HAWES. - Sat. Early multi-breed ram sale. Fwd: 72 rams & ram lambs.

Prices. - Texel overall to £240 av £158.64. Shlg rams to £240 av. £190; Mrs AM Ewbank, Appleby, £240, £220, £200; Mrs DE Charlton, Great Smeaton, £220; R&A Plews, Hunton £200. Ram lambs to £55.

Char overall to £200 av £160. Shlg rams to £200 av £180; JW Ripley, Thirsk, £200; JD&J Ford, Leyburn, £200. Ram lambs to £150 JW Ripley & J Ismay, Coventry, (2).

Suff overall to £150 av £116,89. Shlg rams to £150 av. £135; Websters, Roundhill Farm, Bedale, £150; G Riley, Bolton le Sands, £140. Ram lambs to £138 Jenkinson, Kirkby Stephen.

Berrichon: £100 Cockbain, Keswick, £100(2).

LEYBURN. - Fri of last week. Special sale of 2,175 Mule shlgs & breeding sheep. Mule shlg judges: Stuart Hudson, Maurice Harrison. Mule shlgs to £140 av £52.80 (up £8 on 1999).

Results: Mule shlgs: 1&2 Mrs AM Brown & Sons £140, £120; 3 AC&SA Hutchinson £98.

Prices: Mrs AM Brown & Sons £140, £120, £84, £82, £68, £65, £61, £60(3), £59, £58(2), £57, £54, £51 (av £68.50); AC&SA Hutchinson £98, £85, £72, £70, £68, £64, £63, £61, £59(2), £55 (£68.50); JD&E Clarkson £82, £62, £60, £55, £53. (£61.40); MC Sunter £63, £62 (£62.50); Bear Park Farm £61, £57(2), £56, £51, £50, £49, £48(2), £46(2) (£50) DB Hutchinson £56(4), £55 (£55.80); M&E Hall £56, £55, £50 (£53.70); M Collin £54; Thoresby Home Farm £53, £51, £50(3), £49(2), £48, £47, £46 (£49.30); DH Dick & Sons £55(2), £54, £51(4), £50 (£50.50).

Part dispersal of sheep on behalf of Compton Farms: Texel X shlgs to £50; Mule ewes to £30.50.

PENRITH. - Fri of last week. Special sale of 5121 breeding sheep.

Prices. - Mule 2-shear: £60.50, £56, £49 High House; £51 Lesson Hall; £50(2), £48(2), £47, £46, £45 Shatton Lodge; £49, £48 Town Head, Greystone House; £48 Lingstubbs, Bomby, Holebeck; £48(2), £47.50 Howgill; £48, £47 High Lane; £46 Low Moor Dyke. 3-shear: £37, £36 High Mansrigg; £36 West End, Brook Farm; £35.50, £35 Breaks Hall. 4-shear: £30 Manor Farm;. £27 White House; £26 Ewan Close. Ewes (NCM): £23 Bunkers Hill; £21 Brougham Castle.

Texel X 3-shear: £37 Threapthwaite; £35 Sickergill, Bells View. 4-shear: £28 High Mansrigg,

HB 4-shear: £23 Highrigg. Suff X shlgs: £60 Greystone House, £46 Highrigg, £45 Mansgrove