BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: 402 cattle. Breeding cattle. - Lim hfr calf £900 Little Newsham Farms. Lim cows & calves: £660, £645 GI Armstrong; £650, £630, £590, £575 F&P Stephenson; £640, £620, £550, £540 GS Archer; £600 P Barker; £580 LE Harrison. Simm cows & calf: £450 LE Harrison; £155 GS Allinson. AA bulling hfrs: £250, £220 DC&KS Brown. Lim in calf hfrs: £520, £455 SH Watson & Sons. Feeding bulls. - Char: £470 JL Dixon; £468 JD Mortimer; £455 P&J Coupland; £440 Watson. Lim: £505, £500 WB Rutter & Sons; £492 T Denham; £485 TM Bellas & Son; £460, £435 WT Robinson & Son. BB: £455 JN&MA Spedding; £430 P&J Coupland. BA: £380 J&SE Bainbridge. Store steers. - Lim: £540, £495, £480 HH Barker & Son; £530, £490, £480 K Tallentire; £522 N Vipond; £510, £500 E Bell; £505 C Morris; £498, £492, £465 JD Stoker; £485 JE High & Son. Char: £505 E Bell; £500, £490 J&BI Walton; £482, £475, £455 JD Stoker; £475 Mrs M Wilson; £460 JE High & Son; £450 E Bell. BA: £480 E Bell. BB: £460 C Morris. Simm: £445 K Tallentire; £440 GI Armstrong. Sotre hfrs. - Lim: £445, £378, £370 JV Oliver; £400 JL Dixon; £390 K Metcalfe; £365 GS Allinson. Char: £438 P Stubbs; £392, £360 TJ&PJ Dixon; £375 D Alderson; £350 W&C Iceton & Son; £345 D Coggins & Son. Simm: £405, £385, £382 JG Walton; BB: £330 C Morris; £320 J Binks; £320 K Metcalfe. Wed. - Fwd: 1,909 sheep, 4 calves. Bull calves to £110. Store lambs to £28.50; lambs std to 84.8p av 76.4p; med to 86.5p av 82.2p; heavy to 82.5p av 78.6p. Mule cast ewes to £21; Cont to £20; Swale to £11.

BISHOP AUCKLAND. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 56 cattle, 481 sheep. Steers prime to 98.5p av 94.5p; others to 98.5p av 96.4p; others to 90.5p av 86.5p. Lambs std to 78.5p av 78p; med to 82.2p av 80p; heavy to 84.7p av 79.7p; ewes & rams to £17 av £16.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 303 cattle, 1,896 sheep, 166 pigs. Steers prime to 100.5p av 97.1p; others to 91.5p av 87.2p; hfrs prem to 141.5p av 111.6p; prime to 103.5p av 92.6p; others to 91.5p av 86.3p; young bulls prem to 119.5p av 105.2p; prime to 94.5p av 90.1p; others to 88.5p av 84.6p. Lambs std to 79.7p av 74.9p; med to 89p av 78.3p; heavy to 85.4p av 78.2p; ewes & rams to £30.20 av £16.20. Porkers to 90p av 80p; cutters to 80p av 75.9p; baconers to 82p av 70.6p; sows & boars to £155 av £97.90. Mon. - Fwd: 108 calves, 18 dairy & breeding cattle, 36 young bulls, 41 store cattle, 1,227 sheep, 12 store pigs. Calves: Lim £155; Char £130; BA £'40; BB £132. Newly calved cows £490; newly calved hfrs £470. Young bulls: Lim £445; BA £438; Char £420; BB £430; Simm £405; other breeds £380. Store hfrs: Lim £315; Char £320; Simm £330. Rams £144; Store lambs £33; ewes & lambs £31. Store pigs £25.50.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 10 calves, 20 cull cows, 5,595 sheep. Calves: Lim X bulls to £100 av £90; Fries bulls av £4. Breeding ewes to £37 av £20.12 (up £5.04 on year); JRW Calvert & Sons £37, £34, £31, £30(2), £29, £25, £24, £23(2); TM Barrass & Son £33; RH Metcalfe £31, £26; LC Scarr & Son £30; E&M Stoves £29(2); AH Birbeck £26; FW Horner & Son £25; M Cunningham £23. Prime lambs std to 78.6p av 67.8p; med to 78.6p av 73.2p; heavy to 73.6p av 72.1p. Store lambs: Mules to £24 av. £20.80; Suff & Cont to £25.50 av £20.55; horned to £12 av. £9.87; lt export lambs to 75.9p av 66p. Cast ewes horned to £17 av £5.80; polled to £17.40 av £11.88; cast rams polled to £24 av. £17.78; horned to £16.80 av £13.49.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 5,686 sheep. Lt lambs to 86p av 62.33p; store lambs to 84.24p av 68.18p; prem to 96.25p av 87,15p; prime to 85.11p av 81,09p; comm to 80.02p av 72.10p; comm shlgs to 55.56p av 30.07p; ewes to £25.50 av £6.75; rams to £25 av £14.23.

LAZONBY. - Sat. Store lambs: Greyfaced to £28.20; Cont X to £34.20; Suff X to £30.50; Swale to £20.20.

LEYBURN. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 32 cattle, 1,212 sheep. Cont bulls to 98.5p av 91.2p; Fries bulls to 86.5p av 77.5p; hfrs med to 117.5p av 83.2p; heavy to 111.5p av 88.4p; Fries hfrs to 54.4p av 52p. Suff & Cont lambs std to 84.6p av 78.9p; med t 90.2p av 82.3p; heavy to 82.4p av 79.8p. Mule & Masham std to 73.1p av 68.9p; med to 79.1p av 75.4p; heavy to 79.3p av 75.1p; Cont lt lambs to 70p; Suff to 68.4p; Masham to 67.1p; Mule to 63.2p; Sufdf ewes to £22; Mule to £21; Cont to £17; Masham to £16.50; BFL to £20.50; horned to £11; overall £6.70. Fri of last week. - Fwd: 106 calves, 8 dairy cattle, 783 sheep, 110 cull cows. Calves: Lim bulls to £178 av £112; hfrs to £58 av £45; Simm bulls to £172 av £110; hfrs to £35 av £22; BB bulls to £170 av £118; hfrs to £82 av £31; Fries bulls to £92 av £34; Herefd bulls to £50. Newly calved hfrs: JW Banks £560. In-calf hfrs: JRW Calvert & Co £430, £425, £420, £380, £350, £340. Dalesbred ewes: Bainbridge Bros £48. Swale ewes: R Simpson & Sons £20. Suff X lambs to £28.80; Mule lambs to £25.50. Rams. - Texel shlgs: B&A Myers 240gns, 230gns, 225gns; A Rooke & Son 196gns; LG Plews & Son 170gns. Texel lambs: LG Plews & Son 150gns. Suff shlgs: H Avison 190gns; AC Hutchinson 180gns, 165gns; JL Hunter 160gns. Suff lambs: RW&MR Cooper 105gns.

MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,286 sheep. Lmabs. - Texel X: £39.50 Hill House; £38.20 High Corn Park; £37.20 Parrick House; £36.80 High House; £34.50 Marwood Green; £34 Stanhope Gate; £33.80 Grove House; £33.20 Nab Farm. Suff X: £36.50 Moor Dyke; £35.50 Dalton Green. Mule X: £35.80 Parrick House; £35 High Beck Head; £34.20 Howgill; £33.80 Lane Head, Barningham House, High Cross; £32.80 Shotley Hall; £32.50 Willaby. Horned: £24 Dirt Pitt; £23.50 Smarbar; £23.20 Woolpitts Hills; £22.80 Stanhope Gate; £22.20 Brisco, £22 Dusgill; £21.80 Bolts Hope, Ettersgill House, Blunt House, Buddle House, West Biggins; £21.50 Birk Hatt; £21.20 Hield House, Reverlin. Suff X cross ewes to £10; Mule X to £12; horned to £10. Tues. Suffolk ram lambs: £100 Starrah. Texel shlg rams: £50 Standing Stones. Blue-faced Leics lambs: £70 Low Wiserley Farm. Swale gimmer lambs: £28, £24 Stoneykeld; £19 Step Ends. Swale ewes: £36 Stoneykeld; £21 Hield House.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 223 cattle, 664 sheep, 102 pigs. Steers prem to 105.5p av 99.7p; prime to 98.5p av 90.2p; comm to 91.5p av 84.6p; hfrs prem to 107.5p av 98.3p; prime to 95.5p av 86.7p; comm to 88.5p av 78.4p; bulls prem to 108.5p av 97.2p; prime to 94.5p av 86.4p; comm to 86.5p av 79.8p. Lambs std to 88.2p av 82.6p; med to 91.4p av 83.7p; heavy to 91.6p av 85.2p; ewes to £28 av £15.24. Porkers to 85p av 81.8p; cutters to 86p av 81.4p; baconers to 87p av 80.7p; sows to £80 av 75p; boars to £95. Wed. - Fwd: 314 store cattle, 84 young bulls, 11 cows & hfrs with calves at foot or in calf, 14 rearing calves, 224 breeding sheep, 88 acc & non-acc rams & ram lambs, 1,607 store lambs. Home-bred bullocks to £572; home-bred hfrs to £470; bullock & hfr stirks to £215; BA bull calves to £140; BBX bull calves to £112; Lim to £98; Fries to £45; young feeding bulls to £448; cows & single bulls calves to £455; Lim hfrs in calf to £475. Suff X lambs to £33.20; Cont X to £21.20; Char X to £30.50; Mule to £26.20; Mule shlgs to £54; Texel shlgs to £44; Mule ewes to £45; Cont ewes to £40; Suff ram lambs to 210gns; Suff shlg rams to 200gns; Texel shlg rams to 160gns.

PENRITH. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 259 slaughter cattle. Young bulls to 109.5p (£542.03); bullocks to 97.5p (£633,75); hfrs to 102.5p (£517.63). Fwd: 333 store cattle. Bullocks: Lim X to £610; BB to £530; Char to £538; Fries to £455; Herefd to £418; AA to £415; MRI X to £348; Saler X. Lim X feeding bulls to £490. Hfrs: Lim to £485; BB to £420; Simm to £360; Char to £375. Mon. - Fwd: 39 cattle, 5,604 sheep, 10 pigs, 29 calves. Prem hfrs to 135.5p av 120.69p; prime to 109.5p av 98.1p; comm to 91.5p av 86.07p. Lt lambs to 70p av 66.6p; prem to 107.78p av 98.7p; prime to 89.6p av 84.3p; comm to 80.1p av 72.8p; ewes to £22 av £7.86; rams to £20 av £12.91. Cutters to 100p av 91.89p. Rearing calves to £180 av £75.38. Stirks & young stores: Cont X bullocks to £435; hfrs to £265; Tues. - Fwd: 2,810 store lambs. Suff to £33.80; Cont X to £38.50; Mule to £30; horned to £20.50.Dairy cattle: second calved cows to £700(2); third calved to £590; calved hfrs to £730; bulling hfrs & hfr stirks £310(4).

RIPON. - Wed. Fwd: 157 cattle, 628 sheep, 585 pigs. Steers lt 99.5p; med to 119.5p, av 93.4p; heavy to 113.5p, av 96p; heifers lt to 108.5p, av 79.6p; med to 132.5p, av 101.6p; heavy to 126.5p, av 94p; young bulls med to 123.5p, av 90.3p; heavy to 108.5p, av 96.7p. Lambs std 83.7p; med to 95.1p, av 82.8p; heavy to 86.5p, av 77.2p; owt to 68.8p, av 64.4p; ewes to £27.20 av £15.10. Porkers to 86.5p, av 82p; cutters to 93.5p, av 81.4p; baconers to 81.5p, av 77.3p; owt to 83.5p, av 75p; sows/boars to £149.50, av £111.10.

STOKESLEY. - Sat. Fwd: 176 store & breeding cattle, 862 store lambs. Store bullocks. - Lim: £588, £565, £528. Shorthorn: £548 Holly Tree. Char: £560, £528, £515 Holly Tree; £448 White House. BB: £530, £520, £510 Holly Tree; £480 Village Farm. Store hfrs. - Char: £410, £360 Worsall. Texel store lambs: £30.80 Peaton Carr; £31 Sedgefield; £28 Palmer; £27.80 Wayside. Mules: £23.80 Dundale Beck. Tues. - Fwd: 184 cattle, 1,384 sheep, 97 pigs. Steers med to 106.5p av 94.8p; heavy to 103.5p av 91.7p; hfrs lt to 120.5p av 98.4p; med to 122.5p av 101.2p; heavy to 112.5p av 100.8p; bulls lt to 93.5p av 87.1p; med to 93.5p av 85.6p. Lambs std to 95.15p av 81.2p; med to 95.35p av 82.7p; heavy to 90.8p av 80.7p; ewes to £29.80 av £21.04. Porkers to 90p av 81.4p; cutters to 93p av 84.7p.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 214 cattle, 1,615 sheep, 847 pigs. Steers med to 116.5p av 95.1p; heavy to 100.5p av 88.7p; hfrs med to 123.5p av 86.5p; heavy to 128.5p av 88.5p; bulls med to 104.5p; heavy to 104.5p av 94.1p. Lambs std to 84.1p av 77p; med to 95.1p av 79.2p; heavy to 84.8p av 79.4p; owt to 84.5p av 79.1p; ewes lt to £22 av £7.50; heavy to £31 av £18.57. Porkers to 99p av 93.5p; cutters to 101p av 90.4p; baconers to 91.5p av 85.8p; owt to 83.5p av 65.9p; sows/boars to 46p av 42.1p.

TOW LAW. - Tues. Fwd: 1,823 sheep. Lambs std to 87.5p av 80p; med to 92p av 78.7p; heavy to 80.9p av 78.4p; ewes lt to £24 av £9.94.

YORK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 403 cattle, 763 store sheep, 503 store pigs. Dairy cattle: Fries cows newly calven to £400; Lim cow & calf to £310. Store cattle: Char to £495; Lim to £510; Simm to £430; BB to £370. Stirks to 20 weeks to £298; Fries to £140; Fries stirks over 20 weeks to £288; Char to £390; Lim to £395; Simm to £376; BB to £350; BA to £410; Piedmontese to £375. Calves: Char bulls to £155 av £104; hfrs to £38 av £17; Simm bulls to 3145 av £144; hfrs to £30; Fries bulls to £50 av £9; Herefd bulls £43; AA bulls to £55 av £29; hfrs to £30 av £20; Lim bulls to £145 av £121; hfrs to £50 av £30; BB bulls £130; hfrs to £42 av £22; BA bulls to £145 av £82; hfrs to £50. Ewes in lamb to £31; Rams to £60; Suff X lambs/hoggs to £37; Texel X to 330; Cont X to £32.20. Store pigs 8-10 weeks to £34.20; av £33.24; 10-12 weeks to £42; av £38.47; over 12 weeks to £69; av £46. Mon. - Fwd: 283 cattle, 1,023 sheep, 995 pigs. Cont young bulls to 119.5p av 94p; others to 92.5p av 75.9p; lt steers to 116.5p av 99.9p; med to 112.5p av 90.9p; heavy to 84.5p av 86.6p; lt heifers to 91.5p av 83.4p; med to 125.5p av 96.5p; heavy to 114.5p av 87.4p. Spring lambs: lt to £24.50 each or 84.5p a kg av 77p; std to £36.50 or 98.tp av 83.6p; med to £42.50 or 94.4p av 85.3p; heavy to £47 or 95.8p av 85.9p; others to £44.80 or 83p av 82.7p; ewes to £26 av £14.20; rams to £20 av £22.83. Porkers to 91.8p av 84.2p; cutters to 91.8p av 81.8p; baconers to 89.8p av 81.1p; others to 82p av 77.4p; sows to £143.44 each, or 45.5p a kg av 40.6p; boars to £78.40 or 28p av 27p; overall av 81.6p.