Castle Douglas

Store cattle were topped at £1340 for a Shorthorn steer from Messrs Finlayson, Old Cluden, at Wallets Marts' sale, or to 273.1p per kg for Charolais heifers from Corsefield Farming, Dalgonar.

The 2071 store lambs peaked at £130 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.

Stirling UA

Bullocks (934) and heifers (696) averaged 288.12p per kg and 276.81p respectively at United Auctions' store cattle sale.

Bullocks led the proceedings at 354.40p for a 388kg Charolais cross from Balkissock, and to £1910 for a 622kg Simmental cross from Gillandersland.

A 471kg Simmental cross from Ormsary Est, topped the heifers at 343.90p, whilst a 672kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Ecclaw, made £1780.

Simmental crosses led the young bulls at 282.20p for a 326kg entry from Gibblaston, and to £1050 for a 476kg bull from Spott HF, to average 214.65p.

The firm also sold 161 rearing cattle to a top of £940 for a Simmental cross bullock from W Thompson, Greenlands.

Also forward were 7330 store lambs which reached £122 for Beltex from Strathnafanaig.

Averages improved on the week where Beltex cashed in at £109.66 (+ £18.59), Texel at £98.94 (+£3.73), Suffolk at £95.81 (+0.60p) and Blackface and Mules at £64.70 (+ £3.63) and Mule £90.63 (+ £2.40) respectively. Cheviot and Cheviot Mules were the only one to fall having levelled at £76.51 (-£4.34).

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Sim – Gillandersland £1910, £1840, £1820; Balegreggan and Wester Mye £1800; Balegreggan £1785, £1780; Gillandersland £1750; Ryeflatt £1710; Balegreggan £1710. Char – Borgue House £1880; Southfield £1870; Low Arkland £1800; Southfield £1790; Compestonend and Posso £1780; Compestonhead £1770, £1720; Borgue House and Roughlands £1690. A-A – Humbie £1860; Laigh Highgate £1760; Hayfield £1715; Baledmund £1695; Cairnhouse £1660. Lim – Gillandersland £1850, £1840; West Shirva and Gillandersland £1820, £1750; Roughlands £1670; Cairnhouse £1600. Hfd – Gartfinnan £1700. BS – Ormsary Est £1625. Sal – Ormsary £1490. Lui – Stud £1420, £1300. BB – Millands and Darnlaw £1380; Mollinhillhead £1370.

Heifers – A-A – Ecclaw £1780; Jaw £1740; Hayfield £1740, £1705; Ecclaw £1570; Hayfield £1565; Leaston £1560; Faulds, Back O Muir and Laigh Highgate £1500. Sim – Low Arkland £1660; Ormsary Est £1630; Ormsary Est £1620; Leaston £1610; Ormsary Est £1600; Mains £1580. Lim – West Shirva £1630; North Deanhead £1560. Sal – Ormsary Est £1340. BS – Ormsary Est £1620; Coxhill £1380; Ormsary Est £1340; Lesserlinn £1315. Char – Compestonend and Borgue House £1585; Cairnhouse £1580, £1560; Coxhill £1540; Borgue House £1510; North Deanhead £1505. LUI – Mount £1500. Hfd – Gartfinnan £1470; Faulds £1420.

Young bulls – Sim – Spott HF £1050; Gibblaston £920.

Rearing cattle – Greenlands £940, £920 (x3), £790 (x3); Ditch Farms £910; South Lodge £900 (x3), £865, £710; Mindork £800 (x5), £760; Horselaw £780 (x2); Auch Est £760 (x2); Head of Moulin £710 (x2).

On Milk – West Mains £480; Braeface £470; Wester Board £465; Drumglass £465, £450.

Store lambs – Belt – Strathnafanaig £122; Grassmainston and Strathnafanaig £119; Grassmainston £116; Lands of Drumhead and Shenlarich £115; Saddlebank £113; Kiltyrie £107. Tex – Formal £132, £130; Mains of Struie £129.50; Formal £126; Moyness £122; Redheugh £119; Whitemyre and Luss Est £114.50. BF – Monzie £98, £94; Rickarton £93; Madrissa £82.50; Rickarton £81.50; Rhodders £79; Ballymeanach and Madrissa £76.50; Gateside £75. Mule – Madrissa £109.50; Backhills £105; Newbigging £102; Duntuim £99.50; Strathnafanaig £93.50. Suff – Gateside £114.50; Nether Monynut and Edinchip £109; Lednathie Est £108.50; Glenhervie £105.50; Saughland £105; Ceither Gaoithe £105; Ceither Gaoithe and Saughland £101. Chev – Saddlebank £106; Birdge £92, £86; South Park House and Crosshouse £86; Clochkan £85. Chev Mule – Formal £118.

Carlisle

Limousin crosses from Dennis Bowman, Croft House, Penrith, secured the top prices at Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale with steers and heifers realising £1980 and £1900 respectively.

A smaller show of 291 stirks achieved a top of £1670 for a British Blue cross bull from Messrs Garnett, RaithHill.

Limousin crosses led both the bullocks and heifers at £1440 for Messrs Routledge and Son, Netherton, and to £1390 for Messrs Robson and Sons, Merryshield.

Bulls and heifers cashed in at £365 and £328 respectively at the weekly calf sale having sold to £635 for a British Blue bullock from Messrs Beard, Dormansteads.

Heifers topped at £560 for a Charolais cross from Paul Stobart, The Square, Kirklinton.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1980 Croft House; £1950, £1770, £1700 Wood Head; £1880, £1610 Woodslee; £1720 Cockleybank; £1690 Haythwaite Lane; £1680, £1620, £1680, £1670 Chapel House; £1650 Guards Mill. Char – £1950, £1900, £1730, £1710 (x3) Lairdlaugh; £1910, £1760, £1660 Newbampton; £1780 Sideway Bank; £1730 (x2) Cockleybank; £1690 Broathill; £1670 Guards Mill. Sim – £1950 Chapel House; £1880 New House; £1680 Broathill. BB – £1880, £1740, £1680 Westray; £1840, £1680 (x2), £1670 (x2) Wood Head; £1730 Woodslee; £1700 Wardhall Guards; £1680 Stainton House; £1670, £1670 Low Meadow; £1640 Newbampton; £1630 Stone House; £1610 (x3) Town House; £1600 Harley Croft. A-A – £1780, £1710, £1780, £1650 (x5) Whitecroft Mains; £1600 Jerriestown. Hfd – £1670 Cockleybank; £1660 (x2) Newtown.

Heifers – Lim – £1900, £1840 Croft House; £1790 Whiteside; £1720, £1620 Lawrence Holme; £1690, £1620 New House; £1680, £1660, £1610 East Kildarroch. Char – £1840 New House; £1780 East Kildarroch; £1680 Cockleybank. A-A – £1690, £1670 Lawrence Holme; £1650 (x2) Whitecroft Mains; £1640 Wardhall Guards; £1600 Limekilns. BB – £1660 Lawrence Holme.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – BB – £1670 Raithhill; £1340 Greyside. A-A – £1620, £1490, £1450 Raithhill. Sim – £1500 New Steadings. Lim £1400, £1300 (x2) Low Wood House; £1310 Little Orton.

Steers – Lim £1440, £1400, £1390 (x2) Netherton; £1340 Low Wood House; £1210 Birch Bush. Char –£1400, £1270 (x2) Netherton. Sim – £1270 (x2), £1140 Riggshields. A-A – £1250 Border Rigg.

Heifers – Lim – £1390 Merryshield; £1360, £1360 (x2) Netherton; £1250 Highfield. BB – £1300, £1220, £1200 (x2) Lambfield; £1230 Whitehills. Char – £1200 Netherton.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £635 Dormanstead; £600 Moss Side House; £580, £545 Wood; £545 The Buildings; £535, £490, £535, £515 Boggle Hall; £525 Greenmoorside; £520 Bromfield Hall; £500, £500 (x3) Monks House. Lim – £585, £545 Hill Green; £550 Windy Hill; £535, £535 (x2), £520,(x2) Brownrigg. A-A – £555 (x2), £550 (x2), £530 (x3) New Grange; £525 Moss Side House; £500 (x4), £500 The Buildings; £490,(x3), £475 (x2) Wedholme Hill; £480 (x3 Heathfield. Hfd – £490 Cross Hill; £485 Heathfield.

Heifers – Char – £560 The Square. BB – £550 Moss Side House; £500 Cross Hill; £480, £480, £430, £480 West House; £440 Wood; £435 Stone Flatts; £430 Anguswell; £420 Wedholme Hill; £405 Thornbank; £400, £400 Hill Green. Lim – £510, £500, £440 Windy Hill; £475 Laggonmore; £440, £400 Brownrigg; £420 (x3) Dumbretton; £350 Cumdivock House; £340 (x2) Round Hill. A-A – £395, £390, £330, £310 Heathfield; £390 (x3) Woodside; £375 (x2), £320 Bromfield Hall; £370, £370 Cross Hill; £360 Carsewalloch.

Thainstone

Some 1616 store lambs cashed in at £91.42 at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale, having reached £127 for Continentals from Hewitts, Kennethmont.

Island consigned store lambs (2292) averaged £80.53 and sold to £127 for Texels from Fairyknowe, Bigton.

Texels from 36 Cross, Skigersta Road, topped the West island sheep (718) at £122, having balanced out at £64.75.

Among the store cattle bullocks (375) and heifers (247) cashed in at 292.4p per kg and 290.2p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 370.3p for 370kg Limousin crosses from Mains of Lurg, Nethy Bridge, and to £1880 on two occasions, firstly for a 672kg Limousin cross from Lower Cushieston, Meikle Wartle, and again for an 658kg Aberdeen Angus from Nether Tulloch, Oldmeldrum.

A 308kg Limousin cross from Hunchaquoy, Swanny, topped the heifers at 363.6p, whilst a 642kg Simmental Cross from Newbigging, Skelwick, realised £1860.

Bulls (8) sold to 294.9p for a 156kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Feorlig, Dunvegan, and to £1090 for a 436kg British Blue cross from Stripeside, Aberlour.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 1945 store lambs to average £85.96 having sold to £133 for Texels from Tullochcoy, Crathie.

Island consigned store lambs (4437) cashed in at £86.79 having reached £130 for Suffolks from Seafield House.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Suf – Glencuie, Glenkindie £123. Tex – Tullochcoy, Crathie £123. Cont – The Bungalow, Troup Home £122. Tex X – South Road, Rhynie £118. Cont X – Hewitts £116. X – Fordmouth, Tomintoul £115. Suff X – Mains of Allanbuie, Keith £112. Belt – Corbanchory, Kildrummy £110.

Island consigned store lambs – Tex – Fairyknowe £123. Suf – Aithsetter, Cunningsburgh £118. Suff X – Carinya, Sandwick £113. Tex X – Ringesta, Quendale £110. X – Seabreeze, Scalloway £108. Cont – Fairyknowe £105. Cont X – South Lea, Vidlin £102. Shc – Aithsetter, Cunningsburgh £100.

West island sheep – Cont – Lower Bravas, Bravas £115. Suf – Barvas, Glebe. Tex – Cross £110. Tex X – Parkview, Barvas £108. X – Cross £100. Cont X – Brue, Barvas £98. Suf X – Barvas, Glebe £92. Chev – Dell Farm, Isle of Lewis £92. Chev X – Brue £91.

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Cairntack £930. 301-350kg – Tresta £990. 351-400kg – Mains of Lurg £1370. 401-450kg – Mains of Lurg £1470. 451-500kg – Hayon £1590. 501-550kg – Stonefolds £1645. 551-600kg – Dubford £1840. 601-650kg – Midhouse £1860. 651-700kg – Croft Na Creich £1870.

Organic bullocks – Up to 500kg – Wester Manbeen £1590. 501-550kg – Beafield £1640. 551-600kg – Wester Manbeen £1690. 601-650kg – Wester Manbeen £1650.

West island bullocks – Up to 250kg – Aird £550. 251-300kg – Drynoch £1050. 301-350kg – Drynoch £1125. 351-400kg – Greep £1150. 401-450kg – Roag £1340.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 250kg – Feorlig £790. 251-300kg – Drynoch £970. 301-350kg – Drynoch £990. 351-400kg – Mains of Lurg £1220. 401-450kg – Windywalls £1340. 451-500kg – East Massater £1520. 501-550kg – The Glebe £1565. 551-600kg – Westfield £1760. 601-650kg – Westfield £1830.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – Cairntack £850. 301-350kg – Hunchaquoy £1120. 351-400kg – Burnside Croft £1240. 401-450kg – Stonefolds £1480. 451-500kg – South Law £1600. 501-550kg – South Law £1625. 551-600kg – Reaster £1750. 601-650kg – Hunchaquoy £1740.

Organic heifers – Up to 400kg – New Holland £1100. 401-450kg – Wester Manbeen £1460. 451-500kg – Beafield £1520. 501-550kg – Beafield £1590. 551-600kg – Wester Manbeen £1530.

West Island heifers – Up to 250kg – Ferindonald £730. 251-300kg – Aird £900. 301-350kg – Drynoch £890. 351-400kg – Greep £1140. 401-450kg – Drynoch £1225.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 250kg – Feorlig £560. 251-300kg – Feorlig £870. 401-450kg – Tollo Farm, Bogie Street, Windywalls £1275. 451-500kg – Pittenkerrie £1475. 501-550kg – Balfour Estates £1465.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Feorlig £760. 301-350kg – Stripeside £1030. 401-450kg – Stripeside £1090.

Store lambs – Tex – Dunecht Home, Dunecht £121. Tex X – Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen £120. Suf – Cranna Bridge, Aberchirder £119. Cont – Tullochcoy, Crathie £117. Cont X – Fordmouth Farms, Tomintoul, Raemoir Rd £116. Suff X – Cranna Bridge, Whitefolds, Tomnavoulin £115. Down – Stemster, Wick £107. Down X – Prony Farms, Ballater £105.

Island consigned store lambs – Cont – Housebay Farms £128. Tex – Seafield House £120. Suf – Housebay Farms, Hillview, Ringesta £118. Chev – Aithsetter, Cunningsburgh £116. Down X – Seafield House £116. Tex – Hillview £113. Tex X – Hillview £108. Cont X – Aithsetter £105. Bel – Seafield House £104. Aber X – Foraness, £102. Belt X – Foraness, Braewick £100. X – Fivra, Scousburgh £100.

Ayr

Limousin cross heifers from the Gass, Straiton, realised £1890 and 359p per kg at Craig Wilson's store cattle sale.

Bullocks (477) and heifers (325) cashed in at 289.5p and 274.7p respectively.

The same breed also topped the bullocks at £1890 for Muirlaught, and to 331p for Farden, Turnberry.

All lambs met a steady demand having peaked at £120 for Texels from Borland Farms.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 15 dairy cattle to £1720 for a fresh calved Jersey heifer from Messrs Kinloch, Walton.

A large entry of 164 calves and stirks attained £1310 for a Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Taylor, South Walton, whilst heifers peaked at £1140 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Messrs Craig, Thornton.

A Simmental cross heifer topped the calves at £570 for Messrs Howat, Burnton, whilst bulls peaked at £540 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Messrs Buchanan, Laigh Kilphin.

Also forward were 117 breeding cattle which witnessed an Aberdeen Angus bull make 3700gns for Enoch.

Heifers and calves sold to £3450 for a Limousin and bull from Howcommon.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1890, £1730 Muirlaught; £1830 Deaconhill; £1800, £1790, £1780, £1690, £1650, £1620, £1600 (x3) Farden; £1770 South Craigton; £1770, £1640, £1630 Pinvalley; £1700 Castle Mains; £1540 Glanderston; £1520 Kayshill. A-A – £1780 (x2), £1680 Carbieston Mains; £1700 Castle Mains; £1680 Clevance; £1670 Castle Sinniness; £1610 Kayshill; £1600, £1580 Caprington; £1550 Monkland; £1510 Knowehead; £1460 Brieryside. Sim – £1690 Kayshill and Laigh Tarbeg; £1600 Laigh Tarbeg. Hfd – £1610 Whiteflat. Char – £1610 Kayshill; £1580, £1550 Chalmerston; £1470 Shutterflat. BB – £1600 Gass, Straiton; £1590 Slatehole; £1490 Farden. Frie – £1600 Girgenti; £1450, £1300 Brieryside; £1350 Bankend; £1340 High Branchal; £1300 Laight Tarbeg. BS – £1300 Back O’Laight. Saler – £1400 Castle Mains; £1380 Balsaggart; £1360 Laigh Tarbeg. Mont – £1220 North Two Mark.

Heifers – Lim – £1890, £1740, £1660, £1620, £1510 Gass, Straiton; £1870, £1690 (x2) South Craigton; £1840 Oldbarn; £1650 Howcommon. A-A – £1660 Langholm; £1630 Slatehole; £1580 Clevance; £1570 Knowehead; £1460 Monkland. Char – £1610 King’s Arms; £1490, £1410 Auchentibbert; £1470, £1450 (x2) Chalmerston; £1430 King’s Arms. BS – £1600, £1450 Benston. BB – £1590 Whiteflat; £1410 Brieryside; £1400 Ballycurrie. Hfd – £1500 Kersepark; £1380 Borland. Sim – £1430 Langholm.

Store lambs – Belt – £97 Laight. BF – £60 St Martins. Dors – £88 Kirkford. DS – £82 Kirkford. Lleyn – £88 Borland. Mules – £118, £109, £96 Ardoch. Roussin – £100 Genoch. Tex – £120, £110 Burnton; £115 Laight; £113, £104, £98 Genoch; £90 Ardoch and Laight.

Calves – Bull – A-A X – £540 Laigh Kilphin; £490 Middlepart; £470 Laigh Kilphin; £420 High Weirston; £410 Laigh Kilphin Cowdenmoor and High Weirston; £400 High Weirston; £370 Glanderston and Laigh Kilphin. BG X – £510 (x3) Osliebrae. BB X – £450 High Weirston; £440 Newlands; £400, £390, £350 Barward.

Heifer – Sim X – £570 Burnton. Lim X – £430 Cowdenmoor; £360, £350 Cowdenmoor. A-A X – £420 Cowdenmoor; £400, £380 Burnton; £340 High Weirston. BB X – £390, £370 Barward; £340 Broadhead. BS – £340 Mansfield Mains,

Stirks – Bullock –Lim X – £1310 South Walton. BS X – £900, £830 Kilpatrick. BB X – £860 Langholm. A-A X – £790 Knowe.

Heifer – A-A X – £1140, £1120, £1100 Thornton. BS – £900, £830 Kilpatrick.

Breeding cattle – Bulls – A-A – 3700gns Enoch; 3300gns South Lissens. Lim – 3100gns South Walton. BS – 2200gns Meikle Auchengree. Blonde – 2100gns Blair.

Heifers and calves – Lim and bull – £3450 Howcommon; £2850, £2700, £2600 Macmanniston. Lim and heifer – £3000 Barleith; £2400 Howcommon and MacManniston. Lim and bull – £2450, £2350 Howcommon; £2400 (x2) Barleith.

Cows and calves – A-A and bull – £2350, £2200, £2100, £2100 (x2) Enoch. A-A and heifer – £1950, £1850 Enoch; £1750 South Lissens. Hfd and bull – £1800 (x3), £1750 (x2) South Lissens. Hfd and heifer –£1800, £1750, £1700 South Lissens. BB and heifer – £2150 Meikle Auchengree. Lim and heifer – £1800 Little Creoch; £1700 Meikle Auchengree. Hfd and bull – £1550 Drumfork. Sim and heifer – £1620 Outer Blair.

Bulling heifers – Saler – £1700, £1600 (x2) Drumore. A-A – £1720 Glenhowl; £1300 Middlepark.

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St Boswells

Limousin bullocks from Craiglea, ruled supreme at Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale, having sold to £1690 and 334p.

Heifers peaked at £1590 for Salers from Howahill, and to 312.4p for Limousins again from Craiglea.

The annual show and sale of Blackface wedder lambs was won by D and A Redpath, Yett, which later realised £80 to the judge Stuart Robson, Buckholm.

Store lambs peaked at £125.50 for Beltex from Bluecairn.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Lim – £1690, £1670, £1620, £1520, £1500, £1440 Craiglea. Char – £1450 Adderstonshiels. A-A – £1250 Craiglea.

Heifers – Saler – £1590, £1550 Howahill. Lim – £1490, £1410, £1390 Craiglea. Char – £1360, £1345, £1310 Adderstonshiels. BS – £1250 Craiglea.

Store lambs – Belt – £125.50 Bluecairn; £122 Threeburnford; £120 South Dissington. Tex – £124 South Dissington; £119, £118 Kirktonhill; £117, £116.50 Bluecairn; £115.50 Crookham Dairy; £114 Kilnknowe Cottage. Suff – £118 Kirktonhill; £108 Crookham Dairy, Craigend. Chev Mule – £105.50 Kirktonhill; £100 Threeburnford. NCC – £98 Kirktonhill; £97 Birneyknowe; £91 Bowershields. Greyfaced – £92.50 Kirktonhill. BF – £90 Lee; £80 Yett, Lee.

Lanark

Some 3816 lambs achieved an average of £67.64 at Lawrie and Symington's sale.

Texels topped at £122 for Moredun, Penicuik, with Blackface peaking at £105 from Snar.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – £122, £119 Moredun; £120 Hillend; £118, £116, £105 Barr; £116 Skellyhill; £109 South Netherburn and Moredun; £104 Carmacoup. BF – £105 Snar; £92, £82 Culter Allers; £90, £85 Syart; £88 Dalveen; £87 East Fortissat and Netherburn; £80 Muirhead Hill and Birthwood. Belt – £93 Bonnington Mains. Suff – £104 Sarkside; £95 Culter Allers. X – £93 Culter Allers; £92, £82 Hillend; £87 Crosswoodhill; £83 Crookboat. MB – £90 High Dyke. Chev – £86 Carnavel; £80 Castle Crawford; £77, £76 High Dyke. Char – £80 Carnavel. NCC – £105 Blackburn. EC – £90 East Fortissat. Bad – £71 Hillend.

Hawes

Texel crosses from T Metcalfe realised £114 at Hawes Farmers auction marts' store lamb sale.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex X – T Metcalfe, £114, £108, £106.50; T and G Farrow £112.50, £108; C Hird and Son £107; F Bainbridge £103; E Bousfield £102; A and AJ Lambert £100.50. Mules – F Bainbridge £101; JS and D Cloughton and Son £100. Suff – C Hird and Son, £101. Belt X – C Harper, £99, £91. Zwart – AJ and L Hunter, £95. Horned – M Kearton, £66; J Alderson £65.

Dingwall

Bullocks led the proceedings at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of store cattle, when selling to 373.4p per kg for 391kg Limousin crosses from Strone, Banavie and to £1780 for 6615kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from Drummond, Evanton.

Bullocks (605) averaged 290.2p whilst heifers (380) cashed in at 274.4.

Limousin crosses topped the heifers at 363.6p for Strone, Banavie and £1720 for Little Croy, Inverness.

Young bulls (3) sold to £1680 gross for a Limousin from Strone Farm, Banavie.

Also forward were 5539 store lambs which averaged £62.28 (+£9.24) and sold to £148 for a pair of Texel crosses from Salmon Bothy, Rockfield.

Uist Livestock lambs (622) reached £118 for a Suffolk cross from Clachan Sands, Lochmaddy, to level at £73.84.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Rowans £1120. 301-350kg – Strone £1240; Lochend, Barrock £1160, £1060, £1000; Caulternich, Kilmorack £1100; Breakachy £1040, £1010. 351-400kg – Strone £1460; Nottingham Mains £1270, £1120; Lochdhu, Nairn £1250, £1140, £1130; The Rowans £1240, £1200; Lochend, £1380, £1200; Killen Farm, Garve £1180; Corrimony, Glenurquhart £1180; Caulternich £1180; Farley, Beauly, £1160; Torgorm, Conon Brae, £1140; Invercharron, Ardgay, £1140, £1100; Craigiebank, Forgie, £1130; Tigh Na Clett, Ardendrain, £1120; Clynelish, Brora, £1100. 401-450kg – Knockdee, Halkirk, £1500 (x2), £1310, £1250, (x2); Torgorm £1400, £1340, £1320, £1240; Olrig Mains, Castletown £1400, £1260; Lednabirichen, £1360; Longoe, Mey, £1360, £1260; Fairburn £1340, £1320, £1260, £1220 (x2); Nottingham Mains £1320; Wester Fearn £1300, £1240, £1220; Little Croy £1300; Lochdhu £1280, £1260; The Rowans £1260; Rhindhu Farms, Chapelton £1250, £1210; Tomich, £1240; Lochend, £1220; Craigiebank £1210; Clynelish £1200. 451-500kg – Little Croy £1600, £1500; Longoe £1600; Murza, Bower, £1570, £1540, £1500, £11480, (x2), £1470, £1400, £1380, (x2), £1360, £1310; Cadbollmount, Fearn £1520; Lochend £1500; Ordmuir, £1500, £1480; Knockdee, £1480, £1390, £1380, £1340; Strone £1480; Torgorm £1450; Rhevackin, Kiltarltiy £1440; Hilliclay Mains, Thurso £1430; Scarmclate £1400; Skaill, Dounreay £1400; Balgunloune, Kessock £1400; Midfearn Farms £1380; Dalreoich £1380, £1300, Fairburn Farms £1370; Raasay Home £1360; Olrig Mains £1340; Tigh Na Clett £1340; Clynelish £1330; Lochdhu £1300; Allt Mor, Teanluick £1300. 501-550kg – Drummond £1680; Hilliclay Mains £1670, £1570, £1520, £1470; Murza, £1660, £1650, (x2), £1620, £1580, (x2), £1420; Little Croy, £1600; Balgunloune, £1600, £1520; Knockdee £1560, £1440; Teanroit, Beauly, £1520; Tulloch, Bonar Bridge, £1480; Olrig Mains £1470; Ballone, Abriachan, £1450; Cadbollmount £1450; Skaill £1440; Eilburn, £1420; Lochdhu £1420; Torgorm £1400; Clynelish £1320. 551-600kg – Hiton, Tain, £1700; Murza, £1700; £1620; Balgunloune £1670; Cadbollmount £1670, £1640; Ballone £1650; Teanroit £1620; Balliefurth £1600. Over 601kg – Cadbollmount, £1750, £1710; Ballone, £1740; Eilburn £1700; Manor House £1560.

Heifers – 301-350kg – Strone £1030; Lednabirichen £1020; The Rowans £1020. 351-400kg – Strone £1400; Fairburn Farms £1360, £1190; Knockdee £1200; Kintradwell Estate £1140, (x2); Lochdhu, £1140; Achley £1120, £1100; The Rowans £1100; Little Croy £1100. 401-450kg – The Rowans £1520; Drummond £1460; Knockdee £1420; Sunnylea, Balblair, £1360; Hilton £1360; Murza £1340, £1220; Invercharron £1320; Lochend £1280, £1260, £1220, £1200; Lochdhu £1280; Ordmuir £1270; Rhevackin £1360; Tomich £1240; Clynelish £1240; Little Croy £1200; Achley £1200; Ardjachie £1200; Cadbollmount £1200; Dounie £1200. 451-500kg – Sunnylea £1450; Rhevackin £1440, (x2); Dounie £1410, £1320; Little Croy £1400, £1360; Ballone £1390, £1350 Highland Farm Holdings £1360; Allt Mor £1350; Murza £1340, £1300, (x2); Ardjachie £1310, (x2); Knockdee £1310; Hilton £1310; Midfearn £1300. 501-550kg – Sunnylea £1600, £1420; Cadbollmount £1560, £1500, £1470, £1460; Murza £1520; Highland Farm Holdings £1520 (x2); Strathglass £1500; Drummond £1500; Dounie £1440, (x2); Little Croy £1420; Lochdhu £1420; Ballone £1400; Fairburn Farms £1360. Over 551kg – Little Croy £1720; Lochdhu £1700; Ballone £1600; Strathglass £1580; Portgower £1520.

Lambs – Tex X – Foxhole, Kiltarlity £123; Hillend, Nairn £120, £100, (x2); Dell, Farr £118; Greenland Mains, Castletown £113, £107, £100; Inverarnie House £106. Suff X – Garguston Shore, Muir of Ord, £121, £113; Greenland Mains, £112, £106, £100; Stable Cottages, Allangrange £108; Fendom, Tain, £105; Davidson Croft, £105; The Hollies, Dingwall £103; Strone Croft, Newtonmore £101; Foxhole £101. Belt X – Dulsie, Glenferness, £117, £109; Easter Street, Caplich, £102. Char X – Tomich, Beauly £105. Chev – Balcherry, Fendom £104; South Balkeith, Tain £100. Rom – Greenland Mains, £103.

Uist Livestock lambs – X – Tigharry, Lochmaddy, £117, £113; Borve, Berneray £79; Seaview, Ahmore, £78; Ahmore, Lochmaddy, £75. Suff X – Peninerine, Lochboisdale £108, £93, £70; Clachan Sands £106, £104, £77; Kilpheder, Lochboisdale £104, £79; Borve £104; No 1 Clachan, Lochmaddy, £100, £92; Newton, Lochmaddy, £91, £79; Liniclate, Creagorry, £76. Tex X – Peninerine, £101, £91, £79; Rushgarry, Berneray, £77, £70. Chev – No 1 Clachan £93, £75; Tigharry, £93; Clachan Sands, £92, £79; Balemartin, Lochmaddy, £90, £84, £71; Locheport, North Uist, £84; Gramsdale, £80; North Uist Estates, Lochmaddy, £78, £70; Newton, £77; Ahmore, Lochmaddy, £73; Minish, Lochmaddy, £71.

Newton Stewart

Steers (515) levelled at 284.1p per kg and heifers (318) cashed in at 270.2p at Craig Wilson's store cattle sale.

Bullocks sold to £1830 for British Blues from Fineview, and to 314p for Limousins from Creechan Park.

Charolais from Knockencule, topped the heifers at £1760, whilst Limousins from Isle Farm made 402p.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – BB – £1830, £1800, £1770 Fineview; £1490 Over Airies. Gall – £1760 Nether Cleugh. A-A – £1740, £1510 Fineview; £1710, £1690 Clauchrie; £1640 Balgracie; £1620, £1530 Fardenreoch; £1570 Ballaird. Lim – £1700, £1600, £1570 Meoul; £1690, £1630, £1600, £1580, £1540, £1500 Over Airies; £1615 Crouse; £1590, £1500 Barfad; £1540 Creechan Park. Sim X – £1650 Mid Skeog; £1620, £1605, £1600, £1590, £1580 Crouse; £1530 South Clutag. White Shorthorn – £1570 Gass, Kirkcowan. Char – £1720, £1610 Knockencule; £1580 Fardenreoch. Hfd – £1430, £1320 Ballaird; £1430 Gass; £1410 Balgracie. Black and White – £1430 Over Airies; £1220 Fineview.

Heifers – Lim – £1740 Isle; £1660, £1500 Dunskey; £1625 Barfad. A-A – £1690 Clauchrie; £1500 Broughton Mains; £1480 Ballaird; £1410 Fardenreoch. Sim X – £1480, £1460, £1400 (x2) Crouse. BB – £1495 Low Glasnick; £1380 Dunskey. Char – £1760, £1515 Knockencule; £1525 Low Glasnick; £1520 Fardenreoch. Hfd – £1550 Gass, Kirkcowan. BS – £1185 Mid Skeog.

Stirling (Cally)

Bullocks secured the top prices at Caledonian Marts' store cattle sale, having sold to £390p per kg for J Pirie, Blairnavaid, Glasgow, and to £1690 for a Limousin from J Laird and Son, West Shirva, Twechar.

Bullocks averaged 282.56p, whilst heifers cashed in at 265.65p having sold to 331p again from J Pirie, Blairnavaid, and to £1770 for a Limousin from Skeoch Farms, Stirling.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – £1690 West Shirva; £1680 The Law; £1640, £1620 Blairnavaid; £1600 Overton; £1560, £1540 Newmains.

Heifers – £1770 Skeoch; £1660 Blairnavaid; £1580 Old Hall; £1550 Ballater; £1540, £1530 West Shirva.

Dumfries

Limousin bullocks realised £1790 for H and A Hiddleston, Park Farm, at C and D Auctions' fortnightly sale of store cattle, and to 330.20p per kg for Aberdeen Angus bullocks from M Dodd and Sons Boreland of Southwick.

Heifers sold to £1700 for Limousins from TI Bell and Son, Cormaddie, and to 345p for British Blues from A and F Baillie, Low Glasnick.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1790 Park; £1640 Ballaggan. Sim – £1730, £1680, £1560 Dunbae; £1510 High Auchneel. A-A – £1640, £1580 Auchencrieff; £1570 (x2), £1550 Dunbae; £1550 West Lanegate; £1530 Cormaddie; £1530 High Auchneel; £1520 Craigielands Hill. Char – £1620, £1460 Shenrick. Hfd – £1490, £1410 West Lanegate; £1410 Horseholm. Saler – £1460 Dunbae. Hols – £1350 Auchencrieff. Frie – £1270 Fardingjames. Gall – £1140 Baltersan.

Heifers – Lim – £1700 Cormaddie; £1690, £1560 Kirkbride; £1530 Park. A-A – £1700, £1470 Cormaddie; £1560, £1520 Kirkbride; £1480 Bush of Killylour. Hfd – £1680 High Auchneel. Char – £1670 Park; £1490 High Aucheneel. BB – £1520 High Auchneel; £1520 (x2), £1500, £1420 Low Glasnick. Frie – £1500 Auchencrieff. Saler – £1420 High Auchneel. Sim – £1420 High Auchneel. Stab – £1400 Horseholm. Fleck – £1200 High Auchneel; £1200 Horseholm.

Castle Douglas

A Limousin heifer from Messrs Craik, Bankswood, attained £2200 and 511.6p per kg at Wallets Marts' show and sale of yearling cattle.

Bullocks topped at £2130 for a British Blue from J MacTaggart, Tarbreoch, and to 369.3p for Simmentals from Auchencairn Farms, Auchenfad.

At the pre-sale show, the judge Willie Purdon backed his decision and purchased his champion, a British Blue heifer from J MacTaggart, Tarbreoch, for £2120.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – BB – £2130 Tarbreoch; £1640 Glentoo; £1640 Shennanton. Lim – £1990, £1920, £1880 Glentoo; £1860 Lantonside; £1840 Barrsyard. A-A – £1880, £1660 Auchneel; £1650 Blairbuy; £1640 Balgerran. Char – £1800, £1750 Carsegowan; £1800, £1780 Claycrop; £1800, £1770, £1750 Glenkiln; £1760 Glentoo; £1730 Shennanton; £1730 Hillview. Sim –£1780, £1720, £1700, £1680 Carsegowan; £1660 Craigton; £1640 Stud. BS – £1510 Breconside; £1460 Balgerrran. Luing – £1500 Hillside. Saler – £1410 Old Cluden; £1410 Knockiebae; £1320 Lantonside. Hfd – £1410 Old Cluden; £1280, £1210 Torhousekie. Gall –£1340 Romesbeoch; £1200 Miltonise. BG – £1330 Mansefield. White Galloway – £1050 Romesbeoch.

Heifers – Lim – £2200 Bankswood; £2120 Tarbreoch; £1900 Copelaw; £1720 Shennanton; £1700 Little Galdenoch. Char – £1820, £1610 Knockiebae; £1680, £1610, £1600 Hillview; £1600 Claycrop. BB – £1710 Shennanton; £1460 Glentoo. A-A – £1600 Little Galdenoch; £1550, £1520 Shangan; £1530 Barwhanny; £1510 Grennan; £1500 Balgerrran. Sim – £1560 Shambellie Grange; £1550 Hillside; £1460 Gelston Castle; £1460 Drumneil; £1440 Glenkiln. Luing – £1550 Hillside. Saler – £1440 Glenkiln; £1220 Little Galdenoch. BS – £1420, £1380 Balgerran; £1380 Drumneil. Hfd – £1040 Torhousekie.

Bulls – £1430 Glenkiln.

Lanark

The show champion, a 600kg British Blue bullock from James Ireland, Feoch Farm, secured the top price of £2180 and 363.3p per kg at Lawrie and Symington's sale of 1140 Autumn born suckled calves.

Bullocks averaged 310.5p whilst heifers levelled at 298p/kg.

The judge Katrina Donaldson, found her reserve in a 528kg Charolais bullock from J Warnock and Sons, Dreva, which later realised £1780.

Heifers sold to £1950 for 705kg Aberdeen Angus from Easter Howgate, and to 360p for a 450kg Limousin from Scrogton.

Leading Prices

Steers – A-A – £1840, £1680 Netherhill; £1790, £1680 Headsmuir; £1700 (x2), £1680 Hazelside; £1660 Barr. Lim – £1840, £1780 West Glespin; £1710 Scrogton; £1690 Dreva; £1590 Burnbrae. Lim X – £1860, £1820 Peebles JAC; £1840 West Glespin; £1810, £1710, £1700, £1670 Corsebank; £1700 Dreva; £1680, £1670 Buteland. Char X – £2080 Peebles JAC; £1910, £1860, £1800, £1770 Dreva; £1850, £1840 Netherhill; £1810 Scrogton; £1780 Feoch and Dreva. BS –- £2060 Peebles JAC; £1730, £1550, £1500 Hazelside; £1520 Mauchline Mains. Sim – £2050 Peebles JAC; £700 Dreva; £1690, £1560 Hazelside;£1520 Stoneside of Dripps. BB – £2180 Feoch; £2080, £2020 Peebles JAC; £1690, £1680, £1600 Nether Abington; £1610 Sunnyside. Char – £1800, £1650 Dreva. Saler – £1590, £1570, £1540, £1490 Carlophill; £1450 Lawhead.

Heifers – A-A – £1950, £1790 Easter Howgate; £1680, £1580 Netherhill; £1490 Oldhill. Lim – £1670 West Glespin; £1620, £1620 Scrogton; £1470 Burnbrae. Luing – £1100 Easter Howgate. Saler – £1230 Lawhead. Lim X – £1690, £1650, £1600, £1540 Buteland; £1590 Dreva; £1540 Tippethill; £1520 Oldhill; £1500 Bickerton hall and Bankhead; £1490 Sunnyside. Char X – £1660 Midlock and Netherhill; £1650, £1580 (x2) Dreva; £1640 Scrogton; £1600 Spango; £1590 Crofthills; £1590, £1580 Netherhill. Char – £1640, £1580, £1530 Dreva. Sim – £1580 Dreva. BB – £1940, £1700, £1580, £1560 Nether Abingtonl £1550 Oldhill,

Wooler

An Aberdeen Angus bullock from Messrs Renner, South Lyham, secured £1900 at Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale.

Top pence per kg went to Limousin cross heifers from Messrs Mellor, Annstead, at 346p.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1900, £1820, £1800 South Lyham; £1800 (x2) Titlington Mount; £1690 Newstead; £1685 South Lyham; £1680 Titlington Mount; £1670 South Lyham, Springfield. Stab – £1490 East Ditchburn. Lim – £1800, £1590 Annstead; £1670 Brockley Hall; £1470, £1460 Brandon; £1440 (x2) Brockley Hall. Luing – £1200 Lanton; £1160 Reaveley Greens. Sim – £1430 Brandon; £1410 Reaveley Greens; £1380 Brandon; £1350 Crookham Dairy; £1320 Brandon, Newstead. Saler – £1630 South Lyham; £1290 Reaveley Greens. BB – £1620, £1570, £1370 East Newburn. Char – £1720, £1710 Newstead; £1520, £1500, £1490 (x2) Brandon.

Heifers – A-A – £1760, £1530, £1480 Titlington Mount; £1470 (x2) Springfield; £1440 Fowberry. Lim –£1540 Annstead; £1450 Hillcrest, Annstead; £1330 Brandon; £1310 Brockley Hall. BS – £1080 (x2) Hillcrest. Sim – £1450 Hillcrest; £1430 Fowberry. Saler – £1140 Reaveley Greens. BB – £1670 East Newburn; £1420 Doxford. Char – £1485, £1450 Newstead; £1400, £1330, £1320, £1310, £1300 Brandon.