Mule: 2-crop £51(2) D Alderson; 3-4 crop £46, £42 D Alderson; 2-3-shear £50, £47, £41 FB Watson. Masham 2-3-shear £53, £48 FB Watson. Texel 2-3-shear £63, £52 FB Watson. BF: 2-3-shear £38 FB Watson. Swale ewes £31 FB Watson. Tex ewes 2-crop £44, £41 M Trewitt. Mule ewes £33, £28 D Easton. Swale ewes 4-crop corr £12 D Easton. Swale brm £11 D Easton; Lleyn X Mule 2-3-crop £36, £35, £32 JE&RJ Hunter. Char X corr £28 BA Smith. Jacob 3-shear £51, £48 AW Dick. Jacob shlg £62 AW Dick. Jacob ewes £42, £19.50 AW Dick. Mule wether lambs £31.20 D Robinson.

Wed. - Fwd: 1,462 store lambs for prize show & sale. Judge: T Hugill.

Prizes. - Texel X lambs; 1 P Kirk £41.50; 2 P Makin £45. Suff X lambs: 1 & HSBC Trophy D Bridge £44.50; 2 Simpsons, Windy Hill, £40.50.

Prices. - Suff lambs: M Iveson £45, £41.80, £39.20; M Verity £40; TH Cook £40.20; D Bridge £39.50; D Prest £34.80; S Sanderson £34; B Garbutt £37; Simpsons £38.80; F & O Hugill £33.20; B Fountain £38.20, £33.50; E Peacock £39; A Wood £37; N Buckle £40.50; D Lowther £33.20. Other Texel X/Cont X lambs: E Garnett £42.80; D Easton £39, £3750; DA Wood £40.80; E Peaock £34.20, £34; D Horsman £35.20; M Iveson £39.80; M Verity £39.20 TH Cook £34.20; D Bridge £44.80, £42.50, £39.80, £38; RL Garbutt £40; D Reed £28.80; AR Sanderson £42.80; D Prest £40.50, £34.80, £30, £28.50; M Iveson £45; E Peacock £34; D Dick £31.50; Middlesbrough Council £40.39; A Wood £35; J Stones £28.50; I Chapman £26.50.

PENRITH. - Tues of last week. Fwd: 92 Blue-faced Leicester rams for association sale. Champion: Lawson, Kirkland Green, (Hundith), ram lamb £1,000 to Ridley, Woodhall; res: Raine, Fog Close, shlg ram. Top price: Lord, Hewgill, ram lamb £1,300 to Marrs, Manor Farm. Champion female: Lawson, gimmer lamb £180 to Lightburn.

Prizes. - Ram lambs: 1 champion; 2 Lord (top price); 3 Fog Close £420 to Kerr. Shlg rams: 1 res champion; 2 Fog Close £420 to Hodgson; 3 Addingham £220 to M Johnston.

Prices outwith prize list. - Aged rams: £500 Whinns; £320 Howard House; £300 Laypool. Shlg rams: £380 Fog Close; £380 Whitefold; £280 Howard House. Ram lambs: £1,000 Hewgil; £1,000 Kirkland Green; £700 Cannerheugh; £650Fog Close; £650 Greenriggs.

Thurs of last week. - Fwd: 7,113 uncrossed & crossed Swaledale & Herdwick ewes, gimmer shearlings & gimmer lambs for annual sale. Trade £4 up on year.

Prices, Swaledales. - Ewes: £80, £74, £70, £68 Low Row; £80 Howe Green; £73, £66, £61, £60 Gillside; £70 Swindale (Whitfield); £66, £62 Undercragg; £64 Setmabanning; £61 Low Mill (Fleming & Wilson); £60 The Faulds, Well House, Grove Farm; £59 High Hullock Howe; £58 Side Farm, Haltcliffe (Ridley); £55 Dalehead Farming co; £54 Howtown Hotel. Gimmer shlgs: £66, £60, £54 Gillside; £61, £60 (2); £58 Haw Bank; £56, £53 Well House; £55 Murton Hall; £54, £50 Low Mill (Fleming & Wilson; £54 The Faulds; £52 Goodlie Hill; £51 (3) Udford; £50 Side Farm. Gimmer lambs: £43, £41 Stoneriggs; £40, £34 Eyecott; £39, £35 Stoneriggs (Slack); £32 Swindale (Whitfield); £30 Low Mill (Fleming & Wilson).

PENRITH. - Tues. Fwd: 2,931 breeding & feeding sheep for special sale.

Prices, gimmer lambs. - Mule: £53 Temple House; £50, £48 Hollins; £49 Ravenwood, Undercragg; £47 Well House. Texel: £48 Todd Farm. Zwartbles: £45 High Plains. Mule gimmer shlgs: £70 Black House. Ewes. - Mule: £60 Countess Farm; £55 Hill Top (Greenop). Suff: £60 Lattendales. Texel: £60 Lattendales. Cheviot: £50 Lattendales. Swale: £31, £29 Fold Head; £29 Stoneraise.

Store lambs. - Texel X: £39 Cragg Side; £38.80 Todd Farm; £37.50 Bunkers Hill; £35.50 Low Mill (Benn). Suff X: £37.50 Todd Farm. Mule: £35.50 Cragg Side; £35 Manesty Farm; £33 Whinsn Farm; £32.50 Low Mill (Benn), Mellguards.

Bluefaced Leics ram lambs: £400 Low Dowgill. BFl shlg & aged: £850, £620, £220, £200 (2) Thornthwaite Hall; £210, £200 Hollins. BFL females: £200 Thornthwaite Hall.

ST JOHN'S CHAPEL. - Mon. - Fwd: 46 aged rams for first day of Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association D District sale of aged rams & ram lambs. Champion; JA&C M Dalton, Glenhill, £750 to R W Morley; res: I Collinson, Billingshield, NS. Aged rams av £296.20 (up £22.60 on year).

Prizes. - Large breeders' aged ram: 1 champion; 2 J Nattrass, Shield Hill Top, £60 to S&K Emmott; 3 W Watson, Sanders Close, £320 to T S Macdonald. Small breeders' aged ram: 1 A Peart & Son, Woodcroft, £250 to JF&F Hutchinson. Two-shear ram:

1 res champion; 2 W&E Reed & Son, The Knarr, £300 to TD&M Moore; 3 L Smith & Co, Roachburn, £50 to ME&M Oxley.

Prices. - Aged rams: £750 Glenhill; £700 Cronkley; £620 Haresceugh Castle; £600, £450 White Hills; £600 Ouston; £520 Sanders Close; £450 Shield Hill Top.

Tues. - Fwd: 334 shlg rams for second day of Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association D District ram sales. Overall champion: CC&RG Martin, Shittlehopeside, £5,500 to JK Renwick; res: JR Dalton, South Wellhope, NS. Av £528.76 (up £49.54).

Prizes. - Large breeders: 1 champion; 2 res champion; 3 JR Dalton £6,000 to I Collinson. Small breeders: 1 MW Emerson, Bondisle, £800 to A Anderson; 2 PJ Smith, Roachburn, £200 to Wolsingham Park Farms; 3 P Collinson, Billing Shield, £2,200 to J G Milburn & Sons. Conformation Class: 1 A Anderson, Garret Shields, £1,000 to Ollerenshaw; 2 JH Emerson, Haggate, £1,400 to N&J Taylor; 3 T Hall & Son, The Raw, £1,100 to W E Parsons. Group of three: 1 JR Dalton; 2 CC&RG Martin.

Prices.: £6,000, £3,600 South Wellhope; £5,500, £1,000 Shittlehopeside; £2,600, £2,200, £2,000, £1,400, £1,200, £1,100, £1,000 Harwood Shield; £2,200 Billingshield (P Collinson); £2,100, £1,500, £1,400, £900 Wolf Cleugh; £1,900, £1,100 Whitelees Farm; £1,400 Haggate Farm; £1,300, £1,200 East Greenridge; £1,300, £1,000 Allergill Cottage; £1,200, £750 Sanders Close; £1,150 Morley Hill; £1,100(2), £1,000, £900, £800(2) The Raw; £1,050 Wolfhills; £1,000 East Unthank, Williamstone Farm; £1,000, £950 Garret Shields; £900 Rogerley Hall; £850 Bollihope Farm, Thornhope, Whitehills; £850(2) Lilswood Cottage; £800 Sanders Close (A Watson); £800(2) The Bog Farm; £800 Bondisle, Billingshield Farm.