Dingwall
An entry of 494 head of store cattle forward as part of Dingwall and Highland Marts sale saw bullocks and heifers average 434.4p and 407.3p per kg respectively.
A 660kg Simmental heifer from Blackford, Croy, topped the sale at 606.1p or £4000.
Bullocks peaked at 538p for 355kg Limousin crosses from 2 Wester Tomloan, Nairn and at £2280 for a pair of 545kg Limousin crosses from Gillock Mains, Watten.
Young bulls sold to 382.9p for a 350kg Limousin cross from Leabost, Glenhinnisdale with breeding cattle to £3700 for a Lincoln Red heifer with a Simmental cross bullock calf from Moy Farm, Banavie.
Other leading prices
Bullocks – up to 350kg – Wester Tomloan £1780, 515.9p; Markethill £1500, 491.8p; Braebost £1500, £1460, 489.9p, 481.8p; Braepark £1500; Creagmhor £1480; 46 Achentoul £1480, £1440, 484.8p, 477p; Raitcastle £1440, 491.5p. 351-400kg – Wester Tomloan £1920, £1910, £1840, £1740, £1680, 505.3p, 501.4p; Dunain Mains £1820, £1800, 493.2p, 485.3p; Braebost £1800, £1710, £1670, 477.5p, 477p; Gillock Mains £1780, 468.4p; Balmacaan £1750; 18 Earlish £1780; Raitcastle £1680; Braepark £1680. 401-450kg – Wester Tomloan £1980, £1900, £1880, 471.4p; Raitcastle £1980, £1900, £1880, 465.9p, 465.7p, 459.7p, 459p; Mile Stone House £1980, £1880, 465.9p; Dunain Mains £1970, £1880, £1860, 466.5p; Meikle Ussie £1900; Braebost Farm £1860; Insh £1840; 17 Englishtonmuir £1820. 451-500kg – Raitcastle £2020; Borlum £1980; 17 Englishtonmuir £1980, £1960; Meikle Ussie £1960; 44 Borneskitaig £1960; Braebost £1960; Kindeace £1780. Over 501kg – Gillock Mains £2280, £1960; Kindeace £2060; Upper Blairnain £2040; Borlum £2040; 44 Borneskitaig £1980.
Heifers – up to 350kg – 46 Achentoul £1520; Corrachie £1520; Raitcastle £1500, 500p, 457.3p; Rovie Lodge £1460; 3 Flashadder 481.8p; Creagmhor 448.1p. 351-400kg – Braebost £1740, £1660, £1640, 450.5p, 448.6p; Raitcastle £1720, £1680, £1660, 449.9p, 445.6p; Corrachie £1680; Wester Tomloan £1680, £1600, 450.7p; Dunain Mains £1640, £1620, 458.9p; Balmacaan £1600. 401-450kg – Meikle Ussie £1900; Druid Temple £1830, £1800; Little Kildrummie £1820; Mile Stone House £1800; Raitcastle £1800; Little Croy £1780. 451-500kg – Tomcluich £2360, 474.8p; Upper Blairnain £2360, £2120, £1980, 475.8p, 455.9p; Little Kildrummie £2140, 445.8p; Little Croy £2080, £1920; Raitcastle £2000; Druid Temple £1920, £1880, £1840; 4 Glaick £1900, £1800; 3 Glaick £1880; Gillock Mains £1880; Braebost £1860; Torgormack £1800; Mile Stone House £1880. 501-550kg – Upper Blairnain £2420, 456.6p; Little Kildrummie £2380, £2120, 462.1p; Kindeace £2020, £2000; Little Croy £1980. Over 551kg – Upper Blairnain £2340, £2300; Little Kildrummie £2340; Gillock Mains £2080; Kindeace £2080.
Breeding cattle – Heifer with calf at foot – Moy Farm (LR X) £3500, £3100, (WS X) £2800, £2700. Cows with calf at foot – 387 Elphin £2850; Moy Farm £2600, £2400.
Stirling (UA)
United Auctions sold 1657 head of store cattle, 99 rearing cattle and 1366 store and breeding sheep at their weekly sale.
Bullocks averaged 420.18p having sold to 553p for a 246kg Limousin from Purgavie or £2520 for a 670kg Limousin from Meadows of Ballied. Heifers levelled at 397.2p and realised 705.9p or £2400 for a 340kg Limousin from Erncrogo.
Store hoggs peaked at £190 for Suffolks from Fairview whilst breeding sheep sold to £212 for Texel ewe hoggs from Over Easter Offerance.
Leading prices
Bullocks – Lim – Meadows of Ballied £2520, £2310; Purgavie 553p, 494.5p; Wester Kinloch £2400, £2380, £2360; Anfield 548.3p, 545.8p; Cairnie £2330; Callendoune 515.4p; Lower Kenly £2300; Little Pinkerton 492.6p. A-A – Townfoot £2480 (x6), £2400 (x8), £2260 (x7); Anfield 548.3p; Kipperoch £2320; Gibblaston 524.8p; Mains £2260. Sim – Strath £2360, £2350, £2260; Little Aiden 524p; Mains £2200; Forestmill 516.6p; Deuchar £2140. Char – Strath £2360, £2350, £2300, £2260; Gibblaston 524.8p; Glenkiln £2280; Dykehole 492.2p; Southfield £2260; Craiglaw 475.1p (x7); Kinnaniel £2200 (x5), 471.1p (x7); Dollarbank 475.7p; Ardgate £ 2170.BB – Kipperoch £2320, £2260; Anfield 496.6p; Bencloich £2290; Ballieston 455.3p (x7), 434.1p. Sal – Glenkiln £2200, £1820; Low Kittymuir 424.9p. BSH – Balgay £2130; Drum £2130; Middlesteads 480.8p; Lochend £2110; Craigo 465p.
Heifers – Lim – Erncrogo £2400, 705.9p; Wester Kinloch £2320, £2240; Anfield 518.2p (x5), 505p; Lower Kenly £2220; Newton of Arbirlot 484.5p. Sim – Cairnie £2360, £2100; Craigo 461p; Forestmill £2260, £2140; Little Aiden 459.3p, 459p.9p; Mains £2150 (x6); Gilmanscleugh 446.6p; Balnabrioch 445p; Deuchar £2100. Char – Linross £2360, £2300, £2280; Anfield 505p; Mid Rossburn £2180; Newbigging of Craighall 476.4p, 466.9p; Compstonend £2110 (x5), £2000. A-A – Kipperoch £2240; Anfield 518.2p; Greenfield £2100; Little Aiden 456.9p; Glenapp £2060; Low Hill 444.1p. BB – Kipperoch £2240, £2210, 430p; Coalbog £2000; Low Hill 413.8p; Blackpark £1930 (x8). Lui – Harehead £2080, 458p; East Doura £1670. BSH – Balgay £1950, 427.6p, £1840; Grange of Lindores £1950; Gilmanscleugh 446.6p, 429.3p; Drum £1910 (x5).
Young bulls – Lim – Holehouse £2480; Balcalk 375.6p; Callendoune £2020. Char – Compstonend £2100; Nether Falla 366.1p, £1640. Sim – Cockerstone £1840; Baidlandhill 441p; Forestmill £1580. BSH – Balnabrioch £1800; Fingask 386.3p, £1560 (x6). A-A – Kittymuirhill £1780, 421.1p. BB – Kepculloch £1690, 456.8p.
Forward stores – A-A heifers – Muircot £2570, £2470, £2440, £2210, £2170, 325.8p, 318.1p. Hfd heifer – Balgay 330p. Lim heifer – Turdees 329.7p.
Rearing stirks – BB – Moss Side £1580. A-A – West Drumlemble £1420 (x8), £1280 (x7), £1180 (x5), £1160 (x7); Kaimhill £1400; Gibblaston £1300; Moss Side £1200. HF – Kaimhill £1400, £1200; Rossiebank £1160 (x11), £900. Lim – Kaimhill £1260; North Medrox £880. Sim – Moss Side £1150; Wellees £1060, £900. Char – Gibblaston £1080.
On milk – Lim – Mill of Inverarity £980; The Ross £950; West Thomaston £760. BB – Hallroom £980, £780; Carneil £800. Sim – Hallroom £940. A-A – Hallroom £860.
Store hoggs – Suff – Fairview £190; Flichity £172. Chev – Craigs £182; Bogside £163; Fuinary £155; Auchenleish £149; Flichity £140. Belt – Goddens £179, £178, £173. BF – Over Easter Offerance £175; Glenogle £152; Auchenleish £151; Greenford £148, £145; Crammie £144; Over Shannochhill £144. Tex – Goddens £171; Mains of Megginch £170; Craigs £156; Flichity £153; West Park £152; Boreland £151; Bogside £150. EC – Craigs £161. Cont – Craigs £161; Mains of Megginch £129; Towncroft £123. Mule – Fairview £140.
Ewe hoggs – Tex – Over Easter Offerance £212, £161; Flichity £174, £160. Mule – Over Easter Offerance £192. Char – Over Easter Offerance £174, £160.
Ewes – BF – Crammie £120, £114. Chev – Auchenleish £119.
Ram – Chev – Auchenleish £163. BF – Auchenleish £116.
Ewes with lambs at foot – Tex – Whitesykes £141; Isle Cottage £124, £115. Suff – Isle Cottage £126. Mule – Isle Cottage £119.
Carlisle
Some 532 store cattle were forward for Harrison and Hetherington’s sale where a Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Robinson, Pelutho Park, sold for the top price of £2420, with bullocks to £2320 for Angus crosses from Messrs Thompson, Horsegills, Carlisle.
Calves peaked at £1080 for a British Blue heifer from Hardgrove with weaned cattle to £2380 for a Limousin bull from Messrs Graham, Kirklinton.
Leading prices
Bullocks – A-A – £2320 (x3), £2160 (x2) Horsegills; £2190 Campingholm; £2180 (x4) Stainton House; £2180 (x2) Thackmire. BB – £2280 Ash View; £2200 High Knells; £2180, £2160 Flothers; £2170 High Skeog; £2160 Howrigg. Lim – £2280 Rye Close; £2280 Pelutho Park; £2260 Howrigg; £2220, £2200 High Skeog; £2210, £2200 High Knells; £2210, £2200 Horsegills; £2200 Greenwrae; £2200 Upper Hundalee. Mont – £2190 Greenwrae. Sim – £2190, £2020 (x2) Horsegills. BF – £2180, £2170, £2080, £2070, £2040 Rye Close. Hfd – £2180 Rye Close; £2100 Demesne. HF – £2140 Greenwrae; £1880 Howrigg; £1820 High Skeog; £1780 (x2) Hawkrigg. Char – £2130 (x2) Horsegills. Wag X – £2030 Beckhall. BSH – £2010 Rye Close.
Heifers – Lim – £2420 Pelutho Park; £2380, £2180 (x2), £2140 Shield Green; £2240, £2200 (x2), £2160 Upper Hundalee; £2220 Lawrence Holme. BB – £2340 (x2), £2310 Lawrence Holme; £2020, £2000 Stone House; £2000 46 Noble Croft. Char – £2200, £1960 High Stand. Hfd – £2190 Lawrence Holme; £1880 Stone House; £1870 (x2) Demesne. A-A – £2060 Upper Hundalee; £2030 Campingholm; £1880 Lawrence Holme; £1870 Demesne; £1840 Windy Nook; £1800 Broathill. Fleck – £1940 (x3), £1770 (x2) Threapland Lees. BSH – £1820 Halldykes. NR – £1800 Bridge End. HF – £1780 (x2), £1690 (x4) Bridge End. SwR/W – £1780 Bridge End. Stab – £1740 Greengill. Mont – £1690 (x2), £1620 Bridge End. BG – £1690 (x2) Green.
Heifer calves – BB – £1080, £880, £790 Hardgrove; £1030 Cooponcarse; £860, £830 (x2), £800 Chalkside; £850 (x2) Blunderfield East; £840 Gaitsgill Hall; £800 Portyerrock; £790 Barwinnock; £790 Hill Green; £790 Englishtown. Lim – £920 Brunt Hill; £870, £710 Hill Green; £870 Brownrigg; £850, £810 Rockhallhead; £700 Boggle Hall. Char – £770 High Ploughlands; £670 Nether Keir. A-A – £710 Greengatehouse; £690 New Grange; £670 Hardgrove; £655, £600 Wedholme Hill; £630 Gaitsgill Hall; £610 (x2) Barwinnock; £610 Wallhouses. Hfd – £690 Wallhouses; £510 (x2), £490, £440 (x3) The Gill; £500 Round Hill; £485, £470, £460 Cotehill. Sim – £610, £600 Meinside. Gal – £490 (x2) Kirkbog. HF – £480 Smalmstown.
Bull calves – BB – £1010, £960 New Grange; £1000 Cooponcarse; £940, £880, £855, £810 Portyerrock; £940, £850 Hill Green; £910 Englishtown; £900 (x2), £880 Chalkside; £880 Blunderfield East; £880 Bridge House. Lim – £980, £970 (x2), £920 Brunt Hill; £910, £900, £800 (x2), £770 (x2) Brownrigg; £865, £820, £800 Hill Green; £850, £790, £700 Rockhallhead. Char – £840, £720 Nether Keir; £680 Cumdivock House. Fleck – £700 Portyerrock. Sim – £640 Rockhallhead. HF – £610, £500, £410 Blunderfield East; £600 New Grange; £480 (x2), £450 (x2) Smalmstown; £425 Hardgrove. Mont – £610, £380 Fordsyke. Hfd – £580, £540, £520 (x2), £505 (x4) The Gill; £580 Round Hill. Gal – £540, £530, £500 (x5) Kirkbog. DSH – £540 Chalkside. Hol – £440, £410 Wolfa. BF – £390, £360 (x2) Cotehill. Ayr – £380, £320 Marleycote Walls. SwR/W – £330 Fordsyke.
Weaned bulls – Lim – £2380, £2210, £2150 Hetherside; £2290, £2250 (x2) Shankfield Head; £2270 (x2) Croftheads; £2170 (x2) Walton Woodhead. BB – £2370 (x2), £2330, £2290 Lodges; £2270 Walton Woodhead. Gal – £2310 Shankfield Head. A-A – £1930, £1850 Black Cleugh.
Weaned bullocks – Lim – £1950 18 Belsay; £1780, £1770, £1740 Longrow; £1730, £1660 Broomhills; £1660, £1620 Low Greenside; £1600 Park. Hfd – £1770 (x2), £1610 (x3) West Brownrigg; £1350 (x5) Whitehead Hill. BB – £1750 (x4), £1710 (x4) Newton Field; £1730 (x3) Sloehabbert; £1660 Duncrahill Farm House; £1650 (x4) Whiteclose Rigg; £1650 (x2), £1610 (x2) Park; £1630 (x3), £1590 (x4), £1530 (x2) High Skeog; £1550 (x3) Challochmun; £1540 Lowther Low Moor; £1540 (x2) 10 Mill Street. A-A – £1710 (x2), £1530 (x2) Rawfoot; £1640 (x2), £1490 (x2) Sunnycroft; £1630, £1450 (x3) Whiteclose Rigg; £1580 (x3) Newton Field. Sim – £1680, £1580, £1480 Duncrahill Farm House. Char – £1610, £1480 Shaw Head; £1530 Crailloch; £1480 Newton Field. Fleck – £1490 (x2), £1450 (x2) Lowther Low Moor. Mont – £1350 Whitehead Hill. BG – £1200 Pinegrove. HF – £1710 (x2) Smardale Mill; £1060 High Skeog.
Weaned heifers – BB – £1850 Changue; £1680, £1540 Fell End; £1570 (x5) Whiteclose Rigg; £1530 High Skeog; £1500 Duncrahill Farm House. Lim – £1830 Broomhills; £1780, £1610 (x4), £1500 Duncrahill Farm House; £1720 (x2) Carwath; £1670 (x2) Hen Moss; £1630, £1580 (x4) Bleabank; £1620 Low Greenside; £1540 (x8) Fell End; £1520 (x2) Linden House. Blond – £1720 Fell End. A-A – £1690 18 Belsay; £1480 (x2) Whiteclose Rigg; £1440 Smardale Mill; £1360 (x2) Sloehabbert; £1300 (x3) Riddings Hill. Sim – £1610 High Griseburn; £1500, £1470 (x2), £1400 (x2) Duncrahill Farm House. Hfd – £1340 (x2) Beck. NR – £1110 High House.
Lazonby
Harrison and Hetherington had 500 head forward at their opening sale of ewes and lambs achieving an overall average of £140 per life. The sale also included the dispersal of an entire sheep flock on behalf of Messrs Burrow and Rutter Armstrong, Langwathby Hall. Single Beltex lambs led the trade at £200 from Messrs Richardson, Ghyll House.
Leading prices
Ewes and lambs – Suff – £182 (x20), £158 (x24), £155 (x27), £150 (x21), £138 (x8), £135 (x9) Langwathby Hall. BluTex – £156 (x3) Langwathby Hall. Mule – £138 (x4) Langwathby Hall. Swal – £118 (x33), £115 (x41), £110 (x35) Langwathby Hall.
Gimmers and lambs – Belt – £200 (x4) Ghyll House. Suff – £190 (x20), £189 (x20), £185 (x20), £154 (x30), £150 (x16), £148 (x42) Ghyll House. Mule – £108 (x3) Langwathby Hall.
Ayr
Bullocks and heifers averaged 405.25p and 382.89p per kg respectively at Craig Wilson’s sale of store cattle. Topping the sale was a pen of four Limousin bullocks at £2360 from Pinvalley whilst price per kg sold to 523.3p for a pen of four Charolais from Mossend, Ayr. Heifers peaked at £2300 and 465.9p for Limousins from Knockterra and Knocknain respectively. At their opening sale of ewes and lambs, some 77 head averaged £132.50 per life and sold to £140 for Suffolk cross ewes with Beltex lambs from L Mathieson, Thorn.
Leading prices
Bullocks – Lim – £2360, £2120, £2070, 432p Pinvalley; £2180 Craigbrae; £2120 Drongan House; £2040, 431p Knockterra; £2020 Barleith; 470p North Fergushill. A-A – £2260, £2210 Clonbeith; £2160 Overton; £2100 (x2) Ravenslie; 482p Straid Farms. BB – £2140 West Dhuloch; £2050 Brieryside; £2030 Knocknain; £1940, 404p High Branchal; £1930 Tannockhill; 487p, 416p Knowe. Fries – £2080 Drongan House; £1800 Stevenston; £1720 Mossend (Kirkmichael); £1720 Overton. SH – £1960 (x3), 476, 422p Garfield. Char – £1950, £1880, 494p, 456p Straid; £1910 (x8), £1900 (x5), 523p, 522p, 489p Mossend (Ayr); £1820 Mid Craigton; 471p Rankinston; 458p Balligmorrie. Sim – £1780 Borland; £1720, 443p Bowfield; 416p Balligmorrie.
Heifers – Lim – £2300, £2090 Knockterra; £2230, £2090 Pinvalley; £2190, £2180, 423p Craichmore; £2120, 465p Knocknain; 458p Girthill; 431p (x2) Craigbrae; 422p Castle Mains. BB – £2270, £2070 Ladyyard; £2120, £1970 West Dhuloch; £1970 Baltersan; 443p Knowe. Sal – £2220 Pinvalley. Sim – £2090 Baltersan; £2080 Chalmerston; £1860 Stevenston; 414p Langalbuinach. Char – £1940 Rankinston; £1790, £1730 Straid; 452p, 448p, 438p Mossend (Ayr). A-A – £1880, £1800 Brieryside; £1860 Knockterra; 440p Straid. SH – £1780 Langalbuinach.
Heifer calves – Lim – £670 Parkmill; £660 Kerrycroy. A-A – £860 (x4) East Barr; £670 Fowler. BB – £940, £820, £780, £770, £760 Cochno; £870, £710 Knowe. Hfd – £580 Parkmill.
Bull calves – Lim – £840, £780 (x5), £710 Kerrycroy. A-A – £980, £960 (x2), £950 East Barr; £940, £870 Brocklehill; £850 (x2) Knowe. BB – £1080 Cochno; £950 (x3) Isle; £920, £900 (x2), £850, £820 Knowe; £810 Brocklehill. Char – £650 Craig. Hfd – £740, £730 Parkhill; £730 Kerrycroy. HF – £590 Sorbie; £430 Brocklehill.
Bullock stirks – A-A – £1200 Acholter. Lim – £980 Windyhall. Sim – £1380 Cleeves. BG – £1160 The Bothy; £1000 The Lairs. BB – £1520 East Brockloch; £1370 Knowe; £1360 Garrockhill. HF – £1360 Garrockhill; £1200 East Brockloch.
Heifer stirks – A-A – £1230 Knowe; £1120 Garrockhill; £1100 Windyhall. Lim – £1070 Hill of Fergushill. Sim – £1190 Cleeves. SH – £1360, £1120 Garrockhill. BB – £1170 Knowe.
Young bulls – A-A – £1090 Dinwoodie. BB – £1140 Dinwoodie. RG – £980 Dalwyne.
Ewes and lambs – Suff – £140, £135 Thorn. Mule – £135 Thorn; £130 Thorn (Stalker). Tex X – £135 Thorn (Stalker). Chev – £125 Drumdow. Suff hoggs – £125 Glenstables.
Lanark
Lawrie and Symington’s opening sale of ewes with lambs at foot saw 569 lives forward with ewes and lambs averaging £130.12 and gimmers and lambs at £148.42. Leading the trade at £168 per life were Texel ewes with Suffolk single lambs from Messrs Gray, Chapelhill Farm. The sale also included the flock reduction of Toftcombs Farm on behalf of A Gibb which had 40 lives forward comprising of Texel Crosses and Cheviot mules with Beltex lambs. Monday’s calf sale had 50 head forward where a Limousin cross stirk led the trade at £1100 from Messrs Kendall, Back Hareshaw Farm. On milk sold to £960 for a Simmental heifer from Huntlyhill Mains Farm. Tuesday had an entry of 1527 store cattle forward where heifers led the trade at £2900 or 693p for a 418kg Limousin cross from Teague of Temple House (Buteland). Breeding cattle sold to £4700 for a Limousin cow with a Charolais calf and a Limousin cross in-calf heifer both from Raeside Farms, Ladeside.
Leading prices
Ewes and single lambs – Tex – £168 Chapelhill; £162 Toftcombs; £138 Muirhouse. Belt – £150 The Firs. BF – £88 Midtown Cottage; £78 Muirhouse. Suff – £165, £159 Chapelhill; £157 Holylee. NCC – £126 Muirhouse. ChevMule – £151 Toftcombs. Rous – £159, £148 Mid Brockloch.
Ewes and twin lambs – Tex – £150 (x2), £149 Toftcombs; £120 The Firs. Belt – £140 The Firs. Suff – £151 Chapelhill; £144 Holylee. NCC – £100 Muirhouse. ChevMule – £154 Broomlee Road. Cross – £136 Toftcombs. Rous – £138 Mid Brockloch.
Gimmers with single lambs – Cross – £168 Hartfield.
Gimmers with twin lambs – Cross – £150 Hartfield. Tex – £140 The Beeches.
Calves on milk – Sim – £960 Huntlyhill; £740 Littlegill. Lim X – £760, £740, £690 Littlegill; £680 (x3) Hayston. A-A – £760 Heatheryhall. Hfd – £620, £500 Heatheryhall; £490 (x2) Muirhouse. SH – £580 Heatheryhall. Char X – £560 Heatheryhall. BB – £560 Muirhouse. Ayr – £460 Swaites. Hol – £320, £300 (x3) Hillhead.
Calves off milk – Lim – £1100, £820 Back Hareshaw. A-A – £910, £780 (x2), £770, £660 (x2), £660, £620, £610, £600 Auchmeddan. Lim X – £840, £780, £720 Langside. Char X – £900, £640 Auchmeddan. BB – £720 Swaites, Hfd – £660 Swaites.Ayr – £470 (x2) Langside.
Bullocks – A-A – £2220 East Law; £2180 Dykeneuk; £2170, £2160 Newbigging Mill; 484p South Carnduff; 462p Haggmuir; 454p, 440p Traquair Know. Hfd – £1940, £1780, 363p High Unthank; £1880, £1480 North Bankend; 396p Lawriesmuir; 393p, 366p Brownhill; 370p Eastfield. Lim – £2060, £1960, 456p, 449p Scrogton; £1940 Westertoun; £1900, 430p Bickerton Hall; 475p Corsebank. Lui – £1520, 423p (x2), 396p, 375p Mailingsland; £1500, £1380, 402p, 400p Parkhall; £1380, 375p Yondercroft. Lim X – £2280 Hawksland; £2260, £2170 Gair; £2130 Birkhill; 543p, 498p Cumberhead; 538p, 490p Kilwhipnach; 522p, 498p Traquair Know; 502p Temple House (Buteland). Char X – £2130, £2070, £2050, £2040, £2020 West Millrig; £2100, 462p Scrogton; £2020 Hillend; 482p Colmslie; 480p, 462p Lawriesmuir; 470p, 460p Cleughead. BSH – £2010 Birkhill; £1970, £1770 Carmacoup; £1650 North Garngour; £1620, 490p Kilwhipnach; 446p, 427p Threepwood; 442p Newlands; 430p Mauldslie Mains. Stab X – £2000 High Unthank; 393p Ingraston. Sim – £2160, £2040 Huntlyhill; £2100, £2000 Whitehaugh; 448p, 439p Kirkton of Crawford; 423p (x2) Raws and Greenbank (Carluke). BB – £2070, £2000 Dykeneuk; £2040 Craigthornhill; £1980 Newlands; 455p, 447p (x2) Sunnyside and Carbello; 440p Hillridge; 417p Bickerton. Char – £2020, £1910, 407p, 397p Hillend; 420p Parkhall. Mont – £1940, 351p Wester Highgate. Fries – £1660, 331p Over Kypeside. Hol – £1800 Craigthornhill; £1800, £1680, 316p Dechmont; £1650, 312p Hawksland. Fleck – £1780, £1760, 355p, 349p Newlands; £1740 Ingraston; 339p High Unthank.
Heifers – A-A – £2150 Newbiggin Mill; £2100 Walesley; £2050, £2040 East Law; 450p Dunglass; 415p Gibblaston; 414p Headsmuir. Hfd – £1630, 359p Eastfield; 384p, 369p Brownhill. Hol – £1400 Deaconhill. Sal – £1540 Blackhill; £1530, 408p Hillridge; 380p West Montgarswood. Lim – £2130, 395p West Millrigg; £1880, £1800, 393p, 391p Westertoun. Lui – £1180, 396p Mailingsland; £1140, 420p Yondercroft. Lim X – £2900, £2720, 693p, 588p Temple House (Buteland); £2300, 621p, 554p, 489p Cumberhead; £2190 Craigend; £2150 Birkhill; £2120 Netherurd Mains; 486p Corsebank; 483p Kilwhipnach. Char X – £2090 West Millrig; £2040 Wester Highgate; £1980 Hillend; £1960 Scrogton; 475p, 466p, 455p, 454p Gibblaston; 450p Hillridge. BSH – £1840 North Garngour; £1720 Carmacoup; £1640 Westertoun; 460p, 447p Baillieshall; 452p, 438p Kilwhipnach. Sim – £2100, £1780 Huntlyhill; £1890, 387p Raws; £1880 Wester Highgate; 406p, 396p Brownhill; 381p Whitehaugh.BB – £2040, 551p Sunnyside and Carbello; £2040 Dykeneuk; £2020 Craigends; 551p Stonebyres Mains; 466p Mackiesmill. Char – £1800 The Thistle; £1780, 402p Blackhill; £1640, 400p, 392p Parkhall; 411p Mackiesmill.
Breeding cattle – In-calf cow with calf at foot – £4700 Ladeside. In-calf heifer with calf at foot – £4300 Ladeside. In-calf heifer – £3400 Ladeside.
Thainstone
Some 1432 head of store cattle sold by Aberdeen and Northern Marts saw bullocks and heifers average 433.1p and 427.4p per kg respectively. Bullocks sold to 564.1p for a 312kg Limousin cross from Olgrinbeg, Scotscalder and to £2700 for a pair of 736kg Charolais crosses from Stoneyhill, Longhaven. Heifers peaked at 620.3p for a 316kg Beef Shorthorn from Kirkton, Mintlaw and at £2620 for a 516kg Limousin cross from Kinaldie, Logie Coldstone. Tuesday had 1807 store and breeding sheep forward including island consigments where 1364 ewes with lambs at foot averaged £114.78 and sold to £185 for a pen of 15 mule gimmers with twin lambs from Mains of Tollo, Turriff. Store lambs peaked at £185 for Beltex crosses from Whitegate, Methlick.
Leading prices
Bullocks – up to 250kg – The Laundry House (Sim X) £1060, 481.8p. 251-300kg – Strath (Lim X) £1560; Olgrinbeg (Lim X) 542.3p. 301-350kg – Barns (Char X) £1900; Strath (Lim X) 551.6p. 351-400kg – Craibstone (Lim X) £2110, 541p. 401-450kg – Dalrachie (Char X) £2200; Bridgend, Hatton (Char) 512.2p. 451-500kg – Craibstone (Lim X) £2300; Shenval (Lim X) 480.2p. 501-550kg – Shenval (Lim X) £2300, 447.5p. 551-600kg – Nether Tulloch (Lim X) £2370; Corsehill (Char X) 412.2p. 601-650kg – Stoneyhill (BB X) £2550, 403.2p. 651-700kg – Stoneyhill (BB X) £2660, 394.7p. 701-750kg – Stoneyhill (BB X) £2660, 368.4p. 751-800kg – Stoneyhill (Lim) £2650, 348p.
Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – up to 300kg – Strath Farm £1620, 562.5p. 301-350kg – Strath Farm £1660, 488.2p. 351-400kg – Strath Farm £1800, 486.5p. 401-450kg – Stonyford £1930; Aithsdale 461.2p. 451-500kg – Kinaldie £2050, 436.2p. 501-550kg – Kinaldie £2040; Easter Craigie 390.7p.
Heifers – up to 250kg – West Linksness (Sim X) £860, 407p. 251-300kg – Strath Farm (Lim X) £1530, 558.4p. 301-350kg – Kirkton (BSH) £1960; Strath (Lim X) 488.6p. 351-400kg – Shenval (Lim X) £1940, 500p. 401-450kg – Uppermill, Tarves (Lim X) £2200, 511.6p. 451-500kg – Wrangham (BB X) £2550, 540.3p. 501-550kg – 6 Bruce Brae (Lim X) £2420; Kinaldie (Lim X) 507.8p. 551-600kg – Whitehaugh (Lim X) £2320, 409.9p. 601-650kg – Downies (Lim X) £2370, 388.5p.
Aberdeen-Angus – heifers up to 300kg – Strath £1520, 520.5p. 301-350kg – Strath £1500, 493.4p. 351-400kg – Strath £1690, 469.4p. 401-450kg –Kinaldie £1860; Stonyford £1860, 418.9p. 451-500kg – Stonyford £1970; Cowford £1970, 432p. 501-550kg – Nether Aden £2020; Cowford 398.8p. 551-600kg – Troup Home Farm £2250, 393.4p.
Ewes with single lambs – DSpot – The Parks, Kinaldie £160. Chev X – The Parks £150. Tex X – North Retannach, Rothiemay £140. Black – East Cowbog Farm, New Aberdour £128. Mule – Gillahill, Kingswells £128. BluTex – The Parks £122. Suff – Whyte, Beechlea £122; Gillahill £122. Cont – The Parks £120.
Lamb and a half – Suff X – The Parks £150. Suff – East Cowbog Farm £138. Tex X – Loaned, Lumphanan £126. Cont – Newton, Lower Cabrach £122. Mule – West Cruichie, Drumblade £120. Chev X – The Parks £118.
Ewes with twin lambs – ChevMule – Plewlands, Duffus £158, £127, £116. Mule – Scollays Cross, Strachan £148.
Store lambs – Suff – Old Wrangham, Colpy £180; Bogmill, Pitcaple £166; Pitlundie Farm, North Kessock £142. Belt – The Parks £166. Cont – Boyndlie House, Boyndlie £165. Tex – Bogmill £164; Old Wrangham £160. BF – Boyndlie House £158. Chev – Pitlundie Farm £155. Cont X – Pitlundie Farm £151. Tex X – West Bogton, Dellavaird £149. Cross – Rootfield, West Muir of Ord £147. Belt X – Lachlanstrype, New Pitsligo £144. DSpot – 2 Carinish, North Uist £144. Black – 104 Abbotswell Crescent, Kincorth £136. Mule – Brotherfield Bungalow, Kingswells £135. Chev X – Lachlanstrype £132.
Castle Douglas
Wallets Marts sold 1285 head of cattle at their store sale on Monday where the top price went to £2600 for Limousin bulls from Messrs Hansell, Nether Barr. The same home led price per kg at 550p for Limousin bullocks.
Leading prices
Bulls – Lim – £2600, 366.2p Nether Barr. A-A – £1380, 345p Eastlands.
Bullocks – Char – £2380, £2340 Compstonend; £2200, 482.2p Knockiebae; 501.5p, 497.1p Romesbeoch; 485.5p Lochside. Sal – £2360 Glenkiln; £1900, 482.2p Knockiebae; 488.3p Rusko. Lim – £2340, £2180, 550p Nether Barr; £2290 Mains of Collin; £2170 Mains of Larg; 496.3p Upper Hardland; 493.9p Derrie. A-A – £2260 Redbank; £2090, 471.3p Shangan; £2020 Farhills; 475.7p Mossyard; 460.6p Cogarth. Sim – £2080 Shangan; £2010 Newton; £1950 Drumneil; £1940 Dinnans; 535p, 510.6p, 504.5p East Altercannoch. Hfd – £1880 Ladyland; £1830, 418.8p Barbershall. Lui – £1800 Knockiebae; £1800, 400p Mains of Colln; 455.2p Barlochan Wood. Mont – £1800, 392.2p Hillside. SH – £1700, 463.2p Pinwherry Home Farm; £1590 Ardwall. BB – £1620, 420.8p Hightae. Gal – £1590, 376.9p Ardwall. BG – £1590, 347.2p Cogarth. SD – £1570, 434.7p Pinwherry Home Farm. WG – £1360, 406p Ardwall.
Heifers – Char – £2440, £2360, 528.1p, 493.7p Romesbeoch. Lim – £2410 High Drum; £2400, 527.4p Lantonside; £2300, 505p Mains of Collin; £2240 Farhills; 506.7p Bankswood; 500p Nether Barr. A-A – £2220 Shangan; £1880 Barbershall; 407.9p Ladyland; 400.5p Killochy; 400p Shambellie Grange. Sim – £2120 Hillside; £1920 Drumneil; 422.7p, 414.4p Garrarie; 418.1p Romesbeoch. BB – £1940, 433p Farhills; £1940, 407.6p Maryfield. Sal – £1650, 420.9p Knockiebae; £1600 Balminnoch; 406.3p Boreland of Girthon. SD – £1600, 414.5p Pinwherry Home Farm. SH – £1580 Little Larg; 378.9p Pinwherry Home Farm; 364.7p Gass. Lui – £1220, 465.6p Barlochan Wood.
Longtown
A Texel cross gimmer with a single lamb at foot from Breconridge attracted the top price of £188 at C and D Acutions sale of 690 breeding sheep. Store hoggs (530) sold to £170 for Mules from Messrs Jameson, Westhotbank.
Leading prices
Ewes with lambs – Tex – £159 Bayles; £158 Dale House; £158 Tanside; £158 Longrigg; £154 Allfornaugh; £150 Underwoodhouse. Char – £122 Moss Side. Mule – £148 Windyknowe; £144 Airyolland; £136 Dale House; £134 Moss Side; £134 Leapsrigg. Suff – £144, £138 Longrigg. NCC – £132, £122, £117 Gospel Hall. Chev – £114 Dale House.
Gimmers and lambs – Tex – £188, £156 Breconridge; £145 Longrigg; £140 Crossings Cottage. Suff – £154 Tanside. Mule – £145 Crossings Cottage. BF – £126 Irvington Farm. Chev – £114 Tanside.
Hoggs and lambs – Suff – £148 Gospel Hall.
Store hoggs – Mule – £170, £146, £136, £132 Westhotbank; £142 Ardoch; £137 Triermain. Tex – £194, £169 Solwaybank; £178 Harper Hill; £174 Newtown Farm; £166 Spency Croft; £166 Thorniethwaite; £160 Ardoch; £160 Mains of Machermore. Suff – £154 The Dykes; £152 Kirkton of Kingoldrum; £150 Maidencots; £146 Thorniethwaite; £136 Whitchesters. Chev – £150 Mains of Machermore; £122 Maidencots; £122 Thorniethwaite. BFL – £148 Raggetsyke. BF – £142, £130, £108 Westhotbank; £136, £128 Ardoch; £108 Auchenleck. Belt – £134 Mains of Machermore. ChevMule – £133 Solwaybank. Herd – £132 Barnes Small Holding. Welsh – £130 Maidencots. Hamp – £128 Thorniethwaite. Lley – £126 Gospel Hall. Rom – £126 Solwaybank. Rye – £125 Waterhead of Dryfe.
Tup hoggs – BF – £188 Craig Douglas; £148 Westhotbank; £134 Queensbury Farming.
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