BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 549 sheep. Lt hoggs to 122p av 105.3p; std to 123p av 114p; med to 126p av 117.8p; heavy to 122p av 106.8p. Cast sheep: Cont £46.50; Mule £44; Suff £49; Swale £25.50. Tues. - Fwd: 252 cattle. Herefd cow & calf £465; in-calf BB hfr £560; in-calf Lim hfr £530. Bulls: Char £595; Lim £580; BB £535; BA £520. Steers: Char £642; Lim £700; BB £530; BA £630. Hfrs: Char £490; Lim £585; BB £555; BA £662. Breeding cattle: G&JM Blackburn £465, £410; JP&R Ward £560, £530,£500, £495. Feeding bulls: SM&F Donald £420; RL Walker £580, £577, £555(2); T&G Lee £535(3), £475, £468; D Alderson £568, £482; WH&EE Thompson £380; JW Dent & Sons £485, £480; J&K Metcalf & Son £520, £518(3), £515, £500, £478; K Atkinson £595, £590, £562, £540, £535, £532, £518, £505; N Medd & Son £500(2), £492, £462, £460(2), £420, £320; FM Longstaff £288. Store cattle: DA&AM Gill £638(2), £630(2), £550(2); L Guy & Sons £500(3), £465, £460, £320; D Alderson £585, £568, £535, £495; J Walshaw & Son £405(2), £340(3), £305; JV&MA Oliver £655, £648(2), £645, £610(2); A&B Herworth £490, £488, £478, £450, £395; JW Dent & Sons £610, £562(2), £550(2), £492, £488, £442(3); WG Walton & Son £415, £410, £308(6); F&MP Allinson & Son £530(2), £540, £445, £420(2); G&MF Turnbull & Sons £540(2), £535(2), £530, £508(2), £500(3), £490(4), £482, £472, £470, £450, £432; K Lind £490, £480; D&P Ayre £505(2), £450, £340; Souter £420, £300, £295; WB Rutter & Sons £652, £642, £580, £520; SM&F Donald £430, £390;T&DI Allen & Son £525, £440(2), £400; L Kidd £448, £400, £370; CR&J Stephenson £545(2), £460; JF Harland £312, £280(2); D&PM Stelling £700, £635, £625(2), £585, £485; TM Bellas & Son £535(2), £515, £460; EW Guy & Sons £495(2), £485, £410, £348, £340(2); J Collinson £555, £545; RL Walker £565, £555, £448; RA Hutchinson £485, £420; JW Dent £595(2), £585, £540; JE High & Son £480(2), £435, £415; J&JM&DI Buck £540, £415, £400(8), £390, £340, £335, £220; TL Anderson £530, £460; J&SE Bainbridge £462(2), £385; S Bayles & Sons £458, £418, £365, £342, £340; JP&R Ward £662, £580, £470(2); HH Barker & Son £555, £552, £492(2); J&K Metcalf & Son £412(2), £388, £358, £352.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 515 cattle, 922 sheep Steers med to 131.5p/£690.38 av 116.2p; heavy to 135.5p/£894.30 av 116.2p; overall steer av 113.39p; hfrs med to 126.5p/£607.20 av 111.96p; heavy to 139.5p/£881.10 av 114.28; overall hfr av 114.02p; young bulls lt to 106.5p/£473.93 av 102.6p; med to 117.5p/£652.13 av 99.66p; heavy to 129.5p/£883.03 av 109.01p. Lambs to £64; hoggs lt to 129.1p/ £47.80 av 111.33p; med to 127.1p/ £53.30 av 114p; heavy to 123.8p/£62 av 113.89p; overall hogg av 113.3p; cull ewes to £49.50 av £37.82. Mon. - Fwd: 134 store & breeding cattle, 266 store sheep & ewes with lambs. Stirks. - Lim: £720 Anderson; £455 S Ball; £425 DE Lovegreen. BB: £600 Anderson; £585, £555 NG Beveridge; £485 DE Lovegreen. Simm: £592, £452 DE Lovegreen. Fries: £290 S Ball. Hfrs. - Lim: £598, £555, £542 M Dent; £525, £490 JD Seymour; £492 M&E Walton. BB: £468 Adams & Son; £410(3) K Buckle. Simm: £400 JR Mann; £392, £380, £372(2) DA Shepherd. Char: £458, £400 DA Shepherd; £340 BR Routledge. BA: £560, £550, £390, £350 M Pattison; £342 JR Mann. Bullocks. - Simm: £620, £555 KT Wade; £455 M&E Webster. Lim: £565 NE Beveridge; £550(5) GW&E Browell; £490 M Gascoigne. BB: £695, £610 CG Baron; £555 M&E Webster. AA: £520, £460 M&E Webster. Store hoggs: £49, £40.50 JJ Stubbs; £39.50 E Whitehead; £36 JW Dent; £33 GW Coggrave. Ewes with lambs. - Cont: £134, £98, £97, £90 M Robson; £97 GW Coggrave. Mule: £90, £89 GW Coggrave; £80 JN Spedding. BFL: £102, £88 D Hutchinson.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 30 calves, 236 sheep. Calves - Spring show of rearing calves for Thompson Trophy. Judges: Dennis Thwaites, Kirkby Stephen & Mary Thompson, Malton. Champion calf & 1st prize BB bull: Dent, Kirkby Stephen, £216 to AW Thompson; res & 2nd prize BB bull: JF Bowe & Son, Hawes, £232 to AW Thompson. Leading prices: BB bulls to £232 JF Bowe & Son, Hawes av £213.33; hfrs to £138 Dent, Kirkby Stephen av £92.50; Lim bulls to £210 T&LM Goad, Dent av £172; Simm bulls to £170 H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg; Fries bulls to £58 JH Capstick, RSD, Kirkby Stephen av £35.71. Hoggs lt to 118p av 111.7; std to 123.7p av 114.3p; med to 116.5p av 107.7p; heavy to 123.2p av 116p; overall av 111.8p. Lt wt hoggs horned to 114.2p; Mules to 109.3p. Cast ewes horned to £26.20 av £18; polled to £40 av £36. Cast rams horned to £17 av £16; polled to £33 av £23. Pet lambs to £5.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 727 cattle. Cattle 22-m-o & up: Char X steers to £800 Elilaw; X hfrs to £580 Greencarts; Lim X steers to £790 Watch Currock; hfrs to £625 Merryshields; BAX steers to £790 Highwood; hfrs to £648 Merryshields; BBX steers to £730 Aydonshields; hfrs £555 Glendue; Simm X steers to £680 South Linden; hfrs £560 Pontop Hall. 17-22-m-o: Lim X steers to £740 South Linden; hfrs to £518 Bank Top; Char X steers to £730(2) Morrowfield; BBX steers to £785 Newlands Haugh; hfrs to £540 Bank Top; AAX steers to £745 Nampara; Simm X steers to £670 Pontop Hall, Little Whittington; hfrs to £470 East Moor; BAX steers to £685 South Linden; hfrs to £470 Whiskershiel. 10-16-m-o: Lim X steers to £630 Oxclose; hfrs to £570 Shield Farm; Simm X steers to £580 East Moor; hfrs to £415 Lumley Moor; Char X steers to £625 Wheathall; hfrs to £500 Wheat Hall; BAX steers to £625 East Moor; hfrs to £515 East Moor; BBX steers to £570 Triermain; hfrs to £450 Harwood Shield; AAX steers to £452 Silloans. Under 10-m-o: Lim X steers to £575 Harwood Shield; hfrs to £368 Woodpark; BAX hfrs to £405 Doxford Farm. Store sheep. - Mule feeding ewes to £30 Old Deanham. Swale ram £18 Low Greenley Cleugh. Store hoggs: Texel X to £44 Newhouses; Suff X to £46.50 The Lea; Mule to £45 The Lea; BF ewe hoggs to £41.50 Stewartshields; Swale to £11 Low Greenley Cleugh. Tues. - Heavy steers to 111.5p av 103.4p; heavy hfrs to 121.5p av 115.4p. Hoggs: Suff X to 118.5p; Texel X to 124.4p; Mule to 117.8p; Blackface to 117.4p; Swale to 116.8p; Cheviot X to 123.1p, 121.4p; HB to 108p. Cast ewes & rams: Suff X to £57.50; Texel X to £49.40; Mule to £45; Blackface to £29.20; Swale to £32.50; Cheviot X to £26.50; Leics to £29; HB £28.40.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 986 sheep. Ewes & lambs av £27.04; Texel X & doubles £35, £34 Birks Head; Mules & doubles £38 Thwaite Farm. New season lambs: Suff X to £75 av 176.92p. Old season to 34kg: Swale to £39.50 av 106.71p; Herdwick to £38.20 av 115.76p; Beltex X to £38.80 av 117.58p;. 35kg & up: Swale to £50 av 111.42p; Texel X to £56.50 av 120.71p; Suff X £55; Cheviot X to £49 av 111.36p; Mule to £48 av 105.05p; Wensleydale to £47 av 98p; Rough Fell to £44.80 av 109.55p. Cast ewes: Rough Fell to £32 av £23.78; Cheviot X to £35 av £28; Texel X to £41 av £30.25; Swale to £27.50 av £20.33; Beltex X to £39.50 av £37.83; Mule to £36 av £30.13; Blue-faced Leics to £38.50 av £30.70; Suff to £42.50 av £29.50. Cast rams: BFL £35; Rough Fell to £29 av £22.25; Texel £40.50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 89 calves & stirks, 66 sheep & lambs. Calves: Lim bulls to £255 JF&AR Harland av £179 overall; hfrs to £150 JD&PJ Brown av £114; BB bulls to £240 SH&NJ Whitaker av £213; hfrs to £225 D&S Spence av £164; Simm bulls £180 SW Scrivin av £178; hfrs to £140 JH&DS Kirkham av £131; Herefd bulls to £142 HB Smith & Son av £121; hfrs to £82 JR Elliot av £72; AA bulls to £132 B Williamson; hfrs to £122 D&S Spence av £71; Char hfrs to £178 SS&EA Guy; Fries bulls to £68 M&SJ Thwaites av £29; Fries bulls to £68 M&SJ Thwaites av £29. Fries bull stirks: KD,PL&GW Hodgson £135. Mule ewes (2&3 shr) & twins: J&JC Ashbridge £100; C&M Burnett £98. Mule ewes (BM) & singles: J&JC Ashbridge £80; Bowman & Pearson £58. Mule shlgs & twins: Bowman & Pearson £85. Mule gimmer hoggs & singles: J&JC Ashbridge £96. Mule ewe (4-shr) & 3 lambs: C&M Burnett £85. Pure Char (2-shr) & twins: Bowman & Pearson £80. Wed. - Fwd: 600 sheep, 27 cattle. Hoggs: Suff & Cont std to 120.5p av 117.1p; med to 132.9p av 121.6p; heavy to 127.6p av 117p; owt to 113.2p av 106.9p; Mule & horned std to 115.6p av 101.6p; med to 118.8p av 110.5p; heavy to 117.7p av 103.6p; lt wt to 102.9p av 89.8p. Cast ewes: BFL £45; Mule £40; Suff £40; Cont £38; horned £27.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 172 cattle, 1, 328 sheep. Steers, med to 115.5p/£617.93 av 100.56p/£528.95; heavy to 122.5p/£798.75 av 108.42p/ £710.88; overall steer av 107.26p; hfrs med to 144.5p/£618.70 av 120.41p/ £548.08; heavy to 144.5p/£807 av 114.77p/£611.89; overall hfr av 116p; bulls med to 115.5p/£624.03 av 94.75p/ £477.63; heavy to 116.5p/£846.68 av 102.58p/£663.34; overall bull av 100.69p; total cattle av 110.67p. Lambs std to 156.9p/£61.20 av 153.66/£59.02; med to 153.7p/£62.80 av 145.26p /£60.49; overall lamb av 148.27p; hoggs std to 125.7p/£44; med to 131.2p/ £55.50 av 118.36p/£50.34; overall av 118.38; heavy to 121.3p/£61.20 av 109.84p/£53.71; owt to 108.4p/£60.20 av 97.09p/£55.46p; total hogg av 109.08p; cull ewes to £46 av £30.71; rams to £40 av £39.50. Wed. - Fwd: 128 store & breeding cattle for show & sale, 54 breeding sheep. Judge: J Otterburn. Prizes: 1 GH Phelp Lim hfr £642; 2 M Marley BA bullock £605; 3 W Carvey & Son BA bull £545. Bulls. - Char: £530 C Birkbeck. AA: £468 D Lumley; £345, £295 T Scaife. Lim: £428, £362 W Smith; £375 JE Brown. Fries: £350, £320 N Kitching; £265 W Smith. Hfrs. - Lim: £585, £522, £520, £485 J&A Pattison; £548, £485 TR Simpson; £548, £520 CH Phelp; £470, £442 E Carvey; £460 J Walton; £445 Mrs E Thomas, £440, £425, £420, £395 M Marley; £425 R Umpleby; £425, £358, £355 C Hunton; £405 JE Brown; £370, £360 JH Clark. BB: £592, £568 B Thompson; £582 W Carvey; £532, £525, £475 K Wheldon; £282, £280 S Stockdale. BA: £478, £440, £430, £420 M Marley; £458 E Carvey. Simm: £405 JE Brown; £378, £340 A Houlston; £375 Mrs E Thomas. Char: £465 E Carvey; £455, £358 R Craggs; £340 A Houlston; £405 A Fawcett. Bullocks. - Lim: £648 M Marley; £580, £542 TR Simpson; £570, £488, £458 IW Stobart; £560, £500 Mrs E Thomas; £555. £512 CH Phelp; £548 £535, £482 J Walton; £540, £495 WS Moore; £460 R Umpleby. Herefd: £645, £565 T Coulthard; £490 IW Stobart. Simm: £625, £620 M Marley. BA: £620, £605, £585, £570 M Marley; £490 WS Moore. Char: £560, £505, £490 W Moore; £545, £500 A Fawcett. AA: £498 W Brass & Son. Saler: £410 A Fawcett. Cows & calves: Simm £490 TJ Holmes; Lim £440, £385, £350, £260 TJ Holmes; Herefd £400 TJ Holmes; Char £400 B Fountain. Mule ewes corr & lambs: £87, £84 AC Hutchinson; £74, £73, £70, £60 C Bowman; £74 WG Ainsley. BMCB & lambs £85, £63 AC Hutchinson; £69 WG Ainsley. Texel ewes & lambs BMCB: £82, £75 H Thompson; £64 C Bowman. Private ales April 11-15: 91 fat cattle inc OTMS.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 50 cattle. Hfrs: black Lim X to 133.5p; BP to 129.5p; roan to 129.5p; BA to 128.5p; AAX to 123.5p;BBX to 121.5p. Bullocks: black Lim X to 125.5p; red Lim X to 110.5p; B&W to 99.5p. Young bulls: Lim X to 100.5p(2); Char X to 104.5p; B&W to 95.5p; Holstein to 94.5p. Fwd: 638 store cattle. Bullocks. - Black Lim X: £740 Redlands Bank; £715 Melmerby Mill; £710 Milburn Grange; £698 Cottage; £692 Crossfell House. Red Lim X: £740 Midtown; £720 Redlands Bank; £670 Colstons; £660 Home Farm (Edenhall); £650 Haber. BBX: £738 Midtown; £738 Townend; £732 Milburn Grange; £685 Shire Hall, Redlands Bank; £658 Home Farm (Edenhall). AAX: bullocks: £710 Burns; £675 Redlands Bank; £645 Wickerslack; £560 Tongue House; £538 Low Row. Char X: £732 Redlands Bank; £695 Wickerslack; £690 Hofffield Drive. Simm X: £740 Haber; £730 Midtown. Blue-Grey: £650 Crag House. BAX: £640 Haber. B&W: £608 Burns. Herefd X: £615 Town Head. Baz X: £585 Rawfoot. Hfrs. - Red Lim: £598 Broadmeadows; £535 Gate Ghyll; £530 Blencarn Hall; £530 Ghyll House; £500 Manor Farm (Marrs). Black Lim X: £590 Broadmeadows; £570 Far Close; £568 Ghyll House; £528 Crossfell House. BBX: £598 Annfield; £532 Blencarn Hall; £518 Town End; £510 High Lane. Char X: £630 Studdah Bank; £482 Gillthwaite Rigg. Simm X: £548 Snowdrop cottage; £545 Studdah Bank. BAX: £528 Rawfoot; £490 Sleddale Hall. Baz X: £515 Rawfoot. Young bulls. - Red Lim X: £565 Ravenwood. Black Lim: £530 Gillside. Roan: £522 Home Farm (Edenhall). BP: £450 South View. B&W: £375 Yanwath Hall. Tues. - Store sheep: Mule shlgs & singles £38 Raby Grange; with doubles £35.50 Raby Grange; Mule ewes NCM & doubles: £30(2) Cannerheugh. Wed. - Fwd: 4,220 sheep. Hoggs: Cont to £63; Suff X to £60.50; Cheviot to £60; Mule to £57.50; Swale to £56.80; Scotch Blackface to £58; Masham to £53; Herdwick to £52. Ewes: Cont to £55; Suff to £49; HB to £48; Cheviot to £41; Masham to £40; Mule to £38; Swale to £31; Herdwick to £24. Rams: Cont to £54; Suff to £49; Blue-faced Leics to £44. Swale to £37.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 581 cattle, 1,509 sheep, 242 pigs. Steers med to 126.5p/£695.75 av 99.8p; heavy to 134.5p/£861.90 av 110.8p; hfrs med to 145.5p/£683.85 av 111.9p; heavy to 146.5p/£875.35 av 110.9p; young bulls to 114.5p/£526.70 av 85.2p; med to 119.5p/£639.90 av 91.3p; heavy to 124.5p/£879 65 av 99p. Lambs med to 194.7p/£74 av 160.7p; heavy to 200p/£88 av 156.7p; hoggets lt to 115.5p/£36.50 av 112.4p; std to 132.9p/ £50.50 av 118.4p; med to 136/£58.50 av 118.3p; heavy to 141.7p/£65.20 av 114.3p; owt to 110.9p/£63.20 av 104.9p; shlgs heavy to 57.6p/£26.50 aav 49.8p; owt to 67p/£35.50 av 56p; ewes lt to £39.20 av 27.23; heavy to £59.50 av 41.53. Cutters to 91p/£73.46 av 76.7p; baconers to 86p/£79.68 av 78.5p; owt to 77.5p/£85.14 av 65.2p; sows to 49.5p/£150.20 av 45p