Special sales

More than 1300 cattle were forward for Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale comprising store cattle, bulls and weanlings and calves.

A strong demand saw trade peak at £1360 for a Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Wigham, Coldshield, Haltwhistle.

Heifers sold to £1240 for more of the same from Messrs Fisher, Lairdlaugh, Castle Douglas. Young cattle sold to extreme rates with a 12-month-old Limousin heifer from Messrs Fell, Stanger Hill, Wigton, selling to £1190.

Weaned cattle were topped at £1140 for a Limousin bull from Messrs Thomlinson, Park View.

British Blue heifers from Lodges Farm sold for £1030, whilst steers peaked at £970 for Charolais from Cooper House.

Calves sold to £530 for a British Blue bull from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown, Longtown.

A smaller entry of store hoggs was forward for Monday's sale, which peaked at £91 for Beltex from Messrs Bell, Holmewrangle, Armathwaite.

The annual consignment of in-lamb hoggs from Messrs Kidd, Briggle, peaked at £130 for Texel crosses.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1360, £1350 (x2) Cold Shields; £1260 (x2), £1155, £1150 (x2) High Knells; £1255, £1150 Flimby Hall; £1235, £1170 Arkleby House; £1210, £1200 Woodhouse; £1200 Harley Croft; £1200, £1185 Petteril Hill; £1185 High Flowery Hirst; £1185 (x4) Newtown; £1175 Shield Green; £1170, £1150 Woodhouse; £1170 (x2) Ridley; £1155 Hall Garth; £1150 (x2) Beckhall. BB – £1300 Ribton House; £1265, £1225 (x2), £1145 Carleton Hill; £1185 Thorney Croft; £1165 Kirkland; £1135 Shawhill; £1115 Cumcatch; £1110 Thackwood; £1110, £1075 Broathill; £1100 (x2), £1050 Cockley Bank; £1090 Beckhall; £1085 Low Meadow; £1080 (x2) Harley Croft; £1030 Burtholme; £1000 (x2) Dearham Hall; £1000 Hallrigg. Char – £1220 High Park Foot; £1160 (x2) West End; £1120, £1075, £1045 Midtown; £1055 Swordwellrigg; £1040 (x2) Low Houses. Sim – £1165, £1155 Thorney Croft; £1055 Sorrow Stones. Hfd – £1185 Ribton House; £1055 Sorrowstones. A-A – £1175 Ribton House; £1145 (x3) Grassings; £1130, £1035 Longrigg Thorn; £1045 The Flatt; £1025 Bankend; £1005 Sorrowstones. HF – £1085 (x6), £1075, £1015 (x2) Ribton House. BG – £1000 Kirkland.

Heifers – Lim – £1240, £1135 (x2), £1125 Lairdlaugh; £1220 (x2), £1105, £1100 (x2) Hall Garth; £1190, £1180, £1140 (x2) Stanger Hill; £1165 (x2) The Garth; £1145 Hallburn Croft; £1140 Flimby Hall; £1140 (x2) Gapshields; £1125, £1100 Cockley Bank; £1115, £1110 Woodhouse; £1090 Shawhill. BB – £1110 Thackwood; £1085 (x2), £1075, £1055 Sandbed, £1065 (x3), £1025 (x2) Cockleybank, £1060 £1055 Sheepfields, £1045 Cumcatch Farm, £1005 Broathill. Char – £1100 The Garth; £1100 (x2) High Park Foot; £1055 West End Farm; £1055 Midtown; £1055 (x2) Swordwellrigg. A-A – £1055, £975, £935 Longrigg Thorn; £1025 (x2) Cockleybank; £1020 (x2) £985 Scalehill; £915 Bankend; £915 (x2), £905 (x2) Park House; £900 (x2) Bridge End. BS – £1035 Woodyett. Sim – £1035 The Laythes. Hfd – £1000 (x2) Newbampton; £955 (x2) Town House; £920 (x2), £900 (x3) Scalehill; £900 Mouswald Grange. Dairy Shorthorn – £825 Bridge End.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1140 Park View; £1090, £1080 Flimby Hall; £1070, £1000 Lower Griseburn; £950 The Hill. Sim – £930 High Keenley Fell. Char – £860 Northhouse. A-A – £850 (x2) Orton Hall; £810 (x2) Park View. BB – £840 Park View. Hfd – £610 Parkside Road. Fries – £470 Braehead; £450 (x2) High House.

Heifers – BB – £1030, £950 Lodges Farm; £895 (x4) Monkhill Hall; £870 Sandysike Farmhouse. Lim – £890 Kellah; £890, £840, £835 Kirkburn; £860 Stanger Hill. Char – £880, £830 Brocklerigg. Gall – £870 Sandysike Farmhouse. Blonde – £865 Moor Park. A-A – £850 Halmyre; £830 (x3) Grassings; £795 Westnewton Hall.

Steers – Char – £970, £955, £870 Cooper House. Lim – £930 Burthwaite; £920 Silver How; £920 Maunby House; £895 Sandysike Farmhouse; £890 Kellah. Blonde – £920 Maunby House. A-A – £890 Sandysike Farmhouse. BB – £775 Kellah; £760 Sandysike Farmhouse. Hfd – £770 Cooper House.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £530, £515, £510, £490, £475, £470 (x2), £465 Smalmstown; £480, £465, £455, £410 Big Balcraig; £400, £375 Groundy Croft; £365 Chapelcroft; £365 Meinbank; £360 Lowther Low Moor. Lim – £455, £445, £395 (x2), £390 Gate Farm; £435 (x2) East Gallaberry; £420 Whitehead Hill; £400 Grange Farm; £375, £365, £360, £355, £330 Harelawhole; £355 Broom Farm; £345 Lakehead; £345 St Ninians Grove; £320 Cumdivock House. Char – £430 Grange Farm; £340 Forest Farm. Hfd – £405, £370 Smalmstown. Sim – £345, £290 Meinbank. HF – £340, £170 Big Balcraig; £220 Potstown; £175 Part Tarbreoch; £170, £145, £138, £125 (x2), £120, £105 Petteril Side. A-A – £340 Groundy Croft; £315 Burton House; £290, £240 Harelawhole; £280 Blunderfield East; £265, £240 High Field; £250 Whitehead Hill. BS – £300 Coxhill. Fleck – £300, £270, £235, £220 Lowther Low Moor. Frie – £150, £120 Croft House. Mont – £115 Whitchester.

Heifers – BB – £455, £435, £430, £410, £400, £395 (x2), £390, £385 Smalmstown; £420 Chalk Lodge; £388 (x3) Tempest Tower; £385 (x2), £380 Big Balcriag; £375, £365 Berrier Head. A-A – £400 Whitehead Hill; £240, £190 Burton House; £190 Newmains; £160 Croft House. Lim – £395 Broom Farm; £390, £355, £345, £335 (x2), £330 (x2), £325 Lakehead; £370 Grange Farm; £350 (x4), £310 (x3) Gate Farm. Char – £295 Forest Farm. Hfd – £280 (x2) Smalmstown.

Store sheep – Belt – £91, £79 Holmewrangle; £86, £80, £79 Hayton Brow. Tex – £90 Seat House; £84 Desoglin; £82, £78 Holmewrangle; £77 The Lake. Suff – £87 Hayton Brow. Greyfaced – £80.50 North Air Ambulance; £77.50, £62 Seat House. Swaledale – £67.50, £51 The Wath. Breeding sheep – Ewe lambs – Tex – £130, £122, £114 (x2), £110 Briggle.

Stirling UA

United Auctions sold 1242 stores, native-bred cattle and young bulls and 133 cast cows, at their weekly sale, where bullocks and heifers levelled at 226.91p and 213.38p respectively.

A 198kg Aberdeen-Angus form Craigowmill topped the bullocks at 265.20p, whilst per head sold to £1345 for a 668kg Charolais cross from High Unthank.

Heifers peaked at 251.50p for a 318kg Charolais cross from Ardacheranmor, and to £1250 for a 640kg British Blue cross from Crofthead.

Limousin crosses from Ashfield led the way in the pence per kg section among the young bulls at 261.40p, and Simmental crosses from Gateside peaked at £1260, to average 205.93p.

Beef cows and bulls (115) levelled at 135.48p, selling to 182.80p for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from West Mains, and to £1390 for a Limousin cross from Airthrey Kerse.

Also forward were 1165 store sheep, where Baledmund topped both sections.

Texel cross gimmers in lamb to Beltex cross Texels from Baledmund led at £168, whilst their store hoggs peaked at £140 for a Beltex.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £595 Wardpark; 265.20p Craigowmill. 251-300kg – £760, 261.20p Over Newton. 301-350kg – £850 Knockgerran; 255.20p Coull Farm. 351-400kg – £960 Ellemford; 249.30p Abbeymill. 401-450kg – £1080 Easter Clunie; 243.90p Mahaar. 451-500kg – £1110 Whitelaw; 231.10p Gaisland. 501-551kg – £1175, 219.60p Groan. 552-601kg – £1270 Gateside; 221.20p High Unthank. 602-651kg – £1300, 205.70p Whitfield. 652-701kg – £1345, 201.30p High Unthank. 702kg+ – £1260, 175.50p Gateside.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £510, 215.20p Wardpark. 251-300kg – £710, 237.50p Coull Farm. 301-350kg – £800, 251.60p Ardacheranmor. 351-400kg – £925, 233.40p Mahaar. 401-450kg – £1080, 248.80p Mahaar. 451-500kg – £1070 Lower Kenly; 218.00p Nether Dalkeith. 501-551kg – £1170 Easter Middleton; 216.00p Boydston. 552-601kg – £1175, 212.50p Crofthead. 602-651kg – £1250, 195.30p Crofthead. 652-701kg – £1240, 190.20p High Unthank.

Young bulls – Up to 250kg – £430, 188.60p Cowdens. 251-300kg – £520, 192.60p Cowdens. 301-350kg – £800, 261.40p Ashfield. 351-400kg – £825, 234.40p Crosshouse. 401-450kg – £970, 216.00p Thomanean. 451-500kg – 501-551kgs- - North Balloch £1020, 190.30p; 652-701kgs- Gateside £1260, 183.10p.

Store sheep – Hoggs – Belt – £140 Baledmund. Tex – £130, £98 Baledmund; £90, £85 Ardmaleish. Cross – £79.50 Uigle; £71 Kincragie; £67.50 Scart. Mule – £85 Blanebank; £73 Wester Coul. BF – £74 Uigle; £64 Baledmund.

Breeding sheep – In-lamb gimmers – Tex X – £168, £158 Baledmund; £150 Nether Stewarton. Mule – £138 Nether Stewarton. Ewes – Tex X – £158 (x3), £152 (x2) Balemund. Mule – £150, £140 Balemund; £140 (x2) Nether Stewarton. Chev – £124 Shepherds Cottage.

Lochmaddy

Limousin crosses were in demand, topping all sections at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of 91 store cattle.

Bullocks (44) averaged 216.6p and sold to 270.8p for a 240kg Limousin cross from Hougharry, Lochmaddy, and to £1040 for a 510kg Limousin cross from Tigharry, Lochmaddy.

Limousins from Tigharry, Lochmaddy, also topped the heifers per head twice at £940, whilst per kg peaked at 252.0p for a 250kg Limousin cross from Malaglate, Lochmaddy, to level at 209.0p.

Among the 173 store sheep consisting of 82 lambs, 61 ewes and 30 feeding sheep, trade peaked at £90 for Suffolk cross ewes from Liniclate, Benbecula, with ewes levelling at £58.80.

Lambs averaged £56.02 and sold to £74 for Suffolk crosses from Rhuban, Eriskay, whilst feeding sheep levelled at £46.37 and peaked at £80 for a Beltex cross ram from Hacklett, Benbecula.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 250-300kg – £650, 224.1p Tigharry, Lochmaddy. 301-350kg – £880, 258.8p Creagorry, Benbecula. 351-400kg – £990, 25.9p Tigharry. 401-450kg – £1030 Knockline, Lochmaddy; 235.7p Tigharr. Over 451kg – £990, 210.6p Tigharry.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £540, 221.3p Hougharry. 251-300kg – £660 Tigharry; 237.0p Hougharry. 301-350kg – £730 Tigharry; 219.4p Sollas, Lochmaddy. 351-400kg – £800 Carinish, Lochmaddy; 238.0p Tigharry. Over 400kg – £900 Tigharry and Knockline; 222.2p Tigharry.

Store sheep – Lambs – X – £70 Rhuban. Chev – £69 Liniclate, Creagorry. Suff X – £65 Failte, Berneray. Tex X – £64 Rhuban.

Ewes – Chev – £88 Clachan Sands, Lochmaddy. X – £88 Aird, Benbecula.

Feeding sheep – Wedder – Tex X – £74 Rushgarry, Beneray. Chev – £65 Liniclate, Benbecula. X – £63 Creagorry, Benbecula. Ram – Chev – £68 Dunganichy, Benbecula. BFL – £60 Hacklett, Creagorry.

Tiree

It was a case of third time lucky for United Auctions' sale of 219 store cattle and 44 farrow and in-calf cows on Tiree, as it had been previously been cancelled twice due to the unfavourable weather conditions.

Bullocks sold to £1160 for a 582kg Hereford cross from A and AH MacPhail, Clachan, and to 253p for a 297kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from IC Brown, Barrapol to average 221.40p/kg (+3.26p/kg).

Both sections among the heifers were topped by AJ MacLean, Heylipol, firstly for two 557kg Aberdeen-Angus crosses selling for £1150, and pence per kg at 255p for 345kg Charolais crosses, to level at 212.11p/kg (+6.67p/kg).

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A X – £1030 (x4), £1000, Heylipol; £900, Hillcrest. BS X – £810 (x4) Balephetrish. BB X – £705 (x3) Ruaig. BA X – £745 (x2) Lochphuil. Char X – £1090 (x4), £1085 (x2), £1020 (x5) Heylipol; £1005 (x3) Kenovay; £1005, £970 (x2) Heylipol; £960 Hillcrest. Hfd X – £1160 (x3), £1150, £1145, £1140 (x3) Clachan. Lim X – £1110, £1025 (x6), £1010 (x2), Heylipol; £965 Middleton; £950 (x2) Kenoay. Sal X – £830, £820, £805 Cornaigbeg. BS X – £790 Main Road. Sim X – £870 Ruaig. £825 Ardeas; £820 Skipinnis.

Heifers – A-A X – £1150 (x2), £1140 (x2), £990, £900, Heylipol; £800 Hillcrest. BA X – £815 Lochphuil. Char X – £960 (2), £950(3), £900(3), Heylipol Farm. LIMx - £1140, £940(4), £930(3), Heylipol Farm. SALx - £705, Main Road. SIMx - £750, 10 Crossapol.

Farrow cows – A- A X – £1040 Hillcrest; £1010 Balephetrish. Char X – £1070 Ruaig. Lim X – £1140, £1100 Heylipol.

In-calf cows – Lim X – £1010 Heylipol. Sal X – £1020 Crossapol. Sim X – £1030 Heylipol.

Penrith

On Monday Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart held their fortnightly sale of 235 store cattle, where all classes were £50 per head dearer on the fortnight.

Topping the trade in both the bullocks and heifers were entries from A and S Robley, Nelson Hill, with a top price of £1305 paid for a British Blue cross Hereford bullock, whilst Aberdeen-Angus' led the way among the heifers at £1175.

Dairy-bred Limousin bullocks sold to £1265 from S Allan and Sons Greenhow.

The sale of in-lamb breeding sheep met a strong trade from start to finish, selling to £200 for a pair of Hampshire gimmers, from AH Murray, Surron Court, Gretna, scanned with twins to a Dutch Spotted Texel.

A run of 303 commercial hoggs sold to an average of £122.50, which were topped at £136 twice from Messrs Brough, Seat Hill, Irthington.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – BB – £1305, £1175, £1125 Nelson Hill; £1145 Low Row; £1115, £1075 (x2), £1025 Brampton Hall; £1095 (x2), £1075, £1025 Hole Farm, Mark; £1095, £1055 Hill Crest; £1075 Park House. Lim – £1265, £1155 Greenhow; £1245, £1135 Brampton Hall; £1105 (x3), £1025 Friendship Farm; £1085, £1065, £1035 Low House, Dickinson; £1085 Greenlands; £1065, £1055, £1045 Windy Gate; £1015 Highbeckside. A-A – £1195 (x2) Friendship Farm; £1185 (x7) Street House; £1075 The Wath, Wilson; £1045 Low Row. Char – £1175 Brampton Hall; £1035 The Wath, Wilson. Hfd – £1145 Nelson Hill; £1015 How Hill. Black and White – £1005 Greenhow.

Heifers – A-A – £1175, £1085 Nelson Hill; £1155 Street, Iveson; £1135, £1025 (x2) Friendship Farm. Lim – £1125 Fog Close; £1125, £1105, £1095, £1035, £1035 Well House; £1095 (x3) Blands; £1045 (x2) High Howe; £1025 Windy Gate. BB – £1125 Fog Close; £1055 Hill Crest. Char – £1095 (x2) The Wath, Wilson; £1095 Fog Close. Blonde – £1025, £1015 Sleddale Hall.

Bulls – BB – £1065 (x2), £1015 Fellside. Lim – £955 (x2) Fellside; £945 Howtown Hotel.

In-lamb hoggs – Mule – £136 (x2), £126, £124 (x2), £123, £122 (x4) Seat Hill. In-lamb gimmers – Hampshire – £200 Surron Court. Mule – £172 Surron Court; £170, £162, £155 Lowther Castle Inn. In-lamb ewes – Tex – £162 Sockbridge Hall; £155, £154 Sewell House. Mule – £161, £160 Lowther Castle Inn. Cont – £153, £150 Nixon Terrace. Suff – £152 (x2) Surron Court. Swaledale – £82 Flakebridge.

St Boswells

A buoyant demand was seen at Harrison and Hetherington's fortnightly sale of store cattle, where bullocks and heifers averaged 227.19p and 216.95p respectively.

Topping the sale at £1210 was a Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Runciman, Huntington, while top per kg was 258p paid for a Charolais cross heifer from Gledswood Farming.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1085 Wester Dawyck; £1050 Whitelaw. Hfd – £1025, £990 Buskin. Lim – £1210 Huntington; £1190 Lylestane; £1070 Trows. Sim – £950 Symington Mains; £870 Angelrow; £850 South Common. Char – £825 Gledswood.

Heifers – A-A – £950 Swinwood Mill. Lim – £1120 Lylestane; £1075, £1080 Wantonwalls; £1050 Trows; £1040 Lylestane. Sim – £1190, £980, £945 Angelrow; £845 Symington Mains. Char – £810 Gledswood.

Ayr

Charolais from Auchneight topped both bullocks and heifers per kg at Craig Wilson's sale of 610 store cattle selling to 241.5p for heifers and 257.6p for bullocks.

Top price per head was £1285 paid for a Limousin heifer from Little Creoch, whilst bullocks peaked at £1220 for a Simmental from Ravenslie.

Bullocks (333) and heifers (246) levelled at 220.7p and 210.9p respectively.

Leading the 220 store and breeding sheep at £101 were Texels from N Henderson, Kilpatrick, Isle of Arran.

Breeding sheep trade peaked at £94 for Mule hoggs from M Kevans, Blackpark, Leswalt.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Sim – £1220 Ravenslie; £1130 Stevenston; £1100 Clevance; £1020 Glendoune. Lim – £1205 High Threave; £1180 Muirlaught and Gass; £1130 Bogwood; £1115 Ladyyard; £1110 High Woodston; £1090 Deerpark and Gass; £1080 Ladyyard; £1075 Burnbank; £1045 Ballycurrie; £1025 Dykefield and High Threave. Char – £1200, £1060 High Threave; £1180 Ravenslie; £1100, £1070 Auchenhew; £1080 Rankinston; £1070 High Woodston and Meikle Larbrax; £1055 Meikle Larbrax; £1050 Glenlea. A-A – £1165 Little Ittington; £1150 Montgomerieston; £1090 Clevance and Broadyards; £1075, £1055 Ballykillet; £1055 Montgomerieston; £1015 Broadyards. BS – £1090 Ravenslie. BB – £1090 Ladyyard; £1065 Knockrivoch; £1060 Bogwood; £1030 Townhead of Lambroughton. Hfd – £1050, £1010 Knockrivoch; £1020 Oaklea; £1010 Maryport. Frie – £940, £910 Mossend; £860 Stevenston.

Heifers – Lim – £1285, £1240 Little Creoch; £1220 High Threave; £1190, £1085 Deerpark; £1160 Mossend; £1140 (x2), £1125 Gass, Straiton; £1140 High Threave and Little Creoch; £1125, £1060 Ladyyard; £1070, £1060 Gass; £1020 Baltersan. Char – £1205, £1200, £1160 Deerpark; £1140 Auchenhew; £1050 High Woodston and Glenlea; £1000 Mid Craigton and Tower. A-A – £1190, £1000 Dustyhall; £1140 Coilsholm; £1045 Ballykillet; £1040 Little Ittington and Broadyards; £990 Montgomerieston. Sim – £1050 Stevenston. BB – £1010 Baltersan. Stab – £980 Dustyhall.

Store hoggs – Tex – £101 Kilpatrick; £98, £87 Craigalbert; £97.50, £90 (x2) Dinwoodie; £88, £85 Cairnhill; £85 Birgidale Knock. Chev – £81 Cairnhill. Mule ewe – £94 Blackpark. Suff – £78 Craigalbert.

Lanark

A busy ringside was witnessed at Lawrie and Symington's March show and sale of 1321 store cattle.

Bullocks topped at £1235 for an Aberdeen-Angus from JR Kerr, Newbigging Mill, and to 286p for a Limousin from H Dunlop, Holehouse, to average 220.1p per kg.

Holehouse also topped both sections among the heifers, firstly for a British Blue peaking at £1220 and pence per kg sold to 263.7p for a Limousin, to level at 217.2p.

Feeding ewes topped the in-lamb ewes, feeding ewes and store hoggs at £142 for Texels from Drochil Castle.

Breeding sheep topped at £132 for Mule gimmers from Fountainside, whilst store hoggs peaked at £98.50 for Texel crosses from Millmoor.

LEADING awards

Pen of Continental bullocks – 1, T Laird and Son, Sunnyside/Carbello; 2, J Warnock and Sons, Dreva; 3, A and CS Comrie, Stonebyres Mains.

Continental bullock – 1, T Laird and Son, Sunnyside/Carbello; 2, A and CS Comrie, Stonebyres Mains; 3, H Cockburn and Partners, Kingside.

Continental heifer – 1, A and CS Comrie, Stonebyres Mains; 2, T Laird and Son, Sunnyside/Carbello.

Native bullocks – 1, JR Kerr, Newbigging.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 0-250kg – £500, 215.5p Easton. 251-300kg – £800, 267.6p Dykehead. 301-350kg – £870 East Blacklaws; 263.2p Kilwhipnach. 351-400kg – £990, 261.9p Lawriesmuir. 401-450kg –£1230, 286p Holehouse. 451-500kg – £1160, 247.3p Buteland. 501-500kg – £1160 Netherton; 220.5p Holehouse. 551-600kg – £1220, 221p Holehouse. 601-650kg – £1235, 197.3p Newbigging Mill. 651kg – £1200,182.9p Bowridge.

Heifers – 251-300kg – £770, 260.1p Laigh Carnduff. 301-350kg – £840, 242.8p West Torphin. 351-400kg – £965, 241.9p Southmains. 401-450kg – £1050, 247.6p Holehouse. 451-500kg –£1200, 263.7p Holehouse. 501-550kg – £1220, 229.3p Holehouse. 551-600kg – £1080,192.2p Dykehead. 601-650kg – £1165, 182.6p Bonnington.

Dairy bullocks – £850 Muldron; £800 Nether Skellyhill; £740 Craigthorn.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £98.50 Millmoor. Tex – £95 Bickerton Hall; £93.50 Drochil Castle; £87.50 Bickerton Hall; £85.50 Gremista; £82, £77, £76 Arniston Home; £76 Hills of Dalserf. BF – £72 Drochil Castle; £66 Cademuir; £54 Drochil Castle; £53 Laighwood; £51 Cademuir. NCC – £75.50 Arniston; £72.50 Gremista. Chev – £57.50 Arniston Home; £46 Gremista. Cont – £65, £63 Arniston Home. Chev Mule – £83 Arniston Home. X – £76 Drochil Castle. BFL – £56 Muldron. She – £45 Brekkavidur. HW – £60, £48 West Loch.

Feeding ewe – Tex – £142 Drochil Castle; £94 Millmoor. Chev – £70 Arniston Home. Feeding rams – Tex – £74 West Loch. BF – £58 Cademuir. HW – £55 West Loch.

Breeding sheep – Ewe – X – £130 Fountainside. Gimmer – X – £132 Fountainside.

Cockermouth

Limousins topped Mitchells Auctions' sale of 248 store cattle, which met a buoyant demand throughout.

The day’s top price of £1145 was paid for Limousin steers from Messrs Pitts, Stockbridge, Millom, whilst more of the same breed triumphed in the heifers at £1075 from RA Rawling, Overcroft, Greysouthen.

Store cow trade peaked at £1035 for a British Blue from Overcroft;

The sale included the firms February breeding bull sale selling to 3500gns from Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe.

Texels from Highfield topped the store hoggs at £79.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steer – Lim – £1145, £1115, £1035 Stockbridge; £1085 Hill Farm; £995, £935 Woodhall; £975, £925 Baggra Yeat; £975, £935 Easthwaite; £975, £965, £915 Knott Houses; £955 Gill Brow; £945 Row End; £915 Hayes Castle; £905 Whinnerah; £900 Stybeck. BB – £1125, £1085 Linewath; £1085, £1075 Croftlands; £915, £865 Aldoth; £855, £825 Lanefoot. A-A – £1075 Stockbridge; £995 Tarn Cottage; £975, £945 Mayfield. South Devon – £955 Whin. Sim – £900 Stybeck. BS – £825 Easthwaite. BF – £805 Newbiggin; £745, £725 Mayfield; £735 Croftlands.

Heifer – Lim – £1075 Overcroft; £1055 Hill Farm; £1015, £965 Stockbridge; £985, £915 Fell End; £985 Hill Farm; £965, £915 Baggra Yeat; £895 Woodhall Brow; £885 Hall Waberthwaite; £875 Easthwaite; £855 Low Eskholme; £815 Whinnerah; £805 Cumblands. BB – £1075 Linewath; £1035 Row End; £875, £855 Syke Beck; £875 Mayfield; £825 Lanefoot. BF – £965, £805 Newbiggin. A-A – £985 Linewath; £925, £855 Row End; £875 Whins; £825 Mayfield; £815 Tarn Cottage. Sim – £715, £695 Near Swallowhurst. Char – £625 Muncaster Head. Hfd – £545 Muncaster Head.

Bulls – BB – £945 Wood End. Hfd – £695 The Brow. BF – £445, £435, £425 Harrington Parks.

Store cows – BB – £1035 Overcroft; £945 Low Godderthwaite. Blonde – £895 Low Godderthwaite. Lim – £835 Terrace Farm. Sim – £805, £675 Waterloo. A-A – £795 Howes.

Cows and calves – Lim cow and heifer calf – £1500, £1400 (x2), £1180 Low Eskholme.

Bulls – Lim – 3500gns Haltcliffe; 3000gns; 2700gns Setmabanning; 2600gns Crakeplace Hall.

Store hoggs – Tex – £79, £72, £70 Highfield. Swaledale – £51, £48.50, £47, £46, £43.50 Scalderskew. Herdwick – £37 Scalderskew.

Dalmally

Bullocks and heifers averaged 228.8p and 221.93p respectively at United Auctions' sale of 177 store cattle, 24 breeding cattle and 264 sheep.

Bullocks topped the trade at £1070 for a 490kg Limousin cross from A McNair and Son, Stroneskar, and to 270.8p for a 240kg Charolais cross from Laggan Farms.

Limousin crosses from MacLeod, Lurignish, led the heifers at £860, whilst per head peaked at 254.90p for a 255kg Beef Shorthorn cross from I and R Malcolm, Poltalloch.

In-calf heifers sold to £1220 for a Simmental cross from F Ronald, Duntuim, and in-calf cows peaked at £880 from Balantyre.

In the sheep section, hoggs averaged £63.04 (+£23.54) and ewes levelled at £60.28 (+£36.60). Texel ewes from Fidden led the trade at £98, whilst Suffolk crosses led the way in the hoggs at £67 from Tiraghoil.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – BS X – £640 Tayvallich Estates. Char X – £830, £810, Barnakill; £740 (x9), Laggan Farms. Lim X – £1070 Stroneskar; £950 (x2), £920, £910 Lurignish; £890, £850 Stroneskar; £840 x(2) Barbreck; £840 Stroneskar. Sim X – £990 Couston; £970, £940, Stroneskar; £890 (x5) Achnacone; £850 (x6) Stroneskar.

Heifers – BS X – £780 Barnakill. Char X – £780 (x3) Barnakill; £750 Couston; £710 Laggan. Lim X – £860 Lurignish; £840 Ardentraive; £780 Tullochcan; £760 Barbreck; £750 (x4) Ardentraive. Sim X – £770 (x8), £740 (x2) Achnacone.

In-calf cows – A-A X – £830 Balantyre. Sal X – £880, £820 Balantyre. In-calf heifers – Sim X – £1220 Duntuim.

Hoggs – Suff X – £67, £6 Tiraghoil. Cross – £93, £89.50, £81 Bunlarie. BF – £84.50 Musdale; £76 Bragleenmore; £64 Musdale; £63 Tigh Airidh; £62 Musdale.

Ewes – Tex – £98 Fidden; £88, £80, £60, Glenshero. Chev X – £97 Keppochan; £89 Borve, Barra; £86 Ardsheal; £85 Treshnish; £68 Keppochan. Cross – £91 Glenshero; £70, £67 St Brendan Road, Barra. Mule – £92 Craigston, Barra. BF – £75 Borve, Barra; £72 Glenshero; £66 Tiraghoil; £66 Fidden; £66 Bragleenmore; £62 Craigston, Barra.

Dingwall

Dingwall and Highland Marts had 1893 sheep forward at their weekly sale where feeding ewes were in strong demand, however, it was a Texel ram from Dunearn, Nairn, that topped the trade at £138.

A price of £128 was achieved on two occasions, firstly for Texel cross ewes from Castlecraig Farms, Nigg, and secondly for an in-lamb Cheviot ewe from Coulags, Strathcarron. Lambs sold to £100 for a Blue Texel from Corbett Terrace, Uig.

The firm also held their show and sale of 19 Blackface females and Bluefaced Leicesters the same day.

Judge, JA MacCusbic, Totarder, Isle of Skye, awarded championship to the first prize in-lamb gimmer from Crackaig Blackies. A of a £6000 Auldhouseburn carrying a single lamb sired by an Auldhouseburn son of a £160,000 Elmscleugh, she realised £500 to R MacKenzie, Glebe of Deisher, Boat of Garten.

The reserve champion was the second prize in-lamb gimmer bred the same way also from Crackaig Blackies. She sold for the same price to Ben Alder Estate, Dalwhinnie.

The Bluefaced Leicester was topped by a ewe hogg from Midlock, Crawford, which realised £720 to R Baynes, Blackford, Croy.

LEADING prices

Hoggs – Suff X – £96 Tulloch Ard, Glenelg; £89 Weydale, Thurso; £87 Corbett Terrace. BF – £95 Achdubh, Conon Bridge; £85 Moy Sheep Farms; £84.50 Mains of Tulloch, Grantown on Spey. Tex X – £93 Lednabirichen, Dornoch; £87 Corbett Terrace; £80 Easter Springfield, Balblair and Corbett Terrace. Chev – £90 Inverpolly, Ullapool; £87 Rhinamain, Bonar Bridge; £86 Clashinglash, Achue. Cross – £88 Moy Mains, Moy; £80 Teanluick Croft, Beauly and Moy Mains; £78 Sasaig, Sleat. Mule – £83 Teanluick Croft; £81 Marys, Heights of Dochcarty; £78 Balavil Estate, Kingussie. Zwb – £78 Muirton, Munlochy; £72 Airdens, Bonar Bridge; £69 Ferrindonald, Sleat. Lyn – £74 Ferrindonald. Swaledale – £70 Cawdor Estate, Cawdor. Belt X – £70 Glenurquhart, Cromarty.

Ewes – Suff X – £120 Dunearn; £95 Bayhead, Munlochy; £82 Lednabirichen, Dornoch. Chev Mule – £118 Kinchyle, Scaniport; £104 Auchmore, Muir of Ord; £100 Culmailly, Golspie. Tex X – £115 Dunearn; £90 Pelaig, Dingwall; £87 Ballone, Abriachan. Chev – £112 Ballone; £100 Rhannich, Edderton, Auchmore and Dunearn. Mule – £104 Moy Mains; £99 Castlecraig Farms; £98 Kinchyle. BFL – £100 Moy Mains. Cross – £100 Moy Mains; £98 Dunearn.

Rams and feeding sheep – Ram – Suff – £100 Whitebog, Rosemarkie; £80 Lednabirichen, Dornoch. BFL – £100 Whitebog. Char X – £100 Glebe of Deisher, Boat of Garten. Suff X – £100 Glebe of Deisher. Chev – £94 Bualnaluib, Aultbea; £91 Viewbay, Munlochy; £91 Inverinate Estate, Kyle of Lochalsh. BF – £81 Shepherds Cottage, Strathcarron.

Wedder – Chev – £80 Rhannich and Corriebheinn, Portree. In-lamb gimmers – Zwb – £100 (x2) Muirton. In-lamb ewes – Zwb – £102 Muirton.

BF Sale – In-lamb gimmers – £600 Drumgrange, Patna; £500 (x2) Crackaig Blackies; £500 (x2), £400 Midlock, Crawford; £300 Crackaig Blackies and Glenbow, Avoch. In-lamb ewes – £650 Bomakelloch, Keith. Ewe hoggs – £420 Bomakelloch. BFL ewe hoggs – £500 Midlock.

Longtown

On Tuesday C and D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of store cattle, where trade peaked at £935 for a Beef Shorthorn heifer, from Messrs McArthur, Arnicle, Argyll.

Bullocks sold to £905 for a Limousin from Mackie Campbell Trust, Kilberry Home Farm, Tarbert.

Top prices were achieved for feeding ewes for the firms sale of 3092 store hoggs and feeding ewes and rams which sold to £124 for Suffolk ewes from Shaw Cottage,

The highest rates of the season were realised amongst the store hoggs which averaged £76.94, selling to £117 for Texels from Kirkwood Mains.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Heifers – BS – £935 Arnicle. Sim – £710 Kilchamaig. Bullocks – Lim – £905 Kilberry Home; £890, £885, £870, £865 Low Peninver. A-A – £870, £835 Low Peninver. BB –£800, £750 Low Peninver. BG – £750 Arnicle.

Store sheep – Tex – £117 Kirkwood Mains; £102, £101 Low Tipalt. Belt – £100 Balliemore. Suff – £100 Low Tipalt; £98 Wydon Eals. NCC – £97 Blaebeck; £96 Alton; £93 Archbank. Greyfaces – £99 Wydon Eals; £98 Whitfield Estates; £97 Belzies. Chev Mules – £97 Archbank. Hill Chev – £87 The Bloch; £86 Milnholm; £80 Skelfhill. BF – £79, £75 Prospect House. Swaledales – £77, £72 Whitfield Estates; £72 Low Old Shield. Romneys – £79 Rammerscales. Kendal Roughs – £79 Gill Head.

Feeding ewes and rams – Ewes – Suff – £124 Shaw Cottage. Tex – £109 Newton. Chev – £102 Blaebeck. Greyfaces – £99 Newton. BF – £86 Newton. Hill Chev – £83 Parkhill. Swaledales – £65 Hamburn Hall. Rams – £70 Newton.

Thainstone

Trade remained strong at Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale of 1215 store cattle, 10 young calves and 22 young bulls.

Charolais crosses triumphed in the bullocks (717) selling to 307p from Wellheads, Huntly, and to £1340 from Bogie Street, Huntly, to average 231.6p.

Heifers (466) levelled at 220.6p, where trade peaked at 269.5p for 282kg Simmental crosses

from Ballinluig, Grantown, and £1320 for 558kg Simmental crosses from Cairntack, Belhelvie.

Bulls (22) topped at 246p for 374kg Limousin crosses from Nether Kirkton, Barthol Chapel, and £1150 for a 656kg Aberdeen-Angus from Smiddy, Lyne of Skene, to level at 201.8p.

The firm also sold 1110 grit ewes and store lambs including island consignments.

Ewe lambs (74) sold to £108 for Blackface lambs from Boghead of Orrock, Balmedie, whilst Texels from Crimmond Hill Workshop, Methlick, topped the store lambs at £109.

Island lambs (324) peaked at £100 for a Cheviot from Upper Onston, Stenness.

LEADING prices

Thainstone – Store cattle –Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £590 Nearhouse; £520 Tow. 251–300kg – £810 Nearhouse; £770 Auchtertyre; £740 Tow. 301-350kg – £1050 Wellheads; £940 Mill of Saphock; £870 Hareshowe, Nearhouse, Home of Auchry. 351-400kg – £1010 Welton of Creuchies; £1005 Wester Coull, The Leys; £990 Meikle Coull; £980 Waulkmill. 401-450kg – £1120 Welton of Creuchies; £1115 The Leys; £1100 Wester Coull; £1090 Crossburn, Deystone, Tomnavoulin; £1085 Nether Tillygarmond. 451-500kg – £1150 Wester Coull; £1140 The Leys; £1135 Mains of Auchindachy; £1130 Mains of Shevado; £1120 Burnton. 501-550kg – £1205 Burnton; £1180 Mains of Auchindachy; £1145 Wester Coull; £1135 West Brough; £1125 Stoneyhill. 551-600kg – £1320 Stoneyhill; £1200 Gunhill; £1180 Dunn Farm; £1170 East Mains; £1155 Hammer. 601-650kg – £1330 South Mains of Auchreddie; £1300 Stoneyhill; £1270 South Mains of Auchreddie. 651-700kg – £1325 Mains of Auchreddie; £1295

South Mains.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – £760 Ballinluig; £740 Cairntack. 301-350kg – £810 Nearhouse; £805 Ballinluig; £800 Cairntack; £800 Wellheads; £780 Sunnyside; £770 Home Farm of Auchry. 351-400kg – £1010 Wellheads; £990 Strocherie; £940 Cairntack; £915 Home Farm of Auchry; £910 Hareshowe of Ironside. 401-450kg – £1090 Home Farm of Auchry; £1080 Exnaboe, Burnton; £1065 Glastullich; £1055 Waulkmill; £1020 West Brough. 451-500kg – £1100 Faddenhill; £1090 Rorandle; £1085 Hammer; £1070 Bogie Street. 501-550kg – £1140 Mains of Shevado; £1130 Nistigar, Faddenhill; £1120 Burness, Suttie; £1100 Rorandle.551-600kg – £1225 Eastabist; £1220 Gunhill; £1190 Clachan; £1170 Mains of Shevado; £1145 Newtonhill. 601-650kg – £1300 Gunhill; £1195 Suttie; £1170 Culphin of Park; £1155 Burness, Newtonhill.

Shetland – Bullocks – 251-300kg – ST X – £740 Tow. Sim – £630 Fleck, Dunrossness. 351-400kg – Char – £970 Da Knowes, Twatt. SA X – £950 Scatsta, Brae. 401-450kg – Char – £1040 Exnaboe. BB – £1030 Da Knowes. Heifers – 351-400kg – SA X – £840 Scatsta. 401-450kg – Char – £1010 Exnaboe. Young bulls – 251-300kg – SA X – £635 Bigton. Sim – £590 Fleck.

Orkney – Bullocks – 251-300kg – Char – £810 Nearhouse. 301-350kg – Char – £870 Nearhouse. BS – £820 Dale. 351-400kg – BB – £900 Mucklehouse, Swannay. 401-450kg – Sim – £1050 Mucklehouse. A-A – £955 Eastabist, Dounby. Char – £940 Hammer Greeny, Dounby. Sim – £910 Appieteen, Sandwick. A-A – £910 Millhouse, Harray. 451-500kg – Char – £1070 Heathercow; £1070 West Brough, Sanday. A-A – £1010 Hammer Greeny. Lim – £1010 Strathgarry, St Ola. Char – £1005 Hyval, Stromness. A-A – £970 Eastabist. 501-550kg – A-A – £1135 West Brough. Sim – £1120 Nistigar, Harray. Char – £1110 Nearhouse. Sim – £1060 Eastabist. A-A – £1055 Eastabist. 551-600kg – Char – £1155 Hammer, Westray. Heifers – 251-300kg – Char – £700 Nearhouse. 301-350kg – Char – £810 Nearhouse. 351-400kg – Lim – £895 Strathgarry.401-450kg – Char – £1020 West Brough. Lim – £1010 Hammer Greeny; £995 Grutha, South Ronaldsay. Sim – £930 Appieteen; £905 Eastabist. 451-500kg – Char – £1085 Hammer. Lim – £1040 Burness, Firth; £1035 Cott of Holland. Sim – £1020 Langskaill, Rousay. Char – £1010 Strathgarry. A-A – £940 Millhouse. 501-550kg – Char – £1130 Nistigar. Sim – £1120 Burness. A-A – £1055 Langskaill. SA X – £1030 Hyval. Sim – £970 Hammer. 601-650kg – A-A – £1155 Burness.

Caithness, Ross-shire and Sutherland – Bullocks – 351-400kg – £950, £905 Kirkton; £940, £920, £840 North Calder. 401-450kg – £1030 North Calder, Thurso; £995 Kirkton, Golspie; £980, £900 North Calder. 451-500kg – £1095 North Calder; £1040 Glastullich. 501-550kg – £1110Dunn Farm, Watten. 551-600kg – £1180, £1130 Dunn Farm. Heifers – 351-400kg – £860 Kirkton. 401-450kg – £1065, £1055 Glastullich; £945 Kirkton. 451-500kg – £980 Glastullich.

Store sheep – Ewe lambs – BF – £106 Black Boghead of Orrock. Suff – £101 Ballochview, Grange. Cont – £101 Backhill of Cardrum, Oldmeldrum. Suff X – £96 Boghead of Orrock. Tex X – £95 Ballochview. Chev – £87.50 Sittyton, Newmacher.

Store lambs – Suff – £106.50 Meadow Vale, Oldmeldrum. Belt – £105.50 Mains of Allanbuie, Keith. Tex – £104 Meadow Vale. Suff X – £103 Birkhill, Dyce, Meadow Vale. Cont – £101.50 Meadow Vale. Down – £100 Meadow Vale. Cont X – £100 Lachlanstrype, New Pitsligo. Belt X – £99 Backhill of Cardrum. Down X – £96.50 Mains of Allanbuie. Cross – £92 Pittenkerrie, Glassel. BF – £85 Shougle, Birnie.

Island lambs – Tex – £97 Upper Onston. Suff – £97 Parkview, Bigton. Mule – £94 Mount Pleasant, Stromness. Cont – £89 Millburn, Harray. Suff X – £82 Fleck, Dunrossness. Chev – £80 Gorn, Harray. Cont X – £75 Quoydandy, St Ola.

Shetland – Suff – £82 Fleck. Tex – £72 Parkview; £70 Bigton. Chev – £58.50 Fairyknowe; £52 Bigton. Shet – £45.50 Aswick.

Orkney – Tex – £97 Upper Onston. Mule – £94 Mountpleasant, Stromness. Cont – £89 Millburn. Chev – £80 Gorn, Harray. Tex X – £75 Quoydandy, St Ola.

Wigton

The sale of 206 store cattle held at Hope's Auctioneers met a strong trade with all classes of cattle dearer on the fortnight.

Topping the sale at £1325 was a Limousin bullock from T Norman and Son, High House, whist heifers sold to £1165 for more of the same breed from Wheyrigg.

Black and White steers also said well with the top price at £1115 coming from I Grainger, Kiln Close.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1325, £1285, £1205 High House; £1205, £1185 Longcummercattiff; £1175, £1145, £1135 Well House; £1175, £1165, £1075 Stoneraise Place. BB – £1215, £1195 Kiln Close; £1175 Kelsick House; £1175 Well House; £1085 (x2), £1025, £1015 Swinsty; £1085 Riggwood; £1065 Wolsty. Char – £1055 Chapel. Blonde – £965 Chapel. Sim – £1135 Parkgate Hall. A-A – £1085 Stoneraise Place; £1065, £1035 Seaville Cote; £985 Pasture House; £855 Beech Tree. Gall – £1025 Kiln Close. Frie – £1115, £1095, £1015 Kiln Close; £785 Well House; £785 Pasture House. HF – £695 Pasture House.

Heifers – Lim – £1165, £1065 Wheyrigg; £1145, £1125, £1115, £1085 Hill House; £1135 Grange, Birkett; £1135, £1085 New House. Blonde – £1095 Hill House. BB – £1125 Hill House; £1085 Kelsick House; £1025 Riggwood; £965 Longcummercattiff; £945 Swinsty; £935 Seaville Cote; £925 Wolsty. Char – £1165, £1145 Wheyrigg; £1135 Bank Head; £1065 Stoneraise Place. A-A – £975 Stoneraise Place; £835 Wolsty. Sim – £1055 Stoneraise Place. Hfd – £825 Wolsty. Gall – £885 Wolsty.

Bulls – Lim – £925 Midtown. BB – £935, £895, £885, £815 Priestcroft. A-A – £835 Midtown.

Castle Douglas

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas, sold 444 store cattle and OTM cattle and 223 store hoggs, on Monday which met a solid trade.

Top price was £1320 for a British Blue heifer from Messrs Robb, Trolane, Dalry, and to 307.9p for Charolais cross bullocks from Messrs Davidson, Poldean, who also sold the top price pen of heifers at 274.3p.

Leading the bullocks per head was a Limousin cross fetching £1285 from Messrs Wilson, Kirkmabreck, Creetown.

Overall averages were 221.98p for the bullocks, with the heifers levelling at 213.79.

A small show of hoggs sold every bit as dear topping at £86 for Cheviot Mules from Murrayton Farms, Gatehouse.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1285, £1165, £1150 Kirmabreck; £1175, £1110 Nether Barr; £1175, £1155, £1140 Shangan, Ring of Barfad. Char – £1260, £1100 Kirkmabreck; £1100 Lochside; £1040 Finniness; £1015 Lodge of Kelton; £1000 Hill of Balmaghie. A-A – £1170 Trolane; £1140, £1010 Lodge of Kelton. Saler – £1030 Kirkmabreck. BS – £970 Ardwall; £820 Arvie. BB – £920 Hightae. Sim – £910 High Borgue; £900 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £890 Little Galdenoch. Hfd – £905, £890 Barbershall.

Heifers – BB – £1320 Trolane. Lim – £1200 Nether Barr; £1090 Margrie; £1085 Meikle Cloak; £1070 Kirmabreck; £1050 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £1045 Nether Barr. Char – £1065 Lochside; £1000 Margrie; £1000 Nether Barr. Saler – £1120, £1050, Fagra. South Devon – £1085 Meikle Cloak. Sim – £1030 Drumhumphry. A-A – £960, £940 Halmyre, Gelston; £890 Graplin.

Store sheep – Tex – £78 Murrayton. Greyface – £80 Murrayton. Chev – £80 Murrayton. BF –

£69 Murrayton. Chev Mule – £86 Murrayton. Shetland – £80, £63 Rainton.