BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 983 sheep. Lt hoggs to 140.6p av 130.6p; std to 135.3p av 124.4p; med to 136.2p av 126.8p; heavy to 130.40 av 120.6p. Cast sheep: Cont to £78; Mule to £66; Leics to £79; Swale to £40.50. Tues. - Fwd. - 359 store cattle. Bulls: Lim to £630; Char to £580; BA to £575; BB to £520. Bullocks: Char to £690; Lim to £700; Herefd to £522; BB to £655; BA to £620; AA to £480; Simm to £578; Fries to £478. Hfrs: Lim to £640; Char to £565; BA to £648, BB to £635. Feeding bulls: J&K Metcalf £575, £565, £500; N Medd & Son £495, £440; D Anderson £485, £480; D. Smith £580, £565; DL Brown £520, £485, £480; GM&D Green £430, £425; G Thompson £630; DW Ewin £520, £500, £490, £480; A&B Herworth £520, £490, £475, £460; EW Holmes £530, £525, £512, £500, £495, £480; I Spedding £520, £510, £410; S Bayles & Sons £490. Stirks: Mrs M Cummins £270, £210, £208, £190; S G Hall £205. Stores: S Bayles & Sons £610, £575, £495, £492, £470; AA Walton & Son £510, £480, £445; J&SE Bainbridge £502, £465, £450; J Walshaw & Son £390, £380; DA Gill £578, £570, £565, £472, £465; D Teward £685, £565; T&DI Allen & Son £526, £520, £460; N Medd & Son £562, £525, £510, £438; JV 0liver £572, £552; £525; G&JA Rigg £445; K&RE Robson £558, £520, £455; WB Rutter & Sons £690, £670, £640, £635, £545, £535, £530. ER Thompson £460, £395; TR Harding £520, £515, £480, £468; J&K Metcalf & Son £530, £490, £470, £458; JR Longstaff & Son £475, £385, £370; TL Anderson £700, £625; DE Stones £405; Dent Bros £522; WG Walton £568, £510, £440, £405; TB Walton £460, £412, £398; E Dickson £440, £410; JW Dent & Sons £595, £590, £580, £490, £458; DA Dalton £515, £495, £365; D Alderson £430, £425, £390; JR Addison & Sons £650, £640, £615, £570, CR&J Stephenson £635, £600, £550; S Richardson £595, £585, £525, £440; JE High & Son £595, £590, £515; £458; EW Holmes £478; J Collinson £592; R Tookey £510, £478; S Teasdale & Son £550, £500; JJ Pickering £670, £565, £545, £525; RM Dixon £475, £395; RA Hutchinson £495, £435; DG Collinson £570, £490; JF Hutchinson £585, £548, £490, £465; PRE Marwood £648, £620; J Walton £460, £455, £440; GM&D Green £240; B&S Teasdale £645, £615, £610, £605, £600; £592, £580, £575, £572, £570, £555, £545, £525; D&PM Stelling £602, £442, £400; D Anderson £340; CA Kipling £690, £670, £655; EW Guy & Sons £575, £535, £515, £510, £470; FW Hodgson & Son £475, £330; WF&JC Metcalf £535, £475, £448.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 398 cattle, 942 sheep. Steers med to 123.5p av 104.5p; heavy to 127.5p av 107.3p; hfrs lt to 102.5p; med to 134.5p av 106.5p; heavy to 144.5p av 106.8p; young bulls med to 116.5p av 101.4p; heavy to 128.5p av 106.3p. Hoggs lt to 135p av 128.6p; med to 185p av 132.7p; heavy to 139.7p av 129.4p; cull ewes to £70 av £39.87. Mon. - Fwd: 146 store & breeding cattle, 485 store lambs. Young bulls. - Lim: £680 Stonegrave; £555 D&CA Hendry; £510 PS Tindale. Char: £490 PS Tindale. Saler: £475 Rigel Pedigree. Steers. - Lim: £630 M Gascoigne; £590 W&C Iceton; £590 RJ Muir. Baz: £592, £570 D Forster. BA: £570. Hfrs. - Lim: £525 M&E Walton; £472 M Gascoigne; £472 W&C Iceton; £430 K Buckle. Cow & calf £810 JR Fell & Sons. Suff store lambs: £54.40 R Laundy; £52.50 M Hutchinson; £51.50 GC Sunter.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 2 calves, 941 sheep. Lim bull calf £226; hfr £100. Both A&W Hodgson, Marsett. Hoggs lt to 140p av 126.8p; std to 139.4p av 131.5p; med to 146.3p av 131.6p; heavy to 135.4p av 126.2p; overall av 123.2p. Lt wt hoggs: Mule to 130.6p av 126.2p; horned to 130.3p av 128.4p. Cast ewes horned to £46 av £27.26; polled to £69 av £49.70; cast rams horned to £52 av £36.71; polled to £60 av £57.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 321 store cattle & suckled calves (from entry of 949, owing to wintry weather), 487 store sheep. Steers, red CID: Char X to £692 Fairnley; Lim X to £785 Springwell Cottage; Simm X to £595 East Uppertown; BBX to £650 East Uppertown; MRI £545 Raredean. Blue CID: Char X to £680 (20m) Tilesheds; Lim X to £750 (16m) Watch Currock; Simm X to £742 (20m) South Linden; BBX to £755 (21m) South Linden; Parth X to £600 (15-16m) Horncastle; S Devon £615 (18m) Tilesheds. Bulls, green CID: AAX to £500 Bishopton; Holstein Fries £490 Bishopton; BBX £498 Bishopton. Hfrs: Char X to £745(2) West Nubbock; Lim X to £688 Low Haswell; Simm X to £502 Scarlett Hall; BBX to £582 East Moor; BLX to £580 Scarlett Hall; AAX to £515 Hamburn Hill. Texel X ewe hoggs £60 Dene House. Store hoggs: Suff X to £58 Leadgate Farm; Texel X to £58 Matfen Home Farms; Mule to £51.80 Grottington; Blackface to £42.50 Newbiggen; Swale to £38 Hepple Hill. Tues. - Fwd: 2,275 sheep, 12 loads crop. Heavy hfrs to 119.5p av 100.3p. Hoggs: Suff X to 149.1p; Texel X to 156.3p; Mule to 143.3p; Blackface to 142.5p; Swale to 139.2p; Cheviot X to 151.8p; Char X to 147.6p; cross to 132.9p; Beltex to 148.7p; Leics to 114.4p Brownleazes. Cast sheep: overall av £44.16; MLC lt av £34.50; heavy av £52.60; Suff to £88.50; Texel to £65; Mule to £55.50; Leics to £59; Blackface to £54; Swale to £34.50; Crop & produce, round bales: hay to £13(£62/t); silage £9; barley straw to £7.50; wheat straw to £5.80. Heston bale barley straw to £13; oat straw to £10. Bulk sugar beet to £19 a tonne.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 1,737 sheep Hoggets 35kg & over: Cont to £74.50; Suff to £67.20; NCCX to £65; Rough Fell to £64.50; Swale to £62.80; Mule to £65.20; Scotch Blackface to £54.80. Ltwt: Texel to £46.80; NNCX to £46.20; Mule to £45.20; Scotch Blackface to £44.80; Swale to £44.80; Herdwick to £44.20; Rough Fell to £42.50. Rams: Cont to £69; Rough Fell to £58; Blue-faced Leics to £60; Swale to £45. Ewes: Cont to £77.50; Mule to £56; Blue-faced Leics to £54.50; Suff to £52; Cheviot to £51; Scotch Blackface to £40.50; Swale to £40.50.

LEYBURN. - Wed. Fwd: 1,436 sheep. Hoggs lt to 141.9p av 135.9p; Suff & Cont std to 146.8p av 136.9p; med to 150.5p av 136p; heavy to 143.7p av 130.9p; owt to 123.6p av 116p; Mule & horned std to 138.2p av 130.8p med to 130p av 127.5p; heavy to 126p av 121.4p; owt to 110.7p av 107.3p. Ewes: Suff £77.50; Masham £70; Mule £68; Cont £67; Tees £62; BFL £59; Jacob £46; horned £46 av £25.40. Rams: Suff £60; Swale £34.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 110 cattle, 1,191 sheep. Steers med to 97.5p a kg or £536.25 each; heavy to 113.5p or £742.50 av 106.06p or £666.56; overall steer av 105.52p; hfrs med to 138.5p or £616.33 av 115.5p or £521.32; heavy to 129.5p or £679.58 av 108.54p or £569.23; overall hfr av 109.89p; young bulls med to 107.5p or £575.10 av 100.48p or £538.58; heavy to 115.5p or £721.88 av 100.54p or £587; overall young bull av 100.52p; total cattle av 106.82p; hoggets std to 147.4p a kg or £57.50 each av 139.31p or £52.86; med to 152.4p or £63.50 av 137.69p or £58.64; overall av 137.99p; heavy to 139.1p or £67 av 126.24p or £61.28; owt to 128p or £68.8 av 122.1p or £66.62; total hogget av 132.54p; cull ewes to £52 av £38.64. Wed. - Fwd: 180 store cattle, 36 ewes & lambs. Bulls. - Lim: £585 JD Stockill; £495 W Fenwick; £478 Mrs Allen; £380 HJ Thompson. Simm: £550 JL Atkinson; £530, £515, £508 M Lowcock; £480 D Johnson. Holstein: £440 D Johnson; £392 JA Houseman; £310 RW Dennison; £290 HJ Thompson; £290, £268, £265 M Lowcock; £278 J Pratt. Hfrs. - Simm: £558 J Linsley; £482, £440 A Fawcett; £448, £415 JD Stockill; £230, £190 I Oliver. BB: £555, £468 E Wilson; £395 R Watson; £300 EC Graham; £288 I Oliver. BA: £532, £495 R Atkinson; £455, £425 E Wilson; £395 A Jopling; £370, £300 I Oliver. AA: £412 EC Graham; £378 B Nicholson; £345 A Jopling. Lim: £482, £472 JG Ward; £452, £425 A Fawcett; £440 JD Stockill; £440, £385 A Jopling; £420 J Allen; £415, £378 B Nicholson; £368 DA Wood; £352 J Allen; £310, £285, £282 JB Gill. Saler: £388 M Trewhitt. Bullocks. - Lim: £805, £720, £655, £635, £632, £620, £600, £580, £570 A&F Watson; £670 AJ Appleby; £642, £575 D Norfolk; £628, £625, £615 K Wheldon; £585, £528, £520 I Cook; £560, £548, £508 WS Moore; £520, £450 R Broadley. Simm: £565 J Linsley;, £520, £480 R Broadley. BB: £608 R Tate; £525 I Cook. Char: £575, £520 I Cook. BA: £590 R Atkinson, £585, £525 I Cook; £320 I Oliver. Herefd: £542 D Norfolk; £465 I Cook. AA: £530 K Wheldon; £450 WS Moore. Holstein; £515 SC Stockdale; £398 D Norfolk; £350 R Broadley. Fries: £362 DA Wood. Ewes & lambs. - CB: £134, £120 Mrs Simpson. Corr: £133, £86 Mrs Simpson; £124, £98 KS Dutton; £127 J Walls. Private sales, Mar 1-5: 63 fat cattle, inc OTMs, 115 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week.Fwd: 3,629 sheep. Hoggs: Cont X to £74.50; Suff X to £77; Cheviot to £68 Edenhall Estates; Mule to £70; Swale to £60.20; Scotch Blackface to £57.80; Herdwick to £58. Ewes: Teeswater £84; Suff £69; Cont £66; Mule to £63; Cheviot £60; Scotch Blackface £57; Masham £59.50; Blue-faced Leics to £60.50; Swale £46.50. Mon. - Fwd: 4,826 sheep. Hoggs: Cont X to £69.50; Suff X to £69; Cheviot to £69; Mule to £65.20; HB to £65.50; Scotch Blackface to £55.20; Swale to £60. Ewes: HB to £78; Suff to £72; Cont to £70; Mule to £68; Scotch Blackface to £54; Swale to £53. Tues. - Store sheep. Suff X hoggs: £50.50 Brackenburgh; £50 Hornby Hall; £45 Ghyll Bank. Cont X hoggs: £50 Brackenburgh; £48 Hornby Hall; £47.20 Ghyll Bank.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last week. Fwd for final sale of season: 178 sheep. Suffolk X to 120.5p; Texel X to 118.9p; Mule to 118p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 383 cattle, 2,472 sheep, 271 pigs. Steers med to 138.5p a kg or £685.58 each av 114.9p; heavy to 133.5p or £817.65 av 108.6p; hfrs lt to 118.5p or £456.23; med to 132.5p or £636 av 112.5p; heavy to 138.5p or £815.10 av 109.3p; young bulls lt to 102.5p or £456.13 av 94.2p; med to 116.5p or £602.23 av 94.5p; heavy to 120.5p or £761.25 av 99.1p. Hoggets std to 150p a kg or £58.50 av 128.3p; med to 148.8p or £62.50 av 128.5p; heavy to 140.6p or £67.50 av 125.5p; owt to 127.4p or £71 ac 120.5p; Ewes lt to £43.50; av £31.41; heavy to £80 av £49.46. Porkers to 77p a kg or £58.14 av 76.3p; cutters to 92p or £74.52 av 77.3p; baconers to 78p or £75.69 av 73.7p; owt to 60p or £88.83 av 52.2p;Sows to 48.5p or £176.54 av 43.3p; boars to 31p or £131.44 av 29.7.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Fwd: 533 hoggs. Suff X to 138.9p; Texel X to 137.1p; Mule to 131.6p; Swale to 127.6p; Char X to 138.2p; Leics to 123.8p.