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DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 383 cattle, 1,281 sheep. Steers med to 124.5p a kg or £684.75 each av 103.1p; heavy to 130.5p or £776.48 av 102.8p; hfrs med to 124.5p or £591.38 av 104.3p; heavy to 133.5p or £771 av 102.8p; young bulls med to 114.5p or £629.93 av 98.8p; heavy to 122.5p or £832.98 av 103.9p; hoggets lt to 138.9p a kg or £54.20 each av 130.4p; med to 142.8p or £65 av 129.4p; heavy to 138p or £70 av 122.4p; cull ewes to £70 av £51.86. Mon. - Fwd: 179 store & breeding cattle, 669 store hoggs, 176 breeding sheep, 286 prime hoggs. Steers. - BB: £685 RW Shann & Sons; £640 N Basey & Son; £615 JE Elsdon. Lim: £668 GW Gill & Son; £608 M Metcalfe. Hfrs. - Simm: £602 JR Spink. BB: £568 JR Howard & Son. Lim: £568 W Robson; £530 J Elsdon & Son, GW Gill & Son, WM Knaggs & Son. Bulls. - Lim: £530 AW&B Bainbridge; £500 SM&CM Bewley; £440 NA Miller. Char: £508 W Lodge & Son. Fries: £345 L Smith. Store hoggs. - Suff: £51.50 J&S Thompson; £50.50 WI Sudder & Son; £47 J&D Horn; £45.80 JH&R Bainbridge. Texel: £49.50 J&S Thompson; £47.50 Mrs J Hird. Breeding sheep: Suff ewes & single lamb at foot: £105 M Simpson. Mule ewes in lamb: £74, £70, £69 EM Dickeson. Prime hoggs std to 124.5p av 124.5p; med to 122p av 118.94p; heavy to 120.6p av 116.26p.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 10 calves, 1,724 sheep. Calves: Lim bulls to £208 WJ&CM Lambert av £203; Fries/Holstein bulls to £68 S Bell & Sons, Askrigg av £40.66; Lim hfrs to £110 S Bell & Sons av £92.40. Hoggs lt to 127.5p av 108.6p; std to 132.8p av 117p; med to 131.7p av 118.4p; heavy to 124.7p av 112.3p, overall av 116.8p. Ltwt hoggs: Mule to 118.8p/kg av 109.6p; Cont to 117.1p/kg av 116.7p; horned to 114.8p/kg av 103.9p. Store hoggs: Cont to £39.80 av £35.40; Mule to £37.60; horned to £28 av £26.29. Cast ewes horned to £40 av £23.60; polled to £62 av £44.15p; cast rams horned to £27.50 av £20.08; polled to £33 av £17.67.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 2,098 store & breeding sheep. Consignment of 1-crop mule ewes from Maurice Oxley, Wolfcleugh, all scanned in lamb with twins & singles, to £125 av £118.37. Mule ewes 3-crop to £72 Wall Houses; Texel gimmers to £83 Wall Houses; Texel ewes 3-crop to £65 Comb Hills; Mule ewe hoggs to £43 Gunnerton Fell; Cheviot X ewe hoggs to £43.80 Thockrington. Feeding ewes: Suff X to £49 Thockrington; Mule £42.50 Fell Lane; Texel to £42 Fell Lane; Blackface to £33.50 Low Carriteth; Swale to £30.50 The Brigg. Hoggs: Texel X to £53.50 Howard House; Suff X to £50.50 Pegswood; Char X to £48.80 Fell Lane; Mule to £44.80 Catreen; Cheviot & Cheviot X to £45 Wingate South; HB to £39.50 Wards Hill; Blackface to £48 Low Carriteth; Swale to £37.80 Dunblair Rigg. Fwd: 618 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Simm X to £688 Allendale Farm; Lim X to £678 Lemmington Hill Head; Char X to £670 Rennington South. Blue CID: Lim X to £725 Sleights House; Simm X to £680 Manor Farm: Char X to £685 Homer Hill; BBX to £650 Triermain; BAX to £600 Lingeyfield; AAX to £715 Great Tosson. Green CID: Lim X to £635 Leadgate; BAX to £635 Leadgate; BBX to £500 Townfoot Slaley. Hfrs: Simm X to £655 Allendale Farm; Lim X to £665 Lingeyfield; Char X to £588 Low Eshells; BAX to £575 Lingey Field; BBX to £635 Low Leam. Tues. - Fwd: 3,190 hoggs. Lim hfrs to 114.5p; Char hfrs to 107.5p. Hoggs: Suff X to 138p; Texel X to 144.7p; Mule to 130p; Blackface to 127.2p; Swale to 126.3p; Chev X to 133.1p; Char X to 138.5p; Leics to 116.2p. Cast sheep: overall av £39.09; Texel X to £76; Suff to £66; HB to £64; Mule to £58.50; Beltex to £58.50; Blackface to £56.50; Swale to £36.50; Leics rams to £52; Blackface rams to £49.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. Fwd: 140 store bullocks, hfrs, feeding bulls & breeding cattle. Lim X hfr & bull calf £810 Crackpot Farm. Bullocks: BBX to £660 Rudd Hills; Lim X to £642 Argill House; Simm X to £570 Villa Farm; Fries to £375 Low Moor. Hfrs: Lim X to £582 Peatgates; BAX to £598 Peatgates; BBX to £522 Roans Farm; Char X to £515 Peatgates. Feeding bulls: Lim X to £512 Hacra; AAX to £410 Heights Farm; Fries £400 Hollins View. Tues. - Fwd: 2,747 sheep. Hoggets 35kg or more: Cont X £63.50; Suff to £59.50; Mule to £55.50; Cheviot to £55; Swale to £52; Rough Fell to £48; Scotch Blackface to £45.20. 34 kg or less: Cont to £40; Swale to £40; Rough Fell to £37.50; Cheviot to £38.20; Scotch Blackface to £38; Herdwick to £37; Mule to £36.80. Cast ewes: Texel to £55; Suff to £54; Blue-faced Leics to £52.50; Cheviot X to £41.50; Mule to £48; Rough Fell to £39; Scotch Blackfaced to £37; Swale to £35 Rams: Suff to £51.50; Char to £48; Swale to £33.50. In-lamb ewes: pure Texel £180 Num Cote Nook; Mule £84 Wolf Cleugh (Oxley); Suff £84 Colby Laithes; Texel £82 Colby Laithes, £79 Lockthwaite; Cheviot £56 Dowthwaite Head; Swale £51 Douthwaite Head; , Swale (BM) £52 Rave Head. Cheviot shlgs £62 Colby Laithes.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 3 dairy cattle, 74 calves, 321 store cattle & feeding bulls. Judge: David Hammond, Northallerton. Store cattle: 1 JT Dixon & Sons Lim hfr £640; 2&3 Walburn Hall Farms Lim steers £590, £555. Feeding bull: 1 A&CA Stelling BB £555. Calved cows: D&PH Brown £540. In calf hfrs: Stockdale Bros £460, £360. Calves. - BB bulls to £262 M&D Smith av £217 overall; hfrs to £175 R&J Ford av £142; Lim bulls to £282 Wade Bros av £227; hfrs to £135 A Backhouse av £107; Char bulls to £195 A Sowray & Sons; Simm bulls to £180 E Holmes & Son; hfrs to £90 SW Scrivin; BA bulls to £180 J Pratt & Sons av £129; hfrs to £100 J Pratt & Sons av £97; Fries bulls to £205 PW Broadley av £76; AA bulls to £110 JH Simpson & Co. Feeding bulls. - Lim: WH Brown £600, £585, £530; GM Simpson £530; JA&UM Fawcett £525, £520. BB: Bell Bros £550; A&CA Stelling £540, £528, £518. Simm: Bell Bros £552, £500. BA: J Metcalfe & Sons £525, £430. Fries: AS Boynton £510, £440, £335; J Metcalfe & Sons £435; JL Gill £350; D Lumley & Son £345. AA: D Lumley & Son £430. Baz: AS Boynton £355. Steers. - BB: FW Lawson £740; JT Dixon & Sons £555, £520; KW&J Clarkson £495; JD&CE Nelson £470. Char: JW&LJ Chandler & Sons £710, £665; R Simpson & Sons £590; MJ Suttill £580. Lim: SB Harrison £700(2); TW Brown £670, £632, £620; JW&LJ Chandler & Sons £655, £610; RW Wallis & Sons £635; FW Lawson £625; GH&J Wallis & Son £615, £602. Saler: JW&LJ Chandler & Sons £695. BA: R Hunter £670; GH&J Wallis & Son £655, £650(2), £620; PJ Middleton & Son £575. AA: NW&M Vasey £565 (4); R Hunter £545. Fries: PJ Middleton & Son £545. Hfrs. - Lim: KW&SF Loadman £600, £568, £525; WH Brown £578, £540; JS Walton & Co £502; PG Simpson £500, £495; NW&RE Hunter £500. BB: K Whitehead £605; NW&M Vasey & Son £475; JS Walton £450; JT Dixon & Sons £445; JC Heseltine £440. BA: N Iveson £595, £465, £458; Fishburn Bros £500, £415; FA Broadwith & Sons £418. Pied: Fishburn Bros £500. Saler: JW&LJ Chandler & Sons £485. Char: JT Dixon & Sons £430; WH Brown £390; R Simpson & Sons £365; Thornton Berry £345. AA: Mrs CM Cameron £245. Wed. - Fwd: 1,296 sheep, 1 goat. Lt hoggs to 125.8p av 121.2p; Suff & Cont std 138.3p av 127.1p; med to 132.8p av 124.6p; heavy to 122.8p av 115.8p; owt to 113.8p; Mule, Masham & horned std to 118.4p av 116.4p; med to 117.2p av 114p; heavy to 112.6p av 112.3p. Ewes: Cont £68; Suff £66.50; Mule £60; horned £33; overall av £24.90. Suff rams £50.

NORTHALLERTON. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 159 store & breeding cattle & calves, 115 store hoggets, 231 breeding sheep. Steers. - Lim: £550, £512, £510, £452 R Jones; £512 D Henry; £410, £370 B Lightfoot; £370 J Revely; £365 MM Collingwood. Simm: £535 WA Raine; £502 R Jones; BB: £455 B Lightfoot; £250 HJ Thompson. Char: £362 B Lightfoot. Holstein: £400 WA Raine; £288, £255 M Lowcock. Hfrs. - Lim: £570, £565, £525, £510, £480 HL Kitching; £498, £245 WG Ainsley; £490, £435 JE Brown; £455, £425, £350 J&R Bullock; £445, £430 A Fawcett; £360, £355, £350 B Routledge; £300, £295 AS Dowke; £130 GS Morrison. BB: £558, £488 KF Pearson; £490 B Jefferson; £438, £305 J Weatherhead; £375 RP Ward; £372 P Dowson. Char: £532 RB Jefferson; £520, £470 A Fawcett; £322 TH Cook; Simm: £388, £345 P Dowson. Hereford: £348, £345 B Routledge; £280, £255 BA Cook. AA: £410 E&R Garvey. BA: £285 AS Dowkes. Bullocks. - Lim: £700 HL Kitching; £695, £682, £670 CH Phelp; £572, £550, £470, £445 JD Stockill; £520, £495, £460, £455 RL Garbutt; £500, £498, £408 E Wood; £458, £375 RP Ward; £455 AS Dowkes; £455, £448 WG Ainsley; £330 BA Cook. Char: £510, £460, £410 JD Stockill; £490 TH Cook. Herefd: £455, £395, £330 BA Cook. Lim cow & calf £1,050 J Ashbridge; Herefd cow in calf £350 BA Cook. Calves. - BB bulls: £268, £215, £210 GH Laverick. Simm bull £222, Holstein bulls £178, £158 all T&RW Coates. BB hfrs: £178, £160 GH Laverick. Store lambs. - Suff X: £46.80 Armstrong; £46.20 B Garbutt; £41.80, £29.50 I Rudd. Cont X: £43.20, £41 Armstrong. Breeding sheep. - Mule shlgs in lamb £106, £104 KS Robson. Mule 2-3 shear: £100, £91, £90, £89, £87, £84 KS Robson; £96.95 GM Simpson. Mule 4-crop: £89, £88 W Brass; £90, £88 B Hornsey. Masham 2-crop; £94, £89 GM Simpson. Masham correct: £44 B Hornsey. Private sales Jan 19-23: 165 fat cattle. inc OTMs, 136 fat sheep & pigs. Tues. - Fwd: 121 cattle, 1,188 sheep. Steers lt to 73.5p a kg or £312.38 each; med to 104.5p or £496.38; heavy to 108.5p or £770.35 av 100.16p or £645.18; overall steer av 99.08; hfrs lt to 111.5p or £429.28; med to 130.5p or £574.20 av 106.38p or £480.26; heavy to 133.5p or £652.65 av 105.82p or £552.45; overall hfr av 106.1p; bulls med to 106.5p or £574.75; heavy to 106.5p or £652.05; total cattle av 101.25p. Hoggs std to 144.2p a kg or £54.80 each av 129.1p or £48.55; med to 139.2p or £62 av 127.11 or £53.25; overall av 127.68p; heavy to 125p or £61.80 av 119.4p or £57.50; owt to 118.1p or £68 av 112.2p or £63.31; total hogget av 124.42p; cull ewes to £66.50 av £48.87. Wed. - Fwd: 37 cattle, 143 sheep. Bulls. - Lim: £500, £485 JW Furness; £482 MM Collingwood. BB: £500, £490, £485 J Weatherhead. Hfrs. - Lim: £595, £502 CW Tate; £422, £420, £364, £285 P Tweddle. Simm: £212, £180 TJ Raw. Bullocks. - BA: £630, £575, £558 GM Simpson. Lim: £582 GM Simpson, £482, £460, £450, £438, £432 RL Garbutt. Suff X ewes & lambs: £93 D&R Reed. Mule ewes in lamb: £76, £69, £58 W Brass. Private sales, Jan 26-30: 97 fat cattle, inc OTMs, 61 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 94 cattle. Bulls: Lim to 120.5p; BA to 106.5p; Char to 103.5p; Fries to 90.5p. Steers: Lim to 105.5p; Saler to 104.5p. Hfrs: BA to 133.5p; Lim to 137.5p.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 431 sheep. Overall av 44.4kg 113.8p or £50.57 each. Lambs: Suff X to 117.6p; Texel X to 128.5p; Mule to 116.1p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 500 cattle, 1,785 sheep, 171 pigs. Steers lt to 100.5p a kg or £457.28 each; med to 101.5p or £548.10 av 90.1p; heavy to 120.5p or £802.80 av 100.8p; hfrs lt to 97.5p or £380.25; med to 120.5p or £561.65 av 101.2p; heavy to 131.5p or £729.03 av 100.7p; young bulls lt to 83.5p or £388.28 av 76.3p; med to 114.5p or £635.48 av 86.81p; heavy to 115.5p or £817.20 av 92.34p. Hoggets std to 135.5p a kg or £51.50 each av 125.8p; med to 135p or £56.80 av 121.4p; heavy to 127.7p or £63.80 av 116.6p; owt to 116.6p or £63.50 av 111.1p; ewes lt to £50 av £30.45; heavy to £69 av £49.90. Cutters to 84.5p a kg or £67.77 each av 71.8p; baconers to 79p or £70.71 av 72.1p; sows to 42.5p or £137.70 av 38.1p; boars to 29p or £105.56 av 28.4p. Mon. - Collection centre. Fwd: 41 OTMs.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Suff X to 131.8p; Texel X to 134.6p; Swale to 121.4p; Mule to 128.4p; Char X to 121.8p; Leics to 117.9p.