HEXHAM. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 2,679 Mule & other gimmers & ewes for annual show & sale. Judge: Mr John Moralee, Hard Riding, Bardon Mill. Champion pen: FS Vickers, South Rennington, £125; res: CG&JM Dinning, Fallowfield, £124, both to JF Johnson, Tuthill.

Prizes. - Mule gimmers (reared lambs): 1 FS Vickers, South Rennington; 2 J Charlton, Tenter House. Mule Gimmers (not reared lambs): 1&2 CG&JM Dinning, Fallowfield.

Prices, gimmers. - Mule: £125, £123, £118 South Rennington; £124 Colwell; £124(2) Fallowfield; £120 Kyoe Close; £118 Tenter House; £118 West Land Ends; £115 East Beechfield; £112, £110 Middle Dukesfield, £110, £108(2) The College, £110 Broomhill. HB gimmers £100 West Land Ends. Texel X: £110, £106 Middle Dukesfield; £95 West Wharmley, £90 The College. Pure Texel: £90 Irthinghouse. Ewes. - Mule 1-crop: £90, £83, £80, £79, £78 Broomhill. 2-crop: £72, £70, £69, £68 Hall Bank. 3-crop £45 Hall Bank. 4-crop: £44 West Townheads. Mule UO: £36 West Townheads. Texel 2-crop: £80 Middle Dukesfield, £77 Hall Bank.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. fwd: 475 store & breeding cattle for annual show & sale. Overall av £501.95 (up £10.40 on year) Judge: B Dunkley. Overall champion: BBX hfr, AM&HV Brown, Beechwood House, £760 to D Barker.

Prizes. - BBX bullock: 1 & res champion L Raine & Sons, Coach & Horses £620 to B Jackson; 2 AM&HV Brown £750 to D Barker. BBX hfr: 1 & champion AM&HV Brown £760 to D Barker; 2 AM&HV Brown £785 to D Barker. Lim X bullock: 1 Sowerby, Terrys Farm, £670 to D Barker; 2 MC Dent & Son, Wythes Hill, £640 to Smith Bros. Lim X hfr: 1 AM&HV Brown £670 to G Falshaw; 2 SG Benson, Horrace Farm, £580 to K Harryman. Hfr AOB: 1 (Baz X) SF&AR Greenhalgh, Heggarscale, £740 to D Barker; 2 (Char X) Sowerby £470 to I Armitage. BAX bullock: 1 Sowerby £645 to D Barker; 2 R Balmer, Grassgill, £490 to B Jackson. BAX hfr: 1 & champion hfr RN Beaty, Stennerskeugh, £618 to D Barker; 2 & res D&CE Marston, Easegill Head, £460 to D Barker.

Prices, hfrs. - Lim X: £705 Blue Grass; £610 Hawkrigg; £580 Horrace Farm; £575 Carpool, Garnthwaite; £565 Argill House; £558 Waterhouses; £545 Roseleigh; £542 New Hall; £512 Coach & Horses. Char X: £470 Terrys Farm. Simm X: £465 Owlet Hall. AA: £595 Elm Pot. BAX: £618 Stennerskeugh; £545 Terrys Farm. Baz X: £740 Heggarscale. BBX: £800 Owlet Hall; £785 Beechwood House; £612 New Hall; £580 Thorney Gale; £558 Hallgarth; £525 Lytheside; £505 Crosby Lodge. Bullocks. - Char X: £650 Ellergill (Steadman). Lim X: £745 Hawkrigg; £710 Garnthwaite; £698 New Hall; £670 Terrys Farm, Roseleigh; £640 Wythes Hill; £630 Prospect House; £615 Donna Close; £608 Park House; £600 Ellergill (Steadman). BAX: £645 Terrys Farm. Fries: £518 Donna Close. BBX: £750 Beechwood House; £680 New Hall; £670 Park House, Prospect House; £655 Wythes Hill; £648 Smardale Mill; £620 Coach & Horses. AAX: £500 Park House.

LAZONBY. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 5,000 Mule gimmer lambs for annual opening show & sale. Judges: Messrs Baty, Flimby. Champion pen: J Lee, Morley Hill, £140 each to the judges. Av £67.90 (down £1.71 on 2003).

Prizes: 1 & Joe Armstrong Memorial Trophy J Lee; 2 T Carrick & Son, High Crossgill; 3 P Stobart, Scalehouses End Farm.. Vendors went away satisfied with the returns achieved and also with confidence for the 17,000 lambs at the next sale.

Prices: £140 Morley Hill; £95 Stone Hall; £92 Sanders Close; £90 High Crossgill; £88 Cumbrae; £80 Scale Houses, Low Craig, Dyke Farm.

Leading flock avs: MorleyHill 280 £80.14; Scalehouses 54 £73.93; Stone Hall 153 £72.78; Sanders Close 105 £72; The Dyke Farm 44 £71.90; Low Side 41 £71.12; Howburn 61 £71.09; High Town (Foxcroft) 35 £71; Turnings, 44 £71; High Crossgill 206 £70.57; Grayrigg Hall 200£70.52.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Show & sale of pedigree sheep for Charollais Sheep Society. Catalogue entry of 44 head. Judge: Roland Terry, Leyburn. Champion: SC&NC Hodgson, shlg ram; res: P Arrand, ram lamb. Avs: Shlg ram 429gns, ram lambs 284gns.

Prizes. - Shlg: 1 SC&NC Hodgson 800gns; 2 C Marwood 520; 3 SC&NC Hodgson 500. Ram lamb: 1 P Arrand 460; 2 C Marwood 400; 3 Miss D Marwood 380.

MASHAM. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 2,086 sheep for annual show & sale of Masham & Mule gimmer lambs in association with Masham Sheep Breeders Association. Judges: David Jackson & Stan Bargh (Mashams); Brian Watchorn (Mules). Masham champion pen: RW&M Wallis, Park Top Farm, Marske, Richmond, £100 each to Robin Metcalfe, Hope Valley, Derbyshire; Mule champion pen: K&HL Fawcett, Dalehead Farm, Barden, Skipton, £98.

Prizes. - Masham, open: 1 RW&M Wallis; 2 JM Wilson & Sons, Beckwithshaw; 3 CT&J Willoughby, Leyburn. Masham, local: 1 JW&M Croft, Masham; 2 FW Graham, Masham; 3 D&GC Newbould, Dallowgill. Mule, open: 1 KA&HL Fawcett; 2 DA&M Brown, Leyburn; 3 JM Wilson & Sons. Mule, local: 1 DA&M Brown; 2 A Fisher, Pateley Bridge; 3 D&GC Newbould.

Prices. - Masham: JM Wilson £150, £90; CT&JE Willoughby £150; RW&MJ Wallis £100; JW&MJ Croft £96; A Lambert £92. Mule: KA&HL Fawcett £98; DA&MA Brown £81, £74; JM Wilson £80, £70; W&R Verity £70. Summary: Masham to £150 (av £67.21); Mule to £98 (av £60); Texel to £52.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Last Fri. Fwd: 6,845 Swaledale gimmer lambs for annual show & sale. Overall av £42.91. Judge for 10 crowned lambs: J Reed, The Knarr. who made the following awards:

Prizes: 1 & Stan Davis Cup, R Marwood & Son, Long Green, £104 to judge; 2 & Perpetual Trophy for best A District pen JC&J White, Rigg Farm, £255 for M Wallace; 3 R Marwood & Son £128 to M Wallace.

Prices: £255, £80, £75 Rigg Farm; £140, £70 Stanhopegate; £128, £107, £104, £86, £84, £80, £70 Long Green; £110, £70(2) Summer Lodge; £100, £195, £81, £78, £72 West Brisco; £100, £76, £71 Thwaite Farm; £86, £80 High Birk Hatt; £82, £72 High Beck Head; £77, £73 Sleddale Hall; £76, £70 Overthwaite; £75 Valley Farm; £72 High Blackton; £71, £70 Garnthwaite; £71 Burncroft Farm.

NORTHALLERTON. - Wed. Fwd: 321 breeding sheep for prize show and sale, 147 store & breeding cattle 147 store & breeding cattle. Sheep judge: M Dale.

Prizes. - Mule shearlings: 1 £95 R G Johnson; 2 £94 R G Johnson. Cont X: 1 S&JS Greensent; 2 £62 GM Taylor. Rams: 1 £315 NA Thompson; 2 £240 GM Taylor.

Prices. - Other Mule shlgs: £95, £90 RG Johnson; £94, £92, £88, £84 N Hall; £87, £84, £82 T&TW Walls; £86, £85(4), £84 Thornton Estates. Suff shlgs: £71, £67 LT Webster; £64 D&S Harrison. Cont X shlgs: £52 B Mead. Texel X shlgs: £62 GM Taylor. Breeding ewes: Mule 3-crop: £61, £57 RMP Richardson. 4-crop: £48, £36 RMP Richardson; £35 D&S Harrison. Gimmer lambs, Tex £35 BA Cook. Breeding rams (gns). - Suff: 385 RS Kitson; 320, 231, 189(2) RM Teesdale; 315, 280, 157, 136 Mrs S Broadwith; 157, 115 S Hammerton; 147, 136 GM Taylor; 126(2) W Adlington; £4, 84, 63 R Weighell; 30(4) M Corrigan. Char: 240 Miss E Wilson.

Bulls. - Lim: £798 Keirey Limousins: £345 Shepherd Farms; £325 P Tweddle; £230 A S Donaldson. BB: £450, £350 Shepherd Farms; £225 F&O Hugill. BA: £360, £285, £275 M Stephenson. Simm: £342, £295 D Johnson. Holstein: £322 W A Raine; £290 H J Thomson; £282 RW Dennison; £255 D Johnson; £212, £170 F&O Hugill; £168 A S Donaldson. Hfrs. - BA: £638, £480 J Hebdon; £445 D Blackburn; £390 C Siswick. Lim: £560, £478, £450 C Allanson; £540 Miss E F Atkinson; £475 C Siswick; £468 PB Hill; £445, £408 D Blackburn; £395 A Fawcett; £390, £368, £275 A Jopling; £350 WG Ainsley; £308 J M Wilson; £250 B A Heseltine. BB: £455 PB Hill; £435 J Stockil; £412, £390 C Siswick; £400 A Fawcett; £312, £260 P Parvin. Char: £430 C Siswick; £430 Shepherd Farms. Simm: £452, £438 A Fawcett; £425 J Stockil. AA: £378 J Stockil; £348 A Fawcett; £280 Miss E F Atkinson. Bullocks. - Lim: £682, £515 J L Mason; £535, £410 B A Heseltine; £490 Mrs R Broadley; £460 Mrs P M Webster; £410, £352 W G Ainsley; £328 D Watson. Fries: £572 J L Mason; £455 W Brass. Holstein: £520, £478, £468, £390, £370 W Brass. BB: £550, £530, £445 K T Wade. BA: £520 Mrs P M Webster. Hereford: £482 Mrs R Broadley. Char: £460, £410 Mrs P M Webster. Breeding cattle. - BB cow & calf: £725 R Watson. Simm cow & calf: £550 R Watson. Private sales Sept 20-24, 63 fat cattle incl OTMS, 76 fat sheep.

PENRITH. - Tues. Fwd: 5,234 Mule gimmer lambs, 545 store lambs & feeding ewes for special sale. Av £63, almost level with last year. Judge for NEMSA members' show: Les Grainger, Eamont Bridge. Champion & Eden Farm Supplies Trophy: Lord, West Dowgill, £150 each to Jimmy Winter, Clickham, Appleby; 2 JA&CA Gibson, Longwell, Kendal; 3 MA Crocker, Town End Farm, Johnby.

Prices. - Mule gimmer lambs: £150, £80 West Dowgill; £106 Longwell; £100, £88 Stoneriggs; £99, £86 Ravenwood Cottage; £96 Langton Gate; £91 Waterside House, Hollins; £88, £80 Cannerheugh; £85 Town End Farm (Crocker); £80 Scales Farm (Braithwaite). Store lambvs. - Texel X: £41.50, £40(2) Home Farm (Smith); £40.50 Todd Farm; £40.20 Ulcatrow (Potter). Suff X: £39.50 Slakes Farm. Mule: £37.50 Ulcatrow (Potter); £36 Bassenbeck. Char X: £35 Fir bank. Feeding ewes: Mule £24.50 Oakbank; Swale £18 Bassenbeck; Herdwick £14 Seathwaite.

ST JOHN'S CHAPEL. - Last Fri. Fwd: 1,088 Mule gimmer lambs for annual show & sale for NEMSA members, also gimmer shearlings. Prices down £4.96. Judge: A Geary, Milton Keynes.

Prizes: 1 RW Morley, Warden Hill, £100 to judge; 2 M&B Coulthard £77 to M Dobinson; 3 T Collingwood & Sons, Ambling Gate, £80 to M Dobinson.

Prices. - Gimmer lambs: £100 Warden Hill; £87 Burtreeford; £80 Ambling Gate; £77 Bridge End; £73 Gold Hill; £71 Pinfold; £70 Low Ling Riggs. Shlgs: £86 Lane Head.

TOW LAW. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 2,139 Mule gimmer shlgs, other gimmers & ewes. Gimmer av down £12.30 on last year's very high figure. Judge: Alan Steele, Steeley Farm, Satley. Champion pen of Mule gimmer shlgs: AC Simpson & Son, McNeil Farm, £125 to A Steele, Steeley Farm; res: TIW Miller, Haswell Grange, £105 to W Darling & Son, Nettlesworth West House.

Prizes. - Mule shlgs, reared lambs: 1,2&3 AC Simpson & Son, McNeil Farm. Not reared lambs: 1 TIW Millar, Haswell Grange; 2 JT Nixon & Sons, Stotsfold; 3 TA Metcalfe, Whessoe Grange.

Prices. - Mule gimmers: £128, £124, £122, £121, £118 West Rackwood; £125, £116(2), £115, £114(2), £111, £110, £108, £106 McNeil Farm; £112, £108, £98, £96(2) Stotsfold; £105, £96(2) Haswell Grange. Mule ewes 2-shear: £75(3) Whessoe Grange. 3-shear: £63, £60, £58, £57 Elrington Hall. 4-shear; £66, £65, £63 West Rackwood; £56, £51 East Rackwood. Mule ewes, UO: £44 West Newlands. Warranted ewes: £47 West Newlands.

Rams. - Fwd: 101 Down rams for annual show. Judge: William Dodd, Saugh House, Belsay. Overall champion: Texel lamb, S&A Reed, Lands Farm, £300; res: Suff lamb, I Spedding, Harelaw, £340.

Prizes. - Suff shlg: 1,2&3 CD Timm, East Lodge. Suff lambs: 1&2 I Spedding; 3 M Bulmer, Wellfield. Texel shlg: 1 T Denham, Dent Gate; 2 MW&V Skidmore & Sons, North Hanging Wells; 3 AG Bisset, Middle Dukesfield. Texel lambs: 1 S&A Reed; 2&3 J Sunter, Low Willington.

Prices. - Suff shlgs: £360, £340, £320 East Lodge, £340, £320, £300 Wellfield. Suff ram lambs: £410, £300 Wellfield; £400, £350, £340 Harelaw. Texel shlgs: £260, £240, £210 Dent Gate; £250 East Lodge; £200(2) Middle Dukesfield. Texel ram lambs: £300, £150 Lands Farm