Store cattle in Quoybrae reached more than 500p per kg

Dingwall

Dingwall Marts' Hill Day of in-lamb hill breeds of sheep sold to a top of £1500 on two occasions for in-lamb Blackface females.

First at that price was the pre-sale champion from Robert Cockburn, Hill of Errol, purchased by the judge, Archie Mackinnon, Achnacloich. This was a one-crop ewe scanned with twins to a £45,000 Midlock.

Matching that price was a one-crop ewe from Thomas Muirhead, Orchilmore, scanned with twins to a £160,000 Dalchirla, purchased by J Mackenzie, Lochnell.

Reserve champion went to the regular castle consignors J. Wight & Sons Midlock with a really sparky gimmer scanned a single to the 10K Glenrath, being knocked to M. Phil Stewart, Bomkelloch for £500.

In-lamb Blackface gimmers sold to £1200 from J Wight and Sons, Midlock.

In-lamb Cheviot ewes and gimmers sold to £500 and £320 from Ms H MacDonald, Achentoul Farm Cottage and Queen Elizabeth, Castle of Mey.

In-lamb Bluefaced Leicester gimmers reached £1000 from J. Wight and Sons, Midlock.

At the firm's main sale store hoggs (1958) averaged £95.78 at Dingwall and Highland Marts sale having sold to £184 for a pen of Cheviot mules from 31 Larel, Halkirk.

Gimmers (112) peaked at £206 for a Texel cross from Drumancroy Farm, Portmahomack; in-lamb gimmers (109) reached £190 for Texel crosses from Folly, Murkle; ewes (439) sold to £206 for a Texel cross from Drumancroy Farm, Portmahomack and 292 in-lamb ewes peaked at £180 for Cheviot Mules from Folly, Murkle.

Other Leading Prices

BF gimmers – Midlock, £550, £500, £350; Hill of Errol, £500, Drumgrange, £350.

BFL gimmers – Midlock, £600.

BF ewes – Orchilmore Farm, £1000, £500, £400; Ellagro Blackies, £700; Drumgrange, £650.

BFL ewe hoggs – Midlock, £400 (x3).

Store hoggs – Belt – Bella Croft, £160, £136; Mule – Gaich Farm, £159; Milton Farm, £138. Chev – Gaich Farm, £157; Castle Grant Home Farm, £146, £134; Crannich, £137. Suff X – Fearn Farm, £146; DB Farms, £140; Culligran, £138. Tex X – £142, Kirkhill Farm; £142, Broomlea House; £140, Mamore£140, Dunearn Farm. Belt X – Ose Farm, £139; Dell Farm, £123. CHM – Hatton Cottage, £137, £135. Lyn – Achnahannet, £132, £130. BF – 4 Balnacnoc, £130; Moy Farm, £120; 9 Forss, £120. Rom – Corrimony, £116; East Murkle, £113. Aberf – Fearn Farm, £116. Zart – 7 Ferrindonald, £110. Cross – 1 Stable Cottages, £104.

Ewes – Tex X – Kinnahaird, £174; 4 Tomich, £156; Folly, £154. Cross – Folly, £140; 186 Migdale, £134. Chev – Longreens Croft, £138; Folly, £132. CHM – Castle Grant Home Farm ,£132. Lly – Corrimony, £121. Mule – Brae of Coulmore, £116; Zwb – Greenlands, £111. BF – Balgowan, £110. Jcb – Folly, £100.

In-lamb ewes – Tex X – Folly, £172, £170, £168. Chev – Folly, £165, £158. Suff X – Folly, £160. Kry – Folly, £100.Cross – Folly, £98.

In-lamb gimmers – Chev – Folly, £168; Dor – Quarry Croft, £150, £145. Tex X – 2 Cragganvallie, £132, £118, Teanahaun, £118, £110. Mule – Lower Gartally Farm, £112, £110.

Rams– Chev – Blackmuir, £180. BFL – Hatton Cottage, £172. DST – Greenalnds, £150. Tex X – Braes of Coulmore, £142. Lly – Arisaig Farms, £136. Bel – Bella Croft, £134, Ose Farm, £122. BF – Blackmuir, £130; 3 Strathmachie, £100. Belt X – Ose Farm, £102.

Stirling

More than 1360 store cattle and young bulls and 1317 store sheep were forward for United Auctions' sale where bullocks and heifers averaged 309.4p and 218.8p, respectively.

Top prices amongst the bullocks were 404p per kg for a 198kg Simmental X from Gibblaston or £1830 per head for a 586kg Limousin cross from Kincraigie.

Dairy bullocks (21) were led by a 524kg Montbeliarde cross from Caddell which made 283.40p or £1485.

Leading the heifers at 382p per kg was a 233kg Charolais cross from Gibblaston, while a 632kg British Blue from West Park, made £1800.

The 68 young bulls averaged 280.48p having sold to 312p for a Limousin cross from Knollhead or £1390 for a Simmental cross from Innerwick.

Store hoggs sold to £174 for Texels from Ledrishmore, with Suffolks averaging £131.00; Mules, £130.52; Texels, £119.24; Beltex, £127.81; Cheviots at £90.74 and Blackfaces at £95.87.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – Nether South Bar £1810; Drumbuie 342.70p, 342.20p, 342.00p, 338.3p; Coalhill £1780, Shielhill 338.30p; Hill of Dripps £1760; Coalhill £1745, £1730, £1710; Low Drumrae 338.00p. BS – Bogtonlea £1800; Baidlandhill 331.40p, 315.50p; The Hill £1400, £1380; Gall 310.70p; Auchenflower £1380. BB – Coalhill £1775, £1710, £1690; Merkins 327.00p; Auchenflower 302.20p. Blonde – Over Kellie £1660, 306.80p. Char – Coalhill £1790; Gibblaston 377.40p; Nether South Bar £1770; Foregirth 362.60p; Drumblair £1730, Pyeston 359.50p; Hayfield £1720, Auchenhay 356.60p. Hfd – Altgolach £1650; Newhouses 314.50p; Blackpark £1500, Drumrack 292.00p. Lim – Kincraigie £1830; Wester Ochtermuthill 374.60p; Nether Dalkeith £1810, £1800; South Woodlane 356.60p; Nether South Bar £1800; Low Drumrae 356.40p; Nether Dalkeith £1780 x2, Gibblaston 350.50p. Sim – Newbigging House £1820; Gibblaston 404.00p, 360.50p, 350.90p; Higham and South Falfield £1800; Wester Ochtermuthill 344.30p; Low Drumrae and Newbigging House £1770.

Heifers – A-A – Low Drumrae £1600, £1550; Shielhill 320.30p; Victoria £1580 x2; Whitehills 312.80p; Murroch 307.10p; Wellees £1530, Sheilhill 305.80p. Short – Colgrain £1550, 301.60p; Kincraigie £1365, 300.30p, 294.60p; Auchenflower £1335. BB – West Park £1800; Ballingray 331.60p, £1695, £1620; Auchenflower 298.40p. Blonde – Over Kellie £1690, £1680, £1580, 308.30p, 305.00p. Char – Hayfield £1710, £1670; Gibblaston 382.00p, 355.20p; Auchenflower £1640; Gateshaw 348.60p; Drumblair £1540. Hfd – Altgolach £1660; South Brackenridge 298.00p; Blackpark £1430. Lim – Mid Gallowhill £1790; Wester Ochtermuthill 335.70p; West Park £1700; Gibblaston 333.30p; Over Kellie £1690; Letar 330.00p; Abune the Brae £1690. Sim – Abune The Brae £1670, £1660, £1650; Gibblaston 333.30p; West Park £1660; Murroch 323.90p.

Young bulls – A-A – Mosshall £1280, 283.20p; Fearns £1250, 256.10p. Lim – West Montgarswood £1310, £1280; Knollhead 312.00p, 295.50p. Sim – Innerwick £1390 x2, 272.50p.

Store hoggs sold to £174 for Texels from Ledrishmore, with Suffolks averaging £131.00; Mules, £130.52; Texels, £119.24; Beltex, £127.81; Cheviots at £90.74 and Blackfaces at £95.87.

Store hoggs – Ledrishmore £174.00; Altgolach £160.00; Burnhead £155.00; Croftintygan £154.00. Cross – Burnhead £166.00; Croftintygan £138.00; Auchenrivoch £124.00; Polnoon £121.00; Muirpark £120.00. Mule – Glenquey £155.00; Burnhead and Baidlandhill £135.00; Garden House £130.00. Belt – Kinaldy £146.00; Muirpark £129.00; Grassmainston £127.00. Suff – Afflochie £131.00. Chev – Kinaldy £125.00; Woodlands £120.00; Low Tirfergus £117.00. BF – Baidlandhill £120.50; Midhouse £120.00; Croftintygan £118.00; Midhouse £117.50; Bew Lawers £112.50.

Carlisle

A catalogued entry of 509 store cattle for Harrison and Hetherington's sale saw steers and heifers average £1451 and £1371.50, respectively.

Top price was £2120 paid for an Aberdeen Angus steer from Messrs Story, Blackrigg, Longtown with heifers reaching £1930 for British Blues from the same home.

Weanlings reached £1720 for a Limousin bull from Messrs Eve, Stubbsgill while heifers were topped at £1420 for a 13-month-old Limousin from Messrs Robinson, Hawksteel.

The 371 calves forward of which 150 were from grass-based systems, sold to £650 for a British Blue bull from Messrs McKie, Stoneybrook. Heifers were topped at £560 by a Limousin from Messrs Farish East Farm.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – A-A – £2120 Blackrigg; £1900, £1780 Stone House; £1850 Heggle Lane Farm; £1690 Nirvana; £1670 Barmore House. BB – £1970, £1700 Thackmire; £1940 Blackrigg; £1840 Brackenhill Rigg; £1780 Low House; £1690, Heggle Lane Farm. Lim – £1960, £1840 (x2), £1770 High Knells Farm; £1890, £1850, £1830 Blackrigg; £1870 Shield Green, £1870 (x2), £1840 Longhurst; £1840 Brackenhill Rigg, £1800, £1780, Low Flow. Char – £1940 Shield Green; £1860 Whitelaird; £1800, £1680, Spout Bank; £1750 Nirvana; £1630 Merryshield. Hfd – £1640 Hallmoor; £1590 Low House. Mont – £1550 Nirvana. Long – £1490 Swordwellrigg. BF – £1480 Brackenhill Rigg. Hol – £1450 Millantae. Fleck – £1440 Gelt House. HF – £1410 Greenwrae; £1330 Millantae.

Heifers – BB – £1930 Blackrigg; £1850, £1760, £1720 Oakghyll Farm; £1680, Wood Head; £1650 Marina House, £1600 Brakenhill Rigg. A-A – £1840 Blackrigg; £1460, £1450 Limekins. Lim – £1760 Greenwrae; £1740, East View; £1680 Grassknop; £1670, £1660 Low Flow; £1620 Roe Farm; £1580 Longhurst. Sim – £1750 Castlewigg. Char – £1660 Spout Bank; £1600 Swordwellrigg; £1590, £1440 Merryshield. BS – £1620 Halldykes. Fleck – £1590, £1490 Gelt House. Blonde – £1560, £1350 Grassknop. Hfd – £1310 Swordwellrigg. Long – £1200 Pearsbyhall.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1720 Stubbsgill; £1280 Coatlith Hill; £1240 Shankfield Head. Sim – £1640, £1280 Castlewigg Farm. Char – £1280 Shankfield Head. BB – £1280 Barmore House. A-A – £1270 Shankfield Head, £1000 Barmore House. BS – £980 Farlam Hill Farm. HF – £880 Barsalloch Farms. BF – £770 High House. Hfd – £710 Fell View. Short – £680 High House. Ayr – £560 Thackthwaite Hall.

Heifers – Lim – £1420, £1350, £1300, £1200 Hawksteel; £1260 Flimby Hall; £1230, £1220, £1210 Cawfields; £1210, £1190 Lawston Farm; £1160, £1130, Highfield Farm. BB – £1290, Oakghyll; £1280, £1200 Lodge Hill. Pie – £1100 Highfield. Fleck – £1070 Auchengray. Sim – £1060 Auchengray. Char – £1050 Brocklerigg; £1010 Crailloch. Hfd – £890 Fellside. A-A – £880 The Brigg.

Steers – BB – £1330 Street Gate; £1280 Flimby Hall. Lim – £1290, £1050 Lawston; £1250 (x2) Burthwaite; £1230 (x2) Cawfields; £1090 Kilnknowe. Char – £1220 Brocklerigg; £1100 Crailloch. BS – £1160 Carleton House. A-A – £1100 Street Gate. HF – £960 Green Farm. BF – £940, Chapel Farm. Hfd – £900 Mount Huly.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £650 Stoneybrook; £605, £595, Netherfield; £600, £590, £580, Jeanfield; £580 (x2) Orton Grange. A-A – £555, £530, Jeanfield; £505 East Farm. Lim – £540, £525 Windy Hill, £500 Brunt Hill. Hfd – £320 (x2), £300 Wallhouses. HF – £265, Hadderdale, £225 Pears Ghyll. FR –£230 Moorriggs. DS – £200 (x2), Moorriggs.

Heifers – BB – £560 East Farm; £485, Waingate; £480 (x2) Netherfield. Lim – £525, £460 Windy Hill. A-A – £350 Brunt Hill. Hfd – £350, £310 (x3) Wallhouses. Fleck – £290, £225, Nether Stenries. Sim – £280 Harvieston.

Thainstone

A good show of quality grazing yearlings met a fast trade at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 1045 store cattle, young bulls and young and weaned calves.

Charolais led the sale of 505 bullocks, selling to 403.2p for a pen of five 372kg stots from Milton of Noth, Rhynie, or to £2180 for a 734kg entry from Blackhillock, Millbrex. They averaged 321.5p per kg.

Aberdeen Angus bullocks (63) superceded that cashing in at 322.8p with a top prices of 364.4p per kg for a five 402kg entries from Gladhill, Garmouth or £1890 for a 728kg stot from Millhead, Tarland.

The 388 heifers which cashed in at 311.8p were topped at 384.2p per kg by a pair of 190kg Limousins from Upper Forgie, Keith or £2300 for two 622kg Simmentals from East Town, Tarland.

Leading the 43 Angus heifers was a pen of five 472kg entries from South Balkeith, Tain, which made 317.8p per kg while a pair of 606kg blacks from 2 Bogie Street, Huntly, sold for £1760. The average was 293.2p.

Bulls (38) sold to 331.3p for 326kg Fleckvieh crosses from Drumforber, Laurencekirk or £1800 for a 742kg Simmental from Dundurcas Farm, Rothes.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Balnault Farm (Char) £870, 375p; 251-300kg – Rosebank (LimX) £1030, 367.9p; 301-350kg – Castle Grant Home Farm (CharX) £1370, 393.7p; 351-400kg – Barrogill Mains (Char) £1505, Milton of Noth (Lim) 392.3p; 401-450kg – The Leys (Char), Campdalmore (Char) £1580, 376.8p; 451-500kg – Lower Hobbister (Char) £1670, 355.3p; 501-550kg – The Leys (Char) £1730, Lower Hobbister (Char) 326.9p; 551-600kg – 2 Bogie Street (Lim) £1830, New Bourtreebush 324.5p; 601-650kg – Broomhill Farm (Char) £1960, 302.5p; 651-700kg – Dipplebrae (BB) £2120, 323.2p; 701-750kg – Blackhillock (Char) £2070, 297p; 801-850kg – Bogs of Paithnick £2090, 268.4p.

A-A bullocks – Up to 350kg – Gladhill £1150, 328.6p; 351-400kg – North Calder £1315, 330.4p; 401-450kg – North Calder £1500, 340.9p; 451-500kg – South Balkeith £1580, 327p; 501-550kg – New Moan £1580, 311p; 551-600kg – Upper Geise £1750, 296.6p; 601-650kg – Breck Cottage £1840, 299.7p; 701-750kg – Millhead £1890, 259.6p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Upper Forgie (Lim) £730, Calier (Sim) 237.7p; 251-300kg – Rosebank (Char) £1030, 350.3p; 301-350kg – Biggings (Char) £1300, 373.6p; 351-400kg – Milton of Noth (Char) £1400, 362.4p; 401-450kg – Wester Coull (Char) £1560, 376.8p; 451-500kg – Hatton Farm (Char), Wester Cairnglass (Char) £1590, 2 Bogie Street (Char) 340.7p; 501-550kg – New Bourtreebush (BB) £1800, 334.6p; 551-600kg – East Town (Sim) £1850, 333.9p; 601-650kg – East Town (Sim) £2100, 369.8p; 651-700kg – Blackhillock (Char) £1960, 285.7p; 701-750kg – Wallfield (Char) £2000, 272.5p.

A-A heifers – Up to 400kg – Gladhill £1000, 255.1p; 401-450kg – South Balkeith £1360, 302.2p; 451-500kg – South Balkeith £1500, New Moan 300.4p; 501-550kg – South Balkeith £1540, 300.8p; 601-650kg – 2 Bogie Street £1750, 290.4p.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Drumforber (Lim) £860, 288.6p; 301-350kg – Broomhill (BB) £1110, 322.7p; 351-400kg – North Calder (AA) £1100, 285p; 401-450kg – Carmichael Farms (Lim) £1370, Anfield (Lim) 329.3p; 451-500kg – Drumforber (Lim) £1500, 324.7p; 501-550kg – Dundurcas Farm (Sim) £1550, 308.8p; 551-600kg – Tillenturk (Sim) £1660, 287.2p; 701-750kg – Dundurcas Farm (Sim) £1800, 242.6p.

Quoybrae

Bullock and heifer averages improved by 23p and 32p per kg respectively, at Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale of 741 store cattle on Monday.

Top prices were paid for a 547kg Limousin heifer from Shona Gunn, Upper Dounreay, Thurso, which made 521p per kg or £2850 when selling to G and L Carrol, Aucharroch, Kirkton of Kingorldrum.

Charolais' topped the bullocks which peaked at 408.2p for a pair of 343kg stots from Sibmister, Castletown, or to £2040 for a 748kg entry from Aimster, Thurso.

Overall, 391 bullocks averaged 329.1p and 268 heifers levelled at 322.1p.

Aberdeen Angus entries also sold well with 67 bullocks cashing in at 326.3p (+23.4p) having sold to 356.6p per kg for a 387kg from Greenvale, Dunnet or £1810 for a 622kg from Latheron Mains, Latheron.

The 15 heifers peaked at 296.5p for 452kg Angus from Cruithni, Tofts, or £1540 for a 549kg animal from Blackpark, Watten, to average 278.8p.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Roadside, Auckengill (Lim) £980, 334.5p; 301-350kg – Sibmister, Castletown (Char) £1400, West Clyth, Occumster (Lim) 354.7p; 351-400kg –Sibmister (Char) £1510, Bardnaclavan, Bridge of Westfield (Char) 382.7p; 401-450kg –Sibmister (Char) £1700, 382p; 451-500kg –Quarryside, Castletown (Lim) £1620, Boulintogle, Scotscalder (Limx) 338.4p; 501-550kg – Gerston, Halkirk (Char) £1720, Aimster (Char) 334.7p; 551-600kg – Aimster (Char) £1755, 312.8p; 601-650kg –Lythmore, Bridge of Westfield £1850, 296p; 651-700kg – Brae Edge (Char) £2000 299.9p; 701-750kg – Aimster (Char) £2000, Hoy, Castletown (Char) 277.7p.

A-A bullocks – Up to 400kg – Greenvale, Dunnet £1380, 340.7p; 401-450kg – Greenvale, Dunnet £1490, 351.4p; 451-500kg – Quoynee, Halkirk £1565, 330.9p; 501-550kg – Quoynee, Halkirk £1560, Greenvale 289.8p; 551-600kg – Latheron Mains £1760, 298.3p.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – Myrelandhorn, Bower (Sim) £840, 290.7p; 301-350kg – Sibmister (Char) £1340 395p; 351-400kg – Sibmister (Char) £1450, Greenvale (Char) 375.3p; 401-450kg – Sibmister (Char) £1600, Tormore, Dunbeath (Lim) 368.3p; 451-500kg – Roadside, Reiss (Lim) £1670, 368.3p; 501-550kg – Folly Farm, Murkle (Char) £1590, 311.8p; 551-600kg – Aimster, Thurso (Char) £1785, Lythmore, Bridge of Westfield (Char) 300.7p; 601-650kg – Aimster (Char) £1815, 299p; 651-700kg – Lythmore (Char) £1885, 288.7p.

A-A heifers – Up to 350kg – Folly Farm £850, 276.9p; 351-400kg – Folly Farm £1060 284.2p; 451-500kg – Blackpark, Watten £1380, Cruithni, Tofts 296.5p; 501-550kg – Blackpark £1540, 281.4p; 551-600kg – Cruithni £1500, 265.5p.

Dumfries

AT C and D Auction Marts' fortnightly sale, some 375 store cattle sold to £1860 for a heifer from Herries Farms, Lantonside, or to 347.6p for a bullock from Belridding.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1780 Abune the Brae; £1520 Seafield; £1520 Shenrick; £1460 Belridding. Char – £1630 Fagra. A-A – £1600 No2 Tregallon; £1580, £1480 Cormaddie; £1500 High Auchneel. BB – £1570, £1410 Seafield; £1440 Shenrick. Baz – £1510 Sheddock. Sim – £1480, £1420 Meikleholm. Per kg – Lim – 347.60p Belridding; 338.10p Meikleholm; 326.80p Lochbank. Sim – 338.10p, 328.90p Meikleholm. AA – 333.30p Fernoch; 326.20p High Auchneel. Char – 332.70p Fagra. Lui – 312.90p Dunbae. BB – 307p Smallholmburn.

Heifers – Sim – £1860 Lantonside. BB – £1800, £1760, £1670 £1640, £1580 Low Glasnick. A-A – £1700, £1610 No2 Tregallon; £1530 x2 Seafield; £1500 Slacks. Fleck – £1600, £1400 Slacks. Lim – £1600 Belridding; £1530 Ballaggan; £1460 Highlaw; £1410 Lantonside. Hfd – £1440 Low Glasnick. Hol – £1320 Slacks. Per kg – BB – 345.10p, 329.20p Low Glasnick. A-A – 333p Seafield. Lim – 318.80p Ballaggan. Fleck – 309.30p Slacks.

Ayr

On Tuesday, Craig Wilson sold seven dairy cattle and 176 calves and stirks, with the former peaking at £1850 for a fresh calved Holstein Friesian heifer from Messrs Kinloch, Walton.

Calves were topped at £700 for a British Blue cross bull from A and E Parker, Merkland, with heifers to £660 for a another of the same from HF Vance and Co, Low Barlrdziew.

British Blue crosses also led the stirks at £1090 for a pair of bullocks from A and M Henry, Barrachan.

Breeding cattle reached 3000gns for a Limousin bull from Messrs Gent, Holehouse and heifers with calves to £1850 for a British Blue cross from DW Robinson and V Finch, Low Barness.

Leading Prices

Bull calves – BB X – £700 Merkland; £680 x3 Barledziew and Barholm Mains; £670 x2, £640 Barholm Mains; £540 Over Enoch; £530 High Barness; £520 High Barness and Over Enoch; £500, £480 Low Ballees; £480 Findlayston and Strandhead; £400, £390 Whitehill. BG X – £580 Old Mains. A-A X – £570 North Knockglass; £530 Laigh Kilphin and Merkland; £520 Merkland. Hfd X – £450, £440 Low Ballees; £440 Laigh Kilphin.

Heifer calves – BB X – £660 Low Barledziew; £630 Merkland and Barholm Mains; £600 x2, £590 x2 Barholm Mains; £580 Low Ballees; £500 x2, £490, £460 Over Enoch; £450 Findlayston; £420 Strandhead. A-A X – £610 x2 Merkland; £450 x3 Laigh Kilphin; £345 West Scoutts. BG X – £350 Old Mains.

Bullock stirks – BB X – £1090 Barrachan. Sim X – £980, £900 Cleeves. Sals X – £980 Ballochmartin. A-A X – £980 Birgadale Knock; £880 Boydston. Ayr X – £860 Loch Fergus.

Heifer stirks – A-A X – £980 Barrachan; £780 Bodyston. Sim X – £890 Cleeves; £800 Rigghead; £790 Lochend. Sals X – £780 Lochend.

Stirling (Cally)

Caledonian Marts' fortnightly store cattle saw 592 head forward, and included the month's show and sale judged by Euan Pettigrew of Faskine Farm, Airdrie.

Mr Pettigrew found his champion in a 485kg Charolais bullock from R McNee, Woodend, which he later bought for £1780.

The reserve, a British Blue heifer from MJ Stark, Bluebell, weighing in at 415kg and sold for £1740.

Bullocks averaged 307p selling to 397p per kg for a Limousin from GS Stewart, Wester Whin, Falkirk and to £2000 for Charolais from J and J Brown, Loanrigg, Slamannan.

Heifers averaged 286p, with a top price of 419p paid for the reserve, a British Blue from MJ Stark, Bluebell, and to £1790 for Simmentals from A and J Orr, Hill O’Harthil, Harthill.

Black and white bullocks peaked at 257p from JWK Paterson, Low Three Mark, Stranraer and to £1330 from A Black, Norrieston, Thornhill.

The 632 store hoggs and grit ewes saw the former sell to £122 for Beltex crosses from RD Morgan, West Leys, Perth.

Leading Awards

Bullocks – 1 and champion, R McNee, Woodend, 485kg, £1780 (367p per kg); 2, MJ Stark, Bluebell, 522kg, £1770 (340p); 3, C Dick, Taylorton, Stirling, 400kg, £1540 (385p).

Heifers – 1 and reserve, MJ Stark, Bluebell, 415kg, £1740 (419p); 2, M Campbell, Glenstockadale, Leswalt, 416kg, £1420 (342p); 3, M Campbell, Glenstockadale, 416kg, £1420 (342p).

Leading Prices

Bullocks – £2000, £1920, £1880 (x2) Loanrigg; £1820, Drumbowie; £1780 Woodend; £1770, £1740 Bluebell; £1710 Jawpark. Per kg – 397p, 372p Wester Whin; 392p Low Three Mark; 370p West Fannyside; 367p Woodend.

Heifers – £1790, £1650, £1610 Hill O’Harthill; £1780, Skeoch; £1740 Bluebell; £1640 Grange of Elcho; £1630 Biggart. Per kg – 419p Bluebell; 360p Upper Auchenlay; 353p Skeoch; 350p Taylorton; 347p Callumkill (Islay); 342p Glenstockadale.

Hoggs – £122 West Leys; £117 (x2) West Saline; £116 West Leys.

Lanark

Just shy of 1400 cattle were forward for Lawrie and Symington's show and sale on Monday, judged by Hugh MacKinnon from Tiree.

Bullocks sold to £1980 for a 658kg Limousin cross from D and R Holdings, Low Bowhill, or to 447.5p per kg for a 362kg Charolais from J Warnock, Dreva, to average 330.36p.

Heifers peaked at £1920 or 492.3p for a 390kg Limousin cross from T Laird and Son, Sunnyside and Carbello, to level at 314.1p.

Dairy bullocks peaked at £1330 for a pair of 501kg British Friesians from WG Linton, Muldron, to average 253.68p.

Leading Awards

Single continental bullock – 1 and best opposite sex to the champion, J Warnock and Sons, Dreva; 2,AJB Forrest, Hillend; 3, A and CS Comrie, Stonebyres Mains.

Single continental heifer – 1 and champion, MJ Stark, Bluebell; 2 and reserve, T Laird and Son, Carbello/Sunnyside; 3, Hartside Farms, Hartside.

Single native bullock – 1, JR Kerr, Newbigging Mill; 2, JW Frame, Little Galla.

Single native heifer – 1, JR Kerr.

Pen of four continental bullocks – 1, A Rennie, West Torphin; 2, J Warnock and Sons; 3, Hartside Farms.

Pen of four continental heifers – 1, Messrs Stewart, Crookboat

Pen of four native bullocks – 1, JR Kerr.

Pen of four native heifers – 1, JR Kerr; 2, W and J Mair, Hill.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1720 Gatehead; £1710 Tanhill; £1700 Newbigging Mill; £1690 Huntlyhill Mains; £1670 Low Drumclog. Hfd – £1640, £1280 Millmoor. Sals – 1500 Hattonknowe; £1450 Blackhill and Hillridge. Lim – 1830, £1780 Carmichael Home; £1670 Corramore; £1510 Scrogton and Tippethill; £1490 Scrogton. Luing – £1320, £1260 Yondercroft; £1200 Feoch. Lim X – £1980 Low Bowhill; £1700 Hartside and Blairmulloch; £1680, £1650 Gatehead; £1650 Hartside, Huntlyhill Mains and Birkhill. Char X – £1810 Greenfield; £1800 Dreva; £1730 Crookboat; £1720 Dreva; £1690 Dunsyre Mains; £1680 Gatehead and Greenfield. BS – £1790 Newbigging Mill; £1610 Carlinside; £1600 Anston and Lodge. Cont X – £1360 Hartside. Wag – £1090 O’Cathain. Sim – £1610, £1570 Anston; £1560 Bluebell; £1540 Dreva; £1510 Cleugh; £1490 Dreva. Blonde – £1300 Holehouse. BB – £1700 Sunnyside; £1690 Stonebyres Mains; £1670 Cleugh; £1650 Hillend; £1640 Gatehead and Mid Shawtonhill. Char – £1740 Dreva; £1310 Westtown. Per kg – A-A – £348p East Shawtonhill; 333p Wallaceton; 329p Traquair Knowe; 328p Kilbucho Place; 326p Dovecot. Hfd – 304p, 276p Millmoor. Sals – 339p, 331p Hillridge. Lim – 397p, 367p Scrogton; 364p Gillbank; 342p Southmains. Luing – 318p, 308p Yondercroft, 305p Debog. Lim X – 422p Temple House; 412p Blairmulloch; 396p Bluebell; 376p Calton; 371p Laigh Carnduff. Char X – 447p Dreva; 393p Sorn Mains; 388p Cloverhill; 387p Sorn Mains and Laigh Carnduff, 376p Cloverhill. BS – 343p, 319p Southmains; 318p Midhill. Cont X – 298p Hartside. Wag – 310p O’Cathain. Sim – 371p Dreva; 358p, 342p East Cauldcoats; 334p Bluebell; 330p Tippethill; 328p Anston. Blonde – 301p, 286p Holehouse. BB – 388p Sunnyside; 386p Bluebell; 363p Hillend; 357p Sunnyside; 354p Mid Shawtonhill. Char – 374p Dreva; 279p Westton.

Heifers – A-A – £1670, £1620 Tanhill; £1580 Cobblehaugh; £1550 Craigends; £1490 Carlinside. Sals – £1320 Hill (Cumnock); £1280 Hattonknowe. Lim – £1750 Carmichael Home; £1720 West Glespin; £1590 Sunnyside; £1550 West Glespin; £1530 Tippethill. Luing – £1280 Spango. Lim X –£1920 Sunnyside; £1900 Bluebell; £1800 Auchren; £1780 Gair; £1770 Auchren; £1760 Birkhill. Char X – £1700 Greenfield; £1630 Dunsyre Mains; £1560 Blackhill; £1510 Hillend and Greenfield; £1500 Dreva. BS – £1730, £1710, £1610, £1510, £1500 Cobblehaugh; £1440 Carlinside. Wag – £1350 O’Cathain. Sim – £1380, £1290 Blackburn; £1230 Millmoor;£1150 Blackburn. Blonde – £1130 Holehouse. BB – £1800 Sunnyside; £1520 Longlea; £1490 Bluebell; £1470 Craigthorn; £1350 Sunnyside. Char – £1330 Blackhill. Per kg – A-A – 307p Craigends and Cobblehaugh; 303p O’Cathain; 302p Newbigging Mill. Sals – 307p Hattonknowe. Lim – 390p Sunnyside; 350p West Glespin; 333p Southmains; 332p West Glespin; 327p Gillbank; 326p Tippethill. Luing – 310p Spango. Lim X – 492p Sunnyside; 482p Bluebell; 466p Scrogton; 426p, 398p Bluebell; 397p, 393p Hartside. Char X – 363p Dreva; 351p, 347p, 345p Townhead; 336p Brownhill. BS – 321p, 310p Cobblehaugh, 316p Newlands and Southmains. Wagyu – 287p, 264p O’Cathain. Sim – 294p Blackburn; 292p Millmoor; 291p Blackburn; 286p Penicuik Est; 270p Blackburn. Blonde – 291p Holehouse. BB – 398p Bluebell; 327p, 313p, 311p Sunnyside; 304p Mid Shawtonhill. Char – 316p Blackhill.

Dairy bullocks – BF – £1330 Muldron; £950 North Bankend. Per kg – 265p Muldron, 243p North Bankend.