Stirling UA

Bullocks (289) and heifers (249) averaged 294.89p per kg and 287.51p respectively at United Auctions' sale of 553 store cattle.

Bullocks reached 336.70p for a 496kg Charolais cross from Mid Knockglass and to £1780 for a 552kg Limousin cross from East Dundurn.

A 459kg Limousin cross heifer from Little Pinkerton, made 326.80p, whilst a 604kg Simmental cross from Jaw, peaked at £1800.

Young bulls (7) averaged 257.95p and sold to 266.30p for a 368kg Limousin cross from South Mid Frew and to £1100 for a 420kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Wester Balgair.

Also forward were 71 rearing cattle, which topped at £1010 for Limousin cross bullock from E Stark, Twechar.

On Monday, the firm sold store lambs to a top of £140 on two occasions firstly for Suffolk from Little Gairdrum, and again for Texels from Hangingshaw.

Most breed averages jumped on the week, with Suffolk at £113.11 (+£17.84), Texels at £107.55 (+£7.76) and crosses £105.64. Mules cashed in at £102.56 with Cheviot and Blackfaces at £97.57 (+£23.18) and £72.80 (+£3.56) respectively.

Breeding sheep soared to £1120 for a Texel ram from Wester Rottearns, whilst Texel gimmers realised £240 from Beannie.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – East Dundurn £1780; Callochant £1710; Lynedoch Est £1680; Rossbank £1670; Mid Knockglass £1600. Char – Mid Knockglass £1765, £1750, £1670; Borgue House £1610; Mid Knockglass £1520; Craighead £1460. A-A – Mid House and Bourtreebush £1740; Braeside of Lindores £1665; Midhouse £1570; Braeside of Lindores £1540; Mid Knockglass £1530. Lui – Middleton £1700, £1630, £1370, £1360. BS – Mid Knockglass £1640, £1600; East Dundurn £1550; Mid Knockglass £1510, £1490. Mont – Bandirran £1610, £1440, £1380. Sim – Harestonhill £1610; Borgue House £1560; Borgue House £1540; Dalmahoy Est £1535.

Heifers – Sim – Jaw £1800, £1625, £1600; Middleton £1490; Mid Glen £1290; Carribber Mill £1200 (x2). A-A – Balanloan HF £1780; Athronhall £1720; Head of Balglass £1700; Bandirran £1690; Falahill £1680. Lim – Little Pinkerton £1660; Findatie £1630; Lynedoch Est £1600; Findatie £1505; Little Pinkerton £1500 (x2), £1485. Char – Borgue House £1625; Mid Knockglass £1600; Borgue House £1600; Mid Knockglass £1590; Borgue House £1550. BS – Mid Knockglass £1555; Upper Muirhouse £1340. Hfd – Blackpark £1405; Auchtralure £1285.

Young bulls – A-A – Wester Balgair £1100. Char – Dunans £1060. Lim – South Mid Frew £980.

Stirks – Lim – Twechar £1010, £900, £810; Balquhadly £855 (x7). BS – Sauchens £950, £760; Balquhadly £910 (x2); Sauchens £760; Kirkton of Beath £700, £680; Kaimhill £620.

Store lambs – Suff – £140 Little Gairdrum; £137 Hangingshaw; £134 Stottencleugh; £129 Braehead. Tex – £140 Hangingshaw; £131 Finmount; £129 Lower Tirinie and Fairview;£127 Stottencleugh. X – £120 Springwood Lodge; £113 Dullator; £109 Auchtenny. Mule – £122 Stottencleugh; £116 Blair Castle and Stottencleugh; £115 Croftintygan. Char – £110 Sauchans; £100 Shielhill. Chev – £110 Hillside; £104 Fairview and Longdrum; £103 Rhiedorrach. BF – £106 Blair Castle; £104 Dullator; £100 Blair Castle; £96 Fairview.

Feeding ewes – Suff – £140 North Bank.

Breeding sheep – Ewe lambs – Tex – £175 Mount. Gimmers – Mule – £205 Shannachar Cottage. Tex – £185 Clunebeg.

Stock sheep – Beannie – Tex gimmers £240. Mule gimmers £205. BF gimmers £148, £145. Mule ewes – £195, £168, £150. Texel ewes – £235. BF ewes – £140, £138, £135. BFL stock tups – £850, £650, £600 (x2).

Duncroisk – BF – £100, £98 (x2), £96.

Rams – Tex – Wester Rottearns £1120, £720; Veltigar £680, £600. Belt – East Bracklin £650. BFL – Crookston £600, £580. BF – Fechan £450, £400.

Ram lambs – Tex – Overburns £850, £500; Hill of Errol £400. BFL – Cretlevane £550, £450, £400; North Cotton £400.

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Stirling (Cally)

Suffolk crosses from E Forrester, Cattlemoss, Saline, secured £116 at Caledonian Marts' sale of 1252 store lambs.

Feeding ewes peaked at £81 for Cheviot ewes from A Fisken, High Craigton, Milngavie.

Also forward was a sale of store cattle, where bullocks and heifers averaged 299.51p per kg and 282.31p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 363p for Charolais from J and D Mitchell, Offers, Stirling, and to £1710 for Limousins from R Colquhoun, Barochan Cross, Houston.

Limousins led the heifers at 331p for J Pirie, Blarnavaid, and to £1700 for Barochan Cross, Houston.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Tex – £115, £112.50, £110 Cattlemoss; £114 Parks of Garden; £108, £103 Craigluscar; £101 Poltalloch; £101 Mosshead. Mule – £95 Cattlemoss; £92 Poltalloch. Chev – £105 High Craigton. BF – £64 Poltalloch. Suff – £116 Cattlemoss; £108 Craighead.

Store cattle – Bullocks – £1710 Barochan Cross; £1550, £1520 Ardgate; £1530 Greenhead; £1520 Malletsheugh; £1520 Twechar.

Heifers – £1700, £1610, £1510 Barochan Cross; £1660 Blarnavaid; £1540 Greenhead; £1510 Blairlinnans.

Carlisle

Steers and heifers averaged £1300.10 and £1348.45 respectively at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly store cattle sale.

The sale reached £1900 on three occasions, firstly was a Limousin cross steer from Messrs Hall, Horsleyhill, Hawick.

Heifers sold to the same money on two occasions, firstly for a British Blue cross from Messrs Beattie, Woodfield, Annan and secondly by Messrs Lawson, Roe Farm, Carlisle.

A larger show of 431 weaned cattle were forward where a top price of £1600 was achieved on two occasions, firstly for a Limousin bull from R and M Scott, Thirlwall Castle, and again for a Limousin steer from W Hughes and Son, Asby.

Heifers topped at £1480 for another of the same breed from Messrs Brown, Willows Farm.

Limousins from Messrs Boyd, Rockhallhead, led the weekly calf sale at £630 and £580 for a heifer and bull respectively.

On Monday, the firm held its weekly sale of store lambs, which averaged £102 per head.

Topping the sale at £158 were Texel cross ewe lambs from W and J Raine, Randalholme, Alston .

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1960, £1740 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage; £1900 Croft House; £1780 How Cottage; £1740, £1690, £1670, £1640, £1630, £1610, £1590, £1580 East Kildarroch; £1720 Roe; £1660 Broathill; £1630, £1600 Longhurst; £1600 Stormont. Char – £1940 (x2), £1740 (x2), £1680, £1660 (x4) Chapel; £1850 (x2), £1820 Old Silloth; £1620, £1600, £1580 Bridge End. BB – £1840 Woodfield; £1770, £1700, £1600 Broathill; £1680, £1670, £1640, £1610 Stainton House; £1640 (x2), £1620, £1580 Kirtlebank; £1600 Skelcies Hall. Hfd – £1730 East Kildarroch. Sim – £1710, £1630 How Cottage; £1680, £1660 Bridge End. A-A – £1700 Chapel; £1600, £1570 Sandbed; £1570, £1500 East Kildarroch; £1540 (x2) Kirtlebank; £1500 Limekilns. Mont – £1660 Greenwrae. Blonde – £1590, £1560 Grassknop. Frie –£1530 Milfield Demesne.

Heifers – £1900, £1670, £1580 (x2) Roe; £1790 Croft House; £1780 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage; £1770 (x2), £1660, £1630 (x2) Demesne; £1760, £1650, £1610, £1580 (x2) Castlehill; £1660, £1600 Longhurst; £1640, £1590 (x2) Aulby; £1580 Woodhouse. BB – £1900 Woodfield; £1730, £1550 Newbampton; £1720 Wyndham House; £1650, £1540 Sandbed; £1590, £1550 Broathill; £1580 (x2), £1550 Kirtlebank; £1550 (x2) Town House; £1530 Crookdyke £1490 Beeches; £1410 Mid Whinnow; £1400 (x3), £1400 Harwood On Teviot. Char – £1790 (x2), £1720, £1620 (x2), £1520 (x2), £1500 (x3), £1790 (x3), £1650 (x3), £1560 (x4) Chapel; £1670 East Kildarroch. A-A – £1700 Broathill; £1590 Mid Whinnow; £1560 East Kildarroch. BS – £1610 Langhill Railway Crossing Cottage. Hfd – £1500 Barnglies.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1600, £1350, £1280 Thirlwall Castle; £1440 (x2) Sarkshields; £1430, £1430 (x2), £1430 (x2), £1410 Wyseby Hill Cottage; £1420, £1220 Dornock Mains; £1350 (x2) £1040 Burtreeford; £1200 Burthwaite; £1180 Ross; £1100 (x2) Field House; £1070 Pear Tree House; £1060 Airds Of Balcary. Char – £1090 (x4) Ross; £1010 (x2) Airds Of Balcary.

Steers – Lim – £1600, £1580, £1500 (x2), £1440, £1420, £1400 Dona Close; £1520 (x4) Burtreeford;£1380, £1160 (x2), £1380 (x2), £1300 Wyseby Hill Cottage; £1270, £1260, £1220, £1220 (x2), £1200 (x3), £1160 (x3), £1140 Ridley. Hfd – £1380 Wydon Eals; £1040 Millisle. BB – £1250 (x4), £1020 Marsh House; £1160, £1140 Newton Field; £1100 (x2) Redcroft; £1090 (x2), £1040 (x2), £1020 Jenetes Hill; £1010 Round Hill. A-A – £1160 (x5) Newton Field; £1080 Wydon Eals; £1040 Millisle. Hols – £1120 Marsh House.

Heifers – Lim – £1480 (x2), £1220, £1120 (x5) Willows; £1420, £1230 Burtreeford; £1400, £1110 (x2), £1100 (x2) Ridley; £1360 (x3), £1350, £1280, £1200 Dona Close; £1170 Wyseby Hill Cottage; £1160, £1140 (x2) Round Hill; £1120, £1110, £1080 High House. A-A – £1240, £1110 Justicetown; £1060 (x5) Newton Field; £1000 (x3) Millisle. BB – £1200 Marsh House; £1140, £1110 (x2) Justicetown; £1090 (x3) Newton Field; £1060 (x2) Blackwell. Char – £1090 Round Hill. Sim – £1060 Sanson Seal.

Calves – Bulls – Lim – £580, £530, £420 Rockhallhead; £480 Hollands; £465 Beyond The Moss; £460 Duckintree; £430 Hudspeth; £400, £370, £400 (x2) Stoneybrook; £390 Boggle Hall. Sim – £530 Rockhallhead; £370 Meinfoot. BB – £525, £410 (x2) Whitehills; £490 Round Hill; £480, £480 The Buildings; £465, £460 Cross Hill; £445 Portyerrock; £425, £425 (x2), £420 (x2), £420 (x4), £415 (x2) Auchenleck; £415, £415 Monks House; £410 Chalk Lodge; £400 (x2) Farm Office. A-A – £485 High Ploughlands; £480, £465 Panlands; £475, £450, £440 The Buildings; £420 Boggle Hall; £410 Trailflat; £400, £370 (x2) Portyerrock; £375 Beech Holme; £365 Holmhead; £360 (x2) Cross Hill. Hfd – £460 (x2) Marleycote Walls; £450 Stoneybrook; £435 (x2) Street Gate; £360 Portyerrock.

Heifers – Lim – £630, £500, £440 Rockhallhead; £420 (x2), £380 Greengatehouse; £340 (x5), £320 (x2) Hollands. Sim – £500 (x2) Round Hill. BB – £465, £350 (x2) Panlands; £410, £340 Monks House; £400, £400, £325 (x2) Auchenleck; £375 (x2), £350 Brownrigg Hall; £360 (x2), £345 Whitehills; £350, £340 Meinbank; £345 East Howgate; £340, £330 Tempest Tower; £335 Portyerrock. A-A – £390 Panlands; £325 Street Gate. Hfd – £370, £320 Stoneybrook; £325 Street Gate; £320 Marleycote Walls; £315 Chalk Lodge.

Store lambs – Tex – £158 (x15) Randalholme; £138 (x2), £130 (x2), £125 (x16), £124 (x15) Spency Croft; £137 (x9) Meadow Flat; £134, £110, £106 (x10) Main Street; £123 Crops Hall; £112 (x3), £109, £101 (x3), £97 Galemire House; £108, £102, £101 Larch Cottage; £106 (x8), £100 (x13) Julian Holme; £100 Castlehill. Belt – £144 (x4), £138 (x4), £129 (x2), £128 (x8) Holme House; £130 Spency Croft. DS – £137 (x2) £120 (x3), £86 (x2) Low Fauld; £85 (x12) Middle Bridge. Suff – £127 (x6) Holme House; £114 (x5) Main Street; £102, £100 (x2), £86 (x2) Larch Cottage. Mules – £110 Spency Croft. Hill Chev – £102 (x2) Hindrigg. Herd – £92 Larch Cottage; £91 (x5) Springkell.

St Boswells

A Limousin bullock made £1870 for Messrs Common, Butchercote, at Harrison and Hetherington's sale of store cattle.

Top pence per kg of 330p went to Charolais crosses heifers from Messrs Crockett, Craigsford Mains.

Store sheep reached £110 for Texels from Woolaw.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1870, £1860, £1850 Butchercote; £1460 Broombank. Char – £1270, £1240 Adderstonshiels. Sim – £1250, £1120 Greenhead, Selkirk.

Heifers – Lim – £1460 Upper Samieston; £1400, £1250 (x2) Greenhead, Selkirk. Char – £1320 Adderstonshiels; £1270 Craigsford Mains; £1260 Adderstonshiels.

Lambs – Tex – £110 Woolaw; £101 Bowerhope; £97.50, £91 Cortleferry. NCC – £108.50 Winkston; £100 Middlesknowes; £86 Birneyknowe; £84 Carcant. Suff – £100.50, £99, £93 Cortleferry. Zwart – £100 Woodlands, Selkirk; £98 Winkston. Charmoise – £98, £94, £93 Whitfield. Chev Mule – £98 Winkston, Hill. Chev – £95 Whitefield, Earlton. Char – £94 Ladyflat. GF – £81 Woolaw.

Ayr

Bullocks (218) and heifers (168) cashed in at 294.49p per kg and 282.52p respectively at Craig Wilson's sale of 434 store cattle.

A top of £2060 was paid for a pair of Limousin bullocks from Warwick Mains, and to 361p for Salers from Lenamhor, Arran.

Limousins led the heifers at £1710 for Holehouse, and to 322p for West Montgarswood.

A smaller offering of 467 store lambs, sold to £131 for Texels from Messrs Campbell, Crawlaw.

On Tuesday, the firm also sold 14 dairy cattle to a top of £2350 for a fresh calved Holstein Friesian heifer from Messrs Stell, Ditton.

A large show of 152 claves and stirks sold to £1610 for British Blue steer stirks from Kirminnoch, with the same home topping the heifers at £1440 with Aberdeen Angus and British Blues.

Top price calf was £610 paid for a Hereford bull off Messrs Campbell, Low Ballees, whilst heifers peaked at £380 for Messrs Vance, Low Barledziew.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – £2060, £1970, £1880 Warwick Mains; £1570, £1450 Pennyvenie; £1500 Barmickhill; £1430 Lochnaw Home Farm and West Lochridge. Char – £1890, £1850 Warwick Mains; £1850, £1700 Barduff; £1700, £1650 Kirkland of Longcastle; £1500 Barduff; £1420 Rankinston. Saler – £1870 Kirkland of Longcastle. A-A – £1820 Fore Rogerton; £1800, £1660, £1600, £1520 Little Busbie; £1780, £1630, £1590 Kirkland of Longcastle; £1530 Grougar Mains; £1500 Fernlea. BS – £1770 Benston. Sim – £1750, £1740 Stevenston; £1570 Adamcroft; £1390 Baltersan. BB – £1700 Fore Rogerton; £1420 Grougar Mains. Frie – £1500 High Branchal; £1270 Stevenston; £1250 High Branchal; £1160 Lochnaw Home; £1100 Benston. Hfd – £1450, £1430 (x2) Carbieston Byres; £1330 Kirkhill. Lincoln Red – £1360, £1280 Drumbowie.

Heifers – Lim – £1710, £1550 Holehouse; £1460 Pennyvenie; £1290 Collennan; £1280 Lochnaw Home. Char – £1670 Westtown; £1480 Rankinston. BB – £1600 Fore Rogerton; £1570 Pocknave; £1490 Baltersan. Sim – £1540 Stevenston; £1500 Adamcroft; £1480 Baltersan; £1390, £1360 Langalbuinach. A-A – £1520, £1400 Mid Skeog; £1500 West Montgarswood; £1480 Baltersan; £1400 Little Busbie; £1340 Fernlea. Hfd – £1480, £1300 Kirkhill. Lincoln Red – £1280 Drumbowie. Saler – £1220 Auchenflower.

Store lambs – Tex – £131, £122 Crawlaw; £118, £116 Burnton; £114, £112 North Allerton. Suff – £122 Old Mill; £112 Routenburn. Belt – £116, £113 Old Mill. Chev – £116 Burnton; £108, £100 Dumfries House. Kerryhill – £100 Bankhead Holdings. Char – £100 East Auchengowan.

Holstein heifer – £2350, £2200 Ditton; £2150 Tannockhill. Ayrshire heifer – £2100 (x2) Crofthead.

Calves – Bull – Hfd – £610 Low Ballees. BB – £590 (x2) Low Barledziew; £560 Low Ballees; £390 Auchleand; £380, £370 (x2), £360 (x2) Dunduff; £350 West Park. Blonde – £460, £440, £420 Cauldhame. A-A – £370 Muir; £350 Low Ballees.

Heifer – BB – £580 (x3) Low Barledziew; £395 Auchleand; £350 Low Ballees; £340 Parkmill; £320 Davidson. A-A – £570 Low Barledziew; £330 Parkmill; £310 Low Ballees. Hfd – £400, £330 Low Ballee.

Stirks – Bullock – BB – £1610, £1550 Kirminnoch; £940 Monkland; £900 Garrockhill; £800 Chalmerston; £790 Roan. Hfd – £1250, £1180 Barnahill. Black and White – £1190 Kirminnoch. A-A – £1090 Bogside; £1060 Redding. Sim – £850 Roan.

Heifer – A-A – £1440 Kirminnoch; £1140 Gleniron. BB – £1440, £1260, £1200 Kirminnoch. Saler – £1180 Lenamor. Lim – £1100 Garrockhill.

Lazonby

An overall sale average of £77.24 was achieved for 364 store lambs through Harrison and Hetherington.

Topping the sale at £121 was Texel crosses from Sian Jordon, Low Fauld, Ruckcroft.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – £121, £111 Low Fauld; £109 Rectory; £109, £108, £107, £104, £102 Croglin Low Hall; £106, £100 Ingledene. Suff – £110 Rectory. NCC – £98, £94, £92 Bank Hall. BFL – £94 Syke Side. Herd – £92 Manesty. Swale – £90 Mansety; £78, £56 Syke Side. Mules– £84, £67, £64 Syke Side; £81 Ghyll House; £81, £80 Rise Head; £75 Rectory. Jacob – £74 Syke Side.

Hawes

Texels from S and RD Parker led Hawes Farmers Auction marts' sale of 906 store lambs at £116.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Cont – S and RD Parker £116, £94, £90; JR Calvert £110.50, £106, £93; C Stanley £109.50, £105; D Middleton and Son £109, £106.50, £98; A Sharples £108, £103, £91; DH and JR Lowther £107, £99, £95, £93, £92, £90; JR Blades £105, £102, £99; C Hird and Son £104; C Hancocks £103; M Kiss £97. Mules – KD Hulley £115, £96.50; W and C Iceton and Son £114, £103.50; C Stanley £112, £103; A Sharples £112, £87.50; JL and JA Sunter £111; WM and JE Shuttleworth £109.50; N Iveson £105.50; AT Pratt £103.50; BL Acton £100.50, £89.50; RJ Cloughton £96; JC Fawcett, £96; RF and RD Kettlewell £95.50, £86; GJ and JM Scarr £93; J Sunter and Son £92; JW and ME Taylor and Sons £91; SE Hunter £89.50; J Higgs £89; Collier Holme £87.50; SM Iveson £83 (x2); C Hird and Son £80 (x2). Suff – C Hird and Son £103; SM Iveson £88. Chev – B Acton £91. Masham – LC Scarr and Son £87. Horned – M Kearton £75; C Hird and Son £70, £58; D and DR Alderson £68; AP Moore £63.50; R Metcalfe £63; AL Dawes £55.50. Herdwick – DH and JR Lowther £74.

Penrith

Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 106 rearing calves and stirks, which reached £1050 for a British Blue heifer stirk from J and B Donald and Son, Lamonby Hall.

British Blue bullocks realised £900 for Messrs Atkinson, Waitby .

Calves topped at £410 for a British Blue bull from TR and PE Little, Low Moor Dyke.

Leading Prices

Stirks – Heifer – BB – £1050 Lamonby Hall; £620 Cairnbridge; £550 Bank. Hfd – £700 (x4) Lamonby Hall. A-A – £550 (x3), £530 Plumpton Foot.

Bullock – BB – £900, £780 Waitby; £860 Bowfield; £840, £810, £770 Fox Tower View; £710 Cairbridge. Hfd – £890 (x4) Lamonby Hall. Black and White – £600 Lamonby Hall; £580 (x2) Waitby; £450 (x2) Fox Tower View.

Bull – Lim – £820 (x3); Priestcroft; £720 (x2) Grange. BB – £800 Waitby; £790 (x2), £780, £750 (x2), £700 Priestcroft.

Calves – Bull – BB – £410 Low Moor Dyke; £250, £235, £225 Howes; £235, £200 Plumpton Head; £200 Brackenburgh Home. A-A – £400 Clarks; £390 Low Moor Dyke; £240 Brackenburgh Home. Lim – £355, £320, £260 (x2) Skirwith Abbey; £330 Clarks. Black and White – £220 Low Moor Dyke.

Calves – BB – £300 Low Moor Dyke; £250 (x2) Brackenburgh Home; £250 Skirwith Abbey; £230, £200 Wickerslack; £225 (x3) Howes; £220 (x2) Plumpton Head. Lim – £285, £265, £260 (x2) Skirwith Abbey. A-A – £200 Low Moor Dyke.

Lanark

Some 1533 store lambs cashed in at £81.34 at Lawrie and Symington's weekly sale.

The sale topped at £152 for Texels from East Links Family Parks.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – £152 East Links Family Park; £120 Wolfcrooks; £114 Yeldabreck and Wolfcrooks; £113 Swaites; £112 Craik; £111 Yeldabreck; £109 Carmacoup; £108 Yeldabreck; £105 Dukeston of Bruix; £101 Carmacoup and Swaites and Yeldabreck and Wolfcrooks. Belt – £97 Craik. BF – £77, £69 Glenmanna; £65 Wolfcrooks; £63 March Cottage and Kirkton; £61 Kirkton of Morton. Suff – £114, £112, £110, £100 Yeldabreck; £100 Carmacoup; £98 Yeldabreck; £90 Craik. NCC – £119, £108 Fairnley Hill; £95 Dukeston of Bruix. Chev – £88 Chanlockfoot; £82, £78 West Deloraine. Cont – £71 March Cottage. Chev Mule – £106 Wolfcrooks. X – £99 Wolfcrooks; £98 Fairnley Hill; £96, £90 March Cottage. Blue Tex – £152 East Links Family Parks. Zwart – £132 (x2) East Links Family Parks.

Cockermouth

The pre-sale champion, a Limousin cross heifer from W and PA Walton and Son, Low Kinmont, secured the top price of £2080 at Mitchells Auction's Bonfire show and sale of store cattle.

The yearly consignment of in-calf heifers from W and PA Walton, Low Kinmont, reached £3700 for a Limousin cross Blue.

A larger show of 780 store lambs sold to £123 for Texel lambs from JS and CD Bell, Lanefoot.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Tex – £123, £110 Lane Foot; £116, £114 Newhouse; £116, £112 Byresteads; £114 Nixon Terrace; £113 Mosser Mains; £110 High Bewaldeth. Belt – £121, £100 West Lodge. Suff – £103, £87 West Lodge. Blue Tex – £99 Punderland. Tex X Herd – £98, £91, £70 Ullock; £94, £92, £84, £83 Bully House; £70 High Lawnthwaite. Mule – £97 Bully House; £92 Lane Foot; £83 West Lodge; £77 Ullock. Herdwick – £88, £70 Ullock. Badger – £81 Mosser Mains.

Breeding cattle – In calf heifers – Lim – £3700, £3300, £3100, £2900, £2800, £2700, £2700, £2700, £2600, £2300 Low Kinmont. BB – £3400, £3300, £3100, £3000 Low Kinmont. Cow and calf – Lim – £1520 Causeway Foot.

Store cattle – Bulls – Lim – £2440, £1500, £1450 Fellside; £1100, £1065, £1065, £1065, £1065 Lamplugh Hall; £1070 Crooklands. A-A – £1065 Lamplugh Hall.

Heifers – Lim – £2080, £1750 Low Kinmont; £1930, £1900, £1800 Low Boonwood; £1770, £1650 Parsonage; £1710 Keskadale; £1650, £1640 Woodhall Brow. BB – £1700, £1400 Gutterby; £1600, £1390, £1390 Frizington Hall; £1380, £1380, £1380 Parsonage; £1350 Woodhall Brow; £1270 Keskadale. Char – £1510, £1390 Foxhouse; £1470 Quarry Bank; £1400, £1300 Woodhall Brow; £1300 Nr Branthwaite Edge; £1180 Lower Hawthaite. Blonde – £1500, £1200 Keskadale. Sim – £1500, £1500 Brow Farm; £1350 Foxhouse; £1330, £1290 Mill Brow; £1190 Parsonage. A-A – £1280, £1280, £1250, £1130, £1120 Brackenbarrow; £1150, £1110 Row End; £1130 Woodhall Brow; £1130, £1130, £1130 Nr Branthwaite Edge; £1110, £1110, £1110 Drigg Moorside. Hfd – £1240 Sorrowstones; £1110 Cowran Estate; £1100 Cragg. Stab – £1180, £1040, £1020 Stoney Howe. Gall – £1040 Gateside.

Steers – Lim – £1750, £1690 Parsonage; £1720 Cubbin; £1640, £1450, £1450 Quarry Bank; £1520, £1480, £1470, £1460 Woodhall Brow; £1380 Grange. BB – £1540, £1460, £1460, £1440, £1440, £1410 Woodhall Brow; £1480, £1340 Gutterby; £1410, £1410, £1380 Drigg Moorside; £1310 Grange; £1260 Grange. A-A – £1500, £1330, £1330, £1310, £1300 Brackenbarrow; £1460 Woodhall Brow; £1370, £1350, £1310 Beck; £1320 Grange. Char – £1500 Swallow Croft; £1300 Kirkgate; £1120, £1100, £1010, £1010 Aldoth Farm. Hfd – £1200 Kirkgate; £1080 Row End. BG – £1180, £950 Cragg.

Suckled calves – Bullocks – Blonde – £1400, £1190 Mill. Lim – £1380, £1140 Woodend; £1250, £1150, £1150, £1090, £1090, £1040, £1000, £1000, £1000, £930, £920 Aikbank; £1030, £1030 Wood End. BB – £1380 Newhouse. Sim – £1080 Newhouse. BS – £820 Woodend. Hfd – £810, £800, £800 Cowran Estate.

Heifers – Lim – £1280, £1060 Aikbank; £1260, £1180, £1180, £1100, £1100 Quarry Bank; £880, £880, £810 Wood End; £830 Newhouse. Blonde – £920 Mill. BB – £880 Woodend. BS – £810, £810 Mill.

Bull – Char – £900 Strudda Bank. Lim – £890 Newhouse.

Thainstone

Bullocks (485) and heifers (293) averaged 319.3p per kg and 311.8p respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' store cattle sale.

Bullocks sold to 465.2p for a 230kg Limousin cross from Ploverwards, Grange, and to £2090 for a 762kg entry from Windsoer, Enzie.

A 228kg Limousin cross from Drumforber, Laurencekirk, led the heifers at 482.5p, whilst a pair of 622kg Simmental crosses from Northton, Cullerlie, made £1880.

Simmental crosses weighing 388kg from Auquhorthies, Oldmeldrum, led the bull trade at 324.7p and £1260.

Breeding cattle (17) sold to £2080 for a Shorthorn cross cow and Charolais cross heifer calf from Carrick Farm, Greentoft.

On Tuesday, breeding rams (16) averaged £258 and sold to £400 on two occasions, firstly for a Suffolk shearling from Stonyford, Tarland, and again for a Texel shearling from Newton of Crathie, Crathie.

Texel cross gimmers from Wardhead, Strichen, realised £215, with 103 cashing in at £138.02.

Store lambs (1577) averaged £105.36 and sold to £143 for continental crosses from Hill of Byth, New Byth, whilst island consigned store lambs (450) balanced out at £90.38 having reached £127 for Continentals from Salties, Sanday.

West island consigned store lambs (153) averaged £66.35 and sold to £95 for Texels from 8 Borve, Berneray.

Leading Prices

Bullocks –Up to 250kg – Ploverwards £1070. 251-300kg – Meikle Coull £1280. 301-350kg – Waulkmill £1350. 351-400kg – Meikle Coull £1435. 401-450kg – Rorandle £1560. 451-500kg – Rorandle £1670.. 501-550kg – East Balloch £1725. 551-600kg – Russland £1870. 601-650kg – Daies £1940. 651-700kg – Windsoer £2020. 701-750kg – Windsoer £2060.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 250kg – Craigenkerrie £760. 251-300kg – Dell £1050. 301-350kg – Craigenkerrie £1060. 401-450kg – Lower Stanger £1400. 451-500kg – Followsters £1530. 501-550kg – Strathorn £1450. 551-600kg – Bogentassie £1795. 601-650kg – Bogentassie £1870.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Drumforber £1100. 251-300kg – Dell, Meikle Rowater £1010. 301-350kg – Braigiewell £1340. 351-400kg – Auchterblair £1400. 401-450kg – Auchterblair £1600. 451-500kg – Auchterblair £1660. 501-550kg – Nigley £1710. 551-600kg – Little Tulloch £1710. 601-650kg – Northton £1765. 651-700kg – Craigenkerrie £1810.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 250kg – Craigenkerrie £760. 251-300kg – Craigenkerrie £830. 301-350kg – Craigenkerrie £860. 401-450kg – Kirbuster £1405. 451-500kg – Daleigh £1480. 501-550kg – Bogentassie £1590. 551-600kg – Bogentassie £1720. 601-650kg – Bogentassie £1845. 651-700kg – Peattie £1810.

Bulls – Up to 350kg – Cowfords £1040. 351-400kg – Auchnarrow £1240.

Breeding rams – Cont – Newton of Crathie £370, £340 £300 (x2). Belt – Foggieley, Craigievar £300 (x2).

Store lambs – Suf – Castle Grant Home, Grantown on Spey £139. Tex X – Goryhill, Glenkindie £137. Chev Mul – Castle Grant Home £136. Tex – Abbotswell Cresent, Kincorth £133. Belt – Kinaldie, Logie Coldstone £132. Suf X – Daies, Wardhouse £131. Chev – Cormalet, Cairnie £129. BF – Abbotswell Cresent £128. Cont – Daies £127. X – Ardlewie, Cabrach £127/ Cont X – Blackriggs, Strichen £120/ Mule – Barns, Crathes £118. Suff X – Grant Home £114.

Island consigned store lambs – Suf – Backerass, Westray £120. Tex – Garth Corston, Harray £116. Tex X – Quendale, Dunrossness £115. Suf X – Quendale £115, £112 (x2); Garth Corston £112. Chev – Backerass £110. X – Trivister £102. Belt X – Trivister £98. Zwa – Miry Park, Sanday £92.

West island consigned store lambs – Tex – Borve £83. Chev – Rushgarry, Berneray £80. BF – Bualadubh, South Uist £74. Chev X – Rushgarry £64.

Newton Stewart

Aberdeen Angus led Craig Wilson's sale of 181 store cattle having sold to £1640 for a steer from I Irving, Creechan Park, and to £1550 for a heifer from the Clark family, Fineview.

Steers (78) and heifers (72) averaged 292.3p and 270.6p respectively.

Limousin crosses led the pence per kg at 348p for steers from W Gemmell, Holm, with the same home selling heifers at 310p, matching that price for heifers was P McMillan, Glenchamber.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1640 Creechan Park; £1460 Fineview; £1140 Spitttal; £1430, £1340 Waulkmill; £1290 Moorpark, Sandhead; £1280 Spittal; £1260 Mid Skeog; £1240 (x2) Waulkmill and Boghouse. BB – £1510, £1460, £1400 Fineview. Sim – £1400 Bridgemark; £1180 Spittal. Lim – £1360 Mid Skeog; £1350, £1340 Glenchamber; £1340 Boghouse. Char – £1300 Fardenreoch. Black and White – £1410 Fineview. Fleck – £1170 Glaick.

Heifers – A-A – £1550, £1440 Fineview; £1400, £1390 Kiltersan; £1390 Fineview; £1390 Spittal; £1330 Waulkmill; £1320 Fineview; £1200 Fineview and Fardenreoch; £1180 Moorpark, Sandhead. BB – £1390 Fineview. Lim – £1350 Glenchamber; £1140, £1050 Mid Skeog. Sim – £1310 Knockcoyd; £1090 Bridgemark. Saler – £1080 Cuil.