Special sales in the November 25 issue

LEADING prices:

Store bullocks – Char – £1400, £1300, £1260 West End; £1130 Stenries; £1105, £1090 Barton Dale. Lim – £1345, £1260 Fishergill; £1305, £1165, £1160 Newby; £1300, £1190 Lowergate; £1270 Flimby Hall; £1240, £1200, £1180 Chapel House; £1185 Stenries; £1185 The Garth; £1175 Greencarts; £1170 Tarn Lodge; £1170 Crookdyke; £1165 Shaftoe Moor; £1150 Beckhall. A-A – £1175 (x2) Town Foot; £1085 Shaftoe Moor; £1065 Riggfoot; £1000 Crookdyke; £1000, £980 Woodhouse; £975 (x4) Crowdieknowe. BB – £1150, £1120, £1010 Flothers; £1100 (x6), £1045 Stenries; £1010 Woodhouse. HF – £1145 Dundraw; £920 (x2) Holme Farm; £705 (x2) Burn House. Sim – £1140 (x2), £1100, £1080 Stenries; £1130 Chapel House; £1090, £1075 High Dovecote. Sho – £1100 Stenries. Fries – £1020 (x4) Wellington; £800 (x6) Town End. SRW – £800 Brayshaw. Ayr – £775 Manor Farm. 
Store heifers – BB – £1330 (x3), £1320 (x3) Laurence Holme; £1230 Fishergill; £1055, £1050 Flothers. Lim – £1320, £1180, £1170 Lowergate; £1280 (x2) Lairdlaugh; £1270 (x3), £1230 (x2), £1215 (x2), £1190, £1145, £1130 (x2) Kelbarrow; £1265 (x2) The Garth; £1120 Woodhouse; £1115, £1100 West Cocklaw; £1110 Fishergill. A-A – £935 Town Foot. Char – £950 High Bow. 
Weaned bullocks – Lim – £1170 Desoglin; £960, £910 (x2), £840, £810 Haas Grove; £860 (x2) Parkside; £830 Croft Ends. Char – £1000 (x2) £980, £810 Rawfoot. BB – £870 £840 (x2), £775 High Old Shield; £830 Well Head; £805 Cooper House; £750 Halldykes; £735 Powleys Garth; £720 (x6) Desoglin. A-A – £750 (x2) £740 Hunley; £725 Well Head. HF – £740, £630 (x3), £580 (x2) Trainlands. Hol – £710 Ashley Grove. BSho – £660 £645 Hill House Close. Sim – £665 (x3) Georgefield. Luing – £605 (x2) Georgefield. 
Weaned bulls – Char – £905 Stockholm; £690 (x2), £660 Ochilview. Lim – £860, £700 (x3) Stockholm; £760 Powleys Garth. BB – £810 (x2), £690 (x20 Waterloo. A-A – £700 (x2) The Barns. HF – £590 £440 Ochilview; £540 (x4) Sneck Yeat. 
Weaned heifers – Lim – £840, £820, £795 (x2), £660 Keepershield; £700 (x2) Croft House; £695 (x5) £675 (x5), £665 (x2) £650 Little Blencow; £680 Haas Grove; £680 Campingholm; £675 Desoglin; £665 (x3) Nunfield. BB – £840 Springfields; £800 Powleys Garth; £800 (x2), £710 High Old Shield; £790 (x3) Cooper House; £700 Trainlands. Blo – £755 Nunfield. Char – £750 Rawfoot; £670 (x4) Bargatton. Ayr – £695, £665 (x2) Little Blencow. Her – £680 Campingholm; £640 Trainlands. HF – £550 (x3), £450 Backmuir Farmhouse. 
Heifers with calves – Lim – £2550, £2500, £2450, £2000 Aldermanseat; £2500, £1900 Lower Langshaw; £2400, £2350 The Ash; £2400 High House; £2100 Dormanstead. 
Cows with calves – Lim – £2300 Dormanstead. Blo – £1750, £1600 Inch. Lim – £1600, £1400 Barrowfield; £1320 Aldoth Farm. SD – £1420 Inch Farm. 
In-calf females – Cows – BB – £1580 Kingside Farm. Heifers – Lim – £1350 (x2), £1300 (x2) Powe Croft Cottage.

• On Monday, H and H sold a selection of store lambs which met a promising demand peaking at £84 for a pen of 17 Beltex from Messrs Wood, Well Head, Dean. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Belt – £84, £80 Well Head; £63.50 Rash Mill; £56 Pallet Hill. Tex – £78, £72, £70, £66, £65.50 Goften Letch Cottage; £74, £66 Spency Croft; £74, £70.50 Reddings; £72, £67 Rosgill Head; £70, £65 Riggwood; £66 Milton Mains; £66 Sleetbeck; £65 Harper Hill. Suff – £71 Scotby Road; £63.50 Tod Bank; £62.50, £55 The Beeches; £61 Green Close; £58.50 Harper Hill. Char –£70, £63.50 Bushfield. GF – £64 Goften Letch Cottage; £56 Spency Croft; £50.50 Burthwaite; £49, £44.50 Burns. Herd – £22 Manor Farm. 

Lochboisdale
A RECORD catalogued entry of 491 cattle and 965 sheep sold through United Auctions’ late autumn sale at Lochboisdale, which drew stock from Barra, Eriskay, Benbecula and North Uist and left vendors happy despite a marathon 11-hour sale. 
Blonde crosses from 6 Dunganachy topped the price per kg trade at 284p for bullocks and 267p for heifers, while Simmental cross bullocks from both 3 Vatersay, Barra, and 88 Bualadubh, topped the gross trade at £1080.
An entry from 7 Griminish headed up the cast cows at £1120. 
Store lambs peaked at £76 for Texel crosses from 32 Liniclate and cast ewes hit £88 from 18 West Gerinish. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – Sim X – 3 Vatersay, Barra £1080. Char X – 325 North Boisdale £1070; Cnoc-an Torr £1000; Drimore Farm £860. A-A X – 3 Howbeg £1030, £980; 289 Kilphedar £980, £960; 1 Ormiclate £980; 3 Gramsdale, Benbecula £880; 92 Bualadubh £850. Lim – 103 Carnan £1000, £980, £970, £960, £930, £900; 1 Ormiclate £960; 3 Milton £940, £930; 101 Carnan £930, £900; 1 Airidhmhuillean £910; 261 Daliburgh £910; 9 Milton £900. Sho X – 221 Stoneybridge £840, £810. BSho – 3 Vatersay, Barra £710. Per kg – Blo X – 6 Dunganachy 284p, 256p. Lim X – 10 Illeray, North Uist 279p; Aird Illeray, North Uist 273p, 268p, 263p; 5 Frobost 255p; 261 Daliburgh 254p; 101 Carnan 254p; 15 Ormiclate 253p; 85 Borve, Barra 252p; 336 North Boisdale 251p; 103 Carnan 251p; 9 Milton 250p. Char X – Drimore Farm 240p, 237p. Sal X – 5 Dunganachy 235p; 5 Vatersay, Barra 232p. Sim X – Drimore Farm 226p; 17 Hougharry, North Uist 224p. A-A X – 6 Ormiclate 215p; 52 Balgarva 214p. 
Heifers – Per head – BB X – 88 Bualadubh £1080, £900. Lim X –103 Carnan 980, £890; 101 Carnan £920; 103 Carnan £890; 61 Bualuachrach £860; 15 Bornish £850. Sim X – 7 Middlequarter, North Uist £900. Char X – 9 Milton £840. A-A X – 4 Frobost £740; 52 Balgarva £700; 61 Bualuachrach £700. Sho X – 200 Stoneybridge £700. Per kg – Blo X – 6 Dunganachy 267p, 250p. Sho X – 200 Stoneybridge 264p; 5 Dunmore 238p. Lim X – 103 Carnan 258p, 250p, 241p; 12 Ormiclate 252p; Aird Illeray 246p; 11 Ormicalte 244p; 5 Frobost 244p; Drimore Farm 242p. Sal X – Dunganachy 250p. Char X – Drimore Farm 245p; Croismorag, North Uist 224p. BB X – 88 Bualadubh 235p. A-A X – 8 Kildonan – 222p. Sho X – 9/10 Drimisdale 213p. 
Cast cows – 7 Griminish £1120, £1080; 1 Ormicalate £1080; 76 Ardanmonie £1040; 301 Kilphedar £1000; 3 Ormicalte £980; 5 Frobost £960; 3 Bunavullin, Eriskay £960, £920; 291 Daliburgh £900; 289 Kilphedar £900. 
In-calf cows – 301 Kilphedar £1180; 9/10 Drimisdale £1150. 
Store lambs – Tex X – 32 Liniclate £76; 6 Rhuban, Eriskay £65; 20 West Gerinish £64; 18 West Gerinish £61. Suff X – 330 North Boisdale £66; Truimsgarry, North Uist £60. Chev X – 8 Gearradubh, North Uist £62; 2/3 Airidhmhuillean £60; 14 Balashare, North Uist £58; 9 Baile, Eriskay £58. Cross – Doon £62. BF – 301 Kilphedar £41; 465 South Lochboisdale £40; 7 Gearradubh, North Uist £39. 
Wedders – 18 West Gerinish £100, £82; 7 Middlequarter, North Uist £90, £84; 303 Kilphedar £79, £72; 1 Malaclate, North Uist £78, £72. 
Cast ewes – 18 West Gerinish £88; 14 Balashare, North Uist £84; 330 North Boisdale £84; Aird Illeray, North Uist £82; Dunganachy £76; 7 Middlequarter £76; 32 Liniclate £74. 

Stirling (UA)
UNITED Auctions sold 758 store cattle at Stirling, where 413 bullocks averaged 210.56p per kg with 11 dairy-bred bullocks at 141.14p and 334 heifers at 196.12p. 
Leading the trade at 260p was a 308kg Charolais cross bullock from Ashmark, with bullocks also hitting £1270 for a 614kg Simmental cross from Parkfergus. 
A Limousin cross heifer weighing 583kg from Knock o’ Ronald topped the gross trade at £1275, and a 397kg Limousin cross heifer off Croftintygan hit 246.9p. 
Averaging 123.51p for 169 (with seven dairy sorts at 70.17p), cast cows reached 199.6p for a Simmental cross from Braedam and £1470 for a Charolais cross from Carwood. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Cloich £580, 241.7p. 251-300kg – West Bold £710; Sorn Mains 242.4p. 301-350kg – Ashmark £800, 260p. 351-400kg – Moulin £960, 240p. 401-450kg – 9 Killeonan £1060, 247.6p. 451-500kg – Moulin £1135, 245.1p. 501-550kg – Elmscleugh £1190; East Saucher 233.1p. 551-600kg – Elsmcleugh £1260, 224.2p. 601-650kg – Parkfergus £1270, 206.8p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Ellary £440, 193.8p. 250-300kg – 9 Killeonan £700, 234.9p. 301-350kg – Dindinnie £705, 207.7p. 351-400kg – Croftintygan £980, 246.9p. 401-450kg – East Saucher £1080, 242.2p. 451-500kg – Elmscleugh £1150, 232.8p. 501-550kg – Boydston £1140; Knockgerran 220.2p. 551-600kg – Knockgerran £1275; Ryeflatt 221p. 
Cast cows – Char – Carwood £1470, 149.1p. A-A – Craigowmill £1450; Hayfield 155.9p. Lim – Easter Mye £1230; Drumoider 193.1p. BSho – Aldie £1170; Craigowmill 137.4p. Cont – Loanhead of Duchally £1170, 148.5p. Sim – Kincragie £1150; Braedam 199.6p. BB – Guardrum £1110, 148p. Her – Cowden £1010, 143.9p.

Ayr
TRADE was similar for a mixed quality show of 309 store cattle at Craig Wilson, where the gross trade hit £1250 on two occasions – for a Limousin bullock from Collenan and again for a Charolais heifer off Roan. 
Charolais crosses from Mains of Tig led the price per kg at 273.4p for bullocks at 262.3p for heifers. 
Dairy-bred bullocks reached £850 for a pen from Crooks and 166p for a pen of 14 from Alton, Drumore. 
Averages included 155 bullocks at 205.9p or £843.71, 51 dairy bullocks at 143.7p or £584.76, and 103 heifers at 196.4p. 
Also on offer were 976 store lambs where a pen of Cheviots from S Lambie, Glensherraig, Arran, topped at £62.50.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1250 Collenan; £1235 Pennyvennie; £1125, £1030 Laigh Tarbeg; £1080 Lindayston; £1010 Crooks; £1000 Dykefield. A-A – £1155 Newlands; £1020 Garthland Mains; £990 Bowfield. Char – £1085 Knocklaugh; £970 High Woodston. BB – £1060 Collenan; £1000 South Ballaird. Sim – £1050 Dykefield; £980, £970 Adamscroft; £950 Knocklaugh. Sho – £910 Lindayston. Dairy – £850 Crooks; £750 Overton; £625 Watston; £600 Alton. Per kg – Char – 273.4p Mains of Tig. Sim – 256.1p Mains of Tig. BB – 239.5 Bickethall. Lim – 239.5p Bickethall. A-A – 223.7 Whatriggs. Dairy – 166p Alton, Drummore. 
Heifers – Per head – Char – £1250 Roan; £1045 South Ballaird; £990 Balsaggart. Lim – £1230, £1080 Knockgerran; £990 North Waterland; £960 Pennyvennie; £950 Dykefield; £940 Boghouse and Laigh Tarbeg. A-A – £1070, £975 Cairnhouse, Arran; £850 Balsaggart. Sim – £950 Laigland; £840 Faulds. Her – £810 Watston. Sho – £810 Lindayston. Per kg – Cha – 262.3p Mains of Tig. Lim – 215p Knockgerran. A-A – 202.9p Whatriggs. Sim – 208.3p Borland. 
Store lambs – Chev – £62.50, £53 Glensherraig. Suff – £62 Bonnyton Moor; £60 Routaneburn; £59.50 Oaklea. BFL – £60 Grassmillees Way. Tex – £61 Bonnyton Moor; £60 Dinwoodie Farms; £59 East Moorhouse; £57.50 Mid Lowes; £57 Auchenhew. Mule – £48 Perryston; £47.50 Overton; £47, £46 Shankston. BF – £46.50 East Moorhouse; £35, £30 Glensherraig; £33.50 Pinvalley.

Wigton
THE store cattle trade improved on the previous event at Hopes Auction Co’s fortnightly sale, where the 189 on offer peaked at £1395 for a British Blue bullock from Prior House. 
Heifers sold to £1245 for a Limousin from Wheyrigg.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – BB – £1395 £1215 Prior House; £1050 (x3) Tarnrigg Moor; £1045 (x2) Wolsty (Hill). Lim – £1245, £1155 Greenah Villa; £1215 Parkgate Hall; £1145 Prior House; £1115, £1095, £1075 Oakerlodge; £1085 Grange Farm; £1085 (x2), £1075 New House; £1075 Westend Farm; £1055 Wolsty. Fleck – £1255 Prior House. Char – £1185 Prior House. Sim – £1115 Parkgate Hall. A-A – £1105, £1085, £1075, £1065, £1045 Round Hill Farm; £1055 Low House; £1050 (x2) Tarnrigg Moor; £1045 (x3), £1025 (x3) Wolsty. Lui – £1065 Wolsty. Blo – £1045 Westend Farm. Mont – £935 Grange Farm. 
Heifers – Lim – £1245, £1105 (x2), £1085 Wheyrigg; £1105 Park House; £1015 Westend Farm; £1015 Wellington. Char – £1105 (x2) Park House; £1095 Wheyrigg; £1085 Wolsty. BB – £1345 Wheyrigg; £1285 Prior House; £1175 Lakeside. 

Dumfries
MANY more store lambs could have been sold to advantage at C and D Auction Marts’ sale of 1280, which met a brisk trade at the penultimate sale of the season with trade peaking at £67 for Texels from Little Galla. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex – £67, £62.50 Little Galla; £64, £60 Glenkiln; £64 Dressertland; £61 Woodhead. Chev – £61 Aar-Dar; £55, £51 Alton; £45.50 Dressertland. Suff – £61, Hall; £55 Pilmuir. Cross – £58 Hall; £58 Dressertland; £49 Breconside. BF – £57 Bridgemark; £47, £46.50 Bettyknowes. EC – £37 Nether Laggan. 

Lancaster
A LARGE entry of store cattle for the time of year met a sharper trade at North West Auctions, where Charolais bullocks from D and NS Alderson, High Green, topped at £1460. 
Native-bred cattle reached £1330 for Aberdeen-Angus bullocks from L Parsons and Sons, Low Levens, and heifers hit £1160 twice – for Charolais from R and C Parkinson, Hambleton, and again for Limousins from JD and GM Bracken, Greenlands. 
A large entry of cast cows reached 159.5p per kg for British Blues from Ballacutchel Farms and averaged 113p for 145. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Char – £1460 High Green; £1290 Langthwaite Heights; £1280 High House. Lim – £1330 High House; £1330 Daniel Fold; £1300 High Green; £1290 Station Hotel. BB – £1300 £1270 High Green; £1170 Low Hundhowe; £1170 Benson Hall. A-A – £1300 Low Levens; £1280 Hawkrigg End; £1250 Lowgill; £1240 Kilburn House. Mont – £1260 High Green; £1060 Bouthwaite. Her – £1240 Ivy Barn; £1120 Cock Hall; £1070 Hawkrigg End. Sim – £1120 New Ridge; £1060 Bouthwaite; £960 Stubb Hall. Frie – £1110, £1080 Benson Hall; £1030 Moss House; £880 Sunderland Brows. SRW – £1060 Middle Ridge; £1030 Moss House. Stab – £1040 £970 Park House. Sho – £740 Snapewood. Fleck – £640 Throstle Nest. 
Heifers – Lim – £1160 Greenlands; £1150 Low Levens; £1100 Toulbrick; £1070 Rowell. Char – £1160 Toulbrick; £1060 Gunnerthwaite. A-A – £1120 Greenlands; £1120 Sowerby Lodge; £1100 Rowell Farm. BB – £1100 Cragg Farm; £1100 Windy Hill; £1090 Bugle Horn; £1080 Challon Hall. Her – £1070 Rowell Farm; £1060 Low Levens. Sho – £1040 Rowell; £1020 Bouthwaite; £900 Ivy Barn. Sim – £960 Marsh House; £940 Stubb Hall. Blo – £920 Mount Murray. Frie – £830 Holly House; £740 Old Hall. 
Cast cows – Lim – 151.5p Mount Murray; 149.5p Farleton House; 147.5p Beckside. Frie – 149.5p Cote Farm; 149.5p Elm Tree; 139.5p Green Dragon; 139.5p Deerslet. A-A – 147.5p Beckside; 134.5p Low Groves; 134.5 Ellers Farm. Fleck – 147.5p Holme Head. Sim – 144.5p Mount Murray. Stab – 144.5p Mount Murray. SD – 141.5p Braida Garth. Blo – 141.5p Mount Murray. Char – 139.5p Braida Garth. Mont – 134.5p, 117.5p Lane House; 114.5p White Lund Farm. Sho – 107.5p Mount Murray. Jer – 101.5p Birkland Barrow. Ayr – 99.5p Hodgkinson. SRW – 94.5p White Lund Farm. Gall – 84.5p Middle Ridge. 

Thainstone
STORE cattle continued to meet the previous week’s rates at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 778, which included an offering of organic cattle where 11 bullocks averaged 273.5p and 13 heifers levelled at 274.7p. 
Stabilisers from New Holland, Holm, topped the organic trade when a pair of 356kg bullocks made 289.3p, a 410kg bullock sold for £1090, a pen of four heifers weighing 362kg made 276.2p, and a pen of five 384kg heifers realised £1050. 
Among the conventional cattle, Limousins from Balmadies, Forfar, topped the section at 282.5p for a pen of five bullocks weighing 308kg with heifers to 273.3p for a 300kg trio. 
Per head, a 736kg Charolais bullock from Bush, Huntly, made £1410 and a 724kg Aberdeen-Angus heifer from Sauchenbush, Echt, was knocked down for £1390.
Also on offer was a selection of 3729 sheep, where store lambs increased in value on the week as the entry of 1693 sold to a top of £71.50 for Texels from Strath, Watten
The 789 island lambs peaked at £65 three times – for Beltex from Strathore, Sharpinsay, for Texels from Rennibister, Kirkwall, and lastly for Suffolk crosses from The Grind, Stronsay. 
Ewe lambs (78) reached £68 for Mules from Midtown of Buchromb, Dufftown, and the remaining island sheep (177) hit £72 for Texel ewes from Mid Setter, Papa Stour. 
The 21 breeding rams peaked at £250 for a Beltex shearling from Hilton of Culsh, New Deer, and the 146 breeding females sold to £140 for Mule gimmers from Wardhead, Strichen. 
Feeding ewes and rams (825) sold to £100.50 for Texel rams from Orquil.

LEADING prices:

Organic bullocks – Up to 300kg – New Holland £780, 261.7p. 351-400kg – New Holland £1030, 277.8p. 401-450kg – New Holland £1070, 265.9p.
Organic heifers – Up to 400kg – New Holland £1000, 274.7p.
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Gillahill, Kingswells £580, 255.3p. 251-300kg – Cairntack, Belhelvie, Balmadies £800; Balmadies 277.8p. 301-350kg – Balmadies £905, 279.9p. 351-400kg – Auchterblair, Carrbridge £960, 243.7p. 401-450kg – Overton, Fetternear £1100; Auchterblair 256p. 451-500kg – Mains of Drumwhindle, Ellon £1185 240.9. 501-550kg – Corsehill, Bucksburn £1270, 234.3p. 551-600kg – Sheep Park, Bridge of Marcnoch £1320; Doonby, Glassel 230.6p. 601-650kg – Westerton of New Rayne, Insch £1365, 216.3p. 651-700kg – Corsehill £1350, 204.5p;
Heifers – Up to 300kg – Balmadies £820, 236.7p. 301-350kg – Balmadies £840, 258.1p. 351-400kg – Denhead of Muiresk, Turriff £900, 236.8p. 401-450kg – Overton £1070, 253.6p. 451-500kg – Doonby £1110, 242.4p. 501-550kg – Doonby £1170; West Bradieston, St Cyrus 224.4p. 551-600kg – Doonby £1210; Sauchenbush 216.6p. 601-650kg – Corsehill £1275, 205.6p. 651-700kg – Sauchenbush £1270.
Ewe lambs – Tex – Feolquoy, Evie £69.
Store lambs – Tex – Strath £69.50. Cont – Dunearn, Nairn £69. Hillhead of Muirton, Whitecairns, Midtown of Buchromb £68.50. Suff X – Clachenshields, Rickarton £67. Chev – Collonach House, Strachan £67. Tex X – Garchory, Strathdon £66. Down X – Nether Kinmundy, Longside £66. Belt – Bankhead, Durris £64. Cont X – Millbank, Boddam £63.50. Belt X – Knockiemore, Lonmay £60.50. BF – Dunmaglass Mains, Inverness £44.50.
Island lambs – Tex – Rennibister £64.50. Tex X – Trondheim, Rendall £64. Suff X – South Breck, Burray £64. Cont – Upper Hobbister, Stenness £63.50. Down X – Quoy Belloch, Deerness £61.50.
Island ewes – Shet Chev – Hillwell, Quendale £39.
Breeding sheep – Cont gmrs – Orquil, St Ola £86. Mule BM – Wardhead £65. Shearling rams – Tex – Little Whitefield, Forglen £240. Belt – Oakfield, Thainstone £200. Suff – Stonyford, Tarland £190. 
Feeding ewes – HB – South Teuchar, Cuminestown £86.50. Suff – South Teuchar £85.50. Cont – Todholes, Lower Cabrach £78.50. Suff X – West Teuchan, Cruden Bay £77.50. Down – Littlemill £75.50. Cont X – Muirton of Corsindae, Sauchen £74.50. Tex – Kierfold, Sandwick, Score, Nairn £70.50. BFL – Wester Arr, Nairn £70. Mule – Muirton of Corsindae £63.50. GF – Littlemill £61.50. Chev X – Littlemill, Rothienorman £61.50. Lle – 1 Georgetown, Ballindalloch £59.50. Shc – Upper Hobbister, Stenness £50.50. 
Feeding rams – Tex – Orquil £88.50. Cont – Greenmyre, Oldmeldrum, Milton of Noth, Rhynie £77.50.

Lanark
LAWRIE and Symington sold a selection of store and breeding sheep, where a pen of Texel ewes from Wester Middlerigg topped the entry at £80 twice. 
The 873 store lambs met a very animated trade to peak at £72 for Texels from K and J Sutherland, Pardovan. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex – £70, £68 Bonnington Mains; £68 Cowford; £60 Brownhill. Suff – £67.50 Bonnington Mains; £51 Brownhill. Mules – £68 Cowford; £66 Nisbet; £62 Ferniehaugh Estate. Chev – £64, £62 Cowford. BF – £55 Glencotho; £50 Stoneyhill; £42 Baxendale Estate. 

Stirling (Cal)
ALL classes of lambs, particularly Blackfaces, would be sharper on the week at Caledonian Marts on Monday, where the 1039 on offer sold to £68 for Texels from J Lambie, Knockdaw, Lendalfoot. 
Blackfaces reached £44 from Garrows, and ewes reached £52 for both crosses and Hampshire Downs from Mosshead. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex – £65 West Murdistoun. Cont – £63 Knockdaw. Tex X – £63 Bower Park. Suff – £59 Giffordland. Mule – £52 Mosshead; £49 Auchtenny. BF – £44 Garrows. 
Ewes – Cross – £52 Mosshead. HD – £52 Mosshead. Tex X – £42 Mosshead. Cross – £37 Archonnel. BF – £31 Gartincaber. 

Penrith
BUYERS were eager to purchase store cattle at Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart on Monday, where a Limousin heifer from JD Bowman, Croft House, led the entry at £1285, with bullocks to £1275 from the same home. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Lim – £1275 Croft House; £1245 Low Row; £1195, £1155, £1085 (x2) Keld Farm (Stanley); £1195, £1145, £1135, £1075 Howgill Castle; £1155, £1145 Glasslyn House; £1145, £1125 Nook Farm; £1085, £1065 (x5), £1015 (x2) Town End Farm (Burne); £1055, £1025 (x2) The Green; £1035 Newlands Farm; £1035 Soulby Grange; £1025, £1015 Harbour Flatt. BB – £1275, £1235 (x2), £1205, £1165 (x2), £1105 (x3) Brampton Hall; £1145 Midtown (Strong); £1135, £1075 Skelling Farm; £1105, £1085 (x3), £1055 (x2), £1005 (x3) Town End Farm (Burne). Char – £1245 (x3) Ploveriggs; £1085 Nook Farm; £1025 Lansmere. Sim – £1225 (x4) Moorside Farm; £1215 (x2) Brampton Hall; £1095 Town End Farm (Burne). A-A – £1205, £1175 Moorside Farm; £1185 (x2) Street House (Maughan); £1105 Soulby Grange; £1075 (x2) Town End Farm (Burne). Cont – £1205, £1145 (x4), £1135 (x3), £1015 Moorside Farm. Dairy – £985 Town End Farm (Burne); £975 (x2) Street; £955 (x2) Low Row. Fleck – £925 Town End Farm (Burne). 
Heifers – Lim – £1285, £1255, £1175 Croft House (Bowman); £1225, £1165, £1155 (x2) Bank Farm (Mason); £1135, £1085 (x5), £1035 (x2) Skelling Farm; £1125, £1045 (x2) The Green; £1095 (x2) Townend (Wilson); £1085, £1075, £1045 (x2) Midtown (Strong); £1025 (x2) Nook Farm. Sal – £975 (x2), £950 Shire Lodge. BB – £1235, £1195, £1125, £1075 Bank Farm (Mason); £1205, £1135, £1105, £1085 Skelling Farm; £1135 Windy Gate; £1055, £1035 Midtown (Strong); £1005 Shire Lodge. Char – £1065, £1045 Glasslyn House; £1125 Scar Side Farm; £1065, £1045 Midtown (Strong). 

Forfar
A TOTAL of 90 suckled calves and store cattle sold through Lawrie and Symington on Tuesday, where the 18 bullock calves averaged 242p per kg and the 14 heifers levelled at 218p. 
They reached 295p for British Blue heifers from Govals as well as £1170 for Limousin heifers from Wairds of Alpity. 
Meikle Coull Farms led the bullock trade at 273p for Limousins and £950 for Romagnola crosses. 
Among the store cattle, Limousins led throughout as Strone topped the price per kg at 250p for bullocks and 229p for heifers, while Limousins from Scronley reached £1290 for bullocks and £1100 for heifers. 
The 24 bullocks averaged 233p and the 34 heifers levelled at 216p. 
Also on offer were store lambs which reached £50 for Texel crosses from Gleneffock. 

LEADING prices:

Bullock calves – Per kg – Lim – 273p, 257p, 243p Meikle Coull Farms. Luing – 251p Glensaugh. Char X – 248p Meikle Coull Farms; 248p, 227p Glensaugh. A-A –242p, 222p Dunlappie. Ro X – 242p Meikle Coull Farms. Per head – Ro X – £950, £870 Meikle Coull Farms. Lim – £900 Meikle Coull Farms. A-A – £810, £700 Dunlappie. Char X – £770 Meikle Coull Farms; £770 Glensaugh. Luing – £730 Glensaugh. 
Heifer calves – Per kg – BB – 295p Govals. Char X – 231p Glensaugh. Luing – 225p, 218p Glensaugh. Lim – 221p Meikle Coull Farms; 209p Wairds of Alpity. Per head – Lim – £1170, £1160, £1100 Wairds of Alpity. BB – £960 Govals. Luing – £700 Glensaugh. Char X – £670 Glensaugh. 
Store bullocks – Per kg – Lim – 250p Strone; 245p Ben Lawers. BB – 235p Strone. A-A – 234p Wolflaw. Per head – Lim – £1290 Scronley; £1170 Baldastard. A-A – £1040 Wolflaw. BB – £1000 Strone. 
Store heifers – Per kg – Lim – 229p, 227p Strone. Char – 212p Wolflaw. Sim – 209p Cortachy H.F. A-A – 202p Wolflaw. Per head – Lim – £1100, £1035 Scronley. A-A – £1050, £1000 Wolflaw. Sim – £950 Cortachy HF. Char – £900 Wolflaw. 
Store lambs –Tex X – £50, £44.50 Gleneffock. Suff – £50 Sidlaw. Chev – £49.50 (el) Rose Cottage. BF – £29 Hunthill. 
Ewes – Chev – £70 Grange of AirlieTex – £56 Gallowshade Road.

Newcastleton
A SELECT entry of suckled calves sold well at Harrison and Hetherington’s end of season sale at Newcastleton, where an Aberdeen-Angus cross heifer from J Mitchinson and Son, Leahaugh, topped at £665 and bullocks reached £590 for another from the same home. 

Dalmally
ALL stock cleared at satisfactory levels at United Auctions’ end of season sale at Dalmally, where 1401 sheep were forward.
Store lambs hit £63 for Texels from Balantyne Farm Partnership. 
Ewes peaked at £52.50 for Suffolks from Achnacreemore. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex – Balantyre £63. Cross – Glenshero £44. Tex X – Evanachan £41. Chev – Inerlair and Dunans £40. BF – Blarmafoldach £45; Auch Estate £43.50; Garrogie £40.50; Dunloskin (el) £40.
Ewes – Suff – Achnacreemore £52.50. Tex X – Auchnacreemore £43.50. Cross – Garrogie £36. BF – Glenshero £33, £31; Ederline £29.50; Auch Estate £29.50.
Tups – Craig £100 (Lle), £70 (Tex). 

Longtown
FEWER lambs forward resulted in a dearer trade at C and D Auction Marts’ sale of 4625 store lambs and feeding ewes on Tuesday.
A Beltex from Westhills (Smith) sold for the top price of £80, followed at £78 for Texels from the same home. 
Feeding ewes (462) were a good trade for all types and sold to £70 for a Leicester from Cooks House, with hill ewes to £50 from Attonburn. 
The company also sold 68 store cattle which peaked at £1150 for a black Limousin heifer from F Gibson, Southwoodhead, while bullocks reached £1060 for a Charolais from TS Brass, Espland. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Belt – £80 Westhills (Smith). Tex – £78, £73 from Westhills (Smith); £72.50 Westhills (Mackay). Suff – £72.50 Mains. Char – £60.50 Balneil. GF – £64 Newham Hagg; £63 Mid Todhills; £62.50 Coolingel. NCC – £72, £65 Hownam Grange; £68 Hopsrig. Hill Chev – £55 Girnwood; £54 Blakehopeburnhaugh. Chev Mule – £58.50 Gospel Hall. BF – £53 Embley (Crozier); £50 Brieredge. Swale – £37 Ouston. KH – £58 Newbigging Bush. 
Bullocks – Char – £1060, £1040 (x2), £980 Espland; £1010, £910 Underwoodhouse. Sim – £1040, £970 Espland. A-A – £900 (x2) The Stubb. Lim – £855 Streethead; £820 Monk; £755 (x3) Hethermill. BB – £850, £845 (x6), £840 The Stubb. 
Heifers – Lim – £1150, £1140, £1080, £1050 Southwoodhead. Char – £900 (x2) Underwoodhouse. A-A – £870, £650 The Stubb. BB – £790, £735 (x2) The Stubb. 

Ballymena
A SMALLER sale of sheep at JA McLelland and Sons on Monday saw store lambs peakat £78 for a pen of eight Texels from John Robinson, Hollywood. 
On Tuesday, the company sold 100 store cattle which met a sharper trade and sold to £1265 for a 610kg Charolais bullock from JW Duff, Cookstown, with bullocks also reached 223p per kg for a 380kg Limousin from D Thompson, Bushmills. 
Heifers peaked at £1020 for a 550kg Charolais from E O’Donnell, Toome, and 227p for a 380kg Limousin from David Andrew, Templepatrick. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – John Robinson £78, £78; D McCammon £75; WR Bell £70; D Johnston £70; William Hamilton £69; Victor Rodgers £68.50; JJ Mawhinney £67.50, £52; W Jones jnr £67; J McFetridge £67; N Park £66; D McBride £65; I Lindsay £63; D McCammon £62; SB Donnelly £61; R and M Kidd £59; W Jones £56.50; DW McFarland £56.50; Anthony McKeegan £51; Donal McIlwaine £50.50.
Bulls and bullocks – D Thompson, Bushmills £850, £940; JW Ferris, Ballynure £960; Tom Moorhead, Aughafatten £1190; W Kirkpatrick, Dundrod £815, £1050, £1020; W Millar, Broughshane £1110, £1200; Tom Moorhead, Aughafatten £1130, £1020; W Kirkpatrick, £930; John Gribben, Randalstown £1130; C Tinsdale, Carnlough £1190; T Boyd, Larne £935; JW Duff, Cookstown £1265; Hugh Doherty, Randalstown £950; C Tinsdale, Carnlough £1155; W Millar, Broughshane £1105; Tom Moorehead, Aughafatten Char 520kg £1060; Char 560kg £1140; Hugh Doherty Lim 500kg £1015;JW Duff, Coagh Char 570kg £1155; JW Ferris, Ballynure Lim 430kg £870; J Smyth, Randalstown Char 490kg £990.
Heifers – David Andrew, Templepatrick £865, £860, £780, £820, £525, £650, £1050; D Thompson, Bushmills £890, £750; E O’Donnell, Toomebridge £1020, £880.

Darlington
TRADE was brisk at Darlington’s Farmers’ Auction Marts’ sale of 1459 store lambs which peaked at £77 for a pen of 20 Texels from A and R Thompson, Dimmingdale, Moorsholm. 
Feeding ewes (143) reached £72 from Ivanhoe Livestock. 
Castle Douglas
A SMALL show of cast cows and store cattle sold through Wallets Marts on Monday, where the offering of store cattle, which were all heifers, cashed in to average 167.77p per kg or £990.91.
They sold to £1210 for a British Blue from T Robb, Trolane, Dalry, as well as 183.1p for a Charolais from J Mair and Son, Bargatton. 
Cast cows reached a top of £1141.19 for a Simmental from Graplin Farms, Borness, Borgue, and 167p for a Charolais from Straith Estates, Moniaive.