Special sales in the May 13 issue

LEADING prices:
Ewes with lambs – Triplets – Thomas Bell, Randalstown (Tex) £235. Twins – Ian McCluggage, Glarryford (Suff) £200; Wilson Carson, Cloughmills (CB) £185; H McCracken, Ballywalter (Tex) £185; D Devlin, Randalstown (Suff) £182, (Tex) £170; W Jones jnr, Templepatrick (Suff) £170. Singles – I Montgomery, Glenwherry (CB) £190, (CB) £175, (CB) £170; David Verner, Cookstown (Tex) £180, (Suff) £175); Kim Steele Nicholson, Antrim (Suff) £178. 
Bullocks – Up to 500kg – A Heron, Broughshane, Lim, 440kg, £1080, (245p), Lim, 420kg, £1010 (240p), Lim, 500kg, £1135 (227p); J Bonnar, Broughshane, Sim, 360kg, £840 (233), Sim, 460kg, £1045 (227p); R Weatherup, Newtownabbey, Lim, 340kg, £780 (229p), Lim, 380kg, £840 (221p), Lim, 390kg, £860 (220p); Samuel Patton, Ballyclare, Char, 440kg, £1005 (228p), Char, 460kg, £1020 (221p); M Johnston, Toomebridge, (x2) A-A, 410kg, £920 (224p); Gary Crowe, Ballyclare, Sal, 400kg, £895 (223p), Sal, 380kg, £850 (223p); David Carlisle, Templepatrick, Char, 430kg, £960 (223p). 501kg + – M Johnston, Toomebridge, A-A, 560kg, £1495 (267p), A-A, 530kg, £1345 (253p), A-A, 530kg, £1300 (245p); A Heron, Broughshane, Char, 530kg, £1170 (220p); G McMaster, Broughshane, Lim, 560kg, £1235 (220p), Blo, £1165 (215p), Lim, 530kg, £1140 (215p), Lim, 560kg, £1185 (211p); A Heron, Lim, 520kg, £1145 (220p); M and J Glass, Garvagh, Lim, 540kg, £1180 (218p); J Bonnar, Broughshane, St, 530kg, £1140 (215p); J and J Rea, Kilwaughter, Char, 590kg, £1260 (213p), Char, 540kg, £1140 (211p); Roy McIntyre, Rathkenny, A-A, 560kg, £1190 (212p); Leo McFall, Ahoghill, Char, 540kg, £1145 (212p); Samuel Patton, Ballyclare, Char, 510kg, £1080 (211p).
Heifers – Up to 500kg – WH Knox, Ballynure, Lim, 410kg, £945 (230p), Lim, 420kg, £890 (211p), Lim, 390kg, £820 (210p); WRB Gibson, Newtownabbey, Char, 440kg, £995 (226p), Char, 400kg, £865 (216p), Char, 450kg, £970 (215p), CHar, 430kg, £890 (207p); J and S Bailey, Ballycastle, Lim, 490kg, £1060 (216p), Lim, 460kg, £950 (206p); Megan Shaw, Larne, BB, 500kg, £1070 (214p); R Hunter, Larne, Lim, 470kg, £1000 (212p); RM Carson, Islandmagee, Char, 490kg, £1035 (211p), Lim, 500kg, £1055 (211p); Wm Weir, Milebush, Lim, 490kg, £1030 (210p); N Boyd, Broughshane, Lim, 480kg, £1000 (208p); G Martin, Randalstown, Blo, 460kg, £955 (207p). 501kg+ – Austin Shaw, Larne, Lim, 510kg, £1120 (219p), Par, 540kg, £1185 (219p); Cecil Wilson, Glenarm, Char, 540kg, £1155 (213p), Lim, 520kg, £1090 (209p), Lim, 510kg, £1050 (205p); Wm Weir, Milebush, A-A, 540kg, £1150 (213p), Lim, 520kg, £1060 (203p); G Martin, Randalstown, Blo, 540kg, £1150 (213p); E O’Donnell, Toomebridge, Char, 520kg, £1080 (207p), Char, 560kg, £1160 (207p);, Char, 510kg, £1050 (205p) RM Carson, Islandmagee, Char, 550kg, £1140 (207p); Megan Shaw, Larne, Blo, 560kg, £1155, (206p), Blo, 580kg, £1170 (201p); M and J Glass, Garvagh, Lim, 520kg, £1070 (205p), Char, 550kg, £1070 (194p).

Dingwall
EWES with lambs met a good demand at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 131, where Mule ewes with Suffolk-sired lambs from Gaich Farms, Dulnain Bridge, topped at £150. 
Store hoggs (173) reached £75 for a pen of Cheviots from Upper Rosemount, Tain, while ewes (83) reached £83 twice for Cheviots from both Acharry Muir, Dornoch, and Calrossie Mains, Nigg. 
Rams and feeding sheep (16) sold to £83 for a Texel ram from Lower Gartally Farm, Drumnadrochit.

LEADING prices:
Store hoggs – Suff X – 66/78 Farr, Bettyhill, £68; Calrossie Mains, £64. Chev – 2 Glaick, Ardross, and Culrain Mains, Ardgay, £67; Strathkyle, Evanton, £65. Cross – Hatton Cottage, Forres, £66, £60; Lower Gartally Farm, £59. Tex X – 2 Glaick, £64, Balnabual, Dalcross, £59. BF – Midfearn Farms, Ardgay, £57; Lower Gartally, £56. 
Ewes – Belt X – Upperton, Balnain, £80. BF – Blackford Farm, Croy, £76. Mule – Woodlands, Dingwall, £75; Lower Gartally Farm, £74. Chev – Comar, Cannich, £72, £62; Calrossie Mains, £66. Cross – Calrossie Mains, £62. 
Ewes with lambs – Chev – Kenmore, Shieldaig, £130; Achnaclerach, Garve, £122. Mule – Dell Farm, Whitebridge, £130, £115, £108. Cross – 20 Ruisaurie, Beauly, £122; Upper Rosemount, £112. Belt X – Upperton, £120.
Rams and feeding sheep – Cross wdr – 211 Upper Birichen, Dornoch, £80. Chev ram – Hatton Cottage, £76. Chev wdr – Comar and 66/77 Farr, £56. 

Carlisle
AN entry of 520 store cattle at Harrison and Hetherington saw all classes sell well and to a top of £1480 for a pair of British Blue cross bullocks from Messrs Beatty, Durdar. 
Heifers peaked at £1290 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Johnstone, Low Flow.
A smaller show of 319 weaned calves peaked at £1090 for a 13-month-old Limousin cross bullock from EL, W and CA Johnston, Horsemoor Hill, with bulls to £1440 for Charolais from Airds of Balcray and heifers to £1060 for Limousins off Kedzlie. 
At Monday’s sale of breeding sheep, better outfits were in strong demand and peaked at £89 per head for a pen of Texel cross hoggs with Beltex-sired lambs from Jack Cartmel, Raise Lodge, Wigton. 
Ewes with lambs reached £78 for Texels from Kirtlebank. 

LEADING prices:
Store bullocks – BB – £1480 (x2) Durdar; £1295, £1210 Rose Farm; £1215 (x2) Sandbed; £1200 (x3) Millantae; £1200 Rottington Hall; £1185 Blue Dial; £1180 Hawkrigg; £1155, £1150, £1085 Flothers; £1150 Merryshield; £1135 Lankaber; £1110 Marona; £1110 (x3) Blue Dial; £1090 (x2) New Bampton. Lim – Shield Green; £1340 Millantae; £1290, £1270, £1215 Spawell; £1280 (x2) Wham Head; £1275, £1170 High Green Hill; £1270, £1260, £1175 Low Flow; £1225 The Flatt; £1210 Marona; £1170 Spout Bank; £1170 Tailbert. Char – £1245, £1190 Spout Bank; £1235 Clappers; £1180 Sideway Bank; £1110 The Grove; £1080 (x3), £970 Shank Bridge End; £955 (x3), £940 Mossband Hall. A-A – £1210 (x2), £1165 (x2) Rottington Hall; £1140, £1030 Arnold House;£1090 (x20 Holly Bush; £1070 £1050 Glebe Farm. Sim – £1190, £1180 (x3), £1115, £1100 (x3) Croftheads; £1165 Westgarth Hill. Blo – £1175, £1100, £1040 Merryshield. Mont – £1085 £1080, £1060 Greenwrae. HF – £1050 (x2) Carrick Dean; £970 (x4) Rose Farm; £760 (x4) Kilnknowe. NR – £950 Carrick Dean. Frie – £950 Carrick Dean; £930 Green Farm; £910, £800 Kilnknowe; £880 (x4), £765 (x2) Aulby Farm; £805 (x2) Holme Farm; £770 Glebe Farm. Ayr – £785 Greenwrae. Hol – £760 Blue Dial. 
Store heifers – Lim – £1290, £1195 Low Flow; £1280 Arnold House; £1270 Mauld Meaburn; £1250, £1180 High Green Hill; £1235, £1210, £1200, £1180, £1140, £1130, £1105 Spa Well; £1200 Marona; £1195 Low Flow; £1170, £1150, £1130 Fishergill; £1110 Tailbert. BB – £1210 (x2) Sandbed; £1140 Fishergill; £1090 Blue Dial; £1080 (x2) Seymour House; £1050 Rose Farm; £1045 (x3) High Field; £1030 Arnold House; £1030 Rose Farm; £1020 Searigg; £1020 (x2) Kilnknowe; £1010 (x5) Carleton Hill; £1000 West Whitrigg. Char – £1170 The Grove; £1170, £1115, £1090 Clappers; £1095 Ladyhousesteads; £1070 Fishergill; £1050 Westgarth Hill; £1030 £1025 Sideway Bank; £1000 The Grove. Sim – £1150 Castlewigg. Blo – £1100 (x2) Merryshield. LR – £980 (x3), £940 Whitecrook. A-A – £920 New Bampton; £920 (x5) Ibrak; £890 (x2) Holly Bush. 
Weaned bulls – Char – £1440 Airds of Balcary. BB – £1060 Inglewood Bank. Fleck – £870, £840 (x2) High House. Blo – £840 Newshield; £840 Parcelstown. A-A – £810 (x2) High House. BSho – £700 Croft Ends. Frie – £600 Edge. 
Weaned bullocks – BB – £1140 Oakghyll; £1020 Quarry House; £1000 (x3) £920 (x3) Wickerfield; £970 Castle Farm. Lim – £1090 (x2) Horsemoor Hills; £1030 (x2) £1020 Quarry House; £995 Greenside Keep Cottage; £985 £980 West Moorhouses; £965 Town Foot; £950, £945 (x2) Netherton; £945 Shillafield; £915 £905 Staingills. A-A – £925, £825 (x2) Home Farm (Birkby). SD – £840 Castle Farm. Sal – £825 (x3) Kedzlie. Blo – £800 Moor Park. Stab – £805 (x2) Netherton. Sim – £790 Fangs Brow. Baz –£770 Inglewood Bank. HF – £715 Bulls Head; £640 Chapel House; £640 Castle Farm; £600 Orchard House. Hol – £640 Chapel House; £600 Orchard House. Jers – £615 Edenbanks. Fleck – £600 (x6) Lowther Low Moor. Ayr – £570 (x8) Barsalloch. 
Weaned heifers – Lim – £1060, £990 (x2) £970, £960, £950 (x2), £905 (x2), £900 Kedzlie; £1000, £940 Quarry House; £940 Greenburn; £940 Castle Farm; £925 (x2), £910 (x2) Horsemoor Hills. Char – £1035, £1000 (x3) Low Houses. BB – £945 Kedzlie; £940 (x2) Quarry House. Her – £870 Campingholm. 
Females with lambs – Hoggs – Tex – £89 Raise Lodge; £86, £74, £67 Dockray Hall; £77 Lynecrook; £74, £70, £69 Halldykes; £73 Burtholme Farm; £70 Mount Pleasant; £69, £68 The Harras. Belt – £87, £80 Raise Lodge. GF – £77, £65 Laight Farm. Suff – £66, £61 The Harras. Ewes – Tex – £78, £66 Kirtlebank; £69 Burtholme; £66 High House; £65, £60.50 Melbourne House; £64, £61.50, £58 High House; £60, £59 Bustabeck; £59, £58 Millrigg. Hill Chev – £59.50 Melbourne House. GF – £57 High House; £53, £52 Keenley Fell. Swale – £52 Crossgates. Gimmers – Tex – £69, £65, £63 Burtholme; £67 Millrigg; £60 Lynecrook; £60, £59 Raise Lodge. Suff – £56 High House.

Tiree
A SOUND trade prevailed throughout United Auctions’ sale of cattle and sheep on Tiree, where bullocks levelled at 236p per kg and heifers averaged 239p. 
Topping at 296p were Simmental cross bullocks from 2 Heylipol with heifers to 284p for a Shorthorn cross from Grishipol, Coll. 
Texel cross hoggs from Heylipol topped the section at £90, with the same home leading the cast tup and ewe trade at £100 and £93, respectively. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per head – Char X – £900 Sandaig; £880 8 Cornaigbeg. Sim X – £810, £790 (x2), £740 (x4) Sandaig. Sal X – £760 (x2) 3a Caolis. BSho X – £740 Grishipol, Coll. Lim X – £700 8 Cornaigbeg. Lui X – £630 Grishipol, Coll. Per kg – Sim X – 296p 2 Heylipol; 243p (x3), 236p, 233p Sandaig. BSho X – 282p (x2), 278p Grishipol, Coll. Lui X – 278p Grishipol, Coll. Char X – 239p Sandaig; 235p 8 Cornaigbeg. Sal X – 232p, 225p 3a Caolis. 
Heifers – Per head – Char X – £850, £750 Sandaig. Sal X – £850, £740, £730 3a Caolis. Sim X – £760 (x2), £730 (x4), £720, £700 (x6) Sandaig; £760 2 Heylipol. Lim X – £720 Ruaig. BSho X – £700 (x2) Grishipol, Coll. Per kg – BSho X – 284p (x2), 276p (x2), 272p (x2) Grishipol, Coll. Sim X – 271p Ruaig; 257p (x2), 247p (x2), 242p, 237p (x4), 235p (x2) Sandaig. Lim X – 271p Ruaig. Char X – 236p Sandaig. Sal X – 236p, 232p 3a Caolis. 
Store hoggs – Tex X – £90, £78, £76 Heylipol. Suff X – £83 Braeside; £74 4 Kilkenneth; £70, £68 Druimfhraoich. Chev – £68 8 Kilkenneth. Mule – £67 Druimfhraoich; £75 Heylipol. 
Wedder hoggs – Tex X – £73 Heylipol. Suff X – £69 3 Balevullin. 
Ewes – Belt X – £93, £89, £77 Heylipol. Tex X – £87, £85, £80, £73 Heylipol; £80, £77, £76 4 Kilkenneth; £79, £75 Ruaig; £79 Croish; £78 Ardmay. Suff X – £86, £75 Heylipol. Mule – £83, £79 Heylipol; £63 Ruaig. Cross – £71 1 Kilkenneth. 
Cast rams – £100 Heylipol. 

Stirling (UA)
UNITED Auctions sold 2154 store cattle last week, where 1058 bullocks levelled at 239.53p per kg, with 105 dairy bullocks at 161.64p and 991 heifers at 229.01p. 
Selling for the top price of 304.5p was a 312kg Limousin cross bullock from High Bent, with bullocks also hitting £1390 for a Simmental cross weighing 702kg from Drumrack. Holstein crosses from Auchnotteroch led the dairy bullock trade at 216.7p for one weighing 540kg and £1200 for another at 606kg. 
Among the heifers it was a 346kg Limousin cross from Townhead of Arngibbon that topped at 289p with another weighing 584kg from Airthrey Kerse at £1380. 
Cast cows met a good trade to peak at 212.4p for a Limmy cross from Classlochie and £1410 for a British Blue cross from Newton of Logierait. Beef cows (116) averaged 149.45p while 30 dairy sorts averaged 113.02p having peaked at 126.02p and £1090 for a Holstein cross from Carneil. 
A small entry of 547 sheep saw breeders reach £196 for two and three-crop Texel ewes with Texel-sired twins at foot from Nochnary, while hoggs reached £66.50 for Texels from Erisort. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Braehead £690, 297.4p. 251-300kg – Gateslack £860, 292.5p. 301-350kg – Kildavaig £990; High Bent 304.5p. 351-400kg – Kedzlie £1070; Newton of Logierait 282.1p. 401-450kg – Gordonian £1140; Knockgerran 265p. 451-500kg – Gordonian £1260, 259.8p. 501-550kg – Baldovie £1340, 249.5p. 551-600kg – Spittal £1330; Drumrack 230.6p. 601-650kg – Drumrack £1380, 215p. 651-700kg – Holton £920, 134.9p. 701kg plus – Drumrack £1390, 198p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Braehead £690, 281.6p. 251-300kg – Lochend £790, 265.4p. 301-350kg – Townhead of Arngibbon £1000, 289p. 351-400kg – Ardmaleish £1070, 274.4p. 401-450kg – West Meikle Pinkerton £1130; Upper Obney 272p. 451-500kg – Allanfauld £1220, 251p. 501-550kg – Baldovie £1290, 250.5p. 551-600kg – Airthrey Kerse £1380, 236.3p. 601-650kg – Holton £1120, 181.2p.
Cast cows – BB – Newton of Logierait £1410; Whitesykes 170p. Lim – Easter Mye £1390; Classlochie 212.4p. A-A – Oatridge £1290; Millhills 189.2p. Sim – Boghall £1290; Corsehope 194p. Cont – Chartershall £1130, 156.5p. Lui – Woodburn £1130, 155.2p. Oth – Drumrack £1110, 144.9p. HF – Carneil £1090, 136p. Sho – Kincraigie £1090, 147.7p. BF – East Bangour £1030, 134.1p.
Store hoggs – Erisort (Tex) £65.50; Erisort (Tex X) £63; Hill (BF) £58.50.
Ewes with lambs – Twins – £195 (Tex 2-3cr), £189 (Tex 3cr), £165 (Mule 2-3cr) Nochnary; £134 (BF) Craighead. Singles – £122 (Suff 1cr) Fullerton. 

Wigton
HOPE’S Auction Co sold 184 store cattle, last week, where the smaller entry maintained recent high rates and peaked at £1425 for a pair of Limousin heifers from JT Brockbank and Sons, Westward Parks, Wigton. 
Bullocks sold to £1285 for a Limousin from JK Roper and Sons, Knowe Hill, Kirkbride, and dairy types reached £965 for a pair of Holsteins from R Millar, Arkleby Hall, Aspatria. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Lim – £1285, £1275 Knowe Hill; £1135 (x2), £1115 (x2) The Laurels; £1095 Newton Field; £1085, £1055 Arkleby Hall; £1065 Cobble Hall Barn. Blo – £1275, £1215, £1145 Knowe Hill. BB – £1175, £1155, £1085 (x2) Longcummercattiff; £1155 Kelsick Farm; £1135, £1085 The Laurels; £1105, £1075 Arkleby Hall. Hol – £965 (x2) Arkleby Hall. 
Heifers – Lim – £1425 (x2), £1325(x2), £1315, £1285 (x3), £1265 (x2), £1175 (x2) Westward Parks; £1345, £1155, £1125, High House; £1195, £1185, £1145 (x3), £1115 Lynedraw; £1125 (x2), £1085 Longcummercattiff; £1085, £1075, £1065 (x2) Kelsick Farm. BB – £1145, £1055 (x2), £1015 Arkleby Hall; £1135, £1065, £1035 Anthorn; £1115 Green Farm; £1105 Newton Field; £1015 High House. Blo – £1045 Knowe Hill. Parth – £995, £985 Newton Field. 
Young bulls – Char – £1075, £1045, £1025 High Waverbridge House. Lim – £1065, £1015 Gateghyll; £1045 Parkside. 

Huntly
FORWARD cattle sold at increased rates and heifers with breeding potential were well sought after at United Auctions’ sale of 467 store and OTM cattle. 
A Simmental cross bullock weighing 230kg from Craig Estates Farms, Rhynie, topped at 300p per kg with the 179 bullocks, which averaged 245.6p, also hitting £1230 for a British Blue cross from Seggiecrook, Grange. 
A 565kg Simmental cross from Connachie, Kellas, topped the heifers at £1640 and 290.3p, as the 270 on offer averaged 235.5p. 
Levelling at 127.62p, OTM cattle reached 156.6p and £1490 for a Simmental bull from Corskie, Garmouth. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £690, 300p Home Farm Craig, Rhynie. 251-300kg – £820 Bainshole, Huntly; 300p Newtonbrae, Newmill. 301-350kg – £945, 290.8p Roebank, Grange. 351-400kg – £1090, 286.8p Bush Farm, Aberlour. 401-450kg – £1070, 254.8p Newtonbrae, Newmill. 451-500kg – £1170, 254.3p Mains of Tarryblake, Rothiemay. 501-550kg – £1175, 226p Wester Clune, Finzean. 551-600kg – £1230, 219.6p Seggiecrook, Grange.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – £590 Home Farm Craig, Rhynie; 268.3p Easter Corrie, Botriphnie. 251-300kg – £815, 271.7p Bainshole, Huntly. 301-350kg – £900 Newtonbrae, Newmill; 271.2p Bainshole, Huntly. 351-400kg – £965, 260.8p Balnellan, Craigellachie. 401-450kg – £1090, 249.4p Newtonbrae, Newmill. 451-500kg – £1420, 289.8p Connachie, Kellas. 501-550kg – £1580, 289.9p Connachie, Kellas. 551-600kg – £1640, 290.3p Connachie, Kellas. 601-650kg – £1295, 207.2p Essil, Garmouth. 
Cast cattle – Sim – £1370 Corskie, Garmouth; 141p Essil, Garmouth. A-A – £1250, £1100 Tulchan Lodge, Grantown on Spey; 134.9p 42 Old Hall, Watten. Lim – £1150, 152.3p Loanhead, Logie Coldstone. Sim X – £1150 Corskie, Garmouth; 134.8p The Den, Fochabers. Sal – £1070, 147.6p Essil, Garmouth.

Ayr
A LARGER show of 1077 store cattle met a similar trade at Craig Wilson, where 606 beef-bred bullocks averaged 235.6p per kg or £933.31, with 55 dairy bullocks at 158.3p or £748.45 and 416 heifers at 226.9p or £843.32.
A Limousin bullock from Barskelly led at £1375, with bullocks also hitting 317.4p for a pen of Charolais from Dalhanna Farming Co. Dairy sorts hit 184.1p from Laggan and £980 from Benston.
Heifers reached £1235 for a Limousin from Corsehillhead and 264.2p for a pen of Blondes from Brisbane Glen. 
Also forward was a show of 261 ewes, gimmers and hoggs with lambs at foot which met a sharper trade to the previous sale. Topping at £194 was a pen of Texel gimmers with twin Beltex lambs at foot from Hugh Dunlop, Holehouse.

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1375 Barskelly; £1365, £1280, £1275, £1235, £1180 Netherton, Dalrymple; £1305 North Boig; £1220 (x2) Kirkland; £1165 East Polquhirter; £1150 Chalmerston and North Boig; £1115 Gass, Straiton. Sim – £1300, £1290, £1280, £1270, £1170 (x2) Kerlaw Mains; £1195 North Boig; £1190 Dykefield; £1155, £1100 (x2) Meadowpark. A-A – £1250 Kirkland; £1225 Benston; £1110 Littlemill; £1085 Meikle Larbrax; £1045 North Boig and Burnockstone. Her – £1245, £1110 Oxenshaw; £1240 Kirkland; £1150, £1090 Craigmalloch. Char – £1125 Chalmerston; £1070 High Woodston. BB – £1225 Gass, Straiton; £960 Townhead of Lambroughton. Dairy – £980 Benston; £810 Stevenston, Laggan and Bottoms; £805 Laggan. Ayr – £950 Catcraig. Blo – £820 Brisbane Glen. BSho – £800 Haugh. Per kg – Char – 317.4p, 298.2p Dalhanna. Lim – 305p Bickethall. BB – 283p Bickethall. Blo – 279.3p Brisbane Glen. Sal – 265.5p Wee Carleton. Sim – 262.3p Nether Ardroscadale. Dairy – 184.1p, 173.1p Laggan. 
Heifers – Per head – Lim – £1235 Corsehillhead; £1215, £1180 Netherton, Dalrymple; £1195, £1170 (x2) Kirkland; £1175 North Boig; £1165, £1100 Cranslagvourity; £1090 Lanemark; £1055 (x2), £1050 Gass, Straiton; £1030 North Waterland; £1010 Littlemill; £1000 Dykefield and Grougar Mains. Sim – £1200 Kerlaw Mains; £1030 Meadowpark. BB – £1090 Bottoms; £960 Stoopshill; £950 Ardnahoe. Her – £1075 Oxenshaw; £1000 Benston. A-A – £1060 Grougar Mains; £1010 Benston; £1000 Walston; £980 Ardnahoe. Sho – £800 Haugh. Blo – £740 Brisbane Glen. Per kg – Blo – 264.2p Brisbane Glen. Lim – 261p Mid Craigton; 258.6p Maxwelston. BB – 252.5p Meikle Ittington. Char – 252.2p Windyhall. A-A – 242.9p Bickethall. Sim – 242.9p Dallowie. 
Ewes with lambs – Twins – Tex – £170, £162 Holehouse; £165 Merkland. Suff – £177 Holehouse. Mule – £157, £154 Merkland; £155 Gibblaston. BF – £125, £120 Mid Brockloch. Singles – Tex – £136 Holehouse; £116 Spierston. Mule – £117 Creagraineach; £104 Gibblaston. BF – £107 Mid Brockloch. 
Gimmers with lambs – Twins – Tex – £194 Holehouse. Mule – £170 Pennymore; £169, £168 Birgidaleknock. Singles – Tex – £136 Holehouse; £132 Birgidaleknock. Mule – £137 Creagraineach; £121 Birgidaleknock. 
Hoggs with lambs – Twins – Mule – £170 Pennymore. Tex – £144 Pinmore Mains. Singles – Mule – £152 Pennymore; £142 Gibblaston. Tex – £167, £165 Dalhowan; £160 Craigalbert; £159 Muir. 

Thainstone
ALL classes met a strong demand, particularly heifers with breeding potential, when Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 2457 store cattle last week. 
A special offering of 172 BVD virus free and vaccinated heifers averaged 264.8p per kg (+14.5p on the week), having sold to 351.9p for a trio of Salers crosses weighing 432kg from Darnford, Durris, and £1800 for a pair of 574kg Simmental crosses from Connacie, Kellas. 
A pair of Limousin cross bullocks from Ledmacoy, Strathdon, topped the regular sale at 320.6p, with the 1119 bullocks, which averaged 247.9p (+7.1p), also hitting £1570 for a pair of Aberdeen-Angus stots weighing 650kg from Layburn, Rendall. 
Levelling at 235.1p (+0.5p), the 1151 heifers reached 310p for a pair of Salers crosses from Essil, Garmouth, and £1480 for a pair of 512kg Simmentals from Braigiewell, Echt. 
Young bulls sold to 248.7p for a 378kg Limousin from Greenfield, Rothes, and £1130 for an Angus weighing 524kg from Silvermoss, Barthol Chapel. They averaged 226.5p for 15. 
Of the Orkney and Shetland cattle, bullocks sold to 289.4p for a pen of five Charolais weighing 342kg from Lower Hobbister, Stenness, and £1570 from Layburn. Heifers reached 281p for a 420kg Charolais from Norville, Norby, Sandness, and £1395 for a 650kg Aberdeen-Angus from Cockmurra, Holm.
Ewes and lambs (2355) met a similar trade to top at £68 per life for Texel gimmers with twins from 11 Raemoir Road, Banchory, while the 248 store hoggs peaked at £70 for continentals from Little Muddie, Lumphart. 
Feeding sheep (1045) sold to £130 for Texels from Tofthills, Clatt. 

LEADING prices:
BVD virus free and vaccinated heifers – Up to 350kg – Mains of Prony, Tarland £780, 224.1p. 351-400kg – Crossburn, Keith £1000, 266p. 401-450kg – Darnford £1520, 351.9p. 451-500kg – Darnford £1650, 349.6p. 501-550kg – Connachie £1700, 326.1p. 551-600kg – Connachie £1800, 313.6p. 601-650kg – Connachie £1680, 279.1p. 651-700kg – Connachie £1720, 262.2p.
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Brackley, Dalmally £755, 304.4p. 251-300kg – Barns, Crathes £880; Meikle Cultain, Fordyce 294.5p. 301-350kg – Ledmacy, Strathdon £1090, 317.3p. 351-400kg – Kinaldie, Logie Coldstone £1125; Buchaam, Strathdon 295.5p. 401-450kg – Ledmacoy £1180, 281p. 451-500kg – Dalrachie, Ballindalloch £1240; Ledmacoy, Strathdon 262.2p. 501-550kg – Birks, Echt £1390, 257.4p. 551-600kg – Deerhillock, Birse £1450, 258.9p. 601-650kg – Stonyford, Tarland £1480, 242.5p. 651-700kg – Stonyford £1480, 221.6p. 701-750kg – Stonyford £1480, 209.4p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Brackley, Dalmally £655, 268.4p. 251-300kg – Meikle Cultain, Fordyce £845, 285.5p. 301-350kg – Langlanburn, Deskford £895; Braehead, Drummuir 271.9p. 351-400kg – Drumneachie, Birse £1160, 297.4p. 401-450kg – Hatton Manor, Auchterless £1350, 306.8p. 451-500kg – Essil £1420; Drumneachie 282.1p. 501-550kg – Drumneachie, Birse £1420; Braigiewell 289.1p. 551-600kg – Glenernie, Dunphail £1340, 228.7p. 601-650kg – Glenernie £1405, 220.1p.
Young bulls – Up to 300kg – Cairnton, Newmachar £610, 248p. 301-350kg – Cairnton £760, 246.8p. 351-400kg – Greenfield £940, Burness, Firth 215.8p. 401-450kg – Silvermoss £940, 228.2p. 451-500kg – Greenfield £1110, 228.4p.
Ewes with lambs – Singles – Chev hogg – Auchtygall, Peterhead £67. Cont hogg – Nicholson Park, Fordyce £66. Mule bm – Roundhome, Corse £64. Suff hogg – Nicholson Park £64. Belt hogg – Garvelside, New Pitsligo £63. Suff gmr – Newbigging, Insch £60. Chev bm – Lost, Strathdon £60. Lamb and a half – Tex bm – Taigh–an–Cruach, Craigievar £64. HB gmr – Towiemore, Keith £62. Cont 3yo – West Cortiecram, Kinninmonth £60. Suffr X bm – West Cairnhill, Culsalmond £55. Cont wm – Newbigging £54. Suff wm – Edgars Glen £54. Twins – Mule gmr – Towiemore £66. Tex X 4yo – Bogiebrae, Rhynie £64. Mule bm – Roundhome, Corse £63. Mule hogg – Huntingfaulds, Tealing £60. Cont wm/bm – Roundhome £60. Mule – Roundhome £59. Tex X hogg – Auchtygall £59. Suff hogg – Nicholson Park £59. Tex X 4yo – Pollowick, Cromdale £58. Suff X bm – West Cairnhill £58. Cont gmr – Edgars Glen, New Deer £58.
Store hoggs – Cont X – 104 Abbotswell Crescent, Kincorth £67. Suff X – Glencuie, Glenkindie £66. BFL – Little Howes, Holm £66. Zwa – Wester Tillathrowie, Gartly £65. Chev – Croftgibb, Grange £64, Belt – Knockiemore, Lonmay £61. Tex – Greenhaugh, Ordie £60. Tex X – Boghead of Drumdollo, Drumblade £59. BF – Croftgidd £58. Belt X – Knockiemore £54. Mule – Rickarton House, Stonehaven £52. GF – Redland, Firth £50. Shc – Balnamoon, Grange Crossroads £50. Suff – 104 Abbotswell Crescent, Kincorth £49. 
Feeding ewes – Tex – Little Muddie, Lumphart £120. Tex X – Easthouse, The Park £118.50. Suff – Jacobshall, Gamrie £115. Cont – Little Muddie, Tillyboy, Echt £101.50. Suff X – Sunnybrae Lodge, Blackhills £98.50. Belt – Oakfield, Thainstone £97.50. Char – 30 Wilson Crescent, Whitehills £93.50. Mule – Jacobshall Cottage £87.50. GF – Roundhome £75.50. BF – Loanend, Lumphanan £67.50.
Feeding rams – Cont – Yonderton, Hatton £98.50. Cont X – Parkview, Bigton £88.50. Tex – Parkview £82.50. Tex X – Culhay, Forbes £80.50.

Hexham
MORE than 1010 store cattle sold at Hexham and Northern Marts’ recent May show and sale where the three-generation Robinson Family, of Bog Hall, took both the champion and reserve titles before selling the pair for £1400 apiece. 
Picked out by Edward Fawcett, Well House, Harbottle, the champion was a yearling British Blue heifer from Nicky, Ian and Harry Robinson, which Mr Fawcett later secured for £1400. The reserve was a Limousin bullock which sold for the same price to Gordon Amos, Market Harborough.
Selling for the top price of £1505, however, was two lots of Charolais heifers from Willie Woodman, Great Chesters, while bullocks reached £1500 for a Charolais cross from the same home. 

LEADING prices:

23-30 month bullocks – Char X – £1130, £1100 Capheaton New Houses. Lim X – £1420, £1385, £1355, £1350, £1320, £1310, £1280, £1240 (x2), £1160, £1125, £1110 Bankfoot; £1400 Bingfield Combe; £1360, £1300 Lunns House; £1350 Thornham Hill; £1310 Rare Dean; £1300 Lunns House; £1050 New Houses. BB X – £1425 (x2), £1380 Thornham Hill. Sim X – £1410, £1300 Satley. A-A X – £1270, £1180 Catreen; £1270, £1210 Fairley. 
23-30 month heifers – Char X – £1505 (x2), £1460, £1380, £1370 Great Chesters; £1380 Rare Dean; £1085, £1040, £1000 New Houses; £1045, £990, £970 West Moor. Lim X – £1360 West Grange; £1250 Bankfoot; £1185, £1095, £925 East Barns; £1085 New Houses. Sim X – £1160, £1070, £1060, £1035, £995 Stoop Rigg. A-A – £1325, £1160 Fairley. 
17-22 month bullocks – £1500, £1480, £1440, £1430, £1425, £1390, £1380, £1370 (x2) Great Chesters; £1230 White House Matfen; £1100 New Houses; £1090 The Holmes. Lim X – £1415, £1380 West Throp Hill; £1400, £1345, £1150 Thornham Hill; £1390 Cowburn Rigg; £1370, £1360 Lunns House; £1365, £1280 Fairley; £1290, £1200, £1180 (x2), £1160 White House Matfen; £1260, £1140, £1080 The Holmes; £1160 South Gunnerton; £1135, £1010 White House Burnhope; £1105 Stotsfold; £1040 Fallowfield; £1040 Ogle Dene; £1010 Comb Hills. BB X – £1275 White House Matfen; £1160, £1100 Kirkley Dam House. Sim X – £1420, £1390, £1360 (x2), £1290 Satley; £1160 White House Matfen. A-A X – £1235 Fairley; £1220, £1120 Nampara; £1170 Fallowfield and The Holmes. BSho – £1060, £1050, £1025 Grange Farm Newburn. Her X – £1060 Fallowfield. 
17-22 month heifers – Char X – £1450, £1380, £1355 Great Chesters; £1200 Rare Dean; £995 Town Farm. Lim X – £1360, £1150 West Throp Hill; £1180 Fairley; £1080 White House Burnhope; £1045 Lee Hall; £1000 The Steel. BB X – £1320, £1275, £1150, £1080, £1050, £1000 (x2), £930 Kirkley Dam House. Sim X – £1380 Grange Farm; £1090, £1000 Stoop Rigg. A-A X – £1160, £1110 Fairley; £1130 Catreen; £1020 South Gunnerton. 

Dalmally
STORE cattle sold more favourably on the year at United Auctions’ sale of 447 cattle and 238 sheep.
Here, bullocks averaged £825.10 or 271.62p per kg (against £802.77 or 250.93p last year) and heifers levelled at £757.16 or 252.02p (against £689.08 or 229.31p). 
Leading the entry at 342.9p were Simmental cross heifers from Kilvaree, with heifers also hitting £990 for Limousin crosses from Craig Farm. 
Bullocks sold to 329.3p for Shorthorn crosses and Luing crosses from Knockderry, as well as £1070 for two lots of Limousin crosses from Achnacreebeag. 
Blackface hoggs from Woodside Croft, Mull, sold to £70 and ewes with lamb at foot sold to £74 from Alavahl.

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per head – Lim X – £1070 (x2) Achnacreebeag; £1050 (x3) Croftintygan; £1050, £900, £880 (x2) Ardachy; £1010 (x6), £1000 (x6), £930 (x8) Tiraghoil; £1000 Duallin; £950 Auchgoyle; £910 Craignafeoch; £880 (x2) Barbreck; £870 (x2) Ardentraive. Char X – £1040, £900 (x3) Barnakill; £940 (x8) Auchlyne; £910 (x5), £890 (x7) Ardmaleish; £860 (x3) Tom A Bhioran. Sim X– £1000, £920 Tiraghoil; £930 (x3), £880 (x6) Keilator; £880 Ardnacross; £880 (x3) Craig Farm; £860 Ardmaleish; £860 (x5) Ellary; £860 Tom A Bhioran. A-A X – £930 (x4), £810 (x2) Ardnacross, Mull; £890 (x2), £850 Ardachy; £850 (x2), £800 (x2) Barnakill. Blo X – £910 Ardmaleish. Sho X – £860, £800 (x4) Barnakill; £800 Cruachan. Per kg – Sho X – 329.3p, 319.2p Knockderry. Lui X – 329.3p Knockderry. Lim X – 326p, 324.7p, 295p, 282p Barbreck; 311.4p No10 Eoligarry, Barra; 309.2p, 308.5p No2 Kiel Crofts; 307.3p, 285.7p Kilvaree; 307.1p, 293.6p, 281.3p Aird Farm; 304.5p, 303.5p, 296.1p Ardachy; 294.1p Innisaig; 293.1p Ellary. Sim X– 324.1p, 299.1p Aird; 319.2p Knockderry; 309.5p, 297.3p, 284p Ardnacross; 309.2p 282.2p Tiraghoil; 288.1p Inverfolla; 286.2p Keilator; 280.3p Ellary. Sho X – 313.4p, 298.4p, 274.7p Barnakill; 280.2p Ardnacross; 274.1p Ellary. Char X – 307.7p, 287.5p, 274.7p, 262.3p Barnakill; 300.4p, 261.1p Tullochmhor; 285.3p, 282.5p Ardmaleish. A-A X – 298.4p, 262.3p Barnakill; 285.2p, 260.5p Ardnacross; 260.7p Ardachy. Blo X – 285.3 – Ardmaleish. 
Heifers – Per head – Lim X – £990, £850 Craig Farm; £920 14 West Gerinish, Uist; £920, £880 (x10), £860 (x4) Tiraghoil; £920 (x5), £890 (x3) Croftintygan; £880 (x2) Ardmaleish; £850 Craignafeoch. Sim X – £930, £840 Keilator; £800 (x2) Dunans; £790 (x2) Tiraghoil; £790 Duallin. Char X – £910 (x9) Auchlyne; £890, £820 Tiraghoil; £840 (x2) Barnakill. LR X – £900 (x2) Sithean, Mull. A-A X – £720 (x2) Ardnacross. Per kg – Sim X – 342.9p, 313.3p Kilvaree; 331.3p, 303.9p Knockderry; 289p Blarghour; 289p, 287.1p Ardnacross; 286p, 275.4p Keilator; 278.9p Aird Farm. 268.3 – Blairmore. Lim X – 304.2p, 289.8p, 271.1p Barbreck; 302.3p, 278.9p Aird; 290p, 282.8p No10 Eoligarry; 279.2p Innisaig; 274.8p Achnacreebeag; 273p Auchgoyle. Char X – 278p, 277.2p, 259p Ardmaleish; 270.5p, 261.7p Barnakill; 253.6p Tullochmhor. LR X – 262.4p Sithean. A-A X – 252.6p Ardnacross. 

Stirling (Cal)
TEXEL ewes with twins from D and J McKerrow, Nochnary, Freuchie, topped a sale of breeding sheep when they led the 364-strong ewe and lamb entry at £200. 
The 143 hoggs with lambs averaged £153.89 (-£9.34 on the year) having hit a top of £184 for Texels from R Graham and Son, Airthrey Kerse, Bridge of Allan. 
Mules from Arndean Farming Co, Dollar, topped the 237 dry hoggs at £105. 

LEADING prices:
Dry hoggs – Mule – £104 Inchie; £100 Mains of Burnbank. Chev Mule – £99 Loanleven. BF – £76 Mid Linthills and Kilbirnie.
Hoggs with lambs – Twins – Mule – £178, £170 Gibbliston. Singles – Mule – £155, £152 Woodend; £145 (x2) Gibbliston. Tex – £166 Woodendl £152 Airthrey Kerse. 
Ewes lambs – Twins – Tex – £190 (twice) Nochnary; £152 Mill of Ardoch. HB – £180 Nochnary. Mule – £180 Nochnary. SD – £178 Netherton. Lleyn – £160 Netherton; £154 Roseneath Home Farm. Char – £152 Ballabeg. Chev – £142 Stepend. BF – £118, £116 Walton. Singles – SD – £168 Netherton. Tex – £160 Nochnary. Tex X – £150 Mill of Ardoch. Char – £148 Netherton. Mule – £120 Mains of Burnbank. Chev – £110 Lochnell Home Farm. BF – £114 Walton. Zwa – £90 Lochnell Home Farm. Shet – £80 Walton. 

Quoybrae
A MIXED show of store cattle saw top grazers sell at recent high rates at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 246 store and breeding cattle on Monday. 
Stores peaked at 275p per kg for a pen of Charolais cross heifers weighing 360kg from West Watten (Thomson), with the 119 store heifers, which averaged 230.2p, also hitting £1325 for a pair of 618kg Charolais from Aimster, Thurso. 
Bullocks (122) levelled at 231.7p having hit tops of 270.1p for a pen of 348kg Charolais and Salers crosses from Bardnaclavan, Westfield, and £1280 for a 595kg Charolais from West Lyth, Wick. 
A Limousin cross cow with her Charolais-sired stot calf from M Mackay’s dispersal from Buldoo, Dounreay, topped the five breeding cattle at £2400. 
Also on offer were 398 sheep, where the 53 breeders reached £112 for Texel ewes with lambs from Seaview, Oldwick. 
The 143 store hoggs peaked at £73.50 for Texels from Borrowston Mains, Thurso, and averaged £53.01, while the 115 prime hoggs reached 167.9p and £70 for a trio of 41.7kg Suffolks from Westerloch, Wick. 
Feeding ewes and rams (87) averaged £60.29 and sold to £105 for Cheviots from Overton, Mid-Clyth (Sutherland). 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Rockhill Farm, Wick £760, 268.6p. 301-350kg – Bardnaclavan £940; Ackergill Mains 253p. 351-400kg – Bardnaclavan £1035, 266.8p. 401-450kg – South Keiss Farm £1100; Bardnaclavan 257.4p. 451-500kg – Ackergill Mains £1120; South Keiss Farm 231.2p. 501-550kg – West Lyth Farm £1105, 214.1p. 551-600kg – Oceanview £1170; West Lyth Farm 215.1p. 
Heifers – Up to 300kg – Myrelandhorn (Miller) £760, 254.2p. 301-350kg – Bardnaclavan £940, 271.7p. 351-400kg – Bardnaclavan £1020; Lhaid Croft (Ganson) 268.1p. 401-450kg – Aimster £1030, 234.2p. 451-500kg – West Lyth Farm and Aimster £1120; Aimster 234.3p. 501-550kg – 8 Murrayfield £1230; Aimster 229.2p.
Store hoggs – Tex – Ackergill Mains £70. Chev X – Sordale £68.50. Chev – 184 Armadale £60. Suff – Scouthal, Bridge Street £59. Cont – Burnside Farm, Calder £53.
Feeding ewes and rams – Tex – Quoybrae Farm (Slesser) £100. Chev – Cairnside, 36 Oldhall £97. Suff – Quoybrae Farm (Slesser) £78. Cont – Ritchies Croft £69. Chev X – Scarmclate £68. Mule – Westerseat £65.

Darlington
THERE was no let-up in prices at Darlington Farmers Mart’s sale of store cattle, on Monday, which met a 100% clearance and a top price of £1380. 
Selling for that price was a 26-month-old Limousin bullock from D and J Hunnam and Sons, Rise Slowly Farm, Burnt Houses, while heifers reached £1270 for a 23-month-old Charolais from G and A Gibson and Son, South Road, High Etherley. 
The 149 bullocks levelled at £949 with 165 heifers at £867, while 58 store bulls averaged £879 having peaked at £1165 for 13-month-old Limousins from JR Fell, North Oxen Le Fields. 
A small entry of five cows with calves reached £1300 for a 10-year-old Limousin with her three-month-old British Blue-sired heifer at foot from BA and C Pearson, Stainsby Hill, Thornaby. 
Cast cows (124) met a strong trade to average above 130p per kg for what was one-quarter native breeds, one-quarter dairy breeds and the remainder continentals. A pair of Blondes from WA Wardman, Thrushwood, Yearby, topped the cows at 181p and 177p, and a Limousin from AT Bainbridge, Ash Dub, Ettersgill, made £1476. 
A pair of continental ewes with twins from W Brass and Sons, Low Broom Flats, led the 215 breeding sheep at £192, and the 57 store hoggs peaked at £81 from CB Wilkinson. 

LEADING prices:
Cows with calves – £1300 (x2), £1250, £1100, £1020 BA and C Pearson. 
Store bulls – £1165 (x3), £1150 (x3), £1105 (x2), £1100 (x2), £1055, £1015, £1000 JR Fell; £1110 (x3) AR Wilson; £1045 M Lowson; £1020 JR and AR Wall; £955, £900 (x2), £880 Wilkinson and Son; £950 (x2), £880 J Brearley; £900, £780 (x2) JC Thwaite and Son; £860, £725 P Prudom and Son Ltd; £855 W Wearmouth and Son; £845, £805, £765 C and E Gaskin. 
Store bullocks – £1380, £1210 D and J Hunnam and Son; £1360, £1340, £1255 G and A Gibson and Son; £1280, £1090 DR Easton; £1190 J and MJ Walton; £1145, £1130 £1080 (x2) CN and P Penk; £1140, £1065, £1050 (x2), £1025 Leggott Farming Ltd; £1125, £1090 GW and M Singleton and Sons; £1110 (x2) TH Richardson; £1080 D and PH Brown; £1075 DG and PD Ayre; £1070, £1065 JR Addison and Son; £1060 (x2), £1055 M Gallon; £1055 GW Lee and Sons; £1050, £1015 GS Dowson; £1050, £1025 E Cheesmond; £1045 (x2) Forster Hall and Sons; £1040 (x2) DW Dresser; £1025 (x2), £1020 (x2) P Prudom and Son Ltd. 
Store heifers – £1270 G and A Gibson and Son; £1150 DR Easton; £1135, £1040 GW Lee and Sons; £1085 (x2), £1035 GL and M Steel; £1075 K Cator; £1070, £980 RG and G Rutter; £1065 CN and P Penk; £1060, £1020 E Cheesmond; £1050 (x2), £1030, £1020 T L Anderson; £1040 P Prudom and Son Ltd; £1025 (x2), £995, £990 Leggott Farming Ltd; £1020 (x2) GW and M Singleton and Sons; £1015 (x3) TA Gibson; £1015 GW Lee and Sons; £1010 (x2) J and MJ Walton; £1010, £965 D and PH Brown; £1000 AR Wilson; £1000, £990, £975 (x2) M H Hodgson; £960 R White.
Females with lambs – Hoggs – £180, £178 D Buck; £180, £172, £165, £150 GW Dobson and Son; £170 (x2), £165, £162 J and K Metcalf and Son. Gimmers – £180, £152, £125 W Brass and Sons. Ewes – £192 W Brass and Sons; £180, £170, £165 (x2), £150, £145, £138, £135, £132 BR and S Fell; £180, £158 D and JA Teasdale; £175, £140, £135 (x3), £132, £130, £122 P Coupland; £170, £138 AG Balmer; £165 D Alderson; £158 W and V Burton; £140, £130, £105 C Gibson; £135 L Kidd.
Store hoggs – £81, £80, £72, £53 CB Wilkinson; £52, £31 G Bolton; £51, £41, £38 J Musgrave.

Forfar
HEIFERS with calves at foot from Westpark led the sale of 295 store and breeding cattle at Lawrie and Symington on Tuesday. 
They reached £2150 for a Limousin heifer with Limmy-sired heifer calf as well as Simmental cross heifer with Limousins-sired stot calf. 
Store cattle reached £1300 for a Limousin bullock from Crieff and 284p per kg for a Charolais bullock from Runavey. The 125 bullocks averaged 242p. 
Heifers (165) averaged 233p and were topped by Limousins at £1270 from Sketewan and 264p from West Pilmore.

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1300 Crieff; £1270 Strone; £1220 Newton of Inshewan; £1110 Glenkilrie. A-A – £1180, £1060, £900 Brathinch. Char – £1105, £950 East Balloch; £1010 Kinnaniel. Sim – £1090 Chamberlainknowe. AOB – £1025 Kirkton of Kingoldrum, £1010 Tannachie, £980 Kirkton of Kingoldrum. Per kg – Char – 284p, 246p Runavey; 255p East Balloch. Lim – 261p, 260p, 256p Newton of Fotheringham; 261p Glenkilrie; 260p, 256p Afflochie. AOB – 261p, 250p Kirkton of Kingoldrum; 249p Tannachie; 244p Runavey. A-A – 237p, 236p, 215p Brathinch. Sim – 227p Chamberlainknowe. 
Heifers – Per head – Lim – £1270 Sketewan; £1175 Strone; £1140 Crieff. Char – £1210, £1180, £1165 West Denside; £1000 Kinnaniel. Sim – £1200 Crieff; £1070 Chamberlainknowe; £1060 Kirkton of Kingoldrum. A-A – £1160 Newton of Inshewan; £1150 Meikle Coull; £1060 Muirhouses. AOB – £1030 Baldastard; £950, £910, £830 Kirkton of Kingoldrum. Per kg – Lim – 264p West Pilmore; 262p, 259p Sketewan; 258p Hillfoot. AOB – 256p, 238p, 231p Kirkton of Kingoldrum; 230p Runavey; 229p Cowhillock. Char – 248p, 247p West Denside; 246p East Balloch and Runavey; 243p Kinnaniel. Sim – 239p Hillfoot; 238p Kirkton of Kingoldrum; 238p, 230p Chamberlainknowe. A-A – 231p Dunlappie; 230p Newbigging of Craighall; 225p Kirkton of Kingoldrum. 

Longtown
IT was the first prize pen of Mule hoggs and lambs from Messrs Ridsdale, Yew Tree, as well as the third prize pen of continental hoggs and lambs from MT Watson, Four o Boot, that sold for the equal top price of £98 at C and D Auction Marts’ show and sale judged by Richard Walton, Hardstone. 
Also on offer were 377 store cattle and suckler calves which met a strong trade to average £164.11 up on the year. They topped at £1330 for the first prize Charolais bullock from FMI Gibson, Southwoodhead, while heifers reached £1255 for a Limousin from A and A Ewing, Dumbretton. 
Judge J Crichton, Loughrigg, picked out an 11-month-old Limousin heifer from IR Armstrong, Shankfieldhead, as his champion which later sold for £1220. 

LEADING awards:
Hoggs with lambs – Mule – 1, Messrs Ridsdale, Yew Tree, £98 to the R Walton; 2 and 3, Mr Kidd, Briggle Farm, £86 to R Walton, and £80 to M Gillette. Continental – 1 and 2, Messrs Nicholson, Cobble Hall Barn, £85, to Messrs Pearson, Wavercroft, and £76 to J F Latimer, Chapel House; 3, MT Watson, Four o Boot, £98 to Messrs Tweddell, Haltcliffe Bridge. 
Bullock – Char – 1, Messrs Gibson, Southwoodhead, £1330; 2, Shankbridge End Farms, £1090. AOB – 1 and 2, Messrs Murray, The Throp, £1120 and £1100. 
Heifer – Char – 1 and 2, Shankbridge End Farms, £1200 and £1145. AOB – 1 and champion, Messrs Armstrong, Shankfieldhead, £1220; 2, The Throp, £1020.     

LEADING prices:
Ewes with lambs – Singles – Suff – £71 Over Langhaw; £66, £62 Upper Hunderlee. Tex – £71, £69 East Mains; £65 Shepherds Cottage; £59 Wydon Eals and Lanerton. Cross – £65 Bankswood; £61.50 Longrigg; £57 Shepherds Cottage; £55 Newbigging; £54.50 Pilmuir, Bankswood and Low Closegill; £54 Moss Side. Chev – £55 Shepherds Cottage. Lle – £54, £53.50, £51.50 Over Langshaw. Chev Mule – £53 Skelfhill. Tex X – £50 Longrigg. NCC – £39 Gospel Hall. Swale – £35 Chapel Farm (Fell). Twins – Tex – £67 Newbigging; £61 Lanerton; £60 East Mains; £59 Wydon Eals. Lle – £62 Over Langshaw. Suff – £60.50 Upper Hunderlee. Chev Mule – £58.50 Skelfhill. Cross – £55.50 High Chesters; £55 Shepherds Cottage. NCC – £45 Gospel Hall. BF – £38, £34.50 Dunblane. Swale – £37 Chapel Farm (Fell). 
Gimmers with lambs – Twins – Tex – £65 Townfoot; £63, £56 Dinwoodie Green; £62.50 Pilmuir. HD –£57 Newbigging. Cross – £55 East Mains. BF – £35 Lowes. Singles – Tex – £56.50 Townfoot. Suff – £51 Longrigg. BF – £34.50 Lowes. 
Hoggs with lambs – Twins – Tex – £98, £89, £79 Four o Boot; £90 Wallend; £85 Cobble Hall Barn,. Cross – £98, £85 Yew Tree; £86, £80 Briggle. Suff – £77 (x2) Clydeside. Lle – £60, £59 Over Langshaw. 
Bullocks – Char – £1330 Southwoodhead; £1140 (x2) Bellfield; £1140, £1105, £1005 (x6) The Nook; £1100, £1090 Shankbridge End; £1100 Woodslee; £1050 Greystoke Castle; £1035 (x2), £1010 High Parkfoot. Lim – £1210, £1190, £1130, £1110, £1100, £1090, £1070 Tinnishall; £1200 Edenbanks; £1120, £1100 The Throp; £1115 Gillalees; £1110 Netherhill; £1110, £1100 Gallowberry; £1095 (x2) Bellfield; £1090 (x2) Wyseby Hill Cottage; £1080 (x2) Mossband Hall; £1070 Dumbretton. BB – £1130, £1050 Westwinds; £1045 High Parkfoot; £930 Gillalees; £810 (x2) Snowden Close. Gall – £890 Shankfieldhead; £620 Barfil. A-A – £875 (x3) Kilnhill; £850 (x2) Girnwood; £815 Smallholms. BSho – £840 Minsca. 
Heifers – Lim – £1255 Dumbretton; £1220, £1015 Shankfieldhead; £1155, £1070 (x2) Tinnishall; £1140, £1115, £1080 6 Stonehouse; £1100 Wyseby Hill Cottage; £1080 Mossband Hall; £1080 Gallowberry; £1075, £1060, £1030 Netherhill; £1050 Greensburn; £1020, £1000 The Throp; £1005 (x3) Standingstone Rigg. BB – £1250 (x2), £1225, £945, £930 (x3) Gardrum; £1000 (x2), £910, £900 (x2) Netherton. Char – £1200, £1145 Shankbridge End; £1150 Southwoodhead; £1095, £990, £900 (x2) High Parkfoot; £1030 Bellfield; £1020 (x4), £965 (x2) Greystoke Castle; £940 (x2), £905 Gillalees; £920 6 Stonehouse and Woodslee. BSho – £875 (x3), £830 (x3) Minsca. Gall – £875 (x4) Barfil. A-A – £715 (x2) Girnwood; £610 Smallholms.