Summary of special sales with values remaining strong across the board

Bullocks sold to 343.00p for a 277kg Limousin cross from Sanaigmhor, and to £2085 for a 784kg Charolais cross from Gillmill.

A 490kg Charolais cross from Blacksheils, led the heifer trade at 332.70p, whilst a 629kg Aberdeen-Angus cross form Kininmonth, secured £1900.

Young bulls (20) cashed in at 247.74p having sold to 262.7p for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Laigh Highgate, and to £1240 for a Limousin cross from High Bent.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – Busses £1750; Upper Obney £1690; Middleton and Airyhassen £1680; Middleton £1670; Sunderland £1660; Busses £1640; Upper Obney £1620; South Hill of Drips £1610; Middleton £1600. Char – Gillmill £2085, £2020; Middleton £1810; Kinnaneil £1720, £1710; Middleton £1710, £1690; Brownsfield £1660; Middleton £1650; Airyhassen £1640. Sim – Wester Cleavage £1890; Kinnaneil £1650; Middleton £1600; Kinnaneil £1590; Greenshields £1565; Middleton £1560; Kinnaneil £1550; Middlesteads and Middleton £1520. A-A – Castlehill £1940; Middleton £1700; Southill of Drips £1685, £1540, £1535, £1380; East Drumdoddie £1360; Easterton £1300. Saler – Greenshields £1565, £1320; Seamore and Kinnaneil £1300. BS – Wester Cleavage £1670; Coxhill £1520, £1405; Easterton £1400. BB – Hole o Clean £1650, £1480; Laigh Glenstockdale £1340. Hfd –Laigh Glenstockadale £1340. Blonde – Shieldburn £1650. Hols – Langhill £1380. Mont – Meikle Camoquhill £1330.

Heifers – Lim – Upper Obney £1870; Spouthead £1800; Airyhassen £1700; Laigh Glenstockadale £1495; Kinnaneil £1490; Upper Obney £1485; Knockriach £1440; South Hill of Drips £1430; Upper Obney £1425; South Hill of Dripps £1415. Char – Middleton £1695; Airyhassen £1680; Compestonend £1650; Blacksheils £1630; Compestonend £1600; Brownsfield £1550; Airyhassen and Kinnaneil £1505; Airyhassen £1490; Kinnaneil £1480. A-A – Kinninmonth £1900; Todholes £1700; Springfield £1570; South Hill of Drips £1565; Springfield, West Deloraine and Southfield £1500; West Deloraine £1440; Easterton £1410. Sim – Shawsmill £1800; Philiphaugh £1800; Westwood £1700; Philiphaugh £1680; West Park £1660; Shawsmill £1580; Westwood Lane £1540; Philiphaugh £1500. BS – Wester Cleavage £1710; Easterton £1500; Wester Cleavage £1400 (x2); East Moneyacres £1365. Saler – Greenshields £1495, £1410, £1320. Hfd – Laigh Glenstockadale £1495. BB – Ardgaith £1400. Blonde – Sheildburn £1610; East Moneyacres £1450; Shieldburn £1295.

Young bulls – Lim – High Bent £1240, £1200.

Store hoggs – Mule – Stanalane £103; Craighead £86 (x2); Tullich £85. Tex – Nether Pratis £104; Mid Cragabus £96, £93; Townhead £85. Suff – Craigend £108. BF – Auchenbothie £95; Tommchullan £89; Riemore £84; Tullich £82; Strewiebank £80. X – Auchenbothie £109; Tullich £108; Auchenbothie £100.

Ewes and lambs – Powblack £81, £96; Townhead £82, £85; Craighead £86 (x2).

Broughton

A Limousin bullock from JC and SJ Halton, Scarr Head, secured the top price of £1620 at Harrison and Hetherington's annual April Fair show and Sale.

Bullocks cashed in at £1088.85, with heifers averaging £1016.88.

Heifers sold to £1510 for a Limousin cross from A Hartley, Turner Hall, with the same home recieving the reserve honours in the pre-sale show with a similar type which later realised £1370.

The show was judged by Mark Stamper, Rose, Cockermouth, who placed his champion animal in a Limousin bullock from DJ and MJ Hoggarth, Old Hall, which went to sell for £1500.

LEADING prices

Steers – Lim – £1620, £1560 Scarr Head; £1600, £1590, £1510, £1480 (x2), £1450, £1520 Green Bank; £1510, £1500, £1420, £1390 Old Hall. BB – £1510 £1460, £1440, £1400, £1390, £1030 Far Kiln Bank; £1060 Horrace. Frie – £1390 Far Kiln Bank; £760 Gutterby. Char – £1380, £1150 Browfoot; £1200, £1160 Seaton Hill; £1010 Angerton. Hfd – £1100 (x2), £790 Gutterby. A-A – £1060 Far Kiln Bank; £790, £760 Scalderskew; £790 Marshfield Pinz; £920, £790 Browfoot. Luing – £610 Grasmere. Galloway – £500 Boad Hole.

Heifers – Lim – £1510, £1370, £1240 Turner Hall; £1400, £1220 Everard Lodge; £1380 (x2) Parsonage; £1360 Scarr Head; £1300 Green Bank; £1280, £1180 Birch Bank; £1260, £1250 Moss Side; £1210 Old Hall. BB – £1230, £1120 Everard Lodge; £1180, £1160 Moorside; £670 Scalderskew; £650 Moss House. A-A – £1170 Drigg Moorside; £960, £950 Far Kiln Bank; £840, £750, £630 Marshfield. Char – £910, £780 Seaton Hall. Cont – £950 Scalderskew.

Bulls – A-A – £1170, £900, £850, £790 Marshfield. Lim – £1280, £1260, £1230 Old Hall; £890 Green Bank.

Carlisle

Scottish breeders, Lloyd Fowlie, Alford, Aberdeenshire, produced the top price of £4800 at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly store cattle sale with a British Blue cross heifer.

The sale averaged £1402.70, with bullocks topping at £2100 for a Limousin from Messrs Johnson, Low Flow, Wigton.

The weekly sale of weaned cattle topped at £1640 for British Blue bulls from Messrs Robertson, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry.

Bullocks and heifers were also a strong trade with Friesian bullocks selling to £1280 from Messrs Foster, and Aberdeen-Angus heifers peaked at £1260 from Messrs Tattershall, Enzieholm.

On Monday, the firm conducted the sale of 258 ewes and lambs which were short of requirements, having sold to £128 per life for a Texel gimmer with a pair of Texel lambs from B Harrison, Low Haven.

Hoggs and lambs attained £115 for a Texel hogg with single lambs from NJ and JM Todhunter, Wigton.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £2100 Low Flow; £2080 Woodfield; £1950 Newton of Logierait; £1780 High Knells; £1780, £1740 Tarn Lodge; £1780, £1680 Cockleybank; £1680 Ashfield; £1640 Pelutho Park; £1640 (x3) Chapel; £1640, £1580 (x2) Low Flow; £1610 (x2), £1580 Lordstown; £1600 Flimby Hall; £1600 High Knells; £1580 Street Head; £1580 Flimby Hall; £1580 Randalholme. Sim – £2000, £1960, £1850 Cardew Hall; £1740 Wyseby Mains; £1640 Halldykes. Saler – £1880, £1820 (x2), £1780 (x2), £1760 Knowehill; £1560 High Knells. A-A – £1800 Wyseby Mains; £1800 (x2), £1550 (x4), £1520 (x3), £1520 (x2) Ribton House; £1780 Stubbyknowe; £1560 Chapel. BB – £1760 (x2),£1600 (x3), £1560 Chapel; £1700 Flimby Hall; £1600 Stone House; £1590, £1570, £1520 Spout Bank; £1540 Randalholme; £1500 (x3) Guise. Baza – £1760 High Knells. Fleck – £1700, £1600 Chapel. Char – £1640 Chapel; £1550 Spout Bank; £1520 Sideway Bank. HF – £1500 Scalehill.

Heifers – BB – £4800, £2700, £2200 (x3), £2100 (x5), £1950, £1900, £1800, £1500 (x2) Guise; £1940, £1690 Howrigg; £1780 Tarn Lodge; £1600 Halldykes; £1580 Hargill House; £1510 Cockley Bank; £1480 (x5) Guards Mill. Lim – £2300 (x3), £2200, £1950, £1900 (x2) Guise; £2080 Woodfield; £2000 The Guards; £1930, £1750, £1640 Shield Green; £1840 Sideway Bank; £1800 Cockleybank; £1790, £1760 Westray; £1780 (x3) Edenlin; £1700, £1680 West Cocklaw; £1620 Ashfiel. HF – £1880 Howrigg. Char – £1780 Cockleybank; £1590 Lynfern; £1580 Sideway Bank; £1550 (x2), £1520 Sideway Bank. BS – £1770 Halldykes; £1700 Wyseby Mains; £1560 Low Flowery Hirst. Hfd – £1680, £1600, £1540, £1520 (x4) Scalehill. A-A – £1670 Halldykes; £1600 Cockley Bank.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – BB – £1640, £1600 newton of Logierait; £1045, £950, £920, £910 Birch Bush. Lim – £1550 £1420 Castlehill; £1110 (x2), £1080, £1070 Beck; £1050 Hallburn Croft; £960 (x2) Sandraw. Sim – £1440, £1380 Roxburgh Mill; £940 Greystone House. Char – £1400 Castlehill. Luing – £1050 (x2), £1000 (x2) Roxburgh Mill. Saler – £980, £980 Overby House. Hfd – £900 Cumdivock House. A-A – £860 Holme House; £760 (x4) Bulls Head. BG – £820 Lowfield House. HF – £560 (x2), £500 (x4) Street House. Gall – £485 Woodhead.

Steers – Lim – £1410 Woodfield; £1180, £1090 Bleabank; £1010 Airds of Balcary; £950 (x2), £850 (x2) Broomhills; £890 Glebelands. Frie – £1280 (x2) Brackenthwaite. Sim – £1200, £1180, £1140, £1050 Broadlea of Robgill. Char – £1170 Shank Bridge End; £980, £940 Airds of Balcary; £810 Little Tongue. Saler – £1000 Far Hills. BB – £970 (x5) Brackenslack; £960 (x5), £940 (x3), £920, £800, £750 Sloehabbert; £950 Street Gate. A-A – £860 (x2) Caton Street; £780 Craigburn.

Heifers – Char – £1190, £1120, £1100, £1040, £960 Ross; £1100 (x2), £1010 (x2) Enzieholm; £1090, £1070, £1040 Shank Bridge End. A-A – £1260 Enzieholm; £850 (x3) Home; £850 Ridding Hill; £850 Holme House. Hfd – £1180, £1130 (x2), £1090 Ross. Lim – £1160 (x2), £1080, £1000 (x2) Bleabank; £1130 The Hill; £1090, £1010 (x3) Broomhills; £1050 (x2), £950 (x2), £930 Ross; £910 (x2) Davygill. BB – £1040, £970, £900 Cairns; £900 Birch Bush; £890 Cairns; £890 (x2) Sloehabbert; £890 Sockbridge Hall. Sim – £970 Home; £960, £910 Cairns; £900 Waterloo.

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £108 Low House; £108, £100, £90, £87, £86 Bolton Hall; £99, £86 Cumcatch; £90 Edges Green; £86, £80 Cumcatch; £85, £80, £78 Westfields. Mules – £74, £71 Hurlbarrow; £71, £69 Westfield.

Hoggs and lambs – Tex – £115, £112, £104, £96, £93 Greyrigg.

Gimmers and lambs – Tex – £128, £108 Low House; £113 Chesterwood; £110 Greyrigg. Belt – £106 Greyrigg. Mules – £99, £95 (x2), £94 Low House; £90, £78 Chesterwood.

Store sheep – Tex – £100 Wolf Hills.

Thainstone

Bullocks (580) and heifers (496) averaged 307.9p per kg and 298.7p respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' weekly sale.

Bullocks sold to 364.5p for a pen of six 380kg Limousin crosses from Scrabster House, Scrabster, and to £2070 for a 702kg Simmental cross from South Croft, Cornhill.

Heifers reached 369.9p for a 392kg Limousin cross from Auchernack, Grantown-on-Spey, and to £1880 for a 562kg Simmental from Wester Coltfield, Kinloss.

Charolais from Milton of Collieston, Ellon, led the bull trade at 305.4p for a pen of six 478kg, and to £1600 for a pen of two 560kg.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Lower Longaskule £1060, 358.1p. 301-350kg – Score £1145; Auchernack 338.9p. 351-400kg – Scrabster House £1420, 364.5p. 401-450kg – Springburn £1500; Denmill 349.8p. 451-500kg – Sauchenbush £1590; Scrabster House 326p. 501-550kg – Strathorn £1725, 333p. 551-600kg – Little Blackpots £1860, 318.5p. 601-650kg – South Croft £1960, 309.6p. 651-700kg – South Croft £1950, 299.1p. 701-750kg – South Croft 294.9p.

Aberdeen-Angus – Bullocks – Up to 350kg – Glebe of Deisher £1165, 342.6p. 351-400kg – Heathercow £1305, 326.3p. 401-450kg – West Cullerlie £1400, 316.7p. 451-500kg – Binscarth £1470, 297.6p. 551-600kg – Stonyford 278p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Edendiack £670, 268p. 251-300kg – Glebe of Deisher £1015, 342.9p. 301-350kg – Sillerton £1110; Cuttlehill 328.9p. 351-400kg – Auchernack £1450; Scrabster House 341.8p. 401-450kg – Wester Coltfield £1510, 338.6p. 451-500kg – Edendiack £1720, 359.8p. 501-550kg – Edendiack £1750, 327.7p. 551-600kg – Wester Coltfield £1840, 334.5p. 601-650kg – Housegarth £1800, 294.1p.

Aberdeen-Angus – Heifers – Up to 300kg – Edendiack £880, 295.3p. 301-350kg – Old Inn £750, 246.7p. 351-400kg – Trondheim £995, 279.5p. 401-450kg – Burnside of Whitefield £1285; Lower Longaskule 298.6p. 451-500kg – Stonyford £1340, 285.1p. 501-550kg – Strath £1475; Stonyford 292.8p.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Ballgreen £700, 251.8p. 301-350kg – Ballgreen £800, 228.6p. 451-500kg – Milton of Collieston £1460; Aikerness 281.3p. 501-550kg – Milton of Collieston £1590, 296.6p. 551-600kg – Milton of Collieston 285.7p.

Ayr

Bullocks led proceedings at Craig Wilson's sale of 533 store cattle, with a top call of £1910 paid for a pair of Aberdeen-Angus bullocks from Clevance, and to 356.2p per kg for a pen of Charolais bullocks from Lochhill, Cumnock, to cash in at 289.9p.

Heifers topped at £1700 for a Simmental from Howcommon, and to 344p for a pen of Limousins from Ballycurrie, to balance out at 278.8p.

A small show of store and breeding sheep witnessed dry ewe hoggs make £116 for a pen of Mules from R McCrone, Daisy Place.

Ewes and lambs averaged £83.94, having received a top call of £113 for a pen of Cheviot ewes with single Border Leicester lambs from L Howat, Darroch Brae.

On Tuesday, the weekly sale of 76 calves and stirks, where trade soared to £1050 for Aberdeen-Angus bullock stirks from Main Street, with the same home leading the heifers at £1010.

Calves peaked at £640 for a pair of Aberdeen-Angus heifers from East Montgarswood, whilst bulls attained £600 for more of the same from West Cairngarroch.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1910 Clevance; £1715, £1350 Clonbeith; £1300 Coilsholm; £1250 Townhead. Lim – £1500 Knockrivoch; £1490 High Borland; £1460 Drongan House and South Biggart; £1405 Little Creoch; £1400 (x2) Cloquhairnan; £1300 Craigbrae. Mont – £1150, £1105 Knockrivoch. Saler – £1140 Kirkton; £1070, £1060 Millenderdale. Sim – £1490, £1360, £1220 Linfairn; £1420 Cloquhairnan. Sim – £1260, £1190 Yonderhouses; £1220 (x2), £1215 Millenderdale; £1220 Drongan Mains; £1170 Balligmorrie. Red Swiss – £1120, £1070 Stafflar. BS – £1080 Broadhead; £1060 Chapelton; £1000 Garfield. BB – £1770, £1650, £1490, £1360,£1190 High Borland; £1490 Burnbank; £1465 Barmoorhill; £1400 Whiteflat; £1360 Ballycurrie; £1310 Drongan House; £1300 Baidland Mains. Char – £1490 Linfairn; £1430 Dustyhall; £1400, £1360 Millenderdale; £1290 Chapelton; £1280, £1220 (x2) Millenderdale; £1280 Mid Craigton; £1205 Barskelly. Hfd – £1280 Whiteflat. Frie – £1470 Bowhouse; £1395 Stevenston; £1340 Drongan House; £1240 Drongan Mains;£1180 Kerse Park and South Biggart.

Heifers – Sim – £1700 Howcommon; £1490, £1440 Linfairn; £1400 Stevenston; £1370 Yonderhouses; £1250 Langalbuinach. A-A – £1625, £1420 Laigh Drumdow; £1520 Clevance; £1380 Bowhouse; £1380, £1300 Howcommon; £1290 Townhead; £1210 Coilsholm. Lim – £1500 Cloquhairnan; £1475 South Biggart; £1460 Burnbank; £1450 Littlemill; £1355 Ballycurrie; £1300 Burnbank. Lim – £1280 Knockrivoch. BB – £1385 High Borland; £1370 Barmoorhill; £1350 Drongan House; £1240 Kerse Park; £1220 Knockrivoch. Char – £1450 Littlemill; £1220, £1200, £1130 Chapelton; £1125, £1080 Millenderdale. Hfd – £1290 Whiteflat.

Ewes and lambs – Singles – Chev – £113 Darroch Brae. Mule – £102 Hallowchapel. Tex X – £84 Benthead.

Twins – Chev – £102 Darroch Brae. Tex X – £82 Benthead.

Gimmers and lambs – Singles – Mule – £92 Creagraineach.

Twins – Mule – £90 Creagraineach. Herdwick – £82 Creagraineach.

Calves – Bull – A-A – £600 (x3), £585 (x3), £570 West Cairngarroch; £535 East Montgarswood; £480, £470 East Carngillan. Sim – £525 (x3) Kerse Park. BB – £525, £475 Straid; £430, £410 Parkmill; £400 Tannockhill. Lim – £450, £440 Kerse Park; £425 Tannockhill.

Heifer – A-A – £640 (x2), £540 East Montgarswood; £475 East Carngillan. BB – £550, £500 East Carngillan; £380 Straid. Hfd – £300 Philgowan. Lim – £500 Kerse Park.

Stirks – Bullock – A-A – £1050, £960, £950 Main Street. BS – £775 Redding. Frie – £875 Kirminnoch.

Heifer – A-A – £1010 Main Street; £720 Dallars Mains. BS – £730 Redding.

Lanark

Lawrie and Symington held their opening sale of 292 ewes with lambs at foot which sold to £126 per life for Texel gimmers and single from J Dunlop, An-Glasach.

Mules topped at £85 from Messrs Glasgow, Felton with Cheviots to £70 from Messrs Smith, Bankhead.

LEADING prices

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £126 An-Glasach; £110, £109 Dillars House; £92 Bankhead. Belt – £102 The Cheviots; £100 Bankhead and The Cheviots; £93 Bankhead. Suff – £120, £110 An-Glasach; £104 Bankhead. Chev – £70 Bankhead. Mules – £85 Felton; £80 Bankhead. ROM – £87 Dillars House.

Hexham

A joint top price of £2000 was achieved for both bullocks and heifers at Hexham and Northern Marts' special monthly sale of native breed cattle within their weekly store sale.

Firstly was an Aberdeen-Angus cross bullock from Messrs Watson, Holywell Farms, whilst a Limousin cross heifer from Jasper and James Wardle, Brokenheugh, also made the same money.

Some 684 store hoggs, achieved an average of £100.26, with trade reaching £180 for a Texel from S and M Pickworth, Dotland Park.

A single Mule hogg with a Suffolk cross lamb at foot sold to £104/life from GA Litt, Hepple Hill.

LEADING prices

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1830 Lunns House; £1750 White House;£1720 Lunns House; £1690, £1600, £1590, £1500 White House. Char X – £1920, £1900 (x2), £1800 Satley; £1740 (x2),£1700 Make-Me-Rich; £1600 White House. A-A X – £2000, £1810, £1780 Church; £1750 Stoop Rigg; £1700, &1660 Church. Saler X – £1640 White House. Cattle 17 -22months – Lim X – £1950 Brokenheugh; £1910, £1580 Lunns House; £1560 Holly Hill West; £1530 White House. Char X – £1790, £1780 (x2) Satley;£1580 Raggetsyke. BB – £1500 Kirkley Dam. A-A – £1480 Watch Hill. A-A X – £1800, £1780, £1770, £1760, £1710 Stoop Rigg; £1700 Kirkley Dam; £1660 Stoop Rigg; £1640 Stoop Rigg and Kirkley Dam; £1620 (x2), £1580 Stoop Rigg; £1430 Watch Hill. Sim X – £1600 Satley. Cattle 11-16months ­– Lim X – £1930, £1920 (x2), £1860 (x2), £1840, £1830 Square House; £1760 New Acres; £1740 Square House; £1700 Square House and New Acres; £1660, £1640 New Acres; £1620 Square House and New Acres; £1600 Holly Hill West; £1600 Square House; £1550, £1530 New Acres; £1510 White House; £1480 New Acres and Square House; £1465, £1450, £1430, £1420 New Acres, £1400 Brokenheugh. Char X – £1880, £1820, £1670 Redsteads; £1580 Raggetsyke; £1550, £1520, £1500 Redsteads. A-A – £1450, £1440, £1430 Byreside; £1380 Old Town and Byreside. A-A X – £1620 Linacres; £1610, £1580 Redsteads; £1570 High Barns; £1560 Linacres; £1540 Redsteads; £1530 West Butsfield; £1460 High Barns and Redsteads; £1440 Kirkley Dam and West Butsfield; £1400 Holystone; £1380 West Butsfield; £1370 Holeystone; £1360 East Butsfield; £1330 West Butsfield and Burntshieldhaugh; £1310 West Butsfield; £1300 Kirkley Dam and Needless Hall. BB – £1250, £1200 Light Birks. Sim X – £1720 Satley. BS – £1500 Redsteads. Hfd X – £1195, £1180 Needless Hall. Luing – £1100 Townshields.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1650, £1500 Make-Me-Rich. Char X – £1500 Make-Me-Rich. Hfd – £1460 Eltringham. A-A X – £1470 Church; £1440 Stoop Rigg; £1400, £1370 Church. BS – £1300 Blindburn. Cattle 17 -22months – Lim X – £2000 Brockenheugh; £1625 Hard Riding; £1500 Holly Hill West; £1480 Brockenheugh; £1470 Berry Edge; £1420 Make-Me-Rich and Hard Riding; £1410, £1400 Hard Riding; £1390 Berry Edge; £1370, £1360 China Hall; £1350 Ogle Dene. A-A X – £1500 Kirkley Dam; £1380 Watch Hill; £1370 Stoop Rigg; £1350 Watch Hill; £1300 Brackenthwaite. Cattle 11-16months ­– Lim X – £1510, £1450 Lee Hall; £1410 Holly Hill West; £1390 Lee Hall; £1290 Baal Hill; £1260 Brokenheugh; £1240, £1200, £1190 Lee Hall; £1160 Baal Hill; £1145 Todhillwood. Char X – £1320 Redsteads; £1270 Raggetsyke; £1250 East Fourstones; £1220 Redsteads; £1210 East Fourstones. BB – £1080 East Fourstones. A-A – £1200 Old Town; £1140 Holystone. A-A X – £1240 Linacres; £1220 East Butsfield; £1180 Heckley High House; £1160 High Barns; £1150 Lowfield; £1140 Lowfield and Holystone; £1120, £1115, £1100 (x2) Heckley High House; £1090 High Barns; £106 Lowfield; £1060 East Butsfield and Lowfield; £1050 The Deans; £1040 East Butsfield; £1010 Heckley High House. Hfd X – £1140 Needles Hall; £1090 Spenside; £1080, £1070, £1060 Needless Hall. BS – £1310 Redsteads.

Young bulls – Char – £1820 Low Burradon. Hfd – £1440 Eltringham.

Store hoggs – Tex – £180 Dotland Park; £173 Willimoteswick; £170 Loanend; £166 (x2) Intake; £159, £158 Dotland Park. Tex X – £148 Low Ardley; £140 Loanend and Hackford; £129 Loanend; £126 Satley; £125 High Eshells; £121 Matfen High House and Crescent; £120 Matfen High House; £118 Satley; £117 Willimoteswick. Belt – £160, £144, £140 Dotland Park. Belt X – £132 New Houses. Suff X – £125 Broome Park; £124 High Keenley Fell. Dutch Tex X – £124 West Side. Ryeland – £146 Holme Dene Cottage; £141 Woodstone Terrace. BFL – £12, £120 (x2) Intake. Mule – £146 Hepple Hill; £128 Hawksteel and The Old Farmhouse; £119 Woodhall; £113 Intake; £110 Taylor Burn; £109, £108 Scotchcoulthard; £105 Ochrelands. Chev – £90 Moorlaws. Chev X – £98 Moorlaws. BF – £126 Edges Green. Swale – £120 Allenshields; £108 The Old Farmhouse; £106 Woodhall and The Old Farmhouse; £100 Allenshields. Abberfield – £103 Broome Park. DS – £115 Ochrelands.

Penrith

On Monday, Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 230 store cattle, where trade topped at £1855 for a Limousin bullock from Messrs Winter, Clickham.

Heifers reached £1695 for another Limousin cross this time from HG Jackson, Littlebeck.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1855, £1775, £1595, £1545 Clickham; £1665, £1645, £1615, £1495, £1415 Thackwood; £1605, £1425 Bank House; £1475, £1465 Littlebeck; £1465, £1445, £1355 Nook; £1465 Glaslyn House; £1425, £1385, £1295 High Howe; £1185 Town Head. BB – £1685 Dalvorich Cottage; £1675 Nelson Hill; £1575 Clickham; £1525 Glaslyn House; £1435, £1325 Yew Tree; £1415, £1125 Mellgates; £1315 Street House; £1235 Bonny; £1115 (x4) Broom Mill. Hfd – £1655 Town Head; £1325, £1265 (x2) High and Low Buildings; £1235, £1125 Mellgates. A-A –£1625 High and Low Buildings; £1545 (x2) Clickham; £1535, £1485, £1275 Glaslyn House; £1485 (x2) Nelson Hill; £1475, £1415, £1385 Midtown; £1425, £1305, £1265 (3) Yew Tree. Mont – £1335 (x3), £1175 Mellgates. Norwegian Red – £1205 Mellgates. Saler – £1185 Glaslyn House. Sim – £1125 Bowness. Black and White – £1095 Town Head; £1085, £1035 (x2) Dedra Bank.

Heifers – Lim – £1695, £1645 Clickham; £1695, £1595 Littlebeck; £1655, £1445, £1415, £1255, £1145 Hollins; £1585 Nook; £1575 Bank House; £1455, £1315, £1235, £1215 Tilery; £1425, £1395 High Howe; £1375 (x2), £1325 (x2), £1315 (x2) High Barn. Sim – £1615, £1355, £1135 Bowness; £1335 Nelson Hill; £1135 High Griseburn. BB – £1595, £1475, £1375 Hill Top; £1515 (x3), £1275 (x2), £1135 (x3) High Barn; £1505, £1465 High Griseburn; £1435, £1355 (x2) Yew Tree; £1365 Tilery; £1265 (x4) Bonny; £1215 (x2) Greening; £1185 (x3) Midtown; £1185, £1115 Macey Bank; £1185 Holme. A-A – £1575, £1515 Nelson Hill; £1465, £1115 Holme; £1425, £1305 Yew Tree; £1305 (x2) Midtown; £1305 Mellgates; £1175 Street House; £1155 Macey Bank. BS – £1505, £1235 Croft Ends. Longhorn – £1305 Midtown. Char – £1245 Bonny. Hfd – £1185 (x3) High and Low Buildings. Black and White – £1125 High Barn.

Stirling (Cale)

On Monday, Caledonian Marts sold 237 ewes with lambs at foot and store hoggs at their opening sale, which reached a high of £116 for a pen of Texel store hoggs from L Elles, Balgonar, Saline.

Ewes with lambs attained £76 a life for a pen of Mule ewes with a mixture of single and twin lambs at foot from J and J Kinloch, Walton, Cardross.

LEADING prices

Ewes and lambs – Mules – £76 Walton; £68 Walton; £60 Wester Kepdowrie. Chev – £62 Walton.

Store hoggs – £116 Balgonar; £68 Valhalla; £64 Knoxfauld.