BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd:2 calves, 1,184 sheep. Bull calves to £118. Lambs std to 78.2p av 74.8p; med to 83.3p av 78.6p; heavy to 77.2p av 76.5p, Cast ewes: Mule to 332; Cont to £33; Suff to £28.50; Leics to £31; horned to £11.

DARLINGTON. Mon. - Forward: 43 calves, nine dairy and breeding cattle, 21 young bulls, 77 store cattle, 187 sheep. Calves Limousin £162; Charolais £165; Simmental £164; Blonde £140; Belgian Blue £168; dairy and breeding cattle, newly calved cows £510; new calved heifers £500; young bulls Limousin £498; Blonde £440; others £402; store cattle steers Limousin £490; Belgian Blue £675; heifers Limousin £340; Charolais £422; Simmental £350; Belgian Blue £360; others £338. Sheep ewes £42; rams £320.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 1 newly calven dairy hfr, 10 calves, 2,067 sheep. Newly calven hfr £560. Calves to £120 av £52; Lim bulls to £120 av £52; hfrs to £30; BB bulls to £120; Fries bulls to £1. Prime lambs to 89p av 81.7p; std to 86.1p av 80.1p; med to 89p av 83.3p. Store sheep: cast ewes to £32 av £11.32; horned to £14 av £6.81; polled to £31 av £20.06. Store lambs av £16.70; Suff to £17.40; Mules to £16.40. Lt export lambs to 83.7p av 77.9p.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 3,755 sheep. Lt lambs to 87.74p av 78.79p; store to 94.36p av 79.25p; prem to 94.36p av 89.30p; prime lambs to 86.36p av 83.64p; comm to 80.96p av 78.35p; comm shlgs to 44.44p av 29.59p; ewes to £25.50 av £7.70; rams to £26.67 av £17.79.

LAZONBY. - Sheep: Prime lambs to 93.9p av 83.4p; comm lambs to 77.9p av 76.8p. KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Sheep: Lt export lambs to 85.71p av 67.96p; store lambs 93.49p av 74.81p; prem to 93.49p av 89.02p; prime to 85.94p av 83.9p; comm to 80.98p av 76.85p. Shlgs comm to24.39p av 18.74p. Ewes to £29.50 av £6.33p; rams to £27 av £15.39p.

LEYBURN. Wed.- Forward: 17 prime cattle and 777 prime lambs and ewes. Bulls 92.5p, av 92p. Heifers medium 110.5p, av 89.7p; heavy 112.5p, av 88.4p. Lambs Suffolk and Continental standard 92.1p, av 84.3p; medium 95p, av 83.8p; heavy 83.8p, av 82.8p; Mule and Masham standard 75p, av 72.1p; medium 77p, av 73.9p. Ewes Teeswater to £24.50; Continental to £23.50; Masham to £20.50; Horned to £14, av £7.72.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 597 sheep. Lt lambs av 76.68; prime av 80.11p; ewes av £9.75.

NORTHALLERTON. Wed.- Forward: 247 home bred cattle, 54 young bulls, 11 cows with calves, 22 rearing calves and stirks, 517 store lambs. Home-bred bullocks to £590, home-bred heifers to £445, young feeding bulls to £468. Cross bull calves Limousin to £118, Simmenthal to £120. Cows with single bull calves to £450, heifers with single bull calves to £440, heifers with single heifer calves to £420. Suffolk cross lambs to £30.80, av £28.26. It was the prize show and sale of 517 store lambs, judged by Alan Weighell of Malton-on-Swale. First prize for best pen of 30 Downcross lambs: S and TW Swinbank of Hilton, near Yarm, £30 per head to M Peacock, Moor Monkton, York. Second: JL Mason, Hilton, near Masham, £29.20 to M Peacock, Moor Monkton, York.

PENRITH. - Thurs. Bullocks: Lim X to £642; BB to £615; Char to £560; Hereford to £445; Fries to £408; BA to £465; Simm to £462. Hfrs: Lim to £505; BB to £502; Char to £565; Hereford to £430; Simm to £442. Tues. - Store lambs: Texel X to £22.80; Cheviot X to £19; Greyfaced lambs to £18; Suff X to £16.80. Ewes: Mule (correct) £24; Suff X (correct) to £21.50; Suff X (NCM) to £19.

RIPON. Wed.- Forward: 182 prime cattle including 82 young bulls, 801 prime sheep including 693 lambs and 108 ewes, 546 prime pigs including 44 sows and boars. Steers medium to 110.5p, av 94.7p; heavy to 108.5p, av 100.5p. Heifers light to 98.5p, av 87p; medium to 129.5p, av 100.7p; heavy to 130.5p, av 96.1p. Young bulls light to 97.5p, av 85.4p; medium to 109.5p, av 92.5p; heavy to 109.5p, av 97p. Lambs standard to 86.4p, av 82p; medium to 93.2p, av 82.8p; heavy to 85.3p, av 81p. Ewes to £34.80, av £14.70. Porkers to 85.5p, av 79.8p; cutters to 84.5p, av 79.2p; baconers to 84.5p, av 77.6p; overweights to 85.5p, av 77p; sows/boars to £145.50, av £95.80.

STOKESLEY. Wed. - Forward: 642 store lambs. Texels to £26.50; Suffolks to £30.80; Mules to £20.50.

THIRSK. - Thurs. Fwd: 211 cattle, 2,196 sheep, 1,234 pigs. Steers lt to 123.5p av 95p; med to 108.5p av 98.5p; heavy to 115.5p av 94.9p; hfrs med to 119.5p av 97p; heavy to 115.5p av 99.2p; young bulls med to 111.5p av 90.8p; heavy to 112.5p av 197.4p; av 93p. Lambs std to 87.4p av 81.3p; med to 94.6p av 81.7p; heavy to 89.1p av 82.1p; ewes lt to £22.50 av £6.29; heavy to £34.50 av £18.43. Porkers to 88p av 81.2p; cutters to 87p; av 81p; baconers to 85p av 79.8p. owt to 80p av 74.5p; sows/boars to £142.80 each or 43p a kg av 41p.

TOW LAW. - Thurs. Catalogued entry of 74 store cattle. Char X blks: £318 Newlands Hall. Simm X hfrs: £355, £315 West Shields; £348, £340, £338 Riding Hills. Hereford X hfrs: £342, £290 Village Farm; Lim X hfrs: £315, £308, £282 Holywell. Lim X hfrs and bull calves: £435 Stanhope Newfield. Lim X cows and Lim bull calves: £405 Riding Hills. Tues. Fwd: 942 sheep. Lambs std to 87.9p av 84.1p; med to 87.5p av 83.1p; heavy to 80.6p av 79.1p. Ewes lt to £17.50 av £6.56.

YORK. - Thurs Fwd: 224 cattle, 66 store sheep, 486 store pigs. Dairy cattle: Fries hfrs newly calven to £660; Fries cows newly calven to £540; AA cow and calf to £435; Lim cow and calf to £665; AA cow and calf to £420. Store cattle: Char to £420; Lim to £398; BB to £360. Stirks: to 20wks to £255; Stirks over 20wks, Char to £448; Lim to £432; Simm to £430; BB to £388; BA to £360; Piedmontese to £300. Calves: Char bulls to £82; hfrs to £48 av £39; Simm bulls to £100 av £88; hfrs to £40 av £27; Fries bulls to £58 av £20; Hereford hfrs to £20 av £15; AA bulls to £28; hfrs to £7; Lim bulls to £148 av £94; hfrs to £45 av £26; BB bulls to £130 av £120. Store sheep: Ewes in lamb to £42; shlgs to £57; Suff X lambs to £27.20; Texel X lambs to £32. Store pigs: eight to ten wks to £23 av £21.59; 10-12wks to £44.20 av £40.22; over 12wks to £69 av £48.97p. - Mon. Fwd: 280 cattle, 935 sheep 944 pigs. Cont young bulls to 116.5p av 97.3p; others to 97.5p av 84.9p; steers lt to 111.5p av 93.3p; med to 117.5p av 95.4p; heavy to 112.5p av 91p; hfrs lt to 114.5p av 93.9p; med to 120.5p av 94.6p; heavy to 111.5p av 91.1p; overall av 93.9p. Spring lambs lt to £25 ea or 83.3p a kg av 82.4p; std to £37.20 or 95.4p av 81p; med to £39.80 or 92.9p av 84.4p; heavy to £44.80 or 87.5p av 81.4p. Ewes to £33 av £18.78p; rams to £9.80p. Porkers to 84.5p av 78.3p; cutters to 83.2p av 77.8p; baconers to 82.5p av 77p; others to 78p av 74.7p; sows to £152.88p ea or 60p a kg av 41.4p; boars to £84.77p or 53p a kg av 25.8p.