Prices at the markets

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 242 cattle. 435 sheep. Steers to 114.5p a kg or £625 each av 97.36p or £629.85; hfrs med to 11.5p or £440 av 96.81p or £436.87; heavy to 125.5p or £530 av 97.26p or £402.50; young bulls med to 101.5p or £545 av 86.98p or £380.73; heavy to 128.5p or £620 av 94.31p or £796.70. Spring lambs med to 158p a kg or £40.50 each; hoggets med to 148.2p or £46 av 139.92p or £62; heavy to 137.9p or £54.50 av 133.45p or £65.50. Mon. - Fwd: 142 store & breeding cattle, 6 rearing calves, 74 ewes with lambs. Bulls. - BA: £740 Black Swan. Simm: £502, £495, £468 Nafferton. BB: £492 Calf Close; £482 Cold Comfort. Lim: £485, £455 Calf Close; £400 Cold Comfort. Char: £630, £618 Bolam Grange £548 Newton Grange; £448 High Stetfield. Bullcoks. - Char: £630, £618 Bolam Grange £548 Newton Grange. Lim: £550 Hogaleazes; £512 Cold Comfort. AA: £560 Bankside. Fries: £418 Manor Farm. Hfrs. - Char: £550, £520 Bolam Grange. Lim: £538 Cold Comfort; £548, £540 Newton Grange; £440 Cliffe Bank; £435 Miln House. Cows with calves: £685 Bankside, £615 Dropswell. Ewes with lambs: £135 Folly Farm, £115 Westend, £110 Newton Gap, £106 East Holling Farm. Swale ewes in lamb, £50 Calf Close.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd: 19 calves, 20 store cattle, 388 sheep, 2 goats, 14 round bales of hay, 14 acres summer grazing. Spring show of rearing calves. Judge: H Avison, Coverdale. Champion calf & 1st prize Cont bull: Simm X: JM Fawcett & Son, Hawes, £300 to H Avison; res & 1st prize Cont hfr: Lim X, AE Luffinan, Sedbergh, £106 to H Avison. Other prices: Lim bulls to £234 A&W Hodgson, Marsett, av £169.83; Lim hfrs to £118 J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg av £64; Holstein/Fries bulls to £62 GS Bowe & Sons, Hawes av £46. Store cattle: Lim bullocks to £550 AW&R Sharples, Hawes, av £429; Lim bulls to £470 RA Sowerby, Hawes av £418; Lim hfrs to £490 AW & R Sharples, Hawes av £447; Char hfrs to £360 AT Winn, Dent. Hoggs lt to 121.3p av 113.7p; std to 137.1p av 124.7p; med to 139.5p av 127.0p; heavy to 130.2p av 123.4p; overall av 122.8p. Cast ewes horned to £36 av £16.05; polled to £61 av £36.31. cast rams horned to £31.50 av £29.64; polled to £60. Ewes with lambs: correct Swale with twins to £61; BM Swale with singles to £50. Goats in milk to £34. Crop: round bales hay to £8; summer grazing to £74/acre.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Store hoggs: HB to £58 Meldon Lane House; Char to £55.80 Meldon Lane House; Suff X to £54 Palm Struthers; Texel X to £55 Palm Struthers; Mule to £44.80 Shield Farm; Blackface to £42 Highfield; Swale to £43 Dyke Row. Mule ewes £40 Dyke Row. Fwd: 595 store cattle & suckled calves. Steers, red CID: Char X to £650 Lunns House; Lim X to £700 The Haining; Simm X to £670 Luns House; BAX to £625 Springwell; BBX to £692 Fairnley. Blue CID: Char X to £662 (pen of 5, 20-22-m-o) South Linden; Lim X to £670 (pen of 5 20-21-m-o) South Linden; Simm X to £668 (pen of 5 20-21-m-o) South Linden; Herefd X to £470 Bishopton; BAX to £670 West Shield (18-m-o); BBX to £640 North High Moor (21-m-o); AAX to £628 Brakes Farm. Green CID: Lim X to £500 Rose Cottage. Bulls, green CID: Herefd X to £452 High Park; Lim X to £445 High Park. Hfrs: Char X to £625 Lee Hall; Lim X to £630 Lee Hall; Simm X to £420 Pea Farm (12-m-o); Herefd X to £368 Bishopton; BAX to £638 Old Ravensworth (22-m-o); BBX to £500 East Moor (10-11-m-o); AAX to £380 Bishopton; Tues. - Fwd: 22 cattle, 1,475 hoggs & lambs, 207 ewes & rams. Med steers to 94.5p av 93.5p; heavy to 93.5p av 92.5p; heavy hfrs to 114.5p av 96p. Texel X spring lambs to 149.3p. Hoggs: Texel X to 153.7p; Mule to 147.4p; Char X to 142.7p; Swale to 141.3p; Cheviot X to 148.6p; Leics to 130.4p. Cast ewes & rams: Suff to £75; Texel to £72; Mule to £56; Leics to £59; Cont X to £55; Cheviot to £44; Blackface to £57.50; Swale to £40.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues of last week. Fwd: 586 sheep. Hoggs (all crosses). - 35kg or more: Cont to £61; Suff to £57.50; Mule to £59.20; Cheviot to £52; Swale to £59; Blackface to £46.50; Rough Fell to £48. 35kg or less: Blackface to £46.50; Rough Fell to £44.20; Swale to £40.20; Mule to £39. Ewes (all crosses): Suff to £66; Mule to £58; Cont to £51; Cheviot to £49; horned to £38; Herdwick to £26. Rams (all crosses): Suff to £72; Rough Fell to £50; Swale £52. Mon. - Fwd: 213 store & breeding cattle (all crosses). Lim stock bull £1,200 Wheatsheaf. Feeding bulls. - Lim: £448 School Hill; £442 Fell House. BA: £430 Fell House. Fries: £378 Kilnmire.Bullocks. - Lim: £632 Whitewall; £570 Coupland Bank; £568 Rudd Hills; £532 Long Green; £530 Asby Hall; £525 Roans; £502 Bloan Farm. BB: £578 Rudd Hills; £508 Coupland Beck; £500 Long Green. BA: £522 Rudd Hills. Simm: £548 Ghyll Hall. Fries: £335 Low Deepslack. Hfrs. - Lim: £588 Villa Farm; £515 Enterber; £480 Bleathgill; £478 Long Green; £460 Coupland Bank; £440 Ben Crag Farm; £435 Fall House; £425 Sowerby Park; £415 Holme Farm; £408 Gale Garth. BB: £560 Rudd Hills; £548 Peatgates; £450 Bleathgill; £425 Green Farm.. BA: £452 Third Sunbiggin Farm; £445 Bowderdale. Char: £530 Rudd Hills. South Devon: £478 Peatgates. Fries: £340 Gale Garth.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 3 dairy cattle, 46 calves, 223 store cattle & feeding bulls. Calved cows: WK Wilkinson & Son £730; calved hfrs: S&J Dent & Son £700, £550. Calves: BB bulls to £290 ER Terry & Sons av £246; hfrs to £135 J Pearson & Sons. Lim bulls to £272 A Backhouse av £211; hfrs to £140 KE&KL Nicholson av £120; Fries bulls to £105 Spennithorne Dairy av £93. AA bulls to £102 Spennithorne Dairy. Show and sale of store cattle. Judge: David Hammond, Northallerton. Bullocks: 1 Walburn Hall Farms Lim £590; 2 TW Brown Lim £565. Bulls: 1 KO Stones BB £568; 2 WH Brown Lim £460; 3 A Harker & Son Lim £650. Bulls. - Lim: A Harker & Son £650; K Percival £640, £605, £600, £565; OJ Kendall £515, £510, £500, £475; WH Brown £510, £505, £480, £460; JV Marsden £500, £460; J&PS Ellerton £475. BB: KO Stones £568, £562, £550; OJ Kendall £520. Simm: SJ Horner £505, £490, £480. Fries: G Lobley £345; NJ&JE Pearson £300. Bullocks. - BA: AJ Latham £662; S Reynoldson & Son £585; W Allison & Son £460, £455. BB: T&RJ Tiplady £630, £600, £545; JT Dixon & Sons £550. Simm: AJ Latham £610, £545, £500, £475. Lim: Walburn Hall Farms £590, £535, £525, £520, £518; JT Dixon & Sons £578, £565, £555, £530; K Sowerby £572; AJ Latham £565, £555; TW Brown £565, £550, £545; W Stanger £558, £515; GK Hird & Sons £538, £528; A Harker & Son £530, TR&FH Easby £525; K Metcalfe & Sons £518. Freis: AJ Latham £385. Hfrs. - BA: D&EM Oliver £565, £530, £488; S Reynoldson £440. Lim: SB Harrison £498, £450; DH Willis & Son £470; WJ Smith & Son £455, £425; J Berry £455, £430; JE Atkinson £432; D&EM Oliver £430; CG&S Wilson £415, £400; MA Suthill £415, £408; G Lambert £415; GD&AR Barningham £405; W Stanger £395. AA: B&A Myers & Daughters £425. BB: GK Hird & Sons £405, £385; A&CA Stelling £400, £390, £370, £362, £352. Char: J Berry £440; AJ Latham £425. Herefrd: AJ Latham £355, £315. Simm: AJ Latham £380, £370, £280. Wed. - Fwd: 697 sheep. Spring show for new season lambs. Judge: Peter Wilkinson, Quality Fare Supermarket. Cont X lambs: 1 & champion: R&J Ford. Char 41kg £90 to Quality Fare. Suff X lambs: 1&2: S Smith & Son, 43kg & 40kg £81 & £74 to Quality Fare. Lambs: std to 186.8p av 180.9p; med to 219.5p av 184.6p; heavy to 181.2p. Hoggs: lt to 131.7p av 117.3p. Suff & Cont: std to 158.4p av 151.8p; med to 155.8p av 146.2p; heavy to 150.4p av 141p. Mule, Masham & horned: std to 132.4p av 125.5p; med to 137.5p av 122.1p; heavy to 139.1p av 124.5p. Ewes: Suff to £82; Cont to £70; Mule to £64; BFL to £60; Masham £54; horned £44.50 av £27.50. Rams: BFL to £70; Cont: £63.50; Suff to £53.50; Swale to £45.50.

MIDDLETON-in-TEESDALE. - Tues. Fwd: 111 store cattle. Bullocks (all crosses). - Lim: £565 Bail Hill; £525 Stoney Hill, Step Ends; £495 Westfield; £485 Bank Top; Greenhills; £480 Lingey Hill; £475 Stanhopegate. Char: £480 Bail Hill. BB: £500 Hayberries. Hfrs (all crosses). - Lim: £400 Toft House; £392 Wythes Hill; £380 Willerby Farm; £368 Bank Top; £365 Step Ends, Greenhills; £362 Lonton South; Friar House. Char: £335 East Friar House.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 126 cattle. 1,070 sheep. Steers med to 83.5p a kg or £450.90 each; heavy to 104.5p or £678.75 av 94.84p or £609.33; overall steer av 93.44p; hfrs med to 114.5p or £509.533 av 97.81p or £449.02; heavy to 106.5p or £574, av 92.81p or £490.69; overall hfrs av 93.79p; bulls med to 104.5p or £515.70, av 80.64p or £414.49; heavy to 103.5p or £654.50 av 89.13p or £548.30; overall bull av 87.53p. total cattle av 91.3p. Lambs med to 195.4 a kg to £86 each av 180.87p or £76.53; heavy to 163.2p or £80 av 152.31p or £75.85; owt to 141.5p or £75. Overall av 166.51p; hoggets lt to 103.4p or £30; std to 157.3p or £60 av 140.95p or £53.66; med to 155.5p or £70, av 145.96p or £62.61; overall av 143.52p; heavy to 155.3p or £78.50 av 147.41p or £71.30; owt to 147.8p; or £83.20 av 142.93p or £80.50; total hogget av 145.01p; total sheep av 145.63p; cull ewes to £52.50 av £32.90; rams to £62.50 av £60.83. Wed. - Fwd: 179 store & breeding cattle, 72 ewes with lambs. Bulls. - Lim: £540, £460 AG Frank; £500 A Wood; £490 M Lowcock; £445, £380, £250 WF Kay; £450, £370 J Broomhead; £415, £410 B Nicholson. Char: £525, £480 AG Frank. Simm: £440, £422 JR Allen; £380 A Wood. AA: £405 M Lowcock. Herefd: £392 M Lowcock, £390 A Wood. Holst: £315, £260, £250 M Lowcock; £230, £218 CW Houlston. Bullocks. - Char: £675, £670, £650, £648, £592, £575 GC Brown; £635, £600 B Fletcher; £335 AE Leeming. Lim: £660, £650, £642, £635, £628, £605 B Fletcher; £560, £512 AE Leeming; £508, £500 JL Gill; £500, £482 A Watson; £472, £405 W Brass; £405, £385 TH Cook. Simm £652, £620, £610 B Fletcher; £475 A Watson. BB: £498 AC Hutchinson. Hfrs. - Simm: £558, £478, £458, £414, £412 G Towers; £550, £475, £472 JH Clark; £390, £360 J Robertshaw; £365, £335 JR Allen; £360, £308, £340, £330, £292 A Guthe. Char: £512, £480 F Pinkney; £435, £382 J Farrow; £350, £348, £325 AE Leeming. BB: £480 B Jefferson; £450 J Farrow; £335, £300 AC Hutchinson. Lim: £478, £428 J Farrow; £435, £400, £485, £360, £352 A Watson; £410 B Jefferson; £395, £328 G Davison; £378 P Dowson; £360, £345 W Brass; £358 TH Cook; £262 AE Leeming. AA: £388 E Garvey; £330, £260 A Guthe. Fries: £285 AC Hutchinson. Cows with calves: £370, £365 D Johnson. BB bull calves: £250, £215, £210 GH Laverick; £208, £190 Stockdale; £125, £102. Hfr GH Laverick. Ewes with lambs, shearlings £120 W Johnson. Correct: £120 H Thompson, £118 R;W Cooper; £112, £110 B Jefferson; £96 WG Ainsley. BMCB: £116 RW Cooper; £100 J Greenbank; £98 W G Ainsley. Char X hoggs in lamb: £76, £68 A Weller. Private sales, April 7-11: 162 fat cattle incl OTMs, 115 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 59 cattle. Hfrs: Lim to 128.5p; BA to 103.5p. Steers: Lim to 107.5p; BB to 102.5p. Bulls: BA to 113.5p; Lim to 111.5p; BB to 109.5p. Wed. - Fwd: 4,059 sheep. Suff spring lambs to £88. Hoggs: Cont X to £79; Suff X to £77; Cheviot to £71.50; Mule to £65.50; Scotch Blackface to £64.50; Swale to £64; Masham to £73; Kendal Rough to £62; HB to £69.50; Herdwick to £58. Rams: BFL to £71; Herdwick to £45.50. Ewes: Cont to £69; Mule to £56.50; Scotch Blackface to £44; Cheviot to £56; Swale to £43.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 464 cattle; 2,899 sheep; 285 pigs. Steers lt to 107.5p av 101.8p; med to 114.5p av 97.1p; heavy to 128.5p a kg or £784.33 each av 97.2p; hfrs lt to 110.5p av 87.4p; med to 128.5p av 97.6p; heavy to 137.5p or £691.30 av 99.6p; bulls lt to 90.5p av 76.6p; med to 112.5p av 89p; heavy to 124.5p or £769.35 av 93.6p. Lambs to 180p a kg or £77 av 175.3p. Hoggets lt to 152.7p av 139.8p; std to 159p av 159p av 145.2p; med to 155.7p av 144.4p; heavy to 158.3p or £76 av 139.7p; owt to 143.4p or £79.50 av 129.2; ewes lt to £69.50 av £31.43; heavy to £78 av £57.58; porkers to 96p av 84.2p; cutters to 88.5p av 84.4p; baconers to 91p av 81.7p; sows/boars to 45p or £147.84 av 40.2p. Mon. - Collection centre. Fwd: 52 OTMs, 57 sows.