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United Auctions sold 460 head of store cattle and 105 rearing cattle and 11 breeding cattle at its weekly sale.

Bullocks averaged 412.56p per kg having sold to 494p for three 332kg Beef Shorthorns from Brigland and £2470 for a 652kg British Blue and a 652kg Limousin from Whiteside.

Heifers levelled at 396.13p and sold to 507.9p for four 443kg Simmentals from Forestmill and to £2480 for a pair of Limousins from Whiteside.

Leading prices

Store bullocks – BB – Whiteside £2470; Blair Mains 417.5p; Blackbog £2050; Millbank £2000. Lim – Whiteside £2470, £2440, £2260; Brigland 479.7p, 472p; Wester Rottearns £2080, 447.7p, £1970; Garrick 469.7p (x3); Millbank £2000. A-A – Saughland £2380, £2340, 438.9p (x5), 425.5p (x5); Garvald Mains £2320, 427.5p (x8), 426.5p (x6), £2240; Kilchamaig 437.5p (x5); Mains £2280; Auchenwincie £2220; Currie Inn 420.5p (x4). BSH – Whiteside £2300, £2260; Brigland 494p (x3), 484p (x3); Blackbog £2050; Braes of Grandtully 479p (x7), 452.1p (x4), 451.2p (x7). Sim – Garvald Mains £2160; South Common 461.9p (x3); Mains £2150, £2140; Bougang 454.5p; Millbank £2080, £2000. Char – Dyke £2060, £1980, 446.9p (x5), 445.9p (x3); Bougang 484.9p (x4), 470.9p, 454.5p, £1920. Hfd – Blackbog £2000, £1990.

Store heifers – Lim – Whitside £2480 (x2), £2380, £2340, £2300, £2240; Garrick 490.7p (x3); Ardgate £2230, £2200, £2080; Balgray 440.7p (x3), 435.4p (x2); Wester Rottearns £1900, 426.5p. A-A – Garvald Mains £2360, £2160, £2140, 432.9p (x8), 415.50p (x8); Mains £2100; Auchenwincie 415.2p (x4), £2080; Temples £2080; Millands £2080. Sim – Forestmill £2250, 507.9p (x4), 463.6p (x3), 433.7p (x3); Ardgate £2230, £2220; South Common 427.8p (x5); Mains £2220; West Pilmore 413.6p (x2); Temples £2140. Char – Ardgate £2280, £1860; Lochhead 434.8p; East Doura £1860; West Pilmore 413p. BB – Bencloich £2220; Millands 404.1p, £1980; Flenders. Hfd – Caddell £2060 (x4), 410p (x5). Sal – Ardgate £2230, 410.7p.

Young bulls – Hfd – Langfauld Steading £1720, 348.1p; Badenkep £1600. Sal – Balminnoch £1600, 348p. Sim – Eden 451.3p.

Forward stores – A-A – Mid Seat £2890, £2810; Stoneyacres 364.4p. Lim – Todhall £2310, 378.7p. Stab X – Nether Fordun £2210, £2140, 334.4p. BB – Drumalea 356.8p.

On milk – BB – Corscaplie £1200; Drumglass £1140. Lim – Kirkland £1180; North Medrox £1110; Corscaplie £1100. Sim – Kirkland £1160, £1000. A-A – Kirkland £1040.

Rearing stirks – BB – Bonnybrae £1360; £1250. Sim – Spouthead £1300; Kirkland £1150. A-A – Dyke £1160; Kaimhill £1040. BSH – Kirkland £1140. Char – Spouthead £1080.

Breeding bulls – Lim – Cairntack £5300.

Cows and calves – Lim – Cairntack £3000. A-A – Cairntack £2800, £2700; Drumelzier £2800.

Carlisle

An entry of 241 forward for Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale, averaged £1911 and sold to a top of £2540 for a Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Moffat, Stone House, Gretna.

Heifers peaked at £2260 for a pair of British Blue crosses from Messrs Holldiay, Newbampton, Wigton.

Charolais led the calf trade at £990 for bulls and £880 for heifers both from McNabney Bros, Barsalloch.

Young bulls (83) averaged £1432 and sold to £2290 for a Limousin from Messrs Storey, Carlisle whilst stirks reached £206 for a Limousin heifer from Messrs Tindale, Wydon.

Leading prices

Store bullocks – Lim – £2540, £2480 (x2), £2280 Stone House; £2500 Newtown; £2300 Halls Oven; £2270, £2240 Demesne; £2250 Mains Of Collin; £2180 46 Noble Croft; £2170 Southerfield Hall. BB – £2280, £2270 Kirtlebank; £2260 Burtholme; £2210 Hollands; £2080 Wallhead; £2080 Carleton Hill; £2080 Southerfield Hall. Char – £2270, £2230, £2200, £2160 Spout Bank; £2230 Swordwellrigg; £2200 (x2) West Causeway Head; £2150 Burtholme. A-A – £2240, £2050 (x2), £2000 Burtholme; £2180 Kirtlebank; £2010 Demesne. Hfd – £2200, £2180 (x3), £2110 (x2), £2090, £2040 (x2) Demesne. Fleck – £2170 Wardhall Guards. Sim – £2040 Challochmun. HF – £1900 (x5), £1880 Challochmun. BSH – £1880 Parton.

Store heifers – BB – £2260 (x2), £2190 (x2), £2180 (x2), £2160 (x2), £2100 (x3) Newbampton; £2090 Kirtlebank; £2020, £2000 Hollands; £1990 Wallhead; £1970 (x2) Carleton Hill; £1970 7 Sark Tower. Lim – £2240, £2120, £1900 Newtown; £2150, £2000 Halls Oven; £2120 Carleton Hill; £1940, £1920 Wallhead; £1900 Stanley House. A-A – £2220, £1990 (x2), £1910, £1840 Flothers; £2090 Newbampton; £1980 Millantae; £1890, £1840 Snape. Sim – £2080, £1970, £1820 Cardew. Char – £1940, £1930 Swordwellrigg. Hfd – £1780 Silver How; £1770 Parton.

Bull calves – Char – £990, £930, £900, £880, £720 (x2), £680, £670 Barsalloch; £730 (x2) East Scales; £600 Holmescales. BB – £910 (x2), £850 Brunt Hill; £910, £760 High House; £900, £870 (x2), £860 Cooponcarse; £830 (x2) Waingate Head; £820 Netherfield; £780, £750, £710 Wedholme Hill; £750 Dormanstead; £740, £710 East Scales; £740, £710 Carsewalloch. Lim – £860, £825 Brunt Hill; £810 Greengatehouse; £790 Barsalloch; £750 (x2), £720 High House. A-A – £830 Greengatehouse; £740 Netherfield; £740, £680 Barsalloch; £710, £700 East Scales; £685, £610 High Ploughlands; £680 Grains; £670 Wedholme Hill; £640 (x2) Low Tarns; £610 Meinside. Hfd – £810, £780 (x2), £590 Balnab; £770 (x2), £760, £740 (x2), £660 (x2), £620, £550 Harrington Ling; £660 16 The Crescent; £590 Scalehill. BF – £680 Mid Whinnow. Sim – £620, £600 (x2) Meinside. HF – £590 16 The Crescent; £540, £480, £400, £370 (x2), £360, £350, £310 (x2) Legars; £470 Monks House; £450 Greengatehouse; £370 How End; £360 Wedholme Hill; £300 (x2) Meinfoot. Hol – £450, £270 (x2), £250 Beech House; £290 Meinside.

Heifer calves – Char – £880 (x2), £820, £800, £710, £660 Barsalloch; £700 Holmescales. Sim – £840 (x2) Low; £620 Meinside. A-A – £830 Cooponcarse; £710 (x2), £690, £590 (x2) Low Tarns; £700 (x2), £610 Netherfield; £650 (x2), £620 (x2) High Ploughlands; £610 Barsalloch; £590 Dormanstead. Lim – £830, £690 (x2) High House; £820, £640 Greengatehouse. BB – £820 Cooponcarse; £740 (x2), £730 East Scales; £720 Brunt Hill; £720, £715, £660 Netherfield; £705, £690 Wedholme Hill; £700, £670 Chalk Lodge; £690 High House; £690, £680 (x2) Carsewalloch; ££670, £660 Dormanstead; £660 (x2) Monks House. Hfd – £760 (x2), £740, £730, £640 (x2) Balnab; £620 Harrington Ling.

Weaned bulls – Lim – £2290 6 Bushfield; £2220, £2100 (x2), £2040 (x2), £1980 (x2) Miller Hill; £2060 Stubbsgill; £1990 Thorniethwaite. A-A – £2140 6 Bushfield; £1110 Brisco Hill. Mont – £1760 Mouswald Grange. Fleck – £1760, £1480 Mouswald Grange. BB – £1650 (x2), £1580 (x4) Whitestone; £1370 (x2) Asby Mill. Sim – £1500 (x3) Oakrigg. Sal – £1180 Mosshill. BF – £1170 (x4) Row Hall; £1080 (x4) High Wood Nook. Hol – £1170 (x2) Row Hall. HF – £1140 (x2) Broadwater.

Weaned bullocks – Lim – £1980 (x2), £1860 6 The Grove; £1850 Mains of Collin. A-A – £1820 Cardrain; £1740 Wydon Eals; £1570 (x2) Brisco Hall. Char – £1820, £1710 Great Easby. BB – £1690 (x2) 6 The Grove; £1670 Sockbridge Hall; £1640 (x3) Cardrain; £1610 (x6) Brayshaw. Sim – £1690 Great Easby; £1660 Brisco Hall. Hfd –£1680 6 The Grove; £1550 (x2), £1370 (x2), £1320 (x3), £1160 (x2) Sockbridge Hall; £1430 (x2) Crossrigg; £1110 (x2) Whitehead Hill. BSH – £1590 Great Easby. HF – £1420 (x3), £1350 (x3) West Heddon. Sal – £1260 Mosshill. Wag X – £800 Whitehead Hill.

Weaned heifers – Lim – £2060, £1840 Wydon Eals; £1660 Ashley Grove; £1650 Moory Lea; £1630 (x3) Winterhope. Sim – £1710, £1470 Oakrigg; £1610 Great Easby. BB – £1690 (x4), £1600 (x4) Cardrain; £1180 Pinegrove. A-A – £1580 Brisco Hall; £1350 Macey Bank; £1300 (x3) High Rigg; £1130 (x4) Whitehead Hill; £1100 3 Caton Street; £1040 Burn House. Stab – £1550, £1240 (x2) The Swaites. Char – £1340 Wheyrigg House; £1310 High Rigg. Hfd – £1180 (x4) Sockbridge Hall.

Dingwall

Dingwall and Highland Marts sold 90 store and 23 adult breeding cattle at their sale.

Bullocks averaged 372.1p per kg and sold to 453.8p for a 260kg Limousin cross from Achue Croft, Clashinglash and to £1900 for a 520kg Beef Shorthorn from Benleana, Newton of Ferintosh.

Heifers averaged 361.5p having sold to 453.7p for a 335kg Limousin cross from Invercharron, Ardgay and £2200 for 675kg and 700kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from South Balkeith, Tain.

A British Blue cross cow with a Limousin cross calf at foot from Smallburn Farms, Elgin, attracted the top price of £3850 amongst the breeding cattle.

Other leading prices

Bullocks – Up to 350kg – Achue Croft £1300, 419.4p; Tomchrasky £1280, 393.8p; 87 Torroble £1260, 370.6p; 2 Achnagarron £1210, 440p. 351-400kg – Tomchrasky £1550, 423.5p. 401-450kg – Belladrum Mills £1600, 395.1p. 451-500kg – Bog of Auchterflow £1840, £1740, £1720, 375.5p, 374.2p; Belladrum Mills £1800, 367.3p; Benleana £1700; Tomchrasky £1680. Over 501kg – East Kirk £1880, £1740.

Heifers – Up to 350kg – Invercharron £1540, 440p. 351-400kg – Invercharron £1660, 415p; Davochfin Farm £1590, 407.7p. 401-450kg – Belladrum Mills £1700, £1600, 422.9p; South Balkeith £1640. 451-500kg – Belladrum Mills £1820; Tomchrasky £1700; Allanglach £1640; 11 Garyvard £1620; South Balkeith £1620; 87 Torroble £1620. Over 501kg – 1 Kirkibost £1900; South Balkeith £1880, £1840, £1800; Calrossie Mains £1800.

Heifers with calves – Smallburn Farms (BSH X) £3800.

Cows with calves – 15 Achnairn (BSH X) £2600.

In-calf cows – 131 Torroble (Lim X) £2250.

Thainstone

Bullocks and heifers averaged 408.2p and 417.4p per kg respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ store sale.

Bullocks sold to 507.7p for a 390kg Limousin cross from Hillhead, Newmachar and to £2740 for a 682kg British Blue cross and a pair of 706kg Limousin crosses both from Stoneyhill, Longhaven.

Heifers peaked at 497.1p for a 350kg Simmental cross from Cultercullen Farm, Udny Station and at £2440 for a 620kg Limousin cross from Turriff, Aberdeenshire.

A Limousin bull topped breeding cattle at £4620 for Brownhill of Annochie, Auchnagatt.

Leading prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Strocherie (Char X) £1260, 437.5p. 301-350kg – Mansefield (Char X) £1520, 439.3p. 351-400kg – Whitehouse Farm (Char X) £1980, 495p. 401-450kg – Whitehouse Farm (Char X) £2150, 500p. 451-500kg – Mansefield (Char X) £2190; Westfield (Lim X) 463.5p. 501-550kg – Westfield (Lim X) £2230, 435.5p. 551-600kg – Mansefield (Lim X) £2430, 417.5p. 601-650kg – Stoneyhill (Char X) £2480; Culbirnie (Sim X) 388.9p. 651-700kg – Stoneyhill (LimX) £2620, (BB X) 401.8p. 701-750kg – Stoneyhill (Lim X) £2740, 388.1p. 751-800kg – Stoneyhill (Lim X) £2700, 348.8p. 801-850kg – Stoneyhill (Char X) £2690, 309.4p.

A-A bullocks – Up to 350kg – Cairntack Farm £1400, 409.6p. 351-400kg – Mains Frendraught £1700, 429.3p. 401-450kg – Little Kenny Farm £1980, 465.7p. 451-500kg – Balintraid £2050, 443.7p. 501-550kg – 2 Bogie Street £1930, 368.3p. 551-600kg – Crannabog Farms £2320, 405.6p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Cultercullen Farm (Lim X) £880, 372.9p. 251-300kg – Mansefield (Char X) £1420, 483p. 301-350kg – Cultercullen Farm (Sim X) £1740; South Cranna (Lim X) 470.2p. 351-400kg – 2 Bogie Street (Lim X) £1740, 467p. 401-450kg – South Cranna (Lim X) £1920, 457.1p. 451-500kg – Mansefield (Char X) £2190, 441.5p. 501-550kg – Westfield (Lim X) £2290; Newseat of Tolquhon (Char X) 425.2p. 551-600kg – 2 Bogie Street (Lim X) £2310, 401p. 601-650kg – Braco Park (Char X) £2330; Turriff (Lim X) 393.5p. 651-700kg – Turriff (Sim X) £2320, 348.3p.

A-A heifers – 350kg – Gordonhall £1540; Blairindinnie 355.4p. 351-400kg – Gordonhall £1740, 435p. 401-450kg – Little Kenny Farm £1790; Highland Croft 420.2p. 451-500kg – Troup Home Farm £1950, 420.3p. 501-550kg – Westfield £2190, 411.7p. 601-650kg – Prettycur Farm £2340, 365.6p.

Bulls – Up to 350kg – Cultercullen Farm (Sim X) £1320, 390.5p. 351-400kg – Corshelloch (Lim X) £1560; Cultercullen Farm (Sim X) 378.2p. 401-450kg – Cantlay (BB X) £1520, 350.2p. 451-500kg – Tullo of Garvock (Lim X) £1900, 413p. 501-550kg – Westend (Stab X) £1800; Wrangham (BB) 357.1p. 551-600kg – Mansefield (Char X) £1820, 313.8p. 601-650kg – Mansefield (Char X) £1940, 314.9p.

In-calf cows – Craigscorrie (Sim X) £2280, (Lim X) £2200, (Sim X) £1980.

Dumfries

C and D Auction Marts sold 173 head of store cattle on Monday where Aberdeen Angus bullocks from Henderson Farming, Fardingjames, attracted the top price at £2100, with a top price per kg of 503.2p paid for a Charolais from Messrs Clement, Gatehouse.

Heifers sold to £2080 for a Limousin from Messrs Graham, Midtown and to 482.8p for a Charolais from Gatehouse.

A one-month-old Charolais heifer topped the calf trade at £980 from Messrs Templeton, Glenlaugh.

Pigs of all entries reached £220 for two black prime entries from Whitmuirhaugh, Kelso. Pietrain cutters sold to £108 from Messrs Penny, Arthur Farm, Dalmellington.

Leading prices

Bullocks – A- A – £2100, £1960, £1910 (x2) Fardingjames; £1940, £1920 High Auchneel; 454.5p Park; 440.6p Auchenhill. Lim – £2090, £1990, 486p, 452.3p Belridding. BB – £1720 Dipton; £1700 Big Balcraig. Char – £1560, 503.2p Gatehouse; £1550 Dipton.

Heifers – Lim – £2080 Midtown; £1940, £1880 High Auchneel; £1850, 451.2p Belridding; 437.3p Rockallhead. Char – £1960, £1940 High Auchneel; 482.8p Gatehouse. BB – £1940 Auchenhill; £1750 Hollands; 408.3p Dipton. NR – £1940 High Auchneel. Sim – £1940 High Auchneel; 407.6p Rockhallhead. A-A – £1880, £1870 High Auchneel; £1750, £1680 Highlaw; £1650 Dipton; 425p Park; 424.2p Gatehouse. Hfd – £1860 High Auchneel. Fries – £1640 Searigg.

Bull calves – A-A – £790 Lodge of Kelton; £610, £600 (x2) Lochmailing; £500 Beyond the Burn. Hfd – £600, £510 Balnab. Lim – £520, £450 Grains. BSH – £410 West Logan. Hol – £340 (x3), £330 (x3), £320 (x2) Fellend. BSw – £280 (x3) Beyond the Burn.

Heifer calves – Char – £980 Glenlaugh. A-A – £920 (x2), £810 (x3) Morrach; £750 Lodge of Kelton. Hfd – £600 (x4) Balnab. Sim – £410 Fairgirth.

Longtown

Some 1776 store sheep forward for C and D Auction Marts' opening sale of lambs on Tuesday averaged £128, selling to £170 for a single Suffolk from Gibson Farming, Cut Thorn.

Store cattle reached £2320 for a Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Moffar, Rigg Smiddy whilst heifers sold to £1980 for another of the same from Messrs Byers, White Hill.

Leading prices

Store lambs – Suff – £170, £155 Cut Thorn; £150 Lake View; £147 The Crossings Cottage. Tex – £168 Hopestead; £168 Leahill; £166, £160 Morwood; £164 Banks Head; £160 Northway. Belt – £163 Pallet Hill; £156, £154 Thorniethwaite; £150 Merkland. Char – £160 Merkland; £154 Thompson Walls. EC – £157 Mansfield Cottage. Zwart – £144 Lake View. NCC – £140 Cut Thorn; £120 Thompsons Walls; Rom – £132 Mansfield Cottage. Hamp – £118 Thorniethwaite. Cross – £112 Cherry Tree; £104 Dalwyne; £102 Mansfield Cottage. BdgF – £110 Dalwyne. KH – £96 (x2) Dalwyne.

Tup lambs – Tex – £166 Cherry Tree; £146 Hopestead; £118 Lake View. Belt – £124 Dalwyne. BdgF – £108 Dalwyne. Cross – £100 Dalwyne. Suff – £96 Dalwyne.

Bullocks – Lim – £2320, £2210 Rigg Smiddy; £1500 Ryehills. Char – £1790 Howcleugh. Dev – £1790, £1480 Howcleugh. BB – £1490 Ryehills.

Heifers – Lim – £1960, £1780 Whitehill. SP – £1750 Whitehill.

Ayr

A Charolais cross bullock stirk from Messrs MacPherson, North Fergushill, attracted the top price of £1500 at Craig Wilson’s sale of calves and stirks.

Calves reached £1160 for a British Blue cross heifer from Messrs Vance, Low Barledziew.

Leading prices

Bull calves – BB X – £1000 Low Barledziew; £940, £920 Auchinbay; £880 Cochno; £760 Broadhead. A-A X – £960 Low Bardledziew; £780 Auchinbay. Lim X – £730 Altonhill. Hfd X – £920, £720 (x3) Auchinbay. B/W – £730 Towerhill.

Heifer calves – BB X – £1160, £1100 Low Barledziew. A-A X – £980 Garryhorn; £940 (x2) Low Barledziew. Hfd X – £900 Auchinbay.