Special sales in the April 22 issue

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Auchmore Farm, £660, 269.4p. 251-300kg – Auchmore Farm, £815; 9 Sasaig, Teangue, 272.7p. 301-350kg – 2 Lochend, £910, 271.6p. 351-400kg – 2 Lochend, £1070; Raitcastle Farm, Nairn, 271.2p. 401-450kg – Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, £1115, 261.7p. 451-500kg – Meikle Geddes Farm, Nairn, £1175; 2 Kingsburgh, Snizort, 249.5p. 501-550kg – Easter Templand, £1240; Easter Hardmuir, Nairn, 233p. 551-600kg – 2 Lochend, £1100, 188.0p. 
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Auchmore Farm, £700; Dunlichity Farm, Farr, 260.4p. 251-300kg – Whitebog, £730; Auchmore Farm, 259.3p. 301-350kg – Meikle Geddes Farm, Nairn, £870, 255.9p. 351-400kg – Meikle Geddes, £1090, 275.9p. 401-450kg – Torgorm, Conon Bridge, £1090; 2 Lochend, 257.8p. 451-500kg – 2 Kingsburgh, £1140; Torgorm, 252.6p. 501-550kg – Easter Hardmuir, £1150, 225.5p. 551-600kg – 17 Englishtonmuir, Bunchrew, £1130, 193.2p.
Breeding heifers (including Hi-Health) – Smallburn Farms, Duffus, £1520 (BSho X), £1410 (Lim X), £1400 (BB); Blackford Farm, Croy, £1450 (Sim), £1350 (Sal X); Broomton, Auldern, £1420 (Sim X). 
OTM cows – Per head – Sornum, 3 Easter Kinkell, (Lim X) £1090; Kirkton Farms, Torgorm, (Sim X) £1070. Per kg – Bayhead, Munlochy, (Sim X) 149.6p; Stittenham Farm, Ardross, (Lim X) 148.9p; Kindeace, 132.2p. 

Carlisle
A GOOD number of 475 store cattle was matched by the quality on show at Harrison and Hetherington, where trade peaked at £1425 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross bullock from Messrs Palmer, Longrigg Thorn, Carlisle. 
The same home topped the heifer trade at £1405 for another Angus, while continental cattle were topped by Limousin crosses at £1335 for a heifer from Messrs Craik, Redcastle, Castle Douglas, and £1295 for a pair of bullocks from Messrs Coates, Beck Hall, Canonbie. 
Weaned cattle reached £1200 for a Simmental bull from Messrs Hastings and Son, Auchenhill. 
On Monday, the firm held a sale of breeding sheep which met a strong demand throughout to top at £84 per life for a Texel hogg with single at foot from Messrs Ramsay, Dockray Hall. 
Ewes with lambs reached £83 for a pen of Suffolks with Texel-sired lambs from Messrs Dixon, Westfield House. 

LEADING prices:
Store bullocks – A-A – £1425, £1405, £1370, £1280 Longrigg Thorn; £1145 (x3) Stainton House; £1115 Bankend; £1100 (x2), £1095 Stoneraise Place; £1055 Hitchell. Lim – £1295 (x2) Beckhall; £1255 (x3), £1190 (x4) Red Castle; £1240, £1185, £1170 (x3) Wood Head; £1205, £1190, £1190, £1185 Shield Green; £1200 Newby Farm; £1195 Hitchell Farms; £1185 (x2) Hawkrigg; £1185, £1170 (x2) Four O Boot; £1180 Clappers; £1160 Midtown. Char – £1245, £1210 Rose Farm; £1235 Howrigg; £1125 (x2) Hitchell Farms; £1060 (x5), £1050 (x2) Mossband. BB – £1245 (x5), £1140 Riggshields; £1200 Rose Farm; £1200 Howrigg; £1190 Redcastle; £1190, £1080, £1070 (x2) Hitchell Farms; £1170 (x2), £1130 (x2) Wood Head; £1120 Carleton Hill; £1120 Netherfield; £1110 (x4) Banktop; £1055 Bankend. Sim – £1155 (x2) Riggshields; £1150, £1125 Hitchell Farms; £1150 Banktop; £1080 Stainton House; £1010 Wardpark. Part – £1070 Marina House. Blo – £1150 Wood Head; £1090 Mossband Hall. Frie – £960, £875, £855 Scalehill Farm. HF – £920 (x2) Rose Farm; £875 (x2) Scalehill. Fleck – £900 Wardpark. SwedRW – £810 Wardpark. 
Store heifers – A-A – £1405 Longrigg Thorn; £1105, £930 Dearham Hall; £935 High Bow. Lim – £1335, £1280, £1255 (x3), £1200 (x2) Redcastle; £1320, £1275 (x2) Tarn Lodge; £1235, £1185, £1175 Lowergate; £1175 Kirkhouse; £1160 (x4) Westgarth Hill; £1160 Hetherside; £1155 Beckhall; £1150 Rose Farm; £1150 (x2) Windy Nook. Char – £1245, £1170 Clappers; £1150 Kirkhouse; £1095 Westgarth Hill. BB – £1240 (x2) Carleton Hill; £1170 (x2), £1165, £1050 Rose Farm; £1160 Beckhall; £1150, £1050, £1040 Fishergill; £1075 Bankend; £1015 Carleton Hill; £1010 Berrier Head; £1005 (x3), £1000 Netherfield. Sim – £1120 Westgarth Hill. 
Weaned bulls – Sim – £1200 Auchenhill. Lim – £1095 Cowransidel £1090 Fowrass. BB – £1050 Fowrassl £1010 Nethertonl £1035 Wardewl £1000 Bonshawsidel £1000 Auchenhilll £955 (x2) Cowranside. A-A – £725 Quarrypark. NR – £700 (x2), £625 (x2) Oakghyll. Her – £590 (x6) Beck Farm. HF – £465 (x9) Chalksidel £425 (x5) Woodsleel £410 (x2) Whitbarrow. Hol – £415 (x7) Harrington Lingl £410 (x3), £400 (x4) Whitbarrow. 
Weaned bullocks – Lim – £1185, £1090, £1015 Quarry Housel £1100 (x2), £1040 Cawfieldsl £995 Bayle Hill. BB – £1070, £1010 Lodges Farm; £975 Quarry House. Sim – £980 Keld Farm;£950 West House. A-A – £905 Shadwick Cottage; £780 Bleabank. Char – £865, £820 Tongue House; £825 Greyrigg; £805 Maidencoates. HF – £865, £790, £615 Trainlands. BSho – £705 Gass Farm. Sho – £690 Dalgowen. Gall – £640 South Thornberry.
Weaned heifers – Lim – £1085 Bayle Hill; £990 (x3) Quarry House; £970 Bleabank; £915 Northfield; £900 Henry Hill. BB – £1090 £985 Lodges Farm. Char – £940 Quarry House. Sim – £925 Keld Farm. A-A – £810 Newbie Mains; £720 Skiddaw View Cottage. Her – £645 Park Road. 
Females with lambs – Hoggs – Tex – £84, £83, £82, £80, £75 Dockray Hall. MB – £75 Dockray Hall. Ewes – Suff – £83, £69 Westfield House; £71 Brackenhow; £71 Dockray Hall; £68 High House. Tex – £76, £75 Maulscastle; £72 Lyndale; £71 Croft Farm; £69 High House. KH – £59, £58 Tedcastle. GF – £56 Tedcastle; £51 The Green; £50 Fallowfield. Char – £55 Maulscastle. Gimmers – Tex – £80, £68, £65 Limestone Cottage; £64 Edenlin; £64 Dockray Hall. Suff – £64 Maulscastle.

Stirling (UA)
UNITED Auctions sold 2567 store and native-bred cattle, where averages included 1410 bullocks at 231.33p per kg, with 54 dairy-bred bullocks at 165.21p and 1042 heifers at 222.58p. 
Hereford crosses from Balgown topped at 289.7p for a 271kg bullock and 281.4p for a 279kg heifer. 
Otherwise, a 616kg Simmental cross bullock from Demperston topped the gross trade at £1290 and a 601kg Charolais cross heifer from Holehouse made £1280. 
Dairy bullocks reached 221.2p from Balgown and £1010 from Kilburn, while the 61 young bulls levelled at 209.23p having peaked at 232.6p for a Charolais cross from Graystale and £1190 for a Limousin cross from Knocknagael. 
A Limousin cross from Carlsae topped the 166 beef-bred cast cows at 214.4p and a Charolais cross from Baldovie made £1450. 
Beef cows averaged 138.68p while 19 dairy cows averaged 110.14p and sold to 128.4p from Carneil and £1070 from Bandirran. 
Some 25 breeding cattle were forward where a Limousin cross and a Simmental cross cow, both from Mains of Pitgur and with calves at foot, topped at £2000 apiece. 
An entry of breeding sheep saw Mule gimmers with twin Texel lambs from High Branchal top at £180. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – 251-300kg – Balgone Est £800; Balgown 289.7p. 301-355kg – Hilton Lodge £890; Balgown 270.6p. 351-400kg – Kings Arms £1050, 272p. 401-450kg – Kings Arms £1120, 254.1p. 451-500kg – Hattrick £1245, 249p. 501-550kg – Hattrick £1240, 236.6p. 551-600kg – Holehouse £1280; Crookedstonemuir 223p. 601-650kg – Demperston £1290, 209.4p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Gateside £420, 191.8p. 251-300kg – Balgown £785, 281.4p. 301-350kg – Balgown £870; Auchlin 260.6p. 351-400kg – Gateside £980; Kings Arms 251.3p. 401-450kg – Crailloch £1100; Kings Arms 258.6p. 451-500kg – Millands £1100, 235.4p. 501-550kg – Millands £1240, 237.5p. 551-600kg – Holehouse £1280, 214p.
Young bulls – 251-300kg – Graystale £660, 228p. 301-350kg – Graystale £800, 232.6p. 351-400kg – Kilbank £820; Glenkiln 213.5p. 401-450kg – Knocknagael £960, 217.7p. 451-500kg – West Quarter £1000, 219.3p. 501-550kg – Knocknagael £1120, 212.9p. 551-600kg – Knocknagael £1190, 206.6p.
Cast cows – Char – Baldovie £1450; Kaeside 170.2p. Lim – Muirhouses £1410; Carslae 214.4p. BB – Graystale £1370; Carslae 192.3p. Sim – Riccarton £1290, 201.1p. BSho – Graystale £1270, 151.6p. A-A – Glenartney £1230; Drumoider 161.5p. Hol – Bandirran £1070, 123p. Blo – Over Kellie £1030, 134.1p. 
Store hoggs – Glenhead (BF) £73.50; Ranch (Tex) £72; Pennygowan, Mull (Chev) £63.50. 
Ewes with lambs – High Branchal (Mule gmrs with twins) £180, (Mule gmrs with single) £140; East Mains (Mule ewes with twins) £168, (Tex X ewes with twins) £174; Reilly Farms (Tex gmrs and 1cr with lamb and half) £165; Stepend (Suff gmrs with twins) £159.
Cows with calves – Mains of Pitgur £2000 (Lim X and Sim X), £1950 (Lim X and Sim X), £1850 (A-A X). 

Huntly
MAINLY well-bred store cattle saw both continental and native-bred yearlings meet a great demand at United Auctions’ sale of 187 store and OTM cattle. 
Stores reached 257.1p per kg for a 350kg Limousin cross bullock from 20 High Street, Archiestown, with bullocks also selling to £1200 for a Limousin cross from Kinminity, Newmill. 
A Simmental cross weighing 320kg from Den Farm, Fochabers, topped the heifers at 250p with a Limousin cross from Upper Tillathrowie, Gartly, at £1195. 
In all, the 72 bullocks averaged 232.4p with the 94 heifers at 220.7p. 
Averaging 133.4p, the 21 cast cows reached 174.5p and £1300 for a Limousin from Auchorties, Keith. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £580, 239.7p Quarryhead, Glass. 301-350kg – £900, 257.1p 20 High Street, Archiestown. 351-400kg – £1005 Kinminity Farm, Newmill; 256.9p Upper Blairnain, Aberlour. 401-450kg – £1115, 256.3p Kinminity Farm, Newmill. 451-500kg – £1175, 239.6p Upper Tillathrowie, Gartly. 501-550kg – £1200, 233p Kinminity Farm, Newmill.
Heifers – 251-300kg – £160, 218p Pitcandlich, Gkenkindie. 301-350kg – £850 Kinminity Farm, Newmill. 351-400kg – £920 Upper Tillathrowie, Gartly; 246.6p Castlehill Farm, Blackdam. 401-450kg – £1010 Upper Blairnain; 231.8p Kinminity Farm, Newmill. 451-500kg – £1155, 231p Nethermills, Grange. 501-550kg – £1110, 207.8p Nethermills, Grange. 551-600kg – £1195, 213.4p Upper Tillathrowie, Gartly. 
Cast cows – Char – £1190 Roebank, Grange; 135.7p Upper Wheedlemont, Rhynie. Lim – £1150, 165.5p 20 High Street, Archiestown. Sim – £1100 The Den, Fochabers; 136.4p Auchairn, Aultmore.

Ayr
CATTLE continued to sell well at Craig Wilson’s Fair Day sale of 883 store cattle, where a pen of Aberdeen-Angus bullocks from Laigh McGowanston topped the gross trade at £1365. 
Bullocks (511) also reached 281.4p per kg for a pen of Charolais from Drumbowie and cashed in to average 239.7p or £978.96. 
The 90 dairy bullocks averaged 153.7p or £672.81 and sold to 212.4p from West Lochridge and £910 from South Biggart. 
Among the heifers, where 282 averaged 224.8p or £863.32, it was a pen of Angus from Mid Lugtonridge that topped the price per kg trade at 297.4p while Limousins from Lanemark made £1340. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per head – A-A – £1365 Laigh McGowanston; £1255, £1205 Kirkland; £1100 Mountop; £1075 Heighton; £1065 Craig, Straiton. Lim – £1335, £1280 (x2) Laigh McGowanston; £1290 (x2), £1250 Kirkland; £1280 Lanemark; £1250 Gass, Straiton; £1245 Dykes, Auchinleck; £1200 High Boydston. Char – £1290, £1185 Laigh McGowanston; £1200 Ravenslie; £1150 Linfairn. Sim – £1280 Ladyyard; £1270 High Boydston; £1200 (x2) Ravenslie; £1190 Linfairn; £1085 Barleith. BB – £1090 Forerogerton. Sho – £945, £930 Yonderton. Blo – £975, £955 Brisbane Glen. Frie – £910 South Biggart; £870 High Garphar; £860 West Lochridge. Per kg – Char – 281.4p Drumbowie; 271.2p Mid Skeog. Lim – 279.3p Lawhill; 270.9p Yonderton. A-A – 272.3p Mid Lugtonridge. Sim – 267.9p Bushglen. Sho – 252.3p Ravenscroft. Blo – 241.5p Brisbane Glen. BB – 232.8p Barmoorhill. Frie – 212.4p, 180.8p West Lochridge; 177.3p Midhouse. 
Heifers – Per head – Lim – £1340, £1070 Lanemark; £1185 McGowanston; £1160, £1030 Newfield; £1140, £1020 Knockterra; £1120, £1055 Holehouse, Ochiltree; £1090, £1075 Gass, Straiton; £1040 Boreland; £1000 Little Creoch; £1000 Burnhouse. BB – £1240 Gass, Straiton; £975 Laigh Tarbeg; £955 Knockiebae; £930 Bogwood; £910 Newfield. Char – £1130 Laigh McGowanston; £1095 Holehouse, Ochiltree; £960, £955 (x2) Knockiebae. Blo – £1090 Brisbane Glen. A-A – £1010, £980 Heighton; £895 Mid Skeog; £890 Little Burntshields. Sim – £920 Barmoorhill. Per kg – A-A – 297.4p Mid Lugtonridge. Sim – 265.2p Ardwell. Lim – 258.2p Lawhill. Char – 252.5p Drumbowie. Blo – 239.6p Middleton. BB – 231.8p Gass, Straiton. Sho – 225.4p Ravenscroft. 

St Boswells
TRADE was booming at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale of 812 store cattle, where the champion from the pre-sale show, a Blonde cross bullock from Orchard Farm, Hawick, sold for £1120. 
The reserve champion, a Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Anderson, Headshaw, Lauder, topped the price per kg trade at 319p, while another of the same from Messrs Matthewson, Soutra, topped the gross trade at £1370. Heifers averaged 230p (+4p on the previous sale) or £901.33. 
Bullocks peaked at £1290 for Limousins from Soutra and 306.1p for Charolais from Cortleferry. They averaged 243.3p (+9p) or £1005.29.

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1290 Soutra; £1225 Northfield, St Abbs; £1195, £1190, £1160 Easter Howlaws; £1160 Caverton Mill. A-A – £1250, £1100 Currie Inn; £1200 West Garleton; £1170 Towford; £1145 Todshawhaugh; £1130 Broomiebank; £1100 Harwood on Teviot. Char – £1190, £1100 Boghall; £1160, £1130, £1100 Headshaw, L; £1130, £1100 Easter Howlaws; £1110 Byrewalls. Sim – £1130 Easter Howlaws; £1080 Whitburgh; £1075 Boghall; £1050 Headshaw, L, Birkenside; £1045, £1040 Caverton Mill; £1040 (x2) Whitburgh. Blo – £1130, £1120, £1090 Orchard. BB – £1080, £1060 Harwood on Teviot; £990, £980 Whitburgh. Per kg – Char – 306.1p, 277.8p Cortleferry; 290.2p Kedzlie; 283.6p, 271.6p Headshaw, L. BB – 288.2p, 246.2p, 244.4p Whitburgh; 245.5p, 235.6p Harwood on Teviot. A-A – 281.3p, 275.9p, 269p, 266.7p, 259.7p, 255.6p, 254.5p (x2) Towford; 267.1p Bankhouse; 257.3p Todshawhaugh. Sim – 281.1p, 254.8p, 247.6p Whitburgh; 262p Headshaw, L; 256.4p Boghall; 252.8p Huntershall; 250p Townhead; 246.4p Tandlaw. Lim – 275.5p, 263.5p, 263.3p, 256.7p Georgefield; 261.5p, 253.2p Caverton Mill; 259p, 254.4p Tandlaw; 254.3p Easter Howlaws. Blo – 246.2p, 238.3p, 229.5p Orchard. 
Heifers – Per head – Lim – £1370 Soutra; £1155, £1030 Easter Howlaws; £1115 Headshaw, L; £1080 Polton; £1050 Traprain; £1045 Caverton Mill; £1020 Howahill. Char – £1270, £1130 Lauder Barns; £1225, £1180, £1150 Hoselaw; £1150, £1090 Kedzlie; £1100 Easter Howlaws. Blo – £1150, £900, £880 Orchard. Sim – £980, £970 Boghall; £940 Bayhill, £930 Caverton Mill. Sal – £970 Traprain; £910 West Garleton. A-A – £930, £920 Cortleferry; £920 Blegbie; £880 Towford. Sho – £930 Cortleferry. BB – £880 West Garleton. Per kg – Lim – 319p Headshaw, L; 284.6p, 269.8p, 259.3p, 253.7p Georgefield; 263.1p, 252.9p Huntington; 253.2p Caverton Mill. Char – 285p, 269.9p, 259.6p Kedzlie; 277.6p (x2) Kaeside; 260p Todshawhaugh; 253.5p Cortleferry. Blo – 261.4p, 227.8p Orchard. A-A – 257.1p, 248.5p, 236.5p, 234.7p Towford; 244.3p, 238p Blegbie. Sim – 236.8p, 235.8p, 232.9p, 220.2p Boghall; 231.9p, 220p Huntershall; 222p Easter Fodderlie. Sal – 214.1p West Garleton. 

Newton Stewart
DEMAND for store cattle outstripped supply as trade showed an increase on the year when Craig Wilson sold 602 stores at its Fair Day sale. 
Averages were up on the year as 367 beef-bred bullocks averaged 233p per kg or £1014.45 (+22p or +£103.05), while 57 dairy bullocks levelled at 166.6p or £767.81 (+18.4p or £166.80), with 160 heifers at 221.5p or £875.84 (+18.2p or £121.10). 
Selling for the top price of 292p were Limousin cross bullocks from T McCulloch, Blackcraig, with bullocks also hitting £1445 for a pair of Charolais from J Drennan, Balgracie. 
Dairy-bred bullocks sold to £1000 for Montbeliarde crosses from J McKenna, Gass, and 205.2p twice – for a pen of 14 Friesians from A and K Dunlop, West Cairngarroch, and again for five Friesians from R and D Wilson, High Barness. 
A Simmental cross from J McCornick, Drumjargon, topped the heifers at £1280 and a Limousin cross from A McMillan, Garheugh, made 266.7p. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per head – Char – £1445, £1420, £1300, £1230, £1130 Balgracie; £1230, £1160, £1140 Blackpark; £1190, £1110 Balmurrie; £1120, £1105, £1100 Claycrop; £1115 Cutcloy. Sim – £1295 Balgracie; £1180 Spittal. Lim – £1265, £1260, £1240, £1160, £1100 Balgracie; £1195, £1075, £1060, £1050 Claycrop; £1175, £1090 Larg, Newton Stewart; £1150, £1105 High Barness; £1100 Isle. Her – £1295, £1175, £1140 Gass, Kirkcowan; £1195 High Barness; £1125 Blackpark. A-A – £1195 West Cairngarroch; £1165, £1100 Barnultoch; £1110 Blackpark; £1090 Larg, Newton Stewart. BB – £1090 Blackpark; £1020 Low Barledziew. Sal – £1065, £945 Cuil. Mont – £1000 Gass. Dairy – £980 West Cairngarroch; £975 High Barness. Per kg – Char – 288.9p, 266.1p, 253.6p Cutcloy; 252.9p, 244.8p, 242.9p, 240.9p Claycrop; 252.7p, 252.1p, 243.8p, 240.7p Laggansarroch; 247p Balgracie. Sim – 260.9p, 247.4p Spittal; 255.4p Cutcloy. Lim – 291.9p, 262.1p, 256.4p, 249p Blackcraig; 286.3p, 281.4p, 280.3p Garheugh, Port William; 251.4p Mid Skeog; 246.5p, 244.3p, 241.4p Claycrop; 244.4p Moorpark, Sandhead; 241.8p Balgracie. Her – 230.3p Gass, Kirkcowan; 227.6p High Barness. A-A – 239p West Cairngarroch; 238p Larg, Newton Stewart. BB – 250.6p Blackpark. Sal – 250.7p Cuil. Dairy – 205.2p High Barness and West Cairngarroch. 
Heifers – Per head – Sim – £1280 Drumjargon; £975 Spittal. Lim – £1150 Bridgehouse; £1065, £985 Larg, Newton Stewart; £1000 Claycrop. Char – £1085 Claycrop; £970, £950 Balmurrie. Her – £1070 High Barness; £990, £950 Gass, Kirkcowan. BB – £970 Low Barledziew. A-A – £915 Laggansarroch. Per kg – Lim – 266.7p Garheugh; 244p, 240p Blackcraig; 232.6p Claycrop. Char – 254.9p, 241.4p, 229p Cutcloy; 248.6p, 241.9p, 237.5p, 231.4p Laggansarroch; 227.5p Balmurrie. A-A – 230.2p Spittal. BB – 229.9p Blackpark. Sim – 220.3p Spittal. Her – 212p Gass, Kirkcowan. 

Thainstone
GRAZING cattle met a fast-selling pace as large numbers were short of buyers’ requirements at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 1599 store cattle. 
Averages were up on the week as 832 bullocks levelled at 249.7p per kg (+12.3p) while 744 heifers averaged 242.2p (+2.1p). 
Selling for the top price of 334.6p were pens of Charolais and Limousin bullocks from Lythmore, Bridge of Westfield, with bullocks also hitting £1480 for a 694kg Limousin from Little Whiterashes, Turriff. 
Heifers reached 327.9p for a pen of six Limmies weighing 244kg from Lythmore, as well as £1350 for a 658kg Limousin from Stillswells, Bonnykelly. 
Of the Orkney and Shetland cattle it was a pen of four Charolais bullocks weighing 396kg from Norville, Norby, Sandness, that topped at 276.5p with a 550kg Charolais bullock from Upper Lea, Stromness, at £1215. 
Heifers from the islands peaked at 250p for a pair of 412kg Charolais from Hall of Clestrain, Orphir, and £1155 for a 518kg Simmental from Kierfold, Sandwick.
The 23 bulls peaked at 233.9p for a Simmental from Raefin, Keith, and £1170 for a Limousin from Brewthin, Cullerlie. 
The firm also sold 2040 sheep of all classes where ewes with lambs at foot (831) met an excellent demand to top at £100 per life for Texel crosses with twins from Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen. 
Black lambs from Middlehill, Rothienorman, topped the 625 store hoggs at £78 and continentals from Rossmyre, Grimbister, led the 103 island hoggs at £57. 
Texels from Logie Druno, Pitcaple, topped the 481 feeding sheep at £119.50. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Lythmore £800, 333.3p. 251-300kg – Lythmore £940, 324.1p. 301-350kg – Lythmore £1025, 320.3p. 351-400kg – Riach, Forgue £1150; Lythmore 300.5p. 401-450kg – Wartle, Lumphanan, and Norville, Norby £1170; Gowanwell, Crudie 274.3p. 451-500kg – Cyderhall, Dornoch £1210; Wartle 255.4p. 501-550kg – Tain, Castletown £1270; Hillside, Dufftown 239.1p. 551-600kg – Brewthin £1310; Bishopton, Kinellar 221.1p. 601-650kg – Achavandra, Dornoch £1360; Hawkden, Gamrie 220.2p. 651-700kg – Little Whiterashes, £1420, 213.9p. 701-750kg – Little Whiterashes £1455, 202.1p. 
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Lythmore £800, 313p. 251-300kg – Lythmore £895, 310.8p. 301-350kg – Lythmore £960, 276.4p. 351-400kg – Wester Coull £1060; Lythmore 282.5p. 401-450kg – Allancreich, Aboyne £1160; Wester Coull 267.6p. 451-500kg – Overton, Fetternear £1270, 277.3p. 501-550kg – 48 John Morrison Crescent £1240, 230.8p. 551-600kg – 48 Morrison Crescent £1310, 234.8p. 601-650kg – Milltorries, Rothiemay £1240, 201.3p. 651-700kg – Stillswells 205.2p. 
Young bulls – Up to 350kg – Raefin, Keith £800, 223.2p. 351-400kg – Craigielea, Whitecairns £830, 229.3p. 451-500kg – Prettycur, Hillside £1040, 208p. 501-550kg – Ballindalloch Home Farm £1100, 216.5p. 551-600kg – Ballindalloch Home Farm £1090, Brewthin 197p. 
Ewes with lambs – Singles – Tex 4yo – Bogiebrae, Rynie £80. Suf gmr – Thorax, Cornhill £67. Suff X mixed – Thorax £64. Tex X hoggs – Floors, Grange £63. Mule wm – Coxton, Cornhill £49. Chev 3yo – Gravelside, New Pitsligo £48. Lamb and a half – Mule bm – Craigroy, Dallas £64. Suff gmr – Thorax £60. Suff X wm – Home Farm Leithhall, Huntly £59. Cont wm – Newbigging Farm, Insch £58. Tex 4yo – Bogiebrae £55. Cont X bm – Upper Cotburn, Turriff £53. Twins – Tex 3yo – Bogiefeulach £96. Tex X 4yo – Bogiebrae £80. Cont wm – Cairnton, Fordyce £68. Suff wm – Thorax £59. Mule bm – Wellheads, Huntly £59. Suff X wm – The Bothy, Cairnorchies £58. Triplets – Tex 5yo – Bogiebrae £48. Tex X 4yo – Bogiebrae £40. Mule bm – Upper Cotburn £30. Cont bm – Upper Cotburn £25.
Store hoggs – Tex – Monaughty, Alves £74.50. Tex X – Calsona Whitefield Croft, Mosstowie £72. Cont – Boganlea, New Byth £72. Suff – Leith Hill Home Farm, Kennethmont £72. Cont X – Gleneffock, Glenesk £70.50. Zwa – Middlehill £70. Suff X – Boganlea £70. BF – North Skelmanae, Strichen £63. Chev – Boganlea £52. Char – Middlehill £50. Mule – Inverlochy Farm, Tomintoul £43.
Island hoggs – Suff – Mousland, Stromness £51.50. Suff X – Mousland £47. Mule – Veltigar, Tankerness £41.50. Char – Rossmyre £39.50.
Feeding ewes – Suff X – Logie Durno £115; Teuchar, South Teuchar £96.50. Tex X – Logie Durno £111.50. Cont – Logie Durno £108.50. Cont X – Logie Durno £104.50. Char – Logie Durno £98.50. Suff – Berefold, Ellon £96.50. HB – Teuchar £88.50. BFL – Logie Durno £85.50. Chev – Swinister, Ollaberry £84.50. Chev X – Hillview, Brae of Scurdargue £84.50. Black – Weydale, Thurso £83.50. Dorset – Sunnybrae Lodge, Blackhills £71.50. Mule – Middlehill £70.50. BF – Middlehill £58.50. 
Feeding rams – Tex – Annamuick Farm, Stonehaven £117. Tex X – Logie Durno £116.50. Char – Logie Durno £116.50. Suff – Berefold £96.50. Cont – Craigroy £88.50.

Forfar
SELLING through Lawrie and Symington last week were 183 bullocks and 163 heifers which averaged 241.3p per kg and 227p, respectively. 
Selling for the top pence per kg of 291p were Charolais bullocks from Cairnleith with bullocks also selling to £1290 for Simmentals from Hillocks.
Heifers reached 286p for Aberdeen-Angus from Dunlappie and £1250 for Limousins from Sketewan. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per head – Sim – £1290 Hillocks; £1150 Chamberlainknowe; £1150 Kinnaniel. Char – £1220 Kilmux; £1190, £1170 Kinnaniel; £1190 Kinnaird. Lim – £1190, £1120 Suttieside; £1120 Sketewan; £1115 East Pitcorthie. A-A – £1180 East Cammock; £915 Dunlappie; £900 Damside of Glenskenno. Per kg – Char – 291p, 279p, 266p Cairnleith; 269p Kinnaniel. Lim – 288p Cairnleith; 268p East Balloch; 245p Kilmux. Sim – 273p, 269p, 259p East Balloch; 255p Kinnaniel; 253p Suttieside. A-A – 257p Denhead; 241p Dunlappie; 229p East Cammock. 
Heifers – Per head – Lim – £1250 Sketewan; £1180, £1150, £1100 Middlehill; £1060 Cairnleith. Char – £1210, £1190, £1165 Easter Knox; £1090 Kinnaniel; £1080 Kilmux. Sim – £1110, £1100 Hillocks; £1010 West Pilmore; £950 Chamberlainknowe. A-A – £785 Damside of Glenskenno; £700 Dunlappie; £695 St. Fort. Per kg – A-A – 286p Dunlappie; 228p St. Fort; 218p Damside of Glenskenno. Lim – 266p Sketewan; 259p, 256p Cairnlieth, 248p Knowehead of Duntrune. Char – 239p, 237p Kinnaniel; 238p East Balloch. Sim – 230p, 223p, 219p, 214p Chamberlainknowe; 200p Hillocks, West Pilmore. 

Quoybrae
AVERAGES rose on the year as a good show of grazing cattle sold at recent high rates through Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ Quoybrae centre, as bullocks (345) averaged 240.6p per kg (+16.3p) and 233 heifers levelled at 237.7p (+20.1p).
A pen of 358kg Limousin cross bullocks from 2 Forss, Thurso, topped at 290.5p, with bullocks also selling to £1500 for a 785kg Charolais cross from Brae-edge, Castletown. 
A 334kg Charolais cross from 3 Forss, Thurso, led the heifers at 284.4p and a 600kg Charolais cross from Buckies Farm, Thurso, made £1160. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Lower Reiss Farms £800; Balbeg 285.2p. 301-350kg – 2 Forss £990, 290.3p. 351-400kg – 3 Forss £1120, 282.8p. 401-450kg – 3 Forss, Gerston and Boulintogle £1150; 2 Forss 270.2p. 451-500kg – Ha, Durran £1200; 247.4p. 501-550kg – Upper Milton Farm £1225; 11 Lochend 231.4p. 551-600kg – Upper Latheron £1280; 5 Lochend 228.3p. 601-650kg – Blackpark, Watten £1290, 208.1p. 701-750kg – Brae-edge £1490, 206.1p. 
Heifers – Up to 300kg – Balbeg £810, 272.7p. 301-350kg – 3 Forss £950; Nottingham Mains 263.1p. 351-400kg – 3 Forss £1040, 265.3p. 401-450kg – Gerston £1080; 3 Forss 255.6p. 451-500kg – Gillock Mains and Ha Durran £1140; Ha Durran 234.6p. 501-550kg – Upper Milton Farm £1155; Seaview, Oldwick 220.5p.

Stirling (Cal)
ON Monday, Caledonian Marts sold 438 store and breeding cattle, where stores peaked at 280p per kg for Simmental heifers and 274p for Simmental bullocks, all from GS Stewart, Wester Whin, Slamannan. 
An Aberdeen-Angus bullock from J Walker, Glenwhilk, Doune, topped the gross trade at £1480 with heifers to £1070 for a pen of Charolais from M and J Lamont, Shutterflat, Beith. 
With bullocks levelling at 227p and heifers at 225p, bulls averaged 141p having sold to 179p for Shorthorns from R Clowes, Newhall, and £1000 for a Hereford from FB Sangster, Badenkep. 
Dairy cattle averaged 142p and sold to 168p and £910 from WC Smith, Cuff. 
A small selection of breeding cattle peaked at £1750 for a Charolais cow with calf from McMurrich Partnership, Ballater Drive, Causewayhead.
Also sold were 440 breeding sheep and store hoggs, where a pen of broken-mouthed Texel cross ewes with twins at foot from AD Kinnimonth, Kinnighallen, topped at £166.
Stores reached £72 for a pen of Texel crosses from N McNaughton, Duallin. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per kg – 267p Lochridgehills; 267p, 264p Dollarbank; 259p Balquhatstone; 259p, 252p Midton; 255p Glenside; 250p Bowridge. Per head – £1380, £1200 Glenwhilk; £1160 Easterhills; £1130 Cleugh; £1130 Leysbent; £1100 Leysbent; Wester Pirleyhill; £1080 Balcachie; £1070 Glenside. 
Heifers – Per kg – 279p, 274p Wester Whin; 258p Evergreen; 249p Avoncrook; 243p Dollarbank; 242p Balquhatstone. Per head – £1060, £1050, £1040, £1000, £970 Cleugh; £1010 Glenside; £990 Leysbent; £970 Shutterflat. 
Breeding cattle – Bulling heifers – £1090, £980 Ballater; £890, £860 Belltrees. Cows with calves – £1500 Ballater; £1450 Woodcockfaulds. 
Store hoggs – Tex – Gartfarran £70. Cont – Duallin £65. Cross – Gartfarran £64. Tex X – Kirklands £56. 
Ewe hoggs – Chev – Gartfarran £62. Tex X – Kirklands £48. BF – Gartfarran £48. 
Ewes with lambs – Twins – Tex – Kinnighallen £164. Cross – Stepend £152; Bankhead £148. Cont – Stepend £150. Singles – Cont – Kinnighallen £126. Mule – Lower Greenyards £125. Tex – Lower Greenyards £112. Cross – Stepend £112. 

Dumfries
C AND D Auction Marts sold 326 cattle, which included a 76-strong entry of organic cattle where demand outstripped supply and resutled in a rise of £221.42 on the year. 
Organic cattle reached 334.4p per kg for a pen of Charolais bullocks from Matthew Hamilton, Woolfords, while Simmental bullocks from Leo Petrucci, Outer Blair, topped the gross trade at £1480. 
Heifers reached £1290 for Simmentals from Outer Blair and bullocks levelled at 282.4p with heifers at 242.3p. 
In the conventional section, bullocks averaged 226.7p and sold to £1070 for Montbeliardes from Gimmenbie and 272.4p for Aberdeen-Angus from Longrigg. 
Heifers levelled at 216p having peaked at £1090 for Angus off Kirkbride and 262p for Charolais from Skipmyre. 

LEADING prices:
Organic bullocks – Sim – £1480, £1170 Outer Blair. Char – £1270 (x2), £1110, £1080 (x2) Woolfords. 
Organic heifers – Sim – £1290, £1190, £1160 Outer Blair.
Conventional bullocks – Per head – Mont – £1070 Gimmenbie. Char – £1065, £1060, £995 Cormaddie. Lim – £1065, £995 (x2) Cormaddie; £1060 Abune The Brae. Sim – £1005 Abune The Brae; £1000 Upper Moor; £995, £980 Cormaddie; £980 Meikleholm. BB – £980, £955 Upper Moor. BSho £900, £875 (x3) Butterdales. Per kg – A-A – 272.4 Longrigg. Char – 258.4, 257.9 Cormaddie. Sim – 258.4, 257.9 Cormaddie. Lim – 258.4 Cormaddie; 247.4 Abune The Brae. BSho – 243p Bogue; 230.3p Butterdales. 
Conventional heifers – Per head – A-A – £1090 Kirkbride; £945 Upper Moor. Lim – £1030, £970 Kirkbride; £900 Rashgill. BB – £970, £965, £940 Low Glasnick; £965 Upper Moor. Her – £955 Upper Moor. Lim – £910 Skipmyre. Sim – £885 Palaceknowe. Per kg – Char – 262p, 249p Skipmyre. Sim – 245.8 Leathorn. A-A – 231.3p Longrigg. Lim – 231p Kirkbride. BB – 220.7p Low Glasnick.

Lockerbie
ALL classes sold above vendors’ expectations at Harrison and Hetherington's April Fair Day sale at Lockerbie. 
The 430 on offer peaked at £1205 for Limousin bullocks from DA Wilson, Belzies, and 273p per kg for two pens of Limousins from S Ewart and Son, Belridding. The 192 bullocks levelled at 232.95p. 
Heifers (228) averaged 227.04p having sold to £1185 for a pen of Charolais from Messrs Goldie, Greenfield, and £1180 twice – for a Charolais from J Goldie, Skipmyre, as well as a Limousin from G Wilson, Reddings. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1205, £1175, £1080 Belzies; £1155, £1095 Hunterhouse; £1130 Newfield Farm;£1090, £1090 (x2), £950 Lawston Farm; £1080 (x4), £1060, £1050 (x4), £1040 (x4) Belridding; £1075 (x2), £1060 (x2) Maryfield; £1025 (x9) Meikleholm; £990 (x2) Whitehill. A-A – £1090, £965 (x4) Newbigging. Char – £1080, £1070, £1065, £1025, £990 (x2) Maryfield. Sim – £1010 Wyseby Hill. Per kg – Lim – 273p (x4), 266p, 259p (x4) Belridding; 268p (x3), 263p (x3) Heithat Farm; 266p (x2) Maryfield; 258p (x7) Meikleholm. Char – 257p, 237p (x2), 226p, 219p (x2), 217p Maryfield; 241p Gillenbie;235p Greenfield. A-A – 236p (x4), 226p (x3) Corriemains; 233p (x4) Fingland; 225p (x8), 223p (x4) Newbiggin; 221p (x2) Minsca. Sim – 224p Gillenbie; 224p Heithat Farm. Her – 205p Gillenbie. 
Heifers – Per head – Char – £1185, £1145, £1050, £1045, £990 (x2), £945 (x3), £935 (x6) Greenfield; £1180, £1150, £1055, £1000 (x2), £990(x6), £945( x2) Skipmyre. Lim – £1180 (x2) Reddings; £1170 Belzies; £1095 Maryfield; £1080, £1075 (x2), £970 (x2), £930 Holmhead; £1050, £935 Kirkburn; £960, £935 Belridding; £955 (x3) Wyseby Hill; £950, £935 Crossdykes. BB – £1145 Belzies. A-A – £980 Firthhead. Per kg – Lim – 282p, 280p Crossdykes, 265p (x3) Heithat Farm; 261p, 243p (x2), 237p (x2), 234p (x5) Holmhead; 257p (x4), 255p Reddings; 250p Kirkburn Farm; 245p Belzies; 244p Belridding; 233p Halldykes. Char – 255p, 254p, 253p, 249p (x3), 247p, 240p (x3), 238p (x9) Greenfield; 248p (x2), 244p, 233p (x2) Skipmyre. BB – 241p Belzies. A-A – 220p (x3), 213p (x5) Corriemains. Sim – 214p Heithat Farm.