BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 980 sheep. Lt lambs to 113p av 109.8p; std to 113p av 108.2p; med to 112p av 107.8p; heavy to 108p av 106.9p. Cast ewes: Mule to £38; Cot to £37.50; Swale to £18.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 341 cattle, 1,029 sheep. Steers lt to 108.5p/£488.25 av 108.4p; med to 134.5p/£712.85 av 109.8p; heavy to 143.5p/£885.83 av 106.4p; overall steer av 112.34p; hfrs med to 133.5p/£620.78 av 113.97p; heavy to 143.5p/£914.38 av 116.65p; overall hfr av 115.61p; young bulls lt to 107.5p/£467.63 av 103.96p; med to 122.5p/£651.28 av 103.2p; heavy to 125.5p/£889.20 av 110.77p; overall bull av 109.6p. Lambs lt to 112.6p/£42 av 107.6p; med to 119.5p/£53 av 111.7p; heavy to 116.3p/£57 av 112.5p; overall av 111.84p; cull ewes to £43 av £36.80. Mon. - Fwd: 136 store cattle, 92 store lambs. Steers. - BB: £662, £618 G&IS Cowan; £602 M Dent. Lim: £578 M Dent; £558 F Crawford. AA: £5253), £522 M Dent. Fries: £480, £478, £455 JD&IW Sayer and Tallantyre. BA: £400 JR&R Ward. Hfrs. - Lim: £470(2) E Parsons. Char: £470 E Parsons; £458 JP&R Ward. BA: £470 E Parsons. Simm: £458 E Parsons. BB: £378 B Routledge. AA: £375 E Parsons. Bullocks. - BA: £585 S Suddes; £382 R Valks. Lim: £560, £550 P Tindale. Baz: £540(2) AW&B Bainbridge. Simm: £480 EF Atkinson; £462 E Parsons.Char: £440 P Tindale; £392 E Parsons. Fries: £428, £382 CP Brown. Bull calf £285 K Askwith. Cow & calf: £945, £898, £718 R Valks. Store lambs: £37.80, £37 LE Harrison.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 11 calves, 1,316 sheep. Calves: BBX bulls to £238 JR Thwaites, Askrigg; hfrs to £142 A&W Hodgson, Askrigg; Lim bulls to £222 Handley, Sedbergh av £193.50; hfrs to £100 Handley av £84; Fries/Holstein bulls to £68 J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg av £60. Lambs std to 116.6p av 109.6p; med to 117.5p av 111.3p; heavy to 111.3p av 107.8p; overall av 110.6p. Lt wt lambs: Cont to 111.4p; Suff to 106.3p; Mule to 107.8p av 106.1p; horned to 102.9p av 101.5p. Store lambs: Cont to £36.40; Suff to £35.20; Mules to £33.60 av £32.71. Cast ewes horned to £27 av £16.95; polled to £49.50 av £33.48.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 325 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £750 Hallington High Farm; Char X to £665 Broom House; Simm X to £620; Blue Albion £600 Broom House. Blue CID: Lim X to £685 High Fotherley; Char X to £700 Broom House; Simm X to £675 Broom House; BAX to £730 Murton Moor West; Herefd X to £618 Carr House; Fries £590 Carr House; BBX to £650 Ingoe Low Hall. Green CID: Lim X ato £640 Carr House; Herefd X £642 Carr House; BAX £750 Murton Moor West; Char X £435 Lumley Moor. Hfrs: Lim X to £650 Glenhill; Char X to £588 Currock Hill; Simm X to £572 Moss Barns; BAX £675 Murton Moor West; BBX £570 Glenhill. Tues. - Med hfrs av 108.3p; heavy to 123.5p av 110.4p; heavy steers to 115.5p av 101p. Lambs: Suff X to 116.5p; Texel X to 121.9p; Mule to 114.1p; Char X to 115p; Blackface to 111.8p; Vendeen to 108.4p. Cast sheep: Suff to £56; Texel to £49; Mule to £43.50; Blackface to £33 Swale to £26.50; Cheviot X to £39; Vendeen to £41; Leics £28.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 2,807 sheep. Lambs 35kg or more: Texel to £52; Suff X to £49.20; Beltex to £47.50; Masham to £40.50; NC Cheviot to £56.50; Mule to £47.50; Rough Fell to £44; Jacob to £43. 34kg or less (lt): Texel X to £39.50; Suff to £37.80; Jacob to £32.50; Swale to £35.80; Mule to £34.80; Gritstone to £33; Scotch Blackface to £36; Beltex X to £38.80. Rams: Swale to £22; NC Cheviot to £46.50 Woodside. Ewes: Mule to £43.50; Swale to £27; Texel to £52; Scotch Blackface to £24.50; Rough Fell to £24; Dalesbred to £23; Blue-faced Leics to £45; NC Cheviot X to £45.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 1 nc hfr, 116 calves & stirks, 5 beef breeding cattle, 203 store lambs. First special show & sale for store lambs. Judge: John Stockill. Av £38.50. Prizes: 1 Richard Sunter, West Witton, Texel £42; 2 Mrs V Cullent, Texel £42.60; 3 GM Firby, Cont £38. Others: Mrs V Cullent £41.80; M Edwards £38.20; JL Harker £38; R Sunter £38; G Lambert £36; R Capstick £36. Calves hfrs: TR Baines & Son £710. Calves: BB bulls to £288 C Hird av £231 overall; hfrs to£250 HM Dent & Sons av £163; Lim bulls to £282 A Fawcett & Sons av £209; hfrs to £235 MM Dowson av £144; Simm bulls to £268 H Moore & Sons av £207; Char bulls to £238 M&D Smith; hfrs to £145 M&D Smith; BA bulls to £230 MM Dowson; hfrs to £230 MM Dowson; AA bulls to £160 JH Simpson & Co av £150; hfrs to £75 W&SL Robinson; Fries bulls to £140 WK Wilkinson & Son av £84. Mont bull stirk: HM Dent & Sons £325. Beef breeding cattle: Lim hfrs with calves: CS Utley & Sons £920, £770; BA hfrs with calves: KO Stones £880, £750; pure Lim cow & calf: ML Keeble £600. Wed. - Fwd: 1,146 sheep. Lambs: Suff & Cont std 114.8p av 112.6p; med to 114.2p av 110.4p; heavy to 111.8p av 109.2p; owt 105p. Mule, Masham & horned std 105.2p av 102.9p; med 108.2p av 105.5p; heavy 105.1p av 99.8p. Cast sheep: Cont £45; BFL £34; Mash £33; Mule £31.50; horned £28.

MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE. - Sat. Fwd:736 sheep for opening seasonal sale. Weekly prize for top price per kg pen of 5 or more lambs: M Hutchinson, Hope House, Suff X 115.7p to Lyall, Staingills. Lambs over 35kg: Texel X to £52; Char X to £50.50; Swale £37.50; Suff X to £50.80. Lambs to 34kg: Swale to £32; Texel X to £37. Overall av 109p. Cast ewes & rams: Swale to £21.50; Swale to £18.50; Blue-faced Leics to £39.50; Mule to £25.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 159 cattle, 630 sheep. Steers med to 122.5p/£651.75 av 113.37p/ £610.10; heavy to 128.5p/£854.43 av 113.99/£715.83; overall steer av 113.85p; hfrs lt to 126.5p/£499.68 av 116.69/£452.19; med to 140.5p/ £646.30 av 122.5p/£551.81; heavy to 138.5p/£708.40 av 118.91p/ £613.30; overall hfr av 120.91p; young bulls lt to 85p/£306; med to 122.5p/£674.33 av 104.45p/ £551.09; heavy to 124.5p/£734.55 av 105.3p/£625.40; overall bull av 104.53p; total cattle av 113.04p. Lambs std to 114.4p/£44 av 111.46p/£42.61; med to 120.4p/ £54.20 av 110.25p/£46.77; overall av 110.44p; heavy to 113p/£55 av 107.77p/£50.50; owt to 107.6p/ £62.80 av 104.92p/£58.75; total sheep av 109.85p; cull ewes to £37 av £22.40; ram £14.50. Wed. - Fwd: 686 store lambs for prize show & sale, 130 store & breeding cattle. Lambs: Judge JK Otterburn. Down X: 1 JL Mason £42.50; 2 G Norminton £41.20. Cont X: 1 DH Dick £40; 2 D Easton £42.50. Suff X: £41.80 S Sandersonl £41.80, £41.50 Simpsons; £41.80 WE Preston; £37.50 C Taylor; £37.20 D&R Reed; £33.50 DW Sanderson. Texel X: £42.50, £41.60, £38.20 D Easton; £39.80, £37 M Simpson; £39.20 G Norminton; £38 C Taylor. Char: £41 M Simpson; £38.20 D&R Reed. Beltex X: £40, £38.80 DH Dick. Bulls. - Lim: £740, £555, £548, £518 C Pickering; £430 D Johnson; £410, £390 LM Hart; £330, £320 P Tweddle. Char: £462 C Pickering. Holstein: £402, £375 D Stockdale; £368 H J Thomson; £260 D Johnson; £250 M Barley. Simm: £378 T Coates. Herefd: £360, £308, £298 G Robson; £298 P Tweddle. BB: £350 R Watson. Hfrs. - Lim: £625, £468 JL Peacock; £590, £542, £435, £405 JH Lupton; £590, £555 R Jones; £495 WA Nunn; £458, £452 JG Ward; £455 D Robson; £440, £390, £290 W Smith; £280 P Tweddle. BB: £598, £590, £580 B Jefferson; £518 JG Ward; £455 J W Richardson; £455, £422 JH Lupton; £440 D Robson; £320, £318 J Raynor. BA: £575 R Jones; £540, £475 Mrs G Watson; £465, £435 W Brass; MG: £535, £445 J H Lupton. Simm: £482 JG Ward. Bullocks. - Char: £750 R Tate; £445 WS Moore. BA: £690, £688, £678, £630 Mrs G Watson; £480 W Brass; £318 R Jones. Lim: £668 R Jones; £495, £415 WS Moore; £482 LM Hart; £455, £440, £430, £415 WC Ainsley; £390(2), £318 R Jones. Holstein: £545, £495 R Tate. Fries: £618, £570 JL Peacock; £558, £540 R Tate; £410, £380, £325 D Watson; £458, £400 B Milburn. AA: £430 WS Moore. Breeding cattle: AA cow & calf £520 EJ Smith; Lim cow & calf £425 R Robson; Herefd cow & calf £370 R Robson. Private sales Aug 2-6: 39 fat cattle inc OTMs, 160 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 72 cattle. Lim hfrs to 149.5p; BA hfrs to 117.5p; Char steers to 103.5p. Bulls: Lim to 120.5p; BA to 108.5p; Simm to 107.5p; Fries to 99.5p, Longhorn to 92.5p. Fwd: 271 store cattle. Bullocks. - Lim X: £770, £750, £728 Wickerslack; £760, £745 Beckside (Capstick); £745, £715, £680 Blencarn Hall; £742 High Dyke (Bell); £710, £700, £670 The Wath; £640, £635 Burns (Lamb); £630, £615, £600 Wetheriggs; £615 Roans. Char X: £748(3), £705, £665 The Wath; £660 Beckside (Capstick). Herefd X: £610 Countess Farm; £570, £565(3) White House. Fries: £592(4) Scalehouses (Bowman). Simm X: £800, £725 Countess Farm; £748, £665 The Wath; £620(3) Kettleside; £615, £590 Dacre Banks. Holstein: £590(5), £530(4), £510(5) Oakfield; £575(4) Westra Farm; £558(2) Bongate Moor. AA: £695(2) Bongate Moor. BBX: £770, £760(2) High Dyke (Bell); £750, £728(2) Wickerslack; £738 The Wath; £645, £625 Dacre Banks; £615 Bank Farm. Baz X: £492 Raw Foot. Hfrs. - Lim X: £585(3) Providence House; £575, £515, £510 Nook Farm (Atkinson); £508 Widewath; £475(2) Underwood. BBX: £578, £550(2) Bank Farm; £555 Hewer Hill; £520 Raw Foot. AA: £495(2), £475(2) Hewer Hill. Herefd X: £502, £470 Mooriggs. BAX: £460 Town Head (Woof). Bull stirks. - Lim X: £582 Street House (Strong); £550 Stamp Hill; £532, £495(2) Melmerby Town Head. BBX: £595, £520(5) Stamp Hill. AAX: £440 Oakdale. BAX: £578 Town End (Mounsey). Simm: £555 Stamp Hill. British Fries: £398, £395 Stamp Hill; £390(5) Street House (Strong). Holstein: £370(3) Ewan Close; £328(2) Town End (Mounsey); £328(4) Holme Farm. Cows & bull calves: £640, £630, £580 Winskill (Noble). Herefd hfrs & bull calves: £710 Moorriggs. Wed. - Fwd: 3,296 Sheep. Lambs: Cont X to £66; Suff X to £57.50; Mule to £50; Swale to £43. Ltwt lambs: Cont to £42; Suff X to £41.80; Mule to £38. Ewes: Suff to £47.50; Cont to £45; Blue-faced Leics to £46; Cheviot to £44.50; Mule to £39.50; Swale to £29.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 906 lambs. Suff X to 111.2p; Texel X to 113.9p; Mule to 104.6p; overall av 43.9kg, 109.3p/£47.98.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 310 cattle, 828 sheep, 212 pigs. Steers med to 131.5/£702.53 av 112.6p; heavy to 138.5p/£893.33 av 120.1p; hfrs med to 141.5p/ £660.35 av 118.4p; heavy to 146.5p/£821.03 av 124.5p; bulls lt to 102.5p; med to 124.5p/£646.25 av 96.97p; heavy to 134.5p/ £1,060.88 av 101.13p; overall av all clean cattle 122.11p. Lambs std to 113.7p/£43.20 av 109.4p; med to 115.1p/£51 av 109.3p; heavy to 115.2p/£55.50 av 109.3p; ewes lt to £27.50 av 19.29; heavy to £43 av £30.54. Porkers to 93p/£69.75 av 83.8p; cutters to 96p/£78.93 av 80.5p; baconers to 88p/£81.55 av 77.5p; owt to 65p/£100.80 av 63.7p; sows/boars to 55.5p/ £163.26 av 50.1p.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Fwd: 377 sheep. Lambs: Suff X to 108.8p; Texel X to 110p; Mule to 105p; Char X to 109.5p.