BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 702 sheep. Std lambs to 121.6p av 116.6p; med to 123.2p av 118.2p; heavy to 123.3p av 118.8p. Cast sheep: Cont to £52; Mule to £40.50; Suff to £35.50; Swale to £30.50.

Darlington. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 259 cattle, 1,215 sheep. Steers lt to 104p a kg or £475.48 each; med to 107.5p or £585.13 av 98p; heavy to 120.5p or £783.25 av 98p; hfrs med to 125.5p or £564 av 103.6p; heavy to 131.5p or £775.85 av 100.1p; young bulls med to 113.5 or £618.58 av 95.87p; heavy to 116.5 or £806.93 av 95.1p. Lambs lt to 136.3p a kg or £51.80 each av 118.7p; med to 135p or £57.50 av 119.6p; heavy to 125.2p or £62 av 119.7p; cull ewes to £49.50 av £39.10. Mon. - Fwd: 143 store & breeding cattle, 26 rearing calves. Young bulls. - BA: £502 High Lingclose. Lim: £520, £490 Oxen-le-Close. Simm: £400 West House. Fries: £370 Calf Close; £375 High Walesfield; £345, £338 High Hill; 268 Red Barns, £235 Nesbitt Hall. Hfrs. - BA: £492 Low West House. Char: £375 Riverside. Lim: £378, £360 Wallworth; £355 West Molesden. Bullocks. - BA £555, £545 Furness Mill; £520 Low Coalsgarth. Herefd: £495 West Molesden. Lim: £490 Low West House. Fries. - £300 Caldwell. Cows & calves: £675 Roddridge, £655 Brookfield. Rearing bull calves. - BB: £202 B Tweddle. Lim: £200 B Tweddle; £190 VD Askwith. Herefd: £150 AR Kirkham. Hfrs. - Lim: £205 B Tweddle. BB £180 AR Kirkham. 500 Darlington Farmers' Auction Market shares sold to £440 av £4.35 per share.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 10 calves, 487 sheep. Calves: Lim X bulls to £220 DJ&S Stainton, Howgill av £190.67; hfrs to £92 J Scarr & Son, Askrigg; Simm bull £150 JM Fawcett & Son, Hawes; BB bulls to £207 H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg av £192; BB hfrs to £182 JC&J Clarkson, Askrigg av £165. Lambs std to 121.6p av 116.30p; med to 117.5p av 115.5p; cast ewes horned to £30 av £19.71; polled to £49.50 av £34.68; cast rams horned to £22 av £18; polled to £42. Ewes with lambs at foot: Mule ewes & twins to £101 MW Stephenson, Downholme; with singles to £71 MW Stephenson.

HEXHAM. - Tues. Fwd: 935 lambs, 41 hoggs, 192 ewes. Steers heavy to 97.5p av 97p; hfrs med to 104.5p av 100.5p; hfrs heavy to 107.5p av 98.72p. Lambs: Suff X to 121.4p; Texel X to 122.8p; Char X to 120.5p; Mule to 109.5p; Blackface to £52 Tedcastle. Cast sheep: Suff to £63; Texel X to £49.50; Mule to £49.50; Leics to £54; Cheviot to £37.50; Char to £49 Blackface to £39.50; Swale to £37.50.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Mon. Fwd: 81 store & breeding cattle. All crosses. Bullocks. - Lim: £545 Valley Farm. BA: £495 Flakebridge. Holstein: £490 Enterber. Bulls, red CID. - Lim: £515 Helmside; £450 Waitby Farm. Holstein: £228 Waitby Farm. Herefd: £345 School Hill. Shorthorn £332 School Hill. Hfrs. - Lim: £570 Eden Flatt; £515 Bar Gap; £440 Holme Farm (Bousfield). Char: £490 Bar Gap. Tues. - Fwd: 1,566 sheep. All crosses. Lambs 35kg or more: Beltex to £56; Suff to £50.50; Lleyn to £48.80; Char to £51; Jacob to £51.50; Cheviot to £42; Mule to £44.80; Rough Fell to £42.50; Swale to £41.20. 34kg or less: Texel to £43; Suff to £41.80; Char to £41; Rough Fell to £39.20; Swale to £39; Cheviot to £38.20; Mule to £36.50; Scotch Blackface to £34.20. Old season lambs: Mule to £48; Blue-faced Leics to £48; Suff to £45.50; Swale to £35.50. Cast Suff rams to £35. Cast ewes: Texel to £50; Suff to £48; Masham to £43; Char to £46; Cheviot to £43; Lonk to £42; Mule to £42; Rough Fell to £37; Swale to £31; Herdwick to £26; Beulah to £28.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 1 dairy hfr, 81 calves, 70 store & beef breeding cattle. Calved cattle: SJ Dent & Son £620. Calves: BB bulls to £275 D&S Spence av £212 overall; hfrs to £195 D&S Spence av £167; Lim bulls to £240 WF Shepherd av £184; Lim hfrs to £195 B&A Myers & Daughters av £135; Simm bulls to £222 G Sidgwick av £209; hfrs to £165 EP&J Robertshaw av £133; Fries bulls to £114 JK Wilkinson & Sons av £63; AA bulls to £160 EP&J Robertshaw av £154. Beef breeding cattle. - Lim hfrs & calves: M Barker Farms £830 £750; TL Carlisle £800. In-calf Lim hfrs: R&PR Banks £620. Store bulls. - BB: JW Wilkinson £615, £525; G Lobley £485. Lim: JW Wilkinson £545; F Thwaites £535, £550. Mont: S&H Hodgson £420. Fries bulls: G Lobley £355; RC Whitehead £318. Steers. - Lim: BR Lawson & Son £585, £540, £500, £475; J Fawcett & Son £530, £520, £500; J Duffus & Son £520, £505, £498, £475; Coverhead Farms £490, £462, £460, £450, £448, £435. BB steers: Ward £565, £540. Fries: Ward £465, £390. Hfrs. - BB: JC Brown & Son £515, £495; A&CA Stelling £435, £415, £405, £380, £365. BA: Bowles & Hodgson £448, £430. Fries: TL Carlisle £445. Lim: T Dent & Son £440; Coverhead Farms £335, £325, £320. Wed. - Fwd: 953 sheep. Lambs std to 118.4p av 116.1p; med to 120.4p av 114.9p; heavy to 115.6p av 115.2p; owt to 117.2p av 113.8p; hoggs to 101.1p av 85.4p. Ewes: Suff to £54; Mule to £47; Masham to £43; Cont to £41.50; horned to £30.50; av £23.60;. Rams: Suff to £52.50; BFL to £49.50; Cont to £58.50; Swale to £38.

MIDDLETON-in-TEESDALE. - Mon. Opening weekly sale. All crosses. Lambs over 35kg: Texel to £52.80; Swale to £40. Lambs to 34kg: Mule to £34.80. Swale hoggs to £37. Ewes: Mule to £40; Cheviot to £29.80; Swale to £28(2).

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 109 cattle, 389 sheep. Steers med to 112.5p a kg or £568.13 each av 100.98p or £534.20; heavy to 104.5p or £665.85 av 96.72p or £607.89; overall steer av 97.96p; hfrs lt to 106.5p or £410.03 av 96.31p or £372.74; med to 123.5p or £531.05 av 105.14p or £464.48; heavy to 106.5p or £564.45 av 96.25p or £486.30p overall hfr av 100.85p; bulls lt to 102.5p or £471.50 av 96.11p or £434.89; med to 107.5p or £564.45 av 91.01p or £472.59; heavy to 111.5p or £646.70 av 89.92p or £530.78; overall bull av 90.68p, total cattle av 96.2. Lambs std to 117.9p or £46 av 112.65p or £43.01; med to 121.4p or £52.80 av 114.08p or £47.81; overall av 113.42p; heavy to 111.4p or £54 av 103.94p or £49.24; total lamb av 112.94p; cull ewes to £41 av £35.36; rams to £51 av £43. Wed. - Fwd:159 store & breeding cattle. Bulls. - BB: £625 AJ Hamilton; £458 HJ Thomson. Char: £572 AJ Hamilton; £485 AG&S Frank; £428, £390, £388, £378 D Loane. AA: £570 AJ Hamilton. Simm: £565 AJ Hamilton; £560 JMB Farming; £422, £398 FC Jackson; £400 D Loane. BA: £550, £540 AG&S Frank. Lim: £545, £470 CH Bentley; £525 AG&S Frank; £490, £455 LM Hart; £475 FE Jackson; £465, £443, £428, £420 RC Carter; £465, £448 LH Taylor; £422, £398, £390, £375 L Dent; £402 HG Thomson; £382 D Loane; £345 C Wilkinson. Fries: £415, £370 W Smith; £385 D Stockdale; £362 HJ Thomson; £325, £285, £225 C Wilkinson; £305, £295, £285 MJ Lowcock; £228 S&J Green. Hfrs. - Lim: £605, £472 JMB Farming; £442, £418, £365 JC Ward; £440, £360, £275 AC&S Frank; £425 WG Ainsley; £422, £415, £402, £380, £335 IM Cook; £390, £320 Miss EF Atkinson; £300 CH Bentley. BA: £425 JD Stockill; £410, £305, £280 IW Stobart; £402 IM Cook £285 CH Bentley. BB: £448, £400 JD Stockill; £388 IM Cook; £285 CH Bentley. Char: £432, £360 IM Cook; £95 AG&S Frank. AA: £422 JC Ward; £395 IM Cook; £320 Miss EF Atkinson; £200 S&J Green. Bullocks. - Lim: £692, £682, £680, £670, £642, £582, £568, £558, £545 CH Phalp; £518, £472, £422 WS Moore & Son; £428 D Watson; £415 Miss EF Atkinson; £360 WG Ainsley. BB: £505, £490, £465, £428 AE Fawcett. Simm: £500 JMB Farming; £458 AE Fawcett. Fries: £258 JG Ward; £240 S&J Green. Hfrs with calf: £585 WA Nunn. Private sales June 30-July 4: 65 fat cattle, inc OTMs, 82 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 19 cattle, 35 young bulls. Lim hfrs to 130.5p; BA hfrs to 128.5p; Lim steers to 117.5p; Lim bulls to 110.5p(2); BA bulls to 103.5p; Bazadaise bulls to 101.5p. Wed. - Fwd: 1,842 sheep. Lambs: Cont X to £60; Suff X to £58; Mule to £52. Lt lambs: Cont X to £44.80; Mule to £40.50; Swale to £33.80; Scotch Blackface to £33.80; Suff X to £36.50.Ewes: Blue-faced Leics to £65.50; Cont to £61; Suff to £53.50; Mule to £43.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 391 cattle, 1,300 sheep, 330 pigs. Steers lt to 94.5p; med to 109.5p or 102.3p, heavy to 126.5 a kg or £801 each av 101.9p; hfrs med to 134.5p av 109.5p; heavy to 136.5p or £780 av 103.7p; bulls lt to 96.5p; med to 117.5p av 90.5p; heavy to 113.5p or £836 av 90.4p. Lambs std to 126.5p av 116.4p; med to 140.5p av 115.1p; heavy to 115.2p av 112.8p; owt to 108.3p a kg or £65 each; ewes lt to £43.50 av £27.49; heavy to £54 or £42.21. Porkers to 84p av 78.7p; cutters to 83p av 76.8p; baconers to 76p av 73p; sows/boars to 37.5p a kg or £133.59 each av 35.9p.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Fwd: 440 sheep for opening sale. Suff X to 117.6p; Texel X to 118p; Char X to 117.7p; Beltex to 117.3p.