BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 1,535 sheep. Std lambs to 121.7p av 116.1p; med to 119p av 113.8p; heavy to 119.5p av 111.8p. Cast sheep: Suff to £51; Cont to £47.50; Mule to £48; Leics to £44.50; Swale to £30.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 242 cattle, 1,242 sheep. Steers lt to 126.5p a kg or £581.90 each av 102.3p; heavy to 129.5p av £786.05 av 103p;.hfrs lt to 122.5p or £477.75 av 111.64p; med to 133.5p or £634.50 av 105.8p; heavy to 135.5p or £722.63 av 106.7p; young bulls med to 117.5p or £634.50 av 96.7p; heavy to 124.5p or £771.90 av 98.68p. Lambs lt to 116.6p a kg or £45.50 each av 106.1p; med to 125p or £54 av 108.6p; heavy to 113.1p or £61.50 av 107.8p; cull ewes to £55.50 av £42.87p. Mon. - Fwd: 145 cattle. Bull stirks: £540, £500 T L Holmes & Son, White House Farm. Stores: £690, £672 SR Garnett, Spencer Close Farm. Hfrs: £468 JN&D Foster, Sowen Burn, £412 N A Miller, Neasham Springs. Bull calves to £256 J M Walker, Picton Grange. Hfr calves to £130 B Tweddle, Street House Farm. Cows and calves £422 SR Welford, America House.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 4 calves, 1,133 sheep, Calves: Lim X bulls to £192 WJ&CM Lambert, Hawes av £189.50; hfr £252 WJ&CM Lambert; BB bull £214 JR Thwaites, Askrigg. Lambs lt to 117.5p; std to 114.1p av 108.5p; med to 112.7p av 109.59p. Store and lt wt lambs: Cont & Suff to £46 av £36.73; Mules to £39 av £33.16; horned to £32.20 av £29.05p. Lt lambs: Cont & Suff to 123.4p av 117.1p; Mules to 108.3p av 105.5p; horned to 107.3p av 102.7p. Cast ewes horned to £29.80 av £15.35; polled to £48 av £35.03; cast rams horned to £29 av £24.60.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 306 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID: AAX to £698 Peacock Ho; Lim X to £695 Matfen Home Farm; BAX to £650, Char X to £625, Herefd X to £535, Shorthorn X to £478 all Ulgham Fence. Blue: Lim X to £630 Beamwham; BBX to £610 Dalton Hill Head; Herefd X to £605 Thrunton Low Field; Welsh Black to £575 Dalton HH. BAX to £480 Lumley Moor; Simm X to £595 Dalton HH. Char X to £460 Bishopton; AAX to £420 Bishopton. Green: Lim X to £610 Bishopton; Simm X to £550 Dalton HH. Hfrs: Lim X to £685 Matfen HF ; Char to £630 Thrunton LF; BAX to £595 Merryshields; Simm X to £520 Bishopton; BBX to £455 Woodhouse.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. Fwd: 121 Store & breeding cattle, all crosses. BB cows & bull calf: £1,050, £1,020(2) Hayberries; with hfr calf £1,050 Hayberries; £980 White Hills. BB hfr & hfr calf £1,300 Tarn Ho; Lim cow & bull calf £920 Thorneygate. Bullocks. - Lim: £632 Roans; £538 Friarbiggin. BB: £620 Cocklake (Cooper), £478 Beechwood Ho, £470 Castle Garth. Ayrshire: £298 Roans. Bulls: Fries: £240 Midtown (Hullock). Lim: £408 Wythes Hill. Hfrs. - Lim: £572 Sowerby Park; £548 Long Green; £540 Clockeld; £515 Barbon Fell Ho; £510 Peatgates; £465 Friarbiggin; £428 Home Farm (Bousfield). BB: £595 South Ho; £502 Beechwood Ho. Char: £445 Peatgates. BA: £410 Barbon FH. Herefd: £290 School Ho. Tues. - Fwd: 2,622 sheep. All crosses. Lambs 35kg or more: Suff to £50.50; Texel to £55; Char to £49.80; Mule to £45.50; Swale to £39.20; Rough Fell to £35.50. 34kg or less: Texel to £40.80; Beltex to £43; Mule to £34; Rough Fell to £32; Cheviot to £32; Swale to £37.20; Gritstone to £36.50. Cont hoggs to £35.50. Cast rams: Swale to £27; Cheviot to £61; BFL to £53; Texel to £35. Cast ewes: Mule to £47.50; Texel to £55; Suff to £45; Blackface to £31.50; Rough Fell to £32; Swale to £31.50; BFL to £49; Cheviot to £46.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 2 dairy cattle, 119 calves & stirks, 44 store & breeding cattle. Calved cows: PF Donaldson £800. Calves: BB bulls to £245 A Shepherd & Sons av £219 overall; hfrs to £195 A Sowray & Sons av £138. Lim bulls to £230 JR&I Lambert av £206; hfrs to £190 JR&I Lambert av £111. Simm bulls to £225 EP&J Robertshaw; hfrs to £108 EP&J Robertshaw av £101. BA bulls to £190 JR Elliot; Fries bulls to £132 A Spence av £70; AA bulls to £85 JH Simpson & Co; hfrs to £40 JH Simpson & Co av £40; Herefd hfrs to £90 Metcalfe Farms av £79. Stirks: BB bulls to £310; Fries bulls to £230; BB hfrs to £328; Lim bulls to £295; AA bulls to £200; Lim hfrs to £175. Store bulls. - Simm: AJ Hamilton & Son £590, £580. Lim: AJ Hamilton & Son £555, £550, £535; KS Bowe £475, £450. Fries: KS Bowe £335. Shorthorn: AF Wilkes £310. Steers. - Lim: JW&LJ Chandler £575; J Duffus & Son £525; JR Calvert £388. Fries: JC Heseltine £335. Hfrs. - Lim: JW&LJ Chandler £458; JC Brown & Son £405; JR Calvert £388; J Duffus & Son £365, £360, £355. Char: R&F Stephenson & Son £435, £390, £365. AA hfrs: Bell Bros £385. Wed. - Fwd: 1,209 sheep. Lambs lt to 108.2p av 104.4p; Suff & Cont std to 112.9p av 111.6p; med to 113.7p av 110p; heavy to 109.7p av 105.6p. Mule, Masham & horned med to 102.3p av 101.8p; heavy to 97.9p. Ewes: Mule £42.50; Masham £42; Cont £41.50; horned £28 av £15.50.

MIDDLETON-in-TEESDALE. - Mon. Fwd: 512 sheep. All crosses. Lambs to 34kg: Mule to £35.80; Texel to £35.80; Swale to £29.80. 35kg & over: Texel to £59.80; Char to £52.20; Suff to £50.20; Swale to £45.50. Swale hoggets £28. Ewes: Suff to £37; Mules to £34; BFL to £28.20; Swale to £28.50. Swale rams £28.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 106 cattle, 480 sheep. Steers med to 98.5p a kg or £531.90 each, heavy to 105.5p or £702.13 av 95.39p or £610.52; overall steer av 95.61p; hfrs lt to 63.5p or £247.65; med to 125.5p or £580.45p av 103.76p or £471.54p; heavy to 121.5p or £601.43p av 103.56p or £536.84p; overall hfr av 103.01p; young bulls lt to 70p or £322; med to 107.5p or £585.88p av 83.8p or £444.35p; heavy to 108.5p or £748.65p av 88.71p or £538.33p; overall young bull av 86.18p; total cattle av 94.6p. Lambs std to 115.6p a kg or £42.80 each av 107.68p or £40.76p; med to 120p or £50.60 av 111.54p or £47.01p; overall av 110.84p; heavy to 115.2p or £54 av 112.74p or £52.95; owt to 107.2p or £59 av 97.52p or £52.33; total lamb av 111.05p; hoggets to £35.50. Cull ewes to £41.50 av £32.98p; rams to £54.50. Wed. - Fwd: 54 store & breeding cattle, 35 store lambs. Bulls. - Fries: £490, £375 D Stockdale; £120 M Carr. BB: £468 R Carter. Hfrs. - BB: £535 IM Coot & Son; £500, £475, £472, £448 AE Fawcett. Char: £482 AE Fawcett; £338 W Smith & Son. Lim: £490, £480, £478 IM Coot & Son; £455, £338 W Smith & Son; £450, £390 P Leggott; £372 JM Wilson; £355, £340 A Spence. Bullocks. - Lim: £715 SR Garnett; £425 A Spence; £412 Miss JE Bullock. Simm: £658, £582 SR Garnett. BB: £640, £608 R&R Holdsworth. Fries: £572, £520 SR Garnett. Breeding cattle: Lim cow & calf £1,010 Miss J Parlour, £585 J King; AA cow & calf £530 Miss J Parlour; BB cow & calf £540 J King. Cont X store lambs £36 N Kitching. Private sales July 28-Aug 1: 77 fat cattle, inc OTMs, 127 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 46 cattle. Lim hfrs to 133.5p; steers to 116.5p; bulls to 105.5p; BB bulls to 112.5p; BA bulls to 107.5p. Tues. - Early breeding ewes & store lambs. Ewes. - Suff X: £64 Stoneriggs; £57 Shire Hall. Cont X: £59 Shire Hall; £55 North Cott. Suff X NCM: £46 North Cott. Lambs:. - Cont X: £38.50 Fir Bank; £36.50 Honfleur. Scotch HB: £38 Fir Bank. Mule: £35 Honfleur. Wed. - Fwd: 2,533 sheep. Lambs: Cont X to £59.50; Suff X to £54.80; Mule to £44.80. Ewes: BFL to £58.50; Cont to £53; Suff to £49.50; Mule to £44; Cheviot to £44; Swale to £30.

THIRSK. - Thurs. of last week. Fwd: 393 cattle, 1,128 sheep, 283 pigs. Steers lt to 106.56p av 103.2p; med to 117.5p av 109p; heavy to 122.5p a kg or £780 each av 104.3p; hfrs med to125.5p av 105.4p; heavy to 132.5p or £820 av 107.1p; young bulls lt to 87.5p av 80.3p; med to 106.5p av 85.8p; heavy to 108.5p or £743 av 91.3p. Lambs std to 112.2p av 109.2p; med to 127.5p av 108.1p; heavy to 118.5p a kg or £55.20 each av 106.8p; owt to 105.4p or £60 av 98.3p; ewes lt to £40.50 av £21.88; heavy to £58 av £38.55. Porkers to 77p av 69.1p; cutters to 77p av 67.4p; baconers to 73p a kg or £68.80 each av 65.3p; owt to 46p av 43.5p; sows/boars to 37.5p or £123 av 36p. Mon. - Collection centre fwd: 27 OTMs