Special sales in the April 14 issue

Carlisle
STORE cattle met a flying trade at Harrison and Hetherington where both bullocks and heifers topped the 500-strong entry at £1335. 
Making that price was a British Blue cross bullock from Messrs Lloyd, Fishergill, as well as a Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Robinson, Pelutho Park. 
On Monday, H and H sold breeding sheep which met a slightly easier demand on the week as the lack of grass resulted in a degree of caution. They peaked at £102 per life, or £306 per unit, for a Texel cross ewe with Beltex-sired lambs at foot. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – BB – £1335 Fishergill; £1325, £1195, £1105, £1100 Town Head Farm; £1315 (x2), £1190 (x2), £1185 Carleton Hill; £1310, £1285, £1200 Durdar Farm; £1160 Wham Head; £1150 (x2) Arnold House; £1130 Bankend; £1115 Marlborough Hall. Char – £1285, £1180 Sideway Bank; £1125 Hayclose. Sim –£1285 Sheepfields. Lim – £1285 (x2), £1280 Lairdlaugh; £1245, £1215, £1100 Midtown; £1205 Pelutho Park; £1200 Flimby Hall; £1190 Hayclose; £1160, £1129 Wham Head; £1145 Arnold House; £1145 (x2), £1140 (x3) Arkleby Hall; £1115 Scalehill Farm. A-A – £1180 (x3) Holly Bush; £1135, £1125, £1115, £1090 (x2) Bank Head; £100 Briggle Farm. Blo – £1145 Arnold House. Her – £1075 (x3), £1020 (x3), £1005 (x7), £1000 (x3) Scalehill Farm. 
Heifers – Lim – £1335, £1205 Pelutho Park; £1275, £1175 Arnold House; £1215, £1205 Cold Shields; £1185 Hayclose; £1165, £1115 Midtown Farm; £1155 Lairdlaugh; £1145 (x3) Arkleby Hall; £1115 Street Head. Char – £1285, £1275 Arnold House; £1280, £1200 Sideway Bank. BB – £1245, £1140, £1060 Fishergill; £1100 Stockber; £1075 (x9), £1070 (x5), £1060 (x2) Netherfield; £1070 Marlborough Hall; £1070 The Wreay. Sim – £1135 Sheepfields. Blo – £1070 The Wreay. A-A – £1045 (x9) Ribton House. 
Ewes with lambs – Belt – £102, £79, £77, £76, £74.50, £74, £73, £72 Downan. Suff – £88 Mill Farm; £58, £55 Petteril Bank. Tex – £86, £80, £74, £70 Dockeray Hall; £80 Cowranside; £80 Bleabank; £78 Petteril Bank; £74, £70 Hunley. GF – £69.50 Bleabank; £54 Barrhill. 
In-lamb hoggs – Tex – £130, £128, £120, £110 (x2) Dockeray Hall. 

Dingwall
ALL classes sold at keen rates with Aberdeen-Angus crosses meeting an exceptionally strong demand at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 755 Angus, native-bred and continental store cattle at a show and sale last week. 
Judging all sections was Jim Fowlie, Adziel, whose Angus champion was a 660kg bullock from Wester Fearn, Ardgay, which sold to Firm of A Reid, Hill of Haulkerton, for £1420. The reserve, a 645kg bullock from Ardjachie, Tain, sold to A Reid for £1410.
In the Shorthorn section, bullocks from WJ and GA Fraser, Little Croy, claimed the champion and reserve tickets with the former, a 525kg bullock, realising £1210 while the reserve, a 550kg bullock, made £1270. 
Overall, Aberdeen-Angus cattle topped the trade at £1440 for a 640kg bullock from Lochdhu, Nairn, with Angus bullocks also reaching 268.8p for a 376kg stot from North Calder, Halkirk. They averaged 240.7p for 290. 
Angus heifers (227) averaged 226.7p and sold to 277.1p (the top price per kg) and £1380 gross for a pen of 498kg Aberdeen-Angus crosses from Ardjachie. 
Other native breeds peaked at £1310 for a pair of 590kg Hereford cross bullocks from Braelangwell, Balblair, and 250p for a 400kg Luing cross bullock from Hartmount Holdings, Scotsburn. The 126 native bullocks levelled at 216.7p. 
Averaging 199.7p for 47, native heifers reached 227.5p and £1160 for a 510kg Shorthorn from Alvie Estate. 
Outwith the native entry, continental bullocks (35) averaged 222.6p and sold to 243.8p for a 530kg Simmental cross from Greenvale, Dunnet, and £1330 for a 615kg Limousin cross from Mid Fearn, Tain.
The 30 continental heifers averaged 215.4p, having hit tops of 238.2p for a pen of 361kg Charolais crosses from Forsie, Westfield, and £1195 for a 530kg Simmental cross from Greenvale.
Levelling at 139.9p, some 15 OTM cattle sold to 161.3p for a Limousin cross cow from Sornum, Easter Kinkell, and £1470 for an Aberdeen-Angus bull from Ardjachie. 
A selection of 5066 sheep included the annual spring sale of ewe hoggs, where strong and well-bred sorts met a firm trade. They averaged £69.825 for 3426, and sold to £138 for a pen of Beltex crosses from Simpson’s Croft, Scotsburn. 
The 1293 wedders levelled at £58.88 and topped at £103 for a pair of Zwartbles from Druid Temple, Inverness. 
A pair of in-lamb ewes from the dispersal of 12 Airdens, Bonar Bridge, topped the 12 breeding sheep at £110, while the 267 cast ewes averaged £47.81 and reached £148 for a pair of Texel crosses from Burnside Croft, Jamestown. 
A Zwartbles ram from Druid Temple headed up the 68 feeding sheep at £100. 

LEADING awards:

Aberdeen-Angus – Bullock 1 and champion, Wester Fearn, Tain, 660kg, £1420; 2 and reserve, Ardjachie, Tain, 645kg, £1410. Heifer – 1 and 2, Midfearn Farm, Mid Fearn, 595kg, £1300, and 480kg, £1100. Pair – 1 and 2, Ardjachie, 585kg, £1310, and 605kg, £1320. Pen of four – 1, Ardjachie, 604kg, £1375; 2 Midfearn Farms, Ardgay, 519kg, £1200. 
Shorthorn – Bullock – 1 and champion, Little Croy, Croy, 525kg, £1210; 2 and reserve, Little Croy, 550kg, £1270.

LEADING prices:

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – 251-300kg – Nottingham Mains, Latheron, £745, 258.7p. 301-350kg – Ardross Castle, Ardross, £920, 263.2p. 351-400kg – North Calder, Halkirk, £1010, 268.6p. 401-450kg – Midfearn Farms, £1190; Greenvale, 286.2p. 451-500kg – Lochdhu, £1280, 257p. 501-550kg – Ardjachie, £1270; Lochdhu, 241.3p. 551-600kg – 2 Kingsburgh, £1360, 242.9p. 600kg+ – Wester Fearn, £1420; Ardjachie, 227.7p.
Aberdeen-Angus heifers – 251-300kg – Inkstack House, Thurso, £685, 233.8p. 301-350kg – Altyre Estate, Forres, £820, 245.5p. 351-400kg – 1 Raddery, Fortrose, £935, 235.5p. 401-450kg – Ardjachie, £1100, 255.2p. 451-500kg – Wester Fearn, £1100, 229.2p. 501-550kg – Greenvale, £1300, 252.4p. 551-600kg – Ardjachie, £1,340, 241.4p. 
Native bullocks – 251- 300kg – Whitebog, Rosemarkie, £640; Ash Croft, Erbusaig, 230.9p. 301-350kg – Glebe of Deisher, Boat of Garten, £745, 232.8p. 351-400kg – Hartmount, £1000; Inverbrora, Brora, 229.3p. 401-450kg – Culmaily Farm, Golspie, £1030; Braelangwell, Balblair 232.9p. 451-500kg – Braelangwell, £1060, 228.9p. 501 –550kg – Little Croy, £1270, 230.9p.
Native heifers – 251- 300kg – Whitebog, £640, 213.3p. 301-350kg – Alvie Estate, £730, 216p. 351-400kg – Tullochgorum Farm, Boat of Garten, £840, 215.4p. 401-450kg – Alvie Estate, £860, 209.8p. 451-500kg – Alvie Estate, £990; Braelangwell, 207.8p. 501 – 550kg – Greenvale, £1140, 207.3p. 
Continental bullocks – 301-350kg – Forsie, £805, 241p. 351-400kg – Lentran Farm, Fort Augustus, £900; Greenvale 255.6p;. 401-450kg – Braelangwell, £980, 225.8p. 451-500kg – Sornum, £1130, 235.4p.
Continental heifers – 301-350kg – Braelangwell, £780; Forsie, 229.5p. 351-400kg – Forsie, £860; Sornum, 231.1p. 401-450kg – Braelangwell, £940, 213.6p. 451-500kg – Greenvale, £1100, 231.6p.
Cast cows – A-A – Meadow croft, Watten, 160.3p, £1170. Lim X – Tomcluich, Inverness, 158.5p; Sornum £1250. Sim X – Redbank, Heights of Fodderty, 150.7p, £1130. Sho – Redbank, 144.4p, £1170.
Ewe hoggs – Suff X – Carn Raineach, Applecross, £126, £125. Chev – Tighnahinch, Alcaig, £113; Cairnlea, Edderton, £104, £100; Shieldaig, Strathcarron, £98. Tex X – Clachan Farm, Ullapool, £101; Balnabruich, Ardgay, £100; 3 Balnabeen, Conon Bridge, £96. Mule – Gaich Farm, Grantown on Spey, £91. Belt X – Mid Gruinards, Ardgay, £88. BF – Mid Gruinards, £82; 13 Peinchorran, Portree, £80. Cross – 9 Sasaig, Sleat, £80. 
Wedder hoggs – Chev – 186 Migdale, Bonar Bridge, £100; Bogburn Farm, Duncanston, £82; Polly Estates, Inverpolly, £81. Belt X – Braes of Coulmore, North Kessock, £99; 6 North Brager, Isle of Lewis, £81. Tex X – Essich Farm, Inverness, £90; 3 Camusnagaul, Dundonnell, £88. Suff X – Lochlait, Abriachan, £89; Upper Bogrow, Edderton, £85; Ballone, Abriachan, £85. Cross – Newhall House, Balblair, £80; Pitmain Estate, Perth, £80; Allanglach, North Kessock, £77.
Ewes – BdM – Tighnahinch, £130. Chev – Tighnahinch, £104; 186 Migdale, £89; Kintail, Mulbuie, £81. Tex X – 12 Airdens, £93. Belt X – Braes of Coulmore, £89.
Rams and feeding sheep – Tex X – Ardgayhill, Ardgay, £90. Chev – Ardgayhill, £80; 13 Lochside, Lairg, £78. Suff X – Katewell, Evanton, £68. BF – 37 Vatisker, Isle of Lewis, £68.

Stirling (UA)
UNITED Auctions sold 1378 store cattle and young bulls at a sale which included the April show of stores judged by R Ferguson, East Camps. 
Andrew Morton, of Lochend, Denny, won both the bullock and heifer classes with the former 481kg stot selling for £1220, while the winning heifer weighed 479kg and realised £1205.
Topping the entry at £1430 was a 686kg Charolais cross from Netherton with the 718 bullocks, which averaged 238.01p per kg, also selling to 305.1p for a 272kg Limousin cross from Balgowan. 
The 74 dairy bullocks averaged 160.22p, and sold to £865 from High Branchal and 160.22p from Middleton. 
Having averaged 231.6p for 543, heifers peaked at £1350 for a 588kg Limmy cross from Lochend and 275.9p for a 290kg Charolais cross from Hawthorn.
Young bulls (43) averaged 239.96p and sold to 285.1p and £1115 for a Limousin cross from Clatto.
A Simmental cross from Blackburn headed up the cast cows at £1530 and 192p, as the 67 beef-bred cows averaged 157.17p while dairy cows (12) averaged 122.4p. 
Also forward were 2180 store and breeding sheep, where ewe hoggs reached £107 for Mules from Garpel, with stores to £85 for Blackfaces from Craigend. 

LEADING awards:

Single calf – Bullock – 1, A Morton, Lochend, 481kg, £1220; 2, J Warnock, High Bent, 386kg, £1060; 3, Lochend, 479kg, £1205. Heifer – 1, Lochend, 479kg, £1205; 2, Lochend, 544kg, £1320; 3, J King, South Hill of Dripps, 348kg, £950.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Home Farm Haughton £640; Gateside 287.7p. 251-300kg – Balgowan £830, 305.1p. 301-350kg – Dyke £970, 284.5p. 351-400kg – Stacks £1070; Blairmore 279.9p. 401-450kg – Stacks £1195, 269.1p. 451-500kg – Lochend £1220; Ashfield 264.9p. 501-551kg – Middleton £1300; Hattrick Farms 247.6p. 552-601kg – Nether South Bar £1310; Home Farm Haughton 231p. 602-651kg – Netherton £1380, 221.4p. 652-701kg – Netherton £1430, 208.5p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Glenkillin £605; Gateside 252.1p. 251-300kg – Dyke £810; Hawthorn 275.9p. 301-350kg – South Hill of Dripps £950, 273p. 351-400kg – Half Mark £990, 261.9p. 401-450kg – Percival £1080; Ashfield 253.6p. 451-500kg – Percival £1250, 267.7p. 501-551kg – Lochend £1320, 242.6p. 552-601kg – Lochend £1350, 229.6p.
Young bulls – Up to 250kg – Clatto £670, 285.1p. 251-300kg – Clatto £805, 280.9p. 301-350kg – Clatto £890, 258.7p. 401-450kg – Clatto £920, 227.7p. 501-551kg – Clatto £1085, 203.2p. 552-601kg – Clatto £1115, 198p.
Cast cows – Sim – Blackburn £1530, 192.2p. BB – Clatto £1490, 172.1p. Lui – Blackburn £1410, 177.7p. Cont – Clatto £1390; South Muirhouse 172.3p. Lim – Headshaw £1370, 182.7p. BSho – Blackburn £1190, 160.4p. A-A – Headshaw £1170; Hattrick 167p. BF – Wester Lochdrum £1170; Tighenfraeoch 154.9p. HF – Wester Lochdrum £1050; Broughmore 147.1p. 
Store hoggs – BF – £85 Craigend. Tex X – £82.50 Ardlebank. Char X – £77 Knochandhu. 
Ewe hoggs – Mule – £107 Garpel. BF – £79.50 Keilator; £77 Maam. Tex X – £78 Ardachy. Chev X – £73 Maam. 

Thainstone
A TOTAL of 2035 store cattle sold through Aberdeen and Northern Marts, where a show of store cattle was judged by Graham Marshall, Braeside, Tough. 
He selected an 11-month-old Charolais cross heifer weighing 574kg from Blair Duffton, Steven Smith and Rebecca Stuart, Bogie Street, Huntly, as his champion which later sold to Bill Cameron, Burnside of Edingight, for £1420. 
Mr Marshall bought the reserve, a 410kg Limousin bullock from I Sclater, Breckan, for £1220. 
Best of the pairs was a 360kg pair of bullocks from P Cooper and Son, Govals, which Mr Marshall purchased for £1070. 
Charolais calves from Lythmore, Bridge of Westfield, headed up the price per kg in both sections at 351.7p for a pen of eight bullocks weighing 236kg, with heifers to 307.1p for a pen of nine weighing 254kg. 
As heifers with bulling potential were in high demand, it was a trio of Simmental crosses weighing 550kg from Turfhillock, Drummuir, that topped the gross trade at £1560, while a 682kg Charolais from North Redhill, Rothiemay, headed up the bullock entry at £1520. 
Of the Orkney and Shetland cattle, Limousin bullocks topped at 297.7p for one weighing 354kg from Breckan, Evie, and £1350 for one weighing 612kg from Vetquoy Farms, Twatt. Limousins from Breckan also topped the heifers at 273.4p for a 320kg pair, with a trio of 498kg Aberdeen-Angus heifers from Lower Stanger, Birsay, making £1125. 
Of the offering of 2247 store sheep, ewes with lambs (1343) met an excellent trade to top at £88 per life for broken-mouthed Mules with lamb and a half at foot from Cairnton, Fordyce, and again for broken-mouth Cheviot Mules with twins from Bridgeton, Muir of Fowlis. 
Ewe hoggs (192) reached £145 for Texels from Ardlogie, Fyvie. 
The mainland entry of 1031 store hoggs reached £125 for Cheviots from Pitreadie, Strachan, while the entry from the islands (121) sold to £111.50 for continentals from Gilbraes, Hus. 
Feeding ewes and rams (760) hit a top of £200 for a pure Texel Ewe from Velitgar, Tankerness 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Lythmore £830, 313p. 251-300kg – Lythmore £900, 321.4p. 301-350kg – Backmuir, Keith £1000; Govals 315.8p. 351-400kg – Govals £1170, 309.5p. 401-450kg – Birks, Echt, Lethendry, Auchterblair, Carrbridge £1170; Lethendry 287.1p. 451-500kg – Murza, Bower £1245; Lethendry 267.5p. 501-550kg – Mains of Towie Barclay, Auchterless £1290; Burnton, Laurencekirk 247p. 551-600kg – Millfield, Turriff £1430, 241.6p. 601-650kg – Turfhillock, Drummuir £1400; North Redhill 224.9p. 651-700kg – North Redhill £1430, 222.9p. 701-750kg – Overhall, Ruthven £1440, 205.1p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Lythmore £640, 268.9p. 251-300kg – Lythmore £850, 289.6p. 301-350kg – Lagavaich £915; Lythmore, Lagavaich 275.6p. 351-400kg – Darley, Fyvie £1070; Lythmore 279.3p. 401-450kg – Craihill, Duntroon £1260; Darley 280.2p. 451-500kg – Burnton £1260; Pittenkerrie, Glassel 257.6p. 501-550kg – Turfhillock £1300, 283.6p. 551-600kg – Turfhillock £1500, 258.6p. 601-650kg – Millfield £1410, 225.2p. 
Young bulls – Up to 400kg – Soutra £850. 401-450kg – Ruthven Farms, Ruthven £960, 217.2p. 
Ewes with lambs – Singles – Tex X Bm – Cairnton £84 (Tex X bm). Lamb and a half – Garvelside, New Pitsligo £80 (Zwa). Twins – Auchmar, Leslie £65 (cont bm). 
Ewe hoggs – Tex X – Ardlogie £118. Zwa – Bellfield, Newmachar £92.50. Lle – Gallery Home Farm, Montrose £77.50. BF – Blaragie, Laggan £69.50.
Store hoggs – Cont – Wester Clune, Finzean £124.50. Cont X – Meikle Haddo, Newburgh £117.50. Lle – Gallery Home Farm £116.50. Tex – Northfield, Gamrie £110. Chev – Monaughty, Alves £108.50. Dutch Tex – The Neuk, Nether Kinmundy £107.50. Cross – Wester Rora, Longside £98.50. Tex X – Auchmar, Leslie £98. Belt X – Netherton, Whitehouse £97.50. Chev X – Mains of Tulloch, St Katherines £97. Suff – Pitreadie £94. Suff X – Mains of Tulloch £93. Down – Wester Rora £92.50. Down X – The Palace, Gamrie £90.50. Black – Wester Clune £77.50. Mule – Rovie, Rogart £68.50. BF – Wester Rora £62.50.
Island hoggs – Tex X – Swona, Crookataing £83. Chev X – Bu of Orphir, Orphir £77.50. Cont – Bu of Orphir £75.50. Tex – Mossbank, Burray £75.50.
Feeding ewes – Pure Tex – Mains of Orchardtown, Udny £192.50. Char – East Cairnton, Drumoak £187.50. Suff X – Auchaber, Corse £187. Tex – Weston, Deskford £185.50. Cont – Clintery, New Aberdour £181.50. Belt – Boynesmill, Forgue £180. Pure Suff – Woodhead, Cairness £179.50; Barry House, Glenbarry £177.50. Cont X – Feurdies, Cairnmuir £173.50. Tex X – Rhynie, Fearn £165.50. Down – Woodhead £163.50. Char X – East Cairnton £159.50. Down X – Meadow Park, Kirkwall £157.50. BFL – Westerton, Echt £149.50. HB – Woodhead £139.50. Chev – Auchmar £135.50. Chev X – Meadow Park £133.50. Mule – Feurdies £127.50. GF – Denside, Auchenblae £125.50. BF – Bush, Huntly £94.50. Feeding rams – Tex – Mill of Fowlis, Muir of Fowlis £177.50. Suff – Muirton, Drybridge £167.50. Tex X – Garvelside, New Pitsligo £162.50. Suff X – South Collafirth, Ollaberry £161.50. Cont – Foggiebrae, Main Street £130.50. Chev – Annsville, Sand £124.50. 

Ayr
STORE cattle sold dearer on the week with more buyers forward at Craig Wilson, where 257 beef-bred bullocks levelled at 239.5p per kg or £972.37 with 72 dairy-bred bullocks at 162.1p or £788.61 and 154 heifers at 224.6p or £893.99.
Topping the trade at £1450 was a pair of 560kg Limousin bullocks from Muirlaught, with bullocks also hitting 284.9p for a pen of 358kg Charolais from Knowe, Isle of Arran. Friesian bullocks sold to £880 and 184.4p from Crawlaw. 
Charolais off Knowe also topped the heifers at 254p, with a Limousin heifer from Challochmun making £1185.
Also forward were 275 store and breeding sheep, where the eight ewes with lambs hit £150 for a Texel ewe with twins from Messrs Park, Lochgreen. 
In-lamb ewes (50) sold £93 for a pen of Blackface gimmers from R McCrone, Stroma. The 217 hoggs met the sharpest trade of the season, peaking at £93 for Suffolks from Messrs Walker, Craigneil Farm. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Lim – £1450 Muirlaught; £1280 Knockterra; £1220 Forerogerton; £1215 Challochmun; £1200, £1180 Little Ittington; £1170 Drongan House; £1150 Borland; £1135 Harelaw; £1130 Crooks; £1100 Auchenairney. Char – £1350, £1280, £1275 High Boydstone; £1025 Longhouse; £1020 Knowe (Arran). A-A – £1325 Killochhead; £1215, £1170, £1160 Walston; £1170 Monkland; £1140, £1080 Harelaw; £1115 Killochhead; £1080 Milnmark. Sim – £1265 High Boydstone; £1225 Walston; £1180, £1110 Spring Garden; £1060 Little Ittington; £1060, £1050 Springfield; £1030 Birch Burn. Her – £1225 Burnton; £1150 High Boydstone. BB – £1095 West Dhuloch; £1070 Forerogerton; £1030 (x2) Broadstonehall; £960 South Ballaird. Blo – £1070 Broadstonehall. Frie – £880 (x2) Crawlaw; £855 Helentongate; £850 Balsaggart; £850 Crooks; £845 Stevenston. 
Heifers – Lim – £1185, £1175, £1135 Challochmun; £1145, £1040 Knockterra; £1140 Borland; £1120 Muirlaught; £1080 Crooks; £1080 Hallrig. A-A – £1175 and £1050 Gatehead; £1150 Killochhead; £1040 Walston; £905 Barnahill. BB – £1170 Crooks. Sim – £1055 Spring Garden. Blo – £1050 Broadstonehall. Her – £990 Knockoyd. Char – £1000 Borland; £935 Knowe (Arran); £900 Carsloe. 
Ewes with lambs – Tex – £150 (twins), £149 (singles) Lochgreen. 
In-lamb ewes – BF – £93 (gmr), £67, £65, £64 Stroma. 
Store hoggs – Suff – £94 Craigneil. Tex – £88.50, £77.50 Dougarie Estate. Chev – £86.50, £72.50, £71.50 Dougarie Estate. Mule – £60 Pinvalley. BF – £48 Pinvalley; £47 Maxwelston. 

Quoybrae
ABERDEEN and Northern Marts sold 477 store, prime and feeding sheep, on Monday, where the 332 store hoggs peaked at £111 for Cheviots from Copperfield, Harpsdale. 
The 94 prime hoggs hit 253.2p per kg for 40kg Charollais from Ackergill Mains, Wick, as well as £120 for Suffolks weighing 61kg from Scarmclate, Halkirk. 
Texels from Tongside, Scotscalder, topped the 51 feeding sheep at £124. 

LEADING prices:

Store hoggs – Tex – New Road (Budge) £110. Bla – Curlew, Mybster £101. Suff – Curlew £100. Cont – Gansclett £91. Chev – Trantlemore £90. Zwa – Curlew £84.
Prime hoggs – Tex – Brae-edge £118; Scarmclate 250p. Char – Ackergill Mains £107, 241.8p. Suff – Scarmclate £102. Cont – East Kirk (Sutherland) £91, 225.8p.
Feeding ewes – Chev – New Road, Hunster £120. Tex – Quoybrae Farm £112. Suff – Balmore, Dounreay £105. Mule – Tongside £97. Dor – Westerloch £75. Char – Quoybrae Farm £74. BdM – Quoybrae £70.
Feeding rams – Chev – 182 Strathtongue, Golval £110. Tex – Borrowston Mains £106. 

Castle Douglas
STORE cattle met a buoyant demand throughout the offering at Wallets Marts, where a top of £1290 was paid for a pen of Aberdeen-Angus bullocks form Messrs McHarrie, High Glenjorrie, which who also topped the heifer section at £1230 with Charolais crosses. 
Per kg, a pen of eight Charolais crosses from Messrs Davidson, Poldean, peaked at 309p with heifers to 291.3p for Charolais crosses from J Mair and Son, Bargatton. 
Overall, 445 bullocks levelled at 229.76p or £937.58 with 289 heifers at 223.71p or £865.02. 
The 55 cast cows averaged 128.2p, having peaked at 164p for a Simmental cross from A Lindsay and Co, Culnaightrie, as well as £1270 for a British Blue from T Robb, Trolane. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – A-A – £1290 High Glenjorrie; £1270 Mossnae; £1140 Mid Threave; £1150, £1110 Balcraig Moor; £1105 Copelaw. Char – £1280 Copelaw; £1260 Shangan; £1210 High Glenjorrie; £1150, £1135 Ardwall; £1110 Mossyard. Lim – £1245 Shangan; £1235 Low Carseduchan; £1215 Mid Threave; £1205 Low Drumrae; £1185 Edingham. Her – £1180 Copelaw; £1110 Low Drumrae. Sal – £1145, £1105 Copelaw; £975 Boreland of Girthon. Sim – £1110 Low Drumrae; £1030 Copelaw; £1020 Fagra; £990 Potterland. BeltGall – £1050, £910 Muil; £975 Irelandton. Sho – £1000 Shirmers; £955 Laughtmuirside. Gall – £940, £935, £900 Lochside; £850 Miefield. 
Heifers – Char – £1230, £1195, £1135 High Glenjorie; £1095, £1045 Lochside. Lim – £1150 Shangan; £1105 Low Drumrae; £1080, £1025 Fagra; £1020 Lochside. A-A – £1080 Mansefield; £1020 Blackpark; £975 Irelandton. Sho – £1020 Holm of Dalquhairn. Her – £1000 Low Drumrae. Sal – £970 Falbae. Sim – £945 Fagra; £940, £930 Low Drumrae. BB – £860 Auchenleck; £755 Barwinnock. 
Cast cows – BB – £1270, £1049 Trolane. Sim – £1184, £1181, £1167, £1094, £1006 Culnaightrie. Gall – £972 Ardoch. A-A – £959 Trolane; £947 Muncraig; £924 Borness. Lim – £900 Farhills. Lui – £775 Muncraig. 

Longtown
C AND D Auction Marts sold a selection of store, feeding and breeding sheep, on Tuesday, where the store hogg trade remained at extreme rates and peaked at £116 for Texels from Calvo. 
In the breeding section, more quality outfits were requirement to fulfil buyers’ requirements as the entry peaked at £75 per life for a three-crop Texel ewe with Beltex-sired twins from K Macintyre, Downan. 
A consignment of 153 in-lamb North Country Cheviot hill ewes from W Robertson, Kilfinnan, peaked at £74.
A mixed selection of 98 store cattle met a slightly dearer trade on the fortnight, reaching £1260 for an Aberdeen-Angus bullock from Miss F Gibson, Southwoodhead, with the same home topping the heifers at £1100 with Angus. 
In the breeding section, the final consignment from CA Grieve and Sons, Snab Farm, peaked at £1500 for a British Blue cow with Limousin-sired bull calf at foot. 

LEADING prices:

Store hoggs – Tex – £116, £113 Calvo; £104 Wardrew. Suff – £100 Stockdale; £99 Linton; £95 Falnash. Char – £103 Stockdale. Hill Chev – £98 Blackhall; £96.50, £90 Falnash. HB – £88 Mains of Machermore. GF – £102 Baggarah. Jac – £108, £103, £102 Wardrew. Chev Mule – £82 Stockdale. Lei – £107 Baggarah. NCC – £102 Archbank. BF – £86 Wardrew; £82.50 Linton; £80 Lawesknowe. Herd – £65.50 Pow Heads. 
Ewes with lambs – Twins – Tex – £75, £69.50, £69, £68.50, £64 Downan; £71.50 High Acres; £65, £64.50 Dufton Wood. Suff – £68, £51 Springfield Farm Court; £67 High Acres; £50 Sunnyhill. Cross – £54 High Acres. Singles – Tex – £73 Dufton Wood; £72 Downan. Suff – £64 Sunnyhill.
Bullocks – A-A – £1260, £1180, £1160 (x2) Southwoodhead; £830 (x2), £800 (x2) Stainton House; £800 4 Stonehouse. Lim – £1090, £1010, £960, £910 Nether Albie; £960, £890 Crossdykes; £890 Newbie Mains. Char – £970 Shankbridge End. BSho – £940 Archbank; £860, £785, £750 Crossdykes. Her – £740 (x2), £630 (x2) 13 North Howes. Sim – £720 Stainton House. 
Heifers – A-A – £1100, £1070 Southwoodhead. Char – £880 Shankbridge End; £860, £810, £740 Bayhill Farming. Lui – £740 Bayhill Farming. BSho – £730 Bayhill Farming. Sho – £635, £615 Waterhead of Dryfe. BB – £600 Kimmeter Green. 
Cows with calves – £1500 (cont), £1350 (BB), £1320 (Lim), £900 (cont) Snab. 
In-calf cow – Lim – £1060, £880 Snab. A-A – £920 Snab.