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BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: 34 OTM cattle, 58 feeding bulls, 183 store cattle.

Bulls: Char to £790; Lim to £750; BBlue to £625. Steers: Char to £900; BA to £885; Lim to £822. Hfrs: Char to £800; Lim to £695; BBlue to £680. OTM cattle: Lim to £855.70; Char to £864.13; Holst to £840.50; Fries to £746.55. Feeding Bulls. - A Guy £655, £635; N Medd & Son £690, £680, £645(3); R Bainbridge £790, £745, £725, £690, £625; AT&A Bainbridge £670; J Buck £690, £685(2), £668, £625; JC Thwaite & Son £500, £495, £490, £450; K Atkinson £760, £755, £750(2), £740, £730, £700, £695, £680, £650(3), £648, £635(2), £620, £585; J&K Metcalf & Son £622(2), £585, £580, £570; CA&J Kipling £750, £670, £665; PC Langstaff £725, £700, £620, £610; GF Cartwright £445(2); Mrs D Coggins & Sons £725, £675, £632; A&J Bousfield £620; A Hobson £465. Store Cattle: TB Walton £535, £465, £462, £422, £405; A Hobson £655; F&MP Allinson & Son £670, £615, £600, £540; WK Lamb £790, £765, £625, £595; S Richardson £685, £658, £568, £528(2), £515; PRE&E Marwood £820, £760; J&K Metclalf & Son £695, £650, £550, £538; A Guy £640, £625, £595; N Medd & Son £515(2), £480, £450, £415; K Atkinson £530, £510(3), £480(2), £470, £460, £445, £435; RW&H Atkinson £660, £470, £465, £450, £445, £390; WB Rutter & Sons £760, £740, £720, £645, £625; JW Dent & Sons £710, £640, £620, £590(2), £550(2), £540; L Guy & Son £680, £650, £545, £530, £508; JJ&M Pickering £665, £625, £595, £565, £560(2), £485(2); B,L&SB Robson £625(3), £420; MC Dent £545, £448, £425; J&MJ Walton £545(2), £520(2); JD,DJ&EK Sanderson £710, £675, £660(2), £655, £652(2), £650, £645, £640(2) £595(3), £592, £590, £588, £570(2), £540, £535(2), £530, £515(2), £510, £490, £470, £425(2), £385; F Johnson £900, £850(2), £800, £795, £735, £705(2); GF Cartwright £395(4), £370(3), £360(4); DA&FM Dalton £620, £595, £540, £505; GS&SE Wilson £885, £745(2), £720, £655(2); LF&HC Wood £520(2), £472, £448, £455, £440; D Hunnam £822, £750, £695; GH Bain £495(2); H&S Richardson £540(2), £525, £490; JF&F Hutchinson £745, £728, £725, £670, £660(2), £595, £590; JA Robinson £535; P Guy £570, £565, £550, £530, £460, £458; A&J Bousfield £475; AA Walton & Son £485, £480, £475, £400; C&JM Kearton £550(4), £480(6); SM&F Donald £612(2); W Armstrong £580, £575, £550(7), £545(2), £525, £510, £480, £465, £458(3), £450, £430(2), £425.

Wed. - Fwd: 1247 sheep. Lt hoggs to 131p av 103.6p; std hoggs to 135.5p av 126.5p; med hoggs to 154.8p av 135.5p; heavy hoggs to 157p av 133.8p.

Cast sheep: Cont £72; Mule £58.50; Leics £49; Swale £32; Blackface £30.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week.

Fwd: 495 prime cattle, 2772 sheep.

Young bulls: med to 162.5p/£909 av 134p; heavy to 167.5p/£1164 av 147p.

Steer: med to 167.5p £882 av 143p; heavy to 167.5p/£1102 av 147p. Hfrs: med to 164.5p/£777 av 140p; heavy to 176.5p/£1056 av 143p. Prime hoggets: lt to 124p/£38.50 av 120p; std to 150p/£58 av 130p; med to 166p/£74 av 133p; heavy to 147p/£69.20 av 133p; owt to 136p/£75.50 av 128p; overall av 133p. Cast sheep: Cont to £66; Mule to £47. Mon. - Fwd: 233 cattle, 1294 sheep, 32 ewes with lambs at foot.

Young bulls. - Cont: £665, £658, £655, £640, £595, £570, £555(2) TA Gibson; £635, £632(2), £625 JJ&GE Walton; £595, £562(2), £495, £475 MW Skidmore; 555, £550, £510(2), £502, £460, £450, £425, £420(2) PS Tindale; £545(4) JT&N Monkhouse. Steers. - Cont: £760, £670(2), £470 J&EM Lawson; £720, £645, £580(2), £530 J Butterfield; £680 JR&L Harding; £605, £560(2) RL Walker; £602 TT Hall; £590, £470(2), £452 F Allinson; £560 W Dent; £540, £515 JH Johnson; £480, £445 GF Whitfield; £435 I Clement. Hfrs. - Cont: £682(2) EA Thompson; £665, £590, £490 TA Gibson; £600, £595, £570(2), £500 JR&M Richardson; £590 AR Marshall; £560, £465 JR&L Harding; £555, £545, £525 PJ Wiper; £550 W Dent; £548, £495, £450(2) AA Thompson; £535(3), £460(2), £452(2), £435(2) AR Marshall; £505(3), £420(7) GF Whitfield; £490 BR Routledge; £442, £428(2) PS Tindale. Cows and calves. - £880, £705 AW Sanderson. Rearing calves. - Fries: £155, £138, £135 WE Richardson. OTM cattle. - Cont to 133.5p av 105p; Dairy to 121.5p av 94p; bulls to 102.5p. Store hoggets: £63 JH Craggs; £55 P Mill; £55 P&S Wood; £54(2) R Herbert; £53.80, £41.20 J Broomhead; £51, £42.20, £38 MJ Hutchinson; £45.50 JH&R Bainbridge; £44 A&B Herworth; £42.20 Peartree; £42.20, £39, £37 M Emerson; £39.80, £35 M&E Walton; £38.50 TW Thompson. Ewes and lambs 3 shear with twins: £105 JH Wise. Darlington weigh direct collection of £668 hoggs; export hoggs to 135p; heavy hoggs to 130p.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. 824 store and breeding sheep. Breeding sheep: Mule gimmers run with Texel to £65 Glendue.

Feeding ewes & cast tups: Texel X to £37 Gleedlee; Mule to £36.50 Brokenheugh; Blackface to £28 Gleedlee; Swale to £24 Birkside. Store hoggs: Suff X to £49.50 Dyke Nook; Texel X to £48 South Gunnerton; Beltex to £47.50 Eastfield; Mule to £41 Eastfield; Scottish Blackface to £40 Hole Farm; Swale to £26 Birkside. Also fwd: 877 store cattle & suckled calves. Cattle 23-m-o. - Lim X steers to £1000 Halton Red House; hfrs to £772 Nettlesworth West House; £700 Chesterwood & Nettlesworth West House; Char X steers to £875 £860 Lunns House; hfrs to £760 Rare Dene; BAX steers to £795 Duddo Hill; hfrs to £740 Chesterwood; AAX steers to £755 Shotton; MRI hfrs to £630 Fairview. Cattle 17-22 m-o. - Char X steers to £1050 High Warden Farms; hfrs to £795 Gallowhill; Lim X steers to £920 Halton Red House; hfrs to £770 High Trewhitt; Simm X steers to £875 Lunns House; hfrs to £690 Pontop Hall; BBX steers to £830 Fairview; hfrs to £720; BAX steers to £805 Duddo Hill; Beef Shorthorn steers to £695 Yatesfield; AAX hfrs to £655 Shotton; Herefd X hfrs to £570 Gallowhill. Cattle 11-16 m-o. - Lim X steers to £825 Stotsfold; hfrs to £785 Fairview; Char X steers to £770 Unthank Blue House; hfrs to £635 The Turnings; Simm X steers to £692 Hawksteel; Simm X hfrs to £452 Low Bishopton; Beef Shorthorn steers to £610 Yatesfield; BBX steers to £600 Doorpool; hfrs to £505 Dyke Nook; AAX steers to £560 Howick Redsteads; AAX/Fries hfrs: £470 Cockle Park (outwintered); BAX hfrs to £558 Barker House. Cattle up 10 m-o. - Lim X steers to £655 Barker House; hfrs to £570 The Lee; Char X steers to £648, Low Ardley; hfrs to £600 Fairview; BBX steers to £600 Chirdon; BAX steers to £500 High Strothers; hfrs to £410 High Strothers. Tues. - Fwd: 110 cattle, 1558 prime hoggs, 186 cast ewes & rams. Prime cattle. - Hfrs: Char to 154.5p; Lim to 144.5p. Steers: BA to 157.5p; Lim to 156.5p; Char young bulls to 135.5p. OTM animals: Lim to 128.5p; Char to 125.5p; BA to 124.5p; BB to 111.5p; Holst to 105.5p; AA to 101.5p; Simm to 97.5p. Prime hoggs. - Texel X to £75; Beltex to £62; Suff X to £74; Mule to £65; Char X to £77; Cheviot X to £56.20; Herdwick to £41.50; Scottish Blackface to £65; Swale £62.50. Cast ewes: Suff X to £68.50; Texel X to £64.50; Mule to £66; Leics to £57.50; Scottish Blackface to £43.50; Swale to £29.80. Rams: Texel to £57; Suff to £47; Leics to £36; Cross to £40; Swale to £25.50.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues. Fwd: 1,512 sheep. Hoggs over 35kg: Beltex to £55; Cheviot X to £60.20; Masham to £55; Rough Fell to £49; Texel X to £73; Swale to £58; Herdwick to £52; Mule to £59; Suff X to £70; Scottish Blackface to £57; Char X to £64. Hoggs under 35kg: Beltex X to £41; Rough Fell to £41; Swale to £39.80; Texel X to £43.50; Cheviot X to £41; Mule to £38.50; Herdwick to £33. Goats to £16. Ewes: Bluefaced Leics to £58; Cheviot to £29; Mule to £44.50; Rough Fell to £43.59; Suff to £45; Swale to £40.50; Texel to £45.

Rams: Blue-faced Leics to £53.50; Cheviot to £30; Herdwick to £23; Suff to £62; Swale to £37; Texel to £61.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 96 calves & stirks, 1 dairy & 110 breeding & store sheep. Mule hoggs in lamb: WH Harker £78; Mule shlgs in lamb: RMP Richardson £68(3) & £66; Suff X hoggs: AJG Davy £44; Cont X hoggs: AJG Davy £44; JCP Ellwood £39.50; JW Ball £33; Swale hoggs: AJG Davy £22. Dairy in calved hfrs: SN Bird £1580. Calves: Brit Blue bulls to £335 Sayer & Tallantire av £270; hfrs to £275 JW Tuer & Sons av £229; Lim bulls to £270 GR Scarr av £242; hfrs to £275 ME Robinson & Sons av £193; Pied bulls to £248 AF Dinsdale; BA bulls to £235 J Pratt & Sons; hfrs to £268 RN Verity Ltd av £232; Mont bulls to £215 A Tunstall; B&W bulls to £192 PG Simpson av £105; hfrs to £28 S&RJ Calvert; Herefd bulls to £145 ME Robinson & Sons av £128. Stirks: Char steers J Goddard £385; Simm steers J Goddard £375; BB bulls ME Robinson & Sons £360; Herefd steers J Goddard.

Wed. - Fwd: 23 cattle, 1753 prime sheep. B&W bulls to 107.5p av 103.6; steers to 115.5p; cast cows to 97.5p av 85.1p; cast bulls to 86.5p. Prime hoggs: Suff & Cont lt to 117.6p av 113.5p; std to 144.9p av 132.7p; med to 147.6p av 136.5; heavy to 145.7p av 131.5p; owt to 132.7p; av 126.3p; Mule, Mash & horned lt to 117.6p av 108.7p; std to 133.8p av 125.9p; med to 137.7p av 124.7; heavy to 129.3p; av 125.3; owt to 108.9p av 96.2p. Cast ewes: Cont 63.50; Masham 57.50; Mule 45; Swale 36. Cast rams: Cont 38.50; Leics 28; Swale 26; Suff 25. £382; Brown Swiss steers J Goddard £332; Herefd hfrs J Goddard £310.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 207 cattle, 1395 sheep. Steers: med to 147.5p/807.53 av 132.01p/697.45; heavy to 152.5p/1052.25 av 133.34p/827.40; overall av 133.05p.

Hfrs: med to 167.5p/780 av 144.01p/644.70; heavy to 166.5p/925.58 av 137.81p/755.48; overall av 139.11p.

Young bulls: lt to 124.5p/541.58 av 114.26p/493.23; med to 151.5p/810.53 av 128.7p/682.84; heavy to 153.5p/1004.63 av 129.78p/828.50; overall av 128.99p; total cattle av 134.61p. Hoggs: lts to 128p/37 av 127.59p/37; std to 135p/52.80 av 127.91p/48.55; med to 164p/72 av 139.55p/59.12; overall av 138.53p; heavy to 163p/76.80 av 133.17p/65.06; owt to 153p/82.50 av 128.51p/70.45; total hogg av 134.84p. Cull ewes to 65 av 44.86; rams to 59.50 av 57.67. Wed.

- Fwd: 253 store & breeding cattle.

Record price for store cattle, Char bullock, Mr JT Coxon, £1190; also 4 bullocks, more than £1000. Bulls. - BB: J Weatherhead £620, £590, £585. Cont X: MC Mortimer £635. Lim: BJ Garbutt £620, £608, £590. AA: MC Mortimer £535. Holst: MC Mortimer £535, £470; C Wilkinson £214, £200. Char: HO Armitage £378. Shorthorn: HO Armitage £335, £230. Steers. - Char: JT Coxon £1190, £1185, £1000, £945, £885, £852, £780; D Humpleby £595; TH Cook £558; A Rooke £530; Ms A Clark £520, £515. Sim: CW Tate £852, £785; K Buckle £540. Lim: T Coulthard £950; H Harrison £760; P Kirk £720, £595; AE Merrin £670, £655, £635; JM Walker £655; DM Nelson £632; L Dent £590, £525, £520; K Buckle £565, £555, £522; JG Ward £585, £555; CA Stobbs £518; RL Garbutt £492, £490, £485, £484. AA: JM Walker £808; K Buckle £515. BB: DM Nelson £720; TH Souter £712, £682; AE Merrin £692, £658; JM Walker £668; D Humpleby £635; WS Moore £555, £525; B Milburn £555. Mont: K Buckle £585. Herefd: T Coulthard £680; DM Nelson £600. Holst: P Kirk £604; CA Stobbs £522; K buckle £515, £498; R Tate £500, £492, £472. Hfrs. - Char: JM Coxon £800, £742, £665; JT Coxon £785, £742; A Rooke £565, £375, £370; C Birkbeck £550l; Ms A Clark £535, £510, £350; TH Cook £530; K Buckle £495; B Milburn £418; BB MC Mortimer £800, £555; J Robertshaw £555; Sevenacre Farms £488, £465, £455, £432, £415; D Johnson £440. Lim: JT Coxon £742; EG Graham £665, £658, £645, £570; JR Craggs £652; S Bellerby £602; H Harrison £600; T Robertshaw £590; Wikeley-Wood £578; A Rooke £570, £525; JW Guy £570; J Halford £538; K Buckle £538; JG Ward £528; RL Garbutt £460, £410; Sevenacre Farms £455, £432, £410, £400; D Johnson £400; C Wilkinson £304. Sim: JR Craggs £718, £635; J Robertshaw £512; Sevenacre Farms £432. Baz: K Buckle £538; Sevenacre Farms £488; R Poll A Rooke £375. Fries: K Buckle £430. Herefd: K Buckle £478; Sevenacre Farms £440.

Holst: MC Mortimer £375. Pied: S Bellerby £532. AA: Wikeley-Wood £620; JW Guy £540; JE Halford £518, £450; WN Simpson £360; BA: DS Shaw £628; JR Craggs £555; Sevenacres £488; W Brass £450, £375. Also fwd: 131 store lambs & breeding sheep. -Texel X hoggs: DR Smith £51, £50.50. Suff X hoggs: DR Smith £50.50, £49.50; JL Cook £36, £28.50, £26; MM Collingwood £30.50. Cont X: JW Shepherd £33.80. Mule shgls & lambs: C Kearton £105, £99. Mule ewes BMCB & lambs: P&GA Ashbridge £85. Texel ewes BMCB & lambs: R Hugill £99, £62; P&GA Ashbridge £57. Texel ewes correct & lambs: MJ Simpson £80. Texel shlgs & lambs: A Johnson £65, £49; RJ Fountain £49. South Down shlgs & lambs: RJ Fountain £36, £25. Cont X ewes in lamb: MM Collingwood £24.

Suff gimmers in lamb: MM Collingwood £21. 17 OTM cattle: 108.5p av 92.5p.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 3,697 prime sheep. Hoggs: Cont to 79; Suff to 78; Cheviot to 67.50; Mule to 67; Swale to 61.50; Scottish Blackface to 59; HB to 58.50; Blue-faced Leics to 55.50; Herdwick to 55; Zwartble to 55; Kendal Rough to 48. Cast ewes & rams: Suff to 65.50; Cont to 65; Blue-faced Leics to 61; Lleyn to 58.50; Mule to 55; Cheviot to 47; Scottish Blackface to 39; Swale to 37.50; Herdwick to 32. Mon. - OTM cattle: B&W to 101.5p.

THIRSK. - Tues of last week. Store & breeding sheep. - Texel ewes with twins to £106; Lleyn X with lambs to £101; Suff X to £84; Mule to £81; Texel X store hoggs to £34.50. BBX steers to £635; bulls to £625; hfrs to £595; Lim X steers to £775; bulls to £760; hfrs to £630; Char X steers to £775; hfrs to £595; BAX to steers to £762; hfrs to £578; Simm X steers to £608; hfrs to £572; AAX steers to £535; bulls to £540; hfrs to £490; Fries X bulls to £445; Pied hfrs to £560; Herefd steers to £590; hfrs to £488.

12:50pm Friday 14th March 2008

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