Stirling UA

Charolais cross bullocks led the proceedings at United Auctions' store cattle sale, having sold to 353.10p per kg for a 328.50kg entry from Newbigging of Craighall, and to £2100 for a 695kg animal from Croftjane.

Bullocks (321) and heifers (467) averaged 310p per kg and 287.07p respectively.

Limousin crosses topped the heifer trade at 346.80p for a 496kg entry from Kinneil Mill and to £1830 for a 546.7kg heifer from Lower Kenly.

Young bulls (45) cashed in at 281.30p having sold to 313.20p for a 306.5kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Fort Home Est, and to £1520 for a 570kg Beef Shorthorn cross from Upper Kidston.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Char – Croftjane £2100; Middleton £1870; Netherton and Cowans £1720; Dyke £1665, £1650; Middleton £1570. Sim – Coalbog £1960; Middleton £1810; Coalbog £1760; Middleton £1710, £1700. A-A – Middleton £1870, £1820; Tanhill £1785; Bourtreebush £1780; Coalbog £1760; Shields £1720; Tanhill £1680. Lim – Lower Kenly £1825; Cowans £1815; Kinneil Mill £1800; Lower Kenly £1790; Cowans £1785. Sal – Cowans £1815. BA – Over Kellie £1765, £1750, £1665, £1660. BB – Middleton £1620; West Pilmore £1530; Balsaggart £1405. BS – Lochend £1575; West Pilmore £1220.

Heifers – BS – Lochend £1785, £1700, £1695; Coxhill £1640 Lochend £1550; Drumnessie £1530. A-A – Humbie £1760; Mordington £1755; Shields £1740; Kinneil Mill £1685; Shields £1680. BA – Over Kellie £1750; Kinneil Mill £1510. Char – Middleton £1650; Coxhill £1650; West Pilmore £1550; Orchardton Mains £1530; West Pilmore £1520. Lui – Tillyrie £1620. Sim – Ballingry £1540; South Ballaird £1500 (x2); Kinneil Mill £1495; Ballingry £1450. BB – Ballingry £1540, £1515; Kepculloch £1425.

Young bulls – BS – Upper Kidston £1520. A-A – Newbank £1505, £1470, £1250. Lim – Kinneswood £1140.

Breeding cattle – Bulls – Lim – Lower Greenyards £3500.

Heifer and calves – Crosshouse £2500.

Dispersals – Little Ballo £1680, £1620, £1500. SRUC (Oatridge) – £2100, £2000, £1700 (x2). Sprinbank – £1600 (x2), £1550, £1500 (x2). Woodmill £1850, £1800 (x2), £1780, £1750.

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Stirling (Cally)

A Texel from Messrs Berwick, Bower Park, sold for the top price of £125 at Caledonian Marts' sale of 1252 lambs.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – £125, £110 Bower Park; £108, £105 Balliemartin (Islay); £101 Parks of Garden. Mule – £105 Eorabus (Islay). BF – £80 Balevullin (Tiree); £77 Aberuchill; £73 Eorabus (Islay). Suff – £98 Stonecroft; £97 Eorabus (Islay).

Carlisle

Store cattle averaged £1452.01 at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale.

A Beef Shorthorn bullock from Messrs Robinson, Gelt Hall, Brampton, topped the sale at £2180.

Heifers reached £2000 for a Limousin from Messrs Deane, Rigghead.

A smaller show of 292 weaned cattle sold to £1690 for a pure Limousin bull from John Eve, Stubbsgill.

Steers from W and JW Mews, Hexham, realised £1480 for a Limousin, whilst heifers were topped at £1570 for a Charolais from Scott Dempster, Castlehill.

Calves sold to a high of £600 for a Shorthorn bull from Messrs Kirkpatrick, Howthat, with heifers peaking at £550 for British Blues from Messrs Wood, Groundy Crof.

Bull calves (95) and heifer calves (137) averaged £338 and £299 respectively.

The suckled calf sale witnessed a top of £1380 for a Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Evans, Halmyre

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – BS – £2180, £2100 Gelt Hall; £1480 (x2) Horsegills; £1430 Rye Close; £1380 (x3) Parton; £1180 (x2) Bank. Lim – £2020, £1980 Gelt Hall; £1920 (x2) Demesne; £1920, £1880, £1840 (x2), £1820, £1800 (x2), £1700 Purdomstone; £1900, £1760, £1700 (x2) Lairdlaugh; £1800 Blackrigg; £1760 Windy Nook; £1720 Tarn Lodge; £1720 (x3) Guards Mill; £1700 Stormont; £1680 Parton. Char – £2000, £1980 West Causeway Head; £1990 Lairdlaugh; £1960 (x5), £1940, £1780, £1780 (x3) Chapel; £1580, £1560, £1340 Ladyhousesteads. A-A – £1900, £1890 Windy Nook; £1740 Limekilns; £1700 (x2) £1580, £1480 (x2), £1420, £1300 Woodside; £1700 (x2), £1500 Blackrigg; £1610 (x4) Stainton House; £1600 (x4) Cockleybank; £1520 Horsegills; £1420, £1380 (x5), £1260 (x3) Cruggleton; £1300 (x2) Aigle Gill. BB – £1820 Tarn Lodge; £1710, £1600, £1500, £1480 Stone House; £1580 Sandbed; £1450, £1440 (x3), £1390; Cumcatch £1400 (x2), £1390 Bankend; £1390 Hedley East; £1360,(x2) Whinney Hill; £1350 (x3), £1340 (x3) Brayshaw. Hfd – £1700 Parton; £1640 Guards Mill; £1600 (x2) £1300 Rye Close; £1570 Church Road; £1480 Demesne; £1360 Stormont. Long Horn –£1640 Horsegills. Frie – £1520 (x4), £1370 (x3) Rye Close. Sim – £1500 Nirvana. Norwegian Red – £1400 Bank. Fleck – £1400 Limekilns. Blonde – £1380 Gimmenbie. Whitebred Shorthorn – £1380 Buckles.

Heifers – Lim – £2000, £1940, £1740 Rigg Head; £1940, £1800, £1580 Croft House; £1800 (x2) Demesne; £1700, £1500 Tarn Lodge; £1670, £1560 Church Road; £1620 (x2), £1530 (x2) Blackrigg; £1600, £1540 New Sandsfield; £1600, £1570 (x2), £1490 (x3) Purdomstone; £1500 Cockleybank; £1500 Fellside. Hfd – £1900 (x2) Demesne; £1700 Cockleybank; £1330 (x2) Gimmenbie. BB – £1900, £1580 (x3), £1500 (x2) Cockleybank; £1740 (x4), £1720 Newbampton; £1660, £1560, £1460, £1440 Tarn Lodge; £1500, £1490, £1480 Sandbed; £1300 (x3) Brayshaw. A-A – £1800, £1490,(x5) Rye Close; £1620 Blackrigg; £1580 (x2), £1400 (x2), £1320 (x2) Woodside; £1510 (x5) Cockleybank; £1320 Aigle Gill. Char – £1720 (x3), £1480 (x2) Chapel; £1720 West Causeway Head; £1700 Cockleybank; £1400 Church Road; £1400 Ladyhousesteads. Fleck – £1520 Limekilns. Blonde – £1510 Gimmenbie. Sim – £1400 Church Road.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1690, £1600 Stubbsgill; £1600, £1570, £1470 (x2), £1460 (x2), £1420 (x3), £1320 (x2) Castlehill; £1430 Beamwham; £1350, £1320 Lowfield House. BB – £1360 Merryshield; £1330 Lowfield House. BS – £1350 Langhill Railway Crossing Cottage.

Steers – Lim – £1480, £1400 (x2), £1390, £1390 (x2), £1380, £1340, £1300 Glendue; £1320 Church View. Char – £1340 Church View.

Heifers – Lim – £1570, £1370, £1280 Castlehill; £1420, £1200 (x2) Willows;£1220 Church View; £1200 (x2) High House. Char – £1280 Castlehill; £1260 (x2) Church View. BB – £1240 High House.

Calves – Bulls – BS – £600, £500 (x2), £440 Howthat. Char – £590 Crossrigg; £510 Brunt Hill; £500 Pears Ghyll; £450 Waverton House; £390 The Bramer. Lim – £500 Kirtlevale; £480, £420, £390, £370 Kirkbride House; £470 Howthat; £420 Knock Cross; £415 Morley Hill; £370 Hudspeth. BB – £500 Kirkbride House; £480 Pears Ghyll; £480, £400 Wedholme Hill; £475 Tempest Tower; £465, £460, £435 Monks House; £460, £365 Portyerrock; £440 Gaitsgill Hall; £435, £375 Burton House; £400, £385 Chalk Lodge; £390 Hillhead Of Covington; £380 Rosewain; £360 Low Wood. A-A – £435 Morley Hill; £400 Wedholme Hill; £395 West House; £380 Tempest Towe; £380 Gaitsgill Hall. Hfd – £410 Portyerrock.

Heifers – BB – £550 Groundy Croft; £530 (x3), £520 (x2), £500 Kirkbride House; £480 (x2) Brunt Hill; £450, £420 (x2), £390 (x2) Wedholme Hill; £415, £375 Portyerrock;£415 Pears Ghyll ; £360 (x2) Tempest Tower; £360 Chalk Lodge. Lim – £450, £445, Brunt Hill; £380 Hudspeth. Char – £450 Crossrigg; £370 The Bramery. BS – £400 Howthat. Hfd – £370 Portyerrock. A-A – £360 Knock Cross.

Suckled calves –Heifers – Lim – £1380 (x2) Halmyre; £1130 Batey Shield. BB – £1070 Merryshield.

Steers – Lim – £1360 Halmyre; £1360, £1180 (x3), £1160, £1130 (x2), £1120 (x4) Ridley; £1300, £1110 (x2) Batey Shield; £1280 (x3), £1140 (x2) Beamwham; £1230 Wetheral Shields. Char – £1150 (x2) Low; £1130 Milton Mains.

Lochboisdale

Bullocks and heifers averaged 314.31p per kg (+42.05p) and 301.75p (+54.13p) respectively at United Auctions' sale of 283 suckled calves.

Limousin crosses led the per head sections at £1680 for a bullock from JJ and CSA Macdonald, Carnan, whilst a heifer made £1540 for N Macdonald, Carnan.

Top price per kg was 395p paid for a Beef Shorthorn cross bullock from D Gillies, Caolis, whilst heifers reached a high of 368p for a Limousin cross from RJ Bowie, Ormiclate.

In-calf females sold to £1620 for a Salers cross heifer from DA Mackinnon, 15 Uachdar and farrow cows peaked at £1810 from RJ Bowie, 3 Ormiclate.

The firm also sold 831 sheep of all classes, where Cheviot tups topped the sale at £135 for M Matheson, 10 Illeray.

Lambs sold to £116 for Suffolks from J Macdonald, Dunskellar House.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A X – Ormiclate £1360; Caltanish £1310; Bualuchrach £1300; Bornish £1260; Bornish £1240; Bornish £1210 (x2); Kilphedar £1200; Hosta £1180 (x2); West Gerinish, Stoneybridge £1150; Bualuchrach, Bualadubh £1140; Hosta (x6), West Gerinish, Kildonan £1130; Eoligarry, West Gerinish £1120; Daliburgh, Kildonan £1110; West Gerinish, Daliburgh £1100; West Gerinish, Bualuchrach, 1 Kildonan, Ormiclate £1090; West Gerinish, Hosta (x2) £1070; Bualadubh £1060. BS X – Bualuchrach £1090. BA X – 6 Dunganichy £1180, £1160, (x2) £1130, £1120, £1050, £1030, £1020. Char X – Stilligarry £1090. Lim X – Carnan £1680; Carnan £1520, £1390; Bualadubh £1370; Milton £1330; Ormiclate, Carnan £1310; Carnan £1300, £1290; Ormiclate £1220; Stilligarry £1190; Ormiclate, Ormiclate, Dunganichy (x2) £1180; Milton, Ormiclate, Ormiclate £1170; Ormiclate, Cartnan £1160; Ormiclate, South Boisdale, Carnan, Aird Illeray (x5), Milton £1150; Linique, Carnan, Dunganichy, Ormiclate £1140. Sim X – Bornish £1200; Howbeg £1180; Daliurgh £1100; Bronish £1090; Drimslade £1070; Daliburgh (x2) £1060; Drimsdale £1030.

Heifers – A-A X – Kilphedar £1290; Kildonan £1130; Bualuchrach £1090; West Gerinish £1060; Daliburgh, Kildonan £1030; Hosta, West Gerinish £1010. BA X – Dunganichy £1070, £1060. Lim X – Carnan £1540, £1470; Carnan £1460; Carnan £1240; Stilligarry £1150; Carnan £1140; Ormiclate (x3) £1120; Stilligarry £1110; Carnan, Ormiclate £1100; Linique £1090; Stilligarry £1080, £1070; Milton £1060; Stilligarry £1050; Linique, Ormiclate, Carnan £1040; Carnan £1030; Linique, Aird Illeray (x3) £1020; Carnan £1010; Milton £1000. Sim X – Howbeg £1420; Bornish £1120.

Lambs – Suff X – Nunton £104; Middlequarter £98; Sollas £96, £92. Tex X – West Gerinish £110; Garrynamonie £100; Garrynamonie £92. Chev – Dunskellar House Stoneybridge £96; Claddach Kirkibost £94; Templeside £90. X – Dunskellar House £99; Leanish £94.

Feeding sheep – Suf – Middlequarter £108; Middlequarter £105; Rhuban £90. Tex – St Marys £98; Tangasdale £92; Garrynamonie £90. Chev – Kilphedar £122; Tangasdale £110; Middlequarter £104; Baleshare £100; Knockline £92; Nunton £91; Middlequarter, Sollas, Kilphedar £90. X – West Gerinish £118; Milton £91. BF – SouthBoisdale £80.

Lochmaddy

United Auctions sold 287 suckled calves at their sale to a top of £1510 for a Shorthorn cross bullock from Messrs McDowall, Habost, whilst a Simmental cross heifer made £1480 for A Maclean, Balemore.

Bullocks sold to 409p per kg for a pair of Charolais from DN Macdonald, Clachan to average 317.46p whilst heifers peaked at 405p for a Limousin cross from JA MacLellan, Druim Torrach to cash in at 298.89p.

In-calf cows sold to £2000 for a Shorthorn cross from RJ and M Campbell, Borve, whilst farrow cows peaked at £1900 for a Limousin from J Macdonald, Sollas.

Cattle were also present from the Islands of Lewis and Harris and sold to £1510 for a bullock from Messrs, McDowall, Habost, Isle of Lewis.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – Sollas £1280, £1260; Leanish £1220, £1200; Sollas £1190; Rushgarry £1160; Dunskellar House (x5) £1130; Borve, Rushgarry £1120; Hougharry £1080; Sollas £1040; Bornish £1000. BS X – Knockline £1460; Habost £1370; Knockintorran £1310; Knockline £1280, £1230, £1200; Balranald £1190; Knockline £1130; Balranald £1090; Sollas £1070; Failte £1030; Balranald £1010. Char X – Clachan (x2) £1270, (x2) £1260, (x3) £1250, (x3) £1210, (x2) £1190; Machair Illeray £1160; Clachan (x2) £1050. Lim X – Druim Torrach £1290; Clachan £1280; Druim Torrach (x4) £1280; Clachan £1270; Machair Illeray £1260; Druim Torrach (x2) £1240; Druim Torrach (x3), Grenitote £1230; Clachan Sands, Druim Torrach, Ahmore £1220; Ahmore (x3) £1210; Druim Torrach, Borve £1200; Druim Torrach £1190; Burnbank, Machair Illeray, Failte £1180; Clachan Sands, Ahmore £1170; Grenitote, Druim Torrach (x2) £1140; Ahmore £1120; Trumisgarry £1100; Balranald £1090; Ahmore (x2) £1080; Grenitote, Ahmore £1020. Sim X – Ahmore £1140.

Heifers – A-A – Hougharry £1150, £1060; Borve £1010. BS X – Habost £1400; Knockline £1110, £1060; Cuan Siar £1000. Char X – Clachan £1140, £1010. Hfd X – Nunton £1150. Lim X – Nunton £1220; Ahmore £1130; Clachan Sands £1100; Liniclate £1090; Druim Torrach (x4) £1060, £1040; Ahmore (x2), Grenitote £1030; Machair Illeray £1000. Sim X – Balemore £1400.

Thainstone

All classes were significantly sharper on the week at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' store cattle sale, where bullocks (201) and heifers (195) cashed in at 332.3p per kg and 305.7p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 515.2p for a 330kg Limousin cross from Achdregnie, Glenlivet and to £2000 for a 648kg Charolais crosses from Ardgathen, Alford.

Charolais crosses weighing 274kg from Pittenkerrie, Glassel, led the heifers at 401.5p, whilst a pair of 528kg Limousin crosses made £1780 for Denmill, Peterculter.

Bulls (6) sold to 309.3p for a 388kg Simmental and £1860 for a 702kg Charolais from Cowfords, New Pitsligo.

A Simmental cross cow and a Limousin cross heifer calf from West Maldron, Torphins, led the breeding cattle at £3250.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 3309 store and breeding sheep including island consignments, where Texel cross store lambs from Blackriggs, Strichen, sold for the top price of £139. The 2582 store lambs averaged £104.85. Island consigned store lambs (604) cashed in at £83.95 having reached £152 for Beltex from Strathore, Balfour.

Breeding rams (22) sold to £400 for a Charollais shearling from Kinaldie, Logie Coldstone.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Pittenkerrie £1060. 251-300kg – Pittenkerrie £1140. 301-350kg – Achdregnie £1700. 351-400kg – Achdregnie £1950. 401-450kg – Rorandle £1580. 451-500kg – Woodend £1810. 501-550kg – Finzean Estate £1810. 551-600kg – Ardgathen £1890. 601-650kg – Ardgathen £1975.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 300kg – Shieldrum £1000. 301-350kg – Calrossie £1210. 351-400kg – West Maldron £1270. 401-450kg – West Maldron £1480. 451-500kg – Cowford £1590. 501-550kg – Cowford £1690.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – West Maldron £660. 251-300kg – Pittenkerrie £1100. 301-350kg – Achdregnie £1200. 351-400kg – Achdregnie £1300. 401-450kg – Achdregnie £1650. 451-500kg – Achdregnie £1760. 501-550kg – Findron £1740. 551-600kg – Wairds of Alpity £1770. 601-650kg – Dunsdykes £1750.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 250kg – Calrossie £600. 301-350kg – Stripeside £940. 351-400kg – West Maldron £1160. 401-450kg – Calrossie £1340. 451-500kg – Cowford £1490. 501-550kg – Nottingham Mains £1530. 551-600kg – Netherton £1670. 601-650kg – Nottingham Mains £1690.

Bulls – Up to 400kg – Cowfords £1200. 401-450kg – Ballindalloch £1220. 701-750kg – Cowfords £1860.

Breeding rams – Suf – Newton of Crathie £350. Tex – Newton of Crathie £350; Greystone, Peterhead £300.

Store lambs – Cont – Daies, Wardhouse £136. Chev – Cormalet £135. Tex – Balvack, Monymusk £134. Belt – Calrossie, Nigg £132. X – Ardivot, Lossiemouth £130. Suf – Adziel, Strichen £130. Tex X – Daies £127. Suff X – Daies £127. Hamp – Daies £126. BF – Nether Woodside, Cullerlie £126. Down – Adziel £123. Cont – Calrossie £122. Cont X – Balvack £121. Chev X – Kinaldie £120. Belt X – Balcriech Cottage, Ballater £120.

Island consigned store lambs – Belt X – Strathore £138. Tex X – Cott of Holland, Tankerness £132. Chev – Backerass, Westray £121. Cont – Schusan, St Margarets Hope £119. Suff – Backerass £118. Char – Quanterness, St Ola £118. Chev X – Backerass £112. Cont X – Cott, Frotoft £111. Tex – Cott of Holland £110. Char X – Quanterness £110. X – Cott £105.

Lanark

Some 1486 store lambs averaged £85.99 at Lawrie and Symington's weekly sale, having sold to £121 on two occasions – for Beltex from Ridland, Duke of Brux and Texels from McKerr, West Forth.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 277 store cattle at their fortnightly sale, where bullocks and heifers averaged 307.8p per kg and 289.52p respectively.

Bullocks sold to £1920 for 637kg Aberdeen Angus from Newbigging Mill, and to 331p for a 571kg Simmental cross from Broomfield Lodge Farm.

Limousin crosses led the heifers at £1890 for a 678kg entry from Gillbank, and to 344.8p for a pair weighing 496kg from Broomfield Lodge Farm.

Dairy bullocks peaked at £1160 and 250p for a 464kg Holstein from Broomknowes, to average 227.14p.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex £121 Forth Mains; £114, £108 Howes Way and Mosshead; £112 (x2), £110 Bonnington Mains; £109 Cocklaw and Howes way. Bel – £121, £119, £115, £108, £100 Dukeston of Brux; £111 Bonnington Mains. BF – £90 Drumelzier Haugh; £89,£77 Culter Allers; £78 Mount Benger; £70 Craigdarroch. Char £110 (x2), £104 Longlea. NCC – £79 Spittal. Chev – £114 Mont Benger; £108 Howes Way. Suff – £113 Howes Way; £101 Mosshead. X – £100, £92, £90 Drumelzier Haugh. Belt X – £90 Mosshead. EC – £80 Mosshead. DS – £98 Brownhill.

Store cattle – Bullocks – A-A – £1920, £1880 Newbigging Mill; £1660, £1580 Kittymuirhill; £1580 Parklea; £1490 Newbyre; £1480 North Bankhead. Hfd – £1610, £1590, £1350 Midhill; £1170 North Bankend. Lim – £1890 Broomfield Lodge; £1280 Bickerton Hall. Lim X – £1780, £1700 Corramore; £1630 Broomfield Lodge; £1510, £1500 Newbyre; £1290 Gillbank; £1280 Bickerton Hall. Char X – £1590, £1390 Scrogton; £1390, £1350 Cleughhead; £1370 Sandilands; £1270 Millbank; £1240 Burnfoot. BS – £1860 Newbigging Mill; £1340 West Deloraine; £1200 Burnfoot. Sim – £1890 Broomfield Lodge; £1720 Parklea; £1560, £1360 Nobelhall; £1400 Broomknowes; £1270 Raws; £11240 Boghouse. BB – £1710 Dykeneuk; £1620 Hillend; £1270 North Bankhead; £900 Mid St Colmac. Gal – £1240 Whitecraigs. Saler – £1140 Millbank.

Heifers – A-A – £1660 Craigthornhill; £1550 Westertoun; £1450 Kittymuirhill; £1440 Shotlinn; £1430 West Deloraine; £1400 North Bankhead; £1390 Newbyre. Hfd – £1150 Midhill; £930 Nether Balgray. Lim – £1890 Gillbank; £1260 Bickerton Hall. Luing – £1180 Spango. Lim X – £1780, £1710, £1550, £1530 Broomfield Lodge; £1690 Corramore; £1580, £1500 Hillend. Char X – £1650 Parklea; £1390, £1360 Cleughhead; £1240 Sandilands; £1030, £980, £890 Burnfoot. BS – £1270 Westertoun. Sim – £1540 Parklea; £1370 (x2) Nobelhall; £1240 Boghouse; £1220 Raws and Broomknowes; £1140 Raws. BB – £1650, £1560 Dykenuk; £1430 Sweetbit.

Dairy – Frie – £1000 North Bankend. Hol – £1240. £1090 Westertoun; £1160 Broomknowes.

Penrith

On Monday, Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP held sold 173 store cattle at their sale to average £1415.66.

An Aberdeen Angus bullock from WK and D Hall, Bells View, topped the sale at £2135 whilst heifers realised £1895 for Limousins from R and JM Ridley, Ranbeck.

Continental lambs from Messrs Nettleton, New Rent, led the fortnightly sale of 708 store lambs at £142.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £2135, £2000, £1905, £1865 Bells View; £1715 (x4) Nelson Hill; £1565 (x2), £1555, £1525 Oddendale Hall; £1315 (x3) Midtown. Lim – £1885, £1685 Ranbeck; £1665, £1315 Scales; £1585 The Wath; £1575 Lea Croft; £1505 Tilery; £1455 Town Head; £1375 Oddendale Hall; £1365 Park House; £1355 Macey Bank; £1345, £1275 (x3), £1195 Greenlands. Sim – £1855 Nelson Hill. BB – £1845, £1445, £1335 Town Head; £1695, £1595, £1295 Bells View; £1655 Macey Bank; £1635, £1605, £1545 Lea Croft; £1565 Park Head; £1375 Woodend. Char – £1575, £1535 Lea Croft. Hfd – £1505 (x2) Park House; £1115 Crossrigg. BS – £1465 Oddendale Hall. Dairy Shorthorn – £1125 (x2) Dedra Bank.

Heifers – Lim – £1895, £1765, £1755, £1605, £1435 Ranbeck; £1835, £1775, £1635, £1625, £1605 Howgill Castle; £1705 Yew Tree £1595, £1395, £1345 Scales; £1585 Town Head; £1575 The Wath; £1565 Park Head; £1535, £1265 Fog Close; £1535 (x2) Town Head; £1515 Park House; £1355 (x2), £1165, £1135 Greenlands; £1165 Macey Bank; £1155 Tilery; £1115 Town Head. BB – £1875 Town Head; £1855, £1785, £1715, £1665, £1595, £1565, £1485, £1475 Springfield; £1615 (x2) Park Head; £1385 (x3), £1345 (x2) Lea Croft; £1135 Cliburn Hall; £1115 Dedra Bank. BS – £1705 Park House; £1215 Midtown. A-A – £1675 Yew Tree; £1385 (x3) Tilery. Char – £1495 (x2), £1465 (x2), £1425 (x5), £1265 (x2) Fog Close; £1195 Yew Tree. Sim – £1425 (x2) The Wath. Hfd – £1125, £1105 Fair Bank. Black and White – £1115 Dedra Bank.

Store bulls – Lim – £1375 Keisley.

Store lambs – Cont – £142, £135 (x2), £120, £110, £98 New Rent; £129, £103 Pica Cottages; £120 Cross Keys; £115, £94 Yew Tree; £112, £99 Birks; £111, £106 Holme; £109, £92 Ennerdale; £98 Larch Cottage. Suff – £140, £124, £94 New Rent; £119 Scales Hall; £102 Birks; £96 Far Bank End. Tex – £129, £122, £117, £111, £92 Scales Hall; £129, £119, £116 Newhouse; £125, £111 Lodge; £125 Dufton Wood; £118, £106, £104 Smithy Garth; £114 Far Bank End; £95 Grandy Close. Mule – £118, £106, £98 Fellside; £117, £116 West Dowgill; £108 Low Cockhow; £100 New Rent; £96 Wythop Hall. Rouge – £114 New Rent. Chev – £110 Low Cockhow. Herd – £88 Grasvegas. Swale – £87 Hazelgill.

Ayr

British Blue cross stirks from Messrs Miller, West Gatehead, secured the top prices at Craig Wilson's sale, with bullocks and heifers making £1290 and £1180 respectively.

More of the same breed led the calf trade at £670 for a bull from Messrs Smith, South Kilbride, with heifers to £640 for Messrs Hutton, Loch Fergus.

Leading Prices

Calves – Bull – BB X – £670 South Kilbride; £480 Loch Fergus; £460 Laigh Kilphin; £440, £420 Isle. Lim X – £660, £480 South Kilbride. BS – £560, £450 Loch Fergus. Hfd X – £490, £480 Littleton.

Heifers – BB X – £640, £580 (x2) Loch Fergus; £440 (x2) Isle. BS – £540 Loch Fergus. Lim X – £500, £480 South Kilbride. Hfd X – £390, £360 Boreland.

Stirks – Bullock – BB X – £1290 West Gatehead; £900 Blackwood. A-A X – £1180 West Gatehead; £1050, £1000 Eskechraggan. Lim X – £1080 Ballycurrie.

Heifers – BB X –£1180 West Gatehead; £1180 West Gatehead. A-A X – £860 Birgidale Knock.

Longtown

Short-keep lambs met an increased demand at C and D Auction Marts' sale of 4712 store lambs on Tuesday, selling to £146 for North Country Cheviots from Colin Armstrong, Blaebank, with Suffolks to £143 from SD Allen, Ellerslea who sold 216 Texel and Suffolk cross lambs to average £130 per head.

The 561 feeding ewes peaked at £134 for a Texel cross ewe from Meikle Whitriggs.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – NCC – £146 Blaebeck; £127 Moor Field; £120 Archbank; £117 Greenhead; £107, £99 The Shaws; £105 Gillesbie; £104 Keepers Cottage. Suff – £143, £140, £138 x2, £136, £127 Ellerslea; £130, £129 Hallrule; £127 x2, £126, £118 Hallburn; £124 Hallbankgate; £121 Aar-Dar; £119 Falnash; £116 Auchentoul; £108 Westerhall. Tex – £142, £140, £134, £131 Ellerslea; £138 Greenhead; £137 x2, £134 Gillalees; £136, £131 Hallrule; £120, £117 Muirhead; £116 Carrawbrough; £113 Hyndlee. Char – £134, £124, £118, £102 Hallburn. Belt – £131 Carrawbrough; £121, £118 Ellerslea; £119 Mosshill; £111 The Ash; £102 Sannox. Hill Chev – £130 Drycleuchlea; £113 Sannox; £112 x2 Falnash; £111 Granton; £110 Annandale Est; £109, £108 Clerk Hill; £108 Cooms; £107, £106 Skelfhill. Lyn – £128, £99 Hyndlee; £104, £101 Wadley. Chev Mule – £128 Pilmuir; £125 Gillesbie. Cross – £126, £125 Gillalees; £120, £98 Low Stoke; £108 Brewery House; £105, £102 Sannox; £101 Lyneholm; £99 North Field. BF –£108 x2, £96, Gibblaston; £95 Skelfhill, £90 Carrawbrough; £89 Little Larg. Rom – £105, £95 Castlemilk. DS – £104 Swaites. Herd – £100 Bayles; £100 Causey View; £80, £50 Millbeck. Swale – £100 Bayles, £73 Ardkinglas. Dor – £90 Carrawbrough. KH – £76 Bayles. Jac – £62 Tower. Shet – £60 Post Office. £60 North Field; £55 Longdyke.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £134, £122, £120 Meikle Whitriggs; £128 Low Old Shields; £108 Low Stokoe; £105 Bennan; £100 Castlemilk. Hill Chev – £114 Ramseycleuch; £98 Ramshope; £60 Crosscleugh. NCC – £108, £102 x2, £98 Meikle Whitriggs; £84 Cadgillhead; £76 x2 Garraron. Chev Mule – £103 Low Old Shields. Lyn – £102, £88 Aar-Da. Rom – £103, £93, £90 Castlemilk. BF – £96, £86 Ramshope; £90, £88, Blackcraig; £90 Earlshaugh; £86 Low Stokoe; £84 Toftholm. Cross – £96, £90 Cadgillhead; £92 Craighead. Swale – £51 Ardkinglas.