BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 588 sheep. Med lambs to 150p; lt hoggs to 139p av 113.5p; std to 132p av 117.8p; med to 138p av 119p; heavy to 128p av 108p; owt to 131p av 112.7p. Cast sheep: Cont £46; Suff £45; Leics £37.50; Swale to £37.50; Mule £37.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 430 cattle, 624 sheep. Steers med to 127.5p/£701.25 av 110.14p; heavy to 144.5p/£913.73 av 113.47; overall steer av 113.1p; hfrs med to 130.5p/£597.60 av 116.91p; heavy to 147.5p/£846.65 av 115.2p; overall hfr av 115.35p; young bulls med to 105.5p/£574.43 av 92.07p; heavy to 139.5p/£999.75 av 106.9p; overall bull av 104.57p. Lambs std to 163.12p/£62.80; med to 165.5p/ £68.50 av 157.86p; hoggs lt to 133.3p/ £52 av 124.37p; med to 140.4p/ £62.50 av 126.9p; heavy to 130.6p/ £76.50 av 122.8p; overall hogg av 125.2p; cull ewes to £45 av £29.60. Mon. - Fwd: 228 store cattle, 215 store & breeding sheep. Steers. Lim: £565, £555 N Basey; £450 HR Wilkinson; £405 B Laing. BB: £555, £550, £500 NG Beveridge; £480 GE Knaggs; £462 RE Williamson. BA: £415 HR Wilkinson. AA: £390 HR Wilkinson. Fries: £300 GE Knaggs. Hfrs. - Lim: £578, £540, £452 TL Holmes; £550, £502 JW Dent; £450 NG Beveridge. BA: £440, £420 GA Swinbank; £440, £415 JR & R Ward; £432, £429, £418 TW Thompson. BB: £400 GE Knaggs; £392 JR Mann; £362(3) DW&A Appleton. Char: £392 PJ Wiper; £390 DW & A Appleton. Simm: £362(3) DW&A Appleton. Bull stirks. - BB: £585, £560 DE&I Lovegreen; £450 JR Fell. Lim: £528, £505, £490, £468 JR Fell; £445 T& DI Allen. BA: £512, £460(2) J&SE Bainbridge; £435 T&DI Allen. AA: £405 JR Fell. Simm: £415 JR Fell. Fries: £332, £330 T&DI Allen; £320(3) T Ball; £298 WF Ramsay. Fries bull calves: £72 AW Sanderson. Store hoggs: £37 B Spen-cer; £34(2) £23.20 JT Ford. Mule hoggs & singles: £95, £91 RG Hutchinson. Ewes & lambs: £95, £90 JB Luck; £90 JR&L Harding; £86, £73 M Parker; £81, £80 K Sayer.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 101 cattle, 419 sheep. Special spring sale of beef breeding cattle with calves. Lim X cows & bull calf to £1,100 JS&D Cloughton av £785.63; with hfr calf to £780 JR&A Blades, Hawes, av £650.83; BAX cow & bull calf to £820 JR&A Blades; with hfr calf to £630 CJ Lambert, Hawes, av £595; BBX cow & bull calf to £740 CJ Lambert, TA Blades, Hawes; with hfr calf to£770 JR&A Blades av £658; Fries cow & hfr calf to £380 J Alderson & Son, Howgill. Store cattle: Lim X bulls to £458 RA Sowerby, Hawes, av £476.50; bullocks to £442 C Metcalfe & Sons, Askrigg, av £406.38; hfrs to £700 J&E Waggett, Gunnerside, av £321.26; BAX bulls to £485 RA Sowerby, Hawes; BAX hfrs to £414 C Metcalfe & Sons, Askrigg; BBX bullocks to £440 av £433; BBX hfrs to £408 C Metcalfe & Sons. Calves: BBX bulls to £280 T&LM Goad, Dent av £228.33; Normande bulls to £100 LC Scarr & Son, Bainbridge. Spring lambs to 166.1p/£66.40 overall av 154p. Prime hoggs lt to 110p av 101.9p; std to 114p av 108p; med to 118.6p av 111.5p; overall av 109.2p; ltwt hoggs to 112.9p av 98.1p. Cast ewes horned to £26 av £17.72; polled to £33.50 av £28.75; cast rams polled to £37.50. Ewes & twins: Swale to £100 GS Tiplady, Low Row, av £65.13; Mule to £108 SM Towler, Malham Moor, av £99.53. Ewes & singles: Swale to £70 R Metcalfe (CH) av £39.87; Mule to £65 CR Alderson & Son, Kirkby Stephen, av £99.53.

HEXHAM. - Tues of last week. Fwd: 393 ewes & hoggs with lambs. BdM gimmers & Texel X twins to £129 Lough Green; Mule hoggs & Texel X twins to £115 Newbiggen Hill; with Beltex X singles to £114 Scarlett Hall; 48 Suff X Mule hoggs & Texel & Beltex X lambs to £114 av £109 Brandon Hall. Hoggs: Suff X & singles to £114 Brandon Hall; Texel X & lambs to £110 Brandon Hall. Gimmers & lambs: Texel X to £114 Cornhills; Mule to £111 Scarlett Hall. Correct Ewes & lambs: Suff X to £82 Halton Redhouse; Texel X to £88Halton Redhouse; Mule to £92 Cooks House. BM ewes & lambs: Mule to £81 East Fourstones (twins). Tues. - Med steers av 107.5p; heavy to 109.5p av 105.3p; heavy hfrs to 116.5p av 106p. Suff X lambs to 156p. Hoggs: Suff X to 123.9p; Texel X to 131.3p; Mule to 124.5p; Blackface to 125.1p; Swale to 111.8p; Cheviot X to 122.2p; Char X to 130p; Leics to 105p. Cast ewes & rams: (446) Suff X to £42; Texel X to £36; Mule to £29.20; Blackface to £26.50; Swale to £18.50; Cheviot X to £28; Char X to £30.80; Leics to £40; BdM to £32; Cross to . Ewes & lambs: (284): Mule gimmers & Beltex twins £116 Tecket; Mule hoggs & Texel X singles to £115 rom Woodhall; Texel gimmers & Texel twins to £115 Lough Green. Other hoggs & lambs: Mule to £110 Townfoot Slaley, Woodhouse (twins); Suff X to £101 Brandon Hall; Texel X to £98. Young ewes & lambs: Mule & twins to £96 Cooks House; with singles to £76 Cooks House; Texel X & twins to £108 Tecket. Aged & BM ewes & lambs: Char X & twins to £87 Wydon Park; Texel X with twins to £86 Cornhills; Mule & twins to £82 Comb Hills; Swale & Mule twins to £75 Six Dargue.

LEYBURN. - Wed. Fwd: 264 sheep. Lambs std to 158.9p av 154.5p; med to 163.9p av 154p; heavy to 158.6p av 152.2p. Hoggs. - Suff & Cont hoggs std to 105.1p av 100.1p; med to 122p av 117.1p; heavy to 126.5p av 121.6p; owt to 133.3p; Mule & horned std to 102.5p av 85.9p; med to 102.4p av 96p; heavy to 94.7p av 82.3p; owt to 75.9p av 69.2p; lt wt to 76.9p av 56.5p. Cast ewes: Suff £38; Cont £38; Mule £35; BFL £28; Swale £20.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 179 cattle, 394 sheep. Steers lt to 125.5p/£564.06; med to 114.5p/ £629.93 av 107.25p/£564.75; heavy to 132.5p/£799.88 av 110.15p/£697.41; overall steer av 110; hfrs lt to 127.5p/£490.88 av 126.01/£481.99; med to 137.5p/£660 av 121.54p/ £542.28; heavy to 130.5p/£758.15 av 111.94p/£588.82; overall hfr av 115.47p; bulls lt to 89.5p/£389.33; med to 115.5p/£623.70 av 90.52p/ £472.59; heavy to 113.5p/£764.88 av 99p/£613.07; overall bull av 96.89p; total cattle av 108.84p. Lambs std to 165.3p/£64.50 av 153.52p/£59.23; med to 170p/£69.20 av 151.58p/ £63.18; overall av 152.02p; heavy to 143.6p/£67.50 av 143.62p/£67.50; owt to 132.40p/£75.50; total lamb av 151.57p; hoggs std to 113.5p/£42 av 102.05/£37.25; med to 120.4p/£53 av 116.96p/£50.90; overall av 114.16p; heavy to 128.5p/£64.80 av 118.75p/ £58.66; owt to 117.2p/£70 av 109.59/ £63.88; total hogg av 114.58p; total sheep av 124.21p; cull ewes to £47.50 av £31.01. Wed. - Fwd: 46 store & breeding cattle & calves, 74 breeding sheep. Steers. - Lim: £665, £652, £615, £600, £592, £588, £538, £532, £525, £515 RH Blair; £478, £420 J Bainbridge; £400, £392 A&M Farms; £388, £325 EG Graham; £372 W Fenwick; £300 F Jackson. Herefd: £572 RH Blair. Char: £562 RH Blair. BB: £478, £315 F Jackson. BA: £388 EG Graham. AA: £330 JM Bell. Fries: £240 JM Bell; £152 W Smith. Holstein £250 EG Graham; £130 S Hutchinson. Highland: £180 EJ Smith. Hfrs. - Lim: £552 JM Tate; £542, £402. £400 M Whorlton; £540 JC Smith; £538, £508 RR Garbutt; £520, £415 B Hawkswell; £502 JL Cook; £498, £390 J Farrow; £448 RI Kerr; £388, £380, £358, £318 B Nicholson; £283, £368, £345, £308 S Hutchinson; £272 A Jopling; £245 W Smith. Simm: £572, £550, £320 JC Smith; £430 R Stainthorpe; £360 S Hutchinson; £265 A Jopling. AA: £492 E Allison; £388, £358 B Nicholson; £380 R Stainthorpe. BA: £435, £388, £350, £345, £335 EG Graham; £272, £235 A Jopling. BB: £465 R Stainthorpe; £398 D Henry; £392 B Hawkswell; £252 A Jopling. Bullocks. - Simm: £715, £698, £670, £630, £592 D Harland; £565, £485, £455, £440, £385, £365, £325 RA Corner; £488, £375 AJ Hamilton; £428 Mrs R Broadley. Lim: £672, £638 RR Garbutt; £625, £592 T Blythman; £610 JM Tate; £600m JL Cook; £585, £560, £498 R Hugill; £580, £562, £560 CH Phelp; £510 EC Graham; £502 JR Walton; £495 A Fawcett; £462 R Holdsworth; £450, £445, £430 JG Swiers; £445 AJ Hamilton. Shorthorn: £572 T Blythman. Char: £605, £575, £570 T Blythman; £448, £434 A Fawcett. BA: £592, £490 T Blythman. AA: £590, £585, £500, £462 R Holdsworth. Fries: £482 J Pearson; £255, £145, £100 K Wheldon. Holstein: £350 EC Graham; £240 D Johnson. S Devon: £290 AJ Hamilton. Texel hoggs & lambs: £92, £87, £84 AP Trewhitt; £99 B Ashbridge. Mule ewes & lambs: £88, £84, £82 D Lee. Mule ewes corr: £70 JJ Wilson. BMCB: £72, £70 JJ Wilson. Private sales May 16-20: 75 fat cattle, inc OTMS, 68 fat sheep & pigs.

PATELEY BRIDGE. - Sat. Fwd: 30 store cattle, 92 sheep. BB bullock J Rayner & Son £500; Char hfr R&KA Burley & Son £478; Lim bullocks: FM Dodsworth £460; T Martin £470; JA Stoney £455. Mont hfr FD Smith £472; BB hfr D Middlemiss £465. Lim hfrs: S&F Walker £422; D Challis & Son £425. Mule ewes to £28; horned ewes to £24.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 59 cattle. Hfrs: Char X to 129.5p; black Lim to 127.5p; BAX to 125.5p; Lim X to 124.5p; R&W to 123.5p; BBX to 117.5p. Oakdale. Young bulls: black to 117.5p; BA to 114.5p; Lim X to 111.5p; red Lim to 109.5p; BB to 104.5p; R&W to 94.5p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 503 cattle, 778 sheep, 179 pigs. Steers med to 133.5p/£667.50 av 111.5p; heavy to 138.5p/£878.33 av 114.1p; hfrs lt to 65.5p/£248.90; med to 140.5p/£653.33 av 111.7p; heavy to 142.5p/£907.73 av 112.9p; young bulls lt to 101.5p/£466.90 av 75.3p; med to 121.5p/£643.95 av 54.6p; heavy to 125.5p/£931.50 av 98.7p. Lambs std to 179.7p/£66.50 av 153p; med to 170p/£70 av 148.1p; heavy to 144.8p/£69.50 av 137.4p; owt to 124.1p/£69.50 av 119.5p; std to 128.9p/£49 av 117.5p; med to 131.4p/ £56.50 av 114p; heavy to 128.3p/ £62.50 av 113.7p; owt to 115.3p/£70 av 108.5p; ewes lt to £25 av £15.24; heavy to £43.50 av £31.32p. Porkers to 82p£56.80 av 79.8p; cutters to 100p/£84.58 av 90.5p; baconers to 99.5p/£89.35 av 85.3p; owt to 76.5p/ £84.15; sows to 48p/£125.40 av 37.9p; boars to £35.5p/£121.38 av 34.5p. Mon. - Collection centre. Fwd: 29 OTMS. Tues. - Fwd: 115 store cattle, 269 sheep. Steers 8-m-o: Lim to £495; AA to £298. 19-24-m-o BB to £610, £530; Lim to £570; Simm to £540; Fries to £368. Hfrs 8-12-m-o: Lim to £375; BA to £360; AA to £228. 13-20-m-o: Lim to £500; Char to £450; BB to £408; BA to £385. Young bulls 7-12-m-o: Lim to £378; BB to £362; Fries to £282; AA to £260. Mule hoggs & singles to £98; Mules BM & singles to £64; with twins £84; with triplets £92; Char X shlgs & lambs to £92; Lleyn X shlgs & lambs to £87; Lleyn ewes BM & singles to £60; Suff X shlgs & lambs to £111; Suff X ewes CRT & lambs to £77; BM to £62.