BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 891 sheep, 1 goat. Lt hoggs to 145.2p av 121.2p; std to 133.4p av 124p; med to 138.2p av 124.8p; heavy to 124.2p av 119.2p. Cont store hoggs to £38. Cast sheep: Cont to £66; Mule to £65; Swale to £42. Goat £46.50.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 381 cattle, 610 sheep. Steers lt to 59.5p a kg or £261.80 each av 58.2p; med to 110.5p/£595.25 av 92p; heavy to 125.5p/3806.93 av 106.51p; hfrs lt to 108.5p/£412.30 av 107.2p; med to 123.5p/£555.75 av 104.78p; heavy to 147.5p/£811.53 av 106.64p; young bulls lt to 89.5p/£402.75 av 83.51p; med to 113.5p/£618.58 av 91.86p; heavy to 127.5p/£812.95 av 102.45. Hoggs lt to 128.3p/£47,50 av 120.16p; med to 140.7p/£60.50 av 129.71p; heavy to 135.4p/£64.50 av 121.36p; cull ewes to £69 av £48.19. Mon. - Fwd: 198 store & breeding cattle, 579 sheep. Steers. - Char: £508 Scarlett Hall Farms; £500(3) I&M Cook & Son. Lim: £580, £545(2) Scarlett Hall Farms; £530 JH Johnson. AA: £500(2) M&E Webster. Hfrs. - Char: £565, £538, £525 Scarlett Hall Farms. Lim: £555 J&EM Lawson; £552, £525 M&E Walton; £515(2) Scarlett Hall Farms. BB: £550 Scarlett Hall Farms. Simm: £525 Scarlett Hall Farms. Young bulls. - Herefd: £492, £460.£420, £390 CJ Rogers; £430 BA Cook. BB: £412 J&JE Robson. Fries: £402 (3) TH Richardson. Herefd breeding bull: £430 CJ Rogers. Bull calves. - Lim: £210 £208 KD Askwith; £162, £80 G Beadle. Fries: £80 G Beadle. Lim hfrs calves: £82 KD Askwith. Store hoggs - Texel: £61.50, £51 R Herbert; £47 G Corner. Suff: £58 TW Thompson; £55, £50 IR Appleton; £49.50 W&D Findlay; £48 J&A&DA Horn; £47.80 F Davison & Sons; £47 R Errington & Sons. Ewes & twins: Mule, Texel X & Suff X, £124 (2) W Raw.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 7 calves, 519 sheep. Calves: Simm bulls to £194 J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg; Lim bulls to £190 H Moore & Sons, Hawes av £166.67; Fries bulls to £90 GS Bowe & Son, Hawes, J Scarr & Sons av £65. Hoggs lt to 126.6p av 124.7p; std to 131.7p av 126.5p; med to 130.2p av 124.5p; heavy to 122.6p av 117.2p overall av 125.6p. Ltwt hoggs: Cont 126.7p av 126.6p; Suff to 126.1p av 120.3p; Mule to 128.5p av 124.7p; horned to 118.4p av 110.4p. Cast ewes horned to £44 av £22.10; polled to £78 av £58.22; cast rams horned to £31.50 av £26; polled to £53.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 964 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £745 Lumley Riding; Char X to £690 Lumley Riding; BAX to £720 Morrowfield; Sim X to £730 Morrowfield. Blue CID: Lim X to £780 Hedley West; Char X to £700 Swinton Hill; BAX to £745 Low Staples; pure BA to £640 High Crossgill; Simm X to £590 Horncastle. Green CID: Lim X to £590 Northside; Char X to £705 West Shields; BAX to £620 Kirkley House; Simm X to £630 Eddis Bridge. Hfrs: Lim X to £630 Parsons Byres; Char X to £572 West Shields; Simm X to £610 Stoop Rigg; BBX to £520 Hareshaw; AAX to £472 Hall Hill; Herefd X £505 Eddis Bridge. Fwd: 356 store sheep. Feeding ewes: Mules to £57 Glenhill; Texel to £51 Dunblair Rigg; Swale to £31 Glenhill. Swale tup £30.50 Dunblair Rigg. Store hoggs: Texel to £53 Dotland Park, Leadgate Farm; Suff X to £51.80 West Kirkheaton; Lleyn to £49 Thistleyhaugh; Blackface to £39.20 Sewingshields; Swale to £40.50 Dunblair Rigg. Tues. - Med steers to 97.5p av 94.5p; heavy to 102.5p av 97.8p; med hfrs to 110.5p av 98.2p. Suff X to 140.8p; Texel X to 140.8p; Mule to 133.3p; Blackface to 132.1p; Swale to 127.3p; Cheviot X to 143p; Char to 129.4p. Cast sheep: overall av £44.14; Suff X to £60; Texel X to £71.50; Mule to £66.80; Blackface to £59.50; Swale to £48.50; Cheviot to £56.50; Leics to £78.50.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. Fwd: 302 cattle. Bullocks. - Lim: £740 Stripes Farmp; £655 Hawkrigg; £590 Rudd Hills. Char: £690 Moorhouse. Herefd: £628(5) Owlet Hall. BB: £608 Long Green; £570 Gillses; £550 Yore House. AA: £562 Hawkrigg. BA: £540 Yore House; £510 Barbon Fell House. Hfrs. - BA: £638 Third Sunbiggin; £450(3) Yore House; £450 New Hall. Lim: £590 Peatgates; £575 Frith Holme; £548 Enterber; £530 Stripes Farm; £520 Hawkrigg. BB: £530 Stripes Farm; £500 Hawkrigg; £440 Heights Farm; £438 Oak Tree. AA: £452(2) Bankhead. Whitebred Shorthorn: £440 Bank Head. Young feeding bulls. - Lim: £470 Galloper Park; £438 Galegarth. BA: to £445 New Hall. Fries/Holstein: £390 Galegarth. Tues. - Fwd: 1,034 sheep. Swale ewes & lambs £26 a life Wetheriggs. Store hoggs. - Cont X: £64.50 High Griseburn; £63 Stott Fold; £62 Herdship. Suff X: £62.50 High Griseburn; £60 Low Moor (Millican); £57.50 Roans Farm; £57 Croft View (Robson); £57 Dry Evers; £55.50 Rigby House; NCC £62 Low Borrowdale. Mule: £59.50 High Griseburn; £59 Keisley; £58 Rydal Farm; £57.20 Pallet Stone; £56 Herdship; £54.80 Pepper Hall. Swale: £58.50 Herdship; £57.50 Glencoyne; £56 High Stennerskeugh; £55.50 Hoggarths; £53 Low Borrowdale; £53 Rattle Hill; £52 Frith Holme; £51.50 Hawkrigg. Rough Fell: £50 Gatehouse; £49 Beckstones; Herdwick £50 Glencoyne. Jacob: £42 Sound Buildings. Ltwts: Cont X to £41; Swale to £42; Mule to £41.50; Rough Fell to £40.80. Cast rams: Suff to £86; Texel to £58.50; Blue-faced Leics to £50; Rough Fell to £44.50. Ewes: Texel to £68; Mule to £58; Rough Fell to £39; Swale to £37.50 East Low Field; Rough Fell to £39 Gatehouse; Scotch Blackface to £36. Goats £28.50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 6 dairy cattle, 75 calves & stirks, 7 pet lambs, 284 store cattle. Show & sale of store cattle. Judge: Richard Lunn, Pickering. Champion: RMS Livestock. Steer: 1 RMS Livestock, BA £615; 2 N Iveson, BA £525; 3 RW Clarkson & Son, BA £635. Hfr: 1 BR Lawson & Son, Lim £635; 2 N Iveson, BB £490. Calved hfrs: S&J Dent & Son £430, £360. Calved cows: EM Baines £610, £600; CH Johnson £460(2). Calves; BB bulls to £260 A Sowray & Sons av £210 overall; hfrs to 270 D Spence av £133; Lim bulls to £222 A Sowray & Sons av £181; hfrs to £138 WD&MM Moore av £109; Simm bulls to £178 E Holmes & Son av £172; hfrs to £120 E Holmes & Son av £110; AA bulls to £155 EP&J Robertshaw Ltd; Fries bulls to £105 D&S Spence av £72; hfr 326 WD Scaife & Son. Fries bull stirks: NW&M Vasey & Son £235. Feeding bulls. - Lim: Fishburn Bros £755; KO Stones £600. AA: Fishburn Bros £695. BB: Fishburn Bros £695; RW Clarkson & Son £410. Simm: AG Dent & Ptnrs £610; AD Lambert £465. BA: KO Stones £600. Fries: C Iveson £505; M Richardson £280. Steers. - Lim: Brecongill Estates £720; KW,MJ&SW Ward £665; BR Lawson & Son £665; TW Brown £655. BB: AD Lambert £720; JT Dixon & Sons £600 Bowman & Pearson £570. BA: M Thuey £690, RW Clarkson & Son £635; TMS Livestock £615; RA Wintersgill £585. Simm: AD Lambert £655. Char: RW&MA Suttill £545. AA: R Hunter £540. Fries: DH Challis & Son £488; W Stanger £435. Herefd;HE Bottomley £470. Hfrs. - Lim: DB&SA Lawson £645, £640; BR Lawson & Son £635; WM Iveson £582; R&PR Banks £580. BA: RMS Livestock £608; J Allison & Sons £530; N Iveson £500; RA Wintersgill £462. BB: A&CA Stelling £605; J Allison & Sons £600; R&PR Banks £590. Char: R&F Stephenson & Son £545; RW&MA Suttill £498. AA: GH Curtis W£460. Fries: RW Clarkson & Son £358. Wed. - Fwd: 802 sheep. Lt hoggs to 127.8p av 112.2p; Suff & Cont std to 140.7p av 136.2p; med to 1405p av 126p; heavy to 139.5p av 125.5p; owt to 120.4p av 113p; Mule & horned std to 128.4p av 119.7p; med to 125p av 121.4p; heavy to 122.9p av 118.9p; owt to 110.3p av 105.9p. Ewes: BFL £64.50; Mule £59; Cont £70; Suff £66.50;horned £41; av £24.86. Swale rams £33.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 145 sheep, 1,252 sheep. Steers med to 99.5p/£547.25 av 97.47p/£536.22; heavy to 108.5p/£800.88 av 101.41/£632.76; overall steer av 100.59p; hfrs lt to 101.5p/£385.70; med to 137.5p/£611.88 av 109.24p/£495.76; heavy to 131.5p/£681.05 av 105.43p/£547.47; overall hfr av 106.53p; young bulls lt to 109.5p/£492 75 av 107.03p/£476.27; med to 111.5p/£585.90 av 95.66p/£491.06; heavy to 111.5p/£680.15 av 97.33p/£580.41; overall young bull av 97.26; total cattle av 103.17p. Lambs med to 175.1p/£71.80 av 152.96/£63.73p; hoggs std to 134.6p/£52.50 av 124.14p/£46.71; med to 142p/£59.50 av 129.86p/£55.71; overall av 128.88p; heavy to 132.9p/£64 av 121.56p/£59.01; owt to 121.1p/£69.50 av 118.23p/£63.62; total hogget av 124.42p; total sheep av 124.61p; cull ewes to £65 av £48.14; rams to £57 av £38.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 3,396 sheep. Hoggs: Cont X to £69; Suff X to £64.80; Cheviot to £69; Mule to £61.80; Swale to £60; Masham to £54; Scotch Blackface to £54.20; Herdwick to £52. Ewes: Suff £73; Cont £69; Mule to £60; Scotch Blackface £53.50; Swale to £51. Rams: Suff rams £80; Cont £67. Mon. - Fwd: 42 cattle. Lim bulls to 116.5p; hfrs to 136.5p; BB hfrs to 137.5p; BA hfrs to 119.5p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 443 cattle, 2, 578 sheep, 232 pigs. Steers med to 119.5p a kg or £651.28 each av 114.7p; heavy to 128.5p/£815.10 av 107.3p; hfrs med to 139.5p/£612 av 106.8p; heavy to 138.5p/£789.53 av 108.1p; young bulls lt to 87.5p/£397.90 av 78.7p; med to 119.5p/£657.25 av 88.6p; heavy 118.5p/£729.53 av 96.8p. Lambs med to 174.4p/£71.50; heavy to 147p/£73.50; shlgs over 52kg to 79.4p/£50; hoggets lt to 120.3p/£38.50; std to 142.3p/£55.50 av 133.1p; med to 154.9p/£63.80 av 128.3p; heavy to 139.1p/£64 av 118.5p; owt to 130.6p/£70.50 av 111.9p; ewes lt to £51.50 av £33.13; heavy to £81 av £59.68. Porkes to 160p a kg/£79.50 each av 88.4p; cutters to 97p/£75.66 av 82.9p; baconers to 79p/£96.61 av 77.3p; owt to 80p/£88,40 av 78.6p; sows to 49.5p/£149.27 av 43.8p boars to 35p/£113.40 av 34.5p. Tues. - Fwd: 129 cattle, 154 store & breeding sheep. Steers, blue CID: Simm to £598 AG Jones, Cold Kirby; Char £595; BB £588; Lim £562. Hfrs: Lim X £448 Walker Bros, Huby; Saler £400; BBX £400; Char X £408; Simm X £404. Young bulls: Lim (red) £510 RJ Garbutt, Hawnby; BB (green) £465; Fries (red) £304; (green) £435. Mule ewes CRT & twins to £131 A Houlston & Son, Harome; BM with singles to £93; CRT with 1 lambs to £85; Suff X shlgs & twins to £120; CRT with twins to £126; BM & twins to £117. Feeding hoggs:Suff to £46.20; Texel X to £44.60; Lleyn X £38.80. Gimmer hoggs: Texel to £59 50; Suff X to £55.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Fwd: 403 sheep. Suff X to 125.5p; Texel X to 126.3p; Mule to 127.3p Rowley Farm; Swale to 127p(2); Cheviot X to 120p; Char X to 122.5p.