BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,647 sheep. Lt lambs to 106p av 98.8p; std to 107p av 103.7p; med to 113p av 105.8p; heavy to 107p av 102.8p. Cast sheep: Cont £42; Mule £39; Suff £36; Swale £29.50; Blackface £30.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 1,262 sheep. Steers med to 128.5p/£651.48 av 103.66p; heavy to 131.5p/£828.83 av 102.53p; overall steer av 102.91p; hfrs med to 125.5p/£586.63 av 103.9p; heavy to 137.5p/£772.35; av 108.2p; overall hfr av 106.07p; young bulls lt to 95.5p/£434.53 av 94.98p; med to 110.5p/£613.28 av 89.19p; heavy to 116.5p/£830.70 av 98.49p; overall bull av 97.9p. Lambs lt to 102.6p/£39.60 av 97.69p; med to 120.4p/£51.80 av 103.13p; heavy to 108.2p/£49.80 av 100.94p; overall lamb av 98.94p; cull ewes to £48 av £28. Mon. - No report available.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 8 calves, 1,003 sheep. Calves: Lim X bulls to £182 S Bell & Sons, Askrigg, av £177; hfrs to £100 S Bell & Sons; BAX bulls to £130 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg; Holstein bulls to £22 A&W Hodgson, Marsett, av £17.33. Lambs std to 107.6p av 100p; med to 108.2p av 101.9p; heavy to 104.3p av 101p; overall av 101.3p. Lt wt lambs: Cont to 103p av 100.6p; Masham to 102.7p; Mule to 102.1p av 97p; horned to 101.6p av 98.3p. Cast ewes horned to £25 av £18.51; polled to £34.50 av £28.78; cast rams polled to £27.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Store cattle 22-m-o & up: Char X steers to £680 Morrowfield; hfrs £420 to Brixter Hill; Lim X steers to £678 Morrowfield; hfrs to £585 Springwell Cottage; BAX steers to £600 Breckon Hill; AAX steers to £620 Hemscott Hill; BBX hfr to £402 High Hedley Hope. 16-22-m-o: BBX steers to £400 Palm Strothers; hfrs to £380 Palm Strothers; Lim X hfrs to £452 Brixter Hill. 10-15-m-o: Lim X steers to £500 Bishopton; BBX steers to £480 Bishopton; Simm X steers to £465 Pea Farm; BAX steers to £380 Bishopton. Up to10-m-o: Lim X steers to £435 Warkshaugh; hfrs to £358 Warkshaugh. Lim X young bulls to £388 Keepershield.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 3,028 sheep. Lambs 35kg up: Texel X to £52.20 av 102.63p; Suff to £50 av 100p; Beltex X to £52.20 av 115.66p; Char X to £51.80 av 99.1p; Mule to £38.80 av 94.62p; Rough Fell to £39 av 94.61p; Cheviot to £49.20 av 101.32p. Up to 34kg: Beltex X Cheviot to £35.20 av 110p; Mule to £33.80 av 97.16p; Swale to £33.20 av 100.38p; Herdwick to £33.50 av 101.79p; Black Welsh Mountain to £26.20 av 104.80p. Cast rams: Swale to £30.50 Archer Hill; Char to £38.50; Welsh Black to £17; Herdwick to £24. Cast & feeding ewes: Blue-faced Leics to £39; Mule to £35.20; Rough Fell to £29.80; Suff to £39.50; Swale to £29.50; Texel £44.

LEYBURN. - Fri of last week. Fwd: 145 calves & stirks, 5 dairy cattle, 32 store cattle. Calved hfrs: PF Donaldson £730; KS I Robson £480. In calf hfrs: KS&I Robson £650, £510, £500. Calves: BB bulls £195 WP&E Dobbing av £164; hfrs £195 D&S Spence av £130; Lim bulls £175 GR Scarr av £96; hfrs £160 WK Wilkinson & Son av £64; Herefd bulls £135 PW Broadley; Fries bulls £120 WK Wilkinson & Son av £11; AA bulls £118 GL&SM Thompson av £67; Simm hfrs £76 JR&DW Craggs; Brown Swiss £30 D&P Brown av £7. Fries bull stirk: AE Wilkes £98. Store cattle. - Char steers: E Loadman £570, £530. Lim steers: JL&MR Umpleby £500, £480. AA steers: JW Ball £350. Lim hfrs: JC&VA Lancaster £418; JL&MR Umpleby £398, £390; A&JA Iveson £378. BA hfrs: JC&VA Lancaster £320. Lim bulls: JM Swales £490, £480; E Blacklock £430; Simm bulls: JM Swales £502. BA bulls: E Blacklock £350. Wed. - Fwd: 1,532 sheep. Lambs: Suff & Cont std to 105.9p av 101.7p; med to 109.2p av 103.5p; heavy to 105.6p av 101.6p; owt to 99.6p; Mule, Masham & horned std to 96.8p; med to 101.8p av 98.6p; heavy to 98p av 97.3p; lt wt to 100.6p av 95.9p. Cast ewes: Cont £43.50; Tees £39; Mule £39; Masham £36; Swale £29. Cast rams: Suff £27.50.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 188 cattle. Steers lt to 116.5p/£512.60p; med to 124.5p/£635.25 av 106.83p/ £556.83; heavy to 124.5p/£815.48 av 101.01p/£644.87; overall steer av 102.41p; hfrs med to 135.5p/£610.38 av 113.77p./£512.77; heavy to 133.5p/ £759.53 av 109.38p/£588.44; overall hfr av 110.59p; bulls med to 110.5p/ £575.05 av 87.93p/£448.66; heavy to 111.5p/£707.25 av 94.65p/£591.77; overall bull av 91.93p; total cattle av 103.61p. Lambs std to 110p/£41.80 av 103.26p/£38.74; med to 109.7p/£47.80 av 101.57p/£48.48; owt to 84.48p/£49 av 81.34p/£47.71; total lamb av 101.03p; cull ewes to £42.50 av £33.33. Wed. Fwd: 85 store & breeding cattle. Bulls. - Holstein £368 J Bainbridge; £298 WE Anderson; AA £275 D Robson. Hfrs. - Simm: £575, £385 K Barthram; £472, £460, £450, £448, £425 A Fawcett; £420, £358 Mrs G Watson; £300 D Henry, C Siswick. BA: £465, £408 C Siswick. Lim: £445, £422, £315 C Siswick; £438, £418, £362 D Blackburn; £340 W Smith & Son; £215 R Carter. BB: £438, £420, £418, £382 Mrs G Watson; £388, £352 D Henry; £280 R Carter. Char: £432, £398 Mrs G Watson; £325 C Siswick. Bullocks. - Lim: £550 F&D Pierson; £545, £490 C Siswick. AA £545 F&D Pierson. Simm £488, £350 C Siswick. Breeding cattle: AA cow with calf £505, £490 EJ Smith. Herefd cow with calf £410 EJ Smith. Private sales July 25-29: 109 fat cattle in OTMS.

PENRITH. - Mon. Hfrs: black Lim X to 135.5p; red Lim X to 134.5p; BBX to 127.5p; Char X to 117.5p. Char X bullocks to 102.5p. Young bulls: BB to 114.5p; black Lim to 110.5p; Simm X to 107.5p; red Lim to 107.5p; Lim to 106.5p; Fries to 89.5p. Fwd: 2,157 sheep. Lambs: Cont to £55; Suff X to £58. Ewes: Cont to £57; Blue-faced Leics to £41.50; Suff to £40; Kendal Rough to £32.50; Mule to £34; Swale to £28.50. Cont rams to £48. Tues. - Opening sale of store sheep, all classes. Lambs. - Beltex X:: £35 Mellgates. Texel X: £35 Woodhouse Farm (Pedley); £33 Crewgarth. Char X: £34 Firbank. Suff X: £38.50 Rimmington Way. Mule: £30 Melgates.

Thirsk. - Thirsk of last week. Fwd: 466 cattle, 696 sheep, 225 pigs. Steers med to 107.5p/£569.75 av 106.3p; heavy to 128.5p/£860.20 av 111.5p; overall steer av 111.1p; hfrs med to 139.5p/£655.65 av 112.5p; heavy to 134.5p/£790.28 av 109.7p; overall hfr av 110.1p; bulls lt to 82.5p/£379.50 av 69.4p; med to 115.5p/£629.48 av 84.7p; heavy to 114.5p/£779.38 av 94.6p; overall bull av 91.6p. Lambs std to 103.1p/£40.20 av 99.1p; med to 116.3p/£51 av 100.5p; heavy to 110.6p/£52 av 98.2p; overall av 100p; hoggets med to 53.5p/£23; owt to 57.4p/£31 av 54.1p; ewes lt to £26 av £21.11; heavy to £34.50 av £25.63. Porkers to 91p/£66.98 av 74.4p; cutters to 87p/£71.40 av 78.7p; baconers to 90p/£87.30 av 81.6p; owt to 76p/£85.63 av 68.9p; overall av 77.6p; sows to 59p/£152.88 av 47.3p; boars to 40p/£151.20. Tues. - Fwd: 135 store cattle. Steers 10-m-o: Lim to £448; Simm to £380. 15-24-m-o: Lim £532 A Williamson, Masham; Simm X £462; AA £362; Fries £338. Hfrs 10-15-m-o: Lim £520; BB £418; BAX £382; Simm £382. 16-26-m-o: Char X £618 R Tate, Boltby; Lim X £586; Simm X £525; BBX £475; BAX £468. Young bulls 9-m-o: Lim £345 A Spence, Consett; B&W £278.