Darlington. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 471 cattle, 620 sheep. Easter butcher's hfrs & billocks, judge: Michael Todd Horton Green. Hfrs: 1 Michael Robinson 144p; 2 S Newcombe & Son 143p; 3 JR&A Newcombe 121p, all to Woodhead Bros. Steers: 1 Michael Robinson 135p to H Taylor & Son; 2 R Hall 121p to G Bolam; 3 JG Walton & Son 107p G Bolam. Heaviest bullock: 815kg Falshaw Ptnrs. Other prices: steers med to 122.5p/£651.75; heavy to 134.5p/£892 overall steer av 107.98p; hfrs med to 134.5p/£591.10; heavy to 143.5p/£871.10 overall hfrs av 109.1p; bulls lt to 95.5p/£429.70; med to 123.5p/£637; heavy to 133.5p/£905.98; overall bull av 104.4p; overall cattle av 107.1p. Easter show for spring lambs. Med: 1&2 GA Swinbank 41kg £71.50, 42kg £73.50; 3 Donaldson Ptnrs 42kg £69,509. Heavy: 1 GA Swinbank 54kg £69; 2 RE Williamson 50kg £76; 3 Donaldson Ptnrs 45kg £69. Other prices: std to 178.2p/£69.50; med to 180.4p/£74; heavy to 152.1p/£76l overall lamb av 165.51p; hoggets std to 128.3p/£49; med to 135.2p/£56.78; heavy to 133.6p/£65.50; overall hogget av 125.36p; culls ewes to £68 av £52. Mon. - Fwd: 116 store & breeding cattle, 65 sheep. Steers. - Lim: £645 RW Shann & Sons. AA: £545, £515 RW Shann & Sons. Hfrs. - Lim: £590, £470 R&DW Robson; £570, £550, £522, £448(2), £440 W&D Findlay; £482, £442(8), £430(2), £425(3), £388 Scarlett Hall Farms; £442, £402 PJ Wiper; £390, £378(2) DA Shepherd. Simm: £480 W&D Findlay; £385 I&M Cook & Son. BB: £538 J Linsley; £390 DA Shepherd. AA: £462(3), £425(2), £400(2) TR&GM Farrow. BA: £445(3) J Linsley; £442 PJ Wiper; £400 E Lamplaugh; £378 DA Shepherd. Young bulls. - BB: £525, £500 K Hodgeson; £455 W&D Findlay. Lim: £435 J Middlemiss; £425 DE&I Lovegreen. Simm: £425 DE&I Lovegreen; £420 J Linsley. AA: £415(2), £350(3) DE&I Lovegreen. Fries: £315(4) EF Atkinson; £315(3), £262(4) JD Brannen; £262(2), £258(2) TT Hall & Son. Cows with calves. - BB: £670, £500 M&E Walton. AA: £645 ML&K Gray. Fries: £490, £475 DE&I Lovegreen. In-calf hfrs. - Char: £450, £440 JK Metcalfe. Store hoggs: Texel £49 P Wall; Mule £47.50 J M McManners. Mules & twins 118p JN Pedding; with singles 78p JN Spedding.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 2 calves, 445 sheep. Calves: Lim bulls to £220 WJ&CM Lambert, Hawes; Holstein bulls to £40 S Bell & Sons, Askrigg. Prime hoggs lt to 122.5p av 115.3p; std to 132.4p av 121.6p; med to 139.5p av 123.9p; heavy to 139.1p av 116.8p; overall av 122.1p. Lt wt hoggs: Mule to 166.6p av 126.12p; horned to 130p av 112.12p. Cast ewes horned to £46 av £31.17p; polled to £76.50 av £62.20; cast rams polled to £89 av £56.38p. Ewes & twins: Mule to £135 av £126; Dalesbred to £76 av £71.20. Pet lambs to £2.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 764 cattle, 295 store sheep. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £742 Old Ravensworth; Char X to £755 Woodhead; Simm X to £675 West Uppertown (pen of 3); BB to £685 Rising Sun; BA to £695 China Hall; Shorthorn to £605 Pottsdurtrees; Holstein-Fries to £365 Ffridd Farm. Blue CID: Lim X to £790 Watch Trees; Simm X to £735 South Linden; BB to £705 Rising Sun; Char X to £735 South Linden; Green CID: Lim X to £730 Square House; BB to £705 Square House; Simm X to £485 Bishopton. Hfrs: Char X to £715 Currock Hill; Simm X to £580 Allendale Farm; BA to £540 Currock Hill; AAX to £375 Bishopton. Store sheep, feeding ewes: Mule £54 South Chareheads; Blackface to £37. Leics rams to £35 South Chareheads. Swale ewes £31 Park House. Hoggs: Suff X to £51.50 Bingfield Combe; Texel X to £50 Bingfield Combe; Mule to £52 Low Farnham; Blackface to £49 South Chareheads; Swale to £27 Gyhll House.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. Fwd: 251 store & breeding cattle. Lim X bullocks: £740 Soulby Grange; £720 Newfield; £640 Blandswath; £585 Beck Foot; £575 Coupland Beck; £570 Green Farm; £562 Gillses;£550 Keld Farm. Hfrs: £578 Coach & Horses; £520 Peatgates; £518 Shaw Paddock; £515 Easegill Head; £475 Beck Foot; £472 Newfield; £465 Low Oxnop. B&W: £718 Soulby Grange; £490 Helbeck Grange; AA bullocks: £588 Helbeck Grange. Hfrs: £418 Bank Head Helbeck Grange. BB bullocks: £690 Newfield; £608 Cocklake; £590 Helbeck Grange; £568 Gillses. Hfrs: £688 Park Lodge; £500 Smardale Mill; £495 Low Oxnop; £472 Holme Farm (Bousfield). Simm X bullocks: £640 Warcop Tower; £585 Cocklake. Hfrs: £448 Starrah; BA bullocks: £640 Aygill; £600 Easegill Head; £578 Third Sunbiggin Farm. Hfrs: £510 Uldale; £508 Clockeld; £470 Third Sunbiggin Farm. Char bullocks: £628 Cocklake. Herefd bullocks: £580 Owlet Hall. Baz bullocks: £528 Heggarscale. Feeding bulls: BAX £495 Uldale; Lim X £415 Riddlesay; Holstein-Fries £310 Gale Garth. Tues. - Fwd: 836 sheep.Ewes & lambs: Swale correct & twins £35 Dalehead; Swale BM & twins £38 Dalehead. Store & prime hoggs above 35kg: Lleyn £60; Texel X to £55.20; Cheviot to £55; Char £55; Suff X to £53.80; Rough Fell to £53.50; Mule to £52; Swale to £51.50. Ltwt hoggs: Swale to £45; Cheviot X £40.50; Texel X £40.20; Scotch Blackface £38.50; Herdwick £38.80. Ewes: Cont X to £76; Suff X to £63; Mule to £59; Rough Fell to £44.50; Scotch Blackface £49.50; Swale to £39.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 356 cattle. Show & sale of store cattle, judge: Richard Walton, Darlington. Steer or hfr: 1 JT Dixon & Sons, BB steer £690; 2&3 Walburn Hall Farms, Lim steers £595, £585. Feeding bull: 1&3 OJ&AJ Kendall £500, £505. Calved cow NA Boynton £520. Calves; BB bulls £290 RK Smirthwaite av £265 overall; hfrs to £162 G Sanerson & Son av £127; Lim bulls to £280 NW&M Vasey & Son av £241; hfrs to £182 JW Banks av £123; AA bulls to £240 PW Broadley av £150; hfrs to £58 JH Simpson & Co; Char bulls to £235 JW Tuer & Sons; Simm bulls to £220 DN Verity av £209; hfrs to £100 DN Verity; Pied bulls to £215 AF Dinsdale; hfrs to £75 AF Dinsdale; Fries bulls to £168 D&S Spence av £130; BA bulls to £202 MM Dowson; hfrs to £104 MM Dowson. Lim hfr stirks JW Banks £220. Store cattle, feeding bulls. - BB: A&CA Stelling £625; S&H Hodgson £595; OJ&AJ Kendall £525. Simm: SJ Horner £550; Bell Bros £425. Lim: JW Wilkinson £540; WC Stones & Son £535; JV Marsden £525; OJ&AJ Kendall £520. Herefd: J&PS Ellerton £440. AA: OJ&AJ Kendall £390. Steers. - Lim: RM Ewbank £730, £690, £635; JR Calvert £600; WJ Smith & Son £598; CT Akrigg £598; Walburn Hall Farms £595; S Reynodlson & Son £595; A Batty & Son £592; JT Dixon & Sons £585. BB; JT Dixon & Sons £690, £585, £575; CT Akrigg £595, £588, £585; JW&M Buckle £562. Char: KW,MJ&SW Ward £605; RW&MA Suttill £572, £540. BA: N Iveson £572, £565. AA: TR&FH Easby £490; G Lambert £410. Hfrs. - BA: J Allison & Sons £680(2), £530, £515; JJ&MM Lawson & Son £465; £MJ Broadley £450. BB: J Allison & Sons £670, £650, £630, £565; JN&JM Fawcett £575; S Torode £535; A&CA Stelling £535; MJ Broadley £448; Fishburn Bros £445; JT Dixon & Sons £445. Char: Fishburn Bros £650, £472; MJ Suttill £455, £445; CF&CH Johnson £405. Lim: JJ&MM Lawson & Son £580, £560; DB&SA Lawson £578; RW&BA Coates £565; S Torode £545; PG Simpson £540; S&H Hodgson £535; MW Walker £525; RM Ewbank £525; S Reynoldon & Son £520. Simm: JN&JM Fawcett £475; JJ&MMLawson & Son £440. AA: JJ&MM Lawson & Son £462, GF&CH Johonson £395; TR&FH Easby £390. Herefd: JN&JM Fawcett £460. Saler: GF&CH Johnson £450, £395. Wed. - Fwd: 956 sheep. Lambs std to 164.8p av 162.3p; hoggs lt to 143.5p av 127.5p; Suff & Cont std to 148.2p av 139.5p; med to 146.5p av 135.4p; heavy to 142.5p av 129.6p; owt to 121.1p av 115.3p. Mule & horned std to 134.5p av 133p; med to 130.9p av 125.5p; heavy to 126.5p av 114.9p; owt to 100p. Ewes: Cont £74; Suff £66.50; Mule £66; horned £49 av £32.80. Suff rams £47.50.

MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE. - Tues. Fwd: 100 store cattle. Bullocks. - - Lim: £570 Stoney Hill; £555, £500 Parrick House; £520 Step Ends; £520, £500 High Cross; £515, £505 Toft House; £510 Summery Hill; £505 Gracies Farm. BB: £555, £540, £530, £515 Gracies Farm. Char: £508 Bail Hill. Hfrs Lim: £440, £410, £400 Graystones; £428(2), £420 Dereham Cottage; £420 Gracies Farm; £415 Stoney Hill. Char: £400 High Cross. Gelbvieh: £320 Forcegarth.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 184 cattle, 673 sheep. Steers med to 107.5p/£548.48 av 100.46p/£525.72; heavy to 112.5p/£758.63p av 104.36p/ £678.77; overall steer av 104.20p; hfrs lt to 101.5p/£400.93p; med to 136.5p/£648.38p av 113.23p/ £516.64p; heavy to 131.5p/£699.30 av 107.92p/£564.76p; overall hfr av 109.64p. Young bulls lt to 101.5p/£466.90 av 87.82p/£378.73; med to 119.5p/£663.23 av 101.03p/ £532.96p; heavy to 113.5p/£784.75 av 102.22p/£631.20p; overall bull av 10097p; total cattle av 105.68p. Lambs std to 185.5p/£70.50p av 167.62p/£64.22; med to 179.7p/ £80 av 160.7p/£70.17; total lamb av 161.55p; hoggets lt to 148.3p/ £44.50 av 98.37p/£30.25; std to 148.7p/£58 av 139.56p/£53.78; med to 148.8p/£64 av 136.93p/ £58.20; overall av 136.97p; heavy to 135.8p/£66 av 126.96p/£61.23; owt to 123.5p/£74 av 116.45p/ £69.97; total hogget av 130.02p; total sheep av 132.38p; cull ewes to £60 av £40.73; rams to £58 av £36. Wed. - Fwd: 235 store & breeding cattle, 45 store sheep. Store bulls. - BA: £545, £525 R Atkinson. Simm: £598 A Guthie; £575 RF Stephenson. Fries: £295 HJ Thompson; £250, £232 MJ Lowcock. AA: £400 RF Stephenson. Hfrs. - BB: £580, £495, £458 R Carter; £500, £370 TC Mortimer; £380, £358 E Carvey; £270 P Parvin, Char: £550 C Bainbridge; £488 £485, £460 A Fawcett; £455 RP Ward; £368 TH Cook; £358 B Routledge. Lim: £520, £505, £428, £365 P Leggott; £498. £440 C Bainbridge; £490 JR Craggs; £482, £478 K Wheldon; £458, £450, £425 Mrs Broadley; £455 RP Ward; £442 JR Bullock; £420, £355 A Jopling; £365 J Pattison; £332, £205 P Parvin. Simm: £485 A Fawcett; £442 RC Ward; £395, £392 J Pattison; £365 G Towers. BA: £482 A Fawcett; £452 A Jopling; £392 B Routledge; £348 R Atkinson. Holstein: £435 J Craggs; £418 TC Mortimer. South Devon: £432, £408 H&R Jobling. AA: £200 TC Mortimer. Bullocks. - Char: £700, £668 Mrs P Webster; £625, £578, £535, £480 WS Moore; £610 P Leggott; £590, £575, £442 IM Cook; £525, £480 JS Wood; £490 TH Cook. BB: £638 Mrs P Webster; £605 WS Moore; £575 R Robson. BA: £632, £590 JS Wood; £470, £368, £358 W Brass; £395 WL Ward. Lim: £638 Mrs P Webster; £628 D Clark; £600 JS Wood, P Leggott; £570 FW Croft; £550 IM Cook; £540, £525, £520, £500 l Dent; £528, £395 NL Ward. Simm: £575, £558, £560, £558, 3555, £540, £538, £518, £495, £485, £475, £470, £462, £335 AD Guthie. Saler: £638 Mrs P Webster; £578 FW Croft; £448 IM Cook. AA: £555, £538 IM Cook; £520 JS Wood; £425, £395 HL Ward. Holstein: £492 D Clar, R Robson; £342 Mrs Broadley. Char hfrs in calf: £635, £520 Mrs F Hopper. Shlgs & lambs: £131 JJ Scott; £126 Mrs Mortley. Texel ewes & lambs BMCB: £115, £110, £104 H Thompson; £110. £71 R Hugill. Swale ewes & lambs BMCB £45 R Hebden. Private sales April 5-9: 51 fat cattle in OTMs.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 3,849 prime sheep. Spring lambs: to £80(2). Hoggs: Cont X to £68; Suff X to £68; Cheviot to £65; Mule to £60; Swale to £59.20; Scotch Blackface to £57.50; Masham to £60; Kendal Rough to £59.20. Cast ewes: Suff to £78; Blue-faced Leics to £70; Mule to £63; HB to £63. Cont rams to £76. Mon. - Fwd: 56 cattle.Hfrs: Lim to 143.5p; BA to 125.5p; AA to 97.5p; Simm to 95.5p, Bulls: BB to 119.5p; Lim to 112.5p; Fries to 93.5p. Wed. - Fwd: 2,696 prime sheep Hoggs: Cont X hoggs to £68; Suff X to £62.50; Cheviot to £66; Scotch Blackface to £56; Mule to £58.80; Swale to £57.80; Masham to £55.50; Kendal Rough to £57; Herdwick to £53.50. Ewes: Suff to £78; Cheviot to £66.50; Cont to £65.50; Mule to £65; Swale to £52.50. Rams: Cont to £84; Blue-faced Leics to £80.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 469 cattle, 2,881 sheep, 179 pigs. Steers med to 133.5p/£717.17 av 121p; heavy to 125.5p/£856.93 av 110.1p; hfrs lt to 93.5p/£369.33; med to 136.5p/£634.73 av 109.7p; heavy to 149.5p/£835.20 av 110.8p; young bulls lt to 106.5p/£468.60 av 96.4p; med to 122.5p/£624.75 av 95.8p; heavy to 127.5p/£765 av 99.2p. Lambs std to 193.1p/£69.50 av 176.6p; med to 186.2p/£74.50 av 155.1p; heavy to 1356.7p/£70 av 133.5p; owt to 122.3p/£64.80; hoggets lt to 108.1p/£33.50 av 93.4p; std to 139.5p/£53 av 133.4p; med to 142.5p/£61 av 130.8p; heavy to 131.5p/£64 av 118.1p; owt to 115.7p/£66.50 av 109p; shlgs over 52kg to 84.9p/£51 av 74p; ewes lt to £56 av £32.81; heavy to £75.50 av £52.47. Porekrs to 85p/£62.48 av 798.5p; cutters to 94p/£75.98 av 81.3p; baconers to 97p/£90.60 av 78.6p; owt to 75p/£95.68 av 67.8p; sows to 58.5p/£156.66 av 45.4p; boars to 54p/£115.94 av 40.8p.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Final sale of season. Fwd: 247 sheep. Suff X to 127.8p; Texel X to 136.4p; Mule to 124.4p; Swale to 135.1p.