Carlisle

Some 370 store cattle were forward at Harrison and Hetherington’s weekly sale, where Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth topped the steers with a Limousin cross selling at £1620.

Heifers peaked at £1520 for a Limousin cross from Zoe Hall, Horsleyhill, Hawick, whilst black and whites attained £1290 for a Holstein Friesian from Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth.

The 320 weaned cattle peaked at £1380 for a Limousin bull from Messrs Watson, Sanders Close, Brampton, with heifers to £1280 from JTC Escavations, Sowerby Bridge.

The firm’s 360 calves were topped at £650 by a British Blue bullock from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown, whilst heifers sold to £520 for a Limousin from D Kennedy and Son, Chapelcroft.

LEADING prices

Steers – Lim – £1620 Rose Farm; £1520 (x2) Miller Hill; £1350, £1295, £1200 Barton Dale; £1320, £1270 Beckhall; £1290 Spout Bank; £1280 Newtown; £1260 Town House; £1240 (x2) Stone House. AA – £1610 Newtown; £1300 West House; £1285 (x3) Spout Bank; £1255 Sorrow Stones; £1190 White House; £1165 (x2) Cinderbarrow. BB – £1490 Rose Farm; £1370, £1360 Beckhall Farm; £1355, £1295 Sandbed; £1350, £1330, £1295 Bankend; £1340 (x3), £1290 White House; £1290, £1280 Sorrow Stones; £1280 (x2) Town House. Mont – £1465, £1360, £1350 Greenwrae; £1135 Flimby Hall. Sim – £1410, £1250 (x2), £1190, £1155 Brisco Hall. Char – £1325 Spout Bank; £1175, £1145 Riggfoot; £1140, £1070 Tone Hall; £1085 (x4) New Hall. HF – £1290 Rose Farm; £880 (x5) Tottle Bank; £870 (x3), Kirkland; £860 Summerhill; £845 Orrisdale. Hfd – £1270, £1210, £1175, Orrisdale. Fleck – £1245 (x3) White House; £1150, £1085 Limekilns. Blonde – £1210 (x2) Shaw Head. BS – £1210 Beckhall. Fr – £1070, Kirkland; £995 (x2) The Wreay. Cont – £1030 Orrisdale. Hol – £845 (x2) Orrisdale.

Heifers – Lim – £1520, £1380 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage; £1470, £1440 Newtown; £1425, £1380 (x2), £1240, Ash View; £1390, £1370, £1330 Seymour House; £1360, £1300 (x2) Lairdlaugh. Char – £1500 Rose Farm; £1300 (x2), £1290 (x2) Newbampton; £1220 Pears Ghyll. Hfd – £1450 (x2), £1300 Rowell. BB – £1380 Rose Farm; £1275, £1235 Pears Ghyll; £1265 (x4), £1230 Lawrence Holme; £1230 Sandbed; £1225 (x2) Bulls Head. Stab – £1380, £1345 The Ash. AA – £1350 Rowell; £1190 (x2) West House; £1145 Riggshields; £1130 (x2), £1115 (x4) Cinderbarrow; £1050 (x2) Row Brow Park. Sim – £1165 Rowell; £1135 Halldykes. Baz – £1110 Stone House. Gal – £1095 Summerhill.

Weaned bulls – Lim – £1380 Sanders Close; £1325 (x3) Terrace ; £1120 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage; £1120 Charlesfield; £1000, £990 Orrisdale; £1000, £990 (x2) Westfield Cottage; £950 Easterbeck House. AA – £1170, £1080 Shaw of Dryfe. Sim – £1120 Sanders Close. BS – £970, £950 Shaw of Dryfe. BB – £950 Westfield Cottage; £840 (x6) Rottington Hall; £810 (x2) Spittalriddinghill; £775 (x3) Lowfield House; £750 (x7) Glebelands. Sals – £830, £740 Dacre Cottage. HF – £585 (x3) Wadley Farm; £475 (x4) Gill Farm. BG – £535 Mark Farm.

Weaned heifers – Lim – £1280 (x2), £1260 Making Place Bungalow; £1010 Shankfield Head; £910 (x2) Penpeugh; £870 (x2) Low House; £865, £845, Barsalloch; £850 Shankfield Head; £825 Cowlyers; £810 (x4) Broomhills; £790 (x3), £770 High House; £775 Mosshill Farm; £760 Greenside Keep Cottage. AA – £1070 Barsalloch; £1050 Whitrigg Grange; £960, £950, £910 Making Place Bungalow; £910, £760 (x7) Low House. BB – £960 Shankfield Head; £910 Far Brownrigg; £890 Light Birks. Char – £760 (x7) Low House. Long – £850 (x2), £840 (x2) Greenside Keep Cottage. Hfd – £730 Longrigg; £630 (x2) Barsalloch.

Weaned steers – Lim – £1070 Orrisdale; £1000 (x5), £960 (x3), £875, £845 Low House; £970 Penpeugh; £840, Easterbeck House; £800 Kirkhill. HF – £965 (x4) Broom Park; £960 Nethertown; £760 (x5), £640 (x8) Brackenhil; £430 (x4) Blue House; £430 (x2), £410 (x3) Balnamoon; Dairy Short – £965 Nethertown; £690 Broomhills. BB – £965 Light Birks; £880 Middle Brownrigg; £870 (x4) Three Mark; £830 Far Brownrigg. Ayr – £960, £720, Nethertown. BS – £930 (x2) Low House; £925 (x3) Burn House. Sim – £930 (x3), £845 Low House. Hfd – £900 Orrisdale. AA – £900 (x5) Cooper House; £875 (x7) Low House; £810 Nethertown Farm; £780 Orrisdale Farm; £770 (x3) Brackenhill. Char – £900 Mosshill; £845 (x2), £720 (x3) Low House; £760 Monk Farm. SD – £870 Low House. Sals – £870 Mosshill. Fr – £840 Nethertown; £750 Orrisdale Farm. Long – £755, £740 (x2) Greenside Keep Cottage. Mont – £580 Cowlyers Farm. BG – £470 (x2) Mark Farm. Hol – £430, £410 Balnamoon. Jer – £430 Balnamoon. High – £400 Burn House.

Bull calves – BB – £650 Smalmstown; £500, £490 (x2), £480 (x2) Monks House; £480 Wheyrigg House; £480 (x2), Torpenhow Hall. AA – £600 Smalmstown; £410 Thackthwaite Hall. Lim – £550 Wigtown Road; £525 Southerfield Hall; £510 (x2) Grain Head; £500 Brunt Hill. Char– £500 Wheyrigg House. Sim – £400 Philgowan. Hfd – £375 Becklees. Nor – £240 Burthwaite Croft. HF – £295 Craighouse; £295 Hadderdale. Fr – £200 (x2) Clarks. Fleck – £190, Burthwaite Croft. Mont – £185, Geltside. Hol – £180, Woodcroft. Ayr – £150 (x2), Thackthwaite Hall. DR – £110 Lambfield.

Heifers calves – Lim – £520, Chapelcroft; £480 Southerfield Hall; £470 Street Head; £400, Bleaberry Rigg. BB – £450 (x3) Tempest Tower; £435, Netherfield; £430 Wheyrigg. AA – £430 (x3), Brownfield Farm; £380 Alnham. Char – £420 Wheyrigg House. Sim – £400 (x2) Philgowan. Hfd – £220 Gaitsgill Hall; £210 (x2) Peastree.

Quoybrae

Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 245 bullocks to average 245.6p per kg with top prices of 278p for a 313kg Simmental cross from 3 Lochend, Barrock and £1440 for 566kg Charolais crosses from Hoy, Castletown.

The 242 heifers balanced out at 240.9p having reached a top of 334.8p for 313kg Simmentals from Granton Mains, Bower and £1510 for 451kg Simmentals from the same home.

Native-bred bullocks levelled at 238.7p, selling to 270p for 427kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from Clatequoy, Thurso or to £1335 for 564kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from Rattar Mains, Dunnet. The native-bred heifers attained 259.3p for 455kg Shorthorn crosses from Granton Mains, Bower and £1265 for a 582kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Hillhead, Lybster, to cash in at 214.9p.

The 11 breeding cattle peaked at £2400 for a Limousin cross cow with Charolais cross heifer calf from Cairntack, Belhelvie.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 350kg – Nottingham Mains (SimX) £885, 263.4p. 351-400kg – Nottingham Mains (ChaX) £1070, 274.4p. 401-450kg – Greenvale (LimX) £1210; Westerloch Farm (ChaX) 272.2p. 451-500kg – Hoy Farm, Castletown (ChaX) £1330, 270.3p. 501-550kg – Hoy Farm (ChaX) £1385, 259p. 551-600kg – Hoy Farm (ChaX) £1405, 254.4p. 601-650kg – 11 Lochend (SimX) £1435, 234.5p.

Native bullocks – Up to 350kg – 13 Upper Dounreay (AAX) £885, 258.8p. 351-400kg – Achscrabster (AAX) £970; Stainland and Sibmister Farms (AAX) 253.5p. 401-450kg – Clatequoy (AAX) £1195; 13 Upper Dounreay (AAX) 255.5p. 451-500kg – Rattar Mains (AAX) £1190; Granton Mains (ShoX) 254.8p. 501-550kg – Clatequoy (HerX) £1165, 230.7p.

Heifers – Up to 350kg – Nottingham Mains (ChaX) £880; Hillview, Sarclet (Cha) 274.9p. 351-400kg – Nottingham Mains (ChaX) £1080, 288p. 401-450kg – Granton Mains (SimX) £1440, 326.5p. 451-500kg – Westerloch Farm (LimX) £1230, 255.7p. 501-550kg – Mavsey, Lybster (Sim) £1450, 275.1p. 551-600kg – Mavsey (Sim) £1450, 260.3p.

Native heifers – Up to 350kg – 13 Upper Dounreay (AAX) £770; Ha’ Bowermadden (DevX) 222.6p. 351-400kg – Stainland and Sibmister Farms (AAX) £850; Ha’ Bowermadden (DevX) 225.9p. 401-450kg – Westerloch Farm (ShoX) £995, 229.8p. 451-500kg – Granton Mains (ShoX) £1180; Thuster Mains (AAX) 225p. 501-550kg – Thuster Mains (AAX) £1060, 209.1p.

Dumfries

A total of 150 cattle were forward for C and D Auction Marts’ store sale, where bullocks averaged 238.7p per kg having sold to 269.7p and £1295 for a Simmental from High Auchneel.

Heifers cashed in at 228.9p, selling to 289p and £1250 for a Charolais from the same home, whilst breeding cattle achieved £1550 for an Aberdeen Angus heifer with calf from Larglea.

Bulling heifers sold to £1270 for a Simmental cross Luing from The Green.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Sim – £1295, £1095 High Auchneel; £1085 Shawhill; £1040 Grassfield. AA – £1200 High Auchneel; £1125 3 Cara View; £1065 Brickhouse. Lim – £1140, £1085 Shawhill; £1050 Belridding. BB – £1125 High Auchneel; £1100 Upper Moor. Luing – £1095 High Auchneel.

Heifers – Char – £1250, £1100 High Auchneel; £1160 Millhill. AA – £1250, £1180 High Auchneel; £1045 High Crubasdale. Lim – £1160, £1110 High Auchneel; £1120 Belridding; £1105, £1100 Upper Moor. Hereford – £1105 Keyla Park. Sim – £1100 High Auchneel; £1020 Auchenhill. BB – £1070 Upper Moor.

Bulls – Lim – £1055 Newmains.

Lanark

Bullocks topped Lawrie and Symington’s store cattle sale where trade was topped at £1295 for a 576kg Limousin from Cornhill or to 243.1p per kg for a 504kg Limousin from Ramoan, to average 220.3p.

Heifers peaked at £1185 for a 564kg British Blue from Bottoms or to 265.7p for a 414kg Limousin from Dovecot, to level at 218.9p.

Dairy bullocks, prices reached a top of £1160 from Bottoms, to balance out at 184.7p.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – £600 Drumboy; 222.2p Drumboy. 301-350kg – £810 Drumboy; 238.9p Kilmaho. 351-400kg – £900 Kilmaho; 232p Kilmaho. 401-450kg – £970 Gillbank; 228.2p Ramoan. 451-500kg – £1095 Wester Highgate; 235p Wester Highgate. 501-550kg – £1240 Cornhill; 243.1p Ramoan. 551-600kg – £1295 Cornhill; 224.8p Cornhill. 601+kg – £1160 Bottoms; 191.1p Bottoms.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – £500 Drumboy; 183.8p Drumboy. 301-350kg – £740 Knowehead; 212p Knowehead. 351-400kg – £890 Haswellsykes and Dovecot; 230p Haswellsykes. 401-450kg – £1100 Dovecot; 265.7p Dovecot. 451-500kg – £1020 Ladyurd; 220.9p Wester Highgate. 501-550kg – £1180 Drumalea; 217.8p Wester Highgate. 551+kg – £1185 Bottom; 210.1p Bottoms.

Dairy cattle – £1065, £1060 Bottoms; £1050, £1005, £990 Drumalea; £965 Wester Highgate.

Ayr

A large show of calves was sold through Craig Wilson, where a top price of £675 was paid for a British Blue cross bull from R Wallace, Macherquhat, while heifers peaked at £610 for another British Blue cross from George Aitken, West Whitefield, Dumfermline.

Stirks sold to £1305 for an Aberdeen Angus cross heifer from J Anderson, High Corton with bullocks to £1240 for more of the same from C Shaw and Sons, East Montgarswood.

LEADING prices

Bull calves – BB X – £610, £560 West Whitefield; £530 High Weirston; £510 Merkland; £465 Tannockhill; £460Merkland; £450 (x2) Merkland and North Knockglass; £405 Knowe; £395 Catcraig; £380, £370 (x2) Knowe and West Park. Lim X – £500 (x2) Merkland and Moorpark (Sandhead); £410, £405 Moorpark (Sandhead). Short – £430 Old Mains. A-A X – £410 Burnton; £340 Muir. Hfd X – £400 (x2) Sorbie.

Heifer calves – BB X – £675 Macherquhat; £580, £550 Whitefield; £540 (x2) Lochside; £500, £450 (x2) Macherquhat; £400 Cochno. A-A X – £545 High Weirston; £510 Lochside; £470 Lochside, High Weirston and Macherquhat. Lim X – £530 Gleniron; £415 Moorpark (Sandhead). Hereford X – £450 Merkland. Short – £490 Old Mains.

Wigton

Topping Hopes Auctioneers’ store cattle sale at £1495 was a Limousin cross bullock from R Miller, Arkleby Hall, Aspatria, whilst heifers peaked at £1285 for a Limousin from Messrs Fell, Stanger Hill.

Young bullocks were topped at £1185 by a 14-month-old Limousin from Messrs Fell, Chapel Farm and yearling Charolais bullocks sold to £1125 from JB and EJ Peile, Greystoke Castle.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1495, £1475, £1355 Arkleby Hall; £1445 Bankhead; £1385. £1335 Park House; £1345 Lowden. BB – £1435, £1335, £1295, £1265, £1245 Arkleby Hall; £1335, £1275 Wham Head; £1265 Park House; £1225 Wolsty. Sim – £1475, £1215 Parkgate Hall; £1345, £1235 Greystoke Castle. Char – £1125 Greystoke Castle; £1075 Pasture House. A-A – £1355 Arkleby Hall. Hfd – £1065 Wolsty. Hol – £1105 Midtown.

Heifers – Lim – £1485, £1345 Bankhead; £1455 Lakeside (Sim); £1395, £1385, £1345 Greenah Villa; £1385, £1355, Park House; £1345 Arkleby Hall; £1335 Wheyrigg; £1285, Stanger Hill; £1285 Greystoke Castle; £1285 Midtown. BB – £1425, £1345, £1325, £1295 The Laurels; £1315 Near Branthwaite Edge (Gate); £1275, Arkleby Hall. Sim – £1465 Pond House. Char – £1225 Wheyrigg. Blonde – £1205 Chapel. Sim – £1145 Park House. A-A – £1185, The Laurels.

Young bulls – Lim – £1595, £1445, £1395, £1365 High Parsonbridge; £1545 Crookholm; £1545, £1535, £1505, £1455, £1395, £1385, Mechi; £1515, £1465, £1435, £1425 (x2), £1375, Woodhouse. BB – £1135 The Faulds. Char – £1295, Hill House . Sim – £1415, £1395, £1355, Woodhouse Farm. Blonde – £1375, £1265, £1215, Stanger Hill. Cross-bred – £1315 Crookholm.

Hexham

Averages improved on the week at Hexham and Northern Marts’ sale of store cattle, which levelled at £1096 having sold to £1505 for a 16-month-old Limousin cross heifer from Brian Charlton, East Newham, who also topped the bullocks with a similarly aged and bred entry at £1330.

A record entry of 1488 store lambs was led by M and L Churchyard, Hownsgill Farm, selling Beltex crosses to £130.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – 23-30 months – £1330 East Newham (Lim X). 17-22 months – £1290 Tenter House (Char); £1280 East Newham (Char); £1420 East Newham (BB). 11-16 months – £1260 Tenter House (Lim X); £1110 China Hall (Lim X); £1060 China Hall (Char); £1190, £1160 Tenter House (Char); £1000 China Hall (AAX); £1505, £1160 East Newham (Lim X); £1280 Tenter House (Char X).

Store lambs – Tex X – £124 Whittonshields; £121 Taylor Burn; £115 Whittonshields; £112 Stone Hall; £111 Bank Top House; £110 Penpeugh and Bank Top; £106 West End; £102 Allergill Farm; £100 Whittonshields, Aimshaugh and Armonside Farm. Dutch Tex – £114 Westwood Farm. Suff X – £112 Prospect Grange; £110, £108 Moorlaws; £101 Wittonshields. Belt X – £130, £129, £124 Hownsgill Farm; £107 The Tofts. Mule – £95 Prospect Grange; £80 Penpeugh. Crossbred – £100 Moorlaws.

Thainstone

Bullocks cashed in at 252.7p at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale, having sold to 303.8p per kg for seven 372kg Charolais crosses from Leys Estate, Inverness and £1625 for a 712kg Charolais cross from Woodend, Muir of Ord.

Heifers cashed in at 244.2p and peaked at 306.9p for two 404kg British Blue crosses from Seafield Park, Nairn and £1580 for a 552kg Limousin cross from Easter Clune, Narin.

The 19 bulls sold to 229.9p and £1210 for a 422kg Charolais cross from Mansefield, Inverkeithny, while young and weaned calves attained a top price of £620 for a Limousin cross from 4a Machair, North Uist.

The firm also sold 79 breeding cattle, where heifers with heifer calves at foot sold to £1550 for a Limousin cross from Bridgeton, whilst cows with bull calves attained £1420 for a Saler cross from Backmuir, Keith.

Cows with heifer calves reached £1280 for a Simmental cross from Backmuir and in-calf heifers averaged £1397.69 having peaked at £1500 for a Simmental cross from Auchtertyre Farms, Elgin.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Cairntack (Her) £760, Stoneyquoy (Lim) £700. 301-350kg – 122 Main St (Lim) £1000, Woodend (Sal) £890, Mosside of Gight (Cha) £880, Midtown (Sim) £870, Haugh (Lim) Raefin (Lim) £850. 351-400kg – Leys Estate (Cha) £1155, Whitehouse (Cha) £1135, Leys Estate (Cha) £1130, 122 Main St (Cha) £1105, Westerton (Lim) £1100, Mosside of Gight (Lim) £1060. 401-450kg – Mosside of Gight (Cha) £1250, Crannabog (Lim) £1180, Auchencrieve Croft (Lim) Whitehouse (Cha) Westerton (Lim) £1160, Leys Estate (Cha) £1150, Craigton Farm (Lim) £1140. 451-500kg – Easter Clune (Lim) £1300, Westfield (Lim) £1295, Crannabog (Sim) £1290, Rorandle (Lim) £1250, Mains of Allanbuie (Cha) £1240. 501-550kg – Mosside of Gight (Lim) £1320, Mains of Allanbuie (Cha) Westfield (Lim) Dubford (Cha) £1290, Mansefield (Cha) £1270, Mill of Meadaple (Lim) £1260. 551-600kg – Mill of Meadaple (Lim) £1445, Pollowick (Lim) £1420, Westfield (Cha) £1370, Culbirnie (Sim) Easter Clune (Lim) £1360, Dubford (Sim) £1310. 601-650kg – Woodend (Cha) £1490. 651-700kg – Woodend (Cha) £1580.

Aberdeen Angus bullocks – Up to 300kg – Cairntack £760. 301-350kg – Woodend £890. 351-400kg – Aithsdale £1000, Woodend, Eastfield of Monaltrie £950, Viewfield £890. 401-450kg – Aithsdale £1080, Eastfield of Monaltrie £1055, Inverugie Mains £1035, The Tam £1010, Woodend £995. 451-500kg – The Tam £1160, Eastside of Shevado £1140, Eastfield of Monaltrie £1115. 501-550kg – Mains of Inverugie £1400. 551-600kg – Mains of Inverugie £1470. 601-650kg – Melsetter £1540.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – 122 Main St (Lim) £800, Cairntack Farm (Lim) £780, Midtown (Sim) £750. 301-350kg – Seafield Park (BB) £970, 122 Main St (Lim) £930, Leys Estate (Cha) £920, Seafield Park (BB) £880. 351-400kg – Seafield Park (BB) £1060, Cairntack Farm (Cha) £1020, Raefin (Sim) £1010, 122 Main St (Lim) £1000, Whitehouse (Cha) £990, 2 Bogie St (Sim) £980. 401-450kg – Seafield Park (BB) £1240, Mains of Drumminor (BB) £1170, 122 Main St (Cha) £1140. 451-500kg – Easter Clune (Lim) £1270, Seafield Park (BB) £1260, Westfield (Lim) £1180, Shalloch (Cha) Dalrachie (Lim) £1170, Crannabog (Cha) £1140, Tombain (Lim) £1130. 501-550kg – Westfield (Lim) £1340, Easter Clune (Lim) Auchencrieve Croft (Lim) £1310, Rorandle (Lim) Crannabog (Lim) £1300, Dalrachie (Cha) £1290, Woodend (Lim) £1280, Tombain (Lim) £1260. 551-600kg – Crannabog (Cha) £1340, Gilkhorn (Cha) £1325, Bridgeton (Lim) £1300, Wallfield (Sim) £1280. 601-650kg – Woodend (Cha) £1500, Bridgeton (Lim) £1480, Wallfield (Cha) £1370, Gilkhorn (Lim) £1355. 701-750kg – Wallfield (Cha) £1560.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 400kg – Viewfield £935. 401-450kg – Eastfield of Monaltrie £945. 451-500kg – Aithsdale £1115, Tombain £1110. 501-550kg – Tombain £1270, Crannabog £1210. 551-600kg – Bridgeton, Muir of Fowlis £1222.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Horndoyne (AA) £480, Stoneyquoy (Lim) £470. 301-350kg – Mansefield (Cha) £750. 351-400kg – Murza (AA) £830. 401-450kg – Mansefield (Cha) £970, Bankhead (AA) £830. 451-500kg – Bankhead (AA) £1000. 501-550kg – Breck Cottage (Her) £1090.

Heifers with bull calf – Lim X – Parkdargue, Forgue £1420.

Heifers with heifer calf – Sal X – Backmuir £1520; LimX – Parkdargue £1280.

Cows with bull calf – Sim X – Roadside Auchinderran, Keith £1080.

Cows with heifer calf – Sim X – Roadside Auchinderran £1,200.

In-calf heifers – AA X – Auchtertyre Farms £1450, £1420, £1350, £1300; Sim X – Auchtertyre Farms £1450, £1420, £1380, £1320.

In-calf cows – Sim X – Darley £1650; Auchtertyre Farms £1600, £1500, £1480, £1450; AA X – Darley £1650; Char X – Auchtertyre Farms £1600, £1550; Lui X – Darley £1500.