Special Sales for the week to include: Thainstone, Stirling and Longtown

Carlisle

Reduced numbers forward for Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale, saw trade peak at £1675 for Limousin bullocks from TB Stamper and Co, Rose Farm, Cockermouth, with the same home selling the lead priced heifers at £1560.

The 200 weanlings were topped at £1320 by a Limousin bull from Messrs Henshall, Sarkshields, with the same breed from Messrs Johnston,, Horsemoorhill, topping the bullocks and heifers at £920 and £820 respectively. Also selling at £820 were Limousin heifers from Messrs Coulthard and Son, Davygill.

A British Blue from Messrs Wadsworth, Big Balcraig, topped the 312 young calves with another from the same home leading the heifers at £495.

On Monday, breeding and store sheep sold to £156 for Texel hoggs with lambs from Messrs Browell, Quarry House, who also sold the lead priced gimmers and lambs at £100 per life.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1675, £1610 (x2), £1590, £1570 Rose; £1550 Westray; £1450 Littlewater; £1450 Cold Shields; £1400 (x2) Croft House; £1300 (x2) Windy Nook; £1270, £1235, £1215, £1190 Ladyhousesteads; £1260, £1195 Fawcettlees; £1200 (x2) Evistones; £1200 (x4) Harley Croft. Char – £1470 Westray; £1325 Swordwellrigg; £1315 Ladyhousesteads; £1235, £1200, £1100 Harley Croft; £1110, £1040 Castle Nook; £1080 (x2) New Hall. Hfd – £1380 Croft House. A-A – £1350, £1310, £1120, £1110 Limekilns;' £1330 (x2) Lawston; £1220 Bankend; £1130 Halldykes. Sim – £1340, £1270 (x2), £1220 (x3), £1150 (x2) Tinnishall; £1100 Ladyhousesteads. BB – £1240, £1200 Sandbed; £1210, £1150 Bankend; £1205 Waingate Head; £1200 Croft House; £1170 Hainings; £1140, £1120 (x2) Haings; £1100, £1080 Thethwaite; £1080 Mossband Hall; £1045, £1010 Sleddale Hall; £1045 Halldykes. Fleck – £1150 (x2), £1120, £1100 (x2) Limekilns. Mont – £1090 Swordwellrigg. Gall – £1010 Harley Croft. Frie – £980 (x3) Fordlands.

Heifers – Lim – £1560 Westray; £1550, £1500, £1470 Rose; £1430 Cold Shields; £1410 (x2), £1380 (x2), £1200 New Sandsfield; £1360 Eden Bank; £1340 Littlewater; £1290 Kirkhouse; £1270 Park View; £1230 The Flatt; £1200 Evistone; £1200 Tinnishall; £1180 (x2) Park View; £1170 Eden Bank; £1130 Standing Stonerigg. Char – £1420 High Stand. Sim – £1280 (x3) Pond; £1215 Fawcettlees;£1200 Townfoot. BB – £1220 Sandbed; £1125 South View; £1100 (x2) Longrow; £1090 Sandbed. A-A – £1210 Limekilns; £1180 Tinnishall; £1150 Bankend; £1130 The Flatt. Fleck – £1080 Newhouse. BS – £1000 (x2) Gallaw Hill.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1320, £1180, £1170 Sarkshields. Sim – £1000 Gerrard House. A-A –£610 (x3) Hardrigg Hall. Hols – £590 (x2) Street House.

Steers – Lim – £920 (x2), £900 (x2) Horsemoor Hills; £900 Davygill. A-A – £910 Brayshaw. HF –£900 Edenbanks; £750 (x2) Cropper Road. Hols – £890 Edenbanks. BB – £870 (x3) Brayshaw; £850 Mill Cottage; £840 Hollands. Fleck – £600 (x3) Netherton. Norwegian Red – £600 Netherton.

Heifers – Lim – £820 Davygill; £820 Horsemoor Hills. A-A – £810 (x2) Brayshaw. BB – £800 (x3) Brayshaw. Mont – £660 (x5) Gillespie.

Cows and calves – Lim – £1420 Mill Street. BB – £1180 Mill Street.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £580 (x3) Big Balcraig; £500 (x2), £475, £420, £410 Winter Tarn; £440 Georgefield; £410 Harrington Ling; £410 Wood; £405 Breckney Hill; £400 Park House; £395 Cairnhead; £395 Boggle Hall; £390 East Scales. A-A – £570 (x3) Big Balcraig; £350 (x2) East; £350 Gerranton; £345 Brunt Hill; £325 Low Rigg. Lim – £445 Winter Tarn; £440 Greengatehouse; £440 Hillcrest; £350, £395 (x2) High Plains. Hfd – £345 (x2) Park House; £275 (x3), £265, £260 (x3) Cotehill. Sim – £340, £300, £290, £265 Gerranton; £330 Philgowan. Frie – £280 £265 Philgowan; £210 Barsalloch; £190 The Hill; £170 Greyrigg; £170 (x2) Clarks. Mont – £275 (x3), £265 (x10), £235 (x2), £230 (x2) Gillespie. Dairy Shorthorn – £265 Breckney Hill. Hols – £245, £210 Barsalloch; £240 Buckabank; £180 Meinside. HF – £205 (x2) Craighouse; £200, £185, £175 Barsalloch; £190 Beckside; £185 White House; £185 Brunt Hill; £175 Harrington Ling; £175 East Scales; £170 (x2) Nether Pratis. Swedish Red and White – £200, £180 Barsalloch. Danish Red – £160 Gillespie.

Heifers – BB – £495 (x2) Big Balcraig; £450, £350 East Scales; £420, £370 Greengatehouse; £380 (x2) Park House; £380, £360 (x2), £355 (x2) Harrington Ling; £370 (x2), £370 High Plains. A-A – £460 (x2) Big Balcraig; £455 Chesterwood Farmhouse; £330 (x2), £315 High Plains; £305 (x2) Brunt Hill; £270 East Scales; £265 Low Rigg; £260 Boggle Hall. Char – £425 Glenlaugh; £260 Prospect House. Lim – £415 Hillcrest; £290 Tarn Hill. Sim – £355 (x2), £350 (x2) Gerranton; £315 Philgowan. Hfd – £255 Park House; £240 Philgowan; £200 Highhead Castle.

Hoggs with lambs – Tex – £156, £143 Quarry House; £137, £135 (x2), £134, £131 (x2), £124, £118 (x2), £116 (x2), £114 Kilnknowe; £95 Town Head; £94, £91 The Tofts; £85 Blakebeck. GF – £112 Stone House; £103 Carlisle Gate; £86 Moor House. Suff – £82 Kilnknowe.

Ewes with lambs – Tex – £80, £78, £77, £76, £70 Low Fauld; £80, £77.50 Bowershield; £71 Middle Bridge; £70 (x2) Mill Street. Zwart – £82, £68 Middle Bridge. GF – £71, £70 Hill Top.

Gimmers with lambs – Tex – £100 Quarry House.

Store lambs – GF – £140 Stone House; £120 Moor House.

 

Dingwall

All classes of 471 sheep sold well at Dingwall and Highland Marts weekly sale, selling to a top of £170 for Cheviot ewes with Texel cross lambs at foot from Logie Farm, Muir of Ord.

A pair of Cheviots secured the top price among the hoggs of £128 for Ose Farm, Struan, whilst ewes peaked at £165 for a pair of Charollais crosses from Shepherd’s Cottage, Nigg.

Rams and feeding sheep sold to £168 for a Charollais ram again from Shepherd’s Cottage, Nigg.

LEADING prices

Hoggs – Chev – £127 Morvich, Rogart; £118, £93 Strollamus, Broadford. Belt – £98 Upperton, Balnain. Suff – £92 Whitebog, Rosemarkie; £79 Murphys Croft, Bonar Bridge. Belt X – £87 Sealladh a Chliseim, Leurbost. X – £80, £70 Forgebraehead, Isle of Lewis. Tex X – £70 North Dell, Isle of Lewis. Suff X – £70 Badentoul, Fordyce. BF – £68 Achavrole Mains, Halkirk.

Ewes – Belt – £160 Upperton; £160, £156 Fodderletter Farms, Tomintoul. Suff – £159, £153, £146 Whitebog; £156 Leitchestown, Cullen; £153 Drummuie, Golspie. Mule – £110 Badentoul. Park Chev – £140 Harestone, Insch. BFL – £138 Whitebog. Chev Mule – £138 Bruach Cottage, Fochabers; £133 Easter Hardmuir, Auldearn. KR X – £136 Tomich, Beauly. Tex X – £135 Clune Cottages, Dores. HB – £128 Badentoul; £127 Cairnhill, Farr. Zwb – £125 Cairnhill; £117 Guisachan, Tomich. Hill Chev – £118 Harestone. Swale – £98 Tigh Airigh, Fort William.

Ewes with lambs – Chev – £168 Logie; £124 Tigh Airigh, Fort William. Tex X – £140 Forgebraehead.

Rams and feeding sheep – Ram – X – £160 Carn Raineach, Applecross. Chev – £146 Morvich, Rogart; £140 Habost, Isle of Lewis; £130 North Dell. Bex – £145 North Dell. Chev– £119 Culross, Polglass.

 

Wigton

A Salers bullock came out on top at Hope Auctioneer's weekly sale of 201 store cattle, when reaching £1575 for JK Roper and Sons, Knowehill, Kirkbride.

Heifers peaked at £1445 for a pair of black Limousins from J Watson, New House, Welton.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1465, £1135, £1065 (x2), £1045 Sleddale Hall; £1365 Park House; £1285, £1245 Seacroft; £1255, £1185 Midtown; £1135 High House; £1115 Park House; £1085 Seaville Cote; £1085 Gate Ghyll; £1065, £1015 Pasture House; £1065 Low Garth; £1025 High Farm. BB – £1305 Seaville Cote; £1295 Seacroft; £1205, £1185 Sleightholme; £1065 Riggwood; £1055, £1035 Pasture House; £1045 Sleddale Hall. Char – £1285 Midtown; £1175 Pasture House; £1105 Seaville Cote. Saler – £1575, £1465, £1175 Knowe Hill. Sim – £1335 (x2) Parkgate Hall. A-A – £1095 Drumburgh Castle. White Breed Shorthorn – £915 (x2), £895 Pasture House. Hols – £1095 Seacroft. Frie – £1095 Seacroft.

Heifers – Lim – £1445, £1415, £1385 New House; £1435, £1395, £1385 (x2), £1375, £1365 (x2), £1335 (x2), £1325, £1305 (x2), £1285, £1275 (x2), £1265, £1235, £1195, £1185 (x3), £1175, £1155, £1135 Hill House; £1315, £1265 Lords Close; £1255, £1225 High House; £1245, £1035 Greenah Villa; £1245 Sleddale Hall; £1225 Gate Ghyll; £1215, £1165 Wham Head; £1155, £1125 Wampool; £1125 Park House; £1075, £1055 (x2), £1045 Keskadale; £1065 High; £1005 Low Garth. BB – £1325 Wham Head; £1275, £1195, £1155 Hill House; £1175 Sleightholme; £1085, £1065 Langrigg House; £1025 Sleddale Hall. Blonde – £1385 Hill House. A-A – £1115, £1045 Drumburgh Castle Farming; £1065 Langrigg House. BG – £1295 Greenah Villa.

 

Stirling UA

Heifers led the way at United Auctions' sale of 558 store cattle, selling to 290.20p per kg for a 193kg Limousin cross from Abbeymill, and to £1410 for a 602kg Charolais cross from Kedzlie, to balance out at 228.40p.

Bullocks peaked at 285.40p for a 254kg Limousin cross from Catslackburn, and to £1385 for a 635kg British Blue cross from Stewarton, to average 240.49p.

Young bulls cashed in at 228.08p, having sold to 262.40p for a British Blue cross from Easter Greenhill, and to £1100 for a Luing cross from Harehead and Bothwell.

Store and breeding sheep sold to £116 per life for Mule hoggs with single Charollais lambs at foot from Porterstown.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £500, 231.50p Catslackburn. 251-300kg – £780 Little Fardle; 285.40p Catslackburn. 301-350kg – £940 Mayfield; 280.30p Letter of Ballied. 351-400kg – £1050 Glenkiln Farms; 274.60p Mayfield. 401-450kg – £1100 Townhead; 253.10p Glenrath. 451-500kg – £1145 Lettar of Ballied; 235.90p Bougang. 501-551kg – £1280, 237.90p Midlock. 552-601kg – £1315 Stewarton; 230.10p Midlock. 602-651kg – £1385, 218.10p Stewarton.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £700 Catslackburn; 290.20p Abbeymill. 251-300kg – £745, 285.40p Catslackburn. 301-350kg – £900, 262.40p Easter Greenhill. 351-400kg – £1025, 260.20p Carriston. 401-450kg – £1000 Glenrath; 240.7p Carriston. 451-500kg – £1140, 236.50p West Park. 501-551kg – £1210 Stewarton; 234.10p Kedzlie. 552-601kg – £1300, 230.50p West Park. 602-651kg – £1410, 234.20p Kedzlie.

Young bulls – Up to 250kg – £540, 231.80p Abbeymill. 251-300kg – £765, 259.30p Easter Greenhill. 301-350kg – £900, 262.40p Easter Greenhill. 351-400kg – £980 Easter Greenhill; 253.20p Abbeymill. 401-450kg – £1010, 236.00p Burnside. 451-500kg – £840, 182.60p Abbeymill. 501-551kg – £1060, 211.60p Harehead and Bothwell. 552-601kg – £1100, 194.30p Harehead and Bothwell.

Store and breeding sheep – £116 Porterstown; £114 Over Blainslie; £112 Camquhart ; £104 Carse of Trowan; £96 Causeyton; £94 Shawsbraes House; £96 Ardlebank; £95 West Park; £91 Causeyton ; £88 West Park; £66 Findatie.

 

Ayr

Limousins from Claire Drummond, Straid Farms, topped Craig Wilson's sale of 211 store cattle, selling to £1680 for a heifer, and to £1420 for a pair of bullocks.

Bullocks and heifers averaged 252.76p per kg and 233.51p respectively.

Top prices per kg were 334.6p paid for Limousin bullocks from Ballikillet, and to 292.3p for heifers from Barskelly.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 55 calves and stirks to a top of £490 for a Shorthorn bull calf from J Gilvear and Son, Graystale, or £445 for a Limousin cross from the same home.

Stirks peaked at £1060 for a Charolais from R and E MacPherson, High Wexford, with heifers attaining £740 for a Simmental cross from W Dalziel and Son, Common.

Just shy of 100 ewes and hoggs with lambs also came under the hammer, with trade peaking at £370 for a Beltex gimmer with twin Beltex lambs from S Gemmell, Burnmouth, Maybole.

Mule hoggs with twin lambs realised £228 from Messrs Dunlop, Glengennet.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1420 Straid Farms; £1200, £1075 Barmickhill; £1170 Ballycurrie; £1080 Dykes; £1020 Fore Rogerton. Char – £1240 Straid Farms; £1165 Creagraineach; £1100, £1090, £1050 Mid Floak; £935 Mossend. A-A – £1230 Clonbeith; £1100 Drummullan; £1090 Fore Rogerton; £1080 Whiteflat; £1050 Clonbeith. Hfd – £1200 Benston. BS – £1225 Clonbeith; £1160 Creagraineach. BB – £1080 Whiteflat. Saler – £965 Kellybank Cottage. Lincon Red – £910 Drumbowie. Frie – £1195, £1040 Lochwood; £890 Gabrockhill.

Heifers – Lim – £1680, £1390, £1380 (x2) Straid Farms; £1220, £1190 Ballycurrie; £1170 East Polquhirter; £1160 Barneil; £1040 Castle Mains. BS – £1230 Benston. BB – £1225, £1070 Fore Rogerton; £1010 Whiteflat. A-A – £1120 Whiteflat; £980 Cronan. Sim – £1060 Dykes; £965 West Newton; £945 Clonbeith. Hfd – £1050 Benston; £910 Cronan. Char – £1000, £840 Mid Floak; £800 Mossend. Saler – £925 High Craighead; £870 Dalhanna.

Calves – Bulls – Lim – £490 Graystale; £470 Tannockhill; £445 Kiltersan; £360 Maxwelston. BS – £490 Graystale. BB X – £390 Tannockhill; £380 Philgowan; £305 Croftfoot. Sim X – £375 Cronan. Hfd X – £290 Parkmill. BG X – £260 Cronan. Black and White – £255 Burnton; £210 Darnlaw.

Heifers – Lim – £465 Graystale; £300 Maxwelston. BB X – £350 Tannockhill; £270 Crofthead. A-A X – £300 Brocklehill. Breeding sheep – Gimmers and twin lambs – Belt – £370 Burnmouth.

Hoggs and lambs – Twin lambs – Mule – £228, £224 Glengennet. Single lambs – Mule – £212 (x2), £208 Glengennet. Roussin – £220 Glengennet.

Ewe and twin lambs – Tex X – £195 Dallowie.

 

Newton Stewart

Limousin crosses led Craig Wilson's sale of 267 store cattle, with steers and heifers averaging 244.2p per kg and 229.3p respectively.

Messrs Vance topped the steers and heifers at £1240 and £1005 respectively, whilst Kirkdale Farms, led the pence per kg sections at 307p and 272.2p for steers and heifers respectively.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1240, £1060 Bridgehouse. Char – £1205 Mid Skeog; £1155 Cutcloy. A-A – £1170, £1080 Barvernochan; £1085 Cutcloy. Blonde – £1170, £1160 North Lossat. Sim – £1145, £1010 Mid Skeog. BB – £1090 Inchparks; £1070 Mid Skeog. Fleck – £1050, £1000, £960, £915 Glasnick. Black and White – £1020 Barvernochan.

Heifers – Lim – £1005 Bridgehouse; £1000, £960, £950 Mid Skeog. Sim – £905 Barrachan. Char – £900 Mid Skeog.

 

Thainstone

Hoggs, gimmers and ewes with lambs averaged £72.89 at Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale of 1047.

Texel cross hoggs with singles from Pitprone, Glenkindie, topped the trade at £99 per life.

Among the 112 breeding cattle, it was a Limousin bull that led the trade at 3700gns for Brucewells, Netherley.

Limousins from Backfield, topped the females at £2600 for a cow and bull calf and to £2520 for a Limousin with heifer calf. Cows and heifer calves averaged £1941.43, whilst cows with bull calves cashed in at £1642.31.

Heifers with calves were topped at £2500 for a Limousin cross with a bull calf from Mill of Inverarity, Forfar, to balance out at £2158.52. Heifers with heifer calves attained £2450 on two occasions – for a Limousin cross again from Mill of Inverarity, and for a Luing cross from Caskieben, Kinellar – to average £2180.56.

In-calf heifers were topped at £1950 by a Simmental from Backhill of Seggat, Auchterless, with this section levelling out at £1721.71.

In-calf cows averaged £1466.67 and sold to £1680 for a British Blue cross from Seafield Park, Nairn.

LEADING prices

Hoggs, gimmers and ewes with lambs – Single – Tex X – £98 Mains of Tollo, Turriff; £84 Loanend, Glenkindie. Suff X – £98 Overton of Bruxie, Maud. Suff – £96 Newton, Lower Cabrach. Mule – £95 South Farden, Newburgh; £80 Croftbain, Tomnavoulin. Cont – £92 South Farden; £79 Meikle Rowater. Black – £90 Meikle Whiterashes, Turriff. Cont X – £86 South Farden.

Lamb and half – Cont – £94 Newton; £90 Waterside, Forbes. Mule – £93 Newton. Cont X – £92 Midtown, Glass. Tex X – £83 Lost Farm, Strathdon.

Twins – Lleyn – £94 Cottown of Gight, Methlick; £78 Springdale, Kingswells. Tex X – £87 Lost; £78 Loanend. Black – £86 Meikle Rowater, Cornhill. Mule – £83 South Farden; £82 Croftbain; £82 Rumblie, Craigievar. Zwart – £79 Meikle Rowater.

Breeding cattle – Heifer and calves – Bull calf – Sim X – £2450 Mill of Inverarity; £2300 (x3) East Cruichie, Drumblade; £2250 Caskieben; £2100 Mains of Drumdollo, Drumblade. Lui X – £2350, £2150 (x2) Caskieben. Lim X – £2300 Caskieben; £2300 Concraig House.

Heifer calf – Lui X – £2400, £2350, £2300 Caskieben. Sim X – £2400 Mill of Inverarity; £2200 (x2) East Cruichie, Mains of Drumdollo; £2100 Mains of Drumdollo. Lim X – £2100 Mains of Drumdollo. BB X – £2100 Mains of Drumdollo.

Cow and calves – Bull calf – Lim – £2350 Backfield. Sim X – £1950 Meikle Maldron, Torphins; £1700 Pittenkerrie, Glassel. Sim – £1850 Meikle Maldron. A-A X – £1600 Mucklehouse, Swannay. Char X – £1550 Cairntack, Belhelvie. Sta X – £1550 Mucklehouse.

Heifer calf – Lim – £2350 Backfield. Sim – £1900 Meikle Maldron. Sim X – £1750, £1720 Meikle Maldron; £1700 Mucklehouse. A-A X – £1650 Cairntack.

In-calf heifer – Sim – £1900, £1880 Backhill of Seggat. Sim X – £1800, £1780, £1750 Backhill of Seggat.

In-calf cow – Lim X – £1400 Seafield Park. Sim X – £1320 Seafield Park.

Breeding bulls – Char – £2600 Bankhead, Portlethen.

 

Cockermouth

A Limousin heifer led the way at Mitchells Auctions sale of store cattle, when receiving £1435 for AJ Wood, Woodhall Brow, Dean.

More of the same breed also secured the top price of £1235 among the steers for BW Noble, Gibbtarn, Braystones.

Ewes and lambs sold dearer on the fortnight, selling to £142 per life for Texel hoggs with Texel lambs at foot from JA Ritson, Baggra Yeat, Uldale.

A large entry of Herdwick ewes topped at £88 for a two-shear Herdwick ewe with pure Beltex lamb at foot from D Nesbitt, Woodhow, Wasdale.

LEADING prices

Heifers – Lim – £1435, £1195 Woodhall Brow; £1345 Quarrybank; £1215, £1195 Lamplugh Hall; £1195 Dearham Row; £1135 Gibbtarn; £1085 Gate Ghyll; £1045 Foxhouse; £1025 Low Garth. Char – £1225, £1155 Lynedraw. A-A – £1155 Gibbtarn; £1095 Waverbank. BB – £1085 Gibbtarn; £1075, £1065 Croft End; £1045 Waverbank. Hfd – £925 Row End.

Steers – Lim – £1235 Gibbtarn; £1225 Quarry Bank; £1185 Sorrowstones; £1125 Woodhall Brow. BB – £1185, £1085 Waverbank; £1055 Croft End; £1045 Aldoth. A-A – £1125 Waverbank; £1075 Sorrowstones; £955 Baggra Yeat. Sim – £995 Woodhall Brow.

Bulls – Lim – £1075 Old Hyton; £1055, £985 Oxenrigg; £1005 Quarrybank; £955 Hundith Hill. Stab – £1035, £945 Stoney Howe.

Breeding sheep – Tex – £142, £120, £119 Baggra Yeat. Mule – £98, £96 Green Marsh; £91, £90 Woodhow; £80 Yewtree. Texel X Herdwick – £94, £86 Orthwaite Hall. Chev – £68, £66 (x2), £65, £61 Stool End. Herdwick – £88 Woodhow; £63, £57, £55 Brookfield; £57 Howside; £55 Gillbank; £50, £48 Stool End; £50, £49 Brimmer Head; £50 Far End.

 

Hexham

A smaller entry of 188 store cattle was forward for Hexham and Northern Marts' weekly sale, where trade peaked at £1505 for a Charolais heifer from Willie Woodman, Great Chesters.

Bullocks peaked at £1500 for Limousins from the same home and from Messrs Carr, Camphill.

Store hoggs peaked at £171 and £170 for Beltex and Texels respectively from Messrs Dalton, Glenhill.

LEADING prices

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1435 Great Chesters. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1500, £1480, £1460, £1425, £1360 Great Chesters; £1290, £1280 Lunns House. Char X – £1415, £1390, £1340, £1300 (x2) Great Chesters. A-A X – £1240 Sweethope; £1170, £1070 Duncombe Moor. Blonde X – £1260 Taylor Burn. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1500 Camp Hill; £1100 Taylor Burn; £1080 Tenter House and Sweethope; £1075 Camp Hill and Low Eshells; £1060, £1020 Taylor Burn; £1020 Low Eshells; £1015 Thornley Hall. Char X – £1060 Tenter House; £920 (x2) Harnham Hall. BB X – £1380, £1200 Camp Hill. A-A X – £1350 Catreen; £1280, £1235, £1200 High Crossgill; £1090, £1020, £980 East Butsfield. Sim X – £1020 Wheat Hall. Hfd X – £980, £870 Whiskershiel. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £990 Low Eshells. Char X – £940, £900 (x2) Wheat Hall. A-A X – £890 Cooper House. Sim X – £970 Wheat Hall.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Char X – £1505, £1355 Great Chesters. A-A X – £1380 North Acomb;£1190 Catreen. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1170, £1130 Lunns House; £1020 Camp Hill. Char X – £1500, £1200 Great Chesters. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1310 Camp Hill; £1070 Tenter House; £1040 Sweethope and Low Eshells; £1000, £995 Sweethope. Char X – £1270, £1070 Tenter House; £950, £890 Wheat Hall. BB X – £835 South. A-A X – £970, £940, £935 (x2) West Butsfield; £930 Cooper House. Blonde X – £985, £860 Whiskershiel.

Store hoggs – Tex – £170 Glenhill. Tex X – £156 low Hall; £150 Low Acton; £140 Hetherington and Mount Huly; £135 Low Hall; £129 Willimoteswick; £128 Low Hall. Belt – £171 Glenhill. Belt X – £140 Glenhill. Mule – £147, £136, £130 Primrose Hill. BF – £116, £110 Rochester. Swale – £122 Ouston and Glenhill; £116 Ouston.

 

Penrith

On Monday, Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart held their fortnightly sale of store cattle, with the 81 head selling to £1225 for a black Limousin heifer from Far Close Farm, Dufton.

Bullocks sold to £1215 for Aberdeen-Angus from Lowther Park Farms.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1215, £1165 (x4) Street House; £1105 Town Head; £1005 (x3) Lowther Park. Lim – £1095 Town Head; £1045 Hollands; £1035 Far Close. BB – £1085 (x4) Street; £1035 Far Close. BS –£1075 Mellgates. Hfd – £1055 (x2) Dacre Banks. Black and White – £925, £885 (x4) Midtown.

Heifers – Lim – £1225 Far Close; £1135 (x2) Dacre Banks; £1135, £1115 Ratten Castle; £1095 Town Head. BB – £1125, £1035 Berrier Head. Black and White – £1085, £1075 Ratten Castle. Hfd – £1085 Ratten Castle. BS – £975, £965 Mellgates. A-A – £915 Mellgates.

Bulls – Lim – £955, £925 Harbour Flatt.

 

Stirling (Cale)

Ewes with twin lambs topped Caledonian Marts' sale of 529 hoggs and ewes with lambs at foot, selling to £276 – £92 per life – for M and J Kennedy, Lurgan Edradynate.

Realising £236 – £118 per life – were hoggs with single lambs from A McNee Woodend Armadale.

Dry hoggs peaked at £108 for Lleyn cross Texels from Andrew Jones, Coull, Isle of Islay.

LEADING prices

Per unit – Hoggs with lambs – Singles – Tex – £232 Woodend. X – £188 West Thomaston. Twins – X – £216 West Thomaston.

Ewes with lambs – Twins – Tex – £252 Ashfield. Tex X – £246 Innieshewan. BF – £216 Home Croft Blackies. Cont – £240 Mill of Ardoch. Chev – £204 Carloonan. Shet – £120 Home Croft Blackies. Singles – Tex – £184 Mill of Ardoch. Chev – £176 Carloonan. Cont – £172 Mill of Ardoch. Chev X – £170 Ashintully. X – £164 Ashfield. Shetland – £80 Home Croft Blackies.

 

Longtown

Texel cross hoggs with lambs at foot from Messrs Winter, Clickham, proved the star attraction at C and D Auction's weekly sale of breeding sheep, selling for the top price of £144 per life.

Mule ewes with single lambs reached £104 for Brewery House.

LEADING prices

Ewes with single lamb – Mule – £104 Brewery House; £79 Bayles.

Ewes with twin lambs – Suff – £93 Thornton Tower. Tex – £90 Thornton Tower; £87, £79 Brewery House Barn; £86 The Copper Beech. Mule – £78 Thornton Tower and Bayles and Longrigg and Cannerheugh.

Gimmers with single lamb – Char – £126 Down by Rigg. Suff – £80 Low Stanley.

Hoggs with single lamb – Tex – £144, £132 Clickham; £126, £116 Douglas Hall; £112, £105, £103 Low Stanley. Mule – £140, £138 Clickham; £103 Seathill. Belt – £135, £132 Little Bavington. Suff – £128 Clickham; £120 Thornton Tower; £112 Bayles; £108 Low Stanley. Char – £126, £124 Down by Rigg. Chev Mule – £116, £103 Douglas Hall.

Hoggs with twin lambs – Tex – £90 Little Bavington.

 

Forfar

Lawrie and Symington's sale of 103 store cattle saw bullocks (39) and heifers (64) cash in at 234p per kg and 229p respectively.

Bullocks sold to £1245 for a 526kg Limousin cross from JC Orr, Baldastard, and to 259p for a 352kg British Blue cross from D and I MacKintosh, Kirkton of Kingoldrum.

Limousin crosses led the heifers at £1200 for a 504kg entry from W Stewart and Son, Newton of Inshewan, and to 263p for a 396kg heifer from CS Fleming and Son, Strone.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1110, £1080 Strone; £1005 Newton of Inshewan; £1000, £970 Strone. South Devon – £1030, £1010, £815 Cranley. BB – £1240, £1220, £1070, £1045 Kirkton of Kingoldrum;£1000, £970 Strone.

Heifers – Lim – £1085, £1080, £1060 (x2), £1040, £1020 Strone; £965 Baldastard. South Devon – £1090, £990, £940, £840, £830 Cranley. BB – £1170, £990, £965, £960 Kirkton of Kingoldrum; £940 Strone.

 

Dalmally

Averages improved across the board at United Auctions' sale of 241 store and 59 breeding cattle, where bullocks cashed in at 263.98p per kg (+10.25p) and heifers balanced out at 255.73p (+13.82p).

Limousin crosses topped the bullocks at £1155 for Achnaba, and to 309.5p from North Ardnaclach.

Heifers sold to £1000 for a Salers cross from Curacao, and to 326p for Limousin crosses from North Ardnaclach.

Breeding cattle peaked at £2200 for a Simmental cross heifer with heifer calf from Barguillean.

All classes of 2254 sheep sold well and to a top of £234 for Cheviot ewes with twin lambs at foot from Balephetrish.

Ewes with singles peaked at £180 for crosses from Dunans, whilst Cheviot gimmers with single lambs realised £180 from Kilvaree.

Mule ewe hoggs attained £139 for Glenshellach.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A X – £1080 (x5), £1010 (x6), £980 (x8) Ardnacross. BS X – £900 (x2) Auchlyne; £815(x2) Daltote. BB X– £1100 Shenavallie. Char X – £990, £845 (x4) Barnakill. High X – £805 Shenavallie. Lim X – £1155 (x2), £1035, £995, £965 (x2), £960 (x2) Achnaba; £940 (x2) Brackley; £910 (x4) Ardchatten; £900 Tullochcan. Sal X – £940 (x2) Brackley; £885 (x2) Barnakill. Sim X – £940 (x2) Brackley; £850 Brackley.

Heifers – A-A X – £910 (x2) Ardnacross; £800 Dunans. BS X – £860 Barnakill. Char X – £860 (x3) Barnkill. Lim X – £980 Achnaba; £890 North Ardnaclach; £885 Brackley; £840 Achnaba; £840 Tullochcan; £820 Ardchatten. Sal X – £1000, £950 Curacao; £920 (x4), £885(x3), Brackley. Sim X – £885 Brackley; £865 Ardnamara.

Breeding cattle – Cows and calves – Heifer calves – BS X – £1400, £1050, Glenure Estate. Lim X – £1800 Barguillean; £1400 Tigh Na Cille. Luing – £1550, £1250 Kilvaree. BS X – £1450 (x2), Innishewan; £1200 Bragleenmore. Sim X – £2200, £2000 (x2), £1800 Barguillean; £1380 Glenure Estate; £1220 Kilvaree; £1150 Ellary Estate; £1150 Glenure Estate.

Bull calves – Lim X – £2000 Barguillean; £1580 Ellary Estate. Luing – £1550, £1300, £1280 Kilvaree. BS X – £2000, £1800 Innishewan. Sim X – £1450 Barguillean.

Ewe hoggs – Mule – £139 Glenshellach. BF – £106 Glenshellach; £98 St Brendan Rd. Chev – £117 Kengharair.

Hoggs – Tex X – £90 Craig. Chev – £89 Inverlair; £89 Quinish. Mule – £86 Glenshellach. BF – £86 Gometra; £81 Kilbride.

Ewes with twin lambs – Tex X – £216 Ichrachan; £207 Barbreck; £204 Tangasdale; £204 Ellary; £198 High Balantyre; £189 Borve; £183 Inverlair. X – £192 Glenshellach; £159 Grean; £147 Barranrioch; £146 Lochnell HF; £141 Antuim; £129 Leanish. Chev – £234 Balephetrish; £207 Kilkenneth; £204 Borve; £192 Croit Na H-Aibhne; £192 Maam. BF – £165 The Ridges; £160 Ellary; £152 Rhugarbh; £120 Rhugarbh; £120 Dunans.

Ewe with single lambs – Tex X – £164 The Ridges; £148 Tangasdale; £144 Inverlair; £140 Tangasdale; £140 Ellary; £136 High Balantyre; £120 Borve. Chev – £172 Borve; £166 Balephetrish; £165 Borve; £156 Dunans; £150 Borve; £148 Ichrachan; £142 Eoligarry; £138 Croit Na H-Aibhne; £136 Eoligarry; £136 Maam; £132 Kilkenneth; £130 Eoligarry; £128 Strath; £128 Gallanach. X – £180 Dunans; £178 Balliemeanoch; £146 St Brendan Rd; £121 Stronaba; £112 Antuim; £110 Barranrioch. BF – £126 Maam; £126 Dunans; £123 Kilvaree; £122 The Ridges; £116 Creag - A- Mhadaidh; £115 St Brendan Rd; £114 Barbreck; £113 Ellary; £112 Barbreck; £104 Kenovay; £104 Rhugarbh.

Gimmers with single lambs – Chev – £180 Kilvaree. Mule – £172 Glenshellach.

 

Quoybrae

Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 98 store cattle, and store and breeding sheep, saw bullocks (69) and heifers (29) average 242.2p per kg and 234.5p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 280.8p for 308kg Limousin crosses from Barrock Mains, Lyth, and to £1355 for a 619kg Beef Shorthorn cross from Blackpark, Watten.

Simmental crosses weighing 233kg topped the heifers at 283.3p for Myrelandhorn, and to £1180 for a 557kg Limousin cross from Bylbster, Watten.

Feeding ewes topped at £170 for Texels from Laurie Terrace, Thurso, whilst more of the same breed also led the store lambs at £130 for Whiteleen, Ulbster.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – £810, 272.7p Barrock Mains. 301-350kg – £865 Barrock Mains; 268.9p Stempster. 351-400kg – £960 Durran Mains; 250.7p Stempster. 401-450kg – £1100, 265.7p West Watten. 451-500kg – £1220, 254.8p Cruithn. 501-550kg – £1300, 258.4p Cruithn. 551-600kg – £1325, 240p Roadside, Kirk.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £660, 283.3p Myrelandhorn. 251-300kg – £750, 254.2p Barrock Mains. 301-350kg – £830 Barrock Mains; 268.9p Stempster. 351-400kg – £950 West Brims; 250.7p Stempster. 401-450kg – £1100, 253p West Clyth. 451-500kg – £1090, 228p West Clyth. 501-550kg – £1140, 215.1p Roadside, Kirk.

OS store lambs – Chev – £119 Damside, Castletown. Tex – £116 Forss. Cont – £90 Whiteleen. Suff – £83 Achavarn.

Feeding ewes – Suff – £160 Stainland and Sibmister Farms, Murza. Tex – £160 Midtown, Slickly. Chev – £156 Biggins. BDM – £148 Smithy House, East Mey. Cont – £147 Laurie Terrace. Chev Mule – £140 Stainland and Sibmister Farms. Mule – £130 Slickly. Chev X – £129 Murza. Belt – £127 Inkstack.

Feeding rams – Chev – £160 Whiteleen. Char – £159 Boulintogle. Suff – £159 Boulintogle. Tex – £158 Strath.

 

Castle Douglas

Wallets Marts' annual sale of Blackface and Scotch Mule hoggs, along with their fortnightly sale of store cattle, saw 261 Blackface hoggs cash in at £172.03, up £22.94 on the year.

Topping the trade at £600 per head were three hoggs from Messrs Burns, Craignell, purchased by Alan Stewart, Ballynure, Ballyboffey.

Mule hoggs peaked at £182 from Messrs McMillan, Edgarton.

A small show of store cattle sold to £1140 for a British Blue bullock from Messrs Richardson, High Weirston, and to 272.9p per kg for a Limousin heifer from Messrs McConnel, Gass, Glenluce.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1140 High Weirston; £990 Miltonise; £930 Barbae; £905 Auchtralure.

Heifers – £1055 Irelandton; £940 Barbae; £915, £880 Auchtralure; £895 Gass.

Hoggs – BF – £600, £250 Craignell; £300 Glen, Gatehouse of Fleet; £190 Kirkland; £172, £170, £165 Corsebank; £170, £165 Gass; £160 Balrazzie. Scotch Mule – £182, £175 Edgarton; £170, £165, £160 Garrochtrie. Chev – £165 Kirkhaugh. Tex – £170, £165 Garrochtrie; £150 Mochrum Estate.

Hoggs with lambs – £110, £98 Lowes Farming.