Dingwall
STORE hoggs continued to sell at recent rates as 1016 cashed in to average £49.28 at Dingwall and Highland Marts. 
They peaked at £88 for a pen of Cheviots from Muirton, Munlochy, while the offering of 89 in-lamb ewes reached £92 for a pen of Texel crosses from the dispersal of 44 Scourie, Lairg. 
Levelling at £58.09, the 518 ewes sold to £134 for a Suffolk cross from Ospisdale, Dornoch, and the 45 rams sold to the same for ta Cheviot from Bayhead, Munlochy, having averaged £71. 

LEADING prices:

Store hoggs – Chev – Rhannich Farm, Edderton, £84.50; Sheildaig, Strathcarron, £79. Tex X – Mulchaich, Conon Bridge, £84; Clune Farm, Dores, £80. Suff X – Rhevackin Farm, Kiltarlity, £80; Rhevackin Farm, £74. BF – 9 Sasaig, Teangue, £80; Achnabat, Torness, £79. Cross – 6 Ardindrain, Kiltarlity, £77; Croft Martin, Kingussie, £76. Char X – 6 Ardindrain, £75. 
Ewes – Tex X – Wester Moy, Urray, £118; Wester Dunnet, Thurso, £114. Chev – Belmaduthy, Munlochy, £113; Clune Farm, £110. Suff X – Ospisdale, £108; Wester Moy, £102. Mule – Wester Moy, £94; Balmacaan Farm, Drumnadrochit, £88. CHM – Culmaily Farm, Golspie, £84.
In-lamb ewes – Tex X – 44 Scourie, £90, £86. Mule – Runachloie, Gruids, £88. Chev – 35 Scourie, Lairg, £84.
Rams – Tex – 55/57 Rhue, Ullapool and Lower Gartally Farm, Drumnadrochit, £126. Chev – 11 Stirkhill, Inverasdale, £94. Lle – 7 Ferrindonald, Sleat, £90. Zwa X – 13 Fernilea, Sconser, £88.

Carlisle
THERE was a larger entry of store and weaned cattle at Harrison and Hetherington, where forward store cattle met a very strong demand. 
The 485 on offer reached £1440 for a Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Rogerson, Maison Gill, Appleby, while bullocks sold to £1405 for a pair of Limmy crosses from Messrs Batey, High Knells, Carlisle. 
A quality show of 304 weaned calves peaked at £1200 for Limousin cross bulls from Messrs Hall, Harelawhill, Harelaw, with heifers to £1070 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Kerry, Nether Oakshaw, Carlisle, and bullocks to £950 for trio of British Blues from Messrs Metcalfe, High Old Shield, Brampton. 
On Monday, an offering of store hoggs reached £90 for Texel crosses from Messrs Rigg, Ellonby Road, Skelton. 
The entry of breeding sheep saw the in-lamb offering peak at £119 from the annual consignment of in-lamb hoggs from Peter Kidd, Briggle, Langwathby, while ewe with lambs reached £86 per head for a Charolais cross from Messrs Elliot, Brackenhow, Dalston. 

LEADING prices:

Store heifers – Lim – £1440 Maison Gill; £1350 (x2) Lords Close; £1280, £1175 (x2) Lowergate; £1260 East View; £1245, £1180 Stanger Hill; £1245 (x2) £1160 (x2) Lairdlaugh; £1220 (x2) Crookdyke; £1215 (x2), £1170, £1155 Cumdivock; £1210, £1205, £1200 Snade; £1200 (x2) Thirlwall Castle; £1185 (x2) Roe Farm; £1175 (x2) Upper Brydekirk; £1170 Stockber. Char – £1270 West End; £1135 (x2) Sideway Bank; £1130 Stanger Hill; £1100 West End. BB – £1255 (x2) Lords Close; £1120 Bulls Head; £1100, £1055 (x4) Cranberry; £1100 Stanger Hill; £1085, £1080 (x2), £1075 Fishergill; £1075 Kirkbride House. A-A – £1220 (x2) Yew Tree; £1100 (x2) Rose Farm; £1050 (x2) Crowdieknowe; £1040, £1010 Hardrigg Hall; £1035 Lamonby Hall; £1025 Gallowberry; £1010 (x5) Fauld Farm; £1010 (x2) Stoneraise Place. Her – £1020 Crookdyke; £900 Stanger Hill. Sim – £1200 Sheepfields; £1015 Cranberry; £1000 Hardrigg Hall. Blo – £1180 Maison Gill. 
Store bullocks – Lim – £1405 (x2), £1385, £1340, £1335, £1305, £1300, £1240 High Knells; £1270, £1195 The Garth; £1250, £1215 Lowergate; £1250, £1195 High Flowery Hirst; £1220, £1210 East View; £1215 Low House; £1210 Eden Bank; £1195 Beech House; £1190 Lairdlaugh; £1185 Thirlwall Castle. Sim – £1285 Sheepfields; £1210 Brackenhill Rigg; £1140 Stoneraise Place; £1130, £1080 Cranberry; £1080 Kilnknowe. A-A – £1275, £1205 Gallowberry; £1130 (x4), £1105 (x3) Stoneraise Place; £1120 (x3) Rose Farm; £1100 Yew Tree; £1070 Cranberry; £1070 New Bampton; £1065 (x2) Bulls Head. BB – £1270 Petteril Hill; £1235, £1130, £1125 Brackenhill Rigg; £1200 (x2) Rose Farm; £1190, £1160 (x2) Kilnknowe; £1185 Whiteside; £1150, £1145 Hardrigg Hall; £1140 Bulls Head; £1125 Cranberry; £1110 (x2) New Bampton. BSho – £1210 (x2) Brackenhill Rigg. Char – £1185, £1180, £1120 Whiteside; £1170 (x2) Rose Farm; £1170 £1160 Sideway Bank; £1075 (x2) New Bampton. SD – £1160 Cranberry. Her – £1090 Crookdyke; £1010 Heggle Lane; £910 (x2) Glassonby Beck. Blo – £1055 Westnewton Hall. Sal – £1020, £1010 Kilnstown. HF – £945 (x2), £895 (x4) Crookdyke. Frie – £930 Brackenhill Rigg; £850 Heggle Lane. Fleck – £900 (x4) Heggle Lane. Hol – £900, £830, £810 West Whitrigg. 
Weaned bulls – Lim – £1200 (x2), £1010, £975 (x2), £960, £910, £900 Harelawhill; £1170, £1160 (x2) Hetherside; £91,5 £900, £840 St John Kirk. BB – £845, £770, £760 Lodges Farm; £660 (x2) Verona. Sim – £790, £690 St Johns Kirk. Blo – £770 Lodges Farm. Luing – £730 St Johns Kirk. A-A – £690, £650 (x2) Wickerthwaite; £665 Sycamore Drive. BSho – £635 Hunley. Hol – £630, £450 (x2) Gill Farm. HF – £440 (x11) £395 (x4), £385 (x4) Bankhead of Tinwald. 
Weaned heifers – Lim – £1070, £880 Nether Oakshaw; £920 (x2), £740 Low Sorbies; £870 Beck Farm; £850 Sarkshields; £820 (x2), £745 Green Close; £810, £780, £760 Clarks Farm; £780 Hudscales; £740 Elva Plain; £740 Lea Hill. BB – £1040, £740 Nether Oakshaw; £970, £740 The Knarr; £900 Hudscales; £830 High Old Shield; £720 Crookdake Hall. Char – £880 Rawfoot; £755 Greyrigg. Sim – £760 High Wood End. 
Weaned bullocks – BB – £950 (x3), £800 High Old Shield; £900 The Knarr; £810 Rawfoot; £800 (x6) Desoglin; £775 (x2) 5 Kirkandrews Moat. Char – £940 (x2) £775 Greyrigg; £905 (x4) Burncroft; £820 Rawfoot. Lim – £910, £840 Hyndlee; £880, £810 (x2) £805 Elva Plain; £860, £760 (x2) Beck Farm; £800 Clarks. Sim – £810 High Wood End. Fleck – £660 (x4), £650 (x3) Lowther Low Moor. Frie – £455 (x3), £450 (x2) The Howes. 
Store hoggs – Texel £90, £73 Ellonby Road, £80, £56 Ehenside, £80 Millrigg, £78 Mealrigg House, £75, £70, £66, £62 Ashley Grove, £66.50 Townhead Farm, £64 Hallmoor Charolais £78 Ashley Grove Suffolk £75 Merryshield, £67 Ehenside Swaledale £62 Townhead Farm Kerry Hill £61 Fell View Farm.
In-lamb ewes – Tex – £119, £116, £106 Briggle Farm.
Ewes with lambs – Char – £86 Brackenhow. Tex – £82 Clappers; £74, £73, £68, £61, £60 Millrigg; £71 Brackenhow; £68.50, £64 Midtown Farm; £61, £60 Anthorn Farm. Suff – £73, £72 Clappers; £64 Millrigg. GF – £61 Brackenhow; £60 Clappers.

St Boswells
STORE cattle hit a top of £1220 for Simmental cross bullocks from Messrs Young, Flex, at Harrison and Hetherington last week. 
With bullocks selling to average 231.34p per kg and heifers at 225.48p, it was a pen of Limousin cross heifers from Huntington Partnership that topped the price per kg at 275.8p. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – Sim – £1220, £1190, £1090 Flex; £1180, £1110 Trows. Lim – £1190, £1180, £1170, £1155, £1150 Flex; £1180 Trows. Baz – £1110 Flex. A-A – £965 Ellemford. Her – £935, £930 Buskin. Sal – £930, £920 Nisbet Mill. Char – £910 Coxydene; £890 Mossilee. Per kg – Char – 256.5p, 254.3p Mossilee; 242.7p Coxydene. Lim – 250.7p, 250.6p Wester Dawyck; 249.3p, 244.1p, 230.9p Coxydene; 233.3p Timpendean. Sim – 250.7p South Common; 241.1p, 240.6p, 230.1p (x2) Coxydene; 238.6p Nisbet Mill. A-A – 251.4p, 247.3p, 246.6p, 244.3p, 243.5p Ellemford. Her – 235.4p Buskin. Sal – 224.1p Nisbet Mill. 
Heifers – Per head – A-A – £1145 Trows; £1080 Outerston; £940, £910 Ellemford. Lim – £940, £930, £910 Huntington. Char – £880 South Common. Per kg – Lim – 275.8p, 273.4p, 273.3p, 272.6p, 272.5p, 248p Huntington. Sim – 227.5p South Common. Char – 227.5p South Common. A-A – 224.3p, 222p Ellemford; 220.4p Outerston. 

Thainstone
AVERAGES improved on the week at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 1508 store cattle, which included an offering of BVD virus free heifers. 
The sale peaked at 286.5p per kg for a pen of five Charolais bullocks weighing 384kg from Cairnbeathie, Lumphanan, with the 848 bullocks also reached £1465 for a trio of 676kg Charolais from Stoneyhill, Longhaven. Bullocks levelled at 236.1p (+4.5p on the week). 
Heifers (558) averaged 233p (+6.5p) having sold to 281.4p for a 334kg Limousin from New Noth, Gartly, and £1460 for a pair of 566kg Simmentals from Mill of Newton, Insch. 
The 83 BVD free heifers cashed in to average 236.3p (+6.5p on the year), and reached tops of 280.2p for a pair of 514kg Simmentals from Ballogie Estates, as well as £1480 for a 632kg Simmy from Mains of Kindrought, Strichen. 
The entry of Orkney and Shetland cattle were topped by Charolais from Trondheim, Rendall, at 270.4p for a pair of 392kg bullocks and 262.7p for a pen of four heifers weighing 354kg. Per head, a 618kg Limousin bullock from Ringesta, Quendale, topped at £1330 with heifers to £1240 for a 558kg Blonde from the same home. 
Store hoggs once again met a strong trade as Texels from the 196-strong entry from the islands topped at £122 for Rowland, Holm, while the 1427 mainland hoggs reached £97.50 for Beltex from Knockiemore, Lonmay. The 41 ewe hoggs were topped by Texel crosses from Wards of Boyndlie, Fraserburgh, at £116. 
Of the breeding sheep, Texel hoggs from Auchtyhall, Peterhead, led the 696 grit ewes at £145 while Suffolks with lamb and a half from Chanryhill, Crimond, led the 14 ewes with lambs at £64. 
Feeding ewes and rams (991) sold to £152.50 for Texels from Woodhead, Cairness, as well as for Suffolks from South Tillydesk, Ellon. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Baillie, Bridge of Westfield £700, 239.7p. 301-350kg – Pollowick, Cromdale £925, 278.1p. 351-400kg – Cluseburn, Inverbervie £1145; Cairnbeathie 286.4p. 401-450kg – New Noth £1180; Meikle Coul, Tannadice 283.6p. 451-500kg – Tormore, Dunbeath £1230; Nether Balfour, Drumoak 263.3p. 501-550kg – Dunbeath Farms, Dunbeath £1290; Braemorlich 246p. 551-600kg – Stoneyhill, Longhaven £1400, 237.3p. 601-650kg – Stoneyhill £1420, 223.2p. 651-700kg – Lower Cushieston, Meikle Wartle £1420, 216.7p. 701-750kg – Holmhead, Bucksburn £1460, 202.2p. 
Heifers – Up to 300kg – Auchroisk, Mulben £750, 251.7p. 301-350kg – New Noth £940; Sunnyside, Meikle Wartle 254.3p. 351-400kg – Belniden, Strathdon £1040; New Noth 270.3p. 401-450kg – Newton of Budgate £1190; Clunycrichton, Banchory 272.7p. 451-500kg – Clunycrichton £1340, 269.1p. 501-550kg – Broombrae, Kincardine O’ Neil £1420; Drumneachie, Birse 265.4p. 551-600kg – Drumneachie £1460, Mill of Newton 258p. 601-650kg – Mill of Newton £1420, 227.6p. 651-700kg – Mill of Newton £1380, 206p.
BVD virus free heifers – Up to 400kg – Bonnethill, Keith £815, 219.1p. 401-450kg – Bonnethill £995, 231.4p. 451-500kg – Marywell, Ballogie £1340, 268p. 501-550kg – Ballogie Estate, Aboyne £1460, 267.9p. 551-600kg – Ballogie Estate £1440, 257.1p. 601-650kg – Deerhillock, Birse £1460; Kindrought, Strichen 234.2p. 651-700kg – Deerhillock £1330, 200.9p.
Young bulls – Up to 350kg – Bigton Farm, Bigton £620, 206.7p. 351-400kg – Baillie, Bridge of Westfield £780, 221.6p. 401-450kg – Mill of Knockenbaird, Insch £945, 229.4p. 
Grit ewes – Auchtygall £132 (Tex X hog); Ard Na Moy, Pittenkerrie £125 (cont); Crossburn, Keith £119 (Mule gmr). 
Ewe hoggs – Chev Mule – Wards of Boyndlie £92. 
Store hoggs – Tex – Hill of Culbeuchly, Banff £92.50. Tex X – Hill of Culbeuchly £92. Black – Hill of Culbeuchly £91. Cont – Mains of Arnage, Ellon £89. Cont X – Whiteinches, Pitcaple £88.50. Chev – Cairnside, Watten £88.50. Suff – Mains of Arnage £87.50. Suff X – West Davoch, Tarland £86. Down – Hill of Culbeuchly £84. Down X – Whiteinches £83. Cross – Waterside, Forbes £77.50. Belt X – Waterside £77. Dorset – Braco, Grange £63.50. BF – Inverlochy, Tomintoul £63.50. 
Island hoggs – Char – Muce, Birsay £88.50. Char X – Overhouse, Harray £87.50. Suff – Lubba, Walls £87. Tex X – Seaview, Sanday £83.50. Cont – Seaview £82.50. Belt – Overhouse £79.50. Suff X – Seaview £79.50. Down X – Seaview £71.50. Chev – Lubba £70.50 
Feeding ewes – Tex – The Green, Raemoir £150. Pure Tex – Veltigar, Tankerness £147. Pure Suff – Milltown of Birness, Ellon £146.50. BL – Woodhead £142.50. Cont – Milton of Durris £136.50. Char – Muce £135. Tex X – Bilboa, Daviot £129. Cont X – Rowland £125.50. Char X – Glasstullich, Nigg Station £118.50. Down X – Auchincrieve, Rothiemay, Parkhill, Greens £107.50. Chev – Redland, Stromness £98.50. HB – Parkhill £97.50. Mule – Guise, Tough £94.50. GF – Edintore, Keith £90.50. BF – Guise £67. 
Feeding rams – Pure Suff – South Tillydesk £145. Suff – Milltown of Birness £133.50. Tex – Annsville, Sand £125.50. Chev – Redland £119. Down X – Kjemlea, Uphouse, Heatherbrae, Baltasound £108.50. 

Huntly
STORE cattle set a record average of £1082.91 for the 1015 sold at a show and sale at United Auctions' Huntly on Saturday.
Judged by W George, of Parks, Rothiemay, taking the championship was a Limousin cross bullock from Colin Stuart, Belnoe, Glenlivet, which tipped the scales at 500kg and was knocked down for £1280 of 256p per kg. 
Taking the reserve honours was another Limousin cross, this time a 440kg heifer from George Carrol, Edendiack, which realised £1260 or 286p. 
The champion pen of four bullocks, 521kg Simmental crosses from GC McGillvray, Auchnascraw, Glenlivet, sold for £1245 or 238.9p, while the equivalent in the heifer section, 340kg Charolais from JK Hunter, Wedderburn, sold for £970 or 285.3p. 
Overall, the sale reached 315.7p for Limousin cross heifers from Main Street, Aberchirder, with the 298 heifers (which averaged 233.3p or £1002.47) also selling to £1430 for Limmy crosses from Sheep Park, Bridge of Marnoch. 
The 717 bullocks levelled at 235.5p or £1116.35, and were also topped by Limousin crosses at 312.3p from Edendiack, Huntly, and £1420 from Tochineal, Cullen. 
Averaging 159.9p or £1133.18, the 44 cast cows hit a record top of £1650 or 186.4p for a British Blue cross from Barnyards of Badenyouchers, Cornhill.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £615, 261.7p Tofts of Tain, Castletown. 251-300kg – £830, 296.4p Tofts of Tain, Castletown. 301-350kg – £905 Easter Corrie, Botriphnie; 269.7p Upper Glasslaw, New Pitsligo. 351-400kg – £1200, 312.3p Edendiack, Gartly. 401-500kg – £1190, 272.1p Edendiack, Gartly. 451-500kg – £1280 Belnoe, Glenlivet; 273p Stripeside, Benrinnes. 501-550kg – £1325 Tochineal, Cullen; 245.5p Parrock, Rothiemay. 551-600kg – £1370, 243.7p Tochineal, Cullen. 601-650kg – £1420, 229p Tochineal, Cullen. 651kg+ – £1420, 200p Mosstown, Kinnoir.
Heifers – 251-300kg – £690, 233.1p Avielochan, Aviemore. 301-350kg – £1105, 315.7p 122 Main Street, Aberchirder. 351-400kg – £1165, 312.3p Edendiack, Gartly. 401-450kg – £1260, 286.4p Edendiack, Gartly. 451-500kg – £1210 Whinbrae, Huntly; 253.2p 122 Main Street, Aberchirder. 501-550kg – £1305, 243.9p Tochineal, Cullen. 551-600kg – £1430, 242.4p Sheep Park, Bridge of Marnoch. 601-650kg – £1290, 201.6p Twin Cottage Croft, Hill of Muldean.
Cast cows – Sim X – £1510 Hatton Cottage, Dallas; 179.3p Corskie, Garmouth. Lim X – £1410, 193.2p Mains of Collithie, Gartly. AA-X – £1250, 159.2p Corskie, Garmouth. BB – £1350, 192.9p Mains of Collithie, Gartly. Sim – £1440, 173.9p Corskie, Garmouth. Gall – £910, 138.9p Badentoul, Fordyce.

Islay
IN general, cattle were lighter on the year at United Auctions' early spring sale of grazing cattle on Islay but were, for the most part, dearer on the year as heifers cashed in to average £774.50 per head or 234.1p per kg (+£8.52 or +3.83), with bullocks at £853.79 or 250.2p (-£38.10 or +£6.7p).
Bullocks sold to £1200 from three different homes – for Charolais cross bullocks from both Tallant and Craigfad, as well as for Limousin cross bullocks from Tallant. Bullocks also reached 309p per kg for Limousin crosses from Aoradh. 
Heifers peaked at £1180 for Charolais crosses from Craigfad with Limousin crosses from Starchmill to 279p. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – Char X – £1200, £1080, £990 (x2) Tallant; £1200 (x3) Craigfad; £1150 (x2) Octofad; £1030 (x8), £970 (x6) Craigens; £1020, £980 (x5) Eorrabus; £970 (x6) Aoradh. Lim X – £1200 (x7), £1190 (x7), £1080 (x4) Lossit; £1180, £1050 (x10), £970 Octofad; £1140, £1100, £1090 (x2), £1030, £950 (x4) Ardbeg; £1120 (x2) Craigfad; £1090 (x2), £1080, £980, £950 (x2) Balaclava; £1040 (x2), £990 (x3) Tallant; £1040 (x2), £1020 (x2), £960 Starchmill; £990 (x6), £980 Eorrabus; £980 (x4), £950 (x3) Aoradh; £970 (x6)Blackrock; £960 (x5) Kilchiaran. A-A X – £1030, £920 (x2) Tallant; £1000 (x2) Octomore; £960 (x7) Aoradh; £940 (x6) Octofad; £910 Uiskentuie. Sim X – £900 (x4) Carrabus. Lui X – £730 (x9) Duich. Per kg – Lim X – 309p (x3), 275p (x10), 270p, 265p (x4), 252p (x3) Aoradh; 302p, 294p, 293p (x2), 286p, 282p (x5), 276p (x2), 273p (x2), 272p (x8), 262p, 253p (x4) Ardbeg; 292p (x2), 281p (x2), 255p (x4) Uiskentuie; 284p (x5), 282p (x2), 281p (x4), 272p (x3), 271p (x2), 270p (x5), 262p (x4), 260p (x2), 252p (x2) Tallant; 284p (x4), 278p, 273p (x7) Lossit; 282p Smaladh; 281p (x7), 263p (x9) Duich; 278p (x7), 264p (x6) Blackrock; 277p, 271p Claggan; 275p (x6), 263p (x9), 260p (x4), 256p (x6) Octofad; 270p, 261p (x8), 255p (x5), 251p Eorrabus; 269p, 268p (x3) Kinnabus; 265p Smaladh; 256p Balaclava; 253p (x2), 251p, 250p (x2) Starchmill; 252p Sannaigmore; 250p Carrabus. Char X – 286p (x5), 279p (x5), 271p (x4), 258p (x6), 250p (x2) Aoradh; 274p (x2), 271p Tallant; 270p (x5), 251p (x2) Eorrabus; 269p (x7), 261p (x3) Ballinaby; 263p (x4), 255p (x8), 254p (x6) Craigens; 257p (x2) Carrabus; 257p (x2) Claggan. A-A X – 282p (x5), 256p (x2) Tallant; 272p (x7), 262p (x9) Aoradh; 255p Uiskentuie; 253p Ballinaby. Lui X – 263p (x6), 262p (x9) Duich. Sim X – 252p Sannaigmore; 248p Carrabus. 
Heifers – Per head – Char X – £1180 (x2), £1130 (x5) Craigfad; £1000, £950 Tallant; £970 (x3) Octofad; £950 (x6) Craigens. Lim X – £1100 Eorrabus; £1020 (x2), £960 Starchmill; £1000 (x13) Lossit; £970 Octofad; £960 (x3) Kilchiaran; £960 Uiskentuie. A-A X – £1000 (x2) Eorrabus. Blo X – £840 (x2) Eorrabus. Per kg – Lim X – 279p, 261p, 250p (x2), 247p (x5) Starchmill; 276p (x2), 257p (x6), 251p, 250p, 249p (x6) Ardbeg; 260p (x3), 259p (x2), 248p Tallant; 255p, 248p (x6) Aoradh; 254p (x13) Lossit; 250p (x6) Kinnabus; 250p (x2) Grulinbeg; 249p (x4) Blackrock; 248p Octofad; 245p (x3) Smaladh; 243p (x9) Uiskentuie; 241p (x8), 240p (x3) Eorrabus. Char X – 274p (x3), 256p (x2) Tallant; 273p (x6), 268p (x4), 264p (x4), 260p (x9), 258p (x12), 257p (x2), 255p (x3), 250p Aoradh; 258p (x5) Ballinaby; 251p (x9), 248p (x5) Octofad; 248p (x5) Craigens; 240p (x20) Eorrabus. A-A X – 248p, 230p Craigens. 

Quoybrae
A GOOD show of cattle met a fast selling trade at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 706 stores through its Quoybrae centre. 
Charolais crosses from Stainland and Sibmister Farms topped the price per kg at 285.3p per kg for a pair of bullocks weighing 382kg and 273p for a pair of heifers. 
A 702kg Limousin cross bullock from Brae Edge, Castletown, topped the gross trade at £1440 as the 398 bullocks cashed in to average 241.3p. 
The 308 heifers levelled at 232.3p having also reached £1260 for a 573kg Limousin cross from Lhaid Croft, Occumster. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Ha, Bowermadden £795, 270.4p. 301-350kg – Bardnaclavan, Bridge of Westfield £890; Stainland and Sibmister Farms 259.4p. 351-400kg – Stainland and Sibmister Farms £1090; Greenvale, Dunnet 273.4p. 401-450kg – Stainland and Sibmister Farms £1190, 277.4p. 451-500kg – Greenvale £1230; Stainland and Sibmister Farms 262.1p. 501-550kg – Thurso East, Thurso £1230; Quarryside, Castletown 235.2p. 551-600kg – Wester, Dunnet £1350, 229.6p. 651-700kg – Brae Edge £1370, 208.8p. 701-750kg – Brae Edge 205.1p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Achumore, Forsinard £510, 211.6p. 251-300kg – Myrelandhorn, Kirk £715; Westerloch, Wick 243.1p. 301-350kg – Bardnaclavan, Bridge of Westfield £900, 262.4p. 351-400kg – Stainland and Sibimister £1040, 273p. 401-450kg – Stainland and Sibimister £1130, 272.3p. 451-500kg – Stemster Wick, Wester Dunnet, Stainland and Sibmister Farms £1170; Stainland and Sibmister Farms 253.8p. 501-550kg – Lower Milton, Wick, Wester £1160; Wester 229.7p. 551-600kg – Stainland and Sibmister Farms £1140, Lhaid Croft 219.9p.

Hexham
OFFERED at Hexham and Northern Marts, were 2175 store hoggs and cast ewes. 
Hoggs proved good to cash with no fewer than 34 pens passing the £100 mark as the sale averaged £81.72. They sold to £124 for a pair of Suffolk crosses from FT Walton, Flotterton. 
Well-fleshed ewes were dear and short of requirements, with more than 26% at £100 or above. A Texel from CR Fawcett, Well House, led the entry at £146. 

LEADING prices:

Store hoggs – Suff X – £124, £110 Flotterton; £108 (x2), £104 Lunns House; £108 (x2) Thornton Tower; £106 Humber Hill; £106 Rosebrough; £106 Steel Hall; £104 High Alderheads. Dutch Tex – £120 (x2), £108 Willimoteswick. Tex – £120 Dotland Park. Tex X – £116, £108 Well House; £116, £102 Flotterton; £115, £108, £104, £102, £101 Willimoteswick; £109, £96 Lynup Hill; £108, £95 Normans Riding; £107, £95 High Alderheads; £107 Thornton Tower; £106, £95 Humber Hill; £101 Bingfield East Quarter; £101 Dotland Park; £98 Bingfield Combe; £97 Matfen Home Farm; £97 Whiskershiel; £96 Follions; £96 Cowden Burn; £95 West Kirkheaton; £95 Springwell; £95 High Alderheads; £95 High Knitsley. BF – £103 Brieredge; £102 Thornton Tower; £82 Warkshaugh; £80 East Cocklaw. Mule – £98, £86 Thornton Tower; £94 Westburnhope. Lei – £97 Harsondale; £78 Rosebrough. Chev X – £90 Woodhall; £80 Flotterton. Cross – £89 Satley; £87 Springwell; £81 Heatherslaw. Swale – £72, £69 Woodhall; £68 Westburnhope. 

Forfar
CHAROLAIS crosses from J and C Millar, Kinnaniel, topped Lawrie and Symington's sale of 327 store cattle on Tuesday, when a pen of bullocks realised £1130 and a heifer sold for £1270. 
Per kg, it was Limousin and British Blue crosses from TA Bissett and Son, Bishopton, that topped at 261.9p per kg while heifers sold to 253p for the same from the Firm of Donald Hood, Middlehill. 
In all, the 224 bullocks levelled at 230.9p with 86 heifers at 222.4p. 
The entry of 13 young bulls levelled at 205p, having sold to £1170 for a Simmental from CMR Soutar, Peasiehill, and 226.7p for a Beef Shorthorn from A and F Skene, Cairncross.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – Char – £1330, £1300, £1280 Kinnaniel; £1170, £1100 Bishopston. Sim – £1255 Newton of Inshewan; £1220 West Mains of Turin; £1195 Bishopston. Lim – £1245 Newton of Inshewan; £1200 Bishopston; £1190 Auchleish; £1180 Sketewan. A-A – £1195, £1170, £1150 Bishopston. Sal – £1120 Bishopston. BB – £1100 Bishopston. BSh – £1095 West Bank. Per kg – BB – 261.9p Bishopston. Lim – 261.9p Bishopston; 252.9p Meikle Tullo; 251.4p Meikle Coul; 251.1p Sketewan. BSho – 248.8p Cairncross. Sim – 248.2p, 238.3p Bishopston; 246.7p Newbigging of Craighall; 236.8p Dunsinnan. Char – 245.3p, 234.9p Kinnaniel; 240.9p, 238.8p Bishopston. A-A – 244.9p, 244.8p Bishopston; 240.6p Newbigging of Craighall. 
Heifers – Per head – Char – £1270, £1180, £1050, £1020 Kinnaniel. Lim – £1260 Middlehill; £1210 West Park; £1180 Newton of Inshewan; £1170 Meikle Tullo. Sim – £1180, £1090 Newton of Inshewan; £820 Little Ballo. BB – £1170, £1100, £1050, £990 Middlehill. A-A – £1150 Newton of Inshewan; £930 West Park; £925 Denbrae. Per kg – BB – 253p, 238.6p Middlehill. Lim – 253p Middlehill; 245.8p Sketewan; 245.6p Meikle Coul. Char – 240.8p, 230.9p, 223.4p, 219.4p Kinnaniel. A-A – 235.4p West Park; 222.2p Newbigging of Craighall; 215.1p Denbrae. BSho – 235.3p Cairncross. Sim – 215.8p, 210.7p Newton of Inshewan; 215.7p Little Ballo. 

Longtown
A LARGE entry for the time of year attracted extra buyers and resulted in a fantastic trade when C and D Auction Marts sold 3942 store hoggs, feeding ewes and in-lamb ewes at Longtown. 
Store hoggs peaked at £107 for Beltex from Tirfergus, with other breeds to £97 for Texels from Unity and High Stenries. 
A small entry of in-lamb ewes, which were mainly hill sorts, sold to £78 for Hill Cheviots scanned with singles from Preisthaugh. 
A smaller show of 64 store cattle reached £1070 for a Limousin bullock from AJ Raine, Hazelgill, with heifers to £1040 for Limmies from the same home. 
A large selection of breeding cattle met a fine trade, as females peaked at £1450 for a British Blue with her Limousin-sired bull calf at foot from Ca Grieve and Sons, Snab Farm. In-calf females hit £1350 for Limousin heifers from N and O Pattison, The Flat. 
DF and RE Grant, Burrance of Courance, sold a run of 40 out wintered Aberdeen-Angus hill cows, which ranged from six to 16 years, peaked at £1180 and averaged £890.50. 

LEADING prices:

Store hoggs – Belt – £107 Low Tirfergus; £105, £98 High Hall. Tex – £97 Unity; £97 High Stenries; £93 Cara View; £93 Low Tirfergus. Suff – £87 Greenburn; £80 Lilburn Estate. NCC – £77 East Murton; £72.50 Ellary Farms. Char – £89, £88 Flatt (Atkinson). GF – £85 Brewery House Barn, Caldbeck; £81.50 Patties Hill; £80 Greenburn. Chev Mule – £77 East Redfordgreen. Hill Chev – £72.50 Milnholm. EC – £69.50, £61.50 Chatton Park. BF – £79 Blakehope; £74 The Brigg. Swale – £48.50 Broadmea; £46 Whitfield Farms. Herd – £43.50 (x2), £43, £40 Row Head. Shet – £54 Port O Spittal. Jac – £57 Threepwood. 
Bullocks – Lim – £1070, £985, £910 Hazelgill; £1000 Cushag; £870 Wickerthwaite; £870 (x3) Hethermill. BB – £1050, £1005 Westwinds; £935, £885 (x2) Ladyhousesteads. Char – £960 Underwoodhouse. A-A – £930 Carradale. 
Heifers – Lim – £1040, £1025, £980 Hazelgill; £960 (x2) Cushag. Char – £960 (x2) Underwoodhouse; £700 Kimmeter Green. BB – £840 Carradale; £810, £800 Wickerthwaite. Sim – £740, £710 Satchells. 
Cows with calves – £1450 (BB), £1150 (BB), £1150 (Lim) Snab; £1120 (Sho), £1020 (Sho) Newlands.
In-calf females – Heifers – Lim – £1350, £1320, £1300, £1280 The Flatt. Gall – £920 (x2), £880, £850, £800 (x3) Near Orrest. BG – £680 (x3) Sourhope. Cows – A-A –£1180, £1080 (x2), £1050 (x5), £1000 (x3), £980 (x3), £950 (x5), £920, £900, £880 (x3) Burrance of Courance. BB – £1100, £1000 Snab. Gall – £700 Near Orrest.

Castle Douglas
AN increased number of cattle brought an influx of buyers to Wallets Marts where the entry of 499 store cattle met a flying trade from start to finish. 
They reached £1315 for a pen of Simmental bullocks from T McKinnel, Drumneil, with heifers to £1150 for Charolais crosses from TC Brown and Son, Trowdale. 
The 278 bullocks cashed in to average £1016.04 or 240.5p per kg, with 221 heifers at £902.69 or 226.1p. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Sim – £1315, £1290(x2) Drumneil; £1130 Trowdale; £1020 High Park; £1010(x2) Potterland. Lim – £1295, £1205 Snade; £1200 Flathill; £1200, £1190, £1175 Little Larg; £1165 Lochside; £1160 Glenhowl, Glenluce. Char – £1165 High Park; £1160, £1105 Lochside; £1160, £1100 Craigton; £1125 Drumneil; £1120 Barlae. BB – £1080 Hightae. Lui – £1020 Barlae. A-A – £990 Trowdale; £870 Auchenleck. Gall – £860 Ardwall. 
Heifers – Lim – £1135, £1125, £1035, £1010 Little Larg; £1055, £1020 Garrochtrie. Char – £1150 Trowdale; £1040, £1025 Lochside; £1010 Craigton. Sim – £1095 High Park. A-A – £1055 Garrochtrie. BB – £865 Hightae; £830 Auchenleck. 
Cast cows – £1208, £1091, £1024 Trolane; £1182 Mansefield; £1096 Annanbaglish.