Special sales in the April 21 issue

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Lim – £1370 Lamonby Hall; £1350, £1285 (x3), £1275, £1255, £1220 Wood Head; £1310, £1275 (x2), £1230 (x2), £1220 West Cocklaw; £1275 Lodge Farm; £1265, £1250, £1240 Shield Green. BB – £1290 Cocklet Hill; £1280 Waingate Head; £1275, £1260 (x2) Far Close; £1270 Carleton Hill; £1260 (x3) Dearham Hall; £1245 (x3), £1190 Beckhall; £1270 Carleton Hill; £1230 (x4) Wood Head; £1190 High Bow; £1190 Netherfield; £1185 Town Head; £1185 (x2) Carlatton Demense; £1175 Caerdewlees; £1170 (x2) Standing Stonerigg. Sim – £1280 Sheepfields; £1195 Shield Green; £1185 (x2) Brisco Hall; £1140 Arnold House. Char – £1270, £1185 Wood Head; £1250, £1230, £1200 Sideway Bank. Sal – £1250 (x3), £1180 (x3) Town Head. A-A – £1240 Ribton House; £1230 High Bow; £1195, £1110, £1100, £1095 (x2) Spout Bank; £1180 Brisco Hall; £1160 Cardewlees; £1045 The Grove; £1020 Stoneraise Place; £1010 (x3) The Howes. HF – £1075, £930 Carrick Dean; £1070, £980 (x4) Wickerfield; £860 (x4) Ribton House. Mont – £1050 Greenwrae. Sho – £1030 Brisco Hall. Frie – £980 Pelutho Park; £935 Town Head. Hol – £860 (x2), £855 (x3), £830 Ribton House. 
Heifers – Lim – £1370, £1195 (x2) Chapel House; £1270, £1260, £1230, £1180 Arnold House; £1250 Sideway; £1210 Cocklet Hill; £1200 North Greenhill; £1200 Rose Farm; £1190 Newby Farm; £1170 Stoneraise Place; £1170, £1140 Lodge Farm; £1130 Tedcastl; £1130 Hetherside. BB – £1285 Dearham Hall; £1270 Arnold House; £1240, £1140 Far Close; £1195, £1185 Beckhall; £1140 Carleton Hill; £1135 Carlatton Demense; £1130 (x2) Fishergill. Char – £1280 Fishergill; £1250, £1110 £1040 Howrigg; £1240 Arnold House; £1230, £1220 Sideway Bank; £1190 Arnold House; £1030 Netherfield. Sim – £1180 Sheepfields; £1160, £1055 (x3), £1045 Stoneraise Place. A-A – £1170 (x5) Silver Lea; £1085 (x2) Carlatton Demense; £1040 High Bow; £1000 Stoneraise Place. Hol – £820 West Whitrigg. 
Gimmers with lambs – Tex – £110, £83 Downan. Belt – £75 Rash Mill Cottage.
Ewes with lambs – Belt – £106, £81 Downan. Suff – £101, £86 Crosshill Farmhouse; £80 Tedcastle. Tex – £100, £91, £82 Fineview; £90, £88, £85, £84 Downan; £89, £70.50 Crosshill Farmhouse; £86 High Acres; £80, £76, £75, £71 Glebelands; £74 Midtown. GF – £60, £55.50 Crosshill Farmhouse; £58 Tedcastle. 
Store hoggs – Tex – £70 Gosling Terrace. Suff – £67, 364 Gosling Terrace.

Dingwall
STORE cattle met a steady trade and a quality show of breeding heifers sold well at Dingwall and Highland Marts, last week, where the 126 breeding heifers, including from Hi-Health herds, averaged 245.7p per kg. 
They were topped by Simmental crosses at 302.5p and £1400 for Simmental crosses weighing 433kg and 473kg, respectively, from Kinnahaird, Contin, with £1400 paid again for a pair of 630kg Simmy crosses from Smallburn Farms, Elgin. 
In the store ring, a pair of Simmental cross heifers from Torgorm, Conon Bridge, made 285.1p and £1220, as the 233 heifers levelled at 227.3p. Bullocks (246) averaged 240.7p, having peaked at 276.3p for a 380kg Charolais cross from 2 Lochend, Thurso, as well as £1260 for a 542kg Charolais cross from Shawpark, North Kessock. 
There were 19 prime and feeding cows which averaged 134.8p and sold to 166.1p for a Limousin cross from Croft Martin, Kingussie, and £1390 for another from Balculnaich, Nairn. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – 2 Station Road, Plockton, £600, 244.9p. 251-300kg – Nottingham Mains, Latheron, £790, 271.5p. 301-350kg – Raitcastle Farm, Nairn, £920, 269.8p. 351-400kg – 2 Lochend, Thurso, £1050; 3 Easter Kinkell, Dingwall, 272.2p. 401-450kg – 2 Kingsburgh, Portree, £1090; Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, 256p. 451-500kg – Kinchyle Farm, £1190, 247.9p. 501-550kg – Shawpark, £1210, 232.5p. 
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Erchite, Dores, £590, 256.5p. 251-300kg – Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, £780, 264.4p. 301-350kg – 2 Kingsburgh, £840; Raitcastle Farm, 255p. 351-400kg – Torgorm, £940; Whitebog, Rosemarkie, 244.5p. 401-450kg – Torgorm, £1160, 269.8p. 451-500kg – Torgorm, £1170; Kindeace, Alness, 243,8p. 501-550kg – Shawpark, £1200, 230.8p. 551-600kg – Shawpark, £1210, 212.3p. 
Breeding heifers – BB – Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, £1390, £1350. Sim X – Kinnahaird Farm, £1360, £1350. Lim X – Sunnylea, Balblair, £1360. 
Cast cows – Lim X – Tighnahinch, Conon Bridge, £1190; Balchulchaich, 163.5p. A-A X – Kinnahaird Farm, £1070. Sim X – Croft Martin, £1070, 162.1p. 

Stirling (UA)
ABERDEEN-ANGUS crosses topped the gross trade at United Auctions' recent sale of 2080 store cattle and young bulls when a 592kg bullock from Victoria realised £1350 and a heifer weighing 544kg from Kinaldy made £1250. 
Per kg, a 272kg Limousin cross from Leoch led the bullocks at 275.7p and a 324kg Charolais cross from Kings Arms headed up the heifers at 262p. 
Dairy bullocks (43) averaged 145.2p having sold to 168.9p from Langhill and £1050 from Brandon, while young bulls (61) averaged 212.81p, and sold to 250p for a Limousin cross from Clatto and £1290 for an Angus cross from Dustyhall.
A good entry of 98 beef-bred cast cows levelled at 156.35p having been topped by Limousin crosses at 206p from Greenbank and £1550 from Chartershall. Averaging 95.21p, the seven dairy cows reached 106.6p and £695 from Kaimhill. 
The entry of 39 breeding cattle saw females reach £1800 for a Hereford cross heifer with Angus-sired bull calf from Nether Glinns, while the entry of store hoggs sold to £99 for Texels from Langbank. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Sheildrum £610, 246p. 251-300kg – Leoch Farmers £800, 275.7p. 301-355kg – Kings Arms £930, 268.2p. 351-400kg – Drumdow £1000, Gateside 267p. 401-450kg – Oatfield £1125, 255.7p. 451-500kg – Crookedstonemuir £1245; Clydeside 271p. 501-551kg – Birkett Farming £1280; Crookedstonemuir 241.1p. 552-601kg – Victoria £1350; Preston 237.6p. 602-651kg – Linton £1350, Tanhill 215.7p. 
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Barnford £600, 243.9p. 251-300kg – Kings Arms £740; Oatfield 256.1p. 301-350kg – Kings Arms £850, 262p. 351-400kg – Hilton of Beath £960; Gateside 249.3p. 401-450kg – Farden £1050; Muirsland 237.6p. 451-500kg – Balgreggie £1175, 243.8p. 501-551kg – Kinaldy £1250, 229.8p. 552-601kg – Balgreggie £1220; Middleton 215.1p. 602-651kg – Nether Pratis £1240, 203.9p.
Young bulls – Up to 250kg – Clatto £620, 250p. 251-300kg – Claylands £690, 234.7p. 301-350kg – Traprain £720; Clatto 223.6p. 351-400kg – Glenkiln £790; Kinaldy 216.4p. 401-450kg – Redhouse £990, 224.5p. 451-500kg – Traprain £1020; Claylands 209.4p. 501-551kg – Traprain £1120, 215.4p. 552-601kg – Ardlamont £900, 161.9p. 702kg+ – Dustyhall £1290, 171.1p.
Cast cows – Lim – Chartershall £1550; Greenbank 206p. Sim – Gateside £1460, 201.6p. Her – Hood £1410; Knockeen 149.3p. A-A – Netherton £1250; Berryhill 181.9p. BB – Leemeadow £1210; Easter Garden 131.4p. Cont – Knockeen £1150; Meikle Carleith 145.4p. BSho – Balnabroich £1110, 164.9p. Char – Denhead £1110, 158.1p. Sal – Clydeside £1050, 154.9p. 
Store hoggs – Langbank (Tex) £99; Craigalbert (Suff) £98; Craigalbert (Mule) £92; Hutlerburn (BF) £82; Craigalbert (Chev) £71. 
Ewes with lambs – High Branchal £162 (Mule gmr); Meadows (Tex) £152. 
Breeding cattle – Bulls – Thistle (Sim) £1400. Bulling heifers – Nether Pratis (Sim X) £1120, £1100. Heifers with calves – Nether Glinns £1800 (Her X), £1800 (Sim X). Cows with calves – Nether Glinns £1780 (Sim X), £1750 (A-A X); Thistle £1500 (Sim X). 

Ayr
THERE was a plainer show for quality at Craig Wilson's sale of 764 store cattle, where the 395 bullocks levelled at 231.8p per kg or £903.43, with 55 dairy bullocks at 146.5p or £603 and 314 heifers at 218.1p or £824.08. 
Leading the entry at £1310 was a pen of Aberdeen-Angus bullocks from Kirkland, with bullocks also leading the price per kg at 288.6p for a pen of six Limousins from Craigview (Arran). Dairy bullocks hit £820 from Barward and 159.8p from Midhouse. 
Heifers sold to £1295 for a Limousin from Gass (Straiton) as well as 247.4p for a pen of Limmies from Holehouse (Ochiltree). 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – A-A – £1310, £1265, £1170 Kirkland; £1220, £1080 Mountop; £1200 Newfield; £1065 Mid Lugtonridge; £1040 Midhouse; £1030 Heighton; £1025 Clevance. Sim – £1250 Clevance; £1130 Coalhill; £1090 Girthill; £1080 Burnton; £1080 Spring Garden. Char – £1240, £1200 Coalhill; £1240, £1200 Kirkland; £1175 Cloquhairnan; £1100 Mountop; £1065, £1030 Holehouse (Ochiltree); £1040 Knocklaugh; £1025, £1010 Knockiebae. Lim – £1225, £1070 Coalhill; £1090 Cloquhairnan; £1080 Little Creoch; £1070 Barleith; £1055 Millafleck; £1035, £1030, £1020 Crosslees; £1010 Drongan House; £1000 Little Ittington. BB – £1150 Borland; £1110 Barward; £1075 Laigh Tarbeg; £1070 Holehouse (Ochiltree); £1050 Burnton. Lui – £1030 Burnton. Sho – £955 Eskechraggan. Frie – £820 Barward; £800 Helentongate; £760 Drongan House. Per kg – Lim – 288.6p Craigview. Char – 271.7p Holehouse (Ochiltree); 270.4p Drumbowie. Sim – 269.1p, 262.3p Ardwell. A-A – 257.6p Ardnahoe. BB – 253p Holehouse (Ochiltree). Sho – 251.3p Eskechraggan; 250p Mossneuk. Blo – 248.4p Middleton. Frie – 159.8p Midhouse. 
Heifers – Per head – Lim – £1295, £1165 Gass (Straiton); £1165 Barleith; £1130 Girthill; £1060, £1040 Helentongate; £1040, £1005 Gass; £1000 Barward; £1000 Auchenflower. Char – £1140, £1130, £1100, £1080 Coalhill; £1005 Roan; £1000 Holehouse (Ochiltree); £995, £965, £960 Knockiebae; £960 Burnton (Ochiltree). A-A – £1060 Heighton; £960 Glanderston; £950 Barward. Sim – £1050 Spring Garden; £930 Burnton (Ochiltree); £890 Barmoorhill; £890 Ardwell. BB – £1000 Borland; £960 Barward; £860 Girthill. Per kg – Lim – 247.4p Holehouse (Ochiltree). Char – 244.5p Knockiebae. BB – 238.9p Girthill. Sim – 231.3p Bellview (Arran). A-A – 230.8p Hillhead (Arran). Sho – 225.2p Mossneuk. 

St Boswells
CATTLE from Messrs Thomson, Caverton Mill, led Harrison and Hetherington's sale of store cattle, where strength and quality sold to a good trade as Charolais cross bullocks realised £1190 and a trio of Limousin cross heifers made 275p per kg. 
That 275p was matched by a Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Anderson, Headshaw, as heifers also reached £1135 for Charolais from Byrewalls. Bullocks cashed in to average 236.2p with heifers at 230p.
A pre-sale show was judged by Miss S Watt where the championship was awarded to Messrs Grieve, The Lee, and the reserve to West Garleton. 
Bullocks from Midburn led the Shorthorn section, which was judged by Messrs Gibson, Willowford. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – Char – £1190, £1110, £1070 Caverton Mill; £1150 Headshaw, L; £1140, £1055 Byrewalls, £1030 Cortleferry; £1030 (x2), £1025 Todshawhaugh. Lim – £1190, £1150, £1125, £1120, £1110 (x2) Caverton Mill; £1180 The Lee; £1180 Headshaw, L; £1165 West Garleton. Sim – £1150, £1120, £1080, £1060 Caverton Mill; £1060 Headshaw, L; £1060 Whitburgh; £1050 Trows; £1030, £1020 Middlestead; £1020 Birkenside. A-A – £1140 Todshawhaugh; £1120, £1110 Harwood on Teviot; £1095 Byrewalls; £1085 Whitburgh; £1020 Towford. BB – £1110, £1055, £1040 Harwood on Teviot; £1025 Whitburgh. Sho – £1105, £980 Midburn; £950 West Garleton. Sal – £855, £845 Kaeside. Per kg – Lim – 275p, 274.1p, 269p Headshaw, L; 274.6p, 259.3p The Lee; 274.1p, 269p Parkhill; 264.8p, 260p Hopton; 261.4p Cortleferry; 257.1p Northfield, St Abbs. Sim – 271.8p Headshaw, L; 263.3p Trows; 253.8p South Common; 248.6p Midburn; 248.5p, 247.2p Huntershall; 244.8p Parkhill; 239.5p Middlestead; 236.6p Whitburgh; 235.6p Caverton Mill. Char – 266.7p, 256.8p, 256.4p Cortleferry; 260.6p, 255.6p Headshaw, L; 260.5p Todshawhaugh; 255.7p Byrewalls; 253.8p South Common. A-A – 255.2p Harwood on Teviot; 244.7p, 241.7p, 240.3p, 235.6p, 231.8p Towford; 243.4p, 239.5p Halidean Mill; 242.6p Todshawhaugh; 230.9p Whitburgh. BB – 255.2p, 251.2p Harwood on Teviot; 245.9, 244p, 239p Whitburgh. Sho – 248.6p, 223.2p Midburn. Sal – 228.4p 222.1p Kaeside. BSho – 225.5p, 222.8p, 222.5p Halidean Mill. 
Heifers – Per head – Char – £1135 Byrewalls; £1080 Headshaw, L; £1040, £1020 Caverton Mill; £1035, £1025 Todshawhaugh; £1035 West Garleton. Lim – £1130, £1035 Howahill; £1120 Headshaw, L; £1105, £1060 West Garleton; £1085 Mid Softlaw; £1060 Cortleferry; £1035 Howahill; £1000 Northfield. A-A – £1100, £960 Halidean Mill; £1020, £915, £910 Towford; £920 West Garleton. Sim – £1050 Traprain; £975, £960 Caverton Mill. Sal – £1040 Traprain. BB – £1035 Harwood on Teviot. BSho – £955, £910 Halidean Mill. Stab – £910, £870 Corsehope. Luing – £840 Huntershall. Per kg – Lim – 275p Caverton Mill; 273.2p Headshaw, L; 269.2p Traprain; 268.4p West Garleton; 264.5p Cortleferry; 261.5p, 256.3p The Lee; 259.3p, 257.4p, 256.7p Huntington. Char – 263.4p, 261.3p Headshaw, L; 255.6p, 244p Todshawhaugh; 251.7p, 238.4p Kaeside; 248.6p, 236.6p Cortleferry; 238.4p Kaeside; 232.1p Caverton Mill. Sim – 243.5p South Common; 234.1p Caverton Mill. A-A – 239.3p Earlston Mains; 234.6p, 231.8p, 226.1p, 224.7p Towford; 234.1p Halidean Mill. BB – 232.6p, 227.9p Harwood on Teviot. Stab – 232p, 224.7p Corsehope. Sal – 227.7p, 221.7p Kaeside. Lui – 224p, 218.8p Huntershall. BSho – 216.7p, 214.6p Halidean Mill. 
Ewes with lambs – Mules with singles – £75 Blackshiels; £72 Redpath Eastend. Mules with twins – £63 Blackshiels; £60 Redpath Eastend.

Thainstone
A MIXED show for quality sold to a top of 304.3p per kg for a trio of Limousin cross bullocks weighing 322kg from Shenval, Ballindalloch, at Aberdeen and Northern Marts. 
Bullocks (834) also hit £1450 for a pair of 744kg Simmental crosses from Backhill of Seggat, Auchterless, and levelled at 236.8p. Heifers (831) averaged 223.4p, having peaked at 282.5p for a pen of three Limousins from Breckan Farm, Evie, and £1390 twice – for a 638kg Charolais from Housegarth, Quoyloo, and again for a 702kg Aberdeen-Angus from North Fornet, South Auchronie. 
Those heifers led the Orkney and Shetland offering, with bullocks from the islands reaching 278.3p for a 370kg Limousin from Maesquoy Farms, Harray, and £1370 for a 664kg British Shorthorn from Gremista, Lerwick.
The 24 young bulls sold to 238.5p for a pair of 390kg Limousin crosses from Barnhill, Laurencekirk, and £1040 for 460kg Charolais from Dykenook, Netherley. 
The sheep entry saw continental gimmers with twins from Plewlands, Duffus, top the 688 ewes with lambs at foot at £95 per life, while ewe hoggs (295) reached £115 for Texels from 31 Larel, Halkirk. 
The mainland entry of 1048 store hoggs reached £97.50 for Texels from 2 Ballochview, Grange, while the 102 store hoggs from the islands hit £93.50 for Texels from Annster, South Ronaldsay. 
Feeding ewes and rams (969) sold to £173.50 for pure Texels from Broadmyre, Clatt. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Home Farm Haughton, Alford £540, 230.8p. 251-300kg – Auchtertyre, Pluscarden £820; Whitebog, Fortrose 300.8p. 301-350kg – Shenval £980, 286.5p. 351-400kg – Belnoe, Chapeltown £1150; Shenval 293.2p. 401-450kg – Shenval £1210, 286.7p. 451-500kg – Tillyfour, Udny £1200; Shenval 256.6p. 501-550kg – Brucewells, Netherley, North Redhill, Rothiemay £1270; North Redhill 247.1p. 551-600kg – Jacks Croft, Kingswells £1420, 240.7p. 601-650kg – Millfield, Turriff £1395, 218p. 651-700kg – North Fornet, Skene £1420; Backhill of Seggat 208p. 
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Whitebog £580, 250p. 251-300kg – Roadside, Skene £780, 265.3p. 301-350kg – Roadside £815; Whinnyhaugh, Garmouth 250p. 351-400kg – Shenval £1050, 282.3p. 401-450kg – North Redhill £1110; Backmuir, Keith 268.3p. 451-500kg – North Redhill £1215; Middle Drimmie, Rattray 263p. 501-550kg – Old Echt, Echt £1270; Soutra, Auchinhove 243.1p. 551-600kg – Millfield £1280, 227.8p. 601-650kg – Newton of Inschewan, Memus £1290, 211.5p. 651-700kg – North Fornet £1370, 206.3p.
Young bulls – Up to 300kg – Kirkhill, Alves £610, 203.3p. 301-350kg – Kirkhill £750, 218p. 351-400kg – Barnhill, Laurencekirk £930, 215p. 401-450kg – East Mains of Byth, New Byth £880, 202.8p. 451-500kg – East Mains of Byth £970; Dykenook 226.1p.
Ewes with lambs – Singles – Tex wm – Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen £90. Dorset gmr – Plewland, Duffus £75. Black gmr – Plewlands £74. Cont wm – Hindstones, New Aberdour £67. Mule gmr – 14 Main Street, Aberchirder £61. GF bm – Upper Cotburn, Turriff £60. Lamb and a half – Cont gmr – Plewlands £88. Mule bm – Cairnton, Fordyce £69. Suff – Hindstones £67. Cont X – Wellford, Craigievar £64. Tex X – Braeside, Fordyce £64. GF – Braeside, Craigroy Dallas £62. Twins – Tex wm– Bogiefeulach £84. Suff X gmr – Plewlands £78. Cont bm – Craigroy £72. Suff bm – Garvelside, New Pitsligo £71. BFL gmr – Auchtygall, Peterhead £70. Chev wm – Hindstones £66. Down X gmr – Garvelside £64. Chev X – Istana Dafilas, Gamrie £60. Mule bm – Upper Cotburn £56.
Ewe hoggs – Tex X – Nether Tillymauld, New Byth £108.50. Zwa – Bellfield, Newmachar £85.50. Cont – Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen £83.50.
Store hoggs – Suff – 2 Ballochview £92.50. Mule – Broadmyre, Clatt £84.50. Chev – Monaughty, Alves £83. Oxf – Bellmans Croft, Lonmay £82.50. Chev X – Auchronie, Tarfside £79.50. GF – Auchronie £79.50. Cont – Mains of Ludquharn, Longside £78.50. Suff X – Netherton, Clatt £77.50. Down – Mains of Ludquharn £76.50. BF – Lower Inchallon, Pluscarden £75.50. Down X – Nether Coullie, Kemnay £74.50. Cont X – Mains of Ludquharn £72.50. Tex X – Sunnyside, Dudwick £65.50. Belt – Mains of Ludquharn £64.50. HB – Buckies Farm, Thurso £64.50. Black – Hill of Ryland £63. Belt X – Broadmyre £60.50. Shc – Cauldwells, Craigston £57.50. Shet – Culquoich House, Glenkindie £56.50. 
Island hoggs – Tex X – Annster £86.50. Suff – Hestensetter, Westerskeld £81.50. Chev – Hestensetter £76.50. Belt – Strathore, Shapinsay £71. Cont – Unigarth, Sandwick £66.50. Suff X – Islesburgh, Sullom £61.50.
Feeding ewes – Tex – Burnside, Newmachar £162.50. Cont – Concraig, kingswells £162.50. Pure Suff – Cairnhill, Tough £161.50. Suff – Swinister, Ollaberry £155.50. Suff X – Tillyeve, Udny £154.50. Tex X – Broadmyre, Clatt £154.50. Cont X – Rettie Croft, Oyne £150.50. Down – Westerton, Memsie £149.50. Belt – Upper Tullochbeg, Huntly £144.50. Down X – Newseat, Balthangie £144.50. Chev – Harestone, Crathes £138.50. Chev X – Concraig £132.50. Char – Upper Tullochbeg £130.50. HB – Harestone £127.50. Mule – Craigroy, Dallas £123.50. BF – Standingstone, Durris £77.50. 
Feeding rams – Char – Upper Tullochneg £144.50. Tex – Ballochview, Grange £141.50. Chev –Clochtow, Slains £113.50. 

Newton Stewart
CRAIG Wilson sold 779 store and breeding cattle at its Fair Day sale, where stores were on average 34kg lighter on the year but despite the inclement weather, more buyers were forward. 
Averaging 230.4p per kg (against 233p last year), the 402 beef-bred bullocks sold to £1350 for Charolais crosses from J Drennan, Balgracie, as well as 260.7p for a Simmental cross from Messrs Fisher, Spittal. 
Dairy-bred bullocks (53) hit £845 from Messrs Cannon, Clauchrie, as well as 187p from A and K Dunlop, West Cairngarroch. They averaged 170.8p (against 166p). 
Among the heifers, a pen of six Limousin crosses from T Forsyth, Isle Farm, hit £1270, while a pen of the same from Balgracie made 258.8p. Heifers (244) averaged 220.2p (221.5p). 
Aberdeen-Angus from J McCaig, Barnultoch, topped the 75 young bulls, which averaged 220.2p, at £985 and 230p. 
Breeding cattle sold to £1160 for a pen of in-calf heifers from R Jamieson, Garrochtrie.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – Char – £1350, £1235 Balgracie; £1050 Meikle Larbrax; £1045 Philgowan. Sim X – £1310, £1115, £1100 Clauchrie. Lim X – £1270, £1235, £1200, £1080 Isle; £1260, £1100, £1040 Balgracie; £1060 High Barness; £1040 Blackcraig; £1020 High Skeog. Her – £1140 Gass (Kirkcowan). A-A X – £1270 Spittal; £1080 Larg (Newton Stewart); £1050 Cairngarroch; £1045 Moorpark of Barr. BB – £1130 Knockeffrick; £1100 (x2), £1080, £1065 Low Glasnick; £1060 High Skeog. Sho X – £1020 Gass. Sal – £910 Cuil. Dairy – £815 Claunch; £805 High Barness. Mont – £845 Clauchrie. Per kg – Sim X – 260.7p, 253.8p, 246.9p Spittal. A-A – 259p Philgowan; 258.3p, 250.9p 249.2p, 248.3p 245.8p, 243.7p Moorpark of Barr; 242.2p Cutcloy; 241.9p West Cairngarroch. Char – 257.9p Balmurrie; 257.6p, 248.5p, 240.7p Larransarroch; 251.8p, 242.6p Cutcloy; 250.6p, 246.3p Meikle Larbrax; 243p Philgowan; 241.2p Balgracie. Lim – 253p, 250p Blackcraig; 247.6p Meoul; 244.3p, 240.5p Meikle Larbrax. Her – 238.7p Moorpark (Sandhead). Dairy – 187p (x2) West Cairngarroch.
Heifers – Per head – Lim X – £1270, £1250, £1230, £1190, £1140, £1080, £1030 Isle, £1035 Balgracie; £960 Meoul. Char – £1240, £1140 Balgracie; £935 Balmurrie; £920 Fardenreoch. Sim X – £930 South Clutag. A-A X – £1090 Larg (Newton Stewart); £960 Knockeffrick. Her – £1060, £1020 Gass (Kirkcowan). Sho – £1045 South Clutag. BB – £1010, £940 Low Glassnick. Per kg – Lim X – 258.8p, 233.7p, 233.4p Balgracie; 245.7p Meoul; 240.9p, 222.8p, 221.8p Isle; 234.2p Meoul; 230p, 227.8p Mid Skeog. Sim – 225.7p South Clutag; 225.7p Barnean. Char – 242.7p, 238.5p Balgracie; 236.7p Balmurrie; 235.1p, 234.2p, 230.6p Laggansarroch; 232.8p Cutcloy; 228.6p South Boreland. A-A X – 224.7p Larg (Newton Stewart); 220p Moorpark of Barr.

Forfar
CHAROLAIS cross bullocks topped Lawrie and Symington's sale of 328 store cattle at Forfar, when a pen of seven from J and C Millar, Kinnaniel, made £1285, and a single from WK and P Drysdale, Middle Drimmie, made 275p per kg. 
With 225 bullocks cashing in to average 244p, the 103 heifers levelled at 236p having been topped by British Blues at £1250 for a pair from Morris Leslie Partnership, Gairdrum, and 258p for a trio from the same home. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per kg – Char – 275p, 268p, 266p Middle Drimmie; 260p Kinnaniel. Lim – 271p, 268p Witton Farms; 268p Sketewan; 258p Witton Farms. A-A – 257p, 256p, 253, 250p Little Kenny. Sim – 256p Middle Drimmie; 252p Suttieside; 249p Kinnaniel; 247p Kilmux. BB – 237p Strone; 235p Baldastard. Lui – 235p Denbrae. Rom – 229p Meikle Coull. Per head – Char – £1285, £1230 Kinnaniel; £1255, £1220 Middle Drimmie. BB – £1270 Strone; £1050 Bishopston; £1010 Baldastard. Lim – £1250, £1210 Strone; £1210 Suttieside; £1200 Middle Drimmie. Sim – £1240, £1100 Middle Drimmie; £1190 Suttieside; £1110 Kilmux. A-A – £1090, £1050, £1000 Little Kenny; £1060 Bishopston. BSho – £1000 Bishopston. 
Heifers – Per kg – Lim – 257p, 244p Sketewan; 257p Gairdrum; 250p Kilmux. BB – 257p Gairdrum; 237p Baldastard. Char – 255p. 254p 250p, 243p Kinnaniel. Sim – 253p Suttieside; 241p, 229p Chamberlainknowe; 227p Suttieside. BSho – 236p Brae of Grandtully; 236p Gairdrum. A-A – 200p Denbrae. Per head – Lim – £1250, £1210, £1140, £1130 Gairdrum. BB – £1250, £1210 Gairdrum. Char – £1230 Denhead; £1200, £1190 Gairdrum; £1170 Kinnaniel. Sim – £1200, £1020 Suttieside; £910, £900 Chamberlaineknowe. BSho – £960 Brae of Grandtully. Sal – £950 Gibsonhall. A-A – £700 Denbrae. 

Islay
A GOOD selection of grazing-type cattle sold to a good turnout of mainland buyers at United Auctions' sale of 571 on Islay, where cattle from Tallant topped the price per kg at 297p for Aberdeen-Angus cross bullocks and 276p for Limousin cross heifers. 
Charolais cross heifers from Mansefield also made 276p and Coillabus sold Limousin cross heifers to £1100 as heifers cashed in to average 235.35p or £790.93, rises of 3.6p per kg or £13.34 per head on the year. 
Bullocks also hit £1180 for Simmental crosses from Island Farm and levelled at 246.17p or £916.60, increases of 4.34p or £44.07.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – Sim X – £1180 Island Farm; £990 (x4) Corrary. A-A X – £1110 (x5), £1090 (x5), £!040 (x5), £1000 (x7), £980 (x9), £970 (x6), £940 (x5) Craigens; £1060 (x8), £1000 (x7), £990 (x5) Ballimartin; £1030 (x11), £960 (x14) Octomore; £1000 (x2) Sunderland; £980 Tallant. Lim X – £1100 Island Farm; £1100, £1030, £960 (x2) Octomore; £1070 Coillabus (A Carmichael); £1060 (x2), £1030, £990 (x2) Corrary; £1030 (x5), £1020, £1000 (x2) Lossit; £1000 (x4) Kilchiaran; £980 (x8) Tallant; £980 (x9) Ballimartin; £950 (x8) Ballychatrigan. Char X – £1020 (x11) Craigfad; £1000, £970 Craigens; £990 (x7), £980 Tallant. BB X – £940 (x3) Sunderland. Per kg – A-A X –297p, 263p (x2) Tallant; 252p (x6), 249p (x5), 248p (x5), 245p (x14), 244p (x4), 243p (x11), 242p (x5), 204p (x14) Craigens; 246p (x14) Octomore; 242p (x7) Ballimartin. Char X – 297p (x8), 268p Tallant; 279p (x2), 265p (x3); 254p (x11), 247p (x3) Craigfad; 252p, 245p Craigens. Lim X – 297p (x12), 264p (x2) Tallant; 274p Achnaclach; 273p Duich; 271p (x2), 266p Lossit; 269p (x10), 268p (x5) Kilbride; 267p (x2) Mansefield; 261p (x9) Ballimartin. Lui X – 269p (x2) Duich. Sim X – 251p (x4) Corrary. BB X – 246p (x2), 243p (x7) Sunderland. 
Heifers – Per head – Lim X – £1100, £960 Coillabus; £950 (x5), £920 (x6) Lossit; £940 (x2), £920 (x7) Kilchiaran; £920 Ballychattrigan; £900 (x2) Corrary. Char X – £1050 West End; £910 Tallant. A-A X – £980 (x10), £900 (x8) Octomore; £950 (x2), £900 (x3) Craigens. BB X – £840 (x5) Sunderland. Sim X – £800 (x2) Kilchiaran. Per kg – Char X – 276p (x5), 267p Mansefield; 265p (x6), 264p (x6) Ballinaby; 260p (x3) Tallant. Lim X – 276p (x3), 261p (x6) Tallant; 267p (x7) Mansefield; 259p (x3) Kilbride; 258p (x6) Lossit. Lui X – 254p (x4) Duich. A-A X – 249p (x2) Craigens. Sim X – 240p (x2) Kilchiaran Farm. 

Stirling (Cal)
CALEDONIAN Marts sold 536 store cattle, on Monday, where cattle from Wester Whin, Slamannan, topped at 316p per kg for Limousin cross bullocks and 277p for Limousin cross heifers. 
Limousin heifers from Homesteads, Ardfern, also reached 277p as cattle from Glenwhilk, Doune, led the gross trade at £1450 for an Aberdeen-Angus bullock and £1380 for a heifer. 
Bullocks levelled at 227p with heifers at 214p. 
Also on offer were 329 sheep where Texel crosses and Mules from Stepend topped the ewes with lambs at foot at £120, and Suffolks form Shawbraes, Reston, topped the store hoggs at £78.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – £1280, £1170 Brackendale; £1260 Glenside; £1210, £1170 Upper Carlston; £1190, £1140 Drumbowie£1180 Middlerigg; £1130 Wester Hassockrigg; £1110 Gallamuir; £1100 Bowhouse. Per kg – 292p Lawhead of Stobwood; 291p, 275p Offers; 267p, 258p Camreggan; 266p Homesteads (Ardfern); 260p Wester Whin; 258p Camreggan; 254p Easterton; 252p Homesteads. 
Heifers – Per head – £1220 Middlerigg; £1200, £1110 Balcachie; £1190, £1160 Hill of Harthill; £1150 Immeroin; £1140, £1040, £1030 Drumbowie; £1140 Glenside; £1080 Shortrigg; £1060 Immeroin; £1040 West Kirkland; £1030 Glenwhilk. Per kg – 263p, 231p Easterton; 255p Lawhead of Stobwood; 242p Walton; 235p Homesteads; 235p, 227p Camreggan; 233p Hill of Harthill; 231p Wester Whin; 231p Easterton; 228p Shortrigg. 
Store hoggs – Tex – £68 Westfield. Suff – £68 Homesteads. Cross – £58 Homesteads. Chev – £55 Lochnell Home Farm. 
Ewes with lambs – Tex X – £120 Stepend. Mule – £120 Stepend. Chev – £88 Walton. 

Quoybrae
TOP quality cattle sold at recent rates while plainer types were easier at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 729 store cattle. 
Bullocks topped the trade at 274.3p per kg for a 288kg Limousin cross from Balmore, Dounreay (Gunn), as well as £1450 for Charolais cross bullocks weighing 703kg and 686kg from Brae Edge, Castletown. The 441 bullocks averaged 236.5p. 
Averaging 227.9p for 228, heifers were topped by Charolais crosses at 265.5p for one weighing from Newlands of Geise, Janetstown, and £1310 for one at 607kg from Buckies Farm, Thurso. 

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Balmore £600, 240p. 251-300kg – Balmore £790; Winless Mains 262.7p. 301-350kg – 8 Upper Dounreay and Glencroft £870; Ritchies Croft 263.2p. 351-400kg – Thura Mains £1020; Newlands of Geise 266.3p. 401-450kg – South Keiss Farm £1120; 5 Lochend 264.3p. 451-500kg – Gerston £1270, 257.1p. 501-550kg – Dunn Farm £1220, 230.6p. 551-600kg – Gillock Mains £1260; Dunn Farm 223p.
Heifers – Up to 300kg – Nottingham Mains £735, 248.3p. 301-350kg – 3 Forss £870; Nottingham Mains 251.6p. 351-400kg – 3 Forss £985; Ha’ Durran 248.7p. 401-450kg – Newlands of Geise £1115; Aimster 248.8p. 451-500kg – Dunn Farm £1190; Gerston 244.7p. 501-550kg – Buckies Farm £1115, 209.2p. 551-600kg – Buckies Farm £1290, 216.8p.

Longtown
HOGG numbers were fading though buyers were keen and all classes met an exceptional trade at C and D Auction Marts' sale of 468, where Cheviots from The Bloch topped at £100. 
An entry of 393 ewes with lambs were well bid for, peaking at £98 per life for a pen of Texel cross hoggs with singles from Messrs Ramsay, Dockray Hall. Older ewes with lambs topped at £81 a life for a pen of correct Cheviot Mules with Texel-sired twins.

LEADING prices:

Store hoggs – Chev – £100 The Bloch. Tex – £92 Gofton Field Head; £88, £87 The Crook. GF – £95 Springfield Farm Court. Suff – £72 Eastfield of Wiston. BF – £70 Blackburn. Swale – £61 Cemetry Lodge. 
Yeld ewe hoggs – Mule – £109.50 Garrochtrie.
Hoggs with lambs – Singles – Tex – £98, £88, £80, £74 Dockray Hall. 
Ewes with lambs – Singles – Tex – £79 Dufton Wood; £69 Newbigging; £68 Dufton Wood. Mule – £72, £65, £63 Eastside. Chev Mule – £67 Newbigging and Springfield Farm Court. Char – £56 Newbigging.Twins – Chev Mule – £81 Isle of Dalton; £68 Springfield Farm Court. Tex – £78, £72 High Acres; £70, £69 Dufton Wood; £60 Crosshill. Suff – £57 Springfield Farm Court. Lle – £56 Springfield Farm Court. Chev – £50 Barend. BF – £44 Crosshill. Swale – £37 Dowthwaite Head. Welsh – £30 Fergus Hill Cottage. 
Gimmers with lambs – Singles – Welsh Mule – £78 Springfield Farm Court.

Lockerbie
AT a show and sale of store cattle at Harrison and Hetherington, a bullock from IT Goldie, Greenfields, claimed the championship before selling for £1140 while the reserve, a heifer from S Ewart and Son, Belridding, made £920. 
Selling for the top price of £1340 were Limousin heifers from S and L Dodd, Tundergarth, while bullocks peaked at £1240 from Messrs Wilson, Belzies.
Per kg, heifers hit 321.9p for a pen of four Aberdeen-Angus from LR Howatson, Corriemains, with bullocks to 286p for Limousins from Belridding. 

LEADING awards:

Bullock – 1 and champion, IT Goldie, Greenfield, Cummertrees, £1140, 270.1p; 2 and 3, S Ewart and Son, Belridding Farm, Torthorwald, £1090, 250p, and £1050, 243.1p. 
Heifer – 1, Belridding Farm, £920, 240.8p; 2, G and J Wilson, Whitehill, Kirtlebridge, £1040, 250.6p; 3, Greenfield, £1045, 280.2p. 

LEADING prices:

Heifers – Lim – £1340, £1290, £1155, £1120 Tundergarth Mains; £1135 Belzies; £1050 Keyla Park; £1040, £1000 Whitehill; £970 Maryfield; £950, £920 (x2) Belridding; £925 Redding; £900 Kirkburn. BB – £1120, £1030 Belzies; £1065 Dryfesdale Gate; £900 Esbie Farm; £800 Laverockhall. Char –£1045, £930 Greenfield; £1025, £980, £970, £920 Skipmyre Farm; £1000, £905 Gretna House; £910 Maryfield. A-A – £950 Fulton; £850 Dyfesdale Gate Farm. Sim – £825 Victoria House; £820 Firthhead.
Bullocks – BB – £1240 Belzies. Char – £1190, £1140, £1050, £1040, £1015, £1010, £970 Greenfield; £1060 (x2), £1010 (x2) Maryfield; £1050 Corriehills Farm; £1020, £920 (x2), £900, £895 Relief Farm. Lim – £1145 Belzies; £1090 (x2), £1070, £1050, £990, £950 Belridding; £1040, £940 Maryfield; £1030, £1020, £970 Hunterhouse; £1010, £960 Whitehill; £950 Lawston Farm; £910 Laverockhall; £905 Cleuchhead. A-A – £1140 Corriehills; £1015 Maryfield; £990, £955 Newbigging; £945 Maxwellbank; £880, £875 Keyla Park. BSho – £1135 Corriehills. Sho – £1065, £1045, £1040 Greenfield. Sal – £1050, £1040, £1010, £990, £910 Greenfield. Sim – £1000 Victoria House.