A strong demand continues throughout special sales

Carlisle

Limousins from JD Gent and Son, Brecks, topped both the store bullocks and heifers at £1700 and £1560 respectively at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale, where the farm sold 36 to average £1423.89.

The 400 weaned cattle sold to £1720 for a British Blue bull from Messrs Barrow, Lodges, with heifer reaching £1170 for a British Blue from Messrs Carruthers, Rawfoot. Bullocks sold to £1085 for Limousins from Messrs Godwin, Commissarybog.

A Limousin from Messrs Gilliard, Ayrshire, topped the 375 calves, with a bull at £615.

On Friday, beef breeding cattle sold to £2700 for Limousin heifers with calves from Messrs Roots, Kilnford Croft, with cows and calves from the same home to £2350 and £2300.

Breeding sheep sold on Monday were topped by Beltex cross gimmers with lambs reaching £135 per life from Messrs Bainbridge, Laneside, Barnard Castle, with the twins from the same farm selling for £108 per head.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1700, £1590 (x2), £1580 (x2), £1560, £1540 (x2), £1520 (x2), £1480 (x3), £1440 (x5) Brecks; £1630 Howrigg; £1530, £1510 High Knells;£1520 Low Flow; £1510, £1500, £1410 (x2) Blackrigg; £1460 Campingholm; £1440 Flothers. Char – £1530 High Knells; £1520 Rose; £1400, £1195 Spout Bank; £1339 Chapel; £1135, £1130 Low House. BB – £1490 Rose; £1480, £1380, £1360 Carleton Hill; £1480 Flothers; £1470 (x2) Moss Side House; £1470 West House; £1450 Prior Rigg; £1400 Bankend; £1370 Dry Evers; £1370 (x2), £1360 Sandbed;£1350 (x3) Aspatria Hall; £1325 (x3) Carlatton Demense; £1310 (x4), £1290 Chapel; £1310 Eden Bank. A-A – £1490 Rose Farm; £1350, £1290 Campingholm; £1340 Underhelm; £1330, £1240 North Greenhill; £1320 Westhills; £1305 Field Head. Sim – £1470, £1300, £1230 Ellerslea; £1400 (x2), £1295 Chapel; £1400 High Knells; £1280 £1255 Burnside. Hfd – £1380 Rose Farm. Saler – £1320 Spout Bank.

Heifers – Lim – £1560, £1460 (x4), £1440 (x3), £1440 (x3) Brecks; £1520 Lodge Farm; £1500, £1470 Aspatria Hall; £1490, £1480 (x3), £1470 (x2), £1450 Blackrigg;£1470 Woodfield; £1450 (x2) Low Flow; £1440 Lodge; £1420 Lodge. BB – £1540 Moss Side House; £1490 Woodfield; £1400 Howrigg; £1400 (x2) Southerfield Hall;£1380 Lodge; £1270 (x2) Carleton Hill; £1270 (x2), £1245 (x3) Lawrence Holme; £1260, £1220 (x2) Underhelm; £1250 Blackrigg; £1230 Sandbed. Char – £1490, £1390 Sideway Bank; £1370 Burnside; £1360 Blackrigg. Parthenais – £1450, £1440 (x2), £1310 (x2) Marina House. A-A – £1340, £1160 Tarn Lodge; £1285 North Greenhill; £1245 (x4) Stoneraise Place; £1220 Ribton House; £1205 (x3) Yew Tree; £1100 (x2) Holly Bush. Mont – £1335, £1300 (x3), £1205 Gelt House. BS – £1300, £1200 Greenwrae. Sim – £1200 (x2), £1050 Halldykes.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – BB – £1720, £1200, £1130, £1090, £1010, £1000 Lodges; £960 Skelcies Hall; £810 The Hill; £800 South Slealands. Lim – £1080, £1070, £1010, £1000 Orton Hall; £1080 Shadwick Cottage; £1020 Hillcrest; £1020, £980 Stubbsgill; £1020(x2) Chapel; £960, £940, £880(x2) The Hill; £900 Highwood Nook; £890 Ibrak. Char – £1040 Chapel; £930 Airds of Balcary; £910 New Hall. BS – £990 Sandwick. Sim – £720 Keld; £710 Mouswald Grange. Hfd – £710, £680 Mouswald Grange. A-A – £690, £650 Skelcies Hall; £650 Sloehabbert.

Steers – Lim – £1085 Commissarybog; £990, £980 Low Acton; £990, £970, £900 Bleabank; £990 Moor Park; £970, £870(x2) Staingills; £965 Tarn How; £960, £930, £890 Belmont; £930 (x2) Staingills; £910 Aldoth; £860 Broomhills. BS – £970 Commissarybog. BB – £960 Rawfoot; £910 Aldoth; £790 Brackenhill; £730 Woodslee; £705 Little Blencow. A-A – £925 Commissaryboy; £900, £895, £880 Brackenhill; £890 Riddings Hill; £880 Glenlea; £760 Craigburn; £720 Newbigging. Salers – £880 Glenlea. Hfd – £830, £750, £745, £700 Ross; £755 Sandysike. Char – £810 Tongue House. Devon Red – £795 Commissarybog. BG – £790, £755 Mark Farm. HF – £780, £750, £740 Brackenhill; £740 Glenlea. Hols – £770, £700 West Woodburn. Swedish red and white – £705 Little Blencow.

Heifers – BB – £1170, £960 Rawfoot; £1070, £890, £750, £705 Skirwith Hall; £865, £790, £760, £735 Brackenhill; £760 Kaysbank; £755 Beck. A-A – £1160, £1150 Orton Hall; £865, £825 Brackenhill; £840 Riddings Hill; £800 Shadwick Cottage;£770 Nunfield; £700 Mark. Lim – £1100, £1000 Gelt House; £1090 Moor Park;£1065 Orton Hall; £1050, £970 Bleabank; £980, £960, £900 Willows; £980 Belmont; £960 Tongue House; £930 Glenlea; £910 Staingills; £900 Shandwick Cottage. Char – £960 New Hall; £930 Glenlea; £870 Tongue House. Sim – £790 Mark Farm. Hfd – £760 Commissaryboy. BG – £680 Mark Farm. Ayrshire – £670 Little Blencow.

Calves – Bulls – Lim – £615, £535 Haughyett; £500 Kelsick House; £500, £445 (x2) Mounsey Bank; £460 Crossrigg; £455 (x2) Greengatehouse; £440 Burton House; £425 Wood Close; £425 Torpenhow Hall; £400 Nook House. A-A – £540 East Farm; £380 Hill House; £380 Petteril Bank; £315 Laggonmore; £300 Woodside. BB – £535 (x2) Woodend; £535, £470 (x2) Burton House; £530, £480 Gerranton; £490, £450 (x3) Peepy; £480, £455, £445 Chalk Lodge; £450, £440 Brackenhow; £445 Round Hill; £445 High Plains. Hfd – £440 Park House; £375, £350 Peepy; £360, £350 Round Hill; £300 The Gill. Mont – £405, £380 (x3) East Farm; £340 (x2) Nook House.

Heifers – Lim – £520 (x4) Haughyett; £465 Kelsick House; £445 High Plains; £420 £410 Burton House; £410, £380 (x2), £360 Bleaberry Rigg; £375 Hillcrest. BB – £500, £480 (x2), £430 Meinfoot; £490 (x2) High Plains; £470 Burton House; £430 Gerranto; £430 Hillcrest; £420 (x2) Peepy; £420, £400 Angus Well; £395 Knockshiffnock; £390 Round Hill; £390 Park House; £390 Chalk Lodge. A-A – £430 (x2) North Doddington; £410 High Plains. Hfd – £430 Park House; £370 Hillcrest; £330 (x3) Peepy.

Breeding cattle – Heifers with calves – Lim – £2700, £2000 Kilnford Croft; £2550 (x2) West Wharmley. Sim – £2500 West Wharmley. BB – £2500 West Wharmley; £2180 Kilnford Croft.

Cows with calves – Lim – £2400, £1900 Little Orton; £2350, £2300 Kinford Croft;£2000, £1800 North View; £1850 Fitz; £1800 Rose Castle. BB – £1900, £1800 Broadlea of Robgill. BS – £1700 Broadlea of Robgill. A-A – £1450 Broadlea of Robgill.

In-calf heifer – Lim – £1720, £1550 North View; £1600 Fitz. BB – £1500 North View.

In-calf cows – Lim – £1500 Little Orton; £1320 (x2) Horseholm. A-A – £1250 North Park.

Bulling heifer – Lim – £1800, £1600 Wester Middleton; £1500 (x2) Broathill. BB – £1600 Wester Middleton.

Gimmers and lambs – Belt – £135 £108 £106 Laneside. Tex – £120, £101, £100 Greigsland; £120 Lang-fauld; £110 Greyrigg House; £106, £98 Laneside; £99, £98, £95, £94, £92 Cumbrae. GF – £84 East Cottage.

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £122, £118 Greyrigg House; £116, £95, £89 Greigsland; £107, £95, £92, £90 Lang-fauld; £90 Baggra Yeat; £90, £88, £84, £84 East Cottage; £89 Ellonby Hall; £86, £80 Glebelands; £85 £80 Low House; £81 Espland. Suff – £94 Town Head. GF – £72 High Drum. Teeswater – £60, £55 Windermere Road. BF – £41 High Drum.

Hoggs and lambs – GF – £96 Kirkandrews Moat. Tex – £86 Greyrigg House.

Stirling UA

Bullocks led the way at United Auctions' weekly sale, selling to 373.30p per kg for a 225kg Charolais cross from Gateside, and to £1590 for a 704kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Walesley.

Bullocks and heifers cashed in at 253.09p and 250.47p respectively.

A 208kg Simmental cross heifer realised 312.50p for Corsehillhead, and to £1515 for a 624kg Charolais from Balthayock.

Young bulls were topped at £1200 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Mosshall, to average 232p.

Among the breeding sheep, trade peaked at £99 per life for Texel hoggs with lambs at foot from Muirpark.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £840, 373.30p Gateside. 251-300kg – £960, 331.00p Blairmulloch. 301-350kg – £1035, 312.50p Balthayock. 351-400kg – £1140, 290.80p Blairmulloch. 401-450kg – £1210 Upper Inchwood; 287.80p Hazleyshaw. 451-500kg – £1310, 278.70p Upper Inchwood. 501-551kg – £1410, 267.60p Molemount. 552-601kg – £1470, 258.10p Meikle Carleith. 602-651kg – £1520 Molemount; 246.70p Meikle Carleith. 652-701kg– £1390, 203.80p Molemount. 702+kg – £1590, 225.90p Walesley.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £685 Coalheugh Glen; 312.50p Corsehillhead. 251-300kg – £840 Gateside; 310.5p Holton. 301-350kg – £975, 300.90p Strathisla Farms. 351-400kg – £1120 Strathisla Farms; 283p Mid Gallowhill. 401-450kg – £1200 Blinkbonny; 292.80p Meadows of Ballied. 451-500kg – £1325 West Meikle Pinkerton; 268.80p Balwherrie. 501-551kg – £1420, 280.60p Blinkbonny. 552-601kg – £1300, 225.70p Ledrishbeg. 602-651kg – £1515, 242.80p Balthayock.

Young bulls – Up to 250kg – £530, 230.40p Bowleys. 251-300kg – £765 Gateside; 270.30p Tomdarroch. 301-350kg – £690, 213p Calgary. 351-400kg – £800, 224.70p Mosshall. 401-450kg – £960, 224.30p Tomdarroch. 451-500kg – £990, 212p Grange of Aberbothrie. 501-551kg – £1200, 221.80p Mosshall.

Breeding sheep – Tex – £99 Muirpark. Mule – £95, £84 Mill of Inverarity. Char – £83 Wester Kepdowrie. Chev – £72 Walton. Suff – £91 Mill of Inverarity.

Wigton

A Salers bullock topped Hope's Auctioneers' sale at £1595 for JK Roper and Sons, Knowe Hill, Kirkbride.

Heifers sold to £1495 on two occasions, firstly for a Charolais and again for a Limousin cross both from DA Harrison and Co, Hill House, Aldoth.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1515, £1325 New House; £1475, £1375, £1335, £1255, £1215, £1175 Wampool; £1435, £1265 Parkgate Hall; £1375, £1355 Grange; £1355, £1295 Low Blaithwaite; £1345, £1215, £1125 Harrot Hill; £1335, £1305, £1265 Greenah Villa; £1295 Seaville Cote. BB – £1515, £1285 (x2) The Laurels; £1365 New House; £1335 Langrigg House; £1295 Prospect House; £1275 Arkleby Hall; £1255 Kelsick; £1245, £1195 (x2) Birkmire Farm (Irving) £1225 £1155 Blackdyke. Saler – £1595, £1535, £1475, £1445, £1405, £1385 Knowe Hill. Hfd – £1385, £1325, £1305 Knowe Hill. A-A – £1365, £1165 Arkleby Hall; £1325 Langrigg House; £1325 (x2) Kingside Hill; £1295, £1275, £1245, £1235 Cumrew; £1275 Sanden House; £1225 The Laurels; £1225 Prospect House; £1225 Birkmire. Hol – £1085 Sanden House; £1025, £1005 Cumrew; £1015 Kiln Close; £905 (x2) Oulton Grange. Frie – £1015 (x2) Kiln Close; £955 Blackdyke.

Heifers – Lim – £1495, £1435, £1405 (x2), £1395, £1385 (x3), £1375, £1365, £1345 (x2), £1335, £1325 (x2), £1305, £1275, £1235 Hill House; £1425, £1365 Wheyrigg; £1325, £1225 Arkleby Hall; £1315 The Laurels. BB – £1375 Hill House; £1285 Wham Head; £1275, £1245 Arkleby Hall; £1245 The Laurels; £1205 Langrigg House; £1165, £1135 Sleightholme; £1135 Bolton Cottage; £1120 Wheyrigg. Char – £1495, £1395, £1345 Hill House; £1365 (x2), £1325, £1305 Wiza; £1135, £1085 Clea Mire; £1085 Prospect House. Saler – £1325, £1175, £1135, £1105, £1095 Knowe Hill. Blonde – £1415 Hill House; £1035 Fell End. Hfd – £1245 Knowe Hill. A-A – £1165, £1065 Cumrew; £1115, £1055 Drumburgh Castle Farming; £1085 Kingside Hill; £1075 The Laurels; £1035 Midtown.

Bulls – Hfd – £1085 Ling Beck.

St Boswells

Harrison and Hetherington's fortnightly sale of store and grazing cattle saw bullocks and heifers average 254p per kg and 241p respectively.

A lead price of £1520 was achieved by a Limousin cross heifer from Messrs McGowan, Glenholly, Craiglea, while top price per kg was 314p paid for another of the same cross from Messrs Grieve, The Lee.

A strong show of ewes and lambs met an increased trade, selling to £104 for Texel cross hoggs and singles from Whitrighill.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1430, £1230 Northfield, St Abbs; £1340, £1200, £1170 Broomiebank; £1290, £1200 Hoprigshiels; £1240, £1190 Craigsford Mains. Hfd – £1490 Traprain. Lim – £1480, £1380 Crossflat; £1310, £1280 West Garleton; £1235 Woodhead; £1230, £1210 Crossflat; £1200 Northfield, St Abbs. BS – £1280, £1190 Midburn; £1180, £1160 Broomiebank. Sim – £1305 Holydean; £1170 Middlestead; £1140 Midburn; £1105 Middlestead. Blonde – £1150 West Garleton. Saler – £995 (x2), £990 (x2), £985, £980 Gateshaw. BB – £990 Blegbie. Char – £1310, £1290 West Garleton; £1275, £1230, £1190 Hoprigshiels; £1160 Mossilee; £1155 Hoprigshiels.

Heifers – A-A – £1200 Broomiebank; £1170 Northfield, St Abbs; £1140 Broomiebank; £1110 Woodhead, Broomiebank; £1100 Pogbie. Lim – £1520, £1290 Craiglea; £1285 Crossflat; £1250 West Garleton; £1160 Crossflat; £1150 Traprain; £1145 Todshawhaugh. Sim – £1345 Holydean; £1120 Midburn; £1100 Middlestead; £1095 Pogbie; £1080 Mossilee. Char – £1065 Mossilee; £1000 Falnash; £985 Caverton Mill; £980 Gledswood, Todshawhaugh.

Ewes and lambs – Singles –Tex X – £104 Whitrighill; £90 Greenhead; £86 Justice Park. Suff X – £87 Greenhead. Mules – £86 Justice Park. Teeswater – £68 Woodburn.

Twins – Tex X – £86 Justice Park; £84 Greenhead. Suff X – £85 Greenhead. Chev Mule – £84 Wester Ulston Sheep.

Ayr

Bullocks and heifers cashed in at 248.6p per kg and 231.8p respectively at Craig Wilson's sale of 714 store cattle.

A top price of £1490 was paid on three occasions – for a Limousin bullock from Turnerhill, and for a Charolais bullock from Over Auchentibber, and again for a Limousin heifer from Drumwhirn.

Limousins topped the pence per kg section at 288.5p for bullocks from Maxwelston, and to 286.7p for heifers from Cloquhairnan.

Some 116 ewes with lambs at foot and 17 hoggs were also forward, which sold to £225 for a pen of 10 Texel cross ewes with 20 Texel lambs sold on behalf of M Howard, Malcolmston.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1490, £1360 Turnerhill; £1380, £1190 Drumwhirn; £1260 Dykefield and Over Auchentibber; £1240 Cloquhairnan; £1220 Little Creoch; £1195 Barward. Char – £1490 Over Auchentibber; £1250, £1100, £1055 Chalmerston; £1040 High Woodston. A-A – £1485, £1440 Fernlea; £1320 Clonbeith; £1230 Fernlea; £1140 West Lochridge; £1135 Whiteflat; £1100 Montgomerieston; £1085 Cronan; £1080 Cronan and Crooks. Sim – £1445, £1360 Ravenslie; £1290 Whitestanes; £1280 Clevance; £1220, £1150 Maryport; £1180 Barward; £1100 Stevenston. Wagyu – £1440 Killochhead. BB – £1405 Townhead; £1385 Turnerhill; £1300 Ladyyard; £1075 Drumwhirn; £1060 High Borland. Fri – £1180 Kilburn; £1120 Coilsholm; £1100 Brieryside; £1090 Stevenston; £1080 Turnerhill; £1050 Benston; £1030 Stevenston.

Heifers – Lim – £1490, £1355 Drumwhirn; £1350, £1200 Turnerhill; £1290 Cloquhairnan; £1260 Newfield; £1220 Lanemark; £1215 Fortacres; £1190 Barward; £1125 Crosslees. A-A – £1360,£1230 Fernlea; £1280 Coilsholm; £1260, £1215 Fortacres; £1250 Mid Muntloch. Wagyu – £1350 Killochhead. Char – £1295 Over Auchentibber; £1205 Cloquhairnan; £1055 High Woodston; £1040 North Garphar. BS – £1280 Benston. BB – £1170 MacManniston; £1165 Barward; £1110 Drummuir; £1080 Ladyyard; £1075 Fortacres; £1040 High Borland; £1005 Girthill. Sim – £1150 Maryport; £1020 West Newton; £1000 MacManniston and Barward; £990 Boylston.

Breeding and store sheep –Twins – Tex – £225, £222 Malcolmston. Mule – £218 Creagraineach; £202 Creagraineach. Chev – £180 Dirnow. Suff – £180 Dallowie.

Single – Tex – £170 (x2) Dallowie. Chev – £135 Dirnow.

Hoggs – Suff – £100 Broadhead. Tex – £90 Traboyack. Chev – £88 Traboyack.

Thainstone

A 432kg Limousin cross heifer realised 351.9p per kg and £1520 for Norville, Norby, to top Aberdeen and Northern Marts' weekly sale, where heifers averaged 252.3p.

Bullocks sold to 326.2p for three 302kg Limousin crosses from Waterside, Forbes, and to £1570 for a 730kg Simmental cross from Chapelford, Buckie, to cash in at 254.1p.

Bulls (23) sold to 270.4p for four 280kg Aberdeen-Angus crosses from Horndoyne, Oyne, and to £1130 for a 492kg Limousin cross from Meikle Aucheoch, Maud.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 314 head of beef breeding cattle where no fewer than 14 lots sold for £3000 and above. Simmentals topped the trade at £3500 with bull calf from Messrs Ewing, South Blachrie, while Limousins sold to £3400 with a bull calf from Messrs Malone, Pitcairn and British Blues at £3350 with a heifer calf from Messrs Brown, Auchmaliddie Mains. The sale averaged £2452.15 per outfit.

The multi-breed pedigree bull and female staged conjunction with Sell My Livestock, saw a lead price of 4800gns for the Limousin Shannas Pilot, from Messrs Penny, Shannas, purchased by JW Sutherland and Sons, Granton Mains, Bower.

Also sold were 1741 gimmers and ewes with lambs, which averaged £77.03 per life. Top price was £108 for Texel ewes with singles from Craigroy, Dallas.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £730 Dale, Stromness; 297.5p Waterside. 251-300kg – £915, 313.4p Dale. 301-350kg – £1025, 308.7p Ledmacoy. 351-400kg – £1210, 305.6p Norville. 401-450kg – £1330, 295.6p Norville. 451-500kg – £1380, 280.5p Norville. 501-550kg – £1385 Cairdhillock, Kingswells; 256.8p Sheep Park Farms. 551-600kg – £1410 Farewell, St Margaret’s Hope; £1410 Cranna, Rothienorman; 243.9p Feaval. 601-650kg – £1545, 255p Chapelford, Buckie. 651-700kg – £1560, 224.1p Chapelford. 701-750kg – 215.1p Chapelford.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – £840, 300p Waterside. 301-350kg – £1005, 295.6p Waterside. 351-400kg – £1260, 326.4p Ledmacoy, Strathdon. 401-450kg – £1340, 314.6p Smallburn Farms, Duffus. 451-500kg – £1380, 278.2p Crossburn, Keith. 501-550kg – £1355 Braeside, Leochel-Cushnie; 259p Waterside. 551-600kg – £1420, 243.2p Feaval, Birsay. 601-650kg – £1455, 240.1p Feaval. 651-700kg – £1310 Mains of Gollachy, Buckie.

Breeding cattle – Heifer with bull calf – Sim – £3400 South Blachrie; £3050 Clackriach, West Cruichie, Ardhuncart. Lim – £3400 Pitcairn; £2900 Auchmaliddie Mains, Buchaam. Lim X – £3150 (x2) Buchaam. Sim X – £3150 Lost. BS X – £3050 Lost; £3000 Auchtygall, South Blachrie; £2950 Lost Farm, Clackriach; £2900 Auchtygall, Ardhuncart.

Heifer with heifer calf – Lim X – £3250 Pitcairn; £3000 Buchaam; £2900 Cranna. Sim – £3200 Auchtygall, Lost. Lim – £3050 Bridgeton, Buchaam. Sim X – £3050 Ardhuncart Farms, Witton Farms; £3000 Auchtygall, West Cruichie, Lost Farm; £2950 Lost; £2900 South Blachrie, Auchtygall, Ardhuncart. BB X – £3000 Buchaam.

Cow with bull calf – Lim – £1800 Scholland. Lim X – £1550 Wrangham, Colpy.

Cow with heifer calf – Lim X – £1500 Scholland.

Breeding bulls – Lim – 4200gns Mains of Elrick. Sim – 4000gns Redhill, Tillyeve. Char – 4000gns Mormond Prop.

Gimmers and ewes with lambs – Single – Mule – £100 Craigroy; £82 Coldhome; £82 Upper Cotburn, Turriff. Tex X – £94 Coldhome, Alvah. Tex – £88 Coldhome; £80 Edgars Glen, New Deer. Suff X – £82 Coldhome

Lamb and Half – Suff X– £98 Craigroy. Suff – £92 Caskieben, Kinellar. Mule – £88 Caskieben; £86 (x2) Craigroy; £83 Cairnton, Fordyce. Tex – £87 Edgars Glen; £80 Craigroy. GF – £78 Kirkton. Chev Mule – £77 Burnside of Whitefield. Shc – £76 Meikle Haddo, Newburgh; £70 Lythebrae Croft, Aberchirder.

Twins – Tex X – £89 Huntingfaulds, Tealing; £84 Burnside of Whitefield, Forglen. Mule – £86 Caskieben; £83, £81 Huntingfauld. Suff X – £86 Huntingfaulds. Cont – £80 Coldhome.

Lanark

Texels with singles lambs at foot led the way at Lawrie and Symington's opening sale of ewes and lambs at foot, when selling to £92 per life for A Lindsay, Kepscaith.

The whole sale cashed in at £77.60 per life for ewes with mostly twins.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 1364 store cattle, where bullocks topped at £1590 for a 654kg Limousin from Lochurd, ans to 318.2p per kg for a 330kg Limousin from Drumalbin to average 241.3p.

Among the heifers, trade peaked at £1440 for a pen of three 584kg Limousins from Dreva, and to 375p for a 352kg British Blue from Hillridge, to level at 232.1p.

LEADING prices

Singles per life – Belt – £92 Kepscaith. Tex – £90 Swaites. Tex X – £85 Kepscaith. Chev – £73 Spittal. BF – £56 Blackpark. Welsh – £50 South Shields.

Twins per life – Tex – £91, £90 Swaites; £88 Howes Way. Tex X – £84 Bankhead. Belt – £85 Bankhead. SM – £81 Felton Fauldhouse. Chev Mule – £80 Howes Way. BF – £67 Ingraston; £50 South Shields. Welsh – £50 South Shields.

Bullocks – 0-250kg – £680, 293.1p Drumalbin. 251-300kg – £860 Crawcraigs; 298p Skipness. 301-350kg – £1050, 318.2p Drumalbin. 351-400kg –£1085, 299.7p Easter Manuel. 401-450kg – £1210, 268.9p Wester Walston. 451-500kg – £1255 Bogside; 262.4p South Carnduff. 501-550kg – £1360, 269.8p Drumbowie. 551-600kg – £1430, 250p Lochurd. 601-650kg – £1480, 239.5p Dalbhraddan. 651+kg – £1590, 243.1p Lochurd.

Heifers – 0-300kg – £805, 273.8p Hillridge. 301-350kg – £1020, 298.2p Kilwhipnach. 351-400kg – £1320, 375p Hillridge. 401-450kg – £1310, 318p Wester Walston. 451-500kg – £1195 Craighead; 251.1p Gillbank. 501-550kg –£1310 Lochurd; 249p Huntlyhill Mains. 551-600kg – £1440 Dreva; 250p Kepscaith. 601+kg – £1370, 219.6p Lochurd.

Hexham

An improved show for quality, saw steers level at £1185 and heifers at £1064, at Hexham and Northern Marts' store sale.

The sale peaked at £1560 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross bullock from Peter Findlay, Stoop Rigg, Simonburn, with heifers to £1550 for a Stabiliser cross from Messrs Allgood of Nunwick.

Store hoggs reached a top of £166 for Texel crosses from R Thornton and Sons, Cornhills.

LEADING prices

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1400 Lunns House; £1380, £1300 High Trewitt; £1160 Fallowfield. Char X – £1360 Risehead; £1325 Springwell. A-A X – £1560, £1410 Stoop Rigg. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1430 High Trewitt; £1405, £1390 Lunns House; £1370 High Trewitt; £1360 Lunns House; £1335, £1160, £1050 Fallowfield. Char X – £1440, £1390 Grange; £1250 Fallowfield; £1220 Grange. BB X – £1270 Fallowfield; £1095 Woodwell House. A-A X – £1520, £1490 Fairley; £1470 Stoop Rigg; £1460 Fairley; £1440, £1430 Stoop Rigg; £1420, £1410 Fairley; £1360 Stoop Rigg; £1350 (x2) Fairley; £1320 (x2), £1310, £1300 Stoop Rigg; £1090 Woodwell House. Sim X – £1190 Greencarts. Stabiliser – £1520, £1395 Nunwick. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1540 Rising Sun; £1495 High Trewhitt; £1470, £1395, £1360, £1280 Midgeholme; £1400 Armond Carr; £1375 Willimoteswick; £1340 Grange House; £1290 Armond Carr; £1285 Tanfield Lane and New Acres; £1275 Low Middleton; £1260 New Acres; £1240 Midgeholme, Low Middleton and Low Acton; £1220 Agars Hill; £1210 Old Ravensworth. Char X – £1370, £1350, £1180, £1170 Grange; £1150 Springwell; £1090, £1060 (x2) Grange. A-A X – £1155, £1140 (x2), £1125, £1095 East Butsfield. Sim X – £1210, £1175, £1125 Hartley West; £1100 Burnhill; £1080, £1060, £1040 Oxclose; £1030 Hartley West. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1240 Low Acton; £1200 Agars Hill; £1190 Whiteside; £1170 Willimoteswick; £1115 Whiteside; £1100 Agars Hill and Low Acton; £990, £970 Whiteside. A-A X – £1090 (x2), £1035, £1030, £955 Ricknall Mill. Sim X – £950 Oxclose.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1050, £1050 Greencarts; £1020 West Haydon. BB X – £1410, £1360 Nunwick. A-A X – £1150 Hedley West. Sim X – £1050 Stoop Rigg. Stab – £1550 Nunwick. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1090 Grange House. Char X – £1400 Nunwick; £1290, £1270 Grange; £1260, £1200 Risehead; £1150 Springwell; £1140 Grange; £1070 Springwell; £1060 Risehead; £1040 Hedley West. A-A X – £1420, £1330 (x2), £1300 Fairley; £1280 Grange; £1210 Stoop Rigg; £1120 Lowfield. Sim X – £1110 Burnhill. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1375 East Matfen; £1340 New Acres; £1330 Tanfield Lane; £1295 East Matfen; £1270 Grange House; £1260 Agars Hill; £1250 Shitlington Hall and Tanfield Lane; £1235, £1225 Comb Hills; £1210 Shitlington Hall. Char X – £1150 Grange; £1100 Wydon; £1090 Grange; £1080, £1060 Risehead; £1000 Wydon; £965 Risehead. A-A X – £1140 East Butsfield; £1125 Springwell; £1105 Hedley West; £1090, £1000 East Butsfield; £990 Lowfield. Sim X – £1155 Burnhill; £1105 Oxclose; £1000 (x2), £995, £990 Burnhill. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1130 Agars Hill; £1100 Whiteside; £1090 Agars Hill, Willimoteswick and Whiteside; £1085 Agars Hill; £1040 Baal Hill; £965 Low Acton. BB X – £1155 Whiteside; £940 West End Town. A-A X – £1020, £930 Ricknall Mill.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £166, £160 Cornhills; £144 Crescent; £136 Dukesfield Hall; £135 Crescent; £132 The Lee and Crescent; £128 Chesterwood; £110 West Shields and Crescent. Suff X – £156 Brownsleazes. Belt X – £142 Westburnhope. BFL – £146 Stell Green. Mule – £100 Heatheridge. BF – £140, £124 Stell Green. Swale – £124 Westburnhope; £115 Stewartshield Meadows. Herd – £86 Heatheridge.

Penrith

On Monday, Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart held their fortnightly sale of 312 store cattle, where a Limousin cross topped the trade at £1600 for WH Brass, Low Row. The sale averaged £1143.

Bullocks sold to £1595 for another of the same from Far Close Farm, Appleby.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1595, £1425 Far Close; £1575 Greenhow; £1495, £1245 (x2), £1235 (x3), £1195 (x3), £1115 (x4) Low Row; £1475 (x2), £1445, £1335 Littlebeck; £1395 (x4) Blands; £1275, £1165 (x2), £1145, £1135, £1105 (x2) Ranbeck; £1275 Lamonby Hall; £1205, £1145, £1115 Gillside; £1205 South View; £1205 Town Head; £1175, £1125 (x2) Lansmere. Sim – £1585, £1355 (x5), £1345 (x2), £1155 Moorside; £1205 Low Row. BB – £1475 Greenhow; £1385, £1275, £1145 (x2) Low Row; £1355 Moorside; £1265, £1175 Lansmere; £1155 Gooselands View Barn; £1125 (x4) Inglewood Edge; £1125 Whinfell Road. Normandy – £1475, £1315 (x4), £1275 Moorside. Char – £1455 (x2) Thorneyscale; £1205 (x2), £1165 Low Row; £1115 Town Head. A-A – £1375 Moorside; £1245, £1165 (x4) Low Row; £1195 Bowness; £1185 (x5) Arnold House; £1105 Lansmere. Black and White – £1265, £1225 Greenhow. BS – £1205 Greenhow; £1115 High Harberwain. Hfd – £1165 Lansmere; £1135 South View. BG – £955 Midtown.

Heifers – Lim – £1600, £1275, £1265, £1205, £1155 Low Row; £1385 (x5), £1375 (x3), £1285, £1245, £1215 Blands; £1365, £1285 Thackwood; £1355 Far Close; £1285, £1275, £1225, £1205, £1165 Nook; £1275, £1225, £1175 Hacra; £1245, £1235, £1225, £1215, £1165 Hollins; £1235, £1215, £1145 (x2), £1135 Gillside; £1205, £1125 Highbeckside; £1155 (x5) Arnold House; £1125 (x2), £1115 (x2), £1105 (x2) West View. BB – £1535 Far Close; £1265 (x2) Crossrigg; £1225 Lamonby Hall; £1215 (x2) Low Row; £1215 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £1175 (x5) Arnold House; £1165 (x3), £1155 Lodge; £1115 Gooselands View Barn. Blonde – £1155 Arnold House. A-A – £1145 (x3) Low Row.

Bulls – Lim – £1095 Ranbeck.

Stirling (Cale)

Beltex ewes with twin lambs topped Caledonian Marts' sale of 127 ewes with lambs at foot, when selling for £294 (£98 per life) from R Squair, Lower Killernie, Saline.

LEADING prices

Ewes – Twins – Belt – £234 Ash Cottage. Mule – £216 Kepdowrie. Chev – £204 Walton.

Singles – Tex – £176 Ash Cottage. Cont – £170 Ash Cottage. Mule – £168 Walton. Tex – £164 Walton. Cont – £160 Walton. Cont X – £160, £156 Ash Cottage. Chev – £152 Walton.

Longtown

On Tuesday, C and D Auction Marts saw a much larger entry of ewes with lambs at foot, where trade peaked at £205 and £195 per life for two Texel one-crop ewes with Dutch Spotted tup lambs from Orchard.

Store sheep sold to £123 Texels from Mains of Machermore, whilst feeding sheep peaked at £100 for more of the same from The Crook.

A small selection of store cattle forward sold to £1255 for a Limousin bullock from CT and J Wigham and Son, Hethermill, Kirklinton.

More of the same breed topped the heifers at £990 from E and D Barker, Palmer Hill, Brampton.

LEADING prices

Ewes with single lamb – Tex – £205, £195 Orchard; £160, £145, £118 Kinning Hall; £106 High Stenries; £102 The Snab. Suff – £110, £78 Gospel Hall. Berr – £96, £76 Glasson. Chev Mule – £90 High Stenries. Mule – £82 The Snab; £80 Bayles. Belt – £82 Bayles. Chev – £80 Shaw Head. NCC – £67 Whitehill; £66 Gospel Hall. BF – £54 Highmoor.

Ewes with twin lambs – Tex – £125, £100 Kinning Hall. Suff – £91 Wallend; £85 The Snab. Char – £89, £77 Moss Side; £79 Shaw Head. Chev Mule – £73 Shaw Head. Mule – £72, £71 The Snab; £72 Moss Side and Low Closegill. NCC – £67 Gospel Hall. Chev – £59 Skiddaw View. BF – £53 Glenmanna. Welsh – £53 Skiddaw View. Swale – £43 Monk.

Gimmers with single lamb – Mule – £95, £90, £84 Kinning Hall.

Store sheep – Tex – £123, £117 Mains of Machermore; £119, £117 The Crook. Mules – £117 Fell of Lochronald. Hill Chev – £117, £115 The Bloch. BF – £108 Fell of Lochronald. Suff – £105 Coolingell. NCC – £119 Cloggers Cottage. Easycares – £81, £80 Coolingel. Herdwicks – £75 Row Head.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £100 The Crook. Hill ewes – BF – £70 Highmoor. Herdwicks – £60 Coolingel.

Castle Douglas

On Monday, Wallets Marts sold 1218 store cattle, where bullocks sold to £1490 for Limousins from Mains of Larg, New Luce, and to 324.4p per kg for a pair of Simmentals from Messrs Thomson, East Altercannoch, Barrhill.

Limousins also led the heifers at £1400 from Mains of Larg, New Luce, and to 296p from Messrs Allison, Ring of Barfad, Kirkcowan.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1490, £1390 Mains of Larg; £1360, £1350 Nether Barr; £1290 Cardoness; £1250 Farhills; £1240 Mains of Collin; £1210 Barlure. White Gall – £1340, £1140, £1100 Lochside. Char – £1330, £1180 Lochside; £1220 Kirranrae; £1200 Barbershall; £1155 Hill of Balmaghie; £1150 Romesbeoch. A-A – £1300, £1210 Farhills; £1200 Kirranrae; £1180, £1160 Torhousekie; £1180 Boreland of Girthon; £1150 Shambellie Grange; £1150 Park of Tongland; £1145 Garrarie; £1140 Castlehill. Saler – £1270, £1090 Fagra; £1040, £1035 Boreland of Girthon. Hfd – £1200, £1100 Barbershall; £960 Hillside; £940 Glenturk. Sim – £1170, £1090 Hillside; £1100 Garrarie; £1080 Mill of Plunton; £1070 Abune the Brae; £1040 Cardoness. Luing – £1170 Hillside. BS – £1110 Nether Barr; £1100, £1050, £1020 Lochside; £1100 Drumneil. BG – £1100, £1010 Glen Farm; £940 Speddoch. Gall – £1060, 1050 Lochside; £970 High Creoch.

Heifers – Lim – £1400, £1350 Mains of Larg; £1390 Park of Tongland; £1360 Farhills; £1250 Nether Barr; £1230 Lochside; £1200 Cardoness. Salers – £1320, £1160 Awhirk; £1165 Park of Tongland; £1160 Fagra; £1130 Lochurr. A-A – £1190, £1180, £1140 Balcraig Moor; £1160 Cannee; £1130 Castlehill; £1130 Park of Tongland; £1090 Farhills. Hfd – £1155 Barbershall. Sim – £1120 Palmallet; £1110, £1020 Cardoness; £1105 Park of Tongland; £1080 Garrarie. Char – £1100 Castlehill; £1080 Kirranrae; £1075 Trowdale; £1060 Hill of Balmaghie; £1055 Cogarth; £1040 Gatehouse. BB – £1090 Meikle Larbrax. South Devon – £960, £890 Meikle Cloak. Luing – £830 Muncraig.

Broughton

Harrison and Hetherington held their annual April Fair show and sale of store cattle, where bullocks and heifers cashed in at £997.65 and £936.97 respectively.

Topping the sale at £1500 was a Limousin heifer from Far Kiln Bank.

Champion was a Limousin steer from Messrs Hoggarth, Old Hall, which later realised £1460. The blue and white ticket went to Limousin heifer from Anthony Hartley, Turner Hall, which made £1320.

LEADING prices

Heifers – Lim – £1500, £1440 Far Kiln Bank; £1330, £1320, £1220, £1130, £1110, £1090, £1080, £1070, £1065, £1060, £1040 Turner Hall; £1230, £1060 Green Bank; £1200, £1190, £1100 Old Hall; £1170, £1120 Far Kiln Bank; £1150 Blackhall; £1140, £1060, £1035, £1010 (x3) Everard Lodge; £1100, £1010 Birch Bank; £1050 Drigg Moorside. BB – £1360, £1310, £1290, £1220, £1060 Far Kiln Bank; £1220, £1170 (x2) New Crosshouse; £11090 Gutterby; £1115 Hill Top; £1075, £1010 Tarn Side; £1040, £1025 Drigg Moorside; £1040 Blackhall; £990 Dove Ford. Char – £1260, £1165 Wardwarrow; £1190, £990, £980 Cart House; £915 Woodhouse. A-A – £1240 New Crosshouse; £1155, £1140 Wardwarrow; £1100 Kiskin. Hfd – £940 Tarn Side; £750 Troutal; £750, £740, £730, £710 (x2) Moss House. BF – £870 Gutterby. Luing – £870 Nibthwaite Grange.

Steers – Lim – £1460 Old Hall; £1400, £1390, £1370 (x2), £1360 (x2), £1340, £1330, £1295, £1350, £1230, £1200, £1180, £1130 Turner Hall; £1330 Parsonage; £1300, £1200, £1185, £1140 Kiln Bank; £1300 Birch Bank; £1240 Lane End; £1215 Stockbridge; £1200 Everad Lodge; £1190, 31170, £1120 Green Bank; £1150 (x2) Scarr Head. BB – £1350 Kiln Bank; £1330 New Crosshouse; £1300 Kiln Bank; £1230 Parsonage; £1230, £1170 New Crosshouse; £1085 Croglinhurst; £1075, £1070, £1005 Blackhall; £1070 Gutterby. A-A – £1295 Kiskin; £1180 New Crosshouse; £1160, £1120, £1090, £1000 Stockbridge; £1040 Drigg Moorside. Hfd – £1260, £1230, £1210, £1080 Hulleter; £980 Scalderskew. Highland – £1025, £890, £840 Burney End. Char – £1220 New Crosshouse; £1120, £1070 Cart House; £1055 Seaton Hall. Ruby Red – £1000, £880 (x2) Browfoot. BF – £870, £690 Gutterby. Luing – £840, £800, £760 Nibthwaite Grange. Gall – £780 Lane End. Whitebred Shorthorn – £760 Nibthwaite Grange.

Breeding bull – Lim – £2600 Old Hall.

Lochboisdale

United Auctions held their annual spring sale of cattle and sheep of all classes, where Limousin cross heifers led the way at £1165 for a 440kg entry from E MacDonald, Old Inn, North Uist, and to 312p per kg for a 255kg heifer from D MacMillan, Milton to cash in at 259.38p.

Bullocks sold to £1060 for a 410kg Simmental cross from D MacDonald, Howbeg, and to 295p for a 295kg Salers cross from A MacDonald, Gramasdale to average 269.39p.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A X –£1045 Dunskellar; £1010 Milton; £965 Kilphedar. BS X – £970, £960, £905 Balivanich. BA X – £990 Dunganichy. Lim X – £1040 Old Inn. Luing X – £825 (x2), Ahmore. Sal X – £870 Gramasdale. Sim X – £1060 Howbeg.

Heifers – A-A X – £1020 Dunskellar; £905 (x2) Sollas. Lim X – £1165, £1020 Old Inn; £990 Hosta; £960 (x2) Dunskellar; £920 Old Inn.

Hoggs – Suff X – £126, £101, £80 Drimore. Tex X – £91 Claddach. Chev – £90, Bagh Na Croabh; £83 Daliburgh; £74 Locheport. X – £90 Claddach. Zwa – £106 North Boisdale. BF – £68 Claddach.

Ewes – Suff X – £88 Truimsgarry. HB – £87 North Boisdale. Chev – £102 Aird Illery; £76 Daliburgh. X – £120 Truimsgarry; £100 Sollas; £83 North Boisdale. Tex X – £114, £107 Knockaline.

Lockerbie

A Limousin heifer topped Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale on Tuesday, when selling for £1510 for DA Wilson, Belzies.

Top price per kg amongst the heifers at 313p was a Charolais from Messrs McGregor, Relief.

Bullocks sold to £1415 for a pair of Limousins from Messrs Richardson, Purdomstone, or 314p per kg for another of the same from Messrs Crew, The Gall.

LEADING prices

Heifers – Lim – £1510, £1300 Belzies; £1190, £1020, £1000, £960 Thorniethwaite; £870 Barwhanny. Char – £1255, £1040, £980, £960, £890 Greenfield; £1000 Relief. A-A – £1170 Newfield; £890 Keyla Park. BB – £1145 Belzies. Blonde – £1100, £890 Todholes. Sim – £1000 Heithat. Hfd – £890 Keyla Park.

Steers – Lim – £1415, £1400, £1195 Purdomstone; £1370, £1230, £1085 Belzies; £955 Mosshead. BS – £1325, £1150 Greenbeck; £1210 (x2), £975 Douglas Square; £1015 Greenfield. A-A – £1015 (x2), £990, £980 Newbigging; £975 Fingland. Hfd – £1000 Keyla Park. Luing – £1000 Glebe Steading.

Bulls – A-A – £670 (x2) Fingland.