A Limousin cross bullock from Donald Budge, Brae Edge, Castletown, Thurso, stood champion at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' show and sale of store cattle at Caithness Livestock Centre.

The bullock sold to £1180 to Caithness Livestock Breeders, Thurso.

Judge, Ronald Sime, Bruceland, Elgin tapped out his reserve to a 566kg Limousin cross bullock from M Mackay, Buldoo, Dounreay and sold for £1090 to the same home as the champion.

Top price went to bullocks selling to 239.8p for 442kg Limousin crosses from North Lyth and £1320 for a 688kg Limousin from Brae Edge, Castletown.

Heifers peaked at 226p for a 427kg Charolais cross from Bardnaclavan, Westfield and £1170 for a 573kg Simmental cross from Norland, Lybster.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – up to 300kg – £600, 206.9p Upper Northfield Wick. 301-350kg – £740, 216.4p Upper Northfield Wick. 351-400kg – £910, 233.3p North Lyth. 401-450kg – £1060 North Lyth; 216.4p South Kiess, Keiss. 451-500kg – £1065, 217.8p Hillhead Lybster. 501-550kg – £1180, 217.3p Brae Edge. 551-600kg – £1225, 208.5p Upper Latheron Latheron. 651-700kg – 191.9p Brae Edge.

Heifers – up to 300kg – £530, 193.8p Upper Northfield Wick. 301-350kg – £680,195.4p Nottingham Mains Latheron.351-400kg – £880, 225.6p Hillhead Lybster. 401-450kg – £980, 220.2p Brabsterdorran Mains, Bower. 451-500kg – £1040, 218p Cruithni Tofts. 501-550kg – £1100 Cruithni Tofts; 209.9p Hoy, Castletown. 551-600kg – £1095 Olgrinbeg; 204.2p Norland Lybster. 601-650kg – £1000 Buldoo Dounreay.

Breeding cattle –

Dispersal – S Ganson, Lhaid Croft, Lybster – Cow and bull calf – Sim – £2300. Sim X – £2350. BA – £2200. Lim X –£1700.

Dispersal – N D Brims, Brabsterdorran Mains, Bower – Sim X – £1950. A-A X – £1750. BS X – £1550. Cha X – £1450