BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,654 sheep. Lt lambs to 111.7p av 101.4p; std to 117.4p av 107.6p; med to 116.5p av 106p; heavy to 107.4p av 102.2p. Cast sheep: Mule to 338; Cont to £38.50; Swale to £30.50.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 367 cattle, 1,123 sheep. Steers med to 116.5p a kg or £623.80 each av 106.14p; heavy to 126.5p or £826.20 av 106.77p; hfrs med to 125.5p or £575.75 av 106.72p; heavy to 133.5p or £887.78 av 106.44p; young bulls med to 124.5p or £690.98 av 102.8p; heavy to 124.5p or £866.25 av 103.46. Lambs lt to 125.6p or £49 av 114.56p; med to 125p or £52 av 113.83p; heavy to 113.8p or £56.80 av 108.34p; cull ewes to £57 av £41.83. Mon. - Fwd: 200 cattle, 688 lambs. Bulls. - Simm: £695, £608 DR Brown; £580 M Hay. BB: £620 K&J Heslop. Lim: £572 K&J Heslop; £565 H Wade. Fries: £475 R Welsh. Steers. - Saler: £652, £625 AF Brown & Son; £560 DW&EJ Ewin. Lim: £622 H Wade; £588 RW Shann & Sons. BB: £590 N Basey & Son. Fries: £480 R Knaggs. Hfrs. - Lim: £532 JA&DA Horn; £455 JE Dobson. Char: £530 JA&DA Horn. Fries: £510 Horn. BB: £485 Horn. Simm: £475 Horn. Lim hfr calves: £45 Wade Bros. Store lambs. - Texel: £46 RW Shann & Sons; £44 F Coulthard; £43.80 GS Bainbridge. Suff: £44.20 GS Bainbridge; £43.20 Mrs A Bell. Mule: £43.50 JG Alderson. Prime lambs lt to 112.3p av 112.3p; med to 117.5p av 114.2p; heavy to 111.6p av 111.1p.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 28 calves, 2,471 sheep, annual auction of 2,500 units of ELFA sheep quota. Christmas show for calves, judge: Phil Oliver. Champion & Carrs Billington Trophy: A&W Hodgson, Bainbridge, BB bull £225 to AW Thompson, Malton; res: GS Bowe & Sons, Hawes, Lim bull, £232 to AW Thompson. Lim bulls to £365 LC Scarr & Son, Bainbridgeav £213; hfrs to £140 S Bell & Sons, Askrigg, av £103.50; BBX bulls to £255 A&W Hodgson, Askrigg av £245.50; hfrs to £142 JS Cloughton, (BP) Hawes av £130; Simm bulls to £175 JM Fawcett & Son, Hawes; hfrs to £82 JM Fawcett & Son; Fries to £144 DJ&S Stainton, Howgill, av £100.50. Lambs lt to 111.8p av 107.1p; std to 120.5p av 108.6p; med to 122.5p av 111p; heavy to 112.6p av 107.8p; overall av 110p. Ltwt lambs: Cont to 117.8p AF&BA Dawson, Kirkby Lonsdale, av 108.7p; Suff to 113.3p; R Mudd & Sons, Askrigg, av 108.4p; Mule to 110.7p LV&N Croft, Masham, av 102.8p; horned to 105.8p R Wood & Son, Aysgarth, av 101.3p. Store lambs: Cont to £32 av £30.05; Suff to £36 av £31.07; Mule to £50 av £36.68; horned £25.50 av £21.29. Correct rams to £85 av £76.50. Cast ewes horned to £40 av £27.30; polled to £49 av £40.06; cast rams horned to £41 av £30; polled to £43.50 av £34.28. ELFA sheep quota, leased to £2 per unit av £1.73; sold to £2.50 unit av £2.39.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 747 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £760 Great Chesters; BBX to £690 Great Chesters; Char X to £630 East Fourstones. Blue CID (18-21m): Lim X to £725 Merryshieldsl; Char X to £755 Townfoot (WW); BAX to £678 West Shield; Saler X to £555 Nookton (14m); AAX to £630 Low Ardley; BBX to £662 Howard House (15-16m). Hfrs: Lim X to £620 Lunns House; Simm X to £595 Steel Hall; Char X to £600 Huntershield; BAX to £585 East Fourstones; AAX to £475 Hamburn Hall; BBX to £615 Homilton; Rom X to £660 Aydon Shield (DB). Fwd: 1,497 store & breeding sheep. Mule ewe lambs to £48 Greyside. Feeding ewes: Mule to £39 Settlingstones; Texel to £31 Star Inn; Suff X to £30.50 Uppertown; Blackface to £28 Gleedlee;, £27 Toft House, £26 East Highridge, £21 Davyshield. Lambs (overall av inc hill lambs £40.43): Suff X to £47.50 Beamwham, Demesne; Texel X to £45.50 Demesne; Mule to £45.50 Stone House; Cheviot & Cheviot X to £43.50 Barrasford Green; Blackface to £38 High Staward; Swale to £22.80 West End.

LEYBURN. - Wed. Fwd: 1, 620 sheep, 16 prime & 80 OTM cattle. Lambs lt to 119.3p av 110.4p; Suff & Cont std to 121p av 118p; med to 122p av 116.5p; heavy to 113.6p av 110.5p; owt to 107.6p av 106.6p; Mule, Masham & horned std to 112.3p av 109.2p; med to 113.6p av 109.5p; heavy to 109.1p av 106.5p. Ewes: Mule to £57.50; Cont to £47.50; BFL to £47; Suff to £36; horned £28.50 av £21.90. Rams. - Cont: £50.50; horned £40.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Mon. Fwd: 325 sheep (all crosses). Texel to £53; Suff to £49.80; Mule to £48.80; Blue-faced Leics to £45; Swale to £39.80. Ewes: Swale to £29; BFL to £39; Mule to £39.50. Rams: Texel to £39; Swale to £28.50.

NORTHALLERTON. - Wed. Fwd: 181 store & breeding cattle & calves, 451 store lambs. Bulls. - Char: £678, £648, £640, £632, £575, £560 JM Hopper. Simm: £510, £495, £480, £465, £450, £402 FC Jackson; £480, £412, £388 JD Hugill. Lim: £472, £418, £340 B Fountain; £452 JH Clarke; £430 F Hugill; £408 WA Raine; £382 JW Hoyle; £340 AM Bell. Fries: £395 JD Stockill; £345, £270, £250 F Hugill; £345, £318, £302 WA Raine; £285 HJ Thomson; £250 M Lowcock. Piedmontese: £310 G&B Hunt. BB: G&B Hunt. Hfrs. - Lim: £460 JH Clark; £452, £392, £338, £330, £322, £300 FC Jackson; £398, £380 AE Fawcett; £380 Mrs Bradley; £345, £310 DG Blackburn; £308 B Fountain; £272, £258, £242, £240, £220, £200 G&B Hunt; £250 AM Bell. Char: £455 R&A Craggs; £322, £272 KA Clemmit; £300 AM Bell. Simm: £392, £385, £378, £368, £338, £330 FC Jackson. BA: £390 E&R Garvey; £348 B Routledge. BB: £380 AE Fawcett; £365 E&R Garvey; £285, £252 B&C Clark. Gall: £285, £278 DJ Norfolk. Bullocks. - Lim: £640, £630, £585, £580, £525 TR Simpson; £500, £435 BA Heseltine. BB: £485 W Garvey. Char: £445 AM Bell. Saler: £485, £432 W Garvey. Fries: £465 R&A Craggs; £252, £242, £238, £215 D Sayer; £255 C Bowman. Simm: £442, £400 C Bowman. Calves. - BB hfrs: £202, £170, £135 JH Leggott. Cows & calves. - Lim cows & calf £475, £470, £460 Laburnum Farms. Store lambs. - Suff X: £47.50 I Kippax; £45.80 B garbutt; £45.20, £44.50, £29.50 TN Hill; £45.20 L&J Featherstone; £43.50 D Horseman; £41 JJ Wilson, D Sanderson; £40 E Peacock. Texel X: £48.80 A Flintoff; £44 B Garbutt; £40.50 E Peacock. Cont X: £44.50 J Stones; £36.20 A Hillary. Private sales Dec 1-5: 78 fat cattle inc OTMs 53 fat sheep.

PENRITH. - Wed. Fwd: 4,032 prime sheep. Lambs: Cont X to £61.50; Mule to £54; Cheviot to £51; Swale to £46; Kendal Rough to £43. Ewes: Cont to £66.50; Suff to £58; Mule to £57; Swale to £38.50; Scotch Blackface to £40.

SCOTS GAP. - Fwd: 1,208 sheep. Av 104.4p for av 46.5kg wt. Lambs: Suff X to 116.5p; Texel X to 113.2p; Mule to 105.3p; Blackface 98.8p.

THIRSK. - Thurs. Fwd: 520 cattle, 1,451 sheep, 235 pigs. Steers lt to 96.5p a kg or £434.25 each av 91.2p; med to 119.5p or £621.40 av 106.2p; heavy to 125.5p or £804.83 av 110.4p; hfrs lt to 121.5p or £473.85 av 110.5p; med to 131.5p or £624.63 av 109.7p; heavy to 127.5p or £765.18 av 109p; young bulls lt to 101.5p or £553.18; med to 118.5p or £629.75 av 92.85p; heavy to 120.5p or £842.48 av 102.83p. Lambs std to 116.1p a kg or £44.50 each av 114.3p; med to 123.3p or £54 av 109.5p; heavy to 117.4p or £54 av 102.1p; owt to 101.9p or £56 av 101.2p; ewes lt to £28 av £17.31; heavy to £46 av £31.77; Cont £46; Suff £44; Mule £40.50; Swale £19.20. Porkers to 88p a kg or £66 each av 82.7p; cutters to 100p or £84 av 83p; baconers to 86p or £78.66 av 74.2p; owt to 59p or £70.80; sows/boars to 48.5p or £163.35 av 44p. Mon. - Collection centre. Fwd: 42 OTMs, 57 sows.

TOW LAW. - Fwd: 824 store sheep. Lambs. - Mule ewe: £54, £51 Allergill. Suff X: £43.50, £43.40, £43, £42.50, £41.20 The Whins; £42.50, £41.20 Esh North Farm; £42 Sandy Carr Farm; £41.50 Buckshot; av £41.74. Texel X: £41.20 Esh North Farm; £38.50 West End Wolsingham. Mule wether: £37.50, £36.80 Buckshot; £36.50 West End Wolsingham; £36.20 Woodburn. Swale wether: £27.50, £25.50 Wolsingham Park Farms; £27 Buckshot. Meatlinc X: £34, £31, £27 East Parks.