Stirling UA

Bullocks (740) and heifers (630) cashed in at 293.12p per kg and 276.19p respectively at United Auctions' weekly sale of store cattle.

Limousins led the pence per kg section with bullocks to £2330 for a 784kg entry from Nether Falla, whilst a 664kg heifer made £1880 from South Woodlane.

On the pence per kg section, a top of 409.40p was paid for a 320kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Easter Frew, and to 379.70p for a 374kg British Blue cross from Mains of Throsk.

Young bulls (38) averaged 278.95p and sold to 306.90p for a British Blue cross from West Montgarswood, and to £1450 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Mosston Muir.

Store hoggs soared to £99.50 for Texels from Hillhead of Catter, whilst ewes peaked at £73 for a cross ewe and lamb from Blackwalls.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – Nether Falla £2330; Glenturk 340.0p; Cowans £1900; North Strathy 335.1p; Baggerton £1780; East Ballshalloch 333.3p; Gartness £1690; North Strathy 331.9p; East Balshalloch £1680; Easter Frew 320.4p; Baggerton £1670; Kilpatrick 320.1p; High Glentriplock £1660; Carleton 313.3p; North Strathy £1605; Wester Gartshore 310.9p. Char – Baggerton £1970; Formal 330.2p; Dalkeith £1900; Nether Falla 325.7p; Lower Ardmannoch £1900, £1885; Knocknaha 324.6p; Baggerton £1790; East Ballshalloch 322.4p; Knocknaha £1760; Formal 315.4p; Lochmalony £1760; Knocknaha 315.4p; Nether Falla £1750; Hazelyshaw 314.7p. Sim – Lower Ardmannoch £1940; Hatton Knowe 318.2p; Dalkeith £1740; Craigo 315.3p; Barbarafield £1655; Gladhouse Mains 309.3p; Branxton £1650; Corsehillhead 308.2p; Lochmalony £1620; Easter Greenhill 306.5p; Gladhouse Mains £1620; Bangour 301.6p; East Balshalloch £1585; Knocknaha 301.1p. A-A – Nether Falla £1840; Easter Frew 409.4p; Lower Ardmannoch £1820; Easter Frew 320.4p; Nether Falla £1640; Symington Mains 314.0p, 313.9p; Lochmalony £1580, £1530; Langdale 309.3p; Dougall £1500 (x2), £1450, £1410; Camusericht 305.6p. Saler – Nether Falla £1570; Knocknaha 301.1p, 293.2p, 292.7p; Knocknaha £1475, £1460; High Glentriplock 290.3p; High Glentriplock £1460; Auchenbothie 288.3p; Knocknaha £1340, £1130; Knocknaha 286.8p. BS – High Glentriplock £1560; Tormaukin 294.7p; Barbarafield £1550; Parkhead 292.7p; Netherwood £1400; East Dowally 292.0p; Parkhead £1400; Cockerstone 290.4p; Cockerstone £1385; Middleton of Glassclune 281.3p. BB – Dougal Estates £1450; Bangour 384.6p; Gladhouse Mains £1430; Mains of Throsk 306.4p; West Brackenridge £1265; Mains of Throsk 301.4p.

Heifers – Lim – South Woodlane £1880; Gartness 326.1p; Cowans £1800; Cowans 319.0p; Claysyke £1790, Wester Mye 317.3p; Cowans £1685, £1680; Cowans 315.8p; Carleton £1600; Gartness 310.9p; Cowans £1560; Ballechin 307.9p. Char – High Glentriplock £1820; Knocknaha 322.0p; Hazelyshaw £1600; Knocknaha 318.9p; Nether Falla £1595; Kings Arms 311.0p; Lochmalony £1550; Glenrath 307.7p; Carskerdo £1540, £1515; Formal 304.3p. A-A – Goddens £1695; Middleton of Glassclune 306.4p; Dougall Estates £1690; Lesliepark 304.5p; Middleton of Glassclune £1670; Goddens 299.5p, 296.2p; Lochmalony £1570; Dougall 292.4p; Goddens £1540; Hardens 290.7p. Sim – Branxton £1590; Lesliepark 304.5p; Gladhouse Mains £1460; East Ballscalloch 302.5p; Branxton £1455, 294.4p; East Balshalloch £1440; Knollhead 291.7p; Gladhouse Mains £1400; Balbuthie 291.2p. BB – Mains of Throsk £1500, 379.7p; Kaemuir £1480, 270.1p; Gladhouse Mains £1420, 260.1p. Blonde – Dougall Estates £1430; Heathfield 270.2p; Heathfield £1370; Dougal estates £1140, 267.2p, 263.8p. BS – Parkhead £1320; Middleton of Glassclune 269.9p; Tormaukin £1175; Knollhead 257.8p; Parkhead £1110, 251.9p; Kincraigie £1060, 247.7p.

Young bulls – Lim – West Montgarswood £1370, £1340, £1270 (x2), 314.6p, 305.8p. A-A – Mosston Muir £1450, 253.5p; Hoprigshiels £1100, 244.4p. Char 0 West Montgarswood £1270, £1100, 305.3p, 304.7p. BS – Middleton of Glassclune £1260, £1120, 280.0p, 275.2p.

Store hoggs – Tex – Hillhead of Catter £99.50; Lochelbank £94.; Cortleferry £93.50; The Knowes £92; Wester Coul £90; Meikle Tombane £89; Union £88; Cortleferry £87; Balbedie £80. Suff – Cortleferry £99, £90.50, £89, £76. Belt – Lochelbank £89. X – Orchard £89; Wester Coul £86; Earlston Cottage £81; Cupplin Estate £79; Wester Coul £68. Mule – Wester Coul £77. BF – Braes of Ardeonaig £79; Lochelbank £78; The Glebe £69; Glenreasdale £64. Chev – Kinaldy £108; Kinaldy £90; Lochelbank £76; Lochelbank £68; Wester Coul £61.

Ewe leading – Blackwalls £73; Glenreasdale Cottage £70; Glenreasdale Cottage £66.

Carlisle

A much smaller show of 350 store cattle were on offer at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale, where steers and heifers averaged £1405.74 and £1344.08 respectively.

The sale topped at £1980 for two Limousin cross heifers from Messrs Hartley, Turner Hall, Broughton in Furness.

Steers peaked at £1900 for Charolais from Messrs Batey, High Knells, Carlisle.

Among the weaned cattle, Limousin bulls sold to £1740 for Messrs Hartley of Turner Hall.

British Blue heifers attained £1420 from Messrs Byers, Whitehills, whilst Charolais bullocks peaked at £1000 from Messrs Dale, Sunley.

British Blues from Messrs Wadsworth, Big Balcraig, led the weekly calf sale at £650 for bulls with heifers to £560.

On Monday, the firm held their weekly sale of store sheep which cashed in at £77.56, having reached £105 for a Texel lamb from JA and FM Blackburn, Penrith.

Among the breeding sheep a top price of £110 per life was achieved for Texel ewes with twin Aberfield lambs at foot from CM and P Hall, Whichester.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Char – £1900, £1700 High Knells; £1570 Woodhouse; £1090 Crowdieknowe. Lim – £1890 High Knells; £1880, £1730 Shield Green; £1800, £1640, £1570 Windy Nook; £1780, £1750 Crossfell; £1730, £1610 Shield Green; £1680 Turner Hall; £1670 Croft House; £1660, £1590 Tinnishall; £1650, £1610 Greenwrae; £1640 Millantae; £1595, £1590 Woodhouse; £1570 The Ash. Sim – £1790, £1750 Tinnishall; £1650 Halldykes. Hfd – £1750, £1490 Thackmire; £1590 Cockley Bank. BB – £1700, £1655, £1600, £1530, £1520 Woodhouse; £1680, £1670, £1465 Halldykes; £1650, £1600, £1460 Millantae; £1640 Fordlands; £1630 High Knells; £1610 Gimmenbie; £1560 Hill Park; £1500 Sleightholme; £1460 Stone House. A-A – £1700 Kirtlebank; £1640 Windy Nook; £1630 The Keep; £1610, £1540, £1490 Cockley Bank; £1580 The Ash; £1570 Gimmenbie; £1500, £1410 Halldykes; £1490 Brisco Hall; £1420 (x2) Spout Bank; £1555 Redesmouth; £1350 Hardgrove. Fleck – £1680 Fordlands. Frie – £1550 Millantae.

Heifers – Lim – £1980, £1950 Turner Hall; £1960 Hill Park; £1680, £1670, £1580, £1500 West Cocklaw; £1600 (x2) Tinnishall; £1550 Woodhouse; £1550 Windy Nook; £1500 Halldykes; £1470 Thornship; £1460 Cockley Bank; £1460 Marsh. BB – £1840 (x2), £1790, £1710, £1660, £1450 Kirtlebank; £1690, £1480 Woodhouse; £1500 Cockley Bank; £1420, £1400 (x2) Marina House; £1410 Harwood On Teviot. Sim – £1745 South View. A-A – £1570 The Keep; £1480, £1350 Cockley Bank; £1380, £1355, £1330, £1300 Brampton Fell. Char – £1560 Cockley Bank. BS – £1380 Cockley Bank.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1740, £1680 (x3), £1500, £1480, £1400, £1390, £1340 Turner Hall;£1680 Haydon Bridge; £1560, £1480 Castlehill; £1440 (x2), £1430, £1340, £1120 The Ash; £1420, £1240 The Hill; £1080 Balminnoch. BB – £1460 High House; £1320, £1060 Lowfield Bankend. Char – £1110 Airds of Balcary.

Steers – BB – £1420 Whitehills; £1260, £1220, £1180 Park House; £1020 Redcroft; £940 Street Gate; £930 Moor Park. Lim – £1280, £1220, £1190 Lanerton; £1230 (x2) Whitehills; £1130, £1070, £990, £980, £930 High Old Shields; £1110, £1080 The Ash; £1050 Lesson Hall; £960, £960 Airds of Balcary; £960 Walloway; £940 Moor Park; £920, £900 Haydon Bridge; £910 Park House. Char – £1000, £980 Airds of Balcary. Sim – £980 Desoglin. HF – £960 Edenbanks. BS – £940 Redcroft. Hfd – £900 Fell View.

Heifers – Char – £1280, £1230, £1080 Airds of Balcary; £980, £900 The Laythes. Lim – £1170, £1010, £940 Lanerton; £1140 Ross; £1000 Airds of Balcary; £980 Cross Hill; £960 Fell View; £900 Brackenslack; £900 Aldoth. Danish Red – £1120 Redcroft. BB – £990 Cooper House;, £950, £930 Glendue.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £650, £640, £600 Big Balcraig; £645 High House; £600 Risk; £590 Hadderdale; £560, £550 (x3), £520 Wedholme Hill; £540 Risk; £510 (x3), £500 (x2) Chalk Lodge;£510 Down By Rigg; £510 Wheelbirks; £495 Dykehead; £495 (x2) Jeanfield; £480 Meinfoot; £475 (x2) Monks House. A-A –£560 Tempest Tower; £550, £545, £540 Big Balcraig; £530 (x4) Eastfield; £425 (x2), £425 High Plains; £425 Jeanfield; £400 Petteril Bank. Lim – £480 Windy Hill; £460 (x2), £340 (x2) Brownrigg; £450 Risk; £330 Low Plains; £330 Greenrigg. BS – £405 High House. HF – £260 Burton House.

Heifers – BB – £560 (x2) Big Balcraig; £530, £480 (x3) Wedholme Hill; £500 Mid Whinnow; £490 Low Plains; £485, £480 (x2) Hadderdale; £475 (x2), £445 Tempest Tower; £410 (x4) Dykehead; £410 (x2), £390 Jeanfield; £405 Meinfoot; £395 (x2) Chalk Lodge. A-A – £435 (x2) Big Balcraig; £390 Tempest Tower; £390 (x2) Eastfield; £345 (x2), £310 Jeanfield; £330 Risk. BS – £400, £380 High House. Lim – £395 Meinfoot; £370 Windy Hill; £365 Meinside.

Store sheep – Tex – £105, £98, £92, £90 Church; £96, £92, £88, £86, £82 How Hill; £92, £77 Partridge Nest; £83 Mewsteads. Belt – £86 Church;£82 Partridge Nest. Hill Chev – £77, £69 High Trowier.

Breeding sheep – Ewes and lambs – Tex – £110, £98 Whichester; £90, £86, £78 Midtown. Suf – £110 Whichester. Belt – £78 Midtown.

Thainstone

Bullocks (644) and heifers (487) averaged 309p per kg and 294.5p respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 1402 store cattle, young bulls and young and weaned calves.

Bullocks sold to 376.7p for a pen of 292kg Limousins from Scrabster House, and to £2390 for a 756kg Charolais from Redhill, Elgin.

Limousin crosses led the heifer trade at 386.2p for a 492kg animal from Meikle Geddes, Nairn and to £2330 for a heifer weighing 814kg from Woodend, Auchterless.

Bulls sold to 293.7p for a 504kg Limousin from Hillocks, Keig, and to £1845 for a 686kg Charolais from Mains of Collieston, Ellon.

On Tuesday, the firm sold1920 store and breeding sheep including island consignments, with a top price of £170 paid for Continental cross gimmers from Isla House, Barras, with breeding sheep (40) cashing in at £118.90.

Store Lambs (1546) averaged £84.38 and sold to £109 for Texels from Northfield Gamrie, whilst island consigned store lambs (321) levelled at £81.63 and reached £123 for Texels from Nistagar, Harray.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Scrabster House £1100 Rockhill 342.5p. 301-350kg – Scrabster House £1150, 352.8p. 351-400kg – Milton of Noth £1420, 360.4p. 401-450kg – North Belthelnie £1515; Backakelda 365.3p. 451-500kg – Ballinloan £1690, 352.1p. 501-550kg – Hardhillock £1780, Buchaam 326.5p. 551-600kg – Deerhillock £1840; Ballinloan 322.1p. 601-650kg – Westerton of New Rayne £2180; Stoneyhill 339.6p. 651-700kg – Stoneyhill £2270, 339.6p. 701-750kg – Westerton of New Rayne £2290, 324.4p. 751-800kg – Redhill 316.1p. 801-850kg – Westerton of New Rayne £2380, 284p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Cairntack £730, 309.3p. 251-300kg – Breckan £940, 319.7p. 301-350kg – Scrabster House £1000; Breckan 294.4p. 351-400kg – Cluseburn £1330, 332.5p. 401-450kg – Lower Hobbister £1560, 359.4p. 451-500kg – Meikle Geddes £1640; Netherton, Aberlour 336.1p. 501-550kg – Ballinloan £1920, 373.5p. 551-600kg – Broadgreen £1800; Troup Home 310.5p. 601-650kg – Broadgreen £1780, 290.8p.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Upper Forgie £760, 275.4p. 301-350kg – Nether Kirkton £970, 282p. 351-400kg – Newton Smiddy £1070; Upper Forgie 285.7p. 401-450kg – Meikle Tullo £1010, 241.6p. 451-500kg – Milton of Collieston £1410; Hillocks 290.1p. 501-550kg – Hillocks £1480, 293.7p. 551-600kg – Milton of Collieston £1430, 251.8p. 601-650kg – Milton of Collieston £1845, 269p.

Breeding sheep – Tex X gimmer – Isla House £165.

Store lambs – Tex X – Lost, Strathdon £107. Cont – Crimmond Hill, Manse Road £105. Suf – Blackhole, Finzean £100. Suff X – Knowehead, Aberchirder £100. Cont X – Northfield, Gamrie £100. X – Mains of Allanbuie, Keith £98. Pure Tex – Hillhead of Morinsh, Glenlivet £98. Char – Purgavie, Lintrathen £98. Mule – Mains of Allanbuie £97.

Island consigned store lambs – DS – Nistagar £116. Tex – Gorn, Harray £109. Belt – Strathore, Balfour £106. Tex – Withaquoy, Holm £106. Tex X – Withaqouy £104. Belt X – Bu of Orphir £100. Cont – Hayon, Birsay £96. Suf – Withaquoy £94. BF – Nistagar £92. Mule – Hayon, Birsay £91.

Ayr

On Tuesday, three dairy animals were sold through Craig Wilson auction marts, having reached £2050 for a fresh calved Holstein Friesian heifer from Messrs Jack Craig and Co, Tannockhill.

A small show of 89 calves and stirks attained £1250 for a Charolais cross heifer from WAF Cuninghame, Caprington.

Top price calf was £590 for a Limousin cross bull from AD and RJ McFarlane, Meikle Kilchattan, whilst heifer calves soared to £500 for a Charolais from Kaimhill Farming.

LEADING prices

Calves – Bull – Lim X – £590, £540, £520 Meikle Kilchattan. A-A X – £565, £560, £530, £520, £470 (x2) West Cairngarroch; £545, £490 Muir; £270 Kerrytonlia. BB X – £260 Cochno.

Heifer – Char X – £500 Kaimhill; £480, £475, £340 Kilhenzie. A-A – £460 Kaimhill. BB X – £350, £340 Strandhead; £340 Kilhenzie. Sim X – £295 Philgowan. Hfd X – £285 Philgowan.

Penrith

A Limousin cross bull from A Braithwaite, Park Nook, led the proceedings at Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP fortnightly sale of 170 rearing calves and stirks, when selling for £835.

Heifers peaked at £820 for a Limousin cross from Inglewood.

Limousins from Messrs Mallinson, Lodge Farm, led the calves with bulls and heifers to £520 and £445 respectively.

LEADING prices

Stirks – Bullock – BB – £590, £550, £500 Fowrass.

Bull – Lim – £835 Park Nook. BB – £580 (x2) Howes Farming; £460 Fellsyke. Black and White – £370 (x4) The Harras.

Heifer – Lim – £820, £765, £700 (x5) Inglewood. BB – £705 (x2), £670 (x2) Inglewood; £515 (x2), £505 Howes Farming; £500 (x2), £480 Fowrass; £480 Lonscale. A-A – £475 (x8) Cairnbridge.

Calves – Bull – Lim – £520, £470, £470, £400 Lodge. BB – £400, £380, £350 Brackenburgh Home; £400 (x2) Thackwood Farms; £390, £355, £350, £345 (x2), £330 (x2), £325 (x2) Macherqhat Farms; £375 Low Plains. A-A – £350, £320 Clarks; £320 Low Plains.

Heifer – Lim – £445 (x2), £440 (x3), £370, £360 Lodge. BB – £410 Thackwood Farms; £360 Low Plains. A-A – £340, £270 Low Moor Dyke; £275 (x2), £240 (x2), £220 Low Plains.

Lanark

Aberdeen-Angus crosses were in demand at Lawrie and Symington's sale of 747 store cattle, with bullocks selling to £1805 for Newmills, with heifers attaining £1585 for Oldhill.

Bullocks and heifers cashed in at 268.1p per kg and 268.2p respectively.

Among the pence per kg section a top price of 371p was paid for British Blue cross heifers from Stoneybyres Mains, and to 312p for Limousin cross bullocks from Knockenhair.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1805 Newmill; £1580 Newbigging Mill; £1500 Mafflat; £1480, £1470 Newmill; £1355 Hills of Dalserf; £1340 Whitehill; £1310 Corrow; £1290 East Mains of Ballencrieff; £1220 Craigends. Hfd – £1110 Corrow. Lim – £1470 South Carnduff; £1400, £1225 Watsonhead; £1210 West Torphin, £1050 Drumbuie. Lui – £880, £860 Debog. Lim X – £1700 Mid Hartwood; £1580 Brocklees; £1510 Greenfield; £1475 Newbigging Mill; £1460 Brewshott; £1420 Newbyre; £1400 Watsonhead; £1380 Crofthills; £1380 Gair; £1350 Knockenhair. Char X – £1570 Crofthills; £1540 Hillend; £1530 Cleughhead; £1420, £1390 Crofthills; £1390 Hillend; £1365, £1360 Crofthills; £1360 Easter Hassockrigg. BS – £1530, £1450, £1410 Carmacoup; £1260, £1190 Corrow; £1145 Boghouse; £1140, £1020 Watsonhead. Sim – £1420 Over Kypeside; £1340 The Dyke; £1285 Easter Hassockrigg. BB – £1665 Mid Hartwood; £1400 North Quarter. Char – £1130 Bonnington Mains.

Heifers – A-A – £1585 Oldhill; £1390 Mafflat; £1360 Oldhill; £1330 Mafflat; £1325 Newbigging Mill; £1310 Mafflat. Hfd – £1100 Whitehill. Sal – £1425 Millmoor. Lim – £1540 South Carnduff; £1500 Townhead; £1240 Gair. Lim X – £1540 Crofthills; £1430 Millmoor; £1420 Townhead Croft; £1390 Brewshott; £1380 Blackburn Mains; £1280, £1265 Millmoor; £1265 North Quarter. Char X – £1540 Crookboat; £1440, £1410 Cleughhead; £1400 The Dyke; £1390 Cleughhead; £1375 Walston Mill; £1340 Greenfield; £1290 Townhead; £1275 Crofthills. BS – £1420 Carmacoup; £1320 Newbigging Mill; £1220 Townhead Croft. Sim – £1395 Easter Hassockrigg; £1300 Walston Mill. BB – £1570 Walston Mill; £1440, £1210 Stonebyres Mains. Char – £1200 Cleughhead.

Dairy bullocks – Frie – £1095 Over Kypeside; £1080 Corrow; £1040, £970 North Bankend. Hol – £1040 North Bankend; £905, £865 East Hyndshawland. Mont – £1460, £1185 Cobblehaugh.

Stirling (Cale)

Limousins secured all the lead prices at Caledonian Marts' sale of 594 store cattle, where bullocks achieved 311p per kg for JW Geyer, Blairhall, Fife, and to £1650 for J McAdam, Callendoune, Helensburgh, to average 274p.

Heifers cashed in at 269p and sold to 329p for more of the same breed from D and A Robertson, Middle Bankhead, Denny, and to £1610 for W and T Nelson, High Kilphin, Ballantrae.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1650 Callendoune; £1580 Callendoune and Jawpark; £1550 Jawpark; £1520 Middleton; £1510 Camregan, Callendoune and Middleton; £1490 Hill O’ Harthill and Callendoune.

Heifers – £1610 High Kilphin; £1570 Callendoune; £1560 Westerton and High Kilphin; £1540 Callendoune; £1520 Upper Auchenlay and Camregan; £1510 High Kilphin; £1500 Overton.

Hexham

Bullocks led the proceedings at Hexham and Northern Marts' weekly sale of 590 store cattle, when selling to £2080 on two occasions for Limousins and Charolais from Messrs Carins, Broomhall and Messrs Thompson, Fitches Grange respectively.

The heifer trade peaked at £1770 for an Aberdeen-Angus from Messrs Metcalf, Fairley.

Also forward were store hoggs which soared to £160 for a pen of eight Texel ewe hoggs from South Farm, Hallington.

Suffolk cross hoggs realised £137 from Flotterton with the same home selling Cheviot hoggs to £123.

LEADING prices

Steers – Cattle 30 months + – Char X – £2080, £1900, £1800 Fitches Grange. Cattle 23-30 months – Lim X – £1900 Lunns House; £1800 Rare Dean; £1780 Lunns House. Char X – £1920, £1880 (x2), £1680 Fitches Grange. Luing – £1580, £1530 Brandon. Sim X – £1720, £1680 Brandon. A-A X – £1790 Sunniside; £1780 Fairley; £1760 Sunniside; £1640 Rare Dean; £1630 Allendale. Hfd X – £1900, £1890 Thornham Hill. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £2080 Broomhall; £1980, £1940 (x2) West Foreshield; £1880 Lunns House; £1800 Berry Edge; £1780 Lunns House; £1600 Berry Edge; £1590 Camphill and White House; £1580 Camphill. Char X – £1790, £1740, £1700 White House. BB X – £1500, £1400 Camphill. A-A – £1080, £990 Wallish Walls. A-A X – £2040 Broomhall; £1850 Rare Dean; £1740 Sunniside; £1700 Broomhall and Lynnshield; £1660 Broomhall and Lynnshield; £1650 Allendale. Hfd – £1320 Eltringham. Hfd X – £1690, £1680 Thornham Hill. Sim X – £1730 Brandon. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £2060 West Foreshield; £1640 Greyside; £1620 Burntongues; £1600 Greyside; £1570 Burntongues; £1520 Greyside; £1510 Allenshields; £1500 Farnbury;£1490 Greyside; £1480 Harwood Shield; £1470 Low Stokoe; £1460 Allenshields. Char X – £1600 White House; £1310, £1220 Harnham Hall; £1200 West Foreshield. A-A – £1430 Broadlea; £1280, £1250 Bollihope Shield. A-A X – £1400 Warden Law and Ross; £1340 Lowfield; £1300 Moorhouse Gate; £1280 Ross. BB – £1540, £1480 Greyside; £1260 Harwood Shield. Luing – £1100, £1070 Low Chesterhope. BS – £1090, £1040 Thornley Hall. Hfd – £1540, £1350, £1180 (x2) Eltringham. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1470 Farnbury; £1325 Round Meadows; £1320 Tedcastle; £1300 Burntongues and Harwood Shield. A-A – £1080 Old Town. A-A X – £1345 Ricknall Mill; £1300 Moorhouse Gate. Char – £1100 Hill Head. Char X – £1100 West Foresheid and Harnam Hall. Hfd X – £1010 Ridgement Cottage. Luing – £900 Low Chesterwood.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30 months – Lim X – £1610 East Uppertown. A-A X – £1770 Fairley; £1700, £1660 Allendale; £1580 Church. BS – £1130, £1120 Burnbank. Hfd – £1200, £1130, £1100 Oakdene. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1720 Dykehead; £1660 White House; £1500 Berry Edge; £1470 Camphill; £1410 Camphill and West Foreshield; £1400 Berry Edge. Char – £1180 Harnham Hall. Char X – £1650, £1580 White House. A-A X – £1740 Aydonshields;, £1520 Fairley. Hfd – £1200, £1160 Oakdene. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1570 Farnbury; £1460 Dykehead and Elrington Hall; £1410 Burntongues; £1400 Dykehead and Burntongues; £1390 Dykehead; £1380 Evistones; £1330 Burntongues and Farnbury; £1300 Elrington Hall. A-A – £1200 Broadlea. A-A X – £1220 High Trewhitt; £1170 Ross; £1140 Ricknall Mill. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1430 Allenshields; £1360 Tedcastle; £1340 Allenshields; £1310 Harwood Shield. A-A – £1040 Old Town. A-A X – £1200, £1080 Ricknall Mill. Char X – £1180 West Foreshield.

Young bulls – Sim – £1390, £1200 Wydon. Sim X – £1390, £1310 Wydon.

Store hoggs – Tex – £160 South; £140 Willimoteswick. Tex X – £125 Warksfield Head; £124 Stewartshield Meadows; £119 West Shields; £116 Chesters and Tosson Tower; £115 Chesters;£114 Holly Hill West ans Chesters; £113 Lynup Hill. Suff X – £137 Flotterton; £119 Cheviot; £117 West Shields; £114, £110 Lodge House. Hamp – £129 Norwoods. Chev – £123 Flotterton; £119 Quickeningcote; £116 Flotterton. BFL – £119 Hotbank. Mule – £108 Hotbank and Flotterton; £100 Holly Hill West; £99 Warksfield Head; £98.50 Coombe Crag. Char X – £116 Flotterton. BF – £114 Hotbank. Swale – £77 Buckshot; £75 Stewartshield Meadow.

Longtown

Blue Texel store hoggs achieved £131 for Millrigg Farm, Kirkbride, at C and D auction marts' weekly sale.

Included in the sale was the annual consignment of 500 Hill North Country Cheviot hoggs from Neil Robertson, Kilfinnan, Spean Bridge, which topped at £93.

Feeding ewes reached £150 for Texel ewes from Mains of Machermore.

A very mixed show of ewes with lambs at foot sold to £110 per life for a Dorset ewes with twin lambs from E Lawson, East Mains.

LEADING prices

Store hoggs – Blue Tex – £131 Millrigg, Kirkbride. Tex – £119 High Dunashery; £110 Terregles Cottage; £107 Cocklet Hill; £105 Birchcraig. Belt – £108, £103 Causey View. Suff – £113, £109 Archerbeck; £97 Nethertofts; £95 Park Nook. Hill Chev – £87 Skelfhill and The Bloch. GF – £111 High Dunashery; £105 High Burnfoot; £104 Carlisle Gate. Chev Mules – £107, £90 Marwhirn; £89 Muircleugh. NCC – £93, £92 Kilfinnan; £87 Mains of Machermore and Glenzier. Herd – £97 Causey View. Romneys – £97 Castlemilk. Shetlands – £69 Kilfinnan. Lleyns – £70 Swinside. BF – £93 Townshields; £79 Low Tirfergus; £77 Skelfhill.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £150 Mains of Machermore. GF – £89 Castlemilk. Suff – £91 Shaw Cottage. Char – £93 Hazelbank. Romneys – £97, £92, £85 Castlemilk. BF – £75 Spadeadam; £71 Riskenhope. Swale – £69 High Dunasherry; £63 Milescott. Chev – £68, £ 64 Cumstone.

Ewes with single lambs – Tex – £102 East Mains. Cont – £86 Hallrule Mill.

Ewes with twin lambs – Dors – £110 East Mains. Tex – £72 Hallrule Mill; £69 East Mains. Mule – £59 East Mains.

Ewe hoggs – Tex – £129 High Dunashery. Swale – £116, £115, £113, £112, £108 High Dunashery. Mule – £111 High Dunashery.