DRIFFIELD

Forward on July 20 were 170 sheep including 14 ewes; 263 pigs including 36 sows and 4 boars.

Sheep: Lambs, med to £40.50/head or 93p/kg (87.1p), others, ewes to £33 (£22.70).

Pigs: Gilts, boars to 75kg to 81p (77.6p), 76-82kg to 80p (78.5p), others to 82.5p (78.6p); boars to £70.80 or 25p (24.5p), sows to 47p (39.8p).

Forward on July 24 were 55 cattle including 11 steers, 39 heifers and five young bulls; 477 sheep including 39 ewes and one ram; 53 pigs.

Cattle: Steers, premium to 130.5p (111.2p); heifers, premium to 127.5p (109.2p), prime to 97.5p (97.3p), others to 84.5p; young bulls, premium to 99.5p (97.5p).

Sheep: Spring lambs standard to £33.50 or 87p (75p), med to £39.80 or 91p (85.1p), heavy to £40.20 or 87p (85p), super heavy to £45 or 82p (69p), others, ewes, to £29.50 (£20.94), rams to £18.

Pigs: Gilts and boars, porkers to 85p (82.5p), cutters to 83p (79.2p), baconers to 84p (83.7p).

MALTON

Forward on July 24 were five cattle, 140 sheep, 157 pigs.

Cattle: Steers to 113.5p (112.5p); heifers to 110.5p (105.5p).

Sheep:Spring lambs, med to 90.9p (82.6p), heavy to 93.3p (86.2p).

Pigs: porkers to 83p (79.6p), cutters to 86p (78.9p), baconers to 84p (77.3p), sows to 50p (48.6p).

RUSWARP

Forward on July 19 were 154 cattle comprising 48 store cattle, 37 calves, 7 dairy cows, 32 suckler cows with 30 calves at foot; 25 sheep.

Cattle: Dairy cows to £560, suckler cows with calves at foot to £700, suckler cows to £485; store cattle, Hfd heifers to £308, Fr bullocks to £240, Lim bullocks to £382, Lim heifers to £340, MRI bullocks to £300, Sim heifers to £210, BB heifers to £300.

Sheep: Lambs, Texels to £23; ewes, Suffolks to £22.50, Mules to £17.50.

Forward on July 24 were 80 cattle; 195 sheep; 32 pigs.

Cattle: Steers, premium to 105.5p (103p), prime to 96.5p (92.6p), others to 85.5p (79.5p); bulls, premium to 101.5p (96.2p), prime to 95.5p (94.5p), others to 88.5p (82.5p); heifers, premium to 113.5p (107p), prime to 99.5p (93.2p), others to 87.5p (82.2p).

Sheep: Lambs, light to £25.50 or 81.6p, standard to £35 or 90.9p (80.2p), med to £35 or 86.4p (81.1p), heavy to £41 or 81.2p.

Pigs: Cutters to 74.5p (73.8p), baconers to 74.5p (72.6p).

SELBY

Forward on July 21 were 207 fat cattle, including 75 bulls; 434 sheep, including 83 ewes; 405 pigs including 25 sows.

Cattle: Steers, light to 95.5p (85.94p), med to 103.5p (96.17p), heavy to 119.5p (100.63p); heifers light to 107.5p (91.61p), med to 121.5p (96.87p), heavy to 129.5p (102.74p); bulls to 112.5p (98.15p), med to 113.5p (94.07p), heavy to 115.5p (97.39p).

Sheep: Lambs, light to 79.68p, standard to 86.6p (80.74p), med to 92.85p (82.7p), heavy to 86.17 (85.9p); ewes to £29 (£18).

Pigs: Porkers to 80.5p (78.57p), cutters to 82.5p (78.08p), baconers to 78.5p (76.33p), others to 76p (70.72p); sows to 45.5p (41.43p).

Forward on July 22 were 70 store cattle, 10 stirks, 25 calves; 42 sheep and three goats; 15 sows.

Cattle: Steers to £455 (£422.50), heifers to £455 (£235.50), cows to £412 (£398); stirks, heifers to £200 (£90), bull stirks to £65 (£61); calves, heifer calves to £108 (£50), bulls to £70 (£53).

Sheep: Store lambs to £40 (£32.50), ewes to £30 (£15.50). Goats, nannies to £20.

Pigs: store pigs to £45 (£39), fat pigs to £67 (£64); sows to £112 (£96).

THIRSK

Forward on July 20 were 211 finished cattle including 50 young bulls; 2,196 finished sheep including 165 ewes; 1,234 finished pigs including 171 sows and boars.

Cattle (similar numbers but poorer quality overall; still a firm trade): steers, light to 123.5p (216.7p) av 95p, med to 108.5p (190.4p) av 98.5p, heavy to 115.5p (202.6p) av 94.9p; heifers, med to 119.5p (209.7p) av 97p, heavy to 115.5p (202.6p) av 99.2p; young bulls, med to 111.5p (195.6p) av 90.8p, heavy to 112.5p (197.4p) av 93p.

Sheep: Lambs, standard to 87.4p (190p) av 81.3p, med to £42.80 or 94.6p (205.7p) av 81.7p, heavy to 89.1p (193.4p) av 81.2p; ewes, light to £22.50 (£6.29), heavy to £34.50 (£18.43), Suffolks to £34.50, Cont to £28, Mules to £21.50.

Pigs: Porkers to 88p (81.3p), cutters to 87p (81p), baconers to 85p (79.8p), overweight to 80p (74.5p); sows/boars to £142.80 or 43p (41p).

YORK

Forward on July 20 were 189 accredited cattle including three accredited dairy cattle, 40 calves, 75 stirks, 48 store cattle, 23 cows and calves; 133 store sheep; 377 store pigs. Trade was brisk, few animals were unsold.

Cattle: Accredited dairy cattle (with prices to £390), Fr cows newly-calven to £390, Lim cow and calf to £520, Piedmont Blonde cow and calf to £575; accredited store cattle (with prices to £500 or 104p), Sim to £500 or 103p (av steers 102p), Fr to £310 or 87p, Saler to £480 or 104p (av 101p); accredited stirks (with prices to £392), stirks to 20 weeks to £278 (av bulls £237, heifers £129), Fr to £144, stirks over 20 weeks to £392 (av steers £316, bulls £341, heifers £212), Fr to £220, Ch to £392, Lim to £390, Sim to £350, BB to £385; accredited calves (with prices to £120), Ch bulls to £95, heifers to £25, Sim bulls to £45 (£33), heifers to £25, Fr bulls to £38 (£9), AA bulls to £100, heifers to £32, Lim bulls to £120 (£114), heifers to £60 (£34), BB bulls to £55, heifers to £35 (£21), Blond bulls to £90.

Sheep: Store sheep (with prices to £383), ewes to £40, shearlings to £60, rams to £383; Texel X lambs/hoggs to £40.

Pigs: Sore pigs (with prices to £50), 8-10 weeks to £43.50 (£36.09), 10-12 weeks to £44.20 (£40.64), over 12 weeks to £50 (£43.69).

Forward on July 24 were 330 cattle, including 176 young bulls; 979 sheep, including 57 ewes; 1,026 pigs, including 58 sows, six boars.

Cattle: Young bulls, cont to 123.5p (100.7p), others to 112.5p (87.9p); steers, light to 116.5p (100.9p), med to 115.5p (97.5p), heavy to 112.5p (94.1); heifers, light to 115.5p (98.9p), med to 121.5p (98.6p), heavy to 110.5p (95p).

Sheep: Spring lambs, standard to £34.80 or 90p (81.2p), med to £44.20 or 98.2p (85.3p), heavy to £41 or 87.2p (85.3p); ewes to £37 (£22.22); rams to £30.20 (£22.10).

Pigs (with overall average 79.6p): porkers to 86p (79.3p), cutters to 85p (80p), baconers to 84.2p (79.4p), others to 81.5p (78.4p); sows to £134.64 or 59p (42.3p); boars to £108.64 or 28p (24.2p).