BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 2,226 sheep. Lt lambs to 128p av 106.9p; std to 119p av 112.4p; med to 118p av 111.8p; heavy to 112p av 108.3p. Cast sheep: Suff to 40.5; Cont £47; Mule £34; Swale £23.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 485 cattle 1,744 sheep. Steers med to 126.5p/ £651.48 av 108.32p; heavy to 141.5p/£933.90 av 108.43p; overall steer av 109.6p; hfrs lt to 121.5p/£467.78 av 99.94p; med to 128.5p/ £603.95 av 114.61p; heavy to 137.5p/£867.20 av 114.84p; overall hfr av 114.84p; young bulls med to 116.5p/£618.83 av 96.91p; heavy to 133.5p/£1,024.78 av 108.32; overall young bull av 105.1p. Hoggs lt to 121p/£45 av 114.1p; med to 119.5p/£52.20 av 112.53p; heavy to 115.2/ £56 av 109.28; overall hogg av 112.34; cull ewes to £37.50 av £25.20. Mon. - Fwd: 111 store & breeding cattle, 729 store, breeding & prime sheep. Steers. - Char: £522 M Pattison; £515 N Swinbank. BA: £530, £500 M Pattison. Lim: £490(2) N Swinbank; £470(3) NB Hird; £442(6) R&W Todd. Fries: £372, £370, £345, £335 I Butterfield. Hfrs. - Lim: £575, £510, £505(2) N Swinbank; £545 M&E Walton. Char: £560(2) WS Hewitson. Simm: £540, £495(2) WS Hewitson; £490 JR Howard. BB: £490 JR Howard. Fries: £440 Cook & White. Bull stirks. - BB: £525, £460, £450(4) EF Tuer. Lim: £488, £485(3) J Middlemiss; £465 JE Holliday. Char: £455 J White. Calves, bull £150 B Tweddle; hfr £95 B Tweddle. Store sheep: £46 S Lopez; £45.20 J&S Thompson; £45 F Davison; £44.50 WK Wilkinson; £44.20 I&RA Watson; £44 ESA Howden Helicopters & W Ramsey; £43.50 JH Bainbridge & W Ramsey. Ewes with lambs: £150, £135, £122, £102 M Robson. Prime hoggs, med to 114.4p/£49.20; heavy to 108.8p/£48.80; owt to 100.9p/£56.50.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 8 calves, 1,965 sheep. Calves: Lim bulls to £188 WJ&CM Lambert, Hawes av £183; hfrs to £68 K Nicholson, RSD; BA bulls to £150 K Nicholson, RSD; hfrs to £80 J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg; Simm hfrs to £80 JR Thwaites, Askrigg; Fries-Holst bulls to £20 J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg. Hoggs lt to 114.8p av 103.5p; std to 121.6p av 106p; med to 115p av 106.7p; heavy to 109.5p av 103.5p; overall av 106.2p. Ltwt hoggs: Cont to 118.8p av 110.5p; Mules to 109.4p av 106p; Suff to 108.5p av 105.3p; horned to 107.6p av 97.9p. Cast ewes horned to £25.20 av £16.32; polled to £39.50 av £36.17; cast rams horned to £14 av £11.13; polled to £35 av £22.15.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 669 store cattle & suckled calves, 2,277 store sheep. Steers, blue CID: AAX to £712 Great Tosson; BBX to £632(2) Middle Moor; Char X to £672 Tenter House; Lim X to £650 Middle Moor; Simm X to £652 Great Tosson. Red CID: AAX to £602 Hedley West Riding; Char X to £710 Lowes Fell; Lim X to £780 Lowes Fell. Young bulls: Lim to £560 Nettlesworth West House. Hfrs: AAX to £535 Wydon; BAX to £570 Airy Holm; BBX to £645 The Monk; Char X to £680 West Nubbock; Lim X to £622 West Nubbock; Simm X to £650 Chipchase; South Devon X to £502 Scarlett Hall. Breeding Sheep: in lamb Mule ewes 2-3 crop to £67(2) Bishopton; 4-crop to £50 East Fourstones. Feeding ewes & rams. - Rams: Texel to £33 Woodlands Place; Suff to £29 Woodlands Place. Ewes: Texel to £35 Woodlands Place; Mule to £28 Capheaton Newhouses, Hepple Hill; Blackface to £15.50 Low Carriteth; Swale to £14. Store lambs: Suff X to £49 Shillafield; Texel X to £47.50 Shillafield; Mule to £47.80 Demesne; Cheviot & Cheviot X to £43.20 Thockrington; Blackface to £39.80 Newbiggin; Swale to £37 Dumblarr Rigg. Tues. - Fwd: 2,843 sheep, 4 loads straw. Heavy steers to 116.5p av 104.4p; med hfrs to 109.5p av 107.2p; heavy to 116.5p av 109.4p. Hoggs: Suff X to 115.3p; Texel X to 122p; Mule to 111.5p; Blackface to 110.8p; Swale to 113.2p; Cheviot X to 115.6p; Char X to 117.4p; Beltex to 125p. Cast ewes: Suff X to £43.50; Texel X to £40.50; Mule to £29.50; Blackface to £28.20; Swale to £19.80; SC Cheviot to £23.50. Rams: Blackface to £20; Swale to £20.50; Cheviot to £21.50. Hay & straw: outside wheat big bales £4; inside wheat hestons £10.50; inside barley big bales £11; inside oat big bales £10.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. Fwd: 274 store cattle. Bullocks. - AAX: £530 Holme Farm (Bousfield); £498 Roans Farm. BAX: £550 Long Green; £528 Low Whita; £452 Stennerskeugh. BBX: £648 Hawkrigg; £640 Blandswath; £620 Holme Farm (Bousfield); £620 Rudd Hills; £585 Park House; £545 Argill House; £522 Bridge End. Char X: £712 Blandswath. Holstein-Fries: £488 South House; £372 Prospect Farm; £358 Bridge End. Lim X: £682 Bleathgill; £680 Blandswath; £658 Low Scales (Calvert); £658 Hawkrigg; £630 Musgrave House; £620 Easegill Head; £598 Smardale Hall. Hfrs. - AAX: £320 Highfield. BAX: £535 Easegill Head; £532 Peatgates; £495 Park House; £430 Uldale; £408 Stennerskeugh; £405 Third Sunbiggin. BBX: £665 Kiln Beck; £640 Bleathgill; £608 Park House; £535 Long Green; £518 Bridge End. Char X £640 Park House. Herefd X: £425 Brackenslack. Lim X: £632 Musgrave House; £625 Park House; £612 Peatgates; £590 Enterber; £590 Bleathgill; £570 Low Scale (Calvert); £565 Peacock Hill; £558 Smardale Hall. Lim X hfr & BB calf: £740 South View. Tues. - Fwd: 2,170 sheep. Lambs 35kg & up: Texel X to £54 av 110.60p; Beltex X to £53.50 av 118.60p; Suff X to £50.20 av 109.91p; Mule to £51.50 av 106.43p; Char to 357.50 av 114.99p; Scotch Blackface to £48 av 114.46p; Cheviot X to £53.80 av 106p; Swale to £46.20 av 100.53p; Rough Fell to £44.50 av 95.13p; Herdwick to £40 av 90p. Lambs to 34kg: Texel X to £37.50 av 110.69p; Beltex X to 336.20 av 113.13p; Suff X to £37.20 av 109.98p; Mule to £35.50 av 100.60p; Swale to 335 av 98.57p; Cheviot X to £37.80 av 110.42p; Rough Fell to £32 av 95.66p; Ryeland to £33 96.19p. Rams: Swale to £24 av £20.40; Blue-faced Leics £38.50; Rough Fell £26; Texel £30; Suff £32.50; NC Cheviot to £25.20 av £22.75. Ewes: BFl £30.50; Texel X to £33 av £30.63; Swale to £23 av £16.52; Rough Fell to £20.20 av £17.19; Mule £31 av £30.26.

LEYBURN. - Wed. Fwd: 1,676 sheep, 42 cattle. Hoggs: Suff & Cont std to 117.9p av 112p; med to 116.6p av 108.5p; heavy to 109.6p av 102.5p; owt to 101.8p av 99.5p. Mule & horned std to 102.6p av 99.7p; med to 104.8p av 99.6p; heavy to 100.4p av 98.5p; owt to 91.2p av 88.7p; lt wt to 108.8p av 97.2p. Cast ewes: Suff £36; Cont £35; Mule £35; BFL £33; horned £20.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 205 cattle, 1,041 sheep. Steers med to 118.5p/£582.68 av 108.93/£565.36; heavy to 133.5p/ £801 av 108.42p/£696.56; overall steer av 108.47p; hfrs lt to 127.5p/£650.25 av 120.25/ £519.09;med to 136.5p/£655.20 av 118.74p/£542.26; heavy to 134.5p/ £759.28 av 109.22p/£584.59; overall hfr av 111.93p; bulls lt to 61.5p/£255.23; med to 118.5p/ £651.75 av 85.98p/£444.72; heavy to 121.5p/£777,60 av 97.13p/ £591.01; overall bull av 92.23p; total cattle av 106.42p. Hoggs lt to 93.33p/£28; std to 127p/£48.50 av 116.1p/£44.07; med to 129.7p/ £55.80 av 114.85p/£48.96; overall av 114.64p; heavy to 118.7p/£59.20 av 102.61p/£49.98; owt to 104.6p/ £56.50 av 92.77p/£51.33; total hogg av 108.88p; cull ewes to £42.50 av £21.64; rams to £39 av £26.50. Wed. - Fwd: 109 store cattle & calves, 89 store hoggs. Bulls. - Simm: £588, £542, £520 RA Corner. Lim: £572 D&M Cormeck; £475, £410 M Collingwood; £445, £430, £408, £385 JH Clark; £390 JE Brown; £220 C Wilkinson. Char: £480 C Pickering. BB: £430 J Weatherhead. BA: £532 J Weatherhead; £362 R Jones. Holstein: £235 JM Bell; £210, £150, £45 C Wilkinson. Fries: £185, £175 JC Foster. Hfrs. - BB: £528, £395 R Craggs; £510, £508, £480 JG Ward; £488 WH Phillips; £440 A Fawcett; £392 J Weatherhead. Lim: £522, £422 K Wheldon; £442, £345 P Lofthouse; £435 J Pattison; £422 WH Phillips; £418, £405, £332 J Reveley; £382, £290 Mrs J Allen; £388 RL Garbutt. Simm: £550, £538, £468, £465 RA Corner; £518 B Jefferson. Char: £498, £440 A Fawcett; £435 J Pattison; £272 JB Gill. Baz: £272 JB Gill. AA: £458, £385 B Jefferson; £448 D Robson; £388A Fawcett. Bullocks. - Lim: £660, £635 P Ashbridge; £612 CW Tate; £582, £380 R Jones; £572, £545, £530 W Brass; £442, £440, £418, £412, £398 RL Garbutt. Fries: £522 CW Tate; £440 K Wheldon. Holstein: £492 W Brass. BA: £485 R Jones. Char: £540 R Jones. Calves: BB bull £190, BB hfr £164 both GH Laverick. Store hoggs: Texel X £41.80 JD Ormston; Suff X £29.50 D Sanderson. Private sales Jan 24-28: 86 fat cattle inc OTMS.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 81 cattle. Hfrs: Lim to 137.5p; BA to 129.5p; BB to 115.5p; Char to 109.5p. steers: to 101.5p; BB to 117.5p; Lim to 106.5p; Char to 104.5p. Bulls: Lim to 124.5p; BB to 122.5p; BA to 113.5p; Fries to 99.5p. Wed. - Fwd: 3,576 sheep. Hoggs: Cont to £61; Suff X to £57.50; Cheviot to £57; Mule to £52; Swale to £45; Kendal Rough to £45. Ewes: Cheviot to £40; Mule to £35.50; Swale to £25.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 601 cattle, 1,185 sheep, 265 pigs. Steers lt to 137.5p/£618; med to 134.5p/£718.73 av 108.2p; heavy to 131.5p/£895.13 av 108.4p; hfrs lt to 125.5p/£458.08 av 108.8p; med to 133.5p/£610.38 av 105.2p; heavy to 141.5p/£809.10 av 112.3p; young bulls lt to 83.5p/£359.05; med to 118.5p/£622.13 av 91.9p; heavy to 119.5p/£850.85 av 98.4p. Hoggets std to 127.7p/£49.80 av 116.7p; med to 133p/£55.50 av 113.2p; heavy to 112.8p/£55 av 103.4p; owt to 101.9p/£54 av 96.1p; ewes lt to £28.50 av £21.53; heavy to £39 av £32.22. Porkers to 74.5p/ £54.02 av 74.2p; cutters to 84p/£70.06 av 77p; baconers to 80p/£73.11 av 71.4p; owt to 51p/£77.52; sows to 45p/£141.20 av 39.9p; boars to 38p/£119.52 av 36.2p. Tues. - Fwd: 51 store & breeding cattle, 10 ewes with 14 lambs at foot. Young bulls 9-11-m-o: BBX to £545; Lim X to £500. Hfrs 9-12-m-o: BBX to £620, Lim X to £530. 22-26-m-o: Lim X to £648; BAX to £530; BBX to £475. BAX suckler cows to £490. Suff X ewes correct & Suff X lambs to £80; Mule ewes BM & Suff X twins to £77; Texel X ewes BM & Suff X lambs to £70.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Fwd: 610 sheep. Suff X to 111p; Texel X to 113.9p; Mule to 108.8p; Char X to 111.6p; Leics to £56; Swale to 105.5p.