Hawes. - Thus of last week. Annual show and sale on behalf of Blue-faced Leicester Sheep Breeders' Association. Fwd: 173 aged & shlg rams 602 ram lambs, 45 females. Champion: DJ&S Atkinson shlg ram £300; res DJ&S Atkinson, ram lamb, £460. Aged & shlg rams to £9,300 av. £507.53 (up £53.35 on year); ram lambs to £4,800 av £476.32 (down £18.32); females to £1,000 av £269.44 (up £63.35).

Prizes . - Shlg rams 1 res champion; 2 M Barker Farms £640. Ram lambs 1champion; 2 M Jopling (NS). Gimmer shlgs: 1 WC Porter & Son £350; 2 R; C Towler (NS). Gimmer lambs: 1 JG Throup £200; 2 Lawson (NS).

Prices. - Aged & shlg rams: G Rawsthorne £9,300 to R&PE Hargreaves, £5,000 to WA Booth, £4,100 to J M Richardson; £1,500 to HR Hayton & Son, £1,400 to AL Dean; GT Davies & Son £4,200 to W&CW Dent; M Ridley £1,300 to JC Walker & Son; M&ME Wallace £1,300, £1,050, £950, £650, £600; JJ&E Lawson £1,000, £750; WC Porter & Son £1,000, £900, £620; TK&B Gorst £800; Ellis Bros £760, £650; WJ Barker £750; M Barker Farms £640; R Marwood & Sons £550; JC&E Pedley £520; A&KM Barnes £520; SS Cloughton, Breck House Enterprises £500. Ram lambs: G Rawsthorne £4,800 to WJ Barker, £2,000(3), £1,800, £1,500, £1,400, £1,300, £1,200, £1,150; H Huddleston & Son £3,800 to JG Hamilton, £1,300(2), £1,100, £1,000; WA Dinsdale Son £3,500 to GP Taylor; Lord £3,000 to J Ireland & Sons, £2,500, £2,200, £1,800, £1,200, £1,000; RA Busby & Son £2,600, £1,700, £1,300; WC Porter & Son £2,200, £1,100; P Ayton £2,200; N White £1,700; K&A Fawcett & Son £1,600, £1,500, £900(2); J&EA Barker £1;600; W&D Lawson & Son £1,600, £1,500; JW Smith-Jackson £1,500, £1,100; F Dinsdale & Sons £1,500; WJ Barker £1,200; GT Davies & Son £1,100(2); DA&MA Brown & Son £1,000(2); MW Skidmore & Sons, JC Nelson & Son, RJD Wilson. WA&A Booth £1,000.

Females: M&ME Wallace £1,000 to PL&J Dawson. £120; WC Porter & Son £400; £350(2), £180; H Huddleston & Son £380; K Raw £290, £100; K&A Fawcett & Sons £280, £250, £200; WJ Barker £280, £200, £120; JC Throup £200; Mrs G Shapiro £180; JC&E Pedley £180; RJD Wilson £150; JH Dewhurst £100.

Mon. - Annual sale of Swaledale & Dalesbred ewes and Blue-faced Leics, Suff, Cont & Cheviot rams. Fwd: 4,231 ewes, 210 rams. Correct Swale ewes to £40 av £16.51 (up £4.11 on year); broken-mouthed ewes to £15 av £6.44 (up £4.55); feeding ewes to £8.50 av £4.38 (up £3.18).

Prices : JS. Cloughton (BP) £40, £30; WA Dinsdale & Son £36; RA&RM Fawett £35, £27, £26; D Alderson £35, £24; BT McGregor £34, £25, £24(2); JC Nelson & Son £32, £25; W&JE Baines £32, £24; RW Clarkson & Son £30, £23; BR Lawson & Son £29, £26; Walburn Hall Farm £28, £26; TM Kitching £27, £24; D Middleton & Son £26; S&RJ Calvert, GR Scar £25; N Iveson (LB), R Fawcett & Son (Bish.) £24; AB Birbeck £23.50.

BFL rams, aged & shlgs to £560 av. £70.10; RA&RH Fawcett £560, £360, £190; GE Pratt £250; JR&I Lambert £190; JH Barrow & Son £140(2); DJ&S Atkinson £120, £110; SJ Hastwell £120; N&ME Wilson £110; NW Martin £110; KG Stapleton & Sons £100; DP&P Wilson & Sons, NA Edgar, C Gibson & Son (2), J Atkinson £100. Ram lambs to £300 av. £85.38; G Rawsthorne £300, £130; R Fawcett & Son (B) £100(2). Suffolk rams aged & shlgs to £210 av £92.14; DS&P Wells & Sons £210, £150, £120; J Atkinson £200, £100; G Ashton, AC Hutchinson £120. BFL lambs to £150 av £127.50; SJ Hastwell £150; H Avison £130, £120, £110. Texel rama aged & shlgs to £250 av £113.33; AC Hutchinson £250; ID Mellin £200. Cheviot rams aged & shlgs to £200 av £100; KO Stones £200, £150; C Gibson & Son £100(2).

Tues. - Special show & sale of uncrossed Swaledale ewes, fwd: 1181 to £280 av £44.78 (down £3.87 on year).

Prizes: 1 R Marwood & Sons, Barningham, £280 to JJ&E Lawson, Kirkland Green; 2 JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside, £200 to JR&A Blades, Hawes; 3 RS Harker, Hawes, n/s.

Prices: R Marwood & Son £280, £90; JW Porter & Sons £200, £40; Mossdale Farms £102, £45; CR Thornborrow (WS) £80, £46, £42; J Bradley £80, £44, £40; SD Robinson £71; R & E Cowperthwaite £70, £49, £40; G Calvert & Sons £70, £46, £40; RS Harker £68, £54, £50, £46, £41; T Metcalfe & Sons (UG) £61; JT Dixon & Sons £61, £46, £44; AH Birbeck £58, £40; A&E&RA Sowerby £50; J Allison & Sons £50, £40; BR Lawson & Son £49, £45; A&M Brennand & Sons £48, £47; JB Harker & Sons £47; REC Simpson & Sons £47; T Robinson & Sons £46; R&B Thornborrow £44; WA Dinsdale & Son £41; W Allison & Son £41; M Metcalfe (SE) £40; S Reynoldson & Son £40; DA Faraday £40.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Fri of last week. Annual sale of 257 Blue-faced Leicester rams & females. Rams av £32.81 (down £43.63); females av £250 (up £160); aged rams ave £133.83; shlgs rams av £125.88; ram lambs av £141.20.

Prices. - Shlg rams: £600, £250 High Green (Heron); £590 Longwell; £560, £520, £400 Williams House; £400 Thorneyscale; £320 Harkerside; £300, £280 Bridge End; £240 Maisongill; £220 Long Green; £200 Rookby (Cousin), Meadow Bank. Ram lambs: £500, £360, £220, £200 Asby Hall; £450, £220 West Dowgill; £350 High Stennerskeugh; £320, £280 Low Tippalt; £300 Greenriggs, Thorneyscale, Oakbank; £205 Swathburn; £200 Riddings, Addingham Moorside. Aged rams: £580 Long Green. Gimmer lambs: £460, £450 Greenriggs.

Sat. - Annual sale of 439 Mule, Masham, Cheviot & Gritstone & Cont X ewes & shlgs, 1,315 crossed Swaledale ewes, show & sale of 2,955 Swale gimmer lambs & 178 Cont, Cheviot & Suff rams. Ewes av £16.01 (up £1.64); Swale gimmer lambs av £24.61 (up 39p); rams av £129.79 (up £18.10). Swale gimmer lambs judge: J Stapleton, Skipton.

Prizes: 1 DW Birbeck, Villa Park, £58 to J Stapleton; 2 G Birbeck, Manor Court, £56 to J Stapleton; 3 G Harker & Sons, Punchard, £54 to K Pears.

Prices . - Mule shlgs: £55 Park House (Allison); £41 Heggerscale. Mule 2-shear ewes: £38 Heggerscale. Gritstone ewes: £29 Halligill. Suff X ewes: £30 Halligill. Cont X ewes: £38 Riddlesay. Swale: £30 High Stennerskeugh; £28 New Hall, Stoneykeld; £27 Riddings; £26 Hellbeck; £25 Knock Hall. Swale gimmer lambs: £58, £40 Villa Park; £56, £43 Manor Court; £54, £40 Punchard House; £52 Hoggarths; £50 Well House; £47, £40 West Stonesdale; £44 Station House; £42 Gill Gate. Texel rams: £270 Galloper Park; £265, £240, £210, £200 Broad Lea; £250 North Brook; £210(2) Lady Ing; £200 Wheatsheaf. Suff rams: £260 Lady Ing. Cheviot rams: £290, £230 Laneside, £200 Nuncotenook.

LAZONBY. - Wed of last week. Catalogued sale of 26,262 Mule gimmer lambs, incorporating NEMSA show on Tues evening. Judges: J Mounsey, Town End, Skelton; R Mackintosh, Manor Farm, Dorset. Referee: M Watson, Heanings. Champion: R Wilson, Low Tippalt, Greenhead, £90; 2 J Lee, Morley Hill, Whitfield, £75; 3 Little, Cannerheugh, £80. Sale av £34.50 (up £4.50).

Prices : £110, £74, £64 Farneryshield; £90, £74, £62, £53 Low Tippalt; £87 Oak Bank; £80, £75, £51 Ghyll House; £80 Cannerheugh; £75, £65 Low Row; £75 Morley Hill; £70, £52 Dyke Farm; £70 High Town, Haining House; £68 Milburn Farms; £66 River View, Ranbeck; £64 Fawcett Park; £62 Setterah Park; £60 Keisley, Agars Hill; £58 Parson Shield, Knarr Farm; £56 Highside; £55 Thornhope; £54, £50 Wydoncleugh Side; £54 Meikridge Farm; £52 Beizies, Hole House, Glebelands; £50 Low Griseburn, Kentmere Hall, Longton Gate, Green Farm, Castle Nook.

MASHAM. - Tues, annual show & sale of store cattle. Fwd: 51 cattle, 175 store lambs.

Prizes: 1 JW&MJ Croft £50; 2 WH Harker £470; 3 N Hobson £410.

Prices, bullocks: Lim to £505; Char to £500; Fries to £412; BB to £570; Herefd to £390. Hfrs: Lim to £470; BA to £410; Simm to £348; BB to £350. Suff lambs to £28.40; Mule to £20.40.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Mon. Annual sale of 7,169 uncrossed Swaledale ewes & gimmer shlgs. Top price £88, F Allinson, Briscoe, to Wigham. Ewes av £25.76; shlgs av £27.59.

Prices. - Gimmer shlgs: £46 Moor House; £44, £41 Wolf Cleugh; £42 Corn Park; £40(2) Stoneykeld. Ewes: £88, £43, £40 Briscoe (Allinson); £68 Birk Hatt; £58, £52, £50, £49(2), £48 Stanhope Gate; £52 Moor House; £50 Rigg Farm; £47 Birk House; £46 Burn Croft; £45(2) Bridge House; £45, £44, £43 Stoneykeld; £45 Wolf Cleugh; £44(2) Toft House; £43, £41(2) Garnthwaite; £41(2) Bank Top; £40 Brisco (Wearmouth); £40 West Friar House; £40 Revelin, Arngill House.

PATELEY BRIDGE. - Sat. Annual show & sale of gimmer lambs. Fwd: 2,758 Mules, 420 Mashams. Judges: J Bratherton, Addingham (Mules); Raymond Johnson, Felliscliffe (Mashams). Mules av £30.84. Mashams av £29.26.

Prizes. - Mule: 1 L Simpson & Sons, £64 to M Gratten; 2 D&J Middlemiss, £50 to Sandham Bros; 3 W Furnace & Son, Dacre, £46 to ID&LM Nelson. Masham: 1&2 W&R Verity, £50, £40 both to JB Liddle; 3 S Church, £38 to Raymond Johnson.

PENRITH. - Tues of last week. Special catalogued sale of 2,779 breeding and feeding sheep.

Prices. - Greyfaced shlgs: £64 Bank House (Elliott), £49 Shatton lodge; £48 Holebeck; £47, £44 Blunderfield; £44 Hewer Hill. 2-shear: £46, £43. £41 Lady Ing; £40, £39 Greystone House. 3-shear: £35.82; £34.50 Lady Ing; £30 Greystone House. 4-shrs: £32,50, £32, £30 Lady Ing. Texel shlgs: £56, £50 Cherry Trees; £51 Countess Farm. 2-shear ewes: £60, £47 Cherry Trees; £35.50, £33 Lady Ing; £35.50 Holebeck. 3-shear: £50 Cherry Trees; £40; £38 Lady Ing. Store lambs, Greyfaced: £27 Underwood; £24 Railway Cottage; £23.80 Shire Hall; £23 Dufton Hall; £22 Kirkhouse. Suff X: £27 Little Blencowe; £25 Hillbeck; £24 Hopestead. Texel X: £26.50 Railway Cottage; £24 Tod Farm.

TOW LAW. - Thurs of last week. - Special sale of swaledale breeding sheep, catalogued entry of 3,365 head.Prices up £2-£5 on year.

Prices. - Swale ewes 2-shear: £31, £28, £25, £24 High & Middle Fawnlees; £29 Tunstall House; £25, £24 Field Head; £24 Sunniside; £22, £21 Ruffside. 3-shear: £33, £30, £26 High & Middle Fawnlees; £23 Field Head. 4-shear: £24.50, £24 High & Middle Fawnlees. Fully warranted: £24 Red House (Moralee); £21.50 Glenwhelt; £19 Noahs Ark; £12 Cragside, Kirkley House, Rose Hill; £11.50 Sunderland Cleugh, Lane Head, Littlewood, Spitalshield; £10 Harwood Shield. Gimmer shlgs: £40 High & Middle Fawnlees; £35 Mill Farm; £29 Field Head; £28 Ruffside; £20 Lambshield. Gimmer lambs: £34 £30 £29 £26 Glenwhelt; £24 High & Middle Fawnlees, £17 Red House (Moralee); £15 Harwood Shield.

Blue-faced Leics shlg rams: £190 Globe Farm; £115 The Deans; £100 Esh Hall. 2-shear: £120 Glebe Farm. 4-shear rams: £100 Sunniside.

Wed. - Fifth lamb sale, catalogued entry of 2,543 head.

Prices Suff X: £35 £27 Colepike Mill; £30.60, £28 Westgate; £30, £28 Needless Hall; £29.80, £28 Bents Farm; £29.60, £29.20, £28.80 The Whins; £29 Mount Pleasant; £28 Woodburn, Maiden Law; £27.60, £25.20 East Park; £27.50, £25.20 Abbots Close; £27.40 Red House; £27 The Cleugh; £26.60, £26 Oakenshaw; £25.80, £25.20, £24.60 New Hall; £25 Lingey Close; £24.50 Castle Wood; £24,20 Esh Winning; £23 East Rackwood Hill, Black Hall. Texel X: £30.80, £28 Westernhopeburn; £29.80, £29.20, £27.40 Needless Hall; £29 Holebeck House; £27.40 Woodburn; £27 Weeds; £26.20, £22.80 Allondale; £24.80, £23 Hill Top. Meatlinc X: £29, £27.80 East Parks. Mule wether: £24.80, £23.80 Weeds; £24.20 Burnhill; £23.80 Woodburn; £23.60 East Rackwood Hill; £23.50 Walesmoor. Swale wether: £14 Low Mill, £12.20 Walesmoor.