Stirling UA

Bullocks (957) and heifers (805) averaged 299.85p per kg and 287.81p respectively at United Auctions' sale of store cattle.

Charolais crosses led the bullocks at 384.80p for a 343kg entry from Ardmaleish, and to £1960 for a 602kg animal from Wester Middleton.

Wester Middleton, also led the heifer trade with a 686kg Limousin cross, whilst a similar type weighing 386kg from Greenwells, reached 362.70p.

Young bulls (30) averaged 271.27p and sold to 336.10p for a Limousin cross from Greenwells and to £1450 for a Simmental cross from Easterton.

Also forward were 1010 store and breeding sheep, which witnessed Texel store hoggs reach £131 for Lochan.

Mule hoggs with twin Texel cross lambs at foot made £115 per life for Ardgate.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – East Banknock £1940; Blagonar 334.30p, 333.30p; Bandirran £1820; Balcraig Moor 323.40p; Glenkiln and Middleton £1625; Steall 322.90p. Sim – Strath £1660; Balgonar 334.30p, 333.30p; Glenkiln £1610; Ardmaleish 323.00p; Mains £1565; Knollhead 319.00p. Char – Wester Middleton £1960; Ardmaleish 384.80p, 368.90p, 367.20p; Nether South Bar £1895; Wester Middleton 361.20p; Wester Middleton and Strath £1800; Drumbuie 360.20p. Lim – East Banknock £1940, £1920, £1900 (x2); Gall 352.30p; Nether South Bar £1835, £1800, £1775; Croftlands 349.00p; Wester Middleton £1720; Mid Shawton 347.20p. BB – Nether South Bar £1900; Netherton 338.70p; Netherton £1570, 325.30p, 321.70p, 318.90p, 311.30p; Drummie £1540; West Auchenlongford 305.70p. BS – Newra £1600; Denbrae 315.60p; Drum £1475; Kildavaig 313.50p; MacQueston £1460; Mauchline Mains 307.40p. Saler – Glenkiln £1610; Gall 347.00p. Hfd – Blackbog £1570; Brightons 324.30p; Langfauld £1410, 288.80p. Meuse-Rhine-Issel – Caddel £1320, 261.40p. Mont – Caddel £1320; Mahaar 274.50p. STX – Sauchrie Mains £1425; Bennan 298.30p.

Heifers – A-A – Bandirran £1840; Balgonar 303.00p; Springfield £1670; Sheilhill 295.40p; Glenkiln £1605; Holton 289.20p; Mains £1600; Linton 285.90p. Sim – Lochlane £1870, £1820; Bargany 331.60p; Barabarafield £1800; Forestmill 322.20p; Middlesteads £1665; Greenriggs 315.80p. Char – Wester Middleton £1900; Drumbuie 346.10p; Dykes £1820; Townhead of Arngibbon 329.90p; Wester Middleton £1700; Fisherton 325.50p. Lim – Wester Middleton £1900, £1860; Greenwells 362.70p; Lephinkill £1810; Ballikinrain 352.90p; Wester Middleton £1750; Uigle 345.80p. BB – Percival £1530; Netherton 318.90p; Netherton £1470, 308.30p, 305.30p; West Tannacreiff £1440; Mains of Throsk 301.90p. BS – Drum £1470; Middlesteads 306.20p; Noblehall £1330; Noblehall 289.80p. Saler – Middleton £1520; Gall 309.90p; Glenkiln £1250; Middleton 290.60p. Hfd – Lochlane £1870, 277.90p.

Young bulls – Lim – Easterton £1400, £1330; Greenwells 336.10p, 291.20p. Sim – Easteron £1450, £1330, 294.70p, 283.60p. A-A – Roscobie £1400, 277.80p.

Store hoggs – Tex – Lochan £131; Islay Est £117; Wester Culbowie £96; Islay Est £81. BF – Lorgbaw £100; Kilchiaran £83; Islay Est £78; Auchlyne £76. Chev – Milkieston £96; Wester Culbowie £89. X – Lochan £91. Mule – Islay Est £85. Suff – Willowbank £83. BFL – Willowbank £80. Chev Mule – Wester Culbowie £80.

Hoggs with lambs – Twins – Mule – Ardgate £115, £110 (x3).

Gimmer with lambs – Single – Chev Mule – Strewiebank £100, £95.

Ewe with lambs – Single – Tex X – Craighead £112. Suff X – Craighead £108.00.

Twin with lambs – Tex X – Westwood £108 (x2). Suff X – £100. Mule – Milkeiston £94 (x2), £92, £90; Craighead £85; Dell £83; Craighead £81; Ardgate £81; Claylands £80.

Carlisle

An average of £1312 was achieved at Harrison and Hetherington's sale of 700 store cattle.

Top price was £2080 achieved three times – by Beef Shorthorn bullocks from Brian Robinson, Gelt Hall, Brampton; Saler bullocks from Messrs Roper, Knowehill, Wigton, and Limousin heifers from Mike Brough, Howgill, Wigton.

Limousins led the weaned cattle when heifers from Messrs Fletcher, Muirston, made £1500

The 451 calves, reached £630 for a British Blue bull from Ling Dairies Ltd.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – BS – £2080 Gelt Hall. Saler – £2080, £1780 Knowehill. Char – £1940 Burnside; £1920, Redhouse; £1860 Broathill; £1580 High Knells; £1580 Sideway Bank; £1550, Ladyhousesteads. BB – £1840 Stubbyknowe; £1750, £1740, £1720 Bank; £1630 Carleton Hill; £1630 Howrigg;£1580 Chapel; £1560 Bushfield; £1550 (x2) Thackmire; £1520, £1500 Broathill; £1500 Millantae. Frie – £1620, Gelt Hall. Lim – £1860, £1780 Westray; £1850 Howrigg; £1780 West Whitrigg; £1715 Grange Grassing; £1690, £1580 High Knells; £1600 Millantae; £1600, £1580 Bank; £1570 Harley Croft; £1560, £1550 Spout Bank; £1540 New House; £1520 West Whitrigg; £1500 (x2), High Flowery Hirst. Mont – £1700 Swordwellrigg; £1700 Flothers. A-A – £1590, £1580, £1540 (x2), Longrigg Thorn; £1520 (x2) Ribton House. Hfd – £1520 (x2) Parton; £1480 New House; £1440 Hayclose. Sim – £1500 Chapel. Hols – £1420 Stubbyknowe. HF – £1580 Sideway Bank; £1550, Ladyhousesteads.

Heifers – Lim – £2080 How Gill; £1850 (x3) Croft House; £1780, £1700 Shield Green; £1720 Bank;£1700, £1650 New House; £1700 (x2) Grange Grassing; £1680, £1660 (x2) How Gill; £1630 West Whitrigg; £1590 (x3) Croft House; £1560 (x2) Demesne. BB – £1880, £1710, £1610 Flothers; £1650 Carleton Hill; £1540, £1500 Bank. Char – £1750 Burnside; £1600, Lordstown. Saler – £1720, £1540 (x2), Knowehill. Hfd – £1690, £1610 Demesne. Hols – £1580 Broathill. Cont – £1560 Woodhouse. Sim – £1550, £1490 New House. A-A – £1550 The Flatt; £1500 Demesne. BS – £1520 Gelt Hall.

Weaned cattle – Heifers – Lim – £1500, £1400, £1110, Muirston; £1210 (x2), Horsemoor Hills; £1130 Glendue; £1100 (x2), Quarry House. Char – £1100, £1000 (x3) The Laythes. Hfd – £1070 East Nethershields. Gelv – £960, £930, Parceltown. A-A – £880 Moss Grove; £870 East Nethershields. BB – £810 Nirvana; £790 (x2) Street Gate.

Bulls – BB – £1420, £1200 Bridge End. Lim – £1360, £1350 Castlehill; £1270 Nunfield; £1230 Newlands; £1150 (x2), Terrace. Saler – £1150 (x2), Nunfield. Hols – £800 Gill House.

Steers – Lim – £1110 Muirston; £1100 (x2), Quarry House; £1080, Beamwham. Hfd – £1080 Wydon Eals. Char – £1050 Quarry House; £1030 Wydon Eals. A-A – £1040 (x3), £970 (x2), Wydon Eals. BB – £1010 Glendue; £990 (x2) Street Gate. Fleck – £750 Glenzierfoot. Frie – £730 Nirvana. Mont – £960 (x2) Glenzierfoot.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £630, Harrington Ling; £620 Meinfoot; £580 (x2), Tempest Tower. A-A – £620, £600, Big Balcraig. Lim – £610 Kaysbank. Hfd – £545 Woodside. Sim – £440 (x4), £400 East Drummodie.

Heifers – Lim – £460 Kelsick House; £405 (x2) Wat Garth. A-A – £475, Upper Portrack; £455 Mid Whinnow. BB – £475, £470 Harrington Ling; £470 Kelsick House; £470, Greigsland.

Ayr

Heifers (250) and bullocks (173) averaged 280.4p per kg and 289.7p respectively at Craig Wilson's sale of store cattle..

Bullocks secured the top price of £2000 for Aberdeen-Angus from Clevance, and to 340p for a Simmental from Cleeves.

Limousins led the heifers at £1740 from Fore Rogerton, and to 368.1p from Cairnwhin.

The 441 store and breeding sheep reached £113 twice – for Texel cross hoggs with Beltex lambs from F Allison, Glenstables, and Texel cross ewes with single Texel lambs from D Crosbie, Chapelton.

On Tuesday, two dairy animals sold to £2200 for a Holstein Friesian heifer from Messrs Wilson, Blackbyres, while 137 calves and stirks reached £1480 for an Aberdeen-Angus bullock stirk from Killantringan Farms, with calves to £570 for a British Blue cross heifer from Robert L McCoull and Son, Over Enoch, and an Aberdeen-Angus cross bull from M and T Howat, Burnton.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £2000 Clevance; £1760 Fernlea; £1740, £1530 Glenlussa; £1690 Grougar Mains. Lim – £1750, £1610 Fore Rogerton; £1660, West Dhuloch; £1520 Rosemount; £1470 Barleith and Grougar Mains; £1410 Stafflar; £1400 Knockterra. Saler – £1730, £1550 Newlands. Sim – £1620 Adamcroft; £1550 Newlands; £1460 Low Drumrae. SRed – £1300, Stafflar. Stab – £1160 Mackailston. Mont – £1220 Lochwood. BS – £1000 Kilpatrick. BB – £1380 Stafflar; £1360 Knockterra. Char – £1320 Bensliefauld; £1290 West Lochhead. Hfd – £1190 Bensliefauld. High – £840 Auchinleck. Frie – £1400 Bowhouse; £1255 Stafflar; £1250 Lochnaw Home; £1230 Stafflar.

Heifers – Lim – £1740, £1730 Fore Rogerton; £1650 Glanderston; £1610 Knockterra; £1600 Ballycurrie; £1500 Rahead; £1490 West Dhuloch and Marganaish; £1480 Fore Rogerton and Lochnaw Home. A-A – £1590, £1495, Fernlea; £1420 Glenlussa. BB – £1630 Knockterra; £1410 Baltersan. Sim – £1570 Armsow; £1440 Adamcroft; £1400 Low Drumrae. BS – £1330 Fernlea; £1300, Arnsow. Char – £1300 West Lochhead; £1125 Burnton. Hfd – £900 Aird. High – £760 Auchinleck.

Calves – Bulls – A-A – £570 Burnton; £530 Low Barledziew. BB X – £540 Barward; £530 Low Barledziew. Lim X – £390, £370, Kerse Park. Luing X – £390 Auchentaggart.

Heifer – BB X – £570 Over Enoch; £490 Barward. A-A X – £510 (x4) Low Barledziew; £500 West Cairngarroch and Low Barledziew. Lim X – £420 Kerse Park. Sim X – £390 Kerse Park. Luing X – £310 Auchentaggart.

Stirks – Bullock – A-A X – £1480, £1290 Killantringan. Char X – £1250 Muirston. Lim Cross – £1110 Muirston. BB X – £1040 Garrockhill. Fleck – £1000 Muirston. Sim – £940 Whiteridden.

Heifer – Lim X – £1340 Muirston. A-A X – £970 Birgidale Knock; £930, Acholter.

Breeding sheep – Hoggs and lambs – Singles – Tex X – £113 Glenstables.

Twins – Tex X – £78 Mauchline Road.

Gimmers and lambs – Twins – Mule – £72 Creagraineach.

Ewes and lambs – Singles – Tex X – £113, £106, £104, Chapelton; £98 Birgidale Knock.

Twins – BF – £50 Birgidale Knock. Tex X – £102, £97, £90 Chapelton; £102 Scalpsie. Shetland – £30 Drumdow.

Thainstone

A strong trade was witnessed at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' weekly sale where bullocks (676) and heifers (751) balanced out at 304.8p per kg and 290.9p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 376.3p for three 388kg British Blue crosses from Buchaam, Strathdon, and to £2100 for a Charolais cross from Bogloch, Lumphanan.

Heifers trade peaked at 354.5p for two 440kg Charolais crosses from Burnton, Laurencekirk, and to £2170 for a 872kg Simmental cross from Wester Bleaton, Bridge of Cally.

Bulls (23) sold to 279.9p and £1780 for a 636kg Limousin from Kinknockie, Mintlaw

A very commercial show of ewes with lambs at foot sold dearer on the week, with 1374 cashing in at £78.45 per head and sold to £110 per head on two occasions, firstly for Texel cross gimmers with lamb and a half from Uppermill,

Tarves and again for Cheviot Mule gimmers with twins from Rivestone, Kinnoir.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Up to 300kg – 122 Main Street £950, 344.2p. 301-350kg – Langlanburn £1140; Reisgill 341.6p. 351-400kg – Buchaam £1460, 376.3p. 401-450kg – Kinaldie £1500; Firva 353.2p. 451-500kg – Mains of Cairnbanno £1660, 347.3p. 501-550kg – Broomhill £1710; Mains of Auchindachy 330.7p. 551-600kg – Broomhill £1940, 333.3p. 601-650kg – Cairntack £1975, 318.5p. 651-700kg – Cairntack £1970, 298.5p.

A-A – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Battlefield £845, 338p. 301-350kg – North Calder £1105, 335.9p. 351-400kg – Windywalls £1390; North Calder 329.2p. 401-450kg – Farrivald, Burness £1430, 331.7p. 451-500kg – Strathorn £1560, 337.7p. 501-550kg – Torispardon £1555, 285.8p. 551-600kg – Lower Ellibister £1535; Drumdurno 289.9p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Doonies £500; Reisgill 247.5p. 251-300kg – Laithe £985, 328.3p. 301-350kg – North Bethelnie £1195, 351.5p. 351-400kg – Bankhead £1390, 351p. 401-450kg – Burnton £1560; Lower Hobbister 353.9p. 451-500kg – Kinaldie £1660, 336p. 501-550kg – Mowatseat, Pittenkerrie, Kinaldie £1620, Kinaldie 310.3p. 551-600kg – Broomhill £1840, 326.2p. 601-650kg – Newton of Auchindoir £1850, 296.5p. 651-700kg – Newton of Auchindoir £1930, 287.2p.

A-A – Heifers – Up to 350kg – Heathercrow £990; Dale 304.3p. 351-400kg – North Bethelnie £1205; Heathercrow 283.6p. 401-450kg – Burness £1230, 298.5p. 451-500kg – Stonyford £1400; Nether Balfour 287.8p. 501-550kg – Stonyford £1370, 268.6p.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Burnside of Whitefield £510, 229.7p. 301-350kg – Ardioch £790, 232.4p. 351-400kg – Kinknockie £1010, 271.5p. 451-500kg – Mid Powlair £1260, 273.9p. 501-550kg – Drumsleed £1450, 275.7p. 601-650kg – Kinknockie £1700, 275.1p. 651-700kg – Newton of Auchindoir £1720, 247.8p.

Ewes with lambs at foot – Single – Chev Mule – Scollays Cross, Strachan £99. Tex – West Cranloch, Ythanwells £98. Suf – West Cranloch £95. Tex X – Lythbrae Croft, Aberlour £91. BF – Craigton, Lumphanan £91. Suf X – Mains of Craignell, Bellfield Road £84. BFL – Mains of Craignell £80. Shc Chev – BMLythbrae Croft £70.

Lamb and half – Mule – South Street, Newmill £105. Cont – South Street £102. Suf – Craigroy, Dallas £99. Tex –Uppermill £98. Tex X – Rivestone £98. Suf X – Craigroy £95. Cont – Rivestone £93. Mule – Lythebrae Croft £90. X – Newton, Lower Cabrach £89. Char – Newseat, Rothienorman £88. Mule – Rowanhill, Kininmonth £85.

Twins – Cont – Rivestone £102. Chev Mule – Scollays Cross £98. Char – South Greycairn, Newmill £92. Suff – West Cranloch £89. Chev Mule –Scollays Cross £89. Mule – Craigroy £86. Cont – South Greycairn £81. Tex – Mosstown of Craigellie, Lonmay £80.

Store lambs – Cont – Rickarton House, Stonehaven £109. Suf – Home Farm, Wardhouse £100. BF – Rickarton House £99. Suff X – Home £97. Chev X – Auchmar, Leslie £91. Cont X – Coldhome, Alvah £90. GF – Rickarton House £89.

Island consigned store lambs – Easy – Salties, Sanday £97. Chev X – Veltigar, Tankerness £84.

St Boswells

Beltex ewes with lambsfrom C and C Cormack, Oxnam, sold for the top price of £138 per life at Harrison and Hetherington's sale.

Store cattle reached £1710 on two occasions – for a Hereford cross bullock from Messrs Brown, Middle Moneynut, and a British Blue cross heifer from Messrs Stewart, Sunlawshill.

Bullocks and heifers averaged 297.44p per kg and 285.79p respectively.

Leading Prices

Ewes and lambs – Belt – £138, £135, £122 Oxnam Neuk. Suff – £116 Hawksnest; £98, £94 Greenhead, Selkirk. Tex – £110 Hawksnest; £96, £94 Greenyards, Huntington; £94 Hawksnest. GF – £89 (x2) Broomilees; £88 Oxmuir; £84 KJS Farming. Half bred – £88 Oxmuir. Chev Mule – £86, £85 Wester Ulston; £84 Gospelhall. Hill Chev – £68 Broomilees. BF – £66 Collielaw. Heb – £49, £45, £44 Huntington. Shetland – £49 Huntington.

Bullocks – A-A – £1510, £1450 Broomiebank; £1415, Todshawhaugh. Hfd – £1710, £1200 North Falaknowe. Lim – £1410, £1400 Parkhill; £1210 Upper Samieston. Luing – £1240 Tinnis. BS – £1540, £1500, £1430 Broomiebank. Sim – £1290 Middlestead; £1270 Parkhill. Char – £1600 Sundhope; £1540, £1430 North Synton.

Heifers – A-A – £1630 Fairnilee; £1480 Broomiebank; £1430 Sundhope. Hfd – £920 North Falaknowe. Lim – £1680 Prieston; £1400, £1310 Parkhill. BS – £1370, £1350 Broomiebank. Sim – £1190 North Synton; £1155 Parkhill. BB – £1710 Sunlawshill. Char – £1530 North Synton; £1310 (x2), North Falla.

Lanark

Lawrie and Symington sold 1141 head of ewes with lambs where trade peaked at £136 for Suffolk gimmers with singles from Messrs Adamson, Swaites.

Leading Prices

Ewes – Tex – £130, £128, £126 Swaites; £116, £114, £112, £98, £96 Jeanfield; £96 Eastfield of Wiston. Suff – £136, £124 Swaites; £110 Eastfield of Wiston. Belt – £90 Swaites. Chev Mule – £88 Sweetbit. Cross – £97 Felton; £96 Kailzie Mains; £93 Felton and Dunsyre Mains; £92 Kailzie Mains; £91 Sweetbit and Dunsyre Mains. Chev – £71 Findatie. BF – £48 Eastfield of Wiston. Welsh – £40 Eastfield of Wiston. Shet – £44 Nether Brotherston; £30 The Cheviots.

Hoggs – Tex – £134 Newton of Wiston. Chev – £126 Newton of Wiston.

Dumfries

Averages were up on the year at C and D Auction Marts' sale of bulling heifers, which cashed in at £1480 (+£145).

A top price of £1800 was paid for Limousin crosses from J Muir and Son, Cleughbrae.

Leading Prices

Bulling heifers – Lim – £1800 (x2), £1700, £1620 Cleughbrae; £1580, £1520 Brownrigg; £1550 (x3), £1520 Kirktonfield. BB – £1680 Upper Portrack. A-A – £1500 Fardingjames. Long – £1520 Upper Portrack.

Newton Stewart

A small show of 80 store cattle was forward for Craig Wilson's sale, which reached £1350 for Simmental bullocks from A and MA Henry, Barrachan, or 325.9p per kg for more of the same from H Milroy, Mid Gleniron.

Heifers sold to £1340 for Limousins from Kirkdale Farms Carsluith, and to 296.1p for Simmentals from Barrachan.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Sim – £1350, £1100 Barrachan; £1090, Airiesknowes. BS – £1310 Barrachan. BB – £1230, £1200 Waulkmill. Saler X – £1200 Risk £890 Drumjargon. A-A – £1160 Moorpark, Sandhead. BB – £900 Waulkmill. HF – £880 Inchparks. Lim – £870 Moorpark, Sandhead. Frie – £900 Waulkmill.

Heifers – BB – £1300, £1130 Waulkmill. Lim – £1340, £1210 Kirkdale. A-A – £1200 (x2) Waulkmill. Sim – £1140, Barrachan. Saler – £1120, £950 Drumjargon.

Stirling (Cale)

On Monday, Caledonian Marts sold 412 ewes and lambs at foot and store hoggs, where trade peaked at £111 per life for Texel ewes with single lambs from AD Kinnimonth, Kinnighallen, Aberfeldy.

Leading Prices

Ewes and lambs – Single – Tex – £111, £108 Kinnighallen, £103 Kinnighallen; £90 Gibblaston.

Twins – Mule – £85 Innieshewan.

Hexham

A joint top price of £2400 was achieved three times at Hexham and Northern Marts' show and sale of 808 store cattle – for a Charolais and a Limousin heifer from Willie Woodman, Great Chesters, and an Aberdeen-Angus cross heifer from Adrian Hutchinson, Hollin Close.

Great Chesters, also sold the top priced steer, a Limousin cross at £2160.

At the pre-sale show, judge, Peter Blackshaw, Derbyshire, found his champion in a Limousin cross steer from Messrs Rochester and Murray, Glebe Farm, Butsfield, Co Durham, that later realised £1750.

Reserve was a Limousin cross heifer from Philip Robson, Middle Horsleyhope, Waskerley, that sold for £2000.

The 385 store hoggs averaged £101.96 having sold to £170 for a Suffolk cross from G and JH Tomlinson and Son, Sunniside.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £2000 Great Chesters; £1980 Beacon Rigg; £1940, £1920 Great Chesters. Char X – £1970 Great Chesters. A-A X – £1960 Hollin Close; £1910 Fairley. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £2160 Great Chesters; £2100 Heugh; £2020 Great Chesters; £1980 Beacon Rigg; £1940 Springwell Cottage;£1880 Great Chesters; £1860, £1840 Beacon Rigg; £1740 Cheviot. Char X – £1870, £1850, £1820, £1810, £1800, £1700 Satley. A-A X – £1820, £1680, £1600, Fairley. Sim Cross – £1700 Satley. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £2000 (x2) Glebe; £1940 Heugh; £1850 Glebe; £1820 Glebe and Springwell Cottage; £1790 Rusheylaw; £1780 Glebe and Morley Hill; £1770 Glebe and Springwell Cottage; £1760, £1750 Glebe; £1710 Springwell Cottage and Cowburn Rigg; £1700 Glebe and Heugh. Char X – £1620, £1530 Raggetsyke. Sim X – £1340 Chirdon. A-A X – £1470 Bingfield Combe; £1400 Lowfield; £1300 Moorhouse Gate. BB – £1860, £1640, £1600, £1500, £1480 Glebe; £1460 Woodhead; £1440 Morley Hill. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1750 Glebe; £1580 Longlea; £1500 Agars Hill; £1480 Springwell Cottage; £1440 Glebe and East Unthank; £1400 Longlea. BB X – £1330 Wallend; £1300 Harwood Shield. Char X – £1100 Wydon.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £2400, £2080 Great Chesters; £1920 Beacon Rigg; £1880 Great Chesters; £1860, £1840 Willimoteswick; £1780 Beacon Rigg. Char X – £2400, £2180, £2160, £1940, £1930 Great Chesters. A-A X – £1460 Stoop Rigg; £1410 Stoop Rigg and Berwick Hill. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1420 New Houses and Cheviot; £1380 Hard Riding; £1360 Berwick Hill. Char X – £1480 White House. BB X – £1380, £1320 Hard Riding. A-A X – £2180, £1680 Hollin Close. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £2000 Middle Horsleyhope; £1920 East Unthank; £1720 Glebe, Low Middleton and Armond Carr; £1680 Armond Carr; £1620 High Lovelady Shield. Char X – £1530 Raggetsyke; £1490 Wydon; £1460 Lough Green. BB – £1660 (x2) Glebe; £1590, £1550, £1520 Chirdon; £1440 Middle Horsleyhope. A-A X – £1260, £1200 Lowfield. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1580 East Unthank; £1560 Harwood Shield; £1460 Whiteside.

Store hoggs – Char X – £166 Sunniside. Tex X – £155 Thrunton; £150 Palm Strothers; £144 Great Tosson. Blue Tex – £136 Craigshield. Suff X – £170 Sunniside; £166 (x2) Thrunton; £159 Sunnside. BFL – £120 Farneyshield. Chev – £121 Barrasford Green. Mule – £144 Broomhope; £132 East White Hill. Belt X – £100 Great Tosson. BF – £113 Craigshield; £105 Holling Hill and Great Tosson; £95 New Dotland. Swale – £85 Ninebanks.

Longtown

Ewes and lambs were the dearest trade of the season, at C and D Auction Marts' sale, reaching £112 per life for a Texel ewe with single lamb from Skiddaw View.

On Tuesday, the firm held their Special May term sale of store cattle which reached £2120 for a Limousin heifer from DA and MA Teasdale, Grindon Hill, Haydon Bridge.

Bullocks topped at £1900 for a Limousin from F Gibson, Southwoodhead, Canonbie, whilst young bulls peaked at £1650 for a British Blue from Messrs Reed and Hill, Lingey Field, Hexham.

Leading Prices

Ewes and lambs – Single lambs – Tex – £112, £102, £98, Skiddaw View. Suff – £110 Dale House. Chev Mule – £109 Skelfhill. Belt – £105, £100 Dale House; £100 Cowgate. Mule – £96, £93 Dale House.

Twin lambs – Tex – £104 (x2), £103 Dale House; £99 Cowgate; £95 Dale House. Suff – £92 Cowgate. Mule – £91 Batey Shield. Chev Mule – £89 Pilmuir and Skelfhill.

Gimmers and lambs – Single lambs – Chev Mule – £109, £106 High Dovecote.

Store hoggs – Tex – £137 South Thornberry; £112 Harper Hill; £109 South Thornberry. Chev Mule – £126 Knock and Maize. DS – £122, £116 South Thornberry. NCC – £117 Knock and Maize. Chev – £96 Caverslea £90 Twislehope.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £148, £114 South Thornberry. Mule – £106 Sweetbit and Spency Croft. Chev Mule – £102 Sweetbit. Dorset – £102 Knock and Maize.

Store cattle – Heifers – Lim – £2120 Grindon Hill; £1750, £1720 Southwoodhead; £1540 Dumbretton; £1490 Tinnishall; £1450 Lingey Field; £1420 Orchard; £1410 Tinnishall and Little Swinburne. Char – £1600, £1530, £1430 High Parkfoot; £1380 Shankbridge End; £1290 High Parkfoot. BB – £1510 Smallholms; £1300 Mossband Hall; £1200 Chirdon. Sim – £1500 Orchard; £1200 Easter Fodderlie. BS – £1290 Priesthaugh. A-A £1200, £1150 Easter Fodderlie; £1080 Sorbie; £1070 Smallholms. Blonde – £1060, £1030 Sorbie. Hfd – £1030 Smallholms; £1020 Solwaybank.

Bullocks – Lim – £1900, £1750 Southwoodhead; £1640, £1590 Southwoodhead; £1580, £1560 Tinnishall; £1560, £1550 Gallowberry; £1520 Tinnishall; £1500, £1490 Grindon Hill; £1490 Gallowberry; £1460 Hethermill; £1430 Hilltop; £1400 Mossband Hall and Hallburn Croft. Sim – £1640, £1520, £1420 Whitstonehill; £1320 Chirdon. BS – £1620 Priesthaugh.

BB – £1590 Gallowberry; £1490, £1410 Mossband Hall. Frie – £1480, £1350 Hethermill. Char – £1410 High Parkfoot; £1140 Moss Side. A-A – £1320 Whitstonehill; £1180 Greensburn; £1100 Sorbie. Hfd – £1280, £1120 Solwaybank.

Bulls – BB – £1650 Lingey Field. Lim – £1620, £1600 Little Swinburne; £1600 Lingey Field; £1550, £1530 Little Swinburne.