In this week's prime sales roundup, hoggs continue to fetch favourable prices, maintaining a strong trade.

Newton Stewart

Some 757 sheep sold through Craig Wilson, saw 442 hoggs average 302.6p per kg, selling to 340p for Beltex from J Douglas and Son, Barlaughlan, or to £177 for Roussin crosses from J and A McCornick, Drumjargon.

Cast sheep sold to £142 for a Texel ewe from J and A McFarlane, Daldowie.

Dumfries

AT C and D Auction Marts’ sale 959 hoggs averaged 323.2p per kg having sold to 364p for Texels from Barnbarroch, or to £176 per head from H Hamlet, Cowans.

Cast sheep reached £164 for Texels from Braco.

Young bulls sold to £2722.50 or 225p for a Charolais from D Semple, Dippen, Argyll, with cast cows to £1904 from JB Paterson, Hartbush, and others to 328p from J Jardine, Yett.

Huntly

Old season lambs (1449) averaged 307p per kg at the United Auctions’ sale to 342p for a 45kg Beltex from Parrock, Rothiemay, or £186 for a 73kg Texel from Craigneach, Strathdon.

Cast sheep sold to £222 for a pair of Texels from Craigneach.

Longtown

Some 4132 hoggs sold through C and D Auctions’ Mart averaged of 325.8p with top prices of £220 per head for Texels from Marygate, Berwick or 391p per kg for Beltex from G and W Halliday, Crawthat, Waterbeck.

Cast sheep reached £290 for Texel ewes from W and C Ingram, Logie Durno, Inverurie. Cast cattle sold to £1860 for a Beef Shorthorn from D and T Bradley Farmer, Wester Parkgate, Dumfries.

Stirling (UA)

United Auctions sold 6820 hoggs to average 315.53p per kg at their sale having sold to 426p per kg for Beltex from Goddens or to £217 per head for Texels from Dalchirla.

Cast sheep sold to £172 for Beltex ewes from Lochend.

Stirling (Cally)

AT Caledonian Marts’ sale of 1281 sheep on Tuesday, hoggs averaged 303p per kg having sold to 532p and £150 per head for Beltex from G and J Davie, Harviesmailing, Denny.

Cast sheep reached £300 for a Texel tup from F McNicol, Southwood, Sorn.

On the Thursday, heifers averaged 309.1p, with top prices of 328p per kg paid for a Charolais from G MacFadzean, Woodhead of Mailer and a Limousin from A Pettigrew, Faskine or to £2009 for a Charolais from Woodhead of Mailer.

Bullocks averaged 307.82p and sold to 320p for a Limousin from AA and J Brand, Nethermyres and to £2315 for a British Blue from J Collier, Dullomuir.

Young bulls sold to 300p for a Limousin from R Graham, Airthrey Kerse and to £2214 for a British Blue from A and I MacInnes, Ruaig, Isle of Tiree.

Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts had forward 4716 sheep at their sale which saw 4055 old season lambs average 307.5p, with top prices of to 351.3p for Beltex from Burnside Croft, Lethenty and £205 for Texels from Harestone Farm, Crathes.

Cast sheep sold to £262 for a Texel from Cairnbo, Gamrie.

Bullocks sold to 314p for a Charolais cross from Middleton of Potterton, Potterton and to £2070.30 for a Limousin cross from Pityot, Bridge of Muchalls.

Heifers reached 317p for a Limousin cross from Pityot and to £2216.25 for a Simmental cross from Tister Farm, Hallkirk.

Cast cattle sold to £2610 for a Limousin from Easterside, Dunnottar.

Darlington

Darlington Farmers Auction Mart sold 231 cattle at their sale where 128 heifers averaged 310p per kg having sold to 349p for a Limousin from TN and J Hall, Ainstable or to £2374 from Home Farms.

Bullocks (28) sold to 326p from GC and JC Pullan, Tunstall, and £2196 for a Limousin from Messrs Askwith, Crook.

The 70 young bulls sold averaged 283p with top prices of 345p paid for a Limousin from A and D Proctor, Swarland Old Hall and £2929 for a continentals from P Weightman and Sons.

Cast entries reached 251p from M and G Chantrell and £1949 from P Tindale.

Hoggs (2243) averaged 324p having sold to 389p for Beltex from WA Wardman, Thrushwood, and £182 for a Texel from AC Simpson and Son, McNeil Farm.

Cast sheep sold to £240 for Texels from PR Weaver, Little Manor Farm, Nottinghamshire.

St Boswells

Some 123 cattle forward for Harrison and Hetherington’s saw 51 bullocks average 295p per kg selling to 318p from both Learielaw and Greenknowe, or to £2220.40 from Whitrighill.

Heifers (70) averaged 306p and sold to 348p from Bee Edge and to £2182.40 from Whitsome, West Newton.

Young bulls sold to £1702.80 from Hoselaw, with cast entries to £2067 for a cow from Whitrighill.

The 1465 hoggs sold to 395p for Texels from Woodhouse and to £184 for Beltex from Threepwood, to average 322p per kg.

Cast sheep reached a top of £205 for a Texel ewe from W Arnott and Co, Butterdean.

Carlisle

Harrison and Hetherington sold 2603 hoggs to average 338p per kg, selling to 500p for a Beltex from Messrs Little, Hollands, Preston and £232 for a Blue Texel from M Graham, Hillend Farm, Annan.

Cast sheep sold to £330 for Texels from Ballymena Road.

Bullocks sold to £2319.90 for a Limousin crosses from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton and Messrs Bell, Hoddamtown, Lockerbie or to 325.50p per kg for a Limousin cross from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle.

Heifers sold to £2274.21 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse, Carlisle and to 330.50p for a another of the same from Messrs Stamper, Harrot Hill, Cockermouth.

Young bulls reached £3011.79 from Messrs Norman, Little Orton Farm, Carlisle, or 329.50p for a British Blue from Messrs Carr, Little Bavington, Newcastle.

Cast cattle sold to 294.5p or £2921 for a British Blue cow from Messrs Comrie, Stonebyres Mains.

Lanark

Lawrie and Symington’s sale of 58 clean cattle and 81 cast cows on Monday, saw heifers sell to 348p per kg and to £2067 per head for Limousins from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie.

The same breed topped the bullocks at 308p from Howburn Farmers, Biggar and to £1960 from D Graham, West Backs Farm, Campbeltown. Cast cows sold to £2370 from Messrs Taylor, Heatheryhall, Biggar.

Hoggs (2978) averaged 315p having sold to 360p for Beltex from High Parks Farm, Hamilton and to £213 for Suffolks from E Orr, Lawhead Farm, Tarbrax.

Ayr

Craig Wilson sold 2286 sheep at their sale on Monday, where 1557 hoggs averaged 312p per kg.

Hoggs sold to 412p for Texels from D Smith and Sons, Lawersbridge Farm and to £183 for Blue Texels from S Heads, Aitkenhead.

Cast sheep sold to £160 for a Beltex cross ewe from Tormitchell Farms.

On Tuesday, heifers averaged 311.7p having sold to 338p for a Limousin cross from Messrs Smith North Boig, with bullocks reaching a top of 270p per kg or £1417.50 per head for a Limousin from Borland.

Young bulls averaged 234.9p having sold to 240p for an Aberdeen Angus from Castle Sinniness.

Cast cattle sold to £1840 for a Limousin cow from High Kilphin.

Dingwall

An entry of 819 sheep at the Dingwall and Highland Marts sale saw 497 old season lambs average 300.4p per kg having sold to 332p and £180 per head for Beltex crosses from Dunearn Farm, Nairn.

Cast sheep sold to £202 for Texel ewes from Davochfin Farm, Dornoch. Bullocks sold to 295p for a British Blue cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall and to £1780.20 for a Beef Shorthorn cross from Greenlands, Tain.

The 10 heifers averaged 279.25p and sold to 305p for a British Blue cross from Bridgend and to £1795.50 for a Limousin cross from Greenlands.

Castle Douglas

Wallets Marts sold 1824 sheep at their sale on Tuesday which saw 1523 hoggs average 313.32p per kg having sold to 362.5p for Beltex from Messrs Craig, Compstonend or to £191 for Texels from Messrs Milligan, High Glasnick.

Cast sheep sold to £208 for a Bluefaced Leicester ram from Messrs Sheddan, Balgerran.

Hexham

A Limousin cross heifer topped Hexham and Northern Marts sale selling at 319.5p per kg for Messrs Graham, Miller Hill.

Top price per head was £1873.35 paid for an Aberdeen Angus from Holystone Estate.

Young bulls sold to 265.5p and £1948 for Aberdeen Angus from G Sordy and Son, Alnham.

Cast cattle reached £1894.88 for Aberdeen Angus cows from D Allen, Humbleheugh.

Hoggs (984) averaged £151.29 and sold to £213 for Texel crosses from D Brodie, Chesters and to 377.8p for Beltex crosses from SJ Love, Holywell Farm.

Kirkby Stephen

Harrison and Hetherington had 4177 sheep at their sale where 3564 hoggs averaged 347.5p per kg having sold to 504p and £207 for Beltex crosses from J Andrews, Boscar Falts, York.

Cast sheep reached £248 for Texel cross ewes from Messrs Clake, Stripes Farm, Waitby.