Stirling (Cally)

Suffolk lambs from B Femister, Howslack, Biggar, achieved £155 at Caledonian Marts' weekly sale.

The sale of Mule ewe lambs topped at £161 from G Allan, Glenquey, Glendevon.

Incorporated was the show and sale of Blackface wedder lambs, which the judge, Douglas Steel, awarded his champion to a pen from N and C Chambers, Todholes, which later realised £90.

On Monday, the firm sold 937 store cattle and breeding cattle, where bullocks and heifers cashed in at 274p and 271p respectively.

Limousins led all sections with bullocks selling to 339p for M Campbell, Glenstockdale, Stranraer, and to £1800 for A and J Orr and Son, Hill of Harthill, respectively.

Heifers peaked at 362p for Carlung Farms, Ayrshire, and to £1700 for Skeoch Farms, Stirling.

Breeding cattle averaged £1661 having realised £2020 for a Limousin cow and calf from A and M Gray, Craighead, Back O’Hill.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – £121 Glen Walt; £119 Middletown; £118 Wester Tillyrie; £111 Templelands; £105 Peel. Suff – £155, £151 Howslack; £115 Peel. BF – £90 Todholes; £79 Glenturret; £78 Immeroin and Edentaggart. Chev – £85 Little Drumquharn; £80 Little Drumquharn and High Balernock. Mule – £161 Glenquey; £126, £122 Shankhead.

Feeding ewes – £60 Edentaggert; £58 Hardridge.

Store cattle – Bullocks – £1800, £1700, £1690 Hill of Harthill; £1690, £1660 Twechar; £1620 Broughton Estates.

Heifers – £1700 Skeoch; £1700 Hill of Harthill; £1640 Middle Ballat; £1550 Gartfarran; £1490 Carlung; £1490 Middle Ballat.

Breeding cattle – £1900, £1880, £1860 Woodcockdale.

Stirling UA

Bullocks led the way at United Auctions' store cattle sale, when selling to 334.60p per kg for a 387kg Limousin cross from Barbreck, and to £1955 for a 653kg Charolais cross from Borgue House, with 888 bullocks averaging 289.67p.

Heifers (330) cashed in at 278.96p having sold to 330.60p for a 372kg Limousin cross from Greenwells and to £1790 for a 600kg Limousin cross from Midlock.

A centre record for rearing cattle (217) was made when five-month-old Charolais bullocks from Landale and Co, Dalswinton, made £1065.

On Monday, the firm sold 8271 store lambs and feeding sheep to a top of £114 for Beltex from Balbedie.

Beltex crosses and Suffolk crosses cashed in at £106.94 and £100.30 respectively, Texel crosses averaged £95.46, whilst Mules made £85.32. Cheviot crosses and Blackfaces averaged £74.36 and £65.17 respectively.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Char – Borgue House £1955; East Revoch £1880; Midlock £1870; Pittenkerrie £1850; Borgue House and Ardgate £1840l Borgue House £1790. A-A – East Revoch £1925; Kirkland £1710; Oakersdyke £1705; Burnbrae £1690; Mollandhu £1690. BS – Lochend £1900, £1790, £1705; West Mains £1695; Burnbrae £1580; Blackbog £1500. Lim – Pittenkerrie £1880; North Woodend £1870; Burnbrae £1760; North Woodend £1740; Burnbrae £1700; Pittenkerrie £1695, £1680. Hfd – Gartfinnan £1865, £1750; Blackbog £1500, £1360; Badenkep £1290. Sim – Pittenkerrie £1850; Wester Mye £1820; Burnbrae £1800; Blairfad and Pittenkerrie £1740. Sal – Burnbrae £1670; Ardgate £1640; Pittenkerrie £1580; Ardgate £1550, £1460. BB – Blackbog £1500; Corscaplie £1430; Burnbrae £1390; Kinnordy Avenue £1390. BF – Kirkland £1480; Burnbrae and Summerhouse £1210.

Heifers – Lim – Midlock £1790; Townfoot £1655; West Meikle Pinkerton £1650; Burnbrae £1630; West Meikle Pinkerton £1620; Midlock £1580. Hfd – Gartfinnan £1700; Torbrex £1340. Char – Midlock £1655; Hayfield £1625; Midlock £1605, £1580; Hayfield £1430. Sal – Pittenkerrie £1480. Sim – Torbrex £1480, £1450, £1340; Mollandhu £1300; Torbrex £1300, £1240. A-A – Bourtreebush £1480; Harestonhill £1460; West Mains £1440; Oakersdyke £1380; North Canduff £1375; High Milton £1365. BB – Easter Howgate £1425; Cowdens £1395; Easter Howgate £1270.

Young bull – Lim – Croftlands £1295, £1290, £1190. LUI – Muirhouses £1070.

Stirks – Dalswinton £1065 (x5), £900 (x7); Shawhead £900; Ardlamont £850 (x3); Dalswinton £840; Dalswinton £810; South Ardittie £770; Graystale £740; Ardlamont £740; Graystale £730 (x2); Hillend £760 (x4); Dalswinton £710 (x4); Hillend £650 (x2); Hallroom £560 (x2).

Lambs – Belt – Balbedie £114; Ballikinrain £112, £110; Newbigging £110; Killipol and Balbedie £100. Suff – East Side £122; West Dron £118; Lednathie £114; East Side £112; Cadogan £111; Lednathie £110 (x2); Mount £110; Mains of Struie £109; West Dron £108. Tex – Dalfoil £124, £120; Over Easter Offerance £114; Laighwood and Cadogan Est £111; Griesta £109; Kingarth £108; Todholes and Mount £108. Mule – Whitehill £115; Wester Bowhouse, Peterhead and Whitehill £103; Balafark £95; Blairgorm £93; Whitehill £90. Chev – Hazelwood £103; Cosyden £92; Wester Culbowie £90; Hazelwood and Glenisla £89; Craigview £88. BF – Todholes, Carie and Normangill £80; Dullator and Merkins £80; Dullator and Merkins £79.

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Carlisle

A Simmental bullock from Messrs Stewart, Craigour, Moffat, led Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale of store cattle, at £2120.

Messrs Irving, Newlands Row Farm, Wigton, produced the top price heifer at £1900 for Limousin cross Friesians.

Simmentals from Messrs Bewley, Lockerbie, lead the weaned cattle section with steers and heifers selling for £1560 and £1400 respectively.

The weekly sale of calves reached £665 for a Limousin cross bull from D and M Irving, Brunt Hill, whilst heifers peaked at £600 for a British Blue from Messrs Reed, Moss Side House.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Sim – £2120 Craigour; £1740 Tinnishall; £1620 Langdyke Cottage; £1550, £1540, £1500 (x2) Smalmstown. A-A – £2060, £1750 Newlands Row; £1570, £1540, £1505, £1500 Smalmstown; £1840 (x2), £1710 (x2) Jerriestown; £1670 Woodslee; £1610 Owlethirst; £1580 Gimmenbie; £1550, £1550 (x2) Stubbyknowe. Char – £2060, £1920, £1840 (x2), £1720 (x3), £1590 (x2), £1590 (x3), £1540, £1540 (x3), £1510, £1510 (x3), £1500 (x2) Spout Bank; £2000 Blackrigg; £1880, £1700, £1700 (x2), £1680, £1660, £1640 Smalmstown. Lim – £1980 (x2), £1820 (x3), £1710 (x2) Newlands Row; £1780, £1660, £1640 Ratlinggate; £1740, £1700, £1740 Westray; £1720 South; £1680 (x2) Woodslee; £1660 Street Head; £1640 Ladyhousesteads; £1625 (x2) Hawksteel; £1620, £1525, £1620 (x2) Blackrigg; £1560 (x3) The Nook; £1550 Rye Close; £1545 (x4) Harley Croft. BB – £1880, £1860 Westray; £1730 (x2), £1690 (x3), £1730 (x2) Blackrigg; £1700, £1690 Thorneyland; £1670, £1670, £1650, £1610, £1670, £1600 Bankend; £1650, £1630 (x2) Harley Croft; £1620 Kirtlebank; £1590 Wardpark. Hfd – £1850 Westray; £1690 Rye Close; £1640 (x2), £1550, £1540, £1500 Smalmstown; £1630 Gimmenbie. Mont – £1700 Westray. Blonde – £1620, £1580, £1550 (x2) Grassknop. Frie – £1570, £1560 (x2) Rye Close; £1560, £1400 Harley Croft.

Heifers – Lim – £1900, £1560 (x6) Newlands Row; £1870, £1670 Stag House; £1850, £1830 Kirtlevale; £1700, £1630, £1700 Tinnishall; £1600 Rye Close; £1580, £1560, £1580 (x3), £1570 Blackrigg; £1560 (x2), £1560 Street Head; £1550, £1510 Ratlinggate; £1540 Smalmstown; £1520 Prior Rigg. Sim – £1780, £1620 Tinnishall. BB – £1770, £1750 (x2), £1630, £1620 (x2) Wood Head; £1690, £1570, £1500 Town Head; £1500 Cardewlees. A-A – £1730 (x2), £1700 (x3), £1660 (x3), £1520 (x3) Rye Close; £1700 Newlands Row; £1520 Prior Rigg; £1500 South. BS – £1590 Barnglies. Char – £1580 Blackrigg; £1540 (x2) South. Blonde – £1540 Gimmenbie.

Weaned cattle – Steers – Sim – £1560, £1500, £1490, £1450 Cairns; £1170 South Croft; £1100 (x3), £930 (x2) Riggshields. Lim – £1240, £1200, £1080, £910 Seathwaite; £1180 Stockber; £1160 (x2), £1150 (x3), £1130, £980, £940 Sunnycroft; £1120 Kimmeter Green; £1030 Greenside Keep Cottage; £990 Highfield; £980 (x2) Black Cleugh; £970 Riggshields. A-A – £1190 Cocklet Hill; £1000 (x2) Redcroft; £950 Fell View; £930 Sunnycroft. Hfd – £1180, £1080, Street Gate. Gall – £1170 Riggshields. BB – £1070 (x3), £1000 (x3) Sleightholme; £1060, £1040, £940, £910 Caton Street; £1030 (x2), £1000 (x3) Flatt; £1000 Cocklet Hill; £950 Kimmeter Green.

Bulls – Lim – £1410, £1270 Hargill House; £1180 Greenside Keep Cottage; £940 Grain Head. BS – £1390 Barnglies; £1070 Cardewlees. A-A – £1290 (x2) Raithhill; £1160 Pennine View. Hfd – £1280 (x2) Barnglies. HF – £950, £910, Raithhill.

Heifers – Sim – £1400, £1120, £1060 Cairns; £1050 (x2) South Croft; £950 Georgefield. Lim – £1390 Cocklet Hill; £1380, £1260, £1110, £1040, £1030, £980 West Cocklaw; £1270 Stockber; £1220, £990 Hargill House; £1140, £1020 (x2), £1140 Orchard House; £1090, £1000 Seathwaite; £1030, £1020 Aldoth. Char – £1070 (x2) Kimmeter Green; £1000 Old Irivine; £960 (x2) Stockber; £910 Sunnycroft. Hfd – £1000, £980 (x3) Street Gate; £950 Georgefield. BB – £1000 Redcroft; £980 Fell View; £930 (x5) Flatt. A-A –£970 (x2) Fell View; £960 Orchard House.

Calves – Bulls – Lim – £665, £605 Brunt Hill; £500, £485, £310 Whitchester; £420 East Scales. BB – £660, £650 Brunt Hill; £655, £600 (x3), £545 Tempest Tower; £630, £620 Moss Side House; £560, £510 (x3) Crownstone; £490, £475, £465 (x2) Whitehills; £485, £485 (x2) Monks House; £470 Chalk Lodge; £440 East Scales; £420, £420 Burton House. Sim – £480 (x2), £420 Meinfoot. Hfd – £445 Howthat; £350, £310 Oak Cottage. Hol – £315 Midtown. Long – £315, £305 Nafferton.

Heifers – BB – £600, £560, £530 Moss Side House; £470, £360 Big Balcraig; £440, £415 (x3) Tempest Tower; £425, £405 Crownstone; £410, £410 Burton House; £390, £380 East Scales; £380 (x3), £380 Bents; £370 Dormanstead; £365, £365 Whitehills. A-A – £465 Moss Side House; £390 (x2), £325 Woodside; £385, £365 (x2) High Ploughlands; £360 Dormanstead. Hfd – £430 (x2) Oak Cottage. Long – £390 Nafferton. Sim – £375, £335 Meinfoot; £330 Howthat; £310 Graden.

Oban

Suffolk lambs from J Reade and Sons, Killiechronan, sold to £95 at United Auctions' sale.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Suff X – Killiechronan £82. Belt – The Homestead £90. Tex – Baligrundle £84; Kingairloch £83; Kilpatrick Croft, Kilvaree £81; Bailuacraich £79; Ardachy £78. Chev – Ardmhor £78; Kilvaree £76; Garraron £70.50; Laig £70; Ockle £69; Savary £68; Laig £67. X – Killiechronan £78; Tayvallich £74; The Homestead £71. Mule – Scammadale £72. BF – Bolna Bodach £82; Ockle £75; Bolna Bodach, Glengorm £70; Seaview £68.50; Bruernish £67; Bolna Bodach £64; Bruernish £63; Treslaig £62.

Bentham

Lambs from J and G Sinclair, Crookston, Heriot, topped Bentham Auction Marts' sale at £144.50.

The same home sold Texel Beltex gimmers to £172.

But topping the gimmers was Suffolks from Graham Harper, Sedbergh, at £208 and £205.

Ayr

Bullocks (700) and heifers (419) averaged 290.7p per kg and 279.4p respectively at Craig Wilson's store cattle sale.

A Charolais bullock from Gass, Straiton, led the proceedings at £1970 and 331p, whilst an Aberdeen Angus from Laigh Borlandm topped the heifers at £1890 and 363p.

Some 895 store lambs sold to £110 for Texels from Messrs Speirs, Gartnakeilly.

On Tuesday, the firm sold four dairy cattle to a top of £2150 for a fresh calved Holstein Friesian heifer from Messrs Steel, Ditton.

A small show of 88 calves and stirks reached £1290 for a white Shorthorn cross bullock stirk from Messrs Kerr, Broom.

Top price calf was £580 for an Aberdeen Angus cross bull from Kaimhill, with heifers following at £560 for a British Blue cross from Messrs King, Old Barn.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Char – £1970, £1580 Gass, Straiton; £1890, £1770, £1650, £1510 Barneil; £1770, £1720, £1610 Kayshill; £1500 Collennan and Carbieston Byres. Lim – £1880, £1810, £1670 South Craigton; £1840, £1660 Langholm; £1810, £1730, £1700, £1670, £1650 Gass, Straiton; £1720 Over Auchentibber;£1690, £1680, £1610, £1600 South Walton; £1660, £1600 Castle Mains; £1630 Barneil; £1610 Collennan. Saler – £1850 Collennan; £1440 Laigh Borland; £1340, £1210 Haplandmuir. A-A – £1810, £1620 Clevance; £1800, £1690, £1600 Laigh Borland; £1710 Slatehole; £1700, £1650 Langholm; £1620 Fore Rogerton; £1600 Barneil. Sim – £1670 Barneil; £1550 Carbieston Byres; £1540 Gass, Straiton. Hfd – £1740 Fore Rogerton. BS – £1600 Benston; £1580 Ceither Goaithe; £1560 Ravenscroft; £1550 Kayshill. Frie – £1600 High Branchal; £1360 Slatehole; £1260 Kilhenzie. BB – £1580 Perryston; £1570 Chipperlagan; £1560 Laigh Tarbeg; £1530 Middletonhill.

Heifers – A-A – £1890, £1650, £1620 Laigh Borland; £1740 Kildonnan; £1610 Collennan; £1500 Pocknave and Fore Rogerton; £1460 Cairnhouse and Caprington. Lim – £1820 South Craigton; £1700, £1570 Auchentibbert; £1610, £1550 Barneil; £1590, £1570 Pinvalley; £1510 Laigh Borland and Muirlaught; £1490 Laigh Tarbeg. Hfd – £1660 Pocknave. BB – £1660 Laigh Borland; £1650, £1570 Pocknave; £1570 Laigh Tarbeg; £1460 Over Auchentiber; £1410 Bridgend. Sim – £1510, £1450 Rigghead; £1470 Collennan. Char – £1500 Haplandmuir; £1480, £1460 Kilhenzie; £1350 Laigh Tarbeg. BS – £1350 Caprington.

Store lambs – Tex – £110, £105, £97, £95 Gartnakeilly; £109, £102 Laight, Dalmellington; £96 Kilruskin; £95 Sannox. Suff – £110 Borland; £95 Nether Heilar. Belt – £91 Silverfern; £95 Nether Heilar. Mule – £101 Moyne. Char – £89 Stairlie. Chev – £78 Birtlebog.

Calves – Bull – A-A X – £580 Kaimhill; £520 (x2) Knowe; £390 Parkmill. Lim X – £550 Kaimhill. BB X – £540 Knowe; £530 (x2) Netherholm; £390, £340 Barward. BS X – £440 Netherholm. Hfd X – £390 Clochoderick.

Heifer – BB X – £560 Old Barn; £510 Croftfoot; £470 Deaconhill; £460 (x2) West Park; £460 Old Barn; £450, £430 West Park. Sim X – £520 Kaimhill. A-A X – £520 Knowe; £510 (x2) Kaimhill.

Stirks – Bullock – BS X – £1290 Broom. A-A X – £1070, £920 Broom. BB X – £900 Knowe; £780 Stafflar.

Heifer – Sim X – £840 Barrachan. BB X – £800 Stafflar and Davidston.

Fort William

Averages improved on the year at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of 512 spring born calves and store cattle, where bullocks (313) and heifers (199) cashed in at 345.2p (+43.8p) and 308.1p (+19.2p) respectively.

Bullocks led the proceedings at 444.0p for a pen of stabiliser crosses from Daliea, Acharacle, and to £1420 for a Beef Shorthorn cross from Tigh Na Feidh, Strontian.

Heifers sold to 392p for a Charolais cross from Ardtornish Farms, Morven, and to £1400 for a pair of Simmental crosses from Mungosdail, Drimnin.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 200kg – Dalilea £820; Ardtornish Farms £820, £710; Burnside, Strontian £780, £700; Tigh Na Feidh £760, £680; Coul Estate, Newtonmore £680. 201-250kg – Ardtornish Farms £990, £810; Dunlichity, Farr, £970, £960, (x2), £850; Isle of Muck Farms £880; Dalilea, £880, £870, (x2), £850, (x2), £800; Burnside £820; Myrtle Moss Croft, Strontian £800. 251-300kg – Moy, Banavie £1070, £920; Dunlichity £1040; Ardtornish Farms £1040, £870; Brin House, Flichity £1000; Banavie £920; Isle of Muck Farms £890 (x2), £870; Barnakill £860; Insh £850, £840; Tigh Airigh £840; Craigard Cottage £840 (x2); Burnside £830, £810; Keil £820; Lundavra £800. 301-350kg – Dunlichity £1000, £930; Cuilchenna £920, £880; Keil £910; Insh £900; Moy £900; Bohuntin £890; Isle of Muck Farms £890, £880, (x2), £840; Coul Estate £820; Dunlichity £810. 351kg and over – Caolas, Onich £1170; Mungosdail £1160, £1050, Barnakill; £1130, £950; Achnaconeran, Glenmoriston £1030; Strathlinnhe, Onich £920; Bohuntin £910; Keil £910; Coul Estate £890; Glenfintaig Estate £810.

Heifers – Up to 200kg – Dunlichity £760; Burnside 353.0p. 201-250kg – Moy £820; Ardtornish £800, £770; Dunlichity £790, £780, £760, (x3); Cuilchenna £770; Burnside £740; Craigard Cottage £740 (x2);251-300kg – Moy £1070, £900; Ardtornish Farms £1040, £860; Tigh Airigh £810; Banavie £810; Achnaconeran £810; Cuilchenna £800; Isle of Muck Farms £800. 301-350kg – Barnankill £900, £880; Moy £840; Keil £830; Balmaglaster £810. 351kg and over – Balmaglaster £1380, £1280; Mungasdail £1030 Dunlichity £950; Achnaconeran £870.

Dingwall

Dingwall and Highlands Marts sold 4357 sheep of all classes to a to of £168 for a cross ewe from The old Farm, Englishtonmuir.

Tup lambs (177) sold to £124 for Suffolk crosses from Proncycroy, Dornoch.

A joint top price of £121 was achieved among the 3686 lambs, which was paid for a Texel cross from Kinbeachie, Culbokie, and again for a Beltex cross from Glenurquhart, Cromarty, to average £70.34.

Lewis livestock producers lambs (1102) averaged £56.61 and sold to £89 for a Texel cross from Crosswinds, Garyvard.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex X – Glenurquhart £118, £90, £80; Kinbeachie £117, £96; Beallachnagore £111, £91, £89; Achentoul £108; Allt Nan Subh £108; Seafield, Portmahomack £106; Achtuie, Drumnadrochit £106, £85; The Old £105; Am Fasgadh £100; Ard Druim, Fodderty £98, £94; Rhevackin, Kiltarlity £96; Croft £94; Rebeg £93, £87; Silverwells £92; Larel, Halkirk £91; The Croft, Mossside £84. Suff X – Refouble, Glenferness £117, £102; Proncy £110, £102, £81; Seafield £105; Inchindown, Invergordon £104, £90, £83; Rhevackin £102; Larel £100, £97; Rhevackin £100, £89; Culburnie Croft, Beauly, £99; Lednabirichen, £98, £83; Proncycroy £84. Chev Mule – Wester Lochend £116, £80; Gaich Farms, Dulnain Bridge £100; Silverwells, £96, £90; Polbain House, Achiltibuie £87. Mule – Gaich Farms £114; Balchraggan, Torness, £108, £95, £86. Belt X – Glenurquhart £111, £100, £96, £84, £82; The Square £109, £100; Seafield £98. Dors – Lochfleet £104. Chev – Portnacreich, Lochcarron £94; Allt Nan Subh £91; Achentoul £90, £80; Tombeg £88; The Square £84; Lynemore £82, £80; Feorlig, Spinningdale £81; Leanassie, Beauly £80; Rebeg £80; Killen, Garve, £80. Esy – Moy Bridge Croft, Wester Moy £89. Rye – Spierfield, Balblair, £87. BF – Kinbeachie £87. X – Ivy Croft, Strathpeffer £86; Rebeg £85. DSP – Morefield, Glenurquhart £80.

Tup lambs – Tex X – Croft, Leachkin £114; Beallachnagore, Jamestown £84; Am Fasgadh Tomatin, £78. Suff X – Proncycroy £100, £77; Lednabirichen £78. Chev – Strathkyle £99; Morness £99; Achnagart, Glenshiel, £90; Allt Nan Subh, Dornie £85, £80; The Square, Inverinate £84, £70; Achentoul, Altass £82; Lednabirichen, Dornoch £80; Wester Lochend, Flemington £80; Balnacuile, Spinningdale £77; Lynemore Farm, Grantown £70. X – Rebeg, Kirkhill £80. BF – Allt Nan Subh, £74. Chev Mule – Silverwells, Edderton £74.

Ewes – X – The Old £150, £120, £102, £84. Chev – Killin £106, £90; Portnacreich £96; Allt Nan Subh, £96, £89; Balnacuile, £95, £84; Fasach, £94; Strathkyle, £92, £82; Croft No 8, Balmacara, £87; Rurach Croft, £80. Tex X – Ivy Croft, £102, £94. Suff X – Am Fasgadh £100.

Wedder – X – The Old £106, £102.

Lewis livestock producers ewes – Chev – Gress, £94; North Tolsta £94; North Tolsta £90, £76; North Tolsta £90; Vatisker £84; North Tolsta £76; Ivy Cottage £71; Hill Street £70.

Newton Stewart

Limousin bullocks from Messrs Scott, Garchew, secured the top prices at Craig Wilson's store cattle sale at £1400 and 319p per kg.

Limousins led the heifer trade at £1370 for Messrs Service, Moorpark, and to 314p for Messrs Gemmell, Holm, Kirkcowan.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1400, £1390, £1320, £1280, £1230 Garchew; £1330 Mid Skeog. A-A – £1330, £1260 Moorpark, Sandhead; £1170 Low Drummore; £1150 Mid Skeog. BS – £1300 Low Barness. Char X – £1200 Mid Skeog. Sim X – £1160 Barrachan. Fleck – £1160, £1120, £1090, £1080 (x2) Glaick.

Heifers – Lim – £1370 Moorpark, Sandhead. A-A – £1240, £1230, £1070 Moorpark, Sandhead. Sim X – £1000 Barrachan.

Penrith

Continental bullocks from NM Breaks, Church Stile Farm, achieved £1000 at Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP fortnightly sale of 180 rearing calves and stirks.

The same home topped the bull stirks at £975 for Herefords, whilst Limousins from Breaks Farm led the heifers at £900 Breaks.

Calves from T Holmes, Nutholm, were in demand with continental bulls making £640, and Limousin heifers to £550.

Leading Prices

Stirks – Bullock – Lim – £1000 (x2) Church Stile. Pied – £1000 Church Stile. A-A – £690 (x5) Cairnbridge. BB – £680, £640, £590 Penny Hill Park.

Bull – Hfd – £975 (x5) Church Stile. Lim – £960, £880 Church Stile; £800 The Old Vicarage. Mont – £660 Macey Bank. BB – £640, £530 Morton Sceugh; £540 Cape. A-A – £560 Macey Bank.

Heifer – Lim – £900 Breaks. A-A – £750 Cape; £710 (x3) Plumpton Foot; £620 (x14) Cairnbridge. Hfd – £730 Plumpton Foot. BB – £660, £600 (x3), £570, £500 Penny Hill Park; £500 Plumpton Foot.

Calves – Bull – Chianina – £640 Nutholm. Lim – £630, £610 Nutholm; £480, £460, £370, £350 Lodge; £395, £330 High Grounds; £390, £375, £370, £350, £310 Skirwith Abbey. BB – £610, £600, £540 (x2), £515 (x2) Dearham Hall; £445, £350, £345 Threapthwaite; £430, £400 Skirwith Abbey; £355, £345 Monk House; £350 (x2) Brackenburgh Home; £280 Plumpton Head. A-A – £560 Nutholm; £420 Park House; £305 Nether Colinhurst. Black and White – £435 (x3) Causeway Foot; £300 Park House. Sim – £400 Park House.

Heifer – Lim – £550 Nutholm; £450, £345 Lodge; £330 (x2), £310 (x3), £305 Skirwith Abbey. Sim – £470 Nutholm. BB – £450 Park House; £360 Monks House; £350 The Bramery; £345 Brackenburgh Home; £320, £310 (x3), £305, £300 Threapthwaite; £315 Skirwith Abbey. Hfd –£430 Nether Colinhurst.

Thainstone

A Limousin cross heifer from Mrs Anderson, 1 Burnbank Road scaling 620kg fetched £2000 at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' store cattle sale.

Heifers (145) averaged 298.8p and sold to 372.1p per kg for a 430kg Limousin cross from Tofts of Tain, Castletown.

A pair of Limousins also led the bullocks at 344.1p crossing the weigh bridge at 340kg for Assynt Mains, Evanton, and to £1940 for a 660kg Charolais cross from Meiklebogs, Gordonstown, with bullocks (189) cashing in at 295.6p.

Bulls (14) averaged 296p and sold to 358.1p per kg for a pair of 310kg Limousins from Pennan Road, Ellon and to £1460 for a pair of 510kg Simmentals from Dundurcas, Rothes.

On Tuesday, the firm also sold 1987 store lambs to average £87.53 having sold to £128 for Texels from Tullochcoy, Crathie.

Island consigned store lambs (2529) cashed in at £78.27having peaked at £119 for Suffolks from Grunnafirth, Brettabister.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Mains of Frendraught £780. 301-350kg – Assynt Mains £1180. 351-400kg – Tofts of Tain £1300. 401-450kg – Ingsay £1380. 451-500kg – Lochend £1545. 501-550kg – Hindatoon £1685. 551-600kg – Dubford £1790. 601-650kg – Dubford £1885. 651-700kg – Hillhead £1880.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 400kg – Denhead £1080. 401-450kg – Howally £1380. 451-500kg – Howally £1415. 501-550kg – Lochend £1580. 551-600kg – Lochend £1755. 601-650kg – Lochend £1915.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – Woodend £860. 301-350kg – Assynt Mains £1020. 351-400kg – Cairnbo £1255, 316.9p. 401-450kg – Tofts of Tain £1600. 451-500kg – Sheep Park £1550. 501-550kg – Myres Widewall £1830. 551-600kg – Thistleyhillock £1880. 601-650kg – Brunthill £1700.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 400kg – Corslet House £1030. 401-450kg – Fountainbleu £1145. 451-500kg – Keldra £1510. 501-550kg – Brunthill £1585. 601-650kg – Assynt Mains £1780.

Bulls – Up to 350kg – Pennan Road £1140. 351-400kg – Dundurcas £1000. 401-450kg – Dundurcas £1310. 501-550kg – Hindatoon £1400. 551-600kg – Westerloch £1430.

Store lambs – Cont – Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen £126. Cont X – Bogiefeulach £122. Tex – Lower Glenhead, Kemnay £116. Tex X – Woodhead, Inchmarlo £113. BF – Keith-hall £113. Suf – Blackhole, Finzean £108. Suff X – Mains of Allanbuie, Keith £104. Char – East Cowbog Farm, New Aberdour £103. Chev Mule– Alvie Estate, Kingcraig £100.

Island consigned store lambs – Tex – Ringesta, Quendale £116. Suf – Exnaboe, Virkie £115. Suff X – Ringesta £110. Cha – Kirkbuster, Longhope £110. Tex X – Hoversta, Bressay £106. Char X – Meynell, Brooniestaing £102. Down – Muce, Birsay £100. Down X – Grunnafirth £98. Cont – Meynell £98. Llyen – Burnbank, Sandwick £92. Chev – Skelberry, Dunrossness £88.

Cockermouth

A joint top price of £1490 was achieved for store cattle at Mitchells Auction Company's sale, firstly for a pair of Luing bullocks from WE and DE Litt, Greengill, Gilcrux, and again for Charolais bullocks from MI and M Palmer, East Townend, Winscales.

Heifers closely followed at £1480 for a Charolais from Messrs Cockbain and Sons, Rakefoot, Keswick.

A strong entry of 500 store lambs topped £130 for Texel lambs from B Adams, Lingla Bank, Frizington, the same home sold Texel ewes to £180 per head.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Tex – £180, £172, £130, £124 Lingla Bank; £118 Eskett View; £113 Walkhurst Cottage; £111 Bowerdale; £104; £Ferndale; £103 Far Bank; £101, £98 (x2) Lowther Street; £97 High Bewaldeth; £96 Mosser Heights; £91 Scalderskew. Suff – £96 Walkhurst Cottage. Blue Tex – £85 Punderland. Mule – £85 Skelsceugh. Tex X Herd – £77 Seaview; £74 Bank Farm. Ryeland – £71 High Wreah Cabin.

Store cattle – Steers – Luing – £1490 Greengill. Char – £1490, £1190, £1180 East Townend; £1390, £1190 Rakefoot; £1370 Greengill. BB – £1430 East Townend; £1330 Greengill; £900 Fleming Hall. BS – £1380 East Townend. Lim – £1280, £1070 East Townend. A-A – £1220, £1060 East Townend; £1090, £950 Armaside; £1020 Low Fields. Blonde – £1130 East Townend.

Heifers – Char – £1480, £1400, £1370, £1360 Rakefoot. Lim – £1430, £1370, £1290 Greengill; £1300 East Townend; £1230, £1210, £1090, £940 Outgang. BB – £1370 Greengill; £1070 East Townend; £940 Armaside. BS – £1280 East Townend. A-A – £1270, £1070 Lowfields; £970 Armaside. Stab – £1200 Lowfields.

Hawes

Texels from T Metcalfe, achieved the top price of £117.50 at Hawes Farmers auction marts' sale of store lambs.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex X – T Metcalfe £117.50, £106.50; T and G Farrow £110.50, £101; C Hird and Son, £110, £103.50 (x2); RI Capstick £108.50; K Calvert Ltd £107, £101; O Snee £106; TK Styan and Ptns £106; B Clarkson £105.50; C Stanley £105; J and JH Whaley £102; LV and N Croft £102; A and AJ Lambert £102, £101; H Kirkbride and Son £101.50; J Sunter £100; K Metcalfe and Sons £100. Mules – SJ and AK Hirst £110, £98, £90; JC Fawcett £101; RW Ridley £95, £91; MP and HM York £95; J Sunter Son £94.50; J Dixon and Sons £94, £91.50; WT Metcalfe and Son £94; T and A Hird £94; C Hird and Son £93.50; JC and E Pedley and Sons £93; RH Close £92; DL Mudd £91.50; JR Blades £91; JS and D Cloughton £91; S Alderson £91; F Bainbridge £90.50; K Metcalfe and Sons £90.50. Belt X – K Calvert ltd £109.50; PF Goodall £101; C Harper £100. Suff – W Dawson £104.50. Horned – A and M Brennand and Sons, £73.50.

Lochboisdale

On Monday, United Auctions sold 2454 lambs of all classes to average £72.61 (+£21.13).

Trade peaked at £122 for Suffolks from M D May, Malaglate, Lochmaddy.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Suff X – Dunskellar House £115; Malaclate £114; Middlequarter £113; Baile £110; Dunskellar House £107; Trumisgarry £104; Doon Linique £103; Middlequarter £101; Rhuban, Locheport £100; Sollas £98; Dunskellar House £97; Failte, Sollas £96; Sollas, Howmore £94; Sandry £93; Frobost £92; Baile £90. Tex X – West Gerinish £111; South Lochboisdale £110; Daliburgh £107; Aird £106; West Gerinish £102; Liniclate, Malaglate £100; West Gerinish, Balliemore £99; Balliemore £98; Craigston £96; Dunganachy, Knockintorran £95; Kilaulay, Craigston £94; Grimsay Island, West Gerinish £92; Daliburgh £91; Daliburgh, Locheport £90. Char – North Boisdale £80. Chev – Liniclate £116; Aird, Liniclate £111; Hougharry £110; Frobost £104; Hoebeg £99; Malaclate, Uachdar, Liniclate £98; Liniclate, Sandry, Claddach Kirkibost £96; Middlequarter, Kallin £94; Trumisgarry, Balemore £93; Linique £92; Kallin £91; Aird £90. X – Fiaraidh £117; Bualadubh £113; Doon Linique £111; Linique £110; Millcroft £109; East Gerinish £107; Frobost £97; Fiaraidh £96, £95, £91; St Marys Church, Doon Linique £90. Mule – Linique £120; Liniclate £107, £106. £103. BF – Linique £90; Liniclate, West Kilbride £80; Claddach Baleshare £75; Torlum, Kyles Flodda £74; Failte £72; Kyles Flodda, Kilaulay £70; Claddach Kirkibost, Kyles Flodda £68; Daliburgh £67.

Hexham

A joint top price of £140 was paid for Texel crosses from Low Chesterhope and Suffolk crosses from Haggwood, at Hexham and Northern Marts' sale of store lambs.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex X – £140 Low Chesterhope; £139 Broadgates; £138 Wackerfield; £136 Billerley; £135, £134 Fairspring; £133 Haggwood and Broadgates; £131 Moorlaws; £129 Beacon Rigg; £128 Foulmartlaw; £124 Haggwood and Broadgates; £123 Low House and Foulmartlaw; £122 Beacon Rigg and Hareshaw Allotment; £120 Fairspring and East Flass. Suff X – £140 Haggwood; £133 Broadgates; £126 High Keenley Fell; £123 Snabdough; £122 Woodlands; £121 Broadgates. Belt X – £116 Closehead; £112 Hownsgill. Blue Tex – £130 Bushfield. Dutch Tex – £127 Willimoteswick. Mule – £110 Hesleywell; £106 Moorlaws; £102 Shanlhead and Park House. BF– £95 Shankhead. Hamp X – £95 Foulmartlaw.

Lanark

Bullocks and heifers averaged 282.9p per kg and 274p respectively at Lawrie and Symington's sale of 1076 store cattle.

A top of £1890 was paid for a 674kg Aberdeen Angus bullock from Oldhill Farm, and to 348.2p for a 471kg Limousin cross bullock from Laigh Park, Blairnavaid.

Heifers peaked at £1660 for a 668kg Aberdeen Angus from Dechmont, who also sold a 358kg British Blue for 357.5p.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1890, £1720 Oldhill; £1850, £1800 Mafflat; £1780, £1730, £1690 Highlawside; £1670 Hills of Dalserf and Parklea; £1660 Thankerton. Hfd – £1700, £1510, £1480 Highlawside; £1550, £1390 Dechmont; £1380 Rowantreehill; £1320 Midhill; £1180, £1050 Newhouses; £1160 South Brackenridge. Lim – £1570 Dechmont; £1510, £1440, £1120, £1100 West Dykes. Luing – £1690, £1600, £1480, £1300 Allanton; £1180, £1070, £1040 Mitchellhill. Lim X – £1750 Broomfield Lodge; £16700 Greenhill; £1670, £1660, £1650, £1600 (x2), £1570 (x2) Broomfield; £1640 Laigh Park. Char X – £1670 (x2) Netherton; £1650, £1630 Mossplatt;£1620 Carco; £1610, £1590 Mossplatt and Netherton; £1580 Netherton; £1570 Greenhill. BS – £1590 Carco; £1360 Mossplatt; £1320 Midhill; £1210, £1170 Midhill; £1150 Carmacoup; £1140 Rowanhill; £1070 Gowmacmorran. Sim X – £1670 Broomfield; £1600 Broomfield, South Quarter and Allanton; £1500, £1460 Millwell; £1450 Parkerston; £1440 Mossplatt; £1420, £1300 South Quarter. BB – £1650 Broomfield; £1640, £1470 Laigh Park; £1550 Netherton; £1530 Allanton; £1350 Drumlea; £1340 Bottoms and Gowmacmorran; £1170, £1150 Eastfield of Wiston. Gall – £1240, £900 Eastfield. Saler – £1460, £1400, £1260 Carlophill; £1450 Midhouse.

Heifers – A-A X – £1660 Dechmont; £1610 Mafflat; £1590 North Garngour; £1520 Broomfield; £1450 Oldhill; £1440 Nethertown; £1420, £1310 Drumlea; £1300 Powflats; £1290 Craighead. Hfd – £1570, £1480, £1390 Dechmont; £1090 Watsonhead. High – £1160 Millmoor. Lim – £1590 Nethertown; £1040 West Dykes. Lim X – £1560, £1500, £1400 Linnheadl £1550, £1520, £1510, £1500, £1480, £1470m £1460 Broomfield Lodge. Char X – £1480 Netherton; £1470 Broomfield Lodge and Mossplatt; £1460 Netherton and The Dyke; £1420 Carco; £1390 Linnhead; £1350, £1340 Craighead; £1290 Knocklaugh. BS – £1380 The Dyke; £1230 Westmains; £1210 Watsonhead; £1190 Millmoor; £1180 Rowanhill; £1140 Westertoun; £1130 Carco; £1100 Oldhill; £1060 Carmacoup; £1050 Watsonhead Cottage. Sim – £1470 Broomfield Lodge; £1430 The Dyke; £1390 Parklea; £1310, £1260, £1110 Millmoor; £1240 Hartfield; £1180 Rowanhill; £1120 South Quarter. BB X – £1470 Bottoms. BB – £1630 Allanton; £1570 Bottoms; £1500 Auchren; £1490, £1420, £1340 Drumlea; £1310 Bottoms; £1300, £1280 Laigh Park; £1250 Auchren.

Dairy bullocks – Mont – £1520 (x2) Nethertown; £1140 Gowmacmorran. Fries – £1520 Nethertown; £1380, £1230 Midhouse; £1140, £1060 South Brackenridge; £1120 Ainville. Hol – £1260 Dechmont and Lettrickhills; £1160 North Garngour.

Dairy heifers – Hol – £900 Drumlea. Ayr – £950 Newlands.