Bullocks fetched £1735 at United Auctions' Islay Sale, with also special sales scheduled for Carlisle, Stirling, and Thainstone.

Stirling UA

Bullocks (1070) and heifers (760) cashed in at 300.97p per kg and 287.27p respectively at United Auctions' weekly store cattle sale.

Limousin crosses led the pence per kg section at 351.20p for a 430kg bullock from Wester Kinloch, and to 404.0p for a 401kg heifer from Mains of Throsk.

An 651kg Aberdeen Angus cross bullock from High Unthank, realised £1930, whilst another of the same breed weighing 660kg made £1790 for Kininmonth.

Young bulls (47) averaged 263.23p and sold to 299.30p for a 294kg Simmental cross from South Glen and to £1680 for a 650kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Muirhouses.

The firm also sold 1547 store sheep and breeding sheep, where Mule hoggs peaked at £170 for Ceither Gaoithe.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – High Unthank £1930; Kininmonth £1890; Kilmux £1840; High Unthank £1800; Little Inch £1790 (x2); Baldastard £1710; East Revoch £1710; West Park £1700; Little Inch £1695. Hfd – Whiteside £1760; Achamore £1650, £1300; Drumdow £1200, £1160; Langfauld £1080; Drumdow £1070, £1010. Char – Wester Mye £1745; Yonderhaugh £1700; High Unthank £1695; Baldastard £1680; Assloss £1560; South Ballaird £1480; East Revoch £1440; Skelmorlie £1415. BB – High Unthank £1740; Shields £1660; South Ballaird £1590; Beuchan £1555; Easter Garden £1545; Mains of Throsk £1510; South Ballaird £1495, £1480, £1450; West Park £1420. Sim – Wester Mye £1740; Putechan £1710; West Park £1660; Ormsary Est £1635; Putechan £1550. Lim – Yonderheugh £1715, £1710; Wester Kinloch and Yonderhaugh £1700; Wester Kinloch £1680, £1675; High Unthank £1670; High Unthank £1660. Sal – Yonderhaugh £1710; Whiteside £1675; Ormsary £1635; £1580 Ormsary; Auchenflower £1400; Cardon £1170. Luing – Whiteside £1685; Whiteside £1675; East Pitcorthie £1130; Dalswinton £1030. BS – Ormsary £1660, £1635; Yonderhaugh £1580; East Moneyacres £1475; Ormsary £1420; East Doura £1400; Fingask £1300; Skelmorlie Mains £1290; Skelmorlie Mains £1270.

Heifers – A-A – Kininmonth £1790; Little Inch £1630, £1600; Langstilly £1570; Little Inch £1560; Kininmonth £1550; Little Inch £1510; Achamore £1485; Baldastard £1460; Kilmux £1450. Sal – Whiteside £1780; Ormsary £1480, £1450; Auchenflower £1115. Lim – Dalmahoy £1755, £1720; West Park £1720; Dalmahoy £1690; West Park £1660; Baldastard £1655. Sim – Dalmahoy £1755, £1720, £1690; Putechan £1560; Dalmahoy £1500; Dalmahoy £1500. BB – Mains of Throsk £1620, £1580; South Ballaird £1560; Mains of Throsk £1440; Beuchan £1410; Shields £1405; Baldastard £1375. Char – Baldastard £1505; East Doura £1500; Kinnaird £1490; East Revoch £1400; Sheilds £1380; Hilton of Cardross £1370; Kinnaird £1360; East Revoch, Shoryrigg and Dykehole £1330. BS –Ormsary £1480, £1460; Little Auchengibbert £1200; Netherwood £1150; North Quarter £1090; Dalswinton £1090, £1085; Hilton of Cardross £1070. Hfd – Langfauld £1230; Achamore £1100; Langfauld £1040.

Young bulls – A-A – Muirhouses £1680, £1480; Fiddle Hall £1280; Fiddle Hall £1000. Lim – Balminnoch £1655; Burnhouse £1445; Balminnoch £1360. Sal – Balminnoch £1360, £1335. BB – Balminnoch £1270. Sim – Burnhouse £1190; £960.

Store hogg – Mule – Ceither Gaoithe £170. Suff – Killiechronan £160. Tex – Ceither Gaoithe £157; Auchenbothie and West Tandlemuir £150; Edinchip £144; Knock and Westerside £142; Edinchip and Hillcrest £135. BF – West Tandlemuir £148; Baidlandhill £145; Hunterston £138; Baidlandhill £122; West Tandlemuir and Hunterston £120; Rhodders £119. X – Sheddock Shiskine £147; Stewart House £140; Tiraghoil £111; Scammadale and Edinchip £110. Chev – Hazelwood £146; Hunterston £141; Scoor £126; Woodland Trust £125; Hillside £112; Woodland Trust and Dougarie £110.

Ewes with lambs at foot – Mules – Balrobert Cottages £90, £90. Tex – Glencraig Cottage £94, £70.

Carlisle

A larger entry of 614 store cattle was forward for Harrison and Hetherington’s weekly sale, where a Limousin cross heifer realised £2200 for Messrs Ewing, Dumbretton, Annan.

Steers peaked at £2000 from Messrs Fisher, Low Milton, Newton Stewart for Limousin crosses.

The inaugural spring stampede sale of weaned cattle, witnessed a top call of £1940 for a pure Charolais bull from Messrs Goldie, Greenfields.

Bullocks sold to £1660 for British Blues from Ali Dodd, Tundergarth Mains, whilst heifers made £1400 for Limousins from Messrs Armstrong, Cockermouth.

An entry of 422 calves was also forward with trade reaching £630 for a British Blue bull from Messrs Wilson, Wood Farm, Thursby.

Heifers sold to £580 for British Blues from Smalmstown.

A strong entry of 300 breeding sheep reached £138 per life for a pair of Texel gimmers with single Beltex lambs from Caleb Todhunter, Greyrigg House, Wigton.

Aged ewes with lambs peaked at £131 per life from Neil Comish, Thornby Road, Wigton, with the same home topping the hoggs with lambs at £130 per life.

A mixed show of store hoggs topped at £128 for a pair of Cheviots from S Hoodless, Highfield.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £2000 Low Milton; £1920, £1750, £1630 High Knells; £1920, £1780, £1740, £1700 Blackrigg; £1810 New Sandsfield; £1810 Stone House; £1800, £1700 Howrigg; £1790 Westray; £1760 Millantae; £1690 Spout Bank; £1680 West Whitrigg; £1620 Halldykes; £1580 Rigg Head. A-A – £1960 Campingholm; £1670, £1590 Ribton House; £1600 Greenwrae; £1600 Sandbed;£1580, £1510 West House; £1550 Kirtlebank. Sim – £1880, £1820, £1700, £1510 Cardew House. Salers – £1860, £1840, £1680 Knowehill; £1550 High Knells. Hfd – £1740, £1675, £1550 Low Milton; £1580 Parton; £1540 Scalehill; £1540 Campingholm. Blonde – £1680 Millantae. BB – £1660 Rigg Head; £1640 Newbampton; £1610, £1530 Hainings; £1590 Halldykes; £1580 Green; £1560 Kirtlebank; £1550, £1500 Broathill; £1530 Bankend; £1520 Killiecrankie; £1510 West House.

Heifers – Lim – £2200 Dumbretton; £1770 Green; £1770, £1730, £1590 Stone House; £1760, £1690, £1515 (x2) Blackrigg; £1730 Halldykes; £1680, £1570, £1500 Beckhall; £1650 Parceltown; £1580, £1520 Low Milton; £1540 Shield Green; £1520, £1510 Rigg Head. Sim – £1900 Low Milton; £1600 Ellerslea. BB – £1740 Ellerslea; £1640 Green; £1590 West House. BS – £1660, £1630, £1570, £1550 Croft Ends; £1500 Greenwrae. Salers – £1650, £1520, £1500 Knowehill. Char – £1590 Linden House. A-A – £1540 Campingholm. Hfd – £1500 Demesne.

Weaned cattle – Steers – BB – £1660 Tundergarth Mains; £1380 Espland. Lim – £1410, £1310 Hallburn Croft; £1410, £1400, £1340 Dry Evers Cottage; £1350, £1320 (x2) Duncrahill Farm House. Char – £1330 Whitehills.

Bulls – Char – £1940, £1850, £1780, £1700, £1680 (x2), £1600 (x2) Greenfield; £1600 Airds of Balcary. Lim – £1780 Drumbretton; £1730, £1530 (x2) Hargill House; £1670, £1500, £1450 Wardhall Guards; £1560, £1400 Home; £1500 The Faulds; £1500, £1460 Tundergarth Mains; £1500, £1470, £1440 Walton Woodhead; £1420 Terrace; £1400 Sarkshields. Char – £1680 Greenfield. BS – £1590 Whitehills; £1590 Whitehills. A-A – £1520, £1380 Greenfield; £1350 Home; £1300 Drumbretton. BB – £1520 Whitehills; £1320 Shankfield Head.

Heifers – Lim – £1400, £1300 Terrace; £1390 Dry Evers Cottage; £1340, £1320 Hallburn Croft; £1250 Knott House; £1200 Linden House; £1200 Bleabank. BB – £1230 (x2), £1210 Seymour House; £1200 Espland.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £630, £610 Wood; £600, £550 Dormanstead; £590, £545 (x2), £495 Tempest Tower; £555 Meinside; £540 Moss Side House; £540, £480, £455 Dykehead; £500 Burton House; £480 Beech House; £420 Anguswell; £400 Torpenhow Hall; £400 Chalk Lodge. A-A – £545, £525 Smalmstown; £520 Chalk Lodge; £435 Heathfield; £420 West House. HF – £400 Smalmstown.

Heifers – BB – £580 Smalmstown; £550 Wood; £490, £465, £450 Moss Side House; £485, £440 Tempest Tower; £460 (x2) Burton House. A-A – £460 The Buildings.

Gimmers with lambs – Tex – £138, £116, £115 Greyrigg; £94 Cumcatch. Dorset – £95 Cumcatch.

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £131, £115 Thornby Road; £128, £119, £100, £98 Greyrigg House; £90 High Dovecote. Hamp – £128 Thornby Road. Blue Tex – £100 Highfield. Mules – £92 Greyrigg House; £90 Highfield; £88 Ghyll House; £86, £82 Hurlbarrow; £83 Ghyll House. Chev Mule – £88 High Dovecote; £88 Greyrigg House; £84 The Beeches. Char – £88 Greyrigg House. Rye – £72 The Croft. Shet – £58 Ghyll House.

Hoggs and lambs – Tex – £130 (x2) Greyrigg.

Store sheep – Hill Chev – £128, £124 Highfield. Mules – £112 Highfield; £86 Northrigg Hill. Swale – £85 Cumcatch.

Ayr

Bullocks led the way at Craig Wilson's store cattle sale, with a top call of £1990 paid for a pair of Limousins from North Waterland, and to 353p per kg for Charolais from Chapelton.

Limousins led the heifer trade at £1880 for Stoopshill, and to 330p for Glanderston.

Bullocks (266) and heifers (263) averaged 296.88p and 283.6p respectively.

A small offering of breeding sheep sold well, with ewes with lambs making £124 a life from M Connell, Balig.

On Tuesday, the firm sold four dairy cattle to a top of £2450 for a fresh calved Holstein Friesian heifer from Messrs Steel, Ditton.

A large show of 127 calves and stirks peaked at £1220 for an Aberdeen Angus cross heifer stirk from Messrs Becket, Meikle Auchengree, whilst the same breed topped the bullocks at £1060 for Messrs Livingston, Acholter.

Calves peaked at £550 for a British Blue cross bull from Messrs Paterson, Barward, with Simmental cross heifers from Kaimhill Farming, making £540.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1990, £1860, £1770 North Waterland; £1770 Coilsholm; £1680 West Dhuloch; £1670 Little Ittington; £1650,£1500 Bridgend; £1590 Creagraineach; £1560 Millafleck; £1550, £1510 Little Creoch. A-A – £1970 Bridgend; £1740 North Waterland; £1710 Heighton; £1700 Stoopshill; £1680 Auchenkist; £1670, £1640, £1550 Clonbeith; £1600 Little Ittington; £1580 Heighton; £1540 Cairnhouse. BS – £1780, £1690 Auchinleck; £1710 Creagraineach. BB – £1740 Slatehole; £1350 Baltersan. Hfd – £1700, £1510, £1500 Auchenkist. Char – £1390 Barskelly; £1380, £1280, £1240 High Monkcastle; £1290, £1220 Maxwelston; £1230, £1200 Ardwell. Sim – £1430 Drongan Mains; £1400, £1350 Stoopshill; £1290 Baltersan; £1220 Balligmorrie. Frie – £1380 Lindsayston; £1320 Bowhouse.

Heifers – Lim – £1880, £1740 Stoopshill; £1770, £1740 Coilsholm; £1730, £1690 North Waterland; £1630, £1530 Craigbrae; £1620, £1570 Bridgend; £1600 Little Ittington; £1530 West Dhuloch; £1510 Glenlussa. A-A – £1800 Bridgend; £1780, £1620 Slatehole; £1590 Little Ittington; £1490, £1400 Merrymouth; £1470 Lochwood; £1450 (x2) Glenlussa. Sim – £1520 Stoopshill; £1410 Briegend; £1380 Drongan Mains; £1370, £1300 Greenhead. BB – £1490 Stoopshill; £1290 Stafflar; £1140 Grougar Mains; £1120 Bowhouse. Char – £1330 Barskelly; £1200 High Monkcastle; £1100 Chapelton. BS – £1310, £1270 Garfield; £1200 Lindsayston.

Calves – Bull – BB X – £550 Barward; £530, £520 Craigie Mains; £520 Barward; £510 Kittochside; £500 Killoch and Nether Craig. A-A X – £520, £490 (x2), £460, £400 (x2), £390 Raith. Fleck – £520 Raith. Sim X – £520 Raith and Kaimhill. BS – £500 Meadowbank. Black and White – £340 Kaimhill.

Heifer – Sim X – £540 Kaimhill. A-A X – £520 Kaimhill; £490, £480, £460 (x2), £450 (x2), £400 Raith. BS – £470 Meadowbank. BB X – £380 Barward. Char X – £330 Broomberry.

Stirks – Bullock – A-A X – £1060 Acholter; £1020 Barrodger; £910 Acholter. Lim X – £970 Drumfork. HF – £930 Kerrycroy. BB X – £750 Isle.

Heifer – A-A X – £1220, £1200 Meikle Auchengree. BB X – £1120 Meikle Auchengree; £940 Garrockhill. Hfd X – £900 Pinmerry.

Thainstone

Bullocks (513) and heifers (383) averaged 314.6p per kg and 301.6p respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' store cattle sale.

Bullocks sold to 366.7p for a 330kg Limousin cross from Roadside farm, Skene, and to £2220 for a pen of three 696kg Charolais crosses from Stoneyhill, Longhaven.

A 360kg Limousin cross from Meikle Geddes, Nairn, led the heifers at 375p, whilst a 668kg British Blue cross from Meikle Geddes, Nairn, peaked at £2200.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks (62) and heifers (44) averaged 298.1p and 270.8p respectively.

Among the organic cattle, it was Charolais crosses from Beafield, Sanday, that were in demand, having led the heifer trade at 328.2p and to £1760, as well as selling bullocks to 370.8p.

A 632kg Hereford cross bullock from Mosshead Aquithie, Kemnay, made £1760.

Organic heifers (45) averaged 288.5p , with organic bullocks (59) cashing in at 310.3p.

Bulls (12) sold to 337.1p for a 356kg Simmental cross from Roadside, Skene, and to £1430 for a 542kg Limousin from Hindstones, New Aberdour.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Meikle Coull £950. 301-350kg – Dale £1220. 351-400kg – Backakelday £1395. 401-450kg – Millfield £1500. 451-500kg – Barns of Airlie £1640. 501-550kg – Broughnamarry £1700. 551-600kg – Barns of Airlie £1800. 601-650kg – Stoneyhill £2010. 651-700kg – Stoneyhill £2220. 701-750kg – Stoneyhill £2180.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 350kg – Drumgrain £1135. 351-400kg – Woodlands £1270. 401-450kg – Yarpha £1390. 451-500kg – Drumgrain £1550. 501-550kg – Stoneyford £1560. 551-600kg – South Street £1590. 601-650kg – North Fornet £1720.

Organic bullocks – Up to 250kg – Rattray Estate £780. 301-350kg – Rattray Estate £1080. 351-400kg – Mains of Thornton £1400. 401-450kg – Beafield £1550; Iriewells 330.8p. 451-500kg – Mosshead £1530. 551-600kg – Beafield £1670. 601-650kg – Mosshead £1760, 278.5p. 651-700kg – Wester Manbeen £1700.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – Roadside £935, 322.4p. 301-350kg – Roadside £1120. 351-400kg – Uppermill. 401-450kg – Roadside £1460. 451-500kg – Craighill £1720. 501-550kg – Meikle Geddes £1880. 551-600kg – Meikle Geddes £2050. 601-650kg – Meikle Geddes £2100. 651-700kg – Seafield Park £2100.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 300kg – Drumgrain £800. 301-350kg – Woodlands £1100. 351-400kg – Drumgrain £1260. 401-450kg – Drumgrain £1350. 451-500kg – Woodlands £1420. 501-550kg – Wrae Farms £1560. 551-600kg – Drums £159. 651-700kg – Drums £1730.

Organic heifers – Up to 300kg – Rattray Estate £880. 301-350kg – Rattray Estate £980. 351-400kg – Beafield £1280. 401-450kg – Rattray Estate £1090. 451-500kg – Wester Manbeen £1500. 501-550kg – Beafield £1610. 551-600kg – Wester Manbeen £1600. 601-650kg – Beafield £1760/

Bulls – Up to 350kg – Highlands £860. 351-400kg – Roadside £1200. 451-500kg – Mains of Thornton £1170. 501-550kg – Hindstones £1430.

Newton Stewart

A Charolais cross steer from John Crawfurd, Galdenoch, New Luce, made £2000 when purchased by Craig Wilson Ltd, John generously donated the proceeds of the steer to a cancer charity at Craig Wilson's sale of 735 store cattle.

A top price per kg of 421p was paid for Charolais from Galdenoch, New Luce.

Heifers averaged 282.4p having peaked at £1660 for Limousin crosses from T Forsyth, Isle, and to 366p for more of the same from J Drennan, Balgracie.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Char – £2000 Galdenoch; £1870, £1730, £1660, £1600, £1520, £1420 Balgracie; £1820, £1600 Viewhill; £1390 West Glengyre; £1360 Balmurrie. Sim – £1670, £1480, £1380 Spittal; £1480, £1310, £1300 Dinnans; £1400 Balgracie; £1370 Barrachan. A-A – £1650 Clauchrie; £1600 Balgracie; £1470 Moorpark; £1450 Laggansarroch; £1390 Balgracie; £1380, £1370, £1330 Spittal; £1330 Dunskey; £1330, £1300 Laigh Sinniness. Lim – £1600, £1490 , £1390 Balgracie; £1470 Blackcraig; £1350 High Barness; £1330 Dunskey. Saler – £1640 Cuil; £1200 Quarter. Frie – £1240 Isle; £1140 High Barness. Fleck – £1300 Glaick. BS – £1330 Gass; £1480, £1470, £1210 Viewhills. Hfd – £1580, £1340 Gass; £1270 Barnean. BB – £1210 West Glengyre; £1200 Barrachan; £1180 Isle.

Heifers – Lim – £1660 Isle; £1510, £1410 Balgracie; £1420 Millisle. Char – £1620, £1460 Balgracie; £1600 Cutcloy. A-A – £1570 Laigh Sinniness; £1490 Isle; £1420 Dunskey; £1370 Laigh Sinniness. Hfd – £1420 Gass. Sim – £1390 Cutcloy. BS – £1340 Viewhills.

Penrith

A Salers bull stirk from GL Armstrong and Son, Blunderfield East, secured £880 at Penrith and District Farmers’ Marts' fortnightly sale of 176 rearing calves and stirks.

Limousins led both the bullock and heifers at £740 from JD and F Wharton, Town Head, and The Old Vicarage respectively.

Among the calves a top call of £540 was paid for a three-month-old British Blue bull from Brackenburgh Home Farms.

Heifers topped at £490 for a pair of three-month-old British Blue calves from Donaldsons Dairy, Threapthwaite.

The opening sale of ewes and lambs averaged £99.43, having topped at £140 per life for a pair of Texel ewes with single Texel lambs from D Horn, Great Salkeld.

Leading Prices

Stirks – Bull – Saler – £880 Blunderfield East. BB – £850, £710 (x2) Cliburn Hall; £850 The Old Vicarage; £700 High Barn; £695 (x3), £690 (x2), £670 (x2) Howes; £630 The Harras. Black and White – £805 (x3) Blunderfield East; £425 (x8) Lamonby Hall. Lim – £730 The Old Vicarage; £650, £630 (x2), £500 (x2), £400 Cliburn Hall. Char – £690 (x2), £670 Howes.

Bullock – Lim – £740 (x2), £705 (x3), £630 Town Head.

Heifer – Lim – £740 The Old Vicarage. BB – £560 The Harras.

Calves – Bull – BB – £540, £530, £450, £425 Brackenburgh Home; £425 (x2), £400, £360, £320 Threapthwaite; £410 Street Head; £360 Clarks; £340, £335 South Dyke; £320 The Bramery. Lim – £320 High Grounds; £290, £285 Skirwith Abbey. Cont – £315 Sockbridge Hall. A-A – £280 The Elephant; £190 The Bramery; £190 South Dyke. Mont – £280 Threapthwaite. Black and White – £170 Sockbridge Hall Farming; £165 High Grounds; £150 (x3), £135 The Elephant.

Heifer – BB – £490 (x2), £470, £430, £405, £380 (x2), £360, £335 Threapthwaite; £400, £365 Brackenburgh Home. Cont – £310 Sockbridge Hall. Lim – £300 Street Head.

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £140 (x2) Eden Close. Blue Tex X – £112 Burblethwiate. Cont – £108 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £98, £94, £90 Burblethwaite. Suff – £102 The Beeches. Chev – £100, £94, £88 Goodlie Hill Cottage. Mule – £95 Goodlie Hill Cottage.

Hexham

A Blonde cross steer from the Walker family, Houselope Grange, Tow Law, County Durham, realised £2180 at Hexham and Northern Marts' sale of 304 store cattle.

Steers averaged £1483 whilst heifers cashed in at £1324.

The heifer trade peaked at £1980 for a Limousin cross heifer from the Robinson family, West Cocklaw.

Some 506 store hoggs achieved an overall average of £148.48, having topped at £236 for a Texel cross hogg from AJ Hubbuck, Highford.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £2000 Lunns House; £1840 Old Deanham; £1790, £1780 Lunns House; £1770, £1670 Old Deanham. Char X – £1900 Thackwood; £1480 Make-Me-Rich. BB X – £1770 Old Deanham. Sim X – £1580 Brandon. Blonde X – £2180 Houselope Grange. A-A X – £2020, £2000, £1980, £1910, £1900 Church; £1880 Sunniside; £1800 Lowfield; £1690, £1500 Sunniside. Hfd X – £1980, £1950, £1940 Thornham. Luing – £1780, £1630 Brandon. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1930 Houselope Grange; £1900 Thackwood; £1780 Lunns House; £1660, £1570 Thackwood; £1480 Make-Me-Rich. Char X – £1930 Satley; £1830 Satley and Gibbett; £1800, £1580 Satley. A-A X – £1890, £1860, £1770 Newton; £1560 Sunniside; £1520 Kirkley Dam. Blonde X – £1840 Houselope Grange; £1460 Old Deanham. Sim X – £1580 Satley. Hfd X – £1090 Hedley West. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1600, £1560 Intake; £1550 Lee Hall; £1510, £1500 Throstle Nest; £1480 Lee Hall and Town;£1470 Lee Hall; £1450 Lowfield; £1440 Lowfield and Throstle Nest; £1430 East Loanend; £1400 Lowfield. Char X – £1840, £1750 Satley. A-A – £1290, £1280, £1200 Byreside; £1110 Ingram. A-A X – £1670, £1570, £1530 East Butsfield; £1480 Lowfield; £1470 Lowfield and East Butsfield; £1460 Kirkley Dam; £1440, £1320, £1300 East Butsfield; £1280 Lowfield and East Butsfield. Sim X – £1300 Hedley West. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1360 Lee Hall; £1300 Low Acton; £1240, £1060 Todhillwood.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1980 West Cocklaw; £1880 Houselope Grange; £1600 (x2), £1560, £1540 West Cocklaw; £1480 Hemscott Hill. Char X – £1640, £1590, £1560, £1540 Hemscott Hill. A-A X – £1540 Allendale. Luing – £1200 Brandon. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1750, £1680 Old Deanham; £1520 West Cocklaw; £1460 Old Deanham; £1410, £1380 West Cocklaw. Char X – £1540, £1490, £1380 (x2), £1370 Hemscott Hill. BB X – £1770, £1640 Old Deanham. A-A X – £1180 Kirkley Dam; £1150 Hedley West. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1640 Kingswood; £1570 East Loanend; £1540 Lee Hall; £1520 Town; £1490 Lee Hall; £1430 Kingswood; £1420 Lee Hall; £1380 Town; £1370 Kingswood and Glower-Oer-Him;£1360 Lee Hall; £1330 Town; £1310 Intake; £1280 Lee Hall and Todhillwood. Char X – £1500 Hemscott Hill. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1150 Throstle Nest; £1130 Town; £1020 Low Acton; £1000 Glower-Oer-Him.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £236, £224 Highford; £208 Low Hall; £200 Highford; £196 Dukesfield Hall; £190 Bingfield; £188 Dovecote and Low Hall; £185 Dukesfield Hall; £184 Newbiggin; £179 High West House; £178 Springwell; £175 Ochrelands; £174 Ocherlands and Dukesfield Hall; £173 Ochrelands and Low Hall. Suff X – £192 Yetlington Lane; £182 Bellshiel; £175 Dovecote. Belt X – £180 Low Hall. Mule – £174, £155, £149 Dovecote; £148 Allenheads; £147 Dovecote; £146 Kirkley House. Chev – £128 Bellshiel; £124 Dunterley. BF – £130, £128 Moorlaws. Swale – £170 Spittalshield; £146 Allenheads; £144 Newbiggin. X – £168 Allenheads.

Stirling (Cally)

A very mixed show of store cattle was forward for Caledonian Marts' sale, where bullocks and heifers averaged 287p per kg and 275p respectively.

Limousins from M Campbell, Glenstockadale, Leswalt, led the pence per kg sections with bullocks and heifers reaching 416p and 328p respectively.

Among the per head section a top of £1800 was paid for Limousin bullocks from Lacesston Muir, Cupar, Fife, with the same home topping the heifers at £1690 for Charolais.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – £1800, £1790, £1780 Lacesston Muir; £1640 Jawpark; £1630 Leysbent; £1630, £1600 Bowridge; £1570 Ardgate.

Heifers – £1690, £1590, £1550, £1530 Lacesston Muir; £1610, £1540, £1510 Hill O’ Harthill; £1540, £1500 Blackpark (Leswalt).

Islay

Aberdeen Angus crosses secured the top prices at United Auctions' sale of store cattle, with bullocks from D McGregor, Gartacharra, making £1735, whilst heifers from Messrs Archibald, Craigens, secured £1500.

Bullocks also sold to 335p per kg for Charolais crosses from Messrs Macmillan, Ballimartin, to average 308.77p (+13.77p on the year) and heifers attained 360p again for Aberdeen Angus crosses from Messrs Archibald, Craigens, to cash in at 292.29p (+7.04p).

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A X – Gartacharra (x2) £1735; Ballimartin (x9) £1530; Coille (x2) £1450; Craigens (x9), (x7) £1420; Ballimartin (x8) £1400; Ardfarnal £1375, £1370; Gartacharra (x4) £1330; Craigens (x7) £1300; Ballimartin (x3), Tallant (x2) £1290; Craigesn (x4) £1250, (x9) £1240; Ardfarnal (x2) £1225; Eskinish (x3) £1200; Tallant (x2) £1180; Coille (x5) £1160; Craigens (x4); Ballimartin (x4) £1130; Eskinish (x5) £1100; Duich (x2), Coull (x3) £1070; Craigens (x4) £1050; Claggan (x5) £1035. BS X – Greanan Croft £1000. Char X – Tallant (x5) £1380; Ballimartin (x6) £1320; Claggan £1310; Ballimartin (x4) £1260; Gartacharra (x4) £1225; Claggan £1220; Mansefield £1200; Sunderland (x3) £1190; Mansefield £1160; Tallant (x2) £1140. Lim X – Claggan £1390, £1355; Tallant, Ballimartin (x4) £1340; Kilchiaran (x2) £1230; Tallant (x2) £1220; Kilchiaran £1150; Ballychattrigan (x3) £1135; Sunderland (x2) £1130; Ballimartin (x6) £1120; Claggan, Ballychattrigan (x6) £1110; Claggan £1100; Ballychattrigan (x2), Claggan, Kilbride £1060; Kilchiaran (x5) £1050; Tallant (x4), Claggan (x2) £1000. Lui – Duich £1100. Sim X – Kilchiaran (x8) £1210, (x5) £1175.

Heifers – A-A X – Craigens (x3) £1500, £1420, (x3) £1330, (x8) £1270, (x7) £1260, (x6) £1160, (x5) £1130, (x4) £1110; Eskinish (x12) £1105; Duich (x12) £1080; Craigens (x5) £1050; Craigens (x3), Ballimartin (x2) £1040; Craigens £1020; Coille (x3) £985. Char X – Gartacharra (x3) £1160; Ballimartin (x10) £1090; Mansefield £990; Sunderland (x4) £980. Lim X – Kilchiaran £1170; Claggan, Tallant £1150; Ballimartin (x3) £1140; Ballychattrigan £1100, (x2) £1060; Kilchiaran (x2) £1015; Tallant (x2) £1010; Claggan (x2), Ballychattrigan (x5) £975; Ballychattrigan (x9) £970. Luing – Duich £1190. Sim X – Kilchiaran £1140, £1105, (x2) £1090.

Quoybrae

Bullocks (315) and heifers (171) averaged 312.1p per kg and 295.1p respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale.

Limousin crosses from Lhaid Croft, Occumster, reached 395.5p for a 397kg bullock, and to 344.9p for a 374kg heifer.

Among the per head a top price of £1930 was paid for a Charolais cross bullock from Brae Edge, Castletown, whilst heifers reached £1760 for a 703kg Simmental cross from Kiess Mains, Keiss.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Balmore, Dounreay £810, 270p. 301-350kg – Notingham Mains £1225; Lower Milton, Wick 362.5p. 351-400kg – Lhaid Croft £1570, 395.5p. 401-450kg – Quintfall £1670, 383.9p. 451-500kg – Ha. Durran £1515, 325.7p. 501-550kg – Ha, Durran £1640, 311.2p. 551-600kg – Blaackpark £1660 284.7p. 601-650kg – Brae Edge, Castletown £1740; Blackpark 279.8p. 651-700kg – Aghmhor, Station Road £1740; Buckies Thurso 256.1p. 701kg-750kg – Brae Edge £1930, 265.8p.

Aberdeen Angus bullocks – Up to 400kg – Thuster Mains, Bilbster £1230, 331.5p. 401-450kg – Ackergill Mains, Ackergill £1260, 308.1p. 451-500kg – Blackpark, Watten £1350 298.7p. 601-650kg – Blackpark £1735, 279.8p.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – Old Inn, Roadside £930, 326.3p. 301-350kg – Nottingham Mains, Latheron £1160, 336.2p. 351-400kg – Nottingham Mains £1345; Lhaid Croft, Occumster 344.9p. 401-450kg – Lhaid Croft £1400, 331p. 451-500kg – Quintfall, Lyth £1500 309.3p. 501-550kg – Lower Thura, Bower £1520, 277.9p. 551-600kg – Lower Thura £1680, 300p. 651-700kg – Keiss Mains £1760, 250.4p.

Wooler

Limousin crosses led Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale, with bullocks from Messrs Davidson, Fenham Hill, making £1740 and heifers from Annstead, realised £1700.

Among the pence per kg it was more of the same breed that led the proceedings with heifers to 364p for Messrs Carse, South Ord, whilst bullocks again from Annstead, made 361.8p.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1560 Berryhill, Fenham Hill; £1530, £1520, £1510 Berryhill; £1510 Biddlestone Home; £1500 Fenham Hill. Stab – £1200 Rugley. Hfd – £1710, £1690, £1610 Biddlestone Home. Lim – £1740 Fenham Hill; £1710 Annstead; £1700 Biddlestone Home; £1700, £1650, £1610, £1600 Annstead. BS – £1410 Biddlestone Home. Sim – £1290, £1280 Lanton House; £1260 Brandon; £1250 Lanton. Saler – £1460 Fenham Hill. BB – £1700 Annstead. Char – £1380, £1350 Brandon.

Heifers – A-A – £1180, £1130 South Ord. Lim – £1700 (x2), £1670, £1660, £1550, £1520 Annstead; £1500 Howick, Annstead. Char – £1500 Howick; £1300, £1290, £1260, £1240 Brandon.

Lanark

On Tuesday, Lawrie and Symington had forward 689 store cattle at their fortnightly sale where bullocks and heifers averaged 286.8p per kg and 276p respectively.

Bullocks sold to £1710 for a 626kg Limousin cross from Messrs Brown, East Gartmillan, and to 372.8p for a 346kg British Blue from Messrs Comrie, Stonebyres Mains.

A 544kg Limousin from Messrs Whitelaw, Rigghead, led the heifers at £1800, whilst a 352kg Charolais cross from Messrs Haddow, Lawriesmuir, made 369.3p for a 352kg Charolais x from Messrs Haddow, Lawriesmuir Farm, to average 276p.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1660 Higher Daviesdykes; £1660 Newbigging Mill; £1640 Walesley; £1580 Dechmont; £1540, £1520 Highlawside; £1520 Higher Daviesdykes; £1510 Blackhill and Highlawside. Hfd – £1540 Highlawside; £1500 Dechmont; £1410, £1400 Highlawside; £1390 The Law; £1310 Bogside; £1300 Newhouses. Saler – £1360 Easter Hassockrigg. Lim – £1340 Bickerton Hall; £1300 Drumbuie. Luing – £1500 Easter Hassockrigg. Lim X – £1710 East Gartmillan; £1580 West Quarter; £1550 Newbyre; £1540 Kepscaith; £1530, £1520 Hawksland; £1500 Bickerton Hall and Kepscaith; £1460 Newbyre and Wester Whitecastle. Char X – £1600 The Law, £1480, £1430 Easter Hassockrigg; £1400 Lawhead; £1390 Easter Hassockrigg; £1380 The Law; £1350 Cleughhead. BS – £1620 Newbigging Mill; £1570, £1470 Carmacoup; £1440 The Kiln; £1320 Carmacoup; £1300 The Kiln. Sim – £1490, £1450 Bogside; £1370 The Law; £1300 Bogside. Blonde – £1610, £1350 Laigh Cleughearn. BB – £1650 Rigghead; £1620 Higher Daviesdykes; £1530 Sherifflatts; £1450 Dechmont; £1430 Deaconhill. Char – £1390 Easter Hassockrigg.

Heifers – A-A – £1610 North Garngour; £1540 Walesley; £1510 Mafflat; £1490 Sweetbit and North Garngour; £1460 East Gartmillan and Walesley; £1400 Newbyres; £1390 Blackhill; £1350 Sherifflatts. Lim – £1800 Rigghead; £1200 Drumbuie. Lim X – £1480 Blackhill; £1450 West Montgarswood; £1430, £1400 West Quarter; £1400 Bogside; £1380 East Gartmillan; £1360 Wester Whitecastle; £1350 Hole of Kilncadzow and Bankhead. Char X – £1460 Cleughhead; £1380 Cuff; £1300 Lawriesmui. BS –- £1320 Carmacoup. Blonde – £1450, £1410 Laigh Cleughearn. BB – £1510 Sherifflatts; £1450 Higher Daviesdykes; £1400 Stonebyres Mains and Bogside; £1350 Dechmont.

Dairy bullocks – Ayr – £1100 Newland. Hol – £1210 Dechmont; £1200 Hawksland; £1180 Blackburn Mains; £1100 East Gartmillan; £1000 Blackburn Mains.

Dairy heifers – Hol – £1210 Dechmont.