Special sales

C and D Auction Marts had forward 5188 store lambs and feeding ewes. Trade peaked at £140 for a Texel cross ram. Overall average for all lambs sold was £60.89.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Belt – £88, £86 Rinnion Hills; £87.50 Aldery Terrace; £82.50 Gillalees. Tex – £86 Rinnion Hills; £85, £81 Aldery Terrace; £82 Horseholme and Yeavering Cottage. Bleu d’Main – £78 Ormiston Lodge. Suff – £75 Gillalees; £72 Far Howe; £71 Foulsyke; £70 Logie. Char – £75 Bankhead. GF – £73 Haliburton; £72 Hightown; £71 Foulsyke; £70 Cragg Farm. Chev Mule – £69 West Hills. Leicester – £66 Greensburn. Lleyn – £64 Dolphinston. Shetland – £60 Brackenbank. Jacob – £53 Old Chapel. Swaledale – £48 Laverhay; £45 Monk Farm; £44 Low Todholes. Herdwick – £36 Bonnyrigg Hall. Chev – £71.50 The Cooms; £67, £66 Hopsrigg; £66.50 Sorbie; £65.50 Satchells. Hill Northies – £71 Ghyll House and West Hills; £69 Elmbank. BF – £70 Sewing Shields; £69 Horseholme; £68.50 Skelfhill; £67 Upperburnmouth (Dixon). Feeding ewes – Tex – £102 Boathouse; £100 Thornbrough Farms. Chev – £53 Bank Head. Herdwick – £49 Monk Farm. BF – £42 Gillalees. Swaledale – £37 Monk Farm. Breeding rams – Tex X – £140 Yeavering Cottage. Char – £140 Rigg Garth.

Oban

United Auctions sold 1167 head of sheep, when all classes met a brisk trade. The market also held the sale of 96 head of cattle at the production sale held on behalf of Shane Cadzow, Ardlarach, Isle of Luing. This first time event drew a large following of customers which resulted in record prices and averages being obtained.

LEADING prices

In-calf heifers – £4200, £3255, £2625, £2520, £2310.

Bulling heifers – £1890, £1837.50, £1785 (x3), £1732.50, £1680 (x4), £1627.50, £1575 (x2).

In-calf cows – £3202.50, £2205 (x3), £2100.

Cows with calves – £1995, £1785.

Bulls – £6300, £5250, £2730 (x2).

Lambs – Tex X – £70.00, £67.00, Strongorm; £64.00, 2 Baligrundle. Chev – £59.00, Strongorm; £52.00, Braefoot; £52.00, £51.50, Caddleton Farms; £51.50, £50.50, Ensay Farm. Cross – £52.00, Caddleton Farms; £51.00, Balliemore Farm; £49.50, Glenaros Farm. Mule – £54.50, Balure of Shian; £41.00, Killiechronan Estate. BF – £52.00, Castles Estate; £47.50, Corrylorn; £47.50, Aird Farm; £45.00, Gorteneoran.

Cast ewes – Suff – £48.00, Balnahard. Chev – £62.00, Burnbrae (Fionnphort); £45.00, Glenaros Farm; £40.00, Strongorm. Cross – £48.00, Balnahard; £46.00, Lagganulva; £44.00, Ardachy. Mule – £49.00, Slaterich; £40.00, 2 Baligrundle. BF – £50.00, Slaterich; £47.00, Turnault; £41.00, Raera; £40.00, Burnbrae. Wedders – Cross – £57.00, Achnacone. BF – £47.00, Gorteneoran. Tex X – £51.00, Newfield.

Dingwall

Dingwall and Highland Marts sold 127 weaned calves and store cattle as well as two breeding cattle. Store bullocks (57) averaged 211.2p and sold to 252.1p per kg for 242kg Simmental crosses from Brenachie, Kildary and peaked at £1270 for a 730kg Limousin cross from Inshes Farm, Inverness. Store heifers (68) cashed in at 201.2p and sold to 256.4p per kg for a 195kg Limousin cross, reaching to £935 for a 445kg Limousin cross both Easter Moy, Muir of Ord. Young bulls (2) topped at £830 from Easter Moy Farm. The sale of 3707 store sheep was also held where 223 lambs averaged £50.41 and sold to £74 for a pen of Cheviots from Torachilty, Contin, and also for Suffolk crosses from Foxhole, Kiltarlity and 186 Migdale, Bonar Bridge.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 201-250kg – £610 Brenachie, Kildary. 251-300kg – £680 Brenachie; 250.0p 182 Strathtongue, Tongue. 301-350kg – £710 Easter Moy Farm; 222.2p Garbeg, Drumnadrochit. 351-400kg – £840, 224.0p Drumbuie, Kyle. 451-500kg – £960 Seafield, Portmahomack. 651-700kg – £1200 Inshes Farm. Over 700kg – £1240 Inshes Farm.

Heifers – Up to 200kg – £500 Easter Moy Farm. 201-250kg – £560 Easter Moy Farm; 243.2p 182 Strathtongue. 251-300kg – £685, 236.2p Easter Moy Farm. 301-350kg – £700 Drumbuie; 205.1p Garbeg. 351-400kg – £705 Drumbuie. 401-450kg – £770, 210.1p Easter Moy Farm. 451-500kg – £900 Seafield.

OTM prime and feeding cows – £1130 Inshes Farm, (Lim X); £1030, £910 1 Raddery, Fortrose, (AA); £930 Ballone, Abriachan, (Lim X); £890 Mid Fearn Farms, Ardgay (AA X).

Lambs – Mule – £73.50 Glendoe Estates, Fort Augustus; £72 Ruivard, Ardross. Chev – £72 Torachilty Farm; £71.50 South Balkeith, Tain. Tex X – £72 Glendoe Estates;£69.50 Bogburn Farm, Duncanston; £69 Foxhole. Belt X – £71.50 Tullyglens, Dunphail. Dors X – £70 Bogburn Farm. Cross – £68 5 Swainbost, Ness; £65.50 Glendoe Estates. Suff X – £66.50 Hill Croft, Beauly; £65 Foxhole.

Ewes – Chev – £96 (x2) 3 Totescore, Portree; £82 Glencassley Farm, Lairg; £80 217 Rossal, Rogart,. Tex X – £80 217 Rossal and Cragganvallie, Abriachan. Suff – £78 Ashton Farm, Inverness. Suff X – £76 Bogburn. Cross – £70 Craggiemore; £68 Ruivard. Mule – £70 Balloan, Farr; £63 Culligran, Beauly.

Rams – Tex – £400 Veltigar, Orkney; £400 Kennachy. Chev – £300 9 Wester Muckernich, Tore; £250 Westfield Farm, Thurso. Suff – £180 Ashton Farm. BFL – £150 Bogallan, North Kessock.

Feeding sheep – Chev ewe – £77 South Balkeith. Tex X ewe – £73 217 Rossal. Chev wdr – £68 Rychraggan Farm, Drumnadrochit.

Carlisle

Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of calves with an entry of 285 forward. Strong continental bull calves were sharper on the week, with the top price of the sale at £460 coming from a British Blue bull from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown, Longtown. The sale of 458 store cattle forward resulted in a Limousin cross steer selling to a top of £1170 from Messrs Stainton, The Garth, Carlisle. A mixed show of 391 suckled calves were forward, where Gary Bell, Haas Side, topped the sale at £1070 (x2)for Limousin cross bullocks and £1020 for a Limousin cross heifer.

LEADING prices

Bulls – BB – £460, £410, £395, £385, £380, £340 Smalmstown; £405 The Howes; £400 Gerranton Farm; £380, £290, £275 Monks House; £375, £330 Hazel Head; £350 Dundraw Farm; £315 Woodend Farm; £300 Brackenhow; £280 High Field. Lim – £410, £400 Slealands Burn; £350 (x2), £340 Gate Farm; £340, £260 Askham Hall Farm; £335, £295 (x2) Grange Farm; £325, £285, £270, £265 Whitefold; £300 Hazel Head; £290 Dundraw Farm. Char – £360, £275 Dundraw Farm. AA – £310, £240 (x2), £205 Croft House; £300 Townfoot Farm; £290 (x2), £250 (x2) Balnab Farm; £230 Whitefold; £228, £205 Cow Lane; £200 Dundraw Farm. Fleckvieh – £190 (x2) Hazel Head. Sim – £185 Meinside. Beef Short – £150 Townfoot Farm. Holstein Friesian – £148, £70 (x2) Balnab Farm; £100 Hazel Head; £70 Woodend Farm. Norwegian Red – £75 The Howes.

Heifers – BB – £410, £400, £380, £370, £320 Smalmstown Farm; £280 Trailflat Farm; £230, £210 Hillhead of Covington; £230 Askrigg Hall; £225 Croft House; £220 Hazel Head; £215 Park House. Lim – £330, £320, £280 (x2), £270, £260 Gate Farm; £300 Hillhead of Covington; £290, £260, £250 Dundraw Farm; £270 Askham Hall Farm; £260 Slealands Burn; £250 Whitefold; £220 Coombe Crag; £210 Hazel Head. Char – £235, £215 Dundraw Farm. Sim – £170 Palace Farm. AA – £165 Cow Lane; £130 Croft House. Hereford – £110 Cowgate Farm. Montbelairde – £82 Croft House.

Steers – Lim – £1170, £1110, £1000 The Garth; £1060 (x2) Kirkhouse Farm; £1055, £1035 (x3), £1000 Low House; £1040, £1020 Hayclose; £1040 (x3) Ash View; £1020 Flimby Hall; £1020 High Bow; £1020, £1015 Hargill House. Char – £1140, £1050, £1045 Sideway Bank; £1090 Balnamoon Farm; £1060 (x2), £1005 (x4) Hallbankgate Farm; £1050 Hawkrigg Farm. BB – £1135, £975 Beech House; £1080 (x3), £1015 (x2) Newbampton Farm; £1050 Briggle Farm; £1040 Bridge End Farm; £975 (x3), £970 Carlatton Demense. AA – £1090, £1065 (x2), £1000 Rose Farm; £1085, £1080, £1070, £1010 Longrigg Thorn; £1060 Beech House; £1060 (x6) Briggle Farm. Sim – £1000 Hawkrigg Farm; £900 Balnamoon Farm. Saler – £960 (x3) Westnewton Hall. Hereford – £890 Laversdale Farm; £880 Allerbeck Farm. Friesian – £850 Laversdale Farm. Holstein Friesian – £795 (x2) High Bow.

Heifers – BB – £1155 Bridge End Farm; £1050 Riggshields; £1000 Cape Farm. Lim – £1125 Hawkrigg Farm; £1105 West Cocklaw; £1045 (x2) Crowdieknowe Farm; £1035 The Garth; £1025 (x2) High Bow; £1020 (x3) Hargill House; £1015 (x3), £1005 (x2) Lairdlaugh; £1000 Stockber. Char – £1105 Sideway Bank. Sim – £1050 Riggshields. AA – £910 (x3) Briggle Farm; £900 (x3) Redcroft Farm. Hereford – £810 Glassonby Beck Farm.

Steers – Lim – £1070 (x2), £1040 (x2), £1020 (x6), £1000 (x11), £890 (x6), £850 (x3) Crow Hall; £860, £850 (x2), (x2) Cawfields. BB – £1030, £940 Ridley Farm; £1000 Haas Side Farm. Blonde – £880, £860, £850 (x3) Mill Farm. AA – £780 (x3) Barwhanny Farm; £780 (x3), £760 (x7), £700 (x4) Crow Hall. Sim – £700 Gass Farm.

Bulls – Lim – £1030, £950, £880 Hudscales.

Heifers – Lim – £1020, £860 (x5) Haas Side Farm; £900 Hudscales.

Stirling (UA)

United Auctions held the sale of 676 store cattle and 187 cast cows. Bullocks (329) averaged 206.32p to 267.60p per kg for a 213kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Gateside, and to £1200 for a 716kg of the same breed from Penicuik Estate. Black and White bullocks (39) balanced out at 146.92p to 178.60p per kg for a 504kg Hereford cross from Temples, and peaked at £900 for a 504kg of more of the same breed from Temples. The sale of 6298 store, feeding and breeding sheep, as well as 138 rams and ram lambs was also held, in Stirling, where the majority of store lambs averages were up on the corresponding week.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £645, 267.60p Gateside. 251-300kg – £700, 254.80p Glenkiln. 301-350kg – £825, 237.10p Yester Mains. 351-400kg – £890 Challochmun; 224.30p Yester Mains. 401-450kg – £1030, 237.90p Upper Obney. 451-500kg – £1020 Yester Mains; 214.10p Coxydene. 501-551kg – £1120 Holehouse; 210.30p Upper Obney. 552-601kg – £1130, 198.60p Hoprigshiels. 602-651kg – £1170, 181.10p Holehouse. 652-701kg – £1150, 174.50p Clauchlands. 702+kg – £1200, 167.60p Penicuik Estate.

Heifers – 251-300kg – £710, 265.90p Glenkiln. 301-350kg – £680, 219.40p Dyke. 351-400kg – £890, 223.60p Challochmun. 401-450kg – £945 Berryhill; 221.20p West Park. 451-500kg – £1070, 218.40p Coxydene. 501-551kg – £1100, 206.00p Coxydene. 552-601kg – £1145, 204.00p Snaigow. 602-651kg – £1160, 191.40p Snaigow. Young bulls – 652-701kg – £1040 Innerwick. 702+kg – £1090 Innerwick.

OTM cows – price per head – Drumsleed (Sim) £1270; Loanleven (STX) £1190; Newpark (BA) £1170; Newpark (BRB) £1170; South Walton (Lim) £1150; Cowford (BS) £1090; Mosston Muir (AA) £1070; Pitcairn (CH) £1030; Coxydene (Cont) £1030; Beannie (SH) £1010. PPK – Cowford (BS) 178.10p; Ballikinrain (Lim) 162.40p; Lands of Drumhead (Sim) 162.00p; West Park (BRB) 157.80p; Loanleven (STX) 157.40p; Moston Muir (AA) 142.30p; Lenamhor (CH) 139.50p; Newpark (BA) 138.00p; Coxydene (Cont) 128.80p; Beannie (SH) 127.80p.

OTM bulls – price per head – Drumsleed (Sim) £1470; Ledrishbeg (AA) £1050. PPK – Drumsleed (Sim) 148.20

Store lambs – Suff – Daldorn and Milton of Kincraigie £75.00; Low Craigton £72.00. Mule – Craigbrock £71.00; Daldorn £69.00; Beannie £68.00. Tex – Sunnyhill £84.00; Wellees £80.00; Sunnyhill £78.00. Chev – Wester Culbowie £69.00, £66.00; Middleknowes £63.00. BF – Rhodders £67.50; Kinpurney £66.00; Cluny £62.00.

Draft ewes – BF – Glenlethnot Est £76.00; Shenlarich £62.00; Chesthill £62.00.

Gimmers – BF – Shielhill £124; Rhodders £90.00; Boreland £82.00. Mule – Yorkston £142.00; Sunnyhill £125.00.

Stock ewes – BF – Kindrum Park £88.00; 2 West Loch £86.00. Shearlings – Tex – Chalmerstone £520.00; Torrax £420, £420. Belt – Lochend £350; Mains of Balhall £350. BFL – Whinnyhall £320; Kerry Cottage £300. Suff – Southfield £350. BF – Newton of Crathie £250 (x2).Cheviot Shearling – Newton of Crathie £200.

Ram lambs – Blue Tex – Millside £200. Tex – Silvermuir £220; Easterseat £220.

St Boswells

Harrison and Hetherington held their fortnightly sale of store cattle and suckled calves at St Boswells, where Messrs Pass, Midburn topped the trade with a Shorthorn cross bullock achieving £1070. Topping pence per kg was a Limousin cross heifer from Coxydene at 2.30p. Bullocks averaged 208.15p per kg whilst heifers balanced out at 201.77p per kg.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – AA – £1055 Crookston; £860 Greenriggs; £820 Eilean. Short X – £1070, £990 Midburn. Lim – £975, £960, £955 Coxydene. Char – £940, £930 Crookston. Heifers – AA – £970, £910 Birneyknowe. Short X – £980 Midburn. Lim – £895, £880, £860 (2), £830 Coxydene. Sim – £895, £830 Coxydene.

Store sheep – Tex – £70.50, £56 Hyndhope. Suff – £69.50 Craigend. NCC – £65 Leaderfoot; £64 Whitefield; £63 Middlesknowes. BF – £47, £44 Hundleshope. GF – £45 Hundelshope.

Islay

United Auctions sold 1315 sheep and 1068 lambs in Islay mart, which averaged £57.49 (+ £3.22 on the week).

LEADING prices

Lambs – Price per head – Suff X – £85.00, Stanalane; £80.00, Lossit; £76.50, Ardbeg; £73.50, Lossit; £73.00, Kilchiaran; £67.50, £67.00, Coull; £67.00, Ardbeg; £66.00, Kilchiaran; £66.00, Duich. Belt X – £85.50, £84.00, Carrabus. Tex X – £80.00, Carrabus; £76.00, Tallant; £73.00, Achnaclach; £72.00, Ballimartin; £70.00, Carn; £66.00, Carrabus; £66.00, 16 Westend; £65.00, Coull. Chev – £67.00, Kilchiaran; £57.50, Coull. Cross – £66.50, Carrabus; £65.00, Ardbeg; £63.50, Lossit. Mule – £58.00, Island; £58.00, Corrary. BF – £60.00, Leorin; £66.00, Ceannacroic; £53.50, Ceannacroic; £53.00, Islay Estates; £50.00, Leorin; £50.00, Ceannacroic.

Ewes – Suff X – £87.00, Stanalane. BFL – £69.00, Island. Tex X – £75.00, Carn; £68.00, Achnaclach; £64.00, Carn. Cross – £91.00, Carrabus; £66.00, Stanalane; £64.00, Leorin; £60.00, Coille. Mule – £58.50, 16 Westend. BF – £44.00, Stanalane; £41.50, Ceannacroic. PPK – Suff X – 184p, Coull; 180p, 176p, Lossit; 175p, Coull; 171p, Carrabus. Belt X – 181p, 175p, Carrabus. Tex X – 178p, Coull; 173p, Tallant; 172p, Carn; 172p, Stanalane; 171p, Carrabus. Chev – 177p, Coull; 161p, Kilchiaran. Cross – 165p, Lossit; 165p, Duich; 160p, Ardbeg; 157p, Islay Estates; 156p, Stanalane. Mule – 174p – Islay Estates; 163p, Corrary; 163p, Islay Estates; 157p, Island Farm. BF – 159p, 157p, 156p, Islay Estates ; 153p, Ceannacroic; 150p, Leorin.

Dumfries

C and D Auctions held their weekly sale of store sheep in Dumfries with an entry of 814, all of which all met an improved trade. In the same week, the market also held their fortnightly sale of store cattle, with an entry of 266 forward. Limousin cross bullocks sold to £1105 from High Auchneel whilst Simmental bullocks peaked at 237.5p from Buittle Mains. Charolais cross heifers topped at £1070 from Horseholm with Limousin cross heifers making 216p coming from Uppermoor. Limousin bulls peaked at £1015 from Lantonside and 218.7p Alongside this was the fortnightly sale of calves, which were easier on the corresponding week.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Suff – £75.50, £75 Newlands. Tex – £72 Wester Parkgate; £70.50 Archbank; £68.50 Roughside; £68 Ballinnie. NCC – £67 Archbank; £65 Alton. Chev – £57.50 Strathmilligan. BF – £55.50 Kirkland and Bridgemark; £54 Roughside.

Feeding rams – Tex – £160, £110 Wester Parkgate.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £128, £120, £105 Wester Parkgate. Suff – £90 Wester Parkgate.

Bullocks – Lim – £1105 High Auchneel; £1095 Merkland; £1065, £1005 No4 Mid Locharwoods. Short – £1010 Gimmenbie. AA – £1060 Hazliebrae; £1025 Dressertland; £995 Meikle Firthhead. Sim – £980 Upper Moor. MRI – £935 Gimmenbie. BB – £915 Upper Moor. Mont – £900 North Park. Heifers – Char – £1070, £1040, £1020, £990 (x2) Horseholm; £1035 High Auchneel. Lim – £1070, £990 Horseholm; £1050, £1020, £970 High Auchneel; £980 Upper Moor; £970 Rashgill. AA – £1040 Horseholm; £920 Upper Moor; £910 High Auchneel; £910 Hazliebrae. Sim – £990 Horseholm; £940 High Auchneel; £930 Phernside. Short – £935 Gimmenbie. BB - £820 Upper Moor.

Bulls – Lim – £1015 Lantonside.

Bull calves – AA – £450 Rowanburnfoot. Lim – £270 Ryes; £160 Upper Portrack. Sim – £250 Fairgirth. Mont – £170, £150 (x2) Upper Portrack.

Heifer calves – Sim – £600, £570 Horseholm; £260 Fairgirth. Lim – £410, £360, £330 Ryes.

Stirling (Cale)

Caledonian Marts held the sale of 309 store cattle and suckled calves, as well as 1062 store lambs, breeding and feeding ewes and tups at their weekly sale. Bullocks sold to 265p for Limousins from J and J MacInnes, Culbhuirg, Isle of Iona, and topped at £1120 for Limousins from AL and J Blair, East Kerse, Lochwinnoch. Heifers sold to 288p for a Limousin from B Harper, Greenwells and peaked at £1080 for the same beast. All classes of lambs dearer on the week, as well as ewes selling well, with the top price of the day at £80 going to W Paterson and Son, South Ailey, Helensburgh for Cross ewes. Lambs sold to £78.50 from D L Young, Finmont, Kinglassie for Texel lambs.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Price per head – £1110 East Kerse; £1100 Eskechraggan (Rothesay); £1080 East Kerse (x2); £1070 Midton; £1040 Haddockston. PPK – 263p Culbhuirg (Isle of Iona); 256p Greenwells and Highflat; 248p Greenwells; 245p Culbhuirg (Iona);

Heifers – Price per head – £1040, £990 East Kerse; £890 Haddockston and Walton (Kinloch); £880 Merslaugh and Braeside. PPK – 241p Greenwells; 222p Culbhuirg; (Iona); 219p, 214p Redhall.

Store lambs – Tex – £78 Kintra (Islay). Suff – £75.50 Kintra (Islay). Char – £75 Carie. Suff X – £74 Pendreich. Tex X – £73 Shieldrum and Mill of Ardoch. Belt – £71 Meikle Seggie. Cont – £70 Carie. Mule – £66 Meikle Seggie. BF – £57 Coull (Islay).

Ewes – Chev (Correct) – £74 Pitreuchie. Mule – £55 Meikle Seggie. Chev – £53 High Craigton. Cross – £49 Balafark. BF – £41 Strone.

Ayr

Craig Wilson sold 22 dairy cattle and 119 calves and stirks. 10 Dairy cattle in the commercial section topped at £2080 for a Holstein heifer from Messrs Logan, Holehouse Farm, Kilbirnie. Pedigree heifers peaked at 2120gns for a Holstein heifer from John Kennedy and Son, Perryston whilst bulls sold to 2000gns from W and J Armour, Milton. They also sold 119 calves and stirks and saw £490 being achieved for three British Blue bulls from A and C Robertson, East St Colmac, Bute, whilst bulls topped at £980 for a Shorthorn from A Mackie, Meadowbank.

LEADING prices

Pedigree heifers – Holstein – 2120gns Perryston; 2020gns, 1950gns Tannockhill; 1950gns (x3) Perryston.

Commercial heifers – Holstein Friesian – £2080, £1980 Holehouse; £1880, £1820 Fowler; £1800 Grange Of Cree; £1600 Holehouse.

Bull calves – BB – £490 (x3) East St Colmac; £280 Croftfoot; £265 Netherholm; £260 Pocknave; £250 Netherholme; £230 Crofthead. Char – £400 High Auchneel. AA ­–£230 (x2) Boreland; £355 Stannock.

Heifer calves – Lim – £360 (x2) Ardgate. AA – £360 (x3) Stannock; £290 (x4) Boreland. BB – £230, £220 (x2) Pocknave.

Bulls – BS – £980 Meadowbank. Sim – £970 Duchra. Lim – £900 Glanderston. AA – £880 Hemphill.

Cows – Saler – £1100 Cuil. Shorthorn – £980 Meadowbank. Black and white – £940 Perryston; £890 Grange Of Cree. Lim – £930 Holm, Kirkcowan. A-A – £880 Balcraig Moor and Riggfoot.

Thainstone

ANM sold 1000 store cattle and 33 breeding cattle where bullocks and heifers averaged 218.8p and 204.4p, respectively. Bullocks sold to 312.5p for Charolais crosses from Pittenkerrie, Glassel and £1250 twice, for a 620kg Limousin cross from Sheep Park, Bridge of Marnoch, then for Charolais crosses from Biffie, Old Deer. Limousin’s topped the heifers at 292.6p from Balmadies, Forfar, and £1210 from Mid Clochforbie, Fisherie. Also forward were 2747 store lambs and breeding sheep.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks up to 250kg – Pittenkerrie £775. 251-300kg – Pittenkerrie £815; Balmadies £760; Oldwhat Mains £730; Ballaterach £670. 301-350kg – Balmadies £825, Pittenkerrie £790; Oldwhat Mains £780; Hareshowe £760; Glenrinnes £740. 351-400kg – Netherton £915; Dallasbroughty £900; Tillybrig £895; Upper Tomdhu £870; Hareshowe, Inverlochy £860. 401-450kg – Netherton £980; Boganlea £975; Barrogill Mains, Rapplaburn £960; Hareshowe,Battlefield £950; Inverlochy £930. 451-500kg – Pittenkerrie £1100; Rorandle, Barrogill Mains £1070; Edendiack £1065; Claybraes, Beafield £1050; Boganlea £1040. 501-550kg – Barebuster, Boganlea £1150; Barrogill Mains £1120; Rorandle £1100; Fountain Bridge £1080. 551-600kg –Biffie £1190; Little Blackpots £1170; Boganlea £1155; Quarryhill £1135; Biffie £1130. 601-650kg – Hammer £1215; Biffie £1200.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Ballaterach £520. 251-300kg – Balmadies £800; Pittenkerrie £740; Cairntack £670; Glenrinnes £620. 301-350kg – Balmadies £810; Swanford £760; Hareshowe £750; Edendiack £705; Glenrinnes £700. 351-400kg – Edendiack £920; Cottown £890; Woodfold £825; Balmadies £810. 401-450kg – Nether Tillygarmond £975; Oldtown £960; Barrogill Mains £930; Drodland £915; Inverlochy £910. 451-500kg – Braebuster £1130; Pittenkerrie £1030; Edendiack £1010; Nether Tillygarmond £1005; Upper Tomdhu £1000. 501-550kg – Drodland £1145; Oldtown £1130; Auchencrieve £1110; Braebuster £1095; Boganlea £1075; Rorandle £1070. 551-600kg – Boganlea £1140; Easttown, Mid Clochforbie £1110; Rorandle £1090; Nether Tillygarmond £1080; Westertown £1040. 601-650kg – Mid Clochforbie £1180; Fife Cottage £1170.

Young bulls – Up to 350kg – Drumforber £780. 351-400kg- Drumforber £820, South Auquhorthies £760. 401-450kg – Drumforber £830. 451-500kg – Upper Tomdhu £840.

Store sheep – Ewe lambs – Tex – Home Farm Steading, Auchenhove £90.

Store lambs – Tex – Strath, Watten £83; Tex X – Strath £81; Suff– Dallasbroughty, Dunphail £81; Cont – Strath £80.50; Suff X – Nether Kinmundy, Longside £80.50. Cont X – Evergreen, Kininmonth £77; Chev – Haugh, Birse £76; Dutch Tex – The Neuk, Nether Kinmundy £76; Belt X – Belcherrie, Cabrach, The Neuk, 2 Ballochview, Grange £75. Dorset – Evergreen £74. Mule – Belcherrie £72 (x2); GF – Belcherrie £71.50. Down – Haughton, Birse £71. Down X – Cormalet, Cairnie £69; Zwa – Gun Cottage, Buchromb £68; Chev X – Tillylodge, Strathdon £65.50; Cross – Auchness, Dallas £65. BF – Mains of Lurg, Nethybridge £58.

Breeding Sheep – Zwa – Gun Cottage £92; Chev – Wardhead, Strichen £88. Mule – Wardhead £85.

Ram lambs – Tex – West Cairnhill, Culsalmond £320; £250, Porterstown, Fordyce £250 (x2), Badger X Dassen – West Cairnhill £300; Suff – Burnside, Hatton of Fintray £250, Cadgerford, Kingswells £220. BDM – West Cairnhill £200. Shearling – Suff – Mid Mains of Balfour, Fettercairn £350. Tex – Veltigar (x2), Ballochview, Grange £300. BFL – Nether Aucharnie, Forgue £250.