BARNARD CASTLE. - Fwd: 985 sheep. Lt hoggs to 135.1p av 131.2p; std to 144.2p av 133.9p; med to 143.4p av 132.4p; heavy to 136.8p av 127p. Cast sheep: Suff to £75.50; Leics to £73.50; Cont to £69; Mule to £66; Swale to £39. Mon. - Fwd: Fwd: 65 cattle. Hfrs: Lim to 144.5p; BA to 110.5p; BB to 101.5p; Baz to 103.5p. Lim steers to 103.5p. Bulls: Lim to 119.5p; Fries to 89.5p; Longhorn to 85.5p.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 406 cattle, 958 sheep. Steers lt to 124.5p a kg or £485.55 each av 113.09p; med to 121.5p or £668.25 av 107.72p; heavy to 136.5p or £894.30 av 105.36p; hfrs med to 123.5p or £554.40 av 105.61p; heavy to 140.5p or £892.18 av 107.31p; young bulls lt to 95.5p or £439.30 av 94.5p; med to 119.5p or £663.23 aav 94.94p; heavy to 118.5p or £873.75 av 103.74p. Hoggs med to 148.1p a kg or £63.50 each av 132.3p; heavy to 138.7p or £68 av 124.64p; overall av 128.55p; cull ewes to £62 av £51.70. Mon. - Fwd: 215 store & breeding cattle, 365 store sheep, 6 ewes with lambs. Steers. - Char £610 EM Dickeson. Lim: £600, £590(2), £585, £540 F Davison & Son; £575, £550 HR Wilkinson; £545 EM Dickeson. BA: £535 GW Coggrave. Hfrs. - Lim: £582 W&JM Clifford; £535, £500(2), £480, £470 Scarlett Hall Farms. Char: £560 Scarlett Hall Farms. BB: £490 M Sowerby; £485(2) JT Forster & Son. Bulls. - Lim: £545, £530, £510 GW Coggrave; £500, £495, £490, £478, £470 PS Tindale. BB: £490 GW Coggrave. Rearing calves, bulls. - Lim: £230, £185(3) KD Askwith. Fries: £55, £25 R Colledge. Lim hfr: £65 KD Askwith. Breeding cattle, Fries: £500 H Brass. Store hoggs. - Texel: £58.50 GW Dobson; £48 JH&R Bainbridge; £47.80 J&A&DA Horn; £47.50 JW Dent; £47 J&A&DA Horn, JJ&M Lawson & Son. Suff: £53 JW Dent; £52.50 W&D Findlay; £50 J&A&DA Horn; £49.50 D&EM Carter. Store ewes £50 W&D Findlay. Mule ewes & twins £121 N Back.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 755 sheep. Hoggs lt to 133.7p av 117.2p; std to 132.6p av 125.2p; med to 130p av 126.4p; heavy to 124.60 av 121.3p. Ltwt hoggs: Cont to 128.1p; Mule to 125.3p av 121.5p; horned to 125.1p av 116,5. Cast ewes horned to 337 av £20.20; polled to £58 av £41.43; cast rams horned to £43.50; polled to £49 av £39.56.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 1, 013 store & breeding sheep, 1,196 cattle. Suff X ewes & lambs: £95 Comb Hill. Mule ewes 3-crop, in lamb: £94, £89, £86 Rothley East Shield. 4-crop in lamb: £89, £86 Rothley East Shield. UO in lamb: £70 Rothley East Shield. Mixed ages: £70, £67, £62, £60 The Haining. Feeding ewes - Texel X: £35 The Haining. Mule: £32.50 The Tofts; £25 Buteland. Blackface: £26.50 Meldon Lane House; £21.50, £19 Sewingshields. Store hoggs. - Suff X: £55, £44.80 East Uppertown; £51.50, £47.80 Heugh Farm; £50.50 Linbriggs; £50 Gleedlee; £49.80 Buteland; £49 Raylees; £47.80 Shield Farm; £46.80 White House, Thornley Hall; £46.20 Thrunton; £46, £44.20 Mitford Dene House, £44 East Highridge, South Kirkheaton. Texel X: £54.80, £51.20 Airey Hill; £52.50, £48.50 Watch Currock; £50, £47 Holly Hill West; £50, £45.50 Shields Farm; £49 Buteland; £48 (ewe hoggs), £46 Linbriggs; £46.80 Rose Cottage; £45.50 Tedcastle, East Uppertown; £45 Quarry House, South Kirkheaton. Mule: £52.50 Heugh Farm; £49, £45 Hepple Hill; £48.80 Barron House; £47.80 Quarry House; £47.80, £45 The Deans; £47.50 Whiteside; £47.20 Shield Farm; £47 South Kirkheaton; £46.20 Light Birks; £46 Thornley Hall, Watch Currock, £45 East Highridge. Blackface £48, £40, 35.50 Buteland; £42, £38.50, £33.50 Gleedlee; £39.50 South Kirkheaton; £36, £29.50 Whiteside; £35, £34 Barron House; £32.40 Camphill; £31.50 Quarry House; £30.50 Sewingshields. Swale: £40 Light Birks; £36.50, £31.50 The Deans; £34 Shields Farm; £32 Stewartshields Meadow. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £730 Cheviot; Char X to £735 Newlands Haugh; BAX to £672 Broomhouse; BBX to £690 Rising Sun; Sim X to £650 Allendale Farm; AAX to £590 West Deanraw. Young Simm X bulls, red CID to £488 Newlands Hall. Steers, blue CID: Lim X to £780 Rising Sun (21m); Char X to £760 South Linden (21m); BAX to £652 Scarlett Hall (18m); BBX to £705 South Linden (21m); Simm X to £705 South Linden (20m); AAX to £770 Lee Hall (18/20m); Gall X £460 Clitheroe (15m). Steers, green CID: Lim X to £702 Quarry House (16m); Char X to £545 Bishopton (9-10m); BAX to £700 West Fenwick (10-14m). Hfrs: Lim X to £645 Friarside (18m); Char X to £595 West Deanraw (19m); BAX to £635 West Fenwick (15m); BBX to £615 Woodhouse (14m); Simm X to £538 Langley West (14m); AAX to £502 Lee Hall (18m); Gall X to £390 Clitheroe; Mont X £408 Keld. Tues. - Heavy steers to 104.5p av 97.16p; med hfrs to 107.5p av 106.5p; heavy to 124.5p av 102.3p. Hoggs: Suff X to 141.7p; Texel X to 157.3p; Mule to 132.9p; Blackface to 137p; Swale to 134.5p; Cheviot X to 153.2p; Char X to 137.9p; Beltex to 139.5p; Leics to 111p.Cast sheep: overall av £45.36; Suff to £70; Texel to £73; Leics to £63.50; Mule to £66; Bleu du Maine to £79; Beltex to £53.50; Blackface to £48; Cheviot to £65.80; Swale to £43. Fwd: 14 loads crop. Round bales: hay to £15 bale; barley straw to £7.50; wheat straw to £6.20; wholecrop silage £10. Small square bale wheat straw 80p bale; Heston bale wheat straw £6 bale.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. Fwd: 357 cattle. BBX cows & bull calf: £1,500 Bents; £1,020 Tam House; £900 Hollins View. Lim X hfrs & hfr calf: £1,150 Crackpot; £1,120, £920 Green Farm;£920 Ellerton Abbey. With bull calf: £920 Green Farm. Char X hfr & bull calf £820 High Griseburn. Lim X bullocks: £770 Low Chapel Farm; £750 Holme Farm; £720 Old Mill Flatt; £695 Musgrave House; £662 Rudd Hills; £658 Blandswath; £635 Hoggarths; £630 Long Green; £610 High Stennerskeugh; £598 Gillses; £595 Stennerskeugh; £588 Smardale Hall; £575 Gaisgill Row; £568 Roans; £565 Low Scale; £558 Helbeck Grange. Hfrs: £630 High Beck Head; £580 Smardale Hall; £578 Long Green; £545 Low Scale; £538 Peatgates; £485 Friarbiggin; £472 High Stennerskeugh; Horrace Farm; £462 Glebelands; £460 Mastyn House; £458 Hacra Farm; £455 Ghyll Bank. Feeding bulls: £410 Hall Bank. AA bullocks: £745 Musgrave House; hfrs £480 Mostyn House. BBX bullocks: £650 Long Green; £595 Oak Tree; £588 Helbeck Grange; £578 South House; £555 Gillses. Hfrs: £538 Holme Farm; £482 Long Green. Char X bullocks: £654 Musgrave House; £628 Mostyn House; £568 Park House Farm. BAX bullocks: £585 Flakebridge; £580 Yore House; £570 Barbon Fell House. Hfrs: £602 Barbon Fell House; £475 Yore House; Fries bullocks: £562 Helbeck Grange; £490 Deepslack; hfrs £372 Old Mill Flatt. Feeding bulls: £425 Hall Bank. Baz X bullocks: £525 Heggarscale. Simm X bullocks: £518 Gaisgill Row. Shorthorn hfrs: £490 Roans. Tues. - Fwd: 1,313 sheep Hoggs 35kg or more:- Suff X to £62.50; Cont X to £61; Swale to £61; Rough Fell to £57; Masham to £53; Jacob to £51; Scotch Blackface to £49.20; Mule to £58. 34kg or less: Cont X to £46; Mule to £45.50; Swale to £45.20; Rough Fell to £44; Scotch Blackfaced to £42.80; Suff X to £40. Cast rams: NCC to £74; Cont to £60; Rough Fell to £60; Blue-faced Leics to £60.50; Swale to £59. Cast ewes: Suff to £88; Texel to £74; Mule to £69; milk sheep to £56; NCC to £58; Rough Fell to £48; Scotch Blackface to £44.50; Swale to £39.50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 446 cattle. Show & sale of store cattle. Judge: Keith Metcalf, Piercebridge. Champion: T&RJ Tiplady, hfr.Steers: 1 GK Hird & Sons, Lim £590; 2 T&RJ Tiplady, BB £630; 3 Walburn Hall Farms, Lim £590. Hfr: 1&2 T&RJ Tiplady, BB £630, £560; 3 GH&J Wallis & Son, BA £582. Calved hfrs: D Sanderson £585. Calved cows: EM Baines £570. Calves: BB bulls to £272 B Spence & Sons av £213 overall; hfrs to £160 JH&DS Kirkham av £134; Lim bulls to £235 JR Middleton av £197; hfrs to £188 A Sowray & Sons av £115; Simm bulls to £195 JH&DS Kirkham av £192; Herefd bulls to £140 A Shepherd & Sons; Fries bulls to £128 W&D Scaife & Son av £72; hfrs to £25 JD&J Ford. Stirks: Fries bulls AE Wilkes to £230; Shorthorn bulls to £245. Lim hfrs NW&M Vasey £270. Feeding bulls. - BB: AE Wilkes £580; AF Dinsdale £525; M&J Mudd £430. BA: RA Wintersgill £540. Simm: J Platts £470. Pied: AF Dinsdale £378. Fries: NW&M Vasey £295. Steers. - Lim: OJ Amsden & Son £742; E Loadman £722, £675, £655; WA Dinsdale & Son £690, £685; CH Fawcett & Sons £680, £645; RW Ewbank £645; GH&J Wallis & Son £615; RW Wallis & Son £610; JT Dixon & Sons £610. BA: GH&J Wallis & Son £680; N Iveson £598, £590; JR&A Blades £560; RMS Livestock £525. Simm: AD Lambert £678, £665; AG Dent & Ptnrs £505. BB: G K Hird & Sons £625, £585; J T Dixon & Sons £610, £600, £550; KW&J Clarkson £568; CT Akrigg £558; N Iveson £555; JC&VA Lancaster £550. Char: M J Suttill £555; Thornton-Berry £495, £470. Fries: DM&M Nelson & Son £405. Hfrs. - BA: GH&J Wallis & Son £660, £582, £575, £550 Robson House Farms; £630 N Iveson £560; RW Clarkson & Son £545, £480; W Allison & Sons £525. BB: SB Harrison £645 Robson House Farms; £635 T&RJ Tiplady £630, £560, £555, £550, £480; FW Lawson £618; D&EM Oliver £582, £492; JT Dixon & Sons £575; A&CA Stelling £572, £475, £460; RW Wallis & Sons £562; KW&J Clarkson £445; GK Hird & Sons £440. Lim: FW Lawson £595; D&EM Oliver £590; SB Harrison £590; JT Dixon & Sons £582, £530; GH&J Wallis & Son £575, £525 RW Wallis & Sons £570, £555; RMS Livestock £540; J Duffus & Son £538; DH Willis & Son £530; JN&JM Fawcett £530; CT Akrigg £525; L&M Bamforth & Son £510. Simm: AG Dent & Ptn £565; Bell Bros £493, £440. Char: D&EM Oliver £515; MJ Suttill £470. Wed. - Fwd: 916 sheep. Hoggs lt to 139.9p av 125p; Suff & Cont std to 135.6p av 130.1p; med to 146.8p av 131.6p; heavy to 137p av 127p; owt to 124.5p av 118.8p; Mule & horned std to 130p av 125.3p; med to 127.2p av 120.9p; heavy to 125.5p av 120.3p; owt to 113.2p av 110.9p. Ewes: Cont £61; Mule £58; Tees £55; Suff £40; horned £30 av £19.30. Rams: Suff £55; BFL £50; Swale £25.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Tues. Fwd: 158 cattle. Lim bullocks: £595, £550 Birch Bush; £595 Fellowship Farm; £595(2) Bowes Close; £580 Newton Lodge; £580 Toft House; £582 Summery Hill; £568, £550 Dirt Pit; £550(2) Lane Head; £555 Stottey Hall. Bulls: £522 East Underhurth. Hfrs: £448 Low Nook; £445, £410, £408 Bank Top; £420 Newton Lodge; £418, £402 Summery Hill; £412 Parrick House; £402, £400 Step Ends. Char bullocks: £580, £542 Bail Hill; £540 Revelin. Hfrs: £395 Revelin. BA bullocks: £530 Cragg Top; £528 Valance Lodge.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 163 cattle, 1,238 sheep. Steers med to 91.5p a kg, or £507.83 each; heavy to 113.5p or £788.83 av 102.93p or £669.62; overall av 102.41p; hfrs lt to 105.5p or £416.73; med to 136.5p or £641.55 av 112.62p or £517.45; heavy to 134.5p or £701.68 av 103.77p or £542.93; overall av 105.99p; young bulls med to 117.5p or £641.03 av 100.03p or £524.61; heavy to 109.5p or £685.75 av 98.16p or £591.78; overall av 98.94p; total cattle av 103.57p. Hoggets lt to 85.18p or £23 av 82.65p or £22.63; std to 137.3p or £52.20 av 117.6p or £42.09; med to 142p or £59.80 av 130.44p or £54.83; overall av 129.19p; heavy to 130p or £65 av 122.04p or £59.70; owt to 121.5p or £69 av 116.6p or £65.78; total hogget av 124.67p; cull ewes to £59.50 av £28.60; rams to £42 av £32.17p. Wed. - Fwd: 240 cattle, 110 sheep. Bulls. - BA: £535 RB Atkinson; £390 G Watson; £380, £332 K Wilson. Lim: £428, £375 JH Clark; £418, £415, £400, £380, £370 B&R Nicholson; £395, £378 PJ Tweddle. Simm: £600, £525 JL Atkinson. Fries: £470 WE Anderson; £385 JA Houseman; £270 DJ Thompson; £268 J Pratt. AA: £400, £370, £370 B&R Nicholson; £375 JM Bell; £322 DJ Thompson. Saler: £380, £348 M Trewhitt. Hfrs. - Lim: £570, £565 H Kitching; £535, £518, £490, £468 P Leggott; £458, £436, £390 PA Jopling; £448, £405, £372 JC Ward; £448 E Carvey, C Anderson; £430, £328 C Birkbeck; £395, £378 IM Cook; £385 W Brass; £365 R Pattison; £345 B&R Nicholson; £310 DA Wood. Simm: £530 J Linley; £385, £345 D Hanson. Char: £500, £498, £492, £438, £390 J Blackburn; £420, £385 D Hanson; £398 IM Cook; £365 J Linsley, BA: £488 RA Corner; £390, £362 £345 W Brass. BB: £475 IM Cook; £458, £450, £370 AE Fawcett; £375 R Pattison; £392 E Carvey. AA: £485 P Hutchinson; £365 R Pattison; £235 B Nicholson. Fries: £448 JD Stockill; £290 DA Wood. Bullocks. - BB: £748 R Tate; £720 H Kitching; £690 J Linsley; £630 Mrs PM Webster. Lim: £745, £663 H Kitching; £735, £708, £700, £695, £690, £675, £665, £620, £560, £525 AF Watson; £700, £692, £665, £575 R Garbutt; £680, £618 R Jones; £665, £630 E Wilson; £655, £648, £565 P Leggott. Lim: £648 JB Knight; £615 JL Cook; £598 J Linsley; £696 Mrs PM Webster; £570, £450 WS Moore; £560 JD Stockill; £550, £505, £475 IM Cook; £510 DA Wood; £500 C Hunton; £475 JE Bullock. Simm: £690 RA Corner; 3542 WS Moore; £535 Mrs PM Webster; £495 IM Cook; £445 C Hunton; £422 D Hanson. Shorthorn: £420 J Linsley. AA: £635 P Hutchinson; £495 IM Cook. BA: £625 RA Corner; £595, £572 E Wilson; £510 IM Cook; £420 D Hanson. Char: £592 D Hanson; £570 B Knight; £548 WS Moore; £540, £485 J Blackburn. Fries: £448 JD Stockill; £290 DA Wood. Holstein: £442 P Hutchinson. Herefd: £500 J Stockill. BB bull calves: £260, £246, £208 GH Laverick. Hfr £145 GH Laverick. Store hoggs: £47.50 C Pickering; £46, £41 CH Phalp; £39.50 WA Nunn; £40.20 M Peacock; £28 JJ Wilson. Texel ewes & lambs 3-crop: £136, £94, £65 R Hugill. Mule ewes & lambs, corr: £88, £75, £72, £71 R Temple. Private sales Mar 8-Mar 12: 114 fat cattle inc OTMs, 30 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Mon of last week. Fwd: 43 cattle. Lim hfrs to 147.5p; Lim steers to 112.5p; Lim bulls to 124.5p; Fries to 96.5p; Longhorn to 88.5p. Mon. - Fwd: Fwd: 65 cattle. Hfrs: Lim to 144.5p; BA to 110.5p; BB to 101.5p; Baz to 103.5p. Lim steers to 103.5p. Bulls: Lim to 119.5p; Fries to 89.5p; Longhorn to 85.5p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 551 cattle, 2,837 sheep, 249 pigs. Steers med to 103.5p a kg or £564 each av 89.3p; heavy to 121.5p or £187 av 100.7p; hfrs lt to 114.5p or £446 av 113p; med to 135.5p or £643 av 107.1p; heavy to 138.5p or £804 av 105.9p; young bullsd lt to 89.5p or £402.75 av 78.5p; med to 113.5p or £595.88 av 89.3p; heavy to 120.5p or £789.28 av 93.7p. Hoggets std to 158.3p a kg or £57 each av 134.5p; med to 154.5p or £68 av 130.3p; heavy to 147.9p or £69.50 av 125.4p; owt to 126.54p or £72 av 119p; ewes lt to £53 av £31.06; heavy to £77 av £54.45; rams £70. Porkers to 86p a kg or £64.50 each av 74.7p; cutters to 96.5p or £75.99 av 84.3p; baconers to 97p or £88.08 av 80.4p; owt to 70p or £78.60 av 66.3p; sows to 49.5p or £152.95 av 44.2p; boars to 38p av 31.5p. Mon. - Collection centre, fwd: 33 OTMs. Tues. - Fwd: 205 store cattle, 110 store sheep. Young bulls. - BA: (R) £760, £715, £700 R B Atkinson. Lim (G): £525 J Linsley. Lim (R): £530, £458 J Linsley. Fries (G): £360 G W Houseman; £342, £340 Swires; £278, £170 JVE Farming. Steers. - BAX (G): £700, £668 H Garside. Lim (B): £665, £654 AG Jones; £590 RL Phillips; £570, £568, £565, £525 J Linsley; £608, £455, £404 C Hunton; £592, £586, £540, £535, £532 G Swiers; £515 J Rayner & Sons; £600, £500, £448 RC Sleightholme. Herefd (B 19-m-o) £650 M Broadley; £465, £442, £440. Hfrs. - Cont: £660, £590, £540, £500, £490, £470(2), £465, £442, £440 H Garside 8-10-m-o; £558, £550, £438 RJ Garbutt; £600 G Swiers 13-m-o; £542, £522, £516, £492, £485, £482, £480, £470, £452 G Swiers 18-20-m-o; £544, £445 A Sowray & Sons; £496, £458, £390, £388, £370 J Linsley; £390, £344, £340, £328 FM Shepherd & Sons, 10 m-o. Ewes & lambs from J G Wood: Suff CRT & singles to £100; Mule CRT & twins to £124; WF ewe & triplets to £126. A Houlston & Son: Mules CRT & lambs to £105. Suff X feeding hoggets: £48.20, £38.50 S Hutchinson & Son; £46.50, £44.50, £43 EP Woodhead. Top priced young bulls: RB Atkinson £740; top priced steers & hfrs: G Garside & Son.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Suff X to 135.7p Texel X to 130.7p; Mule to 130p; Swale to 130p.