BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: 215 store cattle. BA hfr & calf £620: Simm hfr & calf £530 G Eastwood. AA bulling hfrs: £430, £428 J Harland; £385, £330, £322 G Eastwood. Lim incalf hfrs to £540 T&J Scott. Feeding bulls. - BB: £560 JW Dent. Lim: £545, £490, £485 JL Dixon; £525, £495, £470 T Jewitt. Simm: £540, £528 C&E Gaskin. BA: £380 K Hodgson. Store steers. - Char: £680, £660, £610 WB Rutter & Sons; £650, £545, £620 A&B Herworth; £605 D Anderson; £585 JW Dent & Sons. Lim: £660, £600 JV Oliver; £615, £535, £530, £520 JJ&JW Cook; £602, £600 JR Hutchinson; £580, £550 JW Dent & Sons; £560 J Collinson; £560, £530, £500 RB Watson; £550 S Bayles & Sons; £520, £505 TB Walton; £500 S Bayles & Sons. BA: £598, £550, £525 PRE&E Marwood; £495 J Collinson; £470 KA Willkomm. Simm: £530 C&E Gaskin; £515 JF & F Hutchinson; £490 D Anderson. Hfrs. - Lim: £620, £530 TL Anderson; £575, £570, £562, £528 JV Oliver, £552, £515 WK Lamb; £545, £480 I&R A Watson; £540, £460 JR Addison & Son; £530, £505 S Bayles & Sons; £505 J&M J Walton; £500, £495, £490 J Walshaw & Sons; £485, £452, £450 S Bayles & Sons; £480 J&M J Walton; £465, £445 LC&D Wearmouth; Char: £532 WB Rutter&Sons; £510 J Walshaw & Son; £495 DG&P Ayre. BB: £498, £458 JR&L Harding; £480 ER Thompson. BA: hfrs £475 PRE&E Marwood. Wed. - Fwd: 1,239 sheep. Hoggs lt to 113.7p av 102.8p; std to 121.7p av 113.7p; med to 123.7p av 115.8p; heavy to 122.3p av 111.4p. Ewes: Cont to £51; Suff to £55.20; Mule to £55.20; Swale to £39.50; Leics to £49.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 198 cattle, 734 sheep. Steers med to 100.5p a kg or £546.68 each av 92.1p or £508.16; heavy to 107.5p or £666.50 av 90.7p or £596.43; overall av 91.6p; hfrs to 104.5p or £402.33 av 104.5p; med to 122.5p or £569.83 av 95.1p or £463.42; heavy to 130.5p or £724.28 av 95.3p or £521.62; overall av 95.26p; young bulls lt to105.5p or £480.03 av 96.45p or £441.27; med to 104.5p or £569.23 av 90.8p or £501.43; heavy to 103.5p or £714.13 av 91.8p or £584.14; overall av 92.1p. Hoggs lt to 110.7p a kg or £43.20 each av 104.75p or £40.14; med to 110.7p or £48.80 av 105.9p or £45.47; heavy to 111.8p or £59.50 av 104.85p; heavy to 111.8p or £59.50 av 104.85p or £52.10; overall av 105.1p; cull ewes to £53 av £37.89. Mon. - Fwd: 26 store cattle & calves, 350 store lambs & breeding sheep. Young Lim bulls: £470, £46 High Crows House; £420 Pithouse; £400 Briar House. BA hfrs: £305, Lim £332, both Pithouse. Rearing bull calves. - Lim: £185, £150 Streethouse. Simm: £145 Tinkler Green. Fries: £88 Streethouse; £78, £58 Whitehouse. Hfrs. - Lim: £90, £85 Streethouse. Simm: £72 Tinkler Green. Lambs. - Char: £44 Grove House. Mule: £44.50, £41.80 Morton Grange; £42.20 Grove House. Suff: £42.80 Chatterley; £40 Newton Grange. Texel: £40.80 Chatterley.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 5 calves, 1, 174 sheep. Calves: Lim hfrs to £60 S Bell&Sons, Askrigg av £51; Fr bulls to £50 JH&TR Fawcett, Askrigg. Prime hoggs lt to 103.8p av 91p; std to 117.8p av 98.2p; med to 115.7p av 106.8p; heavy to 111.7p av 104.2p overall av 100.3p. Store hoggs: Cont to £32.80; Mules to £21.20 av £18.29; horned to £15.50 av £6.69. Cast ewes horned to £30.40 av £24.59; polled to £46 av £40.24; cast rams horned to £34 av £22.45; polled to £33 av £29.70.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 768 store cattle, 1,537 store & breeding sheep. Steers, red CID: Lim X to £680 West Wharmley; Simm X to £570 Lunns House; Shorthorn to £612 Steel Hall; BB to £590 Steel Hall; Blue CID: Char X to £732 West Nubbock; Lim X to £665 Elilaw; Simm X to £480 East Moor; BB to £570 Bulls Hill; Green CID: Lim X to £580 Binchester Hall; BB to £515 Cronkley; Hfrs: BB to £650 Claywalls; Char X to £630 Newlands Haugh; Lim X to £570 Roseden; Simm to £590 East Moor. In lamb ewes: Texel 4-crop to £60 Wallhouses; Mule UO to £60 Comb Hills; Texel hoggs to £58 Greystone House; Blackface UO to £39 East Highridge. Store hoggs: Texel X to £48.50 Greensyke; Suff X to £42.20 Beaumont House; Mule to £45.20 Greensyke; Blackface to £34 Elfoot. Swale rams to £30 The Brigg; Swale ewes to £26 The Brigg; Swale hoggs to £25; Cheviot hoggs to £33.50 Glebe Farm; cast ewes to £45 Mount Huley. Fwd for monthly sale of beef breeding cattle: 116 hfrs & cows with calves & in calf, including dispersal of Blenkinsopp herd of suckler cows from Fell End & Darlees. Hfrs with calves to £1,180 Lim X hfr with -Lim bull calf, Tipling, Sleights House; AA hfrs with AA bull calves to £810 Highwood. Dispersal top price £950, 3rd calver with May-born steer calf. Spring & summer calvers with calves: 1st calver & hfr £545; 2nd calvers & hfrs av £555; 3rd calvers & steers av £827.50; 3rd calvers & hfrs av £582.22; 4th calver & steer £710.00; 4th calver & hfr £670; 5th calvers & steers av £845; 5th calvers & hfrs av £555. Aged cow & steer calf £740; aged cows & hfrs av £533. Autumn calvers & calves: 1st calver & steer £560; 2nd calver & steer £890; 3rd calver & steer calf £600; 3rd calvers & hfrs £625; 4th calvers & steers £642; 4th calvers & hfr calves £451; 5th calvers & hfrs £538. Spring calvers: hfr £500; 3rd calvers £506; 4th calvers £432; 5th calvers £470; aged cows £450. Tues. - Fwd: 3,055 sheep, 26 cattle. Char X hfrs to 115.5p Lim hfrs to 109.5p; Lim steers to 94.5p. Hoggs: Suff X to 121.9p; Texel X to to 126.8p; Mule to 112.6p; Char X to 121p; Blackface to 111.2p; Swale to 110.3p; Cheviot X to 111.7p; Beltex to 126.2p; Leics to 106.7p; BdM to 118.6p. Ewes: heavy Suff to £57; Mule to £43.80; Blackface to £35.50; Swale to £31.50; Texel to £46; Mule to £43.80; Blackface to £35.50; Swale to £31.50; BdM to £41.80.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 2,117 sheep, including special sale of in lamb ewes & geld hoggs. Breeding sheep: in-lamb Scotch Blackface ewes to £48; in-lamb Swale ewes to £43; geld Swale hoggs to £43. Lambs 35kg & over: Texel to £52; Mule to £51.80; Masham to £47.50; Swale to £48; Scotch Blackfaced to £39.80; Rough Fell to £50; Blue-faced Leics to £50.50; Gritstone to £45. Lambs 34kg or less: Texel to £34.50; Mule to £35.20; Swale to £33.80; Scotch Blackface to £29; Rough Fell to £32.50. Ewes: Blue-faced Leics to £42; Mule to £45; Rough Fell to £38.50; Swale to £29.50; Cheviot to £45; Scotch Blackface to £31. Rams: Texel to £43.50; Char to £44.80; Rough Fell to £41; Swale £32.50; Scotch Blackface to £35.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 2 dairy cows, 103 calves & stirks, 202 store sheep. Calved cows: IE&M Kearton £600; PF Donaldson £530. Calves: BB bulls to £268 M&D Smith av £210; hfrs to £120 GL&SM Thompson av £83; bulls to £262 B&A Myers & Daughter av £152; hfrs to £98 A&AJ Lambert av £74; Simm bulls to £258 G Sidgwick av £189; hfrs to £68 Rand Grange Farms av £59; AA bulls to £122 JA Dent & Sons av £81; Fries bulls to £115 B&J Thwaites av £58; Herefd hfrs to £42 PF Littlefair. Store lambs. - Cont: D&JW Banks £44; G&H Johnson £40; DJ Cooper £39. Suff: K Percival £43; G&M Bolton £42.50; D&JW Banks £40. Mule: C Gregg £30; Mrs M Dawson £29; W&J&E Harker £26.50. Swale: W&J&E Harker £12. Ewes: Masham C Gregg £27.50; Swale C Gregg £15.50. Wed. - Fwd: 1,456 prime sheep. Hoggs lt to 106.6p av 99.8p; Suff & Cont std to 117.4p av 112.5p; med to 122.7p av 115.5p; heavy to 115.2p av 112.1p; Mule, Masham & horned std to 104.7p av 100.1p; med to 108.8p av 100.3p; heavy to 105.7p av 96.4p. Ewes: BFL to £58.50; Suff to £44; Masham to £23.50; horned to £36.50; Mule to £47; Cont to £38. Rams: Suff to £43.50; horned to £31.

MIDDLETON-in-TEESDALE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 415 sheep. Lambs (all crosses). - Suff to £49; Cont & Cheviot to £48; Mule to £47; Swale to £41.50. Swale ewes to £22; Swale rams to £24.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 95 cattle, 760 sheep. Steers med to 81.5p a kg or £444.18 each av 81.01p or £437.33; heavy to 99.5p or £721.03 av 83.37p or £580.27; overall av 88.48p; hfrs lt to 105.5p or £495.85 av 93.82p or £427.57; med to 107.5 or £557.78 av 95.81p or £499.82; overall av 95.27p; young bulls med to 95.5p or £506.15 av 79.8p or £414.50; heavy to 99.5p or £677.03 av 86.94p or £546.57. overall av 85.19p; total av 90.32p. Hoggets std to 113.1p or £44 av 110.24p or £41.85; med to 112.99p or £48.12; overall av 112.41p; heavy to 117.3p or £58.80 av 108.89p or £53.25; owt to 105.8p or £60 av 100p or £55.20. total av 1110.21p; cull ewes to £44 av £34.10. Wed. - Fwd: 111 store cattle, 238 store lambs & breeding sheep. Bulls. - Lim: £665, £645, £555 Easton; £455, £435 Leggott; £420 Featherstone; £345 Clark. BB: £522, £488 Henry. Fries: £365 Henry; £335 Thomson. Simm: £330 Easton. Hfrs. - Simm: £552 Douglas; £475, £458 Kitching. Lim: £495 Kitching; £448 Easton; £432 Jefferson; £358 Nicholson; £335 Lee; £305 Heseltine. Char to £450 Easton. BB: £348 Willey. Bullocks. - Lim: £552 Kitching; £470 Leggott; £420 Garbutt; £380, £330 Atkinson; £340 Heseltine. Char: £478 Leggott. Herefd: £385 Milburn. Lim hfr with bull calf £600. Lambs. - Suff: £42 Davison, Bainbridge; £37 Cook; £26 Taylor. Mule ewes in lamb £88, £82, £80 Brass. Private sales January 20-24: 103 fat cattle including OTMs, 96 fat sheep & pigs.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 82 cattle. Lim hfrs to 124.5p; BA hfrs to 134.5p; Lim steers to 108.5p(2); Lim bulls to 110.5p; BA bulls to 108.5p; Fries bulls to 88.5p(2). Fwd: 310 store cattle. Bullocks. -BBX: £625, £618 Scales (Braithwaite); £615 The Green (Holmes); £585 Hill Top (Bentley). Simm X: £540 Tod Bank; £498 Easton; £468 Braesteads. Shorthorn: £325, £320 Fir Bank. Lim X: £675, £610, £590 Green Farm (Hodgson); £665, £645 Ghyll House; £665 Gate Ghyll; £650, £595 Scales (Braithwaite); £640, £610, £580 Well House; £588 Helton Head; £570 Hill Top (Bentley); £565 Bolton Mill. Piedmontese X: £650 Ghyll House. AA: £490 Skirwith Abbey. Char X: £485 Gunnerwell. Bazadais X: £590, £570 Raw Foot. BAX: £580, £570, £552 Harbour Flatt; £500 Winter Cragg. Hfrs. - BBX: £565 River View; £562, £480 Scales (Braithwaite). Char X: £458 Mid Town (Strong); £455 Nook Farm. Blonde: £478 Maxton House. Piedmontese: £435 Ghyll House. Simm X: £430 Maxton House. Gelbvieh: £550 High Drybarrows; £420 Mid Town (Strong). Lim X: £565 Mid Town; £555 Ghyll House (Strong); £545, £522 Maxton House; £545 Sandford Hall; £530 Gate Ghyll; £525 Peacock Hill; £495 Raw Foot, Nook Farm; £485, £468 Bowness Farm; £480 Harbour Flatt. Cows & calves: £800, £710 High Laning Farm. Feeding bulls. - Lim X: £525, £478, £450 Sandford Hall; £500, £498 Hacra; £415 Bolton Mill; £390 Fir Bank. Fries: £382, £358 Skirwith Abbey. Tues. - Special sale of 1,445 store sheep of all classes. Breeding sheep. - Texel X ewes due March 20 onwards to Texel Ram: £79, £60(4) Maxton House. Mule ewes due April to Texel ram: £58 Kiln Croft. Cheviot shlgs run with Texel ram: £54 Sockbridge Hall. Swale shlgs run with Swale ram: £46 The Bog. Swale ewes due April to Blue-faced Leics ram: £38, £35 Crakeplace Hall. Herdwick ewes run with Herdwick ram: £30 West Head. Store lambs. - Cont X: £42.50 The Green; £41.50 Reagill Grange; £40.20 Greengill Bank. Suff X: £42 Town Head (Richardson); £40.50 Maxton House; £38 Reagill Grange. Mule: £37 The Green. Swale: £27.80 Middle Bridge; £24.50 Hole House (Sibson). Wed. - Fwd: 3,260 sheep. Lambs: Cont X to £60; Suff X to £60.20; Cheviot to £59.50; Mule to £52.80; Scotch Blackface to £49.20 Swale to £49.20; Herdwick to £45.20. Ewes: Suff X £58; HB £50.50; Cheviot £53; Masham £47.50; Mule to £47.50.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed. Fwd: 246 sheep. Texel X to £62; Suff X to £61.80; Mule to £54.80; Cheviot X to £53; Blackface to £45.40 (108.1p).

SKIPTON. - Mon. Fwd: 681 sheep, 62 calves, 129.500 tonnes (18 loads) produce. Hoggs to 32kg to 106p av 102.9p; to 39kg to 118p av 108.2p; to 45kg to 116p av 105.8p; to 52kg to 106p av 99.3p; above 52kg to 91.3p. Ewes & rams to 46kg av £30.28; Mules £43; Cont £46; horned £29; rams £39.50. Calves to £264 av £118.95. Bull calves: Lim to £264 av £205; BB to £250 av £179; Char to £155 av £150; Simm to £228 av £220; BA to £221 av £159; Murray Grey to £109; AA to £172; Fries to £86 av £34.14. Hfr calves: Lim to £122 av £99; BB to £89 av £78; Simm to £73; Herefd to £38. Produce: big bale barley straw to £40 av £37; big bale wheat to £37 av £36; big bale Hay to £58; small bale hay to £2 per bale.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 433 cattle, 2,303 sheep, 370 pigs. Steers med to 107.5p a kg or £585 each av 88.6p; heavy to 113.5p or £757 av 96.9p; hfrs med to 128.5p or £574 av 92.9p; heavy to 121.5p or £710 av 95.2p; bulls med to 108.5p av £596 av 85.9p; heavy to 103.5p or £656 av 90.3p; Hoggets std to 115.4 a kg or £45 each av 105.4p; med to 115.9p or £51 av 105p; heavy to 112.1p or £54.80 av 101.6p; owt to 109.4p or £58 av 101.8p; lt ewes to £38 av £23.15; heavy to £50 av £37.82. Porkers to 84.5 a kg or £62 each av 78.6p; cutters to 82p or £66 av 74.3p; baconers to 76p or £68 av 69.4p; owt to 67.5p or £75 av 66.4p; sows/boars to 38p or £115 av 32.9p. Mon. - Collection centre. Fwd: 43 OTMS, 63 sows.