Carlisle

A SMALLER entry of 478 cattle met a dearer trade at Harrison and Hetherington's Borderway Mart, where a top price of £1350 was paid for a Limousin heifer from JJ Brough, Clappers Farm, Aspatria.

Bullocks sold to £1295 for a Limousin from Messrs Barnes, Hutton Roof, Penrith, while black and whites peaked at £850 on three occasions for Friesians from Rye Close.

The 244 weaned cattle proved harder to sell as they peaked at £1005 for a British Blue bull from Uskstar, Oakghyll Farm, Brampton.

LEADINGawards:

Store bullocks – Lim – £1295, £1255 Hutton Roof; £1290, £1285, £1185 Birkshawhead; £1260 (x4) Newtown Farm; £1190 Fishergill; £1145, £1115 (x2) Cross Hill; £1130 Barton Dale; £1065 Kirkfield; £1065, £1050 (x2) Hill Farm. A-A – £1135, £1100 Crosshill Farmhouse; £1115 Lodge Hill; £1050 (x2) Limekilns Farm; £1030 Carlatton Demense. BRB – £1130 Beech House; £1130 Oak Cottage; £1095 Kilnknowe; £1060 Southerfield Hall; £1050 (x3), £1045 (x3) Carlatton Demense. Here – £1040 (x5) Rye Close. Beef Short – £955 Lodge Hill; £860 Rye Close. Sim – £920 (x4) Auchengray Farm. Short – £910 Lodge Hill. Fries – £850 (x3) Rye Close; £770 (x4) Beech House; £690 (x3) Holme Farm. Mont – £840 Greenwrae. Fleck – £820 (x2) Limekilns Farm. HF – £725 Limekilns Farm; £700 Wham Head Farm.

Store heifers – Lim – £1350, £1140 Clappers; £1280 Hutton Roof; £1270, £1185 Solway View; £1140 Birkshawhead; £1095 Kirkfield; £1090 Solway View. BRB – £1170 Fishergill; £1075 Flatt; £1060 Park House; £1055 Shillafield. Char – £1145 Orchard House; £1090, £1085 (x2) £1065 West End Farm. A-A – £1130 Breckonhill Farm; £1060 Argyle House; £1040 Clappers.

Weaned bulls – BRB – £1005, £890 Oakghyll Farm; £945, £850 Cardew House. Lim – £995 Cardew House; £990, £860 Wardrew Farm; £780 (x2) Charlesfield. Sim – £925, £865 Cardew House. HF – £420 (x3) Highfield Farm. Fries – £340 High House.

Weaned heifers – Blonde £950, £890, £830 Merryshield. BRB – £950 Merryshield; £805, £790 Barton Church Farm; £770 £700 (x4) Elva Plain Farm; £720 Croft Road. Sim – £890, £815 Merryshield. Lim – £820, £790 Burthwaite; £795 Bothel Craggs Farm; £745 Calvo; £740, £730 Croft Road; £705 (x2) Beacon Rigg Farm.

Sal – £805 Barton Church Farm. A-A – £700 Croft Road; £680 Kirkoer; £640 (x3) Carsewalloch Farm. Here – £580 Greenview; £540 Kimberley Avenue.

Weaned steers – Charolais £900 (x2); £895 (x2) Garvilland. Lim – £890, £870 Burthwaite; £790 Sandysike Farmhouse; £750 Stone House; £730 Pond Farm. BRB – £795 Pond Farm; £780 Sandysike Farm House; £760, £720 Muirston Farm; £710 Bothel Craggs Farm. A-A – £760 (x5) Carsewalloch Farm; £750 Greenview.

Sim – £730 Greenview. Short – £660 Greenview. Short – £660 (x6) Gass Farm. Fries – £635 Muirston Farm. Danish Red – £620 Muirston Farm. Belt Gall – £590 (x2) Summerhill Farm. HF – £435 (x6) Woodslee.

Stirling

UNITED Auctions sold 615 store cattle at its Stirling centre, where a Charolais cross heifer weighing 404kg from Newhouse topped the trade at 253.70p per kg.

The 365 bullocks, which averaged 211.77p, also peaked at £1280 for a Limousin cross weighing 600kg from Macherquhat.

Averaging 199.57p, the 168 heifers sold to 246.80p for a 385kg Limousin cross from West Park and £1280 for a 532kg Limousin cross from Newhouse.

The 82 black and white bullocks cashed in at 138.07p having sold to 152.90p for a 327kg Jersey cross from West Rottearns and £865 for a 592kg Holstein cross from Laigh Glenstockdale.

A large entry of cows saw 107 beef-bred types average 130.09p and sell to 193.20p for a British Blue cross from Nochnary and £1470 for a Limousin cross from 7 Pardovan and Bridge House.

Dairy cows (22) averaged 95.88p and sold to 138.90p and £1050 for a Holstein cross from Claylands, while 12 forward cattle levelled at 158.50p and realised 181.90p for a Montbeliarde cross from Dalfoil and £1510 for a Simmy cross from Over Hillhouse.

LEADINGprices:

Store bullocks – 251-300kg – Milrig £650, 237.2p. 301-350kg – Blairmulloch £780, 232.1p. 351-400kg – Milrig £935, 252.7p. 401-450kg – Milrig £1060, Newhouse 253.7p. 451-500kg – Milrig £1115, 241.3p. 501-551kg – Newmains £1245, 231.0p. 552-601kg – Macherquhat £1280, Newmains 226.4p. 602-651kg – Macherquhat £1170, 184.5p. 652-701kg – Macherquhat £1200, 183.5p.

Store heifers – 251-300kg – West Rottearns £485; Lodgehill 173.9p. 301-350kg – Blairmulloch £700, 215.4p. 351-400kg – West Park £950, 246.8p. 401-450kg – Newhouse £1010, 240.5p. 451-500kg – Stewarton £1060, 212.0p. 501-551kg – Newhouse £1280, 240.6p. 552-601kg – High Tarbeg £1175, 202.6p. 602-651kg – High Tarbeg £1190, 195.1p.

OTM cows – Per head – Bridge House, 7 Pardovan (Lim) £1470; Nochnary (BRB) £1310; Blair Castle Est (Sal) £1250; Airthrey Kerse (Sim) £1150; Wester Middleton (AA) £1150. Per kilo – Nochnary (BRB) 193.2p; Killellan (A-A) 184.6p; Bridge House (Lim) 175.0p; Ward Park (Sim) £161.9p; Blair Castle Est (Sal) 155.9p.

OTM bulls – Per head – Collielaw (Lim) £1450; Longman House (Sim) £1330; Auchencarroch (Char) £1250; Longman House (A-A) £1150. Per kilo – Collielaw (Lim) 147.7p; Mid Auchencarroch (Char) 136.8p; Longman House (A-A) 131.3p; Longman House (Sim) 126.9p.

Huntly

BULLOCKS headed up United Auctions' sale of 102 store cattle at Huntly, when a pair of 430kg Charolais crosses from Burnside, Marypark, made 222.1p per kg and a Charolais cross weighing 635kg from Braeside of Fortie, Rora realised £1280.

While the 34 bullocks averaged 201.05p, the 61 heifers cashed in at 198p and sold to a top of 208.9p for a pen of four 407kg Limousin crosses from Mains of Shevado, Maud, and £1240 for another Charolais cross from Braeside of Fortie.

The four OTM cattle peaked at 132.8p for a 640kg Limousin cross from Sauchentree, New Aberdour, and £1180 for a 1175kg Simmental bull from Broadland, Cairnie.

LEADINGprices:

Store heifers – 351-400kg – £820, 205p Mains of Shevado, Maud. 401-450kg – £940, 208.9p Mains of Shevado, Maud. 451-500kg – £995, 201p Mains of Shevado, Maud. 501-550kg – £1040,194.1p Mains of Shevado, Maud. 551-600kg – £1060, 191p Mains of Shevado, Maud. 601-650kg – £1060, 191p Mains of Shevado, Maud. 601-650kg – £1240, 190.8p Braeside of Fortrie, Rora.

Store bullocks – 301-350kg – £700, 209p Davmor, Cairnie. 351-400kg – £775 Hillhead of Denend, Strichen; 202.7p Fairview, Grantown-on-Spey. 401-450kg – £955, 222.1p Burnside, Marypark. 451-500kg – £980, 201.1p Overhall, Fyvie. 501-550kg – £1050 Honeybarrel, Kildrummy; 201p Roebank, Grange. 551-600kg – £1200, 206.5p Braeside of Fortrie, Rora. 601-650kg – £1280, 201.6p Braeside of Fortrie, Rora.

Young bulls – 451-500kg – £880 Overhall, Fyvie; 181.4p Roebank, Grange.

St Boswells

TRADE exceeded vendors expectations at Harrison and Hetherington's fortnightly store sale, where a pen of Aberdeen-Angus cross bullocks from Whitefield Farms topped at £1240.

Bullocks averaged 209/34p and also sold to 232p for a pen of Limousin cross bullocks from Messrs Anderson, Parkhill.

Averaging 200.79p, heifers peaked at £1180 and 222.5p for an Aberdeen-Angus from Whitefield.

LEADINGprices:

Store bullocks – Per head – A-A – £1240, £1230, £1200 Whitfield. Lim – £835 Parkhill; £780 Timpendean. Lui – £870 Satchells. Sim – £940, £920 Satchells. Char – £1140 Townhead. Per kilo – A-A – 224.2p, 223.6p, 220.2p, 217.5p Whitfield. Lim – 231.9p, 225.8p Parkhill. Lui – 193.3p Satchells. Sim – 209p, 206.3p, 205.5p Townhead. Char – 217.1p Townhead.

Store heifers – Per head – A-A – £1180, £1175, £1135, £1090 Whitfield. Lim – £965, £960, £920 Broomiebanks; £910 Timpendean. Per kilo – A-A – 222.5p, 215.8p, 214p, 213.6p, 208.8p Whitfield. Lim – 217.1p Parkhill; 211p Broomiebank; 208.8p Parkhill; 204.6p Timpendean.

Stirling (Cal)

A PEN of Charolais bullocks from Gilmour Farms, New Peninver, Campbeltown, topped Caledonian Marts' sale of 309 store cattle at 260p per kg, while Aberdeen-Angus bullocks from J Imrie, Hillhead, Torrance, realised £1170.

Heifers cashed in at 201p and sold to 230p for Limousins from Glenside Farms and £1100 for Aberdeen-Angus from H McCorkindale, Eden, Campbeltown, while black and whites averaged 138p as they peaked at 146pand £760 from W Baxter, Gryeside, Kilmacolm.

LEADINGprices:

Per head – Bullocks – £1140, £1070 Ardgate; £1070 East Kerse, £1060 Badyen, £1040, £1020 East Kerse.

Heifers – £1050 Shutterflat; £1030 East Kerse; £1020 Eden; £1000 Eden; £990 East Kerse (x2).

Per kilo – Bullocks – 245p Whithorn; 241p Glenside; 240p New Peninver; 233p Queenshaugh, New Peninver;

228p Mollinshillhead. Heifers – 218p East Kerse; 214p Shutterflat; 213p New Peninver; 212p Spittal (Bilsland);

211p Eden.