DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 474 cattle, 751 sheep. Steers lt to 103.5p/£470.93 av 102.1p; med to 125.5p/£696.53 av 111.09p; heavy to 141.5p/£933.90 av 107.63; overall steer av 109.71p; hfrs lt to 100.5p/£396.98 av 88.87p; med to 131.5p/£811.48 av 109.84p; heavy to 144.5p/£841.73p av 109.66p; overall hfr av 110.71p; young bulls lt to 94.5p.£411.63 av 84.98p; med to 121.5p/£667.18 av 98.94p; heavy to 124.5p/£883.95 av 107.45p; overall bull av 105.68p. Lambs lt to 140.7p/£54 av 130.84p; med to 150.1p/£62.80 av 134.91p; heavy to 143.4p/£66.80 av 134.82p; overall lamb av 134.5p; hoggs lt to 97.43p.£38 av 89.94p; med to 100.3p/£48 av 100.15p; heavy to 117p/£58.50 av 110.84; cull ewes to £56 av £38.80.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 12 calvews, 340 sheep. Calves: BBX bulls to £280 Dent, Kaber; Lim X bulls to £258 JC&J Clarkson, Borwins, Askrigg; Fries bulls to £80 JM Fawcett & Son, Hawes; Lim hfrs to £118 WJ&CM Lambert, Hawes. DQM Trophy for prime lambs. - Suff: 1 JF Bowe & Son, Hawes, 146.3p; 2 C&M Hugill, Hawes, 140.4p; 3 JA&L Capstick, Killington, 140p. Cont: 1 & overall champion JD Murfin, Leyburn, 168.8p (Texel); 2 F Dinsdale & Sons, Coverdale, 153.6p (Beltex); 3 CT&JE Willoughby, Redmire, 150p (Texel). Std lambs to 168.8p av 134.6p; lt hoggs to 96.6p; std to 95.1p; med to 105.7p. Cast ewes horned to £31 av £20.50; polled to £46 av £35.26; cast rams polled to £48; horned to £30. Ewes & lambs: Mule 2-shear & twins to £123 CH Allen, Hawes av £112.30; with singles to £82 CH Allen av £72; Swale & twins to £100 CH Allen av £74; with singles to £70 J Alderson, Low Row, av £57.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 792 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Lim X £735 China Hall, Silloans; Char X £630 Lunns House. Blue CDI: Lim X to £735 Lemmington Hill Head; Char X to £585 Lowfield; Pure Char to £580 Loadman; BAX to £660 Bishopton; BBX to £498 Broom House; AAX to £628 Bishopton; Saler X to £490 Gleedlee; Brown Swiss to £542 Bishopton. Green CID: Lim X to £640 Prospect Hill; Char X to £580 Bishopton; BBX to £550 Broomhope; BAX to £610 Broomhope. Hfrs: Lim X to £665 Park End; Pure Lim to £590 Fell Lane; Char X to £590 Park End; Pure Char £565 Loadman; BAX to £590 Brownsleazes; BBX to £535 Fell Lane. Tues. - Heavy hfrs to 114.5p av 105.25. pring lmbs: Suff X to 132.6p; Texel X to 131.1p; Char X to 122.8p; Cheviot X to 131.1p. Hoggs: Suff X to 108.8p; Texel X to 107.0p; Mule to 106.0p; Blackface to 103.3p; Swale to £52; Cheviot X to 107.5p; Char X to 104.4p. Cast ewes & rams: Suff to £48; Texel to £48.50; Leics rams to £39.50; Blackface ewes to £33.20; Blackface ram £45; Swale ewes to £31.80; Swale ram £43.80; Cheviot X to £32. Ewes & lambs: Mule Hoggs & singles to £119 Rawfoot; with twins to £128 Whitridge; Suff X hoggs & twins to £118 Whitridge; with singles £108(2) Brandon Hall; Mule ewes 3-4-crop & twins to £100 Gleedlee; Texel ewes 1-2-crop & singles to £92 Cooks House; Swale ewes (W) & singles £48 Cooks House.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd; 710 sheep. Lambs: Cont X to £53.20; Suff X to £51.50; Lleyn £48. Hoggs: Swale to £50; Texel to £55. Shlgs: Rough Fell to £35; Swale to £36.50. Cast rams: Swale to £32; Blue-faced Leics to £54.50. Ewes: Mule to £45.50; Swale to £30.50; BFL to £61; NC Cheviot to £50; Friesland to £35; Rough Fell to £38; Herdwick to £25.80; Texel X to £47.50; Ryeland to £39.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 2 dairy cattle, 99 calves & stirks, 21 beef breeding cattle, 176 store cattle & feeding bulls. Calved cows: JH Pounder £820; J Mortimer £660. Calves: BB bulls to £320 B Williamson av £271 overall; hfrs to £175 B Williamson av £139; Simm bulls to £295 G Sidgwick av £253; hfrs to £130 G Sidgwick av £128; Lim bulls to £285 A Sowray & Sons av £220; hfrs to £205 A Sowray & Sons av £128; Fries bulls to £170 DT Dinsdale av £64; AA bulls to £138 JH Simpson & Co av £127; hfrs to £45 IR&JM Walton; Herefd hfrs to £115 WD Richardson av £81; MRI bulls to £88 WD Richardson; hfrs to £40 WD Richardson. Fries bull stirks: £270 AE Wilkes. Breeding cattle: Simm hfr & calf JB&DM Richmond £940; Lim cow & calf JCP Ellwood £740;in calf Lim hfrs OJ Amsden & Son £710; Lim bulls GP Robinson & Ptnrs 1,300gns, Keirey Limousins 1,000gns. Store bulls. - Lim: PA Lawson £675; RJ Bailey £570. Simm: PA Lawson £665; JC Close £438. BB: A&CA Stelling £660, £655. BA: RMS Livestock £545. Fries: RMS Livestock £320; DM&M Nelson & Sons £310. Store steers. - Lim: BR Lawson & Son £685; FW Lawson £660; KW,MJ&SW Ward £620; WA Dinsdale & Son £590; J Duffus & Son£572. Char: Ward £605; RW&MA Suttill £530. BB: BR Lawson & Son £520; GK Hird & Sons £478. AA: FD Graham £445. BA: JR&A Blades £420. Store hfrs. - BB: A&CA Stelling £615; C Matcalfe & Sons £520; A Tarn £498; JW&M Buckle £450. Lim: SB Harrison £600, £590; PG Simpson £580; JS&D Cloughton £555; WA Dinsdale & Son £538; RW&BA Coates £525. BA: RA Wintersgill £478, £468; DB&SA Lawson £460. Char: RJ&SJ Kirby £365. Wed. - Fwd: 472 sheep. Lambs std to 125.1p av 123.2p; med to 126.8p av 119.4p; heavy to 109.6p; hoggs std to 83.3p av 79.4p. Cast sheep to £41 av £21.10.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 147 cattle, 359 sheep. Steers lt to 121.5p/£510.30; med to 97.5p/£518.93 av 94.25p/££499.50; heavy to 103.5p/£605.88 av 93.34p/£562.86; overall steer av 95.82p; hfrs med to 137.5p/£636 av 116.89p/£524.91; heavy to 132.5p/ £649.25 av 106.02p/£563.20; overall hfr av 111.38p; young bulls lt to 101.5p.£461.83 av 88.08p/£398.54; med to 115.5p/£635.25 av 98.14p/ £511.97; heavy to 111.5p/£720.25 av 99.04p/£603.35; overall bull av 98.48p; total cattle av 104.02p. Lambs std to 128.2p/£50 av 125.35p.£48.89; med to 130.5p/ £57.80 av 122.75p/£51.13; overall av 122.88p; heavy to 117p/£57 av 115.88p/£55.73; total lamb av 122.55p; hoggs std to 88.88p/£32; med to 97p/£40.50 av 94.46p/ £38.21; overall av 92.28p; heavy to 83.65p/£43.50 av 80.62p/£41.60; owt to 94.35p/£62.50 av 81.23p/ £51.68; overall av 86.96p total sheep av 116.53p; cull ewes to £44.50 av £31.56; ram £61.50.

PENRITH. - Wed. Fwd: 2,205 sheep. Lambs: Cont to £68; Suff X lambs to £60. Hoggs: Suff X to £57.50; Masham to £57; Cheviot to £55; Cont X to £58.50; Swale to £47; Mule to £48. Ewes: Cont to £59; Blue-faced Leics to £57; HB to £50; Swale to £35.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 392 cattle, 1,175 sheep, 173 pigs. Steers med to 123.5p/ £685.43 av 113.6p; heavy to 115.5p/£754.58 av 105p; hfrs lt to 115.5p/£450.45; med to 125.5p/ £596.13 av 110p; heavy to 128.5p/ £741 av 109.5p; bulls lt to 100.5p/ £467.33 av 78.6p; med to 123.5p/ £636.03 av 90.8p; heavy to 115.5p/ £818.68 av 98.5p. Lambs std to 140.5p/£53.50 av 133.8p; med to 15op/£61.50 av 130.3p; heavy to 132.6p/£62.50 av 120.5p; owt to 109.5p/£63.50; hoggets std to 114.9p/£42.50 av 107.4p; med to 111.3p/£49.50 av 170.3p; heavy to 112.8p/£53 av 101.6p; owt to 108.5p/£65 av 99.3p; shlgs heavy to 77.1p/£37 av 73.4p; owt to 70.2p/£42.50 av 65.7p; lt ewes to £32 av £23.63; heavy to £49 av £38.63. Porkers to 85p/£63.92 av 76.5p; cautters to 87p/£70.13 av 75.9p; baconers to 81p/£74.25 av 78,2p; owt to 50p/£60; sows to 53p.£176.49 av 48.5p; boar 36p/£84.60. Mon. Collection centre. Fwd: 24 OTMs. Tues. - Fwd: 143 store cattle, 80 store & breeding sheep. Young bulls, gree CID: Lim 12-m-o to £486; AA 14-m-o to £468; Fries 10-m-o to £400. Red CID: BBX 13-m-o to £395; Fries 12-m-o to £295. Store steers, red CID: Lim tio £662; Shorthorn to £600; Herefd to £520. Blue CID: AA to £610; Simm to £562; Lim to £595; Herefd to £300. Green CID: Lim to £570. Hfrs. - Char 14-m-o £508; Lim 14-m-o £484; BBX 12-m-o £430. Mule ewes BM & lambs to £85; X hoggs & singles to £79; with twins to £78; geld X gimmer hoggs to £41.