NATIVE cattle met a strong trade throughout Harrison and Hetherington's sale of 851, where averages improved on the year as bullocks levelled at 242.16p per kg (+17p) or £963.51 (+£53), and heifers averaged 217.69p (+11p) or £771 (+£85). 

Selling for the top price of £1510 was an Aberdeen-Angus bullock from Messrs Weir, Cortleferry, with more Angus bullocks, this time from Nisbet Mill, making 279.3p. 

Heifers sold to £1315 for Angus from Roxburgh Mains and 290.5p for a pen of Salers from Nisbet Mill. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – A-A – £1510 Cortleferry; £1450, £1185 Upper Tofts; £1350, £1210 Currie Inn; £1330, £1145, £1140 Whitlaw; £1270 Easter Howlaws; £1200, £1150 Outerston; £1160 Harwood on Teviot; £1160 Ellemford; £1160 Stobswood; £1150 Upper Blainslie; £1140 Craigsford Mains; Blegbie. Sho – £1140, £1050, £970, £940 Morebattle Tofts; £950 Coltcrooks; £945 Brockhouse; £940 Pirnie. Sim – £1030, £990 Symington Mains. Her – £1025, £930 Tandlaw; £980 Kittyfield; £915 Timpendean. Lui – £995 Tandlaw. Char – £975 Shoestanes. Lim – £970, £880 Ellemford; £840 (x2), £820 Pirnie. Sal – £955 Easter Howlaws. Per kg – A-A – 279.3p, 269.1p, 257.1p, 253.5p Nisbet Mill; 272.7p, 270.3p, 265.6p Blackburnrigg; 267.1p Shoestanes; 265.3p, 259.7p Pirnie; 263.1p, 261.5p Upper Blainslie; 263p, 262.1p Whitlaw; 260.3p, 253.8p Upper Tofts; 257.7p Ellemford; 255.6p Blegbie; 254.5p Tandlaw; 253.8p Stobswood. Char – 267.1p Shoestanes; 252.2p Blackburnrigg. Lim – 264.5p, 240p Pirnie; 258.7p, 251.4p Ellemford; 245.2p, 242.1p Arkleton. Sho – 264.5p, 233.8p Pirnie; 256.9p, 253.3p, 242.7p, 239.2p Brockhouse, Coltcrooks; 238.9p, 233.3p Morebattle Tofts; 224.6p Coltcrooks. Sim – 255.7p Arkleton; 223.8p Symington Mains. Lui – 238.7p, 214.5p Arkleton. Her – 238.5p, 222.8p Tandlaw; 236.1p Kittyfield.

Heifers – Per head – A-A – £1315 Roxburgh Mains; £1210, £1150 Wester Middleton; £1205, £1190, £1130, £1060 Easter Howlaws; £1170, £1160 Shoestanes; £1160, £1070, £1040 Outerston; £1130 Ellemford; £1060 Blegbie; £1035 Currie Inn. Sho – £960 Easter Howlaws; £890 (x2) Tandlaw; £800 Coltcrooks. Lim – £950, £840 Ellemford; £830 Pirnie. Sim – £860, £840 Symington Mains. Sal – £885 Nisbet Mill; £880 Easter Howlaws. Heifers – Per kg – Sal – 290.5p, 220.3p Nisbet Mill. A-A – 284p Cocklawfoot; 267.1p Shoestanes; 257.4p, 242.6; 235.3p, 225p Nisbet Mill; 257.1p Threeburnford; 250.6p Easter Howlaws; 234.9p, 234.5p Blackburnrigg; 227.5p Brockhouse. Lim – 251.5p Pirnie; 231.7p Ellemford; 225p Coltcrooks. Sho – 226.3p (x2), 223.3p, 222.2p (x2) Coltcrooks; 219.8p Tandlaw; 214.1p Pirnie.