BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: 98 cattle, 120 store sheep. Calves Blonde hfrs to £82 T Denham; Lim hfrs to £72, £68 R Rutherford; Lim cows & calves to £580 C Burnett, Angus cows & calves to £430 WB Tallentire. Lim bulls to £655 NN & RG Handley; £515, £502 WT Robinson & Son; £495 D Alderson. Salter bulls to £560, £515 DW Ewin, Angus bulls to £525, £500, £495 AWSM Farms; Char bulls to £532, £518, £515, £512, £502, £490, £488, £475 JD, DJ & EK Sanderson. Bazadais to £495 B & J Bainbridge. Blonde steers to £590 PRE Marwood, Char steers to £520 WJ & FW Dent; Fries steers to £450 S Teasdale & Son; Lim. steers to £405 S Teasdale & Son. Char hfrs to £450, £440, £388, £372 G & JM Blackburn; 3440 WJ & FW Dent; Lim hfrs to £444 TW Thompson, £435, £402 D Alderson; Simm hfrs to £435, £425 TW Thompson. Suff lambs to £38.50 B Beadle; Texels to £35.80 J Holliday, £31.50 WR Bell. Wed. - Fwd: 1764 sheep. Lambs to 108.9p av 99.8; std to 126.2p av 112.5; med to 123.8 av 114.3p; heavy to 113.4 av 111.4p. Cast sheep: Suff ewes to £37.50; Cont to £40; Mules to £41; horned ewes to £25.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 41 cattle, 643 sheep. Hfrs heavy to 101.5p av 96.4p; bulls med to 105.5p av 96.9p; heavy to 115.5p av 99.4p. Lambs lt to 106.8p av 106.8p; std to 112.3p av 108.9p; med to 115.3p av 113.6p; heavy to 111.9p av 110.3p; Ewes to £40 av £28.50. Mon. Fwd: 21 calves, 36 dairy and breeding cattle, 129 bulls and 466 sheep. BB calves to £150 Moorhouse; hfrs in milk to £540 Crabtree; hfrs in calf £495 West Molesden; cows & calves £460 Stottgate; Simm bulls £645 Hopper House; Lim bull £425 Crimerigg; Steers: Hereford £585 Betty's Farm, £500 Croft House; Lim £570 Ketton Lodge, £565 Croft House, £485 West Molesden; Simm £540 Croft House; Char £530 West Molesden. Hfrs, Char £512 Willow Cottage; Hereford £482 Betty's Farm; Lim £350 Walworth Moor. Store lambs £38.80 Bottom House. Mule ewes £55 Bottom House; Texel £51 Bottom House; Mule shearlings £73 Whinfield Farm.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 15 calves, 1,490 sheep. Calves: BB bulls to £195 av £192; Lim X to £158 av £142; hfrs to £110 av £91; Fries bulls to £90 av £69. Lambs lt to 110.7p av 93.2p; std to 119p av 108.9p; med to 118.5p av 106.7p; heavy to 101.7p av 98.7p. Top prices per kg; Suff: FD &TW Chapman 119p; Cont: W & A Lambert & Son 118.5p; Mules: JS Cloughton 105.3p; Horned: NJ Sunter 103.3p. Top prices per head; Char: KW & J Clarkson £50.40; Tex: LC Scarr & Son £49.60; Suff: W&A Lambert & Son £47; Mules: WC Porter & Son £45.60; Horned: E & Ra Sowerby £36. Cast ewes: horned to £30.40 av £15.27; polled to £30 av £26; Cast rams: horned to £25.50 av £25.50 av £25.50; polled to £30 av £26; Store lambs: Suff & Conts to £33 av £31.27; Mules to £33.40 av £28.70; Horned to £24.

HEXHAM. - Fri of last week. Fwd: 243 store cattle and suckled calves. Steers on blue: Char X to £615; Lim X to £590; Blonde to £590. Steers on green: Lim X to £552 Bishopton. Young bulls on green: Lim X to £515; Char X to £510. Heifers: Lim X to £568; Char X to £540; Blonde X to £538; BB X to £485. Tues. Cattle: BB hfrs to 117.5p; Lim to 112.5p; Char to 107.5p. Lambs: Suffolk X to £60; Texel X to £56.50; Mule to £54.10; HB to £50.20; BF to £44.30; Cheviot X to £43.80; Char X to£52.80; BDM to £52. FWD: 309 cast ewes and tups. Suffolk X to £40 Flotterton; Texel X to £42.20; Airey Hill, £37 Todburn, £35 Middle Dukesfield, £31.50 Colwell South; Mule to £33.50; BFL to £31; Cheviot to £30.80; BF to £29.80.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 1394 sheep. Lambs to 34kg: Swaledale: £34.80; Rough Fell £31.50; Suff X £36.80; Chev £31.50; Texel X £35.50; Over 34kgs: Suff £53; Mule £53; Beltex X £50.50; Tex X £60; Rough Fell £45; Swaledale £38.80; Char X £50. Horned ewes: £28.20; HB £34.20.

LEYBURN. - Fri of last week. Fwd: 9 dairy cattle, 94 calves and stirks. Newly calved: cows; J & JH Whaley £570, £470, S & RJ Calvert £560; hfrs; N & RJ Sunter £860; in calf cows; RW & MR Cooper £450, N & RJ Sunter £360. Calves: BB bulls £240 NW & M Vasey & Son av £173. BB hfrs £92 SW Scrivin av £77. Lim bulls £240 JR & I Lambert av £148. Hfrs £100 PA Lawson av £54. Simm bulls £255 JA Dent & Son; hfrs £54 JH & DS Kirkham av £53. Char bulls £180 A Soweray & Son av £172; Angus £118 GL & SM Thompson a £77; hfrs £52 GL & SM Thompson av £45; Fries bulls £104 TW & SH Gatenby av £43. BB bull stirk £265 C Iveson Farms; Holstein bull stirk £118 C Iveson Farms. Wed. Fwd: 931 sheep. Lambs: lt to 103.6 av 100.5; Suff & Cont: std 119.2 av 113.5; med to 119 av 113; heavy to 112.3 av 111.2. Mule & Masham: std to 97 av 95; med to 11.3 av 105.1; heavy 98. Ewes: Char to £50.50; Suff to £38.50; Teeswater to £43.50; BFL to £30.50; Mule to £34.50; horned to 325.00 av £15. Cont lambs: Armstrong Partners 119.2p K Thwaites £52. Suff lambs: JG Wilkin 119p, JW Ball £56.50. Masham lambs: JW & MJ Croft £49.

NORTHALLERTON. - Wed. Fwd: 50 store cattle, 748 store lambs. Young bulls, Char £605, £55 Capon Hall; Lim £575 Spittal; Saler £412, £398 Levenfields; hfrs, Simm £445, £435, £422 Street Farm; BB £450 Atkinsonwood Farm; Lim £352 Wallworth. Bullocks, Blonde £465, £462 Low Broom Flatts Farm; Fries £500 Great Busby Farm; AA £390 Great Busby Farm. Store lambs av £38.12. Tex £43, £37 Newpilfit Farm, £38.20 Shepherd House, £37.20 Goslingmyre; Suff £39.50 Grinkle Park, £39.20 Low Knowle, £39 Windyhill, £38 Conisier, £39.20 Colt House, £37.50 Manor House.

PENRITH. - Wed. Fwd: 561 sheep. Texel X lambs to 125p; Swaledale to 109.8p; Mule wethers 112.1p. Lambs std to 123.61p av 118.56p; med to 125p av 117.47p; heavy to 111p av 102.9p; lt to 103.13p av 97.9p; ewes to£32 av £23; rams to £18.50 av £11.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1228 lambs. Suff X to £55; Tex X £53.20; Mule £50.20.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 203 cattle, 1,552 sheep, 203 pigs. Lt steers to 79.5p; med to 103.5 av 97.5; heavy to 104.5 and £711.43 av 96.9p; hrfs lt to 123.5 av 118.5; med to 117.5 av 99.8; heavy to 124.5 and £635.10 av 101.9p. Bulls lt to 107.5 av 85.6p; med to 117.5 av 89.3p; heavy to 107.5 an £722.63 av 95.1. Lambs lt to 105.2; std to 117.9 av 109.2p; med to 134.5 and £59.20 av 110.2; heavy to 117.8 av 112.6p; Ewes lt to £43 av £20.32; heavy to £42.20 av £34.26; Suff to £43; Conts to £42.20; Mules to £41.80; Swales to £12. Porkers to 70 av 63.9; cutters to 70 av 58.7; baconers to 70 av 58.1; owt to 52; sows/boars to 38.5p and £133.65 av 34.5p.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Fwd: 681 sheep. Suffolk X £52.20 Bridge End, £51.80 West Newlands; Texel X £53.50 Cragside Farm; Mule £48 China Hall; BFL £51 Cragside Farm; X £46.40; Char X £52 Houselope Grange. Thurs of last week. - Suffolk X lambs £41.20 Red House Farm; Texel X £38.60 Needless Hall