BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: 120 breeding & store cattle. Char cow & bull calf £860 D Smith. Feeding bulls. - Lim: £515 J Harland; £472, £430 PJ Dixon; £450 WT Robinson & Son. BB: £498, £460 B&J Bainbridge. Char: £452 PJ Dixon. Store bullocks. - Lim: £588, £560, £492, £440, £415 L Hunter; £580, £555 JM Sayer; £532, £480 Dowson & Sartin; £505 J Collinson; £500, £450 P & J Coupland. BB: £555 G & A Gibson; £500 Dowson & Sartin. Here £455 J Collinson; AA: £448 B Iceton. BA: £435, £400 P&J Coupland; £425 GR Coatsworth & Son. Hfrs. - BB: £640 G&A Gibson & Son. Char: £590 JM Sayer; £470, £455 RW&H Atkinson; £410 K Hodgson. Simm: £540, £485 C&E Gaskin; £460 TW Thompson. Lim: £522, £465 P&NJ Coupland; £482 NN&RG Handley; £465, £448 G&A Gibson & Son; £452 L Hunter; £450 RW Makepeace; £432 PJ Dixon; £422 B Iceton. BA: £460, £435 TW Thompson; £422 EM&JD Donald. Suff store lambs: £43 Fountain Farm.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 226 cattle, 737 sheep. Steers med to 117.5p a kg or £624.04 av 101.3p; heavy to 114.5p or £701.58 av 98.47p; hfrs lt to 122.5p or £471.63; med to 129.5p or £602.40 av 104.8p; heavy to 130.5p or £730.80 av 101.4p; young bulls med to 109.5p or £607.73 av 94.2p; heavy to 126.5p or £847.55 av 102.14p. Lambs lt to 107.7p or £41.50 av 106.3p; med to 113.6p or £50.20 av 106.1p; heavy to 109.2p or £54.50 av 105.93p; cull ewes to £48 av £31.87. Mon. - Fwd: 708 store lambs, 46 breeding ewes & shlgs, 161 store breeding cattle. Store lambs. - Suff: £48 C Skidmore; £45.80 GF Elgey; £45 J Brannan; £40.50 W Denham. Texel: £45 JRP Vickers & Sons; £40.50 GF Elgey; £40 B Lowson; JPP Vickers & Sons. Char: £40 GW Coggrave. Breeding sheep. - Suff ewes: £58, £49, £48, £47 TR Fidell. Char X ewes: £40, £37.50 TR Fidell. Suff shlgs: £49 TR Fidell. Breeding cattle: Fries & 2 calves £610 SM & CM Bewley, Lim & calf £500 J Tindale; AA & calf £450 M McKenzie. Stock bull. - BB £910 JR Fell & Sons. Young bulls. - Lim: £540 J Corner; £500 T&DI Allen & Sons; TA&WD Richardson. Steers. - Lim: £565 GW Gill, P Harrison; £552 M Dent; £525 J Linsley. Hfrs. - Lim: £610 GW Gill & Sons; £608 M Dent; £495 J Tindale. Char: £482 M Dent. Simm: £472 T&DI Allen & Son. Baz: £470 D Forster.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 654 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £680 Broomhall; Simm to £600 Merryshields; Char to £675 Lowes Fell; BBX to £645 Rising Sun; BAX to £630 Merryshield. Blue CID: Lim to £688 Todhillwood; Char X to £650 South Farm Hallington; Simm X to £615 Maunby House; pure Simm to £660 High Wooley; BAX to £615 Townfoot (Slaley); S Devon to £445 East Wygate; Saler X £452 Bishopton. Green CID: Simm X £640 Thrunton Lowfield; BAX £505 Cooper House. Hfrs: Lim X to £570(2) Todhillwood; pure Char to £698 South Farm; Char X to £618 Townfoot (Woodburn); pure Simm £478 Thrunton Lowfield; Simm X Fries £438 Bank Top; Simm X to £565 Maunby House; BBX to £462 Triermain; BAX to £575 East Moor; AAX £412 Bank Top. Ewe lambs: Suff X (ex Mule) to £62 Tone Hall; Bleu de Maine to £60 Lough Green; Texel X £40 Brockalee. Feeding ewes: Blackface to £21 Fairnley; Swale to £10 Glen View. Store lambs: Texel X £40 South Houghton; Suff X £35.80 Brunton Quarry; Mule to £37.50 Nookton; Swale £15.50 Ouston. Tues. - Steers med to 117.5p av 106.7p; heavy to 121.5p av 101.1p; lt hfr 103.5p; med hfrs to 109.5p av 103.5p; heavy to 118.5p av 104.1p. Lambs: Suff X to 119p; Texel X to 125.6p; Char X to 120.5p; Beltex to 115.1p; Mule to 100.4p; Blackface to 96.4p; Swale to 90p; Cheviot to 104.2p. Cast sheep: Suff to £41.20; Texel to £57.50; Mule to £51.50 av £33.16; Leics to £55; Cheviot to £47.50 av £29.53; Swale to £34.50 av £20.32; Blackface av £24.23.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. Fwd: 2,121 sheep. Lambs over 35kg:, Char to £53.50; Texel to £52.20; Lleyn to £47.80. To 34kg: Swale to £29. Ewes: Blue-faced Leics to £38; Mule to £33; Swale to £23; Rough Fell to £20.50. Rough Fell rams £25.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 2,895 Mule gimmer lambs & other breeding sheep, 1 dairy cow, 116 calves & stirks, 16 beef breeding cattle. Second special show & sale of Mule gimmer lambs av £59.20 (up £4.20 on 2003). Prizes: 1 F Dinsdale & Sons £86; 2 Bainbridge Bros £85; 3 DA&MA Brown & Son £72. Prices: J Fawcett & Son £84; Eric Blacklock £82, £72; H&EM Tiplady £80; A Batty & Son £80, £79; EG Bulman £80; FJ Stubbs £79; Bainbridge Bros £79, £75(2); GK Verity £77; R Sunter £76; J Jefferson £75; GH&J Wallis & Son £74; J Metcalfe & Son £73. Calved cows: D Spence (Dalton) £500. Calves. - BB bulls to £240 WP&E Dobbing av £195 overall; hfrs to £175 D Pratt av £128; Lim bulls to £230 JW Guy & Son av £164; hfrs to £142 R Wood & Son av £94; Simm bulls to £190 G Sidgwick; hfrs to £126 G Sidgwick; BA bulls to £150 J Pratt & Sons; hfrs to £100 J Pratt & Sons; Herefd bulls to £155 JW&RJ Pounder; Fries bulls to JJ&AA McGregor av £49. Stirks: Simm bulls JF Gibson £305; BB hfrs JS&NJ Sunter £290; Simm hfrs JF Gibson & Son £245. Other breeding sheep. - Texel X gimmer lambs: AC Bailey £55; Walburn hall farms £49; JD Murfin £48; JP Tunstill £47. BFL rams: Bainbridge Bros 700gns; N Sutcliffe 500gns; J & C Peacock 260gns. Beef breeding cattle: Lim hfrs & calves: PG Simpson £650. Tues. - Fwd: 875 sheep. Lambs lt to 97.1p av 88.5p; Suff & cont std to 109.7p av 105.7p; med to 109.7p av 104.7p; heavy to 106p av 102.3p; Mule, Masham & horned std to 99.5p av 94.6p; med to 99.2p av 98.6p; heavy to 94.9p. Ewes: Mule £43; horned to £26 av £19.80. Rams: Tees £45; Swale £29.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Mon. Fwd: 699 sheep. Lambs to 34kg:, Texel to £34; Swale to £27.20. Over 35kg: Texel to £47; Suff to £47; Mule to £41.50; Swale to £31. Ewes: Mule to £35; Cheviot to £30; Swale to £24.50. Swale Rams £23.50.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 101 cattle, 40 young bulls, 765 sheep. Steers lt to 114.5p a kg or £520.97 each; med to 92.5p or £513.38 av 84.72p or £457.50; heavy to 103.5p or £639.85 av 95.85 or £575.09; overall steer av 95.29p; hfrs lt to 126.5p or £499.68 av 103.1p or £403.81; med to 120.5p or £506.25 av 100.65p or £450.20; heavy to 122.5p or £624.75 av 99.87p or £525.89; overall hfr av 100.34p; young bulls lt to 108.5p or £466.55; med to 109.5p or £569.75 av 83.12p or £436.01; heavy to 103.5p or £677.93 av 92.42p or £554.49; overall young bull av 87.41p; total cattle av 94.31p. Lambs std to 106.6p a kg or £41.60 each av 104.65p or £40.48; med to 109.3p or £49.20 av 104.32p or £44.54; overall av 104.33p; heavy to 108.2p or £51.50 av 101.01p or £48.26; owt to 94.07p or £50.80 av 93.24 or £50.70; total lamb av 103.14p; cull ewes to £47 av £25.96. Wed. - Fwd: 75 store cattle & calves, 906 breeding sheep for show & sale. Cattle. - Bulls, Lim: £520, £460 BW Peirson; £415 AE Leeming, FC Jackson; £232 JB Gill; Saler £470, £400 M Trewitt. Simm: £415, £388 FC Jackson. AA: £415 AE Leeming. Fries: £378, £300, £215 JB Gill; £192, £165 JW Wilkinson. Holstein: £340, £245 AE Leeming. Bullocks. - Lim: £578, £508 SA Storey; £490, £478, £452 JD Stockill. Char: £462 JD Stockill. Hfrs. - Lim: £460, £415, £382 AG Broadbent; £415, £385 DG Blackburn; £405, £392 L Dent & Sons; £280, £278 AE Leeming. Simm: £450, £445 AG Broadbent; £430 DG Blackburn; Blonde £425 DG Blackburn. BB: £398 DG Blackburn, R Watson; £328, £300 C Bowman; £300, £280 AE Leeming; £245 P Parvin. Char £395 JD Stockill. Breeding cattle: AA cow & calf £600 ST Hogg. Calves: BB: £210 JW Wilkinson; Lim: £122, £116 JC Foster. Mule gimmer lambs: 1&2 AF Watson; £85, £76, £75, £74, £73, £72, £69, £66, £64, £62, £59; D Robinson £65, £66; DR Easton £63, £60; D Alderson £60, £48. Texel gimmer lambs: 1 £52, £50 WN Stockdale; 2 £43, £42, £41, £40 Simpsons. Mule shlgs: 1&2 £99, £94, £91 T Walls; £96, £94 RG Johnson; £94, £93, £92, £90 ID Watson; £93, £90 R&AL Potter; £90 N Hall & Son; £89, £88 D Alderson; £88, £81 CV Hugill & Son; £81 W Pattison. Masham shlgs: £80 FB & GS Watson. Mule ewes: 1 (2-3-shear) £70 FB&GS Watson; 2 (2-crop) £71, £70, £69 A Hillary; correct £50 P Houlston; 4-crop £36, £33, £32 Hugill Ptnrs; BMCB £32 F Jackson. Masham ewes, 2-3-shear £69 FB & GS Watson. Horned ewes, Swale 4-crop: 1 £26 FB&GS Watson; 2 £36, £28, £22 A Bell. BMCB £20, £17 A Bell; £17 F Jackson. Aged £14 D Easton. Suff ram lambs: 1 £325, £300 Mrs S Broadwith; 2 £400 RP Kitson; £283 RC Turnbull; £309, £252 P Lupton; £273, £262 SA Hutchinson; £183, £126 S Hammerton. Suff shlg rams £341, £325, £314, £304 RP Kitson; £330, £315 RM Peacock; £325, £304 SA Hutchinson; £178, £173 JR Campbell; £162, £152 H Avison. 3-shear £115 F Jackson; £168 FB Watson. Char ram lambs: £315, £210, £194, £189 D Dennis. Texel shlg ram: £210 JR Campbell. Private sales Sept 29-Oct 3: 116 fat cattle (inc OTMs), 149 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 49 cattle. Lim hfrs to 139.5p; Saler X hfrs to 100.5p; Lim steers to 140.5p; Lim bulls to 108.5p; BA bulls to 102.5p; BB bulls to 102.5p; Fries bulls to 84.5p.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,181 sheep. Overall av 103.2p. Lambs: Suff X to 109.1p; Texel X to 111.6p; Mule to 100p; Blackface to 100.5p; Char X to 104.1p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 300 cattle, 1,155 sheep, 335 pigs. Steers med to 106.5p a kg or £591 each av 97.9p; heavy to 110.5p or £789 av 96p; hfrs med to 120.5p or £619 av 107p; heavy to 135.5p or £705 av 104.8p; young bulls cont med to 121.5p or £651 av 101.7p; heavy to 113.5p or £825 av 101.7p; black & whites med to 88.5p or £459 av 81.3p; heavy to 88.5p or £523 av 79.6p. Lambs std to 102.6p or £40 av 100.8p; med to 124p or £55.80 av 103.2p; heavy to 117p or £54.80 av 103.3p; owt to 100.9p or £54 av 100.3p; ewes lt to £34 av £18.93; heavy to £47 av £34.38. Porkers to 86.5p or £64 av 74.4p; cutters to 83p or £67.50 av 75.1p; baconers to 86p or £85 av 72.3p; owt to 71p or £75 av 68.6p; sows/boars to 48p or £173 av 44.7p. Mon.- Collection centre. Fwd: 34 OTMs.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Fwd: 1,140 sheep. Lambs: Suff X to 102.4p; Texel X to 103.3p; Mule to 99.6p; Char X to 101.4p.