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Bullocks and heifers averaged 399.6p and 385.99p per kg respectively at United Auctions’ sale of 452 store cattle.

Bullocks sold to 511.9p for a pair of 336g Charolais from Birkenhead and to £2450 for a pair of 675kg Aberdeen Angus from Cranley.

Heifers realised 453.7p for four 335kg British Blues from Raith and £2300 for three 595kg Charolais from Middle Drimmie.

Leading prices

Bullocks – A-A – Cranley £2450, £2300, £2260 (x7), £2220; Hill of Balmanghie 420.1p (x7), 414.1p; Bencloich £2330; West Mains 419.9p; Ardgate 416.7p; Balchrystie £2270 (x5), 416.3p (x7), 414.2p (x5); 5 Lamberton 416.1p; Stoneyburn £2240; Woodend £2220 (x5); Mains £2200 (x5), £2140; Meikle Dripps 400.4p; Meikle Camoquhill £2130. BB – Bencloich £2380, £2070; Ardgate 416.7p, £2000. Sim – Ardgate £2240, 388.1p, 388p, £2150; Meikle Dripps 398.3p (x5); Broachrigg £2030; Mains £2200, £2160; Hillview 384.5p, £2130. BSH – Hillview £2160; West Mains 413p, £2080; Westwinds 409.1p, £1900. Lim – Chapel £2030; Birkenhead 486.2p, 473.4p (x5), 445.5p; Heltongate 458.9p, £1900; Raith 438p. Hfd – Broachrigg £2020; 5 Lamberton 389.1p. Char – Heltongate £2000; Bikernhead 511.9p, 495.8p, 445.5p; Hill of Balmanghie £1920, 446.6p. HF – Meikle Camoquhill £1900. Lui – West Tempar 445.3p (x11).

Heifers – Char – Middle Drimmie £2300, £2280, £2100, 420.6p, 420p; Birkenhead 452.5p (x5), 447.3p; Heltongate £1880; Hill of Balmanghie £1880, 441.3p. A-A – Woodend £2260, £2130 (x4), £2120 (x6); Raith 424.6p; Groughfoot £2200, £2160 (x6), £2020 (x4); West Mains 419.2p (x5); Stoneyburn £2160 (x6), 408.6p, 405.7p; Hill of Balmanghie 414.2p (x6); 5 Lamberton 401.7p. Sim – Easter Greenhill £2250; Raith 402.6p, 381p; Mains £2220, £2190 (x5), £2170. Lim – High Bent £2130, 439.5p; Birkenhead 452.5p, 447.3p; Wester Mye £2100; Heltongate 451.8p (x7); Stoneyburn £1980 (x8); Little Auchengibbert £1900; Raith 432.4p, 427.2p. BB – Wester Mye £2080, 397.1p; Raith 453.7p, £1930; Easter Greenhill £1940. Hfd – Broachrigg £2000, £1980; 5 Lamberton 411.6p; Stoneyburn 410.4p (x6). Stab – Dalilea £1980 (x5); Loanleven 382.9p. BSH – Bencloich £1960; West Mains 413p; Caddell £1910; Cowford 405.5p.

Young bulls – A-A – Cranley £2400, £2150, £2000; Idvies 356p, £1780; Meikle Camoquhill. Lim – Townfoot £2080, 359.9p; Dechmont £2000. Char – Townfoot 379.1p.

Forward stores – Char – Mid Seat £2810. Sim – West Mains £2490, £2370, 352.7p; Grieves Cottage £2470, £2390; Wellees 365.6p; Kepculloch 341.9p. Stab – 367.3p.

Carlisle

Harrison and Hetherington sold 377 head of store cattle averaging £1980.17.

A 22-month-old Limousin cross bullock led the trade at £2520 from Messrs Fisher, Laidlaugh, Castle Douglas.

Heifers sold to £2350 for a pair of Aberdeen Angus crosses from Messrs Armstrong, Randalinton, Carlisle.

Leading prices

Store bullocks – Lim – £2520, £2400, £2280 Lairdlaugh; £2480, £2430, £2370 Ratlinggate; £2440 (x2) Thistledown; £2390 High House; £2360 Brackenhill Rigg; £2330 Chapel; £2310 Broathill. A-A – £2420 (x4) Stainton House; £2190 Chapel; £2190 (x2) Bankend; £2190 6 The Grove; £2170 (x4) Newbampton; £2120 Spout Bank; £2100 Archfield House. Char – £2400, £2300 Lairdlaugh; £2220 Broathill; £2180 Swordwellrigg; £2140, £2100 Low Houses. BB – £2380 Chapel; £2380, £2370, £2320 Brackenhill Rigg; £2360 Broathill; £2300 Grassings; £2290 (x2) Archfield House; £2280 (x4) Newbampton; £2280 Nether Stenries. Hfd – £2280, £2240 Hallmoor Cottage. Sim – £2280 Broathill. Blond – £2180 (x4) Archfield House. Fleck – £2080 Chapel. BF – £1940, £1860 Chapel; £1820 Brackenhill Rigg. Mont – £1900 Swordwellrigg. Hol – £1870 (x2) Grassings; £1700 (x3) Gill House. LH – £1800 Swordwellrigg. HF – £1730 6 The Grove. NR – £1680 Prior Rigg. Ayr – £1450 Brisco Hill.

Store heifers – A-A – £2350 (x2), £2180 (x6), £2060 (x7) Randalinton; £1990 Greenwrae; £1950 Gimmenbie. BB – £2320 Meinbank; £2160 Fauldingcleuch; £2110 Southerfield Hall; £2110 West House; £2110 Broathill. Lim – £2300, £2290 (x2), £2180 Ratlinggate; £2270 Southerfield Hall; £2220, £2180 Grange Grassing; £2110 Bowness; £2110 Ash View. Fleck – £2200, £1900 Hardrigg Hall. Sim – £2180 Greenwrae; £2040 Wardpark. Char – £2080, £1970 Low Houses; £1990 Brackenslack; £1970 Burtholme. Hfd – £2040 Ardbrae; £1930 Prior Rigg. Mont – £1820 Bolt How. NR – £1760 Moor Park. BF – £1750 Hardrigg Hall. DR – £1200 Burn House.

Bull calves – BB – £1000 Cooponcarse; £980, £940, £900, £800 Broathill; £970, £950, £940 Stannock; £940 Hardgrove; £890, £880, £840, £800 Tempest Tower; £820 Moss Side House; £820 East Scales; £790 Greigsland; £770 Portyerrock; £750 Chalk Lodge; £750 (x2) Skirwith Hall. A-A – £990, £980 Cooponcarse; £900 (x2) Hardgrove; £830 Moss Side House; £830, £750 Mansfield Cottage; £780, £720 Greengatehouse; £760 East Scales; £730, £670 Portyerrock; £650, £610 (x2) Pears Ghyll; £640 Wheelbirks; £610 (x2) High Ploughlands. Hfd – £970, £850, £740, £700, £680 Park House; £770, £700, £600 Harrington Ling; £650 Stoneybrook. Lim – £960 Windy Hill; £940 Grain Head; £800 (x2) Greengatehouse; £630 Mansfield Cottage. Char – £840, £660 Pears Ghyll; £820, £750, £730 High Ploughlands. Sim – £690 Meinside. Fleck – £690, £500 Portyerrock. HF – £600 Stannock; £460, £410 (x4) Hardgrove; £415 (x5) Blunderfield East £380 (x2), £370 Elephant. LH – £530 Greigsland. Hol – £310 (x3), £300 (x2) Greigsland.

Heifer calves – BB – £920, £790 Crownstone; £900 (x2) Cooponcarse; £860, £820, £780 Broathill; £860, £830, £790, £740 Stannock; £840, £830 Moss Side House; £790 Tempest Tower; £770 West Galdenoch; £750 (x2) Meinside; £740 Mansfield Cottage; £740 (x2) Skirwith Hall. INRA95 – £900 Bottom House. Lim – £860, £760 Greengatehouse; £660 (x2) New Farm; £590 Stoneybrook. A-A – £760 Cooponcarse; £740 Moss Side House; £720 Bottom House; £600, £520 Heathfield; £580 Mansfield Cottage; £560 Wheelbirks; £540 Low Malzie; £500 High Ploughlands; £480 New Farm; £450 Craighouse; £440 Barwinnock; £410 Meinside. Char – £760, £680 (x2) East Scales; £730 (x2) High Ploughlands. Hfd – £720 (x2) Bottom House; £620, £610 Harrington Ling. Sim – £560 Meinside. LH – £450 West Galdenoch.

Weaned bulls – Char – £2340, £2260, £2240, £2160 Old Irvine. Lim – £2320, £2180, £2100 (x2) 3 Niven Hill. Sim – £2030 Old Irvine. Blond – £1800 Howthat. BB – £1780 Shield Green. Hfd – £1530 (x4) Mouswald Grange.

Weaned bullocks – BB – £1940 Whiteclose Rigg; £1870 Lawston. Lim – £1880, £1860, £1850 Wall End. Sim – £1680 Lawston. A-A – £1610 7 Pennine View. Char – £1520 Foregirth. Mont – £1430 (x3) Oakbank.

Weaned heifers – Lim – £1900 Ross; £1880, £1860 (x2) Sandhills. BB – £1810 Lawston; £1790 (x2) Whiteclose Rigg. Char – £1720 Ross. A-A – £1400 (x2) 7 Pennine View.

Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ opening sale of breeding sheep was topped by a Texel two-crop-ewe from Home Farm of Auchry at £700.

MV breeding gimmers averaged £372.80 and sold to £600 for a Texel from Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk whilst MV ewe lambs realised £285 for a pen of pure Charollais from Eastside Farm, Whitecairns.

Non-MV breeding gimmers averaged £290.32 and peaked at £420 for a pair of Beltex from Skilmafilly, Auchnagatt, non-accredited ewes averaged £239.64 and sold for £282 for a pen of three-crop Suffolk crosses from Sherriffseat, Aberchirder.

Other leading prices

MV-accredited gimmers – Tex – Uppermill Farm, Tarves £580, £550, £500; Tullo of Garvock £580, £520; Mid Haddo, Fyvie £550; Drumburn, 20 Bridge Street £450; Home Farm of Auchry £450. Tex X – Tullo of Garvock £300, £280. Suff – Tullo of Garvock £480, £450; 2 Ballochview, Grange £320. Suff X – 2 Ballochview £340; Stonyford, Tarland £340.

MV-accredited ewes – Tex – Home Farm of Auchry £380; Tullo of Garvock £360, £320. Suff – Tullo of Garvock £300, £270.

Non-accredited gimmers – Tex – Little Howes, Holm £340; The Parks £320. Tex X – Skilmafilly £390, £350, £305; Upper Sauchen, Ordhead £340, £325; Migvie, Tarland £325, £320; The Parks £290; Renniehill, Newmachar £280; Coxton, Cornhill £275. Suff X – Wardhead, Strichen £340, £335; Towiemore, Keith £328; South Mains of Tillmorgan, Culsalmond £325; Skilmafilly £320; The Parks, Logie Coldstone £310; Rennieshill £310; Craigiewell, Woodhead of Laithers £310. Chev – Skilmafilly £370. Belt – Hillbrae Farming, Hillbrae £360; Newton of Craithie, Craithie £295. Char – South Mains of Tillymorgan £300. DSpot – Craithienaird £323; Newton of Craithie £195. Cont – Middlehill, Rothienorman £290. Black – Skilmafilly £360. Lley – Hilton of Cottage, Lumphanan £228; Hilton Farm, Lumphanan £220.

Non-accredited ewes – Tex X – Mill of Fowlis, Alford £268; Bogallie, Botriphnie £210; Eastside of Shevado, Brucklay Estate £202. Suff X – Sherriffseat £282; Eastside of Shevado £258; Mill of Fowlis £250.

Hexham

An Aberdeen Angus cross bullock led the trade at £2360 from M Cameron, High Yarridge at Hexham and Northern Marts sale.

Heifers realised £2100 for a Charolais cross from J and J Bell, Harewalls.

Leading prices

Bullocks – 24-29 months – Char X – £2100, £2080 Hallbankgate. Sim X – £2080, £1880 Hill Head. 18-23 months – A-A X – £2360 High Yarridge. Char X – £2280 Harelaws. Lui – £1900 Hallbankgate. 11-17 months – A-A X – £1960, £1890, £1740 High Yarridge. 10 months and under – A-A X – £1430 (x3) Prendwick.

Heifers – 24-29 months – A-A X – £1980, £1870 Hill Head. Char X – £1740 Ogle Dene. Sim X – £1680 Hill Head. 18-23 months – Char X – £2100 Harelaws. Lim X – £1660 Ogle Dene. A-A X – £1280 Ogle Dene. 11-17 months – A-A – £1580, £1550 Braidely Farm. A-A X – £1300, £1180 (x3), £1020 (x4) Prendwick. A-A X – £1300 (x4), £1180 (x2), £900 (x4) Prendwick.

Bulls – A-A – £2160 Braidley Farm.

Cockermouth

Store cattle peaked at £2500 for Charolais from Clappers at Mtichells Auctions’ sale of store and breeding cattle and breeding sheep.

Breeding sheep realised a top of £300 for a Texel shearling from The Beeches.

Leading prices

Breeding shearlings – Tex – £300, £280, £275, £260 The Beeches. Belt – £270 The Beeches. BDM – £200 The Beeches.

Cows and calves – Lim – £3400, £2700 Low Cragg; £2900 Thornholme. BB – £3400 Askrigg Hall; £2400 Thornholme.

Stock bulls – £3500 Allerby Hall.

Bull calves – BB – £780 Bolton Cottage; £750, £700 Tallentire Hill. A-A – £460 Streetgate. Hol – £350, £340, £240 Tallentire Hill. BF – £250 Streetgate.

Heifer calves – BB – £920 Bolton Cottage; £660 Tallentire Hill. A-A – £800 Bolton Cottage; £380 Streetgate. Lim – £520 Streetgate. BSH – £500 Bolton Cottage. Hfd – £450, £350 Streetgate.

Bull stirks – BB – £750 Cowlane. A-A – £620 Tallentire Hill. Hol – £600 Croft Side.

Heifer stirks – A-A – £950 Jenkins Cross. BSH – £950 Jenkins Cross. LH – £950 Jenkins Cross.

Steer stirks – Char – £1100 Jenkins Cross. BSH – £1000 Jenkins Cross. LH – £950 Jenkins Cross.

Store bullocks – Char – £2500 Clappers; £2380, £2310, £2300, £2260, £2210, £1960 Pasture House; £2250 Stone House; £1480 Rannerdale. BB – £2350 Stone House; £2100, £2050, £2020, £1980, £1968, £1840 Pasture House; £2030, £2000, £1900 Woodend. Sim – £2170 Pasture House; £1820 Greengill. Lim – £2120 Eskett View; £2050, 31980, £1960 Pasture House; £1820 Stargill; £1850 Greengill. Hfd – £1980 Pasture House. HF – £1880, £1700, £1680 Greengill; £1600 Pasture House.

Store heifers – Char – £2350 Clappers; £2200 Foxhouse; £2140 Stone House; £1940 Greenah Villa; £1780 Grange. Sim – £2300 The Faulds. Lim – £2260 Clappers; £2220, £2140, £2110 Greenlands; £1980, £1900, £1840 Foxhouse; £1810 Stargill. BB – £2220 Frizington Hall; £2180 Stone House; £2150, £2125, £2120, £2000 Townhead; £2090 The Faulds; £2020, £2000 Greenah Villa; £2021 Weary Hall Style. Hfd – £1950 Stone House; £1710 Greengill. A-A – £1880, £1860, £1620, £1540 Woodend; 31800 Greengill; £1650 Grange. BF – £1490 Grange.

Stirling (Cally)

Monday saw 271 head of store cattle forward at Caledonian Marts’ sale.

Bullocks averaged 396p per kg and sold to 469p for a Salers from Mains of Callander, Crieff and to £2320 for a Lincoln Red from W Brown, Johnshill.

Heifers averaged 372p and peaked at 420p for a Simmental from TM Drummond, Low Barbeth and at £1970 for a British Blue from Glenside Farms, Stirling.

Bullocks – Price per kg – 469p Mains of Callander; 454p, 450p, 442p, 439p, 436p Milton; 434p Low Barbeth. Price per head – £2320, £2300 Johnshill; £2080, £2030 Yonderton; £2060, £2040 Balcachie (x2).

Heifers – Price per kg – 420p Low Barbeth; 404p, 402p, 393p Craigs; 393p Balgreggan. Price per head – £1970 Yonderton; £1935 Skeoch; £1920 Low Barbeth; £1890 Balgreggan.

Lanark

Lawrie and Symington sold 355 head of store cattle at their fortnightly sale.

Bullocks averaged 410p per kg and sold to £2500 for a 752kg Simmental from Messrs Duff, Whitehill and to 456.6p for a 438kg Limousin cross from Hartside Farms.

Heifers averaged 403.5p and realised a top of £2450 for a 576kg Limousin cross from Whitehill and 476.1p for a 439kg Limousin cross from Hartside Farms.

Leading prices

Bullocks – A-A – £2040, 396p Nethertown; £2000, 405p Piersland; £1970, 392p Craighead; £1810 Ardoch; £1800, 400p Killocraw; £1710, 419p Halbeath; £1630 North Bankend; 386p, 383p Cockrig. Hfd – £1620, £1460, 412p, 368p Cockrig; £1460, 352p North Bankend. Sal – £1760, 365p Cumberhead. Lim – £2150 Nethertown; £1740, 416p Cumberhead; 396p Hadfield. LR – £1880, 421p Cockrig. Lui – £1920, £1720, 414p, 413p Woodlands. Lim X – £2310 Whitehill; £2280, £2270, £2250, £2080, 429p, 414p, 406p Lochurd; £2000 (x2), 456p, 450p Hartside; 416p, 406p Cumberhead. Char X – £2260, 412p Craighead; £2210, £2080, 408p, 404p Lochurd; £1940, 425p Lee Meadow; £1810, 418p Cockrig. SH – £1740, £1620, 412p, 406p Cockrig; £1690, £1480, 398p, 393p Threepwood. OTH – £1800 Killocraw. Sim – £2500 Whitehill; £2170, 390p Forrestfield; £2060, £1900, 389p, 379p Piersland; £1780, £1720, £1540, 436p, 399p, 398p Cockrig. BB – £2270, 429p Lochurd; £1940, 364p Sherrifflatts; £1910, £1600, 430p, 396p, 394p Ardoch; £1820, 389p Longlea; £1520, 356p East Crookedstone. Hol – £1800, 314p Piersland; £1650, 325p Longlea; £1560 (x2), 332p, 307p Blackburn Mains. Ayr – £1580, £1400, 351p, 343 Coldwakening.

Heifers – A-A – £2060 Whitehill; £1990, 409p Lochurd; £1900, 354p Sherrifflatts; £1800, 353p Nethertown; £1750, £1660, 397p, 395p Cockrig; £1660, 412p Ingraston. Hfd – £1370, £1300, 371p, 367p Cockrig. Lim – £2240, £2150, 450p, 441p Lochurd; £2040, 414p Nethertown; £1640, 403p Cumberhead. Lui – £1390, 376p Cockrig. Lim X – £2450, £2190, 425p Whitehill; £2290, £2240, £2170, £2150, £2020, 450p, 441p, 439p Lochurd; 476p, 465p, 464p Hartside. Char X – £2360, £2240, £2150, £2120, 450p, 433p Lochurd; £2280, 461p Cumberhead; £1990, 414p, 410p Cockrig; £1950, 423p, 418p Forrestfield. SH – £1920, 395p Birkhill; £1750, £1600, 395p, 380p Cockrig; £1470, 391p Threepwood. Sim – £2290, £1800 Lochurd; £1780 Forrestfield; £1480, £1440 Cockrig. Sim X – 421p, 394p Lochurd; 414p, 377p Cockrig; 388p Forrestfield. BB – £2170, £2290 439p, 421p Lochurd; £1890, £1680, 399p, 363p Longlea; £1620, 375p Forrestfield; £2020, 356p Sherifflatts.

Calves on milk – Lim X – £870, £860, £820 Cumberhead. A-A – £560 Greentowers. BB – £840, £830, £800 Swaites. Hol – £530 (x3), £520 Ballycurrie; £460 Killarow. INRA – £840 Greentowers. Hfd – £590 Swaites; £590, £580, £570, £560, £550, £540, £530, £500 Muirhouse.

Calves off milk – Lim X – £910, £900 Littlegill; £900, £880 Cronan; £840 Ballycurrie; £800 Hayston; £800 Machrihanish. A-A – £940, £880, £860, £680, £580 Kilkivan; £920, £640 Ingraston; £810 Killarow. Fries – £740 Cronan. Sim – £1200, £1020, £920 The Law; £910 Cronan. BB – £1040 The Law; £960 Cronan; £900, £800 Ballycurrie; £860, £790 Killarow; £840 Machrihanish. INRA – £1010 Machirhanish. Hfd – £680 The Law. Char X – £900, £760 Littlegill. SH – £910, £740 The Law; £660 Ingraston.