BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: 293 cattle. Lim cows & calves: £605, £570 F&P Stephenson. BB cows & calves: £590, £530 L F Harrison. BB hfrs & calves: £900, £650 J&J&D Buck. Simm hfr & calf: £460 WL Robinson & Ptnrs. AA bulling hfrs: £290 R Tookey. Feeding bulls. - Char: £525, £508, £502 WB Rutter & Son; £445 JW Dent & Sons; £435 N Medd & Son. Lim: £465 JL Dixon; £450 JN Spedding; £410 JT Mason & Son. BB: £420 K Hodgson. Simm: £540 J&JG Robson. Store hfrs. - Lim: £495 EM&JD Donald; £490 C Morris; £460 D Hunnam. Char: £420 K Atkinson; £402 JS Foster & Son; £378 G&F Turnbull. BA: £415 LM&JD Donald. BB: £385, £380, £362 C Morris. Steers. - BB: £645 WB Rutter & Sons; £508 C Morris. Char: £550 WB Rutter & Sons; £538 JV Oliver; £530 J Walton. Lim: £515, £485 JD Stoker; £500, £495 JV Oliver; £500 J Walton; £490, £485 RB Watson. Wed. - Fwd: 1,384 sheep. Store lambs to £31. Lambs lt to 68.2p av 65.8p; std to 82.5p av 75.6p; med to 88.5p av 82.2p; heavy to 86.2p av 80.8p. Cast ewes: Mule to £27.50; Cont to £25.50; Swale to £12.50; Suff to £35; Cheviot to £20.50.

BISHOP AUCKLAND. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 42 cattle, 312 sheep. Steers prime to 98.5p av 93.5p; others to 90.5p av 86.6p. hfrs prem to 103.5p av 103.5p; prime top 96.5p av 93.4p; others to 90.5p av 85.8p. Lambs to 80.5p av 75.6p; med to 81p av 77.8p; heavy to 81p av 76.8p.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 232 cattle, 861 sheep, 159 pigs. Steers prem to 197.5p av 103.8p; prime to 99.5p av 95.7p; others to 92.5p av 89.4p; overall av 95.7p; hfrs prem to 130.5p av 108p; prime to 103.5p av 96.5p; others to 94.5p av 90.1p, overall av 96.5p; young bulls prem to 123.5p av 107.6p; prime to 98.5p av 92.5p; others to 91.5p av 87.4p; overall av 92.5p. Lambs std to 84.6p av 76.3p; med to 82.7p av 79.6p; heavy to 101p av 80.1p; ewes & rams to £30.50 av £17.30. Porkers av 87.7p; cutters av 88.5p; baconers av 81.1p; sows & boars av £95. Mon. - Fwd: 62 calves, 8 dairy & breeding cattle, 35 young bulls, 14 store cattle, 571 sheep, 10 store pigs. Calves: Lim to £136; Char to £140; Simm to £110; BA to £125; BB to £112. Newly calved hfrs to £450. Young bulls: Lim to £300; Char to £300; Simm to £310. Lim store steers to £450. Store hfrs: Lim to £307; Char to £320; BA to £300. Store lambs to £29.50. Store pigs to £35.50.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 14 calves, 4,297 sheep. Calves: Lim bulls to £164 av £111; hfrs to £40; AAX hfrs to £10; Fries bulls to £31 av £26.57. Prime lambs std to 73.8p av 68.1p; med to 79.1p av 72.1p; heavy to 71.7p av 69.8p. Stoer lambs: Mules to £23.80 av £21.14; Suff & Cont to £24 av £21.91; horned to £18.40 av £15.36; lt export lambs to 78.6p av 64.8p. Ewes: horned to £31 av £9.30; polled to £32 av £19.49. Cast rams:

HEXHAM. - Fri of last week. Fwd: 1.039 store cattle & suckled calves, 512 store lambs. Lim X steers (red CID) to £582; blue to £615; green to £560; hfrs to £498; Char X steers (red) to £515; blue to £555; green to £515; hfrs to £530; BAX steers (blue) to £592; hfrs to £415. First special sale of spring-born suckled calves: steers to £415 for 7-month BBX steers (green); hfrs to £260 for BBX. Lambs: Texel X to £28.50; Suff X to £28; Mule to £28; Texel ewe lambs to £36. Tues. - Fwd: 93 cattle, 6,094 sheep. Steers med to 96.5p av 87.9p; heavy to 108.5p av 94.9p; hfrs med to 105.5p av 88.7p; heavy to 103.5p av 89.8p. Lambs prem to 91.1p av 83.9p; prime to 86.2p av 80.8p; comm to 81.2p av 76.7p.

LAZONBY. - Last Fri. Fwd: 1,657 Swaledale ewes, 393 Swaledale gimmer lambs, 195 Blue-faced Leics rams. Swale gimmer shlgs to £47; Swale ewes to £31; Swale gimmer lambs to £27; BFL rams to £320. Sat. - Store lambs: Greyfaced to £27; Swale to £19.50; Suff X to £28.50; Texel X to £31.50; Cont X to £25.50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 110 calves, 8 dairy cattle, 450 sheep, 42 beef breeding cattle, 80 cull cattle. Calves: BB bulls to £170 av £145; hfrs to £60 av £37; Lim bulls to £152 av £99; hfrs to £55 av £31; Simm bulls to £140 av £117; hfrs £42; BA bulls £130; AA bulls to £60 av £45; Fries bulls to £40 av £22. BA bull stirks to £270; BB to £160. Newly calved cattle: JW Banks £510; W Allison & Sons £490; IW Bostock £400. In-calf cattle: RW&MR Cooper £400; JRW Calvert £365, £300. Beef breeding cattle, cows & calves. - Lim: J Frankland & Sons £710, £690, £550, £545. Simm: J Frankland & Sons £680. AA: J Frankland & Sons £505. Herefd: Mrs JE Bottomley £500. Lim hfrs & calves: WC Stones & Son £555. Lambs. - Suff X lambs to £34.20 av £25.80; Cont X to £23. av £21.47; Mule to £24 av £18.50. Suff rams to £58. Wed. - Fwd: 28 cattle, 810 sheep. Cont bulls to 88.5p av 86.5p; Fries bulls to 73.5p av 68.8p; prem hfrs to 117.5p av 96.9p; prime to 86.5p av 74.5p. Lambs Suff & Cont std to 86.4p av 81.2p; med to 90p av 83.5p; heavy to 86.5p av 80.1p; Mule & Masham std to 68.7p; med to 73.9p av 70.9p; heavy to 74.9p av 73.1p; lt Cont lambs to 67.1p.; lt Mule lambs to 64.7p. Rams: Texel to £33; Leics to £27. Ewes: Mule to £26; Masham to £18; Cont to £18; horned to £12 av £9.10.

MASHAM. - Tues. Fwd: 53 cattle, 70 sheep. Suckler bulls to £295, bullocks to £322, hfrs to £305; cows & calves to £392. Store bullocks: Lim to £475; Simm to £402. Hfrs: Lim to £322; Simm to £235; Char to £445; BB to £390. Mule gimmers to £25; Mule wethers to £21.80; Texel lambs to £26.50; ewes to £18.50; Char tups to £35; Suff tups to £32.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,200 sheep. Texel X lambs: £34.80 Wool House; £34.50 West End; £33.20 Grove Farm; £33.20 Dusgill; £31.80 Strathmore Arms; £31 Bell Brooke. Suff X lambs: £35.20 Pearmire; £34 Wool House; £32.50 The Willows; £32 East Friar House. Mule X lambs: £32.80 Milestone House; £32.80 Lane Head; £31.80 Howgill; £31 The Cragg. Horned lambs: £28 Stanhope Gate; £25.20 Fellowship Farm; £25 Dusgill; £23.20 Bolts Hope; £21.20 Marshes Gill. Ewes to £21; tups to £17.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 245 cattle, 610 sheep, 50 pigs. Steers prem to 113.5p av 103.p; prime to 102.5p av 93.7p; comm to 91.5p av 85.6p; hfrs prem 119.5p av 102.8p; prime to 103.5p av 91.6p; comm to 90.5p av 83.4p; bulls to 109.5p av 94.4p; prime to 96.5p av 85.7p; comm to 93.5p av 756.2p. Lambs std to 89.2p av 86.5p; med to 92.9p av 85.3p; heavy to 83.1p av 83p; ewes to £28.50 av £18.94. Cutters to 91p av 88.6p; baconers to 89p av 87.5p; sows to £134 av £97.42.

PATELEY BRIDGE. - Sat. Fwd: 826 sheep. Suff lambs to £26.20; Texel to £22.50; Mule wether to £5; Mule gimmer to £22.20; Scotch wether to £15; Swale ewes 2-3 shear to £30.50p; Swale Gimmer lambs to £16.50.

PENRITH. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 264 slaughter cattle. Young bulls to 128.5p (£668.20); bullocks to 106.5p (£718.88); hfrs to 106.5p (£612.38p). Mon. - Fwd: 40 cattle, 3,759 sheep, 10 pigs, 29 calves. Prem steers to 111.5p av 109.5p; prime to 99.5p av 99.5p; prem hfrs to 133.5p av 119.62p; prime to 109.5p av 100.32p. Lt lambs to 70.53p av 66.1p; prem to 98.77p av 96.30p; prime to 92.8p av 86.1p; comm to 77.8p av 73.4p; ewes £28 av £11.39; rams to £26.50 av £14.60. Cutters to 100p av 96.8p. Rearing calves to £130 av £39.86.Tues. - Dairy cattle: Third calved cows to £740; second calved to £700; calved hfrs to £640; maiden hfr stirks to £258. Cont young bulls to £330; Cont X bullocks to £340; hfrs & bull calves to £560; with heifer calves to £480; cows & heifer calves to £480. Store & breeding sheep: Suff to £29; Mule to £25.50; Cont X to £31.20; Swale to £19.20.

RIPON. - Wed. Fwd: 179 cattle, 572 sheep, 555 pigs. Steers lt to 116.5p av 107p; heavy to 117.5p av 101.4p; hfrs lt to 111.5p; med to 126.5p av 91.7p; heavy to 119.5p av 94.6p; bulls med to 116.5p av 87.5p; heavy to 105.5p av 92.4p. Lambs med to 99.6p av 82p; heavy to 85.2p av 76.2p; owt to 71.3p; ewes to £37.80 av £22.30. Porkers to 93.5p av 86p; cutters to 95.5p av 85p; baconers to 86.5p av 83.2p; owt to 86.5p av 85p; sows/boars to £159.50 av £107.80.

STOKESLEY. - Mon. Fwd: 153 store & breeding cattle, 915 store lambs. Bullocks. - Lim: £480 Cottage Farm; £478 Holly Tree; £475 Greenfields. Simm: £482, £478, £470 Holly Tree. Fries: £270 Holly Tree. Hfrs. - Lim: £372 Leath House. Lim young bulls: to £380, £370 Cravengarth. Cow & hfr calf £405 Halls. Store lambs. - Suff: £29 Broughton Banks; £28.20 Kettleness. Texel: £29 Wayside; £27.80 Lambs Close. Char: £30.20 Plane Tree; £28.50 Bagdale. Mules to £22.80 Bonfield Ghyll. Mule shlgs to £37 Baysdale. Tues.- Fwd: 143 cattle, 1,021 sheep, 66 pigs. Steers med to 94.5p av 92.3p; heavy to 94.5p av 91.4p; hfrs lt to 112.5p av 97.3p; med to 125.5p av 103.8p; heavy to 110.5p av 96.2p; bulls med to 99.5p av 92.1p; heavy to 104.5p av 95.3p. Lambs std to 87.32p av 83.1p; med to 87.1p av 84.1p; heavy to 88.04p av 83.2p; owt to 87.5p av 82.1p; ewes to £35 av £18.52. Cutters to 97p av 85.67p; baconers to 88p av 82.4p; sows/boars to £120 av £98.67.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 200 cattle, 943 sheep, 981 pigs. Steers med to 113.5p av 95p; heavy to 122.5p av 99.8p; hfrs med to 112.5p av 88.3p; heavy to 117.5p av 92.2p; young bulls med to 108.5p av 84.7p; heavy to 107.5p av 93.6p. Lambs std to 86.8p av 74.6p; med to 90.5p av 77.3p; heavy to 82.6p av 76.6p; ewes lt to £15 av £7.12; heavy to £24.80 av £21.46. Porkers to 97p av 88.9p; cutters to 95p av 85.5p; baconers to 92.5p av 84.3p; owt to 89.5p av 81.8p; sows/boars to £153.86 each or 45p a kg av 41.9p.

TOW LAW. - Tues. Fwd: 858 sheep. Lambs std to 83.6p av 71.9p; med to 85.2p av 79.4p; heavy to 80.4p av 78.2p. Ewes lt to £22.50 av £12.22.

YORK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 419 cattle, 913 store sheep, 368 store pigs. Dairy cattle: Fries cows newly calven to £450; Fries hfrs newly calven to £610; Lim cow & calf £520; AA cow & calf £490. Store cattle: Char to £535; Lim to £446; Simm to £500; BB to £455. Stirks to 20 weeks to £296; Fries to £144; Fries over 20 weeks to £300; Char to £380; Lim to £349; Simm to £360; BB to £400; BA to £354; AA to £416. Calves: Char bulls to £140 av £137; hfrs to £32 av £25; Simm bulls to £148 av £94; hfrs to £58 av £30; Fries bulls £45; Lim bulls to £158 av £81; hfrs to £70 av £27; BB bulls £130; hfrs to £60 av £38; BA bulls to £145 av £74. Suff X lambs/hoggs to £33.50; Texel X lambs/hoggs to £33.20. Store pigs 8-10 weeks to £40.20; 10-12 weeks to £45.20 av £41.40; over 12 weeks to £76 av £47.33. Mon. - Fwd: 329 cattle, 735 sheep, 1,029 pigs. Cont young bulls to 119.5p av 99.6p; others to 101.5p av 82.3p; steers lt to 96.5p av 85.2p; med to 114.5p av 91p; heavy to 110.5p av 92p; hfrs lt to 103.5p av 88.8p; med to 121.5p av 89.8p; heavy to 109.5p av 89.7p. Spring lambs lt to £25 each or 78.1p a kg av 78.1p; std to £34.20 or 90p av 82.8p; med to £39.50 or 89.3p av 83.1p; heavy to £45.80 or 99.6p av 82.8p; others to £47.50 or 83.3p av 79.5p; ewes to £27 av £19.21p. Porkers to 95.2p av 88.5p; cutters to 93.2p av 86.5p; baconers to 89.5p av 84.7p; others to 88.8p av 83.4p; sows to £156.55 each or 50.5p a kg av 40.5p; boars £70.14 or 21p; overall av 86p.