Special sales from various UK centres with values remaining strong

Cattle from Upper Inchwood, were in demand with bullocks reaching 379.6p per kg for Limousin crosses and British Blue crosses, whilst a Limousin cross heifer attained 389.7p.

Other bullocks achieved £1880 on two occasions, firstly for a 596kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Easter Littleward, and again for a 622kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Meikle Carleith.

Heifers reached £1930 for a 654kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Easter Littleward.

North Leoch House, led the young bulls with a Limousin cross making 292.1p and £1700, whilst a Simmental cross also achieved £1700, to cash in at 262.74p.

Also forward were 490 store and breeding sheep which sold to £184 per life for a Lleyn ewe with twin Suffolk lambs from Roughlands.

Store hoggs peaked at £106 for continentals from Redheugh.

On Monday, the firm also sold 188 breeding cattle which met a fierce trade, having reached £5800 for a Limousin cross heifer with a bull calf at foot from West Thomaston, the same home also led the heifer with heifer calf at foot at £5200.

West Thomaston was also in the money with their cows and bull calves with a Limousin cross outfit which achieved £3500, and also receiving that price tag was a similar outfit from Mill of Inverarity.

Bulling heifers achieved £3650 for two pure Simmentals and one Simmental cross from J and E Dyet, East Merkland.

Leading prices

Bullocks – A-A – Easter Littleward, Meikle Carleith £1880; Victoria £1840. Sim – Bowhouse £1790; Highmathernock £1770, £1754. Char – Elmscleugh £1790; Boghall £1760; Elmscleugh £1740. Lim – Elmscleugh £1790; Meikle Carleith £1720; Elmscleugh £1700. BB – Easter Littleward £1750; Ardgate £1700; Upper Inchwood £1375. BS – Bogtonlea £1600; West Dron £1525; Middlesteads £1490. Hols – Blackbog £1530; Blackbog £1470; Altamount £1120. Saler – Boghall £1500; Meikle Carleith £1430; Boghall £1365. Luing – Wester Mye £1500; Elmscleugh £1300; Cluseburn £1190. Hfd – Kirkland £1485; Blackbog £1400; Little Aiden £1070. HF – Kirkland £1340; Norrieston £1055. Blonde – South Brownhill £1270, £1160, £1160.

Heifers – A-A – Easter Littleward £1930; Castehill £1780; Victoria £1750. Sim – Easterton £1700; Hilltarvit Mains £1690; Parkhouse £1615. Char – Elmscleugh £1610; Lesserlinn £1560; Kinnaniel £1470. Lim – Ardgate £1910; Wester Mye £1750; Balhomais £1600. BB – Farden £1690; Norrieston £1395; Farden £1360. BS– Bogtonlea £1510; Henderson £1305; Grange of Lindores £1250. Saler – Boghall £1460; Meikle Carleith £1190; Boghall £1150. Luing – Glen Finglas £1190; Wester Mye £1115; High Mathernock £1020. Hfd – Parkhouse £1615; Blackbog £1520; Kirkland £1275. STX – Bogtonlea £1305. Blonde – South Brownhill £101. BF – Rossbank £1510.

Young bulls – Lim – North Leoch House £1700; Nether Dalkeith £1135; Cuttlehill £1070. Sim – North Leoch House £1700; Priors £1230; Whitehill £1120. A-A – Hillend £1630; Wester Balgair £1380, £135.

Bulling heifers – Sim £3650 East Merkland. Sim X – £2200, £2000 East Merkland. A-A – £2500, £2350 Kinaldy.

Heifers and bull calves – Lim X – £5800, £5600 West Thomaston. BB X – £5000 The Ross. BP – £4500 Mill of Inverarity. Cont X – £4300 Mill of Inverarity. Sim X – £3400 Kirkton.

Heifers and heifer calves – Lim X – £5200 West Thomaston. BB X – £4700, £4600 Pitcairn. Cont X – £4700 The Ross. BP – £4300 (x2) Pitcairn. X – £4000 (x2) Mill of Inverarity.

Cows and bull calves – Lim X – £3500 Mill of Inverarity and West Thomaston. Sim X – £3400, £3300 (x2) Beannie. Cont X – £3000 Maidenwells. Saler X – £2700, £2450 Rossieochill. BS X £2300 Rossieochill.

Cows and heifer calves – Sim X – £3300, £3100, Beannie. Cont X – £2500 Maidenwells. Saler – £2200, £2100 Rossieochill. BS X – £2000 Rossieochill.

Bull – BS – £4200 Coxhill.

Store hoggs – Cont – Redheugh £106. BF – Kingarth £101; Connachan £83; Kirkton £77. Tex – Hartfield £100; Redheugh £94. Suff – Daldorn £89.

Ewes and lambs – Roughlands £96, £88, £184; Mill of Inverarity£113, £106, £104; Mill of Inverarity £93; Craighead £88, £84.

Carlisle

A joint top price of £1980 was achieved at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale of 700 store cattle, firstly for a Limousin cross steer from Messrs Slack, Newby, Carlisle, and again for a Bazadaise cross from Messrs Batey, High Knells, Carlisle.

Heifers soared to £1950 for Limousin crosses from Messrs Slack, Newby.

A strong trade for a good number of weaned cattle sold to £1860 for Limousin bulls from Messrs Graham, Hetherside.

The same breed also led the bullock trade at £1350 from Messrs Routledge, Netherton, whilst British Blue heifers peaked at £1310 from Messrs Kirkby, Ashley Grove.

The weekly sale of calves reached £620 on two occasions, firstly for a Limousin bull from Messrs Fox, Windy Hill, and again for British Blue bulls from Messrs Wadsworth, Big Balcraig.

Messrs Wadsworth, also sold the lead price heifer at £555 for more British Blues.

On Monday, a larger show of 490 outfits were presented with a similar trade to last week, topping the sale at £141 per life was two Texel hoggs with Beltex lambs at foot from NJ and JM Todhunter, Wigton.

Texel ewes soared to £108 from G Mundell, Victoria House, with gimmers reaching £132 for Beltex crosses with single lambs again from NJ and JM Todhunter.

Leading prices

Store cattle – Steers – Baza – £1980 High Knells. Lim – £1980, £1970, £1880, £1650 Newby; £1950, £1930, £1870, £1840 Blackrigg; £1900 Grange Grassing; £1780 High Knells; £1740, £1660 West Whitrigg; £1670 Beckhall, £1660 (x2) Hall Garth;£1650, £1590 Cockleybank; £1590 The Nook. A-A – £1960 (x2), £1680, £1660, £1590 Longrigg Thorn; £1770 Thornby Villa; £1690 Blackrigg; £1610 Holme House; £1540 (x2) Kirtlebank; £1500 (x4) Ribton House. Char – £1780 High Knells; £1450, £1360 (x2) Low Houses; £1410 Spout Bank; £1380 Blackdyke. BB – £1760 Beckhall; £1750, £1670, £1540 Kirtlebank; £1710 (x2) Thackmire; £1690 High Knells; £1650 Carleton Hill; £1600 Beckhall; £1500 Spout Bank; £1500 Crosshill Farmhouse; £1500 (x4) Chapel. Hfd – £1740 (x2), £1660 (x4), £1590 (x5), £1580 (x11), £1560 (x2), £1550 (x2), £1540 (x5), £1510 (x5), £1500 (x4) Scalehill. HF – £1640, £1600, £1590 Howrigg.

Heifers – Lim – £1950, £1790 Newby; £1840, £1710 Westray; £1750, £1700 Mains of Collin; £1740, £1670 (x2) Demesne; £1710 (x2), £1610 Shield Green; £1690 Bolton Wood Lane; £1670, £1600 High Green Hill; £1640 Croft House; £1610 Cockley Bank; £1600 Blackrigg; £1600 Hall Garth. BB – £1890, £1700 Bolton Wood Lane; £1660 Eden Bank; £1620 Stenries; £1550 Sandbed; £1540 Broathill. A-A – £1770 (x2), £1700, £1540 Blackrigg; £1760 Demesne. Char – £1660 Swordwellrigg; £1600 Cockleybank. Sim – £1560 Cockleybank; £1540 Swordwellrigg.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1860 (x2) Hetherside; £1560 Beech; £1460, £1390 (x2), £1330 Orton Hall; £1460 (x2) Mains of Collin; £1400, £1330, £1240 The Hill; £1250 The Faulds. A-A – £1500 (x5), £1340 (x3), £1300 (x3) Whitehall;£1280 Orton Hall. Luing – £1130 Geltsdale. Sim – £1290, £1080 (x2) Newbie Mains.

Steers – Lim – £1350, £1110, £1080, £1040 Netherton; £1100, £1020 Quarry House. Fleck – £1310 (x3) Gelt House. BB –£1190 Street Gate; £1190 Gelt House; £1050 High Rigg; £1030 Wydon Eals. Char – £1180, £1050 (x3) Netherton; £1090 Quarry House; £1030 Ross. A-A – £1090 (x2) Netherton.

Heifers – BB – £1310 Ashley Grove; £1140, £1050 Gelt House; £1040 Ashley Grove. Char – £1190, £1160 (x2), £1050 (x3) Enzieholm; £1150 (x3) Ross; £1070 (x2), £1060 Quarry House. Lim – £1090 Nunfield; £1060 (x3) Hillend; £1050 Wydon Eals; £1040 (x2) Ross.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £620 (x2), £600, £580 Big Balcraig; £580 Burton House; £560, £520, £510 Tempest Tower; £555, £550, £485, £470 Petteril Side; £535, £480, £460 Meinbank; £500 Mounsey Bank; £460 Burton House. Lim – £620, £580 Windy Hill; £540, £335 Hazel Head; £410 (x2) Bleaberry Rigg; £370 Burton House; £345 Mounsey Bank; £330 (x3) Priory. A-A – £530, £490 Tempest Tower; £470 West House; £455, £395 (x2) Wedholme Hill; £375, £350 (x2) Heathfield; £370, £340 Petteril Side; £340 Burton House. Hfd – £325 (x3) Park House.

Heifers – BB – £555, £510, £505, £500, £400 Big Balcraig; £450, £405 Moor Park; £405, £400, £380 Burton House; £400 Tempest Tower; £400 Hazel Head; £370 Heathfield; £370, £355 Anguswell; £370 Hadderdale; £350 Meinbank; £350 Geeenmoorside. Lim – £500, £445, £420 Windy Hill; £330 (x2) Bleaberry Rigg; £330 Mounsey Bank; £325 Priory. A-A – £350 (x2) Tempest Tower; £325 West House.

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £108, £94, £85 Victoria House; £101 Ghyll Croft; £98, £96, £87 Woodlands Edge; £96, £86 Edges Green; £96, £93, £92 The Wreay; £92 Greyrigg; £91 West Wharmley; £90, £86 Leapsrigg; £88, £83 Kerricks. Hill Chev – £96, £91, £80 Goodlie Hill Cottage. Clun Forest – £92 Chapel House. Badgerface Tex – £92, £82 Chapel House; £60 Stoneknowe. Suff – £85 Cherry Tree. GF – £82, £81 West Wharmley; £80 Low Closegill; £78 Cherry Tree; £76 East Cottage; £74 Stoneknowe. Zwart – £70 Abbey Moss. Kerry Hill – £60 Leapsrigg/

Hoggs and lambs – Tex – £141, £140, £137, £112, £92 Greyrigg/

Gimmers and lambs – Belt – £132, £122, £120 Greyrigg. Tex – £99 Lyndale; £90 West Wharmley.

Store sheep – Tex – £104 Wolf Hills; £92 Hainings.

Dingwall

Bullocks (294) and heifers (292) averaged 301.2p per kg and 277.2p respectively at Dingwall and Highland Marts' store cattle sale.

Limousin crosses from Wester Tomloan, Ardclach, were in demand selling to 361.2p per kg for 335kg bullocks, and to 337.3p for a 335kg heifer

Among the per head section a top price of £1940 was paid for a pen of 660kg Aberdeen-Angus cross bullocks from Blackdyke, Urray, and to £1630 for a pair of 567kg Charolais cross heifers from Glaick, Ardross.

Young bulls (26) sold to 298.2p and £1420 for a 545kg Aberdeen-Angus from Raddery Fortrose.

Among the 58 adult head of breeding a Limousin bull from Lyne of Urchany, Geddes, led proceedings at £4800.

Cow with a bull calf at foot, reached £3600, on three occasions for Simmental cross cows with Limousin cross calves from Lyne of Urchany Farm, Geddes.

In calf cows sold to £1680 for a Charolais cross cow in calf to Hereford bull from Olrig Mains, Castletown.

Leading prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Kingsburgh, Snizort £780, 318.4p; Hillcrest, £740, 329.0p; Bogmore, Duncanston £740, 312.2p, 286.5p; Achnabourin, Strathnaver £680, 284.5p; Balmaglaster, Spean Bridge £630, 280.0p. 251-300kg – Shewglie Farmers, Glenurquhart £980, 343.9p; Wester Lochend, Loch Flemington £970, £900, 325.5p, 315.6p; Balmaglaster £900, 333.3p; Wester Tomloan 356.7p, 333.3p. 301-350kg – Wester Tomloan £1210, £1190, £1180, £1060, 350.1p, 344.9p, 331.3p; Meikle Ussie, Lochussie £1100, 321.6p; Charleston, Barrock £1060, 324.1p, 321.2p; Wester Lochend £1060, (x2); Balmaglaster 330.2p. 351-400kg – Wester Lochend £1280, £1230, £1190, 320.0p, 319.3p, 317.3p, 315.4p; The Cloy, Fortrose £1210; Culrain Mains, Ardgay £1210, 308.7p; Bogmore £1180, (x2), Wester Tomloan 326.8p; Balmaglaster 322.2p, 321.1p; Borlum, Scaniport £1090; Fisherton, 309.7p. 401-450kg – Borlum £1470, £1310, £1280, 326.7p, 313.0p, 309.0p; The Cloy £1410, 324.1p, 311.7p; Fisherton £1380, £1290, 313.6p, 309.2p, 307.1p; Easter Craggach, £1370, 311.4p; Fleucharry, Dornoch £1330, 309.3p; Penick Farms, Auldrean £1290; Kindeace £1280, £1260, 304.1p; Culrain Mains £1270. 451-500kg – Meikle Ussie £1590, £1410, 334.0p, 303.2p; Kindeace £1580, 343.5p; Fleucharry £1520, £1470, £1360, 341.0p, 310.8p, 300.9p; The Cloy £1450, £1290, 308.5p; Culrain Mains £1370, 293.4p. 501-550kg – Fleucharry £1680, £1,590, 314.9p, 308.3p; Kindeace £1600, 307.7p; Borlum £1540, 302.0p; The Cloy £1540, £1480, 293.1p, 286.8p. 551-600kg – Borlum £1860, 312.6p; Flashadder £1760, 308.8p; Fleucharry £1720, 309.9p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Balmaglaster £780, 318.4p; Achnabourin £630; Wester Tomloan, 297.0p. 251-300kg – Wester Tomloan £860, 295.5p; New Cottage £860, £800, 286.7p, 285.7p; Fisherton, £850, 293.1p; Shewglie Farmers £820, £800, 287.7p, 285.7p; Balmaglaster £800, 321.4p. 301-350kg – Wester Tomloan £1130, £1000, 322.6p, 303.1p; Balmaglaster £1090, 320.6p; Flashadder £1010, 308.9p; Charleston £1010, 291.9p; Wester Lochend £1000, 303.0p; DB Farms 299.7p. 351-400kg – Kindeace £1280, 320.0p; Meikle Ussie £1230, £1170, 307.5p, 303.9p; Culrain Mains £1210, 308.7p; Bogmore £1190, 301.3p; Fleucharry £1180, 323.3p; Balmaglaster £1170, 296.2p; Cardnach, Knockando £1170, £1110, 307.9p; The Cloy £1110; Shewglie Farmers 298.6p. 401-450kg – Cardnach £1370, 311.4p; The Cloy £1290, £1210, £1200, 305.7p, 297.3p; Easter Craggach 291.1p £1240; Glaick £1210, 298.8p, 288.8p. 451-500kg – Fleucharry £1400, £1340, 294.5p, 287.5p; The Cloy, £1390, £1360, 289.4p; New Croft, Wester Tore Park £1380; Kindeace £1380, 292.4p; Meikle Ussie, £1360, 298.9p; Glaick 284.8p. 501-550kg – Kindeace £1520, 295.1p; Ordmuir £1420.

Ayr

Bullocks secured the top prices at Craig Wilson's sale of 461 store cattle, with a Limousin from Ladyyard, making £1810, and a Charolais from High Woodston, realising 346.1p per kg, having averaged 293.4p.

Limousins led the heifers at £1690 for Broadlie, and to 333.3p for Fleminghill, to cash in at 278.4p.

Feeding hoggs achieved an average of £105.82, having reached £114 for a pen of 40 Texel crosses from A and C Kerr, Ballikillet.

The ewe and lamb section cashed in at £75.66, with Texel cross ewes with single Texel lambs from D Crosbie, Chapelton, leading the trade at £115.

On Tuesday, the firm sold three dairy cattle to a top of £2200 for a Holstein Friesian heifer from J Cousar, Grange of Cree.

A strong show of 149 calves and stirks soared to £1500 for a pair of Limousin cross bullock stirks from Messrs Sutherland, Rosemount.

Calves peaked at £640 for a Charolais cross bull off Kaimhill Farming, whilst heifer made £560 for a British Blue cross from Messrs Smith, Haysmuir.

Also forward were 98 breeding cattle which achieved a 100% clearance rate, along with a top call of 4600gns for a Limousin bull from South Walton.

Among the outfits, it was a Limousin cow with a heifer calf at foot that led proceedings at £2400 for High Woodston.

Bulling heifers reached £1980 for a Limousin from Over Airies.

Leading prices

Bulls – Char – £1710 Smithston; £1190 Chalmerston. Lim – £1550 Smithston.

Bullocks – Lim – £1810, £1670 Ladyyard; £1600 Barleith; £1530 Boylston; £1370 Barleith and Craigbrae; £1365 Broadlie; £1350 Craigbrae and Little Creoch; £1345 Ballycurrie. A-A – £1720 Ravenslie; £1710 Eskechraggan; £1635, £1480 Gatehead; £1470 Mid Lugtonridge; £1400 Clonbeith. Mont – £1170 Burnton. Saler – £1180 Dranigower; £950 Wee Carleton. Sim – £1705 Ravenslie; £1460 Boylston; £1440 Cleeves; £1395 Stevenston. Char – £1715 Ravenslie; £1540, £1350, £1305 High Woodston; £1350, £1335 Chalmerston; £1295 Eskechraggan; £1265 Dranigower; £1180 Kirkland; £1105 Mossend. BS – £1240 Eskechraggan; £1100 West Polquhirter; £1035 Garfield. BB –£1590 Stafflar; £1405, £1240 Barmoorhill; £1400 Barward; £1260 Clonbeith; £1250 Findlayston. Hfd – £1110 Boylston; £1010 Fleminghill. Frie – £1640, £1570 Mossend; £1590 Ladyyard; £1330 Stevenston; £1310 Stafflar; £1300 Ballycurrie.

Heifers – Lim – £1690 Broadlie; £1570, £1440 Ladyyard; £1540, £1500 Glanderston; £1360 Drongan House; £1300 Broadlie; £1270 Craigbrae. Saler – £1390, £1130 Dranigower; £1000 Balligmorrie. Sim – £1380 Barward; £1360 West Newton; £1230 Cleeves; £1190 Dranigower; £1150 Drongan Mains. A-A – £1350 Broadlie; £1320 Barward; £1150 Dranigower. BS – £1040 Kilpatrick. Blonde – £1180 Findlayston. BB – £1520 Stafflar; £1380 Barward; £1280 Drongan House; £1260 Stafflar; £1210, £1150 Barmoorhill. Char – £1190 Dranigower; £1120 Chalmerston; £1100, £1060 High Woodston. Hfd – £1360 West Newton.

Ewes and Lambs – Singles – Tex X – £115, £100 Chapelton. Mule – £88 Chapelton. Chev – £90 Drumdow. Welsh Mountain – £40 Genoch. Shetland – £30 Townhead of Drumley.

Twins – Tex X – £102, £100 Chapelton. Mule – £95 Chapelton. Chev – £83 Drumdow.

Gimmers – Single – Tex X – £92 Birgidale Knock; £89 Genoch. Mule – £90 Birgidale Knock; £82 Creagraineach.

Twins – Tex X – £66 Genoch. Herd – £55 Creagraineach. Mule – £89 Creagraineach; £80 Birgidale Knock.

Hogg – Mule – Single – £86 Creagraineach. Char X – £78 Woodbank.

Calves – Bull – BB X – £605, £560 Haysmuir; £450 Broadhead and High Weirston; £410 Ladehead; £590 East Carngillan. Char X – £640 Kaimhill. Lim X – £610 Cowdenmoor; £450 High Weirston; £400 Haysmuir. A-A X – £540 (x2) Boreland; £530 Kaimhill; £490 Moorpark; £470 (x2), £440 (x2) Boreland' £430 East Carngillan.

Heifer – BB X – £560 Haysmuir; £550 East Carngillan; £440 (x2) Haysmuir; £430 Haysmuir. Fleck X – £500 Keyshill. A-A X – £480, £475 Boreland; £420 Haysmuir; £400 (x2) East Carngillan; £365 (x2), £360 Boreland; £350 High Weirston. Char X – £450 Kaimhill.

Stirks – Bullock – Lim X – £1500, £1100, £1050 Rosemount; £1010 Cowdenmoor. A-A X – £1140 Mains Street; £950 Acholter. BB X – £1100, £990 Drummullan. Saler X – £915 Wee Carleton.

Heifer – A-A X – £1000 Main Street. Lim X – £1000 Rosemount; £900 Garrockhill; £890 Millafleck. BB X – £890 Drummullan.

Breeding cattle – Bulls – Lim – 4600gns South Walton. Sim – 3500gns, 3400gns Langalbuinach. BS – 3000gns Langalbuinach; 1800gns Kilbreen. A-A – 3600gns Laigh Drumdow; 2200gns Dallars Mains; 2100gns Bardrain.

Cows and with calves – Bull calf – A-A – £2200 (x2) High Woodston; £1900 Fowler. BB – £2050 High Woodston. Sim – £1700 Low Barness.

Heifer calf – Lim – £2400 (x3), £2200 High Woodston. Sim – £1900 Fowler. Luing – £1700 Ringour. BG – £1650 Ringour.

Heifers with calves – Bull calf – Lim – £2000 Keyshill. Sim – £1900 Bruntland.

Heifer calf – BB – £1950 Townhead of Lambroughton. Sim – £1900 Bruntland. BS – £1750 Meadowbank.

Bulling heifers – Lim – £1980, £1800, £1700, £1660 Over Airies; £1820 Midton. A-A – £1820, £1780, £1600 West Cairngarroch.

Thainstone

Bullocks led proceedings at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale, when selling to 379.6p per kg for a pair of 382kg Limousin crosses from Shenval, Ballindalloch, and to £2470 for a 732kg Charolais cross from Faich-hill, Gartly, to cash in at 305.4p.

Heifers averaged 293.7p and sold to 374.1p for a pair of 266kg British Blue crosses from Achnahannet, Dulnain Bridge, and to £2040 for a 678kg Limousin cross from Corse of Kinnoir, Huntly.

Bulls (22) sold to 307.3p for a 358kg Charolais cross from Redland, Firth, and to £1295 for a pen of four 512kg Simmental crosses from Wairds Farm, Downies.

A small offering of ewes with lambs at foot were in very good demand 145 outfits averaging £68 per head and sold to £98 per head for a Beltex ewe with a single from Mains of Allanbuie, Keith.

Breeding sheep (83) averaged £171.30 and sold to £180 for Texel cross ewes from Delnabo, Glengairn.

Leading the island consigned store lambs at £138 was Suffolk from Seaview, Sanday, which balanced out at £77.08, whilst store lambs averaged £75.98 and reached £128 for Texels from Netherton, Largie.

Leading prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Drumgask £735, 346.7p. 251-300kg – Drumgask £1080, 367.3p. 301-350kg – Shenval; Allancreich £1160; Shenval 351.5p. 351-400kg – Shenval £1450, 370.4p. 401-450kg – Sebay View £1530, 375p. 451-500kg – Sebay View £1650; Shenval 338.9p. 501-550kg – Turfhillock £1860, 343.2p. 551-600kg – Mill of Meadaple £1885; Tillyorn 337.5p. 601-650kg – Tillyorn £2000; Mill of Meadaple 309.4p. 651-700kg – New Mains £2260, 340.4p. 701-750kg – Faich-hill £2300, 337.4p. 801-850kg – Newton of Carnousie £2440, 295.4p.

Aberdeen-Angus – Bullocks – Up to 350kg – Strath £1060, 325.2p. 351-400kg – Strath £1160, 308.5p. 401-450kg – Tulchan Estate £1320, 310.7p. 451-500kg – Upper Balquindachy £1540, Clunycrighton 309.3p. 501-550kg – Mains of Newton £1500, Hillside 289.2p.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – Achnahannet £1015, 350p. 301-350kg – Achnahannet £1200, 356.9p. 351-400kg – Achnahannet £1340, 362.2p. 401-450kg – North Cranna £1470; Cairntack 335.7p. 451-500kg – Catterloch; Shenval £1630; Shenval 341p. 501-550kg – Uppermill, Tarves; £1740, 330.8p. 551-600kg – Feaval £1800, 302p. 601-650kg – Feaval £1900, 314.6p. 651-700kg – Corse of Kinnoir £1910, 300.9p. 701-750kg – Ardgathen Croft £1940, 263.6p.

Aberdeen-Angus – Heifers – Up to 350kg – Daleigh £950; West Maldron 277.4p. 351-400kg – Hillhead £960, 254p. 401-450kg – Clunycrighton £1310; Daleigh 286.7p. 451-500kg – Newmill £1200, 256.4p. 501-550kg – Hall of Tankerness £1520, 279.4p.

Bulls – Up to 400kg – Redland £1100; South Byebush 285.3p. 401-450kg – Sebay View £1220, 303.5p. 451-500kg – Moss-side £1160, 253.3p. 501-550kg – Wairds £1295, 252.9p.

Ewes with lambs at foot – Lamb and half – Suff X – Bridgeton, Muir of Fowlis £86. Chev – Braehead, Tarland £63.

Twins – Mule – Mains of Allanbuie £68. GF – Braehead £67. Zwa – East Tilbouries, Maryculter £60.

Breeding sheep – Tex X – Delnabo £160.

Store lambs – Tex – Newton of Carnaveron, Alford £125. Char – West Davoch, Tarland £123. Suff – Bridgeton, Muir of Fowlis £121. Tex X – The Larches, Mill of Dyce £117. Suff X – Cluseburn, Inverbervie £117. Cont – Newton of Carnaveron £116. X – West Davoch £114. BF – Glencat, Ballogie £111. BF – Cluseburn, Inverbervie £110. Blu Tex – East Tilbouries, Maryculter £110. Cont X – The Larches, Tillyfourie, Monymusk £109. Down X – Purgavie, Lintrathen £106. DownIronhill, Rosehearty £104. Chev X – Skirza Croft, Freswick £103.50. Char X – Grandview, Aboyne £100. Mule – Glencat, Ballogie £96. Sh Chv – Blackriggs, Strichen £94. GF, Auchnarrow £94. Zwa – Millburn Cottage, Rosehearty £91.

Island consigned store lambs – Belt – Quoys, Deerness £117. Suff – Trondheim, Rendall £114. Tex – Seaview £110. Suff – Seaview, Quoybelloch, Deerness £107. Chev – Heatherlea Cottage, Toab £106. Belt X – Moan, Harray £96. Cont – Braebuster, Deerness, Trondheim £95. DS – Heatherlea Cottage £94. Down X – Mousland, Stromness £90.

Penrith

A pair of Limousin bull stirks from Messrs Johnston, Whitefold, secured the top price of £950 at Penrith and District Farmers’ Marts' fortnightly sale of 250 rearing calves and stirks.

The same breed also led the heifer section at £910 for BR Davidson, West View.

Calves sold to a far sharper trade with all a top call of £610 for a pair of British Blue bullocks from Woodhouse, with another similar duo in the form of bulls from the Grange, made £600.

Heifer calves reached £470 for Limousins from Lodge Farm.

Leading prices

Stirks – Bull – Lim – £950, £910 (x2), £895 (x2), £815 (x3) White Fold; £670 School Hill; £580 Skirwith Abbey. A-A – £950, £910, £815 White Fold; £500 Plumpton Foot; £500 School Hill; £485 (x3) Clarks. BB – £830 White Fold; £650; £570 (x3), £560 Skirwith Abbey; £640 (x2) Howes; £580, £470 (x3) Frizington Parks; £470 School Hill. Hfd – £570 Howes. Black and White – £325 (x2) Clarks.

Bullocks – Sim – £930, £830 Calebreck Hall. Lim – £900 Calebreck Hall; £730, £630 (x2) Morton Sceugh. A-A – £850 Calebreck Hall; £760 (x2) Morton Sceugh; £560 Southernby Hall. BB – £620 (x5) Cairnbridge; £610 (x2) High Barn.

Heifer – Lim – £910, £900, £895 (x2), £870, £820, £795 West View; £855, £760, £640 (x3) White Fold; £590 Morton Sceugh; £530 (x4) Skirwith Abbey. BB – £890 White Fold; £730 (x2) School Hill; £600 (x2), £570 (x2) Frizington Parks; £545 (x2) Skirwith Abbey; £530 (x3) Cairnbridge; £520 (x2), £490 (x2), £480 Howes. Hfd – £650 Southernby Hall. A-A – £855, £760, £750 (x3), £640 (x2) White Fold; £550 Howes. Sim – £540 School Hill.

Calves – Bull – BB – £600, £560 (x2), £530 Grange; £575, £480, £445 Beeches; £500 The Harras; £490, £465, £460, £450 Monks House; £470 Clarks. A-A – £530 Mount Clifton; £500, £470 Woodhouse; £345, £325 Catterlen Hall. Black and White – £340 Beeches; £260 (x3), £240 (x4) The Elephant; £250, £230 Clarks; £235, £215 The Harras; £165 (x2) Skirwith Abbey. Hfd – £225 (x2) Dolphenby.

Bullock – BB – £610, £520 (x2), £440 Woodhouse. A-A – £530 Cardew Hall; £440 (x2), £385 (x2), £360 (x2) Greengill Head; £385 Grange. Lim – £470 Lodge. Hfd – £385 Woodhouse. Black and White – £260 (x4) Sleetburn.

Heifer – Lim – £470, £460, £450 Lodge; £370 Clarks. BB – £395 Clarks; £325 Yew Tree; £300 Beeches; £270 Cardew Hall. A-A – £350 (x2), £330 (x2) Greengill Head. Hfd – £315 Woodhouse

Dumfries

A buoyant demand for store cattle was met at C and D auction marts' fortnightly sale, where a top price of £1630 was paid for bullocks from RJ Burgess, The Bush, with heifers reaching £1590 for J Nelson, Seafield.

Among the pence per kg section, a top call of 318.8p was achieved for bullocks from Craiglearen, whilst heifers peaked at 331.6p from Newmains.

Bulls sold to £1310 from J Anderson, Rowanburnfoot, and to 300.9p from Auchenhill.

Leading prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1630, £1570 Bush; £1410 Kirkbride. A-A – £1560 Seafield; £1480, £1460, £1445 High Auchneel; £1455 Kirkbride; £1440 Lochpark. Sim – £1505 Auchenhill. Hfd – £1470, £1360 Seafield. BS – £1450 High Auchneel. Char – £1430 Netherhall. BB – £1260 Highlaw. Fri – £1060 Baltersan.

Heifers – A-A – £1590 Seafield; £1480, £1430 Kirkland; £1410 Cormaddie; £1400 High Auchneel; £1370 Innerfield; £1360 Kirkbride; £1340 Auchencrieff. Lim – £1430 Cormaddie; £1420, £1335 Meikleholm; £1380 Bush; £1310 Netherhall; £1300 Kirkbride. Sim – £1400 High Auchneel; £1370 Innerfield. Mont – £1290 Stonehouse. Char – £1230 Cormaddie. BB – £1190 Highlaw; £1180 Fauldie. BS – £1150 Barnbarroch.

Bulls – Sal – £1310 Rowanburnfoot. Lim – £1240 Lochbank.

Stirling (Cale)

Bullocks and heifers averaged 291p per kg and 281p respectively at Caledonian Marts' fortnightly sale of store cattle.

Bullocks reached 340p per kg for a pen of Simmentals from J Lambie, Knockdaw, Ballantrae, and to £2000 on two occasions both for Salers from J and J Brown, Loanrigg, Slamannan.

Charolais from Steuarthall Estate, Lochwinnoch, led the heifers at 320p, whilst Limousins from W Paterson, Craighead, Stirling, attained £1590.

Leading prices

Bullocks – £2000 (x2), £1850 Loanrigg; £1820, £1700 Jawpark; £1660 Old Hall and Loanrigg; £1630 Candermains and Hill O’ Harthill.

Heifers – £1590 Craighead; £1570 Leysbent; £1560 Old Hall; £1550, £1530 Leysbent; £1510 Hill O’ Harthill.

Quoybrae

Charolais cross bullocks from Gillock Mains, were in demand at Aberdeen and Northern marts' sale of 107 store cattle, which reached 381.9p per kg for a pen of five weighing 343kg, and to £1760 for a pair crossing the weigh bridge at 591kg, with bullocks averaging 321.4p.

Heifers balanced out at 300p, having attained 356.9p for a 339kg Charolais cross from Bardnaclavan, Bridge of Westfield, and to £1590 for a 542kg for Simmental from Hunster, Bower.

Ewes with lambs at foot (85) reached £92 for life for Cheviot ewes with Hill Cheviot lambs at foot from Auckhorn, Lyth.

Texels from Quarryside, Castletown and Strath Farm, Watten, led the old season store lambs (404) at £109.50.

Leading prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Gilpen Croft, Roster £930, 332.1p. 301-350kg – Gillock Mains £1310, 353.4p. 351-400kg – Gillock Mains £1330, 374.6p. 401-450kg – West Watten £1390, 346.6p. 451-500kg – Gillock Mains £1550, 313.8p. 501-550kg – Gillock Mains £1510, 295.5p. 551-600kg – Gillock Mains £1760, 297.8p. 601-650kg – Gillock Mains £1700, 276.9p.

Heifers – Up to 350kg – Bardnaclavan, Bridge of Westfield £1210, 356.9p. 351-400kg – Bardnaclavan £1240, 345.5p. 401-450kg – West Watten £1270, 309.8p. 451-500kg – West Watten £1320, 289.5p. 501-550kg – Hunster, Bower £1580, 296.4p. 551-600kg – Blackpark, Hunster £1500; Hunster 266.9p.

Old season store lambs – Chev – Toftcarl, Thrumster £99.50. Suf – Upper Gelshfield £98.50. HB – Quoybrae £97.50. Tex – Braehead, Ulbster, Newton Swiney £97.50. Chev X – Achairn, Stirkoke £97.50. Tex X – Strath £94.50. Suff X – Quarryside, Castletown £94.50. Cont – Winless Mains £93.50. Cont X – Balnahard, Harpsdale £87.50. Cont – Sibmister £85.50.

Feeding ewes – Suf – Lynegar, Watten £169.50. Tex – Oldfield Terrace £167.50. Suff X – Lynegar £154.50. Tex X – Skinnet, Halkirk £145.50. Cont – Sibmister, Castletown £144.50. Cont – Balnahard, Harpsdale £136.50. Blk – Cruith, Tofts £125.50. NCC – Overton, Mid-Clyth £123.50. HB – Overton £119.50. Chev – Sibmister £117.50. Chev Mule – Stirkoke Mains, Wick £116.50. Mule – West Murkle £109.50. Mule – South Keiss £108.50. BF – Ha, Bowermadden £60.50.

Feeding rams – Zwa – West Durran £140.50. Suf – West Durran £139.50. Chev – The Hirsel, West Greenland £114.50.

Hexham

A Limousin cross steer led the way at Hexham and Northern Marts' weekly sale of 695 catalogued store cattle and suckled calves, when selling at £2100 for JE Woodman and Son, Great Chesters.

Heifers also met a blistering trade having soared to £2060 for another Limousin this time from GH Walton and Sons, Greyside.

Also forward were 615 store hoggs which achieved an average of £100.96, having sold to £200 for a Suffolk tup hogg from FT Walton, Flotterton.

Leading prices

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1620 Lunns Houses. Char X – £1780 East Shaftoe; £1620 Brandon. A-A X – £1850, £1650 Fairley; £1570 Greencarts. Saler X – £1730, £1680, £1580 East Shaftoe. BS – £1820 East Shaftoe. Sim X – £1780, £1680 (x2), £1660 Brandon. Cattle 17-22months – Char X – £1970 Great Chesters; £1910 East Shaftoe; £1840 Great Chesters; £1760, £1650, £1590 East Shaftoe; £1580 East Shaftoe and White House. A-A X – £1960, £1740 Fairley; £1660 Fairley and Stoop Rigg; £1650 Fairley; £1600 New Houses. Saler X – £1500, £1480 East Shaftoe. BS – £1570 East Shaftoe. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1660 Swarland Old Hall; £1600 Cornhills; £1570 Stotsfold; £1560 Low Horton, Stotsfold and Cornhills; £1540, £1530 Stotsfold; £1510 Comb Hills and Warksfield Head; £1500 Cornhills, Greyside and Tedcastle; £1490 Greyside; £1480 Cornhils and Greyside; £1460 Cornhills; £1440 Tedcastle; £1410 North Cocklake; £1400 Greysdei. Char X – £1560 White Hoiuse; £1400 The Tofts; £1300 Risehead. A-A – £1320, £1285, £1240, £1190 Byreside. A-A X – £1430, £1420, £1400, £1650, £1340, £1300 High Barns. BB X – £1480 Lee Hall; £1460 Tanfield Lane; £1420 Burntongues; £1260, £1200 Lee Hall. Saler X – £1300 The Tofts. Sim X – £1400 Elilaw; £1200 Warksfield Head; £1150, £1130 Elilaw. BS – £1040 High Warden. Hfd X – £1380 Whitehouse. Cattle 10 months and under – A-A X – £930, £920 Nixon Terrace. BB X – £1130 Agars Hill. Char X – £1130 Quarry House. Hfd X – £910 Whitehouse. Lim X – £1440 Swarland Old Hall; £1400 Quarry House; £1390, £1360 Swarland Old Hall; £1330 Willimoteswick; £1290 The Laws; £1280 Lee Hall; £1260 New Acres; £1240, £1210 Burnbank.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1880 Great Chesters; £1750 Craster Heugh; £1620 Berwick Hill; £1500, £1490 (x2), £1460 Craster Heugh; £1450 Berwick Hill. Char X – £1930, £1920 Great Chesters; £1690 Craster Heugh. Sim X – £1390 Craster Heugh. A-A – £1380 Moss Barns. A-A X – £1610 Berwick Hill; £1600 Fairley; £1500 Moss Barns; £1440 Berwick Hil; £1420 Fairley; £1400 Craster Heugh and Berwick Hill. BS – £1320 High Warden. BB – £1800 Round Meadows. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £2060 Greyside; £1610, £1540 Holly Hill West; £1510 The Fawns. BB X – £1380 Greyside; £1290 Shaftoe Moor. Char X – £1740 Great Chesters; £1680 White House; £1660 East Shaftoe. A-A X – £1740, £1730 Fairley; £1640 Stoop Rigg; £1570 Craster heugh; £1470 Elilaw; £1400 Craster Heugh. Sim X – £1210 Hackford. Hfd X – £1380 Shaftoe Moor. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1940, £1920, £1790, £1720, £1670 Shitlington Hall; £1580 Kingswood; £1510, £1490 Shitlington Hall; £1490 Stotsfold and Woodhouse; £1460 Quarry House and Greyside; £1450 Greyside; £1430 New Acres; £1420 Shitlington Hall; £1410 Greyside. Char X – £1050 West Shields. BB X – £1420 Hackford; £1390 Woodhouse; £1340 Light Birks; £1300 Hackford; £1260 Woodhouse; £1240, £1210 Hackford; £1210 Light Birks; £1160 Hackford; £1150 Hackford and Light Birks. Saler X – £1080 West Shields. Sim X – £1160, £1080, £1070 Elilaw; £1050 West Shields. A-A X – £1220, £1160, £1150 (x2), £1140 Lowfield; £1110 West Shields; £1100 Lowfield. Cattle 10 months and under – BB – £1060 Hackford. Char X – £950 Quarry House. Lim X – £1450 Quarry House; £1300 Salmonswell; £1290 The Laws; £1200, £1180 Burnbank; £1160 Agars Hill; £1130 The Laws; £1040 Burnbank; £1030 Kingswood; £1000 Kingswood.

Young bulls – Char X – £1190, £1100 Risehead.

Store hoggs – Tex – £180, £173 Thrunton. Tex X – £166 Crowhall; £150 Riding; £135 Gunneerton Demesne; £130 Hollin Close; £129 West Newbiggen; £126 Hollin Close, Milfield Demesne and Riding; £121 Milfield Demesne and West Newbiggen. Belt X – £150, £132 Waterloo; £125 Gunnerton Demesne; £124 Waterloo. Suff – £200, £170 Flotterton. Suff X – £170, £160 Thrunton; £149 East Wingates; £146 Allenheads; £137 Middle Horsleyhope; £129 Gunnerton Demesne; £126 Alnwick. Chev – £120 Moorlaws; £112 Flotterton. NCC – £156 Flotterton. Mule – £149 Flotterton; £146 Dunns Houses; £130 Great Chesters and Nookton. BF – £128 Great Chesters; £116 Riding; £112 Great Chesters. Swale – £123 Spittalshield. Jacob – £94 Catless; £88 Grange. Herdwick – £91 Hazlett House. Half bred – £154 Littleburn. X – £126 Broom House.

Lochboisdale

A small show of cattle and sheep sold well at United Auctions' sale, at increased values on the year, keeping with mainland centres, where bullocks and heifers cashed in at 269.11p (+39.58p) and 252.56p (+35.98p) respectively.

Limousin crosses from A Mackay, Balemore, North Uist, led the bullock trade at £1140 and 292p, whilst heifers from M Macdonald, Balivanich, made £1000 and 290p.

Ewes sold to £140 for a Suffolk cross from W Macdonald, Illery, Lochmaddy, while hoggs reached £125 for more of the same breed this time from ND Macaskill, Drimore.

Leading prices

Bullocks – A-A X – Bornish £1010, £1000; Frobost £850; Askernish £820. BS X – Balivanich £1040, £900, £890. Char X – Howbeg £1100. Lim X – Balemore £1140; Milton £1070.

Heifers – A-A X – Leanish £900, £800. BS X – Balivanich £1000; Sollas £980; Balivanich £950; Nunton £920; Balivanich £910; Balivanich, Lochboisdale Hotel £860; Sollas (x3) £800. Lim X – Balemore £950; Middlequarter £860; Balemore £830; Middlequarter £800. Sim X – Balemore £970.

In-calf cow – Bualuchrach £1270.

Farrow cows – A-A X – Kildonan £1320; North Boisdale £1250; Milton, Kildonan £1200; Lim X – Carnan £1660, £1610; Sollas £1400; Malaclate £1400; Greanitote £1350; Drimisdale £1300; Dunganichy £1290; North Boisdale, Carnan £1280. Sim X – Sollas £1250; Borve £1200.

Sheep – Ewes – Suff X – Borve; Failte £70. Chev X – Garrynamonie, Gearadubh £100. X – Milton £110. Mule – Rhughasinish £90. BF – Failte £90; North Boisdale £75. X – Milton £120. BF – Frobost £80.

Ewe hoggs – Tex – Claddach £80. Chev X – Allt-na-feidh £110, £106; Sollas £102.

Hoggs – Suff X – Drimore £125; Illeray £110; Drimore £102; Claddach £99. Tex X – Claddach £90. Chev X – Sollas £100; Claddach Kyles £90. BF – Claddach £55.

Rams – Illeray £140.