Stirling (UA)
LIMOUSIN crosses from Crofthead led the price per kg section at United Auctions’ sale of 395 store cattle, last week, where a 331kg bullock realised 244.7p per kg and a 309kg heifer sold for 236.2p. 
Limousin crosses also topped the gross trade at £1340 for a 662kg bullock from Goddens and £1075 for a 576kg heifer from High Craig. The 228 bullocks levelled at 204.26p while 123 heifers averaged 201.9p. 
The 44 dairy-bred bullocks averaged 134.37p having sold to 147.5p from Lodgehill and £745 from Temples. 
The cast cow entry was headed up by Limousin crosses at 194.6p from West Meikle Pinkerton and £1390 from Greenshields. The 82 beef-bred cows averaged 125.1p while nine dairy cows levelled at 92.2p, having sold to 124.6p and £755 for a Holstein from Claylands. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Lodgehill £275, 123.3p. 251-300kg – Lodgehill £550, 183.3p. 301-350kg – Crofthead £810, 244.7p. 351-400kg – Wester Ochtermuthill £990; Crofthead 238.2p. 401-450kg – South Mains £945; Crofthead 227.1p. 451-500kg – Benthead £1075, 229.7p. 501-551kg – Benthead £1125; Goddens 214p. 552-601kg – Goddens £1280, 215.1p. 602-651kg – Goddens £1320, 208.6p. 652-701kgs – Goddens £1340, 202.4p.
Heifers – 301-350kg – Wester Ochtermuthill £740; Crofthead 236.2p. 351-400kg – Milton of Larg £810; Brotherickfield 213.5p. 401-450kg – Craigmaddie Muir £915; Brotherickfield 209.4p. 451-500kg – Flenders £1055; Ashfield 213.3p. 501-551kg – Temples £1025, 199p. 552-601kg – High Craig £1075, 186.6p. 
Cast cows – Per head – Greensheilds (Lim) £1390; Innerwick (Sim) £1370; Woodhead of Mailer (A-A) £1210; Little Ardoch (BB) £1030; Hillend (Char) £1030. Per kg – West Meikle Pinkerton (Lim) 194.6p; Woodhead of Mailer (A-A) 171.4p; Innerwick (Sim) 158.9p; Hillend (BB) 155.3p; Hillend (Char) 140.3p. 

Carlisle
A MIXED offering of 499 store cattle met a good trade at Harrison and Hetherington, last week, where a British Blue cross bullock from Messrs Charlton, Crown Point, Penrith, led at £1320. 
Heifers reached £1300 for a Charolais cross from Messrs Dobson, West End, Maryport, with dairy sorts to £970 from Messrs Slack, Newby. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – BB – £1320, £1220 Crown Point; £1210, £1130, £1110 Sandbed; £1170 (x2), £1090 (x2) Castle Mains; £1140 Arnold House; £1050 Cardewlees. Lim – £1260, £1210 Tarn Lodge; £1255 (x2), £1195 (x2), £1180 (x2) Ratlinggate; £1250 (x2) Ash View; £1230, £1195, £1160 Brisco Hall; £1170 Fishergill; £1155 High Wreay; £1150 Barton Dale; £1140 (x2) Wood Head. Her – £1250 Newby Farm; £1100 Arnold House. Char – £1190 (x3) Old Silloth. Sim – £1170 Brisco Hall. Sho – £1140 Brisco Hall. A-A – £1100 (x2), £1055 Spout Bank; £1070 Tarn Lodge; £1060 Brisco Hall. Frie – £970 Newby Farm. HF – £905 (x3) Grassings; £900, £795 Waingate Head; £795 (x5) Cross Hill. Fleck – £790, £730, £710 Wardpark. 
Heifers – Char – £1300, £1090 (x2) West End. Lim – £1205, £1160 Arnold House; £1180, £1110, £1070 Tarn Lodge; £1175, £1075 (x2) Ratlinggate; £1170, £1090 Ash View; £1160 Park House; £1160 Newtown; £1085 Stonewalls. BB – £1130, £970, £925 Fishergill; £920 (x2), £900 (x2) Cardewlees; £910 (x2) Threapland Lees. A-A – £1040 (x5) Grassings; £1040, £1010 Lodge Farm. Sho – £890 Glebe Farm. SRW – £830 Grassings. 

Wigton
AT its fortnightly sale of store cattle, Hope’s Auction Co saw trade remain strong for the 173 on offer as the sale peaked at £1325 for a Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Barnes, Hutton Roof. 
Heifers reached £1255 for Limousins from Messrs Wilson, Wheyrigg Farm. 
A shortage of cows met a rising trade as the 21 reached 127.5p per kg for a Friesian from Messrs Fisher, Dufton House, and £960.83 for a Holstein from Messrs Marrs, Broomhills Farm. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Lim – £1325, £1305, £1295 Hutton Roof (Barnes); £1205, £1085 Park House (Dockeray); £1185 Grange Farm (Birkett); £1045 Sleightholme (Harrison); £1035 Greenah Villa (Rae); £1005 Blackdyke Farm (Dockeray). BB – £1055, £1045 Calvo (Bowe); £1045 Prospect House (Hodgson); £1035 Blackdyke Farm (Dockeray); £1025 Sleightholme (Harrison); £1005 Birkmire Farm (Irving). Char – £1245, £1145, £1055, £1035 High Brackenthwaite (Scott). A-A – £1175 Gaterigg Farm (Watson). Mont – £1065 Grange Farm (Birkett). Frie – £895 Low House Farm (Gate). 
Heifers – Lim – £1255, £1155 Wheyrigg Farm (Wilson); £1165, £1155, £1075, £1055, £1045 Calvo (Bowe); £1115, £1025 Braithwaite Hall (Nelson). BB – £1005 Braithwaite Hall (Nelson); £955 Tarnrigg Moor (Wright); £945, £925 Calvo (Bowe); £935 Birkmire Farm (Irving); £935 Brownrigg Hall Farms. Char – £1055, £1035 Wheyrigg Farm (Wilson). A-A – £955 Braithwaite Hall (Nelson); £925 Gaterigg Farm (Watson); £895 Wolsty (Hill). Blo – £1185, £1035 Braithwaite Hall (Nelson). Her – £935, £885 Calvo (Bowe). Sim – £985 Calvo (Bowe). Gall – £755, £735 Wolsty (Hill) 
Cast cows – Per kg – Frie – 127.5p Dufton House (Fisher). Hol – 123.5p, 120.5p Broomhills Farm (Marrs); 109.5p Gaterigg Farm; 108.5p Down Hall (Graham); 106.5p The Ling (Donald). BB – 111.5p Riggwood (Harrington). Lim – 109.5p, 105.5p Dufton House (Fisher); 109.5p; Birkmire Farm (Irving). Per head – Hol – £960.83, £844.71 Broomhills Farm (Marrs); £793.88 Gaterigg Farm (Watson); £786.63 Down Hall (Graham); £783.84 The Ling (Donald). Frie – £930.75 Dufton House (Fisher). BB – £781.62 Riggwood (Harrington). Lim – £694.23 Birkmire Farm (Irving); £657, £653.05 Dufton House (Fisher). 

Thainstone
A PEN of six Simmental heifers weighing 274kg from Cairntack, Belhelvie, led Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 114 store cattle when they hit 240.9p per kg. 
Heifers (42) also reached £1220 for a trio of Aberdeen-Angus weighing 586kg from Wester Manbeen, Elgin, and averaged 200.5p. 
Bullocks (59) levelled at 207.6p, and were topped by Charolais at 238.3p for a 428kg pair from Crannabog, Rothienorman, and £1305 for a 610kg entry from Stonyford, Tarland. 
Breeding cattle (59) saw females peak at £1620 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross heifer with bull calf from Wester Manbeen, with bulls to £2000 for a Limousin from Coulterfanny, Tyrie. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Cairnacreoch, New Aberdour £270. 301-350kg – Cairnacreoch £665. 351-400kg – Braeside £780, 203.1p. 401-450kg – Cranabog £1020, 230.6p. 451-500kg – Shevado Barn, Maud £1050, 229.3p. 501-550kg – Stonyford £1050; Crannabog 209.2p. 551-600kg – Stonyford £1210, 207.2p. 601-650kg – Stonyford £1250, 213.9p.
Heifers – Up to 300kg – Cairntack £660. 351-400kg – Braeside £810, 202.5p. 401-450kg – Braeside £880, 212.6p. 501-550kg – Wester Manbeen £1070, 206.6p. 551-600kg – Wester Manbeen 208.2p. 
Cows with calves – Bull calf – Sim X – Cairntack, Belhelvie £1500. Sal – Scatsta Brae, Shetland £1380. Heifer calf – Sim X – Cairntack £1380. Lim X – Cairntack £1300. 
Heifers with calves – Bull calf – A-A X – Wester Manbeen, Elgin £1620. Heifer calf – A-A X – Wester Manbeen £1450. 
In-calf heifer – Sim X – Nether Auchinderran, Keith £1080. 
Bulls – Lim – Coulterfanny, Tyrie £2000. Sim – Smiddy, Stronsay £1400; Idlestone, Strachan £1120. Sho – Causewayhead, Fintray £1120. Char – Cairncreoch £1000. 

Darlington
STORE cattle met an improved trade at Darlington Farmers’ Mart this week, where the 37 store heifers reached £1085 from MH Hodgson, East Greystones, Gainford, while the 57 bullocks hit £1000 five times from GH Watson and Son, Home Farm, Catterick.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – £1000 (x5), £990 (x2), £960 (x3), £945 (x3), £940, £930 (x2) GH Watson and Son; £995, £990, £955, £950 GH and RG Stobbs; £950 (x2), £910, £900, £895 WJ Smith and Partners; £950, £860 DR Smith; £930 (x2) DW Dresser; £890, £880, £830 N Swinbank; £840 K sayer; £830 (x2), £770 TA Hall; £740 WF Shepherd.
Heifers – £1085, £1055, £1015 MH Hodgson; £1045 DW Dresser; £1035, £700 DSMandAJ Gibson; £975, £850, £830 K Sayer; £975, £930, £925, £910, £870 DR Smith; £955, £815 TT Hall and Son; £920, £775 Cow Close Farm; £850 (x2) JW Golding. 

Stirling (Cal)
AT Caledonian Marts’ sale of 246 store cattle, on Monday, the Charolais breed led the bullock trade when one from Gilmour Farms, New Peninver, made 241p per kg and another from A McKenzie and Partners, Ardgate, realised £1100, as bullocks levelled at 207p. 
Aberdeen-Angus heifers from CML Grazings, Stirling, topped the gross trade at £1170 as heifers, which averaged 196p, also hit 208p for Limousins from Messrs Harrower, Craigievern. 
Black and whites averaged 151pp, selling to 164p for a pen from Glenside Farms. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – £1050, £1040, £1000 Cuttleton; £1040, £1020 Ardgate; £1010 Highfields; £1000 Easterton. Per kg – 240p, 233p, 232p New Peninver; 235p, 231p, 224p Craigievern; 224p Easterton. 
Heifers – Per head – £950 CML Grazings; £900 Easterton; £790 Auchenbothie Farms; £770 Mollinshillhead. Per kg – 205p Easterton; 197p, 194p CML Grazings; 196p Craigievern. 

Dumfries
TRADE looked sharper for all classes at C and D Auction Marts’ sale of 183 store cattle, on Monday. 
Averaging 203.9p per kg, the 78 bullocks sold to £1090 for British Blues from Gimmenbie while 86 heifers levelled at 191p and sold to £1000 for Limousins from Beechgrove. The 19 Holstein bullocks averaged 130p. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – BB – £1090 Gimmenbie; £960 Shenrick. A-A – £1085, £1050 Kirkbride; £1025 Shenrick. Fleck – £1045 Gimmenbie. Lim – £1035, £1015 Gimmenbie; £1030 Kirkbride. Mont – £1000 Gimmenbie. Char – £1000 Beechgrove. Lui – £920 Castle Creavie. 
Heifers – Lim – £1000, £970 Beechgrove; £965 High Auchneel. A-A – £980 Shenrick; £975 Netherfield; £920 High Auchneel. Char – £975 Netherhall; £950 Beechgrove; £950 Drumcru. Blo – £970 Beechgrove. BB – £960 Shenrick. Sim – £950, £935 High Auchneel. Her – £900 Beechgrove. 

Ayr
A PLAINER show of 170 breeding cattle met an easier trade at Craig Wilson, on Tuesday, where two Limousin heifers with bull calves at foot from Pennymore topped the entry at £2450 as 30 heifers with calves averaged £1548.33. 
Simmentals with a bull and heifer calf each from East Moorhouse led the cow and calf trade at £1800, as the 83 levelled at £1075.
Averaging £768.88, nine in-calf cows sold to £1020 for a British Blue from Guiltree while 39 bulling heifers averaged £771.28 and peaked at £1040 for a Limousin from Bridgend. 
Levelling at £1639.17, it was a Beef Shorthorn from Meadowbank that headed up the nine bulls at 2600gns. 

LEADING prices:

Bulls – Sho – 2600gns Meadowbank; 2400gns Little Galla. Char – 2300gns Guiltreehill. Sim – 1900gns Westcroft.
Bulling heifers – Lim – £1040, £980 Bridgend; £980 Clearview. BB – £800 Craichmore.
Heifers with calves – Bull calf – Lim – £2450 (x2), £2200 Pennymore; £2000 Barleith; £1900 Drumdow; £1820 Townhead of Lambroughton. BB – £1700 Drumdow; £1450 Carskerdo. A-A – £1250, £1200 Laigh Sinniness; £1200 Knocknain. Heifer calf – Lim – £1650, £1550 Barleith; £1600 Pennymore. BB – £1250 Knocknain. A-A –£1200 (x2) Laigh Sinniness.
Cows with calves – Heifer calf – Sim – £1800 East Moorhouse. Lim – £1800 East Moorhouse. Char – £1450 Guiltreehill. A-A – £1350 East Moorhouse. Bull calf – Sim – £1800, £1700 Moorhouse; £1600 Guiltreehill. Lim – £1700 East Moorhouse. BB – £1500 Muirston. A-A – £1420 East Moorhouse; £1300 Brockloch (New Cumnock); £1150 Knockeen.
In-calf cows – BB – £1020 Guiltreehill. Lim – £900 Guiltreehill. A-A – £800 Guiltreehill.