Special sales to include Dingwall, Carlisle and Stirling

Carlisle

All classes met a buoyant demand at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale, where trade peaked at £1550 for two Limousin cross heifers from Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth.

Steers peaked at £1450 from Messrs Todd, Longhurst, Brampton, for their Limousin cross.

Top price at £1000 among the weaned cattle was a pair of Limousin bulls from Messrs Pattinson, Bonshawside, Lockerbie.

The same home also topped the heifers at £940, whilst steers sold to £925 for Limousin bullocks from Messrs Cowx, Hudscales.

The weekly sale of 220 calves saw a British Blue heifer top at £520 from George Rome, Nivenhill, Gretna, whilst bulls peaked at £500 for a Limousin from Messrs Livingstone, Kirtlevale, Gretna.

On Monday, a Texel lamb from Messrs Dixon, Croft House, Newbiggin, topped the sale at £96.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Heifers – Lim – £1550 (x2) Rose Farm; £1410, £1260 Wilson Park; £1405 (x3) Cold Shields; £1390 Wilson Park; £1380 Rose Farm; £1330 Aspatria Hall; £1330, £1300 (x2), £1270, £1260, £1200 Rosgill Head; £1320, £1290 Newby; £1310 Low House; £1305 (x2) Hawkrigg; £1290 Baldwinholme; £1220 West End. A-A – £1170, £1075 Greenwrae; £1155 Ellerslea; £1035 Stone House; £1010 (x3) Breckonhill; £1000 The Wreay. Char – £1170, £1085 Cinderbarrow; £1165 Hawkrigg. Blonde – £1090 (x3) Wilson Park. BB – £1010 Well Head; £1005 Sheepfields; £1000 Cinderbarrow. Sim – £1005 (x6) High Dovecote. Frie – £810 Midtown.

Steers – Lim – £1450, £1310, £1305 Longhurst; £1380 Baldwinholme; £1370, £1360, £1350 Rose Farm; £1315 Unity; £1305 Low House; £1300, £1270 (x2), £1235 (x2) Lairdlaugh; £1260 Low House; £1255 Wilson Park; £1230 Newtown; £1230 Campingholm. Char – £1390, £1290 Castlehill; £1380 Rose Farm. Hfd – £1340 Rose Farm; £1090 Demesne. BB – £1330 Rose Farm; £1295 Newtown; £1200 (x2), £1180 Campingholm; £1170 (x2), £1160 (x2) Stone House; £1145 Halldykes; £1125 Town House; £1100 (x2) West Brownrigg. Sim – £1260 (x2) Ellerslea; £1170 Newtown; £1145 Cockley Bank; £1145 (x4) High Dovecote. A-A – £1255 (x5), £1220 (x4), £1130 Cockleybank; £1055 Town House; £1055 Brampton Fell; £1010 Cinderbarrow . Mont – £1090 West Brownrigg. BS – £1090 Parton. Hols – £1080 (x2) Rose Farm. Frie – £1010 (x3) £830 Town End.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1000 (x2) Bonshawside; £990 Hudscales; £920, £850 Beamwham; £770 Nunfield; £750 Laggonmore; £710 Field Garth; £700 (x2) Keepershield; £690 (x2) Highwood Nook. Char – £740, £710 Field Garth. BB – £710, £610 (x4) Macherquhat; £550 (x2) Laggonmore; £520 Newlands Avenue. A-A – £610, £550 Newlands Avenue. Frie – £580, £550 (x3)Highwood Nook. Fleck – £550 (x2) Lowther Low Moor. Hfd – £550 Lowther Low Moor. HF – £545 (x3), £430 Gatelands; £390 (x2) Dykesfield; £305 (x3) Macherquhat. Mont – £535 Nunfield.

Heifers – Lim – £940, £810 Bonshawside; £920 (x2), £915 (x2) Hudscales; £850, £820 Nether Harsley; £795 (x5) Broomhills; £790 Bailey Town; £715 Cherry Bank. BS – £770, £760 (x3) The Breaks. Blonde – £760 (x2), £730 Flakebridge Wood. BB – £730 (x2), £655 (x2) Bailey Town; £685, £640 Moor Park. A-A – £700 Chesterwood Farmhouse; £590 Bonshawside. Hfd –£650 (x2) Chesterwood Farmhouse. BG – £460 Infield.

Steers – Lim – £925 (x2), £905, £890 (x3) Hudscales; £865 Cherry Bank; £840, £770 Nether Harsely; £825 (x3) Beamwham;£775 Broomhills; £775 Bailey Town. BB – £840 (x6), £795 (x2), £775 (x3) Church View; £825 (x2), £800 (x2) The Bog; £815 Cherry Bank; £760, £735 Moor Park; £725 (x2) Bailey Town. BS – £770 The Breaks. Norwegian Red – £725 Brackenthwaite. Frie – £725 Brackenthwaite. A-A – £655 Bailey Town. HF – £465, £390 Bailey Town.

Calves – Heifers – BB – £520 Niven Hill; £420 (x2) Pelutho Grange; £415, £390,£370 (x2) Tempest Tower; £415 (x2) Groundy Croft; £390, £370 Big Balcraig; £360 (x2) Peepy; £355 (x2) Park House. Char – £395, £360 Forest Farm. Lim – £310 (x2) Middle Bridge; £290 Guillyhill. A-A – £300 Barsalloch; £220 Plumpton Foot; £220 Park House.

Bulls – BB – £500 Eastfield; £490, £435, £370 Pelutho Grange; £450 How End; £450 Big Balcraig; £410, £360 High Plains; £405, £395, £360(x2) Peepy; £400, £380(x2) East Scales; £380 Greenah Cragg; £365 Down by Rigg; £350 Crookdake House. Lim – £500, £420 Kirtlevale; £470, £390 Windy Hill; £390 Big Balcraig; £370 Pittlands Hills; £340 (x2), £310 Bleaberry Rigg; £330 Middle Bridge. Char – £490 Forest Farm; £400, £385 Barsalloch. A- A – £395, £350 (x4) Whitrigg Grange; £395 Crookdake House; £375, £320 Park House; £360 (x2) Morton; £320 Barsalloch; £310 East Scales. Flech – £340 Pelutho Grange. BS – £335 (x2) £300 Eastfield. BG – £280 (x3) Plumpton Foot. MRI – £250, £180 (x4) Plumpton Foot. HF – £190 (x2) Marsh House; £150, £115 High Plains; £130 (x3), £120 (x3) Big Balcraig. Hols – £145, £140 (x3), £110 Gill House.

Breeding cattle – Heifers in calf – Lim – £4500, £2000 (x4), £1900 (x4), £1800 Kinknockie. BB –£2300 (x3), £2000, £1900 (x3) Kinknockie. Sim – £1500 Rose Castle. A-A – £1180 (x4) Hoddom Estate Office.

Heifers with calves – Lim –£2700 The Ash; £2650 Bonshawside. Baza –£2300 Gelt Hall.

Cows with calves – Lim – £2600, £1980, £1900, £1780 Lower Langshaw. A-A – £1620 Lower Langshaw.

In-calf cows – Lim – £1820, £1540, £1520, £1480 (x2), £1460, £1440, £1400, £1380 (x2) Duncrahill. A-A – £1240 (x2), £1220 (x3), £1200 (x2) Hoddam Estate Office. BB – £1520 Lockhills. Sim – £1460 Duncrahill. Hfd – £1000 Gall.

Store sheep – Tex – £96, £89.50 Croft House; £85 Hensol; £84.50 Hill Top; £82.50 The Croft; £82.50, £80 Smithy Garth; £82 £79 Cowgate; £80 Low House. Belt – £94, £80 Hensol; £90, £83 Low House; £82 Low Houses; £80 Smithy Garth. Suff – £84, £71 Green Close; £80 Wallthwaite; £75 Town Head; £73.50, £71.50 Hensol. Zwart – £82, £73 Main Street. Dutch Tex – £82, £80 Town Head. Hampshire – £65 Southwaite Green Mill. Grey Faced – £56 Green Close.

Dingwall

Some 56 store cattle were forward for Dingwall and Highland Marts sale where bullocks and heifers levelled at 211.1p per kg and 200.3p respectively.

Bullocks reached 242.9p per kg for a 175kg Aberdeen-Angus from Swordale, Bonar Bridge, and to £775 for a 400kg Beef Shorthorn from West Saval Lairg.

Leading the heifers was a 145kg Charolais cross from Corriebhienn Farms, Portree, which peaked at 262.1p , and top per head was a 515kg Aberdeen-Angus from Achnahuaigh, Lairg, which sold for £870.

Young bulls sold to 203.4p for a 290kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Comar, Cannich, and to £950 for a 585kg Luing from Welbeck Estates. Whilst a Simmental cross in-calf cow topped the breeding cattle at £1120 from Brae Park, Duncanston.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £570, 232.7p Scullomie, Tongue. 251-300kg – £600, 218.2p East Doll, Brora. 301-350kg – £765 Croft Grant, Brora; Roshven Hill; 228.0p Lochailort. 351-400kg – £610 Borneskitaig, Portree; 193.8p West Saval.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £510 Roshven Hill Farms; 260.6p Corriebhienn. 251-300kg – £720, 251.8p Roshven Hill. 301-350kg – £710, 218.5p Morvich Croft. 351-400kg – £680, 170.0p Arisaig Farms, Arisaig. 401-450kg – £790, 183.7p Achentoul, Altass. 501-550kg – 168.9p Achnahuaigh.

St Boswells

A buoyant demand was met throughout at Harrison and Hetherington's store sale, where bullocks and heifers averaged 224.88p per kg and 195.55p respectively.

Beef Shorthorn bullocks topped the trade at £990 from Middlesknowes, whilst heifers achieved £940 for Simmentals from Tinnis.

Store sheep also met a strong demand reaching £92.50 for Texel cross lambs from Holydean House.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £730 West Bold. Lim – £860, £850, £845, £840, £835 Bedrule. BS – £990 Middlesknowes. Saler – £830 Bedrule.

Heifers – A-A – £820 West Bold; £690 Earlston Mains. Sim – £940 Tinnis.

Store sheep – Tex – £92.50, £86 Holydean House; £82 Ellison. NCC – £79, £75.50 Elliston; £74 Birneyknowe; £71 Yetholm Mains. Suff – £77 Newhouses; £68 Hallrule Mill. Hill Chev – £71.50, £69 Whitefield. Belt – £67 West Morriston. BF – £69 Raeshaw; £64 Kersknowe; £63 Middlesknowes. Lleyn – £65.50 Mount Ulston;£64 Houdshall Cottage. Greyface – £60 Steading Cottage, Lurdenlaw.

Ayr

A British Blue bullock from Bridgend, led the way at Craig Wilson's sale of 303 store cattle, selling to £1470, whilst top pence per kg made 264p for Aberdeen-Angus crosses from Mossneuk.

Trade remained strong throughout with 136 bullocks averaging 215.5p per kg and 144 heifers cashing in at 218.4p.

Heifers attained £1300 for a Charolais from Bridgend, and to 258.3p for a Shorthorn cross from Mossneuk.

The firm also sold 493 store lambs which peaked at £90 for Beltex from Robert Craig, Woodgreen.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – BB – £1470 Bridgend; £1200 North Waterland; £1115 Ravenslie; £1090 West Carngillan. Sim – £1400 Bridgend; £1170 Clevance and Middleton; £1145 Clevance; £1100, £1040 Adamcroft; £1065 Hemphill; £1030 Walston. Lim – £1305 Knockterra; £1220 Ravenslie; £1200 North Waterland; £1175, £1090 Bridgend; £1080 Middleton; £1060 High Woodston; £1050 Lochwood; £1040 Trees. Char – £1280 Ravenslie; £1115 Ravenslie. A-A – £1200 Arnsow and Clevance; £1090 Laigh Smithston; £1050 Low Ballees. BS – £1130 Moor; £1000 West Polquhirter;£960 Walston. Frie – £1110, £960 Coilsholm; £890 Lochwood; £840 West Lochridge. Hfd – £905 Watston. Fleck – £930 Bougang.

Heifers – Char – £1300 Bridgend; £1040 Longhouse; £1000 High Woodston. Lim – £1200 North Waterland and Knockterra; £1100, £1040 Trees; £1060 Knockterra; £1050 Crooks and Knockterra; £1010 Aitkenhead; £1005 High Woodston. A-A – £1100 Middlepart; £1030 Crooks and Laigh Smithston. Sim – £1100 Middleton. BB – £1050 Crooks; £1040 West Carngillan; £1035 Macmanniston. Hfd – £760 Watston.

Store lambs – Belt – £90, £84 Woodgreen; £80 Weels; £79 Woodgreen; £77 Weels. Char – £87.50 Balig. Tex – £84 Woodgreen; £83, £82 Balig; £77 (x2) Daljedburgh, Crossgates and Woodgreen. Suff – £81 Craigneil; £80 Braehead; £74 Little Busbie; £77.50 Craigneil. Mule – £78, £76 High Woodston. Chev – £78 Lochend; £74 Weels.

Thainstone

Store cattle met a buoyant demand at Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale of 468 store cattle and young and weaned calves.

Bullocks (282) averaged 222.5p per kg and sold to 262.6p for a 318kg Charolais cross from Cairntack, Belhelvie, and to £1345 for a 636kg Charolais from Gerrieswells, Drumblade.

A 560kg Limousin cross from Scrabster House, Scrabster Mains, led the way in the heifers selling to 258.9p and £1450, with heifers balancing out at 216.4p.

Among the bulls, trade peaked at 198p for a 490kg Charolais from Mormond Prop, New Pitsligo, and to £1210 for a 668kg Saler cross from North Bethelnie.

The firm also sold 2046 breeding sheep and store lambs including island consignments, where store lambs averaged £70.13, whilst island lambs cashed in at £64.91.

Island lambs sold to £94 for Texels from Holland, Stronsay.

Among the store lambs a top price of £90 was achieved on three occasions, firstly for Texels from Mains of Allanbuie, Keith, again for more of the same breed from Greenacres, East Mitchelhill and finally for Beltex from Tillylodge, Newe.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – A-A X – £755 Cairntack. 301-350kg – Sim X – £840 Garline. Char X – £835 Cairntack. A-A X – £770 Dunrobin. 351-400kg – Char X – £1040 Whitehouse Farms; £995 Leys of Dummuie. Lim X – £950 Warth. 401-450kg – Char X – £1045 Whitehouse; £965 Cranloch. Lim X – £1010 Candyglirach; £990 Waterside. Sim X – £995 Wester Coull; £990 Nigley. 451-500kg – Lim X – £1210 Wester Coull, Tarland; £1100 Candyglirach. Sim X – £1140 Hilton Farm; £1120 Nigley. Char X – £1100 Gerrieswells; £1090 Waterside. SA X – £1090 North Bethelnie. 501-550kg – Char X – £1280 Scrabster House; £1270 Wester Coull. BS – £1265 Glenrinnes. Lim X – £1225 Gerrieswells; £1220 Warth. 551-600kg – Lim – £1340 Scrabster House. Lim X – £1315 Wester Coull; £1305 Scrabster House. A-A X – £1270 Spring Valley; £1270 Wester Rora. 601-650kg – A-A X – £1335 Wester Rora, Longside; £1320 Spring Valley. Lim X – £1285 Cleat Work Road; £1255 Gorn Harray. BS – £1240 Gerrieswells.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – Lim – £640 Main Street, Newmill. A-A – £560 Dunrobin, Golspie. 301-350kg – Sim X – £760 Garline. A-A – £700 Dunrobin. 351-400kg – Lim X – £910 Northfield, Gamrie; £815 Barnhill. SA X – £800 North Belthelnie. 401-450kg – Char X – £1050 Northfield; £1000 Waterside; £960 Cranloch. Lim X – £1020 Rorandle; £965 Dunsdykes. 451-500kg – Lim X – £1185 Wester Coull; £1145 Warth; £1035 Northfield. Sim X – £1130 Nigley. Char X – £1060 Bush. 501-550kg – Lim X – £1270 Scrabster House; £1245 Warth; £1180 Rorandle. Sim X – £1270 Nigley Evie; £1160 Spring Valley. Char X – £1255 Wester Coull. 551-600kg – Char X – £1275 Scrabster House; £1270 Wester Coull. Lim X – £1220 Warth. A-A X – £1170 Wester Rora; £1150 Spring Valley. 651-700kg – Char X – £1420 Scrabster House.

Bulls – Up to 500kg – Char – £970 Mormond Prop. 601-650kg – Char X – £1170 Grimbister.

Orkney – Bullocks – 351-400kg – Lim – £950 Warth. A-A – £850 Hanover, Sanday. 401-450kg – Sim – £990 Nigley, Evie. 451-500kg – Sim – £1140 Hilton, Balfour; £1120 Nigley. A-A – £1070 Hilton; £1050 Millhouse, Harray; £990 Lower Ellibister, Rendall. SA X – £1045 Nigley. 501-550kg – Lim – £1225 Warth. BS – £1170 Hilton. 551-600kg – A-A – £1270 Springvalley. 601-650kg – Sim – £1300 Springvalley. A-A – £1295 Springvalley. Lim – £1285 Cleat, St Ola; £1255 Gorn, Harray.

Heifers – 451-500Kg – Lim – £1145 Warth; £1005 Gorn. Sim – £1130 Nigley. SA X – £1055 Nigley. 501-550kg – Lim – £1245 Warth; £1140 Cleat. Sim – £1160 Springvalley. A-A – £1010 Balfour Castle. St X – £970 Walkerhouse, Birsay. 551-600kg – Lim – £1220 Warth. A-A – £1150 Springvalley.

Store lambs – Tex X – £89.50 Netherton, Whitehouse. Suff X – £86.50 West Davoch, Tarland. Chev Mule – £86 Dava Farms, Wester Aughnagallan. Tex – £86 Ardimannoch, Keith. Suff – £85 Netherton. Down X – £84 Mains of Allanbuie. Cont X – £84 Glencat, Ballogie. Tex – £83.50 Midtown of Buchromb, Dufftown. Belt X – £80 Netherton. CharX – £79.50 Midtown of Buchromb, Raefin. Mule – £79.50 Wester Wyndings, Stonehaven. BF – £74 Glenlethnot Estates.

Island lambs – Belt – £86 Little Howes, Holm. Tex – £85 Holland. Tex X – £83.50 Holland. Suff – £82.50 Holland. Chev – £81 Nistagar, Harray. Suff X – £79 Holland, Scholland, Virkie. Cont – £77 Bellevue Hotel, St Margarets Hope. Cont X – £76 Rosebank, Deerness. Chev X – £76 Orphir House. Belt X – £72 Little Howes.

Lanark

All classes of lambs met an animated demand at Lawrie and Symington weekly sale of 517 store lambs, where the sale topped at £88 for Beltex crosses from Dykehead.

LEADING prices

Tex – £88, £87.50, £85 Dykehead; £84 Greens Road; £83, £82.50, £79 Dykehead; £79 Earlston Cottage; £78 Westfield. Belt – £84 Carsewell. BF – £72, £60 Scrogton; £58 Glenhighton. Suff – £83 Carsewll. X – £86, £79.50 Earlston Cottage. Jac – £66.50 Earlston Cottage. HW – £49 West Loch Cottage.

Hexham

Hexham and Northern Marts held their penultimate store cattle sale of the year offering 285 entries where trade peaked at £1465 for Charolais bullocks from Harry Vickers, Low Hedgeley, Alnwick.

Heifers topped at £1420 for a Limousin cross from Alan Ogle, Comb Hill, Hedley West.

The weekly sale of 3460 store lambs peaked at £111 for Beltex crosses from Hallington New Houses. Included in this week’s sale was a run of Texel ewe lambs from T Common and Son, Low Ardley, which topped at £200.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Heifers – Cattle 30+ months – Piemontese X – £1090 Highside. Cattle 23-30months –Lim X – £910 Shitlington Hall. A-A X – £1180 Catreen; £1170 Allendale; £980, £960 Catreen. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1420 Comb Hills; £1375 Halton Red House; £1365, £1360 Low Hall; £1330 Comb Hills; £1325, £1300, £1290 (x2), £1285, £1205, £1200 Low Hall; £1165 Tarset Hall; £1100 Low Hall. Char X – £1315 Low Hall; £1310, £1260, £1165, £1160, £1140, £1120 Newlands Haugh; £1040 Rare Dean; £1035, £1000 Springwell. A-A X – £1120 Allendale; £1020 Catreen. BS – £1050 Pasture House. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1205 Rusheylaw; £1190 Holly Hill West and Grange House; £1150 Low Hall; £1140, £1100 Rusheylaw; £1060 Grange House; £1030 Greyside; £1020 Burntongues; £1015 Burntongues; £1010 Greyside; £995 Grange House; £900, £870 Tarset Hall. Char X – £825 Harewalls. BB X – £1330, £1300, £1270 Rusheylaw; £1160 Greyside; £1150 Rusheylaw; £1110, £990, £920 Greyside. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £950, £930, £900, £865 Baal Hill.

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Char X – £1460, £1300 Low Hedgley. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X– £1410 Lough Green; £1390 Comb Hills; £1370 Halton Red House; £1360, £1355, £1350 High House; £1340 Rare Dean; £1325 High House; £1315 Sweethope; £1310 Lough Green; £1305 Shitlington Hall and Greyside. Char X – £1465, £1380, £1360, £1330 (x2), £1300 Low Hedgley; £1220 Rare Dean. A-A X – £1300, £1270 Allendale; £1200 Springwell; £985 South Farm. Sim X – £970 Hedley West. BS – £1065, £1050, £990 Pasture House. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1220 Greyside; £1215 Burntongues; £1200 Grindon Hill; £1190 Holly Hill West; £1185, £1170 White House Birtley; £1160 Greyside; £1140 White House Birtley; £1130 Miller Hill; £1125 Greyside; £1115 Miller Hill; £1110 Holly Hill West; £1100 White House Birtley. BB X – £1055, £1030, £1020 Greyside. A-A X – £1000 Springwell. BS – £900 Pasture House. Hfd X – £940, £900 Brackenthwaite. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1005 Grindon Hill; £925 Baal Hill. BB X – £830 Waite.

Breeding cattle – Heifers with calves – Lim – £2000 Mirlaw House; £1900 Errington Red House. BB – £1900 Errington Red House.

Cows with calves – BB – £1500 Riding Hills. Hfd – £1600, £1550, £1450 Whiskershiel; £1010 Greenfield.

East Fourstones dispersal – Cows with calves – Lim – £1650. A-A – £1400. BB – £1570. Char – £1620. Hfd – £2000, £1540 £1470, £1450 (x2), £1340. In-calf cows – Lim – £1040. BB – £1280. Stab – £1040.

Store lambs – Tex – £200, £136 Low Ardley. Tex X – £101 (x2) Holling Hill; £97.50 Felton Demesne; £95.50 Normans Riding and Thornley Hall; £94 Laburnum Cottage, Broomfield and Kellah; £93 Longlea Netherwitton; £91.50 Billerley; £91 Elrington Hall; £90.50 Glendue and Longlea Netherwitton; £90 Holling Hill, Riding. Dutch Tex X – £102, £99, £94 Willimoteswick; £90 Willimoteswick and Agars Hill; £89 Blakelaw. Suff X – £93 Holling Hill; £92 Settlingstones; £88 West Kirkheaton and Nackshivan; £87 Fellend and Hilltop; £84 West Kirkheaton, Rowley and High Learchild. Belt X – £111, £110, £105 Hallington New Houses; £99 Linacres; £97 Hallington New Houses; £92 (x2) Linacres. BFL – £88 Holling Hill; £73 Billerley. Zwart – £85, £83, £77 Lane Head. Lleyn – £79 Whiteside Holmside. Chev – £68.50 Barrasford Green. Chev X – £75, £72 High Learchild. Mule – £94 Stone Stile; £90, £88.50 Farneyshield; £84 Holling Hill; £82.50 Cowden Burn;£82 Blakelaw; £80.50 Low Carriteth; £79 Demesne; £78.50 Farneyshield; £77.50 Rosehill. BF – £74.50 Holling Hill; £73.50 Cowden Burn; £69 Blueburn; £68.50 Newton; £62 Blueburn; £60 Blakelaw and Acton. Herd – £74 Thornley Pit House.

Huntly

United Auctions sale of 82 store cattle witnessed bullocks and heifers balance out at 221p per kg and 216.7p respectively.

Trade sold to a top of 237p per kg for three 310kg Aberdeen-Angus crosses from Wester Elchies, Aberlour, and to £1130 for a 555kg Charolais from Clerkseat, Grange

Also hitting the 237p price tag were three 314kg Limousin crosses from Brunthill, New Deer, whilst three 505kg Charolais crosses from Weetyfoot, Grange, peaked at £1120.

Store sheep peaked at £85 for Texel crosses from Upper Lybster, Caithness.

LEADING prices

Heifers – 301-350kg – £750 Wester Elchies, Aberlour; 237p Brunthill, New Deer. 351-400kg – £880, 231p Badentoul, Fordyce. 401-450kg – £945, 223p Brunthill, New Deer. 451-500kg – 1070, 232.1p Brunthill, New Deer. 501-550kg – £1120, 218p Weetyfoot, Grange.

Bullocks – 301-350kg – £740 Clerkseat, Grange; 237.1p Wester Elchies, Aberlour. 351-400kg – £880, 224.5p Wester Elchies, Aberlour. 401-450kg – £950, 226p Badentoul, Fordyce. 451-500kg – £1015, 218p Little Cantly, Grange. 551-600kg – £1130, 204p Clerkseat, Grange.

Store sheep – Cont X – £79.50 Lesmurdie. Suff X – £76 Lesmurdie. Chev X – £75 Lesmurdie. Mule X – £76 Lesmurdie.

Dumfries

On Monday, C and D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of store cattle, where trade peaked at £1295 for an Aberdeen-Angus bullock from Woodhall.

Heifers topped at £1220 for a Limousin from Easthill.

Bullocks and heifers averaged 214.9p per kg and 204.7p respectively.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1295 Woodhall; £1080 Camrie; £1060 Gartnagrenach; £1010 High Auchneel;£1000 (x2) Gimmenbie. Lim – £1190 Barlae; £1085 Camrie; £1025 Gimmenbie; £1010 Rowanburnfoot; £1010 High Auchneel; £995 Robbiewhat. BB – £1030 Gimmenbie; £920 Searigg. Char – £1015 High Auchneel. Sim – £1010 Gimmenbie; £995 Maxwellbank; £990 High Auchneel. Hfd – £1000 High Auchneel; £995 Gimmenbie. Sal – £990 High Auchneel.

Heifers – Lim – £1220 Easthill; £1095 Highlaw; £1090, £1080, £1070, £1050 Camrie; £1060, £925 Gimmenbie; £950 Ballaggan; £950 Carradale. BB – £1050 Easthill; £1005 Gimmenbie. A-A – £1040, £950, £940 North Bowerhouses; £925 Gimmenbie. Char – £1090 Camrie; £1080 (x2) Barlae; £980 High Auchneel. Sal – £965 High Auchneel. Hols – £950, £925 Smallholmburn.

Bulls – Lim – £1080 Midtown. A-A – £905 Mid Harrietsfield.

Penrith

Simmental bullock stirks led the way at Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart fortnightly sale of 112 rearing calves and stirks when selling for £630 from G and EA Harrison, Mount Clifton.

The fortnightly sale of 800 store lambs saw trade peak at £102 for a Beltex lamb from M Bindloss and Son, Shap Abbey.

LEADING prices

Stirks – Bulls – Sim – £630, £600, £590, £570, £560, £550, £540 (x2), £530, £500, £450 Mount Clifton. BB – £580 Mount Clifton; £450 Winter Crag. Lim – £530, £500 Greening. Hfd – £450 Mount Clifton. Black and White – £310, £290, £260, £240 Bunkers Hill; £340, £260, £215, £210 (x2) Penny Hill Park. BS – £285 Bunkers Hill. Heifer – BB – £480 Mount Clifton; £460 (x3), £450 Penny Hill Park. Lim – £450 Greening. Sim – £420, £415, £410, £400 Mount Clifton. Hfd – £305 Penny Hill Park.

Calves – Bulls – Lim – £385, £375, £365, £345 Lockholme Hall; £380, £350 Town Head; £350 Thackwood. BB – £370, £365, £350 High Barn. Black and White – £270 Lockholme Hall; £165, £145, £135 Low Moor Dyke; £75 Penny Hill Park. A-A – £250, £240, £230, £220, £200 (x2) Bramery. Heifers – BB – £375, £370, £365, £360, £355 High Barn; £360, £350 (x2) The Ling. Lim –£350, £340 (x2) Thackwood; £320 High Barn. A-A – £260 High Barn; £150 (x3) Bramery.

Store lambs – Belt – £102, £98 (x2), £94, £91 (x2), £90, £87 Shap Abbey. Cont – £83 Shap Abbey; £83 Eastward; £82, £77, £76 Sun Lea; £79, £78 (2) Brigham Bank; £79 Blunderfield West; £76 Midtown; £76 Rayne. Suff X – £90 Eastward. Badger face – £86 High Greenrigg. Mule – £78 West Dowgill. Herdwick – £64 Greenrigg; £42 Burns. Rough Fell – £56 High Greenrigg. Swale – £50, £48 Burns Farm.

Stirling (Cale)

The last store sale of the year at Caledonian Marts had forward 311 cattle, where bullocks and heifers averaged 219p per kg and 201p respectively.

Bullocks topped at 306p per kg for a pen of Aberdeen-Angus from B Walker, Carloonan, Inverary, and to £1140 for Limousins from A Taylor and Sons, Wester Carmuirs, Larbert.

Limousins dominated the heifers selling to 219p from C and I Herd, Easter Jawcraig, Falkirk, and to £1060 from J and W Sloan, Crosshill, Slamannan.

Also forward were 269 store lambs and feeding ewe, which saw a top price of £87 for Texel cross lambs from P Whyte, Wester Ochtermuthill, Muthill.

Ewes sold to a top of £59 for Mules from A McKenzie, Coldrach, Drymen.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – £1060, £940 West Kirkland; £1000 North Logan; £960 Spittal; £930 North Logan and Spittal.

Heifers – £1050, £900 Hillhead; £1010 Wester Carmuirs; £970 Harelaw and West Kirkland; £930 Hillhead and West Kirkland.

Store lambs – Tex – £80 Wester Ochtermuthill. Tex X – £77 Kenknock Cottage. Zwart – £72, £71 Greenburn. Cont – £69 Coldrach. Chev – £71 Gallin. BF – £53 Gallin.

Islay

Texel crosses from Carrabus, achieved £100 at United Auctions sale of 2539 sheep of all classes, with lambs balancing out at £69.38 (+£8.31 on the year).

The same home also sold Suffolk cross lambs for £94, whilst Suffolk cross ewes peaked at £80 from Bayview.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Suff X – £94 Carrabus; £91 Islay Estate; £91 Bayview; £90.50 Uiskentuie; £89 Auchnaclach; £87 Islay Estates; £85.50 Ardbeg; £84.50, £84 Bayview; £83.50, £81.50 Sunderland. Tex X – £100, £94.50, Carrabus; £93 Octofad; £84 £82, £81.50, Bayview; £80 Ballimartin. Belt X – £82, £80.50, Bayview. Chev – £76 Ballychattrigan; £75.50 Lossit. X – £90 Sunderland; £89 Dunlossit Estate; £87 Sunderland; £85, £84.00, Bayview; £83.50 Kilchiaran; £82 Carrabus; £81.50 Bayview; £80.50 Uiskentuie; £80 Bayview. Mule– £78 Rockside; £76 Ballachlaven; £72 Islay Estates. BF – £80.50 Uiskentuie; £75.50 Kilchiaran; £73 Lossit; £71 Rockside; £69.50 Kilchiaran; £69 Islay Estates; £65 Ballachlaven.

Ewes – Suff X – £80 Bayview. Tex X – £73 Ardbeg; £65 Lossit. X – £79 Carn; £75 Dunlossit Estate; £73.50 Kilchiaran; £70 Auchnaclach. Mule – £71 Islay Estates. BF – £60.50 Kilchiaran; £59.50 Lossit; £59 Uiskentuie.

Hawes

Texel lambs led the way at Hawes Farmers Auction Mart's sale of 602 store lambs, selling to £84 from JK Foster, Garriston.

Next best at £77 was Beltex crosses from J Dixon and Sons, Downholme, which attained £77.

LEADING prices

Tex – £84, £75, £73 JK Foster; £76, £66 J Dixon and Sons; £71.50 JMW Brown and Son; £70, £67.50, £50.50 T Metcalfe and Son; £70 TW Sharples- Scarr; £68, £56, £54 PF Goodall; £67 H Kirkbride and Son; £65, £61.50, £50 T and G Farrow; £59, £56.50, £52 E Blackburn; £58 K D Hulley; £54.50 JC Close. Mules – £74, £60C Hird and Son; £72 J Dixon and Sons; £65.50 J A Winspear; £60.50 W and J Whitaker; £60 W and C Iceton; £58 T and G Farrow; £57 H Kirkbride and Son; £57 PF Goodall; £55 JC Close. Swale – £66, £55 W and J Whitaker; £64.50, £54.50 AJ Hunter; £54 T and G Farrow; £54, £49.50 AD Coates; £54 C Hird and Son; £54, £41 W and C Iceton and Son; £50 T Metcalfe; £46 C Stanley; £40 JC Close.