Special sales

Reduced numbers resulted in a stronger trade at Harrison and Hetherington’s weekly sale of 350 store and weaned cattle.

Top price was £1310 paid for a Charolais cross heifer from Messrs Bowman, Croft House, Penrith, whilst steers reached £1235 for a British Blue from Messrs Ferguson, Sandbed, Longtown.

Weaned cattle sold to £1180 for a Limousin bull from Messrs Thomlinson.

At the annual May sale of bulling heifers, which averaged £1312.73, prices peaked at £2800 for a Limousin cross British Blue from J Gordon and Co, Alford.

On Monday, the firm’s weekly sale of breeding sheep reached £138 for Beltex hoggs with lambs from Messrs Carr, Little Bavington, Capheaton, whilst Mule hoggs with twins reached £71 per life from Messrs Smith and Shepherd, Glebelands, Appleby In Westmoorland.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Heifers – Char – £1310 Croft House; £900 Low Three Mark. Lim – £1250 Croft House; £1170, £1125 Hayclose; £1160 High Wreay; £1160, £1145 Wood Head; £1130, £1110, £1105, £1100(x2), £1090, £1080(x2) Upper Higham; £1120 Carlatton Demense. BB – £1150 Hayclose; £1095 Hill Farm;£1095 Pears Ghyll; £1075 Waingate Head; £1070 Town Foot; £1060 West Brownrigg; £1050 Holly Bush; £1040 Pinegrove; £1030 Grange Farm. A-A – £1120, £1100(x2), £1000 Brampton Fell. Stab – £1045 The Swaites. Hfd – £970 Town Foot. HF – £805 Laitha; £770 Hesket Demain.Steers – BB – £1235, £1220, £1210, £1160 Sandbed; £1170 Stainton House; £1145 Allerbeck; £1120 Studholme; £1110 West Brownrigg; £1105 Carlatton Desmense;, £1090 Town Foot; £1050 Asby Mill; £1040 Changue; £1020 Windy Hill. Lim – £1220, £1195 High Wreay; £1195, £1160, £1135 Grange Grassing; £1180, £1160 Carlatton Demesne; £1145(x2), £1135, £1105, £1100(x2), £1095 Upper Higham Lane; £1140 Gill House; £1105 Upper Hindhope. Blonde – £1195 Grange Grassing; £1095, £1070 Hayclose. Sim – £1150 Lankaber; £1120 Hayclose; £1070 Upper Higham Lane; £1000, £980 Frankstown. Char – £1145 Spout Bank; £1080 Hayclose; £1055 High Moat; £970 Anfield; £970 Mossband Hall. A-A – £1130, £1090 Lodge Hill; £1090 Stainton House; £1090 Upper Higham Lane; £1080 Town Foot. Fleck – £1105, £1065 Limekilns. HF – £1070, £1050, £1000 Kelsick House; £970 Pinegrove; £950 Laitha; £900 Carrick Dean; £890 Waingate Head. Stab – £1060 The Swaites. Salers – £1050 Maulds Meaburn. Hfd – £1000 High Moat. BS – £955 Upper Higham Lane; £950 High Moat Maine-Anjou £930 Frankstown. Geibvieh – £885 Parceltown. Hols – £840 Carlatton Desmesne.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1180, £1040, £950 Park View; £900 Whiteside; £855, £800 Blackdyke; £850 Aikton House; £810, £800 Wydon Eals. BB – £935 Aikton House; £890 Whiteside; £815 Blackdyke. Sim – £920 High Griseburn. Heifers – BB – £1085 Glendue; £785, £680 High House; £675 The Bog. Lim – £970 The Bog; £965 Glendue; £945 Thornton Towers; £930, £890, £860 Wydon Eals; £910 Windy Hill; £810 Whiteside. A-A – £780, £700, £700 Orton Hall. Char – £705 Clappers.Steers – Lim – £1015, £990 The Crescent; £880 Whiteside; £825, £810 Lees Hall; £810 The Bog; £795 Beamwham. BB – £845 The Bog; £810 Halldykes. A-A – £785, £760 Halldykes. Mont – £695, £600 Cropper Road; £580 Banks Head. Sim – £680 Anfield. HF – £565 Holme.

Beef breeding cattle – Bulling heifers – Lim – £2800, £2000, £1700 (x2), £1600, £1550 Loughrigg; £1800, £1650, £1550 Silloans; £1700 Ainstable Hall; £1650, £1550 West End Farm; £1600 Whitehill; £1600 (x2) Bloan; £1600, £1560 Mirlaw House; £1500, £1500 Old Rectory; £1500 Kirtlebank. BS – £1320 (x2) Nether Ernambrie. Sim – £1200 (x2), £1100 Greystone House; £1850, £1720, £1700, £1660 Ainstable Hall; £1620, £1500, £1340, £1320 Nether Ernambrie; £1550, £1320, £1300 (x2) Middle Farm; £1420, £1380 Mirlaw House; £1420, £1350 High Highlaws. Char – £1100 Greystone House. A-A – £1060 Kirtlebank. Hfd – £1060, £1040 The Flatt;£1000 Braehead.

Breeding sheep – Hoggs and lambs – Belt – £138, £110, £106 Little Bavington; £120, £105 Greyrigg. Tex – £114, £85 Kinkry Hill; £90, £87 The Bog; £89, £86, £78 Slealands; £88 Burnside. Blue Tex – £88 Slealands. Greyfaced – £86, £72 Briggle; £76 Longrigg; £76, £72, £71 Glebelands. Suff – £86, £70 Burnside.

Gimmers and lambs – Belt – £120 Greyrigg. Tex – £72 Southernby Hall.

Ewes and lambs – Char – £80, £78 Dunabie House. Tex – £68 Southernby Hall; £67, £63 Middle Bridge; £65, £63 (x2) Westfield House; £64 Wallhead.

Dingwall

A strong trade was witnessed for all classes at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 214 breeding cattle, where trade peaked at £2700 for a Beef Shorthorn cross heifer with a Simmental cross heifer calf from Wester Bleaton Farm.

Heifers with bull calves attained £2650 for a Simmental cross with a Limousin cross calf from Wester Bleaton Farm, Bridge of Cally.

Selling for the same money was a British Blue cross cow with a Charolais cross bull calf from Dell Farm.

LEADING prices

Bulling heifers – BBX – £1500 Smallburn Farms, Duffus. Sim X – £1460 Dunain Farms, Inverness. BS X – £1420 (x2) Smallburn Farms. Lim X – £1290 Dunain Farms. A-A X – £1200 Smallburn Farms. BS X – £1200 Bardnaheigh, Halkirk. BG – £1100 Coulmony, Dunphail.

In-calf cows – Sim X – £1850 Kindeace Farms, Alness. BS X – £1700 Kindeace. BS X – £1550 (x2) Kindeace. A-A X – £1380 Dell Farm.

In-calf heifers – BS X – £1600 Rychraggan Farm.

Cows with calves – Bull calf – Lim X – £2400 Dell Farm. Char X – £2000 Braepark. BS X – £1950 Balmacaan, Drumnadrochit. Sim X – £1850 Arderry, Acharacle. BG – £1500 Bualnaluib, Achnasheen. W BS X – £1300 Bualnaluib. High X – £1300 Bualnaluib. Sal X – £1200 Totescore, Portree. Heifer calf – Lim X – £1900 Culmill, Kiltarlity. Sim X – £1600 Braepark. Char X – £1400 Braepark. BS X – £1100 Balvraid, Dornoch.

Heifers with calves – Bull calf – Sim X – £2600 Wester Bleaton. Lim X – £2550 The Arr, Lethen. BS X – £2550 Wester Bleaton. A-A X – £2500 The Arr. A-A – £2500 Wester Bleaton. Char X – £2450 Wester Bleaton. Luing – £2300 Wester Bleaton. Heifer calf – Sim X – £2650 Wester Bleaton. BB X – £2600 The Arr. Luing – £2250 Wester Bleaton. Lim X – £2200 Wester Bleaton. BS X – £2100 Wester Bleaton.

Stirling UA

United Auctions weekly sale of store and OTM cattle attracted entries of 652 and 133 respectively with bullocks and heifers averaging 226.3p per kg and 221.88p respectively.

Bullocks (346) reached 294.50p per kg for a 253kg Charolais cross from Lawfield, and sold to £1345 for a 652kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Newbank.

Charolais crosses dominated the heifers (255) at 292.60p per kg for a 229kg beast from Lawfield, and to £1240 for a 610kg heifer from Cowans.

Among the young bulls (32), Simmental crosses proved their worth to top the trade, selling at 261.00p per kg from West Brackly, and to £1140 per head from East Merkland. They averaged 207.14per kg.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £715, 289.50p Mansfield, Islay. 251-300kg – £790 Gasconhall; 295.50p Lawfield. 301-350kg – £880 Drumbarrow; 262.20p Little Spot. 351-400kg – £1000 Craigdhu; 252.40p Auchenhew. 401-450kg – £1090 Newbank; 238.10p Craigdhu. 451-500kg – £1090 Heathfield; 230.40p Glenkiln. 501-551kg – £1105 Little Spot; 218.30p Southfield. 552-601kg – £1170, 212.00p Dalfoil. 602-651kg – £1250, 197.50p Craigend. 652-701kg – £1310, 206.30p Newbank.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £670, 292.60p Lawfield. 251-300kg – £720 Lawfield; 244.40p Knoxfauld. 301-350kg – £810 Lawfield; 246.10p Baidlandhill. 351-400kg – £1010 Higham and South Fallfield; 265.00p West Quarter. 401-450kg – £1000, 224.50p Benlawers. 451-500kg – £1025, 216.50p Forneth. 501-551kg – £1120, 214.00p Cowans. 552-601kg – £1150, 199.00p Heathfield. 602-651kg – £1240, 203.00p Cowans.

Young bulls – 301-350kg – £750, 214.30p Barharrow. 351-400kg – £945, 261.00p West Brackly. 401-450kg – £970, 223.10p East Merkland 451-500kg – £1040, 208.80p Over Buttergask. 501-551kg – £1035, 200.60p East Banknock. 552-601kg – £1090, 192.60p Durie. 602-651kg – £1140, 188.40p East Merkland.

Wigton

A Limousin heifer with heifer calf led the way at Hope’s Auctioneers’ sale of breeding cattle, selling to £2550 from Tom Wilson, Wood Farm, Thursby.

All classes met a ready enquiry with regular consignors having repeat customers compete strongly to produce several prices of in excess of £2000 per outfit

Cows with calves sold to a top price of £2000 for a British Blue with heifer calf at foot from Priestcroft.

Trade remained strong among the ewes and lambs that were also forward.

A top price of £150 was achieved on three occasions.

First to make £150 was a Beltex hogg with single lamb from Messrs Stoddart, Hillside, with another two of the same breed hoggs with two lambs from K Hodgson, Prospect House, and Messrs Stoddart, Hillside making the same money.

LEADING prices

Cows with calves – Bull calf – A-A –£1650 Fitz, Bell. Char – £1200 Dyke Nook. BB – £980 Carwath, Coulthard. Heifer calf – BB – £2000 Priestcroft; £2000 £1900 Fitz. Blonde – £1350 Dyke Nook.

Heifers with calves – Bull calf – Lim – £2100 Parkgate, Peile; £1800, £1700 Blackwell, Westmorland. Sim – £2000 (x4), £1900, £1850, £1600 Parkgate Hall. BB – £2000, £1900, £1750 Priestcroft; £1450 The Flatt. Heifer calf – Lim – £2550 Wood Farm; £2350, £2250, £2200, £2150, £2000 Parkgate Hall; £2100 Whitehead Brow; £2000 Blackwell,Westmorland. BB – £2100 Parkgate Hall; £1900, £1750, £1500, £1400 Priestcroft; £1450 The Flatt. Sim – £2000, £1950, £1850, £1800, £1750, £1700 Parkgate Hall.

Ewes and lambs – Belt – £135, £120, £112, £105, £102, £100, £96, £90, £125, £112 Upper Cleugh.

Hoggs with lambs – Belt – £150, £124 Hillside, Stoddart; £145, £122, £150, £145 Prospect House, Hodgson; £150, £126, £124, £115 Hillside, Stoddart; £132, £108 Midtown Farm, Bowe; £120 Upper Cleugh. Tex – £94 Hillside, Stoddart. X – £70 Prospect House, Hodgson.

Ayr

MULE hoggs with twin lambs at foot led the way at Craig Wilson’s sale of 162 breeding sheep, attaining £206 for James Shennan and Sons, Knockgerran.

Mule hoggs with single lambs reached £184 for William Dunlop, Glengennet and Texel hoggs with singles sold to £170 from Messrs Smith, Burnockstone.

LEADING prices

Hoggs and lambs – Twins – Mule – £206, £204, £200 (x3) Knockgerran. Singles: – Mule – £184 (x2) Glengennet; £182 (x2) Middlehouse and Glengennet; £180 Glengennet. Tex – £170 Burnockstone.

Ewes and lambs – Twins – Lleyn – £150 Laight, Dalmellington. Singles – £125 Laight, Dalmellington.

Thainstone

TRADE was again up on the week at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 635 store cattle, young bulls and young and weaned calves.

Bullocks (316) averaged 229p per kg and sold to 291.4p for 278kg Limousins from Ledmacoy, Strathdon, and to £1440 for a 702kg of the same breed from Braco Park, Rosehearty.

A 298kg Aberdeen-Angus topped the heifers (261) at 261.7p from Redland, Firth, and to £1390 for 596kg Simmentals from Wallfield, Lochhills, to level at 220.9p.

Charolais led the trade among the 51 bulls at 257.5p from Kinclune, Glenkindie, and to £1170 from Wallfield, to balance out at at 225p.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £550 Dunlichity. 251-300kg – £810 Ledmacoy; £790 Calrossie; £775 West Aquhorthies; £775 Back of Keppoch. 301-350kg – £900 Calrossie Farm, Muirden of Cranna; £860 Conlandmill, Eastside of Shevado; £850 Waulkmill, West Davoch; £810 Tomcork. 351-400kg – £1060 Westerton; £1040 Tain; £1005 Corskie Cottage; £1000 Eastside of Shevado; £995 Cairntack; £990 Haquoy, Netherskaill. 401-450kg – £1105 Haquoy; £1050 Meikle Rowater; £1040 Cairdhillock; £1030 Sheep Park; £1025 Little Kenny; £1020 Corskie Cottage. 451-500kg – £1135 Cairntack; £1130 Ardgathen Croft; £1125 Leuchar; £1120 Caskieben, Shantullich; £1100 Broomhill, Eastside of Shevado, Aulton; £1090 Hackland. 501-550kg – £1195 The Steading, Shantullich; £1180 Mains of Allanbuie; £1160 Broomhill, Conlandmill; £1150 East Mains, Old Echt; £1130 Caskieben. 551-600kg –£1305 The Steading; £1270 Wallfield; £1255 Mains of Allanbuie; £1210 Forestry Holdings; £1180 East Mains; £1155 Berga. 601-650kg – £1240 East Mains. 651-700kg – £1375 Broomhill.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – £780 Redland; £750 Ledmacoy; £700 Kinclune; £640 Tomcork. 301-350kg – £840 Redland, West Aquhorthies; £820 Tain, Tomcork, Muirden of Cranna; £815 Aulton. 351-400kg – £955 Kinclune £930 West Cranloch; £920 Westerton, Leuchar; £910 Shantullich; £900 Leys of Dummuie, Muirden of Cranna. 401-450kg – £1130 Shantullich; £1010 Meikle Toux, Old Echt, Meikle Rowater; £990 Westerton; £985 Conlandmill; £980 Quoys, Kinclunce; £975 Tomcork. 451-500kg – £1240 Denhead of Muiresk; £1175 Burnside; £1145 The Steading; £1130 Old Echt £1085 Meikle Rowater; £1050 Cairntack Farm, Quoys; £1020 Broomhill. 501-550kg – £1190 Mains of Allanbuie; £1180 Denhead of Muiresk; £1170 The Steading; £1135 Broomhill; £1130 Old Echt; £1120 Blackhillock. 551-600kg – £1380 Denhead of Muiresk; £1280 Wallfield; £1250 Mains of Allanbuie; £1245 Blackhillock; £1205 Braco Park; £1160 The Palace. 601-650kg – £1315 Wallfield; £1290 Blackhillock, Forestry Holdings; £1120 Mains of Drumdollo; £1080 The Palace. 651-700kg – £1340 Wallfield.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – £735 Kinclune; £660 Tannachie; £600 East Mains of Byth; £515 Milton of Collieston. 301-350kg – £865 Kinclune; £755 Back of Keppoch; £695 Netherskaill; £670 Dunlichity. 351-400kg – £950 Milton of Collieston; £945 Back of Keppoch; £910 Kinclune; £910 Ardioch. 401-450kg – £1015 East Mains of Byth; £1000 Wallfield; £990 Ardioch; £940 Bruckhills. 451-500kg – £1090 Milton of Collieston; £1055 Kinclune, Conlandmill.

Orkney – Bullocks – 251-300kg – SA X – £670 Redland. 351-400kg – Lim – £990Haquoy. Sim – £990 Netherskaill, Birsay. 401-450kg – Lim – £1095, £1030 Haquoy. 451-500kg – A-A – £1090 Hackland, Dounby.

Heifers – 251-300kg – SA X – £780 Redland. 301-350kg – SA X – £840 Redland. Lim – £805 Redland. 401-450kg – Char – £980 Quoys, South Ronaldsay. Lim – £970 Haquoy. A-A – £890 Hackland; £815 Lower Ellibister, Rendall. 451-500kg – Char – £1050 Quoys. A-A – £950 Hackland. 501-550kg – BS – £1080 Georth.

Lanark

All classes sold dearer on the week with more hill-type ewes forward for Lawrie and Symington’s weekly sale of 402 ewes and hoggs with lambs at foot,

The sale was topped at £87 per life for Mule hoggs with Charollais lambs at foot from Messrs Fry, Porterstown.

Ewes with lambs hit a top price of £68 per life for Texels from Messrs Jeffrey, Smiddyhill.

The firm also sold 204 store cattle earlier this week, where bullocks and heifers averaged 224.9p per kg and 219.4p respectively.

Bullocks were topped at £1355 for an Aberdeen-Angus from Ledrishbeg, and to 243.6p per kg for a Beef Shorthorn from Netherfauld House.

A Limousin from Netherurd Mains topped the heifers at £1400, whilst Charolais from the same home attained 244.5p.

LEADING prices

Ewes with lambs – Welsh – £55, £49 Whitegates. Tex – £68, £60, £59 Whitegates. BF – £55 Whitegates; £45 Eastfield of Wiston; £45 East Mitchelton. Chev – £65 Findatie; £61 Smiddyhill. Chev Mule – £60 Whitegates. X – £63 Smiddyhill; £59 Eastfield of Wiston. Jacob – £54 Eastfield of Wiston. Swaledale – £44 Whitegates.

Hoggs with lambs – Tex – £70 Ladyurd. BF – £48 Ladyurd. X – £87 (x2) Porterstown.Hoggs with twins – X – £70 Porterstown.

Store cattle – Bullocks – 0-250kg – £500, 200p Dawyck Mill. 251-300kg – £610, 206.1p Waulkmill. 301-350kg – £730, 234.7p East Mains of Ballencrieff. 351-400kg: £955, 243.6p Netherfauld House. 401-450kg – £1035, 232.1p Kirkton of Crawford. 451-500kg – £1135 Kepscaith; 240p Greenwall. 501-550kg – £1170 Castlehill; 226.1p Mannerston. 551-600kg – £1275, 227.7p Kepscaith. 601-650kg – £1350, 208.3p Ledrishbeg. 651kg + – £1355, 207.8p Ledrishbeg.

Heifers – 0-350kg – £700, 224.4p Newhouses. 351-400kg – £875 Parkhall; 229.7p East Kinleith. 401-450kg – £955 Parkerston; 224.4p Gair. 451-500kg – £1120, 244.5p Netherurd Mains. 501-550kg – £1120 Brewshot; 213p Kirkton of Crawford. 551-600kg – £1245, 208.2p Ledrishbeg. 601kg + – £1400, 216p Netherurd Mains.

Hexham

Hexham and Northern Marts’ final sale in the month of May, had a 302 head catalogued entry of store cattle.

Sale leader was a Limousin cross heifer from Joshua White, Troughend, which topped the trade at £1850.

Bullocks also sold well and to a top price of £1340 for an Aberdeen-Angus from Michael Lishman, Fell Lane.

A large show of cast sheep met a steady trade, peaking at £108 for a Texel tup from Alan Lawson, South Farm, whilst store hoggs sold to £90 for a Texel cross from JT Nixon and Sons, Stotsfold.

LEADING prices

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1130 Ingoe Low Hall; £1015 Lunns House. BB X – £1240 Camphill. Cattle 17-22months – Char X – £1190 Castle Nook. Lim X – £1200, £1145 (x2), £1135 Ingoe Low Hall. BB X – £1145, £1050 Camphill. A-A X – £1340 Fell Lane; £1160 Moorlaws. Cattle 11-16months – Char X – £1070 Cooper House; £945 Hackford. Lim X – £1280 Brownsleazes and Armond Carr; £1250, £1130, £1105 Armond Carr; £1190 Midgeholme; £1175, £1115 Grange House; £1170 Midgeholme; £1155 Low Eshells; £1145 Taylor Burn; £1100 Low Eshells and Castle Nook. Blonde X – £1250, £1245, £1050 Brownsleazes. BB X – £980, £900 West Moorhouses. Sim X – £1045, £985, £905 Hartley West. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £905, £870 (x2) Burnbank; £850 Tedcastle and Longlea; £840 East Plenmeller.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1105 Lunns House and Ingoe Low Hall; £1100, £1025 Lunns House. BB X – £1260, £1250 Camphill. A-A X – £960, £950, £930 Bankfoot. Cattle 17-22months – Char X – £1280, £1240 Thrunton; £1050 Castle Nook; £1135 Ingoe Low Hall. Lim X – £1850 Troughend; £1210 Camphill;£1175 Ingoe Low Hall; £1130 Camphill;£1125 Lowfield; £1090 Moorlaws; £1000 Ingoe Low Hall. BB X – £1130 Camphill. Cattle 11-16months – Char X – £1090, £1050 Cooper House; £960 Castle Nook. Lim X – £1255 Grange House; £1205, £1065 Piatroon; £1170 Midgeholme; £1160, £1070 Low Eshells; £1150 Piatroon; £1100 Midgeholme and Grange House; £1085 Hammershield; £1060 Tedcastle. Blonde X – £1250 Brownsleazes. BB X – £1090, £900 West Moorhouses. Sim X – £890 Hartley West. A-A X – £1095, £1035, £1025 Hedley Park; £955, £945, £930, £915, £905 Lowfield. BS – £900 Hedley Park. Cattle 10 months and under –Char X – £825 Castle Nook. Lim X – £1110 Low Eshells; £1010, £845 Longlea.

Store sheep – Tex – £108, £100, £94 (x2) South Hallington; £90 Stotsfold; £88 South Hallington; £86 St Oswalds. Tex X – £96, £95 South Hallington; £90 Hard Riding; £88 Stotsfold; £86 Longshaws; £85 Closehead; £84 South Hallington; £80 East Flass and Haggwood. Suff – £78 Haggwood. Suff X – £84 St Oswalds; £80, £77 East Flass. Char – £90 St Oswalds. Chev X – £62 South Colwell. Mule – £77 South Hallington; £74 Closehead; £73 Hawksteel; £72 Longwitton; £71 West Shields; £70 Kingswood; £66 Haggwood. BF – £71 Longwitton; £68 Rusheylaw and Closehead; £62 Closehead. Swaledale – £68 Stotsfold; £60 Hammershield; £59 Stotsfold and The Shield; £58 Hammershield; £53 The Shield; £52 Hawksteel; £50 Mains Rigg. Shetland – £38 Doe Crag.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £90 Stotsfold; £82 Rye Hill and Highfield; £80, £74 (x2) Closehead. Mule – £82 Hawksteel; £75 Moss Kennels. BF – £70 Highfield. Swaledale – £58 Rattenraw.

Dumfries

Trade was again sharper on the previous event at C and D Auction Marts’ fortnightly sale of 244 store cattle where bullocks and heifers averaged 219.5p and 214p per kg respectively.

Cattle from Tarbert topped both the bullocks and heifers at 231.1p per kg and 300p respectively.

Top per head was £1170 paid for an Aberdeen-Angus from High Auchneel

The firm’s spring sale of beef breeding cattle saw 183 heifers with calves at foot forward, which sold to £2350 for two Salers with bull calves at foot from Kildarroch.

On Monday, the firm’s monthly sale of pigs saw entries forward from as far afield as North Yorkshire and the Mull of Kintyre.

Sows and boars sold to £160, baconers to £150, cutters to £105, porkers to £72 and weaners to £58.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1090 Gimmenbie; £1085 High Auchneel; £1040 Halldykes; £980 Edingham; £935 Meikleholm; £900 Nether Rigg. Sal – £1075, £1055, £1030 Auchenfad. A-A – £1035 Auld Mills; £1005 Meikleholm; £975 Kirkland. BS – £1035, £1020 Auld Mills. BB – £1130 Halldykes; £1015 Gimmenbie. Luing – £1000 Tushielaw. Sim – £995 Gimmenbie; £960 Halldykes; £900 (x2) Rockhallhead. Fri – £885 Kirkland.

Heifer – Lim – £1090, £1070 (x2), £1065 High Auchneel. A-A – £1170, £1125, £1070, £1050 High Auchneel; £1040 Auld Mills; £1070 Craigdarroch. BB – £1030 Gimmenbie. Sal – £1020, £1000 Auchenfad. Char – £1120, £1085, £1050 High Auchneel. BS – £1005, £900 Auld Mills. Sim – £950 Newbie Mains and High Auchneel.

Bulls – Sim – £1105 Newbie Mains. Lim – £1010 Denbieyett.

Breeding cattle – Heifers with bull calf – Sals – £2350 (x2) £2250, £2000, Kildarroch. Lim – £2300 (x2), £2100, £2050, Garmartin; £2200 Milantae; £2050 Riggheads. Sim – £2300, £1900 Kildarroch; £1900 Hartbush. BB – £2200 Riggheads. A-A – £2100 (x2), £2000, £1950 (x3), £1900 Riggheads. BS – £1950, £1920, £1850 (x2), No 2 Tregallon; £1700 Kildarroch. Mont – £1800 Riggheads. Hfd – £1700 (x2) Pendicle.

Heifer with heifer calves – BB – £2300, £1800 Riggheads. Sals – £2200, £1950, £1900 (x2) Kildarroch. BS – £2050, £1920, £1820 No 2 Tregallon; £1900 Kildarroch. AA – £2000 £1800 Riggheads. Sim – £1950 Riggheads; £1850 Wardpark. Hfd – £1900 Pendicle.

Cows with bull calf – A-A – £1700 Boghead. BS – £1650 No2 Tregallon. Lim – £1620 No2 Tregallon.

Cows with heifer calf – Lim – £2200 (x3) £2100, £2000, £1950 Garmartin; £1900 Wynholm. BS – £1680 No2 Tregallon.

In-calf cows – Lim – £1800, £1680, £1600 Pearsby Hall.

In-calf heifers – Lim – £1850 Pearsby Hall. A-A – £1250 Tearman.

Bulling heifers – Lim – £1200 Farding James. A-A– £1150 King St.

Stirling (Cale)

ON Monday, Caledonian Marts had forward 237 store cattle at their fortnightly sale, where bullocks and heifers averaged 223p per kg and 213p respectively.

Bullocks sold to a top price of 273p per kg for Simmentals from WM Hendry, Immeroin, Balquhidder.

Lead price per head was £1150 on two occasions for Charolais and Limousins both of which were consigned by D Mckenzie, Ardgate, Gartocharn.

Charolais from B and M Rozgo, Kilmeny, Islay, topped the heifers at 276p per kg.

Top price per head amongst the heifers was £1100 paid for Limousins from D Mckenzie, Ardgate, Gartocharn.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1100 Ardgate; £1060 Bogside; £1010 Cleugh; £1000 Stenhouse.

Heifers – £990 Ardgate and Drumlochy; £980 Acres and Drumlochy; £910 Glenside; £900 Ardgate.

Quoybrae

STORE cattle met the dearest trade of the season at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 86 cattle, where bullocks and heifers averaged 232.9p per kg and 223.3p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 277.5p per kg for 382kg Charolais crosses from West Watten, Watten, and to £1230 for a 558kg Simmental from Newton, Swiney.

A 379kg Charolais cross also from West Watten, topped the heifers at 263.9p, and £1060 was achieved on two occasions firstly, for a 458kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Newton, Swiney, and then for a 502kg Simmental Cross from Elzy, Staxigoe.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £470, 201.7p Myrelandhorn, Kirk. 251-300kg – £685 West Brims, Forss; 254.6p Larel, Halkirk. 301-350kg – £880, 263.5p Balbeg, Spittal.351-400kg – £1060, 277.5p West Watten. 401-450kg – £1090 Elzy; 247.6p West Watten. 451-500kg – £1145 Cruthni, Tofts; 237.5p Newton. 501-550kg – £1190, 229.1p Cruthni. 551-600kg – 220.4p Newton.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £470, 205.2p Myrelandhorn. 251-300kg – £745, 253.4p Myrelandhorn. 301-350kg – £835, 259.3p Myrelandhorn. 351-400kg – £1000, 263.9p West Watten. 401-450kg – £1000, 237.5p Elzy. 451-500kg – £1060, 231.4p Newton. 501-550kg – 211.2p Elzy.