Stirling UA

Bullocks led the proceedings at United Auctions' store cattle sale, having topped at 446.70p per kg for a 394kg Limousin cross from Wester Kinloch, and to £1900 for a 714kg Simmental cross from Sornfallow.

Bullocks (1109) averaged 303.74p, with heifers (994) cashing in at 286.99p.

Limousin crosses led the heifers at 361.70p for a 470kg entry from Monzie, and to £1820 for a 598kg animal from Wester Kinloch.

Young bulls (66) averaged 258.74p and sold to 300.0p for a 405kg Charolais cross from Allanfauld, and to £1570 for a 630kg Beef Shorthorn cross from Mount Benger.

On the sheep front, Texel store hoggs made £180 for Outerston.

Breeding sheep reached £122 for Texel ewes with Beltex lambs from Balbedie.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Sim – Sornfallow £1900; Dalmahoy £1760; Balquhatson £1730; Sornfallow £1690, £1600; Mains £1560; North Leoch £1550; Leaston £1530; Deuchar £1500; East Dron £1490. Lim – Wester Kinloch £1820; Monzie £1800; Wester Kinloch £1800, £1790m £1760l Dalmahoy £1760; Monzie £1720, £1710m £1705. Char – Drummie £1730; Holehouse £1720; Kildavaig £1580; Dreva £1500; Hatton Knowe £1460; Bettyknowes £1460; Drummie and Saddel Home £1440; Southfield £1425; Saddel Home £1410. BB – Monzie £1705, £1660; Corscaplie £1470; Darnlaw £1440; Nether Craif £1435; £1405, £1400; Southfield £1370; Nether Craig £1360; Monzie £1300. A-A – Achamore £1645; Balkemback £1620; Bettyknowes £1600; Wester Mye £1570; Mains £1560; Parks of Keillor £1550; Glenkiln £1510; Sornfallow £1500; Glenkiln £1485. Sal – Kildavaig £1500; Glenkiln £1485; Glenkiln £1400; Glenkiln £1365; Holehouse £1330; Glenkiln £1315; Linton £1290; Coxydene £1260; Mid Rossburn £1155. Hfd – Wester Drumlochy £1485; Kirkland £1385, £1000. BS – Sornfallow and Purgavie £1465; Barbarafield £1365; Sornfallow £1180; Auchlyne £1170, £1110; Minsca £1100; Sornfallow £1050.

Heifers – Lim – Wester Kinloch £1820, £1810; Dalmahoy £1755; Monzie £1720, £1700, £1680; Monzie £1660; Wester Kinloch £1650; Dalmahoy £1645; Kilbucho £1640. Sim – Dalmahoy £1755; Leoch £1720; Dalmahoy £1645; Innerwick £1630; Mains £1500; Dalmahoy £1490; Balkemback £1440; Hutlerburn £1400; Balkemback £1380; Bowridge £1360. A-A – Netherton £1650; Bandirran £1600; Ormiston Mains £1520; Shields £1500; Woodend £1475; Mains £1460, £1410; Kilbucho £1390; Balkemback £1380; Ormiston £1350. Char – Hoprigshiels £1580; Maidencoates £1560; Briarlands £1540; Holehouse £1510; Mains £1500; Dreva £1440; Hoprigshiels £1390; Holehosue £1380; South Kirklane £1360. BB – Auchenflower £1530; Sornfallow £1505; Darnlaw £1405; Monzie £1340; Inchgall £1290; Nether Craig £1220; Sornfallow £1190; Darnlaw £1170. BS – Mount Benger £1500; Balquhadly £1480; Hutlerburn £1400, £1180; Dalswinton and Hutlerburn £1150, £1140. Cont – Nether Mains £1300, £1110, £1050. Sal – Mid Rossburn £1260, £1250; Auchenflower £1240; Balminnoch £1180; Kildaviag £1155; Auchenflower £1150; Coxydene £1120. BA – Auchinleck £1200.

Young bulls – BS – Mount Benger £1570. Sim – Hole O Clean £1430; Balkemback £1090, £100. Lui – Kirkland £1330; Kirkland £1200, £1065. Lim – Balminnoch £1230; Allanfauld £1210; Balminnoch £1180, £1000. Char – Allanfauld £1215.

Store hoggs – Tex – Outerston £180; Fairview £178; Outerston £170; South Hall £149; Craigburn House £148; Drumardoch £140; Kilbucho £128; Craigburn House £125. BF – Outerston £153; Fairview £117; South Hall £115; Drumardoch £96; Fairview £83. Chev – Kilbucho £140; Fairview £132; Kilbucho £120.

Breeding sheep – Balbedie £122, £111, £116; Wester Essendy £118; Bordland £118, £98; Craighead £115, £96 (x2); Whitehaugh £95; South Ailey £98, £96; Milkieston £98, £95, £90; Strewiebank £70,£67, £76; Walton £92, £77; Claylands £96, £94.

Carlisle

The Scott family of Gateside Farm, Linlithgow, secured the lead prices at Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale, with Limousin crosses with steers and heifers achieving £2120 and £2100 respectively.

A pair of Limousin bulls from Claycrop Farming, Newton Stewart, topped the weaned cattle at £1720.

Limousins also led the heifers and bullocks at £1480 from Messrs Devlin, Co Antrim, and to £1310 from Messrs Forster, Desoglin, respectively.

The weekly sale of calves reached £600 for a British Blue bull calf from Messrs Simpson, Waingate.

Heifers topped at £605 for more of the same breed from Messrs Reed, Mossid.

On Monday, the firm conducted its weekly sale of ewes and lambs which averaged £117.76, having sold to £202 per life for a single Texel gimmer with Beltex lambs from Neville and Alison Bainbridge, Laneside.

Hoggs topped at £172 a life from Messrs Carr, Highwood, who sold Texel hoggs with single lambs.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £2120, £1900 (x2), £1880, £1780, £1720 Gateside; £2100 Sideway Bank; £1940, £1880 Westray; £1850 (x2) Blackrigg; £1840 (x2) Grange Grassing; £1820, £1800 (x2) Whiteside; £1800 (x3), £1720 (x2) Snade; £1800 High Knells; £1780 The Steel; £1700 Ban. A-A – £2060, £1780 Longrigg Thorn; £1800 Blackrigg; £1700 Brisco Hall; £1640, £1620, £1580 Windy Nook; £1620, £1540 (x3) Chapel; £1620 Whiteside; £1540 Hayclose; £1490, £1410 (x2) Cockleybank; £1450 Brackenhill Rigg; £1400 (x2) Ribton House. BB – £1900 Heartview; £1880, £1800 Thackmire; £1820, £1800 Burtholme; £1720 Cockleybank; £1700 (x4) Stubbyknowe; £1700 Hayclose; £1690, £1660 (x2) Purdomstone; £1650, £1500 Bank; £1540 Burtholme; £1510 (x2) High Knells; £1510 Blackrigg; £1510 Haining; £1500 Gapshield; £1490 (x2) Carleton Hill. Char – £1880 Sideway Bank; £1700 Chapel; £1560 Cockleybank; £1520 (x3), £1480 (x2), £1370 (x6), £1320 (x5) Seawell Grounds; £1450 (x2), £1400, £1360 (x2) Mossbank Hall. Mont – £1750 Greenwrae. Sim – £1700, £1580 Chapel; £1680, £1480, £1420 Brisco Hall. Pie – £1580 Chapel. BS – £1560, £1430 Brisco Hall; £1400, £1300 Parton. Fleck – £1510 (x2) Purdomstone. HF – £1340 (x2) Stubbyknowe; £1170 West Whitrigg. Frie – £1330 Brackenhill Rigg; £1240 Fordlands. Norwegian Red – £1240 Fordlands. Hols – £1220 (x5) Ribton House.

Heifers – Lim – £2100, £2020, £1780 Gateside; £1860 Whiteside; £1790 Waters; £1790 Westray; £1660, £1610, £1540 (x2) Purdomstones; £1640, £1560 (x3) Snade; £1590 (x2) Blackrigg; £1590 Gapshields; £1580 Street Head; £1550 Roughet Hill; £1520 Kirkhouse; £1510 Denton Mains. A-A – £1990, £1700, £1640 Longrigg Thorn; £1490 (x3) Blackrigg; £1400, £1250 Lawrence Holme; £1360 (x2) Brayshaw; £1350, £1330, £1240, £1220, £1200 (x3) Cockleybank; £1330 Sark Tower; £1250 Crookdyke. Hfd – £1860 Westray. Char – £1790 Waters; £1690, £1670 Sideway Bank; £1520 Whiteside; £1460 Sark Tower; £1440 Cockleybank; £1400 Seawell Grounds; £1390 Cockleybank; £1350 Mossband Hall; £1340 Sideway Bank; £1300 (x2) Seawell Grounds. BB – £1710 (x2), £1450, £1440 Lawrence Holme; £1710 High Flowery Hirst; £1680 Hill Park; £1460 (x3), £1420 (x2) Hayclose; £1460 Beckhall; £1440 Boyren Hill; £1430 (x2), £1420, £1410 (x2) Broathill; £1400 Hargill House. Sim – £1330 Waters. Hols – £1310 Ribton House.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1720 Claycrop; £1670, £1600 (x2), £1560 Greenlands; £1660 Waters;£1650 Lower Griseburn; £1590, £1460 (x2) Hetherside; £1560, £1480 Halmyre. Char – £1500 Bothel Craggs; £1100, £1100 Northhouse. BB – £1460, £1400 Whiteside; £960 Bolton Hall; £880 Villa. A-A – £1440 Halmyre; £1080, £920 Druidhall; £800 Blackcarts. Hfd – £1100, £1000 Keyla Park. Sim – £700 Meinside. Hols – £630 Bank. BF – £460 Aulby.

Steers – Lim – £1310, £1280 Desoglin; £1290 Gapshields; £1280 Cumdivock House; £1270, £1160, £1140 Quarry; £1270 Marlborough Hall; £1260, £1140 Airds of Balcary; £1240 Lawston; £1200, £1180 Hedley East; £1200, £1130 Pallet Hill. Sim – £1230, £1090 High Wood End; £1120, £1110 Whitstonehill. BS – £1160 Cleughside; £1130, £1000 Ross; £1090 Merryshield; £1030 Gass. Blonde – £1140, £1040 Merryshield. Saler – £1110 Townhead; £970, £960 Crailloch. BB – £1100 Whitehills;£1080 Netherton. Char – £1110 Crailloch; £1050 Airds of Balcary; £980 little Tongue. A-A – £1090, £1040, £1010 Wydon Eals; £1070 Hedley East; £990 Blackwell; £960 Netherton. Longhorn – £930 Shafthoe Moor. Hfd – £920 Blackwell; £610 High Thorn. BG – £820, £670 Mark. Fleck – £800 Lock Bank. HF – £800 Lock Bank; £590, £540 Sandyknowe. Norwegian Red – £700 Netherton; £570 High Thorn. Luing – £690 Poole Bank. BF – £645, £620 Hilltop. Mont – £610 High Thorn.

Heifers – Lim – £1480 Glensheck; £1400, £1320 Desoglin; £1250 Home; £1200 Quarry; £1180 Lawston; £1160, £1120, £1100 Gapshields; £1140 Townhead; £1140 Station; £1120 Hedley East. A-A – £1140, £960 Stainton; £1050 Barwhanny; £1030 Townhead; £1030 Long Park; £990 Hedley East ; £980 Mark; £940 Winterhope. BB – £1130 Barwhanny; £1050, £980 Merryshield; £990 Harper Hill; £980 Station; £980 High Strand; £970 The Laythes; £960 Weary Hall Style; £950 The Grove; £900 Whitehills. Blonde – £1100, £1050 Merryshield. BS – £1100 Merryshield; £1040 Cleughside; £130 Ross. Sim – £1090 Whitstonehill; £860 South Croft. Char – £1020 Little Tonguel £1000 Ross; £990, £970 Townhead; £980 (x2) Airds of Balcary; £960 The Laythes. Luing – £910, £850 Poole Bank. Hfd – £890 Holme; £860 Ross; £800 Park House. Long – £860 Shafthoe Moor. Fleck – £780 East Park . HF – £710, £600, £560, £550 (x2) East Park. BG – £670, £660 Mark. Dexter – £430 East Park,

Calves – Bulls – BB – £630 (x2) Waingate Head; £575 Boggle Hall; £570 Gaitsgill Hall; £550 Greenhollows; £515, £480 Crownstone; £490 Portyerrock; £490 Greenah Cragg; £480 High Ploughlands; £475 Heathfield; £450 (x5) Chalk Lodge; £450 (x2), £430 Boggle Hall; £440 Low Wood; £440 (x2) Balnab; £430 Monks House. Lim – £600 Brunt Hill; £480 Duckintree; £419 Woodhouses. A-A – £600 Brunt Hill; £560, £495 (x2) Portyerrock; £535 Gaitsgill Hall; £500, £480 Stonedale; £485 (x2) High Ploughlands; £475 Heathfield; £460 (x2) Meinbank; £430 East Scales.

Heifers – BB – £605 Moss Side Huse; £530 Brunt Hill; £530, £480, £465 Moss Side House; £520 Greenhollows; £470, £405 Portyerrock; £435 Hadderdale; £400 Gaitsgill Hall. Lim – £435 Heathfield. A-A – £425 (x2) Brunt Hill.

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £198, £145, £142 Wall End; £190, £178, £166, £152, £150, £148, £140 (x2) Green Bank; £155 Inch; £148, £138 Hightown; £144, £138 High House; £141 Rowan Garth; £140 High Drybarrows. Dutch Tex – £178, £155 Wall End; £141 Hightown. BFL – £129 High Drybarrows. Blue Tex – £112 Rowan Garth. GF – £110, £97, £94, £90 High Dryevers; £104 Hightown; £100, £86 Julian Holme; £96, £88 Midtodhills; £96 Wolf Hills; £90 Low Houses. Badger Face – £100 Chapel House.

Gimmers and lambs – Belt – £202, £170, £155, £152, £148 (x2), £142 Laneside. Tex – £182, £170, £150, £136 Laneside; £146, £141, £118 Banks; £142, £140, £119 High House; £128, £121, £117 Greyrigg; £115 Wolf Hills; £111 Rowan Garth. Suff – £138 High House; £120 Whitcastle. GF – £126 Laneside.

Hoggs and lambs – Tex – £172, £152 Highwood; £165, £160, £158, £152 Little Bavington; £150, £144, £142, £139 (x2), £137 Greyrigg; £134, £132 Whitcastle; £114, £108 Rowan Garth; £140 Hightown; £106 Rowan Garth. Suff – £132, £126, £116 Whitcastle. DS – £132 Whitcastle.

Middleton in Teesdale

Steers and heifers averaged £1262 (+£120 on the year) and £1176 (+80) respectively at Harrison and Hetherington's show and sale of store cattle.

The champion, a British Blue steer from Simon Bentley, Lanehead, later realised the top price of £1620.

The reserve champion went to a Limousin steer from the White family, Rigg Farm, which made £1360.

Heifers topped at £1560 for a Limousin heifer from Nicola and Nigel Foster, Birch Bush.

Leading Prices

Steers – BB – £1620 Lanehead; £1140 £1100 Rigg; £1100 Birch Bush. Lim – £1520, £1350, £1300 Birch Bush; £1480 Prospect; £1480, £1340 Palletstone; £1380, £1370 Brockersgill; £1360 Rigg; £1340 Woodside; £1340, £1330, £1320, £1310 (x2) Dirt Pit; £1320 Hayberries; £1300 New House; £1300 South Wellhope. BS – £1160, £1030 Pikestone.

Heifer – Lim – £1560 Birch Bush; £1520, £1510, £1400, £1340, £1330, £1300 Palletstone; £1490, £1440, £1420, £1360, £1300, £1250 Stoney Hill; £1370 Woodside; £1290 Parrick House; £1280, £1200 Dirt Pit; £1280 Valance Lodge; £1240 South Wellhope; £1220 Lanehead. BB – £1400 Birch Bush; £1300, £1120, £1100 Parrick House. BS – £1200 Pikestone. Blonde – £1190 Herdship.

Ayr

Bullocks (406) and heifers (387) averaged 298.9p per kg and 283.9p respectively at Craig Wilson's store cattle sale.

Topping the sale at £1880 was Aberdeen Angus bullocks from Carbieston Mains, and to 365p for Charolais from Maxwelston.

Charolais from Caprickhill, led the heifer trade at £1850 and 341p.

Store hoggs reached £168 for Texel crosses from A Dunlop, Ravenslie.

Ewes with lambs at foot peaked at £135 a life for Texel hoggets with single lambs from the Watson family at Muir.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 24 dairy cattle comprising of four in milk and 20 dairy heifers from Messrs Paton Auchleand.

Dairy cattle topped at £2000 on two separate occasions, both freshly calved Holstein Friesian heifers from Messrs Craig, Tannockhill.

Another large show of 155 calves and stirks sold to £1400 for a Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Barrie, Drumwhirn, whilst Hereford cross bullocks realised £1220 for Messrs Bruce, Watson.

Limousin crosses from Messrs Smith, South Kilbride, led the calf trade at 680 for a bull, and to £660 for heifers.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1880, £1560 Carbieston Manis; £1800 Pocknave; £1670 Brieryside; £1560 Marganaish; £1510 Coilsholm; £1500 Ladyyard. Hfd – £1690 Pocknave; £1400 Brieryside; £1380 Whiteflat; £1280 Kirkhill. Lim – £1680, £1550, £1500 Kirkland of Longcastle; £1540 Littlemill; £1510 Dykefield; £1500 Longhouse. BB – £1670 Brieryside; £1660 Pocknave; £1600 Ladyyard;£1500 Findlayston and Kirminnoch; £1490 Knockterra; £1460 Stafflar and Whiteflat; £1450 Baltersan. Frie – £1620, £1410 Drongan House; £1490 Midhouse; £1430 Pocknave; £1420 High Branchal. Char – £1590 Mountop; £1500, £1450, £1430 Chalmerston; £1400 Martnaham Mains; £1390 Mid Craigton. Sim – £1560 Westtown; £1410 Baltersan; £1370 Drongan Mains. Saler – £1460 Auchneight. BS – £1300 Eskechraggan; £1250 Bowhouse. Ayr – £1240 Kirminnoch.

Heifers – Char – £1850, £1840 Caprickhill; £1530 Coilsholm; £1400 Mountop and Martnaham Mains; £1370, £1330 Chalmerston. Lim – £1830 Longhouse; £1600 Knockterra and Coilsholm; £1530, £1490 High Woodston; £1500 Littlemill; £1480 Drongan House and Fore Rogerton; £1440 Dykefield and Adamcroft. BB – £1600, £1420 East Brockloch; £1550 Ladyyard and Brieryside; £1460 Stafflar; £1450 Barward and Knockterra; £1430 Pocknave; £1410 Baltersan. A-A – £1600 Littlemill and Brieryside; £1520 Ladyyard; £1410 Mountop and East Brockloch; £1370 Baltersan; £1330 East Montgarswood; £1320 Gabrockhill. Sim – £1580, £1330 Low Drumrae; £1320 Dykefield; £1310 Drongan Mains. Hfd – £1430 Pocknave. Gall – £1310 East Brockloch. Frie – £1250 Drongan House.

Store hoggs – Tex – £168, £150 Ravenslie; £150 Barnsladdie. BF – £148, £130 Ravenslie. Chev – £80 Nith Lodge.

Breeding sheep – Hoggs with single lambs – Tex – £135 Muir, £128 Sorn Mains.

Hoggs with twin lambs – Tex – £122 Muir.

Gimmers and twin lambs – Mule – £122 Creagraineach.

Gimmers and single lambs – Chev – £120 Plan.

Ewe and twin lambs – Tex – £128 (x2) Auchenflower; £120 Traboyack. Chev – £125 Holmes.

Ewe and single lamb – Roussin – £120 Lochend. Chev – £112 Knockewart. BF – £85 Knockewart.

Calves – Bull – Lim X – £680, £660 South Kilbride; £390, £370 Shacklehill. BB X – £620, £580, £550 (x2), £530 Brocklehill;£550 (x2) Low Barledziew; £530, £500 Bowes; £470, £440 Netherholm. A-A X – £590 Meikle Kilchattan; £530 Netherholm and Barward; £480 Drumullan and High Weirston; £420 (x3) High Weirston. Hfd X – £550 (x2) Brocklehill; £400 Bowes.

Heifer – Lim X – £660 (x3), £650, £570 (x2) South Kilbride; £650 Drumullan; £610, £570 Meikle Kilchattan; £460 Shacklehill. BB X – £590, £540 Low Barledziew; £540 (x3) Drumullan; £540 Brocklehill; £520, £460 Netherholm; £470 Bowes. A-A X – £590 Meikle Kilchattan; ££480 Drumullan; £450, £430 Barward; £390 (x2) Low Weirston. Hfd X – £370, £340 Bowes.

Stirks – Bullock – Hfd X – £1220 Watson. Char X – £1200 High Woodston. BB X – £1130 Garrockhill. Lim X – £1110 Drumwhirn. A-A X – £1100 Acholter. Black and White – £1000 Watson.

Heifer – Lim X – £1400 Drumwhirn; £820 Ballochmartin. BB X – £980 Garrockhill. Char X – £980, £900 High Woodston. Sim X – £840 Kaimhill.

Thainstone

Limousin cross bullocks were in demand at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' store cattle sale, when realising 417.4p per kg for a pair of 218kg from Ben Craig, Victoria Terrace, and to £2250 for a 784kg entry from Tigharry, Huna.

Bullocks (785) averaged 311.6p whilst heifers (820) cashed in at 296.5p.

Heifers attained 389.8p for a 372kg Charolais cross from Braebuste, Deerness, and to £1800 for a 526kg British Blue cross from Cairness, Fraserburgh.

Bulls (44) sold to 333.3p for a 252kg Limousin from Kinknockie, Mintlaw, and to £1645 for a 620kg Aberdeen Angus from Ballindalloch Home.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 1824 ewes with lambs at foot and store hoggs, which reached £161 for Mule hoggs with singles from Mains of Tollo, Turriff.

Ewes with lambs at foot (1756) averaged £105.60.

Store hoggs (68) cashed in at £116.68 having sold to £132 for Continentals from New Barns, Oldmeldrum.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Uppermill £950, 386.2p. 251-300kg – Blindmills; £1010, Rockhill 342.7p. 301-350kg – Plewlands, Braigiewell £1280. 351-400kg – Mains of Wardhouse £1540. 401-450kg – Ballinloan £1620, 380.3p. 451-500kg – Broomhill £1610. 501-550kg – Mains of Wardhouse £1680. 551-600kg – Mid Muirton £1750. 601-650kg – Broomhill £1800. 651-700kg – Culbirnie £1660. 701-750kg – Wells Forest £2080.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 250kg – Woodside of Auchlee £600. 301-350kg – Hoversta £1140. 351-400kg – Windywalls £1265. 401-450kg – Highland Croft £1410. 451-500kg – Troup Home £1365. 501-550kg – Troup Home £1630. 551-600kg – Culbirnie £1600. 651-700kg – Stonyford £1830.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Bogie Street £720. 251-300kg – Ben Craig £1075. 301-350kg – Cairness £1190. 351-400kg – Braebuster £1450. 401-450kg – Bankhead £1520. 451-500kg – Wester Coltfield £1780. 501-550kg – Cairness £1695. 551-600kg – Shore Croft £1710. 601-650kg – Wester Coltfield £1730.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 300kg – Leyside of Cookney £825. 301-350kg – Calrossie £960. 351-400kg – Leyside of Cookney £1100. 401-450kg – Troup Home £1390. 451-500kg – Newmill £1480. 501-550kg – Netherhill £1500. 551-600kg – Stonyford £1590.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Kinknockie £840. 301-350kg – Bogie Street £800. 351-400kg – Strocherie £1070. 401-450kg – Shore Croft £1130. 451-500kg – Broomhill £1440. 501-550kg – Shoreton £1490. 551-600kg – Kinknockie £1570. 601-650kg – Sebay £1550.

Ewes with lambs – Singles – Mule – East Backburn, Netherley £142, £140. Suf – Wester Coltfield, Kinloss £126. Tex X – Backley, Pitcaple £126. Tex – Lost Farm, Strathdon £125. Mule – Newbigging, Insch £124. Mule BM – South Camaloun, Fyvie £120. BFL – Raemoir Road, Banchory £118. Chev – Lower House, Hillwell £116.

Lamb and half – Suff X – Backley £145. Cont – West Cranloch, Ythanwells £127. DS – Main Street, Rhynie £120. Suff X – Leitchestown, Deskford £120. Tex X – Plewlands, Duffus £118. Tex X – South Camaloun £113. Mule – Rowanhill, Kininmonth £112. Cont – Newton, Lower Cabrach £112.

Twins – Tex X – Backley £130. Suff – Braigiewell, Echt £128; West Cranloch, Ythanwells £122. Mule – Roundhome, Corse £122. Mule – Pitgersie, Ellon £121. Tex – Lost £116. Mule – Mains of Tollo £114. Suff X – Plewlands £112.

Store hoggs – Tex X – Abbotswells Crescent, Kincorth £128. Suff X – Ardgeith, Strathdon £122.

St Boswells

Bullocks lead Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale, with Aberdeen Angus from Brockhouse, making £1640 Brockhouse, and Simmentals from South Common, realising, to average 309.6p per kg.

Limousins secured the top prices among the heifers at £1600 for The Lee, and to 344p for Parkhill, to level at 296.2p.

Texel hoggs and lambs secured £150 for Swinside, Townfoot, whilst Texel ewes with singles made £142 for Greenhead, Selkirk.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1640 Brockhouse; £1530 Broomiebank; £1530, £1520 Middlestead. BS – £1510(x2), £1500, £1480 Broomiebank. Lim – £1570 Woodhead, A, The Lee; £1540 Stoneypath; £1530 The Lee. Sim – £1500, £1400 Parkhill; £1400 Ettrickshaws; £1300 Parkhill; £1270 Ettrickshaws; £1220 South Common. Saler – £1440, £1370 Stoneypath. Hfd – £1420 Gospelhall. BB – £1230 Burnhead, Peebles; £1210 Harwood on Teviot. Char – £1530, £1510 Stoneypath; £1410 Upper Samieston; £1360 Todshawhaugh. Luing – £1200 Ettrickshaws.

Heifers – A-A – £1450 Woodhead, Ancrum; £1260 (x2) Gainslaw Hill; £1150 Harwood on Teviot; £1140 Gainslaw Hill; £1130 Middlestead. Lim – £1600 The Lee; £1500 Woodhead, Ancrum; £1460 Gospelhall; £1410 Saughtree. Sim – £1510, £1480 Coxydene; £910 Huntershall; £900 South Common. BB – £1230 South Common. Char – £1700, £1650, £1610, £1600 Crookston.

Bulls – A-A – £960 Branxholm Braes. Sim – £1020 Branxholm Braes.

Hoggs and lambs – Tex – £150 Swinside Townfoot.

Gimmers and singles – Tex – £140 Swinside Townfoot. DS – £130 Broomiebank.

Gimmers with twins – Tex – £138 Swinside Townfoot.

Ewes with singles – Tex – £142, £132 Greenhead, Selkirk; £126 Hallrule Mill; £120 Gainslaw Hill. Belt – £140 Wester Ulston Sheep. Suff – £138 Gospelhall. Chev Mule – £135, £118 Wester Ulston Sheep. Mule – £114 Broomlands. Chev – £113 Broomilees; £98 Gospelhall; £95 Nisbet Mill.

Ewes with twins – Half bred – £116 Oxmuir. Tex – £114 Greenhead, Selkirk. Mule – £114, £106 Broomilees; £104 Oxmuir; £100 Kaeside. Suff – £108 Greenhead, Selkirk; £106 Howahill. Chev Mule – £112 Wester Ulston. Chev – £94, £92 Nisbet Mill. Jacob – £84 Broomilees.

Oban

A buoyant demand was met at United Auctions' sale of 367 store cattle, where 509kg Charolais cross bullocks realised £1540 for Messrs Leitch, Fernoch, and to £1440 for a 470kg Limousin cross heifer from AJ Morrison, Eoligarry, Barra.

Among the pence per kg section it was Limousin crosses that took the top spots, at 375p for a 240kg bullock from DJ MacGillivray, Pennygown, and to 378.8p for a pair of 264kg heifers from Messrs Troughton and Co, Ardachy.

Heifers and bullocks balanced out at 288.06p and 302.63p respectively.

Blackface hoggs from Musdale, made £160, whilst Suffolk ewes from Dalvuie, realised £160.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A X – Kilbride £1120; Ardionra £905. BS X – Homestead £985; Glebe £970. BB X – Ardachy £900. Char X – Fernoch (x3) £1540, (x3) £1480; Tiraghoil £1440, £1320; Ruaig £1270; Shenavallie £1195; Ardmaleish (x2) £1190; Dunans £1180; Ardmaleish (x3) £1130; Ruaig (x2) £1100. High X – Shenavallie £970. Lim X – Brackley £1510; Ruaig £1410; Tiraghoil (x3) £1380; Barbreck £1325; Strongorm (x2) £1240; Lurignish £1230; Craig £1220; Dall £1170; Barbreck (x2), Strongorm, Tiraghoil (x2) £1160; Brackley (x2) £1150; Barbreck, Achnaba £1140; Keil £1120; Dall £1110, (x2) £1070; Aird (x3) £1055; Craigmore £1040; Elderberry £1030; Ardachy (x4) £1020; Tiraghoil (x2) £1000. Lui X – Barbreck £1260; Bonawe Croft £1100, (x2) £1035. Sal X – Brackley (x2) £1220. Sim X – Tiraghoil (x3) £1360; Duncroisk £1170; Kilbride £1100; Tiraghoil £1060; Brough (x2) £1020, (x2) £1005; Tigh Na Cille £1000; Tiraghoil (x3) £980; Keil Crofts £950.

Heifers – A-A X – Kilbride (x2) £1040; Eoligarry £940. BS X – Homestead £970, £945. BB X – Dalmore £1120; Ardachy £1000. Char X – Tiraghoil (x3), Fernoch (x3) £1340; Tiraghoil (x3) £1250; Fernoch (x2) £1160; Tiraghoil, Fernoch (x2) £1130; Ruaig £1070. Hfd X – Clachan (x6) £1060. Lim X – Eoligarry £1440; Tiraghoil £1200; Eoligarry £1160; Tyree £1120; Barbreck (x3) £1090; Strongorm (x2) £1070; Tyree £1040; Ardachy £1020; Tiraghoil £1010; Eoligarry, Ardachy (x3), (x2) £1000; Eoligarry £990; Brackley £980; Craigmore, Tiraghoil, Eoligarry £960; Dall, Tiraghoil (x4) £950. Sal X – Brackley £980. Sim X – Tiraghoil (x4) £1220; Kilbride (x2) £1200; Caolis (x3) £1020; Tiraghoil £1010; Daltote £970; Aird (x2) £920; Kilbride (x2) £905.

Sheep – Hoggs – Suff X – Pennygown £100. Belt X – Balevullin £132. Tex X – Acharonich, Fiart £118. Chev – Ruaig £121; Caddleton £114; Pennygown £112; Braefoot £104; Caddleton £101; Pennygown £100. X – Iochdar £126; Croit-Na-Aibhne £108; Ruaig £92; Borve £90. Chev/ Mule – Balevullin £130; Caddleton £118; Ruaig £100. BF – Musdale £160, £100; Innisaig £99; Drissaig £98; 3 Balevullin £93; Innisaig £92; Turnault £88; Drissaig, Musdale £86.

Ewes – Suff – Dalvuie £160; Barrapol £141; Mid £118; Fiart £104. Belt – Iochdar £97. Tex X – Hough, Ruaig £148. Chev – Hillcrest £132; Balnagown £130; Balnagown £128; Shenavallie £127; Braefoot, Balnagown £120; Iochdar £117; 3A Caolis £106; Gribun £104; Shenavallie £99. X – Iochdar £148; Salum £134; Salun, Bailuacraich £120; Bailuacraich £119; Mid Farm £92. Mule – Balnagown £140; Sandaig £133; Hough, Sandaig, Lochside £130; Ruaig £128; Balevullin, Grean £90. Chev/Mule – Gribun £130. BF – Fiart £130, £120, £114; Croft One £110; Lochside £105; Kilbride £98; Laggan Barguillean £96; Turnault £91; Borve, Hough £90; Croft One £88; Millpark £83; Fiart £81.

Ewes with lambs – Chev/Mule – Borve £82. Mule – Craigston £78.

Lanark

A top price of £162 per life was achieved for Texel cross ewes and single lambs from Dillars House, at Lawrie and Symington's sale.

The first entries of hoggs and lambs of the season sold to £150 for Texel crosses from Newton of Wiston.

On Tuesday, the fortnightly sale of 823 store cattle reached £1860 for a 734kg Beef Shorthorn cross heifer from Cobblehaugh, and to £1740 for 592kg British Blue cross bullocks from Cobblehaugh,

Bullocks sold to 397.6p for a 332kg Charolais cross from Feoch, to average 308p, whilst heifers peaked at 340.8p for a 446kg Limousin from Southmains, to level 276.24p.

Dairy bullocks peaked at £1480 and 257.4p for a pair of 575kg Montbeliarde from Cobblehaugh, to cash in at 219.7p.

Leading Prices

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £162, £158, £145 Dillars House; £134 Jeanfield; £129 West Browncastle; £126 Jeanfield; £120 Toftcombs. BF – £77 Brownrigg; £72 Jackton Est; £68 Woodside Ave. Chev Mule – £101, £96 Toftcombs. Suff – £131 Brownrigg; £130, £111 Jackton Est. X – £115, £114 Dunsyre Mains; £114 Jackton Est; £109 Kailzie Mains. Chev – £88, £87 Woodside Ave; £86 Findatie; £84 Woodside Ave.

Hoggs and lambs – Tex – £150, £144 Newton of Wiston. Suff – £118 Kingside. Chev Mule – £138 Newton of Wiston.

Gimmers and lambs – Tex – £146 Dillars House. Suff – £145 Kailzie Mains. X – £117 North Moorhouse and Sunnyside; £115 Sunnyside; £114 North Moorhouse.

Bullocks – A-A – £1600 Tanhill; £1540, £1460 Wester Walston; £1520 Cobblehaugh; £1490 Wester Whitecastle; £1400 Broomknowes; £1390 The Law; £1380 Headsmuir; £1370 Cloverhill; £1300 Haywoodhead. Hfd – £1460, £1390 The Law;£1020 Newhouses. Lim – £1510, £1390, £1360 Southmains; £1400, £1390, £1380 The Lee. Luing – £1250 Hattonknowe; £1190 Hamildean. Lim X – £1580, £1550 Muldron; £1560, £1500, £1480 Gair and Hawksland; £1520, £1480 Wester Walston; £1490 Kirkton of Crawford and Wester Whitecastle. Char X – £1610 Hillend; £1550 the Law; £1500 The Thistle, Cloverhill and Carco; £1480, £1470 Netherurd Mains; £1460, £1450 Hattonknowe; £1455 Carco. BS – £1650 Cobblehaugh; £1400, £1310 Hattonknowe; £1370, £1350, £1340, £1310 Kirkton of Crawford; £1290, £1260 Threepwood; £1280 Wester Whitecastle. Sim – £1560 Halkerston; £1480, £1400 Badenheath; £1440 Whitehaugh; £1420 Noblehall; £1410 Hattonknowe; £1290 Whitehaugh; £1250 Cronan; £1180 Greenbank and Broomknowes. BB – £1740, £1650, £1510, £1340 Cobblehaugh; £1690 Tanhill; £1410 Bents; £1280 Deaconhill; £1140 Wester Walston, Lettrickhills and Over Kypeside. Saler – £1360, £1090, £1000 Garpel Farms. Gall – £1090 Kingledores. Char – £1610 Hillend.

Heifers – Char X – £1500, £1430 Hillend; £1470 The Thistle; £1420 Carco and Hillend; £1400 The Thistle and Netherurd Mains; £1380 Carco; £1370 Netherurd Mains; £1310 Cleugh. BS – £1860, £1560, £1320 Cobblehaugh; £1220 Little Galla; £1190 South Mains; £1160 Kirkton of Crawford; £1150 Carmacoup; £990 Kingledores and Little Galla; £900 Wester Whitecastle. Lim X – £1660 Netherurd Mains; £1510 Gair; £1460 Hawksland; £1450 Wester Walston; £1320 Huntlyhills; £1300 Traquair Knowe; £1290 Hillend; £1280 Eastfield and Gair; £1270 Kirkton of Crawford. Lim – £1520, £1240 Southmains. Hfd – £1390, £1220, £1000 St Clements Well; £1250 Thornyhills. BB – £1660, £1650, £1630, £1590 Cobblehaugh; £1510, £1370 Kilbank; £1400, £1390 Bents; £1320 Stonebyres; £1310 Hawksland. Luing – £1140 Woodlands. Sim – £1540 Noblehall; £1350, £1240 St Clements; £1340 Greenbank; £1260 Whitehaugh; £1210 Badenheath; £1180 Broomknowes; £1170 Halkerston; £1140 Woodlands. A-A – £1610 Woodlands; £1510 Tanhill; £1400 Broomknowes; £1300 Over Kypeside; £1270, £1150 Newbigging Mill; £1230 Cloverhill; £1200 Headsmuir; £1180 Haywoodhead; £1120 Dovecot. Char – £1420, £1290 Hillend.

Dairy bullocks – Mont – £1480 Cobblehaugh. Fries – £1400 Tanhill; £1140 Blackburn Mains; £1060, £1020 Over Kypeside. Hol – £1190, £1140 Blackburn Mains; £1000 Murrays.

Newton Stewart

Bullocks and heifers averaged 296.8p per kg and 277.8p respectively at Craig Wilson's store cattle sale.

Bullocks peaked at £1390 for Aberdeen Angus from H Young, Waulkmill, and to 332p for Limousin crosses from G Adams, Clugston.

Heifers sold to 293p for Limousin crosses from C Muir, Larg, and to£1220 for Charolais from I McIlwrick, Balmurrie.

Leading Prices

Steers – A-A – £1390 Waulkmill; £1340 Mid Skeog. Black and White – £1380 Barvernochan. Lim – £1320 Larg; £1310, £1270 Clugston. BS – £1300 Mid Skeog. Char – £1290, £1250 Balmurrie.

Heifers – Char – £1220, £1150 Balmurrie; £1200, £1110 Galdenoch. A-A – £1150 Waulkmill. BS – £1140 (x2) Barrachan. Lim – £1120 Larg.

Stirling (Cale)

Bullocks and heifers cashed in at 293.28p per kg and 288.61p respectively at Caledonian Marts' store cattle sale.

Limousins led the bullocks at 380p per kg for J Lambie, Knockdaw, Lendalfoot, and to £1710 for J Brown, Greencraig, Slamannan.

Heifers attained 352p for a British Blue from L Laird, Lochhead, East Wemyss, and to £1670 for Limousins again from J Brown, Greencraig, Slamannan.

Also forward were 728 lives at the ewes and lambs at foot sale, which peaked at £164 per life for cross ewe hoggs from RM Dunlop, Middlepart, Dalry.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – £1710 Greencraig; £1690 Jawpark; £1660 Ardgate; £1650 Loanrigg; £1620 Ardgate; £1620 Jawpark; £1600 Drumbowie.

Heifers – £1670 Greencraig; £1600 Cuttlehill; £1560 Castlehill; £1530 Castlehill; £1530 Greencraig; £1510 Drumbeg.

Hoggs – £164 Middlepart; £134 Newton of Fotheringham; £134 Mill of Ardoch; £118 Newton of Fotheringham.

Ewes with lambs – £120 Kinnighallen; £120 Gibblaston; £109 Kinnighallen.

Wooler

Harrison and Hetherington held their fortnightly sale of store cattle, where Aberdeen Angus cross bullocks made £1580 for Messrs Woodcock, The Hagg, and Charolais heifers realised £1540 for Newstead.

Top pence per kg of 349p was paid for a Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Hubb, Oakdene, and to 325p for Limousins from South Ord.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1580, £1500 (x2) The Hagg, £1410, £1400 (x2) Wandon. Sim – £1520 Newstead. Hfd – £1080 North Lyham. Lim – £1290, £1220, £1210 Broombank. Char – £1210, £1200 Dunstan Hill.

Heifers – Char – £1540, £1530, £1460 Newstead; £1420 Dunstan Hill; £1420 Newstead. A-A – £1530 Newstead; £1380 The Hagg; £1320 Newstead; £1210 The Hagg; £1200 Wandon, North Lyham. Lim – £1200, £1190 Annstead; £1100 Broombank. BB – £1120 Annstead.

Dumfries

Simmental heifers from Innerfield, secured the top price of £1560 at C and D auction marts' fortnightly sale of store cattle.

Limousin bullocks realised £1510 for High Theave.

Among the pence per kg section it was Limousins that led the way, with bullocks from Crosslee, making 357.70p, and heifers peaking at 333.30p for Newmains.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1510, £1500 (x2) High Theave; £1450 Ballaggan. A-A – £1500 Netherhall; £1440 Henderland; £1420 Highlaw; £1400 High Auchneel. Char – £1450 Shenrick. BB – £1400 Fauldie; £1290 Highlaw. BS – £1280 High Auchneel; £1210 Pilmuir. Sim – £1190 Meikleholm.

Heifers – Sim – £1560 Innerfield; £1390 High Auchneel. A-A – £1520, £1490 Hendeland; £1440 Fauldie; £1400 Newmains. Lim – £1510 Belridding; £1490 Ballaggan; £1310 Shenrick; £1310 Highlaw. Char – £1430 Horseholm. BB – £1350 Fauldie. Hfd – £1310 High Auchneel. BS – £1300 Henderland.