BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 1,677 prime sheep. Std lambs to 102.7p av 97.8p; med to 103.5p av 96.5p; heavy to 100p av 92.9p. Cast ewes: Cont to £50 Mule to £44.50; horned to £27; Suff to £50.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 76 cattle, 824 sheep. Med steers to 101.5p av 92.4p; heavy to 94.5p av 90.7p; med bulls to 99.5p av 90.9p; heavy to 114.5p av 102.5p; med hfrs to 117.5p av 103.9p; heavy to 108.5p av 90.9p. Med lambs to 110 av 97.4p; heavy lambs to 102.1p av 98.8p; owt to 99.4p av 98.1p; ewes to £44 av £27.70.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 3 calves, 19 store & suckler cattle, 2.816 sheep. Calves: Lim X hfrs to £40; Fries bulls to £30. Lambs lt to 91.9p av 82.1p; std to 107.9p av 87.1p; med to 103.9p av 89.3p; heavy to 98.3p av 87.7p. Store lambs: Suff & Cont to £38.20 av £35; Mule to £28 av £27.65; horned to £24.50 av £17.75. Cast sheep: horned ewes to £30 av £11.63; polled to £52 av £31.55; horned rams to £25 av £21; polled to £45. Breeding sheep, correct Swale ewes & gimmer lambs. - Ewes to £62 av £44.52 (up £24.40 on 2000); shlgs to £59 av £42.36; gimmer lambs to £21. Ewes: EW Atkinson £62, £58; J Alderson £60, £51, £46; OJ Amsden & Son £56, £50, £47, £40; TM Barras & Son £47, £44(3); DW Calvert & Co £44, £40; W&JC Alderson £41; BR Lawson & Son £41; A Hunter £40(2); Bell £40; D&AW France £40(2); Akerigg & Betton £40. Shlgs: JW Hall £59, £46(2); D&SW France £48, £43; DW Calvert & Co £45. Suckler calves 7 store cattle. - Champion Simm suckler calf: AD Lambert, Wood End £400 to P Hodgson. Suckled calves: Simm bulls to £400 av £390 (up £70 on 2000); Simm X hfrs to £228 av £209 (up £44). Stores. - Lim bullocks to £512 av £475; Fries bulls, green CID to £245; Fries bullocks, green CID to £295. Prices: L Scarr & Son £512, £500, £498, £485, £480, £478(2), £475, £472(2).

HEXHAM. - Wed of last week. Ewes: Blackface 6-y-o FW to £38; UO to £17; Swale ewes 5-6-y-o FW to £40; UO to £17; Mule 1-crop to £57; mixed ges £60; 3-crop to £48; 4-crop to £51; UO to £40; Cheviot 1-crop £48; Texel £42; Suff 2-crop £50. Shlgs: Mule to £78; Texel £59.53. Ewe lambs: Mule to £63; pure Texel £56; Texel X to £50.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 2,043 sheep. Lambs to 34kg to 90.32p av. 86p; 34.1-39kg to 102.5p av 89.25p; 39.1-45.5 104.7p av 96.06; 45.6-52kg to 9.58p av 93.16p. Ewes: Cont X to £42.50; Mule ewes to £32.80; Swale to £27.50. Blue-faced Leics rams to £35.50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri: Fwd: 116 store cattle, 64 calves & stirks. Calves: Simm bulls to £270 DG&PE Lewis; Lim bulls to £232 W Denham av £174; hfrs to £96 JR Elliot av £84; BB bulls to £198 M Bell & Son; hfrs to £108 M Bell & Son av £88; BA bulls to £175 JW Broadwith & Son; AA bulls to £132 JW Broadwith & Sons av £132; hfrs to £52 JW Broadwith & Son; Fries bulls to £66 C Iveson Farms av £37. Hfr stirks: Lim £210 S Trewhitt; AA £145 S Trewhitt. Feeding bulls. - BB: AL Booton £458, £428, £385; A Gregg £375. Lim: S Trewhitt £420, £378. AA: R&F Stephenson & Son £392; A Gregg £382. Fries: R&F Stephenson & Son £318. Store bullocks. - Lim: RW Wallis & Son £645, £615; W Iveson £530; A Batty & Son £480, £440. BB: W Iveson £590, £522, £520; M Burrill £400. Simm: JD&CE Nelson £520; M Burrill £340. Herefd: JD&CE Nelson £465. Fries: JD&CE Nelson £365; M Burrill £310. Store hfrs. - BB: R&PR Banks £510, £472; Broadley Farms £310, £305. Simm: JA Dent & Sons £450, £442, £438, £360, £345; PA Lawson £325. Lim: KO Stones £472; JD&CE Nelson £458, £442, £380; H Petty £438, £435; R&PR Banks £425; A&L Sedgley £422, £340, Bowles & Hodgson £375, £362. BA: R Hunter £332. Wed. - Fwd: 1,054 sheep. Lt lambs to 96.8p av 75.2p; Suff & Cont std to 102p av 95.1p; med to 103.3p av 98.4p; heavy to 98.9p av 96.1p; Mule, Masham & horned std to 84.2p av 82.3p; med to 88.9p av 85.4p; heavy to 89.2p av 86.4p. Ewes: Cheviot to £53.50; Suff to £52; Masham to £41; Mule to £39.50; horned to £23.80. Horned rams to £25.

MIDDLETON-in-TEESDALE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 578 sheep. Texel lambs to £40; Mule to £39; Swale to £35.80; Swale ewes to £15; Swale rams to £14.20.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 683 prime sheep. Lambs to 107.3p av 103.2p. Suff to £50; Texels to £50; Masham to £45. Ewes. - Suff to £44; Texel to £35; Mule to £36.50. Wed. Fwd: 1,541 store & breeding sheep, 187 store & breeding cattle. Store lambs. - Suff: £42.20 BA Smith; £41.50 Garbutt, Shopez, G Smith; £41.20 M Davidson, Char X: £44 Horseman; £40.20 Dent & Sons; £38.20 Hillary. Texel: £41.50 Walls & Sons; £37.20 E Hugill. Mule: £37.80 Mason; £36.50 Flintoft. Breeding sheep. - Mule shlgs: £86, £84, £80 Scott; £678 Allison. Mule ewes, 2-shear: £68 Allison; £63 Taylor. Masham ewes, 2-shear: £50 Taylor. Bulls. - Lim: £558, £545, £510 K Wilson; £422 Wilkinson. Simm: £435 Abraham. Simm Co & calf £505 Nesom; BB cow & calf £450 Kirk. Bullocks. - Simm: £672 Hutchinson. Lim: £635 Cook; £605 Phelp; £595 Mower. BB: £528 Stockill. AA: £400 Lovegreen. Char: £395 Stoney. Hfrs. - Simm: £530 Hutchinson; £330 Thimbleby Estate; £200 Abrahaqm. Char: £460 Bell; £435 Blair. Lim: £468 Mortimer; £455 Cook; £326 Thimbleby Estate; £312 Dawson; £278 Harland. BB: £165 Parvin.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 94 prime cattle. Bulls to 116.5p; steers to 104.5p; hfrs to 122.5p. Wed. Fwd: 3,297 sheep. Prime lambs: Cont X to £52.50; Suff X to £51; Cheviot to £46; HB to £47; Mule to £44.20; Kendal Rough to £38; Swale to £36.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 313 cattle; 1,859 sheep; 365 pigs. Steers med to 96.5p av 83.4p; heavy to 99.5p a kg or £709.20 each av 90.2p; hfrs med to 115.p av 90p; heavy to 120.5p or £721.88 av 91.8p; young bulls lt to 88.5p av 84.3p; med to 97.5p av 82.2p; heavy to 105.5p or £688.28 av 91.2p. Lambs std to 104.7p av 101p; med to 114.1p av 100.1p; heavy to 112.8p a kg or £53.20 each av 99.4p; ewes lt to 76p av 70.2p. Cutters to 77pp av 64p; baconers to 75p av 62.5p; owt to 45.5p av 44.3p; sows/boars to 41.5p a kg or £118.65 av 34.3p. Mon. - Collection centre, fwd: 43 otms, 8 clean cattle, 95 sows and boars.

TOW LAW. - Thurs, Oct 10. Ewes: Swale FW to £40; UO to £17; pure Suff to £190; Mule 2-shear to £68; 2-3 shear to £49; 3-4 shear to £50. Gimmer shlgs: Mule to £85; Texel to £60. Mule gimmer lambs to £67. Store lambs: Suff X to £40.20; Texel X to £38.20; Mule to 335; Swale to £20.20. Rams: Suff shlgs to £450(2); 2-shear to £260; lambs to £260; Texel shlgs to £420; lambs to £160. Mon of last week. - Fwd: 793 prime lambs, 43 ewes. Lambs: Suff X to 104.5p; Texel X to 109.7p; Mule to 99.5p. Ewes: Suff to £33; Texel to £30; Mule to £26