Prices peaked at £4600 or 688.6p per kg at William and David Moir's annual sale of bulling heifers from Newmill, Rathen, Fraserburgh, to average £2388 for 105.

The sale, staged at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' Thainstone Centre, was topped by a home-bred British Blue cross heifer which was purchased by James Alexander, Jalex, Randalstown, Northern Ireland.

LEADING prices

Heifers – BB X – £4300; £3300; £2750; £2700; £2700. Lim X – £4100; £4000; £3050; £3000; £3000; £3000; £2900. A-A X – £2650.