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Bullocks (421) and heifers (280) averaged 281.92p per kg and 269.51p respectively at United Auctions' weekly store cattle.

Limousin crosses from Parkhouse, secured the top prices with a 304kg bullock making 343.80p, whilst a 418kg heifer achieved 311.0p.

Among the per head section it was a 622kg Aberdeen Angus cross bullock from Balegreggan, that led the section at £1825, whilst a 648kg Limousin cross heifer made Eden Grove, for £1770.

Young bulls (5) cashed in at 232.87p having sold to 248.40p for a 322kg Limousin cross from Grassmainston, and to £1230 for a 518kg Simmental cross from Braidland.

Breeding sheep achieved £420 for Texel gimmers from Wester Middleton.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – Balegreggan £1825, £1800; Westend £1790; Balegreggan £1780; North Mains of Baldovan £1770; Easter Howgate £1680; Mains £1615; Westend £1535. Lim – Easter Howgate £1800, £1780, £1720, £1710; Eden Grove and Pathcondie £1700; North Mains of Baldovan £163. Sim – Balegreggan £1790, £1770, £1750; Pathcondie £1700; North Mains of Baldovan £1690; Mains £1655, £1580; Mains of Balhall £1530. Hfd – Carneil £1590; Lamberton £1450; Halls £1450; Cleddans £1435, £1420; Lamberton £1340, £1250. BA – Scronley £1550, £1350, £1300. Char – Ochiltree Place £1540; Westend £1515; Polquhairn £1500; Bougang £1460; Westend £1400; Ardgate £1340. BS – Lindsayston £1500, £1430; Pathcondie £1400; Lindsayton £1345; Parkhead £1340; Westend £1230; Parkhead £1160. Sal – Little Auchengibbert £1480; Ardgate £1450; Westend £1405; Yorkston £1395, £1355. Lui – Braidland £1280, £1220. BB – Easter Howgate £1280; Kirkland £1240; North Medrox £1190.

Heifers – Lim – Eden Grove £1770 (x2); Cleddans £1710; Eden Grove £1700; Mains £1510; Cleddans £1445; Harestonhill £1420, £1340. BA – Eden Grove £1690; Scronley £1200. Char – Mains £1600; Bougang £1365; Cleddans £1310; Polqhairn £1210; Bougang £1200; Polquhairn £1140; Blackwater £1130. Sim – Mains £1600, £1565; Hunting Faulds £1430; Incheoch £1400, £1310; Auchnotteroch £1145; Auchnotteroch £1145. A-A – Mains and Whitecrook £1510; Lamberton £1425; Harestonhill £1420, £1390; Cleddans £1350; Cleddans £1350. SW – Mains £1510. BB – Humeston £1390, £1300; Easter Howgate £1300; Easter Howgate £1300; Cleddans £1300. Hfd – Lamberton £1370; Auchnotteroch £1100; Cumstone £1070. BS – Cleddans £1320; Glencraigs £1300.

Young bulls – Sim – Braidland £1230. Lui – Braidland £1215. Char – Wester Clunie £990.

Breeding sheep – MV accredited gimmers – Tex – Wester Middleton £420, £400 (x2), £300, £250. Suff X half bred – Wardhead £235, £232, £225. Suff X Mule – Claish Farms £225 (x3), £222, £220 (x3); Renton Home £188, £185. Tex X – Balbeddie – £170. Half acre – £190.

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Carlisle

A Limousin cross steer from Terry and Patricia Johnstone, Westray, Cockermouth, attained the top price of £2080 at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly store cattle sale.

Heifers achieved £1900 on two occasions for Limousin crosses from Messrs Charlton, Crown Point, Penrith.

The weekly sale of 286 calves sold to £670 for a British Blue bull from MJL Simpson and Son, Waingate Head.

The same breed topped the heifers at £570 for Messrs Reed, Moss Side House.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £2080 Westray; £1980 Crown Point; £1970, £1930, £1900, £1860, £1670, £1620 Ratlinggate; £1860 Newtown; £1750, £1690, £1650 Wood Head; £1690, £1590 Clappers; £1680 Prior Rigg; £1670, £1660 Rye Close. A-A – £1960, £1850, £1710, £1650, £1470, £1440 Brisco Hall; £1860 Quarrypark; £1690 Summerhill; £1630 (x4) Stainton House; £1560 The Keep; £1540 (x2) Newtown; £1530 Grassings; £1500 New Houses; £1480 (x2) Halldykes; £1470, £1450, £1440 Glebe Steading. Hfd – £1800 Pow Heads; £1700,(x2), £1500 (x2) Rye Close; £1500 (x2) Prior Rigg. BB – £1780, £1660, £1640, £1580, £1560, £1530 Heggle Lane; £1700 Bankend; £1690, £1690 (x3) Town House; £1680 Southerfield Hall; £1670 (x2) Ellerslea; £1610, £1590 (x2), £1570 Broathill; £1600 Halldykes; £1550 Rye Close; £1510 High Hall. Blonde – £1690 (x2) Stubb Place; £1450 Gimmenbie. BS – £1680, £1520 Brownrigg Hall; £1590 Rye Close. Char – £1660, £1550, £1540 Spout Bank; £1480 Broathill; £1450 Blackrigg. Sim – £1580 Broathill; £1400 Carleton Hill. Frie – £1450 (x16) Rye Close; £1290 Heggle Lane; £1260, £1190 Summerhill; £1190 (x2) Grain Head. Fleck – £1380 Halldykes. HF – £1200,Southerfield Hall; £1155 (x4) Carrick Dean. BG – £1000 High Field.

Heifers – Lim – £1900 (x2) Crown Point; £1640 Blackrigg; £1600 (x2) Westray; £1470, £1320 Southerfield Hall; £1450 (x2), £1320 (x2) Woodslee; £1400 (x3) Bulls Head; £1390 Stubb Place; £1320 Thorneyland. Char – £1760 (x2) Bulls Head; £1690, £1580, £1390 Spout Bank; £1350 Blackrigg. BB – £1760, £1680, £1590, £1550 Town Head; £1640, £1560, £1400 Fauld; £1560 Westray; £1500, £1400 (x3) Carleton Hill; £1480 Burtholme; £1450,(x3) Ellerslea; £1440 Halldykes; £1410, £1410 (x2) Broathill; £1390 (x4) Park House; £1380 (x2) Stone House. A-A – £1740, £1710, £1460, £1320, Quarrypark; £1540 (x5), £1350 (x5), £1340 (x2) Newbampton; £1480, £1400, £1390, £1360 (x4) Grassings; £1380 High Hall; £1310 Glebe Steading. Hfd – £1670 Pow Heads; £1250 (x3) Park House. Baza – £1630 Sheddock. Frie – £1450, Rye Close. Blonde – £1390 Stubb Place. HF – £1320 (x2) Smalmstown; £1000 Mill Street.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £670 (x2) Waingate Head; £635, £560, (x2) Tempest Tower; £630, £535, Pears Ghyll; £620 Crookdake Hall; £615, £590 East Farm; £610, £560 Petteril Side; £565 Torhousemuir; £530, £450 East Scales; £500 Moss Side House; £490 High Ploughlands; £460 Cowgate; £455 Blunderfield East. Lim – £640 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage; £605, £600, £590, £540, £530,Windy Hill; £560, £530, £475, £465, £450 (x2), £385 The Close; £530 (x2) Heathfield; £395 Priory. A-A – £620, £590, £550, £475 Petteril Side; £600 Brunt Hill; £580 Crookdake Hall; £560, £525 Of Kelton; £520 Tempest Tower; £500, £460 The Close; £465 High Ploughlands; £460 Moss Side House; £455 (x2) High Bow Farming; £440, £440, £430 Stone Flatts; £425 Blunderfield East. Mont – £510 (x2) £360 East. Sim – £490, £445, £440, £430, £425 Meinfoot.

Heifers – BB – £570, £555, £500,Moss Side House; £520, Brunt Hill; £500 Crookdake Hall; £495 Petteril Side; £480, £385 Tempest Tower; £450, £450, £400, £380 Boggle Hall; £420, £405 High Ploughlands. Lim – £530, £525 Windy Hill; £490 Brunt Hill; £440, £400 (x2), £310 The Close; £410 High Ploughlands; £400 Priory; £310, £310 Nook House; £270 Whitchester. A-A – £445 Brunt Hill; £420 Tempest Tower; £405 (x2), £380, £370 (x2) The Close; £400, £400 Moss Side House; £385 (x2) Heathfield; £375 Wolfa; £340, £340 (x2) High Bow Farming; £335 (x2) High Ploughlands; £310 Coombe Crag; £305, £300 Stone Flatts. Sim – £420 (x2), £355, £285 Meinfoot. Hfd – £385, £375 (x2), £285, Crookdake Hall; £320 Woodclose; £240, £215,(x2), £205 (x2) Peastree. BS – £335 Pears Ghyll. Saler – £300 Blunderfield East.

Thainstone

Bullocks (305) and heifers (276) averaged 284.3p per kg and 284.6p respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' store cattle sale.

Charolais crosses led the bullock trade at 348p for some weighing 408kg from Cluseburn, Inverbervie and to £2110 for a 884kg entry from Stoneyhill, Longhaven.

Heifers sold to 344.3p for a 472kg British Blue cross from Westfield, Fortrie, and to £1800 for a 602kg Limousin cross from Bogie Street, Huntly.

Limousin crosses topped the bulls (38) at 265.7p for a 478kg entry from Sebay View, Tankerness and to £1650 for a 694kg bull from Mill of Knockenbaird, Insch.

Breeding gimmers and ewes met a strong demand, with a gimmer average of £202.10 up £15.21 on the year. Top of the day was £580 for a pure Texel gimmer from Messrs Mckerrow, Uppermill, Tarves.

Breeding ewes (187) sold to £205 on two occasions, firstly for Suffolk crosses and broken mouth Suffolk crosses both from Upper Sauchen, Ordhead.

Texel crosses from Meddat, Kildray, led the store lambs (48) at £118 to cash in at £109.11.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Meikle Rowater, Cornhill £500. 251-300kg – Achnahannet, Dulnain Bridge £930, 318.5p. 301-350kg – Drumsleed, Fordoun £1100, 341.6p. 351-400kg – Cluseburn £1190; Carlton House 306.9p. 401-450kg – Tain, Castletown £1460; Cluseburn 344.7p. 451-500kg – Rorandle £1570; Coldhome 321.4p. 501-550kg – Dubford, Turriff £1750; Sheep Park 323.1p. 551-600kg – Meikle Begshill, Drumblade £1820; Dubford 319p. 601-650kg – Westfield £1890; Meikle Begshill 305.6p. 651-700kg – Windsoer, Enzie £1935; Stoneyhill 281.3p. 701-750kg – Windsoer £2040; Stoneyhill 265p.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 350kg – Bogharvey, Turriff £750, 230.1p. 351-400kg – Bogharvey £1010; West Newtonleys 284.1p. 401-450kg – West Newtonleys £1160, 273.6p. 451-500kg – Sheep Park £1530; Westfield 290.5p. 501-550kg – Coldhome, Dallas £1460; West Newtonleys 304.3p. 551-600kg – Mill of Towie, Cullen £1300, 221.8p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Carron Mains, Aberlour £700; Achnahannet 302.2p. 251-300kg – Carlton House, Aberlour £750, 273.7p. 301-350kg – South Cranna, Aberchirder £1010, 309.8p. 351-400kg – Cluseburn, Inverbervie £1240, 323.7p. 401-450kg – Westfield £1320, South Cranna 299.5p. 451-500kg – Bogie Street £1660, 341.6p. 501-550kg – Rorandle, Monymusk £1690, 318.9p. 551-600kg – Craigshowdie, Ardallie £1760; Bogie Street 307p. 601-650kg – Bogie Street £1750, 299p. 651-700kg – Craigshowdie £1640, 248.5p.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 350kg – Nottingham Mains, Latheron £845, 251.5p. 351-400kg – West Newtonleys £1150, 294.9p. 401-450kg – Logie £1400, 282.4p. 451-500kg – Logie £1320, 280.9p. 551-600kg – East Massater £1415, 289.1p.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Bonnieview, Upper Lynemore £580, 239.7p. 301-350kg – Bonnieview £700, 207.1p. 351-400kg – Newbigging, Insch £1030, 264.1p. 401-450kg – Mill of Knockenbaird, Insch £1130, 252.2p. 451-500kg – Sebay View £1270; Troup Home, Gamrie 243.9p. 501-550kg – Mill of Knockenbaird £1300, 256.9p. 551-600kg – Lochdhu, Nairn £1450, 257.1p. 601-650kg – Mill of Knockenbaird £1590, 250p.

Breeding sheep – Gimmers – Pure Tex – Uppermill £450, £400; Mid Haddo, Fyvie £320, £300; Ballochview, Grange £270. Tex X – Upper Sauchen £280, £255; Tillyboy, Echt, South Mains of Tillymorgan £200. Suff X – Upper Sauchen £255; St Johns Wells, Fyvie £240; Tillyboy £230; South Mains of Tillymorgan, Rennieshill £220. Mule – South Mains of Tillymorgan £215; East Backburn, Netherley £210; Wardhead, Strichen £200. Chev Mule – Wardhead £180.

Ewes – Tex X – Mill of Fowlis, Muir of Fowlis £195; Upper Sauchen £190; Mill of Fowlis £185. Suff X –Westerloch, Wick £168.

Store lambs – Tex X – Meddat £112.

Hexham

A Limousin cross steer from SD White, Steel Hall, led Hexham and Northern Marts' store cattle sale at £1660.

The same breed topped the heifers at £1500 from East Newham.

Also forward were 1911 store lambs, which sold to £158 for a Texel cross lamb from D Fletcher and D Coates, Short Thorns.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1660, £1640 Steel Hall. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1200 Barrasford Green. A-A X – £1630, £1590, £1510, £1480 Buteland. Luing – £730 Brinkburnhope

Heifers – Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1390, £1370 East Newham. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1500, £1460 East Newham. A-A X – £1390, £1380, £1370, £1360 Buteland. Hfd X – £1130 Spenside.

Store lambs – Tex X – £158 Short Thorns; £141 West Bolton and Wingates Moor; £140 Hopesley House; £139 Yetlington Lane; West Bolton, Errington Red House and Lee Hall; £136 Walltown and Gunnerton; £134 Cornhills; £133 Lee Hall; £131 Wingates Moor and Hopesley House; £127 Errington Red House and Swarland Old Hall; £125 Errington and Wingates Moor; £124 Swarland Old Hall. Suff X – £140 Short Thorns and Whitchester; £139 Wingates Moor; £121 Tulip Villa; £117 Wingates Moor; £115 Whitchester. Belt X – £134, £126 Yetlington Lane. Chev X – £126 Heatheridge. Mule – £122 Allens Green; £116 Tulip Villa. Chev Mule – £111 Allensgreen; £110 Linbrig. DS – £110 Coatlith Hill. Jacob – £84 Mossview.

Quoybrae

Store lambs (204) averaged £93.28 (+£11.13 on the year) at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale, having sold to £121 for Suffolks from Inkstack, Barrock.

Leading Prices

Feeding ewes – Tex – Bardnaclavan £250, £215; Sibmister £240, £228, £210, £204.50; Lynegar £220; £200 Quarryside £195.50; Mayfield £189.50. Suf – Lynegar £230, £190 £184.50; Sibmister £215, £210, £192.50, £189.50; Bardnaclavan £214.50; Quarryside £171.50. Cont – Lynegar £207.50; Sibmister £191.50, £189.50, £181.50; Skinnet £187.50. Chev Mule – Sibmister £181.50; Quarryside £161.50. Oxford – West Clyth £177.50.

Feeding rams – Tex – Skinnet £220 (x2). Blue Tex – Larkins, Upper Lybster £169.50. Suff – Barrock Mains £164.50. NCC – Bardnaclavan £147.50.

Store lambs – Belt – Achvarasdale £117.50. Tex – Inkstack, Barrock £95.50. Suff X – Inkstack £112.50. Suf – Achvarasdale £101, £97. Char X – Achvarasdal £101.

Penrith

On Monday, Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 213 store cattle, which topped at £1875 for a 22-month-old Limousin cross bullock from JG and RW Nevinson and Son, High House.

The same home topped the heifer section at £1835 for a British Blue.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1875 High House; £1755, £1675, £1615, £1585, £1575, £1505, £1475, £1455 Ranbeck; £1725, £1635 Demesne; £1665, £1585, £1495 (x2) Hole House; £1595 Greenlands; £1545 Park Head; £1505, £1475, £1435 The Wath; £1475, £1385, £1325 Dacre Banks. BB – £1625, £1595, £1435 Wham Head; £1555 Park Head; £1295 Town End; £1135 Dalvorich Cottage. Fleck – £1575, £1475 (x3) Roanstrees. BS – £1415, £1345 (x2), £1215, £1175 (x2), £1165 (x2) South House; £1225 Dalvorich Cottage; £1185 Midtown. A-A – £1325 (x2) Town End; £1125 Midtown. Sim – £1325, £1165 Dalemain. Black and White – £1295 (x3), £1095 Greenlands. Char – £1295 The Wath. Hfd – £1235, £1075, £1015 Dalvorich Cottage; £1175, £1045 South House. Mont – £1075 Town End.

Heifers – BB – £1835, £1755 High House; £1455 (x2) Park Head; £1315 Macy Bank; £1285 (x3), £1275 (x5), £1225 Park House; £1195 Town End; £1175, £1165, £1115, £1095, £1045 Dacre Lodge; £1125 (x3) Ratten Castle; £1125 (x2) Over Croft; £1115 Pennine View; £1105 (x2), £1085 (x2), £1075 (x2), £1065 (x2), £1005 (x6) Doddick. Lim – £1795 High House; £1765, £1755, £1545 Ranbeck; £1665 Hole House; £1555, £1325, £1315, £1215 Demesne; £1385 (x2), £1255 Macey Bank; £1375, £1155, £1085, £1075 Pennine View; £1345, £1205, £1165 Over Croft; £1215, £1105 (x2) Dalvorich Cottage; £1155 (x2), £1145 (x2) Town End; £1005 Ratten Castle. A-A – £1355, £1305 (x2) Midtown; £1195 (x2), £1155 (x4), £1135 (x3), £1125 (x3), £1105 (x3), £1045 Town End; £1085 (x5), £1075 (x6) Dalvorich Cottage. Sim – £1325, £1115 Dalemain. Hfd – £1245, £1155 (x2) Dalvorich Cottage; £1235 (x2) Park House. BS – £1215, £1125 South House; £1075 Dalvorich Cottage. Whitebred Shorthorn – £1025 Doddick.

Ayr

A smaller show of 63 calves and stirks was forward for Craig Wilson auction marts this week, where trade peaked at £1310 for a British Blue cross bullock stirk from Messrs Robinson, Meikle Heateth.

Top price calf was £670 for a Simmental cross bull off Messrs Harper, Kaimhill, whilst heifer calves peaked at £550 for a British Blue cross from Messrs Vance, Low Barledziew.

Leading Prices

Calves – Bull – Sim X – £670, £600 Kaimhill; £560 Burnhouse. Char X – £620 Kaimhill. BB X – £600, £570, £560 Low Barledziew; £510 Dunduff and Davidston; £490 Davidston and Boreland. Lim X – £470 Burnhouse.

Heifer – BB X – £550, £520 Low Barledziew; £400 Dunduff; £380 Killoch; £350 Dunduff and Brocklehill; £340 Brocklehill. A-A X – £540 Low Barledziew; £510 Kaimhill; £500 Low Barledziew. BS – £360 Boreland.

Castle Douglas

Bullocks led the way at Wallets Marts' store cattle sale, when selling to £1940 for Simmentals from Messrs Finlayson, Old Cluden, and to 356.8p per kg for Limousins from Messrs Craik, Bankswood.

Charolais from Hill of Balmaghie, topped the heifers at £1720 and 345.4p.

The opening sale of store lambs topped at £120 for Texels from Messrs Murdoch, Fauld O’ Wheat.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Sim – £1940 Old Cluden; £1710 Barscarrow. Lim – £1820 High Glasnick; £1820, £1730 Barscarrow. Hfd – £1780 Old Cluden; £1520 Castlehill. A-A – £1680 Glentoo; £1520 Farhills; £1500 Barwhanny; £1500 Kiltersan. Char – £1670, £1650 Barscarrow; £1660 Kirranrae; £1640 Fagra; £1640 Hillside. Luing – £1610, £1600 Hillside. BS – £1480 Castlehill; £1390 Drumneil. BB – £1440 Glentoo; £1330 Hightae. Ayrshire – £1150 Little Galdenoch. BG – £1130 Auchenhay; £1050 Tinwald Cottage; £1040 Mains of Machermore. Saler – £1170 Culdoach. Blue Grey – £1160 Miefield. Gall – £1010 Miefield.

Heifers – Char – £1720, £1580, £1540 Hill of Balmaghie; £1520 Kirranrae. Lim – £1710 Derrie; £1560 Killochy; £1560 High Glasnick. Luing – £1500 Hillside. Sim – £1500 Hillside; £1200 Slatehouse. BS –£1460 Gass, Glenluce. A-A – £1460, £1410 Hill of Balmaghie; £1400 Kirranrae; £1400 Kiltersan. BB –£1350 Glentoo. Hfd – £1350 Glentoo. Saler – £1220 Tinwald Cottage; £1170 Awhirk.

Store lambs – Tex – £120, £119 Fauld O’ Wheat. Suff – £111 Ring of Barfad. Scotch Mule – £108 High Drum. Lleyn – £95 Slaethorn Croft.