Special sales to include Stirling, Carlisle and Thainstone

Carlisle

All classes sold well at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly store cattle sale, achieving a top price of £1660 for a Limousin steer from Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Dearham, who also led the heifers at £1590.

Among the weaned cattle, bulls topped at £1170 for a Limousin from Messrs Mews, Glendue Farm. Aberdeen-Angus heifers were up to £1050 from Messrs Todhunter, Greyrigg, with bullocks selling to £1130 for a Limousin from Messrs Hall, Nether Horsley.

The weekly sale of 250 calves, achieved a top of £560 for a Limousin bull from Messrs Fish, Crossrigg, whilst heifers realised £440 for a British Blue from Messrs Martin, Tempest Tower.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Heifers – Lim – £1590 Rose; £1500, £1380, £1370, £1330 Lawrence Holme; £1400, £1140 Chapel; £1360 Blackrigg; £1350, £1330, £1220, £1150 Flimby Hall; £1310, £1300 Blackrigg; £1300, £1180 Wilson Park; £1260 Kershopefoot; £1255 Clappers; £1160 Demesne; £1150 Cockleybank. Char – £1415, £1155 Hallbankgate; £1400 Brocklerigg; £1125, £1120 Scales. BB – £1290, £1155, £1140, £1095, £1085 (x2), £1080, £1065, £1060, £1050 Cockleybank; £1260 Lawrence Holme; £1140 Chapel; £1110, £1095, £1065, £1060 Cranberry; £1110 Stone House; £1080 Ellerslea; £1060 Standing Stonerigg. A-A – £1250 Newbampton; £1170 Cockleybank; £1110 Rowell. Hfd – £1140, £1130 Rowell. BS – £1110 Rowell.

Steers – Lim – £1660 Rose; £1490 Kershopefoot; £1470, £1450 Blackrigg; £1440, £1360, £1290, £1270, £1250, £1250 Wilson Park; £1420, £1325, £1285, £1275 Arkleby House; £1310 Demesne; £1290 Newtown; £1290 Stenries; £1285, £1270 Flimby Hall; £1250 Harley Croft. BS – £1540, £1390 Gelt Hall. BB – £1440 Grassings; £1380, £1340 Tailbert; £1245, £1180, £1170, £1140, £1100 Cockleybank; £1220 Newbampton; £1190, £1110 Ellerslea; £1180 Shield Green; £1145 Bankend; £1110 Stone House; £1100 Harley Croft. Char – £1360, £1310 Brocklerigg; £1310 Chapel; £1300, £1240 Hallbankgate; £1260, £1200 Scales. A-A – £1320 Campingholm; £1240 Newbampton; £1240, £1170 Cockleybank; £1210 (x2), £1190 Gamelsby; £1200 Harley Croft; £1120, £1100 Stoneraise Place; £1110 Chapel. HF – £1290, £1100 Rose; £1090 Stoneraise Place; £1000 West Whitrigg. Frie – £1200, £1100 Gelt Hall. Hfd – £1200 Demesne; £1190 Clappers; £1070 Stainton House; £1070 Campingholm. Sim – £1190, £1150 Barton Dale. Hols – £1160 Grassings.

Weaned cattle – Heifers – Lim – £1200 Burthwaite; £1080 Glendue; £1065 The Wreay; £930, £800, £750 Pasture House; £750 Keepershield; £680 Monk. BB – £1020, £930, £730 Glendue; £1010 The Wreay; £890, £850 Pasture House; £700 Sheepfields. A-A – £1050 Greyrigg; £820 The Wreay; £790 Old Ravensworth; £760 Caton Street; £720 Chesterwood; £700 Sandysike. Mont – £900, £880 East Nethershields. Sim – £820 The Wreay. HF – £760 Woodcroft.

Steers – Lim – £1130, £1080, £1030, £930 Nether Harsley; £970 Burthwaite; £850 Glendue; £790, £780 Pasture House; £750 Keepershield; £710 Monk. Sim – £1020, £990, £930 High Wood End. Char – £930 Greyrigg. BB – £890 Pasture House; £870 Rowanburn Foot; £700 Oakbank. Salers – £880 Rowanburn Foot. A-A – £820 Hindrigg; £700 Sandysike Farmhouse. HF – £645 Edenabanks; £575 Woodcroft; £565 North Wood View; £530 Auchencrieff. Frie – £645 Edenbanks; £590 Oakbank; £570 Brackenthwaite; £550, £500 Aldoth. Hols – £590 Oakbank; £565 North Wood View. Norwegian Red – £570 Brackenthwaite.

Bulls – Lim – £1170 Glendue; £1150 Rowanburn Foot; £760 Hindrigg. Sim – £1130, £1040 High Keenley Fell; £840(x2) Park Nook. Char – £1010 Greenburn. A-A – £980 Rowanburn Foot; £860 Hindrigg; £850, £800 Ravensworth. Frie – £780 The Lowes.

Calves – Bulls – Lim – £560 Crossrigg; £490, £450 Thornley Pit House; £405 Bleaberry Rigg; £380, £325 Hazel Head; £275 New House; £240 Wheyrigg House. BB – £500, £450 Tempest Tower; £465 (x2), £445 (x2), £440 (x2) Peepy; £465 Mainhill;£460, £450 Threapthwaite; £460, £440 (x4) Peepey; £440, £430 Forest; £435 Wedholme Hill; £430 Berrier Head. Hfd – £450, £380, £270 (x2), £255 Portyerrock. Char – £430 Coombe Crag. A-A – £420 Gillfield; £390 (x2), £350, £250 Stoneybrook; £350 Threapthwaite; £350 Mainhill; £340 Low Rigg; £330 (x3) Groundy Croft; £320 (x2) Petteril Bank; £290 Thackthwaite Hall; £270 (x3) Gerranton; £270 Low Wood; £260 The Ling. Fleck – £270, £240 Coombe Crag; £240, £220, £190 (x2) Burthwaite Croft. HF – £235 Burthwaite Croft; £195, £155 (x2) Portyerrock; £175 Brownfield; £175 Preston Hall; £155 (x4) Harrington Ling; £155 Gerrard House; £145 Wedholme Hill; £135 Berrier Head. Norwegian Red – £235, £125 Burthwaite Croft; £120 Portyerrock; £110 Low Malzie. Hols – £195 Porterrock; £170 (x2), £145 (x2) Smallholm Burn; £140 Threapthwate. Ayrshire – £190, £125 Thackthwaite Hall. Mont – £140 Threapthwatie.

Heifers – BB – £440 (x3) Tempest Tower; £435, £360, £350 Mainhill; £410 (x2) Low Wood; £405 (x3), £400, £380 (x2) Peepy;£400, £370, £350 Wedholme Hill; £350 High House. Lim – £350 (x2) Bleaberry Rigg; £290 (x2) Nook House. A-A – £250 Brownfield; £220 High House; £210 Gerranton; £195 Threapthwaite; £180 (x2) Stoneybrook; £175 Petteril Bank; £170 Low Wood; £150 Thackthwaite Hall. BS – £240 Thornley Pit House.

Stirling UA

Bullocks and heifers averaged 212.89p per kg and 212.42p respectively at United Auctions' weekly sale of store cattle.

A 305kg Charolais cross topped the bullocks at 259p from Corsencon, and to £1440 for a 722kg for a Beef Shorthorn cross from Renton Home Farm.

Among the heifers it was Limousin crosses from from Torrax, that led the proceedings when selling to 261.60p for a 497kg entry and to £1360 for a 560kg beast.

Some 1744 store lambs hit a top of £109 for Suffolk lambs from Drumrack.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £550, 222.70p Gateside. 251-300kg – £580, 210.50p Gateside. 301-350kg – £800 Gateside; 259p Corsencon. 351-400kg – £890, 223.60p Meikle Camoquhill. 401-450kg – £1070, 238.80p Torrax. 451-500kg – £1100, 236.10p Gartincaber. 501-551kg – £1270, 247.10p Torrax. 552-601kg – £1270 Wardpark; 221.60p Renton Home. 602-651kg – £1270, 205.50p Wardpark. 652-701kg – £1400, 201.40p Renton Home.

Heifers – 251-300kg – £660, 227.60p Corsencon. 301-350kg – £720 Candermains; 221.50p Gateside. 401-450kg – £1010, 227.50p Wardpark. 451-500kg – £1300, 261.60p Torrax. 501-551kg – £1300, 254.90p Torrax. 552-601kg – £1360, 242.90p Torrax.

Young bulls – 301-350kg – £670, 193.60p Stacks. 351-400kg – £760, 191p Meikle Camoquhill. 451-500kg – £890, 187p Meikle Camoquhill.

Store lambs – Drumrack £109; Townhead £95.00; Fleurs £91; Greenhill £107; East Cambusmoon £105.50; Balgonar £105; Glenquey £106.50; Drumnessie £101.00; Ormsary £91; Balbedie £99.00, £84; Wester Cairney £97; Greenhill £95; Auch Estate £95.50, £90.50; Auchnafree Estate £90.

Wigton

Limousins from DA Harrison and Co, Hill House, proved popular at Hope's Auctioneers' sale of 141 store cattle when topping both the steers and heifers at £1645 and £1495 respectively.

Younger stores peaked at £985 for a 10-month-old Limousin heifer from Messrs Strickland, Rash Farm, Ireby.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1645, £1635, £1545 (x3) Hill House; £1575, £1515, £1345, £1305 Kelmore Hills; £1495m £1375 Beck; £1465 East Park; £1265, £1185 Low Blaithwaite; £1145, £1105 Thethwaite; £1145 Greenah Villa; £1135 Westend; £1125 Low House. Saler – £1595 Hill House. Char – £1485 Beck; £1255 Thethwaite; £1175m £1075 Greyrigg House; £1155 Greenah Villa;£1115 Kelsick. BB – £1435 Beck; £1385, £1345 (x2), £1315, £1265, £1235 Low Blaithwaite; £1175 Parkgate Hall; £1145 Thethwaite. Hfd – £1245, £1155, £1135 Low Blaithwaite. Sim – £1235 Low Blaithwaite; £1075 Parkgate Hall. Hols – £1115, £1085, £1075 Sanden House. Blonde – £985 Park House. A-A – £925 Oulton Grange. Mont – £925 Sanden House. Frie – £845 Low House.

Heifers – Lim – £1495, £1385 Hill House; £1445, £1305 Beck; £1315, £1225, £1135 Chapel; £1225 Greenah Villa; £1205,£1125 Westend; £1165, £1075, £1045, £1035 Park House; £1105, £1095 Kelsick; £1085, £1035 Stanger Hill; £985 Rash. Char – £1445, £1295 Hill House; £1405, £1225, £1175 Beck; £1355 Greenah Villa. BB – £1405, £1125 Priestcroft; £1185 Kelsick;£1155 Stanger Hill. A-A – £1225 Hill House; £1205, £1075 Drumburgh Castle; £1075, £1005 Cumrew. BG – £1135 Greenah Villa. Blonde – £1085 Stanger Hill.

Ayr

On Tuesday, Craig Wilson's sale of 10 dairy cattle and 48 calves and stirks witnessed the whole sale averaging £1830, with a top price of £2120 for a Holstein Friesian heifer from A and M Watt, Meadowbank.

Aberdeen-Angus cross heifers led the stirk trade at £950 for A Dalgleish and Son, Drummullan, with a Shorthorn cross bullock making £750 for JD McMillan and Son, Eskechraggan.

Among the calves trade peaked at £370 for a British Blue cross bull from Jack Craig and Co, Tannockhill, with heifer calves realising £350 for more of the same breed this time from John McGregor, Parkmill.

LEADING prices

Dairy cattle – Heifer – HF – £2120, £2020 Meadowbank; £2000 (x2) Tannockhill; £1980, £1950 Over Dalserf.

Cows – HF – £1680, £1650, £1600 Lynn.

Calves – Bulls – BB X – £370 Tannockhill; £295 Muir; £290 Parkmill; £285 Muir; £260, £250 Croftfoot; £240 Muir. Hfd X – £290 Balgreggan. Lim X – £220 Croftfoot.

Heifers – BB X – £350 Parkmill; £350 Tannockhill; £275, £270 Muir. Lim X – £300 Tannockhill.

Stirks – Heifers – A-A X – £950, £745 Drummullan. Char X – £810, £790 Drummullan. BB X – £645, £640 Haysmuir.

Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 153 store cattle and young bulls, for bullocks and heifers to cash in at 226.5p per kg and 203.8p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 300p for a pen of 260kg Luing from Cairntack, Belhelvie, and to £1390 for a 612kg Limousin cross from Cleat Work Road, St Ola.

Limousin heifers from Turfhill, Auchtylair, proved in demand when selling to 254.2p, whilst Charolais crosses from Blackhillock, Millbrex, also hit the mark when achieving £1425.

Bulls sold to 201.3p per kg for a 472kg Saler cross from Bankhead, Durris, and to £1120 for a 618kg Charolais cross from Burness, Firth.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Cairntack £840. 301-350kg – Altyre £740; Bankhead 222.9p. 351-400kg – Mains of Drumdollo £920, 234.7p. 401-450kg – Altyre £1045; Wester Invery 235p. 451-500kg – Wester Invery £1070; Altyre 229p. 501-550kg – Mains of Drumdollo £1155, 218.1p. 551-600kg – Mains of Drumdollo £1380.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – Bankhead £590, 200.7p. 301-350kg – Bankhead £650. 351-400kg – Turfhill, Auchtylair £900; Tombreckachie 227.3p. 401-450kg – Altyre £880; Mains of Drumdollo 211.6p. 451-500kg – Turfhillock £1180, 253.2p. 501-550kg – Burness £1085, 211.1p. 551-600kg – Blackhillock £1400, 240.5p. 601-650kg – Blackhillock 234.4p.

Hexham

The final sale of store cattle for Hexham and Northern Marts witnessed 263 come under the hammer, achieving a top price of £1630 for a Limousin bullock from Alan Ogle, Comb Hills.

More of the same breed also led the heifers at £1620 for Alf and Jonny Marr, Old Ravensworth, Gateshead.

Beltex crosses led the 3667 store lambs at £134 for P and EB Robson, Middle Horsleyhope.

Suffolk cross lambs topped at £114 from K White, Morwood.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1410 East Newham; £1210 Greencarts. BB X – £1150, £1130 Lee Hall. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1620 Old Ravensworth; £1360 East Newham and Sweethope; £1300 Fairspring. A-A – £1240 Aydonshields. A-A X – £1350 Aydonshields. Sim X – £1210, £1100 (x2), £1090, £1065 Newton Greens. BS – £1120 Sillywrea. Hfd X – £1180, £1120 Woodland House. South Devon X – £1060 Wingates Wholme. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1450 Harwood Shield; £1360, £1240 Greyside; £1170 Harwood Shield; £1140 Grange House and Greyside; £1105 Lee Hall; £1100 Fairspring and Grange House. BB X – £1255 Greyside. A-A X – £1160 Edges Green; £1145, £1060 Lee Hall. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1050 Burntongues; £905 Edges Green. A-A X – £780 Low Eals. Hfd X – £920, £850 East Unthank.

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – A-A X – £1400, £1380 Halfway House. Sim X – £1280 Greencarts. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1630 Comb Hills; £1540 Old Ravensworth; £1470 Comb Hills; £1460 East Uppertown; £1400 Old Ravensworth; £1380 Sweethope; £1350 Kirkley March, Sweethope and Comb Hills; £1330 Kirkley March. BB X – £1300 Halfway House. Char X – £1590, £1550, £1540, £1520 Satley; £1450 Blackcarts; £1440, £1410 Satley. A-A – £1360, £1340, £1280 Chesterwood; £0240 Wool House. A-A X – £1450, £1440 (x2), £1420, £1400 Blackcarts; £1380 Aydonshields; £1360 East Uppertown and Blackcarts. Sim X – £1410 Satley; £1240 Hartley West. South Devon X – £1200, £1190 Wingates Wholme. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1500, £1490 Harwood Shield; £1460 Grange House; £1450 Burntongues; £1410 Harwood Shield; £1380 (x2), £1360, £1290 (x2), £1260, £1220, £1100 Greyside; £1100 Burmoor. BB X – £1460, £1110 Harwood Shield. Char X – £1510 Satley. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1110, £1100 Ivy Cottage. Sim X – £990 East Unthank. A-A X – £810 Low Eals. Hfd X – £990, £910 East Unthank.

Store lambs – Tex X – £124 Fell Lane; £122 Butterknowes; £121 West Moorhouses; £120 Fell Lane and Little Swinburne; £117 Greyside; £116 Howick and Butterknowes; £115 Butterknowes; £114 Chesters, Hollin Close and Butterknowes. Suff X – £114 Morwood; £111 Howick; £110 Hedleywood; £109 Cheviot and Broomhall; £107 Cheviot and Dene House; £106 Morwood; £103 Hedleywood; £102 Morwood; £101, £100 Howick; £100 Flotterton. Belt X – £134 Middle Horsleyhope; £128 Dotland Park and Low West House; £125 Middle Horsleyhope; £124 Low West House; £123, £121 Middle Horsleyhope; £119 Dotland Park; £118 Low West House. Dutch Tex – £126, £120 Agars Hill. Chev – £102 Sillywrea and Rock; £95.50 Sillywrea; £94 Flotterton. Mule – £109.50 Todhillwood; £108.50 Holly Hill West; £105.50, £104 Todhillwood; £96 East Wharmley and Murton; £95 Duddo Hill. BF – £104 Newbiggen; £100 East Wharmley; £90 Newbiggen. Swale – £81 Farneyshield and Dyke Nook; £76, £75 Farneyshield.

Lanark

The final store sale of the year for Lawrie and Symington witnessed 622 lambs forward, gaining a top price of £120 for Beltex lambs from Bonnington Farms.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £120, £109.50 Bonnington Mains; £105.50 Knockenhair; £101 Burnton; £94.50 Warwickdale; £94 Bonnington Mains. Belt – £109.50 Bonnington Mains; £108, £107 Gair. BF – £98, £74 Gair; £70 SRUC. Suff – £103 Mossplatt; £87 Stobo Home. Chev – £75.50 Hundleshope; £74 Stobo Home. X – £90, £89.50 Culter Allers. HW – £64 Cedar House; £61.50 Bilston End.

Penrith

A small selection of rearing calves and stirks were forward for Penrith and District Farmers' Marts final sale of the year, where trade peaked at £810 for a British Blue bullock from JM and J Fisher, Holmewrangle.

Limousin heifers, topped at £750 from MH Brennand, Park House, whilst young calves attained 430 for another of the same breed, this time a bull from Thackwood Farms.

On Monday, the firm held their fortnightly sale of 34 store cattle, reaching a top of £1275 for a pair of black dairy-bred Limousin heifers from S Allan and Sons, Greenhow.

LEADING prices

Weaned stirks – Bullocks – BB – £810, £800, £770, £760, £730 Holmewrangle.

Heifers – Lim – £750, £685, £680, £660 Park House.

Calves – Heifers – BB – £405 Thackwood.

Bulls – Lim – £430, £340 Thackwood. BB – £410 Thackwood.

Store cattle – Heifers – Lim – £1275 (x2), £1215 Greenhow; £1095, £1055, £965, £905 Thorneycroft. Char – £1165, £1125, £1055, £1015, £955 Southwaite.

Bullocks – Char – £1025, £975, £965 Southwaite.

Longtown

More than 2000 store lambs came under the hammer at C and D Auction Marts' sale, where trade peaked at £157 for a Texel ewe from Craig Farming.

Store lambs hit a top price of £127 for Greyfaces from PS Tindale, Wydon Eals, Haltwhistle.

LEADING prices

Store sheep – GF – £127, £112 PS Tindale, Wydon Eals, Haltwhistle. Belt – £127 Messrs McHale, Park House, Heads Nook. Tex – £126, £125 North Synton; £125 Gillalees and Park House; £122 Rinnion Hills. Suff – £118 Ullerbank; £110 Hudspeth and Hall Dykes. Char – £107 Moss Side. Chev Mules – £117 Rendle. NCC – £109 North Synton. Romneys – £106 Hall Dykes; £94 Holm.

Hill lambs – £100, £93 The Bloch; £96 Twislehope; £91 Blakehope. BF – £97, £91 Kersknowe; £89 Blakehope; £87 Barron House. Jacobs – £83 Dykeside. Herd – £69 Shortrigg. Swale – £63 Millbeck Hall.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £157 Craig Farming. GF – £98 Ballagan. NCC – £126 Blakehope. Chev – £80 The Bloch. BF – £79 Blakehope.

Hawes

Texel cross lambs led the way at Hawes Farmers Auction Marts' sale of 506 store lambs when selling to £127 for Ingleby Farms, Northallerton.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex X – Ingleby Farms £127, £101; PF Goodall £104, £95, £71; JK Foster £103, £97, £90.50; J Duffus and Son £101; J Dixon and Sons £100, £79; HG Lynas and Son £98, £85, £78.50; E Blackburn £96, £78.50; Rec Simpson and Sons £93; A and TA Blades £90.50, £89.50, £78; Coverhead Farms £87; JS Lynas £85; T Fox £85; JR Davidson and Son £85. Belt – JE Musgrave £104, £103.50, £97.50; T and G Farrow £94.50, £94; A and TA Blades £93. Mules – J Dixon and Sons £96.50, £84, £81; T Fox £91; J Duffus and Son £90; REC Simpson and Son £90; E Blackburn £89; A and TA Blades £76. Suff – PF Goodall, Redmire £99. Kerry Hill – T and G Farrow £89, £79. Swale – T and G Farrow £85, £80; J Duffus and Son; £85 A and TA Blades; £75, £64 REC Simpson and Sons; £72, £67, £64 D Hodgson; £65, £60 JG Metcalfe; £64, £59 N Iveson; £63.50 CH Allen and Son £60.

Castle Douglas

On Monday, Wallets Marts' sold 469 store lambs to a top of £121 for Texels from Blair Farm.

LEADING prices

Store sheep – Tex – £121 Blair; £118 Tower. Chev – £113 Burn. Scotch Mules – £112 Tower. BF – £97 High Creoch; £90 Tower. LLeyn – £93, £88, £87, £83 Enoch. Suff – £86 Bellymackhill.