BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: 134 cattle. BA bull calf £140 WB Tallentire. Char X hfr & hfr calf £480 M&P Wilson. Lim bulls: G Williamson £540, £498, £488, £475. £450; Dowson & Sartin £450, £445; Watson £410. Char bulls WB Rutter & Sons £548, £495. Bullocks. - BA: PRE Marwood £572, £540, £485; D Alderson £442. Lim: I&RA Watson £610, £585, £571, £550, £515; R Iceton £420, £400, £378, £330; FK Fleming £330. Char: R Tookey £620, £548, £530; RM Dixon £465, £460. BBX: Dowson & Sartin £505, £422. Herefd X: Dent Bros £482, £470. Simm blks: N Vipond £370. Hfrs. - Lim: P&J Coupland £580, £560, £535, £522, £502, £480, £465, £448, £440; J Woodward £498, £475, £470, £438; I&RA Watson £400; D Dowson £408; D Alderson £545, £355; F Coulthard £262. Char: R Tookey £360; Dent Bros £340, £280; F Coulthard £315, £275. Simm: N Vipond £390, £360. BB: P Coupland £470. Wed. - Fwd: 2005 sheep. Lambs lt to 85.5p av 75.8p; std to 109.2p av 96.5p; med to 110.6p av 97.4p; heavy to 107.7p av 96.2p. Ewes: Cont to £43; Suff to £40.50; Mule to £37.20; horned to £24.80.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week.- Fwd: 36 cattle, 727 sheep. Hfrs heavy to 108.5p av 91.2p; med to 100.5p av 86.4p; bulls heavy to 105.5p av 90.9p; med to 102.5p av 90.6p. Lambs heavy to 108.6p av 102.4p; med to 110.5p av 100.9p; std to 92.1p av 90.1p; ewes to £33 av £21. Mon. - Fwd: 23 calves, 12 breeding cattle, 59 bulls & store cattle, 105 breeding sheep. Lim calves to £140 Longnewton Grange. Cows & calves: £585 Stainton Village. Lim steers: £525, £482 Bents Farm. Simm steers: £465 Croft House. Char hfrs: £458 Willow Cottage.; Lim bulls: £525, £460 Neesham Springs. BB hfrs: £425, £408 Village Farm. Suff shlg rams: £410, £340 Kirby Underdale. Texel gimmer lambs £80 New Sundial. Mule ewes £50 West Hoppyland.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 11 calves, 3,002 sheep. Calves: Lim bulls to £212 av £199; Lim hfrs to £120 av £117; Fries bulls to £20 av £7. Prime lambs: lt to 94.6p av 88.8p; std to 109p av 93.8p; med to 105.5p av 95.4p; heavy to 100.9p av 96.6p, overall av 95.1p. Store lambs: Suff/Cont to £28.80 av £26.64; Mule to £30 av £28.93p; horned to £14.60 av £13.03p. Cast ewes, horned to £22 av £12.69p; polled to £41.50 av £28.93; cast rams, horned to £29 av £26; polled to £46.50 av £39.75p.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 297 cattle, 222 sheep. Steers (red CID): Herefd to £635; Lim to £618; Char X to £622; BB to £488; Romagnola X to £400. Blue CID: Lim to £620; Char X to £475; BB to £538; Simm to £628; AA to £498. Green CID: AAX to £593. Hfrs; BAX to £585; Lim X to £560; Char X to £535; BB to £498; Simm X to £500. Store sheep; Texel X lambs to £36.50; Mule to £32.20. Ewes: Mule to £28; Leics to £27; Blackface to £24; Swale to £23. Tues. - Fwd: 5,160 sheep. Prem lambs to 122.5p av 108.1p; prime to 1p7.2p av 102.4p; comm to 103.6 av 94.3p. Cast sheep: Suff X to £37.50; Texel X to £38; Mule to £32.50; Leics to £35; Blackface to £27; Swale to £26.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 115 cattle, 57 store lambs. Beef breeding cattle. - Cont X cows with calves: RH Brown £1,450, £1,200, £1,100, £1,030, £1,000, £880(2) £870, £820, £810, £800(3), £790, £750; NR Metcalfe £750. In calf cattle: JR Metcalfe & Son £650, £570. Bulling hfrs: GR Dent £365, £355. Dairy cattle. - Calved hfrs: G S Tiplady £710. Calved cows: WJ Smith & Son £680, £480; Bell £480, £380. Calves: BB bulls to £242 J Pearson & Sons av £194; hfrs to £60 GFW Walton & Sons av £45; Lim bulls to £230 J&JH Walley av £145; hfrs to 125 GFW Walton & Sons av £6; Fries bulls to £80 D&S Spence av £37; BA bulls to £202 J Pratt & Sons; hfrs to £60 WH Dunn & Son; AA bulls to £66 JR&JM Walton. Lim bull stirks to £155 H Moore & Sons.

MIDDLETON-in-TEESDALE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 839 sheep. Top price: Texel X lambs 108p, lt lambs to 92.42p. Store lambs (all X ). - Cont: £47 Parrick House; £47 Grassholme Farm; £46.20 High Park Wall; £46 Woodside farm. Suff: £45 New Park Farm. Mule: £45 High Beck Head; £41 New Park Farm; £40 Huller Bush. Swale: £31.80 Forcegarth Farm; £30.80 Blunt House; £30.50 High Blackton; £30.20 Bank Top; £30 Valance Lodge. Ewes (all X) - BFL: £30 Parrick House; £28, £20 Marshall Street. Mule: £21 Hayberries. Swale: £16 Parrick House.

NORTHALLERTON. - Last Fri. Fwd: 110 prime cattle direct, 108 store cattle, 38 breeding cattle, 86 OTM cattle, 563 prime sheep, 461 prime sheep direct, 1,337 store lambs, 815 farm sale breeding sheep, inc dispersal of Scotland Farm flock of 820 Swale breeding ewes, shearlings & gimmer lambs from Cornforth Bros. 136 shearlings to £101 to R. Garbutt av £77.10; 308 one & two-crop ewes sold to £90 av £62.14; 130 draft ewes to £82 av £53.48; 209 gimmer lambs sold to £54 av £42.10; four stock rams sold to £260. Tues. - Fwd: 563 prime sheep. Prime lambs to 106.3p av 99.3p. Ewes: Suff to £38; Mule to £33; Swale Ato £16. Wed. - Fwd: 129 store cattle, 1,326 store lambs & 734 breeding sheep. Bulls: Char to £530 Blair; Herefd £508 Coulthard; Lim £505 Peckitt, £378 Lumley; BB £445 Blair; Fries £265 Reed. Bullocks. - Lim: £595 Watson; £508 Peckitt; £508 Guy; £468 Stansfield. BB: £500 Humpleby. Fries: £390 Stockdale; £370 Richardson. Herefd £385 Milburn. Hfrs. - Lim: £440 Guy; £374 Barron; £375 Stoney; £278 Weighell. Char: £430 Watson; BB £418 Watson, Simm £295 Barron. Third show & sale of Mule gimmer shlgs. Judge: Dent, Bedale. Champion: JK Wilkin, Danby Wiske, £94 each to M Corner of L Bosomsworth & Co. Suffs: £43.20 Swinbank; £39 Linscott; £36.80 Sanderson. Texel: £42.80, £42 Phelps; £37 Prest. Char X: £37.80 Waller. Mule: £31.80 Featherstone, £31.50 Prest. Breeding sheep> - Mule shlgs: £94 Wilkin;; £82 Allison; £82 Potter; £81 Watson. Texel shlgs: £61 Hendry, £60 Knox. Breeding rams. - Suff shlg 400gns Broadwith; 355gns Lupton; 290gns Lang; 250gns Dowson. Suff ram lambs: 150gns Avison, £175 Kitson Bros. Char 2-shear: 240gns Furness. Ewes: Mule 2-shear £65.50, £65 Forcett Valley, £64 Watsons.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 41 prime cattle. Bulls to 105.5p; steers to 110.5p; hfrs to 125.5p. Wed. - Fwd: 2,513 sheep.Lambs to 111.1p (Cont X). Cont X to £56.50; Suff X to £50; Cheviot to £46.50; Mule to £43; Masham to £40; Scotch Blackfaced to £40; Kendal Rough to £38; Swale to £40.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 183 cattle, 1,458 sheep, 301 pigs. Steers lt to 98.5p av 97.8p; med to 113.5p av 95.4p; heavy to 111.5p a kg or £765.53 each av 93.6p; hfrs lt to 92.5p; med to 118.5p av 93.2p; heavy to 124.5p or £644.53p av 92.7p. Lambs std to 116.7p av 104.2p; med to 107.1p av 100.3p; heavy to 113.5p a kg or £52.50 each av 99.7p; owt to 98.1p or £52; ewes lt to £31 av £16.97p; heavy to £34.80 av £28.66. Porkers to 61p av 58.3p; cutters to 67p av 61.5p; baconers to 61p av 57.9p; owt to 55.5p av 54.8p; sows/boars to 40p a kg or £121.60 each av 35.1p.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Fwd; 684 sheep. Suff X to !02.2p; Texel X to 105.3p; Beltex X to 102.2p; Mule to 97.1p