DRIFFIELD

Forward on January 4 were 41 sheep; 267 pigs (including 20 sows/boars).

Sheep: spring lambs, med to £48.50 or 106p (104p), heavy to £50 or 105p (103.5p).

Pigs: gilts to 75kg to 78p/kg (76.6p), 76-85kg to 82p (78.9p), boars to 75kg to 78p (76.6p), 76-82kg to 78p (76p); sows to £157.05/head or 48.6p (44.6p), one boar £79.24 or 28p.

Forward on January 8 were 268 head of stock sold, 69 cattle, including 16 steers, 37 heifers and 16 young bulls, 165 sheep including 18 ewes, 34 pigs.

Cattle: steers premium to 126.5p per kg (104.3p), heifers premium to 237.5p (106p), prime to 95.5p (89.9p), young bulls premium to 105.5p (95.9p), prime to 93.5p, steers light to 92.5p, medium to 113.5p (112p), heavy to 126.5p (102.3p), heifers medium to 105.5p (90.8p), heavy to 137.5p (104.2p), young bulls medium to 99.5p (98.2p), heavy to 105.5p (95.2p).

Sheep: prime hoggs standard to £40 per head or 106p (102.5p), medium to £57.50 or 123p (112.5p), heavy to £58 or 118p (105.2p), super heavy to £55 or 104p (88.6p), ewes to £45.50 (£34.87).

Pigs: gilts and boars - porkers to 76p (74p), cutters to 81p (79.2p), baconers to 81p (80.2p).

MALTON

Forward on January 5 were 34 store cattle; 505 store lambs; 40 store pigs.

Cattle: Lim, bulls to £345, heifers to £375, bullocks to £465; Ch, bullocks to £380; Blond, bulls to £480, heifers to £345; Fr, bullocks to £300.

Sheep: lambs, Suffolk X to £42.80, Texel to £37.50, Mule to £33.

Pigs: weaners, 10-12 weeks to £44.20, over 12 weeks to £51.50.

Forward on January 8 were 5 cattle, 80 sheep and 200 pigs. Cattle: heifers medium to 118.5p per kg (114.9p), heavy to 117.5p (110.5p).

Sheep: hoggets standard to 113.5p (112.7p), medium to 124.2p (123.3p), heavy to 123p (116.5p), super heavy to 116.9p) (111.6p).

Pigs: porkers to 86p (80.6p), cutters to 87.5p (77.3p), baconers to 84.5p (74.7p), sows to 44p (41.7p).

Forward on January 9 were 289 cattle (including 102 bulls); 1,733 sheep (including 470 ewes); 150 pigs (including) 11 sows.

Cattle: Steers premium to 109.5p (103p), prime to 101.5p (95.3p); heifers, premium to 125.5p (111.2p), prime to 102.5p (91.1p), young bulls, premium to 113.5p (102.5p), prime to 100.5p (92.1p).

Sheep: Lambs, standard to 115.8p (103.81p), med to 117p (110.77p), heavy to 111p (104.04p); ewes to £58 (34.78).

Pigs: porkers to 73p (67.05p), cutters to 88p (78.29p), baconers to 83p (70.64p), sows to 39p (37.55p).

RUSWARP

Forward on January 3 were 31 cattle; 353 sheep (including 89 ewes); six pigs.

Cattle: steers, prime to 88.5p, others to 82.5p; heifers, premium to 104.5p, prime to 95.5p (92.7p), others to 86.5p (81.6p); bulls, others to 71.5p (68.8p).

Sheep: Suffolk and Cont hoggs, standard to £46 or 117.9p (107.9p), med to £48.20 or 115p (108.2p), heavy to £54 or 108.6p (106.2p); horned and half bred, light to 95.2p (93.7p), standard to 102.4p (92.9p), med to 97.5p (93.8p); ewes, Mules to £40, Mashams to £29, Suffolks to £28.50, Scots to £11.50.

Pigs: cutters to 80p (77p).

Store stock forward, 94 cattle including 58 calves and three dairy cows.

Cattle: dairy cows to £620; store cattle, Ch heifers to £220, Ch bulls to £385, Sim bullocks to £460, Sim heifers to £182, Lim bulls to £365, BB bulls to £360; calves, Fr bulls to £62, Lim bulls to £128, BB bulls to £202, BB heifers to £40, Sim bulls to £95, Sim heifers to £24, Ch bulls to £65.

Forward on January 8 were 77 cattle (including 16 bulls); 523 sheep (including 107 ewes); 25 pigs.

Cattle: steers, premium to 103.5p (101.3p), prime to 98.5p (95.1p), others to 86.5p (81.1p); heifers, premium to 107.5p (104.5p), prime to 98.5p (93.3p), others to 88.5p (82.5p); bulls, premium to 103.5p (103p), prime to 98.5p (93.8p), others to 86.5p (78.6p).

Sheep: hoggs, standard to £44.80 or 116.4p (110.3p), med to £49.50 or 115.5p (110.5p), heavy to £56 or 115p (111.3p), overweights to £56.50 or 107.7p (105.3p); horned and half bred hoggs, standard to 104p (97.2p), med to 103p (98.2p); ewes: Mashams to £41.50, Suffolks to £34, Mules to £40, Swales to £28.

Pigs: cutters to 79p per kg (77.5p).

SELBY

Forward on January 5 were 288 fat cattle (including 86 young bulls); 289 sheep (including 104 ewes), 346 pigs (including 17 sows/boars).

Cattle: (with overall average 94.3p): steers, premium to 113.5p (104.9p), prime to 103.5p (97.3p), others to 95.5p (85.7p); heifers, premium to 121.5p (108.6p), prime to 106.5p (96.9p), others to 91.5p (80.7p); young bulls, premium to 116.5p (109.9p), prime to 106.5p (96.8p), others to 87.5p (79.4p).

Sheep: hoggets, light to 103.1p, standard to 120.5p (114.8p), med to 118.1p (114.2p), heavy to 119.1p (114.4p); ewes to £46 (£29.72).

Pigs: porkers to 89p (78.7p), cutters to 85.5p (79.2p), baconers to 80p (74.2p), others to 73.5p (71.5p); sows to 45p (43.5p), boars to 40p.

Forward on January 6 were 85 store cattle, 29 stirks, 40 calves; 25 sheep and 12 goats; 200 pigs.

Cattle: steers to £468 (£395), heifers to £359 (£235), bulls to £449 (£273), cows and calves to £270, bull stirks to £190 (£169), heifer stirks to £165 (£120), bull calves to £80 (£41), heifer calves to £210 (£89.50).

Sheep: store lambs to £26, ewes to £36 (£26).

Goats: nannies to £26, billies to £33.

Pigs: store pigs to £53.50 (£45.20), fat pigs to £76 (£59.50), sows to £110.

THIRSK

Forward on January 4 were 314 finished cattle (including 70 young bulls); 2,972 finished sheep (including 2,559 hoggets); 818 finished pigs (including 229 sows/boars).

Cattle: steers, light to 101.5p (178.1p), med to 110.5p (193.9p) av 98p, heavy to 117.5p (206.1p) av 98.2p; heifers, med to 124.5p (218.4p) av 92p, heavy to 118.5p (207.9p) av 95p; young bulls, light to 97.5p (171p) av 77.9p, med to 109.5p (192.1p) av 85.4p, heavy to 105.5p (185.1p) av 92.8p; Cont av 98.62p, non-Cont av 77.15p. A larger entry of cattle were a firm trade, with more buyers in attendance than of late.

Sheep: hoggets, light to 100p (222.2p) av 94.5p, standard to 125.1p (278p) av 112.5p, med to 126.7p (281.6p) av 115.4p, heavy to 117.4p (260.9p) av 109.9p, overweight to 109.3p (242.9p) av 107.2p; ewes, light to £19 (£15.29), heavy to £43 (£27.40), Suffolks to £43, Cont to £42, Mules to £39, Mashams to £34.50. A larger entry of sheep were an exceptional trade for all classes.

Pigs: porkers to 90.5p (82.3p), cutters to 88.5p (79.5p), baconers to 87p (78.6p), overweights to 85p (78.8p), sows/boars to £166.52 or 48p (43.1p).

YORK

Forward on January 2 were 197 cattle (including 115 young bulls); 407 sheep (including seven ewes); 748 pigs (including 36 sows/boars).

Cattle: young bulls, Cont to 116.5p (98p), others to 94.5p (81.3p); steers, light to 117.5p (98.6p), med to 120.5p (95p), heavy to 107.5p (88.2p); heifers, (one) light 69.5p; med to 137.5p (104.2p), heavy to 112.5p (88.4p).

Sheep: (with overall average 104.4p): hoggs, standard to £40.20 or 108.6p (97.8p), med to £50.20 or 120p (106.5p), heavy to £56 or 108.7p (104.5p), others to £53.20 or 100.4p (99.7p); ewes to £36 (£34.29).

Pigs: (with overall average 81.3p): porkers to 91p (82.9p), cutters to 87.8p (82.2p), baconers to 85.2p (79.6p), others to 73p (71.5p); sows to £140.62 or 68p (44.9p); one boar £62.72 or 32p (32p).

Forward on January 4 were 189 accredited cattle including 74 calves, 106 stirks, nine store cattle; 109 sheep; 518 store pigs.

Cattle: accredited store cattle (with prices to £475 or 98p), Ch to £475 or 95p, Sim to £475 or 98p (av steers 97.5p); accredited stirks (with prices to £500), stirks to 20 weeks to £284 (av bulls £232, heifers £109), Fr to £112, stirks over 20 weeks (av steers £420, bulls £367, heifers £244), Fr to £430, Ch to £372, Lim to £400, Sim to £340, BB to £500; accredited calves, Ch bulls to £130 (av £117) Ch heifers to £42 (av £22), Sim bulls to £98 (av £76), Sim heifers to £28 (av £17), Fr bulls to £62 (av £24), Hfd bulls to £35, AA bulls to £38, Lim bulls to £140 (av £91), Lim heifers to £40 (av £20), BB bulls to £145 (av £133), BB heifers to £60 (av £45), Blond heifers to £32. An extremely good trade for all types, and particularly for steers.

Sheep: store sheep (with prices to £39), Suffolk X lambs/hoggs to £37.80, Texel X lambs/hoggs to £38, Cont X lambs/hoggs to £39.

Pigs: store pigs (with prices to £81), 8-10 weeks to £38.20 (£36.26), 10-12 weeks to £47.80 (av £43.91), over 12 weeks to £81 (ave £48.66).

Forward on January 8 were 429 cattle (including 198 young bulls); 1,365 sheep (including 131 ewes); 796 pigs (including 81 sows).

Cattle: young bulls, Cont to 120.5p (94.5p), others to 96.5p (81p); steers, light to 109.5p (83.5p), medium to 115.5p (88.4p), heavy to 123.5p (91.3p); heifers, light to 114.5p (96.4p), med to 124.5p (89.9p), heavy to 114.5p (92.3p).

Sheep (with overall average 113.2p): hoggs, standard to £47 or 120.5p (113.4p), med to £54.50 or 126.7p (115.9p), heavy to £58 or 118.1p (110.8p), others to £62.20 or 107.2 (101.1p); ewes to £43 (£30.30); one ram £30.

Pigs (with overall average 82p): porkers to 90.2p (83.2p), cutters to 90.2p (83.2p), baconers to 86.5p (80.6p), others to 65p; sows to £137.70 or 58.5p (38.2p); boars to £96 or 26p (24.1p).

Updated: 09:34 Thursday, January 11, 2001