BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: BA hfr & calf £790 J Fenwick. Feeding bulls. - BB: £55, £545, £500 G Thompson & Sons: £530 JN Spedding: BA: £530 D Buck. Char: £530 D Buck: £500 F Cartwright. Simm: £530 JF Hutchinson: £500, £490, £485 C&E Gaskin. Store steers . - Lim: £625, £555, £545, £535, £525, £515, £510 JR Longstaff & Son; £545, £515, £500 JL&M Wilkinson & Son; £518, £505 P&J Coupland; £510, £500 TB Walton; £485 J Collinson. BA: £550, £548, £510, £502 J&K Metcalf; £475 EW Guy & Sons. Char: £545 R Tookey; £540, £502 JR Longstaff & Son. Herefd: £515 JF Hutchinson. Simm: £500 P&J Coupland. Hfrs. - Char: £600 HH Barker & Son; £525 WB Rutter & Sons. Lim: £570, £515, £490 JV Oliver; £545 RW Makepeace; £528, £495 HH Barker & Son; £505 JR Addison & Son; £502, £485 P&J Coupland; £498, £485 JW Dent; £485 JL Dixon; £485 EH Raine; £480 JR Addison Son; £480 J Fenwick. BB: £555, £530, £505, £490 G Thompson & Sons; £485, £482 R Errington & Sons; £482 R Thompson. BA: £492 G&SE Wilson. Wed. - Fwd: 1,156 sheep. Hoggs lt to 118.7p av 102.1p; std to 128.4p av 119.2p; med to 128.7p av 121.9p; heavy to 127p av 114.9p. Ewes: Cont to £67.50; Suff to £56.50; Mule to £51; Leics to £50.50; Swale to £46.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 203 cattle, 728 sheep. Steers med to 114.5p a kg or £635.28 each av 96.7p or £583.26; heavy to 111.5p or £788.40 av 96.7p or £639.41; overall steer av 96.7p; hfrs lt to 108.5p or £401.45 av 99.3p; med to 108.5p or £504.53 av 98.2p or £487.200; heavy to 115.5p or £666.50 av 95.2p or £518.67; overall hfr av 97.8p; young bulls med to 99.5p or £502.35; heavy to 116.5p or £774.73 av 92.8p or £606.45. Sheep med to 118.5 a kg or £53 each av 109.7p or £47.81; heavy to 114.4p or £58.50 av 107p or £55.15p; cull ewes to £50 av £41.25. Mon. - Fwd: 21 cattle, 47 store lambs. Steers. - Lim X: £540, £448, £395 Manor Farm. BA: £430, £458, £438 Manor Farm. Hfrs: - AAX £265 Village Farm; Herefd X £280 Hacklewood Farm. Char X: £322 Hacklewood. Store lambs: Suff to £27.50 Mains House Farm; Mule to £24.50 Mains House Farm.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 12 calves, 894 sheep. Calves. - Lim bulls JR Thwaites Askrigg £235; hfr S Bell & Sons Askrigg £102; Fries S Bell & Sons Askrigg £76. Prime hoggs lt to 111p a kg av 105.4p; std to 121.7p av 111.6p; med to 122.4p av 115.2p; heavy to 112.6p av 109.4p; overall av 112.3p. Cast ewes horned to £34.80 av £21.11; polled to £60.50 av £44.32; cast rams horned to £23 av £18.50; polled to £36 av £31.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 508 store cattle. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £652 Luns House; Char X to £600 Satley Farm; Simm X to £618 Fallowfield; AAX to £538 Luns House; BAX to £590 Hedley Park; BB to £620; Blue CID: Lim X to £660 West Shields; Char X to £628 Hammershield; Simm X to £518 Bishopton; AAX to £642 Hedley West. Green CID: Lim X to £515 Woodcroft; Char X to £500 Bishopton; Simm X to £472 Dunshiel; BAX to £465 Whitchester. Hfrs: BAX to £640 Sunniside; Lim X to £575 Dykehead; Char X to £620; Simm to £520 Whittingham Grange; AAX to £410 Halfway House. Fwd: 903 store & breeding sheep. In-lamb ewes: Suff gimmers to £70 Broom House; Texel X gimmers to £66 Broom House; Mule ewes 4-crop to £66 Wallhouses; Texel X ewes 4-crop to £66 Wallhouses; Mule ewes 1-crop to £65 Scarlett Hall. Ewe hoggs: Texel X to £49 Broom House; Suff X to £49 Broom House; Mule geld to £44 Carry House. Blackface ewes (UO) to £35 Wainsrigg; Mule cast ewes to £43 Catreen; Blackface cast ewes to £24 Thockrington. Blackface young sheep to £30 The Brigg; Blackface rams to £23 The Brigg. Store hoggs: Texel X to £45.80 Matfen Home Farm; Suff X to £44.80 Airyholm; Mule to £43.20 Greensyke; Blackface to £30.80 Low Carriteth; Swale to £24 The Brigg; Cheviot to £38.80 Linbriggs; Cheviot X to £35.80 Thockrington. Tues. - Fwd: 17 cattle, 2,359 sheep. Med hfrs to 93.5p av 92p; heavy to99.5p av 90.14p. Hoggs: Suff X to 126.8p; Texel X to 127.4p; Mule to 119.5p; Blackface to 118.6p; Swale to 114.9p; Char X to 130.6p. Cast ewes & rams: Suff X to £47.50; Texel to £54; Mule to £46.50; Leics to £50; Blackface to £36.50; Swale to £30.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues of last week. Fwd: 2,119 sheep. Lambs 35kg & over: Cont X £53; Suff X to £51; Mule to £54.50; Masham to £48.80; Swale to £47; Rough Fell to £50; Scotch Blackface to £42.50; Cheviot to £49. 34kg or less: Cont X to £36.50; Suff X to £35.80; Swale to £33.20; Rough Fell to £32.20; Cheviot to £33.20. Ewes: Blue-faced Leics to £58; Mule to £47; Texel to £49.50; Rough Fell to £39; Swale to £34; Scotch Blackface to £33.50. Rams: Texel to £51; Blue-faced Leics to £46; Rough Fell to £50. Tues. Fwd: 1,304 sheep. Hoggs, all crosses. - 35kg or more: Cont to £54.50(x2); Mule to £55; Swale to £51.80; Blue-faced Leics to £50; Scotch Blackface to £44.20. 34kg or less: Suff to £39.20; Cont to £37.80; Mule to £34.80; Scotch Blackface to £32.80. Ewes: Suff to £48; Rough Fell to £41.50; Mule to £41.50; Swale to £32; Scotch Blackface to £31; Herdwick to £23. Rams:Blue-aced Leics to £50.50; Texel to £48.50; Rough Fell to £47; Char £40 Galloper Park; Swale to £28. Goats to £31.50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: Calves: BB bulls to £230 J Pearson & Sons av £201; hfrs to £118 JA Dent & Son av £103; Lim bulls to £160 DN Verity av £142; hfrs to £96 H Harrison & Son av £78; Simm bulls to £142 JA Dent & Son av £134; hfrs to £72 JA Dent & Son; Fries bulls to £96 RW Wallis & Son av £60. Friesian bull stirks to £175. Beef breeding cattle. - Cont X Cows & hfrs with calves: LG Plews & Son £840; A&AJ Lambert £660, £600, £580; F&F Stephenson & Son £590. AA hfr & calf: N&L Trewhitt & Son £490. In-calf hfrs: A&AJ Lambert £400. Store & breeding sheep. - Mule gimmer hoggs W Stanger £40; Swale ewes in lamb AC Bailey £28.50; Suff hoggs GL&SM Thompson £39.20; Cont X hoggs Calvert & Hunter £36; Mule hoggs Calvert & Hunter £40; horned hoggs Calvert & Hunter £34. Wed. - Fwd: 1,295 sheep. Hoggs lt to 117.9p av 112.2p. Suff & Cont std to 125.1p av 117.8p; med to 126p av 120pl heavy to 120.8p av 117.4p. Mule, Masham & horned std to 116.8p av 112.3p; med to 118.5p av 109.7p; heavy to 106.2p av 100.8p. Ewes: Masham to £59; Cont to £49.50; horned to £35.80; Mule to £54.50 av £27.70. Rams: Cont to £38.50; horned to £34.

MIDDLETON-in-TEESDALE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 500 sheep. Lambs (all crosses): Suff to £50; Swale to £41; Texel to £38; Cheviot to £37. Ewes: Mule to £33.50; Rough Fell to £31.50; Suff to £35; Swale to £26. Horned rams to £25.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 84 cattle, 911 sheep. Steers med to 96.5p a kg or £491.40 each av 95.47p or £479.72; heavy to 103.5p or £663.73 av 94.59p or £605.35; overall steer av 94.7p; hfrs med to 110.5p or £513.83 av 101.52p or £473.08; heavy to 1110.5p or £579.98 av 97.89p or £509.05; overall hfr av 99.65p; young bulls med to 108.5p or £580.25 av 92.52p or £493.71; heavy to 106.5p or £676.60 av 97.89p or £509.05; overall young bull av 99.65p; total av 96.39p. Hoggets std to 122.9p a kg or £47.40 av 118.01p or £44.77; med to 126.1p or £55.50 av 117.26p or £49.58; overall av 117.38p; heavy to 121.30p or £59.80 av 115.83p or £55.50; owt to 112.2p or £63.50 av 108.56p or £58.55; total av 115.94p; cull ewes to £54.50 av £34.45; ram £30. Wed. - Fwd: 118 store cattle, 59 breeding sheep. Bulls. - Simm: £508, £462 Guthie. Char: £420 Atkinson. Highland: £380 Atkinson. Fries: £372 Jackson; £365 Bell; £352 Thomson. Hfrs. - Lim: £555, £535 Watson; £370 Dowson; £355 Pattison; £330 Carter; £295 Jackson, Foster. BB: £440 Pattison; £434 Henry. Simm: £438 Robertshaw. Fries: £262 Cook. Young bulls. - Lim: £618, £662 Tate; £630, £600, £560, £540 Watson; £468, £432 Dowson; £418, £415 Garbutt; £358 Cook. AA £622, £608 Webster. Char: £600 Webster; £518 Clark. Saler: £560 Webster; £540 Moore. Calves. - BB bulls: £245, £240, £232. Fries bull £42 Laverick. Breeding sheep: 2 ewes with lambs, £81 Read; 10 ewes with lambs £71 Peacock. In-lamb ewes: Suff X shlgs £76; Texel X shlgs £67 all Knox. Private sales February 3-7: 54 fat cattle incl OTMs, 135 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: catalogued entry of 230 store cattle & feeding bulls. Steers. - Lim X: £600, £578 Cragg House; £578 Low Row; £550 Nook Farm. Char X: £582 Low Row. Herefd X: £620 Cragg House. AA: £515 Low Row. BBX: £595 Low Row; £585 Wetheriggs; £580 Cragg House; £565 Ponsonby Farms. Fries: £515 Friendship Farm; £492 Low Row; £450 Ponsonby Farms. Bulls. - Lim X: £565, £500, £498, £495 Birk Howe Farm; £528 Whinns Farm; £468 Melmnerby (Lambert). Simm X: £545 Whinns Farm; £410 Skiprigg. Char: £565 Whinns Farm; £505 Gillthwaite Rigg; £442 Melmerby (Lambert). Hfrs. - BBX: £560 Peat Gates. Simm X: £535 The Stackyard; £490 Peat Gates. Lim: £490 Cragg House. Char: £518 Peat Gates. Heifers & Calves: £495 Ireland Farm. Wed. - Fwd: 3,704 sheep. Lambs: Cont X to £64; Suff X to £61.20; Cheviot to £61.50; Mule to £64; Swale to £52; Scotch Blackface to £51.80; Kendal Rough to £50.20; Herdwick to £53.20. Ewes: Suff X to £59; Cont X to £56.50; Swale to £40; Mule to £48.50; Scotch Blackface to £32.50; Blue-faced Leics to £49.50. Cheviot rams to £57.

SKIPTON. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 44 suckler cattle, 925 store sheep. BB hfr & BB bull calf £615; with BB hfr calf £660; with Murray Grey bull calf £570; Lim X cow & Lim hfr calf £605; BB hfr in calf £610. Herd dispersal of in-calf suckler cattle for S&F Walker & Son, Lofthouse (all Lim X): hfrs to £570; cow in calf £630; cow 2nd calver £665; 3rd calver £420; 4th calver £550; 5th calver £590; 6th calver £405; 7th calver £400. In-lamb Mule shlgs £105. Ewes: Mule 2-3-shear £70; Mule BM £45; Dalesbred C £58; Dalesbred BM to £45; Cheviot C to £48. Hoggs: Mule £80; Texel £87. Geld gimmer hoggs: Mule £66; Swale £31; Cont £59. Store hoggs: Suff X to £39.50 av £35.43; Texel to £44.50 av £38.29; Mule to £48 av £32.87; Swale to £33.50 av £28.11; Masham to £37.40 av £36.47. Mon. - Fwd: 842 sheep, 22 calves, 195.240 tonnes (28 loads) produce. Hoggs to 32kg to 114p av 109.3p; to 39kg to 122p av 111.9p; to 45kg to 124p av 116p; to 52kg to 117p av 112.4p; over 52kg to 110p av 108.7p. Ewes to £59 av £39.76; Mule to £46.50; horned £30.50; Suff £59; Cont X to £48. Rams: horned to £31.50; Swale to £41. Calves to 199 av 74.55. Bull calves: Lim to £199 av £182.50; BB to £191 av £168; Fries to £86 av £38.92. Hfrs: Lim to £138 av £108; BB to £67. Produce: small bale wheat straw to £42; big bale wheat straw to £30 av £28.50; big bale barley straw to £39; small bale hay to £1.90 av £1.70; haylage to £10; sugarbeet to £9 av £8.50.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 345 cattle, 1,773 sheep, 224 pigs. Steers med to 121.5p av 101.1p; heavy to 121.5p a kg or £777.60 each av 97.4p; hfrs lt to 81.5p av 75.6p; med to 123.5p av 94.3p; heavy to 128.5p or £716.75 av 98p; young bulls lt to 97.5p av 82.5p; med to 108.5p av 88.1p; heavy to 110.5p or £805.95 av 92.3p. Hoggets lt to 106.5p av 98.6p; std to 121.8p av 115p; med to 130.5p av 112.8p; heavy to 133.7p a kg or £61.50 av 109.9p; owt to 107p or £67.80 av 104.1p; ewes lt to £39 av £30.94p; heavy to £64 av £48.58. Porkers to 96.5p av 91.2p; cutters to 97p av 82.8p; baconers to 88p a kg or £81.81 av 75.5p; owt to 68p av 60.8p; sows/boars to 38.5p or £117.72 av 34.3p. Mon. - Collection centre. Fwd: 31 OTMs, 35 sows & boars.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Suff X to 118p; Texel X to 118.5p; Mule to 117.1p; Swale to 109.2p.