Special sales for October 28 issue

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 200kg – Shop Farm, Scotscalder, Caithness £470, 235.0p. 201-250kg – 11 Aird £660; Totescore, Skeabost 263.6p. 251-300kg – Achardale, Halkirk £760, 266.7p. 301-350kg – Messrs Strathglass Farms, Cannich £780, 253.3p. 351-400kg – Bunchrew Farm, Inverness £940, 236.2p. 401-450kg – Braefindon Farm, Culbokie £900, 204.6p. 451-500kg – Fairburn Farms £960, 204.3p.
Heifers – Up to 200kg – ½ of 6 Calgarry, Sleat, Isle of Skye £410; Totescore, 224.2p. 201-250kg – Rowanlea, 12 Airdens Bonar Bridge £570, 247.8p. 251-300kg – Achardale £740; Parkhill, Durness £246.2p. 301-350kg – Achardale £800, 259.7p. 351-400kg – Glenview, Corriemollie £785; Shop Farm £206.0p. 401-450kg – Fairburn Farms £900; 3 Braes, Inverasdale 184.3p. 451-500kg – Moy and Ruthven Farms £980, 255.1p. 501-550kg – Park Farm, Strathpeffer £1015, 189.7p.
Store lambs – Tex X – Corriefois, Greenleonacks £66; Drummond Far, Evanton £65.50; Woodlands, Dingwall £65. Suff X – Muirhead Farmhouse, Cromarty £65; Kirkfield, Castletown £56.50; Dalreoich Farm, Strathrusdale £55. Belt X – Glenurquhart Farm, Cromarty £63. Cross – Marys, Heights of Docharty £62. Chev – Marys, Heights of Docharty £61; Carrol Farm, Brora £58; Drummond Farm, Evanton £57. Char X – Ardindrain, Kiltarlity £59; Muirhead Farmhouse, Beauly £52.50. Mule – Colaboll Farm, West Shinness and Carnoch, Strathconon £54.

Carlisle
A SMALLER entry of 310 store cattle was forward at Harrison and Hetherington’s Borderway Mart, where a top of £1355 was paid for a Limousin cross heifer from Niven Hill, Gretna. 
Top price amongst the bullocks was £1210 for a pen of British Blues from New House, Carlisle. 
The 458 suckled calves sold on the same day ensured a large ringside of buyers where trade peaked at £1100 for a pen of eight-month-old Limousin bullocks from Thirlwall Castle, Brampton, while heifer calves sold to £950 from the same home. 
Weathered cattle proved harder to cash amongst the weaned cattle and sold to £1120 for Limousin bull calves from Milton Mains. 
The firm’s weekly sale of young calves topped at £500 for a British Blue bull calf from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown, Longtown. 
The company held its monthly sale of beef breeding cattle where a top price of £2800 was paid for a Limousin cross heifer with heifer calf at foot from Messrs McAlister, Wester Thomaston.

LEADING prices:

Store heifers – Lim – £1355, £1330, £1290 Niven Hill; £1205 Newfield; £1200 Brisco Hall; £1160, £1045, £955 Taylor Burn; £1095, £1065 Lairdlaugh; £1055, £1025, £975, £955 Flatt; £1035 Flimby Hall; £1005 Wolsty Farm. BB – £1240 Midtown Farm; £1170, £990, £955 Taylor Burn; £1170 Fishergill; £1155 Blackrigg Farm; £1085, £1000 Dearham Hall; £1065 Blue Dial Farm. Short – £1125 Brisco Hall. A-A – £1075 High Bow; £1000 Dearham Hall; £975 Westhills Farm. Char – £1060, £1025 Clappers Farm; £945 The Wreay. 
Store bullocks – BB – £1210, £1075 New House Farm; £1145 Horsegills; £1125 Fishergill; £1115, £1000 Blue Dial Farm; £1095, £1025 Bankend; £1050 Riggshields; £1045 Lamonby Hall; £1045 Cross Hill. Lim – £1200 Hill Top; £1165, £1125 Flimby Hall; £1165, £1100 (x2) Wavercroft; £1160 Cross Hill; £1160 The Wreay; £1150 Fishergill; £1145 Lairdlaugh; £1135, £1085 Whitchester Farm; £1125 Clappers Farm; £1120, £1100, £1075 West Whitrigg; £1085, £1080 (x2) Aspatria Hall. Char – £1200 Aspatria Hall; £1140 Clappers Farm. Sim – £1150 Brisco Hall; £1095 New House Farm; £1050 Riggshields. A-A – £1145 High Bow; £1135, £1055 Bankend; £1035 Great Easby Farm; £955 Yew Tree Farm. Here – £1115, £1105, £1085 Beech House. Short – £1055 (x2), £995 New House Farm. BF – £800 Great Easby Farm. Mont – £800 The Beeches Farm.
Suckled bullock calves – Lim – £1100, £1080 (x2) Thirlwall Castle Farm; £1000 (x2) Raggetsyke; £980 £920 Dyke Croft; £920, £910 (x2) The Throp; £920, £910 (x2) Parmontley Hall; £910 Lea Hill; £900 (x2) Bank House Farm; £900 High Troweir Farm. BRB – £960 Skiddaw View Cottage. Char – £930, £910 (x4) Dyke Croft. Sim – £850 Bank House Farm. 
Suckled heifer calves – Lim – £950 (x2), £910 Thirlwall Castle; £850 (x3) High Troweir Farm; £850 Skiddaw View Cottage. BRB – £860, £855 Skiddaw View Cottage. Char – £770 (x6) Skiddaw View Cottage; £770 (x2), £760 (x5) Dyke Croft. 
Weaned heifers – Lim – £1135 (x2), £1040 Cowranside Farm. BRB – £975 Stone Flatts. Char – £820 Stubyknowe. HF –  £750 Morton Farm. Here – £700 Parkside Farm. Short – £695 Mark Farm. A-A – £570 Tinto View; £530 Stone Flatts. Bulls – Lim – £1120, £1110 Milton Mains; £930 (x3) Kirkburn Farm; £900 Holmewrangle; £890 Pear Tree House. Sim – £710 Bank House Farm. BRB – £650 (x2), £620 Aikton House; £645 Lowther Low Moor; £600 (x2) Tinto View; £600 Torpenhow Hall. A-A – £560 Stone Flatts. Fleckvieh – £430 (x2) Lowther Low Moor; £400 Netherhirst. Danish Red – £360 The Laythes. HF – £465 (x2) Tinto View; £350 Aikton House; £330 The Laythes’ £330 (x5) Hardgrove. 
Weaned  bullocks – A-A – £1105, £980 Barwise Hall. Here – £1060 Barwise Hall.  Lim – £990 Allensgreen; £820 Nutholm; £815 Burthwaite; £800 (x2) Sandysike Farmhouse; £800 New Sandsfield. Char – £770 The Heugh. Belt Gall – £785, £695 Barwise Hall. Hols Fries – £660, £590 (x5); £580 (x5) Isle of Whithorn; £560 (x4) Wheyrigg House. Short – £550 Nutholm Farm. Fries – £550 (x5) Nutholm Farm. 
Young bull calves – BRB – £500, £495, £485 (x2) £480, £450 (x2), £440 (x2) Smalmstown Farm; £450, £430 Wood Farm; £445 Netherhirst; £440 Trailflat Farm; £440 Flatt Bank; £440, £430 £420 Netherfield Farm; £435 Grange Farm; £435 Harrington Ling Farm. Lim – £475 Plumbland Farm; £400 Grange Farm; £360 Coombe Crag; £360 Slealands Burn; £300 Torhousemuir; £295, £250 Guillyhill. Here – £370 (x2), £355 (x2) Greigsland; £220 Coombe Crag. Fleck – £320 Netherhirst. A-A – £320 Trailflat Farm; £320, £315 Whitrigg Grange; £270 (x2), £205 (x3) Fauld Farm. A-A – £305, £240 Whitrigg Grange; £290, £245 Colby Laithes. Hols – £225, £135, £115 Kilkeddan Farm; £170, £135, £120 Nether Collinhurst; £114 Dykehead. HF – £195 (x3), £180 (x2) £132 (x2) Smalmstown Farm; £170 Nether Collinhurst; £165, £135  High Green; £155, £150 High Field; £140 Greigsland; £140 (x2) Netherfield Farm; £130 Ashfield; £125 (x4) Woodhouses Farm. Beef Short – £195 High Green. Fries – £132 Crownstone Farm. Ayr – £80 Low Ploughlands; £80 (x2) Hollands Farm. Mont – £320, £160 Morton Farm. Brown Swiss – £65 Beyond the Burn. 
Young heifer calves – BRB – £455 (x3) £420 (x2) Smalmstown Farm; £390 Flatt Bank; £370, £365 (x2) £360 Netherfield Farm; £370 High Green; £365 Netherhirst; £350 Trailflat Farm; £345 Wood Farm. A-A – £320 Trailflat Farm; £320, £315, £270 Whitrigg Grange; £270 (x3), £205 (x3)  Fauld Farm. Sim – £320 Beckside; £290 West House Farm. Here – £305, £285 Greigsland. Short – £245 High Green.
Heifers with calves – Lim – £2800, £2650, £2400, £2300, £2200 (x2) Wester Thomaston; £2000 (x3) High House; £1900 The Ash. BRB – £2600, £2500 Wester Thomaston. 
Cows with calves – Lim – £1950, £1550 Aithrey Farm. In-calf cows – BRB – £1150 Cawfields. Lim – £980 Cawfields. Bulls – A-A – £1365 Hindleys Farm

Stirling (UA)
UNITED Auctions’ recent store sale saw 635 bullocks average 207.21p per kg and 325 heifers level at 137.71p. 
Bullocks topped the sale when a 400kg Limousin cross from Berryhill sold for 247.5p and a Simmental cross weighing 624kg from Dumloist made £1295.
In the heifers, a Limousin cross also from Berryhill sold for 233.8p, while a 582kg Charolais cross from Drumnessie realised £1190.
The 117 black and white bullocks levelled at 137.71p and sold to 190.3p for a 381kg Holstein cross from Meikle Camoquhill, and £795 for a 498kg British Friesian cross from Wellees. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – 251-300kg – Drygate £570; Shellfield 207.7p. 301-350kg – Midfield £760, 246.8p. 351-400kg – Lochhill £990; 247.5p. 401-450kg – Inchie £1020; Lochhill 239.9p. 451-500kg – Stewarton £1140, 237.5p. 501-550kg – Elmscleugh £1200; Goddens 228.3p. 551-600kg – Elmscleugh £1285, 221.6p/ 601-650kg – Drumloist £1295, 207.5p. 
Heifers – 250-300kg – Milton £540, 197.8p. 301-350kg – Lochhill £755, 215.7p. 351-400kg – Greenbank £880, 227.4p. 401-450kg – High Glentriplock £1040; Lochhill 233.8p. 451-500kg – Goddens £1140, 232.7p. 501-550kg – Elmscleugh £1180, 220.1p. 551-600kg – Drumnessie £1190, 204.5p. 

Thainstone
STORE lambs increased in value at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 1635 head at Thainstone, where they peaked at £69.50 for Texels from Todholes, Lower Cabrach. 
Breeding sheep also sold dearer on the week when 118 rams peaked at £550 for a Bluefaced Leicester shearling ram from West Mains, Nethermuir, and 945 gimmers and ewes sold to £150 for Texels from Cloak, Lumphanan. 
Amongst the 2136 island sheep, Texel ewes from Grunnafirth, Brettabister, topped at £120. 
The firm also sold 379 bullocks which averaged 214.1p (-0.8p) and 200 heifers at 198.1p (-4.9p).
Bullocks sold to 249p for a pair of Charolais crosses from Kastal, Langskaill, and £1380 for a 650kg Limousin cross from Bograxie, Inverurie, while heifers peaked at 229.8p for a 496kg Limousin cross from Greeloan, Cabrach, and £1240 for a similar heifer weighing 586kg from Brewthin, Cullerlie. 
On the same day, Orkney and Shetland cattle saw bullocks reach 249p for a pair of 506kg Charolais from Kastal, Langskaill, Birsay, and £1370 for a 668kg Limousin from Russland, Westray. 
Heifers peaked at 222p for a pen of four Simmentals weighing 456kg from Eastabist, Dounby, and £1155 for a 532kg Charolais from Kierford, Sandwick. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Cont – Todholes, West Cortiecram, Kininmonth £69. Tex – Hewitts, Kennethmont £67. Mule – Hewitts £66.50. Suf – Craigmancy, Bridge of Marnoch £66. Tex X – Thorax, Cornhill £65.50. HB – Hewitts £64.50. Suf – Todholes £62. Down X – Home Farm, Wardhouse £61.50. Chev X – Balnault, Crathie £59. BDM – Corbanchory, Kildrummy £57. Rouge – Fodderletter, Tomintoul £54. Black – Corbanchory £54. BF – Dunalastair Estate, Kinloch Rannoch £49. 
Island sheep – Lambs – Tex – Rossmyre, Firth £65.50. Bel – Strathore, Shapinsay £65.50. Suf – Biggins, Toab £62. Cont – Heathercow, Eday £61.50. Suf X – Laithe, Tenston £61.50. Chev – Laithe £59. Tex X – South Breck, Burray £57. Ewes – Shc – Grunnafirth £54. Chev X – Brind, Cunningsburgh £50. Short – Grunnafirth £25. Ram – Tex – Grunnafirth £100
Breeding females – Mule gmr – Grange, Kinneff, Towiemore, Bogiebrae, Whitelums £148. Tex X gmr – Cloak £148. Bel ewe – Hollowcreek, Keplahill £125. Lleyn gmr – Backhill of Fetterletter £122. Bel gmr – Whitelums £120. Mule 2yr – Upper Minmore, Glenkindie £112. Chev X gmr – Newton of Crathie, Ballater £110. GF 2yr – Strichen Mains £110. Mule 3yr – Upper Minmore £98. Chev gmr – Balnahard, Finzean £88. Mule WM – Newton of Crathie £88; Chev X 4yr – Craigiebank £76. Mule 4yr – Upper Minmore £74. Cont 4yr – Upper Minmore £70. Suf WM – Mid Ord, Skene £70. Mule BM – Malt Croft, Kildrummy £69. Cont BM – South Craighead, Skelmuir £66. Lleyn BM – Delnabo, Glengairn £65. BF 2yr – Drumgesk, Dess £62. Rams – shearling ram – Tex – Westerton, Echt £500; Newton of Crathie, Ballater £380; Little Whitefield, Forglen, Inverebrie, Ellon, Little Howes Holm £360. 
Shearling rams – BFL – West Mains £450. Suf – Newton of Crathie £400; Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk £360; Nether Aucharnie Forgue, Tofthills Clatt £320. Lleyn – Blackpots, Auchnagatt £260. Bel X – Hallbreck, St Margarets Hope £240.
Ram lambs – Suff – Cadgerford, Kingswells £400; Tillyeve, Udny £300. Tex – Auchenbreddie, Insch £360; Milltown of Birness; Little Howes £280.
Ewe lambs – Tex – Balladrum, Durris £89. Mule – Pollowick, Cromdale £88. BFL – Mill of Fowlis £85. Zwa – Balladrum £77.
Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Deecastle, Dinnet £540, 191.5p. 301-350kg -  Upper Onston, Stenness £720, 206.9p. 351-400kg – Deecastle £790, 219.4p. 401-450kg – Reaster, Lyth £1030, 232p. 451-500kg – Milton of Gaval, Mintlaw, Stoneyfold, Maud £1190; Stoneyfold 239p. 501-550kg – Mains of Drumwhindle, Ellon £1250, 242.2p. 551-600kg – Stoneyfold £1310; Mains of Drumwhindle 227.6p. 601-650kg – Warth, Twatt £1350; Bograxie 212.3p. 651-700kg – Upper Benwells, Maud £1350, 203.9p.
Heifers – Up to 400kg – Skaill, Sandwick £840, 211.1p. 401-450kg – Stemster, Wick £1010, 224.4p. 451-500kg – Greenloan, Cabrach £1140, 229.8p. 501-550kg – Greenloan £1160; Greenmyre, Oldmeldrum 221.1p. 551-600kg – Bograxie, Lyne of Linton; Sauchen £1150, Bewthin 211.6p. 601-650kg –  Greenloan £1230, 202.3p.

St Boswells 
TEXEL lambs from Highfield Farming, The Knock, Duns, topped Harrison and Hetherington’s store sale at St Boswells, when they sold for £66 apiece. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex – £66 The Knock; £65.50, £64 Heriot Mill; £64 Garth; £57 The Rink; £57 Whinfield. Suff – £65, £64.50 (x2), £64, £63.50 The Knock; £56.50 Garth; Belford on Bowmont; £55.50 Monklaw. GF – £57 Garth. NCC – £55 Philiphaugh; £54.50 Attonburn; £54 Birnieknowe, Attonburn; £53 Carcant; £51.50 Birnieknowe.

Ayr
TRADE reached a top of £1325 and 268.5p per kg at Craig Wilson’s sale of 606 store cattle at Ayr. 
Top price per head was a Limousin bullock from Gass, Straiton, while a Charolais bullock from Ceither Gaoithe, Arran, topped the pence per kg section. 
The same two homes led the heifers when Gass sold a pen of four Limousins for £1240, while Charolais’ from Ceither Gaoithe sold for 255.6p. 
In all, 333 bullocks averaged 207.4p or £899.45 and 219 heifers levelled at 204.6p or £839.45. 
Amongst the 54 Friesian bullocks a pen from Low Ardwell sold for £740 or 156.3p, to average 138.7p.
A better show of 1166 store lambs sold sharper on the week, reaching £65.50 for a pen of Beltex cross lambs from DG Gilmour, Blackbarns, while 514 breeding sheep peaked at £122 for a pen of Mule gimmers from J Hunter and Co, Mochrum. 
On Tuesday, the firm had forward 112 calves and stirks which saw calves top at £455 for a Limousin cross bull from Rigghead, while stirks peaked at £790 for a Limousin cross heifer from Lanemark. 

LEADING prices:

Heifers – Per head – Lim – £1240, £1180, £1100 (x2) Gass, Straiton; £1090 Beoch, Maybole, Middleton, Newton Mearns; £1040 Gass, Middleton; £1030 Gass; £1005 (x2) Beoch, Maybole. BRB – £1230 Gass; £920 Grougar Mains; £900 South Ballaird. Char – £1160 Gass; £1150, £1070 Beoch, Maybole; £920 Auchenbrain. Sim – £1050 Laigh Drumdow; £1045 Dykefield; £900 Clevance. A-A – £930 Clevance; £910 Newhouse. Per kg – Char – 255.6p, 242p Ceither Gaoithe. BRB – 232.5p Gass, Straition. Lim – 231.9p Beoch, Maybole. A-A – 216p Newfield. Sim – 212.7p East Moorhouse. 
Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1325 Gass, Straiton; £1170, £1165, £1060 Beoch, Maybole; £1170, £1160, £1135 Collenan; £1150 Roan, Middleton; £1120, £1000 Middleton; £1105, £1020 Roan; £1090 Holehouse; £1080 South Craigton; £1030 Grougar Mains. Char – £1270, £1190 Beoch; £1050 Knockendale; £1065 Carbieston Byres; £980 Chapelton. Short – £1150 Knockendale; £1020 Millafleck. BRB – £1150 Gass; £1055 South Ballaird; £1050 Findlayston; £1040 Ballycurrie. Sim – £1070 Grougar Mains; £1020 Gass; £1005 Carbieston Byres. A-A – £1045 Low Ardwell; £980 Kildonnan; £970 Watston. Fleck – £950 Muirston. Fries – £740 Low Ardwell; £710 Coilsholm, Watston; £700 Mid Skeog.Per kg – Char – 265.8p Ceither Gaoithe. Lim – 234.6p Roan. A-A – 218.4p Mid Skeog. BRB – 227.4p Roan. Sim – 220.5p Haining Mains. Short – 217p Knockendale. Fries – 156.3p, 152p Low Ardwell. 
Store lambs – Bel – £65.50 Blackbarns. Suff – £64.50 Eskechraggan (Rothesay). Bel X – £59.50 High Kilbride. Tex – £57 High Kilbride and Kilpatrick; £55 Bridge. Mule – £55.50 Blackbarns; £55 Brockloch. Tex X – £54 Routdaneburn. Cont X – £49 Shankston. Cross – £46 Blackbarns; £44.50 Shankston. BF – £46 Altgolath; £46 Stroma; £42 Altgolath.
Breeding sheep –Mule gmrs – £122, £116 Mochrum. Cross ewes (one and two-crop) – £96 Middlehouse. Mule ewes ( two- crop) – £92 Whitehill. Char gmrs – £90 Bonnyton Moor. BF gmrs – £88 and £71 West Revoch. Tex ewes (one and two-crop – £86 (x2) Middlehouse. Chev ewes (three and four-crop) – £80 and £70 Middlehouse. Mule ewes (four- crop) – £80 Kilpatrick. Cross ewes (four-crop) – £70 Balcamie. BF ewes (four-crop) £40 Knockgerran. Mule ewe lambs – £60 Bonnyton Moor, £56 Shankston. BF ewe lambs – £58 Dodside.

Huntly
A PACKED ringside of buyers was present to a good entry of sheep at United Auctions, where a total of 2315 store lambs sold dearer on the fortnight and reached £70 for Beltex from Burnside, Marypark. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Bel – £60 (x2) Burnside. BF – £47.50 Auchnerran. Down – £62 Burnside. Chev – £60 Blairindinnie. Cont – £61 Gowanfold (x2), Broadmyre. Cross – £65 Greenland Mains. Mule – £55 Glenavon Estate/Aldunie. Suff – £64 Ardlewie. Tex – £65 Ardlewie. Suff X – £60 Rinnachat, Greenland Mains, Brawland. Tex X – £62 Ballintomb. 

Islay
CALEDONIAN Marts sold 192 cattle and 186 sheep at its autumn sale on Islay, where 104 bullocks averaged £630 (+£6 on the year) and 82 heifers averaged £534 (+£27). 
They reached £840 for a Limousin bullock from D McMillan, Ballulive, who also topped the heifer trade at £720. 
Mr Martin also led the lamb trade with Texel crosses at £58.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Lim – £830, £810, £800, £790 Balliemartin; £800 Ardtalla Estates; £750 Ballulive. Char – £710 Ardtalla Estates. A-A – £670, £650 Daill 
Heifers – Lim – £660 Balliemartin; £560 Ballulive; £540 Ardtalla Estates; £520 Auchnaclach. A-A – £600 Daill. Char – £600, £540 Ardtalla Estates. 
Store lambs – Tex X – £58 Balliemartin. Cross – £36 Persabus. BF – £30 Ballulive. 

Lochmaddy
A GOOD show of calves met a strong demand at Lochmaddy, Uist, where Dingwall and Highland Marts sold 317 weaned calves and store cattle. 
Weaned bullocks (171) averaged 245.3p per kg and sold to 307.7p three times for a 425kg Limousin cross, a similar bullock weighing 400kg and a pair of 435kg Limousin crosses, all from 1 Knockline, Bayhead.  
The 127 weaned heifers levelled at 219.1p and peaked at 285.7p for a 245kg Limousin cross from 12 Sollas, Lochmaddy, and £860 for a 375kg Limousin cross from 22 and 10 Balemore, Bayhead. 
Amongst the store cattle, nine bullocks reached 225.9p for a 425kg Limousin cross from Old Inn, Lochmaddy, and £1070 for a 610kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from 38 Linique, Lochboisdale. 
Topping the heifers at 257.1p was a 420kg British Blue cross from 8 Clachan Sands, Lochmaddy, while two Aberdeen-Angus crosses weighing 590kg and 610kg from 1 Kilaulay, Lochboisdale, made £1100. 

LEADING prices:

Weaned bullocks – Up to 250kg – 1 Ahmore, £640; 12 Sollas, 258.3p. 251-300kg – 15 Liniclate, Benbecula £860; 8 Liniclate, Benbecula 290.5p. 301-350kg – Glebe, Tigharry £900; 272.7p. 351-400kg – No 1 Clachan Farm £920, 255.6p. 401-450kg – 3 Hosta, Tigharry £940; 1 Knockline, Bayhead 235.3p.
Weaned heifers – Up to 250kg – 12 Sollas, Lochmaddy £700; 15 Tigharry, Lochmaddy, 245.8p. 251-300kg – 8 Clachan Sands £740; 15 Tigharry 249.1p. 301-350kg – 2 Hosta £820, 248.5p; 351-400kg – 1 Knockline, £840, 233.8p.

Stirling (Cal)
SOLD through Caledonian Marts on Monday, were 2848 sheep, where a top store lamb price of £67.50 was paid for a pen of Beltex crosses from W Patrick, Ballinkinrain. 
Cheviots gimmers from Hallbarns topped the breeding sheep at £76, while Suffolks from Torr sold for the top price of £64 in the breeding sheep. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex X – £66.50 Easter Fordel. Tex – £64 Easter Dullatur, Borlick. Cross – £63 Ronachan Farms. Cont – £62 Westwood. Suff – £59 Craigluscar. Chev – £53 Parbroath. 
Breeding sheep – Mule – £51 Duallin. BF – £39 Montgomerie Farms. Gimmers – Chev – £76 Hallbarns. BF – £54 Hallbarns. Mule – £46 Torr. BF – £42 Roseberry Estates.

Fort William
FORWARD at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ Fort William centre,  were 901 store lambs which peaked at £60 for a Suffolk cross from East Croft Roy, Newtonmore. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Chev – East Croft Roy £52; Loch Treig, Inverlochy £48; Moy Farm, Banavie £46. BF – Wood Cottage Croft, Tobermory £49; Greenfield, Invergarry, Keil Farm, Ardgour, £40. Suff X – East Croft Roy £42.

Castle Douglas
A SMALLER and plainer show was forward at Wallets Marts where trade reached £1100 for a Stabiliser heifer from J Paterson and Co, Kildarroch. 
Bullocks sold to £1040 for a Limousin from Glen Farming Co. 

LEADINGprices:

Bullocks – £1040 Glen Farming; £930(x2) Barskeoch Mains; £910 Mansefield; £900 Glen Farming; £905, £855, £850 Low Craiglemine. 
Heifers – £1100, £900 (x3) Kildarroch.

Forfar
LAWRIE and Symington had forward 2201 store and breeding sheep, where store lambs reached £60 for Suffolks from West Bogton.
The 605 breeding sheep sold to £125 for Cheviot Mule gimmers from Carroch.

LEADINGprices:

Store lambs – Suff – £60 West Bogton. Tex – £58 West Bogton; £53.50 Auchleish. Cross – £51.50 Glenfernate. Cont – £50 Balcalk. BF – £45 Gleneffock; £43 Gleneffock, Gannochy.
Rams – BFL Shearling – £300 Horn. Tex shearling – £260 (x2), £180  Newmill of Inshewan
Ewe lambs – Mule – £81 Glenisla, Glencally. Char X Bel – £60 Fernbrae. Cross – £52, £51 Glensaugh. BF – £46 Glenisla and Glencally.