A round up of Special Sales for the week

Carlisle

Bullocks and heifers cashed in at £1215 and £1110 respectively at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale of store cattle, creating an overall average of £1170.

The sale topped at £1630 for a Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Beattie, Ratlingate, Carlisle, who also achieved the same price for a heifer.

Native cattle realised £1600 for an Aberdeen-Angus from Messrs Crichton, Rottington Hall, Egremont.

A much smaller show of weaned cattle were forward with a quieter ringside of buyers, selling to £1290 on two occasions both for Limousins bulls both from Messrs Knight, Stephney Farm, Seascale.

Stronger cattle were well sold with a run of cattle from Messrs Cadzow, topping both sections with Simmental cross heifers at £1105 and bullocks at £1090.

The firm held their weekly sale of 251 young calves, which witnessed a Blonde bull from Messrs Imrie, Harelawhole, top the sale at £560.

Dairy bred calves sold to £320 for Montbelairdes from Messrs Ramsey, Gillespie.

On Monday, a much larger show of store sheep were forward, which reached £129 for Beltex lambs from B Walton, Goodlie Hill, Great Asby.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1630, £1570, £1420 (x2) Ratlinggate; £1560 Rose, £1410 Newtown; £1400, £1350 (x2) Birkshawhead; £1360 Hill Green; £1360 (x4) Rye Close; £1350 Rotttington Hall; £1325 (x5), £1280 (x2) Briggle; £1300 (x2) Grange Grassing; £1300 (x4) Wood Head. A-A – £1600, £1470, £1460 Rottington Hall; £1390 (x3) Rye Close; £1300 Well Head; £1280 (x2), £1200 Briggle. Hfd – £1540 (x3) Campingholm. BB – £1500, £1470 (x2) Durdar; £1460, £1400 (x5) Wood Head; £1410 Sandbed; £1340 Rottington Hall; £1330 Oakghyll; £1325 Murrah Hall; £1300 (x2) Bankend. Sim – £1390, £1290 Auchenhill; £1140 (x2) Lawston. Char – £1390, £1360, £1260 Bolton Hall; £1340, £1290, £1050 Briggle; £1320 (x2), £1210 (x2), £1190 (x2) Newbampton; £1310 The Grove; £1160 Castle Nook. HF – £1280 Rose; £1040, £1000 Waingate Head. BS – £1230 Briggle; £1090 Campingholm. Baza – £1160 Cinderbarrow. Frie – £1155 (x3) Rye Close; £1130, £1100 (x2) Grain Head. Dairy Shorthorn – £1030 Town End. Fleck – £1020 Town End.

Heifers – Lim – £1630, £1420 Ratlinggate; £1540, £1460, £1340, £1330 Bolton Hall; £1540, £1410 (x2) Rose; £1450 Southerfield Hall; £1400 (x2) Birkshawhead; £1390, £1330 Newtown; £1330 Kilnknowe; £1320 Nickies Hill; £1255 Castle Nook; £1220 (x2) Sleightholme. Char – £1360, £1300, £1210 West End; £1250 (x2) Kilnknowe; £1215 Spout Bank; £1190, £1170 Spout Bank. BB – £1350 Spout Bank; £1300 Southerfield Hall; £1260 (x2) Prior Rigg; £1255 Marina House; £1250 (x2) Town House; £1190, £1180 Sandbed; £1185 (x2) Cockleybank; £1180 Sleightholme; £1180 Waingate Head; £1150 (x5) Sark Tower; £1150 Holly Bush; £1140, £1100, £1090 Marina House; £1090 Murrah Hall. A-A – £1290 Auchenhill; £1250, £1210, £1100, £1080 The Flatt; £1185 (x2) Cockley Bank; £1175 Murrah Hall; £1070 Cinderbarrow; £1050 (x2) Horsegills; £1040 (x5) Cinderbarrow; £1030 Holly Bush. Sim – £1200 Well Head. BS – £1145 Whitehills; £1130 (x3) Kilnknowe. Hfd – £1080 Cockleybank. HF – £910 Cockleybank.

Weaned cattle – Steers – Lim – £1290 (x2) Stephney; £1200 Grange. Sim – £1150, £910 Hagg. BB – £1150, £900 Hagg.

Heifers – Mont – £1105 (x3), £940 Duncrahill Farm House. Lim – £940 (x3), £780 (x2) Duncrahill Farm House; £690 The Beeches; £680, £650 Arrandale; £640 South View. BB – £740 The Beeches. A-A – £600 (x2) Nunfield. Fleck – £560 Millrigg.

Bulls – Lim – £1090 (x3), £980 (x4), £930 (x3), £890 (x2), £790 (x4) Duncrahill Farm House; £880 The Beeches; £745 Caton Street; £700 Arrandale. Sim – £1090 Duncrahill Farm House. Char – £840 The Beeches. A-A – £805 (x2) Caton Street; £725 Sandysike Farmhouse. BB – £740 (x2) Low Meadow. Hfd – £725 Sandysike Farmhouse. Fleck – £570 Nunfield. Frie – £480 Nunfield. Ayrshire – £405 (x2) Blue House Farm. HF – £395 (x7) Blue House.

Calves – Bulls – Blonde – £560, £550 Harelawhole. BB – £555 (x2), £550, £540, £530 (x3) Smalmstown; £545, £490 Laggonmore; £530 (x2) Bankwood; £510 Brackenhow; £510 Crookdake Hall; £490 Groundy Croft; £485 Meinfoot; £480 Mainhill. Char – £440, £390 Forest. Lim – £395 Bleaberry Rigg; £345, £330 (x4), £320, £295 Threapland Lees; £340, £295, £280 Shacklehill; £340 Grange. A-A – £390 Gillespie; £350 Woodhead; £290, £260, £240 (x2) Geltside; £245 Kirkbryde. Sim – £385 (x2), £300 (x3) Gerranton; £330, £320 The Crescent. Hfd – £335 Wood Close; £300 Low Plains; £250, £210 Down by Rigg. Mont – £320, £290 (x2), £245 Gillespie; £200 Nook House. Hols – £265 Cowgate; £140, £130 Nook House. Frie – £260 Harelawhole. HF – £240 Grange; £210 Wormanby; £200 Hawkshole; £195 £175, £130 Becklees; £170 (x3) East Farm;£135 (x2) Angus Well. Fleck – £215 (x2) Lowther Low Moor. Danish Red – £180 Gillespie.

Heifers – BB – £525 (x2), £480 (x4) Smalmstown; £490, £380 Mainhill; £475 (x2) Tempest Tower; £460 Groundy Croft; £450, £420 Monks House; £440 East Scales; £405 Harelawhole; £390 Meinfoot. Lim – £440, £350 Bleaberry Rigg; £320 Gillfield; £310 Kirkbryde; £300 (x2) Guillyhill; £260 (x2) Beyond the Moss; £240 Nook House; £230 Shacklehill. Hfd – £345, £315, £300 Low Plains; £220 Wood Close. A-A – £290 Laggonmore; £280 (x2) Woodhead; £270 Geltside; £240 Wormanby; £235 Geltside.

Store sheep – Belt – £129, £127, £116, £106, £90 Goodlie Hill; £107, £100, £96 Woodend; £95.50 Long Park. Tex – £114 Ellonby Road; £110, £97 Cowranside; £109 Fellside; £109, £107 Millholme; £107, £94 Long Park; £100 Field Croft; £94 Rose Cottage. Suff – £103 Millholme; £81, £80.50 Woodend; £80 Galemire House. Blue Tex – £102 Ellonby Road. GF – £78.50 The Bog; £68 High Drum.

Dingwall

Averages were up on the year at Dingwall and Highland Marts's sale of 1322 store cattle at their 18th anniversary, where bullocks and heifers cashed in at 260.3p (+19.8p on the year) and 249.4p (+19.4p) respectively.

The Judge, David Moir, Moir Livestock, Cairness, tapped out his overall champion in the show to a 15-month-old Limousin cross heifer weighing 435kg from J Munro and Son, Invercharron, Ardgay. David Moir backed his decision and purchased this heifer for £2300.

David Moir also took home the reserve champion at £1350. This one a 12-month-old Limousin cross weighing 445kg from I Grant Esq, Slattadale, Gairloch.

Out with the show, bullocks sold to 357.1p per kg for a 378kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Dounie, Edderton, and to £1540 for a 575kg Limousin cross from Woodend, Killearnan.

Young bulls (7) averaged 251.6p (+57.1p on the year) and sold to 288.5p for a 305kg Limousin from Corslet, Rosemarkie and to £1600 for a 580kg Limousin from Burnthill, Thrumster.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £730, 304.2p Wester Craiglands, Fortrose; £720, 293.9p The Arr, Lethen. 251-300kg – £920, 317.2p Lochdhu, Nairn; £890, 320.1p Port Henderson, Gairloch. 301-350kg – £980 Lochbuie, Newtonmore; £980 The Rowans, Brora; 299.1p Gorthleck Mains, Inverness; 297.1p Kennachy, Forss. 351-400kg – £1350 Dounie; £1260, 315p Lochdhu; 302.6p The Cloy, Fortrose. 401-450kg – £1350, 303.4p Slattadale; £1350 Invercharron; £1300, 300.2p Glaick, Ardross; £1300, 300.2p Glaick, Ardross; 300.5p Milton Farm, Aberarder. 451-500kg – £1380, 290.5p Bualnaluib, Aultbea; £1360, 288.1p Woodend. 501-550kg – £1370, 272.9pWoodend; £1340 Dunain Mains, Inverness; £1340 The Arr; £1340, 264.3p Knockaneorn, Cawdor. 551-600kg – £1460, 267.8p, 262.6p Woodend; £1400, 243.5p Tombreck, Dallas. 601-650kg – £1480, 244.6p Rattar Mains, Thurso.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £640, 259.1p Tomchrasky, Glenmoriston; £630, 283.8p Gorthleck Mains; £630, 443.7p Doneve, Lochcarron. 251-300kg – £890, £880, 341.0p, 303.5p Rothiemurcus Estate, Aviemore; £870 Kennachy; 301.1p Port Henderson. 301-350kg – £940, 279.4p The Rowans; £930, 269.6p Slattadale. 351-400kg – £1600, 421.1pMurza, Bower; £1500, 411.0p Invercharron. 401-450kg – £1500, 333.3p Udale, Poyntzfield; £1500, 337.1p Invercharron. 451-500kg – £1800, 375p Udale; £1600, 323.2p Hilton Farm, Tain. 501-550kg – £1420, 275.7p Udale; £1410 Inkstack, Thurso; 264.3p Hilton. 551-600kg – £1300, 288.1p Torran Farm, Delny; £1120, 197.5p Conan Mains, Conon Bridge. 601-650kg – £1410, 223.8p Ardjachie, Tain.

Stirling UA

Bullocks led the way at United Auctions' weekly store cattle sale, when selling to 277.50p per kg for a 382kg Simmental cross from Newpark, and to £1410 for a 627kg Charolais cross from Mains.

Bullocks (254) averaged 239.15p and heifers cashed in at 227.09p.

Charolais crosses dominated the heifers firstly selling to 276.30p for a 418kg entry from Mahaar, and to £1385 for a 654kg heifer from Mains.

Young bulls averaged 228.15p and sold to 232.70p and £1140 for Limousin crosses from Gateside.

Some 107 rearing cattle, topped at £785 for Charolais cross bullocks from Messrs Mitchell, Ardtornish, St. Andrews.

On the same day 233 breeding sheep were also forward, where Suffolk cross gimmers from Renton Home, achieved a top price of £198.00.

The opening sale of 6006 store lambs and feeding sheep topped at £104 for Suffolk from Low Craigton.

Texel crosses averaged £88.45 (+£15.37 on the year), with Beltex crosses cashing in at £87.39 (+£16.00). Suffolk crosses balanced out at £87.25 (+£11.43), while Cheviots achieved £76.00 (+£16.00). Mule and Cheviot Mules averaged £81.10 (+£7.24) and £81.64 (+£10.47) respectively.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £560, 231.40p Colmslie. 251-300kg – £745 Colmslie; 225.30p Gateside. 301-350kg – £865, 266.20p Townhead. 351-400kg – £1060, 277.50p Newpark. 401-450kg – £1130, 263.40p Mahaar. 451-500kg – £1335, 275.60p Cowans. 501-551kg – £1340, 254.80p Cowans. 552-601kg – £1400 Dykehead; 248.20p Snaigow. 602-651kg ­– £1410, 224.90p Mains.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £560, 231.40p. 301-350kg – £855, 256.00p Gateside. 351-400kg – £1010, 257.70p Gateside. 401-450kg – £1155, 276.30p Mahaar. 451-500kg – £1125, 239.40p Low Drummore. 501-551kg – £1190, 222.0p Laigh Glenstockadale. 552-601kg – £1360, 246.40p Crookedstonemuir. 652-701kg – £1385, 211.80p Mains.

Young bulls – 251-300kg – £570, 205.00p Greenyards. 351-400kg – £820, 232.00p Greenyards. 401-450kg – £990, 230.20p Gateside. 401-450kg – £1140, 232.70 Gateside.

Store sheep – Gimmers – Suff X – £198 Renton Home; £195 Wardhead; £190 Renton Home. Tex X – £186, £180 Wardhead. Chev Mule – £172 Kinaldy.

Ewes and lambs – Suff – £112 Claylands.

Store lambs – Suff – £104, £100.50 Low Craigton; £94 Duntuim; £92 Nether Moneynut. Tex – £112 Falgunzeon; £104 Ashfield; £102 Nether Moneynut. Belt – £98.50 Townhead; £98 Low Tirfergus; £97 Kinburn. Chev – £76 Woodyett. Mule – £92.50 East Mitchelton; £88 Auchentiber; £87 Ardgate. Chev Mule – £85 Low Tirfergus.

St Boswells

A 660kg Charolais cross heifer led the way at Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale when achieving £1440 from Messrs Anderson, Headshaw, Lauder.

Top pence per kg among the heifers hit 245.2p for Salers from Edgerston Home.

Bullocks averaged 238p per kg, whilst heifers levelled at 226.5p.

Among the bullocks trade peaked at 259.4p for an Aberdeen-Angus from Earlston Mains, and to £1250 for a Limousin from The Lee.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1250 The Lee. Sim – £1110 Headshaw. Luing – £1040, £990 Cavers Lea; £900 Tushielaw. A-A – £830 Earlston Mains. Highland – £825, £820 Bedrule.

Heifers – Char – £1440, £950 Headshaw. Saler – £1070 (x2), £1000 Edgerston Home. Sim – £980 Headshaw; £840 Gattonside Mains. Lim – £905 Gattonside Mains.

Ayr

Trade was stronger on the week at Craig Wilson's sale of 48 calves and stirks, where a top price of £500 was achieved for two Aberdeen-Angus cross bulls from A Dalgleish and Son, Drummullan.

The same home also topped the heifers at £430 with a British Blue cross.

Stirks realised £960 for a British Blue cross bull from John M Howie, Wellhouse, whilst heifers attained £820 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Gourlay, Cruise.

LEADING prices

Calves – Bull – A-A X – £500, £415 Drummullan; £405 Birgidale Knock. BB X –£465 Holehouse; £385 Knowe. Mont X – £410 (x3) Kaimhill. Lim X – £340 Moorpark. BS – £290 Holehouse.

Heifers – BB X – £430 Drummullan; £420 Holehouse; £410 Knowe; £410 (x2) Knowe and Holehouse; £380 Holehouse; £350 Knowe. Lim X – £290 Bagbie. Sim X – £260 Brocklehill.

Thainstone

Bullocks and heifers balanced out at 239.9p per kg and 226.6p respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' weekly sale of store cattle.

Topping the pence per kg section at 263.4p per kg was a 442kg Limousin bullock from Hillhead, Lybster, and top per head bullock was £1450 paid for a pair of 632kg Charolais crosses from Pittenkerrie, Glassel.

Heifers realised 258.3p for a 422kg Limousin cross from Mooness, Holm, and to £1670 for a 710kg Limousin cross from Fairburn, Longmanhill.

Bulls (21) sold to 235.9p for a 426kg Charolais from Burnside of Whitefield, Forglen, and to £1340 for a 678kg Charolais from Mains of Collieston, Ellon.

Among the small sale of 13 breeding cattle, it was a Simmental cross cow with heifer calf from Woodend, Muir of Ord, that led the trade at £1800.

Heifer with heifer calves peaked at £1620 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Greenleys.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – £700 Larel. 301-350kg – £860 Cairntack; £860 Burnside of Idoch, Turriff; 253.2p Burnside of Idoch. 351-400kg – £1030, 261.4p Larel. 401-450kg – £1080 Hillhead; 262.3p Carlton House, Aberlour. 451-500kg – £1120 Hill of Melrose, Gamrie; 236.2p Auchroisk. 501-550kg – £1320, 256.9p Pittenkerrie. 551-600kg – £1435, 251.8p Pittenkerrie. 601-650kg – 229.4p Pittenkerrie.

Heifers – Up to 350kg – £870, 254.4p Barns, Crathes. 351-400kg – £985 Mains of Shevado, Maud; 247.5p Meikle Rowater, Cornhill. 401-450kg – £1090 Mooness; 245.3p Hillhead. 451-500kg – £1170, 238.8p Bonnethill, Keith. 501-550kg – £1350, 246.4p Fairburn. 551-600kg – £1400, 238p Fairburn. 601-650kg – £1400, 220.8p Fairburn. 651-700kg – £1525, 224.2p Fairburn. 701-750kg – 235.2p Fairburn.

Bulls – Up to 400kg – £790, 211.9p Bankhead, Peat Inn. 401-450kg – £1005 Burnside of Whitefield; 223.9p Carlton House. 451-500kg – £990, 202p New Bourtreebush, Newtonhill. 501-550kg – £1015, 197.5p Mill of Knockenbaird, Insch. 551-600kg – £1180, 205.6p Mill of Knockenbaird.

Breeding cattle – Heifer and calves – Bull calf – A-A X – £1350 Greenleys.

Heifer calf – Hfd X – £1400 Greenleys. A-A X – £1350 Greenleys.

Cows and calves – Bull calf – BS X – £1400 North Chapelhouses, Oldmeldrum. Sim X – £1400 Woodend.

Heifer calf – Lim X – £1700 Woodend.

Lanark

On Tuesday, bullocks and heifers averaged 223.94p per kg and 225.49p respectively at Lawrie and Symington's sale of 302 store cattle.

Limousins dominated the bullocks, selling to £1450 for a 604kg entry from Overburns, or to 262.9p for a 388kg bullock from Crosswoodhill.

Heifers peaked at £1260 for a pen of three 575kg Aberdeen-Angus from Overburns, or to 245.6p for a pen of two 344kg Charolais from Haswellsykes.

Dairy bullocks reached a top of £1040 for a pen of three 476kg Friesians from Carscallan, to average 196p.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 0-350kg – £835, 242p Morningside. 351-400kg – £1020, 262.9p Crosswoodhill. 401-450kg – £1150, 260.2p Drumbowie. 451-500kg – £1220 Gair; 252.1p Bluebell. 501-550kg – £1375 Wester Whitecastle; 255.8p Drumbowie. 551-600kg – £1320, 237.4p Drumbowie. 601 +kg – £1450, 240.1p Overburns.

Heifers – 0-350kg – £845, 245.6p Haswellsykes. 351-400kg – £960, 250.7p Crosswoodhill. 401-450kg – £1080, 243.2p Crosswoodhill. 451-500kg – £1190 Bluebell; 253.2p Corramore. 501-550kg – £1200 Kilblaan; 235.1p Millwell. 551-600kg – £1260, 219.1p Overburns.

Dairy – £850, £840 Craigthorn; £815 North Bankend.

Hexham

A small entry of 70 store cattle were forward for Hexham and Northern Marts sale, achieving an overall average of £1173.

The sale peaked at £1500 for a Charolais heifer from Ian Campbell, Thrunton.

It was an Aberdeen-Angus cross that led the bullocks at £1490 for Dennis Burn, Aydonshield.

The weekly sale of 1139 store lambs, witnessed a top call of £128 for Texel cross lambs from A and R Walton, Bank Top House.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Cattle 23-30months – A-A X – £1490, £1460 Aydonshields; £1340 Redesmouth; £1290 Little Harle; £1240 Redesmouth. Cattle 17-22months – Char X – £1400, £1360, £1160, £1120 Edlingham Newton. A-A X – £1300 Little Harle. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1120 Grange House; £1090, £990 Low Staples. Hfd X – £1350, £1250, £1140, £1130 Satley. A-A X – £1420 Edlingham Newton; £1400, £1170 Thrunton; £1135 Hedley West. Sim X – £1300 (x2), £1290 Satley.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – A-A X – £1300 Aydonshields; £1130 Little Harle. Cattle 17-22months – Char – £1500 Thrunton. Char X – £1480 Thrunton; £1270 Edlingham Newton. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1120, £1080 Grange House. Char X – £1110 Edlingham Newtown.

Store lambs – Tex X – £128 Bank Top House; £125 Errington Red House; £122 Wittonshields; £119.50 Taylor Burn; £116 Grange House; £115 Laburnum Cottage and Taylor Burn; £108.50 Taylor Burn; £105 Rennys Barn; £104.50 Wittonshields; £102 Edges Green. Dutch Tex X – £122 Haggate; £114 Westwood. Suff X – £116.50 Taylor Burn; £97, £88 Nafferton. Belt X – £126, £125 Lees Hall; £102.50 Allergill. Chev Mule – £85 Armonside. Mule – £110 Townshields; £96 Harsondale; £93 Townshields; £91 Harsondale.

Dumfries

On Monday, C and D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of store cattle, where a Simmental bullock realised £1200 for Millhill.

Top price among the heifers was £1180 achieved on three occasions for Charolais, Limousins and Simmentals all from High Auchneel.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Sim – £1200 Millhill; £1155 High Auchneel. Lim – £1195, £1150 Shawhill; £1165, £1125 Shenrick. BB – £1145 Shenrick; £1065 Shawhill. A-A – £1120 Shenrick; £1030 Laghead. Lui – £1105 High Auchneel. Char – £1085 Shenrick; £1005 Craigielands. Mont – £1070 Shenrick. Hfd – £1005 Shawhill.

Heifers – Char – £1180 High Auchneel; £1170 Millhill. Sim – £1180 High Auchneel; £1060 Millhill. Lim – £1180, £1140 High Auchneel. A-A – £1175 High Auchneel; £1070 Clonyard. Lin Red – £1175 High Auchneel. BB – £1070 High Auchneel.

Penrith

Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart held their fortnightly sale of 116 rearing calves and stirks, where trade peaked at £750 for a Limousin bullock from R Hall and Son, Inglewood Edge.

More of the same breed came out on top among the heifers selling for £620 for Messrs Johnston, Skirwith Abbey.

LEADING prices

Weaned stirks – Bullocks – Lim – £750 Inglewood Edge. BB – £700 (x4) Cairnbridge; £650, £600 Town Head; £560 (x2) Grahamsfield.

Weaned calves and stirks – Bullocks – Lim – £580, £565, £560, £550, £530 (x2) Skirwith Abbey; £570, £545, £470 Lodge. Black and White – £265, £250, £225 (x2) Low Moor Dyke.

Heifers – Lim – £620, £510 Skirwith Abbey; £560, £480 Lodge. BB – £615 (x3) Cairnbridge; £600 Skirwith Abbey; £590 (x4) Grahamsfield; £570 Town Head; £560 Lodge. Black and White – £540 (x3), £440 Town Head.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £550, £540, £490, £480 Monks House; £355, £350 The Ling; £345 Thackwood. Lim – £380, £320, £315, £310, £305 Skirwith Abbey. Hfd – £295, £260, £255, £235 Scale Hill. A-A – £285, £240 Thackwood. Black and White – £150, £90 Wolfa; £140, £115 Berrier Head; £100, £98, £95, £90 (x2), £88 Skirwith Abbey; £82 Yanwath Woodhouse. Danish Red – £100 Spittals.

Heifers – Lim – £375, £290 Skirwith Abbey. BB – £330, £320 The Ling. Hfd – £185, £170 (x2) Scale Hill.

Stirling (Cale)

On Monday, Caledonian Marts had forward 312 store cattle at their fortnightly sale, where bullocks and heifers cashed in at 224p per kg and 221p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 250p for Herefords from TM Drummond, Low Barbeth, Leswalt, and to £1430 for Limousins from I Methven, Cattermills, Croftamie.

Limousins from WJF Ramsay and Sons, Cardryne, Stranraer, led the heifers at 241p, whilst top per head at £1210 was a Simmental from D Mckenzie, Ardgate, Gartocharn.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1480 Cattermills; £1460, £1330 Hill O’ Harthill; £1270 Hill O’ Harthill and Inshanks; £1220 Camregan; £1150 Inshanks; £1150 Cairney and Cardryne.

Heifers – £1210, £1160 Ardgate; £1190 Ardgate and Cardryne; £1110, £1100 Camregan.

Longtown

On Tuesday, C and D Auction Marts had forward 2866 store lambs at their weekly sale, where Beltex lambs led the trade at £133 for TJ Hall and Son, Horsley Hill, Hawick.

LEADING prices

Store sheep – Belt – £133 TJ Hall and Son, Horsley Hill, Hawick; £123 Coalfell; £120 Middle and Horsley Hill. Tex – £124, £119 Shepherds Cottage; £115 Cranberry Brow. Suff – £104 Longrigg; £98 High Keenly Fell; £94 Courstein. Char – £100 Shawhill. Chev Mules – £96, £89 Archbank. NCC – £82 Kelsocleugh. Zwart – £93, £91 Glenlea. Easy Cares – £91 Glenlea. GF – £86 Garheugh; £78 Knarr.