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Bullocks (272) and heifers (266) averaged 284.70p per kg and 283.01p respectively at United Auctions' weekly store cattle sale.

Leading the pence per kg section was a 307kg Charolais cross bullock from Kilbrook, when selling for 355.00p, whilst a 388kg Blonde heifer from Brisbane Glen, attained 332.50p.

A 692kg Simmental cross heifer from Tillyrie, made £1840, whilst a 612kg British Blue cross bullock from Bencloich, achieved £1750.

Also forward were 815 store hoggs which soared to £124 for Aberfield cross hoggs and single Texel lambs from Over Blainslie .

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – Stewarton £1600; Ardgate £1535, £1460; Baledmund £1420; Newbank £1240. Sim – Lochend £1570; Stewarton £1570; Ardgate £1460; Higham £1430; Kaimhill £1370. Char – Holehouse £1500; Taiglim £1460; Ardgate £1460; Holehouse £1450; Heathfield £1380. Lim – Lettar of Ballied £1750; Nether Dalkeith £1720; Letar of Ballied £1670; Kirkland £1670. BB – Bencloigh £1750; Stewarton £1650, £1625; Bencloigh £1570, £1540, £1430. BS – Renton £1180; Redhouse £1150. Hfd – East Balscalloch £1480. Mont – Dalfoil £1510. Cont – Stewarton £1350.

Heifers – A-A – Newbank £1290; Falahill £1230; Little Kenny £1200; Bourtreebush £1200. Sim – Tillyrie £1840; Shenlarich £1590; Balgonar £1570; Kaimhill £1410; Cuttlehill £1200. Char – Holehouse £1420; Barnakill £1310; Saddel £1260; Barnakill £1210. Lim – Grange of Elco £1810; Nether Dalkeith £1750; Lettar of Ballied £1650; Whitehill £1640. BB – Stewarton £1490. BS – Redhouse £1260; Renton £1210; Redhouse £1100. Mont – Dalfoil £1340. Blonde – Brisbane Glen £1290; South Brownhill £1250; Brisbane Glen £1230.

Young bulls – Char – West Montgarswood £1210. Lim – Strone £1490; West Montgarswood £1090.

Store sheep – Hoggs and single lambs – Aberfield X – Over Blainslie £124. Tex – £124 Over Blainslie

Hoggs and twin lambs – Tex – £100 Over Blainslie.

Ewes and lambs – Single – Tex – Achamore £97; Westerton £90; West Park £90. Mule – Achamore £91.00; Achamore £84. Chev – Findatie £71. BF – Gallowshade £78.

Twins – Cont – Bellanrigg £85; Carlyn Croft £86. Tex – West Park £80, £80. Mule – Bellanrigg £87. Chev – Westerton £74.

Carlisle

A seasonal entry of store cattle went through Harrison and Hetherington this week, with trade topping at £1770 for a Simmental cross steer from Messrs Potter, Cardew House, Dalston.

A Limousin cross from Messrs Byers, Woodslee, Canonbie, led the heifers at £1700.

Limousin bulls led the weaned cattle at £1780 from Messrs Batty, Flimby Hall.

Bullocks peaked at £1340 for a British Blue from Messrs Seymour, Brackenslack, with heifers realising £1320 for Limousins from Messrs Routledge, Netherton.

The dearest trade to date was achieved for the weekly sale of 300 calves which averaged £315.

A pair of Charolais bull calves topped the trade at £650 for Messrs Templeton, Glenlaugh, with British Blue heifers to £580 twice from Messrs Gott, Burton House and Messrs Reed Mosside House.

A smaller show of 386 ewes and lambs also went under the hammer, having sold to £135 per life for Beltex cross gimmers with Texel lambs at foot from N and A Bainbridge, Laneside.

LEADING awards

Store cattle – Steers – Sim – £1770 Cardew House; £1450 Tinnishall. Lim – £1740, £1580 Gill House; £1690, £1520 Bolton Wood Lane; £1660, £1490 Campingholm; £1650, £1630, £1620, £1450 High Knells; £1640, £1560, £1420 Whiteside; £1580, £1490 Tinnishall; £1500 (x2) Stanger Hill; £1500 Ladyhousesteads. A-A – £1700 Campingholm; £1450 (x4) Stainton House; £1400 Longrigg Thorn; £1380 Stanger Hill; £1350 Frankstown; £1320, £1240 (x4), £1220 (x4), £1200 (x2) Holme House; £1320 (x2) Low Thorney. HF – £1690 Woodslee; £1590, £1400, £1380 Howrigg. BB – £1650, £1560 Kirtlebank; £1580 Thackmire; £1500, £1470, £1460, £1430 Bankend; £1490 (x3), £1480 Stone House; £1400 (x3) Millantae; £1390, £1340 £1300 Hainings; £1380 (x2) Gimmenbie. Char – £1580 Campingholm; £1490 Hainings; £1390, £1370 (x2) Stanger Hill; £1300 (x4) Holme House. Fleck – £1420 Greystone House. BS – £1340 Frankstown; £1340, £1250 (x4) Holme House.

Heifers – Lim – £1750 (x3) Woodslee; £1660 Windy Hill; £1650 (x2), £1380 Flimby Hall; £1620 Bolton Wood Lane; £1580 (x2) Ladyhousesteads; £1500, £1460, £1410, £1400 Tinnishall; £1460 (x2), £1360 Cawfields; £1420, £1310, £1290 (x2) Kirkhouse; £1360 (x2) Winterhope; £1310 (x3) Stockber; £1300 Whiteside. A-A – £1640 Greensyke; £1600, £1570, £1390 Longrigg Thorn; £1290 (x3) Grassings; £1220, £1160 (x7) Holme House. Sim – £1580, £1565, £1530 Cardew House; £1460 Waterloo; £1310 Brisco Hall; £1280 Castlewigg. Hfd – £1320 (x3) Grassings. BB – £1590, £1480 Kirtlebank; £1590 Bolton Wood Lane; £1390 Grassings; £1380, £1330 Gimmenbie; £1380, £1300 Carleton Hill.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1780, £1500 Flimby Hall; £1640, £1500 Tundergarth Mains; £1540, £1460, £1400 Sarkshields; £1510, £1400 (x2) Hudscales; £1070, £1020 Cawfields; £1000 Millantae. Mont – £1300, £1140 Mouswald Grange. Hfd – £1300, £1150 Mouswald Grange. South Devon – £1190 (x3) Cross House. Blonde – £980 Upper Senwick. A-A – £910 Shaw Cottage South. BB – £900 Flatt Bank.

Steers – BB – £1340 Brackenslack; £1100, £1000 (x3) Millantae. Lim – £1320 Quarry; £1260, £1140, £1070, £1040 (x2) Netherton; £1200, £1030, £980 Davygill; £1130 Flimby Hall; £1110 Lesson Hall; £1000 Walloway; £980 (x2) Brackenslack. A-A – £1260 Flimby Hall; £1070 Netherton. Char – £1220 North Wood View; £1140 £1070 Netherton. Hfd – £1090 Crossrigg. BS – £1000 Millantae. Mont – £940 Crowdieknowe.

Heifers – Lim – £1320, £1260 Netherton; £1210 Castle Nook; £1200 (x3) Quarry; £1140, £1110 (x2), £980 Park View; £1110 (x2), £1040, £1020 (x2), £1000, £970 Netherton; £1080 Davygill; £1060 Crossrigg; £960 Walloway. Sim – £1290 Laggonmore. BB – £1270, £1020, £950 (x2) Quarry Gill; £1000 Castle Nook. Saler – £1060 (x2) Castle Nook; £950 (x2) Overby House. Char – £1040 Netherton; £990 (x2), £950 Brocklerigg. Blonde – £1010 Upper Senwick.

Calves – Bulls – Char – £650 (x2) Glenlaugh. BB – £630, £620, £580, £510 Petteril Side; £620 Moss Side House; £610 Kelsick House; £600, £550 Tempest Tower; £600, £580, £560 Hadderdale; £590, £470 Stoneybrook; £580, £530, £525 High Plains; £570, £565 (x2), £560 (x2), £470 (x2) Gillespie; £570 Groundy Croft; £550 Monks House; £490 Fordsyke; £480 Greenmoorside; £470 East Scales. A-A – £580 Tempest Tower; £580, £505 Groundy Croft; £540, £460, £425, £415 Petteril Side;£435 Meinside; £400 Burton House. Fleck – £440, £435 Meinside.

Heifers – BB – £580, £540 Burton House; £580 Moss Side House; £570 Kelsick House; £560 Tempest Tower; £470 Groundy Croft; £460 Orton Grange; £430, £410 Monks House; £410, £400 Boggle Hall. Lim – £550 Stoneybrook; £495, £490, £485, £455 Kelsick House; £400 Burton House. A-A – £480 (x2) Tempest Tower; £415 Lodge of Kelton.

Gimmers and lambs – Belt – £135, £118 Laneside. Tex – £128 Laneside; £87 Wolf Hills.

Hoggs and lambs – Tex – £130, £121, £120 (x2) Bavington; £101, £98, £90 Greyrigg.

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £104, £92, £90 Thornton Towers; £96, £95 Hen Moss; £82, £77 Wolf Hills. Mules – £92 Hen Moss; £88, £83 Thornton Towers; £84, £76 Wolf Hills.

Ayr

Bullocks led proceedings at Craig Wilson's weekly sale of 481 store cattle, when selling for £1960 for an Aberdeen-Angus from Clevance, and to 354.2p for a pen of Charolais from Chalmerston, to average 292.9p.

Limousins led the heifer trade at £1850 for Auchentibber, and to 349.7p for a pen off Maxwelston, to cash in at 285.6p.

On Tuesday, the firm sold two dairy cattle to £1550 for a fresh calved Holstein Friesian heifer from J Chalmers, Muirlaught.

A show of 121 calves and stirks reached £1300 for a pair of Saler cross heifers from A and J McIlwrick, Balmurrie, with the same home selling Charolais cross bullocks for £1180.

Calves peaked at £680 for a British Blue cross bull from A and E Parker, Merkland, with more of the same topping the heifers at £620 for D and W Robb, South Palmerston.

Also forward were 176 breeding cattle which hit a high of 5200gns for Beef Shorthorn bulls from Langalbuinach.

A Limousin heifer with bull calf made £3700 for High Barness.

Some 421 head of ewes and hoggs with lambs sold to average £95.07, topping at £122 and £120 per life for pens of Texel cross hoggs with single Beltex lambs from Messrs McWhirter, Burnockstone.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1960 Clevance; £1730 Bowhouse; £1690 Loanhead; £1400 Lightshaw; £1385 Ladyyard; £1320 Loanhead and Challochmun. Sim – £1810 Ravenslie; £1510 Dykefield; £1390 Drongan Mains; £1295 Challochmun; £1200 Spittal. Char – £1790 Rankinston; £1660, £1420 Ravenslie; £1405 Lightshaw; £1385, £1310 Chalmerston; £1360, £1350 Mid Floak; £1320, £1300 Craigneil. BB – £1750 Brocklie; £1690 Deaconhill; £1480 Drongan Mains; £1440 Ladyyard; £1380 Ravenslie; £1340 Stafflar. Saler – £1745 Ravenslie; £1420 Edinbeg. Lim – £1640 Rankinston; £1510, £1480 Dykefield; £1385 Ladyyard; £1340 Cloquhairnan; £1280 Mid Skeog. Mont – £1030 Stafflar. BS – £1240 Mid Skeog. Hfd – £1275 Barnahill;£1210 Mid Floak. Fri – £1730 Bowhouse; £1515 West Dhuloch; £1445 Bowhouse; £1260 Mid Skeog.

Heifers – Lim – £1850, £1800, £1680 Auchentiber; £1700, £1370 Broadlie; £1690 Knockterra; £1590 Darroch Brae; £1510 Ballycurrie; £1370 Drongan Mains; £1365 Ladyyard. A-A – £1760 Clevance; £1490 Auchentiber; £1390 Loanhead; £1370 Challochmun; £1365, £1350 Ladyyard; £1330 Loanhead; £1325 Knockterra. Char –£1530 Rankinston; £1510, £1425, £1320 Mid Floak; £1390, £1260 Culdoach; £1260 Chalmerston. BB – £1430, £1360 Stafflar; £1200 Knockterra; £1170 South Cairnweil; £1150, £1140 South Two Mark. Sim – £1290 Figgitoch and Challochmun;£1185 Figgitoch; £1080 Springfield. Hfd – £1185 Figgitoch; £1180 Barnahill; £1160 Ravenscroft. BS – £1150 Lightshaw. Saler – £1155 Maxwelston.

Calves – Bull – BB X – £680, £660 Merkland; £645 Davidston; £630 (x3) South Palmerston; £620 Davidston; £600 Craigie Mains; £570 Davidston; £555 Merkland. Mont X – £600 Knockeffrick. Hfd X – £585 Faulds. A-A X – £570 (x2) Knockeffrick; £560 Burnton; £550, £540 Knockeffrick; £580 Haysmuir; £495 Montgarswood; £495 (x2) Haysmuir; £480 Montgarswood and Meadowbank; £470 (x2) Knockeffrick. Lim X – £500 Haysmuir; £460 Kaimhill.

Heifer – BB X – £620 (x3) South Palmerston; £520 Craigie Mains. A-A X – £530 Knockeffrick; £510 Haysmuir; £510 Haysmuir; £500 (x2) Burnton; £410 Haysmuir; £380 Kaimhill and Knockeffrick. Sim X – £430 Graystale. Hfd X – £350 Faulds. BS – £340 Graystale.

Stirks – Bullock – Char X – £1180 Balmurrie. Lim X – £1090 Drumfork. A-A X – £1090 Walkerdyke; £990 High Street. Sim X – £1070 Bonnyton Moor. BB X – £910 Burnton.

Heifer – Saler X – £1300, £1100 Balmurrie. Char X – £1070 Balmurrie. A-A X – £980 Walkerdyke. Sim X – £910 Lawhill.

Breeding cattle – Bulls – BS – 5200gns Langalbuinach. Sim – 5000gns Langalbuinach; 3500gns Powbank. A-A – 3100gns Enoch; 2800gns Bardrain. Lim – 2800gns Garrochtrie.

In-calf heifers – Sim – £1450 Graystale.

Heifers and calves – Lim – £3700, £3550 High Barness; £3200, £3100 Barleith; £2900 High Barness; £2700, £2600 Garmartin; £2500 Drumdow and Garrochtrie; £3550, £3400, £2850 High Barness; £3400 Barleith; £3200 Balmurrie; £2700 Garrochtrie. Saler – £2800 Drumore. A-A – £3100, £2500 Cruggleton; £3200 Paddock. A-A – £2400, £2150 Cruggleton. BB – £2450 Garrochtrie; £2200 Barleith; £2150 Fowler; £2000 Barleith and Fowler; £2400, £2100 Barleith. BS – £1950 Meadowbank; £1950 Drumdow.

Cows and calves – Lim – £2450 High Woodston. BS – £2400, £2250 Moor; £2050 Haugh. BS – £2100, £2050 Moor; £2000 Haugh. Sim – £2200 Meikle Auchengree. A-A – £1950 Drumdow; £1850 West Kirkbryde. A-A – £1800 West Kirkbryde.

Bulling heifers – A-A – £1540 West Cairngarroch; £1460, £1440, £1400 Creechan Park. Lim – £1460, £1440 Altonhill; £1380 (x2) Over Airies. Saler – £1400, £1200 Drumore. Luing – £960 Keirs. BS – £900 Newlands.

Breeding sheep – Hogg and lambs – Singles – Tex – £122, £120 Burnockstone. Suff X – £108 Macmanniston. Zwart – £92 MacManniston. Mule – £120, £118, £115, £112 Glengennet; £110 Fernwell. Chev Mule – £102 Steilston. Shetland – £62 Woodbank.

Twins – Tex – £100 Burnockstone. Mule – £90 Glengennet. Chev Mule – £85 Steilston.

Gimmers and lambs – Single – Chev – £90 Drumdow.

Ewes and lambs – Single – Tex – £104 Eskechraggan. Mule – £93 Eskechraggan.

Twins – Tex – £90 Harelaw. Mule – £88 Eskechraggan.

Thainstone

A strong trade was met throughout at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' weekly sale with bullocks (241) and heifers (238) cashing in at 314.9p per kg and 293.7p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 373.2p for a pen of three 410kg Charolais crosses from Croftbain, Tomnavoulin, and to £2350 for a 690kg Limousin cross from Easter Clune, Lethen.

A pair of 434kg Simmental crosses from Fintry, Turriff, led the heifers at 377.9p, whilst two 602kg Charolais crosses from Mains of Allanbuie, Keith, made £1880.

A 500kg British Blue from Bridgeton, Muir of Fowlis, led the bulls (13) at 290p and £1450.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Ha, Bowermadden £610, 299p. 251-300kg – Fleck £1035, 354.5p. 301-350kg – Woolhillock £1260; Westerton 372p. 351-400kg – Broynach £1400, 359p. 401-450kg – Croftbain £1640, 373.2p. 451-500kg – Mains of Allanbuie £1730; Crichneyled 357.4p. 501-550kg – Broynach £1780; Shank of Glenbarry 327.4p. 551-600kg – Netherton £1920; Tigharry 331p. 601-650kg – Easter Clune £2190, 341.1p. 651-700kg – Heather Cow Root £2250; Easter Clune 340.6p. 701-750kg – Easter Clune £2280, 323.9p.

Aberdeen-Angus – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Hobbister £860, 344p. 251-300kg – Ballaterach £820, 325.4p. 301-350kg – Glebe of Deisher £1050; Hobbister 325.8p. 351-400kg – Woodlands £1120, 311.1p. 401-450kg – Warth £1325; Broynach 312.1p. 451-500kg – Warth £1610, 323.3p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Upper Clochforbie £690, 280.5p. 251-300kg – Glebe of Deisher £970, 325.5p. 301-350kg – Broynach £1060; Haugh 311.7p. 351-400kg – Broynach £1320; Croftbain 343.9p. 401-450kg – Fintry £1640; Spring Valley 328.4p. 451-500kg – Broynach £1770, 364.2p. 501-550kg – Crichneyled £1700; Broadwaer 332.7p. 551-600kg – Bogmill £1780; Broynach 303.8p. 601-650kg – Bogmill £1760; Mains of Allanbuie 312.3p.

Aberdeen-Angus – Heifers – Up to 250kg – Hobbister £705; Pittenkerrie 274.8p. 251-300kg – Ballaterach £730; Linique 267.7p. 351-400kg – Blervie Mains £1200, 307.7p. 401-450kg – Mains of Thornton £1270; Tulchan 290.4p. 451-500kg – Jeanfield £1345, 296.3p. 501-550kg – Jeanfield, Mains of Thornton £1500; Jeanfield 295.5p. 551-600kg – Jeanfield £1610, 280.5p.

Bulls – Up to 400kg – East Tilbouries £880, 226.8p. 451-500kg – Greenfield, Mill of Knockenbaird £1310; Greenfield £286p. 501-550kg – Mill of Knockenbaird £1370, 253.7p.

Castle Douglas

Store cattle reached £1410 for Hereford bullocks from Messrs Edgar, Ballinnie, and to 319.1p per kg for Aberdeen-Angus heifers from Messrs Taylor, Little Galdenoch, at Wallets marts' sale.

Breeding cattle peaked at £2060 for a Shorthorn cow with Limousin bull calf from Messrs Dawson, Kirkland.

Among the breeding sheep a top call of £500 was paid for a Blackface hogg from Messrs Burns, Craignell.

Hoggs with lambs topped at £112 for Texels with singles from Messrs Mcconnell, Gass, Glenluce.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Hfd – £1410 Ballinnie. Lim – £1300 Barskeoch Mains. A-A – £1350 Ballinnie. Saler – £1060 Little Galdenoch.

Heifers – Lim – £1400 Little Galdenoch. Hfd – £1270 Ballinnie. Char – £1100 Poldean. A-A – £900 Little Galdenoch. Saler – £900 Little Galdenoch.

Breeding cattle – Cow and calves – Bull calf – £2060 Kirkland.

Heifer calf – £1600 Kirkland.

Heifers and calves – Bull calf – £1900 Hillowton.

Bulling heifers – £1310 Corsefield; £1300 Langbarns.

Breeding sheep – Hoggs – BF – £500, £400 Craignell; £202 Kirkland, Sanquhar; £190 Parkhall; £165 Corsebank; £165 Gass. Tex – £170 Blacket House. Scotch Mule – £155 Blackett House.

Hoggs and lambs – Singles – Tex – £112 Gass, Glenluce.

Twins – Scotch Mules – £110 Lowes.

Hexham

An Aberdeen-Angus cross steer from John Carpenter, Rare Dene, Cornsay, County Durham, achieved the top price of £1880 at Hexham and Northern marts' weekly store cattle sale.

Heifers realised £1710 for a Charolais cross from the Telfer brothers, Make-me-Rich Farm, Capheaton.

A trio of Suffolks led the store hoggs at £168 from FT Walton.

LEADING prices

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1740, £1300, £1700, £1690, £1600, £1580 Low Hall; £1500 Low Hall and Camphill. Char X – £1660 Make-Me-Rich. A-A X – £1800 Aydonshields; £1780 Sunniside; £1700 Rare Dean. BB X – £1590 Camphill. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1390 Tenter House; £1360 Bunker Hill. Char X – £1360 Tenter House. A-A X – £1800 Rare Dean; £1770 Aydonshields; £1620, £1570 (x2), £1540 Great Tosson; £1470 Rare Dean. Saler X – £1110 West Shields. Blonde X – £1860, £1830, £1680 Houselope Grange. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1700 Houselope Grange; £1600 Greyside; £1580 Grange House; £1510, £1490 Springwell; £1480 Greyside and Springwell; £1470 Greyside and Springwell; £1460 Greyside; £1440 Grange House; £1410 Low Eshells and Springwell; £1400 Low Eshells and Springwell. Char X – £1180 Tone Hall. A-A – £1160 Monkridge Hill. A-A X – £1300 Parkside; £1280 West Shields; £1240 West Shields and Parkside; £1210 Parkside. Saler X – £1160 West Shields. Sim – £1270 West Shields. Blonde X – £1065 Whiskershiel. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1450 Greyside; £1400, £1300 East Unthank; £1240 Woodhall; £1145 Parkside. BB X – £1240 Woodhall. A-A X – £1240, £1160 Parkside. Sim X – £1240, £1180 Chirdon.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1430 Hudspeth; £1420, £1410 Camphill. Char X – £1710 Make-Me-Rich. BB X – £1290 Camphill. A-A X – £1470 Sunniside. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1190, £1120 Hudspeth. Char X – £1300, £1270 Tenter House. BB X – £1470 West Mill Hills. A-A X – £1420, £1380, £1360 Great Tosson. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1480. £1420 Greyside' £1370 Low Eshells; £1340, £1330 Greyside; £1310 Grange House; £1300 Greyside and Wingates South; £1290 West Mill Hills; £1270 Little Swinburne and Grange House; £1260 Little Swinburne; £1250, £1210 Low Eshells; £1200 Low Eshells and Wingates South. Char X – £1260 East Plenmeller. A-A – £1070 Monkridge Hill. A-A X – £1000 Parkside. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1520, £1300 East Unthank. A-A X – £1140 Parkside.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £168 Spenside; £158 Broomhall; £148 Flotterton; £134 Old Forge and Quickening Cote; £129 Old Forge; £128 Pasture House. Suff X – £168 Flotterton; £164 Brownsleazes. Chev – £120 Flotterton. Mule – £156 East Butsfield; £128 Low Acton. BF – £116 Brownsleazes. Swale – £136 Ambling Gate. Ryeland – £146 Woodstone Terrace. BFL – £142 Flotterton.

Dalmally

Limousin crosses from A and M Buchanan, Achnaba, led the way at United Auctions' sale of 176 store cattle, with a 446kg bullock making £1570, and a 422kg heifer hitting £1600.

Among the pence per kg section a pen of four 411kg Limousin bullocks reached 379.6p per kg for Achnaba, with a pen of four Limousin heifers from AN Ritchie, Barbreck, selling for 378p.

Bullocks and heifers cashed in at 324.57p and 290.41p respectively.

A Simmental cross heifer with bull calf at foot led the breeding cattle section at £2450 for D Dempster, Barguillean.

Ewes with lambs at foot sold to £90 per life for Mule gimmers with single lambs from PM Kennedy, Dunans.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – A-A X – Poltalloch (x2) £1140, (x10) £1080. Char X – Barnakill £1250, (x4) £1195, (x2) £1000. Lim X – Achnaba £1570, (x4) £1560, £1420; Tullochcan £1290; Achnaba £1260, £1190; Tullochcan £1150, £1115; Back of Keppoch £1060; Bracora £1030; Cairnbaan (x2) £945; Dall £925. Sal X – Brackley £1130; Scallasaig £1030. Sim X – Ardkinglass £1350; Kiloran £1195; Keil £1100; Achnacone £1070; Daltote £1045; Back of Keppoch £940; Cairnbaan £920. WS X – Balliemeanoch £1490; Shenavallie £1100; Balliemeanoch £980.

Heifers – A-A X – Poltalloch £860; Blarcharsaig £820. BS X – Auchlyne (x2) £1040; Barnakill £950; Machrins £870; Machrins, Kiloran £850. Char X – Barnakill £1105, (x5) £835. Hfd X – Clachan (x4) £1270, (x2) £1210. Lim X – Achnaba £1600, £1400; Heylipol £1300; Achnaba £1260; Tullochan £1170; Heylipol £1130; Kiloran £1060; Heylipol (x2), Strathlea £1040; Barbreck (x2) £960; 6 Bracora £955. Sal – Scallasaig (x4) £990; Brenchoille £915. Sim X – Achnacone £1540; Machrins (x2) £980; Feall £915; Duncroisk £895.

Breeding cattle – Heifers with calves at foot – Sim X – Barguillean £2450, £2400 (x2). Gall – Barnakill £1820 (x2); Bracora £1820.

Cows with calves at foot – Lim X – Tombuie £2350; Heylipol £1920. Sim X – Barguillean £2300, £2250, £2200; Strathlea, Barguillean £2000. BB X – Tombuie £2000. Luing – Tigh Na Cille £1900.

Bulling heifers – Sal X – Kiloran (x3) £1160; Scallasaig (x3) £1095, (x2) £1065. Sim X – Kiloran £1090; Machrins (x3) £1050. BS X – Kiloran (x2) £1090; Machrins £1050.

Ewes with lambs – Twin lambs – BF – Maam £51; Strathorchy £50; Creag-A-Mhadaidh £49; Maam £48; Leanish £46; Blarour £45; Blarour, Inch £42. X – Borve £61; Dunans £56; Achaleven £51; Strath £50. Chev – Clachan £76; Dunans £72; Strathorchy £70; Maam £63, £62. Tex – Borve £78. Mule – Dunans £84; Glenshero £55.

Single lambs – BF – Dunans £75; Strath £59; Lochnell £57; Strath, Maam £56; Inch £55; Maam £54; Tullochmhor, Forestry Cottages £53; Strathorchy, Leanish £52. X – Eoligarry £89; Clachan £86; Croit Na H-Aibhne £80; Borve £79, £75; Borve £71; Tullochmohr £70; Glenshero, Inverlair £69. Chev – Dunans, Borve, Clachan £83; Eoligarry £80; Dunans £77; Strathorchy £74; Maam £72. Tex – Borve £87; Borve £83; Millcroft £73; Gribun £71; Millcroft £70. Mule – Dunans £90, £84.

Penrith

On Monday, Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 150 store cattle, which achieved £1815 for a Limousin bullock from JD Bowman, Croft House.

Beef Shorthorn heifers realised £1735 from SD Lambert, Kitridding.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1815, £1775 Croft House; £1655 Far Close; £1455, £1355 Greening; £1345, £1125 (x4) Harbour Flatt; £1335 (x3) Greenlands; £1335, £1295 Gateghyll; £1325, £1175, £1135 (x2) High Harberwain. BB – £1695, £1675, £1635, £1545 Far Close; £1325 Askham Gate; £1265 (x2) High Barn; £1035 Ravenwood. A-A – £1315, £1275 Askham Gate; £1215 Greening; £1135, £1125 (x2) Raw Foot. Black and White – £1305 (x4) Greenlands.

Heifers – Lim – £1755, £1525 Croft House; £1545, £1285, £1275 Greening; £1255, £1165 Harbour Flat; £1205, £1075 High Harberwain; £1205 Sleddale Hall; £1095 Low; £1085 Highbeckside; £1075 (x3) High Barn; £1005 Lowther Park. BS – £1735, £1325, £1185 Kitridding; £1275, £1155, £1135, £1025 Lowther Park. BB – £1595, £1575 Far Close; £1415 Askham Gate; £1185 (x2) High Barn; £1185, £1145 (x2), £1095 (x3) Lowther Park; £1125, £1065 Sleddale Hall; £1045, £1005 Ravenwood. A-A – £1145 (x2), £1135 (x3), £1125 (x4), £1095, £1065 (x2) Lowther Park. Hfd – £1035 Lowther Park.

Longtown

On Tuesday, C and D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of 1012 ewes and hoggs with lambs at foot, which soared to £128 per life for a pen of Texel cross hoggs with Dutch Texel lambs at foot from Messrs Gibson, Thornton Tower, Hexham.

A Texel gimmer with a pair of lambs from M Smith, Mount Farm, Blackford, Carlisle, achieved £120 per life.

LEADING prices

Ewes and lambs – Single lambs – Mule – £102 Towlaw. Chev Mule – £80 Bank. Chev – £69 Girnwood; £61 Longrigg. BF – £62 Bayles.

Twin lambs – Tex – £104 Bayles; £85, £80 Towlaw. Mule – £94 Moss side; £90 Howberry; £81, £80 Towlaw. BFL – £75 Tecket. Chev – £73 Girnwood. BF – £59 Bayles.

Gimmers with lambs – Single lambs – Mule – £86 Tolaw. BFL – £72 Tecket. Badgerface – £63 The Edge.

Twin lambs – Tex – £120 Mount; £92 Bayles. Mule – £80 Tecket.

Hoggs with single lambs – Tex – £128, £118, £112 Thornton Tower; £113 Mount. Mule – £111 Mouldyhill; £108, £103 (x2) Seat Hill.