Thirsk. Tuesday. Forward 162 cattle inc. 38 young bulls, and 135 ewes and lambs at the fortnightly sale of store cattle and sheep.

Cattle: Steers, 10 to 24 months, Char to £480, Lim £475, Blonde X £475, Simm X £432, Friesian X £395, Ab Angus £382, 15 to 22 months, Freisian £558, Ab Angus £452, Char X £420. Heifers, 9 to 13 months, Blonde X £540, Bel Blue X £495, Lim X £485, Char X £440, Simm X £385, 14 to 22 months, Lim X £605. Bel Blue X £580, Here £438, Simm £420, Char X £420, Ab Angus £372 . Young bulls 6 to 10 months, Char X £500.

Lim X £490, Bel Blue X £375, Here £300, B/W £244, Lim 17 months, £590.

Sheep: Suff ewes correct with twins £93.50, Suff BM with lambs £70, Lleyn & BM with lambs £80, WF ewes with twins £73, WF ewes with singles £82.

NORTHALLERTON. Tues. ForwardL 214 prime cattle inc 65 young bulls, 1,128 prime sheep inc 93 spring lambs and 102 cull ewes.

Cattle: steers lt to 128.5p; med to 124.5p, av 112.6p; heavy to 120p, av 107.4p; heifers med to 141.5p, av 124.9p; heavy to 132.5p, av 110.6p; bulls lt to 77.5; med to 114.5p, av 89.6p; heavy to 115.5p, av 100p.

Sheep: lambs standard to 164p, av 152.5p; med to 157.5p, av 140.8p; hoggs standard to 132.4p, av 124.3p; med to 131.1p, av 119.2p; heavy to 123.4p, av 113p; cull ewes to £49, av £29.89.

NORTHALLERTON. Wed. Forward: 217 stores, calves and breeding cattle, 90 breeding sheep.

Cattle: bulls Simmental £525, Holstein £388, Saler £322; heifers Belgian Blue £596, Limousin £590, Aberdeen Angus £490, Hereford £452, Holstein £394, B/W £395, Blonde £398; bullocks Simmental £640, Belgian Blue £638, Limousin £628, Aberdeen Angus £600, Hereford £475, Holstein £490; calves Holstein £48.

Sheep: ewes with lambs Mule hoggs with lambs £116, Texel hoggs with lambs £102, Mule shears with lambs £109, Mule 2-sheer with lambs £93, Texel 2-shear £92, Texel ewes with lambs £81.

Private sales: May 2-6 totalled: 24 fat cattle inc OTMS, 62 fat sheep.