BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: 260 cattle. Lim hfrs & bull calves to £870; with hfr calves to £1, 040; AA hfrs & bull calves to £710; Lim cows & bull calves to £710; BA cows & calves to £780; Simm in-calf hfrs to £480. Bulls: Char £578; BA £578; Lim £532; Simm £512. Steers: Char £625; BA £630; Lim £695; BB £680. Hfrs: Char £610; BA £645; Lim £655; BB £555. Breeding cattle: M Souter £780, £710, £600; RA Hutchinson £530, £525, £390(2); N&A Bainbridge £370; C Penk £1,040, £870; ER Thompson £710(2); JF Harland £740, £710; EF Atkinson £800, £480, £480. Feeding bulls: JP&R Ward £575, £570, £550(3), £490; A&B Herworth £520, £480, £425; GM&D Green £300, £265, £185 JD, DJ&EK Sanderson £570, £522, £515, £500(5), £495, £490(4), £485(3), £480(2), £450, JB Stephenson £532, £505; J&K Metcalf & Son £578(3), £565, £515; SM&F Donald £375, £365; M Henderson £502(2), £482; DA&FM Dalton £470(2), £445(2), £418, £395; F Stobart & Sons £415, £355(2), £305; WG Walton & Son £350, £348, £340, £335; NB&R Hird £518, £475, £460, £450, £425(4), £368, £360(2); AE Iceton & Sons £545, £495, £480, £432, £395, £345(2); B Iceton £450, £425(2), £415, £385; EW Holmes £548, £538(2), £490, £485, £405(2), £398, £390, £380(3), £350, £315(2); J&SE Bainbridge £518(2), £405(2); JD, DJ&EK Sanderson £610(2), £535, £520, £340, £300; B&J Bainbridge £630, £570; TL Anderson £695, £680, £635, £630, £620; WB Rutter & Sons £680, £670, £625; CA&J Kipling £520(2), £440, £380; JF&F Hutchinson £495, £485, £480; A&B Herworth £450, £420, £410, £375, £358(2); MJ&SM Wallace & Son £485; J&MJ Walton £555, £510, £490(2), £455; K&RE Robson £575, £512(2); TB Walton £400, £370; JR Addison & Sons £630, £585(2), £582, £545(2), £420(2); JV&MA Oliver £615, £590(2).£585; AA Walton & Son £320, £300; DG&PD Ayre £435, £425; F Crawford £555, £520(2); GA Day £665, £650; S Richardson £560, £545, £542, £535; JE Tallentire & Sons £645, £630, £565, £555, £552, £550, £535, £530; JE High & Son £535(3); JJ&GE Walton £645, £532, £492, £435(2), £405, £380(3), £370(4); G&MF Turnbull & Sons£505(4)£500(2), £495(5), £490, £480, £470, £465, £395, £380, £370, £360(2), £358(2) , £335(2); J&MJ Walton £555, £510, £490(2), £455;CR&J Stephenson £655.£645, £625, £490.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 502 cattle, 705 sheep. Steers med to 125.5p/£677.70 av 113.69p; heavy to 132.5p/ £894.38 av 110.54p; overall steer av 110.74p; hfrs med to 130.5p/ £592.80 av 108.16p; heavy to 143.5p/£819.78 av 109.57; overall hfr av 109.37p; young bulls med to 121.5p/£643.95 av 96.24p; heavy to 124.5p/£881.48 av 106.62p, overall bull av 103.8p. Lambs lt to 154.7p/£60; med to 158.7p/£69.80; heavy to 148.9p/ £72.50 av 145.12p, overall lamb av 152.17p; hoggs std to 125.6p/ £49 av 119.54p; med to 125p/ £55.50 av 118.81p; heavy to 125.5p/£71.50 av 117.8p; cull ewes to £52 av £28.20. Mon. - Fwd: 236 store cattle, 104 ewes & lambs. Steers. - BB: £565, £555, £540 NG Beveridge; £455 S&R Lowson. BA: £565 TW Thompson. Lim: £527, £480, £455 TH Richardson; £495 F Crawford; £465, £450 S&RT Lowson. Char: £450 FS Watson & Son. AA: £430 S&RT Lowson; £370 JF Lincoln. Hfrs. - BB: £578 JR Fell; £480 NG Beveridge; £470 PJ Wiper. BA: £560(3) GA Swinbank; £548, £465 J&SE Bainbridge. Lim: £542 TL Holmes; £490(2) JR Fell; £460 JC Smith. Char: £470 FS Watson. AA: £420 JC Smith; £385(2) GM&SE Richardson. Simm: £395(2) JR Fell, £390 DA Shepherd. Bull stirks. - BB: £715 JB&LM Knight; £528, £495 JR Fell; £438 E Parsons. Lim: £540, £530, £518(2) JR Fell; £540 JB&LM Knight; £535(2) R Wade. Simm: £400 E Parsons. Herefd: £345 JR Fell. Fries: £320(3) GGJ Crowe; £258(3) J&S Thompson. Mule hoggs & singles: £120, £108 TA Metcalfe; £116, £96 MW Skidmore. Ewes & lambs: £88 JR Harding; £87 M Parker; £86 R Watson; £80 W Brass.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 7 calves, 285 sheep. Calves: BA bulls to £170 K Nicholson av £161; Lim bulls to £209 JH Capstick, RSD, av £164.50; Fries bulls to £92 K Nicholson, RSD. Spring lambs to 158.3p/£62 av 148.2p; lt hoggs to 109.3p av 91.3p; std to 102.2p av 92.6p; med to 102.3p av 97.2p; overall av 94.8p. Cast ewes horned to £24.40 av £16.85; polled to £36.40 av £31.05. Mule ewes & twins to £131 T Tennant & Son, Askrigg, av £110.20; with singles to £76 W&J Ousby, Kirkby Stephen, av £62.54; Cont ewes & twins to £80 G Alderson, Kirkby Stephen; with singles to £50 G Alderson av £49.33; Swale ewes & twins to £100 GS Tiplady, Low Row, av £78.67; with singles to £72 CH Allen, Hawes, av £48.69.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 1,683 store cattle & suckled calves. Cattle 22-m-o & up: Lim X steers to £760 Highwood; hfrs to £718 Park End; Char X steers to £738 Middle Cawledge Park, Castle Nook; Simm X steers to £722 South Linden; hfrs to £478 Stoop Rigg; BAX steers to £718 South Carter Moor; BAX hfrs to £550 Maidens Hall; steers to £738 Middle Cawledge Park; BBX hfrs to £520 Glendue; Saler X steers to £675 New Dotland; Herefd X steers to £640 Ffridd Farm; AAX steers to £595 Ffridd Farm. 16-22-m-o: Char X steers to £770 750 Elilaw; Char X hfrs to £568 Allenheads; Lim X steers to £745 Claywalls; Lim X hfrs to £680 Whalton Hill Head, Great Chesters(2); Simm X steers to £700 Little Whittington; hfrs to £560 Whalton Hill Head; BAX steers to £672 The Deans; hfrs to £455 Maidens Hall; BBX steers to £675 Nunwick; hfrs to £538 Nunwick; S Devon X steers to £730 Claywalls; Beef Shorthorn steers to £695 Biddlestone Home Farm; AAX steers to £555 Rugley. 10-15-m-o: Lim X steers to £670 Square House; hfrs to £755 Square House; Char X steers to £660 Lowes Fell; hfrs to £508 Huntershield; BAX steers to £550 Cooper House; hfrs to £462; BBX steers to £695 Square House; hfrs to £668 High Crossgill; Simm X steers to £602 Castle Nook; AAX hfrs to £468 Castle Nook; S Devon steers to £615 The Heigh; Beef Shorthorn steers to £512 Biddlestone Home Farm. Up to 10-m-o: Lim X steers £610 Thornton Tower; hfrs to £350 Chirdon; Char X steers to £590 High Crossgill; hfrs to £350 Bishopton; BAX steers to £485 East Plenmeller; hfrs to £445 Cooper House; Simm X steers to £460 High Crossgill. Young bulls: Lim X to £565; AAX to £342 Bishopton. Tues. - Heavy steers to 110.5p av 104.6p; heavy hfrs to 117.5p av 113.2p. Lambs: Suff X to 145.7p; Texel X to 146.5p; Char X to 140.5p. Hoggs: Suff X to 121.7p; Texel X to 124.6p; Mule to 125p; Blackface to 133.7p; Swale to 118.3p; Cheviot X to 124.3p; Char X to 122.6p. Cast ewes & rams: Suff X to £36; Texel X to £37.20; Mule to £29; Blackface to £28; Swale to £24.50; Cheviot X to £24.50; HB to £26; Leics to £33.50;Cross to £27.50. Breeding sheep: Suff X gimmers & Texel X twins to £125 Whitridge; Mule hoggs & Beltex twins to £118 Scarlett Hall Farms; Mule hoggs & Texel singles to £110 Townfoot, Slaley; Texel hoggs & Texel & Beltex singles to £115 Brandon Hall; Suff X hoggs & Texel & Beltex singles to £112 Brandon Hall. Other hoggs & lambs: Mule to £108 Highwood; Suff X to £110 Brandon Hall; Texel to £107 Palm Strother. Mule ewes: 4-5crop (w) & Suff X twins to £88 Middle Whitehill; 5-crop (w) & Suff X twins: £88 Sherburn Tower; BM & Suff X triplets to £91 East Fourstones; BM & Texel twins to £90 Davicot. Blackface BM: with Mule twins to £62 Whiskershiel; with 1 Mule lambs to £48 Bridgeford; with Mule singles to £46 Whiskershiel, Sherburn Tower. Wed. - Fwd: 70 beef breeding cattle. Hfrs & calves: Lim X & bull calf £1,500 High Knipe; Herefd X to £1,100 Mirlaw House; BBX to £890 Greenwell. Stock cows & calves: pure BA 2nd calver & hfr calf £1,050 Redburn; Lim X to £800 Pryhill (3rd calver); BBX to £730 Redburn (4th calver). Lim X in calf stock cows to £600 (5th calver) West Wharmley.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Fwd: 793 sheep. Ewes & lambs: Rough Fell corr £27.50 Kilnmire; Rough Fell BM £22 Kilnmire. Spring lambs 35kg &B up: Beltex to £74 av 170.35p; Suff to £73.50 av159.68p. Up to 34gk: Texel to £54 av 155.25p; Suff to £47.80 av 144.85; Mule to £48 av 154.84p. Hoggs: Suff to £57.50 av 129.32p; Texel to £62.50 av 128.80p; Beltex to £66.50 av 131.08p; Swale to £61 av 117.85p; Rough Fell to £61.50 av 118.92p. Cast & feeding ewes: Blackface £20.50; Hill Cheviot to £27 av £23.95; Mule to £33 av £29.82; Rough Fell to £30 av £27.04; Suff X to £41.50 av £34.64; Swale to £30.50 av £21.17; Texel to £37.50 av £ 31.27. Rams: Blue-faced Leics £42.50; Rough Fell £29; Swale to £29 av £27.50; Texel £38.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 100 calves & stirks, 1 dairy cow, 37 ewes & lambs. Calved cows: R Simpson & Sons £180. Calves: BB bulls to £290 JK Wilkinson & Ptnrs av £218; hfrs to £185 B Williamson av £127; Lim bulls to £220 JB Harker & Sons av £177; hfrs to £175 JE Holliday & Son av £114; Simm bulls to £195 A Sowray & Sons; hfrs to £122 HB Smith & Son av £111; AA bulls to £140 Horsley Gates av £103; hfrs to £120 Horley Gates av £88; Fries bulls to £100 JK Wilkinson & Ptnrs av £37. Stirks: Fries bull ME Robinson & Sons £188. Texel X hoggs & singles: JL Hunter £85; Mule ewes corr & twins: J&PS Ellerton £72; Cont ewes 4-shear & twins: Mrs J Harker £70; Cont ewes 4-shear & singles: Mrs J Harker £59; Swale ewes & twins: J&PS Ellerton £55; with singles: J&PS Ellerton £47; Mule gimmer hoggs: J&PS Ellerton £49. Wed. - Fwd: 374 sheep. Lambs std to 148.2p av 143.1p; med to 147.1p av 141.8p; heavy to 138.2p av 137.2p; hoggs lt to 80.6p av 75.5p; std to 100p av 93.4p; med to 105.2p av 91.4p; heavy to 100p av 91.5p; owt to 83.3p av 75.2p. Cast sheep ewes: BFL £38; Suff £33; Swale £22.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 190 cattle, 466 sheep. Steers med to 125.5p/£685.43 av 102.28p/£536.68; heavy to 123.5p/£866.25 av 105.59p/ £692.31; overall steer av 104.56p; hfrs lt to 97.5p/£370.50 av 90.41p/ £348.08; med to 142.5p/£627.45 av 118.45p/£534.15; heavy to 134.5p/£752.48 av 108.58/ £582.22; overall hfr av 111.8p; bulls med to 108.5p/£580.48 av 82.43p/£432.29; heavy to 114.5p/£744.60 av 94.05p/ £588.53; overall bull av 90.48p; total cattle av 103.57p. Lambs std to 169.7p/£62.80 av 142.58p/ £54.01; med to 155p/£66 av 143.7p/£60.36; overall av 143.5p; heavy to 147p/£73.50 av 143.64p/ £68.69; total lamb av 143.51p; hoggs lt to 102.6p/£30.80 av 96.02p/£28.17; std to 116.3p/ £44.20 av 93.62p/£34.63; med to 129.5p/£57 av 100.8p/£42.80; overall av 99.36p; heavy to 132.6p/£61.50 av 116.44p/ £56.48; owt to 116p/£65; av 98.89p/£57.75; total hogg av 102.93p; cull ewes to £47 av £29.95; rams to £44 av £41. Wed. - Fwd: 185 cattle, 50 sheep. Bulls. - BB: £472, £452, £355 R Carter; £462, £418 ST Hogg. Lim: £388, £340, £228 C Pickering; £340 JD Sanderson; £270 S Moor. MG: £125 S Talbot. BA: £340 JD Sanderson; £230 S Moor. Char: £360 A Horner; £320, £260 JD Sanderson. Fries: £245 HJ Thompson. Holstein: £150 S Moor. Hfrs - AA: £485 G Chapman; £452, £400 R Holdsworth; £365 E Allison. Lim: £485 G Chapman; £472, £450, £432 K Weighell; £472 B Jefferson; £468, £460, £388 R Ward; £468, £458 E Hill; £448 E Allison; £428 D Easton; £410, £38 J Stockil; £410, £380 L Dent; £400 J Walton; £335 RJ Garbutt; £332 K Clemmitt; £330 JD Hall; £285 R Bullock. Simm: £470, £465, £345 N Hobson; £440 Miss J Bullock; £392 D Easton; £372, £332 K Sayer. BB: £468 K Weighell; £450, £442, £405 R Ward; £445 D Easton; £382 J Stockil; £350, £300, £265, £205 R&I Pattison; £330 E Hill. Char: £385 K Clemmitt; £275 C Pickering. Bullocks. - BB:£742, £598 SJ Philips; £458 J Stockil; £450 R Ward; £398 Miss J Bullock. Lim: £640 £615, £588 RI Kerr; £590, £570, £545M Whorlton; £590, £558 JL Cook; £570, £560, £525, £432 r Ward; £560, £485 R Hugill; £448, £445, £435, £415, £385 L Dent; £362, £358, £312 B Heseltine; £352 GD Hall. Simm: £550, JG Swiers; £515 A Marshall; £470, £370 N Hobson; £450 J Stockil, K Sayer. Char: £575 £365, £555, £540 WS Moore; £572, £560 R Pattison; £550, £475 JG Swiers. Herefd: £435 R Ward. Holstein: £395 JL Peacock. BA: £562 JG Swiers; £445 R Hugill. AA: £542, £435, £412 R Holdsworth; £400 JG Swiers. Breeding cattle. - Ped Lim bulls: 1,000gns, 850gns Keirey Lims. Lim cows & calves: £580, £565 WF Kay. Simm cow & calf £580 P Ward. Lim hfr in calf £450 D Trewhitt. Calves. - BB hfrs: £160, £140, £128 GH Laverick; £118 ST Hogg. Holstein bull £20 ST Hogg. Texel hoggs & lambs: £89, £78, £74 AP Trewhitt; £76 P Ashbridge. Texel ewes corr & lambs: £87, £44 AP Trewhitt. Mule hoggs & lambs £85 JJ Scott. Mule shlgs & lambs: £84m £72 W Brass. Mule 2-shear & lambs £85 W Brass; Swale hoggs & lambs £43 W Brass. Private sales, May 23-27: 75 fat cattle inc OTMS.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 2,764 sheep. Spring lambs: Cont to £79; Suff to £75. Hoggs: Cont X to £77.50; Suff X to £77; Cheviot to £65; Mule to £67; Scotch Blackface to £61; Masham to £61; Kendal Rough to £58; Swale to £60.50; Herdwick to £60.50. Ewes: Cont to £52.50; Cheviot to £38; Mule to £35; Swale to £31.50; Kendal Rough to £27. Rams: Blue-faced Leics to £49; Suff to £47. Mon. - Fwd: 723 breeding & store cattle & feeding bulls. Breeding cattle judge: Mr Atkinson, Nook Farm. Hfrs & calves: 1 BBX hfr & Lim X bull calf £1,450 to judge; 2 Brass, Low Row, £1,600 to B Bowness, The Bank. Cows & calves: 1&2 JK Stamper, Blencarn Hall, both £1,000. 27 stock cows & hfrs with calves from Blencarn Hall av £928.15. Hfrs & hfr calves: BBX £1,200 High Knipe; black Lim X £1,100 Low Row; Lim X to £1,080 Blencarn Hall; Saler X £920 Colstons. Hfrs & bull calves: BBX £1,180 Blencarn Hall; red Lim X £1,150 Sandriggs; black Lim X to £1,150 High Knipe; BB to £1,100(2) Low Row. Cows & hfr calves: BB £1,000 Blencarn Hall; black Lim X to £980 Blencarn Hall. Cow & bull calves: BBX £1,250 Blencarn Hall; black Lim X £1,000 Blencarn Hall. Store bullocks. - BBX: £708 Gillghead; £708 Milburn; £605 Bunkers Hill. Black Lim X: £685 Westra; £668 Milburn; £662 Moor End; £635 Burns Farm; £575 Green farm, Oaklands. Red Lim X: £688 Westra; £688 Cypress Way; £652 Gill Head; £598 Far Close; £590 Redlands Bank; £575 Bunkers Hill. Simm X: £668 Milburn; £630 Milburn; £605 Westra; £598 Redlands Bank. Char X: £648 Redlands Bank; £570 Parkhead. AAX: £625 Burns Farm. B&W: £602 Redlands Bank; £538 Burns Farm. Herefd X bullocks: £675 Milburn. BBX hfrs: £648 Hunsonby; £628 Wickerfield, Hunsonby Char; £620 Milburn. Hfrs. - Red Lim X: £692 Gillhead; £600 Green Farm; £598 Church Farm; £585 Undercragg; £582 Moorend. Black Lim X hfrs: £620 Hunsonby; £608 Gillhead; £588 Moorend; £575 Wickerfield; £562 Wellhouse. Simm X: £600 Wickerfield; £560 Well House. Char X: £528 Low Row. BAX: £555 Hollins. AAX £550 Dallan Bank. Young bulls: Lim £545, £525 Dry Howe; BBX £450 Ghyll House; red £460 Old Parks; B&W: £252 Kirkbarrow. Fwd: 70 prime cattle. Hfrs: red Lim X to 142.5p; black Lim X to 140.5p; Lim X to 139.5p; BB to 137.5p; BA to 137.5p; Char to 127.5p. Bullocks 111.5p. Young bulls: BBX to 121.5p; Lim X 105.5p; BA 104.5p; Simm X 102.5p; B&W 91.5p; Holstein 90.5p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 569 cattle, 1,159 sheep, 157 pigs. Steers med to 120.5p/ £645.83 av 109.5p; heavy to 127.5p/£866.25 av 111.2p; hfrs lt to 102.5p/ £384.38; med to 144.5p/ £641.70 av 111.2p; heavy to 140.5p/£854.75 av 114.1p; young bulls lt to 118.5p/£551.03 av 91.6p; med to 118.5p/£645.84 av 93.1p; heavy to 122.5p/ £847.30 av 98.8p. Lambs std to 173.1p/£67.50 av 151.5p; med to 170.7p/£70 av 148.6p; heavy to 141.5p/ £66.50 av 136.5p; owt to 139.6p/£78 av 129p; hoggs std to 112.8p/£44 av 100.1p; med to 128.8p/ £53.50 av 108.3p; heavy to 112.5p/£55 av 106.1p; owt to 108.3p/£65 av 106.7p; shlgs lt to 76.9p/£30 av 55.8p; heavy to 96.7p/£46 av 79.5p; owt to 81.5p/£44 av 70.8p; ewes lt to £30.50 av £19.70; heavy to £42 av £28.38. Porkers to 101p/ £72.38; cutters to 100p/ £81.97; baconers to 96p/ £95.04 av 87.5p; sows to 48p/£120.80 av 38.3p; boar 32.5p/£91. Mon . - Collection Centre. Fwd: 32 OTMS.