CARLISLE. - Mon. Fwd: 2,502 ewes & lambs for annual May show & sale. Judge: Tom Mounsey, High Rigg, Walton. Champion: James Whiteford, Tercrosset Farm, West Hall, Texel hoggs with Beltex lambs, £62/life to George Gate, Hollins Farm, Cockermouth; res: Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Ormside, Mule hoggs & lambs, £58/life to Wetherell, Low Buildings.

Prizes (all prices per life). - Mule hoggs & lambs: 1 res champion; 2 L&P Haygarth, Kelleth Rigg, £58; 3 M Ridsdale & Son, Yew Tree Farm £57. Mule shlgs & lambs: 1 J&C Brough, Seat Hill, £43.50. Cont X hoggs & lambs: 1 champion; 2 A Metcalfe, Low Fauld, £59. Cont X shlgs & lambs: 1 James Whiteford £54.

Prices (per life, all X). - Greyface hoggs & singles to £58 Kelleth Rigg (Haygarth); with twins to £39 Kelleth Rigg (Haygarth); Texel hoggs & singles to £80 Tercrosset Farm (Whiteford); Beltex hoggs & singles to £64 Midtown Farm (Bowe); Greyface shlgs & twins to £43.50; Texel shlgs & twins to £60 Midtown Farm (Mullholland); Greyface corr ewes & twins to £33.50 Grennan (Morton); Greyface corr below ewes & twins to £31 Cracrop (Stobart); Texel ewes corr & twins to £49; Texel ewes corr below & twins to £41 Lough Green (Davison); Suff ewes corr & twins to £39.50 Ling Cottage (Teasdale); Suff ewes corr below & twins £35 Faugh Head (Proud); Swale ewes corr & twins to £26 Holmewrangle; Blackface ewes corr & twins to £20.50 Dunshiel.

DARLINGTON. - Sat. Fwd: 492 suckled calves & store cattle, 80 young bulls, 412 stirks & stores. Champion: L Raine & Sons, hfr; res: NG Beveridge, bullock.

Prizes. - Hfrs: 1 champion; 2&3 NG Beveridge. Bullocks: 1 res; 2&3 NG Beveridge. Bull: I Appleton; 2 Joe Simpson; 3 W Robson.

Prices. - Steers. - Lim: £600, £580, £550 NG Beveridge; £545 JP&R Ward; £585 B Watson; £532 J&EM Lawson. BB: £580, £560(2) NG Beveridge. BA: £575, £555(2), £545(2), £535(2) JP&R Ward. Hfrs. - BB: £845, £565, £560 L Raine & Sons; £605, £538(2) JN Spedding; £595(2), £530 NG Beveridge. Lim: £675, £555 M Gascoigne; £610, £600, £550 L Raine & Sons; £545 N Swinbank. Young bulls. - BB: £645 P Brannen; £565, £562 JN Spedding. BA: £610, £605, £595(4), £590 J&SE Bainbridge. Lim: £552,£550 W Robson.

HEXHAM. - Last Fri. Fwd: 1,732 store cattle & suckled calves for first special May sale. Top prices: steers Great Chesters £860 Lim X steer; hfrs: Ouston Springs £758 pair pure Char; yearling cattle: Warksfield Head & Grindon Hill Lim X both £735; 25 12-m-o Char X steers from West Nubbock av £671.

Prices. - Cattle 23-m-o & up: Lim X steers to £860 Great Chesters; hfrs to £750 Great Chesters; BBX steers to £840 Great Chesters; BAX steers to £830 Lough Green; Char X steers to £795 The Holmes; hfrs to £550 Chesterwood; pure Char hfrs to £758 Ouston Springs; Saler X steers to £735 Lumley Riding; AAX steers to £635 Conundrum; Parth X hfrs to £580 Windy Hill. 17-22-m-o: Lim X steers to £790 Firtrees, Park End; Lim X hfrs to £690 Firtrees; BBX steers to £742 Warksfield Head; hfrs to £750 Warksfield Head; Char X steers to £735 Rare Dene; hfrs to £755 West Nubbock; Parth X steers to £652 Windy Hill; AAX steers to £650 Conundrum; Simm X steers to £615 Pontop Hall; hfrs to £500 Pontop Hall. 11-16-m-o: BBX steers to £790 Glebe Farm; hfrs to £710 Glebe Farm; Lim X steers to £735 Warksfield Head, Grindon Hill; hfrs to £770 Glebe Farm; Char X steers to £680(2) West Nubbock; hfrs to £675 Rusheylaw; Simm X steers to £600 Barker House; hfrs to £475 East Mill Hills; AAX steers to £588 Carr House; hfrs to £512 Conundrum; S Devon steers to £565 The Heigh; Mont X steers to £560 Hedley West Riding; BAX steers to £520 Colt Crag; hfrs to £430 Lingey Field; Saler X hfrs to £435 Blackhalls. To 10-m-o: Lim X steers to £650 Low Eshells; hfrs to £490 Redburn; BBX steers to £552 Allotment; hfrs to £525 Warksfield Head; Char X steers to £500(2) Old Town; hfrs to £545 Elilaw; AAX steers to £480 Glenhill.

PENRITH. - Mon. Fwd: 1,167 store cattle & feeding bulls for show & sale of store cattle. Champion Newbiggin Farm, Kirklington, BAX hfr £680 to John Little, Cannerheugh; res: M Wills, Oaklands, red Lim X bullock £560 to D Whaite. Top prices: bullocks to £835 BBX Ivinson, Hole House; hfrs to £810 black Lim X Slakes Farm, Milburn; young bulls to £630 red Lim X Swift, Dry Howe.

Prices, bullocks. - Black Lim X: £758 Hill Top; £755 Wicklerslack; £738 Hole House; £730 Barugh House; £690 Milburn Grange; £680 Town Head, Skelling; £678 Hole House; £668 Dallan Bank; £665 Lankaber, Bank Farm; £650 Shap Abbey. Red Lim X: £742 Hill Top; £722 Wickerslack; £695 Town Head; £690 Lankaber; £670 Hall Beck; £668 Bank Farm; £660 Skelling. BBX: £825 Hole House; £760 Newton High House; £738 Milburn Grange; £728 Bomby, Wickerslack; £690 Newbiggin Farm; £685 Hewgill House; £678 Hole Farm. Char X: £720 Rose Farm; £680 Flusco Pike; £678 Far Close; £650 Westray. Simm X: £765 Hole House; £748 Rose Farm. B&W: £648 Friendship Farm. Baz X: £558 Raw Foot. BAX: £660 Newton High house; £610 Sleddale Hall. Saler X: £605 Colstons. Hfrs. - Black Lim X: £810 Slakes; £740 Hill Top; £715 Villa Farm; £685 Green Farm; £660 Hewgill House, Newbiggin Farms; £635 Lime Tree; £630 Town End; £620 Far Close; £610 Blands; £598 Dallan Bank; £595 Crossfell House, Croft House. Red Lim X: £738 Hill Top; £678 Lime Tree; £652 Skelling; £620 Far Close; £615 Hacra; £605 Blands; £580 Newbiggin; £578 Oddendale; £570 Bank House. BBX: £795 Green Farm; £790 Town End; £720 Town End cottages; £710 Newbiggin; £695 Bomby; £678 Hewgill House; £660 Bank Farm; £650 High House; £628 Milburn Grange; £625 Shap Abbey; £620 High Lane; £612 Bank Farm; £590 Crosby Lodge. Char X: £588 Southwaite, £548 Flusco Pike. BAX: £680 Newbiggin, Newton High House. Simm X: £550 Fort Putnam. Herefd X: £630 Milburn Grange. Young bulls. - Simm: £600 Hunsonby. BB: £600 Barnkew. BBX: £585 Hebblethwaite Hall. Char X: £580 Holme Farm, Edenhall; £598 Hunsonby Char.

Tues. - Fwd: 4,000 breeding & store sheep for annual New Fair show & sale. Judge: Barry Brass, Crosby Ravensworth. Champion & M&JM Kennedy, Wayside Challenge Trophy for Mule hoggs & Suff-sired lambs: G Sowerby, Terrys Farm.

Prizes. - Pens 10 Mule hoggs & Suff-sired lambs: 1 champion; 2 Winter, Clickham. 10 Mule hoggs & Cont-sired lambs: 1&2 Watson, Blandswath.

Prices. - Mule hoggs & singles: £76, £62, £61(2), £60.50, £60 (3) Clickham; £71 Terrys Farm; £63, £61 (2) Briggle; £60.50 Rimmington Way; £60 Town Head (Holliday); £59.50 Blandswath; £55 Little Blencowe. With doubles: £41 Terrys Farm; £40 Town Head (Holliday), Rimmington Way; £39.50 Briggle; £39 Little Blencowe Farm, Clickham. Suff hoggs & singles: £61 Romanvale. Cont shlgs & double: £49 Romanvale. Cont ewes & double: £43 Romanvale. Mule geld gimmer hoggs: £77 Briggle; £76 Spedding Farm (Rylands); £75, £72, £70 Town Head (Barker); £75 Langton Gate; £72.50 West View, Spedding Farm (Davidson); £72 Town Head (Holliday); £71 Dillicar.