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BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: 202 cattle. BBlue cow & calf to £1200; Lim cow & calf to £800; Lim hfr & calf to £1500; bulling hfr to £855. OTM cows: Char to 130p/£925.93; Lim to 128p/905.25; BBlue to 122p/£905.18; Holst to 126p/£897.13. Bulls: Lim £1020; BBlue £720; Char £710. Steers: BBlue £820; Char £798; Lim £740; BA £540. Hfrs: Char £700; Lim £600; BBlue £548. Wed. - Fwd: 579 sheep. Hoggs: Lt to 120p av 88.9p; std to 110.5p av 97.5p; med to 134.8p av 105p; heavy to 119.4p av 101.5p. Cast sheep: Cont £50; Mule £40; Suff £35; Swale £25.

Mule hoggs & lambs to £93; Mule shlgs & lambs to £110; Mule ewes & lambs to £96; Cont shlgs & lambs to £91; Cont ewes & lambs to £87; Swale ewes & lambs to £54.

DARLINGTON. - Last Thurs. Fwd: 498 cattle, 1094 hoggets. Young bulls: std to 145p/£623 av 141pkg; med to 164p/£904 av131p; heavy to 181p/£1329 av 155p. Steers: med to 195p/£1024 av 156p; heavy to 183p/£1233 av 157p.

Hfrs: med to 189p/£867 av 158p; heavy to 195p/£1201. Spring lambs: std to 215p/£84 av 200p; med to 223p/£91 av 210p; heavy to 197p/£90 av 101p; owt to 156p/£89 av 155p. Hoggs: std to 160p/£61.50 av 144p; med to 182p/£76.50 av 157p; heavy to 159p/£77 av 145p; owt to 146p/£79 av 120p. Cast sheep to £63.

HAWES. - Tues. Fwd: 31 cattle, 404 sheep. Cull cattle: Cont cows to 100p av 97.1p; Fries/Holst to 110p av 91.2p; overall av 93.8p. Calves: BB bulls to £318 A&W Hodgson, Askrigg; hfrs to £290 JF Bowe & Son, Hawes; Lim bulls to £268 WJ&CM Lambert, Hawes, av £230; hfrs to £195 LC Scarr & Son, Bainbridge, av £172; Fries bulls to £155 JR Thwaites, Askrigg, av £82. Prime lambs: Cont to 197p/£79 (40kg) av 181.9p. Prime hogg: std to 131.4p av 116.3p; med to 133.3p av 127.3p; heavy to 117.3p av 109p; overall av 124.7p. Ltwt hoggs: Suff & Cont to 126.8p av 110.4p; Mules to 113.7p av 106.2p; horned to 130.3p av 102.6p. Cast ewes: horned to £30 av £12.74; polled to £58 av £41.44. Cast rams: polled to £39 av £37. Ewes with single lambs at foot: Swale to £70 GM Sedgwick & Son, Sedbergh, av £53.90; Mule to £71 BW&M Haygarth, Dent, av £64. Ewes with twin lambs at foot: Swale to £70 GM Sedgwick & Son, Sedbergh, av £53.86; Mule to £113 T Tennant & Son, Worton av £94.55; Cont to £79 DC&EM Sayer, Grassington, av £72.67.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 1306 store cattle & suckled calves. Cattle 23 m-o & up: Lim X steers to £990 Great Chesters; hfrs to £810 Hill Top; Char X steers to £950 Morrowfield; BAX steers to £1090 Lough Green; BBX hfrs to £855 Glendue; Simm X steers to £800 Todburn; hfrs to £630 Greencarts; Highland X steers to £495 Dene House. Cattle 17-22 m-o: Lim X steers to £960 East Butsfield; hfrs to £890 Great Chesters; Char X hfrs to £740 Rusheylaw; Pure BA hfrs to £980 to Hallfield; BBX steers to £750 Low Staples; hfrs to £1080 Warksfield Head; Simm X steers to £770 Greencarts; South Devon hfrs to £630 The Heigh. Cattle 11-16 m-o: Lim X steers to £885 Warksfield Head; hfrs to £880 Crowhall Farms; Char X steers to £930 Rusheylaw; hfrs to £915 Rusheylaw; Pure BA hfrs to £695 Hallfield; BAX steers to £825 Brownsleazes; hfrs to £750 Rusheylaw; BBX steers to £940 Warksfield Head; hfrs to £1020 Warksfield Head; AAX steers to £545 Fairnley; AAX hfrs to £518 Low Town; Simm X steers to £572 Lee Hall; Mont X steers to £510 Low Bishopton; South Devon steers to £655 The Heigh; Beef Shorthorn steers to £552 Fairnley. Cattle up to 10 m-o: Lim steers to £732 Fairview; hfrs to £500 Little Swinburne & The Laws; Char X steers to £768 Fairview; hfrs to £662 Errington Red House; BBX steers to £705 Castle Nook. Also last Fri. - Breeding sheep, with lambs: Texel ewes to £125 High Eshells; Mule ewes to £87 West Wharmley; Cheviot X ewes to £69 Blakehopeburnhaugh; Jacob ewes to £68 Highford; Texel gimmers to £100 Woodhall; Mule gimmers to £86 Woodhall; Jacob hoggs to £30 Highford.

Feeding ewes & cast tups: Mule to £29.50 Hawksteel; Texel X to £25 Kirks House. Store hoggs: Swale to £41 Loadman. Tues. - Fwd: 79 cattle, 649 prime sheep, 214 cast ewes. Prime cattle: BA steers to 167.5p; Lim steers to 159.5p; Char steers to 152.5p; BA hfrs to 162.5p; Lim hfrs to 158.5p; Char hfrs to 154.5p; Lim steers to £1306.31; BA steers to £1251.23; BA hfrs to £1102.92; Fries young bulls to 129.5p. OTM animals overall av 103.6p/686.17: Simm to 139.5p; Lim to 139.5p; AA to 117.5p; White Shorthorn to 113.5p; Lim to £941.63; Simm to £929.07; AA to £899; Char to £837.93. Spring lambs: Suff X to £85; Texel X to £82. Hoggs: Suff X to £78.20; Texel X to £74; Mule to £67.20; Cheviot X to £76.50; Char X to £64; Leics to £63; BD Maine to £44; Scottish Blackface to £68.50; Swale to £61. Cast ewes: Texel X to £57.50; Suff X to £54; Mule to £52; Leics to £48; Scottish Blackface to £32; Swale to £28.50.

LEYBURN. - Wed. Fwd: 18 cattle, 429 prime sheep & goats. Fries cast cows to 106.5p av 100.7p. Lambs: Suff & Cont std to 196.1p av 181.7p; med to 192.7p av 186.9p; Mule to 150p. Hoggs: Suff & Cont std to 127p av 111.8p; med to 142.2p av 114.8p; heavy to 138.5p av 132.5p; owt to 117.9p av 102.9p. Mule & horned lt to 112.5p av 94p; std to 110.5p av 102.1p; med to 100p av 88.4p; heavy to 95.9p av 87.3p; owt to 117.9p av 102.9p. Cast ewes: Cont £53; Masham £44; Mule £43; Suff; £42.50; Leics; £36; horned £29. Cast rams: Leics £48; Suff £27; Swale £25. Cast goats £10.50.

NORTHALLERTON. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 414 store & breeding cattle.

Bull calves. - Lim: C Wilkinson £360, £358, £338; A Backhouse £206. Fries: JC Foster £275; PW Broadley £198, £178, £155. BB: JL Miles £228, £200.

Herefd: PW Broadley ££174. Holst: C Wilkinson £235, £230, £220, £168; G&B Stevenson £95, £92; Galloway: SJ Ward £100, £65, £52. Hfr calves. - BB: KM Hutchinson £212, £205. Lim: A Backhouse £150. Galloway: SJ Ward £85.

AA: SJ Ward £82. Herefd: PW Broadley £90. Breeding cattle. - Simm cow & calf: E Thomas £550. Galloway cow & calf: SJ Ward £190. Bulls. - Lim: WH Clarke £700, £555; F Jefferson £660, £555, £450; D Johnson £610; N Richmond & Ptnrs £592, £568, £555; D Farndale £582, £530; F&O Hugill £475. Ayr: D Farndale £700; G&B Stevenson £245.

Char: WH Clarke £525. Simm: D Johnson £575; SD A Trewhitt £555; K Buckle £438. BB: WH Clarke £650, £482; MC Mortimer £542. AA: N Richmond £488.

Fries: K Buckle £ 408; JE Halford £265.

Holst: WL Barthram £475, £470, £440; F&O Hugill £284; MC Mortimer £258.

Steers. - Lim: LW Hugill £735; KS Robson £708, £640, £472; E Thomas £672, £490; C Birkbeck £632; JD Stockil £620, £585; R Humphreys £588, £480; Mrs R Broadley £580; KM Sayer £575; K Buckle £570, £500, £462; AD Brass £550; TR Simpson £535, £472; TH Cook £460; JR Thomas £275. Simm: GG Cooper £690; RI Graham £600, £475; Mrs R Broadley £590. Shorthorn: K Buckle £535. BB: Mrs R Braodley £718, £682; SC Stockdale £545; K Buckle £448; PA Crosby £408. AA: GG Cooper £650, LT Ransome £632; K Wheldon £595; SC Stockdale £580, £478; JD Stockil £550, £475. BA: LW Hugill £668; K Buckle £460. Char: K Buckle £532; JN Fawcitt £470. Fries: GG Cooper £588; K Buckle £500. Gelb: S Morphet £525, £405.

Holst: K Buckle £340; JE Halford £320, £295, £235; G Stevenson £185. Hfrs. - Lim: WH Clarke £700, £545, £498; H Harrison £662; KS Robson £652, £472, £450; S Watson £642, £552; DM Nelson £628; LW Hugill £588; E Thomas £575, £450; R Humphreys £558, £520; MM Collingwood £555, £552; DA Hinton £538, £532, £470; K Buckle £535, £448, £375; DR Teasdale £532, £495; JR Thomas £520; L Dent £505,£495, £460; E&R Carvey £502; J Robertshaw £495; JR Craggs £490; JN Fawcitt £480; JD Stockil £472; TR Simpson £470; AD Brass £470; LM Hart £315, B Milburn £398, £355. Simm: JN Fawcitt £638, £590, £495; AD Guthe £562, £480, £455; JR Craggs £560, £492; J Robertshaw £528; C Hardisty £435; SD K Buckle £402; WB E Carvey £445. BB: P Lupton £640; K Wheldon £622; B&C Clark £588; JB Knight £580, £510; JD Stockil £523; TH Cook £460; K Buckle £405.

Char: JN Fawcitt £638, £575, £565; JR Craggs £620; LW Hugill £575; WH Clark £495. Gelb: S Morphet £475, £400. AA: K Wheldon £615; JD Stockil £502; E Carvey £452; K Buckle £390. BA: GE Dunwell £468; JR Thomas £380. Herefd: JB Knight £565. Holst: C Hardisty £375. Fwd: 210 store & breeding sheep. - Suff hoggs: JR Bell £36, £17; Texel: JR Bell £36; Mule: D Smith £36, £25; Mule shlgs & lambs: RG Johnstone £102; RG Johnstone; Mule hoggs & lambs: £96, £88; Mule ewes CB & lambs: P Ashbridge £100, £80; Suff shr & lambs: A Mortley £93; Correct Mule ewes & lambs: W Brass £99; J Chandler £80, £71; Texel shlg & lambs: M Watkinson £86; M Robson £82; Texel ewes & lambs: M Robson £89; F Southgate £109; Mule ewes CB & lambs: £83, £76; Mule ewes & lambs: BM Metcalfe £60. 42 OTM animals to £125.50p av £97.50p. Tues. - Fwd: 198 cattle, 901 sheep. Steers med to 157.5p/£771.75 av 130.98p/£672.36; heavy to 169.5p/£1167.95 av 1148.16p/£904.23; overall av 145.82p.

Hfrs lt to 147.5p/£553.13 av 147.5p/£553.13; med to 189.5p/£881.13 av 157.79p/£721.89; heavy to 197.5p/£1046.75 av 151.85p/£840.91; overall av 153.74p; young bulls lt to 132.5p/£609.5 av £132.5p/£609.5; med to 157.5p/£874.13 av 137.67p/£728.4; heavy to 163.5p/£1098.9 av 134.62p/£872.19; overall bull av 135.02p; total cattle av 145.18p. Spring lambs lt to 222p/£86.5 av 208.37p/£78.54; med to 233p/£93 av 192.9p/£81.35; std to 191p/£90 av 183.82p/£85.21; total av 193.31p. Hoggs med to 153p/£55.20 av 109.32p/£39.92; std to 166p/£74.50 av 137.82p/£58.04; heavy to 159p/£74.50 av 135.17p/£64.50; owt to 148p/£81.50 av 125.26p/£74.64; total av 126.91p. Cull ewes to £77 av £43.53; rams to £69 av £48.71.

PATELEY BRIDGE. - Sat. Fwd: 196 cattle. Bull & hfr calves to £205. Cull cows to £892. Store bulls: GH Wardman & Co £772, £695; A&C Stelling £682; FG Tyreman & Son £678; W Furniss & Son £590; R&KA Burley & Son £580; JS&M Richardson £392; CR&E Greenwood £190. Store cattle: J Cheetham £802; J Fawcett £708; D&JL Middlemiss £702; JD&CE Nelson £702; J Rayner & Sons £690; G Church £665; A&C Brown £660; J Fawcett £645; W&J&E Harker & Son £638; E&AM Simpson & Son £590; C&D Metcalfe £590; JP&EA Burton & Son £585; GF Harker & Sons £582; E&SCL Harker & Son £560; P Ewbank £555; A&C Stelling £525; DM Nelson £515; W Furniss & Son £505; R&KA Burley & Son £492; J Verity & Sons £435; P Parvin £388; A&S Stoney £370; A Denman £345. Fwd: 1205 prime sheep & 20 prime cattle. Lambs: Texel to £66.30; Suff to £62.40; Mule to £56.40; horned to £42. Spring lamb to £77.40.

Ewes polled to £50; horned £26.

PENRITH. - Wed. Fwd: 3,878 prime sheep. Spring lambs: Cont to £94; Suff to £93. Prime hoggs: Cont to £104; Suff to £93.50; Cheviot to £92; Dorset to £90; Mule to £79.50; Cross-bred to £77.50; Swale to £77; Scottish Blackface to £75; Masham to £73; Herdwick to £70; Kendal Rough to £66.50; Zwartble to £57; Jacob to £57. Cast ewes & rams: Cont to £75.50; Suff to £75; Blue-faced Leics to £63; Cheviot to £59; Mule to £58.50; Halfbred to £56; Kendal Rough to £48.50; Masham to £48; Friesland to £43.50; Swale to £42.50; Herdwick to £36.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 3194 stock, 2474 sheep, 146 pigs. Av steers med to 180.5p/£985.53 av 144.8p; heavy to 195.5p/£1,245.20 av 151.2p.

Hfrs med to 178.5p/£840.74 av 144.4p; heavy to 197.5p/£1165.25 av 150.8p; med to 164.5p/£875.20 av 135.9p; heavy to 168.5p/£1322.14 av 136.8p. OTM animals to 143p/£926.84 av 131.8p. Cows to 128p/£1023.72 av 96.7p. Hoggs std to 152.8p/£55.50 av 134.1p; med to 171.4p/£72 av 138.2p; heavy to 166.7p/£85 av 144.3p; owt to 156.4p/£95 av 136.9. Lambs std to 243.2p/£90 av 201.8p; med to 232.5p/£93 av 186p; heavy to 193.6p/£91 av 174.9p. Ewes lt to £47 av £33.65; heavy to £80 av £58.18.

Pigs cutters to 100p/£83 av £89.5; bacon to 94p/£89.30 av 84.4p; sows to 64p/£184.22 av 58.3p; boars to 47p/£146.64 av 41.4p.

2:04pm Friday 9th May 2008

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