Special sales to include: Thainstone, Stirling and Hexham

Heifers realised 274.10p for a 405kg Simmental cross from West Muirhouse, and to £1630 for a 640kg Charolais cross from West Mains, to average 245.76p.

Young bulls (41) averaged 224.36p and sold 268.20p for a Limousin cross from Windsole, and to £1400 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Glenkiln.

The firm also sold 1546 store hoggs forward which soared to £105 for Beltex from Philiphaugh.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 251-300kg – Dykes £805, 310.8p. 301-350kg – West Mains £970; Gateside 283.60p. 351-400kg – Bargany £1150; Dykes 290.1p. 401-450kg – West Mains £1300, 298.2p. 451-500kg –West Mains £1470, 308.80p. 501-551kg – Knocknaha £1575, 289.0p. 552-601kg – Molemount £1700; Holmebyre 286.2p. 602-651kg – Molemount £1770, 275.7p. 652-701kg – Wester Mye £1740, 265.2p.

Heifers – 301-350kg – Wester Gartshore £880; Dykes 269.40p. 351-400kg – West Mains £1160, 295.2p. 401-450kg – West Mains £1310, 291.8p. 451-500kg – Blairmore £1330; West Mains 277.5p. 501-551kg – Glenkiln £1480, 276.6p. 552-601kg – Glenkiln £1550, 268.3p. 602-651kg – West Mains £1650, 265.2p. 652-701kg – Castlehill £1510, 231.6p.

Store hoggs – Belt – Philiphaugh £105; Mains of Balhall £90; Auchtenny £88. Tex – Auchtenny £99; Stoneyhill and Auchtenny £97; Saddlebank £96; Wester Coul £93. Suff – Balcalk £92; Islay Estates £91; Carrabus £90; Lossit £78; Duich and Easter Mye £75; Carrabus £73; Islay Estates £70. Chev Mule – Philiphaugh £88, £72. X – Mains of Balhall £83; Tulchan Croft £82; Kinnabus £79; Rotmell £73. Chev – Saddlebank £77. BF – Lochside £72; Achomer £70; Glenfernate £68.50; Lossit £68; Duich £67.00; Glenfernate and Benmore £65. Mule – Succothmore £70.

Rams – BFL – Garvie £86; Succothmore £74. Tex – Succothmore £84. BF – Glenfernate £73.

Ayr

A Charolais bullock from Ravenslie, secured £1840 at Craig Wilson's sale of 715 store cattle, whilst a Limousin heifer from Fore Rogerton, made £1540.

Limousins from West Brockloch,led both sections among the pence per kg section with bullocks hitting 335.4p and heifers to 316.p.

Bullocks and heifers cashed in at 255.7p and 246.7p respectively.

Also forward were 673 store and breeding sheep, which reached £92 for a Texel ewe from Damien McKerr, Lady Wilson Street, whilst the hogg trade peaked at £87 for Cheviots from Raeside Farms Ltd, Ladeside.

On Tuesday, the firm sold two dairy cattle to a top of £2150 for a fresh calved Holstein Friesian heifer from Messrs Jack Craig and Co, Tannockhill.

Stirks topped at £1150 for a Simmental cross bull from TH Robertson and Son, Auchentibber.

British Blue calves from HF Vance and Co, Low Barledziew, proved popular with bulls and heifers making £510 and £430 respectively.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Char – £1840 Ravenslie; £1680, £1500 Creechan Park; £1370 Mid Floak; £1335 Netherton; £1290, £1180 Coalhill; £1160, £1130 Maxwelston; £1130 Mossend; £1120 Barskelly; £1110 Mid Floak. Sim – £1780, £1680, £1600 Ravenslie; £1440 East Kerse; £1380 Overtoun; £1370 Stevenston; £1270 East Kerse. BB – £1660, £1630, £1570, £1440, £1390 Barmoorhill; £1560 Ladyyard; £1380, £1350 Knockterra; £1330 Girthill; £1350 Craig. Fleck – £1580, £1400 Bowhouse. A-A – £1580 Clevance; £1480 Knockshinnoch; £1430 Little Busbie; £1410, £1380 East Kerse; £1360, £1320 Smiddyshaw; £1300 (x2) Little Busbie; £1295 Creechan Park; £1280 Mackailston; £1275 Craig; £1250 Hemphill. Lim – £1580 Ladyyard; £1570 Fore Rogerton and Dormieston; £1520 Knockterra; £1470 Millafleck and East Kerse; £1450 Over Auchetibber; £1400 Knockterra; £1390 Fore Rogerton, Dormieston and East Kerse; £1385 East Kerse; £1360 Ballycurrie. Hfd – £1440 Dormieston. Frie – £1355 Coilsholm; £1200, £1115 Stevenston; £1195, £1060 Dormieston; £1130 Hapland; £1000 High Branchal. Saler – £1210 East Kerse; £1135 Netherton; £995 Barskelly.

Heifers – Lim – £1540, £1450 Fore Rogerton; £1520, £1430 East Kerse; £1505 Ladyyard; £1460 Drongan House; £1400 Dormieston; £1395 Auchentibbert; £1370 Shutterflat, Crooks and Ladyyard; £1300 Baltersan; £1270, £1250, £1220 Castle Mains. Char – £1450 Coalhill; £1435 Overtoun; £1410 Auchentibbert; £1380 East Kerse; £1340 Creechan Park; £1245 Overtoun; £1190 Mid Floak. Sim – £1400 Castle Mains; £1260 Arnsow; £1180 Stevenston. BB – £1390, £1340 Barmoorhill; £1230 Crooks; £1150 West Brockloch. A-A – £1390, £1320 Little Busbie; £1270, £1200 Mackailston; £1250, £1215 Montgomerieston; £1240, £1235 Little Ittington; £1200 Holmbyres and Over Auchentibber; £1160 Laigh Borland and Haugh; £1135 Creechan Park. BS – £1290 Shutterflat; £1200 Arnsow. Hfd – £1240 Hapland; £1160 Crooks.

Calves – Bull – BB X – £510 Low Barledziew; £445 Findlayston; £440 Low Barledziew; £350 East Brockloch and Findlayston; £280 Bogwood. A-A X – £375 Eastlands, £310 Bridge of Aird; £285 (x2) High Weirston.

Heifer – BB X – £430, £415 (x2), £400 Low Barledziew; £385, £360 Findlayston; £330 Bogwood; £310 East Brockloch. A-A X– £245 High Weirston.

Stirks – Bullock – Sim X – £1150, £1030, £930 Auchentibber. A-A – £880 Blackwood; £770 Ballochmartin. Saler X – £775 Ballochmartin. Hfd X – £690 Boydston. Lim X – £655 Kirminnoch.

Heifer –Sim X – £960 Boydston. A-A X – £850 Redding; £690 Ballochmartin. BB X – £800 Polnoon.

Hoggs – Chev – £87, £86 Ladeside. Tex – £86, £81 High Kilbride; £86 Genoch; £84 Auchengree; £83 Kings Arms; £80 Old Mill; £77 High Woodston. Suff – £86 Old Mill; £81.50, £80.50, £79 Craigneil; £79 Lady Wilson St. Belt – £81, £76 Glendoune. Mule – £78, £70 Boreland; £67 Genoch. Roussin – £77 Genoch. BF – £50 Knockeen.

Lanark

Lawrie and Symington held their fortnightly sale of 1058 store hoggs which attained a top price of £93 for Texels from Walker, Hills of Dalserf.

LEADING prices

Store hoggs – Tex – £93, £91, £86 Hills of Dalserf; £86 Yeldabrek; £82 Dykehead; £80 (x2) Yeldabrek; £80 Hill of Harthill. Belt – £86 Yeldabrek; £76 The Thistle. BF – £45 Whelphill. Suff – £80, £78, £72 Yeldabrek; £70 The Thistle; £70 Turdees. Char – £54 Hills of Dalserf. NCC – £62 Brockhouse. X – £72 Dykehead. Belt X – £69 Hill of Harthill.

Cockermouth

A small show of store cattle met a strong trade at Mitchells Auction Mart, where a top price of £1165 was paid for a pair of Aberdeen-Angus steers from AJ Preston, Hensingham Road, Whitehaven.

A Beef Shorthorn led the heifers at £1135 for FJ Lister and Son, Aikbank, Holmrook.

Calves soared to £340 for a British Blue from T Dixon, High House Farm, Egremont.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – A-A – £1165 (x2), £1045 (x6) Hensingham Road; £1125 (x2) Brook Cottage. BF – £885 (x5) Outgang.

Heifers – BS – £1135 Aikbank. Lim – £1005 (x2) Outgang.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £340, £330 (x3), £300 (x6) High House. A-A – £265 High House.

Heifers – BB – £295, £280, £245 (x6) High House.

Thainstone

Bullocks (507) and heifers (563) averaged 273.4p per kg and 262.6p respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 1255 store cattle and young bulls.

A 624kg British Blue cross heifer led the way when achieving 496.8p and £3100 for Strathgarry, Craigiefield, St Ola.

Bullocks sold to 344.6p for a 354kg Charolais from Burnside of Whitefield, Forglen, and to £2010 for a 668kg Limousin cross from Newmill, Cairness.

Charolais crosses led the bull trade, firstly at 283p for a 424kg boy from Inverlochy, Tomintoul, and to £1445 for a 602kg bull from Skinnet, Halkirk.

Breeding cattle met a high demand reaching £2850 for a Limousin cross cow carrying a fourth calf from G Hay, Mains Of Kildrummy.

On Monday, 1666 store lambs came under the hemmer which soared to £114 for pure Beltex from Tillylodge, Newe, to cash in at £62.92.

Island consigned store lambs averaged £60.70 and sold to £92 for Beltex from Strathore, Balfour.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Cairncross £840, 308.8p. 301-350kg – Burnside of Whitefield £1010, 300.6p. 351-400kg – Main Street, Aberchirder £1270, 317.5p. 401-450kg – Gorn, Harray £1350; Burnside of Whitefield 316.2p. 451-500kg – Tullo of Garvock £1480; Tomnavoulin 305.1p. 501-550kg – Tomnavoulin £1510; Sundayswells 290.5p. 551-600kg – New Moan £1660, 287.2p. 601-650kg – Boginduie £1690; Dundurcas 271.5p. 651-700kg – Lower Cushieston £1675; Newmill 300.9p.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – Cairncross £620, 226.3p. 301-350kg – Meikle Coull £950, 273p. 351-400kg – Main Street £1130; Burnside of Whitefield 297.4p. 401-450kg – Culroy £1320, 294.6p. 451-500kg – Strathgarry £1700, 348.4p. 501-550kg – Spring Valley £1700, 313.7p. 551-600kg – Wester Bleaton £1700, 298.2p. 601-650kg – Tullo of Garvock £1710, 278.5p. 651-700kg – Netherton £1625, 247p. 701-750kg – Wester Bleaton £1780, 250.7p.

Bulls – Up to 350kg – Fodderletter £760, 234.6p. 351-400kg – Auquhorthies £1040; Fodderletter 267p. 401-450kg – Inverlochy £1200, 283p. 501-550kg – Inverlochy £1325, 246.1p. 551-600kg – Fodderletter £1300, 221.8p. 601-650kg – Skinnet 240p.

Breeding cattle – Sim – North Crannoch £2450, £2380 (x8), £2280. Sim X – Backhill of Seggat £1980. BS – Backhill of Seggat £1800.

Mains of Kildrummy dispersal – Second calvers – Lim X – £2400 (x3), £2380. Third calvers – Lim X – £2500, £2400, £2320. Fourth calvers BA X – £2300.

Wester Tillathrowie dispersal – Hfd X – £1850. Lim X – £1750. BS X – £1720.

Knockhall – Sim X – £1680.

Store lambs – Belt – Tillylodge, Newe £106; Tillylodge £104. Pure Tex – Wester Biffie, Maud £99. Tex – Tillylodge £95. Cont – Bogforlea, Strathdon £91. Belt X – Tillylodge £90. Black – Newton, Tullynessle £89. Tex X – Bogforlea £88. Cont X – Newells, Oldmeldrum £87.50. Suf – Glencat, Ballogie, Mains of Allanbuie, Keith £86. Suf X – Glencat £83. BFL – Sonnealm, Dufftown £81. Mule – Mains of Glenbuchat £77.

Island consigned store lambs – Chev – Knockhall, South Ronaldsay £91. Belt – Kierfold, Sandwick, Moan, Harray £87. Belt X – Strathore, Balfour £86. Suf – Quoy Belloch, Deerness £84.50. Tex – Caldale, St Ola £84. Suff – Quendale, Dunrossness £84. Tex X – Caldale £81. Suff X – Knockhall £81. Cont – Kierfold £79. Down – Quendale £78. Cont X – Braehead, Cairston £78. Chev X – Quendale £74.

Penrith

On Monday, Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their annual January Bonanza sale of 501 store cattle, which peaked at £1955 for a Limousin cross bullock from DW and TA Bell, High Dyke.

Heifers reached £1815 for a British Blue cross Limousin from R and EM Smithson, Bloan.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1955, £1675 High Dyke; £1935, £1535, £1515, £1465, £1375 Littlebeck; £1735, £1495, £1485, £1475, £1425 (x2) Town Head; £1675 Moorriggs; £1655, £1375 Thackwood; £1635 (x3), £1475 Blands; £1565 Hole House; £1555 Bloan; £1465 Glaslyn House; £1455, £1325 Bloan; £1435, £1345 Undercragg; £1435 Yew Tree; £1405 (x2), £1385 (x2); £1355, £1345, £1335, £1295 (x2), £1275, £1195 (x3), £1175 (x2) Shap Abbey; £1365, £1265 Low Row; £1335, £1235 The Wath (Wilson); £1315 Macey Bank; £1165 Smardale Hall. A-A – £1815 Nelson Hill; £1485, £1365 Yew Tree; £1375 (x2), £1325 Glaslyn House; £1375 Hole House; £1355, £1185 Broom Mill; £1225 Mellgates. Char – £1755 Hole House; £1635 Glaslyn House; £1195 The Wath. BB – £1675, £1465 Glaslyn House; £1665, £1565 Annfield; £1655 (x4), £1495 (x2) Hole House; £1645, £1595 Thackwood; £1485, £1385 Askham Gate; £1385, £1375 (x2) £1225 Murrah Hall; £1385 The Wath; £1275 (x2) Townfoot; £1205 (x3) Espland; £1105 (x3) Smardale Hall; £1105 Mellgates. Sim – £1655 Nelson Hill; £1195 The Wath. Hfd – £1435 Town Head; £1375 High Dyke. BS – £1285 Oddendale Hall. Wagyu – £1235 Raw Foot. Cont – £1155 Broom Mill. Black and White – £1095 (x4) Annfield; £1085, £1025 Town Head; £1035 Sandwath; £1025 The Wath. Fleck – £1085 Town Head.

Heifers – BB – £1815 Bloan; £1705 Undercragg; £1685 (x2) Hole House; £1605, £1405 Thackwood; £1375, £1235 Annfield; £1375 Yew Tree; £1295, £1275 Askham Gate; £1215 (x2) Broom Mill. Sim – £1715, £1495, £1445 Nelson Hill; £1465, £1365 Moorside. Lim – £1705, £1635, £1555, £1545, £1495, £1445, £1375, £1235 Thackwood; £1645, £1475, £1395, £1295 (x4) Town Head; £1615, £1575, £1275, £1265, £1155, £1135 (x2) Undercragg; £1505 (x3), £1355 (x3) Blands; £1455 (x2) Hacra; £1445 Annfield; £1415, £1395 (x6), £1385 (x2), £1365, £1345 (x4), £1325 (x2), £1295, £1255, £1155 (x7) Shap Abbey; £1345, £1155 Oddendale Hall; £1325, £1255 Glaslyn House; £1295 (x4), £1275 (x4) Low Row; £1195 (x2) The Wath (Wilson); £1185 Yew Tree. A-A – £1585, £1305 (x3) Hole House; £1385 Moorside; £1335 Glaslyn House; £1265 Mellgates. Char – £1395 Hesket; £1355 Shap Abbey. Hfd – £1215 Low Row.

Carlisle

On Monday, Harrison and Hetherington conducted the early sale of in lamb sheep and store lambs, where a top price of £180 was paid for a Beltex gimmer from Emily Harryman, Wigton.

Store lambs achieved £78 for a Texel from J Mattinson, Burthwaite.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £78, £74, £70, £69, £67 Burthwaite; £76 Denton; £74 The Square; £74 Wavercroft; £72 Fellview; £70 (x3) Flimby Hall; £70 Airds of Balcary; £67 Branch End; £67 Beck. Suff – £70 Flimby Hall; £68 Beck.

Gimmers – Belt – £180, £142, £70 Low Farm Kerry Hills; £162, £160, £128, £108 Firs. Tex – £140, £132, £120, £110 Firs. Suff – £128, £108 Firs; £90 Low.

Castle Douglas

Store cattle met a much stronger trade than anticipated at Wallets Marts' sale of store cattle, having reached £1360 for Charolais bullocks from Messrs Craig, Craigton, while heifers peaked at £1205 for an Aberdeen-Angus from Messrs Finlay, Rainton.

On the pence per kg section a top of 287p was paid for for Shorthorn bullocks from Messrs Milby the Cottage.

Some 1564 store hoggs sold to £91.50 for Beltex from Copelaw, with Suffolk and Texel to £91 from Ardwall and Copelaw respectively.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Belt – £91.50 Copelaw. Suff – £91 Ardwall; £79 Miefield; £77 Fagra. Tex – £91, £89, £83 Copelaw; £80 Tower, Dalry. Scotch Mules– £82.50 Stair Estate; £82 Garroch; £81 Copelaw. Chev –£80 Garroch; £77 Burn. BF – £76 Stair Estate.

Store cattle – Bullocks – Char – £1360, £1180 Craigton; £1200 Glentoo. Sim – £1340, £1180 Craigton; £1070 Gass, Glenluce. A-A – £1300 Glentoo. BG – £1000 Halmyre. Lim – £930 North Park; £890 Derrie. Gall – £910 Gass, Glenluce. BS – £900 Gass, Glenluce.

Heifers – A-A – £1205 Rainton; £1100 Glentoo; £1020 North Park. Char – £1170, £1090 Craigton. Sim – £1150, £1090, £1080 Craigton. BB – £1100 Craigton. Lim – £1080 Craigton.

Longtown

Texels secured £114 at C and D Auction Marts' sale of 4244 store hoggs for Craig Farming.

LEADING prices

Store hoggs – Tex – £114 Craig Farming; £101 Broomhills, £100 Solwaybank and Kershopefoot. Belt – £100 Horsley Hill; £96 Longrigg. Suff – £99 Halldykes; £96 South Port o Spittal. GF – £87 Boolshuggel Farms Ltd. Chev Mule – £86 Muircleugh; £85 Annandale Estates; £83 Errington Farms. NCC – £89 Longrigg; £83 Annandale Estates. Dutch Tex – £80 Halldykes. BF – £79 Borrane; £69 Westerhall. Hill Chev – £81 Bloch; £80 Muircleugh. Easycares – £87 Glenlea. Romneys – £84 South Port o Spittal.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £120 Capenoch. Suff – £97 Waterhead of Dryffe. GF – £102 Crowhall and Sweetbit. Chev Mules – £97 Crowhall. NCC – £97 Sweetbit. Easycares – £91 Glenlea. Kerry Hills – £98 Sweetbit. BF – £68 Coolingel. Chev – £58 Bloch.