Prices at the markets

BISHOP AUCKLAND. - Wed. Fwd: 52 cattle, 409 sheep. Steers prime av 92.5p; others av 86p; heifers prime av 93.5p; others av 87p. Lambs std to 80p, av 79p; med to 84.2p, av 80.6p; heavy to 81.2p, av 76p; ewes & rams to £20, av £14.50.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 215 cattle, 1,850 sheep, 146 pigs. Steers prem to 107.5p av 104.2p; prime to 96.5p av 91.2p; others to 90.5p av 86.7p; hfrs prem to 129.5p av 104.6p; prime to 101.5p av 91.8p; others to 88.5p av 84.9p; young bulls prem to 115.5p av 104.5p; prime to 100.5p av 93.6p; others to 94.5p av 89.3p. Lambs std to 84.2p av 75.5p; med to 95.1p av 78.7p; heavy to 84.7p av 79.7p; ewes & rams to £25.50 av £10.50. Porkers to 90p av 84.5p; cutters to 90p av 78.1p; baconers to 88p av 80.1p; sows & boars to £138 av £93.10. Mon. - Fwd: 86 calves, 12 dairy & feeding cattle, 15 young bulls, 201 store cattle, 703 sheep. Calves: Lim £130; BA £122; Simm £120. Newly calved cows £518; newly calved hfrs £480. Young bulls: Lim £380; BB £360; Simm £370; others £495. Store steers: Lim £522; BA £500; BB £500; Simm £500; others £495. Hfrs: Lim £445; Char £435; Simm £412; BA £440; BB £430; others £400. Ewes £39.50; gimmer lambs £33.50, store lambs £31.80.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 1 newly calved cow, 14 calves, 26 cull cows, 5009 sheep. N/c dairy cow HJ Thwaite, Burtersett £480. Calves: Lim bulls to £158 av £122; Lim hfrs to £19; Fries bulls to £20 av £8. Prime lambs std to 73.3p av 70.1p; med to 76.7p av 67.4p; heavy to 73.9p av 71.1p. Store lambs: Mule to £22 av £19.62; Suff & Conts to £33.40 av £23.52; horned to £16.40 av £10.40; lt export lambs to 76.6p av 65.3p. Swale breeding ewes correct to £30 av £15.79; broken-mouthed to £16 av £9.31. Feeding ewes: polled to £29.50 av £19.04; horned to £16 av £7.73. Cast rams: polled to £23 av £20.04; horned to £16.50 av £14.18. Gimmer lambs: Mule to £33 av £21.69; Masham to £28 av £24.65; Swale to £28 av £16.32. Winter eatage for JJ&JL Sunter: 30 acres pasture land, Bainbridge, £720; 50 acres allotment land, Raydaleside, £240; 90 acres allotment land, Raydaleside, £300; 30 acres pasture & meadow land, Carperby, £800; 35 acres pasture land, Carperby, £1,500.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 5,112 sheep. Lt lambs to 86.88p av 54.98p; store to 84.1p av 68.43p; prem to 87.31p av 85.42p; prime to 79.27p av 76.61p; comm to 73.33p av 67.61p; comm shlgs to 21.86p av 16 63p; ewes to £22.50 av £8.47; rams £16 av £13.80.

LEYBURN. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 36 cattle, 1,329 sheep. Cont bulls to 88.5p av 86.5p; Fries to 78.5p av 72.8p; AA to 76.5p av 75.2p; prem hfrs to 107.5p av 92.5p; prime to 88.5p av 81.6p; comm to 72.5p av 67.4p; prime steers to 78.5p. Lambs Suff & Cont std to 78.4p av 75.8p; med to 85.2p av 79.3p; heavy to 75p av 66.5p. Mule & Masham std to 71.1p av 64.9p; med to 73.8p av 67.5p; heavy to 72.4p av 69.5p. Cont ewes to £24; Suff to £23; Leics to £23; Masham to £16.80; Mule to £16; horned to £12.80 av £5.60; rams to £27.50. Fri of last week.- Fwd: 64 calves, 6 dairy cattle, 75 store cattle, 822 store sheep, 80 cull cows. Calves: BB bulls to £164 av £120; hfrs to £74 av £40; Lim bulls to £154 av £83; hfrs to £90 av £42; Simm bulls to £132 av £106; hfrs to £30; AA bulls to £120 av £67; hfrs to £32; Fries bulls to £60 av £28; Herefd bulls to £54. In-calf dairy hfrs: JRW Calvert £480, £440, £420(2), £410(2). Store bullocks. - Lim: R Hogg & Son £472, £435; J Duffus & Son £470, £352; J Linsley £430; WJ Smith £400, £380, £375. Char: R Hogg & Son £474, £445; A Harker & Son £345. AA: R Hogg & Son £445. Simm: J Linsley £430. BA: J Linsley £430. Store hfrs: Char: FE Pinkney £410. Simm: H&H Snaith £430; J Duffus & Son £435. BB: GF Sledge £340, £320. Lim: A Newhould & Son £330, £290; J Linsley £300, £292. Herefd hfrs: FE Pinkney £312. Feeding bulls: J Duffus & Son £350; A Gregg £330; R Hogg & Son £325; C Davison £308. Wed. Fwd: 16 cattle, 1,068 sheep. Fries bulls to 79.5p av 74.3p; AA to 76.5p; hfrs prem to 112.5p av 105.3p; comm to 83.5p av 70.1p. Lambs Suff & Cont std to 78.7p av 74.5p; med to 82.8p av 76.9p; heavy to 74.1p av 71p; Mule & Masham std 64.3p av 62.6p; med to 71.4p av 67.3p; heavy to 71.3p av 69.6p; lambs lt Cont 70p; Mules to 66.7p; Mule ewes to £20; horned to £11.80 av £6.40.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,832. Texel: £36.80 Greenways; £34.50 Thackholme; £33.80 Sunderland Cleugh; £33.80 Park Wall; £33.20 Hayberries. Suff: £36.20 Greenways; £36 Lonton; £32.20 Corn Park; £30.80 Vallance Lodge. Mule: £33.80 Sunderland Cleugh, Thackholme; £32.50 Shotton; £33.50 Rise Head; £33.20 Westwick. Swale: £27.80 Step Ends; £27.20 Beck Head; £25.80 Howgill; £23 Eastgate House; £23 Underhearth. Ewes to £21; tups to £17.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 201 cattle, 907 sheep, 90 pigs. Bullocks prem to 115.5p av 103.9p; prime to 104.5p av 95.1p; comm to 93.5p av 86.4p; hfrs prem to 113.5p av 10.41p; prime to 101.5p av 93.1p; comm to 94.5p av 85.2p; bulls prem to 102.5p av 93.7p; prime to 94.5p av 84.6p; comm to 83.5p av 77.2p. Lambs std to 85.3p av 82.5p; med to 86.1p; av 82.3p; heavy to 84.6p av 79.3p; ewes to £24 av £14.67. Porkers to 84p av 82.1p; cutters to 89p av 81.4p; sows to £140 av £91; boars to £90. Wed. - Fwd: 368 store cattle, 132 young bulls, one cow with calf, 11 rearing calves, 2,620 store lambs, 164 breeding sheep. Home-bred bullocks to £550; home-bred hfrs to £415; bullock & hfr stirks to £275; Lim X bull calves to £76; young bulls to £500; Lim hfrs in calf to £390; cows & single bull calves to £320. Suff X lambs to £34; Texel X to £31; Char X to £30.50; Cont X to £32.80; Mule shlgs to £45; Mule ewes to £34.

PATELEY BRIDGE. - Sat. Fwd: 30 store cattle. Char steers, blue CID to £496; Char hfrs to £270; BB steers, blue CID to £514; BA steers, blue CID to £464; BB hfrs to £335; Lim steers, red CID to £558; Lim hfrs to £384.

PENRITH. - Thurs of last week. Slaughter cattle: young bulls to 112.5p (£720); bullocks to 104.5p (£642.68); heifers to 108.5p (£591.33). Mon. - Fwd: 47 cattle, 4,460 sheep, 11 pigs, 36 calves. Prem steers to 116.5p av 111.83p; prime to 101.5p av 99p; prem hfrs to 131.5p av 116.75p; prime to 103.5p av 97.93p; comm hfrs 78p. Lt lambs to 68p av 60.7p; prem to 106.67p av 97.6p; prime to 87.6p av 81.9p; comm to 74.8p av 70.3p; comm shlgs 13.8p; ewes to £26 av £8.91; rams to £26 £15.04. Cutters to 90p av 87.09p; baconers 84p. Rearing calves to £155 av £43.14. Tues. - Dairy cattle: second calved cows to £700(2); third calved to £570; newl calved hfrs to £650. Stirks: Char X bullocks to £340; Lim X to £325; Lim X young bulls to £348; BAX to £355; Fries to £185. Catalogued entry of 3,257 store sheep. Ewes: Mule to £33; horned to £14; Cheviot to £25.50; Herdwick to £14. Lambs: Suff & Cont X to £30.20; Mule to £21.50; hill wethers to £15.80.

RIPON. - Wed. Fwd: 130 cattle, 441 sheep, 522 pigs. Steers med to 121.5p av 104.1p; heavy to 124.5p av 107.6p; hfrs med to 130.5p av 107.4p; heavy to 129.5p av 104.6p; young bulls med to 124.5p av 88.6p; heavy to 116.5p av 96.6p. lambs std to 86.7p av 79.4p; med to 94.8p av 86.2p; heavy to 97.4p av 86.6p; ewes to £29.80 av £14.10. Porkers to 96.5p av 88.7p; cutters to 95.5p av 84.1p; baconers to 84.5p av 82p; owt 82.5p; sows/boars to £149.50 av £103.

STOKESLEY. - Tues. Fwd: 131 cattle, 1,061 sheep, 104 pigs. Steers med to 98.5p av 91.8p; heavy to 99.5p av 93.4p; hfrs lt to 124.5p av 104.3p; med to 126.5p av 105.8p; heavy to 118.5p av 101.3p; bulls med to 98.5p av 87.8p; heavy to 97.5p av 90.1p. Lambs std to 85.53p av 81.4p; med to 85p av 81.7p; heavy to 83.3p av 78.4p; ewes to £31 av £16.42. Cutters to 97p av 83,.67p; baconers to 85p av 76.1p; sows/boars to £122 av £91.42.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 228 cattle, 1,462 sheep, 769 pigs. Steers med to 109.5p av 96.4p; heavy to 108.5p av 91.6p; hfrs med to 106.5p av 85.5p; heavy to 128.5p av 88.3p; young bulls med to 110.5p av 83.7p; heavy to 103.5p av 93.6p. Lambs std to 83.3p av 76.5p; med to 83p av 75.5p; heavy to 75.5p av 72.6p; ewes lt to £16 av £5.33; heavy to £23 av £14.73. Porkers to 97p av 87.4p; cutters to 99p av 87.6p; baconers to 93p av 80.5p; owt to 89.5p av 79.4p; sows/boars to 44p av 42.1p.

TOW LAW. - Thurs of last week. Catalogued entry of 4,671 sheep. Suff X lambs: £30.40, £30.20 Tursdale House; £29.80 South Park; £29.40, £27.50 Sandy Carr; £29.20 Noah's Ark; £28.80 Grey's Well, Bents, Red House (Walton); £28 Snape Gate, Pit House, White Lea; £27.20 Oakenshaw; £26.50 Newbiggen; £26.20 Low Mill. Texel X lambs: £27.60, £27,20 Low Mill; £27,40, £26.80 White Lea; £27.20, £25.50 Sandy Carr; £27.20 Esh Winning; £26.80 Pit House; £26.60 Snape Gate; £26 Low Wiserley. Meatlinc X lambs: £27.40, £26.56, £26.40, £26 East Parks. Mule wether lambs: £25.80 Pease Myers; £25.80, £24.50 Noah's Ark; £25.20 Tunstall House; £25, £24.80 £24.20 Redburn; £25 Red House (Walton); £24.90 Westgate; £24.80 Field Head, Ambling Gate, Rose Hill; £23.20 Burnhill; £23.10 Low Wiserley; £23 Landieu. Swale wether lambs: £18.20, £17.50 Westgate; £14 Low Mill. Swale ewes 2-shear £19, £18, £16 Lintzgarth. Fully warranted: £14, £11 Hamsterley Mill; £9.50 Allergill. Swale gimmer shlgs: £21, £20.50. £19 Lintzgarth; £19 Hamsterley Mill. Mule ewes 2-shear: £46, £45.50 Lanchester. Mule ewes fully warranted: £19.50 Pease Myers. Udders only: £22, £19.50 Espershields. Texel ewes fully warranted: £26 Lingey Close. Udders only: £21 Lingey Close; £21 Espershields. Mule gimmer shlgs: £51. £50. £44.50 Woodburn; £49, £46, £43 Whessoe Grange; £44 Field Head. Mule gimmer lambs: £37.50, £37, £36 McNeil; £36.50 Woodburn; £35 Allergill; £33.50, £30 Harwoodshield; £32.50, £31 Espershields; £30.50 Sunderland Cleugh; £29 Newbiggen, Nookton; £28.50 Burnhill; £28 Pease Myers. Rams. - Texel shlgs: £280 Red House (Forster); £165 Skiplam Grange. Blue-faced Leics shlgs: £255, £200 Lintzgarth. Suff shlgs: £255, £165 Wellfield House. Ram lmabs. - Suff: £180, £160, £140 Skiplam Grange. Texel : £150, £120 Red House (Forster). Tues. - Fwd: 1,427 sheep. Lmabs std to 83.1p av 74.3p; med to 85.4p av 75.7p; heavy to 77.6p av 74.3p; others 71.5p.

YORK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 484 cattle, 1,320 sheep, 550 store pigs. Dairy cattle: Fries hfrs newly calven to £420; AA cow & calf £500; Simm cow & calf to £630. Store cattle: Char to £470; Lim to £565; Simm to £458; BB to £448. Stirks to 20 weeks to £178; Fries to £72; Stirks over 20 weeks to £500; Fries to £180; Char to £410; Lim to £465; Simm to £325; BB to £500; BA to £405. Calves: Char hfrs to £52 av £45; Simm bulls to £128 av £97; hfrs £30; Fries bulls to £50 av £13; Herefd £40; AA £35; hfrs £12; Lim bulls to £148 av £105; hfrs to £95 av £43; BB bulls to £200 av £144; BA hfrs £40. Store sheep: ewes to £42; Suff X lambs/hoggs to £38.80; Texel X lambs/hoggs to £37.50. Store pigs 8-10 weeks to £43.80 av £35.76; 10-12 weeks to £45 av £38.72; over 12 weeks to £65 av £48.49. Mon. - Fwd: 289 cattle, 681 sheep, 876 pigs. Cont young bulls to 113.5 av 98.9p; others to 101.5p av 82p; steers lt to 76.5p av 61p; med to 117.5p av 93p; heavy to 106.5p av 89p; hfrs lt to 90.5p av 76.5p; med to 123.5p av 92.8p; heavy to 124.5p av 88.9p. Spring lambs lt to £23 each or 76.7p a kg av 76.7p; std to £33 or 91.4p av 79.3p; med to £39 or 90.p av 84.9p; heavy to £46.50 or 92.4p av 84p; others to £45.50 or 84.3p av 82.8p; ewes to £25.80 av £19.28p. Porkers to 97.8p av 87.9p; cutters to 97.5p av 86.3p; baconers to 92p av 84.2p; others to 83p av 75.3p; sows to £140.94 each or 54.5p a kg av 43.2p; boars to £60.26 or 23p