Here is the UK auction markets feature special sales roundup

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Bullocks (741) and heifers (527) averaged 306.65p per kg and 290.43p respectively at United Auctions' store cattle sale.

Charolais crosses led the pence per kg sections with a 395kg bullock from Craigs, making 357.0p, and a 362kg heifer from Northhouse, realising 353.60p.

Aberdeen Angus crosses reached £1940 for a 768kg entry from Starr, and to £1835 for a 706kg animal from Boghall.

Young bulls (39) averaged 260.79p and sold to 281.1p for a 498kg Charolais cross from Ashfield, and to £1460 for a 530kg Simmental cross from Hole O Clean.

Blackface from Burnhead, topped the 840 store sheep at £170.

On Monday, the firm sold a further 2664 store sheep, which sold to £210 for a Texel ewe hogg from Towiemore.

More of the same breed also led the store hoggs at £157 for Dalfoil.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – Howe of Rora £1860 (x2), £1810, £1800, £1790 (x2); Gatehead £1760; Howe of Rora £1760; Gatehead £1750; Howe of Rora £1750. Char – Howe of Rora £1810; Dyke £1790; Gatehead £1610; East Coates £1610; Craig £1600; Craig £1560; Craig £1480; Dyke £1480; Craig £1450. Sal – Howe of Rora £1800; Boghall £1800; Howe of Rora £1705; Wester Mye £1660; Hemfield £1545, £1405; Dyke, East Coates £1240; Demperston £1060; Demperston £1060; Dyke £1050. A-A – Starr £1940; Kinnmonth £1800; Bogtonlea £1760; High Currochtrie £1700; Gatehead £1655; High Currochtrie £1650; Gatehead £1650; Bowhouse £1645. BS – Bogtonlea £1780; Tomnagrew £1540; Callochant £1490; Drumlochy £1480; Demperston £1440; Drumlochy £1410, £1380; Mount £1350, £1325. Sim – Ardgate £1630; Wester Mye £1530; Ardgate £1500; Dyke £1480; Demperston £1440; Demperston £1420; East Coates £1410; Pyeston £1390. BB – West Brackenridge £1600; Old Leckie £1485. Hfd – Ardgate £1500; Gatehead £1490; Murrays £1160; Fairslacks £1140; East Balscalloch £1120; Boydston £1095; Greenriggs £1010. Liu – Spango £1250; Half Acre £1200; Spango £1195; Dalswinton £1140. STX – Bellevue £1190, £1010.

Heifers – A-A – Boghall £1835; Kininmonth £1740; High Currochtrie £1690; Boghall £1630; High Currochtrie £1630; Boghall £1600; Wester Mye £1505. Char – Boghall £1690; Boghall £1600; £1600 (x2) Boghall £1570; Drumlochy £1440; Nether Waters £1400; Boghall £1400. BS – Bogtonlea £1660; Bogtonlea £1340; Renton Home £1340; Drumheads £1270; Mount £1230; Drumheads £1160; Wester Lochgreen and Renton Home £1130; Mount £1090; Tomnagrew £1085. Sim – Boghall £1600, £1575; Shawsmill £1520; Boghall £1490, £1475 (x2); Shawsmill £1455; Boghall £1405, £1400. Lim – Mollinhillhead £1590; Boghall £1575; Nether Waters £1540; Setonhill £1505; Spouthead £1480; Old Leckie £1450; Wester Coul £1420; Setonhill £1410; Loanhead of Duchally £1370; Old Leckie £1360. BB – Blairmains £1495; West Brackenridge £1230; Blairmains £1200. Sal – Boghall £1490; Boghall £1400. HE – Lonsdale £1110.

Young bulls – Sim – Hole O Clean £1460; Ardgaith £1445; Incheoch £1390; Bangour £1050. Char – Ashfiled £1400. Lui – Craigdarroch £1340; Harehead £1310; Craigdarroch £1280; Harehead £1170. A-A – Mosshall £900; Mosshall £820. BS – Bughtknowes £810.

Store sheep – BF – Burnhead £170; Crofrtintygan £158; Burnhead £150.; Croftintygan £140; Bunrhead £129; Dyke £127; Croftintygan and Drumheads £118; Afflochie £109. Tex – Burnhead £163; Wester Ochtermuthill and Deucher 158; Balgowan £150; Garden House £140; Afflochie £138; Stralochy £135; Cattlemoss £130; Huntlaw £129.; Knowehead £127. Mule – Croftintygan £161; Garden House £154; Burnhead and Dyke £130; Balgowan £127; Stralochy £123. Suff – Deuchar £156; Afflochie £148; Overhill £140; Deuchar £129. Swale – Tullich £125. Vallais – Burnhead £120. Chev – Drumheads £116.

Store hoggs – Tex – Dalfoil £157; Couston £152; Westwood £145; Stralochy £138. Mule – Dalfoil £125. Suff – Westwood £140. BF – Glenlethnot Est £122; Tullochmhor £115.

Ewe hogg – Tex – Towiemore £210, £175; Kingarth £158; Dalmagarry £143. Mule – Towiemore £180, £166; Burnhead £139. Chev/Mule – Hillside £155. Herdwick X – Towiemore £165, £151. Half Bred – Drumlochy £129. BF – Burnhead £150; Mill of Towie, Towiemore, and Glenturret Est £140; Mill of Towie £130; Glenlethnot Est £128; Burnhead and Drummond Est £127; Glenturret Est £124. Chev – Towiemore £148; Maam £120; Woodlands £109.

Lockerbie

Bazadaise bullocks achieved 422p per kg for Messrs Scott, Dinley at Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale.

Limousins from East Gallowberry Farms, also proved popular with heifers and bullocks selling to 338p and £1350 respectively.

Aberdeen Angus heifers from Messrs More, Maxwell Bank, made £1240.

Leading Prices

Steers – Lim – £1350 East Gallowberry. Baza – £1160, £1130, £1100, £1010 Dinley. Char – £1130 Kimmerter Green. A-A – £1050 Glenshimmerock. Saler – £980 Glenshimmerock.

Heifer – A-A – £1240 Maxwellbank; £1100 (x2), £1020 Birsca; £1060 Lochpark; £980, £920 Glenshimmerock. BB – £1160 Lochpark. Sim – £1000 Kimmeter Green. Saler – £920 Glenshimmerock.

Carlisle

British Blue crosses from Messrs Beattie, Woodfield, Annan, achieved £2150 at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly store cattle sale.

Heifers witnessed a top of £1880 for a Limousin from Messrs Wilson, Street House, Carlisle.

A British Blue led the weaned cattle at £1500 for Messrs Watret.

Heifers topped at £1560 for a Limousin from Messrs Hughes, Dona Close, whilst bullocks peaked at £1320 for British Blues from Messrs Watson, Street Gate.

The weekly sale of 510 calves reached £660 for a Charolais bull calf from Messrs McNabney, Barsalloch.

British Blue heifers topped at £580 from Messrs Osborne, Cow Lane.

The monthly beef breeding sale achieved £2700 for a Limousin cow and calf outfit from Messrs Templeton, West Bowhill.

Bulling heifers topped at £2450 from Messrs Quine, Isle of Man.

On Monday, the firm held their breeding sheep sale which was led by a Beltex ewe with two Beltex lambs from Ioan Jones, Kirkby Stephen, selling for £158 a life.

Store lambs peaked at £140 for Beltex from R McConnell.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – BB – £2150 (x2) Woodfield; £1790, £1570 Wardhall Guards; £1660 Greigsland; £1570 (x2), £1520 (x2), £1480 (x3) Woodhouse; £1570, £1470 Spout Bank; £1560 (x2), £1540, £1480 Carlatton Demense; £1540, £1530 Blackdyke; £1540, £1530 Carleton Hill; £1450 Gimmenbie; £1420 (x5) Harwood on Teviot; £1420 Seymour Farms. Lim – £1830, £1700 (x2) East Park; £1820, £1810, £1760 (x2) High Knells; £1760 West End; £1750 Ellerslea; £1730, £1500 Spout Bank; £1640 Clappers; £1630 (x2), £1600 Wood Head; £1600 Prospect House; £1570 (x2) Ladyhousesteads; £1570 Barton Dale; £1520 (x2) Woodslee; £1470 Carlatton Demense. A-A – £1800 (x4), £1620 (x4), £1460 (x4) Ribton House; £1620, £1490, £1400 (x2), £1395, £1360 Westhills; £1530, £1470 Beech House; £1390 Prospect House; £1385 (x6) Hayclose; £1385, £1340 Shankfield Head; £1360 Netherby Street. Char – £1670 Spout Bank. Hfd – £1520 Clappers; £1400 Hayclose; £1300 Gimmenbie. BS – £1510 Cumcatch; £1500 Sandwick. Normande – £1340 (x2), £1290 (x2) Nirvana. HF – £1280 Woodslee. Fri – £1205 (x6) Fordlands.

Heifers – Lim – £1880 Street Head; £1800 (x2) West End; £1610 Campingholm; £1550, £1520, £1410 Crosshill Farmhouse; £1500 Ellerslea; £1500 (x2) Dry Evers; £1440, £1430 Hayclose; £1440 Clappers; £1390 (x3) Harwood On Teviot; £1390 (x2) Ladyhousesteads; £1390 Croftheads; £1380 Stainton; £1370 Woodslee; £1360 Carlatton Demense. A-A – £1860 (x2) Campingholm; £1490 Gimmenbie; £1390 (x2) Broathill; £1370, £1340, £1250 Beech House; £1330 Wydon Eals; £1280 Broathill; £1230, £1230 Harwood on Teviot. BB – £1690 Wardhall Guards; £1490 (x2), £1310 Broathill; £1470 (x3), £1390 (x4), £1350 (x2) Ellerslea; £1460, £1440 (x2) Woodhouse; £1390 (x5) Abbots Close; £1390 (x3) Carleton Hill; £1360 Greigsland; £1330 Seymour House; £1305 (x6) Harwood on Teviot; £1640 Campingholm. Char – £1440 Hayclose; £1370 Clappers. Sim – £1380 Hayclose; £1220 Longrow. HF – £1380 Street Head. Mont – £1305 Stainton. Longhorn – £1260 Fishwick Mains.

Weaned cattle – Heifers – Lim – £1560 (x2) Dona Close; £1290 (x4), £1280 (x5) High Wreay; £1240m £960 (x2), £940 (x2) Hedley East; £1050 West Wharmley; £1050 Orrisdale. Char – £1140 Orrisdale. Saler – £1090 (x2), £960 (x5), £920 (x3) Glassonby Lodge. BB – £1070 (x2), £1000 (x3) Wreay Hall Style; £950 (x2) Justicetown. A-A – £1080 (x2), £950 (x5) Orrisdale; £930 Justicetown; £920 Hedley East. Hfd – £1000 Glassonby Lodge.

Bulls – Lim – £1420, £1410 (x2), £1400, £1310 The Ash; £1380 (x2), £1300, £1280 Stubbsgill. BS – £1300 Whitehills. Hfd – £1170 Orrisdale. A-A – £980 (x3) Home; £830 Chapel. Hols – £650 Low. HF – £580 (x3), £540 (x8) East Park.

Steers – Char – £1160 West Wharmley. Hfd – £1140, £970 Glassonby Lodge. A-A – £1060 Clachan View; £1000 Marsh House; £900 (x5) Blackwell. HF – £950 (x3) Nafferton. Lim – £1190, £1180 Orrisdale; £1110 Clachan View; £1000 (x2), £920 Haydon Bridge. BS – £910 Orrisdale. Saler – £1140, £970 (x3) Glassonby Lodge. BB – £1320 Street Gate; £1290 Marsh House; £1280 (x3) Street Gate; £1160 (x4) Marsh House; £910 Wall End.

Calves – Bulls – Char – £660 Barsalloch; £420 Auchans; £350 (x2) Beech Holme; £330 The Square. BB – £610, £585, £550 Moss Side House; £595, £485 Evening Hill; £580, £515 Crummock Bank; £580, £530, £500 (x2) Hadderdale; £550, £495 Risk; £500, £490 (x2) Moor Park; £495 Monks House; £495 Meinside; £490 Blunderfield East; £490, £490 Winter Tarn; £490 Stoneybrook. Lim – £605, £595, £450 Ryemuir; £595, £555 Moor Park; £580, £490 Stoneybrook; £450 Auchans; £340 (x2), £335 Bleaberry Rigg. A-A – £605, £445 Ryemuir; £585 (x5) Lodge of Kelton; £570 (x3), £420, £400, £360 (x2) Barsalloch Farms; £465 Plumbland; £465 Risk; £450 Winter Tarn; £400, £395 (x3) Carsewalloch Farms; £375 Meinside; £360, £330 Cow Lane; £345 Evening Hill. Hfd – £500 Barsalloch Farms. HF – £320 High Plains.

Heifers – BB – £580 Cow Lane; £540 Risk; £535 Hadderdale; £480, £440 Moss Side House; £440, £315 Evening Hill; £380, £340 (x2), £335 Monks House; £375 (x2), £360 (x2) Plumbland; £375, £360 (x3) Risk; £330, £300 (x2) Anguswell; £310 (x2) Stoneybrook. A-A – £570, £420, £390 (x2) Barsalloch Farms; £400 (x3) Lodge of Kelton; £400 (x3) Ryemuir; £380 (x2), £380 Evening Hill; £355, £305 (x3) Carsewalloch; £345 Risk. Lim – £500, £400 (x2), £340 Ryemuir; £475, £440, £330 Moor Park; £330 Stoneybrook; £315 (x2) Bleaberry Rigg. Fleck – £350 Meinside. Hfd – £350 Barsalloch Farms.

Beef breeding cattle – Heifers and calves – £2400 Dalton Grange.

Cows and calves – £2700, £2600 West Bowhill; £2500 West Wharmley.

Bulling heifers – £2450, £2100, £200 Ballakilley; £1520 £1500 Wellington.

Breeding sheep – Ewes with lambs – Belt – £158 Green Bank. Suff – £116, £90 Palaceknowe. Tex – £97, £94 Hen Moss; £94 Longrigg. GF – £93, £83 Hen Moss.

Gimmers with lambs – Tex – £148, £136 Greyrigg House; £138, £126 Greyrigg House. Belt – £138 Greyrigg House. Suff – £130, £128 Palaceknowe. Zwart – £91 Thornby.

Store sheep – Tex – £140, £130, £110, £100 Gass; £127 Stoneknowe; £112 Blinkbonny; £108 Crops Hall; £100 Dykecroft. Belt – £138, £124, £122 Gass. Bleu Du Maine – £128 Barsalloch. NCC – £125 Gass. GF – £121 Home; £119, £109 Stoneknowe. Suff – £118, £112, £100 Blinkbonny. Herd – £108 Farlam Hill.

Ayr

Bullocks and heifers cashed in at 296.4p per kg and 285.6p respectively at Craig Wilson's store cattle sale.

A top call of £1800 was paid for a pair of British Blue bullocks from Brieryside, and to 359p for Simmentals from Overtoun.

Heifers peaked at £1650 for a Limousin from Craigs, and to 346p for Simmentals and Charolais both from Overtoun.

On the sheep front, a top call of £172 was paid for Suffolks from T McMillan, Eskechraggan.

Ewes with lambs at foot realised £98 a life for Texel crosses from M Connell, Balig.

On Tuesday, the firm sold two dairy animals to a top of £1650 for a fresh calved third calver cow from Messrs Rankin, Badenheath.

A smaller show of 102 calves and stirks witnessed a top price of £930 for Aberdeen Angus cross bullocks from Messrs Livingston, Acholter, whilst heifers reached £910 on two occasions, firstly for a British Blue heifer from J Sharp and Son, Burnton, and again for Limousin crosses from M Hill, Drumfork.

A Simmental cross heifer from Kaimhill Farming, led the calves at £640, whilst a British Blue cross bull calf made £620 for A and E Parker, Merkland.

A small show of breeding cattle reached £2250 for a Limousin heifer and heifer calf from High Barness.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – BB – £1800, £1630 Breiryside; £1720 Raithhill; £1540, £1520 Dormieston; £1500 Barleith. A-A – £1790 Stoopshill; £1560 Turnerhill; £1440 High Boydston. Char – £1790 Craigs. Lim – £1700 (x2), £1690, £1660 Craigs; £1510, £1500 Barleith; £1330 Ballycurrie. Sim – £1590 Stoopshill; £1400, £1220 Overtoun. Frie – £1500, £1450 Mossend; £1120 Dormieston; £1080 Bowhouse. Hfd – £1460 Whiteflat and Balgowan; £1190 West Newton; £1120 Barnahill. Lincon Red – £1160, £1100 Drumbowie.

Heifers – Lim – £1650, £1500, £1450 Craigs; £1540, £1380 Dormieston; £1190 Ballycurrie; £1160 Macmanniston. Char – £1630, £1530, £1450 Craigs; £1400, £1370 Overtoun. A-A – £1570 Stoopshill; £1470, £1450 Turnerhill; £1440 High Boydston. Sim – £1540, £1440 Stoopshill; £1200 Craigs; £1190 Whitestanes. BB – £1540, £1480 Brieryside; £1460 Dormieston; £1390 Crofthead and Bowhouse. Hfd – £1360 Whiteflat. Lincon Red – £930 Drumbowie.

Hoggs – Suff X – £172, £142 Eskechraggan; £142, £138 Borland; £122, £112 Netherton. Tex – £160, £124 Eskechraggan; £152, £140 Overton. Chev Mule – £126 Dunrod. Chev – £106 Kilwhannel. BF – £80 Pinvalley.

In lamb hoggs – £110 Traboyack.

Ewes with lambs at foot – £98 and £94 Balig.

Calves – Bull – BB X – £620,£550 Merkland; £550, £520 Dunduff; £310 Whitehill. BS – £390, £360 Broadhead. A-A X – £530 Merkland; £450 Kaimhill and Fowler; £420 Fowler; £305 Whitehill.

Heifer – Sim X – £640 (x2) Kaimhill. BB X – £600 (x2) Merkland. A-A X – £520 Merkland; £320 Fowler. BS – £360 Broadhead.

Stirks – Bullock – A-A X – £930 Acholter; £880 Birgidale Knock; £810 Townhead of Lambroughton. Lim X – £930 Drumfork; £850 High Barness. Hfd X – £900 Boydston.

Heifer – BB X – £910 Burnton. Lim X – £910 Drumfork. A-A X – £890 Acholter. BB X – £850 Killoch.

Breeding cattle – Lim heifer and heifer calf – £2250 High Barness; £1600 Balig. Lim cow and heifer calf – £1350 Balig. Shorthorn heifer in calf – £1350 Broadhead. Saler stock cows – £1220, £1180 Auchneight. Lim bulling heifers – £1650 Townend.

Bulls – Saler – £2000 Drumore. Lim – £1785 Mid Ervie.

Thainstone

The best animal consigned from the islands, a 694kg Limousin cross bullock from A Foubister, Netherton, went on to secure the top price of £2340 at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' store cattle sale.

Bullocks (715) averaged 324.6p and sold to 417.5p per kg for a 412kg Limousin cross from Newton of Budgate, Cawdor.

Limousin crosses from Govals, Kincaldrum, led the heifers (513) at 471.5p for a 316kg and to £1900 for an animal, to cash in at 324.2p.

The judge, Jim Watson, Pityot, Muchalls, backed his decision and purchased his champion, a 446kg Limousin cross bullock from P Cooper and Son, Govals, for £1750.

Runner up went to a 456kg Limousin cross heifer from R and J Johnston, Hewan, which made £1920.

Simmentals from Dundurcas Farm, Rothes, led the bulls (17) at 310p and £1420, to average 283.3p.

On Tuesday, the annual show and sale of Aberdeen Angus cattle witnessed the judge, Grant Watt, Stoneyhill, Keith-hall, select his champion in the form of a 23-month-old 632kg bullock from Angus Greenlaw, Sheep Park which realised £1890 to David Buchan.

Bullocks (502) and heifers (164) levelled at 318.4p and 293.1p respectively.

Among the pence per kg section bullocks attained 373.8p for a 428kg entry from Lower Hobbister, Stenness, whilst heifers weighing 396kg from Altyre Estate, Forres, sold for 346p.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Newton of Budgate £700, 280p. 251-300kg – Lythmore £1060, 355.7p. 301-350kg – Newton of Budgate £1350; Lythmore 412.5p. 351-400kg – Newton of Budgate £1560; Lythmore 402.4p. 401-450kg – Newton of Budgate £1720; Govals 400.9p. 451-500kg – Mid Fleenas £1735, 382.2p. 501-550kg – Belniden £1760; Braebuster 326.5p. 551-600kg – Dipplebrae £1840, 315.1p. 601-650kg – Stoneyhill £1990, 312.9p. 651-700kg – Cairnfield £2150; Netherton 337.2. 701-750kg – Mains of Auchreddie £2160, 302.5p.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 400kg – Allancreich £1090, 273.9p. 401-450kg – Home Farm, Rothienorman £1470, 329.6p. 451-500kg – Highland Croft £1305, 263.1p. 501-550kg – Culbirnie £1460; Blackpots 276.9p. 551-600kg – Dipplebrae £1746, Culbirnie 292.4p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – North Wells £570, 257p. 251-300kg – Balgairn £1170, 390p. 301-350kg – Govals £1490; Balgairn 392.2p. 351-400kg – Govals £1600, 422.5p. 401-450kg – Mid Fleenas £1750, 412.7p. 451-500kg – Govals £1900; Hewan 421.1p. 501-550kg – Tomchulan £1660; Bendauch 312.3p. 551-600kg – Bendauch £1790, 304.4p. 601-650kg – Millfield £1820, 296.4p.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 300kg – Chapelton of Menmuir £745, 250p. 351-400kg – Chapelton of Menmuir £955, 258.1p. 401-450kg – Scholland £1330, 295.6p. 451-500kg – Home Farm £1350, Scholland 289.5p.

Bulls – Up to 251-300kg – Ardioch £590, 237.9p. 301-350kg – Ardioch £870, 258.9p. 351-400kg – Ardioch £1100, 305.6p. 401-450kg – Ardioch £1150, 286.1p. 451-500kg – Druid Temple £1405, 296.4p.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 300kg – Suquoy £1105, 368.3p. 301-350kg – Altyre Estate £1225, 370.9p. 351-400kg – Kierfiold £1475, 370.6p. 401-450kg – Lower Hobbister £1600; Tullchgorum 351.9p. 451-500kg – Backakelday £1630; Lower Hobbister 342.1p. 501-550kg – Tullchgorum £1745, 317.3p. 551-600kg – North Retannach £1760; Sauchentree 306.5p. 601-650kg – Connage £1800; Sheep Park 299.1p.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 300kg – Tulchan £910, 309.5p. 301-350kg – Culfoichmore £970; Tulchan 299.7p. 351-400kg – Altyre Estate £1370; Tulchan 317.1p. 401-450kg – Elsick Estate £1320; Wester Achvochkie 303.8p. 451-500kg – Muirhouses £1515, 305.4p. 501-550kg – Muirhouses £1600, 296.3p. 551-600kg – North Retannach £1525, 271.4p. 651-700kg – Sheep Park 275.9p.

Penrith

A Limousin heifer stirk from J Weir, High Lodore, secured the top price of £810 at Penrith and District Farmers Marts' fortnightly sale of 202 rearing calves and stirks.

Top priced bullock at £790 went to a British Blue from J and B Donald and Son, Lamonby Hall.

Among the calves, it was British Blues that made their mark, with bulls selling to £540 for GL Armstrong and Son, Blunderfield East, and to £515 for a heifer from J Jackson and Son, Frizington Parks.

The same day the firm sold 55 dairy cattle to a top of £2150 for a Friesian heifer from G and E A Harrison, Mount Clifton, giving 37 litres to TJ and JM Powley, Blands.

Second calved cows from Messrs Turnbull, Monks House, realised £2100 also being purchased by Messrs Powley.

Leading Prices

Stirks – Heifer – Lim – £810, £800, £750 High Lodore. BB – £760, £620 Lamonby Hall; £500 Nether Colinhurst; £500 Dearham Hall. A-A – £460 (x2) Nether Colinhurst.

Bull – BB – £790, £710 Lamonby Hall; £750, £550 Grahamsfield; £580 (x2), £550, £520 Dearham Hall. Cont – £740 Lamonby Hall. A-A – £690, £550 Plumpton Foot; £500 Grahamsfield; £440 Dearham Hall; £400 (x2) Nether Colinhurst. Lim – £650 Grahamsfield. Black and White – £580, £440 Lamonby Hall.

Bullock – BB – £740 Lamonby Hall.

Calves – Bull – BB – £540 Blunderfield East; £500, £400 Low Moor Dyke; £480, £475, £470, £465, £430 Morton Sceugh; £460 The Elephant; £430 Frizington Parks. Lim – £525, £505 (x2), £450 Lodge; £390 Frizington Parks. Black and White – £310 Cardew Hall; £220, £205 Dearham Hall; £200 (x2) Low Moor Dyke; £190, £175 (x2), £150 (x2) The Elephant; £190 Winter Tarn; £150, £140 Blunderfield East; £145, £130 Skirwith Abbey. Longhorn – £275 Cardew Hall. Hfd – £175, £165 Cairnhead.

Heifer – BB – £515, £500, £490, £440, £420 Frizington Parks; £425, £405 Low Moor Dyke; £420, £370 Morton Sceugh; £395 Blunderfield East. Lim – £395 (x3) Frizington Parks; £390 Lodge. Longhorn – £310 Cardew Hall. A-A – £290 Winter Tarn; £260 Low Moor Dyke; £250, £210 Blunderfield East.

Dairy cattle – In-milk heifers – Hols – £2150, £2100, £2000 (x2) Mount Clifton; £2000 Monks House; £1700, £1640, £1620 Cumcatch; £1700 Williamsgill.

In-milk cows – Hols – £2100 Monks House; £1950 (x2) Mount Clifton.

In-calf heifers – BF – £1740, £1720, £1650 (x2), £1580, £1550, £1500, £1350, £1300 (x2) Low Brow. Dairy Shorthorn – 1680gns, 1620gns (x2) Winton House.

Maiden heifers – BF – £900 (x2), £890, £860, £820, £800 Sootyhill.

Dumfries

British Blue cross bullocks from A and F Baillie, Low Glasnick, realised the top price of £1800 at C and D auction Marts' fortnightly sale of store cattle.

Aberdeen Angus from Seafield, topped the heifers at £1640.

Bullocks averaged 297p per kg while heifers balanced out at 276.7p.

Among the 187 organic cattle a top price of £1760 was paid for Aberdeen Angus bullocks from A and A Robinson, Kirwaugh.

Simmental heifers made £1510 for Marshill, with organic bullocks and heifers cashing in at 356.22p and 327.1p respectively,

The fortnightly sale of rearing calves and stirks was led by a Beef Shorthorn cross bull calf from Messrs Lochhead of Newton Stewart, at £350.

Leading Prices

Organic bullocks – A-A –£1760, £1620 Kirwaugh; £1630, £1540, £1410 Woolfords; £1200 Whitchesters. Char – £1640, £1580, £1450, £1410 Woolfords. BS – £ 1630, £1540, £1410 Woolfords. BB – £1420 Marshill' £1420 Kirwaugh. Hfd – £1380 Kirwaugh. WB SH – £1180 Dumfries House. Hol – £980 Marshill.

Organic heifers – Sim – £1510 Marshill. Char – £1500 (x3), £1470 Woolfords. BB – £1460, £1420, £1110 Marshill.

Bullocks – BB – £1800, £1680, £1530 Low Glasnick; £1560 Shenrick. Char – £1680, £1570, £1520 Marwhirn; £1450 West Lanegate. Lim – £1640 Low Glasnick; £1560 Seafield; £1490 (x2), £1460 Herries; £1450 Meikleholm; £1450 Hartbush; £1450 High Auchneel; £1400 Upper Moor. A-A – £1560 Seafield; £1520, £1410 Upper Moor; £1490 Kirkland; £1480 Shenrick; £1450 Boreland. Fleck – £1460, £1430 Seafield. Hfd – £1460 Mouswald; £1440 Low Glasnick. Sal – £1390 High Auchneel. Sim – £1460 Mouswald; £1450 Hartbush.

Heifers – A-A – £1640 Seafield; £1450 Upper Moor. BB – £1630 Shenrick; £1560 Low Glasnick; £1450, £1440 Upper Moor. Char – £1450 Shenrick. Sim – £1450, £1370 High Auchneel. Hfd – £1440 Low Glasnick. Lim – £1400 Meikleholm; £1370 High Auchneel; £1360 Seafield; £1320 Shenrick. NR – £1390 Seafield. Baz – £1370 Sheddock. BS – £1340 Pilmuir.

Stirling (Cally)

The overall champion, a 575kg bullock from H Barclay, Seafield, Nairn, secured the top price of £1920 at Caledonian Marts' show and sale of 841 store cattle.

Bullocks averaged 293.46p per kg having sold to 373p for A Dunn, Redhall, Gargunnock.

A pair of heifers realised 416p for A Dunn, Redhall, Gargunnock, whilst a Limousin from J Laird, West Shivra, Twechar, made £1700, having cashed in at 284.48p.

Black and White bullocks sold to £1180 or 242p per kg from R Baxter, Gibblaston.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – £1920 Seafield; £1900, £1880, £1870 Loanrigg; £1890, £1790 West Shivra; £1860, £1850, £1800 Redhall.

Heifers – £1700, £1550 West Shivra; £1630 Offers; £1590 West Kirkland; £1570 Easter Dullatur; £1550 Wester Braco; £1530 Bowridge; £1510 Redhall; £1500 Argaty.

Oban

On Tuesday, United Auctions sold 616 sheep of all classes, with a top call of £175 paid for a Beltex cross hogg from Messrs Macdonald, Mannal.

Leading Prices

Hoggs – Tex X – Ardtornish £160; Ardtornish, Old Ardtornish Cottage £142; Old Ardtornish Cottage £120; Ardtornish £110; Kames Beag £102. Chev X – Plocaig £152; Ballachullish £98; Daltote £97, £92; Torloisk £89; Keppochan £87; Daltote £85. X – Ballachullish £122; Torloisk £93; Plocaig £92. Chev Mule – Keppochan £134, £110. BF – Camus An Eng £128; Ockle £106; Kames Beag £99; Ardtornish £98; Ockle £95; Plocaig £92; Mannal £88.

Ewes – Suff X – Mannal £158. Chev X – Mannal £152; Shenavallie £112; Garraron £88; Ardencaple, Shenavallie £86. X – Gallanach £100; Ardencaple £92; Burnbank £86. Zwart – Kilmalieu £102. Mule – Ederline Estate £99, Old Ardtornish £91. BF – Mannal £100; Insh £98; Camus An Eng £90; Ederline £84; Kames Beag, Kiel £72; Gorteneorn £68; .

Rams – Tex – Mannal £108; Creag-A-Mhadaidh £94; Kames Beag £92; Shenavallie £90. Chev – Millburn £174, £172; Kilmalieu £105. BF – Kilmalieu £90.