Special sales in July 15 issue

LEADING prices:

Heifers – Lim – £1360, £1280, £1190  Fishergill; £1360, £1185 Newtown; £1290, £1275 (x3) Chapel House; £1240 Flothers; £1180 (x2), £1110 Reservoir; £1130 (x2), £1120 Low Hallburn. BB – £1280, £1210, £1180 Sandbed; £1150 Fishergill; £1140, £1060 Brackenhill Rigg; £1080 Blackdyke. Blo – £1150 Hayclose. Sim – £1115, £1110 (x4), £1085 (x5), £1020 (x2), £1010 (x2) Arnold House. A-A – £1085 Low Hallburn. 
Bullocks – Lim – £1350, £1300 Newtown; £1315, £1220, £1190 (x3) £1185, £1140 (x2) Rye Close; £1185, £1145 (x2) Nether Ernambrie; £1175 Blackdyke; £1175 (x2) Gill House; £1150 Shield Green; £1150, £1130 Barton Dale; £1145 Stonewalls; £1140 Reservoir. BB – £1295 Sandbed; £1260, £1185, £1120 Blackdyke; £1200, £1180 (x2) Haining; £1185, £1130 (x2) Nether Ernambrie; £1175 Fishergill; £1160 (x2) Ash View; £1145 Winterhope. £1145 (x2), £1115 New Bampton; £1140 (x2) Dry Evers; £1140 Bankend; £1105 Shield Green. A-A – £1185 (x2) £1125 (x7) Eden View; £1030 Flothers. Char – £1175 New Bampton. Sho – £1145 Rye Close. Her – £1065 Bankend. Sim – £1055 Murrah Hall. Part – £1050 Murrah Hall. HF – £955, £930, £870, £815. £800 Waingate Head; £900 Bankend; £880 Rye Close. Frie – £920 Stonewalls. Mont – £895 Stonewalls. 

Ayr
A SMALLER show of cattle met a dear trade at Craig Wilson’s sale of 182 stores, where an Aberdeen-Angus bullock from Broadstonehall topped at £1300. 
A pen of Limousin bullocks from Oldbarn made 264p per kg and a Limousin from Pennymore topped the heifer trade at £1260 and 262.5p.
The sale saw 95 bullocks average 232.9p or £1005.05 with 74 heifers at 226.6p or £1048.69, while 13 dairy bullocks averaged 166.2p or £804.62 and sold to £880 and 177.8p from Camsiscan. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – A-A – £1300, £1215 Broadstonehall; £1255, £1160 Clonherb; £1160 Benston. Her – £1215, £1170 Benston; £1070 Muirlaught. Blo – £1175, £990 Broadstonehall. Lim – £1160 Adamscroft; £1135, £1060 Pennymore; £1105, £1085 Rigghead; £1000 Nether Ardroscadale. Sim – £1065 Burnton; £1030 Broadstonehall. Sal – £1035 Kirkton. Frie – £880 Camsiscan; £780 Kildrochat Mains. Sho – £890 Haugh. 
Heifers –  Lim – £1260, £1050 Pennymore; £1255, £1220, £1770 Auchentibbert; £1155 Muirlaught; £1140, £1120 Oxenshaw; £1050 Rigghead; £970 Glenside. A-A – £1255 Clonherb; £1060 Burnton; £940 Kerrymenach. BB – £1140 Pennymore; £1090 Carbieston Byres. Blo – £1085 Carbieston Byres. Char – £1070 Carbieston Byres. Sim – £1060, £1055 Carbieston Byres; £1035 Rigghead. 

Stirling (UA)
A SIMMENTAL cross bullock weighing 257kg from Genoch topped the sale of 553 store cattle at United Auctions when it sold for 289p per kg. 
Bullocks (350) also hit £1430 for a 594kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Ledrishbeg and averaged 233.63p. 
The 189 heifers averaged 224.31p, having peaked at 260.5p for a 334kg Limousin cross from High Bent and £1325 for a 570kg Limmy cross from Auchencloigh. 
Levelling at 165.56p, the 59 dairy bullocks reached 207p and £1180 for an Ayrshire cross from Low Drummore. 
Cast cows met a strong trade to top at 195.9p for a British Blue cross from Gatehead and £1710 for a Charolais cross from 6 College Terrace. The 146 cows averaged 138.74p with 14 dairy cows at 102.63p. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – 301-350kg – Genoch £840, 289.9p. 351-400kg – Barlaughlan £980; Garvald Mains 262.4p. 401-450kg – Auchencloig £1100; Bougang 263.3p. 451-500kg – 5 Glenartney £1150; Mains of Balhall 246.2p. 501-550kg – Graystale £1280; Ledrishbeg 244.6p. 551-600kg – Ledrishbeg £1430, 241p. 601-650kg – Crookedstonmuir £1370; Creechan 223.8p. 651-700kg – Belstruther £1410, 213p.
Heifers – 251-300kg – Duirland £710, 258.2p. 301-350kg – High Bent £870, 260.5p. 351-400kg – Whitehill £960; Drumoider 254.1p. 401-450kg – Skelpie £1060; Genoch 241.9p. 451-500kg – Scone Palace £1140; Auchencloigh 139.5p. 501-550kg – Netherton £1240; Auchencloigh 244.1p. 551-600kg – Auchencloigh £1325, 232.5p.
Cast cows – A-A – West Lethans £1170; Kipperoch 185.5p. BB – Easter Greenhill £1070; Gatehead 195.9p. Char – 6 College Terrace £1710, 165.1p. HF – East Gartmillan £1070, 125p. Lim – Greenshields £1550; Gowstone 189.8p. LR – Scone Palace £1050, 141.1p. Sal – Mid Cambushinnie £1070; Woodhall 163.4p. Sim – Woodhall £1550. Cont – Garvald Mains £1150, 141.6p. 
Breeding cattle – Heifers with calves – Aitkenhead  (Lim) £1950; Merkland (cont) £1600. Cows with calves – Ballygowan (Lui) £1350, (Sim) £1280. Reduction of Hardlaw A-A herd – Cows with calves – £1850, £1700, £1750. 

Wigton
A CATALOGUED entry of 222 store cattle sold through Hope’s Auction Co last week, where all classes maintained recent high prices. 
They reached £1445 for Limousin bullocks from Prior House with heifers to £1385 for Limmies from Wheyrigg and young bulls to £1145 for more of the same from Arkleby House.
A selection of 31 OTM cattle reached 141.5p per kg for a Holstein from Crookdale and £981 for a Friesian from Oulton House. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Lim – £1445 Prior House; £1225, £1075 New House (Watson); £1205, £1175 Bank Head; £1205, £1175, £1165, £1155, £1125 High Parson Bridge; £1005 Upmanby. BB – £1225, £1215, £1195, £1165, £1145, £109,5 £1075 Blackdyke; £1095 Wolsty (Hill); £1035 Upmanby. A-A – £1165 Blackdyke; £1135, £995 Upmanby. Char – £1115, £1105, £915 Wyndham House. Frie – £955 Low House Farm (Gate). Fleck – £955 Wyndham House. 
Heifers – Lim – £1385, £1315, £1285, £1185, £1095, £1055 Wheyrigg; £1265, £1155, £1115, £1095, £1045 Wampool; £1255 Bankhead; £1135, £1105, £1055 Beck Grange. Char – £1355 Prior House; £1355, £1325 Wheyrigg; £1205, £1185, £1075 Bank Head; £985, £965 Sandham; £965 Wyndham House. BB – £1155, £1125, £1095, £1075, £1065 Blackdyke; £1065, £1055, £1045, £1035, £1025, £1005 Wolsty (Hill).
Young bulls – Lim – £1145, £1135, £1125 (x3), £1115, £1085, £1065, £1055 Arkleby House; £1135, £1025 (x2) High House (Norman); £1135 (x2), £1115, £1105, £1085 (x2), £1055 Beck Grange; £1125, £1075 Woodhouse; £1055 Fitz. BB – £1135 Fitz. Sim – £1125 (x2), £1095 Woodhouse. 
Cast cows –  Hol – 141.5p, 134.5p, 114.5p Crookdake; 124.5p Waverton House; 123.5p Dykesfield; 119.5p, 118.5p Hill Farm; 119.5p Downhall; 114.5p, 113.5p Gaterigg; 108.5p Downhall (Graham). Frie – 139.5p, 133.5p, 118.5p, Wellington; 134.5p, 126.5p Oulton House; 119.5p Dykesfield; 118.5p (x2) Uldale Hall; 118.5p, 116.5p Firtree. Lim – 134.5p Chapel Farm; 133.5p Norman Farm. Mont – 113.5p Dykesfield. A-A – 108.5p Sandham. 

Thainstone
ALL classes met an ‘electric’ trade with strong sorts keenly sought after at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 926 store cattle, which included a show and sale judged by Aileen Ingram, East Comalegy, Drumblade. 
She picked out a Limousin cross bullock from D Smith, The Byre, Sunnyhill, as her champion which weighed 534kg and sold to Backmuir Livestock for £1360. 
In reserve was another Limmy cross bullock, this time weighing 512kg from J Fraser and Son, Lethen Mains, Nairn. He sold to JP and P Sim, Kincraig, for £1380. 
It was Charolais crosses and Simmental crosses that led the trade however as Welton Creuchies, Alyth, sold a 394kg Charolais bullock for 307.1p per kg and a 396kg Charolais heifer for 290.4p. 
Simmy crosses from Netherton, Glenlivet, led the gross trade at £1560 for a 768kg bullock and £1510 for a 755kg heifer. 
Averages were up on the year as 526 bullocks averaged 248.8p (+11.3) and 388 heifers levelled at 241.4p (+22.2p).
Store lambs (33) sold to £60 from North Gardie, Bixter, Shetland. 
Continental ewes from Backmuir, Keith, topped the 24 ewes with lambs and a Kerry Hill from Upperton of Cairnbanno, New Deer, topped the 387 feeding ewes and rams at £130.50.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Chapleton, Dellavaird £460. 251-300kg – Cairntack, Belhelvie £790, 284.2p. 301-350kg – Brims Mains, Forss £1030, 294.3p. 351-400kg – West Creuchies £1210; Woodend Croft, Fort William 296.2p. 401-450kg – Westfield, Fortrie £1220; Lethen Mains 280.4p. 451-500kg – Lethen Mains, Nairn £1295; West Creuchies 279.5p. 501-550kg – Sheep Park, Bridge of Marnoch, Teuchitfauld £1350; Lethen Mains 269.5p. 551-600kg – Witton, Glenlethnot £1370, 241p. 601-650kg – Meikle Cultain, Fordyce £1380; Glenlea, Lumphanan 216.8p. 701-750kg – Netherton £1540, 212.1p. 
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Mansefield, Inverkiethny £550, 241.2p. 251-300kg – 122 Main Street, Aberchirder £780; Beltie Cottage, Glassel 288.5p. 301-350kg –122 Main Street £870; Burnside of Idoch. Turriff 274.8p. 351-400kg – West Creuchies £1150; Brims Mains 286.1p. 401-450kg – West Creuchies £1190, 283.3p. 451-500kg – Pittenkerrie, Glassel £1260, 256.1p. 501-550kg – Sheep Park £1330, 259.8p. 551-600kg – Vestrafiold, Sandwick £1280, 219.2p. 601-650kg – Netherton £1300, 202.5p. 651-700kg – Netherton £1430, 214.1p. 701-750kg – Netherton £1400, 209.1p. 
Young bulls – Up to 350kg –  Backhill of Crimond £720. 351-400kg – Pitchandlich, Glenkindie £580. 401-450kg – Pitchandlich £780. 501-550kg – Auchencrieve Croft, Methlick £990. 
Ewes with lambs – Mule – Backmuir, Keith £61. Cont – Backmuir, Keith £60. Cont X – Evergreen Kininmonth, Peterhead £55. Suff – Evergreen £43. 
New season store lambs –  GF – Rothienorman, Inverurie £47. Black – Newmill, Keith £47. Cont – Newmill, Keith £44. 

Penrith
LIMOUSINS from JB Bowman, Croft House, led Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart’s sale of store cattle when a bullock sold for £1415 and a heifer realised £1405. 
Native breeds sold well and peaked at £1255 for five Aberdeen-Angus bullocks from S and W Maughan, Street House, with Angus heifers to £1125 from Messrs Tweedie, South Dyke. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Lim – £1415 Croft House (Bowman); £1165 (x2), £1115 (x2) Park Head (Hird); £1155 Fawcett Park; £1145 Demense; £1115, £1015 Thorneycroft; £1025 Town Foot Farm (Holliday). BB – £1375 Croft House (Bowman); £1145, £1135, £1105 (x2), £1095, £1035 South Dyke; £1115 Windy Gate; £1095, £1075 Demense; £1065 Fawcett Park; £1065 Croglin High Hall. A-A – £1255 (x5) Street House (Maughan); £1195 (x2) Windy Gate; £1135 South Dyke; £1055 Croglin High Hall. Char – £1145 Pennine View (Whitfield); £1015 Town Foot Farm (Holliday). Sim – £1015 (x2) Town Foot Farm (Holliday). Dairy – £965, £905 (x2) Greenlands; £945 (x2) South Dyke (Tweedie). 
Heifers – Lim – £1405, £1315 Croft House (Bowman); £1185, £1095 Demense; £1125 Thorneycroft; £1105 Fawcett Park; £1065 (x4) The Elephant; £1035 Dacre Banks Farm; £1015 Pennine View (Tweedie). BB – £1195 The Elephant; £1115 Demense. A-A – £1125 South Dyke (Tweedie); £925 (x4) Dacre Banks Farm. Sim – £1085, £1035 (x3) Mellgates; £1075 Thorneycroft. Char – £1045 (x2) Mellgates; £1035 Pennine View (Whitfield). Her – £925 Dacre Banks Farm. 

Darlington
CONFIDENCE is seemingly high amongst beef finishers down in Darlington, as store cattle met a strong trade at the sale of 188 through Darlington Auction Mart. 
Leading the entry at £1190 was a 26-month-old Aberdeen-Angus bullock from GA Jopling, Eastgate House, Eastgate, while heifers reached £1165, also for an Angus but this time from Humbleton Farm, Darlington. 
A good show of cast cows averaged 128p per kg with only seven of the 88 selling under 110p. They peaked at 210p for a Limousin from Doe Park, Cotherstone, with another from Riding Hill, West Kyo, at £1437. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – £1190, £1040 GA Jopling; £1150 (x2), £1075 (x2), £1050, £1040 (x2) DJ Sleightholme; £1105, £980 (x2) M and E Webster; £1100, £1085, £970 Humbleton Farms; £1080 (x3), £1060, £985, £955 I Lancaster; £1065, £1055, £1025, £1005, £1000 WJ Smith and Partners; £1025, £970, £940 J Thompson and Sons; £1000, £950 A Wilson; £960 (x2) G and L Wood; £950 J and JE Robson; £935 (x2) GW and M Singleton and Sons.
Heifers – £1165, £1125, £1120, £1045 Humbleton Farms; £1105 N and A Hunter; £1100, £1075, £1070, £1060 MH Hodgson; £1060, £1040, £990 (x2) S C Barron; £1035 (x2), £1020 DJ Sleightholme; £1000, £955 (x2) MJ Hutchinson; £990 (x2), £950 (x2), £935 (x2) T Teasdale; £980, £930 (x2) RN Foord; £975 (x2), £935 (x2) AR and BA Wilson; £975 A Wilson; £970 J Thompson and Sons; £930 J and JE Robson; £910 M and E Webster.
In-calf cows – £880 £840 High Hedley Hope Farms Ltd.
Cast cows – 210p, 130p WKMM Lamb; 176p TA Hall; 175p B Williamson; 171p, 134p (x2) JJ Dowson; 169p 153p 144p (x2), 143p, 142p, 140p, 137p, 136p, 135p High Hedley Hope Farms Ltd; 142p G Swinbank and Sons; 138p K and TK Atkinson; 138p, 134p K Norman Farms; 137p, 136p W Wearmouth and Son; 136p R Bradley and Son; 134p, 133p M Shaw; 134p AW Sanderson; 133p, 132p TH Vickers and Sons; 131p J Thompson and Sons. 

Forfar
LAWRIE and Symington sold a total of 87 store cattle on Tuesday where 66 bullocks levelled at 240.8p per kg with 21 heifers at 229. 
Limousin bullocks led the trade at 274.7p from Witton Farms, Edzell, and £1130 from Gairdrum, Burrelton, while heifers sold to 274.3p and £770 for British Blues from Tannochie.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Lim – £1320, £1310 Witton. Sim – £1300 Gairdrum. Lim X – £1295 Witton. Cont – £1295 Gairdrum. 
Heifers – BB – £960, £920 Tannochie. Lim – £885 Denbrae. Sho – £780 Waterside of Thornton. Lim X – £780 Denbrae. 

Castle Douglas
STORE cattle were easily cashed at a small sale through Wallets Marts, where a pen of Aberdeen-Angus heifers from Graplin Farms topped at £1125 and bullocks sold to £1055 and 242p per kg from Muncraig. 
A plainer show of OTM cattle averaged 140.59p, with cows selling to 163p for a Stabiliser from Congeith and £1427.82 for an Angus form Muncraig. 

LEADING prices:

Cast cows – A-A – £1427 Muncraig; £1214, £1172 Cogarth; £1114, £1037 Castlehill. Lim – £980 Cogarth; £941 Breckoniehill. Cont – £1121 Congeith. BB – £822 High Park. Sim – £770 Slatehouse.