Special sales in the February 18 issue

LEADING prices:

Store hoggs – Cross – Shepherds Cottage, Tain, £72, Achosnich, £70. Char X – Shepherds Cottage, £70.50. Chev – Hallcroft, Brora, £69.50; Sheildaig, Strathcarron, £56. Mule – Gorthleck Mains, Inverness, £68. Suff X – 17 Englishtonmuir, Inverness, £66. BF – 9 Sasaig, Teangue, £65; Gorthleck Mains, £58. Tex X – Carnoch Farm, Errogie, £64.50; Dell Farm, Whitebridge, £63.50; 14 Airdens, £63. Belt X – Loanreach, Ardross, £59.50.
Ewes – BFL – Glebe of Deisher, £85. Chev – Linnie, Tore, £82; Lochdhu, Nairn, £75. Tex X – Drummond Farm, Evanton, £79; Lochdhu, £78 (x2); 17 Englishtonmuir, £74. Suff X – 14 Airdens, £74. Char – Ankerville, Nigg, £69.50. Mule – Dell Farm, £66; Ankerville, £58.50. Cross – Lochdhu, £55.50.
Rams – Chev – Muie and Rhein Club, Rogart, £77; Sheildaig, £70; Craigmhor, Glenelg and Leckmelm, Ullapool, £64. Tex – Lynton, Staffin, £74. BFL – Gorthleck Mains, £58. 

Thainstone
A GOOD show of 212 breeding cattle was easily cashed at Aberdeen and Northern Marts, last week, where females reached £2150 for a heifer with bull calf at foot and £2100 for another with heifer calf at foot, both from Craigend, Methven.
In-calf females hit £1800 for a Simmental heifer from Backhill of Seggat.

LEADING prices:

Heifers with calves – Bull calf – PI X – Craigend, Methven £2150. Sal – Mains of Hatton, Techmuiry £2050. BB X – Craigend £2050. Lim – Craigend £2000. Heifer calf – Pi X – Craigend £2100. Sal X – Mains of Hatton £2050. Lim – Craigend £1900. BB – Craigend £1800.
Second calvers with calves – Bull calf – Lim – Craigend £2000. Lim X – Craigend £1950. Heifer calf – Lim – Criagend £1950. BB – Craigend £1920; Lim X – Craigend £1900.
Cows with calves – Bull calf – Lim – Cairntack, Belhelvie £2000. Lim X – Cairntack £1700. SD X – Cairntack £1600. Sim – Mains of Hatton £1500. Char X – Shougle, Birnie £1200. Sho – Mains of Inkhorn, Auchnagatt £1020. Heifer calf – Sim X – Mains of Hatton Techmuiry £1600. Lim – Cairntack £1600. Lim X – Cairntack £1580.
In-calf heifers – Sim – Backhill of Seggat, Lower Cushieston £1800. Sim X – Broadsea £1720. Sho – Backhill of Seggat, Auchterless £1700; Strathellie, Fraserburgh, £1400. Char X – Lower Cushieston, Meikle Wartle £1580. Lim – Lower Cushieston £1580. Lim X – Backhill of Seggat, Auchterless £1550. Sho X – Backhill of Seggat £1550; Strathellie £1350. Sal X – Lower Cushieston £1550. A-A X – Balcalk, Tealing £1500. 
In-calf cows – Lim X – Ordhill, Tarves £1680. Sim X – Ordhill £1600; New Achamore, Littlemill £1500. Lim – Leitheston £1380. Sal – Barnes, Crathes £1300. A-A X – Camphill £1300; Camphill Schools £1180. Sal X – Barnes £1150. BB – Leitcheston, Enzie £1080.
Bulls – Char – Earlsfield, Kennethmont £2400 (7yo); Shougle, Birnie £1200 (6yo). A-A – Craigielea, Wester Craigie £1950 (2yo). 

• A few days later, store cattle averages improved on the week when 528 bullocks levelled at 230.3p per kg (+6p on the week) and 317 heifers averaged 225p (+2.8p).

Topping the entry at 280.4p was a pen of 296kg Aberdeen-Angus bullocks from Gaskbeg, Laggan, with bullocks also selling to £1395 for a 760kg Limousin from Tillylair, Strachan. A pen of five Charolais weighing 370kg from Netherton, Whitehouse, led the heifers at 270.3p with a 548kg Charolais from Wartle, Lumphanan, at £1260.
The firm also sold 1967 store sheep of all classes where hoggs (1106) met a sound demand to top at £72 for Zwartbles from Lost, Strathdon. 
Texel ewes from Huntly Lodge, Huntly, topped 103 grit ewes and Zwartbles from Breckany, Main Street, Urquhart, led 40 ewe hoggs at £84. 
Feeding sheep (718) sold to £132 for Texel ewe from Easter Aquhollie, Rickarton.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 200kg-300kg – Gaskbeg £830, 280.1p. 301-350kg – Netherton £950, 277.8p. 351-400kg – Glenlogie, Alford £1060, 270.4p. 401-450kg – Netherton £1140, West Cairnhill 262.3p. 451-500kg – Darley, Fyvie £1200, 250p. 501-550kg – Wartle £1230; Marywell, Ballogie 228.1p. 551-600kg – Darley, Wartle £1270, 223.6p. 601-650kg – Mill of Newton, Insch £1340, 216.5p. 651-700kg – Blackhillock Croft, Keith £1305, 194.2p. 701-750kg – Tillylair 183.6p. 
Heifers – Up to 200kg – 201-250kg – Chapelpark Croft, Forgue £615, 254.1p. 251-300kg – Balgairn, Ballater, Netherton £700, Netherton, 246.5p. 301-350kg – West Cairnhill £840, 244.2p. 351-400kg – Netherton £1000, 251.3p. 401-450kg – Netherton £1155, 263.7p. 451-500kg – Darley, Fyvie £1180, 248.9p. 501-550kg – Pittenkerrie £1220, Darley 241p. 551-600kg – Broomhill, Dunecht, Wartle £1220, 218.6p. 601-650kg – Drumdurno, Pitcaple £1255, 197.3p. 
Grit ewes – Huntly Lodge £122 (Tex wm); Guise, Tough £112 (Tex 4yo); Denside, Auchenblae £60 (SHC bm).
Ewe hoggs – Cont – Acrestrype, Auchterless £66.
Store hoggs – Tex – Lost £70. Cont – Ardhuncart, Kildrummy £69. Tex X – Bankhead, Durris £68.50. Suff – Mains of Allanbuie, Keith £65.50. Cont X – Craighill, Strichen £65.50. Mule – Lost £64. Suff X – Ardlaw Mains, Tyrie £59.50. GF – Ardlaw Mains £57. Char – Meikle Haddo, Newburgh £53. BF – Rickarton, Stonehaven £46.
Feeding ewes – Pure Tex – Easter Aquhollie £128. Belt – Beech Cottage, Daviot £127.50. Belt X – Parkdargue, Forgue £117. Tex – Ardhuncart £110. Suff X – Parkdargue £107. Cont – Braehead, Drummuir £105.50. Tex X – Ardlaw Mains £105. Cont X – Meikle Toux, Cornhill £104. Suff – Beech Cottage £103.50. Down – Boghead, Pitcaple £91.50. Chev – Halhill, Kinneff £82.50. Chev X – Ardhuncart £80.50. Mule – Newells, Oldmeldrum £74.50. Char – Gaval, Mintlaw £71.50. GF – Tillyeve Cottage, Udny £71.50. BF – Meikle Ardrone, Keith £50.50.
Feeding rams – Tex – Braehead £77. Suff – Auchtygall, Peterhead £71.50.

Stirling (UA)
UNITED Auctions sold 1649 store cattle last week, where Aberdeen-Angus cross bullocks topped the trade at 298p per kg for one weighing 151kg from Drumelzier and £1330 for another weighing 650kg from Westerton. 
Heifers peaked at 259.8p for a 306kg Charolais cross from Ashfield and £1290 for a 660kg Limousin cross from Crofthead.
Dairy bullocks sold to 165.8p and £910 for a 549kg Holstein cross from Haspielaw. 
Averages included 867 bullocks at 224.5p, 120 dairy bullocks at 142.11 and 620 heifers at 213.42p.
Included in the sale were 57 young bulls which levelled at 213.1p having peaked at 251p for a Simmental cross from Berryhill and £1060 for another from East Merkland. 
Some 139 cast cows sold to 170p for a Limmy cross from Chapel and £1470 for another from Teasses. They averaged 130p while 20 dairy cows levelled at 91.81p and sold to 134.9p and £855 for one from Wester Mye. 
Also forward were 1360 store hoggs and feeding sheep where hoggs peaked at £74 for Texels from Merryhill.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Drumelzier £630, 298p. 252-300kg – Dyke £760, 262.1p. 301-350kg– Auchencarroch £890, 268.1p. 351-400kg – Auchencarroch £1000; Townhead 257.2p. 401-450kg – Grennan £1060; Nether Dalkeith 250p. 451-500kg – Boydston £1135; Muirsland 233p. 501-550kg – Dunglass HF £1190; Drumtee 234.1p. 551-600kg – Dunglass HF £1280, 224.2p. 601-650kg – Bankfoot £1330, 204.6p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Knollhead £630, 254p. 251-300kg – Hartwood HF £740, 252p. 301-350kg – Dyke £810; Ashfeild 259.8p. 351-400kg – Auchenflower £890; Ashfeild 231.5p. 401-450kg – Crofthead £970; Streemwey 228.9p. 451-500kg – Grennan £1070; Millenderdale 227.9p. 501-550kg – Dunglass HF £1150; Millenderdale 213.2p. 551-600kg – Millenderdale £1110; Cuttlehill 194.9p. 601-650kg – Quinloch £1180, 190.3p.
Cast cows – Lim – Teasses £1470; Chapel 170p. Sim – Inchloch £1430; Teasses 158.3p. Sho – Langbank of Balhaldie £1170, 137p. Mont – Meikle Coquhill £1130; Midlock 154.6p. BB – East Mains £1070, 167.7p. A-A – Teasses Estate £1100, 136.7p.
Store hoggs – Tex – Merryhill £74; Hartwood £63.50; Dalmahoy £60.50. Belt – Drumnessie £73. Suff – Merryhill £71; Hartwood £64.50; Dalmahoy £60.50. Chev X – Liddesdale £66. Mule – Dalmahoy £59.50; Craighead (Mule) £55.50. BF – Invergeldie £59; Sauchrie Mains £57.50.

Carlisle
CATTLE of all classes met one of the dearest trades seen for some time at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale of 764 store and weaned cattle at Carlisle last week. 
The 485-strong entry of stores sold £60-£80 dearer on the week and to a top of £1400 for a Charolais cross bullock from BJ Harrison, Beck, and for a Limousin cross heifer from EJ and M Dobson, East View. 
A nine-month-old British Blue cross bull from WR Sparke and Son, Little Swinburn, topped 329 weanlings at £1200. 
Heifers sold to £1200 for Limousins from J and E Pattinson, Bonshawside, with bullocks to £1080 for Limousin crosses from Messrs Mattinson and Son, Burthwaite.

LEADING prices:

Store bullocks – Char – £1400 Beck; £1160 Wicketthorn; £1120 The Flatt. BB – £1285, £1215 £1145, £1080 Bracken Rigg; £1275, £1270, £1230 Eden Bank; £1275 (x2), £1180 (x2), £1150 Rose Farm; £1125 Chapel Farm; £1095 Hesket Demain; £1090 Skelcies Hall; £1080 (x2) Stenries; £1055 Netherhill. Lim – £1300 (x2), £1230 Birkshawhead; £1300, £1185 Beck; £1280, £1205 £1200 The Garth; £1280 East View; £1275, £1180 Newby; £1235, £1220 Brackenhill Rigg; £1185 Horsegills; £1175 Tarn Lodge. A-A – £1250 Horsegills; £1180 The Flatt; £1150, £1110 High Bow; £1150, £990 (x2) Whitecrook; £1030 (x2) Stoneraise Place; £980 (x3) Townhead House. LR – £1100, £1015 Whitecrook. Her – £1055 (x2), £1025 (x2) Park Head; £1045 (x2) Briggle; £905 (x3) Town Foot. Sim – £1020 (x3) Pedder Hill. Mont – £980 Low House. Belt Gall – £905 Hesket Demain. HF – £870 (x3) Rose Farm; £740 Holme; £720 (x4) Calebreck Hall. Sho – £850 Summerhill. Frie – £800 (x4), £740 Holm; £775 Summerhill.
Store heifers – Lim – £1400 East View; £1270, £1170 (x2), £1135 (x2) Lairdlaugh; £1190, £1140 Beck; £1130 Croft House; £1110, £1100 Tarn Lodge; £1100 Fishergill; £1100 Low House. Char – £1325 Thornship; £1285 £1180 (x3) Wicketthorn; £1015 Kilnknowe; £1105 Stoneraise Place. BB – £1180 (x2), £1080, £1060 Castlesteads; £1120, £1030 Fishergill; £1090 Rose Farm; £1080 Low House; £1055 Stoneraise Place; £1050 Flimby Hall; £1035 (x2) Lamonby Hall; £1000 (x3) Briggle. A-A – £1170 Fishergill; £1140 (x3), £940, £910 Croft House; £1080 (x2) High Bow; £1060, £950 East Farm; £1020 Thornship; £910 (x4) Stoneraise Place. Blo – £1195, £1175 (x2), £1110 Westnewton Hall. Sim – £1190 (x2), £1125, £1060 Croft House; £1050 (x2), £1005 (x2) Wicketthorn; £1030 Lamonby Hall. Stab – £1125 Croft House. Sho – £1080 (x2), £1075, £1010 Croft House. Her – £920 (x6), £900 (x4) Scalehill. 
Store bulls – Lim – £1110 (x2) £1100 (x3), £1010 Low Moorhouse.
Weaned bulls – BB – £1200 Little Swinburne; £1140 Wallhead. Lim – £1160 Bonshawside; £1150 Little Swinburne; £1130 (x3), £1130, £1070 Wallhead; £1110 (x3), £1050, £995 Hudscale; £1080, £1000, £965 Millstone Moor; £1045 Kirkburn; £950 Ghyll House. Hol – £430 (x4) Whitbarrow. 
Weaned heifers – Lim – £1200 (x2) Bonshawside; £1010 (x3), £900 The Bog; £1000 Stockholm; £995, £880 Stone House; £930, £870 Millstone Moor; £860 Wall End; £860 Beamwham. Char – £1015, Bulls Head. BB – £965, £920 (x2) Wickerfield; £910, £870 Longrow; £890 Millstone Moor. Blo – £850 (x4) Moor Park. Sho – £675 Barvennan Farmhouse. 
Weaned bullocks – Lim – £1080 (x2), £930 Burthwaite; £1020, £820 Beamwham; £1010, £975 Baggra Yeat; £995, £940, £820 Crindledyke; £925 (x3) £920 (x3) Hesleywell; £920 (x2) Wickerfield. Blo – £1060, £1050 Greenfield. BB – £900 High Rigg. Sim – £845 (x4), £835 Poole Bank. Char – £820 Stockholm. A-A – £770, £480 (x4) Carse Walloch; £680 Demesne; £420 Holmewrangle. 

Quoybrae
Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 319 store and breeding cattle alongside 790 store and prime sheep through its Quoybrae centre, on Monday. 
Store cattle sold to 265.2p per kg for two Charolais bullocks weighing 362kg from 3 Upper Dounreay, Thurso, with 167 bullocks (which averaged 223.7p) also selling to £1390 for a 669kg Charolais from Brae-edge, Castletown. 
Heifers (133) averaged 211.3p and peaked at 250p for a 396kg British Blue from Lythmore, Bridge of Westfield, and £1245 for a 556kg Limousin from Westerloch, Wick. 
In-calf Simmental cross and Limousin cross cows from Lower Westerdale, Halkirk, topped the 19 breeding cattle at £1450 apiece.
The 637 store hoggs reached £70 twice – for Cheviot from 31 Larel, Halkirk, and for Texels from Blairbuie. 
Inlcuded in the sale were 30 prime hoggs which hit 167.9p for a pair of 39kg Texels from Clachan, Mid Clyth, and £74 for a 49kg Texel from Smiddyquoy. 
Feeding ewes and rams (123) reached £100 for Beltex from Copperfield, Harpsdale. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Old House, Borrowston £550, 222.7p. 251-300kg – Rockhill Farm £625, 218.5p. 301-350kg – Granton Mains £880; Ha’ Bowermadden 257.8p. 351-400kg – Ha’ Bowermadden £1030, 260.4p. 401-450kg – Tongside £1105, 255.2p. 451-500kg – Bylbster (Swanson) £1150; Lythmore 241.3p. 501-550kg – Hoy Farm, Castletown £1210; Bylbster 232.5p. 551-600kg – Clachan, Mid-Clyth £1270; Lythmore 224.1p. 601-650kg – Dunn Farm £1315. 208.4p. 651-700kg – Hillhead, Dunnet £1350; Brae-edge 207.8p.
Heifers – Up to 300kg – Swiney Hill £675, 229.6p. 301-350kg – Ha’ Bowermadden £840, 240p. 351-400kg – Lythmore £990; West Watten 237.5p. 401-450kg – Upper Latheron £1040; Hoy Farm, Halkirk 235p. 
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451-500kg – Bylbster £1090; Upper Latheron 233.7p. 501-550kg – Lythmore £1170, 225.4p.
Store hoggs – Chev – Achairn £68; Tex – Cruithni, Tofts £68; Suff – Stainland and Sibmister £62. 
Feeding sheep – Bla – Cruithni £90. Tex – Seaview, John O’ Groats £82. Suff – West Durran £79. Chev – Copperfield £75. Cont – Portskerra (O’ Brien) £75. Mule – West Durran £68.

Forfar
LAWRIE and Symington sold 238 store cattle on Tuesday which met a brisk trade throughout. 
They sold to 256.4p per kg for a 390kg Limousin heifer from Messrs Simpson, Mains of Creuchies, with the 112 heifers (which averaged 222.7p) also hitting £1200 for a 545kg Limousin from W McLaren, Muirhouses. 
The 125 bullocks also levelled at 222.7p, having peaked at 252.6p for a 475kg Limmy from JH Garbutt and Sons, Sketewan, and £1335 for a 650kg Aberdeen-Angus from Hattonmill Farms. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – A-A – £1335 Hattonmill; £960 Wairds; £845 Waterside of Thornton. Char – £1270 Middlehill; £1260, £1255 Baggerton. Lim – £1270 Baggerton; £1210, £1200 Sketewan. Sim – £1335, £1275, £1270 Hattonmill. AOB – £1180 Middlehill; £1140 (x2) Hattonmill and Middlehill. Per kg – A-A – 246.2p Wairds; 236.6p, 228.6p Newbigging of Craighall. Char – 239.6p Kirkton of Kingoldrum; 222p Waterside of Thornton; 212.8p Hattonmill. Lim – 252.6p, 249.5p Sketewan; 252.1p Mains of Creuchies. Sim – 237.1p Tillyrie; 236.4p Aucharroch; 235.3p Purgavie. AOB – 235.3p, 231.6p Tillyrie; 228.4p Waterside of Thornton.
Heifers – Per head – A-A – £920 Waterside of Thornton; £880 West Park; £870 Wairds. Char – £1170, £1140 Middlehill; £960 Kirkton of Kingoldrum. Lim – £1200, £1060 Muirhouses; £1100 Mains of Creuchies. Sim – £1135 Peasiehill; £1070, £950 Little Ballo. AOB – £1035 Kirkton of Kingoldrum; £955 Herdhillmuir; £940 Baldastard. Per kg – A.A – 223.7p Newbigging of Craighall; 221.7p Waterside of Thornton; 219p West Park. Char – 241.9p Glensaugh; 237p Kirkton of Kingoldrum; 220.1p West Park. Lim – 256.4p, 250p Mains of Creuchies; 243.7p Muirhouses. Sim – 235.5p, 223.9p, 221.4p Tillyrie. AOB – 223.7 Waterside of Thornton; 223.5p, 222.4p Balmossie.

Longtown
A LARGER show of 2792 store hoggs and feeding ewes ensured all classes met a strong demand at C and D Auction Marts, last week. 
Selling for the top price among the hoggs was a pen of Beltex from Clints Farming, Crookston, at £79 while cast sheep reached £71 for both Texel ewes from Churchview and rams from Alnham Castle. 
Also forward were 115 store cattle and suckled calves, where Aberdeen-Angus bullocks from Fiona Gibson, Southwoodhead, topped at £1160 on three occasions while heifers reached £1110 for Limousins from Chapel House. 

LEADING prices:

Store hoggs – Belt – £79 Crookston; £77 Hallbankgate; £74 Gallowberry. NCC – £72.50 Burncroft. Tex – £71 Glendhu (Mews); £70 Nether Brotherstone. Suff – £67 Bankhead (Hewitt); £65.50 Satchells. Chev Mule – £63 High Dovecote; £61 Churchview. Lleyn – £62.50 Bridgend. GF – £62 Graystale and Wynholm; £60 Gatehouse. Hill Chev – £60.50 Plenderleith; £59.50 Patties Hill. BF – £60 Alnham Castlehill; £55.50 Patties Hill; £55 Gatehouse. HD – £60 The Dyke. Char – £60 Wynholm. Swale – £46.50, £40 Netherhouse.
Bullocks – A-A – £1160 (x3), £1125 (x2), £1060 (x2) Southwoodhead. Sal – £1160 Espland. Sho – £1110, £1060 Espland. Lim – £1090 Espland; £1030, £1000 (x3) Chapel House. Char – £995, £900 Shankbridge End, £730 Kimmeter Green. Sim – £770 Holme House. Gall – £770 Chapel House. Mont – £640 Sorbie. 
Heifers – Lim – £1110, £1010 (x2) Chapel House; £1020 Potholm; £910, £890 Dumbretton. A-A – £1005 Espland; £720 (x2) Spadeadam. Sim – £990 Espland; £695 Holme House. Char – £920 (x2), £830 (x2) Potholm; £910 (x3) Shankbridge End; £885 (x4) Underwoodhouse. BB – £845 Sorbie; £760 Kimmeter Green. 

Castle Douglas
SELLING through Wallets Marts on Monday, was a selection of 183 store and 30 OTM cattle. 
Store cattle reached 246.8p per kg for Limousin cross heifers from Farhills, with heifers also reached £1080 for Charolais crosses from Barberhall.
Bullocks sold to 242.2p for a pen of Charolais crosses from N and M Brough, Cotland, and £1260 for a pen of nine Charolais from S Black and Son, Hillside. 
Overall averages levelled at 215p for bullocks and 209p for heifers.
Cast cattle levelled at 121p having reached 146p from Nether Barr and £1150.92 from Culnaightrie. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Luing – £1260, £1200, £1160 Hillside. Char – £1260 Hillside; £1025 Cogarth; £990 Cotland; £980 Knocksheen. Sim –£1180, £1135 Hillside; £920 Castlehill. A-A – £1170 Trolane; £1045 Cogarth; £940 Auchenleck; £935 Farhills. Lim – £1165 Trolane; £1050 Tregallon; £975 Castlehill. Sho – £1060 Barbershall. Gall – £1025 Craigenvey; £910 Lochurr. BB – £940 Lochurr. Blo –£720 Maryfield. 
Heifers – Char – £1080 Barbershall; £1050 Cogarth; £1015 Ross Farm. Lim – £1065 Trolane; £880 Slatehouse. Luing – £790 Muncraig. Sim – £745 Slatehouse; £665 Anfield. A-A – £730 Farhills. 
Cast cows – £1150, £1023, £982, £864 Culnaightrie; £1001 Nether Barr; £985 Castlegower.