BARNARD CASTLE. Wed of last week. Fwd: 984 sheep. Lt lambs to 112p av 101p; std to 112p av 110.8p; med to 117p av 109.8p; heavy to 111p av 109.6p. Cast sheep: Cont £34; Mule £28.50; Swale £16. Tues. Fwd: 142 cattle, 36 feeding bulls and 96 store cattle. Lim cows & calves to £860; hfr & calves to £730; Blond cows & calves to £660; Angus cow & calves to £480. Bulls: Lim £730, Char £640, BB £625, Blond £605. Steers: Lim £700, Char £718, Blond £715, Fries £440. Hfrs: Lim £605, Char £675, BB £575, Blond £605, Fries £415. Breeding cattle: CN & N Penk £620; P&C Stephenson £660, £430; J W Heslop £860, £650; T Littlefair & Sons £705; R Walker £500, £480, £330. Feeding bulls: J W Dent & Sons £675, £665, £605; T&G Lee £625, £600, £550; E R Thompson £585, £550, £525; Messrs Watson £640, £590, £585, £580, £575, £575; T M Bellas & Son £530, £520; E Smith & Son £640; A & M Beadle £650; R Hutchinson £730; G Thompson £560; F Bainbridge £605, £500. Store cattle: D Alderson £440, £410, £380, £375; N&R Hird £630, £450, £432; D W Ewin £522, £510, £440, £415; J W Dent & Sons £535, £510, £500; P J Dixon £700, £605, £568; M C Dent & Son £520, £415, £388, £370; PRE & E Marwood £705, £610, £575, £558, £545, £488; R Hutchinson £540; WH & EE Thompson £718, £675, £515; J & MJ Walton £568, £535, £518; R&M Scott & Sons £395, £340; JR & L Harding £665, £580, £530; SM & F Donald £540, £480; S & RT Lowson £535, £522, £520; M&P Wilson £532, £505, £480, £465; TW Thompson £595, £570, £552, £550, £540; G&A Gibson & Sons £735, £675, £605, £590, £585, £574, £560, £548; Dent Bros £440, £435, £415, £405. Wed. Fwd: 1,286 sheep. Lambs lt to 106p av 101.6p; std to 114p av 110.6p; med to 115p av 110.5p; heavy to 112p av 107.7p; owt to 107p av 97.8p. Sheep: Cont to £40.50; Mule to £35; Swale to £21.50.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 353 Cattle incl. 182 young bulls & 965 sheep incl 94 cull ewes. Cattle lt to 100.5p/£462.30 per hd from R N Foord & Son av 100.5p; med to 130.5p/£634.93 from W Bainbridge av 109.39p, heavy to 137.5p/£865.38 from S Newcombe & Son av 112.45p. Overall av 111.94p. Hfrs lt to 111.5p/£429.28 from K & A Harker, med to 134.5p/ £632.15 from S Newcombe & Son av 109.24p, heavy to 138.5p/£796.38 from S Newcombe & Son av 112.37. Overall av 110.79. Young bulls med to 125.5p/£658.88 from C B Taylor av 99.46p. heavy to 136.5p/£962.33 from K O Stones av 112.34p overall av 109.1p. Lambs lt 121.5p/£46.20 from M J Hutchinson av 116.79p., med to 125.5p/£52.80 from M Gallon av 116.39, heavy to 117p/£55.80 from W N Stockdale av 113.8p. Overall av 116.12p. Cull ewes to £50 from D A Hinton av £35.41. Mon. Fwd: 163 cattle, 359 store lambs. Cattle: Steers, lim £655, £598 M Dent, £598, £588(2) J Elsdon, BB £648 J Elsdon, Fries £595 G W Gill, £570 J Elsdon. Hfrs, Char £575 T J Wick, BB £535(2) J Elsdon, Lim £520, £515 G W Gill, £502 R Dods, Here £502, £498(2) F & J Clement, Blonde £498 T W Thompson. Young bulls: Lim £592, £582 D Seymour, Ab Angus £562 D Seymour, £520 J & J E Robson, Here £495 J & J E Robson, BB £495 J & J E Robson, £410(2) B Kenny, Cows & calves: BB £760 J R Man, Char £700 T J Wick, BB £650(3) T J Wick, Fries. £540 S M & C M Bewley. Calves, Lim £200, £185 B Tweddle, Fries £65 B Tweddle. Lambs: Suff top price £43.50, £42 G C Sunter, £43 A W Sanderson, £42.80, £41 B Storey, £40.80 R L Coatsworth, £39.80, £39 C E Smith.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 10 calves, 2,663 sheep. Calves. - BBX bulls to £180 J R Thwaites, Askrigg; hfrs to £162 FD & TW Chapman, Hawes; Lim X bulls to £238 J R Thwaites av £221; hfrs to £70 S Bell & Sons, Askrigg; BA hfr to £152 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg. Lambs lt to 110.6p av 106.6p; std to 116.1p av 109.3p; med to 119.5p av 110.5p; heavy to 108.6p av 104.3p; overall av 110p. Top price per kg: Cont 119.5p C Metcalfe & Sons, Askrigg; Suff to 113.5p T P Moore, Hawes; Mules 112.2p NW & RF Hunter, Gunnerside; Swale 105.1p Bank House Farms, Cowan Bridge. Top price per hd: Cont £54 W A Dinsdale & Son, Grinton; Suff £54 D L Mudd, Beckermonds; Mules £49.40 SB & C Harrison, West Scrafton; Swale £42 NW & RF Hunter, Gunnerside. Lt wt lambs: Cont to 119.3p av 110.3p; Suff to 110.5p av 108.5p; Mules to 110p av 105.6p; horned to 105.8p av 102.8p. Store lambs: Suff to £39.60; Mules to £37.40 av £32.32. Cast ewes: horned to £26.80 av £13.53; polled to £43 av £34.42. Cast rams: horned to £25.50 av £20.26.

HEXHAM. - Fri. Fwd: 468 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers on Red AA X to £615 Burn House; BB X to £685 Bankfoot; Char X to £650 Tosson Glebe; Lim X to £705 Palm Strothers; Sim X to £660 Stoop Rigg. Steers on Blue: AA X to £770 Thrunton Lowfield; Blonde X to £695 Low Ardley; BB X to £720 Todburn East; Char X to £710 White House; Lim X to £690 Middle Coldcotes; Saler X to £525 Bishopton; Sim X to £690 Thrunton Lowfield. Steers on Green: Blonde X to £585 Cooper House; BB X to £520 Dunshiel; Char X to £725 High Staward; Lim X to £690 West Haydon. Hfrs AA X to £592 Thrunton Lowfield; Blonde X £440 Cooper House; BB X £542 Bradley Hall; Char X to £640 Rusheylaw; Lim X to £665 Hallington High; Sim X to £558 Thrunton Lowfield; Breeding cattle: Lim X hfr with bull calf Thornham Hills; 3 BB X in-calf hfrs to £740 Camp Farm; Lim X £720 (x2) & £710 (x3) Camp Farm. Store sheep:Texel X to £42 Burnhopeside Hall Farm. Tues. Lim hfrs to 126.5p; Char hfrs to 122.5p BB hfrs to 109.5p Med Steers to 105.5p av 101.6p. Heavy Steers: 106.5p av 103.2p; med hfrs av 103.5p; heavy hfrs to 126.5p av 113.8p. Lambs: Suff X to £59.50; Texel X to £60; Mule to £53.80 Blackface to £53; Swaledale to £45.80; Cheviot X to £56; Char X £58; Leics to £49.50; Beltex to £33. Cast sheep: Suff X to £45.50; Texel X to £49; Mule to £38; Blackface to £30; Cheviot X to £24.80; Cross to£44; Leics to £46.

LAZONBY. - Wed. of last week. Opening fortnightly sale, fwd: 739 store & wether lambs. Texel X: £40.20 High Whitber; £40 Field Garth; £39.20 Lincowell; £38.50 Luketon; £38 Scalehouses End Farm. Suff X: £41 Brandlehow; £37 Field Garth. Beltex X: £39.50 Lincowell. Mule: £38.20 Howburn; £37.80 Sanders Close; £37.20 The Bog Farm; £36.80 Rotherhope; £36.50 Croft House; £36.20 Davygill; £35.20 Knarr Farm.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 2,712 lambs & 448 cast & feeding ewes & rams. Lambs 35kg or more: Suff X to £54; Texel X to £53; Beltex X to £51.20; Char X to £46.50; NC Cheviots to £46.50; Lleyn to £49; Ryeland to £50.20; Swaledale to £42.80; Mule to £48.80; Masham to £48; Cheviot Mule to £47.80; Scotch Blackface to £43. Lambs 34kg or less: Texel X to £42.20; NC Cheviot to £37.50; Suff X to £37.80; Char X to £35; Ryeland to £37; Swaledale to £34.80; Mule to £35; Rough Fell to £33.80; Scotch Blackface to £35.80. Rams: Suff to £54; Swaledale to £29.50. Ewes: Cont X to £37.50; Bluefaced Leics to £36.50; Swaledale to £23; NC Cheviots to £37.50; Mule to £36.80; Scotch Blackface to £24.50; Ryeland to £31.50; Rough Fell to £25.20.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 1 new calven hfr, 158 calves, 183 store sheep. New calved hfr: £710 J T Tate & Son. Calves. - BB bulls £280 D & Spence av £230 overall; hfrs £230 J H & D S Kirkham av £186; Lim bulls £260 J W Guy & Son av £196; Lim hfrs £230 E Holmes & Son av £183; Sim bulls £140 J A Dent & Son; Sim hfrs £240 J W Tuer & Sons av £173; Angus bulls £175 Horsley Gates P'ship av £154; Angus hfrs £125 J H Simpson & Co; Fr Bulls £98 Horsley Gates P'ship av £48. Store Sheep. - Store lambs: Suff x £41.20, Cont x £41, Mule £35 overall av £38.50. Breeding ewes: Suff shlgs £70, Suff ewes £48, Mule ewes £22.

MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE. - Sat. Fwd: 716 sheep Cash Prize for the top price per kilo was won by Messrs R & J R Everitt, Kirkley House Farm, whose pen of 37 Texel X sold at 120p to Mr E Hall. Leading prices: Lambs over 34kgs, Texel X to £47.80; Suff x to £47.50; Swaledale to £35; Mule to £46.20. Lambs up to 34kg, Mule £32; Texel X to £37.20; Swaledale £33.80; Suff X £35. Ewes, Swaledale to £16.80; Cheviot to £22.80; Mule to £32.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 152 cattle, 52 young bulls, 584 sheep incl 44 cull ewes. Steers med to 117.5p/£634.50, av 111.91p/£599.64; heavy to 128.5p/£867, av 110.88p/£695.90, overall av 111.05p. Hfrs med to 133.5p/£620.78 av 116.36/£515.25; heavy to 129.5p/£678.53 av 108.08/£568.71, overall av 111.92. Young bulls lt to 91.5/£411.75; med to 121.5p/£650.03, av 91.83p/£477.14; heavy to 120.5p/£793.25, av 104.72/£645.66, overall av 98.84p. Total cattle av 107.01p. Lambs std to 117.9p/£46 av 103.93p/£38.58; med to 119.3p/£53.50 av 1110.4p/£47.78, overall av 109.9p; heavy to 112p/£57.20 av 106.98p/£50.60; owt to 109p/£57.80. Total lamb av 109.41p; cull ewes to £46.50 av £25.25; hogg to £35.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 61 cattle. Lim hfrs to 145.5p; Blonde hfrs to 135.5p; BB hfrs to 107.5p; Bulls: Lim to 121.5p, Blonde to 118.5p; Baz to 108.5p Fries to 93.5p; Angus to 98.5p. Tues. Store lambs Suff X to £39 Penfold; Char X to £37.50 Lorton (Cartmel); Scotch Blackfaced Wether lambs to£30 Croft House; Greyfaced Mule Wethers to : £32.50 Croft House; Texel X to £39.20 High Wreay.

PATELEY BRIDGE. - Sat. Fwd: 11 cattle, 100 store sheep. Lim steers, Blue CID to £701; hfrs to £580; BB hfrs to £545; Suff X L to £37.40; Cont X L to £37.90; Mule WL to £34.50.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 937 sheep. Suff X to £55.50; Texel X to £55; Mule to £45; Blackface to £41.80

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 404 cattle; 511 sheep; 210 pigs. Steers med to 133.5p/£700.88 av 105p; heavy to 131.5p/£790.13 av 109.9p/ hfrs lt to 106.5/£394/05 av 74p, med to 132.5p/£602.40 av 109.6p, heavy to 137.5/£777.43 av 114p. Young bulls lt to 116.5p/£518.43 av 90.8p. med to 116.5/£640.75 av 93.7p. heavy to 121.5p/£789.75 av 100.6p. Sheep: lambs std to 120.5/£47 av 110.1p, med to 123.3p/£52 av 111.2p, heavy to 119.1/£57.50 av 113.6p. ewes to £30 av £21. Suff X £30. Pigs: porkers to 80p/£57.92 av 72.2p; cutters to 83p/£69.66 av 73p; baconers to 80p/£69.60 av 69.7p; owts to 55p/£81 av 54.6p; sows to 51p/£157.08 av 47.4p; boars to 44p/£166.76 av 41.9p. Mon. - Collection centre Fwd: 32 OTMs.

TOW LAW. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 1420 lambs. Texel X to £44; Suff X to £43.50. Mon. Fwd: 665 sheep. Suff X to 114.5p; Texel X to 113.6p; Mule to 104.6p; Cheviot X to 105.8p; Char X to 111.5p.