Stirling (Cally)

Texels lambs from J Malcolm, Glen Ochilfield, realised £120 at Caledonian Marts' sale of 2354 store lambs and feeding ewes.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – £116 Greenhead; £106.50 High Prestie; £106 Glen Ochilfield; £100 Westside. Suff – £105 Eorabus; £100 Easter Jawcraig; £96.50 High Prestie; £92 Da Heim; £90 Easter Jawcraig. Mules – £102 Greenhead; £90 West Kelt; £74 Greenhead. DS – £90, £71 Borlick. Chev – £81 Immeroin; £76 Borlick. BF – £79 Todholes; £75 Edentaggart; £71 Burnfootmoor; £70 Todholes, Immeroin and Edentaggart. X – £88 Kirkland; £78 Calumkill Estate; £71 Westside.

Stirling UA

Bullocks (447) and heifers (653) averaged 289.92p per kg and 279.35p respectively at United Auctions' sale of store cattle.

Limousin crosses led the bullocks at 337.50p for a 397kg entry from Glenturk, and to £1790 for a 556kg bullock from Buteland.

More of the same also topped the heifers at 367.30p for a 452kg animal from Wards of Alpity, and to £1900 for a 610kg heifer from Dykebrae.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Lim – Buteland £1790, £1780, £1770; Linnhead £1730; Buteland £1725, £1720; Ardgate £1675; Linnhead £1655; Ardgate £1650; Ardgate £1650. A-A – Auchenwincie £1755; Gatehead £1635; Oakersdyke £1630; Castlehill £1620; Balsaggart £1580; Auchenwincie £1565; Glenturk £1560. Char – Linnhead £1745; Ardgate £1675; Carnbroe Est £1605; Kirkland £1580; Lodgehill £1545; West House and Drumtee £1500. BS – Meadow View £1730; Shawhead £1635; Meadow View £1620; Drygate and Shawhead £1600; Meadow View £1590; Carnbroe Est £1580. BA – Ardgate £1675; Lodgehill £1400, £1320. Sim – Carnbroe Est £1605; Milton £1520; Easter Newburn £1510; Harestonhill £1485; Eden £1480; Milton £1450. STX – Carnbroe Est £1645. Luing – Shawhead £1555, £1400. BB – Wester Lochdrum £1550; Linnhead £1550; Wester Lochdrum £1450; North Woodend £1370; Balsaggart £1335.

Heifers – Lim – Dykebrae £1900; Wards of Alpity £1720; Buteland and Wards of Alpity £1700; Sunnycroft £1650; Wester Lochdrum £1645. Sim – Gillandersland £1680; Sandyford £1640; Milton £1590 (x2), £1550; Sandyford £1490; Gillandersland £1485. Char – Gatehead £1670; West House £1530; Kirkland £1500; West House £1465. A-A – Gatehead £1635; Castlehill £1530; Oakersdyke £1505; Glenturk and Balsaggart £1475. BS – Meadow View £1570; Shawhead £1550; Meadow View £1515; Drygate £1500. Luing – Sandyford £1540, £1490; Shawhead £1255. BB – Wester Lochdrum £1500; Corscaplie £1440; Balsaggart £1415. Oth– Balsaggart £1385.

Dumfries

Bullocks led the proceedings at C and D Auctions' annual rood fair sale of store cattle with 450 forward, having sold to £1940 for J and H Somerville, Larglea, and to 344p per kg for R Crichton, Nether Locharwoods.

Heifers sold to £1600 and 311.3p for H Gillan, Mossburn, and R G Hastings, Auchenhill respectively.

The weekly store sheep sale reached £112 for Texels from N Wilson, Sandilands.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1940, £1680, £1570 Larglea; £1660 Rashgill; £1600, £1480 Ryemuir; £1570 Dryfesdale Gate; £1565 Nether Locharwoods; £1540 Holehouse; £1490 Oakwoodhill. A-A – £1830 West Lanegate; £1710 Sheddock; £1700, £1430 Ryemuir; £1670 Larglea; £1450 Keyla Park; £1410, £1400 (x2) Boreland of Southwick; £1390 Highlaw. Baza – £1640, £1480 Sheddock. Hfd – £1570 Ballaggan; £1390, £1310, £1300 Carruchan Place. Mont – £1495 Grains. Sim – £1475 Millhill; £1470 High Auchneel; £1340 Allfornaught. Saler – £1470 Backburn; £1360 Dunbae. BB – £1460 Holehouse; £1430 Backburn. Frie – £1455, £1220 Holehouse. Char – £1390 Allfornought; £1340 Craigielands; £1340 Beechgrove. Luing – £1200 Clonhie.

Heifers – Sim – £1600, £1340 Mossburn; £1380 (x2) High Auchneel. Lim – £1475 Rashgill; £1430 Seafield; £1400 Dryfesdale Gate; £1380 High Auchneel; £1350 Backburn. A-A – £1410, £1350 Highlaw; £1410, £1380 High Auchneel; £1380 Lochpark; £1350 Backburn. Hols – £1480 Dryfesdale Gate. Char – £1410, £1380 West Lanegate; £1380 High Auchneel; £1300 Millhill. Norwegian Red – £1340 High Auchneel. Fleck – £1340 High Auchneel. BB – £1280 Backburn; £1240 Lochpark.

Lambs – Tex – £112, £106 Sandilands. Suff – £99 Ewanston. Mule – £97 Dressertland.

Ayr

Some 1064 store lambs came under the hammer at Craig Wilson's sale, having sold to £122 for Texels from M Mitchell and Son, Whatriggs.

On Tuesday, the firm had a large entry of 58 dairy cattle, which was topped by a freshly calved Holstein Friesian heifer from Torhousemuir Farming at £2400, with the same home selling cows at £2300.

Also forward was a show of 95 calves and stirks which reached £1300 for an Aberdeen Angus cross bullock stirk from Tinto View.

British Blue crosses led the calves at £590 for a heifer from Messrs Nicol, Davidston, whilst bulls attained £570 for Messrs Vance, Low Barledziew.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Belt – £100 Laight, New Cumnock. BF – £73 Cessnock; £69 Pinvalley. Border – £90 Clachaig, Arran. Chev – £105, £94, £90 Dumfries House. Chev Mule – £98 Chapel, Moffat. Herd – £56 Back Hareshaw. Mule – £102 Laight, New Cumnock; £100, £94 Middleton. Suff – £108 Mid Knockglass; £98 Oldbarn; £96 Routenburn. Tex – £122, £104, £99 Whatriggs; £108 Routenburn; £107 Bankhead Holdings; £105 Shielhill; £100, £98 Laight, Dalmellington. Zwart – £98, £90 North Hacket.

Dairy cattle – Holstein Friesian heifers – £2400, £2200, £2100 Torhousemuir. In calf heifers – £2050, £2000, £1900 Barward. Holstein Friesian cows – £2300, £1900 Torhousemuir; £2200 Ditton; £2150 (x2), £1800 (x2) Barward. Holstein Friesian stirks – £900 (x3), £820 (x10), £800 (x2) Barward.

Calves – Bull – BB X – £570 (x4) Low Barledziew; £490 Knowe; £470, £460 East Brockloch; £440 Knowe; £430, £420 Brocklehill; £380 (x2) Dunduff; £370 Killoch; £360 Portencalzie.

Heifer – BB X – £590 Davidston; £570 (x2) Low Barledziew; £560 Knowe; £530, £520 (x2) Davidston; £480 East Brockloch and Davidston; £470 East Brockloch; £440 Davidston; £430 (x2) Low Dallars; £410 (x2) Davidston; £380 (x2) Dunduff; £380 Croftfoot. A-A X – £490 (x2) High Boreland; £420 Knowe.

Stirks – Bullock – A-A X – £1300 Tinto View; £1050, £890 Barward. Saler X – £940 Kirkton. Lim X – £860 Baidland Mains. Hfd X – £840 Little Auchengibbert.

Heifer – Hfd X – £790 Little Auchengibbert. A-A X – £760 Barward; £750 Kirkhill.

Thainstone

A 386kg Limousin heifer from the Roberston family, Fodderletter, stood champion at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' annual show and sale of Autumn born calves, when selling for £2050 to Blair Duffton.

The judge, Sandy Carnie, Hillside, purchased his reserve champion in the form of a 460kg Limousin cross bullock from the Buchan family, Clinterty, for £1620.

Weaned bullocks (373) averaged 325.2p and sold to 389.2p for a pair of 388kg Charolais crosses from Wellheads, Huntly, and to £1740 on two occasions, for two Limousin crosses from Clinterty, New Aberdour, which weighed 578kg and 584kg.

More of the same breed also led the heifers at 365.9p for a 492kg entry from Clinterty, New Aberdour and to £1900 for a 566kg animal from Belnoe, Chapeltown, to cash in at 301.6p.

Among the store cattle, bullocks (205) and heifers (227) cashed in at 297.9p ad 288.7p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 378p for a 254kg Limousin cross from Dunecht Home, Dunecht, and to £1970 for a 676kg Simmental cross from Feaval, Birsay.

A 502kg Limousin xross from Bridgeton, Muir of Fowlis, led the heifers at 366.5p and £1840.

Bulls (29) averaged 243.4p and sold to 354.6p for a 282kg Charolais cross from Ballaterach, Dinnet and to£1380 for a 522kg Beef Shorthorn from Westfield, Ardoyne.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Dunecht Home £840. 251-300kg – Dunecht Home £960. 351-400kg – Cairntack £1470. 401-450kg – Cairntack £1460. 451-500kg – Auchnarrow £1600. 501-550kg – South law £1710. 551-600kg – South Law £1800. 601-650kg – Redhill £1835. 651-700kg – Balfour Estate £1945.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 350kg – Killimster Mains £860. 351-400kg – Killimster Mains £1180. 401-450kg – Windywalls £1340. 451-500kg – Burness £1370. 501-550kg – The Glebe £1610. 551-600kg – The Glebe £1825. 601-650kg – Balfour Estate £1820.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – Ballaterach £790. 301-350kg – Dunecht Home £890. 351-400kg – Mains of Draidland £1205. 401-450kg – North Cranna £1330. 451-500kg – Kinaldie £1770. 501-550kg – Bridgeton £1740. 551-600kg – Milton of Noth £1800. 601-650kg – Thura Mains £1785.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 400kg – Stonside of Dripps £1140. 401-450kg – Howally £1280. 451-500kg – Burness £1465. 501-550kg – Stonside of Dripps £1495.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Ballaterach £1000. 301-350kg – Ballaterach £870. 351-400kg – Braeside £870. 401-450kg – Westfield £1080. 501-550kg – Westfield £1380.

Weaned bullocks – Up to 300kg – Tillenturk £1000. 301-350kg – Fodderletter £1200. 351-400kg – Wellheads £1510. 401-450kg – Mains of Cairnborrow £1615. 451-500kg – Mains of Cairnborrow £1700. 501-550kg – Mains of Cairnborrow £1695. 551-600kg – Ternemny £1730.

Weaned heifers – Up to 350kg – West Cruichie £1150. 351-400kg – Fodderletter £1365. 401-450kg – Mains of Cairnborrow £1510. 451-500kg – Clinterty £1800. 501-550kg – Mains of Cairnborrow £1730. 551-600kg – Belnoe £1900. 601-650kg – Crannabog £1750.

Dingwall

Some 1027 store sheep for Lewis Livestock Producers came under the hammer at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale, which topped at £122 gross for a Cheviot ram from Fivepenny, Ness.

Lewis lambs (936) averaged £61.38 and sold to £109 for Texel crosses from Port of Ness.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex X – Lionel £98; Lionel £74. Chev – Tigh An Rudha, £97, £83; Sea Breeze £90, £76, £62; Glebe House £88; South Dell £80; Borve £78, £64; Fivepenny £78; Knockaird £75; Lower Shader £74, £64; Ballantrushal £70; Lionel £66, £64; Upper Barvas £65; Borve £60. Belt X – Borve £94, £80. BF – Eoropie £94, £79; Lower Shader £94, £68; Lower Shader £88, £82, £73; Galson £77; Lower Barvas £72; Lionel £72, £65; Upper Shader £71; South Galson £70, £61; Lower Shader £70; Upper Shader £69; Dalbeg £68; Dun Arnistean £66; Eoropie £66; Eilean Glas £64; Fivepenny £62; Skigersta £60. X – Lower Barvas £94; Lionel £93, £88, £82, £67; Knockaird 89, £76, £65; Cross £85, £75; Lower Barvas £82, £73, £62; Eorodale £82, £78; Lionel £82; Cross Skigersta Road £81, £63; Ballantrushal £79, £70; Eorodale £78; Lionel £75; Lionel £75; Fivepenny £71; Cross £66; Eorodale £65; South Dell, £64; Ballantrushal £64; Borve £63; Breasclete £61. Suff X – Skigersta £87, £76; South Galson £86, £68; Vatisker £65.

St Boswells

Beltex from Threeburnford, secured the top price of £132 at Harrison and Hetherington's store lamb sale.

The sale included The North Country Cheviot wedder show, which was won by a pen from Messrs Allen, Stouphill, which later realised £114.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Belt – £132 Threeburnford. Tex – £130, £128 Reaveley Greens; £124.50, £121 Greenhead,Selkirk; £120 (x2) Hillend; £119.50, £118 Reaveley Greens. Suff – £122, £120 Reaveley Greens; £118.50 Craigend; £108 Spottiswoode; £107.50, £102, £82.50 Hillend. NCC – £108, £106 Stouphill; £101.50 Huntershall; £100 Gilston, Carcant, Buchtrig, Stouphill. Easycare – £91 Inchkeith. Chev Mule – £90 Gilston.

Lanark

The champion pen of Blackface wedder lambs secured £107 at Lawrie and Symington's weekly sale of 8702 store lambs, for H Fleming, Cronberry.

Included in the sale was the show and sale of 5739 Blackface wedder lambs which were sold in conjunction with the Livestock Marketing Borders Ltd, to average £75.13 (up £5.02 on the year for 861 more sold).

Also held the same day was the show for Cheviot lambs which was won by a pen from Kelly Blackwood Thurstone, which later realised £101.

Out with the Blackface and Cheviots, the 2454 Texel, Suffolk, Mule and other breed lambs sold to £129 for a Texel lambs from Moredun.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Tex – £129, £125, £117, £107, £101 Moredun; £122 Kilbucho; £119, £100 Westcroft; £110 Holding Stonebyres; £103 Carmacoup. BF – £120, £114 Backolaight. Suff – £130, £125 Fountainside; £112, £100, £97, £96 Yeldabrek. X – £106, £96 Crookboat; £94 Conon Blackies; £91 Ferniehaugh; £86 (x2) Clonrae. Lleyn – £79, £72 Bavelaw. HW – £67 Low East Yetts.

Chev lambs – NCC – £100 Skelfhill; £90 Smiddyhill. Chev – £101, £78 Nether Abington Cottage; £95, £87 Alton; £90 Queensberry; £89 Kirkstead; £87 Wolfcrook; £85 North Slipperfield. X – £84 Conon Blackies.

BF wedder lambs – £106 Cronberry; £97 Cronberry; £97 Harehead, Cranshaw; £93 Kirkstead; £92 Dalveen; £90 Borthwickshiels; £90 Flemington; £90 Birthwood; £89 Broughton Place; £88 The Yett; £88 Skelfhill; £87 Haystoun; £86 Mount Benger; £86 Dryhope; £86 Flemington.

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Fort William

Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd sold 2456 store lambs to a top of £110 for Cheviots from Ormsaigbeg, Kilchoan.

Feeding sheep (928) sold to £150 for a Texel ram from Achateny, Acharacle.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Suff X – Glendoe Estate £105; South Laggan £70; Ardtornish Farms £64. Chev – Ormsaigbeg £103, £93, £90; Achateny £89; South Laggan, Spean Bridge £86, £79, £73, £69; Whinknowe, Banavie £86; Torlundy, Fort William £86; Glengarsk, Bunnacaimbe £84, £60; Innishail, South Laggan £82, £73, £69; Kilmory, Achateny £81, £80, £62, £61, £60; Leac, Rowanlea £73; Achateny £70; Mulroy Terrace £70; Glendoe Estate £70; Balachuirn SSC £68; Duror, Glenelg £65; Torlundy, Fort William £64; Stronaba, Spean Bridge, £61. BF – Holoman Park, Isle of Raasay £100; Glendoe Estate £95, £60; Mucomir, Spean Bridge £95, £79, £76; Blarmafoldach, Fort William £84; Kinsadel, Morar £78, £69; Keil, Ardgour £69; North Raasay Sheep Stock Club £68; Glenview, Kinlocheil £66; Croft of Clune £65; Ardtornish Farms £64; Tigh Airigh, Blarmacfoldach £63; Moy £63. Tex X – Struthan, Errogie £93; Glendoe Estate £89, £81. Mule – Ardtornish Farms £91, £65; Glendoe Estate £78, £63. Char X – Blarmacfoldach, £82, £74. X – Innishail, £80, £74; Wades Road £77; Glendoe Estate £70; Moy £69; Torlundy, Fort William; £67, £64; Blaich, By Fort William £60.

Feeding sheep – Chev – Ormsaigbeg £116; Benhaint, Kilchoan £96. Suff X – East Croft Roy £116.

Lazonby

Messrs Fisher, Holmewrangle, sold Beltex cross lambs to a top of £140 at Harrison and Hetherington's fortnightly sale of 2128 store lambs.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Belt – £140, £132, £122 Holmewrangle; £120 Randalholme; £115 Brackenthwaite. Tex – £132 Black House; £130, £122, £120 Rectory; £128, £120 Rise Head; £119 (x2) Middle; £116 Ingledene. Mule – £128 Nentsberry; £120 Black House; £108, £100 Rectory; £108 Triermain; £106 Rise Head; £104, £101 East Unthank; £102 The Wreay. Zwart – £122, £120 The Wreay. Blue Tex – £120 The Wreay. Chev Mule – £118, £101 Broadmea; £108 Sandwick. Char – £110 Rectory. Half-bred – £108 Nether Harsley. Suff – £106 (x3) The Mains; £101 (x2) Town Head. DS – £104 Syke Side. Hill Chev – £87, £84 Town Head. Swale – £58 Sandwick; £53 Birkett Mire.

Portree

Dingwall and Highland Marts sold 1357 weaned calves and store cattle at their annual direct ballot sale, which witnessed the champion go to a bullock from J and NJ Budge, Monkstadt.

Weaned bullocks (692) and heifers (609) averaged 340.2p per kg and 314.8p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 439.0p for 196kg Limousin crosses from Monkstadt, Portree, and to £1600 for a 580kg Charolais cross from Ardmore, Waternish.

Weaned heifers achieved atop of 417.0p for 240kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from Torvaig, Ben Lee and to £1260 for a 390kg Charolais cross from Totescore, Kilmuir.

Among the store bullocks (31) trade levelled at 264.0p having peaked at 391.0p for a 230kg Limousin cross from Dunans, Flodigarry, and to £1440 for 550kg Saler crosses from Totescore, Kilmuir.

A 410kg Limousin cross from Linicro Portee, led the heifers at 302p and £1240, to cash at at 252.0p for 17.

Young bulls (8) sold to 338.0p and £810 for a 240kg Simmental cross from Totescore, Portree.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Monkstadt £960; Corriebhienn Farms £950, £930; Maligar £950; Talisker Estate £950, £930; East Suisinish £940; Burnside £930; Drinan £910; Elgol £910; Gesto £910; Balgowan £910; Glenconon £910; Trien Croft £910; Dunans £900; Kendram £900. 251-300kg – Monkstadt £1200, £1010, £900; Uiginish £1110; Kendram £1110; Glengrasco £1070; Eyre £1050, £1030, £970, £940; Peingown £1040; Ardmore £1030, £1030; Ullinish £1030; Borrodale £940; Sartle £1000; Ose £1000, £930; Totarder £970; Gesto £960, £920; Balgowan £960, £920; Achachork £950; Torrin £950; Trien Croft £950; Sasaig £940; Torvaig £940, £900; South Cuidreach £940; Glenconon £930; Kingsburgh £930; Calgary £930; Torvaig £930; Harrapool £920; Borve £910; Driseach £900; Peiness £900; Carbost £900; Totescore £900; Drumuie £900. 301-350kg – Totescore £1140, £1100; Gesto £1140, £1030; Balgowan £1140, £910; Glenbernisdale £1110, £990, £910; Ose £900; Drinan £1100; Linicro £1100; Drumuie £1100; Portnalong £1060; Peingown £1060, £1000; Torrin £1050; Glengrasco £1040; Glenbrittle £1030; South Duntulm £990, £900; Torrin £970; Tigh Gael £950; South Cuidreach £940; Portnalong £930; Torrin £910; Heaste £900; North Duntulm £900. 351-400kg – Totescore £1260, £1240; Leabost £1200; Eyre £1130; Glenconon £1120; Ardmore £1080; Glenbrittle £1060; Torrin £1040; Clachan £950. Over 401kg – Ose £1050; Tote £1010; Glenbernisdale £1060.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Torvaig £1000; Torrin £900. 251-300kg – Peingown £1040; Totescore £970; Eyre £950, £920; Ardmore £940, £930, £910; Leabost £940; Heaste £940; Balgowan £920; Gesto £920; Glenbrittle £920; Ose £900; Drinan £900; Elgol £900; Totescore £900. 301-350kg – Portnalong £1170; Drinan £1100; Linicro £1020; Totescore £1020; Glengrasco £1010, £950; Talisker Estate £1000; Glengrasco £960; Ose £930; Borve £930. Over 351kg – Totescore £1090; Talisker Estate £1000, £920; Portnalong, £1000; Linicro £960; Glenbrittle £940; Ose £910.

Caithness

Bullocks (357) averaged 295.6p (+6.8p on the year) whilst heifers (279) levelled at 282p (-4.4p) at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale.

Charolais crosses led the bullock trade at 341.0p for entries weighing 437kg from Aimster, Thurso and to £2000 for a bullock from Brae Edge, Castletown.

A 685kg Limousin cross from from Lhaid Croft, secured the top priced heifer at 313.4p and £1830.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 350kg – Haster, Wick £1080. 351-400kg – Barrock Mains £1270. 401-450kg – Aimster £1490. 451-500kg – Gerston £1575. 501-550kg – Strathcool £1640. 551-600kg – Upper Latheron, Latheron £1775. 601-650kg – Hoy Castletown £1760. 651-700kg – Brae Edge, Castletown, Northy Lyth £1900.

Heifers – Up to 400kg – Aimster £1200. 401-450kg – Buckies, Thurso £1370. 451-500kg – Gerston £1370. 501-550kg – Skaill, Forss £1625. 601-650kg – Upper Latheron £1740.

Aberdeen Angus bullocks – Up to 450kg – Latheron Mains £1670. 451-500kg – West Watten, Watten £1440. 501-550kg – Lochend £1600. 551-600kg – Latheron Mains £1420.

Aberdeen Angus heifers – Up to 450kg – Lochend, Castletown £1120. 451-500kg – Lochend £1420. 501-550kg – Lochend £1450. 551-600kg – Lochend £1650.

Dalmally

Texel ewes from I Jordan, Cairnbaan, achieved £200 at United Auctions' sale of 1783 sheep of all classes.

The same home also topped the lamb trade at £129 again for Texels.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – Cnoc Dubh £93; Curacao £90; Inchgarth £88; Ederline £83; Ristoy Guay £80. Chev – Keil Crofts £120, £95.50; Achnacarron £83; Inchgarth £80.50; Keil Crofts £76; Dunans £74.50; Barndromin £72. X – Keil Crofts £110; Ardchonnel £97; Keil Crofts £96; Blarghour, Inchgarth £84; Ardchonnel £83.50; Ristol Guay £82.50; Inchgarth £80. Mule – Ristol Guay £87.50; Dunans £78. Chev Mule – Keppochan £90, £76. BF – Achnaba £77; Carie £75; Castles £72, £70; Ardchonnel £69.50; Forestry Cottages £68; Dunloskin £65.50; Dunans £65; Castles £64; Meggernie, Edentaggart, South Chesthill £63.50; Blarghour, Cnoc Dubh £62.50.

Feeding ewes – Chev – Barndromin £81; Bragleenbeg £53. X – Blarachourin £78; Ardchonnel £77; Forestry Cottages £60. BF – Clachan £90; Bragleenmore £67; Ardchonnel £64; Clachan £62; Blarachourin, Cuilaine £60; Bragleenmore £56; Fidden, Cnoc Dubh £54; Castles £50.

Lochboisdale

On Monday, United Auctions sold 943 lambs and ewes of all classes to a top of £340 for a two shear Cheviot from D Muir, Aird.

Gimmers reached £200 for Mules from JP Buchanan, Liniclate.

Lambs sold to £120 twice, firstly for Suffolks from A Macdonald, Stoneybridge and again for Cheviots from DJ Maclean, Borve.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Suf – Stoneybridge £95; Hougharry £71. Tex – Garrynamonie £95. Chev – West Kilbride £79; Uachdar £70, £68. X – Carinish £86. BF – North Lochboisdale £70.

Ewes – Suf – Aird £102; Templeside £90; Dunagnichy, Hacklet £86; Balemore £84. Tex – Dunbeath £90; garrynamonie £86; South Lochboisdale, Dunbeath £80. Chev – Claddach Kirkibost £103; Gearradubh £100; Aird £94; Claddach kirkibost £92; Ionad Cheallaidh, Malaclate £91; Grimsay Island £90; Uachdar £87; Gearradubh, Hougharry £86; Creagorry £85; Borve £81; Kilphedar, Sollas, Corunna £80; Balranald, Balgarva, Balgarva, Hacklet,8 Griminish £78; Hoebeg £77; Strumore £76; Trumisgarry, Locheport £75. X – North Lochboisdale £90; Tigharry £86; East Gerinish £85; Hacklet £78; Uachdar, Frobost £76; Kilphedar £66; Carinish £63; Kilphedar, 6 Ormiclate £62. BF – Dunganichy £70; Liniclate, Hougharry, North Lochboisdale £68; Tigh Na Mara £66; North Locheynort, Newton £65; Island Flodda £63; Liniclate £60; Bridgend £59; Tigh na Mara £58; Liniclate, Hosta £55; Kilphedar £53; Tigh Na Mara £52; Trumisgarry £51; Newton, Glenview, Riverside £50.

Gimmers – Tex – Failte £148. Chev – Failte £145; Newton £135; Liniclate £108.

Rams – Suf – North Lochboisdale £130. Chev – Malaclate £170; Masgrimsay £135; Uachdar £110; Tigharry, Claddach Baleshare, Frobost, North Lochboisdale £100. X – Masgrimsay £120; Failte £100. BF – Hosta £110; Claddach Baleshare, Claddach £85.

Hexham

A cross bullock from Doug Carmichael, Berwick Hill, attained £2280 at Hexham and Northern Marts' store cattle sale.

The lead heifer at £1960 was for a Limousin cross from Messrs Dixon, Middle Heads, Rowley.

The firm also sold 6354 store lambs to a top of £174 for 25 Dutch Texel cross lambs from B Storey, Woodhead.

The show of Cheviot store lambs was won by GD Herdman, Edlingham Demesne, who sold the pen of 52 for £116.

Leading Prices

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £2280, £2180, £1940 Berwick Hill; £1920 Berry Edge; £1880 Berwick Hill; £1860, £1850 Berry Edge; £1840 Berwick Hill. Char X – £2000 Berwick Hill; £1630 South Farm. A-A X – £1950, £1800 Berwick Hill. Sim X – £1820 Berwick Hill; £1780 Church Farm and Berwick Hill; £1580, £1320 Church. Hfd X – £1770, £1600 Wayn Riggs. Saler – £1700, £1660, £1640, £1620 Benridge. Luing X – £1400 Brinkburnhope. Whitebred Shorthorn X – £1400 South. Gall – £1320 Wayn Riggs. Blue Grey – £1260 Stotgate. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £2030, £1880 Houselope Grange; £1850, £1790, £1740, £1620, £1600, £1500 Stoneygate; £1500 The Fawns. Char X – £1910 Satley; £1820 Satley and White House; £1800 Greenfield; £1770 Saltey and White House; £1760, £1700 (x2) White House. Blonde X – £1950 Houselope Grange. A-A – £1820 Stoneygate. A-A X – £1900 Greenfield; £1880 Demesne; £1840 Blueburn; £1760 Edlingham Newtown and High Barns; £1720 Bygate; £1700 Blueburn and Greenfield; £1680 Greenfield and Bygate; £1670 Blueburn and Lynnshield; £1630 Bygate; £1620 Milescott; £1590 Greenfield; £1580 Demesne; £1560 Blueburn and Nookton; £1550 Nookton. Sim X – £1860 Satley. BS – £2180 Satley; £1590, £1570 Thornley Hall. Hfd X – £1760 Satley; £1590 High Wooley. Saler X – £1620, £1520, £1500 Edlingham Newtown. Flek X – £1280 Shaftoe Moor. Longhorn X – £1120 Shaftoe Moor. Stab X – £1070 Hetherington. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1680 Edlingham Newtown; £1590 The Fawns; £1570 Comb Hills; £1540 The Fawns; £1480 High Alderheads; £1460 The Fawns; £1420 High Alderheads; £1320 High Alderheads and Thornley Hall. Char X – £2160 Satley; £1860 White House; £1820, £1800 Satley; £1780 White House. A-A – £1300 Milescott. A-A X – £1730 White House; £1450 Demesne; £1420 Parkside; £1410 New Rift; £1400, £1390 Parkside; £1320 Hetherington. BB – £1100 New Rift. Sta X – £1250 Hetherington. Sim X – £1190, £1040 Burdonside. BS – £1760 Satley. Luing X – £1530, £1390, £1330 Intake. Wagyu X – £1110 Burdonside.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1960 Middle Heads; £1500 Demesne; £1480 South. Char X – £1460 South. Sim X – £1540 South. A-A X – £1670 Nookton; £1480 South. Saler X – £1650, £1640 Benridge. Hfd X – £1380, £1370 Shaftoe Moor. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1710, £1620, £1480 (x2), £1420 Comb Hills. Char X – £1470 Taylor Burn; £1440 The Tofts; £1400 Taylor Burn; £1320 Thornley Hall. A-A – £1840, £1580 Humbleheugh; £1570 Crook Hall; £1560 Byreside; £1480 Crook Hall. A-A X – £1750, £1580 Demesne; £1540, £1450 China Hall; £1410 Demesne; £1340 Demesne; £1300 Parkside and West Edmondsley. Hfd X – £1680, £1620, £1420 High Wooley. Saler X – £1420 Edlingham Newtown. Stab X – £1040, £1030 Hetherington. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1340, £1320 High Alderheads; £1280 Newham Hagg. Char X – £1870 Tone Hall; £1780 Edlingham Newtown; £1760, £1750 Tone Hall; £1640 Edlingham Newtown; £1580 Tone Hall; £1570 Edlingham Newtown; £1560, £1540, £1500 Tone Hall; £1480 Taylor Burn; £1440 Tone Hall. A-A – £1520, £1220 Humbleheugh. A-A X – £1520 Demesne; £1400 South, The Fawns and New Rift; £1370 Demesne; £1340 New Rift. Wagyu cross heifers – £1090 Burdonside. Cattle 10 months and under – Sim X – £1250 Burdonside.

Store lambs – Tex X – £151 Butterknowes; £150 High Eshells; £147 Ridley Stokoe; £145 Edlingham Newtown; £144 Stotsfold; £143 Low Struthers; £142 Butterknowes and Stotsfold; £140 Bankfoot and Ridley Stokoe; £139 Bankfoot and Willimoteswick; £138 Willimoteswick; £136 Snitter, Chesterwood and Hill House; £135 Hill House. Dutch Tex – £174 Woodhead; £170 Hard Riding; £164 Woodhead; £162 Low Houses and Woodhead; £160 Woodhead and Agars Hill; £156 Hard Riding; £150 Agars Hill; £148 Woodhead and Hard Riding; £147 Hard Riding. Belt X – £168 Yatesfield; £159 Walton Wood Head; £152 Middle Horsleyhope; £150, £146 Walton Wood Head; £140 Middle Horsleyhope, Walton Wood Head and Low Espley. Blue Tex – £146 Stotsfold; £132 Watch Hill. DS – £145, £138 Butterknowes. Suff X – £143 Settlingstones; £136 Ridley Stokoe; £132 Great Bavington; £130 Littleburn; £128 Butterknowes; £127 Littleburn, Well House, Edlingham Newtown and Cheeseburn; £126 Settlingstones and Bonchester. Cha X – £116 Stotfold. Mule – £127 Snitter; £124 Settlingstones; £118 Stable Yard; £113 Cowden Burn; £110 Cross House; £106 Gleedlee; £105 Townshields; £104 Edges Green and Carrycoats; £103 Warden Hill and Low Acton. Chev Mule – £110 Low Struthers. Chev – £116 Edlingham Demesne; £115 Low Struthers; £111 Effgill; £100 Aimshaugh and Low Struthers; £99 Aimshaugh; £98 Gairshield; £97 Cottonshope. BF – £104 The Hott. Ryeland – £138 Pondfield Villa. Zwart – £122 Stotfold. Hampshire – £96 Gayfield.

Penrith

An overall sale average of £1397.55 was achieved at Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP annual Michaelmas show and sale of 644 store cattle.

Leading the proceedings at £2200 was a Limousin cross bullock, from W H Brass, Low Row.

Heifers topped at £1995 for a Charolais from J Shields, Gooselands View Barn, with the same home producing the champion in a Limousin cross heifer that later realised £1910.

Reserve honours went to D and S Morrison, Clear View Farm Lodge, for their first prize Limousin bullock, selling for £2120.

Store lambs peaked at £136 for a single Beltex lamb from KM Wildman, Clickham Cottage.

The pre-sale champion went to a pen of seven from BR Davidson, West View, which realised £134.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – £2200, £2000, £1885 (x3), £1745, £1725 (x2), £1565 Low Row; £2120 Clear View Farm Lodge; £2085, £1945, £1935 Low House; £2075, £1785 Thackwood; £1895 Croft House; £1755, £1585 Dacre Banks; £1755 Thorneycroft; £1745, £1595, £1585 Side Farm; £1725, £1635, £1575 (x2) Friarbiggin; £1715 (x4), £1695, £1685 Blands; £1715, £1585 Gill Head; £1715 High Barn; £1705, £1565, £1545 Hewer Hill; £1695, £1645 High Harberwain; £1675, £1665, £1635 (x2), £1585 (x2), £1575 (x2) Gooselands View Barn; £1675, £1645 Annfield; £1645 Petteril Bank; £1645 Glaslyn House; £1595, £1555 Lamb Lea; £1595 Nook; £1585, £1575 Crosby Lodge; £1585 Three Gables. Char – £1955 South Field; £1755, £1635, £1535 (x3), £1415 Crosby Lodge; £1775 Thackwood; £1775 Low Row. BB – £1945, £1875, £1775, £1755, £1685, £1625, £1615, £1425 Bells View; £1885 (x3), £1835 Street; £1865 Low House; £1835 (x2), £1735 (x3), £1545 South Field; £1765 Clear View; £1755 (x2), £1695 (x2), £1545 (x3) Low Row; £1705 (x6), £1445 (x2) High Barn; £1675, £1595 (x2), £1585 (x4) Annfield; £1595 Blands; £1555 (x3) Hewer Hill; £1535, £1525, £1515 (x3), £1455, £1355 (x2), £1315 Glaslyn House. A-A – £1945, £1785 (x5), £1725 South Field; £1895, £1335 Clear View Farm Lodge; £1665 Low Row; £1525, £1335 Howtown Hotel; £1515 Blands; £1345 (x3), £1305 (x2) Glaslyn House; £1335 Hewer Hill. Sim – £1855, £1835, £1545 Thorneycroft; £1695 Low Row; £1495 Mosedale End. Hfd – £1795 Clear View Farm Lodge; £1595 Dedra Bank; £1525 (x2), £1475, £1375 (x2) Morton Sceugh; £1395 Low Row; £1345 (x5) Whygill Head. Mont – £1795 (x2) South Field. Black and White – £1775, £1375, £1335 Low Row; £1555 (x3) South Field. BS – £1665 (x2), £1535 (x2) Gooselands View Barn; £1405, £1335 Moor End. Dairy Shorthorn – £1405 Low Row. Blonde – £1365 Three Gables;. Devon – £1555 Low Row. Saler – £1515 Friarbiggin.

Heifers – Char – £1995, £1835, £1795, £1745 (x2) Gooselands View Barn; £1475 High Harberwain; £1355 (x3) Mosedale End. Lim – £1915, £1865 Croft House; £1915 Thackwood; £1910, £1895, £1765, £1625, £1355 Gooselands View Barn; £1835, £1565, £1375 Low Row; £1725, £1675 (x2), £1665, £1655, £1595 (x2), £1515 Hacra; £1675, £1655, £1595, £1585, £1555 Nook; £1665 High Harberwain; £1635, £1575 (x2), £1565 (x4) Blands; £1615 Hollins; £1595, £1455, £1435, £1375 Lamb Lea; £1575 Side; £1545 Gill Head; £1535, £1355 Brampton Hall; £1525, £1405 High Barn; £1525 Dalvorich Cottage; £1505, £1335 Hollins; £1495, £1385 Mosedale End; £1495 Hewer Hill; £1485, £1415 Petteril Bank; £1485, £1345 (x2) West View; £1405 Over Croft; £1365 Woodfoot; £1365 Three Gables. BB – £1745 Clear View Farm Lodge; £1685, £1645, £1625 Hill Top; £1655, £1555 (x2), £1535, £1515, £1345 Gooselands View Barn; £1595, £1395 Low Row; £1585 Petteril Green; £1565, £1525, £1495, £1385, £1305 (2) Brampton Hall; £1515 Hewer Hill; £1495 (x2), £1355 High Barn; £1455 (x3) South Field; £1375 (x4) Park Head. A-A – £1545 Blands; £1345 Low Row; £1305 (x3) Three Gables. Blonde – £1485 Hewer Hill. Saler – £1355, £1295, £1245 Blunderfield East.

Store lambs – Cont – £136, £107 Clickham Cottage; £134, £126 West View; £132, £125 (x2), £124, £104 Scales; £125, £116, £111, £109, £107, £98, £96 (x2) Thrang Crag; £110 Southwaite Green Mill; £106, £104 Weasdale; £106, £99, £98 Rob Ridding; £100 (x2) South Brandon; £99, £98 How Hill; £98 Crindledyke; £98 Ghyll House. Suff – £135, £108 West View; £120 Southwaite Green Mill; £108, £96 Crindledyke. Tex – £124, £116, £99, £94, £93 Low Scarside; £123, £95, £94 Deepdale Hall; £119 Scales; £118, £113, £107, £100 Thrang Crag; £108, £90 Noran Bank; £94 Kitridding; £93 Cross Keys. DS – £107 Abbott Lodge. Chev – £95, £94, £85 Noran Bank; £89 Weasdale. BF – £75 Corner Cottage.

Castle Douglas

A smaller show of store cattle topped at £1340 for a Shorthorn steer from Messrs Finlayson, Old Cluden, at Wallets Marts' sale.

Having sold to 273.1p per kg for Charolais heifers from Corsefield Farming, Dalgonar.

Among the 2071 store lambs a top price of £130 was paid for Beltex from Messrs Adams, Torhousekie.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – £1340 Old Cluden.

Heifers – £1300, £1240, £1230 Corsefield.

Store lambs – Belt – £130 Torhousekie. Tex – £129, £120 Challochglass; £128 Kirkbride; £124 Barshill. Dorset –£118, £109 Culcrae. Scotch Mules – £105 Barholm. Chev – £100 Slatehouse; £100, £94 Barholm; £99 Kirkconnel Cottage; £96 Hastinghall; £94 Falbae. Gritstone – £99 Carton Croft. Suff – £95 Auchenbainzie; £90 Ring of Barfad. Roussin – £90 Bogue. BF – £89 Challochglass; £82, £81 Chirmorrie; £81 Lettrick; £78 Falbae. Lleyn – £89, £79 Auchenbainzie. Easy Care – £85 Kings Grange. Kerryhill – £68 Banks.

Oban

Cheviot gimmers from Cour Grazings, Spean Bridge secured the top price of £200 at United Auctions' sale of 1799 ewes and lambs.

Lambs peaked at £90 for Texels from I Campbell and Sons, Strongorm.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – Antuim £78.50; Lower Tervine £71.50. Chev – Strongorm £90; Cour £82; Strongorm £78; Torloisk £77; Wood Cottage £72; Lagganulva £71.50. X – Drumclach Croft £81; Aird £80; Raera £70. Mule – Torosay Hill, Killiechronan, Fiart £70; Achalic £67. BF – Cruachan Cottages £62; Aird £60, £59; Killiechronan £53; Glengorm £52.

Ewes – Suff – Balnagown £90. Tex – Fiaraidh £108; Ardsheal £66, £53. Chev – Strongorm £92; Cour £90; Kengharair, Corncrake Cottage £70; Kengharair, Aird £68; Torloisk, Aird £60; Wood Cottage £56; Strongorm £55; Achnacone £54; Baliscate Croft £53.50; Glenstrae, Kengharair £51. Mule – Killiechronan £57; Craigston £52. BF – Cruachan Cottages £90, £74; Lurignish £72, £64; Lurignish, Gallanach £60; Killiechronan £58; Kilbride, Aird, Achnacone £55; Ardfenaig £52; Invernahyle, Lochbuie, Kengharair £50; Corncrake Cottage £49; Musdale £48.