DRIFFIELD

Forward on July 27 were 271 sheep, includ 41 ewes; 237 pigs, includ 64 sows and two boars.

Sheep: spring lambs, standard to £34/head or 87.6p/kg (77.1p), med to £35.50 or 88.8p (78.3p), heavy to £35 or 76.5p; ewes to £33.80 (£27.60).

Pigs: gilts to 75kg to 84.5p (81p), 76-85kg to 85p (81.1p); boars to 75kg to 79p, 76-82kg to 80p (78.5p), others to 80p (78.5p); sows to £129.60 or 45p (39.9p), boars to £75.66 or 26p (25p).

MALTON

Forward on July 28 were 32 store cattle; 22 sheep; 37 store pigs

Cattle: Ch X bullocks to £495, Lim X bullocks to £428, Lim X bulls to £442, Ch X bulls to £365, Lim X heifers to £370, Ch X heifers to £305, Sim X Heifers to £350.

SHEEP: Mule ewes and lambs to £66.

Pigs: store pigs to £40.20 (£36.24).

Forward on August 1 were 260 fat cattle; 626 sheep, including 117 ewes; 151 pigs including 12 sows.

Cattle: steers, prime to 121.5p (103.5p), premium to 100p (94p), commercial to 88p (84p); heifers, prime to 130p (106.5p), premium to 99p (92.5p), commercial to 89p (84p); young bulls, prime to 115p (101.5p), premium to 98.5p (92.5p), commercial to 89p (84p).

Sheep: standard to 80.76p (75.39p), med to 82.92p (74.94p), heavy to 73.91p (72.5p); ewes to £32.20 (£14.15).

Pigs: porkers to 80p (76.44p), cutters to 79.5p (74.41p), baconers to 79.5p (74.36p).

SELBY

Forward on July 28 were 340 fat cattle, including 101 young bulls; 493 sh,eep including 52 ewes; 440 pigs, including 30 sows/boars.

Cattle (with overall fat cattle average to 90.4p): steers, premium to 116.5p (104.4p), prime to 103.5p (95.1p), others to 95.5p (79.6p); heifers, premium to 114.5p (99.4p), prime to 95.5p (93.9p), others to 89.5p (77.9p); young bulls, premium to 108.5p (95.9p), prime to 94.5p (89.9p), others to 88.5p (77.5p).

Sheep: lambs, light to 74.8p, standrd to 76.4p (72.2p), med to 78.6p (73.3p), heavy to 78.1p (77.5p); ewes to £33 (£16.50).

Pigs: porkers to 82.5p (74.4p), cutters to 81.5p (71.2p), baconers to 78p (72.2p), others to 72.5p (70.5p); sows to 44p (41.1p), boars to 33.5p.

THIRSK

Forward on July 27 were 290 finished cattle, including 42 young bulls; 1,648 finished sheep, including 42 ewes; 1,114 finished pigs, including 123 sows and boars.

Cattle (a larger entry, though variable quality, received a firm trade): steers, light to 109.5p (192.1p), med to 116.5p (204.4p) av 92.3p, heavy to 108.5p (190.4p) av 93.7p; heifers, med to 113.5p (199.1p) av 94.2p, heavy to 111.5p (195.6p) av 94.3p; young bulls, light to 93.5p (164p), med to 109.5p (192.1p) av 83.6p, heavy to 100.5p (176.3p) av 89.7p.

Sheep: lambs, standard to 83.8p (182.2p) av 76.6p, med to 83.7p (182p) av 77.5p, heavy to 84.7p (184.1p) av 78.7p; ewes, light to £11.50 (£9.25), heavy to £27.50 (£21.32), Suffolks to £27.50, Cont to £25.50, Mules to £24.50.

Pigs: porkers to 84p (76.3p), cutters to 82p (76.7p), baconers to 83.5p (76.5p), overweights to 75.5p (70.2p); sows/boars to £156 or 60p (40.9p).

YORK

Forward on July 27 were 230 accredited cattle, including four accredited dairy cattle, 91 calves, 123 stirks, two store cattle, ten cows and calves; 32 store sheep; 312 store pigs.

Cattle (a strong trade for everything except poor-quality Fr bulls): accredited dairy cattle (with prices to £490), Fr heifers newly-calven to £490, Ch cow and calf to £415, Fr cows newly-calven to £460; accredited store cattle (with prices to £430 or 92p), AA to £430 or 92p (av heifers 81p); accredited stirks (with prices to £480), stirks to 20 weeks to £284 (av bulls £229, heifers £121), Fr to £188, stirks over 20 weeks to £480 (av bulls £366, heifers £231), Fr to £260, Ch to £375, Lim to £480, Sim to £324, BB to £412; accredited calves (with prices to £155), Ch bulls to £55 (av £48) heifers to £35, Sim heifers to £28 (av £22), Fr bulls to £42 (av £15), AA to £42 (av £34) heifers to £38 (av £23), Lim bulls to £155 (av £78) heifers to £45 (av £29), BB bulls to £138 (av £78) heifers to £48 (av £33).

Sheep: store sheep, ewes to £38.

Pigs: store pigs (with prices to £69), 8-10 weeks to £35 (av £34.65), 10-12 weeks to £45 (av £42.58), over 12 weeks old to £69 (av £48.30).

Forward on September 31 were 335 cattle, including 186 young bulls; 1,165 sheep including 102 spring lambs; 890 pigs including 43 sows, two boars.

Cattle (with overall average 93.6p): young bulls, Cont to 113.5p (94.3p), others to 95.5p (84.7p); steers, light to 106.5p (100.5p), med to 129.5p (95.5p), heavy to 112.5p (91.8p); heifers, light to 115.5p (101.4p), med to 125.5p (97.8p), heavy to 115.5p (95.1p).

Sheep: spring lambs, standard to £33.50 or 85.9p (77.8p), med to £42 or 95.5p (78.4p), heavy to £41.50 or 85.9p (80.2p); ewes to £32.80 (£17.66).

Pigs: porkers to 82.8p (75.9p), cutters to 82.2p (77.7p), baconers to 81.5p (75.4p), others to 76.5p (70.5p); sows to £133.11 or 60p (41p); boars to £75.30 or 30p (28.3p).