BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 511 sheep. Std lambs to 118p av 114.4p; med to 124p av 117.8p; heavy to 120p av 116.4p. Cast sheep: Cont to £40; Suff to £37; Mule to £35. Wed. - Fwd: 670 sheep. Std lambs to 117.9p av 111.2p; med to 120p av 112.8p; heavy to 113p av 111.8p. Cast sheep: Leics to £40; Cont to £39; Mule to £38; Swale to £29.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 424 cattle, 1,276 sheep. Steers lt to 110.5p/ £508.30; med to 124.5p/£678.53 av 115.48/£621.11p; heavy to 140.5p/£885.15 av 111.92p/ £718.38; overall steer av 112.11p; hfrs lt to 117.5p/£545.75 av 106.29p/£405.66; med to 134.5p/£632.15 av 111.32p/ £505.86; heavy to 148.5p/ £831.60 av 115.47p/£630.72; overall hfr av 114.42p; young bulls lt to 92.5p/£416.30 av 81.39p/£337.79; med to 129.5p/ £712.25 av 102.27p/£538.98; heavy to 135.5p/£927.85 av 111.93p/£723.96; overall bull av 108.81p. Lambs lt to 120.5p/£47 av 115.35p; med to 129p/£115.35 av 117.91p/£49.72; heavy to 129.4p/£60.20 av 118.36p/ £55.59; overall lamb av 118.02p; cull ewes to £45 av £35.04. Mon. - Fwd: 143 store & breeding cattle. Steers. - BA: £678, £625, £620 TW Thompson; £535 D Kemp. BB: £652 J Linsley. AA: £460 EF Atkinson. Shorthorn: £420 A Wilson. Fries: £350 B Routledge. Hfrs. - Char: £600, £575 NG Nixon. BB: £515, £510, £485 A Wilson. Simm: £435 A Clement. Young bulls. - BB: £575, £540, £538 A Wilson; £488 K Hodgson £472 W Robson. Char: £570 JM Walker. Lim: £565, £560 GW&E Browell; £492 A Spence; £490 M Airey. Simm: £555 GW&E Browell. Fries: £325 JD Brannen.

HEXHAM. - Tues. Heavy steers to 107.5p av 99.9p; med hfrs to 114.5p av 109.3p. Fwd: 1,420 sheep. Lambs: Suff X to 120p; Texel X to 123.8p; Mule to 109p; Char X to 118.2p; Beltex to 115.3p; Leics to 105.8p. Cast ewes & rams: Suff to £50; Texel to £48; Mule to £40; Blackface to £25.50; Swale to £28.20; Cheviot to £41.50; Char to £49.80; Herdwick to £19.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 1,172 sheep. Lambs 35kg or more: Texel to £57.50; Beltex to £48.80; Suff to £58; NC Cheviot to £48.50; Mule to £43.20; Swale to £42.50. 34 kg or less: Texel X to £35.80; Beltex to £39; Suff to £39.20; Swale to £35.80; Shetland X to £36.80; Ryeland X to £35.80; Mule to £40; Rough Fell to £39; NC Cheviot X to £39.50. Ewes: Mule to £46; Texel to £53; Swale to £26.50; Suff to £49; Lleyn to £38; Friesland to £45; Suff to £49; Rough Fell to £37.50; Blue-faced Leics to £38; NC Cheviot to £38. BFL ram £53.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 7 dairy cattle, 154 calves & stirks, 49 store cattle. Dairy cattle. - Calved hfrs: JH Pounder & Son £780, £750; WK Wilkinson & Son £540; WC Stones £500. Calved cows: JH Pounder & Son £660; C Sutcliffe £550. Calves: Lim bulls to £275 GR Scarr av £210 overall; hfrs to £200 A Sowray & Sons av £129; BB bulls to £270 WP&E Dobbing av £236; hfrs to £215 AF Dinsdale av £159; Simm bulls to £265 H Moore & Sons av £238; hfrs to £130 A Sowray & Sons; Pied bulls to £205 AF Dinsdale; hfrs to £160 AF Dinsdale; AA hfrs to £75 JH Simpson & Co; Fries bulls to £92 W Denham av £58. Stirks. - Lim bulls: KS Bowe £335; hfrs: KS Bowe £262. Store bulls. - Fries: B Kellett & Sons £525; DM&M Nelson & Sons £215. Lim bulls: J Duffus & Son £485. Steers. - Lim: KW,MJ,&SW Ward £620, Ward £620; Simm: Ward £585. AA: Ward £570. Fries steers: JL&MR Umpleby £540. Hfrs. - BB hfrs: JG Houseman & Sons £500; Lim: J Duffus & Son £480. AA: JG Houseman & Sons £440. Wed. - Fwd: 588 sheep. Show for Char X lambs: 1&2 JD&J Ford 45kg £60, 40kg £50; 3 AL Booton, 44kg £57, all to Quality Fare. Lambs std to 115.2p av 113.4p; med to 133.3p av 113.5p; heavy to 117.3p av 112.9p; owt to 106.6p; cast sheep to £36 av £31.60.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 164 cattle, 565 sheep. Steers med to 124.5p/£640.75 av 109.86p/£570.75; heavy to 127.5p/£954.25 av 115.79p/£723.67; overall steer av 113.38p; hfrs lt to 130.5p/£502.43 av 112.12p/£428.86; med to 138.5p/£664.80 av 120.54p/ £543.05; heavy to 141.5p/ £718.73 av 117.83p/£607.65; overall hfr av 119.52p; bulls med to 117.5p/£615.60 av 97.33p/ £506.12; heavy to 123.5p/ £788.83 av 106.95p/£656.36; overall bull av 104.93p; total cattle av 113.79p. Lambs std to 125.6p/£48.80 av 116.67p/ £43.46; med to 124p/£55.80 av 113.53p/£48.24; overall av 114.1p; heavy to 119.7p/£57.50 av 111.24p/£53.94; total lamb av 113.61p; store lambs to £37.05; hoggs to £39 av £30.25; cull ewes to £41.50 av £21.99. Wed. - No sale owing to Great Yorkshire Show.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last week. 400 lambs at av 44.5kg av 115.8p. Suff X to 115.8p; Texel X to 121.9p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 410 cattle, 741 sheep, 145 pigs. Steers lt to 79.5p/£318 av 76.4p; med to 136.5p/£737.10 av 113.3p; heavy to 133.5p/£861.08 av 112.2p; hfrs med to 140.5p/ £674.40 av 116.2p; heavy to 146.5p/£835.05 av 118p; young bulls lt to 125.5p/£545.93 qv 105.4p; med to 127.5p/£668.78 av 99.7p; heavy to 134.5p/ £833.63 av 105.5p. Lambs std to 128.2p/£50 av 118.5p; med to 135p/£56.80 av 117.7p; heavy to 126.6p/£59.50 av 118.3p; hogg-ets med to 74.4p/£33.50; shlgs heavy to 58.3p/£28 av 50p; owt to 47.9p/£35; ewes lt to £20 av £14.89; heavy to £41 av £29.48. Porkers to 91p/£66.61p av 83p; cutters to 91p/£75.83 av 82.7p; baconers to 87p/£77.78 av 76.5p; sows to 60p/£150 av 50.9p; boars to 38p/£78.66. Mon. - Collection Centre. Fwd: 19 OTMs.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Fwd: 129 sheep. Suff X to 118.7p; Texel X to 122p; Char X to 118.1p.