BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 2,287 sheep. Lt lambs to 113p av 90.2p; std to 110p av 102.8p; med to 110p av 103.4p; heavy to 107p av 101.4p. Cast sheep: Cont £40; Mule £35; Swale £25. Tues. - Fwd: 141 cattle. Simm cow & calf £640; Lim hfr & calf £410. Bulls: Lim to £590; BA to £575; Char to £520; AA to £520; BB to £340. Steers: Lim to £655; Simm to £572; Char to £568; AA to £439; BB to £558. Hfrs: Lim to £525; Char to £500; BB to £390; Simm to £458.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 405 cattle, 1,391 sheep. Steers med to 117.5p/£640.38 av 98.3p; heavy to 122.5p/£750.75 av 97.4p; hfrs med to 130.5p/£619.88 av 106.5p; heavy to 138.5p/£782.43 av 104.8p; young bulls med to 112.5p/£624.38 av 94.3p; heavy to 117.5p/£825.13 av 101.4p. Lambs lt to 105.1p/£41 av 98.96p/£37.28; med to 116.4p/£51 av 103.86p/ £44.64; heavy to 111.3p/£53.80 av 103.02p; overall av 103.46p; cull ewes to £47 av £26.36. Mon. - Fwd: 271 store & breeding cattle, 1,094 store & breeding sheep. Bull stirks. - Lim: £470(2) BE Dunn; £460(3) N&AD Brass. Fries: £465 NA Miller. BB: £465 JN Spedding. BA: £435, £405 N McKenzie. Simm: £528, £525, £495 GE Knaggs. Lim: £492, £478 GW Gill; £475 M Metcalfe. Hfrs. - Lim: £495, £465 GW Gill; £470 J Linsley. Simm: £460, £458 GE Knaggs. Cows and calves. - Char: £680 JC Simpson. Lim: £660, £635, £625 HT&BJ Thornton-Berry. Hfrs in calf. - BB: £540 D Kemp; £420, £400 DI Tait. Store lambs: £48, £44.80 R&W Todd; £45.20 A&J Coatsworth; £43.80 GW Dobson; £41.80 RA Farrow. Ewe lambs. - Mule: £53 T Blythman; £43, £42 K Mowbray. Ewes. - Mules: £50, £44.50, £40 J T Ford; £46.50 JH&D Wise. Cont X: £39, £37.50 DI Tait. Suff rams: £170(2) R&W Todd; £130 JR Campbell.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 4 calves, 3,856 sheep. Sale of Swaledale & Dalesbred breeding ewes & shlgs: Corr ewes to £53 av £38.56; BM to £27 av £16.70. Swaledales: Exors M Taylor £53, £51, £48, £43, £36; H&EM Tiplady £50(2); B&J Robson £45, £28; JW Hall £45; TM Barrass & Sons £41, £39, £29; Bainbridge Bros £38, £37, £30; T Metcalfe & Son (UG) £36; DW Calvert & Co £35; W&JC Alderson £31 (2); S&RD Parker £30, £29.50, £29, £28; R&PR Banks & Son £30. Swale gimmer lambs to £60 av £24.69; Mule gimmer lambs to £61 av £50.85. Calves: Lim bulls to £170 JC Clarkson & Son, Bainbridge av £164; BA bulls to £100 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg av £85. Lambs std to 107.3p av 94.6p; med to 114.2p av 99.2p; heavy to 106.9p av 97.2p, overall av 98.5p. Store lambs: Cont to £34.80 av £32.64; Suff to £34 av £31.86; Mule to £54 av £31.61; horned to £24 av £21.76. Ltwt lambs: Cont to 102.5p av 98.2p; Suff to 102.9p av 91.9p; Mules to 98.2p av 90.7p; horned to 90.7p av 79.8p. Cast ewes: horned to £19 av £11.17p; polled to £40 av £35.83.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. - Fwd: 1,262 cattle for third sale of suckled calves plus weekly sale of store cattle. Steers, red CID: BBX to £620 Ealingham; Char X to £618 Thrunton Lowfield; Lim X to £650 Ealingham. Blue CID: AA to £490 Old Town; AAX to £545 White Hill; Baz X to £475 Sunnyrigg; BBX to £575 Homilton; BAX to £618 Thrunton Lowfield; Char X to £652 The Park; Lim X to £688 Keepwick. SAX to £482 Blackhalls; Simm X to £560 Hedchester Law. Green CID: AA to £500 Old Town; BBX to £525 High Edges; BAX to £500 Chirdon; Lim X to £602 Thrunton Lowfield. Hfrs. - AAX to £365 Howard House; BBX to £570 Howard House; Char X to £580 West Deanraw; Lim X to £655 Blagdon Burn; SA x Sim X to £420 £385 Thrunton Lowfield. Fwd: 2,752 store & breeding sheep. Breeding ewes: Mule (w) to £40 Merryshields; UO to £34 Merryshields; Cheviot (w) to £40 Meldon Lane House. Feeding ewes: Texel X to £37.50 Star Inn; Mule to £33 Hepple Whitefield; Blackface to £28 Girsonfield. Store lambs: Suff X to £42.20 West Uppertown; Texel X to £44.50 Girsonfield; Mule to £36.20 Hawksteel; Blackface to £35.50 Snabdough; Swale to £31 Whitelee. Tues. - Med hfrs to 104.5p av 88p; heavy hfrs to 115.5p av 95.3p. Annual show for pens of 10 Blackface lambs for North of England branch of the Blackface Sheep Breeders Association. Judge: Thomas Walton of Burn & Walton Butchers, Bellingham. Prizes: 1 J Hunter & Son, The Steel, 48kgs £47.50; 2 GD Walton & Co, Allensgreen, 43kgs £40; 3 RJ Collinson & Son, High Staward, 51kgs £45.80. Suff X to 106.7p; Texel to 116.3p; Mule to 100p; Blackface to 103.9p; Swale to 85.5p; Char to 102.2p; Beltex to 108.5p. Cast ewes & rams: Suff X to £44; Texel X to £48; Leics to £42; HB to £33; Mule to £45.50; Blackface to £28.50; Swale to £21; Cheviot X to £37.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 3,610 sheep. Lambs over 35kg: Mule to £52.80 av 97.84p; Suff X to £51.50 av 102.06p; Char X to £51.80 av 99.37p; Scotch Blackface to £35.50 av 100.42p; NC Cheviot to £44.80 av 101.15p; Beltex X to £52 av 111.55p; Swale to £37 av 86.26p; Texel X to £53 av 104.32p; Rough Fell to £46.20 av 84.21p. Lambs to 34kg: Rough Fell to 328.20 av 86.21p; NC Cheviot to 334.50 av 102p; Jacob to £29.20 av 90p; Scotch Blackface to £31.50 av 92p; Texel X to £35.50 av 112p; Herdwick to £29 av 90p; Swale to £32.80 av 91p. Ewes: Rough Fell to £23.80 av £20.20; Swale £19.50 av £14.07; Blue-faced Leics to £34 av £31.50; Cont X to £39 av £28.35; Mule to £29 av £26.35; Suff to £41 av £36.41. Rams: Swale to £28.80; Cont to £43.

LEYBURN. - Last Friday. Fwd: 2 dairy cattle, 92 calves, 563 breeding & store sheep. Calved hfrs: S&J Dent & Son £360; calved cows: JH Pounder & Son £500. Calves. - BB to £204 K Sowerby av £164; hfrs to £152 A&AJ Lambert av £114; Lim bulls to £200 A Spence av £98; hfrs to £100 J Dinsdale av £68; Char bulls to £90 DN Verity; hfrs to £70 DN Verity; BA bulls to £78 TA&AJ Garbutt av £74; hfrs to £50 J Pratt & Sons av £36; Fries bulls to £95 JJ & AA McGregor av £31; AA bulls to £60 B Kellet & Sons av £40; hfrs to £34 JR Amsden av £24. Rams: Suff shlgs: NA Thompson £110; Texel shlgs £80; BFL £95. Females: Mule shlgs: OJ Amsden & Son £74; 2-shear Mules: F Jackson £52; Mule ewes (aged): F Jackson £38; Masham ewes: A Jackson £50. Cont X shlgs: OJ Amsden & Son £56; Cont X 2-shear: OJ Amsden & Son £66; Swale shlgs: JC Close £50l. Gimmer lambs: Masham: JL Harker £48; Mule: SJ Horner £49, C&AE Barningham £41; Texel X: C&AE Barningham £42. Store lambs. - Suff: G Lambert £37.80; JW Ball £36.80; Cont: JW Ball £36; Mules: SJ Horner £34.50; G Lambert £33.50; GW Gill £33. Swale feeding ewes: R Hunter £11.50. Wed. - Fwd: 1,707 sheep. Lambs Suff & Cont std to 109.7p av 106.4p; med to 108.6p av 102.4p; heavy to 102.6p av 99.1p; owt to 98.2p av 92.8p; Mule, Masham & horned std to 92.3p av 83p; med to 97.7p av 94.5p; heavy to 98.7p av 96.6p; owt to 87p. Cast ewes: Cont £33; Mule £29; horned £25.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Sat. Fwd: 579 sheep. Lambs over 35kg: Texel X to £44.20; Swale to £33.50; SuffX to £42; Blue-faced Leics to £44.50. Lambs to 34kg: Swale to £30.50; Texel X to £32.

NORTHALLERTON. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 238 store & breeding cattle & calves. Calves. - BB bulls: £200(2); GH Laverick. BB hfrs: £165 GH Laverick. Bulls. - BB: £395, £325 RW Dennison; £325 PJ Tweddle; £235 JM Walker; £180 C Wilkinson. Lim: £380 LT Ransome; £352, £210 P Tweddle; £335, £242 J Beckett; £280, £258 C Wilkinson. Holstein: £380, £342, £302, £300, £285 D Lumley; £330, £290 J Houseman; £302, £190 GT Spence; £242 RW Dennison; £240 D Johnson; £180, £175 C Wilkinson. AA: £290 L Ransome; £218 JM Walker. Fries: £220 JM Bell. Char: £235 JM Walker. Hfrs. - BA: £515 RB Gill; £452 G Simpson; £378, £315, £250 AS Dowkes; £355, £265 S Bellerby. BB: £495 C Siswick; £420, £392, £380 A Fawcett; £365 R Robson; £350 D Johnson. Lim: £498, 482 JMB Farming; £478, £452, £448, £405 G Simpson; £468 JL Cook; £460 Mrs R Broadley; £452, £418, £358 D Blackburn; £398, £392, £328 C Siswick; £385, £380, £335 J Stockil; £385, £355, £325, £280 CD Hall; £380, £315, £265, £242, £198 AS Dowkes; £292 D Johnson. Simm: £468, £432, £428, £418, £392, £390 JMB Farming; £378 R Umpleby; £372 A Fawcett; £372, £220, £180 J Beckett; £322, £260 KM Sayer. Char: £445, £408 JL Cook; £425 A Knowles; £355 D Blackburn. Herefd: £340 F Cowton. Holstein: £188 GT Spence; £185. AA: £220 F Cowton. Bullocks. - Lim: £582, £555, £552, £518 G Harland; £580, £560, £550, £405 J Gay; £542, £498, £492 CW Tate; £540, £480, £475 SA Stoney; £535 Mrs R Broadley; £515, £470 F Peirson; £500, £460 A Knowles; £478, £452, £440 J Stockil; £465 R Umpleby; £460, £395, £390, £388 AS Dowkes; £428, £355 GD Hall; £425 C Siswick; £380 WS Moore. Char: £582, £500 A Knowles; £492 C Tate; £468 P Thompson; £450 Mrs Broadley. AA: £582 A Knowles; £435 F Cowton; £380, £320 WS Moore. Simm: £540, £525 GG Cooper; £515, £510, £475, £470 JMB Farming; £498, £495, £408 P Thompson; £482 R Umpleby; £480, £470, £465 KM Sayer; £445 K&T Sayer; £390 R Robson; £382 Mrs Broadley SD; £515, £502 W Weightman. BB: £540, £522 CW Tate; £530 C Harland; £508 SJ Philips; £488, £408 Mrs Broadley; £412 B Knightl £222 L Ransome. BA: £458, £445, £395 AS Dowkes; £322 S Bellerby. Fries: £455, £440, £400 GG Cooper; £435, £428 N Trewitt; £410, £385, £365, £305 P Thompson; £358 GD Hall; £340 JB Knight; £255, £240 S Bellerby. Holstein: £358, £365, £305 P Thompson; £358 GD Hall; £340 JB Knight; £255, £240 S Bellerby. Holstein: £358 JD Hall; £350 C W Tate. Breeding cattle: Char cow & calf: £590, £535v KA Clemmit; £555 MW Cook. Shorthorn cow & calf: 3445 MW Cook. Private sales, Oct 18-22: 77 fat cattle inc OTMS, 174 fat sheep & pigs. Tues. - Fwd: 132 cattle, 658 sheep. Steers med to 103.5p/£574.43 av 89.05p/ £458.63; heavy to 118.5p/£781.20 av 101.47p/£655.07; overall steer av 100.38p; hfrs to 91.5p/£338.55p; med to 138.5p/£630.18 av 104.62p/ £470.15; heavy to 118.5p/£654.10 av 102.1p/£538.09; overall hfr ac 102.77p; bulls lt to 68.5p/£315.10; med to 94p/£488.80 av 77.32p/ £403.19; heavy to 119.5p/£792.05 av 90.29p/£557.66p; overall bull av 84.92p; total cattle av 97.35p. Lambs std to 55.55p/£20; med to 108.8p/ £47 av 101.71p/£43.19; overall av 101.5p; heavy to 104.3p/£48.50 av 96.13p/£45.31; total lamb av 99.6p; cull ewes to £30 av £17.68.

PATELEY BRIDGE. - Last Sat. Store sheep sale. Fwd: 510 sheep. Lambs: Mule wether to £39; Mule gimmer to £26.50; Texel to £39; Scotch wether to £28; Masham to £33.50. Feeding ewes: Mule to £27.50; Swale to £20.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,275 lambs. Av 102.6p/£47.71/46.5kg. Suff X to 105.5p; Texel X to 108.1p; Mule to 99.4p; Char X to 109.3p; Cross to 103.6p.

ST JOHN'S CHAPEL. - Sat. Fwd: 762 store lambs & feeding ewes. Lambs. - Texel X: £37 Low House Farm; £35.50 Gate House. Mule: £33 High Rowantree; £30.80 Ling Riggs; £30.50 Six Dargue; £30 Low House Farm. Swale: £30 Six Dargue; £25 White Hill, Ambling Gate. Cheviot: £28.50 Waterside. Suff X: £34.50 Low House Farm.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 412 cattle, 773 sheep, 219 pigs. Steers med to 123.5p/£654.55 av 103p; heavy to 117.5p/£804.08 av 102.6p; hfrs lt to 118.5p/£474 av 98.5p; med to 134.5p/£622.75 av 108.3p; heavy to 139.5p/£728.75 av 105.1p; young bulls lt to 79.4p/ £371.80 av 70.52p; med to 112.5p/ £607.50 av 81.87p; heavy to 115.5p/ £866.80 av 91.29p. Lambs std to 103.2p/£9.20 av 99p; med to 109.5p/ £49 av 102p; heavy to 113.2p/£54.50 av 97.2p; owt to 97.8p/£53.80 av 94.2p; ewes lt to £26 av £15.39; heavy to £35 av £25.47. Porkers to 92p/£68.08 av 79.5p; cutters to 90.5p/£73.63 av 80.9p; baconers to 80p/£78 av 67.8p; owt to 62p/£73.47 av 56.5p; sows to 55.5p/£188.10 av 53.1p; boars to 48p/£133.30 av 44.9p. Mon. Collection centre fwd: 40 OTMS.