Special sales to include Stirling, Carlisle and Thainstone

Stirling UA

Bullocks (805) and heifers (649) averaged 307.01p per kg and 283.62p respectively at United Auctions' weekly store cattle sale.

Bullocks sold for 384.60p for a 364kg British Blue cross from West Quarter, and to £1970 for a 738g Simmental cross from Nether Falla.

A 506kg Limousin cross from Knockrivoch, led the heifers at 347.80p, whilst a 706kg Simmental cross made £1860 for Easter Greenhill.

Young bulls (49) cashed in at 269.47p having sold to 333.30p for a Charolais cross from Knollhead, and to £1190 for a Beef Shorthorn cross from Little Galla.

Some store and feeding sheep reached £118 for Texels from Auchenflower, with this breed cashing in at £91.34.

Mules averaged £89.32, whilst Suffolk and Cheviots levelled at £94.22 and £76.10 respectively. Crosses cashed in at £76.17, with Blackface at £75.61.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – Balegreggan £1960; Boydston 327.30p; Holmbyre £1880; Easter Clunie 323.70p; Starr £1880, £1790; The Firs 316.10p; Castle £1785; Balegreggan 314.20p; Westwinds £1770; Gartvaigh 313.70p; Balegreggan £1750; Southwick 312.20p; Holmbyre £1720; Meikle Camoquhill 312.00p; East Revoch £1695; Starr 311.30p. BS – Henderson Farms £1880; Braes of Grandtully 338.90p; West Dron and Lesserlinn £1700; North Quarter 306.50p; North Quarter £1640, £1540, Drumlochy 306.00p; Lesserlinn £1535; Bougang 303.20p; North Quarter £1520; Pearsie 301.90p; West Dron £1510; Auchlyne 299.70p; Ormsary £1475; West Dron 299.60p; Blackwater £1420; Baidlandhill 299.40p. BB – Hillhouse £1700; West Quarter 384.60p, 313.20p; Knockrivoch £1675, 307.10p; Nether Falla £1630; Stewarton 293.50p, 292.90p; Drumnessie £1550; North Quarter 292.20p; North Quarter £1540; Knockrivoch 287.80p; Knockrivoch £1520; Darnlaw 287.60p; Kaemuir £1500; Nether Falla 287.50p; Darnlaw £1495; West Quarter 286.60p. Char – Knocknaha £1870, £1815, £1810, £1780; Bogside 336.50p; Nether South Bar £1760; Bargany 332.90p, 331.70p; Knocknaha £1750, £1720; Ardgate 328.30p; Lesserlinn £1660; Knocknaha 327.60p; East Revoch and Blairmulloch £1640; Bargany 327.00p. Lim – Nether South Barr £1850; The Firs 364.40p; Nether Falla £1830; Crosshouse 361.10p; Nether South Bar £1800; Logie 346.80p; Nether Falla £1790; West Quarter 344.40p; Nether South Barr £1770, £1760; Gaisland 339.30p; North Quarter £1730; Logie 336.30p; The Firs £1720; Nether South Bar 334.00p; Nether South Bar £1710; Drumnessie 333.00p; Hillhouse £1700; Gaisland 329.40p. Sim – Nether Falla £1970; Almont 322.10p; Balegreggan £1880; Bargany 316.60p; Nether Falla £1830, £1800; Bargany 315.00p; Barbarafield £1750; Balegreggan 312.90p; Balegreggan £1740; Bargany 311.30p; Barbarafield £1570; Bogside 310.90p. Saler – Nether Falla £1830; Knocknaha 302.70p; Nether South Bar £1800; Ardachuple 302.20p; Knocknaha £1580; Baidlandhill 299.40p; Baidlandhill £1410; Bogside 295.60p. Hfd – Starr £1700; St Clements Wells 309.50p, 295.60p, 295.10p; Caddell £1560; Knockrivoch £1490; Boydston 289.90p. Lincoln Red – Starr and Nether South Bar £1880, 296.90p; Starr £1645; Nether South Bar 294.10p. STX – Sauchrie Mains £1570, £1540, £1525, £1475, 314.30p, 306.10p, 298.60p.

Heifers – A-A – Balegreggan £1700; East Revoch 301.20p; East Revoch £1600; Meikle Camoquhill 298.90p, 297.50p, 296.00p; Knockallan £1595; East Revoch £1570, 292.40p; Starr £1555; Castleton 290.10p; East Revoch £1545; Stewarton 289.00p; Balegreggan, East Revoch and Castlecarry Mill £1500; Glenkiln 287.90p. BS – Easterton £1745, £1610; Drumlochy 303.70p; North Quarter £1490; Baidlandhill 295.50p; Lesserlinn £1480, £1475; Braes of Grandtuly 289.70p; Baidlandhill £1445; Baidlandhill 289.00p, 288.60p. BB – Knockrivoch and Hillhouse £1650; Stewarton 300.40p; Lynn £1510; Knockrivoch 297.00p; Knockrivoch £1470; Bougang 292.80p; Kaemuir £1470; Lynn 288.80p; Lynn £1450, 285.70p; Stewarton £1400; West Quarter 284.60p; Darnlaw £1395; Stewarton 283.90p. Char – Knocknaha £1760; Almont 322.10p; Holehouse £1750, £1740, £1680, Knocknaha 316.40p; Knocknaha and Holehouse £1680; Holehouse and Almont 311.10p; Blairmulloch £1650; Holhouse 311.00p. Hfd – Starr £1720; Knockrivoch 280.10p, 263.60p; Knockrivoch £1500, £1350; Starr 261.40p. Lim – Knockrivoch £1760, 347.80p; Wester Coldrain £1630, £1590; Logie 346.80p; Blairmulloch and Easterlea £1560; Crosshouse 314.20p, 312.50p; Wester Coldrain £1550; Logie 308.80p; Hillhouse £1545; Crosshouse 302.00p; Blairmulloch £1530; Logie 299.00p. Sim – Easter Greenhill £1860; Wester Coul 319.00p; Knocknaha £1760; Almont 311.10p; Easter Greenhill £1730; Baidlandhill 304.20p; Wester Coul £1600; St Clements Wells 295.70p; Kaemuir £1510; Baidlandhill 295.50p; Crossmichael £1500, £1460, 294.10p. Saler – Low Kilwhannell £1340, 300.40p; Baidlandhill £1310, £1290, 292.50p, 288.50p. STX – Sauchriemains £1480, £1225, 296.00p, 286.90p.

Young bulls – A-A – Mosshall £1100; Knollhead 313.70p; Hillend £1080; Wester Balgair 284.80p, 279.10p. BS – Little Galla £1190, £1090, 267.80p.

Store sheep – Tex – Auchenflower £118; Lands of Braeside £116; Craigdhu £107; Auchenflower £106; Easter Manuel £105.50; Auchenflower £105; Botherickfield £104; Glenfernate £104; Kirkton of Lundie £100; Easter Manuel £99; Blackburnrigg £98.50. X – Botherickfield £108.50; South Hourat £84.50; Bavelaw, Sheddock Shiskine and Redheugh £81.00; Lands of Braeside £80; Kirkton of Lundie £74. Suff – Lands of Braeside £105; Blackburnrigg £99.50; Auchenflower £98 (x2); Woodlands £88. BL – Botherickfield £102. Mule – Killellan and Glenfernate Cottage £98; Auchenflower £94; Greenhead £91; Low Dunashery £89. BF – Auchenflower £96; Glenfernate £90, £88; Killellan £88; Ladyurd £85.50; Ardachuple £82; Glenfernate £81. Chev – Auchenflower £85; Woodlands £82.50; Auchlin £82. Chev – Woodlands £76.

Carlisle

Limousin heifers topped Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale at £2500 for Messrs Kirkbride, Flimby Hall.

Bullocks sold to £2200 for Limousins from Messrs Moffat, Stone House.

The judge, Ben Winn, awarded his champion and reserve tickets to heifers from Messrs Donald, Denton Mains which reached £1930 and £1900 respectively.

Kevin Watret, Northfield Park, sold a British Blue bull at £1720 to top the weaned cattle.

Limousin heifers attained £1470 for Messrs Cowx and Son, Hudscales.

The weekly sale of calves reached £645 for a Stabiliser cross bull calf from AR and HF Errington, Sockbridge Hall, Penrith.

Heifer calves reached £580 on two occasions, firstly for a Limousin from J and E Pattinson, Bonshawside, Kirtlebridge, and again for a British Blue from JW and VI Naylor, Hill Green.

On Monday, the firm held its weekly sale of 500 store lambs which achieved an average of £83.55.

Topping the sale at £133 was a single Texel lamb from M and A Faulder, Ewan Close.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £2200, £2100, £2060, £1960, £1920, £1900, £1860 Stone House; £2000 The Garth; £1940, £1900, £1860 Low House; £1880 The Faulds; £1880, £1840, £1810, £1800 Pelutho Park; £1870 Mid; £1840 Bolton Wood Lane; £1820 West End; £1820 Cracrop; £1820 East Park; £1800 Whiteside; £1800 Blackrigg; £1800 Gapshields. A-A – £1950 West End; £700, £1660 Blackrigg; £1640, £1460 Harley Croft; £1600, £1480 Longrigg Thorn; £1460 Well Head; £1440 (x10) Barmore House; £1430 (x2) Walton Woodhead. BB – £1930, £1690 Green; £1810 Bolton Wood Lane; £1740, £1700, £1560, £1490, £1480, £1400 Oakghyll; £1700 Low House; £1680, £1560 Beckhall; £1680 Whiteside; £1600 Harley Croft; £1590, £1490, £1430, £1400 Sandbed; £1590 (x2) Dearham Hall; £1550 (x3) Town House; £1530, £1460 Gimmenbie; £1480 Hargill House; £1400 (x3) Wickerfield. Char – £1880 Whiteside; £1760 Thistledown; £1720 Harley Croft; £1640 Low Houses; £1500, £1480, £1460 £1450, £1440, £1400, £1360 Rougholm; £1340 (x3) Highwood. Saler – £1660 (x2) Beckhall. Fleck – £1520 Oakghyll; £1500, £1460 Limekilns. Pie – £1480 Harley Croft. Sim – £1480 Nirvana. BS – £1360 Shankfield Head; £1360 Middlebierigg.

Heifers – Lim – £2500 Flimby Hall; £2260 (x2) Woodfield; £1960 Bridgehouse; £1930, £1890, £1620 Denton Mains; £1820, £1680 Rowell; £1800, £1720 Pelutho Park; £1790 Haresceugh Castle; £1760, £1740, £1700 Low Flow; £1740, £1700 Hargill House; £1710 The Faulds; £1700 East Park; £1690 Kelsick House; £1680 Gapshields; £1660 Blackrigg; £1650 Lawston; £1630 Cracrop; £1600 Low Castle Terrace; £1600 Thirlwall Castle. A-A – £1740, £1700, £1660 Rowell; £1660 Blackrigg; £1380 Thirlwall Castle; £1320 (x2) Greensyke. BB – £1650 (x2) Hargill House; £1580, £1500, £1450 Wham Head; £1490 Green; £1480, £1350 (x2) Gimmenbie; £1460 (x3), £1390 Flimby Hall; £1460 (x4) Lawrence Holme; £1450 Park House; £1410 Well Head; £1380 (x2) Dearham Hall; £1380 (x2) Marina House; £1380 (x2) Wickerfield; £1360 Thornby Villa; £1360 (x6) Park House; £1350 Mid. Sim – £1600, £1580, £1400 Fowrass. Char – £1590, £1570 Whiteside; £1520 (x2) Low Houses; £1370 Rougholm; £1340 (x7) Middlebierigg. Blonde – £1380 (x2), £1360 (x2) Stanger Hill. Hfd – £1350 Gimmenbie; £1300 (x2) West. Saler –£1340 Middlebierigg.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – BB – £1720, £1280, £1100 Northfield Park; £1200 Eden Bank. Lim – £1660, £1410 Derrie; £1640, £1490 (x6), £1420, £1360 (x4), £1280 (x3) Terrace; £1600, £1450 (x2), £1390, £1360, £1300 Whitewall; £1470, £1400 Kirkburn; £1330 Baggarah; £1320, £1280 Cairnwhin; £1290 Dumbretton; £1290 The Hill. Sim – £1290, £980 High Griseburn; £1170 (x2) Waterloo. Char – £1220 The Craggs; £1210 Northfield Park. BS – £1210 Northfield Park. Pie – £880 Mill Street. A-A – £790 (x2), £770 (x2) Sanson Seal. HF – £750 (x2) Wallhead. Frie – £560 Thornbank.

Heifers – Lim – £1470, £1260 (x6), £1220 (x2) Hudscales; £1340 Northfield Park; £1290 (x2), £1270 (x2) Fell End; £1220 Manesty; £1010 (x2) Black Cleugh. Blonde – £1270 Fell End. Saler – £1260 Nutholm. BB – £1260, £1180 Justicetown; £1010 West Heddon; £1000 (x2) Northfield Park. A-A – £1130 Justicetown; £1030 (x2) High Plains. Sim – £1100 High Keenley Fell. Ayrshire – £900 West Heddon. HF – £890 Barsalloch Farms. Luing – £790 High Troweir.

Steers – Lim – £1300 (x2) Manesty; £1270 Lees Hill; £1220, £930, £920, £880 (x2), £860 (x2) High Troweir; £1100 High Griseburn; £900 (x2) Pinegrove; £1090 (x2) Hall; £940 (x3) Nilston Rigg Farms. Luing – £1230 Nutholm. A-A – £1180 (x4) High Plains. Sim – £1040 Nutholm. BB – £950 (x2) Heather Croft; £900 Pinegrove. Fleck – £860 (x2) Nickies Hills. BG – £650 (x2) Nilston Rigg. Ayrshire – £620 Nutholm.

Calves – Bull – Stab – £645, £475 (x2) Sockbridge Hall. BB – £640, £530, £520, £500 Hill Green; £620, £550, £545, £540, £530, £510 Glebe House; £585 Big Balcraig; £520 (x2) Meinfoot; £510 (x2), £500 Wedholme Hill; £500 Berrier Head; £495 Boggle Hall; £490 (x2) Anguswell. Lim – £580, £480, £430, £390 (x4) Bleaberry Rigg; £385 Bowbridge. A-A – £560, £475 (x5), £390 West Heddon; £485 Roansbank; £480, £460, £430 Big Balcraig; £440 (x2) Boggle Hall; £440, £400 (x2) Heathfield; £425, £390 Tempest Tower; £380 Meinbank. Char – £470 Glebe House. Mont – £410 Glebe House. Sim – £360 Meinfoot. Hol – £335 (x2), £280 Hotts; £200 Meinfoot. HF – £230 (x2), £135 (x2), £130 Hadderdale; £150 (x4) Ladywells; £140 Bowbridge; £135 High Grounds; £135 Holmes Mill. Norwegian Red – £145, £130 How End. Ayrshire – £115 (x2), £100 (x2) Orton Hall.

Heifers – Lim – £580 Bonshawside; £480, £450 (x2) Bleaberry Rigg; £470 Big Balcraig. BB – £580, £450, £425 Hill Green; £470 (x2), £445, £440 (x3), £430 Wedholme Hill; £465, £460 Big Balcriag; £465, £450,£440 (x2), £410 Moss Side; £420 (x2) Cow Lane. Stab – £395 (x2) Sockbridge Hall. A-A – £340 (x2) Roansbank; £305 (x2), £280 (x2) Heathfield; £295 Ladywells; £290 Mayfield; £280, £275 (x3) Tempest Tower.

Store sheep – Zwart – £78 The Shieling. Dutch Tex – £130 Ewan Close. Belt – £111 Ashfield. Hill/Chev – £80 Raggiewhate. Grey Faced – £92 Manor; £84, £70 Little Swinburne; £81 Ewan Close. Suff – £122 Whiney Hill; £94 Temple House; £83 Manor. Swale – £62 (x2) Branthwaite. Tex – £133, £130, £126, £120, £116, £112, £100 Ewan Close; £132, £120, £102 Whinney Hill; £118 Close; £116, £112, £110, £100, £90 Asby Hill; £101 Dunnabie House; £99 Manor; £98 Home.

Dingwall

A new centre record average of 324p per kg or £1410 for bullocks was achieved at Dingwall and Highland Marts' store cattle sale, with heifers levelling at £1235.

British Blues led the bullocks at 438.8p for a 237kg entry from Shewglie, Glenurquhart, and to £1900 for a 640kg bullock from Invercharron, Ardgay.

Heifers sold to 449.1p for a 285kg Limousin cross from East Murkle Farm Cottage, Castletown, and to £2000 for a 700kg Charolais from The Cloy, Fortrose.

A 435kg Aberdeen Angus cross from South Balkeith, Tain, led the young bulls at £980, whilst a Limousin bull reached £3600 for Olrig Mains, Castletown.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – 351-400kg – Torgorm £1440, £1400, £1380, £1360, (x2), 364.6p, 362.7p, 360.8p, 357.9p, 353.8p, 322.2p, Torran; £1400, £1360, £1340, £1280, £1220, 356.2p, 350.5p, 348.1p, 332.5p, 322.2p, 321.1p; Raitcastle; £1390, £1280, (x2), 370.7p, 326.5p; Kinnahaird £1380, £1320, 373.0p, 332.4p, 320.7p; East Murkle £1360, 367.6p; Balliefurth 313.7p; Achininver, 298.7p. 401-450kg – Kinchyle £1600, £1490, £1410, 365.3p, 358.7p; Forsie £1580, 365.7p; Kinnahaird £1560, £1500, £1400, 352.9p, 343.2p; Dunain Mains £1540, £1450, £1360, 355.7p, 351.9p; Torran £1530, £1500, £1480, (x2), £1420, 355.8p, 350.7p, 344.8p, 343.4p; Shawpark £1500, £1360, 361.4p; Lochdhu £1500, 342.5p; Upper Ardnagrask; £1480, 336.4p; Raitcastle £1480, 361.0p; Torgorm £1460, £1360, £1300, 358.7p, 356.5p, 338.3p; Englishtonmuir £1460, 338.0p; Kinbeachie £1370. 451-500kg – Kinchyle £1640, £1610, £1600, 343.3p, 330.6p; Forsie £1640, 331.3p; Kindeace £1640, £1630, £1590, (x2), £1580, £1500, £1420, 355.0p, 336.2p, 332.6p; Dunain Mains £1630, £1620, 347.6p, 343.2p; Sornum, Easter Kinkell, £1610, £1500, 332.0p; Lochdhu £1600, (x2), £1580, £1480, (x2), 343.5p; Raitcastle £1600, 331.3p; Shawpark £1570; Upper Ardnagrask £1560; Torran £1560; Glenside £1550; East Murkle £1520; South Balkeith £1500; Charleston £1490. 501-550kg – Lochdhu £1680, 312.8p; East Murkle Farm Cottage £1680, 329.4p; The Cloy £1660, £1560, 324.9p; Glaick £1650, 319.8p; East Murkle £1650, £1560; South Balkeith £1640, £1560, 305.9p; Raitcastle £1640, 313.6p; Charleston £1630, £1590, £1500, 312.4p; Kindeace £1620, 320.8p; Glenside £1600; Dunain Mains £1580, 309.8p; Englishtonmuir £1520. Over 551kg – Lochdhu £1900, £1840, £1780; Lochend £1740; The Cloy £1720, 309.4p; South Balkeith £1720, £1700, £1670, 298.1p; Glenside £1700; Charleston £1670, 298.2p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Tigh Airigh £700, 282.3p; Shewglie £700, 291.7p. 251-300kg – East Murkle Farm Cottage £1280; Shewglie £900, 301.9p; Craigdhu £890, 317.9p; Invercharron £880, 301.4p. 301-350kg East Murkle Cottages £1340, 406.1p; Torgorm £1000, 287.4p; Shewglie 296.8p. 351-400kg – Forsie £1340, 348.1p; Raitcastle £1320, 330.0p; Torgorm £1310, £1270, £1160, 360.5p, 335.9p, 327.3p, 302.9p; East Murkle Farm Cottage £1260, £1160, 315.0p, 303.7p; Glenavon Estate, £1130, 293.5p; Kinnahaird £1120; Torran £1100, 292.6p. 401-450kg – Torran £1580, £1340, 379.8p, 318.3p; Dunain Mains £1440, £1300, 352.9p, 313.3p; Forsie £1420, £1400, 325.7p, 320.4p; Torgorm £1390, 338.2p; Badrain; £1320; Kinnahaird £1300, 302.3p; Englishtonmuir £1300; Sornum £1300; The Cloy 300.0p. 451-500kg – Fodderletter £1620, 356.0p; Glaick £1570, 325.7p; East Murkle Farm Cottages £1480, 321.7p; Charleston £1460, £1400, Badrain; £1440, £1280, 306.4p; Forsie £1400, 297.9p; South Balkeith £1330; Kindeace £1320; Sornum £1320; Lochdhu £1300. Over 501kg – Borlum £1920, £1780, £1680, £1620, £1480 (x2), 310.6p, 297.3p, 288.7p, 281.8p; The Cloy £1680, £1520, 297.5p, 292.2p, 285.7p;, East Murkle £1650, 301.1p; Charleston £1620, (x2), £1540, £1500, £1440, £1430; South Balkeith £1580, £1500; Lochdhu £1580, (x2), £1530, 293.1p, 292.6p, 287.3p; Glaick £1550, 292.5p; Balliefurth £1500; Forsie £1490, 292.2p.

Ayr

Bullocks (381) and heifers (277) averaged 304.18p per kg and 285.07p respectively at Craig Wilson's store cattle sale.

A top price of £1980 was achieved on three occasions, firstly for a Charolais bullock from Newark, and twice for Limousin bullocks from Longhouse.

A Limousin bullock from West Brockloch, led the pence per kg section at 425p.

Heifers peaked at £1890 for a Charolais from East Kerse, and to 338p for Limousins from Knockterra and Longhouse.

Some 1068 store lambs were also forward, having sold to £116 for Beltex crosses from B Craig, Rankinston.

On Tuesday, the firm sold two dairy cattle to a top of £2000 for a Friesian calved heifer from High Branchal.

A mixed show of calves and stirks reached £1280 for British Blue bullock stirks from East St Colmac, with heifers peaking at £1200 for Aberdeen Angus from the same home.

Among the calves, a top call of £580 was paid for a pair of Aberdeen Angus bull calves from Tinto View, with British Blue heifers making £550 for Low Barledziew.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Char – £1980 Newark; £1770, £1540 Longhouse. Lim – £1980 (x2) Longhouse; £1930 Creagraineach; £1840 Fore Rogerton; £1800 East Kerse; £1760 Longhouse; £1730 Ravenslie and East Kerse; £1700 Ravenslie and Hapland; £1690 Ravenslie, Girthill and Creagraineach; £1670 Longhouse; £1650 Pocknave; £1640 Ladyyard; £1630 Trees and Pinvalley. BB – £1870 Fore Rogerton; £1820, £1700 East St Colmac; £1790 Longhouse; £1700 Knockterra; £1670 Longhouse and Ladyyard; £1600 Pocknave. A-A – £1940 Little Busbie; £1790 East St Colmac; £1760 Knockterra; £1740 Auchenkist; £1730 Bowhouse; £1680 Slatehole; £1620 Fernlea; £1590 Pocknave. Sim – £1850 Overton; £1770 Newark; £1690 East Kerse and Adamcroft; £1670 Stevenston; £1600 Overtoun and Adamcroft; £1580 Millafleck. Hfd – £1740, £1650 Auchenkist; £1400 Shutterflat and Crooks. BS – £1640 Moor; £1610, £1560 Arnsow. Frie – £1560 Perryston; £1520 High Branchal; £1450 Stafflar; £1390 High Branchal; £1360 Bowhouse; £1310 Stevenston. Fleck – £1290 Longhouse.

Heifers – Char – £1890 East Kerse; £1810, £1780 Newark; £1720 Longhouse; £1500, £1410 Overtoun. Lim – £1860 Knockterra; £1840 East Kerse; £1750 Pinvalley; £1710 Little Ittington and Longhouse; £1690 Little Ittington; £1660 Ladyyard; £1640 Fore Rogerton; £1620 Longhouse; £1580 Dormieston. A-A – £1720 Laigh Borland and Pocknave; £1710 Little Ittington; £1700 East St Colmac and Little Busbie; £1650 East St Colmac; £1560 Fernlea; £1500 Ladyyard. BB – £1690 East St Colmac; £1680 Laigh Borland; £1620 Girthill; £1560, £1440 Pocknave; £1450 Crooks; £1410 Dormieston; £1400 Stafflar. Sim – £1680 East Kerse; £1560 Fore Rogerton; £1550 Overtoun; £1400 Drongan Mains. BS – £1590 Creagraineach; £1550 Pocknave. Hfd – £1530 Pocknave; £1470 Auchenkist. Mont – £1400 Main Street.

Calves – Bull – BB – £570 (x2), £550 x2 Low Barledziew; £530 South Kilbride; £500 Tinto View; £480 South Kilbride; £420 Kirkhill. A-A – £550 (x2) Tinto View. Lim – £510, £370 South Kilbride. Hfd – £440 Low Ballees. Frie – £110 Darnlaw.

Heifer – Lim – £490 South Kilbride. BB – £490, £470, £450 South Kilbride; £490 Low Barledziew; £410 Tinto View. Hfd –£430 Low Ballees. BS – £240 North Biggart.

Stirks – Bullock – BB – £1280 (x3) East St Colmac; £990, £940 Garrockhill. Frie – £1100 Garrockhill. Sim – £1050 Thorn. A-A – £960 East St Colmac. Lim – £900 Garrockhill. Saler – £830 Ballochmartin.

Bulls – BB – £790 East Brockloch.

Heifer – A-A – £1200 East St Colmac. Saler – £710, £700 Ballochmartin.

Store hoggs – Belt – £116, £113 Rankinston; £106 Loudon View. Mule – £113 Rankinston. Suff – £108 Little Busbie; £107 Mid Knockglass; £103, £101 Craigneil. Tex – £107 High Woodston and Collennan; £105 Routenburn; £104 Loudon View. Chev – £91 Collennan. Aberfield – £90 Threepwood. Easy Care – £90, £88 Enoch. BF – £74 Little Busbie.

Ewes – Suff – £90 Loudon View. Mule – £75 Routenburn.

Thainstone

Bullocks (627) and heifers (488) averaged 311p per kg and 294p respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' weekly store cattle sale.

Charolais crosses led the bullock trade at 378.9p for 380kg animals from Braigiewell, Echt, and to £2100 for a 798kg bullock from Pitglassie, Dufftown.

Among the heifers it was Limousins that were in demand reaching a high of 343.3p for a pair weighing 434kg from Turfhill, Auchtylair, and to £1970 for a 724kg cross from Clunycrichton, Banchory.

Bulls (51) sold to 292.2p and £1350 for a pair of 462kg Limousin crosses from North Lurg, Midmar.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Deanshillock £920; Fairburn 330.2p. 301-350kg – Corbanchory £1190, 342p. 351-400kg – Braigiewell £1440; Strocherie 354.1p. 401-450kg – Main Street £1580, 357.5p. 451-500kg – Coldhome £1650; Tomnavoulin 350.2p. 501-550kg – Tomnavoulin £1740; Bush 336p. 551-600kg – Mains of Kildrummy £1810; Northskaill 317.9p. 601-650kg – Tomnavoulin £1950, 304.7p. 651-700kg – Tocherford £1900; Rhuarden 282.7p. 701-750kg – Pitglassie £2040, 280.2p. 751-800kg – Pitglassie 263.1p.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 400kg – Little Kenny £1160; Perkhill 299.5p. 401-450kg – Home Farm, Rothie £1365, Main Street 314p. 451-500kg – Westfield £1545, 320.5p. 501-550kg – Westfield £1680; West Brough 312p. 551-600kg – Workwell £1800; West Brough 319.7p. 601-650kg – Tullo of Garvock £1820, 302.3p. 651-700kg – Holmhead £1820, 268.5p. 701-750kg – Tocherford 277.1p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Fairburn £640, 283.2p. 251-300kg – Wellhouse £960, 340.9p. 301-350kg – Main Street £1130, Strocherie 327p. 351-400kg – Tomnavoulin, Main Street £1250; Tomnavoulin 322.2p. 401-450kg – Broynach farm £1500; Turfhill 343.3p. 451-500kg – Westfield £1680, 342.9p. 501-550kg – Tullo of Garvock, Boginduie £1700; West Brough 321.9p. 551-600kg – Main Street £1890, 320.3p. 601-650kg – Boginduie £1800; Cleat Work 287.8p. 651-700kg – Pitglassie £1900, 279.4p. 701-750kg – Clunycrichton 272.1p.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 350kg – Main Street £1005, 287.1p. 351-400kg – Howe £850, 238.8p. 401-450kg – Home, Rothie £1210, 275p. 451-500kg – Main Street £1435; Clunycrichton 297.7p. 501-550kg – Burness £1600; West Brough 300.4p. 551-600kg – Clunycrichton £1685, 297.5p. 601-650kg – West Brough £1760, 292.4p. 651-700kg – Holmhead 268.5p.

Bulls – Up to 350kg – Overhall £930, 267.2p. 351-400kg – Strocherie £1000, 255.1p. 401-450kg – Meikle Pitinnan £1130, Overhall 263.2p. 451-500kg – Ternemny £1340, 270.2p.

Lanark

Texel store hoggs led Lawrie and Symington's sale at £124 for B Campbell, Howes Way, Carstairs Junction.

Leading Prices

Store hoggs – Tex – £124, £120, £116 Howes Way; £104 Dykehead; £100 Howes Way and Dykehead; £98 Swaites; £94 Dykehead and Moss Side. BF – £72 Nisbet; £58 Howes Way; £57 Perryflatts; £50 Glenhighton. Suff – £84 Muldron; £80 Linnburn. Char – £88, £72 Stirches Mains. NCC – £89 Boghouse; £75 Brockhouse. Chev – £76 Blackburn; £68 Perryflatts; £60 Blackburn. Mules – £101 Nisbet; £90 Stirches Mains and Nisbet; £89 Stirches Mains. BL – £86 Howes Way. ROM – £74 Hills of Dalserf. HW – £60 Swaites.

Dumfries

Texels from Archbank, secured £126 at C and D auction Marts' sale of store hoggs.

Leading Prices

Store hoggs – Tex – £126, £122 Archbank; £124, £116 Glenkiln; £116 Shancastle. Suff – £120, £105 Glenkiln. Chev Mule – £116 Archbank. BF – £113 Craigmuie; £83, £75 Leadhills. Mule – £112, £106 Hall; £98 Glenkiln. Chev – £97 Archbank; £92 Newbank. Lleyn – £93 Hazelbank.

Feeding ewes – Suff – £152, £124 Hetherhall; £134 Skipmyre. Tex – £148 Townpark; £142 Sandilands; £126 Craigmuie; £124 Netherhall. Mule – £116 Skipmyre; £113 Kirkbride; £103 Foregirth. Chev – £92 Archbank; £88 Dressertland; £85 Kingside. BF – £88, £84, £80 Pendicle. Rom – £85 Carronhill.

Hawes

Limousin heifers led the way at Hawes farmers auction marts' sale of store cattle, when selling for £1520 for G and P Middleton, to cash in at £1185.

Steers achieved a top of £1140 for Aberdeen-Angus from AT Pratt, to average £1055.

Leading Prices

Heifers – Lim – G and P Middleton £1520, £1380; AT Pratt £1400, £1180; T Metcalfe and Son£1400; F Brown £1195. A-A – G and P Middleton; £1360, £1250, £1130, £1080, £940; JA and R Caton £1070; F Brown £945. BB – JA and R Caton £980. BS – Cragg and Carr £900, £780.

Steers – A-A – AT Pratt; £1140, £1090; F Brown £1005. Lim – T Metcalfe and Son £1100, £1040; JA and R Caton £965; RF and RD Kettlewell £960, £920, £890, £870; F Brown £920. BB – JA and R Caton £1090, £1065. BS – LC Scarr and Son £980, £940, £860. Hfd – JA and R Caton £965.

Castle Douglas

On Monday, Wallets Marts sold 147 store cattle to a top of £1590 for a Limousin bullock from Messrs McCulloch, Glentoo, and to 343.6p per kg for a Charolais bullock from Messrs March and Lobban, Muncraig.

Messrs McCulloch, Glentoo, also produced the lead priced heifers at £1440 and 302.50p both for Charolais.

Store lambs reached £120 for Texels from Eastlands.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Lim – £1590 Glentoo. Char – £1500 Glentoo. BB – £1400 Glentoo. Sim – £1310 Little Galdenoch. A-A – £1400 Glentoo. BS – £1200 Little Galdenoch. Saler – £1200 Little Galdenoch. Hfd – £1180 Torhousekie.

Heifers – Char – £1440 Glentoo. A-A – £1390 Torhousekie. BB – £1330 Glentoo. Hfd – £1220 Torhousekie. Lim – £1120 Little Galdenoch. Sim – £1120 Little Galdenoch. Saler – £970 Little Galdenoch.

Store lambs – Tex – £120 Eastlands; £116 Torrs; £114 Castlehill. Belt – £119 Upper Jardine; £115 South Garphar. Chev – £117 South Garphar. Scotch Mule – £107 Miefield; £102 Ardachie. Chev Mule – £104 Castlehill. BF – £100 Miefield. Suff – £96 Miefield. Half bred – £87 Grennan. Hamp – £84 Congeith. GF – £69 Grennan. Lleyn – £68 Bogue.