Special sales in March 10 issue

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Refouble, £600, 250p. 251-300kg – Coul of Fairburn Farm, Urray, £880, 294.3p. 301-350kg – Dalchalm, Brora, £900; Meddat Farm, Kildary, 269.6p. 351-400kg – Glebe Farm, Allarburn, £950; Raitcastle Farm, 264.2p. 401-450kg – Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, £1100, 261.9p. 451-500kg – Kindeace Farm, Invergordon, £1220; Druid Temple Farm, 257.6p. 501-550kg – Easter Kinkell, Dingwall, £1220; Lochdhu, Nairn, 234.3p. 551-600kg – Corrieben, Dingwall, £1090, 194.6p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Coul of Fairburn Farm, £600, 241.9p. 251-300kg – Refouble, £800; Upper Thrumster, Wick 263.2p. 301-350kg – Druid Temple Farm, £995; Longreens Croft, Wick and Upper Thrumster, 263.3p. 351-400kg – Dunain Mains, Inverness, £960; Druid Temple Farm, 260.5p. 401-450kg – Kindeace Farm, £1075; Druid Temple Farm, 253.7p. 451-500kg – Raitcastle Farm, £1165, 235.4p. 501-550kg – Lochdhu, £1160, 221p. 551-600kg – Raitcastle, £1140, 196.6p.
Cast cows – Sim X – Culmaily Farm £1110, 154.9p. A-A X – Strathglass Farms £1110. Lui – Culmaily Farm £1090, 153.5p. A-A X – 3 Corrie Place, Muir of Ord, £1050. BB X – Penick Farm, Nairn, £1050, 133.8p.

Ayr
A REDUCED number due to weather conditions met a trade similar to recent weeks at Craig Wilson’s sale of 434 store cattle. 
Averaging 234.7p per kg or £965.06, the 174 beef-bred bullocks sold to  £1320 for Limousins from Deerpark and East Polquhirter, as well as 303.5p for the same from Spring Field, Arran. 
Of the 235 heifers, which averaged 227p or £818.40, a British Blue from Gass, Straiton, led at £1210 with a pen of eight Simmentals from Borland making 269p. 
A smaller offering of 543 store hoggs met a firm trade, peaking at £74 for a pen of Texels from Dinwoodie Farms, Hollybush. 
On Tuesday, the company held a small sale of breeding cattle where 15 in-calf heifers levelled at £1232.86 and peaked at £1400 for Limousins from Turnberry. The 40 bulling heifers averaged £1030, having peaked at £1300.

LEADING prices:
Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1320, £1290, £1260, £1250, £1210, £1200 Deerpark; £1320 East Polquhirter, £1300, £1260, £1110 Barleith; £1290, £1215 Gass (Straiton); £1150 Gass; £1130 Dormieston; £1110 Knockgerran. Char – £1170, £1030, £1000 Auchenhew (Arran); £1160, £1050 Cloquhairnan; £900 Springfield (Arran). A-A – £1090 Balsaggart; £1045 Dalreoch; £1040 Montgomerieston; £1020 Cloquhairnan; £1000 Laigh Corton. Sim – £1090 Barmoorhill; £960 Lochhill. BB – £1080 South Palmerston. Frie – £815 South Palmerston; £810 Dormieston. Per kg – Lim – 303.5p, 280.6p Springfield. Char – 280.1p Howcommon. Sim – 262.2p Springfield. Her – 252.5p Maryport. BB – 232.9p Broadshean. A-A – 230.8p Dustyhall. Frie – 151.8p South Palmerston.
Heifers – Per head – BB – £1210 Gass (Straiton); £960 Scoutts; £950 South Palmerston. Sal – £1180 Knockgerran. Lim – £1175, £1110, £1040, £1035 Lanemark; £1155, £1120 Gass (Straiton); £1090, £1075, £1060, £1045 Knockgerran; £1025 Littlemill. A-A – £1035 Laigh Corton; £960 Borland; £945 Dalreoch. Sho – £960 Borland. Sim – £950, £920 Barmoorhill; £870 Borland. Char – £950 Auchenhew (Arran); £880 Springfield (Arran). Per kg – Sim – 269p Borland. Char – 265.9p Springfield. Lim – 260p Springfield. A-A – 230.3p Borland. Sal – 218.5p Knockgerran. BB – 212.5p South Palmerston. 
Store hoggs – Tex – £74, £71 Dinwoodie Farms; £72 Mossend (McCubbin); £70 Bankhead. Suff – £71 Craigneil; £65.50 Mossend (McCubbin). Mule – £57, £56 Mossend (McCubbin). BF – £62, £55 High Craigcaffie.
In-calf heifers – Lim – £1400, £1380 Turnberry. A-A – £1350, £1320 Clachaig; £1320 Turnberry. Her – £1380, £1280 (x2) Clachaig.
Bulling heifers – Lim – £1300 Crooks; £1050 Gateside; £1050 Drongan House. Sal – £1200, £1080 Drummore.

Stirling (UA)
UNITED Auctions sold 800 store cattle and young bulls, last week, where a 337kg British Blue cross bullock from Low Pininver led the trade at 281.9p per kg. 
Bullocks (415) also reached £1440 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross weighing 801kg from Pathcondie, and cashed in to average 224.75p. 
Heifers averaged 221.54p for 320, having sold to 254p for a 315kg Charolaiscross from West Gormack, and £1400 for a 570kg Simmental cross from Neuk. 
A 483kg British Friesian cross from Clendrie topped the 40 black and white bullocks (which averaged 144.14p) at 167.7p and £810, while an Angus cross from Glenshochie led the 25 young bulls (which averaged 170.94p) at 219.3p and £1150.
Among the cast cows, it was a Simmental cross from Headshaw that led the way at 192.6p and £1470 as the 98 beef-bred cows cashed in to average 142393p. Seven dairy cows  averaged 116.64p. 
Also forward were 1157 store and breeding sheep. Breeders hit £124 for Texelcross ewes served by Texel and Cheviot sires from Killean Estate, while Texels from Green topped the store hoggs at £86. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250-300kg – Kinpury £740, 251.74p. 301-350kg – Low Pininver £950, 281.9p. 351-400kg – West Gormack £980; Low Pininver 270p. 401-450kg – West Gormack £1120, 265.9p. 451-500kg – Townhead £1200, 247p. 501-551kg – Balegreggan £1260; Stoneypath 229.6p. 552-601kg – Balegreggan £1310, 232.3p. 602-651kg – Pathcondie £1250, 202.3p. 652-701kg – Pathcondie £1360, 200.6p. 702kg + – Pathcondie £1440, 191.5p.  
Heifers – Up to 250-300kg – Townhead £640, 240.6p. 301-350kg – West Gormack £855, 254p. 351-400kg – Mains of Burnbank £1000, 250p. 401-450kg – Auchnotteroch £1000; Kilbucho Place 235.1p. 451-500kg – Gateside £1150; East Balscalloch 236.8p. 501-551kg – Neuk £1240, 240.3p. 552-601kg – Neuk £1400, 245.6p. 602-651kg – Easter Frew £1290, 204.8p. 652kg-701kg – Glenshochie £1260, 188.6p.  
Young bulls – Up to 250-300kg – Dunalastair £630, 211.4p. 351-400kg – Crosshouse £800, 206.2p. 401-450kg – Glenshochie £900, 208.8p. 451-500kg – Glenshochie £1090, 219.3p. 501-650kg – Glenshochie £1150, 186.1p.  
Cast cows – Sim – Headshaw £1470; Kincraigie 175.4p. Lim – Headshaw £1460, 192.6p. A-A – Ardlebank £1290; Mahaar 156.9p. Sho – Balnastruartach £1270, 175.4p.  Cont – Headshaw £1250, 182.2p.  BSho – Burnside of Balhaldie £1090; Gowstone 167.8p. BF – East Bangour £1090, 129.5p.  Mont – Meikle Camoquhill £1065, 184.9p.  HF – Mahaar £1030, 130.4p.
Store hoggs – Green (Tex) £86; Auchenfoyle (Chev) £75; Westerhall (Mule) £74.50; Westerhall (BF) £76.50.
Breeding sheep – £124 (Tex X), £90 (Chev) Killean Estate; £60 (BF) Back O Muir

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Thainstone
A DEPLETED entry of store cattle saw all classes easily cashed at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of store cattle, last week, where 159 bullocks averaged 231.6p per kg with 181 heifers cashing in at 229.6p. 
Heifers were topped at 284.4p for a pair of 334kg Limousins from Uppermill, Kintore, as well as £1370 for a 606kg Limousin from South Crichie, St Katherines. 
Bullocks sold to 275.3p for a pair of 356kg Charolais from Coldhome, Dallas, and £1320 for a 624kg Limousin from Shevado Barn, Maud.  
Hoggs reached £87.50 as Texels from Rosebank, Twatt, led the 166 hoggs from the islands while the 135-strong mainland entry peaked at £85 for Texels from Mains of Allanbuie, Keith. 
Feeding sheep (641) sold to £129.50 for Suffolks from Mains of Lessk, Slains.  

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Nearhouse, Rousay £770, 258.4p. 301-350kg – Nearhouse £860, 274.2p. 351-400kg – Coldhome £980; North Auchininna, Fortrie 251.4p. 401-450kg –  Glasstullich £1160, 263.6p. 451-500kg –  Balfour Estates £1190; Uppermill 256.6p. 501-550kg – Mosside of Gight £1295, 236.3p. 551-600kg –  South Crichie £1300; Newbigging, Tornaveen 220.4p. 601-650kg – Mosside of Gight £1300, 211.5p.
Heifers – Up to 300kg – Nearhouse £520, 238.5p. 301-350kg – Uppermill £950; Nearhouse 274.8p. 351-400kg – Inchbruich, Cornhill, North Auchininna £1010; Inchbruich 263.4p. 401-450kg –  Inchbruich £1090; Uppermill, Glasstullich 256p. 451-500kg – Vestrafiold, Sandwick £1190; Inchbruich 253.3p. 501-550kg – Redland, Stromness £1250; Vestrafiold 243.2p. 551-600kg – Gunhill, Pitcaple £1245, 225.5p. 601-650kg – Westerton, Echt £1260; South Crichie 226.1p.
Store hoggs – Suff – Mains of Allanbuie £83.50. Tex X – Darnford, Durris £81.50. Suff X – Darnford £79. Cont – West Riggins, Cairnie £77.50.
Island hoggs – Tex X – Rosebank £86.50. Lle – Melsetter, Longhope £84.50. Cont – Greentoft, Eday £80.50. Suff – Mossbank, Burray £71.50. Cont X – Upper Onston, Stenness £68. Chev – Mossbank £65.50. Suff X – Upper Onston £65.
Feeding ewes – Pure Tex – The Green, Raemoir £127.50. Tex – Milton of Durris, Durris £126.50. Cont – Meadow Park, Kirkwall £121.50. Suff – Meadow Park £118.50. Cont X – The Green £118.50. Down X – Milton of Durris £117.50. Tex X – Lost, Strathdon £111.50. Belt – Quoymorhouse £106.50. Chev Mule – Milton of Durris £101.50. Chev – Pittenkerrie, Glassel £83.50. GF – Standingstones, Durris £80.50. Mule – Wester Campfield, Glassel £78.50. BF Pittenkerrie £64.50. 
Feeding rams – Tex – Greentoft, Eday £98.50. Cont – Lost £97.50. 

Dumfries
STORE cattle sold at improved rates with buyers in active mode at C and D Auction Marts’ sale of 183. 
They reached £1175 for British Blue bullocks from Low Glasnick as 119  averaged 233.3p. Heifers (47) reached £1105 for Aberdeen-Angus from Auchencrieff and levelled at 199.4p. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – BB – £1175 Low Glasnick. Blo – £1145 Low Glasnick. Lim – £1120 Brownrigg; £1090 Herries. Char – £1115, £1100 Cormaddie. Sim – £1110, £1100 Meikleholm; £1105 Cormaddie. Her – £1100 Baltersan.  
Heifers – A-A – £1105 Auchencrieff. Lim – £1100 Hightownhead. Mont – £1080, £980, £950 Gimmenbie. BB – £1020, £1010, £950 Low Glasnick. Blo – £1000 Low Glasnick.

Darlington
ONLY a few store cattle vendors made it to Darlington Farmers’ Auction Mart, and those who did were handsomely rewarded with good prices.
 A dairy-bred British Blue bullock from T Sedgewick and Son, Hope House, led the trade at £1180, with heifers selling to £1090 from DJ Sleightholme and bulls to £1135 from E Parsons. 
Cast cows met a dearer trade as 54 averaged 149p per kg, having peaked at 205p for a British Blue cow from HS Hutchinson, White House, and £2071 for a Charolais from P and H Bainbridge, Moor House. 
Store hoggs were a plainer show, hitting a top of £103 for continentals from B Lowson, Podgehole Farm. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – £1180, £1060, £1000, £990 T Sedgewick and Son; £1050 (x2) £1045 (x2) £955 GW and M Singleton and Sons; £1035, £840 JR and L Harding; £995 (x2) £950 DJ Sleightholme; £915, £900, £770 G P Addison; £850 D and PH Brown; £765 (x2) TT Hall and Son.
Heifers – £1090 (x2) £1050 (x2) £1030 DJ Sleightholme; £1090, £1065 (x3), £1020 (x4) T Sedgewick and Son; £1040, £1000, £970, £920 WB Rutter and Sons; £970, £880 D and PH Brown; £960, £950, £900 GW and M Singleton and Sons; £945 (x2), £930 (x2), £885 (x3), £815 (x2) RRC Andrew; £875 (x2), £860, £750 GH Farms Ltd; £750 (x2) Allison Devereux Farms; £750, £735 GP Addison.
Young bulls – £1135, £1110, £1100, £1090, £1000 E Parsons; £1130, £1040, £975, £870 (x3), £830, £800 Allison Devereux Farms; £1095, £1040, £860, £855, £750 EA Martin and Son; £1090, £925 (x4) W Wearmouth and Son; £910, £860 (x2) J Richmond. 
Store hoggs – £103, £98, £70 (x2), £69 B Lowson; £100.50, £89, £79, £74, £66.50, £64 MJ Hutchinson; £95 I Curry; £88 £74.50 S Beeforth; £87.50 T and DI Allen and Son; £86.50 W Wearmouth and Son; £74 (x2) S Blythman; £70, RL Bremner; £58 H Thompson. 

Quoybrae
A SALE of 855 store, prime, breeding and feeding sheep was held at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ Quoybrae centre on Monday, where Half-breds from Hunster, Bower, topped the 329 store hoggs at £94. 
The 84 breeding sheep peaked at £84 for Cheviot grit ewes from the dispersal of 45 Laidnagullen, Strathy, while prime hoggs (149) reached 227p per kg for 37kg continentals from Westerloch, Wick, and £111 for 50kg Texels from Brae Edge, Castletown. 
Cheviots from Hunster also topped the 293 cast sheep at £115. 

LEADING prices:

Store hoggs – Down X – Westerloch £87. Tex – Keiss Mains, Keiss £81. Tex X – Newlands of Geise, Janestown £73. Chev X– Middleton of Brims, Forss £68; Olgrinmore, Scotscalder £60. Cont X – Hoy Farm, Halkirk £67. HB – Glencroft, Glengolly £66. Chev – 3 Borgie, Skerray £65.  Suff – Kirkfield, Castletown £60. 
Prime hoggs – Suff – Westerloch £105; Olgrinmore 215.8p. Suff X – Gerston, Halkirk £100, 217.4p. Down X – Olgrinmore, Scotscalder £99, 225.1p. Cont – Westerloch £97.50, 221.6p. Mule – Westerloch £93. Tex X – Ackergill Mains £90.50; Achscrabster, Bridge of Westfield 223.4p. Tex – Ackergill Mains £90; Brae Edge 222p. Chev X – East Kirk, Kirk £87, 206.7p. Cont X – Westerloch £84, 201.9p. Chev – Myrelandhorn, Kirk £84. 
Breeding sheep – 45 Laidnagullen £76 (Chev gmr), £80 (Chev ewe). 
Feeding sheep – Ewes – Tex – 22 Laurie Terrace, Thurso £108. Cont – Clachan, Mid-Clyth, 22 Whitehouse Park, Wick £88. Cont X – Clachan £80. Black – Knockdee Farm, Stemster £80. Tex X – Hoy Farm £74. Chev – Achairm, Stirkoke £70. Mule – Kirkfield £60. BF – Kirkfield £59. Rams – Tex – Middleton of Brims £94. Chev – 3 Borgie £85.

Carlisle
A SMALL entry of store hoggs at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale peaked at £85 for Beltex from RB and RAG Irving, Anthorn, followed at £84 for Texels from A and W Armstrong, Lanehead. 
A small consignment of breeding sheep reached £128 for a pen of in-lamb Texel ewes from W and M Haining, High Drum. 

LEADING prices:

Store hoggs – Belt – £85 Anthorn Farm. Tex – £84 Lanehead Farm; £77.50, £75 (x2), £73 Anthorn Farm; £73 Mosergh Farm. Blue Tex – £75, £74.50, £70 Gass Farm. Char – £67 Long Park. NCC – £66.50 Gass Farm; £59 Barrhill Avenue. Suff – £65 Lanehead Farm. GF – £50, £48 Mosergh Farm.

Longtown
WITH all buyers keen to purchase, trade was the best of the season when C and D Auction Marts sold 1570 store hoggs and feeding ewes. 
They reached £114 from Mid Banks, Bankshill, while the 308 in-lamb females reached £132 for Charollais gimmers as well as Texel ewes from Hill View. 

LEADING prices:

Store hoggs – Belt – £111 High Hall; £106 High Greenhill. Suff – £86 Eskdaill Street; £83 Dallowie. GF – £95 High Hall; £81.50 Geltsdale. NCC – £78 Ballacowin. Hill Chev – £71.50 Ballaglass; £67 Murtholm. BF – £62 Gillalees; £62 Dunjop. Swale – £55 Longrigg. EC – £61 Coolingel. 
In-lamb females – £132 (Char gmr), £132 (Tex ewe) Hillview; £100 (GF) Glenapp Estate; £60 (BF) East Kirkcarswell. 

Ballymena
A SMALLER sale of store sheep at Ballymena Livestock Market met a sharper trade on Monday, as breeding sheep sold to £172 for a pair of Suffolk ewes with three lambs between them from Wilson Carson, Cloughmills. 
In-lamb females reached £144 for Texel ewes from Alan Shiels, Kilrea, while store hoggs sold to £95 for a pair of Texels from M Marshall, Clough. 
Of the 150 store cattle sold on Tuesday, bullocks reached £1320 for a 610kg Charolais from S Gowdy, Carrickfergus, with heifers to £1100 for a 550kg Simmental from S Taylor, Ligoniel. 

Lockerbie
DEMAND was strong for all classes due to a smaller entry of store cattle at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale. 
Heifers led the gross trade at £1195 for a pen of Limousins from Messrs Wilson, Reddings, which also realised 249.5p per kg, while bullocks were topped by Limousins from Messrs Ewart, Belridding, at £1140 and 276.3p. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1140, £1130, £1080, £895 Belridding Farm; £1035, £1030 (x2), £965 Meikleholm; £995, £940 (x2), £880 Potholm Farm. A-A – £1075, £990, £935 Minsca Farm; £880, £850 Glendearg. Char – £1070, £1030 (x2) Maryfield; £1060, £940 Burncroft Farm; £880 Glendearg. BB – £925 Laverockhall. B Sho – £910 Minsca Farm; £810 Glendearg. Per kg – Lim – 276.3p, 260.9p, 247.8p, 230.7p Belridding Farm; 248.4p Laverockhall; 236.2p, 234.4p, 230.4p, 222.1p Potholm; 226p, 222.6p Meikleholm Farm. A-A – 252.2p, 247.4p, 241.8p Glendearg; 239.1p, 236.3p Minsca Farm. Char – 252p Burncroft Farm; 240.4p Glendearg. BB – 250.7p Laverockhall. BSho – 242.5p Glendearg; 222p Minsca Farm. 
Heifers – Per head – Lim – £1195, £1065, £885 Redding; £1070 Haas Grove Farm; £1020 Belridding Farm; £990 Laverockhall; £930 Terrona; £920 Newfield Farm. Char – £1095, £920 Newfield Farm; £915 Burncroft Farm. Per kg – Lim – 249.5p, 244.5p, 233.6p Reddings; 232.6p Haas Grove Farm; 231.7p Newfield Farm; 230.2p Laverockhall. Char – 242.3p, 231.7p Newfield Farm; 228.8p Burncroft Farm.