A round-up of special sales to include: Dingwall, Stirling and Longtown

Carlisle

A Limousin cross heifer realised £2200 at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale of store cattle for Messrs Garthwaite, Wyseby Hill, Lockerbie.

Steers saw a top call of £1690 for a Charolais from Messrs Johnstone, Westray, Cockermouth.

The weaned cattle sold to £1095 for a Limousin bull from Messrs Dixon and Chappelhow, Westfield House.

Charolais cross bullocks from Messrs Langcake peaked at £1070, on the same money was a Limousin bullock from Messrs Ewart, Stone House, Wark, whilst heifers attained £990 for a British Blue from Rawfoot.

A slightly reduced show of 300 calves were also forward, however resulting in a dearer trade on the week in all sections.

Topping the sale was a British Blue heifer from Messrs Osborne, Silloth, selling to £630. Steers and bulls sold to £560 on two occasions for a British Blue steer from Messrs Little, North Greenhill, and from Messrs Preston, Wedholme for his Limousin bull.

Also forward this week were 150 head of high health beef breeding cattle, which topped at £3200 for Limousin cross heifers with calves at foot from Messrs Johnstone, West Wharmley, Hexham.

Bulling heifers peaked at £2350 for a British Blue cross from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan.

On Monday, trade remained firm for the sale of breeding sheep, which achieved a top of £166 for a Texel cross hogg with single lamb at foot from Thompson Livestock Ltd.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Heifers – Lim – £2200 Wyseby Hill Cottage; £1660, £1570, £1370 Shield Green; £1490 Eden Bank; £1490, £1480, £1280 Whiteside; £1450, £1385 Blackrigg; £1450, £1390 The Faulds; £1400 Hargill House; £1400 Flimby Hall; £1400 Denton Mains; £1380 Cold Shields; £1370 High Green Hill; £1360, £1295 Longhurst; £1300 Steel; £1280 Hilltop. Char – £1615 Westray; £1280 The Square; £1205, £1190, £1155 (x2) Sideway Bank; £1150 Whiteside. A-A – £1480 Westray; £1260 Rowell; £1175 Stoneraise Place; £1105 High Bow; £1060 Cote House. Hfd – £1300, £1000 Auchafour; £1210 Rowell; £1180 Red Hall. Sim – £1285 Hill Park; £1260 Rowell. BB – £1250 The Faulds; £1230 Blackrigg; £1225(x2), £1180(x3) Greensyke; £1210 High Green Hill; £1200 Carleton Hill; £1190 Randalholme; £1180 Castle. HF – £1150, £1100 Hardrigg Hall; £900 Bridge. BS – £1140 Petterill Bank. Blonde – £1045 Longrow. Hols – £960 Bridge. Highland – £705 North Wood View.

Steers – Char – £1690 Westray; £1540 Rye Close; £1490, £1350 High Knells; £1370 Sideway Bank; £1285 Whiteside; £1280 Castlehill; £1225 Longhurst. Sim – £1640 Cold Shields; £1340 Merryshield;£1310 Prior Rigg; £1290 Lawston. BB – £1560, £1520 Rose Farm; £1310, £1300, £1285 Carleton Hill; £1300 Kirtlebank; £1300 High Stand; £1250 Bankend; £1240 Petteril Bank; £1240 Stoneraise Place; £1230 Dearham Hall; £1225, £1200 Broathill; £1210 Bank. A-A – £1530 Rose Farm; £1390, £1360, £1210, £1110 (x2) Ribton House; £1240 (x2) Rye Close; £1240 High Bow; £1190 Stoneraise Place; £1150 Whinney Hill; £1120 Kirtlebank; £1100 Bridge. Salers – £1480, £1245 High Knells. Lim – £1450 Whiteside; £1440, £1385, £1370, £1370 Eden Bank; £1440, £1360 The Faulds; £1430, £1420, £1380, £1360 Longhurst; £1390, £1355 Randalholme; £1380 Bankend; £1370 Denton Mains; £1370 Kirkhouse; £1360, £1360 Rye Close; £1360, £1340 Flimby Hall; £1360 (x2) The Throp; £1360 Walton Woodhead; £1340 High Knells; £1340 High Green Hill. Hfd – £1405, £1350 Rye Close. Blonde – £1400, £1210 Merryshield. HF – £1400, £1295, £1205 Rose Farm. Mont – £1180, £1160, £1110 Prior Rigg. Frie – £1075 Rye Close; £1060 Bank; £1030 Fordlands. BS – £1070 Espland. BG – £995 Bridge. Hols – £905 Ribton House; £900 Bridge.

Bulls – A-A – £905 Ribton House.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1095, £950 Westfield House; £1000 Wyseby Hill Cottage; £895 Wolsty; £870, £860 Dornock Mains. BB – £775(x2) Moss Side House; £775 Spittalriddinghill; £740, £735, £680 (x2) Winter Tarn; £690 Macherquhat. A-A – £725 Moss Side House; £660 Macherquhat. Hols – £700, £565, £420 Winter Tarn; £540 Askham Hall; £535 Moss Side House; £490 Spittalriddinghill; £400 (x2) Balnamoon. Sim – £660, £640 Macherquhat. Hols – £390 Macherquhat.

Steers – Char – £1070, £1055 (x2), £970 Isel Old Park. Lim – £1070, £1040 Stone House; £930 Wardpark; £910 Rathvale; £890 Chirdon; £870, £800, £790 Broomhills; £850 Whiteside. Saler – £880 New Hall. BB – £865, £840 Rathvale; £780 Holme House Dale. Sim – £850 Wardpark; £840 Chirdon. Luing – £830 Rathvale. A-A – £800, £700 Auchafour; £750 Old Police House; £750 Rathvale. Hfd – £775 Auchafour; £750 Pennine View; £710 North Wood. Fleck – £610 Cowgate. Frie – £580 Pennine View. Hols – £580 Pennine View; £410 Cowgate. HF – £580 Pennine View; £565, £455, £410 (x2), £400 Blue House; £430 Beck. Ayrshire – £435 Blue House. Swedish Red and White – £430 Beck. Norwegian Red – £420 Cowgate.

Heifers – £990 Rawfoot; £880 Walloway; £740 Rathvale. Char – £960, £950, £900, £870 Rawfoot; £900, £830 New Hall. Lim – £960, £945, £870 Orton Hall; £910 Tarn How; £900 Stone House; £895, £750 Greenhollows; £840 Wolsty; £825, £775 Chirdon; £780 Mosergh; £730 Walloway. Sim – £825 Chirdon. Salers – £795 Tarn How. A-A – £760 Lynnshield; £720 Rathvale; £710 Whiteside; £670 Auchafour. BS – £730 Rathvale. Hfd – £710 Auchafour.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £560 North Greenhill; £550 Woodend; £540 Cow Lane; £530, £480, £460, £440 Peepy; £470 Walby Hall; £465 (x2) Wedholme Hill; £465 Monks House; £460, £445 (x2) Dykehead; £460, £440 Down By Rigg; £450 Greigsland; £440 Kilnbank; £440 (x2) Waterside. Lim – £560, £515, £500, £490 (x3) Wed Holme House; £500 (x2) Waterside Farms; £435 High Ploughlands; £430 (x2), £420 Wedholme Hill; £400, £380 Clarks. A-A – £470 Wedholme Hill; £465 (x2), £460, £450 (x2), £435 (x2) North Doddington; £420 Wedholme Hill; £420 High Ploughlands. Sim – £400, £375 Meinside. Hfd – £325, £310 (x2) West Whorley Hill; £315 (x4) Down By Rigg. Mont – £320 (x3), £315, £295, £265 East Farm. HF – £320 Arlosh House; £280, £235, £230 (x2), £225 (x3) Evening Hill; £235 North Greenhill; £220, £205 (x2) Flatt; £215, £170 Guillyhill; £205 Whitelaird; £190 Sunnycroft; £185 Kilnbank; £175 (x2) High Barn; £170 Low Farm. BF – £285 (x3), £280, £275 (x2) Dormanstead; £235 Clarks; £250 Down By Rigg; £170, £130 Low. Hols – £225 North Doddington; £195, £180 High Drum; £180 Whitelaird; £170 (x2) Greigsland. Brown Swiss – £215, £185 Beyond The Burn. Norwegian Red – £170 (x3), £130 (x2) Low Farm. Char – £510, £490, £460, £440 Forest.

Heifers – BB – £630 Cow Lane; £495, £475, £455, £440, £425 Greigsland; £475 (x2) Crookdake House; £465 (x2), £400 Waterside Farm; £455, £425 Kilnbank; £440 (x2) Walby Hall; £435 (x2), £430, £415 Wedholme Hill; £430 High Ploughlands. Lim – £550 (x2), £480 Waterside Farms; £500 (x2) North Greenhill; £380 High Ploughlands; £240 Guillyhill. Char – £445 Bridge Mill. A-A – £380 (x4), £360 (x2) North Doddington; £285 East Farm. Hfd – £360, £280 (x2) West Whorley Hill; £340 (x2), £290 (x4) Cotehill; £285 Down By Rigg; £280 (x2), £275 (x2), £235 (x2) Cotehill; £220 (x3) Peepy. HF – £125 High Drum.

Heifers with calves – Lim – £3200, £2850, £2500 West Wharmley. BB – £3000, £2750, £2600 West Wharmley. Sim – £1850, £1750 Popes.

Cows with calves – Sim – £2800, £2600, £2550, £1950, £1900 (x2), £1800 Popes.

Bulling heifer – BB – £2350, £2300 Upper Brydekirk; £1400 Glebe. Lim – £2200 Bankdale; £2000 Hilltop; £1750 Glebe; £1420, £1380 Upper Brydekirk. Sim – £1800 (x2), £1700 (x3), £1680 (x2), £1560 Kirtleton House; £1300 Springfield. Maine Anjou – £1800 (x4), £1680, £1560, £1540 (x2) Kirtleton House. BS – £1180 Holme House Dale.

Heifer in-calf – BS – £1300 Hill House Close.

Hoggs with lambs – Tex – £166, £148, £146, £120 Anchor; £156 Stone Lodge; £140, Beech Holme; £128 Braithwaite Shields. GF – £128, £118 Tarn Lodge; £117, £115 Yew Tree; £104 Cumbrae. Suff – £116, £111 Beech Holme.

Gimmers with lambs – Tex – £135, £114, £106 Stone Lodge; £125 (x2) Beech Holme. GF – £82 Briggle; £80 Roan Garth; £70 East Unthank.

Ewes with lambs – Tex – £122 Stone Lodge; £83, £78 Glebelands; £78 Yew Tree. GF – £84 Penny Hill Park; £77, £68, £61 Roan Garth. Zwart – £80 Penny Hill Park.

Ewe lambs – GF – £120 Briggle.

Dingwall

Bullocks and heifers averaged 247.1p per kg and 250.1p respectively at Dingwall and Highland Marts sale of 426 store cattle.

Trade peaked at 323.4p per kg for a 235kg Limousin cross from Polly Estate, Inverpolly, and to £1490 for a 616kg Simmental cross from Kincraig, Invergordon.

Aberdeen-Angus crosses weighing 291kg topped the heifers at 316.2p from Altyre Estate, Forres, and top per head of £1400 was paid for a pair of 607kg Simmental crosses from Kincraig, Invergordon.

The firm also sold 744 sheep of all classes, where trade topped at £172 for Cheviot ewes with lambs at foot from Milltown, Applecross.

Texel ewes attained £145 twice both from Kilmaluag House, Duntulm, with lambs selling to £134 on two occasions, firstly for Texel cross lambs from Strathmachie, Laggan, and for a pair of Cheviots from The Willows, Ardendrain.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £760, 282.6p Polly Estate; £720, 291.5p Tigh Airigh, Fort William. 251-300kg – £890, 304.8p Strone, Banavie; £850, 302.5p Moy Farm, Banavie. 301-350kg – £960 Strone; £900 Forsie, Thurso; £900 Dunain Mains, Inverness; 283.6p Balmaglaster, South Laggan; 276.7p The Arr, Lethen; 276.7p Strone. 351-400kg – £1040 Dunain Mains; £1020 Balintraid, Delny; 275.0p, 269.5p Forsie; 266.7p Dunain Mains. 401-450kg – £1090, £1080, 263.6p, 259.5p Druid Temple, Inverness; £1080 Peingown, Portree; 256.2p Strone. 451-500kg – £1100, 235.6p Moss-side, Dunphail; £1000, 219.8p Blackdyke, Urray. 501-550kg – £1340, 247.2p Tigharry, Lochmaddy; £1340, 245.4p Kincraig. 551-600kg – £1400, 237.2p Kincraig; £1380, 246.4p Tigharry. Over 600kg – £1410, 241.9p Kincraig.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £630, 262.5p Achnabourin, Strathnaver; £610, 279.8p Polly Estate. 251-300kg – £920 Altyre Estate, Forres; £900, 303p Strone; 283.3p Moy. 301-350kg – £940, 280.6p, 268.2p Kinlochy, Wick; £870 Insh; 264.5p Forsie. 351-400kg – £1040, 262p Fersit, Roy Bridge; £1020 Dunain Mains; 258.9p Balintraid. 401-450kg – £1240, 306.2p, 287.1p Druid Temple; £1180, 281.0p Tigharry. 451-500kg – £1260, 257.1p Dunain Mains; £1200, 259.3p Druid Temple. 501-550kg – £1320, 245.8p Druid Temple; £1310, 247.6p Kincraig. 551-600kg – £1350, 238.9p Kincraig.

Lambs – Chev – £133 West Rearquhar, Dornoch; £120 Balcherry, Fendom; £120 Strathkyle, Evanton; £116 Kirksheaf, Tain; £108 Camultmuir, Kiltarlity. X – £127, £124 Corbett Terrace, Uig; £91 Shewglie Farmers, Glenurquhart. Tex X – £122, £104 Strathmachie; £112 Wester Balloan, Urray; £99 Balnabual, Dalcross. BTL – £108 Balnabual. Suff X – £90 The Willows. BF – £88 Shewglie Farmers.

Ewes – X – £124 Glenside, Glenurquhart. Tex – £122 Kilmaluag House; £116 Allanglach. AB X – £122 Drumloan, Drumnadrochit. Suff X – £119, £118 Kilmaluag House; £117 Corbett Terrace. Chev Mule – £118 Easter Hardmuir, Auldearn. HB – £117 Easter Hardmuir. Belt X – £114 Upperton, Balnain. Tex X – £114 Ashley, North Kessock; £108 Corbett Terrace; £100 Tombeg, Tomatin. Chev – £110 The Doll, Brora; £106 Ashley; £104 Kirksheaf.

Ewes with lambs – Chev – £152, £131, £130 Rhue, Ullapool; £119 Portachuillin, Stromeferry; £108 Milltown; £108 Portachuillin, Stromeferry; £100 Willow Lodge, Kilmartin. BF – £149, £106 Easter Hardmuir. SH X – £96 Lower Dalnaclach, Lamington.

Stirling UA

Limousin cross heifers from Kinneswood, led the way at United Auction's weekly store cattle sale, selling to 365.20p per kg for a 408kg entry and to £1490 for a 408kg heifer, to average 231.25p.

Bullocks topped at 339.80p for a 206kg Charolais cross from Knollhead, and to £1620 for a 666kg British Blue cross from Torrax, to cash in at 239.40p.

Young bulls (29) averaged 241.89p and sold to 270.00p for a Charolais cross from Abbeymill, and to £1085 for a Simmental cross from East Merkland.

Breeding sheep sold to a top of £104 per life for Texel cross ewes with single Beltex cross lambs at foot from West Park.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £700, 339.80p Knollhead. 251-300kg – £805 Gateside; 295.20p Pathhead. 301-350kg – £925 Croftlands; 284.80p Cambusericht. 351-400kg – £1010 Golland; 270p Killegreur. 401-450kg – £1220, 274.20p Kedzlie. 451-500kg – £1265, 273.80p Torrax. 501-551kg – £1305 Hexpath; 257p Middle Ballat. 552-601kg – £1360, 246.40p Buteland. 602-651kg – £1350, 217.00p Croftnagowan.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £730, 294.40p Woodhead of Mailer. 251-300kg – £780 Gasconhall; 271.40p Cambusericht. 301-350kg – £870, 260.50p Kinneswood. 351-400kg – £1270, 326.00p Gateside. 401-450kg – £1490, 365.20p Kinneswood. 451-500kg – £1260, 275.70p Torrax. 501-551kg – £1295 Glenfernate; 251p Kedzlie. 552-601kg – £1320, 237.40p Innerwick. 602-651kg – £1385, 229.70p Gillmill.

Breeding sheep – £87, £86, £85 Kinneil Mill; £104, £84, £83 West Park; £93, £91, £80 Culdees; £78 Bowleys; £77 Newton of Logierait.

Ayr

On Tuesday, Craig Wilson auction marts had 91 calves and stirks forward, where a top price of £550 was achieved on two occasions, firstly for a British Blue cross bull and heifer both from I and M Glasgow, Kerse Park .

Stirks peaked at £1120 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross bullock from R McLean, South Side.

LEADING prices

Calves – Bull – BB X – ££550 Kerse Park; £460 Merkland; £430 Parkmill; £410 Knowe; £400 Auchinbay; £395, £390 Knowe; £375 Tannockhill; £370 Knowe; £360 (x2) Tannockhill and Auchinbay. A-A X – £510 Kaimhill; £490 Montgarswood; £480 Kaimhill. Sim X – £490, £480 Kerse Park. Char X – £445 Kilhenzie. Lim X – £370, £330, £315 Heathery Hall.

Heifers ­– BB X – £550, £365 Auchinbay; £355 Tannockhill; £335, £325 Auchinbay; £320 (x2) Brocklehill. Sim X – £510 Kerse Park; £345 Brocklehill. A-A X – £470, £400 Montgarswood. Lim X – £370 Craig. Char X – £370, £310 Heathery Hall.

Thainstone

Averages were well up on the year at Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale of 1666 store cattle, young bulls and young and weaned calves, when bullocks cashed in at 249.5p (+26.5p on the year), whilst heifers balanced out at 247.1p (+31.8p on the year).

Bullocks peaked at 343.4p per kg for a 332kg Limousin cross from Deerhillock, Birse, and to £1560 for a 670kg Charolais cross from Langlanburn, Deskford.

Limousin crosses from Auchernack, Grantown-on-Spey, dominated the heifers at 445.9p for a 370kg entry and £1900 for a 500kg heifer.

Bulls sold to 288.6p for a 246kg Limousin cross from Pittenkerrie, Glassel, and to £1220 for a 562kg Simmental cross from Caskieben, Kinellar.

The firm also held their weekly breeding sheep sale, where 2822 hoggs, gimmers and ewes with lambs and ewe lambs were forward.

Topping the sale at £152 were continental cross ewe lambs from Heathlands, Kinellar, which averaged £145.14.

Hoggs, gimmers and ewes with lambs at foot cashed in at £65.88 and sold to £123 for Mule hoggs with singles from Scarhill, Glenkindie.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £640, 271.2p Hillock, Dunrossness 251-300kg – £870 Belnaboth, Glenkindie; 292.6p Glencat, Ballogie. 301-350kg – £1140 Deerhillock; 313.7p Buchaam, Strathdon. 351-400kg – £1170, 304.7p Buchaam. 401-450kg – £1200 Buchaam; 282.3p Ardlair, Strachan. 451-500kg – £1245 Kinaldie, Logie Coldstone; 269.7p Auchernack 501-550kg – £1335, 259.7p Langlanburn. 551-600kg – £1400 Lost Farm, Strathdon; 241.3p Langlanburn. 601-650kg – £1490 Broomhill, Dunecht; 236.8p Whitebog, New Deer. 651-700kg – £1430 Rovie, Rogart; 232.8p Langlanburn.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – £835 Kinclune, Glenkindie; 291.7p Glencat, Ballogie. 301-350kg – £1050, 322.1p Achnahannet, Dulnain Bridge. 351-400kg – £1650 Auchnerack; 310.9p Cairntack, Belhelvie. 401-450kg – £1360, 336.6p Achnahannet. 451-500kg – £1320 Cairntack; 380p Auchernack. 501-550kg – £1550, 295.8p Newton, Lower Cabrach. 551-600kg – £1480, 254.3p Chapelford, Buckie. 601-650kg – £1500 Mains of Ludquharn, Longside; 237.6p Whitebog. 651-700kg – £1500, 226.6p Mains of Ludquharn.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – £790, 288.3p Kinclune. 301-350kg – £840, 240p Kinclune. 351-400kg – £900, 255.7p Pittenkerrie. 401-450kg – £1085 Kinclune; 254.7p Pittenkerrie. 451-500kg – £1050 Pittenkerrie; 220p Edendiack, Gartly. 551-600kg – £1070 Meikle Pitinnan, Oldmeldrum; 217.1p Caskieben.

Hoggs, gimmers and ewes with lambs – Single – Mule – £122 Bogiebrae, Rhynie; £72 South Camaloun, Fyvie. Tex X – £108 Haugh, Birse. Zwart – £98 Birchfield. Chev – £82 Lost Farm, Strathdon. Chev X – £81 Lost Farm. Cont – £79 Lost Farm; £77 Faewells, Keith-Hall

Lamb and half – Chev Mule – £104 Scarhill. Tex – £104, £80 Haugh. Tex X – £100 Haugh; £83 Loanend, Glenkindie. Mule – £94 Birchfield, Midtown of Glass. Mule – £88 Craighill, Strichen; £83 Carbrotack, Cairnie; £70 Roundhome, Corse. Cont – £87 Rumblie, Craigievar. Cont X – £86 Rumblie, Haugh. Char X – £84 Wellfold, Craigievar. BF – £70 Coldhome, Dallas. Chev – £67 Waterside, Birse. SHC – £67 Glencuie, Glenkindie.

Twins – Suff X – £90 Carbrotack. Mule – £89 Loanend. Suff – £88 Haugh. Chev X – £80 Lost Farm. Cont – £76 Bush Farm, Aberlour; £72 Huntingfaulds, Tealing. Lleyn – £74 Cottown of Gight, Methlick.

Triplets – Mule – £80 Carbrotack.

Ewe lambs – Mule – £140 Heathlands.

Cockermouth

A pen of Mule hoggs with lambs secured the top price of £160 at Mitchells Livestock Auctions, for Messrs Winter, Clickham, Appleby.

The same home bagged the champion ticket in the pre-sale show, with another pen of Mule hoggs, which later realised £135 per life. Reserve honours also went to Messrs Winter for a pen of Texel cross Suffolk hoggs which sold for £152 a head.

Ewes with lambs at foot topped at £124 for a Texel ewe with single Beltex lamb from I and G Lister, New Monkwray, Whitehaven.

The special sale of beef breeding cattle went off with a bang, when trade hit £3700 for a Limousin heifer with calf at foot from DJ and MJ Hoggarth, Old Hall, Broughton-in-Furness.

Bulling heifers topped at £1400 for a British Blue cross Friesian from Messrs Greening Ltd, Waverbank, Wigton.

LEADING prices

Hoggs and lambs – Mule – £160, £135 Clickham; £140, £132 Terrys; £106 Scalesmoor. Tex – £152 Clickham; £130, £104, £100 Baggra Yeat; £124 East Townend: £108 Beck; £108 (x2), £100 Mosser Mains; £100 Low Farm. Belt – £118, £116 Beck Farm. Suff – £108 East Townend; £102 Scalesmoor.

Geld Mule hoggs – £140 Frizington Hall.

Gimmers and lambs – Mule – £87, £75 Green Marsh; £86 Frizington Hall; £86, £84, £81, £80 Seafield House. Jacob – £76 Housenrigg.

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £124 New Monkray; £102, £96 Low Farm; £98, £92 Whinnerah. Welsh – £100, £64, £63, £62 Low Stowbank. Chev – £76 West Common Top; £66 Whinnerah; £64, £61 Cragg. Jacob – £74, £67 Housenrigg. Tex X Herdwick – £70 Whinnerah. Herdwick – £57 Howside; £56 Branthwaite Rigg Barn; £53 Wescoe; £50 The Faulds.

Heifer and calf – Lim – £3700 Old Hall. BS – £2250, £2150 Bell House. A-A – £1900 Corney Hall.

Cow and calf – BS – £2250, £2200 (x2) Mosser Mains; £1650 Bell House. Lim – £2200 Whinnerah; £2150 Bell House; £1600 Gatra. Char – £2200, £2150, £2050 Whitestones. BB – £2050 Mosser Mains.

Bulling heifers – BB – £1400, £1060 Waverbank. A-A – £1140 Waverbank; £1120 Harrington Parks. BS – £1040 (x2), £940 Woodhow.

Lanark

On Tuesday, Lawrie and Symington sold 722 store cattle at their fortnightly sale, where British Blues from Wester Walston proved popular, topping both the bullocks and heifers at £1430 and £1330 respectively.

Bullocks cashed in at 235.58p per kg and heifers balanced out at 277.19p.

Among the pence per kg section, it was Limousin bullocks from Brownhill, which led the way at 292.3p, whilst heifers peaked at 275p for a pair Limousins from Sunnyside/Carbello.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 0-300kg – £795, 292.3p Brownhill. 301-350kg – £980, 287.4p Bickerton Hall. 351-400kg – £1040, 270.8p Sunnyside. 401-450kg – £1110 Linnhead; 262.2p Sunnyside. 451-500kg – £1170 Lawhead; 239.1p Linnhead. 501-550kg – £1210 Garpel; 226.3p Letterickhills. 551-600kg – £1350, 232.8p Birkhill. 601-650kg – £1390, 227.9p Stonebyres. 651+kg – £1430, 185.2p Wester Walston.

Heifers – 0-300kg – £700, 250p Brownhill. 301-350kg – £920, 262.9p Scrogton. 351-400kg – £1090, 275p Sunnyside. 401-450kg – £1055, 251.2p Lightshaw. 451-500kg – £1210, 249p Little Kype. 501-550kg – £1180 Nethertown; 221.1p East Mains of Ballencrief. 551-600kg – £1245 Craigthornhill; 223.8p Knockenhair. 601+kg – £1330, 194.4p Wester Walston.

Hexham

Limousin crosses from Willie Woodman, Great Chesters, led the way at Hexham and Northern Marts' weekly sale of 672, when topping both the steers and heifers at £1760 and £1740 respectively.

A strong show of hoggs sold to £172 for Suffolks from W Walton and Sons, Ogle Castle.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1760, £1710 Great Chesters; £1380 Settlingstones; £1345, £1330, £1280, £1260 White House; £1170 Settlingstones; £1120 White House. Char X – £1420, £1350, £1340, £1300, £1220 Hepscott Manor. BB X – £1360 High Trewhitt. A-A X – £1420 Fairley; £1210 Redesmouth. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1700, £1570 Great Chesters; £1460 Berry Edge; £1450 Tarset Hall and Troughend; £1310 Settlingstones and Hepscott Manor; £1300 Tarset Hall; £1230 Dovecote; £1220 High Trewhitt and Low Horton; £1200, £1190 Settlingstones; £1170 High Trewhitt. Char X – £1740 Great Chesters; £1300 Hepscott Manor; £1050 Harnham Hall. A-A X – £1380, £1370 Fairley; £1250 Redesmouth; £1150 Redesmouth and Buteland. South Devon X – £1000 Bingfield Combe. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1450 High Lovelady Shield; £1345 Thornton Tower; £1320 Hammershield and Elrington Hall; £1310 Cowburn Rigg; £1300 High Lovelady Shield; £1285 Cowburn Rigg; £1270 West Foreshield; £1260 Heugh; £1255 Midgeholme; £1245 Thornton Tower; £1240 Midgeholme, Heugh and Elrington Hall; £1230 Tarset Hall; £1225, £1220 West Kirkheaton. Char X – £1260 Woodlands; £1230, £1205 Newbiggin; £1200 Brokenheugh; £1190 Newbiggin; £1180 Redsteads; £1140 Harewalls and Newbiggin; £1130, £1110 Newbiggin; £1090 Harewalls; £1060, £1050 Redsteads; £1040, £1030 Harnham Hall; £990 Woodlands; £975 East Flass. BB X – £1300, £1200, £1140 West Kirkheaton. A-A X – £1290 Barrasford Green; £1180 Buteland; £1170 Parkside; £1155 Kirkley House; £1150 Buteland; £1145 Barrasford Green; £1140 Buteland, Parkside and East Butsfield. Hfd X – £1120, £1100 Buteland; £940 Woodlands. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1205 Whiteside; £1200 Parkside and Whiteside; £1125 Parkside; £1100 Whiteside; £1080, £1060 Brokenheugh; £1030 Wydon; £1020 West Foreshield; £1005 Greenchesters; £990, £980 Whiteside; £970 West Foreshield and Whiteside. A-A X – £1125 Parkside.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1740, £1700, £1660, £1650, £1640 (x2), £1610, £1600 Great Chesters; £1040 Midgeholme. Char X – £1360 Hepscott Manor; £1060 New Houses. A-A X – £1190 Buteland; £1090 Bankfoot and Redesmouth; £1080 Fairley; £1040 Buteland. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1510 West Foreshield; £1450 Burmoor; £1310 Berry Edge; £1300, £1220 Middle Heads; £1200 Tarset Hall; £1150 Low Horton; £1100 Fairley; £1050, £1020 Low Horton; £980 Broadgates. Char X – £1300 Hepscott Manor. BB X – £1500, £1190 Hepscott Manor; £1080 Buteland. A-A X – £1400 Fairley; £1370 Buteland; £1300, £1250, £1170 Fairley; £1020 Buteland. South Devon X – £970 Bingfield Combe. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1320 Low Horton; £1175, £1170 High Lovelady; £1160 Midgeholme and West Foreshield; £1150 West Foreshield; £1145 High Lovelady; £1140 Low Middleton; £1105 Wingates South; £1100 Brokenheugh and Tedcastle; £1090 Little Swinburne; £1070 West Foreshield and Low Middleton; £1050 West Foreshield and Greenchester. Char X – £1160, £1090, £1075 Newbiggin; £1000 Woodlands; £990 Newbiggin and Redsteads; £980 Newbiggin. A-A X – £1100 (x2), £1080, £1065 Buteland; £1050 East Butsfield; £1020 Buteland; £1000 Parkside; £980 Buteland. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1110 Whiteside; £1105 Farnbury; £1100 Tedcastle; £1050 Farnbury; £990, £970 Whiteside.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £158 Rusheylaw; £150 Rye Hill; £148 Mickley Moor. Suff X – £172 Ogle Castle; £158 Ravensworth Grange. Mule – £146 Ogle Castle; £140 South Colwell; £134 East Knitsley; £118 East Butsfield. BF – £148, £140 Stell Green.

Huntly

Bullocks led the way at United Auctions' sale of 124 store cattle, when selling to 285p per kg for 300kg Limousin crosses from Meikle Northburn, Cuminestown, and to £1360 for Charolais crosses from Bogs of Paithnick, Grange.

Bullocks and heifers cashed in at 265.5p per kg and 238.7p respectively.

Limousin crosses dominated the heifers at 274.3p for a pair of 257kg from Logiemuir, Udny, and to £1280 for a pair of 575kg from Braeside of Fortrie, Rora.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 251-300kg – £855, 285p Meikle Northburn. 301-350kg – £910, 276.6p Logiemuir, Udny. 351-400kg – £1005 Dalbeallie, Knockando; 273.2p Fordmouth, Tomintoul. 401-450kg – £1140 Fordmouth, Tomintoul; 263.3p Dalbeallie, Knockando. 501-550kg – £1195, 234.3p Glerkseat, Grange. 601-650kg – £1360, 223p Bogs of Paithnick, Grange.

Heifers – 251-300kg – £705,274.3p Logiemuir, Udny. 301-350kg – £830 Milton of Elrick, Auchnagatt; 254.9p Logiemuir, Udny. 351-400kg – £1020, 259.7p Fordmouth, Tomintoul. 401-450kg – £1050, 250.7p Fordmouth, Tomintoul. 451-500kg – £1080, 233.3p Mains of Newton, Craigellachie. 551-600kg – £1280, 222.6p Braeside of Fortrie, Rora.

Dumfries

The fortnightly sale of 250 store cattle staged through C and D Auction Marts, witnessed bullocks and heifers average 243.6p per kg and 222.4p respectively.

Bullocks topped the sale at £1255 for Fleckvieh from Limekilns, whilst Devons peaked at 334.8p for High Bellochantuy.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers made £1205 for Limekilns, whilst pence per kg peaked at 275.8p for Limousins from Meikleholm.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Fleck – £1255 Limekilns. Lim – £1175, £1100, £1085 High Auchneel; £1140, £1060 Mid Bishopton. BB – £1155 High Auchneel. Sim – £1115 High Auchneel; £1055 Meikleholm; £1050 North Bowerhouses. A-A – £1090 North Bowerhouses; £915 Branteth. Sal – £1030 High Auchneel; £970 Auchenfad. Gal – £990 Glenwhargen.

Heifers – A-A – £1205 Limekilns; £1140 Kirkland; £1080 Slacks; £1075 Boreland of Southwick; £1075 High Auchneel. Hfd – £1190 High Auchneel. Lim – £1115 High Auchneel; £1090 Newmains; £1055 Newbarn. Lui – £1115 High Auchneel. Sal – £1075 High Auchneel. Fleck – £1025 Slacks. Sim – £970 Stonehouse. BS – £900 Stonehouse.

Bulls – Fleck – £890 Slacks. A-A – £835 Slacks.

Penrith

A Limousin bullock from S Armstrong and Sons, Moorriggs, led the way at Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart's fortnightly sale of 120 rearing calves and stirks, when it made £780.

Heifers weren't far behind, selling to £760 for British Blue cross stirks from M Stephenson, Winter Tarn.

LEADING prices

Weaned stirks – Bullock – Lim – £780 Moorriggs. BB – £700 (x4) Cairnbridge; £690 (x3) Seat.

Heifer – BB – £760, £660, £640, £600 (x2), £590 (x3) Winter Tarn; £515, £510 Howes. Char – £600 Home. Lim – £510 Lodge; £485 Street Head. Sim – £420 Mount Clifton. A-A – £390 Petteril Side.

Weaned calves and stirks – Bulls – BB – £770 Low Abbey; £565 Mount Clifton; £555, £550, £545, £520 Howes; £500, £470 Petteril Side. Lim – £550 Lodge; £440 Street Head. A-A – £495 Howes; £485 Petteril Side. Hfd – £460 Howes. Black and White – £295, £270, £255 Petteril Side; £260, £255 Mount Clifton.

Calves – Bull – BB – £440 The Ling; £380 Blunderfield East; £375 Askrigg Hall. Lim – £400 High Barn; £320 Thackwood. Saler – £340, £330 Blunderfield East. A-A – £270, £260, £250 The Ling. Fleck – £225, £202 Askrigg Hall. Hfd – £202, £195, £188, £185, £180 (x2) Dolphenby. Black and White – £170 Moorriggs; £100 Thackwood.

Heifer – Lim – £380 Street Head; £360 High Barn. BB – £380 Blunderfield East; £380 Petteril Side; £350 The Ling; £325 Askrigg Hall; £320 Thackwood. Char – £305 Prospect House. Hfd – £250, £240, £215, £205 (x2), £190 Dolphenby. A-A – £240 The Ling; £225 Thackwood.

Stirling (Cale)

On Monday, Caledonian Marts had forward 341 store cattle at their fortnightly sale, where Simmental bullocks realised 315p per kg from Your Local Farm, Balquhatstone Mains, Slamannan, and to £1190 for Aberdeen-Angus from A McKenzie, Ardgate, Gartocharn.

Heifers attained 246p for more Simmentals again from Your Local Farm, Balquhatstone Mains, Slamannan, and to £1160 for an Aberdeen-Angus from J Boyd, Dechmont, Cambuslang.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1190 Ardgate; £1150 Eden and Kaemuir; £1140 Dechmont; £1090 Hume of Overton; £1070 Eden.

Heifers – £1160, £1150, £1120 Dechmont; £1140, £1120 Cuttlehill.

Longtown

Beltex cross Texel hoggs from Messrs Carr, Little Bavington, led the way at C and D Auction Marts weekly sale, when selling to £160.

Texel crosses topped the store hoggs at £106 for Powhead, whilst feeding ewes sold to £112 for Suffolk crosses from Shaw Cottage.

LEADING prices

Ewes with single lamb – Suff – £100 Hillside. Char – £100 Hillside. Mule – £85, £79 Longrigg, £81 Belsay. Chev – £74, £72 Priesthaugh. Fries – £69 Ashcroft. Welsh Mule – £53, £52 Rowanburnfoot. Dorset – £46 Petteril Crooks Mill.

Ewes with twin lambs – Zwart – £113 Longrigg. Tex – £92 Hillside; £89 Thornton Tower; £87 The Flatt; £86 Longrigg; £82 Hillside. Char – £88 Moss Side. Chev Mule – £81 Skelfhill. Mule – £78 Pilmuir; £77 Moss Side; £73 Belsay and Jennets Hill. Suff – £76 The Flatt.

Gimmers with single lamb – Tex – £93 Hillside.

Hoggs with single lamb – Belt – £160, £148, £146, £142 Little Bavington; £158 Hillside. Tex – £155, £148 Upper Tinwald; £138 High Wood; £134 Wallend. Mule – £148 Clickham; £132 Yewtree; £120 Burnfoot and The Old Police House; £118 Mount; £116 Porterstown; £115 Seat Hill. Suff – £146 The Harras; £124 Slealands; £118 Corrielea and Grindon Hill. Chev Mule – £120, £114 Crowdieknowe.

Geld ewe hogg – Mule – £114 The Old Police House.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £106 Powheads. Suff – £96 Shaw Cottage; £90 Powheads. Char – £98 Powheads. Hill Chev – £100 Branxholm Braes.

Feeding ewes – Suff – £112 Shaw Cottage. Tex – £92 Hazel Bank. GF – £79 Waterhead of Dryffe. Chev Mules – £97 Shaw Cottage. Hill Chev – £88 Branxholm Braes. BF – £51 Waterhead of Dryffe.