BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed Fwd: 972 prime sheep. Prime lambs std to 105.1p av 100.6; med to 109.4 av 104.2p; heavy to 101p av 99.8p. Cast ewes: Suff to £40; Cont to £37; Mule to £35; horned to £26.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 59 cattle, 856 sheep. Med steers to 94.5 p av 87.6p; med heifers to 92.5 av 89.5p; heavy to 89.5p av 86.7p; med bulls to 114.5p av 90.3p; heavy to 117.5p av 99.7p. Std lambs to 97.1 av 95.8p; med to 105.9p av 97.3p; heavy to 102.p av 96.3p; ewes to £35 av £23.60.

HAWES. - Tues Fwd: 14 calves, 643 sheep. Calves: Lim X bulls to £185 av £185; hfrs to £82 av £63; BBX bulls to £188 av £185; hfrs to £90; Fries bulls to £55 av £41. Prime lambs lt to 109.4p av 97.6p; std to 108.4p av 100.2p; med to 107.5p av 100p; overall av 100p; cast ewes horned to £23.40 av £12.05; polled to £43 av £24.78; cast rams horned to £23. Store lambs: Texel to £31: Mule to £29.20.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 208 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers on red CIDs: Lim X to £665; Char X to £660; BB to £650; Simm X to £585; AAX to £565; Herefd X to £500. Steers on blue: Simm X to £675; Char X to £625; Lim X to £590(2); BAX to £500; AAX to £495. Steers on green: Char X to £605. Hfrs: Lim X to £565; Char X to £555; BAX to £500; Simm X to £500; AAX to £380. Tues. - BB hfrs to 110.5p; Lim hfrs to 100.5p; Lim steers to 98.5p. Suff X lambs to 112p; Texel X to 113.8p; Mule to 105.4p; Bleu du Maine to 102.1p; Cheviot X to 111.4p; Char X to 108p. Cast ewes & tups: Suff X to £31; Texel X to £35.50; BdM to £35.50; Mule to £34; Blue-faced Leics to £30; Blackface to £23; Swale to £23.80; overall av £27.40.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 697 store & prime sheep. Texel X lt lambs to 99.4p; Cheviot X to 99.4p; store sheep to 106.6p (Texel X); Suff ewes to £39; Cheviot X ewes to £35.50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 11 dairy cattle, 92 calves, 11 beef breeding cattle, 54 store cattle & feeding bulls. Newly calved hfrs: AG Dent & Ptnrs £635, £550; A Gregg £480. Newly calved cows: J&JH Whaley £585, £540; JB Harker & Sons £525; S&RJ Calvert £480. In-calf hfrs: A Gregg £530. Calves: Lim bulls to £270 B&JA Muir av £179; hfrs to £140 B&A Myers & Ptnrs av £73; BB bulls to £260 KD,PL&GW Hodgson av £168; hfrs to £160 NJ Ward av £104; Simm bulls to £220 G Sidgwick; Fries bulls to £145 B&A Myers & Ptnrs av £62; AA hfrs to £50 Horns (Castle Bolton). Beef breeding cattle. - Lim hfrs & calves: A Gregg £705, £470. AA hfrs & calves: A Gregg £595. Char cows & calves: M&D Iveson £580, £550. Herefd cows & calves: M&D Iveson £460. In-calf BB hfrs: A Tarn £585, £560, £535, £470. Feeding bulls. - Lim: Armstrong Ptnrs £572; High Mains Ptnrs £550, £540, £532; JH Graham £492, £375. Char: High Mains Ptnrs £545; Fries: WN Avison & Son £475, £420; R&F Stephenson & Son £380, £325. BB bulls: JH Graham £392. AA: R&F Stephenson & Son £322. Bullocks. - AA: JW Ball £505. BB: JS Walton & Co £590. Lim: MA Suttill £490, £472, £455. Hfrs. - BB: JS Walton & Co £465, £442; JN&JM Fawcett £440(2), £438, £430, £425, £395, £392, £388. Lim: JN&JM Fawcett £408, £306; M A Suttill £385; T B Phillips £300. Wed. - Fwd; 702 sheep. Lambs lt to 102.9p av 93.85p; Suff and Cont std to 104.6p av 99.8p; med to 104.8p av 102.2p; heavy to 100.4p av 98.2p; Mule & Masham std to 97.8p av 96.4p; heavy to 97.3p. Ewes: Suff and Cont to £36.50 av £25.00; Masham to £31.50; Mule to £28.50 av £27.50; horned to £25.20 av £18.03. Cont rams to £44.50.

PENRITH. - Wed. Fwd: 530 prime sheep. Texel X to£48.50; Suff X to £48.50; Char X to £45.20; Mule to £40. Ewes: Blue-faced Leics to £38; Mule to £27; Texel to £31.50; Swale to £19.50 (2); Herdwick to £16.50. Swale rams to £19.50.

STOKESLEY. - Tues. Fwd 94 store cattle. Young bulls: Simm £500 Laburnnaham; Lim £480, £468 Laburnnaham. Bullocks: Fries £475 Fosfield; BB £560 Wheat Hill; Simm £468, £432 Northfield; Lim £450 Wheat Hill. Hfrs. - Lim: £450 Wheat Hill, £360, £358 Wallworth. Char: £415 Newholme.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 281 cattle, 1,808 sheep, 265 pigs. Steers med to 106.5p av 91.1p; heavy to 111.5p a kg or £710.68 each av 92.9p; heifers lt to 78.5 p av 66.6p; med to 118.5 av 92.7 p; heavy to 110.5p or £623.10 av 91.5p; bulls lt to 97.5 av 79.7p; med to 101.5p av 85p; heavy to 102.5p or £736 av 90.4p. Lambs std 105.1p av 97.9p; med to 104.8 p av 97.5p; heavy to 102.5p a kg or £50 each av 95.7p; owt to 92.6p; ewes lt to £30.50 av £14.88; heavy to £45 av £23.76. Porkers to 74p av 72.8p; cutters to 79p av 72.5p; baconers to 75.5 av 72.9p; sows/boars to 41.5p a kg or £141.84 each av 34.1p. Mon. - Collection centre had forward 28 otms.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Suff X lambs to 101.3p; Texel X to 102.1p; Mule to 96.3p; Char X to100p.