BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 1,148 sheep. Std lambs to 118p av 115.8p; med to 123.4p av 116.2p; heavy to 112.9p av 112.4p Cast sheep: Leics to £55.50; Mule to £50; Suff to £48.50; Swale to £36.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 244 cattle, 1,266 sheep. Steers med to 121.5p a kg, or £674.33 each, av 104.9p; heavy to 136.5p or £777.48, av 103.8p; hfrs lt to 113.5p or £431.30, av 108.4p; med to 128.5p or £616.80, av 109.6p; heavy to 142.5p or £826.50, av 107.8p; young bulls med to 112.5p or £585, av 98.4p; heavy to 114.5p or £765.90, av 98.4p. Lambs lt to 138.1p or £530.20, av 121p; med to 139.5p or £58.20, av 122.83p; heavy to 128.2p or £59, av 121p; cull ewes to £54, av £45.26. Mon. - Fwd: 162 store & breeding cattle, 21 rearing calves. Steers. - BA: £630 Butterknowle; ££635, £625 Low Coalsgarth. Lim: £590, £578 School House. BB: £530, £520 Furness Mill; £500 Bowes. Char: £495 Muir. Fries: £445 Loophouse. Hfrs. - Lim: £450 Riverside, Breckon Hill, Craggs; £390 West Hoppyland; £388, £373 Walworth; £300 West Molesden. Herefd: £415 Riverside. BA: £315 West Molesden. Young bulls. - Lim: £560, £520 West Hoppyland; £410 Gillyflatts. BB: £520 West Hoppyland, Neasham Springs; £510 Stoney Stoops. Saler: £468, £445 Levenfields. Fries: £440, £375, £355 Stoney Stoops; £315 Parker; £265 School House. Cows & calves: £800, £760, £665 High Lingclose. Lim rearing calves: bulls £210 Tweddle, Wade Bros; hfrs £145 Wade Bros.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 303 sheep. Lambs std to 124.7p av 121.5p; med to 134.5p av 122.7p. Lt lambs: Cont to 121.8p; Suff to 124p; Mule to 118.7p; horned to 117.6p. Cast ewes horned to £34.4p av £26.55; polled to £55 av £46.50; cast rams horned to £31.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 308 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £700 Claywalls; Char X to £650 Morrowfield; BB to £675 Claywalls; Simm to £690 Morrowfield. Blue CID: Lim X to £698 Thrunton Lowfield (15-18m); Char X to £692 High Fotherley (14-15m); Simm X to £705 Dalton Hillhead; BAX to £775 West Shields. Green CID: Lim X to £575 Bishopton; Char X to £588 Mount Hooley (14m); Parthenais X to £675. Young bulls, Green CID: Lim X to £500; Char X to £480 High Park; BBX £430; Herefd X £405. Hfrs: Lim to £650 Hallington High; BAX to £620 Merryshields; BBX to £588 Errington; Simm X to £590 Thrunton Lowfield; AAX to £560. Tues. - Steers heavy to 98.5p av 95p; hfrs med to 102.5p av 94.8p; hfrs heavy 100.5p av 93.68p. Fwd: 1,667 lambs, 235 ewes. Suff X to 129.1p; Texel X to 130.5p; Mule to 112.9p; Char to 127.9p; Vendeen to 118.8p; Cont X to 124.4p; Beltex to 120p. Cast sheep: Suff to £62.80; Mule to £55; Char to £66; Cheviot to £45; Blackface to £49.50; Swale to £31.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 1,630 sheep. All crosses. Lambs 35kg or over: Texel to £58.80; Suff to £59.50; Beltex to £52; Char to £50.50; Mule to £49.80; Cheviot to £45; Swale to £42; Lambs 34kg or less: Char to £39; Texel to £41.50; Swale to £38.20; Rough Fell to £37; Suff to £41; Mule to £39.50. Swale hoggs to £33. Ewes: Mule to £48.50; Gritstone to £35.50; Blue-faced Leics to £61.50; Swale to £32.50; Cheviot to £50; Rough Fell to £40.50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 3 dairy cattle, 77 calves & stirks, 57 store cattle. Calved hfrs: PF Donaldson £950; calved cows: TM Bellas & Son £710; JC Cleasby £345. Calves: BB bulls to £255 GR Dent av £228 overall; hfrs to £170 W&SL Robinson av £112; Lim bulls to £235 A Sowray & Sons av £212; hfrs to £124 A Shepherd & Sons av £99; Simm bulls to £232 G Sidgwick av £198; Char bulls to £232 A Sowray & Sons; AA bulls to £180 KD,PL&GW Hodgson av £147; hfrs to £48 W&SL Robinson; Fries bulls to £85 R Fawcett & Sons av £51. Store cattle. - BB bulls: A&CA Stelling £502, £495, £480, £460; Lim bulls: J Richmond £490, £440; E Blacklock £440; A&CA Stelling £435; R Simpson & Son £400, £380, £348; Bell Bros £325. BA: Armstrong Ptnrs £460, £450; AA: D Lumley & Son £360, £315. Fries bulls: J Richmond £355, £340; Bell Bros £330, JA&VE Robinson £295; RC Whitehead & Son £285. Steers. - AA: JS Walton & Co £580; BB: JS Walton & Con £580. Fries: JS Walton & Co £465. Lim: J Fawcett & Son £500, £450. Hfrs. - BB: PJ&B Tweddle £505, £455. BA: S&A Hodgson £455, £445, £420. Lim: Bowles & Hodgson £365; PJ&B Tweddle £310. Wed. - Fwd: 851 sheep. Show for Charollais prime lambs, judge Peter Wilkinson, Quality Fare, who bought all show lambs. 1 DA&MA Brown, 44kg, £60; 2 R&J Ford, 43kg, £52; 3 J Fawcett & Son, 44kg, £53.50. Lambs lt to 118.2p av 118p; std to 120.2p av 116.1p; med to 136.3p av 115.1p; heavy to 125p av 117.6p. Ewes: Suff to £63.50; Masham to £45; Mule to £50; Cont to £48; Chev to £44; Tees to £50; horned to £33 av £26. Rams: Cont to £45; Swale to £36.50.

MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE. - Mon. Fwd: 270 sheep, all crosses. Lambs to 34kg: Mule to £37; Suff to £36.20; Swale to £30. 35kg and over: Texel to £52.80. Rams: Suff to £49.50; Swale to £35.50. Ewes: Suff to £38.50; Texel to £38; Blackface to £29; Swale to £25.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 92 cattle, 369 sheep. Steers med to 98.5p a kg or £531.90 each av 93.85p or £494.27p; heavy to 98.5p or £585 av 97.99p or £562.25; overall av 96.3p; hfrs med to 127.5p or £554.40 av 107.21p or £478.79; heavy to 112.5p or £624.38 av 101.24p or £536.86; overall hfr av 104.55p; young bulls lt to 92.5p or £409.50 av 91.22p or £405.94; med to 105.5p or £553.18 av 92.47p or £482.45; heavy to 105.5p or £638.28 av 90.67p or £550.96p, overall young bull av 91.44p; total cattle av 98.03p. Lambs std to 123.1p a kg or £47.80 each av 117.32p or £45.17; med to 122.2p or £53.80 av 115.21p or £49.09; overall av 115.72p; heavy to 119.1p or £59.80 av 114.35p or £54.55p; owt to 109.2p or £59; total lamb av 115.4p; cull ewes to £32 av £29.67. Wed. - Fwd: 108 store & breeding cattle. Bulls. - Saler: £445 W Anderson Ltd. Lim: £445, £438, £430, £378 LM Hart. Simm: £440, £285 R Mortimer. BA: £378, £345 IW&J Stobart. Holstein: £378, £325 W Anderson Ltd. Fries: £325 HJ Thomson. Hfrs. - Lim: £542, £518, £425, £418 P Leggott; £488, £370, £302 C&E Pickering; £385 A&E Fawcett; £250, £190 AS&G Donaldson. BB: £425, £360, £348, £332, £322 Sayer-Ellenor); £295, £282, £230 DJ Thompson; £280 AS&G Donaldson. Char: £415 P Leggott; £298 AS&G Donaldson; £192 JB Stephenson. Simm: £322 R Mortimer; £255, £250 AS&G Donaldson; £192 JB Stephenson. Fries: £342 Sayer-Ellenor. BA: £322 R Mortimer; £255, £250 AS&G Donaldson. AA: £230 DJ Thompson. Bullocks. - Lim: £615, £592 WF Key & Son; £445, £442, £425 D Watson. BB: £640, £575, £555 G Worn; £450 AE Fawcett; £385 KT&M Wade. BA: £442, £412, £395, £385, £382 KT&M Wade. AA: £430 G Worn. Holst: £435, £410, £408, £200 G Worn. Lim hfr & calf £500 JB Stephenson. Private sales July 14-18 totalled 49 fat cattle inc OTMs & 146 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Mon. - Fwd: 92 cattle. Lim hfrs to 131.5p; BA hfrs to 126.5p; Char hfrs to 108.5p; Lim steers to 115.5p; Lim bulls to 106.5p; BB bulls to 102.5p. Wed. - Fwd: 1,884 sheep. Lambs: Cont X to £60; Suff X to £62; Mule to £46. Ewes: Cont to £65; Cheviot to £63; HB to £62; Suff to £59; Mule to £50.50; Swale to £40. Cont rams to £69.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last week. Lambs: Suff X to 128.3p; Texel X to 127.4p; Mule to 117.1p. Cast sheep: Texel to £42; Suff to £42.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 362 cattle, 1,319 sheep, 202 pigs. Steers lt to 109.5p; med to 118.5p av 103.4p; heavy to 128.5p a kg or £801.80 each av 104.3p; hfrs med to 135.5p av 107p; heavy to 137.5p or £740.78 av 107.8p; bulls lt to 100.5p; med to 113.5p or £751.40 av 96.6p. Lambs lt to 125.6p; std to 134.7p av 120.7p; med to 131.2p av 120.6p; heavy to 128.1p a kg or £61.50 each av 120.4p; owt to 121.3p or £65.50; ewes lt to £37.80 av £19.16; heavy to £59 av £40.53p. Porkers to 100p av 81.3p; cutters to 90p av 80.7p; baconers to 98p av 80.8p; sows/boars to 40p a kg or £137.27 each av 36.9p. - Mon. Collection centre, fwd: 48 sows.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Lambs: Suff X to 125.1p; Texel X to 127.6p. Cast sheep: Suff tup £47; Mule ewes to £43.50