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DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 506 cattle, 766 sheep. Steers med to 130.5p/£724.28 av 110.69p; heavy to 135.5p/£866.25 av 111.68p; overall steer av 111.58p; hfrs med to 134.5p/ £611.98 av 109.87p; heavy to 145p/ £828.80 av 112.6p; overall hfr av 112.2p; young bulls med to 118.5p/ £629.93 av 99.49p; heavy to 128.5p/ £851.88 av 106.45p; overall bull av 106.14p. Hoggs lt to 119.4p/£45 av 115.83p; med to 128p/£55.20 av 118.19p; heavy to 126.5p/£64.80 av 114.64p; overall hogg av 116.85p; cull ewes to £40 av £29.07. Mon. - Fwd: 252 store cattle, 65 ewes with lambs. Steers. - BB: £612, £545, £498 NG Beveridge. Char: £592, £580, £530 JRP Vickers. BA: £522 D Alderson; £468 TW Thompson. Lim: £500 D Alderson; £490, £480 W&C Iceton; £460, £450 T Ball. AA: £490, £465(2) S&RT Lowson; £455, £420 M&E Webster. Fries: £410, £245 RA Reynolds. Hfrs. - Char: £612, £550, £515 JRP Vickers. Lim: £580 W&C Iceton; £570(2), £565 G&A Gibson; £518 D Alderson; £465 W Robson. BB: £525, £520(2) BE Dunn; £480 RA Reynolds; £465 NG Beveridge. Simm: £470, £422(2), £425(2) C&E Gaskin. AA: £465 RA Reynolds; £430, £425, £514 S&RT Lowson. BA: £455, £432, £420 TW Thompson; £445, £400 D Alderson; £425 JE Braithwaite. Bull stirks. - Simm: £595 DE&I Lovegreen; £492(2) GF Tuer. Lim: £555, £488, £480 PS Tindale; £515, £490, £475 GF Tuer. Saler: £540(3), £510(2), £498(2), £488(3) FI Farms, Oxford. BB: £510 DE&I Lovegreen. AA: £510 D Seymour. Char: £490, £462 DW Humphrey. BA: £490 GF Tuer. Ewes with lambs: Mule hoggs & singles £94 GW Dobson; Cont X ewes: £96 D Johnston; £95 W Brass & Sons; £90, £87 L Kidd. Mules: £74, £69 Mrs M Dickeson.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 3 calves, 470 sheep. Calves: Lim hfrs to £100 JR Thwaites, Askrigg; BB bulls to £190 Dent, Kirkby Stephen; hfrs to £158 Dent. Spring lambs std to 145.5p/£49.50; med to 130p/£52; hoggs std to 118.4p av 109.3p; med to 108.5p av 96.3p; heavy to 104.2p av 95.6p; overall av 105.3p; ltwt hoggs to 108.5p av 94.7p; cast ewes horned to £24 av £11.74; polled to £35 av £36.60; cast rams horned to £19 av £11.28p; polled to £35.50 av £25.50. Ewes & twins: Swale to £72 C&AE Barningham, Low Row, av £56.09; Mule to £111 SM Towler, Malham Moor, av £94.24. Ewes & singles: Swale to £70 W Richardson & Son, Appleby, av £46.35; Mule to £79 A&NJ Heseltine, Hawes. Pet lambs to £2.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 1,299 store cattle & suckled calves. Cattle 22-m-o & up: Lim X steers to £800 Park End Farms: hfrs to £645 Great Chesters; Char X steers to £785 Woodhead; Simm X steers to £758 South Linden; hfrs to £495 Berry Edge; BAX steers to £745 Low Leam; hfrs to £510 High Strothers; BBX steers to £735 High Park. 16-22-m-o: Lim X steers to £785 Stotsfold; hfrs to £635(2) Great Chesters; Char X steers to £675 Fairnley; Char X hfrs to £552 Huntershield; Simm X steers to £680 Berry Edge; hfrs to £495 Berry Edge; BAX steers to £620 Brownsleazes; hfrs to £505 Brownsleazes, Buteland; BBX steers to £645 Square House; hfrs to £645 Square House; AAX steers to £550 Deanfoot. 10-15-m-o: Lim X steers to £715 Square House; hfrs to £635 Square House; Char X steers to £532 White House; hfrs to £580 High Fotherley; Simm X steers to £570 Manor Farm; BAX steers to £675 Brownsleazes; hfrs to £458 Shitlington Hall; BBX steers to £612 Brownsleazes; hfrs to £618 Square House; AAX steers to £565 Conundrum. Up to 10-m-o: Lim X steers to £468 High Knitsley; BBX hfrs to £348 Low Bishopton. Tues. - Hfrs: Lim to 115.5p; Char to 115.5p; BA to 108.5p. Steers: Lim to 108.5p; Char to 107.5p. Suff X lambs to 123.6p. Hoggs: Suff X to 117.1p; Texel X to 118.4p; Mule to 110.3p; Blackface to 112.3p; Swale to 109.6p; Cheviot X to 117.1p; Char X to 106.7p; Leics to 109.6p. Cast ewes & rams: 272 av £24.30; Suff X to £44; Texel X to £37.50; Mule to £33.20; Leics to £35; Blackface to £25.50; Swale to £15; Cheviot X to £22.50.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues of last week. Fwd: 776 sheep. Show & sale of 92 new season lambs. Judge: J Riley, Burnley. Pair lambs: 1 C Bousfield & Sons, Holme Farm, Appleby, £86 (46kg) to J Riley; 2 RT Colbear, Heights Farm, Ormside, £60.50 (39kg) to J Riley. 5 lambs: 1 C Bousfield & Sons £81.50 (46kg) to J Riley; 2 G Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside, £73.50 (44kg) to J Riley. Spring lambs 35kg & up: Suffolk to £75 av 158.82p; Beltex X to £86 av 189.96p; Texel X to £81.50 av 177.17p. Up to 34kg: Texel X to £42 av 137.09p; Suff X to £42 av 131.25p; Swale to £35.20 av 122.41p. Old season lambs: Mule to £63.50 av 112.26p; Cheviot X to £49.80 av 118.57p; Rough Fell to £51,50 av 104.55p; Texel X to £55 av 103.44p; Char X to £47.50 av 116.67p; Swale to £45.40 av 110.62p; Beltex X to £56.50 av 106.60p. Ewes: Blue-faced Leics to £40 av £38.17; Mule to £35 av £31.09; Texel to £39.50 av £28.83; Swale to £26.50 av £19.06; Lleyn £29.50; Suff to £36.80 av £30.10; Scotch Blackface to £28 av £24.45; Rough Fell to £32 av £28.99; Cheviot to £32.80 av £22.42. Rams: Rough Fell to £33 av £27.75; Cheviot £41.50; BFL £37. Tues. - Fwd: 685 sheep. Spring lambs 35kg & up: Suff X to £59.20 av 131.29p; TexelX to £54.50 av 136.25p; Lleyn to £54.50 av 138p; Char to 355 av 131.4p. To 34kg: TexelX to 340.80 av 136p; Suff X to £41.20 av 142.07p. Old season lambs: Texel X to £55.80 av 115.4p; Rough Fell to £52.50 av 110.80p; Mule to £50 av 112.40p; Suff X to £54.80 av 124.55p; Blue-faced Leics to £51.50 av 82p; Swale to £47.50 av 113.40p. Young billy goat £25 Galloper Park. Cast rams: Swale to £26 av £24.50; Texel £32. Ewes: Rough Fell to £30 av £27.50; Hill Cheviot to £35.80 av £21.29; BFL £34.50; Suff to £35 av £32.30); Texel to £38 av £31.54; Swale to £25.20 av £19.36; Mule to £35.20 av £28.23; Scotch Blackface to £24 av £20.75.

LEYBURN. - Last Friday. Fwd: 19 dairy & beef breeding cattle, 107 calves & stirks, 342 store cattle & feeding bulls. Show & sale of store cattle. Judge: Ian Bowe, Northallerton. Steer or hfr: 1 N Iveson, BA hfr, £570; 2 Walburn Hall Farms, Lim steer, £600; 3 Owlands Farm, BB steer, £560. Feeding bull: 1 KO Stones, BB, £725; 2 TW Brown, Lim, £615. Steers. - Fries: T Dent & Son £675, £555, £548; W Iveson £500; W Stanger £380. BB steers: JT Dixon & Sons £605, £575, £545; W Iveson £590; JW&M Buckle £490; IE&M Kearton £465; JR Calvert £465. Lim: RM Ewbank £600, £570; JW&M Buckle £595; J Fawcett & Son £590; T Dent & Son £560; K Metcalfe & Sons £550, £515; RF Lambert £520; TW Brown £520; WJ Smith & Son £505. Char: RW&MA Suttill £562, £435; Angela Clark £398. BA: M Thuey £545, £525; TR&FH Easby £450, £408; JC Heseltine £420. BA: N Iveson £570, £475. £465; RW Clarkson & Son £555, £505; J Allison & Sons £450, £425; MJ Broadley £435; TR&FH Easby £390; JW&JH Burton £358. Lim: MA Suttill £595; Walburn Hall Farms £555, £545; J Fawcett & Son £540, £535, £520; JJ Scott £535; JMW Brown & Son £528; PF Donaldson £522; J Sunter & Son £520; RM Ewbank £518; R White £512; JCP Ellwood £510. BB hfrs: AW Jefferson £550, £495; JT Dixon & Sons £530; JW & M Buckle £530, £515; A&CA Stelling £525, £502; JR Calvert £520, £495; W Allison & Sons £492; Owlands Farm £490; C Iveson Farms £490; JG Houseman & Sons £460. Char: JD Wood £575, £535; RW&MA Suttill £488, £475; R&F Stephenson & Son £472, £390; MJ Suttill £402; Angela Clark £362. Simm: PF Donaldson £525; RJ&SJ Kirby £440, £395; RF Lambert £350. AA: B&A Myers & Dtrs £425; JG Houseman & Sons £412; RW Clarkson & Son £370. Pied: AF Dinsdale £395. Bulls. - Lim: RD Anderson £885; DH Willis & Son £622, £585; K Percival £622, £595; TW Brown £615. BB: KO Stones £725, £670, £585, £555; A&CA Stelling £560, £545; Owlands Farm £560, £540. BA: JJ Horn £432. Fries: K Prestidge £378; AF Dinsdale £230. Calved cows: R Simpson & Sons £680, £600; JW Bostock £600. Beef breeding cattle. - BA hfr & calf: MA Suttill £910. Lim hfr & calf: MA Suttill £860, £790(2), £760; J Stanwix & Sons £745. Lim cow & calf: MA Suttill £860, £770; NL&JE Pearson £800. Lim bull: JCP Ellwood £880. Calves: BB bulls to £298 A Sowray & Sons av £232; hfrs to £230 D&S Spence av £166; Lim bulls to £260 JB Harker & Sons av £202 overall; hfrs to £200 JR Middleton av £153; AA bulls to £180 Horsley Gates av £138; hfrs to £145 D&S Spence av £128; Simm bulls to £170 JG Houseman & Sons; hfrs to £120 A Finkill & Son av £105; Fries bulls to £110 PG Simpson av £68. Bull stirks. - BB: G Sanderson & Son £320; G&B Hunt £250; Lim: G&B Hunt £250; Short: K Prestidge £250; Fries bull: NW&M Vasey £185. Hfr stirks. - BB: A Sowray & Sons £280; Lim: A Sowray & Sons £280. Wed. - Fwd: 350 sheep, 44 cattle. Lambs std to 126.9p av 125.9p; med to 147.1p av 140.3p; heavy to 134.7p. Hoggs Suff & Cont std to 136.8p av 126.6p; med to 131.4p av 115.7p; heavy to 137.2p av 130p; owt to 118.7p av 114.5p; Mule & horned std to 132.9p av 122.7p; med to 126.2p av 121.2p; heavy to 125p av 105.8p; owt to 104.8p; lt wt to 109p av 92.1p. Cast ewes: Cont to £40.50; Mule to £37.50; Swale to £27. Goats to £16.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 1,128 sheep. Steers lt to 128.5p/ £584.68; med to 124.5p/£648.38 av 112.56p£578.56; heavy to 120p/£786 av 107.4p/£678.62; overall steer av 108.65p; hfrs med to 141.5p/£665.05 av 124.9p/£578.80; heavy to 132.5p/ £766.13 av 110.66p/£605.03; overall hfr av 113.56p; bulls lt to 77.5p/£352.63; med to 114.5p/£629.75 av 89.66p/ £481.75; heavy to 115.5p/£755.55 av 100.01p/£623.15; overall bull av 97.61p; total cattle av 107.4p. Lambs std to 164.1p/£64 av 152.5p/£58.78; med to 157.5p/£63 av 140.85p/£58.43; overall lamb av 145.03p; hoggs std to 132.4p/£50.50 av 124.32p/£46.96; med to 131.1p/£59 av 119.24p/£51.57; overall av 121.4p; heavy to 123.4p/£62 av 113.02p/£55.41; owt to 118.8p/£68 av 101.92p/£59.29; total sheep av 115.75p; cull ewes to £49 av £29.89. Wed. - Fwd: 217 cattle, 90 sheep. Bulls. - Simm: £525, £470 AD Guthe; £260 F&D Peirson. Lim: £442, £415 J Bainbridge; £428, £380 RJ Garbutt; £415 WE Anderson; £272, £220, £198 RF Todd. Shorthorn: £220 RF Todd. Holstein: £388 J Bainbridge; £340 WE Anderson; £250 HJ Thompson; £210 F&D Peirson. Saler £322 A Fawcett. Hfrs. - BB: £596 B Jefferson; £478 P Hutchinson; £470, £458, £420 TD Goldie; £445, £438 L Ransome; £412, £388, £350, £348, £345 R Carter; £396 J Stockil; £354 K Sayer; £270 P Houlston. Lim: £590 A Appleby; £580 B Jefferson; £560, £548, £528, £522 P Hutchinson; £480, £395, £376 J Stockil; £465 JL Atkinson; £455, £412, £362 JL Peacock; £440, £432, £395 JG Ward; £430, £340 A Fawcett; £430, £352 J Farrow; £412, £368, £355 J&R Bullock; £385 M Barley; £314 P Houlston; £310 DA Wood; £298, £270, £265, £262, £240, £218, £190 S Swales; £285 D Clark. AA: £490 P Hutchinson; £385 A Fawcett; £298, £250, £200 D Clark. Herefd: £452, £448 P Hutchinson. Holstein: £394 J Stockil; £295 TD Goldie. B&W: £395 J Stockil. Simm: £452 JL Atkinson; £445 TD Goldie; £442 J Farrow; £438, £422, £420 J Robertshaw; £385, K Sayer; £380, £372 R Mortimer; £374, £358, £355 T Coates; £355 AJ Hamilton; £330 A Jopling. BA: £398, £358 AJ Hamilton; £380, £360 R Mortimer; £370, £368 A Jopling; £350 M Barley, Bullocks. - Simm: £640, £635, £622 JC Smith; £620, £600 T Blythman; £462 KM Sayer; £450 Mrs R Broadley; £448, £390 AD Guthe; £382 DA Wood. BB: £638, £538, £498 R Tate; £592 A Appleby; £550, £495 D Holdsworth; £485, £450 Mrs R Broadley; £458, £380 B Lightfoot; £382 JA Weighell. Lim: £628, £615, £592, £590, £575 T Blythman; £595, £575, £505 JA Weighell; £575, £510 E Hill; £568 J Stockil; £538 R Shann; £520 R Tate; £498, £460, £452 JG Ward; £458, £440 Mrs R Broadley; £435, £430, £425, £410, £345 Mrs JR Allen; £412 B Lightfoot. AA: £600, £560 D Holdsworth; £460, £450, £445, £40 JL Peacock, Char: £570 T Blythman. Fries: £446 DA Wood. Herefd: £475 R Shann. Holstein: £490 JL Peacock; £455 J Stockil. S Devon: £435 AJ Hamilton. Holstein calves £48 T Coates. Ewes & lambs. - Mule hoggs £116, £110 RG Johnson. Texel hoggs £102 P Ashbridge. Mule shlgs: £109, £99, £80 J Scott; £98 DR Smith. Mule 2-shear £93 DR Smith. Texel 2-shear £92 M Gregg. Texel ewes £92 K Sayer. Texel hoggs £82 K Sayer. Texel shlgs £81 Hugill, Private sales May 2-6: 24 fat cattle, inc OTMS, 62 fat sheep.

PATELEY BRIDGE. - Sat. Fwd: 63 cattle. 1st prize cow & calf TB Fryer, Grantley £380 to G Robinson, Fellbeck. Lim bullocks: E&SCL Harker & Son £510; D Challis & Son, £492. Lim hfrs: R&KA Burley & Son £505; J Mawer £500; J Nelson £445; TB Martin £495; S&F Walker £480. BB cow D Middlemiss £462; BB hfrs JP&RA Burton & Son £400. BB bullocks: JA Stoney £585; J Rayner & Sons £485. BA bullocks: S Church £520; S Ewbank £430. Simm bullock: J Bradley & Son £572.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. 4,023 sheep. Spring lambs to £72. Hoggs: Cont to £63; Suff X to £61.50; Cheviot to £57; Mule to £56; Swale to £55; Scotch Blackface to £50.50; Masham to £50; Kendal Rough to £50; Herdwick to £48.80. Ewes: Cheviot to £47; Cont to £44; Suff to £40; Blue-faced Leics to £40.50; Mule to £34.50; Scotch Blackface to £33.50; Swale to £29. Tues. - Store sheep. Mule ewes & 2-shear ewes & doubles: £37 Lansmere. Mule shlgs & doubles: £35.50 Barras (Alderson). Mule ewes 3-shear & doubles: £33.50 Woodfoot (Richards); £31 Barras (Alderson). Mule ewes NCM & doubles: £29 Cannerheugh, Corner Cottage. Bleu du Maine Chev X ewes & doubles: £29 Parkhouse Farming Co.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 491 cattle, 1,826 sheep, 159 pigs. Steers lt to 116.5p/£531.30 av 103.2p; med to 128.5p/£694.88 av 114.2p; heavy to 130.5p/£860.63 av 114.4p; hfrs lt to 105.5p/£411.45 av 102.6p; med to 133.5p/£634.13 av 114.1p. heavy to 145.5p/£822.39 av 116p; young bulls lt to 95.5p/£420.20 av 91.9p; med to 121.5p/£643.95 av 96.8p; heavy to 121.5p/£777.60 av 101.5p. Lambs std to 153.8p/£60 av 138.6p; med to 165.9p/£68 av 143.7p; heavy to 142.4p/ £70 av 138.8p; hoggets lt to 114.1p/ £36.50 av 87.6p; std to 127.8p/£49.20 av 115.9p; med to 128p/£55.20 av 113.6p; heavy to 125.1p/£61 av 114.9p; owt to 114.9p/£65.50 av 108.8p; ewes to £30 av £18.80; heavy to £48 av £36.78. Porkers to 79.5p/£52.47 av 75.4p; cutters to 97.5p/£79.48 av 86.9p; baconers 59 87p/£83.30 av 80.2p; owt to 71p/£78.19 av 69.6p; sows to 36p/£123.12 av 34.9p; boars to 34p/£95.70 av 31.3p. Tues. - Fwd: 162 cattle, 135 ewes & lambs. Steers 10-24-m-o; Char to £480; Lim £475; BAX £475; Simm X £432; Fries X £395; AA £382; 15-20-m-o: Fries £558; AA £452; Char X £420. Top priced steer: JD&CE Nelson, Pateley Bridge. Hfrs 9-13-m-o: BAX £540, BBX £495; Lim X £485; Char X £440; Simm X £385. 14-22-m-o: Lim X £605 WH & JG Clark, Pickhill; BBX £580; Herefd £438; Simm £420; Char X £420; AA £372. Young bulls 6-10-m-o: Char X £500; Lim X £490; BBX £375; Herefd £300; B&W £244; Lim 17-m-o £590 E Penty, Burneston. Suff ewes corr & twins £93.50; Suff BM & lambs £70; Lleyn BM & lambs £80; WF ewes & twins £73; WF ewes & singles £82.