Stirling UA

Limousin crosses from Meadows of Ballied secured the lead prices at United Auctions' store cattle sale, when selling to 382.70p per kg for a 452kg bullock and to 374.50p for a 518kg heifer.

Bullocks (525) averaged 292.81p and reached £1980 for a 696kg Limousin cross from Croftjane.

Heifers achieved £1940 on two occasions for Limousin crosses from Spouthead and Meadows of Ballied, with the 634 head cashing in at 272.43p.

Young bulls (41) averaged 329.53p and sold to 399.10p for a Charolais cross and a Simmental cross from Drumgrange, and to £1650 for a Simmental cross from Shawsmill.

On Monday, the firm held its annual show and sale of 877 suckled calves, which saw the reserve champion, a 310kg Limousin heifer from S Kennedy, Borlick, sell for the top price of £2500.

Supreme went to a 432kg Limousin bullock from the same home which later realised £1750.

Bullocks (534) and heifers (322) averaged 345.28p and 318.02p respectively.

Also forward were 3832 store lambs and feeding sheep, which peaked at £129 for Beltex from Kingarth.

Beltex and Texel averages improved on the week at £111.92 (+£11.91) and £99.79 (+£1.40) respectively. Suffolk, Blackface and Cheviots all dropped on the week at £95.34 (-£8.67), £69.24 (-0.97p) and £74.39 (-£3.41) respectively.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – Croftjane £1980; Meadows of Ballied £1970; Croftjane £1940; Meadows of Ballied £1860, £1830, £1820; Blairshinnoch £1800. A-A – Ardlebank £1890; Ormiston Mains £1840; Ardlebank £1745; Temples and Ormiston Mains £1730. Char – Nether South Bar £1800; Blairshinnoch £1740; High Glentriplock £1660; Compstonhead £1650; Nether South Bar £1600. Hfd – Gartfinnan £1750, £1670, £1470; Balcalk £1360. Sim – Labothie £1750; Temples £1730; Labothie £1680. Sal – Blairshinnoch £1630; Nether South Bar £1615; New Gilston £1500. BS – Spouthead £1610; Nether South Bar £1600; Priesthaugh £1520; Drum £1505.

Heifers – Lim – Spouthead £1940; Meadows of Ballied £1940, £1640; Springbank rd £1620. Char – Thornyhills £1840; Herdhillmuir £1710; Compstonend £1590; Blairshinnoch £1520. Sim – Greenshields £1780; Temples £1730; Greensheilds £1710; Preston £1620. Sal – Greenshields £1780, £1655, £1500. Hfd – Drumdow £1760; Rockness and Saughland £1500; Gartfinnan £1490. A-A – Norrieston £1740; Ardlebank £1730; Croftjane and SRUC £1720; Knockefferick £1600; Marigold and SRUC £1530.

Young bulls – Sim – Shawsmill £1650, £1580, £1360. A-A – Halbeath £1340. Char – Drumgrange £1070.

Suckled calves – Bullocks – Lim – Borlick £1750; Lurgan £1460; Middlehill £1400; Hilton of Beath £1390, £1380; Lurgan £1380; Hilton of Beath £1380. Char – Mains of Struie £1550; Binzian £1410, £1370; Knowehead and The Ross £1350; Kinneswood £1290; Easter Drimmie £1280; Knowehead £1270. BB – Kinneswood £1520, £1440; Middlehill and Kinneswood £1400; Eastmill £1060; East Mill £1030, £1020. Sim – Mains of Struie £1500, £1440, £1410, £1290; Tulchan £1270; Binzian and Mains of Struie £1260. Lui – Dunruchan £1170; Lochan £1000; Dunruchan £990. A-A – Westerton £1140; Drygate £1070, £1040; Westerton £970. Sal – Easter Drimmie £1130 (x2), £1060. BS – Braes of Grandtully £1090, £1070; Drygate £1070; Drygate £1060; Tulchan Croft £1050.

Heifers – Lim – Borlick £2500; Middlehill £1950, £1300; Hilton of Beath £1260, £1250; Dunruchan £1230. Char – The Ross £1470; Knowhead £1370; Laighwood £1190; Knowehead £1170. BB – Eastmill £1400, £1280. Sal – Easter Drimmie £1080, £1000, £990. A-A – Balcalk £1070; Westerton £990. BS – Tulchan Croft £1040; Drygate £1010.

Store lambs – Belt – Kingarth £129; Bellevue £117; Parkhead Holdings £115; Kinloch £109. Tex – South Brownhill £122; Pearsie Est £119; Hardieston £117; Wester Ochtermuthill and Knockdarroch £116; Burnhouse Mains and Dumbarrow £115; Pearsie Est and Gallowshade £112; Burnhouse Mains £111. BF – The Knowes £105; Burnhead £100; Rhodders £94; Burnhead £92; Merkins and Auchtenny £87. Chev – Lonsdale £108; Kinloch £100; South Brownhill £89; Leithenwater £83. Suff – South Brownhill £104; Craiglaw £102; South House £98 (x2); Daldorn £96.

Stirling (Cally)

Texel lambs from E McGregor, Wester Tillyrie, attracted the top price of £124 at Caledonian Marts' weekly sale.

Feeding ewes sold to £96 for Texels from C Jack, Greenhills, Beith

Leading Prices

Store sheep – Tex – £124 Wester Tillyrie; £103 Greenhills; £101, £98, £94, £91 Muirmealing; £98 Walton; £95 Craigluscar. Chev – £91Stillaig. BF – £75 Edentaggart; £72 Broomknowes. Belt – £106, £101 Craigmad.

Carlisle

British Blue cross Friesian heifers from Messrs Blamire, Mid Whinnow, led Harrison and Hetherington's sale of 458 store cattle when selling at £1860.

Bullocks were topped at £1780 for a Limousin cross from local producers, Messrs Faulder, Thistledown, Carlisle.

Some 280 weaned cattle averaged £840.11 having sold to a top of £1490 for a Beef Shorthorn bull from IT Goldie, Greenfield.

On Monday, 1406 store lambs cashed in at £90.91 having sold to £134 for a pair of Texel lambs from Messrs Elliott, Spency Croft, whilst breeding sheep peaked at £120 for a Mule ewe from I Mcconnell, Dumfries.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Heifers – BB – £1860, £1810, £1520 Mid Whinnow; £1650 Thorneyland; £1580 The Beeches; £1540 Stone House; £1500, £1490 (x2), Rye Close. Char – £1780 Townhead House; £1710, £1670, £1540 Clappers. A-A – £1750 Unity; £1480 Gimmenbie; £1420 South View. Lim – £1710, £1700, £1680, £1630 Whiteside; £1660, £1610 Kirkhouse; £1650 (x2), Castlehill; £1640, Bolton Wood Lane; £1620 Parton. BS – £1680, Brackenhill Rigg; £1450 Crookdyke. Sal – £1680, £1620, £1400 (x2), £1380 (x2) Broom. Sim – £1590 Brackenhill Rigg; £1300 Wardpark. Fleck – £1580 (x2), £1480 (x3), £1420 (x2), Woodend. Hfd – £1260 Barnglies; £1000 High Dovecote.

Steers – Lim – £1780, £1780, £1670, £1780, £1700 Newby; £1750, £1700, Whiteside; £1700, £1700, £1700 (x2), £1700 (x2) Woodslee. BB – £1780 (x4), Thistledown; £1700 Whiteside; £1720, Bracken Howe; £1700 (x3), Pear Tree House. BS – £1700 Brackenhill Rigg; £1620, West Hot Bank; £1400 (x2) Parton. Char – £1640, £1540 (x2) The Wreay; £1580, Highfield; £1520 Bridge End. Hfd – £1590, £1440 Bridge End; £1500 (x2), £1480 Rye Close. A-A – £1500 South View; £1460, Crookdyke; £1420 Raygarth Field. Fri – £1500 (x3), £1320 (x4), £1300 Rye Close. Sim – £1480 Brackenhill Rigg; £1460 Wardpark. Flec – £1370 Halmyre. BG – £1300 Hesket Demain. HF – £1290 (x3) Hawkrigg; £1200 (x4), Gill; £1190 (x2) Carrick Dean. Sal – £1250 (x3), £1200 The Wreay. Hol – £1200, £1140 Gill. Mont – £1100 Red Hall.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – BS – £1490 Greenfield. Char – £1280 Northhouse. Lim – £1190, £1070, £1060 High Thorn. A-A – £1160 Northhouse; £950 (x2), Down Hall. BG – £960 Crummock Bank. Mont – £930 Flimby Hall. BB – £790 High Thorn. Fri – £760 (x3) Flimby Hall. Hfd – £690 (x2), £630 (x4) Stonehouse.

Heifers – Char – £1400 Northhouse; £1300 (x2) Church View; £1110 Shillafield. Lim – £1400, £1050 Rotherhope; £1220, £1040 (x2) High House; £1180, £1110, Manesty; £1130 Shillafield; £1110, £1090 Wydon Eals. A-A – £1250, £1090 (x2) Wydon Eals; £1030 Heatheridge; £1000 (x3) Justicetown. BB – £1230 (x3), Heatheridge; £1150 (x3) High Bow Farming; £1100, Round Hill. Sim – £1200 Heatheridge. Hfd – £1080 (x2) Wydon Eals. Hol – £960 High Rigg. Fri – £930 (x2) Thornbank. BS – £920 Burn House.

Steers – A-A – £1390 (x3), £1260, £1260 (x3), £1240, £1190 (x2) Northhouse; £1280 Church View; £1120 Round Hill; £1090 (x3) Newton Field. BB – £1200 High Bow Farming; £1170, £1150 Round Hill. Mont – £910 Drumraik. Sim – £880 Burn House. Char – £1240 Northhouse; £870 Little Park. HF – £1330 Watson; £1210, £1210 West End Town; £1200 Rotherhope; £1190, £1160, Highfield.

Store lambs – Tex – £134 (x2), £120 Spency Croft; £130 (x2), £116 (x3) Firs; £118 (x4) Dollard; £116, £116 (x3) Elrington Hall; £115 (x2), £114 (x2), Guise Farm Partnership; £112 (x2), £110 (x8) Stone Hall; £111 Border Rigg; £110 (x2) The Old Dairy. BTex – £120 Foulskyke. Suff – £115 (x25), Parkhouse; £100 (x3) Beamwham. Mule – £94 (x2), £91, Spency Croft. Herd – £83 Milton Hill; £70 (x13) Knowe Head. Rye – £81 (x2) Stone Hall. KH – £72 Elrington Hall; £60 (x5) The Old Dairy. DS – £70 (x2) Cherry Tree. RFell – £54 (x4) Archer Hill. Llyn – £50 (x2) Ellonby Hall. Swale – £47 Border Rigg.

Breeding sheep – Ewes – Mules – £120, Crawfordhall. Tex – £60 Crawfordhall. BFT – £40 (x2) Craw-fordhall.

Ewe lambs – Mules – £108 (x10), £108 (x11), £108 (x12) Brampton Fell.

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Ayr

Aberdeen Angus bullocks from Mid Skeog, and Mossneuk, topped Craig Wilson's store cattle sale having sold to £1960 and 318p per kg respectively.

Bullocks (169) and heifers (132) cashed in at 288.87p and 280.2p respectively.

Heifers peaked at £1730 for an Aberdeen Angus from Fernlea and to 314p for Limousins from West High Ardwell.

All classes of store lambs were dearer on the week, having sold to £120 for Beltex crosses from B Craig, Rankinston.

On Tuesday, some 19 dairy cattle sold to a top of £2000 on two occasions for fresh calved heifers from Messrs McHarg, Crofthead.

British Blue stirks led the show of 123 calves and stirks selling at £1580 for a heifer from Messrs Lawson, Parklea and to £1160 for a bullock from McCubbin, Garrockhill.

Aberdeen Angus took the top prices among the calves which hit a top of £690 paid for a bull from Messrs Bodle, Dirnow, with a heifer from Messrs Parker, Merkland selling for the same money.

A Limousin cow with twin calves from Muirlaught, topped the breeding cattle sale when selling at £3700.

Leading Prices

Bullocks ­– A-A – £1960 Mid Skeog; £1750 Little Ittington; £1660 Walston; £1650 Stafflar; £1580 Dykefield; £1520 Carbieston Mains. BS – £1830, £1710 Creagraineach; £1520, £1480, £1470 Walston. Sim – £1830, £1660 Middleton; £1750, £1590, £1500 Carbieston Byres; £1700 Adamcroft; £1440 Rigghead; £1420 Drongan Mains. Lim – £1780 Mid Skeog; £1770 Creagraineach; £1450 Raithhill; £1420 West High Ardwell. Char – £1580 (x2) Carbieston Byres; £1580 Benston. BB – £1510 Stafflar; £1460 Raithhill; £1450 Baltersan; £1430 Grougar Mains; £1420 Carbieston Byres. Frie – £1450 East Tarelgin; £1280 Benston. Luing – £1400 Middleton. Saler – £1390 Carbieston Byres. Hfd – £1380 High Boydston; £1290 Borland.

Heifers – A-A – £1730, £1530, £1520 Fernlea; £1530 High Boydston; £1510 Stafflar; £1500 Baltersan; £1480 Rigghead; £1470 Dykefield; £1460 Slatehole. Sim – £1660 Adamcroft; £1570 Rigghead; £1550 Baltersan; £1400 Middleton. Lim – £1600, £1550, £1440 Grougar Mains; £1480 Little Ittington; £1460 Maxwelston; £1410 Middleton. BB – £1570 Baltersan; £1550 Stafflar. Saler – £1410, £1340 Maxwelston. Luing – £1400 Middleton. Hfd – £1390 Kirkhill; £1070 Rigghead; £1000 Watston. BS – £1060 Mossneuk.

Store lambs – Belt – £120, £113 Rankinston. Suff – £117 North Allerton and Barncorkrie. Char – £116 Knockdaw. Tex – £115 Barncorkrie; £113, £110 Crawlaw; £111 Buistonhead; £110 Old Barn, Knockdaw and Ardoch; £107, £105 Genoch; £106 High Woodston. Mule – £109 Harplaw; £108 Genoch; £107, £106 Ardoch; £106 Barncorkrie. Chev – £103 Dumfries House; £98 Nether Whitleburn. Rous – £96 Genoch.

Dairy cattle – HF heifers – £2000 Crofthead; £1950, £1900 West Scoutts. Ayrs – £2000, £1950 Crofthead.

Calves – Bull – A-A X – £690 Dirnow; £400 Portencalzie. Sim X – £680 (x2), £670, £520 Windy Hollow. BB X – £660 Merkland; £540 Boylston; £500 High Barness. Lim X – £550 Deepston; £510, £410 Cowdenmoor; £400 High Barness. Hfd X – £400 Dunduff. Black and White – £310 Burnton.

Heifers – A-A X – £690 Merkland; £360 Portencalzie. BB X – £680 (x4) Merkland; £510 Boylston. Hfd X – £680 Windy Hollow. Char X – £640 Dirnow. Sim X – £600 Dirnow. Hfd X – £480 Broadhead. Lim X – £480 Cowdenmoor.

Stirks – Bullock – BB X – £1160, £990, £960 Garrockhill. Lim X – £1090, £1010 High Barness; £870 Cowdenmoor. Char X – £1060 Lochhill. A-A X – £1050 Redding. BS – £1020 Speirston.

Heifers – BB X – £1580 Parklea; £900 Croftfoot; £890 Garrockhill. A-A X – £940 Redding. Lim X – £940 Speirston.

Breeding cattle – Bulls – Char – 4100gns East Doura. Saler – 3500gns Darroch Brae. Lim – 2800gns Glanderston. A-A –2400gns Shacklehill. BS – 1400gns Kilbrean.

Heifers and calves – Lim – £2900, £2700, £2450, £2400 High Barness; £2650 Muirlaught; £2050 Macmanniston; £2500, £2150 High Barness. BB – £2450 Muirlaught. A-A – £2150 Knaighill.

Cows and calves – Lim – £3700, £2950, £2400, £2050, £2000 Muirlaught. BB – £3900, £3400, £3100 Muirlaught; £2750, £1850 Muirlaught. A-A – £1750 Mount Pleasant.

In-calf cows – Lim – £2100 (x2), £2000 (x2), £1950 (x5), £1850 (x5) Chalmerston; £1900 Blairmulloch. Saler – £1750 Cairntack. Gall – £1250 Cairntack.

In-calf heifers – Lim – £2000 Townhead of Lambroughton; £1900, £1750 Blairmulloch; £1700 High Barness. BB – £1950 High Barness. A-A – £1800 Blairmulloch; £1750 Dunduff. Hfd – £1850 (x2), £1800 (x10), £1750 (x6) Murdieston.

Bulling heifers – Lim – £1750, £1450 (x2) Barmickhill.

St Boswells

A joint top price of £3000 was achieved at Harrison and Hetherington's sale of breeding cattle – for a Limousin cross heifer and calf from Messrs King, Gospelhall, with the same money taken for a Limousin bull from Messrs Hamilton, Ramrig.

Bulling heifers were topped at £1680 from Messrs Stirling, The Bow.

LEADING prices

Bulling heifers – BS – £1680, £1520, £1500 The Bow.

Cows and calves – A-A – £2000, £1950, £1900 (x4) Newton, Hawick. Lim – £1900 Pogbie. Sim – £2000 Newton, Hawick.

Cows in calf – Sim – £1850, £1700 Allanbank House.

Heifers and calves – Lim – £3000, £2600 Ramrig. Longhorn – £2350 Gospelhall. Saler – £1900 Huntershall.

Bulls – Lim – £3000, £2900 Ramrig.

Dingwall

An in-calf Limousin cross heifer from Braes of Enzie, Buckie, topped Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of 449 breeding cattle when selling at £3600.

Calved heifers reached a high of £3300 paid for a British Blue heifer with a Limousin cross calf from Muirton Mains, Urray.

Cows with calves sold to £3200 for a Simmental cross cow with an Aberdeen Angus cross calf from the Dounie, Edderton.

Bulling heifers (70) reached £1700 for a Beef Shorthorn from Hatton Cottage, Dallas.

Leading Prices

Heifers with calf – BB – Muirton Mains £3200, £3100, £3000, £2800, £2700, £2600, £2500, £2300, £2100, £2000.

Cows with calf – Sim X – Dounie £3100, £3000, £2900, £2800, £2700, £2650, £2600; Back £2700, £2100; Dounie £2400, £2300. BB X – Muirton Mains £3100, £3000, £2800, £2600, £2500, £2300, £2200, £2100, £2000. BS X – Achley £2700, £2600, £2200, £2100; Back £2500. Lim X – Back £2500, £2400, £2100; Muirton Mains £2000; Station Road £2000. A-A X – Muirton Mains £2100; Back £2000; Achley £2000. BS X – Rurach Croft £2050; Achley £2000.

In-calf heifers – Lim X – Braes of Enzie £3600, £3000, £2650, £2600, £2500; Hilton of Culsh £2500, £2450, £2400, £2300, Rennieshill; £2350; Driseach £2200. Sim X – Braes of Enzie £3500, £2450, £2400; Hilton of Culsh £2450, £2400; Folly £2400 Rennieshill; £2350. BB X – Braes of Enzie £3000, £2850, £2350; Folly £2800. BS – Braes of Enzie £2600. BS X – Breakachy £2600, £2500, £2300, £2200. Char X – Braes of Enzie £2600. A-A X – Braes of Enzie £2400; Breakachy £2400. LR X – Breakachy £2400, £2300.

In-calf cows – Lim – Dunans £2400. BS X – Dunans £2000.

Bulling heifers – BS X – Hatton Cottage £1700, £1600, £1500.

Lanark

Suffolks from Herbertshae sold for the top price of £118 at Lawrie and Symington's sale of 1165 store lambs which averaged £72.63.

The multi-breed Final Fling ram sale achieved a 92% clearance and a top price of £1500 for a Blackface shearling ram from the Ramsay family, Milnmark, purchased by Messrs Leuscher, Megdale Farm.

Ram lambs sold to £1000 for a Blackface from Thomas Muirhead, Orchilmore, purchased by Westerhall Farms.

Other breeds reached a top of £1400 for a Texel shearling from Messrs Boyd, Dechmont Farm selling to Parkhouse Farmers, Parkhouse.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Tex – £111 Blackburn; £107, £100 Knock; £98 Dykehead. BF – £100 Snar; £89 Craigdarroch; £88 Winterhopeburn; £87 Snar; £79 Elvanfoot; £77 Meggathead; £76 Craigdarroch. Suff – £118 Herbertshaw; £110 Linnburn; £96 Herbertshaw. NCC – £107, £103 Stobo Home. Chev – £89, £88 Castle Crawford; £83 Elvanfoot; £76 Mount Benger. Chev Mule – £90 Stobo Home. Cross – £80 March Cottage. Llyn – £88 Venlaw; £81, £75 Listonshiels; £75 Venlaw.

Aged rams – BF – £300 Monkridge; £250 Penchrise. NCC – £520, £420 Newton Cottage; £450 Upper Chatto; £380 Hillhead. BFL – £1100 Burnhead; £800 Dreva; £700 Whinneyhall. Tex – £550 (x2) Cockrig; £300 Carmichael Home. Suff – £400 Shear Westmains; £300 (x2) Shear Pitscandly; £300 Shear Broomknowes. Belt – £400 Shear Bogrie. DS – £450 Shear The Banks.

Shearling rams – SCC – £550 Gilmanscleugh; £300 High Dyke. NCC – £350 Hillhead; £320 Toxside; £300 (x2) East Mains. BFL – £1300 Sweetshawhead; £1200 Auchenbart; £1100 Hartside, Kirkton of Crawford, Crookboat; £1000 Leadburnlea, Dreva and Kirkton of Crawford. BF – £1500 Milnmark; £1300, £1200 Peel. KH – £420, £250 Crosswoodhill. Tex – £1400, £1100, £1000 Dechmont; £1100 Collielaw, Cambwell, Merkland and Kinninghall; £1000 Boghouse; £850 Kirkton of Crawford and Collielaw. Belt – £800 Carstairs Mains; £700 Newton Cottage; £550 Whinnybrae, Woodside, Newfield Mains and Newton Cottage; £500 Auchenbart and Newton Cottage. Suff – £1100, £750 East Mains; £1000 Langside; £850, £750 (x5) Traquair Knowe. Tex X – £850, £800 Auchenbart. Belt X – £700 (x3) Knowes; £650 Wester Parkgate. Char – £500 Langside and Butterknowes. Belt – £850 Sauchenhall; £500 Strawfrank.

Ram lambs – BFL – £900, £450 Cockrig; £500 Kirkton of Morton; £450 (x2) Auchenbart; £400 Sundown. BF – £1000, £850, £300 Ptarmigan House; £500 Merkland.Tex – £800, £650 (x2), £600 (x2) Hill Cottage, £700 Merkland; £650 Auchenbart and North Garngour; £600 Auchenbart and The Croft. Belt – £350, £300 Cockrig; £300 Corrielea. Suff – £550 (x2), £400 Auchenbart; £500 Broomknowes; £400 Haughhead. Tex/ Belt – £500 Little Galla. Belt X – £350, £300 Millside.

Thainstone

Bullocks (421) and heifers (261) averaged 323.3p and 297.4p per kg respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' store cattle sale.

Bullocks sold to 429.2p per kg for 332kg Charolais crosses from Leys Estate, Inverness, and to £1940 for a 716kg Limousin cross from Slack, Wardhouse.

A 292kg Limousin cross from Cottown, Rhynie, led the heifers at 411p, whilst a 662kg British Blue cross from Meikle Coull, Tannadice, made £1900.

Limousins topped the bulls at 311.7p for a 308kg entry from Bush of Muldearie, Keith, or to £1600 for a 518kg animal from Mains of Elrick, Auchnagatt.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 3186 store and breeding sheep including island consignments, which peaked at £255 for Mule gimmers from Tollo Farm, Fortrie. Breeding sheep (122) cashed in at £119.27.

Suffolks from Upper Tillenhilt, Midmar, topped the store lambs (1590) at £119, to average £87.60.

Island consigned store lambs (1440) cashed in at £78.60 having peaked at £122 for Beltex from Garth Farm, St Ola.

Breeding rams (34) averaged £258.23 and sold to £480 on three occasions firstly for a Suffolk shearling from Tapiken, Tyrie; for a Texel shearling from Gordonston, Clatt, and again for Suffolk ram lamb from Cadgerford, Kingswells.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Osborne £845. 251-300kg – Osborne Farms £1200. 301-350kg – Leys Estate £1425. 351-400kg – Meikle Coull, Leys Estate £1400. 401-450kg – Bank of Gallery £1560. 451-500kg – Bank of Gallery £1800. 501-550kg – Bush, Old Inn £1700. 551-600kg – Old Inn £1860. 601-650kg – Daies £1895. 651-700kg – Daies £1930. 701-750kg – Slack £1940.

Aberdeen Angus bullocks – Up to 300kg – Prettycur £740. 301-350kg – Wynford £1050. 351-400kg – Cairntack £1060. 401-450kg – Glebe of Deisher £1290. 451-500kg – Hillhead £1590. 501-550kg – Craigmancy £1505. 551-600kg – North Cranna £1700. 601-650kg – Old Inn £1740.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Osborne Farms £820. 251-300kg – Cottown £1200. 301-350kg – Osborne Farms £1240. 351-400kg – Midland £1280. 401-450kg – Westerton £1380. 451-500kg – Swanny £1670. 501-550kg – Bush, Bank of Gallery £1660. 551-600kg – West Brough £1830. 601-650kg – Allancreich £1680. 651-700kg – Meikle Coull £1900. 701-750kg – Meikle Coull £1895.

Aberdeen Angus heifers – Up to 400kg – Crowtaing £960. 401-450kg – Hammer Greeny £1350. 451-500kg – Milton of Collieston £1390. 501-550kg – Fersness £1450. 551-600kg – Milton of Collieston £1550. 601-650kg – West Brough £1700.

Bulls – Up to 350kg – Bush of Muldearie £960. 351-400kg – South Auquhorthies £1110. 401-450kg – Rhifail £1090. 451-500kg – Rhifail £1040. 501-550kg – Mains of Elrick £1600.

Breeding sheep – Chev ewe – Munro House, Rhiconch £155. Mule – Mid Muirton, Forgue £92. Chev – Mains of Craignell, Bellfield Road £78.

Breeding rams – Tex – Mains of Orchardtown, Udny £450; Gordonston £400 (x2). Suf – Tapiken £420; Dykeneuk, Netherly £380; Cadgerford £350; Blu Tex – 1 Stewart Drive, Alford £220 (x2).

Store lambs – Suff – Ardlewie, Cabrach £117. Tex X – Strath, Watten £116. Chev Mule – Newton, Tullynessle £116. Tex – Strath Farm, Upper Tillenhilt £113. Cont – Strath Farm £111. X – Strath £110 (x2). Suff X – Upper Tillenhilt £109. Belt – Eldonbrae, Forres, Backhall of Cardrum, Oldmeldrum £109. Cont X – Strath £108. Chev – Newton, Tullynessle £106. Chev X – Score, Nairn £102.

Island consigned store lambs – Suf – New Moan, Harray £113. Tex – New Moan £110. BF – Flanders, Twatt £110. Cont – Flanders £108. Belt – Garth Farm £108 (x2). Tex X – Quanterness, St Ola, Schusan, St Margarets Hope £108. Mule – Brencher House, Birsay £106. Cont X – Quendale, Dunrossness £104. Suff X – Quendale £102/

Middleton in Teesdale

The inaugural Young Farmers’ Calf Summering competition staged through Harrison and Hetherington, saw an entry of 17 cattle, and the champion, a bullock from Seth Pattinson which later topped the sale at £2000 when selling to the judge, Andrew Smith, Carnforth.

Reserve was a British Blue heifer from Harry Askwith, which sold for £1580.

Outwith the young farmers’ cattle, the pre-sale champion and reserve both went to steers from JC and J White, Rigg, which later realised £1720 and £1760 respectively.

Leading Prices

Steers – Lim – £2000 Temon; £1880, £1720, £1580 Rigg; £1750, £1400 East Friar House; £1700 Low House; £1670, £1600 Brockersgill; £1660, £1460, £1420, £1410, £1400 Toft House; £1640, £1580, £1560, £1470 Parrick House; £1600, £1430 Stoney Hill; £1590 Allotment; £1560, £1420 New House; £1560, £1460, £1440, £1420 Laneside; £1560 Bank Top; £1450 South Wellhope; £1440 Low House; £1420 Dereham Cottage; £1400 (x2) East Rackwood; £1390 Palletstone. BB – £1780, £1300 Rigg. Char – £1720 Sunnybrae.

Heifers – Lim – £1840, £1520 Temon; £1580 Birch Bush; £1580 (x2) Low Mown; £1520 Howburn; £1480 Rigg; £1460, £1380 Allotment; £1420, Palletstone; £1410 Low House; £1400, £1390 Bank Top; £1370, £1240 (x2) Step Ends; £1350, £1340 (x2), £1310, £1260, £1250, £1200, Toft House; £1320, £1250 (x2), £1220 Herdship; £1280 New House. Char – £1490, £1340, £1190 Sunnybrae. BB – £1440 Herdship. BS – £1260 Howburn.

Lazonby

Some 1102 store lambs achieved an average of £72.55 at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale.

Topping the trade at £150 were Beltex lambs from M and A Faulder, Ewan Close.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Belt – £150 (x10), £148 (x8) Ewan Close. Tex – £126 (x5) Ewan Close; £124 (x2) Ghyll House; £124 (x23), £120 (x14) The Keld; £123 (x10) Middle; £123 (x4), £120 (x3) Bridge End; £122 Ravenwood; £112 (x31), £111 (x11), £110 (x16) Croglin Low Hall; £112 (x3), £109 (x9) Rectory; £110 (x5) Lintley; £108 (x25) Hawksteel; £106 Cross Keys. Mules – £110 (x2) Howgill Castle; £106 Highside. Suff – £98 (x2) Zetlands.

Islay

Texel cross lambs from J Mackellar, Auchnaclach, led United Auctions’ sale of 2412 sheep of all classes, when selling for £128.

An average of £84.31 (+£5.94 on the year) was achieved.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Suff X – Finlaggan £124; Portantruan £116; Ardbeg £115; Octofad £112; Lossit £109; Ardbeg, Leorin, Octofad £108; Finlaggan £107; Octofad, Islay Estate £106; Ballachlaven £105; Duich £103; Ardtalla, Kintra £102; Keills £101, £97. Tex X – Stanalane £128, £120; Stanalane, High Street £115; Leorin £112; Auchnaclach £110; Carn, Ardbeg, Coull £109; Keills £108; Keills, High Street, Lower Cragabus, Laggan £106; Carn, Leorin, Ardtalla, High Street £105; Laggan £104; High Street, Ardbeg £100; Islay Estate £98; Carn £96; Ardtalla £95. Chev – Kinnabus £98. X – Coull £113; Lossit £107; Leorin £98. Mule – Octofad £108. BF – Lossit £108.

Ewes – Suff X – Laggan £110; Auchnaclach £108; Portantruan £98. Belt X – Lower Cragabus £74. Tex X – Stanalane £108; Lower Cragabus, Stanalane £100; Ardbeg £84. Mule – Islay Estate £95; Coull £92; Octofad £79; Ballachlaven £76; Portantruan, Auchnaclach £70; Ballachlaven £67; Coull £66; Islay Estate £64. Chev X – Stanalane £80; Coull £74; Tormisdale £70; Duich £65; Kinnabus £62. BF – Ballachlaven £82; Portantruan £80; Ballytarsin £70; Portantruan £66.

Dalmally

Some 1874 sheep of all classes were forward at United Auctions’ sale, where a top price of £110 was paid for Texels from J Mclaren and Sons, Craig.

The same home sold a Texel shearling ram for £340.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Roussin – Crinan £108. Bely – Acharonich £88. Tex – Craig £110; Turnault £103; Crinan £101; Craig £94; Orchard £92; Glenshero £89; Glenure, Inchgarth, Crinan, Couston £87; Evanachan £83; Tullich £80. Chev – Ardchonnel £89.50; Barndromin £86; Inchgarth £80; Inverlair, Blarachourin, Barndromin £76; Inchgarth £71; Barndromin £69. X – Craig, Stronmagachan £80; Achnacone £74. Mule – Achalic £88; Acharonich £84; Achalic £81; Aird £78. BF – Duncroisk, Castles £82; Glenfeochan £80; Stronmagachan £79; Glenfeochan £77; Tullich £75; Glenfeochan £74; Ardchonnel £73.50; Duncroisk, Roro £73; South Chesthill £71.50; Dunans £69.50; Roro £68.50; Achnaba, Lephinkill £68; Duncroisk £66.50; Dunans, South Chesthill £66; Corrylorn, Glenfeochan £65.

Feeding and correct ewes – Suf – Glenshero £90. Tex – Aird £100; Evanachan £78. Chev – Aird £92; Blarachourin £80; Curacao £68; Woodlands £60. Mule – Duncroisk £90; Achalic £85; Achalic £82; Ricruin £70. BF – Invernahyle £110, £100; Duncroisk £98, £90; Invernahyle £80, £75; Castles, Stronmagachan £72; Evanachan, Castles £64; Dall £60; Duncroisk, Castles £59; Dunans £58.

Breeding rams – Tex – Craig £340, £320, £220.

Gimmers – Mule – Achalic £170, £155. BF – Invernahyle £100; Achalic, Achnaba £98.

Penrith

On Monday, Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 226 store cattle, which reached £2175 for a British Blue heifer from JG and RW Nevinson and Son, High House Farm.

The same breed also led the bullocks at £1725 for JH Horn, Barton Dale.

More than 500 lambs came under the hammer to cash in at £97.

The sale topped at £130 for continental cross lambs from J and D Farming, Kirkland Howe.

Leading Prices

Store heifers – BB – £2175, £2155, £1935 High House; £1795, £1735 Wham Head; £1225 Macey Bank. Lim – £2095, £2075, £2025 High House; £1745, £1685 (x2), £1645 (x2), £1625 Ranbeck; £1675, £1665 Croft House; £1635, £1525 (x2) Howgill Castle; £1635 Town End Farm (Burne); £1595 Thorneycroft; £1465, £1435 (x2), £1215 Harbour Flatt; £1455 Hollins; £1365, £1295 Scales; £1345 Macey Bank; £1265, £1255 (x2) Three Gables. Sim – £1595, £1445, £1305 (x2) Thorneycroft; £1365, £1335 Bowness; £1155 Moorside; £1155 Dalvorich Cottage. A-A – £1495, £1345, £1165 (x4) Town End; £1465 Park Head; £1155 Dalvorich Cottage; £1155 Midtown. Saler – £1255 (x2) Stock. Hfd – £1185, £1105 (x5) Fair Bank; £1125 Town End.

Store bullocks – BB – £1725 Barton Dale; £1685 Wham Head; £1675 (x2), £1635 (x2) Annfield; £1545 Moorside; £1465 Park Head; £1325, £1315 Holme. Lim – £1695 Croft House; £1665, £1635 Howgill Castle; £1625 Sunny Gill; £1615, £1605, £1575 Ranbeck; £1585, £1535, £1275 Scales; £1545, £1495 (x2), £1385 (x2), £1375 Harbour Flatt; £1535, £1505 Bartondale; £1425 Three Gables; £1365 Annfield; £1305 (x2) Bolton Mill; £1265 Town End; £1265 Macey Bank. Sim – £1585 Moorside; £1575 Thorneycroft; £1395, £1385 (x2), £1365 (x2), £1335 Bowness. A-A – £1555, £1265 (x3) Mount Clifton; £1475, £1385 Park Head; £1365, Sunny Gill; £1315 (x2),Town End. Hfd – £1485 Annfield; £1475 Sunny Gill. Black and White – £1465 Wham Head; £1315 Annfield. Norm – £1265 (x2), £1125 (x2) Moorside. BS – £1115 Midtown. BG – £1025 (x2) Stock.

Store lambs – Cont – £130, £107 Kirkland Howe; £119, £113, £107 Smithy Garth; £118 Low Cockhow; £109, £107 How Hill; £108 Town Head; £105 Dacre Banks; £101 Ghyll House; £100 Bank End Mill. Tex – £131, £123, £117, £108, £102 Scales Hall; £125, £113 Kirkland Howe; £111 Brackenbank; £109 Ghyll House; £107, Noran Bank. Suff – £119 Scales Hall. Mule – £108 Pinewood.

Castle Douglas

Store cattle were topped at £1660 for a Simmental heifer from Messrs Dunlop, Cannee or 328.6p per kg for Limousin bullocks from Messrs Brown, Palgowan at Wallets Marts’ sale.

The 1024 store lambs sold to £129 for Texels from Messrs Sommerville, Waterhead.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Lim – £1470, £1460 Barskeoch Mains. Hfd – £1370, £1350 High Borgue. Char – £1330, £1320 Nether Corsock. Sim – £1170 Old Cluden. Gall – £1140 Craig, Balmaclellan. A-A – £1130 Old Cluden. Gall – £1050 Craig, Balmaclellan. SDev – £1010 Bagbie. BS – £900 Gledpark.

Heifers – Sim – £1660 Cannee. Char – £1330, £1320 Nether Corsock. A-A – £1320 Grove Farms; £1290 Cannee. Hfd – £1010 High Borgue. Lim – £630 Palgowan.

Store lambs – Tex – £129 Waterhead; £117 Straith; £116 Glenroan. Belt – £127, £125, £122 Cullinaw. Chev – £112 Barholm; £105 Glenroan. Scotch Mules – £104 Glencrosh. GF – £99 Grennan. BF – £87, £76 Barlaes; £76 Barholm.