HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 1,687 store cattle & suckled calves for special May term show & sale. Judge: Gordon Amos, Market Harborough. Overall champion: JS Gibson & Son, Thornton Tower, seven-eighths Lim steer (12-o-) £770 to the judge; res: A&T Dixon, Chirdon, 12-m-o BBX hfr £640.

Prizes. - Lim steer: 1 Thornton Tower £770; 2 Thornton Tower - £740. Lim hfr: 1 Salmonswell £685; 2 The Fawns £690. Char steer: 1 West Wharmley £710; 2 West Nubbock £625. Char hfr: 1&2 West Wharmley £640, £560. BAX steer: 1&2 Chirdon £710, £600. BBX steer: 1 Glower-O'er-Him £830; 2 Hareshaw £700. BBX hfr:1 Chirdon £640; 2 The Fawns £555. Simm X steer: 1 Moss House £445. Simm X hfr: 1 Moss House £370.

Prices. - Cattle 22-m-o & up: BAX steers to £830 Low Leam; Lim X steers to £820 South Houghton; pure Lim & Lim X hfrs to £790 Great Chesters; Simm X steers to £770 Claywalls; Simm X hfrs to £572; AAX steers to £705 Nampara; BBX steers to £680 Tecket; BBX hfrs to £575 Yatesfield; Char X steers to £660 Lunns House; Char X hfrs £470 Lunns House. 16-22-m-o: Char X steers to £795 Black House; Char X hfrs to £628 White House; Lim X steers to £748 Great Chesters; Lim X hfrs to £730 Great Chesters; AAX steers to £660 Nampara; AAX hfrs to £460 Hall Hill; BAX steers to £638 South Houghton; BAX hfrs to £470 Banktop; Stabiliser X steers to £610 Low Farnham; BBX steers to £595 Banktop; BBX hfrs to £500 Woodhouse; Simm X steers to £590 South Linden; Simm X hfrs to £542 Langley West House; Herefd X steers to £555 Gallowhill. 10-15-m-o: Lim X steers to £715 Swarland Old Hall; Lim X hfrs to £592 West Foreshield; Char X steers to £660 West Nubbock; Char X hfrs to £520 West Wharmley; BAX steers to £645 Low Acton; BAX hfrs to £420 Low Acton; BBX steers to £580 Follions; BBX hfrs to £485 Hareshaw; AAX steers to £578 Byreside; Simm X steers to £555 Langley West House; Herefd X steers to £400(3) Gallowhill. Up to 10-m-o: Lim X steers to £605 Beamwham; Lim X hfrs to £510 Beamwham; BBX steers to £560 Hareshaw; Char X steers to £540 West Nubbock; BAX steers to £490 Townfoot; BAX hfrs to £435 Townfoot. Young bulls: Lim X to £550 Nampara; AAX to £555 Nampara.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 1,163 cattle (record entry) for May show & sale. Judge: M Carefoot, Preston. Champion: Slakes Farm, black BBX bullock, £800 to the judge; res: Richardson, Ghyll House, BBX hfr £1,000 to Rice. Top price of sale £2,500 Richardson, black Lim X bullock to Brookes.

Prizes. - BB bullock: 1 champion; 2 W Richardson £800. BB hfr: 1 res champion; 2 Braithwaite, Scales, £540. Lim bullock: 1 Hodgson, Green Farm, £650; 2 Richardson £2,500. Lim hfr: 1 WL Grainger, Eamont Bridge Farm; 2 Crawford, High Thorns Farms, £570. BA bullock: 1 Harrison, Sleddale Hall, £550; 2 Cookson, Winter Cragg, £530. BA hfr: 1&2 Harrison £800, £620. AOB bullock: 1 Hodgson £580. AOB hfr: 1 WL Grainger £690.

Other prices, bullocks. - Red Lim X: £788 Demesne; £745 Hall Bank; £680 Oddendale; £665 Redlands Bank; £650 Storch View; £650 The Green. Black Lim X: £742 Hallbank; £720 Demesne; £675 Haber; £660 Wickerslack; £658 Scales; £655 Blands. BBX: £800 Ghyll House; £738 Midtown; £728 Hallbank; £680 Redlands Bank; £650 Haber; £645 Eamont Bridge; £640 Brownriggs. Char X: £768 Hallbank; £720 Demesne; £675 Haber; £648 Hole. BBX: £800 Ghyll House; £738 Midtown; £728 Hallbank; £680 Redlands Bank; £650 Haber; £645 Eamont Bridge; £640 Brownriggs.Char X: £768 Hallbank; £720 Demesne; £685 Haber; £648 Hole House. Simm X: £675 Midtown; £670 Blencarn Hall; £660 Hunsonby. AAX: £598 Wickerslack. BAX: £590 Undercragg, £570 Rawfoot. Baz X: £562 Eamont Bridge. B&W: £528 Blencarn Hall. Hfrs. - Red Lim X: £758 High Thorns Farm; £640 Burns; £622 Scales; £602 Lime Tree; £590 Eamont Bridge Farm; £580 Walters (Low Hullock Howe); £570 Nook, Clockeld & The Green. Black Lim X: £688 Dallan Bank; £650 Lime Tree; £645 Oddendale; £630 Oaklands; £615 Scales, £608 Nook Farm; £600 Clockeld. BBX: £602 Burns; £585 Dale Bottom; £575 Scales; £562 Crossfell House. Char X: £580 Dallan bank. BAX: £620 Sleddale Hall, £615 Ravenwood; £580 Rawfoot. Baz X hfrs: £690 Eamont Bridge Farm. AAX: £608 Dallan Bank; £560 Town Head; £540 Halfway Well; £530 Melmerby Mill. Young buls. - Red Lim X: £632 Howtown. Red: £608 Howtown. Lim: £550 Setmabanning; £538 Home Farm, Edenhall. Simm X: £528 Studdah Bank. Char: £500 Pringle House. BBX: £478 Town Foot. B&W: £410 Slakes. Cow & calf: £620 Broadness.

Tues. - Fwd: 4,782 breeding & store sheep for annual New Fair show & sale. Judge: Mr Charles Hedley, Burn Farm, Willington.

Prizes. - M&JM Kennedy Wayside Challenge Trophy, pen of 10 Mule hoggs with Suff-sired lambs at foot: Winter Bros, Clickham; 2 G Sowerby, Terry's Farm. Mule hoggs with Cont-sired lambs at foot: 1&2 J Winter, Clickham.

Prices. - Mule hoggs & singles: £73, £58 Clickham ( J Winter); £66, £59, £57, £56 £55.50 Clickham (Winter Bros); £62, £59(2), £58.50, £57, £55 Terry's Farm; £60, £58.50 Briggle; £57, £55.50, £55 Little Blencowe Farm; £56.50, £55 Rimmington Way; £55 Town Head (Holliday). Mule hoggs & doubles: £43(2) Clickham (Winter Bros); £43 Terrys Farm; £40.50 Little Blencowe Farm; £40 Rimmington Way, Briggle. Mule shlgs & doubles: £39 Blandswath. Texel shlgs & doubles: £40.50 Romanvale. Suff shlgs & double: £39.50 Romanvale. Texel hoggs & singles: £51 Romanvale; £50 The Green. Suff hoggs & singles; £55 Romanvale. Texel ewes & singles: £45 Rivercroft. Texel ewes & doubles: £41 The bank; £39 Cannerheugh. Ewes (NCM) & double: £34 Sunnyslack; £33 The Bank; £32 Cannerheugh. Mule geld gimmer hoggs: £82, £77 Clickham; £78 Rimmington Way; £75(2), £72(2) Town Head (Barker); £75 Briggle; £73 Little Blencowe Farm; £72 Spedding Farm (Rylands), Shatton Lodge; £71 Spedding Farm.

TOW LAW. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 527 store cattle & sucklers for special May term sale. Top price of day: GW Lee & Son, Stockley Burn, BB hfr £745; top priced steer: Rochester & Murray, Glebe Farm, BB steer £680.

Prices, cattle 22-m-o & up. -Lim X steers: £670 Rosehill; £650 Rare Dene; £605 Nettlesworth West House; £595, £590 Eastgate House. Lim X hfrs: £685, £630, £612, £555 Rosehill; £588, £575 Primroseside; £575, £545 White House; £525 Redburn; £505 Rare Dene. BAX steers: £600, £570 Bishop Oak. Char X hfrs: £550, £515 Rare Dene. 16-22-m-o. - BBX steers: £635 East Butsfield; £550 Friarside. BBX hfrs: £745 Stockley Burn. Lim X steers: £648, £638, £628, £585 Nettlesworth West House; £640 Friarside; £570, £560 Rosehill; £530 White House; £520 Primroseside. Lim X hfrs: £590 Rosehill; £565 Friarside; £560, £500 Hoppyland; £495 China Hall; £435 Halfway House. BAX steers: £620, £600 Colepike. BAX hfrs: £525, £465 Colepike. 10-15-m-o. - BBX steers: £680, £678, £635, £615, £590, £530 Glebe Farm; £520 White Kirkley; £525(2), £515 Allotment Farm. BBX hfrs: £650, £525, £490(2) Glebe Farm; £560, £498 Harelaw. Lim X steers: £658, £620 Low Shipley £658 Primroseside; £648, £642, £622 Glebe Farm; £642, £622, £595 Friarside; £632, £600 White Kirkley; £620 Armond Carr; £605, £600(2) Ambling Gate; £602 West Biggens. Lim X hfrs: £582, £460 White Kirkley; £565, £525 Glebe Farm; £560, £545, £532 Friarside; £535 Armond Carr; £528, £522 Low Shipley; £525, £495 West Biggens, £525, £465 Ambling Gate; £472 Primroseside; £460 South Farm. Char X steers: £610, £595, £592, £525 Willow Green; £545 West Shields. Char X hfrs: £470, £460, £430, £410 Willow Green; £412, £402 West Shields. Simm X steers: £572 Glebe Farm. BAX steers: £520, £470 Colepike; £490 Redburn. BAX hfrs: £395 Kirkley House. Up to 10-m-o. - Lim X steers: £610(2) White Kirkley; £505 Glebe Farm; £505 Holywell; £485 Rogerley Hall; £475 Stockley Burn. Lim X hfrs: £530 Harelaw; £405 Primroseside; £402 Holywell; £400 White Kirkley. BBX steers: £552, £500 Allotment Farm; £480 Stockley Burn. BBX hfrs: £420, £395 Stockley Burn.