Special sales in Dec 17 issue

LEADING prices:

Store bullocks – Char – £1290 (x2) £1240 (x2) Knells Farm; £1170 Redhouse Farm. BB – £1270, £1250, £1235, £1205 Wood Head; £1230 £1160 Green Farm. Lim – £1230, £1160 Wilson Park Farm; £1225 High Field; £1190 Rigg Head; £1185, £1175, £1150 Midtown Farm; £1185 (x2) Wham Head Farm; £1185, £1170 Meadowcroft. Sim – £1080 High Field; £1070 £1065 Hill Head. A-A – £1035 (x3) Holly Bush. Luing – £990 (x2) South Bellshill. HF – £960 Hayclose;£900 Kilnknowe. Fries – £900, £840 Kilnknowe; £880 Hayclose. Montbe – £780 Church View.
Store heifers – Lim – £1210 (x2), £1170 (x2), £1120 Wilson Park Farm; £1195, £1120 Petteril Hill Farm; £1180, £1130 Orton Rigg Farm; £1155 Meadowcroft. BB – £1160 Standing Stonerigg. Char – £1105 Redhouse Farm. A-A – £1040 (x2) Crowdieknowe Farm.
Weaned bulls – Lim – £1000 Charlesfield; £700 Tedcastle Farm. Sim – £980, £860 Drumhumphry Farm. A-A – £885 Hayclose. Char – £730 (x2), £720 (x2) Greyrigg. Hol – £460 £355 (x6) Brocklerigg.
Weaned bullocks – Lim – £940 Bushfield, £900 £810 (x2); Burthwaite, £825, £800 Beck Farm. BB – £975 Grassings Farm; £855 (x4), Banktop. A-A – £810 (x3). HF – £580 Croft House; £470 Millisle Farm. Here – £560 Skiddaw View Cottage.
Weaned heifers – BB – £925 Banktop Farm; £840 Theakston Grange. Lim – £920, £895 Chapel Farm; £905 Stockholm Farm; £890, £790 £785, £700 Hesleywell; £830 (x2) Theakston Grange; £820, £810 Bushfield; £810 (x4), Pine Grove. Char – £780 (x2) Stockholm Farm. A-A – £755 (x7) The Grove. Gall – £425 (x2) Peghorn Lodge.
Breeding cattle – Cows with calves – Lim – £2800, £2550, £2400 (x2) £2300 (x2), £2250 (x2), £2200, £2100, £2050, £2000 The How; £2400, £2200, £2050 (x2) Stephney Farm. BB – £1700 £1500 (x3) Tullyneil Road. Sim – £1400 Fowrass Farm; £1000 Bankshead Farm. Her – £1080, £1000 Bankshead Farm. Flechvieh – £1050 Plumbland Farm. Heifers with calves – BB – £2000, £1900 High Knipe. Lim – £1580 Bank House, In-calf cows – Lim – £1500, £1280 Northfield Park. BB – £1360, £1080, £1000 Northfield. Sal – £1020 (x2) Bankshead. In-calf heifers – A-A – £1340 Ardwall Lodge. Sim – £1000 Bankshead Farm. Bulling heifers – Sal – £900 (x5), £870 Bankshead Farm. Beef Short – £810 (x2), £800 (x2) Bankshead Farm. Sim – £810 (x2) Bankshead Farm. Lim – £775 (x2), £750 (x3) The Laythes.
Store lambs – Belt – £88, £80, £70 Well Head Farm. Dutch Tex – £74.50, £74 Moor House. Tex – £74 (x2) the Barns; £73.50 Carlatton Farm; £72, £69 Lordstown Farm; £69 Hazel Gill; £68.50, £65 Netherton; £64.50 Burthwaite; £63.50 Park Head Farm. Suff – £68 Moor House; £67 Lordstown Farm; £63.50, £63 Park Head Farm; £61.50 Low Greenside. GF – £67, £55 Hazel Gill; £55 Burthwaite. Chev – £61.50, £61 Low Greenside.
 
Stirling (UA)
FORWARD at United Auctions, last week, were 787 cattle where 393 bullocks averaged 210.69p per kg with 306 heifers at 206.39p.
Bullocks hit a top of 241.5p for a 352kg Limousin cross from Dyke and £1290 for a 625kg Charolais cross from West Langfaulds. Heifers sold to 229.7p for a 370kg Limmy cross from West Park, and £1190 for a 596kg Simmental cross from Crudie Acres.
Also sold were 67 black and white bullocks which levelled at 141.98p and sold to a top of 159.7p from Kirkminnoch and £795 from Hill O’ Town.

LEADING awards:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Gartincaber £485, 215.6p. 251-300kg – Drumoider £680, 232.9p. 301-350kg – West Park £720, 218.2p. 351-400kg – Logie £895, Dyke 241.5p. 401-450kg – Fisherton £980, Golland 240.8p. 451-500kg – Fisherton £1125, 238.3p. 501-550kg – Drumalbin £1170, 223.5p. 551-600kg – Golland £1230, 207.1p. 601-650kg – West Langfaulds £1290, 206.4p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Derculich £470, 200.9p. 251-300kg – Drumoider £590, 217.6p. 301-350kg – Dyke £765, 219.8p. 351-400kg – West Park £900, 229.7p. 401-450kg – Cormiston Towers £960, Fisherton 224.8p. 451-500kg – Fisherton £1080, Knockgerran 225.5p. 501-550kg – Knockgerran £1090, Golland 208.7p. 551-600kg – Crudie Acres £1190, 200p. 601-650kg – Carlhurlie £1170, 193.7p. 651-700kg – Carlhurlie £1190, 173.5p.
Young bulls – 301-350kg – Drumoider £510, 152.7p. 351-400kg – Carlhurlie £770, 201.6p. 401-450kg – Drumcruilton £880, 203.7p. 451-500kg – Courance £860, 187.4p. 501-550kg – Courance £670, 130.40p.

Oban
CALEDONIAN Marts sold 1030 suckled calves, store, breeding and OTM cattle, last week, where 571 bullocks averaged 225p per kg and 401 heifers levelled at 208p.
Top price per head and per per kg at £1350 and 444p was the overall champion, a Limousin cross heifer weighing 304kg from R Currie, Low Dunasherry, Tayinloan, which sold to the pre-sale judge, James Graham, Mains of Burnbank, Blairdrummond.
Leading the bullocks at 343p was a 294kg Limousin from R Cunninghame, Neriby, Isle of Islay, and at £1100 was a 372kg Charolais from C McKinnon, 4 Kilkenneth, Isle of Tiree.
In-calf heifers from D McColl jnr, Mid Farm, Isle of Lismore, hit a top of £1000 twice in the sale of 56 breeding cattle, while a Luing from Scammadale lead the 55 OTM cows to £670.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – £1100 Rhoin (BB); £1080 Baligarve (Lim), 4 Kilkenneth (Char); £1050 RSPB Islay (Char); £1010, £1000 Neriby (Lim); £990 Tomaig (Lim); £980 Woodend (Lim), Barcaldine Home Farm (Lim); £960 Barcaldine Home Farm (Lim); £950 Low Dunasherry (Lim); £940 Achnacreebeag (Lim). Heifers – £1200 Dippen (Char); £1000 Low Peninver (BB); £940 Neriby (Lim), Dunach Estates (Sim); £930 Low Peninver (A-A); £920 Tyree (Lim); £900 Dippen (Char); £890 Iochdar (Sim); £880 Barcaldine Home Farm (BB); £860 Barcaldine Home Farm (Lim); £820 Rhoin (BB); £800 Low Dunasherry (Lim).
Breeding cattle – Cows with calves – £800 Dunach Estate; £720 Ensay (Isle of Mull). In-calf cows – £680, £650 Frackersaig (Isle of Lismore); £620 24 Garrygall (Isle of Barra); £540 26 Glen (Isle of Barra).

Dingwall
STORE bullocks (59) levelled at 208.4p per kg and sold to 273.p at Dingwall and Northern Marts, last week, for a 185kg Charolais cross from 4 Torvaig, Portree, with £1390 paid for a 660kg Limousin cross from Wester Moy, Urray.
A Limousin cross (240kg) from Rowanburn, Plockton, led the heifers to 220.8p, as well as another weighing 605kg from Clury, Dulnain Bridge, to £1325. The 76 heifers averaged 193.7p.
The firm also sold 111 head breeding cattle, which saw in-calf Aberdeen-Angus cows sell to £1700 twice from the Gordonhall dispersal, Kingussie, while an in-calf Simmental heifer sold to £1580 from Culmill, Kiltarlity.

LEADING awards:

Bullocks  – Up to 200kg – Balloan, Farr, £505, 255.1p. 201-250kg – Gordonhall, Kingussie, £555, 222.0p. 251-300kg – Balloan, £705, 243.1p. 301-350kg – Alvie Farms, Kincraig, £725, 219.7p. 351-400kg – Pithogarty, Tain, £730, 185.8p. 401-450kg – Alvie Farms, £950, 223.5p. 451-500kg – Aldourie Farm, Inverness, £980, 216.8p.
Heifers – Up to 200kg – 20 Borreraig, Dunvegan, £270, 186.2p. 201-250kg – Rowanbarn, £530, 4 Torvaig, Portree, 218.8p. 251-300kg – 33 Portgower, Helmsdale, £550, 207.6p. 301-350kg – Glendoe Estates, Fort Augustus, £680, 220.8p. 351-400kg – Alvie Farms, £730, 194.7p. 401-450kg – Glendoe Estates, £800, 197.5p. 451-500kg – Aldourie Farm, £1000, 207.5p. 501-550kg – Clury Farm, £1085; Aldourie Farm, 201.7p. 551-600kg – Glendoe Estates, £1000, 181.2p. 601-650kg – Clury Farm, £1275, 219.0p. Over 651kg – Glendoe Estates, £1200, 183.2p.
Prime and feeding cows – Per head – Clury Farm, (LimX) £1,070; Munro Farms, Alness, (AA) £1,030;  Cadbollmount, Fearn, (ShoX)£990, Bogroy Farm, Tore, (CharX) £970, Rhevackin Farm, (BRB) £930. Per kg – Viewhill, Dornoch, (AAX) 145.0p; Clury Farm, (LimX) 144.6p; 12 Portnalong, Carbost, (BRB) 133.9p.

St Boswells
At its fortnightly sale of store and breeding cattle as well as store lambs, Harrison and Hetherington saw a mixed show of breeding cattle sell to £1420 three times for cows and calves from Messrs Brown, Tyninghame.
 A mixed show of store cattle topped at £1090 for a bullock from Messrs Spence, Monklaw, with a pen of Salers heifers from Edgerston Trading leading the price per kg at 231p.

LEADING prices:

Breeding cattle – Cow and calf – Sim – £1420 (3), £1400, £1350 (2), £1200 Tyninghame Sawmill. Heifer in-calf – Sim – £1220 (3) Tyninghame.
Bullocks – Lim – £1090 Monklaw; £1000, £995, £940 Coxydene. Char – £975 Crosscleuch. A-A – £700 Earlston Mains.
Heifers – A-A – £1040 Threeburnford. Lim – £970, £900 Coxdene; £860 Monklaw. Char – £915 Crosscleuch.
Store lambs – Tex – £63 Hallrule Mill; £62 Mervinslaw; £60.50, £59.50 Hundalee; £60 Elliston. Suff – £61 Hundalee. NCC – £54, £51 Elliston. SCC – £50 Whitefield E.

Thainstone
ABERDEEN and Northern Marts sold 351 store cattle last week, where 202 bullocks averaged 213.6p per kg (+0.6p on the week) with 143 heifers at 204.4p (-0.7p).
Top price per kg at 271.6p was a pen of three Charolais bullocks (394kg) from Welton of Creuchies, Alyth, while top gross price at £1380 came from North Fornet, South Auchronie, for a pen of three 690kg Aberdeen-Angus.
A Charolais cross heifer weighing 380kg from Welton of Creuchies sold to a top of 242.1p, while a 586kg of the same breed from Burnton, Laurenckirk, sold for £1205.
Also forward were consignments from Orkney and Shetland, which saw bullocks hit a top of 232.8p for a 480kg Charolais from Da Knowe, Twatt, and £1055 for a pair of Limousins scaling in at 500kg from Lower Cottisgarth, Rendall. Among the heifers, it was a Limousin cross (516kg) from Housebay Farms, Stronsay, which sold for 201.5p, while a 675kg Shorthorn from Appieteen, Sandwick, sold to £1160.
The firm had forward 80 breeding cattle, which saw an in-calf Simmental heifer from Barns, Crathes, sell for the top price of £1700.

LEADING awards:

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Achnahannet, Dulnain Bridge £630; Score Farm, Nairn 222.6p. 301-350kg –  Downiehills, Blackhills £800, 246.8p. 351-400kg – Welton of Creuchies £1,070, 258.9p. 401-450kg – Welton of Creuchies £1130; Auchnarrow Farm, Glenlivet 253.6p. 451-500kg – Welton of Creuchies £1180, 240.8p. 501-550kg – Burnton £1155; South Keithney, Burnhervie 224.6p. 551-600kg – Edgars Glen, New Deer £1220; South Keithney, Burnhervie 210.7p. 601-650kg – Burnton, Pitenkerrie, Glassel, £1280; Pittenkerrie 204.5p. 651-700kg – North Fornet £1345, 200p. 701-750kg – North Fornet £1,360.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Burnside of Whitefield, Forglen £560, 239.3p. 251-300kg – Burnside of Whitefield £660, 220p. 301-350kg -  Meikle Cultain, Fordyce £750, 220.6p. 351-400kg – Welton of Creuchies £920; Strathurr, Reclettich 228.4p. 401-450kg – Welton of Creuchies £1010, 237.1p. 451-500kg – Sunnyside, Dudwick £1030; Auchnarrow Farm 212p. 501-550kg – Wainsgate, Durris £1120, 215.4p. 551-600kg – Burnton £1185, 207.2p. 601-650kg – Burnton £1,180.
Young bulls – Up to 300kg – Glassel House £500. 301-350kg – Glassel House £600. 351-400kg – Meikle Northburn, Cuminestown £480.
Breeding cattle – Heifer with bull calf – Sim X – Easter Cardno, Fraserburgh £1420. Heifer with heifer calf –Sho X – Easter Cardno £1520. Cow with bull calf – Lim X – Craigwillie, Huntly £1680. Sim X – Craigwillie £1480. Sim – Easter Cardno, Fraserburgh £1380. Cow and heifer calf –  Lim X – Craigwillie £1650. Sim – Easter Cardno £1550. Sim X – Cairntack, Belhelvie £1350. In-calf heifer –  Sim – Barns, Crathes £1700. Sim X – Barns £1620. Sal – Idlestone, Strachan £1480. Lim X – Caskieben, Kinellar £1480. Lim – Drumforber, Laurencekirk £1350. In-calf cow – Lim – Craigwillie £1300. BB X – Quoydam, South Ronaldsay £1240. Lim X – Craigwillie £1220. Sim X – Cairntack, £1180. A-A X – Sandlodge, Sandwick £1020. Bull – Lim – Wainsgate, Durris 1300gns.

Stirling (Cal)
ALL classes sold dearer on the week at Caledonian Marts’ recent store sale, where 204 store cattle and 513 store lambs and feeding sheep were forward.
Bullocks levelled at 209p per kg and hit a top of 295p from J McLaren, Murrayshall, and £1100 twice – from R Rodger, Knockraich, and AM McKenzie and Partners, Ardgate. Heifers averaged 203p, with Limousins from B Harper, Greenwells, selling for 305p, while top price per head at £1080 came for Limousins from J Gilvear and Sons, Graystale.
Mainly Ayrshires were forward in the young bull section, where they sold to 171p or £1100 from R Clowes, Newhall, Solsgirth, to average 138p.
In the breeding section, which mainly included 90 stock cows from Glenree Farms, Isle of Arran, it was an in-calf Limousin from that herd which sold to a top of £1300.
Store lambs sold to £67 for a pen of Texels from Mr Wallace, Easter Bowhill, while ewes peaked at £90 for Texels from the same home.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – £1090 Ardgate; £1060 Lochend; £1040 Graystale; £1000 Knockraich and Glenside; £960 Easterton; £900 Stenhouse.
Heifers – £1060 Wester Hassockrigg; £1030 Wester Braco; £1000 Wester Hassockrigg; £980 Greenwells; £970 Hawhill.
Breeding cattle – £1250, £1180, £1100 + £1050 Glenree. Heifers with calf – Sim X – £1400 West Thomaston.
Store lambs – Tex X Chev – £64 Brisbane Glen Est. Tex – £62 Arndean. Cont – £58 Ampherlaw. Chev – £57 Bower Park. BF – £55 Arndean. Suff X – £49 Ford.

Broughton
BOTH the overall cattle champion and reserve sold for the top joint price of £1150, at Brought Auction Marts’ recent Christmas show and sale of primestock and store cattle.
Taking the supreme honours was a Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Capstick, Whicham Hall, which sold to Messrs Nicholson, Birch Bank, while a British Blue cross heifer from Messrs Temple, Black Hall, stood reserve and was knocked down to Messrs Benson, Gamswell.
Prime sheep sold to a top of £108 for Beltex from Parsonage Farm, with the champion pen of five continental cross lambs weighing 42kg selling for £104 or 248p per kg.

Dumfries
TRADE for all classes was sharper at C and D Auctions Marts’ fortnightly store sale on Monday, where 164 cattle were forward.
A Hereford bullock from Baltersean, topped the 67 bullocks, which averaged 204.1p, while a Limousin heifer from Bush of Craigs sold to £1115.

LEADING awards:

Bullocks – Hereford – £1120 Baltersan; AA £1085 Newlands, £1050 Kirkland, £970 Baltersan, £955 High Auchneel, £930 Upper Moor. Lim – £1060 Hillhead; £1035 Cushag; £970 High Auchneel; £950 Kirkland. Luing – £1060 Lawesknowe. Short – £1015, £1005 Newlands. Sim – £960 Upper Moor. BRB – £950 Upper Moor. BF – £835 Kirkland, £830 Baltersan
Heifers – Lim – £1115, £1050 Bush of Craigs; £980 Ballaggan; £955, £935 High Auchneel. AA – £1045 Newbigging; £1000, £940 Muircleugh; £960 High Auchneel; £950 Clonyard; £945 Upper Moor. Char – £1030 Hillhead; £930 Muircleugh. Sim – £955 High Auchneel; £940 Bush of Craigs. Mont – £940 Gimmenbie. BRB – £940 High Auchneel; £905 Thwaite. Short – £920 Newlands. BF – £870 Kirkland. Here – £890 Baltersan.