BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 1,820 sheep. Lt lambs to 110.6p av 104.3p; std to 115.3p av 109.1p; med to 116.2p av 109.5p; heavy to 110.8p av 106.9p. Cast sheep: Cont to £57: Mule to £47.50; Swale to £32.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 189 cattle, 1,166 sheep. Steers med to 117.5p a kg or £605.13 each av 102.6p; heavy to 128.5p or £860.95 av 107.2p; hfrs lt to 106.5p or £410.03 av 106.5p; med to 124.5p or £586.03 av 110.3p; heavy to 119.5p or £718.13 av 107.2p; young bulls med to 120.5p or £620.58 av 101.8p; heavy to 117.5p or £825.08 av 102.6p. Lambs lt to 115.5p a kg or £44.80 each av 110.8p; med to 119.5p or £53.80 av 112.4p; heavy to 115.2p or £61 av 111.8p. Cull ewes to £61 av £42.67.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 14 calves, 2,296 sheep. Calves: Lim bulls to £200 LC Scarr, Bainbridge, av £180; BB bull £220 G S Bowe & Sons, Hawes; BA bull £200 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg; Fries bulls to £62 FD&TW Chapman, Hawes, av £50. Lambs lt to 110.9p av 104.5p; std to 114.1p av 106.1p; med to 112.1p av 106.3p, overall av 106.1p. Store lambs: Cont to £35.80 av £30.68; Suff to £24.40 av £24.12; Mule to £38.80 av £32.79p horned to £22.20 av £20.31. Lt wt lambs: Cont to 110.2p av 108.8p; Suff to 109.1p; Mule to 102.3p av 97.4p; horned to 99.4p av 93p. Cast ewes horned to £31.80 av £17; polled to £50 av £40.81; cast rams horned to £25.80.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 378 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Simm X to £655 Thrunton Lowfield; Lim X to £540 Palm Struthers. Blue CID: Lim X to £648 Newbiggin Hill (16-18m); BB to £578 Grindon Hill; Char X to £725 Thrunton Lowfield (17m); BAX to £600 Errington Red House (14-15m). Hfrs: BBX to £710 East Newham; Char X to £590 Edlingham Demesne; Lim X to £635 East Newham; Simm to £472 Hollin Hill. Tues. - Fwd; 4,236 lambs. Heavy steers to 102.5p av 102.5p; heavy hfrs to 117.5p av102.3p. Lambs: Suff X to 119.1p; Texel X to 125.5p; Mule to 113.5p; Blackface to 108.6p; cross to 121.9p; Beltex to 115.6p. Cast ewes & rams: Suff to £57.50; Texel to £52; Mule to £51; Leics to £42.50; Blackface to £34.50; Swale to £29.80; overall av £29.77.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 119 calves & stirks, 43 store cattle. Calves: (av £207 overall): BB bulls to £268 M Bell & Son av £207; hfrs to £185 M Bell & Son av £109; Lim bulls to £248 A Backhouse av £186; hfrs to £128 GR Dent av £91; BA bulls to £215 MM Dowson; hfrs to £122 MM Dowson; Simm bulls to £195 EP&J Robertshaw; hfrs to £122 JW&RJ Pounder av £111; Ayrshire bulls to £168 JW&RJ Pounder; Fries bulls to £128 M&RA Dent av £75; AA hfrs to £38 W&SL Robinson. Stirks: Lim bulls £258 KS Bowe; Fries bulls £200 KS Bowe; BB hfrs £230 KD,PL&GW Hodgson; Lim hfrs £175 H Moore & sons; AA hfrs £155 KD,PL&GW Hodgson. Store bulls. - BB: A Newbound & Son £530; W Stanger £450; RJ&SJ Kirby £310. Lim: G Lobley £512, £470, £375; A Newbould & Son £470, £460; JV Marsden £420, £330. Fries: KS Bowe £478, £390; G Lobley £365; R Hunter £302. Steers. - Lim: E Loadman £655; JW & LJ Chandler £585; A Harker & Son £578, £525. Char: E Loadman £632, £570. Simm: E Loadman £590. BA: E Loadman £590. BB: E Loadman £578. Hfrs: Char: E Loadman £555. BB: A&JA Iveson £468; FJ Dent £405. Lim: JW & LJ Chandler £465; A Harker & Son £405, £390, £385,£380; A&JA Iveson £330, £322. Wed. - Fwd: 1,921 sheep. Show & sale of Beltex lambs: 1 JF&PMC Milner 46kg £60 Quality Fare; 2 WH Harker 41kg £53 Quality Fare; 3 E Fairburn & Sons 41kg £46.50 Andrew Atkinson. Lambs lt to 105.2p av 95.8p; Suff & Cont std to 114.1p av 110.1p; med to 129.2p av 109.1p; heavy to 130.4p av 108.1p; Mule, Masham & horned std to 102.7p av 100.1p; med to 105.3p av 100.1p; heavy to 104.7p. Ewes: Mule £50.50; Cont £48; Masham £47; BFL £37; horned £29 av £21. Rams: Swale £28.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Mon. Fwd: 966 sheep. Lambs 17-34kg to 111.p av 100.37p; 34.1-39kg to 111p av 106.57p; 39.1-45.6kg to 111p av 108.16p; 45.6-52kg to 109p av 106p; ewes to £35.50 av £17.42; rams to £25.50 av £24.25.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 104 cattle, 747 sheep. Steers heavy to 105.5p a kg or £701.58 each, av 100.33p or £634.62; hfrs lt to 111.5p or £440.43p; med to 121.5p or £583.20 av 107.15p or £477.26p; heavy to 122.5p or £594.13 av 100.49p or £517.30; young bulls lt to 93.5p or £430.10 av 79.99p or £359.42; med to 114.5p or £618.30 av 85.05p or £434.63; heavy to 111.5p or £679.58 av 99.81p or £583.89; overall av 89.52p; total cattle av 96.6p. Lambs std to 118.4p or £45.60 av 114.82p or £44.04; med to 117p or £52 av 111.08p or £46.88; overall av 111.57p; heavy to 117.8p or £56 av 107.19 or £50.61; owt to 103.9p or £58.20; total lamb av 110.8p. Cull ewes to £41 av £29.28. Wed. - Fwd: 133 store cattle & calves. Bulls. - Lim: £425, £388, £360, £312 JB Stephenson. BB: £400 DJ Clark. Simm: £392, £380 JB Stephenson. Holstein: £365, £345, £325 R Carter; £354, £310 HJ Thomson; £312, £285, £265, £260 DJ Clark; £292, £238, £235 MJ Lowcock; £230 TM Driffield. Fries: £355 T&RW Coates; £354, £310 HJ Thomson; £260 TM Driffield. BA: £270 JH Leggot. AA: £308, £265 MJ Lowcock. Hfrs. - BB £515, £508, £488, £482, £480 KF Pearson; £488 FR Convey & Son; £310 RP Ward; £292, £278 J Thompson. AA: £500, £435 D&IM Williams; £308 RP Ward; £235 M J Lowcock; £215 ME Peacock. Simm: £390 ER Garvey; £365 IM Coot & Son; £350, £315 D&IM Williams; £288 EC Graham; £255 MJ Lowcock. Lim: £380, £358 IM Coot & Son; £375, £308, £302, £280 RP Ward; £272 P Dowling; £215 ME Peacock; £188 JB Stephenson. BA: £330 EC Graham; £215 ME Peacock. Char: £262 RP Ward; £230 PB Hill. Bullocks. - Lim: £575 JB Knight; £462 PB Hill. Char: £568 JB Knight. BB £428 PB Hill. AA £432 JB Knight. Fries: £400 R Barker & Son; £278, £220, £200 J Thompson. Holst: £420 JB Knight; £400 R Barker & Son. Simm: £385, £308 J Thompson. BB hfr calves: £240, £180, £158, £138, £65 J H Leggott. Private sales Aug 25-29: 33 fat cattle, inc OTMs, 112 fat sheep & pigs.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,501 lambs. Overall av. 115.1p. Suff X to 119.7p; Texel to 122.7p; Mule to 113.8p; Char X to 114.7p; Beltex to 122p. Cast sheep: Suff to £44.50; Mule ewes to £39.20; Swale to £24.50.

ST JOHN'S CHAPEL. - Last Fri. Opening sale of 527 Cont, Suff & Mule store lambs. Suff: £44 12 Langdale Road; £43 Butreeford; £41 New Meadows; av £41.56. Texel: £42 Butreeford; £40.50 New Meadows; £40.12 Longdale Road; av £39.59. Mules: £37.20 Pinfold House, £35.20 High House; av £35.34.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 349 cattle, 1,198 sheep, 226 pigs. Steers med to 117.5p a kg each av 99.3p; heavy to 117.5p a kg or £793.13 av 101.4p; hfrs lt to 110.5p av 101.4p; med to 127.5p av 103.6p; heavy to 127.5p or £728.50 av 107.2p; bulls lt to 86.5p; med to 110.5p av 88.8p; heavy to 111.5p or £786.42 or 94.4p. Lambs std to 117.4p av 113.3p; med to 126.7p av 112.9p; heavy to 119.1p a kg or £56 each av 111.6p; owt to 104.5p or £57.50; ewes lt to £43 av £19.99; heavy to £62 av £44.87. Porkers to 87.5p av 81p; cutters to 93.5p av 83.7p; baconers to 85.5p av 77.8p; sows/boars to 40p a kg or £124.83 each av 36.1p. Mon. - collection centre. Fwd: 24 OTMs