Carlisle

Almost 1000 cattle were forward for Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale comprising of 761 store, unentered store bulls and stirks and 234 calves.

Top price overall was £1190 paid for a Limousin cross steer from Messrs Charlton, Crown Point, Penrith, whilst British Blue heifers peaked at £1140 from Messrs Stewart, Craigour Farm.

Weaned cattle sold to £1040 for a Blonde steer from Newshield farm whilst Limousins topped the heifers at £850 twice from Crookdyke.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1190, £1100, £1050 Crown Point; £1165 Croft House; £1160, £1075 (x2) Town Foot; £1140, £1115 Westray; £1135 (x2) Blackrigg; £1130, £1125, £1120, £1080 Newby; £1090 (x2) Crookdyke; £1080, £1070, £1055 Whiteside; £1055 Midtown; £1055 High Flowery Hirst. BB – £1165, £1100 Durdar Farm; £1120 Croft House; £1100 (x6) Craigour; £1070 (x2) Cockley Bank; £1060 (x5) Cross Hill; £1060, £1050 Monkhill Hall. Char – £1140 Hillhead; £1125 (x5), £1100 (x3), £1085 (x4), £1065 (x5), £1050 (x3) Craigour; £1110 Irthing House; £1095 Spout Bank; £1080 Clappers Farm; £1075 Woodslee; £1060 Spout Bank. A-A – £1135, £1125 (x3) Blackrigg; £1130 (x3), £985 Cockley Bank; £1080 Town End; £1035 (x2) Roe Ghyll. BS – £1095 Rose Farm. Hfd – £1090 Cockley Bank; £1070 Westray; £1010 Rose Farm; £995, £900 (x2) Park Head. Sim – £1085 Craigour Farm; £940 Riggshields. Frie – £965 (x3) Town End; £835 (x5) Midtown; £780 (x5) Middle Farm; £750 (x3) Yew Tree. Fleck – £820, £720 Wardpark. HF – £880 (x7) Cockley Bank; £705 Wardpark. Heifers – BB – £1140, £965 Craigour; £1100 Crown Point; £1060, £970 Cockley Bank. Lim – £1130 Croft House; £1070 (x2) Midtown; £1040 (x4) Killiecrankie; £1035 Newby; £980 (x3) Whiteside. Char – £1120 (x2) Old Silloth; £1065, £950 Clappers Farm; £1040, £1035 (x2) Hillhead;£980 Bank Wood. Hols – £990, £700 Craigour. A-A – £990, £915 (x3) Blackrigg; £940 (x5), £915 Cockley Bank; £910 Sleightholme. Hfd –£985 (x2), £855 Westray.

Weaned cattle – Steers – Blonde – £1040 Newshield. Lim – £840, £780 Ross Farm; £770 Brownrigg; £750 Harbarrow. Char – £740 Cooper House. Hfd – £575 (x5) Cooper House. HF – £420 (x5), £410 (x3) Brackenhill. Frie – £430 (x4) Summerhill. Bulls – Char – £890 (x3) Springfield Farm Court. Lim – £870 (x3) Springfield Farm Court; £800 Calfpark. Hols – £450 Blue Dial. Heifers – Lim – £850 (x2) Crookdyke; £790 (x2) Upper Senwick; £765 Harbarrow. Sim – £790 Croft House. BB – £780 Glencartholm. A-A – £745 (x2) Croft House. Sim – £740 (x2) Moss Grove.

Stirling UA

Aberdeen-Angus crosses topped the per head sections at United Auctions' sale of 1262 store cattle and 129 cast cows.

They sold to £1175 for a 598lg bullock from Couplaw and £1185 for a 702kg heifer from Craigowmill.

Bullocks averaged 182.90p having sold to 212.2p per kg for a 344kg Charolais cross from Hall, while heifers peaked at 201.4p for a Limousin from Nether Dalkeith to level at 177.75p.

Young bulls sold to 172.80p for a Charolais cross from Midlock and £1160 for a Simmental cross from Innerwick, to average 149.39p.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 251-300kg – £595, 206.60p Middleton. 301-350kg – £730, 212.20p Hall. 351-400kg – £840 West Shawtonhill; 211.60p Fornought. 401-450kg – £920, 207p Borgue House. 451-500kg – £1000 West Shawtonhill; 208.30p Auchnotteroch. 501-551kg – £1050 Burnbrae; 195.30p Gateside. 552-601kg – £1175, 196.50p Couplaw. 602-651kg – £1120 Midlock; 181.60p Couplaw. 652-701kg – £1080, 161.20p Mollandhu.

Heifers – 251-300kg – £460 Laighmuirside; 177.20p Jaw. 301-350kg – £690 Muirpark; 198p West Shawtonhill. 351-400kg – £750 Blairfad; 195.80p West Shawtonhill. 401-450kg – £880, 198p Borgue House. 451-500kg – £990, 201.20p Ballingry. 501-551kg – £1095 Innerwick; 201.40p Nether Dalkeith. 552-601kg – £1140, 190.60p Skeoch. 702+kg – £1185, 168.80p Craigowmill.

Young bulls – 501-551kg – £900, 171.80p Midlock. 552-601kg – £950, 160.20p Midlock. 602-651kg – £1120, 172.80p Midlock. 652-701kg – £1160, 172p Innerwick.

St Boswells

Limousin crosses led the way at Harrison and Hetherington's sale of store cattle.

Topping the trade was a bullock from Messrs Mackie, Crailing Nook at £1070, while heifers topped the pence per kg section at 209p from Douglas, Saughtree.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Per head – A-A – £785 Earlston Mains. Lim – £1070 Crailing Nook; £1000 Grahamslaw; £975 Crailing Nook; £955 Grahamslaw, Saughtree; £940 Crailing Nook. Sim – £1035 Marchcleugh; £860 Kirklands; £830 Marchcleugh. Saler – £855 Kaeside. Char – £800 Kaeside. Per kg – A-A – 196.3p Earlston Mains. Lim – 207.6p, 204.5p, 200p Grahamslaw; 194.9p, 194.7p Saughtree. Sim – 187.5p Townhead; 184.4p Marchcleugh. Saler – 176.3p, 176p Kaeside. Char – 179.8p Kaeside.

Heifers – Per head – £965 Crailing Nook; £945 Saughtree; £930, £915(x2) Crailing Nook. Sim – £845 Marchcleugh. Saler – £770 Kaeside. Char – £805, £790 Adderstonshiels; £770 Kaeside (2); £760, £750 Adderstonshiels. Per kg – Lim – 209.2p, 197.8p, 197.6p (x2), Saughtree; 196.9p Crailing Nook. Sim – 178p, 177.9p Marchcleugh. Saler – 177p Kaeside. Char – 183.3p Kaeside; 179.5p Adderstonshiels; 177p Kaeside; 176.9p Adderstonshiels.

Penrith

A Charolais bullock from EA and W Strong, Ploveriggs, topped Penrith and District Farmers' fortnightly sale of 300 store cattle, selling at £1255.

Leading the heifer trade at £1095 was a Limousin from R and E Holmes, The Green.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Char – £1255 Ploveriggs; £1135 Hothfield Drive. Lim – £1195 Ploveriggs; £1085 (x2), £1075, £1055 (x5) Low Row; £1085 Grassknop; £1065 Park Head; £1035 Melmerby Mill. BB – £1125 Park Head; £1055, £1015 (x2) Low Row; £1025 Dacre Banks; £1005 Southwaite. Blonde – £1105, £1035 (x2), £1005 Hole House; £1085 Grassknop; £1065 Low Row. A-A – £1085 (x4) Low Row; £1085, £1075 (x2) Chapel Farm; £1055 (x5) Street House. Sim – £1015 Chapel Farm.

Black and Whites – £835 Park Head; £825 Dacre Banks.

Heifers – Lim – £1095 (x3), £995 (x2) The Green, Holmes; £1065, £1005 (x2) Nook Farm; £985 Grassknop Farm; £915 (x6) Low Row. Blonde – £1085, £935 Hole House; £985, £905 (x3) Grassknop. Sim – £935 Thorneycroft.

Store bulls – Lim – £935 The Old Vicarage.

Wigton

More than 200 store cattle were forward for Hope's Auctioneers' sale where trade peaked at £1195 for a Limousin bullock from Messrs Tudhope, High Parsonbridge.

Heifers sold to £1055 for a British Blue from the Laurels whilst bulls hit a top of £1095 for a Limousin from Harelawhill and Co.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1195, £1065 (x2), £1025 High Parsonbridge, Tudhope; £1165 Seaville Cote; £1145, £1065, £1045 Longcummercatt; £1015, £995 Wellington. BB – £1125 Longcummercatt; £1065 Park House; £1055 The Laurels; £995, £985 Hill House; £945, £915 Gaterigg, Watson; £935 Seaville Cote. A-A – £1055 Longcummercatt; £935 Dockray; £925 Wolsty; £925, £835, £815 Gaterigg. Frie – £865 (x2), £805, £795 Prior Hall; £825, £745 Low House. Char – £1075, £745, £685 Oakergill; £1055 The Laurels. Mont – £645 Wyndham House. Luing – £845 Wolsty. Long Horn – £515 (x2) Hill House Farm.

Heifers – Lim – £1035, £1015 High Parsonbridge; £975, £955, £945 Arkleby Hall;

£965 Burblethwaite. BB – £1055, £955 The Laurels; £945 Park House; £935, £895, £885, £875, £855 Gaterigg; £905 Crook a Fleet; £905 Burblethwaite. A-A – £905, £875 Cumrew; £865 Burblethwaite; £865

Gaterigg; £865 Dockray; £845, £795 Wolsty. Char – £805 Oakergill. Hfd – £835 Wolsty. Bulls – Lim – £1095, £920 Harelawhill and Co; £795 High House. Hfd – £795 High House.

Thainstone

Some 837 store cattle including 33 young weaned calves were forward for Aberdeen and Northern Marts' weekly sale where bullocks and heifers averaged 190.5 and 189p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 232.2p for a 422kg Charolais cross from Glebe of Deisher, Boat of Garten and £1205 for a 660kg Limousin cross from Cooperhill, Forglen.

Limousins crosses from Largie, Insch topped the heifers at 257.6p and £1520.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – £520 Pittenkerrie. 251-350kg – £710 Calier; £630 Glebe of Deisher. 351-400kg – £880 Clinterty; £850 Glebe of Deisher; £815 Upper Towie. 401- 450kg – £1020 Balfour Castle; £980 Glebe of Deisher; £940 Clinterty. 451-500kg – £1050 Clinterty; £1025 Bryameadow; £1010 Quoys. 501-550kg – £1100 Clinterty; £1075 Poolside; £1060 Upper Benwells; £1055 Howally; £1050 Whitehaugh. 551-600kg – £1110 Balfour Castle; £1100 Lyking Sandwick; £1090 Upper Benwells; £1085 Withaquoy. 601-650kg – £1150 Braefoot, Denhead; £1150 Denhead; £1145 Balfour Castle.

Heifers – Up to 350kg – £740 Cairntack; £720 Glebe of Deisher; £670 Pittenkerrie; £640 Tofts

of Tain. 351-400kg – £940 Glebe of Deisher; £850 Cairntack; £840 Upper Benwells; £800 Tofts of Tain. 401-450kg – £1140 Upper Benwells; £930 Thistleyhillock; £920 Glebe of Deisher; £910 Mosside of Gight; £900 Upper Benwells. 451-500kg – £1170 Mains of Haddo; £1080 Mosside of Gight; £1070 Cooperhill; £1050 Cairntack. 501-550kg– £1340 Littlehill of Knaven; £1260 Largie; £1180 Upper Benwells. 551-600kg – £1420 Largie; £1150 Mosside of Gight; £1090 Balfour Castle; £1070 Cooperhill. 601-650kg – £1290 Littlehill of Knaven; £1170 Cooperhill; £1160 Largie. 651-700kg – £1180 Littlehill of Knaven.

Stirling (cale)

Simmentals led the way at Caledonian Marts' fortnightly sale of 378 store cattle and breeding cattle.

Bullocks sold to £1080 from K and A Graham, Easterton, Argaty, while a Charolais from A Purdon, Easterton, sold for the top price per kg of 203p.

Simmentals from Devonside, Saline, topped the heifers at £1010 whilst Limousins from D Walker and Son, Camregan, Girvan, sold to 202p.

Breeding cattle peaked at £1220 for a Limousin cross cow and calf from JB Taylor, Blackburn Mains, Bathgate.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Per head – £1060 Devonside; £1010 Crosshill and Shortrigg; £970 Longaugh; £960 (x2) Bandominie, Hume of Overton and Shortrigg. Per kg – 202p Low Barbeth and Camregan; 196p Easterton; 195p Crosshill; 194p Eskechraggan.

Heifers – Per head – £1000 Crosshill; £960 Camreggan; £950 Crookedstone, North Woodend and Hill O Harthill; £940 Devonside, Crookedstone and Hill O Harthill. Per kg – 200p, 196p Crosshill; 190p North Woodend; 189p Hill O Harthill; 188p North Woodend and Glenside; 187p Glenside.

Dumfries

More than 500 store cattle were forward for C and D auction Marts' fortnightly sale where trade peaked at £1095 for a British Blue cross bullock from A and F Bailie, Low Glasnick.

Heifers had a joint top price of £1010 from High Auchneel for Limousins and Aberdeen-Angus.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1090, £1025, £1020 Kirkbride; £1000 High Auchneel. Char – £1035 West Crossleys; £1015 Beechgrove; £980 West Lanegate. Sal – £1030, £1015, £1000, £980 Dunbae. Sim – £1030 High Auchneel; £945 Upper Moor. A-A – £1125 West Crossleys; £1045 Barwhanny; £1040 Shenrick; £1035, £1025 Dollard; £1020 Kirkbride; £1015 Beechgrove; £995 No3 Woodhall. BB – £1095, £1030, £980 Low Glasnick. Hfd – £940 Barwhanny. BS – £915 High Auchneel. Mont – £830 Shenrick. Gal – £750 Baltersan.

Heifers – Per head – A-A – £1010, £955 High Auchneel. Sim – £960 Palaceknowe. Char – £945 Denbieyett; £905 High Auchneel; £880 Drumcru. Lim – £1010 High Auchneel; £975, £960 Belridding; £945 Rashgill;£895 Kirkhaugh. BS – £925 High Auchneel. Swed Red – £910 Shenrick. BB – £870 Upper Moor. Hfd – £865 Barwhanny; £860 Baltersan.

Cockermouth

British Blue bullocks from Messrs Crowe topped Mitchell Auctions'[ sale of store cattle at £1085.

Heifers peaked at £1055 for Limousins from Messrs Roberts, Townend whilst British Friesians from Home Farm led the way amongst the bulls at £405.

LEADING prices

Steers – BB – £1085 Hall Santon; £1025, £995, £945 Braeside; £985 Woodend; £985 Sykebeck; £915 Low Godderthwaite. Lim – £1065, £1045, £1015, £975 Woodend; £1035, £1025, £945 Braeside; £1015, £1005 Hall Santon. A-A – £1035, £975, £845 Scalderskew; £915 Low Godderthwaite. Char – £935, £915 Rakefoot. HF – £715 Bolt How; £625 Annaside. Sim – £785 Welcomenook Bungalow; £775 Outgang.

Heifers – Lim – £1055, £975 Townhead; £985 Rowbrow Park; £965, £955, £935 Woodend; £945 Foxhouse. BB – £1045 Townhead; £995 Foxhouses; £985 (x2), £895 Holmecroft; £935 Woodend. Char – £1035, £995 Foxhouse, £1025, £1015, £995 Rakefoot. Sim – £1015 Townhead. Blonde – £925, £845, £795 Eirinntalla. A-A – £795 Nr Branthwaite Edge.

Bulls – BF – £405 Home Farm. Lim – £355, £325 Home Farm. HF – £345 Home Farm.

Cows – Gall – £315, £285 Boadhole.

Bull calves – Char – £440, £435 Cotland. BB – £140, £120 Grange Farm. BS – £95, £60 Aikbank.

Heifer calf – Char – £440 (x2), £430 Cotland.

Lanark

Lawrie and Symington had 884 forward for their fortnightly sale of store cattle where bullocks and heifers averaged 185.86p and 125.2p respectively.

Bullocks were topped at £1015 for a Charolais cross from A and W Orr, Mossplatt, Cleghorn, and 206.5p for more of the same from Messrs Turner, Strath, Campbeltown.

Limousin crosses led the way amongst the heifers at £1135 from J and A Leggate, South Flakefield, Chapelton, and 212.3p from Allanton Farming, Darvel.

Dairy bullocks sold to £815 and 150.9p for a British Friesian from I and F Brocket, Parks O’Barnaigh, Kilbarchan, to average 125.2p/kg.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 0-350kg – £670, 193.1p Strath, Campbeltown. 351-400kg – £740 Bonnington Mains; 196.2p Burnbrae.401-450kg – £865 Hills of Dalserf; 206.5p Strath, Campbeltown.451-500kg – £1005, 205.9p Allanton. 501-550kg – £1040, 202.6p Allanton. 551-600kg – £1100 Allanton; 191.2p Mossplatt. 601-650kg – £1115 Mossplatt; 178.9p Netherton. 651+kg – £1095, 162.5p Mafflat.

Heifers – 0-350kg – £450 Laigh Park, Blairnavaid. 351-400kg – £790, 208.5p Laigh Park, Blairnavaid.401-450kg – £930, 212.3p Allanton. 451-500kg – £1025, 211.8p Auchren. 501-550kg – £1065, 209.2p Allanton. 551-600kg – £1105, 194.9p Oldhill.601-650kg – £1085, 170.6p South Flakefield. 651+kg – £1135, 159p South Flakefield. Dairy bullocks – £815 Parks O’Barnaigh; £800 Tanhill; £745 Muldron; £730 Parks O’Barnaigh; £700 Tanhill.