CRAVEN (Skipton). - Wed of last week. Fwd; 41 bulls, 25 females for spring show & sale of pedigree beef breeding cattle. Judges: Martin Brown, Beechwood Farm, Newton-le-Willows, Bedale; Anne Hirst, Rombalds Limousins, Goose Farm, Sutton-on-the-Forest, York, Champion: L Bamforth & Sons, Wainstalls, Halifax, Wainsdale Tammy, born June 1, 2002, 1,800gns to Alwyn Alsop & Son, of Dacre, Harrogate; res male: C&JR Terry, Park House Farm, Fountains Abbey, BA breeding bull, Fountaines Tommy (24.09.02) 2,250gns (top price of day) to R Mason, Dent; res female; S&GA Potter.

Prizes. - Char female: - 1 F&J Andrews, Holmfirth. Lim with calf: 1&3 S & G A Potter, Topcliffe, Thirsk; 2 JW Miller, Rossendale. In-calf Lim: 1 W Richardson & Son, Kendal. Lim maiden hfr: 1&3 FJ Whittam, Glusburn, Skipton; 2 AJ Mason, Embsay, Skipton. BB female: 1&2 Riva Hill Farms, Warsill, Harrogate. AA bull: 1 ET Hanson, Scholes, Cleckheaton; 2 RC Turnbull & Son, Coxwold. BA bull: 1 C&JR Terry, Fountains Abbey; 2 R Barnes, Pocklington; 3 FH&JR Fairburn, Rievaulx. Lim Bull (born 2002 or before): 1 L Bamforth & Sons; 2 S&GA Potter; 3 SM Priestley, Denholme, Bradford. Lim bull (born 2003): 1 AJ Mason; 2 T&E Priestley, Bentham; 3 D&D Prince, Pateley Bridge. AOB bull: 1 DM Stewart, Epworth, (BB); 2 J Collinson, Colne (BB); 3 W Richardson, Kendal (Char).

Leading prices all in gns. - BB cows & calves: 1,950, 1,800 Martin Grayshon, Warsill, Harrogate; Lim bull 1,950 T&E Priestley; BA bull 700 Richard Fairburn; BB bull 600 Don Stewart; Lim bul1 500 Stephen Priestley; Lim cow & calf 1,380 John Miller.

HEXHAM. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 90 beef breeding cattle for second special May sale. Top price: £1,480 Highwood, BB hfr with Lim bull calf.

Prices. - Lim X hfrs & bull calves: £1,220, £1,200 £1,100, £1,000 Sleights House; £1,200(2) Mirlaw House; £1,180, £1,150, £1,120 West Wharmley; £1,050 Steel Hall. With hfr calves: £1,120, £1,050, £1,000(2), £950, £920 Sleights House; £1,020, £980 Mirlaw House; £1,000 West Wharmley, Steel Hall; £880 Highwood. BBX hfrs & bull calves: £1,480 Highwood; £1,250 Sleights House; £1,220 Steel Hall. With hfr calves: £1,080, £970 Mirlaw House; £1,080 Sleights House. BAX hfrs & bull calves: £1,250 West Wharmley. Lim X 2cc & hfr calves: £900 Mount Pleasant; £700 Low House. 3cc & bull calves: £860 Low House. 3cc & hfr calves: £760 Ouston Farms. 4cc & hfr calves: £650 Low House. Lim X aged cows & hfr calves: £680 Low House, Hallington South. With bull calves: £640, £620 Low House. Simm X 2cc & bull calves: £1,280 Hallington South. With hfr calves: £1,260(2) Hallington South. 3cc & bull calves: £860(2) Ouston Farms. With hfr calves: £600 Ouston Farms, BBX 4cc & hfr calf: £800 Latterford. Lim X in-calf hfrs: £830, £800 Bishopton. -Lim bulling hfrs: £540 Mount Pleasant.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. Latter New Fair sale of cattle & sheep. Fwd: 15 cows with calves, 140 store cattle, 420 ewes & hoggs with lambs.

Prices, breeding cattle. - Lim cow & bull calf £1,100 Hewgill House; Lim X hfr & hfr calf £670 Brow Farm; BB hfr & bull calf £1,050 Scarside Farm, £950 Brow Farm; BB hfr & hfr calf £980 Scarside Farm; AA cow & bull calf £670 Greenholme. Store bulls: AA £380 Banks Gate; Lim to £502 Hallbank; Simm to £340 Cranberry; black & white £325 Chapel Farm. Bullocks. - Char: £688 Maisongill; £635 Ellergill (Steadman). BB: £638 Maisongill. Simm: £678 Ellergill (Steadman); £538 Cranberry. Lim: £675 Blandswath; £658 Enterber; £618 Stripes. Black & white: £508 Enterber. Hfrs. - BB: £550 Woodfoot (Jenkinson); £548 Bowness Farm. AA: £490 Eden Flatt; £370 Helbeck. Lim: £595 Blandswath; £570 Stripes; £520 Eden Flatt. BA: £400 Flakebridge. Breeding sheep: Mule hoggs & singles £54 Roseleigh; Suff hoggs & singles £45 Roseleigh; Mule ewes & doubles £49 Lytheside; Swale ewes(corr) & doubles £40 The Pry, £35 Musgrave House; Swale ewes (BM) & doubles £31.50 Musgrave House, £26.50 Rawcroft.