BARNARD CASTLE

Wed. Prime lambs to £70. Cast sheep: Ewes: Texel £103.5; Cont £88.50.

DARLINGTON

Thurs of last week. - Fwd: 120 prime bulls, 82 clean cattle, 2018 prime lambs, 522 cast sheep & 14 pigs. Bulls to 210p. Fries bulls to 165p. Steers to 243p. Hfs to 256p. Lambs to 182p. Ewes £117. Pigs to 118p.

Mon. – Fwd: 74 cast cattle, 1,004 breeding sheep, 354 store lambs, 2 calves, 1 cow with calf at foot, 38 store bulls, 108 store cattle at special show and sale of early breeding sheep. Show winner: Robert Skelton, New Hall Farm, Dearham, with a pen of ten superb Texel Shearlings, £170 to J & J E Robson, Stoney Stoops, Barnard Castle. Day's top price: pen of Beltex from same home, £180 to DW Barker, Tancred Grange, Scorton. Messrs Skelton also sold top pen of Suffolks X Mule, £162 to RA Patterson & Son, Whitehouse Farm, Capheaton. Texel X Mules to £142 from Darlington newcomer JD&J Ford, Diamond Hill Farm, Bedale, when pen of ten headed to Paradise Farm, Shadforth, with the Tindale Brothers. Shlgs. – Beltex: £180, £178, £170, £168 R Skelton. Texel: £170, £168, £160 R Skelton; £142, £125, £122 JD&J Ford; £135, £128, £120 TM Barker & Son; £135, £130, £118 R Bell. Suff: £162, £138, £135(2) R Skelton; £120 TM Barker. Mule: £120, £118(3), £112 T Crick; £110, £108 L Haslam. Ewes. – Mules: £88, £80, £77, £76, £75 M Burton. Suff: £84, £82 M Burton. Gimmer lambs. – Texel: £75.50, £70.50, £68.50 F&JS Gargett. Store lambs: £63, £54.50, £54, £52.50, £50(2) BR&S Fell; £61, £52, £50 AK Guy; £59.20, £53.50 P Atkinson; £54 W Ramsay; £50(2), £49, £48 L Thompson. Cast cattle to 206p. Store cattle: The trade for store cattle remains electric. A Limousin from JF Harland, Old Lodge Farm, Staindrop, and & a Charolais from C Watson, Lonton South, Middleton-in-Teesdale shared the top honours in the heifers when they both sold for £980. Calves & stirks: £535 G Bolton; £140 S B Hooper. Cows & calves: £1,180 B Lowson. Store bulls: £1,105, £1,090, £980 Lintz Green Farms Ltd; £1,040, £895, £870(2), £840(2) MJ Hutchinson; £1,030, £1,025, £1,010, £965, £940 J Stanwix & Sons; £1,015, £1,000, £830 JM Dickeson; £995(2), £970 GS Dixon; £940, £795 J Brearley. Store steers: £1,255(3), £1,240(2) EA&N Thompson & Son; £1,200, £1,125, £1,120 CG Graham; £1,145, £1,090 JC Smith; £1,085, £1,020(3), £1,000, £995, £985, £975(2), £955(2), £950 A Wilson; £970 GW&M Singleton & Sons; £940, £855 S Ayre; £870, £800 D&M Lowes; £850 M&E Webster.Store hfrs: £980, £940, £885 JF Harland; £980 C Watson; £940, £865 K Wilson; £935(5) E Parsons; £935, £915(2) GW&M Singleton; £920 M&E Webster; £915, £905 NG Beveridge; £890, £880 C&E Gaskin; £875(2) M&A Gaskin.

HAWES

Tues. Fwd: 878 sheep. Prime lambs: Cont to 157p av 140.2p; Mules to 140p av 132p; horned to 129p av 119p; overall av 137.4p. Cast ewes: Horned (RF) to £76 av £35.10; Polled to £90 av £69.24. Cast rams: Horned to £61 av £56.67.

KIRKBY STEPHEN

Mon. - Fwd: 32 cast & OTM cattle. Cast cows & OTM cattle: Lim to 115.5p; Herefd to 109.5p; B&W to 109.5p; Mont to £730.28.

Tues. - Fwd: 2,358 sheep. Prime lambs: Beltex to 204.9p; Dutch Texel to 175.1p; Texel to 172.8p; Rouge to 169p; Swale to 145.7p; Char to £68.80; Suff to £61.30; Mules to £60; Zwartble to £60. Cast ewes: Texel £112.50; Blue-faced Leics £86.50; Suff £79.50; Masham £68.50; Beltex £66; Rouge £65; Mules £62.50; Rough Fell £61.50; Cheviot £58.50; Swale £57.50; Scottish Blackface £56.50; Herdwick£42.50. Cast rams: Beltex £97.50; Texel £90; Blue-faced Leics £80.50; Swale £62.50.

LAZONBY. – Wed. fwd: 504 store lambs. Store lambs. – Texel £58(2) Pallet Hill Barn; £55, £50.50, £50 Croglin High Hall; £51 Skelgill House. Suff: £51 Skelgill House; £50 Spedding. Beltex: £48 Sanders Close. Mule: £45, £42 Skelgill House; £45 The Barn; £45 Sanders Close; £43 Chapel Farm; £42.50 The Bog; £41 The Barn; £40.80 Finney Green Cottage.

LEYBURN

Last Fri. - Fwd: 144 rearing calves. Another wonderful show for numbers and quality produced a top price in the heifer section of £570 for a British Blue sold by Chris Verity of RN Verity Ltd, Grewelthorpe. Cont bulls. – B Blue av £435: K Wilkinson & Son £540, £535, £495; M&RA Dent £520, £505; JA&MA Houseman £460, £425, £405, £400, £390, £380; A Sowray & Sons £455; FS Sturrock & Son £430; JF Bowe & Son £430; J&D Robertshaw & Son £415; M/s Ewbank £395; JR&RM Wilson £380; GW Leggot £350. Lim bulls av £420: JH Simpson & Co £530, £455, £400; K Wilkinson & Son £525; R Wood & Son £440; A Backhouse £420; RN Verity £395, £360; FS Sturrock & Sons £375; NJ Ward £360; JJ&AA Mcgregor £360. Simm bulls av £383: A Sowray & Sons £410; JW&RJ Pounder £355. AA bulls av £377: JL&MR Umpleby £440, £390, £380; JA Dent & Sons £375; RN Verity £370, £368; JC Brown & Son £355, £340. Shorthorn bull: A Sowray & Sons £420. B&W bulls av £182: JH Simpson & Co £270, £200; ER Terry & Sons £250, £240, £195; JC Brown & Son £250, £205; PG Simpson & Sons £240, £235, £205; AF Dinsdale £225, £215; FS Sturrock & Sons £220(2), £205, £180; J Dinsdale £215; JA Dent & Sons £215, £210, £200(2), £195(2); R Wood & Son £210; J&D Robertshaw & Son £200, £198; Ben Moore £195, £190; GW Leggott £190(2), £185(2); Websters Round Hill £190; F Dinsdale & Sons £190; M&RA Dent £190. B Blue hfrs av £412: Chris Verity £570; K Wilkinson & Son £460, £450, £445, £440, £435, £425; NJ Ward £425; JA&MA Houseman £420, £405; Websters Round Hill £420(2), £415, £410, £405; JA Dent & Sons £405; J&D Robertshaw & Son £400, £390. Lim hfrs av £388: K Wilkinson & Son £490, £435, £405; FS Sturrock & Sons £480; JH Simpson & Co £400; RC Whitehead & Son £380; JW&RJ Pounder £365; JJ&AA Mcgregor £365, £320, £295; RN Verity £355, £340. Char hfr: JR&RM Wilson £350. Herefd hfr: RN Verity £335. AA hfrs av £333: JL&MR Umpleby £400, £390, £355(2); RN Verity £355; GP&C Weatherald £270(3).

Wed. - Fwd: 40 cattle, 718 sheep. Cast cows: Cont to 129p av 105.7p; B&W to 119p av 97.9p. Prime lambs: std to 138p av 131.5p; med to 161p av 133.8p; heavy to 149p av 133.5p; owt to 140p av 122p. Cast ewes: Cont £79 av £58.50; Teeswater £85; Mule £63 av £52; Swale £57 av £47; Dalesbred £44. Cast rams: Cont £140; Teeswater £80; Swale £48.

NORTHALLERTON

Tues. Fwd: 155 cattle. Hfrs to 273p/£1,380; steers to 243p/£1,299; bulls to 220p/£1,258; clean 273p. Hfrs: med to 273p av 219p; heavy to 269p av 219p. Steers to 243p av 215p. Bulls: med to 196p av 158p; heavy to 220p av 171p. Fwd:1,042 sheep, 906 lambs, 136 cast sheep. Fwd: 906 spring lambs to 195p av 147p. Cull ewes to £86 av £68.96. Lambs: 32-39kg to 164p av 146p; 40-45kg to 195p av 147p; 46-52kg to 163p av 144p.

Wed. – Fwd: 275 cattle. Store cattle. – Steers to £1,370 av £970. – AA av £839: PB&AP Hill £1,150. BA av £1,107: N&AD Boynton £1,310. Brit Blue av £1,008: RJ Umpleby £1,370. Char av £1,100: P Kirk £1,140. Herefd av £875: L&E Warren £1,140. Holst av £802: G Kirby £885. Lim av £1,003: RJ Umpleby £1,160. Hfrs to £1,105 av £896. – AA av £856: S Bellerby £ 910. Brit Blue av £901: Barkers N/A Farms £1,065. Char av £911: L&E Warren £970. Lim av £939: AJ&AV Wilkin £1,105. Simm av £848: JR&DW Craggs £910. Bulls to £1,180 LN Taylor av £736. Cull cows av 105.49p: Cont X cows to 150p; B&W cows to 140p.

PATELEY BRIDGE

Sat. Fwd: 1,261 sheep. Lamb market very difficult although welsh show last week kept numbers down. Spring lambs: overall av £55.90. – Texel av £62.77: J&R Paisley, Ilkley, £78.20. Suff av £62.16: R Sanderson, Thirsk £75.Char: JL&MR Umpleby, Kirkby Malzeard £63. Mule av £52.33: R Newbould, Dallowgill £65.80. Masham: W&R Verity, Middlesmoor, £57.54. Swale: JC Drewery, Blazefield £39.20. Ewes: polled: E Jefferson, Otley £78. Horned: JW Hall, Settle & D&JL Middlemiss, Ramsgill, £44.25. Rams: E Jefferson, Otley £80.10.

PENRITH

Wed of last week. - Fwd: 2,193 prime sheep. Prime lambs: Beltex to 185p; Texel to 182p; Suff to 174p; Cont to £72; Char to £66. Cast ewes: Texel £91; Suff £84; Cont £82; Cheviot £75; Mule £65; Rough Fell £50; Swale £47; Scottish Blackface £46. Cast rams: Beltex £83; Char £80. Rearing calves. Fwd: 75 rearing calves. Bull calves up to 12 weeks. – Char: £460 Mooriggs; £420, £400 Hesket Farm. Brit Blue: £400 Hesket Farm; £355 Blunderfield. Lim: £330, £300 Street House (Strong). B&W: £240, £225, £215, £180, £125 Town Head (Wharton); £188, £182, £172, £160 Plumpton Head; £160 Low Moor Dyke; £158 Street House (Strong); £125 Skirwith Abbey; £120(2) Lansmere. AA: £240 Street House (Strong). Bull stirks 12 weeks & up. – Brit Blue: £470 Low Abbey. B&W: £190, £150 Lansmere, £175 Low Abbey. Hfr calves up to 12 weeks. – Brit Blue: £360, £350 Hesket Farm; £360, £305 Blunderfield; £285, £265 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £280 Low Moor Dyke. Lim: £340 Hesket Farm.

Wed. – Fwd: 1,706 prime sheep. Prime lambs overall av 146.44p. Prime lambs: Beltex to 172p; Texel to 163p; Char to 155p; Suff to 151p; Cont to 150p; Mule to 138p. Cast ewes: Texel £102; Cont £95; Suff £91; Char £91; Mule £76; Swale £56.50; Scottish Blackface £54.

THIRSK. – Thurs of last week. Fwd: 1,368 stock. Clean cattle: hfrs to 276.5p; steers to 258.5p. Young bulls to 208.5p. OTM to 223.5p; cows to 129.5p.