DRIFFIELD

Forward on December 18 were 39 cattle including eight steers, 24 heifers and seven young bulls; 99 sheep including 12 ewes; 155 pigs.

Cattle: Steers, premium to 105.5p/kg (94.1p), prime to 96.5p (89.5p); heifers, premium to 119.5p (100.3p); prime to 87.5p (86.1p), young bulls to 105.5p (99.9p); steers, heavy to 105.5p (92.3p); heifers, med to 112.5p (98.1p), heavy to 119.5p (98.7p); young bulls, med to 97.5p (88p), heavy to 105.5p (99.9p).

Sheep: Spring lambs, standard to £34/head or 92p, med to £41.50 or 95p (91.1p), heavy to £44.50 or 91p (90.25p), super heavy to £47 or 85p (83.3p); ewes to £35 (£22.63).

Pigs: gilts and boars, porkers to 83p (81.5p), cutters to 87.5p (82.2p), baconers to 98p (91p).

MALTON

Forward on December 19 were 154 cattle (including 61 young bulls); 1,367 sheep (including 451 ewes); 135 pigs.

Cattle: Steers, premium to 109.5p (97.7p), prime to 94.5p (85.8p); heifers, premium to 122.5p (103.1p), prime to 98.5p (87.7p); young bulls, premium to 118.5p (104.4p), prime to 98.5p (90.6p); steers, med to 95.5p (85.1p), heavy to 109.5p (89.8p); heifers, med to 107.5p (89.6p), heavy to 122.5p (90.7p); young bulls, med to 111.5p (86.2p), heavy to 118.5p (89.5p).

Sheep: Lambs, standard to 96.2p (89p), med to 97.2p (92.5p), heavy to 96.9p (89.2p); ewes to £44.80 (£21.76).

Pigs: porkers to 115.5p (101.6p), cutters to 103p (92.8p), baconers to 90p (87.2p); sows to 45p.

Forward on December 18 were 34 store cattle; 848 store sheep; six pigs.

Cattle: Ch bullocks to £500, Lim bullocks to £450, Ch heifers to £312, Lim heifers to £328, Sim heifers to £350, Hfd bullocks to £342, Blond bullocks to £545, BB bullocks to £500, Lim bulls to £422, BB heifers to £438.

Sheep: Suffolk X lambs to £32.20, Mule lambs to £30, overall average of store lambs £27.63.

Pigs: Weaners to £40.20.

RUSWARP

Forward on December 13 were 239 cattle including 152 store cattle, 73 calves, five dairy cattle, nine suckler cows with nine calves at foot; 192 sheep.

Cattle: dairy heifers newly-calven to £650, in-calf dairy heifers to £640, sucklers cows with calves at foot to £460; store cattle, Lim bulls to £455, Ch bulls to £320, Sim bulls to £395, BB bulls to £435, Fr bullocks to £370, AA bulls to £288, Galloway bulls to £200, Fr bullocks to £260, Lim bullocks to £352, Lim heifers to £418, Ch bullocks to £402, Ch heifers to £392, AA heifers to £170, sim bullocks to £295, sim heifers to £250, Blond bullocks to £340, Blond heifers to £322; calves, Fr bulls to £50, Lim bulls to £100, Lim heifers to £72, BB bulls to £146, BB heifers to £46, AA bulls to £24.

Sheep: lambs, Suffolk to £22, Texels to £25, Mules to £18.50, Mashams to £15; ewes, Suffolk to £32, Texels to £35, Mules to £35, Mashams to £28, Swales to £11, Ch to £20.

Forward on December 19 were 77 cattle incl 30 bulls, 320 sheep incl 80 ewes, 13 pigs.

Cattle: steers, prime to 97.5p per kg (92.4p), others to 82.5p (80p), heifers premium to 105.5p (102.5p), prime to 97.5p (90.1p), others to 85.5p (79.8p), bulls prime to 94.5p (90.5p), others to 85p (75.3p).

Sheep: lambs standard to £34.80 per head or 89.5p (82.4p), medium to £39.80 or 93.8p (85.6p), heavy to £42 or 87.9p (82.6p).

Pigs: cutters to 95.5p (89.8p), baconers to 90p (88.5p).

SELBY

Christmas show and sale of fat pigs. Ray Brandford of Kellington won first prize in all three classes of clean pigs and also the sow and boar class.

Forward on December 16 were 202 fat cattle (including 63 young bulls); 167 sheep (including 38 ewes); 559 pigs (including 26 sows and boars).

Cattle (with overall average of 85.3p): steers, premium to 129.5p (91.8p), prime to 95.5p (86.6p), others to 80.5p (78.6p); heifers, premium to 123.5p (103.9p), prime to 95.5p (87.1p), others to 85.5p (77.1p); young bulls, premium to 101.5p (93.1p), prime to 94.5p (85.2p), others to 84.5p (74.6p).

Sheep: lambs standard to 88.9p (87.4p), med to 97.7p (88.3p), heavies to 100p (93.3p), others to 87.4p (83.5p); ewes to £49 (£32.50).

Pigs: porkers to 170p (95.6p), cutters to 112p (91.2p), baconers to 103p (83.5p), others to 84p (77.7p); sows to 60p (45.6p); boars to 36p (31.4p).

YORK

Forward on December 14 were 224 accredited cattle, including three accredited dairy cattle, 70 calves, 122 stirks, 27 store cattle, two cows and calves; 267 store sheep; 552 store pigs.

Cattle: accredited dairy cattle (with prices to £710), Fr heifers newly-calven to £710, Gelveih cow and calf to £520; accredited store cattle (with prices to £460 or 107.9p), Ch to £460 or 92p, Lim to £440 or 107p, Sim to £435 or 83p, accredited stirks (with prices to £446), stirks to 20 weeks to £78 (av bulls £78), Fr to £78, stirks over 20 weeks (av steers £278.50, bulls £311, heifers £190), Fr to £395, Lim to £448, Sim to £430, BB to £370, Blond to £370, Piedmonte, £340; accredited calves (with prices to £180), Ch heifers to £30 (£17), Sim bulls to £52 (£34), heifers to £40 (£19), Fr bulls to £40 (£18), Hfd heifers to £15; AA bulls to £30 (£19), AA heifers £8, Lim bulls to £125 (£51), Lim heifers to £12, BB bulls to £180 (£100), BB heifers to £45 (£18), Blond bulls to £45 (£19). Prices rose sharply through the week; no one seems to know why.

Sheep: store sheep (with prices to £65), ewes in lamb to £34, Suffolk X lambs/hoggs to £33.80, Texel X lambs/hoggs to £34, shearlings to £57.50, Cont X lambs/hoggs to £32; rams to £65.

Pigs: store pigs (with prices to £61), 8-10 weeks to £38 (£30.22), 10-12 weeks to £46.50 (£42.05), over 12 weeks to £61 (£49.04).

Forward on December 18 were 276 cattle (including 108 young bulls); 854 sheep (including 90 ewes); 1,330 pigs (including 47 sows/boars).

Cattle: young bulls, Cont to 103.5p (91.9p), others to 89.5p (76.2p); steers, light to 77.5p (75.9p), med steers to 111.5p (91.2p), heavy steers to 100.5p (91.1p); heifers, light to 106.5p (86.5p), med to 115.5p (88.9p), heavy to 120.5p (92.6p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to £38.50 or 102.7p (89.2p), med to £44 or 104.8p (92p), heavy to £47.50 or 99p (88.4p), others to £43.20 or 79.2p (77.2p); ewes to £47 (£13.16); rams to £40.80 (19.58).

Pigs (with overall average 94.4p): porkers to 115p (98.1p), cutters to 140p (96.5p), baconers to 117p (89.2p), others to 95p (88.6p); sows to £162.80 or 53p (44.9p); boars to £112.85 or 31p (27.3 p).