Stirling UA

Bullocks (504) and heifers (386) averaged 291.51p per kg and 285.98p respectively at United Auctions’ store cattle sale.

Bullocks sold to 357.10p for a 420kg Charolais cross from Laigh Alticane, and to £1930 for a 675kg Simmental cross from Mollandhu.

A 468kg Charolais cross from Dyke led the heifers at 320.50p, whilst a 590kg Limousin cross made £1770 for Bowhill.

A 412kg Limousin cross from Clatto, topped the young bulls at 267p and £1100.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Sim – Mollandhu £1930, £1880, £1860, £1840; North Deanhead £1740; Lowhill £1740. A-A – Goddens £1925, £1895 (x2), £1850, £1820; West Dron £1810. Char – Knocknaha £1860, £1710; Cassindilly £1780; Yorkston £1760. Luing – East Green £1860. Lim – Low Bowhill £1770; North Deanhead £1740; Lowhill £1740. BB – Darnlaw £1695; Lynn £1575. BS – West Dron £1640; Skelpie £1580, £1540. Mont – Caddell £1630; Barndirran £1570. Sal – Knocknaha £1580; West Dron £1485 (x2). Hol – Bandirran £1570, £1550. Baz – Broadstone £1480.

Heifers – Lim – Low Bowhill £1770; Cairnie £1660; Ardgate £1610; Pittenkerrie £1560. Lui – East Green £1690, £1525, £1500. Sim – East Green £1690; Mains £1665; Pittenkerrie £1600, £1570. Char – Ardgate £1670; Mains £1665; Knocknaha £1645; Pittenkerrie £1600. BAZ – Darnlaw £1610; Cleddans £1550. BB – Broadstone £1575; Darnlaw £1510; Lowhill £1480. A-A – Ardgate £1550; Cairnie £1500; Woodend £1455. Stab – Pittenkerrie £1535. BS – Gall £1320; Lowhill £1280.

Young bulls – Lim – Clatto £1100. A-A – Oakersdyke £1090.

Carlisle

An average of £1876.07 was achieved for 387 bulls and weaned cattle at Harrison and Hetherington’s anniversary sale.

Topping the bull section at £1680 was a Limousin from Messrs Andrew Cowx, Hudscale.

A Limousin also led the steers at £1540 for W Hughes, Asby, whilst a Simmental heifer from Auchengray Farms, realised £1700.

Leading Prices

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1680, £1670, £1580, £1560, £1490 (x2) Hudscales; £1580 Stanger Hill; £1470 Halmyre. Sim – £1440, Greystone House; £1310, £1180, Kirtleton House; £1180 Moss Grove. Blonde – £1400, £1120 Stanger Hill. BS – £1360, £1150 Barnglies. Hfd – £1280, £1170, Barnglies. A-A – £1230, £1110 Bridgehouse. BB – £1150 Barnglies; £1130 (x3) Wyndham House.

Steers – Lim – £1540, £1500 (x2), £1350 Dona Close; £1490, £1400 Burthwaite; £1390, £1260, Fartown; £1360, Barwhanny; £1300 (x2), £1300 (x3), Batey Shield; £1240, Grain Head;. BB – £1200 (x6) Halmyre. HF – £1120 Nickies Hill. Char – £1100 The Crescent. Sim – £1100 Theakston Grange. BS – £1090 West Hot Bank. A-A – £1050 Whiteclose Rigg. Hfd – £1000 Bargatton.

Heifers – Sim – £1700 Auchengray. Fleck – £1620 Auchengray. BB – £1360 Hargill House; £1330, £1280 Well House; £1200 (x3), £1180, Whitehills. Lim – £1350, £1350 Fartown; £1250, £1180 Stanger Hill; £1220, High House; £1160 (x2) Little Musgrave; £1150 (x2), £1110 (x2) Cocklet Hill; £1120 Stockber. Hfd – £1170 Stockber. Pie – £1140 (x3) Little Musgrave. A-A –£1120 Stockber. HF – £1120 Nickies Hill. Char – £1010 Stockber.

St Boswells

Limousin cross bullocks from A Douglas, Saughtree, secured £1690 and 345p per kg at Harrison and Hetherington’s store cattle sale.

More of the same lead the heifers at £1210 for Broombank, and to 345p again for Saughtree.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1090 South Common. Lim – £1690, £1580, £1490, £1460, £1380, £1350 Saughtree. Sim – £1000 South Common. Char – £1340, £1290 Adderstonshiels.

Heifers – Lim – £1210, £1200 Broombank. Char – £1200, £1180 Adderstonshiels.

Thainstone

Charolais crosses from Messrs Jack, Woodend, Muir of Ord, achieved the top prices at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ store cattle sale, with a 768kg steer and 674kg heifers making £2120 and £1970 respectively.

An overall sale average of 303p per kg and £1483.40 per head, was achieved with 386 bullocks levelling at 304.3p and 285 heifers balancing out at 302.5p.

Top price per kg was 393p paid for a 402kg Limousin heifer from Hillocks, Keig, whilst bullocks peaked at 359.8p for a pair of 428kg Charolais crosses from Cluseburn, Inverbervie.

Bulls (7) sold to 323.2p or a 396kg Limousin from Crichie, Inverurie, and to £1790 for a 662kg Charolais from Mains of Lundie, Edzell.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 350kg – Backmuir £960. 351-400kg – Cluseburn £1260. 401-450kg – Mains of Auchlossan £1595. 451-500kg – Hillocks, Mains of Auchlossan £1640. 501-550kg – Meikle Begshill £1800. 551-600kg – Rockyden £1805. 601-650kg – Ordhill £1870. 651-700kg – Woodend £1970. 701-750kg – Meadows Vale £2020.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 350kg – Lower House £870. 351-400kg – Sunnyside £1155. 401-450kg – How £1170. 451-500kg – Bishopston £1545. 501-550kg – Lower Cushieston £1600. 551-600kg – Bishopston £1650. 601-650kg – Meadows Vale £1760. 651-700kg – Fernieslack £1870.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – Backmuir £900. 301-350kg – South Auquhorthies £910. 351-400kg – Cluseburn £1310. 401-450kg – Ballinloan £1590. 451-500kg – Cairntack £1700. 501-550kg – Woodend £1800. 551-600kg – Fernieslack £1840. 601-650kg – Stemster £1900. 651-700kg – Stoneyhill £1950.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 350kg – Milton £780. 401-450kg – Easter Galcantray £1265. 451-500kg – How £1405. 501-550kg – Easter Galcantray £1650. 551-600kg – How £1670. 601-650kg – Ordhill £1740. 651-700kg – Easter Galcantray £1830.

Bulls – Up to 400kg – Crichie £1280. 401-450kg – Tresta £900. 451-500kg – Heads of Auchinderran £1260. 551-600kg – Edinglassie £1400. 651-700kg – Mains of Lundie £1790.

Ayr

On Tuesday, Craig Wilson sold six dairy cattle to a top of £2280 for a second calver from Messrs Robinson, Torhousemuir.

Charolais crosses led the 148 calves and stirks with heifers to £1050 from Messrs McNicol, Harplaw, and bullocks to £1000 from Messrs Brown, Balligmorrie.

Calves reached £660 for a British Blue cross bull from Messrs Guthrie, West Mosside, with heifers to £490 for three Charolais Crosses from Messrs Rorison, Dallowie.

Leading Prices

Calves – Bull – BB X – £660 West Mosside; £560, £500 Buntonhill. BS X –£600 High Cairn. Char X – £560, Dallowie. Lim X – £480 West Brockloch; £460 High Park. A-A X – £490 High Cairn. Sim – £400 Kaimhill. Hfd X – £350 Bowes.

Heifer – Char X – £490 (x3), £450 (x4) Dallowie. BB X – £470 Dormieston and Buntonhill. Lim X – £450 Over Enoch. A-A X – £430 (x2) Buntonhill. Hfd X – £310 Bowes; £300 (x2) Broadhead.

Stirks – Bullock – Char X – £1000 Balligmorrie; £890 Dalmaca. Lim X – £970, £990 Hallowshean. Black and White – £940 Garrockhill. A-A X – £930 Crooks. LRed – £900 Drumbowie. BB X – £860 Crooks.

Heifer – Char X – £1050 Harplaw. BB X – £860 Crooks.

Lockerbie

On Tuesday, Harrison and Hetherington held their fortnightly sale of store cattle which topped at £1410 for a Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Ker, Justenlees, with heifers to £1400 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Wright, Hunthills.

Leading Prices

Steers – Lim – £1410 Justenlees; £1180 Hunthills. BB – £1180 Hunthills; £1030 Justenlees; £990 Hass Farmhouse. A-A – £1140 Logan Mains; £1090, £1080 Justenlees; £940 Hass Farmhouse. Char – £1120 Justenlees. Hfd – £990 Maxwellbank.

Heifer – Lim – £1400, £1180, £1100 Hunthills; £1370 Justenlees. A-A – £1200, £1020 Justenlees; £1100, £950 Logan Mains; £1010 Maxwellbank; £980 Shaw of Dryfe. BB – £990 Hass Farmhouse. Hfd – £980 Maxwellbank.