TRADE reached a top of 1200gns at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' May rare breed sale at Thainstone, last Saturday, when a Belted Galloway cow and her heifer calf from *** sold to ***.

Breeding cattle also reached 1100gns for a Galloway cross cow with her bull calf from ****.

LEADINGawards:

Horses and ponies – Coloured mare 650gns; mare 480gns; Skewbald filly 340gns (x2).

Breeding cattle – Belt Gal cow with heifer calf – 1220gns; Gal X cow with male calf – 1100gns; Shetland heifer with male calf 920gns.

Cattle – Longhorn female 880gns; Highland male 700gns; Gal female 520gns.

Pigs – Gloucester Old Spot female 320gns; Mangalista female 160gns; Saddleback gilt 70gns (x2); Berkshire female 70gns.

Sheep – ewe lambs –Dorset 120gns; Jacob 70gns. Breeding ewes – Dorset 130gns; Hampshire 110gns; Ryeland 100gns; Oxford 80gns. Store hoggs – Zwartbles 240gns; Dorset 75gns; Shetland 50gns.

Ewes and lambs (Per head) – Valais Blacknose 200gns; Dorset 120gns; Zwartble 100gns; Kerryhill 95gns; Ryeland 95gns; Jacob 65gns; Greyface 45gns. Rams – Zwartbles 200gns; Dorset 125gns; Oxford 110gns; Jacob 55gns; Shetland 50gns. Ram lambs – Dorset 105gns; Ryeland 52gns.

Goats – Pygmy males 160gns; Pygmy nanny and two Kids 105gns; Pygmy nanny and kid 95gns.

Eggs – Barnvelder large gowl £40; Chamois Polish Bantam £32; Bourbon Red turkeys £30; Cuckoo Maran £30; Abacot Ranger duck £28; Cream Legbar large fowl £28; Light Sussex large fowl £28; Golden pheasant £28.

Tack – 15” saddle £140; 17’5” Wintec £100; Black Cob harness £70; saddle £70; 17½ event saddle £60; 16” pony saddle £55.

Poultry – pair white peacocks £300; cameo Pied Peahen £160; Trio White Tufted ducks £150; pair black and white Magpie runner £150; pair White Peafowl £115; trio Silver Guinea Fowl £110; new Hampshire Red quad £110; two Golden Brahma £110 (x2); two Maran £110; trio White Araucana pullet £110; quad shaver brown pullets £100; pair White crested Poland £100; two Crested Cream Legbar pullets £100.

Bygone era – Albion binder seal £50; neep hasher £25; butter churn £22; seed fiddle £20; rolls twine £18; milk churn £18; steel yard £15; judgeware pot and lid £15.

Poultry equipment – hen house £200; pig feeders £140; hen house and run £120; coup £110.