BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: 345 cattle for show & sale of breeding cattle. Lim hfr & hfr calf £830; Lim hfr & bull calf £780; Lim cows & bull calves £660; BB cows & hfr calves £540; in-calf hfrs £650; Lim bulling hfrs £585. Bulls: Char £635; BB £595; BA £575; Lim £555; Sim. £460. Steers: Char £555; BB £650; BA £595; Lim £745; Simm £600. Hfrs: Char £580; BB £560; BA £545; Lim £600; Simm £515. Breeding cattle: CN&P Penk £830,£780; JT Layfield & Son £660,£630,£620; JF Harland £650,£490; JR Longstaff & Son £495(2); ER Thompson £660, £540, D Anderson £620, £590; HH Barker & Son £560, £505(2); EF Atkinson £500; TM Bellas & Son £585, £575(2), £530(2) Feeding Bulls G Robinson £550, £535, £450; RW&C Spry £430, £428(2), £380; J Oulton £462, £448(3), £435, £410; B Staley £405, £355, £345, £320; E Smith & Son £635, £595, £585, £580, £575; F Bainbridge £575, £555, £560, £525, £500; R Stelling £535, £520, £510(2); C&I Watson £470, £440, £430, £410(2); C&JC Stephenson £540, £535; J&SE Bainbridge £552, £545(5), £510(2); A&B Herworth £555, £550, £510, £455; K Atkinson £555, £540, £512; D Anderson £478, £460, £440, £420, £400(2), £320; ER Thompson £370(3), £270; EW Guy & Sons £465(2), £398, £375; AA Walton & Son £390, £385(2), £352; JP&R Ward £595, £575, £545, £540, £530, £528; JF&F Hutchinson £538, £475, £460; JE High & Son £510, £415(2), £395(3); JD&MS Mortimer £600, £490, £460, £425; TB Walton £510, £500, £400(2); JJ Pickering £670, £590, £518(2), £470; CR&J Stephenson £745, £695, £540; CA&J Kipling £535, £495(2); G&MF Turnbull & Sons £545(2), £505, £498, £485, £460(3), £450(3), £445, £440(3), £438, £435, £425, £385, £380; JR Walton & Son £458, £450, £438, £432, £430; DA& AM Gill £705, £650, £600, £535, £520(2), £515(3); C&E Gaskin £515, £510(3), £430; WB Rutter & Sons £650, £615, £555, £445; F&MP Allinson & Son £460, £400(2), £385, £360, £350; JW Dent & Sons £525(2), £495, £450(2), £428, £420, £400; JR Longstaff & Son £475, £460, £438, £418, £410, £385, £372, £362, £315; G&JA Rigg £405(4), £345(2); SM Rigg £438(2); K Atkinson £580, £500, £498, £455(2), £420(2), £412(2); D Anderson £352(2), £350, £325, £280; JV&AM Oliver £600, £558, £545, £515; TM Bellas & Son £535, £500(2), £478(3), £460, £430(4); JL&M Wilkinson & Son £520, £515, £440(3), £375, £370(2); JL&GS Dixon £425, £412(2); J Buck £420(2), £355(2); R Hutchinson & Sons £595, £590, £550, £540, £535, £535, £458, £445; JH Oulton £420, £338(2), £335, £312(2); DE Stones £375(2), £370(2); R Tookey £450(2); J&JE Robson £470(2), £420, £385; L Guy & Sons £550; M Henderson £500(2), £442(2).

Darlington. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 525 cattle, 171 young bulls, 786 prime sheep. Steers, med to 126.5p/ £674.33 av 111.07p; heavy to 145.5p/ £879.58 av 112.75p, overall steer av 112.19p; hfrs med to 137.5p/£621.60 av 112.07p; heavy to 137.5p/£866.25 av 111.53p; overall hfr av 111.75p; young bulls med to 113.5p/£629.93 av 95.8p; heavy to 127.5p/£991.7 av 106.14p; overall bull av 105.1p. Lambs lt to 168.9p/£62.50 av 152.96p; med to 172.8p/£70, av 156.94p; heavy to 153p/£75 from H&L Aitken, av 149.24p; hoggs lt to 135.2p/£59.50 av 125.53p; med to 134.7p/£66 av 124.2p; heavy to 124.3p/£75 av 123.08p; overall av 124.2p; cull ewes to £40 av £28. Mon. - Fwd: 246 store & breeding cattle, 121 store sheep & ewes with lambs. Steers. - Mont: £580 JE Holliday. BB: £572 G&IS Cowan; £530, £462 NE Beveridge. Char: £568 N Basey; £505, £505 JRP Vickers. Lim: £555 G&IS Cowan; £528 GS Bainbridge; £478 PS Tindale. BA: £545 N Basey; £525, £515 GW Dent. AA: £520(2), £505(2) GS Bainbridge. Hfrs. - BB: £565, £520 JB&L Knight; £488 NG Beveridge. Char: £562, £545, £525, £505 JRP Vickers. Lim: £535(2) G&A Gibson; £515 H Emmerson; £515(2) W Robinson. BA: £508, £485 J Thompson. Beef stirks. - Simm: £570 DE&I Lovegreen; £548 AF Brown. BB: £548, £488 DE&I Lovegreen; £510 GF Tuer. BA: £545,£5423), £530 IR Appleton; £545 M&B Coulthard. Lim: £528, £520 A Lumsden; £525 IR Appleton; £505 J Corner; £505(2) G Jackson. Bull calves: BB £228 B Tweddle; hfr £105 J Farley, B Tweddle. Mule ewes & twins: £100, £99, £96, £88 M Parker; £99 JR & L Harding. Mule hoggs & lambs: £96 CA&J Gladmore; £95 GW Dobson; £79 I Hedley. Shlgs & lambs £88, £66, £62 W Brass & Sons.

Hawes. - Fwd: 5 calves, 642 sheep. Calves: BB bulls to £222 JF Bowe & Son, Hawes; Lim bulls to £212 JM Fawcett & Son, Hawes av £186.67; Simm hfrs to £120 JM Fawcett & Son. Spring lambs, std to 145.60p; med to 165p; overall av 154.2p; hoggs std to 115.7p av 104.7p; med to 119.5p av 110.2p; heavy to 104.1p av 96.6p; overall av 106.8p; ltwt hoggs to 109p av 92p. Cast ewes horned to £27 av £18.73; polled to £49 av £34.36; cast rams horned to £26 av £24.75; polled to £37.50. Gimmer hoggs: Swale to £90 Mrs DH Heseltine & JR Akrigg, Linton, av £49.76; Cheviots to £46 DJ Hanson, Whitby; Cont to £40.50 D Hodgson, Askrigg. Ewes & twins: Swale to £105 GS Tiplady, Low Row, av £70.15p; Mule to £104 SM Towler, Malham Moor, av £94.55. Ewes & singles: Swale to £70 NW Martin, Hawes, av £55.38; Mule to £75 A&NJ Heseltine, Hawes.

HEXHAM. - Tues. Steers: Lim X to 112.5p; BB to 110.5p; Char X to 106.5p; Herefd X to 97.5p; Fries to 92.5p. Hfrs: Lim X to 110.5p; Char X to 95.5p. Suff X lambs to 160.7p. Hoggs: Suff X to 132.2p; Texel X to 134.2p; Mule to 126.8p; Blackface to 131.2p; Swale to 125.5p; Cheviot X to 134p; Char X to 120.4p; Cross to 125p; Leics to £59. Cast ewes & rams (440): Suff X to £39; Texel X to £40.20; Mule to £35; Blackface to £29.50; Swale to £21.20; Leics to £38.50; BdM to £27; Cheviot X to £30; HB to £37.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 718 sheep. Spring lambs 35kg & up: Suff X to £60 av 134.72p; Texel X to £57.50 av 146.41p. To 34kg: Suff X to £41.80 av 125.71p; Texel X to £43.80 av 127.70p. Hoggs 35kg & up: Cont X to £55 av 121.31p; Swale to 353 av 119.30p; Rough Fell to £57.50 av 118.19p; Wiltshire X to £59.50 av 100p. To 34kg: Swale to £40.80 av 119.14p; Jacob to £38.50 av 113.24p; Scotch Blackface to £40.50 av 118.78p. Cast rams: Jacob £26; Texel to 335 av £30.14; Cheviot to £40 av £35.50; Suff £338.50 av £36.25; Blue-faced Leics to £35 av £34.50; Swale to £32.50 av £24.80. Ewes: Kerry Hill £31.50; Scotch Blackface to £32.80 av £26.50; BFL to £44 av £43; Cheviot X to £31 av £23.24; Mule to £34 av £30.48; Rough Fell £28.50; Suff to £42 av £41.33; Swale to £26.50 av £20.34; Texel to £42 av £38.41.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 93 calves & stirks, 176 sheep & lambs. Show for Mule hoggs & lambs, judge: Terry Fidel, Darlington. Results: 1&2 Millican, Penrith, £104(2); 2 J&JC Ashbridge, £100. Other sheep & lambs. - Mule ewes & twins: D&M Iveson 4-crop £105, £103; WN Avison & Son 3-shear £105, £103; T Tennant & Son 3-shear £96; R Sunter 4-shear £89; C&AE Barningham £84; N Harker £76. Cont X hoggs & singles: P&GA Ashbridge £83; Cont X ewes & twins GH Curtis £90; C&AE Barningham £77. Swale ewes & twins: WP&E Dobbing £55; O Ryecroft £44; N Harker £42. Swale ewes & singles: N Harker £30. Calves: BB bulls to £270 M&D Smith av £187; hfrs to £202 JH Nicholson & Ptnrs av £156; BA bulls to £255 JD&E Clarkson; Lim bulls to £170 A Backhouse av £142; hfrs to £145 RK&B Preston av £120; Simm bulls to £168 B&L Robson av £135; Herefd bulls to £158 PW Broadley av £152; AA hfrs to £132 N&L Trewhitt av £96; Fries bulls to £120 JW Tuer & Sons av £50. Bull stirks: Lim to A Sowray & Sons £375; BB to GE Simpson & Son £318; AA to GE Simpson & Son £220; Fries to GE Simpson & Son £170. Hfr stirks: AA to A Sowray & Sons £160; Lim to GE Simpson & Son £172. Wed. - Fwd: 373 sheep, 36 prime & OTM cattle. Lambs med to 160.4p av 145.8p; heavy to 131.2p av 125.5p. Hoggs, Suff & Cont std to 118.3p av 116.6p; med to 132.5p av 117.4p; heavy to 130p av 121.4p; owt to 118.7p av 115p, Mule & horned std to 117.9p av 114.8p; med to 120.4p av 110.5p; heavy to 104.5p av 99.1p; owt to 114.5p av 113.1p; lt wt to 115.3p av 105.7p. Cast ewes: Suff £42; Cont £38; BFL £38; Mule £37; Swale £23.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 188 cattle, 507 sheep. Steers lt to 106.5p/£468.60; med to 112.5p/ £607.68 av 107.69/£574.37; heavy to 128.5p/£854.53 av 107.79p/£677.53; overall steer av 107.76p; hfrs lt to 123.5p/£475.48; med to 135.5p/ £640.80 av 116.73p/£528.86; heavy to 125.5p/£682.63 av 108.8p/£583.50; overall hfr av 111.99p; young bulls med to 113.5p/£618.83 av 88.79p/£461.55p; heavy to 115.5p/£791.18 av 99.33p/ £620.08; overall av 93.96p; total cattle av 106.15p. Lambs std to 151.3p/ £57.50 av 142.52p/£54.94; med to 163.8p/£70.20 av 145.16p/£60.26; overall av 144.89p; heavy to 146p/£73 av 135.84p/£63.73; total lamb av 143.79p; hoggs lt to 123.4p/£39.50; std to 123p/£48 av 104.33p/£38.26; med to 132.8p/£59.80 av 121.7p/£52.11; overall av 119.91p; heavy to 127.8p/£65.50 av 117.55p/£57.17; owt to 122.2p/ £68.80 av 108.02p/£64.33; total lamb av 143.79p; cull ewes to £47 av £26.50; ram £1. Wed. - Fwd: 217 cattle, 70 sheep. Bulls. - Lim: £570 J Bainbridge; £358 AD Smith; £302 JM Walker; £262 RJ Garbutt. BB: £515, £430, £415, £390 R Carter; £432 JM Walker; £345 E Wilson. Pied: £490 P Ellis. Char: £375 H Langthorne. Fries: £352, £302, £275 AD Smith. Simm: £310, £290, £262 T Coates. Hfrs. - Lim: £575, £435, £432, £430, £388, £380 S Harrison; £475, £365 J Pattison; £470 T Coulthard; £468 J Walton; £462, £430, £428 D Easton; £460, £425 R Garbutt; £438, £375 J Farrow; £405, £380 D Robson; £390, £380 L Dent; £385 B Peirson; £375 E Carvey; £338 A Smith; £328, £306, £238 R Pattison; £278 D Dawson. AA: £548, £492 G Cooper; £452 B Jefferson; £160 J Rayner; £130 J King. BB: £540, £482 B Jefferson; £445, £352, £268 D Goldie; £442, £328, £282 J Reyner; £432 D Holdsworth; £425 E Carvey. Char: £530 B Jefferson; £328 J Pattison; £325 H Buckle; £265 H Langthorne; £260 A Jopling. BA: £338, £272 A Jopling; £290 E Wilson; £435 T Coulthard. Saler: £245 D Dawson. Bullocks, Char: £605 R Craggs. Lim: £592, £415 L Warren; £590 T Coulthard; £585, £515, £488, £482, £478, £470, £460 L Dent; £430 R Broadley; £412 C Gregg; £402 KM Sayer. Simm: £642, £630, £622, £592 D Harland; £430, £385 L Warren; £398, £352, £340 B Lightfoot; £345 K Sayer. Herefd: £572, £540, £538, £518, £498, £495, £472 T Coulthard. BB: £628, £588 R Craggs; £548, £532 E Wilson; £472 R Broadley. Saler: £510, £465, £460 WS Moore. AA: £505, £438 FW Croft; £478, £390, £375 D Holdsworth; £472 D Norfolk. BA: £490 E Wilson; £420 J Stockil. Fries: £472, £470 GG Cooper; £370 L Warren. Mule shlgs & lambs: £111, £82, £62 LB Holliday; £94 T Blythman. Tex shlgs & lambs: £107 LB Holliday; £82 P Ashbridge. Texel hoggs & lambs: £72 R Hugill. Mixed ewes & lambs: £55 P Bowland. Private sales May 9-13: 81 fat cattle, inc OTMS.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 51 cattle. Hfrs: Lim hfrs to 139.5p; BA to 119.5p; Char to 108.5p. Steers: BB to 129.5p; Lim to 117.5p; Char to 108.5p. Bulls: BA to 126.5p,; Lim to 118.5p: Char to 103.5p. Fwd: 2,769 sheep. Spring lambs: Cont to £70(2); Suff to £70. Hoggs: Cont X TO £66; Suff X to £66.80; Cheviot to £57.80; Mule to £56.50; Scotch Blackface to £52; Herdwick to £54.50; Kendal Rough to £50; Blue-faced Leics to £54. Ewes: Cont to £49; Suff to £47; Cheviot to £41; Mule to £37; Scotch Blackfaced to £35; Kendal Rough to £34; Swale to £32. Rams: Cont to £52; BFL to £47. Wed. - Fwd: 3,162 sheep. Lambs: Cont to £77; Suff to £76. Hoggs: Cont to £66.50; Suff X to £69.50; Cheviot to £68; Scotch Blackface to £64; Mule to £60.50; Swale to £57.50; Masham to £60; Kendal Rough to £60; Herdwick to £56.80. Ewes: Cont to £54; Blue-faced Leics to £53; Cheviot to £44; Mule to £37; Scotch Blackface to £33; Swale to £30; Kendal Rough to £27.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 542 cattle, 1,326 sheep, 196 pigs. Steers lt to 100.5p/£442.20 av 95.9p; med to 129.5p/£705.78 av 108.1p; heavy to 133.5p/£914.30 av 110.3p; med to 135.5p/£616.53 av 113.2p; heavy to 146.5p/£833.33 av 111.9p; young bulls lt to 93.5p/£430.10 av 81.3p; med to 116.5p/£646.58 av 95p; heavy to 125.5p/£971.08 av 98.8p. Lambs std to 175.7p/£65 av 149.6p; med to 170.7p/£70 av 143.5p; heavy to 125.5p/£59 av 120.7p; hoggets lt to 96.8p/£30; std to 133.5p/£49.40 av 113.4p; med to 133.3p/£60 av 117.2p; heavy to 130.8p/£65.50 av 115p; owt to 122.3p/£65 av 109.3p; ewes lt to £26.50 av £14.53; heavy to £37.50 av £27.08. Porkers to 89p/£65.15; cutters to 95p£79.43 av 86.4p; baconers to 86.5p/£84.24 av 78.8p; sows to 40p/£122.80 av £35.6; boars to 31p/£111.60 av 30.6p