BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: 154 store cattle. Breeding cattle. - Lim cow & calf £610 JM Blackburn. AA cow & calf: £505 M Girling; £460 M Souter. Lim hfrs & calf: £840, £820 C Penk; £720 J Harland. BB hfr & calf £700 ER Thompson. Feeding bulls. - Lim: £620, £610 T&G Lee; £605, £600 R Iceton; £505, £500, £490 F Johnson; £500, £495, £480, £465 CR Raine & Son. BA: £485 CR Raine & Son. Char: £470 Sanderson. Store steers. - Char: £560, £540 R Tookey; £462 G&MF Turnbull. Lim: £550 R&M Scott; £545, £470, £465, £462 G&MF Turnbull; £530, £490 RB Watson; £472 TB Law; £460 R Hutchinson; £455 G&MF Turnbull. Saler: £470 G&MF Turnbull. Herefd: to £450 Dent Bros. Hfrs. - Char:L £540 N Medd & Son; £460, £430 R Tookey. BB: £520 JR Addison & Son. BA: £515, £480, £405, £390 WF&JC Metcalf. Lim: £480 JE Tallentire & Sons; £475, £460, £405 RB Watson; £472, £400 JF&F Hutchinson; £425 G&MF Turnbull. Wed. - Fwd: 3 calves, 505 sheep. Herefd bull calves to £305; Herefd hfr calves to £185. Lambs std to 146.5p av 138.3p; med to 151.8p av 143.3p; heavy to 138.2p av 137.6p; hoggs lt to 121.4p av 111.5p; std to 116.3p av 110.2p; med to 114.2p av 100.8p; heavy to 108p av 98.3p. Ewes: Cont to £49.50; Leics to £48; Suff to £44; Mule to £42; Swale to £33.50.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 297 sheep. Steers med to 128.5p a kg or £700.33 each av 102.3p; heavy to 127.5p or £817.43 av 102p; hfrs med to 123.5p or £586.63 av 102.7p; heavy to 124.5p or £675.18 av 100.8p; young bulls med to 107.5p or £580.25 av 92.6p; heavy to 114.5p or £800.18p av 94.8p. Lambs med to 171.7p a kg or £67 each av 150.4p; heavy to 175.1p or £72 av 154.7p; hoggets med to 116.6p or £48 av 109.4p; heavy to 118p or £59 av 114.72p. Cull ewes to £57.50 av £40.86p.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 8 calves, 2 beef breeding cattle, 11 store cattle, 138 sheep. Calves: Lim X bulls to £232 FD&TW Chapman, Hawes; hfrs to £91 JR Thwaites, Askrigg, av £55.33; BBX bulls to £150 AE Luffman, Sedbergh, av £127.50; hfrs to £90 JS Cloughton, Hawes; Fries bulls to £30 I&P Clarke, Kirkby Stephen. Store cattle: Lim X bullocks to £465 A&JA Iveson, Hawes, av £335; hfrs to £348 JW&ME Taylor & Sons, Dent, av £312; Simm blk to £400 A & J A Iveson, Hawes; BAX hfrs to £300 TE&B Capstick, Dent. Beef breeding cattle: BBX cow & hfr calf to £1,000; with bull calf to £880, both JW&ME Taylor & Sons. Lambs std to 150p av 147.7p; med to 150p; hoggs lt to 121.3p; std to 116.8p av 110.4p; heavy to 107.7p av 94.1p; cast ewes horned to £25 av £15.58; polled to £40.50 av £30.70. Ewes & lambs: Mule shlgs & twins to £132 F Thwaites, Thornton Rust, av £110.50; with singles to £114 F Thwaites, av £103; BFL ewes & twins to £90 SL Pratt, Thornton Rust, av £79.66.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 539 store cattle and suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £645 Morrowfield; Simm X to £665 Nunwick; Char X to £685 Nunwick; BBX to £540 Camphill; BAX to £690 Morrowfield; Fries X to £468 Keepershield. Blue CID: Lim X to £710 Maunby House (21m); pure Lim to £580 Dotland Park (11-12m); Simm X to £600 North High Moor (20m); Char X to £702 Maunby House (21m); Herefd X to £455 Burmoor (12m); AAX to £700 Hedley West (22m); BBX to £645 Maunby House (20m); BAX to £712 Merryshield (21m). Green CID: Lim X to £665 Howick Seahouses (14m); BBX to £495 Hareshaw (8m). Bulls, green CID: Lim X to £500 Dunblar Rigg (12m); Char X to £490 Bishopton (6-8m). Red CID: Lim X to £630 Keepershield (17m); Simm X to £478 Rigg Shield. Hfrs: Lim X to £565 Hedley West; Char X to £550 Nunwick; £468; Simm X to £460; Herefd X to £290 Burmoor; AAX to £405 Horseholm; BBX to £465 Hareshaw; BAX to £528 Brownsleazes. Tues. - Steers med to 98.5p average 92.8p; heavy to 95.5p av 92.9p; hfrs heavy to 109.5p av 105.1p. Lambs: Suff to 154.7p; Texel to 165.9; Mule to 135.7p; Char to 153.7p; Beltex to 156.9p; Hoggs: Suff to 107p; Texel to 114.6p; Mule to 112.5p; Blackface to 109.7p; Swale to 91.9p; Chev X to 95.7p. Cast ewes & rams: overall av £31.99; Suff to £47; Texel to £44; Mule to £36; Leics to £50; Blackface to £30.50; Cheviot to £37; Swale to £23.50. Fwd: 101 hoggs & ewes with lambs at foot. Suff X Mule hoggs & Texel X singles £117 Whitridge; Suff X HB hoggs & Texel X singles to £111 Rowley; Texel X gimmers, 1- rop & Suff X twins £116 Cooks House; Texel X hoggs & Suff X singles to £115 Rawfoot; geld Blackface hoggs to £50 Blakehope, Otterburn.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 91 calves & stirks, 121 breeding sheep. Calves: Lim bulls to £265 J Pearson & Sons av £209; hfrs to £122 A Shepherd & Sons av £97; Char bulls to £258 M&D Smith av £228; hfrs to £122 DN Verity; BB bulls to £250 M&D Smith av £215; hfrs to £188 SH&NJ Whittaker av £135; Simm bulls to £188 JW&RJ Pounder; hfrs to £98 JH&DS Kirkham; AA bulls to £162 JH Nicholson & Ptnrs av £106; hfrs to £62 M Bell & Son av £55; Fries bulls to £145 PG Simpson av £66; hfrs to £36 WC Porter. Breeding sheep: Mule shlgs & twins: PT Stephenson £130, £128, £127, £122, £120. With singles: MW Stephenson £108, £102. Mule hoggs & singles: J&PS Ellerton £130, £122, £112. Swale ewes & singles: MW Stephenson £60. Mule gimmer hoggs: W Raw & Son £82, £80(3). Wed. - Fwd: 728 prime sheep. Lambs lt to 137.5p av 136.9p; std to 148.7p av 136.8p; heavy to 142.7p; hoggs lt to 109.6p av 106.6p; std to 110.2p av 105p; heavy to 119.8p av 102.2p. Ewes: Suff £49.50; Cont £48; Mule £45; BFL £41; horned £24.50 av £17.30. Rams: Cont £34.50; BFL £25.50; Swale £23.50.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 91 cattle, 399 sheep. Steers med to 65.5p a kg or £337.33 each; heavy to 97.5p or £624.38 av 86.12p or £544.93; overall steer av 84.41p; hfrs lt to 115.5p or £438.90 av 104.29p or £404.11; med to 116.5p or £500.95 av 98.59p or £448.89; heavy to 118.5p or £634.50 av 97.15p or £508.59; overall hfr av 97.89p; young bulls med to 99.5p or £542.28 av 85.37p or £455.60; heavy to 96.5p or £654.50 av 89.03p or £535.72; overall young bulls av 87.57p; total cattle av 91.95p. Lambs std to 156.5p a kg or £60 each av 146.59p or £55.62; med to 154.7p or £65.20 av 145.51p or £61.29; overall lamb av 146.09p; heavy to 138.6p or £63.80 av 136.56p or £63.50; owt to 111.1p or £60; total lamb av 145.46p; hoggets med to 112.5p or £45 av 68.78p or £28.20; heavy to 117.4p or £58.50 av 114.41p or £55.95; owt to 113p or £67.80 av 103.52p or £60.40; total hogget av 104.54p; cull ewes to £41 av £28.73; ram £44, total sheep av 136.8p. Wed. - Fwd: 68 store & breeding cattle, 10 ewes with lambs. Bulls. - BB: £500 DJ Clark. Lim: £468 JD Sanderson, £460 £375, £370 IM Cook & Son; £425, £398 FC Jackson; £328, £270 JC Foster & Sons. Char: £458, £392 JD Sanderson; £440 IM Cook & Sons. Fries: £542, £388 W Smith & Son; £410, £350 DJ Clark; £300, £275 MJ Lowcock. AA: £412, £385 IM Cook & Son. BA: £415 IM Cook & Son. Simm: £430 FC Jackson. Hfrs. - Lim: £522, £430 AJ Appleby; £472 AG&S Frank; £455, £435 JE Brown; £398 R&A Craggs; £352 J Raynor. BA: £495 AG&S Frank. AA: £95 JW Hoyle. Char: £418 E Hill & Sons. Bullocks. - Lim: £585, £572 C&D Harland. Simm: £548, £522 C&D Harland. Char: £512 C&D Harland. Breeding cattle: hfr & calf £560 WA Nunn; hfr in calf £470 P Houlston. Ewes with lambs BMCB £78 P Kitson. Private sales June 9-13 totalled 63 fat cattle incl OTMs, 90 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 2,118 sheep. Spring lambs: Cont to £75; Suff to £72.20. Hoggs: Suff X to £62.80; Cont X to £59; Cheviot to £56; Blue-faced Leics to £58; Scotch Blackface to £50.50. Ewes: Cont to £62.50; HB to £61; Suff to £59; Mule to £48.50; Kendal Rough to £40; Swale to £38 Langton Gate. Mon. - Fwd: 56 cattle. Lim hfrs to 129.5p(2); Char hfrs to 109.5p; Lim steers to 114.5p; Lim bulls to 113.5p; BA bulls to 111.5p; BB bulls to 109.5p. Fwd: 224 store cattle. Bullocks. - Lim X: £650 Asby (Maughan); £628, £570 Woodfoot; £615 Helton Head; £532 Ghyll Bank; £512 Johnby (Crocker); £492 Ewan Close; £485 Midtown (Hall); £470 Field Gate. Char: £572 Town Foot (Martin). BBX: £658, £640 Woodfoot; £568 Ewan Close; £545 Green Farm (Hodgson). BAX: £510 Wetheriggs; £468 Asby Hall. Hfrs. - BBX: £570 Ghyll Bank; £565 Burns (Cartmel); £528 The Bank; £500 Ewan Close; £470 Asby Hall. Lim X: £745, £635, £550 Sleetburn; £560, £490 The Bank; £555 Ghyll Bank; £520 Green Farm (Hodgson); £510 Beech Tree (Saggers); £465 Town Foot (Martin). Char: £385 Dyke Nook; £370 High Lodore. Simm X: £420 Green Farm (Hodgson). AA: £485, £465 Moorside. Feeding bulls. - Lim X: £545 Sandriggs; £490 Town Foot (Martin); £470, £465 Edenhall Home Farm. Fries: £310, £295 Gatelands; £260 Crown Farm. Swedish red & w hite X: £190 Crown Farm. BBX: £430 Towcett; £412 Manor Farm (Marrs); £395 Sleetburn. Char: £448 Dyke Nook. Calves: Lim X bulls £162, £130 Highgate; Lim X hfrs: £92, £78 Highgate; Brown Swiss X bulls: £40 Clifton Hall. Cows & calves: £485, £455 Coat Syke.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 420 cattle, 1,260 sheep, 249 pigs. Steers med to 111.5p av 96.3p; heavy to 123.5p a kg or £773.50 each av 97.5p; hfrs lt to 123.5p; med to 132.5p av 107.1p; heavy to 128.5p or £751.43 av 107.9p; young bulls med to 108.5p av 88.9p; heavy to 112.5p or £745.50 av 93p. Lambs lt to 156.3p; std to 167.6p av 155.6p; med to 170.5p av 155.3p; heavy to 157.6p a kg or £76 each av 151.9p; hoggets lt to 123.4p std to 126.5p av 114.2p; med to 115.1p av 107.7p; heavy to 118p or £66 av 106p; ewes lt to £39 av £23.80; heavy to £62 av £42.99. Porkers to 96p av 88.5p; cutters to 96p av 87.3p; baconers to 82p av 74.3p; owt to 50p; sows/boars to 38p av or £120 each av 35.4p. Mon. - Collection centre. Fwd: 21 OTMs.

SPECIAL SALE

PENRITH. - Tues. Fwd: 2,154 breeding & store sheep for annual sale, comprising Latter Fair sale of hoggs, shlgs, ewes & lambs at foot & geld gimmer hoggs, also "Troutbeck" sale of Swaledale, Herdwick hillbred ewes & lambs at foot.

Prices. - Mule hoggs & single: £61 The Green; £60 Thackthwaite. With doubles: £44.50 Meadow Bank. Shlgs. - Mule & doubles: £47.50 Asby Mill; £46.50 The Green. Texel X & single: £39 Beckside Farm. Cheviot & doubles: £37.50 Walmgate. Ewes. - Suff X & singles: £45.50 Green Bank. Texel X & singles: £39 Green Bank. Cheviot & singles: £37 Green Bank. Swale NCM & doubles: £35 Reagill Grange; £27.50 Walmgate, Ulcatrow; £27 Grove Farm. With singles: £36.50 Reagill Grange; £30 Walmgate. Scotch Blackface & doubles: £28.50 Douthwaite Head. Cheviot & lambs: £34.50 Wall End, Brotherilkeld. Herdwick & singles: £35 Nook Farm; £29.50 Brotherilkeld. With doubles: £32.50 Nook Farm. NCM & singles: £30 Nook Farm; £26.50 Brotherilkeld. With doubles: £32 Nook Farm. Mule geld gimmer hoggs £87; Texel geld gimmer hoggs £81, both Town Foot (Martin)