BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 1,547 sheep. Lt lambs to 112.1p, av 108.3p; std to 128.2p, av 114.4p; med to 121.4p, av 114.2p; heavy to 118.3p, av 111.8p. Cats sheep: Leics to £59; Suff to £44.50; Cont to £56; Mule to £48; Swale to £34.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 181 cattle, 897 sheep. Steers lt to 73.5p and £338.10; med to 110.5 and £591.33 av 98.97; heavy to 121.5 and £777.60 av 104.32. Heifers med to 123.5 and £540.45 av 108.02; heavy to 134.5 and £726.30 av 102.48; Young bulls lt to 94.5 and £425.25; med to 116.5 and £640.75 av 93.88; heavy to 115.5 and £802.90 av 100.48. Lambs lt to 118.5 and £46 av 109.81; med to 124.5 and £54.80 av 110.36; heavy to 119.1 and £57.20 av 110.9; Cull ewes to £44 av £21.98.Mon - Fwd: 196 store and breeding cattle and 46 young bulls, with 5 cows and calves, also 1182 store lambs. Bulls, BB £600 Newholme Farm; simm £512 48 Ullswater Ave; Lim £515 Newholme; bullocks, lim £540 the Whins; £485 Ketton Lodge; Cows and calves £790, £680 the Whins. Store lambs, Suffolks at £45.20 and £45 Calf Close Farm; £44 Field House Farm; £42.80 Brickyard Farm; Texel £38 Low Cow Helm; Char £38 Cote Hill; Mules £33.20 Low Ewecote. Breeding ewes £78 Whessoe Farm; £70.50 17 Prospect View. 100 breeding ewes, mule,4-crop, to £54 from Railway View Farm.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 4 calves and 2,805 sheep. Calves. - Lim bulls to £204; BB bulls to £208; Simm to £180; Freis to £58. Prime lambs lt to 132.3p av 106.3p; std to 115p av 105.7p; med to 113p av 103.7p; overall average: 104.7p. Store lambs: Conts to £36.20 av £35.60; Suffolks to £40 av £31.50; Mules to £36.40 av £32.64; Horned to £30.40 av £30. Lambs:- Conts to 116.6p av 109.4; Mules to 96.6p av 91; Horned to 109.6 av 102.7. Cast ewes:- Horned to £30 av £15.61; polled to £37 av £24.93. Cast rams. - horned to £25.50 av £22.90; polled to £42 av £32.66.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Cattle. Simm X red to £672; Lim X to £680; Steers on blue: Simm X to £695; Lim X to £655; Char X to £688; BB to £595; Blonde X to £520; Steers on green: Lim X to £595; Young Bulls to £530. Hfrs: Lim X to £630; Cheviot to £562; Simm X to £655; Char X to £652; Saler X to £650; BB X to £595; Blonde X to £500. Breeding: Hfrs £1,000 for a Lim Hfr with Lim Bull Calf; £850 for a Lim Hfr with a Lim Hfr Calf; £820 for a Lim Hfr with Hfr Calf; Cows: £800 for a South Devon Cow with Blonde Bull Calf; £710 for a Saler x cow with Hfr Calf. Stock Cows: £820 for a Lim Cow with Lim Bull Calf; £800 BB Cow with a Hfr Calf; £660 for an AA Cow with a Bull Calf; £660 for a Lim Cow with a hfr Calf; £650 for a Lim Cow with a Bull Calf; £650 for a Hereford Cow with a Bull Calf; £640 for a Lim Cow with a Bull calf. Fwd: 32 cattle. BB Hfrs 119.5p; Lim Hfrs 117.5p; Char Hfrs 113.5p; Lim Steers 105.5p; Char Steers 101.5p; Steer, Heavy 105.5p, av, 98.23p; Hfrs, med 117.5p; Heavy 119.5p.Lambs. - Suff X to £60.80; Texel X to £61.80; Mule to £53.80; Blackface to £50.30; Swale to £47.20; Cheviot to £52.20; Beltex to £48; Vendeen to £40.50; Rouge to £50.20; Cast sheep: 565 ewes & rams. Suff X to £49.50; Texel X to £54.50; Mule to £49; Leics to £44.80; Blackface to £35; Swale to £26.80.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 2,395 sheep. All crosses. Lambs 35kg or more: Texel to £62.50; Beltex to £54.50; Suff to £52.80; Char to £51; Mule to £48.50; Masham to £43; Rough Fell to £37; Swale to £39.50. 34kg or less, Suff to £40; Cont to £39.80; Mule to £36.80; Rough Fell to £35.50; Swale to £35; Ewes, Texel to £49; Mule to £47; Rough Fell to £30; Swale to £26; Rams, Cheviot to £52; BFL to £49; Suff to £45; Swale to £29.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 102 calves & stirks & 246 breeding & store sheep. Calves:- BB bulls £262 C Hird av £200; Hfrs £140 D&S Spence av £77; Lim bulls £260 A Spence av £183; Hfrs £130 JC Brown & Son av £61; Simm bulls £220 E Holmes & Son av £103; Fr bulls £84 JK Wilkinson av £34. Stirks:- Lim hfrs £165 JJ & JL Sunter. Breeding sheep:- Mule ewes Bear Farm Farm £50 £46; CB £36 £30; Mule gimmer lambs L Alderson £53. Store lambs:- JL &MD Mason £40.80; HK Lofthouse £39.60; G Lambert £39; GM Firby £38.50; JL Harker £34.50. Wed. Fwd: 1,220 sheep. Lambs:- Lt to 110.0p av 101.0p; Suff & Cont standard to 118.2p av 113.3p; med to 119.0p av 112.7p; Heavy to 113.2p av 109.3p; o/wt to 112.9p av 110.7p; Mule, mash & horned standard to 104.3p av 100.0p; med to 108.0p av 102.3p; heavy to 106.2p av 102.2p; Ewes: BFL £61.00; Cont £55.00; Mash £48.50; Mule £48.00; Horned £33.00; av £24.10.

MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE. - Mon. 742 sheep. Lambs to 34kg: Swale to £35.20; Hole; Mules to £34.80. Lambs 35kg & over: Texel X to £55; Suff X to £47.80; Cont X ewes to £36; Swale ewes to £25; Swale rams to £27.50.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues: Fwd 92 cattle & 1,018 sheep. Steers lt to 101.5p; med to 103.5p av 95.13p; heavy to 107.5p. Hfrs lt to 89.5p; med to 122.5p av 105.99p; heavy to 126.5p av 101.38p. Bulls lt to 85.5p av 52.35; med to 106.5p av 88.13p; heavy to 111.5p av 98.2p. Total cattle av 98.64p. Lambs extra lt to 62.5p; lt to 77.41p, std to 115.1p. Overall av 108.53p, heavy to 114.3 av 105.63p; o/wt to 104.7p av 93.36. Total lamb av 107.26. Cull ewes to £42 av £27.53. Rams to £15. Wed. Fwd: 61 store and breeding cattle; 773 breeding sheep and store lambs at prize show and sale of rams. Cattle: bulls Lim to £515; BB to £488; Simm to £390; Holstein to £360; Fries to £355; hfrs BB to £428; Char to £420; Simm to £420; Lim to £388; Blonde to £230; bullocks Lim to £568; Blonde to £490; BB to £355; breeding cattle Simm cows with calf to £580; Simm cow RWB to £348; calves bull £248; hfr £to 150. Prize show and sale of breedings sheep. First prize HH Smith, Mule shearlings £96, others £102; other shearlings, Texel £90; Char £78; Suff £76; Mule ewes £74; store lambs, Texel X £44.20. Show and sale of rams, first prize Suff shearling £357 R&P Kitson; Suff ram lambs £262.

PATELEY BRIDGE. - Fwd: 21 store cattle. Lim steers to £634; Hfrs to £392; Blonde D'Aquitaine steers to £531; AA steers to £550; Simm steers to £472; Fries steers to £470.

PENRITH. - Mon. 55 cattle. BB hfrs: 147.5p; Lim hfrs: 143.5p; Blonde hfrs: 124.5p; Lim steers: 103.5p; Lim bulls: 109.5p; BB bulls: 103.5p; Blonde bulls: 100.5p. Stores Fwd: 461 cattle. Bullocks: Lim: £718; BB: £685; Char cross: £590; Fries: £530; Blonde cross: £542; Hereford X £555; AA X: £575; Simm: £542; Normandie X: £645; Shorthorn: £465. Hfrs: Lim cross: £690; BB cross: £608; Blonde cross: £525; Char: £592; Simm cross: £460; Angus cross: £560; Bulls: Angus cross: £438; Lim cross: £412 (red). Calves: Simm cross bulls: £162; Fries: £72; Simm cross hfrs: £78; Lim cross hfrs: £72. Breeding: Lim bull: £600; Cows & Bull Calves: £740; Cows & Hfr Calves: £680; Calving Cows & Hfrs: £610; Hfr & Bull Calves: £870; Hfr & Hfr Calves: £660. Wed. 3,727 sheep. Cont X lambs to £72.50; Suff X to £63.50; Mule to £54; Scotch Blackfaced to £39; Kendal Rough to £35; Suff ewes: to £64.50; Cont to £64.50; BFL to £61.50; Cheviot to £55; Mule to £45; Kendal Rough to £35; Swale to £25; Scotch Blackfaced to £40.

THIRSK. - Thurs: Fwd 330 cattle, 1,329 sheep, 248 pigs. Steers lt to 116.5p per kg; med to 119.5p av 102.5p; heavy to 124.5p av 99.7p. Hfrs lt to 119.5p; med to 130.5p; heavy to 128.5p av 103.5p. Bulls lt to 89.5p; med to 109.5p av 95.7p; heavy to 111.5p av 96.2p. Lambs std 118.4p av 111.3p; med to 120.5p av 110.5p; heavy to 117p av 109.2p; o/wts 95.8p. Ewes lt to £43.50 av £25.73; heavy to £49 av £39.52; Suff X £49; mules £43.80, Cont £41.50, Swales £21; Jacob rams £46. Porkers to 86p av 76.9p; cutters to 82p av 73.7p; baconers to 80.5p av 68.7p. Sows/boars to 37.05 av 35.6p.

TOW LAW. - Thurs of last week. Suff X to £44.20; Texel X to £42.60. 605 lambs. Suff X to £57; Texel X to £58.60; Mule to £53.50; Beltex to £48; Char X to £47.50; Swale to £40