BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: 230 store cattle, 75 feeding bulls. Feeding bulls. - Simm to £515 G Bird & Sons; £410 J T Wilson; Char to £510 G Bird & Sons; £495 J W Dent & Sons; £432, £415 D G & P D Ayre; £405, £375 F & I Coulthard; Lim to £528 J W Dent & Sons; £518, £485, £465, £422, £420, £412, £385 P & J Coupland; £440, £425, £370 J L Dixon; £435 R E Williamson; £420 F & I Coulthard; £410 D G & P D Ayre; £395 F W Hodgson & Son; £395 J & J G Robinson; £375 J T Mason & Son; BB to £550, £515 J W Dent & Sons; £505, £480, £450 J N & M A Spedding; £435 J A Robinson; £388 P & J Coupland; BLD to £435 F W Hodgson & Son; Cont to £450, £435 J F Hutchinson; Saler to £375 J T Mason & Son. Store cattle. - Lim bulling hfrs to £320, £265 T Allen; Lim hfrs to £440 E M & J D Donald; £438, £370, £322, £308 JL Dixon; £425, £388, £380 J R Addison & Son £385, £372, £340 J N Swinbank; £365, £355, £320 J W & D Dent; £360 N N & R G Handley; £350 S Bayles & Sons; £345, £318 J S Foster; £342, £340 J V Oliver; £340 D A & A M Gill; £320 T E J Parkin; £306 K Henderson. Lim steers to £585, £555, £550, £535, £480, £465 W K Lamb; £530, £500 J V Oliver; £530, £510 R V Rutherford & Son; £480 D A & A M Gill; £440, £400 T P & P A Metcalfe; £432 S Bayles & Sons; £430 J S Foster & Son (2); £430, £388 W & C Iceton & Son; £410 S Bayles & Sons; £405 T B Law; £398 T E J Parkin. Char steers to £475 D A & A M Gill; £455, £432 J S Foster & Son; £432 J & J G Robson; £415 A J Taylor. Char hfrs to £358 J L Dixon. Simm steers to £530, £500 R V Rutherford & Son; £495 D A & A A M Gill; £485 W W Milner; £435 J S Foster & Son; £395 J & J G Robson. Bld steers to £385 W W Milner. Bld hfrs to £362 D G Birkett & Son; £335 E M & J D Donald; BB steers to £530, £485 R V Rutherford & Son; £495 D A & A M Gill; BB hfrs to £440 E M & D Donald; £330 D A & A M Gill.

Correction: Please note that the first prize for 4 hfrs at our Christmas sale of cattle on Tues Nov 21 was awarded to W B Rutter & Sons, Thwaite Farm.

BISHOP AUCKLAND. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 61 cattle; 603 sheep. Steers prime to 94.5p av 94.5p; others to 89.5p av 86.6p; hfrs prime to 96.5p av 94p; others to 89.5p av 86p. Lambs std to 94.8p av 91.6p; med to 96p av 93.2p; heavy to 94p av 88.7p; ewes & rams to £21 av £18.80.

DARLINGTON. - Mon. Fwd: 81 calves, 27 young bulls, six dairy & breeding cattle, 111 store cattle; 755 sheep. Calves Lim £145; Char £125; Simm £115; Blonde £130; BB £130; others £122; newly calven cows £675; Lim stock bull £800; young bulls Lim £435; Char £410; others £390; store cattle Lim £495; Char £540; Simm £475; Blonde £490; BB £525; others £512; hfrs Lim £408; Char £405; Simm £375; Blonde £380; BB £358. Store lambs £37. Thurs. Forward 319 cattle inc 123 young bulls, 2,214 sheep inc 492 ewes & rams; 160 pigs inc 15 sows & boars. Steers prem to 109.5p av 104.8p; prime to 96.5p av 90.5p; other sto 90.5p av 87.4p; hfrs prem to 129.5p av 106.8p; prime to 98.5p av 91.5p; others to 89.5p av 86.6p; young bulls prem to 118.5p av 107.9; prime to 95.5p av 90.1p; others to 89.5p av 87.2p. Lambs std to 97.4p av 89p; med to 102.2p av 90.1p; heavy to 103.2p av 90.7p; ewes & rams to £43 av £22.50. Porkers to 100p av 90.9p; cutters to 94p av 86.6p av baconers to 87p av 84.4p; sows/boars to £138 av £111.

HEXHAM. - Fri of last week. Fwd: 842 store cattle and suckled calves. Char X steers (red) to £540; (blue) to £595; (green) to £515; Char X hfrs to £540. Lim X steers (red) to £525; (blue) to £568; (green) to £515; Lim X hfrs to £588. Blonde X steers (blue) to £575; (green) to £472; Blonde X hfrs to £350. Sim X steers (blue) to £490; (green) to £420; Sim X hfrs to £385, £380, £368. BBX steers (blue) to £550. AAX steers (blue) to £538; (red) to £470.

LEYBURN. - Wed. Fwd: 36 prime cattle, 857 prime & lt lambs & ewes. Christmas Show for prime cattle first prize hfr & champion sold by S. Newcombe & Sons for 180p to Quality Fare. Cont bulls to 99.5p av 89.6p; Angus to 73.5p av 69.8p; Fries to 72.5p av 69.7p; steers to 87.5p av 82.3p; hfrs prem to 179.5p av 109.5p; prime to 88.5p av 82.4p; Comm to 81.5p av 73.2p. Lambs Suff & Cont std to 91.9p av 85.5p; med to 90.2p av 88.2p; heavy to 88.3p av 83.3p; Mule & Masham std to 80p av 76.9p; med to 81p av 79.2p; heavy to 73.9p av 71p; Horned to 75.7p av 70.3p; lt Cont to 78.7p; Mules to 73.7p; Horned to 71.4p; Mule ewes to £26.50; Masham to £25; Swaledale to ££9.80 av £7.60.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 234 cattle inc 107 young bulls, 983 sheep inc 86 ewes, 134 pigs inc seven sows. Steers prem to 128p av 112.4p; prime to 104.5p av 96.3p; Comm to 93.5p av 88.8p; hfrs prem to 225p av 123.2p; prime to 106.5p av 97.4p; Comm to 94.5p av 87.6p; bulls prem to 112.5p av 100.2p; prime to 96.5p av 87.6p; Comm to 88.5p av 80.4p. Lambs std to 100p av 94.3p; med to 209p av 94.1p; heavy to 105.4p av 95.6p; ewes to £35 per head av £23.52. Porkers to 150p av 112.1p; cutters to 98p av 85.6p; baconers to 90p av 82.4p; sows to £110 per head av £102.57. Wed. Fwd: 237 store cattle, 41 young bulls, seven cows & hfrs either with calves at foot or in calf; eight rearing calves & stirks, 827 store lambs. Home-bred bullocks to £536; home-bred hfrs to £405; young feeding bulls to £538; bullock & hfr stirks to £252; cows with single bull calves to £670; cows with twin bull calves to £750; Fries bull calves to £54; Welsh Black to £60. Suff X lambs to £38.20; Cont X to £36.50; Mules to £26.20.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 49 cattle, 5,285 sheep, 10 pigs, 38 calves. Steers prem to 160p av 123.43p; prime to 103.50p av 103.50p; hfrs prem to 270p av 124.95p; prime to 105.50p av 101.13p; comm to 88.50p av 78.50p. Lambs store to 115p av 105.2p; prime to 98.5p av 92.2p; comm to 83.6p av 82.3p. Feeding & grazing ewes to £38 av £14.50; feeding & grazing rams to £33 av £17.75p. Cutters to 88p av 85.78p; baconers to 74p av 74p. Rearing calves to £160 av £44.97p. Tues. Fwd: 29 dairy cows & hfrs. Third calved cows to £890 Mid Town; second calved cows to £840 (2); calved hfrs to £710 Ibrak.

RIPON. - Fwd: 254 prime cattle inc 109 young bulls, 502 prime sheep inc 447 lambs, 65 ewes, 633 prime pigs inc 36 sows & boars. Steers lt to 128.5p, no av; med to 179.5p av 119.6p; heavy to 157.5p av 103.3p; hfrs lt to 95.5p, no av; med to 137.5p av 106.4p; heavy to 259.5p av 117.7p; young bulls lt to 125.5p av 83.8p; med to 119.5p av 88.1p; heavy to 129.5p av 95.4p. Lambs std to 98p av 85.3p; med to 150p av 92.4p; heavy to 104.7p av 90.2p; owts to 90.1p av 82.2p; ewes to £46.20 per head av £19.40. Porkers to 130p av 96.3p; cutters to 105.5p av 84p; baconers to 86.5p av 78.8p; owts to 93.5p av 78.1p; sows/boars to £161.50 av £109.20.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,526 prime sheep including 41 ewes. Suff X to 95.2p; Texel X to 101.8p; Cheviot to 99.5p; Mule to 91.1p. Leics to £38.80 & 84.4p; Blackface to £36.60 & 91.5p; Swaledale to £24.40 & 71.8p.

STOKESLEY. - Fwd: 178 fat cattle inc 48 young bulls, 1,486 fat sheep inc 1,244 lambs & 242 ewes, 82 fat pigs inc 23 sows & boars. Steers med to 124.5p av 104.8p; heavy to 134.5p av 100.1p; hfrs lt to 124.5p av 102.3p; med to 135.5p av 103.1p; heavy to 199.5p av 110.4p; bulls med to 114.5p av 95.3p; heavy to 109.5p av 94.8p. Lambs std to 108.3p av 90.1p; med to 117.7p av 91.4p; heavy to 108.4p av 89.7p; ewes to £39.50 per head av £24.87. Cutters to 88p av 84.4p; baconers to 84p av 79.4p; sows/boars to £130 av £101.21.

THIRSK. - Thurs. Fwd: 3,860 head of stock comprising 246 finished cattle inc 66 young bulls, 2,337 finished sheep inc 2,062 lambs, 275 ewes, 1,277 finished pigs inc 128 sows & boars. Steers med to 104.5p av 93.2p; heavy to 107.5p av 88.7p; hfrs med to 119.5p av 90.1p; heavy to 119.5p av 89p; young bulls lt to 91.5p, no av; med to 109.5p av 82p; heavy to 101.5p av 88.9p; Cont av 99.3p; non-Cont av 75.3p. Lambs std to 100p av 87.2p; med to 99.5p av 86.5p; heavy to 93.8p av 86.3p; owts to 89.8p av 87.3p; ewes lt to £23 per head av £10.80; heavy to £35.20 av £22.54; Conts to £35.20; Suffs to £33; Mules to £27. Porkers to 100p av 89.3p; cutters to 102p av 86.1p; baconers to 92p av 82.4p; owts to 88p av 72p; sows/boars to 51.5p av 44.3p.

TOW LAW. - Tues. Fwd: 1,095 sheep. Lambs lt to 110p av 75.8p; std to 94.7p av 87p; med to 97.6p av 89.7p; heavy to 89.2p av 87p; others to 77.8p av 77.8p. Ewes lt to £25.50 av £15.20p.

YORK. - Mon. Fwd: 278 cattle, 1,393 sheep, 1,326 pigs. Cont young bulls to 113.5p av 96.2p; others to 92.5p av 80.8p; steers lt to 97.5p av 96.5p; med to 108.5p av 89p; heavy to 116.5p av 91.5p; hfrs lt to 130.5p av 82.36p; med to 123.5p av 85.6p; heavy to 124.5p av 94.2p. Spring lambs lt to £22 or 71p a kg av 71p; std to £38 or 97.4p av 87.4p; med to £44 or 100p av 87.7p; heavy to £45.50 or 95.3p av 84.1p; others to £43 or 79.6p av 73.3p. Ewes to £40.20 av £23.49p; rams to £38 av £27.83p. Porkers to 96.2p av 85.1p; cutters to 94.8p av 81.3p; baconers to 87p av 78.4p; others to 83.5p av 75.3p; sows to £159.60 or 49p a kg av 45p; boars to £120.12p or 37p av 34p. Thurs. Fwd: 49 accredited cattle, 10 accredited dairy cattle, 62 calves, 141 stirks, 54 store cattle, 2 cows & calves, 763 store sheep, 445 store pigs inc 1 breeding pig. Dairy cattle: Fries hfrs newly calven to £610; Fries cows newly calven to £500; Hereford hfr & calf to £415. Store cattle: Char to £500; Lim to £485; Simm to £420; BB to £390. Stirks: to 20wks to £50; Fries to £50; Stirks over 20wks to £368; Fries to £215; Char to £350; Lim to £368; Simm to £288; BB to £350. Calves: Char bulls to £120 av £49; hfrs to £32 av £21; Simm bulls to £58; Fries bulls to £58 av £14; Hereford bulls to £18; Angus hfrs to £8; Lim bulls to £135 av £66; hfrs to £14; BB bulls to £130 av £110; hfrs to £12. Store sheep: Ewes in lamb to £54; Suff X lambs to £38; Texel X lambs to £35.80; Cont X lambs to £33.80. Store pigs: eight to ten wks to £16; 10-12 wks to £45.20 av £41.60; over 12wks to £50.20 av £47.05; boars to £65.50p