Special sales – Dingwall, NS, CD, Stirling, Lerwick and Ayr

Bullocks sold to 331.30p for a 492kg Limousin cross from Blairshinnoch and to £2000 for a 733kg Aberdeen Angus cross from High Unthank.

Heifers peaked at 334.80p for a 448kg Beef Shorthorn cross from Ormsary and to £1910 for a 692kg Limousin cross from Botherickfield.

Young bulls (10) averaged 230.91p having sold to 244.90p for a Beef Shorthorn cross from Gardrum and to £1680 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Mosshall.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – AA – High Unthank £2000, £1990, £1930, £1910 x2; Mill House 310.90p and 306.70p; Mill House £1900; Castlehill 306.20p, 305.70p; High Unthank £1900; Mill House 305.40p; Castlehill £1770 x2; Birchburn 304.30p. BSH – Shawhead £1660; Ormsary 291.40p; Ormsary £1590, £1550; Blairshinnoch 291.10p; Blairshinnoch £1470; Ormsary 289.60p; Shawhead £1465; Drygate 289.40p. Char – Crailloch £1760, £1700; Blairshinnoch 326.10p; Compestonend £1670; Wintermuir 322.40p; Mill House £1650; Craighead 320.50p; Linnhead £1620; Lagganorie 316.20p; Wintermuir £1610. Lim – Linnhead £1840; Blairshinnoch 331.30p; Kilkeddan £1830; Wintermuir 322.40p; West Shirva £1770, 318.90p; Kilkeddan £1740; Drumnessie 318.00p; Summerhouse £1730; Botherickfield 317.40p; West Shirva £1700, 317.40p. Sim – Forestmill £1685, £1670, £1650; Auchnotteroch 317.10p; Gillandersland £1640 x2; Gilmanscleugh 309.10p. BB – Gillandersland £1870, £1640, £1610; Woodend 308.20p, 302.90p. Saler – Ormsary £1420, £1415; Blairshinnoch 289.60p. BF – Summerhouse £1300, Dalfoil 258.90p, 252.50p, 248.80p. ST X – Horseholm £1425; South Mains 311.30p, 310.30p, 310.00p, 306.60p, 301.80p. Mont – Nethertown £1300, Dalfoil 263.20p, 258.90p, 252.50p.

Heifers – AA – High Unthank £1750, Mill House 295.70p; Mill House £1690, High Unthank 289.30p; Blair Mains £1600, Mill House 286.90p; Mill House £1595, £1570, The Firs 285.70p. BB – Summerhouse £1470, North Woodend 295.80p; North Medrox £1365, 274.60p. BSH – Ormsary £1500, £1370, 334.80p, 279.00p, 268.30p. Sim – Grange of Lindores £1640, Ormsary 334.80p; Dalfask £1610, Milton 306.10p; Botherickfield £1595, Ormsary 305.20p; Ormsary £1540. Lim – Botherickfield £1910, Blairshinnoch 331.30p; West Meikle Pinkerton £1730, Croftintygan 325.70p; Blairshinnoch £1660, Drumnessie 324.10p; West Meikle Pinkerton £1640, 318.30p, 317.80p, 315.00p; West Shirva £1600, Blairshinnoch 311.20p; West Meikle Pinkerton £1600. Char – Templehall £1640, £1630, Craighead 313.20p; Kilkeddan £1600, Blairshinnoch 312.50p; Mill House £1600, Lagganorie 311.10p; Riverside £1600, 309.70p; Templehall £1600. STX – Horseholm £1410, £1200, South Mains 285.70p. Saler – Barharrow £1420, 295.80p.

Young bulls – AA – Mosshall £1680, 239.30p.

Carlisle

AT Harrison and Hetherington’s weekly sale, some 399 bulls and weaned calves sold to a top of £1740 per head for a British Blue bull from Messrs Carruthers, Raw Foot.

The 401 calves forward for the weekly sale were led by a Limousin bull Messrs Dalgleish, Thorniethwaite which sold for £650.

Leading Prices

Bulls – BB – £1740 Rawfoot. Lim – £1520, £1380 Ross Farm, £1400 Newton of Logierait; £1360, £1350 Mains of Minnydow; £1310 Midtown Farm; £1310 Greenwrae; £1290 Blackethouse Farm; £1270, £1260, £1200 £1080 Little Orton Farm. Char – £1320 The Square. Hfd – £1280 Crossrigg Farm. BSH – £1030 Cardewlees Farm. BG – £880, £740 Crummock Bank Farm.

Steers – Lim – £1290, £1280 (x4) Riggshields; £1210 Thorniethwaite; £1170 Glenlea; £1060 Mill Road; £1020 Beyond the Moss. AA – £1170 (x3), Brackenthwaite Farm. BB – £1290 Riggshields; £1270, £1150, £1140, Making Place Bungalow; £1190 (x4) Stone House. Sim – £1000 Low Three Mark.

Heifers – Char – £1230 Whitehills Farm; £1080 Bank Farm; £1040 Mill Road. BSH – £1230 Whitehills Farm. AA – £1220 (x2) Stubbyknowe. BB – £1210 Rawfoot; £1180 Making Place Bungalow; £1110 High Plains. Lim – £1170 Making Place Bungalow.

Cows and calves – Hfd – £1760, £1300 East Nethershields Farm. A-A – £1600 (x2) East Nethershields Farm. Lui – £1680 East Nethershields Farm. Lim – £1640 East Nethershields Farm. Sim – £1520 East Nethershields Farm. Gall – £1470, £1240 East Nethershields Farm. BG – £1410, £1300 East Nethershields Farm.

Calves – Bull – Lim – £650 Thorniethwaite. BB – £580, £520 Tempest Tower; £510 Bectonhall. Sim – £505 Haregills Cottage. AA – £500 Bankhead of Balcurvie. HF – £385 Winter Tarn Farm. Hol – £370 (x2) Castlesteads.

Heifer calves – BB – £530 Milton Hill Farm; £490 (x2) Tempest Tower. Lim – £510 Broomberry Farm. SH – £420 Upper Portrack. A-A – £350 Harelawhole.

Lochboisdale

Store lambs averaged £51.48 and sold to £116 for Suffolks from MD May, 1 Malaglate, Lochmaddy, at United Auction’s sale.

Feeding sheep sold to £121 for a Texel ewe from Melbost Farm, Stornaway, Isle of Lewis.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Suff X – 1 Malaglate £108; Melbost, 8 Nunton £90; 6 Rhuban £87; 2 Sollas £81; 409/410 Smerclate £78; 4 Middlequarter, Leanish £75; 4 Middlequarter £74; 9 Gearradubh, 325 North Boisdale, 10 Sollas £70; Drimore, 6 Newton Ferry £69. Tex X – 200 & 233 Stoneybridge £91; 18 West Gerinish £90; 6 Dunganichy £79; Millcroft, 200 and 233 Stoneybridge, 6 Rhuban £76; 19 West Gerinish £75; 5 Dunganichy £72; 18 West gerinish £70; 4 West Gerinish £68. Char – 325 North Boisdale £70. Chev – 7 Frobost £94; 200 & 233 Stoneybridge £83; 17 Ormiclate £73; 5 Howmore, 2 Sollas £72; 9 Baile, Melbost, 5 Howmore £71; Doon Linique, 11 Claddich Illery, Leanish, 1 South Locheynort £70; St Marys Church, Sealladh Ard £69; Ardkenneth, 7 Frobost, 3 Kilaulay, Sandry, 6 Kildonan £68. Cross – 1 Malaglate £90; 8 Nunton £80; Doon Linique, 8 Nunton £77; 1 Malaglate £74; 5 Howmore £71; St Marys Church £70; 6 Newton Ferry £69; Doon Linique £68. Mule – 3 Bunavullin £66. Chev/Mule – 302 Kilphedar £84. BF – 304 Kilpheder £60; 4 South Glendale, 5 Creagorry £58; Sealladh Ard, 170/2 Earsary £53; 4 Howmore £52, £51; 4 South Glendale £50; 4 Howmore £49; 3 Lochcarnan, 9 Gearradubh, 6 Dunganichy, 7 Frobost £48.

Feeding sheep – Suff – 6 Newton Ferry £100; 6 Rhughasinish £98. Belt – 1 Malaglate £105. Tex – Melbost £121; 119 Craigston £108; 18 West Gerinish £100; 9 Baile £88; 11 Eoligarry, 123 Craigston, 138 Stilligarry, 1 Malaglate, Muileann Dubh, 8 Nunton £80; Sandry £78; 391 Garrynamonie £70. Chev – St Peters £95; Sandry £90; 14 Carinish £78; 8 Peninerine £77; 57 Clachan £71; 426 North Lochboisdale, 57 Clachan £70; 284 Daliburgh £68; 8 Peninerine £67; 57 Clachan, 284 Daliburgh £65; 1 Craigstome, 49 Balgarva, 6 Newton Ferry, 8 Gearradubh, 24 Claddach Baleshare, Glebe, 14 Carinish, 363 South Boisdale £60. Cross – 8 Nunton £80; 2 East Gerinish £70; Tigh Na Mara, 10 Sollas, 4 Ormiclate £60. Mule – 409/410 Smerclate £91; 1 Malaglate £75; 409/410 Smerclate £72; 6 Rhughasinish £70. BF – Aird Illeray £110; 79 Borve £70; 472 North Lochboisdale £68; 23 Liniclate £65; 8 Kallin £62; 4 Howmore £60; 465 South Lochboisdale, 49 Balgarva £58; Tigh Na Mara, 6 Dunganichy, St Michaels £55; 83 Borve £54; 4 Howmore £53; 465 South Lochboisdale, Tigh Na Mara £52; 228 Bruernish, 32 Liniclate, 1 Craigstrome £50.

Dalmally

United Auctions sold 2553 sheep at their store sale which peaked at £100 for Blackface lambs from L John, Cnoc Dubh, Bunessan.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Tex – Cairnbaan £90; Ellary, Craig £86; Lephinkill, Craig £80; Craig £79; Glenshero £77; Kilvaree £74; Silvercraigs £70.50. Chv – 2 Keil Crofts £80.50; Ragged Edge £76; Leachive £71; Glenshero, Achnacreemore £70; Barndromin £66.50; Ardchonnel £66; Ardgour Est £64. Cross – Cairnbaan £79, £72.50; Kilvaree £69; Ardchonnel £65; Brenfield £64. Mule – Ragged Edge £83.50; Ellary, Achalic £74; Stroneskar £68; Lower Tervine £64.50; Ragged Edge £62; Lower Tervine £60. Chev/Mule – Keppochan £85. BF – Cnoc Dubh £80; Balliemeanoch £67; Rhudle £66; Auchreoch £64; Achnaba, Bragleenbeg £62.50; Silvercraigs £60.50; Fernoch £60; Littleport, Dunloskin £56.50; Fidden, Lephinkill £56; Cnoc Dubh £55.50; Kilvaree, Ronachan £55.

Feeding ewes – Chev – Kilvaree £51. Cross – Auchinellan £39.50. BF – Bragleenmore £54; Castles £47; Gallachoille £44; Bragleenmore, Gorteneorn £41; Kilvaree £40.

Broughton

Texel crosses topped Harrison and Hetherington fortnightly sale at Broughton, selling at £85 per head for a pen of 10 from T Miller, Brookside.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Tex – £85, £78 Brookside, £81, £80 Row Ridding, £79 Broom Lea, £75 Abbot Park, £74 Low Scales, £74 Hall Dunnerdale. Hill/Chv – £79, £77, £75 Highground, £74 Baskell Farm.

St Boswells

A Limousin cross bullock from Messrs McGowan, Craiglea, topped the cattle trade at £1690 per head at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale.

Heifers sold to £1545 for a Limousin from the same home.

Bullocks and heifers averaged 288.61p per kg and 276p respectively.

Store lambs sold to £99.50 for Beltex from Torwoodlee.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – AA – £1090 Adderstonshiels; Lim – £1690 £1565, £1540, £1535, 338p, 324p, 319p, 304p Craiglea, £1405, £1350, £1270, 310.3p, 306p, 305.4p, 303.8p Saughtree, £1255 The Finches; Char – £1330, £1250, 284.1p Adderstonshiels

Heifers – Lim – £1545, £1530, £1510, £1490, £1470, £1460, £1450, 316p, 315p (2), 314p, 312p, 301p Craiglea; BSH – £1520, £1510, 285p Craiglea; Char – £1390, £1200 Adderstonshiels, 275p Craiglea.

Store lambs – Bel – £99.50, £96 Torwoodlee. Tex – £98, £95.50, £94, Reavley Greens, £96 Hopefoot, £92.50 Threeburnford, £90.50 Stottencleugh. Suff – £95 Stottencleugh, £93.50, £90, £88 Reaveley Greens. NCC – £93 Greenhill, Selkirk, £83, £81 Skelfhill. GF – £88 Stottencleugh, Douglasdale. BF – £85 Nickies Ha, £77.50 Scarlaw, £71 The Yett, £68 Horseupcleugh, Scarlaw, Holylee.

Huntly

Bullocks (272) and heifers (238) averaged 313.4p per kg and 286.4p respectively at the United Auctions’ sale.

Bullocks sold to 365.4p for Charolais crosses from Haddoch, Rothiemay and to £1845 for a Limousin cross from Parrock, Rothiemay.

Heifers sold to 326p for a Limousin cross from Smallburn, Elgin and to £1720 from the same home.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – 301-350kg – £1090 Moss Side, Fraserburgh; 311.5kg Ballintomb, Dulnain Bridge; 351-400kg – £1440, 363.6p Haddoch, Rothiemay; 401-450kg – £1580 Auchnascraw, Glenlivet; 365p Haddoch, Rothiemay; 451-500kg – £1680, 349.5p Haddoch, Rothiemay; 501-551kg – £1690, 328.7p Auchnascraw, Glenlivet; 552-601kg – £1760, 317.1p Auchnascraw, Glenlivet;

Heifers – 251-300kg – £940, 318.6p Parrock, Rothiemay; 351-400kg – £1190, 306.5p Haddoch, Rothiemay; 401-450kg – £1420 Parrock, Rothiemay; 322.8p Auchnascraw, Glenlivet; 451-500kg – £1630, 326p Smallburn, Elgin; 501-551kg – £1640 Auchnascraw, Glenlivet; 312p Parrock, Rothiemay; 552-601kg – £1720 Smallburn, Elgin; 308.1p Parrock, Rothiemay; 652-701kg – £1600, 237p Kincraigie, Lumphanan; 602-651kg – £1845, 300p Parrock, Rothiemay.

OTMS – AA – £1780, 196.7p Ballindalloch Home Farm. LiX – £1350, 192.4p Ballintomb, Dulnain Bridge.

Bulls – AA – £1600, 200p Ballindalloch Home Farm.

Lerwick

Some 3153 sheep sold through Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale and to a top of £107 for a Texel lamb from Solheim.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Suff – £104 Isbister, North Roe; £96 Hillock, Dunrossness; £91 Springbank, Twatt; £90.50 Mid Setter, Papa Stour; £90 South Collafirth, Ollaberry; £88.50 Punds, Burravoe; £86 Hillock; £85 Glenview, Durigarth; £80.50 Timna, Heylor; £80 South Collafirth. Tex –£107 Solheim, Walls; £98 Solheim; £94 Hillock; £82.50 Clibberswick, Haroldswick, Grindischool, Bressay; £80 Hillock, Solheim; £79 Knowes, Twatt; £77.50 Hillock. Chev – £100 Ernahoull, Uyeasound; £86 Ernahoull; £84 Ernahoull; £76 Solheim; £74 Ernahoull, Gunnister, Hamar; £73 Gunnister; £71.50 Roadside, North Roe; £71 Scatlands, West Sandwick; £70 Innhouse, Sellafirth, Ernahoull. BF - £88 Mid Setter; £81 Roadside; £60 Mid Setter. Rouge – £77 South Collafirth. Shet – £45 Roadside; £44 South Collafirth; £42 Doonbye, Ollaberry; £39 Klettnahoull, Garth, Newhouse, Unifirth; £38 The Haa, Queyfirth, Midhouse, Unifirth; £37 Ennisfirth, Sullom; £36 The Haa; £35 Vakkersted, Lochend; £34 Islesburgh, Sullom; £33 Effstigarth, Herra, Flett, Voe.

Tiree

United Auctions had forward 65 cattle and 1213 sheep which saw the former sell to £1550 for a Simmental bullock from C Coghill, Middleton or to 272p for pair of Limousin heifers from E Mackinnon, Hillcrest.

Store lambs sold to £152 for Beltex from AJ MacLean, Heylipol.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Lim – Middleton £1300, 257p. Sim – Middleton £1550, £1370, £1340; 265p, 253p, 252p. Heifers – AA – Black Croft £1500; Croish £1380; Black Croft £1280; 31 Balephetrish8 £1200; Croish 271p; 31 Balephetrish 259p; Croish 253p. Lim – Hillcrest £1240; Skipinnis £1230; Hillcrest 272p, 271p. Sim – Middleton £1210.

Store lambs – Suff – 10 Crossapol £85; 9 Barrapol £83; Scarinish £75. Bel – Heylipol £152, £135, £130. Tex – 12 Crossapol £110, £105; Clachan £90; 4 Kilkenneth £82; 7 Kilkenneth £80. Chev – 8 Barrapol £109, £104, £90; Benview £86; 3 Middleton £76; Croish £72. Mule – Lochside £89, £77. BF – 3 Balevullin £55.