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MALTON

Forward on April 29 were 76 cattle including 15 bulls, 1,912 sheep.

Cattle: steers, light to 125p (93.1p), heavy to 100p (93.2p); heifers, med to 129p (104.3p), heavy to 138p (99.5p); bulls, heavy to 101p (93.2p), black & white to 88p (83.2p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 196.1p (181.2p), med to 192p (179.4p), heavy to 180.8p (169.8p); hoggets, light 150p (144.1p), standard to 163p (145.6p), med to 166.6p (149.3p), heavy to 171.7p (151.2p), overweight to 159p (132.8p); ewes to £82 (£58.50).

RUSWARP

Forward on April 30 were 55 cattle comprising 25 suckler cows with calves at foot, five in-calf cows, two stock bulls, six bulling heifers, two store cattle, 15 calves; 91 sheep comprising 49 ewes with lambs at foot, 33 store hoggs, nine feeding ewes.

Cattle: suckler cows with bull calves to £840, suckler cows with heifer calves to £520, heifers with bull calves at foot to £950, heifers with heifer calves to £730, in-calf suckler cows to £420, bulling heifers to £590, stock bulls to £850; store cattle - Ch steers to £400; calves - AA bulls to £225, Fr bulls to £195.

Sheep: hoggs, Suffolks to £55.50, Mules to £48; feeding ewes, Mules to £50; ewes with lambs at foot, Mule doubles to £112, Mule singles to £115, Suffolk doubles to £118, Suffolk singles to £90, Swale doubles to £66, Swale singles to £58; Texel doubles to £108.

SELBY

Forward on April 30 were 303 cattle including 84 bulls; 1,043 sheep including 96 ewes; 4,562 pigs including 53 sows and boars.

Cattle: steers, light to 109.5p (99.84p), med to 114.5p (98.9p), heavy to 120.5p (99.14p); heifers, light to 106.5p (95.42p), med to 135.5p (96.94p), heavy to 130.5p (99.45p); bulls, light to 106.5p (95.66p), med to 111.5p (93.92p), heavy to 110.5p (94.08p).

Sheep: lambs, med to 188.1p (185.81p), heavy to 187.5p (181.59p); hoggs, light to 172.3p (155.34p), med to 155.5p (149.71p), heavy to 157.8p (146.34p); ewes to £80 (£53.55).

Pigs: porkers to 95.5p (89.68p), cutters to 96.5p (91.78p), baconers to 94p (88.05p); sows to 53p (43.26p).

THIRSK

Forward on May 1 were 504 cattle including 175 young bulls; 2,241 sheep including 555 spring lambs and 350 ewes; 278 pigs including 99 sows and boars. Cattle: steers, med to 99.5p (92.1p), heavy to 114.5p (93.8p); heifers, light to 89.5p (83.1p), med to 126.5p (97.2p), heavy to 133.5p (99.9p); bulls, light to 89.5p (73.8p), med to 98.5p (80.4p), heavy to 106.5p (86p).

Sheep: lambs, standard to 202.8p (181.7p), med to 194.6p (180p), heavy 191.3p (184.8p), overweight to 163.6p (163.4p); hoggets, light to 143.3p (136.4p), standards to 192.2p (184.8p), med to 162.2p (152.4p), heavy to 163.5p (151.3p), overweight to 153.6 (144.4); ewes, light to £63 (£27.92), heavy to £78.50 (52.47).

Pigs: porkers to 89p (84.1p), cutters to 98p (88.7p), baconers to 95p (84.2p), overweights to 77p (77p); sows to 48.5p (40.7), boars to 31p (29.4p).

YORK

Forward on May 1 were 455 head of store stock comprising 331 accredited cattle including 54 accredited dairy cattle, 46 calves, 217 store cattle, seven cows and calves; 47 store sheep; 77 store pigs.

Cattle: accredited dairy cattle (with prices to £970) - Fr heifers newly-calven to £850, Fr cows newly-calven to £970, heifers in calf to £780, Lim cow and calf to £910, Hfd cow and calf to £780; accredited store cattle - Ch to £520 (ave bulls £468, heifers £355), Lim to £670 (ave bulls £481, steers £463, heifers £465), Sim to £542 (ave bulls £360, steers £527, heifers £362), BB to £428 (ave bulls £382, heifers £275), Fr to £460 (ave bulls £255), Hfd to £212 (ave heifers £188), Blond to £495 (ave bulls £495, heifers £143), AA to £375 (ave bulls £375, steers £266, heifers £293), other heiferss £376, Shorthorn to £370 (ave steers £306); accredited calves (with prices to £290) - Ch, bulls to £290 (£249), heifers to £228 (£196); Sim, bulls to £270 (£221), heifers to £170 (£170); Fr bulls to £180 (£120); Hfd, bulls to £215 (£202), heifers to £170 (£106), Lim, bulls to £235 (£208), heifers to £198 (£145); BB, bulls to £168 (£149), heifers to £132 (£120).

Sheep (with prices to £119): ewes and lambs to £118, shearlings and lambs to £119.

Pigs (with prices to £51): eight-to-ten-weeks to £34.50, ten-to-12-weeks to £42.50, over-12-weeks to £51.

Totals for livestock auction and collection centre sales over the seven days up to May 5. Forward were 158 cattle including 146 live auction and 12 deadweight; 764 sheep, 614 live auction including 119 hoggs, 423 spring lambs and 71 ewes, 150 deadweight; 592 pigs, 169 live auction, 405 deadweight, 18 sows.

Cattle: young bulls, Cont to 127.5p (ave 96.9p, last week 104.6p), B&W to 93.5p (85.7p, 80.6p); steers, Cont to 96.5p (93.8p, 94.6p); heifers, Cont to 126.5p (104.8p, 96.5p), others to 92.5p (90.1p, 78.6p); deadweight: R Grade 175p, B&W 145p.

Sheep: spring lambs, standard to 200p (190.4p, 173.6p), med 200p (188.2p, 174.5p), heavy to 170p (169.6p, 167.4p); hoggs, light to 127.8p (127.8p, 140p), standard to 128.4p (114.8p, 137.7p), med to 150p (137.1p, 132.8p), heavy to 150.5p (139.1p, 142.4p); ewes and rams to £75 (£46, £68.80); deadweight: hoggs 375p.

Pigs: porkers to 94p (89p, week 88.1p), cutters to 94p (89p, 85p), baconers to 94p (83.3p, 81.9p); sows to 42p (40.5p, 38.3p); deadweight: baconers 106p, cutters 112.

Updated: 13:30 Wednesday, May 07, 2003