Round up of special sales to include Stirling, Dingwall and Darlington

Limousin cross bullocks led this week's Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale when achieving £1840 on two occasions both coming from Messrs Grice, Newtown.

Heifers peaked at £1570 for a Charolais cross from Messrs Dobson, West End, Allonby.

An Aberdeen-Angus cross cow and calf from Alan Hague, Mill Street, Whitehaven, realised £1320.

A much plainer show of weaned cattle sold to £1260 for a Limousin bull from Messrs Graham, Orchard Farm, Hawick. More of the same breed led the steers and heifers at £970 and £900 both coming from Middle Brownrigg.

The firm also held their weekly sale of calves where Charolais from Messrs Crozier, Raggetsyke, led all sections achieving £640 for a bull and £560 for a heifer.

Read more: A round-up of this week's prime sales

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1840 (x2) Newtown; £1560, £1440 Ash View; £1530 Westray; £1480, £1440, £1430, £1360 (x2), £1340 Brackenhill Rigg; £1460 Southerfield Hall; £1350 (x2) Bank. A-A – £1820 Westray; £1520 (x2), £1410 Blackrigg; £1470, £1450, £1305 Brackenhill Rigg; £1450 (x2), £1250 Spout Bank; £1300 Thornby Villa; £1285 (x2) New House; £1200 (x5) Cranberry. BB – £1640, £1500 (x2) Blackrigg; £1400 (x3), £1320 Newbampton; £1380, £1360, £1310 Bank; £1370 Southerfield Hall; £1355 (x3) The Nook; £1330 Sandbed; £1295, £1290 Harley Croft; £1290 Barton Dale; £1255 (x5), £1235 (x4) Cranberry; £1240 (x3) Stone House. Sim – £1480, £1380, £1240 Cardew House; £1320 Cranberry; £1310 New House; £1300, £1270 Wardpark. Char – £1450, £1400 Spout Bank; £1400 Newbampton; £1380, £1370 Swordwellrigg. Fleck – £1300 (x2) Mary Street. Norwegian Red – £1300 Mary Street. HF – £1240 Southerfield Hall. Pied – £1220 Ash View. Dairy Shorthorn – £1210 Cranberry. Stab – £1200 Stone House. BS – £1200 Cranberry. Hfd – £1140 Swordwellrigg.

Heifers – Char – £1570, £1380, £1350, £1230 West End; £1420 Town House. Lim – £1560, £1400 Westray; £1550, £1370 Newtown; £1550 Thornby Villa; £1440 Wardpark; £1350, £1330 Tinnishall; £133,0 £1300, £1100 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage; £1310 Town House; £1290, £1190 The Throp; £1280, £1130 New House; £1230, £1210 Town Head. A-A – £1450 New House;£1290 (x2) Thornby Villa; £1240 Cumcatch; £1240 Town Head. Sim – £1320 New House; £1310 Cardew House; £1200 Chapel House. BB – £1320 Town Head; £1310 Town House; £1310, £1280 Sandbed; £1240 (x2) New House; £1230 (x2) Harley Croft; £1200 (x2) Cumcatch. Hfd – £1160 Cumcatch.

Cow and calves – A-A – £1320 Mill Street.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1260, £1200 Orchard; £1110, £1060 Scales; £840 (x3), £700 (x2) Far Howe; £740, £690 Charlesfield; £715 East Bowhill; £680 (x3), £600 Nunfield. Sim – £1180, £1000, £900 Newbie Mains; £1060, £1000, £990 Waterloo; £910 Keld. White Bred Shorthorn – £1000 Low Arvie. Char – £790, £700 (x2) Mosshill. BB – £750 (x7) Glebelands. Parth – £710 Syke. Lincoln Red – £700 Keld. A-A – £680 Nunfield; £650 Knockshiffnock. HF – £630 (x2) Knockshiffnock;£470 West House. Fleck – £530 East Bowhill. Hols – £410 Knockshiffnock. Frie – £400 Broom Park.

Steers – Lim – £970 Middle Brownrigg; £850 Cobble Hall Barn; £775 Howthat; £700 Middle Brownrigg. A-A – £840 East Nethershields; £830 High Rigg; £785 Sandysike Farmhouse; £730, £570 Ashley Grove; £500 (x2) East Drummodie. BB – £765 (x2) Sandysike Farmhouse. BS – £750 (x2) Rowanburn Foot. Hols – £715 High Rigg. Frie – £650, £625, £500 Aldoth; £580 (x2) Rowanburn Foot. White Bred Shorthorn – £635 (x2) Low Arvie. Char – £600 Rowanburn Foot. Ayrshire – £580 Rowanburn Foot. Hfd – £500 East Nethershields. Sim – £500 East Nethershields.

Heifers – Lim – £900 Middle Brownrigg; £745 Howthat. BB – £780 High Rigg; £780 West House. A-A – £635 (x4) Caton Street; £630 West House. Char – £580 Howthat; £540 Glenlaugh. Hfd – £540 Howthat.

Calves – Bulls – Char – £640 Raggetsyke; £500 Graystale; £360 Howthat. BB – £570, £410, £395 Round Hill; £520 Moss Side House; £485, £455 Netherfield; £450 (x2), £425, £410 Low Plains; £405 (x2) Woodside; £385 Evening Hill; £350 Nook House; £350 Gillfield; £340 Hillhead of Covington; £340, £330 Chalk Lodge. Lim – £570 (x2), £295 Round Hill; £530 Auchans; £395, £250 Bleaberry Rigg; £380, £365, £330 Boggle Hall; £275, £220 Beyond the Moss; £245 Cumdivock House. Saler – £520, £445, £420, £325 (x3), £320 Auchans. A-A – £440 Netherfield; £240, £235 Gerranton; £230 Evening Hill; £220 West House; £220,£215, £210 The Building; £205 (x2) Geltside. Sim – £410 High Dovecote; £405 Auchans. Mont – £330, £270, £175 (x3) Bridge End. Fleck – £250, £225 Bridge End. Hols – £240, £130 The Building. HF – £215 (x2), £175 (x2), £145, £135 (x2), £120 (x3) Bridge End; £130 (x2), £115 Becklees, Bridge End. Hfd – £180 (x2), £170 Park House. Frie – £130 Coombe Crag; £85 (x2) The Hill.

Heifers – Char – £560, £550 Raggetsyke. BB – £530, £390 Round Hill; £485, £465, £320 Netherfield; £470 Moss Side House;£450, £350 Low Plains; £320 Wheelbirks; £310 Peastree. A-A – £405, £360 Netherfield; £370 Moss Side House; £270 Coombe Crag. Lim – £380 Auchans; £340 The Building; £300 Round Hill; £255 (x2) Bleaberry Rigg. Sim – £380 High Dovecote; £300 Auchens; £260 Howthat. Saler – £330 (x2), £325 Auchans. Hfd – £155, £130 Wood Close; £130 Woodside. Frie – £95 Kirkbryde.

Dingwall

The champion, a Limousin cross heifer, from Firm of J Munro, Invercharron Mains, went on to secure the top price of £2050 when being knocked down to Blair Duffton at Dingall and Highland Marts' anniversary show and sale.

The Judge, E Walton, Low Hail, Hurworth, found her reserve in a British Blue bullock from A Easton 1 Tannachy Road, Portgordon, which went on to realise £1700.

Bullocks (779) averaged 255.1p per kg, with heifers (610) cashing in at 242.1p.

Young bulls (16) sold to £1310 for a 590 Limousin cross from Englishtonmuir, Bunchrew.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Clashaddy, Skerry £560, 248.9p; Dalmagarry, Moy £630, 290.3p; Keppoch, Dundonnell £740, 309.6p. 251-300kg – Port Henderson £940, 321.9p; Lochbuie, Newtonmore £890, 317.9p; Wester Lochend, Inverness £860; Druid Temple, Inverness 303.6p. 301-350kg – Lochdhu, Nairn £1040, 305.9p; Druid Temple £995, 321.0p; Wester Craiglands, Fortrose £990; Kennachy, Forss 301.6p. 351-400kg – Invercharron Mains £1140, 288.6p; Wester Craiglands £1120 (x2); Lochussie, Dingwall 298.1p; Seaview Cottage, Gairloch 288.3p. 401-450kg – Forsie, Thurso £1240, £1210, 288.4p; Craigiebank, Forgie £1240, 306.2p; Kennachy 282.1p. 451-500kg – Rhevackin, Kiltarlity £1340, 294.5p; Woodend, Killearnan £1300, 288.0p; Rattar Mains, Thurso £1270; Glaick, Ardross 278.8p. 501-501-550kg – Woodend £1480, 284.6p; Kinerras, Kiltarlity £1410; Rhevackin £1400; Torroble, Lairg 265.4p; The Rowans, Brora 262.9p. 551-600kg – Woodend £1590 (x2), 281.4p, (x2); Kinerras £1515, 281.6p. Over 600kg – Woodend £1700, £1640, 276.4p, 270.2p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Craigton, Bonar Bridge £560; Drummie, Golspie £530, 246.5p; Keppoch, Dundonnell £520, 253.7p. 251-300kg – Wester Tomloan, Nairn £790, 263.3p; Wester Lochend £750, 266.0p; Nottingham Mains, Latheron £750; Scroggie, Dingwall 258.6p. 301-350kg – Murza, Wick £1200, £930, 352.9p; Rattar Mains £890, 282.5p; Kennachy 285.5p. 351-400kg – Seaview Cottage £1160, 317.8p; Invercharron Mains £1120, 298.7p; Alvie Estate, Kincraig £1110, 308.1p. 401-450kg – Seaview Cottage £1500, £1350, 368.6p, 329.3p; Alvie Estate £1160, 288.6p. 451-500kg – Murza £1350, 281.3p, 254.6p; Seaview Cottage £1260; Hilton, Tain £1230; Forsie 257.0p. 501-550kg – Nether Inshes, Inverness £1420, £1350, 258.2p; Ardnagrask, Muir of Ord £1340, 257.7p; The Rowans 259.5p. 551-600kg – Clury, Dulnain Bridge £1640, 273.3p; Woodend £1620, 273.9p; Invercharron £1600, 273.5p.

Stirling UA

Bullocks (235) and heifers (227) averaged 237.15p per kg and 231.72p respectively at United Auctions' weekly store cattle sale.

British Blue crosses from Craigend, led the pence per kg sections at 274.90p for a 502kg bullock and to 269.1p for a 446kg heifer.

A 662kg Aberdeen-Angus cross bullock secured £1700 for Towncroft, and to £1395 for a 633kg Simmental cross heifer from The Mains.

Young bulls (16) sold to 234.30p and £1160 for a Charolais cross from Logie.

The opening sale of 7044 store lambs witnessed a top call of £108 for Texels from Ashfield and Nether Monynut, with the breed averaging £88.07 (+£0.38 on the year).

Beltex crosses cashed in at £86.78 (+£0.61), with Suffolk crosses and Cheviots hitting £88.82 (+£1.57) and £76.84 (+£0.84) respectively. Mules balanced out at £80.30 (-£0.80).

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 251-300kg – Garthbeg £740, 262.40p. 301-350kg – Wynd £870l Garthbeg 253.00p. 351-400kg – Kincraigie £1040, 264.00p. 401-450kg – Over Newton £1070; Kincraigie 251.80p. 451-500kg – Whitehill £1290, 264.30p. 501-551kg – Craigend £1400, 274.90p. 552-601kg – Towncroft £1530; North Mains of Baldovan 267.10p. 602-651kg – North Mains of Baldovan £1580, 258.60p. 652-701kg – Towncrift £1700, 256.80p.

Heifers – 251-300kg – High Auchneel £670, 223.30p. 301-350kg – Wester Auchencarroch £750; High Auchneel 221.90p. 351-400kg – Kincraigie £930; Wynd 247.20p. 401-450kg – Craigend £1200, 269.10p. 451-500kg – Kirkland £1330, 266.50p. 501-551kg – Huntly Lodge £1360; Gateside 255.30p. 552-601kg – Temples £1365, 232.90p.

Young bulls – 251-300kg – Bankhead £650, 220.30p. 301-350kg – New Blainslie £720, 214.30p. 351-400kg – New Blainslie £730, 207.40p. 401-450kg – Logie £970, 234.30p. 451-500kg – Over Buttergask £1060, 226.50p.

Breeding sheep – Ewes – Suff – Catcune £260, £245, £230 Catcune. Tex – £220, £205, £190 Catcune.

Gimmers – Tex – Wester Middleton £380, £320, £310; Wardhead £192. Suff – Claish £230, £228, £208.

Ewes – Suff – Catcune £260, £245, £230. Tex – Catcune £220, £205, £190.

Gimmers – Tex – Wester Middleton £380, £320, £310; Wardhead £192. Suff – Claish £230, £228, £208.

Store lambs – Tex – Ashfield and Nether Monynut £108; Auchentiber £107; Outerston £97.50; Nether Monynut £97. Belt – Low Tirfergus £102.50, £93, £92.50. Suff – Nether Monynut £102.50; Carston £99; Auchyle £97.50; Carston £94. Mule – Low Tirfergus £94; Polnoon £84.50; Gribloch £83; Corran £82.50. Chev – Strewibank £82; Highpark £74; Tiraghoil £73.50.

St Boswells

A small show of store cattle were forward for Harrison and Hetherington's sale which sold to a top of £1300 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross heifer from Messrs Budge, Lamberton.

Bullocks averaged 228.27p, with heifers balancing out at 229.87p.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1200 Lamberton.

Heifers – A-A – £1300, £1210 Lamberton.

Lanark

Bullocks led the way at Lawrie and Symington's fortnightly sale of 196 store cattle, when selling to £1480 for a pair of 635kg Simmentals from Parklea, and to 268.8p per kg for a 480kg Limousin cross from Corramore to average 234p.

A pair of 529kg Limousin crosses from Corramore, led the heifers at £1450 and 274.1p, to cash in at 228.5p.

Dairy bullocks topped at £1160 for 526kg British Friesians from North Brackenridge to average 181.8p.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Sim – £1480 Parklea; £1350 Whitehill; £1300 Greenbank; £1240, £1195 Whitehill; £1180, £1160 Greenbank; £1145 Hartfield. Lim X – £1470 Corramore; £1445 Gatehead; £1360 Mannerston; £1290 Whitehill; £1290 Corramore; £1100 Whitehill; £1090, £1050 Mannerston. A-A – £1445, £1330 Gatehead; £1185 Craighead; £980 Haggmuir; £970 Bonnington Mains; £960 Drumboy. BS – £1330 Gatehead; £1200 North Brackenridge. Cont X – £1210 Skerrington Mains. BB – £1080 Craighead. Char X – £1020 Craighead; £940 Bonnington Mains. A-A X – £960, £880 Drumboy. Hfd – £890 Drumboy. Lim –£880 Mannerston.

Heifers – Lim – £1450, £1325 Corramore; £1210 Mannerston. Lim X – £1450, £1330, £1240 Corramore; £1230, £1210 Mannerston; £1210 Whitehill; £1165 Corramore; £1090 Parklea. Char X – £1320 Whitehill; £940, £930 Bonnington Mains. Char – £1320 Whitehill. BB – £1300 Gatehead. Cont X – £1240, £1190, £1030 Skerrington Mains. Sim – £1220 Greenbank; £1200 Parklea; £1170 Whitehill; £1040 Greenbank; £1030 Skerrington Mains. A-A – £1145 Skerrington Mains; £1120 Gatehead; £1050, £910 Skerrington Mains; £900 Baillieshall. Hfd –£1070 Gatehead. BS – £900, £800 Baillieshall. A-A X – £780 Drumboy. Sal – £750 Mayfield.

Dairy bullocks – Fries – £1160 North Brackenridge; £1085 Tanhill; £1055 North Brackenridge; £1020 Tanhill; £1000 Parklea. Ayr – £880, £790 Coldwakening. Hol – £940, £890 Blackburn Mains; £760 North Bankend.

Ayr

A small show of just nine dairy cattle achieved a top price of £2150 on two separate occasions firstly for a fresh calved Holstein Friesian heifer from J and C Drummond, Coilsholm, and again for another of the same this time from Messrs Boyd, Dechmont.

A larger show of 88 calves and stirks topped at £1000 for a pen of Black and White bullocks from GI and AM Livingston, Acholter.

Among the calves trade peaked at £455 for a Limousin cross bull from Messrs Harper, Kaimhill, with heifers realising £340 on two occasions firstly for a British Blue cross from A Brown and Sons, Kirkhill, and again for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Charles Service and Co, Moorpark.

LEADING prices

Dairy cattle – HF heifer – £2150 (x2) Coilsholm and Dechmont; £2050 Dechmont; £2000 Tarshaw; £1900 Coilsholm. HF cow – £1900 Philgowan.

Calves – Bulls – Lim X – £455 Kaimhill; £260 Broadhead. Sim X – £410 (x2) Kaimhill. BB X – £335 Kirkhill; £290 Philgowan. A-A X – £330 Boreland; £310 Moorpark;, £290 (x2), £270 Towerhill; £265 Newlands; £255 East Montgarswood.

Heifers – BB X – £340, £325 Kirkhill; £305, £275 Nether Craig. A-A X – £340, £290 Moorpark. Hfd X – £320 Philgowan.

Stirks – Bullock – Black and White – £1000, £900 Acholter. Lim X – £850 Glendoune. Saler X – £790, £720 Balsaggart. Hfd X – £710 Pinmerry.

Penrith

Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 186 rearing calves and stirks, which reached £820 for a British Blue heifer from WJ Whitfield, Pennine View.

Limousin cross Friesian bulls from Messrs Bowness and Spedding, Galemire House, Cleator Moor, attained £700.

British Blue bull calves sold to £500 for JH and JE Taylor, The Harras, with Limousin heifers peaking at £390 for Beeches.

LEADING prices

Stirks – Bullock – BB – £630 West Shield. A-A – £540 (x3) Cairnbridge.

Heifer – BB – £820, £740 (x2) Pennine View; £740, £700 Lamonby Hall; £590 Ghyll Bank. Lim – £800 Pennine View. Char – £750 Lamonby Hall. Stab – £600 (x3) Ghyll Bank. A-A – £450 (x3) Cairnbridge.

Weaned calves – Bullock – A-A – £440 Sleetburn. Hfd – £390 (x2) Sleetburn. Dairy Shorthorn – £200 Sleetburn.

Bulls – BB – £500 The Harras; £490, £440 Blunderfield East; £450 (x4), £435 (x2) Macherquhat; £450 Seathill. Lim – £480, £470, £420 Beeches. Black and White – £400 Lamonby Hall; £210 (x2), £155 Bridge End; £185 (x2) The Harras. Saler – £385 (x2), £340 Blunderfield East. Mont – £270, £255 (x2), £230, £190 Bridge End. Fleck – £215 Bridge End.

Heifers – Lim – £590, £530 Westray. BB – £435, £380, £370 (x2) Macherquhat. Saler – £350 (x2) Blunderfield East.

Stirks – Bulls – Lim – £700, £675 (x4), £670 (x4) Galemire House. BB – £660, £600 Ghyll Bank; £550 (x3) West Shield. Stab – £620, £550 (x3), £510 Ghyll Bank. Black and White – £290 (x2) Cairnbridge.

Young calves – Bull calves – BB – £430, £420 Monks House; £425, £380 (x2), £360, £350 (x2), £340 (x2) Seathill; £420 Brackenburgh Home; £400 Beeches; £370, £360, £310 Askrigg Hall; £300 Greenah Cragg. Lim – £290 Greenah Cragg. Hfd – £210, £165 Seathill. A-A – £170 Catterlen Hall; £150 Yanwath Woodhouse. Fleck – £165, £115 (x2), £90 Bridge End. Mont – £102 (x2) Bridge End. Black and White – £90, £70, £50 Bridge End; £90 Catterlen Hall; £55 (x2) Yanwath Woodhouse.

Heifer calves – Lim – £390, £360 Beeches. BB – £385 Monks House; £360, £310, £270 Seathill; £280 Thackwood. A-A – £130 Catterlen Hall.

Dumfries

Limousin crosses from Hillhead, Chapelknowe, dominated C and D Auction Marts' fortnightly store cattle sale when selling bullocks and heifers to £1405.

Breeding cattle attained £2350 for British Blue heifers with bull calves from Bridge of Aird, with more from the same home this time with heifer calves attained £2100.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1405 Hillhead; £1095 Hazelbank. Sim – £1305, £1100 High Auchneel; £1185 North Bowerhouses. A-A –£1280, £1165 High Auchneel; £1270 Shenrick; £1265, £1125 North Bowerhouses; £1145 Laghead. Char – £1260 High Auchneel. BS – £1165 High Auchneel. Sal – £1070 Auchenfad.

Heifers – Lim – £1405, £1330 Hillhead; £1290 Shenrick; £1180, £1145 High Auchneel. Sim – £1270 High Auchneel; £1155 Millhill. A-A – £1265, £1145 High Auchneel. Hfd – £1220 High Auchneel. Char – £1215, £1175, £1120 Millhill. Hol – £1105 Shenrick.

Stirling (Cale) On Monday, Caledonian Marts Ltd had forward 241 store cattle at their fortnightly sale, where bullocks and heifers averaged 226p per kg and 216p respectively.

Simmentals led the bullocks at 250p for a pen from J Cameron, Balbuthie, Fife, and to £1330 for more of the same from R Nelson, Blairmains, Culross.

Heifers hit 253p for Limousins from C Dick, Taylorton, Stirling, and to £1090 for a Simmental from G Aitken, Cowdens, Dunduff.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1330 Blairmains; £1290 Ardgate; £1260 Shieldrum; £1220 Balbuthie.

Heifers – £1090, £1080, £1070, £1050 Cowdens; £1040 Taylorton; £990 Midton.

Hexham

A smaller show of 116 store cattle was forward this week for Hexham and Northern Marts which achieved an average of £1249.15.

Aberdeen-Angus cross heifers led the trade at £1660 for JL and M Wilkinson and Son, Bollihope Shield, with steers peaking at £1520 for more of the same from Richard and Lance Green, Heckley High House, Alnwick.

An overall average of £89.43 was achieved for the 898 store lambs forward, with a top price of £136 paid for Texel crosses from A and CL Bell, Woodhall.

LEADING prices

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – BB X – £1340 Camp Hill. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1380 Camp Hill. BB X – £1480 Camp Hill. Cattle 11-16months – Lim – £1250 Grange House; £900 Fairspring. A-A X – £1520, £1500, £1490, £1440, £1420 Heckley High House.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – BB X – £1210 Slealands. A-A X – £1640 Aydonshields. Cattle 17-22months – BB X – £1360 Slealands. A-A X – £1580 Aydonshields. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1370, £1300 Grange House. A-A X – £1385, £1370 Heckley High House.

Store lambs – Tex X – £136 Woodhall; £114 Stone Hall; £113 Laburnum Cottage; £108 Wittonshields. Suff X – £106 Laburnum Cottage; £100 Hope House; £99 Laburmun Cottage. Dutch Tex – £103 Stone Hall. Mule – £93.50, £90 Woodhall. Belt X – £92 Wolf Hills; £90 Craigshield. Bleu de Maine – £92.50 Thornley Hall.

Darlington

A Limousin bull from JR and G Walton and Sons, Mickleton, secured £1660 at Darlington Farmers Auction Marts' sale.

Three steers sold for a joint top price of £1360, firstly for two Herefords from DR Smith, East Roughlea, and matching that price was a Limousin from ML Tallentire, South Softley, Butterknowle.

Heifers attained £1180 for a Charolais from E Parsons, Newstead.

Breeding sheep achieved a 100% clearance rate, selling to £265 for gimmers from E Grieves, Oakdene and CA and JG Skidmore, Needless Hall.

Leading the store lamb trade at £102.50 for Texels from LD Laws of High Village.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – £1360, £1315, £1270, £1205, £1165, £1155 (x5), £1140, £1120, £1050, £1010 ML Tallentire; £1360 (x2) DR Smith; £1250, £1110, £1095 J Davis; £1170, £1125 (x3), £1060 (x2), £1045, £1040 (x2), £1030 (x2), £1015 (x3), £1000 RJ Bradshaw; £1160 GA Willey; £1050 (x4) W Love Ltd; £1030 J Bennison; £1030, £985 I Newton and Son; £1020, £950 N Basey; £1010, £1005 K Sayer; £960 (x2) B Storey; £950 P Hutchinson.

Heifers – £1180, £1170 E Parsons; £1170, £1145 (x2), £1025 J Davis; £1160, £1145, £1115, £1085 DR Smith; £1130, £1125 (x2), £1100 (x2), £1010 JR Fell; £1120, £1075 D and HM Hutchinson; £1115 (x2), £1010 MJ Hutchinson; £1055, £1050 (x2) WB Rutter and Sons; £1050 (x4) High Mains Partnership; £1040 D and M Lowes; £1035, £1030 B Storey; £1015, £1000 K Sayer; £1000 P Hutchinson; £995 (x2) AP Taylor; £990 I Newton; £990 ML Tallentire.

Cows and calves – £1000, £980 T Hodges.

Store bulls – £1660 JR and G Walton and Sons; £900, £700 D and CA Henry; £870 BR Lawson; £850 TT Hall and Son.

Breeding sheep – Gimmers – £265, £260, £255, £250, £245, £225, £195, £190 EW Grieves; £260, £250, £240, £230 (x3), £220(x2) CA and JG Skidmore; £190, £185, £180 CM and TF Seymour; £185, £180 (x2), £175 (x3), £172, £170 (x5) Dyson Farming Ltd; £135 S Fawell. Ewes – £100, £98 S Fawell.

Store lambs – £102.50, £94.50 LD Laws; £102, £96, £93, £92 GH Lister; £101.50, £99, £93 S Pybourne; £96 C and M Burnett; £93, £91 W and V Burton; £91 Adam Richardson; £90 S Beeforth; £89.50, £88.50, £86, £85, £75 J Wigham; £85 MF Hall; £85, £80, £76 JP Richardson; £85 S Dodsworth; £81 J Henry; £77.50, £75 WH Brown.

Feeding ewes – £106 B Henderson; £79, £70, £67.50, £46 JP Richardson; £70 Adam Richardson; £70 (x2) C Harle and Sons; £70, £68, £66 Gray Broom House.

Longtown

On Tuesday, C and D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of 2346 store lambs, which attained £111 for Texels from Bankwood.

LEADING prices

Tex – £111, £108 Bankwood; £108 Woodside. Belt – £110 Pallet Hill Barn and Victoria House. Char – £99 Monk. Suff – £92 Foulsyke. Half-breds – £82 Monklaw. GF – £88 Garheugh; £85 The Knarr; £81 Stonehall. Chev Mules – £77 Hawthornbank. Lleyns – £86 Felkington. Romneys – £75 Felkington.