HEXHAM. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 126 beef breeding cattle for special November sale, inc dispersal of Low Shield Green herd of Galloway cows for T Robson.

Prices. - Low Shield Green: 3rd calvers to £490 av £413.33; 4th calvers to £420 av £330; 5th calvers to £400 av £380; 6th calvers to £420 av £363.33.

Other prices. - Hfrs & calves to £990 (Lim X & bull calf) Sleights House; Lim X & hfr calf £900 Brackenthwaite, £830 Sleights House; BBX & steer calf £830 Lumley Moor; BBX & hfr calf £810 Lumley Moor; AAX & steer calf £800 West Wharmley. Cows: Lim X 2cc & steer calf £760, £740 High Hedley Hope; Lim X 2cc & hfr calf £790 Brackenthwaite, £740 High Hedley Hope; AAX 2cc & steer calf £700 Newton; Simm X 2cc & steer calf £695 Colt Crag. In-calf cows: Lim X 2cc £640, £600 Mains Rigg; Lim X 3cc £590 High Hedley Hope. Aged cows (pre-1996): £520 Cornhills. In-calf Herefd X hfrs: £600(2) Thornham Hills. AA x Fries bulling hfrs: £500 West Plenmellor.

KIRKBY STEPHEN - Mon. Fwd: 524 beef breeding cattle, 94 store bullocks, hfrs & bulling hfrs. Store bullocks up £59.50 on year; hfrs £8.42; feeding bulls £88.50.

Prices, hfrs. - BB (av £423.11): £485 Helbeck; £460 Fell House; £450 Breaks Hall. Herefd X (av £445): £445 Breaks Hall. Lim X (av £394.12): £560 Gawthrop Hall; £485 Carpool. BAX (av £550): £550 Rigg Lands. Bullocks. -B&W £432 Whygill Head. BB (av £459.75): £552 Barbon Fell House. Char X £460 Wharton Hall. Lim X (av £458.67): £590 Smardale Hall; £568 Sawbridge Hall. BAX (av £503.50): £575 Barbon Fell House. Char X bull: £395 Wharton Hall. Hfrs & calves. - Lim X & bull: £1,090, £1,000(2), £980, £900 Windy Hill (Knowles); £1,000, £980, £960 Prospect Farm; £940, £890, £860 Langrigg (Bousfield); £850 Barrugh House. BBX & bull: £1,100, £820 Green Farm; £900 Longwell. Lim X & hfr: £1,000, £940 Prospect Farm; £1,000 Bents; £840, £810 Green Farm. BBX & hfr: £1,080 Bushey Park; £980 Prospect Farm. BAX & hfr: £1,060 Bents; £840 The Buildings. BAX & bull: £910 Bents. Herefd X & bull: £820 Breaks Hall Cows & calves. - Lim X & bull: £980(2) Hebblethwaite Hall; £820 Waterhouses. Lim X& hfr: £800 Hebblethwaite Hall. BBX & hfr: £1,130 Langrigg (Bousfield); £1,020 Tarn House, Bents; £920 Park House (Hodgson); £900 Woodend. BBX & bull: £2,000 Thornbush; £1,080 Bents; £1,050 Woodend. In-calf cows. - AAX (av £472.50): £580(2) Ringstones. BAX (av £432): £470 Ringstones. BBX (av £522.86): £610(2), £600, £560 Ringstones; £580 Jacques Farm. Char X (av £453.33): £460 Ringstones. Herefd X (av £445): £450 Ringstones. Lim X (av £536.57): £690(2), £670, £660(2), £640, £630, £620, £610 (x3) Ringstones. Longhorn X (av £450): £450 Ringstones. Shorthorn X (av £455): £530 Ringstones. Simm X (av £498.33): £560, £500(3) Ringstones. Sussex X (av £630): £630 Ringstones. In calf hfrs. - AAX (av £530): £540 Windy Hill. BAX (av £685): £760 Ringstones. BBX (av £645): £1,010, £750 Penyghent Farm; £770, £700, £680 Rookby (Cousin); £680, £650 Ringstones; £655 Starrah. Lim X (av £674.06): £1,000, £970, £860 Penyghent Farm; £810, £800(3) Town Head (Bainbridge); £780 Marrick Abbey; £730(2), £700(2), £690(2) Ringstones. Simm X (av £520): £520 Starrah. Saler X £700 Penyghent Farm.

Averages: cows with calves at foot £757.80 (up £18.60); hfrs with calves £752.43 (down £78.33); in-calf cows £506.56 (down £4.45); hfrs in calf £656.15 (down £56.01).

MASHAM. - Fwd: 49 store cattle, 66 store lambs for Christmas show & sale. Champion: Andrew Fisher, Pateley Bridge, home-bred 20-m-o BBX x AA bullock, £755 to Peter Newcombe, Bedale; res; A Newbould & Sons, Dallowgill, Lim X hfr £490 to Peter Newcombe.

Prizes. - Bullocks: 1&2 A Fisher; 3 GK Smith, Masham. Hfrs: 1&2 A Newbould & Sons, 3 GK Smith.

NORTHALLERTON. - Wed. Fwd: 975 store lambs in prize show & sale. Lamb judge: D Tyson.

Prizes. - Suff X: 1 LG Laws £44.50; 2 B Garbutt £44.50. Texel: 1 CH Phelp £47.80; 2 J Frankland £43.20.

Prices. - Suff X: £45.50 BA Smith; £44.50, £40, £39 BJ Garbutt; £44.20 GG Cooper; £43.20 Elsdon Enterprises; £40.50, £33.20 D Alderson; £40.20 D&R Peacock; £39 RR Garbutt, S Atkinson; £38.50 M Sunley; £38 RI Kerr; £38, £32 J L Cook; £37.80 JJ Wilson; £37.80, £35.20 JL Mason; £37.50 DA Wood; £37 Garbutt Farms; £37, £31.80, £22 G Atkinson; £34.80 B Milburn; £34.50 G Horminton; £33, £29.50 S Lumley. Texel: £44, £42.20 C Atkinson; £42 Elsdon Enterprise; £40 M Whorlton; £39.80, £25.50 D Peacock; £38 R R Garbutt; £36.80, £33 Joplings; £46 Judson-Smith. Mule: £39.50 J Broomhead; £34 JJ Wilson.