Special sales

Wallets Marts, at Castle Douglas, staged their annual show and sale of 513 Spring-born suckled calves, where all calves met a lively demand, selling dearer on the year, with many bullocks selling up and around £3 per kg.

The pre-sale show judge was Rob Parrish, Hassendeenburn, who awarded the champion ticket to a Charolais cross bullock from R Jardine and Son, Upper Hardland, which later sold for £950 to J and A MacTaggart, Dunjop.

Reserve champion came from McNeill Est., Shennanton with a Limousin cross heifer which made £870, selling to Messrs Scott, Wigton. Topping the sale was the third prize Limousin heifer from Messrs Burgess, Maryfield which scaled 292kg and made £1040, selling to Hamish Hamilton, Derrie.

Outwith the show cattle, a pen of Charolais crosses toppd at £915 from Shennanton and 300.5p per kg for another pen of Charolais crosses from the same home.

Heifers sold to £870 for Limousin crosses off Shennanton and 273.4p for Limousins from Farhills.

The overall sale levelled out at £677.19 (+11 on the year), with bullocks averaging 234.5p per kg and heifers cashing in at 214.6p per kg.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – AA – £890, £840 Craignarget; £775, £765 Maryfield; £730 Barnbackle; £725 Blackpark; £715 Kiltersan. Here – £610 Buittle Mains. Lim – £890 Shennanton; £800 Upper Hardland; £790, £770, £765 (x2) Maryfield; £780 Easthill. Sim – £870, £820 Tregallon; £735 Maryfield; £710, £700 Craiglemine. Blonde – £700 Shennanton. Char – £950 Upper Hardland; £915, £830 Shennanton; £890, £865, £860 Craignarget.

Heifers – AA – £710 Craignarget; £625, £605 Kiltersan. Lim – £1040, £740 Maryfield; £870 Shennanton; £810, £760 Farhills. Sim – £595, £590 Shennanton.

*Wallets Marts, at Castle Douglas, held the annual sale of Blackface rams, where a top price of £620 was achieved for a shearling from Messrs Wilson, Kirkmabreck, Creetown, closely followed at £550 for one from Messrs Hannah, Blackloch, Gatehouse.

Other breeds received good prices, with a Bluefaced Leicester shearling from Messrs Young, South Quintinespie, being knocked down at £380.

LEADING prices

Shearlings – BF – £620, £450, £420 Kirkmabreck; £550 Blackloch; £400 Craignell. BFL – £380 South Quintinespie; £360 Mossyard; £320 Upper Hardland; £300 Ragetsyke; £300 Cullinaw. Suff – £180 Mossend. Tex – £300 Newmains; £520, £200 West Glengyre.

Lambs – Tex – £220, £180 Kilncroft; £220 Ragetsyke; £140 (x3) Low Creoch.

Stirling (UA)

United Auctions, at Stirling, held the sale of 1609 store, native bred cattle and young bulls, as well as 206 cast cows.

Bullocks (1035) averaged 186.55p to 221.40p per kg for a 429kg Charolais cross from West Flakefield, and to £1280 for a 750kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Goddens.

B and W Bullocks (61) levelled out at 129.37p to 167.00p per kg for a 536kg BFX from Wester Mye, as well as £1040 for a 646kg MOX from Bandirran.

Heifers (477) balanced out at 180.63p to 227.80p per kg for a 417kg Limousin cross from Goddens, and peaking at £1160 for a 677kg AAX from Horselaw. Young Bulls (36) cashed in at 182.94p to 192.70p per kg for a Limousin cross from Drumcruilton, and to £895 for a Limousin cross from Drumcruilton.

Beef Cows (181) averaged 120.41p to 169.90p per kg for a BRBX from Monzie, reaching to £1390 for a BRBX from Monzie.

Dairy Cows (25) levelled at 90.81p to 127.90p per kg for a MOX from Claylands, and hitting £745 for a MOX from Claylands.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 251-300kgs – Middleknowes £520; Teviot Agriculture 197.70p. 301-350kgs – High Milton £720, 205.70p. 351-400kgs – Sunnycroft £815; Laggan Park 215.70p. 401-450kgs – West Flakefield £950, 221.40p. 451-500kgs – Newpark £990; Midtown 206.50p. 501-551kgs – Low Arkland £1070, 198.30p. 552-601kgs – Birkett Farming £1230, 218.90p. 602-651kgs – Goddens £1195, 192.80p. 652-701kgs – Elmscleugh £1245, 189.80p. 702kgs and above – Goddens £1280; Bonard 176.10p.

Heifers – Up to 250kgs – Teviot Agriculture £445, 180.90p. 251-300kgs – Davidston £390, 150.00p. 301-350kgs – High Milton £575, 170.60p. 351-400kgs – Laggan Park £820, 210.30p. 401-450kgs – Goddens £950, 227.80p. 451-500kgs – Goddens £1080, 225.90p. 501-551kgs – Deerpark Farmers £1090, 200.40p. 552-601kgs – Deerpark Farmers £1115, 201.30p. 602-651kgs – Gateside £1120, 182.40p. 652-701kgs – Bonard £1160; Balmyre 171.90p. 702kgs and above – Yeatthill £1070, 145.40p.

Young bulls – 301-350kgs- Nether Birkwood £410p; 351-400kgs- Bowleys £660, 169.20p; 401-450kgs- Drumcruilton £865, 192.70p; 451-500kgs- Drumcruilton £895, 188.80p; 552-601kgs- Middleknowes £890, 156.70p.

OTM cows – £ per head – Monzie (BRB) £1390; 9 Killeonan (Lim) £1370; Townhead (CH) £1290; Harehead (Sim) £1170; Craigmaddiemuir (AA) £1090; Drumoider (GA) £1010; Harehead (Lui) £1010. PPK – Monzie (BRB) 169.90p; Ardlebank (Lim) 162.90p; Muckraw (Sim) 144.90p; Hilton of Aldie (AA) 133.90p; Townhead (CH) 121.90p; Drumoider (GA) 120.50p; Harehead (Lui) 115.30p.

OTM bulls – £ per head – Drumoider (Lim) £1230; Elmscleugh (CH) £1170; Shawsmill (Sim) £1170; Middleknowes (BS) £1130; Harehead (Lui) £1090. PPK – Drumoider (Lim) 118.70p; Harehead (Lui) 101.70p; Elmscleugh (CH) 101.00p; Middleknowes (BS) 99.10p; Shawsmill (Sim) 98.00p.

Oban

The sale of 1784 lambs and sheep were held by United Auctions, at Oban, where all classes sold well and to a good following of buyers.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Suff X – £58.00, No3 Killean; £53.00, Balnagown. Belt X – £53.50, Aird Farm. Tex X – £53.00, Glenshellach; £51.00, Balnagown. Chev X – £53.00, Barndromin; £47.00, Ardchiavaig; £45.50, 4 Glenaros. Cross – £63.00, The Dell; £53.50, Aird Farm; £50.00, The Homestead. Mule – £49.00, Glenshellach; £48.00, Ardachy; £41.50, Fiart. Hamp – £38.00, Lochdon Head Croft. BF – £47.00, Tyree; £45.00, Fiart; £41.50, Aird Farm.

Ewes – Suff X – £50.00, Balnagown. Tex X – £45.50, Achnacone; £45.00, The Dell. Chev – £62.00, Kengharair; £58.00, Baligarve; £57.00, Scoor Farm; £57.00, The Glebe. Cross – £55.00, Kengharair; £48.00, Aird Farm; £45.00, Scoor Farm. Mule – £58.00, Newfield; £55.00, Balnagown; £55.00, Balnagown Croft; £54.00, No3 Killean. BF – £47.00, Kengharair; £42.00, Kengharair; £38.00, Barndromin.

Dingwall

The annual show and sale of 653 weaned calves was held by Dingwall and Highland Marts, at Dingwall.

The show was judged by Sophie Watt, Cairntack, Balmedie who awarded the champion rosette to a six-month-old Limousin cross bullock from D MacLean, 4 Bualnaluib, Aultbea, scaling in at 260kg and realising £800 at the sale. Reserve champion was a 310kg, six-month-old Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Strathglass Farms, Cannich which cashed in £700.

Bullocks (387) averaged 222.3p (+2.3p on the year) and sold to 339.5p per kg for a 162kg Limousin cross from Messrs A and D Renwick, Keppoch Farm, Dundonnell and £1,005 twice for a pen of 415kg Limousin crosses from M Cameron, Strone Farm, Banavie and C Cameron, Corriebeg, Banavie.

Heifers (260) levelled out at 209.1p (-5.8p on the year), peaking at 348.7p per kg for a 195kg Limousin cross from A and D Renwick, Keppoch Farm, Dundonnell and £800 for a 320kg Limousin cross from M MacDonald, 101 Torroble, Lairg.

Young Bulls (6) balanced out at 201.0p, selling to 227.8p for a 180kg Charolais cross from AC Smith, Dunlichity, Farr, with £700 being released for a 375kg Limousin cross from M Cameron, Strone Farm, Banavie.

LEADING prices

North west Sutherland and Caithness – Bullocks – 201-250kg – Croick Estate, Ardgay, £610, 265.2p. 251kg-300kg – Croick Estate, £755; 101 Torroble, Lairg, 254.6p. 301kg-350kg – 87 Torroble, Lairg, £855, 247.8p. 351kg-400kg – 87 Torroble, £830, 218.4p. 401kg-450kg – 87 Torroble, £920, 211.5p. Heifers – 201kg-250kg – Parkhill, Durness, £550; Croick Estate, 221.7p. 251kg-300kg – Croick Estate, £750, 250.0p. 301kg-350kg – Croick Estate, £670; 101 Torroble, 250.0p.

North west Ross – Bullocks – 201kg-250kg – 4 Bualnaluib, Aultbea, £670, 307.7p. 251kg-300kg – 4 Bualnaluib, £800; Keppoch Farm, 275.6p. 301kg-350kg – 12 Bualnaluib, Aultbea, £790; 4 Bualnaluib, 228.4p. 351kg-400kg – 4 Bualnaluib, £850, 212.5p. Heifers – Up to 200kg – Keppoch Farm, £680; Slattadale, Achnasheen, 262.9p. 201kg-250kg – Tournaig Estate, £580, 251.1p. 251kg-300kg – 4 Bualnaluib, £690; Slattadale, 242.5p. 301kg-350kg – 12 Bualnaluib, £710, 218.5p. 351kg-400kg –

4 Bualnaluib, £660, 185.9p.

Islands – Bullocks – 201kg-250kg – 1 Ahmore, Lochmaddy, £720, 293.9p. 251kg-300kg – 1 Ahmore, £655; Corriebheinn Farms, Portree, 232.8p. 301kg-350kg – 4 Glasnakille, Elgol, £745, 235.8p. 401kg-450kg – Corriebheinn Farms, £820. Over 450kg – Glenmore Farms, £690, 136.6p. Heifers – Up to 200kg – 7 Grenitote, Lochmaddy, £480; 4 Glasnakille, 247.2p. 201kg- 250kg – 15 Glenconon, Uig, £560, 258.1p. 251kg-300kg – 1 Ahmore, £740, 250.9p. 301kg-350kg – Druimtorrach, Lochmaddy, £745, 227.8p. 351kg-400kg – Druimtorrach, £580, 158.9p.

South west Ross and any other district – Bullocks – 201kg-250kg – Dunlichity Farm, Farr, £605, 289.8p. 251kg-300kg – Achnabat, Torness, £740, 279.3p. 301kg-350kg – Strone Farm, £810, 268.2p. 351kg-400kg – Strone Farm, £850, 239.4p.

401kg-450kg – The Glebe, Glenelg, £820; Strone Farm, 242.2p. Heifers – Up to 200kg – Dunlichity Farm, £465, 255.5p. 201kg -250kg – Dunlichity Farm, £535, 226.7p. 251kg-300kg – Alvie Farms, Kincraig, £670; Achnabat, 226.8p. 301kg-350kg – Arinackaig, Strathcarron, £720; Alvie Farms, 214.1p. 351kg-400kg – Strone Farm, £750, 205.5p. 410kg-450kg – New Croft, Knockfarrel, £700, 159.1p.

*Dingwall and Highland Marts held the sale of 49 OTM cattle, at Dingwall, where OTM prime and feeding cattle (21) sold to 169.0p per kg for a 420kg Limousin bull from Udale, Poyntzfield, as well as £810 for a 755kg Luing cow from 1 Ahmore and a 755kg British Blue cow from 50 Lonemore, Gairloch.

LEADING prices

OTM cattle – £ per head – Corriebeg (Lim), £790; Culmill, Kiltarlity (Sim X), £790; Udale (Lim), £710; 1 Ahmore (Sim X), £690. PPK – Corriebeg (Lim), 120.6p; Culmill (Sim X), 112.1p; 50 Lonemore (BBX), 107.3p; 1 Ahmore (Lui) 107.3p.

* Dingwall & Highland Marts sold 168 rams at the annual show and sale of Blackface rams.

The overall champion was a shearling from Messrs MacDonald, Ess, Carrbridge, selling for £1700 to Messrs Pitmain Estate. The reserve champion rosette was awarded to a ram lamb from R MacIntosh, Glenfernate, Blairgowrie, realising £500 to N MacLeod, Upper Muiryden, Rosemarkie.

Shearlings (146) sold to £2200 from Abersky, Torness, whilst two shears (5) peaked at £400 from 37 Vatisker, Back.

Ram lambs (10) topped at £500 twice, both from Glenfernate and Harestone, Insch.

Aged rams (7) hit a top price of £300 twice from Blackmuir, Heights of Dochcarty and Newton of Crathie, Ballater.

LEADING prices

Shearlings – Dalbuiack, £1700; Beldhu, £1600; Milton Farm, Aberarder and Beldhu, £1200.

Two shear – Bardnaheigh, Harpsdale and 37 Vatisker, £200.

Ram lambs – Harestone, £400; Tigh N’Ulaidh, Tomatin, £350; Glenfernate, £250.

Aged rams – Newton of Crathie, £280 (x2).

Carlisle

A fantastic catalogued entry of 652 store cattle were present at Harrison and Hetherington's sale, as well as 175 weaned cattle and 333 calves, with all quality types remaining easy to sell, however leaner cattle proved harder to cash.

Topping the trade was a Limousin heifer selling to £1155 from Messrs JJ Studholme, Ash View, Wigton. Bullocks peaked at £1105 for a Charolais, from Messrs JJ Brough, Clappers Farm, Wigton.

LEADING prices

Heifers – Lim – £1155, £1115 Ash View; £1005 Unity Farm; £1000 Midtown Farm; £990, £900 Heatheridge Farm; £990, £900 Shillafield; £900 Stenries,. Char – £985 Rigg Head; £925, £910 Clappers Farm; £925 Bridge End Farm. BB – £935 Drigg Moorside; £935 Rose Farm; £925 Dearham Hall. AA – £900 Cranberry; £795 King Street. Sim – £865 New House Farm. Beef Short –£850 Sneck Yeat. Here – £805 Cranberry.

Steers – Char – £1105, £1060, £1050, £980 Clappers Farm; £970 Midtown Farm; £965 Bridge End Farm. Lim – £1060, £1050, £1000 Haresceugh Castle; £1050 Unity Farm; £1040 Halls Oven; £1030 Hawksteel Farm; £1025 Mary Street. BB – £1040 Rigg Head; £1020, £995, £975 Rose Farm; £960 Redcroft Farm; £955 Stone House; £955 Oakbank Farm. AA – £1005 Stainton House Farm; £935 Horsegills; £915 Briggle Farm. Sim – £990, £940, £905 New House Farm; £905 Warkshaugh. Here ­– £945 Minsca; £915 Bank Farm; £900 Barwise Hall. Beef Short – £935 Gibbs Hill; £910 Sneck Yeat. Saler – £860 Minsca. Mont –£850 Briggle Farm. White Short – £845 Gibbs Hill. British Friesian – £795 (x2) Bank Farm; £690 Well Head Farm; £680 Holme Farm. Holst Friesian – £750 Minsca; £695, £665 Crookdyke.

*A show of 175 stirks were forward to a larger ringside of buyers, which resulted in sharper sales on the week.

A run of stirks from Tim McGarva, Barwhanny Farm, topped the sale at £875 for an Aberdeen Angus heifer. Messrs Forster, Parkside Farm sold an Aberdeen Angus bullock for £775, whilst Messrs Norman, Little Orton Farm pen of Limousin bulls peaked at £790 twice and £780 twice, for six to eight-month-old bulls.

LEADING prices

Heifers – AA – £875, £730, £700 Barwhanny Farm. Lim – £725 Skiddaw View Cottage. Char – £705, £700 Garvilland. Sim –£685 Croft House.

Bulls – Lim – £790, £780, £730 Little Orton Farm. AA ­– £665, £600 Barnglies.

Steers – AA – £775 Parkside Farm; £760 (x2), £725 Milescott; £725 Gamerigg Farm. Lim – £765 Glenlea; £760, £700 Wood Hall; £735 Parkside Farm. BB – £725 Croft House. Char – £690 Stonehouse Park. Holst Friesian – £655 Windy Hill.

*The sale of 333 calves was held by Harrison and Hetherington, where young and beef calves sold sharper on the week, with the top price of the day coming from a British Blue bull by Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown, Longtown, which sold to £425.

LEADING prices

Bulls – BB – £425, £400 (x3), £390 (x2), £375, £370, £260 Smalmstown Farm; £360 (x2) Tempest Tower; £350, 3295 Trailflat Farm; £275 Mayfield; £275 Brackenhow. Lim – £380 Crookdyke; £350 (x2), £345 (x2), £285 (x3), £275 (x2) Gate Farm; £255, £250 Coombe Crag; £255 Southernby Hall. Char – £360, £340 Broomberry Farm. AA – £235 Scalehill Farm; £200 Slack House; £160 Townhead Farm; £145 High Field. Here – £250 (x2), £210 (x2) Scalehill Farm. Sim – £230 The Crescent. Holst Friesian – £130 (x2) Gate Farm; £120 Craighouse; £120 (x2) Mayfield; £80 Mainhill Farm; £75, £72 Low House Farm. Norwegian Red – £98 (x2), £90 New Farm. British Friesian – £80 Coombe Crag; £78 The Manor. Brown Swiss – £72 Low House Farm.

Heifers – AA – £295 Broomberry Farm; £150 Slack House. BB – £285 (x2), £280, £275, £270, £260, £250, £245 Smalmstown Farm; £255 (x2) Tempest Tower; £255, £250, £235 Mainhill Farm. Lim – £140 Wood Hall; £140 (x2) Gate Farm; £325, £300, £210 Townfoot Farm; £260 Coombe Crag. Here – £140 Red Hall; £130 Newbiemains Farm.

*Harrison and Hetherington held the sale of implements, tractors and small tools, at Carlisle, with a large entry of 482 lots of implements were forward, which included the dispersal sale of farm machinery from Stoneybrook Farm. Topping the trade at £10,200 was a Bailey Silage Trailer, followed by a Mixer Wagon selling to £6000.

LEADING prices

Implements – £10,200 Bailey silage trailer; £6000 feed mix; £3300 Hudson livestock trailer; £3250 Marshall bale trailer; £2800 Siloking mixer; £2600, £2350, £1650 Ifor Williams trailer; £1800 sheep race; £1600 international tractor; £1520 Yamaha quad bike; £1300 Paul flatbed trailer; £1250 Dexta tractor; £1250 Ifor Williams flatbed trailer; £1100 cattle trailer; £1080 horse box; £1000 Kuhn plough; £920 AG sawdust dispenser; £900 Kverneland plough.

Longtown

C and D Auction Marts held their Great Annual Ram Fair, at Longtown, where a fantastic show of commercial rams were forward from a catalogued entry of 966.

Topping the sale at £1500 twice was Texel ram lambs from consigner Bryden Nicholson, Knock Farm, Duns, for unshown ram lambs, which were knocked down to Jimmy Sinclair, Crookston Farm, the same buyer who had previously bought the days Texel champion in the morning show, again from The Knock. The champion was sold at £1100.

Texel shearlings peaked at £1200 from Alistair Bell. The judge for the show was Harry Woodmass, Harene.

Cross bred and other continental rams met a good trade, with Beltex shearlings selling to £900 from C Currie, Inamay and cross bred rams peaking at £820 and £800 for Texel cross Beltex rams from G and CE Edminson, Middle Farm, who took the champion title with their Texel cross Beltex shearling. This class, alongside the Suffolk class, was judged by Nigel and Kirsty Peart, Weeds Farm.

A much larger show of Suffolks were forward, which saw a shearling top the breed sale at £800, from Hazel and Dennis Martindale, The Land, who sold another at £720. Securing champion was a ram lamb from Messrs Hewson, Burgh Head, which later sold for £350. Reserve was awarded to a shearling ram from WJ and JG Bell, Kinninghall, which was knocked down at£600.

The show and sale of 128 Bluefaced Leicester rams and ram lambs was judged by Stephen Ridley, Shitlington Hall who awarded the champion title to a shearling from Messrs Leach, Whintingstown, Roadhead.

LEADING prices

Ram lambs – Tex – £1500 (x2), £1,100 Knock; £850 Kirkton; £800 Easterseat and Kirkton; £750 Knock; £600, £580 Easterseat; £520, £480 Kirkton; £480 Knock; £450 Raefield. Suff X – £290 Mid Brockloch. Dutch Tex – £260 Kirk House. Beltex – £220, £200 Arkleby House. Blue Tex – £200 Millside. Suff – £380 (x2) The Land; £350 Burgh Head; £350 (x2), £320 The Land; £300 Mid Brockloch and The Land and Calf Park. BFL ­– £180 Whintingstown; £140 Hill Brae.

Shearlings – Tex – £1200 Kirkton; £820 Duke Street; £750 Allanshaws; £700 Uppercleuch and Flex; £680 Kinninghall and Crumhaughhill and Lochside Cottage; £650 Drumalin Farm Cottages and Duke Street. Beltex X – £820 Middle Farm; £600, £550 Grassmainston; £520 Corstane; £420 (x2) Park Nook; £400 Uppercleuch. Tex X – £820, £800, £680, £620 (x3), £600 Middle Farm; £600 Broomhill; £580, £550 (x3) Middle Farm; £500 Waltonwoodhead. Beltex – £900 Inamay; £600, £580 Threeburnford; £550 (x2) Sorbie; £520, £500 Threeburnford. Char X – £600, £550, £500, £450 (x2) Grassmainston. Char – £550 Loaningfoot. Dutch Tex X – £480, £400 Raggetsyke. Suff X – £360 Flex Farm; £300 Fowrass. Suff – £800 The Land; £720 Guardsmill and The Land; £600 Kinninghall; £580 The Land; £520 Guardsmill and The Land; £500 (x2) Guardsmill; £450 Rue Castle Cottage and The Land. BFL – £580, £400, £300 Parkhill; £450, £420, £400, £350 Colmslie Hill; £380, £320 Foulshields; £350 Primside Mill; £330 Cassington; £310 Howa Hill. NCC – £190, £180 Nisbet Mill; £180 Gospel Hall.

Aged rams – Tex X – £340 Brewery House Barn.

Dalmally

A selection of top quality calves were forward at the sale of 958 suckled calves, held by United Auctions, at Dalmally, however, overall sale averages were down on the year.

Bullocks (569) averaged £609.15 (-£9.84) selling to a top price of £1030.00 for a 558kg BRBx from Dunans and 219.04p (-11.46p) to 284.1p for a 264kg LIMx from Dall Farm.

Heifers (389) cashed in at £547.16 (-£5.43) peaking at £935.00 for a 518kg LIMx from Dunans and 211.65p (-11.26p) to 272.3p for a 202kg SIMx from Auch Estate.

Champion was awarded to an Autumn-born heifer from Lephinkill, with reserve honours going to a Spring-born bullock, from Dall farm.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £ per head – AA X – £640 (x2), Poltalloch; £620 (x4), Craig Farm; £620, Ballymeanach. BS X– £750, £730 (x2), £665, £660 (x2), Tiretigan; £635 (x2), Machrins; £610, Kiloran. BRB X – £1030, Dunans. BA X – £790, £740 (x2), Tom Na Coille. Char X – £1010, £950 (x3), Dunans; £940 (x2), £920, Bragleenmore; £910 (x2), Dunans; £900 (x2), Bragleenmore; £900 (x2), Dunans; £880, Musdale; £880 (x2), Tiraghoil; £860 (x3), Bragleenmore; £810, 16 Carnoch. Lim X – £1010, Feringa Farming; £925, Ardchatten; £890, Barguillean; £890, £880 (x3), Craignafeoch; £850 (x2), £840, Barguillean; £840 (x2), 16 Carnoch; £840 (x2), Craignafeoch. LR X – £635, Garvie. Sal X – £705 (x3), Machrins; £670 (x6), Otter Estate; £645, Dunans; £645 (x2), £635 (x3), Machrins. Sim X – £920, £900 – Tom Na Coille; £885, Tombuie; £885, Tiraghoil; £830, Tombuie; £820, Arileod; £795, Dunans; £760, Musdale; £740, Barguillean; £730, Ballymeanach; £720 (x4), Barguillean; £710, Tiraghoil; SH X – £710 (x2), £690 (x2), Bragleenmore.

Heifers – AA X – £670, Blairmore; £630 (x2), Craig Farm. BS X – £750, Barnakill. BA X – £700, £680, £620, Tom Na Coille; Char X – £910, Lephinkill; £840, 16 Carnoch; £790, £760 (x7), Bragleenmore; £760 (x3), Tiraghoil; £750 (x2), Barnakill; £750 (x2), Bragleenmore; £740, Dunans. Lim X – £935, Dunans; £890, Tom Na Coille; £830 (x3), Ardchatten; £820, 16 Carnoch; £750, Barnakill; £720, Tom Na Coille; £710, Caolis Coll; £700, Ardchatten; £700, Feringa Farming. Sal X – £550 (x3), Machrins. Sim X – £760, Ballyeanach; £735 (x2), Tombuie; £690, Tigh Na Croit; £660 (x2), Auch Estate; £660 (x2), Duntuim.

Kirkcambeck

The annual Kirkcambeck sale was held by C and D Auction Marts, where a large entry of 714 store cattle was forward, as well as the show for native bred and beef shorthorn store cattle, judged by Jim Holden.

The sale proved buoyant, with an excess of ringside buyers, resulting in overall sale averages increasing on the corresponding year by £60.

Topping the sale was Angus bullocks from Messrs E Taylor and Son, Wallish Walls, Consett, selling for £1030, followed by Blue-Grey bullocks making £1010 from Farney Shield and Holme Head.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – AA – £1030 Wallish Walls; £940 (x5) Penchrise; £930 Wallish Walls; £910 Newhouse; £910 (x4) Bodesbeck; £900 (x2) Wallish Walls; £900 (x4) Penchrise. Blue Grey – £1010 Farney Shield; £1010 (x2), £1000 (x2) Holme Head; £970 Wallish Walls; £960 Milnholm; £940, £910 Farney Shield; £910 Wallish Walls. Belt Gall – £970, £820 (x2) Oaklands; £810 Bonnyrigg; £790 Whitstonehill; £790 (x3) Burnfoot. WB Short – £960 (x2) Holme Head. Saler – £910, £890 (x8) Bowanhill. Gall – £880 Farney Shield; £880 (x2) Ramseycleuch; £860 Terrona; £820 Peartree. Sim – £870 (x3), £820 (x2) Blakehopeburnhaugh. Lim – £860 (x4) Terrona; £860 (x3) Gibstown. Short – £790 (x4) Whiteknowe; £750 East Deloraine.

Heifers – Belt Gall – £910 (x2) Oaklands. AA – £900 Bodesbeck. Beef Short – £860 (x2) Moor; £750 (x4) Minsca. Lim – £780 (x3) Gibstown. Lui – £770 (x2) Arkleton. Sal – £720 (x4) Bowanhill. Sim – £700 Arkleton.

Newton Stewart

2304 calves with excellent condition and heavier weights were forward at the Spring and Autumn calf sale, held by Craig Wilson Mart, at Newton Stewart.

Averages were up on the year, with calves cashing in at £791.51 (+ £32.91 on the year), with heifers peaking at £1280, £1240 and £1220 for home-bred Limousin crosses from Messrs G and J Hannah, Meoul, Stoneykirk, Stranraer. Spring-born heifer calves (345) sold to 405p for a pen of 10 Saler crosses from A Howatson, Risk Farm, Newton Stewart, and levelled out at £658.84, with Autumn-born heifer calves (660) balancing out at £798.59.

Bullocks topped at £1140 for a Limousin cross, again shown by G and J Hannah, Meoul Farm, whilst Spring-born bullocks (456) sold to 280p for Limousin crosses sold by S and J Cannon, Redbrae, Wigtown, which contributed to an average of £686.74.

Autumn-born bullock calves (843) cashed in at £907.27.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1140, £1075, £1030, £1025 Meoul; £1090, £1080 (x2), £1070, £1065, £1030 Boghouse; £1085, £1070 (x2), £1050 (x2), £1020, £1000 Redbrae; £1065, £1050, £1030 Gowlands; £1060, £1030, £1010 Mains of Larg; £1040, £1030, £1025 Kirkmabreck; £1040 Barncorkrie; £1030 Dalnaw; £1010 Crouse; £1010 No 2 South Balfern; £1000 Larg. Char – £1080, £1050 Kirkmabreck; £1070, £1060, £1045, £1010 Knockiebae; £1060, £1040 (x2) Gowlands; £1025 Balmurrie; £1020 West Glengyre; £1015 Meikle Larbrax; £1010 Cairnhouse; £1000 Glenvernoch. AA – £1070 Milnmark; £1050 Ballaird; £1010 Spittal; £1000 Bents; Barrhill and Low Drumrae. Sim – £1050, £1045 Low Drumrae; £1045, £1020 Crouse; £1010 Barnean. Gall – £1040, £1000 Nether Cleugh. Here – £990 Ballaird. Sal – £925 Kirkmabreck. Short – £780 Bardrochwood.

Heifers – Lim – £1280, £1240, £1220 Meoul; £1040, £955, £950 Redbrae; £940 Gowlands; £920 Knockiebae, Old Land and Boghouse. Char – £1040, £945, £910, £900 Knockiebae; £1020, £950 West Glengyre; £1000 Kirkmabreck; £940 Borgue House. Sim – £1025, £970 Crouse; £940 Borgue House. Sal – £1020, £1000 (x2), £900, £880 Risk; £940 Kirkmabreck. AA – £900, £870 (x2) Spittal; £880, £875, £850 Ballaird; £875 South Boreland; £855 Viewhills. Here – £830 Ballaird.

Quoybrae

Aberdeen and Northern Marts held the sale of 521 weaned calves, 125 store and 18 head of breeding cattle.

The pre-sale show was judged by Elaine Duguid, Burnside Farming, Banff, who awarded the champion rosette to a 442kg Charolais cross bullock from Anica Polson, Westerloch, Wick, which later sold for £1100 to W and J Cameron, Burnside of Edingight, Grange.

Reserve was a 390kg British Blue cross from D Kennedy, Tresdale, Canisbay and was knocked down at £960 to James Gunn, Whitefield, Reiss.

Weaned bullock calves (320) averaged 220.5p (-7.6p on the year) selling to 271.8p for a 309kg Charolais cross from Reisgill, Lybster and £975 for a 473kg Charolais cross also from Reisgill.

Weaned heifer calves (201) cashed in at 221.1p (-1.2p on the year) to 496.8p and topped at £1550 for a 312kg for a Limousin cross from Reisgill.

Bullocks (50) balanced out at 193.1p, selling to 238.7p for a pen of 491kg Limousin crosses from Reaster, Lyth, and peaked at £1110 for a 560kg Limousin cross from 8 Murrayfield, Castletown.

Heifers (75) levelled out at 191p and sold to 216.8p for a pen of 399kg Limousin crosses from Reaster and topped at £1090 twice, firstly for a 681kg Limousin cross, and for a 711kg Limousin cross, both from Westend, Newport.

Breeding cattle (18) peaked at £1700 for a Limousin cross cow with heifer calf at foot from D Dunnet, Linkmoor, Lower Warse.

LEADING prices

Weaned calf bullocks – Up to 250kg – Achalone Croft, Halkirk £610, 254.2p. 251-300kg – Milton, Halkirk, Reisgill £760, Milton 262.1p. 301-350kg – Reisgill £850, 265.6p. 351-400kg – Reisgill £950, 255.4p. 401-450kg – Bullechach, Harpsdale £950, 226.7p. 451-500kg – Hillhead, Lybster £950; Mavsey, Lybster 206.8p.

Weaned calf heifers – Up to 250kg – Reisgill £800, 320p. 251-300kg – Reisgill £720 (x2); Quintfall, Lyth 255.6p. 301-350kg – Reisgill £810, 245.5p. 351-400kg – Reisgill £1,500, 376.9p. 401-450kg – Bullechach £890, 205.1p. 451-500kg – Mavsey £960, 211.5p.

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Vauldale, Nybster £580, 194.6p. 301-350kg – Quoybrae Farm £660, 205.6p. 351-400kg – Reaster £925, 233p. 401-450kg – Reaster £1,000, 238.7p. 451-500kg – Lhaid, Occumster £980, East Murkle 206p. 501-550kg – 8 Clayock, Halkirk £1,050, 198.5p. 551-600kg – 8 Murrayfield £1,110, 198.2p.

Heifers – Up to 350kg – Reaster £690, 207.8p. 351-400kg – Reaster £865, 216.8p. 401-450kg – Granton Mains, Bower £905 (x2), Reaster 207.5p. 451-500kg – 8 Murrayfield £960, East Murkle 204.8p. 501-550kg – 8 Clayock £1,030, 199.2p.

Breeding cattle – In-calf hfrs – Glengolly (AA X, Short, Short X) £1500; Glengolly (Short X) £1400. In-calf cows – Linkmoor (Lim) £1300. Cow and bull calf – Golval (Lim X) £1520; Golval (BB X) £1300; Golval (Lim X) £1200. Cow and hfr calf – Golval (Sim X) £1650, £1450; Golval (Sim) £1620.

Portree

The sale of 62 weaned calves and store cattle, 35 breeding cattle and 26 OTM cattle was held by Dingwall and Highland Marts, at Portree.

Bullocks (36) sold to 218.6p per kg for a pair of 183kg Simmental crosses from 5 Borreraig, Dunvegan, topping at £1000 for a 610kg Limousin cross from 5/6 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir.

Heifers (26) sold to 219.4p per kg for a pen of 180kg Simmental crosses from 5 Borreraig, whilst breeding cattle (35) peaked at £1320 for a Limousin cross in-calf cow from 2 Flodigarry, Portree.

OTM cattle (26) reached £1000 for an 880kg Limousin cross cow from 1 and 2 Stenscholl, Staffin.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 200kg – 5 Borreraig, £400, 214.7p. 201-250kg – South Cuidreach, Earlish, £460; 5 Borreraig, 207.1p. 351-400kg – 5/6 Borneskitaig, £720, 180.0p. 401-450kg – 5/6 Borneskitaig, £800, 177.8p. 501kg and over – 5/6 Borneskitaig, £990, 163.9p.

Heifers – Up to 200kg – 5 Borreraig, £395; 4 Bay, 193.2p. 201-250kg – South Cuidreach, £435, 190.5p. 351-400kg – 15 Glenconon, Uig, £710, 182.1p. 401-450kg – 4 Treaslane, 163.6p.

In-calf cows – Lim X – 2 Flodigarry, £1280. Lui X – 3 and 4 Upper Halistra, Waternish, £1150. AA – 8 Linicro, Portree, £1100. WB Sho X – 3 and 4 Upper Halistra, £920. Sho X – Torvaig, Portree, £880. Char X – 5 Dunans, Flodigarry, £820.

Cow with calf at foot – Sim X – 3 and 4 Upper Halistra, £1,250. Lim X – 2 Flodigarry, £980. Lui X – 3 and 4 Upper Halistra, £740. AA – 1 Maligar, Portree, £700.

Bulls – Sim – 3 and 4 Upper Halistra, £1020.

OTM cows – Waternish Farm, Waternish, (Lim X) £900; 6 Sconser, (Lui X) £680; Tote House, (Sim X) £660; Kerrol Farm, Edinbane, £620.

Stirling (Cale)

Caledonian Marts held the sale of 562 store cattle and suckled calves.

Bullocks topped at 321p for a Limousin from Airth Farms, Airth and a top price of £1070 was achieved for Limousins on two occasions, both from A Taylor and Son, Wester Carmuirs, Larbert.

Heifers sold to 213p for a Limousin from D Walker and Sons, Camreggan, Girvan and to £1040 for a Simmental from J and J Kay, Castlehill, Port Glasgow.

Black and Whites were sold to 173p from I McMaster, Knocknain, Wigtonshire and peaked at £790 for the same beast.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1060 Shutterflat; £1050 Reivoch; £1040 Callendoune and Shiloh; £1030 Shutterflat

Heifers – £1020, £1000 Broadleys; £970 Reivoch; £960 Broadleys (x2)

Black and Whites – £750 Hayston; £720 Knockraich and Glenside

Forfar

Lawrie and Symington, at Forfar had forward 351 store and 68 breeding cattle, as well as hosting the dispersal sale of in-calf cows and heifers and bulling heifers from Woodhill and Ballintuim Farms. Bullocks (188) sold to a top of £1160 for a 590 kg AA from Messrs D. Lindsay, Baldovie and to 232.3p for a 310 kg Charolais from W.J. Millar, Huntingfaulds to ave. 195p

Heifers (154) sold to a top of £1370 for a 520 kg Limousin from C.S. Fleming & Son, Strone and to 263.5p for the same animal to average 196p.

Young Bulls (9) sold to £1010 for a Aberdeen Angus from St. Fort and to 168p for an A.A. also from St. Fort to average 165p

LEADING prices

Dispersal – £1320, £1250, £1220, £1100, £1080 (Sim X Sim); £1120, £1100, £1080, £1050 (Lim X Sim); £1000 (AA X Sim); £1380, £1100, £1050 (Sim X B.Short); £1120 (Lim X B.Short); £1150 (AA X B.Short); £1180, £1080, £1050 (Luing); £970, £840, £630 (AA bulling); £1030, £990 (Sim bulling).

Breeding cattle – Lim heifer with calf – £2400, £2000 West Park; Lim heifer with heifer calf – £2150, £1900 West Park. AA bulling heifers – £870 St. Fort; £810; £770 Parkhead; £730 St. Fort. Linc Red bulling heifers – £530 St. Fort.

Bullocks – AA – £1010 Auchleish; £990 Bishopston; £970 Glenside. Lim – £1080 Bishopston; £1070 Strone Newton of Logierait; £1010 Bank of Gallery. Char X – £1040 Bishopston; £1030 Cairnleith; £1000 Huntingfaulds. Sim – £1000, £970 Bishopston; £960 East Balloch; £955 Huntingfaulds. Short – £940, £920 Bishopston. Beef Short – £915, £870 Nether Drumheads.

Heifers – AA – £1140 Baldovie. Lim – £1370 Strone; £980 Wairds of Alpity; £970 Strone. Char X – £950 Cairnleith; £880, £875 Huntingfaulds. Sim – £840, £830 Huntingfaulds. BB – £990, £875, £860 Kirkton of Kingoldrum. Beef Short – £785 Nether Drumheads.

Young bulls – AA – £1010, £910 St. Fort.

Ayr

Craig Wilson Mart, in Ayr, held the sale of 9 dairy cattle and 77 calves and stirks, creating an average of £1603.33 with the sale being topped at £2080 by a Friesian-calved Heifer, from Holehouse, Kilbirnie.

Young calves also met a similar trade to the corresponding week, with aged calves selling considerably dearer.

LEADING prices

Dairy cattle – Holstein Friesian heifer – £2080 Holehouse; £1800 Sandystone; £1600 Meadowbank. Ayrshire heifer – £2050, £1800 Holehouse. Friesian cow: £1200 Tannockhill.

Young calves – Lim bull – £350 (x2) Whitehill. Lim heifer – £350 Whitehill. Char bull – £260 Holehouse (Ochiltree). BB heifer – £360 Wellhouse. BB bull – £240, £230 Over Enoch; £225 Netherholm. AA bull – £155 Auchleand.

Aged calves – Char bull – £550, £460 West Lochhead; £520 Mid Lowes. Lim bull – £525, £490 Cairnwhin. Sim bull – £520 Bushglen. Lim bull – £485 (x3) Raith. BB bull – £450 Raith. Char heifer – £525, £505 West Lochhead. Lim heifer – £385 (x2) Raith; £365 Wellhouse. Saler heifer – £340 Pinmore Mains.

Stirks – Here bull – £945 Balgowan. Sim bull – £750 Kennox. Saler bull – £590 East Altercannoch. Friesian heifer – £700 Balgowan. Here heifer – £600 Balgowan. Sim heifer – £600 East Altercannoch.

Lanark

The show and sale of Spring-born suckled calves was held by Lawrie and Symington, at Lanark, with 532 head of cattle forward for sale.

The pre-sale show was judged by Robin McDonald, Low Middleton, Belford, who found his champion in a Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Laird, Sunnyside/Carbello, Cumnock, which scaled 442kg and later sold for £1100 to the judge.

Reserve champion went to a Limousin cross heifer from R Orr, Lawhead, Tarbrax, which weighed in at 386kg and was knocked down at £1010.

Bullocks topped at £1160 for a British Blue from A and CS Comrie, Stonebyres Mains, and to 332.2p/kg for a Limousin from Allanton Farming, to cash in at 218.2p/kg. Heifers peaked at a price of £1010 twice, firstly for the reserve champion and then for a Limousin cross from Messrs Laird, Sunnyside/Carbello, and to 314.3p/kg for a British Blue from Jean Mackay, Harelaw, Barrhead, to balance out at 210.8p/kg.

Bullocks – 0-300kg – £970, 332.2p Allanton. 301-350kg – £980, 298p Sunnyside/Carbello. 351-400kg – £1000 Stonebyres; 258.2p Kailzie Mains. 401-450kg – £1160, 287.1p Stonebyres. 451-500kg – £1060, 220.8p Lochlyoch. 501-550kg – £1040, 198.5p Oldhill. 551-600kg – £1050, 184.5p Lochlyoch.

Heifers – 0-250kg – £510, 227.7p Scart. 251-300kg – £920 Laidlawstiel; 314.3p Harelaw. 301-350kg – £1010 Sunnyside/Carbello; 308.4p Posso. 351-400kg – £1010, 261.7p Lawhead (Tarbrax). 401-450kg – £930, 215.3p Oldhill. 451-500kg – £920 Lightshaw; 195.7p Oldhill. 501-550kg – £930, 184.5p Lightshaw.

Broughton

Harrison and Hetherington, at Broughton Market, held the annual show and sale of suckled calves, where an array of excellent cattle were faced with a great trade and an overall average was down £3.37 on the year, which, considering the current prices, was respectable.

The pre-sale show was judged by Jimmy Rutter, Barnard Castle who award both the champion and reserve rosettes to RD Holland and Co, Low Scales, Millom. Champion was a six-month-old Charolais steer that later sold for £865. Reserve was another Charolais steer selling to £845.

LEADING prices

Steers – Lim – £880 Knott End Farm; £790, £630, £620 Garden Cottage; £770, £690, £600 Dove Ford; £735, £725 Horrace Farm, £730, £665, £610 Langley Farm; £655, £600 Swinside; £615 Hinning House. Char – £865, £845, £770, £690, £685 Low Scales. BB – £755 Low Scales; £690, £680, £675, £660, £650, £635 Hinning House; £670, £620 Stone Arthur. Here – £540 Hinning House; £510 Langley Farm.

Heifers – Lim – £800, £785 Horrace Farm; £635, £620, £550, £535 Dove Ford; £610 Garden Cottage; £605 Hycemoor Side Farm; £595 Hinning House; £590 Langley Farm; £540 Old Broadgate; £540, £535 Whitestones. BB – £700, £670 Horrace Farm; £680 Low Scales; £660, £630, £610 Hinning House. Char – £630, £510 Hinning House; £590 Stone Arthur; £590, £560 Low Scales; £515 Hazel Head Farm.

Lockerbie

The show and sale of suckled calves, held by Harrison and Hetherington, at Lockerbie mart, saw a full ringside of buyers and trade for younger cattle being desirable, with bullocks averaging £758.79 and heifers cashing in at £698.31.

Securing the champion and reserve honours was D Brown and Co, Mosshead Farm, with a bullock taking the top prize, followed by a heifer.

Topping the day's sale at £1110 was a Limousin steer from R and S Kerr, Justenlees.

Next in the trade stakes was G and W Halliday, Crawthat, selling pens of Limousin steers to £1060 and £1010.

A pen of 5 from W and WJ Jardine, Newbigging, topped the Aberdeen Angus steers at £950, whilst a pen of 5 heifers sold at £850 and a pen of 4 at £830, both from Messrs Halliday.

Topping the pence per kilo was 250ppk for a pen of three Limousins, from WD Wright and Son, Hunthills.

Charolais bullocks peaked at 238ppk from J McTurk, Mackilston, whilst heifers topped at 246ppk for a pen of 7 and a pen of 6 from D and A Telfer, Cleuchfoot.

LEADING prices

Steers – Lim –£1110 Justenlees; £1060, £1010, £900, £895, £890 (x2), £850, £830, £810 Crawthat; £1005, £1000, £940, £920 Purdomstone; £950, £880, £850, £850, £825, £820, £800 (x2) Mosshead Farm; £805 Hopsrig; £800 Penlaw. AA – £950 Newbigging; £900 Minsca Farm; £890 Darlawhill. Beef Short – £890, £800 Newbigging. Sim – £870 Justenlees. Char – £870 Justenlees. Here – £860 Justenlees. Short– £800 Penlaw.

Heifers – Lim – £1020, £900, £870, £840, £810, £775, £770 (x2), £735, £710 Crawthat; £950, £755, £720, £700 Penlaw; £940, £890, £850, £800, £760, £750, £705 Valmar Investments; £940, £810, £810, £800, £790 Mosshead Farm; £880, £880 Purdomstone; £700 Cleuchfoot Farm. BB – £780 Justenlees. AA – £760, £750 Minsca Farm. Char – £730 Justenlees.