The latest report of special sales from Dingwall to Wooler

Stirling (UA)

United Auctions sold 1469 store cattle and young bulls at their sale where 851 bullocks averaged 330.56p per kg having sold to 382.50p for a 468kg Limousin cross from Holehouse and to £2110 per head for a pair of 765kg Limousin crosses from Cairnleith.

The 591 heifers levelled at 318.40p with top prices of 414.20p paid for a 338kg Limousin cross from Strathnafanaig and £2050 for 508kg Limousin crosses from Middlehill.

Store sheep sold to £150 for a Texel from Finmont.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – Stanley (AA) £1970; Golland 354.40p; Pitsundry £1910; Bangour 334.30p; Bandirran £1865, £1710; Ryelandside £1690. BSH – Drum £1510, 298.40p. B-B – Middlehill £1900, £1835; Bandirran £1900; Strathnafanaig 392.30p, 373.30p, 360.30p; Mains of Creuchies 369.60p, 368.20p, £1760, 354.80p, £1700; Holehouse £1775, 363.40p; Farden £1740, £1700. Char – Wester Middleton £1890; Dykes 379.70p, 362.40p; Farden £1830, £1785; Ballochgair 373.10p, 369.80p; Easter Greenhill £1760, £1700; Townhead 365.80p; Shanry £1730; Golland 365.70p. Lim – Cairnleith £2110; Holehouse 382.50p, 377.60p, £1890; Wester Kinloch £2040, £1900; Mains of Creuchies 381.90p; East Buchanty £2000, 373.40p; Stanley £1960, £1900; Golland 377.20p; Pittentian £1900, 374.20p; Glendamph £1890; Ross Bank £1890. Sim – Little Ballo £1835, 334.90p; Kilbrook House 345.70p, 338.60p; Greenshields £1790, £1680, £1595; Bangour 341.90p, 337.30p; Barbarafield £1785, £1720; Farden £1785; Fernie Mill £1660, £1565, £1550. Sal – Greenshields £1880, £1600, £1525, £1515; Ballikinrain 351.90p.

Heifers – A-A – Wester Middleton £1900, 323.70p, £1680; Pitsundry £1870; Cairnhouse 313.40p; Mosshall £1750 Holehouse £1670; Upper Star £1625. SH – Little Auchengibbert £1440; Handaxwood 299.50p. B-B – Middlehill £2050, £1840, 403.50p; Strathnafanaig 414.20p (x2), 377.00p; Holehouse £1760, 369.70p; Drum Farm £1660; Stanley £1610; Mains of Creuchies £1600; East Buchanty 361.70p. Char – Wester Middleton £1690, £1615; Golland 367.50p; Cairnhouse £1655; Holehouse £1655, £1640; Kings Arms 340.20p, 337.20p; Ballochgair 337.80p; Farden £1625, Cairnleith £1620. Lim – Middlehill £2050, 403.50p; Strathnafanaig 414.20p; Kinloch £2040; Baldastard £2000; Coilavoulin 398.20p, 396.60p; Cairnleith £1970, £1920; East Buchanty 396.80p; Wester Middleton £1910; Holehouse £1900; Stanley £1900; Loanhead of Duchally 391.40p. Sal – Greenshields £1510; Wester Auchencarroch 306.60p. Sim – Greenshields £2045, £1920, £1510; Little Ballo 334.00p, £1570; Drum Farm £1580; Fernie Mill 326.00p.

Sheep – Tex – Finmont £150, £144; Lochelbank £146; Drumcroy £139; Falgunzeon £137; Auchenbothie £135.50. Bel – Upper Auchenlay £135. Suff – Bonnington £127; Whitehill £120; Standingfauld £118. Mule – Brisbane Glen £124. BF – Daleagles Hill £111; Townhead £109. Rom – Craigarnhall £110. ChevMule – Wester Coul £95.

Huntly

Bullocks sold to 323.9p per kg for a pair of 355kg Simmental crosses from Little Cantly, Grange and to £1880 per head for a 655kg Limousin cross from Hill of Culbeuchly, Banff, at United Auctions’ sale.

Heifers reached 310.4p for a 335kg Simmental cross from Den Farm, Fochabers or £1730 for a 680kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Culbeuchly. Hoggs sold to £131 for continental crosses from Millfield, Clatt.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – 301-350kg – £1040 Auchinclech, Grange; 307.5p Moss-side Farm, Sandhaven. 351-400kg – £1150, 323.9p Auchinclech, Grange. 401-450kg – £1330, 304.5p Followsters Farm, Keith. 451-500kg –£1550, 313.1p Redwood, Alford. 501-551kg – £1620 Upper Towie, Glenkindie; 314.9p Redwood, Alford. 552-601kg – £1700, 290.6p Hill of CUlbeuchly, Banff. 602-651kg – £1840, 285.3p Hill of Culbeuchly, Banff. 651-701kg – £1880, 287p Hill of Culbeuchly, Banff.

Heifers – 251-300kg – £760, 257.6p Overhall, Fyvie. 301-350kg – £1040, 310.4p The Den Farm, Fochabers. 351-400kg – £1160, 305.3p Dalbeallie, Knockando. 401-450kg – £1330, 299.5p Haddo House Estate, Fyvie. 451-500kg – £1470 Haddo House Estate, Fyvie; 306.4p Redwood, Alford. 501-551kg – £1550 Haddo House Estate, Fyvie; 288.5p Upper Towie, Glenkindie. 552-601kg – £1670, Hill of Culbeuchly, Banff; 297.3p Upper Towie, Glenkindie. 602-651kg – £1680, 262.5p Hill of Culbeuchly, Banff. 652-701kg – £1730, 254.4p Hill of Culbeuchly, Banff.

Store hoggs – Cross – £128 Burnside, Marypark. DS – £125 Burnside, Marypark. Hamp X – £123 Burnside, Marypark. Char X – £123 Boghead, Dufftown. Bel X – £122 Kinnermit, Turriff. Cont X – £121 Kinnermit, Turriff. Chev – £121 Boghead, Dufftown. BF – £120 Boghead, Dufftown.

Ayr

Craig Wilson sold dairy cattle and 120 calves and stirks at their sale where the former peaked at £2150 for a calved Holstein Friesian heifer from Messrs Service, Moorpark.

Calves sold to £730 for an Aberdeen Angus bull from Kaimhill Farming, with stirks reaching £1350 for a British Blue cross heifer from Messrs McCubbin, Garrockhill.

Leading Prices

Bull calves – A-A – Kaimhill £730, £590; Low Barledziew £610 (x2); East St Colmac £450. B-B X – Low Barledziew £600; Barward £490, £430; East St Colmac £480; Netherholm £480.

Heifers – B-B X – Low Barledziew £640 (x3); Loch Fergus £470. Lim X – Kaimhill £580, £570. CharX – Kaimhill £570 (x2). SH X – Loch Fergus £340.

Bullock stirks – Sim X – Thorn £1100, £950. A-A – Glenlea £1020; Sandhill £860; Haugh Yett £850. Char X – Glenlea £970. B-BX – East St Colmac £890; Sal X – Darroch Brae £840.

Heifer stirks – B-B X – Garrockhill £1350, £1120. Lim X – Garrockhill £1290; Glenlea £1070. Char X – Thorn £1090. A-A – Skaith £1020; Glenlea £900.

Dumfries

C and D Auction had forward 352 head at their sale where heifers sold to £1700 from JB Paterson, Hartbush and to 311.9p from Meikle Barncleugh.

Bullocks sold to £1640 from A and F Baillie, Low Glasnick and to 375p from Gatehouse Farm. Calves sold to £500 for a Simmental cross bull from Messrs Roan and Son.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – Belridding £1640, 345.50p, £1520; Hartbush £1630; Killervan 351.90p; Lochbank 338.50p. Low Glasnick £1560, £1520. Char – Gatehouse Farm 375p. Her – Low Glasnick £1640, £1490; Ardlamy 337p. B-B – Low Glasnick £1640, £1630, £1610, £1600, 316.70p; Seafield £1620. Mont – Seafield £1620, 291.20p. Sal – Auchenfad £1580; Lantonside £1470, £1430, 319.60p. BSH – Boreland £1440; Butterdales £1200, 303.20p. A-A – Kennacraig 352.20p; Boreland £1440; High Auchneel £1440. Sim – Hartbush £1400, 304.30p. Lui – Crosslee £1380, 306.70p.

Heifers – Lim – Hartbush £1700; Abune the Brae £1420; Brownrigg £1400; High Auchneel 295.70p. Sim – Hartbush £1470; Abune the Brae £1560; Meikle Barncleugh 311.90p, £1510. A-A – Meikle Barncleugh 311.90p, £1480; Highlaw £1370. B-B – Low Glasnick 295.90p, £1460 (x2), £1450, £1420; Highlaw £1340. Char – Low Glasnick £1450; Her – High Auchneel £1250 (x2). BSH – Dempsterton 292.30p. Lui – Crosslee 282.90p

Thainstone

Some 1227 store cattle, young bulls and weaned calves sold through Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale saw bullocks average 317.4p per kg and heifers cash in at 309.3p.

Bullocks sold to 397.2p for a 360kg Romagnola cross from Meikle Coull, Tannadice and to £2110 for 678kg Charolais cross from Rashenlochy Farm, Drumoak.

Heifers reached 442.7p for a 436kg British Blue cross from East Sinnahard, Glenkindie and to £2020 for a 594kg Limousin cross from Newton of Auchindoir, Rhynie.

Store hoggs (1574) averaged £98.38 having sold to £149 for Suffolks from Adziel, Strichen.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Corbanchory £630, 328.1p. 251-300kg – Dundurcas £950, 344.2p. 301-350kg – Meikle Coull £1300, 377.9p. 351-400kg – Little Tulloch £1495, 387.3p. 401-450kg – Uppermill £1700; Westerton 391.5p. 451-500kg – Little Tulloch £1720; Burnton 369p. 501-550kg – East Sinnahard £1780, 353.2p. 551-600kg – Rashenlochy £1870; East Sinnahard 322.7p. 601-650kg – Rashenlochy £1880; Loanend 308.8p. 651-700kg – Rashenlochy £1920, 311.2p. 701-750kg – Newton of Clunie £2080, 281.8p. 751-800kg – Newton of Clunie £2090, 274.3p.

A-A bullocks – Up to 350kg – Calier £990, 301.8p. 351-400kg – Gladhill £1420, Trondheim 330.7p. 401-450kg – Gladhill £1510, 347.8p. 451-500kg – Elsick Estate, Mains of Inverugie £1600; Elsick Estate 340.8p. 501-550kg – Troup Home Farm £1585, 304.8p. 551-600kg – Muirhouses £1700; Darrahill 336.1p. 601-650kg – Darrahill £1870, 307.6p. 651-700kg – Loanend £1890, 282.9p. 701-750kg – Feaval £1970, 272.1p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Corbanchory £630; North Wells £630, 318.2p. 251-300kg – Dundurcas £900, 310.3p. 301-350kg – Little Tulloch £1130; Meikle Coull £1130; Meikle Camaloun 354.3p. 351-400kg – Meikle Coull £1340, 349p. 401-450kg – East Sinnahard £1930, 419.8p. 451-500kg – East Sinnahard £1840, 384.9p. 501-550kg – East Sinnahard £1960, 360.3p. 551-600kg – Loanend £1870; Newton of Auchindoir 340.1p. 601-650kg – Corse of Kinnoir £1860; Newton of Auchindoir 304.6p. 651-700kg – Harmar £1870; Newbigging Farm 277.1p. 701-750kg – Moa £1795, 240.8p.

A-A heifers – Up to 350kg – Meikle Coull £1110, 326.5p. 351-400kg – Trondheim £1270, 308.3p. 401-450kg – Hilton Farm £1270, 292.6p. 451-500kg – Muirhouses £1520, 307.7p. 501-550kg – Muirhouses £1600, 315p. 551-600kg – Peattie £1700; Stonyford 300.5p. 601-650kg – Peattie £1850, 293.7p. 701-750kg – Feaval £1940, 274p.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – 12 Ceylon £950, 282.1p. 301-350kg – 12 Ceylon £1010; Balloan 314.1p. 351-400kg – 12 Ceylon £1155; Strocherie 334.5p. 401-450kg – Hillocks £1470, Strocherie 334.5p. 451-500kg – Dundurcas £1325, 284.3p. 501-550kg – West Clyth £1470, 287.1p. 551-600kg Hillocks Farm £1750, 294.6p. 601-650kg – Greenbrae £1640, 270.6p. 651-700kg – Dundurcas £1780, 260.2p.

Store hoggs – Cont – Shougle, Birnie £143. BTex – Shougle £130. Suff X – Townhead of Gight, Fyvie £127; Mains of Arnage, Ellon £127. Cont X – Mill of Whitehill, New Deer £123. BTex X – Sheep Park, Bridge of Marnoch £123. Suff – Blackhole, Finzean £123; Adziel £123. Chev – Craibstone Farm, Bucksburn £123. Pure Tex – Hillhead, Fetternear £123. Char – Mill of Fowlis, Muir of Fowlis £122; Dorsell, Alford £122. Tex – 62 Beechwood Court, Aberdeen £122; Shougle £122. BF – Drumgesk, Dess £120. Tex X – Dorsell, Alford £121. Down – Wyreema, Clinterty £118. Cross – Ardimannoch, Keith £118; Skillymarno, Strichen £118. CharX – Shougle £117. Mule – West Davoch, Tarland £117. ChevX – Craibstone Farm £116. Down X – Skillymarno £116. DS – 62 Beechwood Court £112. Belt X – Netherthird, Rothienorman £110.

Island consigned store hoggs – Cont X – Moonlight, Evie £120. Tex – South Wald, Burness £117. Tex X – Veltigar, Tankerness £115. Bel – Strathore £114. Cont – Braebuster, Deerness £111. Cross – Moonlight £109. SufX – Leary, Marwick £109. Belt X – Strathore £107.

Stirling (Cally)

Bullocks and heifers averaged 306p and 289p per kg respectively at Caledonian Marts’ sale.

Bullocks reached 405p for Limousins from GS Stewart, Wester Whin and to £1890 for Simmentals from Skeoch Farms, Stirling.

Heifers sold to 350p for Limousins from A Paterson, Low Three Mark, Stranraer and to £1740 for more of the same from Skeoch Farms, Stirling.

Store hoggs sold to £134 for Texels from D Ashbridge, Leskine with grit ewes to £156 for Texels from JA Sloan, Springfield.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Per head – Skeoch £1890, £1840; Overton £1710, £1700, £1680; Hill O’Harthill £1670. Per kg – Wester Whin 405p, 372p, 369p, 366p; Herdmanston 370p, 347p, 340p; Immeroin 352p; Ashfield 341p; Pitcairn 340p.

Heifers – Per head – Skeoch £1740; Hill O’Harthill £1720; Ardgate £1660; Bowridge £1580; Candermains £1520. Per kg – Low Three Mark 350p, 349p; Pitcairn 330p; Easterton 329p, 318p; Immeroin 316p.

Hoggs – Tex – Wester Tillyrie £132; Duncrievie £130, £128. Mule – Springfield £130. Cross – Craigluscar £128.

Ewes – Mule – Springfield £130. Suf – Townhead £128. X – Balcalk £120

Lanark

Bullocks and heifers averaged 305.2p and 291.4p per kg respectively at Lawrie and Symington’s sale of 863 head.

Bullocks sold to £1970 for a Simmental from G Mitchell, Torbrex, Airdrie and to 378p for Limousins from T and I Hamilton, Kilwhipnach, Campbelltown.

Heifers reached £1800 for Simmentals from Torbrex and to 330.6p for a Limousin cross from A Dunn and H Weir, Sweetbit, Thornhill.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – Tanhill £1810, £1800; Ormiston Mains £1800; Crofthills £1790, £1780, £1700; Mid Tulloch 353p; Thorns 332p; Darnhall Mains 320p. Hfd – Whitehill £1640; Cuff £1450; Quothquan Mill 298p. Sal – Darnhall Mains £1480, £1340, 304p. Lim – Gair £1690, 333p; Drumbuie £1270, £1210, 321p; Burnbrae 346p. Lim X – Sandilands £1900; Gair £1830, £1690, £1660, 333p, 323p; Underlaw £1750; Bankhead £1620; Cuff £1605; Kilwhipnach 378p, 357p, 332p; East Crookedstone 340p. Char X – Bonnington Mains £1710, Cuff £1690; Crofthills £1600; Townhead £1560; Greenhill £1550; Posso 338p; Greenbank Farms 336p, 332p, 328p; Thorns 332p. SH – Birkhill £1790; Kilwhipnach 333p. Sim – Torbrex £1970, £1700; Cuff £1660; Greenbank Farms 333p. B-B – Bents £1500; High Garphar £1470, 305p, 302p; Bottoms £1400. Char – Bonnington Mains £1480, 314p; Burnfoot £1305, 299p. Wag – O’Cathian £750, 277p.

Heifers – A-A – Cobblehaugh £1690, £1650, £1600, 323p, 307p, 304p, 302p; Parklea £1630; Crofthills £1600, 300p. Hfd – Quothquan Mill £1380, 266p; Sweetbit £1230; Gillbank £1210, 267p; High Garphar 269p; Cockrig 273p. BGal – Blaircochrane £1020, 274p. Lim – Drumbuie £1320, £1230; Burnbrae £1200, 327p; Calton £1170, £1130, 329p. Lim X – Underlaw £1690, 320p; Greenhill £1660; Sweetbit £1640, 330p; Birkhill £1620; Gair £1610; Boghall £1580; West Quarter 318p, 317p; Bankhead £1500; Calton 329p; Greenbank Farms 316p. Char X – Craighead £1720, Sandilands £1550; Lawhead £1490; Bonnington Mains £1470; Greenhill £1450; Crofthills £1430; Thorns 326p; Posso 319p, 317p. SH – Bottoms £1450; Hills of Dalserf £1240, 295p; Westmains £1190, £1110, 294p; Kilwhipnach £1000, 297p. Sim – Torbrex £1800, £1600, 305p, 299p; Greenbank Farms £1350, 316p; Stirches Mains £1120; East Hyndshawland £950; East Crookedstone £830, 306p. B-B – Darnhall Mains £1530, 272p; Craigthornhill £1510; Sweetbit £1400, 289p; Bottoms £1310; High Garphar £1230, £1135, 295p. Wag – O’Cathain £840, 276p.

Dairy bullocks – Fries – Tanhill £1480; Parklea £1440, £1285, 250p, 249p; Cuff £1260; North Bankend £1040, 270p; Letham £970, 247p; Cronan £960. Ayr – Craigends £1240; East Hyndshawland 226p. Hol – East Gartmillan £1390, 250p; Bottoms £1150; Letham £1060, £980, 237p; Gibblaston £950, 239p.

Bulls – A-A – Blaircochrane £1040. Char X – Blaircochrane £1040. Char – Blaircochrane 279p.

Bullock calves – Lim X – Turdees £775, £740. A-A – Jeanfield £420, £400.

Heifer calves – Lim X – Turdees £590.

Store hoggs – Tex – Chesterhall Parks £144; Corehouse £144. BF – West £88; Chesterhall Parks £87. Suff – Chesterhall Parks £100; West £100. Chev – Greenhead £99. Cross – West £100. Char – Springfield £94. Shet – Roadside £36; Yeldabrek £36. Jac – Lamancha Home £55.

Lockerbie

Heifers topped Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale when selling at £1980 and 343p per kg for Limousins from Messrs Halliday, Crawthat.

Bullocks sold to £1890 for a Limousin from Messrs Wilson, Belzies and to 364p for a Charolais from Messrs McGregor, Relief Farm.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – Belzies £1890; Relief Farm 359.2p; Purdomstone £1860, £1800, £1700, £1600 (x2); Crawthat £1680, £1620, £1560. B-B – Belzies £1700, £1660; Hunterhouse 254.9p (x2). Sal – Glendearg 337.3p, 335.5p. BSH – North Corrielaw 323.8p, 313p; Dirrops £1480, £1450. A-A – Newfield Farm £1700, £1530, 311p; Greenbeck £1530. Sim – Tundergarth Mains 315.5p, 315p.

Heifers – Lim – Crawthat £1980, £1960, £1600, £1580, £1570, £1520 (x2), £1440, 343.3p, 339.1p; Belzies £1620, £1490; Justenlees £1600; Purdomstone £1590, £1570, £1480, 338.5p; Hunterhouse £1510; Mosshead Farm 342.4p. Char – North Corrielaw 328p; Glendearg 321.8p. BSH – Penlaw £1410.