BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,398 sheep. Lambs lt to 110p av 106p; std to 115p av 111.4p; med to 117p av 110.8p; heavy to 114p av 111.6p; owt to 93p. Cast sheep: Cont to £46.50; Cont & Rouge to £43; Texel to £42. Lambs std: Texel to £44.50, Suff to £43.80; med: Suff to £51.20, Texel to £50.60; heavy: Cont to £56.80, Suff to £56; owt: Texel to £63.50.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 384 cattle, 1,285 sheep. Steers med to 127.5p/ £707.63 av 112.5p; heavy to 145.5p/£887.55 av 112.94p; overall steers av 112.91p; hfrs med to 134.5p/£645.60 av 112.57p; heavy to 149.5p/£852.18 av 118.46p; overall hfr av 116.47; young bulls lt to 114.5p/£526.70 av 99.94p; med to 132.5p/ £735.38 av 102.85p; heavy to 131.5p/£906.98 av 113.16p; overall bull av 111.38p. Lambs lt to 121.7p/£47.50 av 111.43p; med to 139.2p/£58.50 av 111.66p; heavy to 105.6p/£60.50 av 100.92p; overall lamb av 112.9p; cull ewes to £48.50 av £37.20. Mon. - Fwd: 139 young bulls, store & breeding cattle. Steers. - Lim: £685 M Pattison; £635, £625, £535 M Dent; £572, £520 TA&A Hall; £530 EF Atkinson; £455(2) NB&R Hird; £400 J Linsley. BA: £645 M Pattison. Simm: £578, £538, £510, £508 GE Knaggs & Son. BB: £462 TA&A Hall. Char: £460 E Parsons. Fries: £475, £440 GE Knaggs & Son. Hfrs. - BB: £542(2) M Dent; £455 JN&D Foster. Simm: £508, £472, £470, £468, £465, £458, £435, £415, £390 GE Knaggs & Son. £485, £465, £460, £455, £430 E Parsons; £400 TA&A Hall; £392, £388 BR Routledge; £378, £365(2) J Linsley. Lim: £495, £480 M Dent; £450, £375(2) EF Atkinson; £405 M Pattison; £370(4) BR Routledge; £365, £345(2), £330 J Linsley; £350 JW&J Collins. BA: £392(2) EF Atkinson. Galloway £350(2) EF Atkinson. Young bulls: £580, £478 K Buckle; £550, £458 E Parsons; £462, £458 A Spence. Baz: £545, £540 AW&B Bainbridge. Simm: £528 E Parsons; £490 K Buckle. Shorthorn: £488, £425 J&K Woodward. AA: £425(3) EF Atkinson; £355, £340 J&L Woodward. Char: £478, £422 E Parsons. Fries: £435(4), £375(4), £372(2), £355(3) G Simpson; £308(3), £302(2), £206 JD Brannen. Cows and calves. - Simm: £775 TA&A Hall; £475 J Linsley. Lim: £640 SM&CM Bewley.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 8 calves, 1,029 sheep. Calves: BB bulls to £231 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg; Lim hfrs to £122 S Bell & Sons, Askrigg av £117; Simm bulls to £200 JM Fawcett & Sons, Hawes av £200; hfrs to £118 J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg; Fries bulls to £50 J Scarr & Sons av £48. Prime lambs std to 113.8p av 106.2p; med to 115p av 106.9p; heavy to 114.7p av 109.7p; overall av 106.6p. Lt wt lambs: Cont to 105.6p; Suff to 106.5p av 105p; Mule to 105.5p av 101.8p; horned to 101.2p av 93.4p. Opening sale of store lambs: Cont to £40 av £33.60; Suff to £36 av £34.17p. Cast ewes, horned to £28.80 av £14.19; polled to £39.80 av £29.26; horned cast rams to £32.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 377 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £750 High Farm; Char X to £755; Simm X to £705 Morrowfield; AAX to £670 Bingfield; BAX to £655 Shillafield; BBX to £635. Blue CID: Lim X to £650 Thrunton Redhouse; Char X to £668; Simm X to £670; AAX to £578; BAX to £518 West Shipley (10-11-m-o). Green CID: Lim X to £590 Ridley Stokoe; Herefd X to £510 Stanley Hall. Hfrs: Lim X to £670 Lee Hall; Char X to £672 Thrunton Redhouse; Simm X to £655 Grange Farm; BAX to £460; BBX to £590 Grange Farm. Tues. - Med hfrs av 106.5p; heavy to 115.5p av 109.25p. Lambs: Suff X to 112.4p; Texel X to 118.5p; Mule to 106.8p; Char X to 110p; Blackface to 106.8p; Swale to 100p; Beltex to 111.9p; Bleu du Maine to 107.7p. Cast ewes & rams: Suff X to £37; Texel X to £47.50; Mule to £39; Cheviot X to £43.50; Blackface to £26; Swale to £27; Leics to £42; Vendeen to £39.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. Fwd: 166 breeding & store cattle. Lim X hfrs & bull calves: £1,020 Brow Farm; £880 South View. Lim X cow & bull calf £940 South View; with hfr calf £780 South View. Lim X feeding bulls: £578 Rayne Farm; £550 Croft View; £540 West Stonesdale. Bullocks. - Fries/Holstein: £515 Enterber. Lim X: £695 Enterber; £662 Warcop Tower Farm; £650 Keisley (Wharton); £640 Fell House; £605 Terrys Farm. BBX: £780 Beechwood House; £675 Croft View; £602 Holme Farm. Simm X: £645 Beechwood House; £600 Warcop Tower Farm. BAX: £662 Terrys Farm; £578 Third Sunbiggin Farm. Hfrs. - Saler X: £538 House & Holme. AAX: £458 Roans. BBX: £590 Terrys Farm; £480 Windy Hill Farm. Lim X: £642 Fell House; £625 Peatgates; £575 Asby Hall; £550 Holme Farm; £520 Friarbiggin. BAX: £515 Fell House. Char X: £570 House and Holme. Tues. - Fwd: 2,232 sheep & goats. Lambs 35kg or more: Texel to £52; Beltex to £50; Suff to £49; Char to £53.20; Lleyn: to £47.50; NC Cheviot to £45.50; Mule to £48; Rough Fell to £39. 34kg or less: Texel X to £37.50; Suff X to £33.50; NC Cheviot to £35.50; Rough Fell to £34.50; Swale to £30; Welsh Black to £33; Kerry Hill to £35.50; Mule to £32.50. Ewes: Mule to £33; Swale to £23; Teeswater to £36; Texel to £38; Scotch Blackface to £24.20; Char to £37; Blue-faced Leics to £36.50. Goats to £19.50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 9 dairy cattle, 122 calves, 16 store cattle. Dairy cattle. - Calved hfrs: av £708, GA Verity £790, £700, £660; PF Donaldson £770, £760. Calved cows: av £553, GA Verity £600; D&PH Brown £550; JD&MS Mortimer £510. Calves: BB bulls to £310 M&D Smith av £228 overall; hfrs to £210 AF Dinsdale av £147; Lim bulls to £262 J Dinsdale av £173; hfrs to £215 C&SB Whitelock av £117; Pied bulls to £225 AF Dinsdale; Simm bulls to £175 K Sowerby; hfrs to £140 JA Dent & Sons av £118; AA bulls to £165 HB Smith & Son; Fries bulls to £115 AF Dinsdale av £29. Store bulls. - Fries: JM Swales £500, £485; G Lobley £315. Lim bulls: G Lobley £430. Steers: BB £740; Lim £700, £675; Fries £520, £470; AA £500; all R Hogg & Son. Lim hfrs: JM Swales £440. Wed. - Fwd: 975 sheep. Lambs lt to 106.8p av 104.9p; std to 110.5p av 105.7p; med to 110.2p av 106p; heavy to 113.4p av 106.3p; owt to 103.7p av 103.3p; cast sheep: £41.50 av £26.30.

NORTHALLERTON. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 199 cattle, 18 breeding sheep. Bulls. - Holstein £535 WE Anderson; £530, £525 D Henry; £445 D Stockdale; £360, £248, £240 Broadley Farms. S Devon: £520 RW Dennison. Lim: £490, £465, £400, £385 LM Hart; £475 D Stockdale; £470 HJ Thomson; £422, £390 R Jones; £358, £260 P Tweddle. Fries: £485 HJ Thomson; £465, £328 W Smith; £400 D Eyles. AA: £362 H Holmes. BB: £352 P Tweddle. Here: £260 Broadley Farms. Hfrs. - BB: £735 C Siswick; £582 P Henderson; £572, £485 W Anderson; £435 R Jones. Lim: £645, £548 R Jones; £605, £582, £570, £562, £520, £480 JC Ward; £595, £588, £585, £530, £522 C Siswick; £528, £472 RE Charlton; £482, £448, £408 JD Stockill; £445 A Jopling; £378, £360, £350 A Spence; £350 H Holmes; £298 P Tweddle; £250 D Robson. BA: £588 C Siswick; £528 W Anderson; £458 JD Stockill. Saler: £508 P Henderson; £380 W Anderson. Bullocks. - Lim: £702 JL Peacock; £692, £630, £600, £592, £432, £420 R Jones; £665, £640, £625, £562 Miss J Parlour; £502; £502 KM Sayer; £478 D Watson; £435 A Spence; £430 EF Atkinson. BB: £625 JL Peacock; £690 Miss J Parlour; £635 R Jones; £582 P Henderson. BA: £690, £590 P Henderson. Simm: £612 P Henderson; £570, £462 N Hobson; £505 KM Sayer. AA: £592 R Robson; £522 KM Sayer; £365 B Milburn. Fries: £470 D Watson; £295 RJ Muir; £460 B Milburn. Char: £420 Miss EF Atkinson. Calves. - BB bulls £292, £280 GH Laverick; hfr £170 G H Laverick. Breeding cattle. - AA hfr with calf £590, £515, £450, £140 Camphill Trust. Breeding sheep: Texel shlgs £75, £71, £67 Wilkinson. Private sales July 19-23: 61 fat cattle inc OTMs. Tues. - Fwd: 180 cattle, 558 sheep. Steers lt to 136.5p/£627.90 av 130.56/£576.63; med to 139.5p/£622.63 av 110.22p/ £575.57; heavy to 128.5p/£864.48 av 113.73p/£697.55; overall steer av 114.07p; hfrs med to 138.5p/ £634.13 av 119.09 £540.08; heavy to 135.5p/£747.60 av 112.02p/ £589.70; overall hfr av 115.37p; young bulls lt to 84.5p/£376.03 av 80.46p/£362.06; med to 115.5p/ £641.03 av 95.53p/ £500.34; heavy to 111.5p/£826.88 av 100.33p/£616; overall bull av 96.95p; total cattle av 108.86p. Lambs std to 117.9p/£46 av 110.82p£42.86; med to 116.6p/ £50.80 av 108.2p/£46.14; overall av 108.48p; heavy to 112.5p/£53 av 106.61p/£50.03; total lamb av 108.21p; cull ewes to £38 av £23.75; rams to £39; hogg to £29.50. Wed. - Fwd: 93 store cattle & calves. Bulls. - BB £568, £535 D Henry. Holstein: £490, £452 D Henry; £405, £375 Broadley Farms; £395 D Stockdale; £240 R Watson. Herefd: £485 Broadley Farms. Lim: £460, £420 LM Hart. Fries: £425 D Stockdale. Hfrs. - Lim: £582 C Siswick; £555, £490 C Gregg; £502 L Hugill; £468, £390 C Bowman; £435, £425, £245 EC Graham. AA: £545, £488 B Jefferson. BA: £548 B Jefferson; £380, £375 A Jopling. Char: £548 C Siswick; £538 EC Graham; £458 E Charlton. Simm: £548 C Siswick; £548, £512 E Charlton; £528 A Fawcett; £355 A Jopling. Baz: £518 B Jefferson. BB: £498, £475 A Fawcett; £295 PJ Tweddle. Bullocks. - Lim: £690, £660, £625 P Henderson. Simm: £690 A Fawcett; £672 P Henderson. AA: £488, £340 B Milburn. Long: £412 A Fawcett. Calves. - Lim: £240, £230 E Charlton. Private sales July 26-30 59 fat cattled inc OTMs, 62 fat sheep.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 2,357 sheep. Lambs: Cont to £68; Suff X to £58; Mule to £46.20. Ltwt lambs: Cont to £44.20; Suff X to £43.50; Mule to £38.50. Ewes: Cont to £56; Suff to £47; Blue-faced Leics to to £43; Scotch Blackface to £29; Masham to £39; Mule to £42; Swale to £28; Cheviot to £38. Mon. - Fwd: 80 cattle. Hfrs: Lim to 137.5p; BA to 131.5p. Lim steers to 107.5p. Bulls. - Lim to 123.5p; BA to 118.5p; Fries to 97.5p(2); Longhorn to 95.5p. Wed. - Fwd: 2,590 sheep. Lambs: Cont X to £57.20; Suff X to £60; Mule to £43.20. Ltwt lambs: Cont X to £40.50; Suff X to £40; Mule to £38.80; Swale to £32.50. Ewes: Cheviot to £44; Cont to £44; Blue-faced Leics to £42; Swale to £30.50. Tues. - Opening sale of early breeding ewes & store lambs. Ewes: Mule 3-shear £50 Midtown (Strong); 3&4-shear £46 Whingill. Texel 3-shear: £46.50 Midtown (Strong). Lambs: Texel X £38 Crewgarth (Noble); Char X £38 Fir Bank; Cont £35 Mellguards; Mule £34.50 Mellguards; Suff X £32 Crewgarth (Noble).

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 924 sheep. Avs: 42.2kg, 112.9p/£47.64. Suff X to 119.5p; Texel X to 120.5p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 439 cattle, 991 sheep, 211 pigs. Steers med to 115.5p/ £589.05 av 104.8p; heavy to 123.5p/£810.93 av 107.6p; hfrs lt to 116.5p/£466 av 102.6p; med to 140.5p/£674.40 av 109.3p; heavy to 138.5p/£802.15 av 113.4p; young bulls lt to 103.5p/£476.10 av 77.6p; med to 125.5p/£685.43 av 96p; heavy to 123.5p/£808.50 av 103.5p. Lambs std to 115.4p /£45 av 110.8p; med to 121.1p/ £54.50 av 109.9p; heavy to 119.1p/£56 av 110.4p; owt to 107.1p/£62; ewes lt to £30 av £17.08; heavy to £46 av £36.77. Porkers to 86p/£63.64 av 79.3p; cutters to 92p/£73.28 av 81.1p; baconers to 85p/£77.77 av 76.7p; sows to 52p/£169 av 48.1p; boars to 41p/£134.89 av 37.7p. Mon. - Coll. Centre. Fwd: 36 OTMs. Tues. - Fwd: 215 store cattle. Steers, blue CID Char X £638; Lim X £600; Simm £500; AA £395; Herefd £365. Red CID: BBX £658; Char X £652; Lim X £625; Simm X £620. Hfrs, 18-26-m-o: Char X £680; Lim X £670; BA £618; Herefd X £585; AAX £538. 10-14-m-o: Lim (13) £670; (11) £572; (9) £498; Char X £450; Simm X £445. Young bulls, green CID: Lim £520; Char £430; Fries £325. Red: Lim £385; Fries £335; Jersey X £200. Cows/hfrs with calves, Lim X hfrs & Lim bull calf £820(2), £795. Lim hfrs & Lim hfr calf £700; Char X cow & Lim hfr calf £575; Herefd X cow & Lim bull calf £670.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Fwd: 441 sheep. Suff X to 112.8p; Texel X to 115p(2); Mule to 111p; Char X to 110p