BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,925 sheep. Lt lambs to 113p av 95.4p; std to 109p av 104.9p; med to 113p av 103.2p; heavy to 111p av 102.1p. Cast sheep: Cont £46.50; Mule £34; Swale £20.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 246 cattle, 1,244 sheep. Steers med to 111.5p/£602.10 av 102.1p; heavy to 124.5p/ £788.83 av 103.6p; hfrs med to 133.5p/£600.75 av 108.2p; heavy to 143.5p/ £828.80 av 106.7p; young bulls to 85.5p/£384.10 av 85.5p; med to 105.5p/ £835.53 av 98.9p; heavy to 123.5p/£836.25 av 101.8p. Lambs lt to 105.1p/£37.80 av 99.48p/£37.06; med to 113.8p/£51.80 av 102.58p; heavy to 116.3p/£53.50 av 101.54p; overall av 101.84p; cull ewes to £42 av £28.29. Mon. - Fwd: 136 spring bulls, store & breeding cattle, 894 sheep. Young bulls. - Char: £590, £555, £528, £500, £475 R Stelling. Lim: £480(5) T&G Lee. Steers. - Char: £510 A Lumsdon. Simm: £500 M&E Webster. BB: £485(2), £465(3) J Linsley. Baz: £480 D Forster. Lim: £435(2) R&W Todd. Hfrs. - Lim: £505 J Linsley; £485, £475, £442(2); £430 D Alderson; £458, £455 T&DI Allen & Son; £445 F Simpson; £449 RL&I Coatsworth. Char: £439 D Alderson. Store lambs. - Texel: £43 JD Wick; £41.80 JR Smith; £40.80, £39 G Eastwood; £40.80 JA Turnbull; £40.50 F Coulthard; £39.80 L Kidd. Suff: £44 ND Simpson; £40.50 T Rutter; £40.20 D&EM Carter. Mule gimmer lambs: £40 NG Nixon; £35 MA Close. Store ewes: £51, £41 K Buckle; £45, £40 JD Wick; £33 D Featherstone; £31 G&J Crabtree; £30 G Wall. Breeding ram lambs. - Suff: £190, £170, £140, £110, £100, £90(3) C D Bosomworth. Texel: £90 C D Bosomworth.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 8 calves, 2,161 sheep. Calves: Lim bulls to £120 JH Capstick, Ravenstonedale; hfrs to £90 JS Cloughton, (BP), Hawes av £70; Simm hfrs to £90 JM Fawcett & Sons, Hawes. Lambs std to 114.3p av 95.1p; med to 111.1p av 97.6p; heavy to 106.9p av 98.5p; overall av 97.1p. Store lambs: Cont to £36.40 av £34.96; horned to £26 av £16.48; ltwt lambs: Cont to 100p av 99.4p; Suff to 93.3p av 90.1p; Mule to 93.2p av 92.6p; horned to 92.8p av 91.2p. Swale breeding ewes to £54 RA Sowerby, Hawes, av £31.53. Cast ewes horned to £21 av £12.46; polled to £25.50 av £19.38; cast rams horned to £20 av £19.25; polled to £26 av £25.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 943 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £652 Meldon Lane House. Blue CID: AAX to £565 Hedley West Riding; BAX to £550 Errington Red House; BBX to £610 West Mill Hills; £542 Redesmouth; Char X to £650 Huntershield; Lim X to £700 High Highlaws; Simm X to £645 Pontop Hall. Green CID: AAX (spring born) to £390 Harlow Bower; BBX (spring born) to £480 Harlow Bower; Lim X £635 Moorgair; Lim X (spring born) to £512 Stone Stile. Hfrs: BBX to £555 Agars Hill; BAX to £555 Watling; Char X to £535 Watling; Lim X to £590 Rawfoot; Lim X (spring born) to £345 East Plenmeller, Frolar Meadows; Simm X to £610 Hartley West. Fwd: 1,843 store & breeding sheep. Breeding sheep: Mule Ewes 1c £54 Dilston Park; Mule Ewes (UO) £32 Bavington Mount; Mule ewe lambs £45 Agars Hill. Feeding ewes: Texel X £32 Bellshiel; Mule to £30.50 Bavington Mount; Blackface to £21.50 Duddo Hill; Cheviot to £24 Colt Crag; Swale to £20 High Edges Green. Store lambs: Suff X to £44.50 Cornhills; Texel X to £46.50 South Chareheads; HB £40.80 Cornhills; Mule to £38.20 Hawksteel; Blackface to £36.80 South Chareheads; Cheviot & Cheviot X to £38.50 Chirdon; Swale to £19 Agars. Sat. - Fwd: 3,594 sheep for second sale for Blackface & Swaledale ewes, ggimmers, ewe lambs, also other ewes & Mule ewe lambs. Blackface gimmers to £58 Brieredge; Swale gimmers to £40 Waynford Rigg. Blackface stock sheep off Low Shield Green: 1&2-crop to £40(2); 3&4-crop to £30(4); 6-y-o £22; fewe lambs to £32; gimmers to £40. Blackface draft ewes to £75 Lamperts; Blackface ewe lambs to £46 Horseholme; Swale ewe lambs to £32 Bulls Hill; Texel gimmers to £90 Alnham; Texel ewe lambs to £63 Castle Heaton; Mule ewe lambs to £69. Store lambs: Suff X to £46.50 Settlingstones; Texel X to £45 Beacon Rigg; Mule to £40 Low Galligill; Cheviot & Cheviot X to £38 Bellshiel; Blackface to £35 Close Head; Swale to £24.20 Ambling Gate. Tues. - Med steers to 89.5p av 85.3p; heavy to 89.5p av 88.6p; med hfrs av 92.5p; heavy to 115.5p av 101.11p; overall av 97.1p. Fwd: 4,344 lambs. Suff x to 113p; Texel X to 122.8p; Mule to 108.5p; Blackface to 104.7p; Cheviot X to 104.4p; Char X to 111.7p; Beltex to 115.7p; Leics to 94.9p. Fwd: 872 cast ewes & rams. Suff X to £48; Texel X to £47.50; Mule to £38.50; Blackface to £27.50; Swale to £25; Leics to £39; Cheviot X to £38.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 3,749 sheep. Lambs 35kg or more: Char to £52 av 101.31p; Mule to £50 av 96.69p; Suff to £51.80 av 106.36p; Beltex to £53.50 av 114.57p; Texel to £58.20 av 109.44p; hill Cheviot to £43.50 av 105.62p; Rough to £38 av 93.33p; Swale to £38,20 av 86.69p; Lleyn to £44 av 112.82p; Masham to £41.50 av 92.29p. Lambs to 34kg: Beltex to £40.50 av 130.65p; hill Cheviot to £34.50 av 103.66p; Mule to £32 av 96.44p; Herdwick to £28.50 av 94.64p; Jacob to £23 av 82.12p; Rough Fell to £30.50 av 84.56p; Swale to £32.20 av 92.84p; Texel to £35.50 av 102.37p. Ewes: Scotch Blackface to £17 av £15.77; Blue-faced Leics to £37 av £36; hill Cheviot to £27 av £24.60; Mule to £28.20; Herdwick top £15 av £13.56; Rough Fell to £24 av £21.33; Suff to £28.80; Swale to £20.80 av £16.43; Texel to £29.50. Espland. Rams: BFL £19.50; Herdwick £22; Rough Fell to £29.20 av £24.65; Swale to £28.50 av £25.58; Texel £28.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 67 ped Lim & beef breeding cattle, 3 dairy cattle, 81 calves, 188 store cattle. Show & sale of Limousin cattle for North-East Limousin Breeders' Club. Lim cow or hfr with calf: 1&2 JM&SP Cooper, res & 880gns; 3 SM Priestley 1,320gns. Bull: 1 SM Priestley 1,200gns; 2&3 D&M Cormack 1,100, 1,350gns. Champion: SM Priestley, bull: res: JM&SP Cooper, cow & calf - unsold. Beef breeding cattle: Lim hfr & calf JH Pounder & Son £870; BB cow & calf KO Stones £760; Simm cow & calf J Platts £740. Dairy calved hfrs: D&PH Brown £740; S&J Dent & Son £570, £500. Calves. - Lim bulls to £232 Horsley Gates Ptnrs av £151; hfrs to £165 Horsley Gates Ptnrs av £105; BB bulls to £225 B Williamson av £201; hfrs to £148 GL&SM Thompson; Char bulls to £225 IM Dent & Sons; Simm bulls to £205 JR&DW Craggs av £127; hfrs to £95 JW Tuer & Sons; Mont bulls to £182 HM Dent & Sons av £163; BA hfrs to £160 JC&VA Lancaster av £155; Fries bulls to £135 JE Holliday & Son av £47. AA bulls to £75 Horsley Gates. Show & sale of store cattle. - 1 MV Dale £715. AOB: 1&2 J Fawcett & Son, Lim steers £600, £592; 3 Coverhead Farms, Lim steer £520. Bulls: BA RMS Livestock £530; AA TW Brown £468; BB Nicholson £455; Fries Bell £450; Herefd Nicholson £435. Steers. - Lim: MW Walker £755; WE Jameson & Co £725, £715, £700; RW Wallis & Sons £685; PE Wilson £650; E Loadman £628; J Fawcett & Son £600. Char: MV Dale £715. BB: Atkinson & Burnett £715, £695; T Harker & Son £690; RS Lobley £645; JS Walton £638. Simm: E Loadman £685. BA: MV Dale £635; RMS Livestock £605; SD Thompson £530. Herefd: Atkinson & Burnett £480. Fries: W Stanger £420. AA: R Hunter £375. BA hfr: RMS Livestock £525. Hfrs. - Char: C Gregg £518, £498; AH Fawcett £440. BB hfrs: JS Walton & Co £495; JD Wood £468; Atkinson & Burnett £452; W Stanger £445. Lim: JD Wood £475; RW Wallis & Sons £465; MW Walker £455; MA Suttill £438. Simm: RE Staindrop & Son £465. Wed. - Fwd: 1,621 sheep. Lambs: Suff & Cont std to 108.7p av 104.9p; med to 112.5p av 105.7p; heavy to 105.3p av 100.3p; owt to 98.5p av 90.9p, Mule, Masham & horned std to 96.8p av 87.9p; med to 100.4p av 94.8p; heavy to 100p av 97.4p; owt to 87.3p.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Sat. Fwd: 600 sheep. Lambs: Swale to £37.50 av 91.20p; Mule to £41 av 95p; Suff to £43.20 av 98p; Texel to £48 av 102p. ewes: Texel X to £21; Blackface to £16.50; Swale to £19.20. Swale rams to £24.20.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 175 cattle, 803 sheep. Steers med to 123.5p/£642.20 av 103.33p/£545.07; heavy to 109.5p/£721.53 av 97.29p/ £614.89; overall steer av 100.55p; hfrs med to 135.5p/£619.88 av 107.27p/£493.45; heavy to 127.5p/£686.68 av 103.78p/ £556.93; overall hfr av 104.62p; bulls lt to 94.5p/£406.35; med to 111.5p/£618.83 av 82.74p/ £435.54; heavy to 111.5p/£669.93 av 87.21/£532.75; overall bull av 85.76p; total cattle av 98.63p. Lambs std to 121.6p/£45 av 112.5p/£43.63; med to 117.5p/ £51.80 av 110.73p/£46.84; overall av 110.85p; heavy to 108.9p/£53 av 100.79/£48.18p owt to 100p/£54 av 95.76p/£52.67; total lamb av 108.2p; cull ewes to £37.50 av £26.92; rams to £55.50 av £33.75.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 84 cattle. Hfrs: Lim to 137.5p; BB to 137.5p; Bax to 114.5p; Char to 108.5p. Lim steers to 121.5p. Bulls: Lim to 118.5p; BB to 117.5p; BA to 109.5p; Baz to 106.5p; Simm to 103.5p; MRI to 92.5p; Fries to 85.5p.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,032 lambs. Av 45.4 kg/101.9p/£46.26. Suff X to 109.1p; Texel X to 109.8p; Mule to £48.80; Char X to £48; HB to £49; Blackface to 95p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 390 cattle, 880 sheep, 218 pigs. Steers med to 140.5p av £723.58 av 96.7p; heavy to 122.5p/£715.28 av 94.6p; hfrs lt to 113.5p/£454 av 107.6p; med to 139.5p/£627.75 av 105.8p; heavy to 135.5p/£776.48 av 105.8p; young bulls lt to 87.5p/£402.50 av 68.3p; med to 115.5p/£623.70 av 85.6p; heavy to 108.5p/£703.50 av 94.5p. Lambs std to 108.3p/ £39 av 99.6p; med to 117.4p/ £50.50 av 99.8p; heavy to 105.8p/ £55 av 95.2p; owt to 96.2p/£52.50 av 92.3p; ewes lt to £24 av £15.52; heavy to £36.50 av £24.98. Porkers to 77.5p/£58.90 av 74.8p; cutters to 88.5p/£75.24 av 78.2p; baconers to 83p/£75.19 av 74.7p; owt to 66.5p/£77.50 av 64p; sows to 56p/£187.25 av 52.3p; boars to 45p/£146.25 av 44.1p. Mon. - Collection centre. Fwd: 40 OTMS. Tues. - Fwd: 86 cattle, 158 store sheep. Lim hfrs i/c Feb to £710 C Hunton; BB hfrs i/c Jan to £600 C Hunton; Lim hfrs with steer calves to £650 R Frankland; with hfr calves to £650 R Frankland; with bull calves to £635 C Hunton. Lim cows with bull calves to £740 J Ashby; with hfr calves to £695 J Ashby. Store hfrs. - BAX: £640, £545, £540, £510 M Peckit. Lim X to £495 W Cawkwell; Char X to £440 W Cawkwell; AAX to £200 S&J Green; Simm X to £171 S&J Green. Young bulls, green CID: Lim X £400; £350 Flintoft & Read; Fries X £325 GE & M Stockill. Feeding ewes: Mule to £29.50; Masham to £29. Store lambs: Texel X to £44.80; Suff X to £43.20; Mules to £39.80.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Fwd: 529 lambs. Suff X to 106.7p; Texel X to 104.8p; Mule to 101.8p; Char X to 102.4p