DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 1,638 sheep. Christmas show & sale of prime sheep. Judge: R Machin, Brandsby. Champion: S Blythman, Texels 43kg £89 to Castlebank Butchers, Barnard Castle & Corbridge.

Prizes. - Suff lambs 44kg or less: 1 IR Appleton, 40kg at £46.80 to R Machin. 44.5kg or more: 1 JR Knox, 47kg £54.80; 2 R&D Harland, 46.5kg £55.50; 3 Corner Bros, 47.5kg £53.80, all to Castlebank Butchers. Cont lambs 44kg or less: 1 champion pen; 2 R&D Harland, 41kg £51.80 to R Machin; 3 C Morris, 41kg £53 to Woodhead Bros. 44.5kg or more: 1 JM Wise 46kg £62 to Woodhead Bros; 2 NG Beveridge, 46kg £62 to J Penny & Sons; 3 S Lamb, 53kg £53 to Cleveland Meats. Mule lambs: 1 W Robson, 44kg £44; 2 NG Beveridge, 46kg £46; 3 E Blacklock, 46kg £46 all to R Machin.

Cont ewes: 1 JM Wise, £56.50 to R Machin; 2 WN Stockdale, £40 to R Machin; 3 S Blythman, £42 to Cleveland Meats. Mule ewes: 1 WL Robinson, £27 to R Machin; 2 NA Millar, £30 to R Machin; 3 Corner Bros, £31 to Cleveland Meats.

Prices: lambs lt to 130p/£48.80 av 113.88p/£42.73; med to 206.9p/£89 av 111.12p/£47.29; heavy to 134.7p/£62 av 106.31p/£50.97; overall av 109.23p; cull ewes to £56.50 av £29.93.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Christmas show and sale, fwd: 451 pigs. Judge: E Greenwood. Champion: G Yorke & Son, Easingwold, cutters 125p to the judge for Jackson Wholesale Meats, Wheatley Hill.

Prizes. - Pork pigs, 60 to 70kg: 1 RE Phillips & Son, Warlaby, 109p to JS Hibberd & Son; 2 D Dryden, Billingham 102p to R Horner, Kilburn. Cutters 71 to 83kg: 1 champion pen; 2 G Yorke 112p to Jackson's; 3 RE Phillips & Son 101p to JS Hibberd & Son. Baconers 84 to 100kg; 1 RE Phillips & Son 113p to Jackson's.

Prices. - Porkers to 109p/£73.24 av 88.8p; cutters to 125p/£104.50 av 89.6p; baconers to 113p/£100.34 av 86.9p; owt to 88p/£99.88 av 58.2p; sows to 51p/£168.96 av 46.2p; boars to 46p/£127.20 av 41.4p.