Special sales to include Carlisle, Stirling and Lockerbie

Carlisle

The dearest trade to date was witnessed at Harrison and Hetherington's sale of 326 store cattle sale at Borderway Mart, where three sold for more than £1700, 10 more than £1600 and 24 selling for £1500 or more.

Sale leader came from a run of Limousin cross bullocks from Messrs Barnes, Hutton Roof, that made £1760, £1680 and £1650.

Tim Barron, Maunby House, Thirsk, sold his best at £1740 and £1630 for Charolais cross bullocks and £1620 for a Limousin cross bullock.

Limousin crosses also came out on top among the heifers achieving £1670 for Messrs Beattie, Ratlinggate.

At the weekly sale of weanlings, bulls achieved £1320 for a Limousin from Messrs Henshall, Sarkshields.

Steers sold to £1080 for a Limousin from Messrs Paterson, Low Three Mark, whilst British Blues were crowned the top among the heifers at £1105 from Messrs Ivinson Cooper House.

The weekly sale of young calves realised £570 for a Limousin bull from Messrs Ewing, Annan.

Heifers topped at £520 from Messrs Beaty, Stonewalls, for another of the same breed. The same home also sold the top price dairy calves at £395 for a pen of Montbelairdes for £395.

On Monday, the firm witnessed a smaller number of store lambs forward, with a top of £110 paid for a black Texel cross wether from Messrs Telford, High Park Foot.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1760, £1680, £1650 Hutton Roof; £1720, £1610, £1500 Ratlinggate ; £1640 Westray; £1620, £1450 Maunby House; £1610, £1470 Blackrigg; £1570 Croft House; £1560, £1510, £1480 Newtown; £1510 Hayclose. Char – £1740, £1630, £1500 (x2), £1460 Maunby House. BB – £1680 Rose; £1580, £1490 Durdar; £1460 Hayclose; £1410 Kirtlebank. Frie – £1480 Durdar; £1115 (x2) Fordlands. Sim – £1500 Newtown. A-A – £1450 (x2), £1290 (x3) Spout Bank; £1405 Rye Close; £1390 (x5) Hayclose; £1390 Briggle. HF – £1370 Rose; £1280 (x2) Howrigg. Hfd – £1355 (x4), £1300 (x4) Rye Close. BS – £1335 Briggle; £1270 Hayclose. Longhorn – £1040 Ellerslea. Blue Grey – £1000 (x2) Harper Hill.

Heifers – Lim – £1670 Ratlinggate; £1520 Westray; £1510 Rose; £1460 Hayclose; £1440 Ratlinggate; £1430 Oakghyll; £1400 Hallrigg; £1390, £1270 Croft House;£1380 Eskett View; £1300 Westray; £1210 Ladyhousestead; £1200 Home. Char – £1640 Rose; £1305 (x3) Old Silloth. BB – £1530 Temon; £1360 Peasemyres; £1300 Kirtlebank; £1290, £1200 Carleton Hill; £1235 Prior Rigg; £1225 Stone House. Hfd – £1180 Stone House. A-A – £1130 (x3) Horsegills; £1120 (x2) Brackenslack. Sim – £1100 Town Head.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1320, £1290, £1180 Sarkshields; £1305 (x2) Bonshawside; £1200 Davygill; £1140 The Faulds; £1090 Low Three Mark; £860 (x5) Pelutho Park; £720 Glenzierfoot. BS – £1250 Hill Top; £700 Buttermere Close. BB – £1250 Kinkry Hill; £1140, £970 (x4), £960 Glebelands. Saler – £710 (x3) Glassonby Lodge. HF – £555 (x6) Stone Flatts.

Heifers – BB – £1105 Cooper House; £785 (x2), £720 (x2) High House; £760 High House; £720 (x3) High Plains; £700 Oakghyll; £680 Buttermere Close; £610 Fordsyke. Lim – £1050, £980 (x2), £970, £960, £850 Spittalriddinghill; £1050 Low Three Mark; £980, £950 Staingills; £960 Winterhope; £950 High House. Hfd – £740 (x2), £660 (x2) Mouswald Grange. Sim – £730, £630 Mouswald Grange.

Steers – Lim – £1080 Low Three Mark; £950, £760 Low Garth; £750 Winterhope; £700 Sandysike Farmhouse; £700 West Moor End. BB – £1060 Oakghyll; £820 (x2) Spittalriddinghill; £820 (x3), £720 High Plains. A-A – £950 (x3) Cooper House; £940 Sandysike Farmhouse. HF – £415 (x3), £380 (x2), £355 Balnamoon. Jersey – £380 Balnamoon. Norwegian Red – £380 Balnamoon. Danish Red – £355 Balnamoon. Brown Swiss – £355 Balnamoon.

Calves – Bulls – Lim – £570 Dumbretton; £555, £500 Chapelcroft; £530 Stonewalls; £490 (x3) Townfoot; £420, £400 Clarks; £410 (x2) Wedholme Hill; £390 Barsalloch; £375 Trailflat. BB – £560 Dumbretton; £535, £490 Trailflat; £500 (x2) Groundy Croft; £475, £470 (x2), £460, £435, £400 Wedholme Hill; £470, £450 Burton House; £470 Fordsyke; £460 Tempest Tower; £430 Wolsty Hall; £420 East Scales. A-A – £530, £510 Kendal Hill; £450 Groundy Croft; £370, £300, £295 East Scales; £330, £290 Heathfield; £320 (x2), £300 Whitrigg Grange; £290 Tarn Hill. Mont – £395 Stonewalls. Hfd – £355, £275, £270 (x2) Barsalloch; £180 Park House. Frie – £290 (x2) Nerewater; £210 Clarks. HF – £270, £240 (x3) Kirkbarrow Hall; £230 Tempest Tower; £210, £180 Becklees; £170, £150 (x3) Harrington Ling; £160 Carslae; £160 Park House; £150 Town Foot. Fleck – £255 Lowther Low Moor. Sim – £220, £210 Meinbank.

Heifers – Lim – £520 Stonewalls; £450 Dumbretton; £435,£345 Barsalloch; £430 Townfoot; £425 The Throp; £400, £380 Wedholme Hill; £345, £330 Clarks; £270 (x2) Tarn Hill. BB – £485 Stonewalls; £415 Tempest Tower; £405, £395 Trailflat; £380 (x2), £350, £335, £330 Wedholme Hill; £380, £370 Wolsty Hall; £380 Orton Grange; £360 East Scales; £340 (x2) Meinbank; £325 Gaitsgill. A-A – £365 Groundy Croft; £305, £295 (x3), £290 Whitrigg Grange; £300 Mounsey Bank; £250 (x3), £240 (x3) Carslae; £240 East Scales. Longhorn – £305 Whitrigg Grange. Hfd – £280 (x3) Park House; £270 Kendal Hill; £185 (x2) Hillcrest.

Store sheep – Tex – £110, £84 (x2), £82 High Park Foot; £90 Whinney Hill; £88, £86, £83 Spring Hill; £86 Fellside; £84, £80 Southwaite Green Mill; £84, £82.50, £81 Cinderbarrow; £80 Frankstown; £80 Fellside. Belt – £100 Cinderbarrow; £87.50 Spring Hill; £85 Midtown; £85, £81 Hunley; £80 Stubbsgill. Suff – £87 Talkin Head; £87 Whinney Hill; £79.50 Frankstown. Mule – £80 Sheepfields; £71 Cinderbarrow. Dutch Spotted – £77, £71 Ehen Place. Zwart – £66 North Lodge.

Stirling UA

Bullocks and heifers averaged 240.69p per kg and 228.62p respectively at United Auctions' weekly of store cattle.

Limousin crosses from Helentongate, led both sections among the pence per kg, firstly with a 416kg entry topping the bullocks at 274p per kg, and a 524kg lot making 263.40p among the heifers.

Top prices per head, were £1560 and £1500, for a 864kg Charolais cross from Carscreugh, and the latter being paid for a 704kg British Blue cross from Drumbuie.

Aberdeen-Angus crosses from South Carse of Coldoch, dominated the young bulls at 236.60p and £1190, to cash in at 215.91p.

Texels from Duntuim, led the way at United Auctions' sale of 6139 store lambs, selling to £100.50.

Averages were up across the board, with Texels and Beltex cashing in at £82.02 (+£11.28 on the year) and £82.91 (+£8.86). Suffolk crosses levelled at £83.41 (+£11.89), whilst Cheviots made £79.50 (+£10.69). Mules achieved an average of £78.15 (+£12.78) whilst Cheviot Mules and Lleyns balanced out at £79.69 (+£9.19) and £74.73 respectively. Blackface sheep averaged £48.56 (+6.56).

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 251-300kg – £730, 264.50p Abbeymill. 301-350kg – £950, 273.80p Abbeymill. 351-400kg – £1035 Abbeymill; 267.00p Mains of Balhall. 401-450kg – £1190 Longfauld; 274p Helentongate. 451-500kg – £1240 Helentongate; 260p Mid Knockglass. 501-551kg – £1405 Mill House; 268.80p Longfauld. 552-601kg – £1350, 241.50p Newpark. 602-651kg – £1470, 229.00p Stewarton. 702+kg ­– £1560, 180.60p Carsecreugh.

Heifers – 251-300kg – £705, 241.40p Abbeymill. 301-350kg – £880, 251.40p Abbeymill. 351-400kg – £1050 263.20p Gateside. 401-450kg – £1095, 258.50p Helentongate. 451-500kg – £1200, 252.10p Gateside. 501-551kg – £1380, 263.40p Helentongate. 552-601kg – £1315, 235.60p Haughhead. 602-651kg – £1375, 226.20p Drumbuie. 702+kg – £1500, 213.10p Drumbuie.

Young bulls – 251-300kg – £620, 236.60p South Carse of Coldoch. 351-400kg – £840, 223.40p Merkins. 451-500kg – £925, 198.50p Newpark. 501-551kg – £1190, 224.50p South Carse of Coldoch.

Store lambs – £100.50 Duntuim; £96 Ashfield; £93 Malling; £92.50 Craigannet; £93 Tipperdarroch; £92 Mains of Struie; £89 Tipperdarroch; £105, £96 Low Craigton; £95 Duntuim; £94.50 Tipperdarroch; £79.50 Tulchan Croft; £79 Low Craigton; £78 Corran; £90.50 Wester Bowhouse; £87 Over Enoch; £81.50 Rickarton; £79.50 Shields and Wester Bowhouse; £80 Kinaldy; £79.50, £79 Dalilea; £62 Kirkton; £60 Part of Largiebaan.

Wigton

A flying trade throughout for all classes stock at Hope's Auctioneers weekly sale of store cattle, saw trade peak at £1695 for a black Limousin bullock from Messrs Barnes, Hutton Roof, Mungrisdale.

A British Blue led the way amongst the heifers at £1445 from DW and TA Bell, High Dyke, Catterlen.

Dairy-bred bullocks were topped at £1435 for a 20-month-old British Blue from DG and JA Bell, Low Blaithwaite, whilst dairy bred heifers achieved £1285 for a British Blue from Ian Grainger, Kiln Close.

Top price amongst the breeding cattle, was £2850 paid for a British Blue heifer with a Limousin bull calf from JE Studholme and Son, Nealhouse, Cardewlees.

A seven-year-old Simmental cow with Limousin bull calf received £1780 for TA Byers, Ellenbank, Boltongate.

The first sale of the season for store lambs witnessed a top call of £136 for Beltex from I Knight, Stephney, Calderbridge, with the whole sale averaging £97.60.

In addition, the 387 breeding sheep sold to £400 for a Texel gimmer from AJ and LJ Haston, Dearham Hall.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Lim – £1695, £1485 Hutton Roof; £1415 High Dyke; £1415 Prior House; £1405 Blackdyke; £1365 Prior Hall; £1365 Park House; £1345, £1135 Wham Head; £1325 Birkmire; £1325, £1255, £1155 Grange; £1305, £1265 Prospect House; £1295, £1285, £1245, £1225 Low Blaithwaite; £1265 Seaville Cote; £1125 Lowfield House; £1055 Fell View. BB – £1445 Wham Head; £1435, £1425, £1315 Low Blaithwaite; £1415, £1405, £1325 Dockray; £1355, £1305, £1055 Blackdyke; £1345, £1295 Leesrigg Pasture; £1275 Seaville Cote; £1245 Swinsty; £1235, £1105 Richmond Plains; £1225 Gaterigg; £1165 Lowfield House; £1015 Sandlands. Sim – £1345, £1245 Parkgate Hall. Char – £1335, £1225 Midtown; £1275 Blackdyke; £1265 Seaville Cote; £1085 Lowfield House. A-A – £1375 Dockray; £1245, £1175 Birkmire; £1225, £1185 Swinsty; £1035 Whins. Fleck – £1235 Low Blaithwaite. Hfd – £985, £965 Lowfield House. Frie – £1325 Prior Hall; £1125 Swinsty. Hols – £1235 Midtown.

Heifers – Lim –£1375 Birkmire; £1365, £1335, £1195 Prior House; £1305 High Dyke; £1285, £1245 Hutton Roof; £1275 Prior Hall; £1265, £1005 Park House; £1185 (x2) Midtown; £1105 (x2) Braithwaite Hall; £1005 Bonny. BB – £1445 High Dyke;£1285 Kiln Close; £1235, £1195 (x2), £1185 Sleightholme; £1185 Midtown; £1165, £1145, £1125, £1065, £1055 (x2), £1025, £1015 Richmond Plains; £1145 Gaterigg; £1125, £1115, £1105, £1005 Swinsty. Char – £1105, £1055 Midtown. A-A – £1245, £1175 Birkmire; £1235, £1185, £1175 Kiln Close; £1175, £1115 Swinsty; £1105 Tarnrigg.

Breeding cattle – Cows with calves – Heifer calf – Lim – £1620 Ellenbank. BB – £1400 Crook A Fleet. Sim – £1720 Ellenbank. Char – £1680 Ellenbank

Bull calf – Lim – £1920, £1720 Wellington. BB – £1680, £1620 Ellenbank. Sim – £1780 Ellenbank. Hfd – £1080 Crook A Fleet.

Heifer and calves – Heifer calf – Lim – £1920, £1700, £1680, £1500 Wellington; £1850 Kelsick House. BB – £1720 Wellington. Sim – £1820 Kelsick House. A-A – £1400 Wellington.

Bull calf – BB – £2850 Nealhouse. Sim – £1380 Ellenbank.

Store lambs – Belt – £136 (x2), £131, £130, £128, £124, £121, £113 (x2), £109 Stephney; £114.50 £106, £104 High Park Foot; £109, £107, £101 Flimby Hall. Tex – £113, £101 Farmside; £111, £102, £101 Rose; £102, £95, £94 Powheads; £96, £87 Fangs;£95.50, £92, £90.50, £82, £80 Greystoke Castle; £83, £80 Greenside. Dutch Tex – £113, £110, £109.50, £106 (x2), £102 Barkbeth; £109, £103 Moss Hill. Suff X – £94 Powheads; £89, £78 Rose.

Breeding sheep – Gimmers – Tex – £400, £330, £250, £240 (x3) Dearham Hall; £265, £250, £235, £230, £220 (x2), £210 (x2), £200 Derwentdale; £190 Farmside.

Two shear – Tex – £330, £310 Pasture House.

Three and four shear – Tex – £370, £250, £195, £185, £170, £165, £155, £145 Pasture House. Suff – £210 (x2), £205, £190 Pasture House. Belt – £200, £190, £185 Pasture House.

Ewes – Tex – £290, £285, £280, £260, £250 (x3), £240, £235 (x2), £230, £225 (x2), £220, £200, £195, £185 Pasture House. Suff – £240 (x2) Pasture House.

Ayr

Limousin cross heifers led the way at Craig Wilson's store cattle sale, selling to £1670 from the Nelson Family, Holmpark, and to 261.2p per kg from Messrs Howie, Auchentibbert.

Heifers cashed in at 224.3p per kg, whilst bullocks averaged 236.8p.

Bullocks peaked at £1590 for a Limousin from Holmpark, and to 273.4p for more of the same from Maxwelston.

Another large show of calves proved easily sold, with bull calves topping at £530 for a British Blue cross from Macherquhat. Heifer calves made £490 for a British Blue from Buistonhead.

Some 55 breeding cattle were also forward this week, where trade hit a top of £3150 for a Limousin heifer with heifer calf from Netherton.

More of the same breed from the same home also topped the cows and calves at£2850, whilst bulling heifers reached £1260 for Simmentals from Dalfask.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1590, £1525, £1360 Holmpark; £1500 Burnhouse; £1430, £1415, £1330 Straid Farms; £1330 West High Ardwell; £1315 Altonhill; £1305 Auchentibbert; £1295 Straid Farms; £1270 Altonhill; £1250, £1240 Markhill; £1240 Rigghead and Rosemount. Sim – £1490, £1470, £1435 Holmpark; £1320 Rigghead; £1290, £1210 Auchentibbert; £1225 Caprington. A-A – £1465 Fineview; £1315 Clevance; £1310 Clonherb; £1260 Kildrochat Mains; £1250, £1235 Fineview; £1200 Mackailston. BS – £1395 Lindsayston; £1160 Benston. BB – £1330 West High Ardwell; £1260 Markhill; £1175 Findlayston. Char – £1320, £1265 Straid Farms; £1265, £1235, £1220 Caprington; £1180 Creagraineach and Caprington; £1300 West Enoch. Stab – £1220 Mackailston. Saler – £1180 Markhill; £1115 Coalhill. Frie – £950 Low Wardneuk; £940 Laggan; £900 Maryport.

Heifers – Lim – £1670 Holmpark; £1550, £1490, £1370 Markhill; £1345, £1100 Auchentibbert; £1290 Burnhouse; £1280 Over Auchentibber; £1185 Straid Farms; £1140, £1125 Altonhill; £1090 Fleminghill. Char – £1410 Holmpark; £1240 Auchentibbert;£1105, £1065 Straid Farms; £1095 Stoneside. Sim – £1390 Laigland; £1290 Holmpark; £1160 Rigghead; £1150 Maryport. BS – £1335, £1160 Lindsayston; £1045 Creagraineach. A-A – £1315 Clonherb; £1200 Rosemount; £1140 Stoneside; £1110, £1100 Mackailston; £1100 Rosemount. BB – £1225 Holmpark; £1140 West High Ardwell; £1100 Fineview. Mont – £1030 Drumsmodden. Hfd – £1010 Mid Skeog.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £495 (x2), £460 (x3), £450 (x3) Macherquhat; £490 Tannockhill; £480 Stoopshill; £460 Merkland; £450 Over Enoch. A-A – £490 Macherquhat; £480 Carston; £380 East Montgarswood. Hfd – £460 Merkland. Char – £460 Philgowan. Lim – £450 Drumdow; £390 Holm. BS – £335 Meadowbank.

Heifers – Sim – £480 (x2) Kaimhill. A-A – £480 Broadyards; £460 Carston. Lim –£470 (x2) Kaimhill; £380 Merkland; £355 Drumdow. Hfd – £420 Merkland. BB –£410 Meikle Heateth; £330 Over Enoch; £320 Croftfoot. Char – £230 Craig.

Stirks – Bullocks – Sim – £1100, £970 Murrayton. Lim – £990, £820 Rigghead. Saler – £760 Dallowie. BS – £555 Old Mains. Hfd – £540 Pinmerry. Frie – £505 High Langcraig.

Bulls – Sim – £900 Low Barbeth. A-A – £390 East Montgarswood.

Heifers – A-A – £900 Birgidale Knock; £760 Dallowie. Char – £850 Philgowan. Lim – £840 Broadshean. Hfd – £790, £740South Lissend. BB – £660 Broadshean.

Breeding cattle – Heifers and calves – Heifer calf – Lim – £3150, £2450 Netherton; £2000 High Barness and South Balfern; £1900, £1850 Barleith; £1850 (x3) Chalmerston. A-A – £1950 South Balfern; £1600 Mid Skeog. Char – £1900 Chalmerston. BB – £1550 High Barness.

Bull calf – Lim – £3100, £2500, £2250, £2000 Netherton; £2300 Chalmerston; £1900, £1850 Barleith. Saler – £1650 Barleith. A-A – £1550 Mid Skeog. BB – £1900 Barleith.

Cows and calves – Heifer calf – Lim – £2850 Netherton.

Bull calf –Lim – £1950 Mid Skeog; £1850 Darroch Brae. Sim – £1400 Holmes.

Bulling heifers – Sim – £1260, £1220 Dalfask. Lim – £940 Knockrivoch. A-A – £860 Knockrivoch.

Thainstone

The first breeding sheep sale of the season witnessed all breeds of gimmers meet a buoyant trade at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale where 1022 gimmers cashed in at £186.40 (+23.21).

A pair of Texel gimmers led the way at £580 for Newmill, Rathen.

Breeding ewes (242) sold to £195 for two-crop Suffolk crosses from Balloch Road, Keith.

LEADING prices

Gimmers – Suff X – £235 Tillyboy, Echt ; £225 St Johns Wells, Fyvie; £220 Wardhead, Strichen, Wester Arr, Nairn; £212 Ballochview, Grange, Rennieshill, Newmachar; £205 South Mains of Tillymorgan, Culsalmond. Half-bred – £178 Newmill. Tex – £550 Newmill; £380 Mid Haddo, Fyvie, Newmill; £300 Newmill. Tex X – £245, £240, £220 Hilton of Culsh, New Deer; £200 Tillyboy; £195 Towiemore; £185 Coxton, Cornhill; £172 Middlehill; £170 Towiemore, Wardhead, Anniston, Inverbervie. Cont – £195 Rennieshill, South Mains of Tillymorgan; £185 Newton of Crathie, Tullo of Garvock; £170 Middlehill, Rothienorman. BF – £290 Tillyboy. Mill Blue – £230 Upper Sauchen, Ordhead. Char X – £225 Newmill. Belt X – £190 Towiemore, Keith. BF – £185 Newton of Crathie, Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk. Belt X – £170 Cairness, Fraserburgh. Chev Mule – £170 Rennieshill. Chev – £420, £190 Newmill. Mule – £175 Newton of Crathie, Rennieshill; £170 South Mains of Tillymorgan, Wardhead.

Ewes – Suff X – £180 Wardhead, Upper Sauchen. Tex – £190 Newmill.Tex X – £158 Wardhead; £155 Mill of Fowlis; £155 Wardhead; £150 Upper Sauchen; £138 Upper Sauchen. Cont – £125 Wardhead. Mule – £150 Wardhead; £140 Mill of Fowlis. Chev Mule – £190 Newmill.

Huntly

A smaller show of 66 store cattle were forward for United Auctions, where an average of 218.7p per kg was achieved.

Simmental crosses dominated the proceedings, selling to 236.8p per kg from Meikle Northburn, Cuminestown, and to £1135 from Mains of Tarryblake, Rothiemay.

LEADING prices

Longhorn – £1030 Coldholm, Alvah. Lim X – £930 Meikle Northburn, Cuminestown. A-A X – £900 Meikle Northburn, Cuminestown. BS X – £995 Coldholm, Alvah.

Longtown

On Tuesday, C and D Auction Marts had forward 3623 store lambs, which witnessed a Beltex top the trade at £106 for High Aketon.

Texels led the ewe lambs at £122 for G Mitchinson and Sons, Gallowberry, whilst breeding ewes peaked at £125 for Suffolk gimmers from Barr Hill.

LEADING prices

Store sheep – Ewe lambs – Tex – £122, £114 G Mitchinson and Sons, Gallowberry.

Store lambs – Belt – £106 High Aketon; £105 Causey View; £100 Sorbie. Tex – £108 Gallowberry; £97 Middle; £90 Causey View. Suff – £87 Hullerbank; £84 High Keenley Fell; £83 Roanstree and Station Road. Chev Mules – £87, £79 Gillesbie; £76 Bradley. NCC – £77 Hownam Grange; £73 Kelsocleugh; £71 Cumstone. Kerry Hills – £84 Rowanburn. Greyfaces – £77 Smiddy Hill; £73 Softley; £70 Stone Hall. Zwart – £75, £72 Rowanburn. BFL – £71 Station Road.

Breeding ewes – Suff – £125 Barr Hill. Tex – £108, £100 Barr Hil. BF – £90 Barr Hil.

Breeding ewes – Chev – £88 Glebehead.

Penrith

On Monday, Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 210 store cattle, where trade peaked at £1425 for Limousin cross bullocks from M Bindloss and Son, Shap Abbey.

Topping the heifer section at £1345 was a dairy bred British Blue heifer from OI Ellithorn, Dacre Lodge.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1455 Fawcett Park; £1425, £1415, £1385 (x5), £1355 (x2), £1335 (x10), £1325 (x5), £1315 (x2), £1305, £1295, £1275, £1265 (x5), £1245 (x3), £1235 Shap Abbey; £1385 Swathburn; £1375, £1245 Hole House; £1335, £1215 Cliburn Hall; £1325 Greenhow; £1285, £1245 The Green. BB – £1415, £1355 High House; £1385, £1365 Swathburn; £1345 (x2), £1235 (x2) Cliburn Hall; £1155 Dacre Banks; £1145 Fawcett Park; £1095 Shap Abbey. Char – £1405, £1355, £1315, £1295 (x3), £1275, £1165, £1095, £1085 (x3) Shap Abbey. A-A – £1335 (x9), £1195 (x2), £1135 (x2) Street House; £1265 Long Meg. Black and White – £1355, £1175 (x5) Greenhow. Sim – £1195, £1185 Thorneycroft. BS – £1195 Mellgates. Fleck – £1165 Long Meg. Hfd – £1155 (x4), £1045 Dacre Banks. Mont –£1055 Long Meg.

Heifers – BB – £1345 Dacre Lodge; £1335, £1255 High House; £1325 Swathburn; £1235 (x2), £1225 (x2) Cliburn Hall; £1235 Cliburn Hall; £1095 Rawfoot. Lim – £1315, £1295, £1285 The Green; £1295, £1235 (x2), £1205 (x2), £1145 Cliburn Hall; £1035 Pennine View. A-A – £1185 Mellgates. Char – £1175 (x2) Raw Foot.

Hawes

The opening sale of store lambs met a strong trade at Hawes Farmers Auction Mart, where Beltex, Texels and Mules averaged £88.03, £81.23 and £74.21 respectively.

Beltex crosses led the way at £96 for J Dixon and Sons, whilst Texels peaked at £90 for JC Clarkson.

LEADING prices

Belt X – £96, £83 J Dixon and Sons; £95 JW Porter and Sons; £86.50 (x2) T and G Farrow; £84 K Raw; £83 D Hodgson. Tex X – £90 JC Clarkson and Son; £89 AT Lambert and Son; £89 K Metcalfe and Sons; £87.50 J and JH Whaley; £87.50 J Dixon and Sons; £87 T and G Farrow; £86.50 JW Bentham and Son; £86 AT Pratt; £85 WM and JE Shuttleworth; £83 S Troughton; £82 Collier Holme; £79.50 Croft Farm Partnership; £79, £70 H Kirkbride and Son; £79 C and K Ellis; £78.50, £74, £70.50, £70 Shuttleworth and Brown; £76 (x2) RMS Livestock; £70 AP Moore. Mule – £85, £74.50 K Metcalfe and Sons; £80.50, £74 JL and JA Sunter; £78.50 Booth Brothers; £77.50 RMS and P Hallam; £76.50 S Alderson; £76.50 D and DR Alderson; £76.50, £73 JW Porter and Sons; £76.50 JW and ME Taylor and Sons; £73 K Raw; £70 J Sunter and Sons; £70 JW Bentham and Son. Suff – £82 K Raw; £78.50 Shuttleworth and Brown. Swale – £45 RMS and P Hallam.

Castle Douglas

The champion, a British Blue heifer from Messrs McCulloch, Glentoo, Castle Douglas, secured the lead price of £1580 at Wallets Marts' annual Anniversary show and sale of store cattle.

The pre-sale show judge, James Crichton from Cumbria awarded the reserve ticket to a British Blue bullock again from Messrs McCulloch, Glentoo, which went on to sell for £1300.

Out with the show, bullocks sold to £1500 for a Simmental from Messrs Robb, Trolane, and to 315.5p per kg for a British Blue from Messrs McCulloch, Glentoo, to cash in at 235.13p.

Messrs McCulloch also topped the heifers with the same breed at £1580 and 331.9p to average 228.3p.

The first sale of store lambs saw 1847 sell to a top of £98 for Texels from High Auchneil.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Sim – £1500 Trolane; £1290 Glentoo; £1230, £1170 Hillside; £1200 Barlae; £1180 Low Mains; £1150 Mid Threave. Lim – £1460 Barlae; £1450, £1420, £1380 Barscarrow; £1350 Fingland; £1340 Edingham. BB – £1300 Glentoo; £1130 Hightae. Char – £1290, £1120 Glentoo; £1220, £1160 Shangan; £1210 Knocksheen; £1180 Kirranrae; £1170 Hillside. A-A – £1260 Barwhanny; £1240 Kirranrae; £1240 Blairbuy; £1230 Hillside; £1220 Balgerran; £1210 Castlehill; £1190 Auchneel. BS – £1200 Barlae; £1180, £1140 Glentoo. Hfd – £1170 Trolane; £1110 Low Mains; £1050 Blairbuy. Saler – £1140 Glentoo; £1020 Boreland of Girthon; £990 Glenkiln. Luing – £1140 Hillside. Blonde – £1000 Auchneel. Gall – £860, £850 Gass, Glenluce.

Heifers – BB – £1580 Glentoo. Sim – £1530 Trolane; £1240, £1050 Garrarie; £1190 Fingland; £1110 Slatehouse. Lim – £1520, £1390, £1380, £1260 Derrie; £1440 Glentoo; £1270 Barlae; £1220 Fingland. A-A – £1370 Trolane; £1310 Barlae; £1250, £1180, £1120 Garrarie; £1130, £1100 Balgerran. BS – £1150 Barlae; £1000 Glentoo. Char – £1140, £1070, £1040 Kirranrae; £1120 Glentoo; £1100 Knocksheen; £1080 Castlehill; £1040 Culdoach. Hfd – £1010 Blairbuy. Saler – £1000 Glentoo; £900 Boreland of Girthon.

Store lambs – Tex – £98, £85.50 High Auchneil; £92.50, £91.50, £91 Barholm; £85 25 Dunmuir Road; £85 Murrayton; £83.50 Carseriggan; £83 Buittle Mains. Suff –£88.50, £75 Ring of Barfad; £86 Glentoo; £79 Hastinghall; £77, £70 South Mains. Belt – £87 Glentoo; £76.50 Garheugh. Chev Mule – £82.50, £75.50 Murrayton. Kerryhill – £82 Barholm Mains. Roussin – £78.50 Glentoo.

Lockerbie

On Tuesday, Harrison and Hetherington held their fortnightly sale of store cattle, where Simmental bullocks sold to £1135 from Messrs Ker, Justenlees, and Limousin heifers reached £1025 for Messrs McGarva, Barwhanny.

Top price per kg was 323p paid for another Limousin from Messrs McGarva, Barwhanny, and to 241 p for Shorthorn cattle from Messrs Duncanson, Marchbank.

LEADING prices

Steers – Sim – £1135, £1080, £1070, £1060 (x2) Justenlees; £1110 Maxwellbank. A-A – £1120 Justenlees; £1070 Maxwellbank; £960 Barwhann; £800 Esbie. Char – £1080, £1070, £800 Justenlees. Hfd – £965 Justenlees. BS – £940 Marchbank. HF – £800, £600 Maxwellbank.

Heifers – Lim – £1025, £880, £840 Barwhinny. A-A – £910, £820 Newbigging; £900 Marchbank; £880, £810 Fingland; £600 Copewood. BS – £840 Newbigging; £750, £730 Marchbank. Hfd – £600 Copewood.