Prices at the Marts

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 289 cattle, 1,201 sheep. Steers med to 109.5p a kg or £590.35 av 100.1p; heavy to 115.5p or £750.83 av 99.3p; hfrs lt to 121.5p or £473.85; med to 117.5p or £549.13 av 102p; heavy to 129.5p or £744.63 av 103.2p; overall av 102.74p; young bulls med to 119.5p or £633.33 av 93.27p; heavy to 112.5p or £704.03 av 94.92p. Lambs lt to 131.1p a kg or £50.50 each av 125.6p; med t 143.3p or £60.20 av 126.6p; heavy to 135.1p or £63.50 av 127.4p; cull ewes to £35.50 av £34.90.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 18 calves, 1 dairy heifer, 341 sheep. Calves: Lim X bulls to £202 S Bell & Sons, Askrigg av £169.20; hfrs to £98 GS Bowe & Sons, Hawes av £72.40; Simm bulls to £180 A&W Hodgson, Askrigg; BB hfrs to £160 A&W Hodgson; BA bulls to £112 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg; hfrs to £90 D Middleton & Son; Fries bulls to £94 JH & TR Fawcett, Askrigg av £74.67. Dairy cattle: Fries hfr £600 Bell, Low Row. Lambs std to 123.10p av 116.5p; med to 121.2p av 117.5p; hoggs std to 111.7p av 103.6p; med to 120p av 114.5p; cast ewes horned to £36.80 av £18.04; polled to £38 av £26.52; cast rams horned to £17; polled to £41.50 av £31.50. Ewes with lambs at foot: Mule shlgs & twins to £68 MW Stephenson, Downholme; BFL ewes & twins to £58 MW Stephenson; Swale ewes & singles to £56 MW Stephenson av £47.50

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 295 store cattle. Steers, red CID: Char X to £675 Hedley West Riding; Simm X to £568 Moss Barns; AAX to £670 Braidley (Acton). Blue CID: Lim X to £545 Morley Hill; BAX to £595 Rothley Mill; Simm X to £545 Riggshield; AAX to £540 Merryshield. Green CID: Lim X to £638 Bishopton (18m); Char X to £610 Bishopton (17m); BAX to £425 (10m) Bishopton; Simm X to £625 Eddis Bridge (12m). Hfrs: Lim X to £535 Horseholm (12m); Char X to £520 Chipchase; BB to £470 Chipchase; BAX to £470 Mill Farm; Simm to £390 Riggshield(13m); Simm X to £518 Moss Barns; AAX to £360 Horseholm (12m); Saler X to £415 Chipchase. Tues. - Hfrs med 108.5p av 100.16p; heavy to 108.5p av 99.5p. Lambs: Suff X to 126.1p; Texel X to 129.3p; Beltex to 119.6p; Blackface to 109.6p; Char X to 124.6p. Hoggs: Suff X to 100p; Texel X to 101.5p; Mule to 93p; Blackface to 102.3p. Cast sheep: Suff to £48.20; Mule to £39.50; Leics to £62.20; Cheviot to £36.80; Swale to £30;

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues of last week. Fwd: 841 sheep, all crosses. Lambs over 34kg to £64; Cont to £59; Mule to £51; Lleyn to £57. To 34kg: Cont to £48.50; Suff to £42.50; Rough Fell to £33; Mule to £44.80. Hoggs: Mule to £48; Cont to £41; Swale to £39; Blackfaced to £35. Cast ewes: Suff to £41; Mule to £36; Texel to £34; Blue-faced Leics to £29.50; Swale to £29; Rough Fell to £27.50; Herdwick to £27; Blackfaced to £23.20. Tues. - Fwd: 767 sheep All crosses. Lambs 35kg or more: Beltex to £52(2); Texel to £55.80; Suff to £50.80; Lleyn to £49; Char to £46.80; Mule to £44; Lockholme Hall, £42; Swale to £39. 34kg or less: Texel to £40. Hoggs: Texel to £49; Scotch Blackface to £49.80; Suff to £46; Swale to £44; Herdwick to £35; Rough Fell to £42.20. Cast ewes: Cheviot to £34; Scotch Blackface to £29.50; Rough Fell to £28; Swale to £27.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 2 dairy cattle, 108 calves & stirks, 25 sheep & lambs. Calved cattle: WK Wilkinson & Son £690, £400. Calves: BB bulls to £262 J Sunter & Sons av £221 overall; hfrs to £150 NW&M Vasey & Son av £112; Lim bulls to £235 JR&I Lambert av £108; hfrs to £126 WD&MM Moore av £89; Simm bulls to £230 Rand Grange Farms av £195; hfrs to £162 A Shepherd & Sons; BA bulls to £210 MM Dowson; hfrs to £145 SH&NJ Whittaker av £118; Fries bulls to £115 W&D Scaife & Son & P Ashbridge av £64; AA bulls to £88 Bell Bros. Fries bull stirks £280. Mule shlgs & twins: MW Stephenson £130, £128, £126; with singles: MW Stephenson £95, £86. Wed. - Fwd: 816 sheep. Lambs std to 117.8p av 114.6p; med to 117.6p av 114.5p; heavy to 118.3p av 114.9p; hoggs lt to 94.6p av 92.6p; std to 104.7p av 90.7p; heavy to 104.3p av 92.6p. Ewes: Suff to £55.50; Cont to £52; Mule to £45; Masham to £45; horned to £31.80; overall av £22.60. Suff rams to £53.50

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 72 cattle, 418 sheep. Steers lt to 103.5p a kg or £470.93 each; med to 96.5p or £521.10; heavy to 104.5p or £619.15 av 96.61p or £573.87; overall steer av 97.39p; hfrs lt to 121.5p or £473.85 av 104.1p or £397.31; med to 116.5p or £520.08 av 103.64p or £459.33; heavy to 114.5p or £602.18 av 104.87p or £538.35; overall hfr av 104.04p; young bulls med to 110.5p or £580.43 av 87.76p or £454.88; heavy to 104.5p or £621.78 av 92.14p or £544.01; overall young bull av 89.59p; total cattle av 96.6p. Lambs std to 126.3p a kg or £48 each av 118.24p or £45.59; med to 132p or £56.80 av 118.08p or £49.67; overall av 122.14p; heavy to 118.7p or £57 av 112.1p or £53.88; owt to 42.37p or £26 av 41.46p or £25.50; total sheep av 121.06p; cull ewes to £14 av £11.86; rams to £20. Wed. - Fwd: 76 store & breeding cattle. Store bulls. - BB £520 AM Ingham. BA: £505 Miss EF Atkinson. Lim: £440, £375, £370 JB Stephenson; £328 J Revely & Sons. Simm: £435 JB Stephenson. Fries: £328 J Revely & Sons. Hfrs. - Lim: £518, £442 IM Cook & Son; £500, £492, £480, £458, £445, £442 JG Ward & Son; £420, £400, £360 WL Walker; £398 IW&J Stobart; £370 J&R Bullock; £340 Mrs A Spence. Char: £492, £442 IM Cook & Son; £412 WL Walker; £390 JG Ward & Son. AA: £425 JG Ward & Son; £310 Miss EF Atkinson. Herefd: £408 S Wilkinson. BB: £265, £242 P Parvin. Fries: £210 Miss EF Atkinson. Bullocks. - Lim: £610, £600, £595 IM Cook & Son; £488, £480, £425 Mrs A Spence; £475 J&R Bullock; £415 Miss EF Atkinson. Simm: £415 Miss EF Atkinson. Char: £415 Miss EF Atkinson; £572 IM Cook & Son. BB: £472 C Bowman. Breeding cattle: Lim hfr & calf £610 WA Nunn Farms. Lim hfr calves £132, £88, £55, £50 JC Foster & Sons. Private sales June 23-27: 33 fat cattle, inc OTMs, 61 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 217 store & breeding cattle. Breeding cattle. - Hfrs & calves: £1,320, £1,060, £880 Lyndhurst; £760 Cow Gate; £670 Low Bendrigg. Cows & calves: £685 Noran Bank; £660 Doddick; £645 Cypress Way; £570 Coat Syke. Calving cows: £370, £360 Coat Syke. AA bulling hfrs: £500 Woodfoot (Bousfield). Bullocks. - Lim: £615 Ghyll House; £598, £568 Wetheriggs; £590, £575, £565 Shap Abbey; £585 Woodfoot (Bousfield); £558 Birkett Mire. BB: £655 Birkett Mire; £610 Ghyll House; £570 Woodfoot (Bousfield). AA: £545, £525 Cobble Hall. Jersey: £315 Causeway Foot. Hfrs. - Lim: £540, £530 Ghyll House; £500, £488, £482 Murton Hall; £495 Shap Abbey; £440 Stamphill, Green Farm (Hodgson). BB: £630 Ghyll House; £438 Green Farm (Hodgson). Simm: £560 Woodfoot (Bousfield). BA: £530, £515 Long Marton (Potter). Calves. - Lim bulls: £190 Skelling; £140, £110 Highgate. Lim hfrs: £168 Highgate. Fries bulls: £70 Lamonby House. Bulls. - Char X: £562, £558, £555 Reston Hill Farm; £438, £385 Dale End; £370 Brown Howe; £355 Reston Hill Farm. Fries: £338, £318 Brown Howe; £290 Crewgarth; £215 (red) Town Head, Nicholson. Fwd: 96 prime cattle. Lim hfrs to 119.5p; BB hfrs to 119.5p; BA hfrs to 115.5p; Lim steers to 102.5p; BA bulls to 110.5p(2); Lim bulls to 109.5p; Char bulls to 99.5p; Baz bulls to 99.5p; Fries bulls to 83.5p; Longhorn bulls to 80.5p. Wed. - Fwd: 1,355 sheep. Lambs: Suff X to £60; Cont X to £53. Ewes: Cont to £53.50; Blue-faced Leics to £51; Suff to £49; Cheviot to £47; Mule to £46.50.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed. Opening primestock sale. Suff X lambs to 115.9p; Texel X lambs to 118.1p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 401 cattle, 1,354 sheep, 241 pigs. Steers med to 111.5p av 101.3p; heavy to 122.5p a kg or £793.95 each av 101.6p; hfrs lt to 114.5p; med to 126.5p av 105.3; heavy to 133.5p or £759.53 av 107.1p; young bulls lt to 87.5p; med to 113.5p av 90.6p; heavy to 108.5p or £741.83 av 93.9p. Lambs std to 153.7p av 125.7p; med to 143.8p av 127.7p; heavy to 133p a kg or £69 each av 124.2p; lt ewes to £34 av £20.12; heavy to £45 av £37.17. Porkers to 100.5p av 91.4p; cutters to 96p av 90.5p; baconers to 95p av 86.2p; owt to 65p av 59p; sows/boars to 51p a kg or £168.81 av 44.5p. Mon. - Collection centre. Fwd: 38 sows.