THIRSK. Tues. Forward: 60 cattle, 269 sheep comprising 73 breeding sheep and 196 store lambs. Store cattle: steers 16-28mths Limousin to £408, Charolais X to £390; heifers 14-16mths Limousin X £252, Belgian Blue £392, 17-28mths Simmental X £370, Limousin £315. Sheep: store lambs Suffolk to £39, Charollais X £36.80, Lleyn £31.50, Texel X £29.80, Beltex X £34, Mules £31; Mule shearlings to £72, av £70; Charollais 2-sheer ram £75.

NORTHALLERTON. Wed. Forward: 109 store/breeding cattle, 1,040 rams, ram lambs, gimmer shearlings and breeding ewes. Cattle: bulls Limousin £452, Simmental £370, Holstein £192; heifers Limousin £545, Charolais £448, Simmental £428; bullocks Charolais £612, Belgian Blue £588, Limousin £622, Friesian £140, Holstein £306. Sheep - prize show and sale of Mule shearlings and breeding ewes judged by J and R Stockil. 1st prize Mule shearling £108, 2 £92; any other breed 1 £83; breeding ewes 1 £46; other Mule shearlings £88; Shearlings Charollais £86, Texel £81, Suffolk £73; breeding ewes Mules 3-4 crop £40, Texel 3-4 crop £46, Mule 3-4 crop £40, Continental X crop £35, Mule X 2 crop £49; Mule feeding ewes £16, Mule ewes BMCB £28, 4 crop £36; rams (all guineas) Shearlings 330gns, Charollais 100gns, Suffolk 125gns, Texel 335gns, 3 shear 60gns. Private sales Sept 19-23 totalled: 61 fat cattle, 75 fat sheep and pigs.