Special sales

All classes of cattle met a strong trade at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale of 1000+ head to include stores, weanlings and calves.

Top price was £1330 paid for a Limousin bullock from TT and JE Mason, Bank Farm, Penrith, whilst heifers peaked at £1185 from Ian Knight, Stephney, South West Cumbria.

Limousin heifers from Iain Graham, Rose Castle, topped weaned calves at £1225.

Young bulls were also led by Limousins when a pen of 16 11-month-old pure-breds from Messrs Cleasby, Lindon Housesold to £1100 to average £1024.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1330 Bank Farm; £1220, £1135 (x2) Stepheny; £1210, £1200 Peluto Park; £1200, £1185, £1125 Shield Green; £1170, £1120, £1075, £1050 Midtown; £1155 The Garth; £1150, £1135 (x2), £1100 East View; £1145, £1100 Flimby Hall; £1140, £1115 Nirvana; £1125 Tinto View; £1080, £1075, £1055, £1000 Briggle; £1065 Heathview; £1045, £1005 Wardpark; £1030 Kirkland. BB – £1240, £1155, £1150 Bank Farm; £1175 The Garth; £1170, £1055 Broathill; £1165, £1105 (x2) Marina House; £1145, £1075 Tinto View; £1125, £1055 Underhelm; £1090 Sandbed; £1085, £1015 Briggle; £1080, £1005, £1000 Newton Field; £1070 High Bow; £1070, £1065 Bulls Head; £1045, £1025, £1000 (x2) Heggle Lane; £1035 Low Three Mark; £1015 High Moat; £1000 Randalholme. Char – £1205, £1175 Sideway Bank; £1175, £1145, £1105 High Knells; £1155, £1075 Briggle; £1075 Swordwellrigg; £1040 Balnamoon. A-A – £1135 High Bow; £1065, £930 Tinto View; £965 Newton Field; £955 Briggle; £935 Halldykes. Gall – £1100 Summerhill. Blonde – £1100 Briggle. Sim – £1100 Underhelm; £1080 Briggle. Dairy Shorthorn – £1035 Bridge End. HF – £1025 Bridge End; £875 Westhills. Hfd – £1000, £945, £900 Scalehill. Whitebred Shorthorn – £985 High Moat. Fleck – £955, £905 Heggle Lane. Frie – £915 High Bow.

Heifers – Lim – £1185 Stephney; £1135 The Garth; £1115 Pelutho Park; £1100, £1005 (x3) Burtholme; £1090 East View; £1085 Howgillside; £1065 Flimby Hall; £1065, £1060, £1025 Windy Nook; £1065 Hayton Brow;£1045, £1035, £1000 Haresceugh Castle; £1045, £1015 Broathill; £1035 Nirvana; £1015 Newton Field; £1000 Sideway Bank; £1000 Balnamoon. BB – £1150, £1065, £1025 Bank Farm; £1145, £1085 (x2) Sandbed; £1105, £1055 Broathill; £1100 Tinto View; £1075 Sheepfields; £1020 Burtholme; £1005 Woodside; £1000 Town House. Char – £1085 (x2) Sideway Bank; £1075 Howgillside. BS – £1100, £1095, £1085, £1055 Greenwrae. Hfd – £1100 Swordwellrigg; £925 Tinto View; £900 Home Farm. A-A – £1075 Home Farm; £1045 Heatheridge; £1005 Tinto View; £1000 Swordwellrigg. Sim – £945, £910 Balnamoon; £900 Underhelm.

Weaned cattle – Heifers – Lim – £1225 Rose Castle; £1050, £960, £925, £900 Haas Side. Char – £940, £880 Brocklerigg. BB – £870 Haas Side. Fleck – £765 Lowther Low Moor.

Steers – Char – £1080, £900 Cooper House; £1080, £980 Brocklerigg. Lim – £1030, £980, £900 Haas Side; £980, £970, £940 Duncrahill; £950, £910, £900 Beamwham. Mont – £920 Edenbanks. Sim – £855 Sandysike Farmhouse. A-A – £800 Sandysike Farmhouse. HF – £405 Holmewrangle.

Bulls – Lim – £1100, £1090, £1080, £1050, £1030, Linden House; £1075, £990, £950 Stubbsgill. A-A – £630 Westnewton Hall. Ayr – £540, £530 Thackthwaite Hall.

Ayr

More than 400 store cattle were forward for Craig Wilson’s sale where bullocks and heifers averaged 217.5p and 208.1p respectively.

Top price was £1300 for a Limousin bullock from Laigh Borland and 266.7p for a Charolais bullock from Longhouse, Cumnock.

Limousins topped the heifer trade at £1240 from Laigh Borland and to 262.2p from Pinvalley.

The 686 store hoggs and breeding sheep which included the dispersal of in-lamb ewes from M Howard, Wingyhall, was topped at £142 and levelled at £137.50.

Store hoggs peaked at £109 for Texels from Messrs Reid, Cairnhill.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1300, £1175, £1160 and £1150 Laigh Borland; £1230 and £1160 Over Airies; £1150 Trees and Cardyne; £1110 Helentongate; £1105 Ballycurrie; £1080 Crosslees; £1075 Knockterra; £1070 Dykefield, Trees and Castle Mains. Sim – £1180, £1120 and £1100 Barrodger; £1160 and £1065 Helentongate; £1065, £1035 Macmanniston; £1055 Dykefield; £1010 Clevance. BS – £1145, £1120, £1080 Moor. Char – £1120, £970, £930 Longhouse; £930 Windyhall. A-A – £1090 Creagraineach; £1080 Castle Mains; £1030 Cloquhairnan; £970 Longhouse; £900 Tigheanfraoch. Blonde – £1070 Cloquhairnan. BB – £1060 Macmanniston; £1055, £1040 Fore Rogerton; £1050 Laigh Borland. Fries – £1020, £980 Over Airies; £895, £860 Stevenston; £865 Helentongate; £800 Broadhead.

Heifers – Lim – £1240, £1100 Laigh Borland; £1230, £1135 Over Airies; £1180, £1170 Pinvalley; £1170, £1100, £1090 Knockterra; £1160 Cardyne; £1155 Knockterra; £1145 Ballycurrie; £1130 Dykefield. Sim – £1150 Barrodger; £1110 Over Airies; £1030 Clevance; £980 Dykefield. BB – £1090 Fore Rogerton; £1050 Catcraig; £1040 Laigh Borland. A-A – £1080 Cairnhouse; £1045, £1000 Burnton; £1000 Catcraig; £990 Montgomerieston. BP – £1040 Helentongate and Rosemount; £1015 Trees and Knockterra; £1000 Baltersan and Fore Rogerton.

Hoggs – Tex – £109, £95 Cairnhill; £99 Craigneil; £99 Yonderton; £96.50 Laight; £88.50 Barskelly. Suff – £100.50 Craigneil; £88.50 Barneil. Belt – £86, £82 Glendoune; £85 Kilkerran. Roussin – £84 Knocknaib. Mule – £79 Kilkerran. Zwart – £79 Dirnow. BF – £69 Clevance.

Newton Stewart

Limousin bullocks led the way at Craig Wilson’s sale of 136 store cattle, with bullocks and heifers averaging 214.7p and 214.2p respectively.

Top price was £1115 paid for Limousin bullocks from Larg, Newton Stewart, with more of the same topping the pence per kg section at 268.4p from Holm, Kirkcowan.

Charolais from Glenlea, Whauphill, topped the heifers per head at £1080, while Limousins from Holm, Kirkcowan, realised 251.8p.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1115 Larg; £1100, £980 Glenchamber; £1055, £970 Culscadden. A-A – £1080 Larg; £1070 Culscadden; £960 Claunch. BB – £1080, £960 Culscadden. Mont – £950 Knockeffrick. South Devon – £755 Bagbie. BS – £710 Druchtag. Frie – £590 Holm.

Heifers – Char – £1080, £970 Glenlea. BB – £1030, £995, £990, £950 Low Glasnick; £950 Culscadden. A-A – £1030 Larg. Lim – £1005 Culscadden; £1000 Glenchamber; £935 Larg.

Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts had forward 956 store cattle at their weekly sale, where bullocks (494) cashed in at 232.9p having sold to 288.2p for a pair of 340kg Charolais from Mains of Cairnborrow, Glass and to £1350 for 748kg Beef Shorthorns from Quarryhill, Aberchirder.

Charolais led the way in the heifers (450) selling to 285.2p for 398kg entries from Mains of Cairnborrow and £1290 for a 630kg Charolais from Biggings, Toab, to average 223.9p.

Aberdeen-Angus’ dominated amongst the bulls where a pen of four weighing in at 382kg sold to 209.4p while £970 was paid for a pen of five 476kg entries from Mains of Loanhead, Old Rayne, to balance out at 192.7p.

The same firm also sold 1406 grit ewes and store lambs including island consignments.

Grit ewes (92) sold to £138 for Texels from Upper Cuttlehill, Ruthven.

More of the same breed topped the ewe lambs (295) at £107 from Fairview, Halkirk.

Store lambs (489) pealed at £105 for Continentals from Townhead of Gight,

Fyvie.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £580 Hillside. 251-300kg – £750 Hindstones; £700 Mains of Cairnborrow; £675 Hillside. 301-350kg – £980, Mains of Cairnborrow; £890 East Cruichie; £850 Meikle Coull; £820 Hindstones; £800 Corbanchory. 351-400kg – £1100 Wellheads; £1090 Leys Estate; £1080 Little Tulloch; £1050 Mains of Cairnborrow; £1020 West Cruichie. 401-450kg – £1175 Wellheads; £1140 Leschangie Lodge, Mains of Cairnborrow; £1130 Little Tulloch; £1100 Leys Estate. 451-500kg – £1185 Campdalmore; £1180 Little Tulloch; £1170 Wester Coltfield; £1160 Campdalmore; £1150 West Cairnhill, Finzean Estate. 501-550kg – £1200 Campdalmore; £1195 Little Tulloch; £1190 Broomhill, Wellheads; £1185 Wester Coltfield, Kirkton 551-600kg – £1245 Leuchar; £1240 Gladhill, Sillerton; £1220 2 Bogie St, Lower Cushieston; £1205 Wester Rora, Finzean Estate. 601-650kg – £1315 Quarryhill; £1290 Sillerton; £1275 Hillview; £1270 Lower Cushieston. 651-700kg – £1340 Sillerton; £1305 Quarryhill; £1270 Lower Cushieston.

Heifers – up to 250kg – £530 Hillside. 251-300kg – £690 Hillside; £680 Hindstones; £660 Mains of Cairnborrow; £565 Bridgeton. 301-350kg – £850 Mains of Cairnborrow; £810 Mains of Tillymorgan; £750 Hillside; £735 Corbanchory. 351-400kg – £1135 Mains of Cairnborrow; £1040 Wellheads; £1020 Woodhead of Laithers; £990 Leys Estate; £980 Mains of Tillymorgan.401-450kg – £1090 Wellheads; £1070 Mains of Cairnborrow, Little Tulloch; £1040 Meikle Toux; £1025 Knowehead; £1020 West Cairnhill, Northfield. 451-500kg – £1240, Gyratesmyre; £1140 Mains of Tillymorgan, Newmill, East Cruichie; £1130, Campdalmore; £1125 Leys Estate. 501-550kg – £1190 Little Tulloch; £1175 Newmill; £1170 2 Bogie St; £1140 Wester Coltfield; £1130 Langskaill. 551-600kg – £1245 Newmill; £1210 Sillerton; £1205 2 Bogie St; £1165 Gladhill; £1100 Quoys. 601-650kg – £1235 Sillerton; £1200 Roundhome; £1170 2 Bogie St. 651-700kg – £1260 Roundhome; £1180 2 Bogie St.

Dispersal Grit ewes – Cont – £128 Upper Cuttlehill. Mule, Chv X and Lleyn – £124 Upper Cuttlehill.

Ewe lambs – Tex – £102 Mains of Draidland, Gamrie. BFL – £95 Blackriggs,Strichen. Tex X – £93 Blackrigg. Mule – £92 Mains of Draidland. Cont – £92 Lower House, Hillwell. SHC – £89 Cormalet, Cairnie. Kerry – £87.50 Blackriggs. Cont X – £86 Mains of Draidland. Chev – £85 Sittyton, Newmachar.SHCX – £81 Cormalet

Store lambs – Suff – £102 Coburty Mains, Rosehearty. Cont – £101 Mains of Allanbuie, Keith. Suf X – £98 Coburty Mains. Tex – £97 Mains of Allanbuie. Down – £97 Mains of Allanbuie. DownX – £96 Townhead of Gight. Tex X– £95 Ferniebrae, Meikle Wartle, Barnyards, Mintlaw. Cont X – £94 Nistigar, Westray, Black Caslte, Gollanfield. Zwar – £94 Mains of Allanbuie £94. Mule – £94 Coburty Mains. Belt X – £93 Strathore. Lleyn – £93 Lower Bigswell, Stenness. GF – £92 Aulton, Craigellachie. BF – £91 Invercauld Estate, Eastfield. Char – £90 Christianhall, Turriff. Chev – £89 Wester Wyndings, Stonehaven. Chev X – £97 Grays Inn, Orphir.

Island lambs – Tex – £99 Upper Onston. Suf – £94 Nistigar, Westray. Belt – £93 Strathore. Tex X – £93 Lower Bigswell, Stenness. Cont – £92 Grays Inn, Orphir. Cont X – £92 Lower House, Hillwell. Chev – £87 Grays Inn. BF – £83.50 Lower Bigswell. Suf X – £79.50 Djubdale, Brae. Cha – £78 Vindon. Chev X – £75 Vatswell, Wadbister. Mule – £70 Halley, Deerness.

Lanark

SOME 800 store cattle were forward for Lawrie and Symington’s sale on Monday, where bullocks were topped at £1290 for a Limousin from Carmichael Farm or to 263.2p per kg for a Limousin from Drumbuie Farm, to level at 214.17p.

A Limousin from Brocklees Farm led the heifers at £1170 while 233.3p per kg was paid for a Limousin from Brownhill Farm, to average 208.6p.

Dairy bullocks sold to £940 for a British Friesian from Over Kypeside.

The fortnightly sale of in-lamb sheep and store hoggs, saw a fast trade for all categories.

In-lamb ewes topped at £138 for Texel cross gimmers with twins from Frame, Cronan, whilst Texel hoggs with lambs at foot peaked at £125 from Eastmains.

More of the same breed also topped the store hoggs, selling to £90.50 from Corehouse.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 0-250kg – £600, 256.4p Knevocklaw. 251-300kg – £730, 258.9p Brownhill. 301-350kg – £840 Riccarton; 263.2p Drumbuie. 351-400kg – £940 West Torphin; 243p Riccarton. 401-450kg – £1035 Knockshinnoch; 240.4p Parkerston. 451-500kg – £1120 Darnhall; 230.5p Knockshinnoch. 501-500kg – £1160, 223.1p Underlaw. 551-600kg – £1190 Carmichael; 209.2p Darnhall. 601-650kg – £1290, 207.4p Carmichael. 651+kg – £1285, 188.7p Townhead.

Heifers – 0-250kg – £500, 210.1p Brownhill. 251-300kg – £700, 233.3p Brownhill. 301-350kg – £745, 227.8p Back Hareshaw.351-400kg – £925, 231.3p Edston. 401-450kg – £950, 227.3p Drumalbin. 451-500kg – £1060 Townhead; 220.8p Waterlands. 501-550kg – £1150 Gair; 216.4p Eastfield. 551-600kg – £1100, 197.8p Brocklees. 601-650kg – £1170, 185.7p Brocklees.

Dairy bullocks – per head – £940 Over Kypeside; £840 East Hyndshawland; £830 Over Kypeside and Craigthorn; £785 Hawksland; £775 North Bankend. Per kilo – 200p Over Kypeside; 176p Letham; 173p Noth Bankend; 167p Hawksland.

Store hoggs – Tex – £90.50 Corehouse; £87 Park; £79.50 Housebay; £79 Greenbank; £78 Corehouse; £77 Housebay; £71 Corehouse. BF – £57.50 Park; £55 The Cottage; £50 Nisbet.Chev – £71 Park. Cross – £60 Park.

Breeding ewe – OTH – £130 Cronan. Chev Mule – £132 Cronan.

Breeding sheep – Hogg – Tex – £125 (x2), £122, £120 (x4), £110 Eastmains. Gimmer – Tex – £138 Cronan. Chev Mule – £132, £130 Cronan.

Castle Douglas

Wallets Marts had forward 409 OTM and store cattle at their sale on Monday which sold to £1290 for a Simmental cross heifer from Messrs Watson, Slatehouse, Moniaive, or 293p for a Charolais cross from Messrs Jardine, Upper Hardland.

Heifers averaged 216.28p.

Leading the bullock trade at £1205 were Luings from Messrs Black, Hillside, while a Limousin cross made 283.2p per kg for Messrs Jardine, Upper Hardland, to average 224.15p.

Cast cows sold to 145p for a Luing from Hillside, with a Simmental cross from the same home selling to £1132.45.

A small show of store lambs met a flying trade topping at £108 for Texels from Garroch Estate and to £92 for Lleyns from Auchenbainzie.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Luing – £1205, £1200 Hillside. Sim – £1200 Hillside; £1070, £1010, £990 Cardoness; 266.9p, 253.1p, 247.1p Auchenfad. AA – £1170 Hillside; £1040 Castlehill; £960 Boreland of Girthon; £920 Langbarns; 270.9 Upper Hardland; 253.8p Ring of Barfad; 250.8p Ardachie. Lim – £1110 Hightae; £1060 High Park; £1035 Cardoness; 283.2p, 281.1p Upper Hardland. BB – £1090 Hightae. Salers – £1080, £1040 Fagra; £935 Boreland of Girthon; 213.6p Boreland of Girthon; 210.5p Fagra. Char – £970 Killochy; £940 Burnfoot £940, £930 Cotland; 268.3p Poldean; 266.9p Auchenfad; 262p Cotland.

Heifers – Sim – £1290 Slatehouse; 215.9p West Barmoffity; 213.4p Mill of Plunton. Char – £1130 Cotland; 293p Upper Hardland; 267.4p Poldean. Saler – £1070, £1030 Fagra; 205p Fagra; 203.4p Dalhabboch. Lim – £1070 Fagra; £1040 Killochy; £1030 Beoch, Cairnryan; £1015 Cardoness; 266.1p Ring of Barfad; 238.9p Upper Hardland; 227.6p Cardoness. Luing – £1000 Beoch, Cairnryan. BB – £990 Hightae; £890 High Park; 225.9p High Park; 215p West Barmoffity. AA – £840 Cogarth; £825 Ardachie; 246.5p, 244.4p Ardachie. Short – £770, £740 Howthat Farm; 259p, 220.2p Howthat Farm.

OTM – AA – £756 Irelandton. Lim – £886.60 Buittle Mains. Hereford – £864.63 Newton, Gatehouse of Fleet. Sim – £1132.45 Hillside. Luing – £1045.80, £1035.72 Hillside.

Store lambs – Tex – £108, £95 Garroch. Suff – £79, £71 Straith. Lleyn – £92 Auchenbainzie. GF – £86 Knocksheen; £81 Garroch; £80 Castlehill. BF – £72 Castlehill. Chev – £69 Garroch.

Longtown

Some 1956 store hoggs and feeding ewes and rams were forward for C and D Auction Marts’ weekly sale at Longtown, where some of the highest prices of the season were realised.

Topping the sale at £110 were Texel hoggs from Crosscleugh, whilst feeding ewes peaked at £107 for Suffolk crosses from Reenes Farm and hill ewes sold to £80 for Cheviots from Greenside.

Cast rams topped at £99 for a Cheviot from Meikle Whitriggs.

LEADING prices

Hoggs – Tex – £100, £98 Hawthornside. GF – £107 Shawhill; £97 Longlea; £94 West Hills. Belt – £101 Hallrule Mill; £99 Bettyknowes. NCC – £99, £97 North House. Hill Chev – £96 Crosscleugh. Suff – £95 Shawhill, Nether Gribton; £93 Reenes Farm. BF – £95 Sewingshields; £77 Glenkiln. Char – £90 Hallrule Mill. Swale – £81, £69 Longlea; £68 Anthorn; £67 Brigg.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £105 Nether Gribton. Belt – £99 Greenside. NCC – £89 Meikle Whitriggs. GF – £92, £89 Reenes Farm; £87 Nether Gribton. Clun – £83 Meikle Whitriggs.

Hill ewes – Chev – £79 Nether Gribton. BF – £79 Ramshope.

Huntly

The sale of store and OTM cattle through United Auctions saw 224 forward and a top price of £1340 for a 730kg Charolais cross from Nether Minmore, Glenkindie, to level at 215.1p per kg.

Top per kg was 257.1p paid for a 350kg Charolais cross from Newton of Struthers, Kinloss.

Heifers peaked at £1265 for 617kg Charolais crosses from Gunhill, Inverurie and to 246.5p for 355kg Charolais crosses from Newton of Struthers, Kinloss, to average at 216.2p.

OTMS sold to level at 130.1p, selling to a top of 143.4p for a 795kg Simmental from Corskie, Garmouth or to £1290 for a Simmental cross again from Corskie.

LEADING prices

Heifers – 301-350kg – £855, 244.3p Haddo House Estate, Haddo. 351-400kg – £900 Haddo House Estate, Haddo; 246.5p Newton of Struthers, Kinloss. 401-450kg – £980 Haddo Estates, Haddo; 225.6p Cluseburn, Inverbervie. 451-500kg – £1100, 228.2p Weetyfoot, Grange; 213.1p Birselawsie, Midmar. 501-550kg – £1135, 213.1p Birselawsie, Midmar. 551-600kg – £1220, 212.2p Gunhill, Inverurie. 601-650kg – £1265, 205p Gunhill, Inverurie.

Bullocks – 301-350kg – £900, 257.1p Newton of Struthers, Kinloss. 351-400kg – £980, 250p Cluseburn, Inverbervie. 401-450kg – £980, 227p Kincraigie, Lumphanan. 451-500kg – £1130, 229.2p Birselawsie, Midmar. 501-550kg – £1155 Birselawsie, Midmar; 215.8p Little Cantly. 551-600kg – £1220, 213.5p Birselawsie, Midmar. 601-650kg – £1270, 200p Braeside of Fortrie, Rora. 651kg – £1340, 183.6p Nether Minmore, Glenkindie.

OTM – Sim – £1290, 143.4p Corskie, Garmouth. AA – £1260, 131.9p Corskie, Garmouth. SimX – £1150, 137.4p Corskie, Garmouth. Char – £960, 97p Auchinclech, Grange. STX – £950, 126.8p Kinnermit, Turriff. SH – £810, 117.4p Delfur Farms, Rothes.