DRIFFIELD

Forward on October 26 were five sheep; 130 pigs (including 31 sows).

Sheep: spring lambs, standard to £26/head or 73p/kg.

Pigs: gilts to 75kg to 84p, 76-85kg to 86p (84.7p), boars to 75kg to 80p, others to 80p; sows to £132.01 or 46.5p (42.8p).

Forward on October 30 were 54 cattle, including 10 steers, 27 heifers, 14 young bulls; 87 sheep (including 26 ewes); 29 pigs.

Cattle: steers, premium to 137.5p (109p); heifers, premium to 131.5p (109.8p), prime to 91.5p (87.2p), others to 74.5p; young bulls, premium to 108.5p (100p), prime to 89.5p (83.5p); steers, med to 137.5p (115.2p), heavy to 116.5p (105.2p); heifers, med to 131.5p (101.6p), heavy to 127.5p (98.8p); young bulls, med to 108.5p (89.8p), heavy to 102.5p (93.3p).

Sheep: spring lambs, standard to £30.80 or 83p (80p), med to £37.80 or 85p (82.8p), heavy to £38.80 or 85p (81p); ewes to £30.50 (£20.40).

Pigs: gilts and boars, porkers to 82p, cutters to 88p, baconers to 82p (80p).

MALTON

Forward on October 27 were 63 store cattle; 1,173 store lambs; 16 pigs.

Cattle: Ch bulls to £388, Ch bullocks to £380, Ch heifers to £364, Lim bulls to £400, Lim bullocks to £435, Lim heifers to £314, BB bullocks to £564, Sim bullocks to £415.

Sheep (overall average to £25): lambs, Suffolk X to £31.80, Texel to £28.20.

Forward on October 30 were five cattle; 36 sheep; 164 pigs.

Cattle: heifers, med to 103.5p (102.5p), heavy to 118.5p (115.2p).

Sheep: lambs, med to 80.5p (75.6p), heavy to 85p (77.7p), super-heavy to 81.1p (80.2p).

Pigs: porkers to 88p (80.6p), cutters to 88p (86.1p), baconers to 88.5p (84.5p); sows to 44p.

Forward on October 31 were 200 cattle (including 90 young bulls); 418 sheep (including 133 ewes); 154 pigs (including nine sows).

Cattle: steers, premium to 113.5p (103.1p), prime to 98.5p (90.9p); heifers, premium to 127.5p (108.9p), prime to 96.5p (89.3p); young bulls, premium to 109.5p (102.4p), prime to 99.5p (93.1p); steers, med to 113.5p (100.9p), heavy to 104.5p (87.5p); heifers, med to 124.5p (92.7p), heavy to 127.5p (94.7p); young bulls, light to 98.5p (91.3p), med to 102.5p (89.2p), heavy to 109.5p (92p).

Sheep: lambs, med to 91.2p (81.2p), heavy to 81.5p (81.1p), others to 80.9 (79.2p); ewes to £39.80 (£22.96).

Pigs: porkers to 94.5p (88p), cutters to 93p (86.6p), baconers to 89p (82.p); sows to 41p (40p).

RUSWARP

Forward on October 25 were 221 cattle, including 53 store cattle, 76 calves, 39 suckler cows with calves at foot, 44 in-calf suckler cows, seven bulling heifers, two stock bulls; 334 sheep.

Cattle: suckler cows with bull calves to £520, suckler cows with heifer calves to £600, in-calf suckler heifers to £440, in-calf suckler cows to £375, bulling heifers to £510, stock bull to 960 gns; store cattle, Hfd bullocks to £218, Fr bullocks to £230, Lim heifers to £415, Ch bullocks to £450, Ch heifers to £400, Sim heifers to £250, Ch bulls to £312, BB bulls to £375, Fr bulls to £208; calves, Hfd bulls to £38, Fr heifers to £72, Lim bulls to £105, Lim heifers to £47, BB bulls to £160, BB heifers to £110, AA bulls to £145, Ch bulls to £40, Ch heifers to £51.

Forward on October 30 were 54 cattle (including 12 young bulls); 179 sheep; 11 pigs.

Cattle: steers, premium to 99.5p, prime to 94.5p (90.5p), others to 86.5p (84.5p); heifers, premium to 103.5p (101.5p), prime to 98.5p (91.8p), others to 86.5p (83.9p); bulls, prime to 95.5p (92.8p), others to 87.5p (80.9p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to £31.50 or 81p (79.2p), med to £35.80 or 87.3p (82.8p), heavy to £38.20 or 78.2p (76.6p); ewes to £24.50.

Pigs: baconers to 82p (80p), overweights to 80p (76.7p).

Sheep: lambs, Suffolks to £25.50, Texels to £34, Mules to £26, Mashams to £17.50, Swales to £7.50; ewes, Texels to £17, Mules to £18, Swales to £8.50; tups, Texels to £102, Suffolks to £70.

SELBY

Forward on October 27 were 208 fat cattle (including 102 young bulls); 175 sheep (including 40 ewes); 455 pigs (including 22 sows/boars).

Cattle (with overall average 90.1p): steers, prime to 94.5p (89.9p), others to 76.5p (75.5p); heifers, premium to 108.5p (98.9p), prime to 94.5p (91.1p), others to 83.5p (76.3p); young bulls, premium to 117.5p (107.5p), prime to 106.5p (99.1p), others to 88.5p (78.9p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 81.2p (79.5p), med to 80.4p (78.6p), heavy to 80.4p; ewes to £30 (£19.21).

Pigs: porkers to 91.5p (87.7p), cutters to 88.5p (85.2p), baconers to 86.5p (80.7p), others to 81p (75.1p); sows to 50.5p (44.1p), boars to 39.5p.

Forward on October 28 were 120 store cattle, 37 stirks, 25 calves; 140 sheep, 12 goats; 130 pigs (including 25 sows/boars).

Cattle: steers to £445 (£325), heifers to £350 (£235), bulls to £318 (£275), cows and bulls calves to £380, cows and heifer calves to £200, cows to £305; stirks, bulls to £118 (£94), heifers to £125 (£86); calves, bulls to £34 (£31), heifers to £38 (£30).

Sheep: store lambs to £24.50 (£13); ewes to £29 (£21), rams to £30 (£20.50); goats, nannies to £13, billies to £23.

Pigs: store pigs to £54.50 (£45.50), fat pigs to £70 (£62.50); sows to £110 (£76.50), boars to £80 (£71.50).

THIRSK

Forward on October 26 were 200 finished cattle (including 35 young bulls); 943 finished sheep (including 136 ewes); 981 finished pigs (including 171 sows/boars).

Cattle: steers, med to 113.5p (199.1p) av 95p, heavy to 122.5p (214.9p) av 99.8p; heifers, med to 112.5p (197.4p) av 88.3p, heavy to 117.5p (206.1p) av 92.2p; young bulls, med to 108.5p (190.4p) av 84.7p, heavy to 107.5p (188.6p) av 93.6p, Cont med to 107.5p (188.6p) av 97.8p, Cont heavy to 107.5p (188.6p) av 94.5p, non-Cont med to 87.5p (153.5p) av 78.4p, non-Cont heavy to 83.5p (146.5p) av 83.5p. An improved trade for better quality well-fleshed beasts.

Sheep: lambs, standard to 86.8p (192.9p) av 74.5p, med to 90.5p (201.1p) av 77.3p, heavy to 82.6p (183.6p) av 76.6p; ewes, light to £15 (£7.12), heavy to £24.80 (£21.46), Cont to £24.80, Suffolks and Mules to £24. Smaller numbers forward with very variable quality; best sorts easier to sell.

Pigs: porkers to 97p (88.9p), cutters to 95p (85.5p), baconers to 92.5p (84.3p), overweights to 89.5p (81.9p); sows/boars to £153.86 or 45p (41.9p).

YORK

Forward on October 26 were 419 accredited cattle including nine accredited dairy cattle, 116 calves, 178 stirks, 76 store cattle, 40 cows and calves; 913 store sheep; 368 store pigs.

Cattle: accredited dairy cattle (with prices to £610), Fr heifers newly-calven to £610, Fr cows newly-calven to £450, Lim cow and calf to £520, AA cow and calf to £490; accredited store cattle (with prices to £535 or 118), Ch to £535 or 118p (av steers 95p, heifers 86p), Lim to £446 or 92p, Sim to £500 or 93p (92p); accredited stirks (with prices to £416), stirks to 20 weeks to £296 (av bulls £209, heifers £111), Fr to £144, stirks over 20 weeks (av steers £312, bulls £324, heifers £227), Fr to £300, Ch to £380, Lim to £349, Sim to £360, BB to £400, Blond to £384, AA to £416; accredited calves (with prices to £158), Ch bulls to £140 (£137), Ch heifers to £32 (£25), Sim bulls to £148 (ave £94), Sim heifers to £58 (£30), Fr bulls to £45 (£17), Lim bulls to £158 (£81), heifers to £70 (£27), BB bulls to £130, BB heifers to £60 (£38), Blond bulls to £145 (£74).

Sheep: store (sheep with prices to £33.50), Suffolk X lambs/hoggs to £33.50, Texel X lambs/hoggs to £33.20.

Pigs: store pigs (with prices to £76), 8-10 weeks to £40.20 (£38.22), 10-12 weeks to £45.20 (£41.40), over 12 weeks to £76 (£47.33).

Forward on October 30 were 329 cattle (including 161 young bulls); 735 sheep (including 699 spring lambs, 36 ewes); 1,029 pigs (including 65 sows and one boar).

Cattle: young bulls, Cont to 119.5p (99.6p), others to 101.5p (82.3p); steers, light to 96.5p (85.2p), med to 114.5p (91p), heavy to 110.5p (92p); heifers, light to 103.5p (88.8p), med to 121.5p (89.8p), heavy to 109.5p (89.7p).

Sheep: spring lambs, light to £25 or 78.1p (78.1p), standard to £34.20 or 90p (82.8p), med to £39.50 or 99.6p (83.1p), heavy to £45.80 or 99.6p (82.8p), others to £47.50 or 83.3p (79.5p); ewes to £27 (£19.21).

Pigs (with overall average 86p): porkers to 95.2p (88.5p), cutters to 93.2p (86.5p), baconers to 89.5p (84.7p), others to 88.8p (83.4p); sows to £156.55 or 50.5p (40.5p); one boar, £70.14 or 21p.