Special sales across the country

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Lim – £1395, £1375, £1335, £1300, £1235 High Knells; £1245 Newtown; £1230, £1195, £1190, £1160 Beech House; £1205 Chapel House; £1200 West Whitrigg; £1195, £1190 Whiteside; £1185 Cumdivock; £1185 Sydney Place; £1170 Stenries; £1155 The Clappers. Sim – £1390 Tinnishall; £1280 Cockley Bank; £1190, £1000 (x2) Stenries; £1130 Bartondale; £1125 Sydney Place; £1060 Oakbank; £1020 High Dovecote. BB – £1390, £1375 Durdar Farm; £1280, £1105 West Whitrigg; £1175, £1095, £1080 Stenries; £1175, £1045 Briggle; £1125, £1035 Rose. Char – £1300, £1285, £1230 High Knells; £1260 Town Foot; £1180, £1140 Sideway Bank; £1160, £1155, £1070 Clappers; £1155 Rose Farm; £1090 Stenries. A-A – £1110 Spout Bank; £1110, £1040 Crowdieknowe; £1080 Hallburn Croft; £1075 Newtown; £1045 Rose Farm. HF – £1100 Rose Farm; £995 Ribton House; £835 High Bow; £780 Waingate Head. Her – £1065 Stenries; £1060 Sydney Place; £1030 Ribton House. Hol – £1050 Ribton House; £1005 West Whitrigg. BF – £840 Beech House; £750 Barn Croft. 
Heifers – Lim – £1400 Hazeldean; £1230, £1195, £1100, £1095, £1055 Kelbarrow; £1170 Flothers; £1150 Chapel House; £1115 Cumdivock; £1115, £1105 Niven Hill; £1095 Hallburn Croft; £1095 Heatheridge; £1075, £1055 Greencarts; £1065 The Ash. BB – £1285, £1270, £1200, £1190 Laurence Holme; £1095, £1085, £1070, £1065, £1060 Rose Farm; £1095 Cockley Bank. Char – £1270 Laurence Holme; £1095, £1070 Sideways Bank; £1005 The Ash. Fleck – £1175 Wardpark. A-A – £1155, £1135, £1095, £1080, £1070, £1060 Cockley Bank. Sim – £1075 Cockley Bank; £1005 Holme Farm. HF – £1030 Wardpark. 
Store lambs – Bel – £81.50, £70, £68, £66 Fellside Farm. Tex – £80, £76 (x2), £74, £73 (x2), £72, £66, £64 Gorfen Letch Cottage; £80 Holm Cottage; £71, £66, £65 Reddings; £68.50 Greengate Well Farm; £65, £64.50 The Beeches. GF – £64 Tod Bank, £59 Fartown.

Ayr
ALL classes sold dearer on the week at Craig Wilson’s sale of 287 store cattle last week, where 107 bullocks averaged 209.9p per kg or £946.03 and 77 heifers levelled at 201.8p or £867.60.
A top price of £1355 was paid for a Charolais bullock from Caprickhill, while eight Aberdeen-Angus bullocks from Glenkiln, Arran, topped the pence per kg section at 289.8p.
Amongst the heifers, a Charolais from High Kilbride sold for £1265, while a pen of five Limousins from Blairbowie made 229.4p.
The 103 Friesian bullocks averaged 132.8p or £511.07 and reached £940 for a pen from Helentongate and 150.9p for the same from Coilsholm. 
A large show of store lambs met a strong trade, hitting £67 for Texels from Messrs Clark, Dunrod, Inverkip. 
On Tuesday, the company sold 51 breeding cattle where a plainer show for quality resulted in a firm trade. Top price was £1500 paid for a Salers heifer with bull calf from Drumore. 
 
LEADING prices: 

Bullocks – Char – £1355 Caprickhill; £1265 High Kilbride; £1110 and £950 Chalmerston. BRB – £1255 Turnerhill; £1200 Blackbyres; £1175 Laigh Kilphin; £1170 South Craigton; £1050 Caprickhill; £970 South Ballaird. Lim – £1255, £1205 and £1135 Gass (Straiton); £1170 Drumacloy and Baltersan; £1080 and £1060 Blairbowie; £1070 Chalmerston. Short – £1040 Newfield. A-A – £1020 South Cairnweil; £980, £970 and £960 Walston; £950 High Craighead; £920 Watston. Sim – £960 Blairbowie. Fries – £940 Helentongate; £890 Coilsholm; £825 Turnerhill. 
Heifers – Char – £1265 High Kilbride; £1065 Knockendale; £990 Helentongate; £975 Chalmerston; £970 High Woodston. Lim – £1125 Netherton (Dalrymple); £1115 Blairbowie; £1100 South Craigton; £1080 Gass (Straiton); £990 High Woodston. Here – £970 Watston. Sim – £940 Newfield. A-A – £940 Laigh Kilphin; £810 Watston. BRB – £935 Barneil. 
Store lambs – Tex – £67 Dunrod; £52 Stairlie; £52 Shallochpark; £53.50 Kilruskin; £52 Dinwoodie. Bel – £65.50 Dirnow. Suff – £61.50 and £55 Dirnow. Mule – £59 Dirnow; £58.50 Stairlie; £57 Holehouse; £52 Kilruskin. BF – £50 East Moorhouse; £45 No Sannox; £41.50 Dirnow. Char – £48 Oaklea. Lleyn – £45.50 and £42 Plann.

Stirling (UA)
UNITED Auctions sold 764 store cattle at Stirling, last week, where 388 bullocks averaged 209.70p per kg and 337 heifers levelled at 200.82p. 
Top price per kg was 275.8p paid for a 330kg Charolais cross bullock from Spittal, while a top per head was £1380 given for a 680kg Limousin cross heifer from The Ross. 
Bullocks reached £1300 for a 668kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Croftlane and heifers to 246.6p for a Charolais cross weighing 296kg from Sorn Mains.
The 25 black and white bullocks averaged 131.42p having sold to 145.5p and £685 for a 471kg Holstein Friesian cross from Westerhill. 
Averaging 119.85p, 175 cast cows peaked at 178.9p for a Simmental cross from Hard House and £1000 for a Charolais cross from Midlock. Dairy cows (44) levelled at 96.09p and sold to 144.7p and £1110 for Holstein crosses from Bandirran. 
Topping the 138 breeding cattle at £3700 was a Limousin bull from the Bolfracks dispersal.
 
LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – West Muirhouse £480, 192.00p. 251-300kg – Braidland £660, 227.90p. 301-350kg – Spittal £910, 275.80p. 351-400kg – East Memus £101, 263.00p. 401-450kg – Midlock £1100, 253.50p. 451-500kg – Holehouse £1160, 243.20p. 501-550kg – Croft Jane £1170, 222.00p. 551-600kg – Starr £1250, 214.20p. 601-650kg – Demperston £1275, 210.70p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – West Muirhouse £350, Moneydie 187.50p. 250-300kg – Sorn Mains £730, 246.60p. 301-350kg – Spittal £780, 236.80p. 351-400kg – Old Leckie £910, 244.00p. 401-450kg – West Park £960, 234.4p. 451-500kg – Midlock £1060, 232.50p. 501-550kg – The Ranch £1160, 214.00p. 551-600kg – Midlock £1140, Barlae 200.40p. 601-650kg – The Ross £1380, 202.90p.
Breeding cattle – Cow with calf – Lim – Beannie £2100, £1800 (x2). Sim – £1800 (x2); Kettlehill £1600; Murdieston £1700. Pure Lim – Lochend £1400. Bolfracks dispersal – Lim bull – £3700. In-calf cow – Lim – £1800, £1750, £1700, £1650, £1600. Sal – £1750, £1700. BB – £1600.  

Thainstone
WELL-bred and presented cattle were easily cashed at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 513 store cattle, where 292 bullocks averaged 220.3p per kg (+0.7p on the week) and 218 heifers levelled at 206.2p (-4.3p). 
Charolais crosses weighing 256kg from Cairntack, Belhelvie, topped the bullocks at 302.7p and £1370, while heifers reached 260.3p for a 292kg British Blue cross from Dell Farm, Whitebridge, and £1265 for a Limousin from Wester Invery, Strachan. 
The firm’s sale of 2543 store lambs and feeding sheep, saw lambs peak at £69 for Suffolks from West Davoch, Tarland, with island lambs to £71.50 for Texels from New Moan, Harray.
Mules from Newton of Hassiewells, Rothienorman, led the small section of ewe lambs at £70 with breeding sheep peaking at £200 for a Texel from Bridgefoot, Kemnay.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Cairntack £785; Westfield, Fortrie 231.4p. 301-350kg - Dell £800, 241p. 351-400kg – Westerton, Echt £1060, 269p. 401-450kg – Raich, Forgue £1120; Westerton 267p. 451-500kg – Meikle Haugh, Keig £1190; Westfield 244.5p. 501-550kg – Dunmaglass Estate, Inverness £1255, 245.1p. 551-600kg – Meikle Haugh £1330, 227p. 601-650kg – Westfield, Roovie Rogart £1295; Westfield 214.4p.
Heifers – Up to 300kg – Dell Farm £760, 260.3p. 301-350kg – Birkenhill, Ballogie £750; Dunmaglass Estate 233.6p. 351-400kg – Tulloch Farm, Bonar Bridge £1000, 255.1p. 401-450kg – Westfield £1060, 240.5p. 451-500kg – Westfield £1060, 231.4p. 501-550kg – Leuchar £1140; Meikle Northburn 215.1p. 551-600kg – Leuchar £1180, 212.2p. 601-650kg – Wester Invery £1250, 207p.
Bulls – Up to 300kg – Heatheryfield, Cairnie £480, 181.1p. 401-450kg – Mid Mains of Balfour £900. 
Store lambs – Suf – Smithy Croft, Strichen £66.50. Mule – Nether Kinmundy, Longside £65.50. Tex – Westside, Forglen £64. Chev – Upper Towie, Glenkindie £61. Cont – Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk £58. Tex X – 5 West Murkle, Thurso £57. Cont X – Milton of Auchenhove, Lumphanan £55. BF – Inverlochy, Tomintoul £44.50. 
Island lambs – Tex X – Netherhouse Harray, New Moan Harray £68. Bel – Strathore, Shapinsay £68. Cont – West Brough, Sanday £66. Suf – West Brough £65.50. Down – West Brough £63.50. Cont X – New Moan £63. 
Breeding rams – Suf shearlinh – Mains of Orchardtown, Udny £170. Suf – Mains of Orchardtown £160. 

Store lambs – Suf – Smithy Croft, Strichen £66.50. Mule – Nether Kinmundy, Longside £65.50. Tex – Westside, Forglen £64. Chev – Upper Towie, Glenkindie £61. Cont – Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk £58. Tex X – 5 West Murkle, Thurso £57. Cont X – Milton of Auchenhove, Lumphanan £55. BF – Inverlochy, Tomintoul £44.50. 
Island lambs – Tex X – Netherhouse Harray, New Moan Harray £68. Bel – Strathore, Shapinsay £68. Cont – West Brough, Sanday £66. Suf – West Brough £65.50. Down – West Brough £63.50. Cont X – New Moan £63.  
Breeding rams – Suf shearlinh – Mains of Orchardtown, Udny £170. Suf – Mains of Orchardtown £160. 

Hopes
TOP price paid at Hopes Auction Company’s store sale of 177 head last week, was £1345 for a Limousin bullock from RM Logue, Forester Fold, Wigton, while heifers reached £1195 for a Charolais from W Murray and Sons, Prior House, Kirklinton, Carlisle. 

LEADING prices: 

Bullocks – Lim – £1345, £1165 Forester Fold; £1175 Prior House; £1095 Parkgate Hall; £1075 Blackdyke Farm; £1055 Edges Green; £1045 Low House Farm (Gate); £1025 Wolsty (Hill); £1005, £985, £925, £915, £905, Westend Farm; £965 Leesrigg (Carr). BB – £1295, £1265, £1205 Prior House; £1095 Priestcroft; £1085 Wolsty (Hill); £1085, £1065 Crummock Bank; £1055 Blackdyke Farm. A-A – £1335, £1195 Paddigill; £1085, £1065 Stockbridge Farm (Pitts). Char – £1125 Prior House; £1035, £1005, £985 Crummock Bank. Blonde – £1095 Greenah Villa; £1035 Wolsty (Hill). Fleck – £1035 Blackdyke Farm. Sim – £955 Blackdyke Farm. Baza – £935, £915 Lakeside (Sim). Lui – £825, £765 Wolsty (Hill). Hols – £815, £805, £785 Round Hill. 
Heifers – Char – £1195 Prior House; £1095 Edges Green; £1045, £915 Crummock Bank. Lim – £1075 Newlands Farm; £945, £835 Westend Farm; £835 Leesrigg. BRB – £855 Wolsty (Hill); £785, £755 Westend Farm; £675 Orchard Farm. Short –  £825 Crummock Bank. A-A – £795 Wolsty (Hill); £715 Beech Tree . 

Cockermouth
AVERAGES slightly increased on the week at Mitchell Auctions’ store sale last week, where all classes proved easy to sell with strong demand around the ringside. 
Top price paid was £1315 for a British Blue bullock from Messrs Sharp, Holmecroft, Beckermet, while heifers reached £1185 for a British Blue from Messrs Hunter, Whins Farm, Workington. 
A quality show of store lambs also sold dearer to a top of £84 for Beltex lambs from Ericstane Farm, Moffat. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – BRB – £1315, £1195, £1115 Holmecroft; £205 Woodhall Brow; £1065 Croft End; £975 Greenbank Close. Lim – £1215, £1185, £1165, £1055 Row Farm; £1075, £1055 Foxhouses; £1035 Croft End. Blonde d’Aquataine – £1195 Woodhall Brow. A-A – £1185 Whins Farm.
Heifers – BRB – £1185, £1085 Whins Farm; £1115, £1085, £1055 Holmecroft Farm; £1105 High Side; £975 Croft End. Lim – £1175, £1155, £1135 Beck Farm; £1095 Fellside Farm, £1045 High Side; £1015 Whins Farm. A-A – £1105 High Side Farm. Blonde d’Aquataine – £1085 Woodhall Brow. Sim – £1045, £1015 Foxhouses.
Store lambs – Bel – £84, £80, £79, £78.50 Ericstane. Tex – £77, £73, £71, £70.50 (x2), £70, £67 Ericstane. Cheviot – 67.50(3), 66.50, 65.50(2), 63.50 Ericstane. Texel x Herdwick – 53 Rannerdale, 50 Yeathouse Farm. Herdwick – 38 Brock Stones, 29.50 Fellbarrow

Dalmally
UNITED Auctions’ Christmas show and sale attracted 560 cattle at Dalmally last weekend, where bullocks averaged £684.60 and heifers levelled at £539.24. 
Judge, Tony Miller of High Gameshill, Stewarton, found his champion in a 336kg British Blue cross spring-born bullock from Messrs MacVicar, Lepinchapel, which made £1000 to JD Cowie, Nicholson Park, Banff. 
Mr Miller awarded the reserve ticket to an autumn-born heifer from Messrs MacInnes, Ruaig. Weighing 346kg, she sold for £990 to Messrs Paul. 

LEADING awards: 

Spring-born calves – Bullock – Messrs MacVicar, Lephinchapel. BRB X – 1, 336kg £1000 to J Cowie, Banff; 2, Messrs MacVicar 310kg, £1000 to J Cowie; 3, Messrs Bennie, Merkins, Lim. Cross – 374kg £1040 to J Cowie. Heifer – 1, Messrs Bennie, Lim. Cross – 352kg £900 to Messrs Paul; 2, Messrs MacVicar, 284kg, £900 to Messrs Graham, Burnbank; 3, Otter Estate. 
Autumn-born calves – Bullock – 1, Messrs MacInnes, Ruaig, Lim. Cross – 500kg £1230 to Messrs Paul; 2, Messrs MacInnes, Lim X, 386kg £1010 to J Cowie; 3, Messrs MacKenzie, Tullochan 382kg, £980 to Messrs Watt, Cairntack. Heifer – 1, Messrs MacInnes, Lim X, 346kg, £990 to Messrs Paul; 2, Messrs MacInnes, Lim X, 362kg, £860 to T Miller, High Gameshill; 3, Messrs MacKenzie, Lim Cross, 365kg £840 to T Miller. 

LEADING prices:

Store cattle – Per head – Bullocks –  A-A X – £1270 (x2); £1260; £1250 Moleigh Farm; £1170 10 Eoligarry, Barra; £1160 (x4) Moleigh Farm; £1130 10 Eoligarry, Barra. BRB X – £1000 (x2); £910 Lephinchapel. Char X – £1230 13 Eoligarry, Barra; £1000 Point Farm. Lim X – 
£1270, £1250 Moleigh (DE Morrison); £1230 Ruaig, Tiree; £1210 (x2), £1180 Moleigh Farm; £1150 (x2) 13 Eoligarry; £1100 Moleigh Farm; £1080 (x2) 10 Eoligarry; £1080 Moleigh Farm; £1040, £1010 Merkins Farm; £1010 Ruaig, Tiree. Sal X – £910 (x4) Point Farm.
Short X – £840 (x2) Innishewan Farms. Sim X – £910 Cairnbaan; £900 (x2) Duallin; £860 Ruaig, Tiree; £850 Cornaigmore, Coll. Per kilo – A-A X – 246p (x5), 241p (x5) Otter Estate.
Short X – 240p (x4) – Glenbeg Farm. BRB X – 340p, 337p (x3), 323p, 298p Lephinchapel; 280p Ruaig, Tiree. Lim X – 297p (x3) Lephinchapel; 279p (x5) Stonefield Farm; 278p Merkins Farm; 276p Keppoch Farm; 274p Tullochcan; 272p Lephinchapel; 270p, 265p (x6),  262p (x6) Otter Estate; 262p Ruaig, Tiree; 260p (x4) 10 Eoligarry, Barra. Lui X – 
233p (x2) Homefield Croft, Colonsay. Sal X – 251p (x3), 237p (x4) Point Farm.
Short X – 249p (x2) Escart Farm. Sim X – 269p (x4), 261p(x4), 260p Blarghour Farm; 259p  Arileod, Coll; 256p (x3) Lochphuil, Tiree.
Heifers – Short X – £920 (x2) Kiloran Farmers, Colonsay. BRB X – £900 Lephinchapel.
Char X – £890 16 Carnoch. Lim X – £990 Ruaig, Tiree; £900 Merkins Farm; £890 5 Eoligarry, Barra. Sal X – £950 Kiloran Farmers, Colonsay. Sim X – £970 16 Carnoch; £820 Pitcastle Estate. Per kilo – Short X –  241p (x2) Kiloran Farmers, Colonsay; 227p Ashgrove.
BRB X – 317p, 284p, 274p Lephinchapel. Char X – 248p Merkins Farm; 235p (x11) Laggan Farms. Lim X – 317p Otter Estate; 286p Ruaig, Tiree; 256p Merkins Farm; 254p Otter Estate; 245p Strathlea; 241p (x5) Stonefield Farms; 240p (x2) – Tullochcan. Sal X – 231p Kiloran Farmers. Sim X – 245p (x4) Duallin; 237p Lochphuil, Tiree; 232p (x2), 231p – Blarghour Farm.
Breeding cattle – In-calf heifers – Sim X – £1550, £1500 (x2) Duncroisk; £1500, £1480  Ledcharrie; £1450 Dall; £1380, £1350, £1300 Ledcharrie; £1300 Duncroisk.
Short X – £1260 Glenbeg Farm; £1250, £1220 Braes of Ardeonaig. Cows with calves – 
£1800, £1500 Dall Farm. Bulling heifers – £880 (x2) Glenbeg Farm. In-calf cows – 
£1380 (x2) – Glenbeg Farm.

Penrith
STORE cattle met a sharper trade on the fortnight at Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart sale on Monday, where a pure Limousin heifer from KJ Burrow, Hacra, topped the sale at £1355.
Bullocks reached £1275 for a Limousin from the The Wath, while dairy types sold to a top of £1045 twice for two pens of four Holstein bullocks. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Lim – £1275, £1185 The Wath; £1255, £1125 Bank Farm (Mason); £1235, £1185, £1145, £1135 Haresceugh Castle; £1195, £1185, £1175 Thackwood; £1185 (x2), £1165 Croft House (Bowman); £1185, £1085 Glasslyn House; £1155, £1125, £1055 Bells View; £1145, £1085, £1065 Ranbeck; £1115 (x2) Howgill Castle; £1095, £1065 Crossfell House (Armstrong); £1045 Fawcett Park; £1025 The Green (Holmes); £1015 Harbour Flatt. BRB – £1175, £1155, £1095 Bells View; £1175 Thackwood; £1105 Bank Farm (Mason); £1065 Glasslyn House; £1045 Crossfell House (Armstrong); £1035 (x2) Espland House. Here – £1175 Nelson Hill Farm. Char – £1065 The Wath. B and W – £1045 (8) & £1025 (3) Kirkber
Heifers – Lim – £1355, £1265 Hacra; £1205, £1195, £1175, £1145 Ranbeck; £1185, £1145 Bank Farm (Mason); £1175 Crossfell House (Armstrong); £1165, £1045 Howgill Castle; £1125 Fawcett Park; £1095, £1055 Thorneycroft; £1095 The Wath; £1065, £1035 (x2) Harbour Flatt; £1045 Ranbeck. Here – £1255, £1175, £1065, £1045 Nelson Hill Farm. Char – £1175 Scar Side Farm; £1165 The Wath. BRB – £1155 (x2), £1115 Bank Farm (Mason); £1055 Fawcett Park. A-A – £1065, £1045 Crossfell House (Armstrong). Sim – £1025, £1005 Thorneycroft.

Longtown
AN excellent show of lambs attracted more distant buyers at C and D Auction Marts’ sale of 5091 store lambs at Longtown on Tuesday, where a top price of £77 was paid for Suffolk crosses from Clarghyll, Alston. 
Feeding ewes sold to £55 from Hyndlee and Kirkton Hill, while cast rams peaked at £88 from Kirkton Hill. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex – £76 Shield Hill; £75 Sharplaw; £74.50 Farnbury. Bel – £72 Winterhope. Char – £73 Townhead. GF – £68 Kirkton Hill; £64.50 Redburn View; £63.50 Riggfoot. NCC – £67 Hownam Grange; £62 Ramshope. Chev Mule – £66 Milkieston. Lleyns – £56 Dolphinston. BF – £62.50, £62 Wanwood; £58 Yatesfield; £57 Newton; £55 Townshield. Hill Chev – £63 Hartsgarth; £57 Toftholm. Swale – £53 School Cottage. Herd – £50 Sinderhope Lodge. Romneys – £57 Aar-Dar. Zwart – £53 Aar-Dar. 

Islay
SOLD through United Auctions’ end of season sale of lambs and sheep at Islay on Monday, were 2105 head where all classes met a sound trade and lambs averaged £46.37 (+£2.10 on the last year). 
Topping the price per head in the lambs at £66.50 were Suffolk crosses from Foreland Estate, while a similar pen from Octofad sold for 168p per kg. 
Texel cross ewes from Blackrock led the ewes at £70.50.

LEADING prices: 

Store lambs – Per head – Suff X – £66.50 Foreland Estate; £66.00 Carrabus; £64.50 Lossit and Kilchiaran; £63.50 Balimartin and Foreland Estate; £63.00 Daill; £62.00 Duich, Foreland and Carrabus; £61.50 Uiskentuie. Tex X – £64.50, £61.00 Bayview; £60.50 Tallant. Chev X –£56.50 Daill. Cross – £66.50 Foreland Estate; £62.50 Lossit; £61.50 Octofad. Mule – £59.50 Carrabus. BF – £65.00 Uiskentuie; £54.00 Lossit; £51.50, £48.50 Kilchiaran; £48.50  Lossit; £48.00 Gartloist. Per kilo – Suff X – 168p Octofad; 165p Kilchiaran and Islay Estates; 162p  Daill; 160p Lossit. Tex X – 164p Gartloist; 161p Carrabus; 161p Bayview; 160p Ardbeg. Chev X – 148p, 137p Daill. Cross – 157p Octofad; 155p Lossit; 153p Leorin. Mule –153p Islay Estates; 152p, 150p Scarrabus. BF – 140p Gartloist; 137p Kilchiaran; 135p Lossit; 134p, 132p Kilchiaran; 130p Duich.
Ewes –Tex X – £70.50 Blackrock; £68.50 Gartloist; £58.50 Islay Estates; £54.00 Bayview. Cross – £65.50 Bayview; £65.50 Lossit. BF – £40.50 Lossit; £36.50 Scarrabus; £35.00 Dunlossit Estate. 

Castle Douglas
A SMALL show of cast cows and store cattle sold through Wallets Marts’ on Monday, where heifers reached a top of £940 for a pen of Charolais from Straith Estates, Moniaive. 
OTM cattle reached £985.33 for an Aberdeen-Angus cow from H Taylor, Moss-side, Dalbeattie, and 133p per kg twice for the same from Moss-side and F Farries, Castlegower, Castle Douglas.

LEADING prices: 

Cast cows – £985, £958 Moss-side; £920 Castlegower; £910 Clonhie; £864 Little Galdenoch.