BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 1,190 sheep. Lambs lt to 98.6p av 90.5p;std to 119.4p av 108.8p; med to 122p av 109.5p; heavy to 109.6p av 105.8p. Cast ewes: Mule to £35; Leic to £38; Cont to £33; horned to £29.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd 36 cattle, 712 sheep. Lim bulls to 115.5p, av 106.5p Brandon Hall; hfs to 108.5p Westwick. Lambs: to 109.7p, £53.50 New Sundial. Ewes: £33. Steers, med to 92.5 av 89.2; hfrs, med to 108.5 av 96.2; heavy to 104.5 av 91.4; Bulls, med to 98.5 av 96.1; heavy to 115.5 av 98.5. Lambs, std to 104.6 av 100.9; med to 109.2 av 104.5; heavy to 109.7 av 105.2, ewes: £33.00 av £20.70. Mon. Fwd: 18 calves, 64 cattle. Lim calves to £170 Newton Ketton; Fries calves to £105 Dent Gate; Lim steers to £490 Foggerthwaite; BB steers to £490 Croft House; Blonde steers to £480 Croft House; Lim hfrs to £445 Croft House, £350 Walworth Moor; Simm hfrs £370 Croft House; BB hfrs £360 Walworth Moor; Hereford hfrs to £350 White Hurworth, £340 Croft House.

Hawes. - Tues. Fwd 12 calves and 1,506 sheep. Calves: Lim X bulls to £200 av £139; hfrs to £94; BBX hfrs to £92; Fries bulls to £35 av £35. Prime lambs: lt to 109.7p/kg av 94.1p; std to 118.2p av 104.5p; med to 110.2p av 103.6p; heavies to 100p av 98.5p; overall 102.4p/kg. Top prices per kg; Beltex: F Dinsdale & Sons Coverdale to 118.2p; Texels: JC & PJ Ellis Askrigg to 115.9p; Suff: T Iveson Hawes to 110.3p; Mules: JR & LA Capstick Killington to 103.5p; RS Harker Overthwaite to 103.5p; RW Clarkson & Son Low Row to 103.5p; Horned: WH Harker Leyburn to 102.4p; D & HM Watson Kirby Longsdale to 102.4p. Top prices per head; Conts: KW & J Clarkson Aysgarth to £48.50; Suff: DL Mudd Buckden to £50; Mules: JC White Horton in Ribblesdale £51; Horned: D & HM Watson to £43. Cast ewes: horned to £24 av £13.02; polled to £43.50 av £25.18; Cast rams: horned to £26 av £21.41; polled to £44.50 av £39.38; Store lambs: Mules to £32 av £30.55; horned to £32.40 av £24.60.

HEXHAM. - Tues. Fwd: 2734 lambs, 264 ewes. Lim hfrs 110.5p; Charolais hfr 104.5p. Lambs: Suff X to £60; Texel X to £56.40; Mule to £52.40; Char X to £48.50;BDM to£50.60; BF to £46.20. Cast ewes and tups: Suff X to £37 Highford; Texel X to £29; Mule to £26.50

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 612 sheep. Leading prices: Lambs over 34kg: Suff: £50 Oakbank; £49.80 Low Farm. Texel: £50 Colby Laithes; £50 Greenriggs. Cheviot: £50 Colby Laithes. Charollais: £46 Yore House. Mule: £43.50 High Beck Head; £42.80 William House. Rough fell: £43.80 Raby Cottage. Swaledale: £36.80 Eden Flatt; £35.50 Rayson Hall. BFL: £38.20 Marshall Street. Lambs to 34kg: Suff: £33 Colby Laithes; Texel: £36 High Lane; Swaledale: £33 Helbeck; Rough fell: £28.20 Bowber Head; Herdwick: £33.80 Home Farm (Beaty); Cheviot: £32 Colby Laithes. Ewes: Polled to £30.50 High Lane; £28 Ellergill; horned to £25.50 Cotegill; £20.50 Rayson Hall.

LEYBURN. - Fri of last week. Fwd: 7 dairy cattle, 121 calves & stirks, 27 store cattle. Newly calved cows: J&JH Whaley £620 £540: H&EM Tiplady £550; TW Raw £440. Newly calved hfrs: R Hunter £600. Calves: BB bulls to £265 TW Atkinson & Son av £194; hfrs to £165 WP&E Dobbing av £96; Lim bulls £250 A Spence av £193; hfrs £134 GR Scarr av £98; Simm bulls £225 EP&J Robertshaw av £138; hfrs £96 EP&J Robertshaw; Char bulls: £176 A Raine & Son av £172. Angus bulls: to £85 GFW Walton & Sons; hrfs £42 JW Broadwith & Son av £35; Fries bulls: to £82 TW Atkinson & Son av £34; Blonde hrfs to £50 JW Broadwith & Son av £27. Lim bull stirk: to £325 R Pattinson; Char hfrs stirk: £200 L Booton. Feeding bull: R&F Stephenson & Son £600 £580 L Booton £540 J Sunter & Son £410. Blks lim; GS Tiplady £610 CH Fawcett & Sons £498 £445 K Sowerby £460; Char: E Loadman £598 £592 £590 £550; BB Blks: K Sowerby £565; Fries blks: M Burril £375; K Sowerby £322. Char hfrs: AE Wilkes £515; E Loadman £470; Lim hfrs: CH Fawcett & Sons £500 £430; AE Wilkes £420 £400 £395; BB hfrs: AE Wilkes £440. Wed. Fwd: 810 sheep. Lambs lt to 106.6p av 103.8p; Suff & Cont std to 110.7p av 106.5p; med to 111.9p av 108p; heavy to 108.5p av 106p. Mule & Masham med to105.9p av 101.6p; heavy to 98p. Ewes Masham to £30; BFL £25.50; Mule £35.20; horned £23 av £12.50. Rams cont £35.00; Suff £21.00; BFL £39.50. Best prices: Lambs cont, WM Iveson 111.9p, SW Barningham £49. Suff lambs: J Fawcett & Sons £109.5. Masham £44.50 MA Suttill. Wed. Fwd: 810 sheep. Lambs lt to 106.60 av 103.8p. Suff & Cont: std to 110.7p av 106.5p; med to 111.9p av 108p; heavy to 108.5p av 106p. Mule & Masham: med to 105.9p av 101.6p; heavy to 98p. Ewes: Masham to £30; BFL to £25.50; Mule to £35.20; horned to £23 av £12.50. Rams: Cont to £35; Suff to £21; BFL to £39.50.

PENRITH. - Mon. Store cattle: Blonde X blks to £702; BB to £665; Simm X to £635; Gelbuiehs X to £600; Friesian:£550; Lim X hfrs to £602; Char X to £485; BB to £645. MRI blks to £425. Shorthorn X hfrs to £270; AA to £378. Rearing calves: Lim bulls to £168; hfrs to £20; Friesian bulls to £72; BB hfrs to £40. Wed. Fwd: 724 sheep. Std to 115.28p av 108.05p; med to 114.76p av 110.66p; heavy lambs to 110.87 av 108.81p; ow to 105.56p av 104.48p; light to 106.67p av 89.32p; ewes and rams to £31 av £17.63.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed last wk. Fwd: 679 lambs. Suff X to £52; Texel X to £46; Mule to £41.40.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 163 cattle, 1,267 sheep, 218 pigs. Lt steers to 97.5p; med to 104.5p av 97.1p; heavy to 109.5p and £688.28 per hd av 98.4p; hfrs med to 129.5 av 96.5; heavy to 124.5p and £747 av 102.4p. Bulls med to 105.5p av 84.6; heavy to 103.5p and £614.08 av 85.8p. Lambs lt to 106.7; std to 115.8p av 105.8p; med to 115.p av 106p; heavy to 116.7 and £56 av 100.6p. Ewes lt to £19 a £14.71p; heavy to £37.50 av £28.18p; Suff to £37.50; Mules to £36, conts £35. Porkers to 64 av 60.9p; cutters to 72 av 62.9p; baconers to 67 av 60.9; owt to 53.5 av 52.5; soars/boars to 37.5 p ad £12.60 av 34p. Mon. - Collection centre: fwd 31 Otms.

TOW LAW. - Mon. Fwd: 724 sheep. Suff X to £53.20; Texel X to £53.80; Mule to £44; Char X to £47.10. Ewes and tups: Texel to £30; Mule to £24.50; Swaledale to £21