BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 403 sheep. Std lambs to 141p av 136.3p; med to 158p av 140.2p; heavy to 145p av 138.2p; lt hoggs to 104p av 92.1p; std to 113p av 98.3p; med to 120p av 117.5p; heavy to 117p av 113.8p; owt to 122p av 103.8p. Cast sheep: Cont £45; Suff £38; Chev £32; Mule £39.5; horned £24.50. Tues. - Fwd: 222 cattle. Lim hfrs & bull calves to £1,070; with & hfr calves to £880; Lim cows & calves to £600; Simm hfrs & hfr calves to £680; Simm cows & calves to £610; in-calf Simm hfrs to £450. Bulls: Char £600; BA £600; Lim £590; Simm £465; BB £522. Steers: Char £558; BA £645; Lim £655; Saler £580; Fries £395. Hfrs: Char £560; BA £490; Lim £530; Saler £445; BB £475. Breeding cattle: D Anderson £600; JC Cleasby £290; CN&P Penk £1070, £880; WH&EE Thompson £680, £620; JH Oulton £610, £480; EF Atkinson £450, £400. Feeding bulls: RL Walker £550(3); J&K Metcalf & Son £600, £570, £560, £550, £545, £530; ER Thompson £430; JH Oulton £465(2), £450(2), £445(6); DH Ettey & Son £550, £545, £515, £470; K Atkinson £565, £500, £495, £455; N Medd & Son £600, £585, £565; JD,DJ&EKSanderson £540, £530(2), £505(2), £500(3), £490, £485, £480(3), £455, £440, £438, £430(5), £420, £240; JJ Pickering £590; JJ&GE Walton £538, £535(2), £522, £520, £502; G&JM Blackburn £558, £500, £482, £450; DG Collinson & Son £495, £450; G&MF Turnbull & Sons £492, £485, £470(2), £455, £450(3), £445(2), £432(2), £425, £415(2), £390(5), £380(2); K Lind £542, £510; J&SE Bainbridge £570, £490, £462, £455; JR Addison & Sons £645, £600(3), £580(2), £575, £480(2); DG&PD Ayre £360; Dent Bros £475, £470, £395(2), £375(3), £240; F Stobart & Sons £410; RG Hutchinson £345; JF&F Hutchinson £558(2), £500, £452, £445;JW Dent & Sons £520(2), £480(2), £470(2), £455(2); S Bayles & Sons £530, £475, £390, £382(2); F Crawford £580, £480(2), £460; RM&AM Dixon £510, £475; EW Guy & Sons £490(2); DW Ewin £560, £490(2), £430(3); JH Oulton £390(2), £328(2), £310(3), £300(2), £290; R Tookey £655, £530, £475, £420. Wed. - Fwd 489 sheep. Std lambs to 143p av 139.5p; med to 156p av 140.8p; heavy to 134p av 133.8p; owt to 141p av 132.8p; std hoggs to 109p av 101.8p; med to 116p av 106.2p; heavy to 112p av 101.5p. Cast sheep: Cont £45; Mule £36; Leics £38; Swale £26.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 461 cattle, 675 sheep. Steers, med to 127.5p/£702.08 av 112.17p; heavy to 129.5p/ £845.58 av 110.14p; overall steer av 110.38p; hfrs med to 133.5p/ £594.08 av 115.06; heavy to 143.5p/£812.95 av 113.14p; overall hfr av 113.83p; young bulls med to 112.5p/£607.75 av 93.45p; heavy to 132.5p/£929.78 av 105.11p; overall bull av 104.07p. Lambs lt to 150.7p/ £58.80 av 143.13p; med to 162.9p/£67 av 143.15p; heavy to 145.6p/£67 av 142.78; overall lamb av 143.07p; cull ewes to £46.50 av £32.30. Mon. - Fwd: 216 store & breeding cattle, 68 ewes with lambs. Steers. - Simm: £565(2) GS Bainbridge. Lim: £565, £505 GS Bainbridge; £452(2), £440 FMR Gibson. BB: £510, £505 NG Beveridge; £420(4) J Linsley. Herefd: £445 P Birbeck. Hfrs. - Lim: £600, £495 Dr GM Adams; £485 T&DI Allen. Char: £570 T&DI Allen. BA: £510, £470 T&DI Allen. BB: £480, £452, £432 NE Beveridge; £455 JW Dent. Hereford: £478(3) P Birbeck. Bull stirks. - BA: £780 RB Atkinson; £510 K Buckle. Sim: £565 JC Smith. BB: £525, £508 JN Spedding; £458 TE Dobson. Saler: £518 K Buckle; £460, £452 Rigel Pedigree. Lim: £518, £482, £472(2) K Buckle; £468 JN Spedding. Char: £480 K Buckle. Calves, Simm £142 J Farley; Lim £95 J Farley. Cows & calves: Lim £620, £565 S Ball; AA £550 S Ball. Geld ewes £36, £29, £26 F Davison. Hoggs & singles £95 Hutchinson. Ewes & lambs: £93 JR & L Harding; £87 JB Lund. £70 M Hutchinson.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 12 calves, 10 in-calf hfrs, 547 sheep. Calves: BBX bulls to £235 T&LM Goad, Dent; hfrs to £185 T&IM Goad av £156.33; Lim X bulls to £198 JF Bowe & Son, Hawes; hfrs to £155 JF Bowe & Son av £117.50; Normande bulls to £80 LC Scarr & Son, Bainbridge av £50; Fries/Holstein bulls to £50 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg av £33.33. Hfrs: Hostein to £800 av £750; Fries to £750 av £918.75. Special spring show & sale of prime lambs. DQM Trophy: Texel 1 & overall champion pen, JG&B Escolme, Killington 175p; 2 JG&B Escolme 149p; 3 D&HM Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale, 144p. Suff: 1 JG&B Escolme 145p; 2 JR&LA Capstick, Killington 132p; 3 H Avison, Coverdale 146p. Beltex: 1 F Dinsdale & Sons, Coverdale 159p; 2 F Dinsdale & Sons 156p; 3 Mrs L Peacock, Middleham 144p. Lambs lt to 141.9p av 135.5p; std to 158.4p av 138p; med to 175p av 141.3p; overall av 138.6p. Cast ewes horned to £26.80 av £18.06; polled to £40 av £32.43; cast rams polled to £38; horned £26.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 644 store cattle & suckled calves. Cattle 22-m-o & up: Char X steers to £780 Rennington South; hfrs to £602 Hammershield; Lim X steers to £745 Woodhead, Westside; hfrs to £612 Horseholme; BAX steers to £765 Westside; BBX steers to £718 Claywalls; hfrs to £442 Camphill; Simm X steers to £620 Thrunton Lowfield; hfrs to £580 Hedley Park; Rom X steers to £530 Camphill. 16-22-m-o: Char X steers to £720 Claywalls; Lim X steers to £700 Lunns House; hfrs to £630 Latterford; BAX steers to £570 Low Leam; hfrs to £555 Brownsleazes; BBX hfrs to £500 Westburnhope. 10-15-m-o: Char X steers to £650 Rusheylaw; hfrs to £595 Tenter House; Lim X steers to £610 Tarset Hall; hfrs to £550 Biddlestone Home Farm; BBX steers to £655 Brownsleazes; hfrs to £420 Westburnhope; BAX steers to £620(2) Brownsleazes; hfrs to £580 Brownsleazes; Simm X steers to £550 Hedley Park; hfrs to £465 Hartley West. Up to 10-m-o: Lim X steers to £562, Barker House; hfrs to £368 Edges Green. Young bulls: Lim X to £710, Low Leam; BAX to £690 Low. Tues - Heavy steers to 107.5p av 104.4p; heavy hfrs to 122.5p av 108.7p. Fwd: 635 sheep. Spring lambs: Suff X to 151.5p; Texel X to 151.9p; Char X to 147p. Hoggs: Suff X to 114.4p; Texel X to 114.5p; Mule to 105.1p(2); Blackface to 103.7p; Swale to 104.7p; Char X £69. Cast ewes & rams: Suff X to £34.50; Texel X to £37.50; Mule to £32.50; Blackface to £25.20; Swale to £24; Cheviot X to £27; Jacob to £28.80.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 101 calves & stirks, 16 dairy cattle, 30 sheep with lambs. Calved cows E Cheeseman £515; calved hfr C Hird £800; in calf hfr E Cheeseman £700; ped hfr: WH Dunn & Son £450. Calves: BB bulls to £250 SH&NJ Whitaker av £211; hfrs to £228 SH&NJ Whitaker av £177; Lim bulls to £205 WK Wilkinson & Son av £181; hfrs to £188 JW Tuer & Sons av £158; Simm bulls to £235 JE Holliday & Son av £218; hfrs to £112 A Finkill & Son; BA bulls to £208 MM Dowson; Herefd bulls to £170 PW Broadley av £121; hfrs to £110 W Scaife & Son av £78; Char bulls to £195 TL Carlisle; Pied bulls to £180 Bell Bros; Fries bulls to £102 JW Tuer & Sons av £56. Lim bull stirks C&M Burnett £255. Mule hoggs & singles £80 C&M Burnett. Wed. - Fwd: 577 sheep. Lambs lt to 141.7p av 138.3p; std to 144.7p av 140.2p; med to 151.2p av 138.6p; heavy to 143.9p av 142.6p; hoggs to 107.2p av 95.5p; Cast ewes: Cont £37; Suff £35; BFL £33; Mule £31; Swale £22.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 189 cattle, 437 sheep. Steers med to 139.5p/£666.08 av 113.15p/£592.73, heavy to 123.5p/£769.63 av 104.51p/ £659.10; overall steer av 106.42p; hfrs lt to 99.5p/£388.05; med to 137.5p/£623.30 av 121.3p/ £545.08; heavy to 135.5p/£771.53 av 114.66p/£622.07; overall hfr av 116.57, bulls med to 109.5p/ £596.78 av 86.27p/£451.04; heavy to 113.5p/£759.50 av 96.38p/£605.37; overall bull av 91.88p; total cattle av 106.6p. Lambs std to 143.5p/£56 av 139.04p/£53.96; med to 155.6p/ £66.20 av 140.96p/58.97; overall av 140.47p; heavy to 136.3p/ £66.80 av 133.67p/£64.31; total lamb av 140.28p; hoggs std to 102.1p/£38.80; med to 109.5p/ £48.20 av 83.1p/£35.73; overall av 88.92p; heavy to 103.6p/£51.80; owt to 87.28p/£51.50 av 85.25p/ £50.25; total hogg av 90.36p, total sheep av 134.89p; cull ewes to £43.50 av £35.73. Wed. - Fwd: 120 store & breeding cattle. Bulls. - Char: £540 I Holmes. Simm: £428, £418 A Jopling. BA: £370, £340 JB Gill. BB: £315 J Hugill. Holstein: £385 J Bainbridge. Hfrs. - Char: £652, £648 JT Coxon; £6222, £575, £508 A Fawcett; £518 JE Farrow. BB: £610 A Fawcett; £518, £480, £415, £265 RW Henry; £418, £355, £270 R Carter; £372 B Routledge; £318 J Hugill. Lim: £552, £535 A Fawcett; £500 J Farrow; £460 RW Henry; £392 W Smith; £364 B Routledge; £334 P Parvin; £325 R Carter. Simm: £512, £470, £400, £335 KM Sayer; £502 J Farrow; £472, £390, £380 N Hobson. AA: £364 B Routledge. Bullocks. - Char: £748, £740. £712, £685, £670, £620 JT Coxon. BB: £622 R Umpleby. Lim: £590, £520 R Umpleby; £570, £472 R Hugill. Simm: £404, £392 KM Sayer; £378 BA Cook. Herefd: £360 BA Cook. Private sales June 6-10: 54 fat cattle, inc OTMS, 51 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. - Fwd: 1,310 sheep. Lambs: Cont to £76; Suff X to £72. Hoggs: Suff X to £70; Cont X to £69; Mule to £66; Herdwick to £62.50; Scotch Blackface to £57.50; Swale to £55. Ewes: Cont to £51.50; Suff to £49; Cheviot to £39.50; Scotch Blackface to £37.50; Mule to £35; Swale to £32. Mon. - Fwd: 313 store cattle. Bullocks. - Black Lim X: £658 Fawcett Park; £598 Rose Cote; £588 Providence House; £580 Oaklands; £565 Green Farm. Red Lim X: £645 Fawcett Park; £595 Oaklands; £590 Rosecote; £588 Bunkers Hill; £565 Green Farm. Simm X: £645 Staingills. B&W: £570 Rosecote. Herefd: £515 White House. Fries: £475 Rosecote. BB: £588 Fremington. Hfrs. - Lim X: £675 Halfway Well; £625 Fawcett Park; £595 Murton Hall; £560 Coupland Beck; £538 Sandrigg. BBX hfrs: £670 Penny Hill; £585 Fremington. Simm X: £515 Staingills. Char X: £662 Hunsonby. Young bulls: Black Lim £582 Dufton Wood; red Lim X: £458 Birk Howe; Lim X £480 Dufton Wood; B&W £392 Selsmire. Fwd: 92 prime cattle. Hfrs: red Lim X 138.5p; black Lim X 137.5p; BBX £135.5p; B&W 122.5p; Char X 121.5p; red 120.5p. Bullocks: red Lim X 116.5p. Young bulls: BB to 118.5p; BA 117.5p; red Lim X 116.5p; black Lim 115.5p; red 114.5p; Lim 114.5p(2); Char 113.5p; B&W 102.5p; Fries 98.5p; R&W 95.5p. Wed. - Fwd: 1,484 sheep. Lambs: Cont to £73; Suff X to £70. Hoggs: Suff X to £68; Cont to £57.50. Ewes: Suff ewes to £47; Cont to £46.50; Cheviot to £42.50; Blue-faced Leics to £42; Kendal Rough to £36.50; Mule to £34; Swale to £31.50.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 468 cattle, 739 sheep, 205 pigs. Steers med to 127.5p/£701.25 av 109.3p; heavy to 134.5p/ £867.38 av 114.6p; total steer av 113.7p; hfrs med to 147.5p/£679.20 av 113.1p; heavy to 148.5p/ £848.23 av 116.6p total hfr av 115.7p; young bulls lt to 87.5p/£402.50 av 85.5p; med to 123.5p/£666.90 av 90.1p; heavy to 120.5p/ £770.35 av 96.3p. Lambs std to 157.4p/£59.80 av 137.6p; med to 160p/£68.50 av 140p; heavy to 133.3p/£65 av 126.4p; owt to 126.8p/ £71 av 123.6, total lamb av 138.3p; hoggets lt to 75.8p/ £25; heavy to 76.5p/ £37.50 av 62.3p; owt 60.3p/£35 av 50.6p; ewes lt to £17/£13.23; heavy to £34.50 av 27.24. Porkers to 92p/£66.61 av 92p; cutters to 96.5p/£79.52 av 86.6p; baconers to 94p/ £83.66 av 81.3p; owt to 49.5p/£55.44 av 42p; sows to 51.5p/ £145.60 av 44.5p; boars to 39p/£127.53 av 38.1p.