BELLINGHAM. - Sat. Second special sale for Blackface & Blackface X Swaledale ewes & gimmers.

Prices. - Blackface gimmers to £58 Brieredge; Blackface ewes to £30.50 Townfoot; Swale gimmers to £36 The Raw; Swale ewes to £25 Rothley West Shield; Cheviot gimmers to £28 Shilmoor; Cheviot ewes to £19 Shilmoor; Blackface ewe lambs to £24 Puncherton; Mule ewe lambs to £35 Linacres; Mule store lambs to £25 Heathery Burn; Blackface store lambs to £29 Linhope; Blackface tups & chasers to £18.20 Rookland; Suff X store lambs to £35.20 East Otterburn; Texel X lambs to £31 Quarry House.

HEXHAM. - Fri of last week. Fwd: 1,761 suckled calves & store cattle for third special sale.

Prices. - Lim X steers (green CID) to £552 Ouston Villa; blue to £565 Moss Petral; hfrs to £465 Tonehall; hfrs (spring born) to £350 Harlow Bower; Char X steers (green) to £555 Ashcroft; blue to £585 Tonehall; hfrs to £430 Trierman; hfrs (spring born) to £350 Ashcroft; Simm X steers (green) to £585 Barrasford Green; BA steers (blue) to £495 Whiteside; BAX hfr to £380 Burn Bank; BBX steers (blue) to £525 Whiteside; green to £475 Hedley West; hfrs to £368 Hedley West; AAX steers (green) to £520; blue to £475 Swarland Old Hall; Simm X steers (red) to £592 Berryedge; blue to £565 Pigdon; hfrs to £425 Clitheroe.

Store sheep: Texel X to £31 Coombfield House; Suff X to £28 Burn House; Mule to £22.50 Cowbyre.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Wed of last week. First day of Swaledale Sheep Breeders' Association C district three-day ram sale. Fwd: 168 aged rams, 158 ram lambs. Aged rams av £370.75 (up £41.02); ram lambs av £222.62 (up £33.73).

Prizes. - Aged rams: 1 & overall champion W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House £2,000 to JT Dixon & Sons; 2 & res C Harker, Pry House, £600 to A&RA Middleton; 3 Alderson, Buckle & Martin, Barras, £1,600 to JA Davis. 2-shear rams: 1 JA Alderson, Barras, £800 to GA&JM Maw; 2 T&J&PJ Dixon, East House, £500 to A Morton; 3 W&I Coulthard, Davygill, £150 to JG Middleton. Aged ram C district (small breeders): 1&2 P&C Charnley, High Oxen Fell, £950, £650 both to R Hall & Sons. Ram lambs: 1 A&JA lveson, East Shaw, £420 to F Satterthwaite; 2&3 DA Robinson, Hesledon, £780 to J Benn & Sons, £380 to JM Rowlandson. Ram lamb (small breeders): 1 & overall champion lamb, 2 & 3 JJ&D Huddleston, Overhouses, £2,500 to D Nelson, £1,400 to GA Jopling, £450 to T Robinson & Sons. Three lambs: 1 JJ&D Huddleston, Overhouses; 2 DA Robinson, Hesledon.

Prices . - Aged rams: £2,000 Ghyll House; £1,650, £900 Browna, Paddocks; £1,600 Barras (Buckle, Alderson & Martin); £1,500 Coach & Horses; £1,000 High Stennerskeugh; £950, £650 High Oxen Fell; £900 Sleddale Hall; £800 Howgill Foot, Barras Farm; £680 Yoad Pot; £620 Moor End; £600 Pry House; £520 Hillbeck Mill: £500 East House, Town Head, Hill Top, Ellerbeck. Ram lambs: £2,500, £1,400, £450(3) Overhouses; £1,000, £780, £380 Hesledon Farm; £500 Windy Hill Farm; £480 Hall Farm; £420, £400(2), £300 14 Manor Court; £420, £300 East Shaw; £400, £320 Thwaite Bridge; £380 Bybeck.

Thurs of last week. - Fwd: 576 shlg rams av £885.36 (up £58.25 on year).

Prizes Small breeders' rams: 1 & overall champion MW Dent, Wythes Hill, £16,000 to L Raine & Sons; 2 T&AP Proctor, Villa Farm, £6,000 to RN Beaty; 3 DW&EL Hutchinson, Stonefold Cottage, £280 to Walker. Large breeders: 1 & res champion W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House, £12,000 to TH Harrison & Son, Sleddale Hall; 2 GA Slack, Stoneriggs, to £4,000 Bland; 3 R&B Thornborrow, Frith Holme, £4,000 to G Thompson & Sons.

Prices: £16,000 Wythes Hill; £12,000, £8,500, £2,200, £2,100, £1,800, £1,100(2), £1,000 Ghyll House; £8,300, £4,000 Frith Holme; £8,500, £3,200, £2,100, £1,500 Bull & Cave; £6,000 Villa Farm; £6,000, £5,800, £4,000, £2,800, £1,400, £1,000 Murton Hall; £5,200 Kisdon; £5,000 Helbeck Farm; £4,400, £3,500, £1,600, £1,400 Coach & Horses; £4,000, £2,800 Tailbert, £4,000(2) Brookside; £4,,000 Levens Farm, Ausgill; £3600, £2600 Rigg Farm; £4000, £2000, £1300, £1200 Stoneriggs; £3500, £2800 Howgill Foot; £3300 Valley Farm; £3200, £2100, £1350 Catlow Farm; £3000, £2000 (2), £1400, £1000 Sleddale Hall; £3000, £2200 Home Farm; £3000 Davygill.

Fri of last week. - Fwd: 575 shlg rams. Av £899.55 (up £156.08); two-day av £892.63 (up £107.39).

Prizes. - Shlg rams, large breeders: 1 & overall champion-Mossdale Farms, £16,000 to JC Nelson & Son; 2 & res KM&KJ Curwen, Marshaw Farm, £21,000 to Mossdale Farms; 3 A&E&RA Sowerby, Thwaite Bridge, £2,000 to M lveson. Small breeders: 1 SS&AC Bainbridge, Marrick Abbey, £1,800 to FA Fothergill; 2 MC Staley, Poppin Cottage, £600 to D Heseltine; 3 MF Beadle & Son, High Blackton, £1,700 to M Watson.

Prices . - £21,000 Marshaw Farm; £16,000, £6000, £1800(2), £1,000 Mossdale Farms; £15,500 Hillside; £9,500 High Croft; £8,200 Arnfield; £9,500, £2,800, £1,600 Foggygill; £8,500, £6,000, £3,500, £1,100, £1,000 West Stonesdale; £8,000, £4,500, £2,000, £1,600, £1,500, £1,800 Stanhope Gate; £8,000 West Hope; £4,800, £4,000, £3,500, £1,800(2), £1,500 Stockdale; £5,800, £1,000 Cronkley; £5,000, £2,500, £1,500, £1,200 Long Green; £4,000, £2,500(2), £2,100, £1,500, £1,400 Punchard; £4,000, £2,800, £1,200 Seal Houses; £3,200, £1,300 Mossdale (Sowerby).

LEYBURN. - Fri of last week. Show & sale of Mule & horned store lambs.

Prizes. - Mule lambs: 1&2 A Newbould & Son; 3 GN Clarke. Horned lambs: 1 GE&M Harkerl; 2 T Harker & Son.

Prices. - Suff: av £24.60; E Loadman £32.20; LD Laws £29; GN Clark £27; T Gregg £26.20; B Cooper £26; D&J Atkinson £23.86. Cont: av £26.60; G Lobley £30.50, £28.20, £25; GM Harrison £29; CM Dent £28.80, £28.20. Mule: av £21.70; A Newbould & Son £23.50, £22.50, £21.80; PE Wilson £22.80; GN Clarke £21.20; RL&CM Tuer £21; J&C Peacock £20.50. Jacob: J Brewster £21.80. Masham: D&J Atkinson £18.80. Swale: GE&M Harker £11.50.

PENRITH. - Tues. Fwd: 110 rams, inc special sale of North Country & Lairg type Cheviots.

Prices. - Cheviot rams: £310, £240, £140 Kingside; £260 High Ewes Farm; £230 Carruthers Farm; £220, £210, £180 Whitchesters; £220 Hill Top; £220, £200 £170 £150 Crookston; £210, £200, £180(2) Attonburn; £180 Sockbridge Hall; £170 Mow Haugh,

Suff: £180 The Square (2-shear). Texel shlgs: £110, £100 Tallentire Hill; £100 Bridekirk Hall, Sandwick. Texel lambs: £150. £100 Tallentire Hall. Blue-faced Leics shlgs: £130 Penfold; £80 Milburn. Swale shlgs: £140 The Faulds