CENTRE records were smashed at C and D Auction Marts' annual show and sale of suckled calves at Dumfries, on Monday, when the champion from Gary Bell, Hass Side, was knocked down for £4100.

The home-bred Limousin cross heifer was born in March and sold to Ali Jackson.

Phillip Wharton, Snade Farm then sold a May-born Limousin heifer for £2400 to Messrs Wilkinson, Lincs.

Overall, the 137 bullock calves levelled at 242.1p per kg or £795.14 per head, while 97 heifer calves averaged 230.6p or £715.60.

All classes of store cattle sold easier on the week with a large percentage of dairy-bred cattle forward.

Bullocks (137) topped at £1165 for Simmentals from Shawfield and averaged 205p while 144 heifers reached £1065 for Charolais from Beech Grove and levelled at 200.8p.

LEADING prices:

Bullock calves – Lim – £1100, £1080 (x2), £1050, £1020, £1000 Haas Side; £1000 Tregallon. BB – £920 Drumburn. Sim – £900, £770 Chanlockfoot; £825, £795 Dollard. A-A – £890 St Ninians Grove; £885 Glencrosh. Char – £880, £815 Whinnyhill; £850, £830 St Ninians Grove. Sho – £750 Butterdales.

Heifer calves – BB – £1300 Drumburn. Lim – £1080, £1000, £950 Has Side; £1000 Tregallon. Char – £920 St Ninians Grove, £720 Whinnyhill. Sim – £630, £625 Dollard.

Store bullocks – Sim – £1165, £980, £950 Shawfield. A-A – £1105 High Auchneel; £1080 Kirkbride; £1070 Shenrick; £970 Keyla Park; £960 Kirkland. Char – £1100 Hillhead; £1040, £1035 Beech Grove. Mont – £1045 Gimmenbie; £910 Shenrick. BB – £1005 Shenrick; £935 Kirkland; £905 High Auchneel. Lim – £1140, £1020 Kirkbride; £1140 No 6 Howes; £1005 Gimmenbie; £1000, £980, £955, £930 High Auchneel; £960 Ballaggan; £915 Highlaw. Fleck – £910 Shenrick. Her – £860 Baltersan. Frie – £845 Kirkbride. Sho – £985 Gimmenbie.

Store heifers – Char – £1065, £1040, £940 Beech Grove. Sim – £1035, £945 Shawfield; £990, £905 Drumhumphrey; £890 Beechgrove. BB – £1010, £960, £910 (x2), £900 Low Glasnick. A-A – £970 Boreland of Southwick; £900 Beech Grove. Lim – £980, £955, £930 High Auchneel; £915 Highlaw; £890, £880 Drumcru. Mont – £905 Gimmenbie. Sho – £850 Gimmenbie.