BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues of last week. Fwd: 168 store cattle. Feeding bulls. - Lim: £572, £525, £515, £500, £495, £490 F Johnson; £548, £510, £500 D Coggins & Son; £480, £420 RA Hutchinson. Simm: £515 J Richmond. BA: £500 J Richmond. Store steers. - Lim to £615, £552 JW Dent & Sons; £590, £540, £538, £505, £500 G&MF Turnbull; £530 SM Rigg; £528 F Johnson; £525, £520, £505 S Richardson; £500 NB&R Hird. BB to £605 JW Dent & Sons; £590 PJ Dixon. Simm: £588, £550 TW Thompson; £540 S Richardson. Char: £555 TW Thompson; £520 D Anderson; £515 N Medd & Son. BA: £540 GW Dent; £528, £525 EW Guy & Sons. Hfrs. - Lim: £625 F Johnson; £520, £410 S Richardson; £462, £450 B Iceton; £440, £400 TB Walton; £420, £410, £400 N Medd & Son; £418 P J Dixon. £408 G&MF Turnbull; £405 RM Dixon. BA: £474, £450, £442 EW Guy & Sons; £425, £400 GW Dent; £390 J&SE Bainbridge; £390 EW Guy & Sons. Char: £450, £435 JW Dent & Sons; £438 J&SE Bainbridge. Wed of last week. - Fwd: 384 sheep. Lim bull calf £210. Pet lambs to £8; Mule ewes & lambs to £88; Mule shlg & twins to £136. Hoggs lt to 131.7p av 113.3p; std to 136.8p av 130.3p; med to 139.5p av 129.4p; heavy to 140.2p av 131.8p; owt to 122.8p av 116.5p. Cast sheep: Suff to £70; Cont to £62; Mule to £56; Swale to £44. Wed. - Fwd: 324 sheep. Pet lambs to £5; correct Mule ewes & twins to £98; Mule shlgs & twins to £132; Mule hoggs & lambs to £128; Swale ewes & twins to £68; BM Mule ewes & lambs to £90. Spring lambs to 169.8p; hoggs lt to 144.8p av 132.6p; std to 152.5p av 132.8p; med to 152.4p av 141.8p; heavy to 138.2p av 129.6p; owt to 122.8p av 116.5p. Cast sheep: Leics to £81; Suff to £68; Cont to £71.50; Mule to £67; Swale to £42.50.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 170 cattle, 283 sheep. Steers lt to 111.5p a kg or £605.88 each av 102.6p or £550.74; med to 103.5p or £574.90 av 96.2p; heavy to 113.5p or £703.70 av 96.1p; hfrs lt to 101.5p or £385.70; med to 124.5p or £558.13 av 102.9p; heavy to 116.5p or £657.23 av 97.1p; young bulls heavy to 106.5p or £726.13 av 93p. Lambs lt to 167.1p or £65 av 166.86p; med to 160.9p or £66 av 160.9p; hoggets med to 147.2p or £67 av 140.8p; heavy to 148.9p or £80 av 143.2p; cull ewes to £66 av £55.16.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 8 calves, 191 sheep. Calves: Lim X bulls to £190 JH Capstick, Ravenstonedale, av £181; BBX bulls to £220 JH Capstick. Fries bulls to £100 AE Luffman, Sedbergh, av £71. Hoggs lt to 134.4p av 126.3p; std to 139.5p av 120.5p; med to 147.7p av 131.2p; heavy to 142.9p av 128.7p, overall av 123.5p. Cast ewes, horned to £30 av £19.43; polled to £35 av £31; cast rams, horned to £27 av £20.75p; polled to £52.40 av £41.20. Ewes with lambs: Swale (BM) & twins to £80; with singles to £50. Pet lambs to £2.50.

HEXHAM. - Tues of last week. Fwd: 25 cattle. Steers med to 93.5p av 91.9p; heavy to 99.5p av 95.8p; med to 107.5p av 91.9p; heavy to 108.5p av 94.6p, overall av 93.7p. Suff lambs to 174.4p. Hoggs: Suff to 139.1p; Texel to 139.5p; Mule to 137.1p; Blackface to 130.3p; Swale to 128p; Cheviot X to 138.5p; Char X to 139.5p; Leics to 128.9p. Cast ewes & rams (304 fwd): Suff to £62; Texel to £61; Mule to £57; Leics to £45; Bleu du Maine to £66; HB to £65; Cheviot to £56; Blackface to £47; Swale to £42, overall av £46.69. Tues. - Fwd: 32 ewes with lambs at foot. Mule gimmers & twin Texel lambs to £127 Chesterwood; young Mule ewes & single Texel X lambs to £87 The Fawns; Mule ewes BM & twins to £90 Chesterwood. Prime cattle: steers heavy to 100.5p av 96.5p; hfr med to 99.5p av 95.5p; heavy to 103.5p av 97.1p. Prime lambs: Suff to 173.9p. Hoggs: Suff to 153.4p; Texel to 155.4p; Mule to 152.5p; Blackface to 144.4p; Swale to 139.1p; Char X to 153.9. Fwd: 170 cast sheep. Suff to £66; Texel to £67; Mule to £57; Leics to £49; Blackface to £39; Swale to £42.50.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues of last week. Fwd: 515 sheep (all corsses). Mule ewes with lambs at foot £40. Lambs: Char to £70; Suff to £67.50. Hoggs 35kg or more: Cont to £60; Suff to £60; Mule to £51.50; Swale £59.50; Rough Fell to £57.20. Hoggs 34kg or less: Cont to £42.50 ; Mule to £38;. Cheviot £36.50; Swale to £40.80. Ewes: Mule to £54; Cheviot to £43; Rough Fell to £42; Swale to £34.50; Scotch Blackface to £29. Rams: Swale to £43.50; Suff to £39. Goats to £19.80. Tues. - Fwd: 613 sheep, all crosses. Suff shls & twins £41.50 Third Sunbiggin Farm; Suff ewes & twins £41 Third Sunbiggin Farm; Swale BM twins £19.50 Baldershaw. Spring lambs: Texel to £73; Suff to £73. Hoggs: Cont to £73.50; Suff to £74; Rough Fell to £70; Swale to £68; Mule to £65.20; Jacob to £62.50; Blackface to £57.50; Herdwick to £53.80. Ewes: Suff to £77; Cont to £66; Mule to £60; Cheviot to £55; Rough Fell to £50; Swale to £42.50. Rams: Suff to £77; Cont to £66.

LEYBURN. - Fri of last week. Fwd: 13 dairy cattle, 59 calves & stirks, 221 store cattle, 45 purebred Lim cattle, 12 beef breeding cattle. Show & sale of ped & Lim X cattle. Judge: John Watson. All prices in guineas. 1 & champion: A Hall 1,180; 2 GP Robinson & Ptnrs 1,000; 3 G&RJ Dickinson 99. In-calf cows av 880: 1 G Rowson 99; 2 Millington Grange 860. Maiden hfrs av 588: 1 JM&SP Cooper 830; 2 GP Robinson & Ptnrs 600; 3 H&A Isherwood 580. Bulls av 961: 1 D&R Bradley 1,175; 2 JW Fieldson 1,700; 3 JJS Allison (res). Other cows & hfrs with calves: A Hall 1,150; R Baxter 1,120; GP Robinson & Ptnrs 1,000; GC Rowson 980. Other maiden hfrs: W Orme 1,000, 650; GP Robinson & Ptns 580. Other bulls: JW Fieldson 1,700; GC Rowson 1,250; D&R Bradley 1,000; Brecongill Estates 980. Lim bull calves: 1&2 B&JA Muir £290, £258; 3 KE&K Nicholson £235. Lim hfr calves: 1 A Backhouse £180; 2 KE&K Nicholson £170. Lim X store bullocks: 1,2&3 Walburn Hall Farms £600, £535, £590. Lim X store hfrs: 1 Wyvill & Bolam £655; 2&3 JA&UM Fawcett £612, £495. Lim X cows & calves: JH,JE&RJ Dunkley £760; S&GA Potter £730; S Watson £705; H Avison £700. BBX cows & calves: S&GA Potter £690, £660; M Grayson £580. Calves: BB bulls to £290 NJ Ward av £226; Hfrs to £176 B Spence & Sons av £129; Lim bulls to £290 B&JA Muir av £251; hfrs to £190 IE&M Kearton av £150; Simm bulls to £242 G Sanderson & Son av £231; AA bulls to £180 GL&SM Thompson av £157; BA bulls to £165 JD&J Ford; hfrs to £75 JD&J Ford; Fries bulls to £130 JR Middleton av £76. Stirks: Fries bulls to £200 AE Wilkes; Lim hfrs to £245 JR Middleton. Feeding bulls. - Lim: Brecongill Estates £560, £488; B&JA Muir £528; PS Ellerton £510; R Broadley £495; GW Gill £460; A Gregg £442. Simm: SJ Horner £525, £500; Broadley Farms £445; AA: R Broadley £495, Broadley Farms £430. BB: Broadley Farms £410. Fries bulls: NL&JE Pearson £355, £335; AE Wilkes £325, £320; R Broadley £312. Shorthorn: AE Wilkes £315. Bullocks. - JT Dixon & Sons £670; Walburn Hall Farms £600, £590, £560, £538; J Fawcett & Son £590, £562, £545; GD&AR Barningham £570; MA Suttill £552, £525, £522; C Gregg £525; WJ Smith & Son £505. BB: RW&MA Suttill £660; JT Dixon & Sons £620, £560, £545, £525. Char: RW&MA Suttill £590; J Fawcett & Son £568; W&K Buckle £540. BA: S Reynoldson & Son £570; W&K Buckle £565; W Allison & Sons £480. Hfrs. - Lim: Wyvill & Bolam £655, £550; JA&UM Fawcett £612, £530, £528, £498, £495; Brecongill Estates £575, £505; W&K Buckle £540, £480; SB Harrison £538, £510; J&PS Ellerton £520; KW&J Clarkson £480; J Duffus & Son £478; JR Calvert £462; MA Suttill £460. BA: S Reynoldson & Son £520, £495; JW Broadwith & Son £470; FA Broadwith & Sons £455, £422; RA Wintersgill £425, £345. Char: Hfrs RW&MA Suttill £498, £488, £435; MJ Suttill £468. £390. A&CA Stelling £455, £392, £380, £378; JW Broadwith & Son £445; GFW Walton & Sons £428. AA: JJ Scott £462; JW Broadwith & Son £408. Wed. - Fwd: 346 prime sheep. Lambs std to 180.4p av 175.1p; hoggs lt to 137.1p av 123.7p; Suff & Cont med to 139.7p av 134.3p; heavy to 147.1p av 143.3p; Mule, Masham & horned std to 135.1p av 129.9p; med to 136.5p av 126.5p; heavy to 139.2p av 129p. Ewes: Cont to £79.50; Masham to £75; BFL to £74; Suff to £72; Mule to £70; horned to £47 av £27.20. Rams: Suff to £81; BFL to £72; Cont to £66; Swale to £39.

NORTHALLERTON. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 106 store & breeding cattle, 187 lambs & hoggets. Bulls, Fries: £470, £375 JB Stephenson. Lim: £448 Stephenson, £425 P Dowson. AA: £422 K Buckle. Simm: £390, £325 P Dowson. Bullocks. - Saler: £602, £582, £548 WS Moore. Simm: £600, £590, £535 F Pearson; £590 K Pearson; £488 J L Gill; £445, £438, £435, £420, £395 A Guthe. Lim: £600 K Pearson; £535 W Brass; £465, £442 L Dent; £440, £435, £412 DA Wood. Hfrs, £580, £492, £475 J Farrow; £370, £328 E Wood. Lim: £535 G Davison; £532, £478 A Weighell; £472 J Farrow; £448 G Davison; £430, £382, £365 W Brass; £418 E Wood; £408, £320, £318 L Dent; £322, £292 Mrs L Hutchinson; £290, £225 A Wood. BB: £500 M Robinson; £442, £422 E Garvey; £450 G Davison. Simm: £435, £408 J Pattison; £410, £392, £370 J Robertshaw. AA: £415 J Pattison; £285, £235 Mrs L Hutchinson. Cows with calves £465 RW Hebden. Mule gimmer hoggets: £90, £83, £86, £79. £77 A Johnson. In-lamb hoggs £78 A Todd. Ewes with lambs: shlgs £130, £100 A Johnson; ewes correct £128 Thompson. BMCB: £126 Thompson, £112 M Richardson, £75 A Todd. Private sales April 14-18: 133 fat cattle inc OTMs, 127 fat sheep. Tues. - Fwd: 74 cattle, 634 sheep. Steers med to 99.5p a kg or £532.33 each; heavy to 102.5p or £620.13, av 90.76p or £570.99; overall steer av 91.39p; hfrs med to 122.5p or £563.50, av 96.02p or £427.73p; heavy to 111.5p or £591.33, av 97.07p or £512.29; overall hfr av 96.74p; young bulls med to 88.5p or £464.63, av 78.18p or £415.83; heavy to 101.5p or £646.55 av 87.15p or £532.56; overall young bull av 85.07p; total cattle av 90.59p. Lambs std to 188.4p or £73.50 av 181.02p or £66.38p; med to 181.8p or £80, av 168.11p or £71.54; overall av 170.99p; heavy to 180.4p or £83 av 167.01p or £80.17; total lamb av 170.49p; hoggets lt to 100p or £30; std to 143.5p or £56 av 126.21p or £48.32; med to 158p or £64.80 av 138.29; or £58.25; overall av 131.79p; heavy to 158.2p or £77.80 av 145.62p or £70.09; owt to 141.6p or £83.50 av 117.36p or £68.35; total hogget av 134.83p; total sheep av 137.69p. Cull ewes to £70.50 av £42.42; rams to £65 av £52.75. Wed. - Fwd: 215 store & breeding cattle, 297 ewes with lambs. Bulls. - Char: £598 J Coxon; £458 GA Swinbank. Lim: £465, £460, £410 L Dent; £452 C Bentley; £430, £415 WF Kay; £375 B Fountain. Simm: £452, £435, £442 A Guthe; £400, £348, £320, £275 CA Bird; £375 WF Kay. BA: £442, £428, £410, £400, £392 G A Swinbank. BB: £418 G A Swinbank. AA: £412, £358, £270 A Guthe. Fries: £310 D Trewitt, C Bentley. Hfrs. - Char: £622, £528, £505 J Coxon; £442, £420 G Davison; £368 B Swales. Lim: £478, £468 J Farrow; £418, £340 C Bowman; £360, £355 D Williams; £358 M Rainforth; £345 DA Wood; £322 B Fountain; £302 J Hutchinson. BA: £475, £415, £412, £410, £370 M Marley; £472, £400, £332, £325 Watson; £405, £340 W Brass. BB: £442 J Hutchinson; £402 B Clark; £378, £372 B Swales; £370, £305 D Williams; £345 J Pattison. Simm: £430, £360, £338, £305 C Bird; £400 B Swales; £392, £362 G Towers; £392, £372 B Clark; £335, £298 H Jobling; £335, £330, £302, £300 A Hamilton; £255 J Stephenson. AA: £380 J Pattison. Herefd: £398 G Davison. Bullocks. - Lim: £762, £730, £705 E Wilson; £595, £560, £525 C Phalp; £582, £570, £425 WS Moore; £446, £444 E Atkinson; £415, £390 DA Wood. Char: £702, £672, £658, £590 J Coxon; £540 WS Moore. BB: £622, £505 E Wilson. Fries: £525, £495 E Allison; £275 J Pearson; £170 JG Ward. Saler: £580 WS Moore. BA: £570, £528. £508, £472 Watson; £475, £442 W Brass. BB: £502, £495 B Knight. Simm: £395 A Hamilton. Breeding cattle, Lim cow & bull calf £650 J Stephenson. Simm in-calf hfr £495 E Atkinson. Calves to £88 J Hugill. Ewes & lambs. - Hoggs: £142, £140 CM Gratton. Shlgs: £125 W Johnson, £126 H Thompson; correct £138, £130 R G Johnson, £96 C Hunton; BMCB £117, £114 H Thompson, £112 C Hunton, £62, £53 A Temple, CB £118 C Hunton; aged £62 W Brass. Private sales April 21-25 totalled 171 fat cattle, incl OTMS, 111 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 2,021 sheep. Hoggs: Cont X to £76; Suff X to £75.50; Cheviot to £72; Mule to £64.50; Scotch Blackface to £70; Swale to £64; Kendal Rough to £62.50; Herdwick to £53.80. Ewes: Suff to £76; Kendal Rough to £48.50; Blue-faced Leics to £59; Swale to £41; Mule to £52. Wed. - Fwd: 3,002 sheep. Spring lambs to £89. Hoggs: Cont X to £87.50; Suff X to £88.50; Cheviot to £80; Mule to £82; Swale to £71; Scotch Blackface to £72.50; Kendal Rough to £76; Herdwick to £75. Ewes: Blue-faced Leics to £78; Cont to £73; Mule to £69.50; Kendal Rough to £66.50; Swale to £57; Cheviot to £69.50. Rams: Suff to £92; Cont to £87; Cheviot to £87.

SKIPTON. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 500 cattle. Young bulls, green CID: Lim X to £500 av £416; BBX to £528 av £466; Simm X to £562 av £446, Herefd X to £470; blac & white to £320 av £260. Red CID: Lim X to £610 av £487; BBX to £555 av £473; Simm X to £488 av £477; BAX to £558 av £496; Char X to £530 av £499; black & white to £315 av £241. Steers, green CID: Lim X to £650; black & white to £470 av £395. Blue CID: Lim X to £605 av £503; BBX to £630 av £510; Char X to £600 av £580; Simm X to £578. Red CID: Lim X to £568; BAX to £526. Hfrs: Gelbvieh X to £680 av £520; Lim X to £535 av £362; BBX to £585 av £435; Char X to £488 av £359; BAX to £470 av £355; Simm X to £470 av £389; Herefd to £445. Suckler cattle: BBX cows & Lim X bull calves to £640; with BBX bull calves to £620; Lim X cows & Lim X bull calves to £805; Char X cows & Char X bull calves to £680; BAX cows & BBX hfr calves to £700. Hfrs in calf: Lim X to £620; BBX to £660; Char X in-calf to £480; AAX to £510. Mon. - Fwd: 11 cattle, 386 sheep, 48 calves, 51.09 tonnes (12 loads) produce. Hfrs 480kg to 134.5p av 123.32p. Sheep to 32kg to 145p av 142.36p; to 39kg to 162.8p av 152.96p; to 45.5kg to 154.8p av 151.4p. Ewes & rams: Mule to £56.50; horned to £46.50; Texel to £61; rams to £78.50. Bull calves: BB to £257 av £223; Lim X to £249 av £222; Simm X to £246 av £192; black & white to £162 av £52. Hfr calves: BB to £138 av £101; Lim to £134 av £97; black & white to £50. Big bale barley straw to £38; big bale wheat straw to £27.50 av £26.50; big bale hay to £42; small bale hay to £1.30/bale av £1.20.

STOKESLEY. - Tues. Fwd: 115 store cattle, 36 ewes with lambs. Bulls. - Lim: £490, £480, £470, £435 Miss Bainbridge. Fries: £458 Miss Bainbridge; £315 D Sanderson; £245 R&J Myers. AA: £440, £302 R&J Myers; £312 D Sanderson. BB: £442 D Sanderson. Hfrs. - BB: £485, £420 SC Stockdale; £442, £355, £270, £225 Donaldson Ptnrs; £398, £368, £358 R Carter; £350, £345 B Routledge. Lim: £445 W Moor; £445, £345 Donaldson Ptnrs; £420, £352 S C Stockdale; £345, £340 B Routledge; £355 J&R Bullock. Char: £445, £320 GA Swinbank. AA: £435, £382, £305 Bayles. BA: £410, £345 GA Swinbank. AA: £350 B Routledge. Herefd: £300, £275, £270 D Bridge. Saler: £292, £270 D Bridge. Young bulls. - Lim £610 SC Stockdale; £535, £500; £468; £450 Bayles; £374, £440, £420 G Browell. Fries: £472, £415, £410, £330 SC Stockdale; £390, £350 W Moor. Char: £460, £440 G Browell. BB: £405 L Ransome. Simm: £355, £345 L Ransome. Ewes with lambs, BMCB:£105, £98 C K Muir; £98 B Knight. Correct £54, £42 B Knight.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 500 cattle, 3,287 sheep, 305 pigs. Steers lt to 103.5p; med to 127.5p av 98.5; heavy to 111.5p a kg or £775.13 each av 93.2p; hfrs med to 133.5p av 98.2p; heavy to 119.5p or £675.18 av 95p; bulls lt to 85.5p; med to 107.5p av 88.2p; heavy to 104.5p or £675.68 av 92.4p. Lambs std to 214.9p a kg or £79.50 each av 183.5p; med to 203.7p or £90.50 av 181.3p; heavy to 183.7p or £90 av 173.9p; hoggets lt to 133.3p av 129.7p; std to 158.5p av 146p; med to 156.1p av 140.2p; heavy to 149p or £74.50 av 138.1p; owt to 150.9p or £81.50 av 135.3p; ewes lt to £64 av £33.45p; heavy to £84 av £59.67p. Porkers to 82.5p av 79.8p; cutters to 90p av 79p; baconers to 79p av 75.1p; owt to 74p av 73.5p; sows/boars to 46.5p a kg or £151.20 each av 38.3p. Mon. - Collection centre, fwd: 67 OTMs, 82 sows.