Special sales

A buoyant demand was witnessed at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale of store and weaned cattle which saw 463 head forward.

Topping the stores was a Limousin cross steer from Messrs Crowther, West Trailtrow, Lockerbie, that made £1330.

Heifers peaked at £1300 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Brown, Willows, Workington.

The 230 weaned cattle was led by a yearling Limousin bull from Karen Henshall, Sarkshields, which realised £1530.

A larger entry of 322 calves, reached £520 for a pair of Limousin bulls from Messrs Sharp, Wolsty Hall, Silloth.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1330, £1250, £1190 West Trailtrow; £1250, £1145, £1120 High Wreay; £1220 Woodhouse; £1215, £1155, £1105 Town Foot; £1195 Croft House; £1165 Barton Dale; £1165 Town End; £1160 Briggle; £1145 Flimby Hall; £1125 Wydon Eals. BB – £1270, £1180, £1160, £1140 Sandbed; £1220, £1140, £1125 Carleton Hill; £1170, £1155 Bankend; £1150 Seymour House; £1145 Newton Field; £1135 West Trailtrow; £1135, £1125, £1100 Heggle Lane; £1100 Walloway. Welsh Black – £1255 Barton Dale. Char – £1230 Spittalriddinghill; £1210 (x2), £1190 Church View; £1200 Wicketthorn; £1170 (x2) Redhouse; £1155 Bricggle; £1100 Waters Farm. A-A – £1200, £1190, £1035 Brampton Fell; £1160 Briggle; £1150 West Trailtrow; £1145 Town End; £1120 Cockley Bank; £1080 Hayclose; £1045 The Howes; £1010 Beech House. Hfd – £1180 West Trailtrow. Fleck – £1145 Limekins. Sim – £1130 Chapel House; £1100 Hayclose; £1005, £990 Frankstown. BS – £1110 Town End; £900 Hill Farm. Mont – £1100 Brackenthwaite; £990 Heggle Lane. Whitebred Shorthorn – £1050, £1020, £950, £900 Whitbysteads. Blonde – £1040 Brackenthwaite. Gall – £1020, £885 Whitbysteads. South Devon – £1010 Newlands. BF – £995 West Trailtrow; £885, £795, £770 Brackenslack. HF – £900 Gamerigg. Maine-Anjou – £890 Frankstown. BS – £810 Lane Head. Stab – £805, £760, £755 The Ash.

Heifers – Lim – £1300 Willows; £1270 Wicketthorn; £1240, £1135, £1130 High Wreay; £1190, £1160 Woodhouse; £1170 Windy Nook; £1140 Demesne; £1120 Hayclose;£1120 Gillhead. Sim – £1240 Wicketthorn; £1055, £995, £905 Brisco Hall. BB – £1190, £1160 Woodhouse; £1095 Beech House; £1090 Wood Head; £1085 Carleton Hill; £1070 Hill Farm; £1060, £1000 Wydon Eals; £1040 Newton Field; £1025 Kaysbank; £1000 Hayclose; £1000 Windy Hill. Whitebred Shorthorn – £1145 Lane Head. Hfd – £1135 Hill Farm. Blonde – £1090 Brackenthwaite. Char – £1035 Laversdale. A-A – £1035 Cockley Bank; £945 Newton Field; £920 Brisco Hall; £900 Windy Hill. Fleck – £970 Limekilns. Mont – £945 Kinkry Hill.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1530, £1180 Sarkshields; £1040 West Moorhouses; £980 Park View. BB – £940 The Craggs. A-A – £915 Campingholm. Heifers – Lim – £1210 The Craggs; £1100, £990 Muirston; £940 East Haydon; £900 Park View. BB – £1110 East Haydon; £1100 Muirton. Char – £820 Netherton. BG – £810, £720 Barsalloch. A-A – £745 Sexton House.

Steers – Lim – £990 Hedley East; £950 Balgray Hill; £910 East Haydon; £860 Low Garth; £860 Glendue. BB – £905, £900 Glendue. Sim – £825 Heatheridge. A-A – £825 Low Tipalt; £700 Barsalloch. BG – £780 Barsalloch. Blonde – £760 Burn House. Hols – £740 (x2) Edenbanks. Hfd – £725 Barsalloch.

Stirling UA

United Auctions sold 496 store and 122 OTM cattle at their weekly sale, where bullocks and heifers averaged 226.03p per kg and 215.58p respectively.

Limousin crosses topped the bullocks at 313.20p per kg for a 190kg entry from Coalheugh Glen, and to £1370 for a 644kg bullock from Craigenton.

Among the heifers, trade peaked at 278.40p for a 194kg Limousin cross from Coalheugh Glen, and to £1260 for a 638kg Beef Shorthorn cross from Bogtonlea and Wester Clevage.

A Charolais cross from Leslie Park, led the young bulls selling for 215.70p, whilst top per head at £1170 was a Limousin cross from Stralochy. They levelled at 196.27p.

Also sold were 892 breeding sheep, which hit a top of £106 for Texel cross hoggs with lambs at foot from T Muirhead, Carse of Trowan.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £680, 313.20p Coalheugh Glen. 251-300kg – £805, 268.30p Ardentraive. 301-350kg – £810, 261.30p Coalheugh Glen. 351-400kg – £945 Balgray; 248.0p Glenrath. 401-450kg – £1030, 235.70p Glenrath. 451-500kg – £1080 Wardpark; 234.10p Craigenton. 501-551kg – £1150 Stewarton; 220.40p Nether Dalkeith. 552-601kg – £1285 Stewarton; 224.60p Craigenton. 602-651kg – £1370, 212.70p Craigenton.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £560 Dyke; 278.40p Coalheugh Glen. 251-300kg – £705 Gateside; 263.80p Coalheugh Glen. 301-350kg – £810, 238.90p Glenrath. 351-400kg – £860 Dovecote; 227.50p Gateside. 401-450kg – £995, 222.10p Noblehall. 451-500kg – £995 Bandirran; 219.70p Tulloch Farms. 501-551kg – £1100, 205.20p Wester Bleaton. 552-601kg – £1160, 204.90p Drumlochy. 602-651kg – £1260, 197.50p Bogtonlea and Wester Clevage.

Young bulls – 401-450kg – £880, 215.70p Leslie Park. 501-551kg – £1070, 202.70p Stralochy. 552-601kg – £1170, 197.00p Stralochy.

Breeding sheep – Hoggs with lambs – Tex X – £106 T Muirhead, Carse of Trowan. Mule – £94 G Muirhead, Carse of Trowan. Chev/Mule – £92.00 Over Blainslie Farm.

Ewes with lambs – Single – Tex X – £73 James McCaig. Mule – £66 Otter Estate. BF – £45 Otter Estate.

Twins – Tex X – £72 James McCaig. Mule – £62 Otter Estate.Chev Mule – £72 James McCaig.

Wigton

More than 300 store cattle were forward for Hope's Auctioneers' sale where trade reached £1465 for a British Blue steer from Messrs Steel, The Laurels Farm.

Topping the heifers was a Limousin from Messrs Miller, Allerby Hall, selling for £1425.

LEADING prices

Bulls – Lim – £1205, £1095 Woodhall; £1175, £1165, £1145 (x4) Hill House; £1155, £1145, £1115, £1035, £1015 Woodhouse; £1125 (x2), £1085, £1035, £945 High Parson, Tudhope; £1125 Harrot Hill; £1085 Fitz, Bell; £1085, £1035, £1005, £985, £965, £945 (x2) Stanger Hill, Fell; £1015, £965, £955 (x2) Croft House; £950 Clea Mire, Holliday. BB – £1055 Stanger Hill. Sim – £1205, £1195, £1185, £1145 (x3), £1095 (x2) Woodhouse. Char – £1175 Hill House, Harrison; £1115, £1085, £1075, £1005 Clea Mire; £905 Beck, Harrison. Blonde – £1025 Harrot Hill; £815 Carwath, Coulthard. Pied – £985 Stanger Hill. A-A – £595 Carwath, Coulthard. Hols – £695 Stanger Hill.

Bullocks ­– Lim – £1405, £1355, £1175 Greenah Villa; £1395, £1375 Allerby Hall; £1285, £1185 Harrot Hill, Stamper; £1265, £1245, £1205 (x2), £1185 Blackdyke; £1245 Park House; £1235, £1215, £1045 Kelmore Hills; £1195 Prior House; £1175 Sleightholme; £1155, £1105 Lairdlaugh; £1145 Fell View; £1135 (x2), £1085, £1045, £995 Arnold House; £1115, £1025 Pasture House; £1065 Nerewater; £1015, £985, £965 Low Garth; £1005, £945 Pond House; £985, £965 High, Rome; £945 (x2) Oaker Lodge. BB – £1465, £1175, £1165, £1155 The Laurels; £1335, £1295 Prior House; £1275, £1265, £1215, £1175, £1145, £1085 Blackdyke; £1235 Cumdivock House; £1115 Kelmore Hills; £1115 Sleightholme; £1095 Seaville Cote; £1095 Crook A Fleet; £1035 Swinsty; £1025, £985 Pasture House; £1015, £995 ,£975 Arnold House. Char – £1365 Prior House; £1245 Hill House; £1095 Pond House. A-A – £965, £955, £905 Pasture House; £935 Whins Farm; £765 Beech Tree. Sim – £1265 (x2) Parkgate Hall; £845 Pasture House. BS – £955 Arnold House. Swedish Red – £955 Arnold House. Norweign Red – £885 Arnold House. Brown Swiss – £955 Arnold House. Frie – £795 Nerewater; £645 Beech Tree. Hols – £975 Arnold House; £935, £745 Pasture House; £855 (x2) Cumrew.

Heifers – Lim – £1425 Allerby Hall; £1355, £1335, £1325, £1285, £1245, £1215, £1185 (x2) Hill House; £1335, £1015, £995 Pond House; £1255, £1145, £1105 Wampoo; £1245 The Laurels; £1215, £1075 Park House; £1185 Greenah Villa; £1175, £1155, £1125, £1055, £1025 Greengill; £1155, £1075 Lairdlaugh; £1095 Blackdyke; £1065, £975, £965 High, Rome; £1065, £1055 Low Braithwaite; £1005 Gate Ghyll; £975 Arnold House. BB – £1405 Hill House; £1185, £1145 The Laurels; £1135 Pond House; £1075 Arnold House; £1055 Seaville Cote; £975, £925 (x2) Swinsty; £905 Whins. A-A – £1195 Greengill; £1105 Broomhills; £1085 The Laurels. Char – £1105 Hill House. Sim – £1335 Greengill; £1165 Hill House.

Ayr

More than 300 store cattle and beef bulling heifers were forward for Craig Wilson's weekly sale, where all classes sold dearer on the week, with bullocks and heifers averaging 220.3p per kg and 217.2p respectively.

Top price came in the form of Aberdeen-Angus cross bullocks from Littleton, achieving £1240, while lead price per kg was 270p for Charolais bullocks from Upper Ettrick.

Among the heifers it was a Simmental from Whiteridden, that led the trade at £1300 and 254.9p.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1340 Littleton; £1245 Laigh Corton; £1195 Clonbeith; £1155 Maryport; £1095 Dunrod; £1035 Kirkland; £1030 Watston. Hfd – £1320 Littleton; £1000 Watston. Char – £1300, £1205, £1095 Eskechraggan; £1245 Laigh Corton; £1040 Balligmorrie. Lim – £1160 Meadownay; £980, £900 Glendoune; £890 Mid Craigton. Saler – £1100 Garpel; £960, £900 Kirkton; £870 Garpel. BS – £1060 Eskechraggan. Sim – £1030 Clonbeith; £1000 Kirkland; £905 Glendoune. BB – £885, £875 Girthill. Frie – £920 South Palmerston; £900 Watston; £850 Barmickhill.

Heifers – Sim – £1300 Whiteridden. A-A – £1250 High Craighead; £1230 Clonbeith; £1115 Maryport; £1005 Millhill; £980 Monkwood. Lim – £1245, £1230, £1150 Knockterra; £1220, £1100 Craichmore; £1020 Millhill; £1010 (x2) Craichmore. BB – £1100 Broadshean. BS – £1030 Clonbeith. Saler – £915, £905 High Craighead. Hfd –£900 Watston.

Thainstone

All classes of breeding cattle increased in value at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 96 adult breeding cattle.

Top price was £3600 paid for a Limousin cross cow with a spring-born Limousin steer calf from East Gowkhill, Maud.

In-calf heifers from A Gibb, Backhill of Seggat, were topped at £2350 for Simmental crosses.

Demand for the 668 ewes with lambs at foot continued to reach high levels, with all breeds keenly bid for.

Ewes with lambs sold to £82 per life for Texels with lamb and half from Rumblie, Craigievar, whilst hoggs with lambs peaked at £74 for Cheviots with lamb and a half from South Farden, Newburgh.

LEADING prices

Breeding cattle – Heifer with calves – Bull calf – Lim X – £2650 South Blachrie, Fyvie. Char X – £2550 Roundhome, Corse. Sim X – £2500 Roundhome, Mains of Drumdollo, Drumblade. Lim – £2400 Roundhome. Sim – £2350 Mains of Drumdollo. Heifer calf – Lim X – £2600 South Blachrie. Sim X – £2500 Mains of Drumdollo. Char X – £2450 Mains of Drumdollo. Lim – £2400 Mains of Drumdollo. Sim – £2300 Roundhome. BB X – £2000 Mains of Drumdollo.

Cow and calves – Bull calf – Lim X – £3600 East Gowkhill, Maud. Sim X – £1700 Home Farm, Pitillock, Freuchie. Heifer calf – Lim X – £2550 Braes of Enzie, Buckie.

In calf heifer – Summer calvers – Sim X – £2350 (x2) Backhill of Seggat, Auchterless. Sim – £2300 (x2) Backhill of Seggat. Lim X – £2150 (x2) Backhill of Seggat. Autumn calvers – Sim X – £2000 (x3) Backhill of Seggat. Sim – £2950 (x2) Backhill of Seggat. BB – £1850 (x2) Backhill of Seggat.

In calf cow – Lim X – £1180 Clunycrichton, Banchory. Sim X – £1150 Clunycrichton.

Bulls – Sim – 3200gns Woodhead of Laithers, Auchterless. Lim – £2900 Craigton, Lumphanan. Char – £2400 Cluny, Rafford.

Hoggs and single lamb – Jac – £72 Wynford, Kingswells. Tex – £72 Mains of Tollo, Turriff. Chev Mule – £70 Clochnahill, Stonehaven. Suff – £70 Clochnahill. Cont – £68 Mains of Tollo. Tex X – £62 Newton of Clunie, Turriff. Shetland X – £50 South Farden. BF – £50 Clochnahill. Hoggs and twin lambs – Zwar – £66 Wynford. Gimmers with twin lambs – Suff X – £68 Wynford. BF – £66 Evergreen, Kininmonth.

Ewes and single lamb – Tex – £76 Huntly Lodge, Huntly; Tex – £76 Lost Farm, Strathdon. Tex X – £71 (x2) Lost Farm; £70 Lost Farm. Cont – £70 Evergreen.

Ewes and lamb and half – Belt – £74 Huntly Lodge. Chev Mule – £70 Pollowick, Cromdale. Mule – £70 Pollowick; £69 Sunnyside, Meikle Wartle; £68 South Camaloun. Cont – £67 Wynford. Jacob – £64 Pollowick. Tex X – £64 Lost Farm.

Ewes and twin lambs – Dor – £60 Evergreen. Tex X – £56 Huntly Lodge. Sht – £43 Poolside.

Cockermouth

All classes met a brisk trade through Mitchells Auction market, where trade peaked at £1215 for a Charolais heifer from Messrs Graham, Lynedraw, Ireby.

Steers were topped at £1175 for a Limousin from Messrs Noble, Gibbtarn, Beckermet, whilst more of the same led the bulls at £1005 from RA Rawling, Overcroft, Greysouthen.

A strong entry of 550 ewes with lambs were also forward and sold to £132 twice; both for Texel ewes with single Beltex lambs from Woodhow, Wasdale.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steer – Lim – £1175, £1135 Gibbtarn; £1095 Hill Farm; £1065 Stockbridge. BB – £1165, £1135 Brackenbarrow; £1135(x2), £1075 Gibbtarn; £1065 Overcroft. Lincoln Red – £1065 Fairladies. Char – £1065, £1015 Stockbridge. A-A – £1015, £1005 Tarn Cottage. BS – £1005 Hilltop. HF – £845 Broom Park.

Heifer – Char – £1215 Lynedraw. Lim – £1175, £1085 Lynedraw; £1175, £1075 Birk Howe, £1095 (x3) Gibbtarn; £1075 (x2) Hill Farm; £1045 Gate Ghyll. BS – £1075, £995 Hilltop. BB – £1065, £985 Fairlaides; £1065, £1055, £975 (x2) Sorrowstones; £975 Grange Farm. HF – £880 Grange Farm.

Bulls – Lim – £1005 Overcroft. BS – £885, £835 Longmoor Head. A-A – £875 Brackenbarrow.

Store cows – A-A – £995 Beck Farm. Lim – £875 Mite House. Sim – £925, £865 Near Swallowhurst. Hfd – £795 Newsham.

Hoggs with lambs – Tex – £89, £88, £85 Highside. Mule – £80 Branthwaite.

Ewes with lambs – Tex – £132 (x2) Woodhow; £98, £86 Hollin Head; £74, £71 Stockhill; £72 Clough House. Suff – £68 Hollin Head. Chev – £62 Hollin Head. Swaledale – £54, £50, £46 Bridge End; £45.50 Newsham. Mule – £68 Brimmer Head; £66, £65, £62 The Steading. Herdwick – £52, £47, £45, £44 Troutal; £47, £45 (x2), £43 Howside; £46 (x2) Brimmer Head; £46 Woodhow; £45, £44.50 Burnthwaite.

Lanark

Lawrie and Symington held their final sale of the season of 624 ewes and hoggs with lambs at foot, where a mixed show for quality still met a strong trade.

The sale was topped at £80 per life for Mule hoggs with twin Charollais lambs from Messrs Fry, Porterstown, whilst ewes and lambs sold to £66 for Texels from Craigside.

LEADING prices

Ewes with lambs – Tex – £66, £55 Craigburn. BF – £54 East Mitchelton; £40 Whitegates. Chev – £62, £58 East Mitchelton; £59 Findatie; £56, £55 Langshaw. She – £43 Yeldabrek; £30 Purtabreck; £30 Yeldabrek; £27 Whitegates; £25 Cranston. Jac – £60 Craigburn. HW – £48 East Mitchelton. Swa – £38 Whitegates.

Hoggs with lambs – Tex – £67, £60 Craigburn; £60 Langshaw. Suf – £75 Craigburn. Char – £64 Southholm. Chev – £45 Southholm. X – £80, £70 Porterstown; £70 Muirhouses. She – £40 Southholm; £35 Whiteside. Rou – £63 Langshaw.

Hexham

Trade lifted again on the week at Hexham and Northern Marts' sale of 336 store cattle, which saw a top price of £1520 for a Limousin cross young bull from the Carruthers family, Silloans.

A small but select number of older, forward cattle peaked at £1370 for a Limousin bullock from George Brown, Old Hall, Durham with more of the same leading the heifers at £1350 for Messrs Jackson, Midgeholm.

Cast ewes and rams met strong demand with averages £8 up on the week. They sold to £104 for a Suffolk cross ewe from R Beattie, East Highridge, whilst Mule ewes peaked at £88 from RFs Newall, Low Barns.

Store hoggs sold to £95 per head for three Texel cross hoggs from D and J Baty, Catreen.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1355 Old Hall. Sim X – £1070 Dalton Hill Head. A-A X – £1240, £1120, £1060, £1040 Dalton Hill Head. Cattle 17-22months – Char X – £1320, £1310, £1300, £1260 Satley, £1225, £1165 White House Birtley. Lim X – £1370, £1340, £1330 Old Hall; £1270 White House Birtley; £1130 Raggetsyke. Sim X – £1290, £1275 Satley; £1065 Burdonside. Cattle 11-16months – Char X – £1295 White House Birtley; £1165 Rare Dean; £1080 Redsteads; £930 Westburnhope. Limousin x steers – £1245, £1230 White House Birtley; £1190 Grange House and Silloans; £1175 Midgeholme; £1170, £1160, £1145 Silloans; £1140 Low Eshells; £1130 Silloans and Low Eshells; £1125 White House Birtley and Midgeholme. Blonde X – £1075 Silloans. BB X – £1150, £1005 Errington; £1035 Redburn; £1000 Glendue. Sim X – £1165, £1105, £1090, £1050, £980, £945 Hartley West. A-A X – £1070, £940 Hedley Park; £930 Raggetsyke. BS – £885 Hedley Park. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1050 Redburn; £900 Prospect Grange. BB X – £995 Glendue.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1220, £1210 Middle Heads; £1170 Ingoe Low Hall; £1110 Middle Heads; £1045 Redburn; £960 Ingoe Low Hall. Cattle 17-22months – Char X – £1230, £1025 Rare Dean; £1105 White House Birtley; £1045 Raggetsyke. Lim X – £1290, £1070, £1020 Ingoe Low Hall; £1165 Raggetsyke; £1025 Brackenthwaite; £930 Midgeholme. BB X – £1015 Brackenthwaite. Sim X – £1020 High Fotherley. A-A X – £1125, £1075 High Fotherley; £990 Brackenthwaite. Hfd X – £950 Brackenthwaite. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1350, £1210, £1075 Midgeholme; £1280 White House Birtley and Silloans; £1260 Middle Heads; £1195, £1030 Dukesfield Hall; £1180 Silloans; £1165 Grange House; £1110 Silloans and Dukesfield Hall; £1100 Grange House, Silloans and Low Eshells; £1090 Silloans and Burntongues; £980 Low Eshells; £955 Redburn; £950 Grange House. BB X– £980 Errington. Sim X – £945, £930 Hartley West. A-A X – £840 Hedley Park. BS – £820 Hedley Park. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1020 Prospect Grange.

Cast sheep – Tex X –£102 (x2) Catreen; £100 Catreen and Rawfoot; £98, £90 Capheaton New Houses; £92 Newshield; £88 East Wharmley; £83 Wadley Farm; £82 Capheaton New Houses and Wadley; £80 Rawfoot. Suff X – £104 East Highridge; £100 Capheaton New Houses; £92 Low Barns. Chev X – £82 Prospect Grange; £76, £70 Falstone; £69 Sundaysight; £65 Falstone. Mule – £88, £80 Low Barns; £76 East Wharmley and Rawfoot; £75 Lunns House, Moorhouse Gate and Rawfoot; £72 Catreen; £70 Grasslees. BF – £78, £66 Brownsleazes. Swaledale – £60 Rawfoot; £56 Tarset Hall. Jacob – £74 East Highridge. Teeswater – £77 Westwoodfoot. Llanwenog – £50 Westwoodfoot and Carlcroft.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £95, £80 Catreen; £75 Rawfoot. Suff X – £78, £70 Capheaton New Houses; £65 East Highridge. Mule – £80 Rawfoot; £76, £69 Newshield; £64 Moorhouse Gate. Chev X – £74, £60 Grasslees. BF – £50 Grasslees. Swaledale – £40 Newshield. Jacob – £68, £60 Low Barns.

Penrith

On Monday Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 152 store cattle, where a dearer trade was witnessed with most cattle up £50-£60 per head on the fortnight.

The sale was topped at £1295 twice for a British Blue cross Limousin bullock and heifer both from Far Close Farms, Dufton.

Topping the young cattle at £1045 was a 10-month-old Limousin cross British Blue heifer from JE and DJ Hutchinson, Hebblethwaite Hall.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – BB – £1295, £1265 Far Close; £1175, £1135 (x3) Park Head (Hird); £1155, £1075 Glasslyn House; £1045 Askham Gate. Lim – £1255, £1245, £1185 (x2), £1165, £1145 Greenhow; £1125, £1095 Thorneycroft; £1105, £1075 (x2), £1065, £1045, £1035 Skelling; £1105, £1075, £1065 The Green, Holmes. Black and White – £1195, £1115 (x2), £1085 Greenhow. A-A – £1135 (x5) Street House. Char – £1125 Little Croft.

Heifers – BB – £1295, £1285 Far Close; £1175, £1145, £1125 (x2), £1095, £1065 (x2) Ravenwood Cottage; £1045 Hebblethwaite Hall. Lim – £1235 Greenhow; £1165, £1085, £1065 Highbeckside; £1155 (x2), £1135, £1095, £1035 Well House, Strong; £1115, £1095, £1075 Demesne, Robley; £1055 Harbour Flatt; £1045 Greenlands; £1025, £1005 The Green, Holmes; £1015 Low Row, Brass; £1015 (x2) Gill Head, Wilson; £1005 Thorneycroft. Char – £1225 Greenhow; £1075 Low Row, Brass. A-A – £1145 Glasslyn House.

Store bulls – Lim – £985 Howtown Hotel; £905 Sykeside.

Stirling (Cale)

Mule hoggs with single lambs led the way at Caledonian Marts sale of 286 breeding and store sheep, selling to £180 from J McKenzie, Ashfield, Balloch.

Among the nine store sheep, trade peaked at £48 for Blackface hoggs from B Walker, Carloonan, Inverary.

Also forward were 21 calves and stirks, which saw trade reach £370 for a Beef Shorthorn bullock calf from J Gilmour and Son, Drumelzier, Denny.

LEADING prices

Hoggs with lambs – Mule – £178, £176 Gibblaston. Gimmers with lambs – Lleyn £154 Lochnell Home. Ewes with lambs – Twins – Tex – £160 Lochnell Home. Chev – £155 Findatie and Carloonan. Chev X – £145 Carloonan. Single – Chev X – £128 Carloonan. Chev X – £122 Findatie. BF – £92 Carloonan.

Calves – Bullocks – Fleck – £330, £300, £250 Tarbet. BS – £290 Drumelzier; £230 Tarbet. Bulls – Fleck – £270, £230 Tarbet. Heifers – Char – £280 Dollarbank. Fleck – £270 Tarbet.

Longtown

The weekly sale of 516 ewes and hoggs with lambs, at C and D Auction Marts' sold to an extremely keen ring of buyers, selling to £106 a life for Texel hoggs with single lambs from Messrs MacTaggart, Station Yard.

One of the highlights of the sale would be the annual consignment of hoggs with lambs from RJ Muir, Low Stanley, who sold 156 sheep to top at £96 and average £84.35.

LEADING prices

Hoggs with singles – Tex – £106, £100, £99 Station Yard; £96, £95, £93, £90, £89, £85 Low Stanley; £92 Station Yard and Wallend. Suff – £90 Low Stanley; £85 Wallend. Char – £83 Low Stanley.

Gimmers with singles – Tex – £88 Low Stanley.Twins – Char – £70 Bayles. Greyface – £55 Bayles.

Ewes with singles – Tex – £96 Home Farm; £75 Wydon Eals. Mule – £73 Wydon Eals; £71, £65 Bayles. Dorset – £64 Bayles.

Ewes with twins – Tex – £90 Home Farm. Greyface – £69 Bayles, £64 Wydon Eals. BF – £51 Whithaugh.

Forfar

On Tuesday, Lawrie and Symington had forward 168 store and breeding cattle which saw bullocks and heifers average 223.7p per kg and 219.7p respectively.

Bullocks sold to £1165 for a 570kg Limousin cross from DM Keay and Sons, East Balloch, and to 267.6p per kg for a 340kg Limousin from D and I Mackintosh, Kirkton of Kingoldrum.

South Devon crosses weighing 446kg topped the heifers at £1040 from DJ Smith, Cranley, and sold to 253.5p for a 355kg Limousin cross from JA Millar, Kellyfield.

More South Devon crosses from DJ Smith, Cranley, led the young bulls at £810 and 187.9p per kg.

Attaining top price among the breeding cattle was a British Blue cow and Limousin bull calf from Tillygloom, which made £1400.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £970 Newbigging of Craighall. Lim – £1130 Hunthingfaulds; £1000, £910 Kirkton of Kingoldrum; £880, £870 Kellyfield. BS – £870 Ashmore and Strone; £800 Huntingfaulds. Sim – £1070, £1050 Ashmore and Strone; £905 East Balloch; £900, £890 Ashmore and Strone. South Devon – £1090, £1060, £1000 Cranley.

Heifers – A-A – £770 Newbigging of Craighall; £750 Balcalk. Lim – £900, £825, £800 Kellyfield. Char – £935 East Balloch; £850, £825 Kellyfield. BS – £890 Ashmore and Strone; £765 Waterside of Thornton. Sim – £890 Ashmore and Strone; £880 Kellyfield; £850, £840 Ashmore and Strone.

Oban

United Auctions sold 241 store cattle, 31 breeding cattle, 553 ewes and lambs and 430 feeding sheep at their sale where bullocks and heifers averaged 253.73p per kg and 241.91p respectively.

Topping the trade at £1130 was a 512kg Charolais cross bullock from Messrs Epps, Ardnave Farm, Islay. Top per kg was 325.80p paid for a 198kg Limousin cross from F Boa, Antuim, Mull.

Among the heifers, a 362kg Limousin cross attained £970 also from Messrs Epps, Ardnave, and sold to 289p for Limousin crosses from H Boa, Antuim, Mull.

Breeding cattle peaked at £2250 for a Simmental cross heifer with bull calf at foot from D Dempster, Barguillean, Taynuilt.

Texel cross ewes with twins from the Execs of the Late D MacDougall, Strathorchy, Dalmally, led the ewes and lambs, selling to £81.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A X – £1005, £975 (x4), £880 (x5) Ardnacross. BS X – £1035 Innishewan; £970 (x2), £815 (x4), Auchlyne. Char X – £1130, £1100 (x2), £1065, £1020 (x2), £980, £960 (x2), £950, £935 (x2), £905 (x2), Ardnave. Lim X – £1065, £1040, £1010 (x3), £960 (x4), £960 (x3), Ardnave; £955 (x4), Achnaba; £940 Dall Farm. Saler X – £885 Barnakill. Sim X – £930 Achnacone; £930 (x4) Cornaigmore, Coll; £900 (x4) Barguillean; £830 (x2) Cornaigmore, Coll.

Heifers – A-A X – £820 Ardnacross. BS X – £910, £865 (x2), £800 (x5) Auchlyne. Char X – £965, £950 Ardnave; £945 Salum, Tiree; £945 (x3), £940 Ardnave; £905, Salum, Tiree. Lim X – £970, £960, Ardnave; £960 Ardchatten. HF – £945 (x2) Ardnave; £910 (x2) Achnaba; £905, Ardnave. Sim X – £865 (x3) Cornaigmore, Coll.

Breeding cattle – Heifers with calves – £2250, £2150 Barguillean; £2000 (x3) Innishewan Farms. Cows with calves – £1300 Eoligarry, Barra; £1280 (x2), £1200 (x2), £1150 Kilvaree; £1180, £1100, Ellary Farms; £1080 Dalrannoch; £1060 Barguillean and Barnakill; £1050 Kilvaree.

Ewes with twin lambs – X – £81, £61 Strathorchy; £70 Ellary Estate; £64 Balephetrish, Tiree; £62 Kilvaree; £61 High Balantyre; £60 Maam Farm; £59, £58 Borve, Barra; £54 Gribun, Tiree; £54 Clachan, Tiree; £54 Ardveenish, Barra. BF – £46 Clachan, Tiree; £46 Kilvaree; £45 Creag A Mhadaidh; £45 Barbreck; £44 Ardmhor, Barra; £43 Ardveenish, Barra; £40 Ellary Estate.

Ewes with single lambs – X – £76, £72, £70, £60 Dunans; £66 Ellary Estate; £61 Borve; £60 High Balantyre; £63, £60, £56 Strathorchy; £58 Clachan, Tiree; £58 Borve, Barra; £58 Maam, £58, £50 St Brendan Road, Barra; £52 Glebe Hill; £50 Middlequarter, Uist; £50 Leanish, Barra. BF – £51 Barbreck; £50 Borve, Barra; £50 Clachan, Tiree; £50 Maam Farm; £50 Ellary Estate; £48 Balephetrish, Tiree; £48 Creag A Mhadaidh; £44 Ellary Estates.

Hoggs – Suff X – £78.50 Kilbride; £71 Middlequarter, N Uist. Tex X – £80 Clachan, Tiree. Chev – £70 Maam Farm. Mule – £67 Maam Farm. BF – £60 Fiart; £59 Stroneskar.

Feeding ewes – Suff X – £77 Middlequarter, N Uist. Tex X – £88 High Balantyre; £85 Barcaldine HF; £70 Tyree; £70 Tangasdale, Barra. Chev – £69 Balligarve; £66 Stalker Cottage; £65 Balnagown; £63 Tangasdale, Barra. X – £64 High Balantyre; £63 Ardmhor, Barra; £63 Tangasdale, Barra. Mule – £68 Lusraganbeag; £65 Borve, Barra; £62 Balligarve; £62 Oban Seil Croft; £60 Ricruin. BF – £69 Dunrostan; £67 Fiart; £64 Brackley; £57 Dunrostan; £56 Musdale.

Castle Douglas

All classes met a firm trade at Wallets Marts' sale of store and OTM cattle, without a U grade forward.

Despite the small show of store cattle, bullocks sold to 273.5p per kg from Ring of Barfad, and to £1005 from Grapling Farms, whilst heifers attained £940 from Nether Linkens.

LEADING prices

Steers – £1092.96, £1011.60 Ballinnie. Bulls – £1166.96 Clonyard. Cows – Gall – £966.52, £951.20 Nether Linkins. A-A – £912 Elrig Farm; £907.20 Ring of Barfad. Sim – £908.12 Auchencairn. BB – £823.84 Culcaigrie. Lim – £810 Auchencairn House; £806.52 Culcaigrie.

Lockerbie

On Tuesday, Harrison and Hetherington held their fortnightly sale of store cattle and cast cows, with as high a demand as anticipated, many smaller grass cattle on offer, quality was well bid for.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks topped the store trade at £1015 from Messrs McGarva, Barwhanny, and to 268p per kg for Herefords from Messrs Long, Keyla Park.

Heifers peaked at £1065 for more Aberdeen-Angus from Darlawhill, and to 241.9p for British Blues from Laverockhall.

LEADING prices

Store Cattle:

Steers – A-A – £1015 Barwhanny; £700, £685 Fingland. BB – £930, £760 Laverock Hall; £740 Kimmeter Green. Char – £890 Kimmeter Green. Lim – £840, £795 Barwhanny. Hfd – £830, £620 Keyla Park; £710 Copewood. HF – £800 Maxwellbank.

Heifers – A-A – £1065, £980, £790 Darlawhill; £600 Copewood. Char – £810(x2), £750, £660 Kimmeter Green. BB – £790, £750 Laverock Hall. Lim – £775 Laverockhall; £700 Barwhanny. Hfd – £670 Copewood; £550 Dinley.