Special sales to include Dingwall, Stirling and Carlisle

Carlisle

A smaller show of cattle were forward on the week at Harrison and Hetherington's sale, which achieved an overall average of £1202.

Sale leader, was a Limousin cross heifer which realised £1580 from Messrs Bowman, Croft House, Penrith.

Steers witnessed a top of £1565 for a British Blue cross from Messrs Graham, Carleton Hill, Carlisle.

Topping the weaned cattle was a Limousin bull from Messrs Foster, North View, Carlisle, at £1340, with heifers realising £1230 for a British Blue cross from Messrs Davidson, Muirhouse, Lockerbie.

An Aberdeen-Angus steer from Messrs Kirkwood, Mouswald Grange, reached £1100.

British Blues from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown, led the way among the 390 calves topping the bulls at £595 and heifers at £515.

On Monday the weekly sale of store and breeding sheep saw Beltex gimmers with lambs at foot reach £124 a life from Messrs Anderson, Leafield, Dumfries.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – BB – £1565, £1500, £1470, £1410, £1390 Carleton Hill; £1300, £1200 Sandbed; £1295 Petteril Bank; £1295 Bankend; £1290 Killiecrackie; £1275 Bulls Head; £1240, £1210, £1200 (x2) Hainings. BS – £1540, £1475, £1470 Greenwrae. A-A – £1460, £1440 Rose; £1370, £1360 Longrigg Thorn; £1365, £1330 Petteril Bank; £1230 Stainton House; £1215, £1210 Newbampton; £1200 Brocklerigg. Lim – £1450, £1415 Croft House; £1450 Bleathgill; £1450, £1375 Mid Locharwoods; £1440, £1400, £1310, £1290 High Knells; £1390, £1360 (x2), £1300 Low House; £1360 Windy Nook; £1335, £1305 Bridge; £1295 Beech House; £1295 Barton Dale; £1285 Fawcettlees; £1285 Bulls Head; £1275 Beech House. Sim – £1440 Mid-Locharwoods; £1195 Wardpark; £1190 Killiecrackie. Hfd – £1390, £1280, £1220 Demesne. Maine Anjou – £1145, £1100 Winterhope. HF – £1088 Whinney Hill; £1070, £1045 Cross Hill. Highland – £1085 Holmewrangle. Char – £1000 Brocklerigg.

Heifers – Lim – £1580, £1480 Croft House; £1470 Demesne; £1460 Kirtlebank; £1440 Rose; £1360 Longrow; £1320 Greenwrae; £1315 Windy Nook; £1280 Hargill House; £1270 Beech House. BB – £1435 Kirtlebank; £1310 Bulls Head; £1300, £1260 Sandbed; £1270 Windy Hill; £1265 Blue Dial; £1205 Marlborough Hall. A-A – £1380, £1220 Longrigg Thorn; £1330, £1305, £1170 Rye Close; £1330 Midtown; £1140 Fawcettlees; £1120 Hesket Demain; £1110 Sheepfields; £1105, £1100 Hedley Park. Hfd – £1170, £1125(x2) Rye Close; £1110 Desmesne. BS – £1170 Hedley Park; £1100 Brisco Hall. Sim – £1145, £1135 Brisco Hall. Char –£1140 Brocklerigg. HF – £980 Midtown.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1340, £1300 North View;£1125, £1100, £1085, £1060 West Cocklaw; £1060, £1050, £950 Bridgehouse; £965 Pallet Hill. Hfd – £1010, £960, £890, £830, £770, £755 Braehead; £810 Shankfield Head. BB – £910 The Crescent; £760 Keepershield; £700, £670 Torhousemuir; £690 Macherquhat; £685 Street Gate; £680 Cranberry. A-A – £870 Brewwey House Barn; £750 Laggonmore; £740 Rottington; £710 Pallet Hill; £695 Macherquhat. Char – £800 Rottington Hall. Fleck – £640 (x2), £610 Lowther Low Moor. White Frie – £620 Pallet Hill; £445 High House; £420 Street Gate. Gall – £600 Brewery House Barn. Hols – £500 Gill Farm. HF – £500 Gill Farm; £420 Street Gate; £405 Girthhead.

Steers – A-A – £1100 Mouswald Grange; £1040, £950 Riddings Hill. Hfd – £1085, £920 Mouswald Grange; £1055 Sandysike Farmhouse. BB – £1030 Sandysike Farmhouse; £935 Nirvana; £800 High House; £750 Brownrigg Hall; £750 Barsalloch. Lim – £940 Fell View; £850 Mark Farm; £840 (x2) Low Sorbies; £815 Keepershield; £790, £770 Craigburn; £770 Aigle Gill. Salers – £880 Rowanburn Foot. BG – £870 Low Thorny; £700 Mark. HF – £800 Low Thorny; £640 Girthhead. Mont – £755 Low Thorny. Sim – £750 Barsalloch. Char – £740, £735 Greyrigg. BS – £650 Mark.

Heifers – BB – £1230, £1080 Muirhouse; £990, £940 Brownrigg Hall; £915 Nirvana; £850, £730 Kaysbank; £795 Holmewrangle; £780 Waite; £740 Bridge View. A-A – £1140 Edenbanks; £985 Low Thorny; £955 Muirhouse; £910 Rowanburn Foot; £855 North Greenhill; £835 Aldoth; £820 Riddings Hill; £770 Barsalloch; £770 Nunfield. Lim – £985, £960 Keepershield; £905, £900, £790 Willows; £885 Old Police House; £880, £870 Low Sorbies; £835, £825 Aldoth. Char – £940 Rowanburn Foot; £805 Brewery House. Fleck – £930 Barsalloch. Sim – £910 Mouswald Grange; £720 (x2) Mark. BS –£770 Rowanburn Foot. Mont – £720, £715 Hillend. Hfd – £660 Barsalloch. BG – £650, £530 Mark.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £595 (x2), £560 (x4) Smalmstown; £515, £475 (x2), £445 (x2) Wedholme Hill; £500 Crookdake Hall; £470 Crookdake Hall; £450, £445 Park House. Lim – £590, £570 Windy Hill; £550 Hillcrest; £465 Park House; £430, £390, £370 Mounsey Bank; £405 Threapland Lees; £400 Kelsick House; £375 Clarks; £370 Beyond The Moss. Char – £575 Hillcrest. A-A – £500 Smalmstown; £490 (x2), £445 (x2) Hillcrest; £425 Wedholme; £415 Mounsey Bank; £390 Petteril Bank; £390 Park; £370 (x2) Carsewalloch. Sim – £375 (x2) Palace; £370 The Square. Hfd – £360 (x2) Park House; £315, £280, £275 Peppy. Frie – £310 Roanstrees; £260 Plumbland; £250 (x2) Greyrigg; £170, £122 Clarks. Fleck – £310 , £230 Roanstree; £205 (x2), £190 Hillcrest. HF – £300 (x5), £270 (x5) Smalmstown; £250 Hillcrest; £240 (x2) Justicetown; £240 Flatt; £235 (x2) Woodhouses. Norwegian Red – £125 Blaiket Mains.

Heifers – BB – £515, £505 (x3), £470 Smalmstown; £465 (x2), £455 (x2) Crookdake House; £460 (x3) Justicetown. Lim – £415, £400, £395, £390 (x2) Kelsick House; £400, £390 (x2), £375 (x2) Mounsey Bank; £400 Laggonmore. A-A – £410 (x3) Burton House; £370 Wedholme Hill; £260 East Scales; £200 (x2) Low Rigg. Stab – £300 Hillcrest. Sim –£295 Palace. Hfd – £290 (x2) Park House; £260 (x3), £220 Peepy.

Gimmers and lambs – Belt – £124 Leafield. Tex – £88 Low House.

Hoggs and lambs – Tex – £122, £113, £110 (x2), £98 Dockray Hall. Suff – £92 Dockray Hall. Ryeland – £92 Dockray Hall.

Ewes and lambs – Belt – £110 Midtown. Tex – £102, £98 Lees Hall; £96 Midtown. Suff – £94, £86, £82 Rose Farm. GF – £78 Hesket Demain; £76 Low House.

Dingwall

Store cattle once again surpassed all sellers expectations at Dingwall and Highland Marts sale of 576 entries, where bullocks and heifers averaged 263.5p per kg and 263.2p respectively.

A pen of 235kg Limousin cross bullocks realised 327.7p for Opinan, Gairloch, and £1330 was achieved on two occasions, firstly for a pair of 482kg Charolais crosses from Kindeace, Alness, and again for a 530kg Limousin cross from Castlecraig Farms, Nigg.

Heifers topped at 375.0p for a 240kg Limousin cross from Westburn, Thurso, and to £1450 on two occasions firstly for a 575kg Charolais cross from Torgorm, Conon Bridge, and for a 545kg British Blue from The Arr, Lethen.

Young bulls (4) averaged 253.8p and sold to 284.0p for a pair of 257kg Limousin crosses from Kingsburgh, Portree, and to £1010 for a 415kg Limousin cross from Melvaig, Gairloch.

Simmental cross heifers led the in-calf females at £2000 on two occasions for Tister, Halkirk.

Averages were well up on the year among the 7828 sheep of all classes, with ewe lambs and store lambs cashing in at £90.88 (+£23.14) and £94.01 (+£36.43) respectively.

Topping the sale at £160 was crosses from Earlish, Uig, whilst Beltex ewe lambs reached £150 from Marian, Evanton.

Ewes and feeding sheep sold to £146 for a Suffolk ewe from Balallan, Lochs, and more cross ewes this time with lambs at foot peaked at £128 from Silverwells, Edderton.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £780 Westburn; £770 Opinan; £710 Kingsburgh. 251-300kg – £905 Westburn; £890 Balvullich; £880 Easter Urray, Muir of Ord. 301-350kg – £1050 Lochend, Thurso; £1045 Tighnahinch; £970 Westburn. 351-400kg – £1150 (x2), £1120 Lower Whitebog, Fortrose; £1110 Raitcastle, Nairn. 401-450kg – £1220 Glaick, Ardross; £1220 Glaick Ardross; £1210 Raitcastle. 451-00kg – £1300 Lochend; £1290 Castlecraig; £1280 Kindeace. 501-550kg – £1310 Alterwall, Lyth; £1300 Glaick; £1280 Kindeace.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £900 Westburn; £710 Garbeg, Drumnadrochit; £670 Kingsburgh. 251-300kg – £825 (x2) Eilburn, Conon Bridge; £820 Tighnahinch; £810 Kintradwell Estate. 301-350kg –£970, £960 Raitcastle; £960 Tighnahinch; £950 Westburn; £950 Fleucharry, Dornoch; Lower Whitebog. 351-400kg – £1070 Torgorm; £1060 Wester Craiglands; £1050 Raitcastle. 401-450kg – £1190 Kindeace; £1180 (x2) Glaick; £1175 Tighnahinch. 451-500kg – £1220, £1200 Kindeace; £1210, £1190 Milldam, Meikle Ussie; £1170 Wester Craiglands. 501-550kg – £1320 Alterwall; £1260 Dounie, Edderton; £1160 The Arr. 551-600kg – £1160 Raitcastle.

Ewe lambs – Chev – £136, £125 Viewbay, Munlochy; £132 Drumore, Evanton; £121 Clachan, Lochbroom. Tex X – £133 Camusluinie, Killilan; £128 Morvich, Rogart; £119 Balnabruich, Ardgay. Mule – £132, £131 (x2) Glendoe Estate, Borlum. Belt X – £128, £126 Simpson’s croft, Scotsburn. Zwart – £114 Ferrindonald, Sleet.

Wedder lambs – Belt X – Chev – £140 Achany, Lairg; £140 Suisgill Estate, Helmsdale. Tex – £140 Balallan. X – £140 Earlish, Uig; £133 lower Barvas, Stornoway. Tex X – £139 Croft Martin, Kingussie; £134 Keppoch Farms, Dundonnell; £134 Upper Drumbuie, Drumnadrochit. X – £133, £118 Lower Barvas; £117 Strone Farm, Banavie. Suff X – £127 Faichemard, Onich; £127 Lower Barvas; £114 Morefield, Ullapool.

Ewes and feeding sheep – Mule ewe – £120 Little Kildrummie, Nairn. Tex ewe – £120 Lochlait, Abriachan. Char X ram – £120 Easter Templand, Fortrose. Tex ram – £116 Easter Templand. Chev ewe – £113 Mill Brae, Lochs. Tex X ewe – £113 Easter Templand. Suff X ewe – £110 Breakachy, Laggan.

Stirling UA

Bullocks and heifers averaged 258.92p per kg and 250.90p respectively at United Auctions weekly sale.

Bullocks peaked at 311.90p per kg for a 226kg Limousin cross from Abbeymill, and to £1510 on two occasions, firstly for a 600kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Netherton, and again for a 652kg Limousin cross from Meikle Finnery.

Simmental crosses dominated the heifers at 309.10p for a 254kg entry from Bangour, and to £1520 for a pen of 636kg heifers from Kirkton of Mailler.

Young bulls averaged 232.89p and sold to 260.20p for a Limousin cross from Blairmore, and to £1280 for a Simmental cross from Nether Pratis.

Suffolk crosses from Druimoider, led the store sheep at £127, whilst Texel cross ewes with singles lambs at foot reached £84 for East Mains.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £705, 311.90p Gateside. 251-300kg – £870, 307.40p Clyne. 301-350kg – £980 Drumhumphrey; 304.80p Hawthorne. 351-400kg – £1140, 295.30p Blairmore. 401-450kg – £1170 Longyester; 281.60p Gateside. 451-500kg – £1345, 270.60p High Glentriplock. 501-551kg – £1380 Kilmux; 264.60p High Glentriplock. 552-601kg – £1510 Netherton; 267.10p Middleton. 602-651kg – £1500, 242.30p Middleton. 652-701kg – £1510, 231.60p Meikle Finnery.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £680, 303.60p Gateside. 251-300kg – £840 Spittal; 309.10p Bangour. 301-350kg – £920 Gateside; 284.60p Low Boydston. 351-400kg – £1030 Longyester; 271.80p Mid House. 401-450kg – £1140, 271.80p Longyester. 451-500kg – £1360, 272.00p Kilmux. 501-551kg – £1320, 262.90p East Moneyacres. 552-601kg – £1360 Middleton; 241.10p East Moneyacres. 602-651kg – £1520, 239.0p Kirkton of Mailler. 652-701kg – £1440, 212.40p Kirkton of Mailler.

Young bulls – 301-350kg – £890, 260.20p Blairmore. 351-400kg – £1015, 253.80p West Montgarswood. 401-450kg – £1015, 250p West Montgarswood. 451-500kg – £1040, 219.40p West Montgarswood. 602-651kg – £1280, 204.50p Nether Pratis.

Store sheep – Suff X – £127, £109, £100 Druimoider. Chev – £111, £100 Park; £96 Westwood. Tex X – £104, £97, £95 Balafark. Mule – £98 Balafark; £90, £88 Druimoider. BF – £90 Druimoider; £89 Jaw; £89 Ladylands.

Breeding sheep – Tex X – £84 East Mains. Mule – £80, £73 East Mains.

Ayr

All classes sold dearer on the week at Craig Wilson's sale of 350 store cattle, where trade peaked at £1705 for an Aberdeen-Angus bullock from Creagraineach, and to 301.8p per kg for Charolais bullocks from Bonnyton Moor.

Bullocks cashed in at 248.1p, whilst heifers balanced out at 252.2p.

A Limousin from Knockterra, led the heifers at £1690 and 382.2p.

A small show of hoggs realised £101 for Texels form Kirkland Place.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Sim – £1490, £1200 Stoopshill; £1440, £1355 Ravenslie; £1190 Barward; £1185 Maryport; £1140 Burnton and Maryport. BB – £1455 Stoopshill; £1140 Coilsholm. BS – £1430 St Murray; £1240 Walston; £1150 Ardwell; £1060 West Polquhirter. Lim – £1425 Ravenslie; £1325, £1295 Knockterra; £1320 Drongan House; £1270, £1260, £1250, £1185 Crosslees; £1260 Barward; £1090 Edinbeg; £1080 Gabrockhill; £1075 East Polquhirter. A-A – £1350 Coilsholm; £1330 Creagraineach and Mid House; £1300, £1255 Stoopshill; £1250 Walston; £1235 Maryport; £1180, £1165 Mackailston; £1100 Barward, £1095 Redding. Char – £1330 Creagraineach. Saler – £1290 Edinbeg and Midhouse. Hfd – £1095 Balgowan. Frie – £1275 Coilsholm; £1210 Bogwood; £1140 Barward; £1090 Drongan House; £1070 Bowhouse; £1060 High Branchal.

Heifers – Lim – £1690, £1340, £1240, £1100 Knockterra; £1160 Raithhill; £1100 Kilhenzie; £1095 Dykefield and Ballycurrie; £1070 Barward; £1060 East Polquhirter; £1045 Raithhill; £1020 Haysmuir; £1005 Drongan Mains. A-A – £1155 (x2) Stoopshill; £1130 South Milton; £1055, £935 Figgitoch. BB – £1150 Barward; £910 Haysmuir. Sim – £1130 West Newton; £1050 Burnton; £935, £885 Figgitoch. Hfd – £1125 Balgowan; £1095 Maryport. BS – £990 West Polquhirter; £930 Upper Ettrick; £895,£890 Ardwell.

Store hoggs – Tex – £101, £90.50 Kirkland Place.

Thainstone

A 384kg Limousin cross heifer from Craibstone, Deskford, led the trade at 520.8p per kg and £2000 at Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale of 1330 store cattle.

Heifers (571) averaged 256.3p whilst bullocks cashed (653) in at 257.3p.

Bullocks realised 316.8p for a 382kg Limousin cross from Sebay View, Tankerness, and to £1640 for a 788kg Charolais from Quoynee, Halkirk.

Bulls (16) sold to 267.4p for a 344kg Charolais and to £1340 for a 644kg Charolais both from Milton of Collieston, Ellon.

The firm also sold 433 store lambs to average £83.09, with trade peaking at £121 for Beltex from Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £600, 265.5p Tower Hill, St Ola. 251-300kg – £905 Bencraig, Aberlour; 311.5p Candyglirach, Drumoak. 301-350kg – £1010, 295.3p Bush, Crathie. 351-400kg – £1210 Sebay View; 308.9p Buchaam, Strathdon. 401-450kg – £1245 Craibstone; 302.4p Sebay View. 451-500kg – £1350 Strathgary; 282.7p Ballinloan, Dunkeld. 501-550kg – £1480, 271p Bendauch, Kinellar. 551-600kg – £1500, 260.7p Bendauch. 601-650kg – £1560 Bendauch; 250p Mains of Auchreddie, Maud. 651-700kg – £1620, 240.9p Mains of Auchreddie. 701-750kg – 208.1p Quoynee.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £760 Birkinhill, Ballogie; 331p Candyglirach. 251-300kg – £880, 301.4p Carron Mains, Aberlour. 301-350kg – £965 Mill of Buckie; 300.7p Ringesta, Quendale. 351-400kg – £1130 Belnaboth, Glenkindie; £1130 Elsick Estate; 290.5p Millfield, Turriff. 401-450kg – £1300 Belnoe; 302.4p Craibstone. 451-500kg – £1355, 272.1p Glack of Midthird, Drummuir. 501-550kg – £1380 Bendauch; 266.9p Glack of Midthird. 551-600kg – £1400, 250.6p Braebuster, Deerness. 601-650kg – £1700, 276.9p Bendauch.

Ewe lambs – Tex – £119 Bogiefeulach. Tex X – £117 Bogiefeulach. Chev – £117 Binscarth Farm Cottage, Finstown. Chev X – £106 Binscarth Farm Cottage. BF – £102 Vale View, Tough. Suff – £95 Binscarth Farm Cottage. BF – £91 Vale View.

Store lambs – Chev – £118Auchmar, Leslie. Tex – £117 Wester Clune, Finzean. Char – £116 Halley, Deerness. Chev X – £115 Auchmar. Suff X – £114 Wester Clune. Tex X – £110 Cloak Farm, Lumphanan. Cont – £108 Mains of Hatton Techmuiry, Strichen, Wester Clune, Auchmar. Cont X – £106 Mains of Hatton Techmuiry, Cluny, Rafford. Mule – £98 Loanend, Lumphanan. Suff – £97 Mousland, Stromness. Down – £92 Wester Clune. Black – £91 Dalhousie Street, Edzell. Down X – £90 Brake, Quendale.

Huntly

Averages were well up on the year at United Auctions sale of 1002 store cattle, where bullocks cashed in at 265.3p per kg (up 41.2p per kg on the year), and heifers balanced out at 257p (up 36.1p).

Bullocks sold to 332p per kg for Limousin crosses from Kinminity, Newmill, and to £1550 for Charolais crosses from Weetyfoot, Grange.

Charolais proved their worth among the heifers, selling to 323.4p for crosses from Roebank, Grange, and to £1420 from Inverlochy, Tomintoul.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 251-300kg – £905, 332.7p Kinminity, Newmill. 301-350kg – £1070, 321.3p Roebank, Grange. 351-400kg – £1190 Roebank, Grange; 302.7p Stonedyke, Rhynie. 401-450kg – £1230 Stonedyke, Rhynie; 291.5p Roebnk, Grange. 451-500kg – £1340, 285.1p Upper Tillathrowie, Gartly. 501-550kg – £1490, 275.9p Upper cook, Crudie. 551-600kg – £1480 Millfield, Turriff; 251.8p Upper Tillathrowie, Gartly. 601-650kg – £1550 Weetyfoot, Grange; 246.3p Upper Tillathrowie, Gartly. 651-700kg – £1500, 229p Weetyfoot, Grange.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £760, 323.4p Roebank, Grange. 251-300kg – £825 Rhindhu, Glenlivet; 286p Ardgour, Sauchen. 301-350kg – £1110, 317.1p Mains of Pronie, Tarland. 351-400kg – £1205, 311.4p Stonedyke, Rhynie. 401-450kg – £1265, 292.1p Myreton, Insch. 451-500kg – £1360, 280.4p Myreton, Insch. 501-550kg – £1300, 253.9p Inverlochy, Tomintoul. 551-600kg – £1285 South Whitewell, Fraserburgh; 223.4p 47 Gordon Road, Alford. 601-650kg – £1420, 229p Inverlochy, Tomintoul.

Dumfries

The fortnightly sale of 502 store cattle held at C and D Auction Mart saw bullocks and heifers average 278.5p per kg and 257.7p respectively.

Woolfords, West Linton, led the way with Hereford bullocks at £1240 and to £1010 for Charolais heifers.

A small show of breeding cattle witnessed Aberdeen-Angus from Sheddock, prove popular when topping both the bullocks and heifers at £1315 and £1400 respectively.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Hfd – £1240, £1070 Woolfords. Char – £1170, £1110 Woolfords. A-A – £1070 Woolfords; £940 Millaries; £910 Dumfries House. BS – £870 Dumfries House. White – £870 Dumfries House. BG – £850 Askerton Castle.

Heifers – Char – £1010, £980 Woolfords. A-A – £990 Upper Locharwoods; £910 Millaires.

Breeding cattle – Bullocks – A-A – £1315, £1230 Sheddock; £1180 Fardingjames; £1150 South Carthat; £1140 Kirkland; £1120 Cormaddie. BB – £1250, £1140 South Carthat; £1145 Gimmenbie. Hfd – £1195 High Auchneel. Lim – £1190, £1085 Brownrigg; £1125, £1120, £1110 Newmains; £1120 Stockbridgehill. Sim – £1120 High Auchneel; £1100 Craiglearen. Char – £1110, £1105 Cormaddie. Lui – £1095 Craiglearen. BS – £1090, £1055 Gimmenbie. Fri – £1005 Fardingjames; £945 Kirkland.

Heifers – A-A – £1400 Sheddock; £1250 North Bowerhouses; £1070 High Auchneel; £1070, £1055, £1015 South Cairn; £1030, £1005, £1000 Cormaddie. Lim – £1280, £1155, £1095 Horseholm; £1120 High Auchneel; £1030 Stockbridgehill. Sim – £1210 High Auchneel. Char – £1165 High Auchneel; £1005 Cormaddie. BS – £1120, £1000 High Auchneel. BB – £1090 South Carthat; £1060 North Bowerhouses; £1050 Fauldie.

Bulls – Lim – £1120 Denbieyett. A-A – £960 Kirkland. Hfd – £920 Drumyeonmore. Fri – £800 Baltersan.

Penrith

Another large show of calves and stirks were forward for Penrith and District Farmers' Mart's fortnightly sale, where trade peaked at £730 for Aberdeen-Angus bull stirks from Broom Mill Farm.

Closely followed at £710 for a pen of four Aberdeen-Angus bullocks from JH and E Ivinson, Plumpton Foot.

LEADING prices

Weaned calves and stirks – Bulls – A-A – £730 (x6), £605, £590, £580 (x2) Broom Mill; £710 (x5) Plumpton Foot; £580 Howes. BB – £615, £600 (x2) Skirwith Abbey; £610 (x2), £590, £570 (x2), £545 Howes; £560, £500, £470 (x2), £460 Frizington Parks; £460 Low Moor Dyke. Norweigen Red – £610 Broom Mill. Dairy Shorthorn – £590 Broom Mill. BS – £575 Howes. Black and White – £260 Mount Clifton; £250 (x2), £225 Low Moor Dyke; £250, £230 The Harras.

Heifer – A-A – £590, £540 (x3), £490 Broom Mill. BB – £580, £540, £515, £490 Skirwith Abbey; £540, £515, £510, £500 Howes; £460 Low Moor Dyke. Lim – £545, £540, £530 Lodge; £520, £515, £440 Skirwith Abbey; £455 Frizington Parks. BG – £520 (x2) Plumpton Foot. Sim – £500 Mount Clifton.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £490, £480 Monks House; £380, £360 The Ling. MRI – £350, £320, £305 Plumpton Foot. A-A – £315, £280 Greengill Head. BG – £300 (x2) Plumpton Foot. Hfd – £195, £190 (x2), £185, £170 (x3) Dolphenby. Black and White – £168, £115, £102 Dolphenby; £100, £95 (x2) Scale Hill.

Heifers – BB – £430 Monks House; £270 The Ling. A-A – £305, £280, £260, £255 Greengill Head. Hfd – £120 (x3) Dolphenby.

Longtown

On Tuesday, C and D Auction Marts had forward 761 store hoggs, cast ewes and rams at their weekly sale, where Suffolk hoggs from Shield Farm, realised £141.

Feeding ewes sold to £124 for Texels from Kingside.

LEADING prices

Store hoggs – Suff – £141 Shield Farm. Tex – £135 Newhope; £129, £128 Keepershield. Belt – £127, £125 Newhope. GF – £127 Rise Head. NCC – £121 Priesthaugh; £117 Kingside. BF – £99 Kingside. Hill Chev – £117, £113 Bloch. Swale – £75 Sheepriggs; £70 Shield. Herd – £65 Hetland. Ryelands – £85 Waterhead. Shetlands – £71 Hetland.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £124 Kingside. Hill ewes – Chev – £83 Kingside. BF – £78 Marbrack. Cast rams – Ryeland – £109 Waterhead.