Special sales to include Stirling, Carlisle and Longtown

Carlisle

Trade peaked at £1570 for a Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Beattie, Woodfield, Annan, at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale.

Steers hit a top of £1510 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Robinson, Gelt Hall, Carlisle, with black and white dairy steers reaching £1290 for a Friesian from Messrs Robinson, Gelt Hall, Carlisle.

The 260 weaned calves were topped at £1280 for a Limousin bull from Messrs Potts, Chapel House, Talkin, with a seven-month-old Limousin cross from Messrs Jackson, Clarks Farm, leading the heifers at £1160 while bullocks sold to £1010 from M and M Sherwen, Tarn How, Seascale.

Some 35 calves out of the 330 forward sold for in excess of £500, peaking at £615 for a Limousin bull from Messrs McGregor, Longrigg, with heifers selling to £540 for a British Blue from Smalmstown.

On Monday, store and breeding sheep sold to £110 for Texel ewes from Messrs Bowe, Midtown.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Heifers – Lim – £1570, £1500 (x2), £1430 (x2) Woodfield; £1490 (x2) Willows; £1520, £1445 Kilnford Croft; £1440 Lairdlaugh; £1420 The Flatt; £1410 Westray; £1400, Seymour House. BB – £1390, £1320 Burtholme; £1365 Tarn Lodge; £1365 (x2) Sandbed; £1320 (x3), Lawrence Holme; £1310, Flothers. Char – £1335, £1260, Sideway Bank; £1300 Rose. Hfd – £1315 Swordwellrigg; £1300 Rowell. A-A – £1315 Tarn Lodge; £1285 (x2), Muirhouse; £1250 Rowell. Mont – £1300 Flothers. Sim – £1285 Chapel House. Baz – £1255 Gelt Hall. Blonde – £1170 Rowell; £1130 Cinderbarrow. Saler – £1250 (x4) Glassonby Beck.

Steers – Lim – £1510 Gelt Hall; £1435, £1420, £1395, £1390 High Knells; £1430, Ash View; £1410 (x2) Croft House; £1405, £1380 Rose; £1380 (x2) Woodfield; £1365 Shield Green; £1360 (x2) Low Flow. BS – £1475, £1420 Gelt Hall; £1430 Greenwrae. Char – £1460 Shield Green; £1390 (x2),£1385 (x2) High Knells. Hfd – £1460 (x2) Rowell. A-A – £1420 Rose; £1380, Gelt Hall; £1360 Burtholme; £1350 Lodge. BB – £1365 Burtholme; £1330 (x2) Gelt Hall; £1310 (x2) Sandbed. Mont – £1315, £1240 Greenwrae. Sim – £1295 Chapel House; £1135 Briggle. Frie – £1290 Gelt Hall; £1280 Rose. Fleck – £1280, £1245 (x3) Greystone House. Hols – £1280 (x4), £1200 Grassings. SRed and White – £1200 Grassings. HF – £1150 Tarn Lodge; £1075 (x2), Dewshill; £1070 (x4) Cross Hill.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1280 Chapel House; £1055, £1020 (x2), Bridgehouse; £1050 (x2) The Beeches; £1040, Ibrak. Frie – £555 (x2) Highwood Nook. BB – £935 Dewshill; £875 High House. HF – £770 Millantae. Mont – £760 Millantae. Hols – £600 Sorrowstones.

Steers – Lim – £1010, Tarn How; £995, Green Close; £990 (x2), £930, High Old Shield. BB – £1000 Wall End; £885 Lea Hill. A-A – £985 (x4) Caton Street; £745 Bailey Town. HF – £960 Gamerigg; £880 (x5) The Close. Char – £940 (x4) Tongue House. Blonde – £930 The Holt; £880 (x2), Merryshield. Mont – £900 Low Thorny. Sim – £845, £840, £830 Merryshield. Hfd – £830 (x3) Holmewrangle. NRed – £640 Bailey Town.

Heifers – A-A – £805 Nunfield; £700 Lowther Low Moor. Fleck – £875 Lowther Low Moor. Hfd – £690 (x2) £680 (x3) Lowther Low Moor. HF – £660 Street Gate. Lim – £1160, Clarks; £980 (x2) High Old Shield; £980 Tarn How. Sim – £880 Brisco Hall; £865 Fowrass. Saler – £810 (x2) Nunfield. BB – £1030 Wood Close. Char – £885 (x2), £850 The Holt; £850, The Green.

Calves – Bulls – Lim – £615 Longrigg; £525 Carsewalloch. A-A – £575 Harrington Ling; £535, Part Tarbreoch. BB – £560 (x2), £550 (x4), £540 (x3) Smalmstown; £550 (x2), £530 (x2) Moss Side House; £545 (x2), Barwinnock; £535 Woodend; £510 Monks House. Mont – £480, £440, Hillend. Char – £480, £470, Forest. SRed and White – £460 North Doddington. BS – £435, Eastfield. Sim – £420 Carsewalloch. Frie – £365, £300 Nerewater. Hfd – £365 Woodhead. Hols – £365 Brunt Hill. Fleck – £230 Hillcrest. DShort – £185 (x2) Morton.

Heifers – BB – £540 (x2), £535 (x2), £530 (x2), £530 (x2) Smalmstown; £530 Crookdake House; £505 North Doddington. Sim – £500 Longrigg.A-A – £450 (x2) Smalmstown. Char – £425, £420 Forest. Lim – £355 Hillend. Hfd – £230, £225 (x2) Woodhead. BS – £220 Eastfield.

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £110, £100 Midtown; £106, £98, £91.50 (x2), £91, £90 (x3), £89 Clifton Moor; £90, £89, £88 (x2) The Wreay. Suff – £110, £87 (x2), £80, £78 Leapsrigg; £102 Miller Hill; £90 The Wreay; £70 High Acres. Herd – £40 Ghyll House.

Store sheep – Tex – £98, £80 Row Farm. Herd – £69, £60 Greystoke Road. Swale – £52, £50 Southwaite Green Mill.

Dingwall

Bullocks and heifers averaged 256.1p per kg and 240.9p respectively at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of 823 store cattle.

Bullocks sold to 311.0p for 283kg Charolais crosses from Creagmhor, Glenelg, and to £1300 on two occasions, firstly for a 460kg Limousin cross from Westburn, Thurso, and for a pair of 575kg Simmental crosses from Glebe Farm, Kiltarlity.

Limousin crosses dominated the heifers at 318.6p from Westburn, and to £1260 from Granish Farm, Aviemore.

Young bulls (3) averaged 193.5p and sold to 223.5p and £950 for a Beef Shorthorn from Tackmore Croft, Lybster.

Also staged was the annual sale of 14 Young Farmers' over-wintered cattle, where the champion, a 464kg Limousin cross heifer from Georgia Fraser, Little Croy, Inverness, topped the trade at 366.4p and £1700.

Topping the bullocks at 295.5p was another of the same from the same home. Top price per head was £1400 for a Limousin cross from Duncan Munro, Invercharron Mains, Ardgay.

Reserve honours went to a 482kg Charolais cross from Duncan Munro, Invercharron, which later realised £1300. The award for the highest daily live weight gain and highest gross margin was presented to Robert Pottie with his 580kg Shorthorn cross which gained 1.46kg a day and sold for £1140.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £570, 247.8p Barachander. 251-300kg – £880 Creagmhor; £880 Coul of Fairburn. 301-350kg – £980 Coul of Fairburn; 301.5p Garthbeg, Gorthleck.351-400kg – £1190, 301.3p Wester Tomloan. 401-450kg – £1200 Druid Temple; 281.6p Lochbuie, Newtonmore. 451-500kg – £1280 Dell of Killiehuntly, Kingussie; 282.6p Westburn. 501-550kg – £1270 Kinnahaird, Contin; 247.5p Druid Temple.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £700, 304.4p Scroggie. 251- 300kg – £940 Westburn; 277.3p Creagmhor. 301-350kg – £1010, 288.6p Granish. 351-400kg – £1050 Lochbuie; 291.8p Wester Tomloan. 401-450kg – £1240, 290.4p Wester Tomloan. 451-500kg – £1200 Dell of Killiehuntly; 246.8p Torgorm, Conon Bridge. 501-550kg – £1180 Glaick, Ardross; 231.2p Granish. 551-600kg – £1180, 207.0p Balintraid, Delny.

Stirling UA

All classes met a firm trade at United Auctions' sale of 1572 stores, 134 rearing and 142 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls, where bullocks and heifers balanced out at 248.83p per kg and 244.60p respectively.

Limousin crosses topped the bullocks, selling to 318.20p for an entry from Gibblaston, and to £1520 for a 646kg bullock from Gartness.

Heifers realised 312.50p for a 304kg Limousin cross from Dyke, and to £1440 for a 544kg Simmental cross from Gladhouse Mains.

Young bulls (29) averaged 229.16p and sold to 278.50p for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Cabbage Hall, and to £1090 for the same from Mosshall.

Trade peaked at £230 among the store sheep for a Texel cross hogg from C Leggate, Silver Rigg.

In-lamb Cheviot Mule ewes reached £133 for Dunmhor Crofting.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £665 Polwhilly; 318.20p Gibblaston. 251-300kg – £890, 298.00p Balgowan. 301-350kg – £1000, 310.60p Auchlin. 351-400kg – £1070 Knockshinnoch; 286.50p Sorn Mains. 401-450kg – £1160 Gartness; 273.40p Kings Arms. 451-500kg – £1300, 264.20p Glenhead. 501-551kg – £1370 High Bent; 251.90p Crookedstone. 552-601kg – £1420, 242.30p Carnbroe Estates. 602-651kg – £1520, 235.30p Gartness. 652-701kg – £1460, 215.30p Bencloich.

Heifers– Up to 250kg – £670 Gateside; 287.70p Glenkiln. 251-300kg – £900, 306.10p Dyke. 301-350kg – £960 Corsehillhead; 312.50p Dyke. 351-400kg – £1125, 284.80p Dyke. 401-450kg – £1135 Hazelyshaw; 261p Dyke. 451-500kg – £1400, 297.00p Midtown. 501-551kg – £1400, 257.40p Midtown. 552-601kg – £1440, 259.90p Gladhouse Mains.

Young bulls – Up to 250kg – £470, 208.00p Cabbagehall. 251-300kg – £805, 278.50p Cabbagehall. 351-400kg – £880, 231.60p Craigo. 401-450kg – £900, 224.40p Mosshall. 451-500kg – £1090, 218.90p Mosshall.

Rearing cattle – £740, £685, £490 Swanford; £555 Auchgyle; £475 Kepculloch.

Milk – £350 Hallroom; £325 Rossiebank; £200 Claylands; £185 Carneil.

Store sheep – Tex X – £139, £132 The Dell; £135 The Knowes; £131Eastr Dron. Belt X – £124 Gateside. Cont – £120 Silver Rigg; £115 Gateside; £120 East Balscalloch; £139 The Dell; £127 The knowes; £121 The Dell; £102 Glenview; £101.50 Gateside; £101 Westwood; £105 Pinclanty; £105 Gateside; £97 Ben Lawers; £91 The Dell.

Breeding sheep – In-lamb ewes – £133 Dunmhor Crofting.

Ewes with lambs – £88, £80 Lee.

St Boswells

Averages were well up on the year at Harrison and Hetherington's show and sale of native-bred cattle, where bullocks and heifers cashed in at 257.99p per kg (+35p) and 236.53p (+27p) respectively.

Aberdeen-Angus crosses led the trade, selling to £1430 from Messrs Osborne, Outerston, and to 290.3p from Messrs Connon, Greenknowe.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1430 Outerston; £1400, £1355 Woodhead; £1345 Outeston; £1330 Blegbie; £1300 Polton; £1295 Woodhead; £1275 Outerston, Camieston; £1270 Cortleferry, Kirktonhill; £1260 Woodhead, Outerston; £1255 Polton; £1250 Symington Mains; £1240 Outerston, Symington Mains; £1230 Woodhead, Brothershiels. Red Poll – £840 (x2) Kittyfield. Hfd – £1030, £930 Greenriggs. Lim – £1140 Cortleferry. Luing – £830 Synton Mill. BS – £995 Brockhouse; £970 Pirnie; £965 Morebattle Tofts; £960 Coltcrooks. Sim – £1275 Camieston; £1185, £1115 Angelrow; £1110 Huntershall; £1100 Angelrow; £1070 (x2)Ayton Cocklaw; £1040 (x2) Angelrow. BB – £1255 Polton; £1010 Greenknowe.

Heifers – A-A – £1360 Sunnycroft; £1210 Cortleferry; £1140 Blegbie; £1110 Ellemford, Mountbenger; £1070 Blegbie; £1065, £1050 Camieston; £1040 Newhouses; £1030 Greenknowe; £1010 Upper Blainslie. Hfd – £900 Greenriggs. Luing – £945 Huntershall; £900 Tushielaw. BS – £1260 Bowmont Farming; £985 Pirnie Hall; £920 Coltcrooks. Sim – £1155, £1090 Arkleton; £945 Huntershall;£930 Bowmont Farming.

Ayr

A strong show of 85 calves and stirks were forward for Craig Wilson's weekly sale, where trade peaked at £890 for a Blonde cross bull stirk from Messrs Adams, Half Mark.

Heifers sold to £820 for Limousin crosses from DG Cunningham, Walkerdyke.

Top price calf at £580 was a Charolais cross bull from Messrs Harper, Kaimhill, whilst heifer calves peaked at £480 for a pair of Aberdeen-Angus crosses from AM Dunlop and Son, West Cairngarroch.

LEADING prices

Calves – Bulls – Char X – £580 Kaimhill. Lim X – £570 Bogwood; £340 Ladehead. BB X – £565, £490 Bogwood; £445 Brocklehill; £435, £410 Pocknave; £405 (x2) Knowe and East Brockloch; £390, £380 Netherholm; £370 Tannockhill; £340 Muir. A-A X – £525 West Cairngarroch; £515 Kaimhill. Mont X – £450 Kaimhill. Sim X – £400 Broomfield. Black and White – £375 West Cairngarroch.

Heifers – A-A X – £480 West Cairngarroch. BB X – £395 Tannockhill; £390 Tannockhill. Sim X – £390 Parkmill.

Stirks – Bullocks – Blonde X – £890 Half Mark. Saler X – £870 Half Mark. Lim X – £815 Half Mark. BS – £800 Bogwood.

Heifers – Lim X – £820 Walkerdyke. BS – £720 Mid Tulloch.

Thainstone

Some 1242 store cattle, young bulls and young and weaned calves were forward for Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale, where bullocks and heifers cashed in at 259.5p per kg and 253p respectively.

A pen of seven 258kg Charolais crosses topped the bullocks at 329.5p from Keiss Mains, Wick, and £1510 was paid for a 670kg Limousin from Harmar, Smallburn.

Heifers peaked at 314.4p for 264kg Charolais crosses from Keiss Mains, and to and £1570 for 542kg Limousin crosses from Leitcheston, Enzie.

The firm also sold 50 breeding cattle, where heifers with calves sold to £2350 on three occasions firstly for a British Blue cross with a bull calf, then for a Limousin cross with a heifer calf and a Shorthorn cross with a heifer calf all coming from Fairburn, Longmanhill.

A Simmental cross cow with bull calf reached £2250 for Leyton, Aboyne, whilst more of the same topped the in-calf heifers at £2050 from Broadsea, Burnhervie.

Ewes with lambs at foot were in short supply and, averaged £74.73 for 23, selling to £78 for Texel cross ewes with lamb and half from Logie Durno Farm, Pitcaple.

Breeding ewes were topped by continentals at £84 from Mid Gask, Longhaven, to level at £75.03.

Beltex from Little Muddie, Inverurie, led the store lambs when selling for £140, with the section cashing in at £85.81.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – £880 Crakaig; £850 Keiss Mains. 301-350kg – £1035 Newton of Tulloch; £1020 Darley; £945 Craggan View; £930 Keiss Mains; £925 Dale. 351-400kg – £1200 Sebay View; £1190 Sebay; £1145 Darley; £1135 Quoy Belloch; £1130 Govals; £1095 Ardioch. 401-450kg – £1320 Govals; £1230 Cushnie; £1215 South Byebush; £1210 Quoy Belloch; £1210 Braebuster; £1190 Balladrum. 451-500kg – £1355 Govals; £1335 Gellan; £1310 Braemorlich; £1300 Pittenkerrie; £1285 Gillock Mains; £1285 Castle Grant Home; £1270 Scrabster Mains. 501-550kg – £1410 Tormore; £1395 Little Blackpots; £1390 Cullisse; £1385 Gellan; £1375 Scrabster Mains; Keithney. 551-600kg – £1440 East Mains; £1390 Lower Milton; £1380 North Fornet. 601-650kg – £1500 South Mains of Auchreddie; £1490 East Mains; £1450 Gillock Mains; £1430 North Fornet. 701-750kg – £1400 Keiss Mains.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £540 Cullisse. 251-300kg – £875 Keiss Mains; £785 Castle Grant Home; £650 Upper Thorn. 301-350kg – £995 Newton of Tulloch; £930 Nearhouse; £915 Balnacuile; £900 Keiss Mains; £875 Craggan View; £845 Blackfolds. 351-400kg – £1170 Braebuster; £1140 Pittenkerrie; £1080 Darley; £1060 Wester Coull; £1055 Westerton; £1050 Mill of Saphock. 401-450kg – £1300 Govals; £1190 Nether Tillygarmond; £1180 Pittenkerrie; £1150 Milton of Collieston; £1150 Darnford; £1145 Darley. 451-500kg – £1300 Gellan Farms; £1290 Leitcheston; £1230 Scrabster Mains; £1210 Standingstones; £1210 Darley; £1205 Nether Tillygarmond; £1200 Nether Kirkton. 501-550kg – £1440 Leitcheston; £1340 Gellan; £1335 Scrabster Mains; £1320 Faddenhill; £1320 Braemorlich; £1310 Ardarg. 551-600kg – £1430 Keiss Mains; £1350 Scrabster Mains; £1340 Braemorlich; £1320 Ardarg; £1270 Nearhouse. 601-650kg – £1420 Balnacuile; £1400 Leitcheston. 651-700kg – £1370 Cyderhall.

Bulls – Up to 450kg – £1000 Milton of Collieston; £920 Midthird. 451-500kg – £1130 Milton of Collieston; £1060 Heathfield. 551-600kg – £1155 Milton of Collieston.

Breeding cattle – Cow and calf – Bull calf – Sim – £1700 Leyton. Sim X – £1580 Leyton.

Heifer calf – Lim – £1900 Leyton. Sim – £1850 (x2) Leyton. A-A – £1700 Leyton. Lim X – £1600 Leyton. Sim X – £1550 Leyton.

Heifer and calf – Bull calf – BS – £2100 Fairburn. Lim – £1880 Fairburn. Lim X – £1850 Fairburn.

Heifer calf – Sim – £2250 Fairburn. Lim – £2250 Fairburn. BS – £2200 Fairburn. Lim X – £2200 (x2) Fairburn. BB – £2000 Fairburn.

In-calf heifers – Sim – £1800 Broadsea. Sim X – £1750 Broadse. A-A – £1580 Quoscies, Newtonhill. A-A X – £1550 Quoscies. BS – £1300 Quoscies. BS X – £1380 Quoscies.

Breeding bulls – Sim – £2050 Leyton.

Ewes with lambs – £74 Mid Gask.

Store lambs – Suff X – £127 Mains of Allanbuie, Keith. Black – £124 West Woodside, Blackhills. Cont – £123 Mains of Allanbuie. Tex – £122 Little Muddie. Cont X – £117 Little Muddie; £116 Cha West Cairneywhing Croft, New Pitsligo. Tex X – £115.50 Blackmyre, St Fergus. Chev – £115 Blackmyre. Char X – £114 Netherthird, Rothienorman. X – £113 Braehead, Tarland. Black X – £112 Little Muddie. Mule – £111 Heatherhouse, Tankerness. Lleyn – £96 Wester Wyndings, Stonehaven. BF – £87 Glebe of Deisher, Boat of Garten.

Orkney – Bullocks – 301-350kg – £960 Dale, Stromness; £950 Nearhouse; £925 Dale. 351-400kg – £1200 Quoybelloch, Deerness; £1200 Sebayview, Tankerness; £1190 Sebay; £1180, £1165 Sebayview; £1135 Quoybelloch; £1080 Braebuster; £1000 Dale; £965 Nearhouse. 401-450kg – £1210, £1200 Braebuster;£1210, £1200 Quoybelloch; £1170 Braebuster; £1150, £1090 Yarpha, Orphir; £1090, £1060 Nearhouse. 451-500kg – £1190, £1180 Lower Hobbister; £1120 Westfield, Stromness; £1040 Heathfield. 501-550kg – £1160 Westfield.

Heifers – 301-350kg – £930 Nearhouse; £885 Dale. 351-400kg – £1170, £1040 Braebuster; £1040 Quoybelloch; £1020 Yarpha; £985 Nearhouse. 401-450kg – £1125, £1065 Yarpha. 451-500kg – £1100 Nearhouse; £1080 Sebay.

Hexham

Trade again lifted on the week at Hexham and Northern Marts' sale of 437 store cattle, selling to £1580 for an Aberdeen-Angus steer from Dennis Burn, Aydonshields.

Limousin crosses topped the heifers at £1375 for Trench Hall.

Another strong show of 603 store hoggs averaged £110.96 having sold to £150 for Texel tup hoggs from Tedcastle. Texel cross hoggs peaked at £144 from Middle Dukesfield, whilst hill-bred hoggs peaked at £132 for Blackfaces from Hotbank.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1520 Trench Hall; £1460 Lunns House and Trench Hall; £1430, £1405 Lunns House; £1380 Satley; £1290 Fallowfield; £1255, £1230 (x2), £1220 East Kildarroch. Char X – £1390, £1320 Trench Hall. A-A X – £1580, £1350 Aydonshields; £1300 Hallington New Houses and Tritlington Hall. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1340 Lunns House and Fallowfield; £1320, £1290, £1250 East Kildarroch; £1240 Fallowfield; £1200 East Kildarroch. BB X – £1270 Fallowfield. Char X – £1440, £1420, £1400 Satley; £1300, £1270 Hepscott Manor; £1270 Park Head; £1240 Fallowfield. Sim X – £1460, £1420 (x2) Satley; £1255 Fallowfield; £1205 Peddar Hill. A-A – £1240 East Kildarroch and Kirkley Dam. A-A X – £1505 Rare Dean; £1490 Aydonshields; £1445 Rare Dean; £1390 Hallington New Houses and Catreen; £1365 Peddar Hill; £1340 Catreen; £1325, £1290 Peddar Hill; £1230 Hallington New Houses and Tritlington Hall. BG – £1040, £1000 Westburnhope. BS – £1335, £1255 Peddar Hill. Hfd X – £1190, £1185, £1155, £1140 Fallowfield. South Devon X – £1240, £1190 Wingates Wholme. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1335 Burntongues; £1235 Longlea; £1220 Burntongues; £1190 Longlea; £1185 Allenshields and Hollin Close; £1140 Fallowfield and Burntongues; £1125, £1115 Harwood Shield; £1105 Tanfield Lane; £1085 North Cocklake; £1075 Stotsfold and Harwood Shield; £1070 Stotsfold; £1055 Longlea; £1050 Stotsfold, Longlea and The Chesters. BB X – £1150 Fallowfield. Char X – £1410 Satley; £1380, £1340 Fallowfield; £1325, £1250, £1200 White House. Sim X – £1140, £1040 Wheat Hall. A-A – £1010 Pottsdurtrees. A-A X – £1340 Kirkley Dam; £1260 Hollin Close; £1230 Holystone; £1190 Hollin Close; £1180 (x2),£1160 (x2) Holystone; £1145 West Butsfield; £1140, £1100 Hollin Close; £1090 Chesterwood; £1085 Cooper House; £1060 West Butsfield. BS – £1005 Gallaw Hill. Hfd – £1160 Chattlehope; £1045 Greenfield. Hfd X – £1105, £1100, £1095 The Tofts. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1200 Tanfield Lane; £1195 Allenshields; £1190 Cooper House; £1125 Burntongues; £1090 Harwood Shield; £1080 Burntongues; £1060 Stotsfold; £1030 Burntongues. Char – £1140 Cooper House. Char X – £1045 Wheat Hall. A-A X –£1040 Ricknall Mill; £1030 Pottsdurtrees; £1000 Ricknall Mill.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1375, £1270 Trench Hall. A-A X – £1280 Aydonshields. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1205 Trench Hall; £1200 Harwood Shield; £1170 Trench Hall; £1150 Windy Hill; £1100 North Cocklake and Harwood Shield. Char – £1340, £1290 Hepscott Manor. Char X – £1290 Hepscott Manor; £1260 Park Head. A-A X – £1230 Rare Dean; £1150, £1140 (x2), £1110, £1100 Tritlington Hall. BG – £850, £800 Westburnhope. BS – £1040 Swinhoe. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1300 Tanfield Lane; £1140 Burntongues and Tanfield Lane; £1135, £1075 Allenshields; £1070 Agars Hill; £1050 Stotsfold and Longlea; £1020 Allenshields and Longlea; £1015 China Hall; £1010 Agars Hill; £1005 Longlea; £1000 Agars Hill. BB X – £1225, £1070 (x2) Harwood Shield. Char – £1220 Hepscott Manor. Char X – £1220 White House; £1050 China Hall. A-A – £1070, £1050 Hallington South. A-A X – £1160 Kirkley Dam; £1150 West Butsfield; £1050 Ricknall Mill; £1050 West Butsfield; £1010 Kirkley Dam; £1005 Hollin Close. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1105 Allenshields; £1065 Harwood Shield; £960 Beacon Rigg. Char X – £980, £900 Wheat Hall. Sim X – £950 Wheat Hall.

Store hoggs – Tex – £150 Tedcastle. Tex X – £144 Middle Dukesfield; £140 Bankfoot; £139 Dukesfield Hall; £135 Lough Green and Sandybraes; £132 Grange Farm and The Fawns; £131 Grange Farm and Hepscott Manor. Suff X – £133 Lough Green; £130 Flotterton; £126, £116 Grange; £113 New Dotland; £112 Whitechapel. Belt – £148 Craigshield. Belt X – £122, £120, £117 Bavington Hill Head. Mule – £122 Redesmouth; £119 East Haydon and Broomhall; £117 Redesmouth; £111 New Dotland; £109 Redesmouth; £105 Low Carriteth. BFL – £111 Quarry House. Chev Mule – £130 Middle Dukesfield;£124 Flotterton. Hamp – £98 Stone Hall. Chev – £120, £116 Flotterton; £114 Barrowburn. Chev X – £116 Low Carriteth. BF – £138 Dudlees; £132, £117 Hotbank; £115 Low Carriteth; £109 Quarry House; £108 Sewingshields; £107 Hotbank. Swale – £89 Whitelees; £88 Low Mill; £80 Ottercops.

Huntly

All classes were in demand at United Auctions' sale of store cattle, where bullocks sold to 281.6p per kg for a 380kg Limousin cross from Fordmouth, Tomintoul, and to £1230 for 492kg Charolais crosses from Fordmouth, Tomintoul.

Bullocks and heifers balanced out at 245p and 228p respectively.

Limousin crosses topped the heifers, when selling to 258p for two 345kg entries from Upper Towie Estates, Glenkindie, and to £1340 from Weetyfoot, Grange.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £251-300kg – £820, 273.3p Meikle Northburn, Cuminestown. 301-350kg – £890, 265.7p Meikle Northburn, Cuminestown. 351-400kg – £1070, 281.6p Fordmouth, Tomintoul. 401-450kg – £1060, 247.7p Cardnach, Knockando. 451-500kg – £1230, 219.5p Fordmouth, Tomintoul.

Heifers – 301-350kg – £890, 258p Upper Towie, Glenkindie. 351-400kg – £1000, 255.1p Upper Towie, Glenkindie. 401-450kg – £1000, 234.7p Cardnach, Knockando. 451-500kg – £1105, 225.5p Bauchlaw, Banff. 501-550kg – £1235, 237.3p Weetyfoot, Grange. 551-600kg – £1280, 228.6p Weetyfoot, Grange. 651-700kg – £1340, 203p Weetyfoot, Grange.

Dumfries

Limousin heifers from Lantonside, came out on top at £1390 at C and D Auction Marts' fortnightly sale, while top price per kg of 274.5p was paid for a British Blue from Lochmailing.

Heifers averaged 227.1p, whilst bullocks cashed in at 242.9p.

Limousins from Lantonside, topped the bullock pence per kg section at 313.5p, with more of the same selling to £1345 for High Threave.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1345 High Threave; £1315 Boreland; £1220, £1195 Newmains; £1160, £1155, £1150, £1145 Lantonside; £1150, £1135 Newmains. Sim – £1230, £1065 Rockhallhead; £1130, £1100 Palaceknowe; £1110 Barlae. Char – £1185, £1125, £1115, £1100 Cormaddie; £1075 High Threave. BB – £1175, £1060 Highlaw; £1100 Gimmenbie; £1100 Lochmailing. A-A – £1100, £1095 Cormaddie; £1070 Brickhouse. Sal – £1100 High Auchneel. BS – £1090 Pilmuir; £1025 High Auchneel. Hols – £1035 High Auchneel. Whit Short – £1025 High Auchneel.

Heifers – Lim – £1390 Lantonside; £1200 (x2) Barlae; £1110 High Threave; £1100 High Auchneel; £1040 Belridding. A-A – £1345, £1205 Barlae; £1250, £1140 Innerfield; £1235 Rockhallhead; £1130 Gimmenbie; £1115 High Auchneel; £1065 Townhead. Sim – £1250, £1220, £1120 Innerfield; £1205 Palaceknowe; £1115 High Auchneel. BS – £1220 Barlae. Char – £1170 Glenlaugh. Lui – £1100 High Auchneel. BB – £1090 (x2) Highlaw; £1070 Gimmenbie.

Penrith

British Blue bullocks from JM and J Fisher and Daughters, Holme Wrangle, led Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP's sale of 135 rearing calves and stirks, selling for £700.

More of the same topped the heifers at £550 for Lonscale.

The opening sale of ewes and lambs averaged £91.07, having sold to £118 for Suffolk cross Mule ewes with single lambs from M Peel, Oakdene.

LEADING prices

Weaned stirks – Bulls – BB – £700 (x4) Holme Wrangle; £580 Street House; £570, £550, £500 Frizington Parks; £565, £490 Greening; £540 Howes; £480 Low Plains. Char – £580, £550 Howes. Lim – £560, £545, £520 (x2) Lodge Farm; £540, £515 High Barn; £540, £440 Street House; £510, £440 Frizington Parks. A-A – £460 (x4), £410 (x3) The Meadows. Mont – £340 Street House. Hfd – £300 Low Plains. Black and White – £275 Lowther Park; £215 Street House.

Heifers – BB – £550 (2) Lonscale; £545, £520 (x2), £460 Howes; £440, £430 Low Plains; £420 Greening. Char – £495, £485 Howes. A-A – £355, £350 Street House. Hfd – £310, £300 Low Plains.

Calves – Bulls – Lim – £435, £415 High Barn. Char – £425 Prospect House. BB – £390, £340 Lowther Park; £340 Frizington Parks. A-A – £320 Prospect House; £270 Thackwood. Fleck – £220 Frizington Parks. Black and White – £175 Lowther Park; £155, £98 Skirwith Abbey; £155 Brackenburgh; £145, £130, £125, £120, £115, £105 Dolphenby Farm; £90 Greening. Hfd – £165, £160 Dolphenby. Dairy Shorthorn – £100, £95 Moorriggs.

Heifers – Lim – £410 High Barn; £370 Street House. BB – £365, £360, £350 Lowther Park; £355 Thackwood. Hfd – £185, £165 Dolphenby. Black and White –£190 Lowther.

Ewes and lambs – Suff – £118, £94 Oakdene. Tex – £112, £88 Clickham. Cont –£104 Oakdene; £94 Brackenburgh Home; £89, £72 Oakdene. Mule – £88, £86 (x2), £82, £80 Brackenburgh Home.

Geld hoggs – Mule – £121 Keld. Tex – £104 Keld.

Stirling (Cale)

On Monday, Caledonian Marts had forward 642 store cattle at their fortnightly sale, where bullocks and heifers balanced out at 244p per kg and 238p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 336p for a Charolais from Gilmour Farms, New Peninver, Campbeltown, and to £1420 from J McAdam, Callendoune, Helensburgh.

More of the same topped the heifers at 285p from New Peninver and to £1490 from Hume of Overton, Denny.

In the native section, Shorthorn bullocks realised £1360 on two occasions from Mitchell and Sons, Mid Craigton, Newton Mearns, and W Taylor and Son, Jawpark, Slamannan, whilst Aberdeen-Angus peaked at 318p from Nick North, Boquhan House, Balfron.

Aberdeen-Angus led the heifers at 265p and £1310 from Nick North, Boquhan House and Craigkelly Farm, Kirkcaldy, respectively.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1400, £1360 Callendoune; £1370 Hill of Harthill; £1330 Achamore; £1310 Low Three Mark; £1290 Mid Craigton, Hill of Harthill and Callendoune; £1280 Mid Craigton; £1270 Jawpark; £1250 Willowbrae.

Heifers – £1440 Craigkelly; £1410 Longloch; £1390, £1350 Hume of Overton; £1340 Craigkelly; £1320 Longloch; £1290 Craighead; £1280 Hume of Overton; £1250 Craighead.

Longtown

Store hoggs sold to £133 for North Country Cheviot from Kelsocleugh, at C and D Auction Marts weekly.

Texels from Flatt, Atkinson, led the feeding ewes at £114.

The final sale of in lamb ewes of the season sold to a competitive ringside, with all classes easily sold, topping at £108 per life for a Texel cross ewe and single lamb from Messrs Kirk, Glasson.

LEADING prices

Store sheep – NCC – £133 Kelsocleugh; £122, £120 Morebattle Tofts. Suff – £129 Nilston Rigg; £127 Knells Cottage. Tex – £131 Nilston Rigg; £123 Hawthorn Bank and Crammond Hill. Belt – £129, £127 Ridsdale. Easycares – £92, £88 Chatton Park. GF – £97 Drinkstone; £90 Hepple Hill. Hamp – £89 Chatton Park. BF – £123 Nilston Rigg; £111 Redesmouth; £99 Meikleholm. Hill Chev – £101, £99 Blakehopeburnhaugh. Swale – £79 Holebeck; £75 Skelgill House. Herdwicks – £85 Row Head. Shetlands – £81 Chapel.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £114 Flatt; £111 Whitchesters; £110 East. Suff – £109 Pow Head. GF – £99 Whitchesters; £97 Coolingel. Easycares – £81 Coolingel. Hill ewes – Chev – £89 Girnwood. BF – £79 Coolingel. Swale – £75 Coolingel. Shet – £57 Coolingel.

Rams – Chev – £105 Kelsocleugh. BFL – £99 Blakehope. BF – £84 Blakehope.

Breeding sheep – Ewes and single lamb – Tex – £108 Glasson; £106 Stockholm. Suff – £102 Leapsrigg; £101, £100 Stockholm. Zwart – £85 Glasson.

Ewes and twin lambs – Suff – 79, £73 Leapsrigg.

In lamb ewes – BF – £98, £96 Glenshanna. Swale – £84 Fell View.

In lamb hoggs – Mule – £150, £148, £144, £140, £136 Wydon Eals.

Geld hoggs – Tex – £123 Hawthorn Bank; £119, £112 Low Stanley. Suff – £121 Low Stanley. Mule – £116, £108 Wydon Eals. Chev Mule – £116 Hawthorn Bank.

Middleton in Teesdale

A Limousin cross heifer came out on top at Harrison and Hetherington's March sale of store cattle, realising £1300 for W and N Foster, Barnard Castle.

Bullocks peaked at £1100 from Tarn Bros, Step Ends.

LEADING prices

Steers – Lim – £1100, £1070, £1060, £1040, £1025, £1000 Step Ends; £1065 Bank Top; £1065, £1060 Strand Foot; £1065, £1060, £1040, £1035 Stoney Hill; £1050 , £1020 East Park; £1040, £1000 Toft House; £1030 Brockersgill; £1030 New House; £1010 Rigg; £1000, £910 Toft House; £990 Parrick House; £965 Birch Bush; £940, £920 Friar House; £920 Allotment; £920 Dirt Pit. Blonde – £1055 Valance Lodge. BB – £1050 Strand Foot.

Heifers – Lim – £1300 Birch Bush; £1100 Allotment; £1050 Stand Foot; £1010, £930, £895 Brockersgill; £990 Parrick House; £990, £940, £910, £890, £870 Step Ends; £980 Ettersgill House; £945, £935, £890, £890 Toft House; £940 White Rigg; £930, £880(x2), £870 East Park; £930, £900 Stoney Hill; £900 South Wellhope; £890 Dirt Pit; £890 East Friar House; £890 New House. BS – £850 Pikestone. Blonde – £990, £980, £965 Valance Lodge. BB – £880 Parrick House.

Wooler

On Tuesday, Harrison and Hetherington held their fortnightly sale of store cattle, which soared to £1220 for Aberdeen-Angus cross steers from CR Lamb and Sons, East Fleetham.

The pence per kg at 297p came from D Harvey and Son, Shotton.

LEADING prices

Steers – A-A – £1220 East Fleetham; £1210, £1170, £1160, £1150, £1140, £1110 Wandon; £1160 Amerside Law; £1110, £1100 South Ord. Char – £1070, £1055 Amerside Law. Lim – £1050, £1040, £970 South Ord; £970 Shotton. Sim – £980, £960 Shotton. BB – £940 Doxford Dairy.

Heifers – A-A – £1100, £1000 Amerside Law. Char – £950 Amerside Law.

Lockerbie

An average of 250p per kg was achieved at Harrison and Hetherington's fortnightly sale, with trade peaking at £1355 for a Limousin heifer from Messrs Richardson, Purdomstone.

Bullocks topped at £1350 for an Aberdeen-Angus from Darlawhill.

Among the pence per kg section it was Charolais bullocks from Messrs MacGregor, Relief, that came out on top, with the same home also selling heifers to 301p.

Also on the 301p price tag were Limousin bullocks from Messrs Porteous, Penlaw.

LEADING prices

Steers – A-A – £1350, £1165 Darlawhill; £1085 Maxwellbank; £1045 Highlaw. Lim – £1310, £1290 Belzies; £1140, £1100 Maryfield; £1080 Penlaw. BB – £1160, £1120 Dryfesdale Gate; £1100, £1060 Highlaw. Char – £1130, £1125 Maryfield; £1020, £985 Glendearg; £960 Relief. Sim – £1055, £1000 Heithat.

Heifers – Lim – £1355, £1150, £1110, £1070 Purdomstone; £1210, £970 Belzies; £1000, £950 Reddings; £990, £950 Terrona. Char – £1120 Greenfield; £1050, £1020, £970 Relief. BB – £1100 Dryfesdale Gate. Sim – £1075 Maxwellbank. Salers – £1035, £1025 Greenfield. A-A – £1010, £960 Maxwellbank.