Dingwall
EWES with lambs at foot sold slightly easier on the fortnight when Dingwall and Highland Marts sold 89 lots to a top of £155 per unit for Cheviot ewes with Texel-sired lambs from Keppoch, Dundonnell. 
Store hoggs (269) met a positive trade peaking at £97 for a pen of Cheviots from Rydon, Tain, with the 301 ewes selling to the same price for a pen of Texel crosses from 15 Achnairn, Shinness. 
Rams and feeding sheep (44) sold to £116 for a Suffolk cross ram from Calrossie Mains, Nigg.

LEADING prices:

Store hoggs – Chev – Rydon, £92; Dundreggan Croft, Glenmoriston, £82. Tex X – 15 Achnairn, £83; Wester Cairnglass, Gollanfield, £63. Mule – 2 Wyvis View, Culbokie, £74. HMD – 7 Rowan Park, Carrbridge, £51. Cross – Carn Eilrig, Nethybridge, £50; 7 Kinneras, Kiltarlity, £50.
Ewes – Tex X – Invereen, Tomatin, £95; Wester Cairnglass, £78. Cross – Lower Gartally, Drumnadrochit, £90; 26 Balmacaan Road, Drumnadrochit, £76. Chev – Invereen, £87; 18 Kirkton Gardens, Lochcarron, £86. Mule – Balliefurth Farm, Grantown on Spey, £82; Lower Gartally, £74. Suff X – Muirhead, Cromarty, £78; Mid Fearn Farm, Ardgay, £78. BF – 18 Kirkton Gardens, £67; Invereen, £65. 
Ewes with lambs – Chev – 55/57 Rhue, Ullapool, £145; 15 Loaneckheim, Kiltarlity, £120. Tex X – Keppoch Farm, £142, £132. CHM – 15 Loaneckheim, £115, £105. Cross – Upperton, Balnain, £100. 
Rams and feeding sheep – Tex ram – Carn Eilrig, £98. Suff ram – Muirhead, £84. Zwa X gmr – Muirhead, £81. Cont – Chapelton, Nethy Bridge, £80. Tex X ram – Balliefurth Farm, £77. 

Carlisle
AN entry of 400 store cattle sold sharper than previous weeks at Harrison and Hetherington’s recent sale, where an Aberdeen-Angus cross bullock from Messrs Palmer, Longrigg Thorn, Carlisle, topped the trade at £1380. 
Heifers sold to £1260 for a Limousin from Messrs Grice, Newton Farm, while the entry of 362 weaned calves met a flying trade throughout peaking at £1170 for an 11-month-old Limousin bull from Messrs Watret, Maulscastle. 

LEADING prices:

Store bullocks – A-A – £1380, £1300 Longrigg Thorn; £1230 Lodge Farm; £1175 (x3), £1060 (x2) Stainton House; £1025 Hayclose. Lim – £1340 Orton Rigg; £1310 Newtown Farm; £1300 Tarn Lodge; £1260, £1140 The Swaites; £1260, £1195, £1130, £1120 West Cocklaw; £1255 (x2) Cumdivock; £1190 Heggle Lane; £1180, £1165, £1155, £1150, £1120 Upper Higham Lane; £1175 (x4) Croft House; £1135 Littlewater; £1125 (x2) Stenries; £1120 Town Foot. BB – £1275, £1255 (x2), £1160 Sandbed Farm; £1210 Eden Bank; £1190 Carleton Hill; £1190 Heggle Lane; £1160, £1130 Stenries; £1100 Hainings Farm; £1100 Seymour House; £1100 (x3) Town Head. Sim – £1255, £1200 Sheepfields. Char – £1190, £1145 Upper Higham Lane; £1060 (x2) Low Houses. Fleck – £1150, £1080 Heggle Lane. Mont – £1150 Heggle Lane. Blo – £1120 Hawkrigg Farm. Stab – £1110 The Swaites. Frie – £1000 (x2), £970 (x2) Wellington Farm. Baz – £920 Upper Higham Lane. HF – £905 (x3) £900 Lodge Farm; £900, £820 Carrick Dean; £850 Heggle Lane. SRW – £1200 Heggle Lane. DR – £750, £720 Lambfield. 
Store heifers – Lim – £1260, £1090 (x2) Newtown Farm; £1190 Orton Rigg; £1170 Lodge Farm; £1120, £1110 (x2) Hawkrigg; £1090 (x2), £1075 Crowdieknowe; £1080 The Swaites; £1065 Stenries; £1065 Town Foot; £1060, £1055 Pallet Hill; £1050 Hayclose. BB – £1185 Eden Bank; £1110, £1080 £1060 Rose Farm; £1090, £1080 (x2) Town Head; £1070 Arkleby Hall. Char – £1130, £1100, £1050, £1000 Upper Higham Lane. A-A – £1130 Lodge Farm; £1050 (x3) Rose Farm. Frie – £1090 Town Head. Baz – £1050 Upper Higham Lane. Her – £1045, £1020 Breckonhill Farm. 
Weaned bulls – Lim – £1170 Northfield Park; £985 Kellah. BB – £980, £970 Park House. BSho – £980 Gallow Hill. Sim – £920 (x3) Castlewigg; £905 (x3) High Griseburn. Mont – £600 (x2) Mouswald Grange. Fleck – £600 £590, £570, £560 (x2) Mouswald Grange. Frie – £580 (x4) Peluto Park. Hol – £470 (x5) Whitbarrow; £450 Burthwaite Croft. 
Weaned bullocks – Char – £1070, £960, £900 (x2) Garvilland; £930 Maidencoates. Lim – £1000 (x2) Lanerton; £960 (x3) Kilnstown; £930 (x3) Netherton; £920 Limekilns; £920 Tarn How; £915 Croft House; £900 Northfield Park. BSho – £940, Garvilland. Sal – £870, Kilnstown. BB – £830, Netherton. A-A – £725 Stone House. HF – £640 (x2) £480 (x2) Limekilns Farm; £540 (x7) Parks Farm. 
Weaned heifers – Lim – £1020 Cowranside; £1000 (x2) Lanerton; £950 (x5) Dry Howe; £940 (x2) Lanerton; £920 Croft House; £920 (x2) Kellah; £910 Kilnstown. Sim – £880 Castlewigg Farm. BB – £870 Croft House. Char – £820 (x3) Hartrigg. A-A – £770 Ashfield. Her – £680 (x6) Theakston Grange. 

Stirling (UA)
CHAROLAIS crosses from Haughton headed up United Auctions’ sale of 323 store cattle when a 267kg bullock realised 279p per kg and a heifer weighing 266kg sold for 268.8p. 
Per head, calves from Lettar of Ballied led at £1340 for a 566kg Limousin bullock with a 548kg Simmental heifer at £1220. 
The 163 bullocks averaged 231.53p with 155 heifers at 223.2p. Dairy bullocks (five) levelled at 167.38p having peaked at 221.5p and £775 for Holstein crosses from Meikle Camoquhill. 
Charolais crosses topped the 85 beef-bred cast cows at 225.p from Mosside and £1670 from Cotton of Ovenstone. With beef cows averaging 149.71p, the 17 dairy cows levelled at 133.8p and were topped by a Holstein cross from Claylands at 133.8p and £1070. 
An entry of breeding sheep reached £188 for Suffolk crosses with twins from Cairnton. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – East Cauldcoats £300; 147.1p. 251-300kg – Riccarton £800; Haughton 279p. 301-350kg – Lettar of Ballied £950, 277.8p. 351-400kg – Ardacheranmor £995; Meikle Larbrax 258.2p. 401-450kg – Meikle Camoquhill £1100, 244.4p. 451-500kg – Lettar of Ballied £1055, 232.4p. 501-551kg – Lettar of Ballied £1250, 235.1p. 552-601kg – Lettar of Ballied £1340, 236.7p. 
Heifers – 251-300kg – Haughton £715, 268.8p. 301-350kg – Meikle Larbrax £840, 252.5p. 351-400kg – Riccarton £940; Ashkirktown 252.8p. 451-500kg – Nether Dalkeith £1200, 260.3p. 501-550kg – Lettar of Ballied £1220, 222.6p.
Cast cows – Per head – Cotton of Ovenstone (Char) £1670; Ashkirktown (Lim) £1450; West Lethans (A-A) £1310; 8 Mordington (Her) £1230; Mosside (Sim) £1210; Claylands (Hol) £1070; Thomanean (Sal) £1050. Per kg – Mosside (Sim) 225.7p; Woodhead of Mailer (Lim) 197.4p; Cotton of Overstone (Char) 191.1p; West Lethans (A-A) 164.3p; Thomanean (Sal) 157.2p; 8 Mordington (Her) 155.3p; Claylands (Hol) 133.8p.
Cast bulls – Per head – Burnhead (Lim) £1550; Skirling Craig (Sim) £1490; Cumberhead (A-A) £1010. Per kg – Skirling Craig (Sim) 154.6p; Cumberhead (A-A) 151.2p; Burnhead (Lim) 138.1p.
Ewes with lambs – Twins – Suff X – £188 Cairnton. Tex X – £185 Cairnton. Mule – £180 Kildivaig. BF – £102 Little Drumquharn. 

Thainstone
AT Aberdeen and Northern Marts, last week, the sale of 286 store cattle saw a 376kg Charolais heifer from Lanlanburn, Deskford, top at 305.9p per kg.
The 150 heifers (which averaged 223.1p) also sold to £1330 twice – for a 580kg Blonde cross from Earlsfield, Kennethmont, and again for a pair of Lincoln Red crosses weighing 590kg from Hillside, Dufftown. 
The 124 bullocks levelled at 238.8p having peaked at 287.1p for a 364kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Blairgorm, Nethy Bridge, as well as £1565 for a 646kg Angus cross from Meikle Toux, Cornhill. 
Seven young bulls hit 242.3p and £950 for a 392kg Limousin cross from Netherskaill, Birsay.
Orkney and Shetland cattle were topped by a pair of 362kg Angus cross bullocks from Howally, Twatt, that made 245.9p with bullocks also hitting £1270 for a 544kg Charolais cross from Hall of Herston, St Margaret’s Hope. Hall of Herston also topped the heifer trade at £1270 for a 566kg Angus and 239.6p for a 480kg Charolais cross. 
Ewes with lambs were still keenly bid for as 436 sold to £98 per life for Texel hoggs with singles from Braigiewell, Echt, while the 80 store hoggs hit £68.50 for Suffolks from Bayview Croft, Fisherie. 
Feeding ewes and rams (1083) sold to £169.50 for Charollais ewes from Logie Durno, Pitcaple.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Chapelton, Dellavaird £670, 268p. 251-300kg – Ballaterach, Dinnet £740; Culphin of Park, Cornhill 259.3p. 301-350kg – Blairgorm, Nethy Bridge £800, 264.9p. 351-400kg – Langlanburn £1130, 282.5p. 401-450kg – Langlanburn £1200, 273.8p. 451-500kg – Meikle Toux £1290; Upper Crannabog, Forglen 265.8p. 501-550kg – Meikle Toux £1280, 251p. 551-600kg – Meikle Toux £1410, 244.8p. 601-650kg – Upper Bodachra, Dyce £1390; Meikle Toux 242.3p. 651-700kg – Braeside £1390, 206.2p. 701-750kg – Upper Bodachra £1460, 201.7p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Chapelton, Dellavaird £550, 243.4p. 251-300kg – Cairntack, Belhelvie £780, 277.6p. 301-350kg – Chapelton £755; Kintradwell, Brora 231.1p. 351-400kg – Langlanburn £1150; 265.2p. 401-450kg – Leary, Marwick, Langlanburn £1000; Leary 246.3p. 451-500kg – Hall of Herston, St Margarets Hope £1150; Wester New Forres 240.5p. 501-550kg – Warth, Twatt £1205; Hillside, Dufftown 228.5p. 551-600kg – Hilside £1309; Earlsfield 229.3p. 601-650kg – Upper Bodachra £1320, 217.8p.
Young bulls – Up to 350kg – Kintradwell £690, 218.4p. 401-450kg – Auchencrieve, Methlick £880, 216.7p.
Ewes with lambs – Singles – Mule hoggs – Braigiewell, Echt £88. Mule bm – Lost, Strathdon £72. Tex bm – Lost, Mill of Whitehill, New Deer £70. Chev 1/3cr– Tillylodge, Newe £63. Suff hoggs – Mossneuk, Ellon £62. Lamb and a half – Tex bm – Loanend, Cushnie £76. Mule 2cr – Pitprone, Glenkindie £74. Tex X 2cr – Mill of Whitehill £69. Chev X bm – Loanend £68. Tex hogg – Newton of Lewesk, Old Rayne £64. Cont bm – Meikle Haddo, Newburgh £64. Belt X bm – Lost £58. Zwa 2/3cr – Bellfield Newmachar £53. Twins – Tex 3cr – Tillylodge £69. Mule hoggs – Braigiewell, Echt £85. Tex hoggs – Braigiewell £83.
Store hoggs – Suff – Abbotswell Crescent, Kincorth £65.50. Suff X – Mill of Whitehill £63.50.
Feeding ewes – Tex – Wester Biffie, Maud £167.50. Tex X – Newmill, Cairness £165.50. Belt – Logie Durno £161.50. Suff – Barry House Glenbarry, Glack, Sauchen £161.50. Suff X – Logie Durno, Stonyford Tarland £157.50. Belt X – Broomhead Durris, Newmill £157.50. Cont – Logie Durno £155.50. Down – Davishill, Udny £155.50. Cont X – Glack £153.50. Down X – Greystone, Peterhead £151.50. Black – Mosside of Gight, Fyvie £151.50. Char – Blackpool, Millbrex £147.50. BFL – Logie Durno £143.50. HB – Stonyford £139.50. Chev – South Brideswells, Cushnie £129.50. Chev X – Auchmar, Leslie £127.50. Char X – Glack £125.50. Mule – Broomhill, Dunecht £125.50. GF – Mains of Craighall, Gartly £119.50. Dors – Nether Savoch, Longside £119.50. BF – Bush, Huntly £96.50.
Feeding rams – Suff – East Blairdaff, Kemnay £159.50. Tex – Dykenook, Netherly £155.50. Tex X – Moss-Side House, Lyne of Skene £143.50. Belt – Tapiken, Tyrie £141.50. Chev – Reaster, Lyth £133.50.

Islay
A GOOD show of well-bred grazing cattle were on offer at United Auctions’ Islay centre, last week, where the entry of 272 saw bullocks level at £838 or 242p per kg, with heifers at £731 or 221p. 
Trade peaked at £1200 for Charolais cross bullocks from Gartacharra with Limousin cross bullocks form Carrabus leading the price per kg at 322p. Heifers sold to £1000 for Aberdeen-Angus crosses from Brybruich and 265p for Limousin crosses from Ardnave. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – Char X – £1200 Gartacharra; £1020 (x5), £930 (x2), £910 (x2) Ardnave; £960 (x3) Tallant; £920 (x2) Octofad. A-A X – £1160, £910 Keppols. Lim X – £1100, £950, £930 Ardnave; £1060 (x2), £980 (x2), £950 (x7), £900 (x4) Octofad; £990 (x2), £950 (x4), £920 (x4) Balaclava; £920 Carrabus. Blo X – £990 (x2), £900 (x2) Ardnave. Per kg – Lim X – 322p, 263p, 261p (x3), 259p (x3) Carrabus; 280p, 278p (x2), 256p (x4), 251p (x7) Octofad; 277p, 264p (x2), 262p, 257p, 254p Ardnave; 266p (x2) Smaladh; 263p, 261p (x3), 259p Carrabus; 259p, 255p Starchmill; 257p (x4) Tallant; 255p (x2) Balaclava. Blo X – 282p, 278p (x2), 257p (x2), 244p (x4) Ardnave. Char X – 280p Carrabus; 259p (x3) Tallant; 259p, 255p, 249p (x2), 244p (x2), 239p (x5) Ardnave; 238p Aoradh. A-A X – 239p Keppols. 
Heifers – Per head – A-A X – £1000 Brybruich. Lim X – £990 (x2), £930 (x2) Octofad; £980, £900 Brybruich; £970 Balaclava; £900 Ardnave. Char X – £980 Ardnave; £860 Eorrabus; £840 Tallant. Blo X – £890 Ardnave. Per kg – Lim X – 265p, 252p, 246p, 244p, 242p (x2) Ardnave; 262p (x5) Keppols; 256p (x2), 247p, 238p Tallant; 240p Ballychattrigan; 236p (x9) Octofad; 235p (x3) Starchmill. Blo X – 242p, 233p, 230p Ardnave. Char X – 238p, 237p (x2), 232p Ardnave; 235p Tallant. 

Stirling (Cal)
A MIXED offering for quality sold dearer than the previous fortnight at Caledonian Marts’ sale of 296 store cattle, on Monday, where bullocks levelled at 221p per kg with heifers at 208p. 
Limousin bullocks from D and A Robertson, Middle Bankhead, Denny, topped the price per kg at 273p with bullocks also hitting £1140 on three occasions, from A McMillan, Blackpark, Stranraer; D Stewart, Gartmain, Islay, and R and W Moffat, Bowridge, Carluke. 
An Aberdeen-Angus heifer from Bowridge topped the gross trade at £1250 with a top price per kg in the section of 249p for Limousins from Blackpark. 
Young bulls averaged 201p and sold to 224p for a Charolais from B and M Rozga, Kilmeny, Islay, and £790 from Bowridge. 
Averaging 171p, dairy sorts peaked at 175p and £730 for a pen of 11 from T Drummond, Low Barbeth, Stranraer.
A small show of breeding cattle met a firm demand peaking at £1850 for a heifer with calf from Ardgate. 
Also on offer were 118 hoggs and ewes with lambs where cross hoggs with twins from Stepend topped at £158. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – £1130, £1090 Blackpark; £1120 Carden; £1080, £1070 Gartmain. 
Heifers – £1200 Blackpark; £1170, £1090, £1040 Gartmain; £1090 Alton; £1010 Edengrove. 
Breeding cattle – Heifers with calves – £1850, £1650 (x2) Ardgate. Cows with calves – £1120, £1080 Carloonan. Bulling heifers – £1180 Airthrey Kerse. 
Females with lambs – Hoggs – Cross – £158 Stepend (twins). Mule – £140 Stepend (single). Ewes – Chev – £145 (twins), £114 (single) Findatie. Cross – £118 Stepend (single). 

Longtown
A GOOD entry of 395 ewes and lambs for the time of year was on offer at C and D Auction Marts, on Tuesday, where the usual ringside of buyers were forward. 
Trade peaked at £95 per life for a pen of two and three-crop Texel cross ewes with twins from J Browell and Sons, Quarry House, Hexham. 

LEADING prices:

Ewes with lambs – Twins – Tex – £95 Quarry House; £81 West Scales; £78 High House; £62 Pilmuir. Char – £70 Howberry. Mule – £60 Craig Dhu Croft. Swale – £51 (x2), £46 Hazelgill. Singles – Chev Mule – £76 Pilmuir. Mule – £66 Pilmuir. Chev – £62, £61, £58 High House. Tex – £60 Brewery House Barn; £60 Home Farm; £59 Pilmuir. 
Gimmers with lambs – Twins – Mule – £80, £77 Quarry House. Singles – Tex – £55 Beyond the Moss.
Hoggs with lambs – Singles – Tex – £80 Wallend. Mule – £74, £68 Kilncroft. 

Oban
A SMALL and mixed show of 52 cattle sold favourably to other centres at United Auctions' sale, where Aberdeen-Angus crosses from Kilbride, Balvicar, led the trade at £750 for heifers and £680 for bullocks. 
The 732 sheep saw ewes and lambs peak at £150 from Kilvaree, with store hoggs to £79 for crosses from Obal Seil Farm. 
Feeding ewes hit £81 for Texel crosses from 12 Crossapol, Tiree. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – A-A X – £680 Kilbride, Balvicar. Sho X – £680 Daltote. Lim X – £670 Laggan Ulva, Mull.

Heifers – A-A X – £750 Kilbride, Balvicar. Lim X – £730 Ardentraive Farm. Sho X – £600 3 Balevullin, Tiree. Sim X – £600 Kilbride, Balvicar. 
Cows with calves – £1550 Ardtur; £1020 Achnacreemore; £1020 Tyree.
Ewes with lambs – £150 Kilvaree; £100 9 Grean, Barra; £92 Achnacreemore; £90 Kirkton.
Store hoggs – Cross – £79, £68 Oban Seil Farm. Chev – £70 Aird Farm. Tex X – £67 3 Balevullin, Tiree. BF – £62 No 2 Holding, Barcaldine; £60 1 Knockvologan. 
Ewes – Tex X – £81 12 Crossapol, Tiree. Cross – £79 Achuaran; £74 Portcastle, Lismore. Chev – £70 Baligrundle 2. BF – £61 Ardlarach, Luing.