BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 370 sheep. Cont ewes & lambs to £128; Swale gimmers to £43. Std lambs to 162p av 159.8p; med to 161.2p av 155.22p; heavy to 164.2p av 143.11p; owt to 125.2p; lt hoggs to 119.1p av 114p; std to 112.8p av 104.07p; med to 116p av 110.09p; heavy to 112p av 108.5p; owt to 107.3p av 98.44p. Cast sheep: Cont to £49; Mule to £41; Cheviot to £39.50; Sale to £36.50.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 261 cattle, 789 sheep. Steers med to 112.5p a kg or £624.38 each av 99.2p; heavy to 126.5p or £828.58 av 100.7p; hfrs lt to 116.5p or £478.70 av 112.4p; med to 120.5p or £557.80 av 101.5p; heavy to 115.5p or £684.48 av 101.2p; young bulls med to 118.5p or £651.75 av 94.85p; heavy to 114.5p or £691.88 av 95.3p. Lambs med to 184.2p a kg or £70 each av 158.35p; heavy to 173.6p or £73.80 av 160.1p; hoggets lt to 121.8p or £41; med to 118.8p or £52 av 118.3p; heavy to 124.4p or £70.50 av 115.9p; cull ewes to £65 av £41.78. Mon. - Fwd: 162 store & breeding cattle, 84 sheep all classes. Steers. - Lim: £608, £590, £570 Waddle Farm; £540 Low West; £508 Cold Comfort Farm; £490 West House. Baz: £520 Low West. Char: £450 Low Houselope. Simm: £450 White House. Fries: £330 Eastwick Bridge. Hfrs. - BB: £500 Low West. Simm: £480, £465 Chatterley. BA: £470 West Pastures, Bowfield. Lim: £480 Bowfield; £458, £455, £450, £448 Unthank; £452 West Pastures; £425, £400 Oxen-le-Fields; £428 Houghton House; £360 Wallworth. Herefd: £395 Houghton House; £390 West Pastures. Young bulls. - Lim: £498 Coxhoe; £468 Crook; £445 Cold Comfort. AA: £485 Magraw; £420 White House. Saler: £460 Levenfields. Lim stock bull £900 York Bridge. Cows & calves: £860 Newbiggin; £630 White House; £595 Rodridge Farm. Mule hoggs & singles: £135, £126, £122 Baysdale.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 14 calves, 212 sheep. Calves: BBX bulls to £200 W&CW Dent, Kirkby Stephen; Lim X bulls to £220 GR Scarr, Askrigg, av £178.50; Fries bulls to £60 T&LM Goad, Dent, av £60; Lim hfrs to £118 GS Bowe & Sons, Hawes, av £89. Lambs std to 157.2p, av 151.6p; hoggs: lt to 83.8p, av 77.5p; std to 102.3p, av 87.8p; med to 102.3p, av 91.4p; cast ewes horned to £31, av £20.50; polled to £42.40, av £35.26; cast rams polled to £57.50, av £48.08. Ewes with lambs at foot: Mule shlgs & twins to £134 JC&J Clarkson, Bainbridge, av £112.30; with singles to £100 PT Stephenson, Bishopdale, av £97.13; Swale ewes & twins to £104 F Thwaites, Thornton Rust, av £98; with singles to £52 J Alderson, Low Row; Rough Fell ewes & twins to £66 AF&BA Dawson, Kirkby Lonsdale.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 75 beef breeding cattle. Lim X hfrs & Lim bull calf to £1,150 Branton Middle Steads; with hfr calf to £1,000 Mickley Moor; BBX hfrs & bull calf to £1,120; with hfr calf to £900 Mickley Moor; BAX Hfrs & hfr calf to £1,040 Branton Middle Steads; Lim X 2nd calvers & steer calf to £1,100; with hfr calf to £1,020 Mickley Moor; South Devon X hfr & bull calf £900 Lumley Moor; with hfr calf £820 Lumley Moor; ped Char bull 1,020gns Huntershield. Fwd: 602 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £665 Boghall; AAX to £675 Boghall; BAX to £640 Duddo Hill. Blue CID: Lim X to £732 Fairnley (20m); Simm X to £570 Bishopton (20m); Char X to £582 White House (14m); AAX to £545 Bishopton (21m); BAX to £562 Cooper House (13m); BBX to £585 Low Acton (12m); Green CID: Lim X to £600 Beacon Rigg; AAX to £425 Bishopton; BBX to £482 Park View. Hfrs: Lim X to £600 Hedley West; Simm X to £470 East Moor; Char X to £590 Hedley West; BAX to £570 Angerton Broomhouse; BBX to £595 East Moor. Tues. - Lim steers to 119.5p; Lim hfrs to 103.5p. Lambs: Suff X to 158p; Texel X to 165.9p; Chev X to 143p; Vendeen to 154.1p; Char X to 152.3p. Hoggs: Suff X to 125p; Texel X to 123.3p; Mule to 117.4p; Blackface to 123.1p; Swale to 111.8p; Chev X to 127.9p; Char X to 110p; Vendeen to 116.7p. Cast sheep: Suff X to £63; Texel X to £69; Mule to £43; Blackface to £38; Swale to £33; Leics to £54. Fwd: 233 hoggs, gimmers & ewes with lambs at foot. Suff X Mule hoggs & Texel twins to £130 Whitridge; with Texel X singles to £126 Whitridge; Mule hoggs & single Suff X lambs to £126 Rennington South; Texel X gimmers & 1-crop ewes & twin Suff X lambs to £126 Cooks House; Texel X gimmers & Texel X twins to £122 Longstruther; Mule gimmers & Suff X twins £119 Kitswell; Mule hoggs & Texel X singles to £118 Whitridge; Mule hoggs & Suff X singles to £116 Rennington South; Suff X Mule hoggs & young Texel X singles £100 Brandon Hall; Texel X gimmers & 1-crop ewes & Texel X singles £92 Cooks House; warranted Swale ewes & Texel X singles £52 Grange Farm; BM Swale ewes & Texel X singles £48 Grange Farm.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 714 head sheep, all crosses. New season lambs 35kg or more: Suff to £76; Texel to £68.50; Mule to £57.50. Texel lambs up to 34kg to £49. Hoggs: Cont to £54.50; Suff to £50.50; Mule to £50.50; Swale to £51.50; Blackface to £49.50; Rough Fell to £49.50. Ewes: Texel to £51.50; Mule to £47; Blue-faced Leics to £45; Swale to £32.50; Blackface to £29.80; Rough Fell to £33.50; Gritstone to £34; Cheviot to £41. Rams: Cheviot to £50; Cont to £40.50; Swale to £36.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 3 dairy cattle, 73 calves & stirks, 26 beef breeding cattle & 134 store cattle. Calved hfrs: PF Donaldson £900, £780; calved cows: PF Donaldson £860. Calves: BB bulls to £250 RC Graham av £224; hfrs to £138 WP&E Dobbing av £129; Lim bulls to £232 JK Wilkinson & Ptnrs av £208; hfrs to £128 DN Verity av £105; Simm bulls to £230 JV&VA Lancaster av £199; hfrs to £120 G Sidgwick av £86; Char bulls to £140 A Sowray & Sons; Fries bulls to £140 SW Scrivin av £78; AA bulls to £120 NL&JE Pearson; hfrs to £80 GL&SM Thompson av £74. Breeding bulls: BB KO Stones 1,450gns; Lim CJ&DM Metcalfe 1,300gns. Beef breeding females. - BB hfrs & calves: CT&JE Willoughby £1,070, £970, £820. BB cow & calf D Wensley £580. Lim hfrs & calves: JMW Brown £815, £740; M Barker Farms £760, £750, £680; K Percival £670. Lim cow & calf K Percival £560. AA hfrs & calf: CT&JE Willoughby £870; SH Hodgson £500. AA cow & calf Mrs JE Bottomley £500. Char hfr & calf JF & PMC Milner £610. Char cow & calf LW Atkinson £560. BA cow & calf Mrs JE Bottomely £675. Simm cow & calf R&BK Wise £560. Store cattle & feeding bulls: 1&2 KO Stones BB hfrs, both £525; 3 GK Hird & Sons Lim steer £450. Other feeding bulls. - Lim: PA Lawson £530, £465; KO Stones £515; J&PS Ellerton £465; GW Gill £395, £370. BB: A&CA Stelling £505, £495, £485, £470, £450; B Spence & Sons £480. AA: B Spence & Sons £395. Fries: CG Barker £350; RC Whitehead £290. Steers. - Lim: FW Lawson £650(2); JT Dixon & Sons £555; WJ Smith & Son £550(2), £480; J Fawcett & Sons £550, £500, £485; Robson House Farms £525, £500; GD&AR Barningham £520(2); JR&A Blades £495; TA Blades £490. BB: JT Dixon & Sons £642; M&M Robinson & Son £480; GK Hird & Sons £465; C&M Hugill £455. BA: RA Wintersgill £460, £450, £445. Char: J Fawcett & Sons £575, Thornton-Berry £465, £425. Simm: A&JA Iveson £415, £350. Hfrs. - Lim: MA Suttill £520; LW Atkinson £500, £470; GK Hird & Sons £455; JL&JA Sunter £448; CJ&DM Metcalfe £435; WJ Smith & Son £430. BB: M&M Robinson & Son £435, £430. Char: CJ&DM Metcalfe £435; JT Dixon & Sons £405; W&K Buckle £390. Wed. - Fwd: 487 sheep. Lambs lt to 159.3p av 154.8p; std to 161.1p av 156.3p; med to 157.7p av 150.4p; heavy to 149.3p; hoggs: std to 120p av 116.3p; med to 121.6p av 117p; heavy to 123.3p av 115.2p; owt to 113.1p. Ewes: Suff £59.50; Cont £43.50; Mule £42; Masham £39.50; horned £33; av £21.50. Swale rams £24.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 94 cattle, 399 sheep. Steers med to 86.5p a kg or £480.08 each av 82.15p or £441.43; heavy to 102.5p or £589.38 av 75.81p or £468.46; overall steer av 94.62p; hfrs med to 119.5p or £543.73, av 99.05p or £446.63; heavy to 115.5p or £590.80 av 96.86p or £503.69; overall hfr av 97.99p; young bulls med to 104.5p or £574.75 av 83.78p or £438.30; heavy to 107.5p or £682.63 av 94.82p or £573.37; overall av young bulls 89.14p; total cattle av 90.42p. Lambs std to 169.2p a kg or £66 each av 159.11p or £60.45; med to 167.5p or £69.80 av 156.02p or £65.01; overall av 157.34p; heavy to 150.4p or £70 av 141.13p or £67.74; total lamb av 155.66p; hoggets std t 76.92p or £30 av 69.08p or £26.25; med to 81.7p or £33.50 av 63.1p or £26.50; overall av 64.69p; owt: to 98.14p or £53 av 85.87p or £48.60; total hogget av 71.7p, total sheep av 150.48p; cull ewes to £35 av £28.13; ram £24. Wed. - Fwd: 118 store & breeding cattle, 38 ewes & lambs. Bulls. - Lim: £570, £508 J Ashby; £485, £475 JE Brown; £418, £405, £400, £390 L Dent; £352 JB Gill. Char: £470, £468 DW Humphrey; £445, £425, £408, £380 JD Sanderson. Fries: £305 M Lowcock. Hfrs. - Lim: £520 AE Fawcett; £482. £475, £450, £448 LW Hugill; £460 E Hill & Son; £380 GF Tuer; £328 PJ Tweddle. Char: £490 GF Tuer; £486, £412 JT Coxon; £430, £432 DW Humphrey; £290 TH Souter. BB: £440 E Hill & Sons; £418 GF Tuer; £328 PJ Tweddle. Simm: £358 TD Keel; £318 GJ Tweddle; £315, £235 GF Tuer; £300, £362 TH Souter. Bullocks. - Char: £678, £598 JT Coxon; £550, £545 AE Fawcett; £500 P Leggott; £422 Miss EF Atkinson. Lim: £580 J Ashby; £565, £545, £540, £512 P Leggott; £548, £468 DJ Norfolk; £490 E Hill; £478 P Leggott; £422 Miss EF Atkinson; £380 TH Souter. Welsh Black: £678 DJ Norfolk. AA: £578 J Ritchie. BB: £625 J Ritchie. Piedmontese: £520 AE Fawcett. Simm: £480, £422 AE Fawcett. Cows with calves £600 WA Nunn. Calves: BB bulls £235; BB hfrs £180, £152, £150, £142, all GH Laverick. Ewes with lambs. -Mules, correct: £94, £91.90 JG Ward. Mules BCMB: £86, £78 JG Ward. Texel hoggs: £85, £84, £65 Mrs M Hunter. Mix ewesBCMB: £57, £48 Mrs M Hunter. Private sales, June 2-6: 87 fat cattle inc OTMs, 66 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 46 clean cattle, 45 young bulls. Lim hfrs: to 135.5p; Char hfrs to 102.5p; BB steers to 107.5p; Lim steers to 110.5p; Lim bulls to 110.5p; Baz bulls to 109.5p; BA bulls to 105.5p; Fries bulls to 80.5p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 358 cattle, 1,091 sheep, 191 pigs. Steers med to 114.5p av 102.6p; heavy to 111.5p a kg or £710 each av 94.8p; hfrs lt to 118.5p av 93.9p; med to 124.5p av 105.1p; heavy to 128.5p or £705 av 101p; bulls lt to 99.5p av 83.2p; med to 106.5p av 86.5p; heavy to 105.5p or £834 av 91.6p; Lambs std to 168.4p av 155.3p; med to 165.9p av 155p; heavy to 154.3p a kg or £72.50 av 149.7p; hoggets lt to 115.6p; std to 118.9p av 113.2p; med to 119.3p av 117.2p; heavy to 113p or £56.50 av 111.9p; ewes lt to £50.50 av £22.86; heavy to £67 av £47.45. Porkes to 98.5p av 92p; cutters to 95.5p av 90.1p; baconers to 83p av 81.7p; owt to 57p av 42.9p; sows/boars to 50p a kg or £128 each av 36.6p