Special sales to include Stirling, Thainstone and Lanark

Charolais crosses led the bullocks at 418.2p for a 220kg entry from Keppoch, Dundonnell, and to £1350 for a 480kg animal from Caulternich, Kilmorack.

Heifers sold for 450.0p for a 200kg Charolais cross Keppoch, Dundonnell, and to £1300 for a 480kg Simmental cross from Sandamhor Farming, Isle of Eigg.

Young bulls (20) averaged 275.0p having sold to 360.0p for a 225kg Charolais cross from Keppoch, Dundonnell, and to £960 for a 395kg Beef Shorthorn from Alvie Estate, Kincraig.

The previous day, 127 weaned and store cattle were topped by entries from Lower Barvas, Stornoway. They sold a 525kg Limousin cross bullock at 263.0p and £1380, whilst a 440kg Limousin cross heifer realised 264p and £1160.

The 69 weaned bullocks averaged 233.1p having sold to 313.0p for a 265kg British Blue cross from Atlantic View, Harris, and to £1080 for a 453kg Limousin cross from Lower Barvas, Stornoway.

Limousin crosses from Lower Barvas also topped weaned heifers at 264.0p for a 265kg entry and £800 for a 332kg animal. The 40 weaned heifers cashed in at 215.0p.

Leading Prices

North West Ross – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Keppoch £920, (x2), £790, £760, 375.5p, 374.4p, (x2), 370.8p, 335.0p; Opinan, Gairloch, £780, 375.0p, 331.9p, 331.4p. 251-300kg – Keppoch £980, £930, £920, (x2), 363.0p, 356.3p; Bualnaluib, £900, £880; Slattadale £880, £840, £810, 311.1p, 308.8p; Seaview Cottage, £810, £790, 309.8p; Tournaig Estate, £770, 290.6p; Bualnaluib, 333.3p, 298.3p. 301-350kg – Bualnaluib, £1080, 337.5p; Bualnaluib, £1080, £960, 276.7p, 278.3p; Seaview Cottage, £970, £880, 281.2p; Midtown, £930, £910, 290.6p, 276.6p. 351-400kg – Bualnaluib, £1050, £990; Seaview Cottage, 339.2p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Keppoch Farms, £900, £850, £830; Bualnaluib, £830; Seaview Cottage, £820, £800; Midtown, £700, 304.3p, 297.9p; Seaview Cottage, 320.0p, 281.0p; Strath, 273.2p, 273.0p. 251-300kg – Bualnaluib, £880, £830, £750, 296.2p, 286.2p, 277.8p; Slattadale, £860, 311.6p; Seaview Cottage, £820, 298.2p. 301-350kg – Seaview Cottage, £990, £890, 304.6p, 291.8p; Bualnaluib, £920, £880, 287.5p.

Islands – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Glasnakillie, £900, 780, £700, 318.2p; Glendale Estate, £720, £700, 315.0p; Breakish, 304.3p. 351kg – 400kg – Cleadale, £1050, 277.8p; Cleadale, 260.8p, £1030, Glendale Estate, £810. 401kg-450kg – Cleadale, £980.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Glasnakillie, £700, (x2), £600, 297.0p; Glendale Estate, £630, 315.0p; Talisker Estate, 283.9p; Earlish, 278.5p; Borrodale, 277.7p. 251-300kg – Swordale, £810; Sandamhor, £620, £610. 301-350kg – Breakish, £980, 304.3p; Sandamhor, £920. Over 351kg – Sandamhor, £1250, £1240, £1200, £920, 291.8p, 273.5p.

South West Ross – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Tulloch Ard £750, 300.0p, 284.3p; Scallasaig, £600; Skyeview, 400.0p. 251kg-300kg – Creagmhor £950, 378.5p; Skyeview £900, (x2), 352.9p. 301kg-350kg – Hillcrest, £840.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Creagmhor, £790, £710, 329.2p, 300.8p. 251kg-300kg – Tulloch Ard, £820, 319.1p; Hillcrest, £750, £660; Riverdale Cottage, £610. 351kg-400kg – Scallasaig, £870.

Any other district – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Dunlichity £900, £830, £800, £780, £760, £650, (x2), £630, (x2), £610, (x2), 378.1p, 368.6p, 367.3p, 367.0p, 365.6p, 342.21p, 311.2p, 301.3p; South Clunes, £880, 359.2p; Abersky, £820, £760, £810, 385.7p, 334.7p, 323.4p; Comar £690; Strathglass Farms, £670. 251-300kg – Abersky, £1000, £880, £840, 363.6p, 329.6p, 320.6p; Dunlichity, £940, £930, £880, £830, 370.5p, 361.5p, 321.6p, 313.2p, (x2), 310.3p, 307.7p; South Clunes, £940, £890, 349.0p, 348.1p,; Strathglass Farms, £910, 320.4p; Alvie Estate, 313.0p. 301-350kg – Abersky, £1100, 326.4p; Alvie Estate, £990, £960, £950, 300.0p, 296.0p, 282.1p, 279.4p; Laurel Avenue, £960; Dunlichity, £950, £900, 304.6p, 287.9p; Strathglass, £930, £910, (x2), 296.4p. 351-400kg – Abersky, £1200, £1180, £1110, 316.4p, 311.7p, 284.6p; Strathglass, £1130, 321.0p; Comar, £980; Caulternich, £940. Over 400kg – Comar, £1280; Caulternich, £1160, £1100, 281.3p; Alvie Estate, £1100; Laurel Avenue, £1180.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Dunlichity, £760, 333.3p, 319.3p, 318.2p, 316.3p; South Clunes, £750, £710, 315.6p. 251kg-300kg – Alvie Estate, £1000, £840, £800, 339.0, 329.0p; Guisachan, £910, £890, £880, £840, 317.0p, 315.6p, 311.0p, 306.4p; Abersky, £830, 309.8p; Dunlichity, £830, 309.7p. 301kg-350kg – Guisachan, £970, £900, 287.5p, 285.3p; Abersky, £940, 285.2p, 284.8p; Alvie Estate, £940, 296.5p; Dunlichity, £900; Strathglass Farms. 351kg-400kg – Guisachan, £1090, £1010, £980, (x2), 290.7p; Abersky, £960, 265.2p; Dunlichity, £960. Over 400kg – Guisachan, £1200.

North West Sutherland and Caithness – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Croick Estate, £680, £630, 302.2p; Stalkers Cottage £620, 279.3p. 251-300kg – Croick Estate, £1220, £980, (x2), £960, 413.6p, 343.9p. 301-350kg – Strathtongue, £1060; Stalkers Cottage, £710. 351-400kg – Torroble, £940.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Croick Estate, £700, £690, 300.0p, 296.6p; Stalkers Cottage, £620. 251-300kg – Croick Estate, £650. 301-350kg – Stalkers Cottage, £710; Strathtongue, £700. Over 351kg – Torroble, £860.

Store cattle – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Melbost, point, £670, 271.0p; Laxay, Lochs, £660, £620; Atlantic View, £630; Laxay, £620, 270.0p; Urgha, Harris; 251-300kg – 23 Laxay, £770, £760, £700, £650, 265.0p; Atlantic View, £760, £700; 25 Lower Barvas, £740, £690; 22 Laxay, £700, £660, £650; 7a Garrabost, £690, 2a Back, £680; 9a Aird Tong, £680, 12 Lionel, £660; 11 Garyvard, £660, £650, 2 Govig, Harris, £650, 20 Coll, £650; 301-350kg – 25 Lower Barvas, £850; Atlantic View, £820, £800, (x2), 260.0p; 17 Laxay, £800, £740, 31 Northton, £690, 2a Back, £690, 7/8 Northton, £640, 100 Cross Skigersta Road, £640, 13 Gearraidh Ghuirm, £640; 351-400kg – 100 Cross Skigersta Road, £900; 42 South Bragar, £750, 5b Tong, £720. Over 401kg – 3 Shieldinish, Lochs, £1300; 42 South Bragar, £1200, 46a North Tolsta, £1100, 5b Tong, £900, 25 Lower Barvas, £1040.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Atlantic View, £670; Laxay, £660, 266.0p; Laxay, £640, £600, 270.0p; Coll, £600. 251-300kg – Lower Barvas, £780, £690, 294.0p; Atlantic View, £740, £700, 285.0p; Kershader, £680; Back, £680, £660, (x3), 259.0p; Laxay, £670; Lower Barvas, £660; Upper Carloway, £650. 301-350kg – Lower Barvas, £800, (x2), 254.0p; Back, £790. Over 351kg – Lower Barvas; £1140 Aird Tong, £1060, (x2); Coll, £1000, (x2), North Tolsta, £840.

Stirling UA

Bullocks (857) and heifers (736) averaged 276.49p per kg and 267.36p respectively at United Auctions' store cattle sale.

Charolais crosses led the bullocks at 341.10p for a 428kg entry from Rannagulzion and to £1880 for a 686g animal from Lower Ardmannoch.

Heifers reached 350.00p for a 440kg Limousin cross from Knockrivoch, and £1820 for another of the same weighing 623kg from High Glentriplock.

Young Bulls (19) cashed in at 231.51p having sold to 269.80p for a Limousin cross from Dunolliebeg, and to £1750 for a Simmental cross from Dunolliebeg.

At the sale of 1782 autumn and spring-born calves, the pre-sale champion from Mains of Creuchies, a 566kg bullock, sold for £1750.

Bullock calves (992) averaged 317.59p having sold to 434.3p per kg for a 350kg Limousin cross from Dippen.

Heifer calves (790) cashed in at 293.28p having peaked at 363.6p for a 330kg Charolais cross from Dippen and to £1900 for a 516kg Limousin cross from Percival.

On Monday, 6175 store lambs sold to £112 for a Suffolk from Philiphaugh, with breed averaging £90.02 (+£7.37 on the week).

Cheviots and Texels cashed in at £71.40 (+£2.97) and £86.78 (-£0.19) respectively, with Mules at £80.95 (- £1.34) and Beltex at £92.44 (-£3.78). Cheviot Mules levelled at £79.42 (-£5.16) with Blackfaces at £63.70 (+£10.64).

Leading Awards

Autumn-born bullocks – 1 and champion and 2, Mains of Creuchies, 566kg, £1750 and 392kg, £1420; 3, Assloss 400kg £1300.

Autumn-born heifers – 1, 2, and 3, Mains of Creuchies, 427kg, £1310; 427kg, £1310 and 427kg, £1310.

Spring-born bullock – 1 and reserve, 2 and 3, Dippen 432kg, £1500; 350kg, £1520 and 384kg, £1500.

Spring-born heifers – 1, Dippen, 330kg, £1200; 2, Carrick 314kg, £1000; 3, Shanry, 426kg, £1320.

Pen of four – 1, Buteland 517kg, £1620; 2, Mains of Creuchies 470kg, £1530; 3, Hilton of Beath 509kg, £1590.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – Auchenwincie £1860, £1830, £1770; Middle Barnego 320.70p; Clonrae £1765; Mordington Holdings 305.30p; Haddockstone £1750; Craegorry 304.10p, 302.90p; Sorn Mains £1700, 302.00p; Cairnfeild £1675. BS – Nether South Bar £1620, £1460, 289.80p; Stud £1420, 270.50p; Clonrae £1370. Char – Lower Ardmannoch £1880 (x2), £1780; Rannagulzion 341.10p; Airyhassen £1625; Burnside 355.70p; High Glentriplock £1600; Cumnock House 313.90p. Lim – Lower Ardmannoch £1730; Overhall 330.20p, 321.90p; Knockrivoch £1710; Middle Barnego 320.70p; Nether South Bar £1680, £1650, High Glentriplock 314.30p. Sim – Nether South Bar £1620; Craegorry 302.80p; Stud £1600, 296.50p; Kaemuir and Mains £1540. BB – Carskerdo £1630; Sunnycroft 295.50p; Sunnycroft £1560. Saler – Spittal £1645, £1600, £1535, £1510; Ashfield 295.00p; Cowans £1500; Rannagulzion 285.00p; Middleton £1460, 283.50p. Hfd – Spittal £1535; Ardgate 282.80p; Ardgate £1445; Spittal 282.20p. Luing – Nether South Bar £1640, £1620, £1490, 289.80p.

Heifers – A-A – Fernie Mill £1700; Roughlands 296.70p; Easterton £1680; Fernie Mill 295.30p, 294.00p; Fernie Mill £1670; Clonrae 290.10p. BB – Kaemuir £1410; Sunnycroft 271.20p; Sunnycroft £1410. BS – Bow £1640; Coxhill 266.30p; Townhead £1600; Bughtknowes 269.70p. Sim – Fernie Mill £1700, £1690, £1680, £1460, £1440, 344.60p, 292.70p; Ashfeild £1440. Lim – High Glentriplock £1820; Knockrivoch 350.00p, 329.20p, 327.60p; Kepculloch £1720; East Dundurn 320.70p; High Glentriplock £1690; Merryhaggen 320.20p; East Dundurn £1610. Char – High Glentriplock £1670; Craigalbert 313.20p; Burnside £1650; Rannagulzion 311.40p; Airyhassen £1580. Hfd – Burnside £1360; Netherton 280.60p.

Young Bulls – A-A Oakersdyke £1440, 248.30p. BS – Bow £1330, 235.00p. Sim – Innerwick £1750, £1460, 250.00p.

Spring-born calves – Bullocks – Char – Shanry £1660; Townhead 393.9p; Huntingfauld £1530;Dippen 390.6p, 384.2p; Shanry £1520, Polquharn 381.3p; Dippen £1510, £1500. Lim – Buteland £1680, £1650, 1620; Dippen 434.4p, 412.6p; Mains of Creuchies £1530, 362.2p: Dippen and Mains of Creuchies £1520; Cairncurran 350.3p. BB – Mains of Creuchies £1750, £1530, 312.3p, 309.2p; Buteland £1490. Sim – Huntingfauld £1440, 326.5p; Westwood Lane £1325. A-A – Percival £1300; Grove Farms 321.8p, 316.0p; Hilton of Beath £1270.

Heifers – Char – Shanry £1520; Dippen 363.6p; Gribloch £1420; Auchlinn 355.6p, 323.44p; Townhead £1410; Polquhairn 322.0p, 318.3p; Shanry £1400. Lim – Percival £1900, 368.2p; Hilton of Beath £1590; Garrick 340.2p; Buteland £1420. BS – Lesserlin £1360, £1300, 302.3p. BB – Mains of Creuchies £1320, 296.0p. Sim – Huntingfauld £1340, 316.0p.

Store lambs – Philiphaugh £112; Greensburn £108; Gateside £106.50; Braehead £101.50; Gremista £101.50; Mains of Struie and Gateside £107; Craigo £101.50; Gaskbeg £100.50; Craigo £100.00; Mount Plesant and Dalreoch £98.00; Fornaught £98.00; Whitehill £96.50; Laigh Balernock £94.50; Greensburn £102.00; East Buchanty £100.00; Monzie £93.50.

Carlisle

An entry of 685 store cattle forward for Harrison and Hetherington's sale, saw a Beef Shorthorn bullock top the trade at £2120 for Messrs Robinson, Gelt Hall, Castle Carrock.

Heifers sold to £1680 for Limousins from Messrs Johnston, Low Flow, Wigton.

A Limousin bull led the weaned cattle at £1510 for Messrs Wigham of Hargill House.

Calves sold £600 for a British Blue heifer from Messrs Martin, Tempest Tower.

On Monday, 987 store lambs averaged £82.15, having sold to £118 for a pair of Texels from Tom Evans, Ghyll House.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – BS – £2120, £1760 Gelt Hall; £1730 West End. Lim – £1810, £1600 (x2) Awhirk; £1790 The Garth; £1760, £1750, £1640 High House; £1740, £1700 Low House; £1720, £1670 Newby; £1600 Woodslee. Char – £1680, £1670 Old Silloth; £1670, Cockley Bank; £1600, Swordwellrigg; £1600,Broom Hill. A-A – £1600 Gelt Hall; £1470, Harley Croft. BB – £1580 (x2), Yew Tree; £1490 (x2) Hall Garth; £1470 Gimmenbie; £1470 (x2), Chapel. Sim – £1490 Shield Hill; £1330 Awhirk. Frie – £1440 (x2), Dockray Hall; £1420 Gelt Hall. Blonde – £1370 Grassknop. Pie – £1360 Harley Croft. HF – £1350 (x4) Hawkrigg; £1200 (x3) Crookdyke. Hfd – £1310 Gimmenbie. Mont – £1240 Swordwellrigg. Fleck – £1200 Briggle.

Heifers – Lim – £1680, £1590 Low Flow; £1610, Somerton; £1560 (x2) Newby; £1560 Broom Hill; £1540 Woodslee; £1530, Hayclose; £1530 (x2) Ash View. Char – £1550 (x3), Hallbankgate; £1500 (x3) Smalmstown; £1480 Hayclose; £1480 Cockleybank. BB – £1520 Woodslee; £1470 Gimmenbie; £1400 Rottington Hall. Blonde – £1480 Low House; £1300 Stanger Hill. Mont – £1460 Millrigg. A-A – £1430 Well Head; £1370 Laversdale; £1360, West Logan. Sim – £1400 Gimmenbie; £1300 South. Gelvieh – £1390, £1200 Greenhaugh. Hfd – £1350 Cockleybank; £1280 (x2) Laversdale. Baza – £1290 Rotherhope. BS – £1250 Somerton.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1510 Hargill House; £1390 Charlesfield; £1310 Wydon Eals; £1290 Cowlyers; £1330, £1290, £1250, £1200, Waterloo. A-A – £930 Dumbretton; £840 Chapel. BB – £710 Muirhouse. Char – £680, Little Park. Hfd – £570 (x2) Millisle. Hols – £370 Muirhouse. Frie – £330 Southernby Hall.

Steers – Lim – £1460 Stubbsgill; £1400 Lesson Hall; £1300 Main Street; £1280 Stubbsgill; £1280, Awhirk; £1280 Hargill House. Char – £1110 Bank; £940 Doddick. BB – £1100, £1030 (x3), Doddick. Sim – £1050, Millisle. Hfd – £1040 (x2), Millisle. A-A – £1040 Awhirk; £1000 (x2) Hensingham Road; £920 (x2), Millisle. HF – £920, Brackenhill. Ayr – £860, Dormanstead. BG – £810 (x7) Bowbrig. Gall – £710 Gass. Hols – £635 (x8) Low Milton. BS – £620 Brackenhill. DRed – £580 Brookside. Fleck – £565 (x4) Holme Head. Frie – £445 Southernby Hall.

Heifers – Lim – £1370 Hargill House; £1310 Lesson Hall; £1250 (x2), £1060 Walton of Woodhead; £1190 Fell View; £1010 Wydon Eals. A-A – £1090 Brackenhill. Sim – £1060 Gass. BB – £1025, £980 (x2) Big Balcraig. BS – £960, £945 Gass. Ayrshire – £650 Dormanstead. Hfd – £930, Millisle; £890 High Thorn. Char – £915, High Thorn; £910 Bank. Gall – £610 Gass.

Calves – Bulls – A-A – £580, £570, Nether Pratis; £570, Risk. Lim – £580 Beyond the Moss; £570, Risk. BB – £575 (x3), Tempest Tower; £570, Lowther Low Moor. Hfd – £490 Milton Hill. Char – £450 Beech House. Fleck – £320, Threapland Lees. Mont – £310 (x2) Bridge End. HF – £255 (x3) Knockshiffnock.

Heifers – BB – £600, Tempest Tower. Lim – £460 Lowther Low Moor. A-A – £440, Lodge of Kelton. HF – £390 Bongate Moor. Char – £380, £370, Kelsick House. Hfd – £310 Groundy Croft. WBlack – £310 Milton Hill.

Stirling (Cally)

Some 2319 store lambs and feeding ewes went under the hammer at Caledonian Marts' sale, where a top price of £105 was paid for a Texel from W Brown, Johnshill, Lesmahagow.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – £104 Easter Gartfarran; £100 Blaefaulds; £97 Blaircessnock and Balchachie; £95 Johnshill and Blaefaulds; £93.50 Ardardan; £91 Easter Gartfarran; £90 Lands of Drumhead. BF – £70 Immeroin; £63 Todholes; £62 Todholes; £57 Johnshill; £56 Immeroin. Belt – £104 Walnut Grove; £94 Greendykeside. Mule – £94 Easter Downhill; £93 Shankhead and Thorn; £84 Keillbeg. Chev – £97 Thorn. Beulah – £74 Keillbeg.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £100 Greendykeside; £80 Marshall Farming.

Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 93 breeding cattle to a top of £4200 for a Simmental cross heifer with an autumn-born Limousin bull calf at foot from Towiemore, Keith. Heifers with bull calves averaged £3150.

Towiemore also topped the heifers with heifer calves at foot at £4000, with the section cashing in at £3146.77.

Cows with bull calves and heifer calves balanced out at £2806.25 and £2680.77 respectively.

The sale of 5525 breeding and store sheep including island consignments, saw island consigned entries (1632) sell to £140 for Texel rams from Brough, Hamnavoe.

Ewe lambs (111) averaged £83.18 having sold to £135 for Texels from The Neuk, Nether Kinmundy, whilst store lambs (2170) balanced out at £85.36 having reached £120 for Texels from Hewitts, Kennethmont.

Leading Prices

Breeding cattle – SB heifers with bull calf – Meikle Geddes, Nairn £3550, East Mains of Carseburn, Forfar £3350 (x2), £3250, £3000, Meikle Geddes £3000, £3000 (x2).

SB heifers with heifer calf – East Mains of Carseburn £3250; Wester Bleaton £3200; East Mains of Carseburn £3050; Meikle Geddes £3000; East Mains of Carseburn £2900.

AB heifers with bull calf – Towiemore £4050, £3800 (x2), £3750, £3600, £3550; South Blachrie £3650, £3450, £3400, £3350 (x2).

AB heifers with heifer calf – Towiemore £3800, £3750, £3700, £3600 (x2), £3500, South Blachrie £3500, £3400, £3100 (x2), £3000.

SB cows with bull calf – Meikle Geddes £2850, £2350.

SB cows with heifer calf – Meikle Geddes £3400, £3100, £2950, £2700, East Mains of Carseburn £2500.

Ewe lambs – Blue Tex – Mellanbrae, Inverurie £130. Mule – Newton of Hassiewells, Rothienorman £128.

Store lambs – Cont – Hill of Byth, New Byth £115. Tex – Lethen, Rothienorman £112. Tex – Hill of Byth £108. Bel – Stonefolds, Fyvie £99. Suf – Lethen £99. Suf X – Wester Achvochkie, Advie £98. Bel X – The Haugh Farm, Ballindalloch £97. Cont – Todholes, Lower Cabrach £97. Cont X – Prony Farm, Ballater £96. Easy – Bruxie Hill Farm, Barras £96. Mule – Hewitts Farm, Kennethmont £91.

West Island store lambs: Tex – Claddach, Kirkibost £86. Tex X – Claddach, Uist £84. Cont – Claddach £81. Suf – Claddach £80. BF – Ard, Claddach £74.

Island consigned store lambs – Tex – Dale, Stronsay £96. Suff – Gorfield £95. Suff X – Ringesta, Quendale £93. Tex X – Hillwell, Quendale, Millhouse, Sanday £91. Cont – Dale, Hillwell £90. Cont X – Kirkabister, North Nesting, Dale £90.

Island consigned ewes – Suff – East Toon £100. Tex – Gorfield, Cunningsburgh £100. Chev – South Lea, Vidlin £92. Tex X – Brough £86. Suf X – Grunnins, Ollaberry £85.

Island consigned rams – Chev – Brough £102. Chev X – East Toon £100. Cont – Brough £98.

Ayr

Bullocks topped Craig Wilson's sale of 717 store cattle at £1790 for Aberdeen-Angus from High Kilbride, and to 323.8p per kg for a Limousin from High Kilphin.

Bullocks (373) and heifers (305) balanced out at 264.3p and 248.69p respectively.

Heifers peaked at £1740 and 297.4p for a Charolais from Coilsholm.

On Tuesday, 92 calves and stirks sold to £1000 for a British Blue bullock stirk from Messrs Prentice, Blackwood.

Calves sold to £620 for a British Blue cross heifer and again for a Aberdeen-Angus cross bull, both from Messrs Blair, Clochoderick.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – A-A – £1790 High Kilbride; £1660 Little Busbie; £1465 Castle Mains; £1450 Little Busbie; £1440 The Paddocks. Lim – £1730 South Craigton; £1700 East Kerse and High Kilphin; £1650 High Kilphin and East Kerse; £1550 East Kerse; £1480 Creochhill; £1465, £1450 Castle Mains; £1440 Gowlands. Sim – £1700, £1550 (x2), £1500, East Kerse. BS – £1300 Garpin; £1250 High Craighead. BB – £1660 High Kilbride; £1500 Ladyyard. Char – £1690 High Kilbride; £1480 Rushaw; £1455 Chapelton. Hfd – £1650 Altgolach; £1550 Wast Kerse. Frie – £1370, Hill of Ochiltree; £1340 Bogwood. Mont – £1000 Bogany.

Heifers – Char – £1740 Coilsholm; £1370, £1310 East Kerse. A-A – £1620, Coilsholm; £1590, Clevance; £1450 Drannandhu. Lim – £1620, £1540, £1480, Laigh Tarbeg; £1590 Altgolach; £1580 Ladyyard; £1400 Ballycurrie and Barleith. Sim – £1210 Rigghead. BS – £1260 Benston; £1250 Cairnhouse. BB – £1390 Laigh Tarbeg; £1350 Pocknave. Hfd – £1290, £1220 Pocknave. Frie – £900 Hill of Ochiltree.

Calves – Bulls – A-A – £620 Clochoderick; £560 Aitkenhead. BB X – £600 Clochoderick; £560 Barward and Clochoderick. Hfd X – £270 Sorbie.

Heifers – BB X – £620, £585 Clochoderick; £570 (x3) Davidston. A-A –X – £500 Humeston; £470 Mansfield Mians.

Lanark

Texels from Messrs Glasgow, Felton Farm, West Linton, led Lawrie and Symington's sale of 4202 store lambs, when selling for £107.

At their second special sale of Blackface wedder lambs in conjunction with the Livestock Marketing (Borders), Lawrie and Symington sold 2290 to average £62.87 (up £1.58 on the year) having sold to £90 from Cronberry.

On Tuesday, 713 store cattle were sold with bullocks and heifers cashing in at 255.2p per kg and 253.5p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 314.7p for Limousin cross from A Baillie, Broomfield Lodge, Larkhall, and to £1840 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from AW Bryson, Mafflat Farm, Quarter.

Limousin crosses from A Baillie, Broomfield Lodge, also led the heifers, when selling to 335.8p and £1700.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Tex – £107 Felton; £105 Yeldabrek; £104 East Cauldcoats; £101 Holylee, Felton and Culter Allers; £99 Fenton, Holylee and East Cauldcoats. Belt – £104 East Cauldcoats; £101 West Cauldcoats. Suff – £96, £92 Yeldabrek; £92 Millmoor. NCC – £92, £91, £97,Yeldabrek. SCC – £78 Skelfhill. Char – £96, £90 Yeldabrek. Mules – £95 Culter Allers; £90 Hillend; £88, Culter Allers. Cont – £87 Millmoor. Chev X – £83, £74 Yeldabrek. Shet – £43 Da Burns. HW – £87 Millmoor. BF – £90, £86 Cronberry; £82 Middle Moneynut; £82 Riskenhope.

Bullocks – A-A – £1840 Mafflat; £1650, £1640 Burnetland; £1610 Craig Cottage; £1580 Sweetbit; £1560 Bagmoors; £1530 Sweetbit and Bagmoors. Hfd – £1490 South Brackenridge; £1480 Sweetbit. BG – £1090 South Brackenridge; £870 East Hyndshawland. Wag – £1150, O’Cathain. Lim – £1555 South Carnduff; £1495 Broomfield Lodge. Luing – £1340, £1100 Tinnis. Lim X – £1630 Broomfield Lodge; £1500 Whitehill; £1495 Broomfield Lodge; £1490 Westertoun; £1480 Sweetbit and Broomfield Lodge. Char X – £1445 Wester Highgate; £1430 Drumbowie. BS – £1350 Westertoun; £1310 Drumbowie; £1300 Westertoun. Cont X – £1180 Twechar. Sim – £1580 West Dykes; £1480 Whitehill; £1445 Wester Highgate. S/Dev – £1280 Pretts Mill; £1180 Twechar. BB – £1570, £1410 Burnetland; £1325 Newlands. Char – £1300 Scrogton; £1250 Drumbowie.

Heifers – A-A – £1430 Drumbowie; £1310 Greenbank; £1300 Westertoun. Hfd – £1220 Wellhead; £1110 Haughyett. Sal – £1280 Broomfield Lodge. Wagyu – £1110, O’Cathain. Lim – £1615 Broomfield Lodge; £1480, South Carnduff. Luing – £880 Ladyurd. Lim X – £1700, £1615, £1540 Broomfield Lodge; £1480 Wester Whitecastle. Char X – £1520 Drumbowie; £1360 Ladyurd. BS – £1260 Westertoun; £1160 Little Galla. Cont X – £1160 Midhill; £1080 Ladyurd. Oth – £910, £820 Eastfield of Wiston. Sim – £1360 Ladyurd; £1280 Parkerston; £1260 Greenbank. BB – £1370 Craigthornhill; £1250 Craigthorn; £1200 Newlands.

Dairy bullocks – Mont – £1140 Wester Highgate. Bfr – £1240 South Brackenridge; £1120 Tanhill. Ayr – £940 Newlands. Hol – £1310 Craigthorn; £1100 Craigthornhill.

Dalmally

A top call of £89 was paid at United Auctions' sale of 2078 sheep of all classes, for Texels from Taylor Bros, Duncroisk.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – Dall £85.50; Wester Tullich £85; Duncroisk, Kingairloch £84; Tombuie £83; Dall £80. Chev – Kingairloch £70; Glenshero £60.50. Cross – Achnacone £79; Glenshero £78. BF – Balantyre £69, £65; Carie, Garrogie, Ardchonnel £61.

Feeding ewes – Chev – Glenshero £74; Killiechonate £72, £68; Kingairloch £66; Glenshero £63. BF – Castles £60; Corrylorn £44; Castles £42.

Longtown

More than 7000 store lambs went under the hammer at C and D Auction Marts' sale on Tuesday, which sold to £118 for a pen of 80 Suffolk crosses from Tarrasfoot, Canonbie.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Suff – £118 Tarrasfoot, Canonbie; £111 Cragg. Belt – £106 Bushfield; £105 Cragg. Tex – £114 West Rennington; £106 The Height. Lleyns – £102, £97 The Height. Chev Mules – £97 Skelfhill; £88 Bradley; £86 Solwaybank. GF – £89 Englishtown; £80 Stonehouse. Easycares – £78 Bradley. Swale – £51 Laverhay. Chev – £100, £90 Drycleuchlea; £93 Priesthaugh; £86 Wardlaw and Kinrive. Hill North Cheviots – £90 North House and Blakehope; £88 Clerk Hill. BF – £89 West Deanraw; £81 Wooplaw; £78 Lampert.

Castle Douglas

Bullocks led Wallets Marts' sale of 84 store cattle when reaching £1380 for a Simmental from Messrs Clark, Earlston, and to 281.7p per kg for a Hereford from Messrs Mair, Bargatton.

Store sheep (1549) sold to £140 for a Texel ram from Messrs Edgar, Midtown.

Breeding cattle reached £3050 for Limousin cross heifer with heifer calf at foot from Messrs Wallace, Fingland.

The sale of 1099 spring born cattle, was led by cattle from Messrs Shuttleworth, with a British Blue heifer making £1800 or 620.7p per kg, and then £1500 and 447.6p for a Limousin bullock.

Leading Prices

Breeding cattle – Heifers with bull calves – Lim – £3050 Fingland; £2950 Flathill; £2850, £2800 Garmartin.

Heifers with heifer calves – Lim – £2950, £2900 (x2) Flathill; £2650, £2350 Garmartin.

Cows with heifer calves – Lim – £2600 Fingland; £2050 Flathill. A-A – £1650 Clantibuies.

Store cattle – Bullocks – BS – £1380 Earlston Stable. Sim – £1380 Earlston Stable. A-A – £1170 Low Drummore. Gall – £970 Bridgemark. Frie – £950 Low Drummore. BG – £950 Lantonside. Hfd – £890 Bargatton.

Heifers – A-A – £1300 Muncraig. Luing – £1200 Muncraig. Sim – £1170 Earlston Stable. Hfd – £1100 Muncraig. BS – £950 Earlston Stable. Char – £870 Bargatton. BB – £850 Balmeg.

Bulls – £840 Lantonside; £730 Mochrum.

Lambs – Belt – £102 Cullinaw; £100 Fauld O Wheat. Tex – £101 Cullinaw. Scotch Mule – £92 Cullinaw. Kerryhill – £90 Earlston Stable. Shetland – £85 West Drumrae. Suff – £70 Derrie. Rouss – £84 Derrie. Chev – £83 Carnavel. Chev Mule – £83 Slatehouse. Herdwick – £78 Ironlosh. BF – £60 Miefield.

Spring born cattle – Bullocks – Lim – £1500, £1420 Drumburn; £1410 Shennanton; £1400 Tregallon. Char – £1350 Shennanton; £1290, £1270 Craignarget; £1240 Finniness; £1210 Hall of Drumpark. A-A – £1300, £1070 Craignarget; £1100 Culdoach; £1010 Barnbackle; £1000 Harvieston. BB – £1280, £1020 Drumburn; £1040 Hightae. Sim – £1070 Harvieston; £1010 Garrarie. Mont – £900 Craignarget. BS – £870 Carseriggan; £800 Harvieston. Hfd – £810, £710 Buittle Mains. Saler – £790, £760 Culdoach; £750 Glenlaugh.

Heifers – BB – £1800, £1350 Drumburn. Char – £1300, £1200 Shennanton; £1010 Harvieston. Lim – £1210 Palace Knowe; £1100 Maryfield; £1070 Shennanton; £1000 Carseriggan. Sim – £980 Harvieston; £870 Little Galdenoch; £800 Fairgirth. A-A – £980, £830 Craignarget; £790 Harvieston; £770 Low Mains; £760 Kiltersan. BS – £800 Carseriggan. Saler – £670 Whitedyke. Hfd – £550 Barnbarroch.

Bulls – £960, £760 Shennanton; £810 Hill of Balmaghie; £750 Buittle Mains.

Lockerbie

All types sold well at Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale, reaching £1800 and 471p per kg for a Limousin heifer from Messrs Fitzsimons, Tregallon.

Bullocks sold for £1400 on two occasions, firstly for British Blues from Messrs Rosson and for a Limousin from Messrs Brown, Mosshead, and to 408p for Limousins from Messrs Wright, Hunthills.

Leading Prices

Steers – BB – £1400, £1190 Laverockhall. Lim – £1400, £1280, £1180 Mosshead; £1360, £1270 Tregallon; £1340 Laverockhall; £1300, £1280, £1260, £1230, £1200, £1180 Hunthills; £1190 Hunterhouse; £11000 Terrona. A-A – £1180 Newbigging; £1170 (x2) Mains. Hfd – £1130 Hunters House

Heifer – Lim – £1800, £1230 Tregallon; £1580, £1540, £1330, £1300, £1200, £1160 (x2) Purdomstone; £1325, £1100 Mosshead; £1260, £1200 Hunthills; £1200 Laverockhall. BB – £1480 (x2) Laverockhall. Char – £1190, £1150 Dinwoodie Green. A-A – £1170 Mains; £1160 Hunthills.