Special sales to include Stirling, Carlisle and Dingwall

Stirling UA

Bullocks (929) and heifers (981) cashed in at 312.65p per kg and 290.58p respectively at United Auctions’ store cattle sale.

Bullocks sold to 441.70p per kg for a 412kg British Blue cross from Netherton, and to £1880 for a 606kg Charolais cross from Cairnfield.

Leading the heifers was a 412kg Limousin cross from Meadows of Ballied, that made 366.50p, whilst a 674kg Charolais cross realised £1890 for Dykes.

Young bulls (29) averaged 264.05p and sold to 298.40p for a 382kg Limousin cross from Oatfield, and to £1490 for a 511kg Charolais cross from Chapel.

Some 1313 store sheep and breeding sheep were also forward, which reached £173 for Blackface store hoggs from Dall. Breeding sheep reached £125 for Texel ewes with Texel lambs at foot from Whitesykes.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Char – Cairnfield £1880; Starth £1780; Blairshinnoch £1740; Wester Middleton £1710, £1705; Airyhassen and Wester Middleton £1680. Lim – Airyhassen £1825; Gillandersland £1790; Meikle Finnery and Blairshinnoch £1740; Gillandersland £1730; Airyhassen £1715; Gillandersland £1715; Longhouse £1675. A-A – Airyhassen £1825; Kininmonth £1640; Borland £1605. BB – Netherton £1820; Stewart Tower £1500; Easter Manuel £1440; Pitsundry £1370. BS – Stouslie £1700; Barbarafield £1680; Borland £1585. Sim – Strath £1665, £1660; Gillandersland £1650; Strath £1640; Hilltarvit Mains £1610. Sal – Airyhassen £1625; High Glentriplock £1500. BA – Shieldburn £1430. Hfd – Cairnfield £1420; Auchnotteroch £1260.

Heifers – Char – Dykes £1890, £1640; Cairnfield £1590; Hilltarvit Mains £1570; Longhouse £1540; Tillygloom £1530; Borland £1510. A-A – Kilblaan £1875, £1600; Glenapp £1565; Kininmonth £1540; Glenapp £1450. BS – Colgrain £1680; Glencraigs £1600; Upper Muirhouse £1550; Borland £1545. Sim – Milton £1610 (x2); Borland £154; Wester Highgate £1525; Strath £1505. Lim – Nether Logie £1595; Upper Muirhouse £1550; Nether Logie and Tillygloom £1530; Meadows of Ballied £1510; Newton of Arbirlot £1490; Coxydene £1490. BB – Findatie £1500; Auchnotteroch £1490; Netherton £1480; Stewart Tower £1440;. ST X – Newton of Arbirlot £1370. Hfd – Knowhead £1310; Auchnotteroch £1210. Sal – Coxydene £1300; Goodockhill £1120. HI – Cleddans £1135.

Young bulls – Char – Chapel £1490, £940. BS – Glenisla £1400. A-A – Mosshall £1300; Moatmill £1000. Lim – Oatfield £1280, £1140; Ardentraive £980. Sal – Mains of Mause £1240. STX – Sauchrie Mains £1240.

Store hoggs – BF – Dall £173; Auchenreoch £163; Berrydyke £155; Shields £146; Auchreoch £126; Back o Hill £120; Dall £119. Belt – Berrydyke £164, £149. Mule – Shields £156; Berrydyke £150. Suff – Back o Hill £142.

Ewes with lambs – Whitesykes £125; Balbedie £120, £119; Claylands £120, £104; Mill of Inverarity £120, £114, £112, £106, £103; Craighead £105, £105; Milkieston £104, £101, £100, £98, £96; Wester Kepdowrie £103, £93; Craigs £86, £84.

Carlisle

An overall average of £1300.97 was achieved for 600 store cattle at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale, where Limousin crosses led the trade selling to £1960 for bullocks from Messrs Batey, High Knells, Houghton and £1850 for heifers from Messrs Beattie, Shield Green.

Weaned cattle reached £1690 for a 10-month-old Limousin bull from Messrs Evans, Halmyre.

The 473 calves saw bulls and heifers average £309.73 and £322.64 respectively having sold to £630 for Aberdeen Angus bulls from Messrs Dun, Jeanfield, with heifers to £590 for Limousins from Messrs Preston, Wedholme House.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1960, £1820, £1760 High Knells; £1790 (x4), £1620 (x5), Croft House; £1760 Windy Nook; £1720, Ashfield; £1680 (x3), £1600 Low Flow. BB – £1760 Swordwellrigg; £1670, £1600 (x2) Cockleybank; £1660 (x2), Guise. Char – £1760, £1720 Sideway Bank; £1740, Cockleybank; £1640 Swordwellrigg. A-A – £1720, £1660, £1640 (x2), Cockleybank; £1640, West House. Mont – £1460, £1340 (x2) Greystone House. Sim – £1400 Highwood; £1320 (x2) Drummodie. Fleck – £1390 Town Foot. Saler – £1380 Cockleybank. Hfd – £1360 (x2) Cumcatch; £1360 Swordwellrigg. BS – £1300 Cumcatch. Fri – £1220 Brisco Hill.

Heifers – Lim – £1850, £1700, £1670 Shield Green; £1760, £1720, £1640 Guards Mill; £1700 (x2), £1680 (x2) East Park; £1630 Ashfield; £1600 (x2), £1560 Ladyhousestead; £1560 Croft House; £1560 (x2) Guise. Char – £1800 Swordwellrigg; £1580, £1570, Cockleybank. BS – £1710 Westhills; £1500 Greenwrae. A-A – £1710, Westhills; £1620 Chapel; £1610, Ribton House. BB – £1590, Kirtlebank. HF – £1360 Whinney Hill. Hfd – £1300 Parton; £1300 (x2) Chapel. Sim – £1410 Brisco Hall. Blonde – £1140 (x3) Fell End.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1690, £1600 (x2), £1500 (x2) Halmyre; £1480 Clover Cottage; £1460, £1410 Baggarah; £1420, £1390, £1090 Chirdon; £1300, £1180 Newlands; £1160 Isel Old Park. Sim – £1560 Pearsbyhall; £1360 Chirdon. A-A – £1450 Halmyre; £1290 Chirdon; £1280 (x2), £1100 Pearsbyhall. BB – £1190 Windy Hill. Char – £1160 Isel Old Park.

Steers – Lim – £1440, £1330, £1240, £1180 Lawston; £1420 Hallburn Croft; £1300, £1130 Marlborough Hall; £1300, £1290,£1200 Harper Hill; £1250, £1140 Quarry House; £1230 Rougholm; £1140 (x3) Hallburn Croft; £1060 Seat House; £1000 Isel Old Park. Char – £1330 Isel Old Park; £1260 Rougholm; £1170, £1080 Isel Old Park. BB – £1400, £1300 Gate; £1290 (x2) Newton Field; £1280 Lawston; £1150 Beck Foot; £1140 Marsh House; £1130 Asby Mill; £1020 Marlborough Hall. A-A – £1080, £1070 (x5), £1060 (x3), £1020 (x4) Beck Foot; £1000 Caton Street. HF – £1010 (x2) Newhouses.

Heifers – Lim – £1240 Hallburn Croft; £1230, £1180 (x2), £1120 (x2), £1100, £1080 Quarry House; £1180 Harper Hill; £1150 Lawston; £1100, £1040 (x2) Blue Gables; £1030, £1010 Kirkburn; £1020 Asby Mill; £1000 Marlborough Hall. BB – £1200 (x2), £1060 Marsh House. Char – £1160, £1100 (x3), £1040 (x2) Rougholm.

Calves – Bulls – A-A – £630 (x2), £590, Jeanfield; £570, £500, Big Balcraig. BB – £590 Round Hill; £590, £580,Wood; £570 (x3) Wedholme Hill; £565, Netherfield; £500 Meinside. Lim – £590, £570, £500,Windy Hill; £570 Big Balcraig. Sim – £450 Meinside. HF – £330 Waverton House. Mont – £300 The Square.

Heifers – BB – £580, £570 (x2), £480 Wedholme Hill; £485 Wood. Lim – £590, £490, Wedholme House; £485 (x2) Big Balcriag. A-A – £500, £480, Jeanfield. Sim – £395 Meinside.

Thainstone

Bullocks (687) and heifers (492) averaged 318.3p per kg and 299.5p respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale.

Limousin crosses led the bullocks at 400p for a pair weighing 360kg from Uppermill, Tarves, and to £2200 for a 724kg entry from Jacks Croft, Kingswells.

Heifers sold to 409.1p for a 418kg Limousin cross from Westerton, Echt and to £1860 for a pair of Beef Shorthorns from Wrangham, Colpy.

A 418kg Limousin from Keppers Cottage, Gorthleck, led the bull trade at 433p and £1810.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 312 store hoggs to average £120.22 peaking at £185 for Dutch Spotted from Evergreen, Kininmonth.

Breeding sheep (1436) cashed in at £100.84 having reached £162 for Mules with singles from Mains of Tollo, Turriff.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Craibstone £1100, 371.6p. 301-350kg – Ringesta £1380, 394.3p. 351-400kg – Westerton, Cullerlie £1530, 396.4p. 401-450kg – Westerton, Cullerlie £1605, 393.4p. 451-500kg – Ballinloan £1595, 336.2p. 501-550kg – Shenval £1695, 329.8p. 551-600kg – Jacks Croft £1890, 316.1p. 601-650kg – Burnbank House £1840; Jacks Croft 293p. 651-700kg – Jacks Croft £2000, 303p. 701-750kg – Drumneachie £1830; Jacks Croft 303.9p.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 300kg – Tulchan £800, 296.3p. 301-350kg – Mill of Saphock £1085, 313.6p. 351-400kg – Sundayswells £1240; Strath 328.2p. 401-450kg – Burness £1440; North Bethelnie 338.9p. 451-500kg – Gellybrae, Westerton £1490, 315.7p. 501-550kg – Wester Manbeen £1430, 278.2p. 551-600kg – Stonyford £1680, 295.2p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Place of Tillyfoure £850, 360.2p. 251-300kg – Ringesta, Shenval £1130; Ringesta 389.7p. 301-350kg – Glencat £1110; Birsebeg 331.3p. 351-400kg – Birsebeg £1375, 347.2p. 401-450kg – Westerton, Cullerlie £1710; Bankhead 368.1p. 451-500kg – Bridgend £1600, 346.3p. 501-550kg – Drumneachie £1710, 331.4p. 551-600kg – Crovie £1715; Drumneachie 293.2p. 601-650kg – Rashenlochy £1725, 280.9p. 651-700kg – Crovie £1665, 253p. 701-750kg – Wrangham £1860, 254.1p.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 350kg – Strath £860, 262.2p. 351-400kg – Prettycur £1095; Strath 301.4p. 401-450kg – Ednie £1350; Elsick 301.9p. 451-500kg – Drumneachie £1410, 298.7p. 501-550kg – Stonyford £1500; Westerton 290.7p. 651-700kg – Diamonds £1780, 272.2p.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Mains of Draidland £660, 242.6p. 301-350kg – Tippercowan £770, 251.6p. 351-400kg – Easter Aberchalder £1355, 351p. 401-450kg – Newseat Farmhouse £1290, 314.6p. 451-500kg – Greenbrae £1395, 289.4p. 501-550kg – Tippercowan £1230, 238.4p. 551-600kg – North Cranna £1490; Heads of Auchinderran 259.1p.

Ewes with lambs at foot – Singles – Mule – Mains of Tollo £158. Eng Mule – East Backburn, Netherley £136. Tex – West Cranloch, Ythanwells £130. Tex X – West Cranloch £125. Tex X – Broadwater, Skene £118. Mule BM – South Camaloun, Fyvie £109. Suff – Craiglewie, Cabrach £108. Cont – Lost, Strathdon £108. Chev X – Meikle Ardrone Keith £107.

Lamb and half – Tex – Uppermill, Tarves £120. Rou – Broadwater £116. Chev Mule – Rivestone, Kinnoir £112. Cont – Broadwater £112. Cont – Lost £110. Suf – Garvelside, New Pitsligo £108. Tex X – Rivestone £108. Tex X – Newton, Lower Cabrach £106. BM – Lost £106. Mule – Haddoch, Cairnie £100. Mule – Craiglewie £100.

Twins – Chev Mule – Scollays Cross, Strachan £141. Tex – Haddoch £130. Mule – Mains of Tollo £125. Tex – Uppermill, Tarves £120. Tex X – Rivestone £112. Mule – Broadwater £102. Tex – West Cranloch £102.

Store hoggs – Tex – Chapel of Seggat, Auchterless £175. Suf – Chapel of Seggat £167. DS – Evergreen £150. Suf X – Home, Wardhouse £143. Down – Chapel of Seggat £142. Tex X – Evergreen £139. Cont – Calier, Auchnarrow, Evergreen £138. Belt – Rattray Estate £135. Belt X – Rattray Estate £133. BF – Evergreen £131. Cont X – Newmill, Crathes, Rickarton, Stonehaven £127. Chev X – Newmill, Crathes £121. BF – Calier £118.

Hexham

An overall average of £1480.11 was achieved at Hexham and Northern Marts’ store cattle sale.

A roan red Limousin heifer topped the sale at £2550 for Messrs Rochester and Murray, Glebe.

The reserve champion at the pre-sale show, another Limousin cross heifer, this time from P and EB Robson, Middle Horsleyhope, made £2500, while the champion, a black Limousin cross heifer from GW and C Athey and Son, High Lovelady Shield, made £2400.

The same breed also led the steer trade at £2200 for JE Woodman and Son, Great Chesters.

A mixed show of 446 store hoggs averaged £135.39, having sold to £195 for Texel crosses from A Hall and Sons, Barker House.

Leading Prices

Steers – Cattle 30 months + – Char X – £2140 Fitches Grange. Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £2200, £2140 Great Chesters; £1810 East Shaftoe. Char X – £2160 Great Chesters; £2100 Fitches Grange and Great Chesters; £2060 Great Chesters; £2040 Fitches Grange; £2000 Fitches Grange and Great Chesters; £1960, £1870 East Shaftoe; £1810 Hemscott Hill. A-A X – £2080 Hollinclose; £1990 Aydonshields; £1980 Sunniside; £1890 Greencarts; £1870 Sunniside; £1780 Bingfield Combe and Fairley. Saler X – £1680 East Shaftoe. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1910 Springwell; £1860 East Shaftoe; £1800 Houselope Grange; £1780, £1770 Springwell; £1740 Thackwood. Char X – £1920 (x3), £1890 East Shaftoe. BB X – £1890 East Shaftoe. A-A X – £1980 Hollinclose; £1880 Aydonshields; £1830, £1820 (x2) Fairley. Saler X – £1250 West Shields. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £2000 Morley Hill; £1780 Glebe; £1760 Shitlington Hall; £1750, £1730 Glebe; £1700 West Foreshield and Cornhills; £1690 Springwell; £1680 High House, Whiteside and Woodhead; £1670 Glebe; £1660 Shitlington Hall, Springwell, Glebe, Little Bavington and Stotsfold; £1650 Woodhead; £1640 Glebe, High Lovelady Shield and Cornhills. Char X – £1500 Raggetsyke; £1420 Litle Swinburne. A-A – £1360, £1280 Holystone. A-A X – £1550 Lowfield; £1470 West Shields; £1400 (x2), £1380 (x2), £1360 Lowfield. BB – £1900, £1840, £1570 Glebe; £1560 West Foreshield; £1520 Morley Hill; £1500 West Foreshield, Morley Hill and Lodge Hill. Blonde X – £1760 Houselope Grange. Gall X – £1280 Little Bavington. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1680 Cornhills; £1660, £1550 Longlea; £1540 Little Swinburne; £1520 High House;£1510 Cornhills. Char – £1520 Low Burradon.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £2400, £2100, £1960, £1940, £1920, £1800 Great Chesters; £1720 East Shaftoe; £1640 Thackwood; £1580 Beacon Rigg. Char – £1660 Thrunton. Char X – £2100 Great Chesters (x2); £1780 East Shaftoe; £1760 Thackwood and East Shaftoe; £1720 East Shaftoe; £1700 Thackwood; £1680 Hemscott Hill. A-A X – £1710 High Fotherley;£1690 Fairley. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1690 Dykehead; £1650 Lunns House, Dylehead and Woodhead; £1640 Lunns House and West Foreshield; £1620 Lunns House and Thackwood. Char – £1840, £1600 Thrunton. Char X – £1540, £1500 East Shaftoe. A-A – £1440, £1380 Thrunton. A-A X – £1770, £1700, £1620 Fairley; £1490, £1460 Newton; £1400 Beacon Rigg; £1370, £1320 High Fotherley. Blonde X – £1730 Houselope Grange. Sim X – £1450 Hackford. Saler X – £1380 West Shields. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £2550 Glebe; £2500 Middle Horsleyhope; £2400 High Lovelady Shield; £1880 Cornhills; £1820 Glebe; £1800 Agars Hill and Glebe. Char – £1310 Low Burradon. Char X – £1580, £1360 Raggetsyke. BB – £1850 Chirdon; £1680 Glebe and Little Bavington; £1600 Chirdon and Morley Hill; £1530 West Foreshield. A-A X – £1280 Newton; £1260 West Shields; £1250 High Fotherley and West Shields. Sim X – £1380, £1250 High Fotherley. Blonde X – £1540 Houselope Grange. Gall X – £1200 Little Bavington. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1200 Longlea; £1170 Windy Hill. BB X – £1360 Morley Hill. Char – £1270, £1260 Low Burradon.

Young bulls – Lim – £1870, £1690, £1640, £1580 Widdrington. Char – £1710 Low Burradon.

Store lambs – Tex X – £195 Barker House; £192 South; £178 Low Hall and Ochrelands; £172 Matfen Estate and High Fotherley; £166 Blackhalls; £164 Glendue; £163 South; £160 Low Hall and Glendue. Suff X – £190 Prior Hall and Littleburn. Char – £190 Lodge House. Char X – £180 Lodge House. Mule – £158 Alwinton; £155 Hawksteel; £150 Redburn. Chev Mule – £136 New House. Chev – £152 High Thorneyburn. BF – £142 Brinkburnhope. BFL – £165 West Bolton.

Quoybrae

Limousin crosses led Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ store cattle sale, having reached 356.1p per kg for 337kg bullocks from Boulintogle, Scotscalder, and to 341.3p for a 252kg heifer from Vauldale, Nybster.

Simmental crosses topped the per head sections at £1550 for a pair of 565kg bullocks from Roadside, Kirk, and to £1800 for a 555kg heifer from Oust Farm, Bridge of Westfield.

Feeding ewes and rams (506) cashed in at £121.28 having sold to £267.50 for a Suffolk ewe from East Murkle, Murkle.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 350kg – Lhaid Crofy £1230; Boulingtogle 356.1p. 351-400kg – West Watten £1180; Lhaid Croft 315.p. 401-450kg – Bluwhin, Borrowston £1400, 344.8p. 451-500kg – Hunster, Bower £1400, 299.8p. 501-550kg – Burnside, Canisbay £1400. 551-600kg – Roadside, Kirk £1550.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – Vauldale £860, 341.3p. 301-350kg – Vauldale £1080, 328.3p. 351-400kg – Bluewhin, Borrowston £1,090, 307p. 401-450kg – Bardnaclavan £1330, 328.4p. 451-500kg – West Watten £1320; Bluewhin 271.3p. 551-600kg – Oust, Bridge.

Old season store lambs – NCC – Old Inn, Roadside £171.50; Lynton Cottage £168.50; West Catchery £164.50. Chev – Old Inn £169.50. Blk – West Catchery £167.50. Chev X – Hoy Farm, Halkirk £140.50. Tex – Balnahard £149.50; Dor- Lhaid Croft £144.50. BF– North Keiss, Keiss £137.50. Cont – Sibmister, Larkins £135.50. Tex X – Upper Clayock Cottage £134.50. Suff X – West Canisbay, Canisbay £129.50. Mule – Fairview, Halkirk £129.50. Tex – Mossgiel, Achalone £109.50. Chev – Ousdale £109.50. Cont – Mossgiel, Achalone £109.50.

Feeding ewes – Tex – Cruthni, Tofts £234.50. Tex X – West Catchery, Watten, Swiney, Lybster £224.50. Suff X – Achvarsdale, Reay £209.50; Milton, Halkirk, Balnahard, Halkirk £207.50. Suf – East Murkle £217.50, £214.50. Cont – West Murkle £204.50. Cont – Sibmister, West Watten £194.50. BFL – Granton Mains, Bower £191.50. Blk – Skinnet, Halkirk £189.50. NCC – Granton Mains, Seaview Cottages £184.50. HB – Hunster, Bower £169.50. Chev Mule – Achvarasdale £169.50. Chev – West Catchery £161.50. Mule – Kirkfield £159.50. Chev Mule – Newlands of Giese £157.50. Mule – West Murkle £157.50. BFL – West Catchery £129.50. Ker – Westerloch £124.50.

Feeding rams – Cont- Upper Geise £231.50. Tex – Murray House £184.50. NCC – West Catchery £154.50.

Dingwall

Bullocks secured the top prices at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ store cattle sale, having reached 366.3p per kg for 243kg Charolais crosses from Wester Lochs, Wick, and to £1820 for a 645kg Limousin cross from Balmaglaster, Spean Bridge, to average 301.1p.

A pair of 230kg Limousin crosses from Hillcrest, Kyle, led the heifers at 330.4p, whilst a 645kg Simmental cross from Bunchrew, Inverness, made £1730, to cash in at 278.0p.

Young bulls (18) sold to 304.3p for a pen of 322kg Saler crosses from Wester Auchvaich, Glenlivet, and to £1440 for a pair of 505kg Limousin crosses from Englishtonmuir, Bunchrew.

Breeding cattle (7) sold to £1250 for a Highland cow in calf from Floors Farm.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – 251-300kg – Balmaglaster £1000. 301-350kg – Strone, Banavie, £1220; Wester Lochs £1130; Craigview £1180; Balmaglaster £1070; Achentoul, Altass £1130; Coul of Fairburn £1070; Fisherton Croft £1090. 351-400kg – Bunchrew £1270; Kincraig £1250, £1180, £1170; Belladrum Mills, Beauly £1240; Big Sand £1240; Balmaglaster £1210; New Cottage Croft, Lyth £1200; Fisherton Croft £1180; Coul of Fairburn £1170, £1120; Easter Craggach, Kirkhill £1160; Firthview, Clashandorran £1160; Torgorm, Conon Brae £1140; Braepark, Duncanston £1120. 401-450kg – Craigview £1450, £1200; Rearquhar, Fleucharry £1380, £1350, £1250; Firthview, £1350, £1250; Dalchalm, Brora £1350; Easter Craggach £1340, £1260; Bunchrew £1330, £1310, £1290; Laggan of Clachaig, Nethy Bridge £1290; Fisherton Croft £1280; Torgorm £1270; Kincraig £1240; Coul of Fairburn £1210; Belladrum Mills £1210; Bualnaluib, Aultbea £1200. 451-500kg – Ha, Bower £1480; Clachan Sands £1450; Glebe £1380; Bunchrew £1380; Rearquhar £1350; Torgorm £1320. 501-550kg – Easter Craggach £1660; Rearquhar £1550; New Cottage £1450. Over 551kg – Ha £1720; Firthview £1640; Englishtonmuir £1500.

Heifers – 301-350kg – Fisherton Croft £1040, £1020; Quarryhead £1040; Big Sand £1020. 351-400kg – Easter Craggach £1180; Belladrum Mills £1150; Ha £1140; Tomchrasky, Glenmoriston £1120; Bogroy Croft, Inverness £1110; Strone £1090; Kincraig £1080. 401-450kg – Easter Craggach £1330; Rearquhar £1300, £1180; New Cottage £1290; Bunchrew £1260, £1190, £1160; Englishtonmuir £1260; Craigview £1210; Ordmuir. 451-500kg – Bunchrew £1540, £1470, £1400, £1220; Easter Craggach £1480; Glebe £1460. 501-550kg – Ha £1540. Over 551kg – Bunchrew £1720, £1520, £1460, £1450; Easter Craggach £1590; Quarryhead £1580; Rearquhar £1500; Upperton, Glenurquhart £1320; Englishtonmuir £1300.

Breeding cattle – In-calf cow – Floors £1220, £1000, £900.

Castle Douglas

On Monday, Wallets Marts sold 478 store cattle to a top of £1700 for Simmental heifers from Messrs Corcoran, Viewfield, and to 353p per kg for Aberdeen Angus heifers from Auchenleck.

Bullocks reached £1590 for Limousins from Meikle Kirkland, and to 369.9p for Charolais from Messrs Davidson, Poldean.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Lim – £1590 Meikle Kirkland; £1310 Main of Larg; £1210 Hall of Drumpark. A-A – £1510 Horsecrook; £1480 Cannee; £1320 Castlehill; £1310 Barrhill. Char – £1510 Horsecrook; £1320 Craigton; £1300 Burn. BS – £1470 Horsecrook. Sim – £1400 Killochy; £1260 Drumneil; £1250 Gelston Castle. BG – £1300, £1180 Irelandton. Hfd – £1080 Palmallet; £1070 High Borgue. Saler – £1080 Rusko; £1030 Poldean. Luing – £1030 Poldean.

Heifers – Sim – £1700, £1510 Viewfield; £1610 Slatehouse; £1500 Craigton. Lim – £1600 Horsecrook; £1590 Derrie. A-A – £1460, £1420 Auchenleck; £1420 Arvie. Char – £1430 Horsecrook; £1230 Craigton. Luing – £1260 West Preston; £1090 Muncraig. Saler – £1200 Boreland of Girthon.

Ayr

Some 159 calves and stirks forward for Craig Wilson’s sale, saw trade reach £1370 for a Hereford cross bullock stirk from Messrs Bruce, Watston.

Top price amongst the calves was £690 paid for a pair of British Blue cross bulls from A and E Parker, Merkland.

All classes of breeding cattle met an increased demand, with a top price of 4000gns paid for a Simmental bull from Langalbuinach.

Heifers and calves sold to £3100 for a Limousin with bull calf at foot from Little Creoch, with bulling heifers to £2000 for a Limousin cross from Langside.

Leading Prices

Calves – Bull – BB X – £690 (x2) Merkland; £630 Bridgehouse; £600, £570 Wellhouse; £480 High Barness; £460 (x3) Whitehill; £450, £400 Whitehill. Sim X – £690, £590 Broomknowes. A-A X – £650 Merkland; £590 (x2) Wellhouse; £540, £510 Wellhouse; £480 North Knockglass.

Heifer – Sim X – £610 Broomknowes. A-A X – £600 (x3) Merkland; £520 Whitehill; £500 Wellhouse. BB X – £440 (x2) Whitehill. BS – £360 (x2) Balig. Hfd X – £300 (x2) Philgowan.

Stirks – Bullock – Hfd X – £1370, £1160 Watston. A-A X – £1150 Lindsayston. BS – £1080 Lindsayston. BB X – £1010 Garrie; £990 Barward. Saler X – £980 Barskelly. Lim X – £970 Wee Carleton.

Heifer – A-A X – £1220 Blackbyres; £1070 Lindsayston; £1030 Watston. Char X – £1100 Barskelly. Lim X – £1000 Cairnwhin.

Breeding cattle – Bulls – Sim – 4000gns, 3200gns Langalbuinach. A-A – 3800gns, 3100gns Assloss. Lim – 3000gns Assloss; 2500gns Isle. Saler – 2200gns Beoch. BS – 2600gns Langalbuinach.

Heifers and calves – Bull – Lim – £3100 Little Creoch. Heifer – Lim – £2900, £2550 High Barness. BB – £2350 High Barness. A-A – £2100, £2000 The Paddock. Sim – £2650 (x2), £2500 Bruntland.

Cows and calves – Bull – Lim – £2900 Little Creoch; £2300 Mid Skeog. A-A – £2150 Mid Skeog.

In calf – Heifer – Lim – £1850 Drumfork. Cow – Lim – £1850 Drumfork. Hfd – £1700 (x3) Drumfork. A-A – £1450 (x2) Drumfork.

Bulling heifers – Lim – £2000, 31800 Langside; £1820 (x3), £1800 (x2), £1750, £1720 (x2) Over Airies; £1780, £1750, £1720 High Park; £1720 Raithhill. Saler – £1800 Kilwhannel; £1650 Wee Carleton. A-A – £1800 (x3), £1780, £1720 West Cairngarroch; £1600 Hapland and Langside. BS – £1220 Meadowbank.

Lockerbie

On Tuesday, Harrison and Hetherington held their fortnightly sale of store cattle, where a Limousin bullock made £2000 for Messrs Halliday, Crawthat.

Messrs Common, Crossdyke sold a Limousin heifer for £1840.

Among the pence per kg sections it was more Limousins that led the way with bullocks making 375ppk for Messrs Brown, Mosshead, while heifers sold to 372p again from Messrs Common, Crossdykes.

Leading Prices

Steers – Lim – £2000, £1840, £1800, £1740, £1580, £1500 (x3), £1470, £1460 Crawthat; £1600 Belzies. Sim – £1400 (x2) Whitstonehill. A-A – £1200 Whitstonehill. BS – £1200 Dirrops. Char – £1190 Muirhead.

Heifer – Lim – £1840, £1400 Crossdykes; £1560, £1460, £1420, £1380, £1360 Crawthat; £1480, £1460 Belzies. BB – £1670 Belzies. A-A – £1460 Greenbeck. BS – £1360 North Corrielaw.

Bulls – Char – £900 North Corrielaw.