Fife-based Craig and Katreen Malone, Pitcairn, Cardenden, had a field day at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale of 355 cows and heifers with calves at foot at Carlisle, selling to top priced lots at £7200 and £5500.

The couple, who have already sold several of the top-priced lots at previous sales this year, produced their dearest of the season with a home-bred Limousin cross heifer which sold with heifer calf at foot by the Limousin AI sire, Tomschoice Lexicon.

The team also received £5500 for a Limousin cross heifer with bull calf at foot and sold seven heifers with calves to average £4844.

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Entries from Messrs McAlister, Wester Thomaston, Banknock, Bonnybridge, also sold well at £5000 and £4900 for Limousin cross heifers with calves.

Biggest consignors Messrs Livingstone, Kirtlevale, sold no fewer than 42 heifers with calves at foot to a top of £5200 for a Limousin cross heifer and calf to average £3229.

An added feature of the event was the dispersal from Crowhall Farms which saw stock cows sell to £4800 for a five-year-old Limousin with bull calf and a Limousin stock bull at £5800. They sold 85 cows to average £2600.

Messrs Renton, Highlaws sold the top-priced British Blue cross cow and bull calf for £4500.

Dumfriesshire-based Andrew Ewing, Dumbretton, Annan, sold the top two highest-priced bulling heifers at £3700 for a red roan Limousin cross heifer and £3000 for a Black Limousin.

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By the end of the day, heifers and calves averaged £2984; cows and calves at £2611; and 160 bulling heifers levelled at £1970.46.

The small but select show of beef bulls forward peaked at 4500gns for a pedigree Limousin from Messrs Bell, Hilltop Farm, Keswick, followed at 4400gns for a three-quarter Limousin bull from Messrs Robertson, Newton Logierait, Pitlochry.

Leading Averages

Farm (No) Average (£)

Pitcairn (7) 4842.00

Wester Thomaston (9) 3888.00

Highlaws (6) 3516.00

High House (4) 3375.00

Sleight House (5) 3240.00

Kirtlevale (42) 3229.00

Lane Head (3) 3166.00

Hawkswell (15) 3073.00

Parsonage (9) 3000.00

Leading Prices

Heifers and calves – Lim – £7200, £5500, £4800, £4200, £4000, £3800 Pitcairn; £5200, £4700, £4500, £3900, £3650, £3600 (x2), £3550, £3500 (x6) Kirtlevale; £5000, £4900, £4400, £4000, £3600 Wester Thomaston; £4000, £3800 High House; £3700, £3700 Parsonage; £3700, £3600, £3500 Hawkswell; £3500 Sleights House. BB – £4400 Pitcairn; £4400, £3500 Wester Thomaston; £3900, £3800, £3300 Kirtlevale; £3500 Sleights House; £3400, £3200 Lane Head. Sim – £3000 Gerrard House. A-A – £2800 Lower Langshaw.

Cows and calves – Lim – £4800, £4500, £4000, £3900, £3850 (x2), £3800, £3500, £3300, £3200 (x2), £3100, £3000 (x3) Crowhall; £4200, £3000 Kirtlevale; £3000 (x2) Lower Langshaw; £3000 High Highlaws; £3000 Parsonage. BB – £4500, £4300, £3500, £3000 High Highlaws; £3000 Crowhall. Sim – £2900 Crowhall; £2600 Castlehill. A-A – £2500, £2400, £2350 Crowhall.

Stock bulls – Lim – £5800 Crowhall Farm. Char – £4200 Bridgeview.

Bulling heifers – Lim – £3700, £3000 Dumbretton; £2600, £2050, £1850, £1780 Wester Middleton; £2500, £2200, £2000, £1900 (x2), £1880, £1800 Middle Farm; £2500, £2400, £2100, £1950 Osborne Farm; £2400, £2300, £2250, £1920 Mirlaw House; £2300, £2250 The Faulds; £2050 (x2) Newbiggin Farm; £2000 Calfpark; £1950 Prior Hall; £1900 The Faulds; £1780 Halls Oven. BB – £2800 Highlaws; £2800, £1900 Terregles; £2500 Hillside; £2500 (x2) Mirlaw House; £2400, £1800 Osborne Farm; £2300, £2000 (x2), £1850 Wester Middleton; £2000, £1900 (x2), £1800 Middle Farm; £1950 Newbiggin Farm; £1760, £1740, £1700 Learglea Farm. BS – £2450 Middle Farm. Char – £2100 Osborne Farm. Sim –£1940, £1740, £1700, £1600 Kirtleton House; £1600 High Wood End. Maine – £1740 Kirtleton House.

Bulls – Lim – 4500gns Hilltop Farm; 4400gns Newton of Logierait; 4200gns Haltcliffe Farm; 3000gns (x2) Dorryfield Farm. Char – 3500gns Newton House Farm.