Special sales to include Thainstone, Stirling and Lanark

Bullocks sold for 314.20p for a 436kg Limousin cross from Glenartney and to £1800 for a 601g Aberdeen-Angus cross from North Mains of Baldovan.

A top price of 336.20p was achieved among the heifers for a 412kg Limousin cross from Wairds of Alpity, and £1780 for a 599kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Hayfield.

Young bulls (12) averaged 190.32p and sold to 247.40p for a Beef Shorthorn cross from Kincraigie and to £1400 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Woodend.

Breeding cattle soared to £5600 for a Limousin cross heifer with bull calf at foot from Wester Bleaton.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – North Mains of Baldovan £1800; Southwick 314.80p; Goddens £1775, 314.60p; North Mains of Baldovan £1670; Goddens 306.80p; Goddens £1660; Letham 305.10p; Fernie Mill £1625, 304.00p; High Craig £1600; Southwick 303.90p; Mordington Holdings £1570; Goddens 303.50p; Goddens and Riverside £1550; Riverside 302.00p; Tanhill £1535; Blasthill 301.80p. BS – North Mains of Baldovan £1665; Mid Knockglass 299.40p; Blackbog £1595; North Mains of Baldovan 296.30p; Back o Muir £1570; Molemount 295.10p; Lesserlinn £1560, 290.40p; Mid Knockglass £1545; Moulin 290.30p; East Moneyacres and Lesserlinn £1530; Mid Knockglass 290.00p; Moulin £1495; Lesserlinn and Back o Muir 288.10p; Mis Knockglass £1485, 283.30p; Drumheads £1470; Moulin 283.20p. Char – Gateside £1810 (x2); Drumtee 319.00p; Formal £1700; Formal 317.60p; Gateside £1690; Mid Knockglass 314.10p; Compestonend £1685; Almont 313.20p; Formal £1680; Borgue House 313.00p; North Mains of Baldovan £1670, £1665; Yorkston 311.80p. Lim – Back o Muir and Mordington Holdings £1670; Glenartney 314.20p; North Deanhead £1665; Balegreggan 311.10p; Udstonhead £1660; Goddens 309.90p; Gateside and East Dundurn £1640; Muirpark 308.50p; Back o Muir and Corscaplie £1595; Drumtee 307.90p. Sim – Gateside £1690; Almont 318.00p; Balegreggan £1690, £1665 (x2), Borgue House 313.00p; North Deanhead £1665; Fernie Mill 311.60p; Riverside £1630; Wester Kepdowrie 311.10p; Back o Muir £1600, £1570, Hartfield 307.30p; Lesserlinn £1560; Ryeflatt 305.90p. BB – Carskerdo £1645; Stewarton 288.00p; Glenrazie £1465, 283.90p; Stewarton £1440; Hartfield 280.70p; Nether Craig £1405; Letham 280.40p; Corscaplie £1385; Nether Craig 275.00p. Saler – Riverside £1495; Half Mark 301.20p; Kinnaird £1355; Murrayshall 299.30p; East Bracklinn £1310; Riverside 291.40p. Hfd – Blackbog £1490; Letham 299.80p; Broompark £1420; Wester Drumlochy 272.70p; Letham £1385; High Belltrees 256.70p; High Craig £1370; Blackbog 255.60p. Luing – Gateside £1640, 274.00p. Mont – Achamore £1405, £1330, 247.40p, 230.10p. STX – Riverside £1500, 290.40p; South Mains £1470, £1460, £1440, £1430, 289.70p, 286.90p, 284.90p, 284.80p; Riverside £1420, 279.90p.

Heifers – A-A – Hayfield £1780, 297.20p, 294.10p, 293.90p, 291.10p; Easter Middleton £1695, Southwick 287.70p; Hayfield £1590, £1550; Tanhill 285.70p; Easter Middleton £1530; Letham 285.20p; Tanhill £1500, £1495; Oakersdyke 285.10p. BB – Stewarton £1510, 273.30p; Lynn £1470; Stewarton 272.10p; Flenders £1370; Balker 270.00p; High Craig £1300; Flenders 266.50p. BS – Lesserlinn £1400; Killochries 284.10p; Moulin £1345; Lesserlinn 284.00p. Sim – Ryeflatt £1690; Fernie Mill 301.80p; Lands of Drumhead £1630; Almont 301.80p; Ryeflatt £1600; Ryeflatt 297.60p; Simpsonland and Ryeflatt £1500; Kirkton of Lundie 295.20p; Kirkton of Lundie £1470, £1465, Simpsonland 289.60p. Lim – Wairds of Alpity £1680, 336.20p, 333.00p, 330.20p, 329.40p, 327.90p, 326.50p; Udstonhead £1670; Wairds of Alpity 322.50p, 319.70p, 317.20p, 315.40p. Char – Hayfield £1665, £1650; Compestonend 319.90p; Compestonend £1650; Almont 317.60p; Almont £1610; Posso 314.50p, 313.60p; Compestonend and Hayfield £1590; Formal 313.00p. Hfd – Blackbog £1430; Wester Drumlochy 257.60p; Flenders £1265; Letham 255.90p.

Young Bulls – A-A – Woodend £1400, 236.50p.

Breeding cattle – Heifers and calves – Bulls – Lim X – £5600 Wester Bleaton. BPX – £5000 Pitcairn. Cont X – £4000 Crosshouse. BB X – £3400 (x2) West Thomaston. Sim X – £2500 (x2) Porterstown.

Heifer calves – Lim X – £5200 West Thomaston. BB X – £4400 West Thomaston. Cont X – £4000 Pitcairn. BP – £3800 The Ross and Wester Bleaton. Sim X – £2600 Porterstown.

Cows and calves – Bull – Lim X – £2500, £2400 Cretlevane. Sim X – £2000 Powblack. A-A X – £1550 Mosshill/

Heifers – Lim X – £2500 Crosshouse. BB X – £2400 High Greenburn. Cont X – £2000 Cretlevane. A-A X – £1600 Mosshill.

Bulling heifers – Sim X – £1720, £1620 Innerwick.

Bulls – Sim X – £3800 Westwood Lane. Lim X – £2000 Westwood Lane/

Stock cows – Stevenson, Auchenflower – £2500, £1950, £1900 (x3), £2100, £2000, £1900.

Ennion, Head of Moulin – £3500, £2650, £2550, £2500, £2500, £2500, £2200, £2050.

Carnbroe Estate – £2500, £2450, £2150, £2100, £2050, £2000, £2400, £2250, £2100, £2050 (x3), £2050.

Carlisle

A Charolais cross steer secured the top price of £1980 at Harrison and Hetherington's sale of 845 store cattle for Messrs Udale, Sideways Bank, Penrith.

Heifers sold for £1640 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Messrs Henderson, Querry Park, Lockerbie.

The weekly sale of calves sold to £650 for a dairy cross Simmental bull from Messrs Connell, East Drummodie, whilst heifers peaked at £545 for a Limousin from Messrs Graham, Hillend.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Char – £1980, £1730, £1680 Sideway Bank; £1740 (x2), £1470 (x6), £1400 (x6) Smalmstown; £1600, £1580, £1400 (x3) Spout Bank; £1590 (x3), £1580, £1500 (x2), £1380 Hallbankgate; £1400 (x5) Bridge End; £1380 Ladyhousesteads. A-A – £1880 Sandbed; £1740, £1410 Quarrypark; £1600, £1580, £1430 Blackrigg; £1590, £1360 High Flowery Hirst; £1470, £1400, £1340 Halldykes; £1430 (x3) Newton Field; £1420 (x5) Ribton House; £1410 Wood Head; £1380 Limekilns; £1370 (x2) Gimmenbie; £1320 Town House; £1305 (x3) Raygarth Field; £1300 (x4) Stainton House; £1300 (x4) Well Head. Lim – £1880, £1750, £1690, £1600 Newby; £1840 Guards Mill; £1800, £1660 Grange Grassings; £1800 Quarrypark; £1750, £1650 New Sandsfield; £1720 (x2) High House; £1710, £1600 Ash View; £1700 (x2), £1690 (x2), £1620 Blackrigg; £1680 Ash View; £1670, £1600 Broathill; £1650 Thistledown. BB – £1810 Blackrigg; £1780, £1660, £1640, £1580, £1560 (x2), £1470 Blackrigg; £1590 (x2), £1570 (x4) Yew Tree; £1500 (x2) Town House; £1440 Bankend; £1440, £1420 Halldykes; £1420, £1390 Greenshaw; £1400 Standing Stonerigg; £1380 (x2) Marina House. BS –£1780, £1600 West End; £1440 Nirvana; £1420 Greenwrae. Hfd – £1690 Rye Close; £1670 Quarrypark; £1650, £1570 Rye Close; £1480, £1440, £1250 Cross Hill; £1240 Prior Rigg. Blonde – £1590 (x3), £1570 Grassknop. Sim – £1500 Cardew House; £1460 Sideway Bank; £1360 Upper Higham Lane; £1350 Wood Head; £1270 Stenries View. Saler – £1470 Smalmstown; £1445 Beckhall Farm. Frie – £1340 Flothers; £1320 (x4), £1280 (x3) Rye Close; £1170 (x5) Middle; £1170 (x2) Fordlands. Fleck – £1380 Limekilns. HF – £1300 Flothers; £1270 Crookdyke. Dairy Shorthorn – £1210 Rye Close, Mont – £1190 Halldykes. Hols – £1070 (x3) Gill House; £1050 Kirkland.

Heifers – A-A – £1640 Quarrypark; £1480 (x3), £1470 (x3), £1435 (x3), £1290 (x3) Cockley Bank; £1480 Edenbanks; £1390, £1320, £1290 Greenwrae; £1380 (x2) Limekilns; £1340 Crookdyke; £1330 (x2) Halldykes; £1320 Longrigg Thorn; £1290 Ribton House. BB – £1600 Baldwinholme; £1490 Croft House; £1430 Blackrigg; £1390 Sandbed; £1350, £1315 Wardhall Guards; £1330 (x5), £1320 (x2) Cranberry; £1330 (x3) High Hall; £1300 (x2) Wickerthwaite. Char – £1550 Stenries View; £1500 Sideway Bank; £1480, £1440 (x2), £1300 (x7) Smalmstown; £1470, £1440, £1370 Cockleybank; £1340 Wood Head; £1300 Standing Stonerigg. Lim – £1620, £1580 (x2), £1450, £1380 Cockley Bank; £1600, £1400, £1380 (x2) Blackrigg; £1590 (x3) Croft House; £1590, £1540, £1390, £1380 (x2) Baldwinholme; £1580 Wardhall Guards; £1500 Beckhall; £1460 (x4) Croft House; £1460 Kirkhouse; £1390 Smalmstown; £1385 Wood Head; £1370 (x2) Pelutho Park. BS – £1430 West End. Hfd – £1380 (x2) Cockley Bank; £1330 Cross Hill. Frie – £1320 Rye Close. Hols – £1260, £1010 Rosewain. BG – £1200 Croft House. Sim – £1150, £1140 Upper Higham Lane.

Calves – Bulls – Sim – £650, £540 East Drummodie; £505 Howthat. BB – £600, £570, £560, £540, £520 Jeanfield; £535 Howthat; £530 Kelsick House; £525, £520 Low House; £500 Brownrigg Hall;£420, £390 Big Balcraig; £415 Rosewain; £410 Mounsey Bank; £395 East Scales. Char – £540, £480, £385 Kelsick House; £525 Howthat. A-A – £460 (x2), £420 Brunt Hill; £460, £430 (x3) East Drummodie; £460, £455, £435 Jeanfield; £455, £440 Mayfield; £435 (x3) Low House; £425 Groundy Croft. Lim – £415 Guise; £400 Hillend; £390, £370, £280 Big Balcraig; £265, £250, £230 Stoneybrook. Hfd – £350 Groundy Croft; £225 (x3), £180 (x2) Harrington Ling; £220 Low Rigg. Dairy Shorthorn – £290 Stockholm. Frie – £255, £220, £210 Main Street. Ayrshire – £255 (x2) Main Street; £160 (x3), £150 (x2) Marleycote Walls. HF – £215 Main Street.

Heifers – Lim – £545, £530 Hillend; £460, £400 Howthat; £370 Big Balcraig; £350, £300, £260 Guise; £230 (x2), £220 Bleaberry Rigg. Sim – £475, £465 East Drummodie. BB – £425, £415 (x2) Low House; £395, £300 Mounsey Bank; £380, £340 Kelsick House; £355 Mayfield; £350 Waingate Head; £310 Chalk Lodge; £290 Low Rigg; £290 Guise. Fleck – £420 Drummodie. A-A – £385 East Drummodie; £360 Howthat; £355, £315Mayfield; £350, £320, £290, £270, £240, £235 Low House; £230 (x2) Mounsey Bank. Char – £300 Howthat; £300 Kelsick House. Hfd – £215 Harrington Ling.

Dingwall

Bullocks (581) and heifers (518) averaged 275.3p per kg and 258.3p respectively at Dingwall and Highland Marts.

Bullocks sold for 361.1p for a 360kg Limousin cross from Invercharron, Ardgay, and to £1820 for a pair of 675kg Beef Shorthorn crosses from Cadbollmount, Fearn.

A pen of Wagyu crosses led the heifer trade at 404.9p for Knockdee, Halkirk, whilst a Limousin cross made £1700 for Rhevackin, Kiltarlity.

Young Bulls sold for £850 for a 380kg British blue cross from Janet Street, Halkirk.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Fiscovaig, £750, 300.0p; Achnabourin, £620, 263.8p. 301-350kg – Strathy East, £1,060, 302.9p; Kinerras £1020, 300.0p; Invercharron £990; Breakachy 301.9p; Corslet, 295.4p. 351-400kg – Invercharron £1300; Lochend £1240, £1180, 317.9p, 310.5p; Torgorm, Conon Brae, £1170, £1140, 295.5p; Badentoul, Fordyce £1100, 294.1p; North Calder, Halkirk 291.6p; Corslet, 290.4p. 401-450kg – Lochend, £1400, £1360, £1280, £1200, 341.5p, 312.6p, 290.9p, 281.0p; Invercharron £1390, £1180, 334.9p; Moss-side, Dunphail, £1300, £1250, 292.1p, 287.4p; Ardendrain, Kiltarlity, £1280, 301.2p; Badentoul, £1270, 292.0p; Torgorm £1260, 295.8p; Scarmclate £1220, 283.7p; Morvich £1170; North Calder 286.4p. 451-500kg – Knockdee, Halkirk, £1680, 289.1p; Little Croy, Inverness, £1520, £1500, 310.2p, 303.0p; Murza, Bower, £1520, £1480, £1450, £1440, £1420, £1360, 310.2p, 302.7p, 304.7p, 301.3p, 297.1p, 295.8p, 294.0p, 291.7p, 291.2p, 290.6p; Rattar Mains, Thurso, £1490, 304.1p; Torgorm £1450, 301.5p; Moss-side £1430; Invercharron £1400, 294.7p; Morvich £1400, 297.9p; Castle of Mey Trust, Longoe, £1340, £1320, 292.6p, 290.7p; Dalreoich £1320; Ardendrain £1320; Scarmclate £1320; Wester Fearn, Ardgay 295.7p; Hilliclay Mains, 291.8p. 501-550kg – Knockdee £1640, £1590, £1580, £1550, £1520, (x2), 323.5p, 296.9p, 295.2p, 295.1p, Murza; £1570, £1540, £1530, £1520, 303.1p, 292.0p, 290.1p; Ratter Mains £1550, £1520, 295.1p, 292.5p; Little Croy £1540, 296.2p; Glen Claigan £1530, 297.1p; Dounie, Edderton £1520, £1490, 293.9p. 551-600kg – Balgunloune, North Kessock £1650, £1620, £1600, 288.5p, 271.8p, 271.6p; Knockdee £1630, £1600, 282.7p, 278.6p; Culnaha Farmhouse, Nigg £1620, 276.9p; Cadbollmount, £1600; North Calder £1580, 277.2p; Murza £1570, £1530, 277.9p, 269.8p; Strathy East £1540; Lower Gartally £1540, 277.5p; Dalreoich £1520. Over 600kg – Dalreoich £1730, £1600, 258.2p; Cadbollmount £1660, £1620, (x2), 269.6p, 267.7p, 260.5p; Knockdee £1630, 260.8p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Glen Claigan, £710, 295.8p; New Croft, Knockfarrel £610, (x2); Harrapool, 273.2p; Station Road, Plockton 261.5p. 251-300kg – Glen Claigan £740, 282.4p; Trein Croft, Badentoul, 316.7p. 301-350kg – Invercharron £1050, 304.3p; Badentoul £1020, 295.7p; Kinerras, £960; Achley 283.5p. 351-400kg – Lower Toftingall, Watten, £1480, 370.0p; Lochend, £1180, 295.0p; Strathy East £1140, 288.6p; Wester Craiglands, Fortrose £1130, 282.5p; Achley £1120, 285.7p; Torgorm £1080, 284.2p; Wester Lochend, Loch Flemington 276.4p; Wester Fearn 275.0p. 401-450kg – Knockdee £1660, (x2); Shop Farm £1440, 334.9p; Strathy East £1280, 302.6p, 278.6p; Murza, £1250, £1220, 288.0p, 283.1p; Little Croy £1240, 295.2p; Lochend £1210, 284.7p; Torgorm £1200; Ardendrain, 309.1p. 451-500kg – Murza £1600, £1420, 333.3p, 302.1p; Rattar Mains £1490, £1350, 304.1p; Rhevackin £1400, £1360, 346.9p, 294.1p, 289.4p; Wester Craiglands £1350, 281.3p; Comar, Cannich £1340, 279.2p. 501-550kg – Stabunken £1500, 288.5p; Knockdee £1400; Rattar Mains, £1390, £1370, £1340, (x2), 260.5p, 259.7p; Dounie £1380, £1370, 263.0p; Hatton Farm Cottage, Dallas £1340. Over 551kg – Knockdee £1600, 282.7p; Hatton Farm Cottage £1540; Knockinnon, Dunbeath £1510, 262.6p; Dounie £1490, 260.9p; Cadbollmount £1450, £1410, £1400; Auckhorn, Lyth, £1420.

Lockerbie

Limousin bullocks led Harrison and Hetherington's sale at £1700 for Messrs Richardson of Purdomstone.

Heifers topped at £1310 for a Limousin from Messrs Wright of Hunthills.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1700, £1590, £1560, £1550, £1480 Purdomstone; £1450, £1440, £1410, £1350, £1260, £1230, £1220 Hunthills. A-A – £1480, £1370 Greenbeck; £1470, £1390, £1360 Newbigging; £1280 Justenlees. Hfd – £1210, £1200 Keyla Park.

Heifers – Lim – £1310, £1190, £1120 (x2), £1100, £970 Hunthills; £1140, £1090 Tundergarth Mains. Sim – £1280, £1170, £1100 Tundergarth Mains. Char – £1170 Newfield. A-A – £1160, £1000 Fulton; £1150, £1050 Logan Mains; £1130, £1080 Justenlees; £1090 Newfield. BB – £940 Fulton.

Ayr

Bullocks and heifers levelled at 285.71p per kg and 269.21p respectively at Craig Wilson's sale of 1070 store cattle.

Bullocks soared to £1950 for Charolais from Messrs Paterson, Kayshill, and to 315.2p for a pen of Limousins from Pinvalley.

A Limousin from the Kay family, Gass, Straiton, led the heifer section at £1790 and 349p.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Char – £1950, £1940, £1900, £1840, £1810 Kayshill; £1780, £1600, £1580 Barneil; £1760, £1680, £1650, £1640 Kayshill; £1670 Laigh Tarbeg. Lim – £1790, £1740, £1700 Pinvalley; £1750 South Craigton; £1750 (x2), £1670, £1640 Kayshill; £1680, £1650, £1610, £1550 Laigh Tarbeg; £1630 Pinvalley; £1620 Burnbank; £1590 Castle Mains; £1570 Holmpark; £1530 Little Ittington. A-A – £1810, £1790, £1750, £1580, £1570 Laigh Borland; £1670 Bogwood; £1660 Hemphill; £1640, £1570 Kayshill; £1510 Brieryside and Holmpark. Saler ­– £1650 Kayshill; £1280 Castle Mains; £1550 Laigh Tarbeg; £1140 Parkhill. Sim – £1660 Laigh Tarbeg; £1650, £1540 Kayshill; £1520, £1510 Middleton; £1480 Laigh MacGowanston; £1450 Laigh Tarbeg. BS – £1690, £1500 Benston; £1480, £1410 Lindsayston; £1440 Rigghead; £1430 Kayshill. Luing – £1370 Middleton. Mont – £1330 Kilhenzie. BB – £1760 Laigh Borland; £1630 Townhead; £1580 Kilhenzie; £1550 Burnbank; £1530 Bogwood; £1500 Laigh Tarbeg; £1460 Brieryside; £1430 Perryston; £1420 Oaklea. Frie – £1540, £1480 Hill of Ochiltree; £1240, £1100 Lindsayston; £1180 Fore Rogerton; £1100 Kilhenzie. Hfd – £1700, £1460, £1440 Pocknave; £1490 Middleton; £1470 Laigh Tarbeg; £1325 Hemphill.

Heifers – Lim – £1790, £1780 (x2), £1685, £1680, £1655 Gass; £1600, £1560, £1490 Auchentibbert; £1560, £1505, £1500 Gass; £1460 Ballycurrie and Auchentibbert; £1400 Holmpark. A-A – £1775, £1750, £1640, £1580, £1480 Laigh Borland; £1430 Gass; £1410, £1340 Slatehole; £1400 Brieryside;£1360 Pirleyhill; £1305 Haugh. Sim – £1600, £1540 Middleton; £1510 Laigh Borland; £1500 Langholm; £1420 Langalbuinach. BB – £1560 Fore Rogerton; £1500 Bogwood; £1490 Brieryside; £1440 Barneil and Pocknave; £1415 Perryston; £1360 Ballycurrie and Barneil. Saler – £1350, £1310 Auchentibbert. BS – £1240 Rigghead; £1200 Langalbuinach. Luing – £1360 Middleton. Char – £1400 Laigh Corton; £1390 Auchentibbert; £1260 Dykes; £1180 Drannigower; £1105 Hallowshean. Hfd – £1400 West Newton; £1190, £1110 Kerse Park; £1110 Pirleyhill.

Penrith

A top price of £790 was achieved on two occasions at Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP fortnightly sale of 258 rearing calves and stirks.

Firstly for a British Blue bull from AP Mason, Looking Flatt, and again for a Holstein bull from RJ and FM Grierson, Musgrave Hall.

Musgrave Hall also led the heifer trade at £640 for a Belted Galloway.

Leading Prices

Stirks – Bull – BB – £790 Looking Flatt; £670 Musgrave Hall; £445 Fowrass. Black and White – £790 Musgrave Hall; £640 (x8) Auldby. A-A – £660 Looking Flatt. Lim – £445 Grange.

Bullock – BB – £715 (x3) Crossrigg; £650 Lamonby Hall. A-A – £675 (x3) Crossrigg. Black and White – £405 (x7) Lamonby Hall. Hfd – £360 (x2) Moss Knowe.

Heifer – BG – £640 Musgrave Hall. A-A – £490 (x3) Plumpton Foot; £470 (x4) The Steading; £460 (x3) Crossrigg; £400 (x2) Clifton Hall. Hfd – £490 (x3) Plumpton Foot. Lim – £450 (x2) Moss Knowe.

Calves – Bull – Lim – £545, £475 (x2), £455 Lodge; £400 (x2) Clarks. A-A – £450 Nether Colinhurst; £360, £355, £315 (x2), £305 (x2), £290 Bridge End; £315 (x2) Brackenburgh Home. BB – £430, £395, £355 Frizington Parks; £400, £395, £295 Brackenburgh Home; £400, £370 Monks House; £360, £330, £300 Greenah Cragg; £295 Blunderfield East; £295 Skirwith Abbey. Danish Red – £245, £215 Bridge End. Mont – £245, £185, £170 (x2), £115 Bridge End. Black and White – £225, £190 Bridge End; £200 Cardew Hall; £175 (x2), £160 (x2), £150 (x2), £120 Blunderfield East; £170, £155 Brackenburgh Home; £120 Town Head. Longhorn – £220, £190 Bridge End.

Heifer – BB – £390 Frizington Parks; £365, £320, £310, £290 (x2) Nether Colinhurst; £305 Monks House; £275 (x2) Blunderfield East; £260 Skirwith Abbey. Lim – £380 Lodge; £295, £210 Melmerby Mill; £250 Skirwith Abbey. Hfd – £360 Nether Colinhurst. A-A – £310 (x2) Nether Colinhurst; £240 Cardew Hall; £190, £170, £165 (x2), £155, £150 (x3), £145 (x2), £140 Bridge End.

Thainstone

Store cattle easily maintained recent rates at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sales, reaching a high of £1980 for a pen of three Aberdeen-Angus cross steers from RS Thomson, Hallbreck, St Margarets Hope, and to 388.2p per kg for a 152kg Lincoln red cross from Macaskill, Aird, Ardvasar.

Bullocks (339) averaged 286.3p (+46.3p on the year) and sold to 336.4p for a pen of four 492kg Charolais crosses from Muirton, Corse, and to £1900 for a 652kg Simmental cross from Newton of Carnousie, Forglen.

Simmentals led the heifer (275) trade at 349.6p for a 472kg entry from Gowanwell, Auchnagatt, and to £1780 for a 582kg Simmental from South Law, New Pitsligo, to cash in at 288.5p (+49p).

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Dyke £900, 316.9p. 301-350kg – Burnside £1050, 305.2p. 351-400kg – Meikle Rowater £1210, 320.1p. 401-450kg – Quoy Belloch £1400, 318.2p. 451-500kg – Muirton £1655, Quoy Belloch 324.4p. 501-550kg – Redhill £1700; Broadgreens 320.2p. 551-600kg – Newton of Carnousie £1845, 311.7p. 601-650kg – Newton of Carnousie £1870, 307.6p. 651-700kg – Croft Na Creich £1890; Newton of Carnousie 291.4p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – South Street £700, 289.3p. 301-350kg – Cairntack £910, 277.4p. 351-400kg – Quoy Belloch £1160, 327.7p. 401-450kg – Bogs of Kininmonth £1320, 298.6p. 451-500kg – Gowanwell £1650; Pittenkerrie 323.4p. 501-550kg – South Law £1780, 332.1p. 551-600kg – Gowanwell £1720, 308.2p. 601-650kg – South Law £1640, 254.7p.

Aberdeen-Angus – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Woodend £560, 271.8p. 251-300kg – Drynoch £670, 259.7p. 301-350kg – Drynoch £1170, 336.2p. 351-400kg – Drynoch £1175, 299.7p. 401-450kg – Windywalls £1300, 294.1p. 451-500kg – Binscarth £1475, Altyre Estate 297.5p. 501-550kg – Altyre Estate £1540, 301.8p. 551-600kg – Mains of Allanbuie £1660, 288.2p. 701-750kg – Hallbreck £1980, 278.9p.

Aberdeen-Angus – Heifers – Up to 350kg – Quoy Belloch £880, 257.3p. 351-400kg – Bogie Street £1120, 287.2p. 401-450kg – Garvelside £1300, 288.9p. 451-500kg – Cairntack £1395, 280.1p. 501-550kg – Crowtaing £1245, 233.1p. 551-600kg – Balfour Castle £1645; Brae of Blackton 288.2p.

Organic bullocks – Up to 350kg – Mains of Thornton £990, 286.1p. 351-400kg – Mains of Thornton £1320; Upper Wheedlemont 293.3p. 401-450kg – Upper Wheedlemont £1440, 328.6p. 451-500kg – Mains of Thornton £1430, 304.3p. 501-550kg – Upper Wheedlemont £1510, 280.7p.

Organic heifers – Up to 350kg – Mains of Thornton £830, 239.9p. 351-400kg – Mains of Thornton £1040, 261.3p. 401-450kg – Mains of Thornton £1260, 287.8p. 451-500kg – Upper Wheedlemont £1390, 295.7p. 551-600kg – Wester Manbeen £1540, 269.2p. 651-700kg – Wester Manbeen £1695, 259.2p.

West island bullocks – Up to 250kg – Aird £870, 378.3p. 251-300kg – Drynoch £970, 373.1p. 301-350kg – Drynoch £1170, 336.2p. 351-400kg – Drynoch £1085, 288.6p. 401-450kg – Herebost £1210; Feorlig 279.7p. 451-500kg – Greep £1200, 264.3p.

West island heifers – Up to 250kg – Drynoch £770; Aird 348p. 251-300kg – Drynoch £890, 296.7p. 301-350kg – Roag £850, 242.9p. 351-400kg – Herebost £870, 227.7p. 401-450kg – Herebost £1060, 238.7p.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Ferrindonald £660; Feorlig 223.3p. 301-350kg – Burnhaugh £670; Feorlig 201.3p. 351-400kg – Burnhaugh £860, 228.7p. 401-450kg – How Farms £1040, 233.2p. 451-500kg – Tongside £1140, 228.9p. 501-550kg – The Croft £1110, 212.6p. 551-600kg – Mains of Auchmedden £1400, 244.8p.

Newton Stewart

Steers led proceedings at Craig Wilson's sale of 804 store cattle when selling for £1800 for a pen of Aberdeen-Angus from David Manson, Auchleach, and to 310.5p for Limousins from the Hannah family, Meoul.

Heifers sold for £1650 for Limousin crosses from J McMillan, Over Airies, and to 303p for another of the same from Dunskey Farms, Port Patrick.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1800, £1520 Auchleach; £1690, £1545 Clauchrie; £1675 Fineview; £1490 Ballaird. Lim – £1780 (x2) Barfad; £1770, £1680, £1660 Meoul; £1690 Over Airies; £1690, £1620, £1580 Auchentibbert; £1570 Balgracie; £1560 Dunskey. Char – £1660 South Balfern; £1600 Fardenreoch;£1490 Low Glasnick. Hfd – £1600 Gass. Sim X – £1560 Ballaird. BB – £1520 Low Glasnick; £1460 Auchentibbert; £1425 Fineview. Mont – £1400 High Barness. Saler – £1420 Auchentibbert; £1350 Cuil. South Devon – £1390 Auchleach. White Shorthorn – £1350 Gass. Black and White – £1425, £1330 Over Airies; £1300 Fineview; £1200 Lochnaw Home; £1200 South Cairnweil.

Heifers – Lim – £1650 Over Airies; £1600 Barfad; £1500 No 3 South Balfern, Dunskey and Low Glasnick; £1460 Isle; £1410 Crouse; £1400 Balgracie. Sim X – £1570, £1430 Crouse; £1495 Mid Skeog. Saler X – £1500 Drumjargon. Char – £1495 Mid Skeog; £1300 Fardenreoch. BB – £1300 Isle; £1280 Low Glasnick. A-A – £1445 Ballaird; £1440 Crouse; £1410 Moorpark. Luing – £1300 Kildarroch. Hfd – £1200 Ballaird.

Stirling (Cally)

Bullocks and heifers averaged 271p per kg and 264p respectively at Caledonian Marts' Sale.

Heifers led the way when selling to 362p for Limousins from D Walker, Camreggan Girvan, and to £1680 for an Aberdeen-Angus from D McLaughlin, Ballabeg.

The pre-sale champion a 270kg bullock, from D Lyle, Scart, went on to secure 360p, whilst a pen of Aberdeen-Angus bullocks made £1550 for H McCorkindale, Eden, Southend.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – £1550 Eden; £1540 Camreggan; £1530 Baldastard; £1520 Overton; £1510 Camreggan and West Kirkland; £1500 Camreggan and Ballabeg; £1490 Camreggan and Lochend; £1480 Overton.

Heifers – £1680 Ballabeg; £1540 Laighpark; £1520 Laighpark; £1510 Camreggan and Forrestquarter; £1500 Ballabeg, Camreggan and Laighpark; £1480 Hill O’Harthill.

Dumfries

The fortnightly sale of store cattle staged at C and D auction marts' included the annual October sale of organic cattle.

Leading the 227 organic cattle at £1690 was a Limousin bullock from JW Gibb, Toftcombs and to 345p per kg for Shorthorn bullocks from Dumfries House Farm.

Heifers sold to £1680 for a Limousin from Toftcombs and to 321p for Aberdeen-Angus from M Hamilton, Woolfords.

Trade remained strong among the non-organic cattle to, selling to £1770 for a Limousin from J and E McIntyre, Glenlea, and to 332p from Belridding bullocks, whilst heifers attained £1630 for British Blue crosses from A and F Baillie, Low Glasnick, and to 330p Glenlea.

Leading Prices

Organic bullocks – Lim – £1690, £1630, £1530 Toftcombs; £1250 Mainhill. A-A – £1630, £1600 Toftcombs; £1540, £1450 Dumfries House. Char – £1590 Woolfords. BB – £1500 Torhousemuir. Sim – £1450 Outer Blair. BS – £1380 Dumfries House. Whitbred Shorthorn – £1380 Dumfries House.

Organic heifers – Lim – £1680, £1370, £1330 Toftcombs. Sim – £1370 Outer Blair. Swed Red – £1370 Outer Blair. A-A – £1330 Toftcombs; £1300 Woolfords. Hfd – £1320 Kirwaugh. BB – £1320, £1290, £1250 Torhousemuir. BS – £1140 Dumfries House.

Bullocks – Lim – £1770 Glenea; £1610 Holehouse; £1570, £1480 Belridding; £1510 Rashgill Park;£1480 Kirkbride and Nether Locharwoods. BB – £1690 Larglea; £1430 Upper Moor; £1370 Auchenhill. A-A – £1670, £1380, £1370 West Lanegate; £1460 Holehouse; £1410, £1370 Landis; £1410 Kirkbride. Char – £1555 Shenrick; £1510, £1480, £1430 West Lanegate. Hfd – £1480 Ballaggan' £1400 Landis. Sim – £1320 Upper Moor. Frie – £1250 Holehouse.

Heifers – BB – £1630, £1460, £1440 (x2) Low Glasnick. Lim – £1540 Rashgill Park; £1440 Belridding; £1430 Lantonside; £1220 Highlaw and Upper Moor; £1200 Mosside. Char – £1490, £1430 High Auchneel; £1260 Mosside. Sim – £1390, £1300 High Auchneel. A-A – £1350, £1240 (x2) Netherhall; £1330, £1260 High Auchneel; £1290 Highlaw and Shenrick. BS – £1310 High Auchneel; £1220 Boreland of Southwick; £1180 Dalswinton. Hfd – £1300 High Auchneel; £1220 Maxwellbank. BG – £1190 High Auchneel. Luing – £1180 Dalswinton; £1130 Barlochan Wood.

Oban

A pure Texel ewe led United Auctions' sale when reaching £132 for A Maccoll, Croft 2, Fanmore.

Leading Prices

Ewes –Tex – Assapol £81; Port Na Croish £76. Chev – Kilchoan, Gallanach £78; Laig £76; Kildonan £75; Kengharair £72; Kildonan £70; Strongorm £66; Lochnell HF, Torloisk £64; Kengharair, Bailuacraich, Laig, Kildonan £62; Kilchoan £61; Annat, Lochnell HF, Laig £60; Torloisk £59; Laig, Antuim £58; Kengharair, Caddleton £56; Bailuacraich £55. X – Lochdon £78; Achnacone £76; Assapol £70; Achnacone £63; Scoor £62. Mule – Achalic £92; Bailuacraich £66. Chev/Mule – Cuil Bay £74. BF – Gallanach £68; Ardfenaig £60; Kengharair £58; Musdale £54; Kilbride £53; Blarachourin, Achuaran £52; Achalic £51; Lochnell HF, Achnacone £50.

Lanark

On Tuesday, Lawrie and Symington held their 1102 suckled calves show and sale, where bullocks (646) and heifers (456) cashed in at 363.4p per kg and 359.1p respectively.

Bullocks sold to a top of 363.4p for a Charolais cross from Messrs Gray, Scrogton, Douglas, and to £2040 for a British Blue cross from Peebleshire JAC.

British Blues led the heifer trade at 359.1p for Laigh Park, Blarnavaid, and to £1920 for Messrs McGarva, Nether Abington, Abington.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1720 Netherhill; £1660 Netherton and Mossplatt; £1630 Newtonhead and Netherhill; £1620 Netherhill; £1600 Oldhill; £1580 Newtonhead; £1520 Headsmuir; £1500 Newtonhead. Hfd – £1320 Netherhill; £1160 Netherton. Sal – £1440, £1390 Darnhall Mains; £1360 Lawhead. BG – £1130, £1050 Eastfield. Lim – £1700 Scrogton; £1680, £1650 Weston; £1580 Dreva; £1540, £1500 Weston; £1490 Scrogton; £1430 Kepscaith. Luing – £1360 Kingside. Lim X – £1970 Peebleshire JAC; £1700 Dreva and Corsebank; £1690 Corsebank; £1680 Weston and Oldhill; £1670 Weston; £1640 Bankhead; £1610 Dreva and Corsebank. Char X – £2040 Peebleshire JAC; £1840 Dreva; £1740 Netherton; £1730 Scrogton and Netherhill; £1720 Lawhead and Dreva; £1700 Greenfield; £1670, £1650 Dreva. BS – £1450, £1420, £1380, £1320 Newtonhead. Sim – £1610 (x2), £1580 Dreva; £1580 Mossplatt; £1540 Newtonhead; £1485 Kingside; £1480 Dreva; £1440, £1360 Kingside. South Devon – £1470 Netherton. BB – £2010, £1840 (x2) Peebleshire JAC; £1720 Nether Abington; £1540 Sunnyside; £1520 Nether Abington; £1500 High Crewburn; £1490 Nether Abington and Oldhill.

Heifers – A-A – £1690 Kingside; £1480, £1440 Gatehead; £1440 Headsmuir; £1380 Gatehead; £1370 Kingside; £1290 Gatehead and Headsmuir; £1250 Headsmuir. Hfd – £1020 Netherhill. Sal – £1400 Lawhead; £1270 Spango. Lim – £1600, £1580, £1490 Weston. Luing – £1140 Sango. Lim X – £1760 Knockenhair; £1600 Weston; £1540 Tippethill and Corsebank; £1490 Scrogton, Weston and Midlock; £1480 Oldhill; £1470 Dreva; £1450 Corsebank. Char X – £1680 Greenfield; £1670 Scrogton; £1620 Gatehead; £1600 Scrogton and Dreva; £1570 Cleughhead; £1560 (x2) Netherhill; £1560 Darnhall; £1550 Dreva. BS – £1400 Townfoot. Sim – £1580 Dreva; £1340 Gatehead. BB – £1920, £1670 (x2), £1600 Nether Abington; £1600 Sunnyside; £1580 Laigh Park, £1550 Stonebyres Mains. Char – £1400 Scrogton.