BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 428 sheep. Hoggs lt to 118p av 92.5p; std to 113p av 106.5p; med to 113p av 108.6p; heavy to 114.8p av 107.9p; owt to 114p av 98.5p. Cast sheep. - Cont to £48.50; Suff to £45; Mule to £38.50; BFL £41.50; Swale £28.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. 481 cattle, 408 sheep. Steers med to 122.5p/£661.50 av 113.09p; heavy to 139.5p/£907.50 av 113.95p; overall steer av 113.88p; hfrs med to 122.5p/£577.13 av 107.16p; heavy to 137.5p/£834.38 av 114.17p; overall hfr av 113.28p; young bulls med to 122.5p/£667.63 av 98.55p; heavy to 131.5p/£907.35 av 106.26p; overall bull av 104.73p. Hoggs lt to 121.4p/£45 av 115.53p; med to 117.3p/£52.80 av 111.85p; heavy to 115.6p/£57.80 av 109.75p; overall av 111.48p; cull ewes to £52 av £34.93. Mon. - Fwd: 139 cattle, 94 sheep. Steers.:- BB: £618 NG Beveridge; £500 GW Dent; £465 S&RT Lowson. BA: £610, £580, £540, £520 R Richardson. Lim £570 NG Beveridge; £555,£550 JW Dent; £545(2) S&RT Lowson. Hfrs. - BA: £575, £485(2) R Richardson. BB: £558 CP Brown; £470 RA&O Marshall; £465 NE Beveridge. Lim: £528(2) M Gallon; £472, £458, £452 DA Shepherd. Bull stirks. - BA: £800 RB Atkinson. BB: £532, £508, £505, £460 DE&I Lovegreen; £440(2) IM&NJ Irwin. Lim: £435, £430, £425(2), £415, £400 B Fell; £395(3) IM&NJ Irwin. Store hoggs: £49.50 £46 K Buckle; £46.50, £43, £37.50 A Wilson. Mule hoggs & singles: £90 GW Dobson; £73, £71 J Holliday. Ewes & lambs: £87 J Farley; £86 W Brass; £86, £80 I Hedley.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 6 calves, 457 sheep. Calves: Lim bulls to £110 FW Woof, Dent; hfrs to £120 JF Bowe & Son, Hawes av £76; BB bulls to £230 FD& TW Chapman, Hawes; hfrs to £194 JF Bowe & Son; Fries/Holstein bulls to £40 J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg. Spring lambs std to 169.2p; hoggs lt to 122.5p av 108.1p; std to 115.3p av 106.3p; med to 109.7p av 101.3p; heavy to 102.1p av 84.1p; overall av 105.5p. Cast ewes horned to £27 av £17.70; polled to £29.50 av £23.08; cast rams horned to £30 av £26.38; polled to £40 aav £38. Pet lambs to £2. Ewes & twins: Swale to £61 A&AJ Iveson, Hawes, av £54.83; Mule to £95 KJ Burrow, Dent, av £78.15; Cheviot to £67 F Blackburn, Low Row, av £63. Swale ewes & singles to £45 A&AJ Iveson av £37.71.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 702 store cattle & suckled calves. Cattle 22-m-o: Lim X steers to £770 Springwell Cottage; hfrs to £615 Greenwell; Char X steers to £740 Westside; hfrs to £575 Lunns House; BBX steers to £780 Aydonshields; hfrs to £548 Glendue; BAX steers to £765 Westside; BAX hfrs to £525 Chesterwood; Simm X steers to £672 Little Whittington; hfrs to£605 Greenwell; AAX steers £565 Garden House; HEX steers to £600 Ffridd Farm; 16-22-m-o: Lim X steers to £800(2) Stotsfold; hfrs to £592 Cleughbrae; Char X steers to £670 Garden House; hfrs to £612 Cleughbrae; Simm X steers to £675 Little Whittington; Simm X hfrs to £455 Hedley Park; BBX steers to £742 Aydonshields; hfrs to £488 Glendue; Pure AA & AAX hfrs to £435 Old Town. 10-15-m-o: Char X steers to £642 The Turnings; hfrs to £505 Howick Redsteads, Wheat Hall; Lim X steers to £588 Langley West House; hfrs to £558 Oxclose; Simm X steers to £545 East Butsfield; hfrs to £545 Langley West House; BBX steers to £615 Harwood Shield; hfrs to £420 Glendue; pPure AA & AAX steers to £572 Cleughbrae; hfrs to £450 Wheat Hall; BAX steers to £505 Shitlington Hall. Under 10-m-o: BAX steers to £530 Shitlington Hall; Lim X steers to £430 Parkside; hfrs to £490 Whiteside; Simm X hfrs to £322 Pea Farm. Young Lim X bulls to £570 High Hedley Hope. Tues. - Heavy steers to 115.5p av 100.9p; hfrs to 118.5p av: 110.1p; heavy young bulls to 108.5p av 106.5p. Hoggs: Suff X to 116.7p; Texel X to 119.8p; Mule to 115.1p; Leics to 102.9p; Blackface to 116.2p; Swale to 113.3p; Cheviot X to 119.1p; Char X to 123.1p. Cast ewes & rams (535) av £25.11; Suff X to £47; Texel X to £50; Mule to £34.50; Blackface to £29; Swale to £21.50; Cheviot X to £40.50. Ewes & lambs (100): Mule hoggs & single Suff X lambs to £110 Woodhall; Mule gimmers & twins to £100 Chesterwood; BM Mule ewes & twin Texel X lambs to £89 Partridge Nest; 3-crop ewes & Suff X twins to £72 Weardale Estates; FW Swale ewes & twin Mule lambs to £64 Six Dargue; BM Swale ewes & twin Mule lambs to £49 Six Dargue.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 1 dairy hfr, 84 calves & stirks, 148 ewes & lambs. Calved hfr: PF Donaldson £890. Calves: Lim bulls to £255 A Spence av £199 overall; hfrs to £175 B Kellett & Sons av £149; BB bulls to £242 NJ Ward av £221; hfrs to £190 GE Simpson & Son av £160; BA bulls to £235 MM Dowson; hfrs to £170 MM Dowson; Simm bulls to £230 E Holmes & Son av £225; Here bulls to £218 PW Broadley av £209; hfrs to £145 JR Elliott; Char bulls to £210 JR Elliott; Fries bulls to £132 NJ Ward av £57; Pied hfr to £110 Bell Bros; AA bulls to £72 B Kellett & Sons. Fries bull stirk: P&GA Ashbridge £152. Mule ewes & twins: D&M Iveson £124(2), N Harker £89, J Alderson £88, £84; OJ&AJ Kendall £82, Bowman & Pearson £80. Mule shlgs & twins J Alderson £93; Mule hoggs & singles J&JC Ashbridge £94; Cont X shlgs & twins GH Curtis £90, £86; pure Tex ewe & twins N Harker £87; with single N Harker £66; Cont X hogg & singles Bowman & Pearson £58; Swale ewes & twin Mule lambs JW Wilkinson £65. Wed. - Fwd: 615 sheep, 38 cattle. Lambs med to 145.7p av 138.1p; heavy to 134.7p; Suff & Cont hoggs std to 117.5p av 112.5p; med to 1219.p av 112.3p; heavy to 131.2p av 119.7p; owt to 115.1p av 99.2p; Mule & horned std to 112.9pav 107.6p; med to 115.1p av 95p; heavy to 115.2p av 105.2p; ltwt to 111.1p av 86.9p. Cast ewes: Cont £43; Mule £38.50; Tees £38; Masham £35; BFL £32; Swale £29.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 179 cattle, 1,131 sheep. Steers, lt to 133.5p/£587.40; med to 130.5p/£698.18 av 118.28p/£587.40; heavy to 127.5p/£809.68 av 106.73p/£685.44; overall steer av 109.7p; hfrs lt to 128.5p/£488.30; med to 141.5p/£650.90 av 117.82p/ £536.57; heavy to 144.5p/£729.73 av 113.08p/£600.63p; overall hfr av 114.68p; bulls lt to 93.5p/£420.75 av 90.5p/£407.25; med to 119.5p/ £618.58 av 93.32p/£496.06; heavy to 116.5p/£812.95 av 98.75p/ £605.78; overall bull av 96.86p; total cattle av 109.17p. Lambs, std to 168.7p/£65.80 av 155.86p/£59.34; med to 164.8p/£74.20 av 158.12p/ £68.28; overall av 156.71p; total lamb av 157p; heavy to 168p/£79 av 162.14p/£75.67; hoggs std to 128.7p/£51.50 av 121.17p/£46.04; med to 139.5p/£62.80 av 122.37p/ £51.91; overall av 122.28p; heavy to 131.2p/£63 av 116.9p/£57.06; owt to 113.2p/£63 av 101.23p/£58.70; total hogg av 113.57p; cull ewes to £49 av £33.47; rams to £45 av £43. Wed. - Fwd: 233 cattle, 90 sheep. Bulls. - Lim: £615, £550, £545, £510, £500, £485, £435, £425 RH Blair. Simm: £572, £540, £530 RH Blair; £350 N Hobson. AA: £550 RH Blair. Holstein: £400, £375 TC Mortimer. BA: £300 JB Gill. Fries: £270, £130 NW Kitching. Hfrs. - BB: £592, £572 R Craggs; £542 P Lofthouse; £470, £422 L Ransome; £465, £455 R Umpleby; £400 J&D Robertshaw; £400 R&I Pattison; £340, £320 S Hogg; £338 S Swales; £308 P Houlston; £275 R Carter; £232 D Ingledew. Lim: £585, £575, £550, £545 JH Clark; £575, £492, £455, £415, £400 L Dent; £505 TR Simpson; £492 JL Atkinson; £460 P Ashbridge; £458 B Lightfoot; £452, £420 J Stockil; £425 A Jopling; £387 J&D Robertshaw; £385, £344, £285 R&I Pattison; £344, £290, £285, £230 S Swales; £304, £265 R Carter. BA: £542 P Lofthouse; £495, £395 JD Wood; £412, £402, £380, £374, £358, £355 R Mortimer; £355, £345, £335 A Jopling. Char: £445 A Fawcett; £430 R Umpleby; £392 TH Cook. Simm: £455 JD Wood; £428 J Stockil; £400 N Hobson; £380 R Mortimer; £368 R Umpleby; £365 J&D Robertshaw; £358 R Mortimer. Fries: £350 J Stockil. Herefd: £20 R Umpleby. Bullocks. - Lim: £705, £695 PW Ashbridge; £600, £582, £545, £520, £470 RH Blair; £530, £460 FW Croft; £510, £448, £440 C Siswick; £505 P Hutchinson; £460, £450 L Dent; £458 TR Simpson; £440 B Lightfoot. Simm: £638 PW Ahsbridge; £565 FW Croft; £432 N Hobson. BB: £658 R Craggs; £650 H Longthorne; £578, £522 A Fawcett; £510, £468 J Stockil; £460 B Lightfoot. Char: £620 A Fawcett; £450 R Shann. BA: £588, £552 R Shann; £360 Mrs E Thomas. AA: £565, £560 P Hutchinson. Holstein: £510, £500 JL Gill; £160 F&D Peirson. Herefd: £502 R Shann; £415, £380 B Milburn. Char cow & calf £465 B Fountain. Calves: BB bulls £242, £240, £20 G Laverick; hfr £200 GH Laverick. Sheep with lambs: Texel shlgs £110, £108, £82, £77 JR Campbell, £84 R Hugill; Suff shlgs £109, £95 Scott; Texel hoggs £99 B Ashbridge; Texel ewes corr £67, £55 R Hugill; Mule hoggs £82, £67 A Rickaby; Mule ewes corr £69 W Brass & Son, £63 WG Ainsley; Mule ewes aged £35 R Hebden. Aged Mule ewes £71 Mrs A Oliver; Swale store hoggs £35.50 Todd. Private sales: 93 fat cattle inc OTMS.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 2,967 sheep. Suff X lambs to £73. Hoggs: Cont to £60; Suff X to £55.50; Cheviot to £56.20; Mule to £53; Scotch Blackface to £53; Swale to £52.80; Blue-faced Leics to £54.50 Scales (Braithwaite); Herdwick to £49.50. Cast ewes: Cont to £56; Mule to £42; Scotch Blackface to £35.50; Swale to £31. Mon. - Fwd: 61 cattle. Hfrs: Roan to 143.5p; Red Lim to 142.5p; black Lim to 135.5p; black to 127.5p; BP to 119.5p. Bullocks: red Lim X to 116.5p; black Lim X to 112.5p; Lim X to 111.5p. Young bulls: Blue X to 105.5p; Lim X to 101.5p; Fries to 99.5p; dairy X to 99.5p; Holstein X to 94.5p. Tues. -Store sheep. Mule ewes & doubles: £36.50 Little Blencowe Farm; £32 Lake View; £30.50 Honfleur. Mule shlgs & doubles £34 Honfleur; Mule ewes NCM & doubles £29 Cannerheugh; Texel ewes & doubles £32.50 Highgate; Cont shlgs & doubles £34.50 Honfleur; Cheviot ewes & doubles £25 Highgate. Fwd: 782 store cattle. Bullocks. - Black Lim X: £748 Blands; £695 Wath; £685 Wickerslack; £665 Crossfell House; £645 Redlands Bank; £632 Hole House; £625 The Green. Red Lim X: £720 The Wath; £710 Blands; £688 Lansmere; £675 Far Close; £650 Lime Tree; £632 Hollows. BBX: £690 Scales; £684 Redlands Bank; £678 Grange House; £658 Midtown; £652 Shire Hall. Char X: £738, £732, £728 The Wath; £738 Redlands Bank. AAX: £715 Broadmeadows; £620 Wickerslack; £590 Burns. BAX: £618 Hallbeg. Simm X: £728 Redlands Bank. B&W: £662 Redlands Bank; £608 Westrie; £562 Burns Farm. Hfrs. - Black Lim X: £640 Blands; £620 Lime Tree; £602 Eden Fields; £590 Annfield; £582 Sunnygarth; £578 Scales. Red Lim X: £645 Lime Tree; £592 Wetra; £582 Edenfields; £580 Annfield; £570 Crewgarth; £558 Redlands Bank. Blue X: £625 Midtown; £622Brampton Hall; £582 Sunnygarth; £560 Anfield; £545 The Green. Char X: £500 Wordsworth Street. BAX: £515 Oddendale. Red: £532 High Howe. Simm X: £515 Netherthird. Young bulls: Lim X £475 Pringle House; Char X £468 Pringle House; BBX £445 Blake Hills; B&W £410 Street House. Calves: BBX £195 Gatelands; Lim X £180 Gatelands.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 535 cattle, 1,839 sheep, 159 pigs. Steers lt to 83.5p/£375.75; med to 143.5p/£782.08 av 107.1p; heavy to 132.5p/£870.53 av 111.4p; hfrs med to 138.5p/£650.95 av 113.6p; heavy to 140.5p/£803.30 av 114.1p; bulls lt to 78.5p/£333.63; med to 124.5p/£674.33av 98.6p; heavy to 125.5p/£855.38 av 102.1p. Lambs std to 173.7p/£66 av 165.2p; med to 178.9p/£80.50 av 163.4p; heavy to 136.2p £64; owt to 136p/£77.50; hoggets std to 124.4p/ £48.50 av 117p; med to 123.7p/£53.20 av 115.4p; heavy to 121.3p/£59 av 111.1p; owt to £41 av £26.82; heavy to £48 av £36.57. Porkers to 82.5p av 78.6p; cutters to 85p av 79.4p; baconers to 85p av 78.5p; sows to 60p av 35.1p; boars to 30p. Mon. - Collection centre. Fwd: 26 OTMS.