Special sales for issue August 12

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Bel – £70 Goodlie Hill Cottage. Tex – £69, £60 Tymparon Hall; £59 Ellonby Hall.
Mule – £61 Sanders Close; £59 Shield Hill Top; £54 Park House Farm. Suff – £56 Holme Farm.

Carlisle
A GOOD show of 533 store cattle and 299 weaned calves was forward for Harrison and Hetherington’s weekly sale of store cattle at Carlisle, where a top price of £1435 was achieved for a British Blue cross steer from Messrs Miller, Tarn Lodge, Brampton.
Top priced heifer at £1430 was a Limousin cross from Messrs Baxter, Eden Banks, Carlisle, with black and white bullocks selling to £1075 for a Friesian from Messrs Moscrop, Rye Close, Carlisle.  
Weaned calves sold to £1160, £1120 and £1100, for three Limousin bulls from Messrs Rome, Niven Hill.

LEADING prices

Steers – BB – £1435 Tarn Lodge Farm; £1305 Rye Close; £1285, Durdar Farm; £1265 Sandbed Farm; £1265 Eden Bank Farm. Lim – £1350, Tarn Lodge Farm; £1345, £1325, £1300  Hutton Roof; £1315 (x2) Newtown Farm. Sim – £1350 Laurence Holme; £1100 Greystone House. Blonde – £1300 Laurence Holme; £1185 Barton Dale. BS – £1255 Ribton House; £1055 (x2) Bays Leap Farm House. A-A – £1225, Ribton House, £1220 Briggle Farm. Char – £1130 New Bampton Farm; £1120 Westhills Farm. Sh – £1105 Laurence Holme. Lui – £1100 (x4) Briggle Farm. Fr – £1075, Rye Close. Hfd – £1065 (x2) Briggle Farm, 
Heifers – Lim – £1430,  Eden Bank Farm; £1355 (x2) Newtown Farm; £1330 Crown Point Farm; £1315 Tarn Lodge Farm. BB – £1390, £1370 Eden Bank Farm; £1310, £1200  Kirkbarrow Hall; £1255 Fishergill; £1225 Sandbed Farm. Char – £1235 High Park Foot; £1210 Brisco Hall; £1210 Ross Farm. Sim – £1220, £1175, Brisco Hall. A-A – £1180, £1065 Shank Castle; £1000 (x2) Hayclose. Short – £1100 Brisco Hall. HF – £990 (x2) Bays Leaf Farm House. 

Stirling UA
TOP price at United Auctions’s sale of 589 store cattle was 310.90p per kg paid for a 238kg Limousin cross from Drumoider, or £1470 paid for a 636kg Charolais cross from Ashfield.
Drumoider also sold the lead priced heifer, a 325kg Simmental cross at 267.7p, while a 240kg Limousin cross from Cowans made £1230.
Black and white bullocks peaked at 192.6p for a 488kg Holstein Friesian from Tanhill, while a 587kg Friesian made £980 for Lindsayton.
Overall, 342 bullocks averaged 236.9p per kg, with 206 heifers cashing in at 227.6p and 39 black and white bullocks at 156.8p.
An Aberdeen Angus cow from Symington Mains led the entry of 137 beef cows at 197.2p per kg, while a Limousin cross from Loanhead of Duchally, produced the lead gross price at £1350. They averaged 133.82p.
Dairy cows (12) averaged 108.79p having sold to 161.90p for a Holstein from Overton and £885 for an entry from Meikle Camoquhill. 
On Monday, the firm’s sale of 5980 store lambs and feeding sheep saw most sections slip on the week. Beltex crosses averaged £67.41 (+£5.73p); Texel crosses levelled at £62.88 (-33p); 
Suffolk crosses at £62.55 (-£2.28p); Cheviots at £51.64 (-£3.43p); Mules at £53.27 (-£1.91p) and Blackfaces averaged £35.94 (-£1.56p).
Top price was £69.50 paid for Beltex cross lambs from Kirkton of Kingcoldrum.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Drumoider £740, 310.90p; 251-300kg – Drumoider £800, Drumoider 294.10p; 301-350kg – Drumoider £870, Gateside 278.10p; 351-400kg – Crofthead £1070, 268.80; 401-450kg – Graystale £1095, Crofthead 261.20p; 451-500kg – Midlock £1210, Hillview 249.50p; 501-550kg – Cowans £1310, 238.80p; 551-600kg – Cowans £1440, 237.60p; 601-650kg – Ashfield £1470, 231.10p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Drumoider £630, 252.00p; 251-300kg – Burnfoot £740, 245.80p; 301-350kg – Chapel £835, Drumoider 264.70p; 351-400kg – Mahaar £980, Crofthead 252.10p; 401-450kg – Mahaar £1070, 252.40p; 451-500kg – Cowans £1175, 241.80p; 501-550kg –Burnbrae £1230, 223.60p; 551-600kg – Cowans £1230, 222.80p.
Store lambs – Kirkton of Kingcoldrum (Belt X) £69.50; Langbank of Balhaldie (Belt X) £68; Easter Auchencarroch (Belt X) £64.50; Ashfield (Tex X) £75.50; Carse of Trowan (Tex X) £74.50; Rashiehill (Tex X) £73.50; Langbank of Balhaldie (Suff X) £77.50; Wester Bleaton (Suff X) £75; Hillside and Derculich (Suff X) £69.50; Escart and Whitslade (Chev) £53; Cairncurran (Mule) £64; Gribloch (Mule) £56.50; Burnhead (Mule) £55.50; Little Port (BF) £44.50, Drummond Estates (BF) £43. 

J36 Rural Auction Centre
BEEF breeding and store cattle met a buoyant demand at North West Auctions’ sale at Crooklands, Milnthorpe, where a lead price of £1420 was paid for a Charolais cow with British Blue calf from JS and KM Wilson of Helsington.   
In-calf heifers peaked at £1020 for British Blue due to an Angus from SJ and A Hargreaves.
Store cattle peaked at £1080 for a 27-month-old Blonde heifer from G Denny and Son, Johnscales and cast cows sold to £1360 for a 910kg Stabiliser from A Dixon and Son, Selsid.
Dairy types hit£1122 for an entry from AE and M Hayhurst of Natland.  

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – A-A – £860 Bowston Hall. Lim – £860 Bowston Hall; Scroggs Farm, £780 Garden Terrace. 
Heifers – Char – £1060 Johnscales Farm. Stab – £1000 Johnscales Farm. Blonde – £1080 Johnscales Farm. Lim – £920 Scroggs Farm; £710 Garden Terrace; £680 Bowston Hall; £650 Garden Terrace. A-A – £900 Capplerigg; £680 Bowston Hall. 

Thainstone
A GOOD show of 64 beef cows with calves was forward for Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ breeding cattle sale at Thainstone, where a Charolais bull from Cairntack led the trade at £3800.
Only 180 store cattle were forward for the company’s weekly sale which saw 62 bullocks average 231.2p; 107 heifers level at 227.2p and 11 bulls cash in at 200.8p.
Bullocks sold to 270.6p per kg for a 340kg Limousin, from Bishopston, Kinellar and £1530 for a pair 720kg Simmentals from Netherton, Glenlivet, while heifers peaked at 265.4p for a 324kg Limousin from Braeside, Inverurie and £1505 for a 784kg Aberdeen Angus from Wester Achochkie, Advie.
Top price amongst the bulls was 215.1p and £925 paid for Aberdeen Angus crosses from Mid Mains of Balfour, Fettercairn.
Top prices amongst the Orkney and Shetland entries were 246.8p per kg and £1190 paid for three 482kg Charolais from AT Annal and Son, Myres, South Ronaldsay. Heifers peaked at 231p for a 456kg Charolais from the same home and £1350 for a 654kg Shorthorn from AW and D Thomson, Beafield, Sanday.
New season store lambs (165) and feeding ewes and rams (693) also sold well peaking at £78 and £109 for continentals from Balmore and Texels from Rowland, Holm, respectively.
 

LEADING prices

Breeding cattle – Heifers – With bull calf – Braehead, Drummuir £1950; A-A X – East Bradieston £1720; Short X – Braehead £1720. With heifer calf – Stab X – East Bradieston £1700. Cows – With bull calf – Lim X – Cairntack, Belhelvie £2450;  Char X – Cairntack £2250; BB X – Cairntack £2250; Sim X – Cairntack £2100; Lim – Braehead £1900. With heifer calf – BB X – Cairntack £2850; Char – Cairntack £2650; Lim X – Cairntack £2300; BB X – Cairntack £2150; Lim – Braehead £1920. In-calf cow – Cairntack £1480.
Store cattle – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Braeside, Inverurie £620, 301-350kg – Bishopston, Kinellar £920, 270.6p; 351-400kg – Northfield, Gamrie £1060, 269p; 401-450kg – Bishopston £1080, Northfield 266p; 451-500kg – Brencher House, Birsay £1230, 252p; 501-550kg – Bishopston £1250, 237.6p; 601-650kg – Netherton £1390, 219.6p; 651-700kg- Netherton £1480, 213.3p; 701- 750kg- Netherton £1520, 212.5p.
Heifers – Up to 300kg –  Braeside £730, 253.5p; 301-350kg – Braeside £860, 265.4p; 351-400kg –  Muiryheadless, Insch £1,000, 250p; 401-450kg –  Muiryheadless £1040, 246.3p; 451-500kg – Wairds, Portlethen £1180; Brencher House 250p; 501-550kg – South Breck, Burray £1150, 211.4p; 551-600kg – Backhills, Auchterless £1235, 222.9p; 601-650kg –  Netherton £1400, 219.6p; 651-700kg – Beboran, Harray £1440, 213.6p.
Store lambs – Cont – Balmore £73.50; Tex X – Howe of Belhinnie £64.50; Down X – Mossneuk, Ellon £62. 
Feeding ewes – Tex – East Sandend, Cruden Bay £107; Bel – Oakfield, Thainstone £95.50; Tex X – East Sandend £93.50; Suff – Oakfield £90.50; Chev – Westerton Croft, Grange £89.50; Cont – Acrestrype, Auchterless £89.50; Chev X – Tirinie, Aberfeldy £86.50; Lleyn X – Middle Drimmie, Rattray £84.50; Suff X – Tirinie £84.50; Dor – Sunnybrae Lodge, Blackhills £83.50; Lleyn – Skaill, Sandwick £79.50; Ox – Dykenook, Netherley £77.50; Mule – Westerton Croft £76.50; GF – Middlehill, Rothienorman, South Bogbain, Keith £75.50; BF – Wester Coull, Tarland, Middlehill £69.50. 
Feeding rams – Suff – Beafield Sanday £85.50; Tex – South Litterty, Turriff £79.50. 

Lancaster
A CATOLOGUED entry of 385 store cattle peaked at £1550 for British Blue bullocks from MS Dugdale and Sons, Tewitfield, while Limousins from the same home made £1490 and £1470 at North West Auctions’ sale at Lancaster. 
Heifers sold to £1240 for a Simmental from AS and D Parker of Preston.  
Cast cows sold to a top 191.5p per kg for a British Blue from TE, JS and SA Carruthers of Underbarrow, with dairy types peaking at 174.5p from BW and J Robinson of Treales who also achieved the lead price per head at £1200.50. 

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – BB – £1550 Tewitfield Farm; £1450 High House Farm; £1400 Gibraltar Farm. Lim – £1490 Tewitfield Farm; £1390, £1340 High House Farm; £1210 Fellside Farm. A-A – £1380 Throstle Grove Farm; £1370 Greenlands Farm; £1290 Holme House. Sim – £1300 Park House Farm; £1190 Crooklands Farm. Char – £1290 Holme House; £1260 Crooklands Farm; £1180 Kilburn House. Hfd – £1190 Raw Head; £1120 Croppers Farm; £1100 Bradley Farm. Mont – £1180 Bensons Farm; £1170 Kilburn House. Fr – £1140 Low Levens; £1070 Colloways Farm.
Heifers – Sim – £1240 Manor House Farm. Lim – £1150 Lower Carr Green Farm; £1100 New Elmridge Farm; £1080 Bar Gap. BB – £1160 Gibraltar Farm; £1100 Pasture House Farm; £1100 Roseacre Hall. A-A – £1110 Park House Farm; £1100 Kendal Hill; £1090 Croppers Farm. Fr – £1060 Holmes Farm; £960 Netherbeck Barn. Salrs – £1060 King Bank Farm. Hfd – £1050 Cragg Farm; £980 Lower Carr Green Farm. Char – £1030 Holme House. 

Dumfries
BULLOCKS averaged 223.4p per kg and heifers cashed in at 209p at C and D Auction Marts’ fortnightly sale of store cattle at Dumfries.
Overall, 105 bullocks sold to 256.7p per kg and £1330 for British Blues from Cocklicks and Stannock, respectively, with the 93 heifers peaking at 240p and £1200 for another Blue from Cocklicks, and a Limousin from Drumcru, respectively.
The 16 Holstein Friesian bullocks averaged 148.6p, having sold to 216.2p and £950.
The dispersal sale of stock cows from Low Arvie, Corsock, saw cows with Aberdeen Angus heifer calves lead the trade selling at £1250, £1180 and £1140. Cows in calf to an Angus bull peaked at £960.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – BB – £1330, £1275 Stannock; £1155 High Auchneel; £935 Halldykes. A-A – £1290 Auchencrieff; £1195, £1110 North Bowerhouses; £1105 Newbigging; £1100 Shenrick; £1090 Newbigging and Kirkbride; £1085 North Bowerhouses; £1070 and £995 Kirkbride. Char – £1130 Beechgrove; £1110 Drumcru. Lim – £1110 Shenrick; £1095, £1060 Kirkland; £1030 Kirkbride; £1000 High Auchneel. Sim – £1090 High Auchneel; £1070 Newbigging; £1000 High Auchneel. Mont – £1005 Gimmenbie. HF – £950 Kirkland. Gal – £890 Stannock. Per kg – BB –256.7p Cocklicks; 240.3p Backburn; 234,7p Searigg; 222.6p Halldykes; 220.7p Logan Mains; 220p High Auchneel. A-A – 250p, 241p Laghead; 235.2p Fingland; 230.2p Newbigging. Sim – 243.8p, 237.8p Newbigging. Lim – 243.2p Backburn, 235.6p, 235.5p Kirkland.
Heifers – Lim – £1200 Drumcru; £1115, £1070 High Auchneel; £1060 Mid Locharwoods; £1015 Beechgrove; £1010 Newfield; £990, £980 Beechgrove. A-A – £1160 High Auchneel; £1100 Shambellie Grange; £1080 High Auchneel; £1065 Shenrick; £1005 Newbigging; £1000 Shambellie Grange and Mid Locharwoods; £915 Auchencrieff. BB – £1150 Backburn; £1110 Stannock; £1055 Backburn; £1050 Mid Locharwoods; £990 High Auchneel. Char – £1125 Beechgrove; £1090 Drumcru; £970 Beechgrove. Gal – £1040 Stannock. Sim – £1005 Drumcru. Per kg – BB – 239.5p Cocklicks; 232.3p Backburn. Lim – 237.3p Backburn.
Bulls – A-A – £1050 North Bowerhouses.

Stirling (Cale)
AT Caledonian Marts’ store sale of 478 cattle at Stirling on Monday, bullocks averaged 224p per kg and heifers cashed in at 220p.
Top price was 280p paid for Simmentals from Burnbrae, Gartocharn, or £1320 for a Simmental from Pendreich, Bridge of Allan.
Heifers peaked at 260p for Blonde Aquitaines from Strathavon, Slamannan and £1210 for a pen of Aberdeen Angus from Reivoch, Howwood.
Black and white bullocks averaged 168p having sold to to 194p and £910, from Lochnaw Home Farm, Stranraer.
A good show of 1997 store lambs saw averages improve £3.50 on the year to level at £61.05, having sold to £69 for Texels from C Hastie, Easter Gartfarran, Balfron Station.
Texel lambs averaged £63.67 (+3.01 on the year); Suffolk lambs at £63.87 (+2.03); Mules at £57.88 (+2.16) and Blackie lambs cashed in at £42.85.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – £1250 Reivoch; £1230 East Whitesykes; £1220 Pendreich; £1210 Broom; £1200 East Whitesykes and  Pendreich; £1180, £1170 Graystale; £1150 Glenstockadale several and Easterton. Per kg – 265p Strathavon and Glenstockadale several; 262p Burnbrae; 255p High Belltrees and Balquhastone Mains; 252p, 250p Glenstockadale several and Strathavon; 248p Lammerview; 246p Auchenbothie.
Heifers – £1180 Pendreich; £1140 East Whitesykes; £1120, £1110 Pendreich; £1100 Glenstockadale several; £1040 Bowridge. Per kg – 258p Strathavon; 256p Glenstockadale several; 254p Neriby, Islay; 242p Balquhatstone Mains; 238p Wester Braco; 2)

Longtown

ON Tuesday, 5104 store lambs of all classes were forward for C and D Auction Marts’ sale at Longtown, where a strong trade prevailed throughout although smaller Mule lambs were easier on the week. 
Top price was £76 paid for Suffolk cross Cheviots from Tarrasfoot. 

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £74, Nether House; £73.50 Whinney Hill; £73 Burncroft. Belt – £68 Sharplaw; £66 Flatt. Char – £65 Flatt. Chev Mule – £72 Sourhope; £70 Hownam Grange. NCC – £69 Oliver Road. Hill Chev – £59.50 Burnfoot of Ewes. Gf – £67.50 Baggarah; £65 Old Hall; £64 Sourhope; £62 Bailey Mill. Bf – £63 Barsalloch.