DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 305 cattle, 875 sheep. Steers med to 108.5p a kg or £569.63 each av 92.7p; heavy to 116.5p or £735 av 94.7p; hfrs med to 121.5p or £572.28 av 101.8p; heavy to 120.5p or £680.83 av 97.3p; young bulls med to 103.5p or £557.78 av 87.1p; heavy to 111.5p or £737.80 av 92.5p. Lambs med to 193.4p a kg or £73.50 each av 181.8p; heavy to 202.3p or £85 av 182.6p; hoggets med to 150.5p or £75.50 av 139.7p; heavy to 150.5p or £80; cull ewes to £42 av £29. Mon. - Fwd: 41 store cattle, 3 rearing calves, 65 breeding sheep. Steers. - Lim: £595 GW Gill & Sons. BB: £525, £510 L Booton. Baz: £452, £445, £440 CJ&J Simpson. Hfrs. - Lim: £555, £540, £532 GW Gill & Sons. BA: £312, £310 G Wall. Young bulls. - BB: £545, £525 K Buckle. Lim: £490 K Buckle. Hoggs & singles: £101, £100 C Harle & Sons. Ewes & lambs £115 JB Luck; Mule feeding ewes: £24 P J Wiper.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 4 calves, 9 dairy cattle, 668 sheep. Dairy cattle: newly calved Fries cow £490 N/S; in-calf Fries hfrs to £910 D&M Iveson, Askrigg av £773.33; in-calf Fries cows to £770 J Wilkomm, Arkengarthdale; Fries bulling hfrs to £400 J Alderson, Howgill, av £380. Calves: BB bulls to £230 H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg av £226; Lim X bulls to £220 J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg; BAX hfr to £102 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg. Hoggs std to 90.5p av 81.1p; med to 97.7p av 90.3p. Cast ewes horned to £25 av £15.50; polled to £43 av £28.83; cast rams horned to £40 av £21.70; polled to £33 av £30.20. Mule ewes & twins to £140 JC & J Clarkson, Bainbridge, av £125.45; with singles to £124 AD Sunter, Hawes, av £106.33; Swale ewes & twins to £113 GS Tiplady, Low Row, av £77.88; with singles to £80 GS Tiplady av £48.84. Gimmer hoggs: Swale to £75 JE Atkinson & Son, Arkengarthdale, av £56.12; Mule to £75 LC Scarr & Son, Bainbridge, av £67.36; Texel X to £56 Oakbank Farm, Stainmore, av £51.21.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £630 Great Chesters; Char X to £680 Rusheylaw; BBX to £660 Fallowfield; BAX to £600 Duddo Hill; Saler X to £558 New Dotland; Simm X to £630 Stoop Rigg. Blue CID: Lim X to £700 Latterford (20m); Char X to £710 Rusheylaw (20-21m); Simm X to £680 Eslington Hill (21m); BAX to £592 Yetlington Lane (12-16m); BB to £640 Quarry House (15-16m). Green CID: Lim X to £655 Chirdon; Simm X to £575 Broomhope; Char to £448 Bowershield; BAX to £545 Hepple Whitefield. Hfrs: Lim X to £645 Keepwick; Char X to £570 Colwell Hill; BAX to £508 Crookdene; BB to £495 Woodhouse. Tues. - Fwd: 1,076 sheep. Heavy steers to 98.5p av 97.5p; med to 111.5p av 101.83p; heavy to 114.5p av 100.5p. Spring lambs: Suff X to 167.1p; Texel X to 186.6p; Char X to 172.6p; Vendeen to 159.5p. Hoggs: Suff X to 120.8p; Texel X to 127.7p; Mule to 120.2p; Blackface to 123.2p; Swale to 121.1p. Cast ewes & rams: overall av £33.76; MLC lt av £31.21; heavy av £41.90. Fwd: 450 hoggs, gimmers & ewes with lambs at foot. Mule gimmers & twins to £125 East Fourstones; with singles to £119 East Fourstones; Mule hoggs & twins to £127 Whitridge; £122; Suff X hoggs & twins to £130 Brandon Hall; with singles to £118 Blackhalls; Suff X gimmers & twins to £118 Whitton Dene; Texel X hoggs & singles to £105 Townfoot; Texel X hoggs & twins to £112 Brandon Hall; geld Mule ewe hoggs to £70 Allenshields.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. Fwd: 218 store & breeding cattle, all crosses. BB hfr & bull calf £830 Roseleigh; BB cow & hfr calf £730 Roseleigh. Char hfrs & bull calf: £830 Cotesyke; £740 Roseleigh. Lim hfrs & bull calf: £820 Roseleigh; £780 Bowderhead. BA cow & bull calf £660 Cotesyke. Feeding bulls. - Simm: £560 Cranberry. Lim: £478 Bridge End (Kipling); £470 Cranberry. Fries: £330 School Hill. Herefd: £315 School Hill. Lim bullocks: £608 Cliburn Hall; £598 Beck Foot; £590 Home Farm (Bousfield); £582 Enterber; £560 Wetheriggs; £555 Starrah; £538 Bloom Farm; £528 Sykeside; £515 Howrigg; £500 Town Head (Ivinson); £492 Warcop Tower; £490 Forest Hall. Lim hfrs: £570 Enterber; £532 Starrah; £528 Cliburn Hall; £522 Windy Hill; £520 Clockeld; £452 Town Head (Ivinson); £420 Forest Hall; £418 Bowderhead; £400 Hebblethwaite Hall; £400 Peacock Hill; £400 Crooks Beck. BB bullocks: £595 Cliburn Hall. BB hfrs: £635 Asby Grange; £585 Cliburn Hall; £522 Croft Ends (Bellas); £510 Windy Hill; £475 Heblethwaite Hall; £430 Crooks Bank. Char bullocks: £570 Warcop Tower; £540 Howrigg; £498 Forest Hall. BA bullocks: £488 Croup Farm; £475 Uldale. AA bullocks: £468 Howgill Foot. Angus hfrs £395 Forest Hall. Tues. - Fwd: 1,123 sheep. Breeding sheep (all crosses). - Blackfaced (correct) & lambs: £27, £24 Douthwaite Head. Spring lambs 35kg or more: Beltex to £66; Suff to £65; Texel to £63. Up to 34kg: £45 Douthwaite Head. Hoggs 35kg or more: Cont to £60; Suff to £53.50; Mule to £56.80; Cheviot to £59; Rough Fell to £55.50; Lowstead, Swale to £52; Blackfaced to £45. Up to 34kg: Cheviot to £39.20; Swale to £39.20; Rough Fell to £39; Blackface to £39; Mule to £37; Shetland to £35.50; Gritstone to £35. Ewes polled to £43.50; horned £31.80; rams polled to £54; horned to £26.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 7 dairy cattle, 90 calves & stirks, 322 store cattle & feeding bulls. Calved hfrs: PF Donaldson £850, £780; S&J Dent & Son £700, £690. Calved cows: WK Wilkinson & Son £800; W White £640; JC Heseltine £590. Calves: BB bulls to £262 J Pearson & Sons av £224; BB hfrs to £255 D&S Spence av £159; Simm bulls to £255 TK Styan & Ptnrs; Lim bulls to £250 B&A Myers & Daughter av £185; hfrs to £165 WD&MM Moor av £96; Char bulls to £215 DN Verity av £201; Fries bulls to £160 N J Ward av £89; AA bulls to £130 GL&SM Thompson av £125. Fries bull stirks: D Wensley £295. May fair show & sale of store cattle. Judge: Peter Newcombe, Bedale. BB steer: 1 BR Lawson & Son £670; 2 T&RJ Tiplady res; 3 JT Dixon & Sons £600. BB hfr: 1 GK Hird & Sons £565. Other cont steers: 1 BR Lawson & Son, BA, £730; 2 RMS Livestock, BA, £520; 3 Walburn Hall Farms, Lim, £475. Other cont hfr: 1 GK Hird & Sons, Lim, £600; 2 G Lambert, Lim £555; 3 RMS Livestock, BA, £565. Feeding bull: 1 JS&D Cloughton, Lim, £670; 2 A&AC Stelling, BB, £515; 3 TW Brown, Lim £555. Champion & Castlebank trophy: BR Lawson & Son, BA, bought by judge. Other prices, bulls. - Lim: JA&UM Fawcett £562, £558, £552, £550, £530. BB: A&AC Stelling £550, £542, £530, £528, £425, £395; D&JL Middlemiss £508, £430, £390; Broadley Farms £325. Simm: SJ Horner £495, £385; Broadley Farms £368. BA: JJ Horn £448, £400. Fries: D Wensley £345. AA: Broadley Farms £312. Steers. - Lim: AJG Davy £600(5), £568, £555; T&RJ Tiplady £592; JT Dixon & Sons £588, £580, £578, £570; JW&LJ Chandler & Sons £580; FW Lawson £572; SC Parker £555; G Calvert & Sons £555. BB: BR Lawson & Son £600; GK Hird & Sons £600, £580, £570; FW Lawson £565. Char: RW&M Suttill £580, £528; MJ Suttill £478, £460. BA: RMS Livestock £520, £475; BR Lawson & Son £475; RA Wintersgill £465. AA: NW&M Vasey & Son £388. Shorthorn: AE Wilkes £310. Fries: AW Wilkes £350. Hfrs. - BB: J Allison & Sons £550, £545, £522, £425; F&S Iveson £535, £530; T&RJ Tiplady £522; GK Hird & Sons £510; BA Heslop £465, £435; JT Dixon & Sons £455; RW&MA Suttill £420. Lim hfrs: R&PR Banks £525, £485; CT Akrigg £520; JD Potts £510, £475, £470; JW&LJ Chandler £495; RJ Bailey £490; KO Stones £470. BA: RMS Livestock £510, £400, £370; BR Lawson & Son £500; RA Wintersgill £435, £430, £425. Char: RW&MA Suttill £455, £420, £412; RI Graham £340. AA: J Richmond £425, £422, £402. Simm: KS Duffus £402; RI Graham £340. Wed. - Fwd: 519 sheep. Lambs std to 150p av 146.3p; med to 155.5p av 147.4p; hoggs lt to 106.6p av 100.5p; Suff & Cont std to 107.3p av 102.3p; med to 121.2p av 114.1p; heavy to 104p av 100.5p; owt to 98.2p av 94.8p; Mule & horned std to 120.5p av 112.1p; med to 95.1p; heavy to 104p av 98.8p. Ewes: BFL to £55; Cont to £47; Mule to £40; Mash to £36.50; horned to £25 av £17.20. Rams: Cont to £30, BFL to £26.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 69 cattle, 397 sheep. Steers med to 92.5p a kg or £481 each av 91.51p or £473.54; heavy to 93.5p or £588.20 av 87.98p or £539; overall steer av 89.25p; hfrs med to 117.5p or £540 av 107.4p or £480.77; overall hfr av 101.3p; young bulls med to 99.5p or £547.25 av 78.13p; or £412.77; heavy to 102.5p or £654.50 av 89.2p or £533.92; overall young bull av 85.68p; total cattle av 94p. Lambs std to 173p a kg or £67.50 each av 152.69p or £59.34; med to 176.7p or £76 av 165.04p or £69.43; overall av 163.67p; heavy to 159.5p or £75 av 156.05p £69.43; owts to 124.1p or £72 av 162.63p; total lamb av 162.63p; hoggets lt to 34.48p or £10; med to 126.1p or £55.50 av 108.48 or £46.58p; overall av 106.95p; heavy to 135p or £567.50 av 124.29p pr £50.47; owt to 131.1p or £70.80 av 122.75p or £68.24; total hogg av 120.21p; total sheep av 144.56p; cull ewes to £37.50 av £25.64. Wed. - Fwd: 178 store & breeding cattle, 113 ewes & lambs. Bulls. - Simm: £588, £470, £440 RA Corner. Lim: £580, £530 R Corner; £485, £455, £415 JE Brown; £448 DJ Clark; £435, £375 EF Atkinson. BB. - £488 DJ Clark. Herefd: £420 J Holmes. Fries: £390, £370 DJ Clark; £338 W Smith. Hfrs. - Char: £590, £572, £538, £522, £370 JT Coxon; £452, £440, £435, £400, £360, £320 D Humphrey; £398, £392, £365, £328, £280 J Pattison; £372, £360, £320 I Oliver; £340, £295 D Easton; £142, £140, £130, £125 JC Foster. Saler: £442, £428 J Frankland. BB: £392, £340, £328 R Pattison; £272 E Bulman. Herefd: £380 J Farrow; £360 J Holmes. AA. - £358 EF Atkinson; £250, £222, £220 E Bulman. BA: £315 W Brass. BB: £360 A Jopling. Bullocks. - Lim: £642, £595, £558, £535 J Ritchie; £628, £602, £582 K Pearson. Simm: £588, £450 J Ritchie; £440, £428, £325, £295 I Oliver. Char: £570, £555, £552 JT Coxon; £442, £435 I W Stobart. Breeding cattle. - Lim cow & calf: £555, £540 WF Kay. Char cow & calf: £470, £410 P Leggott. Lim hfr & calf: £410, £405 P Leggott. Hoggs with lambs: £130, £86 R Dearlove; £126, £124 A Johnson; £79 P Ashbridge. 2-shear: £112, £106 J Walton; £89 W A Nunn. Correct: £109, £107 J Walton. BMCB: £104, £100, £98 R Cutler. Private sales, May 19-23: 58 OTMs, 106 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 94 cattle. Lim hfrs to 129.5p; Char hfrs to 113.5p; Lim steers to 104.5p; Lim bulls to 118.5p; BA bulls to 117.5p; BB bulls to 113.5p; Char bulls to 102.5p; Fries bulls to 84.5p; Longhorn bulls to 83.5p. Wed. - Fwd: 1,691 sheep. Spring lambs to £72. Hoggs: Suff X to £66; Cont X to £65.50; Cheviot to £62.50. Cast ewes to £60.

STOKESLEY. - Tues. Fwd: 101 store cattle, 72 ewes with lambs. Bulls. - Lim: £500 Burwharton Estates; £455, £450, £410 C Welford; £438 D Stockdale; £368, £308 F Jackson. Char: £465, £428 Burwharton Estates; Herefd: £455 Burwharton Estates. BB: £445 B Knight. AA: £405, £302 B Knight. Fries: £388, £370, £340 D Stockdale; £260, £248, £240 M Lowcock; £190 W Blackett. Hfrs. - BB: £460 A Richardson; £338 J Pattison. Lim: £398, £382, £375, £352 M Dorman; £392, £310 R Bullock; £335, £328 J Pattison; £320, £308 F Jackson; £288 L Ransome; £120 W Blackett. Char: £380, £375 F Brunton; £350 B Routledge; £340 T Souter. Simm: £352, £305 F Jackson. Bullocks. - Lim: £502, £492 RA Thompson; £490, £438 R Bullocks. Simm: £305 L Ransome. Breeding sheep: shlgs & lambs £124 T Brown; correct & lambs £105 T Brown. BMCB & lambs: £100 W Wardman; £78 CD Muir; £56 J Stones; £48, £35 L Martin. 2-shear & lambs: £87 W Wardman.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 422 cattle, 1,543 sheep, 237 pigs. Steers med to 114.5p av 99.9p; heavy to 124.5p a kg or £756.93 each av 95.9p; hfrs lt to 96.5p; med to 135.5p av 101p; heavy to 130.5p or £719.60 av 103.4p; bulls lt to 101.5p; med to 118.5p av 88.1p; heavy to 108.5p or £683.55 av 89.4p. Lambs std to 194.6p av 183.6p; med to 197.7p av 181.5p; heavy to 178.7p a kg or £92; hoggets lt to 133.3p av 130.8p; std to 150p av 132.9p; med to 151.2p av 141.6p; heavy to 153.1p av 143.1p; owt to 148.1p or £84.50 av 142.1p; ewes lt to £43 av £21.96; heavy to £58 av £41.15. Porkers to 99p av 91.7p; cutters to 102p av 88.9p; baconers to 92p av 80.5p; owt to 80p av 75.8p; sows/boars to 44p a kg or £129.20 each av 33.8p. Mon. - Collection centre fwd: 50 OTMs. 46 sows.