DRIFFIELD

Forward on September 18 were 43 cattle, including 11 steers, 27 heifers and five young bulls; 159 sheep including 42 ewes and one ram.

Cattle: steers, premium to 126.5p (105.8p); heifers, premium to 138.5p (110.1p), prime to 109.5p (94.9p); young bulls, premium to 105.5p (102.2p), prime to 103.5p (99.5p).

Sheep: spring lambs, standard to £30.50 or 88p (82.7p), med to £39.20 or 89p (83.5p), heavy to £55 or 109p (93.2p); ewes to £32 (£18.42); rams to £24.

Forward on September 21 were 13 sheep (including six ewes); 268 pigs (including 29 sows/boars).

Sheep: spring lambs, med to £33 or 83p, heavy to £38 or 83p; ewes to £22 (£18.75).

Pigs: gilts to 75kg to 85p (81.7p), 76-85kg to 84p (81.7p); boars to 75kg to 78p, 76-82kg to 81p (78.3p), others 83-100kg to 82p (78.8p); sows to £139.68 or 47.5p (44.6p); boars to £116.64 or 36p (35.2p).

Forward on September 25 were 44 cattle, including 16 steers, 25 heifers, three young bulls; 159 sheep, including 53 ewes; 19 pigs.

Cattle: steers, premium to 120.5p (104.9p), prime to 95.5p (89.5p); heifers, premium to 112.5p (98.5p), prime to 95.5p (93.3p); young bulls, premium to 103.5p (98.8p).

Sheep: spring lambs, standard to £27 or 77p (73.1p), med to £37.20 or 83p (77.1p), heavy to £39.50 or 85p (80.3p); ewes to £29.50 (£18.93).

Pigs: porkers to 85p (81p).

MALTON

Forward on September 19 were 245 cattle (including 114 young bulls); 870 sheep (including 246 ewes); 122 pigs (including 21 sows).

Cattle: steers, premium to 115.5p (107.4p), prime to 99.5p (91.8p); heifers, premium to 133.5p (108.4p), prime to 98.5p (92.4p); young bulls, premium to 115.5p (104.1p), prime to 100.5p (92.8p); steers, med to 115.5p (90p), heavy to 108.5p (94.5p); heifers, med to 123.5p (100.3p), heavy to 133.5p (97.1p); young bulls, light to 107.5p (92.5p), med to 115.5p (92.8p), heavy to 112.5p (96.5p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 87.2p (83p), med to 95.1p (81.1p), heavy to 87.6p (77.9p); ewes to £32.50 (£14.11).

Pigs: Porkers to 87.5p (86.2p), cutters to 83.5p (79.2p), baconers to 82p (74.5p); sows to 44p (37.9p).

Forward on September 22 were 101 store cattle; 434 store lambs; 29 pigs.

Cattle: Lim, bullocks to £445, heifers to £465, bulls to £458; Ch, bullocks to £542, heifers to £292; BB heifers to £330, Sim bullocks to £342, Blond heifers to £380.

Sheep: Suffolk X lambs to £33.80, Texel lambs to £26.

Pigs: weaners to £39/80; sows in pig to £155.

Forward on September 25 were five cattle, 50 sheep and 125 pigs.

Cattle: heifers to 119.5p (108.7p).

Sheep: lambs, med to 93.4p (80p), heavy to 105.8p (91.6p).

Pigs: porkers to 79p (73.8p), cutters to 88p (75.7p), baconers to 76p (72.8p); sows to 52.5p (47.6p).

Forward on September 26 were 242 cattle (including 83 young bulls); 623 sheep (including 169 ewes); 147 pigs (including three sows).

Cattle: steers, premium to 108.5p (99p), prime to 95.5p (80.4p); heifers, premium to 122.5p (107.9p), prime to 95.4p (86.9p); young bulls, premium to 115.5p (101.9p), prime to 95.5p (91.8p); steers, med to 99.5p (84.1p), heavy to 108.5p (84.6p); heifers, med to 122.5p (89.9p), heavy to 118.5p (90.5p); young bulls, med to 113.5p (87.3p), heavy to 105.5p (93.3p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 81.1p (75p), med to 97p (78.5p), heavy to 80.8p (77.6p); ewes to £30.50 (£17.30).

Pigs: porkers to 82p (76.9p), cutters to 84.5p (77.2p), baconers to 82.5p (74.5p); sows to 42p (40.3p).

RUSWARP

Forward on September 25 were 47 cattle; 369 sheep (including 56 ewes); 16 pigs.

Cattle: steers, prime to 94.5p (91.1p), others to 87.5p (80.2p); heifers, prime to 96.5p (90.6p), others to 86.5p (81.2p); bulls, premium to 97.5p (97.2p), prime to 95.5p (95.2p), others to 73.5p (72.2p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to £32 or 85.8p (81.5p), med to £37.50 or 87.2p (81.3p), heavy to £40.50 or 88p (81.8p); ewes to £23.

Pigs: baconers to 69p (68.5p), overweights to 63.5p (60.8p).

SELBY

Forward on September 22 were 256 fat cattle (including 67 young bulls); 309 sheep (including 100 ewes); 468 pigs (including 35 sows/boars).

Cattle: fat cattle (with overall average 88.7p), steers, premium to 114.5p (97.8p), prime to 93.5p (87.1p), others to 81.5p (78.5p); heifers, premium to 125.5p (102.9p), prime to 103.5p (89.8p), others to 83.5p (73.9p); young bulls, premium to 109.5p (97.3p), prime to 99.5p (93.3p), others to 92.5p (77.8p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 81.1p (74.5p), med to 80.9p (74.5p), heavy to 76.5p (73.1p), others to 76.7p; hoggets, heavy to 50p; ewes to £31 (£15.66).

Pigs: porkers to 84p (80.1p), cutters to 84p (77.8p), baconers to 83.5p (72.9p), others to 70.5p (64.6p); sows to 45p (39.9.).

Forward on September 23 were 75 store cattle, 42 stirks, 25 calves; 370 sheep and 10 goats; 160 pigs (including 36 sows/boars).

Cattle: steers to £490 (£385), heifers to £388 (£292), bulls to £445 (£325), cows to £280; stirks, bulls to £42 (£29.50), heifers to £220 (£112); calves, bull to £40 (£36), heifers to £56 (£35).

Sheep: store lambs to £75 (£35.75), shearlings to £40 (£34.60); ewes to £51 (£20.50), ewes and lambs to £40; rams to £210 (£61), ram lambs to £82 (£47.20); goats, nannies to £26, billies to £41.

Pigs: store pigs to £45 (£30.50), fat pigs to £56.50 (£44.20); sows to £118 (£80), boars to £102.

THIRSK

Forward on September 21 were 211 finished cattle (including 38 young bulls); 1,904 finished sheep (including 1,656 lambs); 2,498 ewes; 65 breeding sheep; 911 finished pigs (including 167 sows/boars).

Cattle: steers, light to 106.5p (186.8p) av 92.7p, med to 117.5p (206.1p) av 104.4p), heavy to 101.5p (178.1p); heifers, light to 101.5p (178.1p), med to 108.5p (190.4p) av 88.9p, heavy toi 114.5p (200.9p) av 91.4p; young bulls, light to 100.5p (176.3p) av 80.9p, med to 93.5p (164p) av 80.8p), heavy to 97.5p (171.1p) av 91p. Larger numbers of cattle forward (quality considerably worse) were a steadier trade.

Sheep: lambs, standard to 88.9p (197.5p) av 74.4p, med to 82.9p (184.1p) av 74.3p, heavy to 76.5p (170p) av 72p; ewes, light to £19 (£12.75), heavy to £29.50 (£21.31); Suffolks, Cont and Mules to £29.50. Larger numbers of sheep were a much steadier trade.

Pigs: porkers to 92p (86.1p), cutters to 91.5p (81.2p), baconers to 84.5p (76.1p), overweight to 70p; sows/boars to £146.91 or 45p (40.7p).

YORK

Forward on September 21 were 335 accredited cattle, including 6 accredited dairy cattle, 86 calves, 189 stirks, 45 store cattle, nine cows and calves; 648 store sheep; 628 store pigs.

Cattle: accredited dairy cattle (with prices to £590), Fr heifers newly-calven to £590, Fr cows newly-calven to £505; Sim cows and calf to £400; accredited store cattle (with prices to £480 or 96p), Ch to £480 or 93p (av heifers 89p), Lim to £485 or 96p (av steers 94p, heifers 81p), Sim to £410 or 94p (av steers to 92p), BBlue to £455 or 96p; accredited stirks (with prices to £415), stirks over 20 weeks to £330 (av bulls £244, heifers £138), Fr to £154, stirks over 20 weeks (steers £326, bulls £347, heifers £239), Fr to £345, Ch to £415, Lim to £400, Sim to £369, BB £382, Blond £376; accredited calves (with prices to £168), Sim bulls to £168 (£115), Sim heifers to £50 (£32), Fr bulls to £42 (£19), Hfd bulls to £30 (£21), AA bulls to £15, AA heifers to £20, Lim bulls to £162 (£99), Lim heifers to £48 (£22), BB bulls to £130 (£100), BB heifers to £70 (£41), Blond bulls to £160, Blond heifers to £48. A much bigger show, but good prices for all except poor quality Friesian bulls.

Sheep: store sheep (with prices to £165), ewes to £55, Suffolk X lambs/hoggs to £33, Texel X lambs/hoggs to £33; rams to £165.

Pigs: store pigs (with prices to £65), 8-10 weeks to £35 (£29.89), 10-12 weeks to £43.50 (£40.64), over 12 weeks to £65 (ave £44.43).

Forward on September 25 were 332 cattle (including 189 young bulls), 751 sheep (including 139 ewes), 871 pigs (including 71 sows/boars).

Cattle: young bulls, Cont to 122.5p (93.6p), others to 99.5p (81p); steers, light to 100.5p (92.3p), med to 122.5p (92.8p), heavy to 103.5p (88.8p); steers, light to 86.5p (81.9p), med to 119.5p (91.4p), heavy to 109.5p (89.7p).

Sheep: spring lambs, light to £24.50 or 77.5p (77.5p), standard to £35.80 or 91.8p (80.7p), med to £38.80 or 86.6p (78.8p), heavy to £39.20 or 80p (76.3p), others to £40.80 or 77p (73.3p); ewes to £30.80 (£16.79); rams to £38 (£30.75).

Pigs: porkers to 86p (79.7p), cutters to 86p (78.4p), baconers to 81p (76.8p), others to 78p (69.9p); sows to £153.79 or 46.5p (41.3p); boars to £102 or 30p (28.1p).