Special sales

A busy week for Harrison and Hetherington saw an increased entry of 781 store and 135 weaned cattle at their weekly sale.

Top end stores met a flying trade, with a top call of £1300 achieved for a Limousin cross bullock from I and KM Watson, Howrigg, Wigton.

Heifers sold to £1260 twice from J and M Beattie, Shield Green, Kirklinton and Messrs Thomlinson, Standing Stonerigg, Kirklinton.

A smaller show of weaned cattle met with a strong trade again, reaching £985 for Limousin bulls from S Thomlinson, Park View, Scalby, and for another of the same from Messrs Wallace, Mains of Collin Farm, Castle Douglas.

Steers sold to £980 for more Limousins from Messrs Grant, Bayldon House, Haltwhistle, whilst heifers were topped at £850 for another Limousin this time from Messrs Gill, Newlands.

The monthly sale of beef breeding cattle, on Friday, had a catalogued entry of 100 head which saw heifer and calf units produce a 100% clearance. Top price was £1820 for a Limousin heifer with Limousin heifer calf from Messrs Richardson, Whitehead Brow, Mealsgate. A Limousin cow and calf from Messrs Byers, Whitehills Farm, Walton, reached £1800.

Bulling heifers were more selective peaking at £1400 for two Limousin heifers from Messrs Muir, Laithes, Penrith.

Their weekly sale of breeding sheep on Monday was topped at £100 for Texel hoggs from Messrs Taylor, The Harras, Ainstable.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Heifers – Lim – £1260, £1170 Shield Green; £1260 Standing Stonerigg; £1170, £1090 Old Church; £1150, £1090, £1080 Longhurst; £1150, £1090, £1080 (x2) Mains of Collin; £1140 Steel Farm; £1125 Arnold House; £1100 The Throp; £1100 Carrick Farmhouse; £1090 Wavercroft; £1090 Palm Strothers; £1080 Beech House; £1075 Flimby Hall. BB – £1240, £1100, £1050, £1000 Lawrence Holme; £1110 Old Church; £1100 Hardrigg Hall; £1100 Green Farm; £1040, £1030, £985, £970 Woodfield; £1010, £980, £950 Rottington Hall; £995 Newbampton; £995, £975 Langfauld; £990 Wath Head; £990, £970 Seymour Farms. Parthenaise – £1190, £1020 Marina House. Char – £1075 West End Farm; £1020 Laungfauld; £980, £950, £920 Newbampton; £910 Arnold House. Sim – £1030 Chapel Farm. A-A – £990 Standing Stonerigg; £950 High Mossthorn; £940 Hindrigg. BS – £920 Harper Hill. Hfd – £900 Floshes.

Steers – Lim – £1300 Howrigg; £1275 Arnold House; £1230, £1140, £1105 High Knells; £1220 Longhurst; £1160, £1120 Steel Farm; £1160 Rose Farm; £1120, £1090 Roughet Hill; £1095 Wolsty; £1090 Randalholme; £1090 Greenwrae; £1090 Bridgehouse; £1070 Palm Strothers; £1055, £1050 Kirkhouse; £1055 Floshes; £1055 Flimby Hall. BS – £1150 Greenwrae. BB – £1190 Howrigg; £1140 Yew Tree; £1100 Seymour House; £1090, £1040 Hainings; £1055 Merryshield; £1050 Rose Farm. Char – £1190 Howrigg; £1100 High Knells; £1035 Chapel Farm. A-A – £1135 Cubby Hill; £1090 Arnold House; £1050, £940 Druidhall; £1020, £990 Longrigg Thorn; £900 High Mossthorn. Mont – £1090 Greenwrae. Sim – £1075 Merryshield. Blonde – £970 Merryshield. Hfd – £950 Kirkland. Longhorn – £950 Greenside Keep Cottage.

Weaned cattle – Steers – Lim – £980 Bayldon House; £900, £850 Stone House; £870 Burthwaite; £850, £800 Green Close; £840 Isel Old Park; £810 Fell View. Char – £885 Isel Old Park; £725 East Wharmley; £580 Culcaigrie. BB – £880 New Hall. Saler – £810 New Hall.

Heifers – Lim – £850, £780, £765 Newlands; £840 Smithy Garth; £755 Fell View; £735, £725 Burthwaite; £730 West View; £720 Green Close; £710, £665, £450 East Wharmley; £600 Slealands Burn; £490 Crossrigg. Sim – £655 East Wharmley. Char – £790 Isel Old Park; £760 West View; £760 New Hall; £700 East Wharmley.

Bulls – Lim – £985, £965, £870 Mains of Collin; £985(x3), £930(x2) Park View; £900, £890 Orton Hall; £860 Smithy Garth; £700 Blue House. A-A – £950 Cubby Hill; £890(x2) Orton Hall; £815 Oulton Grange; £805(x4), £745 Druidhall; £595(x4) Chalkside. Hfd – £925, £620 Park Head. HF – £635 Oulton Grange.

Beef breeding – Heifers with calves – Lim – £1820, £1700 Whitehead Brow; £1350 Wardpark. Sim – £1500, £1420 Wardpark. Cows with calves – Lim – £1800, £1720, £1500, £1380 Whitehills; £1520 Dryfesdale Gate. BB – £1680, £1450 Dryfesdale Gate; £1450 Whitehills. Sim – £1420 South Croft. Bulling heifers – Lim – £1400 (x2) Middle Farm; £1200 (x4) Croft House; £1160 (x2), £1100 (x2) Wellington; £1100 (x2) The Flatt. BB – £1100 Wellington. Saler – £1020 West Shaftoe Cottage.

Hoggs and lambs – Tex – £100, £96 (x2), £87, £86 The Harras; £92 (x2), £91 Dockray Hall. Suff – £90 The Harras. Ewes and lambs – Tex – £75, £64, £60.50, £60 Holmewrangle; £71 Bulls Head. GF – £65 Bulls Head. Swale – £42 Stoneknowe.

Gimmers and lambs – GF – £65 Dockray Hall.

Dingwall

A Suffolk gimmer with twin Suffolk lambs from Drumbuie, Drumnadrochit, led the way at Dingwall and Highland Marts sale of 822 sheep of all classes, selling for the top price of £218.

Store hoggs (431) sold to £98 for Cheviots from West Pittentrail, Rogart, whilst ewes (291) peaked at £102 for a Suffolk cross from Midfearn Farms, Ardgay.

A Texel cross ewe with twin Texel cross lambs topped the ewe and lamb trade at £198 for Kirkhill Farm, Alves.

LEADING prices

Store hoggs – Cross – £97, £95 (x2) Fersit, Roy Bridge. Chev – £96 Skinnet, Talmie; £94 Achany, Lairg; £93 West Pittentrail. BF – £95 Tomchrasky, Glenmoriston; £89 Fersit; £83 Nuide Farm, Kingussie. Tex X – £94 Ardgayhill, Ardgay; £90 Nuide Farm; £89 Hill of Calder, Thurso. Mule – £88 Ardtornish Farms, Oban.

Ewes – Tex X – £92 Nuide Farm; £70 Banscol, Rogart; £70 Morvich, Rogart. Belt X – £85 Upperton, Glenurquhart. Chev – £83 Isle of Muck, Inverness shire; £80 Braehead, Ulbster; £77 West Shinness. X – £79 Midfearn Farms. Suff X – £76 Fendom Farm, Tain. Lyn X – £67 Fendom. Ewes with lambs – Tex X – £197 Kirkhill. Chev Mule – £164 Croft, Linside. X – £162 Croft. Chev – £122 Braehead, Ulbster. Gimmers with lambs – Chev – £144 Croft.

Rams and feeding sheep – Tex X – £95 Banscol. Chev – £83 Idrigill, Uig. BF – £70 Balnacnoc.

Stirling UA

A buoyant demand was seen for the 1874 store cattle and 148 cast cows forward for United Auctions' weekly sale.

Bullocks (952) reached 289.50p per kg for an 228kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Dalreoch, and £1235 for a 692kg Limousin cross from Busses, to average 215.54p.

Topping the heifer (847) trade at 289.50p was a 380kg Limousin cross from Dykehole, and to £1250 for a 600kg Simmental cross from Neuk, to level at 212.35p.

Young bulls (3) averaged 179.07p having sold to 210.20p for a Limousin cross from White Sykes, and to £790 for a Charolais cross from South Kirklane.

On Monday, the firm also sold 524 breeding sheep, where trade peaked at £85 for Mule hoggs with single Charollais lambs from Porterstown.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £690, 289.50p Dalreoch. 251-300kg – £765, 272.20p Hardens. 301-350kg – £885, 273.10p Point. 351-400kg – £990 Killocraw; 261.10p Killegruer. 401-450kg – £1070, 253.60p Wester Kinloch. 451-500kg – £1090, 240.10p Killocraw. 501-551kg – £1140, 215.10p Hexpath. 552-601kg – £1210, 206.50p Elmscleugh. 602-651kg – £1160 Bogtonlea; 190.00p East Banknock. 652-701kg – £1235, 178.50p Busses.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £640, 285.70p Mains of Throsk. 251-300kg – £815, 276.20p Mains of Throsk. 301-350kg – £870, 253.60p Mains of Throsk. 351-400kg – £1100, 289.50p Dykehole. 401-450kg – £1030, 237.90p Neriby, Islay. 451-500kg – £1120, 237.80p Hilton of Beath. 501-551kg – £1125 West Park; 218.70p Neuk. 552-601kg – £1250, 208.30p Neuk. 602-651kg – £1180, 196.00p South Kirklane.

Young bulls – 251-300kg – £330, 126.90p Roscobie. 301-350kg – £660, 210.20p White Sykes. 401-450kg – £790, 188.10p South Kirklane.

Breeding sheep – Hogg with lambs – Single – Mule –£85 Porterstown. Tex – £78 West Carse. Twin –Mule – £66 Porterstown. Gimmers with lambs – Single – Mule – £80 West Carse. Twin – Mule – £66 West Carse.

Ewes with lambs – Single – Tex –£74 Culdees. Chev Mule – £72 West Park. Chev ­­– £62 Braeface.

Wigton

More than 400 store cattle were forward for Hope's Auctioneers fortnightly sale with all classes of stock selling to high rates, topping the sale at £1385 was a Limousin heifer from DA Harrison, Hill House.

A Charolais from David Winder, Midtown, Winder, led the steers selling to £1375, whilst the bulls peaked at £1275 for a Limousin from Greenhill, Little.

LEADING prices

Bulls – Lim – £1275, £1245, £1195 (x2), £1185 (x2), £1175 (x2), £1165 (x2), £1155, £1145, £1135 (x2) £1125, £1105 (x4), £1095, £1085, £1075 (x2), £1065 (x2), £1045 Greenhill Farm; £1215, £1195, £1165, £1135 Hill House; £1155 (x2), £1025 The Close, Airey; £1155 Hudscales, Cowx; £1095, £1065 Crookholm; £1035, £1015, £960 Manor Farm, Marrs; £995 Hillside. BB – £1165 Hill House, Harrison; £895 Priestcroft. Char – £1225, £1035 Hill House. Sim – £1155 Hill House. A-A –£1145 Hill House.

Bullocks – Lim – £1315 Knowe Hill; £1245, £1185 Foxhouses; £1215, £1155 Knowe Hill; £1175, £1165 (x2) Well House; £1175, £1115 Keskadale; £1175, £1095, £1045 Arkleby Hall; £1145 Sleightholme; £1145, £1125 Grange, Birkett; £1105, £1065 Chapel Farm; £1075 Cobble Croft; £1065, £1035, £1015 Fellside House; £1035 Low Garth. BB – £1175, £1085 The Flatt; £1145 Sleightholme; £1085 The Grange Drumburgh Castle Farming; £1055 Whins Farm; £1045, £995 The Faulds;£1025 Orchard House. Char – £1375 Midtown, Winder. A-A – £1045, £965, £935 The Grange; £1035 Whins Farm, Hunter; £935 Jenkins Cross. Sim – £1095 Parkgate Hall. Saler – £1245 Knowe Hill. Flech – £985 Arkleby Hall. Hols – £785, £775 Arkleby Hall. Frie – £775 Hill Farm, Stoddart; £735, £695 The Grange; £685 Beech Tree Farm.

Heifers – Lim – £1385, £1375, £1295, £1265, £1245, £1225, £1215, £1195, £1175 (x3), £1155 (x3), £1145, £1135 (x3), £1125 (x2), £1115 Hill House; £1205 (x2),£1195, £1125 Longcummercattiff; £1195, £1115, £1085 Foxhouses; £1195 Greenah Villa; £1145, £1095 Bolton Hall; £1125, £1115 Keskadale; £1125 Orchard House; £1115, £1075 Kilnclose; £1085 Chapel Farm, Fell; £1085 Wheyrigg; £1075 Low Garth; £1065 Well House. BB – £1325, £1205 Cobble Croft; £1285, £1255, £1215 (x2), £1155 Hill House; £1175, £1165 Keskadale; £1095 The Flatt, Pattinson; £1055 Chapel Farm, Fell; £1045 Kelsick House; £945 Prospect House, Hodgson. A-A – £1145 Longcummercattiff; £1035, £985, £935 Hill House. Char – £1275, £1265, £1255, £1215, £1175 Midtown, Winder; £1195 Greenah Villa; £1005 Hill House;£1005 Wheyrigg. Saler – £1040 Knowe Hill.

St Boswells

Harrison and Hetherington held their fortnightly sale of store and grazing cattle, where bullocks and heifers averaged 216.9p per kg and 209.9p respectively.

Topping the sale at £1240 was an Aberdeen-Angus cross bullock from Whitfield Farms, and 259.3p per kg was paid for another of the same breed from Langhope.

More Aberdeen-Angus topped the heifers at £1195 from Ayton Cocklaw, and to 242.1p for Limousins from Todshawhaugh.

Ewes with lambs met a flying trade, topping at £77 per head for Texel cross ewes with Beltex cross lambs from Hawksnest, to average £71.15.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1240, £1205 Whitfield; £1050 Broomiebank; £940 Symington Mains; £925 Upper Chatto. Lim – £1050, £1030, £1020 Broomiebank. BS – £1040 Broomiebank. Char – £960, £945 Mossilee. Sim – £840, £800 Orchard H; £815 Skelfhill.

Heifers – A-A – £1195 Ayton Cocklaw; £1170 Upper Chatto; £1160 Whitfield; £1090 Broomiebank. Lim – £1115 Broomiebank; £900 Mossilee; £890 Orchard; £885 Timpendean. Sim – £1150 Arkleton; £750 Arkleton. Char – £765, £750 Skelfhill.

Ewes and lambs – Tex X – £77, £72 Hawksnest; £73, £72 Threeburnford. Chev Mule – £73, £72 Wester Ulston. Suff – £71 Hawksnest. GF – £70 Blackshiels.

Ayr

Grazing types sold dearer on the week at Craig Wilson's sale of 603 store cattle, where trade peaked at £1260 for a British Blue bullock from North Waterland, and to 278.6p per kg for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Toward Point.

Bullocks (268) and heifers (291) averaged 213.5p and 208.6p respectively.

Heifers attained £1245 for a Limousin from Turnerhill, and to 238.8p for Aberdeen-Angus crosses from Wellhill.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – BB – £1260 North Waterland; £1130 Grougar Mains; £1040 Turnerhill; £965 Drumwhirn. Lim – £1220, £1080, £1060 North Waterland; £1050 Grougar Mains; £1035 High Kilbride; £990 Middleton; £985 Laigh Smithston. A-A – £1100, £1005 Fernlea; £980 Knockoyd; £960 West Glengyre; £945 Fore Rogerton; £940 Laigh Smithston. Sim – £1055 High Kilbride; £995, £990 (x2) Dykefield; £955 Mid Ascog; £950 Whitestanes. BS – £990 Ravenslie. Saler – £990 West Glengyre. Char – £980 Chapleton; £970, £960 and £950 Chalmerston. Hfd – £960 Littleton. Fries – £865 Drongan House; £765 Stevenston; £760 Laigh Smithston; £740 Turnerhill.

Heifers – Lim – £1245 Turnerhill; £1095, £1080 North Waterland, ;£1075 Cardryne; £1055, £1000, £980 South Walton; £1020, £1000 Ladyyard. BB – £1190, £1180, £1155, £1140 North Waterland; £1020 Cardryne; £980 Fore Rogerton. A-A – £1080, £1075, £980 Cardryne; £990 Fernlea. Sim – £1040, £1020 Mid Ascog; £900 Dykefield; £875 Knockoyd; £870 Stoopshill. Char – £890 Chapleton; £870 Edinbeg; £835 High Woodston; £790 Balligmorrie.

Thainstone

A useful show of 1665 store cattle, young and weaned cattle met a strong demand again at Aberdeen and Northern Marts weekly sale.

Bullocks (806) attained 325.7p per kg for a 304kg Charolais from Glebe of Deisher, Boat of Garten, and to £1220 for a 654kg Charolais from Catterloch, Raemoir, to average 219.9p.

Simmentals from Crossburn, Keith, topped the heifers (836) at 277.8p, whilst a 674kg Limousin from Bankhead, Kemnay, sold for the top price per head of £1270, to level at 215.8p.

Bulls (22) averaged 211.8p and reached 244.4p for a pair of 266kg Limousins from Drumforber, Laurencekirk, and to £920 for a 414kg Beef Shorthorn from Wrangham, Colpy.

On Tuesday the firm sold 229 head of adult breeding cattle, where good quality strong outfits easily maintained last sale high rates although younger calves were less sought after. Towiemore led the trade with Simmental and Simmental cross heifers with calves selling to £3300, with a further five outfits selling for more than £3000.

Also sold on Tuesday were 1368 head of ewes and hoggs with lambs at foot which peaked at £90 for Mules with a lamb and a half from Newton, Tullynessle.

Ewes with lambs hit £76 for Suffolks with twins from Odmoston, Laurencekirk.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £670 Burnside of Whitefield; £625 Coilacreich; £550 Birkenhill; £480 Selbie Hill. 251-300kg – £830 Mains of Wardhouse; £725 Birkenhill; £720 Milton of Finnercy; £685 Auchtertyre; £650 Lower House. 301-350kg – £990 Glebe of Deisher; £905 Cairdhillock; £870 Mains of Wardhouse, Conlandmill; £865 Norville; £850 Pollowick. 351-400kg – £1085 Westerton; £1060 Milton of Finnercy; £1030 Cluseburn; £1020 Langlanburn; £1000 Kinaldie. 401-450kg – £1055 Tormore; £1045 Backley; £1035 Whitehouse; £1020 Brouster; £1010 Cornhill, Kinaldie, Withaquoy, Harestone. 451-500kg – £1125 Mooness; £1115 East Lediken; £1100 Sunnyhill Farms; £1090 Cornhill, Rovie; £1085 Bankhead. 501-550kg – £1160 West Davoch; £1130 Faddenhill, East Lediken; £1125 Catterloch; £1115 Roundhome. 551-600kg – £1185 Bankhead; £1180 Catterloch; £1170 Upper Geise, East Lediken; £1160 Raich; £1155 Faddenhill. 601-650kg – £1215 Roundhome; £1210 Home Farm; £1170 Breck of South; £1165 Drodland; £1160 Tomnagorm. 651-700kg – £1120 Bishopston.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £660 Drumforber; £595 Mains of Wardhouse; £555 Hareshowe of Ironside; £530 Birkenhill. 251-300kg – £780 Mains of Wardhouse; £660 Lower House; £650 Pittenkerrie, Milton of Finnercy. 301-350kg – £905 Mains of Wardhouse; £900 Bogie Street; £850 Easter Tolmauds; £820 Cairdhillock; £785 Mains of Dalvey, Glebe of Deisher. 351-400kg – £1045 Norville; £995 Mains of Dalvey; £980 Kinaldie, Wartle; £960 Mooness, Crossburn; £940 Catterloch. 401-450kg – £1200 Crossburn; £1180 Harestone; £1070 Backley; £1050 Mains of Wardhouse, Lagavaich; £1020 Westerton. 451-500kg – £1260 Terpersie; £1240 Crossburn; £1210 Harestone; £1060 Rovie; £1050 Kennachy, Thorneybank. 501-550kg – £1190 Harestone; £1175 Bogie Street; £1130 Mains of Drumdollo; £1110 Faddenhill, Parkfield, Brackens, Balquhindachy; £1095 Keithney. 551-600kg – £1240 East Lediken; £1210 Wallfield; £1185 Wester Coull; £1180 Pittenkerrie; £1165 Balquhindachy. 601-650kg – £1230 Cornhill; £1210 Wallfield; £1190 Cadbollmount; £1160 Nisthouse; £1115 Bryameadow.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – £700 Drumforber; £650 Bogie Street; £605 Auchtertyre. 301-350kg – £745 Philorth; £655 Auchtertyre. 351-400kg – £860 Drumforber. 401-450kg – £900 Wrangham; £750 Garth. 451-500kg – £910 Tomnagorm.

Beef breeding cattle – Heifer with calves – Bull calf – Sim – £3300 Towiemore, Keith Sim X – £3250 (x2) Towiemore. Lim – £3000 Towiemore. Lim X – £2950 Pitcairn, Cardenden. BS – £2750 Wester Bleaton/Solizarie, Bridge of Cally. BS X – £2650 Wester Bleaton/Solizarie. Heifer calf – Sim – £3050 Towiemore. Sim X –£3000 Mill of Inverarity, Forfar. Lim X – £2900 Towiemore. Lim – £2850 Pitcairn. BS X – £2350 Wester Bleaton/Solizarie.

Cow with calves – Bull calf – Sim X – £2250 Roundhome, Corse. Lim X – £2050 East Cruichie, Drumblade. Sim – £1950 Roundhome and Mill of Inverarity. Heifer calf – Sim X – £2000 Roundhome. BBX – £1950 Mosside of Gight, Fyvie. Sim – £1750 Roundhome. BS X – £1720 Roundhome. Saler X – £1580 Overton of Ardo, Methlick.

Bulls – Lim X – £2500 Sheep Park, Bridge of Marnoch. Char – £1950 Huntingfaulds, Tealing. A-A – £1650 Pittenkerrie, Glassel.

Caithness, Ross-shire and Sutherland – Bullocks – 301-350kg – Char X – £840, £810 Nottingham Mains. A-A X – £840, £810 Nottingham Mains; £705 Dunrobin. 351-400kg – Char – £870 Dunbeath Farms, Tormore; £1020 Rovie. A-A – £830 Dunrobin Farm, Golspie. Char X – £800 Nottingham Mains. 401-450kg – Char X – £1055 Tormore. 451-500kg – Char – £1060, £1030 Rovie. BS X – £925 Drumancroy. 550-660kg – Char X – £1170 Upper Geise, Janetstown.

Heifers – 301-350kg – Lim – £740 Nottingham Mains. Char – £740 Nottingham Mains. 351-400kg – Char – £880 Dunbeath Farms. 401-450kg – Char – £960 Rovie. 501-550kg – A-A – £1080 Cadbollmount.

Orkney – Bullocks – 351-400kg – Char – £925 Redland. 401-450kg – Lim – £1010 Withaquoy, Holm; £990 Withaquoy; £980 Stoneymilders; £940 Mooness, Holm; £930 Backakelday, Holm. Char – £1000 Stoneymilders, Swannay; £940 How, Sanday. Sim – £960 Mid Bigging, Toab. A-A X – £895 Windywalls, Westray. ST X – £875 Garth, Stromness. 451-500kg – Lim – £1125, £1115 Mooness. Char – £1070, £1065 Stoneymilders; £970 How. BS – £1035 Hilton. A-A – £1005 Melsetter, Longhope. 501-550kg – Sim – £1075 Mooness. Lim – £1070 Breck of South, Birsay. Char –£1055 Stoneymilders. A-A – £1045 How. Lim – £1030 Melsetter. 551-600kg – A-A – £1125 Nisthouse, Evie. BS – £1000 Hilton. 601-650kg – BB – £1140 Cleat, St Ola.

Heifers – 351-400kg – Lim – £960 Mooness. A-A – £830 Burness, Firth. 401-450kg – Lim – £1005 Bryameadow, Twatt; £970, £960 Mid Bigging. A-A – £910 Burness. 451-500kg – SA X – £1015 Mid Bigging; £995 Bryameadow; £990 Mid Bigging. 601-650kg – A-A – £1160 Nisthouse. Char – £1115 Bryameadow.

Shetland – Bullocks – 251-300kg – SA X – £650 Lower House, Hillwell. 301-350kg – Char – £865 Norville; £805 Lower House; £750 Hillock, Dunrossness. Lim – £775 Brouster. SA X – £710 Boddam, Dunrossness. 351-400kg – Char – £870 Lower House; £840 Hillock. SA X – £805 Hillwell, Quendale; £790 Boddam. 401-450kg – Lim – £1020 Brouster. A-A – £1020 Brouster. SAX – £910 Hillwell. Char – £900 Lower House. 451-500kg – Char – £980 Lower House.

Heifers – 251-300kg – Char – £660 Lower House. 301-350kg – Char – £770 Lower House. SA X – £680 Boddam. 351-400kg – Lim – £940 Norville; £820 Brouster. Char – £865 Norville; £820 Lower House; £760 Hillock. SA X – £765 Hillwell. 401-450kg – Char – £1015 Norville.

OS lambs – Chev – £90 Lower House. Suff – £71 Avoca, Sandwick. SHC – £60 Avoca; £43.50 Smithfield, Sandwick.

Breeding cattle – Heifer with bull calf – Sim – Towiemore, Keith £3300; Sim X – Towiemore £3250 (x2); Lim – Towiemore £3000; Lim X – Pitcairn, Cardenden £2950; BS – Wester Bleaton/Solizarie, Bridge of Cally £2750; Sho X – Wester Bleaton/Solizarie £2650.

Heifer with heifer calf – Sim – Towiemore £3050; Sim X – Mill of Inverarity, Forfar £3000; Lim X – Towiemore £2900; Lim – Pitcairn £2850; BS X – Wester Bleaton/Solizarie £2350.

Cow with bull calf – Sim X – Roundhome, Corse £2550; Lim X – East Cruichie, Drumblade £2050; Sim – Roundhome and Mill of Inverarity £1950.

Cow with heifer calf – Sim X – Roundhome £2000; BB X – Mosside of Gight, Fyvie £1950; Sim – Roundhome £1750; Sho X – Roundhome £1720; Sal X – Overton of Ardo, Methlick £1580.

Bulls –Lim X – Sheep Park, Bridge of Marnoch £2500; Char – Huntingfaulds, Tealing £1950.

Breeding sheep – Ewes and single lamb – Cont WM – Lost, Strathdon £72; Mule BM – South Camaloun, Fyvie £71; Cont BM – Lost £69.

Ewes with lamb and a half – Mule – Coldhome, Alvah £70; Suff X 2/3 Crop – Kirkton, Mintlaw £69; Cont – Coldhome, Meikle Haddo, Newburgh £68; Cont reg – Coldhome £67; Cont WM – Lost £66; Mule BM – Coldhome, Roundhome, Corse £65; Tex – Odmoston £64; GF BM – Odmoston £63; SHC 2 Crop – Meikle Haddo £63; Tex X WM – Lost £63; SHC BM – Blackhillock, Keith £61; BF BM – The Bothy, Cairnorchries £47.

Ewes and twin lambs – Mule WM – East Backburn, Netherley £69; TexX WM – Lost £68; Mule BM – South Camaloun, Fyvie, Roundhome £67; GF BM – Kirkton £64; Chv WM – Burnside of Whitefield, Forglen £60; SHC WM – Glencuie, Glenkindie £59.

Lanark

Last week's sale at Lawrie and Symington's saw 984 store cattle forward with Limousin cross bullocks from Wester Walston topping the trade at £1230, and to 259p per kg for a Limousin from Lochlyoch.

Bullocks and heifers averaged 214.8p and 209.8p respectively.

A top price among the heifers of £1210 was achieved on two occasions, firstly for a Charolais cross from Knockshinnoch, and for more of the same breed from Netherurd Mains, whilst top pence per kg attained 255p which was paid for a Limousin from Buteland.

LEADING prices

Bullock – 0-250kg – £460, 221.2p Easter Manuel. 251-300kg – £660 Dunsyre Mains; 221.4p Pirleyhill. 301-350kg – £865, 259.1p Lochlyoch. 351-400kg – £980 Buteland; 256.4p Lochlyoch. 401-450kg – £1090, 242.2p Buteland. 451-500kg – £1120, 234.3p Gair. 501-550kg – £1100 Wester Walston; 216.3p Gair. 551-600kg – £1230, 212.1p Wester Walston. 601 + – £1210, 197.7p Wester Walston.

Heifer – 0-250kg – £570, 231.7p Easter Manuel. 251-300kg – £705 Lochlyoch; 247.1p Drumalbin. 301-350kg – £840, 243.5p Lochlyoch. 351-400kg – £975, 255.9p Buteland. 401-450kg – £905 Cleugh; 214.1p South Carnduff. 451-500kg – £1140, 228.9p Netherurd. 501-550kg – £1210, 224.1p Knockshinnoch. 551 +kg – £1210, 213.8p Netherurd.

Hexham

An Aberdeen-Angus cross bullock from Messrs Metcalf, Fairley, Consett, County Durham, topped Hexham and Northern Marts' annual May Term sale of 725 suckler bred store cattle, selling at £1310.

Heifers were led by a Limousin cross from Great Chesters, that made £1215.

Cast ewes and rams met increased demand with heavier ewes slightly dearer on the week, reaching £116 for Texel ewes from D Barron, New Acres.

End of season store hoggs sold to £90 for Texel crosses from MT Findlay, Hallington High.

The opening sale of ewes, gimmers and hoggs with lambs met a buoyant trade, topping the sale at £230 per unit was Texel cross hoggs with single Beltex cross lambs from D Carr and Son, Highwood.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1210 Great Chesters; £1190 White House Matfen and Ingoe Low Hall; £1175 Lunns House; £1160 White House Matfen; £1130 Lunns House; £1110 Ingoe Low Hall; £1095, £1080 White House Matfen; £1030 Corneyside; £990 White House Matfen. Sim X – £1095 White Hills. A-A X – £1310, £1240, £1175 Fairley; £1015, £950 Nampara.

Cattle 17-22months – Char X – £1065, £1005 Grange Farm. Lim X– £1180, £1175 Great Chesters; £1155 Corneyside; £1140 Lunns House; £1115 Ingoe Low Hall; £1100 Low Staples and Great Chesters; £1085 Yatesfield;£1040 Old Ravensworth; £1035 Corneyside; £1010, £1000, £995 Low Eshells; £990 East Matfen; £930 High Trewitt; £900 Est Matfen. Sim X – £910 High Trewitt. A-A X – £1155, £1150 Fairley; £1120 Springwell and Sunniside; £1100 Catreen; £1090 Springwell; £1080 Sunniside; £1065, £1045 Springwell.

Cattle 11-16months – Char X – £990 Grange Farm and West Shields; £980, £955, £945 Grange Farm; £960, £900 West Shields; £940 White Hills. Lim X – £1235, £1190 West Foreshield;£1160 Yatesfield; £1140 White House Matfen and Woodhead; £1130 Woodhead; £1125 Woodhead and West Foreshield; £1120 West Foreshield; £1115 High Lovelady Shield; £1110 High Highlaws and Cowburn Rigg; £1100 Yatesfield, Town Farm and High Lovelady Shield; £1095 High Lovelady Shield; £1090 High Highlaws, Cowburn Rigg and West Foreshield; £1080 High Highlaws and Low Eshells; £1075 Cowburn Rigg; £1070 Old Ravensworth; £1065 Woodhead and High Lovelady Shield; £1060 Armond Carr; £1055 Woodhead, Cowburn Rigg and Dukesfield Hall; £1050 Dukesfield Hall. BB X – £1065 New Heaton; £1040, £955, £950 Woodhouse. Blonde X – £1135, £1085, £1045, £990, £980, £960 Hareshaw. Sim X – £925 White Hills. A-A X – £1095 Yatesfield; £1030 Yatesfield, Woodhouse and Hedley Park; £1010 Hedley Park; £1000, £935 East Butsfield; £960 Town Farm. BS – £945 Woodhouse. Sals X – £940 West Shields.

Cattle 10 months and under – Char X – £990 (x2), £930, £910 (x2) Castle Nook. Lim X – £985 High Lovelady Shield; £950, £905 Castle Nook; £945 West Foreshield; £940 Agars Hill and Farnbury;£910 Burnbank. BB X – £1045 Willimoteswick. A-A X – £915 East Butsfield.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £990 East Matfen; £970 Low Staples; £960 Ingoe Low Hall. Sim X – £1050, £950 White Hills. A-A X – £1080, £990 Fairley; £980 Catreen; £960 Barrasford Green. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1215, £1210, £1200, £1175, £1160, £1155, £1140 Great Chesters; £1100 Ingoe Low Hall; £1025 East Matfen; £1020, £1000 West Nubbock; £970 Old Ravensworth; £960 Low Eshells and Bothal Park; £915 Stotsfold. A-A X – £1090, £1080, £985 Fairley; £980 Catreen.

Cattle 11-16months – Char X – £965 West Nubbock; £960 Wydon; £935 Stotsfold; £930, £915 Grange Farm; £900 Redsteads. Lim X – £1140, £1100, £1065 West Foreshield; £1105, £1015, £1000 Stotsfold; £1085, £1020 Cowburn Rigg; £1080, £1075, £1070,£1060 High Lovelady Shield; £1005, £960 West Nubbock; £995, £970 Woodhall; £980 Heugh Farm; £965 Todhillwood; £950 Todhillwood and Paradise Farm. BB X – £1135 Woodhouse. A-A X – £1000, £990, £965, £960 East Butsfield. Cattle 10 months and under – Char X – £1070 Castle Nook. Lim X – £990 Farnbury; £945 Castle Nook.

Cast ewes – Tex X – £116, £100 New Acres; £98 Bank Foot, New Acres and High Eshells; £92 (x2) New Acres; £90 Burntongues; £89 Low West House; £88 Merryshields, Low West House and High Eshells; £84 Derecroft; £82 Bankfoot; £80 Burntongues, Longshaws and High Eshells. Suff X – £104 Sillywrea; £88 Merryshields, White House. Bleu D’Maine – £106 Kingswood; £100 Sillywrea. Hampshire – £80 Derecroft. Mule – £91 Hallington High Farm; £82 Burntongues; £80 East Knitsley; £78 Stone Stile; £76 Rosehill; £74 East Knitsley and Hallington High Farm; £73 High Eshells. BF – £74 Pundershaw; £70 Hareshaw; £62 Elsdon Bungalow; £59 Partridge Nest; £58 East Highridge. Swaledale – £54 Tarset Hall; £52 Chattlehope; £50 Tecket, Rosehill and Ottercops. Jacob – £56 East Highridge.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £90 Hallington High; £78 Rosehill; £75 Bankfoot; £73 New Hall; £70 East Highridge. Suff – £85 Sillywrea. Suff X – £76 Derecroft. Belt X – £76, £70 Milfield. BFL – £76 Kingswood. Mule – £78 Kingswood; £75 Rosehill. BF – £68 Elsdon Bungalow. Swaledale – £48 Rosehill.

Hoggs with single lambs at foot – Tex X – £230 Highwood; £218 The Tofts; £208 Highwood; £200 The Tofts; £160 Penpeugh. Mule – £220 Penpeugh; £200 Briggle Farm; £190, £172 High Town. Gimmers with twin lambs – Tex X – £220 Whitechapel. Mule – £220 Whitechapel; £194 Penpeugh. Ewes with lambs – Twins – Texel X – £180 Yetlington Lane. Mule – £203 East White Hill; £190 East White Hill and New Hall; £182 New Hall. Suff X – £188 New Hall. Lleyn – £174 New Hall. BF – £118 East Highridge. Singles – £102 East Highridge.

Huntly

Strong units and younger ewes were fiercely contested for at United Auctions' sale of 464 ewes with lambs, reaching £96.50 for Mule ewe hoggs with single Beltex lambs at foot from Messrs Smith, Floors, Grange.

LEADING prices

Ewes with lambs – Twins – Chev Mule – £77 Rivestone. Tex – £77, £76 Rivestone. Suff – £70 Home Farm. Mule – £77.50 Rivestone. Lamb and a half – Tex – £68.50 Home Farm. Mule – £60 Meikle Ardone, Teindland Mains.

Dumfries

The annual spring sale of bulling heifers through C and D Auction Marts' saw 229 forward, which met a brisk trade throughout.

Limousin cross heifers met a strong demand selling to £1500 from J Muir and Son, Cleughbrae.

LEADING prices

Lim X – £1500 J Muir and Son, Cleughbrae; £1300 Burnside; £1300 (x10) Cleughbrae; £1280 (x3) Burnside; £1250 (x3) Ryemuir; £1200 Mid Locharwoods; £1200 (x3) Burnside. BB – £1420 Cleughbrae. A-A – £1180 Burnside. BS – £1100 Wester Parkgate.

Penrith

Some 450 store cattle were forward for Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart May special sale, where an overall average of £949.64 was achieved.

Topping the sale at £1365 was a Limousin cross British Blue bullock from Far Close Farms, Dufton, whilst heifers peaked at £1295 for more of the same breed from HG Jackson, Littlebeck.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – BB – £1365 Far Close Farm; £1105 (x2), £1055, £1035, £1015 Hole House; £1075 Low Mill; £1065 Linewath; £1035 Town End, Crocker; £1025 Cliburn Hall. Lim – £1255 Far Close Farm; £1155, £1135 Well House; £1145 Cliburn Hall; £1035 Fawcett Park; £1125 Thackwood; £1115 Gillside; £1115 (x6), £1075 (x2), £1015 (x2), £1005 (x2) Ranbeck; £1115 (x2), £1085, £1035 Littlebeck; £1095x £1025 Murton Hall; £1095 Fawcett Park; £1085 (x3) Undercragg; £1085 Well House; £1075 Browood; £1075 Gill Head; £1055 (x2) Skelling; £1055 Bloan Farm; £1045 Hollins; £1035 Thorneycroft; £1025 Harbour Flatt; £1015 Burtree Ford. Sim – £1175 Thorneycroft; £1095 Moorside. Char – £1135 Glasslyn House; £1065 Low Mill. Normande – £1115 (x2), £1095, £1035 (x4) Moorside. BS – £1105 Bloan; £1075 Kitridding.

Heifers – Lim – £1295 (x3) Littlebeck; £1245, £1205 Well House; £1245, £1175, £1145 (x2), £1105 (x2), £1065, £1045 Fawcett Park; £1225, £1175 Scales, Braithwaite; £1175 Thorneycroft; £1165 Fog Close; £1155 (x2), £1075 Low Row; £1125 Berrier End; £1125, £1115 Scales, Braithwaite; £1125 Browood; £1105 Ranbeck; £1095 Undercragg; £1085, £1025 Hollins; £1085 Browood; £1035 Gillside; £1035 Littlebeck; £1015 Burtree Ford; £1015 Murton Hall; £1005 (x3) Gill Head; £1005 Thackwood. Char – £1275, £1155, £1045, £1035 Glasslyn House. BB – £1275, £1065 Far Close; £1065 Cliburn Hall; £1055 Thackwood; £1045 Fog Close; £1035, £1005 Berrier End; £1025 Fawcett Park; £1025 Town Head, Nicholson; £1005 Sleddale Hall. Blonde – £1115, £1075 Grassknop. A-A – £1025 Mellgates; £1015, £925 (x2) Moorside. Sim – £1005 Thorneycroft.

Bulls – Lim – £1155, £965 Dalebottom; £995 Bloan; £975 Murton Hall; £935 Hebblethwaite Hall; £925 Scales Farm. BS – £965, £955 Croft Ends. Blonde – £915 Dyke Nook.

Stirling (Cale)

The first sale of breeding sheep of the year at Caledonian Marts went off to a flyer with 313 ewes with lambs forward.

Texel ewes with twin lambs topped the trade at £200 for AD Kinnimonth, Kinnighallen, Aberfeldy.

LEADING prices

Twin lambs – Tex – £198, £192 (x2) Kinnighallen. Mule – £192 Wester Kepdowrie. Chev – £190 Kinnighallen. BF – £132 Meikle Cresent.

Single lamb – Tex – £170 Kinnighallen. Tex X – £163 Kinnighallen. Down X – £142 Kinnighallen. Chev X – £126 Walton. Chev – £124 Findatie.

Longtown

The opening breeding sheep sale through C and D Auction Marts' saw 888 forward, and a buoyant trade throughout

Highlight of the sale were Texel cross hoggs with Beltex cross lambs from David Carr, Highwood, which topped the trade at £112 and £111, with both lots selling to Messrs Pearson, Wavercroft.

LEADING prices

Hoggs – Tex – £112, £111 High Wood; £104, £89 The Harras; £100, £93 Foregirth; £99, £88 Wallend; £95 Braithwaite Shields. Mules – £94, £86 Little Blencowe; £90 Yewtree; £80 Foregirth. Suff – £94 The Harras.

Gimmers – Mules – £69, £68 Sourhope.

Ewes – Tex – £85 Moss Side; £76, £70, £63 Bayles; £71 Netherton. Suff – £82 Gospel Hall; £80, £75.50, £73 Lingey Field; £69 Leapsrigg. BFL – £76, £64 Cowburn.

Char – £72, £71 Moss Side. Mules – £72 Low Closegill; £71.50 Netherton; £69.50 Moss Side; £67.50 Holebeck; £65.50 Netherton. NCC – £65, £61 Gospel Hall. Chev Mule – £63 Bayles; £61 Pilmuir. Cont – £62, £58 Bayles. BF – £50 The Old Police House. Shetland – £35 Monk. Geld hoggs – Tex – £112, £107 Townfoot.

Forfar

Crosses were once again in demand at Lawrie and Symington's sale of 63 breeding cattle and 384 store cattle, where bullocks and heifers averaged 2.18p per kg and 2.11p respectively.

Bullocks (256) sold to £1170 for a 570 kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from TM and R Wilson, Wairds of Alpity, and to 2.62p per kg for 332kg Charolais crosses from DM Keay and Sons, East Balloch.

A 590kg Simmental cross from Michael S Sands, Milton, led the way among the heifers (138) at £1190, whilst top pence per kg was 2.42p for a 425kg Limousin cross from CS Fleming and Son, Strone.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – A-A – £1130 Little Kenny; £1110 Wairds of Alpity; £960 East Pitcorthie. Lim – £1140 Muirhouses; £1120 Milton; £1110 Muirhouses; £1100 Hillfoot. Char – £1040, £1035 Kinnaniel and Strone; £1000 Denbrae; £990 Kinnaniel; £965 Scronley. Sim – £1140, £1120, £1070 Milton; £960 Hillfoot and East Pitcorthie. Luing – £960 East Pitcorthie. BB – £950 Kirkton of Kingoldrum. BS – £950, £930 East Pitcorthie.

Heifers – A-A – £1025 Wairds of Alpity; £880, £840 Little Kenny; £830 Dalziel. Lim – £1150 Hillfoot; £1055 Scronley; £1030 Strone; £1010 Hillfoot. Char – £1065 Scronley; £970 Kinnaniel; £910 Scronley; £890 Kinnaniel. Sim – £1160 Milton; £1030 Chamberlain Knowe; £950 Kinnaniel. BB – £925, £860 Kirkton of Kingoldrum. BS – £740 Dalziel.

Breeding cattle – Bull – A-A – £2250 St Fort. Heifer with calves – Bull calf – Lim – £2100 West Park. Heifer calf – Lim – £2000 (x2) West Park.

Cow with calves – Bull calf – A-A – £1750, £1700 West Part. BB – £1700, £1600 Tillygloom. Heifer calf – Sim – £1800 West Park. A-A – £1750 West Park. BB – £1720 (x2) Tillygloom.

Bulling heifers – Sim X – £1480, £1400, £940 Ashmore and Strone. A-A – £1120 Ashmore and Strone. BS X – £900 Ashmore and Strone.

Oban

United Auctions sold 314 store cattle and 616 sheep of all classes at their sale, where bullocks and heifers levelled at £725.85 and £701 respectively.

Bullocks reached £1105 for a 570kg Simmental cross from AJ Morrison, Eoligarry, Barra, and to 308.5p per kg for Aberdeen-Angus crosses from W MacPherson, Scostown, and for Limousin crosses from Messrs Troughton and Co, Ardachy.

A 547kg Hereford cross from A and AH MacPhail, Clachan, Tiree, led the heifers at £1120, and to 288.50p for a 260kg Limousin cross from I and R Malcolm, Poltalloch.

A Cheviot gimmer with lambs at foot topped the sheep trade at £120 from Ben Alder Estate.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A X – £880 Craig Farm, Dalmally; £810, £755 Poltalloch. BS X – £840 Glencreran Estate; £840 Barnakill; £830 (x3) Glencreran Estate; £810 (x3) Poltalloch; £810 Barnakill. BB X – £910 Tyree; £840 Innisaig. BA X – £830 Shenavallie. Char X – £970 Fearnoch; £945 (x2) Garaphail, Tiree; £940, £935 Salum, Tiree; £930 (x2) Barnakill; £905 Dunans; £885 Salum, Tiree; £865 Barnakill; £820 (x2) Dunans. Lim X – £1030 Achnaba; £980 Inverfolla; £970 Tyree; £920 Ardachy; £905 (x2) Inverfolla; £900 Clachan, Tiree; £890 Tyree; £880 (x3) Ardachy; £880 Duncroisk; £870 (x4) Ardachy; £870 Duncroisk; £850 Ardachy; £845 Aird Farm; £845 x(2) Craig Farm, Dalmally; £840 Glencreran Estate; £820 (x2), £815 Duncroisk; £805 Craig Farm, Dalmally. Luing X – £940 (x2) Bonawe Croft; £840 Barnakill. Saler X – £860 Dunans; £810 Barnakill. Sim X – £1105 Eoligarry, Barra; £830 (x3), £825 (x7) Glencreran Estate; £805 Brough; £805 (x2) Achnacone.

Heifers – A-A X – £700 (x4) Kilbride, Balvicar. BS X – £825 Caolas, Onich. BB X – £980, £930 Tyree. BA X – £780 Shenavallie. Char X – £930 Barnakill; £860 (x2) Fearnoch; £820 (x6) Barnakill. Hfd X – £1120 (x2), £1050, £1010 (x2), £1000 Clachan, Tiree. Lim X – £1000 Clachan, Tiree; £940 Achnaba; £830 Ardachy; £800 Craig Farm, Dalmally. Luing X – £840 (x2) Bonawe Croft. Sim X – £1100 Tigh Na Cille.

Gimmers with lambs – Chev – £120 Ben Alder Estate. Hoggs – Suff X – £88, £80 Salum, Tiree; £79 Kiloran Farmers; £77 Tyree. Tex X – £72 Baleullin, Tiree; £72 Tyree; £72 Dalnafeidh Croft. Chev – £74 Ballard, Coll; £66 Aird Farm; £66 Daltote; £65.50 Glenamachrie; £65, £62 Leanish, Barra; £62 Dunach Estate. X – £51 Dunach Estate. Mule – £69 Blarmafoldach. BF – £69 Aird Farm; £67 Kiloran Farmers; £61 Leanish, Barra. Wedders – Chev – £79 Croish, Tiree.

Ewe – Suff X – £91 Kilbride; £89 Garaphail, Tiree; £87 Kilbride; £68 Kiloran Farmers; £60 Garaphail, Tiree. Belt X – £60 Pennygown. Tex X – £92 Tyree; £88 Ruaig, Tiree; £78 Achnacreemore; £76 Aird Farm; £68 Caolis, Tiree; £62 Glenamachrie; £60 Aird Farm. Chev – £80 Kilbride; £78, £76 Pennygown; £76 Aird Farm; £71 Bore, Barra; £69 Garaphail, Tiree; £68 Gribun, Tiree; £67 Ballard, Coll; £61 Achnamonie. X – £74 Hillcrest, Tiree; £61 Aird Farm; £60 Kenovay, Tiree. Zwart – £62 Kenovay, Tiree. Mule – £88 Pennygown; £76 Salum, Tiree; £76 Ruaig, Tiree; £76 Aird Farm; £74 Garaphail, Tiree; £66 Kiloran Farmers. BF – £64 Dunolliebeag; £61 Balevullin, Tiree.

Castle Douglas

On Monday, Wallets Marts' had forward 300 OTM, store and breeding cattle, where trade peaked at £2500 for a Limousin heifer and heifer calf from J A Fingland, Garmartin, Kirkpatrick Durham.

Among the store cattle trade reached £1110 for Simmental cross heifers from Cowcorse, Kirkbean, and to 229.3p per kg for Limousin heifers from Nether Barr.

Nether Barr also topped the bullocks at 255.7p, with Galloways from Nether Linkens selling to £965.

LEADING prices

Breeding cattle – Heifers with calves – £2500, £2450 (x2), £2350 (x2), £2250, £2200 (x3) Garmartin; £2400, £2150(x2) Derrie, Port William; £2100 (x2), £2050 (x2) Flathill.

Bulling heifers – £920 (x2), £860 Auchenleck.

Bullocks – Gall – £965 Nether Linkens; £810 Sunnyhill. Lim – £940 Knockneen; £900 (x2) Nether Barr. A-A – £935, £890, £885 Palmallet. BS – £890, £865 Knockneen; £810 Lochside. Char – £880 Knockneen; £870 Poldean; £840 Cotland. Sim – £880, £860 Palmallet. Saler – £690, £670 Lochurr.

Heifers – Sim –£1110, £1090, £1060 Cowcorse. A-A – £1050 Castlehill. Char –£890, £850, £840 Knockneen. Saler – £870 East Altercannoch; £800 Knockneen. Lim – £850, £835(x2) Knockneen; £830 Upper Hardland; £830 Nether Barr. Blonde – £835, £805, £800 Knockneen. BG – £810 Hightae.

Lockerbie

On Tuesday, Harrison and Hetherington held their fortnightly sale of store cattle, where bullocks and heifers averaged 227p per kg and 215p.

Bullocks topped at £1140 for a Limousin from Messrs Holliday, Crawthat, whilst heifer trade peaked at £1000 for an Aberdeen-Angus from Messrs Jardine, Newbigging.

LEADING prices

Steers – Lim – £1140, £1045, £1030(x2), £1010, £1000(x2) Crawthat; £1100, £1065 Belzies; £1090, £990, £855 Little Redhall; £925, £860 Whitehill; £900 Maryfield; £890 Crossdykes. BB – £1130 Belzies; £1000, £940 Crawthat; £815 Little Redhall. BS – £1055, £1025 Greenbeck. Char – £975, £970, £955, £920(x2) Skipmyre; £945 Maryfield. Stab – £895, £855, £790, £720 Carterton. Sim – £875 Lochbank. BG – £850 Greenbeck. Hfd – £810, £660 Copewood. A-A – £775 Fingland.

Heifers – Lim – £1145, £1105 Belzies; £1035, £975, £895, £830 Little Redhal; £980, £910, £850 Crossdykes; £900, £885, £860, £850, £830(x2) Crawthat; £860 Whitehill; £845, £800 Maryfield. BB – £1015 Belzies. BS – £1000 Newbigging. A-A – £1000 Newbigging; £965 Greenbeck; £725, £715 Coustein; £580 Dinley. Blonde – £960, £600 Todholes. Char – £850, £830 Maryfield; £745 Carterton; £705 Gall Farm. Sim – £705 Gall Farm. Hfd – £680, £620 Copewood.