BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 1,703 sheep Lambs: lt to 106.4p av 102.3p; std to 116.8p av 111.6p; med to 114.5 av 110.9; heavy to 111p av 106.2p. Cast sheep: Leic to $50; Suff to £42; Cont to £56.50; Mule to £43; Swale to £31.50.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 157 cattle, 59 young bulls, 1,089 sheep. Steers lt to 80.5p a kg or £285.78 per head J J S Allison, Middleton Lodge av 80.5p; med to 118.5p or £651.75 H Sedgewick, Hill House Farm av 104p; heavy to 118.5p or £799 Falshaw Ptners, Shang Farm av 101p; hfrs lt to 118.5p or £462.15 W Bainbridge, Greystones Farm; med to 128.5p or £607.20 W Bainbridge av 110.07p; heavy to 131.5p or £740.78 S Newcombe & Son, Sycamore Farm, av 107.59p. Young bulls lot to 89.5p or £411.70p N A Millar, Neasham Springs av 79.5p; med to 95.62p or £596.78 J K Metcalf, Blue House Farm av 95.62p; heavy to 123.5p or £775.43p M W Skidmore & Sons, North Hanging Wells av 99.06p. Lambs lt to 138.8p or £50 J K Metcalfe, Blue House Farm av 121.62p; med to 140p or £59.50 J J S Allison av 125.12p; heavy to 135.8p or £66 D Alderson, Bowl Turner av 123.31p; cull ewes to £54.50 T Nesbitt & Son, Alwent Hall av £21.98p.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 12 calves, 2,116 sheep. Calves: Lim X bulls to £186 B W & M Haygarth, Dent; BB bulls to £210 J R Thwaites, Askrigg av £204; Simm bull to £138 H Kirkbridge, Askrigg; Fries bull: to £80 J H & T R Fawcett, Askrigg; BA hfr to £92 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg. Prime lambs lt to 120p av 116.3p; std to 120p av 111.9p; med to 118p av 111.5p, overall av 112.1p. Store lambs: Cont & Suff to £42.80 av £36.29; Mules to £41.80 av £36.33; horned to £36 av £31.31. Lt wt lambs: Cont & Suff to 129.2p av 113.2p; Mules to 119.3p av 104.6p; horned to 107.7p av 104.6p. Cast ewes, horned to £31.80 av £17; polled to £45 av £31. Cast rams, horned to £28 av £24.50.

HEXHAM. - Tues. Cattle. Lim Steer: 120.5p Hard Riding; 106.5p, 102.5p Wallhouses; 105.5p Nunwick. Char Steer: 102.5p, 100.5p Nunwick. Lim hfrs: 114.5p, 109.5p Black Heddon; 106.5p Flotterton. BB hfrs: 104.5p Black Heddon. Char hfrs: 105.5p Flotterton; 99.5p Hindley. Steers - med to 120.5p av 109.7p; heavy to 106.5p av 98.1p.Hfr - med to 99.5p av 99p; heavy 114.5p av 98.4p. Lambs. Suff X to 122.7p; Texel X to 129.1p; Mule to 112.3p; Blackface to 108.7p; Char X to 119.5p; Beltex to 126.7p; Vendeen to 116.5p. Cast ewes & rams: Suff X to £56.50; Texel X to £52.50; Mule to £46.50; Leics to £47.80; Cheviot to £46.50; Blackface to £31; Swaledale to £24.50

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. Fwd: 98 cattle. All crosses. Lim X hfr with calf: £1,000 Needless Hall. BB X hfr with hfr calf: £900 Needless Hall. Lim hfrs: £592 Clockeld; £480 West View (Davidson); £455 Roans. BB: £572 Croup Farm. BA hfrs: £458 Barbon Fell House. Lim bullocks: £635 Euterber; £610 Helbeck Grange; £610 Croup Farm; £518 Friarbiggins; £488 West Stonesdale. BA bullocks: £578 Helbeck Grange. AA bullocks: £558 Cotegill (Metcalfe); £512 Croup Farm. AA hfrs: £490 Maisongill. Fries & Hols bullocks: £470 Euterber.

LEYBURN. - Fri. Fwd: 2 cattle, 100 calves and stirks, 17 store cattle.

Calved cows: C Burnett £650, W K Wilkinson & Son £570. Calves: BB bulls to £260 F E & M M Anderson & Son overall av £213; hfrs to £142 B Williamson av £120. Lim bulls to £260 A Backhouse av £100; hfrs to £170 J R & I Lambert av £83. Simm bulls to £252 S H & N J Whitaker av £212; hrs to £90 S H & N J Whitaker av £69. Char bulls to £232 A Shepherd & Sons. Fries bulls to £142 F D Marsden. Angus bulls to £78 R G Johnson; hfrs to £58 R G Johnson. Hereford bulls to £62 Metcalfe Farms; hfrs to £42 Metcalfe Farms av £37. Stirks. - Fries bulls to £262 D Wensley. Store cattle. - BB bulls: F W Pybus £465. Lim bulls: F W Pybus £430. Fr bulls: D Wensley £395. BB hfrs: A Newbould & Son £540. Lim hfrs: A Newbould & Son £475. Angus hfrs: Bell Bros £400, £390. Wed. Fwd: 1,585 sheep. Lambs lt to 103p av 98.5p; Suff & Cont std to 111.5p av 108.3p; med to 113.1p av 108.4p; heavy to 110.4p av 105.9p. Mule, Mash and horned std to 101.6p av 98.6p; med to 101p av 100.1p; heavy to 102.6p. Ewes, Mule to £46, Cont to £38.50; BFL to £33.30; horned to £24.80 av £11.20; Rams BFL to £49.50; Swale to £29.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 63 cattle. Lim hfrs: 131.5p Far Broom; 128.5p, 127.5p High Knipe; 128.5p, 121.5p Loughrigg; 127.5p Old Parks; 125.5p Haltcliffe Bridge; 115.5p Grange View. Lim steers: 120.5p Cannerheugh; 112.5p, 104.5p Thrang Cragg; 108.5p Church Farm. BA bulls: 111.5p Waterside House; 104.5p Bassenthwaite (Crozier); 101.5p, 100.5p High Farm; 100.5p Hollins. Lim bulls: 110.5p, 107.5p Low Side; 107.5p, 106.5p, 102.5p Low Hullock Howe; 104.5p Bassenthwaite (Crozier); 100.5p Hollins. BB bulls: 107.5p Town Head (Potter).

THIRSK. - Thurs. of last week. Fwd: 302 cattle, 1,106 sheep, 197 pigs. Steers lt to 109.5p a kg av 104.5p; med to 127.5p av 102.3p; heavy to 125.5p or £763.75p av 97.6p; hfrs lt to 124.5p av 119.5p; med to 133.5p av 112/4p; heavy to 130.5p or £841.73 av 112.5p. Bulls lt to 83.5p; med to 119.5p av 91.79p; heavy to 114.5p or £828.74 av 97.13. Cont X bulls av 101.9p; black and whites 84.2p. Lambs lt to 122.5p; std to 130.8p av 124.9p; med to 136.4p or £60 av 124.3p; heavy to 126.5p or £64.20p av 119.7p. Ewes lt to £29.50 av £19.50; heavy to £53 av £36.37; Suffolks to £53; Mules to £45.50; Cont X to £40.50; Swales to £22.20. Porkers to 85p av 75.9p; cutters to 81p av 71.1p; baconers to 66p av 65.3p; sows/boars to 39p or £132.99p av 36.8p. Collection Centre Mon had forward 18 OTMS and 76 sows.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 137 cattle, 54 young bulls, 659 sheep. Steers med to 102.5p a kg or £543.25 per hd av 99.49p or £533.90p; heavy to 100.5p or £685.15p av 95.4p or £589.37p overall av 95.97p. Hfrs med to 126.5p or £600.88p av 107.48p or £486.96p; heavy to 126.5p or £619.65p av 102.89p or £551.53p overall av 104.92p. Bulls med to 107.5p or £585.88p av 88.57p or £455.83p; heavy to 108.5p or £692.25, av 93.89p or £554.95p overall av 104.92p. Total cattle av 97.86p. Lambs std to 122.2p or £46 av £110.18p or £41.80p; med to 121.4p or £53.80 av 112.48p or £47.39p overall av 112.11p; heavy to 117.8p or £61 av 115.62p or £54.96p; owt to 114.5p or £63 av 114.55p. Total lamb av 113.21p. Cull ewes to £59 av £34.45p; ram to £61.50p. Wed. Prize show and sale of 704 lambs and 61 cattle. Lambs: 1st prize Suff X from S & T W Swinbank £47.20; 2nd Suff X Simpsons £46. Other, £45.20, £44.50 Simpsons; £46.50 J L Mason; £44.80 W Preston; £41.80, £30 N Allison; £41 B Dowkes; £39.80 W G & M Ainsley; £36.20 D W Sanderson; Texel X £46.80, £44 D Easton; £40.50, £40 P Barker; £42.50 R Watson; £38 B Dowkes. Char X £44.20 A Hillary; £38.20 W Kitching. Cattle: Bulls, BB £460 J H Sykes; Fries £450, £392 C N Bentley; £370 J M & S M Bell; £302, £240 J B & B D Gill; Holst £250 P J & B Tweddle. Hfrs, BB £472, £450 J D Stockill; £438, £380 P J & B Tweddle; £370 I M Cook & Son. Char £422 J D Stockill. Lim £405 I M Cook & Son; £398 J D Stockill; £380, £360, £352 B Routledge; £358, £355, £335, £290 A Spence. Blonde £400 J D Stockill; SD £380 B Routledge. Simm £486 J D Stockill; £390 P J & B Tweddle; AA £350 B Routledge; Sal £305 M Trewitt. Bullocks, BB £480, £465 J H Sykes; Holst £408 C M Corps; Sal £515 J R Campsell. Private sales from August 11-15 totalled 81 fat cattle incl OTMS and 132 fat sheep and pigs.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Suff X to 119.1p; Texel X to 121.9p; Beltex to 120.5p; Mule to 114.3p.