Special sales in January 21 issue

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Blonde – £1310, £1230 £1200 £1170 £1160 Westnewton Hall; £1270 The Knarr; £1090, £1080 (x2) Burtreeford. Lim – £1290 High Field; £1280 Green Farm; £1280, £1245, £1235 Kelmore Hill Farm; £1270, £1220 Low Flow; £1250 Demesne Farm; £1250 Whiteside Farm; £1250 The Faulds; £1250, £1190 Cracrop Farm; £1200, £1195, £1190 Roughet Hill. Char – £1260, £1180 Sideway Bank; £1155 Clappers Farm; £1095 (x3) Stoneraise Place. BRB – £1250 The Faulds; £1200 Green Farm; £1160 Stanger Hill; £1150, £1115, £1050 Holme Farm; £1135, £1110 West Whitrigg; £1130 High Field; £1115 Flimby Hall; £1005, £1000 Hill Park Farm; £960 Cracrop, £960, £905 Hesket Demain. AA – £1175 The Garth; £1145 (x3) Stoneraise Place; £1105 Greystone House. Sim – £1160, £1130 Greystone House; £1145 (x6) Riggshields; £1140, £1130 Westnewton Hall; £1120 High Field; £1080 Stainton House Farm; £1040 (x3) Oakbank Farm. HF – £1080 (x4) Hawkrigg Farm. Mont – £1060 Greystone House. Luing – £1000 Westnewton Hall. Fleckvieh – £950 Stoneraise Place.
Heifers – BRB – £1300 Low Flow; £1200 Whiteside Farm; £1175, £1100 Cracrop Farm; £1030 Bankend; £1010 Grange Grassing; £960 The Knarr; £900, £800 Hesket Demain. Lim – £1280 Stanger Hill; £1190 (x2) Low Flow; £1170, £1090 Cracrop Farm; £1145 Flimby Hall; £1145 The Garth; £1140 Green Farm; £1140 (x3) Roughet Hill; £1105 Ash View; £1100 The Beeches; £1095 Sideway Bank; £1090, £1080 Stanger Hill; £1090 (x2) Roughet Hill; £1085 (x3) Beckhall Farm. Blonde – £1245, £1080 (x2) Westnewton Hall; £1080 (x2), £990 (x2) Mill Farm. Char – £1160, £1120 Sideway Bank; £1160, £1005, £1000 Clappers Farm; £1160, £1130, £1075, £1020   Clea Mire; £1080 (x2) Whiteside Farm; £1075 Green Farm; £1055 Stoneraise Place. AA – £1115, £940, £915 Stoneraise Place; £1070, £1020 Bankend; £990 Greystone House; £920 Bankend; £920 Stanger Hill. Sim – £970 (x4) Lamonby Hall. Longhorn – £900 Kilnknowe. Here – £775, Briggle Farm.  
Weaned calves –  Heifers – Lim – £1060 Holme Farm; £1005 (x2) Stubbsgill Farm; £925 Upper Hindhope; £895 Midtown Farm; £850 (x2) Burthwaite. BRB – £885 (x3) Inglewood Bank; £800 Oakghyll Farm. Char – £860 (x3), £800 (x2) Crow Hall. AA – £780 (x2) Nutholm Farm.
Bullocks – Lim – £990, £930 (x3) Upper Hindhope; £955 Stockholm Farm; £940, £910  Burthwaite; £930, £920 (x3) Hesleywell. Sim – £980 Nutholm Far. BRB – £955 (x5) £945 (x2) Hill Top. Mont – £930 Nutholm Farm; £840 (x2) Moor Park Farm. Char – £925 Crow Hall. Fleckvieh – £840 Moor Park Farm. Hols –£840 Moor Park Farm. HF – £765 (x2) Nutholm Farm; £640 (x2) Edenbanks. AA – £800 (x2) Greyrigg.
Bulls – Lim – £970 (x2), £950, £860 Kirkburn Farm. Char – £690, £660 Noran Bank. Mont – £535 (x2) Moor Park.
Store sheep – Tex – £69.50 Priory Nook; £69 Wavercroft; £65 Mid Murthat; £64.50 Cragg Nook Farm; £62.50 Priory Nook; £59 Lanehead Farm; £58 Stanley Road; £55.50 Howgillside. Belt – £66.50 Boggle Hall. Hamp – £62.50 Mid Murthat. Suff – £60.50 Lanehead Farm; £59.50 High Keenley Fell Farm; £57 Beamwham. GF – £58 Stanley Road; £57.50 Denton Mains; £57 Boggle Hall; £56 Burns Farm; £54 Beamwham. NCC – £57.50, £50.50 Mid Murthat. Char – £56 Cragg Nook Farm. Border L – £56 High Keenley Fell Farm.
Breeding sheep – In-lamb gimmers – Tex – £182, £132 Mealrigg House. In-lamb ewes – GF –£92 Bankshead Farm; £90 Piper Hole. Tex – £170, £150, £125 (x2), £110 Mealrigg House.

Stirling (UA)
SOME 1364 store cattle and 155 cast cows were forward for United Auctions’ sale, where 773 bullocks averaged 215.88p per kg and 512 heifers levelled at 211.85p.
Bullocks sold to 291.20p for a Limousin cross from Berryhill and to £1380 for a British Blue cross from Holmbyre, with heifers hitting a top of 261.20p for another Limousin cross from Berryhill and to £1230 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Hexpath.
The 28 black and white bullocks forward saw a Holstein Friesian cross from Graystale hit 197.10p, while a British Friesian cross from Stobshiel sold for £800, to average 132p.
Cast cows (135) averaged 117.38p having peaked at 144.1p for a Charolais cross from Balmirmer and to £1270 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Easter Clunie, while 51 young bull levelled at 185.07p having sold to 209.20p for a British Blue cross from Yester Mains, and to £900 for a Simmental cross from Little Ballo.

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Up to 250 kg – Knollhead £560, 248.9p. 301-350kg – Point  £900, 258.5p. 351-400kg – Westerhall £980, 252p. 401-450kg – Stoopshill £1050; 243.1p.  451-500kg –  Drumalbin £1130; Hilton of Beath 242.3p. 501-550kg – Thornyhills £1240; Hilton of Beath 230.3p. 551-600kg – Muirmouth £1270; Hexpath 218.2p. 601-650kg –  Barbarafield £1230, 200.3p. 651-700kg – Holmbyre £1340, 194p. More than 700kg – Holmbyre £1380, 193p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Knolhead £530, 227.5p. 251-300kg – Low Polquheys £720, 261.2p.  301-350kg – Westerhall £850, 242p. 351-400kg – Kipperoch £960, 245.5p. 401-450kg – Drumalbin £1080, 246.4p. 451-500kg – Holehouse £1110; Drumalbin 230.3p. 501-550kg – Hilton of Beath £1200, 230.3p. 551-600kg – Drumlochy £1200; Starlaw 213.6p. 601-650kg – Hexpath £1230; Thornyhills 196.3p. 650-700kg – Claysyke £1200, 175.4p
Bulls –  Up to 250kg – Yester Mains £490, 203.3. 250-300kg – Yester Mains £590, 209.2p. 300-350kg – Yester Mains £700, 205.9p. 350-400kg – Little Pinkerton £750; Yester Mains 198.9p. 450-500kg – Courance £850, 171p. More than 700kg –Little Ballo £900, 128.2p
OTM cows – Per head – Easter Clunie (AA) £1270; Craigton (Sim) £1230; Ayton (Lim) £1170
Per kg – Craigton (Sim) 142.70p; Craigton (Lim) 140.50p;  Ayton (AA) 136.30p
OTM bulls – Per head – Hatton of Newtyle (Ch) £1510; North Nevay (BS) £1100; Gateside (Lim) £1050. Per kg – Gateside (Lim) 126.80p; Hatton of Newtyle (Ch) 112.70p; North Nevay (BS) 105.10p.

St Boswells
STORE cattle met a flying trade at St Boswells, where 42 bullocks averaged £933.42 and heifers levelled at £754.08. A pen of Aberdeen Angus bullocks from Hoprigshiels sold for £1270, with a similar pen from Bogbank selling for 274p per kg.
Breeding cattle reached £1150 for a Limousin cow with an Aberdeen Angus calf from Hownam Grange.
A mixed show of feeding sheep sold well, with Texels hoggs from Newton H selling for £75.50.

LEADING prices:
Breeding cattle –  Cow and calf – £1150 Hownam Grange. Cow in-calf – £920, £900, £840 Burnhouse Mains. Bulling heifer – £860 (3) Burnhouse Mains.
Bullocks – Per head – AA – £1270, £1240, £1130 Hoprigshiels; £960 Bogbank. Sim – £1185 Foulshiels; £930 Nettlingflat. Char – £1170, £1070 Hoprigshiels; £1020 Nettlingflat. Lim – £1160, £1120, £1080 Coxydene; £1110, £1090 Foulshiels.
Bullocks – Per kg – AA – 274.3, 231.7 Bogbank; 223 Earlston Mains; 215.2 Bogbank. Lim – 231.5, 220.4 Coxydene; 218.2 Northhouse; 217.6 Foulshiels; 217.5 Coxydene; 215.6 Parkhill; 214.9 Monklaw; 214 Coxdene. Sim – 226, 222.6 Townhead; 213.8, 209 Nettlingflat. Char – 225.9, 219.4 Nettlingflat; 216.2, 210.8 Hoprigshiels.
Heifers – Per head –  Limousin £1060 Foulshiels; £1050, £960 Monklaw; £880 Parkhill, £850 Saughtree, Charolais £920, £900, £800 Northhouse, £800 Nettlingflat, Simmental £760, £710 Townhead. Per kilo –  Sim – 253.6, 223.5 Townhead. Lim – 240.3, 222.8 Parkhill; 228.6 Northhouse; 220, 213.3, 211.8 Saughtree. AA – 238.5, 224.2 Bogbank. Char – 228.6 Northhouse; 213.7 Townhead.
Hoggs – Tex – £75.50 Newton H; £66, £64 (2), £60 Edgerston; £65 Venchen; £63 Edston; Hawksnest £62.50; Hallrule Mill £61.50; £60 Newton H; £61 Belford on Bowmont, Huntershall; £60.50 Whitriggs. Suff – £64, £61 Venchen; £61.50 Belford on Bowmont; £61 Edgerston; £59.50 Hawksnest; £58.50 Edgerston. Chev X – £63.50, £53.50, £36 Broom. Mule – £60 Edston; £57 Crailing Nook; £56.50 Huntershall. BF – £60, £52 Douglasdale; £49 Rosebery Estates; £47 Edston. NCC – £58.50 Morebattle Tofts; £57 Belford on Bowmont; £50 Yetholm Mains. Roussin – £58 Morebattle Tofts. Lleyn – £57.50 Ruletownhead. Kerry Hill – £52 Edgerston. SCC – £40 Whitefield E. Easycare – £50, £45 Morebattle Tofts.
Cast ewes and rams – Char – £83, £63 Ruletownhead. Suff – £79, £69 Newton H. NCC – £70.50 Yetholm Mains; £59 Belford on Bowmont; £51 Whitefield E. BFL – £63 Morebattle Tofts. BF – £55 Tinnis, Outer Huntly; £45 Rosebery Estates.

Thainstone
CHAROLAIS cross bullocks dominated Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale of 779 store cattle at Thainstone, where a pen of four weighing 394kg from Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk, sold for 271.6p per kg and a 662kg pen from Newton of Auchindoir, Rhynie, made £1465. The 364 bullocks averaged 227.2p (+2p on the week).
The 380 averaged 215.1p (-4.6p) having peaked at 266.9p for a 236kg Charolais cross from Upper Forgie, Keith, and to £1290 for a 592kg Limousin cross from Gowanwell, Auchnagatt.
Organic bullocks (16) levelled at 232p and sold for 260.5p for a pair of Shorthorn crosses weighing 238kg from Edinglassie Mains, Glass, and to £880 for a 394kg Stabiliser cross from New Holland, Holm.
Heifers (19) averaged 226.1p peaking at 241p for five 222kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from Edinglassie Mains and £840 for a Stabliser cross from New Holland.
Orkney and Shetland cattle saw bullocks sell to a top of 258p and £1440 for a 558kg Limousin from Quoymorhouse, Shapinsay, with heifers to 233.7p for a 522kg Charolais from Quoymorhouse. They hit £1220 twice for a 522kg Charolais from Quoymorhouse and for 550kg Charolais from West Brough Farms, Sanday.
On Wednesday, the firm sold 173 head of breeding cattle, which saw an excellent trade throughout.
Top price of £2200 came three times for British Blue bulls from Chapel Park, Mintlaw, with an in-calf Saler also from Chapel Park, selling for £1880.
Cows with calves peaked at £1300 for a Limousin cross with heifer calf from Clovenstone Croft, Kintore, while in-calf heifers sold to £1800 for a Simmental cross from East Bogheadly.

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Upper Forgie £720, 250p. 301-350kg –  Upper Forgie £915, 269.1p.
351-400kg – Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk £1070; Whitehouse, Lumphanan 262.5p.
401-450kg – North Cranna, Aberchirder £1155, 256.7p. 451-500kg – Newpark Cornhill, Nether Drumallochie; Glenkindie £1210, Newpark 250p. 501-550kg – South Keithney, Burnhervie; £1260, North Cranna 238.2p. 551-600kg – Quoymorhouse, Balfour £1440, 258.1p.
601-650kg – Meiklebogs, Gordonstown £1390; Newton of Auchindoir 218.8p. 651-700kg – Upper Tillenhilt, Midmar £1340; Newton of Auchindoir 221.3p. 701-750kg – Meiklebogs, £1450, 190.3p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Upper Forgie £630; Clovenstone Croft, Kintore 265.2p. 301-350kg –  Upper Forgie £820, 234.3p. 351-400kg – Blackhole, Finzean £940, 238.6p. 401-450kg – North Cranna, Rhuarden Croftronan £1000; Wester Leochel, Craigievar 234.4p. 451-500kg – Gowanwell, New Park £1180; Gowanwell 239.8p. 501-550kg – Gellan Farms £1255, 228.2p. 551-600kg – Rivefold, Ythanwells £1280, 223.8p. 601-650kg – Clachan, Mid Clyth £1270, 210.3p. 651-700kg – Burnside of Whitefield, Forglen £1245.
Organic bullocks – Up to 250kg – Edinglassie £620, 252.7p. 251-300kg – New Holland £650, 230.5p.301-350kg – New Holland £805, 233.9p. 351-400kg – New Holland £840, 225.8p.
Organic heifers up to 250kg – Edinglassie Mains £560, 235.3p. 301-350kg – New Holland £760, 230.3p. 351-400kg – New Holland £770, 222.2p.
Breeding cattle – Cow and heifer calf – Lim X – Clovenstone Croft, Kintore £1300. In-calf heifer –  Sim X – East Bogheadly, Rickarton £1800. Sim – Backhill of Seggat, Auchterless £1780. BSH X – Strathellie, Fraserburgh £1700. Sho X – Strathellie £1650. Lim X – Backhill of Seggat £1620. Lim – Backhill of Seggat £1600. Cha X – Caskieben, Kinellar £1500. BRB – Backhill of Seggat £1450. In-calf cow –  2nd calver Sal – Chapel Park, Mintlaw £1880. 3rd calver Sal – Chapel Park £1850. 4th calver Sal X – Chapel Park £1800. 6th calver Sal – Chapel Park £1420. Bulls – BRB – Chapel Park, Mintlaw £2200 (x3).

Lochboisdale
SELLING through United Auctions, at Lochboisdale, the entry of 180 store cattle, saw bullocks average 231p or £763 while heifers levelled out at 210p and £659.
Bullocks sold to 272p from 5 Dunganachy and to £1180 from 11 Howmore, while heifers reached 241p from 8 Milton and to £980 from 11 Howmore.
Leading the in-calf cows at £920 was an entry from 136 Stilligarry, while cast cows sold to £870 from 1 Ormiclate.

LEADINGprices: 

Per head – Bullocks – AA X – £1080, £850 (x3) 8 Milton; £830 (x3) 19 Baleshare. Char X – £1040 (x2), £880 136 Stilligarry; £840 Karingeidha. Lim X – £1180, £1170 and £980 (x2) 11 Howmore; £900 356 South Boisdale; £880 18 West Gerinish,15 Ormiclate, 377 South Boisdale; £870 15 Ormiclate; £860 18 West Gerinish, 8 Milton; £840 136 Stilligarry; £830 18 West Gerinish.
Heifers –  AA X – £820 (x2), £800 8 Milton; £770 136 Stilligarry; £740 (x2) 19 Baleshare. Char X – £920, £900, £850, £770, 136 Stilligarry. Lim X – £980 – 11 Howmore; £770 – 136 Stilligarry; £730 – 15 Bornish, 3 Bunavullin, 10 Bornish and 377 South Boisdale. Sim X – £700 – 1 Drimisdale. Per kg – AA X – 249p, 348 North Boisdale; 248p, 324 North Boisdale; 238p, (x2), 301, 324 Kilpheder. Blonde X – 227p 6 Dunganachy. Char X – 261p Karingeidha; 260p 136 Stilligarry; 251p Karingeidha. Lim X – 272p, 269p (x2), 268p (x2) 5 Dunganachy; 263p 136 Stilligarry. Sal X – 252p (x3), 249p (x2) – 6 Dunganichy. Sim X – 255p 22 Hacklet; 244p 1 Drimisdale; 234p (x2); 232p 6 Drimisdale.
Heifers – AA X – 241p and 231p 8 Milton. Char X – 236p, 230p, 229p 136 Stilligarry. Lim X – 240p (x2) 5 Dunganachy; 237p 11 Ormiclate, 342 North Boisdale. Sim X – 223p 1 Drimisdale. In-calf cows – £920 136 Stilligarry.
Cast cows – £870 1 Ormiclate; £830 11 Ormiclate.

Forfar
HEAVIER types were forward for Lawrie and Symington’s opening sale of the year, where 160 store and breeding cattle were sold.
Top price per head of £1265 was paid for a Simmental bullock from Little Ballo, while a Limousin heifer from Baldastard realised 256p per kg.
Bullocks sold to 250p for a Limousin from Meikle Coul Farms, with heifers to £1100, three times, from Little Ballo, Wairds of of Aplity and Baldastard.

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per kg – AA – 233.3p, 229.5p Newbigging of Craighall; 215.9p Barnhill. Char – 227.4p Meikle Coul; 220.8p Newbigging of Craighall; 203.5p Hattonmill. Lim – 250p, 240.8p Meikle Coul; 227.1p Wairds of Alpity. Sim – 231.7p, 228.3p Aucharroch; 220.8p Newbigging of Craighall. ROx – 237.1p, 235.9p, 227.4p Meikle Coul.
Bullocks – Per head – AA – £1220, £1205 Barnhill; £910 Newbigging of Craighall. Char – £1170 Hattonmill; £850 Newbigging of Craighall; £830 Meikle Coul. Lim – £1260 Baldastard; £1250, £1235 Meadows of Ballied. Sim – £1265 Little Ballo; £1245, £1240 Hattonmill. Sal X – £1245 Hattonmill. Luing – £1245, £1130 Hattonmill.
Heifers – Per kg – AA – 220.5p Denbrae; 219.3p Parkhead; 215.6p Newbigging of Craighall. Char – 234.3p, 226.2p, 215p Carmichael. Lim – 256.1p Baldastard; 236.8p, 235.6p Meikle Coul. Sim – 220.9p Aucharroch; 200p Little Ballo; 196.3p Little Lour. BB X – 217.4p Baldastard. ROx – 210.3p, 209.3p Meikle Coul.
Per head – AA – £1065 Barnhill; £990 Denbrae; £935 Newbigging of Craighall. Char – £860, £820, £735 Carmichael. Lim – £1100 Wairds of Alpity, Baldastard; £1050 Baldastard. Sim – £1100 Little Ballo; £1060 Little Lour; £1020 Little Ballo. BB X – £1010, £1000 Baldastard. RO X – £820 Meikle Coul.

Dingwall
STRONG store lambs met a firm trade at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of1220 head, where Cheviots from South Balkeith, Tain, led the trade at £70.
Ewes (730) sold to £92 for Texel crosses from Ardnagrask, Muir of Ord, while 46 feeding sheep peaked at £58 for a Texel cross wedder from Ballone, Abriachan.
Cheviots sold well in the ram section too, when an entry from 72 Strathy West, Thurso, topped the trade at £140.

LEADING prices:
Lambs – Belt X – Braes of Coulmore, North Kessock £68; 4 Tomich, Beauly £64.50; 15 Glenconon, Uig £62.50. Tex X – Ardnagrask £67; 4 Drumloan, Drumnadrochit £60; 12 Annat, Torridon £58. Chev – South Balkeith £67; Blackwells £65; Muirton, Munlochy £64. Suff X – Blackwells and Kirkfield, Olrig £63.50; Pitmain Farm, Kingussie £62.50; Mid Fearn Farm, Ardgay £53. Char X – Corslet Farm, Rosemarkie £62.50; 4 Tomich £62. Cross – Ardnagrask, £57; Corslet Farm £50; Rebeg, Kirkhill £43. BF – Fairview, Nethybridge £55; Tulloch Farm, Dingwall £49; Dalmagarry Farm, Moy £48; Zwart – Muirton, £52.
Ewes – Belt X – Braes of Coulmore £88. Tex X – Mid Fearn Farm £81; Inshes Farm, Inverness £76; Teanroit, Beauly £58. Chev – South Balkeith £80; Blackwells £69; Viewbay, Munlochy £68. BFL – Fairview £76. Cross – Glebe of Deisher, Boat of Garten £75; Pitmain Farm, Kingussie; 5 Tomich, Beauly and Fairview £54; Blackwells £52. Suff X – Inshes Farm £70; Blackwells £58. Mule – 5 Tomich £62; Castlecraig Farms, Nigg £51; Corslet Farm £50. BF – Viewbay £46.
Feeding sheep – Suff X – 5 Tomich £53. Tex X – Cambusmore Estate, Dornoch £40. Cross – East Drummond, Whitebridge £35. Chev – West Syall, Ardgay £34.
Rams – Tex – Blackwells £90; 18 Camultmuir, Kiltarlity and 145 Badnellan, Brora £68; Guisachan Farm, Tomich £66. Chev – South Balkeith £86; Mid Gruinards, Ardgay £78; Inverbrora Farm, Brora £70. Zwart – Muirton, £72. Suff – Leanach Farm, Culloden £70; The Hollies, Beauly £68; Achnagart, Glenshiel £63. BFL – Blackford Farm, Croy £62; Tulloch Farm, £54; Arinackaig, Strathcarron £50. Belt – Leanach Farm £54. BF – Blackford Farm, Ben Alder Estate, 15 Port Henderson, Gairloch and Tulloch Farm £50.

Castle Douglas
A SMALL selection of cattle met a strong demand at Wallets Marts first store sale of the year, held at Castle Douglas, where 64 store and OTM cattle saw bullocks average 214.6p and heifers level at 204p.
Trade reached £1000 for a pen of Limousin cross bullocks from Messrs Welsh, Lochurr, and to
236.4p for a pen of Simmentals from I and A Burgess, Maryfield.
In the heifers, trade peaked at £900 for Salers crosses from Falbae and to 231.4p for Blonde crosses from Maryfield.
Despite a plainer show of OTM cattle forward, a Simmental cow sold for the top price of £1057.50 from Graplin Farms and to 131p for another from the same home, with bulls selling to 108p for a Simmental from Wellhill.
Featured in the sale was the dispersal of in-lamb Scotch Mules ewes from W McTaggart and Co, Kilquhanity. Scanned in-lamb to a Texel, they topped at £140 for gimmers and £128 for ewes, to average £115.63.

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – £1000, £930, £920, £855 Lochurr; £780, £750, £730 Maryfield.
Heifers –£900 Falbae; £850 Auchtralure; £810 Maryfield.
OTM – Cows – £1057, £910, Graplin Farms; £819 Mains of Cairnbrock; £796 Castlegower; £791, £767 Auchtralure.
Bulls – £946, £856 Wellhill

Longtown
AVERAGES rose by £123.62 on the year at C and D Auctions Marts store sale, held at Longtown, on Tuesday, where the pre-sale champion, a Limousin heifer from A and A Ewing, Dumbretton, Annan, sold for the top price of £1300.
Outwith the show, bullocks sold to a top of £1290 twice, for Limousins from WH and DA Gass, Nunscleugh, with heifers selling to £1240 for Limousins from TL Hogg and Son, Ryehills.
Bulls peaked at £1120 for a Limousin from Messrs Ewing, Dumbretton.

LEADING prices:
Lim – £1300 Dumbretton; £1240 Ryehills; £1200 (x6) Nunscleugh; £1105 Tinnishall; £1095 (x2) Potholm; £1090 Nunscleugh; £1085 Wanwood Hill; £1080 Hyndlee, Peela Hill and Hilltop; £1070, £1060 Tinnishall; £1055 Hyndlee, £1050 (x2) Gallowberry; £1040 (x3) Hilltop; £1035 (x3) Wyseby Hill Cottage; £1005 (x2) Whitehill; £1000 Peela Hill. Char – £1170, £1130 (x2), £1120, £1000 (x2) High Parkfoot; £1120 Ryehills; £995 Shankbridge End; £990 Potholm; £960 High Parkfoot; £900 Shankbridge End. Sim – £1150, £1000 (x3); £995 High Dovecote. AA – £845 (x2) Kimmeter Green; £800 Nirvana. Luing – £810 (x2) Allfornaught.
Bullocks – Lim – £1290 (x2), £1,285 (x2) Nunscleugh; £1250 Gallowberry; £1190 Wanwood Hill and Whitehill; £1180 Nunscleugh; £1170 Wanwood Hill; £1165 Gallowberry; £1155 Tinnishall; £1145 Hyndlee; £1130 Hilltop; £1125 Dumbretton and Wyseby Hill Cottage; £1105 (x2) Harper Hill; £1105 (x3) Wanwood Hill; £1100 (x2) Moss Side; £1090, £1085 Wanwood Hill and Shankfieldhead; £1080 Wyseby Hill Cottage; £1060 Ryehills, Shankfieldhead and Holme House; £1055 (x2) Moss Side, £1050 Tinnishall.
Char – £1170 (x3), £1090 High Parkfoot; £1060 Smallholms; £1050 (x2) High Parkfoot and Shankbridge End; £1030, £980 Smallholms; £965 Harper Hill; £960 Potholm.
Sim – £1140 (x4), £1100 (x3), £1075, £1065 (x2) High Dovecote; £1035 Gowanburn; £1025, £1000 (x2) Archerbeck. AA – £1140, £1030 Edenbanks; £1030 Smallholms; £1010 Archerbeck, £925 (x2) Border Rigg. BRB – £1140 Nunscleugh; £980 Ryehills. Sal – £1100 (x3) Espland.
Short – £1095 Espland; £720 (x2), £705 (x2) Meikle Whitriggs. Here – £1085 (x2) Espland; £880 Kimmeter Green. Fries – £760 (x4), £745 (x8) The Stubb.
Bulls – Lim – £1120, £1060 Dumbretton; £960 (x2) Shankfieldhead. BRB – £1110 (x5) Gardrum.

Stirling (UA)
SOME 1364 store cattle and 155 cast cows were forward for United Auctions’ sale, where 773 bullocks averaged 215.88p per kg and 512 heifers levelled at 211.85p.
Bullocks sold to 291.20p for a Limousin cross from Berryhill and to £1380 for a British Blue cross from Holmbyre, with heifers hitting a top of 261.20p for another Limousin cross from Berryhill and to £1230 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Hexpath.
The 28 black and white bullocks forward saw a Holstein Friesian cross from Graystale hit 197.10p, while a British Friesian cross from Stobshiel sold for £800, to average 132p.
Cast cows (135) averaged 117.38p having peaked at 144.1p for a Charolais cross from Balmirmer and to £1270 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Easter Clunie.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250 kg – Knollhead £560, 248.9p. 301-350kg – Point  £900, 258.5p. 351-400kg – Westerhall £980, 252p. 401-450kg – Stoopshill £1050; 243.1p.  451-500kg –  Drumalbin £1130; Hilton of Beath 242.3p. 501-550kg – Thornyhills £1240; Hilton of Beath 230.3p. 551-600kg – Muirmouth £1270; Hexpath 218.2p. 601-650kg –  Barbarafield £1230, 200.3p. 651-700kg – Holmbyre £1340, 194p. More than 700kg – Holmbyre £1380, 193p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Knolhead £530, 227.5p. 251-300kg – Low Polquheys £720, 261.2p.  301-350kg – Westerhall £850, 242p. 351-400kg – Kipperoch £960, 245.5p. 401-450kg – Drumalbin £1080, 246.4p. 451-500kg – Holehouse £1110; Drumalbin 230.3p. 501-550kg – Hilton of Beath £1200, 230.3p. 551-600kg – Drumlochy £1200; Starlaw 213.6p. 601-650kg – Hexpath £1230; Thornyhills 196.3p. 650-700kg – Claysyke £1200, 175.4p

St Boswells
STORE cattle met a flying trade at St Boswells, where 42 bullocks averaged £933.42 and heifers levelled at £754.08.
A pen of Aberdeen Angus bullocks from Hoprigshiels sold for £1270, with a similar pen from Bogbank hitting 274p per kg.

LEADING prices:

Breeding cattle –  Cow and calf – £1150 Hownam Grange. In-calf cows – £920, £900, Burnhouse Mains. Bulling heifers – £860 (x3) Burnhouse Mains.
Store cattle – Bullocks – Per head – AA – £1270, £1240, Hoprigshiels. Sim – £1185 Foulshiels. Char – £1170, Hoprigshiels. Lim – £1160, £1120, Coxydene. Per kg – AA – 274.3p, Bogbank. Lim – 231.5p Coxydene. Sim – 226p, Townhead. Char – 225.9p, Nettlingflats.
Heifers – Per head –  Lim – £1060 Foulshiels. Char – £920, Northhouse. Sim – £760, Townhead. Per kg –  Sim – 253.6p, Townhead. Lim – 240.3p, Parkhill; 228.6p Northhouse. AA – 238.5p, Bogbank. Char – 228.6p Northhouse; 213.7p Townhead.
Store sheep – Hoggs – Tex – £75.50 Newton H; £66, £64 (x2), Edgerston; £65 Venchen; £63 Edston; Hawksnest £62.50. Suff – £64, Venchen; £61.50 Belford on Bowmont. Chev X – £63.50, Broom. Mule – £60 Edston; £57 Crailing Nook. BF – £60, £52 Douglasdale. NCC – £58.50 Morebattle Tofts; £57 Belford on Bowmont. Rous – £58 Morebattle Tofts. Llyn – £57.50 Ruletownhead. KH – £52 Edgerston. SCC – £40 Whitefield E. Easy – £50,  Morebattle Tofts.
Cast ewes and rams – Char – £83, Ruletownhead. Suff – £79, £69 Newton H. NCC – £70.50 Yetholm Mains; £59 Belford on Bowmont; £51 Whitefield E. BFL – £63 Morebattle Tofts. BF – £55 Tinnis, Outer Huntly; £45 Rosebery Estates.

Thainstone
CHAROLAIS cross bullocks dominated Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale of 779 store cattle at Thainstone, where a pen of four weighing 394kg from Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk, sold for 271.6p per kg and a 662kg pen from Newton of Auchindoir, Rhynie, made £1465.
The 364 bullocks averaged 227.2p (+2p on the week).
The 380 heifers averaged 215.1p (-4.6p) having peaked at 266.9p for a 236kg Charolais cross from Upper Forgie, Keith, and to £1290 for a 592kg Limousin cross from Gowanwell, Auchnagatt.
Organic bullocks (16) levelled at 232p and sold for 260.5p for a pair of Shorthorn crosses weighing 238kg from Edinglassie Mains, Glass, and to £880 for a 394kg Stabiliser cross from New Holland, Holm.
Heifers (19) averaged 226.1p peaking at 241p for five 222kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from Edinglassie Mains and £840 for a Stabliser cross from New Holland.
Orkney and Shetland cattle saw bullocks sell to 258p and £1440 for a 558kg Limousin from Quoymorhouse, Shapinsay, with heifers to 233.7p for a 522kg Charolais from Quoymorhouse. They hit £1220 twice for a 522kg Charolais from Quoymorhouse and for 550kg Charolais from West Brough Farms, Sanday.
The firm’s sale of 173 of breeding cattle two days previously, saw an excellent trade and a top price of £2200 three times for British Blue bulls from Chapel Park, Mintlaw.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Upper Forgie £720, 250p. 301-350kg –  Upper Forgie £915, 269.1p. 351-400kg – Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk £1070; Whitehouse, Lumphanan 262.5p. 401-450kg – North Cranna, Aberchirder £1155, 256.7p. 451-500kg – Newpark Cornhill, Nether Drumallochie; Glenkindie £1210, Newpark 250p. 501-550kg – South Keithney, Burnhervie; £1260, North Cranna 238.2p. 551-600kg – Quoymorhouse, Balfour £1440, 258.1p. 601-650kg – Meiklebogs, Gordonstown £1390; Newton of Auchindoir 218.8p. 651-700kg – Upper Tillenhilt, Midmar £1340; Newton of Auchindoir 221.3p. 701-750kg – Meiklebogs, £1450, 190.3p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Upper Forgie £630; Clovenstone Croft, Kintore 265.2p. 301-350kg –  Upper Forgie £820, 234.3p. 351-400kg – Blackhole, Finzean £940, 238.6p. 401-450kg – North Cranna, Rhuarden Croftronan £1000; Wester Leochel, Craigievar 234.4p. 451-500kg – Gowanwell, New Park £1180; Gowanwell 239.8p. 501-550kg – Gellan Farms £1255, 228.2p. 551-600kg – Rivefold, Ythanwells £1280, 223.8p. 601-650kg – Clachan, Mid Clyth £1270, 210.3p. 651-700kg – Burnside of Whitefield, Forglen £1245.
Organic bullocks – Up to 250kg – Edinglassie £620, 252.7p. 251-300kg – New Holland £650, 230.5p. 301-350kg – New Holland £805, 233.9p. 351-400kg – New Holland £840, 225.8p.
Organic heifers – Up to 250kg – Edinglassie Mains £560, 235.3p. 301-350kg – New Holland £760, 230.3p. 351-400kg – New Holland £770, 222.2p.
Breeding cattle – Cow and heifer calf – Lim X – Clovenstone Croft, Kintore £1300. In-calf heifer –  Sim X – East Bogheadly, Rickarton £1800. Sim – Backhill of Seggat, Auchterless £1780. BSH X – Strathellie, Fraserburgh £1700. Sho X – Strathellie £1650. Lim X – Backhill of Seggat £1620. Lim – Backhill of Seggat £1600. Char X – Caskieben, Kinellar £1500. BB – Backhill of Seggat £1450. In-calf cows –  2nd calver Sal – Chapel Park, Mintlaw £1880; 3rd calver Sal – Chapel Park £1850; 4th calver Sal X – Chapel Park £1800; 6th calver Sal – Chapel Park £1420.

Lochboisdale
SELLING through United Auctions, at Lochboisdale, the entry of 180 store cattle, saw bullocks average 231p or £763 while heifers levelled out at 210p and £659.
Bullocks peaked at 272p from 5 Dunganachy and to £1180 from 11 Howmore, while heifers reached 241p from 8 Milton and to £980 from 11 Howmore.
Leading the in-calf cows at £920 was an entry from 136 Stilligarry, while cast cows sold to £870 from 1 Ormiclate.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – AA X – £1080, £850 (x3) 8 Milton; £830 (x3) 19 Baleshare. Char X – £1040 (x2), £880 136 Stilligarry; £840 Karingeidha. Lim X – £1180, £1170 and £980 (x2) 11 Howmore; £900 356 South Boisdale; £880 18 West Gerinish,15 Ormiclate, 377 South Boisdale; £870 15 Ormiclate; £860 18 West Gerinish, 8 Milton; £840 136 Stilligarry; £830 18 West Gerinish.
Heifers –  AA X – £820 (x2), £800 8 Milton; £770 136 Stilligarry; £740 (x2) 19 Baleshare. Char X – £920, £900, £850, £770, 136 Stilligarry. Lim X – £980 – 11 Howmore; £770 – 136 Stilligarry; £730 – 15 Bornish, 3 Bunavullin, 10 Bornish and 377 South Boisdale. Sim X – £700 – 1 Drimisdale.  

Forfar
HEAVIER types were forward for Lawrie and Symington’s opening sale of the year, where 160 store and breeding cattle were sold.
Top price per head was £1265 for a Simmental bullock from Little Ballo, while a Limousin heifer from Baldastard realised 256p per kg.
Bullocks sold to 250p for a Limousin from Meikle Coul Farms, with heifers to £1100, three times, from Little Ballo, Wairds of Aplity and Baldastard.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per kg – AA – 233.3p, 229.5p Newbigging of Craighall. Char – 227.4p Meikle Coul. Lim – 250p, 240.8p Meikle Coul. Sim – 231.7p, 228.3p Aucharroch. ROM X – 237.1p, 235.9p, Meikle Coul. Per head – AA – £1220, £1205 Barnhill. Char – £1170 Hattonmill; £850 Newbigging of Craighall. Lim – £1260 Baldastard; £1250 Meadows of Ballied. Sim – £1265 Little Ballo; £1245, Hattonmill. Sal X – £1245 Hattonmill. Luing – £1245, Hattonmill.
Heifers – Per kg – AA – 220.5p Denbrae; 219.3p Parkhead. Char – 234.3p, 226.2p, Carmichael. Lim – 256.1p Baldastard; 236.8p, 235.6p Meikle Coul. Sim – 220.9p Aucharroch. BB X – 217.4p Baldastard. ROM X – 210.3p, 209.3p Meikle Coul. Per head – AA – £1065 Barnhill; £990 Denbrae. Char – £860, £820, Carmichael. Lim – £1100 Wairds of Alpity, Baldastard; £1050 Baldastard. Sim – £1100 Little Ballo. BB X – £1010, £1000 Baldastard. ROM X – £820 Meikle Coul.

Dingwall
STRONG store lambs met a firm trade at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 1220 head, where Cheviots from South Balkeith, Tain, led the trade at £70.
Leading the cast sheep entry at £140 was a Cheviot ram from 72 Strathy West, Thurso, at £140.

LEADING prices:

Hoggs – Belt X – Braes of Coulmore, North Kessock £68; 4 Tomich, Beauly £64.50; 15 Glenconon, Uig £62.50. Tex X – Ardnagrask £67; 4 Drumloan, Drumnadrochit £60; 12 Annat, Torridon £58. Chev – South Balkeith £67; Blackwells £65; Muirton, Munlochy £64. Suff X – Blackwells and Kirkfield, Olrig £63.50; Pitmain Farm, Kingussie £62.50; Mid Fearn Farm, Ardgay £53. Char X – Corslet Farm, Rosemarkie £62.50; 4 Tomich £62. Cross – Ardnagrask, £57; Corslet Farm £50; Rebeg, Kirkhill £43. BF – Fairview, Nethybridge £55; Tulloch Farm, Dingwall £49; Dalmagarry Farm, Moy £48; Zwart – Muirton, £52.
Ewes – Belt X – Braes of Coulmore £88. Tex X – Mid Fearn Farm £81; Inshes Farm, Inverness £76; Teanroit, Beauly £58. Chev – South Balkeith £80; Blackwells £69; Viewbay, Munlochy £68. BFL – Fairview £76. Cross – Glebe of Deisher, Boat of Garten £75; Pitmain Farm, Kingussie; 5 Tomich, Beauly and Fairview £54; Blackwells £52. Suff X – Inshes Farm £70; Blackwells £58. Mule – 5 Tomich £62; Castlecraig Farms, Nigg £51; Corslet Farm £50. BF – Viewbay £46.
Feeding sheep – Suff X – 5 Tomich £53. Tex X – Cambusmore Estate, Dornoch £40. Cross – East Drummond, Whitebridge £35. Chev – West Syall, Ardgay £34.
Rams – Tex – Blackwells £90; 18 Camultmuir, Kiltarlity and 145 Badnellan, Brora £68; Guisachan Farm, Tomich £66. Chev – South Balkeith £86; Mid Gruinards, Ardgay £78; Inverbrora Farm, Brora £70. Zwart – Muirton, £72. Suff – Leanach Farm, Culloden £70; The Hollies, Beauly £68; Achnagart, Glenshiel £63. BFL – Blackford Farm, Croy £62; Tulloch Farm, £54; Arinackaig, Strathcarron £50. Belt – Leanach Farm £54. BF – Blackford Farm, Ben Alder Estate, 15 Port Henderson, Gairloch and Tulloch Farm £50.

Castle Douglas
A SMALL sale of cattle met a strong demand at Wallets Marts first store sale of the year, where bullocks averaged 214.6p and heifers at 204p.
Trade reached £1000 for Limousin cross bullocks from Lochurr, and 236.4p for Simmentals from Maryfield.
Heifers peaked at £900 for Salers crosses from Falbae and 231.4p for Blonde crosses from Maryfield.
An added feature was the dispersal of in-lamb Scotch Mules ewes from Kilquhanity due to Texel rams which were topped at £140 for gimmers and £128 for ewes, to average £115.63.

Longtown
AVERAGES rose £123.62 per head on the year at C and D Auctions Marts’ store sale, where the pre-sale champion, a Limousin heifer from Dumbretton, Annan, sold for the top price of £1300.
Outwith the show, bullocks peaked at £1290 twice, for Limousins from Nunscleugh, with heifers to £1240 for Limousins from Ryehills.

LEADING prices:

Heifers – Lim – £1300 Dumbretton; £1240 Ryehills; £1200 (x6) Nunscleugh. Char – £1170, £1130 (x2), High Parkfoot. Sim – £1150, £1000 (x3); High Dovecote. AA – £845 (x2) Kimmeter Green. Luing – £810 (x2) Allfornaught.
Bullocks – Lim – £1290 (x2), £1285 (x2) Nunscleugh. Char – £1170 (x3), £1090 High Parkfoot; £1060 Smallholms. Sim – £1140 (x4), £1100 (x3), High Dovecote; £1035 Gowanburn. AA – £1140, £1030 Edenbanks; £1030 Smallholms. BB – £1140 Nunscleugh. Sal – £1100 (x3) Espland. Short – £1095 Espland. Hfd – £1085 (x2) Espland. FR £760 (x4), £745 (x8) The Stubb.
Bulls – Lim – £1120, £1060 Dumbretton; £960 (x2) Shankfieldhead. BB – £1110 (x5) Gardrum.

Oban
TOP price at Caledonian Marts’ Oban store sale, was £60 paid for Cheviot hoggs from Mackay, Lagganulva.
Tups sold to £90 for a Texel from Stroneskar, while Adrachy Texel ewes led the cast ewe trade at £74.
Leading the store cattle at 204p per kg or £640 per head were heifers from A Gillies, 38 Eoilgarry, Isle of Barra.

LEADING prices:

Store hoggs – Chev – £60 Lagganulva (MacKay); £48 Annat; £45 Rhulios; £44 Dunach Estate; £40 Ballard; £38 Aird and Barderavine. BF – £43 Stroneskar; £40 Gorsteneorn Farmers and Croft 1.
Rams – Tex – £90 Stroneskar; £70 Treshnish. Chev – £70 Mid Farm; £60 Ensay; £50 Penmore,          Dunach Est and  Ederline Est. Suff – £70 Achnacreebeag; £50 Annat.
Ewes – Tex – £74 Ardachy; £46 Lagganulva (MacKay). Chev – £34 Pennygown. Cross – £48 Ardencaple Lodge.