Special sales to include Stirling, Thainstone and Ayr

Lockerbie

A centre record for a Limousin heifer from Messrs Wright, Hunthills, realised £2050 at Harrison and Hetherington's sale.

The same home topped the bullocks at £1520.

Among the pence per kg it was more Limousins that led the proceedings, with steers from Laverockhall, making 399.4p, and heifers from Mosshead, selling for 346.5p.

Leading Prices

Steers – Lim – £1520 Hunthills; £1420 Penlaw; £1400, £1310 Mosshead; £1380, £1360, £1340, £1250, £1240 Tundergarth Mains; £1270 Laverockhall. BS – £1500, £1460, £1420 Dirrops; £1440 Justenlees; £1340, £1290, £1270, £1260, £1200, £1160 North Corrielaw. A-A – £1440, £1310, £1220 Justenlees; £1280, £1050 Middlebiehill; £1150 Maxwellbank; £1030, £1010, £920 Glendearg. Char – £1330, £1320, £1310, £1300, £1160 Relief; £950 Gillenbie. BB – £1330, £1110 Laverockhall. Salers – £1100 Glendearg. Sim – £880 Maxwellbank. HF – £870 Maxwellbank. Luing – £830 Victoria House.

Heifer – Lim – £2050 Hunthills; £1410, £1320 Mosshead; £1300 Justenlees; £1250 Middlebiehill; £1190, £1030, £950 Terrona; £800 Meikle Whitriggs. A-A – £1420 Greenbeck; £1360, £1300 Justenlees; £1320 Newfield; £1250 Middlebiehill; £1120, £940 Dunnabie. Sim – £1280, £1200 Middlebiehill. BS – £1220, £1200, £1160 Dirrops. Hfd – £1150 Maxwellbank. Char – £1130 North Corrielaw; £1090, £940 Glendearg; £970 Gillenbie.

Bull – Lim – £1200 Laverockhall.

Stirling UA

Charolais crosses led all sections at United Auctions' store cattle sale, when bullocks reached 355.00p per kg for a 338kg entry from Newbigging of Craighall, and to £1960 for a 672g animal from Logan, with 660 bullocks averaging 309.53p.

The same breed also led the heifers at 349.70p for a 386kg entry from Mahaar, and to £1800 for one weighing 597kg from Boghall, with 601 heifers balancing out at 298.47p.

Young bulls (35) averaged 287.74p and sold to 296.40p for a Limousin cross from Easter Frew and to £1400 for for another of the same from Mains of Burnbank.

On the sheep front Suffolk store lambs from Philiphaugh, secured the top price of £140, with this breed averaging £119.40.

Texel and Cheviots cashed in at £113.40 and £96.41 respectively whilst Mules and Blackfaces balanced out at £112.12 and £82.87 respectively.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – Balcraigmoor £1920; East Shawtonhill 345.40p; Tanhill £1880, £1870; Bangour 343.50p; Victoria £1850; Stuck 339.60p; Chapel of Boquhapple; £1840; Overton 336.30p, 332.20p; Tanhill £1820; Easter Clunie 326.60p; Victoria £1790; Balcraig Moor 323.20p; Wester Mye £1770; Ardmaleish 322.70p; Chapel of Boquhapple £1760; Auchenbothie 320.90p. BS – Grange of Lindores £1680; Bogside 326.60p; Wester Mye £1570; East Balscalloch 315.70p; Chapel of Boquhapple £1565; Grange of Lindores 307.70p; Grange of Lindores £1560; Mid Knockglass 306.60p. BB – Tanhill £1895; Mains of Creuchies 339.00p; Culbeg £1735; Bangour 330.80p; Blackbog £1615; Stewarton 312.00p; Culbeg £1565; Mains of Creuchies 311.10p; Blackbog £1500; Tanhil 309.10p. Blonde – Scronley £1640, £1480, £1450, 330.60p, 316.60p, 312.20p. Char – Logan £1960, £1905; Newbigging of Craighall 355.00p; Easter Frew £1860; Ardmaleish 354.10p; Boghall £1840; Mahaar 348.70p, 346.30p; Logan £1830, £1820; East Balscalloch 345.90p; Boghall £1780, £1670; Whitehills 344.00p. Lim – Auchenstarry £1930, £1850; Kirkland and Mains of Creuchies 339.00p; Claysyke £1700; Overhall 337.10p; Wester Mye and Auchenstarry £1670; Fornought 335.80p; Auchenstarry £1640, 333.20p; Hardieston and Logan £1600; West Shawtonhill 333.30p; Dalmahoy £1595; East Balscalloch 331.80p. Luing – Chapel of Boquhapple £1565; Boghall 289.50p; Boghall £1560; Chapel of Boquhapple 287.70p. Sim – Logan £1905, £1860; Ardmaleish 340.70p; Boghall £1840; Baidlandhill 337.10p; Logan £1820; Auchentibber 336.40p; Boghall £1780, £1670, £1600; Fornought 335.80p; Logan £1600; Bangour 332.40p, 330.80p. Saler – Auchenstarry £1860; Bogside 326.60p; Easter Frew £1800; Low Kilwhannell 318.70p; Boghall £1570, £1545, Easter Cammock 311.10p; Easter Cammock £1500; Auchenstarry 308.50p. Hfd – Easter Frew £1715; Overton 344.40p; Lochend £1460, 327.40p.

Heifers – A-A – Victoria £1775; Overton 330.40p; Bogside and Tanhill £1755; Kirkland 319.00p; Tanhill £1755; Boghall 318.00p; Victoria £1735; Overton 309.30p; Balcraig Moor, West Park and Boghall £1690; Bogside 309.00p; Tanhill £1605; Whitehills 308.70p. BS – Grange of Lindores £1400; Mid Knockglass 301.10p; Mid Knockglass £1385; Little Auchengibbert 290.20p. BB – Culbeg £1565; Mains of Creuchies 316.60p, 294.90p; Blackbog £1535; Culbeg 287.70p. Char – Boghall £1800, £1740; Mahaar 349.70p; Logan and Boghall £1700; Newbigging of Craighall 327.00p; Boghall £1690, £1600; Mahaar 326.60p; Logan £1560; Ardmaleish 324.10p. Lim – Bogside £1755; Hardieston 350.60p; Auchenstarry and Boghall £1740; Whitehills 338.50p; Logan and Auchenstarry £1700; Hardieston 325.10p; Findatie £1680; Auchenstarry 322.60p. Saler – Boghall £1470, 290.00p, 286.00p. Sim – West Park £1790, £1770; Fornought 314.40p; Boghall £1760; Auchentibber 311.00p; Logan £1700; Coxhill 307.00p; West Park and Bogside £1650; Baidlandhill 304.60p, 304.00p; Langstilly £1600; Boghall 304.00p; Findatie £1570; Dalfask 303.70p; Mains of Struie £1555; Kirkland 303.60p.

Young bulls – A-A – Quality Street £1150, 266.20p. Lim – Mains of Burnbank £1400; Easter Frew 296.40p.

Store sheep – Suff – Philiphaugh £140; Hangingshaw £130; Strewiebank £129; Stottencleugh £125.50; West Mains £108.50; Stottencleugh £101; West Mains £90. Tex – Philiphaugh £140 (x2); West Mains £130; Auchentibber £128; West Mains £127; Newton of Logierait £126; Golland £124.50; Newton of Logierait and Auchentibber £124; Ben Lawers £123. Mule –Auchentibber £130; Auchenrivoch £127; Auchenflower £123; Clunebeg £110; Glenfernate £109; Kirkton Cottage and Newton of Logierait £90. X – Raemore £123; Auchtygall £113.50; Balcaskie £111, £109; Strewiebank £98; Falgunzeon £93; Raemore £84. Chev – Clunskea £128, £119, £112; Strewiebank £93.50. Chev/Mule – Philiphaugh £97. BF – Auchenflower £107, £105; Ben Lawers £104.50; Glenfernate £93.50; Auchenflower £91; Redhall £90; Auchentibber £87.50; Strewiebank and Fidden £87.

Carlisle

A Charolais cross bullock from Alec Fisher, Lairdlaugh, Castle Douglas, led the proceedings at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly store cattle sale, when selling or £2180.

Bullocks and heifers averaged £1840 and £1350 respectively.

Aberdeen Angus led the heifer trade at £1900 for Messrs Robinson, Rowell, Milnthorpe.

Limousin bulls from Ross Farm led the weaned cattle trade at £1990.

Limousins led both the steers and heifers at £1700 from Stag House, and to £1420 from Upper Burnmouth, respectively.

Among the weekly sale of 308 calves achieved an average of £310/head.

A top price of £630 was achieved on two occasions, firstly for a pair of British Blue bulls from Thackwood Farms Ltd, Monkcastle and again for more of the same from Wadsworth Farming Ltd, Big Balcraig, Whauphill.

Heifers topped at £515 for British Blues from Wadsworth Farming Ltd.

On Monday, the weekly sale of store lambs averaged £107.29, having topped at £154 for a pair of Texel lambs from A Mounsey, Wigton.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Char – £2180, £2100, £1820 (x2), £1600 Lairdlaugh; £1800 Harley Croft; £1780, £1730, £1700 Hillhead; £1700 Wood Head; £1500 White House; £1380, £1370 Briggle; £1380 (x2) Shank Bridge End. BB – £2120, £1860, £1800 (x2), £1680 Oakghyll; £1780, £1760 West House; £1720 Harley Croft; £1700 Beckhall; £1600, £1520 (x2) Netherton; £1590 Abbots Close; £1520 Flimby Hall; £1460, £1410 Newton Field; £1450 (x2) Prospect; £1430 (x3) Cockleybank; £1400 Shield Green; £1400 Briggle. A-A – £2020, £1920 West House; £1900 (x2), £1700 Blackrigg; £1690 Hillhead; £1690 Sorrow Stones; £1650 (x2) Briggle; £1610 (x3) Chapel; £1590 (x4) Stainton House. Lim – £1960, £1940, £1820 Blackrigg; £1900, £1740, £1650 Demesne; £1900, £1870, £1680 High Knells; £1770, £1720 Harley Croft; £1760, £1740, £1700, £1690 East Park; £1740 Chapel House; £1720 (x2) Wood Head; £1660 Beckhall; £1660 Awhirk; £1640 Harper Hill. BS – £1900 (x2), £1880,£1700 Burnside. Hfd – £1800 Howthat; £1720 Parton; £1500 Demesne; £1480 White House. Fleck – £1740 Kirkhouse. Sim – £1720, £1540, £1440, £1400 Wardpark; £1580 Awhirk. HF – £1440 (x7), £1370 Kelsick House. Frie – £1440 Chapel.

Heifers – A-A –£1900, £1780, £1620, £1540 Rowell; £1840 Blackrigg; £1680 Tinnishall; £1400 Pearsbyhall; £1360 (x3) Milton; £1360 Bank Head; £1360 Cockleybank. Lim – £1780 Rowell; £1740, £1640, £1600, £1540 East View; £1680 Parton; £1660 (x2) Blackrigg; £1640, £1600, £1590 Cockleybank; £1580 Flothers; £1580 Evistones; £1580, £1550, £1520, £1480 Thornby Villa; £1570 Rotherhope; £1540 Harper Hill; £1500 Harley Croft; £1470 Flimby Hall. Mont – £1700 Flothers. BB – £1660 (x2), £1640 (x6), £1520 (x2) Randalinton; £1640 Huntley Lodge; £1620 Thornby Villa; £1600, £1500, £1440 (x2) Thistledown; £1580, £1420 Tinnishall; £1570, £1460 Harley Croft; £1520,£1430 (x2) Newton Field; £1480 (x2) Flothers; £1430 Bowness Farms; £1420 Thornby Villa. Sim – £1640 Thistledown; £1600 Huntley Lodge. Saler – £1540, £1420 Beckhall. Hfd – £1470 (x2) Parton. Char – £1450 Briggle. Fleck – £1420 Kirkhouse Dairy. HF – £1390 Randalinton.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1990, £1770, £1620 Ross; £1710 (x2), £1700, £1690, £1670, £1580 (x2), £1460, £1450 Attonburn; £1600 Cragside; £1500 (x3), £1460 (x2), £1420 (x4) Terrace; £1180 (x7) Townhead; £1160 Farlam Hill; £1100, £1090, £1010 Ballakilley; £1080 Walltown; £1000 (x2) Orton Hall; £1000 Braithwaite New. Char – £1900 Airds of Balcary; £1190 Rowanburn Foot; £1020 Ballakilley. BB – £1560, £1250 Moory Lea; £1330, £1180 Birch Bush. Sim – £1440, £1420, £1300, £1280 Newbie Mains; £850 (x3) Auchengray. BS – £1180 Howthat; £920 (x4) Rowanburn Foot. A-A – £1180 Whitehall; £900 (x2) Orton Hall. Hfd – £980, £880 Howthat. HF – £740 Calf Park. Danish Red – £730 (x2) Kirkland. Hols – £630 Calf Park.

Steers – Lim – £1700, £1640 Stag House; £1520, £1400, £1300 Ghyll House; £1400, £1360, £1300 Upper Burnmouth; £1340 Lesson Hall; £1260 (x2) Lawston; £1260, £1210, £1140 Airds of Balcary; £1250 (x2), £1180 (x2) Burthwaite; £1070 (x5) Broomhills. A-A – £1390, £1020, £1010 Maryfield; £980 Airds of Balcary; £940 Chesterwood Farmhouse. BB – £1260 Nether Oakshaw; £1140 Broomhills; £1010 (x2) Lowther Low Moor; £1000 Brownrigg Hall. Longhorn – £1190, £1060 Brownrigg Hall. BS – £1110 Duncrahill Farm House. Saler – £1040 (x5) Far Hills. Fleck – £960 (x2), £890 (x2), £810 Lowther Low Moor. Char – £950 The Crescent. Hfd – £950 Croft House. HF – £810 (x10), £770 (x2) Haugh Head; £740 Croft House; £730 (x10) High Whinnow. Frie – £740 Croft House.

Heifers – Lim – £1420, £1240, £1180 Upper Burnmouth; £1300 Attonburn; £1210, £1120 (x2), £1110, £1000 Winterhope; £1190 (x2), £1080 (x2) Lawson; £1190 Lesson Hall; £1080 (x3) Beck; £1070 Burthwaite; £1010 (x3) Airds of Balcary; £980 (x3) The Bog. Maine Anjou – £1420 Kirtleton House. A-A – £1140, £940 Hole of Lyne; £1130 Marsh House; £1040 Justicetown; £860 Blackwell; £840 (x3) Haugh Head. Longhorn – £1090 (x2) Brownrigg Hall. BB – £1050 Nether Oakshaw; £990 Brownrigg Hall; £980 Marsh House; £980, £940 Justicetown. Char – £1010 Airds of Balcary. Sim – £980 (x3) Kirtleton House; £950 Stockber. Saler – £890 (x2), £880 (x3) Overby House. Danish Red – £760 Kirkland.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £630 (x2), £540, £530, £510 Thackwood; £630, £590, £580 Big Balcraig; £580 Moorland Close; £580, £535 Brunt Hill; £570 (x3), £530, £510 (x2), £485 (x2) Evening Hill; £555 Burtholme; £550, £510 Barwinnock; £480 Laggonmore. A-A – £550 Main of Duchrae; £545, £540, £510 Big Balcraig; £530 (x2), £520 Brunt Hill; £490 Burtholme; £465, £400 Nethermains; £450 Broomberry; £405 (x2), £400 Down by Rigg. Lim – £440 Barwinnock; £390 Bowbridge; £360 Burtholme; £350 Broomberry. Hols – £400 Stockholm; £285 Bonnygate. Sim – £340 Meinfoot. Frie – £275 The Hill.

Heifers – BB – £515, £485, £480, £470, £460 Big Balcriag; £510, £440 Nethermains; £500 Waingate Head; £470 Brunt Hill; £460 Barwinnock; £455 Burtholme; £450 Evening Hill; £450 East; £445 (x2) Thackwood. Par – £500 Laggonmore. Lim – £485 Broomberry; £370 Burtholme; £355 Bleaberry Rigg; £285 Stoneybrook. A-A – £440 Mains of Duchrae; £380, £315, £305 Burtholme; £360 (x2), £340 (x4) Carsewalloch; £345 Down By Rigg; £320 Tempest Tower; £310 (x3) Nethermains; £305 Plumbland; £300 Broomberry. Hfd – £305 Stockholm; £220 Greenmoorside. Sim – £300 Meinfoot. Saler – £250 Blunderfield East.

Store lambs – Tex – £154, £146, £142 (x2), £140, £130, £128 Wardhall; £144, £134, £133, £130 Wall End; £128 Pinegrove; £125 Town End; £120 Fellside; £120 Plains House; £120 Cracrop. Belt –£120 Ashfield. GF – £116, £90 Town End. Herd – £98 Hindrigg.

Ayr

Bullocks (308) and heifers (280) averaged 302.8p per kg and 289.97p respectively at Craig Wilson's sale of store cattle.

The top price of £1990 was paid for a pair of British Blue bullocks from Barmoorhill, and 382p for Limousins from Deepstone.

Heifers peaked at £1900 for a Limousin from Coilsholm, and to 330p for more of the same from Deepstone.

Also forward were 544 store and breeding sheep, which sold to £170 for in lamb Texel cross ewes from A Jamieson, Hartfield. Store hoggs averaged £102.10, and reached £128 for Hampshire crosses from J Purdie, Ravenscroft.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 166 calves and stirks for £1250 for British Blue cross bullocks from A and C Robertson, East St Colmac.

Among the calves, a Simmental cross bull made £730 for Messrs Harper, Kaimhill, with heifers peaking at £680 for a British Blue cross from HF Vance, Low Barledziew.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – BB – £1990, £1780 Barmoorhill; £1760 Brieryside; £1720 (x2) Ingleston; £1610 High Park; £1560 High Garphar; £1500 Baltersan. Lim – £1910, £1820, £1720 Barneil; £1890, £1870, £1810 North Fergusshill; £1820 Coilsholm; £1790 Littlemill; £1760 Chalmerston and Broadlie; £1680 Shutterflat and Drongan House. A-A – £1880 Chipperlagan; £1730 Brieryside; £1700 Clevance; £1660 Turnerhill; £1630 Clevance; £1590 Dustyhall; £1540 Chipperlagan; £1530 Broadyards; £1520 Baltersan. Sim – £1830, £1720 Ravenslie; £1790 Littlemill; £1730, £1530 Dykefield; £1610 Stevenston; £1600, £1590 Overtoun. BS – £1680 Shutterflat; £1360 Burnton; £1250 Auchenflower; £1240 High Craighead. Char – £1700 Broadlie; £1480 Barskelly; £1420, £1410 Blackbyres; £1360 Mossend; £1210 Busbiehill. Hfd – £1510 Auchenkist; £1410 Watston; £1290 High Garphar and Barnahill. Frie – £1700 Drongan House; £1500 Barneighthill; £1400 Stevenston; £1310 Watston. Saler – £1390, £1200 Barskelly; £1290, £1280 Drumbowie. Lincon Red – £1290, £1280 Drumbowie. Sim – £960, £880 Auchentibber.

Heifers – Lim – £1900, £1760 Coilsholm; £1860, £1520 Blairbowie; £1770, £1690, £1560 Barneil; £1760, £1500 Muirlaught; £1670, £1650, £1640 Trees; £1530 Shutterflat. A-A – £1790, £1580 Turnerhill; £1700 Drummullan; £1610 Carbieston Mains; £1560 Bowhouse; £1500, £1480 Auchenkist; £1490 Dustyhall; £1460 Castle Sinniness; £1420 Broadyards; £1400 South Two Mark. Char – £1850 Coilsholm; £1750, £1510 Chalmerston; £1740 Drumjoan; £1720, £1640 Trees; £1690 Broadlie; £1620, £1500 Overtoun; £1530 West Enoch. Hfd – £1450, £1340 Auchenkist; £1360 High Garphar; £1290 Kerse Park. BB – £1790, £1720, £1540 Barmoorhill; £1690 Brieryside; £1460 Baltersan; £1430 East St Colmac; £1420 High Garphar; £1400 (x2) Kerse Park. BS – £1180 Auchenflower. Sim – £1740 Muirlaught and Coilsholm; £1550 Dykefield; £1500, £1470 Overtoun; £1450 Stevenston. Saler – £1770 Barneil.

In lamb ewes – Tex X – £170, £155 Hartfield. Hamp – £140 Hartfield. Chev – £135 Hartfield.

In lamb gimmers – Dorset – £150 Woodbank.

Feeding ewes – Chev – £90 Killantriggan. Welsh – £78 Killantriggan.

Hoggs – Hamp – £128 Ravenscroft. Tex – £125 West Clerkland; £122, £120 Genoch; £122, £120 Dinwoodie. Chev – £118 Ravenscroft. Suff – £117 West Clerkland; £112 Kings Arms. Abermax – £102 Killantriggan. X – £100 Genoch. Lleyn – £100 Dumfries House. BF – £90 Borland.

Calves – Bull – Sim X – £730 Kaimhill. BB X – £690 (x3) Low Barledziew; £540 Low Ballees; £540, £500 Findlayston; £470 Auchleand; £460 Craigie Mains; £420 Bowes; £390, £380, £370 Auchleand. A-A X – £570 (x2) Kaimhill and Low Ardwell; £480 Low Ballees; £410 Loch Fergus; £390 High Weirston and West Scoutts. Hfd X – £570, £400 (x2), £390 Bowes. Char X – £420 Girvan Mains. BS – £400 Meadowbank. Fleck – £290 Meadowbank. BF – £255 Burnton.

Heifer –BB X – £680, £660 (x2) Low Barledziew; £470 Bowes; £450 Craigie Mains and Auchleand; £440, £430 Auchleand; £420 West Scoutts and MacManniston; £410 Auchleand; £400 High Weirston and Auchleand. Char –£650 Kaimhill. Simm X –£590 Kaimhill. A-A X – £580 Kaimhill; £560 Low Ardwell; £500 Meadowbank; £400 High Weirston. Hfd X –£510 Bowes. Lim X – £440 Meadowbank.

Stirks –Bullock – BB X – £1250 East St Colmac; £900 (x2) Knowe and Low Ardwell. Lim X –£1080 Drumfork. Char X – £930 East Overland.

Heifer –BB X – £940 East St Colmac; £770, £750 Knowe. Sim X – £830 East Overland. A-A X – £730, £720 Raith.

Newton Stewart

Bullocks led the proceedings at Craig Wilson's sale of store cattle, having sold to a top of £1790 for a British Blue bullock from the Baillie family, Low Glasnick, and to 363p per kg for Limousins from W Gemmell and Son, Holm, Kirkcowan, to average 300.8p.

Heifers peaked at £1610 for a British Blue off Low Glasnick, and to 319p for Limousins from Paul McMillan, Glenchamber, to cash in at 280.4p.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – BB – £1790, £1460 Low Glasnick; £1220 Isle. Char – £1580, £1510, £1300 Balmurrie. Lim – £1440, £1380 Glenchamber; £1280 Isle; £1260 Low Glasnick; £1195 Mount Pleasant. A-A – £1390, £1340, £1280, £1260 Waulkmill. Hfd – £1300, £1190 No1 Culreoch. Frie – £980 Waulkmilll £870, £820 Kirminnoch

Heifers – BB – £1610, £1500, £1470, £1460, £1450, £1430, £1240 Low Glasnickl £1160 Isle. Hfd – £1530 Low Glasnick. Char – £1530, £1300 Knockencule; £1360, £1190 Balmurrie. Lim – £1200 Low Glasnick; £1190 Glenchamber; £1120 Larg, Newton Stewart. A-A – £1060 Waulkmill; £1040 Larg, Newton Stewart.

Thainstone

Charolais cross bullocks weighing 402kg from Wellheads, Huntly, secured the top price of 425.4p per kg at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' store cattle sale, whilst a 682kg Limousin cross from Heather Cow Root, Flotta, realised £2070, with 647 bullocks averaging 326.1p.

A 586kg Simmental cross from Caskieben, Kinellar, led the heifers (436) at 399.3p and £2340, having cashed in at 325p.

Charolais led the bull (27) trade at 332.5p for a 412kg entry from Milton of Collieston, Ellon, and to £1650 which weighed 590kg for Firhills, Arbroath.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 2620 breeding and store sheep including island consignments, where Texel store lambs from Ros Cillala, Glassel, topped the sale at £165, with 1635 store lambs averaging £106.04.

Breeding sheep (197) sold to £145 for Suffolk cross gimmers from Nether Overhill, New Pitsligo.

Texel crosses from Lower Cottiscarth, Rendall, led the island consigned store lambs (788) at £140, with this section cashing in at £105.77.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Newton of Crathie £860, 330.8p. 301-350kg – West Cruichie £1330, 388.9p. 351-400kg – Mains of Cairnborrow £1550; Wellheads 410.6p. 401-450kg – Wellheads £1710, 388.6p. 451-500kg – Wellheads £1740; Mains of Cairnborrow 363.6p. 501-550kg – Clinterty £1730; Wellheads 335.3p. 551-600kg – Wester Coull £1865; Nearhouse 318p. 601-650kg – Heather Cow Root £2000, 313.5p. 651-700kg – Heather Cow Root £1935, 303.5p. 701-750kg – Loanend £2030, 286.7p.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 350kg – East Cruichie £770, 245.2p. 351-400kg –South Street £910, 244.6p. 451-500kg – Troup Home £1610, 325.9p. 501-550kg – Midthird £1645, 310.4p. 551-600kg – Spring Valley £1855; Troup Home 312.7p. 601-650kg – Troup Home £1860, 306.9p. 651-700kg – Tulchan £1720; Cairndaie 286.4p.

Heifers – Up to 350kg – West Cruichie, Upper Ashalloch £1280, 370.4p. 351-400kg – Mains of Cairnborrow £1500; Inchbruich 381p. 401-450kg – Wellheads £1550; Tullo of Garvock 371.3p. 451-500kg – Tullo of Garvock £1770, 354p. 501-550kg – Heather Cow Root £1800, 348.8p. 551-600kg – Caskieben £2120, 363p. 601-650kg – Caskieben £2320, 369.4p. 651-700kg – Scrabster House £1740, 266.1p.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 400kg – Nearhouse £1200, 300p. 401-450kg – Midthird £1340; Nearhouse 294.5p. 451-500kg – Midthird £1500, 304.9p. 501-550kg – Gorn £1670, 309.3p. 551-600kg – Spring Valley £1770, 300p. 601-650kg – Tulchan £1750, 280.4p. 651-700kg – Gorn £1840, 282.2p. 701-750kg – Hill of Culbeuchly £1890, 263.2p.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Milton of Collieston £790, 306.2p. 301-350kg – Milton of Collieston £1050, 310.7p. 351-400kg – Firhills £1110, 311.8p. 401-450kg – Milton of Collieston £1405, 320.8p. 451-500kg – Milton of Collieston £1510, 317.8p. 501-550kg – Hindatoon £1340, 252.8p. 551-600kg – Firhills £1650, 279.7p.

Breeding sheep – Tex X – Nether Overhill £120. Easy WM Ewe – Hebrides, Oldmeldrum £110.

Store lambs – Pure Bel – Ros Cillala £155. Pure Tex – Abbotswell Crescent, Kincorth £151. Bel t – Ros Cillala £144. Tex – Newton, Tullynessie £142. BFL – Newton of Hassiewells, Rothienorman £142. Cont – Newton £138. Cont X – Newmill, Crathes £136. Belt X – Newton of Carnaveron, Alford £135. X – Newton of Carnaveron £134. Suf – Lynemore, Glenrinnes £131. Tex X – Lochan, Mercat Green £130. BF – Abbotswell Crescent, Kincorth £130. BluTex – Sheep Park, Bridge of Marnoch £129. Mule – Craigiewell, Woodhead of Laithers £129. Suf X – Brawliemuir, Drumlithie £129. Down – Aulton, Craigellachie £128. DS – Newton of Carnaveron £124. Chev – Cormalet, Cairnie £120. BF – Peattie, Inverbervie £104.

Island consigned store lambs – Pure Tex – Nistagar, Harray £130. Chev – Nistagar £128. Tex X – Housebay, Stronsay £126. Tex – Veltigar, Tankerness, Cott of Holland, Tankerness £123. X – Scholland, Virkie £122. Belt X – Cott of Holland £121. Suf X – Housebay £120. Cont – Nistagar £119. Chev X – Nisagar £118. DS – Heatherlea Cottage, Toab £115. Mule – Brencher House, Birsay £113. Cont X – Veltigar £110.

Tiree

Averages improved significantly on the year at United Auctions' sale of 139 store cattle, with bullocks and heifers cashing in at 296.48p per kg (+19.05p) and 280.08p (+11p) respectively.

Charolais crosses from AJ Maclean, Heylipol, led the bullock trade at £1510 and 365p, with the same home leading the heifer trade at £1850 for a Limousin, and to 340p for Charolais crosses.

In the cow section, cows sold to £1580 or 231p for a British Blue cross from A and I Macinnes, Ruaig.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A X – Heylipol £1470; Salum £1200; Arrinlea £1070; Salum (x5) £1060. BB X – Heylipol £1140. Char X – Heylipol (x2) £1510, (x2) £1500, (x3) £1340, (x2) £1210. Hfd X – Clachan (x3) £1290, £1260, £1230, £1200, £1170, £1000. Lim X – Heylipol (x2) £1380, (x2) £1280; Hillcrest £1170; Heylipol (x2) £1135; Lochphuil (x2) £1080, (x2) £1010; Barrapol £1000. Sal X – Arrinlea £1130; Skipinnis £1100, £1040. Sim X – Middleton (x6), (x3) £1100; Ardeas (x2) £1060.

Heifers – A-A X – Heylipol £1430, (x2) £1250; Salum (x5) £980. Char X – Heylipol (x2) £1250, (x2) £1195, £1150. Lim X – Heylipol £1850, (x3) £1500; Hillcrest £1460; Heylipol, Hillcrest (x2) £1170; Hillcrest (x3) £1150; Heylipol (x2) £1040. Sim X – Barrapol £1060; Middleton £970.

Breeding cattle – Farrow cows – A-A X – Balephetrish £1400; Croish, Balephetrish £1360; Croish £1340; Balephetrish £1180. BB X – Ruaig £1580. Gall – Croish £1260, £1240. Lim X – Kilkenneth £1540; Hillcrest £1500; Kilkenneth £1480; Heylipol £1430. Sal X – Lochside £1540. BS X – Middleton £1140. Sim X – Mannal £1100.

In-calf cows – A-A X – Hillcrest £1420, £1260, £1100. Lim X – Hillcrest £1400, £1380; Lochside £1360; Crossapol £1080; Lochside £1040. Sim X – Crossapol £1040.

Dingwall

Bullocks (371) and heifers (344) averaged 322.0p per kg and 296.8p respectively at Dingwall and Highland Marts' of store cattle.

Bullocks sold to 400.0p for a 275kg Limousin cross from Lochbuie, Newtonmore, and to £2050 for a 815kg Saler cross from Morayscairn, Alves.

A 360kg Limousin cross led the heifer trade at 388.9p for Glebe, Kiltarlity, and to £1980 for a 710kg Simmental from Druid Temple, Inverness.

Breeding cattle (21) sold to £2400 for a Limousin bull from Rose Cottage, Spinningdale.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – 251- 300kg – Lochbuie, £1100, £960, 340.4p; Ardendrain, £1090; Cragganvallie, £1080, 366.1p; Balcraig, £1040, £1020, £1000, 392.3p, 346.7p, 339.0p; Digg, £920; Tigh Airigh, £920, 338.2p, 375.9p; Lochussie, £910, 256.9p; Melvaig, 323.1p. 301-350kg – Lochbuie, £1340, 382.9p; Wester Tomloan, £1280, £1140, £1120, 365.7p, 345.5p, 344.6p; Strone £1200, 352.9p; Newmarket, £1120; Smithy Croft House, £1120; Wester Lochend, £1110, 321.7p; Midbadgrinan, £1100; Torboll, £1080, £1020, £1000, 332.3p, 321.8p; Grainish £1060, 331.3p; Digg, £1050; Rose Cottage, £1040, 343.2p; Coldhome £1020, 329.0p; Newlands of Clans, £1010; Balcraig, £1000, 365.4p. 351-400kg – Wester Tomloan, £1530, £1460, £1250, 387.3p, 379.2p, 347.2p; Lochbuie, £1520, £1210, 394.8p, 340.8p; Strone £1460, 365.0p; Lochdhu, £1460, 379.2p; Balcraig, £1430, £1380, 386.5p, 365.1p, 323.3p; Clury £1400, 378.4p; Coldhome, £1380, 356.6p; Milestone House, £1320, 334.2p; Glebe £1290, 344.0p; Bunchrew £1280, £1240, 324.1p; Balnuran £1230; Easter Templand, £1220, 343.7p; Culmaily £1220; Newlands of Clans, £1210; Dunrobin £1200; Quarryhead £1200, 327.0p; Croft Grant, 326.9p. 401-450kg – Rhevackin £1580, £1520, 366.3p, 351.1p; Upper Blairnain, £1580, 352.7p; Shawpark, £1550, 386.5p; The Cloy, £1550, £1460, 373.5p, 331.1p; Muirend Croft, £1540, 346.1p; Wester Tomloan, £1540, £1340, 375.6p; Clury £1540, 383.1p; Rearquhar, £1530, 347.7p; Wester Lochend, £1520, £1360, 357.6p; Glaick, £1510, £1500, £1460, 346.3p, 341.9p, 339.4p; Glaick, £1510, 372.8p; Bunchrew £1500, £1380, £1350, £1300, 352.9p, 320.2p; Lochdhu, £1460, 337.2p; Balcraig, £1450, £1390, 346.6p, 345.2p; Druid Temple £1420, £1400, £1360, 323.8p; Glebe £1400, 323.3p; Balnuran, £1390; Lochbuie £1360, 339.2p; Slattadale, £1340, 330.9p; Culmaily £1300, Dunrobin; £1300. 451-500kg – Balnabual, £1660, £1480, 332.0p; Strone £1620, 356.0p; Druid Temple £1610, £1590, 344.2p, 334.7p; Lochdhu, £1600, £1540, £1470, 336.1p, 329.8p; Kindeace, £1590, £1580, (x2), £1520, 351.0p, 339.8p, 331.9p, 322.0p; Hilton £1580, £1540, 336.2p, 327.1p; Glebe £1580, £1500, 334.0p, 329.7p; Bunchrew £1570, 333.3p; The Cloy £1560 (x2), £1550, £1520, 342.9p, 340.7p, 333.3p, 323.0p; Clury £1560, 331.9p; Wester Lochend £1550, 333.3p; Rearquhar, £1540, 334.8p; Badrain £1530, 326.9p; Glaick, £1520, £1480, 334.1p; Shorecroft £1520; Easter Muckernich; £1470; Muirend Croft £1440. 501-550kg – Strone £1810, 350.8p; Hilton £1740; The Cloy £1700, 329.5p; Lochbuie £1620; Upper Blairnain £1610; Burnside Croft £1600; Bunchrew £1600; Rearquhar £1600; Culmaily £1600; Glebe £1680; Balnabual £1580; Shorecroft £1700, £1540, 333.3p. Over 551kg – Seafield Park £1940; Milton Croft £1740; Badrain £1670, £1660, £1590, £1580; Druid Temple; £1660, £1640; Shorecroft £1660; Culmaily £1620.

Heifers up to 250kg – Grainish £800, 333.3p; Digg £780, 346.7p. 251-300kg – Ordmuir, £1440; Glebe £1100, 372.9p; Wester Tomloan £1020, £990, 357.9p, 335.6p; Granish £960, £910, (x2), £900, 355.6p, 346.2p, 338.5p; Lochussie £960; Shewglie £900; Airdens 329.4p. 301-350kg – Strone £1200, 369.2p; Coldhome £1180, 356.5p; Wester Tomloan £1180, £1130, 357.6p, 330.4p; Ardendrain, £1160, £1070, 362.0p, 344.2p; Glebe £1110, 329.4p; Beehive £1100; Lochbuie £1090, £1040, 360.9p, 337.7p; Grainish £1040, £1010, 331.1p; Croft Grant £1030; Balcraig £1030; Wattenon Croft, £1000. 351-400kg – Coldhome, £1480, £1400, 370.0p, 350.0p; Strone £1450, 376.6p; Glebe £1400, £1320, 388.9p, 354.8p; Balcraig, £1380, 365.1p; Lochbuie, £1320, £1310, 336.7p; Wester Tomloan 340.5p. 401-450kg – Glebe £1450, £1410, 345.2p, 337.3p; Kindeace £1440, £1390, 339.3p, 338.5p, 331.0p, 327.8p; Beehive, £1420, 322.7p; Burnside Croft, £1380, 328.6p; Balnabual, £1380; Druid Temple £1360; Sornum, £1350; Lochdhu, £1350, £1320; The Cloy, £1340, £1320, £1310; Hilton, £1320; Shawpark, £1310; Rhevackin £1300. 451-500kg – Kindeace, £1540, £1510, £1480, £1360, £1350; Shorecroft, £1500, £1,320; Easter Muckernich, £1460; Glebe £1440; Shewglie, £1420; Druid Temple £1400; Strone £1400; Balnabual £1340. 501-550kg – Badrain £1630; Rearquhar, £1460; Ordmuir, £1400. Over 551kg – Bogburn £1800; Clashandorran, £1720, £1620; Milton £1640; Badrain £1620, £1600; Bogallan £1540; Kindeace £1520.

Breeding cattle – A-A X – Rheguile, £1800, £1750, £1450 (x2). Lim X – Quarryhead £1550 (x2).

Penrith

On Monday, Penrith and District Farmers Mart sold 259 store cattle to a top of £2105 for an Aberdeen Angus bullock from A and S Robley, Nelson Hill.

Heifers attained £1955 for a Limousin from JG and RW Nevinson and Son, High House Farm.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £2105, £2050, £1995, £1975, £1875 Nelson Hill; £1315 Street House. Lim – £2075, £1845, £1815, £1785, £1765 Well House; £1835, £1785, £1575, £1515 Thackwood; £1785, £1655 (x2), £1605, £1555 High Howe; £1665 Glaslyn House; £1615 Gate Ghyll; £1535 Thorneycroft; £1465, £1215 (x2), £1195 Dalvorich Cottage; £1425 Glebelands; £1355 The Wath; £1285 (x2) Harbour Flatt; £1195 (x2), £1175 Sootyhill. Sim – £1895 Nelson Hill; £1545, £1405 Bowness. Hfd – £1895, £1485 Town Head; £1375 (x4) Annfield. BB – £1705 Far Close; £1575 (x3) Littlebeck; £1575 Thackwood, £1555, £1300 Town Head; £1495 Croft End; £1425, £1385 (x3) Low Mill; £1365 Askham Gate; £1335 Martindale; £1235 (x2) Dedra Bank. Char – £1695 Thackwood. BS – £1675 Lunesdale House; £1325, £1215 Moor End. Whitebred Shorthorn – £1215 (x2) Dalvorich Cottage. Wagyu – £1085 (x2) Dalvorich Cottage. Black and White – £1025 (x5) Bonny.

Heifers – Lim – £1955 High House; £1865, £1835, £1675 (x2), £1635 Well House; £1735, £1685 Annfield; £1655, £1645, £1615 Thackwood; £1645 Gate Ghyll; £1575 Far Close; £1505 West View; £1485 Thorneycroft; £1465 (x2), £1445, £1425 (x2), £1355 (x2) Fog Close; £1315 Martindale; £1305 Street House. BB – £1865 Far Close; £1745, £1655 High House; £1605, £1455 (x2), £1415 Glaslyn House; £1555 (x3) Park House; £1445 Fog Close; £1325 Croft End; £1235 Askham Gate; £1145 (x2) Dedra Bank; £1115 (x2) Dalvorich Cottage; £1105 Howe. Char – £1695 Raughton Head; £1625, £1615, £1545, £1465, £1435 (x2), £1405, £1385 Fog Close; £1535 Glebelands. Sim – £1535 Glebelands; £1455, £1255 Bowness. A-A – £1385, £1365, £1165 (x2) Croglin High Hall; £1365 Askham Gate; £1355 (x4) Park House; £1285 (x4) Street House; £1155, £1105 Martindale; £1125 (x3) Mellgates. Hfd – £1395 (x4) Park House. BS – £1335 (x2), £1325 Croglin High Hall; £1185 (x2) Moor End. Saler – £1155 Hebblethwaite Hall.

Store bulls – Lim – £1325, £1315, £1305, £1245 Hacra.

Castle Douglas

On Monday, Wallets Marts sold 368 store cattle to a top of £1980 for both Luing and Simmental bullocks from Messrs Black, Hillside, and to 389.6p per kg for Charolais from Messrs Mair, Bargatton.

Heifers reached £1920 for Simmentals from Messrs McKinnel, Drumneil, and to 336.3p for Limousins from Gleniron Farmers.

Bulls peaked at £1540 for Aberdeen Angus from Messrs Finlay, Rainton and to 299.2p for Simmentals from East Kirkcarsewell.

Among the 419 store lambs a top call of £147 was paid for a Beltex from Messrs Paterson, Mossnae.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks –Sim –£1980, £1840 Hillside. Luing –£1980, £1840 Hillside. A-A – £1840 Rainton; £1660 Barwhanny. Hols –£1740 Rainton. Lim –£1660 Barwhanny; £1530 Lochside. Char –£1530, £1520 Gelston Castle. Saler –

£1470, £1370 Boreland of Girthon. Hfd – £1450 Castlehill.

Heifers – Sim – £1920, £1900 Drumneil. Char – £1900 Drumneil. BS – £1790 Drumneil. A-A – £1710 Barwhanny. Luing –£1700 Hillside. Saler –£1560 Boreland of Girthon. Hfd – £1300 Castlehill. Lim – £1140 Gleniron.

Store bulls – £1540 Rainton.

Store lambs – Belt –£147, £130 Mossnae. Tex –£132, £120 Hartburn; £128, £124, £120 Muircleugh. Chev Mule – £129 Kirkconnel Cottage. Scotch Mules – £125 Arvie; £118 Glenlee. Suff – £117 Tig Valley. BF – £100 Tig Valley; £99 Glenlee.

Chev – £99, £92 Kirkconnel Cottage. Romnay – £80 Ingleston.