BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 46 ewes & hoggs with lambs, 410 prime & cast sheep. Mule shlgs & lambs to £138; Suff shlgs & lambs to £140; Mule ewes & twins to £105. Std lambs to 184.2p av 180.2p; med lambs to 182.9p av 180.2p; lt hoggs to 170.5p av 128.2p; std to 135.8p av 133.4p; med to 146.9p av 144.2p; heavy to 152.1p av 146.6p; owt to 155.5p. Cast sheep: Leics to £72.50; Suff to £69; Cont to £76; Mule to £63; Swale to £45.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 300 cattle, 582 sheep. Steers med to 117.5p a kg or £452.13 each av 98.3p; heavy to 110.5p or £754.13 av 95.9p;hfrs lt to 113.5p or £468.33; med to 125.5p or £582.88 av 101.4p; heavy to 123.5p or £6661.12 av 95.2p. young bulls med to 115.5p or £600.60 av 95.2p; heavy to 118.5p or £795.60 av 97p. Lambs med to 185.3p a kg or £69.50 av 167.46p; heavy to 204.8p or £84 av 172.7p; hoggets med to 158.1 or £68 av 146.8p; heavy to 157.4p or £92 av 146.2p; cull ewes to £81.50 av £57.12. Mon. - Fwd: 208 store cattle, 7 rearing calves, 152 breeding and store sheep. Steers. - Lim: £625, £612, £605 Ryall; £538, £535 Marshall Green; £465 Backstone; £390 High Stonechester. Char: £488 Towdy Potts. Hfrs. - BA: £640 High Crows House; £368 Boggle Beck. Char: £570, £560, £520, £500 Gilly Flatts; £418 Swinbank. Lim: £555, £545 Dales House; £495, £490, £480 Cold Comfort; £455 Prys House; £400, £380 Cliffe Bank; £372 Wallworth; £340 Hoggarthwaite. BB: £448 Cragg Top; £442, £408 Houghton House. Simm: £422 Bluestone Lane. AA: £378 Church Farm. Young bulls: Lim: £560, £555, £540 Manor House; £545 Chatterley; £502, £480 Pry House Farm; £500, £485 Morton Grange; £438 Wearview; £420 Low Walworth. BB: £452 Wearview. Char: £545 Chatterley. Fries: £432 Morton Grange; £400 Red Barns. Mule hoggets & singles £140 D Dobson. Mule ewes with 1 lambs: £104 B Knight, £105 K Halliday. Mule hoggets £78 Cullen; Suff £71 Gill.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 10 calves, 170 sheep. calves: Lim X bulls to £170 S Bell & Sons, Askrigg av £160; BBX bulls to £180 JM Fawcett & Son, Hawes; hfrs to £32 H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg; Fries bulls to £80 FD&TW Chapman, Hawes, av £71. Hoggs lt to 126 av 110p; std to 133.9p av £129.7p; med to 154.3p av 154.3p; heavy to 121.7p av 114.3p; overall av 127.6p. cast ewes horned to £30 av £16.13; polled to £41 av £34; cast rams horned to £25 av £19.67; polled to £45 av £38.50. Ewes with lambs at foot: Swale & twins to £108 av £79; with singles to £70 av £56; (GF) Mules & twins to £92. Pet lambs to £3.50.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 1,089 store cattle and suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £670 Morrowfield; Char X to £660 Lunns House; Simm X to £625 Lunns House, Blue CID: Char X to £628 South Linden; Lim X to £692 Old Ravensworth; Simm X to £640 South Bradford; AAX to £558 Shitlington Hall; BBX to £625 Sharplaw; BAX to £600; Herefd X to £470 Beacon Rigg. Green CID: BBX to £700 Square House; Lim X to £680; Char X to £628 Esh Winning; BAX to £425 Hepple Hill. Bulls, green CID: Lim X to £415 Glebe Farm. Hfrs: Char X to £632 West Bolton; Lim X to £650 Whalton Hill Head; BBX to £572 Square House; BAX £590(2) Shield Farm; AAX to £335 Byreside. Store sheep: milk sheep to £59 Greencarts; Texel X to £54.80 Star Inn; Suff X to £52.50 Shield Farm; Leics X to £46.50 Shield Farm; Mule to £45 Shield Farm; Swale to £42.20 Shield Farm. Tues. - Heavy steers to 98.5p av 93.5p; med hfrs to 109.5p av 109.5p; heavy hfr to 96.5p 93p. Fwd: 77 ewes & lambs at foot at their weekly sale. Bleu de Maine gimmers & twin Beltex lambs to £136 West Fenwick; with Beltex singles to £100 West Fenwick; Mule gimmers & twins to £130(2) Chesterwood; 4-crop warranted Texel ewes & twins to £112 Cooper House; 4-crop warranted Mule ewes & twins to £100 Cooper House; 3-crop Suff ewes & 4/7 Texel lambs to £130 West Fenwick. Prime spring lambs: Suff to 171.3p; Texel to 173p; Char X to 170.7p. Hoggs: Suff to 162p; Texel X to 162.5p; Mule to 159.2p; Blackface to 157.9p; Swale to 153.3p; Cheviot X to 162.8p; Fwd: 314 cast ewes & rams. Suff X to £58.50; Texel to £64; Mule to £61.50; Blackface to £60; Swale to £43.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 875 sheep. Breeding sheep (all crosses). - Mule ewes & lambs: £39, £32.50 Arngill House; £35.50, £32.50 Thwaites Farm (Parker). Cheviot shlgs & singles £33.50 Dowthwaite Head; with twins £29 Dowthwaite Head; ewes not correct & twins £26 Roans Farm, £24.50 Croft House. Blue-faced Leics ewe & twins £29. Texel gimmer hoggs: £72 Third Sunbiggin Farm; £69 Low Barn Farm; £67.50 Bar Gap; £65.50 Roans Farm. Spring lambs: Char to £75; Texel to £73; Suff to £75; overall av 170.93p;. Hoggs 35kg or more: Cont to £72; Suff to £71.50; Swale to £69; Rough Fell to £68(2); Mule to £67.50; Blackface £51. 34kg or less: Cont to £49.20; Swale to £46; Jacob to £44; Mule to £43; Suff to £41; Herdwick to £36. Hoggs overall to 162.5p av 138.97. Ewes: Texel to £70; Mule to £56.50; Hill Cheviot to £48.50; Rough Fell to £48.50; Swale to £40; Blackface to £40; Jacob £37; Herdwick to £36.50; cast ewes overall to £70 av £39.67. Rams: Texel to £52; Rough Fell to £48; Cheviot to £41; Swale to £37.50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 3 dairy cattle, 62 calves, 164 ewes & lambs & breeding sheep. Calved cows: PF Donaldson £950 £630. Calved hfrs: WC Stones £850. Calves: Lim bulls to £305 A Fawcett & Sons av £241; hfrs to £136 C&SB Whitelock av £98; BB bulls to £265 NW&M Vasey & Son av £238.11; hfrs to £205 KD,PL&GW Hodgson av £138; Char bulls to £262 av £238; Simm bulls to £240 JW&RJ Pounder av £235; hfrs £107 A Sowray & Sons; Fries bulls to £222 B&A Myers & Daughter av £106; AA bulls to £170 GE&M Stockill av £161; hfrs to £70 KD,PL&GW Hodgson. Breeding sheep. - Cont X shlg & twins RW Clarkson & Son £144; with singles RW Clarkson & Son £120, £102; Cont X ewes & twins: RD Connall £141; with singles RD Connall £116, £100. Mule hoggs & twins JJ Scott £140; with singles JJ Scott £130; Mule shlgs with lambs C Gregg £134, JJ Scott £130. Mule ewes & twins: MC Sunter £136, £117; RW Clarkson & Son £132; N Harker £111, £100. Mule ewes (CB) with lambs: C Gregg £95: N Harker £95, £86; with singles N Harker £61. Pure Char ewe & twins D Sizer £128; Suff X ewe & single: RD Connall £138; Jacob ewes & twins C Gregg £76. Swale ewes & twin: GR Dent £79,£71; Swale efwes (CB) & lambs E Lofthouse £54; with singles: CH Fawcett & Sons £41,£38. Mule hoggs (geld) JJ Scott £98. Wed. - Fwd: 319 sheep, lambs std to 191.8p av 189.4p; med to 179p av 174.4p; heavy to 175p; hoggs lt to 150p av 145.3p; Suff & Cont std to 145.5p av 138.5p; med to 143.7p av 138.6p; Mule & horned std to 140p av 119.3p; med to 135.3p av 132.9p; heavy to 134.7p av 132.6p. Ewes: Cont £73; BFL £65.50; Mule £62; Suff £59.50; horned £45 av £30.20. Rams: Suff £70; BFL £73; Cont £64; Swale £42.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 102 cattle. 467 sheep. Steers med to 91.5p a kg or £475.80 each; heavy to 93.5p or £635.80 av 87.82p or £556.80; overall steer av 88.1p; hfrs med to 113.5p or £510.75 av 96.64p or £445.09; heavy to 116.5p or £607.73 av 94.94p or £516.09; overall hfr av 95.49; young bulls med to 96.5p or £530.75 av 74.71p or £397.04; heavy to 96.5p or £690.83 av 86.5p or £549.12; overall young bull av 84.81. total cattle av 89.95p. Lambs std to 194.7p a kg or £74 each, av 189.26 or £70.50, med to 192.6p or £84.50p av 181.68p or £73.99. overall lamb av 183.02p; hoggets std to 163.5p or £60.50 av 117.95p or £43.32; med to 165.5p or £74.50 av 148.44p or £62.60, overall av 141.5p; heavy to 167p or £83.50 av 155.61p or £75.04; owt to 155.4p or £100 av 141.86p or £85.76; total hogget av 145.21p; total lamb and hogget av 150.52p; cull ewes to £72 av £44.10; rams to £76.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 100 prime cattle, 303 store cattle. Lim hfrs to 127.5p; Char hfrs to 121.5p; Lim steers to 107.5p; BB steers to 99.5p; Lim bulls to 114.5p; Fries bulls to 81.5p. Store bullocks. - Lim X: £662, £645 Wood Foot; £660, £650 Bells View; £655, £645 Cragg House; £635, £612 Far Close; £590 Wetheriggs; £580 Gillside; £545 Gate Ghyll. BBX: £690, £655 Shire Hall; £650 Cragg House. BAX: £612 Moor End (Wiseman). Simm X: £558 Moor End (Wiseman). AA: £668 Cragg House; £475 Barnskew; £432 Gaythorne Hall. Char X: £762, £672 The Row; £580 Wetheriggs. Herefd X: £418 Street House (Strong). Fries: £578 Burns (Cartmel); £530 Cragg House; £478 Moor End (Wiseman). Hfrs. - Lim X: £600 Burns (Lamb); £598 Hacra; £540 Far Close; £518, £505 Cragg House; £508 Beech Tree (Saggers). BBX: £438 Penny Hill; £435 Blencarn Hall; £422 Green Farm (Hodgson). Char X: £588, £580 The Row. BAX: £522 Penny Hill. Simm X: £450 Moor End (Wiseman). Herefd X: £265 Street House (Strong). Saler X: £452 Barnskew. Young bulls. - Lim X: £502, £440 Manor Farm (Marrs); £480 Manor Farm (Irving); £480 Knotts (Cartmel); £405 Birks (Atkinson). BBX: £510, £428 Kirkbarrow; £350 Low Moor Dyke. Holstein bull stirks: £342, £332 Kirkbarrow; £308 South House (Cockbain). Char X: £540, £522 Manor Farm (Irving). AA: £375 Kirkbarrow. British Fries bull stirks: £315 Tow Head (Nicholson). Weaned Holstein bull alves: £238, £210 Crown Farm; £218 Low Moor Dyke. Ewes & lambs & store sheep. - Mule shlgs & singles: £50 The Green. With doubles: £43 The Green; £41 Mill Farm. Cheviot ewes NCM & double: £35 Roans. Masham geld gimmer hoggs: £73, £70 Third Sunbiggin Farm. Suff ewes & doubles: £38 Sandriggs. Cheviot shlgs & singles: £32 Douthwaite Head. Wed. - Fwd: 2,017 sheep. Spring lambs to £80. Hoggs: Cont X to £100; Suff X to £92; Cheviot to £88; HB to £86; Mule to £84.50; Swale to £81; Scotch Blackface to £79.50; Kendal Rough to £78.50. Ewes: Suff to £87; Bluef-aced Leics to £81; Cont to £76; Kendal Rough to £52.50; Swale to £49; Scotch Blackface to £48.50; Cheviot to £56.50. Rams: Cheviot to £69; Bluefaced Leics to £67; Suff to £65; Swale to £53; Herdwick to £45.

SKIPTON. - Mon. Fwd 9 cattle, 76 calves, 346 prime sheep, 822 store/breeding sheep, 78.260 tonnes (21 loads) produce. Hfrs to 131.5p av. 112.8p. Spring lambs to 39kg to 193.5p; to 45kg to 200p av. 193.7p; to 52kg to 165p; hoggs to 39kg to 166p av 149p; to 45kg to 168p av 148p; to 52kg to 147p av 136p; over 52kg to 134p av 125.8p; cull ewes to £62.50 av £42.4;. horned ram £48. Bull calves: Lim to 245 3 av £184; BB to £330 av £212; Simm to £238 av £215; Char to £230; AA to £157,; Fries to £115 av £62.48. Hfr calves: Lim to £150 av £113; BB to £148 av £109; Simm to £80; Char to £151. Overall calf av £137.67. Store/breeding sheep, Mules: hoggs & singles £164; shlgs & twins £130; ewes, 2-shear & singles £118; ewes BM & twins £120. Texel: shlg & twins £144; ewes, 2-shear & twins £158; with singles £112; ewes, 3-shear & twins £130; ewes & singles £94. Cheviot ewes & twins £121. Swale: ewes & twins £110; ewes & singles £84; ewe BM & twins £82. Geld hoggs: Swale £63; Mule £78; Cheviot £49; Cont X £61. Produce: big bale wheat to £26 or £7.50 a bale; big bale barley straw to £43 av £34; big bale hay to £38; small bale hay £1.40.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 396 cattle, 3,000 sheep, 277 pigs. Steers lt to 96.5p; med to 108.5p av 98.7p; heavy to 121.5p a kg or £837.68 each av 96.6p; hfrs med to 130.5p av 105.6p; heavy to 134.5p or £759 av 105.3p; bulls med to 116.5p av 86.6p; heavy to 118.5p or £806.25 av 91.3p. Lambs std to 194.9p a kg or £76 each av 181.3p; med to 197.5p or £81 av 181.8p; heavy to 185.9p or £85.50 av 172.2p; owts to 170.8p or £90.50; hoggets lt to 162.5p av 154.8p; std to 116.2p av 157.3p; med to 163.8p or £73 av 152.3p; heavy to 171.4p or £84 av 151.4p; owts to 162.3p or £87 av 147p; ewes lt to £46 av £30.45; heavy to £102 av £67.15. Porkers to 85p av 82.8p; cutters to 88p av 83.2p; baconers to 83p av 77.7p; owt to 67p; sows/boars to 42p a kg or £124.40 each av 39.4p. Mon. -Collection centre, Fwd: 55 OTMs.