Round-up of special sales for the week

Carlisle

Bullocks and heifers averaged £1100 and £1050 respectively at Harrison and Hetherington's sale of 578 store cattle.

A top price of £1620 was paid on two occasions – for a Limousin bullock from Messrs Batey, High Knells, and for a Charolais bullock from Messrs Johnstone Westray, Cockermouth.

Heifers sold to £1480 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Studholme, Ash View, Wigton.

A smaller show of 208 weanlings was topped at £1520 by Limousin heifers from George Rome, Niven Hill, while bulls sold to £1400 for two Herefords from Messrs Dale-Sunley, Ross.

On Monday, breeding sheep were topped at £140 per life for Texel cross hoggs with Dutch Texel cross lambs from Messrs Armstrong, Town Head, Walton.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Char – £1620 Westray; £14580 Swordwellrigg; £1380 (x2) High Knells; £1250 Bridge End; £1110 Mossband Hall. Lim – £1620, £1550, £1490 High Knells; £1560, £1450 Windy Nook; £1350 (x2) Littlewater; £1330 (x4) Croft House; £1320 (x2) Bridge; £1320, £1310, £1295, £1200 (x2) Upper Higham Lane; £1260 Sorrow Stones; £1220 Haresceugh Castle; £1200 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage; £1190 Beckhall; £1180 (x2) Maunby House; £1175 Thethwaite. BB – £1500, £1470 Rose Farm; £1420, £1380 (x2) Grassings; £1365 (x2) Red Hall; £1340 Mary Street; £1300, £1180 Peel Flatt; £1300, £1190 Sandbed; £1270 East; £1250, £1170 Bankend; £1200 (x3) Carlatton Demense; £1185 Halldykes; £1170 (x2), £1150 (x3) Chapel; £1150 (x4) Hainings; £1150 Newton Field; £1150 Sorrowstones. BS – £1450 Maunby House; £1250, £1210 Hill Top; £1230 (x3) Brisco Hall; £1160 East. A-A – £1400 (x2) Gelt Hall; £1270 (x2) Bankend; £1235 (x2) High Flowery Hirst; £1195 (x2) Barnglies; £1150, £1100 (x5) Cockleybank; £1140 (x4) Rye Close; £1110 Grassings; £1100 Castle; £1090 Laitha; £1085 (x2) Peel Flatt; £1020 Broathill. Frie – £1360, £1140 Gelt Hall; £1075, £1055 (x5) Rye Close. Sim – £1290, £1100 Broathill; £1280 (x2) Brisco Hall; £1150 Halldykes. Hfd – £1290 Maunby House; £1260 Rye Close; £1225 (x3), £1180 (x4) Annfield; £1095 Barnglies. Mont – £1280 Greenwrae. HF – £1230 Howrigg; £1095 (x2) Stubbyknowe. Hols – £1095 (x3) Stubbyknowe. Maine Anjou – £1020 Winterhope. Fleck –£995 Chapel; £960 Gatelands. Gallo – £980 Castle.

Heifers – Lim – £1480 (x2) Ash View; £1475, £1320 Low Flow; £1459, £1290 (x2) Shield Green; £1400 (x3), £1360 Rose; £1380 (x2), £1240 (x3), £1235 (x2) West Cocklaw; £1350, £1210 (x2) New Sandsfield; £1330 Westray; £1270 Littlewater;£1220 Flimby Hall; £1200 Bridge; £1195 Upper Higham Lane; £1160 (x2) Windy Nook; £1155 Low Houses; £1150 Windy Hill. BB – £1370 Seymour House; £1320 Carleton Hill; £1290, £1130 Castlesteads; £1230 (x5) Cote House; £1220 (x3), £1185 (x2), £1145, £1070 Lawrence Holme; £1210 New Sandsfield; £1190 (x2) Sandbed; £1145, £1040 (x2) Hallfoot; £1105 (x2) Town House; £1090 (x2) Carleton Hill; £1085 (x2), £1025 (x2) Newton Field; £1040 Thethwaite; £1025 (x2) Gatelands; £1045 Sorrowstones. A-A – £1330, £1200 Westray; £1105 (x2), £1080 (x3) Hedley Park; £1100, £1085, £1075 (x3), £1010 Cockleybank; £1050 Castle. BS – £1240, £1100 Greenwrae; £1065 Raygarth Field. Hfd – £1150 Annfield; £1110 Demesne. Blonde – £1060 Windy Hill. Saler – £1000 Cockleybank.

Weaned cattle – Heifers – Lim – £1520, £1040, £920 Niven Hill; £1090 (x3) Sarkshields; £925 Hyndlee. A-A – £1185, £1140, £1090, £1060 (x2) Milton; £980 (x6) Grassing. BB – £1165 Milton; £1020 (x3) Lamonby Hall; £980 (x4) Cote House; £965 (x2) Caton Street.

Bulls – Hfd – £1400 (x2) Ross Farm; £980, £950 (x2) Mouswald Grange. BB – £1270 Horsleyhill. Lim – £1090 Stubbsgill; £1080 Buttermere Close. Sim – £980, £940 Mouswald Grange. HF – £530 (x4), £500 (x2) Row Hall.

Steers – Char – £1000 Cooper House; £895 (x2) Lamonby Hall. A-A – £950 (x3) Cooper House; £930 Milton. Lim – £875 (x3) Whitchester; £800 Edenbanks. BB – £790 Shankfield Head. Gall – £745 Whitchester. Hfd – £720 Mouswald Grange. Saler – £710 Nunfield. Swedish Red and White – £680 Edenbanks. HF – £575 (x3) Crossrigg; £530 Row Hall. Frie – £565 Nunfield; £540 Mouswald Grange. Mont – £565 (x2) Nunfield.

Hoggs with lambs – Tex – £140 Town Head; £130 (x2), £123, £120, £114, £113, £112 Abbots Close; £110 St Johns Kirk. Blue Tex – £132 Town Head. GF – £110, £94 Stone House; £96 Briggle; £94, £92, £90 (x2), £86 St Johns Kirk. Suff – £116, £111 Beech Holme.

Gimmers with lambs – Tex – £100 Roan Garth; £94 Lochwood Cottage; £83 Close. GF – £82 Gapshields.

Ewes with lambs – Tex – £92, £84, £82, £80 Victoria House; £90, £86, £82 Lochwood Cottage. GF – £81, £79, £74 Roan Garth; £75 Briggle; £72 Bowershield.

Dingwall

A Limousin bull from Bualnaluib, Aultbea, led Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of 323 adult head of breeding cattle, when selling for 4500gns.

Heifers with calves sold to £2700 on two occasions, firstly for a British Blue with a Limousin cross bull calf from The Arr, Lethen, and again for a Simmental cross and Limousin cross heifer calf from Wester Bleaton, Bridge of Cally.

Cows sold to £2300 for Simmental cross with Limousin heifer calf from Wester Bleaton, with the same home selling a Charolais cross with a Limousin bull calf for £2050.

In-calf heifers sold to £1700 twice for Limousin crosses from Rychraggan, Drumnadrochit, whilst in-calf cows hit £1750 for Shorthorns from Lochlait, Abriachan.

Some 406 sheep of all classes were also forward, where trade peaked at £200 for a Millennium Blue ram from Dunearn Farm, Nairn.

Ewes with lambs at foot sold to £114 for Cheviot ewes with Cheviot lambs from Benhaint, Kilchoan.

LEADING prices

Bulling heifers – Sim X – £1650, £1620, £1500 (x2), £1420 Smallburn Farms, Duffus; £1480 Beechwood, Achility; £1360 Mains of Househill, Nairn. BS X – £1600, £1550, £1500 Smallburn Farms; £1580, £1540 Dell Farm; £1560 Beechwood. BG – £1500, £1240 Dell. WSho X – £1440 Dell. A-A X – £1300, £1160 Smallburn Farms. Lui X – £1150 South Clunes, Kirkhill.

In calf heifers – BS X – £1580 Eynort, Carbost. Sim X – £1500 Rychraggan. BB – £1450 Culmill, Kiltarlity. A-A X – £1400 Badrain, Culbokie. Lu – £1350 Polly Estate, Inverpolly.

Heifers with male calf – Sim X – £2600, £2450, £2200, £2150 Wester Bleaton, Bridge of Cally; £2150 Totescore, Portree. BS X – £2450, £2350, £2200 Wester Bleaton. BB – £2400 The Arr. Lim X – £2350 Lochlait, Abriachan. A-A X – £2200, £2150 The Arr. BS X – £2200 (x2), £2150 Wester Bleaton. SA X – £2200 Wester Bleaton. Lu – £2150 Wester Bleaton.

Heifer with female calf – BS X – £2650 Wester Bleaton. Char X – £2550, £2100 Lochlait; £2150 Wester Bleaton. Sim X – £2500, £2350, £2250 (x2) Wester Bleaton; £2100 Totescore. BS X – £2300 Wester Bleaton. A-A X – £2150 The Arr. Lu – £2150 Wester Bleaton. Lim X – £2150 Wester Bleaton.

In-calf cows – Sim – £1700, £1450 Wester Moy, Urray. Char X – £1450 Meddat, Kildary. Lim – £1350 Lochlait. Char – £1220 (x2), £1100 (x2) Ardmore, Waternish.

Cows with male calf – Lim X – £2000 Groam, Kirkhill. Sim X – £2000 (x2) Wester Bleaton. Lim X – £1950, £1500 Tigharry, Lochmaddy. A-A – £1950 Orrinside, Urray. Sim X – £1850 Upper Coll, Isle of Lewis. BS X – £1700 Kinlochy, Wick. WSho X – £1450, £1400 Foindle, Lairg. Sim X – £1450 Garbeg, Drumnadrochit. BG – £1420 (x2) Bualnaluib. Lim X – £1400 New Park, Callanish.

Cows with heifer calf – Sim X – £2300 Wester Bleaton. Lim X – £1750 Groam; £1720 Ardmore. Sim X – £1700 Upper Coll. Lim X – £1700 Portnalong, Carbost. Lim X – £1700 Eynort, Carbost. SA X – £1600 Groam. SDX – £1550 Rowanbarn, Plockton. BB – £1500, £1450 Kinlochy. Sim X – £1420 Tigharry.

Bulls – BB – £4000 Invercharron, Ardgay. Lim – £3200, £3000 Bualnaluib. Sim – £3000 Kinnahaird, Contin; £1600 Cherrybank, Strathpeffer; £1580 Rose, Balvaird. BS – £2000 Wester Craiglands, Fortrose.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £88 Dunearn; £86 Conon Mains, Conon Bridge; £80 Invereen, Tomatin; £74 Culkein, Drumbeg. X – £78 Fersit, Roy Bridge. Zwart – £69 Creag Bhuie, Laggan. Chev – £69 Sconser, Isle of Skye. BF – £64 Drumgask, Laggan; £61 Bohuntin, Roy Bridge.

Ewes – Tex X – £145, £129, £123 Upper Blairnain, Aberlour; £117 Gaich, Grantown on Spey. Chev – £123, £120 Tighnahinch, Conon Bridge; £110 Wester Craiglands, Fortrose; £110, Easter Moy. Suff X – £118 Upper Blairnain; £117 Easter Moy Farm. Char X – £118 Easter Moy; £110 Invereen. BDM – £110 Tighnahinch. Tex – £109 Achavrole Mains, Halkirk. Mule – £103 Upper Blairnain. BF – £85 Drumgask; £82 Gaich, Grantown on Spey; £81 Milton, Aberarder.

Ewes with lambs – X – £112 Glebehill, Kilchoan. BF – £102 Banavie, Fort William.

Rams and feeding sheep – BDM ram – £160 Tighnahinch. Chev ram – £134 Knockfarrel, Dingwall; £113 Tighnahinch; £123, £114 Fersit. Tex ram – £116 Strathmachie. BDM ram – £106 Tighnahinch.

Stirling UA

Charolais crosses from Abberymill, secured the lead prices at United Auctions' sale of 1122 store cattle, when selling to 323p per kg and 297.30p for a 209kg bullock and a 222kg heifer respectively.

Top price per head at £1510 was paid for a 754kg British Friesian cross bullock from Hill of Arnmore. Bullocks cashed in at 240.05p.

Whilst heifers peaked at £1400 for a 532kg British Blue cross from Kinneil Mill, to balance out at 237.63p.

Young bulls averaged 210.79p having sold to 248.60p for a Limousin cross from Beechwood, and to £1300 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Halbeath.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £675, 323.00p Gateside. 251-300kg – £865 Westerhall; 293.40p Knollhead. 301-350kg – £950, 282.70p High Bent. 351-400kg – £1060, 286.50p Fisherton. 401-450kg – £1150, 259.00p Oatfield. 451-500kg – £1315, 266.30p Kedzlie. 501-551kg – £1340, 265.90p Kedzlie. 552-601kg – £1380, 238.30p North Carnduff. 602-651kg – £1340, 217.20p Middleton. 652-701kg – £1395, 205.40p Hill of Arnmore. 702+kg – £1510, 200.30p Hill of Arnmore.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £705 Carse of Trowan; 297.30p Gateside. 251-300kg – £775, 273.90p Gateside. 301-350kg – £1000, 287.40p Berrydyke. 351-400kg – £1040 Berrydyke; 289.20p Kinneil Mill. 401-450kg – £1100 Meoul; 251.70p Kinneil Mill. 451-500kg – £1170 Baidlandhill; 241.80p Westerhall. 501-551kg – £1400, 263.20p Kinneil Mill. 552-601kg – £1335, 224.00p Little Spot. 602-651kg – £1185, 196.80p High Craig. 652-701kg – £1370, 209.50p Hill of Arnmore.

Young bulls – 301-350kg – £870, 248.60p Berrylaw. 351-400kg – £900, 235.60p Sorn Mains. 451-500kg – £1070, 227.70p Foregirth. 552-601kg – £1180, 213.00p Whitburn. 602-651kg – £1090, 179.90p Duntuim. 652-701kg – £1300, 195.80p Halbeath.

Wigton

All cattle met a strong demand at Hope's Auctioneers weekly sale of store cattle, where a top price of £1625 was paid for a Limousin from Grahams of Longcummercattiff.

A joint top of £1535 was achieved among the heifers – for a Limousin from Messrs Richardson, Low Garth, and for a Limousin cross from Messrs Miller, Arkleby Hall.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1625, £1495, £1455, £1435 Grahams of Longcummercattiff; £1485, £1455 Hill House; £1435, £1405, £1285 Arkleby Hall; £1405 High House; £1245 Gate Ghyll; £1225, £1195, £1065 Seacroft; £1205, £1185, £1155, £1135, £1075, £1055 Pasture House; £1185, £1175 Birkmire; £1185 Newby Hall; £1165, £1145, £1095 Low Garth; £1135, £1095 High Farm; £1125 Harrot Hill; £1115 Riggwood; £1105 Westward Parks; £1085 Bonny; £1055, £1045 Chirdon; £1045 Kelsick House. BB – £1435 Seacroft; £1405, £1335, £1325, £1285 Arkleby Hall; £1355, £1335 Grahams of Longcummercattiff; £1335, £1285 The Laurels; £1255, £1235 Harrot Hill; £1205 Green; £1205 Prospect House; £1125 Whins; £1085 Bonny; £1045 Braithwaite Hall. Char – £1325 Crummock Bank; £1185 Pasture House. Blonde – £1535 Arkleby Hall. Sim – £1325 Parkgate Hall; £1165, £1145 Chirdon; £1005 Braithwaite Hall. A-A – £1385 Grahams of Longcummercattiff; £1325, £1245, £1225 Cumrew; £1285 (x2) Arkleby Hall; £1235 Drumburgh Castle; £1105 Birkmire; £1075, £1045 Pasture House; £1035 Whins. BS – £995 Pasture House. Hols – £1055, £1025 (x3) Sanden House. Frie – £1165 Drumburgh Castle; £1105 Birkmire; £1085 Seacroft.

Heifers – Lim – £1535, £1135 Low Garth; £1535, £1515, £1425, £1275, £1265, £1225 Arkleby Hall; £1495, £1415 High House; £1465, £1405, £1375, £1345 (x2),£1335 (x3), £1305, £1235 Hill House; £1375, £1355, £1275 Greenah Villa; £1255, £1225, £1125 Braithwaite Hall; £1245, £1145, £1085 Sleightholme; £1225, £1195, £1115 Wampool; £1225, £1165 Birkmire; £1135, £1085 Chirdon; £1135, £1075, £1015 Westward Parks; £1125 Gate Ghyll; £1085 Wolsty; £1085 Low Blaithwaite; £1075 Beck; £1065 Weary Hall Style. BB – £1445, £1395, £1385, £1295, £1285 Hill House; £1235 Arkleby Hall; £1225, £1125 Langrigg House; £1095 Prospect House; £1005 Chalkside Farming. Char – £1525, £1315 Hill House; £1175 Wolsty. A-A – £1185, £1105, £1085 The Laurels; £1165 Braithwaite Hall; £1095 (x2) Wolsty; £1065 Drumburgh Castle. BS – £985 Bonny. Frie – £1045 Beck.

St Boswells

Harrison and Hetherington's fortnightly sale of store cattle, witnessed a top call of £1380 for Simmental heifers from Messrs Sanderson, Graden.

Top price per kg was 294.7p paid for Salers cross bullocks from Messrs Hepburn, Northhouse.

The annual term sale peaked at £2700 for a second calved cow from Messrs Dagg, Craighouse.

Ewes and lambs cashed in at £91.76, having sold to £144 for Scotch Mule hoggs with Suffolk lambs at foot from Messrs McClymont, Tinnis.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – A-A – £1030 Broomiebank; £1000 East Mains; £945 Langhope; £910 Hundalee, Adderstonshiels; £900 Langhope. Stab – £1000, £950 Bowershields. Hfd – £1115 Middlestead. Lim – £1260, £1240 Woodhead; £1110, £1100, £1060, £1005 Crailing Nook. BS – £1095, £1015 Broomiebank; £1005, £990 East Mains. Sim – £1285 Middlestead; £1130 Graden; £1125 Middlestead; £1080 Mossilee. Saler – £840 (x2) Northhouse. BB – £1040 Crailing Nook. Char – £1210, £1100 North Synton; £1070 Mossilee; £1040 Todshawhaugh; £1030 Mossilee, Bowershields.

Heifers – A-A – £1190, £1090 Earlston Mains; £1075, £1050 Broomiebank. Stab – £890 Bowershields. Hfd – £1120 Ruletownhead. Lim – £1255, £1200 Lauder Barns; £1150 Easter Fodderlie; £1120 Berryhill; £1110 Spottiswoode; £1080 Broomiebank, Easter Fodderlie. BS – £1095, £1090 Broomiebank. Sim – £1380, £1370, £1350, £1300 (x3) Graden. BB – £950 Harwood on Teviot. Char – £970 Mossilee; £900 Todshawhaugh, North Synton, Adderstonshiels.

Cows and calves – A-A – £1650 Craighouse; £1600 Saughland. Hfd – £1350 Fellowhill. Lim – £2700, £2250, £2150, £2000 (x3) Craighouse.

Heifers and calves – Lim – £2550, £2450 Grahamslaw; £2300, £2000 Gospelhall. BS – £1850 (x2), £1800 (x2) Borthwickshiels. BB – £2650 Mirlaw House.

Ewes and lambs – £144, £140 Tinnis; £130 Swinside Townfoot; £100 Greenhead; £108 Swinside Townfoot; £102 Wester Ulston; £100 Wester Ulston; £102, £96, £90 Waterside; £100, £90 Greenhead; £92 Swinside Townfoot; £90 Greenhead; £85 Waterside; £88 Greenhead; £88 Hallrule Mill; £97 Wester Ulston; £88 Wester Ulston; £81 Stobswood Cottage; £80 Forleys Parks; £60 Waterside; £78, £76 Waterside.#

Ayr

Bullocks and heifers averaged 234.6p per kg and 228.5p respectively at Craig Wilson's sale of 425 store cattle

Heifers sold to £1400 for a Charolais from Cloquhairnan, and to 265p for Limousins from High Woodston.

Aberdeen-Angus from Pirleyhill topped the bullocks at £1365, with a lead price per kg of 287.1p paid for a Charolais from Auchneight.

The 104 calves and stirks were topped at £575 for a Limousin cross bull calf from John L McCubbin and Son, Garrockhill.

Heifer calves peaked at £505 for a British Blue cross from TS Smith, Haysmuir.

Some 25 store, feeding sheep and 145 ewes with lambs were also forward, and sold to £272 for six Suffolk cross ewes with 10 Texel cross lambs at foot from D Morrison, Dalwyne.

Mule gimmers sold to £262 for twin Texel lambs from Messrs Paterson, East Dykes.

LEADING prices

Bulls – Char – £1220 Rankinston. Sim – £1010 Adamcroft.

Bullocks – A-A – £1365, £1140 Pirleyhill; £1340 Townhead; £1325, £1200 Clevance; £1315, £1180 Thorn; £1155 West Newton; £1140 Laigh Smithston; £1125 Gatehead. BB – £1285 Staffler; £1275 Fore Rogerton; £1260 Ballycurrie; £1245 Ladyyard; £1120 Kerse Park. Lim – £1265, £1245 Middleton; £1190, £1130 Baltersan; £1180, £1125 Ballycurrie; £1155 Low Castleton; £1135 Gatehead; £1120 Over Auchintibber and Barleith. Saler – £1155, £1075 High Craighead. Sim – £1100 Shieldhill; £1070 Dykefield; £1045 Pirleyhill; £1030 Whitestanes; £1000 West Newton. Char – £1130, £1105 High Woodston; £1100 Knocklaugh. Hfd – £1100 Watston; £1065 Gatehead. BS – £1050 Dalvennan. Frie – £1095 Staffler; £1060 High Branchal; £1020 Bowhouse; £980 Crawlaw.

Heifers – Char – £1400 Cloquhairnan; £980 Craigalbert; £970, £950 High Woodston. Lim – £1230 Cloquhairnan; £1160 Over Auchentibber; £1155 Ladyyard; £1140 Middleton; £1105, £1100 Knockterra; £1075 Dykefield; £1070 Arnsow, Cloquhairnan and Laigh Smithston; £1060 High Woodston and Ladyyard; £1040 Barleith and Knockterra. Sim – £1110 Coilsholm; £1080 Lawmarnock; £1030 Whitestanes; £1025 Craigalbert. BB – £1110 Townhead; £1090, £1060 Staffler; £1070 Fore Rogerton; £1050 Laigh Smithston. A-A – £1080 Cloquhairnan; £1020 Coilsholm; £1010 Watston; £985 Lawmarnock; £970 Drummullan. Saler – £1070 Craigalbert; £955 High Craighead. BS – £990 Dalvennan.

Calves – Bulls – Lim X – £575 Garrockhill; £380 Deaconhill; £280 Bruntwood Mains. A-A – £520 Bogwood; £380 (x2), £315 Muir; £370 Bruntwood Mains. BB X – £510 Haysmuir; £345, £325 Muir; £320 Muirhouse; £300 Muir; £290 Aitnoch. Sim X – £505, £460 Kaimhill; £365 Bruntwood Mains. Black and White – £390 (x2) Titwood; £320 Towerhill. Mont X – £255, £250 (x2), £240 (x2) Gillespie.

Heifers – BB X – £505, £485 Haysmuir; £380, £345 (x2), £285 Muir. A-A X – £500 (x2) Little Auchengibbert; £495, £490 Bogwood; £490, £390 Towerhill; £340 Muir; £300 Towerhill. Lim X – £490, £485 Bogwood; £480 Haysmuir. Sim X – £490 Kaimhill.

Breeding sheep – £272 Dalwyne; £262 East Dykes; £235, £232, £225, £215 Dalwyne; £215 Mains of Park; £215 Dalfask; £190, £185 Birgidale Knock; £215 Dallowie; £212 Barneil; £205 Dallowie; £165 Dallowie; £215 Plann.

Store hoggs – BF – £78 Upper Ettrick.

Thainstone

Heifers led the way at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' weekly sale, selling to 325.3p per kg for a 332kg Limousin cross from Barnyards of Badenyoucher, Cornhill, and to £1920 for a 670kg British Blue cross from Wardhead, Sauchen.

Heifers (472) averaged 236.4p whilst bullocks (404) cashed in at 252.5p.

Limousin crosses came out on top among the bullocks at 309.5p for a 336kg entry from Carron Mains, Aberlour, and to £1460 for a 648kg lot from Corse of Kinnoir, Huntly.

Bulls sold to 250p for a 256kg Charolais cross from Highlands, Newmachar, and to £1280 for a 578kg Simmental cross from Welton of Creuchies, Alyth.

On Tuesday, the 390 breeding cattle sold to £4350 for a Limousin cross heifer with bull calf from Meikle Geddes, Nairn.

Two lots then made £3250 – a Limousin cross heifer with heifer calf from Witton Farms, Edzell, and a Simmental cross cow with bull calf from Smallburn Farms, Duffus.

The part dispersal of the Smallburn herd also saw a £3150 sale for a Simmental cross cow with heifer calf.

Breeding bulls peaked at £2850 for a Charolais from Bankhead, Clatt.

In-calf heifers sold to £1950 for a Limousin and British Blue cross both from Bogie Street, Huntly.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £640, 268.9p Banks, Sourin. 251-300kg – £845 Drynoch, Carbost; 308.3p Carron Mains. 301-350kg – £1040 Carron Mains; 290.1p Tomcork, Dunphail. 351-400kg – £1100 Barnyards of Badenyoucher, Cornhill; 308.2p Heads of Auchinderran, Aultmore. 401-450kg – £1200 Heads of Auchinderran; 286.9p West Quarter, Alyth. 451-500kg – £1290 Corse of Kinnoir; 267.6p Welton of Creuchies. 501-550kg – £1290 Corse of Kinnoir; £1290 Heads of Auchinderran; 257p Corse of Kinnoir. 551-600kg – £1430, 250.9p Welton of Creuchies. 601-650kg – 225.3p Corse of Kinnoir.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £570, 228p Craignetherty. 251-300kg – £870, 295.9p Carron Mains. 301-350kg – £1080 Barnyards of Badenyoucher; 282.1p Vatten, Dunvegan. 351-400kg – £1030 Sheep Park Farms; £1030 West Quarter; 262.8p West Quarter. 401-450kg – £1200, 266.7p Croftbain, Tomnavoulin. 451-500kg – £1180 Muirden of Cranna, Aberchirder; £1180 Suttie, Kintore; 251.1p Muirden of Cranna. 501-550kg – £1440, 264.7p Sauchenbush, Torphins. 551-600kg – £1380 Mowatseat, Craigievar; 243.7p Little Whitefield, Forglen. 601-650kg – £1680, 269.2p Wardhead. 651-700kg – £1900 Wardhead. 701-750kg – £1850, 261.3p Wardhead .

Bulls – Up to 300kg – £640 Highlands; 224.4p Craignetherty, Turriff. 301-350kg – £800, 241p Drumancroy, Portmahomack. 351-400kg – £865, 222.9p Burnhaugh, Netherley. 401-450kg – £890, 221.4p Drumancroy. 451-500kg – £1120 Drumancroy; 233.7p Gorn, Harray. 501-550kg – £1195, 228.1pWelton of Creuchies. 551-600kg – £1200, 221.5p Welton of Creuchies.

Breeding cattle – Heifers with calves – Bull calf – Blonde X – £4000 Meikle Geddes. Lim X – £3900 Easter Dounie, Ballintuim; £3200 Seafield Park, Nairn. BB X – £3550 Meikle Geddes. Sim X – £3150 Smallburn Farms; £2950 Wardes, Kintore. BB X – £3000 Seafield Park. Lim – £3000 Witton Farms, Meikle Geddes. Sim – £2900 Wester Bleaton, Bridge of Cally; £2750 Wardes. Hfd – £2850 Witton Farms. BB – £2650 Witton Farms; £2600 Seafield Park. Char – £2650 Easter Dounie. Char X – £2450 Glencoe, Corse. BS – £2400 Ledmacoy, Strathdon £2,400.

Heifers with heifer calf – Lim X – £3200 Seafield Park; £2900 Witton Farms. Lim – £2850 Wester Bleaton, Seafield Park; £2750 Easter Dounie, Wardes. Sim X – £3000 (x2) Wardes; £2950 Witton Farms. BB X – £3000 Wester Bleaton; £2850 Witton Farms; £2800 Wester Bleaton. Sim – £2850 Wester Bleaton; £2800 Wardes. BS – £2800 Meikle Geddes. Hfd – £2700 Wardes. BS X – £2650 Smallburn.

Second calved cows – Bull calf – Sim – £2500 Wester Bleaton; £2300 Mill of Inverarity, Forfar. Sim X – £2250 West Cruichie, Drumblade. Heifer calf – Lim – £2500 Wester Bleaton. Sim – £2400 (x2) Mill of Inverarity; £2400 Wester Bleaton. Sim X – £2250 West Cruichie. Sal X – £2250 West Cruichie.

Cows with bull calf – Lim X – £2400 Woodend, Auchterless. Sim – £2300 Towiemore, Keith. Sim X – £2250 Cuttlehill, Ruthven, Milton of Collieston, Ellon. Blo – £1960 Cairntack, Belhelvie. BS X – £1600 (x3) Heathfield, St Ola.

Cows with spring-born heifer calf – Lim – £2400 Backfield, Drumlithie. Sim X – £2300 Towiemore.

Dispersal from Smallburn Farms– Cows with autumn-born calves – Bull calf – Lim X – £2850. B BX – £2750. Sim X –£2750. Sim – £2650. Heifer calf – BS X – £3100. Sim X – £3050, £2950. Sim – £2900, £2750. BB X – £2850. BS – £2800, £2600. A-A – £2750. Lim X – £2700.

Bogie Street in-calf heifers – Lim – £1880 (x2); £1850; £1800 (x2). A-A X – £1850. Sim – £1850. BB – £1850; £1820. Blo – £1850.

Cockermouth

A mixed entry of ewes and lambs maintained recent rates at Mitchells Livestock Auctioneers' sale, selling to £288 for Texel hoggs with twin lambs from MI and M Palmer, East Townend, Workington.

Store cattle sold to £1485 for a British Blue steer from Messrs Holliday and Graham, Bolton Wood Lane, Wigton.

Heifers attained £1365 for a Limousin for Messrs Crowe, Hall Santon, Holmrook.

LEADING prices

Hoggs and lambs – Tex – £98, £96 East Townend.

Ewes and lambs – Suff – £80 East House. Tex – £71, £70 East House. Herd – £52, £50 Barfield; £49 Church Stile; £48, £46 Branthwaite Rigg; £47 Burnthwaite.

Steers – BB – £1485, £1205 Bolton Wood Lane; £1135 (x2), £1015 (x2) Woodhall; £1055, £1035 (x2) Waverbank; £1045 Row End. A-A – £1365, £1295, £1235, £1145 Beckside; £1115 (x2), £1035 (x2) Waverbank; £1065 Stockbridge; £1035 Row End. Lim – £1235 Stockbridge; £1185 Bolton Wood Lane; £1125 Hall Santon; £1085 Mid Farm; £1075 Low Garth; £1065 Baggra Yeat; £1035 Overcroft; £1025 Horrace. Char – £1055 (x2) Crooklands.

Heifers – Lim – £1365, £1245 Hall Santon; £1275 Hill Top; £1245 Mid; £1185 Lynedraw; £1145 Low Kinmont; £1125, £1115 Gate Ghyll; £1075 (x6) Lamplugh Hall; £1035 Low Garth. BB – £1355 Low Kinmont; £1285, £1235 Waverbank; £1125 Overcroft; £1045 (x2) Threapland Lees; £1045 Row End. A-A – £1135 Stockbridge; £1065 Whitekeld; £1055 Row End; £1035, £1025 Eskett View. Blonde – £1115 (x2) Lynedraw. Char – £1095 Crooklands.

Bulls – Lim – £1335 Brookfield; £1105 High Moss; £1085, £1055 Mid Farm. A-A – £1155 Holmecroft.

Lanark

A smaller show of ewes and lambs were forward for Lawrie and Symington's weekly sale, where trade peaked at £98 per life for Texel ewes and lambs from S Hamilton, Dillars.

LEADING prices

Ewes and lambs – Welsh – £42 Rowanburnfoot. BF – £53 Dillars House. Tex – £98 Dillars; £93 Howes Way; £89 Dillars; £81 Cranston. Belt – £80 Herons Point; £76 Herons Point. Chev – £76 Woodside Av; £74 Woodside Av; £62 Findatie. Chev Mule – £82 Howes Way. X – £81, £78 Dillars.

Hoggs and lambs – Tex – £92, £84 Highfield; £74 Southholm. Chev – £68, £64 Southholm. X – £83, £80 Porterstown.

Geld ewe hoggs – X – £140, £136, £119 Birniehall.

Hexham

A pair of Limousin cross steers triumphed at Hexham and Northern Marts' sale of 904 store cattle, to secure the lead price of £1570 for JE Woodman and Son, Great Chesters.

The same home also topped the heifers with more of the same at £1410.

Store hoggs peaked at £159 for four Texels from RM Johnson, High Fotherley.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1570, £1430 Great Chesters; £1320, £1315, £1240 Eslington Hill. Char X – £1440 Great Chesters. A-A X – £1165 Peddar Hill; £1110 Rare Dean; £1050, £1030 Bankfoot; £1000 Watch Hill. Sim X – £1190 Peddar Hill. South Devon X – £1200 Wingates Wholme. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1400 Great Chesters; £1330, £1260 Fallowfield; £1210 Fairspring; £1200 Eslington Hall; £1190 Fallowfield; £1150 Thornton Tower; £1130, £1040 (x2) Camphill. Char X – £1390, £1320, £1280 Satley; £1270 East Plenmeller; £1120 Eslington Hill; £1070 East Plenmeller. BB X – £1120 Camphill. A-A X – £1490 Demesne; £1350 Little Swinburne; £1330 Demesne; £1280 Rare Dean; £1240 (x2), £1160 Little Swinburne; £1110 Ravensworth Grange; £1080 Demesne; £1060 Watch Hill; £1040 Redesmouth and Ravensworth Grange. Sim X – £1180, £1125, £1050 Peddar Hill. Hfd X – £1150 Sandybraes; £1060 China Hall; £970 China Hall. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1325 High Dalton; £1260 Farnbury; £1235 High Dalton; £1230, £1220 Stotsfold; £1200 Fallowfield and Hammershield; £1195 Halton Red House; £1170 Bothal Park and Stotsfold; £1160 Armond Carr; £1150 Bothal Park and Halton Red House; £1145 High Dalton; £1140 Shitlington Hall. Char X – £1360 Satley; £1340 Satley and Fallowfield; £1300, £1290 Satley; £1140,£1095 Cooper House; £1090, £1060, £1050, £1020 Tenter House; £1000, £950 New Houses. A-A X – £1155 The Deans; £1150 (x2), £1140 Lee Hall; £1130 Old Town; £1120 Thornton Tower; £1100 Hedley Park; £1090, £1080 Lee Hall; £1070 Cooper House; £1065 Codlaw Hill; £1060 Lee Hall, Codlaw Hill and Parkside; £1055 (x2) Codlaw Hill; £1050 Lee Hall; £1045 Cooper House. BS – £1225, £1160, £1130, £1090, £1010 (x2) Yatesfield. Hfd X – £1185, £1040 High Wooley; £1020 China Hall; £995 High Wooley; £900 China Hall. South Devon – £990 Cleughside. Luing – £900 West Kirkheaton. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1155 Longlea; £1100 High Alderhead and West Foreshield; £1080 Little Bavington; £1065 High Dalton; £1050 Farnbury; £1040 Round Meadows; £1025 Longlea. BB X – £1080 Stotsfold. A-A X – £1000 Lee Hall; £985 Old Town; £980 Grindon Hill; £955 Old Town.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1410, £1320 Great Chesters; £1050 Thornton Tower. Char X – £1400, £1335 Great Chesters. South Devon X – £1160 Wingates Wholme. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1300 Lunns House; £1290 Thornton Tower; £1280, £1200 Lunns House; £1115 West Foreshield; £1080 Lunns House. Char X – £1350 Great Chesters; £1320, £1260, £1060 East Plenmeller; £1000 Raggetsyke. BB X – £1150 Peddar Hill. A-A X – £1180 Rare Dean; £1120 Demesne; £1070 Ravensworth Grange; £1000 Rare Dean. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1380, £1360 Bothal Park; £1300 West Foreshield; £1280 Brokenheugh and High Dalton; £1210 Little Bavington; £1150 Shitlington Hall and Greyside; £1140 Hammershield; £1110, £1105 Greyside; £1100 Piatroon. Char X – £1240 Tenter House. BB X – £1000 Little Bavington. A-A X – £1180, £1100 Lee Hall; £1050, £1040 Hedley Park; £950 Lee Hall and Cooper House; £940 The Deans. BS – £1160 Yatesfield. Hfd – £940 China Hall. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1005 Stotsfold; £1000, £950 (x2) Longlea; £935 Stotsfold and Brokenheugh; £900 Spittalshield. BB X – £1270 Longlea.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £159 High Fotherley; £144 Woodlands and Bulls Hill; £142 (x2) Hard Riding; £136 Dene House; £134 Kingswood; £128 Hard Riding; £126 Dene House; £124 Bulls Hill; £120 Buteland. Suff X – £129 Dene House. Mule – £142, £141 West Butsfield. BF – £103 Sewingshields. Swale – £118 Bulls Hill.

Stirling (Cale)

The sale of 963 breeding sheep through Caledonian Marts, was topped at £118 per life for Texel ewes with single lambs from J and J White, Ampherlaw, Carnwath.

Hoggs with lambs peaked at £110 per life for Texels from R McNee, Woodend, Armadale.

Mules from Causeyton Farming, topped the dry hogg section at £135.

On Monday, the firm's sale of 162 breeding cattle peaked at £6500 for a heifer and her heifer calf at foot for Craig and Teen Malone of Pitcairn, Cardenden.

Cows with calves sold to £2600 for a Limousin with an Aberdeen-Angus calf at foot from T Hamilton, Bridge House, Linglithgow.

Two Limousins led the bulling heifers at £1520 for A Kennedy and Son, Seggarsdean, with a Limousin also topping the bull trade at £3600 for W Dick and Sons, Mains of Throsk, Throsk.

LEADING prices

Dry hoggs – Mule – £135 Causeyton Farming; £132 Middlepart. Chev – £85 Astell Ltd. BF – £85 Astell Ltd.

Hoggs with lambs – Tex – £108, £102 Woodend. Mule – £95, £94 Woodend; £92, £88 Gibblaston.

Ewes with lambs – Cont – £96, £86 Ampherlaw. Tex – £92 Ampherlaw. Mule – £92, £90 Causeyton Farming. BF – £80, £70 Tandlemuir. Chev – £66 Findatie, Braeface Farming and Lochnell Home.

Heifers with calves – £5300 West Thomaston; £5000, £4800 Learielaw; £4600, £4200 Pitcairn.

Cows and calves – £2350 Bridge House; £1700, £1600 Cowdens.

Longtown

Texel hoggs with lambs from Messrs Carr, Highwood, secured the top price of £122 at C and D Auction Marts' sale on Tuesday.

Store hoggs and feeding ewes met another buoyant trade, with hoggs at £100 for Texels from Hamburn Hall.

LEADING prices

Ewes with single lamb – Char – £106, £100, £88 Moss Side. Tex – £90 The Flatt; £86 Cowden Burn; £85 Longrigg. Chev Mule – £85 Outertown; £83 Courstein; £77 Pilmuir; £73 Courstein. GF – £84 Longrigg; £82 Moss Side; £79 Pilmuir; £78 Longrigg; £77 Cowden Burn; £75 Gillalees. BF – £64 Gillalees. Welsh – £44 Rowanburnfoot.

Ewes with twin lambs – Tex – £110, £100 West Millhills; £90 Longrigg; £89 West Millhills. GF – £80 Longrigg. Chev Mule – £75 Outertown. Chev – £65, £58, £57 Girnwood. Welsh – £44 Rowanburnfoot.

Gimmers with single lamb – Tex – £89, £87, £82 The Flatt.

Hoggs with single lamb – Tex – £122, £118, £115 High Wood; £104 Whitehouse; £94 Crosshill. Chev Mule – £118 West Millhills. GF – £114 Seat Hill; £113 Hallmyre; £110 Seat Hill and Longhurst; £109 Hallmyre; £102, £100, £97 St John’s Kirk.

Hoggs with twin lambs – Tex – £92 Crosshill; £84 West Millhills.

Castle Douglas

On Monday, Wallets Marts held their fortnightly sale of store cattle, and a smaller show of cows which sold to £1301.30 for an Aberdeen-Angus cow from Culnaightrie.

A Simmental bullock from Long Beoch topped the stores at £1280, whilst heifers realised £1260 for an Aberdeen-Angus from Hillside.

Top price per kg was 270.6p for a Simmental heifer from Killumpha, Port Logan.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Sim – £1280, £1110 Long Beoch; £1190, £1080 Auchengray. Fleck – £1220, £1190, £1080, £1040 Auchengray. Mont – £1080 Auchengray. A-A – £940 Auchtralure. BG – £920 Mains of Machermore. Char – £870 Bargatton.

Heifers – A-A – £1260 Hillside; £1020 Auchtralure. Sim – £1150 Killumpa. Lim – £850 Edingham. BG – £810 Mains of Machermore.

Lockerbie

A Limousin bullock led the way at Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale, topping at £1365 from Messrs Wilson, Belzies.

Top pence per kg of 283.4p was achieved on two occasions, for a Salers and a Charolais both from Greenfield.

Heifers sold to £1125 and 232.6p for a Blonde from Messrs McArthur, Todholes.

LEADING prices

Steers – Lim – £1365, £1300, £1175, £1125 Belzies; £750, £700 Cumstone. BS – £1200 Greenbeck; £730 Greenfield. A-A – £1150 Logan Mains; £925 Dryfe; £815 Esbie; £780, £700 Fingland; £720 Tushielaw. BB – £1140 Logan Mains. Char – £1040 Maryfield; £930, £905, £900, £890 Greenfield. Salers – £890, £730 Greenfield. Luing – £720 (x2) Tushielaw.

Heifers – Blonde – £1125, £1000, £905 Todholes. Char – £1000, £900 Maryfield. A-A – £900 Greenbeck; £890 Maryfield; £730 Copewood. Lim – £770 Cumstone. Luing – £760 Craighouses. BS – £730, £720 Meikle Whitriggs. Hfd – £700 Copewood. BG – £690 Greenbeck. Salers – £660 Craighousesteads.

Orkney

Store cattle were slightly cheaper on the week through Orkney Auction Market, where steers and heifers cashed in at 243.6p per kg (-9.4p) and 224.2p (-24.9p) respectively.

Topping the trade at £1425 was a 630kg Simmental heifer from J Sinclair, Midhouse, Harray, or 252.2p for a Charolais scaling 345kg from RBS Heard, Huip, Stronsay.

The same home also topped the bullocks at 291.7p with 336kg Charolais, whilst a 590kg Aberdeen-Angus realised £1370 for JW Tulloch, Purtabreck, North Ronaldsay.

LEADING prices

Steers – £1175, £1120 Nistagar, Harray; £1130, £1095 Claybraes, South Ronaldsay; £1125 Burnhouse, Longhope; £1120 Netherhill, Tankerness; £1100 Rennibister, Kirkwall; £1070, £1040 Grutha, South Ronaldsay; £1060 Kirbister, Stronsay; £1030 Grindigar, Deerness; £1030, £1000 Howe, Harray; £1000 Huip, Stronsay; £940 Newhall, Stromness; £920 Stratheast, Holm; £900 Haybrake, Lyness; £900 Leary, Birsay; £900 Langskaill, Westray.

Heifers – £1285 Hunton, Stronsay; £1260, £1210 Purtabreck, North Ronaldsay; £1210, £1140 Haybrake, Lyness; £1200, £1140 East Howe, Birsay; £1090 Claybraes, South Ronaldsay; £1080 Midhouse, Harray; £1060 Stratheast, Holm; £1055 Grindigar, Deerness; £1040 Grutha, South Ronaldsay; £1000 Howe, Harray; £985 Bryameadow, Twatt; £880 Newhall, Stromness; £870 Huip, Stronsay; £835 Langskaill, Westray.