BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: 776 sheep. Prime lambs: lt to 95.23p; std to 100p; med to 107.3p; heavy to 104.7. Cast ewes: Mule to £24; Leics to £25.80; Cont to £40; horned to £19.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 32 cattle, 716 sheep. Heavy steers to 98.5p av 93.7p; heavy hfrs to 97.5p av 95.4p; med bulls to 92.5p av 90.1p; heavy to 102.5p av 91.4p. Std lambs to 106p av 101.7p; med to 109.8p av 101.7p; heavy to 108.9p av 101.1p; ewes to £38 av £28.30. Mon. - Fwd: 17 calves, 68 breeding & store cattle, 203 breeding & store sheep. Calves. - BB: £188, £180 Carrbridge. Lim: £160 Longnewton Grange. Cows & calves: £690, £680, £630 Moorhouse; £590 Stainton Village. Steers: Saler £482 West Molesden; Char £475 West Molesden. Hfrs. - Char: £448 Willow Cottage; £432 Village Farm; £395 Gibbs Neese. Lim: £430 Willow Cottage; £412 Gibbs Neese. BB: £425, £408 Village Farm. Mule ewes £39 Howden Hills. Store lambs: £37.80 Crake Scar; £35 Heathwaite.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 20 calves, 3,369 sheep. Calves; Lim X bulls to £210 av £170; hfrs to £50 av £24; BBX hfrs to £94 av £92; AAX bulls to £58; Fries bulls to £50 av £25.31. Prime lambs lt 106.7p av 80.7p; std to 101.3p av 85.9p; med to 105.4p av 90.1p; heavy to 97.8p av 89p; overall av 87.7p. Cast ewes horned to £30 av £10.01; polled to £45 av £26.02; cast rams horned to £24 av £20.33; polled to £43.50 av £30.38. Store lambs: Suff & Cont to £35 av £31.12; Mule to £29.40 av £27.28; horned to £23.40 av £16.16.

HEXHAM. - Tues. Fwd: 5,549 prime sheep. Lim hfrs to 109.5p; Char hfrs to 98.5p; Char steers to 96.5p. Prem lambs to 111.8p av 105.6p; prime to 102,.4p av 100p; comm to 101.6p av 92.7p. Cast sheep: Suff X to £29; Texel X to £30; Mule to ££0; Leics to £30.50; Cheviot to £32; Blackface to £26.50; Swale to £16.80.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 11,373 sheep. Prime Texel lambs to 112.8p; Cont prime av 109p,;prime Mule av 93p; lt lambs to 99.41p (Beltex). Leics ewes to £29; Texel to £26; Mule to £26; Rough Fell £22.80; Cheviot £21; Swale £20.20.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 825 breeding sheep & rams, 6 dairy cattle, 69 calves & stirks. Calved cows: J&JH Whaley £680; WJ Smith & Son £465, £425; JF Henry £355. Calved hfrs: N&RJ Sunter £670; TW Raw £530. Charollais sheep show & sale for breed society. Prizes. - Shlg & older rams: 1 & res champion SC&NC Hodgson 320gns; 2 CW&V Marwood (res); 3 JK Foster (res). Ram lamb: 1 & champion JD&J Ford 420gns; 2 JK Foster 350gns; GW&J Forster 200gns.Other rams (all in gns) - Suff lambs: 1&2 RM Teasdale 300, 310; 3 AC Hutchinson. Suff shlgs: 1&3 SD Poulter 390, 360; 2 R&P Kitson 240. Beltex: 1,2&3 CM Jenning 270 (shlg), 250, 230 (2-shear). Texel shlgs: 1&2 AC Bailey (res); 3 Mrs RD Peacock (res). Top price Suff rams: SD Poulter 440, 430, 420. Female breeding sheep - Mule shlgs: M&E Hall £89, £87, £81; A Spence £87(2); £86(2); J Duffus & Son £82, £80, £81. Texel X shlgs: Bear Park Farm £71, £63. Suff X shlgs: JD Murfin £69. Mule ewes: OJ Amsden & Son £61; JR Stanger £52. Texel X 2-shear: Bear Park Farm £64, £61; £60, £58. Calves: BB bulls to £250 M&D Smith av £241; hfrs to £60 M Bell & Son; Lim bulls to £245 J&JH Whaley av £174; hfrs to £78 A Lambert av £73; Char bulls to £245 M&D Smith; Simm bulls to £220 NJ Ward; Fries bulls to £112 TW&SH Gatenby av ££0; BA bulls to £192 MJ Broadley av £191; hfrs to £114 MJ Broadley av £109. Frie bulls stirks to £202 Callen. Wed. - Fwd: 1,302 sheep. Lambs lt to 100p av 84.9p; Suff &Cont std to 103.2p av 95.1p; med to 108p av 10.8p; heavy to 100p av 97.4p; Mule, Masham & horned std to 85.1p av 82.4p; med to 90p av 85.5p; heavy to 93.2p av 83.2p. Ewes: Cont to £38; Mule to £32; BFL to £34; horned to £27.50 av £12.80.

MIDDLETON-in-TEESDALE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,230 sheep. Lt lambs to 87.9p av 80.64p; prime to 112.1p av 100.4p; ewes to £29.50 av £18.71; rams to £18.50 av £16.88. Store lambs (all crosses) - Suff: £46.80 Pease Myres; £43.80 Bowes Close. Char: £46 Newton Lodge; £45.50 Allergill. Texel: £47.50 Hayberries; £45.80 Heatherlea; £45.80 Fair View; £45 Toft House. Mule: £41.20 Grains o' Beck; £41 Stotley Hall; £40.20 Bail Green; £40 Allergill. Swale £35 Huller Bush; £32.80 East Mellwaters, Underhurth (Staley); £32 Bank Top; £31.80 Toft House; £31.50 Buddle House, £31 Low Rigg. Ewes (all crosses) - Mule: £27.50 Low Trough Farm House; £24 Greenhills. Cheviot: £26.50 Herdship. Swale: £18 Bowes Close. Rams - BFL: £29.50 Huller Bush. Rough Fell: £21 East Mellwaters Farm; £20 Lincolns Inn Farm. Swale: £18.50 Friar House.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 2,574 sheep. Top price 118.9p. Cont cross to £54.50; Suff X to £52; HB to £47; Mule to £45; Scotch Blackfaced to £35.50; Kendal Rough to £33.50; Swale to £35.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 202 cattle, 1,272 sheep, 270 pigs. Steers lt to 102.5p av 102p; med to 100.5p av 91.9p; heavy to 98.5p a kg or £733.83 each av 90.2p; hfrs lt to 115.5p av 111.3p; med to 117.5p av 92p; heavy to 115p or £693.63 av 95.3p; bulls lt to 10.25p; med to 106.5p av 88.5p; heavy to 105.5p or £720.65 av 90.4. Lambs std to 110.5p av 103.9p; med to 107.3p av 104.1p; heavy to 106.5p each or £52.80 each av 103.3p; owt to 100p or £54; ewes lt to £31 av £12.92; heavy to £40 av £26.44. Porkers to 65p av 63.3p; cutters to 68.5p av 63.4p; baconers to 65p av 61.7p; owt to £58; sows & boars to 39.5p a kg or £124.60 each av 34.8p. Mon. - Collection centre, fwd: 16 OTMS, 93 pigs.

TOW LAW. - Tues. Fwd: 1,112 prime sheep. Texel X to 105.1p; Suff X to 102.3p; Bleu du Maine to 101.9p; Mule to 100.4p.