BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 2,320 sheep. Lambs lt to 103p av 88.9p; std to 113p av 103.2p; med to 118p av 106.2p; heavy to 105p av 101.2p. Cast sheep: Cont £46; Mule £34; Swale £21.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 355 cattle, 1,362 sheep. Steers med to 137.5p/ £749.38 av 104.8p; heavy to 121.5p/£779.63 av 104.3p; hfrs med to 138.5p/£664.80 av 107.8p; heavy to 137.5p/£783.85 av 108.4p; young bulls med to 120.5p/£626.60 av 97.3p; heavy to 123.5p/£815.10 av 102.8p. Lambs lt to 117.9p/£46 av 111.9p; med to 113.3p/£51 av 109.2p; heavy to 111.4p/£57 av 104.1p; cull ewes to £46 av £31.82. Mon. - Fwd: 139 store & breeding cattle, 982 store & breeding sheep. Steers. - Lim: £615(2), £600, £598 WK Lamb; £612 JG Alderson. Hfrs. - Saler: £510 AF Brown. BA: £498 P Monkhouse. Lim: £485(2), G&A Gibson; £468 B Storey. BB: £470 B Storey; £450, £442 DA Shepherd. Bull stirks. - BB: £482, £465 Shepherd Farms. Simm: £480 M&T Dent. Fries: £480 M&T Dent. Lim: £462, £445 CP Brown; £435 WE Gilchrist. Calves, Lim £180, £184 KD Askwith. Store lambs: £48, £46.80 M Gallon; £47.80, £45 A Burrell; £44.50 A&J Coatsworth; £45 RH Blair, D Keats; £44, £43.80 WK Wilkinson; £43.20 JD Brannan. Breeding ewes: £34.80, £24.50 T Gill; £16.50, £14 RG Hutchinson. Prime lambs: 39-45kgs to £48.50; 46-52kgs to £49; 32kgs & more to £55.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 871 store cattle & suckled calves (inc final Bellingham calves of season). Steers, red CID: AAX to £530 Brackenthwaite; Char X to £650 Colwell Hill; Lim X to £655 Stoop Rigg; Mont X to £705 Colwell Hill; Simm X to £625 Stoop Rigg. Blue CID: AAX to £510 Brackenthwaite; BAX to £505 Aydon North; Baz X to £465 West Heddon; BBX to £495 Crowhall; BF to £365 Blossom Hill; Char X to £705(2) Colwell Hill; Lim X to £750 East Knitsley; Simm X to £700 Salmonswell. Green CID: AAX to £460 Newton (RJ); spring-born BAX to £610 Townfoot, Slaley; spring-born Char X to £400 Bishopton; spring-born Lim X to £570 Woolaw; spring-born Lim X young bulls to £470 Glebe Farm; spring-born Simm X to £442 The Sneep; spring-born Simm X young bulls to £500 Bishopton. Hfrs: BAX to £510 Townfoot, Slaley; BBX to £480 Brandon Hall; Char X to £622 Townfoot, West Woodburn; Lim X £610 Redesmouth; SAX (spring-born) to £280(2) Bishopton; Simm X to £420 East Fourstones. Fwd: Fwd; 2,878 store & breeding sheep. Breeding sheep: Blackface ewe lambs to £38 Edlingham Newtown; Blackface ewes (W) to £30 The Stobbs; Blackface ewes (UO) to £23.50 The Stobbs; Mule ewe lambs to £51 Comb Hills. Feeding ewes: Mule to £27 East White Hill; Cheviot to £25 Woolaw; Blackface to £17 Ealingham; Swale to £17.50 Boltsburn. Store lambs: Suff X to £49 High Fotherley, 471 av £41; Texel X to £43.80 Linacres, Dilston Haugh, 371 av £39.91; Mule to £43.80 Whiskershiel, 502 av £36.29; Lleyn X to £41 Thistleyhaugh; Blackface to £35 Snabdough; Cheviot & Cheviot X to £38 Greyside; Swale to £24.50 Newbiggen. Tues. - Fwd: Lt steers to 87.5p av: 86p; med to 91.5p av 91p; heavy to 90.5p av 86.3p; med hfrs to 92.5p av 89.5p; heavy hfrs to 112.5p av 97.3p. Fwd: 4,170 sheep. Lambs: Suff X to 117p; Texel X to 136.8p; Mule to 106.7p; Blackface to 106.8p; Swale to 91.5p; Cheviot X to 106.1p; Char X to 111.9p; Masham to 96.2p; Beltex to 111.1p; Leics to 101p Tarset Hall; BdM to £55; HB to 115.1p. Cast ewes & rams: Leics to £36; HB to £38; Suff X to £48; Texel X to £49.50; Mule to £40; Blackface to £35.50; Swale to £30.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd; 2,400 sheep. Lambs to 34kg: Beltex X to £32 av 100p; Mule to £32 av 94.12p; Herdwick to £30 av 90.91p; Jacob to £30 av 90.91p; Rough Fell to £29 av 90.05p; Swale to £32.50 av 91.28p; Texel X to £41.20 av 114.75p. Over 35kg: Beltex X to £53.20 av 130p; Cheviot X to £50.20 av 104.17p; Char X to £46 av 105.57p; Mule to 353.20 av 101.92p; Rough Fell to £43.80 av 90.16p; Suff X to £54.80 av 114.11p; Swale to £42.50 av 94.51p; Texel X to £58.50 av 114.84p. Ewes: Mule to £38 av £31.46; Jacob £31; Rough Fell £29.50; Suff X £42.50; Swale to £26.80 av £18.14; Shetland £16; Texel to £39.50 av £37.50; Lleyn to £40 av £38.17; Gritstone £27.50; Ryeland £25.50. Rams: Blue-faced Leics £41.50; Rough Fell £27.80; Swale to £35 av £24.34; Texel £50.

LEYBURN. - Last Friday. Fwd: 8 dairy cattle, 106 calves & stirks, 124 store cattle. Christmas show & sale of dairy cattle. Judge: Nick Brown. Calved hfr: 1 & Champion: IR&JM Walton, East Layton £900; 2&3 D&P Brown, Aldbrough £700, £570. Calved cow: 1 & res: R Simpson & Sons, Markse £640; 2 H&EM Tiplady £610; 3 D&P Brown £420. In calf: 1 D Sanderson £580. Calves: Lim bulls to £210 A Spence av £135 overall; hfrs to £130 A Spence av £87; BB bulls to £205 P&CM Houseman & Son av £168; hfrs to £125 NW&M Vasey & Son av £107; Mont bulls to £162 HM Dent & Sons av £141; Simm bulls to £140 JW Tuer & Sons; hrs to £140 JG&DS Kirkham av £103; Char hfrs to £150 A Sowray & Sons; Fries bulls to £98 DT Dinsdale av £53; AA hfrs to £76 M Bell & Son av £61. Stirks. - BB bulls: J L Harker £315; Fries bulls: P Ashbridge £185. Store lambs: Mule gimmer lambs: J Pearson & Sons £48; Texel: JW Ball £35.80; Suff: JW Ball £35.80; Mule: GW Gilll £35. Wed. - Fwd: 2,026 prime sheep. Lambs: Suff & Cont std to 119.4p av 106.9p; med to 115.8p av 110.8p; heavy to 113p av 104.8p; owt to 101.8p av 99.8p; Mule, Masham & horned std to 105p av 95.3p; med to 106.8p av 101.2p; heavy to 101.7p av 97.8p; lt wt to 108.8p av 96.9p. Cast ewes: Cont £44; Mule £42; horned £29.50. Cast rams: Suff £45; Swale £27.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. Sat. - Lambs: Mule to £45; Swale to £39.50; Texel £40.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 188 cattle, 718 sheep. Steers med to 122.5p av 102.22p/ £628.29; overall steer av 103.27p; hfrs lt to 121.5p/£479.93; med to 128.5p/£592.80 av 104.49p/ £474.22; heavy to 130.5p/£731 av 100.78p/£543.11; overall hfr av 101.82p; bulls lt to 78.5p/£361.10 av £59.91/£263.65; med to 107.5p/ £580.13 av 72.65p/£373.42; heavy to 107.5p/£646.88 av 88.17p/ £538.88; overall bull av 81.57p; total cattle av 94.23p. Lambs std to 122.7p/£45.80 av 109.95p/£41.95; med to 118.2p/£49.80 av 108.95p/ £46.58; overall av 109.15p; heavy to 107.9p/£51.80 av 100.56p/ £48.62; owt to 99.62p/£52.80 av 95.64p/£50.69; total lamb av 106.56p; cull ewes to £45 av £31.20. Wed. - Fwd: 170 calves, store and breeding cattle. Bulls. - Lim: £505, £470, £455 B Fountain; £498 AS Donaldson; £415 LJ Donaldson; £385, £355 M Collingwood; £365 R Jones; £360 R Humphreys; £280 C Wilkinson. Char: £498, £432 N Buckle. Simm: £380, £360 Bell. Holstein: £252, £230 D Johnson; £155, £140 C Wilkinson. Hfrs. - Lim: £530, £490, £445 RE Charlton; £460, £422, £400 D Easton; £452 A Kirk; £435, £325 H Holmes; £420, £412 L Dent; £410 L Ransome; £410, £408, £306, £336 L Masterman; £375, £322, £285, £270 C Siswick; £362 J Stockil; £340 B Fountain; £305, £302, £235 GD Hall; £285, £252 C Wilkinson; £280 R Humphreys; £278 P Henderson; £275 AS Donaldson. BB: £478, £448 CW Tate; £438, £410 L Ransome; £432 A Fawcett; £410, £398 R Umpleby; £280 GD Hall. Char: £450, £325 AP Knowles; £440 D Easton; £420, £492 TH Cook; £215 H Langthorne. AA: £265 L Ransome. Simm: £400 R Umpleby. Bullocks. - BA: £618 R Jones; £550 AA Kirk. Lim: £582, £565, £515, £478 TR Simpson; £550, £480, £475 AA Kirk; £542 A Fawcett; £490, £430, £405 JH Sykes; £485, £462, £420, £375 L Masterman; £485 P Leggott; £445 C Siswick; £442 R Umpleby; £362, £350, £348 GD Hall; £360 R Jones; £340, £300 R Humphreys; SW £440 R Jones. Simm: £470 A Fawcett. Char: £595 P Leggott; £572 TH Cook; £535, £470, £460, £442, £430 A Knowles; £165 H Langthorne. BB: £518 AA Kirk. AA: £480, £475, £465 AA Kirk; £455, £448 JL Peacock. Calves: BB bull £200 CH Laverick. Shorthorn bull: £148 CH Laverick. Holstein bull: £50, £14 C Siswick. BB cow & calf £650 LB Holliday. Char cow & calf £690 LB Holliday. Private sales Nov 22-26: 125 fat cattle inc OTMS, 101 fat sheep & pigs.

PATELEY BRIDGE. - Sat. Fwd: 464 store sheep. Lambs: Suff to £35.50; Cont to £40; Mule wether to £37.20; Mule tup to £31.80; Mule gimmer to £54; Masham wether to £35; Scotch wether to £31.80; Chev X Texel to £37; Beulah to £25.Shlg wethers to £26.50; feeding ewes to £18.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 327 store cattle & sucklers, inc second sale of spring-born sucklers. Bullocks. - BBX: £690 Blandswath; £638, £632(2), £618 Milburn Grange; £610 Smardale Mill; £608 The Green; £600 Town Foot (Martin). Fries/Holstein: £410 Blandswath; £385 Close House. Lim X: £680, £560 Bank Farm (Mason); £652 The Green; £648(2), £635 Edenhall Farm (Metcalfe); £648 Blandswath; £625 Hill Top (Taylor); £620 Bells View. Simm: £535 Wetheriggs. Herefd X: £468, £460, £420 Moorriggs. AAX: £550(2), £495(4) Edenhall Estates; £505, £495 Skirwith Abbey. Hfrs. - Lim X: £672, £588, £542 Town Head (Holliday); £520 Milburn Grange; £488 Edenhall (Metcalfe). BBX: £445 Milburn Grange. Char X: £478 Milburn Grange. Herefd X: £388(4) Longlands; £335 Street House (Strong). AAX: £545 Edenhall Estates. Sucklers: Lim X bulls: £568 Town Head (Holliday); £508, £492, £480 Hacra; £488, £480 Akey Gate; £465 (2), £462 Ulcatrow. Lim X bullocks: £490 Winter Cragg; £485, £400 The Holts; £458, £452 Crosby Lodge. BBX bullock: £565 Winter Cragg. AAX bullocks: £465 Winter Cragg. BBX bulls: £400(2) Brown Howe. Herefd X bulls: £358(3) Sleagill House. Baz X bullocks: £470, £455 Eamont Bridge Farm. BAX bullocks: £542, £528 Winter Cragg. Simm X bullocks: £485 Millrigg; £478 Langwathby Hall. Char X hfrs: £295(3), £292(2) Knotts. Simm X bulls: £372 Croft House (Armstrong). Holstein bulls: £262(4) Town End (Mounsey), £260(3) Brown Howe. Fries bulls: £300(8) High Barn; £298(3) Street House (Strong); £260(2) Claylands; £252 Selsmire. Lim X hfrs: £380 Eamont Bridge Farm. Simm X hfrs: £390 Millrigg. BA hfrs: £378 Wintercragg. Rearing calves: Holstein bulls: £80, £62 Kaber Fold. Lim X hfrs: £90 Knock Cross. Mont bulls: £82 KnockCross. Fwd: 87 Prime cattle. Hfrs: Lim to 139.5p; Char to 101.5p. Steers: BB to 103.5p; Lim to 101.5p; MRI to 93.5p. Bulls: Lim to 118.5p; Char to 108.5p; BA to 107.5p(2); BB to 100.5p; Herefd X to 99.5p; Fries to 94.5p. Tues. - Fwd: 1,510 store sheep. Lambs: Suff cX £44 Milburn Grange; £42.50 Yeat House Farm, Newsham; £39.50 Millrigg. Texel X: £41 Yew Tree Farm; £40.20 Calthwaite Hall; £38.80 Greengill Bank; £38 Kiln Croft, Blencathra View. Cont X: £40 Yeat House Farm, Milburn Grange. Mule gimmer: £42 West Dowgill. Mule: £40.80 Hole House (Sibson); £40 Yeat House Farm; £38 High Oxen Fell; £37.80 Kiln Croft; £36.20 Newsham; £35 West Dowgill, Manesty. Kendal Rough: £31.50 Whygill Head. Cheviot X: £39 Wanthwaite. Swale: £27 Thrang Cragg; £26.20 Thornthwaite Hall; £25 West Dowgill, Rigg Side, Far Howe. Texel 2-shear ram: £190 Middle Farm (Edmondson).

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,023. Lambs: Suff X to 114.1p; Texel X to 118.2p; Mule to 102p; Blackface to £34; HB to 98.8p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 456 cattle, 1,039 sheep, 213 pigs. Steers med to 115.5p/ £617.93 av 103.6p; heavy to 117.5p/£821.33 av 102.7p; hfrs lt to 71.5p/£268.13; med to 134.5p /£645.60 av 102.6p; heavy to 140.5p/£789.95 av 106.3p; bulls med to 108.5p/£602.18 av 86.3p; heavy to 119.5p/£878.60 av 91.6p. Lambs std to 110.5p/£42 av 106.8p; med to 121p/£54 av 106.9p; heavy to 107.3p/£53 av 102.6p; owt to 107.3p/£57 av 90.9p; ewes lt to £29 av £12.28; heavy to £37.50 av £29.35. Porkers to 85p/£62.62 av 79.5p; cutters to 90.5p/£70.56 av 82.5p; baconers to 87p/£86.13 av 76.5p; owt to 86p/£98.33 av 71.5p; sows to 57.5p/£180.88 av 52.7p; boars to £46/£147.66p av 42.3p. Mon. - Collection centre. Fwd: 40 OTMS.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Fwd: 815 sheep. Lambs: Suff X to 111.3p; Texel X to 114.5p; Mule to 101.9p; Meatlinc to 101.8p