Special sales for September 30th issue

LEADING awards:

Store heifers – Lim – £1390, £1375, £1280, £1275, £1270 (x2), £1205, £1155 Hallmoor; £1165 Green Farm; £1160 Orrisdale Farm; £1155 Brisco Hall; £1140 Beckhall Farm; £1115 Croft House; £1100, £1050 Hall Garth; £1070 Lankaber; £1065 Blackrigg; £1065, £1050 Dundraw Farm; £1055 East View Farm. Charo – £1275 Orrisdale Farm; £1185, £1175 Sideway Bank; £1180, £1095 Bridge End Farm. BRB – £1175, £0185 Doddick Farm; £1145 (x2) Sandbed Farm; £1145, £1070 Lankaber; £1145, £1085, £1060 Dacre Lodge; £1115, £1090 Flatt; £1115, £1105 Kirkbarrow Hall; £1100, £1095 Rose Farm; £0160 Carlatton Demense. A–A –£1155, £1120, £1070 Thornship Farm; £1100 Dacre Lodge; £1100 Carlatton Demesnse; £945 Blackrigg. Short – £1080 Brisco Hall. Luing – £1075 Doddick Farm. HF – £915 Waingate Head; £880 Hardgrave Farm. 
Store bullocks – Char – £1355, £1335, £1295, £1285, £1280, £1240, £1230, £1225, £1220, £1215, £1205, £1190 Broom Hill; £1325, £1280, £1250, £1195 (x2), £1190 Spout Bank; £1240 Bridge End Farm; £1210 Sideway Bank. Lim – £1330 Kirkbarrow Hall; £1315 Hall Garth; £1310, £1290, £1280, £1215, £1200 (x2) Low House; £1280 Broom Hill; £1280, £1230 Nether Ernambrie Farm; £1280, £1215, £1200 Croft House; £1270, £1250 Lairdlaugh; £1270 Croft House; £1240 Easy View Farm; £1230 Dundraw Farm; £1180 Littlewater. BRB – £1280, £1255, £1230, £1225 Nether Ernambrie Farm; £1250, £1220 Rose Farm; £1200, £1150, £1145, £1140 Doddick Farm; £1240, £1235, £1200 Sandbed Farm; £1195 Carlatton Demense; £1190 Beckhall Farm; £1175, £1140 Flatt; £1175 Lankaber; £1155 Kirkbarrow Hall; £1150 Orrisdale Farm; £1140 Town Foot Farm. A-A – £1210 Flatt; £1135 North Field; £1115 Calees; £1105 Eden View Farm; £1075 Greenwrae; £1070 Somerton; £1050 Orrisdale Farm; £1040 Pinegrove; £1000 Doddick Farm. Sim – £1190 Brisco Hall; £1140 Broom Hill; £1130, £1065, £1020 Williamwood; £1025 Somerton; £1005 Pinegrove. Short – £1195, £1185, £1155, £1145, £1075, £1035, £1000 Brisco Hall. BF – £1090 The Nook; £985 Thornington Farm; £885 Middle Farm; Mont – £1085 Greenwrae; £980 (x2) North Field. Blonde – £1085 Bridge End Farm. Here – £1000 Park Head; £990 Orrisdale. Sal – £970, £900 Kilnstown. Beef Short – £965 Douglas Square; £920 Rye Close. Holst – £820 Carlatton Demense; £800 (x7) Crossrigg Farm.
Weaned bulls – Lim – £1260 Mains of Minnydow; £1220, £1200, £1190 Crookholm. Her – £880 Chattlehope. Sim – £860 Muirhouse. HF – £735, £510 (x3) Muirhouse; £550 (x6) Woodslee. A-A – £660, £645 Natland Millbeck. Frie – £510 (x2) Longlands. Hol – £510 Muirhouse. 
Weaned bullocks – BB – £1020 £960 Skiddaw View Cottage; £935 High Old Shield Cottage. Char – £980 Blue Gables.Lim – £955 Hensingham Road; £900 (x2) Pittland Hill; £900 Close House. A-A – £890 Campingholm; £870 High Old Shield. Her – £850 Chattlehope. HF – £525 (x3) Longlands. 
Weaned heifers – Lim – £985, £855, Hargill House; £840 Pittland Hills. BB – £880, £860 (x2) High Old Shield. A-A – £820 Blenkett; £815 Milescott. Gall – £755 Riggshields. Sim – £755 (x2) Riggshields.Sal – £750 Mellgates. 

Stirling (UA)
BULLOCKS averaged 217.6p per kg and heifers levelled at 213.14p at United Auctions’ sale of 1186 store cattle and 103 cast cows at Stirling. 
The 658 bullocks reached 262.3p for a 385kg Charolais cross from Berryknowe, and £1370 for a similar bullock weighing 676kg from Gateside. 
Heifers (406) peaked at 244.7p for a British Blue cross weighing 376kg from Laighpark, and £1285 for a 658kg Charolais cross from Gateside, to average 213.14p.
Among the 122 black and white bullocks, a Holstein Friesian cross from High Branchal sold for 159.10p, with others weighing 528kg from Nether Lethame and High Branchal to £840. They averaged 146.82p.
Levelling at 126.15p, a Limousin cross from Fulfordlees topped the 77 cast beef cows at 212.4p with a similar cow from Eastmill and a Simmental cross from Fulfordlees both making £1370. 
Dairy cows (17) cashed in to average 109.92p having sold to 134p and £1070 for a Holstein cross from Claylands.

LEADINGawards:

Bullocks – 251-300kg – Myehill £390, 144.5p. 301-350kg – Genoch Mains £840, 244.2p. 351-400kg – Borgue House £1010, 262.3p. 401-450kg – Clydeside £1070; Graystale 243.2p. 451-500kg – Clydeside £1160, 238.9p. 501-550kg – Lochfield £1240, 231.8p. 551-600kg – Drumloist £1295; Clydeside 223.2p. 601-650kg – Clydeside £1360, 214.5p; 651-700kg –Newfield £1370, 202.7p.
Heifers – 251-300kg – Genoch Mains £680, 229p. 301-350kg – Genoch Mains £800; Camquhart 232.4p. 351-400kg – Laighpark £920, 244.7p. 401-450kg – Mid Knockenglass £1060, 240.9p. 451-500kg – Mid Knockenglass £1095, Castlehill 228.1p. 501-550kg – Beild £1200, Glenpark 227.2p. 551-600kg – Newfield £1200, 205.6p. 601-650kg – Newfield £1190, 193.8p. 651-700kg – Newfield £1285, 195.3p.
OTM cows – Per head – Eastmill (Lim) £1370; Fulfordlees (Sim) £1370; Gardrum (CH) £1170; Balneathill (Lui) £1150; Mountquhanie (A-A) £1110; Claylands (HO) £1070; Claylands (HF) £1070. Per kilo – Fulfordlees (Sim) 212.40p; Gardrum (CH) 177.10p; Eastmill (Lim) 168.30p; Gardrum (A-A) 157.40p; Balneathill (Lui) 150.50p; Claylands (HF) 134.40p; Claylands (HO) 131.80p.
OTM bulls – Per head – Newhouse (CH) £1310; Wester Balgair (A-A) £1270; Lochty (BS) £1190; Lochty (Sim) £1090. Per kilo – Eastmill (BS) 186.80p; Newhouse (CH) 186.10p; Wester Balgair (AA) 174.00p; Lochty (Sim) 98.00p.
 
Dingwall
DINGWALL and Highland Marts’ held their annual show and sale of Aberdeen-Angus, native and continental store cattle on Wednesday, which attracted a large entry of 1164. 
The 279 Aberdeen-Angus bullocks levelled at 217.3p per kg and reached 246.2p for a 390kg cross from Strathvaich, and £1360 for a pen of crosses weighing 601kg from Stemster Mains, Halkirk. 
Aberdeen-Angus heifers (188) cashed in at 210.9p and topped at 238.0p for a pen of 332kg crosses from Charleston, Thurso, and £1120 for a pair of 512kg crosses from 3 Dounie, Edderton. 
Amongst the other native bred cattle, 137 bullocks averaged 203.2p, while 53 heifers levelled at 213.4p. Bullocks sold to 239.5p for a pen of 451kg Shorthorn crosses from Tullochgorum, Boat of Garten, and £1170 for a pair of 454kg Wagu crosses from Stempster Mains, while heifers hit a top of 220.7p for a pair of 435kg Shorthorn crosses from Rattar Mains, and £1060 for a Shorthorn cross scaling 535kg from 3 Dounie.
Limousin crosses weighing 368kg from 217 The Doll, Brora, led the continental bullocks to 266.3p while an 810kg Charolais cross from Old Bank House, Lochmaddy, sold for £1450 to average 213.4p. 
Continental heifers (232) cashed in at 203.5p having sold to 259.3p for a pair of 482kg Limousin crosses from Hilton Farm, Tain, and £1410 for a 675kg Limousin cross from Balmaglaster, South Laggan. 

LEADINGawards:
A-A bullock – 1 and 2, Stempster Mains. A-A heifer – 1, Stempster Mains. Short bullock – 1, Rattar Mains; 2, 1 Skaill. Cont X bullock – 1, Sunnylea; 2, Sunnylea. Conti X heifer – 1, Lower Whitebog; 2, Sunnylea.

LEADINGprices: 

A-A bullocks – 301-350kg – North Calder, Halkirk £725, 219.1p; 351-400kg – Strathvaich, Easter Kinkell, £960; Midfearn Farms, Ardgay 244.6p. 401-450kg – Clatequoy, Thurso £1050; Midfearn Farms 241.6p. 451-500kg – Greenvale, Dunnet £1120; Clatequoy 235.9p. 501-550kg – Clatequoy £1210; Stempster Mains, Halkirk 227.5p. 551-600kg – Stempster Mains £1300, 224.1p. 601-650kg – Stempster Mains, £1280, 226.3p.
A-A heifers – 251-300kg – North Calder £610, 203.3p. 301-350kg – Charleston Farm £790; New Cottage Farm 236.6p. 351-400kg – Tullochgorum Farm £900, 227.3p. 401-450kg – Rattar Mains £980; Wester Rarichie, Tain 229.5p. 451-500kg – Stempster Mains £1100, 234.8p. 501-550kg – 3 Dounie, £1100, 218.8p.
Other native bred bullocks – 301-350kg – Tullochgorum Farm, £720, 213.7p. 351-400kg – Leys Estate, Inverness £850, 218.0p. 401-450kg – Rattar Mains, £1000; Leys Estate 228.7p. 451- 500kg – Stempster Mains £1160, 237.7p. 501-550kg – Rattar Mains £1140; Stempster Mains 225.2p. 
Other native bred heifers – 251-300kg – Spittal Mains, £500, 174.2p. 301-350kg – Tullochgorum Farm £600; Spittal Mains 197.4p. 351-400kg – 2 Isle of Ewe, Aultbea £780; Tullochgorum Farm 205.6p. 401-450kg – Rattar Mains £960; 3 Dounie 210.7p. 451-500kg – 3 Dounie £1030, 208.1p. 501-550kg – 3 Dounie £1000, 198.1p.
Continental cross bullocks – 301-350kg – Glenside, Glenurquhart £800, 242.4p. 351-400kg – 217 The Doll, Brora £980, 250.04p. 401-450kg – Culmill, Kiltarlity £1110; 7 Kinerras, Kiltarlity 256.2p. 451-500kg – Hilton Farm £1150; 2 Lochend 244.0p. 501-550kg – Hilton Farm £1200, 224.3p. 551-600kg – 11 Newmore, Muir of Ord £1300; Hilton Farm 224.2p. 601-650kg – Newton of Ferintosh, Conon Bridge £1290, 206.5p.
Continental cross heifers – 251-300kg – New Cottage Farm £610, 208.9p. 301-350kg – 2 Lochend, £710, 208.8p. 351-400kg – Hilton Farm £900, 236.8p. 401-450kg – 2 Lochend, £1,100, 258.8p. 451-500kg – Hilton Farm, £1250; Castlecraig Farm, Tain 248.9p. 501-550kg – Hilton Farm £1190, 225.4p. 551-600kg – Sunnylea, Balblair £1260, 213.6p.

St Boswells
ALL types were keenly sought after at Harrison and Hetherington’s fortnightly sale of store cattle, last week, where Limousin crosses from Craiglea topped both the price per head and pence per kilo sections. 
Top price per head at £1200 was a heifer while a bullock sold for 230.4p per kg.
On the same day, the centre held its annual sale of rams and ram lambs where a Texel from Blackladder topped at £550, while store sheep reached a top of £65.50 for a Texel from The Knock. 

LEADINGprices:

Bullocks – Per head – Lim X – £1160, £1120, £1100, £1050 Craiglea; £850 (x2) Saughtree. Char – £1190, 1075, £1055, £1000 Adderstonshiels. Sim – £1025 Kirklands.
Bullocks – Per kilo – Lim X – 230.4p Craiglea; 230.3p, 227.6p Gattonside Mains (Georgefield); 226.7p (x2), 225.3p Saughtree. A-A – 219.5p Gattonside Mains. Char X – 215.3p, 214.4p Adderstonshiels.
Heifers – Per head – Lim X – £1200, £1070, £990 Craiglea; £900 (x2) £870 Saughtree. Char X – £985 (x2), £950 Adderstonshiels.
Heifers – Per kilo – Lim X – 220p, 218.4p Craiglea; 219p (x2), 218.7p, 217.5p Saughtree; 213.6p Gattonside Mains. Char – 215.9p 209.6p Adderstonsheils.

Huntly
SELLING through United Auctions on Thursday were 3163 breeding sheep, where Blackface and cross gimmers met a selective trade, while all ewes were sought after. 
The 780 gimmers sold to a top of £160 for a pen of Continentals from Rivestone, Kinnoir, while 652 ewes peaked at £88 twice for Mules from Glenriness, Dufftown, and Texel crosses from Croftdhu, Tomatin. 
Top price amongst the 633 ewe lambs was £115 for Cheviot Mules from Dalrachie, Ballindalloch.
On the same day, the firm sold 1098 store lambs where trade remained easier on the year. They reached a top of £65 for Texels from Greenland Mains, Castletown. 

LEADINGprices:

Gimmers – Blackface – £128 Ashburn, Brechin; £110 Ashburn, Biggins, Tombreckachie; £105 Raws Farm, Dufftown. Mule – £138 Towiemore, Drummuir; £135 Markethill, Glass; £130 (x2) Markethill, Towiemore. Chev Mule – £158 Rivestone, Kinnoir. Cont – £160 Rivestone, Kinnoir;
£150 Meikle Begshill, Drumblade. Chev – £100 Tillyminate, Gartly. Easycare – £88 Edingarioch, Premnay. 
Ewes – Blackface – £78 Rattray Estates. Chev Mule – £78 Croftdhu, Tomatin. Mule –
£88 Glenrinnes, Dufftown; £85 Glenrinnes, Dufftown; £80 Auchnarrow, Glenlivet. Tex X –
£88 Croftdhu, Tomatin; £78 Auchnarrow, Glenlivet.
Ewe lambs – Mule – £113, £105, £103 Raws, Dufftown. Chev Mule – £115 Dalrachie, Ballindalloch; £102 Honeysuckle, Grange. Cross – £71 Blairindinnie, Gartly. Llyen – £66 Gallery Home Farm, Montrose.
Store lambs – Tex – £65 Greenland Mains, Castletown. Tex X – £60 Greenland Mains, Castletown. Chev – £50 Granton Mains, Bower. Cross – £58.50 32 Montgomery Place.
Zwart – £57 Aldunie. Mule – £57 Aldunie. BF – £46.50 Woodside of Mosscorral. 

Ayr
A LARGER ringside of buyers turned out at Craig Wilson’s sale of 623 store cattle at Ayr, last Thursday, where many weathered types were forward.
The 315 bullocks averaged 216.3p per kg and sold for the top price of £1175 for a Charolais from Dykes Farm. They also reached 242.7p for a pen of Limousins from Maxwelston.
Among the 215 heifers which levelled at 207.6p, a Limousin from Holehouse topped the price per head at £1100 while a pen of Limousins from Maxwelston made 245p. 
Friesian bullocks (93) cashed in at 141.3p and sold to £995 and 180.9p from Lindayston.
The firm’s sale of 684 breeding sheep hit a top of £137 for a pen of Mule gimmers from R Stevenson, Middlehouse, Carluke, while 1230 store lambs reached £63.50 for a pen of Suffolks from Messrs High, Cleughearn Farms, High Cleughearn, Strathaven, to average £46.84. 
On Saturday, Craig Wilson’s sale of breeding rams saw 202 accredited tups reach £740 three times firstly for Texel shearlings from Ian and David Walker, Laigh Alticane, and from J Wilson, Barneil. 
Non accredited tups (170) peaked at £850 for a Bluefaced Leicester shearling from Messrs Drummond, Cassington. 
On Tuesday, a bigger and better show for quality of dairy cattle was forward at the firm’s weekly sale of dairy cattle at Ayr, where the sale averaged £1405. 
Topping the sale at £1920 was a Holstein Friesian heifer from J Kennedy and Son, Perryston, while 139 calves and stirks reached £610 for a Charolais bull calf from J and J McDonald, Auchenhew, Arran. 
 
LEADINGprices:

Store cattle – Bullocks – Per head – Char – £1175, £1120 Dykes Farms; £1170, £1100 Laigh McGowanston; £1160, £1135 Mid Lowes; £1140 Laigh Corton. Lim – £1130 Knockterra; £1100 Stairlie, Maxwelston; £1090 Knockterra; £1085 Garthland Mains; £1080 Maxwelston; £1070 Pinvalley and Dykes Farms; £1065 Hallrigg; £1060 Bankend, Maxwelston. BRB – £1125 and £1060 Turnerhill; £1110 (x2), £1030 Auchinbay; £1030 Forerogerton; £1005 Brieryside; £1000 Holehouse. A-A – £1110 Glenlussa; £1080 Slatehole; £1070 Balsaggart. Sim – £1100 Adamscroft; £1060 Slatehole; £990 Mid Ascog. Here – £1005 Holmpark. Montbeliarde: £1000 Langholm. Sal – £980 Balsaggart. Shorthorn: £980 Millerston. Fries – £995 Lindsayston; £830, £800 Helentongate. Per kilo – 242.7p Maxwelston; 242.1p Hallrigg; 237.2p Pinvalley; 236.8p Nether Ardroscodale; 236.6p Langholm; 236.1p Busbiehill; 235.4p Knockterra; 234.4p  Crossgates.
Heifers – Per head – Lim – £1100 Holehouse (Och); £1075 Lindsayston; £1065 Hallrigg; £1060 Bankend; £1040 Dykes Farms; £1020 Pinvalley; £1005 Glenlussa; £1000 Stairlie, Dykes Farms. BRB – £1040 Holehouse (Och); £1030 Langholm; £1015 Auchinbay and Burnbank, £950 Brieryside. Sim – £1035 Hillcrest; £1030 Adamscroft; £950 Burnbank; £900 Laigland. Char –  £1030 Mid Lowes; £975 Millerston. A-A – £970 Watston; £950 Glenlussa; £940 Kildonnan. 
Per kilo – 245p Maxwelston; 239.1p Dykes Farms; 232.4p Maxwelston; 231.5p Hallrigg; 230.7p Busbiehill. 
Breeding sheep – Mule gimmers – £137 Middlehouse. BF gimmers – £102, £96 Larg of Bargrennan. Mule ewes – One-crop £86 Whitehill; Two-crop – £88 Whitehill. Three-crop – £81 Whitehill. Four-crop – £80 Whitehill; £85 Twice Knockgerran. Five-crop – £77 Knockgerran. Mule ewe lambs – £81, £71 Whatriggs. BF ewes – £63 Holehouse (Menzies); £59 Bellamore. 
Store lambs – Suff – £63.50 High Cleughearn. Tex – £62.50 Shielhill; £62 Kerrycroy. Tex cross – £61.50 Shielhill; £60.50 Windyedge. Mule – £59 Windyedge. Bel – £57.50 High Boreland; £55 Over Carswell. Suff cross – £57.50 Shielhill; £55 High Cleughearn. Bel cross – £56 High Boreland. Half-bred – £56.50 Auldmuir. Cross – £55 North Logan. Rouge: £54.50 Yonderton. Lleyn – £54 Shielhill. Cont – £52.50 Wallacetown, Nether Whittleburn. Chev – £50 Ascog. Char – £45 Middleton (McIntyre). BF – £32 Constablewood. 
Dairy cattle – Holstein Friesian heifer – £1920 Perryston; £1820 Clonbeith; £1800 Hill (Warnock); £1700 Clonbeith; £1650 Monklands; £1550 (x2) Craigthornhill. Ayrshire cow – £1650 Boreland.
Bull calves – Charolais cross – £610, £570 Auchenhew; £560 (x2) Laight, New Cumnock. A-A cross – £565 Meadownay; £550, £480 Dunallan, Bute. Short – £500 Little Galla; £495 Eskechraggan. BRB cross – £430 East St Colmac; £420 Over Enoch; £415 East St Colmac. Limousin cross – £480 (x2) South Gilmerton. 
Heifer calves – Limousin cross – £555 (x2) South Gilmerton. BRB cross – £415 East St Colmac; £320 Davidston; £320 East Brockloch; £315 Davidston; £310 Airtnoch; £305 Strandhead. A-A cross – £365 East St Colmac. Here cross – £305 Graystale.

Thainstone
AN EXCELLENT show of weaned calves was forward at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 1662 store cattle and 21 young calves last Friday, where bullock calves averaged 233.5p (+5.2p on the year) with 336 heifer calves at 225.8p (+5.6p). 
Trade reached 288.6p for a pen of three Limousin crosses from Milton, Glenbuchat, and £1300 three times firstly for a Limousin cross weighing 526kg from Auchorachan, Glenlivet, and for both a 556kg and 590kg Charolais cross from Mains of Cairnbarrow, Glass.
Top price amongst the heifers was 264.4p for a pen of six Charolais crosses from Wellheads, Huntly, and £1180 for a Charolais cross from Dalrachie, Ballindalloch. 
In the store cattle, 497 bullocks levelled at 222.1p and sold to 270.5p for four Charolais crosses from Ballgreen, South Ronaldsay, and £1470 for a 672kg British Blue cross from Harestone, Crathes. 
Heifers (306) averaged 213.6p having sold to 260.5p for a 430kg Limousin cross from 2 Bogie Street, Huntly, and £1480 for a 712kg Charolais from Harestone.
The nine bulls forward peaked at 223.6p for a 322kg Limousin cross from Milton and £910 for a 432kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Mid Mains of Balfour, Fettercairn. 
Outwith the sale, a show and sale of weaned calves judged by Alex Henderson, Amisfield, Dumfries, saw the overall champion, a 444kg Limousin cross bullock from W Robertson, Easter Fodderletter, Tomintoul, sell for £1170, while the champion heifer, a 474kg Limousin cross from Balfour Baillie, Sebay Cottage, Tankerness, made £1180. 
Orkney and Shetland cattle saw bullocks reach 270.5p for a pen of four Charolais from Balgreen South, Ronaldsay, and £1330 for a 544kg Limousin cross from Beboran, Harray.
The sale of island heifers peaked at 252.2p for a 400kg Limousin from Fersness Farms, Eday, and £1180 for a 554kg Charolais from Nistagar, Harray. 
Forward the same day were 3257 island sheep, where 2786 island lambs sold to £70 for Texels from Virse, Haroldswick, with 471 others to £77.50 for Suffolks from Quendale, Dunrossness.
On Tuesday, the firm held its annual show and sale of breeding cattle, where well-bred milky heifers with strong calves met a sound demand. 
Attracting an entry of 235 head, the overall champion, a Simmental cross with Limousin cross heifer calf at foot from EM Smith and Son, Towiemore, Drummuir, sold for the top price of £2900 to Dunbeath Farms, Dunbeath. Towiemore also stood reserve with a Limousin cross heifer and heifer calf, which sold for £2250 to B Buchan, Clinterty, New Aberdour. 
Included on the day was the dispersal of commercial breeding cattle from Robert Grant, Learney Home Farm, Torphins, which reached £4900 for a four-year-old Limousin bull. 

LEADINGprices:

Weaned calves – Bullocks up to 300kg – Milton £800. 301-350kg – Milton, Glenbuchat £910, 275.8p. 351-400kg – West Park, Aberfeldy £1090, 275.3p. 401-450kg – Wellheads, Clinterty £1150; Clinterty 267.4p. 451-500kg – West Cairnhill, Calsalmond £1250; Wellheads 256.3p. 501-550kg – Middle Drimmie, Rattray £1260, 249p. 551-600kg – Nether Muirskie, Maryculter, Dalrachie £1275; Mains of Cairnborrow 233.8p. Heifers up to 350kg – Fodderletter, Tomintoul £840; Milton 261.6p. 351-400kg – Wellheads £1000, 251.3p. 401-450kg – Wellheads £1100; Balgairn, Ballater 251.2p. 451-500kg – Clinterty, New Aberdour £1160, 247.8p. 501-550kg – Mains of Glenbuchat £1160; Fichlie, Glenkindie 229.1p. 551-600kg – Dalrachie £1180, 213.8p.
Store cattle – Bullocks up to 300kg – 32 Larel, Halkirk £580, 201.4p 301-350kg – 2 Bogie Street, Huntly £840, 242.8p. 351-400kg – Ballgreen, South Ronaldsay £1055; Burn, St Margarets Hope 246.3p. 401-450kg – Rossmyre, Grimbister £1075, 254.7p. 451-500kg – Belhinny, Rhynie £1160; Reaster, Lyth 237p. 501-550kg – Beboran, Harray £1330, 244.5p. 551-600kg – Barnyards, Mintlaw Station £1360, 233.9p. 601-650kg – Nether Minmore £1365, 220.9p. 651-700kg – Nether Minmore £1410; Harestone 218.8p. Heifers up to 300kg – Appietwon, Rendall £660, 224.5p. 301-350kg – Assynt Mains £730, 223.9p. 351-400kg – Fersness, Eday £1010, 252.5p. 401-450kg – Reaster, Lyth £1040; Newseat, Wartle 239.2p. 451-500kg – Reaster £1180, 251.1p. 501-550kg – Bush, Huntly, Reaster £1180; Bush 225.2p.
551-600kg – Arnhall, Edzell £1300, 222.6p. 601-650kg – Arnhall £1360, 209.9p. 651-700kg – Harestone £1440, 212.4p. 701-750kg – Harestone £1470, 207.9p.
Island sheep – Lambs – Suf – Brind, Cunningsburgh, Vesquoy, Muness £66.50. Tex – South Lea, Vidlin £65. Tex X – Wester Brough Baliasta £65. Suff X – Knowe, Muckle Roe £64.50. Down – Islesburgh, Sullom, Brind £64. Down X – Hildisvik, Muness. Cont – Kirkhoull, Cullivoe £61.50. Cont X – Ringesta, Quendale £60. Chev – 25A Valladale, Heylor £53. Chev X – Bordigarth, Eshaness £51. GF – Uphouse, Weathersta £49. Shc – Midtown, Bixter £49.

Ewes and gimmers – Suff X – Springfield, Hillswick £73. Down – Quendale £68.50. Tex – Innhouse, Mossbank £67. Chev – Knowe £58. Cont – Seabreeze, Scalloway £57. Tex X – Wester Brough £57. Chev X – Delhi, Ollaberry £56. Cont X – Wester Brough £54. Char – Grunnins, Ollaberry £51. Shc – Hildisvik £47. Rams – Chev – Innhouse £64. Tex – Virse £55. 
Breeding cattle – Heifer with bull calf – Sim – Towiemore, Keith £2900; Sim X – Towiemore £2550; Lim – Pitcairn, Cardenden £2450. BRB X – Towiemore, Keith £2400.  Lim – Auchtygall, Peterhead £2150. BRB – Towiemore £1900. BSH – Balavil Estate, Kingussie £1800. Heifer with heifer calf – Lim – Pitcairn, Towiemore £2600. Sim X – Towiemore £2550. Sim – Lost, Strathdon £2350. Lim X – Towiemore £2300. A-A- Auchtygall, Peterhead £2100. Cow with bull calf –  Blonde – Dubford, Turriff £1450. Cow and heifer calf – Lim – Easter Cardno, Fraserburgh £1580. BB X – Beltie Cottage, Glassel £1420. Lim X – Dubford £1300
Sho – Easter Cardno £1200. In calf heifers – Sim X – Backhill of Seggat, Auchterless £1800.
Sim – Backhill of Seggat £1750. In calf cow – Sim X – Findlins, £1250. Blonde – Findlins, Hillswick £1250. Bull – Lim – Balavil Estate 4000gns. Lim 6yrs – Fodderletter, Tomintoul 2000gns. Char – Nistaben, Harray £1500.
Learney Home Farm dispersal – Cow and bull calf –  Char – Learney Home Farm £2650.
Lim – Learney Home Farm £2650. Lim X – Learney Home Farm £2500. Sim – Learney Home Farm £2850. Sim X – Learney Home Farm £2950. Cow and heifer calf – Lim X – Learney Home Farm £1850. Sim X – Learney Home Farm £2600. Sim – Learney Home Farm £2550. Bulls – Lim 4 yrs – Learney Home Farm £4900. Lim 6 yrs – Learney Home Farm £4600.
Sim 4yrs – Learney Home Farm £4000.

Fort William 
CHEVIOT lambs from Annbank, Kilchoan, topped Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 3434 store lambs on Saturday, when they sold for £67.50 apiece. 
Feeding sheep (801) peaked at £66 for a pen of Texel crosses from Tign An Uilt, Kilchoan.

LEADINGprices: 

Store lambs – Suff X – Blargie Farm, £56. BF – Insh Farm, Spean Bridge £53; Glendoe Estate, Borlum £43; Larchgrove, Blarmacfoldach £42. Tex X – Glendoe Estate £52.80; 15 Ashdale, Lochmaddy £50.50; Tign An Uilt £49. Mul – Glendoe Estate £50.20. Cross – Glendoe Estate£52.50; Ardgour Estate, Oban £42; 7 Ferrindonald, Sleat £38. Chev – Ardtornish Farms, Oban £49; South Laggan, Spean Bridge £48; Swordale, Isle of Skye £45.50.

Lochmaddy
ON Monday, Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sold 2532 store sheep at Lochmaddy, to include 1645 lambs which reached £78 per head for Blackfaces from 18 Locheport, Lochmaddy.
Top price on the day of £89 however was a pen of Blackface gimmers from 34 Liniclate, Creagorry.
Amongst the 310 ewes, trade reached £76 for Texel crosses from 3 Claddach Kirkibost, Lochmaddy, while 491 a Texel cross ewe from 25 Balemore, North Uist, led the 491 feeding sheep at £70. 

LEADINGawards:

Store lambs – Tex X – 8 West Gerinish £73, £65, £62. Chev – 7 Balranald, Lochmaddy £72; 11 Sollas, Lochmaddy, £68; 6 Rushgarry, Berneray £65. Cross – 7 Malaglate, Lochmaddy £69; 20 Knockintorran, Bayhead £63; 6 Rushgarry £60. BF – 7 Claddach, Carinish £67; Sidinish, Locheport £60; 3 Lochportain, Lochmaddy £56. Suff X – 2 Claddach Kirkibost, Lochmaddy £65; 5 Peninerine, Lochboisdale £56.50; 7 Sollas, Lochmaddy £54.50. Mule – 32 Liniclate, Isle of Benbecula £50; 34 Liniclate £48. 
Ewes – Chev – 17A Liniclate, Isle of Benbecula £66; 15 Grenitote, Sollas £64; 5 Balemartin, Lochmaddy, 3 Creagorry, Benbecula, 7 Paiblesgarry, Lochmaddy £57. Suff X – 17 Hougharry, Isle of North Uist £65. Cross – 7 Paiblesgarry £65; 15 Tigharry, Lochmaddy £61; 20 Balemore, Bayhead £59. 
Gimmers – BF – 34 Liniclate £85 (x2); 32 Liniclate £82; 291 Kilpheder, Lochboisdale £77. Mule – 32 Liniclate £85. Chev – 2 Newton, Lochmaddy, Blashaval Cottage, 7 Minish £72; 7 Paiblesgarry £71. Tex X – 3 Claddach Kirkibost £67, £60. 
Feeding sheep – Chev ewe – 7 Malaglate £63; 4 Paiblesgarry £62; 8 Clachan Sands, Lochmaddy £58. Suff ram – 3 Claddach Kirkibost £59. Cross ewe – Seaview, Knockline £57. Cross wdr – 6 Rushgarry £55.50. Cross ram – 13 Knockintorran £55. Tex X ewe – 3, 4 Balmartin, Tigharry, £50. Chev wdr – 2/3 Stumore, Lochmaddy £54. 

Stirling (Cal)
SOME 2698 store lambs and feeding sheep sold through Caledonian Marts on Monday, where trade reached a top of £68 for a pen of Texel cross lambs from R Sibbald, Thorn, Dollar.

LEADINGprices: 

Cont – £66, £65 Kinnighallen. Tex – £59.50, £58 Blairlinnans. ¾ Tex – £59.50 Craigievern
Cross – £59 Greenwall. Tex X – £57 Braeleny. Char – £56 Hall Farm. Mule – £50 Carie.
BF – £47 Drummond Estates.
Feeding ewes – Tex – £50 Auchenlochan.Tex X – £41 Ardardan. Suff X – £36 Hall Farm.
BF – £23 Drummond Estates.

Lockerbie
AN entry of 563 cattle was forward at Harrison and Hetherington’s show and sale of suckled calves at Lockerbie, on Tuesday, where 332 bullocks averaged 218.5p per kg and 241 heifers cashed in at 215.6p. 
Trade reached a top of £1370 for a Limousin bullock from Messrs Halliday and Son, Pearsbyhall, and 298.1p for Limousin bullocks from Haas Grove Farm.
In the heifers, a top price of £1210 was paid for an entry from Redhall Farm, while Haas Grove Farm topped the pence per kilo section at 287.4p twice. 
Show champion was an eight-month-old Limousin bullock weighing 386kg from G Bell, Haas Grove, which sold for £1110 to the judge, while the reserve champion, a Limousin heifer from the same home scaling 348kg, sold for £1000 to Gordon Park, Hen Moss Farm.

LEADINGprices:

Per head – Bullocks – Lim – £1370, £1245, £1120, £1110, £1070 Pearsbyhall Farm; £1200, £1140, £1135 Lairdlaugh; £1110 Newhall; £1100 Haas Grove Farm; £1090 Little Redhall Farm; £1070 Buccleuch Street. Char – £1115 (x2), £1100 Annfield Farm. A-A – £1190, £1140 Newbigging; £1170 Pearsbyhall Farm; £1090 (x2) Newbigging. Heifers – Lim – £1210, £1170, £1090 Redhall Farm; £1160, £1130, £1115, £1075, £1055, £995 Pearsbyhall Farm; £1050 Buccleuch Street; £1030 Belridding Farm; £1020, £1000 (x2) Haas Grove Farm; £1010 Annfield Farm. Char – £1175, £1110, £1090, £1065, £1060 Annfield Farm.
Per kilo – Bullocks – Lim – 298.1p, 285p Haas Grove Farm; 267p Redhall Farm; 265.8p Pearsbyhall Farm; 264.7p Belridding Farm; 261.5p, 251.6p, 246.2p, 244.1p (x2) Terrona.
Heifers – Lim – 287.4p (x2), 270p Haas Grove; 253.6p, 248.9p, 238p 236.4p Mosshead Farm, Peasbyhall Farm; 243.8p Hunthills; 241.1p Terrona; 239.5p Belridding Farm. 

Cast cows – Lim – Eastmill £1370, 168.3p. Sim – Fulfordlees £1370, 212.4p. Char – Gardrum £1170, 177.1p. Lui – Balneathill £1150, 150.5p. A-A – Mountquhanie £1110; Gardrum 157.4p. Hol – Claylands £1070, 131.8p. HF – Claylands £1070, 134.4p. 

On Monday, the firm sold 1198 suckled calves at its show and sale, where the reserve champion topped the trade at £1480 and 347.4p per kg. 
This was a 426kg Limousin cross heifer consigned by Newton of Logierait.
The champion, selected by judge Jimmy Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, was a 522kg Charolais cross heifer from Duncan Semple, Dippen, that realised £1380. The best pen of four – 544kg bullocks from Ballechin Farms – later sold for £1340. 
Overall, averages were up on the year as 703 bullocks averaged 239.28p (+8.76p) with 495 heifers at 231.34p (+2.46p). 
The reserve champion led the heifer trade, while bullocks reached 290p for a 369kg Limousin cross from Newton of Logierait and £1420 for the first prize Charolais bullock weighing 554kg from Ross Farms, Wester Middleton. 
Also sold were 6310 store lambs and feeding sheep where lambs peaked at £71.50 for Beltex from Balafark. Averages included Beltex cross, £68.15 (+£11.83 on the week); Texel cross, £54.02 (-57p); Suffolk cross, £55.35 (-£3.19); Cheviot, £42.15 (-£5.92); Mule, £47.39 (-£4.88); Blackface, £36.75 (-£3.90). 

LEADING awards:

Bullocks –  Char – 1, Ross Farms, Wester Middleton,  554kg, £1420; 2, Monzie Farms,   458kg,  £1150; 3, DW Semple, Dippen,   482kg,   £1195. Lim – 1,  TA Hamilton, Bridge House, 540kg, £1300; 2, J Robertson and Co, Newton of Logierait,  450kg, £1130; 3, R Currie, Low Dunashery,  434kg,   £1130. AOB – 1, Pittentian Farming,  402kg, £980. 
Heifers – Char – 1, champion and best from Knapdale and Kintyre, 2 and 3, Dippen,  522kg, £1380, and  478kg, £1150, and 438kg, £1050. Lim – 1 and reserve, Newton of Logierait, 426g, £1480; 2, Ballechin Farms,  464kg,   £1430; 3, I Lammie, Longhouse, 430kg,  £1110.  
Pens of four – Bullocks – 1 and champion pen, Ballechin Farms,  544kg, £1340; 2, Wester Middleton,  557kg, £1280; 3, Newton of Logierait, 543kg, £1280. Heifers – 1, Wester Middleton, 463kg, £1300; 2, Monzie Farms, 437kg, £1100; 3, Ballechin Farms, 453kg, £1230. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – 302-351kg – East Buchanty £910, 267.9p. 352-401kg – Dykehead £1070, Newton of Logierait 290.00p; 402-451kg – Headshaw £1170, Newton of Logierait 270.30p; 452-501kg – Coilavoulin £1280, 271.60p;  502-551kg – Ballechin Farms £1340, 246.30p;  552-601kg – Ross Farms £1420, 256.30p; 602-651kg – Newton of Logierait £1390, 230.90p.
Heifers – 252-301kg – Low Tirfergus £690, 234.7p. 302-351kg – Coilavoulin £850, 247.1p. 352-401kg – Headshaw £1190; Low Dunashery 306.3p. 402-451kg – Newton of Logierait £1480, 347.4p. 452-501kg – Ballechin £1330, 286.6p. 502-551kg – Dippen £1380, 264.4p. 552-601kg –Newton of Logierait £1310, 229.8p.
Store lambs – Belt – Balafark £71.50; Ballikinrain £64. Tex – Cruachan £67; Outerston £63; Kipperoch £60.50. Suff – Gateside £67; Rossieochill £58.50; Herbertshaw £58.50. Chev – Parbroath £55; Outerston £53.50. Mule – Rossieochill £55; Malling £53.50; Strathgarry and Middleton £50.50. BF – Lethanwater £45; Outerston and Arnburn £44; Fealar and Craighead £43.50.

Thainstone
AN offering of 6671 store lambs, breeding and feeding sheep sold through Aberdeen and Northern Marts last week, saw 183 ewe lambs sell to £116 for a pen of Mules from Mains of Glenbuchat, Strathdon. 
Gimmers and ewes (1441) reached £165 for continental gimmers from Gowanloan, Durno. 
Store lambs (1372) sold to £77 for Texels form Wester Wyndings, Stonehaven, with the island offering of 1956 lambs reaching £67 for Suffolks from both Anness, Cunningshaugh, and Briarlea, Sullom. 
The 539 island sheep sold to £128 for Shetland Cheviot gimmers from West Town, Bardister, Ollaberry, while the 342 sheep from the Isle of Uist sold to £89.50 for a Suffolk ram from 13 Baleshare, North Uist. 
Feeding ewes and rams (835) sold to £110 for Texel ewes from Little Whitefield, Forglen.
The firm’s show and sale of weaned calves, saw 514 bullocks average 233.5p (+5.2p on the year) with 336 heifers at 225.8p (+5.6p). 
Judged by Alex Henderson, Amisfield, Dumfries, the overall champion was a 444kg Limousin cross bullock from W Robertson, Easter Fodderletter, Tomintoul, which sold for £1170, while the champion heifer, a 474kg Limousin cross from Balfour Baillie, Sebay Cottage, Tankerness, made £1180. 
Trade reached 288.6p for three Limousin cross bullocks from Milton, Glenbuchat, and £1300 three times – for a 526kg Limousin cross from Auchorachan, Glenlivet, and for a 556kg and a 590kg Charolais cross from Mains of Cairnbarrow, Glass. 
Top price among the heifers was 264.4p for a pen of six Charolais crosses from Wellheads, Huntly, and £1180 for a Charolais cross from Dalrachie, Ballindalloch. 
The 497 store bullocks levelled at 222.1p and sold to 270.5p for four Charolais crosses from Ballgreen, South Ronaldsay, and £1470 for a 672kg British Blue cross from Harestone, Crathes. 
Store heifers (306) averaged 213.6p having sold to 260.5p for a 430kg Limousin cross from 2 Bogie Street, Huntly, and £1480 for a 712kg Charolais from Harestone.
Also forward were 3257 island sheep, which saw the 2786 lambs sell to £70 for Texels from Virse, Haroldswick, with 471 other sheep to £77.50 for Suffolks from Quendale, Dunrossness.
On Tuesday, the firm held its annual show and sale of breeding cattle, where well-bred milky heifers with strong calves met a sound demand. 
Attracting an entry of 235 head, the overall champion, a Simmental cross with Limousin cross heifer calf at foot from EM Smith and Son, Towiemore, Drummuir, sold for the top price of £2900 to Dunbeath Farms. 
Towiemore also took the reserve with a Limousin cross heifer and heifer calf, which sold for £2250 to B Buchan, Clinterty. 
Included was the dispersal of commercial breeding cattle from Robert Grant, Learney Home Farm, Torphins, which reached £4900 for a four-year-old Limousin bull. 
LEADING prices:

Ewe lambs – Mule – Mains of Glenbuchat £104. Zwa – Speylea £77. 
Store lambs – Tex – Tillylodge, Newe £67.50. Cont – Coldhome, Alvah £66.50. Belt – Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen £64.50. Tex X – Broomhill, Rickarton £64.50. Rou – Bogiefeulach £63. Suff – The Bothy, Cairnorchies £62. Cont X – Slowgatie, Pitcarry Mill £61.50. Suff X – Mid Gask, Longhaven, Northfield, Glasslaw £60.50. 
Island lambs – Down X – Heatherbrae, Baltasound £66.50. Suff – Grunnafirth, Brettabister £65.50. Suff X – Aithseatter, Cunningsburgh £64.50. Tex – Daisy Cottage £64. Tex X – Rossmyre £63.  Chev X – Skelberry, Dunrossness £50.50. Cont – Rossmyre, Grimbister £63. Shet – Greenmow, Cunningsburgh £26.50. 
Island sheep –  Gimmers – SHC – Rona, West-town Ollaberry £115. Chev – Swinster, Ollaberry £98. Ewes – Chev – Swinster £86. Cont – Da Yard £58.50. SHC – Heatherbrae, Baltasound £52. 
Isle of Uist sheep – Store lambs – Suff – 18 Borve £65.50. Suff X – 7 Minish £64. Chev – 24 Claddich £57.50. Tex – 13 Baleshare £53.50. Ewes – Chev – 7 Minish £75.50. Suff – 18 Borve £75.50. Char – 12 East Gernish £57.50. 
Breeding females – Gimmers – Cont – Gowanloan £162. Belt – Grange Kinneff £145. Mule – Kirkland, Forgue £142. Chev Mule – Carroch, Kirriemuir £140. Tex – 2 Ballochview £132. Suff X Gmr – Carroch £120. HB – East Thunderton, Longside £100. Chev – Bogiebrae, Rhynie £90. Chev X – The Bothy £82. Ewes – Tex – 2 Ballochview, Grange £100 (3yr), £92 (WM). Mule – Wardhead, Strichen £80 (BM). 
Weaned bullocks – Up to 300kg – Milton £800. 301-350kg – Milton, Glenbuchat £910, 275.8p. 351-400kg – West Park, Aberfeldy £1090, 275.3p. 401-450kg – Wellheads, Clinterty £1150; Clinterty 267.4p. 451-500kg – West Cairnhill, Calsalmond £1250; Wellheads 256.3p. 501-550kg – Middle Drimmie, Rattray £1260, 249p. 551-600kg – Nether Muirskie, Maryculter, Dalrachie £1275; Mains of Cairnborrow 233.8p. 
Weaned heifers – Up to 350kg – Fodderletter, Tomintoul £840; Milton 261.6p. 351-400kg – Wellheads £1000, 251.3p. 401-450kg – Wellheads £1100; Balgairn, Ballater 251.2p. 451-500kg – Clinterty, New Aberdour £1160, 247.8p. 501-550kg – Mains of Glenbuchat £1160; Fichlie, Glenkindie 229.1p. 551-600kg – Dalrachie £1180, 213.8p.
Store bullocks – Up to 300kg – 32 Larel, Halkirk £580, 201.4p 301-350kg – 2 Bogie Street, Huntly £840, 242.8p. 351-400kg – Ballgreen, South Ronaldsay £1055; Burn, St Margarets Hope 246.3p. 401-450kg – Rossmyre, Grimbister £1075, 254.7p. 451-500kg – Belhinny, Rhynie £1160; Reaster, Lyth 237p. 501-550kg – Beboran, Harray £1330, 244.5p. 551-600kg – Barnyards, Mintlaw Station £1360, 233.9p. 601-650kg – Nether Minmore £1365, 220.9p. 651-700kg – Nether Minmore £1410; Harestone 218.8p. 
Store heifers – Up to 300kg – Appietwon, Rendall £660, 224.5p. 301-350kg – Assynt Mains £730, 223.9p. 351-400kg – Fersness, Eday £1010, 252.5p. 401-450kg – Reaster, Lyth £1040; Newseat, Wartle 239.2p. 451-500kg – Reaster £1180, 251.1p. 501-550kg – Bush, Huntly, Reaster £1180; Bush 225.2p. 551-600kg – Arnhall, Edzell £1300, 222.6p. 601-650kg – Arnhall £1360, 209.9p. 651-700kg – Harestone £1440, 212.4p. 701-750kg – Harestone £1470, 207.9p.
Island sheep – Lambs – Suf – Brind, Cunningsburgh, Vesquoy, Muness £66.50. Tex – South Lea, Vidlin £65. Tex X – Wester Brough Baliasta £65. Suff X – Knowe, Muckle Roe £64.50. Down – Islesburgh, Sullom, Brind £64. Down X – Hildisvik, Muness. Cont – Kirkhoull, Cullivoe £61.50. Cont X – Ringesta, Quendale £60. Chev – 25A Valladale, Heylor £53. Chev X – Bordigarth, Eshaness £51. GF – Uphouse, Weathersta £49. Shc – Midtown, Bixter £49. Ewes and gimmers – Suff X – Springfield, Hillswick £73. Down – Quendale £68.50. Tex – Innhouse, Mossbank £67. Chev – Knowe £58. Cont – Seabreeze, Scalloway £57. Tex X – Wester Brough £57. Chev X – Delhi, Ollaberry £56. Cont X – Wester Brough £54. Char – Grunnins, Ollaberry £51. Shc – Hildisvik £47. Rams – Chev – Innhouse £64. Tex – Virse £55. 
Heifers with calves – Bull calf – Sim – Towiemore, Keith £2900; Sim X – Towiemore £2550; Lim – Pitcairn, Cardenden £2450. BRB X – Towiemore, Keith £2400.  Lim – Auchtygall, Peterhead £2150. BRB – Towiemore £1900. BSH – Balavil Estate, Kingussie £1800. Heifer calf – Lim – Pitcairn, Towiemore £2600. Sim X – Towiemore £2550. Sim – Lost, Strathdon £2350. Lim X – Towiemore £2300. A-A- Auchtygall, Peterhead £2100.
Cows with calves – Bull calf –  Blonde – Dubford, Turriff £1450. Heifer calf – Lim – Easter Cardno, Fraserburgh £1580. BB X – Beltie Cottage, Glassel £1420. Lim X – Dubford £1300. Sho – Easter Cardno £1200. 
In-calf females – Heifers – Sim X – Backhill of Seggat, Auchterless £1800. Sim – Backhill of Seggat £1750. Cows – Sim X – Findlins, £1250. Blonde – Findlins, Hillswick £1250. 
Learney Home Farm dispersal – Cow and bull calf –  £2950 (Sim X), £2850 (Sim , £2650 (Char and Lim), £2500 (Lim X) .Cow and heifer calf – £2600 (Sim X), £2550 (Sim), £1850 (Lim X). Bulls – Lim – £4900 (4yr), £4600 (6yr). Sim – £4000 (4yr). 

Dingwall
DINGWALL and Highland Marts’ held its annual show and sale of Aberdeen-Angus, native and continental store cattle, which attracted an entry of 1164. 
The 279 Aberdeen-Angus bullocks levelled at 217.3p per kg and reached 246.2p for a 390kg cross from Strathvaich, and £1360 for a pen of crosses weighing 601kg from Stemster Mains, Halkirk. 
Aberdeen-Angus heifers (188) cashed in at 210.9p and were topped at 238p for 332kg crosses from Charleston, Thurso, and £1120 for a pair of 512kg crosses from 3 Dounie, Edderton. 
The 137 other native bred bullocks averaged 203.2p, while the 53 heifers levelled at 213.4p. 
These bullocks sold to 239.5p for 451kg Shorthorn crosses from Tullochgorum, Boat of Garten, and £1170 for a pair of 454kg Wagyu crosses from Stempster Mains, while heifers hit a top of 220.7p for a pair of 435kg Shorthorn crosses from Rattar Mains, and £1060 for a Shorthorn cross scaling 535kg from 3 Dounie.
Limousin crosses weighing 368kg from 217 The Doll, Brora, led the continental bullocks at 266.3p while an 810kg Charolais cross from Old Bank House, Lochmaddy, sold for £1450. They averaged 213.4p for 275. 
Continental heifers (232) cashed in at 203.5p having sold to 259.3p for a pair of 482kg Limousin crosses from Hilton Farm, Tain, and £1410 for a 675kg Limousin cross from Balmaglaster, South Laggan. 
LEADING prices: 

A-A bullocks – 301-350kg – North Calder, Halkirk £725, 219.1p; 351-400kg – Strathvaich, Easter Kinkell, £960; Midfearn Farms, Ardgay 244.6p. 401-450kg – Clatequoy, Thurso £1050; Midfearn Farms 241.6p. 451-500kg – Greenvale, Dunnet £1120; Clatequoy 235.9p. 501-550kg – Clatequoy £1210; Stempster Mains, Halkirk 227.5p. 551-600kg – Stempster Mains £1300, 224.1p. 601-650kg – Stempster Mains, £1280, 226.3p.
A-A heifers – 251-300kg – North Calder £610, 203.3p. 301-350kg – Charleston Farm £790; New Cottage Farm 236.6p. 351-400kg – Tullochgorum Farm £900, 227.3p. 401-450kg – Rattar Mains £980; Wester Rarichie, Tain 229.5p. 451-500kg – Stempster Mains £1100, 234.8p. 501-550kg – 3 Dounie, £1100, 218.8p.
AONB bullocks – 301-350kg – Tullochgorum Farm, £720, 213.7p. 351-400kg – Leys Estate, Inverness £850, 218.0p. 401-450kg – Rattar Mains, £1000; Leys Estate 228.7p. 451- 500kg – Stempster Mains £1160, 237.7p. 501-550kg – Rattar Mains £1140; Stempster Mains 225.2p. 
AONB heifers – 251-300kg – Spittal Mains, £500, 174.2p. 301-350kg – Tullochgorum Farm £600; Spittal Mains 197.4p. 351-400kg – 2 Isle of Ewe, Aultbea £780; Tullochgorum Farm 205.6p. 401-450kg – Rattar Mains £960; 3 Dounie 210.7p. 451-500kg – 3 Dounie £1030, 208.1p. 501-550kg – 3 Dounie £1000, 198.1p.
Continental bullocks – 301-350kg – Glenside, Glenurquhart £800, 242.4p. 351-400kg – 217 The Doll, Brora £980, 250.04p. 401-450kg – Culmill, Kiltarlity £1110; 7 Kinerras, Kiltarlity 256.2p. 451-500kg – Hilton Farm £1150; 2 Lochend 244.0p. 501-550kg – Hilton Farm £1200, 224.3p. 551-600kg – 11 Newmore, Muir of Ord £1300; Hilton Farm 224.2p. 601-650kg – Newton of Ferintosh, Conon Bridge £1290, 206.5p.
Continental heifers – 251-300kg – New Cottage Farm £610, 208.9p. 301-350kg – 2 Lochend, £710, 208.8p. 351-400kg – Hilton Farm £900, 236.8p. 401-450kg – 2 Lochend, £1,100, 258.8p. 451-500kg – Hilton Farm, £1250; Castlecraig Farm, Tain 248.9p. 501-550kg – Hilton Farm £1190, 225.4p. 551-600kg – Sunnylea, Balblair £1260, 213.6p.

St Boswells
ALL types were keenly sought after at Harrison and Hetherington’s fortnightly sale of store cattle, where Limousin crosses from Craiglea led the trade – at £1200 for a heifer and 230.4p per kg for a bullock
The centre also staged its annual sale of rams which was topped by a Texel from Blackadder at £550. Store sheep reached £65.50 for a Texel from The Knock. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Lim X – £1160, £1120, £1100, £1050 Craiglea; £850 (x2) Saughtree. Char – £1190, 1075, £1055, £1000 Adderstonshiels. Sim – £1025 Kirklands. 
Heifers –  Lim X – £1200, £1070, £990 Craiglea; £900 (x2) £870 Saughtree. Char X – £985 (x2), £950 Adderstonshiels. 

Huntly
BLACKFACE and cross gimmers met a selective trade at United Auctions’ sale of 3163 breeding sheep, while all ewes were sought after. 
The 780 gimmers sold to a top of £160 for a pen of continentals from Rivestone, Kinnoir, while the 652 ewes peaked at £88 twice for Mules from Glenriness, Dufftown, and Texel crosses from Croftdhu, Tomatin. 
Top price among the 633 ewe lambs was £115 paid for Cheviot Mules from Dalrachie, Ballindalloch.
Also sold were 1098 store lambs which reached £65 for Texels from Greenland Mains, Castletown. 
 

LEADING prices:

Gimmers – BF – £128 Ashburn, Brechin; £110 Ashburn, Biggins, Tombreckachie; £105 Raws Farm, Dufftown. Mule – £138 Towiemore, Drummuir; £135 Markethill, Glass; £130 (x2) Markethill, Towiemore. Chev Mule – £158 Rivestone, Kinnoir. Cont – £160 Rivestone, Kinnoir; £150 Meikle Begshill, Drumblade. Chev – £100 Tillyminate, Gartly. Easycare – £88 Edingarioch, Premnay. 
Ewes – BF – £78 Rattray Estates. Chev Mule – £78 Croftdhu, Tomatin. Mule – £88 Glenrinnes, Dufftown; £85 Glenrinnes, Dufftown; £80 Auchnarrow, Glenlivet. Tex X – £88 Croftdhu, Tomatin; £78 Auchnarrow, Glenlivet.
Ewe lambs – Mule – £113, £105, £103 Raws, Dufftown. Chev Mule – £115 Dalrachie, Ballindalloch; £102 Honeysuckle, Grange. Cross – £71 Blairindinnie, Gartly. Llyen – £66 Gallery Home Farm, Montrose.
Store lambs – Tex – £65 Greenland Mains, Castletown. Tex X – £60 Greenland Mains, Castletown. Chev – £50 Granton Mains, Bower. Cross – £58.50 32 Montgomery Place. Zwa – £57 Aldunie. Mule – £57 Aldunie. BF – £46.50 Woodside of Mosscorral. 

Ayr
A LARGE ringside of buyers was forward for Craig Wilson’s sale of 623 store cattle at Ayr, where many weathered types were forward.
The 315 bullocks averaged 216.3p per kg and sold to £1175 for a Charolais from Dykes Farm and 242.7p for Limousins from Maxwelston.
The 215 heifers which levelled at 207.6p, were led by a Limousin from Holehouse at £1100 while a pen of Limousins from Maxwelston made 245p. 
Friesian bullocks (93) cashed in at 141.3p and sold to £995 and 180.9p from Lindayston.
The firm’s sale of 684 breeding sheep hit a top of £137 for Mule gimmers from R Stevenson, Middlehouse, while 1230 store lambs reached £63.50 for Suffolks from High Cleughearn Farms, Strathaven, to average £46.84. 
On Saturday, the company’s sale of breeding rams saw 202 accredited tups reach £740 three times – for Texel shearlings from Ian and David Walker, Laigh Alticane, and J Wilson, Barneil. 
Non-accredited tups (170) peaked at £850 for a Bluefaced Leicester shearling from Matt Drummond, Cassington. 
 
LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Char – £1175, £1120 Dykes Farms; £1170, £1100 Laigh McGowanston; £1160, £1135 Mid Lowes; £1140 Laigh Corton. Lim – £1130 Knockterra; £1100 Stairlie, Maxwelston; £1090 Knockterra; £1085 Garthland Mains; £1080 Maxwelston; £1070 Pinvalley and Dykes Farms; £1065 Hallrigg; £1060 Bankend, Maxwelston. BRB – £1125 and £1060 Turnerhill; £1110 (x2), £1030 Auchinbay; £1030 Forerogerton; £1005 Brieryside; £1000 Holehouse. A-A – £1110 Glenlussa; £1080 Slatehole; £1070 Balsaggart. Sim – £1100 Adamscroft; £1060 Slatehole; £990 Mid Ascog. Here – £1005 Holmpark. Montbeliarde: £1000 Langholm. Sal – £980 Balsaggart. Shorthorn: £980 Millerston. Fries – £995 Lindsayston; £830, £800 Helentongate. 
Heifers – Lim – £1100 Holehouse (Och); £1075 Lindsayston; £1065 Hallrigg; £1060 Bankend; £1040 Dykes Farms; £1020 Pinvalley; £1005 Glenlussa; £1000 Stairlie, Dykes Farms. BRB – £1040 Holehouse (Och); £1030 Langholm; £1015 Auchinbay and Burnbank, £950 Brieryside. Sim – £1035 Hillcrest; £1030 Adamscroft; £950 Burnbank; £900 Laigland. Char –  £1030 Mid Lowes; £975 Millerston. A-A – £970 Watston; £950 Glenlussa; £940 Kildonnan. 
Gimmers – Mule – £137 Middlehouse. BF – £102, £96 Larg of Bargrennan. 
Ewes – Mule – £88 (2cr), £86 (1cr), £81 (3cr), £80 (4cr) Whitehill; £85 (4crx2), £77 (5cr) Knockgerran. BF – £63 Holehouse (Menzies); £59 Bellamore. 
Ewe lambs – Mule – £81, £71 Whatriggs. 
Store lambs – Suff – £63.50 High Cleughearn. Tex – £62.50 Shielhill; £62 Kerrycroy. Tex cross – £61.50 Shielhill; £60.50 Windyedge. Mule – £59 Windyedge. Bel – £57.50 High Boreland; £55 Over Carswell. Suff cross – £57.50 Shielhill; £55 High Cleughearn. Bel cross – £56 High Boreland. Half-bred – £56.50 Auldmuir. Cross – £55 North Logan. Rouge: £54.50 Yonderton. Lleyn – £54 Shielhill. Cont – £52.50 Wallacetown, Nether Whittleburn. Chev – £50 Ascog. Char – £45 Middleton (McIntyre). BF – £32 Constablewood. 

Dalmally
A PEN of six Blackface ewes from Iain and David Macarthur,  Arnicle, topped the sale of 9983 breeding sheep at United Auctions’ Dalmally centre when they sold for £680 apiece.
Arnicle also led the gimmer trade at £290 while ewe lambs reached £300 for Blackies from Crunachy. 
Averages were mostly back on the year and included cross-bred gimmers at £96.86 (-£3.01 on the year); Blackface gimmers, £97.30 (+£0.93); cross-bred ewes, £45.84 (-£8.36); Blackface ewes, £48.05 (-£5.27); cross-bred ewe lambs, £50.05 (-£5.18); Blackface ewe lambs, £54.77 (+£8.45).  

LEADING prices: 

Ewe lambs – BF – £300, £80, £78 Crunachy; £104, £78 Burnbank; £102 Ballachlaven; £95, £90 Crammie; £90 Tay and Torridon; £85 Kerrknock; £80, £78 Invernahyle; £80 Saulmore and Clachan Farms; £78 Millpark and Lurignish. Mule – £75 Saulmore; £75 Slatich; £70 Achalic; £70 Duallin. Chev – £54 2 Kiel Crofts. 
Gimmers – BF – £290, £190, £150, £145 Arnicle; £200 Succothmore; £190 Achnamara; £170, £150, £125 Lephinchapel; £160 Tay and Torridon; £150 Luss Estate; £145, £125 Pole; £130, £125 Pole. Mule – £140, £135, £115 Achalic; £132 Glenshellach; £118 Silvercraigs; £100 Saulmore. Chev Mule – £115 Barguillean. Chev – £105, £98 Brackley; £90 Garvachy. Swale – £95 Duncroisk; £90 Achalic. 
Warranted ewes – BF – £680, £300, £130, £100 Arnicle; £400, £120 Pole; £110 Tay and Torridon; £100 Balliemeanoch; £82, £78 Maam; £78, £74  Littleport; £75, £60 Roromore; £72 Corrylorn; £72, £66 Auchnashul; £70 Acharonich; £70, £62 Luss Estate; £80 Bragleenmore; £69 Gobagrennan; £64 Eden Taggart; £60 Glenturret; £60 Ronachan Farms. Chev – £68 2 Kiel Crofts; £64 Glenkiln. Cross – £60 Strathoich. Mule – £54 Strathoich. Swale – £58 Strathoich.
 
Lochboisdale
A GOOD offering of 2077 sheep sold at United Auctions second sale at Lochboisdale, where store lambs sold in keeping with mainland values with the average dropping £1.45 on the year. 
They sold to £70.50 for Suffolk crosses from 330 North Boisdale, while gimmers sold to £95 for Blackfaces from 9 Aird. 

LEADING prices: 

Store lambs – Suff X – £70.50, £64.50 330 North Boisdale; £63, £58.50, £54 6 Rhughasinish; £61.50 6 Dunganichy; £58.50, £54.50 414 Smerclate; £58 4 Middlequarter; £56.50 11 Aird. Tex X – £60.50, £55, £54.50 355 North Boisdale; £57.50, £55.50 49 Balgarva; £57 18 West Gerinish; £54.50 1 Malaglate. Cross – £59 44 Linique; £55.50 St Mary’s Bornish; £54.50 363 South Boisdale.Chev – £56.50 5 Torlum; £56.50 350 North Boisdale; £54.50 203 Stoneybridge; £54.50 3 South Locheynort; £53.50 Doon; £53.50 Ardkenneth; £53 1 Stilligarry. Mule – £51 5 Howmore. BF – £43.50 3 South Locheynort; £40 15 West Gerinish; £38.50 44 Linique; £35.50 1 Sanwick; £34.50 2 Kilerivagh; £34 472 North Lochboisdale; £34 3 North Locheynort; £31.50 4 South Glendale; £31.50 7 Frobost; £30.50 5 Milton; £30 12 Ardveenish, Barra. 
Ewes – Suff X – £68 57 Clachan. Tex X – £58 383 Garrynamonie; £51 49 Balgarva; £43 3 Bunavullin. Chev – £54 31 Aird; £48  9 Milton; £46 203 Stoneybridge; £45 11 Aird. 
Wedders – Cross – £49 57 Clachan. Chev – £47 9 Milton.Suff X – £45 11 Aird. Tex X – £38 355 Northboisdale. 
Gimmers – BF – £95, £85 9 Aird. Tex X – £70 355 North Boisdale. Cross – £65 1 Craigstrome.
Rams – Chev – £110 9 Milton; £100 (x2) Corunna, Claddach.

Fort William 
CHEVIOT lambs from Annbank, Kilchoan, topped Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 3434 store lambs when they sold for £67.50 apiece. 
Feeding sheep (801) peaked at £66 for a pen of Texel crosses from Tign An Uilt, Kilchoan.

LEADING prices: 

Store lambs – Suff X – Blargie Farm, £56. BF – Insh Farm, Spean Bridge £53; Glendoe Estate, Borlum £43; Larchgrove, Blarmacfoldach £42. Tex X – Glendoe Estate £52.80; 15 Ashdale, Lochmaddy £50.50; Tign An Uilt £49. Mul – Glendoe Estate £50.20. Cross – Glendoe Estate£52.50; Ardgour Estate, Oban £42; 7 Ferrindonald, Sleat £38. Chev – Ardtornish Farms, Oban £49; South Laggan, Spean Bridge £48; Swordale, Isle of Skye £45.50.

Lochmaddy
ON Monday, Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sold 2532 store sheep at Lochmaddy, where 1645 store lambs reached £78 for Blackfaces from 18 Locheport, Lochmaddy.
Top price was £89 paid for a pen of Blackface gimmers from 34 Liniclate, Creagorry.
The 310 ewes reached £76 for Texel crosses from 3 Claddach Kirkibost, Lochmaddy, while a Texel cross ewe from 25 Balemore, North Uist, led the 491 feeding sheep at £70. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex X – 8 West Gerinish £73, £65, £62. Chev – 7 Balranald, Lochmaddy £72; 11 Sollas, Lochmaddy, £68; 6 Rushgarry, Berneray £65. Cross – 7 Malaglate, Lochmaddy £69; 20 Knockintorran, Bayhead £63; 6 Rushgarry £60. BF – 7 Claddach, Carinish £67; Sidinish, Locheport £60; 3 Lochportain, Lochmaddy £56. Suff X – 2 Claddach Kirkibost, Lochmaddy £65; 5 Peninerine, Lochboisdale £56.50; 7 Sollas, Lochmaddy £54.50. Mule – 32 Liniclate, Isle of Benbecula £50; 34 Liniclate £48. 
Ewes – Chev – 17A Liniclate, Isle of Benbecula £66; 15 Grenitote, Sollas £64; 5 Balemartin, Lochmaddy, 3 Creagorry, Benbecula, 7 Paiblesgarry, Lochmaddy £57. Suff X – 17 Hougharry, Isle of North Uist £65. Cross – 7 Paiblesgarry £65; 15 Tigharry, Lochmaddy £61; 20 Balemore, Bayhead £59. 
Gimmers – BF – 34 Liniclate £85 (x2); 32 Liniclate £82; 291 Kilpheder, Lochboisdale £77. Mule – 32 Liniclate £85. Chev – 2 Newton, Lochmaddy, Blashaval Cottage, 7 Minish £72; 7 Paiblesgarry £71. Tex X – 3 Claddach Kirkibost £67, £60. 
Feeding sheep – Chev ewe – 7 Malaglate £63; 4 Paiblesgarry £62; 8 Clachan Sands, Lochmaddy £58. Suff ram – 3 Claddach Kirkibost £59. Cross ewe – Seaview, Knockline £57. Cross wdr – 6 Rushgarry £55.50. Cross ram – 13 Knockintorran £55. Tex X ewe – 3, 4 Balmartin, Tigharry, £50. Chev wdr – 2/3 Stumore, Lochmaddy £54. 

Quoybrae
ABERDEEN and Northern Marts sold 825 cattle at Quoybrae, where the pre-sale show was judged by Gavin Ross, Wardhead, Strichen. 
His choice of champion was a 611kg Charolais cross bullock from S Sinclair, Upper Latheron, that later sold for the top price of £1420.
The reserve, a Charolais cross bullock from the same home, made £1310.
Bullocks (468) averaged 216.9p per kg (+0.8p on the year) and sold to 250.6p for three 431kg Charolais crosses from  Gerston, Halkirk, and £1380 for a 688kg Charolais cross from Hillhead Farm, Dunnet, Thurso.  
Heifers (357) averaged 210.8p (-3.5p) and reached 240.7p for a 378kg Limousin cross from Westerloch Farm, Wick, and £1130 twice – for four 536kg Charolais crosses from Upper Latheron and for a 544kg Charolais cross from Dunn Farm, Watten.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 350kg –Granton Mains £840, 242.8p.  351-400kg – Latheron Mains £940, 241.6p. 401-450kg – Hoy Farm, Castletown £1100; Hillhead, Lybster and Gerston 247.5p. 451-500kg – Aimster £1145; Gerston 246.2p. 501-550kg – Gerston £1220; Aimster 228.2p. 551-600kg – Tarool £1240; Upper Latheron 241p. 601-650kg – Dunn Farm £1320; Upper Latheron 232.4p.
Heifers – Up to 350kg – Skaill (Cormack) £780, 227.4p. 351-400kg – Westerloch Farm £935, 234.9p. 401-450kg – Cruithni, Tofts £1035; Latheron Mains 232.8p. 451-500kg – Latheron Mains, Dunn Farm and Gerston £1080; Gerston 227.8p. 501-550kg – Upper Latheron £1110; Dunn Farm 216.5p. 551-600kg – Lochend (Sutherland) £1120; Buckies Farm 200.5p.

Stirling (Cal)
SOME 2698 store lambs and feeding sheep sold through Caledonian Marts on Monday, where trade reached a top of £68 for a pen of Texel cross lambs from R Sibbald, Thorn, Dollar.
 

LEADING prices: 

Store lambs – Cont – £66, £65 Kinnighallen. Tex – £59.50, £58 Blairlinnans. Tex X – £59.50 Craigievern. Cross – £59 Greenwall. Tex X – £57 Braeleny. Char – £56 Hall Farm. Mule – £50 Carie. BF – £47 Drummond Estates.

Lockerbie
AN entry of 563 cattle was forward at Harrison and Hetherington’s show and sale of suckled calves at Lockerbie, where 332 bullocks averaged 218.5p per kg and 241 heifers cashed in at 215.6p. 
Trade reached £1370 for a Limousin bullock from Messrs Halliday and Son, Pearsbyhall, and 298.1p for Limousin bullocks from Haas Grove Farm.
Heifers sold to £1210 from Redhall Farm, while heifers from Haas Grove Farm hit 287.4p twice for the champion and reserve from the pre-sale show – Limousin heifers weighing 386kg and 348kg that realised £1110 and £1000, respectively. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Lim – £1370, £1245, £1120, £1110, £1070 Pearsbyhall Farm; £1200, £1140, £1135 Lairdlaugh; £1110 Newhall; £1100 Haas Grove Farm; £1090 Little Redhall Farm; £1070 Buccleuch Street. Char – £1115 (x2), £1100 Annfield Farm. A-A – £1190, £1140 Newbigging; £1170 Pearsbyhall Farm; £1090 (x2) Newbigging. 
Heifers – Lim – £1210, £1170, £1090 Redhall Farm; £1160, £1130, £1115, £1075, £1055, £995 Pearsbyhall Farm; £1050 Buccleuch Street; £1030 Belridding Farm; £1020, £1000 (x2) Haas Grove Farm; £1010 Annfield Farm. Char – £1175, £1110, £1090, £1065, £1060 Annfield Farm.