Hoggs in Carlisle sell to 512p per kilogram with overall market averages reaching over 300p across the country from Dingwall to Darlington.

Newton Stewart

Some 1241 sheep sold through Craig Wilson, with 961 hoggs averaging 326.7p per kg.

Texels topped the trade at £195 per head from W and S Kerr, High Borland and to 389p from RVCM Agri, Airyolland.

Cast sheep sold to £209 for Beltex ewes from A Bodle, Dirnow.

Dumfries

AT C and D Auction Marts’ sale, 557 hoggs averaged 337.6p per kg and selling to 389p from Tinwald Shaws and to £184 for Suffolks from Midtown.

Cast sheep reached £218 for Texel tups from Little Fenwick.

Cast cattle sold to 258p for an Aberdeen Angus from Eastlands and to £2242 for a Blonde bull from Braehead.

Penrith

An entry of 6466 sheep sold through Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart saw 2633 hoggs average 343p per kg having sold to 486p for a Beltex from Messrs Gardner, Glebelands.

Top price per head was £212 for continentals from Messrs Nevison, High House.

Cast sheep sold to £315 for a pen of Texel ewes from J Linsley, Kedzile Farms.

Huntly

United Auctions sold 2146 sheep at their sale where 1586 old season lambs averaged 311p per kg, selling to 367p for a 45.5kg continental from Woodbank, Drumblade and £222 for an 84kg Texel from Dunscroft, Huntly.

Cast sheep sold to £292 for a Texel ewe from Corskie, Garmouth.

Longtown

Some 5549 hoggs forward for C and D Auction Marts’ sale averaged 343p, selling to 452p for Beltex from Townfoot and to £227 per head for Texels from Harehead Farms, Cranshaws.

Cast sheep (4475) reached £315 for Texel ewes from Lower Reiss Farms, Lower Reiss, Wick.

Cattle sold to £1633 for an Aberdeen Angus from TN Cavers and Co, Sorbie, Langholm and to 238p for Simmentals from SG Adin, Upper Rigg, Thornhill.

Stirling (UA)

United Auctions had forward 8020 sheep at their sale where 5945 hoggs averaged 334.65p per kg having sold to 430p for Beltex from Doune Farms and to £219 for Texels from Muircleugh.

Cast sheep (2075) sold to £332 for Texel ewes from Muircleugh.

Stirling (Cally)

Limousins led the pence per kg section at the Caledonian Marts’ sale which saw 139 cattle forward.

Heifers averaged 301p having sold to 330p from A Pettrigrew, Faskine and to £2154 for a Charolais from G McFadzean, Woodhead of Mailer. Bullocks averaged 304p, selling to 320p for Limousins from W Dandie and Son, Learielaw and W Gray, Balquharrage. Top price per head was £2207 for a British Blue from J Collier and Son, Dullomuir.

Young bulls sold to 270p or £1982 for a British Blue from A and I MacInnes, Ruaig, Isle of Tiree.

Cast cattle (87) averaged 177p with top prices of 236p or £2070 paid for a Charolais from M Norval, Tullygarth.

On Tuesday, hoggs averaged 326.79p having sold to 429p for Texels from D Hood, Middlehill, Kirriemuir and to £200 for Beltex from G and J Davie, Harviesmailing, Denny.

Cast sheep reached £225 for a Texel ewe from W and P Stevenson, Ballingray Farm, Ballingray.

Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 4302 sheep at their sale to include 3712 old season lambs that averaged 329p per kg.

Beltex topped the trade at 400p from Craigbrae, Aberchirder or to £200 per head from Mains of Leslie, Leslie.

Cast sheep averaged £114.53 having sold to £298 for a Texel from Skelbister, Orphir.

Bullocks (15) sold to 291p for a 640kg Limousin cross from Daies, Wardhouse and to £2188.45 for an 865kg Charolais cross from South Craighead, Skelmuir.

Heifers (28) sold to a top of 334p for a 585kg Limousin from Whiteside, Tullynessle and to £2137.30 for a 670kg Limousin cross from Overton of Bruxie, Maud.

Young bulls (11) sold to 269p per kg for a Charolais from Mormond Prop, New Pitsligo and to £2842.60 for an 1165kg Charolais from Auchincrieve Farm, Rothiemay.

Cast cattle reached £2290 for an 1140kg Blonde bull from Annamuick Farm, Stonehaven.

Darlington

An entry of 159 cattle and 2146 sheep forward at the Darlington Farmers Auction Marts’ sale saw 28 bullocks average 282p per kg having sold to 319p for a British Blonde from WJ Scott, Low Leam, and £2295 for a British Blue from Messrs Askwith, Crook.

Heifers (97) levelled at 297p per kg with top prices of 352p paid for a Limousin from N White, Barf House, Marrick and £2088 from M Shepherd, Fulthorpe Farm, Stockton.

Young bulls (30) averaged 274p having sold to 330p for a Limousin from WI Suddes and Son, Cornsay or £2644 for another of the same from PI Harker, Worsall.

Cast cattle reached £2308 for a Limousin cow from Messrs Renton Highlaws, Morpeth.

Hoggs (1852) averaged 341p and sold to 407p for Beltex from PJ Tindale, Preston Tilery and to £196 for a Charollais from AC Simpson and Son, McNeil Farm.

Cast sheep (294) sold to £180 for Texel ewes from PR Weaver, Notts.

St Boswells

Some 2188 hoggs forward at the Harrison and Hetherington’s sale averaged 345p per kg, selling to 434p for Beltex from Potterton and to £226 for Texels from Buckholm.

Cast sheep (417) averaged £101.79 having sold to £180 for a Texel ewe from D Goldie, Collielaw Farm.

Bullocks (62) averaged 298p and sold to 330p from Wester Ulston and to £2177.92 from Penston.

Heifers (82) averaged 303p with top prices of 342p from Bee Edge and £2099.20 from Upper Nisbet.

Cast cattle (39) averaged 210p and sold to 311p or £2135.60 from for cows from Mosstower.

Carlisle

An entry of 4592 sheep forward at the Harrison and Hetherington’s sale saw 3765 hoggs average 364p per kg, selling to 512.8p for continentals from J Walker, High Mindork, Newton Stewart.

Top price per head was £228 for a Blue Texel from H Curry, Carlisle.

Cast sheep sold to £310 for Texels from Messrs McSwiggan, Buninver. Bullocks sold to £2374.48 for a 755kg British Blue cross from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton and to 337.5p for a 535kg Limousin cross from Messrs Little, Greenhill, Wigton.

Heifers reached £2352.63 for a 725kg British Blue from Messrs Brough, Old Rectory, Carlisle and to 327.50p for Limousins from Greenhill and Messrs Lawson, Stubsgill, Workington.

Young bulls sold to £3057.86 for a 988kg Limousin from Messrs Hutton, Setmabanning, Keswick and to 330.5p for a 703kg British Blue from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan.

Cast cows sold to £2429 or 274.5p for a British Blue cow from Messrs Twentyman, Osborne Farm.

Lanark

Lawrie and Symington had forward 3615 hoggs that averaged 352p per kg, selling to 426p for Beltex from A Mason, Denbrae Farm, St Andrews and R Hamilton and Son, High Crewburn Farm, Strathaven.

Top price per head was £228 for Texels from A Kennedy, Mitchellhill Farm, Biggar.

Cast sheep (1161) averaged £95 and sold to £308 for a Texel from J and H Clark, North Garngour Farm, Lemahagow.

Limousins topped the heifer trade at 344p and to £2077 from DM Dickinson, Brockwoodlees Farm, Canonbie.

Bullocks were also topped by Limousins at 322p from Brockwoodlees and to £2085 from R Warnock and Son, Hill Farm, Strathaven.

Cast cows sold to £2240 from J Wardlaw and Son, Haughhead Farm, Balerno and to 251p from R and J Hamilton, Shawtonhill Farm, Chapelton.

Ayr

Beltex topped Craig Wilson’s sale of 2431 hoggs on Monday, which averaged 340p per kg, selling to 423p from Messrs Meikle, Helentongate and £196 from Messrs Stevenson, Balcaimie Farm.

Cast sheep (354) reached £200 for a Texel cross ewe from JM Thomson, Blairbowie.

Heifers (16) averaged 312.4p having sold to 340p for a Limousin cross from Messrs Young, Girvan Mains.

Young bulls sold to 254p for a Limousin cross from J Gibb, Giffordland. Cast cattle sold to £1660 for a Limousin cross cow from Boreland Farms.

Dingwall

Dingwall and Highland Marts sold 1559 sheep at their sale where old season lambs averaged 329.26p per kg having sold to 358p or £218 per head for 64kg Blue Texels from Inchford, Cornhill.

Cast sheep sold to £330 for Texel ewes from Wester Raddery, Fortrose.

Castle Douglas

Some 1705 sheep were forward for Wallets Marts’ sale on Tuesday where 1382 hoggs averaged 341.77p per kg.

Texels topped the trade selling to £215 from Messrs McWhirter, Kenmure, Kirkcowan and to 400p from Messrs Lockhart, Culdoach.

Cast sheep reached £209 for Texel rams from Garroch Estate.