Lockerbie
On Tuesday, Harrison and Hetherington held its fortnightly sale of store cattle, where trade peaked at £1160 for an Aberdeen-Angus bullock from Messrs Johnstone, Logan Mains.
British Blue bullocks peaked at 266.9p from Messrs Robson, Laverockhall. The same home also topped the heifers with more British Blues at £1280.
LEADING prices
Steers – A-A – £1160 Logan Mains; £1100, £1090, £1040 Belzies; £1020 Justenlees. BB – £1130 Logan Mains; £1000 Justenlees; £870 Laverockhall. Blonde – £1030, £980, £845 Todholes. A-A – £980 Allerbeck; £850 Esbie. Sim – £960 Justenlees. Char – £940 Newfield; £940 (x2) Justenlees; £880, £840 South Corrielaw. Hfd – £920 Justenlees.
Heifers – BB – £1280 Laverockhall; £1070 (x2) Belzies. Lim – £1160, £1090 Reddings; £960, £920 (x2) Justenlees; £950 Maryfield; £840 Laverockhall; £830, £790 Terrona. A-A – £1045 Greenbeck. Hfd – £1000 Gall. Char – £960, £930 (x2) Justenlees; £950 Maryfield; £840 South Corrielaw, Piemontese; £850 Allerbeck.
Stirling UA
Bullocks led the way at United Auctions’ sale of 1142 store cattle and 170 cast cows, selling to 264.6p for a Limousin cross, from Gateside and £1280 for a Simmental cross, from Kirkton of Lundie.
Charolais crosses topped both sections amongst the heifers, selling for 260.90p from Gateside and £1270 from East Doura, to level at 203.32p.
Suffolks from Over Enoch topped the 1204 store and feeding sheep at £81.
LEADING prices
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £620, 257p Dyke. 251-300kg – £775, 264.60p Gateside. 301-350kg – £920, 262.90p Lesserlinn. 351-400kg – £950, 252.00p Botherickfield. 401-450kg – £950 Auchnotteroch; 226.90p Rednock. 451-500kg – £1140, 236.50p Dun Mor. 501-551kg – £1200 Shields; 225.70p Chapel. 552-601kg – £1250, 214.80p Chapel. 602-651kg – £1270, 206.80p Kirkton of Lundie. 652-701kg – £1280, 187.10p Kirkton of Lundie.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – £430, 185.80p Cairncurran. 251-300kg – £710, 250.90p Gateside. 301-350kg – £780 Newpark; 228.40p Ardtornish. 351-400kg – £950 Berryhill; 234.00p Ardtornish. 401-450kg – £970 Berryhill; 229.30p Harestonehill. 451-500kg – £1070, 217.00p Berryhill. 501-551kg – £1080, 224.60p East Doura. 552-601kg – £1215, 212.70p East Doura. 602-651kg – £1125, 182.60p Mollinhillhead.
Store and feeding sheep – Suff – £81 Over Enoch; £78.50 Merryhill; £72 Dyke. Tex – £85 Flatterton; £82 Craigmaddie; £81 Over Enoch. Mule – £72.50 Craigmaddie; £72 Coldrach; £70.50 Over Enoch. BF – £69.50 Duncroisk; £67 Dullator; £66 Glenfernate.
St Boswells
Harrison and Hetherington’s fortnightly sale of store cattle, saw bullocks and heifers average 201.4p and 206.9p respectively.
Topping the trade at £1220 was a Charolais cross bullock from Messrs Mundell, Meigle, whilst pence per kg sold to 211p for Simmental cross bullocks from Messrs Murray, Bayhill.
Limousins triumphed among the heifers peaking at £950 from Craiglea, and 209.5p for British Blues, from Harwood on Teviot.
Store hoggs sold to £88.50 for Suffolks from Craigend.
LEADING prices
Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1090 Craighouse; £1080 Bayhill. Luing – £1085, £940 Bayhill. BS – £1100 Bayhill. Sim – £1200, £1175, £1100, £1080, £1055, £1045 Bayhill. BB – £1085 Harwood on Teviot. Char – £1220, £1150 Meigle; £1110 Bayhill, £1100 Meigle. Per kg – Lim –203.5p Monklaw; 200p Craiglea, Monklaw. Luing – 195.5p Bayhill. BS – 196.4p Bayhill. Sim – 211.1p Bayhill; 208.4p Coxydene; 204.3p Bayhill. BB – 210.7p Harwood on Teviot. Char –205.2p Bayhill; 203.7p Meigle.
Heifers – Per head – Lim – £950 Craiglea. BB – £1100 (x2) Harwood on Teviot. Per kg – BB – 209.5p (x2) Harwood on Teviot.
Store hoggs – Suff – £88.50, £88 Craigend; £84 Venchen; £79 Craigend, Meigle. NCC – £87.50 North Synton. Tex – £85.50 North Synton; £82.50 Applecross; £80 Venchen, Briarbank; £79 North Cottage. Chev – £65 Shaws; £60 Whitefield; £57 Shaws. Dorset – £63.50 Mount Ulston. BF – £58 Meigle.
Thainstone
Limousins were in demand at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 1025 store cattle and 11 young calves.
Topping the bullocks (524) at 294.1p were 204kg Limousins from Bogmore, Duncanstone, and selling at £1325 was a 634kg Limousin cross from Auchernack, Grantown on Spey. They levelled at 224.4p.
The breed also topped the 447 heifers which averaged 222.7p. Top per kg at 278.1p was an entry from Milton of Noth, Rhynie, with others from Auchernack, Grantown on Spey selling at £1350..
Meikle Camaloun, Fyvie, topped both sections among the bulls with Limousin crosses selling for 238.6p and £1150.
Trade for store lambs peaked at £100 for continentals from Serragair, Colpy.
Some 103 store cattle and 384 sheep from Orkney were also forward which saw bullocks topped at 256.3p for a pair of 394kg Simmentals from Maesquoy Farms, Harray. Top price per head was £1190 for more of the same from J S Firth and Partners, Langskaill, Rousay.
Simmentals also triumphed among the heifers at 243.3p and £1280 from GR Stevenson and Co, Burness, Firth.
Old season lambs sold to £95 for a continental from K Birkett, Annster, South Ronaldsay.
LEADING prices
Store cattle – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £600 Bogmore. 251–300kg – £775 Stripeside; £770 Bogmore; £720 Cranloch. 301-350kg – £860 Bogmore; £850 Milton of Noth; £840 Ternemny, Cranloch; £830 Fersness. 351-400kg – £1010 Maesquoy; £980 Home Farm Rothienorman, Nether Kirkton; £960 Milton of Noth; £955 Cluseburn. 401-450kg – £1090 Darnford; £1085 Main street; £1070 Maesquoy; £1060 Home Farm Auchry. 451-500kg – £1140 Darnford; £1130 Braebuster; £1120 Langskaill, Home Farm Rothienorman; £1100 Greencraig, Ternemny. 501-550kg – £1200 Leuchar Farm; £1190 Wester Leochel; £1185 Braebuster; £1180 Backhills, Mains of Drumdollo. 551-600kg – £1265 Mid Muirton; £1260 Leuchar; £1245 Hillside, Boganlea; £1240 Sundaywells. 601-650kg – £1310 Auchernack; £1300 Sundaywells; £1290 Drumgrain; £1270 Wester Leochel; £1265 Hillside.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – £555 Bogmore; £505 Wester Tillathrowie. 251-300kg – £630 Braeside. 301-350kg – £950 Milton of Noth; £790 Bogmore; £765 Cranloch; £760 Auchtygall. 351-400kg – £1020 Milton of Noth; £1000 Whitehouse; £935 Mains of Draidland; £925 Main St, Boghead. 401-450kg – £1060 Milton of Noth; £1040 Culquhassen; £1020 Whitehouse; £1005 Boghead. 451-500kg – £1280 Culroy; £1260 Culquhassen, Culroy; £1205 Finzean Estate; £1160 Lyne of Linton. 501-550kg – £1280 Burness; £1205 Mosshead; £1180 Finzean Estate; £1170 Bush, Auchernack; £1160 Leuchar. 551-600kg – £1290 Mosshead; £1255 Auchernack; £1250 North Auchronie, North Forne; £1230 Mosshead. 601-650kg – £1290 North Auchronie; £1280 Mosshead; £1265 Backhills; £1210 Braebuster.
Bulls – Up to 350kg – £630 Glassel Farms. 351-400kg – £880 Milton of Noth. 401-450kg – £1005 Meikle Camaloun. 451-500kg – £1060 Meikle Camaloun. 501-550kg – £1040 Meikle Camaloun.
Old season lambs – Tex – £97 Evergreen, Kininmonth. BFL – £93.50 Oldtown; £93.50 Peterculter. Tex X – £93 Dunearn, Nairn. Jacob – £92 Serragair. Cont – £92 Coutens Park, Oldmeldrum. Chev – £90.50 Coburty Mains, Rosehearty. Cont X – £90.50 Mains of Allanbuie, Keith, Kirkhill, Alves. Suff X – £90.50 Nether Kinmundy, Longside. Zwa – £90 Dunearn. Tex –£90 Braehead, Tarland. Suff – £89.50 Dunearn. Zwa X – £89 Speylea, Fochabers. Belt – £89 West Davoch, Tarland. Down X – £88 West Davoch. Cross – £87.50 Coutens Park £87.50. Chev X – £87 Dunearn. Char X – £87 Midtown of Buchromb, Dufftown. Belt X – £85 Gleneffock,Gleness. BF – £70 Edinglassie Mains, Glass.
Orkney consignments – Bullocks – 301-350kg – A-A – £830 Fersness, Eday. 351-400kg – Sim – £1010 Maesquoy.. Lim – £850 Fersness. 401-450kg – Char – £1070 Maesquoy; £1030 Newhouse, Swannay. 451-500kg – A-A – £1130 Braebuster, Deerness; £1120 Langskaill. 501-550kg – Char – £1185 Braebuster. Sim – £1155 Langskaill. 551-600kg – Sim – £1190 Langskaill. Lim – £1190 Cott, Rendall. 601-650kg – Sim – £1190 Langskaill.
Heifers – 351-400kg – Char – £950 Maesquoy. 401-450kg – Lim – £980 Maesquoy. 451-500kg – Lim – £1100 Burness. BB – £1070 Maesquoy. Char – £1065 Ingsay, Swannay. 501-550kg – Char – £1140 Ingsay. Sim – £1105 Maesquoy. Lim – £1090 Cleat. A-A – £1065 Burness. Char – £1010 Braebuster. 551-600kg – BB – £1250 Maesquoy. Char – £1195 Braebuster. A-A – £1180 Burness. 601-650kg – BB – £1210 Braebuster; £1120 Cleat.
Old season lambs – Suff – £93, £85.50 Quoybelloch, Deerness; £85 Mousland, Stromness; £82.50 Balfour Castle. Tex – £92 Balfour Castle; £89 Vindon; £86 Cott; £85 Yarpha, Orphir; £80 Leary; £79 Upper Onston. Char – £89 Vindon; £85 Hallmyre. Chev – £86.50 Balfour Castle; £84.50 Nistaben; £84 Yarpha. Shet – £53 Tingwall, Rendall.
Stirling (Cale)
Caledonian Marts’ fortnightly sale met similar trade for the 308 store cattle forward, with Limousins and Charolais taking the top spots.
Bullocks averaged 214p selling to 273p for Limousins from A McDowall and Son, Mid Ervie, Kirkcolm, and to £1160 for Charolais from E Robertson, Skeoch, East Kilbride.
Skeoch also topped the heifers per head at £1090 for more Charolais, whilst per kg peaked at 227p for Limousins from W and T Nelson, High Kilphin, Ballantrae. Heifers levelled at 205p.
Black and Whites sold to 183p and £930 from DT Marshall, West Kirkland, Newton Stewart.
Also forward were 660 store hoggs, feeding sheep and ewes, which was topped at £124 by a pen of Texel ewes scanned to have twins, from D Shaw, Craigton, Stirling.
Texels topped the hogg trade at £86 from Mikael Digan, Meikle Crescent, Airdrie.
LEADING prices
Store cattle – Bullocks – £1150 Hill O Harthill and Melville Gate; £1130 Skeoch; £1110, £1080 Melville Gate; £1070 Skeoch; £1060 Melville Gate and High Kilphin. Heifers – £1080 High Kilphin; £1060 Macrindleston; £1020 East Kerse; £1010 Candermains and High Kilphin; £1000 Hill O Harthill and Lammerview.
Store hoggs – Suff – £85 Roscobie. Tex – £84 Kilt. Cont – £83, £81 Dechmont. Cross – £82 Ledrishmore. BF – £80 Meggernie Estate. Suff X – £80 Bogside. Cont X – £78 Hopestead. Ewes – Tex – scanned triplet – £118 Craigton. Scanned singles – £112 Craigton. Hebridean – scanned twins – £68 Craigton. Scanned single – £58 Craigton.
Carlisle
A Charolais cross heifer from Messrs Bowman, Croft House, Penrith, triumphed at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale of 1084 cattle leading at £1300.
The 717 head catalogued entry saw steers sell to £1260 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Robinson, Pelutho Park, Wigton.
A good entry of 261 weaned cattle which included 120 bull stirks saw a Limousin cross from Messrs Pinguey, High House top this heifer section at £1020, whilst Messrs Dixon, Upper Burnmouth, sold a Limousin cross bullock for £940.
Limousins also topped the bulls at £895 for Messrs Harrison, Midtown.
The 286 calves sold to £495 for a pair of Aberdeen-Angus bulls from Messrs Hogg, Whitehead Hill.
Topping the sheep trade at £97 were Beltex hoggs from Messrs Pickworth, Dotland Park, for Beltex.
The firm’s beef breeding sale on the Friday had a strong entry of 200 cows and heifers, which peaked at £2800 for a British Blue cross heifer from Messrs Cowan, The Ash.
The conclusion of the sale saw a run of 50 store cattle from Messrs Kermode, Orrisdale, Isle of Man, which sold to £1090 for a Limousin cross heifer, with steers to £1030 for a pen of three Charolais crosses.
LEADING prices
Store cattle – Heifers – Char – £1300, £1180 Croft House; £1155 Hayclose; £1100 New House; £1090 Swordwellrigg. Lim – £1200 Pelutho Park; £1190 (x2) East Park; £1080 Stockber; £1070, £1055 West Whitrigg; £1070 Pinegrove; £1065 (x3) Blackrigg; £1050 Beck Farm; £1050 (x3) New House; £1050 Highwood. BB – £1115, £1095, £1090 Rottington Hall; £1095 Blackrigg; £1080 Sandbed; £1060 (x2) Sheepfields. A-A – £1100 Blackrigg; £960 Westhills; £900 Aikton House. Hfd – £1030 Crookdyke; £1000 Greenview; £1000 Park Head. Sim – £1010 Westnewton Hall. Blonde – £955 Westnewton Hall.
Steers – Lim – £1260 Pelutho Park; £1250, £1160 East Park; £1240, £1175 Gallihill; £1225 (x2) Longrow; £1200 Croft House; £1185 Church View; £1180, £1160 Eden Bank; £1175 (x3), £1170 (x2) Lairdlaugh; £1160 Beck Farm. BB – £1255, £1215, £1200 Bank Farm; £1185, £1080 Eden Bank; £1160, £1135 (x2) Broathill; £1130 Town Head; £1100 Sandbed; £1090 Underhelm; £1090 (x2) Thistledown; £1080 High Bow. A-A – £1160 Hayclose; £1130 Flimby Hall; £1100 Gallhill; £1100 (x2) High Bow; £1070 (x2), £1000 Espland; £1070 Sneck Yeat; £1025 (x2) Westhills. Sim – £1150 Town Head; £1100 New House; £1075, £1050 Chapel House; £1070 (x2), £1030 (x2) Underhelm. Char – £1140, £1110 Hillhead; £1095 (x2), £1070 (x2), Thistledown; £1090 Swordwellrigg; £1070 (x3) Espland; £1040 Low Houses. BS – £1140 (x2) Espland; £1135 (x2) Hayclose; £1005 Westhills. MRI – £1135 Chapel House. Hfd – £1120 (x4) Newbampton; £1040 (x2), £1010 Espland. Blonde – £1115 Church View. Welsh Black – £1015 (x3), £980 (x3) Highwood. Saler – £995 Westnewton Hall. HF – £980 Hawkrigg; £785 (x2) Chapel; £770 (x2) Aikton House. Frie – £955 (x2), £940 (x2), £920 Chapel. Dairy Shorthorn –£810 (x2) Moor Riggs. Fleck – £800 Limekilns. Mont – £770, £735 Brayshaw. Hols – £715 Blue Dial. Cow and calf – Sim – £1230 East Bowhill.
Weaned cattle – Heifers – Lim – £1020 High House; £920 (x2), £910 Upper Burnmouth; £900 The Knarr. BB – £960 The Knarr; £910 (x2) High House. A-A – £880 Edenbanks. Char – £880 (x4) Brocklerigg. Hfd – £860 Cooper House. Blonde – £760 Moor Park. Sim – £720 (x2) Errington. Steers – BB – £1000 The Knarr; £900 The Bog. Lim – £940, £900 Upper Burnmouth; £910 Nilston Rigg. Frie – £810 (x2) Cooper House. Char – £800 Temple House. Blonde – £790 Moor Park. Mont – £770 (x3) Oakbank. A-A – £720 (x2) Holmewrangle. Luing – £700 Herdship. BG – £670 (x2) Nilston Rigg. Hols – £660 Edenbanks. White Park – £615 Longrigg.
Bulls – Lim – £895 Midtown; £890 Wall End; £885 The Craggs; £850 Housenrigg. BB – £860 £855 Bridge End. Sim – £805 (x3), £790 (x3) Castlewig. Hols – £720, £680, £630 (x2) Whinclose. HF – £720, £680 Whinclose; £690, £550 (x2) Bridge End. A-A – £630 Chalkside. Mont – £590 Bridge End; £560 Nunfield. Fleck – £590 Bridge End; £525 Lowther Low Moor. Frie – £450 (x7) Thornbank.
Calves – Bulls – A-A – £495 (x2), £475 (x2), £425 (x2) Whitehead Hill; £370 North Greenhill;£360 Nether Collinhurst; £360 Whitrigg Grange. BB – £480 Big Balcraig; £470 Moss Side House; £450 Berrier Head; £445, £420, £405 Monks House; £390 North Greenhill; £385 Hadderdale; £385 High Plains; £385 Risk; £385 Bridgehouse; £380 Brunt Hill; £380 Big Balcraig; £380 Evening Hill; £380 Hillhead. Char – £460 (x2) Grange. Lim – £455 (x2), £445 £410 (x2) Gate Farm; £455 (x2) £395 Grange; £415 Bleaberry Rigg. Sim – £290 Stannock; Hols – £270, £195, £190 (x3), £155 Big Balcraig; £200 Whitrigg Grange. Fleck – £170, £140, £132 (x2) Stannock. Mont – £160 Whitchester; £150 Nook House. Heifers – BB – £460 Big Balcraig; £420, £400 Risk; £410 (x3) Beeches; £360 High Plains; £360 Brunt Hill; £350 Moss Side House. Lim – £445 (x2), £405 (x3), £355 (x2) Gate Farm; £310 (x3) Nether Collinhirst. A-A – £200 Newhouse; £195 Whitrigg Grange; £185 Woodend; £170 Monks House.
Store sheep – Belt – £97 (x2) Dotland Park; £94, £90, £88, £84 Wardhall Guards; £93 Stone House. Tex – £84, £75 Longhurst; £83, £68 Desoglin; £81 Hill Farm; £80, £66 Manor; £75 Gosling Terrace; £73 Moss Grove; £70 Ghyll Croft; £66.50 Mosergh; £62 Hill Farm. Suff – £79 High Keenley Fell; £73.50 Mosergh. GF – £73.50 Burns Farm; £72.50 Manor; £53.50 Rawfoot. Swale – £58, £56, £46.80 Burns Farm. Black Welsh – £79.50 Field Croft. Masham – £67 Mosergh, Easecare; £65 Coxhill. Hill Chev – £53 High Keenley Fell.
Breeding cattle – Heifers with calves – BB – £2800 The Ash; £2400 Bank House. Lim – £2700, £2200, £2050 Airthrey; £2500, £2100 The Ash; £2400, £2200 (x2) Bank House; £2350, £1950 Aldermanseat; £2300 Lower Langshaw.
Cows with calves – Lim – £2500, £2200 (x2), £2100 (x2), £2050, £2000, £1950 Dendron; £1950, £1920 Wanton Walls. BB – £2200, £2100, £1950 Lower Langshaw Piedmontese; £1750, £1700 Allerbeck. Hfd – £1420, £1300 Braehead. A-A – £1380, £1350, £1320 Braehead White Park; £1100 Longrigg.
Heifers in calf – Lim – £1680, £1650 (x2), £1600 (x2), £1520, £1480, £1450 (x2), £1380 (x2), £1320, £1300 (x2) The Flatt; £1420, £1350 Croft Farm. BB – £1600 Arkleby Hall; £1350 (x2), £1250, £1200 The Flatt. A-A – £1400, £1350 The Flatt. BS – £1000 The Flatt.
Cows in calf – Lim – £1300, £1120 Wanton Walls; £1150 Halls Oven; £1150 Penpeugh. BS £850, £800 Shaftoe Moor.
Bulls – Lim – £3500 Dendron; £2520 Little Orton.
Reduction of store cattle from Messrs Kermode – Heifers – Lim – £1090, £1010 (x6), £900 (x3). Red Devon – £900. Stab – £900. Char – £850 (x2). Bulls – Lim – £1060 (x4). Steers – Char – £1030 (x3). Lim – £1000 (x3), £940, £900. A-A – £990, £860. Hfd – £730 (x3). Red Devon – £630
Longtown
Increased demand for feeding sheep at C and D Auction Mart’s sale of 2826 head at Longtown on Tuesday, saw Texels from Park Nook top the hogg trade at £101 per head.
Ewes sold to £152 for Mules from Hill Top, with breeding sheep hitting £255 for pure Texel gimmers from P Gass, Aldery Terrace, while more of the same breed topped the adult sheep at £104, from Treaty Park.
LEADING prices
Store hoggs – Tex – £101 Park Nook; £100 North Synton and The Hott; £95 Halldykes. Belt – £99 Milton Mains; £92 North Gillbank; £91 Birchcraig. Suff – £87 Waterhead of Dryfe; £86 Geltsdale; £81 Dykehead. Char – £86, £82, £80 Moss Side; £79 Banks Head. Gf – £89 North Gillbank; £83 Gill Head; £81 Balmurrie. NCC – £82 North Synton. Hill Chev – £80, £75 Kelsocleugh; £75 Barnshangan; £73 Bankend. Bf – £83, £80 Balmurrie; £82, £80 Drummuckloch; £80 Townshields; Swaledales to £69 Branthwaite, £65 Barnshangan; £60 The Brigg..
Ewes – Mules – £152 Hill Top; £138 Aldery Terrace. Suff – £151 (x2) Leapsrigg. Char – £140 Hill Top. Chev Mule – £130 Harene.Romney X – £102 Harene. Swale – £74, £72, £71, £70, £68 Ottercops.
Gimmers – Tex – £255, £250, £210 Wanton Walls. Tex X – £170, £154, £150 Wanton Walls. Mules – £160 Aldery Terrace. Ewe hoggs – Mules – £96 Tecket.
Dumfries
A full ringside of buyers was actively seeking all classes of stock at C and D auction Marts’ fortnightly sale of 312 store cattle, where trade peaked at £1120 for a Limousin heifer from Kirkbride.
Simmental bullocks from Hartbush led the trade in the bullocks at £1115 from Hartbush. Bullocks and heifers averaged 207.8p and 199.62p, respectively.
Bulls were topped by Aberdeen-Angus from North Bowerhouses at £890.
Cast rams, ewes and store hoggs, were topped by Texel hoggs from Messrs Curry, East Arndarroch, at £107.
LEADING prices
Bullocks – Sim – £1115 Hartbush; £1095 Shawfield; £940 Upper Moor. Lim – £1100, £1070 Kirkbride; £1080 Isle Farm; £1050 Hartbush; £1045 Upper Moor; £1010 Glenlea; £1005 Abune the Brae. Char – £1090 (x2) West Lanegate; £1050 High Auchneel. Hfd – £1070 Midtown; £970 North Park. A-A – £1025 No2 Tregallon; £1000 High Auchneel; £990 Midtown; £980 Kirkland and Gimmebie; £910 Windy Gowl. BSH – £1090 £985 Butterdales; £990 Tregallon. BB – £1110, £1075, £990 Midtown. Gal – £1000 North Park. Flec – £930 Midtown. Fri – £800 Kirkland.
Heifers – Lim – £1120, £1060 Kirkbride; £1110, £1070 Hartbush; £1090 Isle Farm; £1050 High Auchneel. Sim – £1110, £1070 Hartbush; £1065 Shawfield; £1030 High Auchneel; £1015 High Townhead; £1015 Cushag; £1000 Backburn. A-A – £1070 Windy Gowl; £1035 Kirkbride; £1015 Tregallon; £950 High Auchneel; £940 High Townhead. Char – £1045, £975 High Auchneel; £1015 High Townhead; £990, £980, £960 West Lanegate. BSH – £945 Gimmenbie. BB – £925 Gimmenbie.
Bulls – A-A – £890 North Bowerhouses. Flec – £870 Slacks.
Store hoggs – Tex – £99 Wester Parkgate; £88 Bogue; £84 Banks. Char – £90 Porterstown. Suff – £87.50 Bogue; £85 Burnhead. BF – £68 Hall. Feeding ewes – Tex – £144 Wester Parkgate; £140, £138, £117, £110 East Arndarroch. Cross – £86 Ballaggan. BF – £76 Grennan. Chev – £69 Ballaggan. Rams – Tex – £116 Wester Parkgate. Char – £106 Porterstown. Hamp – £98 Porterstown. Chev – £79 Carronhill.
Dingwall
A buoyant demand was met at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ cattle sale comprising 914 store cattle, 23 adult head of breeding cattle and 161 OTM.
Bullocks (527) averaged 231.6p and sold to 276.3p per kg for a pair of 257kg Limousin crosses from Westburn, Thurso, and £1280 for a 705kg Simmental cross from Glebe Farm, Kiltarlity.
The 384 heifers peaked at 273.6p for 212kg Charolais crosses from Dunlichity, Farr, and £1240 for a 685kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Balnadelson, Lairg, to level at 216.9p.
Three young bulls were topped by a 360kg Simmental cross from Culmaily, Golspie, at 208.3p, whilst a 515kg Limousin from Dunain Mains, Inverness, made £1020.
LEADING prices
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £655 Shewglie; 275.6p Drimore, Lochboisdale. 251-300kg – £800 Torran, Delny; 275.9p Drimore. 301-350kg – £885 Kintradwell Estate, Brora; 262.1p Camultmuir, Kiltarlity. 351-400kg – £1040, 266.3p Lochdhu, Nairn. 401-450kg – £1145, 255.5p Dunain, Inverness. 451-500kg – £1140 Dunain; 243.5p Kinchyle, Scaniport. 501-550kg – £1190 Druid Temple, Inverness; 228.5p Kinchyle. 551-600kg – £1250 Druid Temple; 214.3p South Balkeith, Tain. Over 601kg – £1270, 207.9p Glebe. Heifers – Up to 250kg – £580, 257.6p Dunlichity. 251-300kg – £740 Invercharron, Ardgay; 251.9p Shewglie, Glenurquhart. 301-350kg – £830 Penick Farm, Auldearn; 244.8p Torran. 351-400kg – £965 The Cloy, Fortrose; 248p Lochdhu. 401-450kg – £1100, 252.9p Charleston, Barrock. 451-500kg – £1150, 237.1p Druid Temple. 501-550kg – £1145 South Balkeith; 217.8p Forsie, Thurso. 551-600kg – £1200, 213.1p Ardjachie, Tain.
Hawes
Steers levelled at £895 with heifers and bulls at £702 and £805, respectively, through Hawes Farmers Auction Mart.
Aberdeen-Angus from G and P Middleton topped the steers and heifers at £1190 and £905 and bulls sold to £810 for Limousins from A and W Hodgson.
LEADING prices
Steers – A-A – £1190, £1130, £1010 G and P Middleton. Lim – £940, £930 AT Pratt; £920 T Metcalfe and Son; £850, £785 JE Thorpe; £800, £775, £755 J Dixon and Sons; £790 A and W Hodgson; £750 J Alderson and Son.
Heifers – A-A – £905, £855 G and P Middleton; £695, £475 RF and RD Kettlewell. Lim – £860 AT Pratt; £790, £710 T Metcalfe and Son; £700 J Dixon and Sons. Sim – £760 RF and RD Kettlewell. BB – £750 RF and RD Kettlewell.
Penrith
A fast trade was seen at Penrith and District Farmers’ marts sale of 200 store hoggs.
Topping the sale at £96 went to a pen of Texel cross hoggs from JR Jackson, Scales Hall, selling to J Linsley.
LEADING prices
Store hoggs – Cont – £96, £87, £84, £83, £81, £80 Scales Hall; £85 Ewan Close; £78 Brougham Castle; £72 Fairhill Road. Belt – £83 (x2), £80, £78 Ewan Close. Suff – £79 Scales Hall. Mule – £76. Bartondale – £76 (x2) Eden Park. Chev – £64 High Hullock Howe.
Hexham
Hexham and Northern Marts had 305 store cattle and suckled calves forward for their weekly sale.
Trade continued at the same high rates selling to £1290 twice for an Aberdeen-Angus cross bullock at 18-months of age from Messrs Watson, Holywell Farms, Newcastle, and a 20-month-old Limousin cross from W Patterson, Halton Red House.
Messrs Moralee, Hard Riding, topped the heifers with at £1270 for an 18-month-old.
The 1818 store hoggs met the dearest trade of the season, selling to £148 for Dutch Texel ewe hoggs from WR Sparke and Son, Little Swinburne.
LEADING prices
Heifers – 30+ months – BB X – £1045 Sweethope. 23-30 months – Sim X – £890 Stoop Rigg. A-A X – £1055, £1025 Nampara. BS – £1140 Woodlands Hall. 17-22 months – Char X – £1165, £1150 Nettlesworth West; £1145 White House Birtley; £1040, £1000 Rare Dean; £980 High Trewhitt. Lim X – £1270 Hard Riding; £1200, £1190, £1170 Lunns House; £1150 Hard Riding; £1145 Sweethope; £1140 Hard Riding; £1125 Lee Hall and White House Birtley; £1080 White House Birtley; £1070 (x2) Lunns House. BB X – £1150 Hard Riding. Sim X – £950 Springwell and High Trewhitt. A-A X – £1105 East Uppertown; £1080 Stoop Rigg; £1045 Airy Holm; £1020 Catreen; £950 Stoop Rigg and Airy Holm; £920 Springhill. Cattle 11-16months – Char X – £1060 Rusheylaw. Lim X – £1100 Rusheylaw; £1015 Grange House; £865 Mickley Moor; £860 Spittalshield; £850 Lee Hall and Mickley Moor; £840 China Hall. A-A X – £860 Lee Hall.
Steers – 17-22 months – Char X – £1230 Rare Dean; £1215 Kirkley March; £1180 Berwick Hill; £1130 White House Birtley; £1075 Kirkley March and Raggetsyke; £1040 Kirkley March, £1030 Hedley West. 23-30 months – Steers – Char X – £970 Hedley West. Lim X – £1195 Lunns House; £1095 East Uppertown; £1080 Tosson Glebe. 17-22 months – Lim X – £1290, £1280 Halton Red House; £1245 Low Stokoe and Blackburn; £1240 Low Stokoe; Halton Red House and Rare Dean; £1230 Lunns House; £1215 White House Matfen; £1200 Lunns House. BB X – £1140, £1140 Highwood; £1135 Stotsfold. Sim X – £1220 Highwood, £1165, £1100, £1080 Springwell. A-A –£1290 Church Farm; £1210, £1185 Springwell; £1180, £1170, £1160 Berwick Hill; £1150 Catreen; £1130 Springwell; £1120 Berwick Hill; £1110 Church Farm, £1105 Springwell, £1095 Airy Holm, £1090 Airy Holm and Hedley West, £1070, £1065 Airy Holm, £1060 Catreen, Nampara and Airy Holm, £1040 Airy Holm, £1035 Church Farm, £1030 Catreen, £940 Airy Holm. BS – £1080 Springhill. Gall X – £1095 Spittalshield. 11-16 months – Char X – £1090 Tosson Glebe; £940, £890 High Trewhitt. Lim X – £1250, £1195, £1190, £1185, £1180, £1175 Stotsfold; £1160, £1150, £1125 Grange House; £1110 Rusheylaw; £1105 Midgeholme; £1100 (x2). A-A X – £970 Hedley West. BS – £830 Springhill. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1000, £980 Salmonswell; £960 Hawksteel; £905, £900 (x3), £890 Salmonswell.
Store hoggs – Tex – £106, £90 Glenhill. Tex X – £106, £102 Holling Hill; £101.50 Hedley Park; £99 High Alderheads; £98.50 Normans Riding; £98 Moorlaws; £97.50 High Baulk; £97 Holling Hill and Normans Riding; £95 Armond Carr; £94 Holling Hill, High Baulk; £93.50 New Houses;£93 High Alderheads and Angerton Broom House; £92.50 Hedley Park and Wall Fell; £91 Angerton Broom House and Townfoot; £90 Bridgeford and Hedley Park. Dutch Tex X – £148, £127, £116, £115, £114, £110, £108 Little Swinburne; £106, £105 Newbiggin Hill. Suff – £99 Sillywrea. Suff X – £97.50 Holling Hill; £95 Rowley; £93 Piatroon; £92 Elf Hills; £91 Rugley Walls; £89 Holling Hill; £87 Flotterton; £86.50 Haggwood; £86 Salmonfield and Sillywrea. Char X – £82 Holling Hill. Belt X – £105.50, £100.50, £100 New Houses; £86.50 Wall Fell. BFL – £87.50 Holling Hill; £79 Woodhall. Chev – £77 Sillywrea; £71 Flotterton; £70 Woodhall and Gairshield. NCC – £89.50, £87 Sillywrea. Mule – £91 Woodhall; £89 Redburn; £87 Fell View and Bellshiel; £86 Townfoot; £83.50 Redburn; £83, £79 Duddo Hill; £77.50 Redesmouth; £76 Thornley Hall. BF – £83 Bridgeford; £81 Holling Hill; £76 Townfoot; £74 Holling Hill; £71.50 Redesmouth and Holling Hill; £69 Bridgeford and Redesmouth.
Lockerbie
On Tuesday, Harrison and Hetherington held its fortnightly sale of store cattle, where trade peaked at £1160 for an Aberdeen-Angus bullock from Messrs Johnstone, Logan Mains.
British Blue bullocks peaked at 266.9p from Messrs Robson, Laverockhall. The same home also topped the heifers with more British Blues at £1280.
LEADING prices
Steers – A-A – £1160 Logan Mains; £1100, £1090, £1040 Belzies; £1020 Justenlees. BB – £1130 Logan Mains; £1000 Justenlees; £870 Laverockhall. Blonde – £1030, £980, £845 Todholes. A-A – £980 Allerbeck; £850 Esbie. Sim – £960 Justenlees. Char – £940 Newfield; £940 (x2) Justenlees; £880, £840 South Corrielaw. Hfd – £920 Justenlees.
Heifers – BB – £1280 Laverockhall; £1070 (x2) Belzies. Lim – £1160, £1090 Reddings; £960, £920 (x2) Justenlees; £950 Maryfield; £840 Laverockhall; £830, £790 Terrona. A-A – £1045 Greenbeck. Hfd – £1000 Gall. Char – £960, £930 (x2) Justenlees; £950 Maryfield; £840 South Corrielaw, Piemontese; £850 Allerbeck.
Stirling UA
Bullocks led the way at United Auctions’ sale of 1142 store cattle and 170 cast cows, selling to 264.6p for a Limousin cross, from Gateside and £1280 for a Simmental cross, from Kirkton of Lundie.
Charolais crosses topped both sections amongst the heifers, selling for 260.90p from Gateside and £1270 from East Doura, to level at 203.32p.
Suffolks from Over Enoch topped the 1204 store and feeding sheep at £81.
LEADING prices
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £620, 257p Dyke. 251-300kg – £775, 264.60p Gateside. 301-350kg – £920, 262.90p Lesserlinn. 351-400kg – £950, 252.00p Botherickfield. 401-450kg – £950 Auchnotteroch; 226.90p Rednock. 451-500kg – £1140, 236.50p Dun Mor. 501-551kg – £1200 Shields; 225.70p Chapel. 552-601kg – £1250, 214.80p Chapel. 602-651kg – £1270, 206.80p Kirkton of Lundie. 652-701kg – £1280, 187.10p Kirkton of Lundie.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – £430, 185.80p Cairncurran. 251-300kg – £710, 250.90p Gateside. 301-350kg – £780 Newpark; 228.40p Ardtornish. 351-400kg – £950 Berryhill; 234.00p Ardtornish. 401-450kg – £970 Berryhill; 229.30p Harestonehill. 451-500kg – £1070, 217.00p Berryhill. 501-551kg – £1080, 224.60p East Doura. 552-601kg – £1215, 212.70p East Doura. 602-651kg – £1125, 182.60p Mollinhillhead.
Store and feeding sheep – Suff – £81 Over Enoch; £78.50 Merryhill; £72 Dyke. Tex – £85 Flatterton; £82 Craigmaddie; £81 Over Enoch. Mule – £72.50 Craigmaddie; £72 Coldrach; £70.50 Over Enoch. BF – £69.50 Duncroisk; £67 Dullator; £66 Glenfernate.
St Boswells
Harrison and Hetherington’s fortnightly sale of store cattle, saw bullocks and heifers average 201.4p and 206.9p respectively.
Topping the trade at £1220 was a Charolais cross bullock from Messrs Mundell, Meigle, whilst pence per kg sold to 211p for Simmental cross bullocks from Messrs Murray, Bayhill.
Limousins triumphed among the heifers peaking at £950 from Craiglea, and 209.5p for British Blues, from Harwood on Teviot.
Store hoggs sold to £88.50 for Suffolks from Craigend.
LEADING prices
Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1090 Craighouse; £1080 Bayhill. Luing – £1085, £940 Bayhill. BS – £1100 Bayhill. Sim – £1200, £1175, £1100, £1080, £1055, £1045 Bayhill. BB – £1085 Harwood on Teviot. Char – £1220, £1150 Meigle; £1110 Bayhill, £1100 Meigle. Per kg – Lim –203.5p Monklaw; 200p Craiglea, Monklaw. Luing – 195.5p Bayhill. BS – 196.4p Bayhill. Sim – 211.1p Bayhill; 208.4p Coxydene; 204.3p Bayhill. BB – 210.7p Harwood on Teviot. Char –205.2p Bayhill; 203.7p Meigle.
Heifers – Per head – Lim – £950 Craiglea. BB – £1100 (x2) Harwood on Teviot. Per kg – BB – 209.5p (x2) Harwood on Teviot.
Store hoggs – Suff – £88.50, £88 Craigend; £84 Venchen; £79 Craigend, Meigle. NCC – £87.50 North Synton. Tex – £85.50 North Synton; £82.50 Applecross; £80 Venchen, Briarbank; £79 North Cottage. Chev – £65 Shaws; £60 Whitefield; £57 Shaws. Dorset – £63.50 Mount Ulston. BF – £58 Meigle.
Thainstone
Limousins were in demand at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 1025 store cattle and 11 young calves.
Topping the bullocks (524) at 294.1p were 204kg Limousins from Bogmore, Duncanstone, and selling at £1325 was a 634kg Limousin cross from Auchernack, Grantown on Spey. They levelled at 224.4p.
The breed also topped the 447 heifers which averaged 222.7p. Top per kg at 278.1p was an entry from Milton of Noth, Rhynie, with others from Auchernack, Grantown on Spey selling at £1350..
Meikle Camaloun, Fyvie, topped both sections among the bulls with Limousin crosses selling for 238.6p and £1150.
Trade for store lambs peaked at £100 for continentals from Serragair, Colpy.
Some 103 store cattle and 384 sheep from Orkney were also forward which saw bullocks topped at 256.3p for a pair of 394kg Simmentals from Maesquoy Farms, Harray. Top price per head was £1190 for more of the same from J S Firth and Partners, Langskaill, Rousay.
Simmentals also triumphed among the heifers at 243.3p and £1280 from GR Stevenson and Co, Burness, Firth.
Old season lambs sold to £95 for a continental from K Birkett, Annster, South Ronaldsay.
LEADING prices
Store cattle – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £600 Bogmore. 251–300kg – £775 Stripeside; £770 Bogmore; £720 Cranloch. 301-350kg – £860 Bogmore; £850 Milton of Noth; £840 Ternemny, Cranloch; £830 Fersness. 351-400kg – £1010 Maesquoy; £980 Home Farm Rothienorman, Nether Kirkton; £960 Milton of Noth; £955 Cluseburn. 401-450kg – £1090 Darnford; £1085 Main street; £1070 Maesquoy; £1060 Home Farm Auchry. 451-500kg – £1140 Darnford; £1130 Braebuster; £1120 Langskaill, Home Farm Rothienorman; £1100 Greencraig, Ternemny. 501-550kg – £1200 Leuchar Farm; £1190 Wester Leochel; £1185 Braebuster; £1180 Backhills, Mains of Drumdollo. 551-600kg – £1265 Mid Muirton; £1260 Leuchar; £1245 Hillside, Boganlea; £1240 Sundaywells. 601-650kg – £1310 Auchernack; £1300 Sundaywells; £1290 Drumgrain; £1270 Wester Leochel; £1265 Hillside.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – £555 Bogmore; £505 Wester Tillathrowie. 251-300kg – £630 Braeside. 301-350kg – £950 Milton of Noth; £790 Bogmore; £765 Cranloch; £760 Auchtygall. 351-400kg – £1020 Milton of Noth; £1000 Whitehouse; £935 Mains of Draidland; £925 Main St, Boghead. 401-450kg – £1060 Milton of Noth; £1040 Culquhassen; £1020 Whitehouse; £1005 Boghead. 451-500kg – £1280 Culroy; £1260 Culquhassen, Culroy; £1205 Finzean Estate; £1160 Lyne of Linton. 501-550kg – £1280 Burness; £1205 Mosshead; £1180 Finzean Estate; £1170 Bush, Auchernack; £1160 Leuchar. 551-600kg – £1290 Mosshead; £1255 Auchernack; £1250 North Auchronie, North Forne; £1230 Mosshead. 601-650kg – £1290 North Auchronie; £1280 Mosshead; £1265 Backhills; £1210 Braebuster.
Bulls – Up to 350kg – £630 Glassel Farms. 351-400kg – £880 Milton of Noth. 401-450kg – £1005 Meikle Camaloun. 451-500kg – £1060 Meikle Camaloun. 501-550kg – £1040 Meikle Camaloun.
Old season lambs – Tex – £97 Evergreen, Kininmonth. BFL – £93.50 Oldtown; £93.50 Peterculter. Tex X – £93 Dunearn, Nairn. Jacob – £92 Serragair. Cont – £92 Coutens Park, Oldmeldrum. Chev – £90.50 Coburty Mains, Rosehearty. Cont X – £90.50 Mains of Allanbuie, Keith, Kirkhill, Alves. Suff X – £90.50 Nether Kinmundy, Longside. Zwa – £90 Dunearn. Tex –£90 Braehead, Tarland. Suff – £89.50 Dunearn. Zwa X – £89 Speylea, Fochabers. Belt – £89 West Davoch, Tarland. Down X – £88 West Davoch. Cross – £87.50 Coutens Park £87.50. Chev X – £87 Dunearn. Char X – £87 Midtown of Buchromb, Dufftown. Belt X – £85 Gleneffock,Gleness. BF – £70 Edinglassie Mains, Glass.
Orkney consignments – Bullocks – 301-350kg – A-A – £830 Fersness, Eday. 351-400kg – Sim – £1010 Maesquoy.. Lim – £850 Fersness. 401-450kg – Char – £1070 Maesquoy; £1030 Newhouse, Swannay. 451-500kg – A-A – £1130 Braebuster, Deerness; £1120 Langskaill. 501-550kg – Char – £1185 Braebuster. Sim – £1155 Langskaill. 551-600kg – Sim – £1190 Langskaill. Lim – £1190 Cott, Rendall. 601-650kg – Sim – £1190 Langskaill.
Heifers – 351-400kg – Char – £950 Maesquoy. 401-450kg – Lim – £980 Maesquoy. 451-500kg – Lim – £1100 Burness. BB – £1070 Maesquoy. Char – £1065 Ingsay, Swannay. 501-550kg – Char – £1140 Ingsay. Sim – £1105 Maesquoy. Lim – £1090 Cleat. A-A – £1065 Burness. Char – £1010 Braebuster. 551-600kg – BB – £1250 Maesquoy. Char – £1195 Braebuster. A-A – £1180 Burness. 601-650kg – BB – £1210 Braebuster; £1120 Cleat.
Old season lambs – Suff – £93, £85.50 Quoybelloch, Deerness; £85 Mousland, Stromness; £82.50 Balfour Castle. Tex – £92 Balfour Castle; £89 Vindon; £86 Cott; £85 Yarpha, Orphir; £80 Leary; £79 Upper Onston. Char – £89 Vindon; £85 Hallmyre. Chev – £86.50 Balfour Castle; £84.50 Nistaben; £84 Yarpha. Shet – £53 Tingwall, Rendall.
Stirling (Cale)
Caledonian Marts’ fortnightly sale met similar trade for the 308 store cattle forward, with Limousins and Charolais taking the top spots.
Bullocks averaged 214p selling to 273p for Limousins from A McDowall and Son, Mid Ervie, Kirkcolm, and to £1160 for Charolais from E Robertson, Skeoch, East Kilbride.
Skeoch also topped the heifers per head at £1090 for more Charolais, whilst per kg peaked at 227p for Limousins from W and T Nelson, High Kilphin, Ballantrae. Heifers levelled at 205p.
Black and Whites sold to 183p and £930 from DT Marshall, West Kirkland, Newton Stewart.
Also forward were 660 store hoggs, feeding sheep and ewes, which was topped at £124 by a pen of Texel ewes scanned to have twins, from D Shaw, Craigton, Stirling.
Texels topped the hogg trade at £86 from Mikael Digan, Meikle Crescent, Airdrie.
LEADING prices
Store cattle – Bullocks – £1150 Hill O Harthill and Melville Gate; £1130 Skeoch; £1110, £1080 Melville Gate; £1070 Skeoch; £1060 Melville Gate and High Kilphin. Heifers – £1080 High Kilphin; £1060 Macrindleston; £1020 East Kerse; £1010 Candermains and High Kilphin; £1000 Hill O Harthill and Lammerview.
Store hoggs – Suff – £85 Roscobie. Tex – £84 Kilt. Cont – £83, £81 Dechmont. Cross – £82 Ledrishmore. BF – £80 Meggernie Estate. Suff X – £80 Bogside. Cont X – £78 Hopestead. Ewes – Tex – scanned triplet – £118 Craigton. Scanned singles – £112 Craigton. Hebridean – scanned twins – £68 Craigton. Scanned single – £58 Craigton.
Carlisle
A Charolais cross heifer from Messrs Bowman, Croft House, Penrith, triumphed at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale of 1084 cattle leading at £1300.
The 717 head catalogued entry saw steers sell to £1260 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Robinson, Pelutho Park, Wigton.
A good entry of 261 weaned cattle which included 120 bull stirks saw a Limousin cross from Messrs Pinguey, High House top this heifer section at £1020, whilst Messrs Dixon, Upper Burnmouth, sold a Limousin cross bullock for £940.
Limousins also topped the bulls at £895 for Messrs Harrison, Midtown.
The 286 calves sold to £495 for a pair of Aberdeen-Angus bulls from Messrs Hogg, Whitehead Hill.
Topping the sheep trade at £97 were Beltex hoggs from Messrs Pickworth, Dotland Park, for Beltex.
The firm’s beef breeding sale on the Friday had a strong entry of 200 cows and heifers, which peaked at £2800 for a British Blue cross heifer from Messrs Cowan, The Ash.
The conclusion of the sale saw a run of 50 store cattle from Messrs Kermode, Orrisdale, Isle of Man, which sold to £1090 for a Limousin cross heifer, with steers to £1030 for a pen of three Charolais crosses.
LEADING prices
Store cattle – Heifers – Char – £1300, £1180 Croft House; £1155 Hayclose; £1100 New House; £1090 Swordwellrigg. Lim – £1200 Pelutho Park; £1190 (x2) East Park; £1080 Stockber; £1070, £1055 West Whitrigg; £1070 Pinegrove; £1065 (x3) Blackrigg; £1050 Beck Farm; £1050 (x3) New House; £1050 Highwood. BB – £1115, £1095, £1090 Rottington Hall; £1095 Blackrigg; £1080 Sandbed; £1060 (x2) Sheepfields. A-A – £1100 Blackrigg; £960 Westhills; £900 Aikton House. Hfd – £1030 Crookdyke; £1000 Greenview; £1000 Park Head. Sim – £1010 Westnewton Hall. Blonde – £955 Westnewton Hall.
Steers – Lim – £1260 Pelutho Park; £1250, £1160 East Park; £1240, £1175 Gallihill; £1225 (x2) Longrow; £1200 Croft House; £1185 Church View; £1180, £1160 Eden Bank; £1175 (x3), £1170 (x2) Lairdlaugh; £1160 Beck Farm. BB – £1255, £1215, £1200 Bank Farm; £1185, £1080 Eden Bank; £1160, £1135 (x2) Broathill; £1130 Town Head; £1100 Sandbed; £1090 Underhelm; £1090 (x2) Thistledown; £1080 High Bow. A-A – £1160 Hayclose; £1130 Flimby Hall; £1100 Gallhill; £1100 (x2) High Bow; £1070 (x2), £1000 Espland; £1070 Sneck Yeat; £1025 (x2) Westhills. Sim – £1150 Town Head; £1100 New House; £1075, £1050 Chapel House; £1070 (x2), £1030 (x2) Underhelm. Char – £1140, £1110 Hillhead; £1095 (x2), £1070 (x2), Thistledown; £1090 Swordwellrigg; £1070 (x3) Espland; £1040 Low Houses. BS – £1140 (x2) Espland; £1135 (x2) Hayclose; £1005 Westhills. MRI – £1135 Chapel House. Hfd – £1120 (x4) Newbampton; £1040 (x2), £1010 Espland. Blonde – £1115 Church View. Welsh Black – £1015 (x3), £980 (x3) Highwood. Saler – £995 Westnewton Hall. HF – £980 Hawkrigg; £785 (x2) Chapel; £770 (x2) Aikton House. Frie – £955 (x2), £940 (x2), £920 Chapel. Dairy Shorthorn –£810 (x2) Moor Riggs. Fleck – £800 Limekilns. Mont – £770, £735 Brayshaw. Hols – £715 Blue Dial. Cow and calf – Sim – £1230 East Bowhill.
Weaned cattle – Heifers – Lim – £1020 High House; £920 (x2), £910 Upper Burnmouth; £900 The Knarr. BB – £960 The Knarr; £910 (x2) High House. A-A – £880 Edenbanks. Char – £880 (x4) Brocklerigg. Hfd – £860 Cooper House. Blonde – £760 Moor Park. Sim – £720 (x2) Errington. Steers – BB – £1000 The Knarr; £900 The Bog. Lim – £940, £900 Upper Burnmouth; £910 Nilston Rigg. Frie – £810 (x2) Cooper House. Char – £800 Temple House. Blonde – £790 Moor Park. Mont – £770 (x3) Oakbank. A-A – £720 (x2) Holmewrangle. Luing – £700 Herdship. BG – £670 (x2) Nilston Rigg. Hols – £660 Edenbanks. White Park – £615 Longrigg.
Bulls – Lim – £895 Midtown; £890 Wall End; £885 The Craggs; £850 Housenrigg. BB – £860 £855 Bridge End. Sim – £805 (x3), £790 (x3) Castlewig. Hols – £720, £680, £630 (x2) Whinclose. HF – £720, £680 Whinclose; £690, £550 (x2) Bridge End. A-A – £630 Chalkside. Mont – £590 Bridge End; £560 Nunfield. Fleck – £590 Bridge End; £525 Lowther Low Moor. Frie – £450 (x7) Thornbank.
Calves – Bulls – A-A – £495 (x2), £475 (x2), £425 (x2) Whitehead Hill; £370 North Greenhill;£360 Nether Collinhurst; £360 Whitrigg Grange. BB – £480 Big Balcraig; £470 Moss Side House; £450 Berrier Head; £445, £420, £405 Monks House; £390 North Greenhill; £385 Hadderdale; £385 High Plains; £385 Risk; £385 Bridgehouse; £380 Brunt Hill; £380 Big Balcraig; £380 Evening Hill; £380 Hillhead. Char – £460 (x2) Grange. Lim – £455 (x2), £445 £410 (x2) Gate Farm; £455 (x2) £395 Grange; £415 Bleaberry Rigg. Sim – £290 Stannock; Hols – £270, £195, £190 (x3), £155 Big Balcraig; £200 Whitrigg Grange. Fleck – £170, £140, £132 (x2) Stannock. Mont – £160 Whitchester; £150 Nook House. Heifers – BB – £460 Big Balcraig; £420, £400 Risk; £410 (x3) Beeches; £360 High Plains; £360 Brunt Hill; £350 Moss Side House. Lim – £445 (x2), £405 (x3), £355 (x2) Gate Farm; £310 (x3) Nether Collinhirst. A-A – £200 Newhouse; £195 Whitrigg Grange; £185 Woodend; £170 Monks House.
Store sheep – Belt – £97 (x2) Dotland Park; £94, £90, £88, £84 Wardhall Guards; £93 Stone House. Tex – £84, £75 Longhurst; £83, £68 Desoglin; £81 Hill Farm; £80, £66 Manor; £75 Gosling Terrace; £73 Moss Grove; £70 Ghyll Croft; £66.50 Mosergh; £62 Hill Farm. Suff – £79 High Keenley Fell; £73.50 Mosergh. GF – £73.50 Burns Farm; £72.50 Manor; £53.50 Rawfoot. Swale – £58, £56, £46.80 Burns Farm. Black Welsh – £79.50 Field Croft. Masham – £67 Mosergh, Easecare; £65 Coxhill. Hill Chev – £53 High Keenley Fell.
Breeding cattle – Heifers with calves – BB – £2800 The Ash; £2400 Bank House. Lim – £2700, £2200, £2050 Airthrey; £2500, £2100 The Ash; £2400, £2200 (x2) Bank House; £2350, £1950 Aldermanseat; £2300 Lower Langshaw.
Cows with calves – Lim – £2500, £2200 (x2), £2100 (x2), £2050, £2000, £1950 Dendron; £1950, £1920 Wanton Walls. BB – £2200, £2100, £1950 Lower Langshaw Piedmontese; £1750, £1700 Allerbeck. Hfd – £1420, £1300 Braehead. A-A – £1380, £1350, £1320 Braehead White Park; £1100 Longrigg.
Heifers in calf – Lim – £1680, £1650 (x2), £1600 (x2), £1520, £1480, £1450 (x2), £1380 (x2), £1320, £1300 (x2) The Flatt; £1420, £1350 Croft Farm. BB – £1600 Arkleby Hall; £1350 (x2), £1250, £1200 The Flatt. A-A – £1400, £1350 The Flatt. BS – £1000 The Flatt.
Cows in calf – Lim – £1300, £1120 Wanton Walls; £1150 Halls Oven; £1150 Penpeugh. BS £850, £800 Shaftoe Moor.
Bulls – Lim – £3500 Dendron; £2520 Little Orton.
Reduction of store cattle from Messrs Kermode – Heifers – Lim – £1090, £1010 (x6), £900 (x3). Red Devon – £900. Stab – £900. Char – £850 (x2). Bulls – Lim – £1060 (x4). Steers – Char – £1030 (x3). Lim – £1000 (x3), £940, £900. A-A – £990, £860. Hfd – £730 (x3). Red Devon – £630
Longtown
Increased demand for feeding sheep at C and D Auction Mart’s sale of 2826 head at Longtown on Tuesday, saw Texels from Park Nook top the hogg trade at £101 per head.
Ewes sold to £152 for Mules from Hill Top, with breeding sheep hitting £255 for pure Texel gimmers from P Gass, Aldery Terrace, while more of the same breed topped the adult sheep at £104, from Treaty Park.
LEADING prices
Store hoggs – Tex – £101 Park Nook; £100 North Synton and The Hott; £95 Halldykes. Belt – £99 Milton Mains; £92 North Gillbank; £91 Birchcraig. Suff – £87 Waterhead of Dryfe; £86 Geltsdale; £81 Dykehead. Char – £86, £82, £80 Moss Side; £79 Banks Head. Gf – £89 North Gillbank; £83 Gill Head; £81 Balmurrie. NCC – £82 North Synton. Hill Chev – £80, £75 Kelsocleugh; £75 Barnshangan; £73 Bankend. Bf – £83, £80 Balmurrie; £82, £80 Drummuckloch; £80 Townshields; Swaledales to £69 Branthwaite, £65 Barnshangan; £60 The Brigg..
Ewes – Mules – £152 Hill Top; £138 Aldery Terrace. Suff – £151 (x2) Leapsrigg. Char – £140 Hill Top. Chev Mule – £130 Harene.Romney X – £102 Harene. Swale – £74, £72, £71, £70, £68 Ottercops.
Gimmers – Tex – £255, £250, £210 Wanton Walls. Tex X – £170, £154, £150 Wanton Walls. Mules – £160 Aldery Terrace. Ewe hoggs – Mules – £96 Tecket.
Dumfries
A full ringside of buyers was actively seeking all classes of stock at C and D auction Marts’ fortnightly sale of 312 store cattle, where trade peaked at £1120 for a Limousin heifer from Kirkbride.
Simmental bullocks from Hartbush led the trade in the bullocks at £1115 from Hartbush. Bullocks and heifers averaged 207.8p and 199.62p, respectively.
Bulls were topped by Aberdeen-Angus from North Bowerhouses at £890.
Cast rams, ewes and store hoggs, were topped by Texel hoggs from Messrs Curry, East Arndarroch, at £107.
LEADING prices
Bullocks – Sim – £1115 Hartbush; £1095 Shawfield; £940 Upper Moor. Lim – £1100, £1070 Kirkbride; £1080 Isle Farm; £1050 Hartbush; £1045 Upper Moor; £1010 Glenlea; £1005 Abune the Brae. Char – £1090 (x2) West Lanegate; £1050 High Auchneel. Hfd – £1070 Midtown; £970 North Park. A-A – £1025 No2 Tregallon; £1000 High Auchneel; £990 Midtown; £980 Kirkland and Gimmebie; £910 Windy Gowl. BSH – £1090 £985 Butterdales; £990 Tregallon. BB – £1110, £1075, £990 Midtown. Gal – £1000 North Park. Flec – £930 Midtown. Fri – £800 Kirkland.
Heifers – Lim – £1120, £1060 Kirkbride; £1110, £1070 Hartbush; £1090 Isle Farm; £1050 High Auchneel. Sim – £1110, £1070 Hartbush; £1065 Shawfield; £1030 High Auchneel; £1015 High Townhead; £1015 Cushag; £1000 Backburn. A-A – £1070 Windy Gowl; £1035 Kirkbride; £1015 Tregallon; £950 High Auchneel; £940 High Townhead. Char – £1045, £975 High Auchneel; £1015 High Townhead; £990, £980, £960 West Lanegate. BSH – £945 Gimmenbie. BB – £925 Gimmenbie.
Bulls – A-A – £890 North Bowerhouses. Flec – £870 Slacks.
Store hoggs – Tex – £99 Wester Parkgate; £88 Bogue; £84 Banks. Char – £90 Porterstown. Suff – £87.50 Bogue; £85 Burnhead. BF – £68 Hall. Feeding ewes – Tex – £144 Wester Parkgate; £140, £138, £117, £110 East Arndarroch. Cross – £86 Ballaggan. BF – £76 Grennan. Chev – £69 Ballaggan. Rams – Tex – £116 Wester Parkgate. Char – £106 Porterstown. Hamp – £98 Porterstown. Chev – £79 Carronhill.
Dingwall
A buoyant demand was met at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ cattle sale comprising 914 store cattle, 23 adult head of breeding cattle and 161 OTM.
Bullocks (527) averaged 231.6p and sold to 276.3p per kg for a pair of 257kg Limousin crosses from Westburn, Thurso, and £1280 for a 705kg Simmental cross from Glebe Farm, Kiltarlity.
The 384 heifers peaked at 273.6p for 212kg Charolais crosses from Dunlichity, Farr, and £1240 for a 685kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Balnadelson, Lairg, to level at 216.9p.
Three young bulls were topped by a 360kg Simmental cross from Culmaily, Golspie, at 208.3p, whilst a 515kg Limousin from Dunain Mains, Inverness, made £1020.
LEADING prices
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £655 Shewglie; 275.6p Drimore, Lochboisdale. 251-300kg – £800 Torran, Delny; 275.9p Drimore. 301-350kg – £885 Kintradwell Estate, Brora; 262.1p Camultmuir, Kiltarlity. 351-400kg – £1040, 266.3p Lochdhu, Nairn. 401-450kg – £1145, 255.5p Dunain, Inverness. 451-500kg – £1140 Dunain; 243.5p Kinchyle, Scaniport. 501-550kg – £1190 Druid Temple, Inverness; 228.5p Kinchyle. 551-600kg – £1250 Druid Temple; 214.3p South Balkeith, Tain. Over 601kg – £1270, 207.9p Glebe. Heifers – Up to 250kg – £580, 257.6p Dunlichity. 251-300kg – £740 Invercharron, Ardgay; 251.9p Shewglie, Glenurquhart. 301-350kg – £830 Penick Farm, Auldearn; 244.8p Torran. 351-400kg – £965 The Cloy, Fortrose; 248p Lochdhu. 401-450kg – £1100, 252.9p Charleston, Barrock. 451-500kg – £1150, 237.1p Druid Temple. 501-550kg – £1145 South Balkeith; 217.8p Forsie, Thurso. 551-600kg – £1200, 213.1p Ardjachie, Tain.
Hawes
Steers levelled at £895 with heifers and bulls at £702 and £805, respectively, through Hawes Farmers Auction Mart.
Aberdeen-Angus from G and P Middleton topped the steers and heifers at £1190 and £905 and bulls sold to £810 for Limousins from A and W Hodgson.
LEADING prices
Steers – A-A – £1190, £1130, £1010 G and P Middleton. Lim – £940, £930 AT Pratt; £920 T Metcalfe and Son; £850, £785 JE Thorpe; £800, £775, £755 J Dixon and Sons; £790 A and W Hodgson; £750 J Alderson and Son.
Heifers – A-A – £905, £855 G and P Middleton; £695, £475 RF and RD Kettlewell. Lim – £860 AT Pratt; £790, £710 T Metcalfe and Son; £700 J Dixon and Sons. Sim – £760 RF and RD Kettlewell. BB – £750 RF and RD Kettlewell.
Penrith
A fast trade was seen at Penrith and District Farmers’ marts sale of 200 store hoggs.
Topping the sale at £96 went to a pen of Texel cross hoggs from JR Jackson, Scales Hall, selling to J Linsley.
LEADING prices
Store hoggs – Cont – £96, £87, £84, £83, £81, £80 Scales Hall; £85 Ewan Close; £78 Brougham Castle; £72 Fairhill Road. Belt – £83 (x2), £80, £78 Ewan Close. Suff – £79 Scales Hall. Mule – £76. Bartondale – £76 (x2) Eden Park. Chev – £64 High Hullock Howe.
Hexham
Hexham and Northern Marts had 305 store cattle and suckled calves forward for their weekly sale.
Trade continued at the same high rates selling to £1290 twice for an Aberdeen-Angus cross bullock at 18-months of age from Messrs Watson, Holywell Farms, Newcastle, and a 20-month-old Limousin cross from W Patterson, Halton Red House.
Messrs Moralee, Hard Riding, topped the heifers with at £1270 for an 18-month-old.
The 1818 store hoggs met the dearest trade of the season, selling to £148 for Dutch Texel ewe hoggs from WR Sparke and Son, Little Swinburne.
LEADING prices
Heifers – 30+ months – BB X – £1045 Sweethope. 23-30 months – Sim X – £890 Stoop Rigg. A-A X – £1055, £1025 Nampara. BS – £1140 Woodlands Hall. 17-22 months – Char X – £1165, £1150 Nettlesworth West; £1145 White House Birtley; £1040, £1000 Rare Dean; £980 High Trewhitt. Lim X – £1270 Hard Riding; £1200, £1190, £1170 Lunns House; £1150 Hard Riding; £1145 Sweethope; £1140 Hard Riding; £1125 Lee Hall and White House Birtley; £1080 White House Birtley; £1070 (x2) Lunns House. BB X – £1150 Hard Riding. Sim X – £950 Springwell and High Trewhitt. A-A X – £1105 East Uppertown; £1080 Stoop Rigg; £1045 Airy Holm; £1020 Catreen; £950 Stoop Rigg and Airy Holm; £920 Springhill. Cattle 11-16months – Char X – £1060 Rusheylaw. Lim X – £1100 Rusheylaw; £1015 Grange House; £865 Mickley Moor; £860 Spittalshield; £850 Lee Hall and Mickley Moor; £840 China Hall. A-A X – £860 Lee Hall.
Steers – 17-22 months – Char X – £1230 Rare Dean; £1215 Kirkley March; £1180 Berwick Hill; £1130 White House Birtley; £1075 Kirkley March and Raggetsyke; £1040 Kirkley March, £1030 Hedley West. 23-30 months – Steers – Char X – £970 Hedley West. Lim X – £1195 Lunns House; £1095 East Uppertown; £1080 Tosson Glebe. 17-22 months – Lim X – £1290, £1280 Halton Red House; £1245 Low Stokoe and Blackburn; £1240 Low Stokoe; Halton Red House and Rare Dean; £1230 Lunns House; £1215 White House Matfen; £1200 Lunns House. BB X – £1140, £1140 Highwood; £1135 Stotsfold. Sim X – £1220 Highwood, £1165, £1100, £1080 Springwell. A-A –£1290 Church Farm; £1210, £1185 Springwell; £1180, £1170, £1160 Berwick Hill; £1150 Catreen; £1130 Springwell; £1120 Berwick Hill; £1110 Church Farm, £1105 Springwell, £1095 Airy Holm, £1090 Airy Holm and Hedley West, £1070, £1065 Airy Holm, £1060 Catreen, Nampara and Airy Holm, £1040 Airy Holm, £1035 Church Farm, £1030 Catreen, £940 Airy Holm. BS – £1080 Springhill. Gall X – £1095 Spittalshield. 11-16 months – Char X – £1090 Tosson Glebe; £940, £890 High Trewhitt. Lim X – £1250, £1195, £1190, £1185, £1180, £1175 Stotsfold; £1160, £1150, £1125 Grange House; £1110 Rusheylaw; £1105 Midgeholme; £1100 (x2). A-A X – £970 Hedley West. BS – £830 Springhill. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1000, £980 Salmonswell; £960 Hawksteel; £905, £900 (x3), £890 Salmonswell.
Store hoggs – Tex – £106, £90 Glenhill. Tex X – £106, £102 Holling Hill; £101.50 Hedley Park; £99 High Alderheads; £98.50 Normans Riding; £98 Moorlaws; £97.50 High Baulk; £97 Holling Hill and Normans Riding; £95 Armond Carr; £94 Holling Hill, High Baulk; £93.50 New Houses;£93 High Alderheads and Angerton Broom House; £92.50 Hedley Park and Wall Fell; £91 Angerton Broom House and Townfoot; £90 Bridgeford and Hedley Park. Dutch Tex X – £148, £127, £116, £115, £114, £110, £108 Little Swinburne; £106, £105 Newbiggin Hill. Suff – £99 Sillywrea. Suff X – £97.50 Holling Hill; £95 Rowley; £93 Piatroon; £92 Elf Hills; £91 Rugley Walls; £89 Holling Hill; £87 Flotterton; £86.50 Haggwood; £86 Salmonfield and Sillywrea. Char X – £82 Holling Hill. Belt X – £105.50, £100.50, £100 New Houses; £86.50 Wall Fell. BFL – £87.50 Holling Hill; £79 Woodhall. Chev – £77 Sillywrea; £71 Flotterton; £70 Woodhall and Gairshield. NCC – £89.50, £87 Sillywrea. Mule – £91 Woodhall; £89 Redburn; £87 Fell View and Bellshiel; £86 Townfoot; £83.50 Redburn; £83, £79 Duddo Hill; £77.50 Redesmouth; £76 Thornley Hall. BF – £83 Bridgeford; £81 Holling Hill; £76 Townfoot; £74 Holling Hill; £71.50 Redesmouth and Holling Hill; £69 Bridgeford and Redesmouth.
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