DARLINGTON. - Thurs. of last week. Fwd: 461 cattle, 912 sheep. Steers lt to 106.5p/£468.60 av 102.57p; med to 135.5p/£650.40 av 108.37p; heavy to 128.5p/£843.15 av 106.26p; overall steer av 107.12p; hfrs lt to 101.5p/£400.93 av 98.52p; med to 133.5p/£640.80 av 106.62p; heavy to 139.5p/£850.95 av 107.73p; overall hfr av 108.11p; young bulls lt to 88.5p/£402.68 av 86.5p; med to 111.5p/£613.28 av 93.9p; heavy to 130.5p/£895.38 av 104.68p; overall bull av 103.5p. Lambs std to 197.4p/£77 av 196.92p; med to 215p/£86 av 195.75p; hoggs lt to 135.1p/£51 av 125.75p; med to 141.7p/£60.50; heavy to 135.6p av 122.27p; cull ewes to £76 av £57.29. Mon. - Fwd: 211 store & breeding cattle, 29 store hoggs, 11 gimmer hoggs, 43 ewes with lambs. Steers. - BA: £662, £605, £600, £570(3), £565 R Richardson; £588 Sevenacres. BB: £642 J Eldson & Son. Lim: £595 Sevenacres; £562, £520, £500 M&E Webster; £540(2), £535, £510 J Elsdon & Son; £535, £520 JH Johnson, £535(2), £530(2), £505(2) M Metalfe; £475 FS Watson & Son; £400, £385(3) EF Atkinson. AA: £565 R Richardson; £385 EF Atkinson. Char: £530 FS Watson & Son; £520 Sevenacres. Simm: £500, £485(2) Sevenacres. Hfrs. - Char: £565, £548(3), £530, £528, £495, £435, £422 JL Marks. Lim: £550 M&E Webster; £455, £435(2) J Linsley; £442, £400, £385(2), £370(6) DA Shepherd; £430, £410 J Elsdon; £405 R&W Todd; £390, £375 JL Marks; £388 JH Johnston; £380, £375, £370(3); BR Routledge. BB: £545(2) J Linsley; £470(2) J Elsdon & Son; £455 JT Forster; £390, £375(2) A Shepherd. Young bulls. - Lim: £520, £515, £505, £425, £405 J&EM Lawson; £482, £412, £400 K Buckle; £480 K Hodgson; £400 (5) JN Spedding. Saler: £485, £460,£450 Rigel Pedigree. BB: £472, £455, £450, £442, £440(2), £435 K Buckle, £422 J&EM Lawson. Char: £430 K Buckle. Simm: £420 K Hodgson; £395 JN Spedding. AA: £410, £408, £390, £340 K Buckle. Fries: £240(5) EF Atkinson. Store hoggs. - Cont: £60.50 M Gallan. £58.50, £30, £28.50 JN&D Forster; £56, £28 I Smith. Gimmer hoggs: £71 Wick Farm. Ewes & twins £143, £139 ART Tunstall; £132 Mrs A Bell; £97.50 WK Walker. Ewes & singles: £79 DJ Cadman; £78 D Hepple; £76, £71, £60 Mrs A Bell; £60 EM Dickeson.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 1 calf, 403 sheep. Calves: Lim hfr calf to £88 WJ&CM Lambert, Hawes. Prime hoggs lt to 125p av 110.6p; std to 136.3p av 131.6p; med to 133.5p av 125.1p; heavy to 120.8p av 115p; overall av 128.3p. Lt wt hoggs horned to 130p; Cont to 117.2p; Mule to 103.4p. Cast ewes horned to £47 av £31.81; polled to £80 av £58.21; cast rams horned to £47; polled to £68 av £55.12. Ewes & twins: Swale to £79 av £73.60; Mule to £132 av £124.44. Swale ewes & singles to £68 av £62.23. Swale gimmer hoggs: RA Sowerby, Hawes, £70; JS Wood, Bilsdale, £61; overall av £50.08. Pet lambs to £4.80.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 875 store cattle & suckled calves, 162 store sheep. Steers, red CID: Lim X £730 China Hall; Simm X to £740 Hall Hill; Char X to £715 Newlands Haugh; BB to £720 Low Leam; BA to £708 Hall Hill; Herefd X to £605 Garden House; Holstein Fries to £660 Hedley West Riding. Blue CID: Lim X to £760 Hedley West Riding; Char X to £638 Old Town; Simm X to £670 Little Dean; BB to £665 Hedley Park; Herefd X to £622 Bishopton. Green CID: Lim X to £640 Carr House & Davicot. Lim X young bulls, green CID to £490 Saltwick & Glebe Farm. Hfrs: Lim to £675 Hedley West Riding; Char X to £665 Lunns House; BA to £710 Shield Farm; Simm X to £540(2) Moss Barns; AAX to £552 Little Dean; Herefd X to £420 Carr House. Store hoggs: Texel ewes to £52 Colwell Demesne; Suff X to £61Throstle Nest; Texel X to £49.20 Bingfield Combe; Jacob X to £49.50 High Wiserley; Mule to £46 High Wiserley; Blackface to £42.50 Highfield; Swale to £40.80 High Wiserley; Cheviot X to £47.50 Linbriggs. Tues. - Fwd; 13 cattle, 479 sheep, 10 loads crop. Heavy steers to 98.5p av 97.2p; heavy hfrs to 112.5p av 105p. Hoggs: Suff X to 133.1p; Texel X to 132.9p; Mule to 129.3p; Blackface to 129.1p; Swale to 124.9p. Cast sheep: overall av £43.77; Suff X to £74.50; Texel X to £70; Mule to £63; Leics to £66; HB to £47; Blackface to £62; Cheviot to £57.50; Swale to £44.50. Crop: wrapped silage £15/bale; round bale hay to £14.20; round bale barley straw (inside) to £9.40; mini Heston barley straw (inside) £7; round bale wheat straw (outside) £4. Tues. - Ewes & lambs: Mule ewes BM & Texel X twins £112 Partridge Nest; Texel X hoggs & singles to £97 Davicot.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. Fwd: 206 store cattle. Bullocks. - Fries/Holstein: £660 Scar Side; £530 Bridge End (Brass); £528 Enterber. Simm: £638 Warcup Tower Farm. Lim: £605 Hawkrigg; £585 Keld Farm; £562 Friarbiggin; £560 Ellergill; £552 Gillses; £545 Bleathgill; £545 Bridge End; £542 Gaythorne Hall; £542 Horrace Farm; £540 Hillside. BB: £600 Whygill Head; £560 Ellergill. AA: £588 Scar Side; £585 Bridge End (Brass). BA: £570 Bowderdale. Hfrs. - BA: £630 Hallgarth; £460 Third Sunbiggin Farm. Lim: £608 Stripes; £580 Hallgarth; £565 Enterber; £542 Bleathgill; £522 Peatgates; £520 Hawkrigg; £468 Peacock Hill; £468 Friarbiggin; £458 Keld Farm; £452 Horrace Farm. Simm: £585 Hallgarth. BB: £565 Scar Side; £535 Gilts; £528 Peatgates; £525 Bleathgill; £488 Stripes; £458 Asby Grange. Char: £545 Hallgarth; £502 Peatgates. Bulls: Lim; £330 Hall Bank; Shorthorn £280 Hall Bank. Tues. - Fwd: 995 sheep. Ewes & lambs. - Texel X: £40 Melbourne House. Swale: £37 Rouge Garth; £32 Dales End. Mule: £37 Dales End. Spring lambs: Suff X to £67.50. Hoggs 35kg & over: Texel X to £63; Cheviot X to £62.50; Blue-faced Leics to £61.80; Swale to £58.50; Suff X to £55.20; Mule to £58; Beltex to £56; Rough Fell to £53.50; Char X to £51.80. Hoggs up to 34 kg: Texel X to £40.50; Swale to £38.50. Ewes: Blue-faced Leics to £85; Texel X to £70.50; Mule to £65.50; Suff X to £60.50; Cheviot to £59.50; Rough Fell to £54.50; Blackface to £46.50; Swale to £46.50; Hebridean to £35; Herdwick to £32. Rams: Texel to £61; Blue-faced Leics to £50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 4 dairy cattle, 86 calves, 267 store cattle. Special show for Lim X store cattle. Judge: James Wilkinson, Leyburn. Store cattle: 1&2 Walburn Hall Farms, steers £640, £608; 3 JW&M Buckle, steer £635. Feeding bull: 1 Brecongill Estates £620. Lim X rearing calves. Judges: Leo Robson, Allendale & Liz Lawson, Consett. Bull: 1 B&A Myers & Daughters £290; 2 J Dinsdale £265; 3 A Backhouse £275. Hfr: 1 & champion B&A Myers & daughters £200; 2 J Dinsdale £172; 3 JR&I Lambert £185. Calves, hfrs: E Jobling £620; PF Donaldson £610, £600. Calved cows: JD&E Clarkson £690. Calves: BB bulls to £295 JH Nicholson & Ptnrs av £254 overall; hfrs to £225 KD,PL&GW Hodgson av £147; Lim bulls to £290 B&A Myers & daughters av £252; hfrs to £200 B&A Myers & daughters av £166; Simm bulls to £220 JW Tuer & Sons; Herefd bulls to £172 WD Richardson; Fries bulls to £190 GE Simpson & Son av £109; hfrs to £28 K Sowerby; AA hfrs to £145 SS&EA Guy av £103. Fries bull stirks: A Sowray & Sons £265. Store bulls. - Lim: Brecongill Estates £620, £592; A Lawson £500; WH Brown £500. BB: A&CA Stelling £535, £530; WH Brown £490; SJ Horner £520. Fries: H Raw & Son £470, £410; Bell Bros £365; NW&M Vasey & Son £350. Short horn: AE Wilkes £392. AA: Bell Bros £375. Steers. - Lim: ML Keeble £810, £725, £675; BS Fletcher £655, £650; Walburn Hall Farms £640. BB: JW&M Buckle £582; JS Walton & Co £570; Bowman & Pearson £520. Simm: BS Fletcher £550, £545. Char: RW&MA Suttill £542. BA: JC Heseltine £495. Hfrs. - Lim: Wyvill & Bolam £725; WM Iveson £645; JK Wilkinson & Ptnrs £600; PR&PD Thompson £555. BB: JW&M Buckle £610; JS Walton & Co £580; PR&PD Thompson £578; KE&KL Nicholson £520; A&CA Stelling £505. Char: JW&M Buckle £495; WM Suttill £440; RW&MA Suttill £410. AA: PF Donaldson £480. BA: RA Wintersgill £460, £412; FA Broadwith & Sons £435; CG&S Wilson £410. Fries: PF Donaldson £450. Simm: JW Tuer & Sons £435. Wed. - Fwd: 872 sheep. Spring show for pair of new season lambs. Judge: John Simpson. Cont lambs: 1 & champion WH Harker 42kg £82 to Quality Fare; 2&3 R&J Ford both 40kg £67, £64.50. Suff lambs: 1 S Smith & Son 46kg £80; 2 JD Ramsay 44kg £72; 3 RW&MR Cooper 47kg £72. Lambs std to 162.8p av 151.8p; med to 195.2p av 161p; heavy to 173.9p av 160.2p; hoggs lt to 128.5p av 105.4p; Suff & Cont std to 148.2p av 128.6p; med to 139.5p av 131.7p; heavy to 138p av 123.4p; owt to 124p av 113.8p; Mule & horned std to 122.9p av 120.9p; med to 117.8p av 113.8p; heavy to 125.5p av 115.4p; owt to 82.4p av 81.6p. Ewes: Cont £60; Suff £60; BFL £60; Mule £59.50; Teeswater £54; Masham £50; horned £44.50 av £28.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 204 cattle, 878 sheep. Steers lt to 109.5p/£499.10; med to 109.5p596.78 av 100.83p/£524.34; heavy to 117.5p/ £752 av 101p/£624.48; overall steer av 101.15p; young bulls lt to 103.5p/£414; med to 109.5p/£563.93 av 96.05p/ £502.97; heavy to 113.5p/£745.98 av 98.88/£588.03; overall bull av 97.78p; hfrs lt to 107.5p/£408.50 av 105.43p/ £403.49; med to 139.5p/£634.15 av 112.2p/£502.18; heavy to 127.5p/ £662.18 av 107.2p/£558.25; overall hfr av 108.95p; total cattle av 104.6p. Lambs std to 180p/£66 av 171.96p/ £61.33; med to 132.5p/£86 av 105.17p/ £80.89; overall av 181.86p; heavy to 187.5p/£90 av 174.58p/£82.40; total lamb av 179.9p; hoggets lt to 112.9p/ £35 av 97.29p/£25.75; std to 146.1p/ £57 v 125.62p/£48.37; med to 147.6p/ £63.90 av 135.82p/£58.10; overall hogget av 134.45p; heavy to 145.6p/ £72.80 av 128.71p/£64.33; owt to 134.1p/£85.50 av 118.62p/£70.01; total hogg av 127.16p; total sheep av 129.46p; hoggs (2) to £50. Cull ewes to £57.50 av £43.27; ram to £34. Wed. - Fwd: 233 store & breeding cattle plus calves, 50 ewes with lambs. Bulls. - Lim to £522 JE Brown; £495, £260 JC Foster; £472 FC Jackson. Simm: £475, £452, £412, £402 FC Jackson. Fries: £460, £385 W Smith; £300 JC Foster. AA: £390, £350, £300 RF Stephenson. Holstein: £348, £340 JA Houseman. BB £400 J Leggott. Hfrs. - BA £630, £545, £535, £530, £516, £480, £475, £445 M Marley; £559 J Pattison; £492 I Stobart; £490, £470, £440 R Mortimer; £448 J Stockill; £410, £338 W Brass; £355 AJ Donaldson. Lim: £562 TD Goldie; £550, £435, £432, £425, £395 JC Smith; £528 B Jefferson; £482, £425, £382 P Leggott; £452, £440 J Stockill; £432 IW Stobart; £375 C Hunton; £198, £170 M Lowcock. Simm: £530 JC Smith; £382, £380 B Jefferson; £370, £365, £302 T Coates; £328 M Lowcock; £295 C Hunton. Char: £545, £532, £508 A Fawcett £530, £508 B Jefferson; £420 I Stobart; £355 RF Stephenson. BB: £490 LK Baker; £402 TD Goldie; £280, £238 J Leggott. Holst: £465 TD Goldie; £438 J Leggott. Bullocks, Lim: £752, £715, £680, £672 JT Coxon; £715, £678, £660, £658 CW Tate; £618, £598, £590, £588, £570, £520, £482 B Fletcher; £612, £580 E Hill; £592, £560 FW Croft; £545, £542, £530, £520, £515, £510, £478 WS Moore; £540, £535 LF Masterman; £540, £530, £508 L Dent; £562 R Robson; £450 P Leggott; £408, £375 AS Donaldson. BB: £745, £675, £660, £640 JT Coxon; £615 R Tate; £585 L Masterman; £430, £375 AS Donaldson. Char: £740, £730, £715, £672, £660, £628 JT Coxon; £540 WS Moore. Simm: £640, £592, £560, £550 B Fletcher; £625 JT Coxon; £605 E Hill; £390 C Hunton. Fries: £595 CW Tate; £502 R Robson. AA: £590 R Robson. BA: £560, £482 W Brass; £375 AS Donaldson. Hererd: £582, £522 R Robson. Calves, BB bull: £272, £252, £220 JH Leggott. Holstein bull: £248 EC Graham. Lim bull £125 EC Graham. BB hft £110 JH Leggott. Breeding sheep. - Ewes & lambs, Mule H: £140, £125 R Johnson. Texel: £120, £118, £73 H Thompson; £121, £85 R Harrison. Texel BMCB £96 CH Bentley. Shlgs & lambs £118 CH Bentley; Mule ewes & lambs £97 CS Atkinson; Swale £40 CS Atkinson. Private sales April 19-23:t 105 fat cattle, inc OTMs.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 79 cattle. Hfrs: Lim to 141.5p; Char to 134.5p; BB to 117.5p. Steers: Lim to 106.5p; BA to 120.5p. Bulls: BB to 118.5p; Lim to 118.5p; Fries to 95.5p. Wed. - Fwd: 3,866 sheep. Spring lambs to £80. Hoggs: Cont X to £65; Suff X to £68; Cheviot to £63.80; Scotch Blackface to £59; Mule to £58.50; Swale to £59.20; Kendal Rough to £59; Masham to £57; Herdwick to £57.80. Ewes: Suff to £78; Blue-faced Leics to £78; Cont to £73; Mule to £61; Swale to £47; Kendal Rough to £52. Cont rams £78.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 419 cattle, 2,528 sheep, 195 pigs. Steers med to 132.5p/£735.38 av 11.32p; heavy to 124.5p/£884 av 109.7p; hfrs lt to 128.5p/£475.45 av 122.3p; med to 137.5p/£660 av 112.3p; heavy to 152.5p/£854 av 110.9p; bulls lt to 116.5p/£530.08 av 92.3p; med to 120.5p/£651.28 av 94.6p; heavy to 119.5p/£910.63 av 101.9p. Lambs std to 207.9p/ £79 av 178.1p; med to 188.9p/£85 av 180p; heavy to 162p/£74.50 av 156.1p; owt to 145.4p/£78.50; hoggets lt to 141.9p/£44; std to 162.7p/£61.80 av 152.3p; med to 158.5p/£72.50 av 132.4p; owt to 132.4p/£73.50 av 116.9p; shlgs lt to 77.8p/£35 av 73.1p; heavy to 86.5p/£45 av 82p; owt to 80p/£54 av 69.9p; ewes to £58 av £40.74p heavy to £91 av £64.95. Porkers to 92p/£67.16 av 81.5p; cutters to 100p/£76.67 av 86.3p; baconers to 99p/£87.91 av 82.9p; owt to 74p/ £85.20 av 73.3p; sows to 52p/ £164.50 av 49p; boars to 37p/ £89.42 av 35p. Tues. - Fwd: 190 cattle, 128 sheep. Bulls: Fries G to £345; R to £325; BBX R to £286; Ayr R to £208. Store steers: Char R, 24-m-o to £635; BA G, 10-11-m-o £610; Lim G, 10-11-m-o £550; B, 12-14-m-o £602; AA, R 23-25-m-o £618. Hfrs: Char, 24-m-o £512; 13-m-o £460; Simm 12-14-m-o £500; Lim 12-14-m-o £532; Fries 24-m-o £478. Store sheep: Mule ewes BM & twins to £145; correct with lambs to £142; Suff hoggs & singles to £122; with twins to £97; Lleyn shears & twins to £142; WF ewes correct & 1 lambs to £116. Suff X gimmer hoggs to £57. Suff X feeding hoggs to £49.20.