Special sales for the week to include: Thainstone, Dingwall and more!

Dingwall

All classes once again commanded a firm trade at Dingwall and Highland Marts sale of 3025 store sheep.

Lambs balanced out at £54.77, selling to £78 on two occasions firstly for Texel crosses from Cragganvallie, Kiltarlity, and for a pen of Beltex crosses from Wester Coillemore, Invergordon.

Cheviots dominated the ewes at £90 on two occasions coming from Rhannich, Edderton, and South Balkeith, Tain.

Feeding Sheep peaked at £150 on four occasions, firstly for two Cheviot rams from Culburnie Croft, Kiltarlity, and again for more of the same breed rams from Nottingham Mains, Latheron.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Suff X – £77 Greenleonachs, Culbokie; £75 Rhevackin, Kiltarlity; £73 Fendom, Tain; £73 Foxhole, Kiltarlity. Tex X – £76.50 Borlum, Fort Augustus; £74.50 Slaggan Croft, Dingwall; £74 Rhevackin; £74 Balallan, Lochs; £72.50 Tomich, Beauly; £69.50 Cawdor Estate, Nairn. Chev X Shetland – £76 Invercannich House, Cannich. Chev – £74.50 Torachilty, Contin; £69.50 Bruntland, Newmore; £67 Carnoch, Strathconon. Mule – £74 Borlum; £66 Abersky, Torness; £66 Cawdor Estate. Char X – £69 Borlum. Swale – £65 Cawdor Estate.

Ewes – Chev – £86.50 South Balkeith; £84 Rhannich; £80 Culrain Mains, Ardgay, £80. Tex X – £79 Wester Coillemore; £70 Rossal, Rogart; £65.50 Lower Gartally, Drumnadrochit. Suff X – £70 Greenleonachs. BF – £60 South Scorrybreck Sheep Stock Club.

Feeding sheep – Chev ram – £120 Saluscraggie, Helmsdale; £100 Dell Farm, Ness. Belt X – £65 The Old Schoolhouse, Fearn.

Gimmer – BF – £100 Drynie Park, Muir of Ord; £90 Denside, Auchenblae. Tex X – £72 Greenleonachs. Chev – £68 Achfrish, Shinness.

Wdr – BF – £68 Borlum; £64 Redpoint, Gairloch.

Wigton

A five-month-old British Blue bull stirk led the way at Hope's auctioneers sale, selling to £565 from Messrs Harrington, Flatt Bank.

Heifer stirks sold to £535 for a four-month-old Charolais cross from Messrs Harrison, Dundraw.

Younger calves reached £350 for a three-week-old British Blue bull calf from Messrs Eilbeck, Plumbland.

A smaller show of store lambs topped at £128 for a Texel cross ewe lamb from EM and J Holliday, Clea Mire.

Wether lambs topped at £118 for Beltex crosses from T and J Airey, New Grange, Dearham.

LEADING prices

Stirk – Bull – BB – £565, £540, £490 Flatt Bank. Lim – £545 (x3) Balladoyle. Char – £505 Dundraw. A-A – £510 Flatt Bank. BB – £350 Plumbland. Heifer – Lim – £505 (x2) Balladoyle. Char – £535, £525 (x2), £510, £500 Dundraw.

Calves – Bull – Lim – £335, £295 Plumbland. Heifer – BB – £300 Plumbland. Lim – £220 Plumbland. Hfd – £310 Plumbland.

Store lambs – Dutch Tex – £210 Newby Hall. Belt – £118, £112.50, £110, £105, £103, £99.50, £97.50, £97 (x2), £96, £95.50, £95 (x2), £93, £90 New Grange; £117, £109, £95, £87 Low Garth; £107.50, £94, £92, £91.50 Grange View; £101, £97, £96.50, £95, £93 Fitz; £100.50, £95.50, £94 Upper Cleugh; £93 Grapes Barn; £91, £88.5 High Bewaldeth; £88 Bothel Craggs. Tex – £128, £119, £103, £93, £87, £85 Clea Mire; £114, £111.50, £107, £104.50, £103 Walton Wood Head; £111.50, £94 Prospect House; £102, £88 High Greenrigg;£98, £95 Stone Garth; £95.50, £87.5 Cherry Tree; £95, £94, £83 Buttermere Close; £94.50, £91.50 Cape Farm;£92.50, £91, £89 Birchraig; £84.50 Low Blaithwaite. Dutch Tex – £90 High Fell. Suff – £66 Cherry Tree.

St Boswells

An exceptional trade was met at Harrison and Hetherington's annual Autumn sale of breeding with trade peaking at £3200 for an Aberdeen-Angus stock bull from Messrs Marshall, Camieston.

The same home sold a strong consignment of stock cows to top at £1650 for a pair of Aberdeen-Angus crosses, to average £1322.

A special mention for Lot 72 which raised £1400 and was very generously donated to the MacMillan Cancer Support.

Cows and calves peaked at £2000 on two occasions both coming from Messrs Dalton, Milrighall.

A Limousin cross heifer and heifer calf sold for £2550 for Messrs King, Gospelhall, whilst bulling heifers met a great trade with Simmental Luings reaching £1680 for a pen from Wauchope Farms.

LEADING prices

In-calf cows – £1650 (x2), £1550 (x2), £1520 (x2), £1480, £1450 (x13) Camieston.

Cows and calves – £2000 (x2), £1720, £1600 (x2) Milrighall.

Heifers and calves – £2550, £2500, £2150, £2100 Gospelhall; £1950 Blakehopeburnhaugh; £1900 (x2) Gospelhall; £1850, £1800 (x2) Blakehopeburnhaugh.

In-calf heifers – £1400, £1350 (x2) Milrighall; £1320 Southdean, Clifton Park, Southdean; £1300 Clifton Park.

Bulling heifers – £1680 Wauchope; £1520, £1480 Ettrickshaws; £1480 High Keenly; £1440, £1320 Rule Valley Luings; £1300 Ettrickshaws.

Stock bulls – £3200, £2050 Camieston.

Ayr

Bullocks proved their worth at Craig Wilson's store cattle sale, selling to £1295 for a pair of Aberdeen-Angus crosses from Clevance, and to 268.2p per kg for a pen of Charolais from High Cairn.

Some 246 bullocks averaged 214.6p per kg, whilst 155 heifers levelled at 208.7p.

Heifers peaked at £1185 for Simmentals from Clevance, and to 256.1p for Limousins off Balluskie.

All classes sold dearer on the week among the 751 store and breeding sheep, where store lambs peaked at £80 for Suffolk from Balluski.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Wagyu – £1290 Killochhead. Lim – £1285,£1110, £1100 High Boydstone; £1270, £1235, £1090 Knocktera; £1170, £1120 Little Airies; £1120, £1080, £1050 Collennan; £1055 Castle Mains; £1050 (x2) Rosemount. A-A – £1260, £1100 Bowfield; £1230, £1130 Montgomerieston; £1190 Stoopshill; £1140 Coilsholm; £1090 Fernlea; £1005 Gabrockhill. Char – £1180 Bougang; £940 Mountop; £930 Barskelly. BB – £1080 Brieryside; £1030 Fore Rogerton. Sim – £1100 High Boydstone; £1055 Collennan; £1045 Stoopshill; £1020 Bougang;£1000 Rigghead. BS – £1030 Collennan; £1020 Rigghead; £1010 Dalvennan. Frie – £1110, £890 Coilsholm; £970 Kirminnoch; £900 High Branchal; £880 Gabrockhill.

Heifers – Lim – £1170, £1135 Little Airies; £1060 Dalvennan; £1050 (x2) Balluskie; £1020 High Branchal; £990 Kirkhill; £970 Barskelly. A-A – £1110, £1045 Fernlea; £970 Bowfield; £950 Rosemount; £915 Gabrockhill; £905 Fore Rogerton. Wagyu – £1090 Killochhead. Saler – £1055 Barskelly; £900 Dalhanna. BB –£1050 Kirkhill; £945 Staffler; £890 Woodcroft. Char – £970, £915 Rankinston; £800 High Cairn. Sim – £940 Middleton; £910 Rigghead. Hfd – £920 Watston. BS – £895, £890 Dalvennan; £850 Haugh.

Breeding and feeding sheep – Gimmers – X – £100 Laight. Ewes – Lleyn – £62, £60 Balluskie. X – £56 Balluskie. BF – £38 South Annan.

Store lambs – Tex – £76 Balluskie and Greelaw; £75 Knockdaw; £72 Greelaw; £71.50 Over Carswell; £70.50 Lagg; £70 Westlands and Balluskie. Suff – £80 Balluskie. Chev – £70, £64 Dumfries House. X – £64 Bellview; £60 Glengennet. Char – £56 Nether Barr.

Thainstone

Bullocks led Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 824 store cattle, peaking to 354.8p for a 248kg Limousin from Balmadies, Forfar and £1350 for a 716kg Aberdeen Angus cross from North House, Setter, to level at 225.2p.

Amongst the heifers (357) the sale levelled at 226.3p and sold to 344.8p for a 232kg Limousin cross from Balmadies and £1340 for a 682kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Upperton, Fyvie.

Bulls (13) achieved 226.4p for a 424kg Shorthorn from Sherriffseat, Aberchirder and £1100 twice firstly for a 610kg Charolais from Boatleys, Kemnay and for a 612kg Aberdeen Angus from Poolside Farm,

Auchindachy, while young and weaned calves (4) topped at £420.

Orkney consignors had forward 74 store cattle and 497 sheep where bullocks peaked to £1255 for a a pair of 578kg Simmentals from J and C Spence, Eastabist, Dounby and 253.3p for a 296kg Limousin from Berriedale Farms, South Ronaldsay.

Heifers achieved a top of of £1280 for a 614kg Charolais from J and C Spence, Eastabist and 263.8p for a pen of five 288kg Limousin’s from Berriedale Farms.

The firm's store and breeding sheep sale was topped at £180 for a pen of pure Texel gimmers from Kennachy, Forss, while island ewes (39) sold to £100 for a Texel ewe from Ervadale, Rousay.

Store lambs (525) averaged £58.12 and sold to £82.50 for a pen of Texel’s from Belniden, Strathdon, while island lambs (1,214) levelled at £62.29 and achieved £88 for a pen of Beltex’s from Strathore, Shapinsay.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Balmadies (Lim) £880; Balmadies (LimX) £810. 251- 300kg – Balmadies (Lim) £835; Balmadies (LimX) £820; Greystone (Lim) £790; Berriedale (Lim) £750; Strocherie (Sal) £735. 301-350kg – Balmadies (Lim) £950; Balmadies (LimX) £930; Greystone (Lim) £880; Daleigh Farm (Cha) £850; Shevado (Lim) £830; Berriedale (Lim) £820; Strathmore (Sim) £810. 351- 400kg – Newton of Tulloch (BB) £990; Hareshowe or Ironside (Lim) £980; Dinnet Farms (Cha) £960; Rootfield West (Sim) £960; Strocherie (Cha) £940; Leys of Dummuie (Cha) £930. 401-450kg – Sunnyside (SimX) £1100; Broombrae, Finzean Estate and West Cranloch (Lim) £1090; Rhynafiach and North Cranna (Lim), Knowehead (Sim) £1040; Rootfield West (Sim) £1010. 451-500kg – Colligarth (Lim) £1200; West Cranloch (Lim) £1190; Soundmoor (Lim) £1175; Mains of Drumwhindle (Lim) £1165; Tullo of Garvock (Cha) £1155; Ballinluig (Sim) £1145. 501-550kg – Mains of Drumwhindle (Lim) £1230; Crannabog (Cha) £1205; Backhill (Lim) £1200; North Cranna (Cha) £1195; North Whiteley (Sho) and Eastabist (AA) £1190; Finzean Estate (Lim) £1180. 551-600kg – Eastabist (Cha) £1255; North Whiteley (Sho) £1235; Sauchenbush (Sim) £1230; Crannabog (AA) £1220; Eastabist (Sim) £1185. 601-650kg – Backhill (Lim) £1325; Auchencrieve (Lim) £1315; Sauchenbush (Sim) £1290. 651-700kg – Sauchenbush (Lim) £1335; Backhill (Lim) £1310; Auchencrieve (Sim) £1260; North Whiteley (Sho) £1250.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Balmadies (LimX) £800. 251-300kg – Balmadies (LimX) £890; Balmadies (LimX) £850; Berriedale (Lim) £760; Greystone (Lim) £750. 301-350kg – Balmadies (LimX) £950; Balmadies (LimX) £910; Daleigh Farm (Cha) £840; Boardhouse (Lim), Newton of Tulloch (Cha) £800l; Greystone and Hareshowe of Ironside (Cha) £790. 351-400kg – West Cranloch (LimX) £970; Rootfield West (Sim) £935; Dinnet Farms and Strocherie (Cha) £930; Daleigh Farm and Woodfold (Cha) £910; Macleay Braes (Lim) £905; Dallasbroughty (Cha) £885. 401-450kg – West Cranloch (LimX) £1110; Claybraes (Lim) £1080; Broombrae and West Cranloch (Lim) £1070; Boardhouse (Lim) £1020; Soundmoor (Lim) £1010; Auchencrieve Croft (Lim) £1000. 451-500kg – West Cranloch (Lim) £1270; Broomhill (Sim) £1130; Colligarth (Lim) £1100; Soundmoor (Lim) £1095; Claybraes (Lim) and Eastabist (Sim) £1090; North Cranna (Lim) £1085. 501-550kg – Crannabog (LimX) £1190; Tullo of Garvock (Lim) £1155; Colligarth (Cha) £1150; Headiton (Cha) £1145; Crannabog (Sim) £1140; Upperton (AA) £1125. 551-600kg – Broomhill (Lim) £1260; Headiton (Cha) £1210; Upperton (AA) £1200; 2 Bogie Street (Lim) £1160; Glendale (Lim) £1140; Daleigh Farm (Sim) £1105. 601-650kg – Headiton (Cha) £1315; Eastabist (Cha) £1280; Soundmoor (AA) £1265; Upperton (AA) £1230; Crichie (Lim) £1165.

Bulls – Up to 450kg – Sherriffseat (Sho) £960. 451-500kg – Greenbrae (Lim) £900. 551-600kg – Greenbrae (Lim) £1060.

Store lambs – Tex – Glendale, Lumphanan £80. Suff – Berryburn, Knockyfin £76.50. Suff X – Tillypronie, Migvie £76. Down – Tillypronie £75.50. Cont – Bridgefoot Farm, Udny and Tillypronie £72. Bel – Todholes, Lower Cabrach and Goval Cottage, Rothienorman £71. ContX – Bridgefoot Farm £70.50. TexX – Todholes £69. Chv – Berryburn £66. Mule – Tillypronie £64. ChvX – Knappyround, Lumphanan £62. BF – Tillypronie £60.

Island lambs – Suf – Quoy Belloch, Deerness £85.50. SufX – Leary, Birsay £81. Down – West Brough, Sanday £79.50. Bel – Strathore £79. DownX – Upper Onston £78. Tex – West Brough and Skelbister, Orphir £77. TexX – Leary £74.50. Cont – Millhouse, Harray £73.

Island ewes – Suf – Grunnins, Ollaberry £72. ChvX – Midfield, Ollaberry £70. Chv – Ervadale £64. Shc – Vindas, Laxfirth £58.

Breeding gimmers and ewes – Mule Gmr – Wardhead, Strichen £130. Texel 3/4yrs – Gillahill, Kingswells £125. TexX Ewe Lamb – Mapleview, Lumphanan £110. Chv Gmr – Gillahill £98.

Orkney – Bullocks – 251-300kg – Berriedale (Lim) £750. 301-350kg – Berriedale (Lim) £820. 401-450kg – Eastabist (Cha) £1000; Millhouse, Harray (AA) £990; Crook, Rendall (BB) £960. 451-500kg – Colligarth, Sanday (Lim) £1200; (Cha) £1170; Eastabist (Sim) £1075; Millhouse (AA) £1030. 501-550kg – Eastabist (AA) £1190; Halcro, South Ronaldsay (AA) £1130; Russland (Cha) £1115. 551-600kg – Eastabist (Sim) £1185. 601-650kg – Eastabist (Cha) £1190; Russland, Westray (Lim) £1190.

Heifers – 301-350kg – Board House (Lim) £800. 351-400kg – Claybraes (Lim) £905. 401-450kg – Claybraes, South Ronaldsay (Lim) £1080; Board house (Lim) £1020 and £1005; Newbigging, Westray (Sim) £990; Skelday, Dounby (Sax) £985. 451-500kg – Colligarth (Lim) £1100; Eastabist (Sim), (Cha) £1090; Claybraes (Lim) £1090; Eastabist (AA) £1085; Halcro (AA) £1040. 501-550Kg – Colligarth (Cha) £1150; (Sim) £1140; (Lim) £1100. 601-650kg – Vindon, Finstown (Cha) £1150.

Orkney – Store lambs – Belt – £88 Strathore Farm. Suff – Quoybelloch, Deerness £85.50; Leary, Birsay £81; West Brough, Sanday £79.50; Upper Onston £78; Skelbister, Orphir £72. Tex – West Brough and Skelbister £77; Leary £74.50; Millhouse, Harray £73. Chev – Skelbister £70; Ervadale, Rousay £68.

Ewes – Tex – £100 Ervadale, Rousay. Chev – Ervadale £64.

Shetland – Suff – Parkview, Bigton £72; Fleck, Dunrossness £71; Vindas £68; Firva, Scousburgh £60. Tex – Vindas £71; Parkview £65. Chev – Firva £54. Shet – Grunnins, Ollaberry £27.

Ewes – Suff – Grunnins £72. Chev – Midfield, Ollaberry £70. SHC – Vindas £58; Midfield £44.

Lanark

Lawrie and Symington had their weekly sale of 2696 store and breeding sheep, incorporated with the third sale of Blackface wedder lambs.

The firm of Shawhead led the way among the 1144 Blackface lambs selling to £68.

Outwith the Blackface, it was Continental crosses from Peat, Greenhill, that came out on top at £89.

LEADING prices

Blackface wedder lambs – £68 Shawhead; £65 Kirkland; £61 Campshead; £60.50 Shawhead; £59 Gair; £58 Lightshaw; £57 Cramalt.

Store lambs – Tex – £88 The Cottage; £79.50 Shaw of Dryfe; £78.50 Chapelhole; £75 Carmacoup; £75 Lochurd; £75 Gair; £73.50 Whistleberry Ind Est; £73.50 Chapelhole; £72 Shaw of Dryfe; £72 Hartsop. Belt – £77 Gair; £73 Calton. Suff – £86.50, £80 Greenhill; £78, £74.50 Fountainside; £74.50 Carmacoup. Char – £69.50, £68 Kirkbuster. Herd X – £57 West Loch Cottage; £56 Westloch. Chev Mule – £60 Sclater. Scotch Mule – £69 Shawhead; £62.50 Easter manuel; £59 Ferniehaugh. Cont X – £89 Greenhill; £80 Shawhead; £79 Yonderton. She – £47.50 Meadowbank; £26 Kirkidale; £25.50 Meadowbank; £22 Balavagr. Easycare – £50 Easter Bavelaw.

Breeding sheep – Ewe – NCC – £88, £85 Hilltop. Gimmer – Tex – £150 Mid Nemphlar. Scotch Mule – £100 Mid Nemphlar.

Hexham

Bullocks led the way at Hexham and Northern Marts sale of 394 store cattle and suckled calves, selling to £1380 for a Limousin from Ridley Family, Shitlington Hall.

Heifers also sold well and peaked at £1220 on two occasions, for a Charolais cross and an Aberdeen-Angus, both from John Carpenter, Rare Dene, Cornsay.

Breeding sheep peaked at £148 for a pen of Beltex cross ewe lambs from Miss Alice Walton, Linacres.

Some 4477 store lambs sold to £132 for Beltex lambs from S and M Pickworth, Dotland Park, while Dutch Texel crosses hit £124 from Low Houses. Suffolk crosses from Howick Estates, made £96.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Cattle 23-30months – BB X – £925 Fairleas. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1380 Shitlington Hall; £1345 Lough Green and Rising Sun; £133, £1330 Shitlington Hall; £1310 Comb Hills; £1305 Rising Sun and Edlingham Newtown; £1300 Rising Sun; £1290 Lough Green and Comb Hills; £1280 Lough Green; £1275 Shitlington Hall; £1270 Lough Green, Rising Sun and Edlingham Newtown; £1265 Lough Green; £1260 Shitlington Hall. Char X – £1360, £1290, £1180 Hallington New Houses; £1100 White House Birtley; £970, £960 Capheaton New Houses. BB X – £1005, £980, £925 Woodwell House. A-A X – £1200, £1140 Aydonshields; £1100 Redshaw; £1080, £1070 Lowfield; £1040 Redshaw; £1035 Lowfield and Redshaw; £1000 Redshaw; £990, £970 Espershields; £960 Lowfield;£930 (x2), £890 Redshaw. Sim X – £1120, £1090, £1060, £1015, £995, £975 Peddar Hill. Blonde X – £1350 Lough Green. Hfd X – £950, £920 (x2) East Fourstones; £895, £880 Three Farms. Saler X – £965 East Fourstones. Parthenais X – £1015 Low Houselope. Cattle 11 – 16 Months – Lim X – £1060 Low Staples; £1055, £1050 Dukesfield Hall; £1020 Westburnhope and Chapel House; £1010 Dukesfield Hall; £985 Gleedlee; £930 Dukesfield Hall; £900 Westburnhope; £890 High Knitsley; £860 Westburnhope; £850 Lowfield. Char X – £1200, £1090 Brandon; £1000 East Fourstones; Coldwell and Raggetsyke; £965 East Fourstones; £930, £900 Harewalls. BB X – £990 Glendue. A-A X – £1220 Aydonshields; £990 Duck Lane; £985 Hallington High; £960, £955, £910, £850 Duck Lane. Sim X – £1065 Brandon. Hfd X – £955 East Fourstones.

Heifers – Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1185, £1180 Comb Hills; £1165, £1145 East Uppertown; £1130 Horncastle; £1100 Cheviot and Horncastle; £1070 East Uppertown; £1065 Kirkley Hall; £1055 Low Staples;£1045 East Uppertown; £925 High Warden; £900, £890 Lowfield; £875 Cheviot. Char X – £1220 Rare Dean; £1200 Hallington New Houses; £1190 Hallington New Houses and Rare Dean; £1180 White House Birtley; £1130 Hallington New Houses; £1115, £1105 Edlingham Newtown; £1100 Rare Dean and Edlingham Newtown; £1055 Edlingham Newtown. BB X – £945, £895 Woodwell House. A-A X – £1220 Rare Dean;£1120 Kirkley Hall; £1180, £1080, £1040 Lowfield; £990 Hedley West; £945, £940, £900 Lowfield; £865 The Tofts; £850 Espershields. Sim X – £955 Hedley West; £880 High Warden. Blonde X – £885 The Tofts. Cattle 11 – 16 Months – Lim X – £1200, £1065 Coldwell; £1010 Dukesfield Hall; £1005 Westburnhope; £1000 Low Staples; £990, £950 Dukesfield Hall; £940 Brandon; £930 Dukesfield Hall and Westburnhope; £885 Kirkley Hall and Westburnhope; £850 Kirkley Hall. Char X – £1065 Edlingham Newtown; £1060 Raggetsyke; £1010 Edlingham Newtown; £940 Brandon; £930 Edlingham Newtown. A-A X – £895 Kirkley Hall; £860 Hallington High.

Breeding sheep – Gimmers – BF – £78 Stell Green; £70 Hepple Whitefield. BFL – £84, £70 Hackford.

Ewes – Tex – £83 Hepple Whitefield; £82 Eastgate. BF – £55 Hepple Whitefield. Suff – £90 Eastgate. Mule –£90 Eastgate.

Ewe lambs – Belt X – £148, £136,£118, £96 Linacres. Mule – £95 Hotbank; £84 Hackford and Coldwell; £82 Baal Hill; £80 Hotbank; £76 Rugley Walls, Gleedlee and Coldwell. BFL – £74 Hole Farm

Ram lambs – Suff – £115, £95, £90 Sillywrea. Bleu D’Maine X – £88 Sillywrea.

Store lambs – Tex – £103 Dotland Park; £98 Greys Well. Tex X – £116 Longlea Wark; £108 Bank Top House; £107 Redesmouth and Watch Hill; £106 Longshaws; £105 High Warden and Watch Hill; £104 Greys Well; £100 Thornbrough; £99 Buckshot; £98 Longlea Netherwitton (x2) and Watch Hill; £97 Howick and Bank Top House. Dutch Tex X – £124 Low Houses; £118 Agars Hill and Low Houses; £114 Low Houses; £105 (x3), £99, £97, £95 Agars Hill; £90 Agars Hill and Low Houses. Suff X – £96 Howick; £93 Black Hedley; £91.50 Howick. Belt – £132, £112, £102, £90 (x2) Dotland Park. Belt X – £118, £109, £108 Dotland Park; £98 Bavington Hill Head; £97 Waterloo; £93 High Learchild; £91.50 Bavington Hill Head; £91High Learchild and Woodland House; £90 Woodland House. BFL – £74 Westwood. Zwartbles – £80 Warden Law. Chev X – £78.50 (x2) Gairshield; £70 Linshiels. Mule – £87.50, £85.50 Farneyshield; £83 Redburn; £82 Chattlehope; £78.50 Penpeugh; £78 Hole Farm; £76 Bellingham Demesne and Woodhall; £75.50 Longlea Wark; £75 Hole Farm; £74.50 Whiskershiel. BF – £76 Closehead; £74 Greenleas; £68, £67.50 Closehead; £67 The Brigg and Rookland; £66 Rookland; £65 Closehead. Swaledale – £48 Linshiels. Crossbred – £77 Waterloo.

Huntly

A Limousin cross from Loanhead, Logie Coldstone, topped United Auctions sale of 880 weaned and suckled calves at 428.6p per kg or £1350.

Averages were well up on the year, with bullocks and heifers levelling at 250.9p per kg (up 25.4p per kg on the year) and 245.8p (up 25.1p per kg on the year) respectively.

Bullocks sold to 319.4p for Limousin crosses from Coleburn, Elgin, and to £1240 for Charolais crosses from Raws, Dufftown.

Texels from Pitprone, Glenkindie led the way among the 1644 store lambs and breeding sheep, selling for £83.50.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullock – Up to 250kg – £710 Corse Croft, Kininmonth; 295.7p Hindstones, New Aberdour. 251-300kg – £930 Raws, Dufftown; 317.3p Balnault, Crathie. 301-350kg – £980, 311.1p Fichlie, Glenkindie. 351-400kg – £1150, 319.4p Coleburn, Elgin. 401-450kg – £1110 Whiteinches; 241.4p Raws, Dufftown.451-500kg – £1150, 244.7p Coleburn, Elgin. 501-550kg – £1130, 219.4p Townhead of Balmakelly, Marykirk.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £800, 340.4p Towie Farm, New Aberdour. 251-300kg – £880, 345.1p Huntly Lodge, Huntly. 301-350kg – £1100, 314.3p Newton of Crathie, Crathie. 351-400kg – £1180, 332.4p Raws, Dufftown. 351-400kg – £1000 Newton of Crathie, Crathie; 240.7p Raws, Dufftown. 451-500kg – £1010 Auchnascraw, Glenlivet; 215.1p Castle Grant, Grantown on Spey. 501+kg – £1110, 203.7p Newton of Crathie, Crathie.

Store lambs – Belt – £74 Lythbrae. BF – £55 Lower Barras. Char – £73 Greenland Mains. Chev – £72 Boghead Hoy; £71.50 (x2) Hoy. Cont – £82 Pitprone. X – £82 Blairindinnie. Mule – £72 Blairindinnie. Suff – £74 Greenland Mains Gaich. Tex – £74 Hoy. Suff X – £73 Greenland Mains. Tex X – £73 Pitprone. Chev – £71.50 (x2) Hoy. Swale – £50.50 Cawdor Estate. Down – £72.50 (x3) Greenland Mains.

Ewe lambs – Chev – £72 The Willows. X – £85 Speylea. Mule – £82, £78 Bomakelloch. Tex – £102 Pitprone.

Breeding sheep – Gimmer – BF – £72 Willows. Chev – £118,£115,£112 Willows.

Rams – Suff – £500 (x2), £480 Meikle Whiterashes. Tex – £520 Fairview. BFL X Tex – £380 Craigmill. BFL – £350 Ruthven. Tex X Suff – £420 Fairview. Chev – £350 (x2) Boghead. Belt X Tex – £300 (x2) Auchnarrow.

Dumfries

On Monday, C and D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of 558 store and breeding cattle, where trade peaked at £1230 for a Limousin bullock from Hillhead.

Among the pence per kg, a top price of 268.50p was achieved on two occasions, firstly for a British Blue bullock and a Hereford bullock both coming from Low Barness.

Limousins dominated the heifers at £1150 from Low Peninver, and again at 247.10p from Catslackburn.

Some 916 store lambs sold to £86 for Texels from Pilmuir, whilst Charollais peaked at £75 from Dunesslin.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1230 Hillhead; £1080 Highlaw; £1050 West Lanegate; £1030 Mosshead; £1025 Upper Moor; £1020 Carradale; £1000 High Auchneel. A-A – £1170 Craigielands; £1075, £1055 High Auchneel; £1025 West Lanegate; £1020 Upper Moor; £1015 High Auchneel. Sim – £1100 High Auchneel; £1045 Rockhallhead. Char – £1070 Jardinehall; £1065 High Auchneel; £1040 Cormaddie; £1000 High Auchneel. Mont – £1070 South Cairn. Luing – £1060 Lawesknowe. Other – £1020 High Auchneel. BB – £1015 Upper Moor. Hols – £810 Upper Barr.

Heifers – Lim – £1150 Low Peninver; £1120, £1115 Kirkbride; £1105 High Auchneel; £1100, £1080 Kirkbride; £1060 Horseholm; £1030 Drumcru; £1010 High Auchneel. BS – £1120 Auld Mills. BB – £1120 Highlaw; £1005, £975 Upper Moor. A-A – £1095, £1010 High Auchneel; £1025 Horseholm. Stab – £1060 (x2) Horseholm. Char – £1060 (x3) Horseholm; £1030 Drumcru; £1025 West Lanegate; £1005 Drumcru. Other – £1060 High Auchneel; £960 Leathorn. Sim – £1030 High Auchneel. Saler – £930 Auchenfad.

Breeding cattle – Bull – Char – £1500 Monybuie.

Spring calvers cows – Blue Grey – £1350 (x2) Upper Barr. Sim – £1100 Monybuie. A-A – £1120 St Ninians.

Spring calvers cows and calves – £1480 West Kirkbryde.

Store lambs – Tex – £86, £84.50 (x2), £80 Pilmuir; £76 Dunesslin; £73 Hallmeadow. Char – £75 Dunesslin. Suff – £74 Hallmeadow; £70 Burnhead. NCC – £73, £70.50 Archbank; £70.50 Alton; £70 Hallmeadow. Hill Chev – £66 Laghead. BF – £63.50, £60 Kirkland; £61 Ballinnie.

Feeding ewes – X – £61 Roan.

Penrith

A five-month-old Limousin bull stirk from Skirwith Abbey, sold to £560 at Penrith and District Farmers’ fortnightly sale of 51 rearing calves and stirks.

Messrs Hurford, Bramery, Ainstable, sold Aberdeen-Angus calves to average £214.50, topping at £255 twice for bull calves.

LEADING prices

Stirks – Bull – Lim – £560, £535, £530, £505, £500 Skirwith Abbey; £450, £410 Melmerby Mill. BB – £485, £465 Skirwith Abbey. Hfd ­– £305 (x2) Melmerby Mill. Heifer – Lim – £465, £440, £370, £365, £360 Skirwith Abbey; £435 Melmerby Mill. BB – £480 (x2), £470, £460, £420 Skirwith Abbey. Hfd – £315 Melmerby Mill.

Calves – Bull – A-A – £255 (x2), £250, £225 Bramery. Lim – £200 Duckintree. Heifers – A-A – £220 (x2), £210, £180 (x2), £150 Bramery. Lim – £170 Duckintree.

Stirling (Cale)

On Monday, Caledonian Marts sold 366 store cattle and suckled calves, where bullocks and heifers balanced out at 218p per kg and 212p respectively.

Limousins dominated the bullocks at 283p per kg from J and J MacInnes, Culbhuirg, Isle of Iona, and to £1240 from A Galbraith, Upper Kinneil, Linlithgow.

More of the same breed led the way among the heifers selling to 245p from B Harper, Greenwells, Maddiston, and to £1110 from D Walker and Sons, Camregan, Girvan.

B Harper was again in the money when his young Limousin bull made 250p.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1210, £1040 Upper Kinneil;£1170 Barochan Cross; £1130 Greenwells; £1110 Ardgate; £1090 Camregan; £1080 Haddockston.

Heifers – £1100, £1030 Camregan; £1040 Ardgate and Barochan Cross; £1010 Inchgall and Upper Kinneil.

Tiree

Heifers led the way at United Auctions sale of 741 suckled calves and store cattle and 52 cast cows, topping at £1320 for a 677kg Charolais cross from Messrs MacLean, Heylipol.

Topping the pence per kg was 340p for two 324kg Limousin crosses from I MacKinnon, Parkhouse.

It was the same home that were in the money among the bullocks, firstly hitting £1300 was a 683kg Charolais cross again from Heylipol, and to 322p for two 236kg Limousin crosses from I Brown, Barrapol.

Bullocks and heifers averaged 237.94p per kg (+31.49p up on the year) and 238.73p (+41.75p) respectively.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A X – £1200 Barrapol; £1170, £1150, £1110, 1070 (x8), £1010 (x6), £960 (x2) Croish; £1030, £990 Hillcrest; £1000 (x2) Whitehouse; £920 (x3) Ruaig. BS X – £795 (x2) Heylipol; £750 Hillcrest. BB X – £1015, £980, £850 (x2) Ruaig. BA X – £960 (x2), £875 Lochphuil. Char X – £1300, £1220, £1200, £1185 (x3), £1140 (x3), £1050 Heylipol; £1190 (x2) Kilkenneth; £1170, £1080 (x2), £1050, £1050, £1020 Salum; £1120 (x4), £1050, £1045 Braeside. Lim X – £1270, £1080, £1060 Heylipol; £1110, £1070 Parkhouse; £1090 Braeside; £1060 Balinoe; £1040 (x2), £1010 Ruaig; £1030 Hillcrest; £1020 Skipinnis. Sal X – £1070 (x3), £1000 (x2), £940 Drumaglea; £1035, £1020 Balevullin; £1010, £980 Crossapol; £1000 Kenovay; £975 (x6) Druimasaidh; £940 (x2) Kilkenneth. Sim X – £1100 (x2), £1045 Middleton; £1010 Ardeas; £960 Braeside; £910 (x3) Ardeas; £905 Kenovay.

Heifers – A-A X – £1140, £1000 Hillcrest; £1030, £990 (x2), £930 (x2), £900 Croish; £1020, £1000, £940 (x2) Whitehouse; £960 Scarinish. BB X – £1130, Heylipol. BA X – £895 (x3) Lochphuil. Char X – £1320, £1070 (x3), £1050, £965, £960 (x2), £940, £930 (x3) Heylipol; £1065 (x2), £975, £955 (x2) Braeside; £1060 (x2) Drumaglea; £990 (x2), £955 (x5) Kilkenneth; £955 (x3) Salum; £945 Ruaig. Lim X – £1140 Heylipol; £1100 (x2) Parkhouse. Sal X – £1050 Parkhouse; £1010 (x5), £900 Druimasaidh; £980 Balevullin. Sim X – £890 Ardeas.

Lazonby

The final sale of lambs at Harrison and Hetherington averaged £74.34, with the Mule section topping the lambs at £100 from PM and P Smith, Lonning House, Slaggyford.

Rams peaked at £450 for a Bluefaced Leicester shearling from Messrs Ivinson, Hole House, Penrith.

LEADING prices

Mule lambs – NEMSA – £100, £71 Lonning House; £86 The Bog; £82, £80, £79 (x2), £78, £74 Low House; £80, £76, £71 Brampton Fell; £79 Roachburn; £76, £70 Davygill; £75, £71 Lowside; £73 Haresceugh Castle.

Non NEMSA – £92, £80 Ewan Close; £84, £82, £77 Howgill Castle; £84, £80, £73 Farney Shields; £83, £80 Riverdale; £82 Horsemoor Hills; £80 (x2), £72 Underbank; £80 Kilncroft; £76 Tailbert; £70 Moffat Cottage.

Gimmers – Swale – £88, £82 Dyke Nook; £70, £60 Roachburn; £62 (x2) Broadmea.

Ewe lambs – BFL – £86, £76, £66 Wood Hall. Tex – £78 Wood Hall. Greyfaced – £76 (x2), £74 Milescott; £60 Wood Hall. Chev – £68 Milescott. Swale – £52 (x2), £50 Dyke Nook.

Ewes – Swale – £72 The Bog; £62 Southwaite Green Mill; £60, £48 West Foreshields; £52 Fellside; £48 Farneyshields; £48 (x2) Cold Shields.

Kirkby Stephen

Harrison and Hetherington held their annual Luke Fair sale of all classes breeding sheep when a catalogue entry of 3600 sheep were forward.

Topping the female section at £360 were Swaledale ewes from Paul Hallam, High Birkwith, Houghton.

Gimmers sold to £255 for a Dutch Texels from Messrs Sowerby, Amos Hill Farm, Slaggyford, whilst Mule gimmers peaked at £195 from Messrs Nutter, Manor Farm, Clitheroe.

Beltex crosses from Messrs Wearmouth, Parkside, Barnard Castle, led the way among the ewe lambs at £140.

Breeding rams sold to £650 for a Texel shearling fro H and B Wharton, Galloper Rise.

LEADING prices

Ewes – Swale – £360, £320, £250 High Birkwith; £300 Aygill; £240 Valley; £210, £160 (x2), £120 Aygill; £155, £130 Hill Top; £140 New Hall; £135 Barras; £132, £130, £128 (x2), £125, Hoggarths; £130 Old Spital; £128 (x), £122 Easterbeck House; £122, £120 Hebblethwaite Hall; £120 Ellergill; £120 Buddle House; £120 Mount Pleasant. Tex – £116, £112, £100 Flakebridge;£100 Dale Head. Mule –£109 Kiln Croft. Herd – £100 Argill House. Chev – £90 Stoneriggs.

Gimmers – Dutch Tex – £255, £250 (x2), £240, £220 Amos Hill; £192 Coalbrookdale. Belt – £182 Coalbrookdale; £180 Gill House; £120 (x3) High Street; £112 (x2), £106 Fountain Head. Mule – £195, £150 Manor; £140 Whitewall. Tex – £182 Thorpe House; £155 Coalbrookdale. Swale – £114 New Hall; £105 (x2), £98 Manor. £94, £90 (x2) Haber.

Ewe lambs – Belt – £140, £130 Parkside; £114 Fountain Head. Dutch Tex – £135 Amos Hill. Zwart – £105 Mains House. Herd – £100 Argill House; £75 Fountain Head. BFL – £95 Gillcumber Edge; £92 Low Barn. Mule – £90 Eastfield; £89 Argill House; £86 Helbeck; £84 Greenriggs; £84 High Stennerskeugh; £81 Oak House; £81 Croft Farm; £81 Lockholme Hall; £81 Whitewall; £80 Croft House; £80 Low Rigg; £80 Park House. Swale – £88, £68 Holly Cottage Barn; £75, £65 Easterbeck House; £72, £62 Knott Hill; £71 Caw House; £68, £60 Argill House; £65 Cotegill. BF – £79 (x2), £73 Knott Hill. Chev – £70 Doddick. Jacob – £62 Mains House.

Breeding rams – Aged – BFL – £550, £500 Milestone House. Tex – £450 Park House; £400 Spring Hill; £350 Whygill Head.

Rams lambs – Tex £400, £300 (x3) Galloper Rise. Belt – £380 Starrah.

Shearlings – Tex – £650 Galloper Rise; £550, £500 Stripes; £520 Old Spital; £500, £450, £420 Green Farm; £400 Park House. BFL – £400 Hilton Road. Chev – £300, £250 Nun Cote Nook.