DRIFFIELD

Forward on October 23 were 14 steers, 20 heifers, 13 young bulls; 80 sheep (including 13 ewes); 32 pigs.

Cattle: steers, premium to 232.5p/kg (100.4p); heifers to 135.5p (107.2p), prime to 89.5p (87.2p), others to 57.5p; young bulls, premium to 218.5p (101.2p); steers, med to 97.5p (90p), heavy to 132.5p (104.6p); heifers, light to 85.5p, med to 135.5p (106.8p), heavy to 117.5p (103.5p); young bulls, med to 117.5p (115.5p), heavy to 118.5p (98.6p).

Sheep: spring lambs, standard to £30/head or 81p (76.3p), med to £37.80 or 84p (76.3p), heavy to £35 or 68p; ewes to £28 (£21.79).

Pigs: gilts/boars, porkers to 86p (83p), baconers to 86p (83.5p).

MALTON

Forward on October 20 were 116 store cattle; 1,076 store lambs; 34 pigs.

Cattle: Cows and calves to £355, Ch bulls to £345, Lim bulls to £375, Lim bullocks to £540, Lim heifers to £372, Ch bullocks to £450, Ch heifers to £350.

Sheep (overall average to £25.70): Texel lambs to £29.60, Suffolk lambs to £35.80.

Pigs: weaners to £44.20.

Forward on October 24 were 204 fat cattle (including 89 young bulls); 717 sheep (including 144 ewes); 147 pigs (including 16 sows).

Cattle: steers, premium to 109.5p (101.7p), prime to 97.5p (93.9p); heifers, premium to 137.5p (108.9p), prime to 99.5p (89.6p); young bulls, premium to 115.5p (102.6p), prime to 97.5p (93.1p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 82.5p (76.03p), med to 98p (75.21p), heavy to 79.6p (74.52p); ewes to £35 (£16.90).

Pigs: porkers to 95.5p (88.03), cutters to 93.5p (88.26p), baconers to 90p (84.13p); sows to 43p (42.64p).

RUSWARP

Forward on October 19 were 278 cattle including 187 store cattle, 86 calves and five dairy cattle; 897 sheep; five pigs.

Cattle: dairy cows to £560; store cattle, Hfd bullocks to £480, Hfd heifers to £400, Fr bullocks to £280, Fr heifers to £310, Lim bullocks to £532, Lim heifers to £452, Ch bullocks to £376, Ch heifers to £322, Sim bullocks to £430, Sim heifers to £280, BB bullocks to £400, BB heifers to £342, Blond bullocks to £240, Lim bulls to £424, Sim bulls to £436, Hfd bulls to £415, AA bulls to £384; calves, Hfd bulls to £32, Fr bulls to £55, Lim bulls to £122, Lim heifers to £85, BB bulls to £195, BB heifers to £55, AA bulls to £38, AA heifers to £45, Sim bulls to £145, Sim heifers to £65, Ch bulls to £92, Ch heifers to £32, Blond bulls to £44, Saler bulls to £95, Saler heifers to £55.

Sheep: lambs, Suffolks to £30, Texels to £28.80, Mules to £28, Swales to £11, Scots to £11.50; ewes, Suffolks to £30, Texels to £18, Mules to £18.50, Mashams to £20, Swales to £11.

Pigs: store pigs to £18.

Forward on October 23 were 42 cattle; 572 sheep (including 44 ewes); six pigs.

Cattle: steers, prime to 96.5p (90p), others to 82.5p (80.2p), prime to 95.5p (88.9p), others to 83.5p (80.3p); bulls, prime to 88.5p (87.5p), others to 75.5p.

Sheep: lambs, standard to £32.50 or 85.5p (80p), med to £36 or 82.5p (79.4p), heavy to £40 or 84.3p (79.6p); half-bred and horned lambs, standard to 74.7p (66.8p), med to 75.6p (73.9p); ewes to £20.

Pigs: baconers to 74p (72.3p).

SELBY

Forward on October 20 were 136 fat cattle (including 54 young bulls); 118 sheep (including 54 ewes); 331 pigs (including 19 sows/boars).

Cattle (overall average 85.7p): steers, premium to 99.5p (96.3p), prime to 91.5p (89.8p), heavy to 74.5p (71.9p); heifers, premium to 125.5p (101.7p), prime to 98.5p (88.5p), others to 82.5p (74.6p); young bulls, premium to 108.5p (97.5p), prime to 99.5p (91.7p), others to 87.5p (78.5p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 77.6p, med to 79.8p (77.9p), heavy to 80.4p, others to 74.5p (66.5p); ewes to £23.50 (£10.64).

Pigs: porkers to 82p (81.1p), cutters to 90p (83.9p), baconers to 93p (80.1p), others to 83.5p (68.9p); sows to 44p (42.1p), boars to 32.5p.

Forward on October 21 were 73 store cattle, 30 stirks, 15 calves; 85 sheep and ten goats; 130 pigs (including 20 sows/boars).

Cattle: steers to £435 (£330), heifers to £298 (£200), bulls to £390 (£300), cows and heifer calves to £172; stirks, steers to £145 (£100), bulls to £214 (£130), heifers to £146 (£115); bull calves to £126, heifers to £139.

Sheep: store lambs to £21.50 (£17); ewes to £29 (£16.50), rams to £32. Goats, billies to £33, nannies to £21.

Pigs: store pigs to £46.50 (£36.20), fat pigs to £79.50 (£57.50); sows to £122 (£65), gilts to £75, boars to £54.

THIRSK

Forward on October 20 were 228 finished cattle (including 66 young bulls); 1,462 finished sheep (including 1,138 lambs); 769 finished pigs (including 102 sows/boars).

Cattle: steers, med to 109.5p (192.1p) av 95.4p, heavy to 108.5p (190.4p) av 91.6p; heifers, med to 106.5p (186.8p) av 85.5p, heavy 128.5p (225.4p) av 88.3p; young bulls, med to 110.5p (193.9p) av 83.7p, heavy to 103.5p (181.6p) av 93.6p, Cont av to 96.28p, Fr and Holstein av to 73.04.

A variable trade with better cattle selling well and smaller heifers and plainer beasts harder to sell.

Sheep: lambs, standard to 83.3p (185.1p) av 76.5p, med to 83p (184.4p) av 75.5p, heavy to 75.5p (167.8p) av 72.6p; ewes, light to £16 (£5.33), heavy to £23 (£14.73), Suffolks to £23, Mules to £22, Cont to £21.50.

Pigs: porkers to 97p (87.4p), cutters to 99p (87.6p), baconers to 93p (80.5p), overweight to 89.5p (79.4p); sows/boars to £151.36 or 44p (42.1p).

YORK

Forward on October 19 were 484 accredited cattle including 69 calves, 294 stirks, 88 store cattle and 30 cows and calves; 1,320 store sheep, 550 store pigs.

Cattle: accredited dairy cattle (with prices to £420), Fr heifers newly-calven to £420, AA cow and calf to £500, Sim cow and calf to £630; accredited store cattle (with prices to £565 or 105p), Ch to £470 or 91p, Lim to £565 or 105p, Sim to £458 or 90p, BB to £448 or 101p; accredited stirks (with prices to £500), stirks to 20 weeks to £178, Fr to £72, stirks over 20 weeks to £500, Fr to £180, Ch to £410, Lim to £465, Sim to £325, BB to £500, Blond to £405; accredited calves (with prices to £200), Ch heifers to £52 (£45), Sim bulls to £128 (£97), Sim heifers to £30, Fr bulls to £50 (£13), Hfd bulls to £40, AA bulls to £35, AA heifers to £12, Lim bulls to £148 (£105), Lim heifers to £95 (£43), BB bulls to £200 (£144), Blond heifers to £40.

Sheep: store sheep (with prices to £42), ewes to £42, Suffolk X lambs to £38.80, Texel X lambs to £37.50.

Pigs: store pigs (with prices to £65), 8-10 weeks to £43.80 (£35.76), 10-12 weeks to £45 (£38.72), over 12 weeks to £65 (£48.49).

Forward on October 23 were 289 cattle (including 149 young bulls); 681 sheep (including 86 ewes); 876 pigs (including 45 sows and one boar).

Cattle: young bulls, Cont to 113.5p (98.9p), others to 101.5p (82p); steers, light to 76.5p (61p), med to 117.5p (93p), heavy to 106.5p (89p); heifers, light to 90.5p (76.5p), med to 123.5p (92.8p), heavy to 124.5p (88.9p).

Sheep: spring lambs, light to £23 or 76.7p (76.7p), standard to £33 or 91.4p (79.3p), med to £39 or 90.2p (84.9p), heavy to £46.50 or 92.4p (84p), others to £45.50 or 84.3p (82.8p); ewes to £25.80 (£19.28).

Pigs (with overall average 85.2p): porkers to 97.8p (87.9p), cutters to 97.5p (86.3p), baconers to 92p (84.2p), others to 83p (75.3p); sows to £140.94 or 54.5p (43.2p); one boar £60.26 or 23p.