BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 705 sheep. Lt lambs to 127p av 120.3p; std to 129p av 118.8p; med to 133p av 121.3p; heavy to 117p av 113.3p. Cast sheep: Leics £38; Cheviot £30; Suff £40; Cont £34.50; Mule £33.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 402 cattle, 1,302 sheep. Steers lt to 118.5p/£533.25 av 110.19p; med to 136.5p/£737.10 av 116.96p; heavy to 142.5p/£930.53 av 115.34p; overall steer av 115.27p; hfrs med to 133.5p/£626.40 av 114.03p; heavy to 142.5p/£885.50 av 117.04p; overall hfr av 116.34p; young bulls med to 114.5p/£612.58 av 96.45p; heavy to 128.5p/£932.10 av 108.85p. Lambs lt to 145p/£55.80 av 138.33p; med to 152.5p/£66.50 av 137.93p; heavy to 138.9p/£68.80 av 128.44p; overall lamb av 137.59p; cull ewes to £50 av £29.39. Mon. - Fwd: 176 store & breeding cattle, 51 prime lambs & breeding sheep. Steers. - BB £695, £535 NE Beveridge; £570 M Dent. Lim: £558 M Dent; £508, £470(2) J Ball. Baz: £465, £450 D Forster. Simm £438 J Ball. Hfrs. - BB: £640, £540, £455 NG Beveridge. Lim: £528, £510, £482 GS Bainbridge; £525, £508 M Dent. Simm: £445(2) GS Bainbridge. Bull stirks. - Lim: £560, £495(2) P Tindale; £488 TL Holmes. Simm: £525, £515 LW Hugill. Saler: £480(2) Rigel Pedigree. BA: £480 JE Braithwaite. Cows with calf: BB £705 T Ball; Fries £655, £610 T Ball; Lim £595 T Ball; BA £415 M Hutchinson. Bull calves: Lim £138 B Tweddle; Fries £62, £58, £55 P Chapman. Hfr calves: Lim £80 B Tweddle; BB £75 B Kenny. Hoggs & lambs £88 DA Swinbank.

Hawes. - Tues Fwd: 12 calves, 560 sheep. Calves: BB Bulls to £222 J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg; hfrs to £178 JR Thwaites, Askrigg; Lim Bulls to £200 JH&TR Fawcett, Marsett, av £176; hfrs to £138 S Bell & Sons, Askrigg, av £73.33; Sim hfrs to £176 J Scarr & Sons; Fries/Holstein bulls to £82 FD&TW Chapman, Hawes av £61. Spring Lambs lt to 125p; std to 144.6p av 130p; med to 148.7p av 140.4p; overall av 132.7p. Cast ewes horned to £27 av £20.61; polled to £35 av £30.68; cast rams horned to £29 av £26; polled to £35 av £30.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 477 store cattle & suckled calves. Cattle 22-m-o & up: Char X steers to £775 Rennington South Farm; hfrs to £620 Halls Farm; Lim X steers to £728 Hemscott Hill; hfrs to £538 Heatherslaw; BBX steers to £710 Todburn; BAX steers to £680 New Dotland; Simm X hfrs to £602 Hartley West; AAX steers to £602 Burn House; Salers X steers to £575 New Dotland; hfrs to £412 New Dotland. 16-22-m-o: Lim X steers to £688 Lunns House; hfrs to £620 Merryshields; BAX hfrs to 602 Merryshields; AAX hfrs to £635 The Follions. 10-15-m-o: Lim X steers to £650 High Baulk; hfrs to £610 Heatherslaw; BAX steers to £648 Brownsleazes; BA hfrs to £578 High Wooley; BAX hfrs to £550 Cooper House; BBX steers to £550 Harwood Shield, Heatherslaw. AAX steers to £415 Low Bishopton; hfrs to £392 The Follions; Char X steers to £555 Mount Hooley; hfrs to £300 Bowershield; Herefd X hfrs to £330 Harehaugh. Up to 10-m-o: BAX hfrs to £458 High Wooley; Lim X hfrs to £382 Cornhills; AAX hfrs to £295 White Hill. Young bulls: Simm X to £455 Low Bishopton; Lim to £488 Low Bishopton. Tues. - Fwd: 876 sheep. Hfrs: BAX to 117.5p; Lim X to 116.5p; heavy hfrs to 117.5p av 107.7p. Steers: BB to 114.5p; Lim to 109.5p; BBX to 108.5p; Char to 108.5p; AA to 107.5p; med steers av 107.5p; heavy to 114.5p av 98p. Hoggs: Texel X to 110.8p; Mule to 107.8p; Blackface to 100p; Cheviot X to 112.5p; cross to 112.3p. Spring lambs: Suff X to 141.8p; Texel X to 143.3p; Char X to 136.1p. Cast ewes & rams: Suff X to £30; Texel X to £41.50; Mule to £33; Blackface to £35.50; Swale to £21; Cheviot X to £27.50; Leics to £28.50; HB to £27.50.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. Fwd: 134 breeding & store cattle. Lim cows & calf £700(3) Grassgill. Bullocks. - Char X: £460 Espland. Lim X: £570, £555 Woodfoot (Maughan); £568 Eden Flatt; £515 Wetheriggs. Fries: £430 Eden Flatt. AAX: £525, £492, £475 Bank Head. Hfrs. - BB: £572 Hayberries; £512 Asby Hall. Lim: £515, £480. £475 Trainriggs; £475 Hayberries; £440, £435 Asby Hall; £428 Eden Flatt; £422 Sawbridge Hall; £415 Woodfoot (Maughan). AAX: £470, £420 Dowthwaite Head; £430 Bank Head. Lim young feeding bulls: £438 Rigg End. Tues. - Fwd: 1,570 sheep. Lambs, 35kg up: Texel X to £52 av 116.43p; Suff X to £50 av 112.93p; Beltex X to £49 av 121.35p; Char X to £54.50 av 112.10p; Hampshire to £51 av 110.24p; Mule to £47 av 106.94p; Lleyn to £47.20 av 112.82p. Ltwt lambs to 34kg: Texel X to £39 av 116.28p; Char to £37.50 av 110.29p; Beltex X to £40.80 av 120.09p; Mule to £35.50 av 107.58p; Cheviot X to £38.20 av 118.68p; Swale to 335.20 av 106.67p. Hoggs/shlgs: Mule to £35 Swathburn; Texel: to £37.50; Rough Fell to £34; Swale to £33.50 Bleathgill; Scotch Blackface to £32.50. Ewes: Suff X to £43.50 av £39.06; Texel to £45 av £37.22; Rough Fell to £32.50 av £26.65; Swale to £28.50 av £22.19; Scotch Blackface to £27 av £22.55; Cheviot X to £29 av £23; Gritstone to £42.70 av £37; Char £44; Mule to £36.20 av £29.43; Blue-faced Leics to £45 av £31.63; Lleyn £32.50. Rams: Char £30.50; Texel to £50 av £37.33; Swale to £33.50 av £25.93); Gritstone £32.50; Rough Fell to £31 av £26.40; Cheviot to £42.50 av £40; BFL to £47.50 av £39.50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 89 calves, 57 dairy & beef breeding cattle, 109 store & OTM grazing cattle. Calved hfrs: WN Avison & Son £960, £860, £720; PF Donaldson £780; C Hird & Son £770, £730, £720. Dairy cattle dispersal for WE Harrison to £585 av £366. Beef breeding cattle. - Cont X cows & calves: RJ Bailey £940, £850, £800, £790; Mrs W Rudd £895, £880, £730, £710; JJ Scott £680. Cont X hfrs & calves: JJ Scott £700. Ped Lim cow & calf JJS Allison £760. Ped Lim hfr & calf £700. Calves: BB bulls to £250 B Spence & Sons av £210; hfrs to £210 B Spence & Sons av £164; Lim bulls to £230 C Iveson Farms av £185; hfrs to £150 C Iveson Farms av £97; Char bulls to £175 A Gregg; hfrs to £232 A Sowray & Sons; Pied bulls to £175 AF Dinsdale; Simm bulls to £155 SW Scrivin; hfrs to £115 SW Scrivin; AA bulls to £122 Horsley Gates av £119; hfrs to £95 Horsley Gates av £93; BA bulls to £98 JJ Horn av £82; Fries bulls to £78 GP&C Weatherald av £31. Store steers. - Lim: WA Dinsdale & Son £545, £455; GD&AR Barningham £480, £465; K Metcalfe & Sons £448; CR Thornborrow £422. BB: RJ&SJ Kirby £545; Char: A Clarke £420. Hfrs. - Lim: D&M Cormack £690, £515; RJ Bailey £605, £580; WE Muir & Son £452; WA Dinsale & Son £445; A&CA Stelling £442; A Tarn £425; K Metcalfe & Sons £418; RF Lambert £416. BB: A&A Stelling £530, £508, £485, £470; RJ&SJ Kirby £470, £455; RF Lambert £415. Char: WE Muir & Son £510, £458 A Clark £405, £395; AA: RJ&SJ Kirby £398; GN Clarke £340. Bulls. - Lim: WH&PS Orton £575, £565, £450; JC Close £480, £450; TM Barrass & Son £425; K Metcalfe & Sons £410. BB: JK Wilkinson & Ptnrs £445, £415; A Gregg £405; M&J Mudd £325. Fries: JC&VA Lancaster £250.OTM grazing hfrs: Mrs W Rudd £385, £305. Wed. - Fwd: 878 sheep. Lambs lt to 125p av 118.7p; std to 133.6p av 121.4p; med to 132.5p av 121.4p; heavy to 123.9p av 119.6p. Cast ewes: Cont £37; Suff £34; Tees £35; Mule £26; Masham £26; Swale £22.50. Swale rams £22.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 196 cattle, 599 sheep. Steers, med to 117.5p/£635.25 av 106.37p/£574.38; heavy to 129.5p/ £793.13 av 105.35/£676.95; overall steer av 105.62p; hfrs med to 141.5p/£650.90 av 121.33p/ £554.81; heavy to 134.5p/£739.50 av 111.91p/£598.12; overall hfr av 114.79p; bulls lt to 97.5p/£411.78 av 86.37p/£381.11; med to 107.5p/ £575.13 av 91.14p/£479.38; heavy to 110.5p/£754.08 av 95.33p/ £599.92; overall bull av 93.87p; total cattle av 106.41p. Lambs lt to 99.31p/£28.80; std to 139.7p/£54.50 av 126.22p/£47.52; med to 140p/ £61.80 av 126.22p/£52.30; overall lamb av 125.94p; heavy to 135.7p/ £63.80 av 119.8p/£57.33; total lamb av 125.48p/hoggs std to 88.15p/ £33.50 av 78.38p/£29; med to 83.75p/£33.50 av 64.2p/£26; overall av 70.97p; heavy to 107.4p/ £54.80 av 84.52p/£41.10; total hogg av 74.7p; total sheep av 123.72p; cull ewes to £41 av £31.74. Wed. - Fwd: 162 calves, store & breeding cattle. Bulls. - Lim: £400 C Pickering. AA: £300 JM Bell. BB: £322 JB Gill. Fries: £365, £288 R Pearson; £222 JM Bell; £172 JB Gill. Holstein: £252 RW Henry; £145, £88 JE Hugill. Baz: £252 JB Gill. Hfrs. - Simm: £558 C Siswick; £490, £488 R Umpleby; £485, £448, £438 A Fawcett. Lim: £532, £515, £502 C Siswick; £500, £480 JG Ward; £492, £302 RJ Garbutt; £490 R Craggs; £485, £346 W Smith; £482 C Phelp; £478, £428 WG Ainsley; £475 JL Peacock, A Fawcett; £448, £325 JT Layfield; £242, £115 R Carter. BB: £448 R Umpleby; £310, £272 R Carter. AA: £338 JT Layfield. Char: £432 R Craggs. Bullocks. - Lim: £675, £610 F Scatchard; £610 JL Peacock; £605 R Umpleby; £602, £600, £590, £560, £520 WS Moore; £562, £555, £515, £420 D Norfolk; £535, £525, £468 R Hugill; £530, £490, £480 CH Phelp; £445 H Holmes; £408 WG Ainsley; £340, £320, £240 GS Sayer. Simm: £550 D Norfolk; £250 GS Sayer. Holstein: £618 R Umpleby; £328, £270 W Brass,. Herefd: £540 D Norfolk; £495, £438 B Milburn; £320 H Holmes. AA: £480 FW Croft; £420 D Norfolk; £382 W Brass. Calves: BB bull £190, £90; Fries bull £40; BB hfr £162, £65 all J Hugill. Breeding cattle: BB hfr & Lim bull calf £680 JW Richjardson. Private sales June 13-17: 56 fat cattle, inc OTMS.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 52 cattle. Hfrs: black Lim X to 142.5p; red Lim X to 139.5p; BA to 134.5p; Lim X to 131.5p; BB to 128.5p; heavy Char X to 116.5p. Bullocks: black Lim to 117.5p. Heavy young bulls: black Lim to 117.5p; red Lim to 116.5p; Char to 115.5p. Other young bulls: black Lim to 116.5p; red Lim X to 115.5p; BA to 115.5p; Char to 113.5p; B&W to 99.5p. Wed. - Fwd: 1,342 sheep. Lambs: Cont to £66; Suff X to: £65, £64; Mule to £46. Ewes: Cont to £51.50; Suff to £48; Kendal Rough to £36.50; Blue-faced Leics to £43; Cheviot to £37.50; Mule to £34; Swale to £32.50.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 351 cattle, 599 sheep, 243 pigs. Steers med to 136.5p/£713.18 av 115.9p; heavy to 135.5p/ £876.85 av 116.1p; total steer av 116.1p; hfrs lt to 115.5p/£462; med to 143.5p/£645.75 av 118.7p/ heavy to 142.5p/£870.68 av 119.6p; total hfr av 119.4p; young bulls lt to 103.5p/ £450.23 av 87p; med to 112.5p/£624.38 av 91.6p; heavy to 116.5p /£838.80 av 98.5p; total bull av 96.5p. Lambs std to 156.6p/£59.50 av 132p; med to 158.1p/£68 av 140.6p; heavy to 149p/ £71.50 av 136.6p; owt to 142p/£79.50 av 138.9p; total lamb av 136p; hoggets heavy to 99.6p/£49.80 av 94.7p; owt to 100p/£60.50 av 98.4p; total hogget av 95.9p; shlgs lt to 33.3p/£13; heavy to 60p/ £30; owt to 56p/£32.50, total shlg av 50.2p; ewes lt to £28 av £20.11; heavy to £41.80 av £31.78. Porkers to 93p/£69.19 av 88.6p; cutters to 93p/£76.42 av 86.2p; baconers to 89p/£83.74 av 82.9p; owt to 83.5p/£88.51; sows to 50p/£150.50 av 44.5p; boars to 39p/ £134.37 av 37.3p. Tues. - Fwd: 51 store cattle. Steers: Fries £478; Lim £450; Simm £442. Hfrs 8-12-m-o: Lim £525; Simm £310; BB £248. 13-24-m-o: Lim £522; BA £472; BB £432. Bulls: BB 13-m-o £430; BAX 7-8-m-o £345; B&W 13-m-o £310.