Stirling UA

Bullocks led United Auctions' sale of store cattle, having sold to 329.10p per kg for a 474kg Limousin cross from Dalmahoy and to £1890 for a 730g Aberdeen-Angus from Kittymuirhill to average 279.65p.

Heifers (255) balanced out at 257.08p having been topped by Aberdeen-Angus crosses from Kittymuirhill at 302.70p for a 489kg entry and to £1690 for another weighing 608kg.

Limousin crosses led the young bulls at 256.80p for Newtonhead and to £1300 for Logie, with 28 bulls cashing in at 202.86p.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – Kittymuirhill £1890, £1690; Balnirnie 294.00p, 291.00p; Balbirnie and Bowhill £1620; Kirkland 286.80p; Tanhill £1615; Kittymuirhill 285.30p; Balbirnie and Tanhill £1580; Tanhill 285.20p; Kittymuirhill £1535; Balbirnie 280.10p; Kirkland £1480; Tanhill 272.80p. BS – Bogside £1290, 290.50p; Drum £1270; Gateside 266.60p. Char – Low Kilwhannell £1545; Kirkland 306.70p; East Doura £1470; Rannagulzion 305.40p; Kirkland £1460, 298.50p; Rannagulzion £1460; East Doura 296.40p; East Doura £1250; Low Kilwhannell 296.00p; Kirkland £1230; Rannagulzion 290.90p. Lim – Dalmahoy £1640, £1600, £1560, 329.10p; Logie £1550; Tomchulan 321.10p; Dalmahoy £1525; Crosshouse 319.80p, 318.10p; Logie £1520, 315.40p, 311.10p; Dalmahoy £1520, £1505, 292.70p, 291.60p; Low Bowhill £1500, Logie 291.70p. Sim – Dalmahoy £1640; Langholm 312.90p; Gladhouse Mains £1545; Ballymeanach 295.10p; East Doura £1535; Langholm 293.70p; Dalmahoy £1525, £1505, 292.70p, 291.60p; Low Kilwhannell £1495; Langholm 291.10p; Gladhouse Mains £1470; Dalmahoy 290.00p; Dalmahoy £1450, £1440; Gladhouse Mains 289.30p; Bowhill £1420; Dalmahoy 288.80p. BB – South Ballaird £1350, 267.90p; Drum £1240, 232.60p. Saler – Balbirnie £1620, £1580, 294.00p, 291.00p; Low Kilwhannell £1555; Kirkland 288.00p; Balbirnie £1490; Low Kilwhannell 279.70p; Kirkland £1440; East Doura 274.20p; East Doura £1390; Balbirnie 269.90p.

Heifers – A-A – Kittymuirhill £1690, 302.70p; Oatridge £1670, £1650, £1610, Tanhill 296.40p; Kittymuirhill £1565, 290.90p; Tanhill £1560; Oatridge 287.70p; Balbirnie £1545; Kittymuirhill 287.50p; Kittymuirhill £1530; Oatridge 284.00p, 278.10p, 278.00p, 274.10p; Tanhill £1495, £1485; Oatridge 273.20p. BS – Braes of Grandtully £1520; Fingask 267.40p; Fingask £1210, £1115; Bughtknowes 258.30p. BB – Drum £1210; Kersheugh 265.00p. Char – East Doura £1285; Rannagulzion 288.30p; Bogside £1250, 284.10p; Rannagulzion £1200, 272.10p. Lim – Auchlin £1460; Kirkland 279.90p; Kirkland £1380; Logie 277.50p; Gateside £1310, 276.40p; Logie £1260, £1180; Tomchulan 276.20p, 273.40p. Sim – Victoria £1575; Oatridge 290.50p; Oatridge £1560; Balbirnie 280.80p; Balbirnie £1460; Oatridge 278.60p; Gladhouse Mains £1460, 265.50p; Oatridge £1435, 260.60p; Gateside £1360; Woodburn 257.00p, 256.00p; Oatridge £1230; Victoria 254.00p. Hfd – Bowhill £1310, 252.40p. Saler – Balbirnie £1545, £1510; Kersheugh 290.60p; Kersheugh £1395, £1110; Balbirnie 279.10p, 272.50p.

Young bulls – A-A – Roscobie £1140, 208.00p. Lim – Logie £1300; Newtonhead 256.80p. Sim – Overton £1160, 232.90p.

Carlisle

Native cattle led proceedings at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale of 387 store cattle, with Beef Shorthorn bullocks from Messrs Robinson, Gelt Hall topping the sale at £1900.

Heifers sold to £1800 for Aberdeen-Angus from George Smith, Campingholm.

Limousin bulls led the weaned cattle trade at £1200 from Messrs MacDonald, Ladyhousesteads.

More of the same breed also led the bullocks and heifers at £1320 for Messrs Seymour, Brackenslack, and to £1200 from Messrs Furlong of Hexham.

The weekly sale of calves reached £520 for British Blue bulls on four occasions, three times from Messrs Martin, Tempest Tower and also from Messrs Threlkeld, Ladywells.

Heifers were up to £425 twice for more of the same breed from Messrs Elwen, Netherfield.

On Monday the weekly sale of store lambs sold to £128 for pair of Texel lambs from Messrs Maughan, Asby Mill.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – BS – £1900, £1470 Gelt Hall. BB – £1820, £1380, £1340 (x2), £1340 (x4), £1320 (x2) Ellerslea; £1580 Wood Head; £1580, £1400 (x4) Millantae; £1500, £1385 Sandbed; £1388, £1362 Bankend; £1340 Sleightholme; £1310 Strothers. Lim – £1800, £1690 Newtown; £1770, £1660, £1580, £1550 Croftheads;£1700, £1680, £1660, £1520 Lords Close; £1700, £1560 Thornship; £1620 (x2) Mid;£1580 Sideway Bank; £1540, £1490 Littlewater; £1500 Ellerslea; £1460 Millantae. Frie – £1630 Campingholm; £1460 Wavercroft; £1320 Fir Tree; £1300 (x3) Wavercroft; £1250 (x2) Gelt Hall; £1220 (x2) Wellington. Char – £1600 Sideway Bank; £1580 Lairdlaugh; £1540 Wood Head. A-A – £1590 (x2), £1480 Gimmenbie; £1440 Limekilns; £1400 Edenbanks; £1370 (x2), £1320 (x3) Stainton House. Fleck – £1540 Croftheads; £1270 Limekilns. Hfd – £1440 (x2) Kelsick House; £1340, £1330 (x2) Stone House. Sim – £1360 Millantae. Hols – £1200 Newbampton. Norwegian Red – £1160 Woodhouse.

Heifers – A-A – £1800, £1760 Campingholm; £1400 Gimmenbie; £1340 (x2) Newbampton; £1200 Limekilns. Lim – £1650, £1460 Newtown; £1590, £1470, £1400 Whiteside; £1560 Mid; £1540, £1520, £1490, £1430 West Whitrigg; £1500 Littlewater; £1480 (x2) Longrow; £1470 Weeds; £1440 Beckhall; £1420 Sideway Bank. BB – £1640 Waingate Head; £1420, £1350 Bank; £1380, £1335 Sandbed; £1320 (x4) Bank. Char – £1580 (x2) Sideway Bank; £1560, £1480 (x2) Lairdlaugh; £1470 Mid; £1380 Crosshill Farmhouse. Hfd – £1380 Crosshill Farmhouse; £1240 Stone House; £1230 Laitha. HF – £1380 Winter Tarn.

Weaned cattle – Steers – Lim – £1320 Brackenslack; £1220 (x3), £1150, £1120, £1110, £1020 (x3), £1000 (x3) Ridley; £1140 Brow; £1110 Pasture House; £1100 (x2) Drigg Moorside; £1000 (x2) Tregallon. A-A – £1150 Drigg Moorside; £920 Brackenslack. BB – £1060, £1050 Brackenslack. Char – £1020 Pasture House. Mont – £1020 (x2) Drigg Moorside. HF – £910 Drigg Moorside.

Bulls – Lim – £1200 (x3), £980, £950 Ladyhousesteads; £1000, £960 Charlesfield; £960 Strothers. Char – £1030 Aikton House; £900 Northhouse.

Heifers – A-A – £950, £880 (x2) The Tofts. Lim – £1200, £1110 (x4), £1110 Ridley;£1190 (x2), £1170, £1020 Blue Gables; £1040 Whin Bank; £1000 Brow. BB – £950 Crookdyke. Char – £910 Pasture House.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £520 (x3) Tempest Tower; £520 Ladywells; £495 Park House; £495, £440 (x2), £405, £400 Netherfield; £465 High Ploughlands; £455, £430 Petteril Side; £450, £430, £425 Burton House; £405 (x2) Chalk Lodge. Char – £490, £480, £470, £400 Kelsick House; £420, £395 West House. Sim – £420 Meinfoot. Lim – £410 Birtley Shields. A-A – £400 (x2) Park House; £390 West House; £340, £320 Ladywells; £320 (x2) Groundy Croft; £310 (x3) Fauld; £300 (x2) High Ploughlands. Stab – £390 Sockbridge Hall. Hfd – £375 (x2) Park House; £320 (x2), £300 (x2) Harrington Ling; £310 High Acres.

Heifers – BB – £425 (x2), £385, £380 Netherfield; £395 (x2), £390, £360 Tempest Tower; £365 Sockbridge Hall; £355, £330 (x2) Petteril Side; £340 (x2), £335 (x2) Monks House; £330 (x2) Chalk Lodge. Char – £395 Kelsick House. Stab – £390 Sockbridge Hall.

Store lambs – Tex – £128, £107 Asby Mill; £120 Stubbsgill; £120, £112, £106, £105, £104, £103 (x2) The Bow; £116 Moss Grove; £112, £108, £99 East Nethershields; £110 Elrington Hall; £110 Flimby Hall; £108 Pallet Hill; £105 High Seaton; £100 Hedley Park; £100 Pallet Hill. Belt – £118, £104 Flimby Hall. Suff – £93 High Seaton; £90 Batey Shield; £86 Priory Nook. Hill Chev – £93, £80, £76, £60 Townhead New. Mules – £91 East Nethershields; £80 Batey Shield. Swale – £60 Wolf Hills.

Ayr

Bullocks (190) and heifers (166) averaged 278.4p per kg and 258.3p respectively at Craig Wilson's store cattle sale.

Heifers led the trade at £1800 for a Charolais from Coilsholm, and to 333p for a pair of Limousins from South Craigton.

Bullocks peaked at £1770 for a British Blue from High Garphar, and to 313p for Charolais from Trees.

Leading the store lamb trade at £111 was a pen of Mule ewe lambs from D Gilmour, Blackbarn.

On Tuesday the firm sold two dairy cattle to a top of £2000 for a fresh calved Holstein Friesian heifer from Messrs Cousar, Grange of Cree.

A much smaller show of 70 calves and stirks reached £940 for a Saler cross heifer from Quarter Farms.

Calves peaked at £530 for a Hereford cross bull from Messrs Campbell, Low Ballees, and £480 for a British Blue cross heifer from Messrs Scott, Shacklehill.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim X – £1710 Limdsayston; £1670 Knockterra; £1555 Trees. Cha X – £1650, £1620 Trees; £1610 Rankinston. BB X – £1770 High Garphar; £1670 Knockterra; £1400 Stafflar. BS – £1440 Walston; £1720, £1700 Boswell Estate. A-A X – £1660 Clevance; £1500 Lindsayston; £1480 Knockterra; £1470 Muirhouse;£1390 Stafflar; £1380 Clevance. Hfd X – £1270 High Garphar; £1220 Kirkhill. Black and White – £1395 High Branchal; £1380, £1260 Muirhouse; £1430 Lindsayston.

Heifers – A-A X – £1600 Coilsholm; £1560 Carbieston Mains; £1470 Muirhouse; £1380 Carbieston Mains; £1340 Kerse Park and Broadyards. Lim X – £1800 Trees; £1700 Coilsholm; £1680 South Craigton; £1595, £1450 Trees; £1480 Lindsayston; £1420, £1370 Drongan House. Sim X –£1540 Netherton. BB X – £1325 Stafflar; £1310 Thorn. Char X – £1800 Coilsholm; £1500 Trees; £1430 Crossgates; £1340 Netherton. Hfd X – £1240 High Garphar; £1140 Kirkhill.

Store lambs – Belt – £107 (x2), £99 Laight; £101 High Woodston; £86 Whin. BF – £62, £57 Sorn Estate; £60 Keirs. Char – £84, £82 Macherquhat. Chev Mule – £102 Bonnyton Moor. Chev – £101 Bonnyton Moor; £92, £81 Dirnow; £84 Ravenscroft. Mule ewe lambs – £111, £105 Blackbarns. Mule wedders – £105 Laight; £98 Barncorkrie; £89 High Woodston and Little Busbie; £88 Macherquhat. Romney – £81 Craigmalloch. South Down – £85 Whin. Suff – £106 Barncorkrie. Tex – £109 Bonnyton Moor; £105, £99 Old Mill; £104, £101, £94 Hall of Caldwell; £102 Blackbarns; £100 Stairlie and Barncorkrie; £98, £91 Laight; £98 Windyedge; £93 High Woodston.

Calves – Bull – Hfd X – £530 Low Ballees; £420 Bowes; £315 (x2) Bowes. BB X – £510 Bowes; £490 Shacklehill; £345 Bowes; £310 Muir. Sim X – £480 Philgowan. Lim X – £340 Muir.

Heifers – BB X – £480 Shacklehill; £390 Muir; £275 Bowes. Lim X – £455 Shacklehill. A-A X – £400 Low Ballees; £250 Muir.

Thainstone

Bullocks (220) and heifers (253) averaged 296.1p per kg and 280.7p respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' store cattle sale.

Simmental crosses led the per head section at £1920 for bullocks from North Crannoch, Crossroads, whilst a trop of 206kg Charolais crosses attained 371.4p for Meikle Coull, Tannadice.

Heifers reached 335.6p for a 438kg Limousin cross from Scobshaugh, Cortachy, and £1880 for 586kg Simmental crosses from Sauchenbush, Echt.

Bulls (5) sold to 247.3p for a 364kg Aberdeen-Angus from Mains of Drumdollo, Drumbldeand, and to £1500 for a 608kg Salers from Drumsleed, Fordoun.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Meikle Coull £765, 371.4p. 301-350kg – Cowfords £1120, 327.5p. 351-400kg – Barns £1300, 335.1p. 401-450kg – Mill of Kintocher £1470; Barns 332.5p. 451-500kg – Auchorrie £1550; Barrogill Mains 334.4p. 501-550kg – Housebay £1700, 313.7p. 551-600kg – Mains of Drumdollo £1740; Bush 300.5p. 601-650kg – Lower Cushieston £1830, Housebay 290.7p. 651-700kg – North Crannoch £1845, 277.5p. 701-750kg – North Crannoch £1920, 265.2p.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 350kg – Bayview £820, 242.6p. 351-400kg – Scobshaugh £1090, 282.4p. 401-450kg – Scobshaugh £1380; Heathercow 296.9p. 451-500kg – Parkhead £1200, 255.3p. 601-650kg – Parkhead £1610, 261.4p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Ben Craig £720, 288.8p. 251-300kg – Cairntack £880, 299.3p. 301-350kg – Culbokie £1110, 328.4p. 351-400kg – Shank of Glenbarry £1210, 311.9p. 401-450kg – Scobshaugh £1470, 335.6p. 451-500kg – Swanny £1480; Turfhill 312p. 501-550kg – Swanny, Sauchenbush £1680; Swanny 333.3p. 551-600kg – Turfhill £1640; Sauchenbush 320.8p. 601-650kg – Sauchenbush £1540, 255p. 651-700kg – Easter Knox £1800, 264.7p.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 300kg – Bayview £560, 202.9p. 301-350kg – Scobshaugh £770, 229.2p. 401-450kg – Glencuie £1180; Scobshaugh 276.1p. 451-500kg – Parkhead £1325; Newmill 276.3p. 501-550kg – Rorandle £1460, 286.3p. 651-700kg – North Crannoch £1680, 249.3p.

Bulls – Up to 400kg – Mains of Drumdollo £900; Aulton 234p. 401-450kg – Rosebank £1060, 242p. 501-550kg – Drumsleed £1320, 240.9p. 601-650kg – Drumsleed £1500, 246.7p.

Penrith

A Beef Shorthorn heifer made £850 for R and J Taylor, Longmoor Head, at Penrith and Districts Farmers’ fortnightly sale, who also sold a pair of Beef Shorthorn bulls for £720.

Bull calves topped at £470 for an Aberdeen Angus from C Dent, Bridge End, with British Blue heifers to £480 from Skirwith Abbey.

LEADING prices

Stirks – Heifer – BS – £840, £610 Longmoor Head. BB – £630 Lamonby Hall. A-A – £480 (x2) Hill Crest.

Bull – BS – £720 (x2) Longmoor Head. Lim – £605 (x2) Grange. A-A – £590 (x5) Plumpton Foot; £520 Park House. Hfd – £470 Park House. BB – £440 Park House.

Bullock – BB – £660 Lamonby Hall; £400 Low Thornley. Hfd – £600 Lamonby Hall. Black and White – £430 (x3) Hill Crest.

Calves – Bull – A-A – £470 Bridge End; £380, £300 Nether Colinhurst; £330 Brackenburgh Home. Black and White – £420, £220 (x2) The Elephant; £230 Nether Colinhurst; £210 (x4), £195 (x3), £140 (x3) Skirwith Abbey; £160 Bridge End; £120 (x2) Blunderfield East; £120 The Bramery. Lim – £395 Skirwith Abbey. BB – £380, £360 Skirwith Abbey; £330, £230 Wickerslack; £310, £295 (x2) The Bramery; £240 Cardew Hall; £235, £220 Townhead. Swedish Red X – £340 Nether Colinhurst. Mont – £310 Bridge End. Hfd – £228 High Grounds. Char – £220 Yanwath Woodhouse.

Heifer – BB – £480, £235 Skirwith Abbey; £370, £290, £260 Bridge End; £370 The Elephant; £280, £200 Blunderfield East; £230, £200 Townhead; £220 (x4) The Bramery. A-A – £360 (x3) Nether Colinhurst; £255 Bridge End; £230 Brackenburgh Home. Lim – £240 Skirwith Abbey. Longhorn – £235 Bridge End. Hfd – £200 High Grounds.

Oban

Beltex from A Mackellar, Island View, achieved £100 at United Auctions' sale.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Suff X – Dalvuie £80; Tangasdale £77. Lleyn – Kilpatrick Croft £75. Bel – Island View £90, £75. Tex – Acharonich £88; Wood Cottage Croft £84; Acharonich £77; Torloisk £74; Achalven £73. Chev – Torloisk £80; Aros £78; Ardnacross £76; Inverlair £75; Strongorm, Roshven Hill £74; Ardnacross, Strongorm £72; Bracora £69; Wood Cottage Croft £68. X – Crannich £74, £73; Brenfield £70; Tangasdale £68; Acharonich £64. BF – Achnaba £85; Ardachy £76; Invernahyle, Turnault, Kilbride £74; Dunans £73; Achnaba £72; Invernahyle £71; Kiel, Achnaba £70; Kiel, Invernahyle £68; Achalic £67. Mule – Balure of Shian £76.

Ewes – Suf – Island View £97. Lleyn – Kilpatrick Croft £77. Tex – Auchnasaul £96; Balure £90. Chev – Torloisk £70; Wood Cottage Croft £68; Slaterich £66; Callart £61; Shenavallie £51; Achnacloich £50. X – Inverlair £72; Oban Seil £67; Drimnin £66; Torloisk £61. Mule – Island View £97; Auchnasaul £68; Aird £62. BF – Acharonich £68; Brackley £60; Ulva, Kilmalieu £59; Homestead, Aird £55; Laudale £52; Glenorchy £45; Innisaig £44; Achnacone £40.

Dumfries

All classes sold well at C and D auction marts' sale with bullocks selling to £1495 for Fardingjames and to 295.1p per kg for Lochbank.

Heifers peaked at £1385 for Potterland and to 288.9p for Ryes.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1495 Fardingjames; £1435 Kirkbride; £1405, £1365 Auchencreiff; £1195 Upper Moor. Lim – £1410 Ballaggan, £1280 (x2), £1210 Lochbank. BS – £1380 Archbank. Sim – £1325 High Auchneel BB – £1190 Upper Moor. Hfd – £1145 Clonhie.

Heifers – Sim – £1385 Potterland; £1290, £1200 Meikle Barncleugh; £1260, £1200 High Auchneel. Char – £1290 Meikle Barncleugh; £1220 High Auchneel. Mont – £1285 Upper Portrack. A-A – £1280, £1240 Gatehouse; £1280 Meikle Barncleugh; £1270 Kirkbride; £1240 Gamerigg and Pilmuir; £1230 Fardingjames; £1220 High Auchneel; £1195 Upper Moor. BS – £1210 Pilmuir. Lui – £1160 Phernside. Hfd – £1150 High Auchneel; £1110 Upper Moor.

Stirling (Cale)

On Monday, Caledonian Marts had forward 417 store cattle at their fortnightly sale, where bullocks and heifers averaged 265p per kg and 257p respectively.

Bullocks attained 322ppkg for Simmentals from A C Brodie, Ballard, Isle of Coll, and to £1680 for Limousins from A and J Orr, Hill O’Harthill, Harthill.

Limousins from R Colquhoun, Barochan Cross, Houston, led the heifer trade at 300p and £1550.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1680, £1680, £1640 Hill O’Harthill; £1610 Malletsheugh; £1530 Hill O’Harthill; £1530 Barochan Cross; £1550 Bowridge; £1490 Ardgate; £1450 Bowridge.

Heifers – £1550 Barochan Cross; £1470 Hill O’Harthill; £1360, £1310, £1360 Barochan Cross.

Longtown

On Tuesday, C and D Auction Marts' sold 5043 store lambs to a top of £128 for Texels from West Lodge South.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £128 West Lodge South; £124 North Synton; £123 Edgerston Home. Belt – £123 Burnside; £121 West Lodge South. Suff – £127 Drinkstone; £123 Burnside; £118 Roanstree and Edgerston Home. Char – £124 Moss Side. GF – £111 Kirkton Hill; £106 West Lodge South; £103 South Slealands. Chev Mules – £110 West Lodge South. Lleyns – £99 The Height. Hamp – £109 (x2) Barnhill. Herd –o £41 Moss Side.

Feeding ewes – BFL – £105 Crinkledykes. Tex – £100 The Barrocks. Suff – £94 Kernal Hill. GF – £83 Crindledykes. Chev Mules – £80 Priesthaugh. Hill ewes – Chev – £78 Moss Side; £75 Priesthaugh. BF – £67 Blackburn. Herd – £38 Low Bridge End.