Special Sales to include: Thainstone, Dingwall and Stirling

Carlisle

A smaller entry of 389 store cattle was forward for Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale, where prices peaked at £1600 on two occasions – for a Limousin cross steer from Messrs Batey, High Knells Farm, Carlisle, and for another of the same from Messrs Stamper, Rose, Cockermouth

A Limousin also secured lead £1560 bid among the heifers for Messrs Johnstone, Westray, Cockermouth.

The 350 bulls and weaners were topped at £1520 by a Limousin bull from Messrs Pattinson of Bonshawside.

Heifers and bullocks realised £990 for a British Blue from Mr Lord, The Bog, and a Charolais from Messrs Ackerley, Milton Mains, respectively.

The sale of 352 young calves was topped at £605 per head for two British Blue bulls from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown, whilst heifers peaked at £525 for more of the same from T and AW Wadsworth, Big Balcraig, Newton Stewart.

On Monday, breeding sheep sold to £165 per life for Texel cross hoggs with Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Browell, Quarry House Farm, Hexham.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1600, £1430, £1400 High Knells; £1600 Rose; £1550 Littlewater; £1490 Westray; £1420, £1370, £1340, £1310 Ashfield; £1385 Greenwrae; £1380 (x2) Newby; £1370 (x3) Gelt Hall; £1360 Burtholme; £1340 (x2), £1290 (x2) Croft House; £1300 Heggle Lane; £1290 (x2) High House; £1285 Eden Bank; £1280 (x3) Woodslee. BS – £1500 Gelt Hall; £1395 Greenwrae; £1270 (x2) Rowell. BB – £1410 Rose; £1390 Eden Bank; £1280, £1130 Sandbed; £1190, £1160 (x2) Heggle Lane; £1190 (x2), £1180 (x2) Sleightholme; £1190, £1160, £1100 (x2) Hainings; £1175 Red Hall; £1140 Longrow; £1095 Nunscelugh; £1020 Brayshaw. Mont – £1370, £1290 Greenwrae; £1115 Heggle Lane; £1100, £1060 Swordwellrigg. Sim – £1310 Heggle Lane; £1240, £1180, £1145 New House. Blonde – £1275 Sorrowstones. Char – £1185 New House; £1175, £1060 Town Foot; £1060 (x3) Brocklerigg; £1030 Cinderbarrow. A-A – £1180 Windy Nook; £1145 Cumcatch; £1100, £1085 Roe Ghyll; £1090 (x5) Stainton House; £1080 Town Foot. Frie – £1090 (x2), £880 (x3) Fordlands. Saler – £1070 Town Foot. Fleck – £995 (x2), £910 Town Foot. Gall – £960 Barton Dale. Maine Anjou – £955 Winterhope. HF – £915 Hallfoot.

Heifers – Lim – £1560 Westray; £1535, £1490, £1390 Lords Close; £1500, £1250 Rose; £1390 Lesson Hall; £1370, £1270 Eden Bank; £1290 (x2), £1160 (x3) Newby; £1240 (x3), £1160 New Sandsfield; £1220 (x2), £1170 New House; £1200, £1190 Littlewater; £1180, £1160 Burtholme. Char – £1550 Rose; £1200 (x2) Burnside; £1165 Horsegills; £1120 (x2) Woodslee; £1105, £1080, £1060 (x2), £1045, £1020 Sideway Bank. Sim – £1340 New House; £1120 (x2), £1035 Crawsknowe; £1050 Cinderbarrow. BB – £1265 Red Hall; £1240 Burtholme; £1240 Howrigg; £1150, £1145 Sandbed; £1125 Nunscleugh; £1095 Sorrowstones; £1055 (x2) Cote House; £1030 Cinderbarrow; £1015 (x2) Torpenhow Hall. A-A –£1200, £1120 Westray; £1015 Windy Nook; £955 Roe Ghyll. Shorthorn – £1055 Swordwellrigg. Hfd – £1055, £1045 (x2) Rowell.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1520, £1310 Bonshawside; £1220, £1170, £1070 Sarkshields; £940 Greyside. Sim – £1210, £900 South Croft; £960, £905 Mouswald Grange. Hfd – £960, £820 Mouswald Grange. Char – £890 Acrewalls. BB – £810 Acrewalls. Frie – £620 Bank House. HF – £410 West Moor End.

Heifers – BB – £990 The Bog; £790 (x3) Rathvale; £770 High Plains; £750 (x5) Netherton £720 Sandlands; £700 Thrimby Hall. Lim – £970, £830 Davygill; £960 (x2), £890 (x2) Bonshawside; £950, £800 (x2) Horsemoor Hills; £920, £890 (x2), £870 High Lovelady Shield; £910 Sunnysike; £880 Thrimby Hall; £870 (x2) Burthwaite; £860 Arrandale; £860 Wall End; £810 Willows; £800 Whitchester. Char – £960 Barsalloch; £940 (x2) The Laythes; £910 (x3) Milton Mains; £800 Temple House. A-A –£705 (x2) Caton Street; £640 (x2) Cropper Road. Fleck – £515 Millriggs. BS – £610 North Mosses. Sim – £570 Millriggs; £560 St Margarets House.

Steers – Char – £990 Milton Mains; £960 (x3), £800 Barsalloch; £960 (x3), £870 Isel Old Park; £800 (x2) Effgill; £700 (x3) Barsalloch; £640 Birtley Shields. Lim – £940 (x2), £890 Horsemoor Hills; £930 (x2) High Lovelady Shield; £910 Burthwaite; £900 Barsalloch; £880 Effgill; £860, £850 Davygill; £860 (x5), £820 Whitchester; £820 East Rackwood; £810 Walloway; £800 Sandlands. BB – £910 (x2), £880 (x2) Hollands; £860 The Bog; £840 Wall End; £830 Rathvale; £820 (x2) High Plains; £810 (x10) Netherton. A-A – £900 Barsalloch; £780 Caton Street; £680 (x2) High Plains; £660 (x3) Netherton. Fleck – £650 (x2), £600 (x3) Netherton. Norwegian Red – £650, £560, £510 (x3) Netherton. HF – £550 Sandlands; £540 (x5) Pennine View; £510 Netherton. Mont – £780 Rathvale. BS – £730 Thrimby Hall. Sim – £630 St Margarets House. Piemo – £615 Millriggs.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £605 (x2), £600, £590 (x2), £580 (x2), £565 (x2), £560 (x2) Smalmstown; £580 (x2) Big Balcraig; £550 Hadderdale; £505, £475 Park House; £490 (x2) Monks House. Lim – £555 Cold Shields; £500, £395 Bleaberry Rigg; £435, £415, £405 Birtley Shields; £385 High Ploughlands; £380 (x2) Tarn How; £360 High Plains; £340 Palace; £340, £335, £320 Barsalloch, £330 High Ploughlands; £325 Guillyhill. A-A – £550 Big Balcraig; £475 Wheelbirks; £470 Smalmstown; £430, £415 (x3), £395 Whitrigg Grange; £425 Evening Hill; £395 East Scales; £380 (x2) Stannock; £365 Meinbank; £350 (x2) Morton. Char – £420, £415 Forest. Sim – £395 Meinbank; £335 Meinside. BS – £340, £265, £240 Palace. HF – £335 High Plains; £295, £225 (x2) Evening Hill; £280 (x3) Park House;£270 (x2) Bulls Head; £270 (x3) The Cresent; £260 (x4) Hadderdale; £225 Dolphenby. Hfd – £330, £200 Dolphenby Farms; £260 Palace; £260 Cairnhead; £240 Low. Norwegian Red – £245, £205 Low Farm. Frie – £235 Low Farm; £215 Cairnhead. Hols – £230 (x2) Barsalloch. Dairy Shorthorn – £200 Morton. Jersey – £155 Low Farm.

Heifers – BB – £525 (x2), £515 (x2), £510 Big Balcraig; £520 £460 Smalmstown; £460 Monks House; £450 (x2), £445 Tempest Tower; £435 (x2) Park House; £425 Burton House; £410 East Scales; £405, £400 High Plains; £400 Hadderdale. A-A – £475 (x2) Big Balcraig; £450 Smalmstown; £420, £410 (x2), £350 Park House; £390, £375 (x3) Whitrigg Grange; £390, £305 High Plains; £370, £335 Barsalloch; £360, £340, £335 Meinbank. Lim – £430, £380 Skiddaw View Cottage; £400 Gillfield; £380, £360, £340 (x2), £315 (x2) Tarn How; £375 High Ploughlands; £370 Beyond the Moss; £350 Birtley Shields; £350 Park House; £350, £330, £305 Barsalloch; £310 Palace; £310 High House. Char –£385, £370, £365 Forest. Sim – £365 Palace; £275 Tarn Hill. Hfd – £280, £245, £170 (x2) Dolphenby; £215 (x2), £170, £160, £150, £140 Cairnhead; £200 Hollins Lane.

Hoggs with lambs – Tex – £165 Quarry House; £159, £115 Banks; £142, £136, £128, £126 Little Bavington; £140 Bolton Hall; £131 The Harras; £122 Banks; £117 Slealands; £116 Roan Garth. Mule – £117 Yew Tree; £103, £102, £97 Glebelands; £101 Springfield; £86, £82 Stone House; £85 Roan Garth. Blue Tex – £125, £100 Slealands. Zwart – £98 Middle Bridge.

Ewes with lambs – Tex – £140 Bank; £108, £95, £94 Quarry House; £90 (x3) Low Fauld; £86 (x2) Glebelands; £82 Low Fauld; £80 Bowershield. Zwart – £106, £97, £92 Dearham Hall. Mule – £80, £70, £64 Bowershield.

Gimmers with lambs – Tex – £112, £82 Banks; £100, £84 Glebelands; £100 Roan Garth. Mule – £87 Roan Garth.

Dingwall

Smallburn Farms, Duffus, produced most of the top priced lots at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of 149 breeding cattle with the dearest at £5000 being a Charolais bull.

The firm also sold cows with calves at £3350 on two occasions, firstly for a Beef Shorthorn cross with a bull calf and again for a Simmental cross with heifer calf.

Heifers with calves from Smallburn were topped by a Beef Shorthorn cross heifer with bull calf at foot making £2600, whilst a Simmental cross heifer with heifer calf at foot realised £2800.

In-calf heifers hit a top of £1220 for a Limousin cross from Granish Farm, Aviemore.

The firm's sale of 220 store cattle saw bullocks and heifers average 250.8p per kg and 241.4p respectively.

Limousin crosses led the bullocks at 323.1p for a 195kg entry from Bracara, Morar, and £1460 for a 660kg animal from Bog of Auchterflow, Munlochy.

Heifers sold to 285.2p for a 270kg Hereford cross from Ardtornish Farms, Morven, and to £1380 for a 625kg Aberdeen-Angus from Ballindalloch Home Farms, Ballindalloch.

Limousin crosses from Kingsburgh, Snizort, topped the young bulls at 271.2p for a 295kg entry and £920 for a 395kg beast.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £700, 312.5p Torrie Gorrie, Gorstan; £700 Wester Craiglands, Fortrose; 300p Braefindon, Culbokie. 251-300kg – £800, 277.8p Ardtornish Farms; £795 Wester Craiglands; 273.1p Torie Gorrie. 301-350kg – £870, 288.1p Wester Craiglands; £870 Tomchrasky, Glenmoriston; 268.9p Wester Craiglands. 351-400kg – £940, 249.3p Dell of Killiehuntly, Kingussie; £905 Drinan, Elgol; 249.3p Dell of Killiehuntly. 401-450kg – £1090, 250p Leabost, Glenhinnisdale; £1060, 237.7p Bog of Auchterflow. 451-500kg – £1135, 234p Bog of Auchterflow. 551-600kg – £1290, 232.4p Grainish, Aviemore.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £670, 268p Braefindon, Culbokie; £580 Mucomir, Spean Bridge; 269.4p Cul-A-Bhile, Bohuntin. 251-300kg – £800, 275.9p Tomchrasky; £770 Ardtornish; 280.0p Wester Craiglands. 301-350kg – £850, 253.7p Dell of Killiehuntly; £840, 275.4p Shewglie, Glenurquhart. 351-400kg – £860, 237.6p Dell of Killiehuntly; £850, 236.1p Ardtornish Farms. 401-450kg – £1080, £1010, 248.3p Granish; 238.6p Swordale, Bonar Bridge. 451-500kg – £1175, £1140, 255.4p Shewglie; £1010 Moss-side, Dunphail. 501-550kg – £1125 Crask, Culbokie; £1100 Broomhill, Delny. 510-600kg – £1200 Swordale.

Heifers with bull calf – BS X – £2600, £2550 Smallburn. BB X – £2550 Smallburn. BS X – £2500 (x4)Smallburn. Sim X – £2450 (x2), £2350, £2250 Smallburn Farms.

Heifers with heifer calf – Sim X – £2750, £2500 (x2), £2350 Smallburn. BS X – £2700, £2500, £2450, £2150 Smallburn. Lui X – £2050, £2000 Balavil Estate, Kingussie.

Cows with bull calf – Sim X – £3300, £3200, £3000 Smallburn. BB X – £2800, £2450, £2200 Smallburn. BS X – £2700, £2350, £2300 Smallburn. A-A X – £2400, £2250 Smallburn. A-A – £2150 Swordale, Bonar Bridge.

Cows with heifer calf – BB X – £3200 (x2), £2800 Smallburn. Sim X – £3000, £2700, £2600 (x4) Smallburn. BS X – £2900, £2500 Smallburn. A-A X – £2900 Smallburn.

Stirling UA

Charolais crosses from Berrydyke, led the way at United Auctions' weekly sale, selling to 317.50p per kg and 289p for a 252kg bullock and 261kg heifer respectively.

Bullocks (343) averaged 234.43p, whilst heifers (325) cashed in at 223.83p.

Simmental crosses secured the lead prices per head at £1320 for a 594kg bullock from Wester Mye, and to £1490 for a 772kg heifer from Over Buttergask.

Young bulls (15) averaged 209.28p, having sold to 237.40p for a Simmental cross from Overton, and to £1260 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Blairmore.

Breeding sheep were led by Suffolk hoggs from Willowbank reaching £105, with Mule ewes and single Texel cross lambs from Glenshellach making £70.00.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £690, 285.10p Whitriggs. 251-300kg – £805 West House; 317.50p Berrydyke. 301-350kg – £935, 275.00p Springfield. 351-400kg – £1000, 277.00p Boreland. 401-450kg – £1055 Shenlarich; 252.40p Boreland. 451-500kg – £1165 East Drummoddie; 238.7p Boreland. 501-551kg – £1290, 240.70p Purgavie. 552-601kg – £1320 Wester Mye; 227.80p Boreland. 602-651kg – £1275, 200.20p Bandirran.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £625, 263.00p Berrydyke. 251-300kg – £755, 289.00p Berrydyke. 301-350kg – £890 Crosshouse; 265.60p Berrydyke. 351-400kg – £980 Boreland; 252.60p Mount. 401-450kg – £1100, 247.20p Formal. 451-500kg – £1140, 242.60p Stacks. 501-551kg –£1125 Kirkland; 218.80p Boreland. 552-601kg – £1220 Vorgie; 213p Whitriggs. 602-651kg – £1320 Greenwells; 208.50p Vorgie Farms. 702+kg – £1490, 193p Over Buttergask.

Young bulls – 301-350kg – £800, 237.40p Overton. 351-400kg – £900, 229.60p Overton. 401-450kg – £950, 225.10p Redhouse. 451-500kg – £960, 208.70p Drumlochy. 501-551kg – £1110, 206.30p Dalvey. 602-651kg – £1260, 204.20p Blairmore.

Store hoggs – Suff – £105 Willowbank. Tex – £105 Ardarden. Chev Mule – £95 Willowbank.

Feeding ewes – Lleyn – £88, £82 Ardarden.

Ewes and lambs – Mule – single – £70 Glenshellach. Twins – £68 Glenshellach.

Ayr

All classes sold well at Craig Wilson's sale of 113 calves and stirks, where trade peaked at £960 on two occasions for bullock stirks – for a Charolais from Hill, and again for a Limousin from Pinvalley.

Limousins from Dalhowan led the heifer stirks at £820.

Calves peaked at £570 for a Limousin heifer, whilst more of the same topped the bulls at £530 for Blackbyres.

Dairy cattle were topped at £2080 for a Friesian calved cow from Borland, followed by another at £1900 from Coilsholm.

The firm also sold 174 breeding cattle which hit a top of £2650 for Limousin heifer with bull calf from Ballycurrie.

LEADING prices

Calves – Bulls – Lim – £530 Blackbyres; £490 Merkland; £430 Broadhead. A-A – £495 Kaimhill; £490 Graystale. BB – £470 Nethercraig; £445 Tannockhill; £440 Netherholm. Char – £450 Chalmerston; £380 Craig. BS – £435 Broadhead. Sim – £425 Over Enoch.

Heifers – Lim – £570 Merkland; £560 Tannockhill; £530 Kaimhill. BB – £480 Kirkhill; £390 Netherholm and Low Barledziew. A-A – £400 (x2) Burnton. BS – £310 Broadhead. Saler – £275 Dalfask.

Stirks – Bullock – Char – £960 Hill. Lim – £960 Pinvalley; £900 Millafleck. BS – £800 Hill. A-A – £730 Middlepart.

Heifers – Lim – £820 Dalhowan; £770 Wee Carleton. A-A – £700 Holehouse. BB – £595 Lochside.

Bulls – Sim – £2520 Langalbuinach; £2257 Skeoch. BS – £2100 Ingleston. A-A – £2100 Bardrain.

Heifers with calves – Bull calf – Lim – £2620, £2150, £2000 Ballycurrie; £2450, £2350, £2100, £2050 Chalmerston; £2350 (x2), £2300 Barleith. Saler – £2500 Drumore. BS – £2100 Broomfield.

Heifer calf – Saler – £2400 Drumore. Lim – £2200, £2100, £2000 Ballycurrie; £2350 Chalmerston; £2000 Perryston. BB – £2250 Ballycurrie. BS – £1950 Broomfield.

Cows with calves – Bull calf – Lim – £1550 Barleith.

Heifer calf – Lim – £1450, £1240 Lawersbridge. Saler – £1650 Kellybank.

Bulling heifers – Lim – £1480 Laigh Tarbeg; £1380, £1300 Perryston; £1300 Baltersan. Char – £1450, £1240 Lawersbridge. Saler – £1220, £1200 Drumore.

Thainstone

Bullocks and heifers averaged 236.2p per kg and 229.7p respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' weekly sale.

Bullocks sold to 311.4p for a 334kg Limousin cross from Sheep Park Farms, Bridge of Marnoch, and to £1530 for a 690kg Lincoln Red cross from Hillside, Dufftown.

Charolais crosses weighing 312kg led the heifers at 272.4p for Trondheim Farm, Rendall, and to £1540 for a 566kg Simmental cross from Wallfield, Lochhills.

Bulls from Upper Forgie, Keith, attracted the lead price per kg of 259.2p for a 382kg Limousin and to £1230 for a 590kg Simmental.

Trade was much sharper on the week for the 892 hoggs, gimmers and ewes with lambs at foot which sold to £137 for a Texel gimmer with a single lamb from Braigiewell, Echt.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – £720, 251.7p Auchtertyre. 301-350kg – £1050 Castle Grant Home Farm, Grantown on Spey; 309.6p Croftbain, Tomnavoulin. 351-400kg – £1140 Norville, Norby; 296.8p Croftbain. 401-450kg – £1180 Baillie; 273.7p Cairnbeathie, Lumphanan. 451-500kg – £1275, 255p Netherwood. 501-550kg – £1315 Netherwood; 249p Keithney. 551-600kg – £1370, 235.6p Netherwood. 601-650kg – £1405 Newtonhill, Clatt; 221.3p Netherwood. 651-700kg – £1450 Newtonhill; 221.7p Hillside.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £440, 213.6p Auchtertyre. 301-350kg – £910, 263p Welton of Creuchies, Alyth. 351-400kg – £990, 253.8p Croftbain. 401-450kg – £1055 Doonby, Glassel; 251.2p Rhynie, Fear. 451-500kg – £1190 Burnside Farming, Montbletton; 251.1p Fintry, Turriff. 501-550kg – £1380, 251.8p Fintry. 551-600kg – £1290 Fintry; 272.1p Wallfield, Lochhills. 601-650kg – £1360, 220.1p Wallfield.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – £590, 220.1p Finnercy Farms, Echt. 301-350kg – £690, 215.6p Finnercy. 351-400kg – £990 Upper Forgie; 227.3p Seaview, Sanday. 401-450kg – £1000, 226.2p Upper Forgie. 451-500kg – £910 Blairindinnie, Gartly. 501-550kg – £1040 Thorax, Cornhill. 551-600kg – 208.5p Upper Forgie.

Hoggs, gimmers and ewes with lambs – Single – Chev – £120 Tamsacre, Kinnell. Tex X – £120 Haugh, Birse; £102 Braigiewell; £86 Lost Farm, Strathdon. Mule – £108 Susetter, Voe; £92 Tamsacre; £70 Odmoston. Belt X – £90 Newton, Lower Cabrach. Suff – £80 Odmoston, Laurencekirk. Cont – £75 West Balhalgardy, Inverurie.

Lamb and half – Tex X – £108 Haugh; £100 Braigiewell; £90 Newton; £85 Lost Farm. Mule – £86 Susetter. Tex – £84 Lost Farm. Chev – £83 Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen.

Twins – Chev Mule – £108 Tamsacre. Tex X – £100 Braigiewell. Suff – £100 Tamsacre. Tex – £95 Haugh. Cont – £90 East Backburn, Netherley. Cont X – £86 Lost Farm. Mule – £82 East Backburn; £79 Odmoston. BFL – £74 Lost.

Triplets – Suff – £85 Braigiewell.

Lanark

Texel hoggs with Texel lambs from Messrs Dunlop, Hillhead, led the way at Lawrie and Symington's weekly sale, selling to £138 per life.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 262 store cattle at their fortnightly sale, where bullocks and heifers cashed in at 227.18p per kg and 216.78p respectively.

Topping the bullocks at £1315 was a 638kg British Blue from Craigthornhill, and a lead price per kg of 283.3p was paid for a 300kg Limousin from Burnbrae, Lesmahagow.

Heifers peaked at £1345 for two 554kg Simmental heifers, and to 255.1p for a 294kg Limousin from Burnbrae, Lesmahagow.

Dairy bullocks were topped at £795 and 197.3p for two Friesians from Craigends.

LEADING prices

Ewes with lambs – singles – Chev – £67 Findattie. BF – £49 Old Pentlands. Twins – Chev – £63 Old Pentlands.

Hoggs with lambs – singles – Tex – £122 Hillhead; £112 Kailzie Mains. Mules – £100 Porterstown. Suff – £97 Kailzie Mains. Twins – Suff – £99 Easter Deans. Mules – £90 Porterstown; £82 Carbello.

Store cattle – Bullocks – 0-300kg – £850, 283.3p Burnbrae. 301-350kg – £900, 257.1p Burnbrae. 351-400kg – £990,253.8p Raws. 401-450kg – £1060 Mid Shawtonhill; 242.6p Robiesland. 451-500kg – £1160, 238.7p Whitehill. 501-550kg – £1240 Whitehill; 241p Mid Shawtonhill. 551-600kg – £1165, 203p Craigthornhill. 601 +kg – £1315, 206.1p Craigthornhill.

Heifers – 0-250kg – £430, 193.7p Dawyck Mill. 251-300kg – £750, 255.1p Burnbrae. 301-350kg – £750 Drumalbin; 225.6p Hillhouse. 351-400kg – £910 Burnbrae; 233.4p Sandilands. 401-450kg – £995 Mid Shawtonhill; 235.2p Gair. 451-500kg – £1185, 251.1p Whitehill. 501-550kg – £1180 Mid Shawtonhill; 232.2p Oldhill. 551+kg – £1345, 242.8p Whitehill.

Hexham

A Blonde cross heifer from Messrs Walker, Houselope Grange, secured the top price of £1520 at Hexham and Northern Marts' sale of 486 store cattle.

More of the same came out on top among the steers, selling to £1470 for Messrs English, Brownsleazes.

A tail end show of 118 store hoggs sold to average £119.48, having sold to £167 for a Suffolk cross hogg from JB Cowan and Co Morrowfield.

LEADING prices

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1340 Lunns House. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1420, £1260 Lunns House; £1220 Fallowfield; £1050, £1045 Lee Hall. Char X – £1400 Fallowfield; £1080 Ogle Dene. BB X – £960 Woodwell House. A-A X – £1055 Ogle Dene. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1340 Brownsleazes; £1325 Piatroon; £1320 Silloans; £1275 Grange House; £1240 Heugh; £1210 Grange House; £1150, £1135 Westburnhope; £1125 Silloans and Harwood Shield; £1105 Westburnhope; £1100 Harwood Shield; £1095 Thornton Tower; £1090 Settlingstones and Lee Hall; £1080 Heugh Farm and Silloans; £1070 Heugh Farm and Lee Hall; £1060 Heugh, Piatroon, Greyside and Lee Hall. Char X – £1040 Blakelaw; £1010 Risehead; £1000 Castle Nook; £980, £970 Blakelaw. BB X – £1135, £1050 Silloans; £1035, £990 Blakelaw. A-A X – £960 Lee Hall; £955 Ogle Dene. Blonde X – £1470, £1465, £1400, £1390 Brownsleazes; £950 Whiskershiel. Hfd X – £1010, £950 Whiskershiel. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1020 Westburnhope; £980 Featherwood; £950 Burnbank; £940 Westburnhope. Char X – £1035, £940 Castle Nook. A-A X – £900 Woodview.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1110 Settlingstones. BB X – £1280 Woodwell House. A-A – £1200 (x2), £1150 Catreen. Cattle 17-22months – BB X – £1020 Blakelaw; £950 Rawfoot. A-A X – £990 Woodwell House; £980 Bunker Hill. Blonde X – £1280 Houselope Grange. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1450, £1400 Brownsleazes; £1390 Silloans; £1370 Brownsleazes; £1295 Silloans; £1290 White House Birtley; £1100 White House Birtley and Harwood Shield; £1055 Comb Hills; £1040 Greyside; £1035 Thornton Tower; £1020 Comb Hills; £1010 Grange House and Dukesfield Hall; £1000 Rogerley Hall and Highside. Char X – £1290, £1100 White House Birtley; £970 Risehead. BB X – £990 Rawfoot; £940 South. A-A X – £1130 Yatesfield; £1070 Rawfoot; £1040 Yatesfield. BS – £1175, £1160 Yatesfield. Blonde X – £1520 Houselope Grange; £1400 Brownsleazes; £1250 Houselope Grange. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1030 Featherwood. Char X – £975 Hackford.

Store sheep – Tex – £144 Hill House. Tex X – £155 Morrowfield; £149 Middle Heads; £148 Greenchesters; £140 Morrowfield and Colepike; £138 Springwell Cottage; £136 Low Carriteth; £130 Colepike; £126 Springwell Cottage; £124 Low Carriteth and Hill House; £120, £118 Low Carriteth;£116 Buckshaw; £112 Middle Heads. Suff X – £167 Morrowfield; £150 Flotterton; £144 Morrowfield; £133 Hill House; £130 Morrowfield. BFL – £164 Flotterton; £128 Glebe. Kerry Hill – £110 Hill House. Chev Mule – £100 Riding. Mule – £120 Riding; £112 Buckshaw. BF – £135 Dunns Houses. Swale – £116 Wolf Hills. X – £158 Morrowfield.

Dumfries

The 306 head of beef breeding cattle forward for C and D Auctions' annual sale saw prices peak at£2600 for a Limousin cross heifer with bull calf from Garmartin.

The 200 store cattle sold saw bullocks and heifers cash in at 227.7p per kg and 224.1p respectively.

Limousins from Harley Rigg led the bullocks at £1300, with Simmentals from Auld Mills, making 352p.

Heifers reached £1180 for Limousins from High Auchneel, and to 313.5p for a Charolais from East Buccleuch.

A Limousin from Denbieyett, topped the bulls at £1160.

LEADING prices

Cow and calves – Bull calf – BB – £1900, £1850 Hillend.

Heifer and calves – Bull calf – Lim – £2600, £2300, £2050 Garmartin; £2200 Rigghead; £2000 Wynholm. BB – £2400, £2350, £2300, £2050 Rigghead. A-A – £2400, £2300 No 2 Tregallon. Sal – £2350, £2150, £2100 (x2) Kildarroch. Sim – £2150 (x2) Rigghead. Hfd – £2000, £1950 Pendicle.

Heifer calf – Lim – £2350, £2050 Drum; £2150 (x2), £2000 Garmartin; £2000 (x2) Rigghead. BB – £2100 Rigghead. Sal – £2100 Kildarroch. Hfd – £2000 (x2), £1950 (x2) Pendicle. Gal – £2000 Rigghead. Sim – £2000 (x3) Rigghead. A-A – £1950 (x3) Tregallon; £1950 Rigghead.

In-calf heifer – Hfd – £1450 (x2), £1400 (x4) Pendicle.

Bulling heifers – A-A – £950 Blunderfield East; £940 South Cairn.

Store cattle – Bullocks – Lim – £1300 Harley Rigg; £1180, £1175 (x2) Seafield; £1180, £1125 Hall of Drumpark. Nor Red – £1180 Seafield. BB – £1180 Seafield. A-A – £1170 Seafield; £1165, £1160 High Auchneel. Sal – £1130 Upper Moor. Char – £1100 Hall of Drumpark. Hfd – £1050 High Auchneel. BG – £1000 Harley Rigg. BS – £900 Gillenbie.

Heifers – Lim – £1180 High Auchneel; £1060 Newmains; £955 Hall of Drumpark. A-A – £1160, £1070 (x2) High Auchneel; £1035 North Bowerhouses. Char – £1090 High Auchneel; £1020, £930 Hall of Drumpark; £970 East Buccleuch. Sim – £1070 High Auchneel.

Bulls – Lim – £1160, £1100 Denbieyett.

Penrith

Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart's fortnightly sale of 116 rearing calves and stirks, sold to £920 for British Blue bullocks from JP and AE Cooper, Cocklake.

Charolais from MJ Jackson, Richmond Farm Cottage, Thirsk, led the heifers at £865.

LEADING prices

Weaned stirks – Bullocks – BB – £920, £860 (x2) Cocklake; £800 Fox Tower View; £790, £740 The Harras. Lim – £840 Cocklake. A-A – £615 (x2) Cairnbridge; £510 Stoneriggs. Heifer – Char – £865 Richmond Farm Cottage. BB – £810, £770, £720 Fox Tower View; £630, £610, £600 Richmond Farm Cottage; £605 Cairnbridge; £570 The Harras; £510 Howes. Lim – £680 Wescoe. A-A – £580 (x5) Plumpton Foot; £515 (x2) Cairnbridge. Sim – £540 Richmond Farm Cottage. Hfd – £440 Howes.

Weaned calves and stirks – Bulls – Char – £605, £570, £520, £510 Pears Ghyll. A-A – £590 Mellgates; £510 Howes. BB – £540 Howes; £525 Lockholme Hall. Lim – £485 Lockholme Hall; £430 Southernby Hall. Black and White – £450 (x5), £400 Highfield; £355, £320 Lockholme Hall; £320 (x2) Mellgates. Hfd – £440 Mount Clifton

Calves – Bulls – BB – £420 (x2) Town Head; £415 Thackwood; £350 The Ling. Char – £405, £390 Pears Ghyll. Lim – £355 Thackwood. Dairy Shorthorn – £330, £325 Kaber Fold. Fleck – £280, £240 Askrigg Hall; £270, £235 Brackenburgh Home. A-A – £275, £270 The Ling. Black and White – £275, £230, £205, £200, £192, £100 Mount Clifton; £250, £202, £152 Brackenburgh Home; £250 Kaber Fold; £200 The Harras; £108 Yanwath Woodhouse; £105 Thackwood; £102, £100 Wolfa.

Heifers – Lim – £340 Askrigg Hall. BB – £335 Thackwood. A-A – £260 Wolfa; £250 The Ling.

Longtown

On Tuesday, C and D Auction Marts sold ewes and hoggs with lambs at foot to a top of £130 for a Texel cross hogg with a single lamb from Messrs Slaven, Foregirth.

LEADING prices

Ewes with single – Tex – £94 Belsay; £86 Brewery House Barn; £86 Longrigg; £81 Pilmuir. Mule – £94 Moss Side.

Ewes with twin lambs – Mule – £94, £85, £84 Moss Side; £85 Brewery House Barn. NCC – £94 Longrigg. Tex – £92 Quarry House. Char – £83 Moss Side. Chev – £69 Cooms; £65 Girnwood. BF –£61 Morven.

Gimmers with single lamb – Mule – £85 East Farm.

Hoggs with single lamb – Tex – £130 Foregirth; £128 Quarry House; £128, £120 High Wood; £120, £118, £117, £116 East Farm. Chev Mule – £114, £98 Douglas Hall. Mule – £104, £102, £101 St John’s Kirk; £103, £100 Seat Hill. Suff – £110 Douglas Hall.