Lower turnout in stock this week increased demand ringside.

Stirling (UA)

United Auctions sold 649 store cattle and 305 breeding cattle at their sale.

Bullocks (222) averaged 284.35p per kg and sold to 360.40p for a 222kg Charolais cross from Ballinaby and to £1870 for a 722kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Bandirran.

Dairy bullocks (53) averaged 216.9p and sold to 290.8p for a 578kg Holstein Friesian cross from High Craichmore and £1735 for a 700kg Montbeliarde cross from Bandirran.

Heifers (374) averaged 273.66p and sold to 324.4p for a 450kg Limousin cross from Tom of Cluny and to £1700 for a 584kg Limousin cross from Whiteside.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – Bandirran £1870, Kirkland 328.90p; Basket £1700, Garvald Mains 309.10p, 308.30p, £1570; Muirsland £1610, 305.50p, £1580; Temples £1590; Whiteside £1580. Lim – Whiteside £1830, £1680; Brigland 334.30p, 333.30p; Shielhill £1740; Middle Drimmie 327.60p; Bakset £1690; Wester Kepdowrie 309.10p; Craigdhu 304.50p. Char – Whiteside £1770; Kirkland 360.40p; Basket £1730; Middle Drimmie 330.20p, 325.20p, 320.10p, 319.10p, 314.80p, £1575, £1490, £1470, £1445, £1410. Sal – Balbirnie £1750, 290.30p, £1730, 290.0p, 289.70p, £1560; Basket £1705, 282.80p; Whiteside £1700. Sim – Balbirnie £1750; Kirkland 355.30p, 340.20p; Temples £1710, £1670; Garvald Mains 322.10p, 313.0p; Muirsland 308.20p, 303.50p. Mont – Bandirran £1735, 247.90p.

Heifers – Lim – Whiteside £1700; Tom of Cluny 324.40p, 310.80p, £1460, £1450, 302.10p; Sheilhill £1500; Middle Drimmie 314.30p, £1430, 297.50p; High Craichmore £1470, £1460; Cleddans £1470; Mayfield 308.10p, 300.50p. BSH – Stouslie £1690, 268.50p; The Riggs 314.90p, 307.30p; Newbridge £1470, 280.50p; West Winds 271.60p. Sim – Whiteside £1685, £1645; The Riggs 314.90p, 304.70p, 303.50p, 294.60p; Temples £1615, £1550; Muirsland 285.70p; Eden £1500; Cleddans 285.60p; Ardgate 283.60p. Sal – Balbirnie £1680, 309.40p, 292.30p, 280.40p, 277.70p, £1580, £1500, £1470, £1450; Whiteside £1645. A-A – Idvies £1665, 289.60p; Garvald Mains 302.10p, 301.0p, 300.0p, 298.60p, 298.10p, £1520, 289.30p, £1500; Temples £1530; Eden £1500; Pitllock £1500. Char – Middle Drimmie £1640, £1485, 319.40p, £1455, 306.30p; Ardgate £1480, 312.20p, £1350; Mayfield 301.40p. BRB – Blackwater £1630; Craigend 293.0p, £1430, £1420, 286.20p.

Bulls – A-A – Symington Mains £2000.

In-calf cows – A-A – Milton Farms £1650, £1450.

Heifers and calves – A-A – Stouslie £2250, £2150.

Stock cows – Lim – Drumnessie £3800, £3100, £3050, £2900. Sim – Dalswinton £3250; Balbirnie £2350. BSH – Dalswinton £2750, £2700, £2500, £2400, £2350; Balbirnie £1700. A-A – Dalswinton £2700; Balbirnie £1780. Lui – Dalswinton £2600. Sal – Balbirnie £1750, £1650. Char – Balbirnie £1650.

Carlisle

Some 229 store cattle forward for Harrison and Hetherington’s sale saw a Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Grice and Son, Newtown, top the trade at £1930.

Heifers peaked at £1840 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Knox, Cragside.

British Blue bulls topped the calf trade selling at £640 from Messrs Johnstone, Petteril Side, with weaned entries peaking at £1620 for a 12-month Simmental from Messrs Goldie, Newbie Mains.

Leading Prices

Steers – Lim – £1930, £1830, £1710, Newtown Farm; £1850, Westray Farm; £1670, Old Silloth Farm; £1650, Spout Bank; £1650 (x2) Grange Grassing; £1530 Broom Farm; £1500 Green Farm. Sim – £1690 (x2), £1660 (x2), £1550, £1440 Brisco Hall. Char – £1660, £1500 Spout Bank; £1500 Old Silloth Farm. B-B – £1620, £1500 Bankend; £1610, £1570 Sandbed Farm; £1590 Flothers; £1590 (x2), £1560 (x2), £1470 (x2) Ellerslea; £1580 (x3), Town Head; £1560 (x5), Fauldingcleugh; £1500 Carleton Hill Farm; £1450 The Nook. A-A – £1600 (x3) Campingholm; £1580 Bankend; £1480 Flothers; £1470 Broom Farm; £1440 Brisco Hall. Her – £1550 Bankend; £1500 (x2) Red Hall; £1200 Cumcatch Farm. BSH – £1550, Cumcatch Farm; £1340 (x4) Fauldingcleugh. Sal – £1550, £1480 Broom Farm; £1360 Old Silloth Farm. Fries – £1510 Prior Rigg; £1420 (x2) Broom Farm; £1280 Greengill Farm. Fleck – £1500, £1420, £1340 Gelt House. Hol – £1180 Gill House. HF – £1180 (x4), £1140 (x4) The Close.

Heifers – Lim – £1840, Cragside; £1770, £1680, Westray Farm; £1540, Campingholm; £1510, Greengill Farm; £1500 Newtown Farm. Char – £1780 Greengill Farm; £1650, £1390 (x4) Newbampton Farm. B-B – £1760, £1680, £1670 Ellerslea; £1640 (x2), £1460, £1340 Fauldingcleugh; £1610 (x3), Carleton Hill; £1610 Flothers; £1590, £1400 Sandbed Farm; £1510 (x2) Newbampton Farm; £1480 Old Silloth Farm; £1480, Cumcatch; £1460, £1450, £1390 Stone House; £1440 The Nook. A-A – £1640 Westray Farm; £1470 Newbampton Farm; £1380, £1370 Under Woodhouse. BSH – £1580 The Nook; £1370 Sark Tower; £1100 Brewery House Barn. Fleck – £1530 Greengill Farm; £1190 Gelt House. Sim – £1460 Greengill Farm.

Bull calves – B-B – £640, £610, £600, £595 Petteril Side Farm; £560 Tempest Tower; £545, Portyerrock Farm; £515 (x2) Wham Head Farm; £510 Easter Howgate Farm. Lim – £550 Nether Place; £540 Priory Farm. A-A – £540 Morley Hill Farm; £520 Tempest Tower; £500 Nether Place. Sim – £540 Nether Place; £500 Priory Farm. Fleck – £490 (x2), £420 Portyerrock Farm. Her – £365, £350 (x2) East Howgate Farm. HF – £325 Petteril Side Farm. NRed – £310 Low Farm. Fries – £260, £220 Lamonby Hall; £225 Coombe Crag; £160 Stockholm Farm. Hol – £180 Meinside. Mont – £265 £250 Stonewalls.

Heifer calves – Lim – £535 Nether Place. Sim – £495 Nether Place. A-A – £495 Morley Hill Farm. B-B – £475 Low Farm. Char – £405 Auchans Farm. Her – £395 Easter Howgate Farm. BG – £195 Nether Place.

Weaned bulls – Sim – £1620, £1320 Newbie Mains; £1350 Cuttlehill Farm; £1300, £1280 Newfield Farm; £1240 Drumflower. BB – £1550 £1500, £1490, £1300 (x2) Lodges Farm. Lim – £1500 Birch Bush; £1399 Guards Mill Farm; £1210 West Cocklaw; £1170 Aldoth Farm. A-A – £1400, £1370, £1350 Newfield Farm.

Weaned steers – Char – £1350 Crailloch Farm; £1350, £1250, £1230 Netherton. Hfd – £1250 High Hall Farm. Lim – £1140 (x2) Netherton; £1040 Hudspeth. A-A – £1010 Victoria House. B-B – £990 (x2) Pinegrove.

Weaned heifers – Lim – £1420 Cragside; £1330, £1280, Netherton £1290 £1290 Victoria House. B-B – £1410 High Hall Farm; £1150 Lambfield Farm. Char – £1370 Netherton; £1330 Victoria House. Sim – £1060 Newbie Mains.

Hexham

A Limousin cross heifer from G and EA Herdman, Luns House, topped Hexham and Northern Marts’ store cattle sale selling at £1870.

Steers peaked at £1620 for a Limousin cross from SD White, Steel Hall. The opening sale of store lambs attracted and entry of 1305 head and sold to £144 for Beltex from Cairness Home Farm, Aberdeenshire.

Leading Prices

Heifers – 23-30 months – Lim X – Luns House £1870, £1800, £1650; East Newham £1590. A-A X – Arnold House £1670. 17-22 months – Lim X – Arnold House £1660, £1610; East Newham £1520. BB X – Arnold House £1670. A-A X – Arnold House £1280. 11-16months – A-A X – Hedley West £830.

Steers – 23-30 months – BB X – Steel Hall £1550. 17-22 months – Lim X – Steel Hall £1620. Hfd X – Arnold House £1440. Mont – Arnold House £1490, £1470. 11-16months – Lim X – East Flass £940. BB – Woodlands £1010, £1000. Lui – Brinkburnhope £745, £630.

Store lambs – Tex X – Errington £143, £124, £120, £117; Mill Hill £140; Westwood £133, £117; Bankshead £130; Stonehall £133; Wittonshields £126, £118; High Shipley £124; Swarland Old Hall £120; Thornley Pit House £120; Townfoot £119; Viewley £117; Wydon £116. Bel X – Cairness £144, £139, £131. Suff X – Thornley Put £118; Wolsingham Park Farms £113, £109. Mule – Viewley £100. Chev Mule – Armonside £95. Dorp – The Beeches £89.

Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts had forward 534 store cattle, young bulls, and young and weaned calves for their sale.

Bullocks (192) averaged 301.8p per kg having sold to 364.5p for a pair of 406kg Charolais crosses from Cluseburn, Inverbervie and to £1980 for a 630kg Limousin cross from Sheep Park, Bridge of Marnoch.

Heifers (191) averaged 290.3p and sold to 341.7p for a 398kg Charolais cross from Cluseburn and to £1770 for a 590kg Limousin cross from Fernieslack, Kininmonth.

Bulls (14) sold to 287.2p for a 376kg Charolais cross from Mansefield, Inverkeithny and £1190 for a pair of 446kg Limousin crosses from Mains of Cookney, Netherley.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Sim X – Fleck £710. Char X – Highlands 307p. 301-350kg – Lim X – Braigiewell £1130, 337.3p. 351-400kg – Sal X – Cluseburn £1250. Char X – Braigiewell 335.1p. 401-450kg – Char X – Cluseburn £1540, 361.5p. 451-500kg – Char X – Sheep Park £1600, 322.6p. 501-550kg – Lim X – Crannabog £1660; Easter Clune 315.2p. 551-600kg – Lim X – Noss Farm £1770, 312.7p. 601-650kg – Lim X – Netherton £1910, 316.2p. 651-700kg – Lim X – South Mains of Tillymorgan £1930, 288.9p. 701-750kg – Lim X – Mansefield £1795, 250p.

Aberdeen Angus bullocks – Up to 350kg – West Maldron £760, 250p. 351-400kg – Balintraid £1120, 288.7p. 401-450kg – Balintraid £1395, 317p. 451-500kg – Eastfield of Monaltrie £1520; Balintraid 323.1p. 501-550kg – Yarpha Farm £1625, 314.9p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Char X – Highlands £700, 307p. 251-300kg – Lim X – Tullglens £910, 318.2p. 301-350kg – Lim X – Braigiewell £1070, 311p. 351-400kg – Char X – Cluseburn £1360. Lim X – Sebay View 339p. 401-450kg – CharX – Westerton £1420, 328.7p. 451-500kg – Lim X – Easter Clune £1640, 338.8p. 501-550kg – Lim X – Easter Clune £1660, 318p. 551-600kg – Char X – Crannabog £1755. Lim X – Soundmoor 302.5p. 601-650kg – BB X – Hallbreck £1770. Sim X – Fernieslack 283p.

Aberdeen Angus heifers – Up to 350kg – Eastfield of Monaltrie £970, 277.1p. 351-400kg – Balintraid £1100, 283.9p; Eastfield of Monaltrie £1100, 283.9p. 401-450kg – Wester Rora £1225; Eastfield of Monaltrie £1225; West Maldron 283.6p. 451-500kg – Mains of Shevado £1440; Eastfield of Monaltrie £1440, 306.4p. 601-650kg – Fernieslack £1660; Hallbreck 279.8p.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Lim – Tullglens £710, 273.8p. 301-350kg – Char X – Tullo of Garvock £860, 282.9p. 351-400kg – Lim X – Tullyglens £1110, 284.6p. 401-450kg – Lim X – Mains of Cookney £1190, 266.8p.

Stirling (Cally)

Caledonian Marts sold 36 calves and stirks where the trade peaked at £520 for a Limousin Bull from Rosneath Farms.

Leading Prices

Calves and stirks – Bulls – Lim – Rosneath £520, £510. B-B – Rosneath £470. Flec – Scriob Ruadh £410, £370. Heifers – Lim – Rosneath £490, £400.

Castle Douglas

Store cattle sold to a top of £1300 for Hereford bullocks from Messrs Hutchison, Low Mains at the Wallets Marts sale.

Top price per kg was 270p for Aberdeen Angus bullocks from the same home.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Hfd – Low Mains £1300, 263p. A-A – Low Mains £1150, 270.6p. Lim – Low Mains £1140, 268.9p.

Heifers – BB – Mossknowe £1180, 241.3p.

Penrith

Some 344 store cattle and feeding bulls forward for Penrith and District Farmers Mart’s sale saw a top price of £1765 paid for Angus cross dairy bullocks from S and W Maughan, Street House.

Heifers peaked at £1675 for Limousins and British Blues from Staingills and Wham Head Farm.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1765 (x3), £1675 (x2), £1635 (x7) Street House (Maughan); £1485 (x2), £1435 (x2) Town End Farm (Burne); £1365 (x3), £1325 (x5) Clickham Farm; £1345, Dalvorich Cottage. BB – £1755, £1605 Wham Head Farm; £1555, £1385 Hawbank Farm; £1555, Clickham Farm; £1465 Shap Abbey; £1395, Staingills. Lim – £1715, £1695, £1625 (x2), £1605, £1595, £1585, £1575 (x2), £1545, £1535 (x2), £1515 (x3), £1465 (x2), £1435, £1425 (x2), £1405 (x2), £1385 (x2) Shap Abbey; £1555, £1525, £1435, £1415 Woodfoot (Hodgson); £1495, The Wath; £1485, £1435, Staingills; £1475, Clickham Farm. LRed – £1495 The Wath. BSH – £1365 Huntly Lodge Farm; £1325 Moor End. Sal – £1345 Dacre Banks Farm. Her – £1275 Staingills; £1135 Causeway Foot Farm. Black and White – £1225 Town End Farm (Burne); £1155 (x2), £1015 Newlands Farm. Fleck – £1185 Newlands Farm. Cont – £1175 Dalvorich Cottage. Jer – £1035 Town End Farm (Burne).

Heifers – B-B – £1675 Wham Head Farm; £1435 Hawbank Farm; £1295 (x3), £1285 Town End Farm (Burne); £1285 (x7) Clickham Farm; £1275 (x2), £1245 (x2), Dacre Lodge. Lim – £1675, £1665, £1595, £1575, £1555, £1545, £1465, £1395 (x2), £1375, £1335 (x2), Shap Abbey; £1555, Staingills; £1545, £1445, Clickham Farm. Sim – £1625, £1295 Dacre Banks Farm. Char – £1475, £1295 (x7), West View; £1245 Staingills. Sal – £1425 Scales Farm (Wilson); £1135 Dalvorich Cottage. BSH – £1385, £1335 Moor End; £1225 Huntly Lodge; £1165 Town End Farm (Burne). A-A – £1285 (x6), £1165 (x7), Clickham Farm; £1275 (x3), £1225 (x5) Town End Farm (Burne); £1225 Huntly Lodge Farm; £1185 (x6), Dalvorich Cottage. BG – £1185 Dalvorich Cottage. Hfd – £1175 (x4) Dalvorich Cottage.

Ayr

Dairy heifers peaked at £2350 for a calved Holstein Friesian from Messrs Steel, Ditton, at Craig Wilson’s sale where heifer calves sold to £550 from Messrs Graham, North Biggart and a British Blue bull calf made £580 for Dundruff.

Leading Prices

Bull calves – BB X – Dundruff £580, £570; Philgowan £530; Knowe £500. A-A X – Knowe £550; Dundruff £470, £460; Overton £440 (x3); Boydston £400. Sal X – Wee Carleton £540. SimX – Philgowan £500. BG – Haysmuir £440. Char X – Craig £360.

Heifer calves – BB X – Netherholm £560; Dundruff £520. A-A X – Haysmuir £500, £400; Dundruff £460; Brocklehill £300. BG – Netherholm £350.

Bullock stirks – Lim X – Glenlea £1000. A-A X – Glenlea £980; Crooks £690. BB X – South Palmerston £930.

Heifer stirks – Lim X – Glenlea £900. BB X – South Palmerston £780. Sim X – Overton £760.

Longtown

A Limousin bullock topped C and D Auction Marts’ store cattle sale when selling at £1510 for CT and J Wigham and Son, Hethermill, Kirklinton.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – Hethermill £1510, £1300. BSH – Cut Thorn £1400, £1320. Fries – Hethermill £1280, £1240. BB – Sycamore Drive £1140. Hfd – Solwaybank £1090.

Heifers – BB – Mill Street £900.