Special sales in the July 28 issue

They peaked at £1360 for a Charolais cross bullock from Messrs Jefferson, Aspatria Hall, Wigton, with heifers to £1195 for a pair of Limousin crosses from Messrs Coates, Beckhall, Canonbie. Dairy sorts reached £1045 for four Friesians from Messrs Moscrop, Rye Close, Carlisle. 

The entry of 268 weaned cattle included 140 bull stirks and it was a run of Limousin bulls from Messrs Roe, Croft House, that topped at £1185 three times having averaged £1108. Messrs Noble, Walmgate, sold Limousin crosses to £990 for bullocks and £970 for heifers. 

LEADING prices:

Store bullocks – Lim – £1360, £1210, £1200, £1180 Aspatria Hall; £1285, £1260, £1245 Orton Rigg; £1280 (x2) Kirkfield; £1265 Barton Dale; £1250, £1210 Wood Head; £1250 Beckhall; £1250, £1240 Lodge Farm; £1245 Newby Farm; £1195 (x2) Brisco Hall; £1190 Shield Green; £1185, £1180 Green Farm. BB – £1280 Aspatria Hall; £1275 Wood Head; £1230 (x3), £1165 (x3), £1135 (x3), £1130 (x3) Sunny Croft Barn; £1200 Sandbed Farm; £1145 Shield Green. A-A – £1270 (x2) Shank Castle; £1240 (x3) Grassings; £1210, £1205 (x5) Rye Close; £1180 Brisco Hall; £1140, £1120 (x2) The Flatt; £1135 Tarn Lodge. Sim – £1225, £1210, £1160 Brisco Hall. Sal – £1195 Espland. Char – £1180 (x2), £1150 Old Silloth; £1155, £1100 Rye Close. Her – £1120 (x2) Grassings. Mont – £1075, £940 Greenwrae. Frie – £1045 (x4) Rye Close; £950 (x3), £810 (x2) Beech House. Sho – £1005 Brisco Hall. Stab – £900 The Swaites. Gall – £900 The Swaites. HF – £875 Reservoir Farm. 
Store heifers – Lim – £1195 (x2) Beckhall Farm; £1180 Aspatria Hall; £1180 (x4) Newby Farm; £1160 Lodge Farm; £1160, £1100 (x2) Beck Farm; £1135 Green Farm; £1115 Reservoir Farm; £1095 (x3) Cumdivock. A-A – £1175 Park House; £1130, £1080 Tarn Lodge; £1090 New Bampton. Sim – £1140, £1070 (x2), £1050 Heatheridge. BB – £1095, £1070, £1065 Fishergill; £1060 (x2) The Flatt; £1035, £1030 Dearham Hall; £1030, £1000 Rose Farm; £1005 Reservoir Farm. Her – £1080, £1050 Grassings. Char – £1060 (x3) Spout Bank. Stab – £1040 Heathridge Farm. 
Weaned bulls – Lim – £1185 (x3), £1110 (x2), £1040 (x2) Croft House; £1000 Newlands Farm. BB – £760, £700 (x2) Townhead; £700 (x3) Park House. A-A – £630 (x3) Park House; £620 (x4) Theakston Grange. Flec – £520 (x3) Home Farm. Frie – £430 (x3) Calvo. HF – £415 (x2) Highwood Nook; £385 Row Brow Park; £355 (x6) £350 (x7) Chalkside. 
Weaned bullocks – Lim – £990 (x2), £910 Walmgate. BB – £900 (x3) Muirston Farm. BSho – £705, £700 Brownrigg Hall. A-A – £695 Windy Hill; £650 (x7) Theakston Grange. Ayr – £665 Cardurnock. Mont –£665 (x2) Nutholm. HF – £630 Edenbanks; £610 (x2) Muirston; £600 (x8) Windy Hill. 
Weaned heifers – Lim – £970 Walmgate; £930 Fell View. BB – £680 Meikle Pinminnoch. 

Stirling (UA)
CHAROLAIS crosses led most sections at United Auctions’ sale of 475 store cattle, last week, where 218 bullocks averaged 208.2p per kg with 225 heifers at 199.4p. 

Bullocks reached 237.2p and £1295 for Charolais crosses weighing 430kg and 592kg, respectively, from Mid Knockglass, while a heifer of the same breeding weighing 606kg from Gillmill made £1255. Heifers also reached 228.6p for a 420kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from West Parl. The 32 dairy-bred bullocks levelled at 134.1p having sold to 141.3p and £650 for one weighing 474kg from High Craichmore. 

A Limousin cross from Carslae topped the cast cow offering at 182.6p while a Charolais cross from Todpark made £1490. The 107 beef-bred cows averaged 132.7p while 19 dairy-bred cows levelled at 88.9p and sold to 103.8p from Wester Lochdrum as well as £845 from Norrieston. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Whitriggs £160, 121.2p. 251-300kg – Mains of Struie £630, 212.8p. 301-350kg – Blairmulloch £745, 234.3p. 351-400kg – Blairmulloch £875; Woodneuk 226.2p. 401-450kg – Mid Knockglass £1020, 237.2p. 451-500kg – Mid Knockglass £1135, 229.8p. 501-551kg – Cowans £1155; Low Skeog 226.3p. 552-601kg – Mid Knockglass £1295, 218.8p. 602-651kg – Glenartney £1260; Crookedstonemuir £1260, 209.3p. 
Heifers – 251-300kg – Mains of Struie £530, 190p. 301-350kg – Low Skeog £700; Gateside 206.4p. 351-400kg – Craigdhu £825; Newpark 210p. 401-450kg – West Park £960, 228.6p. 451-500kg – West Park £1070; Clydeside 215.9p. 501-551kg – Glencartney £1120; Low Skeog 214.7p. 552-601kg – Todpark £1240, 211.6p. Gillmill £1255, 207.1p.
Cast cows – Per head – Todpark (Char) £1490; Greensheilds (Lim) £1370; Newpark (Sim) £1230; Scart (BB) £1190; Highland Wagyu (A-A) £1190; Norrieston (HF) £845. Per kg – Carslae (Lim) 182.6p; Carslae (Char) 180.7p; Newpark (Sim) 174.7p; Carslae (BB) 172.1p; Hawhill (A-A) 159.0p; West Loch (HF) 103.8p.

St Boswells
A SMALL offering of store cattle sold through Harrison and Hetherington, last week, where grazing cattle were easier to cash. 

Bullocks sold to £1140 for a pen of Aberdeen-Angus from Messrs Steel, Ayton Cocklaw, while Charolais heifers from Headshaw led the price per kg at 220p. Overall, bullocks averaged 211.4p with heifers at 200.92p. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – A-A – £1140 (x2) Ayton Cocklaw; £1000 Currie Inn. Sim – £1030 Headshaw, L. Per kg – A-A – 208.3p Currie Inn; 206.5p Ayton Cocklaw. Sal – 196.9p Houdshall. 
Heifers – Per head – Sim – £990 Headshaw, L. Char – £990 Headshaw, L. A-A – £960 Ayton Cocklaw. Sal – £670 Houdshall. Per kg – Char – 220p Headshaw, L. A-A – 209.4p Langhope; 202.1p Ayton Cocklaw. Sim – 208p Headshaw, L. Sal – 187p Houdshall. 

Wigton
THERE was a catalogued entry of 101 store cattle at Hope’s Auction Co’s recent sale which saw a good trade throughout and a top price of £1245 paid for a British Blue heifer from J and D Wilson and Son, Wheyrigg. 
Bullocks sold to £1195 for more of the same from Messrs Wharton, Snade. 

LEADING prices:

Heifers – BB – £1245, £1045 Wheyrigg Farm (Wilson); £755, £665 Hill House Farm (Dixon). Lim – £1235, £1195, £1175 Wheyrigg Farm (Wilson); £1135, £1105, £1095, £1075, £1065, £1045, £1015 Gordon House (Fox); £1035 Newton Field Farm. Char – £1215 Wheyrigg Farm (Wilson). Her – £935, £765 Lowfield House (Robinson). A-A – £685 Hill House Farm (Dixon). Long – £565, £555 Hill House Farm (Dixon). 
Bullocks – BB – £1195 Snade (Wharton); £1115, £1085, £1065, £1035 Blackdyke Farm (Dockeray); £1075 Newton Field Farm; £1075 Prospect House (Hodgson). Frie – £1125 Low House Farm (Gate). Lim – £1155, £1145, £1055 Blackdyke Farm (Dockeray); £1155 Low House Farm (Gate); £1145, £1115, £1095 Snade (Wharton); £1145 Wellington Farm (Harrington); £1135, £985 Kelsick House (Hall); £1035 Newton Field Farm. A-A – £1095 Cumrew Farm (Smith). Char – £1055, £905, £805 Manor Farm (Illingworth). Sim – £1045, £1025, £895 Manor Farm (Illingworth). Hol – £945, £875, £795 Cumrew Farm (Smith). 

Thainstone
WITH a large ringside of buyers present, more store cattle could have been sold to advantage at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' event, where averages improved on the difficult trading experienced the previous the week, as 56 bullocks averaged 216.9p per kg (+6.9p) and 32 heifers levelled at 209.4p (+3.5p). 

Topping the entry at 245p was a pair of 400kg Charolais bullocks from Carlton House, Aberlour, with bullocks also topping the gross trade at £1430 for a 636kg Simmental cross from Rockyden, Meikle Wartle. Heifers hit 221p for a 466kg Limousin cross from West Sandend, Cruden Bay, and £1190 for a 554kg Aberdeen-Angus from Mosshead Aquithie, Kemnay. Young bulls (11) sold to 167.9p for a 396kg Limousin from Auchencrieve, Methlick, and £730 for a 484kg Aberdeen-Angus from Greens of Burgie, Rafford.

The 11 breeding cattle peaked at £1800 for a Limousin cross cow with heifer calf from Woodend, Muir of Ord. 

Also forward were 17 store lambs which reached £58.50 for Suffolks from Little Flobbits, Drumwhindle, while the 480 feeding sheep sold to £112 for Texels from Brekkavidur, Sandness.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 350kg – Blervie Mains, Rafford £605; Carlton House 190.7p. 351-400kg – Carlton House £980; Abergeldie Castle, Crathie 240.3p. 401-450kg – Carlton House £980, 220.7p. 451-500kg – Carlton House £1070, 220.2p. 501-550kg – Rockyden, Meikle Wartle £1280, 232.7p. 551-600kg – Rockyden £1360, 232.1p. 601-650kg – Farmton, Tough £1360; Rockyden 224.8p. 
Heifers – Up to 400kg – Carlton House £790, 212.4p. 401-450kg – Thorax, Cornhill £965; Carlton House 217.7p. 451-500kg – West Sandend £1030. 551-600kg – Mosshead Aquithie 214.8p.
Breeding cattle – Heifer with calf – Sim – Lower Wanford, Banff £1450, £1400. Cow with calf – Lim X – Woodend, Muir of Ord £1800. Sim X – Lower Wanford £1600. BB X – Woodend £1540. Sho X – Heathfield, St Ola £1400. In-calf cow – Sim – Lower Wanford £1180.
Feeding ewes – Pure Tex – Skelbister, Orphir £108.50. Tex – Crook, Rendall £105. Cont – Skelbister £93.50. Tex X – Vikdarian, West Haughs £91.50. Cross – Mains of Auchnagatt £86.50. Chev – Sherrwood, Meikle Wartle £83.50. Down X – Balgreen, King Edward £80.50. Lle – Blackpotts, Auchnagatt £73.50. Mule – Mains of Auchnagatt £70. BF – Wester Coull, Tarland £50.50.
Feeding rams – Lle – Cross Cottage, Old Rayne £74.40.

Dumfries
DESPITE the grass shortage, trade was upbeat through C and D Auction Marts when 82 bullocks levelled at 206.2p per kg with 20 heifers at 183.5p; 17 Holstein bullocks at 132.6p and three young bulls at 190p. 

Selling for the top price of £1205 were Aberdeen-Angus bullocks from Howes, with heifers to £960 for Charolais from Hillhead. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – A-A – £1205 Howes; £1095 Shenrick; £955 Gimmenbie. BB – £1160 No 6 Howes; £1090 Gimmenbie; £1055 Shenrick. Sal – £990, £945 Auchenfad. Fleck – £980 Shenrick; £950 Boghead. Char – £955 Hillhead. Her – £950 Boghead. Sim – £905 Dalswinton. Lim – £900 Dalswinton. Mont – £900 Gimmenbie. BSho – £870 Dalswinton. Hol – £760 Shenrick. 
Heifers – Char – £960 Hillhead. 
Young bulls – Lim – £1160 No 4 Mid Locharwoods. 

Stirling (Cal)
SELLING through Caledonian Marts, on Monday, were 275 store and breeding cattle.

The small offering of breeders peaked at £1450 for a Simmental cow with calf from AT Mitchell and Son, Nether Glinns, Fintry. 

Store cattle reached 232p per kg for a British Blonde bullock from AG Finlay, Strathavon, Slamannan, and £1070 for Beef Shorthorns stots from Laigh Skeoch, Stirling. Bullocks averaged 205p. Averaging 199p, the heifer entry sold to 211p for a Limousin from S Graham, Parkhouse, Crieff, and £1040 for Aberdeen-Angus from T Young, Glencraigs. Dairy-bred bullocks averaged 148p, having sold to 161p and £850 from Laigh Skeoch. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – £1040, £960 Hillhead; £1030, £920 Edengrove; £1000 (x2) Skeoch. Per kg – 230p Strathavon; 221p, 210p Mollinhillhead; 218p (x2) Burnbrae; 215p (x2) Offers. 
Heifers – Per head – £1030, £890 Knocknain; £1000, £910 Edengrove; £950 Ardgate; £950 Glencraigs. Per kg – 211p Strathavon; 207p Glenside (Stranraer); 206p Offers; 204p Salterhill. 
Dairy-bred bullocks – £780, £720 Skeoch; £590 Blackburn Mains. 
Young bulls – £780 Duallin; £580, £570 Newhall.