Special sales in Nov 5 issue

LEADING prices:
 
Ewe lambs – Zwa – Speylea £100. Tex – Loanend, Lumphanan £78. Suff – Nethermill Croft, Kintore £66. Mule – Speylea, Fochabers £65.
Store lambs – Tex X – Goryhill, Strathdon Bridgend, Hatton £70. Suff X – Goryhill £69.50. Down X – Highwater Croft, Premnay £68. Tex – Highwater Croft £67.50. Suff – Goryhill, Nether Kinmundy, Longside £65.50. Zwa – Bridgend £65. Chev X – Goryhill, Glenkindie £65. Mule – Harestone, Crathes £63.50. Cont – Midtown, Strachan £63; Brims Mains, Forss £62. Cross – Delnabo, Glengairn £62. Mule X – Goryhill £61. Lle – 54 Beechhill, Gardens, Aberdeen £58. Chev – Terpersie, Tullynessle £58. Char – Corbanchory, Kildrummy £56. Black – Corbanchory £51.50. BF – Rickarton Farms, Stonehaven £49.50.
Island lambs – Suff  – 8 Meadow Park, Kirkwall £70. Tex – Seattersquoy, Stenness, Rosebank, Twatt £66.50. Suf- Langskaill, Rousay £64. Tex X – Mailland £62.50. Down X – Mailland, Sand £60.50. Chev – Roadside, North Roe £60.50. Chev X – Fersness, Eday £61.50.
Breeding females – Gimmers – Mule – Wardhead £130. Tex – Wardhead £125. Cont – Backhill of Fetterletter, Fyvie £122. Tex X – East Lediken, Insch £120. Hybrid – Clynemilton, Brora £100. Suff X – Newton of Crathie, Ballater £90. BF – Whitehouse, Lumphanan £85. Ewes – Cont – Mitchellhill, Maud £92 (3yo), £82 (WM); Blackpool, Millbrex £70 (BM). Mule – Wardhead, Strichen £90 (3yo), £75 (WM); Loanend, Lumphanan £81 (BM). Hybrid – Clynemilton £90 (2yo), £82 (3yo), £70 (4yo). Chev – Moss Croft, New Deer £80 (3yo). Tex – South Craighead, Skelmuir £72 (BM). Lleyn – Belniden, Strathdon £60 (BM). BF – Midtown, Strachan £51 (BM).
Breeding rams – Ram lambs – Belt – West Cairnhill, Culsalmond £350. Tex – Auchenbreddie, Insch £300; Westside, Forglen £280; Westerton, Echt £240. Blue Tex – West Cairnhill £300. Shearlings – BFL – West Mains Nethermuir £520. Belt – Westside £400. Tex – Little Whitefield, Forglen £380. Suff – Bogfon, Maryculter £380. Belt – Clynemilton £340. Hybrid – Clynemilton £200.
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – The Orchard £690, Towie, New Aberdour 283.3p. 251-300kg – Cairntack, Belhelvie £860, 286.7p. 301-350kg – Cairntack £870; Inverlochy, Tomintoul 260.6p. 351-400kg – Nether Muirskie, Maryculter £1010, 257.7p. 401-450kg – Blagairn, Ballater £1105, 259.4p. 451-500kg – West Cranloch, Ythanwells £1200, 241.9p. 501-550kg – Backhills, Corse £1220, 238.3p. 551-600kg – Tomnagorn, Midmar £1270, 220.5p. 601-650kg – Backhills £1390, 215.3p. 651-700kg – Doonby £1390, 204.5p. 701-750kg – Doonby 200.6p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Hilton £525, 257.8p. 251-300kg – Hilton, Towie £770, Towie 269.2p. 301-350kg – Relugas Mains, Dunphail £790; Mains of Auchriachan, Tomintoul 242.1p. 351-400kg – Thorax, Cornhill £940, 239.8p. 401-450kg – Auchterblair, Carrbridge £1020; Whitehouse Farm, Lumphanan 235p. 451-500kg – Backhills, Corse, Blackhillock Croft, Keith £1150; Blackhillock Croft 233.7p. 501-550kg – Backhills, 2 Bogie St, Huntly £1200, 236.2p. 551-600kg – South Essie, St Fergus £1260; East Cranloch, Ythanwells 215.8p. 601-650kg – Knapps of Bedlam, New Deer £1280, 211.2p.

Dingwall
CHAROLAIS crosses from Obbe Road, Isle of Harris, led the weaned calf trade at Dingwall and Highland Marts, last week, when a 240kg bullock realised 295.8p per kg and a pair of 225kg heifers made 268.9p.
Per head, a 420kg Limousin cross bullock from Coldholme, Fortrose, sold for £930 and a 365kg Simmental cross heifer from Guisachan, Tomich, made £845. In all, the 213 bullock calves averaged 235.4p and the 131 heifer calves levelled at 217p.
Among the store cattle, the 58 bullocks averaged 198.6p with 39 heifers at 188.7p.
The following day the firm sold 6518 breeding and feeding sheep where Cheviot females met the dearest trade experienced at the centre and hit a top of £170 for Cheviot gimmers from Dukeston of Brux, Alford.
The 907 gimmers levelled at £100.57 while 4549 breeding ewes averaged £69.85 and sold to £160 for Cheviots from Tister, Halkirk.
Rams (34) peaked at £320 for a Cheviot from 12 Bualnaluib, Aultbea, and the 238 lambs sold to £60 for Cheviots from The Poplars.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – 4 Borve, Isle of Harris, £640, 293.6p. 251-300kg – Guisachan Farm, £790, 275.3p. 301-350kg – Guisachan Farm, £775, 250p. 351-400kg – Bridgeside Farm, Ardersier, £850, 221.9p. 401-450kg – Coldhome Farm, £930, 221.4p. 451-500kg – Towerhill, Thurso, £960, 204.3p. 501-550kg – Rheguile, Edderton, £960; Blackford Farm, 225p. 551kg+ – 52 Craggiemore, Rogart, £960, 167p.
Heifers – Up to 200kg – Obbe Road, £480, 266.7p. 201-250kg – Obbe Road, £605; 4 Borve, 252.3p. 251-300kg – Coldhome Farm, £695; Carrol Farm, Brora, 250.9p. 301-350 – 1 Sciberscross, Rogart, £720, 236.1p. 351-400kg – Greenleonacks, £740; Guisachan Farm, 231.5p. 401-450kg – Flowerburn House, Fortrose, £895, 210.6p. 451-500kg – 15 Glenconon, £910; Ardnamurchan Estate, 196.5p.
Gimmers – Tex X – Eilean Darrach, Dundonnell, £150; Smerral Farm, Bower, £130; 116 Knockarthur, Rogart, £122. Chev – Dukeston of Brux and 120 Newton of Ferintosh, Mulbuie, £150; 68 Foindle, Lairg, £140; Cradlehall Meadows, Inverness, £130. Mule – Westfield Farm, Thurso, £90. Suff X – Cuilaneilan, Kinlochewe, £88.
Breeding ewes – Correct – Chev – Tister, £150; 11 Stirkhill, Inverasdale, £145; Blairbuie, Achiltibuie, £138. Tex – Allangrange Park, £130. Lle X – Allangrange Park, £125. Tex X – 116 Knockarthur, £122; Eilean Darrach, £120 (x2); Allangrange Park and Tister, £115. Mule – Tister, £95. CHM – Allangrange Park and Tister, £90. BM – Chev – 12 Bualnaluib, Aultbea, £60; 3 Ardmore, Waternish, £59; Rhifail Farm, Avoch, £58. Tex X – Eilean Darrach, £55.
Store lambs – Chev – 14 Strath, Gairloch, £56; Glenbrittle, Carbost, £50.

On Monday some 393 breeding cattle were forward, where in-calf heifers sold at highly satisfactory rates.
A top of £3900 was paid for a Limousin cross heifer with male calf at foot from Kirksheaf, Tain, while cows and calves hit £2300 for a Limmy cross with a July-born British Blue-sired calf from the reduction from Slattadale, Achnasheen.
In-calf females peaked at £2400 three times – for Simmental cross and Charolais cross heifers from Folly, Thurso, and again for a Blue cross from Upper Duntulm, Kilmuir – and bulling heifers sold to £1700 for a Simmy cross from 149/250 Little Rogart, Rogart.

LEADING prices:

Heifers with calves – Heifer calf – Lim X – Kirksheag £3600; Kildun, Dingwall, £2450. Sho X – Knockglass, Dornoch, £1380. Sim X – Kilmaluag House, Duntulm, £1250. Male calf – Lim X – 2/3 Keistle, Snizort, £2400. Sho X – Knockglass, £1720. BSho X – Breakachy, Laggan, £1650.
Cows with calves – Heifer calf – BB X – Hillockhead, Keith £1950. Sho X – 2/3 Keistle, £1900. BSho X – Knockglass, £1800. Male calf – BB X – Slattadale, £2200. A-A X – 2/3 Keistle, £1900. Sim X – 165 Druimnaguie, Lairg, £1600.
In-calf heifers – Lim X – Braes of Enzie, Buckie, £2250. BSho X – Braes of Enzie, £2100 (x2). Sim X – Braes of Enzie, £2100. BB – Udale, Poyntzfield, £2050. Sho X – Culmill, Kiltarlity, £1950 (x2). Lui X – Rychraggan, Drumnadrochit, £1900 (x2). A-A X – Braes of Enzie, £1800. Char X – Thurdistoft, Castletown, £1650 (x2). Her X – Comar, Cannich, £1650 (x2). WSho X – 2 Eynort, Carbost, £1620 (x2).
In-calf cows – Sim X – Upper Duntulm, £2000. Lim X – Drummond Farm, Evanton, £1720. SD X – Drummond Farm, £1720. A-A X – Drummond Farm, £1550. A-A – No 1 Kilaulay, Lochboisdale, £1550. BSho X – Knockglass, £1300. Sho X – Peallaig, Dingwall, £1200.
Bulling heifers – Sho – 3 Braes, Inverasdale, £1450. Sim X – Drummond Farm, £1260. Lim X – Drummond Farm, £1220. A-A – Swordale Farm, Bonar Bridge, £1160. BSho X – Balmacaan, Drumnadrochit, £1060.

Carlisle
A MIXED selection in all departments met a sound trade at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale of 558 store cattle and 362 weaned calves last week.
British Blues from JR Wilkinson, Carlatton Mill, Brampton, led the store trade at £1300 for a bullock and £1280 for a heifer.
Weaned calves peaked at £1080 for a Limousin bull from Wardhall Gaurds with heifers to £1030 twice for Limousins from Glenlea and bullocks to £970 for Charolais from Temple House.
On Monday, store lambs sold dearer on the week with Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Story, Hobbiesburn, Longtown, selling to £84.50.

LEADING prices:

Store bullocks – BB – £1300 Carlatton Mill; £1240 Clappers Farm; £1170 Nether Ernambrie; £1085 Stenries; £1075 Westgarth Hill; £1060 (x2) Reservoir. Char – £1230 Midtown; £1135 Upper Higham Lane; £1095 (x2) Spout Bank. Lim – £1200 Nether Ernambrie; £1195 Crookbank; £1180 High Bow; £1160 Great Easby; £1145 Beech House; £1140 Low House; £1130 Beech House; £1125 Clappers Farm; £1115 (x6) Nether Ernambrie; £1100 Stonewalls; £1100 Longlee. A-A – £1185 High Bow; £1080 (x4) Wyseby Hill;  £995 (x5) Stainton House. Sim – £1070 Stenries; £1035 Spout Bank; £1005 (x4) Burn House. Her – £1050 Great Easby; £910 (x2) Wyseby Hill. LR – £905 (x2) Whitecrook. BSho – £895 (x2) Bays Leap Farm House. Mont – £910 Rose Farm. Sal – £910 (x5) Wyseby Hill. Swedish R and W – £895 Bays Leap Farm House. HF – £840 Chapel Farm; £815 Rose Farm; DSho – £895 Bays Leap Farm House. Frie – £760 Aulby Farm; £680 (x4) Kilnknowe; £670 (x5) Middle Farm.
Store heifers– BB – £1280 Carlatton Mill; £1135 New House; £1070 (x2) Ingledene; £1055 Druidhall; £1030 Crownstone; £1020 Hardrigg Hall; £1015 Macey Bank; £1000 Rose Farm; £1000 The Howes. Lim – £1245 Kilnknowe; £1080 Stonewalls; £1080 Clappers Farm; £1070 (x3) Lairdlaugh; £1070 Rose Farm; £1035 Hawkshole; £1020 Flimby Hall. Char – £1045 Barton Dale; £1010 Rose Farm; £990 (x2) New House; £990 Upper Higham Lane; £990 Dacre Lodge. HF – £960 Hardrigg Hall. A-A – £825 (x2) Halls Hill; £800 (x2) Macey Bank. NR – £760 Hardrigg Hall. Her – £900 Dacre Lodge.
Bull calves – Lim – £1080 Wardhall Guards; £875 (x2) High Crosby; £860 Housenrigg. Sim – £940 Cardew House. BB – £820 Cardew House. Blo – £810, £800 Cardew House. Mont – £720 (x2) High Crosby. A-A – £700 Mark Farm. Char – £670 Airds or Balcary. Her – £610 Hill Top Farm.
Heifer calves – Lim – £1030 (x2) Glenlea; £990 (x5) Awhirk Farm; £890 Carlatton; £885 Keepershield. Sim – £885 Awhirk. BB – £880 Glenlea. Char – £855 Temple House; £755 Orrisdale. A-A – £795 Towford. Frie – £780, £500 Awirk.
Weaned bullocks – Char – £970 Temple House; £925 (x5) Wyseby Hill. Sim – £970 Wyseby Hill. WB – £965 Hill Head. BB – £955 (x3) Hill Top. Lim – £950 Kelmore Hill; £900 Nilston Rigg; £870 Carlatton; £840 Hill Top; £805 (x2) Glenlea. Her – £910 (x4), £890 (x3) Wyseby Hill. A-A – £830 Towford; £800 (x2) Temple House; £795 High Plains. Frie – £730 Hagg; £665 Edenbanks. HF – £665 Edenbanks.
Store lambs – Belt – £84.50 Hobbiesburn; £81 Laburnham Court. Tex – £74 Scarrowhill; £71 Pundershaw; £70 Gallows Hill; £66 Ghyll House Farm. Dutch Tex – £73.50 Stubbsgill Farm. GF – £72 Wydoncleughside Farm; £66 Pundershaw; £55.50 Fairhill Farm; £52 Gallows Hill; £51 Waterloo Farm. Suf – £65 Demesne Farm; £60.50 Park Head Farm; £60 Gallows Hill; £57.50 Green Close; £56 Middle Gill Farm. Char – £64.50 Millbeck Hall Farm; £54, £50 Kirkhouse Farm; £51.50 Chesterwood Farmhouse. Hill Chev – £52 Greenside Keep Cottage; £51.50 Terrona; £50.50 Townhead Farm. BFL – £51 Pundershaw. BF – £50.50 Pundershaw. Swale – £47 Fell Hill.

Huntly
STRONG, short-keep lambs met a firm trade with longer keep sorts harder to cash at United Auctions’ sale of 1819, which topped at £72.50 for Texel crosses from Dalbeallie, Knockando.

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Cross – £72 Arndilly. Tex – £70 Cardnach. Char – £68 Honeybarrel. Tex X – £66.50 Cardnach. Cont – £65 Cardnach. Suff – £64 Greenland Mains. Chev – £59.50 Leithhall. Mule – £51 Aldunie. BF – £40 Auchnerran and Rinmore.

Ayr
ALL classes of store cattle sold sharper on the week when Craig Wilson sold 119 bullocks to average 204.8p per kg or £812.80 with 25 dairy bullocks at 135.6p or £656.84 and 113 heifers at 195.8p or £800.04.
Leading the entry at 254.8p was a pen of Salers cross bullocks from Lenamhor, Arran, with bullocks also hitting £1255 for Limousins from Dykefield.
Limousins led the heifer section at 224.7p for a pen from Baltersan and £1100 for a pair from Knockgerra.
Also forward were 1098 store lambs which saw good quality lambs sell sharper on the week. They averaged £43.81 (including 603 Blackfaces) and sold to £63 for a pen of Texels from Auchenhew, Arran.
On Tuesday, Craig Wilson had forward 110 breeding cattle, where heifers and calves (52) averaged £1770.21 and sold to £2700 for a Limousin and bull calf from High Barness.
In-calf heifers (27) averaged £1225.56 and sold to £1550 for a Limousin from High Barness.
A Limousin heifer from Gateside lead the bulling heifers (16) at £1093.13, while cows and calves (10) sold to £1850 from Barleith.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Lim – £1255, £990 Dykefield; £970 Baltersan. A-A – £1140 Barnford; £1130, £1080 Beoch (Stranraer); £1090 Cairnhouse (Arran); £970 Chapelton. Char – £1110 Barnford; £910 Chapelton. Sim – £1070 Dykefield; £1030 Baltersan. Sho – £1040, £910 Dalreoch. Her – £1020 Barnford; £875 Balsaggart. BB – £905 Brieryside. Frie – £750, £710, £700 Gatehead; £700 Spring Garden.
Heifers –Lim – £1100, £1075, £1000 Knockgerran; £1000 (x2)m £970 Baltersan; £950 Chapelton. Sim – £1050 Annock Lodge; £850 North Biggart. BB – £1000, £920 Brieryside. A-A – £970 £935 Beoch (Stranraer); £910 Balsaggart; £890 Shiel. Char – £890 Millerston; £875 (x2) Chapelton. Sho – £880 North Biggart. Blo – £825 Shiel.
Store lambs – Tex – £63 Auchenhew; £62.80 Baidlandhill. Suff – £61.80 Auchenhew. Mule – £61.50 Breconside. Tex X – £61.20 Routenburn; £61 Glendoune. Belt – £59.80 Glendoune. Cross – £56 Breconside. Cont – £53 Dalreoch and Cowdenmill. Chev – £52 Gartnakeilly. Cont Cross – £51.50 Oldbarn and Westlands. Rouge – £51 Newfield. Belt X – £51 Knockdaw and Harplaw. BF – £50.50 Cronberry; £47.50 Altgolath; £46.50 Breconside; £46 Harplaw.
Heifers and calves – Lim and bull – £2700 (x2) High Barness; £2320 Barleith; £2200 Ditton; £1900 Baryerrock. Lim and heifer – £2600, £2400 (x3) High Barness; £2400, £2000 Pennymore; £2100, £2000 Ditton; £2100, £1900 Baryerrock; £1950 Kilmaurs Mains, Ditton. BRB and bull – £2050 Blackbyres. BRB and heifer – £2050 MID Skeog. Sim and bull – £2050 Dunduff. AA and bull – £1950 Barleith.
Cows and calves – Lim and heifer – £1850 Barleith. Short and bull – £1200 North Parks. Sim and heifer – £1100 Scart. In Calf Hfrs – Lim – £1550 High Barness; £1350 (x4) Laigh Tarbeg; £1300 Turnberry; £1250 Graystale. AA – £1300 Baryerrock. BRB – £1300, £1200 Graystale; £1260 (x3) Turnberry. Short – £1200 & £1150 Ravenscroft. Bulling heifers – Lim – £1200 Gateside; £1159 Smithston; £1120 Moorpark (Sandhead). BRB – £950 Blackthorn Ave.

Oban
SELLING through Caledonian Marts, last week, were 622 suckled calves, store and OTM cattle as well as breeding cattle.
Clach Farms, Duachy, Kilninver, led the suckled calf trade at 278p per kg and £960 for a heifer while bullocks hit 319p and £720 from the Firm of Ardencaple and Scammadale. Heifer calves averaged 231p with bullocks at 217p.
Averaging £889, in-calf heifers peaked at £1850 for a Simmental from I MacColl, Mid Farm, Isle of Lismore, while bulling heifers levelled at £725.79 and sold to £950 from MD and SA Clarke, Williamwood, Lockerbie.
Cows with calves averaged £703.75 and sold to £1400 from Frackersaig Farms, Isle of Lismore.

LEADING prices:

Heifer calves – 358p, 319p, 313p, 310p, 304p, 301p, 295p, 293p, 280p Scammadale; 336p Carloonan; 315p, 306p, 292p, 290p Saulmore; 313p Wester Coilechat; 309p, 301p, 290p, 280p Ardlarach (Isle of Luing); 308p, 298p Clachan; 293p Drumachar; 286p Pennygown (Isle of Mull); 280p Southlynch.
Bullock calves – 308p, 255p, 236p Scammadale; 267p Burnside; 249p Iochdar; 243p, 230p Stillaig; 232p No 3 Vatersay; 232p Kilmaronaig.
In-calf heifers – £1800, £1600, £1550, £1450 Mid Farm (Isle of Lismore); £1700, £1500, £1300 Inverahyle; £1550 Stroneskar; £1500 Pennygown (Isle of Mull); £1450, £1400 Ardriona; £1350, £1300, £1200 Stroneskar; £1200 Stroneskar.
Bulling heifers – £920, £880 (x3) Williamwood; £900 Drumachar; £850 Auchnacraig (Isle of Mull).

Stirling (UA)
A LARGE entry of 2528 cattle sold through United Auctions last week.
Selling for the top price of 236.8p per kg was a 359kg Limousin cross bullock from Newton of Logierait, with the 1287 bullocks (which averaged 214.82p) also selling to £1280 for a 620kg Limousin cross from Compestonend. The 245 dairy bullocks averaged 129.34p and sold to 163.3p and £950 for Friesian crosses from Kirkland and Ormiston Mains, respectively.
Heifers (900) levelled at 199.02p and sold to 232.2p for a 379kg Limmy cross from Compestonend and £1190 for a 586kg Charolais cross from High Glentriplock.
Averaging 195.63p, the 96 young bulls were topped by Simmentals at 278.4p from Drumgrange and £1160 from Innerwick.
The 260-strong entry of cast cows saw 225 beef types average 100.56p and sell to 167.7p for a Limousin cross from Pyeston and £1470 for a Charolais cross from Mid Cambushinie, while 35 dairy cows averaged 69.51p and sold to 107.7p and £745 from Broughmore.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Ashkirktown £460, 184p. 251-300kg – Nether Pirn £660, 234.4p. 301-350kg – Lude £790, 229p. 351-400kg – Wards of Boyndie £900; Newton of Logierait 236.8p. 401-450kg – Barrodger £1030, 236.5p. 451-500kg – Compestonend £1110; High Glentriplock 229.8p. 501-550kg – Drumnessie £1195; Auchenfin 221.6p. 551-600kg – West Lundie £1245, 211.7p. 601-650kg – Compostonend £1280, 206.5p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Drumoider £510; Gateside 226.2p. 251-300kg – Auchenbainzie £620, 211p. 301-350kg – Gilston £750, 225.2p. 351-400kg – Sunnycroft £895; Riccarton 227.3p. 401-450kg – Crosswoodhill £990, 228.1p. 451-500kg – Compostonend £1110, 232.2p. 501-550kg – High Glentriplock £1170, 227.2p. 551-600kg – High Glentriplock £1190, 203.1p. 601-650kg – Horselaw £1155; Horselaw 188.1p. 651-700kg – Blackbog £1170, 174.1p.
Young bulls – Up to 250kg – Drumgrange £690, 278.2p. 251-300kg – Drumgrange £820, 278.40p. 301-350kg – Gateside £840, 250p. 501-550kg – Jaw £1040, 202.3p. 601-650kg – Jaw £1060, 172.1p. 701kg+ – Innerwick £1160, 148.7p.
Cast cows – Char – Mid Cambushinie £1470, 136.1p. Lim – Glendamph £1290; Pyeston 167.7p. A-A –Halbeath £1130; Ardlebank 144.3p. Cont X – Monzie £1070, 137.9p. SD – Whitsome Laws £1070; Auchencloich 128.5p. Sim – Whitsome Laws £1050; Kilbucho Place 131.11p.

Newcastleton
HARRISON and Hetherington held its annual two-day sale of Blue Grey cattle at Newcastleton, last week, where breeding cattle on the first day hit £2000 for four in-calf heifers from Farney Shields, Hexham.
In-calf heifers reached £1580 from Hedgley Farms, Alnwick, and bulling heifers sold to a joint top of £1400 – first for a pen of five from Barlaes, Castle Douglas, and again for a pen of eight from High Thorneyburn, Hexham.
The overall average for Blue Grey heifers, from suckled calves to in-calf heifers, was £990.40, with the highest average of £1712 for five going to Hownam Grange.
On day two, the calf sale peaked at £1000 for a Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Osborne, Park Head, Carlisle, with heifers to £925 for four Limousin crosses from Haining House, Brampton.

LEADING prices:

In-calf heifers – BG – £2000, £1650, £1600, £1380, £1240, £1220 Farney Shields; £1580 Hedgeley Hall.
Bulling heifers – BG– £1400, £1350, £1500, £1200, £1150 High Thorneyburn; £1400, £1200 Barlaes; £1220 Spoutbank; £1220, £1150, £1050 The Bloch; £1200 (x2), £1180, £1160 Milnholm; £1200 Low Closegill; £1180 Unthank; £1180 Hole of Lyne; £1160 Dyke Croft; £1150, £1100 Farney Shields; £1100, £1020, £950 Crowdieknowe; £1080, £920 The Becks; £1060 Batey Shield; £1050, £1000 Hartsgarth; £1050 Strudda Bank; £1050 Croft Road; £1000 Barron House; £980 Terrona. BSho – £1050 Blackburn; £1060 Spoutbank; £900 East Deloraine. Gall – £1000 East Deloraine; £800 (x2) Crowdieknowe. A-A – £700 Laghead Farm.
Bullocks – Lim – £1000 Park Head; £905 (x3), £900 (x2), £885, £870 (x2) £850 £840 The Side; £760 Sorbietrees. Gall – £870, £850 The Roan; £860 Park Head. WhiteSho – £870 Nickies Hill. A-A – £860 (x2), £850 (x4), £815 (x2), £800 (x2), £785 (x2) Mains Farm; £860 (x2), £785 (x2) Leahaugh. BSho – £860 (x2) Kirndean. BG – £640 (x3), £595 (x2) Nickies Hill. Char – £600, £540 (x2) Whintings Town.
Heifers – Lim – £925 (x4) Haining House; £830 (x3), £790 (x2)£745 (x2), £700 (x2), £650 The Side; £780 (x2) Nickies Hill; £660 Park Head. A-A – £840 (x2) £700, (x3) £690 (x3) ,£640 (x3) Mains Farm; £715 (x4) Leahaugh. Blo – £780 (x4) Hole of Lyne. Gall – £710 Haining House; WhiteSho – £570 (x2) Nickies Hill.

St Boswells
THERE was a large entry of 870 store cattle and suckled calves sold through Harrison and Hetherington, last week, where a Limousin store bullock from Messrs Hepburn, Northhouse, topped the trade at £1180.
Calves reached £1030 for a Limousin stot from Messrs Graham, Orchard, and 281.4p per kg for a Charolais bullock from Messrs Anderson, Headshaw L.
Heifer calves sold to 283p for a pen of Charolais from Messrs Morton, Kaeside.
Overall averages saw bullocks level at 224.39p with heifers at 208.79p, while calves aged one to six months peaked at 239p for bullocks and 250p for heifers. Those aged seven to 10 months sold to 228p for bullocks and 222p for heifers.
Also on offer was a show of breeding cattle which met a high demand throughout. Topping at £5000 twice were pure Aberdeen-Angus cows with calves at foot from Messrs Purcell, Rosedale.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – One to six months – 281.4p, 271.2p Headshaw L; 275p, 274.2p, 245.3p Kaeside; 260.7p, 254.7p, 243.8p South Riccalton; 259p, 248.5p Kirklands; 250.7p, 249.2p, 243.8p Huntershall; 250p Chapelhill; 243.9p Ecclaw; 241.4p, 241.3p Helmburn. Seven to 10 months – 270.3p, 266.7p, 264.7p Lee; 260.7p, 254.7p, 243.8p South Riccalton; 259p Kirklands; 250.7p Orchard, Headshaw L; 250p Chapelhill; 248.5p Kirklands; 243.9p Ecclaw; 243.8p Huntershall; 241.4p, 241.3p Helmburn. 11 to 18 months – 225p, 224.7p, 216.7p (x2), 215.7p (x2), 214.4p, 211.9p, 210.5p, 210p New Blainslie; 215.3p (x2) Greenhead; 214.6p Earlside, North Synton; 212.5p Midburn; 210.4p Middlestead; 19 to30 months – 215.3p Greenhead; 194.8p New Blainslie.
Heifers – One to six months – 283p, 267.2p Kaeside; 269p Kirklands; 265.1p, 246.8p, 242p Chapelhill, 255.2p South Riccalton; 244.2p Helmburn. Seven to 10 months – 269p, 242.9p Kirklands; 255.2p, 251.7p South Riccalton; 252.1p Orchard; 246.8p, 242p Chapelhill; 244.2p Helmburn. 11 to 18 months – 223.2p, 217.4p, 208.2p Gledswood; 219p, 206.7p North Synton; 213.7p Orchard; 212.9p Greenhead; 212.8p New Blainslie; 210p Foulshiels; 203.3p Chapelhill; 202.8p (x2), 202.7p Saughtree; 202.4p Middlestead; 201.1p Swinewood Mill; 201p Midburn. 19 to 30 months – 212.9p Greenhead; 207.1p North Synton; 202.4p Middlestead; 201p Midburn.
Breeding cattle – Cow with calves – A-A – £5000 (x2), £2350, £2100, £2000 Rosedale. Sim – £1850, £1680, £1520 Meigle. Lim – £1800, £1700 Hownam Grange; £1800, £1750 Meigle. Heifers with calves – Lim – £2950, £2600, £2400 Mirlaw House; £2700, £2550, £2500 (x2), £2450, £2000 Gospelhall. SD – £2700, £2150 Harehead. Sim – £2350, £2250 (x2), £2000 Harehead. In-calf heifer – Sim – £1800, £1700, £1600, £1520, £1500 (x3) Attonburn. A-A – £1620 Milrighall. In-calf cow – £1680, £1580, £1500 Rosedale; £1180 Meigle. Bulling heifers – Sim – £1600, £1500 Floors Farming; £1400, £1380 £1320 Upper Chatto; £1380, £1350, £1280 Berryfell; £1220, £1160 Ettrickshaws. A-A – £1200, £1060, £1050 Stobo Home Farm. Sho – £1010 (x2), £1000 Clifton Park. Lim – £900 Greenhead.

Dumfries
TRADE upheld recent rates at C and D Auction Marts’ sale of store lambs and feeding ewes last week, where lambs sold to £64.50 for crosses from Whitedyke.
This week, bullocks averaged 196.1p per kg and sold to 406.3p or £1300 for a Limousin from Haas-side, while the same home topped the heifers with a Limousin at £1260 or 400p. Heifers averaged 183p.

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Cross – £64.50, £55.50 Whitedyke; £59.50 Ballinnie; £59 Hall; £54.50 Bridgemark; £53.50 Dalpeddar. Tex – £60 Ballinnie; £55.50 Glenlaugh; £54.50 Auchenbrack; £53 Artfield. Chev – £51.50 Craiglearen. BF – £37.50 Ballinnie; £36.50 (x2), £36 Highcroach.
Bullocks – Lim – £1300, £1240, £1120, £1100, £980 Hass-side; £1200 Cormaddie; £1090 Chapel; £1020 Bridgehouse; £1015, £990 Kirkhill; £1015, £965 Kirkbride; £1000 West Lanegate; £1000 Mosside; £985 High Auchneel; £965 Ballaggan. AA – £1185, £1000, £975 Auchenage; £1030 Kirkbride; £1015 Wyliehole; £1000 Mid Locharwoods; £995 Palaceknowe; £975 Shenrick; £970, £950 Kirkhill; £950 Potholm; £950 High Auchneel. Here – £1080, £940 Baltersan. Char – £1065, £1000 West Lanegate; £1020 Finnieness; £1010 Hayfield. Sim – £1065 Cormaddie, £960 Palaceknowe. BRB – £1000 Sunnyhill; £940 High Auchneel; £920, £905 Harwood on Teviot. Short – £920 Kirkhill. N Red – £825 Shenrick. BF – £815 Baltersan.
Heifers – Lim – £1260, £1120, £1020, £1000 Haas-side; £980 Kirkhill; £960, 3935 Auchenhill; £935 Wyliehole; £915 High Auchneel; £910 Shenrick; 3910 West Lanegate; £900 Bridgehouse. Char – £1045, £935, £880 West Lanegate; £975 Horsecrook; £940 Mosside; £915 Beechgrove. Sim – £1020 Wyliehole; £975 Auchenhill. AA – £985 Shenrick; £960 Dalswinton; £955 Auchenage; 3950 High Auchneel; £910 Dalswinton; £905 Boreland. BRB – £980 Rashgill; £950 High Auchneel; £920 Shenrick; £860 Drumburn. Dev – £940 Upper Portrack. Beef Short –£830 Dalswinton.

Tiree
UNITED Auctions sold 554 cattle on Tiree, last week, where averages dropped slightly on the year as bullocks levelled at £680.90 or 218.58p per kg (-£7.45 or  +5.2p on the year) with heifers at £589 or 203.87p (-£30.34 or - 3.85p).
Limousin crosses led most sections at 334p for heifers from Mannal; 286p for bullocks from 10 Balevullin and Ruaig; £1130 for bullocks from Whitehouse (D Hayes); and £1110 for heifers from Heylipol.
In the breeding section, Salers bulling heifers from Drumaglea topped at £1300 and cast cows reached £970 for Limousin crosses from Parkhouse.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Lim X – £1130, £990 Whitehouse (D Hayes); £1030 Whitehouse; £1020 6 Barrapol; £1000, £960, £950, £890 (x2), £850 (x2) 9 Barrapol; £1000, £980 (x2) Salum; £910 Drumaglea; £870 (x4) Drumasaidh; £850 5 Barrapol. Sal X – £1120 6 Crossapol; £1050, £870 (x2) Drumaglea; £1030 Whitehouse (D Hayes); £1000, £860 Ardeas; £900 3A Caolis; £850 (x3) Middleton Farm. Sho X – £980 Middleton Farm. Sim X – £980 Sandaig; £840 Lochphuil. A-A X – £960 Whitehouse (D Hayes); £920 (x3) Mainroad; £820 (x2) Middleton Farm. Her X – £890 (x2) Middleton Farm. Char X – £850 Salum; £840 Garaphail. BB X –£820 Middleton Farm.
Heifers – Lim X – £1110 Heylipol Farm; £1060 Mannal; £1050 Lochside; £980 Sandaig; £920 Salum; £870, £850 Drumaglea. Sim X – £860 Lochphuil; £850 Sandaig. Char X – £840 Heylipol Farm; £830, £790 Salum. BSho X – £830, £800 Croish. Sal X – £810 (x3), £780 Middleton Farm; £810 (x2) Ardeas. Sho X – £810 Middleton Farm. BB X – £710 Ruaig.
Breeding cattle – Bulling heifers – Sal X – £1300 (x2) Drumaglea. In-calf cows – Lim X – £900 (x2) Drumaglea; £820 1 Kilkenneth.
Cast cows – Lim X – £970, £920 Parkhouse; £900 Hillcrest; £890 Drumaglea; £840, £790 (x2) Heylipol Farm. A-A X– £880 Hillcrest; £810 Parkhouse. Sal X – £870, £810 Drumaglea. Sim X – £830 2 Heylipol; £820 Heylipol Farm. BB X – £820 Whitehouse. Blo X – £710 Lochphuil.

Dalmally
MAINLY third draw lambs were on offer at United Auctions’ sale of 3159 sheep at Dalmally, last week, where lambs levelled at £32.11 or 118p per kg and Texel crosses topped at 173p from Barguillean and £70 from Dunnans.
Females sold to £68 for Blackface gimmers from Duncroisk with ewes to £56 for Blackies from Gallanch, and rams sold to £300 for Texels from Brackley Parks (McArthur).

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex X – £70 Dunans; £59 Ormsary Farmers. Cross – £53 An Doire Bheag; £50 Ormsary Farmers. Suff X – £50 Garraron and Melfort Farms. BF – £50 Ormsary Farmers; £47.50 Duncroisk.
Ewes – Chev X – £56 Gallanach Farms. Tex X – £52 Brackley. Cross – £47.50 Homefield, Colonsay; £46 Glenshellach. BF – £45 Gallanach Farms; £44 Raera; £40 Dall Farm. Chev X – £44 Lochdochart.
Gimmers – BF – £68 Duncroisk.
Rams – Tex – £300 Brackley Parks; £280 Barguillean. Lle – £160 Craig Farm.

Quoybrae
ABERDEEN and Northern Marts sold 1729 store, prime and breeding sheep at Quoybrae, on Monday, where the 1336 store lambs averaged £51.74 and sold to £69.50 for Suffolks from Hillside, Auckengill.
Breeding sheep (53) were topped at £200 by shearling rams – for a Cheviot from Achscrabster and again for a Suffolk from Nipster, Watten – and the 90 ewe lambs levelled at £46.37 having peaked at £71.50 for Texels from Lower Reiss Farms.
The 54 prime lambs hit 153.8p for three 41.6kg Texels from Myrelandhorn (Mccarthy) and £65.50 for 19 Suffolks weighing 43.2kg from Achscrabster.
Feeding ewes and rams (196) averaged £48.80 and sold to £79 for Texels from Clachan, Mid-Clyth.  

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Suff – West Greenland and Olrig Mains £66.50. Cont – North Calder Farm £66. Tex – Brabsterdorran (Sutherland) £65.50. Chev – Lower Westerdale £65. Mule – Burnlea House, Lower Westerdale £65. BFL – Olrig Mains £63. Char – Bennachie £55. HB – Granton Mains £54.50.
Prime lambs – Tex – Myrelandhorn £64; Skirza Croft 149.8p. HD – The Crofts, North Watten £62.50, 142p. Suff – Achacrabster 151.6p.
Ewe lambs – Char – Bennachie £66. Tex – Glencroft £61.
Breeding sheep – Shearling rams – BFL – Tister Farm £180. Suff – Biggins, Wick £130. Gimmers – Cont – Gansclett £62. Shet – Westerloch Farm £55. WM ewes – Chev – Balbeg £63. BM ewes – Chev – Balbeg £58.
Feeding ewes and rams – Suff – 8 Upper Dounreay £75. Tex – Castleheather £74. Cont – East End, John O’ Groats £73. Chev – Balbeg and Glencoe, Myrelandhorn £64.

Stirling (Cal)
CALEDONIAN Marts sold 635 store cattle to a top of 264p per kg for a Charolais heifer from West Carse, Gargunnock, at Stirling on Mondaay.
Heifers also reached £1160 for an Aberdeen-Angus from Addieswell, West Calder, with the same home leading the gross trade at £1200 for an Angus bullock. Otherwise, bullocks reached 246p for a Limousin from Mains of Burnbank, Blairdrummond, and averaged 201p while heifers levelled at 194p.
Dairy bullocks averaged 136p and reached 150p from Macrindleston, Girvan, and £780 from Bonnyhill, Bonnybridge.
Also on offer was a selection of store sheep which saw breeding females peak at £132 for a pen of Beltex cross Texel gimmers from Leadmachany, Muthill, with rams to £380 for a Texel shearling from Walton, Cardross.
Beltex cross Texels from H McLeod, Parsons Mill, Cardenden, topped the store lambs at £79.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – £1130, £1090, £1080 Willowbrae; £1130, £1100 Blairhall; £1130 Hillhead; £1110 Mains of Burnbank; £1110 West Carmuirs; £1100, £1090, £1050 South Woodend; £1080, £1070, £1050 Woodcockdale; £1070 Glenside; £1060 Balafark; £1060 Mains of Burnbank; £1060 Summerhouse; £1050 Broadleys; £1050 Addieswell; £1040 Parkhead.
Heifers – £1120, £1100 West Carse; £1110, £1040, £980 Broadleys; £1070 West Carmuirs; £1050 Blairhall; £1040, £980 Broadleys; £1040 Avoncrook; £1040, £900 Wester Hassockrigg£1030 Blairhall; £1030 South Woodend; £1030 Haddockston£1000, £980 Bonnyhill; £980 Mains of Burnbank; £950 East Kerse.
Store lambs – Tex – £69.50 Rotmell. Tex X – £66 Auchtenny. Suff – £66 Auchtenny. Cont – £65.50 Stronmagachan. Cont X – £64 Ballinkinrain. Cross – £63 Rotmell. Mule – £59 Auchtenny. BF – £50 Craigannet; £47 Auchtenny
Feeding ewes – Tex – £74 Gallin. Cont – £60 Parsons Mill. Tex X – £58 Knockdaw. Cross – £51 Leorin. Chev – £44 Kilbride. BF – £32 Hillhead. BF X – £29 Leorin.
Ewe lambs – BF – £45 Kinrara; £42 More. Chev – £36.50 South Halls
Rams –Blue Tex – £260, £200 Millside. Lle – £200 Millside.

Lockerbie
ALL store classes sold well at Lockerbie on Tuesday, where a Charolais bullock from Craigielandshill, Moffatt, sold to £950, while a Limousin heifer from Harlawhill, Canonbie, sold for £910.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Char –£950, £800 Craigielandshill. Sim – £900, £750 Maxwellbank. AA – £875 Maxwellbank; £805 Craigielandshill.
Heifers – Lim – £910, £800, £740 Harlawhill Farm; £900 (x2) Milnholm Farm. BRB – £880, £850, £830 Todholes. AA – £855 Maxwellbank.

£1800, £1700, £1600, £1520, £1500 (x3) Attonburn. A-A – £1620 Milrighall. In-calf cow – £1680, £1580, £1500 Rosedale; £1180 Meigle. Bulling heifers – Sim – £1600, £1500 Floors Farming; £1400, £1380 £1320 Upper Chatto; £1380, £1350, £1280 Berryfell; £1220, £1160 Ettrickshaws. A-A – £1200, £1060, £1050 Stobo Home Farm. Sho – £1010 (x2), £1000 Clifton Park. Lim – £900 Greenhead.

Dumfries
TRADE upheld recent rates at C and D Auction Marts’ sale of store lambs and feeding ewes last week, where lambs sold to £64.50 for crosses from Whitedyke.
This week, bullocks averaged 196.1p per kg and sold to 406.3p or £1300 for a Limousin from Haas-side, while the same home topped the heifers with a Limousin at £1260 or 400p. Heifers averaged 183p.

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Cross – £64.50, £55.50 Whitedyke; £59.50 Ballinnie; £59 Hall; £54.50 Bridgemark; £53.50 Dalpeddar. Tex – £60 Ballinnie; £55.50 Glenlaugh; £54.50 Auchenbrack; £53 Artfield. Chev – £51.50 Craiglearen. BF – £37.50 Ballinnie; £36.50 (x2), £36 Highcroach.
Bullocks – Lim – £1300, £1240, £1120, £1100, £980 Hass-side; £1200 Cormaddie; £1090 Chapel; £1020 Bridgehouse; £1015, £990 Kirkhill; £1015, £965 Kirkbride; £1000 West Lanegate; £1000 Mosside; £985 High Auchneel; £965 Ballaggan. AA – £1185, £1000, £975 Auchenage; £1030 Kirkbride; £1015 Wyliehole; £1000 Mid Locharwoods; £995 Palaceknowe; £975 Shenrick; £970, £950 Kirkhill; £950 Potholm; £950 High Auchneel. Here – £1080, £940 Baltersan. Char – £1065, £1000 West Lanegate; £1020 Finnieness; £1010 Hayfield. Sim – £1065 Cormaddie, £960 Palaceknowe. BRB – £1000 Sunnyhill; £940 High Auchneel; £920, £905 Harwood on Teviot. Short – £920 Kirkhill. N Red – £825 Shenrick. BF – £815 Baltersan.
Heifers – Lim – £1260, £1120, £1020, £1000 Haas-side; £980 Kirkhill; £960, 3935 Auchenhill; £935 Wyliehole; £915 High Auchneel; £910 Shenrick; 3910 West Lanegate; £900 Bridgehouse. Char – £1045, £935, £880 West Lanegate; £975 Horsecrook; £940 Mosside; £915 Beechgrove. Sim – £1020 Wyliehole; £975 Auchenhill. AA – £985 Shenrick; £960 Dalswinton; £955 Auchenage; 3950 High Auchneel; £910 Dalswinton; £905 Boreland. BRB – £980 Rashgill; £950 High Auchneel; £920 Shenrick; £860 Drumburn. Dev – £940 Upper Portrack. Beef Short –£830 Dalswinton.

Tiree
UNITED Auctions sold 554 cattle on Tiree, last week, where averages dropped slightly on the year as bullocks levelled at £680.90 or 218.58p per kg (-£7.45 or  +5.2p on the year) with heifers at £589 or 203.87p (-£30.34 or - 3.85p).
Limousin crosses led most sections at 334p for heifers from Mannal; 286p for bullocks from 10 Balevullin and Ruaig; £1130 for bullocks from Whitehouse (D Hayes); and £1110 for heifers from Heylipol.
In the breeding section, Salers bulling heifers from Drumaglea topped at £1300 and cast cows reached £970 for Limousin crosses from Parkhouse.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Lim X – £1130, £990 Whitehouse (D Hayes); £1030 Whitehouse; £1020 6 Barrapol; £1000, £960, £950, £890 (x2), £850 (x2) 9 Barrapol; £1000, £980 (x2) Salum; £910 Drumaglea; £870 (x4) Drumasaidh; £850 5 Barrapol. Sal X – £1120 6 Crossapol; £1050, £870 (x2) Drumaglea; £1030 Whitehouse (D Hayes); £1000, £860 Ardeas; £900 3A Caolis; £850 (x3) Middleton Farm. Sho X – £980 Middleton Farm. Sim X – £980 Sandaig; £840 Lochphuil. A-A X – £960 Whitehouse (D Hayes); £920 (x3) Mainroad; £820 (x2) Middleton Farm. Her X – £890 (x2) Middleton Farm. Char X – £850 Salum; £840 Garaphail. BB X –£820 Middleton Farm.
Heifers – Lim X – £1110 Heylipol Farm; £1060 Mannal; £1050 Lochside; £980 Sandaig; £920 Salum; £870, £850 Drumaglea. Sim X – £860 Lochphuil; £850 Sandaig. Char X – £840 Heylipol Farm; £830, £790 Salum. BSho X – £830, £800 Croish. Sal X – £810 (x3), £780 Middleton Farm; £810 (x2) Ardeas. Sho X – £810 Middleton Farm. BB X – £710 Ruaig.
Breeding cattle – Bulling heifers – Sal X – £1300 (x2) Drumaglea. In-calf cows – Lim X – £900 (x2) Drumaglea; £820 1 Kilkenneth.
Cast cows – Lim X – £970, £920 Parkhouse; £900 Hillcrest; £890 Drumaglea; £840, £790 (x2) Heylipol Farm. A-A X– £880 Hillcrest; £810 Parkhouse. Sal X – £870, £810 Drumaglea. Sim X – £830 2 Heylipol; £820 Heylipol Farm. BB X – £820 Whitehouse. Blo X – £710 Lochphuil.

Dalmally
MAINLY third draw lambs were on offer at United Auctions’ sale of 3159 sheep at Dalmally, last week, where lambs levelled at £32.11 or 118p per kg and Texel crosses topped at 173p from Barguillean and £70 from Dunnans.
Females sold to £68 for Blackface gimmers from Duncroisk with ewes to £56 for Blackies from Gallanch, and rams sold to £300 for Texels from Brackley Parks (McArthur).

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex X – £70 Dunans; £59 Ormsary Farmers. Cross – £53 An Doire Bheag; £50 Ormsary Farmers. Suff X – £50 Garraron and Melfort Farms. BF – £50 Ormsary Farmers; £47.50 Duncroisk.
Ewes – Chev X – £56 Gallanach Farms. Tex X – £52 Brackley. Cross – £47.50 Homefield, Colonsay; £46 Glenshellach. BF – £45 Gallanach Farms; £44 Raera; £40 Dall Farm. Chev X – £44 Lochdochart.
Gimmers – BF – £68 Duncroisk.
Rams – Tex – £300 Brackley Parks; £280 Barguillean. Lle – £160 Craig Farm.

Quoybrae
ABERDEEN and Northern Marts sold 1729 store, prime and breeding sheep at Quoybrae, on Monday, where the 1336 store lambs averaged £51.74 and sold to £69.50 for Suffolks from Hillside, Auckengill.
Breeding sheep (53) were topped at £200 by shearling rams – for a Cheviot from Achscrabster and again for a Suffolk from Nipster, Watten – and the 90 ewe lambs levelled at £46.37 having peaked at £71.50 for Texels from Lower Reiss Farms.
The 54 prime lambs hit 153.8p for three 41.6kg Texels from Myrelandhorn (Mccarthy) and £65.50 for 19 Suffolks weighing 43.2kg from Achscrabster.
Feeding ewes and rams (196) averaged £48.80 and sold to £79 for Texels from Clachan, Mid-Clyth.  

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Suff – West Greenland and Olrig Mains £66.50. Cont – North Calder Farm £66. Tex – Brabsterdorran (Sutherland) £65.50. Chev – Lower Westerdale £65. Mule – Burnlea House, Lower Westerdale £65. BFL – Olrig Mains £63. Char – Bennachie £55. HB – Granton Mains £54.50.
Prime lambs – Tex – Myrelandhorn £64; Skirza Croft 149.8p. HD – The Crofts, North Watten £62.50, 142p. Suff – Achacrabster 151.6p.
Ewe lambs – Char – Bennachie £66. Tex – Glencroft £61.
Breeding sheep – Shearling rams – BFL – Tister Farm £180. Suff – Biggins, Wick £130. Gimmers – Cont – Gansclett £62. Shet – Westerloch Farm £55. WM ewes – Chev – Balbeg £63. BM ewes – Chev – Balbeg £58.
Feeding ewes and rams – Suff – 8 Upper Dounreay £75. Tex – Castleheather £74. Cont – East End, John O’ Groats £73. Chev – Balbeg and Glencoe, Myrelandhorn £64.

Lockerbie
ALL store classes sold well at Lockerbie on Tuesday, where a Charolais bullock from Craigielandshill, Moffatt, sold to £950, while a Limousin heifer from Harlawhill, Canonbie, sold for £910.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Char –£950, £800 Craigielandshill. Sim – £900, £750 Maxwellbank. AA – £875 Maxwellbank; £805 Craigielandshill.
Heifers – Lim – £910, £800, £740 Harlawhill Farm; £900 (x2) Milnholm Farm. BRB – £880, £850, £830 Todholes. AA – £855 Maxwellbank.

Stirling (Cal)
CALEDONIAN Marts sold 635 store cattle to a top of 264p per kg for a Charolais heifer from West Carse, Gargunnock, at Stirling on Mondaay.
Heifers also reached £1160 for an Aberdeen-Angus from Addieswell, West Calder, with the same home leading the gross trade at £1200 for an Angus bullock. Otherwise, bullocks reached 246p for a Limousin from Mains of Burnbank, Blairdrummond, and averaged 201p while heifers levelled at 194p.
Dairy bullocks averaged 136p and reached 150p from Macrindleston, Girvan, and £780 from Bonnyhill, Bonnybridge.
Also on offer was a selection of store sheep which saw breeding females peak at £132 for a pen of Beltex cross Texel gimmers from Leadmachany, Muthill, with rams to £380 for a Texel shearling from Walton, Cardross.
Beltex cross Texels from Parsons Mill, Cardenden, topped the stores at £79.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – £1130, £1090, £1080 Willowbrae; £1130, £1100 Blairhall; £1130 Hillhead; £1110 Mains of Burnbank; £1110 West Carmuirs; £1100, £1090, £1050 South Woodend; £1080, £1070, £1050 Woodcockdale; £1070 Glenside; £1060 Balafark; £1060 Mains of Burnbank; £1060 Summerhouse; £1050 Broadleys; £1050 Addieswell; £1040 Parkhead.
Heifers – £1120, £1100 West Carse; £1110, £1040, £980 Broadleys; £1070 West Carmuirs; £1050 Blairhall; £1040, £980 Broadleys; £1040 Avoncrook; £1040, £900 Wester Hassockrigg£1030 Blairhall; £1030 South Woodend; £1030 Haddockston£1000, £980 Bonnyhill; £980 Mains of Burnbank; £950 East Kerse.
Store lambs – Tex – £69.50 Rotmell. Tex X – £66 Auchtenny. Suff – £66 Auchtenny. Cont – £65.50 Stronmagachan. Cont X – £64 Ballinkinrain. Cross – £63 Rotmell. Mule – £59 Auchtenny. BF – £50 Craigannet; £47 Auchtenny
Feeding ewes – Tex – £74 Gallin. Cont – £60 Parsons Mill. Tex X – £58 Knockdaw. Cross – £51 Leorin. Chev – £44 Kilbride.
Ewe lambs – BF – £45 Kinrara; £42 More. Chev – £36.50 South Halls
Rams –Blue Tex – £260, £200 Millside. Lle – £200 Millside.