Stirling UA

Bullocks (139) and heifers (137) averaged 302.31p per kg and 289.52p respectively at United Auctions' weekly store cattle sale.

Among the pence per kg, a 283kg Simmental cross bullock made 374.60p, and a 292kg Charolais cross heifer realised £1800, both coming from Kirkland.

Limousin crosses from Torrax, topped the per head sections at £1880 for a 676kg bullock and to £1800 for a 616kg heifer.

Simmental crosses from Woodhall, topped the young bulls at 277.60p and £1090, to average 268.46p.

Also forward were 116 breeding cattle, which reached £4250 for heifers with calves at foot from Craig and Teen Malone, Pitcairn.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – Torrax £1880, £1790, £1750; Ardgate £1580; Torrax £1560; Ardgate £1480; Torrax £1465, £1435; Mid Shawton £1240, £1190. A-A – Lindertis £1840, £1720, £1700, £1660 (x2); East Moneyacres £1650; Lindertis £1580, £1530, £1525, £1500. BB – Torrax £1510; Ardgate £1340; Broughmore £1210. Nor – Ardgate £1505. Sim – East Moneyacres £1490 Ardagte £1375. Sal – Ardgate £1480. BS – East Moneyacres £1470; Mains of Craigisla £1270; Kirkland £1105. Char – Ardgate £1375; South Kirklane £1310; Taglim £1280; South Kirklane £1110.

Heifers – Lim – Torrax £1800, £1690, £1650, £1540; Wester Mye £1445, £1405; Findatie £1290. BB – Torrax £1740, £1710, £1600, £1415; Hillside £1200; Broughmore £1150; Wester Mye £1100. A-A – Lindertis £1650, £1645, £1580, £1560, £1535, £1475, £1440, £1400; Wester Mye £1350; Lindertis £1325. Sim – Middle Coldrain £1570; Middle Coldrain £1250, £1250. Char – Middle Coldrain £1540; Taiglim £1150; Middle Coldrain £1070. BS – Mains of Craigisla £1060, £100. LH – Findatie £1400.

Young bulls – Sim – Woodhall £1090 (x2), £1080.

Breeding cattle – Bulls – Sim – Tartraven £4000. Char – Cairntack £4000. A-A –Tartraven £3800, £3700.

Heifers with calves at foot – Pitcairn £4250, £3600; Porterston £3400, £3000, £2900, £2700.

Stock cows with bull calves at foot – Tartraven £3000 (x3), £2900 (x2), £2900.

Stock cows with heifer calves at foot – Tartraven £3200, £3100, £2900 (x3), £2850, £2800.

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Carlisle

British Blues from Todd Farming, Market Rasen, led Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale, with heifers and bullocks making £2300 and £1860 respectively.

Bullocks averaged £1379.44, whilst heifers cashed in at £1312.77.

Among the weaned cattle, trade reached £1450 for Simmental bulls from Messrs Vaughan, High Dovecote.

Limousin crosses led both the heifers at £1450 and bullocks at £1380 from Messrs Harrison, Lesson Hall, and Messrs Preston, Pallet Hill, respectively.

Simmental bulls from Messrs Sanderson, Graden, Kelso, led the calves at £605.

Heifers achieved £480 on two occasions, for an Aberdeen Angus from Messrs Marshall, Auchenleck, Castle Douglas, and again for British Blues from Messrs Caddy, The Crescent.

On Monday, the firm held its weekly sale of ewes and lambs, which reached £130 per life on two occasions, firstly for a Beltex cross ewe and lamb from SD and CM Hoodless, Highfield, Ruchcroft, and again for a two-crop Texel with Beltex lamb from A W Hague, Mill Street, Frizington.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – BB – £1860, £1770, £1690, £1640, £1600, £1510 Manor; £1640, £1510 High Flowery Hirst; £1510, £1420 Harwood on Teviot; £1500, £1490, £1480, £1440 Hainings; £1490 Hayclose; £1450 Chapel; £1440, £1400 Sandbed. Char – £1800 (x3) Lairdlaugh; £1620 Swordwellrigg; £1590 (x4) Cockleybank; £1380 Ladyhousesteads; £1360 (x2) Mossband Hall. Lim – £1720, £1640, £1620 (x2), £1570, £1550 Tinnishall; £1690, £1620, £1560 Woodslee; £1680 (x2) Lairdlaugh; £1610 Windy Nook; £1550 (x3) West End; £1470 (x2) Chapel; £1470, £1420, £1400 Mouldyhills; £1400 Langdyke Cottage. A-A – £1700, £1430 (x3) Cockleybank; £1580 Windy Nook; £1530 (x2) Gimmenbie; £1480 Hayclose; £1450 (x3), £1450 Woodside; £1400 (x3), £1360 (x4), £1310 (x2) Chapel; £1395 (x3) Woodside; £1385 Harwood on Teviot; £1380, £1340 (x3) Prior Rigg. Sim – £1590 Tinnishall; £1450 Chapel. Fleck – £1500, £1480, £1470, £1460 Limekilns. Blonde –£1490 Langdyke Cottage. Mont – £1480 Swordwellrigg. Saler –£1340 Cockleybank. BS – £1320 Hayclose.

Heifers – BB – £2300, £2120 (x2), £1620, £1540, £1400, £1330 Manor; £1780, £1540 Osborne; £1620 Woodhouse; £1430 Gimmenbie; £1400, £1300 Stone House; £1380, £1310 (x3) Hallfoot; £1320 Hayclose. Lim – £1800, £1740, £1600 Sarkshields; £1700, £1470 Hayclose; £1700, £1670 (x2), £1550 Church Road; £1660, £1640 Osborne; £1590, £1520 Tinnishall; £1580 Cockleybank; £1530 Manor; £1480 Mouldyhills; £1460 Windy Nook; £1440 Walton Woodhead. A-A – £1700 Tinnishall; £1490, £1450, £1430 (x2), £1340 (x2) Cockleybank; £1460 Windy Nook; £1400 Woodside; £1350 Gimmenbie; £1320 (x3) Briggle. Blonde –£1560 Manor. Pie – £1500 (x2) Hayclose. Hfd – £1340 Swordwellrigg; £1335 (x3), £1300 Cockleybank. BS –£1250 Cumcatch. HF – £1140 Brownfield. Char – £1640 (x2), £1500 (x3), £1380, £1360 (x3), £1310 Cockleybank; £1400 Hallfoot; £1360 The Laythes; £1300 Mouldy Hills.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Sim –£1450 High Dovecote. BB – £1280, £1250, £1090 Mouldyhills. Lim – £1360 Rye Close; £1040 Hagg; £1030 Burn House; £1020 Cowlyers. BS – £1000 Rye Close; £960 Whitehills. Hfd – £880 (x2) Braehead.

Heifers – Lim – £1450 Lesson Hall; £1400, £1250, £1180 (x2), £1140, £1130 (x3) Netherton; £1320, £1230, £1100 Pallet Hill; £1140, £1100 Airds of Balcary. A-A – £1020 Parks. BB – £1290, £1250 Whitehills. Char –£1130 Netherton; £1010 (x2) Brocklerigg. Hfd – £1020 Parks.

Steers –Lim – £1380 Pallet Hill; £1360 High Griseburn; £1150, £1140 Harper Hill; £1150 (x2), £1040 (x2) Horsemoor Hills; £1080, £1020 (x2) Musgrave Hill; £1060 Parks; £1040 Airds of Balcary; £1030 Batey Shield. Sim – £1280, £1100, £1030 High Griseburn. BB – £1080 Wolsty; £1070 Slacks. Luing – £1090, £990 (x16), £970 (x7) Duncrahill Farm House. Char – £1060, £1030 Airds of Balcary. BS – £1060 Whitehills. Hfd – £1030 (x2) Slacks; £1020, £940 Parks. Fleck – £1030, £1020 (x2) Slacks. Frie – £980 Parks.

Calves – Bulls – Sim – £605, £550, £460 Graden; £400, £380, £335, £330 Rockhallhead; £395 (x2) Waterloo. BB – £600 Waingate Head; £565, £450 Tempest Tower; £475, £445, £435 (x2) High Plains; £425 (x2) Monks House; £420, £355 Anguswell; £420 Blunderfield East; £420, £370 Greenmoorside; £420 East Scales; £400 Crownstone; £380 Nook House; £370 Fauld; £360 Woodhouses; £385 Auchenleck. A-A – £540 Knockshiffnock; £505 Tempest Tower; £475 Lodge of Kelton; £460 Anguswell;£440 Auckenleck; £430 (x2), £420, £410, £400 (x2), £350 Fauld; £410 Auchenleck; £400 Meinside; £400, £330, £315 Blunderfield East; £380, £365 Justenlees; £340 (x2) Woodhouses. Hfd – £480, £430 (x2) Harrington Ling; £475 Groundy Croft. Char – £445, £380 Glenlaugh; £325 Wolsty Hall. Lim – £440, £340 Rocjhallhead.

Heifers –A-A – £480, £400, £380 (x2), £340 Auchenleck; £405 Pathways; £390 Lodge of Kelton; £370 Justenlees; £365 Tempest Tower; £350, £335, £310 Gaitsgill Hall; £345, £330 Park House; £315 Fauld; £315 Wolsty Hall. BB – £480 The Crescent; £405 Anguswell; £395 (x2) Tempest Tower; £385 East Scales; £375, £365, £335 (x2) Crownstone; £370 Monks House; £365 Greenmoorside; £355 Meinside; £340 Woodhouses. Char – £440 Glenlaugh; £395, £375, £350, £300 Wolsty Hall. Hfd – £420, £400 Groundy Croft; £395, £390, £350, £335 Harrington Ling; £330, £310 Gaitsgill Hall. Lim – £355 Duckintree; £340 East Scales; £320 Woodhouses. Sim – £330, £315 Meinside; £315, £300 Graden. Blonde – £315 Gillfield.

Ewes and lambs – Belt – £130 Highfield. Hill Chev – £93 South Croft. GF – £93 Wolf Hills; £90 Highfield; £87 Albyfield. Herd – £82 Foot O Green; £72.00 Foot O Green; £68.00 Foot O Green. Suff –£118 Auchengray; £100 Auchengray. Tex –£130 Mill Street; £128 Highfield; £118 Wolf Hills; £99 Auchengray; £98 Wolf Hills; £98 Wolf Hills; £94 Wolf Hills; £92 Mill Street; £89 Highfield; £88 Albyfield.

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Lockerbie

A Limousin bullock from Messrs Richardson, Purdomstone, topped Harrison and Hetherington's fortnightly sale of store cattle at £1660.

Heifers reached £1050 for a Hereford from Messrs More, Maxwellbank.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1660, £1530, £1510 Purdomstone. A-A – £1010 Waterhead. BS –£770 Pearsbyhall. Hfd – £990 Waterhead; £620, £610, £580 East Tinwald

Heifers – Hfd – £1050, £960 Maxwellbank. Sim – £1040 Maxwellbank. A-A – £880 Fingland. Lim –£500 Copewood.

St Boswells

Bullocks led the proceedings at Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale, having sold to £1380 for a Shorthorn from Messrs Howey, Broomiebank, and to 294.5p per kg for an Aberdeen Angus from Earlston Mains.

Heifers attained £1300 for a Beef Shorthorn from Broomiebank, and to 275p for Simmentals from East Learmouth.

The firm also sold ewes and lambs to £120 for Texels with singles from Greenhead, Selkirk

Leading Prices

Bullocks – BS – £1380 Broomiebank. Sim –£1200 East Learmouth.

Heifers – BS – £1300 Broomiebank. A-A – £1200 Broomiebank. Sim –£1100, £1000 East Learmouth.

Ewes and lambs – Singles – Tex – £120 Greenhead, Selkirk. Suff X – £120 Greenhead, Selkirk.

Twins – Tex – £112 (x2) Greenhead, Selkirk. Shetland – £50 West Lodge South.

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Ayr

Bullocks came out on top at Craig Wilson's store cattle sale having reached £1875 for Simmental bullocks from Stoopshill, and to 362p per kg for a pair of Charolais from West Enoch.

Limousins from Auchentibbert, led the heifers at £1705 and 331p.

Bullocks (146) averaged 292.4p, whilst heifer (130) cashed in at 279.4p.

On the sheep front, 306 ewes and lambs at foot came under the hammer, with a top price of £132 a life paid for Texel hoggs with single lambs from T McMillan, Eskechraggan.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 14 dairy cattle to a top of £2050 for a fresh calved heifer from Messrs Steel, Ditton.

A large show of 132 calves and stirks, reached £1410 for a pair of Charolais cross bullock stirks from J Douglas and Sons, Barlaughlan.

Top price calf of £680 was paid for a British Blue bull from TS Smith, Haysmuir, with heifers reaching £590 for a Aberdeen Angus cross off Beacom Farms, Raith.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Sim – £1875, £1560 Stoopshill; £1740 Bridgend. A-A – £1700, £1655 Clevance; £1640 Bridgend; £1580 Slatehole; £1540 Stoopshill; £1480 Stafflar; £1470 High Drumrae; £1440 Creechan Park and Slatehole. BB – £1670 Ladyyard; £1430 Stafflar; £1410 Whiteflat; £1340 Drongan House. Hfd – £1570 Burnton; £1260 West Newton. Lim – £1460 Bridgend; £1390 Bankend; £1360 Drongan House; £1320 Isle; £1290 Maxwelston, Shutterflat, and Auchneight. South Devon – £1400, £1200 Meikle Garclaugh. Frie – £1390 Bowhouse; £1250 Bankend; £1220 Drongan House and Ladyyard; £1200 South Biggart. Char – £1340 West Enoch; £1330 Craigneil; £1320 Maxwelston. BS – £1300 Shutterflat. Saler – £1200 Maxwelston.

Heifers – Lim – £1705, £1640, £1620 Auchentibbert; £1680 West Enoch; £1550 Bridgend; £1290 Ballikillet. A-A –£1680 Shacklehill; £1660 Benston; £1500, £1480 Stafflar; £1480 Slatehole; £1440 Littleton. BB –£1610 Ladyyard; £1580 Slatehole; £1510, £1460, £1380 Ballycurrie; £1390 Whiteflat; £1380 High Branchal and Stafflar; £1300 Drongan House. Sim –£1590 Auchentibbert. Saler – £1440 Auchentibbert. South Devon –£1270 Meikle Garclaugh. Char – £1215, £1130, £1080 Craigneil; £1080, £1040 West Enoch.

Breeding sheep – Hoggs and lambs – Tex ­– £132 Eskechraggan. Mule –£126, £120 Balsaggart.

Ewes and lambs – BDM – £120 Cedar Cottage. Mule – £112, £108 Eskechraggan. Tex – £118, £110 Thorn; £112, £110 Auchenflower. Zwart – £108 Cedar Cottage. Chev – £96 Middlepart.

Calves – Bull – BB X – £680 Haysmuir; £590 (x2) £580 Low Barledziew; £570 Raith; £550 Dunduff; £450 Nether Craig; £440 Dunduff. A-A X – £650, £610 Haysmuir; £570 (x2), £535 (x3), £530, £510 (x2) Raith; £460 Haysmuir; £440 Raith. Fleck – £510 Raith. Lim X – £500 Haysmuir. BG X – £440 Haysmuir. BS – £380 Netherholm.

Heifer – A-A X – £590, £580, £540, £490, £470 (x4) Raith. BB X – £560 (x2) Low Barledziew; £380, £340 Netherholm. Sim X – £580 Kaimhill.

Stirks –Bullocks – Char X –£1410 Barlaughlan; £1090 Cutcloy; £900 Barlaughlan. Saler X – £1170 Barlaughlan. Hfd X – £1040 Barlaughlan. Sim X – £1040 Cutcloy. A-A X – £1010 Watston; £980 Barlaughlan.

Heifer – Char X – £1060 Barlaughlan. Hfd X – £1010 Barlaughlan; £900 Watston. Saler X – £1000 Barlaughlan. BS – £880 Balig.

Penrith

A British Blue bullock stirk from Messrs Mallinson, Hall Field, secured £980 at Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP fortnightly sale of 134 rearing calves and stirks.

Aberdeen Angus heifers from the same home made £870.

Calves attained £640 for a British Blue bull from Harrison Livestock, Penny Hill Park, who also topped the heifer section at £530 for a Limousin.

Also forward were 490 breeding sheep, which sold to £192 for Beltex cross hoggs with Beltex lambs at foot from O Marrs, Wreay Hall.

Texel ewes and lambs from CL Park, Burblethwaite, achieved £160 per life.

Leading Prices

Stirk – Bullock – BB – £980 Hall Field. A-A – £650 (x7) Cairnbridge.

Heifer – A-A – £870 Hall Field; £685 (x10) Cairnbridge. Lim – £810, £620, £610 The Old Vicarage; £590, £580 Howes. BB – £530 (x2) Howes. Hfd – £530 Howes.

Bull –Lim – £760 The Old Vicarage; £735 (x2) The Croft; £650 (x2), £640 Howes. BB – £685 Howes. Char –£680 Howes. Black and White – £670 (x4) Sootyhill.

Calves – Bull – BB – £640 Penny Hill Park; £525, £500, £470, £465, £450 Morton Sceugh; £515, £510, £495 Low Moor Dyke; £490 Hall Field; £480, £465, £400 Brackenburgh Home; £400 Plumpton Head; £385 The Bramery; £380 Nether Colinhurst. Lim – £580, £505 Lodge; £400 Skirwith Abbey. A-A – £495 Hall Field; £340 The Bramery. Longhorn –£305 Cardew Hall. Black and White – £255 (x2), £245 (x2), £210, £205 (x2) The Elephant; £210 Low Moor Dyke; £200 (x4), £175 (x2), £155 Skirwith Abbey; £155 Brackenburgh Home. Hfd – £250 Nether Colinhurst; £235 Townhead.

Heifer – Lim – £530 Penny Hill Park; £465, £450, £420 Lodge; £380 Skirwith Abbey; £365 Harbour Flatt. BB – £500 Penny Hill Park; £450, £425 (x2) Morton Sceugh; £425, £390, £340 Cardew Hall; £375, £320 The Bramery; £360 Brackenburgh Home; £350 Skirwith Abbey; £300 Nether Colinhurst. A-A – £470 Penny Hill Park; £390 Hall Field; £380 Low Moor Dyke.

Bullock – BB – £360 Mosedale End. Black and White – £330 Hall Field.

Hoggs and lambs – Belt – £192, £166 Wreay Hall. DS – £180 Sunny Mount. Mule – £142, £127 (x2) Ploveriggs; £140 Seaview; £134, £132, £131 Cathow; £130 Sunny Mount. Tex – £138 Coupland Beck; £128 Wreay Hall.

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £160, £139, £135 Burblethwaite. Cont – £124, £118, £116 (x2), £112, £110, £102 (x2), £100 Leigh Croft; £119 Winter Crag. Chev – £106, £101 Leigh Croft; £92 Winter Crag. Suff – £126, £118, £114, £105 Leigh Croft. Chev Mule–£115 Seaview. Belt – £112 Winter Crag. Mule – £107, £102, £98 Leigh Croft. Swale – £81, £71 Sandwick.

Gimmers and lambs – Belt – £170 Wreay Hall. Mule – £138, £130, £128, £124 Little Blencowe; £130 Ploveriggs. Cont – £112 Leigh Croft.

Quoybrae

A Shorthorn cow with Shorthorn heifer calf at foot from Tackmore, Lybster, achieved £3000 at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 49 breeding cattle.

A Shorthorn cow with Charolais bull calf at foot from Westerloch, made £2550.

Heifers and calves from Westerloch Farm, Wick, made £2400 for a British Blue cross and Limousin bull calf, and to £2300 for a Beef Shorthorn cross with Limousin heifer calf.

Breeding bulls sold to 2600gns for a four-year-old Charolais from Westerloch.

Leading Prices

Cow with heifer calf –Tackmore £2700; Westerloch £2550, £2450, £2300.

Cow with bull calf –Westerloch £2500, £2500, £2500, £2300.

Breeding bulls – A-A – 2000gns, Kilimster Mains.

Hexham

A smaller entry of 164 store cattle was forward for Hexham and Northern Marts' store cattle sale, where trade peaked at £1970 for a Limousin cross bullock from the Woodman family, Great Chesters.

Heifers attained £1770 for a Beef Shorthorn cross from Messrs Wales, Thackwood, Raughton Head, Cumbria.

A small show of store hoggs sold to £190 for a Dutch Spotted hogg from JA Sowerby, Amos Hill.

Leading Prices

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1970, £1760 Great Chesters; £1720 Luns House and Great Chesters. BB X – £1400 Camphill. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1700 (x2), £1680 Great Chesters; £1670 Steel Hall. Char X – £1700, £1680 Great Chesters. BB X – £1640 Camphill. A-A X – £1780 Redesmouth. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1560 East Matfen; £1480 Comb Hills and East Matfen; £1430 Grindon Hill; £1360 West Butsfield; £1270 Comb Hills; £1260 Intake; £1220 West Butsfield and Hedley Park. A-A X – £1290 Parkside; £1250 West Butsfield; £1160 Parkside. BB – £1110 Hedley Park. Hfd X – £1370, £1300 (x 2) Kellah. Cattle 10 months and under –Lim X – £1180 Grindon Hill; £1080 East Unthank. A-A X – £1180, £1140 Parkside.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1730, £1580 Thackwood; £1570 Great Chesters; £1520 Thackwood. Char X – £1680, £1650 Warton. BS – £1770 Thackwood. A-A X – £1460 Intake; £1320 Redesmouth. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1670 Great Chesters; £1560 Thackwood; £1480 Thackwood; £1420 Great Chesters. Char X – £1740, £1730 Great Chesters. A-A X – £1300, £1240 Redesmouth. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1590, £1550 Middle Heads; £1400 Throstle Nest. A-A X – £1180 West Butsfield. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1180 West Butsfield; £1080 East Unthank. A-A – £900 Crook Hill.

Young bulls – Lim – £1300 Burmoor.

Store hoggs –DS – £190 Amos Hill. Tex X – £168 Hackford; £152 White House. Suff X – £162 Tone Hall; £156 Luns House. SCC – £140 Flotterton. BF – £108 Ridley Stokoe. BFT– £126 Amos Hill.

Stirling (Cally)

On Monday, bullocks and heifers averaged 292p per kg and 274p respectively at Caledonian Marts' store cattle sale.

Bullocks reached 383p for Simmentals from Glenside Farms, Stirling, and to £1540 for Aberdeen Angus from D T Marshall, West Kirkland.

Limousins from JW Geyer, Blairhall, led the heifers at 309p, whilst Aberdeen Angus made £1660 for J Reid, Ballencrieff.

A very mixy show of ewes and lambs sold to £83 per life for Texel crosses with Texel cross lambs at foot from J Donald, Altomount

Leading Prices

Bullocks – £1540 West Kirkland; £1500 Ardgate; £1470, £1400, £1390 Bowridge; £1360 Wester Jaw.

Heifers – £1660, £1500 Ballencrieff; £1320 Cowdens; £1300 Bowridge; £1260 Blairhall.

Dumfries

On Monday, C and D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of store cattle, where bullocks led the proceedings, at £1500 for Aberdeen Angus from R Ritchie and Co, Fardingjames, and to 331p per kg for Limousins from S Ewart and Son, Belridding.

The same homes led the heifers, with Fardingjames selling to £1490 and Belridding to 300p.

A Beef Shorthorn from JDM Thomson, Pilmuir, led the bulls at £1380.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1500, £1420 Fardingjames; £1400 High Auchneel. Lim – £1480, £1380 Belridding; £1400 Mid Bishopton; £1350 Fardingjames. Char – £1220 Shawhill.

Heifers – A-A – £1490 Fardingjames; £1420 Dalswinton; £1360 High Auchneel. BS – £1420 Dalswinton; £1360 High Auchneel. Lim – £1360 High Auchneel.

Bulls – BS – £1380 Pilmuir; £1100 Rowanburnfoot. A-A – £1120 Logan Mains.