DARLINGTON. - Mon. Fwd: 182 young bulls & store cattle, 1 stock bull, 1 breeding hfr, 7 rearing calves, 219 store lambs. New year show. Judge: P Newcombe, Bedale, & N Hetherington, Bishopton.

Prizes: Steers: 1 BA, H Thompson £678 to K Metcalfe; 2 BA, H Thompson £658 to K Metcalfe; 3 Lim X, Gill £668 to K Metcalfe. Hfrs. - 1 Lim X, Gallon £420 to P Newcombe; 2 Lim X, B Routledge £390 to P Newcombe; 3 Lim X, Gallon £432 to S Corner. Young bulls. - 1&2 BA, Rigel Pedigree £438 to N Hetherington; 3 Simm, Braithwaite £380 to JK Metcalfe.

Prices, steers. - BA: £678, £658, £640 Coatham Lane. Lim: £668, £635 Howden Hill; £645 Ryall; £560 Spencer Close; £508 East Newbiggin. Simm: £550 Manor Farm; £530 E Newbiggin. Char: £580 Manor Farm. Fries: £462 Spencer close; £405 Murton House; £382 Hunderthwaite. Hfrs. - Lim: £535, £515 Howden Hill; £440 E Newbiggin; £390 Wallworth. Char: £600 broaches House; £500, £480 Marshall Green; £428 West Molesdon. BA X: £432, £420 High Crows House. BB: £435, ££422 Fulthorpe. Young bulls. - Lim stock bull £790 Oxclose. Lim: £425 Neasham Springs. BA: £452 Stotfold; £438 Leven fields; £440 Neasham Springs. Fries: £370 Carrsides. Rearing bull calves. - Lim: £181 Tinkler Green; £165 Gill. Simm: £172 Tinkler Green. Fries: £103 Tinkler Green; £56 Low Hulam.

Store lambs. - Suff: £49.20 North Leazes. Texel: £44 High Toft Hill; £42.80 Ryall. Swale: £23.50 Low Houselope.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. Fwd: 348 store cattle, feeding bulls & breeding cattle for new year show & sale. Judge: David Anderson, Maryport. Bullocks & hfrs av £519.67 (up £144.95 on 2001); store bulls av £441.85 (up £16.54). Breeding cattle to £1,220 for Lim hfr with bull calf.

Prizes. - Bullocks: 1 MC Dent & Son, Wythes Hill £640 to D Anderson; 2 J Townley, Nutta Farm £615 to D Anderson. Hfr: 1 & overall champion, HR Hayton & Son £980 to JC Grey & Son, Bridlington; 2 R Marwood & Son, Long Green £670 to D Anderson. Bull: 1&2 N&RE Hunter, Crow Trees £510 to Wagstaff, York.

Prices, breeding cattle. - Lim hfr & bull calf £1220 Tarn House, £890 Langrigg. Lim cow & hfr calf: £580 Bridge End (Hall); with bull calf £710 Blackburn Farm. BB hfr & hfr calf £680 Tarn House.

Store cattle (all crosses). - Lim bullocks: £710 Hawkrigg; £642 Gilts; £640 Wythes Hill; £615 Low Oxnop; £608 Rudhill; £605 Asby Grange; £600 Nutta Farm; £595 Low Scales(Calvert); £575 Gillsies; £575 Easegill Head; £570 Wetheriggs; £555 Hebblethwaite. Lim hfrs: £625 Long Green; £592 Easegill Head; £588 Archers Hall; £580 Bridge End (Brass); £572 Low Scales (Calvert); £568 Bowderdale; £550 Peacock Hill; £548 West View (Davidson); £540 Smardale Hall. BB bullocks: £690 Long Green; £690 Beechwood House; £665 Hawkrigg; £615 Nutta Farm. BB hfrs: £980 Asby Grange; £710 Beechwood Farm; £670 Long Green; £620 Hawkrigg; £568 Scarside; £522 Heggarscale. Char bullocks: £648 Gillsies; £638 Low Hall; £615 Moor Hall. Char hfrs: £550 Carr Pool; £520 Bowderdale. A bullocks: £620 Musgrave House; £570 Moor House. BA bullocks: £598 Nutta Farm; £595 Stennerskeugh; £585 Beechwood House; £570 Yore House; £555 Asby Grange. Fries bullocks: £418 Low Deepslack. Feeding bulls: £510 Crowtrees, £460 Galegarth, £455 Hallbank.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. New year show & sale of 320 store cattle & feeding bulls. Store cattle. Judge: John Little, Penrith.

Prizes: 1 BR Lawson & Son BB hfr £710; 2 GK Hird & Sons BB bullock £640; 3 JR&A Blades BA bullocks £652.

Prices, bulls. - BB: Bell Bros £470; Broadley Farms £455, £442, £440. Lim: WC Stones & Son £460, £450, £445; Broadley Farms £455, £430; J White £415. AA: Broadley Farms £452; Bell Bros £442. Simm: Broadley Farms £455; Char: J White £445. Fries: Broadley Farms £440; Bell Bros £330. Herefd: broadley Farms £400. Bullocks. - BB: JW Wilkinson £715; GK Hird & Sons £640, £515, £455; FW Lawson £620; TW Raw £615, £565, GM Simpson £562; JR&A Blades £550, £545, £488, £470. Lim: A Harker & Son £685; JW Wilkinson £675; GH&J Wallis & Son £645(4), £625(3), £600; D&EM Oliver £630(2), £610; JT Dixon Sons £630, £598, £590, JS&D Cloughton £620; MA Suttill £610, £575; BR Lawson & Son £608; CS Utley & Sons £600(2), £580; GM Simpson £600; Robson House Farms £585, £575; AL Dawes £585; J Fawcett & Son £580; FW Lawson. BA: JR&A Blades £652, £570; W Allison & Sons £532, £520, £490, £470, £422. Char: FW&MA Suttill £575; J Fawcett & Son £555. AA: NW&M Vasey £525, £502, £490. Saler: CS Utley & Sons £542. Shorthorn: JS&D Cloughton £350. Fries: TW Atkinson & Son £480; GM Simpson £475. Highland: Cleveland & Highland Holdings £270, £245. Hfrs. - BB: BR Lawson & Son £710; JR&A Blades £605; TW Brown £550, £520, £500; A&M Brennand & Sons £548; RW Wallis & Sons £540, £512 GK Hird & Sons £510; NW&M Vasey £505; A&JA IVESON £465. Lim: GH&J Wallis & Son £610, £600(3), £570, £565, £535, £490; KW&SF Loadman £555; C Metcalfe & Son £545, MA Suttill £540, £520, £470; J Fawcett & Son £530, £480, £465; RW&MA Suttill £525; RW Wallis & Sons £520; BR Fawcett £520; GK Hird & Sons £505, £485, £475; JT Dixon & Sons £505, £495, £485(3); CH Fawcett & Sons £490; K Metcalfe & Sons £480, BR Lawson & Son £480. BA: A&M Brennand & Sons£550(2), £540, £512, £440, £410; BR Lawson & Son £500, £382, RMS Livestock £412; S Reynoldson & Son £390. Char: RW&MA Suttill £520; J Fawcett & Son £480, £440; RI Graham £345, £330. Simm: AG Dent & PTN £425; TW Brown £380; RI Graham £348. Highland: Cleveland & Highland Holdings £200.

MIDDLETON-in-TEESDALE. - Tues. Opening sale, fwd: 109 bullocks, hfrs & breeding cattle. Overall av up £119.24 on 2001.

Prices. - Lim X cow & bull calf £610 East View (Walton); Char X bullocks £550 Summery Hill; Char hfrs £342 Revelin. Lim X bullocks: £560 Summery Hill; £550 Fellowship Farm; £540 Parrick House. Lim X hfrs: £495 Step Ends; £420 Parrick House; £418 Toft House; £412 Friar House. BBX bullocks: £560 Hayberries; £515 Rigg Farm. BA hfrs £422 Low Houses; Simm x bullocks £395 Mayland Hall