BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: 154 cattle. Lim hfr & calf £600 ER Thompson. Lim bulling hfrs to £358 JN Spedding. Feeding bulls. - Simm: £460, £438 T Allen. Char: £452, £450, £445, £442 Watson; £442 WK Walker. Lim: £505, £492, £475 JW Dent & Son; £495 T Allen; £460, £450, £430 J Atkinson. BB: £470, £440 JN&MA Spedding. BA: £442 J&SE Bainbridge. Store hfrs. - Lim: £382 JV Oliver; £340 C Parker; £330, £310, £275, £260 JN Swinbank; £300, £290 R Hutchinson & Sons. BB: £298 ER Thompson. Simm: £370 ER Thompson. Steers. - Lim: £550 J&SE Bainbridge; £550, £540 JV Oliver; £535 DA&AM Gill; £530 JR Addison & Son; £520, £488, £475 JW Dent. Char: £575 RV Rutherford & Son; £550 DA&AM Gill. BB: £550 DA&AM Gill; £535 RV Rutherford & Son. Simm: £545, £500 RV Rutherford & Son. BA: £520 RV Rutherford & Son. Wed. - Fwd: 1,162 sheep. 6 calves. Bull calves to £92; hfrs to £42. Store lambs to £32.50. Lambs lt to 75p av 73.8p; std to 91.6p av 86.8p; med to 99.5p av 91.6p; heavy to 91.3p av 88p. Cast ewes: Mule to £28;Cont to £26; horned to £21; Suff to £27.50.

BISHOP AUCKLAND. - Wed of last week.Fwd: 87 cattle, 552 sheep. Steers prime 98.5p av 93.5p; others to 90.5p av 89p; hfrs prem to 104.5p av 103.6p; prime to 98.5p av 94.6p; others to 90.5p av 85p. Lambs std to 89.8p av 84.6p; med to 91p av 88p; heavy to 87.8p av 84.2p; ewes & rams to £22 av £20.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs. Fwd: 300 cattle, 1,697 sheep, 342 pigs. Steers prem to 192.5p av 100.4p; prime to 94.5p av 90.1p; others to 87.5p av 84.7p; hfrs prem to 116.5p av 103.9p; prime to 94.5p av 88.6p; others to 88.5p av 82.9p; young bulls prem to 104.5p av 102.1p; prime to 91.5p av 86.1p; others to 87.5p av 80.4p. Lambs std to 88.6p av 82.7p; med to 98.2p av 86.1p; heavy to 102.1p av 89.8p; ewes & rams to £35.50 av £16. Porkers to 110p av 84.5p; cutters to 94p av 81.9p; baconers to 90p av 79.9p; sows & boars to £170 av £120. Mon. - Fwd: 73 calves, 28 young bulls, 5 dairy & breeding cattle, 104 store cattle, 686 sheep, 12 store pigs. Calves: Lim £126; Char £128; Simm £118; BA £130; BB £134; others £100. Newly calved cows £720; hfrs £700. Young bulls; Lim £445; Char £392; Simm £365; BA £425; BB £360; others £355. Store steers: Lim £510; Char £520; BA £505. Store hfrs: Lim £355; Char £422; Simm £412; BA £375; BB £352; others £355. Store lambs to £36.50. Store pigs £25.50.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 1 newly calved hfr 17 calves 3829 sheep Dairy hfrs JR Rukin, Swaledale, £600. Calves: BB bulls to £90; Lim bulls to £124 av £95; hfrs to £40 av £17.71; Fries bulls to £50. Prime lambs std to 96.6p av 79.6p; med to 95.1p av 82.6p; heavy to 75p av 82.3p; overall av 81p; lt export lambs to 92.6p av 72.3p. Store lambs: Mule to £17.40; Suff & Cont to £18.60. Ewes: horned to £17.60 av £9.43; polled to £41.50 av £24.53. Cast rams: horned to £16 av £14.07; polled to £34.40 av £20.12.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 713 store cattle & suckled calves, 1,841 store sheep. Lim X steers (red CID) to £658; blue to £582; green to £510; Char X (red CID) to £563; blue to £602; green to £495; BB (blue CID) to £630; BAX (blue CID) to £568; Simm X (blue CID) to £538; AAX (blue CID) to £542. Hfrs: Lim to £490; Char X to £498; BB to £415; BAX to £495; AAX to £348. Lambs: Texel X to £40; Suff X to £36; Mule to £30.80; Blackface to £28; Swale to £17. Texel X ewes to £2.50; Mule to £16.80.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Thurs, Dec 7. Fwd: 113 breeding cattle, feeding bulls, bullocks & hfrs. Lim X feeding bulls to £490; Lim X bullocks to £490; Char X bullocks to £545 BBX bullocks to £448; BBX to £350; Lim X hfrs £390. Tues. Fwd: 3,489. Lt export type to 94.71p av 65.73p; store to 103.24p av 76.53p; prem to 103.24p av 97.13p; prime to 94.11p av 89.71p; comm to 85.5p av 78.85p; comm shlgs to £42.19 av £36.28p; ewes to 328 av £13.06p; rams to £30 av £18.50.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 85 calves, 5 dairy cattle, 145 store cattle, Calves: BB bulls to £190 av £137; hfrs to £42 av £36; Lim bulls to £135 av £97; hfrs to £65 av £41; Simm bulls to £120 av £118; hfrs to £72 av £44; BA bulls to £35; Char hfrs to £52. Calved cows: EM Bains £660; J Elsdon & Son £590, £560, £530. Calved hfrs: RW&MR Cooper £630. Feeding bulls: A Gregg £425, £415, £385, £370; B Fell £370, £315; K Metcalfe & Son £330. Bullocks. - Char: R Simpson & Sons £545, £530, £515, £505, £490, £485, £469, £435; R&F Stephenson £520; JC Lancaster £480. Lim: R&F Stephenson & Son £540, £525; R Hogg & Son £500, £425; E Loadman £492; HW Bell £465; R Fawcett & Son £450, £410, £380; JC Lancaster £445, £422; LW Atkinson £435; Bainbridge & Stead £428; RL&CM Tuer £410, £392; K Metcalfe & Sons £410. Fries: J Linsley £430; R Hogg & Son £412; AG Dent & Ptnrs £348; S&RJ Calvert £340. Herefd: R&F Stephenson & Son £400. BA: JC Lancaster £380. BB: Bainbridge & Stead £375. Simm: Robson House Farms £365. Hfrs. - Char: JC Lancaster £495; W Allison & Sons £392; R Simpson & Sons £390, £382, £375, £372, £368, £365, £360, £355, £348. Lim: J Frankland & Sons £418, £398, £365, £348, £318; K Metcalfe & Sons £405, £360, £330; J Duffus & Son £402, £372, £360, £345; LW Atkinson £330. BB: C&A Barningham £365. BA: Robson House Farms £355. Sim: J Duffus & Son £350; W Stanger £345; JC Lancaster £328. Wed. - Fwd: 11 cattle, 758 sheep. Cont bulls to 82.5p; Fries to 74.5p av 68.8p; hfrs prime to 87.5p av 78.3p. Lambs Suff & Cont std to 91.1p av 87.8p; med to 92.9p av 90.4p; heavy to 93.9p av 89.7p; Mule std to 83.7p av 80.4p; med to 84.1p av 81.4p; horned to 86.3p av 84.1p; horned lambs lt to 75p; Mules lt to 77.4p; Mule ewes to £23.50; Cont to £18.20; horned to £13.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Wed, Dec 6. Fwd: 1,563 sheep. Texel X lambs: £43.50 Greta Bridge; £39.20 Cragg View; £39.50 Greata Farm; £39.80 Bollihope; £38 Stanhope Gate; £34.50 Burn Croft Farms. Mule lambs: £38.20 Nova Scotia; £37.20 Milestone House; £36.50 Village Farm; £36 Home Farm; £35 Rise Head. Horned lambs: £4.20 Vallance Lodge; £4 Stanhope Gate; £3 Friar House; £9.80 Cragg View; £8.80 White Kirkby; £28 Blunt House; £27.80 House & Holme. Suff ewes to £25.80; Teeswater to £26.80; horned to £18; tups to £21.50. Tues - of last week. Cont X bullocks & heifers, bulls & store cattle. Bulls: £435 Warden Hill; £430, £410 Podgehole Farm. Bullocks. - Char X: £428, £410 Bowes Cross; £405 Intake Farm; £405, £402(2) Revelin. Lim X: £585, £550, £530, £520 Doe Park; £450, £438, £430, £412 Fellowship Farm; £415 Warden Hill; £450, £490, £430 Seldom Seen; £505, £465 West End; £448, £425 1 East View; £512, £485, £410 Birch Bush. Lim X hfrs: £460, £390, £372 Doe Park; £425, £410, £402 Parrick House. Wed of last week. - Fwd: 1,581 sheep. Texel X lambs: £41.20, £36.80 Grove Farm; £36.20 Thwaite Farm; £34.80 Sunderland Clough; £34.50 Park Farm; £34.20 Low Scargill. Suff X lambs:£33.80 East Gate House; £33.20 Wool House; £33 Cross Hill; £32.50 Pond House Farm; £31.80 Cockfield Hall. Mule X lambs: £38.50 Rise Head; £37.80 Beck Head; £37.20 High House; £36.50 Lane Head; £34.20 Barningham House; £34 Howgill, Nova Scotia. Horned lambs: £30 Step Ends; £30 Nova Scotia; £29.50 Stanhope Gate; £28.80 Baits Hope; £28 Garnthwaite. Mule ewes to £22.50; Texel X to £21.50; Swale to £15.20; Scotch to £16.20. Horned tups to £21.50; Leics to £21.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 223 cattle, 1,039 sheep, 191 pigs. Steers prem to 108.5p av 101.3p; prime to 96.5p av 90.2p; comm to 85.5p av 81.1p; hfrs prem to 120.5p av 104.7p; prime to 100.5p av 90.6p; comm to 89.5p av 80.4p; bulls prem to 107.5p av 100.2p; prime to 94.5p av 86.8p; comm to 80.5p av 74.9p. Lambs std to 100.5p av 93.3p; med to 99.2p av 91.8p; heavy to 97.2p av 91.2p; ewes to £29 av £21.42. Porkers to 103p av 98.5p; cutters to 103p av 92.6p; baconers to 96p av 88.3p; sows to £128 av £85.73. Wed. - Fwd: 157 store cattle, 28 young bulls, 12 rearing calves & stirks, 417 sheep. Home-bred bullocks to £522; home-bred hfrs to £405; young bulls to £470; bullock & hfr stirks to £245; hfr calves to £48. Suff X lambs to £36.50; Cont to £30.

PENRITH. - Mon, Dec 11. Fwd: 39 cattle, 4,855 sheep, 12 pigs, 20 calves. Prime steer 104.5p; prem hfrs to 139.5p av 1218.62p; prime to 106.5p av 101.88p; comm 77.5p. Prem lambs to 107.89p av 103.45p; prime to 101.84p av 95.1p; comm to 93.6p av 90.27p; feeding & grazing ewes to £33.50 av £16.03; rams to £27.50 av £21.31; lt & store lambs to 93.71p av 81.17p. Cutters to 98p av 93.5p. Rearing calves to £135 av £47.70. Thurs of last week. - Fwd: 151 store cattle. Steers: BB to £508; Char to £550; BA to £512; Fries to £428; AA to £410; Herefd to £410. Hfrs: Lim to £472; Char to £472; BA to £390; Herefd to £198. Bulls: BB to £448; Lim to £430; Fries to £285; AA to £268. Fwd: 301 slaughter cattle. Prem young bulls to 113.4p av 106.28p; prime to 101.5p av 95.15p; prem bullocks to 111.5p av 106p; prime to 99.5p av 91.88p; prem hfrs to 99.5p av 98.5p; prime to 96.5p av 89.95p. Mon. - Fwd: 40 cattle, 4,281 sheep, 24 pigs, 26 calves. Prime steers to 105p av 105p; prem hfrs to 131.5p av 115.25p; prime to 106.5p av 102.03p. Prem lambs to 107.3p av 102.33p; prime to 98.7p av 94.66p; comm to 88.6p av 86.2p; feeding & grazing ewes to £30.50 av £16.20; feeding & grazing rams to £34.50 av £19.65; lt & store lambs to 84.5p av 74.7p. Porkers, to 130p av 122p; cutters to 116p av 107.11p. Rearing calves to £90 av £31.46. Tues. - Dairy cattle: 2nd calved cows to £1,020 3rd calved to £800; calved hfrs to £960. Store & breeding sheep, store cattle & stirks. Cont X lambs to £28. Bullock stirks to £330; hfrs to £262. Store sheep. - Cont X to £28; Mule to £24.50; Swale to £17. Cattle: Cont X bullocks to £330; hfrs to £262.

RIPON. - Wed. Fwd: 113 cattle, 309 sheep, 688 pigs. Steers lt to 101.5p av 86.4p; med to 122.5p av 106.5p; heavy to 117.5p av 102.3p; hfrs med to 127.5p av 105.8p; heavy to 126.5p av 106.7p; young bulls med to 118.5p av 94p; heavy to 104.5p av 96.2p. Lambs lt to 92.8p av 88.8p; std to 100.5p av 92.4p; med to 106.1p av 93.8p; heavy to 92.5p av 87.6p; ewes to £41.20 av £30.74. Porkers to 95.5p av 86.3p; cutters to 103.5p av 83.9p; baconers to 87.5p av 81.3p owt to 58.5p av 54.9p; sows/boars to £165.50 av £111.89.

STOKESLEY. - Sat. Fwd: 97 store & breeding cattle, 1482 store lambs. Texel lambs: £40 Wolsingham Croft; £35 Neasham Hall; £32.80 Centre Farm; £32.20 Stanhope. Suff: £33.80 Shepherd House; £33.50 Thorney Close; £31.80 Woodend; £31 Laburnum Cottage; £30.80 Ingleby Greenhow. Mule: £29.40 Hillend; £26.20 Low Flatts Farm; £24.80 Manor Farm. Blackfaced: £25 Woodend. Lim young bulls to £405 Heathwaite; steers Lim to £430 Village Farm; BB hfrs to £265 Sigston Grange; Lim £240 Walworth. Tues. - Fwd: 143 cattle, 1,043 sheep, 48 pigs. Steers lt to 98.5p; med to 97.5p av 91.5p; heavy to 97.5p av 91.8p; hfrs lt to 127.5p av 101.4p; med to 127.5p av 99.4p; heavy to 116.5p av 93.1p; bulls med to 96.5p av 91.4p; heavy to 95.5p av 90.8p. Lambs std to 94.8p av 90.1p; med to 95p av 91.2p; heavy to 93.4p av 88.4p; ewes to £41.50 av £26.85. Porkers to 95p av 94.71p; cutters to 90p av 85.1p; sows/boars to £118 av £95.45.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 328 cattle, 2,276 sheep, 1,403 pigs. Steers lt to 110.5p av 91,.7p; med to 1218.5p av 92.3p; heavy to 106.5p av 90.3p; hfrs lt to 115.5p av 87.8p; med to 126.5p av 92,2p; heavy to 114.5p av 88p; young bulls med to 104.5p av 76.4p; heavy to 99.5p av 86.2p; Cont av 97.8p; non-Cont av 76.9p. Lambs std to 92.8p av 87.4p; med to 100p av 87.6p; heavy to 91.7p av 85.3p; owt to 85.4p av 83.4p; ewes lt to £21.50 av £13.34; heavy to £32.50 av £22.96p. Porkers to 148p av 93.2p; cutters to 111p av 87.5p; baconers to 111p av 84.9p; owt to 98p av 78.8p; sows/boars to 62.05p av 44.7p.

TOW LAW. - Tues. Fwd: 845 sheep. Lambs lt to 74.4p av 64.2p; std to 91p av 85.2p; med to 92p av 88.8p; heavy to 90p av 88.5p; ewes lt to £27.50 av £21.72.

YORK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 224 cattle, 552 store pigs. Fries hfrs newly calven to £710; Gelbvieh cow & calf £520. Store cattle: Char to £460; Lim to £440; Simm to £435. Fries stirks to 20 weeks to £78; Fries over 20 weeks to £395; Lim to £448; Simm to £430; BB to £370; BA to £370; Piedmontese to £340. Calves: Char hfrs to £30 av £17; Simm bulls to £52 av £34; hfrs to £40 av £19; Fries bulls to £40 av £18; Herefd bulls £5; AA bulls to £30 av £19; hfrs £8; Lim bulls to £125 av £51; hfrs to £12; BB bulls to £180 av £100; hfrs to £45 av £18; BA bulls to £45 av £19. Store sheep: ewes in lamb to £34; shlgs to £57.20; rams to £65; Suff X lambs/hoggs to £33.80; Texel X to £34; Cont X to £32. Store pigs: 8-10 weeks to £38 av £30.22; 10-12 weeks to £46.50; over 12 weeks to £61 av £49.04. Mon. - Fwd: 276 cattle, 854 sheep, 1,330 pigs. Cont young bulls to 103.5p av 91.9p; others to 89.5p av 76.2p; steers lt to 77.5p av 75.9p; med to 111.5p av 91.2p; heavy to 100.5p av 91.1p; hfrs lt to 106.5p av 86.5p; med to 115.5p av 88.9p; heavy to 120.5p av 92.6p. Spring lambs std to £38.50 each or 102.78p a kg av 89.2p; med to £44 or 104.8p av 92p; heavy to £47.50 or 99p av 88.4p; others to £43.20 or79.2p av 77.2p; ewes to £47 av £13.16; rams to £40.80p av £19.58. Porkers to 115p av 98.1p; cutters to 140p av 96.5p; baconers to 117p av 89.2p; others to 95p av 88.6p; sows to £16.80 ea or 53p a kg av 44.9p; boars to £112.85 or 31p av 27.3p.