Store cattle trade sees good prices ringside continue

Stirling (UA)

United Auctions sold 808 store cattle at their weekly sale where bullocks and heifers averaged 284.99p and 280.98p per kg respectively.

Bullocks sold to 345.80p for a 240kg Charolais cross from Knollhead and to £2000 for a 733kg Charolais from Molemount.

Heifers reached 331.20p for a 468kg Charolais cross from Auchenrivoch and to £1780 for a 544kg British Blue cross from Lynn.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Char – Molemount £2000 (x3), £1945 (x2); Knollhead 345.80p; Pittenkerrie £1900, £1850, £1840, £1775; Milrig 328.80p, 324.10p. Sim – Pittenkerrie £1900, £1755, 313p; Ardgate £1660, £1630; Gibblaston 306.70p, 299.20p; West Brackly £1650, 303.30p; Mains £1645, £1620; Mid Town 301.30p. Deuchar 290.50p. Lim – Pittenkerrie £1790, £1685; Auchenrivoch 338.30p, 322.70p; Ardgate £1730, £1715; Milrig 324.10p; West Dron £1710; Gibblaston 317p; Lochend £1640; Greenwells 315.50p; Drumtee £1600; West Brackly £1600; Midtown 312.60p. A-A – Ardgate £1715, £1705, 297.70p; Auchencloigh 306.30p; West Dron £1660, 302.60p; Mackailston 305.60p, £1580; Mains £1660, £1640; Killellan 305.50p; West Brackly £1600, 300p; Claylands £1545. BA – Ardgate £1705, 284.60p. BS – Pittenkerrie £1685, 305.80p; West Dron £1610; Blackpark 295.50p, £1495; Corscaplie £1585, £1540; Cleddans 294.80p; Flenders 271p. Sals – West Dron £1645, 298.50p; Lochend £1540, 281p; Wester Auchencarroch 294p, 287p, £1320. HE – Blackpark £1515, £1400, 287.50p, 278.30p; Lonsdale £1250, 256.20p.

Heifers – BB – Lynn £1780, £1560, 327.20p, £1410, 272.20p; Eden Grove £1450, 274.10p; Blackpark 289.50p, £1300; Newlands 280.30p; Cleddans 275.70p, £1205; Baillieston £1100. Lim – Balgay £1660, £1545, £1490, £1480, 306.50p; Milrig 327p, 308.70p; West Park £1540 (x2), 319.50p, 311.10p; Auchenrivoch 325.20p, 320.20p; West Dron £1495; Harestonhill £1460. Sim – Mains £1605; Kirkside 290.40p, 277.80p, 276.70p, 274.40; Wester Highgate £1350, 268.90p; Deuchar 272.80p; Branxton 263.40p; Muirmealing, 262.80p, 258.60, 258.50p. Char – Netherhillhouse £1600, £1590; Auchenrivoch 331.20p, 324.60p, £1550, 309.30p; Cowans £1590, 315.70p; Milrig 312.40p, £1540 (x2), 309.70p, 309.60p; Coxhill 310p; West Park £1530; Drumblair £1520. A-A – West Park £1600, 299.60p, £1560, £1560; Cowans £1600, 304.40p, £1510; Balgay £1600, 297.50p, 288.80p; Mains £1570, £1570; Milrig 294.40p; Drumblair 293.30p, 289p, £1465; Meikle Camoquhill £1540; Auchencloigh 286.80p; Red Park 286.30p. BS – Nethermillhouse £1590, £1450, 291.20p; Red Park £1150, £1140; Glencraigs 277.20p. HE – Blackpark £1380, £1305, 270.70p, 270.60p; Balgay £1300, £1220, 269.90p, 239p. OTH – Currie Inn £1310, 256.90p.

Carlisle

Some 543 store cattle forward for Harrison and Hetherington’s sale averaged £1407.53 with a top price of £2040 paid for Limousin cross from Messrs Magnay, Greenwrae, Gretna and an Aberdeen Angus cross from Messrs Story, Blackrigg, Longtown.

Calves (259) sold to £640 for a British Blue bull from Messrs Forrest, Meinfoot, Ecclefechan, with heifers reaching £570 for a Limousin from Messrs Kirkpatrick, Netherplace.

Weaned calves (257) sold to £1550 for an 11-month Limousin bull from S Wilson, Corby Hill.

Leading Prices

Steers – Lim – £2040, £1980, £1840, £1830 Greenwrae; £1970 Gelt Hall Farm; £1880, £1770 Newtown Farm; £1860, £1700 Thistledown; £1830, £1790, Killiecrankie; £1780 Ellerslea; £1750, Brackenhill Rigg; £1720, £1720 Rye Close. A-A – £2040, £1820 Blackrigg; £1790 Woodside Farm; £1720 (x2), £1560 (x7) Rye Close; £1700 (x2), £1530 (x4), Cranberry; £1580 Grassings Farm; £1510 Flothers; £1500 (x2) Jerriestown. BB – £1830, £1700 Killiecrankie; £1740, £1630, £1740 (x2) Rye Close; £1730, £1660, £1660 (x2) Grassings Farm; £1710, £1690, £1680, £1630 Brackenhill Rigg; £1670 (x2) Hall Garth; £1660 (x5) Yew Tree Farm; £1650 Kirtlebank Farm; £1640 Wham Head Farm; £1630 Limekilns Farm. Char – £1760 Old Silloth Farm; £1730 (x2) Cranberry; £1710 (x2) Blackrigg; £1680, £1620 Swordwellrigg Farm. Her – £1750, £1650 (x2) Rye Close; £1640, £1500, £1640, Town Foot Farm; £1610 Demesne Farm. Fleck – £1560, £1470, Town Foot Farm; £1480, £1460 Limekilns Farm. BS – £1550, Rye Close; £1490 Cumcatch Farm. Fries – £1480 Town Foot Farm; £1460, Gelt Hall Farm; £1400 (x6), Rye Close. Sim – £1320 Broathill. HF – £1315 (x5) Woodhall Farm. Mont – £1300, £1280 Swordwellrigg Farm. Hol – £1090 Harwood On Teviot Farm.

Heifers – BB – £1750, £1430 Killiecrankie; £1680, £1600 Wood Head; £1560 (x2), Newbampton Farm; £1540 Brackenhill Rigg; £1480 Halldykes. Lim – £1740, £1550 (x2), Killiecrankie; £1640 Kirkhouse Farm; £1630 (x2), £1600 (x2), £1510 Ellerslea; £1600, £1490 (x3), Demesne Farm; £1490 (x3) Blackrigg. Char – £1700 (x2), £1680, £1590 (x3), £1570 (x2) Newbampton Farm; £1590 (x2), £1550 (x4) Low Houses. A-A – £1690, £1670, Brackenhill Rigg; £1610, £1570, Flothers. Her – £1550, Demesne Farm. Blonde – £1460 (x2), £1430, Grassknop Farm. Fries – £1350 Rye Close. Wagyu – £1250 Halldykes.

Bull calves – BB – £640, £450 Meinfoot Farm; £630 Down By Rigg; £600, £595 Moss Side House; £515, £500, Petteril Side Farm; £490 Low Farm. A-A – £605 Moss Side House. Lim – £550, £490, Grain Head; £535, £490 Dumbretton Farm. Her – £510 (x4), £490 (x3), Harrington Ling Farm. Sim – £455 Whitehills Farm. Sals – £280 Blunderfield East. HF – £275 (x2), £220, Hadderdale. Fries – £225 Metal Bridge Farm. Hol – £190 Woodside Farm; £160 (x2), Woodcroft. Ayr – £120 Wickness Bungalow.

Heifer calves – Lim – £570, £550, £500, Howthat. BB – £525, £510 (x2) Meinfoot. Sim – £415, Whitehills. A-A – £405 Moss Side House. Hfd – £375 (x2), Harrington Ling Farm.

Weaned bull calves – Lim – £1550 Corby Hill; £1420 (x3), £1310 (x2) Old Irivine; £1410 Grange Farm; £1310, £1280 Dumbretton. Sim – £1450 Old Irvine. Char – £1360 Old Irivine; £1290, £1240, £1290 Corriehills. BB – £1360 Meinbank; £1350, £1160 High House. BS – £1210 Airds of Balcary. A-A – £1170 Meinbank Farm.

Weaned steer calves – Char – £1570 Wickness Bungalow; £1340 Airds of Balcary. A-A – £1460 Whiteclose Rigg; £1060 Well House. BB – £1440 Kimmeter Green; £1160 Greyrigg. Lim – £1340 Midtown; £1090 10A Douglas Square; £1050 (x4) Mirlaw House. Sim – £1290 Kimmeter Green. Cont – £1270 Orrisdale Farm. Her – £1220, £1210 (x2) The Height. LH – £980 2 Brookside. HF – £950 Whiteclose Rigg.

Weaned heifer calves – Sim – £1400 Auchengray. Lim – £1400 (x2) 6 The Grove; £1310, £1290 Wickness Bungalow; £1270 (x4) Orrisdale; £1180 (x2) Willows Farm. BB – £1300 Stone House; £1230 (x3) Fauldie; £1120 6 The Grove. A-A – £1270 Orrisdale. BS – £1090 Ross Farm. Char – £1080 (x4) Airds of Balcary.

Cow and calf – Lim – £1760 Blue Gables.

Thainstone

Some 544 store cattle, young bulls and young and weaned calves forward for Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale saw bullocks average 300.8p per kg, selling to 377.7p for a pair of 368kg Charolais crosses from Woodfold Farm, Rothiemay or £1920 for a pair of 696kg Charolais crosses from Rockyden, Meikle Wartle.

Heifers averaged 288.1p and sold to 394.7p for a 386kg Limousin from Barrogill Mains, Mey and to £1745 for a 560kg Charolais cross from Biggins, Killimster.

Bulls sold to 290.9p or £1280 for a 440kg Limousin cross from Mains of Wardhouse, Wardhouse and young and weaned calves reached £780 for a Charolais cross heifer from Brough, Shetland.

Breeding sheep (36) averaged £157.72 and sold to £190 for Leicesters from Knavenside, Maud.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Char X – Woodfold £1050, 350p. 301-350kg – BS X – Mains of Auchriachan £980. Lim – Eastside of Shevado 306.6p. 351-400kg – Char X – Barrogill £1410, 367.6p. 401-450kg – CharX – Lagavaich £1470. Sim X – Cornhill 342.7p. 451-500kg – Lim X – Seaview £1660, 338.8p. 501-550kg – CharX – Auchnarrow £1730, 331.3p. 551-600kg – Lim X – Westfield £1760, 313.2p. 601-650kg – Lim X – Rockyden £1830; Sheep Park £1830; Dipplebrae 292.8p. 651-700kg – Lim X – Rockyden £1900, 276.6p. 701-750kg – Lim X – Rockyden £1890, 263.2p.

A-A bullocks – up to 450kg – Gowanwell £1390, 295.8p. 451-500kg – Gowanwell £1510, 304.4p. 551-600kg – Sheep Park £1705, 306.7p. 701-750kg – Biggins £1860, 263.5p.

Heifers – up to 300kg – Lim X – Black Castle £785; Cowfords Farm 286.3p. 301-350kg – Char X – Inverlochy £1070; Barns 317.3p. 351-400kg – Lim X – Barrogill Mains £1350, 332.5p. 401-450kg – Char X – Whiteinches £1350; Barrogill Mains £1350, 318.4p. 451-500kg – Lim X – Sheep Park £1580, 323.5p. 501-550kg – Char X – Auchnarrow £1670, 331.3p. 551-600kg – Char X – Biggins £1660, 311.6p. 601-650kg – Sim X – Auchtygall £1670, 268.5p.

A-A heifers – up to 350kg – Scobshaugh £830, 248.5p. 351-400kg – Bruckles £1040, 261.3p. 401-450kg – Gowanwell £1200, 287.1p. 501-550kg – Gladhill £1500, 291.8p. 601-650kg – Altyre Estate £1550, 264.7p.

Bulls – up to 350kg – Sim – Leodibest £800, 248.4p. 351-400kg – Lim – Easter Corrie £1100, 280.6p. 401-450kg – Lu X – Culphin of Park £970, 220.5p. 501-550kg – Lu X – Culphin of Park £1160, 215.6p.

Breeding gimmer – Tex – Balcraig £180; Kintore £180. Chev – Knavenside £175. Tex X – Knavenside £170.

Two-year ewes – Tex – Balcraig £168. Cont – Evergreen £160.

Islay

United Auctions sold 101 calves at their sale, where bullocks averaged £1291.36 having sold to £1660 for a 475kg Limousin from N McDonald, 168 High St, Bowmore or to 356p for a 312kg Limousin from D McCormick, Blackrock.

Heifers averaged £1218.48, peaking at £1480 for a pen of three 415kg Limousin crosses from C McMillan, Ardbeg, Port Ellen or to 385p per kg for Limousins from the same home.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A X – Blackrock £1430 (x6), £1300 (x3), £1190 (x4), 349p (x3); Brybuich 1430 (x6), 314p (x6); Keppols £1170 (x3). Char X – Carrabus £1385, £1380, £1150, 350p; Tallant £1300, £1045 (x2), 353p (x2), 349p. Lim X – Ardbeg £1505 (x3), £1495 (x3), £1460 (x3), £1350 (x2), £1100 (x2), 345p (x2), 340p (x3), 339p (x3), 336p (x3), 330p (x2); Blackrock £1370 (x2), £1110, 338p (x2); Tallant £1330, 336p (x3), 335p; 168 High St 349p.

Heifers – A-A X – Keppols £1370 (x2), £1200 (x11), 287p (x2). Char X – Carrabus £1250, 324p, 315p; Tallant £1050 (x4), 315p (x4). Lim X – Ardbeg £1460 (x3), £1440 (x4), £1300 (x3), £1200, £1170 (x3), £1060, 359p (x3), 357p (x3), 341p (x3), 337p (x4), 321p (x3); Blackrock £1420, £1130 (x2), 352p; Tallant £1050, 311p.

Penrith

Some 353 store cattle and feeding bulls forward at the Penrith and District Farmers Mart’s sale on Monday, sold to £2195 for 24-month Charolais bullock from M Ridsdale and Son, Yew Tree Farm, with heifers to £2135 for a Limousin from MTP and SD Wills, Fawcett Park.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Char – £2195 Yew Tree Farm. Lim – £2060 Hardrigg Hall; £1935 Yew Tree Farm; £1845, £1785, £1775, £1755, £1745, High Dyke Farm; £1795, £1695, £1675 (x2), Well House (Strong); £1795 Over Croft Farm; £1795 Tilery Farm; £1765, £1695, £1665, Hole House (Coulston); £1735 Ranbeck; £1675 Friarbiggin; £1645, Huntly Lodge Farm; £1645, Barton Hall. BB – £1985 Fawcett Park; £1875, £1785 (x2), £1775, £1725, £1715, £1655, Bells View; £1735, £1645 Wham Head Farm; £1655, Well House (Strong). Sim – £1895, £1615, Moorside Farm. A-A – £1755, £1645 Yew Tree Farm; £1695 Lamonby Hall; £1675, Street House (Strong). Norm – £1695, £1645 (x2), Moorside Farm. BS – £1615, Tilery Farm. Mont – £1445 Street House (Strong). B and W – £1415 Street House (Strong). Her – £1315 Dalvorich Cottage. DSH – £1255, £1205 (x2) Midtown Farm (Strong).

Heifers – Lim – £2135, £2055 Fawcett Park; £1935, £1805, £1735, £1595, Barton Hall; £1765, £1585 Ranbeck; £1735, Friarbiggin; £1675, £1575, Dacre Banks Farm; £1675, Hollins Farm; £1665 Huntley Lodge Farm; £1645, £1635 (x2), The Green; £1635 Tilery Farm; £1625 Town End Farm (Crocker); £1565, West View; £1565 Gill Head. BB – £2115, £1555 Yew Tree Farm; £1985 Fawcett Park; £1575 Kelleth Rigg. Sim – £1715, £1565, Moorside Farm; £1555 (x2) Yew Tree Farm. Char – £1655 Yew Tree Farm. A-A – £1445, Street House (Strong). Her – £1335 High Dyke Farm; £1335 Midtown Farm (Strong). Norm – £1295 Moorside Farm. Dev – £1255 Mill View Farm. B and W – £1185 (x3) Clifton Hall.

Castle Douglas

On Monday, Wallets Marts’ small entry of store cattle sold to £1620 for a Salers bullock from Messrs Weit, Falbae and to 317p per kg for Hereford bullocks from Messrs Hamilton, Balmesh.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Sals – £1620, £1470, 271.2p, 265p Falbae. Lim – £1450, 300p Barskeoch Mains; £1220, 303.7p Low Mains. Sim – £1260, 302.2p Low Mains. A-A – £1170 Low Mains; £1120, 309.7p Glenroan; 292p Balmesh. Lui – £1100, 244.4p High Ardwell. Her – £970, 317p Balmesh.

Heifers – A-A – £1350, 265.2p Castlehill; £1280 Balmesh; 245.1p Glenroan. Lim – £940, 264.2p Low Mains.

Ayr

Craig Wilson’s sale saw 120 calves and stirks forward on Tuesday, where calves sold to £660 for a British Blue cross bull from Messrs Hannah, Garrie while heifers reached £510 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Messrs Gemmell, Dunduff.

Angus crosses topped the stirks at £1300 for a bullock form Messrs Paterson, Barward and to £1100 for a heifer from the same home.

Leading Prices

Bull calves – BB X – £660, £570, £540 Garrie; £480, £440, £420 Barward. Sim X – £620 (x3) Kaimhill. A-A X – £600 Kaimhill; £480 Towerhill; £380 Barward; £380 High Weirston. Char X – £330 Broomberry. LimX – £430, £410 Raithhill.

Heifer calves – A-A X – £510 Dunduff. BB X – £490 Barward. Lim X – £490, £420, £400 Raithhill. Char X – £350 Culdoach; £340 Dirnow. SH – £340 Dunduff.

Bullock stirks – A-A X – £1300 Barward. HF – £1200 Garrockhill. BB X – £1170, £1040 Barward; £1010 West Gatehead.

Heifer stirks – A-A X – £1100, £900 Barward. SH – £1000 West Polquhirter.