Hexham
HEXHAM and Northern Marts held its annual show and sale of beef breeding cattle, where the entry of heifers with calves at foot were judged by Richard and Chris Thornton, Cornhills. 
Their champion was a Limousin cross heifer with Limmy-sired calf at foot from Foley Bros, Mirlaw House, which went on to sell for £2900. Top price however, was £3100 paid twice – for another outfit from the same home and again for a similar unit from Messrs Johnson, West Wharmley. 
A good show of in-calf heifers saw trade reach £1800 twice for a Limmy cross and again for a British Blue cross, both from Messrs Sedgewick, Errington Red House. 

LEADING prices:

Heifers with calves – Lim – £3100, £2900 (x2), £2850, £2800, £2750, £2700 (x3), £2600 (x4), £2500, £2450 Mirlaw House; £3100, £2750 (x5), £2700, £2550, £2450, £2400 West Wharmley; £2850, £2450 Dipton Foot; £2700 Tosson Glebe; £2650 Paradise Farm. BB – £3000, £2700, £2650, £2600, £2500 Mirlaw House; £2650, £2600 Mirlaw House; £2550 Paradise Farm. A-A – £1550 Hemscott Hill. 
Cows with calves – Lim – £2050 (x2), £2000, £1700 Moorsley Banks. BB – £1850 Pasture House. Sim – £1220 Errington Red House. Blo – £1400 White House. 
In-calf heifers – Lim – £1800 Errington Red House; £1750, £1650 Claywalls. A-A – £1400 Claywalls. BB – £1800 Errington Red House; £1780, £1700, £1600, £1520 (x3) Intake; £1600, £1580 Claywalls. Sim – £1500 (x2) Claywalls. 
Bulling heifers – Lim – £1300 Hawksteel. BB – £1000 Trewitt Steads.


St Boswells
A SMALL but quality show of heifers with calves was presented to judge, Craig Thomson, Lammerview, at Harrison and Hetherington’s autumn show and sale of breeding cattle. 
His champion was a single Aberdeen-Angus cross with Limousin-sired calf from Messrs King, Gospelhall, which went on to top the sale at £2600. 
Cows with calves reached £1650 for a Simmental cross from the 23-strong West Mains dispersal, and bulling heifers peaked at £1520 for a Sim-Luing from Ettrickshaws. 
An added feature of the day was the second autumn sale of Luing and Sim-Luing heifers on behalf of the Luing Cattle Society, where quality, well-grown heifers met a satisfactory trade. 
The sale reached £1500 twice for the first and second prize pairs of in-calf Sim-Luing heifers from Ian McKie, Lanton Estate, which were served by an Aberdeen-Angus bull and sold to the judge, P Rogerson, Maison Gill, and D Wilkinson, Ridley Stoke, respectively. 

LEADING prices:

Heifers with calves – A-A X – £2600, £2450, £2250 Gospelhall; £1800, £1750 (x 2) Hownam Grange. 
Cows with calves – Lim – £1550, £1450 (x2) South Falaknowe. Her X – £1350 (x2), £1100 Belford on Bowmont. A-A X – £1280 Milrighall. 
West Mains dispersal – Sim X – £1650, £1600, £1450 (x3), £1400, £1380. BB X – £1550. Char – £1320. Lim – £1320
Bulling heifers – Sim-Luing – £1520, £1450, £1180, £1150 Ettrickshaws; £1250 Wauchope; £1150 Arkleton. A-A X – £1240 Milrighall. Sho X – £1160 Cliftonpark. BB X – £1100 Grahamslaw. Sim – £1070 High Keenley Fell. 
Luing Cattle Society sale – Pedigree in-calf heifers – £1200 Rawburn.
In-calf Sim-Luing heifers – £1500 (x2), £1400, £1300 (x3), £1280 Lanton Estate. 
Pedigree Luing bulling heifers – £620, £610 Arbigland Farms. 
Sim-Luing bulling heifers – £1320, £1300 Upper Chatto; £1200, £1180, £1120, £1080 Rawburn. 
Luing yearling heifers – £500 Arbigland Farms.

Dingwall
AN entry of 452 breeding cattle met a satisfactory trade for in-calf heifers at Dingwall and Highland Marts sale which included the dispersal of 83 Aberdeen-Angus cross cows with calves from Laggan of Clachaig and the dispersal from Peallaig, Dingwall. 
In-calf heifers topped the trade at £2900 on three occasions from the 210 on offer – for two Simmental crosses from Braes of Enzie, Buckie, and again for a British Blue from Udale, Poyntzfield.
In-calf cows (90) sold to £1700 twice for Simmental crosses from Kinnahaird, Contin. 
Females with calves peaked at £2300 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross cow with March-born calf from Laggan of Clachaig, and bulling heifers (38) reached £1280 for a pair of Simmental crosses from Wellhouse, Beauly. 
Bulls (14) sold to a top price of £2000 for an Aberdeen-Angus from Laggan of Clachaig, and again for a Shorthorn from Alvie Estate, Kincraig. 

LEADING prices:

Heifers with calves – Heifer calf – Lim X – Attadale, Balmacara, £1950. Sho X – 2 Eynort, £1600. Lim X – Rennieshill, Newmachar, £1580.Male calf – Sal X – 2 Eynort, £1450. Sim X – 22 Achfrish, Lairg, £1150.
Cows with calves – Heifer calf – A-A X – Laggan of Clachaig, £2300, £2100. BSho X – Laggan of Clachaig, £2100 (x2). Lim X – Laggan of Clachaig, £1800. Sim X – Peallaig, £1400. A-A – Balaldie Farm, Fearn, £1350. WSho X – Peallaig, £1250. Male calf – A-A X – Laggan of Clachaig, £2100, £2000 (x4). BSho X – Laggan of Clachaig and Peallaig, £1650. A-A – Peallaig, £1600. Sim X – Boggiewell, £1550. WSho X – Peallaig, £1400. Char X – Boggiewell, £1400. Lui X – Peallaig, £1250. Sho X – Carnoch, £1200. Sho – Peallaig, £1200. Twins – Sho X – Peallaig, £1750. 
In-calf females – Heifers – Sim X – Braes of Enzie, £2500. Sho X – Culmill, Kiltarlity, £2300. Lim X – Culmill, £2300. Sal X – Braes of Enzie, £2300. BSho X – Culmill, £2,250. BB – Udale Farm, £2200. Lim – 6 Tote, Skeabost, £2150. A-A X – Braes of Enzie, £2150. Cows – A-A X – Torran Farm, Delny, £1680. Sim X – Kinnahaird Farm, £1620 (x2). BSho X – Laggan of Clachaig, £1450. Sim – Torran Farm, £1280. Lim X – Brae Eynort, Carbost, £1100. Char X – Kintail, Kyle of Lochalsh, £1050.
Bulling heifers – Lui X – Aldie Farm Partnership, Edderton £1180. Sim – Wellhouse, Beauly, £1130. Lim X – Lower Milton Farm, Drumnadrochit, £1100. Sim X – Rhilochan, Rogart, £1040. Sho – Achley Farm, Dornoch, £1000 (x2). A-A X – Achley Farm, £920. BSho X – Rurach Croft, Inverinate, £820. 
Breeding bulls – BSho – Alvie Estate, Kincraig, £2000. Char – Peallaig, £1800. WSho – Drumgask, Laggan, £1350. Sal – Carnoch, Strathconon, £1100. Sim – Boggiewell, Fortrose, £1020.

Stirling (UA)
UNITED Auctions sold 616 beef breeding cattle at the October sale at the weekend, where a British Blue cross heifer with heifer calf at foot from Wester Thomaston topped at £2750. 
Cows with calves hit £2300 for a Simmental with bull calf from Harehead, and in-calf females reached £1720 for a continental cross cow from Knock O Ronald. 
A dispersal of cows with calves from North Amulree peaked at £2350 for a Luing cow with bull calf. 

LEADING prices:

In-calf females – Heifers – Graystale (Lim X x2) £1650; Graystale (cont X) in calf £1600; Laight (BP) £1400. Cows – Knock O Ronald (cont X) £1720, £1700; Knock O Ronald (BP) £1680; Sorn Mains (Lim X) £1650.
Heifers with calves – Bull calf – Harehead (Sim) £2700; Ross (Lim) £2700; Little Kilchatten (cont X) £2600; Harehead (Luing) £2550; Crosshouse (BP) £2500; Ross (BLim) £2500. Heifers calf – Wester Thomaston (BB) £2750; Little Kilchatten (Lim) £2700; Ross (BP) £2600; West Thomaston (cont X) £2350; Little Kilchatten (BLim) £2350. 
Cows with calves – Bull calf – Harehead £2300 (Sim); Laight (BP) £2050; Laight (cont X) £1900, £1850; Gartness (cont X) £1800; Harehead (Sal) £1400. Heifer calf – Laight (BP) £1750; Boreland (Sim) £1620; Crosshouse (Lim) £1600; Little Kilchatten (Lim) £1500; Harehead (Luing) £1420. 
North Amulree dispersal – Luing cow with calf – £2350, £2300, £2200, £2100. Sim X Luing with calf – £2150, £2100, £2050, £2000. 
Stock cows – In calf – Beanie (Sim X) £1750, £1650; Lurg (BP) £1500, (Sho X) £1350. With calves – Beanie (Sim) £2300, £2200, (Sho X) £2100; Laight (BP) £2050, £1900; Lurg (cont X) £1900 (x2).

Oban
QUALITY sorts were sought after at United Auctions’ sale of breeding cattle, where an in-calf Simmental cross heifer from Mid Farm led at £2000, with bulling heifers to £1100 for a Simmental cross from Balliemeanoch. 


LEADING prices:

Bulling heifers – Sim X – £1100, £1000, £980 Ballymeanach, Mull. A-A X – £1050 (x2), £1000 (x5), £950 Ballymeanach, Mull. Sho X – £980 Drumachar; £780 Fiart; £780 (x4) Auchnacraig. BB X – £930 Achadhbeag. Lim X – £920, £700 Laggan; £850 Baligrundle 2; £720 Lochuisge. Gall – £900 (x2), £850 (x2) Drumachar. BG – £880 Resipole. Her X – £820 Tirfuir. BSho X – £800, £780, £690 Fiart. Lui – £800 Clachan; £800 (x2) Slaterich. 
In-calf females – Heifers – Sim X – £2000, £1450, £1420, £1350 Mid Farm; £1500, £1350 Stroneskar; £1450, £1350 Invernahyle. Lim X – £1700, £1500, £1400, £1350 Mid Farm; £1500 Stroneskar. BG – £1500, £1450, £1400, £1350 Stroneskar. Cows – Sim X – £1080, £940 Achinrier. BSho X – £1000 Tirfuir. BB X – £950 Tirfuir. Cows ran with bulls – Gall – £820 (x2), £800 (x4) Ulva Farms.
Cows with calves – Lim X – £1000 Baligrundle 4; £800 (x3) Ledcharrie. BB X – £920, £880 Tirfuir. Sim X – £900 Baligrundle 4; £850, £800 Ledcharrie. A-A X – £820 Glenfeochan Est. Gall – £820 (x2) Ulva Fms. 

Thainstone
A GOOD entry of well-bred cattle met a fast-selling trade to buyers from the Borders to the Isles at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 543 breeding cattle. 
The show and sale of spring-calving heifers was headed up by a single Limousin cross from Harry Emslie, Kinknockie, which sold to the judge, Charles Tait, Ordhill, for £2700. 
The reserve, a pair of Limmy cross heifers from JM Troup, Southbank, sold to A Smith, Leys, for £2150. 
It was another in-calf Limousin cross heifer from G Carroll, Edendiack, which topped the sale at £2900 when snapped up by G Cameron, Newton Cottage. 
The dispersal on behalf  of A and F Watt, New Noth, Gartly, peaked at £2550 for a pair British Blue crosses carrying their fifth calf.

LEADING prices:
 
Cows with calves – Bull calf – Char – Hindstones, New Aberdour £2550. Lim X – Bush of Muldearie, Mulben £1500. Sho X – Laithe, Tenston £1500. Sim X – Meikle Maldron, Torphins £1400. Heifer calf – Lim X – Coleburn, Longmorn £1780. BSho – Auchenhalrig, Speybey £1400. Char X – Meikle Maldron £1400.
In-calf heifers – Lim – Woodstock, Insch £2500. BB – Kinknockie £2250. BB X – Woodstock, Insch £2200. Lim X – Southbank, Skene £2150. Sim – Upper Sauchen, Ordhead £2050. Sim X – Upper Sauchen, Newseat of Tolquhon £1900. Sal X – Newseat of Tolquhon £1850. A-A – Newseat of Tolquhon, Tarves £1850. Blo – Kinknockie, Mintlaw £1820. Sal – Upper Sauchen £1750. Char – Upper Sauchen, £1680. Sho – Upper Sauchen £1650. Sho X – Backhill of Seggat, Auchterless £1620. Char X – Woodstock £1600. Her – Rainnieshill, Newmachar £1520. Her X – Upper Sauhen £1500. A-A X – Tormiston, Stenness £1000.
In-calf cows – A-A – Cooperstown, Eshaness £920. BSho X – Cooperstown £920.
New Noth dispersal – In-calf cows – Second calvers – BB X – £2200. Blo X – £2050. Lim X – £1800, £1750, £1700. Third calvers – Lim X – £2400, £2300, £2150, £2000 £1820. Fourth calvers – Lim X – £2350, £2250, £2050, £1900, £1820, £1780. BB X – £2000. Blo X – £1800. Sim X – £1680. Fifth calvers – BB X – £2550. Lim X – £2150, £1900, £1880, £1820, £1780. A-A X – £1820.