Prices at the auction marts from January 29 to February 5, 2015, at Barnard Castle, Darlington, Hawes, Kirkby Stephen, Leyburn, Northallerton, Penrith, Skipton and Thirsk

BARNARD CASTLE

Wed. Prime hoggs: Beltex to 224p; Texel to 199.5p; Cont to 197.5p; Char to 190p. Ewes: Mules £82.50; Blue-faced Leics £95.50; Texel £87.50; Beltex £85.50. Rams £93.80.

DARLINGTON

Mon. Fwd: 267 cattle, 773 sheep. 80 cast cattle to £1,244/203p; 73 store steers to £1,200; 77 store hfrs to £1,170’ 37 young bulls to £1,160. In-lamb ewes: £180, £130 W&V Burton; £168, £160, £152, £150(2), £120 C Haslan; £165, £145, £140(2), £130(2), £112(2) S&D Ferrie & Son. Store lambs: £89, £84, £69 A&B Herworth; £75, £65 V Cullen; £75, £73.50 DE Stones; £72, £66 K Cator; £72 B Bell; £70.50 I Coulthard; £69.50, £66.50 J Hird; £68.50, £65 AWB&J Bainbridge; £68 W Love Ltd; £68, £65 JD Sanderson; £65.50 M Burton; £65 JJ Horn. Store & breeding cattle. – Young bulls: £1,160, £880 JE Jordan & Son; £1,135(5) E Parsons; £880 JA Bainbridge; £865(2) P Forrest; £795, £765, £735 AW Sanderson; £790 R Chambers; £745 S Sanderson. Store steers: £1,200(2), £1,080, £1,075(3), £1,040, £1,000 W&M Knaggs & Son; £1,200(6), £1,100 JH Johnson; £1,190, £1,185(2), £1,105, £1,060 J&BL Thompson; £1,090 TT Hall & Son; £1,085 JR&L Harding; £1,020 AJ Marr; £1,005 G Wall; £1,000(2) NG Beveridge. Store hfrs: £1,170 AJ Marr & Son; £1,090 M Jopling & Son; £1,075 JE Jordan & Son; £985 F Bainbridge; £980, £950, £935 BR&RI Routledge; £965, £925 JR&L Harding; £960 BA&C Pearson Ltd; £955, £945 HF Ryle & Son; £940 C Gregg; £935(2) PJ Wiper. Cast cattle to 203p. Thurs of last week. – Fwd: 136 prime cattle, 1,570 prime hoggs, 774 cast ewes, 21 prime pigs, 2 cast sows. Bulls to 228p. Clean cattle to 267p. Prime steers to 239p. Prime hfrs to 267p. Prime hoggs to 238p. Cast ewes to £143. Prime pigs to £101.60. Cast sows to £110.

HAWES

Sat. Fwd: 47 cattle. Lim steers to £1,135 av £1,038. Hfrs to £1,100 av £915. BA steers to £1,045 av £982. Hfrs to £1,005 av £995. Brit Blue steers to £900; hfrs to £1,075 av £975. Simm hfrs to £900. Cattle. – Lim steers: T Metcalfe & Son £1,135, £1,085, £1,080, £1,050, £1,035; G&P Middleton £1,105, £995; JE Thorpe £1,060, £1,055; RI Scott & Sons £1,045. Lim hfrs: G&P Middleton £1,100, £1,020, £960; J Dixon & Sons £940; RI Scott & Sons £915. BA steers: JE Thorpe £1,045, £1,025(2), £1,000; AT Pratt £1,020; N Iveson £1,005. BA hfrs: AT Pratt £1,005; N Iveson £985. Brit Blue steers: J Dixon & Sons £900. Hfrs: SL Pratt £1,075, £965. Simm Hfrs: WH Harker £900. Cull cattle: Cont to 159p av 150.4p; Freis /Holst to 108p av 95.2p. Tues. – Fwd: 9 calves, 1,231 sheep. Calves: Brit Blue bulls to £400 M/S Dent, Kaber, av £400; Brit Blue hfrs to £385 M/S Dent; Lim hfrs to £380 A&W Hodgson, Raydaleside; Fries bulls to £160 H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, av £160. Prime hoggs: Cont to 211p av 184.3p; Suff to 182p av 171.8p; Mules to 199p av 173.2p; Horned to 182p av 160.8p. Cast ewes: Horned to £94 av £55.72; polled to £117 av £86.12. Cast rams: Horned to £86 av £70.75; Polled to £96 av £90.50.

KIRKBY STEPHEN

Tues. Fwd; 1,726 sheep. Prime hoggs: Beltex to 229.3p; Texel to 214.5p; Char to 208.7p; Blackface to 195.5p; Mule to 186.4p; Jacob to185.6p; Suff to185.6p; Swale to 183.3p; Dutch Texel to £83.30; Blue-faced Leics to £79.80; Cheviot to £75.80; Jacob to £66.80. Cast ewes: Texel £116.50; Suff £116.50; Blue-faced Leics £114.50; Char £102.50; Mule £96.50; Rough Fell £84.50; Cheviot £80.50; Swale £76.50; Herdwick £73.50; Goat £54.50. Cast rams: Texel £111.50; Cheviot £110.50; Blue-faced Leics £95.50; Suff £90; Swale £65.50.

LEYBURN

Last Fri. Fwd: 109 rearing calves & stirks, 140 breeding & store sheep. Breeding sheep. – Sheep & lambs from PF Goodall: Texel X ewes with twins £170; Texel ewes with singles £110; Mule ewes (BM) with twins £150. In-lamb sheep. – Mule shlgs scanned twins: L Thompson £134; scanned singles £93. Part dispersal of scanned ewes for W Anderson Farms: Texel X ewes, twins £95; singles £88. Mule ewes (2-4 shear): twins £118; singles & triplets £109. Mule ewes (5-shear): singles & triplets £112. Store Texel hoggs: GM Firby £61; Beck Hill Farm £51. Rearing calves. – B Blue bulls av £356: KE&KL Nicholson £460, £455, £450, £435; JH Simpson & Co £440, £430; NW&M Vasey & Son £390; JA Dent & Sons £390, £375; M&M Robinson & Son, Grewelthorpe £390; B Kellett & Sons £385; TL Carlisle £370; Hob Green Farms £370(2); G Armstrong & Sons £355. Lim bulls av £377: A&AJ Lambert £460, £440, £370; RN Verity £375; PG Simpson & Sons £365; A Backhouse £365; Kingstone Farms £355. BA bulls: JS Luck & Son £350. Char bulls: JR&RM Wilson £335. AA bulls av £349: RN Verity £370, £365; Broadley Farms £350; JA Dent & Sons £310. Mont bulls: HM Dent £250. Swedish Red bulls: Hob Green Farms £195. B&W bulls av £125: B Kellett & Sons £195, £185, £170; JH Simpson & Co £180, £170; N&AD Brass & Son £175; PG Simpson & Sons £170; Hob Green Farms £160; JD&E Clarkson & Son £155; TL Carlisle £145; JR&RM Wilson £140. B Blue hfrs av £303: PF Goodall £395, £385; M&M Robinson & Son £380; B Kellett & Sons £360, £320; TL Carlisle £360, £340, £325; Kingstone Farms £335; JA Dent & Sons £335; HM Dent £310; JD&E Clarkson & Son £300. Lim hfrs av £326: JW&AC Banks & Son £385, £370; RN Verity £300; Kingstone Farms £250. AA hfrs av £257: Broadley Farms £320, £275; N&AD Brass & Son £175. Wed. – Fwd: 28 cattle, 987 sheep. Cont cast cows to 141p av 128.3p; B&W cows to 125p av 109.2p. Hoggs. – Suff & Cont : lt to 161p; std to 192p av 178.9p; med to 216p av 190.6p; heavy to 205p av 181.6p; owt to 186p av 169.3p. Mule & horned: lt to 126p; med to 175p av 170.8p; heavy to 181p av 171.5p. Cast ewes: Cont £94 av £72; Mule £85 av £59; Blue-faced Leics £58; Swale £35 av £20. Cast rams: Cont £68; Swale £53.

NORTHALLERTON

Tues. Fwd: 119 cattle, 1,701 sheep. Hfs: med to 268p av 227p; heavy to 264p av 219p. Steers to 232p av 207p; med to 195p av 156p; heavy to 220p av 181p. Hoggs:32-39kg to 224p av 188p; 40-45kg to 260p av 187p; 46-52kg to 219p av 177p; 52kg & up to 196p av 168p. Cast sheep to £150 av £94.25. Wed. – Fwd: 140 cattle, 22 sheep. Store cattle. – Steers to £1,360 av £900. – Lim av £1,082: FG Tyreman £1,360. Brit Blue av £1,005: JD Stockil & Son £1,110. Saler av £1,079: RK Smirthwaite £1,140. Herefd av £909: Gilder Toft Farms £1,175. Hfrs to £1,200 av £860. – Lim av £917: FG Tyreman £1,160. Brit Blue av £856: MM Dowson £1,010. AA av £908: W Smith & Son £1,200. Bulls to £950 MM&R Collingwood £796. Cull cows av 117.16. Suckler-bred to 148p. B&W cows to 141p. In-lamb ewes to £120 av £116.

PENRITH

Mon. Fwd: 48 OTM cattle. Cast cows: Lim to 155.5p; Cont to 138.5p; B&W to 133.5p; Brit Blue to 133.5p; Blue Grey to 113.5p; Dairy Shorthorn to 104.5p. Cast bulls: Lim to 124.5p; Char to 104.5p. Prime cattle. – Clean cattle: Brit Blue to 241.5p; Lim to 225.5p. Prime bulls: Lim to 227.5p; Char to 224.5p; BA to 212.5p; B&W to 165.5p. Fwd: 442 store cattle. Bullocks. – Lim: £1,615(2) Grapes Barn; £1,445 Nelson Hill Farm; £1,425 Langton Field; £1,395 Greenhow; £1,385 The Chestnuts; £1,355 Bank Farm (Mason); £1,355 Thackwood; £1,335 Blands Farm; £1,325(2) Town End Farm (Burne). Brit Blue: £1,545 Annfield Farm; £1,285 Nelson Hill Farm; £1,275 Bank Farm (Mason); £1,215 Town End Farm (Burne); £1,175(4) Cliburn Hall; £1,145 Waters Farm; £1,125(2) South Dyke. Char: £1,485 Ploveriggs; £1,435 Annfield Farm; £1,155 Lansmere. AA: £1,385 Greenhow; £1,375 Stoneybeck Farm; £1,215 Nelson Hill Farm; £1,175(5) Street House (Maughan); £1,115 Home Farm (Buckle). Simm: £1,375 South View (Holliday); £1,165 Thorneycroft . Herefd: £1,285 Nelson Hill Farm. B&W: £1,275 Lingstubbs; £1,035 Greenhow; £1,035 Bank Farm (Mason); £975(5) Cliburn Hall; £965(6) South Dyke. Cont: £1,265 Town End Farm (Burne). BA: £1,175 Bowness Farm; £1,165 High Row Farm. Beef Shorthorn: £1,045 Crosby Lodge. Highland: £655 High Fog Close. Hfrs. – Lim: £1,295 Well House (Strong); £1,285(3) Langton Field; £1,235 Park House Farm; £1,200 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £1,195 Howes Farm; £1,195 Town End Farm (Burne); £1,185(3) Blands Farm; £1,185 Ploveriggs; £1,185 Nook Farm (Atkinson); £1,185 Catherine Holme; £1,185 Thackwood. Brit Blue: £1,265 Town End Farm (Burne); £1,085(2) Cliburn Hall; £1,045 Home Farm (Metcalfe). Herefd: £1,235 Nelson Hill Farm. Simm: £1,195 Thackwood; £1,115 Thorneycroft. Char: £1,095 Thackwood. AA: £1,085 South Dyke; £1,065 Nelson Hill Farm; £875(3) Howes Farm. Cont: £1,065 Home Farm (Metcalfe). BA: £965 Bowness Farm. Bulls. – Lim: £1,165 Ravenwood; £1,035(2) Birk Howe Farm; £975 Clickham Farm; £965(2) The Old Vicarage; £855 Town Head (Lambert). Brit Blue: £1,025 Clickham Farm; £945 Crook A Fleet. Char: £865 Deepdale Hall. BA: £825 Crook A Fleet.

SKIPTON

Mon. Fwd: 52 rearing calves. Brit Blue: Bull calf, Sowray brothers, Bishop Thornton, £395 (top price) to Robert Tindall, of Wetherby; hfr calf, Sowray brothers, £390 (top price) to Lothersdale’s Trevor & Julie Smith. Cont X av £281.50; native av £202.50; B&W £67.79.

THIRSK

Thurs of last week. Fwd: 1,974 stock. Steers: med to 257.5p/£1,423.98 av 213.79p; heavy to 223.5p/£1,610.63 av 194.99p. Hfrs: med to 257.5p/£1,158 av 221.06p; heavy to 289.5p/£1,580 av 221.64p. Young bulls: med to 220.5p/£1,170 av 151.4p; heavy to 240.5p/£1,463 av 169.46p. Cows to 186.5p/£1,457.90 av 102.99p. Hoggs: std to 210.3p/££82 av 169.41p; med to 253.6p/£106.50 av 182.87p; heavy to 219.6p/£101 av 175.39p. Owt to 190.9p/£115 av 165.4p. Ewes to £116 av £73.10. Pigs: cutters to 86p/£70.52 av 84.25p; bacon to 110p/£104.50 av 90.5p. Sows to 40p/£119 av 34.97p.