KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Wed of last week. Opening day of Swaledale Sheep Breeders' Association C district ram sale. Fwd: 258 aged rams, 88 ram lambs. Averages: aged rams £594 (up £223.36 from 2000); ram lambs £465.56 (up £242.38).

Prizes. - Rams 3-y-o and up: 1 & res overall champion JH Ridley, Oak Tree £6,400 to Forest Hall; 2 B Marwood & Son, Long Green, £1,500 to Bankhouse Farms; 3d JE&DJ Hutchinson, Hibblethwaite Hall £650 to Woodhouse. Two-shear rams: 1 & overall champion,W Richardson, Ghyll House, £4,800 to R&KA Burley; 2 J Allison & Son, Seal Houses, £2,100 to W Cockbain & Sons; 3 R Hutchinson & Sons, Valley Farm, £8,000 to D Dargue & Son. Aged rams (small breeders): 1 GW Bell, 4 Howgill Close, £700 to CJ Owen & TA Dixon; 2 T Hutchinson, Tranquil, £900 to JC Walton & Son; 3 K Fawcett, Fakeston, £700 to TW Barras & Son. Ram lambs: 1&3 A&AJ Iveson, East Shaw £220 to JT Glen, £300 to JF Milnes; 2 A&L Fawcett, Hall Farm, £80 to B Walton. Ram lambs (small breeders): 1 & champion lamb JJ&D Huddleston & Son, Overhouses, £600 to GMM Preece; 2 & red lamb P Chester, Lowgill £4,000 to GD Nelson; 3 G Burbeck, Manor Court £1,000 to NA Bainbridge.

Prices. - 2-shear rams: £8,000 Valley Farm; £4,800 Ghyll House; £2,100 Seal Houses; £1,100(2) Oak Tree; £1,050 Hesledon Farm; £1,000 Thwaite Bridge. Aged rams: £6,400 Oak Tree; £1,800, £1,500, £1,200 Long Green; £1,800 Cotehill; £1,000 Seal Houses; £1,000 Billing Shield. Ram lambs: £4,000, £3,500, £600 Low Gill; £1,000, £750 Manor Court; £550 East Shaw.

Thurs of last week. - Second day C district ram sale. Fwd: 498 shlg rams.

Prizes. - Shlg rams (open) 1 & overall champion GA Slack, Stoneriggs, £101,000 to Hutchinson, Redgate, & Harrison, Tailbert; 2 & res W Richardson, Ghyll House, £25,000 to W Allison & Son, Telfit; 3 T Robinson & Sons, Catlow, £7,500 to R Marwood, Long Green. Shlg rams (small breeders): 1 TW Robinson, Catlow, £1,800 to JR Blades, Sea Houses; 2 JF Coates, Aygill, £19,000 to JW Potter & Son, Low Oxnop; 3 M Potter, Weatrow Hall, £13,000 to R Cowperthwaite, Stockdale. Best 2 shlg rams: W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House.

Prices. - £101,000 Stoneriggs; £55,000, £20,000, £11,000, £10,000(3), £7,000, £6,000, £5,000(2), £4,800 Bull & Cave; £25,000, £5,000(2), £4,000 Ghyll House; £19,000 Aygill Farm (JF Coates); £16,000 Procters Farm; £14,000, £10,000, £9,000 Outhwaite; £13,000 Weatrow Farm; £11,000 Ellerbeck Farm; £11,000, £5,200 Low Oxnop; £10,000, £6,000, £5,200, £4,500 Garnthwaite; £10,000 Hillside; £9,500, £5,500 Overthwaite; £8,000 Aygill Farm (EC Coates); £7,500 Catlow; £7,000, £4,500 Seal Houses; £6,000 Aygill Farm (AD & P Coates); £5,000 Valley Farm.

ST JOHN'S CHAPEL. - Tues. Annual show & sale of 236 strong cattle and suckled calves. Judge: A Richardson, Appleby.

Prizes. - Overall champion & Norman Simpson & Sons (Solid Fuels) Trophy: D Featherstone (store bullock); res & Auction Mart Company's Cup: JR Dalton (suckled hfr); champion suckler & £100 from North-West Limousin Cattle Breeders' Association: JR Dalton (hfr). Suckled bullock under 12-m-o: 1 JR Dalton, Wellhope Farm, £565 to R Jones. Suckled hfr under 12-m-o: 1 JR Dalton, Wellhope, £435 to Mrs Harrison. Store bullock: 1 D Featherstone, Earnwell £660 to Mr Moralee. Store hfr: 1 D Featherstone, Earnwell £515 to P Newcombe.

Prices, bullocks. - BBX: £660 Earnwell; £560 Allergill. Lim X: £625 Allergill; £600 Wellhope Farm; £572 Ireshopeburn; £560 Pinfold; £540 Earnwell; £530 Black Cleugh. Char X: £628 Ireshopeburn; £605 High House Farm; £545 Faulees. BAX: £540 High Corn Rigg. Lim X feeding bulls: £445 Dales Farm. Hfrs. - Lim X: £558 Allergill; £470, Woodcroft; £455 Wellhope Farm; £432 Earnwell. BBX: £540 Allergill. Char X: £530 Ireshopeburn. BAX: £515 Earnwell; £505 Cornfield.