Stirling (UA)

Bullocks (287) and heifers (283) averaged 270.60p per kg and 264.11p respectively at the United Auctions’ sale.

Bullocks sold for 307.20p for a 472kg Simmental cross from South Falfield, and to £1920 for a 670kg British Blue cross from Craigend.

A 499kg Limousin cross from Easterton, led the heifer trade at 304.60p, whilst a 610kg Charolais cross made £1830 for West Park.

Young bulls (16) averaged 244.19p and sold to 281p for a Limousin cross from Outerston and to £1400 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Burnside of Balhaldie.

Beltex crosses topped the sheep trade at £112 from Fairview.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – B-B – Craigend £1920, 298.50p, 286.60p, £1555; Blackbog £1740, 282.90p; Tanhill £1680, £1590, 275.10p, 253.0p. A-A – Tanhill £1900, £1820, 290.50p; Kirkland 295.10p, 294.70p, £1640, 292.10p, £1455, £1440, £1435, 286.20p; West Park 294.60p, £1585; East Moneyacres £1610, 291.70p; Blackwater £1540; Kilkeddan £1530; Woodside 290.00p; Woodneuk 289.80p; Ayton 288.60p. Lim – Scronley £1840, 305.60p, £1760, 303.60p, £1710, 294.20p, £1565; Ardgate 301.90p, £1425; Kilkeddan £1665, 285.10p, £1540; Easterton 299.20p, £1580; Heathfield 291.70p; West Park £1550, 288.10p; Craigend £1545, 283.0p; Shenlarich 282.80p. Char – Shieldhill £1770, 304.90p, £1750, 304.10p, £1660, 290.20p; Ardgate 302.80p, £1490, £1210; West Park £1610, 292.70p; Corsencon 302.10p, £1420; Heathfield £1450, 270.50p; Laughtmuirside 278.50p, £1170, 274.00p; Foregirth 275.40p, £1140. Sim – Ayton £1760, 294.30p; South Falfield 307.20p, 292.50p, £1450; East Moneyacres £1600, 298.60p, £1490, 289.90p; Easterton £1545, 287.20p; Kilkeddan £1540, 282.10p; Low Kilwhannell £1455, 286.40p, £1405; Woodside £1445, 281.10p; Corsencon 282.80p; Ardgate £1370. BS – Easterton £1730, 284.90p, £1730, 279.90p, £1590, 277.20p; Blackwater £1485, 274.00p, £1200; West Park £1480, 271.10p; Ardgate 274.00p, £1370; Glenerin 273.70p, 267.20p; Milestone 271.40p, £1140; Parkhead £1060; Townhead £1000; Tulchan Croft 266.80p. Her – Tanhill £1690, 271.70p; Balmeadie 292.10p, 279.10p, £1405, £1270; Netherton £1605, 276.70p; Langfauld £1400, 237.60p, £1150, 233.20p.

Heifers – Char – West Park £1830, 300.0p; Middle Ballat 303.0p, £1730, 294.0p, £1620, 293.20p, £1530; Craigannet £1670; Kilmux £1580; Sheildhill 288.30p; Corsencon 287.00p. BS – Bogtonlea £1760, £1670, 263.50p, £1660, 257.30p, 247.00p; Moulin 278.20p, 260.80p, £1335, 259.20p, £1330, 258.70p, £1195, £1145, £1080; Balnabroich 262.30p, £1280; Parkhead 256.80p, £1125; Portend 249.20p. Sim – West Park £1720, 295.0p, £1600; Kilkeddan 294.50p, £1390; Easterton £1525, 292.10p; East Moneyacres £1475, 287.50p, £1350; Strathmore 291.50p, 288.70p, £1440, 280.60p; West Park £1470, 287.80p. Lim – South Woodlane £1680, £1640, 304.30p, £1600, 303.20p, 289.90p; Wright Park £1680, 281.90p; Easterton 304.60p, £1520; West Park £1600, 287.80p; Scronley £1580, 289.40p; Kilkeddan £1530; Botherickfield £1525; Shenlarich 287.20p, 278.10p; Gibblaston £1430; Heathfield 276.20p. STX – Kilmux £1640, 262.0p; Strathmore 288.70p, £1465, 281.20p, £1305, 280.60p, £1285, 270.0p, £1220, £1190, 261.80p. B-B – Blackbog £1600, 256.80p; Corscaplie 271.0p, £1485; Kepculloch 270.90p, £1200. A-A – Bourtreebush £1380, 268.0p; Ayton 275.70. £1340; Claylands 274.70p, £1150, 258.50p; Daldorn £1310, 269.0p, £1180; Foregirth 271.80, £1090; Kilkeddan £1280; Woodneuk 266.70p; Woodside £1115, 266.70p; Blackwater £1110; Townhead 257.80p.

Young Bulls – A-A – Burnside £1400, 247.30p. Sim – Nether Pratis £1300; Nether Mains 242.70p. Lim – Outerston £1150, 281.0p; Mains of Burnbank £1020, 277.20p. BS – Cowford £1100, 245.30p, £1040, 239.20p, £1000, 235.0p.

Sheep – Bel – Fairview £112; Wester Coldrain £96.50, £92. Tex – Townhead £118, £99.50; Outerston £114; Redhall £107, £97.50; Coxydene £101; Crawlaw £97; Uigle £97; Croftintygan £95; Craiglaw £94. Suf – Charleston £112; Fairview £109.50; Smiddyhill £100, £98; Saughland £89.50; Balnabroich £84. Mul – Crawlaw £106; Wester Bowhouse £102, £81; Townhead £100.50; South Hall £92; South Moorhouse £83.50. BF – Uigle £92; Outerston £91; Pitaldonich £85; Shenlarich £84; Croftintygan £84; Coxydene £83; Balnabroich £83; Strewibank £81.50; Doune of Glendouglas £80.

Ayr

A strong show of 18 dairy cattle was forward at Craig Wilson’s sale where a Friesian heifer from Tannockhill, achieved £1980.

Stirks sold to £1160 for an Aberdeen-Angus bullock from Clachanton with Poundland, with calves selling to £580 for a British Blue bull from South Kilbride.

Leading Prices

Bull calves – B-B – South Kilbride £580; West Scoutts £550; Low Barledziew £540; Garrockhill £500, £460, £440; Low Weirston £400. A-A – West Scoutts £540 (x2); Low Weirston £265. Frie – Meadowbank £140 (x2).

Heifer calves – B-B – Low Barledziew £540 (x2), £500 (x3); West Scoutts £480; South Kilbride £480; Craigie Mains £470; Garrockhill £440. A-A – Low Barledziew £500; West Scoutts £400 (x2). Lim – South Kilbride £370. Her – Bowes £310 (x2).

Bullock stirks – A-A – Clachanton with Poundland £1160; Clonherb £870; Dallowie £800. Lim – Whitehirst Park £850.

Heifers – Lim – Whitehirst Park £880; Rosemount £850. B-B – Arnsow £820. SH – Arnsow £800, £780. A-A – Dallowie £690; Clonheb £690.

Dairy cattle – Friesian heifers – Tannockhill £1980; West Scoutts £1800. Friesian in-calf heifers – Gibblaston £1450 (x7), £1420 (x2), £1400 (x4).

Thainstone

Heifers from Strathgarry, Craigiefield Road, Orkney, led proceedings at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ weekly store cattle sale, having sold 376.5p and £1920 for 510kg British Blue crosses and 510kg Limousins respectively having averaged 287p.

Bullocks cashed in at 277.4p and sold to 310.6p for 454kg Simmental crosses from Hilton, Shapinsay, and to £1800 for a pair of 618kg Aberdeen-Angus from Spring Valley, Blinkbonny.

Charolais crosses weighing 414kg from Burnhaugh, Netherley, led the bull trade at 242.8p.

Simmental crosses from Hill of Fiddes, Udny, led the in-calf sections with heifers and cows making £2500 and £2650 respectively.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 1126 lambs to cash in at £83.57 having sold to £117 for Beltex from Hillside.

Island consigned lambs (818) averaged £79.53 and sold for £109 for Suffolks from Binscarth Farm, Finstown.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – SimX – Spring Valley £1700, 297.2p; 2 Bogie Street £1590, 249.2p; Hilton Farm £1330, 306.5p. SalX – Milton of Cullerlie £1600, 306.1p. CharX – Wester Clune 310.1p. LimX – Newbigging £1540. BSH – 3 Crakaig £1170, 294p; Calrossie Farm £1010, 288.6p.

Aberdeen Angus bullocks – Up to 350kg – Calrossie Farm £1010, 290.9p. 351-400kg – Calrossie Farm £1090, 283.9p. 401-450kg – Craigenkerrie Farm £1240, 281.8p. 451-500kg – Hilton Farm £1505, 305.9p. 501-550kg – Hilton Farm £1495, 295.5p. 551-600kg – Spring Valley £1775; Little Blackpots 305.1p. 601-650kg – Spring Valley £1750, 291.3p.

Heifers – LimX – Strathgarry £1840, £1700, 307.7p. CharX – Brunthill Farm £1660, 263.5p; Wester Clune £1250, 281.5p. B-BX – Strathgarry £1470, 319.6p. SimX – Kiltryknock £1190, 297.5p. BSH – Overhall 332p; Calrossie Farm £815, 262.9p.

Aberdeen Angus heifers – Up to 350kg – Calrossie Farm £815, 262.9p. 401-450kg – Hilton Farm £1275; Fea 275.8p. 451-500kg – Overhall £1240, 269.6p. 501-550kg – Wester Rora £1460; Fea 269.6p. 551-600kg – Spring Valley £1480, 254.3p.

Bulls – LimX – West Riggins Farm £1060, 224.6p.

In calf – heifers – Hill of Fiddes £1950. Cows – Hill of Fiddes £2220, £2100, £1920, £1900, £1880.

Lambs – Cont – Newtonhill, Clatt £112. Tex – Kinmundy, Longside £112. Suff – Kinaldie, Logie Coldstone £111. TexX – Kinaldie £111. Cont X – Purgavie, Lintrathen £111. SufX – Midtown, Strachan £110. Cross – Purgavie £110. GF – Vale View, Tough £109. DownX – Ardgeith, Strathdon £107. Char X –Springburn, Kintore £105. Black – Essich Farm, Dores £105. Bel – Hillside £105. Belt X – Kinaldie £103. Dor – Springburn £102. Chev – Wester Wyndings, Stonehaven £94. Mul – 12 Stewart Crescent, Peterhead £91. Chev Mul – Kinaldie £87. BF – Mains of Lurg, Nethy Bridge £86.

Island consigned lambs – Belt X – Upper Onston, Stenness £108. Cont – Upper Onston £108. SufX – Upper Onston £105. Cont X – Orphir House £104. Down X – South Breck, Burray £101. Down –Binscarth £96.

Lanark

Texels topped the trade at Lawrie and Symington’s lamb sale at £107 per head from J Hamilton, Silvermuir, Lanark.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – Silvermuir £107, £100; Greenhill £101, £96; Drumbuie £100, £91; Bonnington Mains £99; Nether Abington £92. BF – Culter Allers £61, £54, £50; Little Busbie £54; Wolfcrooks £50; Leithenwater £50; Nether Abington £50. Suf – Greenhill £95; East Crookedstone £90; Greenhill £87; Perryflatts £87; Linnburn £85. Chev – Leithenwater £60; Wolfcrooks £56, £55, £50. Mul – Nether Abington £77; Culter Allers £73, £70; Greenhill £69, £65; Dykehead £66; Perryflatt £65; Little Busbie £64. BDM – West Broadshaw £86. HB – Perryflatts £70.

Penrith

A Longhorn heifer from Hill Crest Farm secured £600 at Penrith and District Farmers sale.

Calves achieved £385 for a British Blue bull from Donaldson Dairies.

Leading Prices

Heifer stirks – LH – Hill Crest £600. Her – Nether Colinhurst £565. B-B – Nether Colinhurst £560 (x4). Lim – Nether Colinhurst £490; Hill Crest Farm £480. A-A – Hill Crest Farm £480 (x4).

Bullock stirks – A-A – Hill Crest £590 (x3). Her – Hill Crest £580.

Bull calves – BB – Threapthwaite £385, £355 (x2), £325 (x2), £305 (x3), £300, £285, £250; Brackenburgh £340, £315, £270; The Bramery £310, £295; Wickerslack £285, £270. A-A – Brackenburgh £350; Catterlen Hall £300; Wickerslack £230. Lim – High Barn £300. B and W – Brackenburgh £125.

Heifer calves – BB – The Bramery £370, £305 (x2), £295, £250; Threapthwaite £320, £295 (x2), £250; Brackenburgh £280.

Castle Douglas

Bullocks topped the trade at the Wallets Marts’ sale reaching £1280 for Limousins and Simmentals from Messrs Hamilton, Derrie, and 293.2p per kg for Simmentals from Messrs Hutton, Buittle Mains and for Limousins from Derrie.

A Limousin cow made £1739.56 and 277pp for Messrs Hamilton, Derrie.

Lambs sold to £116 for Beltex from Messrs Murdoch, Fauld O’ Wheat.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – Derrie £1280, 293.2p. Sim – Derrie £1280; Buittle Mains 293.2p. Char – Derrie £1140, 247.8p.

Heifers – Lim – Derrie £1260, 271.6p. Sim – Derrie £1050, 228.3p. A-A – Poldean £950, 228.4p.

Lambs – Bel – Fauld O’ Wheat £116, £110. Tex – Tower £115; Congeith £111; Waterhead £109. Suf – Cullinaw £99. Scotch Mul – Achie £98. BF – Kirkland Farm £78; Achie £76.

Carlisle

Texel lambs topped the Harrison and Hetherington sale at £116 for first time vendors S and K Carr, West Farm, Great Whittington.

Among the store cattle, an average of £1365 was achieved, with a top price of £1880 paid on three occasions, firstly for a Charolais cross bullock from Messrs Slack, Cockley Bank, Brampton, again for a British Blue cross bullock from Messrs Batty, Flimby Hall, Maryport, and finally for a Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Grice, Newton.

Calves averaged £303 and sold to £640 for a British Blue bull from J and A Barrow and Sons, Helm Farm, Ormside.

Limousins led the weaned cattle at £1230 for a bullock from Messrs McColm and Brewis, Stranraer, and to £1200 for a bull from Messrs Reid, Kirkburn.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – West Farm £116 (x2), £110, £93; Croft Ends Farm £108, £99; Chapel House £102, £98, £93, £88; Thornbarrow £102; Beech House £102, £101; Terregles Twon £94; Sheillahill £91.50, £90; Croft House £90; Denton Mains £90. Badger Face – Thornbarrow £106. Suf – Chapel House £103; Bleatarn Farm £82.50. Bl Tex – Terregles Town £103, £94. Dor – Thornbarrow £88. DSpot – Chapel House £84.. Mul – Chapel House £84 (x2).

Bullocks – BB – Flimby Hall £1880; Grassings £1800, £1790 (x2), £1620; Ellerslea £1690, £1440 (x2); Bankend £1590; Gimmenbie £1520, £1485, £1410; Cumcatch Farm £1510 (x2); Sorrow Stones £1470, £1390; Snape £1460; Lowergate £1430 (x4). Char – Cockleybank £1880; Town House £1700; Swordwellrigg £1590, £1480; Clappers £1490; Low Houses £1480. Her – Cockleybank £1770; The Green £1400. Frie – Campingholm £1740; Greenwrae £1580. Lim – Newton £1700 (x2); Town House £1570, £1480; Broathill £1560, £1510, £1450; Street Head £1400. BSH – Campingholm £1700. Mont – Greenwrae £1680, £1650, £1620, £1600; Swordwellrigg £1320. A-A – Grassings £1600; Cockleybank £1520, £1450; Snape £1460; Limekiln £1440.. Flec – Limekiln £1460.

Heifers – Lim – Newton £1880; Lords Close £1620, £1580, £1530; Campingholm £1590; Flimby Hall £1490; Windy Nook £1490; Well Head £1420. A-A – Spittalriddinghill £1640; Campingholm £1630; Rowell £1590. BB – Flimby Hall £1600, £1310; Lords Close £1550; Gimmenbie £1450 (x2); Well Head £1400. Sim – Rowell £1510; Broathill £1460. Char – Clappers £1400.

Bull calves – BB – Helm £640; Crookholm £630; Laggonmore £600 (x2), £570, £530 (x2), £500; Thackwood £590; Groundy Croft £570; Netherfield £550, £540, £525, £505; Cow Lane £550; Orton Grange £500; Tempest Tower £500. Lim – Windy Hill £550 (x2), £520. A-A – Gillespie £500.

Heifer calves – Lim – Windy Hill £460; Crummock Bank £400. BB – Moss Side House £450; Netherfield £440, £400 (x2); Buckabank £410; Groundy Croft £405. A-A – Arlosh House £440.

Weaned bullocks – Lim – Awhirk £1230; Manesty £1210. BB – Skelcies Hall £910. Char – Gillespie £900 (x2).

Weaned bulls – Lim – Kirkburn £1200 (x6), £1200, £1140; Hudscales £1110 (x2); Newlands £1100, £1070. BSH – Halldykes £1110.

Weaned heifers – BB – Torhousemuir £1160, £1140 (x2). Lim – Stainton £1160.

Longtown

More than 4000 lambs came under the hammer this week for C and D Auction Marts’ sale, where Texels from Kiln Hill achieved £130.

Feeding ewes (514) sold to £137 for a Beltex from Isle of Man.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – Kiln Hill £130; Drinkstone £121; Bayldon £115; Minsca £115. Bel – Nether Stenries £112; Lanerton £109; Carrowborough £100. Suf – Moss Side £122; Merkland £105; Waterhead of Dryffe £104. Char – Moss Side £107 (x2), £97. Grey – Cowdenburn £115; Bayles £101; Merkland £101. NCC – North Synton £99; Gillesbie Farms £97. H-B – Earlside £85. Chev Mul – Isle of Man £100. Ham – Dyke £101. Hill Chev – Castle Crawford £112, £103; Bloch £107; Twislehop £93. BF – Merkland £91; Cowdenburn £87; Edges Green £81; Glenshanna £81; Cowdenburn £81; Isle of Man £81. Swal – Isle of Man £58; Bayles £50. Herd – Millbeck Hall £45.

Ewes – Bel – Isle of Man £137. Suf – Twislehope £130. Tex – High Old Shield £99; Isle of Man £91. Chev – Bloch £81. BF – Isle of Man £67; Prospect House £64. Swal – Gillalees £51. Shet – Isle of Man £72. Heb – Isle of Man £41.