Prices at the auction marts from February 12 to February 18 at Barnard Castle, Darlington, Hawes, Leyburn, Penrith, and Thirsk.

BARNARD CASTLE

Tues of last week. OTM cattle to 147.5p. Feeding bulls: M&B Coulthard £1,115; TS Lawson £835(2); IS&JCD Cowan £885, £855(2). Store cattle: JW Dent & Sons £955, £935; AA Walton & Son £1,085, £915; TS Lawson £785(2), £665(2); RB Watson £895; J Mortimer £1,165, £1,035; WB Rutter & Sons £1,095, £1,095, £1,045, £995; DC&KL Hutchinson £955(3), £925, £915, £885; TB Walton £1,085, £945, £915; J&SE Bainbridge £1,105, £975, £965; J Robinson £985(2), £925, £775; J&MJ Walton £1,075, £995, £955; TL Anderson £1,165, £1,085; ER Thompson £1,005, £995, £805; K Lind £1,155, £995; CA&J Kipling £1,065, £1,025; CW Tunstall £995, £915, £905. Wed of last week. – Prime lambs: Texel to 201.9p; Cont to 195.4p. Cast sheep: Texel £103.5; Mule £81.50; Beltex £71.50.

DARLINGTON

Thurs of last week. Fwd: 242 prime cattle, 3,633 prime hoggs, 1,150 cast sheep, 18 prime pigs, 5 cast sows & boars. Bulls to 232p. Steer to 247p. Hfrs to 261p. Hoggs to 250p. Cast ewes to £130.

Prime pigs to 120p. Cast sows & boars to 37p.

HAWES. – Tues. Fwd: 22 calves, 1,369 sheep. Calves: Brit Blue bulls to £425 M/S Dent, Kaber, av £415; hfrs to £310 D Middleton & Son, Askrigg, av £305; Lim bulls to £320 JH Capstick, Ravenstonedale, av £293; hfrs to £365 J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, av £294; Fries/Holst bulls to £125 J Scarr & Sons av £108. Prime hoggs: Cont to 216p av 181.2p; Suff to 182p av 167.8p; Mules to 180p av 166.5p; Horned to 179p av 157.7p. Cast ewes: Horned (RF) to £100 av £65.63; Polled to £125 av £90.15. Cast rams: Horned to £88 av £60.87; Polled to £112 av £81.09.

LEYBURN

Last Fri. Fwd: 110 rearing calves & stirks, 133 breeding & store sheep. Breeding sheep. – Part dispersal of in-lamb sheep for Stuart & Susan Anderson, Dalton, Richmond: Mule shlgs £145; Mule shlgs & young ewes £132; Texel shlgs £140; Texel ewes £135; Cheviot X gimmer hoggs £120. Store hoggs: Donna Ashton £68; JL&MR Umpleby £53.50. Rearing calves. – B Blue bulls ave £382: JH Simpson & Co £475; JF Bowe & Son £440; TW Atkinson & Son £435; JA Dent & Sons £425; PF Goodall £390; TL Carlisle £355; R Simpson & Sons £320; A Sowray & Sons £300. Lim bulls av £312: J Hugill & Son £530; A Sowray & Sons £390; RK&B Preston £330; RN Verity Ltd £328; HJ&KE Millar £320; Kingstone Farms £320; R Simpson & Sons £310(2); RN Verity £300. Simm bulls av £383: JH Simpson & Co £430; HJ&KE Millar £335. AA bulls av £302: JH Simpson & Co £345; RK&B Preston £310; J Pearson & Sons £295, £285. B&W bulls av £149: Hob Green Farms £245(2), £210; M Waite & Son £245; WN Avison & Son £240, £200, £195(2); PG Simpson & Sons £192, £155; R Simpson & Sons £180, £150(2); A Finkill & Son £152; JH Simpson & Co £150. B Blue hfrs av £361: M Waite & Son £430; R Wood & Son £420(2); Kingstone Farms £410, £365; A Sowray & Sons £400, £365; M Bell & Son £400; Hob Green Farms £330; R Simpson & Sons £330, £305; TL Carlisle £300. Lim hfrs av £307: W&M Knaggs & Son £395; A Sowray & Sons £380; JW&AC Banks & Son £340; GE&M Stockil £330; RN Verity £325; JJ&AA Mcgregor £315; RK&B Preston £280. Simm hfr: JH Simpson & Co £395. AA hfrs av £252: A Sowray & Sons £325; RR&DR Baines £230; J Pearson & Sons £200. Herefd hfr: A Finkill & Son £295. B&W hfrs (non-breeders): JR&RM Wilson £105; HJ&KE Millar £80. Stirks. – B Blue bulls: Vickers & Richardson £655, £560, £530. B Blue hfr: Vickers & R £500. Mon. – Fwd: 392 cattle, 744 Sheep. 72 cast cattle to £1,444/206p. 90 store steers to £1,310. 104 store hfrs to £1,070. 115 young bulls to £1,280. 662 store lambs to £85. 82 ewes to £142. Cast cattle to 206p. Store & breeding cattle: Young bulls: £1,280, £1,110(2), £1,090 E Parsons; £1,140, £1,120(2), £1,110, £1,105, £1,095, £1,090, £1,075, £1,070(2), £1,060, £1,055, £1,020(2), £1,005 J Musgrave; £1,115(2), £1,090, £1,035(2) Hughes Bros; £1,050, £1,035, £1,005 J&K Metcalf; £1,030 F Watson; £1,010(2) T&G Lee. Store steers: £1,310, £1,160, £1,090(2), £1,015(3), £1,010(2) Angela Clark; £1,190, £1,070, £1,010 RA&S Darling Farms; £1,180, £1,140(2), £1,100, £1,000 J&BL Thompson; £1,170, £1,130, £1,120, £1,100 EW Holmes; £1,150, £1,110, £1,070 AJ Marr & Son; £1,125 R Hall; £1,125, £1,110 L Kidd; £1,060 CN&P Penk; £1,005 IE Teasdale; £1,000 J Butterfield. Store hfrs: £1,070, £1,020, £970 TH Richardson & Son; £1,070 AJ Marr & Son; £1,060 DSM&AJ Gibson; £1,055 C&J Donnelly; £1,055, £985 R Hall; £1,050 T&DI Allen & Son; £1,040 EW Holmes; £1,035, £1,000, £955 L Kidd; £1,030, £1,000, £970, £960 D&PH Brown; £995 NG Beveridge; £1,010 GP Enterprise; £990(3) T&G Lee; £950 JR&L Harding. Store sheep. – Lambs: £85, £79.50, £74.50 High Hedley Hope Farm Ltd; £84, £81.50, £70 R Worthy; £82.50, £80, £79 DSM&AJ Gibson; £81 B Bell; £79.50 CE Smith; £75.50, £72.50 D&HM Hodgson; £74.50, £70 A&R Thompson; £70.50 P Kirk; £70 S Dodsworth; £70 BG Dale.

PENRITH

Mon. Fwd: 80 OTM cattle. Cattle: Lim to 153.5p; BA to 149.5p; Brit Blue to 144.5p; AA to134.5p; B&W to 121.5p; Danish Red to £828.94. Cast bulls: Lim to 138.5p. Fwd: prime cattle. Prime bulls: Lim to 225.5p; BA to 210.5p; Char to 203.5p; B&W to 161.5p. Clean cattle: Lim to 214.5p; Brit Blue to 210.5p. Fwd: 370 store cattle. Bullocks. – Char: £1,635 Low Borrow Bridge; £1,135(2) Lansmere. AA: £1,585 Low Borrow Bridge; £1,335 Nelson Hill Farm. Lim: £1,565 Far Close; £1,545 Grapes Barn; £1,425 Bank Farm (Mason); £1,425(2) Well House; £1,395 Nelson Hill Farm; £1,375(2) High Howe; £1,365 Kirkbarrow Hall; £1,325 Thackwood; £1,295 Greenhow; £1,285 Langton Field; £1,285 Walmgate. Brit Blue: £1,435 Milburn Grange; £1,425 Bells View; £1,415 Bank Farm (Mason); £1,395 Brackenslack; £1,385 Nelson Hill Farm; £1,345 Kirkbarrow Hall; £1,345 Langton Field; £1,265 East Unthank; £1,255 Ghyll Bank; £1,225 Park Head (Hird); £1,165 Nook Farm; £1,155 Glasslyn House. Cont: £1,235 Bells View; B&W: £1,185(2) Greenhow; £1,145 Bells View. Herefd: £1,085 Bank Farm (Mason). Hfrs. – Lim: £1,485 Low Borrow Bridge; £1,445 East Unthank; £1,375 Nook Farm; £1,375 Far Close; £1,285 Well House; £1,275 Langton Field; £1,265 Greenhow; £1,255 Haresceugh Castle; £1,245(2) Fog Close; £1,235(2) Nelson Hill Farm; £1,195 Thackwood; £1,185 Kirkbarrow Hall; £1,175 Low House (Dickinson). Char: £1,415 Low Borrow Bridge; £1,225 Midtown (Strong); £1,165 Glasslyn House; £1,165 Brackenslack; £1,115(2) Fog Close. Brit Blue: £1,285 Milburn Grange; £1,225 High Dyke Farm; £1,215 Nelson Hill Farm; £1,185 Fog Close; £1,175 High Howe; £1,175 Bank Farm (Mason); £1,145 Midtown (Strong); £1,135 Kirkbarrow Hall; £1,115 Ghyll Bank. AA: £1,195 Midtown (Strong); £1,175 Nelson Hill Farm; £1,155 High Dyke Farm. Bulls. – Brit Blue:£1,215 Home Farm (Metcalfe). Lim: £1,145 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £1,125 Barnskew; £1,125 Keisley; £1,075 Ravenwood; £1,045 Birk Howe Farm.

THIRSK

Thurs of last week. Fwd: 2,606 stock. Steers: med to 233.5p/£1,167.50 av 221.99p; heavy to 251.5p/£1,583.93 av 199.17p. Hfrs: med to 249.5p/£1,182.63 av 201.07p; heavy to 267.5p/£1,793.10p av 216.8p. Young bulls: lt to 213.5p/£977.83 av 213.5p; med to 200.5p/£1,087.28 av 161.09p; heavy to 229.5p/£1,444 av 178.43p. OTMs to 208.5p/£1,472.01 av 187.3p. Cows to 169.5p/£1,709.84 av 120.01p. Hoggs: std to 230.3p/£87.50p av 191.37p; med to 228.6p av 190.98p; heavy to 237p av 181.77p; owt to 182.1p/£108.50p av 172.3p. Ewes to £130 av £84.12. Pigs: cutters to 89p/£74.17p av 87.4p; bacon to 114p/£113.30p av 88.13p. Sows to 33p/£123.12p av 35.18p; boars to 33p/£104.94p av 32.29p.