BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 1,710 sheep. Lt lambs to 99.5p av 89.6p; std to 115.3p av 102.3p; med to 111.9p av 104p; heavy to 104.37p av 101.8p. Cast sheep. - Suff to £46.50; Mule to £43.50; cont to £39; Swale to £28.50.

BELLINGHAM. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 2,155 store lambs. NC Cheviot to £41.50 Carrick; Texel X to £38.80 Girsonfield; Suff X to £38; Mule to £35.50; Cheviot X to £30; Blackface to £33 Carrick.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 243 cattle, 2,145 sheep. Steers med to 101.5p a kg or £558.25 av 96.9p; heavy to 116.5p or £758.20 av 103.1p; hfrs lt to 139.5p or £675.20 av 109.1p; med to 138.5p or £886.40 av 109.8p; young bulls med to 119.5p or £635.48 av 98.5p; heavy to 118.5p or £807.23 av 101.3p. Lambs lt to 107.1p or £41.80 av 101.8p; med to 110.1p or £49.20 av 102.1p; heavy to 107.3p or £57.50 av 102.3p; cull ewes to £42 av £33.75. Mon. - Fwd: 983 store & breeding sheep, 21 store cattle. Store lambs. - Suff: £44 A Johnstone. Texel: £39.20 J Kelly; £38.20 S Thompson; £38 D Cadman; £38.80 RL Coatsworth. Mule shlgs: £88 G Hutchinson. Warranted HB ewes: £56 J White. Lim bullocks: £540 T Lesley; £445 G Bainbridge. Hfrs: £370, £362 G Bainbridge.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 9 calves, 2,069 sheep. Calves: Lim bulls to £204 JH&TR Fawcett, Askrigg av £198; hfr £80 WJ&CM Lambert, Hawes; BA bull £176 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg; hfr £46 D Middleton & Son; Fries bulls to £102 DJ&S Stainton, Howgill av £99; MRI bull £140 WJ&CM Lambert. Prime lambs lt to 97.9p av 88.7p; std to 105.2p av 92.3p; med to 103.5p av 93.7p; overall av 93.1p. Store lambs: Suff to £39.60 av £34.86; Texel to £34.40 av £32.16; Mule to £34 av £32.17. Ltwt lambs: Cont to 99.2p av 97p; Suff to 98.3p; Mule to 94.6p av 90.3p; horned to 95.3p av 84.3p. Cast ewes horned to £30 av £12.34; polled to £36 av £22.20; cast rams horned to £26.50 av £21.91; polled to £32.50 av £21.50.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 434 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £710 China Hall; Simm X to £635 West Uppertown; BBX to £500 Theakston Grange; Char X to £730 Hedley West. Blue CID: Lim X to £745 Hedley West (19-21m); Simm X to £642 Thrunton Lowfield; BBX to £685 Thrunton Lowfield (20m); BAX to £600 Springwood (17m); Char X to £580 Thrunton Lowfield (18m). Hfrs: Lim X to £645; Cheviot to £610 Paxton Dene; Char X to £600(2) Rusheylaw; Simm X to £610 West Uppertown; BBX to £398 Theakston Grange. BAX to £615 East Newham. Tues. - Fwd: 35 cattle, 5,413 sheep. Heavy steers to 97.5p av 92.6p; med hfrs to 106.5p av 94.5p; heavy to 108.5p av 94.4p. Lambs: Suff X to 109.6p; Texel X to 123.7p; Mule to 100.7p; Blackface to 95p; Cheviot X to 101.9p; Char X to 115.5p; Beltex to 115.9p; Leics to 98.8p. Cast sheep: Suff X to £43; Texel X to £40; Mule to £36; Leics to £31.50; Blackface to £28.20; Swale to £19.50.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues of last week. Fwd: 3,839 sheep. Lambs to: Texel to £37.20; Cheviot to £34; Char to £33; Swale to £29.50. Lambs 35kg or more: Suff to £57.80; Texel to £55; Beltex to £49; Mule to £48; Char to £47.20; Masham to £39.50; Swale to £36.50. Ewes: Blue-faced Leics to £55; Texel to £47; Mule to £41; Cheviot to £40; Rough Fell to £27.50; Blackface to £25.50; Swale to £25; Herdwick to £22. Rams: Texel to £55; Cheviot to £34.50; Blue-faced Leics to £33; Swale to £24.50; Herdwick to £23. Mon. - Fwd: 207 store & breeding cattle, all crosses. Lim hfrs & bull calf: £920 Barrugh House; £870 High Force Farm. With hfr calf £900 Barugh House. Lim bullocks: £680 Town End (Iveson); £662 Castlehill; £595 Valley Farm; £578 New Hall (Beckwith); £575 Beechwood House; £532 Keisley (Wharton); £528 Westfield; £518 Cranberry; £505 Smardale Hill. Lim bulls: £515 Stock Farm. Lim hfrs: £542 Sowerby Park; £508 Valley Farm; £498 Maisongill; £480 Grassgill (Balmer); £480 Wythes Hill; £475 Easegill Head; £428 Beechwood House. BB bullocks: £680 Townend (Iveson); £675 Scarside; £548 Beechwood House; £515 New Hall (Beckwith). BB bulls: £490 Stock Farm; £430 Woodfoot (Jenkinson). BB hfrs: £495 Beechwood House; £460 South House; £430 Helbeck Grange. Simm bullocks: £528 Cranberry. Simm hfrs: £575 Mostyn House; £432 Cranberry. BA: £548 Wythes Hill. Char hfrs: £580 Mostyn House; £532 North Corn Park; £475 Helbeck Grange. Holstein Fries bullocks: £470 Helbeck Grange; £385 Whygill Head.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: catalogued entry of 1,911 Mule shlgs & breeding sheep, 2 dairy cattle, 95 calves. Special annual show & sale of Mule shlgs. Judges: Phillip Haywood & Stuart Hudson, Derbyshire. Prizes: 1&2 AM&HV Brown £240, £212; 3 AC&SA Hutchinson £118, overall av: £101 (up £20 on year). Prices: AM&HV Brown £255, £150, £140, £130, £120, £115, £110, £108; F Dinsdale & Sons £122, £120, £106; RD Connall £111; W&JM Trewitt £110, £107, £106; AC&SA Hutchinson £107, £106; M&E Hall £106; DR Hanson £106. Suff X shlgs: &E Hall £96, £90. Texel X shlgs: Bear Park Farm £92, £90, £89. Stock sheep for WE Jameson & Son: Masham ewes £74; Mule ewes £76. Dairy cattle: calved cow: PE Donaldson £700; calved hfrs: S&J Dent & Son £500. Calves: BB bulls to £230 JR Elliot av £196; hfrs to £162 D&S Spence av £106; Lim bulls to £202 WF Shepherd av £165 overall; hfrs to £125 J Dinsdale av £82; AA bulls to £176 EP&J Robertshaw av £154; BA bulls to £172 J Pratt & Sons av £161; Fries to £120 B&A Myers & Daughters av £67; Simm hfrs £72 R Wood & Son. Wed. - Fwd:1,463 sheep. Lambs lt to 90p av 77.1p; Suff & cont std to 111.2p av 107.5p; med to 110.2p av 103.5p; heavy to 104.1p av 99.6p; Mule, Masham & horned std to 86.4p av 83.2p; med to 99.1p av 92.3p; heavy to 89.1p. Ewes: Cont to £40; Mule £39.50; Masham £38; horned to £24.20 av £16.70.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Mon. Fwd: 827 sheep. Lambs 17-34kg to 94p av 84.79p; 34.1-39kg to 104p av 97.59p; 39.1-45.6kg to 105p av 102.16p; 45.6-52kg to 100p av 98p; 52kg and over to 98p av 95p; ewes to £21.20 av £15.31; rams to £24 av £23.03.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 148 cattle, 830 sheep. Steers med to 97.5p a kg or £492.28 each av 91.5p or £462.08; heavy to 107.5p or £736.38 av 97.58p or £621.17; overall steer av 97.11p; hfrs lt to 66.5p or £249.38; med to 125.5p or £572.70 av 105.23p or £471.05; heavy to 109.5p or £609 av 94.3p or £492.50; overall hfr av 99.84p; bulls lt to 71.5p or £321.75; med to 110.5p or £569.78 av 83.96p or £429.66; heavy to 108.5p or £721.05 av 94.6p or £570.89; overall bull av 89.42p; total cattle av 94.41p. Lambs std to 107.6p a kg or £42 each av 105.16p or £40.08; med to 106p or £47 av 102.49 or £43.17; overall av 102.65p; heavy to 110.6p or £54.80 av 100.35p or £47.11; owt to 89.05p or £47.20 av 82.07p or £45.44; total lamb av 101.51p; cull ewes to £38.50 av £25.33. Wed. Fwd: 129 store & breeding cattle. Bulls. - Lim: £652, £640, £485 AJ Hamilton; £430, £390, £375 JD Sanderson. BB: £578, £555 J Weatherhead. Simm: £570 AJ Hamilton; £350 JD Sanderson. Fries £412 D Stockdale; £375 D Henry; £238 D Trewitt. Char: £390 WS Moore. Bullocks. - BB: £672, £638, £588 R Tate; £400, £392 EE Watson. Saler: £575, £568, £565, £562, £558, £542 AH Wilson. Lim: £588, £575, £568, £448 C&D Harland; £330, £240 WS Moore. Simm: £572 C&D Harland. BA: £535 K Tallantyre. Fries: £450, £435 JL Gill. Hfrs. - Lim: £455, £440, £416, £385, £368, £315 K Tallentyre; £412, £345 E Watson; £408 D Blackburn; £402 JD Stockill; £355 B Routledge, B Jefferson; £300 DA Wood; £285 C Hunton; £230 TH Cook; £155 D Trewitt. BB: £440 B Jefferson. Herefd: £415, £390, £385, £360, £355, £348 GB Anderson. Simm: £428, £408, £400, £385 JD Stockill; £355, £338, £265 C Hunton; £190 D Trewitt. Char: £355 B Routledge. Fries: £385 K Tallantyre. Calves. - Pied: £308. BB: £210, £200, £190. Fries: £205, £78 all ST Hogg.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 54 cattle, 1,735 prime sheep inc show for Solway & Tyne Texel Breeders' Club. Lim hfrs to 136.5p; BA hfrs to 123.5p; Char hfrs to 103.5p; Lim steers to 118.5p; Lim bulls to 104.5p; BA bulls to 105.5p. Texel show judge: M Lomax, Milnthorpe. Champion pen: 1 Tweddell, Haltcliffe Bridge; res: JL Potter & Sons, Town Head. Texel out of Lowland ewe; 1 Tweddell; 2 JL Potter & Sons; 3 Skelton, Sunnyslack. Out of Hill ewe: 1 Atkinson, Nook Farm; 2 Magee, Moorah Hill; 3 WF Gill, Newlands. Lambs: Cont to £57; Suff X to £57; Mule to £45. Wed. - Store sheep all classes. Texel X lambs: £40.50, £39.50 Milburn Grange. Cont X lambs: £37.80 Scales Hall (Jackson); £33 Crewgarth (Noble). Suff X lambs: £38 Milburn Grange; £33.20 Crewgarth (Noble). Mule: £30 North Cott.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1.310 lambs. Suff X to 109.1p; Texel X to 112.5p; Mule to 97.8p; Char X to 108p; HB to 101.7p; Blackface to 90.7p.

STOKESLEY. - Tues. Fwd: 31 store & breeding cattle, 1,227 store lambs. Bulls. - Lim: £500, £480, £405 A Smith. Fries: £345 A Smith. Breeding cattle: Char cow & calf £630 MW Cook. Store cattle. - Lim: £590 T Warren; £435 JR Bullock. AA: £492, £400 JD Hugill. Fries: £485, £292, £290 T Warren. Hfrs. - Lim: £372, £370, £362 B Routledge. BB: £360 B Routledge; £340, £335 R Carter. Lim: £355 JR Bullock. AA: £312 T Warren. Fries £200 D Todd. Store lambs. - Texel X: £43.50, £37.50 M Whorlton; £42.20, £40 Joplings; £40.50, £34.80, £28.20 JD Hugill; £33.80 BA Cook; £33 D Muir. Suff X: £43, £38.50, £35.20 J Beckett; £38 D Alderson; £37, £80, £31 F Brunton; £33 JD Hugill; £35.80 DA Wood; £34.20, £32 S Sanderson; £36.50, £33.20, £31 G Proud; £32.80 P Foster. Cont X: £37.50 G Scott; £36 A Hillary; £30 R Carter; £28.80 BA Cook. Mules: £32.80, £24.80 G Proud; £30 W Brass. Cheviot X: £34.20, £28.50, £27 A Bell. Jacob: £15 Hall.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 360 cattle, 1,591 sheep, 231 pigs. Steers med to 124.5p av 101.5p; heavy to 124.4p a kg or £715.88 each av99.6p; hfrs lt to 120.5p av 111.8p; med to 135.5p av 109p; heavy to 133.5p or £716.48 av 107.4p; bulls lt to 84.5p av 75.9p; med to 121.5p av 88.7p; heavy to 116.5p or £786.38 av 96.4p. Lambs lt to 90p; std to 107.9p av 104.5p; med to 115.1p av 103.7p; heavy to 112.5p a kg or £54.50 each av 104.7p; ewes lt to £30 av £22.48; heavy to £50 av £37.12. Porkers to 92p av 83p; cutters to 94p av 86.1p; baconers to 93p av 82.3p; owts to 70p; sows/boars to 45p a kg or £142 each av 38.1p. Mon. - Collection centre. Fwd: 40 OTMs, 38 sows.

TOW LAW. - Mon of last week. Suff X to 107.4p; Texel X to 111.7p; Mule to 108.4p; Blackface to 100p; Char X to 107.1p. Mon. - Lambs: Suff X to 105.4p; Texel X to 110p; Char X to 104.5p; Mule to 95.2p; Blackface to 100p.

* Reports of the special autumn sheep sales appear on page 18.