Special sales for the week to include Stirling, Thainstone and Cockermouth

Carlisle

Limousin bullocks realised £1600 at Harrison and Hetherington’s weekly sale for Geoff Batey, High Knells, Scaleby.

Heifers peaked at £1480 for more of the same from BW and LM Stagg, Longrow, Canonbie.

Some 200 weanlings were on offer, which were topped by a Limousin bull from Messrs Swift, Dry Howe, when realising £1240.

Bullocks sold to £1180 for a Limousin from Messrs Metcalfe, High Old Shields, whilst a Fleckvieh heifer peaked at £1060 for Messrs Harrison, Dundraw.

The same day, the firm held its weekly sale of 332 calves, where trade peaked at £625 for a British Blue bull from Messrs Wadsworth, Big Balcraig, Newton Stewart.

More of the same led the heifers at £500 on two occasions both from Hadderdale.

A small show of cows and heifers with calves, bulls and in calf heifers were also forward, which saw a Limousin cross heifer and calf make £2650 from Messrs Robinson and Son, Gelt Hall.

On Monday, the firm held their weekly sale of store and breeding sheep, where Texel gimmers and lambs sold for £124 from Messrs Ramsay, Dockray Hall, Wigton.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1600, £1560, £1385 (x2) High Knells; £1500 (x2), £1440 (x2) Croft House; £1480 Windy Nook; £1470, £1440, £1390 Newby; £1455 High Stand; £1360 Barton Dale;£1330 (x3), £1225 (x2) West Cocklaw; £1320, £1305 Birkshawhead; £1420, £1300 High Green Hill; £1285, £1250 (x2) Lairdlaugh; £1265 (x2) Harper Hill; £1250 (x2) Newton Field; £1245 (x3) Hall Garth; £1220 (x2) Harley Croft; £1220 (x2) Demesne. BB – £1570 (x2) Carleton Hill; £1450 Holmecroft; £1400 (x2) Grassings; £1340 (x2), £1200 (x2) White House; £1295, £1155 (x2) Broathill; £1290 (x2) Woodhouse; £1290 Barton Dale; £1280, £1210 Marina House; £1215 (x2), £1125 Newton Field; £1205 Cockley Bank; £1165 Stone House; £1160 Maunby House; £1150, £1140 (x2) Dearham Hall; £1140 High Green Hill; £1110, £1100 Town Foot. A-A – £1410 Newby; £1400 Windy Nook; £1365 (x2) Grassings; £1335 Longrigg Thorn; £1200 Broathill; £1180 White House; £1130 (x2) Hedley Park; £1130 Brackenhill; £1125 Town Foot; £1115 (x3) Stainton House; £1100 Gamelsby. Frie – £1290 Rose; £1100 Cockleybank; £1065 Fordlands; £1025 Windy Nook. HF – £1280 (x2), £1060 (x2) Grassings; £1110 (x3) Carrick Dean; £1085 (x2) Rose Farm; £1060, £1050 (x3) Brackenhill. BS – £1205 Raygarth Field; £1115 Harper Hill. Hfd – £1185 (x2) Stainton House. Sim – £1140 (x2) Broomfield. Char – £1480 Edenbanks; £1225 Cockley Bank; £1180 (x3) £1155 High Park Foot.

Heifers – Lim – £1480, £1300 (x2) Longrow; £1375, £1300 Cockleybank; £1290 (x2) Weeds; £1370 Rigg Head; £1360 (x2) Demesne; £1360 (x2), £1250 (x2) High Wreay; £1340 (x2) Woodhouse; £1300 (x2) West Cocklaw; £1270, £1260, £1210 Stubbsgill; £1270 Rigg Head; £1255 Evistones; £1255, £1200 Ladyhousesteads; £1235 Raygarth Field. BB – £1360 (x3) Carleton Hill; £1310 Woodhouse; £1295 (x3) Sandbed; £1290 North Mosses; £1190 (x2) Marlborough Hall; £1160 (x6), £1120 (x5) Acrewalls; £1140 Broathill; £1125 (x4) Stone House. Sim – £1240 Broomfield; £1220 Cockleybank. Char – £1240 Broomfield; £1180 (x3), £1080 (x2) Newbampton; £1175 (x2) High Stand; £1075, £1035 Enzieholm; £1060 (x2) Hedley Park. Jersey – £1155 Bradley Mill. A-A – £1150 (x2) Cockleybank; £1105 Maunby House; £1095 (x3) Chalkside; £1085 Longrigg Thorn; £1080 Bradley Mill Farm; £1065 Brackenhill; £1050 (x3) Row Brow Park. BS – £1115 Brisco Hall. HF – £1075 Heathfield.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1240, £1010, £995 Dry Howe; £1230 Nether Harsley; £1160, £980 Croft House; £1070 Attonburn Farm Cottages; £960, £950 Park View; £960 (x2) Keepershield; £940 Westerhope Burn. Gall – £840, £780 Brewery House Barn. A-A – £840 Brewery House Barn. Fleck – £630 Rottington Hall. HF – £760 Cross Farm; £680 Street House.

Steers – Lim – £1180 (x2) High Old Shield; £950 Nether Harsley; £910 Longrigg. A-A – £1100 Sandysike Farmhouse. Sim – £970 (x2), £920 (x4) Hartrigg. BB – £970 Sandysike Farmhouse; £910 Wallhead. Hfd – £840 (x2) Fell View. Fleck – £730 (x2) Lowther Low Moor. HF – £560 Crossrigg.

Heifers – Fleck – £1060 Dundraw. BB – £1030 Wallhead; £910 (x2) Nirvana; £900 Netherfield. A-A – £970 (x2) Muirhouse; £900 Netherfield; £900 Sanson Seal; £900 Caton Street. Lim – £970 Green Close; £920 Walltown.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £625, £555 (x2) Big Balcraig; £550, £545, £545, £525 Netherfield; £500 Monks House; £500 High Ploughlands; £480 (x2) Walby Hall; £475 (x2) Chalk Lodge; £470, £455 Philgowan; £465 (x2) Groundy Croft; £455 Park Farm; £450 Haddersdale; £450 Grange. Lim – £615 (x2) Big Balcraig; £580 (x2), £560 Kirtlevale; £505, £490 (x2) Bleaberry Rigg; £480 Grange; £460 Beyond the Moss; £360 High Ploughlands; £350 Askham Bryan College; £350 Guillyhill. A-A – £590 (x3), £555, £545 Big Balcraig; £460, £450, £390 Muirhouse; £415 (x2) Park Farm; £360 Petteril Side. Sim – £390 Meinside. HF – £330 The Stables.

Heifers – BB – £500 (x2) Hadderdale; £475 (x2), £470 Netherfield; £470 Brunt Hill; £450 Groundy Croft; £450 (x2) Tempest Tower; £440, £370 Monks House; £430, £425, £380 Petteril Side; £405 High Ploughlands; £395 (x2) Chalk Lodge; £370 Netherfield. Lim – £430 Bleaberry Rigg; £400 Beyond the Moss. Sim – £400 The Crescent. A-A – £350 (x2) Park Farm; £325 Stannock.

Beef breeding – Heifers with calves – Lim – £2650 Gelt Hall. Baza – £2250 Gelt Hall. BB – £1850 Braitwaite Shield. A-A – £1450 Lodge.

Bulls – Hfd – £1600, £1500 (x2) Gilmartin.

Cows with calves – BB – £1650 Ormside Lodge.

Heifer in calf – Hfd – £1450 Gilmartin.

Gimmers and lambs – Tex – £124, £105, £100 (x2) Dockray Hall; £72 Kirkland Howe. Suff – £65 Harrington Ling. Zwart – £63 Harrington Ling. Greyfaced – £52 Harrington Ling.

Hoggs and lambs – Tex – £114, £79 Dockray Hall.

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £98, £95 Low House; £88, £79 Wallhead; £70 (x2), £68 Windermere Road;£68 Kirk-land Howe. Suff – £83 Harrington Ling. Greyfaced – £80, £77, £76, £73 Low House. Zwart – £80 Harring-ton Ling.

Store sheep – Tex – £90, £82, £70 Southwaite Green Mill.

Stirling UA

United Auctions sold 1225 store cattle, native bred cattle and young bulls, where bullocks and heifers cashed in at 253.85p per kg and 244.88p respectively.

Bullocks topped the sale at 306.60p for a 287kg Simmental cross from Bangour, and to £1490 for a 652kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Victoria.

A 479kg Simmental cross from West Deloraine, led the heifers at 292.30p, whilst a 586kg Limousin cross from Lower Kenly, realised £1440.

Texel cross ewe hoggs led the store sheep at £115 for Airthrey Kerse.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £600, 273.70p South Muasdale. 251-300kg – £880, 306.60p Bangour. 301-350kg – £1020, 302.70p Hall. 351-400kg – £1100, 289.50p Rosehall. 401-450kg – £1160 Cuttlehill; 271.00p Hardens. 451-500kg – £1360, 276.40p Binn. 501-551kg – £1385 Achamore; 259p Binn. 552-601kg – £1435 Achamore; 251.80p Yonderhaugh. 602-651kg – £1465, 239.40p Stoopshill. 652-701kg – £1490, 228.50p Victoria.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £690, 279.4p Nether Pratis. 251-300kg – £725, 266.50p West Pilmore. 301-350kg – £990, 287.80p Kipperoch. 351-400kg – £1100, 282.10p Winfield. 401-450kg – £1130 Rosehall; 268.5p Loanhead of Duchally. 451-500kg – £1400, 292.30p West Deloraine. 501-551kg – £1410, 266.00p Lower Kenly. 552-601kg – £1440, 245.70p Lower Kenly. 602-651kg – £1425, 227.60p Victoria.

Young bulls – 251-300kg – £805, 270.10p Quality Street. 351-400kg – £1030, 258.80p Bunacaimbe. 401-450kg – £970, 236.30p Easter Greenhill. 451-500kg – £1110, 227.50p Ardchatten Home. 501-551kg – £1170 Stobswood; 217.30p Quality Street. 602-651kg – £1420, 230.5p Barcaldine Home.

Store and breeding sheep – Tex X – £115 Airthrey Kerse; £110 Balgonar; £108 Wester Hall. Suff X – £100 Ardchatten Home; £95 Low Craigton. Chev – £90 Maam. Mule – £86 Dyke. BF – £90 Dall; £89, £78 Duncroisk.

Wigton

Averages were up on the year at Hope’s Auctioneer’s sale of 285 store cattle, rising £182.11 per head, with bullocks and heifers balancing out at £1168.47 and £1091.70 respectively.

Limousin crosses from DA Harrison and Co, Hill House, Aldoth, led the way firstly for a bullock at £1645 and to £1445 for a heifer.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1645, £1595, £1485 (x2) £1445 Hill House; £1625, £1585, £1485, £1405 Wampool; £1445, £1245 Parkgate Hall; £1385, £1285, £1215 Greenah Villa; £1305, £1245 Leesrigg Pasture; £1305, £1205 Seaville Cote; £1275, £1225 Foxhouses; £1265 Low Blaithwaite; £1255 Cumdivock House. BB – £1455 Hill House; £1335 Cumdivock House; £1275, £1195 Dockray; £1255 (x2) Swinsty; £1235 Kelsick. Char – £1445, £1405, £1335 Hill House; £1305, £1215 Seaville Cote; £1275 Kelsick. Blonde – £1035 The Faulds. A-A – £1315, £1115 Swinsty; £1285, £1245 Drumburgh Castle Farming. Hols – £1285, £1175 Sanden House.

Heifers – Lim – £1445, £1405, £1335, £1245, £1235, £1225 Hill House; £1435, £1415, £1375 Woodhall; £1255 Pasture House; £1185, £1165 Weary Hall Style; £1155, £1145 Wolsty; £1155 Kelsick; £1145, £1105 Leesrigg Pasture; £1135 Limekiln Nook; £1125 Swinsty. BB – £1325, £1175 Langrigg House; £1265 High Pow; £1245 Leesrigg Pasture; £1225 Hill House;£1225 Dockray; £1195 Drumburgh Castle Farming; £1145, £1115 Raughton Head; £1085 Limekiln Nook. Char – £1425, £1305 Hill House;£1225, £1165 Pasture House; £1135 Bonny. A-A – £1155, £1135 Drumburgh Castle Farming; £1145 (x2) Langrigg House; £1125 Swinsty; £1115 Wolsty. Blonde – £1385 Woodhall.

St Boswells

A Charolais cross bullock topped Harrison and Hetherington’s fortnightly sale of store cattle at £1470 for Messrs Weir, Cortleferry.

Top pence per kg was 309.7p, paid for Limousin cross heifers from Messrs Ogilvie, Broom.

Bullocks averaged 262.37p per kg, whilst heifers balanced out at 258.46p.

The first sale of ewes and lambs, achieved an overall average of £80 per life, topping at £89 for Texels from Greenhead.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1110, £1030 Middlethird. Hfd – £1060 Gledswood. Lim – £1330 Cortleferry; £1290 Nether Howden; £1260, £1250 Crookston; £1185, £1150 Caverton Mill. BS – £1040 Yester Mains. Sim – £1430, £1250 Angelrow; £1195 Caverton Mill; £1180, £1175 Trows; £1170, £1150 Angelrow. Blonde – £1360, £1230 Outerston. BB – £1410 Cortleferry; £1295, £1180, £1130 Harwood on Teviot. Char – £1470 Cortleferry; £1420, £1410, £1390 Crookston; £1360 Todshawhaugh; £1330 Caverton Mill; £1330 Crookston.

Heifers – A-A – £1030 Blackburn Mill. Lim – £1300 Cortleferry; £1260 Wester Dawyck, Todshawhaugh; £1240 Nether Howden; £1200 Woodhead. Sim – £1170 Caverton Mill; £1160 Angelrow; £1110 Trows; £1030 Angelrow, Greenknowe. BB – £1180 (x2), £1140 Blackburn Mill. Char – £1300, £1270 Cortleferry; £1255 Crookston; £1235 Todshawhaugh; £1225, £1215, £1200 Crookston; £1200 Cortleferry; £1195, £1175 Crookston.

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £89, £86, £85, £82 Greenhead; £80 Townhead, Greenhead. Suff – £87, £85, £84 Greenhead. Greyfaced – £86, £80 Redpath Eastend. NCC – £66 Townhead.

Ayr

Bullocks dominated Craig Wilson’s sale of 684 store cattle, selling to £1570 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Creagraineach, and to 315.2p per kg for Simmentals from Middleton, Neilston.

Heifers peaked at £1430 for a pen of Aberdeen-Angus crosses from Knockterra, and to 293.8p for Limousins from Middleton, Neilston.

Hoggs were scarce, achieving a top price of £115 for Hampshires from J Purdie, Ravenscroft.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1540 Half Mark; £1380 Millafleck and High Park; £1340 High Park; £1300 Cloquhairnan; £1290 Baltersan and Smiddyshaw; £1270 Girthill; £1255 Turnerhill; £1250 Ladyyard;£1200 Back O’Hill. Char – £1450 Creagraineach; £1390 Carbieston Mains; £1375 Cloquhairnan; £1270 Kilhenzie; £1080 Ardwell. A-A – £1435 Linfairn; £1390, £1370 Clevance; £1380 Low Ballees; £1340 Creechan Park; £1320 Smiddyshaw; £1295 Benston; £1285 Fore Rogerton; £1265 Creechan Park; £1260 Carbieston Mains; £1205 Lochwood. Sim – £1415, £1365 Linfairn; £1390, £1380, £1290 Ravenslie; £1280 Smithston and Clevance; £1250 Adamcroft; £1245 Baltersan; £1200 Ardwell and Smiddyshaw; £1185 Dykefield; £1190 Carbieston Mains. BS – £1385 Smiddyshaw; £1120 Ardwell. BB – £1370, £1360 Ladyyard; £1355 West High Ardwell and Over Auchentiber; £1305 West High Ardwell; £1240 Ladyyard and Auchinbay; £1220 Whiteflat; £1165 Barmoorhill and Girthill. Luing – £1250 Smiddyshaw. Frie – £1145 Stevenston; £1090 Turnerhill and Hapland; £1075, £1050 West Dhuloch; £1060 Lochwood; £1025 Laigh Smithston.

Heifers – A-A – £1430 Knockterra; £1195 Ardwell; £1190 Smithston; £1145, £1125 Creechan Park; £1110 Lochwood; £1090 Carbieston Mains; £1050 Laigh Smithston and Ardwell. BB – £1370 Turnerhill; £1300 Auchinbay; £1235 Ladyyard; £1210 West High Ardwell; £1165 Drongan House; £1160 Whiteflat; £1150 Gass and Auchinbay; £1130 Over Auchintiber; £1100 Baltersan. Lim – £1340 Baltersan and Smithston; £1315 Millhill; £1290 Knockterra; £1285 Rosemount; £1280 Drongan House, Crosslees and Over Auchentiber; £1250 West High Ardwell; £1200 Turnerhill and Ladyyard; £1190 Crosslees; £1180 Girthill, Smithston and Gass; £1170 Ardwell, Knockterra, Over Auchentiber and Rosemount. BS – £1340 Smithston; £1190 Ardwell. Char – £1320 Creagraineach; £1190 Carbieston Mains; £1060 Ardwell; £1005 Half Mark; £1000 Dranigower. Sim – £1290, £1245, £1190 Langalbuinach’ £1145 Carbieston Mains’ £1125 Baltersan; £1020 Barmoorhill.

Store hoggs – Hamp – £115, £99 Ravenscroft. Chev – £114 Ravenscroft. Mule – £107 Langside. Tex X – £107 Langside; £104 Ballykillet.

Store hoggets in-lamb – £70 Larroch House.

Thainstone

All classes increased in value on the week at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 1212 store cattle, to achieve an overall average of £1123.93, with bullocks cashing in at 265.3p per kg and heifers at 265.4p.

Topping the sale at 339.1p was a pen of four 230kg Simmental crosses from Candyglirach, Drumoak, and to £1550 for a 592kg Limousin cross from Gorn, Balfour.

Heifers realised 334.9p for a pen of eight 218kg Charolais crosses from Highlands, Newmachar, and to £1510 for a 580kg Limousin cross from Gorn.

A 400kg Limousin topped the bulls at 255p and £1020 from Newton of Budgate, Cawdor.

Also forward were 1212 ewes with lambs at foot, breeding ewes and store lambs including island consignments, which achieved an overall average of £78.90 per head.

Breeding ewes topped at £150 for Mules from Corsholoch, Glass, to cash in at £102.52, and not far behind at £118 were Beltex store lambs from Belnaboth, Glenkindie, which balanced out at £91.52.

Island lambs (89) averaged £73.79 and sold to £108 for Beltex from Strathgarry, St Ola.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £800 Candyglirach; 334.9p Highlands. 251-300kg – £970, 334.5p Fodderletter, Tomintoul. 301-350kg – £1080 Tofts of Tain, Castletown; 327.8p Cairns of Mayen, Rothiemay. 351-400kg – £1250, 320.5p Sebay View, Tankerness. 401-450kg – £1280 Mid Fleenas, Nairn; 297.6p Newton of Budgate, Cawdor. 451-500kg – £1370 Ballinloan, Dunkeld; 286.3p Newton of Budgate. 501-550kg – £1455 Jacks Croft, Kingswells; 272.9p Ballinloan. 551-600kg – £1515, 263.9p Jacks Croft. 601-650kg – £1540 Overhall; 254.1p Jacks Croft. 651-700kg – £1500 Barnhill, Laurencekirk; £1500 Milton of Cullerlie, Echt; 224.6p Milton of Cullerlie. 701-750kg – £1540, 219.4p Milton of Cullerlie.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £730 Highlands; 288.5p Candyglirach. 251-300kg – £850, 314.8p Fodderletter. 301-350kg – £1110, 322.7p Lower Cairnglass, Ardersier. 351-400kg – £1210, 323p Bogie Street. 401-450kg – £1290, 287.8p Mid Fleenas, Nairn. 451-500kg – £1280 Lower Cairnglass; 274.9p Mid Fleenas. 501-550kg – £1350, 257.6p Ballinloan. 551-600kg – £1460 Blackhillock, Millbrex; 260.3p Gorn. 601-650kg – £1500, 247.5p Marchmar, Lumsden.

Bulls – Up to 301-350kg – £800, 245.4p Willowbank, Mulben.

Gimmers with lambs – Single – Suff – £89 Coldhome, Alvah. Twins – BF – £90 South Law, New Pitsligo. Lamb and half – Tex X – £80 Greystone, Peterhead.

Ewes with lambs – Single – Tex – £84 Coldhome. Tex X – £81 Wester Cairnglass, Gollanfield. Twins – Chev – £90 Cairnton. Suff X – £88 Wester Cairnglass. Suff X – £88 Bridgeton, Muir of Fowlis. Mule – £82 Cairnton. Tex X – £78 Bridgeton. Lamb and half – Tex – £83 South Law. Tex X – £82 South Law. Mule BM – £82 Cairnton. GF – £81 Cairnton. Cont – £79 Wester Cairnglass. Cont X – £78 Wester Cairnglass.

Breeding ewes – Cont reg age – £132 Corsholoch. Cont ewe lambs – £122 Corsholoch.

Store lambs – Belt – £112 Coldhome. Tex – £110 Boganlea, New Byth. Cont – £107 Belnaboth. Belt X – £106 Belnaboth. Cont X – £104 Little Clinterty, Kinellar. Tex X – £101 Greenferns, Bucksburn. Suff – £98 Coldhome, Little Clinterty. Suff X – £98 Boganlea. Chev X – £95 Skeibhill, Aberchirder. Down – £92 Wester Cairnglass. Down X – £90 Boganlea.

Island lambs – Tex – £106 Russland, Westray. Tex X – £99 Ringesta, Quendale. Suff – £93 Clifton, Westray. Belt X – £92 Strathgarry. Suff X – £87 Gorn, Westray.

Cockermouth

All classes of store cattle sold to a buoyant trade at Mitchells Auction Co, where trade peaked at £1425 for a pair of British Blue steers from BW Noble, Gibb Tarn, Beckermet.

Heifers topped at £1335 for a Charolais from Messrs Cottam, Wardwarrow, Holmrook.

A seven-year-old Limousin cow realised £1185 for G and AE Marrs, Cathow, Kinniside.

LEADING prices

Steers – BB – £1425 (x2), £1365 (x3), £1315 Gibbtarn; £1275 Wardwarrow; £1235 Foxhouse; £1185, £1175 Acrewalls; £1115, £1105 Fairladies. Lim – £1305 Cockley Gill; £1285 Gateghyll; £1265, £1195 Holmecroft; £1235 Wardwarrow; £1225 Weary Hall; £1165, £1155 (x2), £1085, £1065 (x3) Ullock; £1125, £1065 Low Snab; £1105 Baggra Yeat; £1065 Well Head; £1045 Woodend. A-A – £1205, £1165 Brackenbarrow. Hfd – £1065 Foxhouse. Char – £1055 Crooklands. HF – £895 (x3) Brackenbarrow.

Heifers – Char – £1335, £1235 Wardwarrow. Lim – £1315 Foxhouse; £1285 Gateghyll; £1255, £1215, £1185, £1155 Hall Santon; £1235, £1135 Foxhouse; £1175; £1145 Frizington Hall; £1135 Well Head; £1095 Holmecroft; £1035 Hollin Head. BB – £1265 (x3), £1175 Keskadale; £1245, £1165 Wardwarrow; £1215, £1050 Gibbtarn; £1215, £1075 Acrewalls; £1185 Foxhouse; £1125 Pica Cottages; £1095 Fairladies. A-A – £1205, £1065 Fleming Hall; £1125 Weary Hall. Sim – £1055 Row End.

Young bulls – Lim – £1025 High Nook. Frie – £515 (x2) Stainburn Hall.

Store cows – Lim – £1185, £1035, £965 Cathow; £885 Overcroft.

Lanark

A 416kg Limousin heifer from Holehouse, led the charge at Lawrie and Symington's sale of 965 store cattle, when realising £2500 and 601p per kg.

Bullocks topped at £1510 for a 612kg British Blue from Crookboat, and to 307.1p for a pair of 280kg Limousins from Drumalbin.

Heifers and bullocks cashed in at 237.46p and 245.66p respectively.

The firm also sold 231 ewes with lambs at foot and store hoggs, where Texel hoggs topped at £113 from Laight Cleughearn.

The first ewe and lamb sale of the season reached £78 per life for a Suffolk ewe with a single Texel cross lamb from Eastfield of Wiston.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – 0-300kg – £860, 307.1p Drumalbin. 301-350kg – £930 Whiteside; 289.8p Logan. 351-400kg – £1170, 294p Malletsheugh. 401-450kg – £1240 Dreva; 286.4p South Walton. 451-500kg – £1340 West Torphin; 286.3p Holehouse. 501-550kg – £1450 Stonebyres; 285.7p Holehouse. 551-600kg – £1330, 239.2p Newbigging Mill. 601 +kg – £1510, 246.7p Crookboat.

Heifers – 0-300kg – £780, 276.6p Back Hareshaw. 301-350kg – £890 Knockenhair; 265.3p Drumalbin. 351-400kg – £1390, 373.7p Stonebyres. 401-450kg – £2500, 601p Holehouse. 451-500kg – £1370, 301.8p Malletsheugh. 501-550kg – £1550, 306.3p Holehouse. 551-600kg – £1335, 239.2p Cobblehaugh. 601+kg – £1270, 208.9p Tinto View.

Dairy – Bullocks – FR – £1090 Muldron. HO – £875 Hawksland; £805 Longlea. Mont – £1220, £1210, £1180, £1145, £1100, £1055 Cobblehaugh. NR – £815, £725 Midhill.

Breeding sheep – Tex – Single – £76 Eastfield of Wiston. Twins – £70 Eastfield of Wiston. Suff – Twins – £63 Eastfield of Wiston. Shet X – Twins – £49 Eastfield of Wiston.

Store hoggs – Tex – £106, £95 Laigh Cleughearn; £95 Legholmshiels. Belt – £94, £73 Westcroft. BF – £79 Parkhall; £69.50, £67 Townhead of Priestgill; £67 Parkhall. Suff – £95 Laigh Cleughearn; £90, £82 Legholmshiels. Char – £106 Laigh Cleughearn. Chev – £87 Legholmshiels. Mules – £90 Kirkfield Cottage. Zwart – £90 Kirkfield Cottage.

Hexham

A Limousin cross steer led the way at Hexham and Northern Marts store sale, selling to £1550 from Ian Thornton, Knaresborough.

Heifers peaked at £1515 for a British Blue from the Allendale based Hollin Close of Adrian Hutchinson.

Store hoggs sold to £170 for a pair of Texels from AG and D Bisset, Middle Dukesfield, who’s run of 11 averaged £136.73

LEADING prices

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1460 Hay a Park; £1390, £1375 Lunns House; £1200 Hay a Park. A-A X – £1380, £1230 Allendale. Hfd – £1390 Gibbet; £1380 Hay a Park. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1550 Gibbet; £1500, £1480 Lunns House; £1400 Hay a Park; £1395, £1315, £1280 Fallowfield; £1240 Camphill; £1220 Fallowfield. BB X – £1280 Camphill; £1235 Low Eshells; £1220 Camphill. Char X – £1510, £1440 Gibbet; £1250, £1230 Fallowfield; £1230 Hay a Park. Piedmontese X – £1410 Hay a Park. Stab – £1345, £1230 Fallowfield. A-A X – £1440 Gibbet; £1420, £1400 (x2) Hay a Park. Hfd X – £1120 Wagtail. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1305 Low Eshells; £1300 West Moorhouses and Tedcastle; £1290 Tedcastle; £1250 Low Eshells; £1230, £1215, £1205 Greyside; £1190 West Moorhouses and Greyside; £1180, £1170 Greyside; £1150 Lowfield; £1130 East Flass; £1115 Shillafield; £1110 West Moorhouses; £1100 East Flass and North Cocklake; £1085, £1075 (x2) Lowfield; £1070 Longshaws and Woodhall; £1055 Lowfield; £1050 Shillafield, The Fawns and Woodhall. BB X – £1115 West Moorhouses. Char X – £1190, £1110, £1100, £1090, £1070 Wheat Hall; £1060 Dyke Nook. Sim X – £1170 Wheat Hall; £1080 Hedley West. A-A X – £1270, £1240, £1180, £1170, £1140 East Butsfield; £1130, £1100 Lowfield; £1090 West Butsfield; £1085, £1070 (x3), £1060 Lowfield. Hfd X – £1145 Wagtail. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1160 West Moorhouses; £1150 Greyside; £1060 Beukley; £1040 East Flass; £1020 Tedcastle; £100 Dyke Nook; £985 Beukley; £980 Dyke Nook and Woodhall. BB X – £1090 West Moorhouses. Char X – £1100 Tedcastle; £1020 Harnham Hall.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – BB X – £1515 Hollin Close. A-A X – £1350 Allendale; £1310 East Uppertown. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1320 Hollin Close; £1290 Camphill; £1105, £1100 Hollin Close. BB X – £1135 Camphill. A-A X – £1350 Allendale; £1280 Heatheridge; £1160 Allendale. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1330 Low Eshells; £1325, £1250 Bulls Hill; £1200 Greyside and Tedcastle; £1160 The Fawns; £1150 Greyside; £1140 Shillafield; £1135 West Moorhouses; £1125 The Fawns; £1120, £1100, £1095 Greyside; £1040 The Fawns; £1035 North Cocklake; £1030 Greyside, £1010 Woodhall. BB X – £1030, £1010 Woodhall. Char X – £1055, £1010 Wheat Hall; £1000 Harnham Hall; £970 Wheat Hall. A-A X – £1025, £1000 (x2) West Butsfield. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1200 Tedcastle; £1170 Bulls Hill; £1050 Woodhall; £1005 Dyke Nook; £960 West Moorhouses; £940, £910 Dyke Nook.

Store hoggs – Tex – £152 Middle Dukesfield; £138 Low Espley; £130 Nilston Rigg. Tex X – £170, £160 Middle Dukesfield; £140 Nilston Rigg and Slealands; £138 Halfway House; £134 Ridley Stokoe; £131 Paxton Dene; £128 Middle Dukesfield; £127 Paxton Dene; £126 Cheviot; £124, £123, £121 Paxton Dene; £119 Tenter House. Suff X – £125 High Keenley Fell. Belt X – £126 Middle Dukesfield; £126, £116 Low Espley. Mule – £114 Barrasford; £106 Farneyshield; £104 Redesmouth. BFL – £152 Low Espley; £114 Middle Dukesfield. Chev Mule – £90 Bavington Hill. Herdwick – £75 Heatheridge. Chev – £129, £106, £104 Bellshiel. BF – £97 Ridley Stokoe; £90 Westhouses. Swale – £110 Espershields. Jacob – £98 Nettle Hall.

Penrith

On Monday, Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 180 store cattle, achieving an overall average of £1102.42.

Topping the trade at £1535 was a Charolais bullock from EA Harrison, Scar Sid, with dairy-bred British Blue bullocks, realising £1335 for R Dawson, Southwaite.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers attained £1355, for A and S Robley, Nelson Hill.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – BB – £1535 Scar Side; £1335, £1325, £1295, £1275 (x3), £1265, £1215 Southwaite; £1215 Fawcett Park; £1175 (x2), £1115 (x3), £1035 (x2) Inglewood Edge; £1145 Askham Gate. Char – £1445, £1305 Scar Side; £1355, £1215, £1195 Town Head; £1275 High Row. A-A – £1375, £1325 (x2) Nelson Hill; £1045 Croft Ends. Lim – £1355, £1195 Friendship; £1265 (x2), £1085 Greenlands; £1105 High Row; £1095 Askham Gate; £1085 Fawcett Park. Blonde – £1225 Crosby Hall. BS – £1185, £1075, £1035, £1015 Croft Ends. Black and White – £1045 (x3), £1035 Greenlands; £1015 Sootyhill.

Heifers – A-A – £1355, £1255 Nelson Hill; £1065 (x3) Windy Gate; £995 Berrier Head. BB – £1325 How Hill; £1315, £1265 Friendship; £1265, £1205 (x2) Nelson Hill; £1255 Ratten Castle; £1155, £1085 (x2), £1055 (x2) Inglewood Edge; £1075 (x2) Berrier Head. Black and White – £1175 Catterlen Hall. Sim – £1165 Brownrigg Hall. Lim – £1155 Brownrigg Hall; £1135 Fawcett Park; £1105, £1075 Ratten Castle. BS – £1085 Looking Flatt. Char – £995 (x3) Berrier Head.

Store bulls – BB – £1255, £1175 Nelson Hill. Lim – £935, £905 Ravenwood.

Longtown

On Tuesday, C and D Auction Marts sale of 701 store hoggs, cast ewes and rams, sold to £144 for Mule in-lamb hoggs from Leapsrigg.

Store sheep peaked at £120 for a Suffolk hogg from Shaw Cottage, whilst feeding ewes reached £114 for Leicesters from Cassington.

A seasonal entry of breeding sheep, sold to £144 for Mule in-lamb hoggs from Leapsrigg.

LEADING prices

Store sheep – Suff – £120 Shaw Cottage; £110 Cumstone. Rouges – £89 Lochwood Mains. Tex – £117 East Foreshields; £111 Edston Estates and Cumstone. Belt – £99 Park Nook. GF – £119 Keskadale Hill; £111 Edston Estates. Chev Mules – £92 Cassington. Dorsets – £89 Rammerscales. BF – £109 Edston Estates; £99 Speddoch; £96 Beoch; £91 Drumblair. Chev – £107 Cumstone. Swale – £99 Edston Estates. Hamp – £92 Cassington.

Feeding ewes – BFL – £114 Cassington. GF – £107 Waterhead of Dryffe. Chev Mules – £107 Cassington. Belt – £95 Shaw Cottage.

Hill ewes – Chev – £91 Cumstone. BF – £69 Cassington. Swale – £52 Edston Estates.

Cast rams – Tex – £123 East Foreshield.

Breeding sheep – Ewes and single lamb – Tex – £98, £79, £76, £73 High Acres; £95, £83, £74 Felton Demesne. Mule – £65 Felton Demesne.

Ewes and twin lambs – Tex – £73 Felton Demesne.

In lamb hoggs – Mule – £144, £132 Leapsrigg.

Geld hoggs – Tex – £124, £122, £120 Rinnion Hills.

Castle Douglas

A smaller show of store cattle were forward for Wallets Marts’ sale, where heifers sold to £1340 for a Limousin cross from Margrie Ltd, Ardwall, and to 265.6p per kg for Limousins from Messrs Bowman, Bagbie.

Bullocks topped at £1315 for Limousins from Messrs Borthwick and Sons, Shangan, and to 297.6p for Simmental crosses from Messrs Hutton and Co, Buittle Mains.

Some 474 store sheep were also forward, reaching £116 for a pen of Texel lambs from Barlocco, Auchencairn.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1315, £1300, £1290, £1210 Shangan; £1190, £1170 Margrie. BB – £1270 North Park. Sim – £1290 Shangan. Char – £1240 Lochside; £1100 Hill of Balmaghie. A-A – £1200 Trolane; £1180, £1110 Irelandton; £1110 Hill of Balmaghie; £1110 North Park. Gall – £1170, £1110 Irelandton; £1010 Ardwall. Saler – £1170 Awhirk. BG – £1170 Irelandton. White Gall – £1170 Lochside; £1060 Ardwall. Luing – £1000 Muncraig.

Heifers – Lim – £1340 Margrie. Sim – £1320 Trolane. Hfd – £1200 Trolane. Char – £1200, £1140 Lochside. White Gall – £1080 Lochside. A-A – £1050, £1030, £1020 Irelandton. Salers – £990 Awhirk; £990 North Park.

Store sheep – Tex – £116, £112, £107 Barlocco; £109 Lagganorie. Scotch Mule – £113 Garroch Estates; £109 Lagganorie; £91 Mosside Farming. Chev – £111, £95 Murrayton. Kerryhill – £110 Lagganorie. BF – £109 Muil, £97 Beoch, Cairnryan; £94 Garroch Estates; £92 Speddoch; £91 Drannandow. Suff – £109 Boreland of Parton; £99, £98 Lagganorie. Chev Mule – £109 Mosside Farming. Jacob – £100, £92 Copelaw.

Orkney

Averages were well up on the year at Orkney Mart, when steers and heifers cashed in at 261.8p per kg (+42.2p on the year) and 254.7p (+35.3p on the year) respectively.

Steers led the way selling to £1430 for a 580kg Charolais from P and F Ross, Lenahowe, Sandwick, and to 309.9p for a 355kg Limousin from A A Spence, Hayon, Birsay.

A 585kg Saler topped the heifers at £1380 for D and A Walls, Inkerman, Sanday, whilst a 365kg Charolais from Balfour Estates, Shapinsay realised 288p.

LEADING prices

Steers – £965, £975 Hayon, Birsay; £1200, £1110, £1240 Balfour estates, Shapinsay; £1100, £1050 meadowbank, Westray; £1105, £1070 (x2), £1075, £1050 Biggings, Stenness; £1210, £1050 (x2) Skaill, Westray; £1260 Gorn, Westray; £1210, £1240, £1270 Kierfiold, Sandwick; £1095, £990 Eastside, Twatt; £1140 (x2) Frustigarth, Shapinsay; £1120, £1235 Redland, Firth; £1030, £1125 Walkerhouse, Birsay; £1090, £1240 (x2), £1270 Seattersquoy, Stenness; £1200 Trenabie, Westray; £1160, £1150, £1100 Haquoy, Shapinsay; £1210 Upper Braebuster, Deerness; £1285. £1220, £1165 Lenahowe, Sandwick; £1200, £1130 Oback, South Ronaldsay; £1225, £1280 Arwick, Evie; £1335, £1310 Swannay, By Evie; £1340 Braehead, Stromness; £1130, £1075. £1170 Biggings, Toab; £1100 Howequoy, Holm; £1050, £950 Huip, Stronsay; £1070, £1220 Quoybond, South Ronaldsay; £1150 Little Wards, Longhope; £1165 Redland, Firth; £1290 Warthill, Holm; £1010 Heatherhouse, Tankerness; £1060, £1040 Easter Voy, Sandwick; £1250, £1270, £1310 Withaquoy, Holm; £1200 Feolquoy, Stromness; £1370 Netherton, Holm; £1290, £1170 Nistagar, Harray; £1210, £1110 Skelday, Dounby; £1320 Hewan, Shapinsay; £1140 Berriedale, Westray; £1080 Drydale, Stromness; £1180, £1150, £1295 Heads, St Margarets Hope; £1320 Northbigging, Dounby; £1040 Vetquoy, Twatt; £1300, £1280 Ramsquoy, Stenness; £1220 Bu, Orphir; £1260, £1100 East Howe, Birsay; £1320, £1370 St Clair, Holm; £1050 Upperfield, St Ola; £1180 How, Sanday; £1100 Brough, South Ronaldsay; £1210 Muckle Myre, South Rondalsay; £1100 Sunnybank, St Ola; £1075 Netherhill, Tankerness; £1110 Workwell, Orphir; £1020 Windywalls, Westray; £1040 Grandon, Finstown.

Heifers – £1350 St Clair, Holm; £1310, £1290 Grimbister, Kirkwall ; £1305 , £1300, £1280 Hewan,Shapinsay; £1300 Bu, Orphir; £1290 Grandon, Finstown; £1280 East Howe, Birsay; £1230 Northbigging, Dounby; £1240 Upperfield, St Ola; £1240 Netherhill, Tankerness; £1240, £1230 Lenahowe, Sandwick; £1205 Brough, South Ronaldsay; £1200 Haquoy, Shapinsay; £1175 Upper Braebuster, Deerness; £1160 Frustigarth, Shapinsay; £1150 Redland, Firth; £1135 Howequoy, Holm; £1130 Skaill, Westray; £1125 Oback, South Ronaldsay; £1120 Pickletillum, Deerness; £1120 Biggings, Toab; £1110 Westshore, Rendall; £1100 Biggings, Stenness; £1100 Workwell, Orphir; £1090 Gorn, Westray; £1090 Berriedale, Westray; £1080 Warthill, Holm; £1075 Sunnybank, St Ola; £1065 Trenabie, Westray; £1050 Balfour Estates, Shapinsay; £1020 Midhouse, Harray; £1010 Walkerhouse, Birsay.

Lockerbie

A flying trade continued at Harrison and Hetherington’s fortnightly sale, where bullocks topped at £1160 for an Aberdeen-Angus from Messrs More, Maxwellbank, and to 292p per kg for British Blues from Laverockhall.

Limousin heifers sold up to £1120 from Messrs Reid, Kirkburn, whilst pence per kg section realised 289.9p from Laverockhall.

LEADING prices

Steers – A-A – £1160, £1120 Maxwellbank; £1030 Fingland; £970 Barwhanny;£890 Fingland. BB – £1095, £1080 Dryfesdale Gate; £1060, £990 Laverockhall. BS – £975 Newbigging. Lim – £900 Hunterhouse; £765 Gall; £710 Barwhanny. HF – £855 Dryfesdale Gate. Salers – £830 Gall. Char – £790 Glendearg. Sim – £750 Lochbank.

Heifers – Lim – £1120, £990, £950, £920, £900 Kirkburn; £1000 Laverockhall; £870 Hunterhouse; £845 Lochbank; £770 Barwhanny. BB – £1095, £1045, £1000 Dryfesdale Gate; £910 Laverockhall. A-A – £950 Esbie;, £710 Hillhead. Char – £930, £860, £800 Glendearg. Salers – £790 Gall Farm. BS – £790 Glendearg