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BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 1099 sheep. Lt hoggs to 127.7p av 109.3p; std hoggs to 135.1p av 118.7p; med hoggs to 154.8p av 124.6p; heavy hoggs to 125.5p av 118.3p.

Cast sheep: Suff £50; Mule £50; Cont £50; Swale £23.

DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week.

Fwd: 478 prime cattle, 2694 sheep.

Young bulls: med to 156.5p/£840 av 135p; heavy to 171.5p/£1249 av 144p.

Steers: heavy to 189.5p/£1152 av 146p.

Hfrs: med to 162.5p/£744 av 140p; heavy to 199.5p/£1114 av 147p. Prime hoggets: lt to 145p/£42 av 128p; std to 153p/£57.50 av 138p; med to 174p/£75.50 av 150p; heavy to 163p/£76 av 142p; owt to 144p/£81 av 140p. Cast sheep to £78 av £55. Mon. - Fwd: 730 store and breeding cattle, 918 prime hoggets, 40 spring lambs. Young bulls: Cont X to £765 N&A Hunter; £760 E&MA Procter; £750, £660x4, £665x5 E Parsons; £725 P Kirk; £720, £700 WA Stephenson; £720, £700(3) RL walker; £710 W&M Knaggs; £705 T Nesbit & Son; £695(3) PF Littlefair; £695(2), £685(3), £668, £640(2), £635(2) MW Skidmore; £685(3), £655(2) E&JW Storey; £665, £645, £640 P Langstaff; £660, £652, £630 J&SE Bainbridge; £650(2) J Layfield; £650 B lightfoot; £625 TW&C Emerson; £625 H&P Hutchinson. Steers: Cont X to £852, £785, £772, £725 R Marwood; £810(6), £780(5), £775(4), £748(4), £740(6), £730(3), 718(4), £705(4) JR&M Richardson; £800 JE Dobson; £790 E&MA Procter; £762(3) N&A Hunter; £742 W Emerson; £740 JR Addison; £738 WF Love; £710 D Alderson; £705 TW Thompson. Hfrs: Cont X to £900, £590(2) JE Dobson; £860 SB Hopper; £850(2) T Nesbit; £790, £625 KO Stones; £760, £695, £660, £650, £625 L Raine & Son; £750, £695, £600, £585 P Jackson; £735(2), £650(2) M&E Walton; £685, £615(5) S&J Dent; £655 P Tindale; £665, £580 E&MA Procter; £650 W Emerson; £650, £615 JJ Horn; £645 WD Richardson; £635(2), £602 MH Lodge; £635 N Swinbank; £625, £600(2), £595 JR Addison; £612, £600, £595 JN&MA Spedding; £605 W&M Knaggs; £600 A&J Harrison; £595 N&A Hunter. Cows and calves: Cont X to £1060, £950, £890, £810 RK Mckenzie; £1000, £890 JD Featherstone; £910 W&M Knaggs; £870 W Brass & Son; £800 AW Sanderson; £770, £640 A Spence. In calf cows (aged): £580, £520, £490, £430 A Spence. Bulling hfrs: £495(3), £460(2), £435 TJ Ball.

OTM cattle: Cont to 121p av 104p; dairy to 112p av 94p; bulls to 120p av 98p.

Prime hogget collection to 38kg to £46/kg at 145p/kg; 47kg to £55/kg at 140p/kg; Swales to 128p/kg; spring lambs to 210p/kg liveweight. Wed. - Fwd: 307 cattle, 1155 sheep. Young bulls: med to 156p/£826 av 131p; heavy to 172p/£1265 av 149p. Steers: med to 163p/£889 av 146p; heavy to 158p/£1143 av 145p. Hfrs: med to 168p/£799 av 148p; heavy to 177p/£1010 av 145p. Prime hoggets: std to 158p/£61.20 av 139p; med to 163p/£73 av 142p; heavy to 159p/£74.50 av 139p; owt to 135p/£77 av 128p. Cast sheep to £70.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 500 store and breeding sheep. Feeding ewes & cast tups: Suff X to £35.50 Close House; Texel X to £33.50 Black Hill; Mule to £43.50 The Bullions; Scottish Blackface to £15 The Bullions. Store hoggs: Texel X to £60 South Side; Suff X to £54 Close House; Mule to £45.80 High Knitsley; Char X to £45.50 High Wiserley; Cheviot X to £33 Rochester House; Ryeland to £32 Woodhall; Scottish Blackface to £20.50 Rochester House; Swale to £30.80 Kirkley House. Also last Fri. - Breeding cattle. - Hfrs with calves at foot: Lim X with Lim X calves to £1800 Mirlaw House; Lim X with BBX calves to £1550 Palm Strothers; BBX with Lim X calves to £1500 Palm Strothers; BBX with BAX calves to £1300 Mirlaw House; Herefd X with Lim X calves to £1060 Thornham Hill. Cows with calves at foot: Lim X with Lim X calves to £1400 Mirlaw House; Simm X with Lim X calves to £880 Mirlaw House. Bulling hfrs: BBX to £810 Glendue; AAX to £680 Cockle Park; Lim X to £640 Theakston Grange.

Tues. - Fwd: 75 cattle, 1690 hoggs, 295 cast ewes & rams. Prime cattle. - Hfrs: Brit Blue to 154.5p; Lim to 152.5p; BA to 152.5p. Steers: Char to 148.5p; Lim to 147.5p. Young bulls to 135.5p. OTM animals.

- overall average 91p; BA to 122.5p; Lim to 112.5p; South Devonto 105.5p; BB to 90.5p; AA to 83.5p. Prime hoggs. -Texel X to £83.50; Beltex to £64; Suff X to £82; Mule to £74; Cheviot X to £56; Char X to £71.80; Leics to £75.50; Vendeen to £67.60; Rouge to £62; Scottish Blackface to £58.80; Swale to £63. Cast ewes: Texel X to £75.50; Beltex to £54; Suff X to £67.50; Mule to £59.20; Leics to £60; BD Maine to £60; Cross to £57.50; Scottish Blackface to £47.80; Swale to £32. Cast rams: Texel to £63; Leics to £50.50; Scottish Blackface to £34.50.

LEYBURN. - Wed. Fwd: 22 cattle, 1427 prime sheep. B&W cows to 105.5p av 79.7p; Cont cows to 76.5p; Guernsey cows to 78.5p av 72.1p. Spring lambs to 167p. Prime hoggs: Suff & Cont lt to 121.8p av 116.1p; std to 135.9p av 125.2p; med 155p av 140.1p ; heavy to 140.4 av 133.5p; owt to 136.6p av 131.5p; Mule, Mash & horned lt to 127.9p av 109p; std to 137.7p av 117.6p; med to 138.4p av 124.5p; heavy 130.9p av 127.9p; owt to 117.9p av 112.7p. Cast ewes: Cont 78.50; Suff 71.50; Mule 56.50; Leics 44; Mash 40; Swale 40; cast rams: Cont 83; Suff 40; Leics; 38.50; Swale 38.

MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE. - Tues.

Fwd: 121 store cattle. Bullocks. - Lim X: £635, £625(5) Horsley Head; £615(2), £595 Toft House; £605(2), £550 Forcegarth; £600 Dirt Pitt; £585(2), £582, £550, £500 Ash Dub; £578(3), £555(2) Lane Head; £545, £532, £510(3), £505 Bowes Close; £515, £500 Parrick House; £515 Grove Farm; £512 Step Ends. Char X: £595, £585 Revelin; £530(2) North Corn Park; £515, £508 Howgill. BAX: £510 Valance Lodge. Hfrs.

- Lim X: £542, £535 Toft House; £515 Ash Dub; £512 Forcegarth; £510(2) Stoney Hill; £508 North Corn Park; £505, £450 Bowes Close; £498 New House; £492 Rigg Farm; £470, £450 Step Ends.

Char X: £515, £510(2), £502, £495 Revelin; £482, £475(2) Howgill; £465 Greta Farm. BAX: £452 Valance Lodge. Brit Blue X: £405 New House.

NORTHALLERTON. - Wed. Fwd: 214 store/breeding cattle. Bulls. Simm: RM Peacock 630, 602, 592, 570; Herefd: K Buckle 565; BB: LN Taylor 555; CA Stobbs 515; Lim: LN Taylor 550, 492, 465; J Revely 422, 365, 355; K Buckle 408; AA: K Buckle 490; Saler: M Trewhitt 350; Holst: CA Stobbs 308; JW Tuer 270. Steers. Char: R&A Craggs 790, 685, 680, 675; DM Nelson 665; K Buckle 570; I Holmes 538, 532, 520, 458; WS Moore 520; TH Cook 500; K Buckle 475; BB: DM Nelson 780; WS Moore 50; A Fawcett 470; Lim: P Kirk 760, 730, 700; R Kettlewell 725, 650, 585; L Hugill 712; JW Guy 688; DM Nelson 685; A Walburn 615; L Dent & Son 565, 545, 508; RL Garbutt 525; S Bellerby 505; AA: K Wheldon 658; K Buckle 560; S Bellerby 460; Herefd: R Kettlewell 620; K Buckle 525; Holst: WL Barthram 615, 598, 578; DM Nelson 608; BA: JL Peacock 552; W Brass 370; Cont X: K Buckle 472; Glous: K Buckle 560; Shorthorn: A Fawcett 575; K Buckle 500. Hfrs. Lim: JW Guy 745; W Smith 688; A Walburn 668, 655, 620; JL Peacock 618, 600, 538, 525, 480; WL Barthram 615; L Hugill 598, 562; L Dent 558; K Buckle 538; RJ Hare 472, 430; F Jefferson 450, 428; RL Garbutt 450, 445, 435, 430, 405; WL Barthram 418; J Halford 412; J Revely 400; DA Reynolds 385; BB JL Peacock 645, 582, 570, 510; AD Brass 640; A Fawcett 495; S Bellerby 494; WL Barthram 482; K Buckle 470; Char: JL Peacock 592, 570; TH Cook 575; K Buckle 574; I Holmes 542, 462, 450, 430, 370; N Buckle 522; RJ Hare 430; AA: JW Guy 570, 525; J Halford 515, 495; K Buckle 495; RJ Hare 430; B Nicholson 225, 220; BA: JR Craggs 555; JL Peacock 538; W Brass 385; Holst: WL Barthram 570; JR Craggs 548; Pied: S Bellerby 545; Cont: JL Peacock 588; Shorthorn: J Halford 465; W Brass 385; Baz: L Hugill 552; Simm: W Smith 625, 620; RJ Hare 618, 550, 530; JL Peacock 585, 455, 442; L Hugill 585; JR Craggs 578, 522; A Fawcett 475. Also fwd: 120 store lambs/breeding sheep. Store hoggs: BJ Garbutt 49, 44, 37.50, 33.50; Mule shlgs & twin lambs: C Kearton 114, 114, 112, C Taylor 80, 55; Dorset shlg & twin lambs: SJ Burton 79, 75; Cont X/Mule shlgs & lambs: SJ Burton 106, 90; Mule ewes & lambs: C Birkbeck 95; MJ Simpson 100; AW Sanderson 79, 74, 47; JC Wilkinson 63. 34 OTM cattle to 116.5p av 88p.

PENRITH. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 5,020 prime sheep. Hoggs: Cont to £85; Mule to £69; Cheviot to £68.50; Kendal Rough to £61.50; Swale to £60; Scottish Blackface to £58.50; Herdwick to£56; Jacob to £55; Masham to £49; Zwartble to £49. Cast ewes & rams: Suff to £77.50; Cont to £77; HB to £73; Bluefaced Leics to £67; Dorset to £65.50; Mule to £58.50; Cheviot to £57.80; Lleyn to £54.50; Kendal Rough to £48.50; Herdwick to £44; Swale to £43.50. Mon.

- Prime bulls & clean cattle. Clean Cattle: Lim to 159.5p; Simm to 126.5. Prime bulls: Lim to 144.5p; Brit Blue to 127.5p.

Fwd: 53 OTM cattle. OTM cattle (overall av 91.82p): BB to 166.5p Raw Foot; Lim to 119.5p Shap Abbey; Char to 115.5p Plum Tree House; Cont to 105.5p Red House; Simm to 101.5p; B&W to 100.5p; Shorthorn to 97.5p Low Howgill; MRI to 97.5p Red House; AA to 96.5p Millbeck; Ayrshire to 91.5p Little Blencowe Farm; Red & White Hereford to 88.5p Red House. Fwd: 200 store & feeding bulls. Bulls. - overall av £609.28; Lim: £860, £820, £795, £750, £730 Hollins Farm; £765, £748, £740, £735, £680, £660, £650, £645(3), £630, £615, £610, £590, £580 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £752, £670, £650, £640, £630(2), £620 Chapel Hill; £745(2), £740(3) Setmabanning; £690, £665(2), £630, £625, £608 Rye Hill; £688 Sycamore Rise; £685, £615 Barkbeth; £675(9), £632, £630(2), £560 Harelaw Hill; £665, £635 Low Oxnop; £610 Townfoot Farm (Holliday); £605, £585, £550 Dalemain Estate; £590 Park House Farm (Hodgson); £580, £560, £550(3) Staingills; £570(2) Home Farm (Buckle). BA: £785, £750, £710(2), £695, £660(2) Hollins Farm; £645 Cairn Crescent; £610 Townfoot Farm (Holliday); £565(2) Errin Talla. Cont: £760, £592, £580 Belmount Farm. Brit Blue: £735, £645 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £615, £515 Staingills; £585 Roosecote Farm; £585 Lodge Farm; £580 Errin Talla. Char: £618 Roosecote Farm.

Simm: £757(2) Staingills.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 4641 cattle, 4007 sheep, 161 pigs.

Steers med to 164.5p/£909.69 av 143.6p; heavy to 167.5p/£1054.44 av 140p. Hfrs med to 174.5p/£811.58 av 138.7p; heavy to 174.5p/£1097.78 av 143.1p; bulls med to 149.5p/£824.18 av 125.9p av; heavy to 163.5p/£1227.83 av 134.2p. OTM animals to 130p/£908.62 av 119.5p. Cows & bulls to 122p/£748.98 av 87.3p. Hoggs std to 171.6p/£64.20 av 139.3p; med to 176.2p/£77.50 av 148.2p; heavy to 162.5p/£78 av 140.8p; owt to 150.9p/£82 av 136p. Ewes lt to £46 av £37.73; heavy to £76 av £53.73. Pigs cutters to 90p/£74.36 av 86.6 av; bacon to 89p/£85.14 per head) av 81.5p; sows to 54p/£189.21 av 49.9p; boars to 41p/£123.82.

12:27pm Friday 21st March 2008

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