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Bullocks and heifers averaged 435.47p and 413.16p per kg at United Auctions’ store sale.

Bullocks (773) sold to 528.4p for four 299kg Simmentals from Grove Farms and to £2640 for a 746kg Simmental from Dalmoak. Heifers (600) reached 539.7p for a 378kg Limousin from West Shawtonhill and to £2380 for a 622kg Aberdeen Angus from Meikle Finnery.

Texels from Keil led the store hoggs at £148.

Leading prices

Bullocks – Sim – Dalmoak £2640, £2490; Grove Farms 528.4p, 479.3p; Dalmahoy £2300; Stoneyburn 503p; Bonnyhill £2270; East Moneyacres £2200; Strath £2200. Lim – Dalmoak £2600; Dairy House 521p, 493.2p, 486.6p; Gatehead £2490; Keppoch 510p; Low Milton £2480, £2460; Stoneyburn 503.4p, 503p; Bridgehouse £2380; Balnaboth 494.8p, 488p; Little Pinkerton £2370; Drumnessie £2320; Wester Gartshore 492.5p; Dalmahoy £2300; Nether Dalkeith £2290, £2280; East Balscalloch £2290, £2260; West Shawtonhill 483.4p. Char – Low Milton £2600, £2500, £2430, £2420; Wright Park 518.4p; East Balscalloch £2390; Cotland 508.8p, 497.5p (x6), 496.3p (x5); Strath £2320; High Milndovan 500p; Bargany 500p; Blairshinnoch £2280, £2200; Hatton Knowe £2270, £2240, 484.8p; Mid House 496p; Birkinhead £2240; Cairnhouse £2240; Heltongate 486.5p. HF – Dalmoak £2560, £2450; West Brackenridge 408.3p; Norrieston £1960. A-A – Gatehead £2450 (x6), £2420 (x5), £2410; Dairy House 521p (x8), 493.2p; Muirhouses £2320, £2300; High Auchensale 514.5p (x9); Bonnyhill £2300, £2260 (x6), £2240 (x6); 2 Droughdull £2300; Island View 511.5p; Viewfield £2280; Courthill 488.3p (x8); Westerhill £2240; Mid House 486.8p (x5); Dalquhurn £2220; Cardon 485.7p (x8); East Balscalloch £2200 (x5); Bourtreebush £2200 (x5). BSH – East Balscalloch £2380; Keppoch 510.9p; East Moneyacres £2120; Stoneyburn 498.3p; Heltongate £2080; High Auchensale 496.9p (x10); Coxhill £2000; Kirkton of Lundie 493.4p; Bogtonlea £1900. BB – Blackpark £2320 (x5), £2250 (x6), £2200; Stoneyburn 503.4p, 463.6p; Bencloich £2160, £2140, £2120, £2100; Norrieston £2060. Hfd – Blackpark £2300, £2160, £2100; Stoneyburn 503p, 492.1p. Mont – Caddell £2300, £2100. Baz – Bonnyhill £2300, £2240.

Heifers – A-A – Meikle Finnery £2380, £2180; High Auchensale 474.9p (x12); Cairnhouse £2300; Bogtonlea £2300; Courthill 450p (x8); Wester Arngibbon £2200; Cannee 447.3p; Bridgehouse £2180; Meikle Finnery £2180. BB – Meikle Finnery £2300, 442.3p; Blackpark £2170, £1980, 413.4p; Kirkton of Lundie 425.4p; Findatie £2040; Auchenflower 419.5p (x5). Char – West Park £2290, £2180; Grove Farms 489.9p; Strath £2180; Mid House 467p (x6), 460.9p (x8); Low Kilwhannell £2160; Cardon 465.2p; Cairnhouse £2140; Wester Mye £2130; The Firs 453.4p (x6); Blairshinnoch £2090 (x7), £2070 (x7). Sim – Pathcondie £2260; Kirkton of Lundie 505.9p; Dalmoak £2160; Mid House 467p; East Doura £2000; Balbuthie 466.9p, 465.1p. Lim – Drumnessie £2240, £2170, £2150; West Park £2240; West Shawtonhill 539.7p; Westerhill £2170; Keppoch 510.9p; Overhall 464.5p; Wester Gartshore 463.8p (x5); Blairshinnoch £2140; Bridgehouse £2140. Lui – Hatton Knowe £2240; Balbuthie 466.9p, 465.1p. Hfd – West Park £2120; Balbuthie £2120, 466.9p, 465.1p (x8); Blackpark £2100. BS – Cowford £2000; Coxhill 438.8p; Hatton Knowe £1850, 406.6p.

Young bulls – Lui – Upper Chatto £2160, £2000, 334.4p. Sim – North Balloch £2060, 407.8p. Sal – Easter Cammock £2040, 349.9p. A-A – Whitlawside £1800; Ormiston Cottage 394.4p; Castle £1720. Char – Falleninch £1800, 466.3p. Lim – Whitlawside £1800; Easter Garden 430.6p, 424.2p, £1680.

Stirks – A-A – Dyke £1500, £1440; Grove Farms £1220. Lim – Dyke £1480, £1220. Sim – Grove Farms £1350 (x3); Rossiebank £1280 (x6). BB – Glen £1340, £1100; Fairview £1170.

Calves on milk – BB – Hallroom £970; Westerboard £810. INRA – Machrihanish £870, £820. Lim – Corscaplie £860, £810.

Hoggs – Tex – Keil £148; Ronnachmore £140; Badyen £140; Ardmaleish £138; Peattie £138, £136. Belt – Peattie £142; Ardtornish £142. Cont – Ardtornish £138, £136, £123; Pearsie £137, £125; Culbeg £133. Mule – Mid House £137; Sauchrie Mains £127; Ardmaleish £127. BL – Keil £128. Chev – Ardtornish £125; Edinchip £113; Coille £112. BF – Ben Lawers £125, £112; Pearsie £119, £112; Glenlethnot £108; Dall £108; Sauchrie Mains £108. BTex – Edinchip £120. Suff – Coille £114; Lossit £110.

Breeding sheep – Mule gimmers – Cadogan £310, £305, £300, £295; Invernoaden £270. Mule ewes – Cadogan £305, £300, £295 (x2), £270 £265, £260; Invernoadedn £280; Seggiecrook £270; Bogburn £265. Belt gimmers – Cadogan £290. Belt ewes – Cadogan £280 (x2), £275 (x2), £270. Suff gimmers – Cadogan £280. Suff ewes – Cadogan £285. Tex – Bogburn £285, £275; Seggiecrook £280. ChevMule ewes – Seggiecrook £275. BF ewes – Bogburn £140.

Carlisle

Harrison and Hetherington sold 411 store cattle to average £2044, with bullocks selling to £2660 for a Charolais cross from Messrs Magnay, Greenwrae, Gretna and heifers to £2460 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Lawson, Roe Farm, Carlisle.

Leading prices

Bullocks – Char – £2660 Greenwrae; £2580, £2500 Stone House; £2480, £2340 Swordwellrigg; £2400 (x2) High Park Foot. Lim – £2560 Stone House; £2500, £2340 (x2) Blackrigg; £2500, £2380 (x3) High Knells; £2380 High House; £2380 Roe; £2360, The Flatt. BS – £2480 Burnside; £2200, £2110 Raygarth Field; £2110 Wallhead. BB – £2460 The Flatt; £2370 Woodslee; £2360 High Park Foot. A-A – £2360 Broompark; £2360 Blackrigg; £2360 (x5) 4 Balcarry; £2320 (x5) Woodslee; £2300 Limekilns. Sim – £2280 Greenwrae; £2140 Bavington Hill Head; £2040 Spout Bank. Hfd – £2260 (x2) Stone House; £2110 Burnside; £2000 White House. Lui – £2260 (x4), £2210 (x2), £2180 (x2) Bavington Hill Head. Mont – £2240 (x2) Greenwrae. Blonde – £2180 Thorneyland. Fleck – £2160 Broom; £2100 Limekilns. HF – £2060, £1840 Limekilns. Sal – £1960 Broom. Hol – £1950 (x3), £1850 Ribton House. BF – £1900, £1850 (x2) Broom.

Heifers – Lim – £2460 Roe; £2360 Lawston; £2340, £2300 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage; £2280, 16 East Park; £2260 Tarn Lodge. Hfd – £2370 (x2), £2260 (x2) Campingholm. Char – £2320 Blackrigg; £2140 Stone House. BB – £2280, £2260 (x2), £2250 (x2), Kirkbride House; £2260 Woodside; £2210 Tarn Lodge; £2170, £2160 Brackenhill Rigg. BS – £2250 Brackenhill Rigg. A-A – £2240 (x5) Woodslee; £2230, £2200, Nelson Hill; £2160, Rowell. Mont – £2180 Brackenhill Rigg. HF – £2170 Tarn Lodge; £2080 North Greenhill. Sim – £2110 16 East Park. Parth – £2040 Swordwellrigg.

Bull calves – BB – £960 (x2), £800 Burton House; £950, £920 (x3) Tempest Tower; £910 Brownrigg Hall; £890, £870 Blunderfield East; £860 Thackwood; £820 Dykehead; £810 Dormanstead. Lim – £930 Boggle Hall; £740 West Gouse. A-A – £920, £910 Lodge of Kelton; £830 (x2), £780 (x2) North Doddington; £760, £750 (x3) East Scales; £760 Dormanstead. Char – £860 Lodge of Kelton; £630 Wolsty Hall. Hfd – £800, £770 North Doddington. HF – £740, Bailey Ground. Fleck – £700 (x2) Dykeside. BF – £600, £555, Aulby. LH – £600 Buckabank. Hol – £510 (x2) Clachan View; £480 (x2) Wolfa.

Heifer calves – BB – £845 Crookdake Hall; £830, £810 (x2) Thackwood; £770 Well House. Lim – £740 Park. Hfd – £660 (x2), £650 North Doddington. Char – £550 (x2), £540, Wolsty Hall. LH – £780 Buckabank; £770 Great Asby.

Weaned bulls – Sim – £2420, £2410 (x2), £2380 Bavington Hill Head. Lim – £2390,Sandhills; £2300 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage; £2030 Cumcatch. BB – £1660 Whitehills. BSH – £1600, £1590 Auldtown.

Weaned bullocks – Lim – £2160, £1980 Raughton Head; £2050, £1960 Davygill; £1990, £1900 Lawston; £1970 (x3) Kilnknowe. BB – £1880 (x2), Netherton; £1850 High Field. A-A – £1860 High Moat; £1780 Netherton. Char – £1820 Shankfield Head. Fleck – £1790 Netherton. BS – £1420 (x4) Crailloch.

Weaned heifers – Lim – £2070 Shankfield Head; £2020, £2000, £1840 Lawston; £1920, £1880, 3 Niven Hill; £1880 (x5) Elrington Hall. BB – £1910 Netherton; £1860 Whitehills; £1850 High Field. A-A – £1810 Shankfield Head; £1760 Collin Bank. Hfd – £1610 Shankfield Head. Sim – £1500 (x2) Newbie Mains. HF – £1440 (x2) Marsh House. Char – £1400 Hen Moss. Blonde – £1400 Hen Moss. Sal – £1390 Overby House. BF – £1200 (x2), £1160 (x2) Barrowmoor.

St Boswells

Limousin crosses led Harrison and Hetherington’s store trade at 501.5p for heifers from Messrs Grieve, The Lee and at £2250 for bullocks from Wester Ulston.

Leading prices

Bullocks – Lim – £2250, £2230, £2080, 436.9p, 433.3p Wester Ulston; £2100, 437.5p Outerson; 468.5p, 444.4p Lee; 450p Berryhill. A-A – £2050 Brockhouse; £1850, 411.1p Monklaw; 416.4p (x2) Old Orchard Cottage. Char – £1900, 376.2p Adderstonshiels Farming. Sim – £1670, 491.2p, 444.4p East Learmouth Farmhouse.

Heifers – Lim – £2190 Wester Ulston; £2170, £1830, 501.5p, 495.7p, 472.5p, 455.9p, 435.7p, 434p Lee. Char – £1990, £1830, 390.2p Adderstonshiels. A-A – £1810, 402.2p Monklaw.

Ayr

An entry of 695 store cattle for Craig Wilson’s sale saw bullocks and heifers average 421.86p and 411.2p per kg respectively.

Bullocks sold to £2530 for a pair of Charolais from Overtoun and to 532p for Aberdeen Angus from Lawhill.

Heifers reached £2340 for five Limousins from High Kilphin or to 533p for Charolais from Auchneight.

Store hoggs (279) peaked at £141 for Beltex from W McMillan, Dalmellington Road, Straiton whilst in-lamb ewes sold to £200 for Blackfaces in lamb to a Texel from D and L Kennedy, Barneil.

Leading prices

Bullocks – Char – £2530, £2380 Overtoun; £2280 Dalhowan; £2240 Gass, Straiton; £2180 Barskelly; £2150 Knockewart. A-A – £2460 Clevance; £2380 Ladyyard; £2350 Little Ittington; £2320 Overton; £2220 Brieryside; 532p Lawhill; 470p, Margenaish (Arran). Lim – £2400 Borland; £2370 Drongran House; £2340, £2230 Creagraineach (Arran); £2300 Over Airies; £2290 Adamcroft; £2280 Ravesnlie; £2280 Knockterra; £2220 Auchentibbert; 519p, 480p Hallrig; 510p Barneil; 505p Kilpatrick. Char X – 522p, 498p, 497p Millendersale; 510p Barskelly; 510, 502p Auchneight. BB – £2380, £2320, £2260 Barmoorhill; £2360 Ladyyard; £2280 Baltersan; 466p High Garphar. Fries – £2320, £2280, £2150 Over Airies; £2040 Ladyyard. Sim – £2240 Overtoun; £2180, £2060 Linfairn; 526p, 512p Lawhill; 503p West Newton. Hfd – £2200 Brieryside; £1960 Balig; 473p High Garphar; 472p West Newton. SH – £2140, £2100, £2070 Creagraineach (Arran); £2020 Balig; 468p Maryport. Sal – £2130 Auchentibbert; £1960, 451p Millenderdale. BF – 423p Watson. Blond – £2040 Millafleck. B/W – 410p Maryport.

Heifers – Lim – £2340 High Kilphin; £2320, £2260 (x2), £2210, £2160 Gass, Straiton; £2290 Creagraineach (Arran); £2250 Auchentibbert; £2240 Knockewart; £2180 Fore Rogerton; 505p Kilpatrick; 476p Hallrig; 465p, 458p North Fergushill. Char – £2320, £2150 East Kerse; £2260, £2240, £2080, £2000 Overtoun; £2000, 500p, 490p Millenderdale; 533p, 486p Auchneight; 480p Barskelly. BB – £2280 Baltersan; £2280, £2180 Barmoorhill; £2200 Chalmerston. Sim – £2260 Baltersan; £2190 East Kerse; £2180 Knockewart, 482p Lawhill; 467p Bonnyton Moor. A-A – £2200 Brieryside; £2100 Glenlussa; £2080 Little Ittington; £2000 Montgomerieston; 448p Maryport. Hfd – £2100 Southridge Hill; £1930 Chalmerston; 446p Watson. SH – 444p Maryport; 436p, 434p Ravenscroft. Sal – £1900 Southridge Hill.

Bull calves – BB X – £1280 Bogwood; £1220, £1100 (x2) Brocklehill; £1060 (x2) Low Barledziew. A-A X – £1000 Bogwood; £770, £760, £690 Drumachloy; £710 Fowler. Lim X – £1000, £670 Bogwood. Sim X – £830, £700 Philgowan; £890 Holm (Kirkcowan).

Heifer calves – BB X – £1120, £1040 Low Barledziew; £1100 (x2) Brocklehill. A-A X – £930, £700 Bogwood. Lim X – £900 Bogwood; £760 Philgowan. Sim X – £820 Drumachloy; £760 Philgowan.

Bullock stirks – Lim X – £1900, £1800 Glengunnoch. BB X – £1860 Dunduff; £1780 Glendoune. A-A X – £1640 Farden; £1560 Acholter. Sim X – £1550 Cleeves.

Heifer stirks – BB X – £1560 Dunduff. A-A X – £1420 Ballochmartin; £1340 Acholter.

Hoggs – Belt – £141 Dalmellington Road; £133 Crossgates. Tex – £135 Westlands; £135, £131, £120 Dinwoodie. Suff – £130 Craigneil. DSpot – £128, £120 Yonderton, Dalrymple. Chev – £122 Balluskie.

Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 1194 store and breeding cattle at their sale where stores averaged 437p per kg.

A 696kg Limousin bullock from S Smith, Sunnyhill, Turriff, topped the trade at £2860, while a Charolais heifer from Braebuster, Deerness, attracted the top price per kg at 591.8p.

Breeding cattle peaked at £4400 for an in-calf Simmental heifer from Bridgend, Hatton.

Leading prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – North Wells (HF) £1000, 365p. 301-350kg – Denmill (Lim X) £1780; Craggan View (Sim X) 527.6p. 351-400kg – Cornhill (Lim X) £2000, 512.8p. 401-450kg – West Cranloch (Lim X) £2160, 526.8p; Tullo of Garvock (Lim X) £2160, 526.8p. 451-500kg – Seafield Park (Lim X) £2320; Milton of Culloden (Char X) 480.3p. 501-550kg – 2 Bogie Street (Lim X) £2380; Milton of Culloden (Char X) 456.7p. 551-600kg – Mains of Auchindachy (Char X) £2420, 418.5p. 601-650kg – Mains of Dellavaird (Char X) £2450; Fernieslack (Lim X) 394.7p. 651-700kg – 2 Bogie Street (BSH X) £2400; Sunnyhill (Lim X) 410.9p. 701-750kg – Sunnyhill (Lim X) £2720, 387.5p.

A-A bullocks – Up to 350kg – Tulchan Estate £1880, 552.1p. 401-450kg – West Newtonleys £2000, 444.4p. 451-500kg – Elsick Estate £2270, 459.5p. 501-550kg – Yarpha £2400; Elsick 452.6p. 551-600kg – Netherton, Aberlour £2430; North Whiteley 408.3p. 601-650kg – Upper Tillenhilt £2360, 369.9p. 651-700kg – 2 Bogie Street £2380; Isauld Farm 358p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Cottown of Fetterletter (BSH X) £890, 377.1p. 251-300kg – Denmill (Lim X) £1500, 520.8p. 301-350kg – Meikle Coull (BB X) £1840, 528.7p. 351-400kg – Meikle Coull (BB X) £2000, 534.8p; Milton of Culloden (Lim X) £2000. 401-450kg – Braebuster (Char) £2450; Tullo of Garvock (Lim X) 495.1p. 451-500kg – Aucharroch (BB X) £2650, 532.1p. 501-550kg – Aucharroch (Lim X) £2680, 509.5p. 551-600kg – East Backburn (Sim X) £2580, 460.7p. 601-650kg – Sunnyhill (Lim X) £2650, 435.9p. 651-700kg – East Backburn (Sim X) £2700, 404.2p.

A-A heifers – Up to 300kg – Milton of Collieston £1500, 528.2p. 301-350kg – Tulchan Estate £1550, 481.3p. 401-450kg – Heathercow £1880; Braebuster 419.8p. 451-500kg – 2 Bogie Street £1980; Isauld Farm 418.1p. 501-550kg – Fernieslack £2080, 379.6p. 551-600kg – Yarpha £2240; North Whiteley 392.5p. 601-650kg – North Whiteley £2280, 373.8p. 651-700kg – 2 Bogie Street £2290, 335.8p.

Bulls – up to 400kg – North Wells (Char) £1780; Mains of Drumdollo (Lim) 421.6p. 401-450kg – Mains of Cookney (Lim X) £1800, 428.6p. 451-500kg – Meikle Aucheoch (Lim X) £2080, 416p. 501-550kg – Meikle Aucheoch (Lim X) £2220, 422.1p. 651-700kg – Milton of Collieston £2500, 358.2p. 701-750kg – North Wells (Char) £2650, 324.8p.

Longtown

At C and D Auction Marts’ sale, 2756 store hoggs sold to £166 for a Beltex from RS Conley and Son, Barrasford Green.

Leading prices

Store hoggs – Belt – £166 Barrasford Green; £154 Wauchope; £150, £138 Mains of Machermore; £148 Sowerby Wood; £144 Unity; £140 White Hurworth. Tex – £164, £156 Barrasford Green; £156, £150 Wauchope; £153, £150 South Farm; £150 Unity; £150 Halldykes. Suff – £156 Reddis Hall; £154, £144 Hallrule Mill; £150 Moss Side; £146 Wauchope; £140 Hazelbank; £140, £136 Flex Farm; £136 Sunnydale; £134 High House. ChevMule – £151 Granton; £142, £140 Borthwickshiels. NCC – £150, £140, £134, £126, £120 Barrasford Green; £136 Balminnoch; £125 Mains of Machermore; £122 Carruthers. HillChev – £141 Garvilland; £139, £128 Granton; £134 East Deloraine; £128, £120 Archbank; £125 Oliver Road; £124 Milnholm. Mule – £140 Branthwaite; £132 Hazelbank; £130, £120 Whitfield Estate; £125 Barron House; £116 Merkland; £110 Cold Chapel. BF – £138 Garvilland; £124 Dalpeddar; £124 Chapel Farm; £124 Half Mark; £118, £113 Penchrise; £116 Clonrae; £114 Blakehope; £112 Reddis Hall; £110 Borthwickshiels. Hamp – £130, £126 Auchmacleddie. Swal – £126 Half Mark; £109 Gill Head; £108 Brainthwaite Farm. EC – £124, £92 Dolphinston. Rous – £114 Hazelbank. BdgerF – £108 Bolton Hall. Rom – £96 Reddis Hall. Rye – £96 Boathouse.

Tup hoggs – Tex – £146 Hallrule Mill; £132 White Hurworth; £131 Balminnoch. Suff – £127 Sunnydale. BF – £122 Borthwickshiels; £116 Blakehope.