KIRKBY STEPHEN: Monday, May 20. Annual New Fair sale of beef breeding cattle and weekly and fortnightly sales of livestock. Forward: 310 store cattle and 41 cast and OTM cattle. Show. Judge: P. Brass. Results - Heifer with calf at foot: 1, Champion &2 GP Taylor & Sons, sold for £2,500 to GR & G Brass, & 2,500, M/s Pearson; 3 G & HR Shields, 2,500, AT & A Bainbridge. Cow with calf at foot: 1&3 G & HR Shields 1,900, D. Broadbent & 1,700, A. Slack. 2 AD & P Coates, 2,250, M/s Wood. Prices per head- Heifers with calves at foot: Limousin 2,550; British Blue 2,500. Cows with calves at foot: Limousin 2,200; British Blue 1,900. I/c Heifers: Aberdeen Angus 1,200. Store Cattle - Prices per head, Bullocks: Limousin 1,255; British Blue 1,120; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,180; Hereford 1,065; Saler 970; Charolais 950; Aberdeen Angus 940; Black & Whites 895. Heifers: Limousin 1,350; Saler 1,290; Aberdeen Angus 1,100; British Blue 1,080; Charolais 1,035; Blonde d’Aquitaine 865; Simmental 850. Bulls: Limousin 825. Cast & OTM Cattle - Prices per head: Limousin 1,314.45; British Blue 1,273.98; Black & White 1,136.53; Charolais 1,044.4; Simmental 950.37; Aberdeen Angus 897.88; Blonde d’Aquitaine 805.75. Prices per kilo: British Blue 194.5; Limousin 190.5; Charolais 171.5; Simmental 153.5; Blonde d’Aquitaine 146.50; Black & White 138.5; Aberdeen Angus 137.50

ALSO: Tuesday, May 14. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 103 lambs. Prices - prime lambs: Texel to £135.80 each or 324.5 pence per kilo; Beltex 131.8, 306.5; Dutch Texel 124.80, 290.2; Charollais 116.80, 266.2; Suffolk 112.80, 252. Prime hoggs: Texel 112.80, 219.5; Suffolk 102, 204; Mule 98.80; Swaledale 79.80, 190; Rough Fell 71.80; Bluefaced Leicester 70.80. Cast ewes and rams: Texel 105; Bluefaced leicester 95.50; Suffolk 82; Mule 68.50; Cheviot 65; Swaledale 59.50.