Special sales

All classes met a firm enquiry at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 123 store cattle, five adult head of breeding cattle, 12 OTM cattle and 746 sheep.

Bullocks averaged 215.6p having sold to 295.8p per kg for a pair of 240kg Charolais crosses from Moy, Banavie, and £980 for a 520kg Limousin cross from Balmaglaster, Spean Bridge.

Heifers levelled at 194.3p, peaking at 263.6p for a 330kg Limousin cross from Keil Farm, Ardgour and £910 for a 440kg Simmental cross from Balmacaan Farm, Drumnadrochit.

Top price amongst the breeding cattle was £1240 paid for a Simmental cross cow with Limousin calf from Arderry, Strontian.

The sheep trade was topped at £130 twice, this included Texel cross ewes with Suffolk lambs from Balmaglaster, Spean Bridge and a Cheviot ewe with Cheviot lamb from Benhaint, Kilchoan.

Store lambs peaked at £81 for a Cheviot from 12 Aultgrishan, Gairloch and feeding ewes hit a top of £70 for Suffolk crosses from Balmaglaster.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – 201-250kg – £710 Moy Farms; 272.3p Antuim, Isle of Mull. 251-300kg – £770, 270.2p Moy Farms. 301-350kg – £810 Balmaglaster; 259.0p Craigview, Arisaig. 351-400kg – £870 Insh Farm, Spean Bridge; 233.8p Moy Farms. 401-450kg – £920 Balmacaan Farm; 216.9p 7 Back of Keppoch, Arisaig.

Heifers – 201-250kg – £600, 240.0p Moy Farm. 251-300kg – £740, 255.2p Moy Farm. 301-350kg – £870 Keil Farm; 229.0p Balmaglaster. 351-400kg – £840, 227.0p Balmaglaster. 401-450kg – £840 Balmaglaster; 206.8p Balmacaan Farm.

Store lambs – Chev – £76 Balmaglaster. BF – £68 9 Bracara, Morar. Cross – £64 Borlum Farm, Fort Augustus. Mule – £63 Glendoe Estate, Fort Augustus. Tex X – £57 Glenshira Farm, Laggan. Zwb – £55 Balgowan, Laggan.

Ewes – Chev – £68 Isle of Muck. Tex X – £63 Burnside, Portree. Mule – £62 Glendoe Estate. Jac – £59 Balmaglaster. BF – £52 Glendoe Estate. Cross – £44 Camusnacork, Strontian. Zwb – £41Balgowan.

Dingwall

Bullocks and heifers both sold to a top price of £1010 for a 481kg Shorthorn cross from Craigroy, Edderton and a 475kg British Blue cross from Ballagan, Inverness, respectively at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of store cattle.

Top price per kg was 256.7p paid for a 335kg Blonde D’Aquitaine cross bullock from Penick, with the total averaging 212.5p. Heifers sold to 253.6p for a 280kg Limousin cross from Leabost, Glenhinnisdale, to level at 207.3p.

Young bulls averaged 193.8p having sold to 203.8p for a 265kg British Blue cross from 2 Cragganvallie, Kiltarlity and £760 for a pair of 375kg Simmental crosses from Druim Torrach Croft, Isle of North Uist.

LEADING prices

Bullocks –251-300kg – £690, 230.0p Leabost. 301-350kg – £860 Penick; 230.4p Lower Sibster, Wick. 351- 400kg – £880 Ballagan; 224.7p Leabost. 401-450kg – £880 Braehead, Ulbster. 451-500kg – £980 Glenurquhart, Cromarty; 210.0p Craigroy. Heifers – Up to 250kg – £575, 230.0p Pitmain, Kingussie. 251-300kg – £725,129 West Langwell, Rogart; 244.7p Caplich Estate, Oykel Bridge. 301-350kg – £755, 239.7p Penick. 351-400kg – £830, 221.3p 15 Glenconon, Uig. 401-450kg – £870 Coldhome, Fortrose. 451-500kg – £970 Culmaily, Golspie; 212.6p Ballagan.

Stirling UA

Some 582 store cattle and 131 cast cows were forward at United Auctions’ weekly sale where bullocks averaged 223.86p and heifers 212.09p.

Bullocks sold to 293.80p for a 257kg Beef Shorthorn cross from Dyke, and to £1150 twice for a 554kg entry of the same breed from Wester Lochgreen and a 524kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Pathcondie.

Heifers peaked at 254.70p for a 267kg Charolais cross from Dyke, and to £1155 for a 529kg Limousin cross from Newmill of Castleton.

Young bulls averaged 198.11p having sold to 208.40p for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Naemoor, and £1340 for a Simmental cross from 10 Newmains.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £670, 269.10p Catslackburn. 251-300kg – £795 Bughtknowes; 293.80p Dyke. 301-350kg – £860 Tom of Cluny; 252.20p Boydston. 351-400kg – £930 Lephinkill; 255.70p Riccarton. 401-450kg – £990, 228.60p Dalfask. 451-500kg – £1040 South Falfield; 217.00p Blairmore. 501-551kg – £1150 Pathcondie; 219.70p Flenders. 552-601kg – £1150, 207.60p Wester Lochgreen.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £430, 204.80p Dalowie. 251-300kg – £695, 254.70p Dyke. 301-350kg – £780 Riccarton; 241.00p Dyke. 351-400kg – £890 Wester Aldi; 226.30p Riccarton. 401-450kg – £900 Benlawers; 210.60p Wester Lochgreen. 451-500kg – £1090 Pathcondie; 221.70p Dalfask. 501-551kgs – £1155, 218.30p Newmill of Castleton. 552-601kg – £1155 Newmill of Castleton; 207.60p Hilton of Aldie.

Young Bulls – 251-300kg – £540, 192.90p Southfield. 351-400kg – £685, 186.10p Braes of Grandtully. 401-450kg – £835, 204.70p Montalt. 451-500kg – £990, 208.40p Naemoor. 552-601kg – £1080, 190.80p, 10 Newmains. 652-701kg – £1340, 200.60p 10 Newmains.

Ayr

Limousins led the way in most sections at Craig Wilson’s weekly sale which saw 209 bullocks, 42 Friesian bullocks and 206 heifers forward.

Top prices amongst the bullocks were £1320 paid for an entry from Parkmill while another from Glendoune made 252p, to average 209.6p. Heifers peaked at £1250 from Deaconhill and 237.7p from Maxwelston, to level at 203.5p.

Friesian bullocks averaged 151.9p having sold to £1250 from Deaconhill and 237.7p from Maxwelston.

A small show of 121 ewes and lambs were also forward which met a buoyant demand with a top price of £176 paid on two occasions for Mule hoggs with single Roussin lambs from Messrs Dunlop, Glengennet.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1320 Parkmill; £1310 Darroch Brae; £1300, £1240 East Polquhirter; £1290, £1245 Langholm; £1285 Keyshill; £1275 Low Ballees; £1260 West High Ardwell; £1180 Middleton; £1155 High Boydstone; £1150 Laggan and Low Ballees. Char –£1275 Cairnwhin; £1170 Whiteflat; £1090 High Boydstone; £930 North Auchenbrain. BB –£1270 Parkmill; £1260, £1105 West High Ardwell; £1155 Middleton. BS – £1145 Middleton. Sim – £1135 Middleton; £1065 Millisle; £1000 Knockterra and High Boydstone; £985 Knockoyd. A-A – £1120 Largievrechtan; £1115 High Boydstone; £1050 Millisle. Friesian – £945 Largievrechtan; £820 West High Ardwell; £780 Millisle; £770 South Cairnweil.

Price per kg – 252.6p Glendoune; 234p Corsencone; 226p East Polquhirter; 220.2p Corsencone; 220p Borland.

Heifers – Per head – Lim – £1250 Deaconhill; £1160, £1155 East Polquhirter; £1150 Borland; £1105 South Cairnweil; £1100 Knockgerran; £975 Ballycurrie. BB – £1150 West High Ardwell; £1040 Borland; £1000 Kirminnoch. A-A – £970, £910 Lawmarnock; £955 Dalvennan; £875 Ballykillet. Hfd – £915 Benston. Sim –£870 Millisle. Char – £910 Maxwelston; £850 West Enoch; £830 North Auchenbrain.

Price per kg – 237.7p Maxwelston; 234.8p East Polquhirter; 231.5p Maxwelston; 223.2p Deaconhill.

Breeding sheep – Mules – Hoggs with singles – £176 (x2), £172, £165, £164 Glengennet; £150, £142 Glenside. Tex – Hoggs with singles – £164 Barneil. Belt – Hoggs with singles – £136 Balcaimie. Tex – Ewes with twins – £168 Smithston. BF – Ewes with twins – £121 Smithston.

Thainstone

A strong trade was seen throughout at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 309 store cattle and eight young calves, where British Blue bullocks led the pence per kg section selling at 286.4p per kg from Westerton, Echt.

Top price per head amongst the bullocks was £1300 paid twice for a 622kg Simmental cross from Denhead of Muiresk, Turriff and for a 602kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Craintack, Balmedie.

Heifers peaked at 243.5p for British Blue crosses from Carron Mains, Aberlour and £1340 for a 674kg Simmental cross from Ferniebrae, Lonmay.

Overall, bullocks and heifers averaged 224.8p and 206.2p respectively, whilst bulls sold to 221.9p and £1065 for a 480kg British Blue from Wrangham, Colpy.

A strong trade was also seen amongst the 460 ewes with lambs and store lambs, which sold to £69 for Suffolk store lambs from Backley, Pitcaple.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Per head – up to 250kg – £515 Bogmore. 301-350kg – £890 Cairntack; £885 Trondheim; £865 Westerton; £825 East Comalegy; £805 Aithsdale. 351- 400kg – £965, 7 Main Road East; £950 Cairntack.401-450kg – £1050 Cairntack; £1025 Ternemny; £1010 Carron Mains; £960, 7 Main Road East. 451-500kg – £1080 Cairntack; £1040 West Newtonleys; £1010, 24 Moss Street; £920 Hill of Ryland; £910 Chapleton. 501-550kg – £1050 Rennibister; £920 Kinlochy. 551-600kg – £1225 Cairntack. Per kg – Up to 250kg – 223.9p Bogmore. 301-350kg – 260.3p Trondheim; 255.7p Cairntack; 251.6p Carron Mains; 245.5p East Comalegy. 351-400kg – 259.8p Cluseburn; 252.7p Westerton; 248.7p Cairntack. 401-450kg – 253.7p Cairntack; 245.1p Carron Mains; 238.8p, 7 Main Road East; 236.2p Ternemny. 451-500kg – 237.9p Cairntack; 226.1p West Newtonleys; 214.6p 7 Main Road East; 208.7p, 24 Moss Street. 501-550kg – 209.2p Rennibister. 551-600kg – 210.5p Cairntack.

Heifers – Per head – Up to 300kg – £540 Milton of Elrick. 301-350kg – £780 Trondheim; £750 Carron Mains; £740 Norville. 351-400kg – £950 Harestone; £930 Carron Mains; £910 24 Moss Street. 401-450kg – £940 Carron Mains; £910 West Newtonleys, Crossburn; £900 24 Moss Street. 451-500kg – £1030 Crossburn; £930 Meikle Rowater. 501-550kg – £1145 Bogmore; £1120 Stratheast; £1090 Hillquoy; £1050 Ferniebrae. 551-600kg – £1270 Ferniebrae; £1160 Rennibister. 601-650kg – £1330 Ferniebrae. Per kg – Up to 300kg – 184.9p Milton of Elrick. 301-350kg – 226.7p Carron Mains; 228.4p Norville; 224.1p Trondheim; 213.8p North Wells; 200.6p Bogmore. 351-400kg – 238.7p Harestone; 235.6p Cluseburn; 234.8p Carron Mains; 229.9p Westerton. 401- 450kg – 221.4p West Newtonleys; 216.3p Norville; 216p Littlehill; 215.6p Crossburn; 214.6p Harestone. 451-500kg – 216.5p Crossburn. 501-550kg – 215.2p Bogmore; 212.1p Hillquoy; 208.2p Stratheast; 203.6p Ferniebrae. 551-600kg – 218.6p Ferniebrae; 196.6p Rennibister. 601-650kg – 211.9p Ferniebrae.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – 174.5p 12 Bennachie Gardens. 301-350kg – 199.4p Littlehill. 351- 400kg – 190.6p West Cullerley. 401-450kg – 213.6p Littlehill. 451-500kg – 215.9p Littlehill. 501-550kg – 168.6p Littlehill. 551-600kg – 179.9p Littlehill.

Breeding sheep – Ewes with lambs – singles – GF gmr – £6514 Main Street, Aberchirder. Cont Gmr – £59 Hill of Ryland, Alvah. Chv gmr – £57 Largie, Kinneff. Black gmr – £56 14 Mains Street. Suf Hogg – £56 Backley. TexX Hogg – £56 Faewells, Keithhall.

Cont 2 Crop – £56 Faewells. Cont Hogg – £55 Braeside. ContX Gmr – £5514 Main Street. Suff – £50 Drumancroy, Portmahomack. Lamb and half – Lleyn – £55 Dykehead, Aboyne. Tex Bm – £52 Lost Farm. Cont Wm – £50 Faewells. Twins – Cont – £45 Faewells. Store Lambs – Chv – £62 Hill of Ryland.

Lanark

More than 500 ewes with lambs, hoggs with lambs and dry hoggs were forward at Lawrie and Symington’s sale where a top price of £85 per life for Texel hoggs with Beltex lambs from W I Thomson, Bordlands and £125 for Scotch Mule hoggs from L Steele, Liscleugh Farm

LEADING prices

Ewes with lambs – Tex – £79 Horseclose; £78, £74, £71 Howes Way, £71, £69 Hill of Harthill. BF – £41 Pentland mains. Suff – £78, £76 Ingraston. Chev – £54 Pentland mains; £51 Findatie. SM – £54 Hardridge; £52 Pentland mains. Hoggs with lambs – Tex – £85 Bordlands; £69 Hill of Harthill. Suff – £78 Posso. SM – £79 Sunnyside. Dry hoggs – Tex – £91 Elmscleugh. SM – £100 Liscleugh.

Hexham

A fast trade for a smaller number of entries was achieved at Hexam and Northern Marts’ sale of 260 head of suckler beef bred store cattle. The sale peaked at £1240 twice for a Limousin cross bred steer from Henry Frater, Moorlaws, Alnwick and a bullock of the same breed from Messrs Burn, Grange Houses, Stamfordham. Heifers sold to £1190 for a Charolais cross from Great Chesters Haltwhistle.

A reduced entry of breeding sheep this week saw a steadier trade than previous weeks, where the sale was topped at £180 for Texel cross hoggs with single Beltex cross lambs at foot from J Carr and son, Camphill.

LEADING prices

Cattle – 23-30 months – Steers – Char X – £1100 New Houses. Lim X – £1240 Moorlaws; £1210, £1200 Luns House; £1170 Luns House and Ingoe Low Hall; £1140 Luns House; £1120, £1100 Ingoe Low Hall. Heifers – Char X – £1135 Low Staples; £1085 New Houses; £1080 Risehead; £1005, £980 New Houses. Lim X – £1080 Low Staples; £1075, £970 Ingoe Low Hall.

Cattle 17-22 months – Steers – Char X – £1170 White House Birtley; £1105 Risehead. Lim X – £1080 Low Staples. Heifers – Char X – £1190, £1180, £1140 Great Chesters; £1100 Risehead; £1075 East Fourstones; £980 Risehead; £950 White House Birtley. Lim X – £1150, £1075, £1070 (x2), £1040 Great Chesters; £995 Ingoe Low Hall.

Cattle 11-16 months – Steers – Lim X – £1240 Grange House; £1190 West Foreshield; £1185, £1170, £1125 Grange House; £1095 Low Eshells; £1085 Glendue; £1080 Grange House and West Foreshield; £1060 Stotsfold; £1045 East Plenmeller. BB X – £1040, £955, £920 Light Birks. Sim X – £1045 (x2), £1015, £1000, £990, £970 (x2) Hartley West. A-A X – £900 Glendue. Sussex X – £985, £970 The Granary.

Heifers – Lim X – £1110, £1030 West Foreshield; £1005 Shitlington Hall and Dukesfield Hall; £955 West Foreshield; £925 Stotsfold; £920 Low Acton; £900 Dukesfield Hall. BB X – £900 Light Birks. Sim X –£920 Hartley West

Cattle 10 months and under – Steers – Lim X – £1070 Glendue; £970 Low Eshells. BB X – £1045, £930 Light Birks. Sim X – £1025 Hartley West.

Breeding and store sheep – Hoggs with lambs at foot – Tex X – £180, £178 Camphill. Mule – £170 Camphill; £150 (x2) Glebe and Briggle; £146 Glebe; £145, £138, £128 Ambling Gate; £120 Moss Hill; £118 Moss Hill and Ambling Gate.

Gimmers with lambs – Mule – £138 Middle White Hill. BF – £102 Townfoot Woodburn.

Ewes with Lambs – Tex X – £170, £160 Sherburn Tower. Chev X – £102 Heatheridge; £86 Craigshield. Mule – £162, £132 Sherburn Tower. Herdwick – £80 Craigshield. Cross-bred – £112 Craigshield.

Cast ewes – Tex – £94 New Meadows. Tex X – £104 Ridley Stokoe; £100 East Fourstones; £95 Low West House; £93 Colepike and The Ash; £89 Low West House; £88 Grange Farm and Ridley Stokoe. Suff X – £91 East Fourstones. Char X – £90 Low Houselope. BFL – £89 New Meadows. Chev – £73 Bingfield Combe. Mule – £81 Tone Hall; £79 Bingfield Combe; £75 New Meadows; £74 Cheviot and Colepike; £71 Stotsfold; £69 East Fourstones; £67 New Meadows and Cheviot; £66 Prospect Grange; £63 Stotsfold. BF – £78 Tone Hall; £70 Barron House; £69 Townfoot Woodburn; £68 The Ash; £66 Barron House and Palm Strothers; £65 Ridley Stokoe and Low Houselope; £61 Ridley Stokoe. Swaledale – £66 Stotsfold, Todhillwood and Buckshot; £65 Buckshot; £52 Earnwell House. Crossbred – £97 Ridley Stokoe; £76 Bingfield Combe; £69 Fairview; £68 Grange Farm.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £103, £94, £93.50 Watch Currock; £92 Watch Currock; £91, £84.50, £84, £81.50 Watch Currock; £75 Grange Farm; £70.50 Prospect Grange. BF – £79 Townfoot Woodburn; £52 Ridley Stokoe. Swaledale – £51 Buckshot.

Dalmally

United Auctions held their monthly sale of 91 grazing cattle, 66 breeding cattle, 643 ewes and lambs and 164 yeld ewes and hoggs where all sections met a buoyant trade with bullocks averaging at 248.4p per kg and heifers levelled out at 241.5p. Breeding heifers with calf sold to £1900 from Barguillean.

A steady trade within the sheep saw a top of £200 for ewes with lambs from Lochnell (MacKenzie) while Texel hoggs from Hillcrest, Tiree peaked at £87.

LEADING prices

Bullocks Per head – BS X – £810 Ardnacross, Mull. Lim X – £1060 Ardchatten. HF – £880 (x2) Tullochcan; £880 Tombuie; £860 Ardchatten. HF – £850 Barbreck, Lohgilphead. Sal X – £700 (x5) – Barnakill. Sim X – £900, £870 (x3), £860, £800 Ardnacross, Mull. Per kg – BS X – 254p (x2) Ardnacross, Mull. Char X – 274p (x5), 269p (x3) Barnakill. Lim X – 273p (x2) – Ardchatten. HF – 264p (x2), 262p Tullochcan; 252p Ardchatten. HF – 244p (x3) Barbreck, Lochgilphead. Sal X – 243p (x5) Barnakill. Sim X – 272p, 271p (x3) Ardnacross, Mull; 266p (x2) – Ellary.

Heifers – BS X – £700 Ardnacross, Mull. Char X – £770 (x6), £730 Barnakill. Lim X – £740 (x2)123 Craigston, Barra;£720 (x2) Tullochcan. Sim X – £770 (x3) Ardnacross. Per kg – BS X – 233p Ardnacross. Char X – 248p (x8), 244p (6) Barnakill. Lim X – 262p (x3) Ardchatten. HF – 250p Barbreck, Lochgilphead; 240p(x2) – Tullochcan. Sim X – 268p (x4), 256p (x3) Ardnacross, Mull.

Breeding cattle – Heifers with calf – £1900, £1880 – Barguillean. Cows with calf – £1480 Kilvaree; £1460, £1450, £1360 Kirkton; £1300 Ardnacross, Mull; £1280 Craigston, Barra. In-calf cows – £1200 Steall, Camaghael.

Ewes with twin lambs – Cross ewes – £200, £195 Lochnell; £152, £150 Dunans; £145 Balantyre; £142 83 Borve, Barra; £142 Clachan, Tiree; £138 Innishewan; £135 Strathorchy; £130 Steall, Camaghael. BF ewes – £118 Ellary; £110 75 Borve, Barra; £103 Maam; £98 Ben Alder Estate; £98 Creag A Mhadaidh, Achnamara. Ewes with single lambs – Cross ewes – £140 Maam; £132 Dunans; £132 Dunans; £120 Clachan Tiree; £116, 8 Kilkenneth, Tiree; £115 Blackcroft Crofting; £110 Lochnell; £108 Dunans; £102 Balantyre; £102 Maam; £100 Steall, Camaghael; £100, 83 Borve, Barra; £100 Kilvaree. BF – £110 Innishewan; £96 Maam; £89, 24 Balephetrish Tiree; £84 Ben Alder Estate; £80 Ellary Farms. Hoggs – Suff X – £68 Hillcrest Tiree. Tex X – £87, £68 Hillcrest Tiree. Chev –£54 Drimnin Estate. Cross – £56 Brackley. BF – £68 Cuiluaine; £64 Corrylorn; £58 Garrogie Estates; £56 Cuiluaine; £55, 6 Leanish Barra.

Castle Douglas

Blackface ewe hogg averages slipped £5 per head on the year to level at £123.80 at Wallets Marts’ sale on Monday.

Top price was £170 paid for a pen from JW Kay and Co, Gass, Straiton, followed at £168 for a pen from W Graham and Son, Craigdarroch, Sanquhar and £165 from Kirkland Farming, Kirkland, Sanquhar.

Cross-bred hoggs peaked at £130 and £122 for Texels and Mules respectively from RM Jameson, Garrochtrie .

Hoggs with lambs were topped by Scotch Mules with Beltex lambs from Lowes Farming, Corsock which made £59 per life

LEADING prices

Ewe hoggs – BF – £170, £140, £135, £130 Gass; £168 Craigdarroch; £165 Kirkland, Sanquhar; £150, £128; £118, £112 Corsebank; £140, £116 Glen; £132, £125 Little Larg; £122 Glenmanna; £102 Linfairn. GF – £122, £120, £120 Garrochtrie. Tex – £130 Garrochtrie.

Longtown

A strong trade for a steady number of entries saw a top of £1050 for a Limousin heifer from F Gibson, Southwoodhead at C and D auction marts’ fortnightly sale. Also strong on the day was an Aberdeen-Angus heifer from JL Fisher and JD Steel, the keep, Scaleby selling to £1040, whilst bullocks peaked at £950 for a limousin from Southwoodhead.

LEADING prices

Heifers – Lim – £1050, £1010, £1005, £1000 Southwoodhead. A-A – £1040 The Keep. Bullocks – Lim – £950 Southwoodhead, £860 Ladyhousesteads. A-A – £660 Girnwood. WBSH – £650 Setmabanning.

Bulls – Char – £770, £730 Moss Side. A-A – £750, £730 Shaw of Dryfe. Lim – £730 Moss Side. Sim – £700 Shaw of Dryfe.