Carlisle

Some 1163 cattle were forward for Harrison and Hetherington's sale, where a top price of £1660 was paid for a Limousin bullock from Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Dearham, with heifers selling to £1580 for Limousins from Messrs Brough, Clappers, Wigton.

Aberdeen Angus heifers topped the weaned cattle at £1290 from Messrs Mitchell, Glenwood House, while bullocks sold to £1100 for a British Blue from Sleightolme Farm.

Bulls were topped at £1280 by a Simmental from Gerrard House, Wigton, and Messrs Gwynne, Castlewigg.

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The 306 calves were led by a British Blue heifer calf from Turnbull Farming, Penrith, which made £480, while bull calves sold to £470 from Beyond the Moss and dairy-breds to £235 for a Friesian from RE Nash, Newton Stewart.

LEADING prices

Steers – Lim – £1660 Rose Farm; £1430 Hillhead; £1400 Low House; £1380, £1370 (x2) Ashfield; £1380 Croft House; £1380, £1350 Tarn Lodge Farm; £1275 Low House; £1265 Flimby Hall. Char – £1560 Hillhead; £1400, £1290 (x2) Old Silloth Farm; £1295, £1265, Bridge End Farm. HF – £1540, £1320 Rose Farm; £1070 (x2) Howrigg Farm; £1065 (x4) Stoneraise Place. BB – £1410 (x3), £1360 (x3) Sydney Place; £1350, £1190 Southerfield Hall; £1290, £1285, £1240 Bankend; £1280, £1260 (x7), £1255 (x7) Cockleybank; £1275 Tarn Lodge Farm. AA – £1410, £1280 Tarn Lodge Farm; £1320 Laversdale Farm; £1255 (x2), £1220 Cockley Bank; £1220 (x2) Yew Tree Farm. Sim – £1295 Barton Dale; £1245 (x2), £1160 (x6) High Dovecote; £1170 Broathill. Mont – £1280, £1220 Greenwrae. Hfd – £1265 Cockley Bank; £1060 Cumcatch Farm. Fleck – £1150 Southerfield Hall. Long – £1130 Fishwick Mains. Hol – £1100 Yew Tree Farm. Fr – £1060, £1020 (x2), Middle Farm.

Heifers – Lim – £1580, £1550 Clappers Farm; £1570 Rose Farm; £1500, £1400 Croft House; £1460 Tarn Lodge Farm; £1280 (x4), £1260 (x2), £1200 Cockley Bank; £1230, £1200 (x2) Woodslee. BB – £1520, £1310, £1250, £1240, £1210 Rottington Hall; £1420 Tarn Lodge Farm; £1310, £1200 (x10) Cockley Bank. Char – £1450 Clappers Farm; £1270 Cockley Bank; £1235, Hillhead. Sim – £1340, £1240, £1230 Cardew House. AA – £1270, £1190, Cockleybank; £1190 Tarn Lodge Farm.

Weaned bulls – Sim – £1280 Gerrard House; £1260, £1200 (x2) Castlewigg Farm; £1020 Dornock Mains. AA – £1150 (x2) Barnglies. Hfd – £1030 Barnglies. Stabiliser – £990 Pinegrove. Lim – £950 Burn House. BB – £790 Low Meadow; £760 Dornock Mains. HF – £590 Crossrigg Farm.

Weaned heifers – AA – £1290 Glenwood House. BB – £1065 Sleightholme; £1040, £940 (x4) Greensyke. Lim – £1050, £870 Gallhill; £1030, £880 (x3), New House Farm; £970 (x2) Greyside Farm; £970, £910 Sleightholme Farm. Sim – £810 Castlewigg Farm. Blonde – £770 Sleightholme Farm. Char – £760, £710 Greyrigg. Continental – £720, £690 Millriggs Farm. Long – £650 Fishwick Mains.

Weaned steers – BB – £1100 Sleightolme Farm; £790 Lamonby Hall; £780 Gallhill; £750 (x3), £700 (x2) Low Meadows; £740 (x5) Holmewrangle Farm. Lim – £1040, £890 Greyside Farm; £900, £870, £820, Changue Farm; £820 The Crescent. Sals – £990 Mosshill Farm. AA – £890 (x3), £740 (x2) Cooper House Farm. Char – £870 (x2) Lamonby Hall. HF – £790 Burn House. Cont – £780, £770, £730 (x2) Stenries View. Hfd – £720 Lamonby Hall. BG – £650 Burn House. BS – £750 Leafield Farm. Sim – £750 Stenries View. BWhite – £750 Burn House.

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Bull calves – Lim – £470, £420 Beyond the Moss; £455 Askham Hall Farm; £455, £400 Kirtlevale; £430, £420 Windy Hill. BB – £455 (x2) Woodhouse; £450, £430, £420, Monks House; £445 Becklees Farm; £430 Woodend Farm; £420, £400 (x2) Petteril Side Farm. AA – £340 (x2) Evening Hill; £340 Justicetown Farm. Hfd – £325 Philgowan. Sim – £240 Tarn Hill. Frn – £235 Philgowan; £135 Low House Farm. Fleck – £210 (x2) Woodhouse; £165 Coombe Crag. HF – £205 (x2), Woodhouse. Long – £190 Sewborwens Farm. DS – £115 Morton Farm.

Heifer calves – BB – £480 Monks House; £400 (x2) Justicetown Farm. Lim – £460, £440, £435 Windy Hill. Sim – £335, Philgowan. AA – £280, £255 Petteril Side Farm; £280 Crookdake Hall; £270, Justicetown Farm. Hfd – £265 Crookdake Hall.

Stirling (UA)

Trade remained buoyant at United Auctions' sale of 994 cattle which saw heifers cash in at 222.12p having peaked at 275.40p for a 414kg Limousin cross from Bughtknowes or £1560 for a 656kg Limousin cross from Meikle Finnery.

Bullocks averaged 225.82p having sold to 269.60p for a 460kg Limousin from Gaisland or £1425 for a 616kg entry of the same breed from North Woodend.

Dairy bullocks were topped at 211.00p by a 493kg Montbelairde cross from Knockeffrick and £1190 for a 568kg similar animal from Knockeffrick, to balance out at 191.93p, whilst dairy cows levelled at 127.58p having sold to 163.70p for a Holstein Friesian from Westerhill or £1290 for a Holstein cross from Bandirran.

An Aberdeen-Angus cross from Oakersdyke led the young bulls at 231.90p or £1360 for a Beef Shorthorn cross from Sornfallow, to average 220.52p, while beef cattle cashed in at 143.62p having sold to 208.50p for a Saler cross from Gateshaw and to £1790 for a Charolais from Balthayock.

The 41 rearing cattle peaked at £675 for two Limousin cross stirks from A Hope, Nether Skellyhill, Lesmahagow.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 251-300kgs – Dyke £655, 244.40p; 301-350kgs – Hilton of Cardross £900, 260.10p; 351-400kgs – Hilton of Cardross £1030, 264.10p; 401-450kgs – Midlock £1140, Helentongate 260.10p; 451-500kgs – Dykehole £1285, Gaisland 269.60p; 501-551kgs – Almont £1305, 248.60p; 552-601kgs – Longfauld £1410, 250.00p; 602-651kgs – North Woodend £1425, 231.30p.

Heifers – Up to 250kgs – Greenhill £565, 256.80p; 251-300kgs – Dyke £670, 243.60p; 301-350kgs – Callochant £800, Greenhill 229.40p; 351-400kgs – Hilton of Cardross £945, West Park 247.20p; 401-450kgs – Bughtknowes £1140, 275.40p; 451-500kgs – Bughtknowes £1260, Craighead 256.40p; 501-551kgs – Craighead £1290, 248.10p; 552-601kgs – Midlock £1540, 258.40p; 652-701kgs – Meikle Finnery £1560, 237.80p.

Young bulls – 301-350kgs – Oakersdyke £720, Newpark 226.00p; 351-400kgs – Oakersdyke £835, 231.90p; 401-450kgs – East Balscalloch £935, 229.70p; 451-500kgs – East Balscalloch £1000, 210.50p; 652-701kgs – Sornfallow £1360, 196.00p.

OTM cows – Balthayock (Char) £1790; Holehouse (Char X) £1750; Binn (BB) £1670; West Mains (Sim) £1630; Hood (Hfd) £1570; Greenlands (A-A) £1410; West Park (Garrick) (Lim) £1330; Morningside (BS) £1310; Bandirran (Hol) £1290; Sornfallow (Lui) £1270; Gateshaw (Sal) £1230; Falside (HF) £1150; Sornfallow (SH) £1090; Moulin (Cont) £1050; Meikle Finnery (BH) £1010; Bandirran (Mont) £1010.

Rearing on milk – Kilbride (Lim X) £450; Lochside (A-A X) £430; Lochside (BS X) £360; Nether Pratis (Sim X) £290

Rearing stirks – Nether Skellyhill (Lim X) £675; Glenburn (BS X) £605; Townfoot (Lim X) £600; West Riggs (A-A X) £600; Firs (A-A X) £500; Nether Skellyhill (BF) £370.

Ayr

All classes of store cattle sold well at Craig Wilson Marts' weekly sale, where bullocks cashed in at 228.4p having sold to £1500 for three Charolais from Kayshill or to 264.7p for Limousins from Balluskie.

Heifers reached a top price of £1375 for a Limousin from Balluskie and to 288.1p for a similar animal from Markhill Farms, to average 222.5p.

Friesian Bullocks balanced out at 183.5p having peaked at £1130 from Highpark or 211.3p for a pen from Benston.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Char – £1500, £1450, £1410, £1310 Kayshill; £1380, £1250 Laigh MacGowanston; £1210 Blackerne. Lim – £1430 Townhead of Lambroughton; £1380, £1250 Barneil; £1340 Tinto View and Kayshill; £1310 Balluskie; £1290 Mossend (Kirkmichael); £1270 Tinto View and Langholm; £1245 Blackerne; £1200 Markhill. Sim – £1430 MacNairston; £1400 Kayshill; £1325 Skeoch; £1310, £1290 Langholm; £1300, £1240 Blackerne; £1295 Kayshill; £1270 Laigh MacGowanston. BB – £1420 Tinto View; £1240 Markhill; £1220 Auchinbay; £1180 Outerwood; £1130 Auchinbay; £1125 Tinto View. AA – £1270 Clevance; £1240 Castle Mains; £1225 Skeoch; £1200 Cairnhouse (Arran); £1190 Kayshill; £1160 Bogside; £1140 Castle Mains and Clevance. Shorthorn – £1240 Brocklie; £1135 Balluskie. Hereford – £1125 Blackerne. Saler – £1130 Markhill. Friesian – £1130 Highpark; £1120 Benston; £915 Low Wardneuk. Montbeliard – £990, £875, £860 North Two Mark; £950 Staffler.

Heifers – Lim – £1375, £1260, £1065, £1030 Balluskie; £1345, £1340, £1240, £1200, £1100 Auchentibbert; £1200, £1175, £1145, £1060 Pinvalley; £1090 MacNairston; £1085 Barneil; £1060, £1025 Markhill; £1030 Rigghead and Fore Rogerton. Char – £1355, £1210 Kayshill. BB – £1355, £1090 Tinto View; £1210 Markhill; £1110, £1090 Auchinbay; £1040 Fore Rogerton; £1030 Staffler; £1000 Laigh Smithston. AA – £1110 Cairnhouse (Arran); £1100 Clevance and Tinto View; £1050 Mid Skeog. Shorthorn – £1100 Benston; £1010 Knocknaib. Sim – £1095 Markhill; £1060 MacNairston; £985 Whitestanes.

Newton Stewart

Limousins proved popular at Craig Wilson Marts' sale of 320 store cattle, where beef-bred cattle averaged 224p having sold to £1440 for two bullocks from H Young, Waulkmill or to 260p for bullocks from Messrs Scott, Garchew, Bargrennan.

Some 58 dairy-bred cattle sold to £940 for black and white bullocks from R and D Wilson, High Barness, Wigtown and to 200p for Fleckvieh bullocks from Messrs Ferguson, Mains of Penninghame, to balance out at 181p.

Heifers were topped by Limousins from P Baillie, Camrie Farm, at £1530 and 243.2p, to level at 208.9p.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1440 Waulkhill; £1370 Camrie; £1220 No7 South Balfern; £1180 Waulkmill. AA – £1170 Kildrochat; £1140 Waulkmill; £1100 High Barness. Hereford – £1140 Kildrochat. Char – £1140, £1100 Craigneil (Walker).

Heifers – Lim – £1530, £1440, £1405, £1310, £1200 Camrie. Char – £1370, £1260 Camrie; £1155, £1035 Craigneil (Walker). AA – £1040 Waukmill; £980 Moorpark, Sandhead.

Thainstone

A flying trade at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 323 store cattle, young bulls and breeding cattle, saw bullocks average 223p having sold to 260.7p for three 303kg Limousin from Bogie Street, Huntly or to £1670 for a 758kg Charolais cross from Diamonds, Deerness.

Heifers levelled at 228p with a top of 263.2p for three 418kg Limousin crosses from South Law, New Pitsligo and £1330 for a 530kg Simmental cross from Myres Widewall, South Ronaldsay and bulls sold to 207.7p and £1155 for a 556kg Simmental cross from West Maldron, Torphins.

Breeding cattle sold to £1800 for a Salers cross with Charolais cross bull calf from Sandlodge Farm House, Sandwick, while cows with heifer calves peaked at £1480 for a Simmental cross with Simmental cross calf from Towerhill, St Ola.

In-calf heifers were topped at £1640 for a Simmental cross from Towerhill.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Blackpark, Culloden Moor (Lim) £610, 222.6p. 301-350kg – Woodend Farm, Auchterless (Sim) £820, 251.5p. 351-400kg – Bogie Street (Lim) £1035, 260.1p. 401-450kg – Whitehouse Farm, Lumphanan (Cha) £1130, 251.1p. 451-500kg – Calier, Auchnarrow (Cha) £1145, Whitehouse Farm (Sim) 238.9p. 501-550kg – Hillhead Easterton, Hatton (Lim) £1280, 244.3p. 551-600kg – Keldra, Firth (Sim) £1440, Keldra (Sim), Drumgrain, Keith (AA) 241.6p. 651-700kg – Diamonds (Sal) £1500, Drumgrain (Sim) 226.3p. 701-750kg – Diamonds (Cha) £1620, 223.1p.

Heifers – Up to 350kg – Cairntack Farm, Belhelvie (Cha) £825, 244.1p. 351-400kg – Blackpark (Lim) £970, 246.2p. 401-450kg – South Law (Lim) £1100, Thistleyhillock, Kininmonth (Lim) 244.3p. 451-500kg – South Law (Lim) £1230, 256.3p. 501-550kg – Thistleyhillock (Lim) £1200, Myres Widewall (Sim) 250.9p. 551-600kg – Drumgrain (Lim) £1240, 224.6p.

Bulls – Up to 500kg – Glenurquhart Farm, Cromarty (Hfd X) £860. 501-550kg – Glenurquhart Farm (Hfd X) £820. 551-600kg – Barnyards, Mintlaw Station (AA) £1150, 191.7p.

Breeding cattle – Cow with bull calf – A-A X – Cairntack Farm, Belhelvie £1750. Sim X – Towerhill £1580; Sandlodge Farm House £1520; Towerhill £1400. BB X – Towerhill £1380.

Cow with heifer calf – Sim X – Towerhill £1400, £1380.

In-calf heifer – Sim X – Towerhill £1620.

Lanark

A mixed show of cattle at Lawrie and Symington's sale of 604 store and breeding cattle, saw bullocks sell to £1460 for a 624kg Charolais from Netherton or to 264.6p for a 446kg for another of the same breed from Linnhead, to balance out at 223.8p.

Heifers peaked at £1450 for a 566kg Limousin from Gillbank and to 298p for a 406kg British Blue from Laigh Park (Blairnavaid), to level at 218p, while dairy bullocks reached a top of £1130 for a 584kg British Friesian from the Boag, to cash in at 178p.

The dispersal of cows with calves from Overburns, sold to £3000 for a Aberdeen-Angus cross cow with British Blue cross heifer calf at foot, while the autumn calving cows being dispersed from Broomhill sold to £1900 for an in-calf Aberdeen-Angus cross cow.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 350kg – £840 Drumalea; 248.5p Drumalea. 351-400kg – £960 West Carnduff; 253.4p Laigh Carnduff. 401-450kg – £1180 Linnhead; 264.6p Linnhead. 451-500kg – £1185 Broomfield Lodge; 241.6p Linnhead. 501-550kg – £1270 Laigh Park (Blarnavaid); 244p Broomfield Lodge. 551-600kg – £1410 Newwbyre; 243.9p Newbyre. 601-650kg – £1460 Netherton; 234p Netherton. 651+kg – £1320 Tanhill; 202.5p Tanhill.

Heifers – Up to 350kg – £975 Laigh Park (Blairnavaid); 284.3p Laigh Park (Blairnavaid). 351-400kg – £1100 Laigh Park (Blairnavaid); 281.3p Laigh (Blairnavaid). 401-450kg – £1210 Laigh Park (Blairnavaid); 298p Laigh Park (Blairnavaid). 451-500kg – £1275 Linnhead; 272.4p Linnhead. 501-550kg – £1240 Mossplatt; 231.5p Mossplatt. 551-600kg – £1450 Gillbank; 256.2p Gillbank. 601+kg – £1230 Mafflat; 201p Mafflat.

Dairy bullocks – £1130 Boag; £955 Moy; £950 Westtown; £910 Drumalea; £900 Cuff; £840 Moy; £825, £815 Craigthorn; £810 Cuff.

Overburns dispersal – AAX cow with BBX heifer calf at foot, £3000; AAX cow with LimX calf, £2250; AA cow with BBX bull calf at foot, £2200; Blonde cow with AA bull calf at foot, £2000; AAX heifer and cross bull calf at foot, £2000; BB X Lim bull, £2900; AA bull, £2000

Broomhill dispersal – AA or Saler AA X cow, £1900 and £1850; SimX, £1850; SalerX, £1900, £1800 (x2). Heifers – AAX, £1850; SalerX £1800, £1600, £1550.

Penrith

On Monday, Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart held their fortnightly sale of 324 store cattle, where prices peaked at £1485 for a 16-month-old Limousin cross heifer from EA and W Strong, Ploveriggs.

Bullocks sold to £1415 for a 21-month-old dairy-bred Limousin bullock from Blands Farm.

LEADING prices

Heifers – Lim – £1485 Ploveriggs; £1475, £1375, £1285 High House Farm (Nevinson); £1355, £1295, £1215 (x4), Low Row; £1335 Nook Farm; £1285, Hole House (Coulston); £1235, Townend (Wilson); £1225, Thorneycroft; £1215 (x2), £1205 (x3), Blands Farm. Char – £1335 Sleagill House; £1165, £1125 Crosby Lodge. AA – £1295, £1235 (x6), £1115 (x3) Low Row; £1285 Blands Farm; £1075 Midtown Farm (Strong). BB – £1005 Tilery Farm.

Bullocks – Lim – £1415, £1355, £1335 (x2), £1295 (x3) Blands Farm; £1395, £1345, £1285 (x5) Sleagill House; £1395, £1335, £1285 Ploveriggs; £1395 High House Farm (Nevinson); £1385, £1215, £1205 Hole House (Coulston); £1355, £1345 (x2), £1315 Low Row; £1285, Nook Farm; £1285, £1265, £1255 (x2), Howgill Castle; £1275, £1235 Townend (Wilson). AA – £1385 (x3) Sleagill House; £1255 (x6), £1225 Street House (Maughan). BB – £1365, £1335 (x4), £1255, Bells View; £1315 Low Row. BS – £1295 Low Row. Mont – £1235 Bells View. HF – £1175 (x3) Low Row.