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Store cattle realises a top price of £2750 for bullocks at UA Stirling <i>(Image: web)</i>
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Carlisle

Harrison and Hetherington sold 528 head of store cattle, with bullocks and heifers averaging £2001.16 and £1843.21 respectively.

A Limousin topped the bullocks at £2700 from Messrs Story, Tinnis Hall, with heifers selling to £2520 for a Limousin from Messrs Dobson and Son, East View.

Young bulls peaked at £2520 for a nine-month-old Aberdeen Angus from JF and JK Hayward, Colwell.

On Monday, breeding sheep sold to £315 for Beltex gimmers in lamb to a Dutch Spotted sire from Dorothy Wearmouth, Parkside.

Store hoggs averaged £115 and sold to £164 for a pair of Texels from NJ and JM Todhunter, Grayrigg.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – £2700, £2540 (x2), £2460 Tinnishall; £2520, £2420 The Garth; £2480 Pelutho Park; £2480 (x2), £2420 Thistledown; £2460 Grange Grassing; £2460 Halls Oven; £2420 East View; £2400 Fauldingcleuch; £2400 (x2), Shield Green. Char – £2600 Sideway Bank; £2420 Newbampton; £2380, High Knells. Blonde – £2560 Merryshield. A-A – £2520 East View; £2400 (x2) Jerriestown; £2380, Newbampton Farm. BB – £2480 (x2), £2420 (x2) Merryshield; £2420 (x2) Broomhill; £2380, Millhill Farm. Sim – £2400, Low House £2220; High Knells Farm; £2100 Tinnishall. Hfd – £2220 Crookdyke; £2060 (x3), Low Milton. BSH – £2180 High Knells Farm; £2080 West End. Mont – £2100, £2080 Greenwrae. DR – £2100 (x2), £1720 Cardewlees; £1800 Brocklebank; £1780 Haythwaite Lane. NR – £1940 The Wreay. Sal – £1900 Southwoodhead. HF – £1660, £1580, The Wreay; £1500, Fordlands.

Heifers – Lim – £2520 East View; £2440 (x2) Unity Farm; £2440 The Garth; £2380 Bonshawside; £2280 (x2), £2260 Tinnishall. Char – £2240, £2200 Sideway Bank; £2140 Cardewlees. A-A – £2180 (x2) Low Milton; £2080 (x2), Randalinton; £2000 (x3) Stainton. BB – £2120 Kirtlebank; £2060, £2000, Millhill; £2020 (x2) Cardewlees; £2020 (x2) Crosshill Farmhouse. Hfd – £2080 (x5), £1910 (x5) Low Milton. Sim – £2060 Thistledown; £1900 Auldtown. LH – £2000 Millhill. BSH – £1900 Auldtown; £1660 (x2) West End. Mont – £1680, £1600 (x2), £1600 (x4) Bridge End. HF – £1600, £1240 (x4) Bridge End; £1600 Brownrigg Hall. SRW – £1600, £1470 Bridge End. Fleck – £1600 Bridge End. DR – £1600 (x2), £1550 Bridge End. Ayr – £1550 Bridge End. Sal – £1540 Kilnstown. Fries £1400 Hillhead. NR – £1160, £1080 Bridge End.

Bull calves – BB – £820, £795, £765 (x2), £720 Wedholme Hill; £740 Blunderfield East; £740 (x2) Brownrigg Hall Farm; £710 (x2) High Bow Farming; £710 (x2) Bromfield Hall. A-A – £715 (x2) Barsalloch Farms; £680 High Bow Farming; £680 The Buildings. Lim – £705 Whitrigg Grange; £690 (x2), £680 (x3) Brownrigg; £680 Barsalloch Farms. Hfd – £700 Whitrigg Grange. Hol – £610 Brayshaw. Fries – £490, £350, Mid Whinnow. HF – £460 Barsalloch Farms; £400 West House. Mont – £400 Brayshaw. Ayr – £330, £205 Morwick. SRW – £240 Mid Whinnow. Fleck – £150 Low Malzie.

Heifer calves – A-A – £680 Meinbank; £500 High Bow Farming. BB – £635 (x3), £615, £610 (x2), Wedholme Hill; £615 (x2), Cross Hill; £605, Bromfield Hall. Lim – £570 Duckintree; £500, £490 (x3) Heathfield; £500 Ouston. Char – £500 Newtown. Sim – £470 Meinside Farm.

Weaned bulls – A-A – £2520 (x2), £2360 (x2) Fell House Farm; £1710 Huntington Farm; £1690 (x4), £1630, £1630 (x6), £1630 (x5) Fulton. Lim – £1920, Bayle Hill; £1910, £1830, £1810 Langdyke Cottage; £1680 Whitehills Farm. NR – £1430 High House. DR – £1240 Bridge End. BSH – £1230 Penlaw. Char – £1180 Beck Farm. Mont – £1100 Bridge End. Hfd – £850 (x2) High House. BG – £850 (x2), £620 (x4) Crummock Bank Farm. HF – £840 (x2), £790 Bridge End; £820, £820 (x5) Raithhill; £700 (x2), Crummock Bank. Ayr – £840 Bridge End. Hol – £820 Raithhil; £780 Fauldie. BB – £710 High House. Fries – £680 High House. BW – £520 (x2) 1 Fellview Drive.

Weaned steers – BB – £2280 Oakghyll; £1970, £1880 Fauldie; £1700 (x2) High House; £1430, High Plains. Hol – £1720 Fauldie. Lim – £1700, £1610 (x2), £1600, Lawston Farm; £1690 (x2) Whitehills Farm; £1680, Unity Farm; £1660 (x3), £1620 High Wreay Farm; £1660 Oakghyll Farm; £1620 (x2), £1500 (x2), Batey Shield; £1590 (x2), Burthwaite. A-A – £1660 Dinley Farm; £1500 High House. Char – £1440 (x2), £1420 Hunterheck Farm. Sal – £1400 (x2), £1340 (x2), Far Hills. BSH – £1280 (x2) Crailloch Farm. Lui – £1110 (x2), Geltsdale. HF – £1020 (x5) Bulls Head. Fries – £860 (x6) Dykeside.

Weaned heifers – Lim – £1760, £1560 (x2) Batey Shield; £1570, Bayle Hill; £1510 (x2), £1510 (x5) Beamwham. BB – £1700, £1520 Oakghyll Farm. Char – £1510 (x2) Greyrigg; £1420 Hunterheck Farm. Sim – £1440 1 Cairns. A-A – £1360, £1250 (x2) Theakston Grange; £1360 Brownrigg Hall. Hfd – £1250, Theakston Grange; £1220, £1120, High House. Sal – £1000 Cragg Farm. LH – £1000 Theakston Grange.

Store hoggs – Tex – £164 (x2), £159 (x2), £141 (x2), £132 (x2) Greyrigg; £148 (x2), £136 (x3), £133 (x7), £132 (x9) Halldykes; £146 (x3), £144, £140 (x3), £140 (x11), £138 (x2), £138 (x5) Wardhall Guards Farm; £140 (x5), £137 (x16) Belmont Farm; £136 Barn Croft; £130 (x2) Cumdivock House; £126 (x10) Carsewalloch Farm; £122 (x2) Black House. Suff – £154 Greyrigg; £140, £132 (x2) Barn Croft. Belt – £151 Greyrigg; £148 (x4), £136, £88 Carsewalloch Farm; £110 (x2) Langhill Railway Crossing Cottage. Mule – £119 (x28) Low House. Dor – £113 Cumdivock House. BF – £111 (x10), £89 (x30) Kirtleton House. Hill/Chev – £94 (x15), £81 (x2) Townhead New Farm; £90 Dalveen. BTex – £80 (x2) Langhill Railway Crossing Cottage.

Breeding sheep – Gimmers – Belt – £315 (x3), £290, £270 (x8), £250 (x9) Parkside. Ewes and lambs – Jac – £92 (x6) Bridge View. Suff – £80 (x3) Longrigg. Ewes – BF – £185 (x19), £160 (x39) £152 (x13), £144 (x22), £142 (x28), £130 (x10) New Luce.


Stirling

Bullocks and heifers averaged 414.58p and 387.60p per kg respectively through United Auctions.

Bullocks (930) sold to 476.7p for a 279kg Charolais from Foregrith or £2750 for a 692kg Limousin from Nether Dalkeith.

Heifers (728) reached 443.90p for a 374kg Charolais from Dalpeddar and £2580 for a 616kg Limousin from Nether Dalkeith.

Beltex hoggs topped the store sheep trade at £167 from Dukes Road.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Lim – Nether Dalkeith £2750, £2490; Molemount 474.10p, £2580, £2570, £2400, £2380; Cairnfield 471.80p, £2340; Kirkland 470.00p; Whitfield £2440; South Woodland 468.60p, 457.80p; West Park £2400, £2300; Garrick 466.00p; Catslackburn 463.90p; Logan 452.40p, 451.90p. Sim – Boghall £2600; Station View 471.00p; Glenkiln £2590; Tillyrie 452.80p; Whitfield £2370; Lochend 447.90p; Netherton £2160; Mains £2160, £2140; Bargany 446.40p; Wester Ochtermuthill 442.00p. Sal – Glenkiln £2720, £2400, £2360; Low Kilwhannell 451.20p; Boghall £2500, 428.80p, £2400; Netherton 422.60p; High Glentriplock 415.60p, £2290, £2220. Char – Holehouse £2600, £2520, £2160; Boghall £2600, £2500, £2400; Foregirth 476.70p, £2200, 444.40p; Glenkiln £2590, £2460, £2400; Dalpeddar 476.20p, 460.10p, 448.60p; Rowantree Cottage 475.10p; Craighead 472.80p, 462.00p 460.80p; Low Boydston 468.10p; Cairnfield £2340, 452.60p; Logan £2300; High Glentriplock £2260; Midlock 442.00p; Anfield 439.30p. A-A – Glenkiln £2600, £2590, £2400; Hall £2600; Overton 473.00p, 455.90p; Drumbuie 469.40p, 465.40p, 464.60p, 447.90p; Gatehead £2520, £2400; Balgone 459.90p; Whitfield £2440, £2370; West Park £2440; High Milton 455.00p, 454.10p; High Glentriplock £2380; Low Boydston 448.60p; Evelick 448.40p; Bettyknowes £2360; High Auchensale 447.90p; Pathcondie £2290; Gall 447.50p; Bourtreebush £2280. BSH – Drum £2590, £2190, £2160; Anfield 429.80p; Molemount £2560, £2500; Gall 422.80p, 415.00p. BB – East Buchanty £2580; Cuttlehill 428.20p; Drum £2190; West Quarter 417.50p. Blonde – Over Kellie £2300, 451.50p. Cont – Logan £2300, £2820, 422.80p. Hfd – Cairnfield £2240, 415.50p; Overton 412.90p. Hol – Drum £2100, £2000, 370.40p, 325.70p. Lui – East Doura £1920; Foregirth 440.80p.

Heifers – Lim – Nether Dalkeith £2580, £2300, 418.80p; Kirkland 434.70p, 432.20p; Castlehill £2380; Midlock 432.40p; West Park £2260, 419.30p; Midtown 423.10p, £2000; Whitfield £2100, £2040; Old Leckie 419.80p, £2090; Wester Ochtermuthill 419.40p; North Quarter £2020, Logan 416.70p. Sim – Neuk £2440, £2380, £2360, £2240, £2100, 417.50p; Bargany 430.10p, 413.90p; Ballingry £2200; High Currochtrie 427.90p; Mid House £2140, £2080; Boghall £2140; Fernie Mill 424.10p; Mains £2120; Braidland 422.90p; Whitfield 415.10p; Midtown £2000. Char – Boghall £2550; Dalpeddar 443.90p, 434.60p, 434.10p; Holehouse £2280, £2120; Craighead 439.20p; Cairnfield £2220, £2190, 435.40p; High Glentriplock £2160; Cardon 430.90p; Whitfield £2100; Bargany 425.30p; Mid House £2080; Knocknaha £2080; Midlock 424.40p; Logan 423.30p. A-A – Daldorn £2380; Drumbuie £2380; High Currochtrie 424.70p; Neuk £2360, £2240, 408.30p, 402.20p, £2100; Whitfield 415.10p, £2100; Castlehill £2340, £2200, £2100; Catslackburn 414.00p; Parkhead £2210; Feall 405.00p; High Auchensale 403.40p; Bridgehouse £2140; Mosshall £2090. Blond – Over Kellie £2380, £1800, 422.00p. Hfd – Drumbuie £2240; Cardon 387.30p, £1530; Overton 380.80p; Coahill £1480, £1460. BB – Ballingry £2240, 394.10p, £2040; West Quarter 400.00p; Drum £2190. BSH – Drum £2190, 397.00p; Gall 406.30p; Eastmill £2000; Craigo 404.20p. Sal – Holehouse £2160, 426.00p; High Glentriplock £2140; Boghall 403.01p. Gal – Whitfield £1980, 415.10p. Baz – Bonnyhill £1930. Stab – Inch Cottage £1620; Kidshielhaugh 409.50p.

Young bulls – Sal – Rednock £2000, £1820, 406.30p, 393.70p. Lim – South Woodlane £1820, £1780, 407.20p; Garrick 404.50. BSH – Bughtknowes £1800, 350.20p; Cowford £1620. Lui – Kirkland £1660. A-A – Kinaldy £1640; Wester Balgair 420.20p; Northcote £1620 (x2), 399.00p.

Store hoggs – Belt – Dukes Road £167.00. Tex – Starr £153.00, £134.00; Badyen £147.00, £145.00; Dukes Road £144.00; Purgavie £138.00; Balgonar £131.00; Sheildrum £129.00; Lochlane £129.00; Keir £123.00; Cawder £123.00. Suff – Greenhead £155.00, £139.00, £132.00. BF – Sauchrie Mains £133.00, £122.00; Croftintygan £129.00; Glenfernate £129.00, £117.00; Craigend £126.00; Auchnafree £110.00. Chev – Tulchan Croft £130.00; Starr £115.00; Balgonar £114.00; Fairview £111.00. Cross – Fairview £128.00, £126.00; Croftintygan £119.00. Mule – Fairview £126.00; Clunebeg £120.00. Rom – Keir £114.00; Cawder £114.00.

Ewes – Tex – Purgavie £153.00. Mule – Purgavie £141.00.


Dingwall

Some 2519 sheep forward for Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale saw 1462 store hoggs average £106.06 and reach £160 for Blackfaces from Tulloch Farm, Dingwall and Cheviots from South Balkeith, Tain.

In-lamb ewes (209) sold to £235 for Cheviots from 68 Foindle, Lairg whilst 24 in-lamb gimmers were topped at £215 for Cheviots from Cuilaneilan, Kinlochewe.

Leading Prices

Hoggs – Chev – Inchbae Farm, Garve £154, £150, £140; 1 Obbe Road, Leverburgh £153; South Balkeith £150, £144, £140; Crannich Farm, Ardross £148; Keodale Sheep Stock Club, Durness; £146, 144; Lower Hastigrow Farm, Bower; £140. Suff X – Roneval House, Leverburgh £152; Teanluick Croft, Beauly £140; East Durran, Castletown £136. BF – Mamore, Fort William £150, £122; 4 Balnacnoc, Uig £138; 5 Totarder £134, £121; Glenstrathy, Alness £131, £125, £121; East Durran £126; Braebost Farm, Edinbane £124; Blarachaoruinn Estate, Fort William £122; Bracorina, Momar £120. Mule – Dalreoch, Roy Bridge £150; Tulloch Farm £128; East Durran £128. Tex X – Farm Cottage, Allanglach £143; East Durran £141; Glenstrathy £138 (x2); Glebe Farm, Allarburn £135; Scotsburn Farm, Kildary £134; Culligran £133; Culligran (Shepherd) £129; Teanluick Croft £121. Cross – Roneval House £142; Braebost Farm £140; 5 Tomich, Beauly £136; Corriemony Farm £123. Cont – East Durran £137; 5 Tomich £127; 15 Glenconon, Uig £126. EC – Corriemony Farm £136.

In-lamb ewes – Chev – Wester Fearn, Ardgay £230, £225, £210, £195, £180 (x2), £170, £165; 68 Foindle £220; Gruinard Estate, Laide £215, £185; Culnacraig, Achiltibuie £185, £175 (x2); 8 Digg, Staffin £180. BF – 1/2 of 2 Kendram, Portree £130; South Cuil, Uig £114; 53 Balallan, Lochs £108.

In-lamb gimmers – Chev – Wester Fearn £205, £185; Moiravicig, Lerin £115. Cross – Lienassie, Kyle £120.

Ewes – Tex X – Enyhallow, Conon Bridge £230, £200; Caberfeidh House, Leverbourgh £198; Achavrole Mains £176, £154; 8 Maryhill, Stornoway £168, £122, £118; Dalreoch, £146. Suff X – Achavrole Mains £222, £176; 1B Penifiler, Portree £186; Caberfeidh House £148. BFL – Achavrole Mains £190, £180. Mule – Achavrole Mains £172; Dalreoch £148; Tighcluran, Inverroy £142, £104; 53 Balallan £140; Gaich Farms, Dulnain Bridge £120; Culligran £110. Chev – 8 Digg £162; Lower Hastigrow Farm £159, £140, £136; Pat Wilson Farms £154, £130; Druim Ard, Flodigarry £150; 287 Morness, Sutherland £146; Achavrole Mains £144, £128; Ebost Sheep Stock Club, Struan £132; Culligran £130; Badanloch Estate, Beauly £127, £120, £110; Farm Cottage, Achentoul £126; Carn Raineach, Applecross £126; Uppat Farm, Brora £122, £110; Wester Baldoon £122, £110; Shepherd’s Cottage, Meddat £118; 2 Sartle, Staffin £118; 22 Durine, Durness £118; Strathgarve Farms, Garve £118; Achentoul Farms £116; Old School, £116; Waters Edge, Stornoway £114; Brae Eynort, Carbost £113; 1 Feorlig, Dunvegan £113; Corriebhienn Farms £110; Arisaig Farms £106, £100; 2 Earlish, Uig £105; Keodale Sheep Stock Club £104. Cross – Cuilaneilan £158; Achavrole Mains £124; Tigh Gael, Peinmore £102; 1 Obbe Road £100. Aber – Fearn Farm, Fearn £146. Suff – Fearn Farm £132. Lley – Corrimony Farm £121. EC – Corrimony Farm £121. BF – Achavrole Mains £120; 20 Baligill, Thurso £110; Roneval House £102; 53 Balallan £100.

Gimmers – VB X – 76 Inchcape, Rogart £106.


Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 858 store cattle saw bullocks (444) average 432.1p per kg having sold to 554.9p for 328kg Charolais crosses from Leys Estate, Inverness or to £2700 for a 718kg Limousin cross from Corse of Kinnoir, Huntly.

Heifers (332) averaged 420.5p and reached 530.7p for a 357kg British Blue cross from Maesquoy, Harray or £2600 for a 620kg Limousin cross from Woodend, Auchterless.

On Tuesday, breeding sheep (90) averaged £169.83 and sold to £215 for in-lamb continental ewes from Eldonbrae, Forres.

Store lambs (1848) averaged £113.38 having peaked at £160 for a Beltex from Burnside of Lethenty, Fyvie.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – New Gelderhouse (Lim X) £900; Ballaterach (Sim X) 379.6p. 251-300kg – Dalbuick (Lim X) £1310, 442.6p. 301-350kg – Leys Estate (Lim X) £1840, 530.5p. 351-400kg – Leys Estate (Char X) £2040, 530.7p. 401-450kg – Campdalmore (Char X) £2300; Tomnavoulin (Char X) 519.3p. 451-500kg – Maesquoy (BB X) £2320; Campdalmore (Char X) 480.9p. 501-550kg – Lower Hobbister (Char X) £2330, 458.7p. 551-600kg – Corse of Kinnoir (BB X) £2590, 436p. 601-650kg – Corse of Kinnoir (Lim) £2630, 425.6p. 651-700kg – Corse of Kinnoir (Lim X) £2610, 388.4p. 701-750kg – 6 Canina Gardens (Sal X) £2570; Corse of Kinnoir (Lim X) 376p.

A-A bullocks – Up to 450kg – Hammer Greeny £1750, 414.7p. 451-500kg – Hammer Greeny £2110; Culbirnie 415.6p. 501-550kg – Hammer Greeny £2180, 432.5p. 551-600kg – Burnside of Pitcaple £2170; West Bradieston 409.3p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Ballaterach (Hfd X) £920, 381.6p. 251-300kg – Dalbuiack (Lim X) £1020; Ballaterach (Hfd X) 348.6p. 301-350kg – Leys Estate (Lim X) £1740, 530.5p. 351-400kg – Maesquoy (BB X) £1900; Leys Estate (Char X) 491.6p. 401-450kg – Lower Hobbister (Char X) £2200; Tomnavoulin (Char X) 505p. 451-500kg – Cairnhead (Char X) £2220; Bush of Muldearie (Lim X) £2220; Lower Hobbister (Char X) £2220; Tomnavoulin (Char X) 462.6p. 501-550kg – Gillock Mains (Lim X) £2310; Cairnhead (Char X) 450.8p. 551-600kg – Little Clinterty (Lim X) £2370; Maesquoy (BB X) 416.7p. 601-650kg – Hillhead (Lim X) £2420; Woodend (Lim X) 419.4p. 651-700kg – Little Clinterty (Lim X) £2560, 383.2p.

A-A heifers – Up to 300kg – Cullisse £1190, 396.7p. 351-400kg – Cullisse £1560, 408.6p. 401-450kg – Hammer Greeny £1950; Westshore 336.4p. 451-500kg – Mains of Frendraught £1660, 351.7p. 551-600kg – Netherhill £2190, 392.5p. 651-700kg – Burness £2630, 377.9p.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Quendale (Hfd X) £720, 330.3p. 351-400kg – Cullisse (A-A X) £1440, 387.1p. 401-450kg – Netherskaill (Sim X) £1580; Mill of Whitehill (Lim X) 384.2p. 451-500kg – Cullisse (A-A X) £1820, 374.5p. 601-650kg – Leuchar (Lim X) £2000, 309.6p.

Breeding sheep – Chev – Eldonbrae £210. Cont – Eldonbrae £205. Cont X – Belniden, Strathdon £175. Chev 2 Crop – Shepherds Cottage, Glass £155, £150.

Store lambs – PureTex – Bogmill, Pitcaple £159. BTex – Netherhall, Premnay £157. Tex X – Parkhill, Greens £150. Cont – Kinaldie, Logie Coldstone £140; Bogmill £140; Brigend, Hatton £140. Tex – Ledmacoy, Strathdon £139. Black – East Tilbouries, Maryculter £138. Cont X – Belniden £136. Suff X – Townhead of Gight, Fyvie £133. Chev – Kinaldie £130. Suff – Lynemore, Glenrinnes £130. EC – Prottshaugh, Boyndlie £129. Mule – Prottshaugh £128. Rom – Redhouse of Barra, Oldmeldrum £127. Belt – Dorsell, Alford £125. GF – Lynemore £124. Char X – Dorsell £120. Ker – Newton, Tullynessle £120. BF – Allargue Estate, £109. Zwart – Millburn Cottage, Ironhill £108.

Island consigned store lambs – Belt – Strathore £144. Suff – Stonlea, Stenness £134. Tex – Withaquoy, Holm £128; Cott of Holland, Tankerness £128. Tex X – South Breck, Burray £125. Suff X – Quenadale Dunrossness £123. BTex – East Gate, East Burrafirth £120. Chev X – Biggings, Rendall £117. Cross – Quenadale £116. BF – East Gate £110.


Quoybrae

Bullocks and heifers averaged 442.9p and 439p per kg at the Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale.

Bullocks reached 529.3p for 393kg Charolais from Sibmister and £2660 for a 750kg Charolais from Brae Edge, Castletown and a 677kg Aberdeen Angus from Kirkfield, Castletown.

Heifers sold to 615.8p for a 341kg Charolais from Sibmister and to £2400 for a 585kg Aberdeen Angus from Kirkfield Farm, Watten.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Durran Mains (BSH X) £940, 368.6p. 301-350kg – Winless Mains (Char X) £1640, 496.7p, £1520; Quarryside (BB X) £1570, 456.4p; Auchunbust Farm (Lim) 469.9p. 351-400kg – Sibmister Farm (Char X) £2080, 529.3p, £2000, £1980; Greenvale (Char X) £1990; Quarryside (BB X) £1980, 517p; Bardnaclavan (Char X) £1970; Achalone Farm (Char X) 503.9p. 401-450kg – Sibmister Farm (Char X) £2110, 487.2p; Greenvale (Char X) £2050, 477p; Quarryside (Lim X) £2040; Achalone (Char X) £2010; Winless Mains (Char X) £2010; Quoynee (Char X) £1990; Reisgill (Char X) 485.1p; Latheron Mains (Char X) 480.1p; Bardnaclavan (Char X) 476.4p; Tacher (Char X) 471.3p. 451-500kg – New House, Oust Farm (Lim) £2200, 440.9p; Lyhmore (Lim X) £2120, 429.1p; Mayfield (Char X) £2090; Achalone (Char X) £2070, 441.4p; Thura Mains (Char X) £2060; Greenvale (Char X) 444p; Dunnet (Char X) 444p; Upper Latheron (Lim) 433.8p; Lhaid Croft (Lim) 433.6p. 501-550kg – Sibmister Farm (Char X) £2220, 431.9p; Quarryside (Lim X) £2200, 407.4p; Lythemore (Char X) £2180, 429.1p; Aimster, South Keiss (Char X) £2160, 415.2p; Mavsey (Sim X) £2160; Upper Latheron (Char X) £2100; Roadside (Lim) 412.2p; Alterwall (Char) 412.2p. 551-600kg – Lythmore (Char X) £2400, 411p; Bridge of Westfield (Char X) £2400, 411p; Kirkfield (Lim X) £2340, 392.6p; Aimster (Char X) £2290, 388.8p; Roadside (Lim X) £2240, 397.2p; 5 Upper Dounreay (Hfd) £2220. 601-650kg – Brae Edge (Char X) £2540, 398.7p; Aimster (Char X) £2370, 385.4p; 5 Upper Dounreay (Sim) £2320; Quarryside (Sim) £2300. 651-700kg – Hoy, Castletown (Char X) £2580, 379.4p; 5 Upper Dounreay (Hfd) £2340. 701-750kg – Plocan, Calder (Sim X) £2400; Brae Edge 354.7p.

A-A bullocks – Up to 400kg – Sibmister Farm £1910, 501.3p; Latheron Mains £1750, 460.1p; Folly Farm £1640, 459.4p. 401-450kg – Sibmister Farm £1980, 479.4p; Latheron Mains £1880, 457.4p; Blackpark £1570, 354.8p. 451-500kg – Blackpark, Watten £1950, 406.3p; Lhaid Croft £1810, 395.2p; East Murkle £1710, 369.3p. 501-550kg – Blackpark £2110, 396.6p. 551-600kg – Kirkfield £2300, 400.7p; Blamore £2200; Blackpark £2160, 388.7p; Balmore £2120. 601-650kg – Kirkfield £2450, 403p.

Heifers – up to 300kg – Durran Mains (BSH X) £800, 274.9p. 301-350kg – Sibmister Farm (Char X) £2100, 569.7p; Durran Mains (Char X) £1720, 501.5p; Latheron Mains (Char X) £1600, 492p; Folly Farm (Char X) £1500, 477.7p. 351-400kg – Sibmister Farm (Char X) £1990, 518.2p, £1980; Quarryside (Char X) £1990, 501.3p; Greenvale (Char X) £1860, 483.5p; Bardnaclavan £1840, 471.8p. 401-450kg – Lythmore, Bridge of Westfield (Char X) £2040, 469p; Sibmister (Char X) £2040, 492.6p; Achalone (Char X) £1940, 461.9p; Latheron Mains (Char X) £1920, 459.3p; Greenvale (Char X) £1900, 448.1p; Mavsey (Sim) £1900; Mayfield (Char X) 455.7p. 451-500kg – Sibmister Farm (Char X) £2060, 451.8p; Lower Thura (Lim) £2040, 417.2p; Alterwall (Char X) £2020; Mayfield (Char X) £2000, 455.7p; Aimster (Char X) £1990, 4230.4p, 417.2p; Hunster (Lim) £1990, 423.4p; Quoynee (Char X) 430.5p. 501-550kg – Lythmore (Char X) £2250, 436p, £2110; South Keiss (Char X) £2200, 402.9p; Aimster (Char X) £2160, 414.4p Alterwall (Char X) £2110, 399.2p; Achalone (Char X) £2100, 418.3p; Glengolly (Lim) 411.9p. 551-600kg – Aimster, Thurso (Char X) £2280; Keiss Farm 410.1p; Aimster (Char X) 397.2p; Hoy (Char X) £2180, £2190, 390.4p; Glengolly (Lim X) £2190, 385.6p. 601-650kg – Alterwall Farm, Lyth (Char X) £2260, 368.1p.

A-A heifers – Up to 350kg – Latheron Mains, Latheron £1460, 417.1p. 351-400kg – Latheron Mains £1500, 389.6p. 401-450kg – West Watten, Watten £1680, 375.8p; Latheron Mains £1600, 393.1p; Blackpark £1400, 324.8p. 451-500kg – Blackpark, Watten £1920, 392.6p; Hillhead, Lybster £1900, 391.8p; East Murkle £1800, 383.8p. 501-550kg – Kirkfield Farm £2070, 386.2p. 551-600kg – Kirkfield Farm £2400, 410.3p.


Ayr

Some 224 calves and stirks and 106 head of breeding cattle sold through Craig Wilson.

Calves sold to £1020 for a seven-month-old British Blue cross bull from A and E Parker, Merkland.

Stirks reached £2100 for a British Blue cross heifer from B Notman, Redding.

Breeding cattle sold to 3700gns for an Aberdeen Angus bull from Bardrain.

Leading Prices

Bull calves – BB X – £1020, £860 (x2) Merkland; £840, £740 (x2), £710, £680 South Kilbride; £760, £700 Over Enoch; £680 (x2), £670 Auchleand; £740, £670 Findlayston; £590 Croftfoot; £550 West Park. Lim X – £790, £740, £720 (x2), £710 South Kilbride. A-A X – £670, £600, £570, £530, £500 Aucheland. Sim X – £710 Over Enoch.

Heifer calves – BB X – £860 Merkland; £720 South Kilbride; £720, £700, £690 Over Enoch; £650, £590, £580 Findlayston; £570 Nether Craig; £480 Isle; £470, £450 (x2), £440 (x2) Whitehill; £440 (x2) Blackwood. A-A X – £720 High Logan £710, £700 Thorn. Lim X – £780, £710 Dunduff.

Bullock stirks – A-A X – £1600, £1540 Culreoch; £1240 Birgidale Knock. Char X – £1540 Balmurrie. Lim X – £1300, £1200 Yonderton; £1220 Rosemount; £1110 High Barness; £1100 Deepstone. Hfd X – £1020 Oaklea. BB X – £980 Raithhill. B/W – £920 Holm (Kirkcowan).

Heifer stirks – BB X – £2100 Redding; £1100 Raithhill; £1080 Knowe. A-A X – £1380 Culreoch; £1300 Thorn. Lim X – £1380 Rosemount. Char X – £1360 Balmurrie.

Bulls – A-A – 3700gns Bardrain; 3000gns Kirkhill. Sim – 3600gns Langalbuinach. SH – 2800gns Bardrochwood.

Bulling heifers – Lim – £2350, £2300 Midton. Sal – £2500, £2450 (x6) Drumore. A-A – £1500 Clachaig (Arran). Hfd – £1500 Clachaig (Arran).

In calf heifers – Lim – £3100, £2900 (x3) Mossend (Kirkmichael). BB – £2050, £1900 Windyhall; £1950 Thorn. A-A – £2200, £2100 Thorn; £1700 Clachaig.

In calf cows – Lim – £2500 Lightshaw; £2200 Chalmerston. Lui – £1650 Keirs.

Heifers and calves – Lim and bull – £2600 Barmickhill. Lim and heifer – £2550 Knockewart. A-A and heifer – £1900 Mid Skeog.

Cows and calves – Lim and heifer – £2600, £2100 (x2) Carsestock. Sim and bull – £2000, £1950, £1900 Thorn. Sim and heifer – £2400 Thorn. A-A and bull – £2150, £2050, £2000 Thorn. A-A and heifer – £1950 Thorn.

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