DRIFFIELD

Forward on November 16 were three sheep; 247 pigs (including 72 sows/boars).

Sheep: spring lambs to £35 or 76p.

Pigs: gilts to 75kg to 85p/kg (81.3p), 76-85kg to 84.5p (82.2p); boars to 75kg to 81p (78.5p), 76-85kg to 80p (79.3p), others to 82.5p (79.7p), overweights to 64p (63p); sows to £154.10/head or 47p (41.4p); boars to £83.98 or 26p (25.5p).

Forward on November 20 were 214 head of stock, 29 head of cattle incl 13 steers, 13 heifers, 3 young bulls, 139 head of sheep including 27 ewes and 1 ram, 46 pigs.

Cattle: steers premium to 120.5p per kg (106.5p), prime to 91.5p, others to 51.5p (45.5p), heifers premium to 225.5p (110.4p), others to 45.5p (40.5p), young bulls premium to 96.5p (95.8p), steers medium to 114.5p (98.8p), heavies to 120.5p (110.5p), heifers medium to 111.5p (107.9p), heavies to 125.5p (113.2p), young bulls heavies to 96.5p (95.8p).

Sheep: spring lambs standard to £27 or 71p, mediums to £40.50 or 92p (84p), heavies to £44.50 or 89p (80p), super heavies to £46 or 84p (77p), ewes to £30.50 (£18.73), rams to £8.

Pigs: gilts and boars cutters to 88p (83p) baconers to 90p (85.4p).

MALTON

Forward on November 17 were 111 store cattle; 2,140 store lambs; 32 store pigs.

Cattle: cows in calf to £405, Ch bullocks to £440, Ch heifers to £338, Lim bullocks to £342, Lim heifers to £356, Sim bullocks to £438, BB bullocks to £400, BB heifers to £378, Blond bullocks to £540.

Sheep: Suffolk X lambs to £33.50, Texel lambs to £33.50, Mule lambs to £22.60.

Pigs: weaners to £46.

Forward on November 20 were 4 fat cattle, 44 lambs and 135 pigs.

Cattle: steers ligght (107.5p per kg), medium (111.5p), heifers light (107.5p), medium (106.5p).

Sheep: lambs, std to 84.61p (84.5p), medium to 91.11p (86.67p), hvy to 108.5p (95.15p).

Pigs: porkers to 88p (84.62p), cutters to 87p (80.21p), baconers to 86.5p (80.45p).

Forward on November 21 were 198 cattle (including 63 bulls); 1,302 sheep (including 452 ewes); 131 pigs.

Cattle: steers, premium to 107.5p (98p), prime to 102p (89); heifers, premium to 121.5p (96p), prime to 103p (88p); young bulls, premium to 113.5p (94p), prime to 102p (89p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 99.48p (87.82p), med to 92.72p (86.07p), heavy to 91.42p (85p); ewes to £34 (£17.33).

Pigs: porkers to 103.5p (95.44p), cutters to 103p (85.1p), baconers to 88p (82.33p).

RUSWARP

Forward on November 15 were 248 cattle, including 180 store cattle, 64 calves and four dairy cattle; 258 sheep.

Cattle: dairy cows and new calves to £470, Fr bulling heifers to £220; store cattle, Hfd, bullocks to £305, heifers to £302; Lim, bullocks to £470, heifers to £378; AA, bullocks to £350, heifers to £340; Sim, bullocks to £355, heifers to £312; BB, bullocks to £550, heifers to £344; bulls, Lim to £365, Sim to £380, BB to £350, Blond to £350, Fr to £345; calves, Hfd bulls to £60, Hfd heifers to £40, Fr bulls to £36, Lim bulls to £122, Lim heifers to £38, BB bulls to £155, BB heifers to £100, AA bulls to £59, Sim bulls to £100, Sim heifers to £50, Ch bulls to £98, Ch heifers to £25, Salers to £90.

Sheep: lambs, Suffolk to £28, Texel to £22, Mule to £17.50, Masham to £26, Scots to £18.50, Ch to £19.20; ewes, Suffolk to £15.50, Mule to £20, Masham to £21, Swale to £5.50, Scots to £5.50.

Forward on November 20 were 57 cattle incl 10 bulls, 498 sheep incl 76 ewes, 21 pigs.

Cattle: steers prime to 92.5p per kg (87.8p), others to 83.5p (80.5p), heifers premium to 104.5p (99.3p), prime to 95.5p (87.2p), others to 81.5p (77.8p), bulls prime to 90.5p (88.8p), others to 80.5p (74.8p).

Sheep: lambs std to £33.80 per head or 86.7p (77.3p), medium to £36.80 or 87p (79.3p), hvy to £38.20 or £79.6p (76.8p), ewes to £23.

Pigs: cutters to 80p (78.8p), baconers to 80p (78.4p).

SELBY

Forward on November 17 were 242 fat cattle (including 76 young bulls); 205 sheep (including 57 ewes); 435 pigs (including 27 sow/boars).

Cattle (with overall average 82.9p): steers, premium to 125.5p (92.7p), prime to 96.5p (90.5p), others to 87.5p (73.2p), heifers, premium to 118.5p (94.1p), prime to 91.5p (88.7p), others to 79.5p (71.6p); young bulls, premium to 114.5p (93.6p), prime to 94.5p (90.2p), others to 83.5p (73.2p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 85.5p (82.2p), med to 80.5p (78.2p), heavy to 78.2p (76.1p); ewes to £32 (£19.29).

Pigs: porkers to 86p (83.3p), cutters to 90p (84.3p), baconers to 87p (77.7p), others to 77p (70.2p); sows to 51.5p (44.1p); boars to 33p.

Forward on November 20 were 482 head of stock including 89 store cattle, 19 stirks, 26 calves, 200 pigs, 20 sows and boars, 120 sheep and 8 goats on Saturday.

Cattle: steers to £475 per head (£390), heifers to £430 (£250), bull stirks to £80 (£66.50), heifer stirks to £83 (£71.50), bull calves to £45 (£36), heifer calves to £68 (£38.50).

Pigs: store pigs to £44 (£31), fat pigs to £61.50 (£53.50), sows to £138 (£85), sows in pig to £100 (£87), boars to £46.

Sheep: store lambs to £39.80 (£25.20), ewes to £21, rams to £18.50 (£15.80).

Goats: billies to £34, nannies to £20.

THIRSK

Forward on November 16 were 234 finished cattle (including 61 bulls); 1,928 finished sheep (including 1,524 lambs and 404 ewes); 915 finished pigs (including 180 sows/boars).

Cattle: steers, med to 103.5p (181.6p) av 84.7p, heavy to 108.5p (190.4p) av 91.1p; heifers, med to 125.5p (220.2p) av 85.6p, heavy to 116.5p (204.4p) av 86.6p; young bulls, med to 92.5p (162.3p) av 73.1p, heavy to 101.5p (178.1p) av 80.7p; Cont av 93.62, non-Cont av 73.48p. Slightly smaller numbers were a sharper trade for better quality animals.

Sheep: lambs, standard to 85.1p (189.11p) av 78.4p, med to 86.3p (191.78p) av 79p, heavy to 85.1p (189.11p) av 78.1p, overweights to 80.40p (178.67p) av 79p; ewes to £18.50 (£8.80), heavy to £38 (£20.52); Teeswater to £38, Suffolks to £34.50, Cont to £31, Mules to £20.50. Sheep were slightly easier on the week.

Pigs (overall average 85.5p): porkers to 97p (89.8p), cutters to 98.5p (86.9p), baconers to 91p (83.5p), overweights to 88.5p (84.1p); sows/boars to £143.12 or 45p (41.5p). Somewhat smaller numbers were an improved trade.

YORK

Forward on November 16 were 358 accredited cattle including eight accredited dairy cattle, 88 calves, 179 stirks, 75 store cattle, eight cows and calves; 647 store sheep, 468 store pigs.

Cattle: accredited dairy cattle (with prices to £720), Fr heifers newly-calven to £720, Fr cows newly-calven to £490, Sim cow and calf to £440, Ch cow and calf to £150; accredited store cattle (with prices to £480 or 113p), Ch to £465 or 97p (av steers 91p, heifers 76p), Sim to £365 or 96p (av steers to 96p), Fr to £395 or 91p (av steers to 91p), Blond to £270 or 75p (av steers 75p); accredited stirks (with prices to £440), stirks to 20 weeks to £164 (av bulls £164), stirks over 20 weeks to £440 (av steers £180, bulls £239, heifers £178), Fr to £152, Ch to £378, Lim to £374, Sim to £440, BB to £392, Blond £242; accredited calves (with prices to £160), Ch bulls to £118 (£68), Ch heifers to £38 (£31), Sim bulls to £112 (£73), Sim heifers to £25 (£22), Fr bulls to £35 (£9), AA heifers to £10 (£4), Lim bulls to £125 (£65), Lim heifers to £48 (£34), BB bulls to £92 (£63), BB heifers to £55 (£27), Blond bulls to £160 (£85), Blond heifers to £40 (£27). There was a good show of cattle. Prices were good and very few lots went unsold.

Sheep: store sheep (with prices to £35.50), ewes in lamb to £28; lambs/hoggs, Suffolk X to £35.50, Texel X to £33.80, Mule X to £24.50; rams to £85.

Pigs: store pigs (with prices to £48.50), 8-10 weeks to £34.50 (£32.37), 10-12 weeks to £48.50 (£44.88); boars to £44.

Forward on November 20 were 323 cattle (including 166 young bulls), 981 sheep (including 180 ewes), 938 pigs (including 73 sows and three boars).

Cattle: young bulls, Cont to 109.5p (92.5p), others to 96.5p (77.2p); steers, light to 89.5p (84.5p), med to 97.5p (90.7p/kg), heavy to 98.5p (85.5p); heifers, light to 95.5p (67.9p), med to 118.5p (82.8p), heavy to 133.5p (87.6p).

Sheep: spring lambs, light to £22.50 or 75p (75p), standard to £38 or 97.4p (84.4p); med to £43.50 or 103.8p (87.5p), heavy to £46.50 or 94.9p (86.4p), others to £47.80 or 88.5 p (81.1p); ewes to £36.80 (£18.27); rams to £30 (£21).

Pigs (with overall average 85.5p): porkers to 94p (89.8p), cutters to 93.5p (87.5p), baconers to 90p (83.5p), others to 88.5p (79.8p); sows to £147.40 or 56p (41.7p); boars to £101.50 or 33p (28.8p).