Stirling
Bullocks and heifers averaged 450.86p and 430.28p per kg at United Auctions’ sale of 2206 store cattle.
Bullocks sold to 613.8p for a 290kg Charolais from West Auchenlongford and to £2750 for a 760kg Simmental from Whiteside.
Heifers peaked at 565.9p for a 410kg British Blue from Netherton and £2770 for an 806kg Charolais from Whiteside.
Beltex led the store hogg trade at £182 for entries from Overhill Cottage and 3 Dukes Road whilst breeding sheep sold to £275 for in-lamb Texels from Hill of Errol.
Leading prices
Bullocks – Char – Whiteside £2660, £2540, £2380 (x2); West Auchenlongford 613.8p; Craigford Mains £2400; Dyke 576.3p; Coalhill 549.7p (x2); middle Coldrain £2360, £2350; Alton 530p (x5); Strath £2340, £2320; Laigh Alticane 526p. Sim – Whiteside £2750; Middle Coldrain 510.4p (x3), £2350 (x2), 482.6p (x3); Mollandhu £2400, £2360 (x4), £2330 (x2); Auchenbothie 495.8p; Kirkland 494.9p. A-A – Whiteside £2680, £2600; Arnprior 473.7p, 463p (x8); North Deanhead £2340; Mosshall 471.5p (x4); Baidland £2260; Braidland 468.6p (x6); Bourtreebush £2170 (x5); Auchenbothie 464.9p (x3); Coldstream Mains £2160 (x2). Lim – Whiteside £2480 (x3); Wester Dawyck 543.2p, 513.2p, 513.1p; Lower Kenly £2470 (x2); Oatfield 529.4p (x9); Ballechin £2380; Killocraw 516.8p (x3); Coldstream Mains £2350 (x2); Greenshields £2350; Ballikinrain 513.4p. Hfd – Kirkland £2040 (x9); Rotmell 446.6p. BB – Middle Coldrain £2280, £2270; Netherton 528p, £2260; Killocraw 504.7p (x3), 479.8p, £2160 (x3); Drumbeg 463p. BSH – Whiteside £2600; Baidlandhill 468p; Coldstream Mains £2190; Ardacheranmor 456p (x5), 429.5p, 423.1p; Auchenflower £2040, 416.3p. HF – Tullybreck £2250, £2100, £1950, 370p, 349.4p. Lui – Coldstrea, Mains £2200, £2190 (x3); Commonside 455.4p, 428.1p (x6).
Heifers – Lim – Easter Howgate £2490, £2270 (x2); Ballikinrain 514.3p (x2); Killocraw £2400, 502.1p; Lower Kenly £2360 (x2); Easter Greenhill 495.3p (x4). Char – Whiteside £2770, £2640 (x3); Ballikinrain 508.5p, 491.7p (x3); Linross £2490, £2390; Middle Coldrain 477.9p (x6); Auchenrivoch £2340; Ashmark 477.1p (x3); Craigford Mains £2300 (x11); Coxydene £2300 (x5). A-A – Whiteside £2400; East Shawtonhill 431.2p (x6); Easter Howgate £2270; Mollandhu £2140; Holehouse £2100; Kinloch £2100. Sim – Hunting Faulds £2300; Wester Ochtermuthill 471.2p, 457.3p; Baidlandhill £2110, 468.1p, £1940; Middle Ballat £1990. BB – Netherton £2320 (x2), 565.9p (x2), £2280 (x3), 549.4p (x3), £2180, 519.3p (x3), £2180. Hfd – Caddell £2080 (x3), 422.8p (x3), £2000 (x3). Sal – Baidlandhill £2120; East Shawtonhill 467.2p (x2); Greenshields £1820.
Young bulls – Char – Cretlevane £2160, 412.2p; Laidlawsteel £2000 (x2); Castlehill £2000. A-A – Dunsyre Mains £1970; Wallflat 402.9p; 12 Glaive Avenue £1860, 387.5p. Lim – South Woodlane £1960, 410.9p. Sim – Thomanean £1880, 364.3p. Sal – Inverfolla 438.2p.
Forward stores – Lim – Mains of Throsk £2670, 368.7p; Dalfoil 338.9p. A-A – Dalfoil £2040.
Drumdow dispersal – Bulls – £5000 (A-A); £4200 (Hfd). In-calf females – £4000 (Hfd), £3900 (A-A), £3800 (Hfd), £3800 (x2) (A-A), £3700 (Hfd), £3700 (A-A), £3600 (Hfd), £3600 (x2) (A-A).
Mains of Airies dispersal – Bulls – £4800 (Hfd), £3600 (Hfd). Cows and calves – £3800 (x2) (Hfd). In-calf females – £3700 (A-A), £3500 (Hfd), £3400 (A-A), £3400 (Hfd), £3300 (x2) (A-A), £3300 (Hfd), £3200 (Hfd).
Store hoggs – Belt – Overhill Cottage £182, £135; 3 Dukes Road £182; Balafark £158. Tex – Island View £170, £163, £150; Balthayock £166; 3 Dukes Road £164.50; Balafark £155.50; Baledmund £150; Barbreck £149; 32 Gallowshade Road £149. Chev – Monzie £152, £138.50, £134.50; Stacks £132; Wester Culbowie £118. Mule – Island View £149.50, £143.50; Baledmund £137.50; Ashintully £132. Suff – Island View £143; Overhill Cottage £134. BF – Horseupcleugh £140, £130; Ashintully £133; Drimsynie £129; Craigend £128; Baledmund £127; Island View £126, £125. Cont – Wester Culbowie £155; Overhill Cottage £140; Ashintully £139.
Breeding ewes – Suff in-lamb to Tex – Hill of Errol £270, £250. Tex in-lamb to Tex – £275, £258.
Longtown
Some 3608 store hoggs and 520 breeding sheep forward at C and D Auctions' sale saw hoggs reach £245 for a Texel from S Kewley, Boulaine Farm, Isle of Man.
Ewes with lambs at foot realised a top of £175 per life for a Texel cross ewe with a single lamb from WN and JC Gilhespy, Tedcastle Farm.
Leading prices
Store hoggs – Tex – £245, £190, £172, £165, £160 Boulaine; £165 Longrigg; £160 Halfway House. Belt – £151 Solwaybank; £135 Thornbrough. Mule – £150, £140 High Town; £145 Borthaugh; £144 Peela Hill; £138 The Flatt; £138 Low Tirfergus; £138 Drinkstone; £136 Dalpeddar. Suff – £148 Meiklebob Farming; £143, £136 Lyelston Cottage; £143 Whitfield Estate; £142 Halfway House; £138, £136 Dalpeddar; £136 Barkbeth. Char – £146, £144, £142, £134 Moss Side; £144 Whitfield Estate. Dor – £145 Meiklebob Farming. Hamp – £145 Branxholm Braes. ChevMule – £141, £139, £135 Marwhirn; £128 Solwaybank; £121 Newtonhill. BFL – £140 High Town. HillChev – £140 Itonfield; £138, £121 East Deloraine; £132 Falnash; £126 Solwaybank. DSpot – £140 Whitcastles; £140 Bolton Hall. BF – £136 Garvilland; £130 Hunthill Estate; £127 Ardachermor; £126 Stronchullin; £122 Peela Hill; £121 East Skeroblin. NCC – £128, £108 Newtonhill; £108 Sorbietrees; £108 Howman Grange. EC – £126 Borrane. KR – £116, £110 Hill Head. Herd – £116 Dalpeddar. BdgF – £144 Rainors; £100 Bolton Hall. Rom – £107 Riverside Glen Wyllin; £106 Keskadale. Dorp – £102 Bolton Hall. Shet – £100 Riverside Glen Wyllin; £96 Newtonhill. Swal – £92, £90 Cooilingel.
Tup hoggs – Suff – £160 Howman Grange. HillChev – £158, £148 High Green Hill; £140 Bloch. NCC – £158, £128 Hownman Grange. Belt – £150 Itonfield. BF – £136 Peela Hill; £121 East Skeroblin; £120 Killipol; £102 Newtonhill; £100 Baljean. Tex – £124 Harper Hill; £118 Desoglin. Cross – £118 Baljean. Char – £116 Newtonhill. Rom – £98 Greenrigg.
Breeding ewes – Suff – £270, £262 Hards Cottage. Tex – £270 Hards Cottage; £255, £145 Elsdonburn; £250 Dinwoodie; £235 Allgood; £230 The Knock. Mule – £230, £225 Dinwoodie. Chev – £228 Allgood; £185, £180, £162 Langholm Initiative. Dor – £208, £185, £172 Knock and Maize. Lley – £172, £165 Meiklebob Farming. Shet – £90 Hill Court. Jac – £80 Hill Court.
Shearlings – Tex – £255 Elsdonburn; £245 Auchentaggart. Mule – £195 West End Town. NCC – £175 The Knock. Suff – £140 Meiklebob Farming. Belt – £118 Hill Court.
Breeding hoggs – Mule – £260 Craigend.
Ewes and lambs – Tex – £175, £155, £148 Tedcastle; £144 Hill Court. Mule – £138, £126, £122 Tedcastle. Belt – £122 Hill Court.
Carlisle
An overall average of £2071.04 was achieved at Harrison and Hetherington’s store sale which saw an Aberdeen Angus bullock top the trade at £2640.
Calves (337) realised £1150 for a pair of Charolais bulls from Messrs Ogden, Pears Ghyll Farm whilst weaned cattle sold to £2420 for a Limousin bull.
Leading prices
Bullocks – A-A – £2640 Limekilns; £2270 (x6) Hill; £2250 (x2) Bank Head; £2220 Gimmenbie; £2200 (x2) Greengill. Lim – £2520, £2270 High Knells; £2520, £2480, £2390, £2360, £2290, £2280 Shield Green; £2390 Nirvana; £2320, £2280 (x2) Lords Close; £2260, £2220 Longhurst; £2200 Eden Bank; £2200 Greengill. Char – £2400, £2380 (x2), £2300, £2280 Lairdlaugh; £2380 High Knells; £2380 (x2) The Garth; £2370 Sideway Bank; £2270 Lords Close; £2240 Bridge End; £2200 (x8) Hill. BB – £2380, £2280, £2250 Eden Bank; £2340 Bankend; £2290, £2220 Stubbyknowe; £2200 Brackenhill Rigg. Sim – £2380 (x2) Longhurst; £2380 Broathill; £2330 High Knells; £2200 Gimmenbie. BSH – £2380 Greenwrae. Hfd – £2290 (x6), £2090 Hill; £2280, £2120 Eden Bank. WSH – £2200 (x2), £2140 152 King Street. Norm – £2120, £2100, £1960 Brackenhill Rigg. Stab – £1980 Shankfield Head. DSH – £1980 Brackenhill Rigg. Sal – £1780 Archfield House. BF – £1750, £1700 (x3) Fordlands; £1740 (x2) Greengill. HF – £1740 (x2) Greengill. Hol – £1520 Fordlands.
Heifers – BB – £2380, £2290, £2280 Kirtlebank; £2280 Waingate Head; £2220, £2200 Stone House; £2200 (x4) Broathill. Char – £2380 Sideway Bank; £2300, £2220 The Laythes. Lim – £2320 Midtown; £2250 (x3), £2100 16 East Park; £2220, £2180 Longhurst; £2220 (x2) Mid; £2200 (x2) Sideway Bank; £2120 Kirkbride House. WSH – £2200 152 King Street. A-A – £2190 Bank Head; £2030, £1980 Archfield House; £1990 Longhurst; £1980 (x2) Gimmenbie. Hfd – £2080 (x3) Low Milton; £2000 Eden Bank. BG – £2080 The Laythes. BSH – £2080, £2020, £1980 Greenwrae. Sim – £2020 Shankfield Head. Sal – £1980 Archfield House.
Bull calves – Char – £1150 (x2) Pears Ghyll; £930 High Ploughlands. BB – £1040 (x4), £880 Elephant; £1000 (x2) Moss Side House; £930, £900, £890, £870 Netherfield; £920 Boggle Hall; £920 (x2) Gerranton; £850 Raithill; £850 North Scales. Lim – £990 Boggle Hall; £710 Bleaberry Rigg; £680 (x2) Kirtlevale. A-A – £920 Groundy Croft; £880 (x2), £850 Pears Ghyll; £850, £830 Cross Hill; £800 Chapel. Hfd – £800 Gaitsgill Hall. Mont – £800 Groundy Croft. HF – £780 (x2), £670 (x2), £580 Panlands. LH – £680 Chapel House. Hol – £490 (x2) North Scales; £380 East Logan.
Heifer calves – BB – £1000 Low Malzie; £890, £790 Pear Ghyll; £810, £790 (x4), £700 Blunderfield East; £790 (x2) Gerranton; £780, £750 Netherfield; £760 (x2) North Scales; £740 Cow Lane. A-A – £840 Pears Ghyll; £800 Moss Side House; £720 East Scales; £690 Chapel House; £660 High Ploughlands; £650 Gaitsgill Hall. Char – £760, £720 High Ploughlands. Lim – £750 (x2) Duckintree; £730 Pathways; £660, £580 Bleaberry Rigg. Hfd – £550, £440 (x2) Balnab.
Weaned bulls – Lim – £2420, £2410 High Threave; £2310 (x2) Thirlwall Castle; £2260 Lantonside. Sim – £2230 (x2), £2180 (x2) Lantonside; £2170 Old Irvine. BSH – £2080 Middle Bank End; £1630 (x2) Third. Lui – £1970 Old Irvine. Mont – £1800 (x2) Mansfield Cottage. A-A – £1790 (x2) Enzieholm; £1790, £1750 (x3) West; £1620 Lawston; £1530 Third. Char – £1690 West; £1670, £1410 (x2) Third. Sal – £1670 (x2) Balminnoch. Stab – £1630, £1450 (x2), £1320 Third. BB – £1500, £1470 High Field; £1450 Netherhill; £1450 (x4) Cobble Hall Barn. Hfd – £1130 (x2) Cressfield Hotel. HF – £600 Middle Bank End; £580 East Park.
Weaned bullocks – Lim – £2260 (x2), £2000, £1920, £1910 (x4) High Threave; £2100 (x2), £2000, £1860 Unity; £1960, £1880 High Old Shield; £1800 Elrington Hall. Char – £1860, £1700 (x2) Stainton; £1260, £1180 Wheyrigg House. A-A – £1740 (x2) Hedley East; £1390 Aldoth; £1380 Chesterwood Farmhouse. BB – £1640 High Pow; £1260 Middle Bank End. HF – £1640 (x2) High Pow. Hfd – £1490 Chesterwood Farmhouse. Blond – £1480 Blue Gables. BSH – £1320, £1300 Chapel House. Hol – £1280 (x5), £1270 (x3), £1160 Marsh House.
Weaned heifers – Lim – £2340, £2320, £2160 (x2), £2000 Bonshawside; £2040, £1980, £1780 Lawston; £1880 (x2), £1760 (x2) Linden House; £1880, £1810 (x5) Townhead House. BB – £1910 (x4) High Field; £1660, £1500 (x4) East Bowhill; £1660 Corona; £1500 Chesterwood Farmhouse. Char – £1720, £1610 Ross; £1710, £1620 (x2), £1580 (x2) Netherton; £1560 (x2) Stainton. Blond – £1520, £1380 Blue Gables. Hfd – £1450 Ross. A-A – £1340 (x2) Home; £1080 Aldoth; £1020 (x2) Old Newton. HF – £1020 Old Newton.
Ewes and lambs – Tex – £160 (x2), £152, £134 Tedcastle; £152, £136 Waterloo. DTex – £158 Tedcastle. Rous – £138 Tedcastle. Suff – £136 Waterloo. Mule – £128, £125 Tedcastle. Dorp – £114 Waterloo. BdgF Tex – £102 Tedcastle.
Store hoggs – Tex – £145, £129 Hill; £143 Barnakill; £137 Pinclanty; £137 Ballantrae; £128 Northrigg Hill; £123 Robin Hood Inn; £120 New House. Mule – £136 Ballantrae. Herd – £121 Northrigg Hill. Milk – £116, £112 Northrigg Hill. BFL – £116 Pinclanty.
Pet lambs – Tex – £50 Tedcastle; £42, £32 Mill Holmes; £35 Cumdivock House; £31 (x2) Lake View. Suff – £45 Glenlaugh; £30 Tedcastle.
Ayr
Craig Wilson sold 533 head of store cattle at their sale where bullocks and heifers averaged 410.86p and 402.62p per kg respectively.
Leading the trade at £2580 was a British Blue bullock from Stoopshill whilst prices per kg reached 530p for a pen of four Limousins form Kilpatrick.
Store hoggs peaked at £158 from Texels from Messrs Drummond, Straid Farm, Lendalfoot with breeding sheep selling to a high of £235 for Mules carrying triplets from J Wilson, Faulds.
Leading prices
Bullocks – BB – £2580, £2400 Stoopshill; £2400, £2300 Barmoorhill; £2300 West Dhuloch; £2260 Darnlaw; £2260 Ravenslie. Sal – £2560, £2400 Knockgerran; £2300 Sandieston; 459p, 450p Wee Carleton. A-A – £2500 Knockgerran; £2420 Altgolach; £2380 Slatehole; £2320 Sandieston; £2220 Stoopshill; £2200 Clevance; £2180 Stevenston; £2160 Montgomerieston; £2150 Chalmerston. Lim – £2420, £2300 Muirlaught; £2300 Back O’Hill; £2280 Raithhill; £2240 Barleith; £2200 Borland; 530p Kilpatrick; 508p Busbiehill; 501p, 496p Barncorkrie; 486p Cairnwhin; 476p (x2), 475p Wee Carleton. Sim – £2380, £2280 Stoopshill; £2200 Baltersan; £2180 Stevenston; £2160 Overtoun; 523p Bonnyton Moor. Char – £2300, £2160, 496p Overtoun; £2280 High Branchal; £2180 Stevenston; 513p Rankinston; 509p, 496p Edinbeg; 497p Springfield; 492p Meikle Larbrax; 492p Bonnyton Moor. A-A X – 489p Bogwood; 471p Broadyards; 470p Glenauchie. Fleck – £2240 Knockgerran. SH – £2200 Knockgerran; 467p Springfield. Fries – £2040 West Dhuloch; £1960 Stevenston; £1900 High Branchal. Hfd – £1970 Watson; £1920 Balig; 400p Rushaw.
Heifers – A-A – £2420, £2280 Bridgend; £2220 Stoopshill; £2200 Slatehole; £2100 Cranslagvourity; £2080 Baltersan; £2000 Mossend (Ayr); £2000 Dalhowan; 422p Watson. Sim – £2320 Stoopshill; £2260 West Town; £2260, 426p Stevenston; £2020 Baltersan; 420p Rushaw. BB – £2300, £2200, £2120 Barmoorhill; £2220 Stoopshill; £2200 Brieryside; £2180 Raithhill; £2080 West Dhuloch; £2020 Balig; 400p, 397p Chalmerston. Lim – £2160 Laigh Tarbeg; £2140 Raithhill; £2080, £2030 East Polquhirter; 490p, 484p Wee Carleton; 490p Busbiehill; 475p Cairnwhin. Char – £2130 Overtoun; £2090, £2030 Mid Floak; £2000, 508p, 488p, 476p Springfield; 509p Rankinston; 453p Bonnyton Moor. Blond – £2070 Darnlaw. SH – £1940 Mossend (Ayr); £1920 Cranslagvourity; 411p Borland.
Bull calves – BB X – £1120 (x3) Low Barledziew; £1100, £1000 (x2) Knowe; £1000, £780 West Dhuloch; £780 Auchinbay. Sim X – £1060 Kaimhill. Hfd X – £940 (x2), £840 (x3) Parkhill. A-A X – £940 Bogwood; £730 Parkhill; £720 Loch Fergus. B/W – £660 Low Barledziew.
Heifer calves – BB X – £1100 (x2) Low Barledziew; £1080 (x2) Knowe; £1020 West Dhuloch; £800 Auchinbay. Hfd X – £860, £760 (x2) Parkhill. A-A X – £740 Dunduff. Lim X – £590 Parkhill.
Bullock stirks – Hfd X – £1920 Brownhill; £1600 Eskechraggan; £1620 Brandleys. Sim X – £1860 Brownhill. A-A X – £1840 Brownhill; £1750 Maryport; £1700 Eskechraggan; £1600 Ballochmartin; £1500 Boydston; £1400 High Branchal. BSw – £1380 Fauld O’Wheat.
Heifer stirks – SH – £1750 Maryport. A-A X – £1380 Ballochmartin; £1320 Maryport. Sim X – £1360 North Biggart.
Hoggs – Tex – £158, £138, £136, £130 Straid; £145 Kilwhannel; £138 Ascog. Chev – £137, £129, £120 (x2) Kilwhannel; £123 Ascog; £142, £125 Ravesncroft; £136 Balluskie. ChevMule – £141 Kilwhannel.
In-lamb ewes – Mule – £235 Faulds. Chev – £195 Faulds.
Newton Stewart
Some 221 head of store cattle forward at Craig Wilson’s sale saw bullocks and heifers average 425p and 405p per kg respectively.
Charolais bullocks topped the trade at £2300 from Messrs Baillie, Low Glasnick with prices per kg reaching 523p for Limousin bullocks from W Gemmel and Son, Holm.
Leading prices
Bullocks – A-A – £2130, £1960 West Glengyre; £2060, £1910, £1820, £1620, 466p, 462p Little Genoch; £1930, £1760 Fardenreoch; 515p, 488p High Drumrae; 500p, 440p Low Drummore. Lim – £2080 Low Glasnick; £2040, £1760, £1720, 443p, 442p Clearview; £1830, £1700 Waulkmill; 508p Clugston; 523p, 486p, 480p Holm K/C. BB – £2080 Low Glasnick. Mont – 382p Low Drummore. Fries – 440p Holm. Char – £2300, £2150, £2020 Low Glasnick; 487p, 464p Fardenreoch. Fleck – £1940, £1720, 403p, 398p, 391p Glaik.
Heifers – A-A – £1780, £1690, £1560 Little Genoch; 466p Little Creoch. Lim – £2040 Low Glasnick; £1920, £1570, 487p, 460p Clugston K/C; £1680, 430p Clearview; £1620 Waulkmill. Sal – £1870 West Glengyre. BB X – £2100 Low Glasnick. BB – 420p Low Glasnick. Char – £2100, £1800 Low Glasnick; £1690, £1680, 438p Fardenreoch.
Thainstone
Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 786 store cattle at their sale where bullocks sold to 547.9p per kg for 292kg Charolais crosses from Nether Coullie, Kennay or £2660 for 796kg Simmental crosses from West Balnakelly, Cushnie.
Heifers peaked at 513.7p for a 366kg Charolais cross from Meikle Rowater, Cornhill and at £2650 for a pair of 570kg Simmental crosses from Ranna Farm, Tarland.
Leading prices
Bullocks – up to 300kg – Nether Coullie (Char X) £1600, 530.2p. 301-350kg – Meikle Rowater (Lim X) £1820, 523p. 351-400kg – Bankhead (Lim X) £2000, 518.1p. 401-450kg – Auchroisk (Lim X) £2180; Skelday (Char) 488.3p. 451-500kg – Hewan (Lim X) £2320; Campdalmore (Char X) £2320; Lower Hobbister (Char X) 482.5p. 501-550kg – Campdalmore (Char X) £2300, 444.4p. 551-600kg – Little Blackpots (Lim X) £2460; Feaval (Char X) £2460; Lower Cushieston (Char X) 429.6p. 601-650kg – Mains of Newton (Lim X) £2410; Mains of Cookney (Lim X) 390.5p. 651-700kg – Feaval (Char X) £2640, 384.8p. 701-750kg – Hewan (Sal X) £2600, 351.4p.
A-A bullocks – up to 300kg – South Balkeith £1320; 458.3p. 301-350kg – North Calder £1660; The Haugh 449.7p. 351-400kg – South Balkeith £1760; North Bethelnie £1760; Clunycrichton 480.1p. 401-450kg – North Bethelnie £1980, 480.5p. 451-500kg – South Balkeith £2140, 435p. 501-550kg – South Balkeith £2220, 406.6p. 601-650kg – Little Blackpots £2120, 333.3p. 651-700kg – Forgue Fish Farm £2260, 341.4p. 701-750kg – South Retannach £2470, 330.2p.
Heifers – up to 300kg – Nether Coullie (Char X) £1530, 513.4p. 301-350kg – Meikle Rowater (Char X) £1660, 509.2p. 351-400kg – South Byebush (Lim X) £1900; North Bethelnie (Char X) £1900, 494.6p. 401-450kg – Rorandle (Lim X) £2080; North Bethelnie (Char X) 467.7p. 451-500kg – Gillock Mains (Char X) £2110; North Bethelnie (Char X) 440.5p. 501-550kg – Ranna Farm (Sim X) £2300, 442.3p. 551-600kg – Ranna Farm (Sim X) £2560, 464.9p. 601-650kg – Broomhill (Lim X) £2560, 402.5p. 651-700kg – Workwell (Char X) £2400, 364.7p. 701-750kg – Workwell (Char) £2480, 348.3p.
A-A heifers – up to 300kg – Woodside of Auchlee £1130, 387p. 301-350kg – North Bethelnie £1430, 415.7p. 351-400kg – Clunycrichton £1700, 440.4p. 401-450kg – Clunycrichton £1860, 422.7p. 451-500kg – Pollowick £1910, South Balkeith 418.1p. 501-550kg – Unigarth £1960; Woodside of Auchlee 378p. 601-650kg – Meikle Pitinnan £2180; Forgue Fish Farm 352.4p.
Bulls – up to 350kg – Wester Arr (A-A) £1440; Burnhaugh (Char X) 445.9p. 351-400kg – Burnhaugh (Char X) £1600, 437.2p. 401-450kg – Heatherhouse (Lui) £1620, 380.3p. 451-500kg – Drumsleed (BSH) £2000, 413.2p. 501-550kg – Heatherhouse (Sim) £2020, 390p. 601-650kg – Mains of Newton (Sim X) £2220, 361.6p. 701-750kg – Mains of Newton (Sim X) £2380, 312.3p.
Huntly
An entry of 862 cattle forward saw 493 bullocks and 345 heifers average 430.9p and 403.9p per kg respectively at United Auctions’ store sale.
Bullocks sold to 568.9p from Dalmagarry Farm, Moy and £2620 for Charolais crosses from Dipplebrae, Crimond.
Heifers realised 516.1p for Limousin crosses from Upper Towie Estates, Glenkindie and £2680 for Limousin crosses from 2 Bogie Street, Huntly.
Leading prices
Heifers – 301-350kg – £1600, 516.1p Upper Towie, Glenkindie. 351-400kg – £1880 Glenlogie, Alford; 501.4p Pitprone, Glenkindie. 401-450kg – £2160, 480p Leschangie, Kemnay. 451-500kg – £2160, 436.4p Mains of Tarryblake, Rothiemay. 501-551kg – £2260 Bogie Street, Huntly; 419.2p Greenloan, Cabrach. 552-601kg – £2560, 437.6p Bogie Street, Huntly. 602-651kg – £2500, 389.4p Gunhill,Inverurie.
Bullocks – 201-250kg – £1280, 568.9p Dalmagarry Farm, Moy. 251-300kg – £1460, 553p Dalmagarry Farm, Moy. 301-350kg – £1740 Boghead, Dufftown; 510.5p Kinminity, Newmill. 351-400kg – £1980 Pitprone, Alford; 514.3p Newton Farms, St Katherines. 401-450kg – £2200, 496.4p Auchnascraw, Glenlivet. 451-500kg – £2300 Myreton Farm, Insch; 487.9p Auchnascraw, Glenlivet. 501-551kg – £2300, 447.1p Myreton, Insch. 552-601kg – £2400, 430.1p Birselawsie, Midmar. 602-651kg – £2440 Dipplebrae, Crimmond; 396.7p Bogie Street, Huntly. 652-701kg – £2540 Bauchlaw, Banff; 380.2p Bogie Street, Huntly.
Dalmally
United Auctions sold 132 head of store and breeding cattle at their sale where bullocks and heifers averaged 482.6p and 458p per kg.
Bullocks topped the trade at £2100 for a 522kg Limousin cross from A Mcnair and Son, Stroneskar and at 614.4p for a 306kg British Blue cross from D Macdonald, Tyree.
Breeding sheep sold to £152 for Texel cross ewes from Fidden with the same home topping the hoggs at £155 alongside Maam with Texels.
Leading prices
Bullocks – A-A X – Poltalloch £2060, £1820, £1680 (x2), 480p (x2). BSH X – Achnacone £1800 (x6), 508.5p (x8). BB X – Tyree £2000, £1880, 614.4p, 574.7p. Lim X – Stroneskar £2100, £2010 (x4), £1960 (x2), £1720 (x2), 487.3p (x2), 478p (x4), 473.4p (x2), 471.8p (x4); North Ardnaclach £1900, £1610 (x2), £1600, 514,4p (x2); Aird £1850 (x3), £1820 (x2), £1580 (x4), 606.2p (x3), 594p (x4), 571p (x3), 538.5p; Craigmore £1740. Sim X – Keil Crofts £1860 (x2), 480.60 (x2); Achnacone £1770 (x4), £1760 (x3), 482.3p (x4), 470.6p (x2); Bunree £1720 (x2), 473.8p (x2); Kintraw £1520 (x2).
Heifers – A-A X – Knockvcolgan £1420 (x8), 455.1p (x8). BSH X – Tiretigan £1980, £1950, £1850 (x2), 464.8p (x2); Achnacone £1790 (x5), £1710 (x2), £1670 (x7), 477.1p (x7), 447.6p (x2), 442.2p (x5); Leckuary £1700. BB X – Tyree £1900, 562.1p. Lim X – Leckuary £1950; North Ardnaclach £1700 (x2), 487.1p (x2), 487.1p (x2), 475.9p; Bunree £1690; Aird £1480 (x2), 534.9p (x6), 498p (x2).
Hoggs – Tex – Fidden £155; Maam £155, £148; Leckuary £130; Achanellan £120, £104, £100; Antuim £100. Mule – Tyree £130; Leckuary £126. Belt – Leckuary £104. Chev – Maam £120, £109. Cross – Milroy Terrace £148, £128, £125, £115, £90; Strath £142; Hollies £130, £102; Brackley £110. BF – Musdale £110, £100, £92; Bracora £109, £89; Brackley £100; Achanellan £100; Ardchonnel £96; Bracorina £88; Silvercraigs £87; Strath £86.
Ewes – Suff – Auchinellan £120. Tex X – Fidden £152; Silvercraigs £138; Assapol £122. Chev – Brackley £120; Maam £115, £82; Caddleton £95, £80; Scoor £90; Braefoot £85; Assapol £84, £78; Ardsheal £80. Cross – Craig £125, £104, £87; Hollies £115, £90; Inshaig £88. BF – Kilbride £140, £100; Musdale £140, £100; Kames Beag £105; Fidden £104, £70; Garraron £90; Maam £90; Beinn Lora £90; Strath £82; Ardchonnel £79; Culnadalloch £75; Brackley £70; Inshaig £70.
Dumfries
Limousin crosses led the C and D Auction Marts’ sale of store cattle where bullocks and heifers averaged 408.5p and 382.7p per kg.
Topping the trade at £2280 was a pair of bullocks from Messrs Temple, Wyliehole and at 501.2p was a pen of seven bullocks from Messrs Ewart, Belridding.
An Aberdeen Angus cross bull attracted the top price amongst the calves selling to £910 from Coopon Carse Farm, Newton Stewart.
Leading prices
Bullocks – £2280 Wyliehole; £2200 High Auchneel; £2080, 501.2p Belridding; £2000 Seafield; £1980 Hartbush; £1960, 440.4p Lochbank. A-A – £2260, £2140 Marwhirn; £2200, £2170, £2000 High Auchneel; £2180 Cormaddie; £2080 Netherhall; £2000 Seafield; 460p Courstein; 445.8p Highlaw. Char – £2210, £2120 Netherhall; £2180 Hillhead; £2080 (x2), 433.3p (x2) Marwhirn; £2020 (x2), £2000, 434.4p Cormaddie. Sim – £2020, £2000 Cormaddie; £1980 Hartbush; 476.5p Dollard; 438.1p Lochbank. BB – £1980 Seafield; £1920 Blackburn; £1920 Hillhead. Hfd – £1860 High Auchneel. Lui – £1840 Crawesknowe. HF – £1610 Gamerigg.
Heifers – Lim – £2120, £2010 Wyliehole; £1940 Seafield; £1940, 421.7p Crawesknowe. A-A – £2100, £1900, 415.8p High Auchneel; £1900 Highlaw; £1900 Seafield; 410.1p Cormaddie. BSH – £2000 Wyliehole. Char – £2000 Hillhead; £1980 Netherhall; 439.5p, 427.5p Cormaddie. BB – £1890 Seafield.
Bulls – Lim – £2160, 459.6p Belridding. A-A – £1980 North Bowershouses.
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