BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 1,632 prime sheep. Hoggs lt to 102.8p av 92p; std to 109p av 102.2p; med to 117.5p av 104.2p; heavy to 115.2p av 100.8p. Ewes: Cont to £49; Suff to £46; Mule to £43.50; Swale to £25.80.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 175 cattle, 742 sheep. Steers med to 108.5p a kg or £585.90 each av 88p; heavy to 113.5p or £771.80 av 93.79p or £603.37; overall av 92.7p; hfrs med to 120.5p or £572.38 av 96.39 or £438.38; heavy to 125.5p or £778.10 av 97.19p or £523.49; overall av 97.01p; young bulls med to 103.5p or £574.43 av 96.89p or £507.29; heavy to 116.5p or £784.55 av 100.89p or £647.48; overall av 99.61p. Hoggs med to 116p a kg or £52.20 each av 110.4p or £47.99; heavy to 114.5p or £58 av 108.4p or £54.86; overall av 109p; cull ewes to £52 av £39.50.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 17 calves, 1,431 sheep. Calves: BA bulls to £228 DJ&S Stainton, Howgill av £225; Lim bulls to £192 WJ&CM Lambert, Hawes av £152.75; hfrs to £100 S Bell&Sons, Askrigg av £53.22; Fries bulls to £58 DJ&S Stainton av £52. Prime hoggs lt to 105.6p av 85.8p; std to 111.8p av 95.3p; med to 118.5p av 106.2p; heavy to 106.4p av 103p; overall av 98.2p per kg. Store hoggs: Cont to £29.40 av £23.44; Mule to £23 av £23; horned to £18 av £16.43. Cast ewes horned to £27 av £16.63; polled to £55.50 av £35.43; cast rams horned to £27 av £23.30; polled to £36 av £29.88.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 559 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £675; Simm X to £649; Char X to £630; BBX to £660; AAX to £465 ; Holstein-Fries to£410. Blue CID: Lim X to £645; Sim X £555; Char X to £540; BAX to £685; BBX to £520; Herefd X to £440. Green CID: Lim X to £575; BAX to £525; Holstein-Fries to £382. Hfrs: Lim X to £598; Char X to £600; BAX to £625; BBX to £650; Simm X to £455, Fwd: 1,920 breeding sheep. Mule 4-crop ewes in lamb £63. Ewe hoggs: Mule £52; Suff X to £50; Cheviot to £42.50; Char X to £41.20. Cast rams & ewes: Texel to £45; Blackface to £44; Suff to £39; Leics to £31; Swale to £30. Blackface ewes £30. Store hoggs: Suff X to £50.50; Texel X to £49; Mule to £45.20; Cheviot to £46.80; Char X to £39.50; Blackface to £35.50; Swale to £25.50. Tues. - Fwd: 46 cattle, 3,056 hoggs, 752 ewes & rams. Steers heavy to 103.5p av 94.9p; hfrs heavy to 105.5p av 93.2p. Hoggs: Suff X to 119.1p; Texel X to 126.5p; Mule to 112.3p; Chev x to 113.8p; Char to 121.5p; Blackface to 110.8p; Swale to 106.5p; Leics to 98.5p. Ewes & rams: Suff X to £48; Texel X to £56; Mule to £47.50; Leics to £51.50; Blackface to £37.50; Swale to £35.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues of last week. Fwd: 2,080 sheep. Lambs 35kg & over: Texel X to £55; Suff X to £56; Char X to £56; Cheviot to £52.20; Mule to £52.80; Swale to £48.80; Scotch Blackface to £43.20; BFL to £49. Lambs 34 kg or less: Cont X to £32; Cheviot to £38.20; Swale to £36; Rough Fell to £31. Ewes: Blue-faced Leics to £59; Masham, to £48.50; Mule to £51.50; Teeswater to £53.50; Rough Fell to £32; Swale to £32.50. Rams: Texel to £63.50; BFL to £48.50; Swale to £39; Rough Fell to £36.50. Tues. - Fwd: 2,032, store & lt lambs, cast ewes & rams. Lambs 35kg & over: Cont X to £51.50; Suff to £48; Cheviot to £45; Mule to £48.20; Blue-faced Leics to £50; Swale to £45.80; Scotch Blackfaced to £45.50; Rough Fell, to £44; Herdwick to £38.80. 34 kg or less: Cont X to £32.50; Suff to £32; Swale to £31; Mule to £30.50; Cheviot to £34; Herdwick to £30.50. Ewes polled to £43; horned to £33.50; rams polled to £45.20; horned £40.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 1 dairy cow, 93 calves & stirks. Calved cow: IE&M Kearton £740. Calves: BB bulls to £255 RG Johnson av £220; hfrs to £125 F&S Iveson av £99; Lim bulls to £250 CC&TH Pounder av £199; hfrs to £86 JW Guy & Son av £70; Simm bulls to £195 JW&RJ Pounder; Fries bulls to £146 C Whitelock av £55; AA bulls to £138 SW Scrivin av £129; AA hfrs to £59 SW Scrivin. BA bull stirks £298; Herefd bull stirks £290. Wed. Fwd: 1,663 sheep. Hoggs: lt to 104.5p av 87.3p; Suff & Cont std to 112.6p av 106.7p; med to 114.7p av 106.4p; heavy to 111.9p av 105.7p. Mule, Masham & horned std to 97.9p av 92.2p; med to 101.9p av 94.1p; heavy to 97.8p av 94.9p. Ewes: Mule to £47; Cont to £47; BFL to £45; horned to £28.50 av £19. Rams: Tees to £54.50; BFL to £48.50; horned to £35.

MIDDLETON-inTEESDALE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 310 sheep. Lambs (all crosses): Cont to £51; Suff to £46.20; Mule to £46; Swale to £40. Ewes: Mule to £37; Swale to £34; Cheviot to £36. Swale rams to £27.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 102 cattle, 1,228 sheep. Steers med to 85.5p a kg or £440.33 each; heavy to 102.5p or £681.63 av 93.2p or £608.16; overall av 92.51p; hfrs lt to 107.5p or £16 av 96.5p or £441.51; med to 106.5p or £563.75 av 95.76p or £497.56; overall av 96.07p; young bulls med to 108.5p or £602.18 av 87.43p or £457.09p; heavy to 111.5p or £701.68 av 95.25p or £595; overall av 92.64p. Hoggs std to 115.6 a kg or £44.40 each av 102.7p or £38; med to 115.6p or £49 av 107.56p or £45.33; overall av 106.78p; heavy to 111.7p or £53.80 av 100.81p or £48.79; owt to 95.28p or £50.50 av 95.28p or £50.50, total av 104.44p; cull ewes to £55.50 av £32.33. Wed. - Fwd: 134 cattle, 386 lambs. Bulls. - Lim: £548, £500 Kitching; £492 Clarke. BB: £498 Kitching. BA: £490, £470 Atkinson. Char: £470 Clarke; £310 A Clark. Fries: £465 Spence; £385 Thomson; £330 Lowcock. Bullocks. - Lim: £562 Tate; £545 Peacock; £488 Brass; £415 Dowkes. AA: £532 Peacock. Simm: £530 Kitching; £492 Ward. BB: £492 Tate. Char: £448 Jefferson, Cook. Hfrs. - BB: £545 Ward; £245 Wood. Lim: £525 Heseltine; £428 Brass; £422 Raine; £398 Stockill; £380 Allan, Ward; £300 Cook; £280 Dowkes; £220 Wood. Simm: £495 Ward; £380 Allan. Herefd: £410 Ward. AA: £330 Stockill. Char: £315 Clark. Store lambs. - Suff X: £44.20 Nunn; £40 Guthie; £30 Robinson, Featherstone; £22.50 Dowkes. Cont X: £40 Guthie; £33.50 Robinson, Willis. Mule: £27.20 Adams; £22.50 Watson. Tex Gimmer lambs: £50 Turnbull. Private sales, January 13-17, total 70 fat cattle incl OTMs, 238 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 4,275 sheep, 384 cast ewes & rams. Cont X to £61; Suff X to £68; Mule to £60; Swale to £46.20; Scotch Blackface to £43; Blackface to £45; Kendal Rough to £45; Herdwick to £40.80. Ewes: Cont X to £61.50; Suff X to £65; HB to £63; Mule to £54; Cheviot to £56; Scotch Blackface:to £35.50; Swale to £32.50. Mon. - Fwd: 81 cattle. Lim hfrs to 128.5p; BB hfrs to 121.5p; BA hfrs to 105.5p; Lim steers to 103.5p; Lim bulls to 124.5p; BB bulls: to 112.5p; Fries bulls to 85.5p. Wed. - Fwd: 3,123 sheep, 339 cast ewes & rams. Lambs: Cont X to £59.50; Suff X to £59.80; Cheviot to £59; Mule to £53.80; Scotch Blackfaced to £49; Swale to £47; Herdwick to £41. Ewes: Suff £53; Cont to £50; Blue-faced Leics to £49; Cheviot to £45; Swale to £32.50.

SKIPTON. - Mon. Fwd: 1, 762 sheep, 92 calves. Hoggs to 25kg to 94p av 92.2p; to 32kg to 105p av 92.1p; to 39kg to 114p av 102p; to 45kg to 110p av 102.6p; to 52kg to 113p av 100.9p. Ewes & rams: horned to £26.50; Mules to £49.50; Suff to £56; Texel to £56; Gritstone to £31; BFL £48.50; Texel Rams to £53; overall av £30.40. Bull calves: Lim to £222 av £148; BB to £244 av £147; Sim to £192 av £184; BA to £94; Herefd to £122 av £110; AA to £84; Fries £98 av £20.63. Hfrs: Lim to £108 av £70; BB to £132 av £54; Sim to £83 av £66.50; Herefd to £44; AA to £46 av £25. Fwd: 123.931 tonnes (18 loads) produce. Big bale barley straw to £9.50 per bale; big bale wheat to £39 av £34; small bale oat to £1.24 per bale; small bale hay to £1.20 per bale.

STOKESLEY. - Tues. Store stock fwd: 43 cattle, 395 lambs. Bulls. - BB: £395 Tindell; £365 Ransome. Lim: £390 Johnson. Fries: £342 Blackett. Bullocks. - Lim: £448 Heseltine. Hfrs. - Char: £430 Frankland. Lim: £422 Cook; £425 Dowson; £398 Heseltine, Frankland; £325 Routledge; £248 Cook. Lambs. - Suff X: £46 Petch; £44.50 Weighell; £37.50 Whorlton; £37 Hugill; £36 Kitching, Jackson; £32.50 GS Atkinson, Frankland, S Atkinson. Cont X: £43 Phelp; £42.20 Stones; £35.20 Laws; £36.80 Johnson; 334.80 Garbutt; £27 Jopling. Swale: £15.80 Alderson.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 444 cattle, 1,661 sheep, 316 pigs. Steers lt to 115.05p; med to 116.5p av 100.01p; heavy to 119.5p a kg or £791.78 each av 100.9p; hfrs med to 134.5p av 103.6p; heavy to 128.5p or £758.83 av 101.6p; bulls lt to 105.5p av 90.9p; med to 113.5p av 91.4p; heavy to 111.5p or £663.43 av 90.6p. Hoggs std to 120p av 113.8p; med to 128.6 av 112.7p; heavy to 125.7p av kg or £57.80 each av 107.1p; owt to 108.3p or £60 av 104.2p. Ewes lt to £46 av £30.49; heavy to £62.50 av £46.26. Porkers to 91p av 81.9p; cutters to 87.5p av 72.1p; baconers to 74p av 70.1p; owt to 63p av 62.6p; sows/boars to 37.5p a kg or £121.10 each av 31.7p. Mon. - Collection centre. Fwd: 28 otms, 85 sows, 12 pigs.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Fwd: 842 hoggs, 56 ewes. Hoggs: Suff X to 113.6p; Texel to 116.3p; Mule to 112.2p; Char X to 115.3p; Blackface to 112.4p; Swale to 104.4. Ewes. - Texel X to £46; Mule to £43; Suff to £38; Leics to £43.