BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 532 sheep. Lt lambs to 134p av 125.7p; std to 131p av 126.7p; med to 129p av 122.3p; heavy 115.5p; lt hoggs to 94p av 78.2p; std to 93p av 69.3p; med to 96p av 80.2p. Cast sheep; Cont £42; Texel £40.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 469 cattle, 1,130 sheep. Steers med to 123.5p/£663.23 av 105.76p; heavy to 130.5p/£841.23 av 106.12p; overall steer av 105.81p; hfrs med to 131.5p/£624.63 av 113.15p; heavy to 139.5p/£809.10 av 113.91p; overall hfr av 114.4p; young bulls lt to 102.5p/ £471.50 av 96.4p; med to 118.5p/£646.58 av 102.89p; heavy to 130.5p/£933.08 av 107.84p; overall bull av 105.94p. Lambs lt to 147.4p/£57.50 av 128.41p; med to 170.1p/£74 av 133.4p; heavy to 138.2p/£65.50 av 132.44p; overall lambs av 131.47p/ cull ewes to £55 av £36.04. Mon. - Fwd: 121 store & breeding cattle. Steers. - Lim: £600(4) £582, £540, £500 J Hicks; £575, £548, £540 F Crawford; £535, £530(3), £495(3), £470(2) GS Bainbridge; £455, £420, £330 M Metcalfe; £422, £400 £325 FMR Gibson & Son. Herefd: 393(4) EF Atkinson; £315, £300 FJ Thompson. Char: £385 EF Atkinson. AA: £385 EF Atkinson. Galloway: £230(3) EF Atkinson. Hfrs. - Char: £488, £460 JR Howard & Son. Lim: £485 GS Kidd; £470, £410, £400 JW&J Collin; £468(2) J Linsley; £432, £355(2) £332(2) B&JD Beadle; £418(3) PJ Wiper; £405(2) GS Bainbridge; £368, £350, £328(2), £318, £315 M Metcalfe; £365(3) G Swinbank & Sons; £340, £310 EF Atkinson; £338, £305 WE Gilchrist. BB: £482 PJ Wiper; £435, £418 JR Howard & Son. BA: £420 EF Atkinson; £330 PJ Wiper; £280, £145 R Valks. Saler: £318(2) £300(2) Rigel Pedigree. Young bulls. - BA: £550, £538 GA Swinbank; £470 K Buckle. BB: £522, £465 K Buckle. Lim: £505, £455, £440, £420 K Buckle; £425(2) £415 RL&L Coatsworth. Galloway: £455 K Buckle. Fries: £352 K Buckle. Shorthorn cow & calf £575 EF Atkinson; Herefd cow in calf £450 EF Atkinson; AA hfr in calf £380 J Linsley; BB breeding hfrs £404(3) EF Atkinson.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 4 calves, 341 sheep. Calves: BB bulls to £300 A&W Hodgson, Askrigg; hfrs to £130 R Wood & Son, Aysgarth; Fries bulls to £148 FD&TW Chapman, Hawes. Spring Lambs lt to 130.3p; std to 145.7p av 135.4p; med to 141.4p av 135.3p; overall av 135.3p; prime hoggs to 100.8p/£48.40 av 77.3p. Cast ewes horned to £28.40 av £16.48; polled to £45.80 av £40.69.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 459 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Lim X £752 Lunns House; Simm X to £698 Moss Barns; Char X to £675 Woodhead; BBX to £718 Bankfoot; BAX to £602 Grange Farm. Blue CID: Lim X to £705 Bunker Hill; Char X to £592 Allenheads Farm; Simm X to £698 Hedley West Riding; BAX to £540 Whiskershiel; BBX to £702 Bankfoot; AAX to £575 Bank Top. Green CID: Lim X to £570 Quarry House; Young bulls, green CID: Lim X to £580 Westerkirk; Char X to £605 Allenheads Farm; AAX to £498 Bishopton; Holstein Fries to £240 Bishopton. Red CID: Lim X to £585 Silloans. Hfrs: Lim X to £608 Birtleyshield; Char X to £530 High Fotherley; Simm X to £500 Moss Barns; BAX to £480 The Deans, Lyneup Hill; BBX to £600 Bankfoot; AAX to £542 Birtleyshield; Saler X to £520 New Dotland.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 723 sheep. Lambs 35kg or over: Texel X to £57.50; Suff X to £56.50; Char X to £53; Beltex X to £51; Lleyn to £53; Mule to £51.50; NC Cheviot to £43.50. 34kg or less: Dorset X to £36.80; Suff X to £40.80; Cont X to £42 Craketrees. Hoggs & shlgs: Suff X to £44.50; Cont X to £40.50; Swale to £40. Ewes: Swale to £30.20; Cont X to £36.50; Mule to £31.50; Lleyn to £34; Rough Fell to £26.50; NC Cheviot to £32. Swale rams to £36.50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 134 Calves & stirks, 87 store cattle & feeding bulls. Calves: BB bulls to £290 C Hird av £207 overall; hfrs to £170 JD&E Clarkson av £129; Lim bulls to £295 JR Elliot av £211; hfrs to £175 A Backhouse av £121; Pied bulls to £295 AF Dinsdale; hfrs to £155 AF Dinsdale av £132; Simm bulls to £285 G Sidgwick av £183; hfrs to £100 G Sidgwick av £77; Fries bulls to £185 PW Broadley av £79; hfr £45 PW Broadley; AA bulls to £145 TL Carlisle; hfrs: to £100 A Sowray & Sons av £94. Bull stirks: BB A Sowray & Sons £395; Lim KS Bowe £370; Fries C Allen £200; Simm: JF Gibson & Son £155. Store bulls. - Lim: A Harker & Son £575; PA Lawson £540; CJ&DM Metcalfe £510. BB: RJ&SJ Kirby £515. AA: GE&M Stockill £500. Fries: GE&M Stockill £425. Steers. - BB: WM Iveson £670; RJ&SJ Kirby £478; JR Calvert £415. Lim: RA Wintersgill £560; J Fawcett & Son £540; Thornton-Berry £485. Fries: DH Challis & Son £535. Char: Thornton-Berry £500. BA: RA Wintersgill £495. AA: FD Graham £360. Lim: PG Simpson £612; AS Boynton £588; JN&JM Fawcett £530; CT Akrigg £405. BA: RA Wintersgill £580; BB: CT Akrigg £542; JN&JM Fawcett £528; JT Greenwood £385. AA: JN&JM Fawcett £480, FD Graham £372; JT Greenwood £368. Wed. - Fwd: 719 sheep. Lambs std to 132.8p av 128.5p; med to 133.3p av 126.9p; heavy to 128.7p av 126.3p; cast sheep to £42 av £29.20.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 177 cattle, 378 sheep. Steers med to 124.5p/£643.95 av 115.81p/£595.28; heavy to 114.5p/£767.15 av 101.43p/ £641.79; overall steer av 103.97p; hfrs med to 137.5p/£640.80 av 119.12p/ £538.86; heavy to 136.5p/£727.90 av 114.52p/£596.62; overall hfr av 117.18p; young bulls lt to 87.5p/ £393.75; med to 115.5p/£629.48 av 96.03p/£498.95; heavy to 120.5p/ £783.15 av 100.08p/£606.93; overall bull av 98.31p; total cattle av 108.62p. Lambs std to 140.5p/£54.80 av 132.46p/£50.78; med to 142.3p/ £60.20 av 128.29p/£54.08; overall av 129.1p; heavy to 132.1p/£60.80 av 121.44p/£57.72; total lamb av 127.54p; hoggets to 85.81p/£47.20; total sheep av 127.38p cull ewes to £45.50 av £30.77. Wed. - Fwd: 165 store & breeding cattle & calves. Bulls. - BB: £615, £560 A Dzierzek. Holstein: £565, £460 D Henry; £355 JM Bell; £328 HJ Thomson; £538, £448, £328 M Lowcock; £455, £398, £392, £358 F Jackson. Char: £490, £480, £440 M Lowcock. BA: £400 R Jones. Herefd: £328 M Lowcock. Hfrs. - BB: £538, £512 A Fawcett. Char: £540, £510 A Fawcett; £478, £442 RA Craggs; £295 D Robson. Simm: £492 A Fawcett; £390 JL Atkinson; £360, £350 KM Sayer; £360 B Routledge. Lim: £448 JL Atkinson; £402 RW Henry, £388, £352, £344, £250 Shepherd Farming; £378 D Robson; £362 B Routledge; £330 A Spence; £272 P Tweddle. Saler: £344 Shepherd Farming. AA: £300 D Robson. Bullocks. - Lim: £705, £650, £588 RR Garbutt; £652, £632, £558 CW Tate; £498, £428, £355 R Jones; £392 A Spence. Holstein: £508, £492 R Clark. Simm: £482 KM Sayer. AA: £450 B Milburn. Cow with calf: £620, £560, £570 D Robson. Calves: BB bulls £258, £260 GH Laverick; Simm bull £220 GH Laverick. Ewes & lambs £60 G Horminton. Private sales June 14-18: 41 fat cattle inc OTMs.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,801 sheep. Lambs: Cont to £69; Suff to £69. Hoggs to £50 Stone Ends. Cast ewes & rams to £60. Mon. - Fwd: 58 cattle. Hfrs: BA to 137.5p; Lim to 132.5p; BB to 125.5p. Simm steers to 104.5p. Bulls: Lim to 126.5p; BA to 116.5p; Char to 116.5p; BB to 113.5p; Baz to 108.5p; Fries to 92.5p; Longhorn to 93.5p. Wed. - Fwd: 1,768 sheep. Lambs: Cont X to £68(2); Suff X to £64.50. Hoggs to £58.50; ewes to £52.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 453 cattle, 924 sheep, 236 pigs. Steers lt to 118.5p/£497.70 av 109.3; med to 127.5p/£685.43 av 107.4p; heavy to 128.5p/£889.70 av 112.1p overall steer av 111.5p; hfrs lt to 117.5p/£466 av 116.2p; med to 136.5p/£641.55 av 114.3p; heavy to 140.5p/£835.98 av 115p overall hfr av 114.8p. Young bulls lt to 91.5p/ £425.48 av 90p; med to 118.5p/ £633.98 av 94.8p; heavy to 118.5p/ £793.13 av 101.5p overall av 95.8p. Lambs std to 137.2p/£53.50 av 129.2p; med to 138p/£59 av 130.2p/ heavy to 134.8p/£63.20 av 129.2p; owt to 119.8p/ £63.50; hoggets med to 93.3p/£42 av 87.4p; heavy to 97.9p/£46 av 92.8p; shlgs lt to 62.2p/£28; heavy to 68.6p/ £35 av 62.6p; owt 63.8p/ £37; lt ewes to £36 av £16.93; heavy to £43.50 av £33.55. Porkers to 80p/ £60.40 av 72p; cutters to 78p/£65.33 av 67.4p; baconers to 69.5p/£60.81 av 64.7p; owt to 56p/£80; sows to 49p/£149.85 av 47.2p; boars to 46.5p/£177.63 av 44.2p.