Stirling UA

Bullocks (413) and heifers (333) averaged 278.25p per kg and 258.97p respectively at United Auctions' store cattle sale.

Bullocks sold to 344.60p for a 534kg British Blue cross from Torrax, and to £1920 for a 678g Limousin cross from Wester Coldrain.

Limousin crosses from Torrax led the heifers at 333.30p and £1870 for a 561kg entry.

Young bulls (21) cashed in at 227.90p having sold to 267.60p for a Limousin cross from Burnbank, and to £1900 for a Simmental cross from Innerwick.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – Mid Auchencarroch £1800, 300.40p, 297.00p; Coalbog £1695, £1600, £1595; Ardbrae Balmesh 290.20p; Mid Auchencarroch £1490, 290.00p, 283.00p, 282.80p; Bourtreebush £1415; Carscallan 282.00p; Mid Auchencarroch £1400 (x2), Coalbog 280.20p; Gateside £1390; Westerboard 279.50p; Humeston £1390; Gateside 276.00p. BS – Townend of Shutterflat £1570; Ballimore 312.50p; Ormsary £1550 (x2), 311.20p; Over Buttergask £1550; Ballimore 307.10p, 299.60p; Newra £1410; Ormsary 299.20p; Mid Auchencarroch £1400; Over Buttergask 288.60p; Moulin £1335; Townend of Shutterflat 286.50p; Newra £1290; Mid Auchencarroch 283.00p. Char – Blairmulloch £1700, £1660; Wester Clunie 327.60p; Wester Clunie £1635, £1605; Newbigging of Craighall 327.10p, 321.70p; Laighwood £1585; Wester Clunie 310.80p; Southfield £1545; Laighwood 306.50p, 305.60p; Wester Clunie £1460, 302.30p, 302.10p; Southfield £1400; Blairmulloch 297.50p; Wester Clunie £1320; Southfield 296.00p. Lim – Wester Coldrain £1920; Torrax 332.70p; Torrax £1910; Laighpark 316.30p; Wester Coldrain £1890; Tom of Cluny 313.40p; Torrax £1850, £1810, 313.10p (x2); Wester Coldrain £1800; Ardacheranmor 307.90p; Torrax £1730; Moulin 307.10p; Coalbog £1680; Wester Coldrain 301.50p; Mid Auchencarroch £1660; Afflochie 298.40p; Blairmulloch £1655; Over Kellie 298.20p. Sim – Coalbog £1880; Ormsary 311.20p; Barbarafield £1700, £1630, Newbigging of Craighall 304.00p; Netherton £1560; Over Buttergask 301.10p; Ormsary £1550; Newbigging of Craighall 297.60p; Mid Auchencarroch £1475; Ardgate 295.20p; Ardgate £1420; Barbarafield 282.10p; Over Buttergask £1385; Netherton 291.00p. BB – Torrax £1910, £1900, £1840, 344.60p, 338.10p, 313.10p; Coalbog £1640; Laighpark 286.50p; Over Buttergask £1405; Moulin 281.20p. Saler – Ormsary £1550; Ballimore 312.50p, 307.10p; Gateside £1390; Ormsary 299.20p. Blonde – Over Kellie £1640, 298.20p. Hfd – Gartfinnan £1900, £1780, £1760, £1700 (x2); Mid Auchencarroch 288.10p; Netherton £1600, 286.70p; Mid Auchencarroch £1475; Gartfinnan 285.70p, 278.20p; Blackpark £1380, 274.90p. HF – Coalbog £1310; Humeston 254.60p. Lincoln Red – Over Buttergask £1550, 288.60p. Cont – Mid Auchencarroch £1475, 288.10p; Blairmulloch £1400, 254.50p.

Heifers – A-A – Cairncurran £1470; Preston 272.30p, 271.60p, 269.20p; Auchentiber £1360, 268.20p; Gateside £1305, Cairncurran 266.30p. BS – Lochend £1750, £1660, £1595, £1440, 282.70p, 286.90p; Glenisla £1380; Mid Auchencarroch 282.70p, 269.30p, 267.10p; Mid Auchencarroch £1360, £1305, £1275, Moulin 264.40p. BB – Blackpark £1395, 284.70p; Inchgall £1300, 273.70p; Blackpark £1240, £1200, Bailieston 272.50p. Char – Wester Clunie £1550; Southfield 333.30p; Southfield £1520; Wester Clunie 302.90p, 302.70p, 300.20p, 294.70p; Blairmulloch £1490; Southfield 285.70p; Wester Clunie £1480; Laighwood 284.60p, 280.50p; Southfield £1440; Blairmulloch 275.90p. Lim – Torrax £1870, £1700, 333.30p, 321.40p; Townend of Shutterflat £1600, £1560, £1460, Ardacheranmor 309.50p; Over Kellie £1460; Burnbank 307.70p; Blackpark and Over Kellie (x2) £1455; Townend of Shutterflat 298.90p. Sim – Balgreggie £1410, £1295, £1200, 280.90p, 277.60p, 269.70p. Saler – Mid Auchencarroch £1360, 269.30p. Mont – Dalfoil £1435, £1395, 260.00p; Holton £1385, 249.50p; Dalfoil £1365, 247.80p. STX – Loanleven £1680, 284.70p. Blonde – Over Kellie £1600, 289.30p.

Young bulls – A-A – Burnside of Balhaldie £1510; Kirkton of Beath 225.60p. Lim – Burnbank £1820, £1290, 267.60p, 265.40p. Sim – Innerwick £1900; Kirkton of Mailler 238.70p.

Carlisle

A Limousin cross steer from Messrs Magnay, Greenwrae, Gretna secured the top price of £1990 at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly store cattle sale.

Heifers peaked at £1640 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Rushton, Nirvana, Longtown.

A Limousin bull topped the weaned cattle at £1270 for Messrs Dunlop, Dornick Mains.

Calves reached £570 for a British Blue bull from Messrs Wadsworth, Big Balcraig, with the same breed leading the heifers at £550 for Messrs Martin, Tempest Tower.

On Monday, store lambs reached £132 for a Texel from JG Bewley, Wigton.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1990 Greenwrae; £1870, £1630, £1600 Newton; £1850, £1800, £1730 Spittalriddinghill; £1690 Bank; £1680 Thornington; £1610 Pirntaton; £1590, £1570, £1560 Low House; £1580, £1500 Mid; £1530 High Stand. Mont – £1800 Greenwrae. BB – £1750 Stubbyknowe; £1590 Carlatton; £1580 Millantae; £1560 (x2), £1520, £1500, £1480, £1430, £1400 Bank; £1530 Sandbed; £1440 Harwood On Teviot; £1425, £1410, Barstibly House. Sim – £1740, £1430 Chapel House; £1640, £1500, £1490, £1405, High Barcaple; £1510, Barstibly House. Blonde – £1730 Low House. A-A – £1680 Campingholm; £1660 Greenwrae; £1610, £1430 Gimmenbie; £1560, £1500, £1470 High Barncaple; £1510 (x2) Stainton House; £1450, Chapel; £1440 Nirvana. Fleck – £1490, £1450, Croftheads. BF – £1420 Campingholm; £1400, Thornington. Ayrs – £1410, £1370, Harperfield. Hfd – £1410, £1310 Swordwellrigg. BS – £1315 Chapel. HF – £1300 Cockley Bank; £1240, £1200 Laitha.

Heifers – Lim – £1640, £1470 Nirvana; £1600, £1460 Thornby Villa; £1450 Flimby Hall; £1450 Low; £1430 Mid; £1380 Longrow; £1320 Newton. Char – £1550 Sideway Bank; £1450, £1390 Nirvana; £1390, £1380 (x2) Grange; £1330 Mid; £1300 Clappers. BB – £1540, £1360, £1340 Sandbed; £1370, £1350 Harwood On Teviot. A-A – £1520 Gimmenbie; £1440 Nirvana; £1320 Bushfield. Sim – £1500 Gimmenbie; £1400 Thornby Villa. Hfd – £1370 Swordwellrigg. HF – £1120 Arkleby House.

Weaned cattle – Steers – Lim – £1360, £960 Spency Croft; £1000, £900 Crookdyke. A-A – £1010, £990, Skiddaw View Cottage; £990 Ochrelands; £990 Crowdieknowe; £950 Brackenslack. BS – £900 Crowdieknowe.

Bulls – Lim – £1270, £1140, £980 Dornick Mains. BB – £1260, £1200, High House. Sim – £1130, £1100 Waterloo. A-A –£1000 Hingdrigg; £870 Crowdieknowe. Char – £780 Brocklerigg.

Heifers – Lim – £970 Crookdyke. A-A – £950 Brackenslack. BB – £880 Brackenslack. Blonde – £680, £610 Jubilee. Sim – £630, £600 Wetheral Shields.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £570, £550, £540, £520 (x2), £510 Big Balcraig; £550 (x2), £520 (x2) Torpenhow Hall; £550 Moss Side House; £540 Brunt Hill; £535, £520 (x3) Tempest Tower. A-A – £490 Moss Side House; £460 Brunt Hill. Blonde – £475, £420 (x3), £380 Harelawhole. Lim – £475 Big Balcraig. Hfd – £330, £310 Main Street.

Heifers – BB – £550 Tempest Tower; £510 Big Balcraig; £500 Harelawhole; £500 (x2), £440, Park; £480 (x2) Mayfield. A-A – £440 (x2) Moss Side House; £430 Brunt Hill. Lim – £345, £340, £330 (x2), Shacklehill. Blonde – £305, Harelawhole. Salers £220 Blunderfield East.

Store lambs – Blue Tex – £112, £104, Southwoodhead. Mules – £90, Mill Stree. Tex – £132, £126, £120, £107 (x2) Mid; £126, £108, £100 Scarrowhill; £118, £102 Wavercroft; £118 Greenshields; £106, £104 (x3) Fellside.

Thainstone

The weekly sale of store cattle met a brisk trade through Aberdeen and Northern Marts where heifers sold to 369.5p per kg for a 406kg Limousin cross from Leys Estate, Leys Castle and to £1755 for a 634kg Aberdeen-Angus from Finzean Estate, to cash in at 287.7p.

Bullocks (176) averaged 300.8p having sold to 354.8p for 420kg Charolais crosses from Braigiewell, Echt, and to £1755 for 638kg Simmental crosses from Ardivot, Lossiemouth.

On Tuesday, 3873 breeding and store sheep including island consignments, saw 11 breeding sheep average £105 having sold to £155 for a Texel ram from Tignfraoch, Leschangie.

Store lambs (2669) cashed in at £80.23 and reached £127 for Suffolk from Adziel, Strichen, whilst island consigned entries (1193) balanced out at £72.63 and again were led by Suffolk at £118 for Balfour Castle, Balfour.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – The Hillocks, Carnousie £600, 254.2p. 251-300kg – Dell £990, 348.6p. 301-350kg – The Hillocks £1020, 309.1p. 351-400kg – WauLkmill £1290; Leys Estate 331.5p. 401-450kg – Braigiewell £1500; Leys Estate 351.4p. 451-500kg – Braigiewell £1550; Braigiewell 328.9p. 501-550kg – Greens Nurseries £1610; Fea 305.4p. 551-600kg – Cleat £1740; Greens Nurseries 307.8p. 601-650kg – Keithney £1695, 277p. 651-700kg – Idlestone £1740, 254.4p.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 400kg – Wester Arr £1175, 299.7p. 401-450kg – Leyside of Cookney, Heathercow £1320; Heathercow 313.4p. 451-500kg – Leyside of Cookney £1395, 296.8p. 501-550kg – West Sandend £1595; Upper Cook 298.8p. 551-600kg – West Sandend £1670, 295.8p. 601-650kg – Upper Cook £1690, 272.6p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – The Hillocks £610, 252.1p. 251-300kg – Dell £930, 325.2p. 301-350kg – Leys Estate £910, 282.6p. 351-400kg – Leys Estate £1280; Waulkmill 325.4p. 401-450kg – Leys Estate £1500, 318.9p. 451-500kg – Greens Nurseries £1515, 309.2p. 501-550kg – Lynemore £1595; Greens Nurseries 303.7p. 551-600kg – Mid Newton £1625, 294.4p. 601-650kg – Keithney £1590, 260.7p.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 350kg – Woodlands £750; Dell Farm 245p. 351-400kg – Heathercow £995, 257.8p. 401-450kg – Finzean Estate £1245; Heathercow 291.1p. 451-500kg – Woodlands £1320, 287p. 501-550kg – Finzean Estate £1525; Leys Estate 283.9p. 551-600kg – Mid Newton £1550, 278.8p. 601-650kg – Finzean Estate £1655, 276.8p. 651-700kg – Howally £1740, 252.9p.

Breeding sheep – Suf X – Bogdavie, Fyvie £100.

Store lambs – Suf – Adziel £125. Chev Mule – Wester Wyndings, Stonehaven £117. Tex – West Bogton, Dellavaird £115. Suf X – Bossholes, Rickarton £114. Cont – Westburn Croft, Balmedie £113. Tex – Lochhead, Skene £112. X – Wester Wyndings, Pitairlie Farm Cottage, Newbigging £110. Char – West Davoch, Tarland. Cont X – Cluny, Rafford £108. Down – Adziel, Midtown of Buchromb, Dufftown £105. Tex X – Bogside, Fyvie £105. Bel – Pitairlie Farm Cottage £102. Rye – South Raedykes, Rickarton £100. Belt X – Grandhome £98. Down X – Mains of Allanbuie, Keith, Bogside, King Edward £96. BF – Rickarton Farms £96. Ker – Glenfinnan, Findon £93.

Island consigned store lambs – Tex – Rowland, Holm £106. Cont – Rowland £104. Suf – Rowland £102. Tex X – Rowland £98. Suf X – Quendale, Dunrossness £93. Cont – Hillview, Ringesta £92. Down – Stonelea, Stenness £92. Down X – Housebay, Stronsay £91. Mule – Housebay £89.

Ayr

On Tuesday, Craig Wilson sold five dairy cattle to a top of £2200 for a fresh calved Holstein Friesian heifer from the Hodge family at West Scoutts.

The Christmas show and sale of baby calves was judged by Tom Nelson, High Kilphin, who awarded the champion to a British Blue cross bull calf from James Frame, Cronan, which later made £480. The reserve went to a similar type from the Parker family at Merkland, that made £410.

Top price amongst the calves was £710 paid for a Limousin cross bullock from Team Wyllie, Skeldon Drive, with heifers peaking at £470 for a British Blue cross from Messrs Rennie, Brocklehill.

Stirks peaked at £1420 for a Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Duffin, West Brocklock.

Leading Prices

Dairy cattle – HF – £2200, £1950 West Scoutts; £1850 Muirhouse; £1800 Kepculloch.

Calves – Bull – Lim X – £710 Skeldon Drive; £475 Newlands. BB X – £580, £560 Garrie; £520 Haysmuir; £515 Over Enoch; £480 Cronan; £470 Over Enoch and High Weirston; £450 Brocklehill and Deaconhill; £440 Low Barness; £410 Merkland; £405 Parkmill; £400 Garrie and Newlands; £370 Haysmuir; £360 Parkmill. A-A X – £430 Low Barness; £345 Parkmill; £335 Cronan. Hfd X – £320 Philgowan. Sim X – £400 Over Enoch.

Heifers – BB X – £470 Brocklehill; £450 Over Enoch; £445 Haysmuir; £430 High Weirston; £350 Low Barness and Parkmill; £320 Whiteflat. Lim X – £460 Newlands; £450 Haysmuir; £310 Meadowbank. A-A X – £360 High Weirston; £350 Cronan. Hfd X – £330 (x3) Philgowan.

Stirks – Bullock – Lim X – £1420 West Brockloch; £1090, £1080 Mount Pleasant. Char X – £1220, £1180, £1100, £1050 Traboyack; £1180 Balmurrie; £1130, £1100 Barskelly; £1030 Cutcloy; £1000 Alton; £980 Cutcloy. A-A X – £1100 Southside. Saler X – £1060 Traboyack and Barskelly; £980 Balmurrie. Sim X – £980 Cutcloy.

Heifers – Char X – £1100 Traboyack; £1060 Barskelly; £1020, £970 Traboyack; £850 Alton. A-A X – £960 Clonherb; £870 West Scoutts. Lim X – £910, £900, £890 Mount Pleasant. Blonde – £840 Paterson Agri.

Breeding cattle – Bulls – Blonde – 1500gns Paterson Agri.

Cows and heifers with calves at foot – Lim – £1550 Blackbyres; £1500 Mid Skeog. BB – £1500 Mid Skeog; £1400 Burnton.

Hexham

An Aberdeen-Angus bullock led Hexham and Northern Marts' weekly sale of store cattle when selling for £1900 for Messrs Burn, Aydonshields, Hexhamshire.

Heifers sold for £1840 for a Limousin from Lewis Forster, West Nubbuck.

Leading Prices

Heifers – Cattle 30 months – A-A X – £1280 Church. Cattle 23-30months – Sim X – £1450 Burnhill. A-A – £1450 Broadlea. A-A X – £1330 Harnham Hall, £1300 & £1250 Greencarts. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1840, £1760, £1680, £1610 West Nubbock; £1520 Armond Carr; £1480, £1460 West Nubock. Char – £1790, £1550 Trench Hall. Char X – £1630 Edlingham Newtown; £1600, £1550 (x2) Newlands Haugh; £1540 Newlands Haugh; £1510 Tenter House; £1500 Little Harle; £1480 Newlands Haugh; £1470 Tenter House; £1460 Newlands Haugh and China Hall. A-A – £1160 Davyshiel; £1140, £1100, £1060 Broadlea. A-A X – £1370, £1350 Greencarts; £1290 Church; £1280 Berwick Hill; £1210 Little Harle; £1110 Falahill; £1100 Berwick Hill. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1660 High Dalton; £1640, £1480 West Nubbock; £1380 Longlea; £1330 West Nubbock and Burntongues; £1290 Longlea. Sim X – £930 Longlea.

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – A-A X £1540 Church; £1490 East Uppertown. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1850 Little Harle; £1790 Blackburn; £1770 Lunns House and West Nubbock; £1730 Armond Carr and Blackburn; £1720 Lunns House and Blackburn; £1700 Blackburn; £1690 Lunns House, East Uppertown, Highwood and Little Harle; £1680 Lunns House and Highwood; £1670 Highwood; £1660 West Nubbock and Little Harle; £1620 Blackburn. Char X – £1840 Blackburn; £1620 (x2),£1610 Little Harle; £1570 Tenter House; £1490 Littlle Harle. A-A – £1690 Aydonshields; £1650 Chesterwood. A-A X – £1900, £1740 Aydonshields; £1710 The Raw; £1670 East Uppertown; £1580 Chesterwood; £1570, £1520, £1510, £1490, £1480 The Raw. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1860, £1780 High Dalton; £1750 Blackburn; £1640, £1540 High Dalton; £1380 Heatheridge. Char X – £1590 The Raw. A-A X – £120 Brackenthwaite. Sim X – £1590 Longlea. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1270 Hetheridge. Char X – £810, £780 Springhill.

Lazonby

Harrison and Hetherington's final store lamb sale of the season saw 860 lambs reach a high of £131 for a Beltex from Mike and Marie Faulder, Ewan Close.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Belt – £131, £120, £118, £108 Ewan Close. Tex – £122, £114, £101 Ewan Close; £97 Villa; £94, £76 Townfoot; £86, £77 Riggfoot; £86, £84 Brackenthwaite; £80 Close House; £80 Syke Side; £80 Bow Hall; £79 The Mains; £76 Rise Head. Suff – £116, £96 Villa; £81 The Mains. Hill/Chev – £96, £89, £80 Croglin Lowhall; £90, £80 Townfoot. Mule – £86 Villa; £86, £85 Bridge End; £85, £76 Riggfoot; £84 Ashfield; £82 Townfoot; £72 (x2) Bow Hall. Jacob – £75 The Beeches. Swale – £74, £47 Bow Hall; £68 Softley; £62, £56 Townfoot; £56, £53 Burns; £53 Syke Side; £53 Burns; £52 Milescott; £48 Close House; £47, £46 Bow Hall; £46 Quarry Cottage.

Penrith

Cattle from Messrs Wales, Thackwood, led Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP fortnightly sale which saw 239 stores and feeding bulls forward.

Topping the trade at £1955 was a Limousin bullock, with the same home leading the heifers at £1945 with a British Blue.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1955, £1865, £1835, £1795, £1705, £1695, £1685, £1655 Thackwood; £1705 Scales; £1685, £1645, £1635, £1455 (x2), £1445 (x2), Ranbeck; £1565 Southwaite; £1485 Yew Tree; £1455 The Wath; £1415 (x2), Demesne. Sim – £1955 Thackwood; £1395 Thorneycroft. Char – £1885 Thackwood; £1515, £1455, £1435 (x2), Southwaite. BB – £1505, £1425 Yew Tree; £1455 Bluebell Lane; £1415 Park Head. A-A – £1435 (x2), 1415 (x2) Southwaite; £1355 Demesne. BS – £1155, £1075, £1065 (x2), Croft Ends. Black and White – £1135 (x7) Low Rutter; £1095 Sunny Gill; £1095 Yew Tree.

Heifers – BB – £1945, £1745, £1475 Thackwood; £1695, £1495, Park Head; £1625 (x2), £1515 Hewer Hill. Lim – £1925, £1825 Thackwood; £1855, £1765, £1645, £1445 Croft House; £1725, £1645, £1615 (x2), £1595 (x2), £1505, £1445, £1415, Ranbeck; £1695 Southwaite; £1485 Yew Tree; £1405 Demesne. A-A – £1605, Low Thornley; £1335, Yew Tree. Sim – £1575, £1515 Thorneycroft; £1335, £1195 Bowness. BS – £1455 Crosby Lodge. Char – £1385 Yew Tree; £1345 Town Head.

Bulls – BS – £995 Croft Ends; £935 Longmoor Head. BB – £955 Murrah Hall.

Stirling (Cale)

On Monday, Caledonian Marts sold 8712 store lambs and feeding ewes at their annual Martinmas show and sale.

Judge William Oldfield of Demense, Gisburn, found his champion in Beltex lambs from M and J Kennedy, Lurgan which later sold for £148, with the reserve going to Mules from D and L Graham, Mains of Burnbank, that made £112.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Suff – £119, £116 Westerton; £109 Balcachie; £108, £106 Westerton; £105 Devonshaw. BF – £100, £96 Auchtenny; £87 Mains of Burnbank; £86 Redhall; £85 Connachan. Chev – £91 Walton; £87 Baluskie; £86 Walton; £85 Westerton. Tex – £124 Newton of Logierait; £121 Westerton; £121 Auchtenny; £121 Ashfield; £118 Westerton; £116 Blaircessnock; £113 Newton of Logierait; £112 Burnhead. BFL – £109 Thorn; £91 Mains of Burnbank. Belt – £148 Lurgan; £145 Upper Auchenlay; £130 Parkhead; £129 Kilwinnet; £128 Upper Auchenlay; £127 Newton of Logierait. Mule – £112 Mains of Burnbank; £110.50 Auchtenny; £106 Mains of Burnbank; £105 Ashfield.

Lanark

On Tuesday, Lawrie and Symington sold 248 store and breeding cattle where bullocks and heifers averaged 280p per kg and 264p respectively.

Bullocks sold to £1840 for a 636kg Limousin from WJ McCornick, Gair, Carluke, and to 314.6p/kg for Simmentals at 391kg from J and A Hutchinson, Roberton Mains, Dolphinton.

A 576kg Aberdeen-Angus from JM Orr, Netherton Farm, Cleghorn, led the heifers at £1580, whilst a 274kg Limousin made 313.9p for W Steel and Co, Cumberhead, Lesmahagow.

Breeding cattle peaked at £1660 for a four and a 1/2 year old in-calf Limousin cross cow from H Tod, Blackhill, West Calder.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1480, £1330 Lawriesmuir; £1290 Boghouse; £1285 Sherifflatts; £1200 Sweetbit. Hfd – £1160 Brownhill; £1110 North Bankend. Lim X – £1840, £1650 Gair; £1590, £1470 Easter Dawyck; £1260 Newmill; £1230, Roberton Mains. Char X – £1450, £1340, £1310 Bonnington Mains. BS – £1280, £1100, £1060 West Nerston. Sim – £1340, £1310, £1200, Whitehaugh. Blonde – £1000 Tinto View. BB – £1560 Gair; £1160 Brownhill. Char – £1340, £1090 Bonnington Mains.

Heifers – A-A – £1580 Netherton; £1190 Shotlinn; £1160 Sherifflatts; £1140 Boghouse. Hfd – £1190 Bronwnhill. Lim – £1270 Newmill. Lim X – £1280 Over Kypeside; £1260 Newmill; £1250 Over Kypeside; £1200 Ramoan; £1180 Boghouse. Char X – £1540 Mossplatt; £1520 Netherton. BS – £1060 Boghouse. Sim – £1100 Brownhill. S/Dev – £1310 Netherton. Blonde – £800 (x2) Tinto View. BB – £1340 Newmill; £1290 Sherifflatts; £1245 Over Kypeside. Char – £930 Lawriesmuir.

Dairy bullocks – BF – £1390 Tanhill; £1095 Over Kypehill. Hol – £840 North Bankend.

Breeding cattle – A-A – £1380 Blackhill. Lim X – £1660, £1600, £1500 (x3), £1480, £1460 (x2), £1420, £1380 Blackhill.

Longtown

On Tuesday, 5808 store lambs and feeding ewes came under the hammer at C and D auction marts' weekly sale, with trade topping at £130 foe Texel ewes from the Isle of Man.

Lambs peaked at £124 for Beltex from Dormansteads.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Belt – £124 Dormansteads. Tex – £123 from Priesthaugh; £121 Bayldon; £119 Springwells. Suff – £110 Edgerston Trading; £108 Hallrule Mill; £103 Red Gap. Char – £115 Monk Farm. Chev Mules – £100 Dormansteads; £99 Annandale Estates; £96 Springwells and Archbank. Lleyns – £97 Harwood House. GF – £115 Dalmore; £113 Craig Farming; £100 The Mains. Hamp – £91 Aar-Dar; Jacobs to £70 Old Chapel. Kendal Roughs – £80 Church View. Kerry Hills – £78 Crailloch. Swale – £54 Laverhay.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £130 Isle of Man. Suff – £102 Isle of Man. Chev Mules – £78 Auchencovie. GF – £74 Dalmore. Hill ewes – Chev – £97 Barquillean, £94 Kingside. BF – £71 Isle of Man; £70 Garvachy. Herd – £50 Isle of Man. Swale – £42 Isle of Man.

Castle Douglas

Store cattle sold to £1580 for an Aberdeen-Angus heifer from Messrs Burgess, Maryfield and to 260.8p per kg for Limousin bullocks from Messrs Thomson, Nether Corsock, at Wallets Marts' sale.

Texels led the store lambs at £125 for Messrs Sommerville, Aar-Dar.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Hfd – £1090 High Borgue. Lim – £1030 Nether Corsock. Gall – £1010 Ardwall. Blue Grey – £1010 Ardwall. A-A – £940 Nether Corsock. Sim – £930 High Borgue.

Heifers – A-A – £1580 Maryfield. Lim – £770 Nether Corsock.

Store lambs – Tex – £125, £116 Aar-Dar; £111 Tower; £111 Barcloy. Belt – £113, £101 Cullinaw. Hamp – £110 Aar-Dar. Scotch Mule – £97 Upper Hardland; £86 East Kirkcarswell; £85, £81 Arvie. Zwart – £96 Kirkland Hill. Chev Mule – £85, £81 East Kirkcarswell. Chev – £82 East Kirkcarswell. Char – £81 Upper Hardland. BF – £78 Achie; £70 Falbae.