Special sales in the July 29 issue

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – West Park £570, 229.8p. 251-300kg – Knollhead £700, 265.2p. 301-350kg – Gateside £890; Auchenflower 261.8p. 351-400kg – Grassfield £1025, 264.9p. 401-450kg – Grassfield £1150; Meikle Larbrax 262.3p. 451-500kg – Mid Knockglass £1240, 265.1p. 501-550kg – Mid Knockglass £1370, 251.8p. 551-600kg – Mid Knockgalss £1370, 236.2p. 601-650kg – Crookedstonemuir £1380, 220.4p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Knollhead £620, 248pp. 251-300kg – West Park £830, 281.4p. 301-350kg – Grassfield £850; Genoch 265.8p. 351-400kg – Beeches £950; Genoch Mains 248.6p. 401-450kg – Incheoch £1060; Bogside 244p. 451-500kg – Mid Knockglass £1160, 239.6p. 501-550kg – Mid Knockglass £1160, 231.1p. 551-600kg – Bencloich £1320, Graystale 223.5p.
Cast cows – Sim – Beeches £1490; Traprain 166.7p. Blo – Chapel £1450, 163.3p. BB – Upper Auchenlay £1350; The Ross 189.4p. Lim – Easter Frew £1330; Torrax 172.2p. Char – Balmyle £1270; Montalt 154.8p. A-A – Chesthill £1270; Easter Frew 199.6p. Sho – Clydeside £1110, 144.2p. Cont – Torrax £1090, 165.7p. Sal – Bogside £1010, 146.8p.

Carlisle
THREE individual Limousin cross bullocks from Mr Weal, Birkshawhead, Lockerbie, topped Harrison and Hetherington’s recent sale of 405 store cattle when they were knocked down for £1435 apiece. 
A pure-bred Limousin from Messrs Moscrop, Ryeclose, Brampton, led the heifers at £1380. 
A smaller show of 142 weanlings reached £1170 and £1160 for two Limousin bulls from Messrs Watson, Sanders Close. Aberdeen-Angus from Hallfoot led the bullocks at £1105 twice and heifers at £870 five times. 
On Monday, the firm held its opening sale of store lambs which met a good trade and left vendors happy with returns. They reached £75.50 for a pen of nine Texel cross lambs from Waverhead.

LEADING prices:

Store bullocks – Lim – £1435 (x3), £1285 £1265 Birkshawhead; £1385 Shield Green; £1265, £1235 (x3) Wood Head; £1245 Spout Bank; £1240 (x2) Beck Farm; £1225, £1185, £1165 £1160 Cumdivock; £1205, £1195 Westgarth Hill; £1200 (x3), £1175 (x2) Midtown; £1155 Heatheridge; £1125 Crookholm. BB – £1345 Sandbed; £1285, £1165, £1135 (x2) Stenries; £1265, £1225 Fishergill; £1245 (x3) £1135 Aspatria Hall; £1235 Shield Green; £1235, £1165 Hainings; £1200 Westgarth Hill; £1185 Spout Bank; £1165 Blackdyke; £1155, £1125 Beech House; £1155 (x2), £1090 Bankend; £1135 Netherfield; £1100 The Wreay. A-A – £1295 Shank Castle; £1235 (x5) Stainton House; £1205 (x2) Spout Bank; £1200, £1165 (x3) Limekilns. Fleck – £1295, £1155 (x2) Wood Head. Char – £1275 Wood Head; £1185 £1145 Stenries; £1165 Burnside; £1105 Woodcroft; £1050 Raggetsyke. Beef Sho – £1225, £1115 (x2), £1075 (x3), £1065 Bays Leap Farm House. Mont – £1130 Blackdyke; £1115, £1025 (x2) Aspatria Hall. Sim – £1145, £1090 (x2), £1015 Uppertown; £1035 Heggle Lane. Dairy Sho – £1115 Bays Leap Farm House.
Store heifers – Lim – £1380, £1350, £1265 Rye Close; £1350, £1240 Orton Rigg; £1345 Burnside; £1275, £1100 Smithy Garth; £1270, £1100 Beck; £1200 Kirkfield; £1185 Pallet Hill; £1150 (x2) The Wreay; £1130 Stonewalls; £1110 (x4) Laversdale; £1100 Low Hallburn; £1090 Westgarth Hill. BB – £1285 (x2), £1165 Sandbed; £1165 Park House; £1155 Fishergill; £1125 (x2), £1075 (x2) £1055 (x2), £1025 Rose Farm; £1025 Blackdyke. Char – £1200 Rye Close; £1135, £1065, £1035 Burnside; £1020 Crookdake Mill. Sim – £1185 Rose. Blo – £1165, £1025 Rye Close; £1030 The Wreay. Beef Sho – £1055 Bays Leap Dairy. A-A – £1005 Crookdake Mill. 
Weaned bulls – Lim – £1170, £1160 Sanders Close; £1120, £1090 Kirkhouse. HF – £640 Ashley Grove; £425 (x5) Wragmire Bank. Hol – £480, £445 (x4) Gill Farm. 
Weaned bullocks – A-A – £1105 (x2) £870 (x3) Hallfoot; £825 (x2), £810 West Hot Bank; £810 (x4) Carsewalloch. Char – £885 Barrhill Avenue. BB – £860 Walby Hall. Lim – £850, £815 Whitwell; £845 West Hot; £810 Hallfoot. HF – £780 Ashley Grove; £550, (x3) £525 (x6) Rathvale. Sho – £720 Grange of Cree. Gall – £690 Carsewalloch. Her – £630 (x3) Hallfoot. Frie – £520 Rathvale. 
Weaned heifers – A-A – £870 (x5) Hallfoot; £835 Brackenhill. Lim – £840 (x4) Hallfoot. HF – £795 (x3) Hawkshole
Store lambs – Tex – £75.50 Waverhead; £74 Chesterwood; £73, £71 (x2), £69.50 Goodlie; £67 (x2) Croft Ends; £64.50 Southwaite Green Mill; £63.50 Foreshields; £62 Croft Ends; £61.50, £61 Ross Farm. Jac – £67 Croft Ends; £55 Housenrigg Cottage; £45 Penny Hill. Suff – £65 West Foreshields; £63, £59 Southwaite Green Mill. MB – £61.50, £60 New Houses Farm. NCC – £51 Penny Hill. GF – £57.50, £46.50 Penny Hill. Chev Mule – £49.50 Chesterwood; £48.50 Penny Hill.

St Boswells
STORE cattle met a strong trade throughout at Harrison and Hetherington’s recent sale, where Aberdeen-Angus cattle from Whitfield topped the bullock trade at £1490 while heifers sold to £1435. 
A Charolais cross bullock from Messrs Morton, Kaeside, topped the price per kg at 291.9p with heifers to 255.6p for Limousins from Greenknowe. 
Bullocks cashed in at 237.6p or £1014.77, with heifers at 232.5p or £959.23.
A small entry of breeding cattle peaked at £1520 for in-calf Aberdeen-Angus cross cows from Messrs Dalton, Millrighall. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – A-A – £1490, £1420, £1300 Whitfield; £1070 Branxholm Braes. Sim – £1170 Brothershiels. Lim – £1120 Greenknowe; £1110, £1080 Broomiebank. BB – £1080 Brothershiels. Char – £1080, £1000, £920 Kaeside. Sal – £945 Kaeside; £850 (x2) Lyne. Per kg – Char – 291.9p, 282p, 262.7p, 255.6p, 241p Kaeside. Sal – 254.2p, 236.3p Kaeside; 246.4p Lyne, Peebles. Lim – 246.2p Greenknowe; 242.3p Swinewood Mill; 234.8p, 231.3p Broomiebank. A-A – 243.5p, 237.8p. 228.2p Branxholm Braes; 236p Whitfield. Sim – 222.9p Brothershiels. BB – 211.8p Brothershiels. 
Heifers – Per head – A-A – £1435, £1270 Whitfield, Hawick; £1165, £1060, £1050 Broomiebank; £1080 Branxholm Braes; £1050 Currie Inn. Lim – £1120, £1100, £1055 (x2), £1035 Greenknowe; £1040 Broomiebank. Char – £1120, £975 Greenknowe; £1055 Brothershiels. Per kg – Lim – 255.6p, 248.6p, 248.2p, 241.8p Greenknowe. Char – 242.7p Kaeside; 234.9p, 226.3p Greenknowe; 224.4p Swinewood Mill. A-A – 241.9p Whitfield, Hawick; 238.1p, 234.8p Branxholm Braes; 233p Broomiebank. 

Thainstone
BREEDING cattle met a fast trade at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 26, where a Simmental cow with bull calf at foot from Barns, Crathes, topped the female entry at £2000. 
Charolais crosses from Burnside of Whitefield, Forglen, led the store cattle section at 305.4p per kg for a pair of 298kg bullocks and 287.4p for a pair of 254kg heifers. 
A 540kg Simmental cross from Tullochgribban Mains, Dulnain Bridge, led the gross trade at £1250, and heifers also reached £1230 for a 540kg Limousin cross from Lachlanstrype, New Pitsligo. 
The 45 bullocks averaged 229.3p with 65 heifers at 230.5p, while the 10 bulls sold to 263.2p and £1300 for Limousin crosses from Drumforber, Laurencekirk. 
Also on offer were 805 store sheep, where continentals with singles from Sunnyside Meikle Wartle led the 41 breeding sheep at £80. 
Store lambs (14) reached £87 for Texel crosses from Craiglands, Lonmay, and more Texel crosses from Skilmafilly, Auchnagatt, led the 750 feeding ewes and rams at £123.50. 

LEADING prices:

Heifers with calves – Bull calf – Lim X – Teuchitfauld, Maud £1920. BB X – Stillswells, Bonnykelly £1700. BB – Stillswells £1680. Heifer calf – Stillswells £1880. Par – Quarryhead £1650. 
Cow with calves – Bull calf – Sim – Barns, Crathes £2000. BG – Quarryhead, Glass £1980. Lim X – Stillswells £1880. Blo – Quarryhead £1750. Heifer calf – Char X – Cairntack, Belhelvie £1450. A-A X – Quarryhead £1420.
In-calf cow – A-A X – Edinglassie £1520.
Breeding cows – Sim X – Glenlea, Lumphanan £1150.
Breeding bulls – Lim – Edinglassie Mains 2700gns. A-A – Fasque House Estate, Fettercairn 2500gns. Sim – Bankhead, Portlethen 1800gns.
Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Burnside of Whitefield £910, 300p. 301-350kg – Lynemore, Grantown on Spey £920, 275.4p. 351-400kg –Fodderletter £990, North Springbank, New Deer 265p. 401-450kg – Wainsgate, Durris, Greens of Burgie, Rafford £1000; Wainsgate 246.3p. 451-500kg – Fodderletter £1170, 247.9p. 501-550kg – South Breck, Burray £1140; Tullochgribban 248p. 551-600kg – Backhill of Cardrum, Oldmeldrum £1200, 208.3p.
Heifers – Up to 350kg – Sunnyside, Meikle Wartle £900, 274.4p. 351-400kg – Fodderletter £970, 260.8p. 401-450kg – Cairntack, Belhelvie £1060, 236.6p. 451-500kg – Burnside of Whitefield £1170, Cairntack 239.3p. 501-550kg – Lachlanstrype £1120, 227.8p.
Young bulls – Up to 350kg – Drumforber £900, 257.1p. 351-400kg – Fodderletter, Tomintoul £830, 212.8p. 401-450kg – Drumforber £1100. 
Ewes with lambs – Lamb and half – Tex X – Birkhill, Dyce £73. 
New season store lambs – Tex – Craiglands £57. Tex X – Skylark, Skelmuir £57. 
Feeding ewes – Suff X – Skilmafilly £118.50. Tex X – Skilmafilly £116.50. Tex – West Funach, Durris, Auchnieve Croft, Oldmeldrum £107.50. Cont – Old Echt, Easter Bo Fisherie £106.50. Black – Clochtow, Slains £104.50. Cont X – Westerton, Echt £103.50. Down X – Newmill, Crathes £101.50. Suff – Easter Bo, £96.50. Chev – Newmill £92.50. Lleyn – South Coldstream, Drumoak £89.50. Chev Mule – Blackmyre, St Fergus £87.50. Mule – South Bogbain, Keith £78.50. GF – Newmill £75.50. BF – Knockhourn, Knockando £60. 
Feeding rams – Tex – Upper Minmore Glenkindie £104.50. Suff – Upper Minmore £99.50. Down – Craigiebank, Largie £97.50. BFL – Upper Minmore £89.50. 

Dumfries
MORE forward stores were present and all classes were in demand due to a lack of numbers at C and D Auction Marts’ sale of 107 store cattle. 
They peaked at £1345 for Limousin bullocks from No 6 Howes, with more of the same from Belridding leading the price per kg trade at 275.1p. 
Heifers reached £1235 for British Blues from Gimmenbie and 248.2p for Limousins from Belridding. 
The 63 bullocks levelled at 232.9p while 36 heifers averaged 220.7p. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1345 No 6 Howes; £1260, £1080 Netherhall; £1145, £1070 Kirkbride; £1100, £1060 Belridding. A-A – £1275 Shenrick; £1200, £1100 High Auchneel; £1150, £1060 North Bowerhouses; £1060 Kirkbride. Her – £1220, £1100 High Auchneel. Sim – £1195 High Auchneel; £1050 Palaceknowe. Sal – £1135, £1010 Auchenfad. Fleck – £1050 Shenrick. Char – £1045 Netherhall. Per kg – Lim – 275.1p Belridding; 264.2p Kirkbride; 260.2p Netherhall. Sim – 262.5p Palaceknowe. Char – 258p Netherhall. BB – 253.5p Searigg. A-A – 241p Westhills. 
Heifers – Per head – BB – £1235, £1090 Gimmenbie; £1110 Shenrick. A-A – £1145, £1050 High Auchneel; £1095, £1005 Westhills; £1060 Netherhall. Lim – £1105, £1100, £1000 High Auchneel; £1055 Belridding. Sim – £1070 High Auchneel. Mont – £1040 Gimmenbie. BSho – £1000 Bogue. Per kg – Lim – 248.2p Belridding. A-A – 233.3p Fingland; 233p Westhills. 

Darlington
TRADE was strong throughout Darlington Farmers’ Mart’s sale of store and breeding cattle, where another consignment from the dispersing High Hedley Hope Farm herd from Tow Law peaked at £1650 for a four-year-old British Blue cow with five-month-old heifer calf at foot. 
Young bulls reached £1380 for a pure 16-month-old Charolais from WA Stephenson, Crawleas, Leasingthorne, while cattle from DC Dent, East Whorley Hill, Winston, topped the store trade at £1190 for a Hereford bullock and £1160 for a Limousin heifer. 
A good show of 85 cast and OTM cattle levelled at 131p and saw cows reach 179p for a four-year-old Limousin from P and E Ellis, Lisern, Welbury, and £1460 for an eight-year-old British Blue from DA and MAM Brown, Agglethorpe Hall. 

LEADING prices:

Bulling heifers – £1460, £1220, £1100, £1060, £1040 (x2) L Booton
In-calf cows – £1280 S Beeforth; £1120, £1100, £1080, £1020, £1000, £950, £920 High Hedley Hope Farm. 
Cows with calves – £1650, £1300, £1280, £1180, £1100 High Hedley Hope Farm; £1350, £1300, £1180 C Robinson. 
Bullocks – £1190, £980 DC Dent; £1130, £1095 DSM and AJ Gibson; £1130, £1095, £980 J Butterfield and Son; £1085 K Sayer; £1075, £1070 DR Smith; £1065, £990 W Wearmouth and Son; £1060, £1050, £1025, £1005 WJ Smith and Partners; £1040 D and HM Hodgson; £1005 TH Richardson and Sons; £985 D Alderson; £965 (x2) S Clark. 
Heifers – £1160 DC Dent; £1150, £1130 R Marwood; £1090, £1045, £1010, £970 DR Smith; £1075, £985, £955 M Gallon; £1055, £1035, £960 MH Hodgson; £1025 K Sayer; £990 W Wearmouth and Son; £980 MJ Hutchinson; £980 RN Foord and Son; £970 (x2) S Clark; £970 Humbleton Farms; £955(x2) W Armstrong; £955 Beckwith. 
Young bulls – £1380 WA Stephenson; £1175, £1095 JJ Stubbs; £1050, £900, £820 FM Suddes; £1000, £975, £850 (x2), £805, £800 W and V Burton; £950, £870 GS Dowson; £895, £890, £870 (x2), £805 JR and A Newcombe; £830 T and R Dent. 
Cast cows – Per kg – 179p, 170p, 163p, 161p P and E Ellis; 178p TN Callender; 178p, 144p TW Clark and Son; 171p, 141p B Williamson; 168p, 136p E and MA Procter and Son; 166p, 148p, 144p DA and MAM Brown; 165p, 153p WI Suddes and Son; 159p AJ Marr and Son; 158p B and MJ Garbutt; 158p, 141p Hughes Bros; 153p TH Vickers and Son; 152p, 137p W Lodge and Sons; 151p RD Musgrave; 149p E and S Gowland; 144p High Hedley Hope Farms Ltd. 142p NG Beveridge; 136p W Gibson and Son; 135 (x2) TH Richardson and Sons. Per head – £1460, £1209, £1131 DA and MAM Brown; £1364, £1085 WI Suddes and Son; £1333 TN Callender; £1321, £1250, £1073, £1072 P and E Ellis; £1297, £1202 B Williamson; £1286, £1044 TW Clark and Son; £1202, £993 Hughes Bros; £1156, £1087 W Lodge and Sons; £1129 B and MJ Garbutt; £1044 TH Vickers and Son; £1044 AJ Marr and Son; £1027 D and CA Henry; £1020 TH Richardson and Sons; £996 E and S Gowland; £990 RD Musgrave; £959 E and MA Procter and Son. 

Stirling (Cal)
A GOOD entry of cattle for the time of year met the dearest trade so far at Caledonian Marts’ sale of 546 store cattle. 
They reached 298p per kg for Limousin heifers from Craigievern, Balfron Station, with heifers also hitting £1230 for a Limousin from Holm Park, Ballantree. 
Bullocks also reached £1230, this time for Charolais from East Kerse, Lochwinnoch, as well as 275p for Simmental crosses from Langholm, Campbeltown. 
In all, beef-bred bullocks averaged 229p with heifers at 220p, while dairy bullocks averaged 174p and reached 200p and £1060 from Holm Park. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head –£1220 Knocknain, Stranraer; £1210, £1180 Ardgate; £1200, £1180 Bailant Struth, Kippen; £1190 Millhall Grazing; £1180 Graystale; £1180, £1170 Holm Park; £1170, £1160 East Kerse; £1170, £1160 Glencraigs, Campbeltown; £1140 Glenside Stranraer. Per kg – 271p Millhall Grazing; 262p, 250p Westhills; 261p Langholm; 257p, 252p Offers; 253p, 250p Burnbrae; 253p Walton; 249p New Peninver; 249p, 247p Kepdarroch; 247p Craigievern. 
Heifers – Per head – £1190 Knocknain; £1160 South Auchenbrain; £1140, £1070 Holm Park; £1130 Mains of Burnbank; £1070 Holm Park. Per kg – 260p, 249p Offers; 253p Mains of Burnbank; 242p South Auchenbrain; 240p Walton; 240p Burnbrae.