BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 9 calves, 1,284 sheep. Bull calves to £150; hfrs to £68. Store hoggs to £38; std to 116.2p av 110.6p; med hoggs to 117p av 111.7p; hoggs to 110.5p av 108.2p. Cast ewes: Mule to £42; Cont to £47.50; Swale to £24; Suff £49; Leics to £38. Tues. - Fwd: 370 store & breeding cattle. Breeding cattle. - Lim hfrs & calf: £1,080 JR&L Harding; £800 ER Thompson. Feeding bulls Char: £550, £470 HH Barker & Son; £478 J&SE Bainbridge; £475, £470 JF Hutchinson; £460 RM Dixon. Lim: £650 W&C Iceton & Son; £520, £508, £495 H&H Barker & Son; £475 JF Hutchison; £460 T Allen. PC Langstaff; £455 CA Kipling. Simm: £495 CA Kipling; £445 JW Wall & Son. BA: £520 JD Sanderson; £495, £465 J&SE Bainbridge. BB: £490 CA Kipling; £445 F Johnson. Store steers. - Char: £600, £570 WB Rutter & Sons; £585 JR Addison & Son; £548 A Fletcher; £540 F&MP Allinson & Son; £520 JW Dent & Sons; £510 DA Gill. Lim: £589, £540 WG Foster; £570, £558 TL Anderson; £555 JR Addison & Son; £550 JV Oliver; £550 RV Rutherford & Son. BB: £570, £560 RV Rutherford & Son. Simm: £560, £550 RV Rutherford & Son. BA: £538 N Basey & Son. Store hfrs. - Lim: £532 JM Sayer; £480, £432, £418 P&J Coupland; £452 JV Oliver; £440, £425 S Bayles &.Son; £440 J; W Dent & Sons; £420 N Medd & Son. Simm: £475, £470 R Clarkson. Char: £435, £430 B&S Teasdale & Son; £428 A Fletcher; £420 WB Rutter & Sons; £410 D Anderson.

BISHOP AUCKLAND. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 91 cattle, 484 sheep. Steers prem to 103.5p av 102p; prime to 99.5p av 95.7p; others to 89.5p av 86.6p; hfrs prem to 107/.5p av 104p; prime to 99.5p av 95.6p; others to 90.5p av 88.3p. Hoggets std to 114.2p av 110.8p; med to 115p av 109.3p; heavy to 108p av 106p; ewes & rams to £29.50 av £26.70.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 319 cattle, 1,856 sheep, 140 pigs. Steers prem to 198.5p av 102.3p; prime to 99.5p av 94.1p; others to 92.5p av 86.8p; hfrs prem to 141.5p av 107.3p; prime to 104.5p av 96.7p; others to 96.5p av 88.9p; young bulls prem to 114.5p av 104.1p; prime to 94.5p av 90.1p; others to 89.5p av 82.9p. Hoggets std to 120.5p av 111.2p; med to 125p av 112.9p; heavy to 117.8p av 109.2p; ewes & rams to £50 av £28. Porkers to 79p av 69.5p; cutters to 2p av 71.2p; baconers to 75p av 68.4p. sows & boars to £92 av £68. Mon. - Fwd: 81 cales, 8 dairy & breeding cattle, 46 young bulls, 138 store cattle, 460 sheep, 21 store pigs. Calves: Lim £138; Char £135; Simm £128; BA £132; BB £165. Dairy & breeding cattle: newly calved cows £725; newly calved hfrs £600. Young bulls: Lim £478; Char £432; Simm £428; BA £430; BB £550; others £415. Store steers: Lim £520; Char £470; Simm £525; BA £490; BB £478; others £480. Store hfrs: Lim £440; Char £436; Simm £460; BA £475; BB £420; others £400. Store lambs £46.20. Store pigs £28.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 8 calves, 2,308 sheep. Calves: Lim bulls to £146 av £145; hfrs to £58 av £37.33; BB hfrs to £92; Fries bulls to £12. Prime hoggs std to 117.4p av 110.7p; med to 116.3p av 113.9p; heavy to 114.8p av 108.7p; overall av 110.3p. Lt export hoggs & store hoggs to 114.7p av 97.7p. Cast ewes horned to £27.80 av £18.09; polled to £49.50 av £40.12; cast rams horned to £33 av £18.35; polled to £43 av £29.94.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 939 store cattle & suckled calves, 945 store & breeding sheep. Lim X steers (red CID) to £695; blue to £610; hfrs to £548; Char X steers (red) to £670; blue to £600; green to £535; hfrs to £518;Simm X steers (red) to £525; blue to £590; hfrs to £505; BB steers (red) to £595; blue to £662; hfrs to £588. Mule ewes 2-crop (W) to £71; 4-crop (W) to £63; (UO) to £42; Mule ewe hoggs to £53. Store hoggs: Suff X to £48.80; Texel X to £44.20; Mule to £42; Blackface to £35. Cast Suff X ewes to £33.20.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 3,461 sheep. Lt lambs to 113.79p av 96.45p; store to 119.44p av 105.52p; prem to 120.51p av 118.05p; prime to 114.63p av 110.61p; comm to 112.5p av 109.35p; feeding & grazing ewes to £43.50 av £18.67; rams to £47 av £30.29; in-lamb ewes to £135 av £42.27.

LAZONBY. - Wed. Fwd: 419 sheep. Prem lambs to 119.52p av 117.6p; comm to 111.7p av 108.6p.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 59 calves, 9 dairy cattle, 305 sheep, 50 cull cattle. Calves: BB bulls to £250 av £175; hfrs to £100 av £43; Lim bulls to £195 av £152; hfrs to £70 av £32; BA bulls to £170 av £164; Simm bulls to £140 av £129; hfrs to £50 av £38; Fries bulls to £57 av £31; AA bulls to £56 av £44. BB bull stirks to £240; Fries to £ 175. Newly calved hfrs: EM Baines £650; JH Lane £580. Newly calved cows: EM Baines £640; R Mudd & Son £580; N&AD Boynton £580; RJ Calvert £440. Cont hoggs to £35.20; Suff hoggs to £33.80; Mule hoggs to £32.80; Swale hoggs to £23. Wed. Fwd: 25 cattle, 727 sheep. Bulls Cont 85.5p; AA bulls 74.5p; steers Cont to 92.5p av 86p; Fries to 83.5p av 81.5p; hfrs prem to 109.5p av 98.5p; hfrs prime to 86.5p av 78.7p; comm to 78.5p av 72.3p. Hoggs Suff & Cont std to 121.6p av 109.3p; med to 113.1p av 109.4p; heavy to 112.7p av 108.2p; Mule & Masham std to 109.7p av 102.4p; med to 108.6p av 103.4p; heavy to 103.8p av 101p; horned to 103p av 101.1p; hoggs lt Cont to 108p; horned to 100p; Mule to 97p; Suff ewes to £40; Mule to £35.50; Cont to £35.20; Masham to £28; horned to £20.

MASHAM. - Tues. Fwd: 26 cattle. BA hfrs to £322; Lim to £360; Char to £300. Fries bullocks to £318. Mule hoggs to £26.50.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,414 sheep. Texel X lambs: £53 Neamour Hall Farm; £51.80 Hill House; £51.50 Grove Farm; £50.80 Westwick; £48.20 Naby View; £45 Cragg Top; £43.80 Bayles Farm; £41.50 Bail Hill. Suff X lambs: £53.50 Sow Burn Farm; £51.50 Marrsfield Farm; £51.20 Lonton; £49 Bayles Farm. Scotch lambs: £37 Cross Hill. Swale: £44.50 Beck Head; £44.20 Mizzies; £44 Westwick; £41.50 Bowless Farm; £40.80 Naby View; £39 Buddle House. Mule lambs: £51 Parrick House; £50.80 Marrsfield Farm; £50.50 Howgill; £50.20 Buddle House; £50 Ambling Gate; £49 Naby View; £48 The Cragg. Ewes: Mule to £40 West End; horned to £27.50 Mizzies; Texel X ewes to £34.50 Grove Farm. Suff tups to £32.50 Grove Farm.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 266 cattle, 1,406 sheep, 93 pigs. Steers prem to 108.5p av 100.6p; prime to 99.5p av 93.8p; comm to 94.5p av 87.2p; hfrs prem to 118.5p av 106.7p; prime to 103.5p av 96.1p; comm to 91.5p av 85.9p; bulls prem to 115.5p av 96.1p; prime to 97.5p av 85.4p; comm to 89.5p av 78.2p. Hoggets std to 120p av 113.7p; med to 121.5p av 111.4p; heavy to 116.6p av 110.3p; ewes to £39.80 av £30.34. Porkers to 80p av 77.6p; cutters to 78p av 76.1p; baconers to 78p av 74.2p; sows to £90 av £75.82. Wed. - Fwd: 264 store cattle, 76 young bulls, one cow with calf, 17 rearing calves & stirks, 436 feeding hoggets, 267 breeding ewes & shlgs, 24 ewes with lambs at foot. Home-bred bullocks to £590; hfrs to £445; young feeding bulls to £485; bullock & hfr stirks to £250. Bull calves: BBX to £140; Lim X to £130; Fries to £70. Cows & single hfr calves to £322. Suff X feeding hoggets to £45; Cont to £45.80. In-lamb ewes: Cont X to £71; Mules to £66. Ewes with lambs: aged Cont to £78; Down X to £75.

PENRITH. - Thurs of last week. - Prem young bulls to 115.5p av 109.72p; prime to 101.5p av 93p; comm to 92.5p av 84.2p; prem bullocks to 109.5p av 104.9p; prime to 100.5p av 96.35p; comm bullocks to 92.5p av 87.93p; prem hfrs to 117.5p av 107.17p; prime to 100.5p av 95.41 p; comm to 93.5p av 87.18p. Mon. - Fwd: 45 cattle, 4,406 sheep, 10 pigs, 26 calves. Prem steers to 114.5p av 112.5p; prime 102.5p av 102.5p; prem hfrs to 129.5p av 115.5p; prime to 105.5p av 102.63p. Prem lambs to 133.89p av 119.9p; prime to 119.06p av 117.1 p; comm to 115.5p av 108.6p; feeding & grazing ewes to £47.50 av £23.02; rams to £36.50 av £22.90; lt & store lambs to 115.3p av 96.2p. Cutters to 92p av 90.8p. Rearing calves to £180 av £48.08. Tues. - Fwd: 41 dairy cattle. 4th calved cows to £680; 3rd calved to £850; 2nd calved to £970; newly calved heifers to £1,010; in calf heifers due Feb/Mar to Herefd bull to £780 av £637.14. Lim X bullocks to £495; hfrs to £275; Char X bullocks to £460; BAX bullocks to £390.

RIPON. - Wed. Fwd: 182 cattle, 705 sheep, 497 pigs. Steers lt 105.5p; med to 120.5p av 97.1p; heavy to 117.5p av 101.6p; hfrs lt 106.5p; med to 126.5p av 96.1p; heavy to 123.5p av 99.5p; young bulls lt to 100.5p av 83.7p; med to 105.5p av 90.8p; heavy to 110.5p av 91.5p. Hoggets std to 115.7p av 110.1p; med to 130.5p av 111.1p; heavy to 118.5p av 110.3p; owts to 103.4p av 102.8p; ewes to £39.20 av £31. Porkers to 78.5p av 73p; cutters to 79.5p av 72.1p; baconers to 78.5p av 69.2p; owt 72.5p; sows/boars to £101.50 av £74.80.

STOKESLEY. - Sat. Fwd: 89 cattle, 574 store lambs. Bullocks. - BB: £462 Low House. Simm: £368 Kildale. Hfrs. - BB: £328 Low House. Lim: £320 Village Farm; £298, £290, £285 Wallworth. Simm: £328 Outcroft. Bulls. - Lim: £380 Baysdale. Store lambs. - Texel: £44.20 Shepherd House; £44 Aireyholme. Suff: £42.20 Baysdale; £40.50 Ugthorpe. Mule: £38 Wheelends. Tues. - Fwd: 148 cattle, 1,761 sheep, 59 pigs. Steers lt to 105.5p av 97.8p; med to 104.5p av 96.3p; heavy to 111.5p av 99.3p; hfrs lt to 124.5p av 112.5p; med to 127.5p av 104.1p; heavy to 128.5p av 103.6p; bulls med to 103.5p av 94.3p; heavy to 102.5p av 95.1p. Hoggets std to 119.5p av 111.7p; med to 120p av 113.4p; heavy to 116.7p av 110.7p; ewes to £52 av £34.10. Cutters to 84p av 77.1p; baconers to 80p av 73.2p; sows/boars to £102 av £83.42.

TOW LAW. - Tues. Fwd: 825 sheep. Hopggets lt to 115.6p av 103.5p; std to 113.1p av 104.6p; med to 117.5p av 110.2p; heavy to 105.4p av 104.7p; ewes to 338 av £30.21; rams to £26.50 av £25.06.

YORK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 276 cattle, 165 store sheep, 479 store pigs. Fries hfrs newly calven to £700. Store cattle: Char to £500; Lim to £480; BB to £520. Stirks to 20 weeks to £240; Fries to £150. Stirks over 20 weeks: Fries to £358; Char to £490; Lim to £425; Simm to £482; BB to £430; BA to £390. Calves: Char bulls to £50 av £39; hfrs £32; Fries bulls to £40 av £21; Lim bulls to £130 av £92; hfrs to £25 av £21; BB bulls to £140 av £89; hfrs to £42 av £27; BA bulls to £85 av £84. Store sheep: ewes in lamb to £50; ewes & 2 lambs to £103; Suff X lambs/hoggs to £39.80; Texel X to £37.50. Store pigs 8-10 weeks to £38 av £36.78; 10-12 weeks to £47.80 av £42.92; over 12 weeks to £52 av £47.61. Mon. Fwd: 398 cattle, 1,445 sheep, 748 pigs. Cont young bulls to 116.5p av 95.7p; others to 97.5p av 80.8p; steers lt to 113.5p av 96.2p; med to 109.5p av 91.1p; heavy to 110.5p av 87.8p; hfrs lt to 115.5p av 92p; med to 115.5p av 92.9p; heavy to 114.5p av 92.7p. Hoggs lt to £31 each or 96.9p a kg av 96.3p; std to £48.50 or 127.6p av 108.9p; med to £52.50 or 119.5p av 112.7p; heavy to £56.50 or 114.5p av 108.8p; others to £57.50 or 105.7p av 100.2p; ewes to £45 av £33.17p; rams to £42 av £32.86p, overall av 110.8p. Porkers to 91.8p av 83.3p; cutters to 90p; av 81p; baconers to 86p av 76.7p; others to 61p av 61p; sows to £103.36p each or 42p a kg av 31.5p