BORDERWAY (Carlisle). - Mon. Fwd: 163 cattle, 1,652 lambs, 244 cast ewes & rams. All crosses: Lim hfrs to 111.5p; Char hfrs to 109.5p; BB bullocks to 108.5p; Lim bullocks to 107.5p; Lim bulls to 106.5p; Simm bulls to 106.5p; black & white bulls to 85.5p. Lambs, all crosses: Beltex to £70; Texel to £64.60; Suff to £55.90; Char to £49.40; Rouge de l'Ouest to £48.90; Vendeen to £46; Cheviot to £46.20; Greyfaced to £46. Cast ewes: Greyfaced to £34.80; Texel to £34.80; Swale to £25.40. Leics rams to £37. Fwd: 122.04 tonnes hay, straw & other fodder crops. Round bale barley straw £40 tonne; Mini Heston wheat £30 tonne.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 107 cattle, 1,174 sheep. Heavy steers to 102.5p av 92.9p; hfrs heavy to 116.5p av 94.3p; med to 114.5p av 97.6; bulls heavy to 108.5p av 94.2p. Lambs heavy to 106p av 97.8p; med to 108p av 98.6p; std to 1001.p av 95.5p; owt to 98p av 94p; ewes to £40 av £26. Mon. - Fwd: 72 store cattle, 14 rearing calves, one cow with calf, 435 store lambs. Young bulls. - Char: £518, £485, £472, £462 Holme Farm. BA: £520, £495 Boggle Beck. BB: £498 Mayland. Simm: £372 High Ling Close. Store Steers. - Lim: £450 Moor House Farm; £430 Quarry Farm; £400 Moor House. Char: £458 Baydale. Hfrs. - Char: £540, £518, £460 Baydale. BB: £460 Marton Moor. Lim X: £352 Harsley Grove. Bull calves. - Lim: £170, £120 Street House; £120 Primrose Hill & Mayland. Fries: £62 Street House; £60 Primrose Hill. Store lambs. - Suff: 340.80 Wood Close; £38.80 Front Street; £38 Low Houselop. Texel: £38.80 Haughton House. Mule: £35 Mains House; £32.50 Front Street. Swale: £22 Westerhope Burn. Mule gimmer lambs. - £45.50 Front Street.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri: Fwd. 581 calves. Steers on red CID: Lim X to £642 Merryshield. BAX to £550 Merryshield; Holstein Fries to £410 Brackenthwaite. Steers on blue: Char X to £680 Wagtail; Lim X to£680 East Butsfield; BB to £665 Watch Currock; BA to £550 Hay a Park; Simm X to £625 Pontop Hall. Steers on green: Char X to £485 Low Bishopton; Lim X to £610 Town FArm; BAX to £670 Newton High House. HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 1 928 store & breeding sheep, incorporating final Bellingham sale. Ewes: Mule (feeders) to £31.50 Newhouses; BF (warranted) to £28 Bygate Hall, Hepple Whitefield; Swale UO to £20 Hepple Whitefield; Texel & Suff (W) to £28 Cote House; BF (feeders) to £18 Fairnley. Ewe lambs: Mule to £51 Low Leam; Texel X to £50 Intake. Store lambs: Texel X to £46.50 Intake; Suff X to £40.80 Studdon Dene; Mule to £38 Grottington; Blackface to £29.90 Laings Hill; Swale to £30 Whitehill. Tues. - Fwd: 25 cattle, 2,957 lambs, 500 ewes. Lim hfrs to 108.5p; Lim steers to 99.5p. Lambs: Suff X to 113p; Texel X to 120.5p; Mule to 106.8p; Blackface to 107.8p; Swale to 102.1p; Cheviot X to 110.8p; Char X to 115.9p. Cast ewes: Suff X to £49; Texel X to £49.50; Leics to £45; Mule to £44; Blackface to £32.50; Cont X to £42; Cheviot to £28; Swale to £35.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues of last week. Fwd: 1, 936 sheep. Lambs to 34kg: Texel to £32; Cheviot to £29.50; Herdwick to £28.80; Suff to £43.80; Mule to £43.20; Char to £43; Beltex to £42.20; Rough Fell to £42.50; Masham to £42; Swale to £38.20; Blackface to £37. Ewes: Texel to £39.50; Suff to £37.50; BFL to £34.50; Mule to £33.50; Rough Fell to £29.50; Cheviot to £28. Rams: BFL to £27.50; Swale to £21.50.

LEYBURN. - Wed. Fwd: 1,808 sheep. Lambs lt to 97p av 91.7p. Suff & Cont std to 111.2p av 107.3p; med to 114.5p av 106.2p; heavy to 109.5p av 104.8p. Mule, Masham & horned std to 105.4p av 97.5p; med to 102.5p av 95.8p; heavy to 100p av 93.9p. Ewes: Cont to £54; Mule to £51.50; BFL to £46; horned to £26.50 av £20.20. Suff rams to £64.50; Cont to £40; horned to £33.50.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Wed of last week. Texel lambs to £44.50; Suff lambs to £44; Mule £42; Swale to £31.50.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 445 sheep. Lt lambs to 110.7p a kg or £43.20 each av 106.7p; med to 110p or £48.40 av 106.1p; heavy to 106.3p or £51.50 av 101.1p; overall av lt & med lambs to 106.2p; ewes to £50, av £40.55; rams to £44. Wed. - Fwd: 804 store lambs, 90 store cattle. Lambs. - Suff X: £45.20 Garbutt; £43 Smith; £42.80 Allison; £42.20 Davison; £41.20 Sunley; £40.80 Mason, Tattersall; £40.20 Horn; £39.50 Watson; £38.50 Percy; £38 RR Garbutt; £37 Fountain; £36.20 Hugill, Dennison, Bainbridge; £32.80 Gregg. Texel X: £36.20 Cook, Greg; £31.50 Allison; £24.80 Garbutt. Cont: £41.50 Horseman; £46 Horn; £35.80 Dennison; £35.50 Percy. Mules: £34.20 Gregg. Swales: £22.20 Garbutt., BB bulls: £520 Fell; £362 Thompson; £178 Kitching. Bullocks. - Simm: £630 Webster; £430 Moor. Lim: £480 Moor; £432 Dent. BB: £450 Fell. Fries: £422 Fell. Hfrs. - Char: £498 Tate. Lim: £458 Tate; £422 Pattison; £385 Dent; £322 Cook; £260 Buckle. BB: £270 Fell. Calves, Fries £98 Laverick. Private sales 152 fat cattle including OTMs, 411 fat lambs & pigs.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 30 cattle, 4,525 sheep. Lim hfrs to 119.5p; Lim steers to 103.5p; Fries bulls to 84.5p. Top price per kg for lambs 128.6p (Cont X). Cont X to £54; Suff X to £54.80; Mule to £53; Masham to £47.50; Swale to £42. Ewes: Cont X to £52; Cheviot to £44; Suff X to £40; Mule to £37; Swaledale to £24.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 351 cattle, 1,272 sheep, 475 pigs. Steers med to 105.5p av 92.7p; heavy to 115.5p av 94.3p; hfrs lt to 109.5p av 106.5p; med to 123.5p av 96.7p; heavy to 116.5p av 98.8p; young bulls med to 110.5p av 92.1p; heavy to 113.5p av 94.5p. Lambs med to 114.8p av 102.2p; heavy to 112.8p av 102.1p; ewes lt to £22 av £15.68; heavy to £35 av £27.67. Porkers to 79.5p av 68.3p; cutters to 82p av 66.3p; baconers to 74.5p av 62.5p; sows & boars to 38.5p av 34.5p. Mon. - Collection centre fwd: 33 OTMs, 4 cattle, 35 sows.