DRIFFIELD

Forward on August 10 were 105 sheep, including 24 ewes; 287 pigs, including 39 sows and one boar.

Sheep: Spring lambs, standards to £31/head or 82p/kg (80.3p), med to £35.50 or 83p, (79.2p), heavy to £40 or 78p, super-heavy to £39.50 or 71p; ewes to £32.50 (£22.71).

Pigs: gilts to 75kg to 85p (79p), 76-86kg to 84p (79p); boars to 75kg to 75p, 76-82kg to 83.5p (77.3p), others 83-100kg to 87.5p (80.8p); sows to £132.53 or 46.5p (39.9p); boars to £55.44 or 21p.

Forward on August 14 were 53 cattle including 12 steers, 33 heifers and 8 young bulls; 315 sheep including 39 ewes and 37 pigs.

Cattle: steers, premium to 131.5p (108.3p), prime to 84.5p; heifers, premium to 126.5p (104.5p), prime to 94.5p (90.8p); young bulls, premium to 106.5p (99.25p).

Sheep: spring lambs, standard to £34 or 89p (84.6p), med to £38 or 88p (82.4p), heavy to £43.50 or 88p (80p), super-heavy to £41.50 or 83p (77.5p); ewes to £34.50 (£22.25).

Pigs: gilts & boars, porkers to 89.5p (83.1p), cutters to 80.5p (80p).

MALTON

Forward on August 14 were four cattle, 103 sheep, 145 pigs.

Cattle: heifers to 114.5p (109.9p).

Sheep: spring lambs, med to 89.1p (77.3p), heavy to 102p (94.8p).

Pigs: porkers to 84p (79.6p), cutters to 83.5p (78.3p), baconers to 84.5p (72.3p); sows to 47.5p (44.5p).

Forward on August 15 were 213 cattle, including 102 young bulls; 569 sheep, including 136 ewes; 95 pigs, including 4 sows.

Cattle: steers, premium to 107.5p (101.2p), prime to 97.5p (90.9p), commercial to 89.5p (84.6p); heifers, premium to 118.5p (106.3p), prime to 100.5p (93.7p), commercial to 90.5p (83.2p); bulls, premium to 97.5p (90.1p), prime to 92.5p (86.5p), commercial to 80.5p (77.6p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 83.5p (79.6p), med to 88.6p (80.7p), heavy to 81.6p (79.4p); ewes to £18.20 (£13.52).

Pigs: porkers to 85.5p (81.6p), cutters to 85.5p (81.4p), baconers to 79.5p (78.2p); boars to £85.

RUSWARP

Forward on August 14 were 65 cattle, including 29 bulls; 222 sheep; 37 pigs.

Cattle: steers, premium to 104.5p (101.5p), prime to 97.5p (93.1p), others to 87.5p (81.2p; heifers, premium to 107.5p (105.8p), prime to 93.5p (90.7p), others to 83.5p (78.9p); bulls, premium to 106.5p (101.1p), prime to 97.5p (94.4p), others to 84.5p (79.4p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to £34.50 or 91.4p (84.7p), med to £39.50 or 91.4p (84.7p), heavy to £39.50 or 84.9p (80p), overweight to £39 or 78.2p.

Pigs: cutters to 75p (73.5p), baconers to 75p (73.8p), overweight to 71p (69.5p).

SELBY

Forward on August 11 were 202 cattle, including 40 bulls; 423 sheep, including 100 ewes; 424 pigs, including 58 sows/boars.

Cattle: steers, light to 89.5p (70.47p), med to 112.5p (95p), heavy to 110.5p (97.38p); heifers, light to 122.5p (83.27p), med to 127.5p (94.1p), heavy to 127.5p (98.77p); bulls, light to 103.5p (83.68p), med to 115.5p (92.18p), heavy to 96.5p (89.39p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 85.5p (79.21p), med to 82.5p (78.97p), heavy to 77.17p (75.66p), overweight to 66.36p; ewes to £28.50 (£17.54).

Pigs: porkers to 85.5p (83.64p), cutters to 89.5p (81.99p), baconers to 83p (75.55p), heavy to 77.5p (71.67p); sows to 45p (40.85p).

Forward on August 12 were 60 store cattle, 22 stirks, 25 calves; 127 sheep and 2 goats; 158 pigs, 15 sows and boars.

Cattle: steers to £365 (£345), heifers to £358 (£295), bulls to £275, cows and heifer calves to £325 (£285), cows with bull calves to £310; stirks, heifers to £222, bulls to £322 (£259); calves, heifers to £60 (£39), bulls to £68 (£52).

Sheep: store lambs to £28 (£19.75); ewes to £33.50 (£19); rams to £40 (£21); goats, bullies to £42.

Pigs: store pigs to £55.50 (£41.20), fat pigs to £76 (£66); sows in pig to £102 (£78.80); sows to £150; boars to £70; gilts to £68.

THIRSK

Forward on August 10 were 226 finished cattle, including 45 young bulls; 2,187 finished sheep, including 249 ewes; 888 finished pigs, including 107sows/boars.

Cattle: steers, light to 100.5p (176.3p), med to 97.5p (171.1p) av 95p, heavy to 105.5p (185.1p) av 93.7p; young bulls, light to 97.5p (171.1p), med to 104.5p (183.3p) av 85.7p, heavy to 103.5p (181.6p) av 88p; heifers, light to 109.5p (192.1p) av 90.8p, med to 125.5p (220.2p) av 191.6p, heavy to 105.5p (185.1p) av 92.4p. A similar number of cattle (though a shortage of good quality steers) made a comparable trade, taking quality into consideration.

Sheep: lambs, standard to 84.6p (183.9p) av 79.6p, med to 90p (195.7p) av 80.8p, heavy to 85p (184.8p) av 81p; ewes, light to £17.50 (£6.25), heavay to £31.50 (£17.55), Cont to £31.50, Mules to £25, Suffolks to £21. A larger entry of sheep, with variable quality. Quality lambs sold well.

Pigs: porkers to 85.5p (81.6p), cutters to 85p (79.6p), baconers to 83.5p (76.8p), overweight to 82.5p (77.1p), sows/boars to £148.35 or 43p (40.4p). A smaller number of pigs with firmer trade.

YORK

Forward on August 10 were 253 accredited cattle, including three accredited dairy cattle, 83 calves, 145 stirks, eight store cattle, 14 cows and calves; 33 store sheep; 364 store pigs.

Cattle: accredited dairy cattle (with prices to £580), Fr cows newly-calven to £580, Ch cow and calf to £380, Hfd cow and calf to £365, Lim cow and calf to £475; accredited store cattle (with prices to £557 or 114p), Ch to £557 or 114p; accredited stirks (with prices to £454), stirks to 20 weeks to £278 (av bulls £233, heifers £127), Fr to £166, stirks over 20 weeks (av steers £230, bulls £340, heifers £211), Ch to £454, Lim to £388, Sim to £352, BB to £360, Blond to £345; accredited calves (with prices to £150), Sim bulls to £150 (av £149), heifers to £61 (av £48), Fr bulls to £27 (av £24), Hfd bulls to £25 (av £25), heifers to £34 (av £34), AA bulls to £25 (av £25), heifers to £20 (av £20), Lim bulls to £70 (av £70), heifers to £50 (av £32), BB heifers to £39 (av £32), Blond bulls to £110 (av £104). No shortage of buyers for most cattle. Prices very good.

Sheep: store sheep (with prices to £37), Suffolk ewes to £35, Suffolk X lambs to £35, Cont ewes to £21, Texel X lambs to £37.

Pigs: store pigs (with prices to £50), 8-10 weeks to £32.80 (av £32.80), 10-12 weeks to £45.80 (av £42.69), over 12 weeks to £50 (av £47.58).

Forward on August 14 were 284 cattle (including 137 young bulls); 1,233 sheep (including 139 ewes); 801 pigs (including 52 sows and three boars).

Cattle (with overall average 94.1p): young bulls, Cont to 110.5p (95.5p), others to 93.5p (85.8p); steers, light to 112.5p (108.4p), med to 120.5p (95.1p), heavy to 107.5p (95p); heifers, light to 98.5p (85.8p), med to 117.5p (95.8p), heavy to 102.5p (90.5p).

Sheep: spring lambs, light to £24 or 75p (74.4p), standard to £38.20 or 97.9p (82.2p), med to £42 or 99.5p (85.6p), heavy to £44.20 or 93.2p (84.2p), others to £47.50 or 84.8p (84.8p); ewes to £28.50 (£14.10); rams to £39.50 (£26.33).

Pigs (with overall average 81.9p): cutters to 87.5p (82.4p), cutters to 87.2p (82.8p), baconers to 86.5p (81.4p), others to 82p (80.4p); sows to £150.08 or 62.5p (42p); boars to £53.36 or 23p (22.4p).