Special sales

All classes of stores met a strong trade at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale of 580 store and weaned cattle, where trade peaked at £1240 for a British Blue heifer from Close Farm, Penrith.

The same home also took the top price amongst the bullocks at £1195.

The firm also sold 265 calves which were topped at £560 by a British Blue bull from Messrs Forrest, Meinfoot Farm, Ecclefechan and £435 for a heifer from the same home.

LEADING prices

Heifers – BB – £1240 Far Close; £1075, £1055 Carleton Hill; £1060 Woodhouse; £1055 Rose Farm; £1040 Dearham Hall; £1000 Rottington Hall; £990 Woodfield; £980 Langfauld. Lim – £1170, £1090, £970 Woodhouse; £1160 Castlesteads; £1080, £1050 Croft House; £1075 Thackwood; £1065, £990 Woodslee; £1060 Nirvana; £1040, £1020 Shield Green; £1040 the Flatt; £970, £960 Bridge Farm.Char – £1150, £1080, £1030 Croft House; £1120 Croft House, Aikton; £1040 Sideway Bank. Sim – £1120 Yew Tree Farm. BS – £1045 Greenwrae; £920 Floshes. A-A – £1030 Windy Nook; £1010 Yew Tree; £905 Hillcrest. HF – £765, £730 Scalehill. Hfd –£740 Scalehill.

Steers – BB – £1195, £1170 Far Close Farm; £1190, £1095 Durdar; £1190 Rose Farm; £1160, £1090 Riggshields; £1090, £1070 Woodhouse; £1085 West Brownrigg; £1080 West Whitrigg; £1070, £970 Hainings; £1070 Waters Farm; £1060 Dearham Hall; £1060, £1045 The Flatt. BS – £1170 Greenwrae. Lim – £1150, £1140, £1070 High Knells; £1140, £990 Standing Stonerigg; £1120, £1090 Hawkrigg; £1090 Nirvana; £1085, £1010 Holmecroft; £1060 Espland; £1050 Floshes; £1030 Wolsty; £1030 Church View; £1000 Waters Farm. Char – £1140 Brocklerigg; £1075 Langfauld; £1050 Waters Farm; £1040 Sideway Bank; £1010, £995, £930, £900 Espland. A-A – £1140 Rottington Hall; £1115 The Flatt; £1085, £975 High Mossthorn; £1060 Crosshill Farmhouse; £1030 Windy Nook; £1020 Yew Tree Farm; £975 Floshes; £960, £950 Changue; £935 Brisco Hall; £925 Braithwaite Shields. Sim – £1115, £980 Chapel House; £1100 Woodhouse. HF – £1100 (x2), £1065 Howrigg. Stab – £1090 The Swaites. Hfd – £960, £895 Scalehill.Fleck – £880, £875 Stockber. Gelbvieh – £880 Parcelstown. Frie – £860 Scalehill.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £560, £510, £500, £435 (x2), £430 Meinfoot; £520, £505, £480 Tempest Tower; £515, £500 North Greenhill; £370, £330 Priory; £360 Clarks Farm; £360 Boggle Hall; £350 (x3) Low Plains; £335 Blaiket Mains. A-A – £425 Bankhead of Balcurvie; £400, £390, £380, £370, £300 Crookdake Hall, £400, £365, £345, £340, £335 Whitrigg Grange; £335, £325 East Farm, Crosscanonby; £275 East Farm, Newton Arlosh; £270 Blaiket Mains; £255 Blunderfield East. Lim – £405, £360 Bleaberry Rigg; £390, £380 Windy Hill; £370 Clarks Farm; £355, £345 Coombe Crag. Sim – £300 Nether Pratis. Mont – £245, £235, £230 (x2), £215 Upper Portrack. BG – £240 Hillcrest. BF – £230 Upper Portrack; £140, £125 Clarks Farm. HF – £220, £195 (x2), £170 (x2) East Farm, Crosscanonby; £190, £180, £170 North Greenhill; £185, £175, £125, £115 Bankhead of Balcurvie; £155 Upper Portrack; £145 (x3) White House; £145 Crookdake Hall; £130 Nether Pratis; £115 Gerrard House. Hols – £165 Torhousemuir.

Heifers – BB – £435, £410, £395 Meinfoot; £425 Tempest Tower; £405, £380 North Greenhill; £355 Low Plains; £340 Boggle Hall; £330 Bankhead of Balcurvie;£310, £305 Blunderfield East. Lim – £370, £350 Bleaberry Rigg; £335, £310, £305 White House; £280 Hillcrest; £280 (x2) Coombe Crag. A-A –£350 East Farm, Crosscanonby; £305 Whitrigg Grange; £260 Crookdake Hall; £250 Hillcrest; £230 Crookdake Hall. Char – £345, £340, £335, £330 Forest Farm. Hfd – £260, £255, £235 Hillcrest; £245 (x2), £240 (x2), £230 (x2), £210 Cairnhead.

Dingwall

All classes met a firm trade, with grazing kinds keenly sought after, at Dingwall and Highland Marts sale' of 773 store cattle and 38 OTM cattle.

Top prices were 306.9p per kg and £1260 for British Blue cross heifers from Achnahannet, Dulnain Bridge, with heifers balancing out at 218.2p per kg overall.

Bullocks averaged 228.6p from a top price of 270.9p for a Limousin cross from Howbeg, Lochboisdale, and £1155 for Aberdeen-Angus crosses from Torispardon, Boat of Garten.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £630, 252.0p Dell of Killiehuntly, Kingussie. 251-300kg – £750, 259.5p Dell of Killiehuntly. 301-350kg – £895 Lochend, Thurso; 267.5p Charleston, Thurso. 351-400kg – £960, 250.7p Dunain Farms, Inverness. 401-450kg – £1065, 240.4p Seafield Park, Nairn. 451-500kg – £1120 Meikle Ussie, Dingwall; 231.1p Tulchan Estate, Advie. 501-550kg – £1100 Achnahannet; 211.5p Woodside, Muir of Ord. 551-600kg – £1130 The Doll, Brora; 203.7p Torispardon.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £590 Balvullich, Muir of Ord; 262.4p Drumgask, Newtonmore. 251-300kg ­– £850, 241.4p Achnahannet. 301 – 350kg – £860, 263.0p Lochend. 351 – 400kg – £1020, 256.4p Achnahannet. 401 – 450kg – £1160, 257.8p Carnan, Lochboisdale. 451-500kg – £1110, 228.3p Achnahannet. 501-550kg – £1070, 235.1p Achnahannet.

Stirling (UA)

Buyers were out in force for United Auctions' sale of 2164 store cattle, where a record number of 156 sellers were fully supported by a crowded but socially distanced ring of purchasers, who despite the challenges faced by continued falling prime beef prices, bid keenly right up to the end.

As a result, the sale compared well to last year’s event with 1096 bullocks selling to 268.80p per kg for a 279kg Charolais cross from Knollhead, and to £1235 for a 614kg Limousin cross from New Carden, to level at 217.74p per kg.

Top pence per kg among the 971 heifers was 275.10p paid for a 338kg Limousin cross from Upper Obney, or £1205 per head for a 650kg Charolais cross from Todpark. They averaged 213.70p per kg

Limousin crosses led the young bulls (32) which sold to 237.60p from Kirkland, and to £1100 from Windsole, to balance out at 214.20p.

All cast cows met an increased demand, peaking at £1390 for Aberdeen-Angus from Fernie Mill, and to 176.20p per kg for Limousins from Hapland.

On Monday, the firm sold 196 breeding cattle, which peaked at £3600 for a Limousin cross heifer and a bull calf from Pitcairn.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £640, 262.30p Gateside. 251-300kg – £790 Gateside; 268.80p Knollhead. 301-350kg – £920 South Ridgehill; 270.60p Middlequarter (Uist). 351-400kg – £965 Shenlarich; 264.50p Knocknaha. 401-450kg – £1060 Upper Obney; 245.10p Gateside. 451-500kg – £1060 Meikle Labrax; 227.10p Mains of Balhall. 501-551kg – £1100 West Delorain; 215.70p Old Leckie. 552-601kg – £1200, 210.50p Wester Gartshore. 602-651kg – £1235, 201.10p New Carden. 652-701kg – £1180, 174.60p Busses.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £660, 271.60p Knollhead. 251-300kg – £700 Gateside; 241.30p Mid Gallowhill. 301-350kg – £930, 275.10p Upper Obney. 351-400kg – £1020, 256.30p Craigievern. 401-450kg – £1020, 247.60p Easterton. 451-500kg – £1085 Townhead of Arngibbon; 231.70p Blair Castle Est. 501-551kg – £1200 Gateside; 222.40p Higham. 552-601kg – £1150, 206.80p East Dron. 602-651kg – £1205, 185.40p Todpark. 652-701kg – £1170, 175.10p Lesserlinn.

Young bulls – 301-350kg – £725, 237.60p Gatehead. 351-400kg – £840, 223.40p Laighpark. 401-450kg – £905 Blair Castle Est; 206.20p Glenkilns. 451-500kg – £1100, 226.30p Windsole.

Breeding cattle – Bulling heifers – Sim – £1950, £1900 Innerwick. Sim X – £1580, £1480 Huntlingfaulds; £1500 Putechan. Shetland – £1350, £1320 Drumcross. Sal – £1200 Mains of Callander.

Heifers and bull calves – Lim X – £3600 Pitcairn. BP – £3500 The Ross. BB X – £3400 West Thomaston. A-A – £3300 Pitcairn. Cont X – £2900 The Ross. X – £2500 Chartershall. Sim X – £2400 Kirkton. Heifers and heifer calves – Lim X – £3550 Pitcairn. BB X – £3500 West Thomaston. Cont X – £3200 West Thomaston. BP – £2750 The Ross. Sim X – £2400 Kirkton. A-A – £2200 West Park.

Cows and bull calves – Sim X – £2000 Lindertis. A-A X – £2850 Lindertis. Shetland X – £1650 Cleeves. Cows and heifer calves – Sim X – £1900 Lindertis. A-A X – £1800 Lindertis. Lim X – £1400 Cuttlehill.

Ayr

All classes were dearer on the week at Craig Wilson's sale of 603 store cattle, where bullocks (264) and heifers (316) averaged 212.7p per kg and 212.9p respectively.

Top price was £1285 paid for Limousin cross bullocks from Netherton, Dalrymple, and 250.8p for British Blues from High Logan.

Heifers peaked at £1200 for Aberdeen-Angus from West Cairngarroch, and to 285.7p for Limousins from Whatriggs.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1285, £1215, £1115 Netherton; £1090 Fore Rogerton; £1075 Glendoune; £1065, £1055 Grougar Mains; £1050, £1045 Netherton; £1040 Ladyyard; £1025 Knockterra; £1020 Ballycurrie. BB – £1165, £1010 Borland; £1125 Fortacres; £1115 Grougar Mains; £935 Barleith. A-A – £1100 Laigh Drumdow; £1050, £1005 Borland; £1040 Fore Rogerton; £1000 High Branchal; £980 Carbieston Mains. Mont – £995, £930 Craigmine. Sim – £920 Knockgerran. Saler – £910 Kellybank. Frie – £890 South Biggart; £850 High Branchal; £835 Stevenston.

Heifers – A-A – £1200, £1180, £1120, £1100 West Cairngarroch; £1040 Fortacres; £1030 Carbieston Mains; £1000 Bourtreebush. Lim – £1180, £1010, £1000 Fortacres; £1165, £1150, £1110 Netherton; £1130 Mid Craigton; £1115 Knockterra; £1100 Altonhill; £1095 Wee Carleton; £1080 Baltersan; £1065 Ladyyard; £1040 Knockterra; £1020 Knockterra; Back O’Hill and Drongan House. BB – £1100 Fore Rogerton; £1040 Fortacres; £1030 Grougar Mains; £1000 Fore Rogerton. Sim –£1055 Netherton; £950 Baltersan.

Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts held their biggest store sale of the season to date when they sold 2051 cattle, where quality-bred yearling stirks attracted the biggest premium.

Limousin crosses led the bullocks at 270.3p per kg from Crichie, Inverurie, and to £1325 from Braco Park, Rosehearty, to average 218.8p per kg.

Heifers reached 280.1p for a 282kg Limousin from Auchernack, Grantown on Spey, and to £1280 for a 604kg Limousin cross from Westerloch, Wick, to level at 214.5p.

Bulls (19) averaged 177.5p, peaking at 204.1p for a 436kg Limousin cross from Auchernack and to £1150 for a Limousin from Crichie, Inverurie.

LEADING prices

Thainstone – Bullocks up to 300kg – £800 Crichie; £790 Farewell; £765 Maesqquoy; £750 Birsebeg; £700 Kinnordy Avenue. 301-350kg – £870 Easter Greenigo; £860 Auchernack; £850 Strath, Sundayswells, Maesquoy, Solizaire; £840 Little Clinterty; £830 Odmoston. 351-400kg – £1065 North Cranna; £1000 Auchernack; £990 Sundayswells, Gowanwell, Langlanburn; £980 Dinnet Farms; £975 Steelsbrae; £965 Maesquoy; £960 Ardlair. 401-450kg – £1035 Main St; £1025 Scrabster Mains; £1020 Bogentassie; £1015 Bush; £1010 Housebay, Gowanwell; £1000 Oldwhat Mains, Wester Invery, Bogentassie. 451-500kg – £1130 Langlanburn; £1120 North Cranna; £1110 Bogentassie; £1090 Bush; £1085 Strath; £1065 Main St; £1060 Corse of Kinnoir; £1050 Mill of Gellan. 501-550kg – £1135 Hatton Manor; £1130 Bridgend; £1125 Thorneybank, Odmoston; £1110 Bush; £1105 Scrabster Mains, North Cranna; £1095 Garland; £1090 Mill of Gellan, Sundayswells. 551- 600kg – £1200 Crichie; £1190 Braco Park; £1185 East Mains; £1175 Balglassie, Hatton Manor; £1125 Mill of Gellan; £1120 Corse of Kinnoir, Eastabist. 601- 650kg – £1280 (x2) Braco Park; £1260 Balglassie; £1255 Diamonds; £1220 Weddell; £1195 East Mains. 651-700kg – £1300 Braco Park.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – £790 Auchernack; £760 Farewell; £700 Maesquoy; £690 Birsebey; £680 Odmoston; £650 Kinnordy Avenue; £620 Cyderhall, Glencuie. 301-350kg – £930 Auchernack; £870 Kinnordy Avenue; £800 Auchernack, Strath; £790 Odmoston; £775Easter Greenigoe; £770 Farewell; £755 New Mains; £750 Birsebeg. 351-400kg – £1010 Nigley; £1000 Cairntack; £970 Cyderhall, Bush, Comisty; £960 Easter Greenigoe, Steelsbrae; £940 Auchernack, Glack of Midthird. 401-450kg – £1070 Dalrachie; £1060 Bogentassie; £1040 Housebay; £1035 Sebay View; £1015 Thorneybank; £1010 Glencuie; £1000 Kinaldie. 451-500kg – £1130 Langlanburn; £1105 Scrabster Mains; £1085 Wester Invery; £1080 Bridgend; £1070 Crichie; £1065 Thorneybank, Ardiecow; £1040 Corse of Kinnoir, Hurtiso. 501-550kg – £1200 Sebay View; £1180 Hurtiso; £1175 Cairntack; £1120 Wester Invery, Steelsbrae; £1105 Cairdhillock; £1085 Overton. 551-600kg – £1240 Hools; £1185 Vetquoy; £1165 Weddell; £1150 Gowanwell; £1140 Gladhill, Mill of Gellan; £1130 Hurtiso; £1125 Corse of Kinnoir. 601-650kg – £1210 Gladhill. 651-700kg £1200 Backhill of Seggat.

Bulls – Up to 350kg – £690 Mains of Draidland; £520 Mains of Drumdollo. 351- 400kg – £700 Goval Cottage; £570 Gladhill. 401-450kg – £890 Auchernack; £820 Hools; £740 Mains of Glassel. 451-500kg – £980 Crichie; £920 Meikle Aucheoch; £800 Cyderhall. 501-550kg – £1000 Hools; £980 Mains of Glassel £980. 551-600kg – £1150 Crichie.

Caithness, Ross-shire and Sutherland – Bullock – 301-350kg – £850, £840 Strath Farm. 351-400kg – £955, £930 Scrabster House; £880, £875, £870, £840 Strath Farm; £835, £820 Cyderhall. 401-450kg – £1025, £975, £965 Scrabster House; £925 £905 Strath Farm; £900 East Kirk. 451-500kg – £1085 Strath Farm; £1015 Cyderhall; £1005 Scrabster House; £1000 East Kirk, Kirk. Heifers – 251-300kg – £620 Cyderhall. 301-350kg – £755, £740, £720 Strath Farm. 351-400kg – £905 Scrabster House; £815, £810 Strath Farm; £970; £810 Cyderhall. 401-450kg – £890 Scrabster House. 451-500kg – £1105 Scrabster House; £1085 Strath Farm; £1030 Cyderhall.

Orkney – Bullocks – 251-300kg – Char – £790 Farewell. Lim – £765 Maesquoy, Harray; £695 Towerhill, St Ola. 301-350kg – Char – £870 Easter Greenigoe, Kirkwall; £840 Aikerness, Evie. BB – £855 Maesquoy. 351-400kg – Sim – £965 Maesquoy. Char – £940 Easter Greenigoe; £940 Lower Hobbister, Stenness; £915 Housebay, Stronsay; £900 Farewell. A-A – £905 Howally, Twatt. Lim – £890 Easthouse, Shapinsay. SAX – £875 Holland; £840 Hall of Clestrain. Sim – £870 Nigley. 401- 450kg – BB – £1010 Housebay; £925 Braebuster Deerness. Sim – £970 Holland; £950 Stratheast, Holm. Char – £970 Easter Greenigoe; £960 Quoys, South Ronaldsay; £935 Farewell; £925 Grimbister, Firth. Lim – £950 Aikerness. 451-500kg – Lim – £1040 Housebay. Sim – £1030 Stratheast. Char – £990 Quoys. A-A – £965 Eastabist, Dounby. 501-550kg –A-A – £1080 Eastabist. 551-600kg – A-A – £1120 Eastabist. 601-650kg – Char – £1255, £1200 Diamonds. A-A £1220 (x2) Weddell, Burray.

Heifers – 251-300kg – Char – £760 Farwell. BA X – £700 Maesquoy. 301-350kg – Char – £775 Easter Greenigoe; £770 Farewell. Sim – £735 Oback, South Ronaldsay. SA X – £725 Nigley. 351-400kg – Sim – £1010 Nigley. Lim – £1000 Sebayview, Tankerness; £810 Aikerness. Char – £960, £910 Easter Greenigoe; £880 Braebuster; £865 Easthouse; £850 Holland; £845 Walkerhouse, Birsay; £790 Farewell. 401-450kg – Sim – £1040 Housebay. Lim – £1035 Sebayview. Char – £970, £960 Easter Greenigoe; £940 Hall of Clestrain, Orphir; £930 Quoys. 451-500kg – Lim – £1040 Hurtiso, Holm; £1000 Sebay. Char – £1030 Eastabist. Sim – £985 Nigley; £970 Howally. 501-550kg – Lim – £1200 Sebayview; £1180 Hurtiso. Char – £1040 Grimbister. 551-600kg – Lim – £1240 Hools. A-A – £1185 Vetquoy, Twatt; £1165 Weddell. Sim – £1130 Hurtiso. Char – £1100 Grimbister.

Lanark

Some 356 ewes, hoggs with lambs and store hoggs were forward for Lawrie and Symington's sale.

Breeding sheep met a strong trade averaging £62 per life, with 22 active buyers, selling to £80 for a Texel hogg with Suffolk lambs at foot from Orr, Hill of Harthill.

LEADING prices

Ewes with lambs – Mules – £74 Hill of Harthill; £68 Eastfield of Wiston; £65 Dykehole; £65 Eastfield of Wiston; £65 Felton. Tex – £67 Eastfield. Chev – £65 Findatie. HB – £60 Goodockhill. Shetland – £39 Eastfield of Wiston.

Huntly

Heifers with breeding potential met an exceptional demand at United Auctions' sale of 1001 store cattle and OTMS, with natural-bred grazing cattle still selling at a similar trade, however cattle carrying too much flesh were slightly easier on the week.

Simmental crosses from Connachie, Elgin, topped the heifers (499) at 323.9p per kg and £1780, to level at 220.7p per kg.

Bullocks (480) sold to 280p for Limousin crosses from Glack of Midthird, Drummuir, and to £1235 for Charolais crosses from Mosstown, Kinnoir, to average 214.5p.

LEADING prices

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £590, 245.8p Laggan of Clachaig, Nethy Bridge. 251-300kg – £720 Newtonbrae, Keith; 257.4p Bush, Aberlour. 301-350kg – £830 Floors, Grange; 243.3p Newtonbrae, Keith. 351-400kg – £940, 249.3p Newtonbrae, Keith. 401-450kg – £1010, 249.4p Ballintomb, Dulnain Bridge. 451-500kg – £1050, 212.1p Craig, Knock. 501-550kg – £1740, 323.9p Connachie, Elgin. 551-600kg – £1780, 320.1p Connachie, Elgin. 601-650kg – £1240, 205p March, New Pitsligo.

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £600, 244.9p Mains of Tillymorgan, Culsalmond. 251-300kg – £720 Newtonbrae, Keith; 264.2p Badentoul, Fordyce. 301-350kg – £920 Land Street, Keith; 266.7p Glack of Midthird, Drummuir. 351-400kg – £1050, 280p Glack of Midthird, Drummuir. 401-450kg – £1020 Birselawsie, Midmar; 236.6p Cairntack, Belhevie. 451-500kg – £1060 Glenlogie, Alford; 221.7p Birselawsie, Midmar. 501-550kg – £1100 Weetyfoot, Grange; 211.7p Logie Farm, Gamrie. 551-600kg – £1200, 201.7p Mosstown, Kinnoir. 601-650kg – £1195, 195.3p Mosston, Kinnoir. 651-700kg – £1235, 179p Mosstown, Kinnoir.

Hexham

A keen ringside bid well for all classes at Hexham and Northern Marts' store cattle, which peaked at £1315 for a Limousin cross steer from Ben Cowton, Low West House, Tow Law, County Durham.

Heifers peaked at £1280 for a Limousin from Messrs Rochester and Murray, Glebe Farm, Butsfield.

Topping the cast sheep at £112 was a Texel tup from JB and N Harrison, Colepike.

Smaller hoggs again met strong demand for an end of the season show, however heavy hoggs were harder to place topping at £86 for Texel crosses from GA Ogle, Blackburn.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – 10 months and under – Char – £990 Newbiggin. Char X – £995 West Nubbok. Lim – £1110, £1055 Glebe Farm; £1015 Burnbank; £965 Morley Hill; £925, £900, £890, £885 Burnbank. BB – £900 Willimoteswick; £840 Lee Hall. A-A X – £855 Parkside. 11-17 months – Lim – £1255, £1220, £1200, £1195 High Highlaws; £1180 Brownsleazes; £1175.00 Throstle Nest; £1140 Glebe Farm; £1130 High Highlaws; £1125, £1200 Throstle Nest; £1110 Glebe. Char – £930 Newbiggin. Char X – £1065, £1045 West Shields; £1015 Throp Hill; £1010 West Shields; £960 Harewalls. BB – £1290, £1270, £1250, £1170, £1160, £1145, £1135 (x2), £1130 Glebe Hall; £1040, £1035 Kingside. Blonde – £1170 Brownsleazes. A-A X – £1095 Elilaw; £1030 (x2) Barrasford; £1020, £990 Elilaw; £980 (x2),£970, £960 (x3) East Butsfield. Longhorn X – £1100, £1010 Broomfield. Dairy Shorthorn – £800 The Sneep. 17-22 months – Lim – £1315 Low West House; £1205 White House; £1160 Broomfield; £1160 Heugh; £1150 White House; £1105 High Alderheads; £1095, 1030, £1025, £1000 Settlingstones. Char – £1010 Harewalls. Char X – £1155, £1090 New Houses. A-A X – £1230, £1160, £1155, £1090 (x2), £1020 Fairley. Sim X – £1050 Broomfield. 23-30 months – Lim – £1170 Paradise; £1160, £1100, £1100, £1090 White House Farm. BB – £990 Woodwell House. A-A X – £1200 (x2) Fairley.

Heifers – 10 months and under – Char X – £720 Hills Farm. Lim – £1000 Glebe Farm; £865, £835 Burnbank. BB – £910 Glebe Farm. 11-17 months – Lim – £1280, £1170, £1110, £1090 Glebe; £1080 Heugh; £1075 Heugh; £1070 Morley Hill; £1070, £1050 (x2) Dukesfield Hall; £1010 Heugh. Char X – £1135 New Houses;£800 Newbiggin. BB – £1150, £1060, £1025 Glebe Hall; £945 Morley Hill; £900 Low West House. Blonde – £1040 Brownleazes. A-A X – £990, £950, £890 (x2) East Butsfield. 17-22 months – Lim – £1080 Bingfield; £1065 Low Staples; £1045 Dene Farm; £945 Broomfield; £920 Lunns House; £880, £870 Low Staples. Char – £1110 Low Burradon. Char X – £1070, £990 (x2) New Houses. Blonde – £1230 Brownsleazes. A-A X – £1090, £990 (x2) Fairley. Sim X – £950 Broomfield. Hfd X – £1080 Broomfield. 23-30 months – Char –£1125, £1020 Low Burradon. Lim – £1045, £1010 Lunns House. BB – £945 Woodwell House. A-A X –£1065 New Houses; £990 Acton. South Devon – £1150 Bingfield Combe.

Cast ewes – Tex – £112 Colepike; £98, £82 Millfield Demesne. Tex X – £100 Crook Dene; £96 Cooper House; £92 Woodlands; £90 Errington Red House, Huntlaw Cottage; £88 Lee Hall; £87 Waterford; £86 Matfen High House; £84 Whitehouse Farm Centre; £80 Whitehouse Farm Centre, Crook Dene, Crescent Farm, West Shields and Millfield Demesne. Suff – £89 Huntlaw Cottage; £76 Allenheads. Suff X – £82 Longshaws; £81 Woodlands; £80 Huntlaw Cottage and Colepike. BFL – £80 East Unthank. Zwart – £71 Cragiehall Bungalow. Chev – £72 Millfield Demesne. Chev X – £64 Gairshield and Low Struthers. Mule – £76 Broom House; £74 Stone Stile; £72 Errington Red House and Kellah; £70 Warksfield Head and Woodlands; £69 Middle White Hill and Low Struthers; £68 Matfen High House and Great Chesters; £66 Grindon Hill, Kellah and Crescent; £65 High Yarridge and Harewalls. BF – £68 Gairshield; £64 Warksfield Head; £60 Hotbank and Kellah; £52 East White Hill; £50 Warksfield Head. Swaledale – £51 Acton; £50 Harewalls; £49 Sanders Close; £48 Crook Dene and East Unthank; £47 The Laws; £44 Harwood Shield. Jacob – £39 Whitehouse. X – £71 Whitehouse.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £86 Blackburn; £85 Lough Green; £80 East Uppertown, Cooper House, Mickley Moor, Lough Green, Blackburn, Aydonshields and The Bridges; £78 Lough Green and High Yarridge; £76 Warksfield Head and Lough Green; £75 Aydonshields; £74 High Yarridge and Middle Heads; £72 Cheviot. Suff X – £73 The Bridges; £65 Cooper House. Char X – £69 Broom House. Chev X – £68, £66 Amerside Law. Mule – £72 Warksfield Head; £68 Allenheads; £66 High Yarridge; £64 Great Chesters. BF – £76 Great Chesters; £70 Great Chesters, Amerside Law and Gairshield; £69 Hotbank; £60 Hotbank and Amerside Law. Swale – £50 Allenheads Farm and East Unthank. Herd – £55 Gairshield

Dumfries

The spring show and sale of store cattle through C and D Auction Marts saw 280 forward and buyers actively seeking entries.

Bullocks sold to £1170 for an Aberdeen-Angus from Lotts, and to 255p per kg for a Luing from Craiglearen.

Simmentals from High Townhead, topped the heifers at £1070, while top pence per kg was 230p paid for Limousins from Lantonside.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1170, £1010, £960 Kirkbride; £990 No 2 Tregallon. Lim – £1050, £1020, £1015 Newmains; £1040 Mossburn; £1035 High Auchneel; £990 Kirkbride. Hfd – £1055, £1015 High Auchneel. BS – £980, £920 Mossburn; £970 High Auchneel; £905 Tregallon and Gimmenbie. Mont – £980 Upper Moor. Sal –£965, £960 Auchenfad. Flec – £940 Gimmenbie. BB – £930 Gimmenbie. Sim – £925 Meikleholm.

Heifers – Sim – £1070, £1050, £950 High Townhead. A-A – £1050 High Auchneel; £925 Upper Moor. Lim – £1035 Cormaddie; £1020 (x2) High Auchneel; £970 Belridding; £950 High Townhead; £940 Upper Moor; £900 Lantonside. Char – £1020, £1015 High Auchneel. BS – £990 Tregallon; £915 Upper Moor. BB – £880 Upper Moor.

Stirling Cale

On Monday Caledonian Marts held their fortnightly sale of 743 store cattle, where bullocks and heifers levelled at 214p per kg and 212p respectively.

An Aberdeen-Angus bullock led the trade at 265p per kg from AJ and G Orr, Lawhead of Stobwood, Forth, and to £1220 for a Limousin from J and J Graham, Mains of Burnbank, Blairdrummond.

Heifers peaked at 244 p for Limousins from C Dick, Taylorton, Stirling, and to £1190 for a Limousin from D Reid, Middlerigg, Falkirk.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1170, £1120 Middlerigg; £1150 Loanrigg; £1110 Jawpark; £1090 Hill of Arnmore, Cairney and Blaircessnock; £1080 Langholm and Loanrigg. Heifers – £1130 Bolfornought; £1110 Overton; £1080 Devonside; £1070, £1040 Hill O Harthill; £1020 Gartclush; £1010 Mains of Burnbank and Redhall.

Darlington

Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held a special sale of ewes, gimmers and hoggs with lambs at foot in conjunction with their weekly sale of cast cattle and store stock on Monday, which saw 754 sheep and 281 cattle forward.

Top price in the cattle was £1160 for a Limousin heifer from G and A Gibson and Son, High Etherley, whilst heading the steer prices was a British Blonde cross steer from J Robson, Stoney Stoops, Greta Bridge, which attained £1100.

The sheep trade peaked at £260 for Texel cross ewes from C and E Gaskin of Hillingdon Farm, Marwood.

A good turn out of hoggs and lambs averaged £92.33 per life throughout, with a top price at £200 was shared between two – Texels with single lambs from C and R Metcalf, Park House Farm, Barningham, and Mule hoggs with single lambs from MW Reed, West Biggins, Frosterley.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bulls – £950, £895 (x2), £860 (x2), £825 CG Robinson; £920 (x2) F Hare and Sons; £900 J Gilson; £835 Wilkinson and Son; £805 RW Ridley; £655 (x2), £555, £545 (x2) A Wilson.

Steers – £1100 J Robson; £1045, £800 J Gilson; £995, £930 DR Smith; £985, £950, £790 WO Grix and Partners; £950 (x4), £865 N and D Brass and Son; £930, £890, £805 DG and PD Ayre; £910, £875, £860, £855 R Peart; £890, £815 Forster Hall and Sons; £860, £835 (x2) R and W Todd; £860, £840 C and M Burnett; £845, £805 S and RT Lowson; £820 J Dixon; £765 (x3) MW Bainbridge and Sons.

Heifers – £1160, £870, £855 (x2) G and A Gibson and Son; £1070, £980, £970, £895, £855 J Robson; £965, £940 J Gilson; £960 (x3), £940 (x2), £930 JD Straughan and son; £955, £905, £890 PJ Wiper; £955, £890 F Bainbridge; £940 Wilkinson and Son; £915, £880 DG and PD Ayre; £890 DR Smith; £875 N and AD Brass and Son; £870, £850 R and W Todd; £865 WJ Love; £865 CG Robinson.

Hoggs and lambs – £200, £190, £185 (x3), £180 (x5) C and R Metcalf; £200, £190, £180, £175 MW Reed; £198, £190, £188 GW Dobson and Son; £175 (x2) D Alderson. Ewes and lambs – £260, £255, £200 C and E Gaskin; £218 (x2), £202 (x2), £198 I Spedding; £210, £180 T Grix; £195, £190, £180, £170, £152 W Wearmouth and Son; £195, £182, £170, £165 (x2), £158 G and L Wood; £192 K Sayer; £190 G Williamson; £168 G Simpson; £152 K Raine.

Feeding ewes – £92, £89 M Lindley.

Quoybrae

Grazing stirks met a fast selling trade at Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale 137 store cattle, 115 store sheep.

Bullocks (81) averaged 219.2p per kg and sold to 275.7p for 301kg Charolais crosses from Gillock Mains, Gillock, and to £1090 for a 502kg Limousin cross

from Quintfall, Lyth.

The same homes also topped the heifer (56) trade firstly at 275.8p for Charolais crosses from Gillock Mains, and to £1005 for a 453kg Limousin cross from Quintfall, to level at 226.5p.

Continentals from Gansclett, Thrumster led the way among the old season store lambs at £77, whilst feeding ewes and rams attained £80 for Cheviots from The Maltings, Thurso.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – £790, 266p Boulintogle, Scotscalder. 301-350kg – £880, 255.8p Boulintogle. 351-400kg – £930 Duran Mains, Castletown; 254.2p Gillock Mains. 401-450kg – £1000, 234.7p Alterwall. 451-500kg – £1040, 221.2p Alterwall. 501-550kg – £1035 Alterwall; 217.1p Quintfall. 551-600kg – £1065, 192.2p Alterwall.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – £650, 221.8p Rockhill, Wick. 301-350kg – £880, 265.1p Gillock Mains. 351-400kg – £945, 239.8p Durran Mains. 401-450kg – £930, 225.7p Durran Mains. 451-500kg – £930 Quoyshakes, Bilbster; 221.9p Quintfall.

OS store lambs – Cont – £60 Gansclett, Thrumster.

Feeding ewes and rams – HB – £74 Glencroft, Glengolly. Tex – £72 West Greenland, Castletown. Tex X – £70 Glencroft. Suff X – £69 Balmore, Dounreay. Cont X – £66 West Greenland. Chev – £61 Mid Clyth, Clyth. Chev X – £59 Balmore, Glencroft. Mule – £56 Skinnet.