DARLINGTON. - Thurs of last week.

Fwd: 428 prime cattle, 3397 sheep. Young bulls: med to 187p/£1040 av 155p; heavy to 194p/£1422 av 170p. Steers: std to 187p/£857 av 172p; med to 202p/£1068 av 168p; heavy to 188p/£1234 av 168p.

Hfrs: med to 200p/£935 av 164p; heavy to 207p/£1255 av 165p. Prime lambs: std to 127p/£49.20 av 121p; med to 140p/£60 av 124p; heavy to 141p/£66.50 av 119p; owt to 120p/£72 av 115p. Cast sheep: Cont to £61; Mule to 48. Mon. - Fwd: 271 cattle, 1355 store lambs. Young bulls. - Lim: £690, £600, £495 JN Watson; £665, £640, £620, £608, £550 JJ&GE Walton; £560, £420, 380(2) C Barker; £555, £532, £510, £445, £430(3) B Fell; £525(2), £498, £450, £400, 380 J Straughan. Steers. - Cont X: £855 S Hall; £835, £735 J Kelly; £790 TT Hall; £740, £670, £645, £600, £565 K Cator; £705, £690(2), £675, £640(2), £635, £620(2), £615, £595, £580 MJ Drennan; £625, £615, £595, £570, £565, GS Bainbridge; £540, £485(3), £478(2) A Spence; £430 JA Bainbrigde; £405(3), £372(2), £350(3) AW Sanderson. Hfrs.

- Lim: £730, £715 W Dent; £705(3), £665(6), £625(3) EW&J Storey; £700(2) CA&J Skidmore; £685, £645, £630 D Kemp; £630(2), £545, £535, £490 H Brass; £540, £480(2), £445 C Barker; £490, £430 A spence; £470 JA Bainbridge; £468, £420 JE Braithwaite; £465 C Bell; £465, 390(2) J Straughan; £450(3), £440(3) BR Routledge. Cows & calves. - £950, £920, £800, £760 C Barker. Char breeding bulls: £1350, 1320 WA Stephenson. OTM cattle: Cont to 138p av 112p; Dairy to 118p av 105p. Store lambs: £53.70 C Hall; £53, £42, £39.50, £35.20, £33.80 J Howe; £49 J Pinkney; £48 BT Wilkinson; £45, £42.80 A&B Herworth; £45 CE Smith; £45, £42 S Suddes; £43(2) TE Dobson; £43, £39.20, £38.20, £38 GH Lister; £42.50 P Taylor; £38.80, £37.80 DA Wood; £37.50(2) LE Harrison; £37 JH Johnson; £35.50 AF Smith; £34 JD Featherstone. Breeding ewes. - Cont aged ewes: £70, £53, £52 BT Wilkinson; £64, £60 R Hutchinson. Mule aged ewes: £58 JH&E Smith; £50 JN Rutter; £45.20 P Kirk; £44.80 A Wilson; £44.20 R Gill; £43 GW Dobson; £40 JW Fell. Darlington Weigh Direct: Cont to 125p; Mule to 115p. Wed. - Darlington Weigh Direct (Firtree Centre): Cont to 118p; Mules to 110p.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: store cattle, 1212 store sheep. Lim X steers to £660 Blackcleugh; hfrs to £690 Blackcleugh; Char X steers to £518 Bishopton; Char hfrs to ££470 Bishopton.

Feeding ewes: Mules to £22 Hawksteel.

Lambs: Texel to £46 High Yarridge; Suff to £42 Newbiggin; Mules to £36 Stone House. Tues. - Cattle: Fwd: 67 cattle, 4914 prime sheep, 902 cast ewes & rams. Prime cattle: BB hfrs to 179.5p; Lim hfrs to 170.5p; Char hfrs to 158.5p; Lim steers to 168.5p; Char steers to 154.5p. OTM animals: BB to 136.5p; Lim to 129.5p; AA to 119.5p; Char to 118.5p; South Devon to 115.5p. Lambs: Suff X to 67; Texel X to 64; Beltex x to 68; Mule to 58.80; Char X to 57.80; Leics to 51.80; Cheviot X to 46; Vendeen to 46; Scottish Blackface 48.50. Cast ewes: Suff X to 50; Texel X to 49; Mule to 40; Leics to 44; Cheviot X to 32.50; Zwartble to 44.50; Scottish Blackface to 29; Swale to 20.50.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Tues of last week. Fwd: 1,607 prime lambs. Beltex X to 126.3p av 118.8p; Texel X to 135.6p av 117.2p; Char X to 115.2p av 114.3p; Suff X to 118p av 112.2p; Mules to 120.5p av 109p; hill sheep to 102.6p av 98.9p. Cast ewes: Suff X to £39; Texel X to £37; Cheviot X to £34.50; Rough Fell to £29; Mule to £25.50; Swale to £23.

LAZONBY. - Wed of last week.

Fwd: 670 lambs. Lambs: Char X to £36; Mule to £50; Suff X to £46; Swale to £19.80; Texel x to £48.

LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 102 calves & stirks, 2 dairy, 58 store cattle & feeding bulls, 412 store lambs. Calved hfr: RW&R Henry £1800; Calved cow: RW&R Henry £1700. Calves. - B Blue bulls to £335 KE&KL Nicholson av £266; hfrs to £230 D&S Spence av £181; Lim bulls to £290 GR Scarr av £227; hfrs to £185 J Pearson & Sons av £153; AA bulls to £165 M&D Smith; BA hfrs to £25 RN Verity Ltd; B&W bulls to £132 J Dinsdale av £67; hfrs to £42 A Finkill & Son av £17; Simm hfrs to £92 SW Scrivin. Stirks. - B Blue bulls: TL Carlisle £370; F Nicholson & Sons £295; B&W bulls: F Nicholson & Son £170; Char hfrs: A Sowray & Sons £260, £220. Store cattle. - steers: Lim GK&D Smith £850, £800; RF Lambert £655; BA Messrs Nicholson £835; B Blue A Fawcett £700, £630, £590; IE&M Kearton £630, £540. Hfrs: B Blue GK&D Smith £805; Messrs Nicholson £690; A Fawcett £595; CA Stobbs £545; Char JN&JM Fawcett £655; BA JN&JM Fawcett £640; P&S Lofthouse £580; Lim Messrs Nicholson £640; P&S Lofthouse £610, £555; RF Lambert £590; JN&JM Fawcett £575; CA Stobbs £550; Simm JN&JM Fawcett £640, £635; Baz Messrs Nicholson £590. Bulls: AA JW Ball £780; GM Simpson £465; Lim GM Simpson £765, £680, £675; F&S Iveson £620; NJ Sunter £580; Simm PA Lawson £635, £585, £550; Welsh Black DJ&AE Hirst £610, £550; BA NJ Sunter £510, £480.

Store lambs: Cont av £33.70: G Lobley £43.50; M Horner £37.80; W Stanger £34.50; J Chandler & Son £32; G Lambert £31. Suff: G Lambert £40; Mule av £33.20: LD Laws £36; Bowman & Pearson £35; PD Marsh £32; Swale av £16.30: PD Marsh £17.50, £15.50.

Wed. - Fwd: 32 cattle, 1423 prime sheep. B&W bulls to 127.5p av 126.5p; steers to 147.5p av 141.5p; hfrs to 144.5p av 140.5p; Cont cows to 99.5p av 92.4p; B&W cows to 94.5p av 84.1p; AA & Herefd cows to 99.5p av 84.5p; cast bulls to 93.5p. Prime lambs. - Suff & Cont: lt to 114.5p av 107.8p; std to 133.3p av 121.6p; med to 134.6p av 124.3p; heavy to 122.8p av 118.9p.

Mule, Masham & horned: lt to 97p av 92.3p; std to 105.3p av 100.7p; med to 114.6p av 109.7p; heavy to 114.6p av 113.3p. Cast ewes: Cont £35; Leics £35; Mule £33; Suff £23; horned £19.

Cast rams: Leics £34.50; Suff £34; Cont £31; Swale £27.50.

NORTHALLERTON. - Tues. Fwd: 133 cattle, 1283 sheep. Steers: med to 176.5p/£944.28 av 156.6p/£819.49; heavy to 177.5p/£1272.18 av 158p/£995.02; av 157.6p. Hfrs: med to 189.5p/£857.38 av 169.2p/£763.88; heavy to 193.5p/£1123.95 av 159.1p/£873.52; av 161.2p. Young bulls: med to 183.5p/£954.20 av 158.1p/£824.02; heavy to 174.5p/£1090.63 av 142.4/£896.10; av 147.09p. Lambs: std to 126p/£48 av 120.6p/£45.30; med to 145/£59.50 av 118.8p/£50.38; heavy to128p/£61 av 116.4p/£55.86; owt to 119p/£68.50 av 114.8p/£65.38; av 118.58p. Cull ewes to £46.50; rams to £46.50.

PENRITH. - Tues of last week. Fwd: 250 Texel and Texel X Beltex breeding females and rams from the Whiteley Hey Flock, on behalf of Mr P Slater.

Rams: Texel to £1207.50; Beltex to £1207.50; Char to £787.50. Females: Beltex to £160; Char to £78. Wed of last week. - Fwd: 4,759 prime sheep.

Lambs: Texel to £72; Suff to £68; Cont to £66; Mule to £57.50; Scottish Blackface to £56.80; Dorset to £50.80; Cheviot to £53.80; Swale to £45.80; Kendal Rough to £40. Cast ewes & rams: Texel to £65; Cont to £54.50; Suff to £52; Half-bred to £49.50; Cheviot to £47; Blue-face Leics to £45; Beltex to £40; Mule to £39.50; Kendal Rough to £35.50; Swale to £28.50. Last Fri. - Store sheep. Lambs: Texel to £48 Eastward; Mule to £33.50; Cheviot to £30.20; Herdwick to £17 Noran Bank. Mon. - Fwd: 100 beef breeding cattle. Hfrs & calves. - Lim: £1320, £1000 Crook O Lune; £1300, £1220 Cannerheugh. Brit Blue: £1350, £1100 Rosgillhead; £1120 Redgate.

Cows & calves. - Simm: £1020 Millriggs; £1010 Rosgillhead; Lim: £1120, £1020 Crook O Lune; £950, £850, £820 Rosgillhead; Brit Blue: £880, £870, £820, £800 Rosgillhead. Bulling hfrs. - Brit Blue: £980, £840 Crook O Lune.

Also Mon. - Clean cattle: Lim to 201.5p BA to 164.5p; Brit Blue to 127.5p. Prime bulls: Lim to 165.5p Brit Blue to 165.5p; Simm to 163.5p. Fwd. - 810 store cattle.

- Bullocks: Lim to £1155 Little Croft; Brit Blue to £1105 Home Farm; Char to £1105 Little Croft; Cont to £1050 Home Farm (Metcalfe); Shorthorn to £825 Akey Gate; AA to £785 Meadow Bank; B&W to £785 Clickham; BA to £750 Home Farm (Metcalfe); Simm to £678 Shire Hall. Hfrs: Char to £1025 Prospect House; Lim to £1020 Crook O Lune; Brit Blue to £900 Shap Abbey; BA to £868 Hole House; AA to £742 Rising Sun (Mason); Simm to £715 Millriggs; B&W to £690 Prospect House; Cont to £650 Shap Abbey. Bulls: BA to £718 Town Head (Nicholson); Lim to £695 Stoneriggs; Brit Blue to £638 Yanwath Hall.

Also fwd. - 70 OTM cattle. Lim to 124.5p; Brit Blue to 114.5p; B&W to 111.5p; BA to 97.5p; Simm to £564.38; Cont to £504.57. Wed. - Fwd: 3,622 prime sheep. Lambs: Texel to £70; Suff to £68; Cont to £67.50; Mule to £56.20; Char to £54.80; Blue-faced Leics to £50; Kendal Rough to £42; Swale to £40.

Cast ewes & rams: Texel to £62.50; Cont to £58; Blue-faced Leics to £55; Suff to £53; Mule to £50.50; Zwartble to £49; Cheviot to £46; Swale to £34.20; milk sheep to £28.50; Kendal Rough to £27; Herdwick to £27; Scottish Blackface to £24.50.

SCOTS GAP. - Wed of last week.

Fwd: 1395 lambs. Suff X to £64.80; Texel X to £61.20; Mule to £59.80; Lleyn to £66.50; Cheviot Mule to £47; Scottish Blackface.

THIRSK. - Thurs of last week. Fwd: 510 cattle, 1830 sheep, 168 pigs. Steers: lt to 182.5p/£808.48 av 165.1p; med to 187.5p/£1018.13 av 160.8p; heavy to 200.5p/£1226.16 av 161.6p. Hfrs: lt to 180.5p/£696.13 av 177p; med to 206.5p/£956.10 av 170.1p; heavy to 211.5p/£1221.48 av 170.3p. Young bulls: med to 174.5p/£954.25 av 138.3p; heavy to 189.5p/£1261.89 av 157.4.

OTM animals: 145.5p/£979.17 av 136.2 av; cows to 133.5p/£938.63 av 96.8p.

Lambs: std to 133.3p/£51 av 123.5p; med to 140.9p/£62 av 126.8p; heavy to 130.6p/£59 av 124.9p; owt to 112.7p/£62 av 110.3p. Ewes: lt to £35 av £20.61; heavy to £57.50 av £37.28. Porkers to 96p/£68.40 av 88p; cutters to 98p/£83.62 av 86.6p; bacon to 106p/£93.84 av 90.1p; owt to 87p/£93.09 av 83.6p; sows to 84p/£305.44 av 82.7p; boars to 64p/£240 av 64p. Tues. - Fwd: 1120 stock. Store cattle: Lim X steers to £900; hfrs to £860; bulls to £495; BBX steers to £825; hfrs to £700; Char X steers to £765; hfrs to £650; Simm X steers to £800; hfrs to £705; AAX steers to £780; hfrs to £670; Herefd X steers to £765; hfrs to £560; Shorthorn X steers to £580; Fries bulls to £405. Breeding sheep: Texel X shlgs to £100; Mule shlngs to £83; Texel X 1 crop ewes to £96; Mule ewes 3-crop to £56; Suff X ewes 4-crop to £49; Texel shlg rams to £200. Store lambs: Suff X to £47; Texel to £43.50.