Special sales in the June 17 issue

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Little Pinkerton £760, 315.4p. 251-300kg – Dykes £740, 291.3p. 301-350kg – Craighead £890, 260.2p. 351-400kg – Balgray £1030, 271.1p. 401-450kg – Farden £1150; Orchard Mains 267p. 451-500kg – Heathfield £1190, 243.9p. 501-550kg – Ancaster Estate £1205, 230p. 551-600kg – Daldorn £1090, 191.2p. 601-650kg – Ancaster Estate £1320, 212.2p. 651-700kg – New Carden £1390, 210.6p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Gateside £290, 137p. 251-300kg – Dykes £760; Easter Frew 284p. 301-350kg – Greenyards £805, 254.9p. 351-400kg – Little Pinkerton £1040, 261.3p. 401-450kg – Little Pinkerton £1060, 250p. 451-500kg – Farden £1230, 247p. 501-550kg – Craigmaddie Muir £1210, 220.8p.
Cast cows – Lim – Ballinloan £1530; Renton HF 207.4p. A-A – Clydeside £1370; Drumoider 170.2p. BSho – Moneydie Rodger £1370; Birkenhead 159.3p. Sim – Clydeside £1310, 180.4p. Sho – Renton HF £1210, 176.4p. Char – Graystale £1170, 152.7p. Mont – Meikle Camoquill £1150, 158.3p. Sal – Graystale £1070, 207.5p.
Breeding sheep – Kinnaird, Findatie £146 (Chev twins), £130 (Chev single); Crawford, Glenniston £110 (Bf twins), £75 (BF single). 

Dingwall
FEEDING and prime sheep met a good demand at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 423 sheep, where 124 ewes with lambs sold to £123 for Texel cross ewes with Texel-sired lambs at foot from Tore Mains, Tore. 
Cheviots from Allt Nan Subh, Dornie, topped the 102 hoggs at £77 and Texels from Wester Cairnglass, Gollandfield, led the 165 ewes at £72.
Rams and feeding sheep (32) sold to £117 for a Texel ram from 12 Airdens, Bonar Bridge.

LEADING prices:
Store hoggs – Chev – 186 Migdale, Bonar Bridge, and Allt Nan Subh, £71; Ashcroft, Erbusaig, £62. Suff X – 7 Reef, Uig, £61. Tex X – Wester Cairnglass, £60. Cross – 11/13 Tomich, Beauly, £57; Mid Fearn, Ardgay, £54. 
Ewes – Mule – Balnabual, Dalcross, £62. Tex X – 11/13 Tomich, £60. Chev – Balloan, Conon Bridge, £59. Cross – Wester Cairnglass, £57. BFL – Milton Farm, Aberarder, £56. CHM – Shewglie, Glenurquhart, £55. BF – Milton Farm, £51.
Ewes with lambs – Singles – Belt X – Caberfeidh, Glenurquhart, £120. Chev – 72 Westford, Alness, £101; Hempriggs, Wick, £100; Kenmore, Shieldaig, £98. Twins – Chev – Kenmore, £120; 72 Westford, £116; 55/57 Rhue, Ullapool, £108. Cross – 72 Westford, £100. Shet – Kenmore, £80
Rams and feeding sheep – Tex – 12 Airdens and Wester Cairnglass, £90. BFL – Balchraggan, Dores, £76. Chev – Ashcroft, Erbusaig, £65. Mule – Milton Farm, £48.

Carlisle
A SMALLER entry of 250 store cattle for Harrison and Hetherington's sale, met its dearest for some time, peaking at £1400 and £1390 for Limousin cross heifers from Messrs Lloyd, Fishergill. 
British Blue heifers from both Messrs Ferguson, Sandbed, and Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, also sold for £1390.
Bullocks reached £1275 and £1265 for British Blues from Messrs Charlton, Crown Point, with Limousin crosses from Messrs Hutton, Church View, also making £1265. Dairy bullocks sold to £1215 for Montbeliardes from Church View. 
A large show of 282 weanlings peaked at £1120 for a British Blue heifer from Messrs Burrow, Lodges Farm, with bulls to £1100 for a Blue from Kinkry Hill and bullocks to £1070 for a Limousin from Maryland. 
A smaller show of ewes and lambs sold on Monday, where a top of £121 per life was paid for a pen of eight Texel cross hoggs with singles from Messrs Browell, Quarry House. 
The same home topped the trade per unit at £309 (£103 per life) with a pen of 10 Texel cross gimmers with twins, as well as the ewe trade at £83 with Texel cross ewes with twins. 

LEADING prices:
Store heifers – Lim – £1400, £1390 Fishergill; £1300, £1105 Low Bank End; £1295 Crown Point; £1200 West Micklethwaite; £1170 Hawkrigg; £1145 Linden House; £1135 Shillafield; £1135 The Flatt; £1120, £1105 Gill House; £1110, £1100 Cranberry. BB – £1390, £1320 Sandbed; £1330 Green Farm; £1120 Flimby Hall; £1120, £1070 (x2) Cranberry; £1115 Church View; £1110 Shillafield; £1105 Southerfield Hall; £1080 Netherfield; £1080 Carleton Hill. Char – £1205 Crown Point; £1190 Linden House; £1140 Fishergill; £1110 Cranberry; £1090 Shillafield; £1030 Lamonby Hall. A-A – £1140 Pear Tree House; £1070 The Swaites; £1010 Shillafield. Stab – £1090 The Swaites. Blo – £1145, £1050 Brackenthwaite.
Store bullocks – BB – £1275, £1265, £1160 Crown Point; £1255 Southerfield Hall; £1175 (x2) Cooper House; £1130 Waters Farm; £1075 Pear Tree House; £1075 Lamonby Hall; £1060 Hayclose. Lim – £1265, £1170 Church View; £1225 Southerfield Hall; £1180 Craigdhu Croft; £1175 Fishergill; £1170 Carleton Hill; £1165, £1135 Limekilns; £1160 Hawkrigg; £1105 Ghyll Bank; £1105 (x2) Seymour House; £1095 The Cottage; £1075 Hayclose. A-A – £1245, £1165 Sneck Yeat; £1185 Pear Tree House; £1100 Carleton Hill; £1075, £1040 Stainton House. Char – £1240 Old Silloth; £1140 Fishergill; £1070 Sneck Yeat. Mont – £1215, £1210, £1060 Church View. Blo – £1150 Brackenthwaite. Sim – £1095, £1090, £1070 Stainton House; £1055 East Wharmley. Sho – £1015 The Cottage. BF – £915 Hawkrigg. 
Weaned heifers – BB – £1120, £870 Lodges Farm; £1060, £1020 Barton Church; £980 Smalmstown. Lim – £1070 (x3) Maryland; £940 (x2), £920 (x2), £865 Quarry House; £940 South Thornberry; £920 (x2) Netherton; £890 Burn House. Char – £820 (x2) Temple House. A-A – £800 Summerhill; £720 South Thornberry; Her – £665 The Coach House. 
Weaned bulls – BB – £1100 Kinkry Hill; £800 West Moor; £795 (x4) Hainings; £750 Smalmstown. HF – £800 (x2) West House; £565 Hillhead; £550 (x3) Cauldhame. Lim – £940 Croft House; £920 West Mill Hills. A-A – £780 Blenkett. Fleck – £630 (x4) Lowther Low Moor. Her – £620, £605 Wheyrigg House. 
Weaned bullocks – Lim – £1070 Maryland; £1000 High Griseburn; £980, £935 Quarry House; £940, £890 Stone House; £900, £880 Davygill; £870 Longrow; £860 Netherton. BF – £985, £675 Palgowan; £640 Sandysike Farmhouse. Sim – £980, £945 High Griseburn. Char – £940 Blenkett; £910 Temple House; £860 Isel Old Park. BB – £895, £875 Netherton. Sho – £810, £800 Garvilland. A-A £800, £750 Ballyquin Road; £780, £730 Ibrak; £770 Castle Farm. HF – £675 Palgowan; £585 Applegarth; £585 Carsewalloch; £540 Blenkett. Her – £650 Applecross; £650 Castle Farm. 
Females with lambs – Suff – £81 Kirtlebank; £78 Mid Murthat; Tex – £121 Quarry House; £82 (x2) Kirtlebank. Gimmers – Tex – £103 Quarry House. Ewes – Rouge – £60.50 128 Scotby Road. BF – £38 Craigdhu Croft. Hill Chev – £66, £61.50 Craigdhu Croft. GF – £66.50 Barhill; £66 High House. HB – £59 Mid Murthat. Swale – £49 Barrhill; £42 High House. Tex – £83 Quarry House; £79, 373, £72.50 Mid Murthat; £69.50 Barrhill. £67 (x2) Cowranside. 

Crooklands (J36)
MORE than 75 units were on offer at North West Auctions’ beef breeding cattle sale where a strong trade prevailed throughout.
Top price was £2050 paid for an entry from the annual consignment of Limousin-sired dairy-bred heifers with Limousin calves at foot from EJ Hodgson and Son, Lambrigg Head, Kendal. 
The annual consignment of British Blue heifers and Limousin calves from Colin Wilson, Witherslack, reached £1880, and the herd reduction on behalf of Derek Smith, Fell House, hit £1550 for an eight-year-old Salers cow with Charolais-sired calf at foot.
A small entry of store cattle met a brisk trade and sold to £1000 for yearling Limousin bulls from Messrs Hodgson, High Borrans. 
A shortage of cast cows resulted in a strong trade and an overall average of 118.05p per kg with dairy types at 107p. A Limousin from P and TL Edmondson, Kirkby in Furness, led the section at 169.5p or £1105.14.

LEADING prices:
Breeding cattle – Bulls – Her – £1300, £1000 Hall Carleton. Bulling heifers – Her – £1100 Hipshow. In-calf heifers – BB – £1650, £1280 High Borrowbridge. Heifer with calves – Lim – £2050 Lambrigg Head; £1780 West Lynn; £1750, £1550, £1520 Lambrigg Head. BB – £1880 Nether Hall. A-A – £1420 Lambrigg Head. Cows with calves – Lim – £2000 Castle Syke; £1835, £1705 Marshaw; £1700 Bowston Hall; £1680 Castle Syke. BB – £1800, £1620 Bowston Hall; £1280 Singleton Park. Cont – £1605 Marshaw. SLR – £1550, £1400, £1350, £1340, £1310 Fell House. Sim – £1320 Marh House. Char – £1300 Fell House. Sho – £1080, £1070, £1050 Fell House. 
Store bullocks – Lim – £900 Hall Farm; £890 Granby Road, Old Croft. Blo – £800, £790 Granby Road. Her – £800, £770 West Palin Farm. A-A – £760 Piked Howe. 
Store heifers – Lim – £760 Hall Farm. Her – £720, £700 West Plain Farm. 
Store bulls – Lim – £1000, £930 High Borrans. 
Cast cows – Lim – 169.5p Low Hall; 159.5p Ashstead; 157.5p Farleton House; 149.5p Singleton Park; 104.5p High Skelgill. A-A – 139.5p Singleton Park. Mont – 141.5p, 124.5p Green Lane End. Frie – 139.5p Beck Side; 137.5p, 134.5p, 129.5p Bridge End; 124.5p Natland Park. Sho – 109.5p School Hill. 

Thainstone
SIMMENTAL cross females again led Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ recent sale of breeding cattle, at Thainstone, where a Simmy cross heifer with bull calf at foot from Wardes, Kintore, topped the trade at £2450. 
Two Simmental cross outfits – one from Drumgrain, Keith, and another from Auchtygall, Peterhead – led the cow section at £2100 apiece. 
Also forward were 280 store cattle and 1052 sheep of all classes. 
Simmental crosses also led most of the store cattle sections with a trio of 205kg bullocks from Crossroads, Rothiemay, making 286.4p per kg; a 578kg bullock from Lyne of Linton, Sauchen, selling at £1310; and a heifer weighing 556kg from Pickletillum, Deerness, hitting £1200.
Otherwise, the 134 heifers, which averaged 220.9p, sold to 267.5p for 228kg Charolais crosses from Crossroads, while the 130 bullocks levelled at 234.4p. 
The 16 young bulls peaked at 254.3p for a 348kg Limousin cross from South Crichie, St Katherines, as well as £1160 for a 572kg Aberdeen-Angus from Glassel House, Glassel. 
Among the Orkney and Shetland cattle, a pen of 374kg Aberdeen-Angus heifers from Orquil, St Ola, topped the trade at 255.3p with heifers also making £1200 for a Simmental from Pickletillum. 
Bullocks reached 246p for a 406kg Charolais from Trondheim, Rendall, and £1260 for a pair of 584kg Charolais from Northbank, St Ola. 
Ewes with lambs at foot (421) met a strong demand and were topped at £80 per life by Mule hoggs with twins from Mill of Fowlis, Alford. 
Store hoggs (28) reached £105.50 twice – for continentals from Kirkford, Premnay, and again for Suffolks from Newseat, Rothienorman – and Texel ewes from Weston, Deskford, led the 603 feeding sheep at £135.

LEADING prices:

Heifers with calves – Bull calf – Sim X – Wardes, Kintore £2450. Lim – Wardes £2300. Sim – Wardes, South Blackrie, Fyvie £2250. Lim X – Mains of Drumdollo, Drumblade £2000. A-A X – Overhall, Premnay £1650. A-A X – Overhall £1620. BB – North Lurg, Midmar £1500. Sho X – Heathfield £1280. Heifer calf – Sim – Wardes £2300. Sim X – Mains of Drumdollo £2150. A-A – Mains of Drumdollo £2050. Lim X – Mains of Drumdollo £2000. Lim – Mains of Drumdollo £1700. A-A X – Overhall £1580.
Cows with calves – Bull calf – Sim X – Drumgrain, Keith, Auchtygall, Peterhead £2100. Lim – Backfield £2000. Sim – Drumgrain £1950. Lim – Mains of Drumdollo £1780. Lim X – Backfield £1750. A-A X – Backfield, Drumlithie £1720. Sal X – Pittenkerrie £1680. Sal – Pittenkerrie £1650. A-A – Tombain, Craigellachie £1280. A-A X – Heathfield, St Ola £1150. Heifer calf – Sim X – Drumgrain £1980. Char X – Pittenkerrie £1820. Lim X – Drumgrain £1750. Sim – Rogiehill, Skene £1720. Sal – Pittenkerie £1420. Sal X – Pittenkerrie £1380. BB X – Pittenkerrie £1350. A-A – Drumgrain £1320. A-A X – Drumgrain £1300. BSho X – Pittenkerrie £1300. Lim – Drumgrain £1300. Sho X – Heathfield £1300.
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Crossroads £650, 277.8p. 251-300kg – Quendale, Dunrossness £620, 221.4p. 301-350kg – Pittenkerrie, Glassel, Black Castle, Gollanfield £895; Braeside, Thainstone 281p. 351-400kg – 3 Stempster, Bridge of Westfield £990; Lyne of Linton, Sauchen 262.3p. 401-450kg – 3 Stempster £1085, 259.6p. 451-500kg – Fountain Bridge, Fyvie £1180; Wrangham, Coply 253.3p. 501-550kg – Fountain Bridge £1220; Smerral, Bower 237.2p. 551-600kg – Northbank, St Ola £1260; Lyne of Linton 226.6p. 
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Crossroads £610; 3 Stempster 241.9p. 251-300kg – Pittenkerrie £760; Ballaterach, Dinnet 266.9p. 301-350kg – Pittenkerrie, Burnshead, Deskford £860; Ballaterach 250p. 351-400kg – Orquil, St Ola £955, 255.3p. 401-450kg – Smerral £1020; Black Castle 238.9p. 451-500kg – Overhall, Prenmay £1090; Burnheads 231.6p. 501-550kg – Overhall £1130; Easter Galcantry, Cawdor 219.1p. 551-600kg – Northbank £1180; Pickletillum 215.8p. 
Young bulls – Up to 300kg – Ballaterach £600, 209.8p. 301-350kg – South Crichie £885. 351-400kg – Pittenkerrie £930, 246p.
Ewes with lambs – Singles – Cont – Little Auchoech, Maud £56. Cont hogg – South Farden, Newburgh £53. HB – Little Auchoech £48. Lamb and a half – Tex bm – Loanhead, Cushnie £56. Mule bm – Mill of Whitehill, New Deer £55. Cont bm – Mill of Whitehill £50. BF bm – Wester Corryhoull, Strathdon £37. Twins – Mule hoggs – Bogiebrae, Rhynie £79. 
Store lambs – Mule – Mains of Drumwhindle, Ellon £100.50. Tex – Swanford, New Deer £88.50. Suff X – Lethenty House, Fyvie £82. Cont X – 104 Abbotswell Crescent, Kincorth £70. Down – South Farden £64. 
Feeding ewes – Pure Tex – Weston, Deskford £125.50. Tex X – Tillyboy, Echt £118.50. Suff X – Glack, Sauchen £110. Suff – Tillyeve, Udny £107.50. Cont – Tillyboy £107.50. Char –Kirkford £104.50. Down – Skelbister, Orphir £103.50. Cont X – Gillahill, Kingswells £100.00. HB – Tillyboy £92.50. BFL – The Green, Raemoir £91.50. Chev – Hallhill, Kinneff £91.50. Black – Weston, £90. Zwa – Skelbister £87.50. Hamp – Windyfield Croft, Rhynie; £84.50. Chev X – Bush, Huntly £77.50. Mule – Littlemill, Rothienorman £74.50. GF Swanford £71.50. Jac – Greystone, Peterhead £66.50. BF – North Retannach, Rothiemay £63.50. Shc – Heatherbrae, Baltasound £54.50. Shet – Greystone £42.50.
Feeding rams – Tex – Skelbister £118.50. Cont – Sunnyside, Dudwick £105.50. HD – Sunnybrae Lodge, Blackhills £94.50. Suff – Tillyeve £89.50. 

Lancaster
A LARGE entry of store cattle continued to meet a strong trade at North West Auctions’ Lancaster centre, where Charolais bullocks from JA and LR Wilson, Millom, led the trade at £1470. 
Continental bullocks from the same home hit £1440 while Angus bullocks from GR and A Foy, Conder Green, topped the native entry at £1440. 
Heifers reached £1330 for British Blues from J and C Pickervance, Kirkham, with Angus heifers from JD and GM Bracken, Catterall, to £1300. 
Averaging 130.15p per kg, the 119 cast cows reached 189.5p from D and E Whitaker, Quernmore, and £1312 from JE Bracken, St Michaels. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Char – £1470 Dunningwell; £1100 Bradlow. BB – £1440 Dunningwell; £1390 Roseacre Hall; £1370 Parkside. Lim – £1440 Dunningwell; £1220 Hazelslack Tower; £1220 Lynwood. A-A – £1440 Parkside; £1270 Fern Lea; £1270 Rowell Farm. Her – £1290 Foredales; £1260 Ivy Barn; £1090 Cock Hall. Fleck – £1290 Holme Head. Mont – £1280 Upper Foxholes; £1200 Pilling Lane. Frie – £1270 Rowell; £1080 Cragg Farm; £1080 Bensons. Sho – £1260 Ivy Barn. SRW – £980 Holme Head. 
Heifers – BB – £1330 Roseacre Hall; £1270 Abrahams; £1190 Wilson House Farm. A-A – £1300 Greenlands; £1200 Abrahams; £1190 Staffords Farm. Lim – £1200 Greenlands; £1160 Holme Field; £1140 Croppers. Her – £1080 Brow Foot; £1060 Crook Farm; £1000 Forton Bank.
Cast cows – Lim – 189.5p Little Fell; 174.5p New House Farm; 174.5p Cragg End. Si – 164.5p New House Farm; 139.5p Throstle Nest. BB – 151.5p Dunkenshaw . WB – 144.5p Coventry Farm. Frie – 144.5p Throstle Nest; 139.5p Little Town Farm; 139.5p Coventry Farm. MRI – 139.5p Village Farm. Mont – 137.5p White Lund. Nor – 137.5p Throstle Nest; 134.5p College Green. BSho – 134.5 Throstle Nest. Ayr – 131.5p Throstle Nest. SD – 129.5p Dunkenshaw. Her – 124.5p Whinney Garth. A-A – 121.5p Gateside. Sho – 107.5 Hodgkinson. 

Islay
CATTLE from Messrs Epps, Ardnave, topped United Auctions’ sale of 289 store cattle on Islay, where a good entry of quality stock sold to mainland buyers resulting in increased sale averages. 
Ardnave cattle led the trade at 331p per kg for Limousin cross bullocks; 284p for Blonde cross heifers; £1120 for Blonde cross bullocks; and £1030 for Charolais cross heifers. 
Overall, bullocks levelled at 249.15p or £918.74 (against 230.9p or £836.90 last year) and heifers averaged 243.58p or £820.69 (against 222.9p or £761.25). 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per head – Blo X – £1120, £1090 (x2), £1060, £1050 Ardnave. Char X – £1090 (x5), £1060, £1030, £1000, £960 (x2), £930 (x3) Ardnave; £1010 (x3), £1000, £960 (x3), £940 (x2) Tallant; £990 (x3), £960 Octofad; £920 Blackrock. Lim X – £1060, £1050 (x2), £1040 (x2), £1000 (x6) Ardnave; £1050 (x8), £1020 (x6), £950 (x3) Balaclava; £1000 Tallant; £990, £950 (x2), £940 (x7) Octofad; £950 (x5) Gartmain. Sim X– £960, £920 (x2) Gartmain. A-A X – £880 (x2), £860 (x3) Keppols. BB X – £800 (x3) Octofad. Per kg – Lim X – 331p (x3), 310p, 299p (x2), 269p, 266p (x2) Ardnave; 331p, 272p (x5), 267p (x2), 266p, 254p Octofad; 330p, 206p (x2), 302p, 293p (x2) Carrabus; 292p (x2), 278p (x2) Tallant; 269p, 268p (x4), 263p (x3) Balaclava. Char X – 302p Carrabus; 290p (x3), 272p (x3), 268p (x2), 263p (x2) Tallant; 280p, 262p (x3), 245p (x5) Ardnave; 258p, 242p (x3) Octofad. A-A X – 251p (x3), 242p (x2) Keppols; 245p (x2) Tallant. Blo X – 256p, 253p, 245p, 235p Ardnave. 
Heifers – Per head – Char X – £1030 (x5), £1000, £900 (x2) Ardnave; £950 (x2) Tallant; £940 (x4) Octofad; £910 Blackrock. Lim X – £1020, £970 (x3), £940 Ardnave; £1000 Starchmill; £960 (x7), £920 Gartmain; £910 (x2) Balaclava; £910 Carrabus. A-A X – £960 Gartmain. Blo X – £930, £810 (x3) Ardnave. Per kg – Blo X– 284p Ardnave. Char X – 280p (x2), 261p, 257p (x2) Carrabus; 259p (x4), 251p (x2) Tallant; 253p, 248p (x2), 238p (x5) Ardnave; 248p (x2), 240p (x4) Octofad; 234p Gartmain. Lim X – 280p (x2), 273p (x4), 268p (x4), 261p, 257p, 247p Carrabus; 257p (x2) Tallant; 255p (x4) Keppols; 254p (x2), 253p (x2), 246p, 245p (x3) Ardnave; 252p (x3), 249p (x3) Octofad; 249p (x9) Balaclava; 249p Lossit; 248p (x2) Ballychattrigan; 244p Gartmain. BG – 276p, 257p Carrabus. A-A X – 245p (x4) Keppols. 

Dumfries
A PLAINER offering upheld recent values at C and D Auction Marts’ sale of 125 store cattle, where 60 bullocks averaged 223.6p per kg with 51 heifers at 214p and 14 dairy bullocks at 148.1p. 
Limousins from West Auchensheen led at 325p for heifers and 293p for bullocks. 
Limousin heifers from Kildarroch topped the gross trade at £1200 and bullocks sold to £1140 for Simmentals from High Auchneel. 
The June sale of breeding cattle saw 70 head peak at £2300 twice for Salers cross heifers with calves from Geordie Paterson, Kildarroch. Bulling heifers hit £1100 for a British Blue cross from Risk. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per head – Sim – £1140, £1080 High Auchneel. BB – £1140 Byeloch; £1090 High Auchneel; £990 Searigg. Lim – £1095 Byeloch; £1085 High Auchneel; £1050 Belridding. Fleck – £1080 High Auchneel. High – £1045 Guelderbank. A-A – £895 Culdoach. Sal – £890 Culdoach. Hol – £720 Gamerigg. Per kg – Lim – to 293p West Auchensheen. BB – 264.2p Cocklicks. Sal – 257.1p East Kirkcaswell. Char – 251.9p East Kirkcaswell. 
Heifers – Per head – Lim – £1200 Kildarroch. A-A – £1080, £1050 High Auchneel. Lim – £1080, £1050 High Auchneel; £1040 Byeloch; £980 Belridding; £945 Bankswood. Mont – £1080 Gimmenbie. WhiteSho – £970 High Auchneel. Per kg – Lim – 325p West Auchensheen; 265.5p Artfield. Char – 256.6p East Kirkcaswell. A-A – 238p Bankswood. 
Heifers with calves – Sal – £2300, £2300, £2100, £2080, £2050, £2020, £2000 Kildarroch. Lim – £2080 Kildarroch. BSho – £1800 £1750 Glenapp. Her – £1750 (x3) Glenapp. 

Stirling (Cal)
STORE cattle met the dearest trade of the season at Caledonian Marts’ sale of 432 on Monday, where Limousins from the islands led the pence per kg trade. 
They were topped at 302p for bullocks from Mrs C Noble, Creich, Fionnphort, Mull, and 256p for heifers from P McMillan, Eorabus, Islay. 
Leading the gross trade at £1300 was a bullock from T Young, Glencraigs, Campbeltown, with heifers to £1200 from JL Young, Haddockston, Houston. 
Bullocks cashed in to average 234p with heifers at 220p. 
Dairy bullocks levelled at 168p having peaked at 179p from I McMaster, Knocknain, Stranraer, and £880 from JB Taylor and Son, Blackburn Mains, Bathgate. 
Among the native cattle, a pen of Shorthorn heifers from S Bignal, Kindrochaid, Islay, led at 244p with heifers from Glencraigs at £1100, while bullocks sold to 243p for Aberdeen-Angus from C and I Herd, Easter Jawcraig, Falkirk, and £1070 from Knocknain. 
An offering of 21 breeding cattle saw Hereford heifers with bull calves from Parkhouse peak at £1900. 
Also forward were 151 ewes with lambs which sold to £165 for a pen of Texel cross ewes with twins from W Taylor and Son, Pirleyhill, Slamannan. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per head – £1290 Camreggan, Girvan; £1240, £1190 Knocknain; £1180 Ardgate, Gartocharn; £1130 East Kerse, Beith; £1100 Martnaham Mains, Dalrymple. Per kg – 294p Alton, Milton of Campsie; 280p, 269p Eorabus, Islay; 279p Lochridgehills, Dunlop; 276p Creich, Mull; 271p Camreggan; 269p Mid Ervie, Stranraer. 
Heifers – Per head – £1190, £1180, £1130, £1080 Kincaple Farms, St Andrews; £1160 Lower Crawtree; £1030 Glencraigs; £1020 Lower Greenyards. Per kg – 252p Mid Ervie; 246p Creich, Mill; 244p Kindrochaid, Islay; 243p New Peninver, Campbeltown; 242p Camreggan; 240p Lochridgehills, New Peninver, Haddockston and Graystale. 
Cows with calves – £1900 (x2 Her hfr) Parkhouse; £1500 (Sho) Lower Greenyards; £1450, £1200 (Blo) Drumelzier; £1100 (x3 A-A), £1050 (x3 A-A) Carloonan. 
Ewes with lambs – £162 (Suff hogg single) Stepend; £155 (Chev single) Burnbank; £95 (BF single) Pirleyhill; £55 (Shet single) Upper Tombrake. 

Lanark
ALL classes of store cattle sold well through Lawrie and Symington's sale, where a Limousin cross bullock from R and J Hamilton, Dillars, Lesmahagow, led the offering at 246.7p per kg. 
Another Limousin cross bullock from T Walker and Sons, Netherurd Mains, topped the gross trade at £1290 while the same breed of heifers from RM Mccaskie, Cornhill, Biggar, led the heifers at 244.4p and £1100. 
A small offering of breeding sheep reached £167, £164 and £163 for Texel cross hoggs with Texel-sired lambs from T Lang, Pardevine, Rosewell. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Lim – £1290 Netherurd Mains; £1210 Cornhills; £1000, £990, £980 Gair. Sim – £1060, £930 Raws. A-A – £1020 Ingraston. Fleck – £840 Hartfield. Mont – £1010 Cornhills. 
Heifers – Lim – £1100 Cornhills; £930 Netherurd Mains. Char – £880, £1090 Haywoodhead. Sim – £940 Raws. A-A – £860 Ingraston. 

Longtown
BREEDING sheep met an ‘electric’ trade throughout C and D Auction Marts’ sale of 643 ewes and lambs, which met the strongest trade of the season. 
They peaked at £84.50 per life for a pen of two and three-crop Mule ewes with Texel-sired twins from Quarry House. 
Hoggs with lambs reached £84 twice – for Suffolks with singles from Messrs Milburn, Wallend, and again for Mules with singles from Messrs Brough, Seathill. 

LEADING prices:
Ewes with lambs – Twins – Cross – £84.50 Quarry House; £72 Wydon Eals; £68.50 East Field of Wiston; £63.50 Smiddyhill; £63 Kirk O’er. Tex – £72, £67 Brewery House; £65 Wydon Eals; £64, £62.50, £62 Smiddyhill. Chev Mule – £61 Douglas Hall. Chev – £55 Douglas Hall. Swale – £50, £49 Brewery House; £43 Marshes Gill. Shet – £44 Bayles. EC – £38 High House. Welsh – £33 High House. Singles – Tex – £80 Kirk O’er; £65 Wydon Eals. Cross – £73 Smiddyhill. Lleyn – £73, £61 Low Tipalt. Beulah – £56 High House. Jac – £55 High House. Swale – £49 Brewery House. 
Gimmers with lambs – Twins – Cross – £83, £81 Quarry House.
Hoggs with lambs – Singles – Cross – £84, £83, £81 Seathill. Suff – £84, £74 Wallend. Tex – £83, £82, £79, £78 Seathill; £77 Wallend; £77, £74 Low Tipalt. Lle – £70 Low Tipalt. Cross – £60 Seathill. Twins – Tex – £68, £65 Wallend. Suff – £64 Wallend. 

Oban
UNITED Auctions welcomed a large turnout of buyers which resulted in a buoyant trade at the sale of 115 store cattle, 20 cows with calves, 10 cast cows, 112 breeding sheep and 452 store hoggs and cast sheep. 
Heifers led the trade at 347p per kg for a British Blue cross from Tyree and £1180 for Simmental crosses from Ardencaple. Bullocks hit 326p for Limousin crosses from Glencreran Estate with more of the same from Achnaba at £1080. 
Breeding cattle sold to £1220 for cows with heifer calves from Ardmay, Tiree, with bulling heifers to £1180 twice for Simmental crosses from Ardencapple. 
Store hoggs peaked at £1010 for Mules from Barguillean and breeding sheep sold to £180 for gimmers with lambs from Tyree. 

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per head – Lim X – £1080 (x2), £1020, £960 Achnaba; £830 Ardchatten HF. Luing – £970 (x2) Slaterich. A-A X – £890 (x3) Polltalloch. Sim X – £870 (x2) Scammadale; £860, £810 (x5) Ardencaple; £820 Muckairn; £800 Achnacreemore. Per kg – Lim X – 327p, 305p Glencreran Estate; 323p Aird Farm; 296p Antuim; £290p (x2), 285p, 282p Achnaba; 287p Strongorm; 267p Poltalloch; 261p Ardchatten HF. Sho X – 297p Glencreran Estate. Sim X – 284p, 274p, 244p (x2), 243p (x2) Scammadale; 272p Muckairn; 253p, 252p (x5), 248p Ardencaple; 237p Achnacreemore. Luing – 271p (x2) Slaterich. A-A X – 267p, 235p Poltalloch. 
Heifers – Per head – Char X – £970, £960 Creagan, Benderloch. Sim X – £840 Ardencapple; £760 (x5) £720 Scammadale. Lim X – £770 Ardchatten HF; £740 Ledcharrie; £700 (x3) Poltalloch. BB X – £750 Tyree. Luing – £690 Ardchatten HF. Sho X – £690 Lochnell HF. Per kg – BB X – 347p Tyree. Sim X– 323p (x2) Ardencapple; 295p (x3), 284p, 257p (x2) Scammadale; 262p Tyree. Lim X – 316p, 261p, 260p Aird Farm; 301p (x2) Glencreran Estate; 284p (x3) Ledcharrie; 265p, 250p Antuim; 263p 1 Knockvologan; 254p (x3) Poltalloch; 253p, 250p Ardchatten HF. Sho X – 238p – Lochnell HF. Char X – 225p Creagan, Benderloch. 
Breeding cattle – Bulling heifers – Sim X – £1180 (x2), £920 (x2) Ardencapple; £1140 (x2) Scammadale. Cows with calves – Heifer calf – £1220, £1000, £900 Ardmay, Tiree; £920 Slaterich; £900 Lochnell HF. Bull calf – £1180, £1000, £950, £920 (x2) Lochnell HF; £1180, £1120 Tyree. 
Females with lambs – Gimmers – £180, £140 Tyree. Ewes – Suff X – £162, £125 Tyree. Tex X – £152, £128 Tyree; £115 Balliemore; £108 Birchfield. Cross – £135 56 Tangasdale, Barra; £111 Brae Rd, Ardrishaig; £98 56 Tangasdale, Barra. BF – £90 Balliemore. 
Hoggs – Mule – £101 Barguillean; £76 Balligarve. Cross – £86 Strongorm; £82 Portcastle. Tex X – £85 Ardachy; £69 Strongorm. Suff X – £80 Homestead; £77 Strongorm; £74 Upper Largie; £73 Glenshellach. BF – £74 Gorteneorn; £64 Turnnault; £63 Upper Largie. Chev X – £71 Strongorm. BFL X – £70 Homestead. Belt X – £70, £68 Crinan. 
Cast ewes – Tex X – £93 Tyree; £80 Balliemore; £74 Strongorm. Cross – £93 56 Tangasdale, Barra; £87 Portcastle; £85 Glenshellach. Suff X – £88 Tyree; £74 56 Tangasdale, Barra; £69 Ballimackillichan. BFL X – £78 Barguillean. Mule – £75 Balnagown; £72 Tyree. Chev X – £73 Croic Ur; £63 Barguillean. BF – £72 Balliemore; £70 Lochnell HF; £70 Birchfield. 
Cast rams – Tex – £96 Achnabreac Croft; £96 Ellary Farms; £86 Tyree. BF – £82 Achalic. Suff – £80 Tyree. BFL – £72 Achalic. 
Wedders – BF – £89 Achalic. Cross – £88 56 Tangasdale, Barra. Chev X – £61 Ellary Farms.