Special sales in the May 12 issue

Carlisle
A PLAINER show of 549 store cattle met a brisk trade at Harrison and Hetherington's sale last week, peaking at £1285 on two occasions for Limousin bullocks from Messrs Weal, Birkshawhead, Kirkpatrick Fleming. 
Heifers reached £1280 for a Limousin from Messrs Wales, Thackwood, Raughton Head, with dairy types to £945 for Friesian bullocks from Messrs Moscrop, Rye Close. 
On Monday, a larger entry of ewes with lambs met a decent trade throughout. 
They sold to £124 per life for a pen of Blue Texel gimmers with lambs at foot from Messrs Hodgson, Spring Hill, Aldoth. 
Hoggs with lambs sold to £108 for a Texel outfit from Braithwaite Shields, while ewes with lambs realised £116 from Langfauld. 
LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Lim – £1285 (x2), £1255 Birkshawhead; £1265, £1230 Chapel House; £1255, £1230, £1185, £1180 (x2) Upper Higham Lane; £1200, £1190 (x2) Wood Head; £1195 Midtown Farm; £1195 Shield Green; £1195 Windy Nook; £1185 Flimby Hall; £1180 High Green Hill. BRB – £1260, £1245 Durdar Farm; £1200, £1190 Park House; £1175, £1115 High Green Hill; £1165, £1110 Far Close; £1155 Shield Green. A-A – £1235 Kelsick House; £1230 (x3) £1165 (x2) Blackrigg; £1210 The Flatt; £1135 (x5) Rose Farm. Sim – £1205 Sheepfields; £1150, £1115 Shield Green; £1125 The Flatt. Here – £1200 Rye Close. Char – £1180 Riggfoot Farm; £1155 Upper Higham Lane; £1115 Wood Head. Fries – £945, £940, £930, £900 Rye Close; £900 Kelsick House. HF – £935, £900 Kelsick House. Mont – £1145 Flimby Hall. 
Heifers – Lim – £1280, £1235 (x2), £1190 (x2) Thackwood; £1200 (x2) Bridge Farm; £1195 Far Close; £1175 (x3) East Park; £1170 (x6) Lords Close; £1165 Midtown Farm; £1165 Eden Bank Farm; £1150 Old Silloth Farm; £1145 Brisco Hall; £1145 Upper Higham Lane; £1140 Stenries; £1125 Midtown Farm; £1125 (x2) Glendue Farm; £1105 The Flatt. Char – £1180 (x2) Old Silloth Farm; £1110, £1105 Upper Higham Lane; £1020 £1010 Low Houses; BRB – £1175 Eden Bank Farm; £1170, £1155 (x2) Low Mill; £1090 (x2) Carleton Hill Farm; £1070 (x4) Stenries; £1060 (x2), £1035 (x2) Rose Farm; £1045 Fishergill; £1040 Barholm Mains; £1005 (x2) Lamonby Hall. Sim – £1155 Greencarts. A–A – £1125 (x2) Blackrigg. Here – £1100 Cumcatch Farm.
Ewes with lambs – Tex – £116, £104, £95, £90, £82 Langfauld; £108 Spring Hill; £102, £83 Laneside; £96 Mesona.Suff – £76 Tedcastle Farm. GF – £75 Inch Farm; £70 Winter Crag; £70 Tedcastle Farm; £68, £67.50, £67 Whitehouse Farm; £58 Ghyll House Farm; £58 Stoneknowe Farm. Zwar – £56 Wallhead. Swale – £40 Stoneknowe Farm. Herd – £31 Grange Farm.
Hoggs with lambs – Tex – £108, £107 Braithwaite Shields; £92, £77, £76, £75 Millrigg; £80 Glebelands; £78 Tedcastle; £75 Hayton Brow .GF – £80, £74 Tedcastle; £76 Glebelands,
Gimmers with lambs – Tex – £124 Spring Hill; £100 Langfauld; £96, £93, £83 Seathwaite; £96, £89 Laneside; £84, £82 Tarn End. GF – £74 Winter Crag; £72 Glebelands; £70 Spring Hill.
Stirling (UA)
A CHAROLAIS cross bullock weighing 278kg from Westerhall topped the pence per kg section at United Auctions’ sale of 1765 store cattle, last week, when it sold for 298.3p. 
Bullocks also reached £1250 for a 532kg Charolais cross from Craigton, while heifers peaked at 287.9p for a 330kg Limousin cross from Townhead and £1300 for a 708kg Simmental cross from Harehead. 
In all, 842 bullocks cashed in to average 163.2p, while 897 heifers levelled at 226.9p. 
Dairy-bred bullocks (26) averaged 163.2p and sold to 197.3p and £1115 for a 565kg Holstein cross from Claylands.
Of the cast cows forward, 87 beef cows levelled at 145p having sold to 197p for a Charolais cross from Hattrick Farms and £1470 for a Limousin cross from Borlick, while 28 dairy cows averaged 106.3p and peaked at 125.6p and £925 for a Holstein Friesian cross from Claylands. 
Also forward were 331 store and breeding sheep which saw store hoggs reach £86 for Texels from Hill, and ewes with lambs at foot peak at £168 twice for a Cheviot ewe with twin lambs and for a Suffolk ewe with twin lambs, all from Lochend. 
LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Brigland £690, 280.5p. 251-300kgs – Carslae £855; Westerhall 298.0p. 301-350kg – Maidencoats £980; Carslae 285.2p. 351-400kg – Mid Craigton £1000, Mahaar 267.0p. 401-450kg – Mid Craigton £1160, 263.6p. 451-500kg – High Glentriplock £1220, 256.4p. 501-551kg – Mid Craigton £1250, 235.0p. 552-601kg – Kaemuir £1215, 218.1p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Grove Farms £640, 259.1p. 251-300kg – Gateside £780, Westerhall 285.2. 301-350kg – Townhead £950, 287.9p. 351-400kg – £1030 Townhead, Polquhairn 263.5p. 401-450kg – Mid Craigton £1080, 245.5p. 451-500kg – Bowridge £1185, 239.9p. 501-551kg – Cleeves £1170; Deerpark Farmers 218.8p. 552-601kg – Gateside £1150, 203.9p. 702-9999kg – Harehead £1300, 183.6p.
Cast cows – Lim – Borlick £1470; West Park 194p. Char – Bonerbo £1390; 197p Hattrick Farms. A-A – South Carse of Coldoch £1230, 178p. BB – Percival £1110, 165p. 
Store hoggs – Hill (Tex) £86; Hill (Mule) £75; Brisbane Glen (BF) £75; Dalmahoy (cross) £72; Dalmahoy (Suff) £68.
Ewes with lambs – Muirhouses (Chev with twins) £168, (Mule with twins) £165, (Chev with single) £115; Lochend (Suff with twins) £168; Craighead (Mule with twins) £165, (Mule single) £140.
Huntly
A USEFUL show of cattle met a sound trade at United Auctions’ sale of 390 store and OTM cattle, where 232 bullocks averaged 238.3p per kg and 148 heifers levelled at 243.9p. 
Simmental heifers from Connachie Farm, Kellas, topped the section when a 460kg entry made 315.2p and another sold for £1700. 
Bullocks reached 285.7p for a Charolais cross from Raws Farm, Dufftown, while a Simmental cross from Newtonbrae, Newmill, made £1260. 
OTM cattle (10) sold to a top of 168.4p for a British Blue cross from Auchenbreddie, Insch, and £1360 for a Simmental cross from Auchorties Farm, Keith.
Among the sheep, 759 ewes with lambs at foot met a strong trade when they sold to £81 per life for Texel ewes with Suffolk lambs from Home Farm Glenbarry, Banff.
LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £545, 227.1p Easter Newton, Lumphanan. 251-300kg – £820, 283.7p Newtonbrae, Newmill. 301-350kg – £1000, 285.7p Raws Farm, Dufftown. 351-400kg – £1000 Clerkseat, Grange; 254.8p Fordmouth Farm, Tomintoul. 401-450kg – £1090, 256.5p Fordmouth Farms, Tomintoul. 451-500kg – £1145 Bainshole, Colpy; 238.5p Fordmouth Farms, Tomintoul. 501-550kg – £1175, 233p Easter Newton, Lumphanan.
Heifers – 251-300kg – £750, 266 Bainshole, Huntly. 301-350kg – £870, 253.6p Newtonbrae, Newmill. 351-400kg – £965, 243.1p Raws Farm, Dufftown. 401-450kg – £1045 Mains of Tarryblake, Rothiemay; 243.9p Newtonbrae, Newmill. 451-500kg – £1450, 315.2p Kellas Farm, Connachie. 501-550kg – £1680, 311.1p Kellas Farm, Connachie. 551-600kg – £1700, 295.7p Kellas Farm, Connachie.
Ewes with lambs – Suff – £70 Hindestones; £67 Carbrotach. Tex – £72 Bogside/Carbrotach. Chev Mule – £75, £70 Rivestone; £74 Carbrotach. Chev – £66, £57 Bogside. Zwa – £76 Home Farm. Mule – £71 Rivestone; £66 Carbrotach; £66 Haddoch. Lle – £60 Leith Hall Home Farm. Shet Chev – £66 Thorax. BF – £40 Alvie Gardens. 
Dingwall
ALL classes of sheep met a selective enquiry at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 613 sheep, last week, when 207 ewes with lambs peaked at £145 for cross ewes with Suffolk cross lambs from Bruiach Mills Farm, Kiltarlity. 
The 284 store hoggs reached £84 for a pen of Cheviots from 6 Aird, Ardvasar, while 105 ewes sold to £105 for a pen of Cheviots from 1 Milltown, Applecross. 
A pair of Cheviot wedders from An Grianan, Cannich, topped the 17 rams and feeding sheep at £60. 
LEADING prices:
Store hoggs – Chev – 6 Aird £80; Culnaha, Nigg £72. Tex X – Kirkhill Farm, Alves £72.50; Redfield, North Kessock £71. Suff X – Kirkhill Farm £72, £65. Cross – Dell Farm, Whitebridge £69; Glenurquhart Farm, Cromarty £65. CR X – 17 Robertson Crescent, Keiss £60. 
Ewes – Chev – 1 Milltown £93; Humpton, Spinningdale £83. Cross – Redfield £80; Dell Farm £74. Tex X – Knockinnon, Dunbeath £76; Shoreton Farms, Culbokie £68. Suff – Balmore, Bogallan £63. JCB – Balmore £60.
Ewes with lambs – Belt X – Upperton £132. Chev – Shoreton Farms £131, £130. Suff X – Cuilaneilan, Kinlochewe £130; 26 Balmacaan Road, Drumnadrochit £94. Tex X – Shoreton £130; Bruaich Mills Farm £98. Cross – Culnaha, Nigg £110; Upperton £108. Mule – Alvie Gardens, Kincraig £108. BF – Alvie Gardens £102.
Rams and feeding sheep – Chev ram – 211 Upper Birichen, Dornoch £60. Zwart wedder – Knockinnon £60. Chev wedder – Culnaha £54.
Tiree
BETTER quality grazing cattle sold well and kept with current mainland levels at United Auctions’ sale of 74 store cattle and 233 store sheep on Tiree. 
While plainer sorts were harder to cash, bullocks reached £1060 for a British Blue cross from Garaphail and 240p per kg for a Limousin cross from Sandaig. 
Heifers sold to £980 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Hillcrest and 234p for a Limousin cross from Sandaig. 
Cast cows peaked at £1290 for a Limousin cross from Vaul. 
All classes of sheep were keenly bid for as hoggs reached £132 for Beltex crosses from Heylipol and ewes sold to £111 twice for Beltex crosses and Texel crosses from the same home. 
LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per head – BB X – £1060, £1000 Garaphail. Lim X – £1000, £750 Garaphail; £800 Sandaig. Sim X – £830, £810 Lochphuil. Char X – £830 Sandaig. BSho X – £820, £740 6 Barrapol. A-A X – £670 (x2) Whitehouse. Sho X – £660 6 Barapol. Gall X – £630 34 Balephetrish. Per kg – Lim X – 240p, 223p Sandaig; 227p Garaphail. Char X – 227p Sandaig. Sim X – 221p Lochphuil. BSho X – 210p 6 Barrapol. A-A X – 209p (x2) Whitehouse. Sho X – 205p, 203p 6 Barrapol. 
Heifers – Per head – A-A X – £980 Hillcrest; £770 (x3) Whitehouse. Lim X – £940, £900 6 Barrapol; £740 Sandaig. Sim X – £680 Lochphuil. Char X – £640 Sandaig. Per kg – Lim X – 234p (x2), 226p Sandaig; 231p 6 Barrapol. A-A X – 229p (x3) Whitehouse. Sim X – 226p Lochphuil. 
OTM cows – Per head – Lim X – £1290 Vaul; £1130 Hillcrest; £930, £890 1 Kenovay. Blo X – £1030 Lochphuil. Per kg – Lim X – 174p Vaul; 158p Braeside; 155p Hillcrest. Gall X – 158p Croish. Blo X – 143p, 137p Lochphuil. 
Hoggs – Belt X – £132, £107 Heylipol Farm. Suff X – £123, £109 Heylipol Farm; £97 Druimfhraoich. Tex X – £116, £107, £98, £97 Heylipol Farm. Cross – £93 Heylipol Farm.
Wedders – Suff X – £107 Middleton Farm. 
Ewes – Belt X – £111, £100 Heylipol Farm; £94 4 Kilkenneth. Tex X – £111, £101 Heylipol Farm; £97 4 Kilkenneth; £93 Hillcrest; £91 Heylipol Farm; £90 Ruaig. Cross – £90 Hillcrest. Mule – £88 Heylipol Farm; £80 Salum. Chev X – £62 3 Kenovay. BF – £38 Mannal; £35 24 Balephetrish.
Ayr
Craig Wilson sold 793 store cattle at Ayr, where 386 bullocks averaged 233.7p per kg or £938.86 and 368 heifers cashed in at 223.4p or £830.99. 
Top price per head was £1435 for a Limousin bullock from Netherton Dalrymple, while a similar pen from Maxwelston made 281.5p. 
Heifers realised £1240 for Limousins from Netherton, while Aberdeen-Angus crosses from Mountop sold for 251.9p. 
Friesian bullocks were topped at £800 and 160.6p for a pen from Stevenston.
A larger show of 226 store and breeding sheep sold similar on the week when they peaked at £225 for a pen of five Texel gimmers with Beltex lambs at foot from H Dunlop, Holehouse, Ochiltree. 
Suffolk hoggs from Messrs Walker, Craigneil, topped the store hoggs at £70. 
LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Lim – £1435, £1390, £1320, £1295, £1270 Netherton, Dalrymple; £1255 Cloquhairnan; £1220 Mid Craigton; £1200 Stoopshill; £1150 Crosslees; £1145, £1110 Middleton (Newton Mearns); £1140, £1130 Netherton; £1125 Little Creoch; £1120 High Woodston; £1105 Barleith; £1090 Arnsow. A-A – £1370, £1355, £1220, £1215 Kirkland; £1145 Mountop, Balsaggart; £1130 Kirkland; £1120 Crookside; £1085 Cairnhouse (Arran); £1075 Cloquhairnan, £1055 Bourtreebush. Char – £1300 Mid Craigton; £1050 Cloquhairnan x2; £1030, £1015 High Woodston; £1000 Moor (Arran). Sim – £1140 Borland; £1020 Clevance; £950 Macmanniston. BRB – £1130 Bourtreebush; £1030 Auchenbay; £1020 Laigh Tarbeg; £1005 Knockrevoch. Here – £970, £910 Knockrevoch. Gall – £960 Nether Letham. Short – £855 Haugh, £825 Windyhall. Fries – £800, £735 Stevenston. 
Heifers – Lim – £1240, £1235, £1145, £1135 Netherton; £1190, £1150, £1100 Blairbowie; £1185 Mid Craigton; £1120 Lanemark; £1110 Cloquhairnan; £1105 Middleton; £1085 Knockgerran. Here – £1230 Stoopshill. Char – £1145, £1075, £1070, £1030 Cloquhairnan; £1105, £1050 Laigh Corton; £1040 North Boig x2; £980 High Woodston. BRB – £1110 Auchenbay; £980 Laigh Tarbeg; £860 Stoopshill; £850 Low Barledziew. Sim – £1050 Kirkland; £930, £910 Hill of Ochiltree; £910 Clevance. A-A – £1050 Laigh Corton; £1035 Gatehead; £1020 Barleith; £1015 Mountop. 
Thainstone
STORE cattle met a brisk trade throughout at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 2293 head at Thainstone last week, where 1059 bullocks averaged 239.5p per kg and 1018 heifers levelled at 225.9p. 
Bullocks topped both the pence per kg and gross sections when a pair of 342kg Charolais crosses from Harestone, Crathes, made 336.3p and two 660kg Aberdeen-Angus' from Skeibhill, Aberchirder, sold for £1440. 
A 378kg Limousin cross from Newton Cottage, Acharachle, came out tops amongst the heifers at 322.8p, while a Simmental heifer weighing 504kg from Cairntack, Belhelvie, made £1420. 
Young bulls (15) peaked at 302.4p for a 248kg from Shorthorn cross from Cairntack, Belhelvie, and £1190 for a 556kg Aberdeen-Angus from Silvercross, Barthol, Chapel. 
An entry of 198 BVD virus free and vaccinated heifers met an excellent demand when they averaged 269.9p (+4.2p). They sold to 365p for a pen of four 452kg Simmental crosses from Pitgaveny, Elgin, and £2050 for a pair of 568kg Simmentals from Berryleys, Grange. 
Ewes with lambs at foot (1695) met an excellent demand when selling to a large ring side of buyers, peaking at £93 for three-year-old Texels with singles from Plewlands, Duffus. 
Store hoggs (255) sold to £91.50 for Cheviots from Glenfinnan, Findon, and feeding ewes and rams (701) sold to £149 for pure Suffolks from Milton of Birness, Ellon. 
LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Oback, South Ronaldsay £650, 260p. 251-300kg – Broadwater, Skene £790; Hindstones, New Aberdour 272.4p. 301-350kg – Harestone £1150; Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk 311p. 351-400kg – Cluseburn, Inverbervie £1170, 295.5p. 401-450kg – Newton Cottage £1220, 282.4p. 451-500kg – Dalrachie, Ballindalloch £1260; North Towieturner, Auchterless 258.8p. 501-550kg – West Maldron, Torphins £1275; Fieldhead, Newmill 245p. 551-600kg – Mill of Newton, Insch £1360, 232.9p. 601-650kg – Garland, Mulben £1390; Mill of Newton 217.7p. 651-700kg – Skeibhill £1420, 218.2p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Place of Tillyfour, Monymusk £635, 258.1p. 251-300kg – Carron Mains, Aberlour £745, 248.3p. 301-350kg – East Sinnahard, Glenkindie £920, 267.4p. 351-400kg – Newton Cottage £1220, 268.8p. 401-450kg – Hatton Manor, Auchterless £1220, 272.3p. 451-500kg – Drumneachie, Birse £1300, 275.4p. 501-550kg – Drumneachie £1400; Caintack 281.7p. 551-600kg – Ordhill, Tarves £1400, 235.7p. 601-650kg – Glencuie, Glenkindie £1250; Bogmill, Pitcaple 202.3p. 651-700kg - Glencuie £1320, 200.6p.
BVD virus free and vaccinated heifers – Up to 400kg – Culquhassen, Glenluce £910, 230.2p. 401-450kg – Pitgaveny £1400, 318.2p 451-500kg – Pitgaveny £1650; Connachie, Kellas 319.8p. 501-550kg – Berryleys £1750, 345.8p. 551-600kg – Berryleys £1760, 360.9p. 601-650kg – Connachie £1850, 287.3p.
Young bulls – Up to 300kg – Cairntack £750. 301-350kg – Mains of Ludquharn, Longside £780, 234.9p. 451-500kg – Silvermoss £930, 204.8p. 501-550kg – Worldsend £1040. 551-600kg – Glassel Farms, Glassel £1160, Silvermoss 214p.
Ewes with lambs – Singles – Dor hoggs – Plewlands £74. Mule bm – Roundhome, Corse £72. Tex bm –Greenferns, Bucksburn £66. Tex wm – Burnside of Whitefield, Forglen £59. Cont bm – Mill of Pitmurchie, Torphins £52. Lamb and a half – Mule gmr – Newseat, Rothienorman £92. Cont gmr – Plewlands £83. Suff hogg – Plewlands, £78. GF – Braeside, Fordyce £78. Tex wm – Burnside of Whitefield £67. Mule bm – Roundhome, Meikle Ardrone, Keith £65. Cont wm – West Cortiecram, Kininmonth £62. Zwa – Cranna Bridge, Aberchirder £60. Twins – Tex X bm – Mill of Pitmurchie £70. Tex wm – Burnside of Whitefield £67. Mule bm – Wellheads, Huntly £67. GF bm – East Backburn, Netherley £64. Cont wm – Easter Corrie, Botriphnie £59. Chev – Hindstones, New Aberdour £58. 
Store hoggs – Cont – Blackmyre, St Fergus £90.50. Cont X – Greenferns, Bucksburn £89.50. HB – Glenfinnan, Findon £88.50. Tex – Hill of Byth, New Byth £84.50.Tex X – Boganlea, New Byth £83.50. Suff – Ayr-Lea, Skene £81.50. Char – East Cairnton, Drumoak £72.50. Suff – Bruckles, Rothiemay £68.50. BF – Bruckles £66.50. Chev Mul – Caplich, Alness £65.50. Suff X – Caplich £65.50. Down – Whitebog, New Deer £60.50. Mule – Hillhead, Lybster £59.50. 
Dalmally
UNITED Auctions held its annual May sale of store cattle and sheep at its Dalmally centre, last Saturday, where bullocks averaged 249.19p per kg and heifers levelled at 235.5p. 
Bullocks sold to a top price of £1040 for Charolais crosses from Auchlyne, and 318p for Simmental crosses from the Brough.
Heifers peaked at £1100 for Hereford cross from Clachan, Tiree, and 294p for similarly bred entries from Keilator. 
Among the breeding cattle, an in-calf Limousin cross heifer from Dallachulish made £960.
Sheep sold at favourable levels and to £78 for Blackface store hoggs from Crathes Estate. 
LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per head – Char X – £1040 (x5), £970 (x6) Auchlyne; £1010 (x3), £990 (x2), £970 (x2), £960 (x3), £910 (x2), £900 Tiraghoil; £1000 (x4), £980 (x6), £960, £910 (x6) Ardmaleish; £940 Fearnoch. Sim X – £980, £900 Tiraghoil; £950 Duallin. Lim X – £960 Craignafeoch; £960, £950 Tiraghoil; £960 (x2) Ardmaleish; £900 Craig. Sal X – £910 Craignafeoch. Sho X – £800 Barnakill. BSho X – £730 Ardnacross. A-A X – £650 Barnakill. LR X – £650 (x3) Antuim. Per kg – Sim X – 318p Brough; 298p (x5), 289p Dunach Estate; 289p Achnacreemore; 288p, 286p, 271p (x7), 258p, 253p (x2) Ardnacross; 284p, 282p Blairmore; 279p (x6) Glenamachrie; 273p (x6), 257p (x3) Keilator; 265p Tullochmhor; 263p (x2) Inverfolla; 259p (x2), 253p (x2) Tiraghoil; 259p Kirkton; 259p Taynuilt; 258p Craig; 250p (x2) Barnakill. LR X – 304p, 286p (x3) Antuim. Char X – 302p Tullochmhor; 292p, 285p, 265p (x3), 262p (x2) Tiraghoil; 275p Dunans; 266p, 256p Barnakill; 251p (x6) Auchlyne. Lim X – 275p Ardentraive; 268p (x4) Tiraghoil; 263p, 253p Inverfolla; 261p Craignafeoch; 258p Croftintygan; 256p Dall; 253p Barnakill. BSho X – 254p Ardnacross; 243p Castles Estate. Sho X – 253p, 232p Barnakill. A-A X – 238p Ardentraive. 
Heifers – Per head – Her X – £1100, £1070, £990 Clachan Tiree. Char X – £940 (x3), £900 (x3), £850 (x8) Ardmaleish; £920 (x2), £890 (x5) Auchlyne; £850 Fearnoch; £850 (x6) Tiraghoil. Lim X – £940, £850 (x6) Craignafeoch; £910, £870 Fearnoch; £890 (x2), £870 Croftintygan; £870 (x2) Dall. Sim X – £890 Dunans; £880 Dunach Estate; £840 Keilator. LR X – £770 (x7) Sithean, Tobermory. BSho X – £600 Ardnacross. Per kg – Sim X– 294p (x7), 264p (x4), 259p (x4) Keilator; 292p (x3) Achnacreemore; 284p Brough; 272p Saulmore; 266p (x3), 242p (x3) Ardnacross; 256p Duallin; 249p (x2), 247p Dunach Estate; 246p Dunans; 245p Tiraghoil; 240p (x2) Glenmachrie. Char X – 288p (x2), 262p, 250p Tullochmhor; 258p (x3) Ardmaleish; 257p (x3), 244p (x2) Dunans; 255p (x2) Tiraghoil; 251p (x4), 243p (x4), 242p (x8) Barnakill. LR X – 288p (x7), 259p (x4) Sithean, Tobermory. Lim X – 276p, 260p Dallachulish; 257p, 244p Ardentraive; 250p Inverfolla; 242p (x6) Craignafeoch; 241p Duallin; 241p Craig. Sal X – 248p Brenchoille. Sho X – 247p Ardnacross. BSho X – 247p Ardnacross. Lui X – 233p Woodside Croft. 
Cows with calves – Sho X – £950 Ellary Farms. A-A X – £890 Ardnacross. 
In-calf heifers – Lim X – £960 Dallachulish. 
Store hoggs – BF – £78 Castles Estate; £74 Woodside Croft; £65 Drissaig; £59.50, £56 Ardtur; £55 Ormsary Farmers; £55 Ardachuple. Chev X – £73, £58 Ormsary Farmers; £59 Tiraghoil; £54 Balvicar; £50 Curacao. 
Ewes – Chev X – £66 Lephinkill. BF – £47 Castle Estate; £41 Lephinkill.
Quoybrae
SOME 151 store cattle sold through Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ Quoybrae centre, on Monday, where 74 bullocks averaged 232.5p per kg and 77 heifers levelled at 227p.
Bullocks led the trade when a pen of six 294kg Simmental crosses from Durran Mains, Castletown, made 299p and a 784kg Charolais cross from Gillock Mains, Watten, sold for £1300. 
Heifers peaked at 281.6p for six 293kg Charolais crosses from Nottingham Mains, Latheron and £1230 for a 582kg Limousin cross from Buldoo, Dounreay. 
Continentals from The Smithy, Haster, Wick, led the 98 old season store lambs at £91 per life, while 143 feeding ewes and rams sold to £110 for Suffolks from Curlew, Mybster. 
LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Durran Mains £880, 267.8p. 301-350kg – West Watten (Thomson) £975; Durran Mains 285.9p. 351-400kg – South Keiss Farm £990, 269.8p. 401-450kg – South Keiss Farm £1040, 255p. 451-500kg – Gillock Mains £1000, 210.1p. 501-550kg – Gillock Mains £1080; 4 Sibster 207.8p. 551-600kg – Gillock Mains £1200, 206p.
Heifers – Up to 300kg – Nottingham Mains £805, 278.9p. 301-350kg – West Watten £900, 257.9p. 351-400kg – West Watten £975, 258p. 401-450kg – South Keiss Farm £990, 236.8p.501-550kg – Murrayfield £1080, Buldoo 211.3p.
Store hoggs – BDM – Quoybrae Farm £83. Cont – Ackergill Mains £75. Tex – Roswell, Newton Hill £62. Suff – Milton Farm, Halkirk £54. Chev – Skelpick (Bannerman) £51. 
Feeding ewes and rams – Tex – Latheron Mains £99. Chev – Curlew £90. Mule – Westerseat £85. Suff – Milton Farm £84. Cont – Curlew £72.