Stirling (Cally)

Texels from J Paterson, Wester Gatherleys, Dunning, sold for £110 at Caledonian Marts' sale of 1497 store lambs.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – £106, £98 Wester Gatherleys and Kinnighallen; £102 Duncrievie; £94 Craigluscar and Balcastle. Chev – £89, £75 Crodh Dubh. BF – £86 Bealachandrain; £85 Todholes; £71 Shandon Wood. X – £95 Broich; £91 Mosshead; £80 Leskine. Romney – £86, £72 Knoxfauld.

Stirling UA

Bullocks (733) and heifers (522) averaged 294.85p and 283.07p respectively at United Auctions' weekly store cattle sale.

Heifers led the way at 351.50p for a 495kg Limousin cross from Back O Muir, and to £2020 for a 748kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Fernie Mill.

Bullocks peaked at 336.0p for a 506kg Limousin cross from Airyhassen, and to £2000 for a 722kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Southwick.

Aberdeen Angus crosses from Francesfield, led the young bulls at 240.90p and £1190 to average 172.94p.

On Monday, Suffolk from Outerston topped the store lambs at £132.

Averaged held up well on the week with Cheviots at £87.04 (+ £12.45 on the week), Cheviot Mules cashing in at £98.38 (+ £11.00), whilst Suffolk and Texels levelled at £102.57 (+ £6.76) and £98.96 (+ £2.67) respectively. Beltex averaged £110.63 (+ 0.97p) and Blackface at £64.54 (- 0.16p).

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – Southwick £2000; Goddens £1780; Langhill £1760; Whitfield £1730, £1720; Back O Muir £1680. Sim – Ryeflatt £1930; Gillandersland £1850; Sorn Mains £1760; Roughlands £1710; Sorn Mains £1650; Labothie £1645; Whitfield £1640. Lim – Airyhassen £1870; Gillandersland and Wester Middleton £1860; Gillandersland £1780; Whitfield £1775; Sorn Mains and High Glentriplock £1760. BB – Wester Middleton £1870; Gillandersland £1860, £1780, £1600; Wester Lochdrum £1410; Easter Greenhill £1380; West Brackenridge £1360. Char – Easter Greenhill £1860; Almont and High Glentriplock £1780; Compstonend £1750; Whitfield £1730. STX – East Pitcorthie £1810. Sal – Whitfield £1700, £1640; Airyhassen £1600, £1595; Whitfield £1590; Airyhassen £1545. Hfd – Airyhassen £1545; Achamore £1370; Blackpark £1355; Baillieston £1180.

Heifers – A-A – Fernie Mill £2020, £2010, £1710; Wester Lochdrum £1600; Groughtfoot £1580; Groughfoot £1460; Shotlinn £1455, £1425. Char – Almont £1855; Middle Ballat £1680; Compstonend £1660, £1640; Almont £1640; Easter Greenhill and Middle Ballat £1600. Sim – Fernie Mill £1810; Strathisla £1690; Fernie Mill £1680; Botherickfield £1570; Overton £1500; Strathisla £1490. Lim – Back O Muir £1740; Wester Lochdrum and High Glentriplock £1595; Croftintygan and Back O Muir £1580; Botherickfield £1550. BB – Wester Lochdrum £1500; Goodockhill £1445; Easter Greenhill £1380; West Brackenridge £1350; Blackpark £1290. Sal – Wester Auchencarroch £1410; Middleton £1345, £1320; Goodockhill £1290; Middleton £1240. Hfd – Blackpark £1295; South Brackenridge £1190.

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Store lambs – Suff – Outerston £132; Tillyrie £125; Lednathie £117; Whitehill £114, £110; Knowehead £110; Lochend £109; Lands of Braeside £108.50; Culfargie Est £107.50; Ashmore and Strone £105.00. Belt – Wester Ochtermuthill and Badyen £128; Myreside £126; Badyen £119, £113; Borlick £118; Monzie £116; Ballikinrain £115. Tex – Dumbarrow £126; Myreside £116; Over Easter Offerance £115; Saddlebank £114.50; Tillyrie £114; Ashmore and Strone £112; Pearise Est £112; Balgray £111.50. X – Mains of Struie £118; Horseupcleugh Est £110 Mains of Struie £102; Gaskbeg £101; Lands of Braeside £100. Chev Mule – Ashmore and Strone £118; Craigo £102.50; Ashmore and Strone £100. Mule – Doune of Glendouglas £106; Pearise Est and Rickarton £105; Beannie £101; Horseupcleugh £100. Chev – Greensburn £106; Saddlebank £104.50; Hillhead £99; Dykes £96.50. DS – Tillyrie £96. BF – Tullochan £88; Lothian Hill £86; Gaskbeg £84.50; Meikle Tombane £83.

Carlisle

A Limousin cross steer from Messrs Magnay, Greenwrae, Gretna, realised £2030 at Harrison and Hetherington's sale of 646 store cattle.

Heifers peaked at £2000 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Kirkbride, Flimby Hall, Maryport.

The weekly sale of 503 weaned cattle topped at £1580 for a pure Limousin bull from C Knox, Cragside.

Limousins from T Nixon, Wark, led both the steers and heifers at £1560 and £1280.

Bulls (164) and heifers (188) averaged £355 and £295 respectively among the calves.

A top of £840 was paid for Limousin bull calves from AG Dempster, Castlehill, Tundergarth, whilst heifers realised £600 for British Blues from Kirtlevale, Gretna.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £2030, £1760 Greenwrae; £1900, £1800 Barton Dale; £1880 (x3) Blackrigg; £1860, £1820, £1720 Woodslee; £1820 Westray; £1800, £1780 The Garth; £1780, £1720, £1690, £1680 East Kildarroch; £1740 Newby; £1690 (x2) Prior Rigg. Char – £2000, £1800, £1800 (x3), £1790 (x2), £1710 (x2), £1700 (x2), £1690, £1680 (x2), £1670 (x4), £1660 (x6), £1650 (x2), £1620, £1610 (x3), £1590 (x2), £1590 (x4), £1530 (x2) Broom Hill; £1700 Guards Mill. BB – £1880, £1670 Westray; £1740, £1740, £1580, £1500 Stubbyknowe; £1720 (x3) Millantae; £1690, £1690 Broom Hill; £1610 Sandbed; £1570 Bankend; £1560 Hall Garth; £1530 Laversdale. BS – £1880 Greenwrae; £1810, £1530 (x2) West End. Hfd – £1830 Westray; £1610, £1590 (x2), £1570 Rye Close. A-A – £1800 Shillafield; £1760 The Garth; £1740 (x2); £1680 Skelcies Hall; £1690 Gimmenbie; £1680 (x4) Newbampton; £1660 East Kildarroch; £1610 Jerriestown; £1510 Rye Close; £1500 (x2) Beech House. Fleck – £1620 (x4), £1590, £1540 Beech House. Blonde – £1580 Broom Hill.

Heifers – Lim – £2000, £1560 Flimby Hall; £1920 (x2), £1590 (x2) Low Flow; £1760, £1680 Newby; £1560 Shillafield; £1530 Prior Rigg; £1510, £1450 (x3) Fairgirth; £1480 Upper Higham Lane; £1460 Rottington Hall; £1450 (x2), £1420 Blackrigg; £1440 (x2) Heatheridge; £1420 Bracken Howe. Char – £1890, £1840 Rigg Head; £1690 (x2), £1480 Sideway Bank; £1420 Fairgirth; £1400 Upper Higham Lane. BB – £1790, £1690, £1570, £1510 Lawrence Holme; £1510, £1410 (x2) Fairgirth; £1460, £1400 Rottington Hall; £1450 Crosshill Farmhouse. A-A – £1770 Rigg Head; £1600 Lawrence Holme; £1510 Rye Close; £1500 Jerriestown. Hfd –£1560, £1460 Barnglies; £1500 Bracken Howe. BS – £1460 (x2) Barnglies.

Weaned cattle – Steers – £1560, £1400, £1280, £1270, £1200 Longleal £1410 (x3), £1350 (x4), £1310 (x2) Glendue; £1380 Sleightholme; £1290 (x2) Spittle Rigg. BB – £1480 Wickness Bungalow; £1360 Glendue. Char – £1470, £1460, £1440 Wickness Bungalow; £1340 Redhouse; £1320, £1300, £1290, £1250 Kimmeter Green; £1240 (x2) Rossville. A-A – £1410, £1260 Spittalriddinghill; £1240 Nickies Hill; £1220, £1220 (x3) Brackenthwaite. BS – £1330 Nickies Hill. Sim – £1300 (x2), £1260 Heatheridge, Dairy Shorthorn – £1220 Nirvana.

Heifers – Lim –£1280, £1200, £1180 Longlea; £1240 Bridge View; £1190 (x4) Muckle Llp. Rachael Stephenson; £1140, £1120 Redhouse; £1110, £1060 (x2) Pallet Hill; £1080 Syke; £1060 Barwhanny; £1010 Blackethouse. Char – £1190 (x3) Rossville; £1080 Spittalriddinghill; £1070 Clachan View. Hfd – £1190, £1060 Newbiggin. A-A – £1140, £1080 (x2) Skiddaw View Cottage. BB – £1100 Nickies Hill; £1090 (x5) Wyseby Mains; £1000 Redhouse.

Bulls – Lim – £1580, £1540, £1480 Cragside; £1460, £1230 Manesty; £1400, £1200 (x2) Muckle Llp. Rachael Stephenson; £1340, £1250 Croft; £1210 Howthat. Sim – £1550, £1400 Oakrigg. BS – £1430 Barnglies. Hfd – £1300 Blackethouse.

Calves – Bulls – Lim – £740 (x2) Castlehill; £560 Kirtlevale; £490 (x2), £450 Ryemuir; £465 East Scales. Char – £660, £490 (x3), Wolsty Hall. BB – £595 Waingate Head; £545 Bowbridge; £540 Brownrigg Hall; £530, £490, £470 Tempest Tower; £520 Brunt Hill; £495 Townhead; £490 (x2) Greenah Cragg; £470 (x5), £465, £460 (x2) Park; £460 (x2) Meinbank; £455 (x2) Wedholme Hill. A-A –£465 (x2) Brunt Hill; £460 Bowbridge; £455 Haregills Cottage; £450 (x2) Whitrigg Grange; £445 (x2) Groundy Croft.

Heifers – BB – £600 Kirtlevale; £540 (x2) Brownrigg Hall; £490, £480 (x2), £470 (x2), £490, £460 (x2) Whitehills; £470 (x2) Boggle Hall; £450 Meinbank; £440 High House; £430 Townhead. Lim – £470 (x7) Ryemuir; £430, £415 Boggle Hall; £400 Brunt Hill. Char – £420 (x2) Wolsty Hall. A-A – £400 (x3) Whitrigg Grange.

Dingwall

Averages were up on the year at Dingwall and Highland Marts' first annual district ballot show and sale of 671 weaned calves when bullocks (362) and heifers (293) cashed in at 327.5p (+22.9p) and 310.1p (+29.5p) respectively.

A 205kg Limousin cross bullock from Seaview Cottage, Gairloch, led the proceedings at 926.8p and £1900.

Heifers realised 463.0 and £1180 for a 255kg Charolais cross Keppoch, Dundonnell.

Young bulls (16) averaged 299.9p and sold to 344.8p for 203kg Charolais crosses and to £990 for a pair of 347kg Aberdeen Angus from Strathglass Farms, Cannich.

Leading Prices

North West Sutherland and Caithness –Bullocks – 251-300kg – Croick Estate £900; Stalkers Cottage £900, £860; Croft £880; Torroble £840. 301-350kg – Croick Estate £1080; Stalkers Cottage £1050; Barns of Hempriggs £1050; Balnabruich £960, £910; Croft £940. Over 351kg – Barns of Hempriggs £1280, £1240, £1100; Croick Estate £1200; Torroble £1040; Balnabruich £1000.

Heifers – 251-300kg – Stalkers Cottage £760; Croick Estate £760, £750, £710. 301-350kg – Balnabruich £870; Croick Estate £810.

North West Ross – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Keppoch £1050, £920, £910; Seaview Cottage £900 (x2). 251-300kg – Slattadale, £1090, £940; Seaview Cottage £1010; Midtown £900. 301-350kg – Seaview Cottage £1160, £1050; Midtown £1060; Keppoch £1040, £970; Bualnaluib £1010; Braes £960.

Heifer – Up to 250kg – Seaview Cottage, £1100 Keppoch. 251-300kg – Seaview Cottage £990; Bualnaluib £910; Keppoch £900. 301-350kg – Seaview Cottage £990, £910 Bualnaluib; £950 Braes.

Islands – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Sandamhor Farming £880; Glasnakille £860; Meadle £850; Carbostbeg £800. 251-300kg – Meadle £1100, £1010, £1000, £900; Glen £970, £850; Totescore £910; Glasnakille £840. 301-350kg – Meadle £1090, £820; Glen, £950. Over 351kg – Cleadale £1180, £1160; Meadle £1170; Cleadale £1040; Eynort £1000; Sandamhor Farming £1000.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Sandamhor Farming £810, £720; Glen £700. 251-300kg – Meadle £1100, £1010, £930, £900; Glen £830, £760; Sandamhor Farming £770, £750. 351-400kg – Totescore £1100; Meadle £1070, £780; Sandamhor Farming £800.

South West Ross – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Creagmhor £820, £800; Tulloch Ard £810; The Glebe £800. 251kg-300kg – Tulloch Ard £980.Over 301kg – Riverdale Cottage £980, £900; Ashcroft £910.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Creagmhor £750. Over 251kg – Ashcroft £830; Tulloch Ard £700.

Any other district – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Dunlichity £880, £770, £740, £720, £700; South Clunes £760; Corriemoillie £700. 251-300kg – Dunlichity £1110, £1030, £1010, £960, £940, £730; Alvie Estate £1000, £940; South Clunes; £970, £950; Corriemoillie £890; Comar £830; Strathglass Farms £800. 301-350kg – South Clunes £1080, £1000; Alvie Estate £1060, £1010; Strathglass Farms, £970, £950; Corriemoillie £950.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Dunlichity £880, £810, £790, £760, £710, £700; Alvie Estate £850, £740; Corriemoillie £800; Strathglass £700; South Clunes. 251kg - 300kg – Alvie Estate £980, £960, £940, £900, £820, £790, £750; Dunlichity £900; South Clunes £900. 301kg – 350kg – Alive Estate £900.

Ayr

Bullocks led the way at Craig Wilson's store cattle sale, having sold to £1910 for a Limousin from Altgolach Arran, and to 350p per kg for Charolais off Chapelton.

Bullocks (303) and heifers (243) cashed in at 287.8p and 276.6p respectively.

Heifers peaked at £1860 for an Aberdeen Angus heifer from Coilsholm, and to 314p for Charolais from Chapelton.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 117 calves and stirks to a top of £1250 for a Highland cross bullock from Messrs Murchie, Torbeg, Arran, whilst heifers peaked at £990 for a British Blue off Messrs King, Old Barn.

Top price calf was £650 for a British Blue cross bull from Messrs Blair, Clochoderick, whilst the same home sold heifers to £640.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1910, £1560 Altgolach; £1630, £1550 High Kilphin; £1620 Warwick Mains; £1570 Laigh Smithston; £1560 Sorn Mains; £1540, £1520 Knockrivoch. Char – £1850 Collennan; £1760, £1740, £1730 Warwick Mains; £1640 High Kilbride; £1540 Hemphill; £1510 Chalmerston. A-A – £1800, £1550 Stoopshill; £1730 High Kilbride; £1650 Coilsholm; £1550 Fineview; £1500 Laigh Tarbeg. BS – £1740, £1730 Altgolach; £1590, £1410 Cranslagvourity. Sim – £1680, £1560 Adamcroft; £1640 Stevenston; £1550 Collennan; £1530 Coilsholm; £1470 Laigh Tarbeg. BB – £1680 Collennan; £1640 Knockrivoch; £1510 Fineview; £1440 Ladyyard. Fries – £1660 Catcraig; £1400 High Branchal and Bogwood; £1360 Stevenston; £1280 Fineview. Hfd – £1590, £1460, £1430 Knockrivoch; £1530 Sorn Mains. Saler – £1520 Sorn Mains; £1310 Laigh Tarbeg. Mont – £1360 Knockrivoch; £1110 Kilhenzie.

Heifers – A-A – £1860 Coilsholm; £1590, £1510, £1480 Carbieston Mains; £1520 Laigh Smithston; £1460 Mackailston; £1440 Boghead; £1430 Baltersan; £1410 Laigh Drumdow. Char – £1800 Coilsholm; £1700 High Kilbride; £1470 Boghead; £1450 Chalmerston; £1410 Hemphill; £1360 Laigh Tarbeg. Sim – £1680, £1450 Hapland; £1500 Coilsholm; £1410 Adamcroft; £1370 Baltersan; £1320 Stevenston. Lim – £1580, £1530, £1490, £1420 Boghead; £1480, £1450 Knockrivoch; £1470 Hapland; £1380 Laigh Smithston. Hfd – £1560 Hapland; £1420, £1330 Knockrivoch. BB – £1440 Knockrivoch; £1380 Ladyyard; £1300 Chipperlagan; £1270 Outmains. BS – £1420, £1270 North Logan; £1290 Lindsayston.

Calves – Bull – BB X – £650 Clochoderick; £590 West Park; £580 South Kilbride; £570 (x6) Low Barledziew; £630 Davidston; £470 Netherholm; £440 Parkmill; £420 Netherholm; £400 (x3) Dunduff; £360 Davidston; £340 Dunduff. Lim X – £580, £480 Holm. Suff X – £550, £490 Kaimhill. A-A X – £520, £480 West Park; £470 Kaimhill; £410, £400 Parkmill. Hfd X – £450 Bowes.

Heifers – BB X – £640 Clochoderick; £630, £530 South Kilbride; £510 (x2) Clochoderick; £490, £480 Davidston; £470 West Park;£460 Netherholm; £410 (x2) Parkmill and Davidston. A-A X – £540, £470 West Park; £400 Kaimhill. Hfd X – £400 (x2) Bowes.

Stirks – Bullock – Highland X – £1250, £1090, £920 Torbeg. A-A X – £980 MacNairston; £960 Drummullan; £930 South Palmerston. BB X – £900 South Palmerston. Lim X – £810, £800 Rashillhouse.

Heifer – BB X – £990 Old Barn; £790, £750 South Palmerston; £780 Rottenyard. BS X – £890 Old Barn. A-A X – £830 MacNairston.

Lanark

Texels from Guinan, Linwater, realised £118 for Lawrie and Symington's second sale of 4947 store lambs in conjunction with Livestock Marketing Borders Ltd.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 710 store cattle to a top of £1890 for a 680kg Shorthorn bullock from Thinacre, and to 326.6p for 398kg Limousins from Newmill, to average 296.6p.

Heifers peaked at £1680 for an 634kg Aberdeen Angus from Mafflat, and to 343.6p for a pair of Charolais crosses from Darnhall Mains to level at 274.64p.

A 540kg Holstein from Hawksland, led the dairy bullocks at £1300 and 240.7p with this section levelling at 207p.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Tex ­– £118 Linwater; £114, £110, £108 Hillend; £113 Knock; £111 Hirst Road and Knock; £108 Hirst Road; £108 Walston Mill; £106 Yeldabrek. Belt – £112, £109 Laight. Suff – £114, £112 Fountainside; £113 West Clifton; £107 Carmacoup; £106, £95, £90, £89 Yeldabrek. Chev Mule – £96 West Deloraine; £88 Heavyside. X – £104 Hillend; £89 Leithenwater. SCC – £104, £86 Hopesrigg; £87 Clenries. EC – £67 East Fortissat.

BF wedder – £89, £79 Snar; £87, £78, £76 Cramalt; £83 East Fortissat; £82, £77 Middle Moneynut; £80 Flemington; £79 Dalblair.

Store cattle – Bullocks – A-A – £1840 Tanhill; £1770, £1740, £1710 Thinacre; £1750 Oldhill; £1690 Burnetland. Hfd – £1750 Sweetbit; £1190, £1130 North Brackenridge; £1180 North Bankend; £1160, £1100 Cuff. Lim – £1790, £1660, £1610, £1530 Broomfield Lodge; £1550 South Carnduff; £1420 Newmill. Lim X – £1790 (x2) Broomfield Lodge; £1770 Newmill and Sweetbit; £1700 Broomfield and Whitehill. Char X – £1670 Crookboat; £1650 Scrogton; £1640 Broomfield Lodge; £1550 Hillhouse; £1530 Mossplatt; £1490 Greenbank. BS – £1890, £1430 Thinacre; £1440 Oldhill; £1400 Craig Cottage; £1360, £1180 Greenbank. Sim – £1580 Broomfield Lodge; £1400, £1360 Craig Cottage; £1330 Greenbank; £1280 Lupus; £1270 Eastfield of Wiston. BB – £1560 Dovecot; £1510, £1460, £1310 Craigthorn; £1450 Dovecot; £1310 Sherifflatts.

Heifers – A-A – £1680, £1590 Mafflat; £1590 Oldhill; £1520, £1420 Burnetland; £1430 Craigthorn. Hfd – £1270, £1000, £970, £880 Newhouses; £1190 Cuff. Lim – £1610 South Carnduff; £1330, £1320 Bickerton Hall. Lim X – £1620 Crookboat; £1610, £1580, £1550 Whitehill; £570 Scrogton; £1530 Mossplatt. Char X – £1600 Crookboat; £1510 (x2) Netherton and Dovecot; £1490 (x2) Mossplatt. BS – £1400 Oldhill; £1320 Westertoun; £1170 Netherton; £1160 Greenbank. Sim – £1290, £1070 Browntod; £1260, £1030 East Overton; £1000 Craig Cottage; £900 Pretts Mill. BB – £1320 Bickerton Hall; £1290, £1260 Craigthorn; £1280, £1190 Mackiesmill; £1230 Sherifflatts. Char – £1090 Laigh Carnduff.

Dairy bullocks – Fri – £1190 Tanhill; £990 Over Kypeside; £920 Cronan; £900 North Bankend; £880 Ainville; £840 Cuff. Ayr – £910, £800 Newlands. Hol – £1300 Hawksland; £1220 Burnetland; £1200, £1050 Craigthornhill; £1140 Westertoun; £1100 North Garngour.

Hexham

An Aberdeen Angus cross steer from Phillip Tomlinson, Sunniside, Consett, achieved £2200 at Hexham and Northern Marts' sale of 483 store cattle.

The same breed also topped the heifers at £1900 for West Hepple.

Some 6262 store lambs reached £150 for a pair of Texel crosses from DE Wilkinson Partners, Ridley Stokoe.

Leading Prices

Steers – Cattle 30 months – Lim X – £1960 East Haydon. Cattle 23-30months – A-A X – £2200, £2120 Sunniside; £1910 Old Deanham; £1880 Sunniside; £1780 Horncastle; £1560 Old Deanham; £1520 North Shotton; £1510 Make-Me-Rich. A-A – £1400 Lemington Hill Head. Lim X – £1880 Brandon; £1800 Old Deanham and Make-Me-Rich; £1780 Make-Me-Rich. BB X – £1870 Watch Hill. Sim X – £1730 Brandon; £1560 Hill Head. Saler – £1500 Old Deanham. Luing X – £1460 Bavington Hill Head. Hfd – £1260 North Shotton. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1980 Blackburn; £1960 Houselope Grange; £1940 Blackburn; £1900 Houselope Grange; £1880 Blacburn; £1800 (x2) Blackburn and Claywalls. Char X – £1870, £1850, £1820 (x2), £1810 Claywalls. Blonde X – £2160, £1800 Houselope Grange. Sim X – £1500 (x2) Brandon. A-A X – £1980 West Hepple; £1840 High Fotherley; £1820, £1810 West Hepple; £1780 Wingates Wholme; £1750 Old Town; £1580 Demesne. BB – £1300 East Newham. South Devon X – £1540, £1480, £1450 Wingates Wholme. BS X – £2060, £1620 High Fotherley. Hfd X – £1460, £1410 Whiskershiel. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1390 Lee Hall; £1380 Blackhalls; £1360 West Butsfield. Char X – £1870 Claywalls; £1570 Brandon; £1560 Hartburn Grange. A-A X – £1840 Featherwood; £1780 (x2), £1640, £1560, £1500 Flotterton. Luing – £1200 Bavington Hill Head. South Devon X – £1460 Wingates Moor. Cattle 10 months and under – A-A X – £1000 Old Town.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1680, £1660 Old Deanham; £1600 Make-Me-Rich; £1550 Old Deanham; £1520 Make-Me-Rich; £1500 Old Deanham and Make-Me-Rich. Sim – £1410, £1360, £1350 Bavington Hill Head. Sim X – £1800, £1550, £1520 Brandon. BB X – £1440 Bavington Hill Head; £1350 (x2) North Shotton; £1310 Bavington Hill Head. South Devon X – £1610 South Farm. A-A X – £1460, £1440 Horncastle. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1680 East Beechfield; £1590 Old Deanham; £1560 East Beechfield and Lee Hall; £1500 Windy Hill. Char X – £1500 Brandon. BB X – £1580, £1470, £1350 Lee Hall . A-A X – £1900, £1760 West Hepple; £1650 Linacres; £1540 West Hepple; £1530 West Butsfield; £1520 South. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1460 Blackhalls; £1440 West Butsfield; £1400, £1360, £1350 Blackhalls. Char X – £1480 East Plenmeller; £1470, £1460 Brandon. BB – £1170 Lee Hall. A-A X – £1340 Rawfoot; £1200 South Farm. Blonde X – £1200 Whiskershiel. Hfd X – £1280 Whiskershiel. Cattle 10 months and under – A-A X – £1220 Fell House.

Store lambs – Tex – £145 Lough Green. Tex X – £150 Ridley Stokoe; £149 Nunwick; £148 Low Struthers; £146 Well House; £145 Greyside; £140 West Cocklaw; £138 South and Billerley; £136 Cornhills (x2), £135 Howick Estates; £134 South, Billerley, Nunwick and Howick Estate. Belt X – £148 Longlea; £146 Low West House (x2); £144 Well House; £139 Well House and Low West House; £136 Low Espley, Low West House and Mill House; £135 Low West House and Mill House. Dutch Tex X – £130 Agars Hill; £122, £121 Willimoteswick; £120 Agars Hill. Suff X – £128 Greyside; £120 Black Hedley; £118 Watson Farming; £116 Great Bavington and Low Huntwell; £115 Shield Farm. Char X – £136 Mill House. Chev X – £118 Willimoteswick. Mule – £96 Ambling Gate. Chev Mule – £110 Bankfoot. Chev – £92 (x2) Floors Farming Estate. BF –£78 Rosebrough. BFL – £109 Lough Green.

Lazonby

Some 2243 store lambs averaged £84.83 at Harrison and Hetherington's sale.

The pre sale show judge, Mark Wills awarded his champion to a pen of 10 continental lambs from Millie and Marle Faulder, Ewan Close which later achieved the top price of £152.

The same home took the reserve honours which made £146.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Blue Tex – £82 East Cottage; £80 The Mains. Belt X – £90 The Guards. Belt – £110 Moorfields. BFL – £112 Ewan Close. Hill/Chev – £88 Fellside; £75 Greenley Cleugh. Char – £98, £78 Colene Croft. GF – £119, £89 Whitestone; £102, £100 Howgill Castle; £98, £90, £81 High Stennerskeugh; £97 Middle; £94, £86 Thorney Gale; £92, £86 The Lodge; £92 Randalholme; £90 Moorfields; £89 Highside; £86, £85 Park House; £86, £82 Ewan Close; £86 Rectory; £86 Horsemoor Hills; £85 Davygill; £84 Thornhope; £84 Bow Hall; £82 Harsley. Suff – £116 Ewan Close; £105, £104, £87 The Mains; £102 Colene Croft; £96, £88 Allenheads; £92 Newsham; £91 Ghyll House; £90 Rectory; £89 The Guards; £88 Greenley Cleugh; £86 Brigham. Swale – £74, £67 Branthwaite; £71 The Lodge; £61, £56 Underbank; £61, £56 Agars; £58, £54 Ewin Close; £56 Moffat Cottage; £56 Cross Close; £48 Quarry Cottage. Cont – £152, £150 (x3), £146, £144, £140 (x2), £134, £130 (x2), £124, £116 Ewan Close; £132, £128, £124 Black House; £122 Rise Head; £118 (x2) High Springfield; £116 Randalholme; £116 Middle; £112 Moorfields; £112, £112 Rectory; £112 Fellside Chev Mule – £100, £86 Newsham.

Penrith

On Monday, Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 369 store cattle, which averaged £1320.

The sale topped at £1945 for a British Blue bullock from M Ridsdale and Son, Yew Tree, whilst heifers peaked at £1795 for a Limousin cross from JB Holliday and Sons, Town Head.

The firm also held their fortnightly sale of 700 store lambs which sold to £132 for a Texel lamb from LJ Cowper, Newbridge.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – BB – £1945 Yew Tree; £1825, £1675 Bartondale; £1785 (x2), £1775 (x2), £1745 (x2), £1685 (x2) Street; £1775 Sleagill House; £1695, £1635, £1615, £1515 Lea Croft; £1695 Town Head; £1685, £1635 Wham Head; £1645 (x2), £1425 Colstons; £1635 (x4) South Field; £1455, £1385, £1355 Foxtower View; £1415 (x5) Mellgates; £1395 Clickham. A-A – £1885 (x2), £1735, £1665, £1425 Sleagill House; £1845, £1825 (x2) South Field; £1655, £1585 (x4) Street House; £1575 (x3) Yew Tree; £1545 Sandscale; £1505 (x2) Hesket; £1455 (x4) Roanstrees; £1425, £1325 Howtown Hotel; £1235 Midtown. Lim – £1825 (x2) South Field; £1795, £1725, £1625, £1615, £1575 Howgill Castle; £1725, £1565 (x2) Colstons; £1720 Yew Tree; £1695, £1635 Thorneycroft; £1695, £1385 High Dyke; £1675, £1465, £1455 (x4) Sleagill House; £1615 (x2) Gill Head; £1555, £1305 Littlebeck; £1545, £1365 Town Head; £1525, £1325 (x3) Hesket; £1505 Sandscale; £1385 Holme; £1355 Scales; £1325 (x5) Melmerby Mill; £1325 Braithwaite Shields; £1325 Dacre Banks. Cont – £1775, £1705 Sandscale. Hfd – £1765, £1735, £1625 Lea Croft; £1565, £1375, £1325 (x3), £1295 Fair Bank; £1385 Melmerby Mill. Char – £1715 Yew Tree. Saler – £1485 (x2), £1345 Colstons. BS – £1395, £1215 Moor End. Flek – £1245 Roanstrees. Black and White – £1235 Lockholme Hall; £1105 (x4) Midtown; £1085 (x2) Stepends; £1035 Holme.

Heifers – Lim – £1795, £1415 Town Head; £1615, £1465, £1375 Lea Croft; £1545, £1535 High Dyke; £1385 Hollins; £1315 Lockholme Hall; £1305 Clickham. Char – £1765 Yew Tree; £1685 Lea Croft. A-A – £1735 (x2), £1595 (x2) South Field; £1435 (x2), £1425, £1160 Yew Tree; £1335 (x4) Hesket; £1335 High Dyke; £1275 (x4) Midtown; £1145 Holme; £1135 (x3) Clickham. BB – £1725 (x4) South Field; £1725 Wham Head; £1685, £1555, £1455, £1425 (x3), £1415, £1375 Lea Croft; £1525 (x4) Park Head; £1685, £1545 Sleagill House; £1495 Town Head. Bazada – £1595 Park Nook. Saler – £1485 Colstons; £1155 (x5), £1085 (x6) Blunderfield East. BS – £1335, £1325 Moor End. Hfd – £1115, £1105 Morton Sceugh.

Store bull – Lim – £1555 Shap Abbey; £1275 Scales. BB – £1215 Holme.

Store lambs – Tex –£132 Newbridge; £106, £90, £89 Dacre Banks; £103, £98 Bridge End; £91 Noran Bank; £85 Scales Hall; £82 Sleetburn. Conti – £129, £113, £109, £101 (x2), £90, £86 Ennerdale; £100, £85 Cross Keys; £90 Scales Hall; £89, £86, £80 Kitridding; £89 Lonning; £87 Tarn House; £80 Ulcatrow. Mule – £113 Newbridge; £87 Wythop Hall. Badgerfaced Tex – £98 Tarn House. Suff – £95 Dacre Banks; £89 Scales Hall. Chev – £86, £74 Fold Head; £78 Dacre Banks. Herd – £66, £50 Deepdale Hall; £54 (x2) Brimmer Head.

Castle Douglas

Limousin bullocks led Wallets Marts' sale of store cattle at £1960 and 312.3p per kg for Messrs Dawson, Kirkland, and Messrs Robb, Barskeoch Mains, respectively.

A Limousin cross heifer with bull calf at foot from Messrs Fisher, Flathill, topped the breeding cattle at £4050.

Some 1905 store sheep sold to £121 for Texels from Messrs Gourlay, Craigmuie.

The firm also held their sale of 975 spring born calves, where Limousin heifers reached £1900 for Messrs Fitzsimon, Tregallon and to 546.9p for Shennanton Livestock.

Bullocks sold to £1530 for Simmentals from Messrs Forster, Harvieston and to 493.3p for Limousins from Shennanton Livestock.

Leading Prices

Breeding cattle – Heifers with bull calves – Lim – £4050, £3600 Flathill; £3000, £2950, £2900 Garmartin. Saler – £3000, £2600 Balmurrie.

Heifers with heifer calves – Lim – £4000, £3500, £3350 Flathill; £3100 Garmartin. Saler – £3650, £3100 Balmurrie.

Cows with heifer calves – A-A – £1800, £1700 Meikle Culloch. Sim – £1600 Meikle Culloch. Hfd – £1500 Mansefield.

Cows with bull calves – A-A – £1550 Meikle Culloch.

Cow in calf – £1400, £1350, £1320 Ingleston.

Bulls – £2500 Cample Green; £2400 Palmallet.

Store cattle – Bullocks – Lim – £1960 Kirkland; £1630 Barskeoch Mains. Char – £1700 Horsecrook. A-A – £1440 Craig, Whithorn; £1320 Castlehill. BS – £1420, £1400 Horsecrook. Luing – £1370 High Ardwell. BB – £1340 Glentoo. Hfd – £1320 Glentoo; £1040 Balmesh. Gall – £900 Woodhead.

Heifers – A-A – £1390 Castlehill; £1340 Mossyard. Char – £1390, £1310 Horsecrook. Lim – £1340, £1330 Kirkland; £1230 Horsecrook. Hfd – £1260, £1220 Castlehill. BS – £1180 Castlehill; £1020 Earlston Stable. Luing – £1040 Earlston Stable. BB – £960 Horsecrook

Bulls – £1320 High Ardwell; £1240 Earlston Stable.

Store sheep – Tex – £121 Craigmuie; £115 Grennan; £115 Barnbackle. Belt – £120 Barnbackle. Suff – £119, £111 Barnsallie; £106 High Barlay. Scotch Mule – £117 Garmartin; £99 Craigmuie; £98 Barholm; £96 Garroch Estate. Char – £117 Garmartin. Chev Mule –£116, £102 Slatehouse. Chev – £109 Grennan; £96 Irelandton; £95 Barholm. Roussin – £106, £97, £96 Stair Estate. Herd – £90 Barlochan Wood. BF – £83, £80 Stair Estate; £72 Miefield; £72 Glenlee.

Spring born calves – Bullocks – Sim – £1530 Harvieston; £1150, £1130 Little Galdenoch. Lim – £1480, £1220 Shennanton; £1420, £1300 Tregallon; £1290 Derrie; £1190 Carseriggan. Char – £1400, £1340 Barnbackle; £1250 Knockiebae; £1210 Glenlaugh. A-A – £1130 Harvieston; £1100, £1070, £1050 Kiltersan; £1010 Low Mains. BB – £1130 Derrie; £1110, £1070, £1060 Drumburn. Hfd – £1230 Muncraig. BS – £950, £880 Culcaigrie.

Heifers – Lim – £1900 Tregallon; £1750 Shennanton. Char – £1620 Harvieston; £1220 Shennanton; £1160 Hall of Drumpark. BB – £1060 Derrie. Sim – £1000 Harvieston; £890 Fairgirth; £850 Low Mains. A-A – £860, £830 Kiltersan; £840 Low Mains.

Bulls – £1220 Derrie; £920 Little Galdenoch.

Thainstone

On Tuesday, 2909 store lambs averaged £86.85 at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale having sold to £140 for Beltex from Vale View, Tough.

Island consigned store lambs (1696) cashed in at £73.68 and realised £124 again for Beltex from Strathore, Balfour.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Tex – Soundmoor, Mulben, Hillview, Brae of Scurdargue, Tannachie, Stonehaven £130. Tex X – Tullochcoy, Crathie, Upper Kinnadie, Auchnagatt £128. Suf – Tannachie £125. Cont – Pitairlie Farm Cottage, New Bigging £124. Belt – Hillview £118. BF – Tannachie £118. X – Hewitts, Kennethmont £117. Suff X – Shepherds Cottage, Glass £112.

Island consigned store lambs – Tex – Strathore, South Lea, Vindlin £106. Suf – Queenamuckle, Rendall £98. Suff X – Nia-roo, Gott £96. Chev – Binscarth, Finstown £92. Chev X – Binscarth £91.