Here's a roundup of special sales happening across UK auction markets.

Stirling UA

Bullocks (1115) and heifers (823) averaged 301.34p per kg and 291.39p respectively at United Auctions' weekly sale of store cattle.

Bullocks reached 359.70p for a 417kg Charolais cross from Drumbuie, and to £1880 for a 624kg Limousin cross from Nether South Bar.

A 242kg Limousin cross from Wester Gartshore, led the heifer trade at 371.90p, whilst a 766kg Saler cross made £1930 for Greenshields.

Young bulls (12) cashed in at 291.39p having sold to 319.60p for a 438kg Limousin cross from Ballechin, and to £1680 for a 561kg Charolais cross from Elmscleugh.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – Nether South Bar £1880; Elmscleugh £1815; Nether South Bar £1790; Nether South Bar £1780; Elmscleugh £1730, £1720; Kinnaneil, Elmscleugh, Myreside £1710. A-A – Kinimonth £1855; Westerton £1800; Balegraggan £1765; Kinnaneil £1710; South Ailey £1700; Culbeg £1700; Elmscleugh £1670; Easter Littleward £1660. Char – Nether Southbar £1835; Elmscleugh £1815; Elmscleugh £1800, £1790; Nether Southbar £1780; Elmscleugh £1770; Briarlands £1730; Elmscleugh £1720; Greenshields £1710; Kinnaniel £1710. BS – Nether Southbar £1790, £1680; Kinnaniel £1590; Kinnaniel £1590; West Mains £1410. Sim – Pleanmill £1780; Westerton £1720; Balegreggan £1705; Strath £1675; Torbrex £1660; Westerton £1650; Elmscleugh £1645; Low Curruchtrie £1625; Kinnaneil £1620. BB – Elmscleugh £1730; Shields £1680; Shields £1605; Elmscleugh £1600; Nether Craig £1460. BA – Elmscleugh £1670; Carnbroe £1570. Sal – Seamore £1590; Carnbroe £1530; Mid Rossburn £1440; Greenshield £1400. Luing – Carnbroe £1530; Carnbroe £1440. Hfd – Blackpark £1440.

Heifers – Sal – Greensheilds £1930; Deanfoot £1545; Half Mark £1525. Char – Holehouse £1800; Nether South Bar £1780; Holehouse £1700; Mid Rossburn £1695; Holehosue £1675; Elmscleugh £1645; Kinnaniel £1630; Balegreggan £1615; Elmscleugh £1615; Briarlands £1600. Lim – Elmscleugh £1705; Elmscleugh £1700; Elmscleugh £1655; Elmscleugh £1650; Kinnaneil £1630; Holehouse £1585; North Starthy £1570; Half Mark £1525; Setonhill £1510; Claylands £1500. A-A – Kininmonth £1685; Culbeg £1595; Easter Littleward £1590; Garvald Mains £1560; Balegreggan £1520; Westerton £1505; Shields £1505. BA – Elmscleugh £1645. Sim – Kinnaneil £1630; Torbrex £1615; Briarlands £1600; Greensheilds £1590; Elmscleugh £1570; Torbrex £1550; Greenshields £1500. BB – Shields £1620. BS – West Mains £1570; West Mains £1510.

Young bulls – Elmscleugh £1680; Elmscleugh £1680; Elmscleugh £1450.

Carlisle

All classes of cattle met a brisk trade being dearer on the week at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly store cattle sale.

Limousin crosses led the proceedings, with bullocks selling to £2120 for Messrs Beattie, Woodfield, Annan, and to £1840 for heifers from Messrs Watson, Howrigg, Wigton.

East Barr Farming, produced the top price among the weaned cattle at £1490 for a Parthanaise bull, with heifers reaching £1370.

Matching the top price of £1490 was a Charolais bull from Messrs Routledge.

Bullocks peaked at £1490 from Messrs Patterson.

The weekly sale of 372 calves reached £660 for a British Blue bull from Wadsworth Farming Ltd, Big Balcraig, Whauphill, who also joint topped the heifer section at £575 for another of the same breed.

Matching that price was another British Blue heifer this time from W Wood and Son, Groundy Croft.

On Monday, the firm conducted the weekly sale of ewes and lambs, which was led by Texel gimmers with single Beltex lambs from Caleb Todhunter, Greyrigg, when selling for £170 a life.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £2120, £1900 Woodfield; £2000 Low Flow; £1920, £1860 High Knells; £1920, £1880 (x7), £1800 (x3) Croft House; £1900, £1790 (x2) Newby; £1790 East Park; £1780 (x2), £1740 Stone House; £1740, £1700 Wood Head; £1700 Barton Dale. Char – £2080 Low Flow; £1670 Swordwellrigg. BB – £1820 Stone House; £1720 West House; £1700, £1540 Kirtlebank; £1680, £1580 Carleton Hill; £1650 (x2), £1590, £1580 (x3), £1520 (x2) Broathill; £1600 High Knells; £1570 Spout Bank. A-A – £1810 (x4), £1580 (x3) Ribton House; £1720, £1700 (x2) West House; £1520 Stainton House; £1500 (x4) Broathill. Blonde – £1700 High Knells.

Heifers – Lim – £1840, £1660 Howrigg; £1660, £1610, £1520 Shield Green; £1640 Wardhalls Guards; £1635 Newton Field; £1540 Broathill; £1500 Whitefield. BB – £1740, £1580 Carleton Hill; £1660 Wardhall Guards; £1580 Howrigg; £1520 Town Head. A-A – £1680 West House; £1590 (x5) Ribton House. Char – £1620 The Wreay; £1620 Town Head.

Weaned cattle – Steers – Lim – £1690 Low Three Mark; £1520 High Wreay; £1420 Cawfields; £1420 (x2), £1270 (x2), £1260, £1220 East Barr; £1350, £1330, £1270, £1280, £1200 Bleabank; £1330 (x2), £1260, £1250 Hallburn Croft; £1300 Broomhills; £1270 Longlea. BB – £1350, £1290 Pasture House; £1330 Longlea; £1270 Newton Field.

Bulls – Part – £1490 East Barr. Char – £1490 Lordstown. Lim – £1460, £1350 Cawfields; £1380 (x2) The Faulds; £1320 (x2), £1300 Mosshead. Luing – £1300, £1280 (x2) Roxburgh Mill.

Heifers – Part – £1370 East Barr. Lim – £1350 (x6) High Wreay; £1340 Keepershield; £1340, £1310, £1300 (x2), £1220 Kirkburn; £1320, £1310, £1310, £1240 Lower Griseburn; £1310 Stainton; £1300 Bleabank; £1290 Pasture House; £1280, £1240 Hallburn Croft; £1260 (x3) Longlea; £1260 Scotby Shield.

Cow and calf – Lim – £1500 Scotby Shields.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £660, £610, £590, £550 Big Balcraig; £485 Tempest Tower;£475 Brunt Hill; £475 (x3), £440 (x2) £435 Netherfield; £450 (x2) Cally Mains; £435 Portyerrock; £430 High Ploughlands; £425 Greenmoorside. Lim – £580, £565, £550, £530, £400 Windy Hill; £540 (x2), £505 Brownrigg. A-A – £530, £470 Big Balcraig; £510, £500 Whitrigg Grange; £485 (x3) Tempest Tower; £480 (x2), £455, £415 Gaitsgill Hall; £405 Netherfield. Swedish Red and White – £400 Groundy Croft.

Heifers – BB – £575 Groundy Croft; £575, £560, £530 (x2), £520, £480 Big Balcraig; £570, £460 Portyerrock; £545 Brunt Hill; £485, £470 (x2) Tempest Tower; £480 East; £420, £410 Cross Hill; £400 (x2) Gaitsgill Hall. Lim – £490, £470 Dumbretton; £470 Brunt Hill. Hfd – £405 Buckabank. A-A – £400 Portyerrock.

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £145, £130 Greyrigg Foot; £122, £118 (x2) Ashdene; £112, £108 Ladyward. Char – £116, £88 Tundergarth Mains. Chev Mule – £104 Greyrigg House. GF – £81 Shankfield; £80 The Beeches.

Gimmers with lambs – Belt – £170, £142 Greyrigg House; £152, £126 Bolton Hall. Suff – £130 Bolton Hall. Tex – £142, £136 (x2), £135, £130 Greyrigg; £100, £96 (x2), £80 Bolton Hall. Easy/care – £92, £82, £72 The Beeches.

Ayr

Charolais bullocks led Craig Wilson's sale of 699 store cattle, when achieving £1860 for Ravenslie, and to 383p for Knocklaugh.

Heifers peaked at £1790 for a British Blue from Barmoorhill, and to 362p for a Aberdeen Angus crosses off Low Drummore.

Bullocks and heifers averaged 298.6p and 285.7p respectively.

On the sheep front, some 189 store and breeding sheep came under the hammer, with store hoggs selling to £170 for Texels from Messrs Campbell, Crawlaw.

Ewes with lambs peaked at £108 a life for M Connell, Balig.

On Tuesday, the firm sold one dairy heifer to a top of £2020 for a freshly calved Holstein Friesian heifer from Messrs Steel, Ditton.

Simmental crosses from Messrs Mullin, Greenhead, led the stirk trade at £890 and £820 for heifers and bullocks respectively.

Among the calves it was British Blue crosses from Messrs Dalgleish, Drummullan, that secured the top spots, with a bull making £580, and heifers to £550.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Char – £1860, £1830, £1750, £1720, £1660 Ravenslie; £1340 (x2) Knocklaugh; £1320 Blackbyres; £1310 Auchenhew and Auchenbothie. Lim – £1800, £1600 Dykefield; £1700, £1600 Drongan House; £1640 Coilsholm, Pocknave and Creochhill; £1520 Muirlaught. A-A – £1780 Clonbeith; £1720 Little Ittington; £1680 Coilsholm; £1600, £1540 Clonbeith; £1590 Pocknave; £1550 Auchenkist; £1540 Hapland. BB – £1670 Ladyyard; £1650 Pocknave; £1610 Barward; £1600 Barmoorhill. Sim – £1580 Stoopshill; £1490 Muirlaught; £1390 Hapland. Hfd – £1530, £1500 Auchenkist. Frie – £1420 Townhead of Lambroughton; £1380 Bowhouse; £1300 High Branchal; £1270 Midhouse; £1240 Stevenston and Pocknave. Saler – £1400 Midhouse. BS – £1380 Ardwell; £1350 Garfield. Mont – £1280 Borland. Fleck – £1260 Bowhouse; £1250 Inchparks.

Heifers – BB – £1790, £1560 Barmoorhill; £1550 Ladyyard; £1540 Pocknave; £1520 Barward; £1480 Coilsholm; £1430 Stafflar; £1400 Baltersan. Lim – £1600 Little Ittington; £1580 Back O’Hill; £1550 Coilsholm; £1500, £1440 Shutterflat; £1490 Hapland; £1470 Bowhouse; £1450 Auchentibbert; £1410 Crooks. A-A – £1600 Laigh Drumdow; £1560 Little Ittington; £1520 Low Drummore; £1510 Ladyyard; £1430 Auchenkist and Stafflar; £1420 Crooks. Char – £1580 Coilsholm; £1370 Overtoun; £1250 Auchenhew; £1240 Overtoun; £1230 Blackbyres. Sim – £1580 Auchentibbert; £1400 Stoopshill. Hfd – £1440 Auchenkist. BS – £1380 (x2) Ardwell; £1370, £1350 Garfield.

Store hoggs – Tex – £170, £152 Crawlaw; £140 Traboyack. Rous – £120 Lochend. BF – £86 Clachanton with Poundland.

Ewes with lambs – £108 Balig and High Crewburn; £90 Woodbank.

In lamb ewes – £80 Ingleston.

Calves – Bull – BB X – £580, £530 (x2) Drummullan; £510 Low Weirston and Davidston; £500 Bowes; £480, £470 High Weirston; £450 Drummullan and Davidston; £440 Davidston. Lim X – £570 (x2) South Kilbride; £570 Dunduff; £530 South Kilbride. A-A X – £540 (x3) West Cairngarroch; £430 High Weirston.

Heifer – BB X – £550 Drummullan; £450 Bowes; £410 Davidston. Lim X – £480 South Kilbride; £400 (x3) South Kilbride. A-A X – £360, £350 High Weirston; £350 West Scoutts. Hfd X – £370, £320 Bowes.

Thainstone

Bullocks (953) and heifers (742) averaged 312p per kg and 299p respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' weekly store cattle sale.

Bullocks realised 392.3p for a 362kg British Blue cross from Lethendry, Cromdale, and to £2180 for a 788kg Charolais cross from Windsoer Farm, Enzie.

British Blue crosses led the heifers at 419.1p for a 260kg entry from Achnahannet, Dulnain Bridge, and to £1900 for a 572kg heifer from Murza Farm, Bower.

Among the pre-sale show, the judge, William Cameron, awarded his champion to a red 512kg Limousin cross bullock from S Smith, Sunnyhill, Turriff, which later he purchased for £1800.

The judge also bought his reserve champion at £1730 in the form of a 476kg Charolais cross heifer from EF Mutch and Sons, Burnside of Whitefield, Forglen.

Bulls (11) sold to 265p for 366kg Aberdeen Angus from Altyre Estate, Forres, and to £1720 for a 668kg Charolais from Milton of Collieston, Ellon.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 2281 store and breeding sheep including island consignments, where Texel store lambs from Rennieshill, Newmachar, made £195.

Store lambs (1791) averaged £120.29 whilst island consigned store lambs (232) cashed in at £107.26 having sold to £146 for Texel crosses from Cott of Holland, Tankerness.

Ewes with lambs at foot (258) balanced out at £87.52 having reached £114 for continental ewes with lamb and half at foot from Braigiewell, Echt.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Trondheim £950. 301-350kg – Haugh £1340. 351-400kg – Mains of Auchlossan £1460. 401-450kg – Sunnyhills Farms £1590. 451-500kg – Muirhouses £1690. 501-550kg – Tillyorn Corse £730. 551-600kg – Whitehaugh £1980. 601-650kg – Tillyorn Corse £2080. 651-700kg – Windsoer £2140. 701-750kg – Tillyorn Corse £2100. 751-800kg – Windsoer £2180.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 300kg – Altyre Estate £840. 301-350kg – Altyre Estate £1145. 351-400kg – Keirfiold £1260. 401-450kg – Ledmacoy £1395. 451-500kg – Overton £1480. 501-550kg – Muirhouses £1745. 551-600kg – How Farms £1650. 601-650kg – West Sandend £1620.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – Achnahannet £1090. 301-350kg – Lethendry £1145. 351-400kg – Lethendry £1470. 401-450kg – Relugas Mains £1500. 451-500kg – Burnside of Whitefield £1730. 501-550kg – Middle Drimmie £1730. 551-600kg – Whitehaugh £1830. 601-650kg – Ranna £1820.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 300kg – Altyre Estate £840. 301-350kg – Trondheim £910. 351-400kg – Sundayswells £1040. 401-450kg – Tullo of Garvock £1205. 451-500kg – Murza £1385. 501-550kg – Murza £1425. 551-600kg – Milton of Collieston £1490. 601-650kg – West Sandend £1655.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Migdale £700. 351-400kg – Migdale £980. 451-500kg – Fersness £1100. 651-700kg – Milton of Collieston £1720.

Ewes with lambs at foot – Single – BM Mule – Braehead, Tarland £100. Tex – Clinton Drive £88.

Lamb and half – Cont – Mains of Craignell, Bellfield Road £104. Cont X – Mains of Craignell £91. BM Mule – Braehead £88.

Twins – Suff X – Braigiewell £110. Suf – Mains of Craignell £100. BF – Braigiewell £98. BluTex – Clinton Drive £84. Mule – Mains of Craignell £82.

Store lambs – Tex – Ballochview, Grange, Wester Biffe £190. Suf – Wester Biffie, Maud, Annfield Croft, Bridge of Don £190. Suf – Rennieshill £187. Suf X – Wester Biffie £182. Tex – Wester Biffie £180. Tex X – Rennieshill £179. Chev Mule – Mains of Auchriachan, Tomintoul, Annfield £172. Belt – Clinton Drive, Sandhaven £170.Blu Tex – Clinton Drive £170. HB – Wester Biffie £161. Cont – Wester Rora, Longside, Bogburn, Auchenblae £160. Mule – Rennieshill £158. BF – Upper Keithen, Greeness £158. Chev – Moss-side, Keithhall £155. Cont X – Mill of Whitehill, New Deer £154. Chev X – Hawthorn Brae, St Katherines £148. GF – Bogburn £143. Char – Lynemore, Glenrinnes £141. DS – Inverlochy, Tomintoul £140. Char X – Braehead, Tarland, Roquharold £126. BF – Headtown of Ord, Cornhill £124.

Island consigned store lambs – Suf – Mousland, Stromness £139. Chev – Greentoft, Eday £136. Cont – Lower Bigswell, Steness £129. Cont X – Dale, Dale £126. Chev X – North House, Setter £125. Belt – Strathore, Balfour £125. Ker – Braebuster, Deerness £124.

Shetland

Limousin crosses from Brouster, Bridge of Walls, led all sections at Shetland Livestock Marketing Group in conjunction with Aberdeen and Northern Marts' spring show ans sale.

Steers (71) sold to 365p per kg and £1640, whilst heifers (63) made 336p and £1470.

The pre-sale show was judged by James Morrison, Nether Blairock, Aberdeenshire, who bought his champion for £1520 in the form of a 424kg Limousin cross steer from Hubert Moar, Brouster, Bridge of Walls.

Averages were up on the year, with steers and heifers cashing in at 285p and 274p respectively.

Sheep also sold well, having reached £182 for Suffolk store lambs from Messrs Nicolson, Noss Farm, Twat.

Leading Prices

Steers – A-A X – £1130 Grindischool, Bressay; £1080 Hoversta, Bressay. BS X – £1565 Noss Farm, Twatt; £1250 Bigton House, Bigton; £1230 Bigton House; £1010 Setter, Bressay. Char X – £1440 Bigton House; £1240 La Morlaye, Selivoe; £1010 La Morlaye. Hfd X – £900 Boddam, Dunrossness. Highland – £1080 Vendeshoul, Westing. Luing X – £850, £800 Klettnahoull, Garth. Saler X – £1115 Niaroo, Gloup; £900 Boddam. Sim X – £1630 Noss; £1440 Braewick, Eshaness; £1130 Braewick.

Heifers – A-A X – £1030 Garthsvale, Voe; £950 Hamar, Baltasound, Braewick. BS X – £1200 Braewick; £1000 Haygreen, Cunningsburgh. Char X – £1300, Bigton House, La Morlaye; £1280, £1170 Bigton House; £1160 Grindischool, Bressay. Highland – £950 Vendeshoul. Lim X – £1470, £1370, £1280 Brouster; £1080, £970 Hillwell, Quendale. Saler X – £890, £800 Boddam, Dunrossness. Sim X – £1450 Noss; £1100 Braewick, La Morlaye; £1050 Braewick.

Store lambs – Tex – £138 Millfield, Norwick; £134 Noss; £131 Djubadale, Busta; £100 Aithsetter, Cunningsburgh. Suff – £182 Noss; £156 Noss; £155 Brake, Quendale; £136 Noss; £121 Millfield; £112 Northouse, Gonfirth; £100 Millfield. Lleyn – £168 Lower House, Hillwell. Chev – £167 Lower House; £149 Annsville, Sand; £146 Pinehoulland, Walls; £136 Lower House; £113 Doonbye, Ollaberry; £106 Rockietoon, Aith; £104 La Morlaye; £100 Ernahoull, Uyeasound. Shetland – £89 Doonbye; £80 La Morlaye; £71 Annsville; £69 Hill Daeks, Walls; £68 Annsville; £60 Roadside, North Roe; £55 Northouse; £53 Hill Daeks.

Ewes – Tex – £152 Solnabrack, Wethersta; £118 Da Knowes, Twatt; £102; Brake; £100 Schiehallion, Dale of Walls, Longfield Crofts, Wiltrow. Chev – £132 Lower House; £102 Bigton House; £100 Blett, Cunningsburgh. Shet – £66 Pouster, Effirth; £54 Ennisfirth, Sullom; £52 Da Haa, Clousta.

Rams – Chev – £140 Ennisfirth; £132 Uphouse; £114 Roadside. Tex – £166 Roadside; £140 Pouster; £108 Hillock, Dunrossness. Suff – £158 Annsville; £148 Midfield, Ollaberry. Shetland – £116 Solnabrack, Wethersta.

St Boswells

Charolais cross bullocks secured the top prices at Harrison and Hetherington's fortnightly sale of store cattle, having sold to £1780 for Messrs Thomson, Caverton Mill, and to 393p per kg for Messrs Connon, Greenknowe.

Bullocks averaged 306.35p, with heifers cashing in at 290.08p.

Heifers reached £1470 again for Charolais crosses from Messrs Connon, Greenknowe, and to 370p for Limousins from Broom.

A small selection of ewes and lambs sold to £122 for Suffolk cross Beltex ewes with singles from Oxnam Neuk.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1780 Middlethird; £1680 Broomiebank; £1660 Middlethird; £1650 Broomiebank; £1610 Middlethird; £1580 Byrewalls; £1550 Broomiebank, Gattonside Mains. Char – £1780, £1600, £1580, £1550 Caverton Mill; £1590 Greenknowe; £1530, £1510 Todshawhaugh; £1500 Caverton Mill. Lim – £1730 Woodheads, Ancrum; £1670 Caverton Mill; £1640 Woodheads, Ancrum; £1600 Caverton Mill; £1590 Woodheads, Ancrum; £1580 Caverton Mill; £1560, £1540 Woodheads, Ancrum; Sim – £1590 Greenknowe; £1400 South Common; £1350 Trows, Skelfhill; £1340 Angelrow, Greenknowe; £1300 South Common;. BS – £1590, £1550, £1510 Broomiebank. Luing – £1220 Tinnis; Stab – £1070 Kidshielhaugh.

Heifers – Char – £1470 Greenknowe; £1425, £1390 Caverton Mill; £1360, £1300 Todshawhaugh; £1210 Caverton Mill, Greeknowe. Lim – £1440 Huntington; £1425 Caverton Mill; £1400 Huntington, Caverton Mill. A-A – £1380 Northfield, St Abbs; £1290 Byrewalls; £1270 Gattonside Mains; £1180 Huntington, South Common; £1150 Middlethird; £1130 South Common, Northfield, St Abbs. Sim – £1280, £1140 Trows; £1280 South Common. Blonde – £1130, £1080 (x2) Outerston. Stab – £1160 Over Roxburgh.

Penrith

On Monday, Penrith and District Farmers’ mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 275 store cattle, which reached £1885 for a Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Stamper, Harrot Hill.

Heifers topped at £1855 for a Limousin cross from JD Bowman, Croft House.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1885, £1875, £1625 Harrot Hill; £1685, £1365, £1285 Town Head; £1645 Croft House; £1585 (x2), £1495, £1435, £1395, £1375 Shap Abbey; £1555, £1515 (x3), £1435, £1375, £1295 Murrah Hall; £1435, £1345 Greenlands; £1395 Harbarrow; £1335 Highbeckside; £1325 Shap Abbey; £1275 Macey Bank; £1275 Sleddale Hall. BB – £1825 Harrot Hill; £1705, £1615 (x3), £1485 (x2), £1455 (x2), £1425, £1355 Murrah Hall; £1485 Town End; £1445 Mellgates; £1345 Macey Bank. Sim – £1695, £1615, £1465 Moorside. Normande – £1585, £1565, £1535 Moorside. A-A – £1485, £1325 Town End; £1335 Askham Gate; £1325 (x8) Moor; £1305 Mellgates. Hfd – £1365 (x5) Mellgates. Mont – £1355, £1345 (x3) Town End. Black and White – £1275 (x2) Whygill Head; £1185 (x3) Greenlands; £1135 (x4), £1115 Holme. Fleck – £1165, £1105 Town Head.

Heifers – Lim – £1855, £1765, £1695 Croft House; £1645 (x2), £1625, £1595, £1565, £1555, £1535 (x2), £1505, £1485, £1445, £1345 Shap Abbey; £1595 (x2), £1355 Littlebeck; 1455, £1365 Fog Close; £1455, £1335 Dalvorich Cottage; £1345 Sleddale Hall. BB – £1635, £1545 (x2), £1315 Wham Head; £1585, £1315 (x2) Town Head (Barker); £1525, £1375 Fog Close; £1495 Lodge; £1395 Cape. A-A – £1435, £1245 Town End. Char – £1395 (x2), £1285 Fog Close. Fleck – £1225, £1185, £1155, £1145 Town Head.

Hexham

Blonde cross steers from P and PM Walker, Houselop Grange, secured the lead price of £2170 at Hexham and Northern Marts' store cattle sale.

Limousin cross heifers from the Moralee family from Hard Riding, secured £1950.

On the sheep front, a small selection of ewe lambs topped at £127 for a Texel cross ewe with a single lamb from JT Dixon, High Hedleyhope.

Some 543 store hoggs achieved an average of £134.67 having sold to £201 for a pair of Cheviot Mules from FT Walton, Flotterton.

Leading Prices

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Char X – £1870 Gibbet House; £1740 Hay-A-Park; £1670 Gibbet House. BB – £1450, £1380 Houselope Grange. Blonde X – £2080, £2000 Houselope Grange. A-A X – £1860, £1760, £1700 Greencarts; £1680 Bingfield Combe. Luing – £1400 Hay-A-Park. Saler – £1310 East Fourstones. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1960 Houselope Grange; £1880 Gibbet House; £1780, £1660 Grange House. Char X – £1960 Hay-A-Park; £1950 Gibbet House; £1940, £1920 Hay-A-Park; £1900 Satley; £1880 Gibbet House and Satley. BB X – £1135 Windy Hill. Blonde X – £2170 Houselope Grange. A-A – £1500 China Hall. A-A X – £2000, £1780, £1760 Gibbet House; £1720 Hay-A-Park. Hfd – £1270 East Fourstones. Hfd X – £1160, £1150 China Hall. Saler – £1270 East Fourstones. Saler X – £1220 Hay-A-Park. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1660 Kirkhouse; £1620 Springwell; £1560 Grange House; £1500 Kirkhouse; £1485, £1480, £1460 Windy Hill; £1450, £1440 Kingswood; £1400 Kirkhouse. Char X – £1820 Satley; £1740, £1690 White House; £1550 Redsteads; £1460 White House; £1440 Redsteads; £1420 White House. A-A – £1560 Byreside; £1460 Holystone Estate and Byreside. A-A X – £1600, £1590, £1510 East Butsfield; £1490, £1480 Holystone Estate; £1460 Holystone Estate and Lowfield; £1450 Low Field; £1440 Redsteads. BB – £1260 Woodlands. Saler – £1200, £1110 Edgerston. Hfd X – £1680 Satley. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1410 Burnbank; £1310 Windy Hill; £1270 Burnbank; £1200 Kingswood. A-A X – £1580 East Butsfield; £1410 Holystone Estate.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1640, £1620 Lunns House; £1590, £1570 Arnold House. A-A – £1500 Broadlea. A-A X – £1450, £1370 Allendale. Hfd – £1370, £1340, £1300 East Fourstones. Saler – £1000 East Fourstones. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1950, £1800, £1760 Hard Riding; £1730, £1690 Lunns House; £1620 Arnold House. Char X – £1500, £1490, £1360, £1340 Arnold House. BB X – £1370, £1340 Arnold House. A-A – £1780, £1630 Thrunton. A-A X – £1610 Thrunton. Hfd – £1260 East Fourstones. Saler – £1120 East Fourstones. Stab X – £1030 Jesmond House. BF – £900 Temon. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1550 Kirkhouse; £1500 Grange House; £1470 Kirkhouse; £1460 Windy Hill; £1390 Salmonswell. Char X – £1450, £1440, £1410, £1400 White House; £1380 Redsteads. A-A X – £1340, £1170 Redsteads; £1140 Kirkley Dam. Saler X – £990 Mains Rigg. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1080 East Flass and Wallend; £980 Nilston Rigg.

Young bulls – Lim – £1390, £1300 Low Staples; £1040 Burnbank.

Ewe with lambs – Tex X – £127 High Hedleyhope; £100 Gray Mare Hill Field. Mule – £99 High Hedleyhope. DS – £100, £90 Grey Mare Hill Field,

Store lambs – Tex X – £190 Old Deanham and Hollin Close; £186 Old Deanham; £185 Cockhall; £182 Hareshaw, Moorlaws and Low Acton; £180 Old Deanham; £178 Blue House; £177 Cockhall; £174 Old Deanham; £171 Willimoteswick; £170 Cornhills; £168 Old Deanham; £167 Swallow Garth Barn; £166 Hareshaw. Suff X – £190 Flotterton; £182 West End Town; £178 Flotterton; £166 Moorlaws. Belt X – £158 Watch Hill. Mule – £179 Flotterton. Chev Mule – £201 Flotterton. Chev – £188 Flotterton. NCC – £178 Flotterton. SCC – £167 Flotterton. BF – £126 Moorlaws. Swale – £136 Oaklea; £131 Hollin Close. BFL – £138 Oaklea. Kerry Hill – £130 West End Town. Jacob – £130, £125 Eglingham Hall.

Castle Douglas

Aberdeen Angus bullocks led the proceedings at Wallets Marts' sale of store cattle, having sold to £1710 for Messrs Borthwick, Shangan, and to 349.7p per kg for Messrs Milligan, High Glasnick.

Heifers topped at £1570 for Limousins from Messrs Borthwick, Shangan, and to 327.6p for Simmentals from Messrs McCornick, Overcairn.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – A-A – £1710, £1600 Shangan; £1560, £1510 Dinnans. Lim – £1690 Shangan; £1650, £1640 High Glasnick. Sim – £1600, £1540 Dinans; £1500 Palmallet. BB – £1550 Derrie. Gall – £1480 Barcloy; £1250 Ardwall. Char – £1380 Erncrogo; £1360 Drumneil; £1270 Barnbackle; £1250 Craigton. Hfd – £1280 Palmallet; £1260 North Park. BS – £1240 Drumneil; £1150, £1140 Ardwall. BG – £1170, £1100 Speddoch; £1120 Muil. Blue Grey – £1050 North Park. Luing – £1070, £1010 Over Cairn.

Heifers – Lim – £1570 Shangan; £1430 High Glasnick. A-A – £1500 High Drum; £1420 Halferne; £1300 High Glasnick. Gall – £1400 Barcloy. Char – £1400 Craigton; £1320 Derrie. Sim – £1330 Over Cairn; £1270 Barbae; £1260 Cardoness; £1220 Palmallet. BB – £1280 Risk; £1080 Auchenleck. Saler – £1000 East Altercannoch. BG – £940 Speddoch; £900 Muil.

Longtown

On Tuesday, C and D Auction Marts sold Texel cross ewe hoggs to £180 for JC and A Muir, Windyknowe.

The sale achieved an overall average of £110.

Topping the ewes and lambs was a Texel outfit from F Bell, Raefield realising £185 a life.

A small show of store cattle sold to a top of £1360 for British Blue bullocks from Messrs Gray and Co, Muirfield, Hawick.

Leading Prices

Store sheep – Tex – £180 (x2), £165 Windyknowe; £142 (x2) Braehead; £135 Third; £134 Birch Bush. DS – £168, £140 Orchard. Belt – £148 Birch Bush. Suff – £146 Third; £130 West Farm. X – £144 Birch Bush; £126 Palmer Hill; £125 Braehead; £120 Mosslands; £120 West. Lleyn – £140, £125, £122, £117 Gatehousecote. Chev – £134 Braehead; £132 (x2), £130, £122 Girnwood. NCC – £112 West. BF – £112 Eriff. Herwick – £110, £86, £80 Rowhead.

Feeding ewes – X – £120 Anthorn View. BF – £120, £114 Eriff. Tex – £92 Palmer Hill.

Wigton

British Blue heifer stirks made £640 on two occasions for B and I Scott, Seat House, at Hope's auctioneers' sale.

A buoyant demand was met for the ewes and lambs at foot, which reached £182 for a Texel gimmer with a single lamb from Messrs Ramsay, Dockray.

Leading Prices

Stirks – Heifer – BB – £640 (x2), £620, £600 Seat House; £570 Gaterigg; £560, £540 (x2), £470 (x2) Flatt Bank; £550 (x2) Balladoyle; £470 Moorhouse. Lim – £610, £450, £360 Harrington Parks. A-A – £410 (x2) Harrington Parks.

Bull – BB – £620, £575, £490 Moorhouse; £545 (x2) Flatt Bank; £540, £530 Balladoyle. Lim – £600, £550 Balladoyle.

Steer – BB – £580 Gaterig.

Calves – Steer – BB – £480 Tarnrigg Moor.

Heifer – BB – £455, £445, £410 Tarnrigg Moor; £365 (x2), £360 Greenrigg; £275 Flatt Bank. A-A – £300 (x2) Moorhouse. Lim – £260 Greenrigg.

Bull – Hols – £360 Tarnrigg Moor. BB – £350, £320 Greenrigg; £300, £275, £255, £230 Flatt Bank. Lim – £260 Greenrigg.

Gimmers and lambs – Single – Tex – £182, £180, £165, £155 Dockray Hall; £122 Roundhill. DS – £165 The Beeches. Mule – £76 Town Head.

Twins – Tex – £185, £172 (x2), £165, £162, £155 Dockray Hall; £114, £112, £107 Roundhill. DS – £175 The Beeches. Jacob – £118 The Beeches.

Hogg – Single – Tex – £162 Dockray Hall.

Ewes and lambs – Twins – Tex – £135 The Beeches; £102 Town Head. Mule – £76 Town Head.

Middleton in Teesdale

The monthly store cattle sale staged through Harrison and Hetherington, witnessed steers and heifers average £1184.50 and £985.50 respectively.

A top price of £1370 was paid for Limousin steers from Robert Hooper, Brockersgill, whilst heifers from the same home made £1310.

Leading Prices

Steers – Lim – £1370 (x2), £1290 (x2) Brockersgill; £1310, £1290, £1210 Ettersgill House; £1300, £1200 New House; £1300, £1210 Parrick House; £1290, £1280, £1270 (x3), £1260, £1245, £1180 Steps Ends; £1280, £1240, £1200, £1120 Swarthymere;£1260, £1200 East Park; £1200 Toft House,; £1180 (x2) Valance Lodge; £1130 Hayberries; £1120 Greenhills. BB – £1255, £1170 Parrick House.

Heifer – Lim – £1310 (x2) Brockersgill; £1270, £1170, £1080, £1060 East Park; £1150 (x3) Ettersgill House; £1140, £1050 Valance Lodge; £1120, £1060, £1010, £1000 (x2) Toft House; £1100, £980 Hayberries; £1080 Steps Ends; £1080 Swarthymere; £1000 Lanehead. BB – £1070 Parrick House; £1020 Lanehead.