BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 977 sheep. Lt lambs to 119p av 114.8p; std to 122p av 118.2p; med to 128p av 120.8p; heavy to 125p av 116.8p. Cast sheep: Suff £37.50; Cont £36; Mule £35.50; Swale £33.50. Tues. - Fwd: 66 cattle. Lim hfrs & calves £710; Lim cows & calves £590. Bulls: Char £590; Lim £545; BA £540; BB £520 AA £380. Steers: Lim £450 AA steers £450. Hfrs: Char £440; Lim £432; BB £368; BA £315. Breeding cattle: EF Atkinson £710, £590; JF Harland £365, £355(2); BJ MacGraw £250, £220; NN&RG Handley £450, £390, £360; Watson £590, £545(2), £505(3), £500(4), £495(3), £490(2), £480(2), £460, £435, £415, £395, £385(2), £345; JW Dent & Sons £475; HH Barker & Sons £520; JP&R Ward £540(2), £530(2), £525, £500, £480; D Anderson £450, £310; JW Dent & Sons £440, £432(2), £400(3), £372; BJ MacGraw £450; DW Ewin £400(2), £388(3), £368; WT Elstob & Son £315(2).

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 471 cattle, 1,013 sheep. Steers med to 124.5p/£648.38 av 116.08p; heavy to 130.5p/ £861.18 av 107.89p; overall steer av 108.52p; hfrs med to 130.5p/£619.88 av 107.83p; heavy to 134.5p/ £789.95 av 110.81p; overall hfr av 110.06p; young bulls med to 104.5p/£579.98 av 88.22p; heavy to 125.5p/ £886.88 av 103.06p; overall bull av 101.62p. Lambs lt to 119.2p/£46.50 av 114.07p; med to 125p/£55 av 114.64p; heavy to 116.2p/ £63 av 113.76p; overall lamb av 114.6p; cull ewes to £40 av £33.12. Mon. - Fwd: 76 store cattle, 27 prime lambs. Steers. - Char: £550 TH Richardson. Lim: £535 Linsley; £518, £490, £475 HR Wilkinson. BB: £535(2) Linsley. Fries: £380 Ball. Hfrs. - Lim: £465, £460(2), £455(2) J Elsdon & Son; £430 S Ball. BB: £435, £310 F Whitfield. BA: £370 BR Routledge; £355 S Ball. Simm: £360 F Whitfield. Char: £355(2) Linsley; £350 EF Atkinson. Bull stirks - BA: £518, £510, £480. £478 IR Appleton. Lim: £495 J Richmond. Saler: £442, £425(2) Rigel Pedigree. BB: £398, £380, £360 P Swinburne. AA: £365, £360 J Richmond. Cows & calves: Lim £670, £440 M Dickinson; Simm £655 T Ball; BB £650, £540 T Ball. Bulling hfrs: BB £465 M Hutchinson; Lim £455, £450 E White. Lambs med to 42.5p/£48.45 av 114p.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 19 calves, 560 sheep. Calves. - BB bulls to £280 T&LM Goad, Dent av £247.33; hfrs to £150 T&LM Goad av £134; Lim X bulls to £200 S Bell & Sons, Askrigg av £139.43; hfrs to £110 H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg av £75.33; Char bulls to £100 H Kirkbride; Fries bulls to £100 JH Capstick, RSD av £85. Lambs std to 113.3p av 110; med to 117 av 111.7p; overall av 110.8p. Ltwt lambs: champion CT&JE Willoughby, Redmire, £42.40; Cont to 117.7p av 111.2p; Suff to 112p av 109.4p; Mule 108.8p av 107.3p. Cast ewes horned to £25.80 av £16.08; polled to £30.80 av £29.20.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Store cattle. Cattle 22-m-o & up: Lim X steers to £680 Dewley; hfrs to £590 Shillafield; Saler X hfrs to £462 New Dotland. 16-22-m-o: Lim X steers to £605 China Hall; hfrs to £465 Shillafield. 10-15-m-o: Lim X steers to £590 China Hall; hfrs to £550 The Lee; Char X hfrs to £535 High Fotherley; Simm X hfrs to £488 High Fotherley; BBX hfrs to £410 Greensyke. Young bulls 8-10-m-o: Lim X to £392 Glebe Farm; Char X to £438 Bishopton. Tues. - Hfrs: Lim to 122.5p; Char to 115.5p; Lim X to 115.5p. Lambs: Suff X to 122.3p; Texel X to 129.5p; Mule to 112.4p; Char X to 123p; Bleu du Maine to 113.3p; Jacob to 110p; Rouge to 111.9p. Cast ewes & rams: Texel X to £35.50; BdM X to £34.50; Mule to £32; Cheviot to £28.50; Blackface to £25; Swale to £21.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues of last week. Fwd: 1,336 sheep. Swale ewes BM & Mule lambs £30; with Swale lambs £25. Spring lambs 35kg & up: Texel X to £56 av 116.87p; Suff X to £57.50 av 115.53p; Beltex X to £50.50 av 121.28p; Cheviot X to £50.50 av 119.15p; Char X to £49.80 av 116.82p; Lleyn to £51.20 av 115.54p; Rough Fell to £48.50 av 107.78p; Mule to £44 av 110.27p; Ltwt to 34kg: Texel X to £40.80 av 117.60p; Suff X to £37.50 av 113.64p; Beltex X to £41 av 120.59p; Rough Fell to £39 av 114.71p; Mule to £39.50 av 108.98p. Hoggs/shlgs: Cont X to £43.50; Lleyn to £48.50; Swale to £35.50. Ewes: Texel to £44.50 av £34.55; Mule to £33.50 av £31.62; Rough Fell to £27.50 av £22.36; Cheviot to £34.50 av £33.50; Swale to £29 av £20.33; Herdwick £20.20; Suff X to £47.50 av £34; Lleyn to £37.50 av £30.90; Milk to £37.50 av £37. Rams: Cheviot £35.50; Texel £37.50; Suff £33.50. Tues. - Fwd: 2,236 sheep (largest entry of season). Breeding sheep: Swale /Scotch Blackface ewes NCM & lambs: £23 Dowthwaite Head. Spring lambs, 35kg & up: Texel X to £55 av 112.72p; Suff X to £51.80 av 110.27p; Char X to £52.20 av 112.40p; Lleyn to £45 av 108.53p; Mule to £42.80 av 106.59p. Ltwt spring lambs to 34kg: Texel X to £39.20 av 112.12p; Suff X to £36.20 av 110.48p; Beltex X to £37.20 av 116.25p; Herdwick to £26 av 100p; Swale to £36.80 av 108.39p. Hoggs/shlgs: Rough Fell to £38.50; Mule to £32.20; Swale to £38.50; Suff X to £35; Cheviot X to £43.50. Cast rams: Blue-faced Leics to £42.50 av £35.50; Hill Cheviot £25.50; Jacob £21.50; Swale to £27.20 av £21.84; Texel to £31.50 av £30. Cast & feeding ewes: Scotch Blackface to £28.80 av £20.84; BFL £38.50; Hill Cheviot to £34.50 av £26.55; Char £47.50; Mule to £33 av £28.89; Herdwick to £26 av £21.13; Rough Fell to £25.50 av £23.16; Suff to £37.20 av £33.72; Swale to £25.80 av £19.23; Texel to £35.80 av £30.67; Lleyn to £32.50 av £28.60.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 114 calves & stirks, 5 dairy cattle. Calved hfrs: WN Avison & Son £850, £820, £660. In-calf cows: B&E Payne £750, £580. Calves: Lim bulls to £260 PA Lawson; hfrs to £170 JE Holliday & Son av £113; BB bulls to £218 M&D Smith av £180; hfrs to £192 JR Middleton av £154; BA bulls to £185 MM Dowson av £122; hfrs to £80 J Pratt & Sons; Simm bulls to £185 JA Dent & Sons av £144; Here bulls to £185 PW Broadley; AA bulls to £120 JC&VA Lancaster av £98; hfrs to £40 JC&VA Lancaster; Fries bulls to £120 PG Simpson av £42; Short bulls to £36 C Iveson Farms av £18. Lim hfr stirks: C&M Burnett £185. Wed. - Fwd: 845 sheep. Show for Char lambs. Judge: John Simpson, Wetherby. Prizes: 1 JD&J Ford 42kg £50 to United Co-Op; 2 Armstrong Ptnrs 44kg £52 to United Co-Op; 3 JD&J Ford 43kg £49.20 to Martin Pratt. Lambs lt to 112.9p av 110.5p; std to 113.5p av 111.5p; med to 119p av 111.9p; owt 100p. Cast sheep: Cont £35; Suff £31; Mule £28; BFL £28; Mule £26.50; Swale £21.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 156 cattle. Steers lt to 99.5p/£432.83; med to 129.5p/£648 av 113.99/£581.35; heavy to 120.5p/£830.70 av 99.18p; overall steer av 102.76p; hfrs lt to 124.5p/£485.55 av 97.83p/£383.99; med to 131.5p/£602.18 av 110.32p/£576.24; heavy to 128.5p/£633.90 av 110.32/ £576.24, overall hfr av 111.61p; bulls med to 108.6p/£591.33 av 83.76p/ £430.52; heavy to 116.5p/ £736.38 av 95.25p/ £582.08; overall bull av 93.21p; total cattle av 103.18p. Lambs std to 117.1p/£44.50 av 114.89p /£43.89; med to 124.3p/ £53.30 av 112.28/£47.19; overall av 112.39p; heavy to 110.4p/£53.80 av 106.86p/£50.53; total lamb av 111.64p; cull ewes to £44 av £25.59; rams to £37.50 av £27.42; extra hoggs to £32. Wed. - Fwd: 132 store & breeding cattle. Bulls. - BB: £495, £345 LT Ransome; £295 HJ Thomson. Simm: £468, £445, £330 F Jackson. Holstein: £312, £270 D Lumley; £258 RW Dennison; £248, £138 D Clark; £238 H Thomson. AA: £228 JM Bell. Hfrs. - Lim: £575, £518 J Farrow; £571, £525, £490, £450, £412 C Siswick; £502, £475 J Ashby; £485, £478, £445, £442, £400, £385, £370 G Simpson; £465 A Fawcett; £460, £420, £410 JL Peacock. S Devon: £450 C Siswick. Char: £570 West Law; £562, £475 J Ashby; £522, £502, £455 A Fawcett; £345 A Horner. BA: £512 A Horner; £410 A Fawcett. AA: £525 J Ashby. Bullocks - BB: £590, £568, £555, £520 R Umpleby;£568, £540, £535 R Hugill. Lim: £585, £560, £518 T Blythman; £510 JL Peacock; £380 F Croft. Char: £578 T Blythman. Cont: F Croft. BA: £488 F Croft. Fries: £395 JL Peacock. Breeding cattle: Herefd cows & calf £640, £620, £570, £545 JW Furness; Char cow & calf £570 JW Furness. Private sales July4-7: 77 fat cattle inc OTMS, 74 fat sheep.

PATELEY BRIDGE. - Sat. Fwd; 14 store cattle for extra midsummer sale. Steers to £400 JM Dodsworth (Lim); hfrs to£475 D&JL Middlemiss (BBX).

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,731 sheep.Lambs: Cont to £64; Suff X to £62. Lt lambs: Cont to £42; Suff to £41.50; Mule to £41; Swale to £37. Ewes: Suff to £47.50; Cont to £45.50; Cheviot to £43; Mule to £37; Swale to £30.50; Scotch Blackface to £30; Kendal Rough to £36.50. Mon. - Fwd: 389 store cattle. Bullocks. - Black Lim: £640 Countess Farm; £620 Providence House; £595 Blandswath; £560 Langton Field. Red Lim X: £672 Wickerslack; £638 Countess; £602 Thrimby Hall. Char: £610 Countess. Simm: £618 Moorend. AAX: £590 Wickerslack. BB: £648 High Dyke; £582 Countess Farm. Fries: £535 Providence; £515 Thrimby Hall. Hfrs. - Black Lim: £638 Terrys Farm; £635 Gill Head; £575 New Hill; £550 Dacre Banks. Red Lim X: £630 Birkett Mire; £615 Gill Head; £580 Hill Top; £570 Blandswath; £542 Asby Hall. Char X: £518 Peatgates. Simm X: £578 New Hill. BBX: £605 Hill Top, £588 New Hill; £575 Asby Hall; £552 Dacre Banks. Young bulls: red Lim £610 Dry Howe; BBX £602 Ravenwood; Char X £595 Oakdale; black Lim X £590 Ravenwood; Lim £535 Hacra; B&W £448 Dufton Wood. Mon. Fwd: 61 prime cattle. Hfrs: Lim to 140.5p; BB to 142.5p; BA to 107.5p; Char to 111.5p. Lim steers to 112.5p. Bulls: Lim to 115.5p; BB to 117.5p; BA to 112.5p; Fries to 80.5p. Wed. - Fwd: 2,011 sheep. Lambs: Cont to £62; Suff X to £53.20; Mule to £45.50. Ltwt lambs: Cont to £40.50; Suff X to £39.50; Mule to £39.20. Ewes: Cont to £47; Suff to £42; Cheviot to £40.50; Mule: to £34; Kendal Rough to £32; Scotch Blackface to £31; Swale to £27.

SCOTS GAP. - Last Fri. Fwd for opening sale of season: 111 new season lambs. Sale av 115.6p. Suff X to 115.7p; Texel X to 118.5p; Char X to 118.4p; Rouge X to 118.3p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 454 cattle; 985 sheep; 183 pigs. Steers lt to 99.5p/£432.83; med to 116.5p/£634.93 av 112.3p; heavy to 125.5p/£809.48 av 110.60; overall steer av 110.7p; hfrs lt to 105.5p/ £406.18 av 101.9p; med to 131.5p/£624.63 av 109.8p; heavy to 131.5p/£778.05 av 111.4p; overall hfr av 111p; young bulls lt to 103.6p/ £481.28 av 84.5p; med to 113.5p/£601.55 av 86.7p; heavy to 117.5p/£791.65 av 96.3p; overall bull av 92.6p. Lambs std to 133.7p/£50.80 av 113.7p; med to 128.6p/£54 av 111.1p; heavy to 112p/£56 av 109.8p; owt to 106.4p/ £63.50 av 105.8p; overall lamb av 111.3p; ewes lt to £20 av £13.23; heavy to £36.50 av £30.96. Porkers to 84.5p/£61.69 av 79.3p; cutters to 85p/£69.96 av 79.4p; baconers to 83.5p/ £77.01 av 74.8p; sows to 51p/£145.50 av 47.5p; boars to 41p/£124.64 av 40.6p.