Special sales to include Carlisle, Thainstone and Stirling

Some 592 store cattle achieved an average of £1219 at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale.

Top overall at £1950 was a Limousin cross steer from Messrs Beattie, Woodfield, Annan, whilst the females hit £1930 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Beattie, Shield Green, Carlisle.

A larger entry forward of weaned cattle were forward where trade topped at £1530 for a British Blue bull from Messrs Burrow, The Lodges.

Limousin steers made £1150 from Messrs Elliot, Hallburn Croft, whilst more of the same breed topped the heifers at £1240 for a pair from Messrs Evans of Halmyre.

The firm also held their weekly sale of 230 calves, which witnessed £570 being achieved on five occasions firstly for a Limousin bull from Messrs Graham, Rose Castle, Carlisle and then again for four Limousin bulls all from Messrs Wilson, Gate, Wigton, who also topped the heifers at £470 with more of the same.

The monthly Beef Breeding sale, witnessed a top price of 3400gns paid for an Aberdeen-Angus bull from Linda Wilson, Bridge View.

A Limousin heifer with calf realised £1950 for Messrs Betts, Bridge.

On Monday, the firm held their weekly sale of store and breeding sheep, where a top of £126 was paid for Texel cross hoggs with single lambs at foot from Geltside.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1950, £1810, £1760 Woodfield; £1790, £1630 High Knells; £1710, £1550, £1510 Croft House; £1640, £1540, £1495 Brackenhill Rigg; £1600, £1580, £1525, £1520 West Cocklaw; £1500 Bank; £1480 Green; £1480 (x2) Beckhall. Sim – £1840, £1600, £1540, £1320 Cardew House; £1390 Ellerslea; £1160 Riggshields; £1100 Wardpark; £1050,£1000 Ladyhousesteads. Char – £1575 Sideway Bank; £1465 Lordstown; £1370 (x2) Castlehill; £1260 (x2), £1210 (x4), £1190, £1170 (x2), £1150 Claycrop. BB – £1570, £1500, £1460, £1440 (x2), £1380 Brackenhill Rigg; £1550 Bankend; £1520 Beckhall; £1420 (x4) Campingholm; £1420 West Whitrigg; £1395 Eden Bank; £1380 Blue Dial; £1370 Ellerslea; £1350 (x2) Town House; £1340 Bankend; £1295, £1290, £1280 (x2) Woodhouse. A-A – £1550 (x2) Blackrigg; £1450 (x2), £1440 (x4), £1390 (x2) Scalehill; £1440 (x2), £1370 (x4), £1350 (x3) Ribton House; £1430 West House; £1430 Longrigg Thorn; £1400 (x3), £1285 (x3) Back of Wall; £1390 Standing Stonerigg; £1265 Sloehabbert; £1250 Gimmenbie. BS – £1340 Bank. Hols – £1300 (x2) £1250 (x2) Carrick Dean £1205 (x4) Blue Dial Farm, Hereford £1295 (x2) £1230 (x3) Scalehill Farm, £1190 (x2) Swordwellrigg; £1155 Westhill. HF – £1290 West Whitrigg; £1230 (x2), £1105 Kelsick House; £1140 Sloehabbert; £1120 Kirkland; £1050 (x2) Back of Wall. Frie ­– £1265 Kelsick House. Longhorn – £1030 Brackenslack. Cont – £1000 Kirkland.

Heifers – Lim – £1930, £1860, £1740 (x2) Shield Green; £1820 Millrigg; £1780 Woodfield; £1600 Seymour House; £1600 High Wreay; £1600, £1540 (x2) West Cocklaw; £1500 Thistledown; £1500 Eden Bank; £1460 (x2) Hill; £1450 Blackrigg; £1440 Standing Stonerigg; £1440 Low; £1440 (x2) Rose Castle; £1430 Walloway; £1400 Thistledown. A-A – £1650 (x2), £1380 (x2), £1350 (x2) Blackrigg; £1610, £1590, £1570 West House; £1390, £1260 Longrigg Thorn; £1290 (x3) Ribton House; £1260 Standing Stonerigg. Char – £1590 Howrigg; £1450, £1300 Lordstown; £1390, £1350 Sideway Bank; £1380 (x2), £1140 (x2) Low Houses; £1190 Crosshill Farmhouse. BB – £1540 Seymour House; £1500 West Whitrigg; £1480 Howrigg; £1410 (x2) Ellerslea; £1400, £1390 Westhills; £1400, £1285 (x5) Blue Dial; £1385 Ellerslea; £1380 (x5) Carleton Hill; £1380 Bank; £1340 Blackrigg; £1330 Sloehabbert; £1290 Eden Bank. Hfd – £1200 (x2), £1090 (x3), £1000 (x3) Cardewlees; £1180 (x2) Swordwellrigg; £1020 Scalehill. Sim – £1285 Ellerslea; £1110 (x2) Riggshields; £1090 Westhills. Saler – £1280 (x2) Thistledown. Hols – £1190 Blue Dial.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – BB – £1530, £1440, £1340, £1150 (x2) Lodges; £890 Newlands. Lim – £1380, £1090 Cragside; £1120, £1100 (x3) Halmyre; £1025, £1020, £1000 (x2), £950 The Hill; £1000, £870 Charlesfield; £970 West Wharmley; £900 Wolsty, Romagnola; £1200 Maidencoates. Sim – £1050 Maidencoates; £940 Shaw Head; £870 Waterloo. Char – £990 Maidencoates; £820, £810 Ross. A-A – £940 Halmyre; £750, £700 Maidencoates. Blonde – £900 (x2), £885 Upper Senwick. Saler – £890, £830, £810 Overby House. Hfd – £815 (x2) Ross.

Heifers – Lim – £1240 (x2), £920 (x2), £860 (x5), £850, £820 (x5) Halmyre; £1030 (x2), £1000, £950 Hallburn Croft; £1000, £970 Lees Hall; £970, £880, £860 (x2), £850 Broomhills; £940 Orton Hall; £940 Cragside; £850 (x2) Pelutho Park. A-A – £1120, £960, £880, £850 Orton Hall; £955, £920, £815 (x3), £805 (x6), £805 (x3), £780 (x5), £775 (x3) Halmyre. BB – £950 Sloehabbert; £870, £820 (x2) Nirvana; £845 (x2) Sandysike Farmhouse; £840 (x6) Nunfield; £750 Coatlith Hill. Romagnola – £820 £670 Maidencoates. Hfd – £750 (x2) Bridge View; £690 Fell View. Char – £750 Shaw Head; £700 Brocklerigg. Blonde – £730 Harelawhole. Pie – £730, £710 (x2), £670 Mill Street.

Steers – Lim – £1150 Hallburn Croft; £1110, £910 (x3) Halmyre; £990 Lodges; £890, £845 Lees Hall. BB – £1080 Sloehabbert; £1000 (x6) Cooper House; £930, £860, £820 (x2) The Grove. A-A – £1050 Sloehabbert; £970 Nirvana. Saler – £910 (x5) Far Hills. Hols – £870, £750 High Drum. HF – £835 (x3) Edenbanks; £750 Sloehabbert. Char – £820, £750 Little Tongue; £820 Brocklerigg; £760 Ross. Hfd – £680 Fell View.

Calves – Bulls – Lim – £570 (x4), £520 (x4) Gate; £570 Rose Castle; £460 Brunt Hill; £295 Crossfell House; £230 Nook House. BB – £530, £485, £400 Braehill; £495 (x4) Tempest Tower; £485, £425 North Greenhill; £485 Big Balcraig; £425, £415 Moss Side House; £415, £400 (x2) East Scales; £410 Wood Close; £410 Boggle Hall; £375 Meinfoot. Hfd – £445 (x3), £400 (x2) Sockbridge Hall; £250 £245 Cairnhead. A-A – £425, £345, £315 Braehill; £410 Meinfoot; £325 Hill House; £320, £280 Nether Collinhirst. HF – £275 (x2) Gate; £200, £165 Brunt Hill; £150 Meinfoot; £128 (x6) Round Hill. Hols – £190 (x2) Braehill. BF – £132 (x2), £128 (x2) Stannock. Ayrshire – £82, £80 (x3) Thackthwaite Hall.

Heifers – Lim – £470 (x2) Gate; £445 (x2) Milton Hill; £420 Brunt Hill; £400 Braehill; £345, £285 Park; £285 Round Hill; £240 Whitelaird. BB – £445 (x3) Big Balcraig; £400 (x2) North Greenhill; £355 Moss Side House; £350 Tempest Tower; £325, £295, £285, £275 (x2) Park; £320 Braehill; £310, £295 Thackthwaite Hall; £290 Boggle Hall; £270 Monks House. A-A – £420 Brunt Hill; £395 (x3), £380 (x3) Big Balcriag; £340 Braehill; £310 Moss Side House; £300 Thackthwaite Hall; £270 Nether Collinhirst; £210 Stannock; £205 Low Rigg. Hfd – £420 (x3), £370 Sockbridge Hall; £190 Wood Close; £185 Stannock.

Breeding cattle – Heifers and calves – Lim – £1950, £1850 Bridge; £1920 Midtown. Whitebred Shorthorn – £1900 Heathfield. BB – £1800 The Flatt.

In-calf heifers – A-A – £1180 Barwhanny.

Bulling heifers – Lim – £1750 (x2), £1700, £1600 (x2), £1550 Bonshawside; £1420 (x2) Croft House. Sim – £1380, £1300 The Flatt. Hfd – £1265 (x7) The Flatt. A-A – £1100 (x3) The Flatt.

Beef breeding – A-A – 3400gns.

Hoggs and lambs – Tex – £126 Geltside; £116 Troutbeck Cottage; £113 (x2) Dockray Hall; £109, £89 Low; £104, £100 (x2) Woodend.

Gimmers and lambs – Tex – £122, £108, £94 Low; £116, £111, £107, £104 The Bog; £98 Glebelands; £88 West Causeway Head. Suff – £99, £81 West Causeway Head. GF – £80 Farlam Hill.

Ewes and lambs – Mules – £107 Bleabank; £97, £89 The Guards; £86 Plumtree House; £85 (x2), £80 Cinderbarrow; £82 Dockray; £80 Cracrop. Tex – £107 Geltside; £100, £88, £85 (x2) Abbots Close; £98, £92, £91, £89, £88, £86 Glebelands. Suff – £106, £96, £92 Plumtree.

Stirling UA

Bullocks led proceedings at United Auctions' weekly sale, when selling to 305.60p per kg for a 324kg Limousin cross from Hilton of Beath, and to £1690 for a 714kg Charolais cross from Gillmill, to cash in at 247.37p.

More Limousin crosses led the heifers at 299.5p, having crossed the weigh bridge at 434kg for Southside, and to £1640 for a 646kg Simmental cross from Shieldburn, to average 234.77p.

Young bulls averaged 207.59p having sold to 208.60p for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Killellan, and to £1060 for a Simmental cross from East Cauldcoats.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – West Friarton £630; East Drumlemble 268.90p. 251-300kg – Abbey Mill £810, 280.30p. 301-350kg – Hilton of Beath £990, 305.60p. 351-400kg – Saddel Home £1180, 295.00p. 401-450kg – Bowridge £1200, 276.50p. 451-500kg – Upper Inchwood £1320, 279.70p. 501-551kg – Helentongate £1400, 260.20p. 552-601kg – Compestonend £1540, 263.30p. 602-651kg – Gillmill £1610; Callendoune 256.6p. 652-701kg – Stoupshill £1670, 252.30p. 702Kg+ – Gillmill £1690.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Auchlin £640, 260.20p. 251-300kg – Gilston £725.00, 251.70p. 301-350kg – Newton of Crathie £900, 264.70p. 351-400kg – Beechwood £1080, 286.00p. 401-450kg – Southfield £1300, 299.50p. 451-500kg – Carinfield £1325, 271.50p. 501-551kg – Farden £1420; Mains of Throsk 263.040p. 552-601kg – Beechwood £1415; Inchgall 254.50p. 602-651kg – Shieldburn £1460.

Young bulls – 401-450kg – Killellan £870, 208.60p. 501-551kg – East Cauldcoates £1060, 205.40p.

St Boswells

Bullocks and heifers averaged 243.72p per kg and 234.18p respectively at Harrison and Hetherington's fortnightly sale.

A Simmental cross bullock led the trade at £1480 for Messrs White, Middlestead, and to 312.7p per kg for a Charolais cross bullock from Messrs Anderson, Headshaw.

Limousins dominated the heifers at £1260 for Crossflat, and to 270.6p for Howahill.

Also forward was a small show of ewes and lambs, which sold to a top of £152 per life for a Blue Texel ewe with triplets from Oxnam Neuk.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1340 Broomiebank; £1305 Hassendean; £1230 Broomiebank; £1190, £1170 Hassendean; £1160 Northfield, St Abbs, Whitburgh, Oxmuir. Lim – £1300, £1180 Howahill; £1175, £1165 Crossflat; £1140 (x3) Broomiebank. Longhorn – £1030 Croc Mhor Farms. BS – £1210, £1190, £1180 Broomiebank. Sim – £1480, £1160, £1075 (x2) Middlestead; £1045 Hopton, Middlestead. BB – £950 (x2) Harwood on Teviot. Char – £1110 Headshaw, L, Caverton Mill; £1080, £1060 Mossilee;£1030 Caverton Mill

Heifers – A-A – £1220 Woodhead; £1200 Birkenside; £1180, £1150 Woodhead; £1110 Northfield, St Abbs; £1100 Oxmuir. Lim – £1260 Crossflat; £1150, £1110 Howahall; £1090 Papple, Howahill. BS – £1100 Broomiebank; £945, £940, £900 Hutlerburn. Sim – £1000 Headshaw; £980 Mossilee; £960 Caverton Mill. BB – £960 Harwood on Teviot. Char – £1150 Headshaw; £1075 Todshawhaugh; £1040 Mossilee; £1000 Headshaw.

Ewes and lambs – Blue Tex with triplets – £152 per life Oxnam Neuk. Blue Tex with twins – £148 Oxnam Neuk. Suff X with single – £104 Oxnam Neuk.

Ayr

A strong trade was met at Craig Wilson's sale of 520 store cattle, where bullocks and heifers cashed in at 238.2p per kg and 235p respectively.

Top price of the day was £1640 paid for a pair of 655kg Limousin bullocks from Straid Farms, and to 291p for Aberdeen-Angus bullocks off Low Ballees.

Heifers attained £1585 for a 605kg Limousin from Straid Farms, and to 286.6p for Simmental heifers from Langalbuinoch, Rothesay.

All classes of sheep sold to £288 for a pen of 10 Texel cross ewes with twin lambs from the Cousar family, Howcommon, whilst Texel ewes with single lambs realised £222 from the same home.

On Tuesday, the small show of 16 dairy cattle sold to £2420 for a Friesian heifer from Dykehead.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1640, £1490, £1300, £1295 Straid Farms; £1380, £1355 Fore Rogerton; £1320 High Borland; £1290 Ballycurrie; £1265 Thorn; £1250, £1245 Littlemill; £1245 Townhead. Char – £1630 Straid Farms; £1560, £1400 Creagraineach; £1380 Ballycurrie; £1140 High Woodston; £1090 Mossend. A-A – £1505, £1390 Clonbeith; £1250 Knowe; £1230 Mackailston; £1180 Clonbeith. BS – £1335, £1200 Mid Craigton; £1300 Cairnhouse. Sim – £1220, £1120 Dykefield; £1050 Craigbrae. BB – £1220 Ladyyard; £1200 Fortacres; £1130 Townhead; £1105 High Borland; £1100 Barmoorhill and Baltersan. Stab – £1140 Mackailston. Frie – £1125 Cairnhouse; £1040 Stevenston; £900 Drongan Mains.

Heifers – Lim – £1585, £1550, £1525, £1390, £1360 Straid Farms; £1475 Craigbrae and Auchentibbert; £1395 Lanemark; £1340 Little Creoch; £1315 Fore Rogerton; £1295 Auchentibbert;£1270 Back O’Hill; £1265 Craigbrae; £1255 Thorn. A-A – £1475, £1340 Clevance; £1390 Clonbeith; £1240 Mackailston; £1160 Hapland; £1130 Ladyyard; £1095 Fortacres. Char – £1460 Straid Farms; £1415, £1285 Auchentibbert; £1215 Creagraineach; £1170 Littlemill; £1140 Mossend; £1130 Ballycurrie. BS – £1305 Creagraineach. Sim – £1280 Clevance; £1135 Langalbuinoch. BB – £1250 Ladyyard; £1110 Townhead; £1105 High Borland; £1090 Barward; £1070 Townhead of Lambroughton. Saler – £1200 High Craighead; £1195 Maxwelston; £1095 Balligmorrie.

Breeding sheep – Ewes – Twin lambs – Tex X – £288 Howcommon; £252 Holmes. Suff X – £270, £258 Howcommon. Mules – £248, £222 Howcommon. BF – £156 Holmes.

Singles – Mules – £170 Howcommon. Tex X – £222 Howcommon. BF – £130 Holmes.

Dairy cattle – Heifer – Frie – £2420 Dykehead; £2200 Tarshaw; £2120, £1900 (x2) Coilsholm. Cow – Frie – £1850 Ditton. Ayrshire – £1300 Borland.

Calves – Bull – BB – £550 Raithhill; £490 Bogwood; £400 Tannockhill. Lim – £530 (x2), £410 Raithhill. Frie – £150 Dykehead. Heifers – Lim – £535 (x2) Raithhill. BB – £490 Raithhill; £430 (x2) Bogwood; £380 Garrockhill.

Young calves – Bulls – Lim – £245 Netherholm. Char – £200 Craig. BB – £190 Airtnoch. A-A – £190 Tarshaw. Frie – £65 Kerrytonlia. Heifer – Lim – £340 Netherholm. Sim – £315 Dykehead. BB – £240 Netherholm.

Stirks – Heifers – Lim – £1130, £1095, £1025 Mid Craigton; £1095 Glanderston. BS – £980, £850 Mid Craigton. A-A – £680 Laigh Corton. Sim – £610 Muirlaught. Bullocks – Lim – £1090 Glanderston; £885 Mid Craigton; £855 Mossend. A-A – £980 Laigh Corton; £800 Lindsayston. Char – £875 Mossend. BS – £820 Viewhill.

Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts witnessed 1350 store cattle and young bulls go through the ring, where heifers led the trade stakes at 316p per kg for a 288kg British Blue cross from Newton of Crathie, Crathie, and to £1770 for a 722kg Charolais cross from Newton of Auchindoir.

Heifers and bullocks averaged 241.1p per kg and 250p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 302.8p for a 284kg Limousin cross from Carnbroe Estates, Stonside of Dripps, and to £1760 for 628kg Charolais from Newton of Auchindoir, Rhynie.

A 272kg British Blue cross led the bulls at 257.4p for Hindstones, New Aberdour, and to £1185 for 522kg Aberdeen-Angus from Meikle Pitinnan, Oldmeldrum.

On Tuesday, the firm also sold 264 adult breeding cattle where breeding bulls hit 5000gns on two occasions firstly for a Charolais from Ernan, Strathdon, and again for a Limousin from Mains of Elrick, Auchnagatt.

Heifers with calves followed behind at £3700 for Limousin cross with a Limousin cross bull calf from Pitcairn Farm, Cardenden, and to £3100 for a Simmental cross heifer with a Limousin cross heifer calf from Lost Farm, Strathdon.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Carnbroe Estates £600, 291.3p. 251-300kg – Carnbroe Estates £865, 294.2p. 301-350kg – Boganlea £960, 290.3p. 351-400kg – Braeside £1105, 300.3p. 401-450kg – Scrabster House £1150, 273.8p. 451-500kg – Campdalmore £1280, 261.2p. 501-550kg – Newton of Auchindoir £1425, 268.3p. 551-600kg – Newton of Auchindoir £1560, 271.8p. 601-650kg – Hillside£1690; Newton of Auchindoir 280.3p. 651-700kg – Hillside £1750, 254.4p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Selbie Hill £560, 241.5p. 251-300kg – Newton of Crathie £910; Carnbroe Estates 278.2p. 301-350kg – Tullo of Garvock £1030, 296p. 351-400kg – Mormond Prop £1150, 287.5p. 401-450kg – Boganlea £1200; Drumforber 288.2p. 451-500kg – Harestone £1390, 287.2p. 501-550kg – Loanend £1390; Wester Coltfield 259.7p. 551-600kg – Scrabster House £1500; Boganlea 257.2p. 601-650kg – Newton of Auchindoir £1570; Loanend 247.5p. 651-700kg – Hatton Manor £1590, 235.2p. 701-750kg – Hatton Manor £1730, Newton of Auchindoir 245.2p.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Hindstones £700. 301-350kg – Nottingham Mains £700, 216p. 351-400kg – Overhill £860, 224p. 401-450kg – Drums of Muirake £950, 227.3p. 451-500kg – Meikle Pitinnan £1030, 211.9p. 501-550kg – West Cullerlie £1120; Meikle Pitinnan 227p.

Breeding cattle – Heifer with bull calf – Lim X – The Bungalow £3350; Auchmaliddie Mains £3000; Ardhuncart Farms £2900. Sim X – Ardhuncart Farms, Auchtygall £2900; Lost Farm £2850; South Blachrie, Lost, Auchtygall, Pitcairn £2800; Fairburn, Lost £2750. BS X – Lost Farm £2700.

Heifer with heifer calf – BB X – The Bungalow £3000; Fairburn £2950; Pitcairn £2800; Mill of Inverarity £2750; The Bungalow £2700; Mill of Inverarity £2600. Lim X – Fairburn £2950; Auchmaliddie Mains £2850, £2800, £2650; Fairburn, Mill of Inverarity £2600. Sim X – Auchmaliddie Mains £2850; Ardhuncart Farms, Lost £2750; Lost £2600.

Second calvers with bull calves – Lim – West Cruichie £1900.

Second calvers with heifer calves – Sim – Upper Ashalloch £2250.

Cow with bull calf – Sim – Nether Kirkton £2250; Knowehead £2150. Sim X – Knowehead £2200; Nether Kirkton £2080, £2020, £2000. Char – Knowehead £2000. A-A X – Knowehead £1980. BS X – Nether Kirkton £1850.

Cow with heifer calf – Sim X – Nether Kirkton £2000, £1980; Knowehead £1950. Lim X – Nether Kirkton £2000.

Breeding bulls – Cha – Auchincrieve Farm 4600gns; Mains of Elrick 4000gns; Harestone 3500gns. Lim – Easterside 4600gns; Welton of Creuchies 4600gns; Lomondmuir 4500gns; Shannas 4000gns; Easterside 3500gns; Welton of Creuchies 3500gns. Sim – Midtown 4000gns; Upper Forgie 3000gns. A-A – Strathorn 2500gns.

Stirling (Cale)

On Monday, Caledonian Marts sold 160 ewes with lambs at foot at their opening sale to a top of £214 paid for a pair of Charolais ewes with single lambs from J Baxter, Gibblaston.

LEADING prices

Ewes and lambs at foot – Singles – Mule –£200, £160 Gibblaston. X – £148 Gibblaston. Chev Mule – £178 Upper Tombrake.

Twins – Mule – £243 Wester Kepdowrie; £240, £234 Gibblaston; £225 Walton. Tex – £228 Gibblaston.

Lanark

On Tuesday, Lawrie and Symington sold 903 store cattle at their fortnightly sale, where Limousins heifers led proceedings at £1615 for a 622kg entry from Nether Abington, and to 339.5p per kg for 360kg Limousins from Kilwhipnach, to level at 229.5p.

An 654kg Aberdeen-Angus led the bullocks at £1570 for Walesley, and to 327.6p for a 376kg Charolais from Scrogton, to cash in at 242.5p.

Dairy bullocks topped at £1200 for 585kg heifers from Blackburn Mains, to average 186p.

Also forward this week was the opening sale of 423 ewe with lambs at foot, which witnessed a top call of £112 per life for a Suffolk ewe with a Texel lamb from Messrs Hodge, Westerton.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1570, £1520, £1485 Walesley; £1355 Newbigging Mill; £1310 Mafflat; £1300 Walesley; £1265 Tanhill; £1240 South Carnduff; £1230 Newbigging Mill; £1180 Over Kypeside. Hfd – £1100 Newhouses; £1010 Ladyurd; £945 Newhouses; £940 Watsonhead; £920 Sweetbit; £840 Newhouses. Lim – £1260 South Carnduff; £1240 Bickerton Hall; £1165 South Carnduff; £1140, £1110 Scrogton; £1090 West Carnduff; £1075 Bickerton Hall; £1070 Wester Walston; £1070 Scrogton; £1060 Bickerton Hall. Luing – £1030 Dunsyre Mains. Lim X – £1450 Westertoun; £1300 Gair; £1290 Wester Walston; £1275 Westertoun; £1250 Drumalbin; £1230 Wester Walston; £1220 Muldron; £1200 Newbyre; £1175 Wolfcrooks; £1160 Bluebell. Char X – £1420, £1300 Mossplatt; £1220 Netherton; £1200 Sandilands; £1200, £1165 The Law; £1160, £1155 Bonnington Mains; £1140 Easter Hassockrigg; £1135 The Law. BS – £1355 Birkhill; £1340 Drumalbin; £1300 Birkhill; £1290 West Nerston; £1200 Auldtoun; £1160 Carmacoup; £1110 East Blacklaws; £1065 Watsonhead; £990 West Nerston; £970 East Blacklaws. Cont X – £1150 Higher Daviesdykes; £1035 Newmill. Sim X – £1400 Laigh Cleughearn; £1360 Yards; £1330 (x2), £1320, £1290 Bogside; £1190 Bents; £1175 Bogside; £1160 Bluebell; £1145 Gartclush. BB – £1425 Nether Abington; £1280 East Gartmillan; £1250 Higher Daviesdykes; £1240 East Gartmillan; £1185 Bents; £1135 Easter Hassockrigg; £1080 Newbyre; £1080, £1035 Sandilands; £1030 Auchencorth. Char – £1155, £1075 Bonnington Mains. Sal – £1080 Wester Walston,;£980, £900 Lawhead. Gall – £1010 Walston Mill.

Heifers – A-A – £1360 Walesley; £1270 Mafflat; £1270 Darnhall; £1260 East Gartmillan; £1210 O’Cathain; £1200 East Mains of Ballencrieff; £1190, £1175 Mafflat; £1150 Westertoun; £1140 Newbigging Mill. Sal – £1090 Darnhall Mains; £920 Easter Hassockrigg; £860 Cloich. Char X – £1280 Laigh Cleughearn;£1230 Scrogton; £1150 Bonnington Mains; £1140 Hillhouse; £1105 Mossplatt; £1080 Scrogton; £1075 Cleughhead; £1070 Netherton; £1070 Cleughhead; £1035 Bonnington Mains. BS –£1350 Birkhill; £1210, £1175 Carmacoup; £1050, £1040, £1030 East Blacklaws; £1010 Dillars House; £900 East Blacklaws; £890 Drumalbin; £840 Devonburn View. Cont X – £1030 Woodlands. Lim – £1615 Nether Abington; £1280 Craighead; £1230 South Carnduff; £1050, £975 Wester Walston; £870 Scrogton. Lim X – £1345 Laigh Cleughearn; £1270 Netherton; £1240, £1230 Busses; £1225 Bluebell; £1180 Muldron; £1160 Bogside; £1150 Busses; £1145 Traquair Knowe; £1135 Bluebell. Hfd – £1000, £970, £860 Newhouses; £835 Cronan; £820 Sweetbit. Sim – £1345 Laigh Cleughhearn; £1180 Woodlands; £1160 Bogside; £1140 Gartclush; £1100 Ladyurd; £1085 Gartclush; £1045, £1025 Haywoodhead; £1020 Brownlee Rd. BB – £1380 Nether Abington; £1235 Higher Daviesdykes; £1220 Over Kypeside; £1120 East Gatmillan; £1070 Walston Mill; £1035 (x2) Brownhill; £1020 Deaconhill; £1010 Newbyre; £1000 Sunnyside. Luing – £740 Overcairn. Wagyu – £970 Jackton Estates.

Dairy bullocks – Fries – £1095 Over Kypeside; £1000 Tanhill. Ayr – £870, £865, £800 Langside. Hol – £1200, £1175 Blackburn Mains; £1115 Higher Daviesdykes; £930 East Gartmillan; £930 Mauldslie Mains.

Ewes and lambs – Twins – Tex – £105 Westerton; £103, £101 Dillars; £99 Bankhead; £92 Westerton. SM – £98 Dykehole; £93 Felton; £86 Bankhead. Chev Mule – £85 Bankhead. Cont – £82 Dillars. Chev – £80 Spittal; £79 Bankhead. She – £39 Eastfield of Wiston. Swa – £47 Whitegates.

Singles – Tex –£105 Bankhead. Suff – £112, £91 Westerton. Belt – £101 Bankhead. SM – £86 Fauldhouse Rd. Chev – £77 Spittal. Dor – £70 Whitegates. She – £46 Whitegates. Swa – £48 Whitegates.

Penrith

Texel gimmers with Beltex lambs secured £145 per life at Penrith and District Farmers' market for W Richardson and Son, Ghyll House.

Mule ewes with Charollais cross Beltex lambs realised £90 per life for JM and J Fisher and Daughters, Holmewrangle.

On Monday, the firm held their fortnightly sale of 300 store cattle, where a new record price of £2135 was achieved for a Limousin bullock from B Duffton, Aberdeen.

The same home achieved £1875 for a pair of red limousin heifers.

LEADING prices

Ewes and lambs – Cont – £103, £100, £98 Highfield; £95 Cairnbirdge; £94, £92, £88 (x2), £80 Hellbeck; £92, £89, £88, £84 Town Head; £92 Burthwaite; £90, £88 Lyvennett Fencing. Suff X – £120 Eden Close; £90 Hellbeck; £86 Town Head. Tex – £125, £115 Eden Close; 3102 Ellonby Hall; £100, £86 Burthwaite; £96 Ellonby Hall. Char X – £98 Town Head. Mule – £90, £88, £86, £84, £82, £80, £78 Holme Wrangle; £80 Burblethwaite; £79 Lyvennett Fencing; £78 Sunnyside; £76 Town Head; £75 Mount Pleasant. Zwart – £86 Town Head. Dorset – £86 Town Head,

Gimmers and lambs – Cont – £135, £92, £90 (x2) Ghyll House. Tex – £120 Nobles. Belt – £145, £140, £115 Ghyll House.

Store cattle – Bullocks – Lim – £2135, £2035, £1905, £1645 Bogie Street; £1715, £1525, £1295 Friendship; £1355, £1255, £1175 (x2) Gillside; £1335, £1275, £1225, £1165 Nook; £1215 Scar Side; £1195, £1135 High Howe. Char – £1715 Bogie Street; £1225 (x2), £1215, £1205 (x3); £1175 (x2) Scar Side. Sim – £1575 Bogie Street; £1465 Glaslyn House; £1235 Brigg Farm House. BB – £1385 Glaslyn House; £1325, £1235 (x2), £1225, £1195 Brigg Farm House; £1285, £1255, £1195 (x2) Street (Iveson); £1175 Nook; £1135 Yew Tree. A-A – £1275 Glaslyn House; £1105 Clickham. Black and White – £1255, £1085 Town Head; £1155, £1085 (x3) Low Rutter. BS – £1185 Friendship. Hfd – £1105 White Gate.

Heifers – Lim – £1875 (x2), £1775 (x2), £1755, £1745, £1725 (x3), £1675 (x2), £1645, £1615 (x2), £1555, £1485 (x2), £1395, £1385, £1335 (x2), £1125 Bogie Street; £1825, £1795 (x2), £1755, £1695 (x4), £1685 (x2), £1675 (x3), £1655, £1635 (x3), £1615, £1605 (x3), £1475 (x2), £1405 (x2), £1395 (x2), £1315 Newlands Mill; £1675, £1605, £1425, £1405 Low House; £1435, £1355, £1255, £1215, £1195 (x2) Nook; £1375 Friendship; £1365, £1295 Glaslyn House; £1325 Brigg Farm House; £1265 Hallrigg; £1245, £1185 Gillside; £1195, £1185 High Howe; £1185 (x2) Clickham. BB – £1825 Bogie Street; £1795 Low House; £1615 Newlands Mill; £1495 Friendship; £1435, £1375, £1365, £1285 Nelson Hill; £1275 Yew Tree; £1145 Long Meg. Char – £1735, £1655 (x2), £1475 Bogie Street; £1585 White Gate. BS – £1595 Newlands Mill; £1235, £1195, £1165 Croft Ends. A-A – £1405 Nelson Hill; £1205 (x2) Yew Tree; £1205 Friendship; £1165 Clickham. Hfd – £1375 Friendship. Sim – £1225 Nelson Hill.

Cockermouth

Bullocks and heifers both secured £1375 at Mitchells Auction Mart's weekly sale of store cattle, for a British Blue and a from North Mosses, and Foxhouse, respectively.

The opening sale of ewes and lambs was led by continental cross ewes with lambs from Messrs Whitfield, Beech House, which made £119 per life.

LEADING prices

Steers – BB – £1375 North Mosses; £1195 Croft End; £1165, £1155, £1135 Holmecroft; £1095, £1085 Woodhall Brow; £1065, £1035 Aikbank. Lim – £1335 Scalesmoor; £1245, £1200, £1145, £1115 Ullock; £1215, £1205 (x2) Croft End; £1155 Holmecroft; £1135 Gate Ghyll; £1095 Hayes Castle; £1075, £1065, £965 (x2) Cumblands; £1045 High Bewaldeth; £1045, £1035 Woodhall Brow. A-A – £1085, £1075, £1015, £1005, £965 Beck. BS – £1085, £985 Woodhow. Hfd – £1025 Row End. Mont – £975 Woodhall Brow.

Heifers – Lim – £1375, £1335, £1195 Foxhouse; £1355 Scalesmoor; £1275, £1165, £1075 Croft End; £1185, £1125, £1025 Low Garth; £1055, £1045, £1035 Hayes Castle; £1055 Grange. A-A – £1335, £1105 Frizington Hall; £1135 Whins. South Devon – £1305 Frizington Hall. BB – £1275 Foxhouse; £1155 Aikbank; £1145, £1095 Whins; £1035 Row End. Sim – £1195 East Townend; £1075 Row End; £1045 Grange. BS – £1115, £995, £945 Woodhow. Hfd – £1075 East Townend. Char – £1065 Scalesmoor. Blonde – £995, £935 North Mosses.

Bulls – Lim – £1015, £935 Ewanrigg. Char – £895 Ewanrigg.

Stirks – Bulls – BB – £420 The Buildings. A-A – £325 The Buildings.

Heifers – BB – £300 The Buildings. A-A – £275 The Buildings.

Hoggs with lambs – Mule – £84 Frizington Hall.

Ewes with lambs – Tex – £119 (x2), £108, £102, £100, £88 Beech House; £90, £86 Hill Top. Mule – £100 Beech House; £88, £87 (x2) Branthwaite Rigg; £73 The Muslins; £72 Woodside Cottage.

Gimmers with lambs – Tex – £100 Orthwaite Hall.

Hexham

Limousin cross steers secured the top price of £1790 at Hexham and Northern Marts' sale for Frank and Reg Simpson, Square House, Quebec.

More of the same breed also led the heifers at £1675 this time from DT and E Whitfield, Berry Edge, Consett.

Also forward were 371 store hoggs which cashed in at £100.44, having topped at £146 for a pair of Texels from AW Dixon, West Heddon.

LEADING prices

Heifers – Cattle 30 months+ – Hfd X – £1150 Low Carriteth. Cattle 23-29 months – Lim X – £1500 Lunns House; £1440 White House; £1370 Lunns House and North Shotton; £1365, £1360 White House. Char X – £1280, £1270 White House. A-A X – £1085 Ogle Dene. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1675 Berry Edge; £1540 Springwell and Berry Edge; £1530 Springwell and Hard Riding; £1480 Springwell; £1470, £1460 High Trewhitt. Char – £1380, £1375, £1340, £1325 Thrunton. Char X – £1460 Springwell; £1400, £1390 High Trewhitt; £1290 Springwell and High Trewhitt. BB X – £1460 Round Meadows. A-A X –£1420 New Rift; £1395 Springwell. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1480 Hepscott Manor; £1420 Woodhall; £1390 Little Swinburne; £1360 East Unthank and Tarset Hall; £1350 Grindon Hill; £1300 Round Meadows and Lee Hall; £1290 Stotsfold and Old Ravensworth; £1260 Swarland Old Hall; £1250 East Loanend. Char X – £1470 High Trewhitt. Blonde X – £1550, £1360, £132, £1300 Houselope Grange. A-A X – £1180 New Rift; £1050 Kirkhouse; £1000 Parkside. Cattle 10 month and under – Lim X – £1320 Burntongues; £1210 Round Meadows; £1195, £1185 Swarland Old Hall; £1130 Grindon Hill; £1120 Todhillwood. BB – £1250 Willimoteswick. A-A – £1020, £990 Ricknall Mill.

Steers – Cattle 23-29 months – Lim X – £1600 Colepike; £1640 Berwick Hill; £1630 Berry Edge; £1585, £1510, £1500 Berwick Hill. Char X – £1600 Ogle Dene. A-A – £1420 Springwell. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1645 Colepike; £1595 (x2) Fallowfield; £1540 Colepike; £1510 Fallowfield; £1500 Berry Edge. Char X – £1450 Springwell; £1360 (x2) Fallowfield. BB X – £1480 Fallowfield. A-A X – £1410 Fallowfield. Hfd X – £1300, £1280 Fallowfield. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1790, £1745, £1700 (x2), £1670 (x2) Square House; £1630 Stotsfold; £1590 Kingswood; £1580 Square House and Dykehead; £1555, £1535, £1530, £1520 Square House. Char X – £1080 Castle Nook. BB X –£1000 Lee Hall. A-A X – £1350, £1270 East Butsfield; £1250 Kirkley Dam; £1235, £1225 High Barns; £1220 East Butsfield; £1200 New Rift. Hfd X – £1045, £1040, £1030 Needless Hall. Saler X – £1400, £1350, £1300 Fallowfield. Cattle 10 month and under – Lim X – £1330 Low Middleton; £1320, £1300 Swarland Old Hall; £1210, £1155 Agars Hill. Char X –£1330, £1210, £1080, £1060, £1000 Castle Nook. A-A X – £1060, £1040 Ricknall Mill; £1030 Parkside. BS – £1080 Ricknall Mill.

Bull – Lim – £1680 Little Swinburne.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £146 West Heddon; £141 Ravenside;£137 White House and West Heddon; £136 West Cocklaw and Barker House. Suff X – £137 Blue Gables; £135 Needless Hall. Char X – £140, £139, £128, £125 Fitches Grange. Belt X – £140, £136 West Heddon; £134 Needless Hall. Dutch Tex – £115 Hard Riding. Mule – £119 Intake; £118, £112 Irestone. Welsh Mule – £97 Bavington Hill Head. Swale – £71 Westburnhope. X – £90 Latterford.

Darlington

A Charolais steer from B and B Kitching, Great Stainton, led proceedings at £1530 at Darlington Farmers Auction Mart's store cattle sale.

A Limousin cross heifer stood pre-sale champion for WA Wardman, Thrushwood, Yearby, before going on to make £1520.

Reserve champion went to a Limousin steer from CT Gibson of Elm Bank Cottage, which went on to realise £1430.

Texel ewes with twin lambs led the sheep trade for I Spedding, Wolsingham, when achieving £84 per life.

LEADING prices

Stirks – £450 F E Pinkney; £400 (x5), £280 (x2) W and V Burton.

Young bulls – £1340, £1220 S and J Dent and Son; £1320, £885 WT Hall; £1295, £1285, £1275 (x2), £995 TL Holmes and Son; £1135, £1100, £1055, £1030 GW Dobson and Son; £1095, £1040, £1020 K Mellor; £1065, £1060 (x2), £990, £975 (x2) DE Stones; £1000 HS Hutchinson; £920 J Fletcher; £895, £870 WE Muir and Son; £880 FE Pinkney; £870 B and B Kitching and Son.

Steers – £1530 B and B Kitching; £1430, £1375 (x2), £1360 (x2) CT Gibson; £1380, £1240 DR Smith; £1350 TT Hall and Son; £1290, £1250 C Hall; £1290 C Bell; £1260, £1170 (x3), £1140, £1120 F Ward; £1250, £1100 DG and PD Ayre; £1210 JC Thwaite and Son; £1210, £1150 (x2) JC Smith; £1185, £1165 (x2), £1130 WC Barker and Son; £1155 WA Wardman Ltd; £1155 (x3) GW and M Singleton and Sons; £1145 W Wearmouth and Son.

Heifers – £1530 KB and S Roche; £1520, £1500, £1460, £1445, £1400, £1390, £1315, £1295, £1280, £1265 (x2) WA Wardman Ltd; £1470 (x2), £1440, £1400, £1375 (x2) S and J Dent and Son; £1470, £1280 (x2), £1215 CT Gibson; £1425, £1250 DR Smith; £1345, £1305 JG Wilkinson and Son; £1330 (x3), £1260 F Ward; £1300 MH Hodgson; £1280(x2), £1240, £1220 K Mellor; £1265, £1210 WB Rutter and Sons; £1260 AC Bentham; £1250 CB Taylor; £1210 C Bell.

Ewes and lambs – £252, £222 I Spedding; £195, £192, £175 Fletcher and Coates; £190, £175, £165 J Burbury; £185 BR and S Fell; £175 C and M Burnett.

Store hoggs – £117 Tom Bell; £102, £101(x2), £100 S Love; £92, £90, £88 J Burbury.

Feeding ewes – £108 J Burbury.

Longtown

On Tuesday, C and D Auction Marts sold to £109 for a pair of Berrichon ewes with single lambs from Glasson, followed by a Charollais with twins at £108 from Rigg Garth.

Texels led the store hogg trade at £113 for Croft House, with more of the same breeding topping the feeding ewes at £193 for Shaw Cottage.

LEADING prices

Ewes with lambs at foot – Singles – Berrichon – £109 Glasson. Tex – £90, £88 High Acres. Mule – £83 Moss Side.

Twins – Char – £108 Rigg Garth; £86, £85 Moss Side. Tex – £95, £92 Glasson. Mule – £79 Brockie Law.

Gimmers with single lamb – Tex – £95 Glasson.

Store sheep – Tex – £113 Croft House, Ireby; £105 Gall. Belt – £109 Pilmuir. Char – £107 Denty. GF – £97 Denty. Chev Mules – £101 Pilmuir. BF – £89 Denty. Chev – £79 Newlands. Badgerfaces – £63 Gall.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £193 Shaw Cottage. Suff – £191 Shaw Cottage. Dutch Tex – £133 Greenside. Belt – £129 Shaw Cottage. GF – £137, £133 Waterhead of Dryffe. NCC – £151 Enzieholm; £132 Clarghyll. Hill ewes – BF – £129 Gall; £121 Enzieholm; £109 Shaw Cottage. Chev – £109 Enzieholm; £107 Gall.

Lochboisdale

Bullocks and heifers averaged 229.53p per kg and 216.58p respectively at United Auctions' small sale of 73 cattle and 156 sheep.

Limousin crosses dominated all sections, with the per head section selling to £1340 for bullocks and £990 for heifers both coming from Messrs MacDonald, 103 Carnan.

Limousin cross bullocks realised 264p for Messrs Smith, 1 Sollas, North Uist, with heifers attaining 256p/ for Messrs MacDonald from 12 Sollas, North Uist.

On the sheep front, a joint top price of £100 was achieved on two occasions, firstly for Texel cross ewes from IS Morrison, Rhughasinish, and again for Texel cross ewe hoggs from F MacBain, North Uist.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A X – £960 Askernish; £930 Garrynamonie; £800 Askernish. BS X – £1180, £960 Balemore; £860, £810 Balivanich. Lim X – £1340, £1100 Carnan; £950 Sollas.

Heifers – A-A X – £810 (x2) Dunskellar. Lim X – £990 Carnan; £950 Ahmore; £940 Howmore; £910, £900 Ahmore; £890 Howmore; £880 Ahmore; £870 Sollas; £870, £860 Ahmore.

In-calf cow – £1180 Garrynamonie.

Farrow cows – £1290 (x2) Hillview; £1190 Kildonan; £1120 Kilphedar; £1000 Stilligarry; £1000 Sollas; £1000 Daliburgh.

Ewes – X – £100 Rhughasinish; £96 Griminish; £92 Paiblesgarry; £90 Aird Illery; £90 Hoebeg; £90 Borve, Barra. BF – £88 South Boisdale.

Ewe hoggs – Tex X – £100 Knockintorran. Chev – £98 Hoebeg.