Special sales for Sept 11 issue

LEADING prices:

Breeding NCC females – Ewes – Five-crop – £105. Four-crop – £130, £120 (x2), £112. Three-crop – £160 (x4), £152. Two-crop – £220, £195 (x2).One-crop – £240, £235 (x2), £205 (x2), £195 (x2). Gimmers – £270, £235 (x2), £225 (x2), £210. Ewe lambs – £138, £135, £130, £128, £122
Rams – BFL – £1300, £1200, £900, £850 (x2), £800. Chev – £1450, £700, £680, £500 (x2).
Bullocks – Per head – Lim X – £1150, £1110 Glenholly; £1015 Saughtree; £1010 Bedrule. Sho – £1100, £1000 Whitriggs. Sim – £1170, £1090 Berryfell. BB – £1050 Harwood on Teviot. Per kg – Lim X – 242.3p, 237.8p, 236.8p, 234.2p, 232.2p Bedrule; 239.5p, 232.9p Saughtree. Sho – 211.4p Whitriggs. Sim – 229p, 217.8p Hyndhope. BB – 223.5p, 223.4p Harwood on Teviot. 
Heifers – Per head – Lim – £995, £885 Saughtree. Sim – £900 Hyndhope. Per kg – Lim – 229.9p, 228.9p Saughtree. Sim – 209.1p South Common; 209p Hyndhope. BB – 213p, 209.6p Harwood on Teviot. Char – 205.8p South Common.

Dingwall
A MIXED show for quality sold at satisfactory rates when Dingwall and Highland Marts sold 39 breeding, 85 store and 31 OTM cattle. 
Breeders peaked at £1850 for a Hereford cross cow with Charolais-sired male calf at foot from Dunlighity, Farr, with the same home selling a Charolais cross cow with Whitbred Shorthorn-sired heifer calf for £1750. 
Among the stores, a 555kg Limousin cross heifer from Redhill, Allanfearn, led at £1220 with the 58 heifers, which averaged 206.3p per kg, also selling to 243.5p for a 345kg Charolais cross from Pitmain, Kingussie. 
Bullocks (27) levelled at 214p and sold to £1120 for a pair of 510kg Limmy crosses from Carrol, Brora, and 325p for a one-month-old Aberdeen-Angus cross bullock weighing 80kg from Proncy, Dornoch.
A pure Charolais cow from East Kirk, Wick, topped the 27 OTM cows at 162p while a Simmental cross from Ballone, Abriachan, made £1270. They averaged 136.1p. 

LEADING prices:

Cows with calves – Heifer calf – Sim X – Blackpark, Nairn £1700. Sho X – Dunlichity Farm, £1550. A-A X – Dunlichity, £1520. Lim X – Dorrachan, £1350. Male calf – Sho X – Dunlichity Farm, £1800. Lim X – 18 South Erradale, Gairloch, £1800. A-A X – Dorrachan, £1220. Her X – Dunlichity Farm, £1200.
Bullocks – 251-300kg – 209 East Doll, Brora, £320, 123.1p. 301-350kg – Pitmain Farm Kingussie, £860, 252.9p. 351-400kg – Fanblair Farm, £900, 243.2p. 401- 450kg – Bogroy Farm, Tore, £960; Croft Grant, Brora, 234.6p. 451-500kg – 5 Tomich, Beauly £1040, 208p. 501-550kg – Redhill, Allanfearn, £1105; Carrol Farm, 219.6p.
Heifers – 251-300kg – Pitmain Farm, £605, 217.6p. 301-350kg – Pitmain Farm, £840, 216.9p. 351-400kg – New Croft, Knockfarrel, £855, 218.1p. 401-450kg – Leabost, Portree, £920, 209.1p. 451-500kg – Croft Grant, Brora, £1040, 216.7p. 501-550kg – Redhill, £1120, 215.8p. 551kg plus – Redhill, Allanfearn, £1170, 219.8p.
Cast cows – Char – Inchindown, Invergordon, £1250, 154.3p. Lim – East Kirk, Wick, £1250, 156.3p. Sim X – 14 Port Henderson, Gairloch, £1110, 152.1p. Char – East Kirk, £1110. A-A X – Torachilty Farm, Contin, £1010; Torachilty, 149.6p. BSho X – Logiehill, Kildary, £890, 135.9p. 

Carlisle
HEIFERS led the trade at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale of 400 store cattle, when a Limousin from JD Faulder, Croft House, Cockermouth, and a pair of Limmies from JW Slack and Sons, Newby, Carlisle, all sold for £1350 apiece. 
Bullocks followed not far behind on £1345 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Graham, Cumdivock, Carlisle, and dairy types reached £1020 from Messrs Hebson, Town End. 
An entry of 228 weanlings peaked at £1090 for a Limousin cross bull from Messrs Graham, Kirkhouse Dairy, with bullocks to £1055 and heifers to £1015 for Limousins from Messrs Cousin, The Laws. 
On Monday a large entry of store lambs met a good demand for large pens, where trade peaked at £100 for a Dutch Texel from Messrs Gillhepsy, Tedcastle.
Breeding sheep reached £122 for Texel gimmers from Whitehouse.

LEADING prices:

Store heifers – Lim – £1350 (x2), £1200 (x2) Croft House Farm; £1350, £1260 Newby Farm; £1235, £1140 Town End; £1165 Hargill House; £1150 Shillafield; £1150 First Street; £1130 (x2) Park House. Beef Sho – £1265, £1235, £1145 Glencoyne; £1200, £1110 Bays Leap Farm House. BB – £1190 Sandbed, £1110, £1055 (x4)  New Bampton Farm, £1090 Bays Leap Farm House, £1035 Yew Tree Farm, £1030 Heatheridge Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1170, £1090 Town End; £925 Firs Street. Char – £1060 Wham Head. HF – £920 Bays Leap Farm House. 
Store bullocks – Lim – £1345, £1300 Cumdivock; £1280, £1260 Newby; £1250 Brisco Hall; £1230 Housenrigg Cottage; £1230, £1185, £1175 £1170 £1160 Beech House; £1200 (x2), £1190 (x3) Cranberry; £1145 (x2) £1125 Hargill House; £1135 (x3) Walton Woodhead; £1120 Wham Head. Char – £1330, £1205 Brisco Hall; £1260, £1220, £1200 Midtown. A-A – £1305 Cumdivock; £1195 (x7) Cranberry; £935 (x12) Clydeside; £905 The Grove; £905 Eden View. BB – £1285 (x3), £1150 (x5), £1085, £1070 Cranberry; £1135 (x4) Lamonby Hall; £1105 Flimby Hall; £1070 Yew Tree. SD – £1200 Cranberry. Sim – £1180, £1105 Brisco Hall; £985 (x5) Clydeside. Her – £1160 Town End; £800 (x8) Stone Flatts. Sho – £1095, £1075 Brisco Hall; £1025 Bays Leaps Farm House. Beef Sho – £1080 £1080 Bays Leap Farm House; £1080, £970 (x3) Glencoyne; £1030 (x4) Stoneflatts. Mont – £1045 (x2) Flimby Hall. Frie – £1020 Town End; £1000 (x4) Thornington; £950 (x2(, £930 (x2), £920 (x3) Yew Tree. 
Weaned bullocks – Lim – £1090 (x2) Kirkhouse Dairy; £1055, £1030, £1020 (x2), £1010 The Laws; £1000, £910, £900 Keepershield; £900 Field Garth; £870 Walloway; £770 (x2) High Street. Char – £1005 £795 Garvilland; £725 Whiteside. BB – £870 (x2) Heather House; £830 (x2) Beck Farm; £765 Middle Brownrigg; £700 Well Head. A-A – £850 Kimberley Avenue; £805 (x3), £805, £775 (x2) Cold Harbour. Sho – £820 Garvilland; £700 Nutholm. Her – £680, £640 Field Garth. Hol – £650 (x2) Old Graitney; £440 (x5) Kirkandrews Moat; £440 Beck Farm; £420 (x5) Pennine View.  
Weaned bulls – Lim – £1045 (x3) Scotby Shields; £900 Reivers Gate. LR – £940 Pinminnoch. A-A – £920 (x7) Park House. BB – £620 Reivers Gate. Gall – £570 Nutholm. 
Weaned heifers – Lim – £1015 The Laws; £965, £830, £785 Reivers Gate; £950, £870 The Laws; £900 (x2) Kirkhouse Dairy; £850, £815 Kepwick; £835 (x2), £825 (x3), £735 (x2) Frizington Parks; £820 (x3) Whiteside; £745 High Street. BB – £965 Reivers Gate; £920 The Coach House; £890, £855, £770, £735 Hollands; £820, £780 £720 Frizington Parks; £790, £770 Heather House; £740 Walloway; £730, £700 (x3) Inglewood Bank; £710 Nunfield. A-A – £855 (x2) Edenbanks; £705 (x2), £660 Cold Harbour; £695 (x5) Casewalloch; £680 High Street; £640 Hollands; £600 Holmewrangle. HF – £580 (x2) Winter Tarn. Blo – £750 Murrah Hall. Char – £710 Garvilland. 
Store lambs – Dutch Tex – £100 Tedcastle. Tex – £79 Spency Croft; £70 Holm Cottage; £70 The Crook; £70 Tedcastle; £67 Spency Croft; £63 Harper Hill; £62 Parkhead; £61.50 Bushfield; £61 (x2) The Crook; £61 Rose Croft; £60.50 (x2) Barsalloch; £60 Demesne. Blue Tex – £77 Holm Cottage; £61 Ellonby Road. Belt – £76 Mill Farm; £72.50 Spency Croft; £64, £63 Dollard; £62 Burthwaite. Char – £69, £65, £57 Bushfield; £58.50 Chapel House. Suff – £62 Low Greenside; £58 Demesne; £57 The Crook. Zwa – £53 Ellonby Road. NCC – £59.50, £54 Low Greenside. GF – £51 Lonning Foot; £49.50 Barsalloch; £48 Ottercops; £46, £45.50 Border Rigg. KH – £42 Chapel House. 
Breeding ewes – Tex – £112 (x2), £105 East Mellwaters; £112, £110 (x2) Whitehouse; £98 Penny Hill. GF – £105 East Mellwaters; £92, £72, £58 Fangs Brow; £60 Penny Hill. NCC – £82, £62, £60, £58 Penny Hill. Suff – £80 Penny Hill. Jac – £58 Penny Hill. 
Breeding gimmers – Tex – £122, £120 Whitehouse Farm

Stirling (UA)
UNITED Auctions sold 1144 store cattle as well as 179 cast cows through Stirling recently, where a 322kg Simmental cross bullock from Greenhill topped the trade at 264p per kg. 
Bullocks (597) also reached £1320 for a 548kg Limousin from Mafflat and averaged 215.69p, while 148 dairy bullocks levelled at 150.56p and sold to 181.1p from Fineview and £1060 from Gateside. 
Charolais crosses led the heifer offering at 240.4p for a 312kg entry from Craigdhu, and £1170 for another weighing 519kg from Balegreggan. The 399 heifers cashed in to average 213.06p.
Among the cast cows, Limousin crosses topped at 203.2p from Carslae and £1430 from Whitrigghill. 
The 173 beef cows averaged 138.26p while 15 dairy cows averaged 120.49p and sold to 136.8p and £1190 from East Bangour. 
This week, the firm sold a catalogued entry of 9495 store lambs, breeding and feeding sheep, where most lamb averages were back on the week. 
The sale peaked at £135 for pure Texel ewe lambs from Nicol Drive, while the main sale of store lambs reached £70 for Texels from Dykebrae. 
Averages included Suffolk crosses, £59.97 (-31p on the week); Texel crosses, £57.20  (-£1.93); Beltex crosses, £62.15  (-£1.39); Cheviots, £53.09  (+£1.23); Mules, £52.38  (-£4.74); Blackfaces, £42.16  (-54p).
LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Ceither Gaoithe £390; Drumoider 189.3p. 251-300kg – Greenhill £750; Hawthorne 255.1p. 301-350kg – West Auchenlongford £870; Greenhill 264p. 351-400kg – Drumoider £980; Poltalloch 252.7p. 401-450kg – Auchenhew £1085, 240.6p. 451-500kg – Balegreggan £1160; Milton 240.2p. 501-550kg – Mafflat £1320, 240.9p. 551-600kg – Mid St Colmont £1260, New Park 219.6p. 601-650kg – Gatehead £1300; Gateside 212.8p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Arleith £460, 198.3p. 251-300kg – Lower Luthries £590, 200.7p. 301-350kg – Greenhill £800; Craigdhu 240.4p. 351-400kg – Westerhall £900; Hawthorne 231.8p. 401-450kg – Moor £1040; Craigdhu 235.6p. 451-500kg – Bougang £1110, 229.8p. 501-550kg – Balegreggan £1170, 225.4p. 551-600kg – Thomarston £1120, 201.1p.
Cast cows – Lim – Whitrigghill £1430; Carslae 203.2p. Sim – Carslae £1230, 198.4p. BSho – Glenisla House £1210; Wester Bleaton 154.2p. BF – East Bangour £1190, 136.8p. Char – Balleny £1190; Mollandhu 166.2p. Cont – Balgreggie £1170; Drumoider 146.5p. A-A – Linton £1100; Carlsae 189p.
Store lambs – Tex – Dykebrae £73; Gartincaber £71; Dalmahoy 69.50. Suff – Malling £67; Dalmahoy £66; Low Craigton £63.50. Belt – Newbigging £66; Monzie £62; Old House of Orchil £58. BF – Todholes £64; Merkins £57; Haugh and Gartincaber £50. Chev – Cloquhat £61.50; Monzie £58; Waterloo £53. Mule – Shields £57.50; Gartincaber £55.50; East Laggan £55. 
Ewe lambs – Pure Tex – Nicol Drive £135. Tex – Knowes £110; Sundhope £102; Wedderlie £92. Chev Mule – Auldallan £108; Lathockar Mains £100. Suff – Rossieochil £80; Knowes £78; Drumnaghinier £68. Belt – Ballikinrain £77. 

Ayr
A WEATHERED show of lambs met a slightly cheaper trade when Craig Wilson sold 1039 to a top of £68 for a pen of Beltex from J Fergusson, Moyne, Glasgow. 
This was followed at £66 for more of the same from C Douglas, Shiel, Sorn. 
Also on offer was a 962-strong entry of store cattle which met a firmer trade when 544 bullocks averaged 219.4p per kg or £1007.43, with 315 heifers at 212.3p or £890.75, and 103 dairy bullocks at 147.8p or £660.15.
They peaked at £1350 for an Aberdeen-Angus bullock from Knockendale, with bullocks also selling to 253.3p for a Simmental from Bellslea. 
Heifers sold £1180 for a Limousin off Burnhouse and 252.5p for a pen of Limousins from Oldbarn.
Dairy bullocks sold to £965 from Auchinbay and 156.4p from Gabrockhill.

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Belt – £68, £61.50 Moyne; £66 Shiel; £61.80 Knockdaw. Tex – £60.80 Burnside; £59 Dinwoodie Farms; £58 Plann; £57.50 Dalreoch. Mule ewe lambs – £60 Holehouse. Mule wedders – £50.50 High Cairn; £46.50 Birgidaleknock and Harplaw. Suff – £56.50, £53 Nether Heilar. Char – £53 Middleton. BF – £49.50 Braeface; £40.50, £40 Holehouse. Shet – £40 Rottenyard. 
Bullocks – Per head – A-A – £1350, £1220, £1100 Knockendale; £1235 Fortacre; £1180 Altgolath (Arran); £1170 Cairn House (Arran); £1100 High Corton; £1070 Laigh Corton. Char – £1320, £1270 Mid Lowes; £1225, £1210 Pinwherry Home Farm; £1200 Gass (Straiton); £1160, £1150 Roan; £1150 Moor (Arran). BB – £1270, £1215 Gass (Straiton); £1180 Brieryside; £1175 West Dhuloch; £1100, £1090 Auchinbay; £1060 Low Wexford. Lim – £1255, £1245, £1225, £1220, £1205 Gass (Straiton); £1245 Skeoch; £1225 (x2), £1205, £1180, £1160 Pinvalley; £1210 Bridgend; £1170, £1155 South Wallton; £1170 Brieryside; £1160 Oldbarn; £1145, £1140 Baluskie; £1140 Barleith. Sim – £1200 Clevance; £1200 Jameston; £1180 Gass; £1180 Macmanniston; £1100, £1090 South Walton. Gall – £1050 Broomfield. Her – £1200 Benston. Frie – £965 Auchinbay; £850 Brieryside; £805 Mossend (Kirkmichael); £800 Drongan House. Sho – £970, £920 Lindsayston; £940 Balsaggart; £920 Garpin. Per kg – Sim – 253.3p Belslea. Lim – 249.2p Mossend (Ayr). BB – 238.2p Gass (Straiton). Char – 236.3p Caprington. A-A – 231.4 Altgolath (Arran). Sho – 230p Windyhall. Frie – 156.4p Gabrockhill. 
Heifers – Per head – Lim – £1180 Burnhouse; £1165 (x2), £1145 (x2), £1045 Pinvalley; £1060 Barleith; £1050 Balluskie; £1040, £1035 Barneil; £1030 Bridgend. A-A – £1125, £1020  Cairnhouse (Arran); £1090 Borland; £1075, £1055 Hallrigg; £1010 Fortacre; £965 Knowe (Arran). BB – £1100 Auchinbay; £1035 Brieryside; £1020 Bridgend; £1015 Fortacre; £975, £955 Hallrigg. Char – £1080 Skeoch; £1040 Low Wexford; £1040, £1000 Pinwherry Home Farm; £980 Craigreanach (Arran); £970 Caprington. Sim – £1040, £1015 Low Wexford; £1000 Birchburn (Arran). Sho – £940 Balsaggart. Per kg – Lim – 252.5p Oldbarn; 240.8p Burnhouse. Char – 243.1p West Enoch. Lim – 240.8p Burnhouse. A-A – 237p Toward Point. Sim – 222.4p Bushglen. BB – 235.9p Maxwelston. Sal – 215.8p Genoch Mains. 

Newton Stewart
A LIMOUSIN bullock from Sheena Templeton, South Balfern, topped Craig Wilson’s sale of 141 store cattle when it was knocked down for £1210. 
The 64 beef-bred bullocks averaged £924.76 or 208.4p per kg, and also reached 251.4p for Charolais stots from J McGarvie, Auchneight. 
Heifers sold to £1150 for a British Blue from J Baillie, Low Glasnick, and 236p for another from W Gemmell, Holm. They averaged £885.91 or  204.7p. 
The 22 dairy-bred bullocks averaged £724.32 or 148.3p and reached £800 from H Parker, Inchparks, and 154p from H Young, Claunch. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1210, £1180, £1000 South Balfern; £1045, £1000 Blackpark. BB – £1210, £1180, £1150 Low Glasnick. A-A – £1045 Claunch; £995 Inchparks. Sim – £1000 Oldland; £920 Moorpark, Sandhead. Char – £880, £870 Auchneight. Dairy – £800, £790 Inchparks; £750 Claunch. Per kg – Lim – 244p Oldland; 240p Holm; 238p Low Glentriplock. Char – 251.4p, 232p Auchneight. Sim – 225p, 215p Oldland. A-A – 211p Claunch. BB – 211p Low Glasnick; 208p Blackpark. Sal – 211p Auchneight. Sho – 204p Barrachan. Dairy – 154p Claunch; 153p, 151p Inchparks.  
Heifers – Per head – BB – £1150, £1085, £1080 Low Glasnick; £1100 Blackpark. Lim – £1100, £1030 South Balfern; £1005 Barrachan; £1000 Blackpark. Sim – £1070 Low Glasnick. A-A – £930 Inchparks; £930, £900 Blackpark. Her – £930 Inchparks. Char – £830, £820 Auchneight. Per kg – Char – 235p, 231p Auchneight. Lim – 236p Holm; 222p Blackpark. BB – 220p, 215pLow Glasnick. Sim – 218p Low Glasnick. A-A – 205p Blackpark; 200p Low Glentriplock   

Wigton
HOPE’S Auction Co sold 222 store cattle last week which reached a top of £1385 for a Limousin bullock from RA Baird, Wampool. 
Heifers reached £1215 for a Limousin from Messrs Graham, Longcummercattiff. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Lim – £1385, £1235, £1225, £1195, £1175 (x2) Wampool; £1255, £1175, £1085 Leesrigg; £1195, £1175 Longcummercattiff; £1185 Low House; £1175 Parkgate Hall; £1135 (x2), £1115 Leesrigg Pasture; £1095 Norman Farm. Char – £1045 (x2) Crummock Bank. BB – £1275, £1215, £1195, £1185 Prior House; £1175 (x2), £1125 Blackdyke; £1155 Dockray; £1125 Park House; £1115, £1095 Midtown Farm; £1095 Gaterigg; £1075 Leesrigg Pasture; £1045 Crummock Bank. A-A – £1165 Dockray Farm; £1155, £1145 (2), £1095 (x4), £1075 (x2), £1035 (x3) Cumrew; £1085 Midtown Farm; £1035 Gaterigg; £1005 Stockbridge. Blo – £955 £935 Knowe Hill. Frie – £965 Blackdyke; £965 Parkgate Hall; £945 Low House; £935 Dockray Farm. Sim – £1185 Beck Farm.  
Heifers – Lim – £1215, £1125, £1105, £1035 Longcummercattiff; £1175 Park House; £1175 £1085 (x2), £1025 High Parson Bridge; £1145, £1125 Beck Farm; £1095 Greystoke Castle; £1075 High House; £1075, £1025, £1015 Leesrigg Pasture; £1045 Stockbridge; £1045 Lakeside. A-A – £1115 Dockray Farm; £1065 Gaterigg. Char – £1135 Beck Farm; £1085 Stockbridge Farm; £1035 Oakergill; £1015, £1005 Greystoke Castle; £985 Crummock Bank. BB – £1175 Park House; £1085, £1075, £1045, £1035, £1025 Midtown; £1065 Lakeside; £1065 Dockray Farm; £1035 Leesrigg Pasture.  Blo – £1055 Beck Farm; £955 Knowe Hill.  

Thainstone
ALL classes of store cattle met a brisk demand with strong cattle numbers short of buyers’ requirements at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 405.
They reached 296.1p for a Limousin cross bullock weighing 336kg from Pollowick, Cromdale, with the same home selling a 380kg heifer for 259.2p. 
Bullocks also reached £1515 from Wester Olrig, Castletown, while heifers also sold to £1350 for a 624kg Limousin cross from Roadside, Kirk. 
Overall, the 277 bullocks averaged 223.1p (+0.7p on the week) with 120 heifers at 219.7p (+0.8p). 
The eight young bulls peaked at 206.8p for a 440kg Limousin cross from Poolside, Rothiemay, and £1200 twice for Aberdeen-Angus weighing 798kg and 812kg Glassel House, Gassel.
 A varied show of store lambs saw top lots continue at strong rates as the main sale of 1141 peaked at £85 for Texels from Auchmar, Leslie. 
Consignments from the islands saw the 2318 from Orkney and Shetland reach £75 for Suffolks from Kjemlea, Uphouse, Cunningsburgh, while th 1646 from Lewis and Uist sold to £60.50 from 14 Baleshare. 
Continentals from Uppermill, Hatton, topped the 73 breeding sheep at £75. 
Feeding ewes and rams (547) sold to £111.50 for Beltex from Mains of Culsh, New Deer, and ewes from Lewis and Uist sold to £76 for Beltex from 2a Tong.
 
LEADING prices:
 
Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Pollowick, Cromdale £835, 296.1p. 301-350kg – Mains of Blairydrine, Durris £820, 256.3p. 351-400kg – Whitehouse, Lumphanan £1050, 267.9p. 401-450kg – Whitehouse £1130, 266.5p. 451-500kg – Mitchellhill, Maud £1200, 240p. 501-550kg – Meikle Begshull, Drumblade £1245; Mitchellhill 239.2p. 551-600kg – Meikle Begshill £1320, 229.2p. 601-650kg – Little Blackpots, Auchnagatt £1400; Orquil, Rendall 221.5p. 651-700kg – Little Blackpots £1475; Wester Olrig 219.6p. 
Heifers – Up to 250kg – East Comalegy, Drumblade £465. 301-350kg – Pollowick, Cromdale £850; Ternemny, Knock 251.5p. 351-400kg – Pollowick £985; Cairntack, Belhelvie 248.6p. 401-450kg – Whitehouse, Lumphanan £1080, 245.5p. 451-500kg – Bogs of Kininmonth, Kinimonth £1150, 230p. 501-550kg – Wester Olrig £1160, 224.8p. 551-600kg – Roadside £1305 222.1p. 601-650kg – Greystone, Peterhead £1340; Roadside 216.3p. 
Store lambs – Tex – Auchmar £76. Tex X – Hewitts, Kennethmont £72.50. Cont – Cushlachie, Glenkindie £66.50. Cont X – Mains of Lurg, Nethy Bridge £65. Suff – Buck and Bracklaw, Cabrach £63.50. Suff X – Maybank, Archiestown £61.50. Belt – Corbanchory, Kildrummy £59. Zwa – Lamington, Insch £55.50. Chev – North Retannach, Rothiemay £50. 
Isle of Lewis and Isle of Uist store lambs – Suff – 5 Baleshare £58.50. Cont – 19 Brue £55.50. Tex – 14 Stendaal £51. Cont X – 9 Gearradubh £50. BF – 4 Park Barvas £53.50. Down X – Aird Illeray £51.50. Chev – 14 Baleshare £49. Chev X – 43b Lower Barvas £48.50. Tex X – 5 Gearradubh £48. GF – 24 Milkinghill Tong £44.50. Belt – 2a Tong £43.50. BF – 3 South Braggar £40.50
Isle of Lewis and Isle of Uist ewes – Char – 2a Tong £74. Belt X – 2a Tong £72. Chev X – 7 Minish £69.50. Suff – 18 Illeray £68.50. Chev – Aird Illeray £68.50. Suff X – 2/3 Clachan £61.50. Down X – 2/3 Clachan £58.50. Tex – 2/3 Clachan £49.50. BF – 16 Aird £43.50. BF X – 19 Brue £40.50
Isle of Lewis and Isle of Uist rams – Chev – Aird Illeray £71.50. Chev X – 6 Lochportain £66.50. BF – 19 Brue £56.50.
Orkney and Shetland lambs – Suff – North Braewick, Gott, 2 Veensgorth, Gott £67.50. Suff X – Kjemlea £65.50. Down X – North Gardie, Aith, and Vidlin Farm £64.50. Tex X – Trondheim, Rendall, Crook Rendall £68.50. Tex – Gerbo, North Ronaldsay £62.50. Cont – Kjemlea £60. ContX  – 2 Veensgarth £59.50. Chev – Midtwon, Bixter £56;
Orkney and Shetland ewes – Chev – Reawick £76.50. SHC – Vakkersted, Lochend £70;
Feeding ewes – Tex – 2 Ballochview, Grange £94.50. BFL – Boghead of Drumdollo, Drumblade £89.50. Suff – Raich, Forgue £88.50. Chev X – North Retannach, Rothiemay £85.50. Cont – Easter Echt Croft, Echt £85.50. Tex X – Wellheads Huntly £80.50. HB – Parkhill, Greens £78.50. Down X – Easter Craigie, Whitecairns £75.50. Cont X – Mains of Craighall, Gartly £74.50. Mule – Parkhill £66.50. SHC – Appietown, Rendall £61.50. BF – Wester Manbeen, Elgin £52.50.
Feeding rams – Cont – Easter Echt £74.50.

Islay
AT the second sale of sheep on Islay, United Auctions sold a total of 2706 where the lamb average dropped by £1.60 per head or 6p per kg, as the recent inclement weather was evident on some lots. 
Lambs reached £71.50 for Suffolk crosses from Lossit, and 184p per kg for more of the same from Octofad. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Per head – Suff X – £71.50, £62.50 Lossit; £68.50, £62.50 Duich; £64.50, £62.50 Kintra; £62.50 Craigfad; £62.50 Island; £62.50 Octofad; £62 Achnaclach; £60 Ardnave. Tex X – £71, £65.50 Kirkby; £68 Achnaclach; £65 Keills Dunlossit; £64.50 Ardnave; £62.50 Gartness. Mule – £65.50, £55.50 Neriby; £60, £55.50 Ardnave; £58.50 Starchmill; £56.50 Island; £55.50 Duich; £55.50 Eskinish; £55 Corrary. Chev – £62.50 Cruach; £59.50 Duich; £56.50 Claddach. Cross – £55.50 RSPB Oransay; £51 Ardbeg. BF – £43.50 RSPB Oransay; £40 Kintra. Per kg – Suff X – 184p, 179p Octofad; 174p, 160p Ardnave; £168p, 161p Craigfad; 164p Kintra; 163p Achnaclach. Tex X – 165p, 160p Octofad; 164p Ardnave; 163p Bayview; 162p Achnaclach; 160p Gartness. Mule – 163p, 154p Ardnave; 158p Eskinish; 153p Upper Cruach. Belt X – 160p Craigfad. Chev – 149p Duich; 149p Cruach. Cross – 148p RSPB Oransay; 146p Upper Cragabus; 146p Keppols; 144p Duich. 
Ewes – Tex X – £78.50, £58.50 Blackrock; £67.50 Gartness; £65 Bayview; £57.50 Kirkby; £57.50 Ardbeg. Chev – £70, £69, £57.50, £55 Cruach. Cross – £60 Kirkby; £49.50 Kintra. Mule – £58.50 Octofad; £55.50 Achnaclach. BF – £32 RSPB Oransay. 
Riggs – Suff X – £70.50 Lossit. Tex X – £57 Achnaclach. Mule – £51 Neriby. Cross – £46.50 Ardbeg. Chev – £41 Coillabus. BF – £31.50 Kintra. 

Quoybrae
A LARGER show of store lambs than usual saw the best sorts continue at recent rates at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’s Quoybrae centre on Monday. 
The 3188 stores levelled at £53.60, having peaked at £77 for Texels from Marlstone, Keiss, while ewe lambs (211) averaged £57.36 and sold to £120 for Cheviots from Lynton Cottage, Ulbster. 
The 393 prime lambs sold to 174.3p for a pair of 35kg Texels from Mossburn, Geise, and £75 for a pair of Texels weighing 55kg from Portskerra (O’Brien). 

LEADING prices:

Ewe lambs – Chev – Whiteleen £92. Tex – Achairn £76. 
Store lambs – Tex – Marlstone and Plocan £74.50. Suff – Smithy House £74. Chev – Lynton Cottage £70.50. BFL – North Calder Farm £61.50. Belt – Burnlea Cottage £57. Cont – Seaview, Oldwick £57.
Prime lambs – Suff – Ackergill Mains £74.50; Achscrabster 165.9p. Tex – Myrelandorn (Mccarthy) £74.50; Lower Toftingall 168.6p. Black – Olrig Mains £74, 157.4p. Chev – Westerloch £74; Myrelandhorn 158.1p. Cont – 3 Clyth Mains £74.50; Lower Toftingall 169.4p. BFL – Olrig Mains £70, 157p. Char – Roadside, Killimster £65, 156p.  

Longtown
WEATHERED cattle were harder to cash but best sorts were a good trade when C and D Auction Marts sold 141 store cattle to a top of £1180 for an Aberdeen-Angus bullock from B and K Sloan, Stainton House. 
Heifers reached £1090 for British Blues from J Irving and Son, The Stubb. 
Also forward were 25 cow and calf outfits, where a British Blue cow with Shorthorn-sired bull calf from A and E Park, Harley Rigg, topped at £1620. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – A-A – £1180 Stainton House; £860 Inch Farm. Char – £1150 Edenbanks; £995 (x2) Greystoke Castle; £950 Potholm; £885, £825 (x2), £815 (x2) East Buccleuch. BB – £1110, £1050 (x4), £950 (x2) The Stubb. Lim – £1100, £1060 (x2) Hazelgill; £1090, £925 Potholm; £1050 Standingstone Rigg; £980 Cumstone. Her – £1100 (x2) Stainton House; £685 North Howes. Sim – £1065 Stainton House. Lui – £865 Greystoke Castle; £790 (x4) Hollows Farm. Blo – £790 High Ladore. 
Heifers – BB – £1090, £1080 (x2), £1,000, £990 (x4) The Stubb. Char – £990 (x2), £940 Greystoke Castle; £860 (x4) Potholm; £780 Kimmeter Green. Lim – £940 (x2) Ladyhousesteads; £940 Standingstone Rigg; £910 Hazelgill. A-A – £800, £795 Wickerthwaite; £760 Cavaghan Gardens; £710 Kimmeter Green; £700 Inch Farm. 
Cows with calves – Bull calf – BB – £1620 Harleyrigg; £1400 Snab Farm. Lim – £1320, £1100 (x2) Snab Farm. Heifer calf – BB – £1480, £1400, £1320, £1300 Harleyrigg; £1400 (x2) Snab Farm. Sim – £1450, £1300 Harleyrigg. Lim – £1400 Snab Farm; £1380 Harleyrigg.