Special sales

United Auctions sold 1247 store cattle, native bred cattle and young bulls, 182 cast cow.

Bullocks (687) and heifers (467) levelled at 224.10p and 210.64p respectively.

Bullocks topped at 276.60p for a 394kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Ellemford, and to £1330 for a 672kg Charolais cross from Gateside.

Limousin crosses led the way among the heifers, selling to 250p from West Muirhouse, and to £1320 from Lower Greenyards.

Also forward were 855 store and feeding sheep, where trade peaked at £86 for Suffolk hoggs from Ardbheinn.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £620, 267.20p West Muirhouse. 251-300kg – £795 Bangour; 269.50p Blairfad. 301-350kg – £900, 271.10p Bangour. 351-400kg – £1090, 276.60p Ellemford.401-450kg – £1120, 262.40p Ellemford. 451-500kg – £1110 Westerton; 233.60p Muirsland. 501-551kg – £1210 Hattrick; 222.70p Hayfield. 552-601kg – £1240, 216.80p Hattrick. 602-651kg – £1240, 202.60p Hayfield. 652-701kg – £1330, 197.90p Gateside.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £580, 250.00p West Muirhouse. 251-300kg – £705 West Muirhouse; 242.40p Townhead. 301-350kg – £790 Auchenbothie; 242.60p Gateside. 351-400kg – £910, 237p East Garleton. 401-450kg– £1040, 235.80p Upper Spittalton. 451-500kg – £1120 Upper Spittalton; 237.20p Challochmun. 501-551kg – £1040 Hayfield; 215.20p Torbrex. 552-601kg – £1185, 208.00p Hayfield.

Young bulls – 301-350kg – £740, 217.60p Crosshouse. 351-400kg – £900 Crosshouse; 234.20p Berryhill. 401-450kg – £870, 215.30p Berryhill.

Store and feeding sheep – Suff – £86 Ardbheinn; £85 Fallhills; £84 Ardlarich, Luing. Belt – £87 Culdees; £85.50 Nether Pratis. Tex – £84.50 Culdees; £84.50 Ardlarich Luing; £80 Shawbraes. Chev – £82 Haddington Farms; £77 Knowes. Mule – £77 Fallhills. Rom – £76.50 Rossie. BF – £64 Ben Lawers; £60 Touch Trust.

Carlisle

All classes met an exceptionally strong trade at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale of more 1000 cattle, comprising of 700 catalogued store cattle and un-entered store bulls and weanlings, 268 calves and 131 Dairy.

Leading the way among the store cattle was a Charolais cross steer from Messrs Udale, Sideways Bank, Penrith, who attained £1250.

Heifers were again very easy to sell and peaked at £1240 on two occasions, firstly from Messrs Udale, Sideways Bank, for a Charolais cross and secondly by a Limousin cross from Messrs Mason, Bank Farm, Penrith.

British Blue heifers from Messrs Sherwen, Tarn How, Seascale, triumphed among the weaned cattle, selling to £1035.

On the same day, the firm also had 267 calves forward. Top price of £465 was attained by a British Friesian calf from Messrs Hogg, Whitehead Hill, Cumwhitton, Brampton.

The weekly sale of store sheep at Borderway on Monday saw a massive jump on the week with the overall average up at £80.66 and all sheep selling with ease.

Top price of the day was a Beltex hogg from Messrs Mattinson, Burthwaite, Keswick, that sold for £114. Following the store sheep was a select run of in lamb ewes and gimmers which realised £182 for Texel cross ewes from Messrs Ritson, Triermain, Gilsland.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Char – £1250, £1245 Sideway Bank; £1150 (x2) North Park; £1140 Briggle Farm. Lim – £1235 Kirkhouse; £1230, £1150 East View; £1230, £1160 Blackrigg; £1185, £1165 Pelutho Park; £1160 £1145 Longrow; £1140 The Flatt; £1140 Brisco Hall; £1140 Taylor Burn. BB – £1200 Blackrigg; £1175 Bank Farm; £1150 West Whitrigg; £1145 Sandbed; £1140, £1125 (x2) Brackenhill Rigg; £1130 Lambley Bank. A-A – £1130 The Flatt; £1120 Brisco Hall; £1100 (x2) High Bow; £1080 Woodhouse; £1055 (x3) Westhills; £1000 Bankend. Sim – £1090 Greencarts; £1080 Killiecrankie; £1005 Balnamoon. Fleck – £1035 Stenries. Fries – £1010 The Flatt; £925, £865, £810 Windy Nook; £850 (x2) Wellington; £810 Kelsick House. BS – £1000 Brisco Hall; £900 Banktop. Mont – £970 Brackenhill Rigg; £895 Ibrak. HF – £920, £810 Kelsick House. Swedish red and white – £840 Banktop; £805 Kirkland.

Heifers – Lim – £1240 Bank Farm; £1220 Pelutho Park; £1220 (x2), £1130, £1100 East Park;£1170, £1160 East View; £1100 Kirkhouse; £1100 (x2), £1095 Killiecrankie; £1090 Brandle Howe. Char – £1240, £1060 Sideway Bank; £1230, £1180 Croft House; £1070 Newhouse. BB – £1150 Blackrigg; £1110 Bank Farm; £1080 Woodhouse; £1070 (x2) Cumdivock House; £1060 Sandbed; £1040 (x2) Killiecrankie; £1035 Woodhouse; £1030 (x2) Sheepfields. A-A – £1090 (x3) Burtholme; £1020 Kelsick House; £940 Woodhouse. Sim – £1060 New House; £1015 Killiecrankie; £1000 Greencarts; £990 Buccleuch Street. BS – £1045 Whitehills. Blonde – £990 New House. Saler – £970 Harper Hill. Hfd – £830, £820 Park Head.

Weaned cattle – Heifers – BB – £1035 (x2), £790 Tarn How; £1010 East Unthank; £805, £720, £710 Brayshaw; £740, £700 (x7) Nunfield. Lim – £1000 East Unthank; £990, £790, £750 (x2) Hesleywell; £925, £830 (x2) High House; £890 Cherry Bank; £880, £810 Newlands; £880, £870, £730 Burthwaite; £870, £800 Croft Ends; £750 High Lodore; £730 Moor Park. A-A – £975, £970, £820 High House; £765 (x3), £700 (x3) Brayshaw. Char – £800 (x2), £760 (x2) Tongue House; £735, £720 Low Stow Bank; £655 Culcaigrie; £650 Greyigg. Sim – £785 (x2), £765 East Wharmley. BS – £770 Laggonmore. Blonde – £700 Moor Park. Saler – £550 Culcaigie.

Steers – Lim – £990 (x2), £850 Upper Burnmouth; £950, £890, £850 Burthwaite; £895, £800, £780, £760 High Lodore; £885 £875 Hesleywell; £880 (x2), £870, £770 Nether Harsley; £840, £760 Croft Ends; £785 Moor Park; £760 Alders Edge. BB – £900 East Unthank; £840 High Lodore; £830 Corsock; £810 (x2), £770 (x4) Oakbank; £775 Brayshaw; £770 Chapel. A-A – £850, £740 (x2) Brayshaw; £820 (x2) Westnewton Hall; £810 Cherry Bank; £770 Holmewrangle. Char – £830, £815 Culcaigrie; £820 (x3) Tongue House; £780 (x3) Cragg House. HF – £770 Laggonmore; £440 (x2) Holmewrangle; £350 (x8) Big Balcraig. Blonde – £760 Moor Park; £755, £720 (x2) Westnewton Hall. Sim – £755 (x2), £720 (x2) Westnewton Hall. Hfd – £740 Croft Ends. Fries – £730 (x4) Cooper House. Saler – £700 (x4) Far Hills. Mont – £695 (x2) Oakbank. BG – £620 (x3) Hesket Demain.

Bulls – Lim – £870, £840 Bayle Hill; £830 (x2), £800 (x2) Orton Hall; £710 Culcaigie; £700 East Wharmley. Blonde – £740, £710 Culcaigrie. Sim – £720 (x2), £700 (x2) East Wharmley. Saler – £680 (x2), £610 (x2) Overby House. Fleck – £670 (x2), £580 East Bowhill. A-A – £580 (x2) Ashley Grove; £545, £515 (x2) Laggonmore. Hols – £320 Swathburn.

Calves – Bulls – Fries – £465, £310 (x2), £265 (x2) Whitehead Hill; £138, £132 Croft House. Lim – £460 Brunt Hill; £432, £425, £415, £405, £370 Lakehead; £410 Fairspring; £395 Brunt Hill; £315 Bleaberry Rigg; £305 White House; £245 Plumpton Foot; £240 Cally Mains; £220 North Knockglass. BB – £445, £380 Harrington Ling; £445, £420 Tempest Tower; £420, £380 (x2), £370, £340 High Plains; £400, £370 (x2) Monks House; £365 Torpenhow Hall; £365 Croft House; £355 (x2), £350 East End; £345 Harrington Ling. Mont – £430, £355 Hillend; £370 Upper Portrack. Sim – £430 Philgowan. Hfd – £400 (x3) Philgowan. A-A – £355, £350, £325, £320, £310, £305, £300 Watson Hill; £330 Eastfield; £280, £270 Torpenhow Hall; £260 Hill House. HF – £345, £250, £215, £210, £182, £145 Upper Portrack, £240 Lambfield; £250, £230, £185, £175, £170, £135 Kirkbarrow Hall; £230 Brunt Hill; £210, £135 Craighouse; £210, £195, £165 Bankhead of Balcurvie. Danish Red – £215 (x2), £195, £150 Lambfield. Dairy Shorthorn – £190 (x2) Philgowan. Ayrshire – £165 Roanstree; £100 Burnside.

Heifers – Lim – £415, £345, £325(x2), £220 Bleaberry Rigg; £400, £395, £390, £385, £375, £360, £355 Lakehead; £300 Philgowan; £300, £240 Plumpton Foot. BB – £375, £325, £280 High Ploughlands; £370 Tempest Tower; £370, £350, £315 Monks House; £370 Halmyre; £305 Watson Hill; £300 (x2) Philgowan; £300 Plumpton Foot; £290 High Plains; £280 Eastfield. Char – £320 Raggetsyke. A-A – £255 Bankhead of Balcurvie; £250, £220, £165, £160 Watson Hill; £240 High Plains; £220 Eastfield; £220 North East Mason; £160 (x2) Hill House. Hfd – £245 Carneil. Fries – £112 Croft House.

Store sheep – Belt – £114 Burthwaite; £100, £95, £94 The Throp; £95 Hayton Brow. Tex – £100 Howgillside; £94, £84 The Throp; £94, £81 Fell View; £94(x2), £82, £81 Romanway; £89, £88.50(x2), £87.50 Low Buildings; £83 Burthwaite. Greyfaced – £94 The Throp; £92 Romanway; £84 Fell View. Chev – £85 Hayton Brow. Suff – £72 Howgillside. Herdwick – £70.50, £63, £58 Burns Farm. Swaledale – £55.50, £53 Burns.

Breeding sheep – Ewes – Tex – £182, £175(x2), £152, £149, £146 Triermain; £172, £155 Sewell House. Gimmers – Bleu Du Maine – £180 Sewell House. Tex – £168, £156 Sewell House. Greyfaced – £140(x2), £125 Taylor Burn. Hoggs – Greyfaced – £95 Taylor Burn.

St Boswells

Limousin cross bullocks from Messrs Osborne, Outerston, topped Harrison and Hetheringtons sale of store cattle at £1245.

Whilst top pence per kg of 265p was attained by a Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Grieve, The Lee. Bullocks and heifers sold to average at 224.2p and 212.6p respectively.

All types of store hoggs were in high demand, but it was Texels from Lower Ashtrees that took the top price of the day at £94.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1245 Outerston; £1155, £1140, £1080 Nisbet Mill. Lim – £1205 The Lee; £1175 Outerston; £1120 Craiglea; £1100 (x2), £1090 The Lee; £1045 Lammerview. Sim – £1055 Nisbet Mill; £995, £920 Greenhead. Blonde – £1160 Outerston. Saler – £940 Nisbet Mill. BB – £1130, £1030 Burnhead. Char – £920 Greenknowe.

Heifers – A-A – £1030 Kirktonhill; £970, £930 Nisbet Mill. Lim – £1070 South Falaknowe, The Lee; £1060 Craiglea; £1035 Lammerview. BS – £830 Kirktonhill. Sim – £860 Greenhead. Saler – £910 Nisbet Mill. BB – £1085 Burnhead; £965 Lammerview; £960, £940 Burnhead. Char – £1035 Lammerview.

Store hoggs – Tex – £94, £93 Lower Ashtrees; £87.50 Broom; £85, £84 Newhouses; £80 (x2) Briarbank. Suff – £88 Smiddy Hill; £86 Sanson Seal; £82 Broom; £81.50, £76.50 Newhouses. Chev Mule – £79.50 Smiddy Hill. Ryeland – £66 Lower Ashtrees. Cross – £65 Sanson Seal. NCC – £60 Leaderfoot.

Thainstone

Bullocks led the way at Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale of 991 store cattle, 83 breeding cattle and four young bulls.

Bullocks (552) averaged 224.8p selling to 274.8p for 262kg Limousin crosses from Appieteen, Sandwick and to £1345 for 672kg of more of the same breed this time from Nether Minmore, Glenkindie.

A 494kg Simmental cross from Housebay Farms, Stronsay, topped the heifers (439) at 263.2p, whilst per head was topped at £1320 by 542kg Simmentals from Dundurcas Farm, Rothes, to level at 215.7p.

Breeding cattle (83) sold to £2450 for a Simmental bull from Rootfield, Muir of Ord.

The firm also sold 2138 grit ewes and store lambs, with all classes meeting a strong trade.

Store lambs (1490) peaked at £140 for Texels from Midtown of Buchromb, Dufftown, whilst grit ewes (69) sold to £136 for four-crop Mule ewe’s in lamb to Texel Hill of Muirden, Dunlugas.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £540 Lochussie. 251–300kg – £760 Newbigging; £730 Coleburn; £720 Appieteen. 301-350kg – £910 Rashenlochy; £890 Cairntack; £860 Coleburn; £810 South Auquhorthies; £770 Ardioch. 351-400kg – £1030 Darnford; £980 Rashenlochy, Coleburn; £960 Little Herdhill Way, Haddo; £955 Cluseburn; £950 Darnford, Newbigging. 401-450kg – £1090 Darnford; £1070 Glenlogie; £1065 Gowanwell, Oldtown; £1060 Allancreich; £1055 Appieteen. 451-500kg – £1125 Garland; £1225 New Mains; £1110 Lower Cottisgarth, North Auchininna; £1100 Elsick Estate. 501-550kg – £1185 Newton of Carnaveron, Dunveaden House; £1175 Little Herdhill Way; £1170 Newton of Carnaveron; £1165 Kinnaird. 551-600kg – £1255 Meikle Rowater; £1245 Newton of Carnaveron; £1240 Wester Leochel; £1230 Nether Minmore. 601-650kg – £1290 Meikle Rowater, Ranna, Shevado Barn; £1280 Wester Leochel; £1205 Shank of Glenbarry. 651-700kg – £1310 Newton of Carnaveron; £1305 Nether Minmore.

Heifers –Up to 300kg – £720 Newbigging; £700 Lochussie. 301-350kg – £810 South Auquhorthies; £805 Rashenlochy; £790 Knowehead; £750 Dunveaden House; £690 Daisy Cottage. 351-400kg – £930 Rashenlochy; £910 Darnford, Oldtown; £880 Braebuster; £860 Allancreich, Scatsta. 401-450kg – £1090 Rashenlochy; £1080 Darnford; £1040 Fichlie; £1025 Mains of Glen Buchat; £1010 North Auchininna. 451-500kg – £1300 Housebay; £1120 Mains of Glenbuchat; £1100 Tillybrig; £1090 Shank of Glenbarry, Burnheads; £1085 Hammer. 501-550kg – £1290 Dundurcas; £1190 South Keithney; £1170 Shank of Glenbarry; £1160 Newton of Carnaveron. 551-600kg – £1290 Housebay; £1240 Shank of Glenbarry, Blackhillock, Little Herdhill Way; £1225 Housegarth, Corse of Kinnoir; £1220 Ranna; £1200 East Cruichie. 601-650kg – £1290 Ranna; £1250 East Cruichie; £1245 Blackhillock; £1230 Dundurcas; £1220 Ranna. 651-700kg – £1280 East Cruichie, Blackhillock.

Breeding cattle – Heifer with bull calf – Sim – £1750 Cairntack, Belhelvie. Lim – £1700 Cairntack. BS – £1700 Cairntack. Heifer with heifer calf – Lim – £1820 Cairntack. A-A – £1700 Cairntack. Sim – £1680 Cairntack. In-calf cow – A-A – £1480 Mains of Pitlurg, Keith. Lim – £1120 Peattie, Inverbervie. In-calf heifer – Saler – £1700 Wester Leochel, Craigievar. Sim – £1700 Wester Leochel. Lim – £1700 Wester Leochel. Hfd – £1620 Goval, Dyce.

Grit Ewes – Mule – £122 Hill of Muirden. Store lambs – Belt – £136 Tillylodge. Belt X – £112 Tillylodge. Char – £108 Meikle Haddo,

Newburgh. BFL – £102 Carnoch, Buckie. Suff – £101 Townhead of Gight, Fyvie. Cont – £100 Upper Cuttlehill, Ruthven, Townhead of Gight. Mule – £98 Wester Wyndings, Stonehaven. Lleyn – £97 Nether Toucks, Dunnottar. Tex X – £97 Drumnacroy, Portmahommack, Denside, Auchenblae. Suff – £97 Balnahard, Finzean. Cont X – £96 Reaster, Lyth, Greenacres, Maud. Chev – £95 Dunearn, Nairn. BF – East Craigearn, Kemnay. Suff X – £95 Reaster, Broomhill, Rickarton. BF – £95 Smiddyburn Cottage, Rothienorman. Kerry – £93 Kinbroon, Rothienorman. Chev X – £91 Wester Wyndings. Char X – £90 Meikle Haddo £90. Sht – £74 Kirkhill, Bulwark £74.

Ewe lambs – Mule – £121 Greenmyre, Oldmeldrum. Belt – £120 Tillylodge, Newe. Cross – £105 Midtown of Buchromb.

Island lambs – Char – £96 Russland, Westray. Suff – £95 Bigton Farm, Bigton. Tex – £92 East Howe, Birsay. Suff X – £91 Bigton. Tex X – £86 Housebay, Stronsay. Kerry – £86 East Howe. Cont – £84 Cott, Rousay. Down – £83 Quendale, Dunrossness. Chev – £82 Quendale. Chev X – £79 Schusan.

Quoybrae

Crosses were in demand at Aberdeen and Northern marts sale of 368 store and eight breeding cattle, where bullocks and heifers averaged 216.7p and 206.3p respectively.

Topping the bullocks at 261.1p was 383kg Charolais crosses from Messrs Sutherland, Sibmister, Castletown, and £1305 for

677kg Charolais crosses from JW Sinclair and Co, Clachan, Mid-Clyth.

Heifers peaked at 267p for a 352kg Limousin cross from GR and PH Sutherland Achunabust, Reay, and £1270 for a 700kg Simmental cross from RB Gunn, Wester Clyth, Occumster.

An in-calf Charolais cross cow led the way in the breeding cattle at £1050 for DG Mackay Achaguie, Scotscalder.

On the same day 745 store sheep were forward where feeding ewes and rams (139) topped at £120 twice, firstly for Cheviot ewes from Overton and again for Cheviot rams from Smiddyquoy, Watten.

More of the same breed topped the breeding sheep at £80 from Bracken View, Thrumster, whilst old season store lambs (571) sold to £106 for Texels from Seaview, Oldwick.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – £610, 221p Boultach, Latheron. 351-400kg – £1000 Sibmister, Bardnaclavan, Bridge of Westfield; 257.1p Bowermadden. 401-450kg – £1045, 246.3p Bardnacalvan. 451-500kg – £1130 Tongside, Scotscalder; 242.3p Sibmister.

501-550kg – £1175 Wester Dunnet; 225.3p Bylbster, Watten. 551-600kg – £1195 Dunn, Watten; 213.9p Lythmore, Bridge of Westfield. 601-650kg – £1295, 205.2p Dunn.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – £645, 228.7p West Clyth. 301-350kg – £775, 222.1p Boulintogle, Scotscalder. 351-400kg – £940 Achunabust; 234.2p Boulintogle. 401-450kg – £950 Tongside; 230.2p Bardnaclavan. 451-500kg – £1050 Ackergill Mains, Ackergill; 218.3p Clatequoy, Thurso. 501-550kg – £1230 Wester Dunnet; 232.7p Lythmore. 551-600kg – £1185, 208.6p Lythmore. 601-650kg – £1190 Wester Dunnet; 187.7p Alterwall, Lyth.

OS store lambs – Chev – £103 Lower Gills, Canisbay. Suff X – £101 Kirkfield, Castletown. Char – £99 Gansclett, Thrumster. Chev X – £99 Overton, Mid Clyth. Tex – £87 Curlew, Mybster, Lower Reiss, Seaview. Char X – £86 Gansclett. Cont – £86 Westerloch, Wick. Cont X – £85 Cairnside, Oldhall.

Feeding ewes – Suff – £108 West Murkle, Thurso. Chev – £107 Cairnside Tex – £100 Roswell, Newton Hill, Glencroft, Glengolly. Cont – £100 Cruithnii, Tofts. £96 HB – Cruithnii. Tex X – £94 Seaview. HBX – £91 Glencroft. Chev X – £90 Hunster, Bower. Cont X – £90 Ackergill Mains. Mule – £83 Westerseat, Wick.

Feeding rams – Tex – £118 Cruithnii. Tex X – £102Achaguie, Scotscalder. Cont – £98 Kirkfield, Castletown. Chev – £93 The Shore, Wick. Cont X – £90 Seaview.

Stirling (Cale)

On Monday, Caledonian Marts had forward 328 store cattle, at their fortnightly sale, where Limousin bullocks led the way at 255p from Heads Farming Partnership and £1330 from W K Mitchell, Meikle Finnery, Gartocharn.

Bullocks and heifers averaged 206p and 202p respectively.

Among the heifers it was Limousins from G S Stewart, Wester Whin, Slamannan that topped at 219p and to £1030 for Simmentals from A and J Orr, Hill O’ Harthill, Harthill.

Black and Whites sold to 161p and £870 from W Baxter, Gryfeside, Kilmacolm.

Also forward were 814 store hoggs, feeding ewes and tups, which were topped for Texels from D MacGregor, Burnhead, at £101.

Feeding ewes sold to £68 for Texel crosses from R Dewey, Lathockar Mains.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1200 Angle Park; £1180 Meikle Finnery; £1130 Angle Park; £1100 Hill O’ Harthill; £1080 Angle Park, Drum and Hill O’ Harthill. Heifers – £970 Hill O’ Harthill; £940 Easterton; £910 Hillhead; £900 Bogside; £890 Briarlands.

Hoggs – Tex – £99 Burnhead. Tex X – £97 Blairlinnans. Cont – £90 Balcachie. Cont X – £87 Craigend. Suff – £86 Ballabeg. Suff X – £78 Hopestead. Chev – £76 Culcreuch. BF – £77 Burnhead. Mule – £68 Burnhead.

Ewes – Tex X – £57 Lathockar. Chev X – £48 Lathockar.

Hexham

A strong trade was met at Hexham and Northern Marts weekly sale of 315 store cattle, the sale peaked at £1330 for an 18-month-old Limousin cross steer from Messrs Cuthbert, Wingate South, Longhorsley.

Heifer trade also continued at a strong pace selling to £1250 for a nine-month-old British Blue cross from Messrs Bell, Woodhall, Bardon Mill.

In-lamb ewes sold to £158 twice, firstly for Mule gimmers scanned to have twins and then for another due to have a single lamb, both from W Tait and Sons, Bulls Hill.

Store hoggs peaked at £118 for Suffolk crosses from Messrs Martin Bros, Cheviot Farm, whilst among the store sheep, tups sold to £132 from B Watson, Baal Hill, with R and S Keen, Wall Fell and Texel ewes to £128 from JF and K Charlton.

LEADING prices

Heifers – Cattle 30+ months – Lim X – £910 Lowfield. Cattle 23-30months – Char X – £955 Lowfield. Lim X – £930 Humber Hill. Hfd X – £960 Lowfield. Cattle 17-22months. Char X– £850 Humber Hill, £825 Ogle Dene. Char – £1170 West Wharmley. Lim X – £1220 (x2) Needless Hall; £1175 Widdrington; £1170 Middle Heads; £1160 Church Farm and Camphill; £1155 West Wharmley; £1125 Berwick Hill. BB X – £1170 Camphill; £1100 Needless Hall; £1020 Camphill. A-A X – £1150, £1130, £1120 Berwick Hill; £1120, £1105 East Uppertown; £1100 Berwick Hill; £1090 East Uppertown and Airy Holm; £1070 East Uppertown; £1040 Airy Holm; £1020 Berwick Hill; £1015 Airy Hill. Cattle 11-16months – Char X – £1235 West Wharmley; £900, £875, £870 West Shields. Lim X – £1150, £1140 Old Ravensworth; £1010 West Wharmley; £965 Woodhall; £950 (x2) Little Swinburne; £940 Middle Heads; £890 Salmonswell; £885 Low Stokoe. BB X – £970 Woodhall; £925 Ogle Dene. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1010 Hawksteel; £960 Willimoteswick and Hawksteel; £950 Woodhall; £940, £925 Willimoteswick; £910 Hawksteel;£900 Little Swinburne. BB X – £1250, £1080, £1040 (x2), £1010 Woodhall.

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1080, £1070 Kirkley March; £1055, £1030 Allendale. BB X – £1080 Camphill.

Cattle 17-22months – Char X – £1230 Edlingham Newtown; £1020 Raggetsyke. Lim X – £1330 Wingates South; £1260 Lunns House and Wingates South; £1240 Lunns House and Wingates South; £1235 Widdrington; £1225, £1220 Lunns House; £1215 Camphill; £1205, £1200 Lunns House. BB X – £1120 Camphill. A-A X – £1300 Church Farm and Allendale; £1270 Sunniside; £1205 Allendale and Airy Holm; £1200, £1180 Sunniside; £1160, £1130, £1100, £1090 Airy Holm. Cattle 11-16months – Char X – £1240, £1205, £1180, £1160, £1155, £1140 Edlingham Newtown; £1130 West Shields; £1120, £1100 (x2) Edlingham Newtown; £1085, £1060, £1045, £1030 West Shields. Lim X – £1200 Low Ardley; £1130 Old Ravensworth; £1125, £1120, £1115, £1110 Stotsfold; £1110, £1100 (x2), £1080 Low Ardley; £1080 Little Swinburne; £1070 (x2) Low Ardley. A-A X –£970 Church Farm; £895 Hedley West Riding. Cattle 10 months and under – Char X – £890 Westburnhope. Lim X – £1100 (x2) Little Swinburne; £1050, £1025 Woodhall; £1000 Willimoteswick, Woodhall and Hawksteel; £970 Little Swinburne; £935 Willimoteswick and Woodhall; £910 (x2) Salmonswell; £900 (x2), £875 Pinfold House;; £860 Salmonswell; £855 Pinfold House. BB X – £1030 Woodhall

In-lamb ewes – Mules – £158 (x2), £144, £142 Bulls Hills.

Cast ewes – Tex – £126, £114 Lough Green. Tex X – £128 Middle Farm; £126 Low West House; £122 Parkside; £120 Elf Hills; £118 Low West House; £117 Middle Farm; £116 East Barnwell; £114 Crook Dene; £112 West Raw; £110 Parkside;, £106 Aydonshields; £100 Low West House;; £98 Stoop Rigg and Light Birks; £97 Middle Farm; £94 Woodlands; £93 Low West House and Thornton Tower; £92 Light Birks; £90 Lunns House and Stone Hall; £89 Hill Top and Netherton Northside; £88 Wall Fell, Aydonshields, Snitter and Lynburn. Suff – £114 Prior Hall. Suff X – £106, £105 Elf Hills; £104 Thornton Tower; £103 Aydonshields; £97 Rugley Walls; £90 Yetlington Lane. Belt – £83 Bavington Hill Head. BFL – £118 Hackford; £108 Light Birks. Chev – £88, £73 Milfield Demesne; £70 Rosebrough. Chev Mule – £103 Bavington Hill Head. Mule – £105 Crook Dene and Rusheylaw; £103 Prior Hall; £102 Stone Hall; £98 Carry House; £96 Stone Hall; £95 Houselope Grange; £94 Parkside; £93 Prior Hall and East Barnwell; £92 Temperley Grange; £90 Rugley Walls; £89 Light Birks, Thornton Tower and East Barnwell; £88 Middle Farm; £87 Hedley Park; £86 Aydonshields; £85 Lunns House, High Barns and Forge Cottage. Kerry Hill – £65 West Woodfoot. BF – £94 Rusheylaw; £89 Carrick; £88 Shitlington Hall; £87 Carry House; £85 Shitlington Hall and West Raw; £84 Rusheylaw and Thornton Tower; £79 Carry House; £78 Carrick, Stoop Rigg, Elsdon Bungalow and Camphill. Swaledale – £86 Baal Hill; £72 Light Birks; £70 Hackford; £69 Stone Hall; £68 Baal Hill; £61 Rugley Walls. Crossbred – £90 Ridley Farm; £78 West Woodfoot.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £115 (x3) Barracks; £114 Glendue; £113, £111 Normans Riding; £110 Low Carriteth, East Flass and Angerton Broom House; £109 Holly Hill West; £108 Cowbyre; £106 Ridley Farm; £105 China Hall, Hedley Park, Glendue and Armonside; £103 China Hall, Cowbyre and Angerton Broom House; £101 Angerton Broom House and Hedley Park; £100.50 Normans Riding; £100 High Fotherley; £98.50 Glendue; £96 Holly Hill West; £95 Temperley Grange and Angerton Broom House; £94 Cooper House; £93.50 Low Brooms; £93 Angerton Broom House; £92 Low Carriteth, Dukesfield Hall, Hedley Park, Cheviot and Ridley Farm; £91 Low Carriteth, Wadley and Low Brooms; £90 Ochrelands; £89.50 Angerton Broom House; £89 China Hall and The Bridges; £88.50 Angerton Broom House, £88 Woodlands, China Hall and Armonside. Dutch Tex X –£110 Glendue. Suff – £100, £96 Sillywrea; £87 Rosebrough. Suff X – £118 Cheviot; £100 Glebe Farm; £98 Cheviot; £95 The Bridges and Angerton Broom House; £94 Temperley Grange; £91.50 Cheviot; £91 High Fotherley; £90 Cooper House; £85.50 North Penny Hill; £84 Glebe Farm; £83 High Fotherley; £82.50 The Cleugh.

Chev X – £78.50 Sillywrea; £70.50 Rosebrough. BFL – £87 Chirdon; £75 Nookton. Mule – £86 China Hall; £85 Thornley; £82 Chirdon; £79 Rigg Farm; 74 Low Carriteth; £72 Wayn Riggs; £70 Rigg Farm. BF – £70 Cowbyre; £58 Edlingham Newtown.

Swaledale – £75 Milfield Demesne; £74 Westburnhope; £69 Winnows Hill; £67 Westburnhope and Thornley; £61 Westburnhope; £57 Thornley; £55.50 Winnows Hill; £50 Westburnhope. Herdwick – £67.50 Comb Hills; £58, £46 Heatheridge.

Jacob – £71, £61 Wadley. Dorper – £76 Glebe.

Dumfries

The fortnightly sale of store cattle at C and D Auction Marts sale saw 225 forward for a brisk trade throughout.

Bullocks topped at £1230 for British Blues from South Carthat, and to 260.3p for a Charolais from Cormaddie, whilst heifers peaked at £1200 for an Aberdeen-Angus from Horseholm, and to 236.9p for Limousins from Bankswood.

A strong sale of calves were also forward, which was topped by a Limousin from Ryes.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – BB – £1230, £1210 South Carthat; £990 Ryemuir; £980 Gimmenbie. Lim – £1150 Boreland; £1100, £1025 High Townhead; £1070 Highlaw; £995 Meikleholm. Sim – £1080, £1025 High Townhead; £1055 High Auchneel; £1030 Gimmenbie. A-A – £1075, £1050, £975 High Auchneel; £1000 Gimmenbie. Char – £1075 Gimmenbie; £910 Cormaddie. Hfd – £1055 High Auchneel. BS – £1020, £995 Gimmenbie; £975 High Auchneel.

Heifer – A-A – £1200 Horseholm; £1030 Innerfield; £1015 Barnbarroch. Sim – £1185, £1150, £1010 Porterstown; £1030 Innerfield; £1025 Upper Moor; £1000 High Auchneel. Char – £1140 Hillhead; £1130, £1100, £1180, £1050 Horseholm; £1105 High Auchneel; £1055 Longbeoch. Lim – £1100 Horseholm; £1020 Longbeoch; £1000 High Auchneel; £990 Boreland. BB – £1000 Upper Moor; £970 Gimmenbie. BS – £980 Upper Moor.

Calves – Lim – £510, £380 Ryes; £360 (x4) Barndennoch.

Penrtih

An opening sale of breeding sheep went off with a bang at Penrith and District Farmers Mart of in-lamb breeding sheep.

The sale included a dispersal on behalf of EA and W Strong, Ploveriggs, which saw 190 ewes and shearlings average £198.74.

Topping the sale at £236 was Texel in-lamb ewes which came from the dispersal.

Mule shearlings from JM and MA Dawson, Greystone House, sold to £155 scanned to have twins.

LEADING prices

In-lamb hoggs – Suff – £120 Greystone House. In-lamb shearlings – Tex – £205 (x3), £200, £195 Ploveriggs. Mule – £155 Greystone House. In-lamb ewes – Tex – £236, £232, £216, £206, £205, £202, £200, £190, £185 (x2), £184, £182, £180, £175, £170 Ploveriggs; £162, £160 (x2), £156 Breaks Hall. Suff – £130 Greening. Mule – £112 Greystone House. Geld hoggs – Mule - £99 Pewter Close; £92, £91 (x2) Little Blencowe. Swaledale – £76, £66 Townend.

Forfar

Lawrie and Symington had forward 254 store cattle, where bullocks and heifers levelled at 216.3p and 220.4p respectively.

Limousins topped both sections among the bullocks at £1220 from R Easson and Son, Crieff, and to 257.3p from JH Garbutt and Sons, Sketewan.

Heifers peaked at £1220 for 580kg Simmentals from JC Orr, Baldastard, and to 250p for 440kg Limousins from D and I MacKintosh, Kirkton of Kingoldrum.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1170 Damend; £1135 Bishopston; £1070 Damend; £1065 Dalziel. Lim –£1175 Crieff; £1170 Sketewan and Moss-side; £1140 Sketewan. Char – £1190, £1160, £1155 Bishopston; £1150 Cairnleith; £1120 Bishopston. Sim – £1160, £1155 Bishopston; £1130 Newton of Inshewan; £1090 Bishopston. BB – £1215 Moss-side; £1130 Kirkton of Kingoldrum; £1100 Middlehill.

Heifers – A-A – £1175 Newton of Inshewan; £1000 Newbigging of Craighall; £940 Herdhillmuir and Dalziel. Lim – £1115, £1105 Wairds of Alpity; £1100 Kirkton of Kingoldrum; £1090 Baldastard and Newton of Inshewan. Char – £1075, £1050 Cairnleith; £945 Afflochie. Sim – £1090 Newton of Inshewan; £945, £830 Little Ballo; £725 Tillyrie. BB – £1080 Mosside; £1055 Cairnleith; £1050, £1020, £910 Middlehill.