BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd for opening sale of prime stock: 484 sheep. Prime lambs std to 119p av 117.5p; med to 121.5p av 115p; heavy to 113.4p av 112p; prime hoggs to 76p av 68.2p. Cast ewes: Cont to £32; Mule to £30; Swale to £24.50.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 37 cattle, 828 sheep. Heavy steers to 90.5p av 87.5p; heavy hfrs to 91.5p av 88.8p; med bulls to 99.5p av 94.5p; heavy to 103.5p av 95.3p. Std lambs to 125.1p av 118.1p; med to 125.5p av 121.6p; heavy hoggs to 98.8p av 84.3p; owt to 96.5p av 81.6p; ewes to £41.50 av £31.50. Mon. - Fwd: 10 calves, 26 store cattle, 30 ewes & lambs. Calves: BB bulls to £252 Longnewton Grange; Lim bulls to £195, £190 Streethouse; Fries bulls to £70 Longnewton Grange. Lim steers to £542 Moor House; hfrs to £382 Ketton Lodge. Mule ewes & singles to £66 Rye Close.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd 4 calves, 164 sheep. Calves: LimX hfrs to £110 av £105; SimX hfrs to £80; Fries bulls to 330. Prime lambs lt to 121.4p av 117.6p; std to 120.6p av 116.1p; med to 112.2p av 112.2p; overall av 116.4p; cast ewes horned to £20.40 av £16.79; polled to £33.40 av £28.44.

HEXHAM. - Tues. Lim hfrs to 107.5p av 100.5p; BA hfrs to 97.5p av 94.5p. Lambs: Texel X to 124.5p; Suff X to 122.3p; Char X to 122.5p. Hoggs: Texel X to 97.3p; Suff X to 93.3p; Mule to 94.0p; Blackface to 96.1p; Swale to 77.0p; Cheviot X to 100.0p. Ewes & rams: Suff X to £40; Texel X to £42.50; Mule to £34.50; Blue-faced Leicester to £38.50; Blackface to £31.50; Cheviot to £28.50; Swale to £26.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Prime sheep. Lambs to 34kg: Texel X to £31; Rough Fell to £30. Over 34kg: Texel X to £51; Suff X to £46. Old season lambs: Mule to £37; Texel X to £36; Swale to £32.50; Rough Fell to £34.50. Cast ewes to £24.50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 2 dairy cattle, 70 calves & stirks, 57 store cattle & feeding bulls. Calved hfrs: W Chapman & Sons £735. Calves: BB bulls to £260 JS Walton & Co av £214; hfrs to £192 RW Bainbridge av £161; Lim bulls to £220 JW Wall & Son av £186; hfrs to £140 WD&DS Moore av £78; Simm bulls to £205 JS&DS Kirkham av £188; hfrs to £122 JW&RJ Pounder av £96; Fries bulls to £152 JD&E Clarkson av £74. Stirks: Lim bulls £260; Fries bulls £125; Char hfrs £150; Lim hfrs £145. Store bulls. - Lim: Armstrong Ptnrs £475; R&K Burley £450. Simm: SJ Horner £452, £435, £415. Bullocks. - Char: W Allison & Sons £610. Lim: W Allison & Sons £600; JP Tunstill £492, £390, £350; J&PS Ellerton £470; H Moore & Sons £415, £412, £382, £368. BA: W Allison & Sons £590, £550; RA Wintergill £490. Fries: H Moore & Sons £360. Hfrs. - BB: BA Heslop £510, £330, £315. Lim: RM Ewbank £440; J Duffus & Son £392, £375, £350; J&PS Ellerton £358, £330; BA Heslop £325, £310; C&M Hugill £320. Wed. - Fwd 405 sheep. Lambs lt to 112.8p av 109.8p; std to 120.5p av 116.7p; med to 119.3p av 114.1p; heavy to 111.7p to 109.3p; hoggs std to 81.1p av 76p; med to 97.5p; heavy to 75p av 63.2p; ewes Mule/Cont to £45 av £32.20; horned to £30 av £22.70; horned tups to £33.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 31 rearing calves. Lim X bulls: £170 Cotegill; £158 Eden View; £145 Trainlands. Fries bulls: £120, £115, £110 Bank View; £115 Whelpside Farm; £45 Helm Farm. BB bull: £55 Trainlands. Lim X hfrs: £125, £122 Eden View; £72 Trainlands; £70 Cotegill. Char X hfrs: £40 Bridge End. Store & breeding cattle. Dairy cattle: 3rd calved cow: £600 Close House. Beef breeding hfrs & calves: £700, £620 Theakston Grange. Store cattle. - Lim X bull: £465 High Gate. Bullocks. - Lim X:: £575 Little Guards; £485 High Barn. Marchigiana X: £462 Moss View. Fries: £425 Little Guards. Hfrs - Char X: £402 Moss View. AA: £380 Moss View. Lim X: £600(5), £578, £505 Cliburn Hall; £518 Moss View; £428 Little Guards. BB: £540 Cliburn Hall. Simm X: £508 Moss View. Marchigiana X: £475 Moss View.

STOKESLEY. - Tues. Fwd: 115 store & breeding cattle. Young bulls. - BB: £540, £525 Ormesby Grange. Lim: £472 Nafferton Farm; £465 East Cowton. Bullocks. - Char: £500 Lumley. Lim: £525 Lumley; £500 Percy Rigg. Simm: £490 Percy Rigg. Hfrs. - Lim: £402 Percy Rigg; £388 Cockflatts; £348 High Ellimire; £372 Wallworth. Simm: £400 Percy Rigg; £352 Wallworth. BB: £315 Low Broomflatts.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 206 cattle, 1,004 sheep, 391 pigs. Steers med to 111.5p av 100.03p; heavy to 111.5p a kg or £766.80 each av 100.4p; hfrs med to 104.5p av 94.3p; heavy to 113.5p or £654.98 av 95.2p; young bulls med to 105.5p av 87.7p; heavy to 105.5p or £685.13 av 91.2p; overall av Cont and ContX bulls 93.36p; Fries & native breeds 82p. Lambs std to 117.9p av 112; med to 117.9p av 112p; med to 118.1p av 11.1p; heavy to 111.7 or £54 av 108.6p; hoggets owt to 75p av 70.9p; lt ewes to £20 av £16.20; heavy to £39.50 ac £26.20. Porkers to 95.5p av 89.5p; cutters to 91.5p av 87.1p; baconers to 92p av 88.1p; sows/boars to 47.5p a kg or £143.39 each av 39p. Mon. - Collection centre fwd: 48 cattle, 38 OTMS, 126 sheep