BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,793 sheep. Lt lambs to 107p av 96.8p; std to 120p av 108.5p; med to 118p av 107.5p; heavy to 114p av 102.4p. Cast sheep: Cont £47; Mule £42; Leics £36; Swale £25. Top price per kg 120p.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 280 cattle, 1,034 sheep. Steers med to 100.5p/£542.70 av 88.18p/£459.66; heavy to 119.5p/£764.93 av 99.65p; overall steer av 96.13p; hfrs med to 121.5p/ £551.03 av 102.9p; heavy to 102.5p/£716.98 av 105.72p; overall hfr av 105.12p; young bulls med to 107.5p/£559 av 84.97p; heavy to 121.5p/£849.28 av 102.55p; overall bull av 98.47p. Lambs lt to 115.2p/ £44.20 av 113.96p; med to 118.1p/ £52.50 av 112.22p; heavy to 109.7p/£54 av 105.94p; overall lamb av 110.33p; cull ewes to £39 av £30.96.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 15 calves, 1,896 sheep. Calves: BB bulls to £210 WJ&CM Lambert, Hawes, av £204; hfrs to £155 WJ&CM Lambert (proceeds given to tsunami disaster fund); Lim bulls to £172 S Bell & Sons, Askrigg av £136.75; hfrs to £100 H Moore & Sons, Hawes, av £77.20; BA bulls to £162 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg, av £134; hfrs to £42 D Middleton & Son. Hoggs lt to 113.1p av 104p; std to 144.1p av 106.1p; med to 134p av 107p; heavy to 111.8p av 98.2p; overall av 106.6p. Ltwt hoggs: Cont to 111.6p av 107.5p; Suff to 111.8p av 103.4p; Mule to 109.4p av 106.2p; horned to 108.8p av 101.3p, Cast ewes horned to £27 av £14.36; polled to £35.40 av £26.45; cast rams horned to £26.50 av £18.25; polled to £37 av £27.33.

HEXHAM. - Tues. Fwd: 3,566 sheep. Heavy hfrs to 120.5p av 113.1p. Hoggs: Suff X to 121.1p; Texel X to 139.5p; Mule to 112.5p; Blackface to 116.3p Swale to 110p; Cheviot X to 121.8p; Char X to 111.9p; Meatlinc X to 121p; Beltex to 123.9p; cross £54.50. Cast ewes & rams: Suff X to £38; Texel X to £41.50; Mule to £36; Blackface to £26; Swale to £18.20; Leics to £28.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 2,228 sheep, inc show & sale of Swaledale prime lambs for Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association. Judge: E Hall. Prizes: 1 CR Thornborrow, West Stonesdale, 42kg £45; 2 Skidmore, Wolf Cleugh, 45kg £46.50; 3 Walburn Hall Farms, Downholme, 41kg £42. Lambs 35kg & up: Texel X to £54.20 av 109.30p; Suff X to £53.50 av 107.81p; Cheviot X to £54.50 av 106.07p; Mule to £48 av 104.44p; Masham to £46 av 97.51p; Swale to £48 av 100.32p; Rough Fell to £45.50 av 98.91p. Lambs to 34kg: Cheviot X to £35.80 av 105.25p; Char to £35 av 103p; Mule to £34 av 100.31p; Herdwick to £34 av 97.85p; Rough Fell to £31 av 92.28p; Swale to £33.20 av 95.62p. Cast/feeding ewes: Scotch Blackface to £21.50 av £17.07; Hill Cheviot to £33 av £21.83; Char £37; Mule to £35 av £28.07; Rough Fell to £23.50 av £18.54; Suff £56.50; Swale to £21.20 av £16; Texel to £35 av £28; Lleyn: £32. Rams: Blue-faced Leics to £46 av £34); Rough Fell to £21 av £19; Suff to £50 av £47.50; Swale to £24 av £22.25; Texel to £50 av £42.34.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 4 dairy cattle, 63 calves. Calved hfrs: J&S Thompson £640. Calved cows: PF Donaldson £630; JW Bostock £460. Calves: BB bulls to £210 M&D Smith av £150 overall; hfrs to £155 SH&NJ Whitaker av £142; Lim bulls to £190 A Sowray & Sons av £138; hfrs to £132 A Sowray & Sons av £108; Char hfrs to £125 DN Verity asv £115; Fries bulls to 380 KE&KL Nicholson av £49. Wed. - Fwd: 1,736 sheep, 88 cattle. Suff hoggs std to 118.4p av 112.9p; med to 117.5p av 110p; heavy to 112.6p av 105.3p; owt to 109.4p av 99.8p; Mule Masham & horned std to 110p av 98.4p; med to 109.2p av 102.4p; heavy to 104.1p av 99.3p; heavy to 104.1p av 99.3p; owt to 96.2p av 91.6p; ltwt to 111.7p av 95.2p. Cast ewes: Cont £43; Mule, Suff£38.50, £37; BFL £35,horned £25. Rams: Cont £40, BFL £35; Swale £24.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 107 cattle, 1,164 sheep. Steers med to 115.5p/£635.25; heavy to 115.5p/£721.88 av 94.61p/£593.88; overall steer av 96.15p; hfrs med to 137.5p/ £646.25 av 112.02p/£51.87; heavy to 132.5p/£714.88 av 108.75p/ £584.94; overall hfr av 109.69p; young bulls lt to 50p/£212.50; med to 113.5p/£618.58 av 85.52p/ £441.60; heavy to 105.5p/ £667.58 av 84.69p/£509.06; overall bull av 84p; total cattle av 101.44p. Hoggs std to 118.4p/ £46.20 av 114.7p/£44; med to 121.9p/£51.20 av 108.06p/£46.09; overall av 108.61p; heavy to 112.2p/£55 av 102.58p/£49.57; owt to 106.6p/£56.50 av 98.29/£53.29; total; hogget av 106.15p cull ewes to £36 av £28.71; rams to £34 av £31.90. Wed. - Fwd: 48 store cattle & calves, 206 store hoggets. Herefd bulls: £458 A Fawcett. Hfrs. - Char: £505 A Fawcett; £352, £310 Miss A Clark; £318 H Langthorne. Lim: £440, £414, £410 JD Stockil. Simm: £430 JD Stockil. BA: £414 JD Stockil. BB: £338, £240 M Foster. Bullocks. - BB: £725 A&D Marshall; £680 D Harland; £590 K Wheldon; £450 H Langthorne. Lim: £678, £622 F&D Pierson; £580, £465 TR Simpson; £570, £555, £440 D Harland; £562, £560 K Wheldon; £488 A&D Marshall; £480 M Foster; £412 B Lightfoot. BA: £552 D Harland. Simm: £485 TR Simpson. Char: £475 H Langthorne. Herefd: £360 TR Simpson. Calves. - BB bulls: £178 GH Laverick. BB hfrs: £170, £125 GH Laverick. Hoggets. - Texel: £43.80 CH Phalp; £39.50 RW Shann; £38.20 R&R Garbutt. Suff X: £42 Mrs Starkey; £37.80 R&R Garbutt. Cont X: £35 C Siswick; £30.20 DG Atkinson. Mule: £38, £29.50 I Rudd. Private sales, Jan 3-6: 80 fat cattle inc OTMS, 64 fat sheep.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 43 cattle. Hfrs: Lim to 139.5p; BA to 126.5p. Lim steers to 104.5p. Bulls: Lim to 117.5p; BB to 103.5p; Fries to 88.5p; Herefd X to 95.5p. Tues. - Store lambs. - Texel X: £44 The Green; £42.50 Mill House, Town Head (Richardson); £41.50 Whygill Head. Cont X: £44 Parkhouse. Cheviot: £44 Whygill Head. Suff X: £42.20 Wallthwaite; £39.50 Whygill Head; £39.20 Parkhouse, Todbank. Mule: £41.50 Hole House (Sibson); £41.20 Wallthwaite; £39.20 Beech Tree; £38.80 Burns (Lamb). Swale: £33.50 Hole House (Sibson); £31.20 Wallthwaite; £27.50 Burns (Lamb); £25.50 Rakefoot. Wed. - Fwd: 3,932 sheep. Hoggs: Cont X to £67; Mule to £54.80; Swale to £49; Herdwick to £45. Suff X lambs to £63. Ewes: Cont to £50.50; Cheviot to £37; Mule to £36.50; Masham to £35; Kendal Rough to £28; Swale to £27 Well House.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed. Fwd: 563 hoggs. Overall av 110.5p. Suff X to 120.7p; Texel X to 127.5p; Mule to 104.4p; Char X to 100p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week.Fwd: 162 cattle, 1,081 sheep, 57 pigs. Steers med to 83.5p/£433.28 av 80.4p; heavy to 112.5p/£729.53 av 98.7p; hfrs med to 119.5p/£561.65 av 101.9p; heavy to 124.5p/£727.65 av 104.8p; bulls lt to 92.5p/£407 av 86p; med to 116.5p/£617.45 av 89.9p; heavy to 113.5p/ £663.98 av 86.6p. Lambs std to 125.8p/£47.80 av 118.5p; med to 130p/£54 av 111.5p; heavy to 114.9p/£54.80 av 100.2p; owt to 98.1p/£52.80 av 92p; ewes lt to £21 av £19.52; heavy ot £49 av £37.09. Porkers to 90.5p/£72.18 av 79.6p; cutters to 78p/£73.06 av 73.6p; baconers to 47p/£61.34 av 46.7p; sows/boars to 53p/ £174.37 av 47.3p. - Mon. Collection centre, fwd: 60 OTMS.

* Marts report that buyers are actively seeking, and paying a premium for, belly clipped lambs.