DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 451 cattle, 761 sheep. Steers med to 138.5p/£754.83 av 109.8p; heavy to 145.5p/£895.38 av 112.95p, overall steer av 112.54p; hfrs med to 126.5p/ £575.58 av 105.18p; heavy to 146.5p/£776.88 av 111.78p; overall hfr av 11.087p; young bulls med to 115.5p/£635.25 av 96.07p; heavy to 130.5p/ £867.83 av 105.64p; overall bull av 103p. Lambs lt to 161p/£62.80 av 148.51p; med to 162.9p/£69.50 av 151.92p; heavy to 147.3p/ £68.50 av 146.2p; overall lamb av 151.6p; hoggs std to 119.73p/£45.50 av 119.7p; med to 129.7p/£54.50 av 123.4p; heavy to 127p/ £69.50 av 119.3p; cull ewes to £45.50 av £29.82.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 10 calves, 293 sheep. Calves: BB to £200 JF Bowe & Son, Hawes, av £180.67; hfrs to £135 JR Thwaites, Askrigg; Lim bulls to £230 JC Clarkson, Bainbridge; Simm bulls to £150 H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg; Char hfrs to £90 H Kirkbride & Son, av £75. Spring lambs to 150p/£58 av 145.6p/£55.80; hoggs lt to 104.3p av 98.9p; std to 116.2p av 107.2p; med to 110.5p av 105.7p; overall av 105.6p. Cast ewes horned to £24 av £11.55; polled to £33.50 av £31.25. Mule ewes & twins to £139 RM Towler, Langcliffe, av £107.25; with singles to £66 K Middleton, Horton in Ribblesdale, av £58.17; Swale ewes & twins to £103 R Sunter, West Witton, av £79.33; with singles to £50 J&E Waggett, Gunnerside, av £45.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. FWd: 1,015 store cattle & suckled calves. Cattle 22-m-o & up: Lim X steers to £815 Park End Farms; hfrs to £590 Bankfoot; Char X steers to £720 Blackburn (Ogle); hfrs to £568 Hammershields; BBX steers to £720 Rising Sun; hfrs to £630 Hedley Park; Saler X steers to £715 Blackburn (Moralee); BAX hfrs to £500 Theakston Grange; Simm X hfrs to £578 Hedley Park; AAX hfrs £518 Theakston Grange; Holstein X steer £445 Peel Flatt. 16-22-m-o: Lim X steers to £725 Claywalls; hfrs to £668 Chesters; Char X steers to £695 Blackburn (Ogle); hfrs to £575 Humber Hill; Simm X steers to £635 Hedley Park; hfrs to £635 Hedley Park; BBX steers to £555 North High Moor; hfrs to £445 Theakston Grange; BAX hfrs to £445 Whiskershiel; AAX steers to £550 Theakston Grange; Herefd X hfrs to £415 Theakston Grange. 10-15-m-o: Lim X steers to £635 Cornhills; hfrs to £625 Sanders Close; Char X steers to £625 Coldwell; hfrs to £575 East Mill Hills; Simm X steers to £520 Cornhills; hfrs to £525 East Moor; BAX steers to £670 High Wooley; hfrs to £585 East Moor; BBX steers to £675 Theakston Grange; BBX hfrs to £600 Theakston Grange; Baz X hfrs to £480 Theakston Grange; AAX hfrs to £412 East Moor. Up to 10-m-o: Lim X steers to £550 Parkside; hfrs to £455 Pry Hill; Char X steers to £485 Triermain; hfrs to £385(3) Bishopton; BBX steers to £460 Triermain; hfrs to £385 Bishopton. Young bulls: Rom X to £455 Bishopton; Lim X yo £398 Bishopton; BAX to £388 Bishopton. Tues. - Hfrs: BA to 120.5p; Lim to 115.5p; Char to 113.5p. Lim steers to 116.5p. Lambs: Suff X to 145.5p; Texel X to 147.4p. Hoggs: Suff X to 121.7p; Texel X to 121.7p; Mule to 114p; Blackface to 108.3p; Swale to 110.7p. Cast ewes & rams: Suff X to £35.50(2); Texel X to £33; Mule to £29.80; Blackface to £27.50; Swale to £22.80; Leics to £34.50. Fwd: 264 ewes & lambs. Hoggs & lambs: Texel to £113 Brandon Hall; Suff X to £110 Brandon Hall; Mule to £109 Whitridge. Geld Mule hoggs to £75 Woodhall. Gimmers & twins to £120 Sherburn Tower. Corr ewes: Mule (4-crop) & Suff X twins to £109 Sherburn Tower; with Suff X singles to £60 Sherburn Tower; Suff (4-crop warranted) & twins to £93 Halton Red House; Texel (5-crop warranted) & twins to £82 Halton Red House; Swale & twins to £70 Cooks House. BM ewes: Mule & twins to £85 Glower-o'er-Him; Blackface & twins to £62 Sherburn Tower; with singles to £57 Bridgeford.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 961 sheep. Texel X ewe (corr) & doubles £27 16 Croft Avenue. Spring lambs 35kg & up: Texel X to £64.50 av 146.78p; Beltex X to £60 av 161.04p; Suff X to £64 av 142.87p; Lleyn to £55 av 141.03p; Char X to £60.80 av 144.12p. To 34kg: Texel X to £50 av 142.74p; Beltex X to £52 av 152.94p; Suff to £47 av 142.36p; Swale to £39 av 134.48p. Hoggs: Cont X to £58.50 av 118.52p; Suff X to £54.20 av 110p; Rough Fell to £53 av 118.94p; Swale to £47.50 av 118.87p; Ryeland to £50.50 av 129.49p. Rams: Swale to £27.80; Blue-faced Leics to £35; Cheviot to £44.50. Ewes: Beltex to £43.50; Blackface to £17; Cheviot to £44.50; Mule to £33.20; Rough Fell to £28.20; Suff to £34; Swale to £27.80; Texel to £48; Lleyn to £28.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 267 store cattle, 96 calves & stirks, 62 dairy & beef breeding cattle. Calved cows: WH Dunn & Son £800; K Mason £590, £580; JW Bostock £500. Calved hfr: H Raw & Son £670. Breeding cattle. - Ped Highland hfrs from Mrs W Rudd: in calf £500, £380; maiden hfrs £360 (2), £325, £310; High X hfrs £250. BB cows & calves: Thornton-Berry £1,150. BB hfr & calf: Thornton-Berry £810. Lim hfrs & calves: CT&JE Willoughby £1,070, £1,040. Lim cows & calves: MA Suttill £750, £710, £670. Simm hfr & calf: Thornton-Berry £790, £780. Char cows & calves: BA Cook £490. Herefd cow & calf: Thornton-Berry £650. AA cows & calves: Thornton-Berry £600, Bell Bros £480. In-calf Lim hfrs: J Chandler & Son £500. Lim bulls: JJS Allison 1,140gns, 940gns; Keirey Limousins 820gns; MA Suttill 800gns. Store steers. - Char: JW&LJ Chandler £685; KW Ward £652, £610; A Newbould & Son £525; Mrs W Rudd £480. Lim: FW Lawson £655; Mrs W Rudd £605, £600; WA Dinsdale & Son £550. RW Wallis & Sons £540; WJ Smith & Son £520; G Lambert £518; JT Dixon & Sons £515. BB: JT Dixon & Sons £560; GK Hird & Sons £540; A Newbould & Son £475; IE&M Kearton £455. BA: RW Clarkson & Son £540; KW Ward £518. Fries: KW Ward £490. Simm: KW Ward £482. AA: KW Ward £455. Hfrs. - BB: GK Hird & Sons £620; RJ&SJ Kirby £535; JW&M Buckle £500; A&CA Stelling £455; A Newbould & Son £438. Lim: Mrs W Rudd £592, £580; A&CA Stelling £555; GK Hird & Sons £540; Thornton-Berry £535; FW Lawson £535; JW&LJ Chandler £515; JW&M Buckle £495; A Newbould & Son £492. BA: RW Clarkson & Son £575,£545; R Hunter £405; B&A Myers £400; JR&A Blades £400. Simm: JA Dent & Sons £530, £490; J Richmond £422; A J Latham £400; SJ Horner £312. Char: Mrs W Rudd £430; A J Latham £415; DW Calvert & Co £368; RW&MA Suttill £350. Brit White: Mrs W Rudd £355. Herefd: AJ Latham £308. Bulls. - BB: JK Wilkinson & Ptners £580, £495; A&CA Stelling £495, £492. Lim: J&PS Ellerton £448. Here: N Richmond & Ptnrs £470. AA: N Richmond £440. Fries: N Richmond £405; JK Wilkinson £382. BA: JE Atkinson £360. Cal-ves. - BB bulls to £242 JH Simpson & Co av £192; hfrs to £215 D&S Spence av £141; Lim bulls to £210 A Fawcett & Sons av £161; hfr to £148 A Fawcett & Sons av £127; Simm to £190 JW&RJ Pounder av £177; BA bulls to £170 TA&AJ Garbutt av £147; Herefd bulls to £140 JR Elliott; AA hfrs to £120 AF Dinsdale; Fries bulls to £145 W Denham av £47. Stirks. - Cont hfrs: TA&AJ Garbutt £245, £240; Fries bulls: JC&VA Lancaster £100. Wed. - Fwd: 300 sheep. Lambs std to 146.4p av 143.4p; med to 142.8p av 140.8p; heavy to 133p. Cast ewes: BFL £34; Swale £20.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Fwd: 51 store & breeding cattle. Lim X cows & bull calf: £1,200, £1,030 Hanging Wells. Char bullocks £568, Char feeding bulls £380, Char hfrs £395, all Sayer Hill. Lim X bullocks £470 Toft House; BBX hfrs £395 Roger Moor; BBX bullocks £390 Cornfield House.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 135 cattle, 515 sheep, Steers, med to 118.5p/£581.63 av 111.19p/ £571.62; heavy to 120p/ £807.30 av 103.42p/£678.88; overall steer av 104.31p; hfrs lt to 136.5p/£507.68 av 132.32p/£499.49; med to 137.5p/£621.08 av 121.91p/ £543.52; heavy to 131.2p/ £790.65 av 110.68p/£603.98; overall hfr av 114.59p; bulls, med to 108.5p£580.48 av 92.79p/£493.19; heavy to 109.5p/£732.38 av 99.56p/ £601.77p; overall bull av 95.21p; total cattle av 106.8p. Lambs std to 144.1p/£56.20 av 139.92p/ £53.62p; med to 158.5p/ £66.50 av 138.85p/£58.42p; overall av 139.1p; heavy to 147p/£75 av 134.36p£63.77; owt to 130.1p/£69, total lamb av 138.5p; hoggs med to 122.7p/£52.80 av 115.83p/ £49.69; heavy to 121.1p/ £61.80 av 106.14p/£52.34; owt to 111.7p/£64.80 av 85.84p/£49.36; total hogg av 104.23p; total sheep av 133.33p; cull ewes to £40.50 av £29.09; rams to £48.50 av £42.17. Wed. - Fwd: 138 store & breeding cattle, 45 breeding sheep. Bulls. - Lim: £550, £528, £520, 3490, £485, £410 RH Blair; £528 B Knight; £375 C Allinson; £365 N Kitching. Simm: £548 RH Blair; £325 P Goldsborough. Char: £565, £530, £525, £456 RH Blair; £460 B Knight. BB: £535, £470 B Knight; £325 P Goldsborough. Fries: £430, £422 J Bianbridge; £390, £295 N Kitching; £170 JC Foster. Hfrs. - Lim: £578, £468 CH Phelp; £548 J Farrow; £520, £425 P Goldsborough; £490, £482 R Umpleby; £438, 3400 RL Philips; £414, £270 GR Chapman; £472 R Umpleby. BB: £510 P Ashbridge. BA: £435 A Fawcett. Char: £472 R Umpleby, £214, £200 A Clark. Bullocks. - Lim: £625, £560, £552, £500 GH Phelp; £598 RI Kerr; £570 R Umpleby; £570, £495 D Norfolk; £565 R Hugill; £380, £290, £248 B Heseltine; £365 WS More. Simm: £442 D Norfolk. AA: £590, £560 A Fawcett; £490 R Umpleby. BA: £495 E Hugill. BB: £558 B Knight; £442 D Norfolk. Char: £615 D Norfolk; £280, £250, £195 A Clark. Fries: £455, £452 JL Peacock. Saler: £530, £518 WS Moore. AA cow & calf £520 P Ashbridge. Mule hoggs & lambs £100 W Brass & Son; Texel hoggs & lambs £99 F Southgate. Mule ewes & lambs: £70 F Southgate; £55, £49 Mrs Cawood. Swale gimmers £25 RF Todd; Siff ewe £37 RF Todd; Suff gimmers £35 Mrs Roberts. Private sales, May 30-June 3: 46 fat cattle inc OTMS.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,521 sheep. Spring lambs: Cont to £80; Suff to £73.50. Hoggs: Cont to £72; Suff to £67; Blue-faced Leics to £64; Mule to £59.50; Swale to £55; Scotch Blackface to £52. Ewes: Suff £50; Cont to £44; Mule to £34; Swale to £27.50; Herdwick to £25.50. Rams: BFL £55; Suff £52.50; Cont £51.50.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 455 cattle, 653 sheep, 220 pigs. Steers lt to 91.5p/£420.90; med to 134.5p/£746.48 av 109.9p; heavy to 135.5p/£860.43 av 107.1p; hfrs med to 136.5p/£648.38 av 108.4p; heavy to 140.5p/£719.05 av 109.4p; young bulls lt to 95.5p/£429.45 av 82.9p; med to 112.5p/£613.29 av 91.6p; heavy to 117.5p/£89 av 96.7p. Lambs std to 187.2p/£73 av 154p; med to 175.6p/£73 av 154p; heavy to 154.9p/£79 av 154.2p; hoggets lt to 129.7p/£41.50 av 110.3p; std to 122.1p/ £44 av 107.8p; med to 120p/£52.80 av 116.8p; heavy to 122.5p/£62.50 av 118.9p; owt to 117.8p/ £64.80 av 109.4p; ewes lt to £37 av £18.57; heavy to £54 av £35.58. Porkers to 89p/£64.06 av 75.7p; cutters to 90p/£75 av 79.4p; baconers to 87p/£81 av 78.6p; owt to 70p/£77.35 av 60.7p; sows to 41p/£125.55 av 38.3p; boars to 33p/£85.47. Tues. - Fwd: 84 store cattle, 128 sheep. Young bulls 7-12-m-o: Lim to £290; Fries to £288; AA to £270; Steers 9-m-o: Lim to £375. 13-24-m-o: Fries to £350. Hfrs 7-12-m-o: AA to £285; BA to £365; Lim to £405. 13-24-m-o: Lim to £515; Char to £500; BA to £502; BB to £460; AA to £372.: Mule hoggs & singles to £106; Mule ewes BM & twins to £90.