BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 815 sheep. Std lambs to 121p av 109.7p; med to 115p av 110.8p; heavy to 111p av 108.8p; lt hoggs to 100p; std to 85p; med to 86.7p; owt to 100p. Cast sheep: Texel £46.50; Blue-faced Leics £46; Cont £45.20.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 486 cattle, 1,140 sheep. Steers med to 123.5p/ £663.23 av 108.52p; heavy to 144.5p/£939.93 av 109.08p; overall steer av 109.06p; hfrs lt to 121.5p/£467.78 av 109.41p; med to 134.5p/£622.75 av 116.98p; heavy to 136.5p/£789.95 av 114.69p; overall hfr av 115.48p; young bulls to 88.5p/£402.68 av 87.9p; med to 128.5p/£681.05 av 100.1p; heavy to 129.5p/£846.60 av 109.43p; overall bull av 107.84p. Lambs lt to 112.5p/ £43.50 av 109.85p; med to 123.4p/£54.50 av 112.93p; heavy to 116.3p/£58.50 av 114.19p; lamb av 112.94p; cull ewes to £44 av £27.45. Mon. - Fwd: 92 store & breeding cattle, 49 store sheep. Steers. - Lim: £730 A Thompson; TA&A Hall. Simm: £568 JJ Stubbs. Char: £565 JRP Vickers. BA: £560 TW Thompson. Hfrs. - AA: £540 DM McClurg. Char: £540 JRP Vickers; £465 J Linsley. BB. - £395 CS Whitfield. Young bulls. - BA: £555 GA Swinbank. AA: £535 R Walker. Lim: £510, £495 G&E Browell. Simm: £445 R Gill. Cows & calves £675 J Middlemiss. Swale ewes & lambs £37 P Wall.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 23 calves, 429 sheep. Calves: BBX bulls to £274 T&LM Goad, Dent av £263; hfrs to £152 T&LM Goad av £141; Lim X bulls to £255 S Bell & Sons, Askrigg av £228; hfrs to £128 LC Scarr & Son, Bainbridge av £124; Simm bulls to £230 JM Fawcett & Son, Hawes av £218; Fries bulls to £132 FD&TW Chapman, Hawes av £127; BAX hfrs to £122 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg. Prime lambs lt to 119.2p; std to 117.8p av 115.8p; med to 121.4p av 116.4p; heavy to 111.7p av 110.9p; overall av 116.2p; cast ewes horned to £35 av £27.82; polled to £44 av £31.47.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 275 store cattle & suckled calves, all crosses. Steers, red CID: Lim to £725 High Wiserley; Simm to £730 Thrunton Lowfield; Char to £660; AA to £528 Burn House; Fries to £568; Thrunton Lowfield; Sussex £488 Burn House. Blue CID: Lim to £800 Prestwick; Simm to £765 Thrunton Lowfield; Saler £590 Bishopton; BB to £498 Bishopton; Herefd to £618 Thrunton Lowfield; Holstein Fries to £485 Bishopton; AA to £448 Middle Newbiggen. Green CID: LimX to £640 Keepershield; BB to £485 Bishopton. Hfrs. - Lim to £600 Fairley; Char to £595 Scarlett Hall; BAX to £560 Henlaw; BB to £498 Scarlett Hall; AA to £370(2) Bishopton; Saler to £520 New Dotland. Tues. - Fwd; 887 sheep. Heavy hfrs to 110.5p av 106.7p; steers med to 108.5p av 107.16p. Lambs: Suff X to 115.8p Greyside; Texel X to 119.1p; Char X to 119.1p. Cast shep: Suff X to £45.50; Texel X to £47.50; Mule to £44.20; Blackface to £36.80; Swale to £34.50; Cheviot X to £40.80; Leics to £45.50.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. Fwd: 182 store & breeding cattle. BAX hfr & bull calf £880 Brow Farm. Lim: hfr & hfr calf £820 Brow Farm, South View; cow & bull calf £850 South View; hfr & bull calf £850 South View; feeding bull £500 Riddlesay. Store hfrs. - Lim: £608 Peatgates; £568 Coupland Beck; £538 Asby Hall; £530 Stanhopegate; £525 Ploughlands; £520 The Pry; £505 Friarbiggin. BAX: £610 Asby Hall; £565 Blandswath; £548 Grassgill. AAX: £520 Eden Flatt. BBX: £645 Asby Hall; £590 Stanhopegate; £580 The Oaks Store bullocks. - Lim X: £722 Beechwood House; £720, £680 Mireside; £630 Wetheriggs; £615 Stanhopegate. BAX: £620 Flakebridge; Coupland Beck. AAX £670 Eden Flatt. BBX: £735 Beechwood House; £715 The Oaks. Fries/Holstein: £590 Eden Flatt, Simm X: £670 Blandswath; £635 Wetheriggs. Tues. - Fwd: 1,223 sheep. Lambs 35kg & up: Texel X to £52; Beltex X to £48.50; Suff X to £49.50; Lleyn to £46.20; Mule to £42.50; Swale to £45. Ltwt lambs: Cont X to £38; Rough Fell to £28; Mule to £32. Rams: Rough Fell to £41; Swale to £35. Ewes: Blackfaced to £30; Swale to £29.20; BFL to £46; Lonk to £33.80; Hill Cheviot to £46; Mule to £41.50; Herdwick to £22.80; Rough to £34.80; Suff to £48; Texel to £44; Bleu du Maine to £46.50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 4 dairy cattle, 52 calves & stirks, 65 store & beef breeding cattle. Dairy cattle: calved hfrs: B Spence & Sons £760; calved cows: JC Thwaite & Son £690. Calves: BB bulls £260 RK&B Preston av £252 overall; hfrs £220 TW Atkinson & Son av £213; Lim bulls £242 B&JA Muir av £229; hfrs £168 JW Guy & Son av £126; Simm bulls £245 G Sidgwick; hfrs £145 Rand Grange Farms av £133; Fries bulls £152 WD Richardson av £82; hfrs £58 E Holmes & Son; AA bulls £145 GL&SM Thompson. Stirks: BB steers: C Iveson Farms £320; Pied hfrs: AF Dinsdale £245; Fries bulls: AE Wilkes £202. Beef breeding cattle. - BB hfr & calf: JD&E Clarkson £1,220. Lim hfrs & calf: H Avison £1,000, £830; JD&E Clarkson £890; JCP Ellwood £700. AA cow & calf: S&GA Potter £800; Coverhead Farms £630, £560. BB cow & calf: S&GA Potter £820. Feeding bulls. - Simm to £602 SJ Horner; Lim to £520 S&H Hodgson; Holstein to £368 G Lobley. Bullocks: Lim to £525 J Duffus & Son; BB to £525 JR&A Blades. Hfrs. - Lim to £610 Armstrong Ptnrs; Brit White to £348 JC Close; AA to £325 FD Graham.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 212 cattle, 494 sheep. Steers med to 113.5p/£607.23 av 107.35p/£578.13; heavy to 123.5p/£832.20 av 104.95/ £698.38; overall steer av 105.27p; hfrs med to 142.5p/£669.75 av 119.91/£543.26; heavy to 138.5p/ £685.59 av 112.34/£583.81; overall hfr av 115.7p; bulls lt to 93.5p/ £430.10; med to 117.5p/£540.38 av 93.79p/£495.30; heavy to 123.5p/£793.88 av 101.78p/ £612.87; overall bull av 98.87p; total cattle av 106.9p. Lambs std to 113.1p/£43.50 av 111.66p/ £42.80; med to 116.3p/£51.20 av 110.92/£46.56; overall av 111p; heavy to 115.2p/£53 av 112.08p/ £51.56; total lamb av 111.09p; cull ewes to £47 av £41.22; rams to £46.50p; hoggs to £38.50. Wed. - Fwd: 116 store & breeding cattle, 10 store sheep. Bulls. - Lim: £582, £580, £520 LM Hart; £580 AM Bell. Herefd: £578 H Holmes; £408 EJ Smith. BB: £518 H Holmes; £480 HJ Thomson. Fries: £450 H Holmes; £448 HJ Thomson; £382 R Watson; Shorthorn £410 RF Todd. Hfrs. - Lim: £615 WA Nunn; £575 R Craggs; £560, £552, £540, £482 Pallet Hill; £410, £365 A Spence; £330 J Revely; £320, £295 PJ Tweddle. Char: £518 A Fawcett; £338 A Spence. Simm: £498, £480 A Fawcett; £345 AJ Hamilton. BB: £488 A Fawcett; £465 Pallet Hill; £290 AJ Hamilton. AA: £478 JD Stockill. Bullocks. - Lim: £748, £740, £645, £585, £550, £370 R Jones; £725, £680, £590, £555, £535, £510, £455, £355 T Blythman; £648 W Brass; £422 A Spence. BA: £658 W Brass; £510 T Blythman. BB: £590 T Blythman. Char: £588 R Jones. Fries: £575 W Brass. Breeding cattle: Herefd cow & calf £675 J Revely; AA cow & calf £605, £490 J Revely. Char in calf hfr £660 Miss EF Atkinson. Texel store sheep: gimmer hogg £66 CB Wilkinson; wether hogg £35 CB Wilkinson. Private sales June 28-July 02, 48 fat cattle inc OTMs.

PENRITH. - Wed. Fwd: 2,029 sheep. Lambs: Cont to £64.50; Suff X to £58; Mule to £45; Swale to £41. Ewes: Cont to £58; Suff to £55; Mule to £42; Swale to £33.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 403 cattle, 783 sheep, 228 pigs. Steers lt to 106.5p/£468.60; med to 128.5p/£713.18 av 116.1p; heavy to 126.5p/£826.88 av 112.4p; hfrs lt to 115.5p/ £436.48 av 109.2p; med to 132.5p/£636 av 113.2p; heavy to 140.5p/£786.80 av 117.6p; young bulls lt to 111.5p/£518 av 91.1p; med to 113.5p/ £618.57 av 94.9p; heavy to 121.5p/ £874.38 av 102.2p. Lambs std to 123.7p /£47 av 111.6p; med to 122.2p/£55 av 112.1p; heavy to 117.4p/ £55.20 av 112p; owt to 105.5p/ £58 av 104.5p; hoggets lt to 50.2p; heavy to 92.5p av 63.2pl heavy to 92.5p av 63.2p; owt to 50.6p; ewes lt to £25 av £13.62p; heavy to £40 av £32.43. Porkers to 90p/£66.60 av 75.5p; cutters to 90p/£72.18 av 76.3p; baconers to 82p/£79.27 av 70.1p; sows to 58p/£182 av 50p; boars to £48 av 44.5p.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Lambs: Suff X to 117.7p; Texel X to 117.3p; Char to 107p Binchester Hall.