BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: 186 store cattle. Feeding bulls. - Char: £550, £535, £532 K Atkinson. BB: £535 T&G Lee; £505 A&B Herworth. Lim: £515, £495 A&B Herworth; £510, £490 K Atkinson. BA: £508, £455 J&SE Bainbridge. Store steers. - BA: £690, £630, £625 GS&SE Wilson. Char: £645 WB Rutter & Sons; £595 J Walshaw & Sons; £570, £565 G&F Turnbull. Lim: £640 WB Rutter & Sons; £630 NN&RG Handley; £570 G&F Turnbull; £550 J Walshaw & Sons. Herefd: £570 Dent Bros. Hfrs. - Lim: £565, £520, £490, £465 P&J Coupland; £470 DE Stones; £462 JR Addison & Son; £455 JW Dent & Sons £455, £452, £448 A&B Herworth. BB: £470 ER Thompson; £458, £450 L Guy & Son; £445 T&G Lee. Wed. - Fwd: 434 sheep. Ewes & lambs to £90, pet lambs to £2; hoggs lt to 128.5p av 119.6p; std to 135p av 125p; med to 144.2p av 130.4p; heavy to 135.2p av 124.8p. Cast sheep: Cont to £70; Suff to £70; Mules to £59.50; Leics to £70; Swales to £40.50.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 248 cattle, 683 sheep. Steers heavy to 116.5p av 96.4p; hfrs med to 114.5p av 96.3p. heavy to 118.5p av 95.8p; young bulls med to 197.5p av 92.3p; heavy to 117.5p av 95.6p; Spring lambs med to 158.14p av 158.1p; hoggs med to 126.8p av 122.8p, heavy to 132p av 123.5p; cull ewes to £81 av £55.18.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 2 calves, 213 sheep. Calves: Lim bulls to £224 S Bell & Sons, Askrigg av £192. Hoggs lt to 121.3p av 113.1p; std to 125.5p av 120.9p; med to 137.3p av 129p; heavy to 132.8p av 122.7p, overall av 123.5p. Cast ewes, horned to £38 av £20.53p; polled to £35.50. Cast rams, horned to £48 av £29.95p; polled to £66 av £60.50p; Swale gimmer hoggs to £52 av £51.42p. Goat (in milk) to £68.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 763 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID:t Lim X to £662 Toft House; BAX to £740 The Holmes; Char X to £690 Aydon Shields; BBX to £575 Ffridd Farm (N Wales); Fries X to £485 Keepershield; Welsh Black to £618 Middle Coldcotes. Blue CID: Char X to £752 West Nubbock; Lim X to £678(2) Bishopton; Simm X to £700 Manor House; AAX to £570 Horncastle; BBX to £582 Wheathall (14m); Holstein Fries £275 Willow Ford. Green CID: Lim X to £592 Rose Cottage (12m); Simm X to £525 Richmond Hill (9m); Char X £508 Greenley Cleugh; AAX to £542 Richmond Hill (10-12m). Hfrs: Lim X to £635 Morley Hill; Char X to £570 Lee Hall; Simm X to £575 Stoop Rigg; BAX to £578 Whiskershield; BBX to £620 Lee Hall. Swale ewe hogg £40 Hepple Hill; Swale feeding ewes £30.50 Hepple Hill. Hoggs: Suff X to £49.20 Longshaw, Shield Farm; Texel X to £48 Dilston Haugh, Longshaw; Mule to £46.80 Shield Farm; Vendeen to £42.50 Dilston Haugh; Blackface to £40 Pottsdurtrees; Swale to £35.20 Hepple Hill. Tues. - Steers heavy to 104.5p av 96.5p; hfrs med to 94.5p av 91.2p; heavy to 107.5p av 95p. Hoggs: Suff X to 147.6p; Texel X to 148.5p; Mule to 138.8p; Blackface to 137p; Swale to 136.8p; Cheviot X to 146p; Char X to 148.8p; Leics to 136.9p. Cast ewes & rams: Suff to £66; Texel X to £65; Mule to £59.50; Blackface to £48; Swale to £39.50; Leics to £75.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 2 dairy cattle, 69 calves & stirks. 41 store & breeding sheep, 2 breeding cattle. Calved cows: GT&LM Spence £800; H&EM Tiplady £390. Calves: Lim bulls to £272 D&S Spence av £203; hfrs to £118 B&JA Muir av £102; BB bulls to £270 M&D Smith av £228; hfrs to £172 KD Hodgson av £117; BA bulls to £195 J Pratt & Sons av £194; Simm bulls to EP&J Robertshaw; hfrs to £102 EP&J Robertshaw av £97; Char bulls to £186 DN Verity av £182; AA bulls to £122 JW&RJ Pounder; Fries bulls to £110 J Pearson & Sons av £69. Breeding cattle. - BB cow & calf K Whitehead £680. Breeding sheep. - geld Mule gimmer hoggs Robson House Farms £90. Wed. - Fwd: 620 sheep. Lambs lt to 153.6p; hoggs lt to 130.3p av 124.6p. Suff & Cont std to 143p av 133.7p; med to 150p av 139.5p; heavy to 142.6p av 135.2p. Mule & horned std to 136.7p av 126.7p; med to 141.3p av 131.1p; heavy to 127.2p av 121.5p. Ewes: Cont to £70; Mule to £67.50; Tees to £60; Suff to £55.50; horned to £50. Rams: Suff to £71.50; BFI to £61; Swale to £43.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 98 cattle, 946 sheep. Steers med to 103.5p; heavy to 104.5p av 95.31p; hfrs med to 110.5p av 95.44p; heavy to 117.5p av 93.27p; young bulls med to 102.5p av 89.72p; heavy to 98.5p av 89.41p. Hoggets std to 150p av 135.77p; med to 148.80p av 135.2p; heavy to 138p av 129.63p; owt to 133.30p av 124.24p; total hoggets av 131.21p. Cull ewes to £65 av £43.62; rams to £58 av £44. Wed. - Fwd: 94 store & breeding cattle; 40 breeding sheep. Bulls. - Simm: £500 Abraham; Lim £450 Broomhead; £425 Morrison. BB: £410 Thomson. AA: £280 Reveley. Fries £280, £250 Thomson; £270, £240 Reveley. Hfrs. - Char £625, £592, £582, £562, £505 Coxon; £470 Garner. Lim: £520, £448, £440, £415, £390 Bowman; £465, £432, £420, £385, £380 Kitching; £442, £390 Brass. Simm: £480, £468, £455, £418 Clark. In-calf hfr: S D £490 Atkinson. Simm £490; £460; £418 Towers. Bullocks. - Lim: £662, £590 Tate; £640, £595 Hill; £505, £478, £462, £452, £430 Dent & Sons; £482, £445, £440 Brass. BB: £642 Hill; £632 Wheldon. Fries: £590, £560 Holdsworth Farms; £505 Hill; Gelbvieh: £600 Tate. Ewes & lambs, correct: £124, £122 Thompson; £104 Todd. BMCB: £144 Thompson; £110 Swann; Greenbank; £96, £68, £62 Nelson. Private sales March 31-April 4: 104 fat cattle, inc OTMs.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 69 cattle. Lim hfrs to 121.5p; BB hfrs to 107.5p; Lim steers to 111.5p; BB steers to 109.5p; Lim bulls to 113.5p; Char bulls to 106.5p; MRI bulls to 86.5p; Fries bulls to 84.5p. Fwd: 197 bullocks, hfrs, young bulls & sucklers. Bullocks. - Lim: £630, £580 Skelling; £615, £580(2) Bells View; £580, £548 Wheatsheaf; £548, £530 Blencarn Hall; £520, £508 Ghyll House; £520 Gate Ghyll; £520 Tongue House Farm; £508 The Bank. BB: £545, £540 Blencarn Hall; £535 Bells View; £495 The Bank. AA: £625, £610 Moorside; £460 Lamonby House. Simm: £648 Moorside; £535 Millrigg. Norm Cross: £595, £540 Moorside. Hfrs. - BBX: £522 Blencarn Hall; £500 Burns (Cartmel). Lim X: £505, £485, £472 Skelling; £440 Blencarn Hall; £439 Gateghyll. Simm: £500 Moorside. Feeding bulls. - Lim: £545 Whinns Farm; £475 Ghyll House; £460, £430, £420 Bowness Farm; £355 Dale End (Hodgson). Char X: £508 Rigg Dyke. Herefd: £440 Rigg Dyke. AA: £462, £442, £438 Rigg Dyke. Tues. - Sale of ewes & lambs. Suff X ewes & singles: £50 Sandriggs. With doubles: £46 Sandriggs; £38 Stamp Hill. Herdwick shlgs & doubles: £38 Cannerheugh. Mule ewes & doubles: £36 Cannerheugh. Mule ewes NCM & doubles: £30 Rosgill Head. Wed. - Fwd: 4,046 sheep. Hoggs: Cont X to £71; Suff X to £81; Cheviot to £70; Mule to £70.20; Scotch Blackface to £70; Swale to £63.50; Herdwick to £72; HB to £65; Blue-faced Leics to £65.50. Ewes: Cont X to £68; Mule to £60.50; Swale to £41. Rams: Cheviot to £73; Swale to £58; Herdwick to £52.

SKIPTON. - Mon. Fwd: 12 cattle, 680 sheep, 74 calves, 200 store sheep, 119.360 tonnes (18 loads) produce. Bulls med to 111p av 98.5p; hfrs to 132p av 120.7p. Spring lambs to 45kg to 162.7p; hoggs to 32kg to 135p av 121.8p; to 39kg to 130p av 121.6p; to 45kg to 137p av 128.1p; to 52kg to 132p av 122.1p; over 52kg to 112p av 107.7p; ewes & rams to £71.50 av £48.73. Bull calves: Lim to £222 av £160; BB to £251 av £192; Simm to £180 av £177; AA to £120 av £103; Fries to £80 av £28.50. Hfrs: Lim to £87 av £50; BB to £118 av £74; Simm to £44 av £38; overall; av £75.93. Store sheep. - Shlgs: Mule & doubles to £123; Cont X & doubles to £116. Ewes: Mule 3-shr & doubles to £109; Mule BM & doubles to £99; Cont BM & doubles to £116. Produce: big bale wheat to £28 av £6 per bale; small bale hay to £1.50 av £1.40; big bale hay to £67 av £57 or £6 per bale; haylage to £9 av £8.25. Wed . - Fwd: 41 suckler breeding cattle. Lim X hfr & Lim bull calf £645; BB hfr & Lim bull calf £965; Piem hfr & Lim bull calf £780; with Lim hfr calf £635; BB cow & Lim bull calf £735; Ped Herefd hfrs geld £295; BB hfr springing £610.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 341 cattle, 3,546 sheep, 235 pigs. Steers med to 110.5p av 99.2p; heavy to 123.5p av 100.9p; hfrs lt to 92.5p; med to 134.5p av 104.7p; heavy to 143.5p av 103.4p; bulls lt to 101.5p; med to 117.5p av 88.6p; heavy to 108.5p av 98.9p. Hoggets lt to 129.7p av 116.9p; std to 134.7p av 128.3p; med to 140.9p av 126.8p; heavy to 130.2p av 122.1p; owt to 120.4p av 116p; ewes lt to £46.50 av £35.85; heavy to £92 av £66.18. Porkers to 91.5p av 83.8p; cutters to 90p av 83.4p; baconers to 89.5p av 80.8p; owt to 70p av 63.6p; sows/boars to 46.5p av 42p. Mon. - Collection centre. Fwd: 86 sows.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Fwd: 380 sheep. Suff X to 130p; Texel X to 128.1p;, Mule to 125.5p; Blackface to 100p; Cheviot X to 106p; Beltex to 128.8p