Special sales for week ending September 25

LEADING prices:

Store bullocks – BB – £1365, £1285, £1200 Durdar; £1335, £1175 Westray; £1305 Fishergill; £1275, £1165, £1125 (x2) Sandbed; £1105 Hallfoot; £1105 Flatt; £1075 (x3) Heggle Lane; £1000 Mill Farm; £1000 Old Silloth; £1000 (x3) Back of Wall. Lim – £1315, £1255 Gallhill; £1305 Eden Bank; £1275, £1250 Croft House; £1245 (x3), £1185 (x2) Cumdivock; £1210 (x3) Town End; £1200 Beech House; £1195, £1175, £1165 Beckhall Farm; £1190 Unity Farm; £1160 Sideway Bank; £1160, £1145 Hall Ovens; £1155 (x2) Rye Close; £1145 Old Silloth; £1135 Southerfield Hall. Char – £1315, £1300 Westray; £1275, £1205, £1190 Sideway Bank. Sim – £1250 Fishergill; £1165, £1105 Great Easby; £1000 Shankfield Head. A-A – £1215 (x3) Cockleybank; £1155 (x4) Stainton House; £1135 Limekilns Farm; £1085 (x3), £1035 Crowdieknowe; £1065 Flatt. Her – £1115, £1080 (x4) Rye Close; £1000 Stainton House. Fleck – £1100 Beech House. Frie – £915 (x5) Rye Close; £835 (x3) Town End; £805 Tileshed. HF – £870 (x5) Cross Hill; £835 Town End. BSho – £1035 (x2) Rye Close. Blo – £1045, £1035 Mill Farm. Pie – £1025 Hayclose. Mont – £1015 Rye Close. 
Store heifers – Lim – £1335, £1300 Orton Rigg; £1235 Beckhall; £1200 Croft House; £1200 (x3) Broathill; £1185, £1085, £1075 Unity Farm; £1185 (x2), £1170 Gallhill; £1175 Mary Street; £1145 Killiecrankie; £1135 Hall Ovens; £1115 (x2) Ash View; £1100 Croft House; £1060 Pallet Hill; £1055 Sideway Bank. BB – £1200 (x2), £1025 (x2), £1015 (x3) Broathill; £1100 Eden Bank; £1045 (x2) Sleightholme; £1035 (x2) Standing Stonerigg; £1025 Pinegrove; £1015 Shillafield; £1000 Fishergill. Blo – £1175, £1155, £1120 Merryshield. Sim – £1155 Fishergill; £1155 Merryshields; £1055 Standing Stonerigg. Char – £1085 Stockber; £1075, £1050 Sideway Bank. Her – £1035 Cockley Bank Ltd. BSho – £1015 Hayclose. A-A – £925 (x3) Hallfoot; £905 Eden View; £900 (x2) Cote House. 
Weaned bulls – Char – £1085, £880, £860 Aikton House. Sim – £950, £800 Warshaugh; £885 Bridge Bank. Lim – £900, £725 Wardrew Farm; £715 Langdyke Cottage; £630, £620 (x2) Wydon Eals; £620 (x3) Langdyke Cottage. A-A – £795 Hindrigg Farm; £585 Chalkside; £585 Stone House. Her – £725, £645, £600 Barnglies; £620 Lowther Low Moor. Fleck – £690 (x2) Aikton House; £620 (x2), £500 (x2) Lowther Low Moor. Gall – £630 Auchencairn. BB – £590 (x3) Lowther Low Moor; £560 Chalkside; £540 (x2) Stone House. HF – £415 Aikton House; £300 (x3) Crossrigg Farm. 
Weaned bullocks – Char – £855 Cooper House; £840 Mosergh Farm; £775, £760, £630 Airds of Balcary; £630 Glenlea. Lim – £830 Hawksteel; £790, £730 Wydon Eals; £740 (x2), £630 Mosergh Farm; £730 Pathways; £680 (x2) Mid Skeog; £670 (x2) Sleightholme; £630 Deans Biggin. A-A – £830 Garvilland; £815 (x4), £625 (x2) Milescott; £780 (x7), £645 (x3) Kilfillan; £740 Mosergh; £675 Mid Skeog. BB – £820 (x3) Cooper House; £705 (x6) Back of Wall; £695 (x4) Deans Biggin; £610 Mayfield. Her – £805 Wydon Eals; £700 The Firs; £695 Holme Farm. HF – £580 (x2) Edenbanks; £500 (x2) Glenlea. Frie – £500 Sleightholme; £460 Muirston; £430 Grain Head. Fleck – £450 Ravelaw. BSho – £745 (x2) Garvilland. Sim – £660 Glenlea; £520 Muirston. Mont – £540 Stonewalls.
Weaned heifers – Lim – £850, £845 (x3) Whiteside; £810 (x2) Crookholm; £760, £710 Hawksteel; £700 Glenlea; £665 Heather House; £640 Parkside. Char – £810 Cooper House; £660 Garvilland; £630 Whiteside; £630 (x2), £605 (x5), £600 Airds of Balcary. A-A – £775 Garvilland; £680 (x6), £660 (x3), £610 (x6) Kilfillan; £670 (x3) Milescott; £600 Sleightholme. BB – £715 (x4), £665 Heather House. Her – £570 Holme Farm. SD – £510 Parkside. Frie – £400 Muirston. 

Thainstone
A PEN of Mule ewe lambs from Mains of Glenbuchat, Strathdon, headed up Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of store, breeding and feeding sheep when they topped the 388 ewe lambs on offer. 
The 431-strong entry of breeding sheep sold to £108 for two-year-old Beltex ewes from Craighill, Strichen. 
Store lambs (1860) reached £79.50 for Suffolks from Auchmar, Leslie, with the 1482 lambs from the islands selling to £66.50 for Texels form Fairyknowe, Bigton. 
Fairyknowe also led the 61 island sheep at £60 with Texel cross ewes, a price matched by Cheviot cross ewes from Findlins, Hillswick.
Feeding ewes and rams (613) sold to £132 for Texels from Easthouse, Holm.

LEADING prices:

Ewe lambs – Mule – Mains of Glenbuchat £112; Newton of Hassiewells, Rothienorman £108.
Store lambs – Tex – Greenhaugh, Ordie £70. Tex X – Hewitts, Kennethmont £66. Suff – Ruthven, Tomintoul £65. Cont – New Barns, Oldmeldrum £63. Cont X – Kirkland, Forgue £62.50. Lle – Briach, Rafford £62. Suff X – Kirkland £61.50. Down – Smithy Croft, Strichen £61. Belt – Belnaglack, Glenbuchat £60. Down X – Achnahannet, Dulnain Bridge £60. Chev – Achnahannet £59. Char– Meikle Haddo, Newburgh £54.50. Mule – Ruthven £51. 
Orkney-consigned lambs – Suff – Hammerbrake, Sanday £66. Tex – How, Sanday £63. Tex X – How £58.
Shetland-consigned lambs – Tex – Findlins, 2 Veensgarth, Gott £65. Suff – Aithsetter, Cunningsburgh £64.50. Tex X – Fairyknowe £64. Suff X – 1 Roadside, Ham £64. Down – Braeview, Braewick £63.50. Cont – Leady, West Sandwick £63. Down X – 2 Roadside, Ham £62.50. Char – The Manse, Gruting £54.50. 
Shetland-consigned ewes – SHC – The Manse £42.
Feeding ewes – Tex – Newseat, Balthangie £95. Tex X – Easthouse, Millfield £90. Suff – Wester Biffie, Maud £87. Cont – Wester Biffie £85. Cont X – Cadbollmount, Fearn £81. Chev – Smithy Croft £80. BFL – Raefin, Keith £71. Dor – Cairnvonie, Archiestown £60. Mule – Raefin £60; BF – Dorsell, Alford £50.
Feeding rams – Tex – Easthouse £110.

Dingwall
A GOOD entry of Aberdeen-Angus and Shorthorn-sired cattle met a firm enquiry at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ annual show and sale of native and continental cattle. 
Claiming the Aberdeen-Angus championship, as judged by J McKay, Fletcherfield, Kirriemuir, was a 560kg bullock from M Munro, Balaldie, Fearn, which went on to sell for £1360 to top the gross trade. 
In reserve and leading the price per kg at 253.8p when selling for £1180 was a 465kg bullock from R Sanderson, Smerral, Bower. 
Two cattle from P and A Harrison, Balliefurth, Grantown on Spey, headed up the Shorthorn classes. Champion was a 545kg bullock which sold for £1210 and in reserve was a 550kg heifer which made £1100.
Angus bullocks (349) achieved the best average of 220.1p while 158 Angus heifers levelled at 200.3p and sold to 232.8p for a 335kg cross from Gaskbeg, Laggan, and £1270 for a pen of 584kg crosses from Balintraid, Delny.
Balintraid also topped the 66 other native heifers when Shorthorn crosses sold to 225.7p for a 452kg pair and £1200 for a 560kg heifer. They averaged 181.1p while the 93 native bullocks averaged 201.5p and also sold to 249.4p for a pen of 385kg Shorthorn crosses from Clatequoy, Thurso.
Of the continental-sired cattle it was a 325kg Limousin cross bullock from Trien Croft, Carbost, that topped at 243.1p with the same home selling a 455kg Limousin cross heifer for £950. 
Per head, a 545kg Simmental cross bullock from Barns of Hempriggs, Wick, hit £1210 as heifers also sold to 223.9p for a pen of 402kg Wagyu crosses from Knockdee, Halkirk. 
Continental bullocks (41) averaged 208p while continental heifers (18) averaged 209.4p.
Also on offer were 38 OTM cattle which saw 35 cows average 119.8p and sell to 190.3p and £1370 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Balintraid. 

LEADING prices:

A-A bullocks –301-350kg – Charleston Farm, Barrock, £800, 229.9p. 351-400kg – Charleston Farm, £940, 241p. 401-450kg – Wester Fearn, Ardgay, £1040, 244.1p. 451-500kg – Smerral Farm, £1180; Skitten, Killimster 232.1p. 501-550kg – Skitten £1250; Smerral Farm, 237.6p. 551-600kg – Stempster Mains, £1300; Balaldie Farm 242.9p 
A-A heifers – 251-300kg – Tullochgorum Farm, £635, 219p. 301-350kg – Gaskbeg, £780; Clatequoy, 208.8p. 351-400kg Gaskbeg, £870, 232p. 401-450kg – North Calder, Halkirk, £910, 205.9p. 451-500kg – Laggan of Clachaig, Nethybridge, £1010; Knockdee Farm, 205.5p. 501-550kg – Balintraid, £1100; Stempster Mains, 209.5p. 551-600kg – Balintraid, £1160, 217.5p. 
Other native-bred bullocks – 201-250kg – Achley Farm, Dornoch, £400, 186.1p. 251-300kg – Achley Farm, £510, 192.5p. 301-350kg – Clatequoy, £775, 226.6p. 351-400kg – Clatequoy, £960, Achley Farm, 227p. 401-450kg – Laggan of Clachaig, £900; Croft Martin, Kingussie, 216.9p. 451-500kg – New Croft, Knockfarrel, £985; Tullochgorum Farm, 215.4p. 501-550kg – Knockdee Farm, £1140; Balliefurth Farm, 222p. 551-600kg – Balliefurth Farm, £1190, 212.5p.
Other native-bred heifers – 351-400kg – Knockdee Farm, £800, 201.5p. 401-450kg – 3 Dounie, Edderton, £900, 200.9p. 451-500kg – 3 Dounie, £1030; Balliefurth Farm, 210.5p. 501-550kg – Balliefurth Farm, £1100, 200.0p.
Continental-bred bullocks – 251-300kg – New Cottage Farm, Lyth, £680, 226.7p. 301-350kg – Trien Croft, £800, 235.3p. 351-400kg – Trien Croft, £760, 215.9p. 401-450kg – Milton Croft, Edderton, £900, 208.3p. 451-500kg – Stempster Mains, £1080, 220p. 501-550kg – Stempster Mains, £1100; Barns of Hempriggs, 222p. 551-600kg – Barns of Hempriggs, £1050, 184.9p. 
Continental-bred heifers – 251-300kg – New Cottage Farm, £520, 174.5p. 301-350kg – Trien Croft £675, 217.7p. 401-450kg – Milton Croft, £910, 207.8p. 
Cast cows – Sim X – Upper Thrumster, £1190; Barns of Hempriggs, 143.6p. Sim – Eilburn, Conon Bridge, £1150; Auchley Farm, 150.7p. A-A X – Balintraid, £1090, 158p. Lim X – Trien Croft, £910, 144.4p. Char – Greenvale, Dunnet, £890. WSho X – Ardjachie, Tain, £890.

Longtown
DESPITE quality not being up to the usual standard, all classes were sharper on the week due to extra buyers operating at C and D Auction Marts’ sale of 5890 store lambs and feeding ewes, which sold to £74.50 for Texels from High Aikton. 
Included was a show of Cheviot lambs where the entry of 2893 was considered to be one of the best quality for several years when the sale averaged £53.67.
Judge Edward Eastham, of Longburgh Fauld, Burgh by Sands, awarded the top ticket to a pen from Messrs Bradbury, Satchells, which later topped the sale at £68.50. 
On Tuesday, the firm had forward 6054 store lambs and feeding ewes at their weekly sale. 
A better show of lambs saw averages up £2 to £3 on the week, selling to £77 for Texels from Longformacus Farms and Pilmuir, with others to £75 Crindledykes, £72 Cumstone. 
Beltex sold to £75.50 from Lingeyfield with Suffolks to £70.50 from Satchells; Charollais to £73 from Pilmuir; Greyfaces to £70 from Crindledykes and North Country Cheviots sold to £65.50 from East Murton.
The entry of 1569 Hill Cheviots met a flying trade with prices also up £2 to £3 on the week. 
Top price was £57 from Glendinning and Upper Hindhope with others selling to £56.50from Toftholm, £55.50 Carlenrigg, £54.50 Easter Alemoor.
Blackface lambs forward for the show and sale of 1743 head judged by Andrew Reid, Glendearg, Eskdalemuir, saw the champion ticket presented to a pen from Messrs Robson, Townshields, Haydon Bridge which later sold for £58. 
The second prize pen from Mrs L Luescher, Sundhope, made £53 with the third prize winners from Neil Manning, Earlshaugh, making £54.50. Others sold to £58 from Lamperts, £57 from Haliburton and £56.50 from Allensgreen.

LEADING awards:

Cheviot store lambs – 1 and champion, Messrs Bradbury, Satchells, Lillieslead, £68.50; 2, Messrs Dunlop, Commonside, Teviothead, £55; 3, Messrs Waugh, Effgill, Westerkirk, £59.50. Hill Cheviot – 1, Messrs Paton, Castle Crawford, Thornhill, £56.50; 2, Mrs L Luescher, Glendinning Westerkirk, £58.50; Messrs Bernard and Dodd, West Deloraine, Ettrick, £56.50.

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex – £74.50, £74 High Aikton; £74 Barsalloch; £73 Pilmuir; £73 Quarry Lodge. Belt – £73.50 Glencartholm; £72 Downham. Suff – £71.50, £69 Satchells. Char – £68 Whinney Hill (Dixon). GF – £63.50 Barsalloch; £59 Greensburn. Chev Mule – £63 Gillespie Farms. Lle – £61.50 Harwood. Herd – £41 Ulzieside. BF – £43 Emblehope. Swale – £34.50 East Stobbylea. 

Stirling (UA)
MORE than 1600 head of store cattle and 195 cast cows and forward cattle, were offered at last week’s United Auctions’ sale at Stirling which included a prize show and sale for the Duke of Montrose trophy, won by Glenpark Farms.
Their 566kg entry later sold for £1270. 
The first prize bullock, from Messrs Wilson, Whitehill, realised £1030, having scaled 429kg, with the equivalent amongst the heifers, from Herries Farms, weighing 415kg and selling at £970.
By the end of the day, 901 bullocks sold to 245.30p per kg for a 424kg Limousin cross from Nether Dalkeith and £1330 for a 593kg Charolais cross from Glenpark, to average 208.20p.
Black and white bullocks cashed in at 127.60p, having sold to 162.7p for a 332kg Ayrshire cross from Kirkland and £780 for a 574kg for a British Friesian from Berryhill.
A 326kg British Blue cross from High Mindovan, topped the entry of 659 heifers at 262.30p, while a 698kg Charolais cross from Townfoot led the gross trade at £1420. Heifers averaged 199.75p.
Limousin crosses topped the entry of 172 beef cows which averaged 119.15p, with an entry from Ballikinrain selling at 191.20p, and another from Whitrighill at £1550. 
Dairy cows (14) levelled at 91.03p having sold to 140.40p for a Holstein Friesian cross from Overton and £945 for a British Friesian cross from East Bangour. 
On Monday, the firm saw an entry of 5518 store lambs and feeding sheep, well with mostly improved averages on the week. 
Beltex cross lambs averaged £68.06 (+3.41); Mules at £51.60 (-5.33); Suffolk crosses at £60.40  (+1.54); Texel crosses at £59.42 (+1.48) and Blackfaces levelled at £42.36  (+1.74).
 
LEADING prices:
 
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Home Farm Haughton £445, 196.9p. 251-300kg – Ardlebank £650, 227.3p. 301-350kg – Drumtee £800, 228.6p. 351-400kg – Gateside £900; Ardlebank 243.6p. 401-450kg – Nether Dalkeith £1040, 245.3p. 451-500kg – Drumtee £1145, 230.8p. 501-551kg – Glenpark Farms £1290; Lochfield 238.6p. 552-601kg – Glenpark £1330; Auchencloigh 229p. 602-651kg – Pleanmill £1310; Crookedstonemuir 207.9p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Ardlebank £480, 203.4p. 251-300kg – Ardlebank £625, 214p. 301-350kg – High Milndovan £855, 262.3p. 351-400kg – Whitehill £1020, 225p. 401-450kg – Nether Dalkeith £1060; Cowans 245p. 451-500kg – Oakersdyke £1160, 238.7p. 501-551kg – Cowans £1170; Gateside 233.1p. 552-601kg –Castlehill £1235, 218.2p. 602-651kg – Ormsary £1195, 186.7p. 652-701kg – Townfoot £1420, 203.4p. 
Cast cows – Lim – Whitrighill £1550; Ballikinrain 191.2p. Char – Lesliepark £1390, 154.4p. Sim – Whitrighill £1250; Castlehill 184.2p. BB – Easter Garden £1150, 166.7p. Sal – Kaeside £1030, 157p. A-A – Dalowie £1010; Burnside of Balhaldie 124.6p.
Store lambs – Wester Ochtermuthill (Belt) £74.00; Crofthead (Belt) £69.50; Glenfernate (Belt) £65.50; Glenehervie (Mule) £62.00; Backhills (Mule) £59.00; Over Newton (Mule) £58.00; Herbetshaw (Suff) £67.00; Drumloist and Braes of Grandtully (Suff) £65.00; Malling (Suff) £64.00; Weellees (Tex) £75.50; Lude (Tex) £72.50; Newbigging (Tex) £68.00; Fairview (Char) £58.50; Wester Culbowie (Chev) £52.00; Hillhead (BF) £54.50; Rosebery Est (BF) £53.00; The Smiddy (BF) £52.00.

Ayr
SOME 749 store cattle were forward at Craig Wilson’s sale where 368 bullocks averaged 203.6p or £898.78; 116 Friesian bullocks at 139.8p or £677.50 and 265 heifers cashed in at 193.9p or £845.47.
Top price was £1340 paid a British Blue bullock from Turnerhill or 236.8p for a pen of Limousin bullocks from Back O’Hill.
Heifers peaked at £1255 for a Charolais from Carbieston Byres and 227.6p for a Limousin from St Murray.
Friesian Bullocks to £1000 off Barward or 162.6p for the same pen.
* The company’s sale of 1710 store and breeding sheep was topped at £110 for a pen of cross gimmers from J and A McTaggart, Dunjop. 
Blackface ewes sold to £90 for a pen of 43 one-crop ewes from J G Dunn, Shankston, with Cheviot ewes peaking at £97 for two-crops from JW McDonald, Moorfield Avenue. 
Mule ewe lambs peaked at £78 for a pen from S Rorison, Dallowie. 
Also forward were 1016 store lambs, which sold to £70 for a Texel crosses from Messrs Ferguson, Moyne Farm.

LEADING prices:
 
Bullocks – Per head – BB – £1340, £1125 Turnerhill; £1220 South Ervie; £1195, £1100 Auchenbay; £1095 Outmains; £1085 Muirlaught. Sim – £1200 Borland; £1140 Middleton; £1055 Springgarden; £1025 Overtoun; £1010 High Tarbeg; £1000 Adamcroft. Her – £1150 Benston; £1080 Crookside; £1080 Caprington. Lim – £1140 Turnerhill; £1100, £1095 Knockterra; £1095 Pinvalley; £1065 Thorn; £1060 High Tarbeg; £1045 Raithhill; £1045 Outmains. Char – £1105 Middleton; £1100 St Murray; £1060 Caprington. A-A – £1105 Knockterra; £1065 Turnerhill; £1000 Crookside. Stab – £1090 Mackailston. Sal – £1000 Holmpark. Frie – £1000 Barward; £850 Turnerhill; £840 Park O’Barnaigh; £835 Stevenston. Per kg – 236.8p Back O’Hill; 232p Trees; 231.3p Middleton (Neilston).
 Heifers – Per head – Char – £1255 Carbieston Byres; £1150, £1095 Skeoch; £1090, £1060 Cloquhairnan; £1090 Windyhall; £1055 Low Wexford. A-A – £1240 Borland; £1060 Craig; £990 Barward. Lim – £1190 St Murray; £1175 Pinvalley; £1125 Carbieston Byres; £1090, £1030 Knockterra; £1085, £1070 Little Ittington; £1080 Burnton; £1070 Stairlie; £1030 Low Wexford. BB – £1100 Auchenbay; £1080 Fortacres; £1030 Turnerhill. Fleck – £1100 Drumsmodden. Sho – £1080 Lindsayston; £1070 Hillcrest. Sim – £1050 Raithhill; £1040 Stairlie. Her – £990 Barnford. 
 Store lambs – Tex – £70, £67 x2, £62 Moyne; £62 Shieldhill; £59 x2 Balig; £58 Roughside and Harplaw. Char – £59 Lagg. Suff – £59 North Allerton; £56.50 High Cleughearn; £54 Nether Heilar. Aber – £56.50 Overton. Belt –£56.50 Nether Heilar. Mule – £55.50 Overton, £53 Knockormal. Lleyn – £52 Nether Heilar. Chev – £51 Kiers, £47, £46.50 Duhorn. 

Dumfries
SOME 656 store lambs were forward for C and D Auction Marts’ sale where smaller hill lambs proved harder to cash.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £71, £57 Mabie; £61 (x2) Capelfoot; £61 Aar-Dar; £56 Netherton. Char – £62 Aar-Dar. Suff – £59 Ewanstone; £57 Aar-Dar. Cross – £53.50 Mabie.

Thainstone
AN active ringside ensure all classes tended to be sharper on the week at Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale of 1313 store cattle, young and weaned calves, young bulls and Aberdeen-Angus and native breed-sired store cattle.
At the annual Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society sponsored show and sale, judged by John Paterson, Garrionhaugh, Wishaw, the overall champion was a 17-month-old 546kg bullock from A and A Foubister, Netherton, Holm, which sold for £1340 of 245.4p per kg to D and V Buchan, Savoch, Longside.
The reserve from H and M Thomson, Heathercow, was a 17-month-old 462kg bullock, purchased by the judge for £1210 or 261.9p per kg. 
The 437 Angus bullocks averaged 216.1p having sold to 261.9p per kg for a 462kg from H and M Thomson, Heathercow, Eday and £1440 for a 640kg from A and A Foubister, Netherton, Holm.
Angus heifers (176) levelled at 199.4p having sold to 215.1p for a pen of five 502kg from M H and J D Walker, Easter Galcantray, Cawdor and £1220 for a 622kg from D Scott, Cadbollmount, Fearn and a 582kg from G Booth and Sons, Greenhill, Tullynessle.
Outwith the Angus consignment, 409 bullocks sold to 253.8p for a pen of five 398kg Charolais crosses from Marchmar Farms, Lumsden and £1420 for a Charolais cross from E Innes and Sons, Deskie Farm, Glenlivet, to average 212.p.
Heifers (205) averaged 210.6p having hit a top of 243.4p per kg for a pen of four 304kg Simmental crosses from J Simpson, Tullyglens, Dunphail and £1260 for a 654kg Aberdeen Angus cross heifer from W and J Chessor, Strathend, Hatton.
The firm’s sale of 2277 Shetland cross Lambs and breeding sheep, staged the same day saw Texels from Wester Brough, Baliasta top the store lambs at £69 while Texel ewes from Virse, Haroldswick, let the Island sheep at £92.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 350kg – Tullyglens Dunphail £695; Tullyglens 224.2p. 351-400kg – Marchmar Lumsden £1010; Tullyglens 244.5p. 401-450kg – Meikle Haugh Keig, Fichlie Glenkindie £1010; Fichlie 233.8p. 451-500kg – Mains of Drumwhindle Ellon £1150; Fichlie 239p. 501-550kg – New Noth Gartly £1220; Mains of Drumwhindle 232.4p. 551-600kg – Mains of Drumwhindle £1290; Brucewells 226p. 601-650kg – Deskie £1400; Brucewells 220.5p.
Heifers – Up to 350kg – Tullyglens £740. 351-400kg –  Marchmar £840; Belnagarrow Craigellachie 223.1p.401-450kg – Craiglewie Cabrach £1030; Marchmar 234p. 451-500kg – Pittenkerrie Glassel £1080; Broadgreens 232.3p. 501-550kg –  New Noth £1230; New Noth 224.5p. 551-600kg –  Mains of Allanbuie Keith £1200; Mains of Allanbuie 204.1p. 601-650kg – Strathend Hatton £1250; Strathend 206.3p. 651-700kg – Strathend 192.7p.
Aberdeen Angus – Bullocks – Up to 350kg – Suquoy South Ronaldsay £710; Suquoy 207.6p. 351-400kg – Millhouse Harray £950; Millhouse 247.4p. 401-450kg – Wester Arr Nairn £1010; Wester Arr 232.7p. 451-500kg – Heathercrow £1210; Wester Arr 232.5p. 501-550kg – Netherton £1340; Netherton 245.4p. 551-600kg – Midtown of Haddo £1320; Midtown of Haddo 223.7p. 601-650kg – Netherton £1415; Netherton 225p. 651-700kg – Cadbollmount £1340; Cadbollmount 204.9p.
Heifers – Up to 350kg – Hunchaquoy £690. 351-400kg –  Seaview Sanday £815; Seaview 206.9p. 401-450kg – Overhall £930; Frustigarth 212.3p. 451-500kg – Balaldie £1050; Wester Arr 215.1p. 501-550kg –  Soutra £1115; Easter Galcantray 215.1p. 551-600kg – Greenhill £1170; Greenhill 210.4p. 601-650kg – Cadbollmount £1220.
Store lambs – Tex – Virse, Haroldswick; £68.50; Suff – Brind, Cunningsburgh £65; Suff X – Sumburgh Farm, Virkie, Houll, Sullom £64.50; Tex X – West Ireland, Bigton £64.50; Down – Glenmoor, Laxo £64; Down X – Briarlea, Sullom £62.50; Cont – Greenside, Baltasound £62.50; Cont X – Leasgarth, Aywick £60.50; Chev – Innhouse, Mossbank £56; Chev X – Skelberry, Dunrossness £55; BF – Innhouse £44.
Island ewes – Tex – North Gardie, Aith £76; Tex X – Da Yard, Lochend £68; Cont – Ellishadder, Sandwick £67; Lleyn – West Ireland £65; Cont X – Innhouse £64; Shet – Grand View, Papal £56.50; Shet X – Avoca, Sandwick £52; BF – Innhouse £38.
Island rams – Suff – Scholland, Virkie £86.

Fort William
LAMBS sold at satisfactory rates with ewes trading in line with the current market trends, at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 2840 store sheep of all classes.
Lambs (2346) sold to £66 for a cross lamb from South Laggan, Spean Bridge with feeding sheep (494) to £82 for a pen of Lleyn gimmers from Tign An Uilt, Kilchoan.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Chev – Glengarsk, Arisaig £64; South Laggan £53; Annbank, Kilchoan £49.50; Lly X – Tign An Uilt, £62; Traigh Farm, Arisaig, £47; 1 Kinlocheil, Fort William, £40.50; Tex X – Glendoe Estate, Fort Augustus, £61.50; Duror, Glenelg, £56; 7 South Laggan, Spean Bridge, £53; BF – 5 Aird, Ardvasar, £58; 4 Aird, Ardvasar, £50.50; 16 Moss, Acharacle, £45; Cross – Insh Farm, Spean Bridge, £57; Glengarsk, £56.50; 4 Aird, £47; Mule – Glendoe Estate, £54; Suff X – Market Stance, Fort Augustus, £46; Char X – Sanna, Kilchoan, £46. 
Feeding sheep – Chev ewe – 13 Calgarry, Ardvasar, £60; Traigh Farm, Arisaig, £49; Inverailort Estate, £46; BF ewe – Traigh Farm, £54; Tex X ewe – Myrtle Moss Croft, Strontian, £40.

Stirling (Cale)
ALL classes of lambs were slightly dearer on the week at Caledonian Marts’ sale of 1822 store lambs and feeding ewes on Monday, where a top price of £71 was paid for a pen of Beltex from Ian Campbell, Meikle Seggie.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Tex – £69 Lands of Drumhead; Cont – £67 Mid Linthills; Belt – £67 Meikle Seggie; Belt X – £67 Ballinkinrain; Chev Mule – £67 Lathockar Mains; Cont X – £66.50 Glenhead; Suff – £64.50 Murrayshall; Mule – £58 Mid Linthills; BF – £56 Broomknowes.
Feeding ewes – Mule – £59 Wester Culbowie; Chev – £56.50 Lathockar Mains; Tex – £56 Duallin; cross – £56 Wester Culbowie; BF – £41 Broomknowes
Ewe lambs – Tex – £69 Lands of Drumhead.
Lochmaddy
SOME 3167 store sheep of all classes sold through Dingwall and Highland Marts’ at Lochmaddy, this week, where trade peaked at £280 for a Texel ram from Corunno, Claddach Baleshare.
Lambs (2134) sold to £71 per head for a pen of Cheviots from Borve View, Liniclate, with the 613 ewes selling to a top price of £89 for a Texel cross from 8 West Gerinish, Lochboisdale. 
The entry of 71 saw prices peak at £92 for a pen of Cheviots from 2 Claddach Illeray, Locheport.
A strong section of  344 feeding sheep was led by a Texel cross wedder from 17A Liniclate, from the Isle of Benbecula. 

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex X – 7 Malaglate, Lochmaddy, £67.50; 5 Peninerine, 8 West Gerinish, £67 and £66.50; Suff X – 5 Peninerine, Lochboisdale, £67; 2 Claddach Kirkibost, Lochmaddy, £57.50; 18 Borve, Berneray, £57; Chev – Sandhill Farm, Berneray, £65; 17A Liniclate, £63.50; 5 Uachdar, Isle of Benbecula, £62.50; BF – Sidinish, Locheport, £62; cross – 11 Classach Illeray, Isle of North Uist, £60; 2 Kyles Flodda, Isle of Benbecula, £55. 
Ewes – Tex X – 4 Knockline, Lochmaddy, £78; 8 West Gerinish, £76; Druim Torrach Croft, Hougharry, £62; Chev – 7 Malaglate, Lochmaddy, £72; 2 Claddach Illeray, £62; 17 Borve, Berneray, £60; Cross – 4 Knockquien, Lochmaddy, £58; BF – 4 Borve, Berneray, £54; 1 Nunton Hill, Gramsdale, £50; Suff X – 1 Clachan Farm, Lochmaddy, £52; CHM – 24 Muir of Aird, Benbecula, £50.
Gimmers – BF – 4 Hacklett, Creagorry, £80; 1 Uachdar, Benbecula, £75; 6 Malaglate, Lochmaddy, £72; Chev – Blashaval Cottage, Lochmaddy, £80; Tex X – 8 West Gerinish, £76.
Feeding sheep – Tex ram – 9 Clachan Sands, Lochmaddy, £81; Chev wdr – 5 Uachdar, £78; Tex X wdr – 17A Liniclate, £74; Tex X ewe – 3 Claddach Kirkibost, £70; cross ewe – 7 Malaglate, £61; Chev ram – 5 Uachdar, £59; Chev rig – 7 Malaglate, £57; BF ram – Sidinish, £55; cross wdr – 1 Ahmore, Lochmaddy, £55; Chev ewe – 2 Balranald, Lochmaddy, £53.