DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 243 cattle, 1,110 sheep. Steers med to 111.5p a kg or £568.65 each av 96.23p; heavy to 115.5p or £808.38 av 104.75p; hfrs lt to 101.5p or £497.25 av 99.32p; med to 135.5p or £636.85 av 107.64p; heavy to 144.5p or £832.30 av 107.58p; young bulls med to 122.5p or £668.78 av 90.79p; heavy to 128.5p or £851.38 av 105.72p. Hoggs lt to 138.1p a kg or £52.50 each av 122.39p; med to 152.4p or £65.50 av 128.29p; heavy to 139.1p or £65 av 124.54p; overall av 126.53p; cull ewes to £74 av £52.10. Mon. - Fwd: 134 store & breeding cattle, 592 store hoggs, 261 breeding sheep, 65 prime hoggs. Steers. - Lim: £635, £620(2) GW&E Browell; £520(3) EF Atkinson; £490 J Elsdon & Son. BB: £550 P Langstaff; £530 J Elsdon & Son. Hfrs. - Lim: £512, £505, £502, £488, £470 F Davidson & Sons; £480 J Elsdon & Son; £455 T&DI Allen & Son. Simm: £572, £490, £482 JR Spink. Young bulls. - Lim: £620 A Lumsdon; £508 CP Brown; £500(2), £498 P Langstaff. BA: £500(3) G Eastwood. Char: £480 J White. Store hoggs. - Suff: £49.80 HB Nicholson; £49 BJ Walton; £48.50 H&P Hutchinson; £48.20 J Butterfield. Texel: £47.50, £46.50 AW&B Bainbridge; £47.50 J Hird; £46.50, £43 J&A&DA Horn. Breeding ewes in lamb. - Suff: £80 EM Dickeson. Mules: £80, £78 EM Dickeson; £65, £64(3), £60 M Hutchinson; £47 Wharton Farms. Ewes with lambs at foot. - Cont: £110 MJ Simpson; £87, £75, £70 Wharton Farms. Prime hoggs std to 126.9p av 126.9p; med to 131.1p av 125.24p; heavy to 120.4p av 118.89p; fat ewes to £47 av £38.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 3 calves, 1,222 sheep. Calves. - Simm bulls to £198 H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg; Holstein bulls to £50 H Kirkbride & Son; Simm hfrs to £50 H Kirkbride & Son. Hoggs lt to 128.5p av 119.4p; std to 132.9p av 121p; med to 132.3p av 124.6p; heavy to 125.6p av 118.1p; overall av 123.1p; Ltwt hoggs. - Cont to 124.7p av 121.8p; Suff to 123.2p av 121p; Mule to 120.6p; horned to 122.5p av 117p. Store hoggs. - Mule to £50.50 av £46.48; horned to £16 av £12.94. Cast ewes horned to £35.40 av £18.67; polled to £55 av £45.38; cast rams horned to £27 av £22.29.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. - Fwd: 645 store cattle & suckled calves, 1,507 breeding & store sheep. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £690 China Hall; Rom X to £688 Aydonshields (DB); Simm X to £650 Stoop Rigg; BAX to £625 China Hall; BBX to £600 Aydonshields (DB). Blue CID: Lim X to £722 Elilaw (18-20m); Char to £725 Elilaw (18-20m); Simm X to £652 Little Harle (16m); AAX to £650 Brackenthwaite (17m); BBX to £582 Triermain (12-14m). Green CID: Lim X to £590 Haining Law; Simm X to £555 Mount Pleasant; Holstein-Friesian to £480 Bishopton. Hfrs: Lim X to £665 Springwell Cottage; Char X to £675 Glanton Town; Simm X to £640 Berryedge; pure BA to £705 Paragon Blondes; BAX to £580 Chipchase; BB to £650 Greenland. Dispersal of Dewlaw flock, Ian & Mick Leslie, ewes, all scanned, av £106.27. Mule ewes 1-crop to £133 Wolfcleugh; 3-4-crop to £125 Dewlaw; 3-crop to £98 Wallhouses; Suff X ewes to 1-2-crop to £128 Dewlaw; Suff X gimmers to £92 Old Nafferton; Texel ewes 3-4-crop to £118 Dewlaw; Mule ewe hoggs (geld) to £68 Quarry House; Texel ewe hoggs to £60 Dewlaw. Feeding ewes & rams: Cheviot to £36 Greyside; Blackface to £40 Stone House; Swale to £20 Harewalls; Mule ewes to £43 Harewalls; Leics ewes to £45 New Park House; Suff ewes to £31 New Park House; Suff ram £25 New Park House. Feeding hoggs: overall av £44.19; Texel X to £56 Greyside; Suff X to £52.20 Greyside; Mule to £55 Greyside; Blackface to £47.50 Greyside; Cheviot to £47.80 Greyside; Beltex to £43 Middle Dukesfield; Vendeen to £46.60 Dilston Haugh; Swale to £40.50 Whitehill. Tues. Med hfrs to 107.5p av 99.9p; heavy to 120.5p av 105.5p. Fwd: 3,544 sheep. Hoggs. Suff X to 143.2p; Texel X to 147.2p; Mule to 132.4p; Blackface to 132p; Swale to 129.4p; Cheviot X to 148.9p; Char X to 135.8p; Leics to 114.1p; Beltex to 142p; Hampshire X 124p; BdM to 142.1p; Vendeen to 133.2p Dilston Haugh. Cast ewes: Suff to £75; Texel X to £69.50; Mule to £54.50; Char to £34; Blackface to £41.20; Swale to £41.20; Cheviot X £45. Rams: Suff to £58; Texel to £58; Leics to £52; Blackface to £37.50.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 2,182 sheep. Hoggs 35kg or more: Texel X to £67; Suff X to £66; Blue-faced Leics to £64.20; Mule to £61.80; Char to £60; Swale to £57; Cheviot X to £54.80; Jacob to £53. Ltwt hoggs: Cont X to £45; Cheviot X to £40.80; Mule to £41.20; Swale to £40.80; Scotch Blackface to £39.20; Herdwick to £37.80. Rams: Texel to £53; Swale to £33.50. Ewes: BFL to £77; Texel to £63.50; Mule to £51.50; Rough Fell to £39.20; Herdwick to £28.80; Suff to £61.50; Swale £39.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 4 dairy & beef breeding cattle, 61 calves. In calf Fries cows: FD Marsden £510. Calves. - BB bulls to £225 NW&M Vasey av £179 overall; hfrs to £178 SH&NJ Whittaker av £152; Lim bulls to £240 H Moore & Sons av £163; hfrs to £76 A Sowray & Sons av £45; Simm bulls to £170 G Sidgwick av £140; hfrs to £100 G Sidgwick; BA hfrs to £72 MJ Broadley; Fries bulls to £90 PW Broadley av £65. Lim cows & calves £650, Lim hfrs & calves £560, both S&H Hodgson £560. Wed. - Wed: 1,365 sheep. Hoggs lt to 132.8p av 125.3p; Suff & Cont std to 136.4p av 131.7p; med to 138p av 131p; heavy to 124.5p av 121.7p; owt to 123.2p av 120.3p; Mule & horned std to 125.5p av 121.4p; med to 120.5p av 116.4p; heavy to 115.4p av 114.6p. Ewes: Cont £72; Suff £65; Masham £63; Cheviot £63; Mule £55.50; horned £42.50; overlal av £32. Rams: Blue-faced Leics £59.50; Cont £56; Swale £29.50.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 129 cattle, 1,111 prime sheep. Steers med to 118.5p a kg or £657.68 each av 109.36p or £585.06; heavy to 98.5p or £748.60 av 95.44p or £659.73; overall steer av 99.32p; hfrs med to 137.5p or £624.63 av 109.88p or £497.44; heavy to 133.5p or £742.50 av 108p or £571.84; overall hfr av 108.7p; young bulls med to 96.5p or £501.80 av 87.99p or £461.95; heavy to 115.5p or £848.93 av 101.68p or £627.10; overall young bull av 99.91p; total cattle av 106.06p. Hoggs std to 134.2p or £51.80 av 125.34p or £47.86; med to 139.5p or £57.80 av 125.25p or £53.29; overall av 125.26p; heavy to 130.4p or £63 av 121.01p or £58.32; owt to 123.7p or £68.80 av 114.17p or £64.26; total sheep av 122.82p; cull ewes to £54.50 av £31.92; rams to £54.50 av £37.67. Wed. - Fwd: 139 store & breeding cattle, 374 sheep. Steers. - Lim: £548, £498, £495, £428 R Jones; £460, £382 M Collingwood; £385, £375, £365 B Nicholson; £318, £290 HS Thompson. BB: £472 B&C Clark. Fries: £425, £300 W Smith; £340, £335 B&C Clark; £330 C Barker; £292 HS Thompson. Holstein: £355 W Smith. AA: £385 B Nicholson. Hfrs. - Char: £580, £555, £548 JS Wood; £505 A Fawcett; £420, £328 W Moore. Simm: £578, £428 A Fawcett; £390, £328 W Moore; £325 J Pattison; £295 I Oliver; £232 P Parvin. BB: £570, £555, £518, £510 R Holdsworth; £545, £540 A Fawcett; £418, £372 E Carvey; £410, £318 JG Ward; £378 J Weatherhead; £335, £328 I Oliver; £290. £240 P Parvin. BA: £560 JS Wood; £48 D Easton; £422, £388 JG Ward. Lim: £542, £538, £488 D Easton; £528 JL Cook; £472 JE Brown; £488, £462 J Pattison; £450 £370 R Bullock; £402, £355, £332, £325, £290 P Tweddle; £388, £365 W Flintoft; £342 W Moore; £202, £150 JC Foster. Bullocks. - Lim: £690, £650 PW Ashbridge; £650, £645 K Wheldon; £590 JL Cook; £492 W Flintoft; £445 IW Stobart; £395 B Nicholson, Char: £668, £655, £620 JS Wood; £582, £545, £538 A Clark. BB: £615, £595 K Wheldon; £478 £438 W Brass. Fries: £425 W Brass. Breeding cattle: Lim hfr & bull calf £700 RE Snowdon. Store hoggs. - Suff X: £53.80, £48.20 N Wilson; £46.20 WA Nunn; £45 R Garbutt, E Hill; £43.80 GS Atkinson; £43.50 S Atkinson; £29.50 JJ Wilson. Texel: £49.80 CH Phalp; £44.20, £35.80 W Philips; £34 P Cook. Mule: £40.20 GS Atkinson; £37.50 S Atkinson; £35.20 JJ Wilson. Swale: £33.20 R Garbutt; £29 P Cook; £23 F Jackson. Breeding sheep: Texel ewes & lambs £104, £98 MJ Simpson; Mule £102, £92, £84 D&R Read. Private sales Feb 2-Feb 6: 119 fat cattle, inc OTMs, 90 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 4,556 sheep. Hoggs: Cont X to £69; Suff X to £65.50; HB to £63 Kirkbarrow; Cheviot to £57.50; Scotch Blackface to £55.80; Mule to £59.80; Swale to £53.50; Kendal Rough to £49; Herdwick to £49. Mon. - Fwd: 60 cattle. Hfrs: Lim to 134.5p; BA to 123.5p; BB to 103.5p; Baz to 103.5p. Steers: Lim to 113.5p; Saler to 103.5p. Bulls: Lim to 116.5p; BA to 108.5p; Fries to 89.5p. Fwd: 410 store cattle. Bullocks. - Lim: £728 Edenhall (Home Farm); £675, £652 Burns (Cartmel); £670, £640 Green Farm; £668, £640 Wickerslack; £660, £580 Beckside (Capstick); £640 Low Row; £635 Ravenseat; £628, £605 Eamont Bridge Farm; £620 Hewgill House; £608 Kettleside; £605 The Wath, Scales (Wilson). BB: £728 Green Farm; £658 Ravenseat; £638 Scales (Wilson); £620 Low Row; £615, £600 Dolphenby; £615, £610 Eamont Bridge Farm; £592 High Howe. Herefd: £598 Brackenslack; £548 Low Row. BAX: £592, £545 Swindale. Char X: £658 Kettleside; £578 Brackenslack; £542 Noran Bank. Fries: £518 Burns (Cartmell); £455 Brackenslack. AAX: £650, £610 Wickerslack; £535 Low Row. Hfrs. - Lim X: £602 Skelling; £590, £580 Scales (Wilson); £588 High Bank Hill, Peatgates; £575 Moorend. BB: £552 Scales (Braithwaite); £535, £505 West Hile. Herefd hfrs: £455 Hall-O-The-Gate. Simm: £540 Peat Gates. Char X hfrs: £542 Moorend. BAX: £508 Moorend. AAX: £525 Skygarth; £478 Kettleside. Bulls. - Lim X: £592, £558, £545 Akey Gate; £550 Field Gate; £455, £452 Barnskew; £428 Town Head (Nicholson). AAX: £428 Kirkbarrow. Holstein-Friesian: £325 Kirkbarrow; £320 Town Head (Nicholson), Swinson Cattle Co; £300 Roans. Char: £520 Thornthwaite Hall. BBX: £422 Kirkbarrow. BAX: £528, £515 Low Whita. Simm X: £388 Kirkbarrow. Cows & Calves: £920, £760 Moor End. Calving cows: £590 Moor End. Rearing calves: AA bulls £198 Sleagill House; Fries bulls £145 Sleagill House; Lim hfrs £134, £128 Knock Cross. Tues. - Store hoggs. - Suff X: £47.50 Parkhouse; £46 Dubside. Cont: £47.20 Parkhouse. Texel: £44.20 Grassfield; £42 Dubside. Mule: £43 Grassfield. Swale: £31.50 Grassfield. Kendal Rough: £25 Carl Lofts. Wed. - Fwd: 3,577 sheep. Hoggs: Cont X to £81; Suff X to £69; Cheviot to £65.50; Blue-faced Leics to £63.50; Mule to £65.20; Swale to £62; Herdwick to £50. Ewes: Suff to £69; Mule to £57; Swale to £45.50; Scotch Blackface to £45.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last weeK. Fwd: 186 sheep. Suff X to 121.3p; Texel X to 122.5p; Mule to 117.2p. Blackface to 109.8p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 351 cattle, 1,853 sheep, 157 pigs. Steers med to 115.5p a kg or £629.48 each av 102.8p; heavy to 130.5p or £854.25 av 108.4p; hfrs lt to 122.5p or £471.63 av 113.6p; med to 134.5p or £634.13 av 113.4p; heavy to 139.5p or £760.28 av 112.3p; bulls lt to 84.5p or £376.03 av 81.8p; med to 124.5p or £659.85 av 94.07p; heavy to 119.5p or £761.08 av 98.72p. Hoggets std to 150p a kg or £57 each av 127.6p; med to 145p or £59.50 av 124.2p; heavy to 130p or £65 av 119.9p; owt to 120.4p or £70 av 113.9p; ewes lt to £43 av £26.89; heavy to £72 av £49.99. Porkers to 89p a kg or £65.56 each av 70.5p; cutters to 86.5p or £72.53 av 79.6p; baconers to 85p or £79.62 av 76.4p; owt to 65p or £70.20 av 58.1p; sows/boars to 49p av £172.97 av 46p. Mon. - Collection centre. Fwd: 25 OTMs.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Suff X to 131p; Texel X to 134.2p; Mule to 24.4p; Swale to 125p.