Strong demand for forward stores and breeding lines

An entry of 374 store cattle at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale saw bullocks and heifers average 428.2p and 410.9p per kg respectively.

Bullocks reached 591.7p for a pair of 240kg Charolais crosses from Kinnahaird Farm, Contin and £2420 for a 630kg Limousin cross from Glenside, Glenurquhart.

Heifers sold to 524.6p for a 305kg Limousin cross from Olrig Mains, Castletown and to £2180 for a 680kg Limousin from Glenside.

Leading prices

Bullocks – Up to 350kg – Dell of Killiehuntly £1740, £1730, 540.6p, 502.9p; Dowally £1720, 502.9p; Kinnahaird Farm £1680, £1620, £1580, 549.2p, 525p, 518p; Olrig Mains £1600, £1580, 524.6p, 517.2p, 515.4p, 472p; 5 Tomich £1540, 519.1p; 14 Opinan 477.2p; Drumbuie 475.4p; The Ha 472.7p, 472.2p; Glebe Farm 468.8p. 351-400kg – Dowally £1760, £1690, 468.1p, 460.5p; Clachaig £1760, £1740, 473.1p; Midburn £1730; Meikle Ussie £1720, 468.7p; Kincraig Farm £1710, £1670, £1660; Dell of Killiehuntly £1700, 472.2p; Fanblair Farm £1680; 5 Tomich £1680. 401-450kg – Peingown £1940, 451.2p; Dowally £1900; Kincraig Farm £1860, £1840, £1820; Glebe Farm £1760. 451-500kg – Invertruim £1980; Peingown £1920; Firthview £1880; Hatton Farm £1840; Rothiemurchus Estate £1800; Balliefurth Farm £1800. Over 501kg – East Murkle £2130, £1960, £1840; 3 Blackdyke £2100, £1900; Eilburn £1820.

Heifers – Up to 350kg – Olrig Mains £1600; The Ha £1590, 493.8p, 465.5p; Dowally £1580; Kincraig Farm £1540, 470.9p; Kinnahaird Farm 503.7p, 488.9p, 463.6p; 11 Kendram 484.2p; Dell of Killiehuntly 467.4p; Midburn 463.4p. 351-400kg – Meikle Ussie £1720, £1710, 468.7p; Kincraig Farm £1700; Dowally £1690; The Ha £1680. 401-450kg – Rothiemurchus Estate £1740, £1690; 5 Tomich £1720; Gracefield £1680; Dell of Killiehuntly 466.9p. Over 451kg – Rothiemurchus Estate £1880, £1800.

Longtown

A Limousin bullock from Tinnishall, attracted the top price of £2120 at C and D Auction Marts’ store sale.

Some 352 store hoggs and 1809 breeding sheep forward saw ewes and lambs average £133 per life, having sold to £205 per life for a pen of five Texel cross hoggs with Beltex cross lambs at foot from MW and CM Ridley, Shitlington Hall.

Store hoggs peaked at £174 for Texels from Messrs Douglas and Co, Nethertofts.

Leading prices

Bullocks – Lim – £2120, £2070, £1980, £1950, £1900 Tinnishall; £1940, £1920 Dodgsonstown; £1920 Mossband Hall; £1880 Milnholm. Char – £1930 High Parkfoot. A-A – £1850 Greensburn; £1800, £1790, £1740 Plumpe; £1700 High Parkfoot. Fries – £1640, £1610 Plumpe.

Heifers – Lim – £2080, £1940, £1870 Tinnishall; £1900, £1750, £1700 The Ash; £1900 Dogsonstown; £1700 Gallowberry. A-A – £1980, £1770 Greensburn; £1880 Plumpe. BB – £1940, £1840, £1800 Potholm. Char – £1780 High Parkfoot; £1710, £1670 Shankbridge End; £1660 Tinnishall.

Breeding rams – Char – £500 Tile Sheds. Tex – £450, £400, £300 Tile Sheds.

Ewes with lambs – Tex – £182 Pilmuir; £175 Kinninghall. Suff – £160 Crossings Cottage. ChevMule – £170, £165, £150, £140 Tile Sheds; £150 Pilmuir. Mule – £138, £122 Pilmuir; £135 Kinninghall; £135 Crossings Cottage; £132, £122 Newhouses; £118 Coldchapel. Rom – £120 Rainors Farm. Zwart – £120 Heddon View. Chev – £112 Hastingshall. BF – £78 4 Irvingston. Herd – £70 Low Bridge End. BdgF – £70 Rainors. Swal – £60 Low Bridge End.

Ewe hoggs – Tex – £230 Hillend; £208 Heddon View.

Gimmers and lambs – Tex – £170, £150 Kinnghall; £170 Cairncortie. NCC – £150 Kinninghall. Suff – £122 Cairncortie. ChevMule – £165 Tile Sheds. KH – £80 Dalwyne.

Hoggs and lambs – Tex – £205, £182, £175 Shitlington Hall; £172 Grindon Hill; £170 Linton Bank Head. Suff – £165 The Harras; £150, £140 Grindon Hill; £140 Old Police House. ChevMule – £150 Shaw Head.

Store hoggs – Tex – £174, £168, £150 Nethertofts; £170, £148 Fell View; £160 Clonrae; £150 Main Hill. Mule – £166 Clonrae; £140 Mossknowe. Chev – £160 Newton Road; £134 Swinside; £124 Sorbie. Suff – £154 Nethertofts. DSpot – £138 Cherry Tree Farm. ChevMule – £134 Swinside. BF – £126, £112 Drumgrange; £124 Clonrae; £102 Sorbie; £102 Mossknowe; £102 Shankston. EC – £122 Wester Cottage. NCC – £114 Swinside. Herd – £72 Low Bridge End.

Tup hoggs – BF – £172 Clonrae.

Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 201 head of adult breeding cattle to a high of £5900 for a British Blue cross cow with her Limousin cross bull calf at foot from A Prentice, The Bungalow, New Noth.

Bullocks topped the store ring at 550.6p per kg for 356kg Charolais crosses from Barrogill Mains, Mey or £2580 for a 744kg Charolais cross from Ramsquoy, Stenness.

Tuesday’s sale of 1338 store and breeding sheep saw 1203 ewe with lambs average £114.38, having sold to £180 for three-crop Beltex ewes from Bridgeton, Muir of Fowlis whilst ewe hoggs sold to £250 for Cheviot Mules from 35 Main Street, New Deer.

Store hoggs (82) averaged £121.15 and sold to £177 for a Suffolk from Inverlochy, Tomintoul.

Leading prices

Heifers with calves – Sim X – Towiemore £5550, £5300, £5200, £5050, £5000, £4950 (x2); Wester Bleaton £5300, £5050; Pitgersie £5250, £5150 (x2), £4950; The Bungalow £5050. Sim – Towiemore £5400, £5050, £5000 (x3); Wester Bleaton £5150; Pitgersie £4850. Lim X – Wester Bleaton £5250, £5150, £5050; Towiemore £5000. Lim – Witton Mains £5050, £4900, £4800. Char – Pitgersie £4950. Hfd X – Wester Bleaton £4800. BSH X – Towiemore £4750.

Cows with calves – BB X – The Bungalow £5900. Sim X – Whitehouse £3900. Lim X – Whitehouse £3850, £3550. A-A X – Drylea £3500, £3450, £3400 (x2), £3350, £3300.

Store cattle – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Backhill of Cardrum (Lim X) £1100, 447.2p. 251-300kg – Buchaam (BB X) £1480, 500p. 301-350kg – Barrogill Mains (Char X) £1820; Dale (Char) 529.4p. 351-400kg – Balthayock (Char X) £2080; Cairntack (Char X) 537.4p. 401-450kg – Sauchenbush (Char X) £2100; Glebe of Deisher (Char X) 497.5p. 451-500kg – Bush Farm (Lim X) £2140; Achavandra (Char X) £2140; Bush Farm (Lim X) 461.2p. 501-550kg – Mains of Allanbuie (Char X) £2180; Bush Farm (Lim X) 424.6p. 551-600kg – 2 Bogie Street (BB X) £2440, 420.7p. 601-650kg – Newton of Carnaveron (Char X) £2360, 383.1p. 651-700kg – Mid Newton (Lim X) £2330, 343.7p. 701-750kg – Sauchenbush (Char X) £2460; Ramsquoy (Char X) 346.8p.

A-A bullocks – Up to 300kg – North Calder £1260, 459.9p. 301-350kg – North Calder £1560; Kirbuster 465.4p. 351-400kg – North Calder £1760, 478.3p. 401-450kg – West Newtonleys £2010, 442.7p. 451-500kg – Glebe of Deisher £2010, 442.7p; West Newtonleys £2010, 442.7p. 501-550kg – Glebe of Deisher £2040, 382p. 551-600kg – Glebe of Deisher £2220; 2 Bogie Street 375.4p. 651-700kg – Skitten £2290, 344.9p. 701-750kg – Ramsquoy £2330, 320.9p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Upper Forgie (Lim) £1200, 526.3p. 251-300kg – Dale (Char) £1500, 513.7p. 301-350kg – 1 Market Lane (Lim) £1640; Upper Forgie (Sim) 522.9p. 351-400kg – Tullochgribban Mains (Sim X) £1920; Strathmore (Sim X) 486.2p. 401-450kg – Craighill (Sim) £2200, 518.9p. 451-500kg – Glackmuick (Sim X) £2060, 445.9p. 501-550kg – Boganlea (Char X) £2170; Newton of Carnaveron (Lim X) 402.3p. 551-600kg – 2 Bogie Street (Lim X) £2300; Strathmore (Sim X) £2300; Newton of Carnaveron (Lim X) 401.8p. 601-650kg – Newton of Carnaveron (Char X) £2340; Boganlea (Lim X) 379.1p. 651-700kg – 2 Bogie Street (Lim X) £2440, 373.1p.

A-A heifers – Up to 300kg – North Calder £1360; Biggings 461.5p. 301-350kg – North Calder £1430, 430.7p. 351-400kg – Raich £1510, 389.2p. 401-450kg – Westshore £1640, 400p. 451-500kg – Westshore £1840; Greentoft 379.3p. 501-550kg – Bankhead £2180, 367.3p. 551-600kg – Bankhead £1990; Skitten 381.1p. 601-650kg – Skitten £2170, 354.6p.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Burnside of Whitefield (Char) £1100, 387.3p. 351-400kg – Barrogill Mains (Lim X) £1580, 424.7p. 401-450kg – Dundurcas Farm (Sim) £1540, 377.5p. 451-500kg – Bishopston (Lim X) £1800, 373.4p. 551-600kg – Burnside of Whitefield (Char) £2000, 358.4p.

Ewes with singles – Belt – Bridgeton £170. Cont – Lost Farm, Strathdone £148; East Cowbog, New Aberdour £140. Mule – Ardgeith, Strathdon £142; Odmoston, Laurencekirk £130. BTex – The Parks, Kinaldie £120.

Lamb and a half – Mule – Mains of Tollo, Turriff £162, £158; Rowanhill, Kinnmonth £136; Haddoch Farm, Cairnie £130. Suff X – East Cowbog £150. Suff – The Parks, Kinaldie £140. Cont – Lost Farm £138, £137, £130; Creagan, Kinneff £120. Chev – 35 Main Street, New Deer £135, £132.

Ewes with twins – Cont – Bridgeton £140. Chev – Odmoston £140. Zwart – Muirburn House, Lonmay £140. Char X – East Cowbog £138. BFL – Cranna Bridge, Aberchirder. Tex X – Cranna Bridge £132. Mule – Ardgeith £125; Newton, Lower Cabrach £124.

Ewe hoggs – Chev – 35 Main Street £242. Tex – Regina Croft, Kintore £192. Mule – Regina Croft £192.

Store hoggs – Tex X – Nether Woodside, Cullerlie £170. DSpot – Little Rowater, Cornhill £170. Tex – Inverlochy £160. Chev X – Inverlochy £127. Cont – Inverlochy £112. Cross – Inverlochy £100. BF – Inverlochy £94. Suff X – Brettobreck £90. VB – Inverlochy £82.

Stirling

Bullocks and heifers averaged 409.71p and 400.91p per kg respectively at United Auctions’ sale of 1774 store cattle.

Bullocks sold to 548.7p for 277kg Simmentals from Plan and to £2380 for a 658kg Limousin from Airyhassen.

Heifers peaked at 527.4p for 201kg Limousins from Auldtown and to £2550 for a 618kg Limousin from Airyhassen.

Store hoggs realised £177 twice for Mules from Brisbane Glen whilst breeding sheep sold to £160 for Blue Texel gimmers with single Texel lambs from Station View.

Leading prices

Bullocks – Lim – Airyhassen £2380, £2300; Knockallan 542.2p (x3); Upper Mill £2300, £2180; Sannaigmore 522.1p; Wester Gartshore 518.5p (x2), 506p (x2); Pitsundry £2170; Coalheugh 516.4p (x4); Wester Middleton £2130, £2100. Char – Cairnfield £2270; Glenlaugh 547.3p; Airyhassen £2200; Foregirth 536.9p; Wester Middleton £2180, £2090; Southfield £2180; West Auchenlongford 532.8p (x6); Alton 500p (x6); Sorn Mains 500p; Barnakill £2070; Kildavaig 494.1p. A-A – Airyhassen £2200; Plan 477.4p, 469.3p; Southfield £2200; Muircleugh 464.4p (x5), 452.2p (x3); Upper Mill £2170, £2100; Cotland 455.6p; 9 Barraston Holdings £2080; Parks of Keillor £2040; Kildavaig 441.2p (x3). BB – Bencloich £2180; Easter Manuel 509.6p, 492.5p, 488.9p; Gillandersland £2140; Tullybreck £2140, £2100; Netherton 479.7p, £2000; Cairnleith 448.9p (x2). Sim – Pitsundry £2120; Plan 548.7p (x3); Gillandersland £2110; Hardens 486.6p (x3); Upper Mill £2100, £2000; Whitehill 461.5p (x2); Parkhead 461.1p. BSH – Bencloich £2120; Plan 479.3p, 477.4p, 459.1p; Upper Mill £2010; Tullybreck £2000; Greendykeside 426.4p, £1710. Hfd – Cairnfield £2100, £1940; Plan 515p. Lui – Upper Mill £2050; Greendykeside 442.4p; Plan £1740; Hamildean 435.3p. Sal – Gillandersland £2080, £1920; Airyhassen £2080; Glenlaugh 440.4p (x5); Ballikinrain 439p; Easter Cammock £1910; Ashfield 432.7p (x4).

Heifers – Lim – Airyhassen £2550, £2150; Muirhead 527.4p (x3); Longfauld £2220; Wester Middleton £2220; Wester Gartshore 509.4p (x3); Bencloich £2190; Mount 490.6p (x2); Greenshields £2180; Easter Manuel 486.8p (x2). BB – Gillandersland £2490; Netherton 492.1p, 477.8p, 469.2p, 436.5p, 429p; Newton of Inshewan £2060; Easter Manuel 464.8p (x2), £1900. Sim – Greenshields £2480, £2180, 477.8p (x3), £2000; Newton of Inshewan £2090; Strathisla Farms 447.4p; East Dron £2000, 440.5p (x2); Hardens 446.3p. A-A – Airyhassen £2300; Plan 473.9p, 450.3p (x9), 407.1p (x2); Drumelzier £2200; Parbroath 418p (x6); Southfield £2100; Idvies 413.3p (x4); Neuk £2080. Sal – Airyhassen £2300; Ballikinrain 454.5p; Wester Middleton £2210; Wester Hassockrigg 426.1p (x3); Gillandersland £2090; Easter Cammock 422.7p (x8). Char – Wester Middleton £2160, £2090, £2040, £2000, 519.2p; Airyhassen £1990; Sorn Mains 506.8p (x6); High Glentriplock £1970; Strathisla Farms 477.9p; Cairnfield £1960; West Auchenlongford 470.4p.

Young bulls – BB – Netherton £2400, 416.7p. A-A – Mosshall £1950; Eden 431.6p (x2); Birkenside £1900, £1700. Sim – Balkemback £1940, 410.8p (x7), £1880; Eden 431.6p (x4); 10 Newmains Holding £1900. Lim – Kilbucho Place £1530; Blairoer 418.3p.

Forward stores – Lui – Dustydrum £2390. A-A – Balwherrie 355.4p. Sim – Springfield 329p.

Rearing stirks – A-A – Kaimhill £1470 (x2); West Drumlemble £1440 (x5), £1370 (x7), £1360 (x4), £1320, £1240 (x7). BB – Cuttlehill £1420. Sim – Kaimhill £1330. Jers – Dyke £1320. Cont – Dyke £1280. Lim – Dyke £1280. Char – Dyke £1180 (x3); Kaimhill £1160. HF – Rossiebank £1120 (x4).

On milk – Lim – £940 (x3), £910 (x4), £800 (x2); Borlick £900, £710. Char – Scart £740. BB – Wester Borland £700 (x3). Hfd – Bonnybrae £690.

Store hoggs – Mule – Brisbane Glen £177 (x2), £146; Invernoaden £161; Island View £150. BF – Island View £170; Coille £158; Invernoaded £153; Brisbane Glen £145 (x2). Tex – Invernoaden £170, £150; Island View £158; Ardbeg £150; Fullarton £141. Suff – Coille £146. Chev – Coille £124.

Rams – Chev – Ardlussa £150. BF – Brisbane Glen £150.

Gimmers and lambs – BluTex – Station View £160, £148.

Ewes and lambs – Tex – Tullgarth £137. Mule – Claylands £127, £126; Hattonknowe £127, £122; Barnakill £117 (x2). BF – Barnakill £104; Milkiston £98.

Carlisle

Harrison and Hetherington sold 601 store cattle to a high of £3050 for a British Blue cross heifer from Messrs Kitson, South Side, Yarm who also topped the bullocks with more of the same at £2420.

Leading prices

Bullocks – BB – £2420 (x3), £2110 25 South Side; £2170 Broathill; £2100 Kirtlebank. Lim – £2360 Blackrigg; £2350, £2170, £2140, £2110, Whiteside; £2150, Low House; £2150, Aulby; £2150 (x3), £2110 25 South Side; £2120 Woodslee. A-A – £2330, £2200 (x3) Longrigg Thorn; £2310 (x3) Limekilns; £2290 Windy Nook; £2240, £2130 Aulby; £2180 Blackrigg; £2160 Rye Close. Char – £2300, £2250 Blackrigg; £2160 High Knells. Sim – £2090 High Knells. Hfd – £1980, £1960 (x2) Rye Close. Blond – £1960 Stubb Place. BSH – £1960 Cockleybank. HF – £1860, Kelsick House; £1700 Greengill. Mont – £1820, £1800 Stubb Place. BF – £1760, £1740 (x2), Rye Close; £1750 Bank. Fleck – £1740, £1700 Greystone House. DSH – £1690 Greengill.

Heifers – BB – £3050, £2080 25 South Side; £2050, Kirtlebank; £2000 (x2), Cockleybank. Lim – £2320, £2260, £2120 (x2) 25 South Side; £2250 Woodslee; £2200 Hill Park; £2120 Gapshields; £2100 (x2) Whiteside. Char – £2290 (x2), £2140 25 South Side. A-A – £2160 Longrigg Thorn; £2080, 25 South Side. Sim – £1870 Broathill. BSH – £1790 Greenwrae. Parth – £1790 Swordwellrigg. Hfd – £1750 (x3) Cockleybank. HF – £1400 (x5) Auchenleck. Hol – £1400 (x2) Auchenleck.

Bull calves – Lim – £1060 Philgowan. BB – £1000 Cooponcarse; £930 Big Balcraig; £890, £800, £790 Monks House; £890 Bridgehouse; £890 Carneil; £880, £870, £860, £845 Dormanstead; £860 (x2) Elephant; £850, £840, £820 Torphenhow Hall; £840 Hadderdale; £820 Burton House. A-A – £980, £910 Cooponcarse; £980, Roansbank; £910 Philgowan; £820 Dormanstead; £815 (x2), £750 High Bow Farming. Char – £780, £770, Wolsty Hall. Sim – £750 Philgowan. HF – £550 Groundy Croft; £550 Bridgehouse. BF – £370 Redhills. Ayr – £370, Aigle Gill. Hol – £350 (x3) Rosewain.

Heifer calves – BB – £980, £940 Cooponcarse; £910 (x2), £880 (x2), £830 Big Balcraig; £880, Monks House; £850 Hadderdale; £840 Dormanstead; £840, £800 Carneil. Lim – £900 Philgowan. Sim – £850 Philgowan. Char – £810 Wolsty Hall. A-A – £800 (x2), Big Balcraig. Wag X – £510 (x2) Brownfield.

Weaned bulls – A-A – £2200 (x2), £1930, Prospect Grange. Lim – £2100, £1960 (x2), £1950, £1920 Lantonside; £1960, £1940, £1800 Hetherside. BB – £1370 Asby Mill.

Weaned bullocks – Lim – £2040, £1940, £1890, £1860, £1820, High Threave; £1840 Knock Hall. Blond – £1690 Merryshield. A-A – £1660 (x2), Whiteclose Rigg. BB – £1600 Merryshield; £1600 (x2), Whiteclose Rigg. Sim – £1600 Brackenhill Rigg. BSH – £1500 (x2) Merryshield. Char – £1420 Brackenhill Rigg. Hfd – £1210, Heather Croft. HF – £1000 (x2) Hill Top.

Weaned heifers – Lim – £1710 Longrow. BB – £1660, Nether Oakshaw. BSH – £1660 (x5), Merryshield. Blond – £1470, Merryshield. A-A – £1440 23 Grahamsfield. Char – £1380 (x2) Greyrigg. Fleck – £1090 Threapland Lees. Hol – £990 Whitehead Hill.

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £182 (x4), £161 (x4), £154 (x2), £150 (x3) Lipwood. Mule – £156 (x14) Glebelands; £137 (x8) Town Head Farm. HD – £128 (x3) New Hoddam.

Hoggs and lambs – Suff – £162 (x4) Dockray Hall; £147 (x6) Glebelands. Tex – £148 (x2), £144 (x8), £132 (x6) Dockray Hall.

Ewe hoggs – Suff – £154 (x8) Glebelands; £138 (x46) Mansfield Cottage. Mule – £148 (x6) Lipwood.

Ayr

Bullocks and heifers average 398.1p and 380.5p per kg respectively at Craig Wilson’s sale of 620 store cattle.

Bullocks led the trade at £2260 for an Aberdeen Angus from Pocknave and a Limousin from North Waterland. Prices per kg reached 512.7p for three Charolais bullocks from Busbiehill.

Store hoggs (47) peaked at £140 for Texel crosses from AC Kerr, Ballikillet whilst 516 breeding sheep averaged £134.43 per life having sold to £160 for Mule gimmers with Suffolk twin lambs from R Munro, Polnoon.

Leading prices

Bullocks – A-A – £2260, £2010 Pocknave; £2120 Slatehole; £2100, £2000 Clonbeith; £2040 Darnlaw; £2030 Brieryside; £2010 Laigh Drumdow; 498.2p, 496p Castle Sinniness; 489.6p Bridge (Arran). Lim – £2260, £2180, £2130, £2000 North Waterland; £2180 Gass, Straiton; £2020 Mount Pleasant; 505p Broadlie; 481.5p, 481p Kilpatrick. BB – £2180 North Waterland; £2030 Pocknave; £2000 Baltersan; 483.7p, 471.4p High Garphar. Sim – £2080 (x5); 463.3p Cleeves. Char – £1960 Chalmerston; 512.7p Busbiehill; 474.3p Lochhill. SH – £1840, 470p Garfield; 453.7p Kilpatrick. Lui – £1800 Airyligg. Hfd – 454.2p Markhill; 439.6p High Garphar. Fries – £1700, 338p Stevenston; £1600 High Branchal.

Heifers – Lim – £2220, £2040, North Waterland; £2180 Back O’Hill; 431.5p Fleminghill; 444.4p Borland. Char – £2080, Gass (Straiton); 441p Balligmorrie; 437.9p Lochhill. BB – £2080 Pocknave; £2010, Stafflar. A-A – £1960 Pocknave; £1940 Baltersan; 435.9p Bridge (Arran). Sim – 425.4p Balligmorrie; 400p Cleeves. Sal – 400p Wee Carleton. SH – £1790 Lindsayston.

Store hoggs – Tex – £140, £125 Ballikillet. BF – £88 Bents, Barrhill.

Ewes and lambs – Belt – £128 Kirkbride. BF – £78 Riggfoot. Mule – £158, £150, £145, £140 Low Bargenoch; £142 Birgidale Knock. Rous – £112 Lochend. Tex X – £150, £132 Kirkbride; £145, £132 Thorn; £138, £135 Wyllieland. ChevMule – £132 (x2) Kirkbride.

Gimmers and lambs – Chev – £125 Birgidale Knock. KH – £90 Riggfoot. Mule – £160, £158 (x2) Polnoon; £145, £142 Creagraineach. Tex X – £155 Low Bargenoch. EC – £88 Birgidale Knock.

Hoggs and lambs – Suff – £143 Glenstables. Tex X – £130, £122 Kirkbride.

Newton Stewart

Some 114 store cattle forward at Craig Wilson’s sale saw bullocks and heifers average 422.5p and 359p per kg respectively, having sold to £1890 for an Aberdeen Angus bullock from Messrs Wood, Challochmun, Glenluce or 510p for the same from C Muir, Larg, Newton Stewart.

Leading prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1890 Challochmun; £1720, £1630, 510p, 476p, 466p Larg (N/S). Lim – £1880 Challochmun; £1710 West High Ardwell; 480p Clugston; 484p Larg (N/S). Char – £1770 Craigneil. BB – £1620 West High Ardwell. Sim – £1490, £1410 Barrachan. Sim X – 483p (x2) Barrachan. Sal X – £1190, 474p Risk. Char X – 432p Craigneil. Hol – £1060 West High Ardwell.

Heifers – Lim – £1750, £1540, 389p, 376p West High Ardwell. Char – £1670, Craigneil. Char X – 398p, 372p Craignel. A-A – £1550, 383p Challochmun. Hfd – 360p Barrachan. BB – £1400, 359p Challochmun.

Castle Douglas

Wallets Marts sold 331 store cattle on Monday to a top of £2100 for Aberdeen Angus bulls from Messrs Graham, Irelandton, or 541.4p for Simmental bullocks from Messrs Thomson, East Altercannoch.

Leading prices

Bulls – A-A – £2100, 323.1p Irelandton.

Bullocks – BB – £2060, 334.6p Auchenleck. A-A – £2040 Auchenleck; 451.3p Muncraig 451.3p. Sal – £2040 Boreland of Girthon; 466.7p Rusko. Sim – £1980 Glenkiln; 541.4p East Altercannoch. Char – £1980, £1960, 478p Glenkiln; 486.7p Lochside. Lim – £1760 High Glasnick; £1740, 490.1p Garroch Estate. BG – £1700 Irelandton; 438.1p Millbrook House. Hfd – £1700 Upper Barr; 490p Muncraig. SH – £1490 Barlochan Wood; £1470, 483.6p Castlecreavie. Gal – £1380, 434p Craigenputtock.

Heifers – Lim – £2020 Killochy; 437.9p Garroch. A-A – £2020 Killochy; £1930 Auchenleck; 396.4p Muncraig; 392.5p Kenmure, Kirkcowan. Sim – £1980 Drumhumphry; 440.1p Garroch Estate; 439.5p East Altercannoch. Sal – £1910 Drumhumphry; 410.3p Rusko. BB – £1890, £1880, 382.9p Auchenleck. Char – £1600, 400.5p, 399.4p Lochside; £1590 Killochy; 398.2p Boreland of Girthon. SH – £1420, 403.4p Buittle Mains. Hfd – £1420, 403.4p Buittle Mains. Lui – £1240 Muncraig; 376.1p Barlochan Wood.

Lanark

Bullocks and heifers averaged 401.1p and 394.22p per kg respectively at Lawrie and Symington’s sale of 618 store cattle.

Bullocks sold to £2340 for a 744kg Limousin cross from Messrs Noble, Lochurd or 514.5p for a 276kg Limousin cross from Messrs Davis, Halkerston.

Heifers peaked at £2220 for a 708kg Charolais cross from Lochurd or 466.2p for 281kg Aberdeen Angus from Messrs Baxter, Gibblaston.

Leading prices

Bullocks – A-A – £2140 Tanhill; £2070, £2050, £2030, 400p Weston; £2050, £1950 East Law; £2050 Parklea; 462p Deaconhill; 431p Bangour; 420p Walston Mill. Hfd – £2180, Dechmont; £1740, South Brackenridge; £1460, North Bankend; 408p, 386p Burnfoot. Lim – £1780, £1720, 427p, Drumbuie. Lui – £1230, 408p Debog. Lim X – £2340, £2260, £2230 Lochurd; £2050, £1980, £1900, West Millrig; £1950, £1900, 514p, Halkerston; £1920, £1900, 444p, 437p Gair; 456p Netherurd; 438p Nether Balgray. Char X – £2300 Lochurd; £2160, £2130, £1980 Eastshield; £2070, Burnfoot; £1990, Mossplatt; £1980, £1900, Netherton; £1970 Bickerton Hall; £1960, West Millrig; 448p Blairmulloch. SH – £1880, Nether Glinns; £1860, Southmains; £1840, £1800, Cobblehaugh; £1760, Carco; 480p Skipness. WSH – £1630, 480p, 445p, Skipness. Sim X – £2130, £1840, 372p Parklea; £1920, 358p Eastshield. WB – 356p Blairmulloch. BB – £2060 Lochurd; £1870, £1740, 408p, 374p Cobblehaugh; £1780, 388p Blairmulloch; £1730, £1560, 402p, 392p Deaconhill; £1700, 440p Sherifflatts. Mont – £1680, 350p Cobblehaugh. Fries – £1820, £1680, Tanhill; £1740, Parklea. Hol – £1700, 340p, Cronan.

Heifers – A-A – £1950, £1880, £1750 East Law; £1890 Weston; £1840 Cobblehaugh; £1770, 423p, Skerrington Mains; £1750 Pretts mill; £1740 Mossplatt; 466p, 452p Gibblaston. BG – £1380 Eastfield. Hfd – £1900, 366p Dechmont; £1480, 370p Walston Mill. Lim – £1870, Drumbuie. Lim X – £2000 Dechmont; £1990, 407p Halkerston; £1940, £1830, £1790 Ramoan; £1800, 400p West Millrig; £1760, £1740, 400p Nether Balgray; £1740 Netherurd; £1740 Eastfield; 441p Gibblaston. Char X – £2220 Lochurd; £2140, £2130, £2120 Eastshield; £2000, £1940 Netherurd; £1970 Burnfoot; £1960 West Millrig; £1760, Bickerton Hall; £1750 Netherton. SH – £2190, £2010, £1860, £1740, 446p, 432p Cobblehaugh; £1850 Weston; £1720, £1700 Carco; £1480, Oldhill. Cont X – £1580, £1520, £1480, 397p, 391p, Skerrington Mains. WSH – £1380, 424p, 395p Skipness. Sim – 441p Gibblaston; 438p, 430p Skerrington Mains. Sim X – £2140, £2130, £1920 Eastshield; £2060 Parklea; £1740 Cleugh; £1700 Pretts Mill. Blond – £1660, £1580, 428p, Laigh Cleughearn. BB – £1860, £1800, £1720, 389p, 388p, Cobblehaugh; £1760 Blairmulloch.