DRIFFIELD

Forward on August 24 were 103 sheep, including 8 ewes; 209 pigs, including 17 sows.

Sheep: spring lambs, standard to £32/head or 83p/kg, med to £36 or 86p (80.7p); ewes to £18 (£12.56).

Pigs: gilts to 75g to 82p (79.1p), 76-85kg to 86p (82.2p); boars to 75kg to 78p (72p), 76-82kg to 79p (78.1p), others 83-100kg to 83p (74p); sows to £144.90 or 42p (40p).

MALTON

Forward on August 29 were 149 fat cattle; 686 sheep (including 233 ewes); 163 pigs (including 11 sows).

Cattle: steers, premium to 116p (105.71p), prime to 99.5p (96.7p), commercial to 94.5p (90p); bulls, premium to 113p (105.15p), prime to 98.5p (94.5p), commercial to 94 (91p); heifers, premium to 134.5p (113.71), prime to 101.5p (99.5p), commercial to 94p (92p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 88.9p (80.89p), med to 93.33p (85.53p), heavy to 91.3p (83.14p); ewes to £42.50 (£16.40).

Pigs: porkers to 90.5p (85.22p), cutters to 86.5p (82.57p), baconers to 85p (80.22p); sows to 45p (51.9p).

SELBY

Forward on August 25 were 104 cattle, including 55 young bulls; 193 sheep, including 10 ewes; 306 pigs, including 23 sows/boars.

Cattle (fat cattle with overall average 90.6p): steers, premium to 119.5p (103.4p), prime to 90.5p; heifers, premium to 119.5p (105.7p), prime to 105.5p (90.9p), others to 87.5p (78.3p); young bulls, premium to 106.5p (102.6p), prime to 103.5p (93.1p), others to 94.5p (79.5p).

Sheep: lambs, light to 86.2p, standard to 78.9p (78.3p), med to 82.4p (78.2p), heavy to 75p; ewes to £25 (£17.55).

Pigs: porkers to 87.5p (85.6p), buttes to 86.5p (81.8p), baconers to 86p (80.2p), others to 80p (74.4p); sows to 44p (42.2p); boars to 25p.

THIRSK

Forward on August 24 were 186 finished cattle, including 46 young bulls; 1,851 finished sheep, including 1,648 lambs and 203 ewes; 809 finished pigs, including 185 sows and boars.

Cattle: steers, med to 107.5p (188.6p) av 98.6p, heavy to 107.5p (188.6p) av 99.3p; heifers, light to 97.5p (171.1p) av 83.6p, med to 117.5p (206.2p) av 90.8p, heavy to 118.5p (207.9p) av 102; young bulls, med to 105.5p (181.5p) av 87.2p, heavy to 101.5p (178.1p) av 89.2p. A smaller entry of cattle with quality not as good on the week but a firmer trade.

Sheep: lambs, standard to 87.2p (189.6p) av 80.9p, med to 88.8p (193.1p) av 81.3p, heavy to £42.20 or 85.8p (186.5p) av 81.9p, overweights to 82.6p (179.6p) av 81.8p; ewes, light to £23 (£9.69), heavy to £28.50 (£22.45), Mules to £28.50, Cont to £27, Suffolks to £25.50. A firmer trade for all classes than expected.

Pigs: porkers to 90p (85.7p), cutters to 88p (83.3p), baconers to 87p (81.5p), overweights to 79p (78.3p); sows/boars to £133.45 or 51p (41.5p).

YORK

Forward on August 24 were 178 accredited cattle, including 10 accredited dairy cattle, 48 calves, 82 stirks, 16 store cattle, and 22 cows and calves; 81 store sheep, 262 store pigs.

Cattle: accredited dairy cattle (with prices to £680), Fr cows newly-calven to £680, Fr heifers in calf to £400, BB cow and calf to £365, Sim cow and calf to £600; accredited store cattle (with prices to £500 or 89p), Sim to £500 or 85p, Blond to £490 or 89p; accredited stirks (with prices to £425), stirks to 20 weeks to £311 (av bulls £236, heifers £131), Fr to £169, stirks over 20 weeks (av steers £240, bulls £312, heifers £227), Ch to £425, Lim to £330, Sim to £346, BB to £328, Blond to £345; accredited calves (with prices to £158), Fr bulls to £55 (av £26), Hf bulls to £58 (av £39), AA bulls to £50 (av £40) heifers to £30 (av £27), Lim bulls to £78 (av £59) heifers to £90 (av £30), BB bulls to £88 (av £79) heifers to £50 (av £50), Blond bulls to £158 (av £150). A light show as harvest takes precedence with a scarcity of strong cattle. Nevertheless a very good trade all round with little unsold.

Sheep: store sheep (with prices to £39), Suffolk X lambs/hoggs £24.20, Texel X lambs/hoggs to £39, Cont X lambs/hoggs to £27.80.

Pigs: store pigs (with prices to £52.50), 8-10 weeks to £35.50 (£35.50), 10-12 weeks to £45.80 (av £42.20), over 12 weeks to £52.50 (av £48.25).

Forward on August 28 were 189 cattle (including 113 young bulls); 783 sheep (including 71 ewes).

Cattle (with overall average 93.1p): young bulls, Cont to 114.5p (96.1p), others to 100.5p (83.4p); steers, (one) light 105.5p, med to 116.5p (98.6p), heavy to 112.5p (96.8p); heifers, light to 119.5p (94.1p), med to 115.5p (93.3p), heavy to 117.5p (95.9p).

Sheep: spring lambs, light to £22.50 or 72.6p (72.6p), standard to £33.80 or 88.9p (80.6p), med to £41.80 or 102p (82.8p), heavy to £39 or 81.3p (75.9p), others to £45.50 or 84.3p (76.6p), ewes to £29 (£18.32), (one) ram £16.

Pigs: porkers to 83.8p (76.7p), cutters to 82.8p (78.2p), baconers to 85.2p (78p), others to 76.5p (75.9p); sows to £146.85 or 45p (41.7p); boars to £91.80 or 27p (25.2p).