DRIFFIELD

Forward on November 2 were two sheep; 197 pigs (including 33 sows).

Sheep: ewes to £4.

Pigs: gilts to 75kg to 85.5p/kg (84.7p), gilts 76-85kg to 88p (86.2p); boars to 75kg to 82p (80.2p), boars 76-85kg to 82p (80.5p), others to 84p (82.6p), overweights to 70p; sows to £139.30/head or 46p (41p).

Forward on November 6 were, 27 head of cattle, incl 11 steers, 2 young bulls and 14 heifers; 75 head of sheep, incl 20 ewes; 36 head of pigs.

Cattle: steers, premium to 135.5p (115.2p); heifers, premium to 226.5p (113.9p), prime to 91.5p (85.7p); young bulls, premium to 100.5p (99p).

Sheep: spring lambs, light to £20 or 67p, standard to £33 or 85p (84.5p), med to £34.20 or 87p (81.6p), heavy to £41 or 87p (85p); others and ewes to £35 (£23).

Pigs: gilts/ boars, cutters to 89p (87.8p), baconers to 90p (88p).

MALTON

Forward on November 3 were 109 store cattle; 435 store lambs.

Cattle: Ch, bullocks to £370, heifers to £388, bulls to £390; Lim, bulls to £410, heifers to £415; BB, bullocks to £448, heifers to £392; Sim, bullocks to £525, heifers to £370.

Sheep: Suffolk X lambs to £31.80.

Forward on November 7 were 117 cattle (incl 77 young bulls); 1,038 sheep (incl 450 ewes); 120 pigs (incl six sows).

Cattle: steers, premium to 110.5p (103.2p), prime to 97.5p (90.4p); heifers, premium to 133.5p (110.7p), prime to 99.5p (89.8p); young bulls, premium to 109.5p (102.2p), prime to 97.5p (89.8p); steers, med to 110.5p (94p), heavy to 107.5p (87.1p); heifers, med to 126.5p (88p), heavy to 133.5p (94.5p); young bulls, med to 107.5p (84.4p), heavy to 109.5p (86.7p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 82.8p (77.6p), med to 86.5p (78.2p), heavy to 83p (77p); ewes to £34.50 (£18.10).

Pigs: porkers to 90p (81.4p), cutters to 86p (79.7p), baconers to 83.5p (79.1p), sows to 43p (42.2p).

RUSWARP

Forward on November 1, at the second of this season's sales on behalf of North Yorkshire Suckle Calf Association, was a record entry of 661 suckled calves.

Cattle: bulls, Ch to £440 (£324.66), Lim to £480 (£322.77), BB to £472 (£339.14), Blond to £455 (£370), Sim to £396 (£355.77), AA to £345 (£256); bullocks, Ch to £455 (£324.17), Lim to £530 (£348.18), Blond to £390 (£303.57); heifers, Ch to £318 (£180.58), Lim to £328 (£210.18), BB to £270 (£165.50), Sim to £290 (£157.09).

There was a firm trade for all bulls; steers on blue CIDs were keenly sought, particularly for better quality. Heifers were more difficult to sell, with only the best being a reasonable trade, however, only one pen failed to sell.

Forward on November 6 were 77 cattle incl 16 bulls, 541 sheep including 101 ewes and 19 pigs.

Cattle: steers prime to 94.5p per kg (89.1p), others to 83.5p (81.5p), heifers premium to 100.5p (99p), prime to 97.5p (88.5p), others to 84.5p (80.8p), bulls prime to 92.5p, others to 85.5p (80p).

Sheep: lambs standard to £32.50 per head or 85.3p (77.1p), med to £38 or 84.4p (77.3p), hvy to £35 or 71.7p (70.4p), ewes to £24.

Pigs: cutters to 80p per kg (76p), baconers to 83p (81.8p), overweights to 78p (73.5p).

SELBY

Forward on November 3 were 238 fat cattle (including 81 young bulls); 122 sheep (including 24 ewes); 378 pigs (including 23 sows/boars).

Cattle (with overall average 85.3p): steers, premium to 97.5p (93.3p), prime to 91.5p (86.8p), others to 85.5p (75.5p); heifers, premium to 124.5p (100.3p), prime to 102.5p (89.7p), others to 88.5p (75.8p); young bulls, premium to 107.5p (95p), prime to 94.5p (89.5p), others to 85.5p (75.2p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 80.3p (78.3p), med to 80.2p (77.7p), heavy to 79.3p (74.4p); ewes to £33 (£18.96).

Pigs: porkers to 87p (84.5p), cutters to 90p (81.2p), baconers to 86p (77.3p) others to 78p (67.7p); sows to 44p (42.8p), boars to 29p.

Forward on November 4 were 55 store cattle, 29 stirks, 23 calves; 30 sheep and 1 goat; 130 pigs and 5 sows/boars.

Cattle: steers to £358, heifers to £265, bulls to £85, steer stirks to £205, heifer stirks to £101, calves to £76.

Sheep: store lambs to £26; ewes to £19; billy goats to £16.50.

Pigs: store pigs to £44, fat pigs to £78, sows to £130.

THIRSK

Forward on November 2 were 243 finished cattle (including 51 young bulls); 1,523 finished sheep (including 1,254 lambs and 269 ewes); 1,130 finished pigs (including 124 sows/boars).

Cattle: steers, light to 94p (164.9p) av 75.7p, med to 119p (208.7p) av 93p, heavy to 102p (178.9p) av 92.1p; heifers, light to 109p (191.2p) av 84.7p, med to 106p (186p) av 87.4p, heavy to 130p (228.1p) av 90.2p; young bulls, Cont med to 96p (168.4p) av 90.7p, heavy to 106p (186p) av 93.3p, non-Cont med to 88.5p (155.3p) av 78.1p, heavy to 84.5p (145.6p) av 83p.

Sheep: lambs, standard to £33.50 or 88.2p (196p) av 80.8p, med to £37 or 87.5p (194.4p) av 78.9p, heavy to £38.80 or 84.3p (187.3p) av 75.4p, overweights to £41.20 or 77.7p (159.1p) av 71.6p; ewes, light to £17 (£5.89), heavy to £34 (£17.33), Suffolks to £34, Cont to £30, Mules to £24, Swales to £5.

Pigs: porkers to 94.5p (89.2p), cutters to 95p (85.8p), baconers to 90p (82.4p), overweights to 80p (72.4p), sows/boars to £159.75 or 49.5p (42.3p).

YORK

Forward on November 2 were 362 accredited cattle, including three accredited dairy cattle, 109 calves, 162 stirks, 63 store cattle, 25 cow and calves; 206 store sheep; 423 store pigs.

Cattle: accredited dairy cattle (with prices to £490), Fr heifers newly-calven to £460, Fr cows newly-calven to £490, Ch cow in calf to £300, BB and calf to £340; accredited store cattle (with prices to £535 or 96p), Ch to £535 or 92p (av steers 87p), Lim to £500 or 96p (av steers 89p), BB to £405 or 98p (av heifers 90p), AA to £420 or 79p; accredited stirks (with prices to £451), stirks over 20 weeks (av steers £223, bulls £330, heifers £235), Fr to £283, Ch to £235, Lim to £445, Sim to £450, BB to £442, Blond to £451; accredited calves (with prices to £175), Ch bulls to £80, Ch heifers to £45 (£38), Sim bulls to £140 (£64), Sim heifers to £38 (£25), Fr bulls to £30 (£10), Hfd heifers to £22, AA bulls to £90, AA heifers to £30, Lim bulls to £132 (£93), Lim heifers to £50 (£32), BB bulls to £175 (£94), BB heifers to £60 (£34), Blond bulls to £138 (£107), Blond heifers to £38. A good trade, especially in best quality cattle, few small stirks.

Sheep: store sheep (with prices to £78), ewes to £26, Suffolk X lambs/hoggs to £31.20; Texel X lambs/hoggs to £32; rams to £78.

Pigs: store pigs (with prices to £67), 8-10 weeks to £37.80 (£37.07), 10-12 weeks to £46 (£42.54), over 12 weeks to £67 (£46.93).

Forward on November 6 were 302 cattle (including 181 young bulls), 888 sheep (including 199 ewes), 1,075 pigs (including 31 sows).

Cattle: Young bulls, Cont to 108.5p (95.1p), others to 94.5p (78.6p); steers, light to 87.5p (64.8p), med to 115.5p (92.7p), heavy to 97.5p (84.5p); heifers, one light 57.5p, med to 113.5p (91.3p), heavy to 123.5p (98.7p).

Sheep: spring lambs, standard to £31.80 or 81.5p (77.6p), medto £433.50 or 98.9p (84.2p), heavy to £45 or 97.4p (83.3p), others to £48 or 90.6p (83.7p); ewes to £34 (£19.32p), one ram £13.50.

Pigs (with overall average 83.4p): porkers to 90.5p (85.1p), cutters to 89.5p (84.1p), baconers to 88.2p (82.3p), others to 81.5p (75.4p); sows to £152.75 or 55.5p (45.5p).