Special sales to include Stirling, Carlisle and Thainstone

Stirling UA

Bullocks (735) and heifers (466) averaged 293.92p per kg and 281.18p respectively at United Auctions' weekly store cattle sale.

Limousin crosses from Ballechin Farms, were in demand, with a 450kg bullock making 348.90p and a 442kg heifer realising 382.40p.

Among the per head section it was Limousin crosses from West Meikle Pinkerton, that led the way with a 559kg bullock and a 668kg heifer selling for £1860 and £1890 respectively.

Young bulls (32) averaged 285.72p and sold to 334.80p for a Charolais cross from Gatepark, and to £1400 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Philliphaugh.

Some 1336 store and feeding sheep sold to £140 for Texels from Sauchrie Mains, with this breed averaging £105.71.

Mule and Suffolks cashed in at £94.88 and £99.00 respectively, with Cheviot and crosses at £71.62 and £48.00, and finally Blackface cashed in at £83.55.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – Nether South Bar and Elmscleugh £1800; Blair Castle 361.00p; Nether South Bar, Nether Falla £1790; Dalswinton 332.50p; Elmscleugh and Lochmalony £1780; Blair Castle 329.90p; Athronhall £1760; Dalswinton 328.20p; Oatridge £1740; Blair Castle 325.30p; Yeatthill £1730; Dalswinton 319.30p. BS – Coalbog £1760; Dalswinton 307.30p; Nether Falla £1700; Bughtknowes 294.40p; Coalbog £1510, 291.90p; East Moneyacres and East Doura £1320; Cleughhead 289.90p, 282.40p, 280.20p. BB – Easterton £1800; East Balscalloch 308.80p; Wester Mye £1700; Easterton 300.00p; Easterton £1620; East Balscalloch 296.50p; Easter Greenhill £1540; Blackpark 291.40p, 283.20p; Elmscleugh £1535; Elmscleugh 280.10p, 279.30p; Blackpark £1530, £1470; Easter Greenhill 279.10p. Char – Scotshall £1860; Dalswinton 342.20p; Nether South Bar and Elmscleugh £1850; Auchenbothie 337.50p; Elmscleugh £1840; Dalswinton 336.70p, 335.80p; Easter Greenhill and Scotshall £1820; Bougang 334.60p; Nether Falla £1760, £1760; Mahaar 332.00p; Scotshall £1740; Dalswinton 331.60p. Lim – West Meikle Pinkerton £1860; Ballechin 348.90p; Dalmahoy £1830; East Dowally 345.80p; Coalbog £1820; West Meikle Pinkerton 332.70p; Nether South Bar £1815; East Dowally 321.00p; Wester Mye £1810; East Dowally 319.20p; Coalbog and Nether South Bar £1800; Mordington Holdings 316.00p, 314.80p; Nether Falla £1790; Easterton 314.40p; Coarseford Cottage £1740; Ballechin 314.00p. Sim – Nether Falla £1850; Blair Castle 331.70p, 322.60p, 321.10p, 318.80p; Neuk £1770; Easter Greenhill and Oatridge £1760; Elmscleugh 318.80p; Elmscleugh £1715; Easterton 314.40p; Nether Falla £1710, £1700; Stirches Mains 313.20p; Neuk £1680; Catslackburn 312.80p; Scotshall £1630; Dalswinton 310.30p. Saler – Coalbog £1800, £1760; Blair Castle 322.60p; Nether Falla £1710; Coalbog 292.70p, 291.90p. Hfd – Blackpark £1555, £1420, 279.80p, 271.00p. Lincoln Red – Nether South Bar £1790, 270.40p. Swiss Brown – Mahaar £1520 (x2), 265.70p, 256.30p. Cont – Mahaar £1520, 256.30p.

Heifers – A-A – Stuck £1675; Blair Castle 322.60p, 293.70p; Whitfield £1670; Oatridge 291.60p; Neuk £1610; Mordington Holdings 291.30p, 290.50p; Humbie £1570; Stuck 288.80p; West Handaxwood £1540; Blair Castle 287.30p; Whitfield £1515; Glenkiln 286.70p; Mordington Holdings and Whitfield £1465; Athronhall 284.00p. BB – Dollarbank £1700; Norrieston 304.30p; Elmscleugh £1430; Dollarbank 302.00p; Auchnotteroch £1370; Easter Greenhill 279.10p. Char – Mahaar and Elmscleugh £1740; Rednock 306.10p; West Handaxwood £1700; East Doura 304.70p; Elmscleugh £1595, £1560; Wright Park 303.00p; West Handaxwood and Auchenbothie £1560; Auchenbothie 299.60p; East Doura £1505; West Handaxwood 296.60p. Lim – West Maikle Pinkerton £1890; Ballechin 382.40p, 331.10p; Elmscleugh £1740; South Glassock 320.00p; West Meikle Pinkerton and Dollarbank £1700; Ballechin 315.70p; Corseford Cottage £1695; South Walton 314.90p; Ballechin Farms £1690; Elmscleugh 310.10p; Corseford Cottage £1645; High Bent 309.60p; Whitehill £1610; South Walton 307.20p. Sim – Neuk £1565; Blair Castle 316.50p, 308.30p, 299.10p; West Handaxwood £1560; Neuk 298.10p; Neuk £1530, £1525; West Handaxwood 296.60p; Hazel Cottage £1300; Neuk 292.00p.

Young bulls – A-A – Philliphaugh £1400, £1350, 303.40p, 291.70p. Saler – Rednock £1240, 252.00p. Sim – Philliphaugh £1400, £1350, £1340, 306.60p, 303.40p, 291.70p; Stirches Mains £1310, 252.90p.

Breeding cattle – In calf cows – Ballymeanach £1560 , £1640, £1480, £1420.

Bulls – Ballymeanach £1100.

Store lambs – Tex – Sauchrie Mains £140; Lands of Braeside £128; Logie and Sauchrie Mains £121; Logie £119.50, £118; Walton £116.50; Lands of Braeside £111.00; Ormsary £109.50. Mule – Sauchrie Mains £121; Blair Castle £103; Sauchrie Mains £96.00; Lower Tirinie £94.00; Drumnessie £90.00; Lower Tirinie £84. BF – Glenhead £106.00; Bew Lawers £101.50; Lower Tirinie £97.00; Glenhead £94.00; West Tandlemuir and Lower Tirinie £92.00; Blair Castle £91.00. Chev – Kinaldy £106. Suff – Blackburnrigg and Tillyrie £99. X – Walton £99.

Thainstone

A pair of Simmental 594kg heifers from Cameron Maciver, Wester Coltfield, Kinloss, led Aberdeen and Northern Marts' store cattle sale at £2100.

Heifers (136) averaged 307.4p per kg and sold to 373.4p for a 474kg Limousin cross from Braebuster, Deerness.

Among the bullocks (131) a top of 363.2p was paid for 402kg Charolais crosses from Cluseburn, Inverbervie, whilst 658kg Aberdeen Angus made £1925 for Corsehill, Bucksburn, to cash in at 309.7p.

Bulls (2) sold to 267.8p and £1280 for a 478kg Simmental cross from Blackford, Croy.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 2309 store and breeding sheep including island consignments, where continental crosses from West Davoch, Tarland led proceedings at £139, with 1922 store lambs averaging £101.52.

Island consigned store lambs (360) cashed in at £105.26 and reached £121 for Suffolks from Quendale, Dunrossness.

Breeding sheep (27) sold to £104 for in lamb Lleyn ewes from Strathinver Croft, Chapel Brae.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Cranloch £795, 274.1p. 301-350kg – Dalbuiack £1150, 334.3p. 351-400kg – Mucklehouse £1350, 337.5p. 401-450kg – Raich £1480; Cluseburn 363.2p. 451-500kg – Braebuster £1650, 333p. 501-550kg – Withaquoy £1710, 321.4p. 551-600kg – Milton of Tolmauds £1875, 314.6p. 601-650kg – Milton of Tolmauds £1845; Findowrie 298.4p.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 300kg – Dalbuiack £920, 312.9p. 301-350kg – Dalbuiack £1085, 319.1p. 451-500kg – Nether Overhill £1565; Pittenkerrie 315.7p. 501-550kg – North Fornet £1580; Nether Overhill 299.4p. 551-600kg – North Fornet £1670, 288.9p. 601-650kg – Corsehill £1905, 299.5p. 651-700kg – Corsehill 292.6p.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – Dalbuiack £950, 359.8p. 301-350kg – Dalbuiack £1170, 336.2p. 351-400kg – Cluseburn £1380, 343.3p. 401-450kg – Pittenkerrie £1420; Cluseburn 344.1p. 451-500kg – Braebuster £1770; Withaquoy 327.2p. 501-550kg – Braebuster £1860, 363.3p. 551-600kg – Wester Coltfield £1950, 353.5p. 601-650kg – Wester Coltfield £1860, 306.9p.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 300kg – Dunlappie £725; Dalbuiack 255.4p. 301-350kg – Dalbuiack £915, 287.7p. 351-400kg – Cranloch, Elgin £1070; Dalbuiack 278.4p. 401-450kg – Cairntack £1150, 276.4p. 451-500kg – Pittenkerrie £1420, 314.2p. 501-550kg – North Fornet £1540, 287.3p. 551-600kg – Corsehill £1685, 292.5p. 601-650kg – North Fornet, North Auchronie £1700; North Auchronie 274.2p.

Bulls – Up to 450kg – Blackford £1080, 262.1p. 451-500kg – Blackford £1280, 267.8p.

Store lambs – Pure Suf – West Davoch £137. Cont – Pitlundie, North Kessock £132. Pure Tex – West Davoch, West Crichie, Auchnagatt £129. Suf – Balcriech Cottage, Ballater. Tex – Pitlundie £126. Tex X – Culbirnie, Boyndie £125. Bel – Bush of Muldearie, Keith. Cont X – Mormond Prop, New Pitsligo, Pitlundie £122. BluTex – North Retannach, Rothiemay £122. Suf X – West Davoch £120. Char – West Davoch £120. Belt X – Bush of Muldearie £120. Down – Pitlundie, Ledmacoy, Strathdon £119. Char X – Mains of Allanbuie, Keith £118. Chev – Kinaldie, Logie Coldstone, West Crichie £118. Mule – Tillypronie Farms, Tarland £116. Dor – Home Farm, Nether Kinmundy £105. GF – Cairntack, Belhelvie £98. BF – South Retannach, Rothiemay £96.

Island consigned store lambs – Pure Tex – Quendale £120. Bel – Kierfiold, Sandwick £118. Suf – Quendale £118. Belt X – Kierfiold £116. Suff X – Quendale £115. Tex – Howan, Dounby £114. Tex X – Quendale £111.

Dingwall

Texel lambs from Auckhorn Farm, Lyth, led the way at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of 1495 lambs, when selling for £131.

Ewes (566) sold to £196 for a Beltex from Craigiebank Farms, Forgie, with gimmers (14) reaching £160 for in lamb Charollais crosses from Shepherds Cottage, Meddat.

Feeding sheep (59) sold to £116 for a Texel wedder from Foreland, Stormyhill Road.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex X – Dell £130, £117, £113, £109, £107, £103, £95, £89, £80; Kinnahaird £126, £116, £115, £94; South Clunes £121; Hatton Cottage, £118, £115, £97; Balvraid, £116; Davidston £113, £112; Invercharron £109; Achnagairn £108; Broynach £107, £106; Auckhorn £105; Shop Farm £96; Greenland Mains £92. Chev – Cartomie £127; Morvich £117; Hatton Cottage £108; Strathvaich Estate £105; Balnacuile £100; Carrol £100, £96, £94; Cove £97; Broynach £96; Driemastle £94; Keoldale SSC £92; Wester Lochend £92; Glebe of Deisher £91; Totescore £90. Chev Mule – Tombreck £119, £105, £95, £90; Glebe of Deisher £109; Hatton Cottage £111, £103. BTL – Balvraid £118; Dell £95. Char X – Glebe of Deisher £116. Belt X – Auckhorn £115; Dell £108; Balvraid £106; Glebe of Deisher £100; Jackdaw Cottage £100; Brae Farm Cottages £100; Invercharron £97. Suff X – Auckhorn £110, £106; Invercharron £99, £97; Broynach £97; Mitchellhill £96; Shop Farm £94. Mule – Milton £108,£97; Glebe of Deisher £91. X – South Bragar £106; Broynach £91. BF – Totescore £96; Tulloch £93; Tarn Howe £90.

Ewes – Char X – Shepherds Cottage £170. Dors – Shepherds Cottage £170, £145. Suff X – Loaneckheim £164; Balvraid £135. Belt X – Craigiebank £162, £130; Balvraid £140; Fodderletter Farms £90. Tex X – Craigiebank £152; Loaneckheim £150; Balintraid £133; Wester Dunnet £112, £100; Balvraid £95. Aber – Kintradwell Estate £129. Chev – Achosnich £127; Balloan £113, £110, £90; Carrol £110, £93, £91; South Balkeith £109; Balvraid £109; Dorrery £98, £90; Kintradwell Estate £92; Strathvaich, Easter Kinkell £91.

Rams – Tex – Auckhorn £140, £108; Balintore Farms £132; Balvraid £114. Suff – Auckhorn £138; Foreland £130. Chev – Achley £125, £118, £116; Auckhorn £118; Balnakeil £116; Keodale SSC £114, £102; Cartomie £112; Lower Shader £110; Penifiler SSC £108; South Balkeith £107; Aultbea £107; Udrigle, £104.

Feeding sheep – Suff X – Baligill £111; Ardshave £104. Chev – Craigiebank Farms £100; Scuddaburgh £92; Durine £90, £82; Baligill £88; Cartomie £80; Carrol £80. X – Brae Farm Cottage £92.

Penrith

Texel hoggs from Messrs Johnston, Castle Bank, secured £116 at Penrith and District Farmers Marts' fortnightly sale of 500 store hoggs of all classes.

The firm also sold 110 rearing calves and stirks, which topped at £1180 for a Charolais bull from Messrs Crawford, High Thorn.

Calves reached £580 for a British Blue bull from Messrs Messenger, Howes, with the same home topping the heifers at £500.

Leading Prices

Store hoggs – Tex – £116, £115, £96 Castle Bank; £96 West View. Cont – £106 Carleton Drive; £101, £95 Long Meadows; £101, £98 Pewter Close; £98, £96, £88 Holme; £95, £90 Scales Hall; £90 Willow Close. Chev – £102 Holm. Suff – £101 Pewter Close. Mule – £96 West Dowgill. Swale – £60 Hazelgill.

In-lamb gimmers – Mule – £212, £205, £190 South Brandon. BFL – £190 South Brandon. Tex – £188 South Brandon.

In-lamb ewes – Mule – £180, £178, £176, £175 (x4), £170, £168 (x5), £166, £165 (x2), £162 (x2) South Brandon. Chev Mule – £188, £174 South Brandon. Zwart – £160, £150 South Brandon.

Stirks – Bull – Char – £1180 High Thorn. Lim – £995 (x2), £950 (x2) The Old Vicarage. A-A – £920 High Thorn. BB – £900, £680 Cliburn Hall; £700, £690 Mellgates.

Heifer – BB – £480, £400 Mellgates.

Calves – Bull – BB – £580, £520 Howes; £440 Monks House; £430 The Harras; £390 Skirwith Abbey; £370, £345 (x2), £330, £310 The Bramery; £355, £340 Threapthwaite; £315 Blunderfield East. Lim – £520 (x2), £500 Grange. A-A – £440 (x2) Howes; £420 Knock Cross; £265 The Bramery. Black and White – £280, £180, £160 (x2) The Harras; £235, £180, £160 (x2) Skirwith Abbey; £150 Greengill Head. BS – £220, £210 (x2) The Bramery.

Bullock – Hfd – £345, £335, £305 (x2), £295 Greengill Head. A-A – £310 Greengill Head.

Heifer – BB – £500, £420, £400 (x4) Howes; £380 Threapthwaite; £360 The Harras. Lim – £255 (x2) Skirwith Abbey. A-A – £240 Knock Cross; £200 The Bramery. BS – £180 The Bramery.

Middleton in Teesdale

Harrison and Hetherington conducted the opening show and sale of 114 store cattle achieving an overall average of £1154.43.

The champion rosette went to a heifer from MW and E Dent, Wythes Hill, which later sold for the top price of £1400.

The first prize steer and reserve came from JD Bentley and went on to make £1260, with steers topping at £1400 for Andrew Robinson, New House.

Leading Prices

Steers – Lim – £1400 (x2), £1380, £1370, £1360 New House; £1320, £1290, £1220 East Friar House; £1320, £1260 Lanehead; £1320, £1290 Strand Foot; £1300 Valance; £1280 Pallet Crag; £1260, £1200 (x2), £1140, £1120, £1100 (x3) Hayberries; £1240 (x2), £1140 Howgill; £1240, £1180 Rigg; £1220 Wythes Hill; £1200, £1100 South Wellhope. BB – £1300, £1260 (x2) Parrick House; £1260 Rigg Foot.

Heifer – Lim – £1400, £1290, £1210 Wythes Hill; £1350, £1320, £1180, £1100 New House; £1340, £1100 South Wellhope; £1270, £1260 Valance Lodge; £1260 (x2), £1100 Pallet Crag; £1180, £1160 Strand Foot; £1180 Rigg Foot; £1160, £1120, £1080, £1120 Lanehead; £1120 Friar House; £1100, £1060 Greenhills; £1090 (x2), £1020 Howgill. BB – £1280 Strand Foot.

St Boswells

A small show of store cattle was present at Harrison and Hetherington's sale, reaching a high of £1350 and 303.4p per kg for Limousin bullocks from Finches Farming.

The same home also led the heifers at £1270 and 285.7p.

A strong show of feeding lambs sold to £118 for Texels from Stottencleugh.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Hfd – £1290 Middle Moneynut. Lim – £1350, £1200 Finches Farming. Luing – £1010 Synton Mill.

Heifers – Lim – £1270, £1200 Finches Farming.

Store sheep – Tex – £118 Stottencleugh; £116, £115, £114 Upper Samieston; £111 Kilnknowe; £110.50 North Pennyhill. Suff – £115.50 Stottencleugh; £113.50 Venchen; £106 Stottencleugh. NCC – £115, £110.50, £99.50, £94.50 Crookham Eastfield; £94.50 Huntershall. GF – £108 Stottencleugh; £95 Huntershall. BF – £64 Huntershall

Dumfries

Limousin cross heifers from T Bell, Cormaddie, reached £1700 at C and D Auction Marts' fortnightly sale of store cattle.

Aberdeen Angus bullocks made £1590 for TW Dunlop, No2 Tregallon, whilst uoung bulls sold to £1440 from B Reid, Rashgill.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – AA – £1590, £1580, £1520 No2 Tregallon; £1510 Farding James,; £1420 Boreland. Lim – £1510 (x4) Farding James; £1410 Abune the Brae and Highlaw. Sim – £1400 (x2), £1360 Lochbank; £1200 Rockhallhead. BB – £1390 Highlaw; £1370 Nether Albie; £1280 Upper Moor; £1240 Smallholmburn. Hol – £1330 Smallholmburn. Fri – £1290, £1250 Park.

Heifers – Lim – £1700 (x2) Cormaddie; £1590, £1550 Kirkbride; £1510, £1490 Ballaggan; £1480 Abune the Brae. AA – £1600 Cormaddie; £1460 Kirkbride; £1440 (x2) £1400, £1390 High Auchneel; £1340 Upper Moor. Hfd – £1380 High Auchneel; £1340 Mouswald Grange. Hol – £1330 Smallholmburn. BS – £1250 Smallholmburn.

Bulls – Lim – £1440, £1410 Rashgill Park; £1380 Lantonside.

Stirling (Cale)

Bullocks and heifers averaged 286p per kg and 276p respectively at Caledonian Marts' sale of 439 store cattle.

Bullocks attained 330p for Limousins from GS Stewart, Wester Whin, Falkirk, and £1860 for a Simmental from Crawtree Farms, Stirling.

Limousins led the heifer trade at 293p for R Purdon, Easterton, Airdrie, and to £1650 for AL and J Blair, East Kerse, Lochwinnoch.

Also forward were 811 store hoggs and feeding ewes, which sold to £113 for Texel lambs from HM Agriculture, Over Easter Offerance.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – £1860 Crawtree; £1790 East Kerse; £1780 Crawtree; £1760, £1750, £1730 Blairgorts; £1720 Skeoch.

Heifers – £1650, £1640 East Kerse; £1620 Crookedstone; £1610 Candermains; £1590 Crookedstone; £1520 West Leys.

Store hoggs – Tex – £113, £100 Over Easter Offerance; £106 Cattlemoss; £105 Broughton Mains. X – £100 Broughton Mains. BF – £98 West Shirva.

Cockermouth

A small show of store cattle was forward this week for Mitchells Auction Co, with Aberdeen Angus steers realising £1540 for Black Wood.

The same breed also led the heifer trade at £1290 for Row End.

A buoyant demand was met for the store hoggs which reached £113 for Texels from Lanefoot.

Leading Prices

Steers – A-A – £1540 (x2) Black Wood; £1340, £1200 Row End; £1190 (x2), £1170 (x2) Brackenbarrow. Lim – £1540, £1390, £1320 (x2), £1310 (x4), £1210, £1190 (x9), Outgang. Mont – £1060 Outgang. BB – £1510, £1500, £1230 Croft End; £1320 Row End; £1290 (x2) Woodhall Brow.

Heifers – A-A – £1290, £1250 Row End; £1120 (x2), £1110 (x3) Brackenbarrow. Lim – £1550, £1520, £1360, Low Kinmont; £1320 Croft End; £1140, £1030, £1020 Howe. BB – £1200 Row End.

Bulls – BS – £1040, £990, £910 Woodhow.

Store cows – Sim – £1050 Nr Swallowhurst.

Store hoggs – Tex – £113 Lanefoot; £113 Punderland; £112.50 Buckle Avenue; £108 Lane Foot; £106 Rainors; £104 East House; £91 Causey View. Tex X Herd – £94.50, Nr Branthwaite Edge; £84 Punderland; £82 Rainors.

Hexham

An overall average of £1445.65 was achieved for the 240 store cattle and suckled calves forward for Hexham and Northern Marts' weekly sale.

A Parthanais cross steer from J Sisterson, Newlands Haugh, topped the sale at £1970, whilst a Charolais heifer from Ouston Farms Limited, Trench Hall, attained £1880.

Some 2740 store hoggs achieved an average of £106.14, which is an increase of £6.25 on the week and £33.28 on the year for 701 more sold.

Topping the sale at £162 was a pair of Texels from AG and D Bisset, Middle Dukesfield.

Leading Prices

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1670 Lunns House. A-A X – £1960, £1880 (x2) Church; £1760 Sunniside. Saler X – £1550 East Fourstones. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1960 Blackburn; £1940 Brokenheugh; £1910 Blackburn; £1860 Lunns House; £1850 Blackburn; £1830 Far Town. Char X – £1890, £1830 Newlands Haugh. Part X – £1970 Newlands Haugh. A-A X – £1800 Aydonshields; £1740 Newlands Haugh; £1680 Aydonshields; £1660 Sunniside and Aydonshields. Sim X – £1700 Duddo Hill. BS – £1590 Duddo Hill. Saler – £1350 (x2) East Fourstones. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1700, £1610 Brokenheugh. Char X – £1090 Harnham Hall. A-A X – £1130, £1100 Acton. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1660 (x2), £1580, £1560 East Unthank. Luing – £1000, £920 (x2) Low Chesterhope.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – A-A X – £1680 Sunniside; £1650 Greencarts. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1780 Far Town; £1700 Stotsfold; £1670 Brokenheugh; £1630 Far Town. Char – £1800 (x2) Trench Hall. Char X – £1320, £1300 High Trewhitt. A-A – £1540 Bollihope Shield. A-A X – £1640 East Uppertown; £1570 Allendale; £1530, £1520 East Uppertown; £1500 Allendale; £1440 East Uppertown;£1420 Greencarts; £1360 Newton Greens. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1740 Stotsfold; £1720 Stotsfold and Brokenheugh; £1580 (x2) Stotsfold and Grange House. A-A X – £1140 Newton Greens; £950 Bullions. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1730 East Unthank, £1220 Burnbank.

Store hoggs – Tex – £162 Middle Dukesfield. Tex X – £148 White Hill and Hill Crest; £146, £145 Glendue; £144 Swarland; £142 Laburnum Cottage and High Baulk; £138 Cockhall and Burmoor; £136 Kirkley Hall; £135 Glendue and High Castle Dene; £134 Cheviot; £132 West Raw; £130 Springwell Cottage and High Castle Dene. Belt X – £138, £136, £134 Woodland House; £131 High Castle Dene and Linacres; £129 High Castle Dene; £124, £123 Fell Lane; £122 Linacres; £121 Longlea. Suff X – £133 Laburnum Cottage; £131 East Newham; £130 Sunniside; £129 Kirkley Hall and New Dotland; £125 Cheviot; £124, £120 Woodlands Hall; £118 New Dotland and Lamberton; £117 Thockrington and Fairley. Dutch Tex – £130 Fell Lane; £125 Willimoteswick; £120, £119 Little Swinburne. Char X – £130, £128 Sunniside. DS – £119 Hedley Park. Chev – £136 The Bungalow. Chev X – £88 Bedshiel. Mule – £127 Redburn; £120 New Dotland; £111 West Raw; £110 Redburn and High Shipley; £108 Birtleyshield; £107 Dyke Nook. Chev Mule – £133, £124 Burmoor. BF – £97, £91 Stoop Rigg; £90 Longwitton; £88 New Dotland.

Oban

On Tuesday, United Auctions sold 359 sheep of all classes, reaching a high of £108 for Beltex cross hoggs from Messrs Colthart, Achnacone.

Leading Prices

Hoggs – Tex X – Strongorm £90. Chev X – Strongorm £86, £73. X – Acharonich £82; Insh £73; Kinlochlaich, Brackley £70. BF – Castles £98, £88; Turnault, Kinlochlaich £86; Achnacone, Stroneskar £78; Ardnamurchan £76; Castles, Insh £70; Castles £68.

Ewes – Tex X – Woodlands Cottage £88, £78. BF – Ardnamurchan £65; Insh, Eastfield, Acharonich £60; Castles £47.

Rams – Tex – Achnacone £60. BFL – Ederline £72. Chev – Barndromin £88; Strongorm £82; Insh £78; Shenavallie £77. BF – Musdale £92; Kilbride, Musdale £65; Barndromin £62; Ederline £60.

Ayr

On Tuesday, Craig Wilson auction market sold six dairy cattle to a top of £2150 for a well balanced heifer from High Branchal.

A smaller show of 47 calves and stirks on offer, reached £1220 and £1110 for British Blue stirks and heifers both from East St Colmac.

Calves sold to £480 on two occasions, firstly for British Blue heifers from Dormieston, and again for Herefords from Dunduff.

Leading Prices

Dairy cattle – Friesian heifer – £2150 High Branchal; £1900, £1850 West Scoutts. Friesian cow – £1900 Ditton.

Calves – Heifer – BB – £480, £430, £410, £390 Dormieston; £430, £380 Garrockhill. BS – £330, £320 Kerrytonlia.

Bull – Hfd – £480 Dunduff. BB – £470, £380 Garrockhill. BS – £420 Broadhead; £380, £360 (x2), £350 (x2) Kerrytonlia. Hfd – £360 Broadhead.

Stirks – Bullock – BB – £1220 East St Colmac. Luing – £600 Keirs. BS – £750 West Polquhirter.

Heifer – BB – £1110 East St Colmac. Luing – £560 Keirs.

Wooler

An Aberdeen Angus cross bullock from GW Green and Sons, Wandon, achieved £2000 at Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale.

Limousin heifers from E Carse and Son, South Ord, led the pence per kg section at 302p.

Bullocks and heifers averaged 277.22p per kg and 270.25p respectively.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £2000, £1900, £1860, £1800 Wandon. Hfd – £1240 Chatton Park. Lim – £1250 Brockley Hall. Sim – £1450 Chatton Park.

Heifers – A-A – £1700, £1660, £1500 Wandon. Lim – £1310 Brockley Hall; £1220 South Ord. Sim – £1490 Chatton Park. Char – £1140 South Ord.

Carlisle

On Monday, Harrison and Hetherington conducted the weekly sale of store lambs achieving an average of £96.26.

Topping the sale was a pair of Texel lambs from GB and M Scott, Hayton Brow for £136.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Dutch Tex – £109 Hunley; £110 Hunley. BF – £110 Lochwood. Hill Chev – £125, £86 Lochwood; £97 Fellside. GF – £106, £99, £80 Lochwood. Suff – £100 Fellside. Tex – £136, £134, £118 (x2), £112 Hayton Brow; £130, £110 Lowfield;£119, £114, £100, £98 Reddings; £118, £101, £100 Hunley; £117, £112, £110 (x2) Fellside.

Lanark

Bullocks and heifers averaged 313p per kg and 277.8p respectively at Lawrie and Symington's fortnightly sale of 676 store cattle.

Charolais led the bullock trade at £1870 for a 570kg entry from M Peat, Greenhill, Lesmahagow, and to 353.3p for a 368kg animal from J and A Gray, Scrogton, Douglas.

Heifers peaked at £1790 for a 564kg Limousin cross from T Walker and Son, Netherurd Mains, West Linton, and to 328.2p for more of the same from JR Hamilton and Sons, Bickerton Hall, Bathgate.

Dairy bullocks sold to £1440 for 563kg Montbéliarde from D and M, Russell, Cobblehaugh, Lanark, and to a 267.2p for a pair of 393kg Montbéliarde from G and S Wylie, Wester Highgate, Beith, to average 230p.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A X – £1780 Bleachfield; £1755 Newbigging Mill; £1710 Underlaw; £1670 Thinacre; £1620, £1610 Cobblehaugh; £1590 Newbiggin Mill and Sherriflatts; £1560 Haywoodhead; £1550 Sweetbit. Lim – £1680, £1670, £1540, £1390 Carnduff; £1510, £1310 Starlaw; £1500 Birkerton Hall; £1240 Hartside. Lim X – £1790 Greenhill; £1700 Sweetbit; £1610 Blackhill; £1600 Thinacre; £1590 Blackhill and Sweetbit; £1550, £1530 Starlaw; £1520 Scrogton; £1480 Hill. Sim – £1630 Parkston; £1540 Cleugh; £1540, £1530 Wester Hassockrigg; £1490 Tippethill; £1470 Tippethill and Parkerston; £1420 Wester Highgate; £1390 East Hndshawland and Tippethill. Blonde – £1100 Auchencorth. BB – £1320 East Hyndshawland; £1310 Brownhill; £1260 Auchencorth and Haggmuir; £1240 Haggmuir; £1120 Brownhill and Sherriflatts. Saler – £1430 Darnhall Mains. BG – £940 East Hyndshawland. Char X – £1870, £1790 Greenhill; £1840 Netherurd Mains; £1630 Parkerston; £1620 Easter Hassockrigg; Netherurd Mains and Haswellsykes; £1605 Hattonknowe; £1600 Scrogton; £1590 Wester Hassockrigg. BS – £1710, £1660, £1600 Cobblehaugh; £1590 Hill; £1580, £1400 Westertoun; £1380 Hill; £1370 Walston Mill;£1290 Watsonhead. Cont X – £1550 Parkerston; £1240 Hartside. Waggu – £1810 Bleachfield.

Heifers – A-A – £1570 Underlaw; £1540, £1480 Westertoun; £1470 Underlaw; £1460 Craigends; £1400 High Machriemore; £1380 Blackhill; £1360 High Machriemore; £1350 Westtown; £1330 Sherifflatts. Gal – £1110 Walston Mill. BG – £920 Cronan. Lim – £1500 Bickerton Hall; £1490 Letham; £1360 Scrogton; £1290 South Carnduff; £1010 Starlaw. Luing – £1220 Underlaw. Lim X – £1790 Netherurd Mains; £1760 Scrogton; £1620, £1580, £1560 Netherurd Mains; £1400 Millmoor; £1390 Blackhill and Mackiesmill; £1380 Millmoor; £1300 Barr. Char X – £1590 Scrogton; £1570 Netherurd Mains; £1520 Scrogton and Hattonknowe; £1490 Darnhall Mains; £1470 Scrogton and Cleughhead; £1460 Darnhall Mains; £1450 Hattonknowe and Cleughhead. BS – £1450 Walston Mill; £1410 West Nerston; £1380 Cobblehaugh; £1370 Millmoor; £1300 Thinacre; £1290, £1270 West Nerston; £1230 Hill; £1120 Elsrickle Mains. Stab X – £960 Hartside. Sim – £1590 Millmoor; £1410 Parkerston; £1240 Noblehall; £1170 Hattonknowe; £1110 Wester Highgate. BB – £1340 Bickerton Hall; £1310 Auchencorth; £1280 Parkerston; £1140 Auchencorth; £1040 Brownhill.

Dairy bullocks – Mont – £1440 Cobblehaugh; £1390 Nethertown; 31050 Wester Highgate.

Lockerbie

Charolais bullocks from Messrs Hyslop, Maryfield, led the way at Harrison and Hetherington's sale, when selling for £1770.

Heifers attained £1560 on two occasions, firstly for Messrs Wilson, Belzies and again for Messrs Richardson, Purdomstone.

Charolais heifers led the pence per kg section at 351 for Home Farm, with the same breed topping the bullocks at 342p for North Corrielaw.

Leading Prices Per Head

Steers – Char – £1770 Maryfield; £1530, £1360, £1310, £1300 (x3), £1240 North Corrielaw; £1310 Victoria House. Lim – £1590 Belzies; £1590, £1550, £1460 Maryfield; £1280, £1210, £1190 Douglas Square. BS – £1350, £1240 North Corrielaw.

Heifer – Lim – £1560, £1540 Belzies; £1560, £1530, £1490, £1470, £1380, £1150 Purdomstone; £1460 £1440, £1380 Maryfield; £1270, £1230 Victoria House. BS – £1540 Crossdykes. Char – £1460 Greenfield; £1280, £1240 North Corrielaw. A-A – £1360 Greenfield.

Bull – Char – £1170 North Corrielaw.