DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 479 cattle, 559 sheep. Steers lt to 127.5p/£580.13 av 117.5p; med to 118.5p/£616.20 av 102.42p; heavy to 118.5p/£802.13 av 102.47p, overall steer av 103.1p; hfrs lt to 89.5p/£349.05 av 88.5p; med to 139.5p/£669.60 av 109.2p; heavy to 141.5p/£912.68p av 105.08p; overall hfr av 106.52p; young bulls lt to 85.5p/£393.30 av 80.14p; med to 102.5p/£558.25 av 91.09p; heavy to 122.5p/£803.85 av 101.86p, overall bull av 98.61p. Lambs lt to 143.2p/£53; med to 161.2p/£64.50; heavy to 136.9p/£63; hoggets lt to 118/4p/£45 av 94.75p; med to 131.7p/£54 av 115.22p; heavy to 123p/£64 av 118.49p, overall av 113.29p; cull ewes to £64 av £41.48. Mon. - Fwd: 181 store & breeding cattle, 130 store hoggs, 39 shlgs & ewes with lambs at foot. Steers. Lim: £572, £518, £512, £498, £430, £418. £405, £400 JD Seymour; £565, £535 JH Johnson; £555 J Eldson; £520, £470(2) M&E Walton; £435, £345 A Clement; £435(3) A Spence. BB: £575 J Elsdon & Son; £415(2) A Clement; £400, £370 JD Seymour. Fries: £470, £390(2) J Elsdon; £400(2) EF Atkinson; £370(4), £320(4) JD Seymour. AA: £300, £280 G Wall. Hfrs. - Char: £550, £495, £490, £482, £480, £472 JRP Vickers & Sons; £475 EF Atkinson; £428 PJ Wiper; £400, £375(3) DA Shepherd. Lim: £500 JH Johnson; £478(2), £455(2), £440(2) J Elsdon & Son; £465 JD&MS Mortimer; £448, £445, £415(4), £365 DA Shepherd; £380 K Buckle; £380(3) I&RA Watson; £385 R&DW Robson; £380 K Buckle; £370 A Clement. BA: £460, £440, £380, £360(2) GA Swinbank. Young bulls. - Lim: £560, £550, £515, £445 J&EM Lawson; £448 R&DW Robson; £330 T Ball. BB: £468, £400 J&EM Lawson; £350, £330 T Ball. Herefd: £450, £445, £395, £382 R&DW Robson. AA: £430 EF Atkinson; £330 R&DW Robson. Simm: £402 GW Barr. Saler: £340(2) Rigel Pedigree. Breeding bull: Lim £980 GW Barr. Cows & calves: AA £645 T Coulthard & Son; Highland £450 EF Atkinson. Hoggs. - Mule: £60.50 IW Hedley; £38.80, £32 F&FK Forrest; £38.20, £30 I&RA Watson. Cheviot: £42 I&RA Watson. Suff: £37.50 I&RA Watson. Mule ewes & shlgs with lambs: hoggs & twins £135 IW Hedley; hoggs & singles £124 IW Hedley; £122 RG Hutchinson; ewes & twins £98, £88 J Lowe, £78 RG Hutchinson; £70 N Back.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 16 calves, 504 sheep. Calves: Lim bulls to £200 J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg av £188; hfrs to £162 J Scarr& Sons av £121; BB bulls to £252 Dent, Kirkby Stephen av £211; hfrs to £162 JF Bowe & Son, Hawes av £125; Fries/Holstein bulls to £146 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg av £113. Spring lambs to 153.3p/£65.40p. Hoggs lt to 120.3p av 101.8p; std to 129.2p av 117.5p; med to 129.5p av 105.5p; heavy to 121.2p av 102.5p, overall av 114.6p. Lt wt hoggs to 120.8p av 114.7p. Cast ewes, horned to £39 av £27.97; polled to £50 av £27.97. Cast rams, horned to £29.50. Ewes & twins: Swale to £138 WC Stones & Son, Arkengarthdale av £86.21p; Mule to £138 AT Lambert, Hawes av £128.17p; Texel to £134 N Harker, Grinton av £114.25p. Ewes & singles: Swale to £66 G Dodd, Sedbergh av £63; Mule to £92 Oakbank Farm Ptnrs, Barras.

HEXHAM. - Tues. Heavy steers to 94.5p av 89.4p; heavy to 114.5p av 106.8p. Spring lambs: Suff X to 117.7p; Texel X to 134.5p; Mule to 118.7p; Blackface to 118.4p; Swale to 116.4p; Cheviot X to 118.2p; Leics to 110.7p. Cast ewes & rams: overall av £39.81; Suff to £61.50; Texel to £61; Mule to £55; Leics to £67.50; Char to £53.50; Blackface to £38.50; Cheviot to £44; Swale to £49.50. Ewes & lambs. - Mule gimmers & twin Suff X lambs £144 Chesterwood. Hoggs: Mules & single Suff X lambs £139 Woodhouse; Texel & Bleu du Maine X & Texel singles £135 Lough Green; Mule hoggs & twins £135 Riggshield. Texel X ewes 2-3 crop & Texel twins to £120 Cooks House.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues of last week. Fwd: 552 sheep. Texel X ewes & doubles £32 Fell View (Fleming); Texel X shlgs & singles £37.50 Shap Lodge; Mule ewes & doubles £34.40 South Road; Mule hoggs & singles £52 Rookby Farm. Spring lambs: Texel X to £65. Hoggs over 35kg: Texel X to £56.80; Cheviot X to £56; Suff X to £53.80; Swale to £49.80; Masham to £49.50; Char X to £48.80; Mule to £48. Hoggs up to 34kg: Swale to £44; Mule to £40; Texel X to £37.80. Ewes: Suff to £67.50; Mule to £59; Blue-faced Leics to £63; Rough Fell to £57; Texel to £52.50; Swale to £40.50. Rams: BFL to £51; Texel to £35.50; Swale to £31.50. Tues. - Fwd: 580 sheep. Mule ewes & lambs: £42 William House; £40 Rigg End. Texel X ewes & lambs: £34 Rigg End. Spring lambs av 151p; Suff to £63.50; Cont X to £63. Hoggs: Cont X to £53 Suff X to £56.50; Rough Fell to £49; Swale to £48.50; Mule to £47; Jacob to £45.20. Ewes: Mule to £59; Cheviot X to £44; Rough Fell to £45; Cont to £56.50; Suff to £51; Swale to £39.50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 5 dairy cattle, 86 calves & stirks, 12 beef breeding cattle, 289 store cattle. Show for store cattle. Judge David Mawer, Grewelthorpe. Prizes: 1 SD Thompson BA steer £560; 2 JR&A Blades BA steer £530; 3 Walburn Hall Farms, Lim steer £530. Calved hfrs: PF Donaldson £720; calved cows:TS Lawson £370. Calves: Lim bulls to £295 NW&M Vasey av £235 overall; hfrs to £145 JW&RJ Pounder av £103; BB bulls to £270 DT Dinsdale av £244; hfrs to £220 J Pearson & Sons av £165; Simm bulls to £265 EP&J Robertshaw Ltd av £221; hfrs to £140 DN Verity av £127; Mont bulls to £258 A Tunstall; Baz bulls to £250 EP&J Robertshaw Ltd; AA bulls to £180 KD,PL&GW Hodgson ave £121; hfrs to £30 IR&JM Walton; Fries bulls to £162 W Denham av £61; Herefd bulls to £150 JR Elliot. Stirks. - BB bulls TA&JA Garbutt £265; W Duffus & Son £260. Beef breeding cattle. - Lim cows with calves: Michael Barker Farms £880, £700; Lim hfrs with calves: Michael Barker Farms £760; J Alderson £730; H&EM Tiplady £680. AA cow with calf: RD Marsden £550; Lim hfrs in calf: H&EM Tiplady £600; BA hfrs in calf: JC Heseltine £590. Store bulls. - Lim bulls: Kierey Lims £680, £590; RJ Bailey £638, £632. Char bulls: R&F Stephenson & Son £605, £580; BA: RA Wintersgill £565; Fries: PA Lawson £500; JM Swales £378. AA bulls: R&F Stephenson & Son £380. Steers. - Lim: FW Lawson £700(2), £660 TW Raw £620; RM Ewbank £615; RW Wallis & Son £605. AA: JS Walton & Co £660, £600; TW Raw £620; RM Ewbank £615; RW Wallis & Son £605. AA: JS Walton & Co £660, £600; TR&FH Easby £470. BB: GK Hird & Sons £560, £548; JT Dixon & Sons £540; JW&M Buckle £528. Char: RW&MA Suttill £480. Fries: W Stanger £390. Hfrs. - BB: FW Lawson £605; JD Wood £555; J Allison & Sons £542; KO Stones £530; JW&M Buckle £530; JG Houseman & Sons £508. Simm: R&PR Banks £590, £550; JF Gibson & Son £370. Lim: Walburn Hall Farms £575; AW Jefferson £555; RM Ewbank £530: JD Wood £515; PA Lawson £515; R White £500. BA: J Allison & Sons £510; AW Jefferson £505; SD Thompson £465; JE Bottomley £435. AA: JG Houseman & Sons £475; JS Walton & Co £472. Char hfrs: RW&MA Suttill £412. Wed. - Fwd: 246 sheep. Lambs std to 152.7p; med to 157.3p av 152.1p; hoggs lt to 115.6p; Suff & Cont med to 128.8p av 117.9p; heavy to 120.2p av 113.2p; owt to 109.2p av 107.7p. Mule, Masham & horned std to 106p; med to 113.4p av 105.7p; heavy to 113.2p; owt to 107.5p av 98.4p. Ewes: Tees £59; Suff £56; Mule £48.50; Cont £48; BFL £45; Masham £30; horned £35 av £23.80. Rams: Cont £45.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 145 cattle, 930 sheep. Steers, med to 118.5p/£657.68; heavy to 111.5p/£729.53 av 100.11p/£638.52; overall steer av 101.07p; hfrs lt to 123.5p/£469.30 av 113.82p/£434.41; med to 135.5p/£630.08 av 109p/£495.40; heavy to 127.5p/£650.25 av 102.63p/£542.14; overall av 105.87p; young bulls med to 106.5p/£564.45 av 91.2p/£482.58; heavy to 109.5p/£744.60 av 94.8p/£562.23; overall bull av 93.46p; total cattle av 102.39p. Lambs, std to 155.2p/£60.20 av 152.18/£57.95; med to 167.5p/£72.20 av 150.55/£62.18; overall av 150.79p; hoggets lt to 109.6p/£34; std to 123p/£48 av 104.34p/£40.47; med to 129.7p/£57 av 109.24p/£46.96; overall av 108.85p; heavy to 130.4p/£62.50 av 117.4p/£57.72; owt to 119p/£65.50, av 106.17p/£60.73p; total hogget av 112.2p; total sheep av 118.64p. Cull ewes to £46 av £31.56; ram £50. Wed. - Fwd: 254 store & breeding cattle, 60 breeding sheep. Bulls. - Lim: £805, £790 Kiery Lims; £606, £552 AG Frank; £570 TC Mortimer; £480 C Bowman; £455 L Featherstone; £442, £410 B Nicholson; £425 W Smith; £350 JB Gill. Char: £552 AG Frank; £485 JT Blackburn. AA: £410, £295 B Nicholson. BA: £385 W Brass. Fries: £385 W Smith. Holstein: £395 B Watson; £370 JW Thompson; £368 TC Mortimer; £362, £340 A Bell; £335 HJ Thomson, Hfrs. - Char: £598, £428, £405, £310 JT Blackburn; £562, £542 JT Coxon; £298 JB Gill. BA: £528 P Shepherd; £420, £408 R Mortimer; £412 W Brass; £398 IW Stobart; £380 B Routledge. Lim: £485, £478, £462 M Whorlton; £465, £462, £328 P Shepherd; £458, £385, £382 R Stainthorpe; £458 A Fawcett; £455, £425 M Collingwood; £452 F Jackson; £450 £360 J Pattison; £450, £375 Dorman. Lim: £442, £430 P Ashbridge; £440, £385, £232 RA Chapman; £428, £425 L Dent; £408, £368 J Walton; £400, £372 J Stockill; £400, £382, £335 E Carvey; £380 B Routledge; £340, £338 R&J Pattison; £302 D Norfolk. Simm: £482 A Fawcett; £470 P Shepherd; £418, £398, £388 F Jackson; £385, £372 J Pattison; £372 R&J Pattison; £348 WS Hewitson; £320 C Hunton. BB: £468 A Fawcett; £445 J Stockill; £430, £398 J Pattison; £420 R Stainthorpe; £408 R A Chapman; £345 WS Hewitson; £308 L Ransome; £302, £285 CT Spence. Herefd: £430 R Robson; £438 P Shepherd. AA: £372 M Dorman; £338 JW Thompson; £320 Mrs I Pickering. Bullocks. - Char: £740, £662, £642, £595, £580, £542 JT Coxon; £430 JT Blackburn; £415 DJ Norfolk. Lim: £680, £628 J T Coxon; £628, £524 Mrs J Pattison; £618 KF Pearson; £572, £502, £495, £480 M Dorman; £532, £488, £455, £430 WS Moore; £522 J Stockill; £515, £508, £505 L Dent; £488 IW Stobart. Simm: £628, £575 JT Coxon; £500 C Bowman. BA: £538 IW Stobart; £462, £290 WS Moore; £435 W Brass. Breeding cattle. - Lim hfr & calf £695 W&M Knaggs. AA hfr & calf: £620 PW Ashbridge. Breeding sheep. - Mule shlgs & lambs: £130, £114, £112 DR Smith; £130, £126, £108, £90 LB Holliday. Texel hoggs & lambs: £82 R Hugill; £107 RM Gray. Mule hoggs & lambs: £93 LB Holliday. Mule ewes & lambs, some BMCB: £89, £64 JT Coxon; £69, £64 RM Gay. Mule hoggs & lambs: £136, £135, £134, £131 RG Johnson. Private sales May 3-7: 71 fat cattle incl OTMs, 51 fat sheep.

PATELEY BRIDGE. - Sat. Fwd: 46 store cattle. Lim steers, blue CID to £542; hfrs to £470; BB steers, blue CID to £516, hfrs to £480, Fries steers, red CID to £460.

PENRITH. - Tues. Mule ewes & lambs: 3-shear & singles £45 Seathwaite Farm; 2-shear & doubles £44 Woodfoot (Richards); 3-shear & doubles £42.50 Seathwaite Farm. Wed. - Fwd: 1,872 sheep. Lambs to 156p (Suff); hoggs to 146.4p. Spring lambs to £70. Hoggs: Cont X to £66; Suff X to £65.50; Cheviot to £57.50; Scotch Blackface to £58.80; HB to £58.80; Mule to £55; Swale to £51.20. Ewes: HB to £74; Cont to £64; Blue-faced Leics to £64; Cheviot to £58; Cont to £64.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 490 cattle, 1,192 sheep, 232 pigs. Steers lt to 91.5p/£420.90 av 89.1p; med to 122.5p/£679.88 av 107.2p; heavy to 123.5p/£796.96 av 100.6p; hfrs med to 139.5p/£621.60 av 105.8p; heavy to 138.5p/£778.13 av 102.8p; young bulls lt to 89.5p/£407.23 av 80.3p; med to 114.5p/£618.30 av 84.6p; heavy to 118.5p/£828 av 94.9p. Lambs std to 161p/£62.80 av 155.1p; med to 173.8p/£73 av 155.2p; heavy to 143.5p/£66 av 141.9p; owt to 109.4p/£70 av 107.3p; hoggets lt to 114.1p/£36.50 av 100.2p; std to 157.9p/£60 av 125.3p; med to 139.1p/£59.80 av 118.9p; heavy to 128.1p/£60.20 av 111.3p; shlgs heavy to 83.7p av 79.15p; ewes lt to £39 av £21.56; heavy to £66 av £48.48. Porkers to 80p/£59.60 av 75.3p; cutters to 92p/£78.75 av 79.2p; baconers to 87p/£84.97 av 74.4p; owt to 73p/£81.03; sows to 51p/£139.86 av 40.5p; boars to 36p/£144.36 av 35.6p. Mon. - Collection centre. Fwd: 35 OTMs, 62 sows.