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DARLINGTON. - Thurs. of last week. Fwd: 459 cattle, 520 sheep. Steers lt to 122.5p/£526.75 av 113.03p; med to 121.5p/£663.23 av 110.8p; heavy to 141.5p/ £905.60 av 109.74p, overall steer av 110.5p; hfrs lt to 105.5p/£416.73 av 103.5p; med to 135.5p/£626.40 av 109.44p; heavy to 147.5p/ £840.75 av 109.67p, overall hfr av 110.34p; young bulls lt to 83.5p/£384.10 av 81.24p; med to 128.5p/£700.33 av 94.5p; heavy to 128.5p/£919.80 av 106.03p; overall bull av 104.71p. Spring lambs lt to 156.7p/£58 av 155p; med to 171.2p/£69 av 155.82p; heavy to 152.1p/£70 av 148.57p; hoggs lt to 124.3p/£46 av 120.81p; med to 143.1p/£63 av 121.79p; heavy to 132.2p/£67 av 121.57p; overall av 122.64p. Cull ewes to £72 av £54.60. Mon. - Fwd: 258 store & cattle, 78 store hoggs, 72 ewes & shlgs with lambs at foot. Steers. BB: £678 JC Simpson; £655 J Elsdon & Son. Char:£655, £652, £635, £630, £545, £530 JRP Vickers & Son. Lim: £635, £585(4), £515, £502, £460(6), £450(2), £445(2) JC Simpson; £615, £590, £580 RW Shann & Sons; £608, £590 JH Johnson; £575 JC Smith; £550 GS Bainbridge; £530, £525 J Eldon & Son; £490 A Spence; £470 SM&CM Bewley. BA: £560, £520 R Richardson; £460 E Parsons. AA: £552, £520, £512 RW Shann & Sons; £530(3) GS Bainbridge. Fries: £495(3) J Elsdon & Sons. Hfrs. - Lim: £580, £570, £428 J Linsley; £530 GS Kidd; £495, £470 W&D Findlay; £485(2) JC Smith; £478, £452, £418(3); £402 JC Simpson; £475, £452 CP Brown; £465(5), £432, £400 E F Atkinson; £465, £462(2) J Elsdon & Son; £465, £435 AC Simpson & Son; £445(2) F Whitfield & Son; £442 DA Shepherd. Char: £572 (2) JRP Vickers & Son; £405, £400 E Parsons. BB: £495 J Elsdon & Son; £472(2) J Peacock; £450 M Sowerby. BA: R Richardson; £430, £417 E Parsons; £425 SM&CM Bentley. AA: £435, £410 R Richardson. Simm: £405(2) E Parsons. Young bulls. - Lim: £530(2), £485, £468, £458 J&EM Lawson; £485 KR Straughan; £475 J Linsley; £465 A Spence; £430 C Watson; £400 I&RA Watson. BB: £500(2), £470(2), £465, £440, £435, £425(2), £410, £400, £300 KR Straughan; £490 J&EM Lawson; £488, £458, £415, £375 I & R A Watson; £475 J Linsley. Char: £395 KR Straughan. Fries: £360(2) C Watson; £210 G Balmer. Breeding cattle, cows & calves. - BB: £730, £705 Wharton Farms. Herefd: £675 T Coulthard & Son; £545, £540, £535, £525, £515, £510, £490, £460 Wharton Farms. Lim: £560 JD Seymour. Store hoggs. - Texel: £55, £40 GW Dobson; £46, £44 W&D Findlay; £45 JJ Stubbs; £47.50 R Errington & Sons. Mule: £30, £23 R Errington & Sons. Ewes & lambs. - Mule hoggs & twins £132 TA Metcalfe; £132 CS Whitfield; £131 I Smith. With singles £125, £124 TA Metcalfe; £120(2) GW Dobson. Cont ewes & twins £122 Mrs A Bell; with singles £87 I Smith.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 11 calves, 481 sheep. Calves. - Lim bulls to £250 WJ&CM Lambert, Hawes av £245; hfrs to £104 S Bell & Sons, Askrigg av £92; BB hfrs to £110 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg; Fries/Holstein bulls to £165 FD &TW Chapman, Hawes av £102; Mont bulls to £172 LC Scarr & Son, Bainbridge. Prime hoggs std to 119.1p av 115.5p; med to 128.5p av 108.8p; heavy to 114.2p av 104.1p, overall av 113.1p. Lt wt hoggs to 110.3p av 97.2p. Cast ewes, horned to £35.40 av £21.62; polled to £65 av £51.29; cast rams, horned to £30 av £23.42; polled to £50 av £45.86p. Ewes & twins. - Swale to £125 WC Stones & Son, Arkengarthdale av £92.33p; Mule to £127 T Tennant & Son, Askrigg av £125.29; Texel to £130 SM Towler, Malham Moor. Ewes & singles. - Swale to £74 WC Stones & Son av £61.52p; Texel to £89 SM Towler av £86.43p. Mule gimmer hoggs: NW Martin, Hawes to £76. Pet lambs to £10.50.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 876 store cattle & suckled calves, 228 store sheep. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £720 Low Leam; Char X to £695 Lumley Riding; BAX £665 High Wiserley, Brownsleazes; BBX to £665 Low Leam; Holstein Fries £640 Hedley West. Blue CID: Lim X to £740 Nettlesworth West Ho; Simm X to £585 Hedley Park; Char X to £735 West Deanraw; BAX to £688 Brownsleazes; Saler X to £580 Low Butterknowl; AAX to £670 Hedley West. Green CID: Lim X to £650 Agars Hill; Simm X to £505 Hedley Park; BAX to £520 Cooper Ho; BBX to £698 Bishopton; Holstein Fries to £460 Bishopton. Young bulls, green CID: Lim X to £525 Bishopton; MRI to £600 Bishopton. Hfrs: Lim X to £635 Hedley West; Char X to £640 East Shaftoe; BAX to £650 Shield Farm. Store hoggs: Texel X to £58.50 Low Leam; Suff X to £49.50 Bingfield Combe; Mule to £44.80 West Shields; Blackface to £37.50 Brinkburnhope; Swale to £39.50 Low Leam. Tues. - Heavy hfrs to 122.5p av 115.9p. Spring lambs: Texel X £64 (45kg); Char X £65.50 (47kg). Hoggs: Suff X to 124.1p; Texel X to 126.5p; Mule to 125p; Swale to £54.50; Cheviot X to 123.8p; Beltex to 124.4p. 332 cast ewes & rams av £40.18; Suff to £63.50; Texel to £67(x2); Mule to £53.50; Leics to £80; Vendeen to £48.50; Beltex to £54; Blackface to £45.50; Cheviot to £47; Swale to £37. 103 ewes with lambs: Mule hoggs & singles to £132 Highwood; Mule gimmers & twins to £138 West Moralee; with singles to £96 Capheaton Newhouses; BM Mule ewes & twins to £87 Whitehouse Farm; 7 three-crop Texel ewes with 12 Texel lambs £110 Langley House.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 5 dairy cattle, 100 calves & stirks, 104 ewes & lambs & store sheep. Calved cows: £500 N Basey & Son. Calves: BB bulls to £290 JH Nicholson & Ptnrs av £257 overall; hfrs to £178 NJ Ward av £133; Lim bulls to £282 A Backhouse av £229; hfrs to £170 WK Wilkinson & Son av £107; AA bulls to £212 A Sowray & Sons; hfrs to £78 JC Brown & Son av £71; Herefd bulls to £170 A Shepherd & Sons; Fries bulls to £168 G L&SM Thompson av £98; Char hfrs to £145 GL&S M Thompson; Simm hfrs to £85 J A Dent & Sons av £82. Stirks. - BB bulls: S&J Dent & Son £490; Lim bulls: S&J Dent £370; Fries bulls: Millican £252. Mule ewes & triplets: KW&J Clarkson £150. With twins: RW&MR Cooper £128; JJ Scott £127; E Loadman £122. With singles: N Harker £92. Mule shlgs & twins: JJ Scott £124; Mule hoggs & twins: A Rickerby £102; Cont hoggs & singles: P Ashbridge £110; horned ewed (corr) & twins: C Gregg £68; horned ewes (BM) & twins: J W Wilkinson £66. Wed. - Fwd: 534 sheep & goats. Lambs med to 162.5p av 156.p; heavy to 137.7p; hoggs lt to 113.8p av 73.6p; Suff & Cont std to 125.1p av 116.5p; med to 133.7p av 123.2p; heavy to 127.1p av 120p; owt to 121.4p av 114.8p; Mule & horned std to 123.7p av 105.60; med to 126.7p av 114.2p; heavy to 119p av 104.6p; owt to 113.8p av 84.5p. Ewes: Suff £61.50; Cont £50; BFL £47; Mule £46.50; Masham £42; horned £35; av £24.20. Rams: Cont £45; horned £28.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 174 cattle, 826 prime. Steers med to 105.5p/£574.96; heavy to 115.5p/£782.93p av 99.8p/ £642.98; overall steer av 99.97p; hfrs med to 136.5p/£634.73 av 110.13p/£500.37; heavy to 124.5p/ £646.95 av 107.05p/ £561.72; overall hfr av 108.26p; young bulls lt to 85.5p/£389.03; med to 118.5p/ £610.28 av 94.03/ £488.68p; heavy to 111.5p/ £667.58 av 97.04p/ £574.99; overall young bull av 95.73p; total cattle av 103.56p. Lambs std to 165.2p/£62.80 av 156.93p/ £60.20; med to 162.3p/£71, av 151.89p/£63.47; overall av 15.283p; heavy to 152.1p/£70; total lamb av 152.81p; hoggs lt to 35.71p/£10; std to 134.6p/£52.50 av 117.65p/£43.33; med to 138.7p/£59.80 av 126.08/ £53.87; overall av 124.65p; heavy to 138.3p;£67.80 av 125.56p/ £62.75; owt to 129.8p/£70.80 av 114.15p/£65.70; total hogget av 120.98p; total sheep av 124.87p; cull ewes to £55 av £37.65; rams to £35. Wed. - Fwd: 251 cattle, 54 sheep. Steers. - Lim: £590, £522, £500 L Dent; £522, £500, £495 B Nicholson; £520 A Bell. Simm: £558, £500, £452 A Bell; £450, £380, £370 FC Jackson. AA: £500 B Nicholson. Holstein: £380 R Watson; £310 HJ Thomson. Fries: £360 W Smith; £222 K Wheldon. Hfrs. - Simm: £630 LE Warren; £445, £400 J Boyles; £405, £330 A Bell; £380 P Goldsbrough; £330 W Hewitson. Lim: £590, £545 LE Warrne; £545 WA Nunn; £540 P Goldsbrough, A Fawcett; £490, £485 J Pattison; £468, £448, £330 L Masterman; £465, £398 IW Stobart; £455, £350 JD Stockill; £452, £450, £432 RJ Garbutt; £450 JA Walton; £448 G&M Davison; £390, £380, £370 J & A Pattison; £382 W Hewitson; £370, £340 J&R Bullock; £360 A Bell; £358, £345 B Fountain; £355 R Pattison; £355, £290 TD Goldie; £325 D G Shaw, D Johnson; £302, £280 S Swales. BB: £538 K Wheldon; £528 D Johnson; £512, £450 P Goldsbrough; £490, £475, £455, £428 R Carter; £465, £385 V Pattison; £440 S Swales; £435 L Masterman; £380, £385 R Pattison; £378, £325 TD Goldie; £365 A Bell. BA: £492, £460 AE Fawcett; £490, £478, £475, £470 R Mortimer; £460 RJ Garbutt; £395 D Johnson. Char: £332 W Hewitson. AA: £392 R Robson; £265 Mrs JE Wood. Bullocks. - Lim: £715, £700, £680, £650, £642, £630 CW Tate; £655 LE Warren; £615, £580 E Hill; £598, £590, £585 R Shann; £595, £555, £490 W Brass; £540, £470, £450, £430 W Moore; £535 J Boyles; £460 EF Atkinson. Simm: £695, £675, £570 L E Warren; £680, £585 JC Smith; £675 GG Cooper; £565, £540 J Boyles. Fries: £635, £540 CW Tate; £510 LE Warren; £365 K Wheldon. AA: £595, £585 R Robson; £570 K Wheldon; £440, £368 B Milburn. Char: £495 WS Moore. Mar: £555 WS Moore. BB: £425, £345 L Ransome. Breeding cattle. - BB in calf hfr: £655 Pinkney Bros; Lim in calf hfr: £368 AE Fawcett. Calves: Simm bull £285 GH Laverick. Shaftan hfr £120 GH Laverick. Texel hoggs & lambs: £111, £109, £106 R Hugill. Mule hoggs & lambs: £141, £134, £126, £123 RG Johnson. Mule shlgs & lambs: £131, £130, £120 DR Smith; £128 N Moss. Mule ewes 4-crop & lambs £81 W Brass; £61 R Hebden. Mule hoggs with lambs £98 R Philips. Private sales April 26-30: 93 fat cattle inc OTM, 44 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 91 cattle, including show & sale of BA cattle on behalf of the Blonde d'Aquitaine Society. Judge: JG Little, Market Arcade. Champion: JJ Crichton, Loughrigg, Egremont, 600kg hfr 155.5p/kg to the judge; res: A Bennett, Hollins, young bull 119.5p to Charles Kirkpatrick. Steer: 1 Little, Cannerheugh, 119.5p to Charles Kirkpatrick; 2 MH Elliott, Espland House, 110.5p to Charles Kirkpatrick. Hfr: 1 JJ Crichton 155.5p to JG Little; 2 RW Dickinson, High Knipe, 139.5p to JN Bellas, Shap; 3 A Bennett 126.5p to M Atkinson, Ripon. Bull: 1 A Bennett 119.5p to Charles Kirkpatrick; 2 ME&JJ Fell, Stanger Hill, 127.5p to M Atkinson; 3 RW Dickinson. BA hfrs to 155.5p; steers to 119.5p; Lim hfrs to 122.5p; steers to 117.5p; BB steers to 102.5p; BA bulls to 127.5p; Lim to 123.5p; BB to 115.5p(2). Fwd: 107 feeding bulls, 370 bullocks & hfrs, 20 rearing calves. Bullocks. - BBX: £740, £690, £640 Edenhall Estates; £678 Blencarn Hall; £668 Cragg Ho (Parkin); £665 The Wath; £648 Wickerslack; £642 Ghyll Bank. BAX: £578, £575 Town Head (Potter); £542 Low Row. Normandie X: £638 Moorside. Simm X: £640 Hole Farm (Mark), £592 Low Row. Char X: £778, £665, £642 The Row; £695 Hole Farm (Mark);£662, £658, £622 The Wath; £650 Wickerslack; £640 Cragg Ho (Parkin); £622 Low Row. Herefd X: £548 Low Row. AAX: £635 Edenhall Estates; £625 Burns; £605 Wickerslack; £530 South Dyke. Lim X: £750 Crossfell House; £695, £652 Cote Farm (Baldry); £685 Wheatsheaf; £670, £668 The Wath; £668, £628 Far Close; £660 Ghyll Bank; £652 Cragg Ho (Parkin); £638 Bells View. Fries bullocks: £520 Smardale Mill; £458 Brackenslack. Gelb X: £525 High Drybarrows. Hfrs. - Lim X: £575 Far Close; £562 Burns; £562 Gate Ghyll; £562 Ghyll Bank. Char X: £525 The Row. AAX: £425 South Dyke. BBX: £620, £562 Blencarn Hall; £558 The Bank; £470 Plumpton Old Hall; £470 Greenhead. BAX: £540 Pringle House; £440 Dubside. Feeding bulls. - Lim X: £628, £625, £592 Renwick Mill; £575, £570, £565 Sandriggs; £575 Bridge Farm (Tunstall); £542 Rigg Dyke; £480, £465 Langrigg. BBX: £578 Blencarn Hall; £572 Town End (Mounsey). Fries: £452, £415 Mount Clifton; £425, £410, £405 Brown Howe; £400 Town End (Mounsey). BAX: £355 Dubside. AAX: £470 Rigg Dyke. Rearing calves: BB bulls: £245 Lamonby House. BB hfrs: £212 Fremington. Fries bulls: £190 Low Moor Dyke; £142 Fremington. Lim hfrs: £200 Low Moor Dyke; £182 Causeway Foot. Fwd: 755 hoggs, shlgs & ewes with lambs. Mule hoggs & singles: £59(2) Little Blencowe Farm; £50.50 Raby Grange. With doubles: £48 Rimmington Way. Mule shlgs & singles: £50 Raby Grange. With doubles: £48 Raby Grange; £47.50 Rimmington Way. Mule ewes & doubles: £41 Wood Foot (Richards), Cannerheugh; £38 Burblethwaite. Mule ewes NCM & doubles: £36 Cannerheugh. Texel sh;gs & singles: £51 Birks Head. With doubles: £43 Birks Head. Cheviot shlgs & doubles: £41 Melbourne House. Scotch ewes & singles: £30 Low Hullock Howe. Scotch ewes & doubles: £30.50 Low Hullock Howe. Suff shls & doubles: £46 Birks. Wed. -Fwd: 3,153 sheep. Hoggs: Cont X to £65.80; Suff X to £66; Cheviot to £62.50; Mule to £58; Scotch Blackface to £55.80; Kendal Rough to £53.80; Masham to £54; Swale to £55.20. Ewes: Suff to £65; BFL to £65; HB to £64; Mule to £58; Cont to £61; Kendal Rough to £52; Scotch BF to £50; Cheviot to £52.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 567 cattle, 2,572 sheep, 197 pigs. Steers lt to 103.5p/£367.43; med to 120.5p/£618.83 av 104.5p; heavy to 126.5p/£856.93 av 102p; hfrs lt to 126.5p/£474.38 av 94.3p; med to 144.5p/ £679.20 av 105.8p; heavy to 144.5p/£748.13 av 107p; young bulls lt to 85.5p/ £393.30 av 81.9p; med to 116.5p/£629.10 av 92.6p; heavy to 116.5p/ £773.85 av 97.5p. Lambs std to 168.9p/£64.20 av 158.9p; med to 164.6p/£67.50 av 153.6p; heavy to 145.8p/£70 av 138p; hoggets std to 135.1p/£50 av 119.1p; med to 135p/£58 av 119.9p; heavy to 126.5p/£62 av 111.3p; owt to 113p/£72 av 106.5p; shlgs lt to 81.4p/£35; med to 78.4p/£40 av 74.3p; heavy to 86.9p/£56.50 av 77.8p. Porkers to 92p/£62.93 av 80p; cutters to 9pp/£78.71p av 87.9p; baconers to 100p/ £96.67 av 81.4p; sows/boars to 48.5p/£150.42 av 45.2p; boars to 39p/£140.01 av 36.2p