Special sales for week ending October 2

LEADING prices:

Store heifers – Lim – £1410 (x2), £1360 (x2), £1300 (x2) Hallmoor; £1300 (x2), £1285, £1205 (x2) East View; £1200, £1100 Hall Garth; £1200, £1145 Green Farm; £1165 Balgray Hill; £1145, £1115 West Cocklaw; £1145 Pallet Hill; £1135 Bolton Wood Lane; £1120 Beckhall; £1105 Hill Farm; £1100 Littlewater. Blo – £1250, £1155 (x5), £1135 (x3), £1015 Northrigg Hill. BB – £1180. £1080 (x2) Broathill; £1145, £1055 Fishergill; £1105 Bolton Wood Lane; £1100 Whiteside; £1085 Crown Point; £1045 Jerriestown; £1040 Brackenhill Rigg; £1040 Holmecroft; £1035 Barholm Mains; £1035 (x2) Hesket Demain; £1035 High Old Shield; £1030 (x3) Newton Field; £1015 Holmecroft; £1015 (x2) Rose Farm. Char – £1135 Hill Farm; £1125 Crown Point; £1045 Whiteside; £1035 Balmaclellan. Sim – £1060 (x6), £1000 (x3) Auchenhill. A-A – £1045 Dacre Lodge; £1040 (x4), £910 (x4) Cockleybank; £985 Auchenhill; £950 (x4) Low Thorny; £925 Chapel Farm; £900 Round Hill. Her – £1030, £775 (x2) Randalinton; £800 Upper Moor. BSho – £1055 Hill Farm. Gall – £755 (x2) Balgray Hill. HF – £490 Randalinton Farm. 
Store bullocks – Lim – £1400, £1235 East View; £1355, £1245 (x2), £1205, £1180, £1165, £1160 Whiteside; £1285, £1195 (x2) Beckhall; £1255 (x3), £1245 (x2) Lairdlaugh; £1205 Nether Ernambrie; £1195 Chapel Farm; £1185 Crown Point; £1180 Hall Garth; £1155 Rigg Head; £1150 (x2) Birks Farm; £1145, £1140 Green Farm. Blo – £1355, £1265, £1145 (x2) Northrigg Hill. Char – £1340, £1260 Old Silloth; £1290 (x4), £1285 (x3), £1140, £1135 (x2), £1110 (x2), £1100 (x3) Spout Bank; £1275, £1205, £1185 Midtown; £1265 Crown Point; £1185 Woodslee; £1105 Hillhead; £1105 Whiteside. BB – £1290, £1120 Fishergill; £1265, £1205 (x2), £1105 (x2) Nether Ernambrie; £1230 Broathill; £1205 Crown Point; £1200 (x2), £1140 (x2) Broathill; £1180 The Nook; £1155, £1135 (x3), £1130 (x2), £1125 (x2), £1100 (x2) Chapel Hill; £1125 (x6) Briggle Farm. A-A – £1235 Town End; £1165, £1000 (x5) Briggle Farm; £1150 Auchenhill; £1095, £990 Cockleybank; £1085 Whitrigg Grange; £1015 Well Head; £980 (x4) Stainton House. Sim – £1100 (x5), £1040 (x4) Auchenhill. Sho – £1025 Briggle Farm. Frie – £970 (x2) Great Easby; £775 (x3) Town End. Mont – £950 (x2) Swordwellrigg. Sal – £850 The Grove. Her – £845 (x2) Upper Moor; £810 (x2) Chapel Farm; £800 (x2) Westhills Farm. HF – £815 (x4) Rose Farm; £755 £735 £705 £685 (x2) Park House. 
Weaned heifers – Lim – £1000, £870 Whitehills; £800 Ashfield; £800 Light Birks. BB – £850 Setterah Park; £810 Bents Farm. A-A – £930 Whitehills; £775 (x2) Ashfield. Stab – £810 Thomasdene. 
Weaned bullocks – Lim – £960 Brieredge. A-A – £880 Croft Road; £725 Greenview. BB – £770 Setterah Park. Stab – £685 (x2), £680 (x2) Thomasdene. Her – £670 (x2) Sandysike Farmhouse. Fleck – £620 (x2) 4 Balcarry. Mont – £570, £565 (x4), £525, £500 (x4) Balcarry. Frie – £490 (x3) Burn House. Hol – £490 (x2) Burn House. 

Thainstone
WEANED calves were an excellent show for quality and were easily cashed at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 1625 stores. 
The 335 weaned heifers which averaged 224.1p per kg (-1.7p on the year)were  topped at 271.9p for a 320kg Charolais cross from Balgairn, Ballater and £1210 for a 522kg Charolais cross form Brucewells, Netherley.
Weaned bullocks (470) cashed in at 228.1p (-5.4p) and sold to 270.1p for a 374kg Limousin cross from Balgairn, and led the gross trade at £1260 for a pair of 556kg Charolais crosses from Auchnarrow, Glenlivet. 
Store bullocks (480) averaged 205p having sold to 285.5p for a 336kg Limousin from Mosside of Gight, Fyvie, and £1355 for a pair of 600kg Limousin cross from Nether Minmore, Glenkindie. 
The 337 heifers levelled at 201.5p as they peaked at 24.1p for a pair of 392kg Limousin crosses from Birkenburn, Keith and £1285 for a 632kg Charolais cross from Dallasbroughty, Dunphail. 
The pre-sale show judge, John Waddell, Powmyre, Glamis, found his champion in a 538kg Limousin cross bullock from Dunmaglass Estate, Inverness, that sold for £1260 to D Lumgair and Sons, Gask, Letham, while a 530kg Limousin cross from Messrs Duffton, Smith and Stuart, Sunnyhill, was heifer champion and realised £1580 to the same home. 
The firm also sold 5566 sheep of all classes, where 1420 store lambs peaked at £72 for Texels from Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen, with 1066 island lambs selling to £65.50 for Texels from Norgeat, Dale. 
Breeding sheep (1508) sold to £185 for Texel gimmers from Mains of Orchardtown, Udny, while 798 gimmers and ewes realised £105 for Shetland Cheviot gimmers from Rona, Ollaberry. Texels from Strath, Watten, led the 672 feeding ewes and rams at £130. 
The 3095 Shetland lambs and breeding sheep saw 2510 store lambs reach £73 for Texels from South Lea, Vidlin, while 585 island sheep peaked at £70 for Texel ewes and Suffolk rams from Tagon Farm, Voe. 

LEADING prices:

Weaned bullocks – Up to 350kg – Birkenburn £870, 252.9p. 351-400kg – Balgairn, Ballater £1010; Fodderletter, Tomintoul 247.2p. 401-450kg – Clinterty, New Aberdour £1140; Wellheads, Huntly 264.6p. 451-500kg – Auchorachan, Glenlivet £1190; Fodderletter 256.6p. 501-550kg – Auchorachan £1240, 240.3p. 551-600kg – Clinterty £1225; Auchnarrow 226.6p. 
Weaned heifers – Up to 350kg – Balgairn £870, Birkenburn 257.5p. 351-400kg – Balgairn £1070, 268.8p. 401-450kg – Wellheads £1130, 256.1p. 451-500kg – Wellheads £1160, 243.4p. 501-550kg – Auchnarrow £1190; Brucewells 231.8p.
Store bullocks – Up to 300kg – Mosside of Gight £710, 239.7p. 301-350kg – Mosside of Gight £960; Birkenburn 241.8p. 351-400kg – Broadgreens, Turriff £985, 251.3p. 401-450kg – Birkenburn £1040, 240.7p. 451-500kg – Reaster, Lyth £1070, 217.4p. 501-550kg – Mains of Drumwhindle, Ellon £1180, 221.6p. 551-600kg – Balladrum, Durris £1265; Nether Minmore 225.8p. 601-650kg – Nether Aucharnie, Forgue £1285, 210.7p. 651-700kg – Nether Aucharnie, Reaster £1340; Reaster 204.9p. 
Store heifers – Up to 350kg – Mosside of Gight £740, 221.6p. 351-400kg – Birkenburn £945, 229.6p. 401-450kg – Broadgreens £1040, 233.2p. 451-500kg – 2 Bogie Street, Huntly £1100; Comisty, Forgue 231.2p. 501-550kg – Sunnyhill £1260, 229.9p. 551-600kg – Headiton, Bonnykelly £1220, 213.9p. 601-650kg – Nether Tillymauld, New Byth £1200; Dallasbroughty 203.3p.
Store lambs – Suff – Whitefolds, Tomnavoulin £69. Tex – Bogiefeulach, Tomnaveen £69. Tex X – Cooperhill, Forglen £68. Bel – Rosebrae, Longmorn £68. Belt X – West Cortiecram, Kininmonth £67. Cont – West Cortiecram £67. Mule – Corbanchory, Kildrummy £65. Hamp – Doonies, Nigg £64. Zwart – Cooperhill £64. Cont X – The Bothy, Mintlaw £63. Black – Rosebrae £62. Suff X – Prony, Ballater £6.50. Char – New Barns, Oldmeldrum £59.50.
Orkney lambs – Tex – Mossbank, Burray £64. Cont – Brencher House, Birsay £56. 
Shetland lambs – Suff – Anness, Cunningsburgh £65.50. Tex – Norgaet, Dale £65.50. Suff X – Aithsetter, Cunningsburgh £64.50. Tex – Foraness, Braewick £64. Tex X – Norgaet, Dale £63. Down – Anness £63. Cont – Norde Breck, Gluss; 4 Stakkafletts, Fetlar £62. Cont X – North House, Fetlar £59.50. Chev X – Bordigarth, Eshaness £55. Lleyn – Norgaet £54. Shet – Fjara, Gulberwick £34.50. Gimmers and ewes – Rouge X – South Collafirth £98. Shc X – West Town, Bardister £98.
Breeding sheep – Belt gmr – Mains of Orchardtown, Udny £180. Tex X gmr – Gowanloan, Durno £152. Chev Mule gmr – Newseat of Tolquhon, Tarves £150. Tex gmr – Bogiebrae, Rhynie £148. HB gmr – St Johns Wells £146. Cont gmr – Wardhead £130. Mule gmr – Kirkland, Forgue £122. Suff 2y – The Byre, Turriff £100.
Feeding ewes – Tex – Soundmoor, Mulben, Strathore, Shapinsay £125. Tex X- Fernieslack, Kininmonth £124. Bel – Newton of Budgate, Cawdor; Soundmoor £90. Belt X – Strathore £85. Cont – Strawberry Bank, Longside £80.50. Suff – Netherthird, Rothienorman £80. Cont X – Collieston, Fordoun £80. 
Shetland store lambs – Suff – Ringesta, Quendale £70. Tex – Aesha Levenwick; Ringesta £67.50. Suff X – Setter, Bressay £67.50. Tex X – Upper Onston Stenness; Springfield Hillswick £65. Down – Setter, Kilkahoull, Muckle Roe £64. Cont – Leogh, Cunningsburgh £63.50. Down X – Virdick Brough £62. Cont X – Aesha £60. Chev – South Collafirth; Ollaberry £56.
Island ewes – Char – Grunnins, Ollaberry £62. Chev – Avena, Sandwick £61. Tex – Tagon Farm £59. Suff – Knowe, Muckle Roe £55. Tex X – Tagon Farm £48. Shc – Smithfield, Sandwick £46.

Lanark
SOME 7300 store lambs and feeding ewes were forward at Lawrie and Symington’s show and sale of Blackface and Cheviot wedder lambs at a sale held in conjunction with Livestock Marketing (Borders). 
Judge, Hugh Jackson, The Boat, found his champions in a pen from George Irving, Mount Benger, which also won the best pen from the Border and Mid Lothian area. They topped the Blackie entry at £64. 
Best pen from Lanark and Peebles came from T Borland, Flemington, with a pen that realised £60, as the 4395 Blackie wedders levelled at £45.44 (+£3.24 on the year).
Mr Jackson choice of Cheviot winners was a pen from the Common family, Crossdykes, that made £65. 
The 1000 other breed lambs sold to £72 for Texels form Westfield, while the 1496 cast and feeding ewes hit £142 for Texels from the same home. 
LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Belt – £69 Edston. Tex – £68, £65.50, £59 Middlepart; £67.50 (x2), £66, £65, £62, £59 Hardington Mains; £67 Westfield; £60 Edston. Suff X – £67 Westfield; £65 Hardington Mains. Chev – £63.50, £59 Walston Mill; £59.50, £55.50 (x2) Waterloo Drive; £58, £56, £54.50 Gateslack; £57.50 Stirkfield; £49 Kirkstead. BF – £59 Flemington; £58.50 Blackhouse; £58 Outer Huntly; £58 Broughton Place; £57.50 Cronberry; £57 Kirkstead; £57 Meggethead. Mule – £58.50, £53.50 Middlepart; £56, £52 Nisbet. 
Cast ewes – Tex – £142, £134, £98 Westfield; £125, £118, £115, £112, £98 (x2), £80, £74 Yeldabrek; £124, £119 Hilltop; £106, £104 Rigside; £97, £95 Hillside; £87, £85 Chapelton; £82 (x2) Bluedial; £77 Topside; £74, £73 Lister. Suff X – £112 Blackside; £92 Hillside; £90, £84 Yeldabrek; £88 Chapelton; £75 Topside. Mule – £70 Moredun; £68 Fellend; £61 Whitfield. BF – £63, £54, £53, £42 Kirkland; £58, £40 Farside; £53 Upperton; £49 Walston Mill; £46 Blacksidend; £44, £39 Queensbury; £40, £39 Hardridge; £39 Anniston Grange. Chev – £40 Anniston Grange; £39 Walston Mill; £37 Barvenan.

Dingwall 
SOME 760 store cattle and yearling calves sold through Dingwall and Highland Marts’ Dingwall centre, where 425 bullocks averaged 207.2p per kg and 333 heifers levelled at 192.2p. 
Top price was 360p for a 250kg British Blue cross from Shewglie Farm, Glenurquhart, while a 690kg Limousin cross from Balvaird, Muir of Ord, led the gross trade at £1340. 
Bullocks also sold to £1260 for a 555kg British Blue cross from Udale Farm, Poyntzfield, Dingwall, with heifers to 234.4p for a 465kg Limousin cross from 217 The Doll, Brora. 
The pre-sale show judged by G Cowie, Cairnton, saw the junior continental title presented to a 485kg Limousin cross bullock from the J Munro and Son, Invercharron, Ardgay, which later sold for £1140. The senior continental winner, a 555kg British Blue cross bullock from Udale Farm, made £1260.
Averaging £45.05, the 6496 store lambs were topped at £78 for a pen of Cheviots from Burnthill, Thrumster, while 571 lambs from Lewis Livestock Producers averaged £42.92 having sold to £73.50 for Cheviots from Tigh An Rudha, Eoropie.

LEADING prices: 

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Shewglie Farm, £900, 360p. 251-300kg – Shewglie Farm, £920, 347.2p. 301-350kg – Shewglie Farm, £840, 247.1p. 351-400kg – Guisachan Farm, Tomich, £980, 248.1p. 401-450kg – Leidichruich, Heights of Dochcarty £1080; Druid Temple, Inverness 256.8p. 451-500kg – 2 Lochend, Thurso £1200, 244.9p. 501-550kg – The Rowans, Brora £1190, 228.9p. 551-600kg – Udale Farm, £1255, 227.0p.
Heifers – Up to 300kg – Strone Farm, Banavie £580, 186.4p. 301-350kg – Strone Farm, £690, 214.3p. 351-400kg – Lochdhu, Nairn, £900, 227.9p. 401-450kg – 4 Bualnaluib £1010, 224.4p. 451-500kg – 217 The Doll, Brora £1090; The Rowans 218.6p. 501-550kg – Towerhill, Thurso £1150; Druid Temple. 225.7p. 551-600kg – Gorthleck Mains, Gorthleck £1190, 205.2p. 
Wedder lambs – Suff X – 15 Loaneckheim, Kiltarlity £72.50; Dell Farm, Farr and Park Farm, Strathpeffer £69.50; Garguston Shore, Muir of Ord £67. Tex X – Balnaird Farm House, Heights of Fodderty £72.50; Hillend, Auldearn £71.50; Upper Muiryden, Rosemarkie £70.50. Chev – Burnthill £68; Shieldaig, Strathcarron and South Balkeith, Tain £64; Balcherry, Tain £63. Belt X – Tullyglens, Dunphail £65; Glenurquhart Farm, Cromarty £64.50; Inver Croft, Tain, £60.50; Cross – Davidson Croft, Heights of Fodderty, £63; CharX – 4 Tomich, Beauly, £62.50; CHM – Achnabat, Torness £61.50; Tigh Beag, Achterneed £58.50. Mule – Tulloch Farm, Dingwall £54; Achnabat £53.
Ewe lambs – Suff X – 15 Loaneckheim £73. Tex X – 12 Airdens, Bonar Bridge £68; 1 Lochlait, Abriachan £53; Balnaird Farm House £52. Chev – Dell Farm, Swainbost £67; Carnoch, Strathconon £62; Achnaclerach, Garve £56. Suff – Glendonan, Knockfarrel £64.50; Chev Mule – Tigh Beag £60; 2 Forss, Thurso £54; Tullyglens £48. Cross – Enyhallow, Conon Bridge £51; Balnaird Farm House £49.
Store lambs – Tex X – 12 Port of Ness, Isle of Lewis £71; 27 Cross, Ness £62; 24B Lionel, Ness £60. Cross – 48 Habost, Ness £59.50; Clashtein, Ness £48.50; 18 Habost, Ness £45.50. Chev – 4 Eoropie, Isle of Lewis £50; 5C Fivepenny, Ness £46; 5 Swainbost, Isle of Lewis £45. BF – 12 Lionel, Port of Ness £45.50; 2 Lionel, Ness £45. Suff X – 100 Cross Skigersta Road, Port of Ness £44.50; 4 Eordale, Ness £40.50.

Stirling (UA)
HEIFERS led the way at United Auctions’ sale of 1362 store and native-bred cattle as the 541 averaged 197.75p per kg having sold to 240p for a 400kg Limousin cross from Nether Glinns, and £1305 for a 625kg Charolais cross from Balbirnie.
The 740 bullocks levelled at 200.36p and peaked at 235.7p for a 448kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Scotstarvit, and £1270 for a 625kg Simmental cross from Coulshill. 
Black and white bullocks (81) averaged 128.03p and sold to 167p for a 455kg British Friesian from Hapland and £940 for a 630kg Holstein Friesian cross from Bandirran.
On Saturday, a good show of 438 breeding cattle sold to £3600 for a British Blue cross stock heifer with Limousin cross heifer calf at foot from Stuart Raeburn, Pressock.
Monday’s 7827 store and breeding sheep saw store lambs sell to £53.50 for Blackfaces from Rhiedorrach. Cheviot gimmers from 2 Toxside made £155.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – 251-300kg – Osclay Mains £610, 206.1p. 301-350kg – Balwherrie £750, 232.9p. 351-400kg – Riccarton £890; Nether Glinns 235.4p. 401-450kg – Southfield £990; Common 228.1p. 451-500kg – Scotstarvit £1150, 235.7p. 501-551kg – Scotstarvit £1260; Holm of Daltallochan 230.5p. 552-601kg – Riccarton £1260, 216.9p. 602-651kg – Coulshill £1270, 203.2p. 
Heifers – 251-300kg – Nether Glinns £550, 197.8p. 301-350kg – West Auchenlongford £720; Daldowie 209.6p. 351-400kg – Nether Glinns £960, 240p. 401-450kg – Longyester £970, Drumtee 231.3p. 451-500kg – Drumtee £1070; Nether Glinns 229.3p. 501-551kg – Longyester £1050, 206.7p. 552-601kg – Balbirnie £1170; Gowstone 206p. 602-651kg – Balbirnie £1305, 208.8p 
Heifers with calves – Bull calf – West Thomaston (Lim X) £3300; Pitcairn (BB Lim X) £3200, (cont X) £3100; The Ross (BB X) £2700; Corscaplie (A-A X) £2400; Porterstown (Sim) £1850. Heifer calf – West Thomaston (Lim X) £3200, (BB X) £2600; The Ross (BB Lim) £3150, (BP) £3000; Pitcairn (BP) £3000; Woodhead of Mailer (cont) £2700; Porterstown (Sim) £1800.
Cows with calves – A-A – Wyddial £2100, £1750. Lim X – Airthrey Kerse £2050. BP – Chartershall £2050. 
In-calf heifers – Chartershall (Lim) £1750, £1650. 
Pressock stock females with calves – BB X heifer – £3600, £3100. Lim X cow – £2850, £2800. 
Dalhanna stock females with calves – Cont X – £2100. Sal X – £2050 (x2), £1900. Sim X – £2200, £2000. A-A X – £1950. Sal X and HCF £1900; Sim X and BCF £2000. 
Bulling heifers – Witton (Lim X) £1350, (BB X) £1290. 
Store lambs – Tex – Park of Keillour £70, £6; Parsons Mill £66.50. BTex – Lower Killernie £70, £67. Belt – Fornought £63.50. Mule – Millglen £65; Glenehervie £62; Sorn Estate £54.50. Suff – Auchenhew £64; Rossieochil £67, £63.50; Thomanean £62. BF – Rhiedorrach £53.50; Sorn Estate £50; Fairview £50. 
Breeding sheep – Gimmers – 2 Toxside (Chev) £155; Mailingsland (Mule) £115; Boreland (BF) £98. Stock ewes – Strathoich and Lochan (Chev 1cr) £92; Strathoich (Chev 2cr) £92; Auchenhew (Mule 1cr) £95; Boreland (BF 2cr) £98.

Huntly
QUALITY types met a firm demand at United Auctions’ sale of 680 weaned calves, stores and OTM cattle, where 392 bullocks averaged 215.1p per kg (-8.4p on the year) and 281 heifers at 204.6p (-8.9p). 
Bullocks led at 273.8p for a Limousin cross from Deershill, Cuminestown and £1390 for Charolais from Hilton of Culsh, New Deer, while heifers peaked at 237.2p for Limousin crosses from Loanhead, Logie Coldstone, and £1255 for Charolais crosses from Auchnascraw, Glenlivet. 
Champion at the pre-sale show was a 470kg Charolais cross bullock from WJ and M Hunter, West Cairnhill, which sold for £1200 or 255.3p to the judge, GS Smeaton, Cotton of Overstone.
Reserve was a 420kg Limousin cross from JK Hunter, Wedderburn, which made £1045 or 248.8p to Bill Cameron, Burnside of Edingight. 
Messrs McGillvary, Auchnascraw, Glenlivet, topped the pens of four with his winning bullocks weighing 541kg and selling for £1260 to the judge, while their heifers scaled 527kg and made £1170 to P McKilligan, Mahon.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – 301-350kg – £890, 273.8p Deershill, Cunimestown. 351-400kg – £990, 250.6p Bush Farm, Aberlour. 401-450kg – £1070 Haddoch Farm, Rothiemay; 248.8p Wedderburn, Huntly. 451-500kg – £1200, 255.3p West Cairnhill, Culsalmond. 501-550kg – £1260, 239p Auchnascraw, Glenlivet. 551-600kg – £1300 Keithmore, Dufftown; 224.6p Greenhill, Alford. 601-650kg – £1390 Hilton of Culsh, New Deer; 225.6p Auchnascraw, Glenlivet. 
Heifers – 301-350kg – £720, 205.7p West Cairnhill, Culsalmone. 351-400kg – £895, 229.5p 122 Main Street, Aberchirder. 401-450kg – £1035, 237.2p Loanhead, Logie Coldstone. 451-500kg – £1110 Auchnascraw; 231.1p Leschangie Lodge, Kemnay. 501-550kg – £1185 Auchnascraw, Glenlivet; 227.7p Hilton of Culsh, New Deer. 551-600kg – £1255, 216.4p Auchnascraw, Glenlivet. 

Newton Stewart
A VARIED offering of store cattle was forward for Craig Wilson’s Big Bullock Sale of 1055 head. 
The 659 beef-sired bullocks averaged 197.6p having sold to £1335 for Angus crosses from Dunskey Farms, while Limousin crosses from J Howie, Auchentibbert, realised 233.7p. 
The 29 dairy-sired bullocks levelled at 130.5p and sold to £900 or 152p from J McMillan, Over Airies, while Charolais from David Manson, Auchleach, topped the 367 heifers at £1280, with a pen of Limousin cross heifers at 241.7p from Brian Paxton, Milmain. They averaged 188.7p.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – A-A X – £1335 Dunskey; £1245 (x2) Auchleach; £1240 Barfad; £1140 Cutcloy; £1110 Little Torhouse; £1080 Kildrochat Mains. Char X – £1305, £1240 Auchleach; £1295 Dunskey; £1270, £1240, £1200 (x2), £1145, £1090 3 South Balfen; £1235 South Milmain; £1180, £1145, £1130, £1110, £1100 Fardenreoch; £1165, £1110, £1090, £1065, £1060 Pinmore Mains. Lim X – £1290 Auchleach; £1250 3 South Balfern; £1225, £1165, £1080, £1060 Over Airies; £1195, £1145, £1115, £1040 Auchentibbert; £1165 7 South Balfern; £1150 Dunskey; £1165 Barfad; £1100, £1050 Balgracie, £1100 Crouse. Sim X – £1260, £1145, £1140 Smallmuir; £1230, £1100, £1030 Over Airies; £1200, £1115 Crouse, £1180 South Clutag, £1030 Little Torhouse. Salers – £1165 Dunskey. British Blue: £1200 and £1110 Meoul, £1180 and £1160 Dunskey, £1040 High Skeog. Hfd – £1115 and £1085 Gass (Kirkcowan), £1000 Meoul, £1000 High Weirston, £925 Borgue House. Lui – £980 Fardenreoch. 
Heifers – Char – £1280 Auchleach; £1220 3 South Balfern (McDonald); £1200, £1150 Fardenreoch; £1165 3 South Balfern. Lim – £1225 3 South Balfern; £1190 Auchentibbert; £1175, £1160 South Milmain; £1100, £1010 Barfad; £1095 Auchleach; £1060, £1010 Isle; £1015, £1005 Meoul; £1000 Dunskey. A-A – £1155 Craigenholly; £1115 Larg N/S; £1100, £1000 Auchleach. BB – £1100 Dunskey. 

Quoybrae
A GOOD show of 1409 store lambs sold at improved rates through Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ where trade reached £67 for black lambs from Upper Latheron, Latheron. 
The 106 breeding sheep sold to £360 for a Texel shearling from Myrelandhorn, Kirk, while 143 ewe lambs cashed in at £47.07 having sold to £66 for Cheviots from Upper Puldagon Farm, Stirkoke. 
LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Chev – Upper Latheron £66.50. Tex – 154 Porstkerra £66. Suff – 154 Portskerra, Melvich £66. Suff X – Brabsterdorran, Bower £64.50. Tex X – Cruithni, Tofts £64. Down X – Toftcarl, Thrumster £63.50. Chev – Taldale, Forss £57. Cont – Old Stirkoke, Wick £64.
Ewe lambs – Chev – Upper Puldagon £59. Tex – Glencroft £57. Chev – Auchairn £56.
Breeding sheep – BM Mule ewe – Mooredge, Slickly £34. WM Mule ewe – Mooredge £38. Chev ewe – Achaguie, Scotscalder £60. Chev ewe – Upper Puldagon £55. Gimmers – Chev – Brodie House, Sarclet £180. Tex – Thrumster Little, Thrumster £95. Breeding rams – Chev Shr – Myrelandhorn £340.

Stirling (Cal)
ALL classes of cattle sold dearer to a large ringside of buyers at Caledonian Marts’ Stirling centre on Monday, where 801 suckled calves and store cattle were forward. 
Topping the trade at 397p and £1450 was the champion, a Limousin heifer from Haasside, while bullocks sold to 393p for a Limousin from the same home, and £1240 for a Simmental cross from HA Laird and Son, Auchmuir, Leslie. 
In all, bullocks averaged 204p and heifers levelled at 195p. 
Black and white bullocks levelled at 132p and sold to 145p and £850 from AH Drummond, Glenside, Stranraer. 
Judge, Alan Pettigrew, Faskine, Airdrie, awarded the reserve honours to Haasside’s spring-born Limousin bullock which later sold for £1200. 
Champion pen of four autumn-born bullocks from W and T Nelson, High Kilphin, Ballantrae, scaled 526kg and later sold for £1190, while the pen of four heifers was won by ML Wilson, Baluskie, Barrhill, which made £1100, £1080 and £1000. 
The entry of 2399 store lambs and feeding ewes peaked at £68 for Texels from Scott Cowan, Spinkill. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – £1240, £1190, £1180, £1130 Auchmuir; £1200, £1150 Haas Side; £1190, £1120 High Kilphin; £1150, £1110 Baluskie; £1140 Haddockston; £1130 Ardacheranmore; £1110 Hillcrest; £1110 Alton Muirhouse; £1110 Woodcockdale. Per kg – 387p, 383p 301p, 295p Haas Side; 278p, 275p, 250p Murrayshall; 251p High Kilphin; 251p 250p Baluskie; 246p, 244p Taylorton; 235p Wester Crosshill. 
Heifers – Per head – £1300 Haas Side; £1100 Blairmains; £1100, £1080, £1000 Baluskie; £1040, £1010, £1000 Hill O Harthill; £1020 Priestside; £1020 Glenside. Per kg – 382p, 254p Haas Side; 245p, 238p Murrayshall; 235p Ardacheranmore; 229p Baluskie; 220p High Kilphin. 
Store lambs – Suff – £66 Shannochill House. Belt – £64 Meikle Seggie. Hamp Down – £62 Lathro. Cont – £61 Ballinkinrain. Tex X –£61 Westside. Tex – £59 Easter Dullatur. Chev – £58 Coul Estates. Mule – £56.50 Lathro. BF – £50 Coul Estates. 
Feeding ewes – Chev – £48 Wester Culbowie. Tex – £46 Borlick. Mule – £45 Culbhuirg (Isle of Iona). BF – £40 Coul Estates. Chev – £38 Astel. 

Portree
AT Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale, some 1196 store lambs averaged £31.97 having sold to £62.50 for Texel crosses from 15 Glenconon, Uig. 
Cheviot gimmers from 31 Kilmuir, Dunvegan, led the 1567 ewes and gimmers at £95 as they averaged £30.52, while 76 feeding sheep sold to £63 for a Texel cross wedder from 44 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex X – Lynton, Staffin £62; 11/12 Edinbane, Portree £58; 44 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir £55. BF – 8 Torvaig, Portree £60; 15 Glenconon, Uig £55; 13 Hungladder, Kilmuir £48. Chev – 13 Flodigarry, Portree £51; 6 Kilvaxter, Portree £50.50; 5 Feorlig, Dunvegan £47.50. Cross – 1 Feorlig, Dunvegan £50; 5 North Duntulm, Portree £47.50; 3 Marrishadder, Culnacnoc £46.50. Suff X – 32 Mains, Bernisdale £44; 40 Mains, Bernisdale £43.
Breeding sheep – Ewes and gimmers – Chev – 14 Geary, Waternish £92; 4 Parks, Borreraig and 20 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir £72; 31 Kilmuir £70. Tex X – Strathmore, Stenscholl £81; Lynton £64; 2B Penifiler, Portree £50. BF – 13 Hungladder, Kilmuir £55; Strathmore £50. Cross – 3/4 Annishadder, Snizort £52; 1 Feorlig, Dunvegan £47. Mule – 8 Kilvaxter, Kilmuir £50. Lly X – Brae Eynort, Carbost £50. Suff X – 7/8 South Duntulm, Portree £47.
Feeding sheep – Chev ram – 9 Glenconon, Uig £52; 1 & 2 Peinlich, Uig £51; 17/18 Borve, Skeabost Bridge £48. BF wdr – 5 Keistle, Snizort £50; 3 Eyre, Snizort £40; Chev wdr – 7 Upper Edinbane, Portree £43. 

Castle Douglas
TRADE bucked the trend at Wallets Marts’ sale of 1452 suckled calves and store cattle where quality-bred cattle were dearer on the year.
The sale averaged 209.9p or £907.67 (-£20 on the year) with cattle weighing 5kg lighter on the year.
Trade reached £1260 for yearling Charolais cross bullocks from Messrs Williamson and Ross, Hillview, while heifers sold to £1240 for the champion at the pre-sale show, a 440kg Limousin heifer from J and A McCulloch, Glentoo, purchased by Messrs Taylor, Heatheryhall. 
Native steers were topped at £1225 for  Aberdeen-Angus crosses from T Robb, Trolane, while Angus cross heifers from Messrs Sheddan, Balgerran, sold for £1060. Angus cross bullocks reached 234.6p and the same breed of heifers sold to 207.9p from Shambellie Grange. 
Reserve was a 406kg Charolais cross bullock from M and G Barr, Meikle Kirland, that sold for £1100 or 271p to Messrs Wainwright, Todhall, while the best pen of four – 503kg heifers from Messrs Barbour, Carsegowan – made £1145 to Messrs Purdon, Straven House. 
In all, 708 continental bullocks averaged 218.3p or £966.51, while 580 continental heifers levelled at 204.8p or £852.05. 
The 122 native bullocks levelled at 193.1p or £876.27 with heifers at 183.5p or £774.88.

Ayr
ALL classes of breeding cattle were easily sold at Craig Wilson’s sale of 89 head, where a top price of £2200was paid for a Limousin heifer and calf from Perryston. 
Overall, some 27 heifers with calves at foot averaged £1564.81 and 15 cows and heifer calves balanced out at £1084.66. 
In-calf heifers (920) levelled at £1437.60 with the 19 bulling heifers cashing in at £849.17. 
Top priced calf amongst the 200-strong entry was £610 paid for a Limousin cross bull from J and R Mitchell, Fowler, while stirks peaked at £880 for a Charolais cross from A Cuthbertson, Stoneside. 

LEADING prices:

Breeding cattle – Heifers and calves – Lim and heifer – £2200, £2100 Perryston; £2050 Barleith. Lim and bull – £2050 (x2) Langshaw; £1750 Barleith. Sim and bull – £1800 Barleith; £1400 Barmoorhill. BB and bull – £1500 Parkhill. Here and bull – £1400 Barleith. A-A and heifer – £1450 Drumdow. 
Cows and calves – A-A and heifer – £1500 Daldorch. Lim and heifer – £1400 South Balfern. Sal and heifer – £1400 Dalhanna. Lim and bull – £1300 Knockeen. 
In-calf heifers – Sal – £1700, £1650, £1550 Dalhanna. A-A – £1600, £1500 Dalhanna. In-calf cows – BRB – £950 Broadshean. Lim – £900 Broadshean. A-A – £820 Nether Johnstone. 
Bulling heifers – Sal – £950, £920 Drumore. Lim – £780 Carbieston Mains. A-A – £640 Carbieston Mains, Avisyard. 

Dumfries
SOME 125 organic store cattle sold through C and D Auction Marts, where 83 bullocks averaged 225p per kg with 42 heifers at 217.3p. 
They sold to 293.8p for Simmental heifers from Outer Blair that also realised £1170, while bullocks reached £1240 for more Simmies from Outer Blair as well as 272.7p for Limousins from Swinside. 
The 500 conventional cattle peaked at 245.8p for Limousin stots from High Auchneel and £1195 for British Blue bullocks form No 6 Howes. 
The 291 bullocks averaged 198.4p with 33 Holstein bullocks at 132.3p. 
The 176 heifers levelled at 187.7p, having sold to 218.7p for Limousins from Belridding and £1070 for Simmentals from Mid Locharwoods. 
A 136-strong entry of breeding cattle sold to £2200 for a Limousin with bull calf from Garmartin. 

LEADING prices:

Organic bullocks – Per head – Sim – £1240, £1020, £1000 Outer Blair. A-A – £1230 Outer Blair; £1060 Dolphinton. Lim – £1210, £1130, £1050 Swinside; £1200 Main Hill. Sho – £1210, £960 Swinside. BB – £1150 Torhousemuir. BGall – £870 Askerton. Hol – £820 Outer Blair. Per kg – Lim – 272.7p, 265.9p Swinside. BB – 261.4p Torhousemuir. Sim – 259.7p Outer Blair. Sho – 249.5p Swinside. A-A – 248.5p Outer Petrucci. 
Organic heifers – Per head – Sim – £1170, £1000 Outer Blair; £1120 Torhousemuir. BB – £940 Torhosuemuir. Lim – £930 Swinside. Char – £830 Gillespie. Per kg – Sim – 259.7p Outer Blair. Char – 255.4p Gillespie. Lim – 237.3p Swinside. BB – 229.3p Torhousemuir. 
Conventional bullocks – Per kg – Lim – 245.8p High Auchneel. BB – 244.4p Low Glasnick. Char – 223.2p Laught Mains. A-A – 221.50p Kirkbride. 
Conventional heifers –  Per kg – Lim – 218.7p Belridding. BB – 215.2p Low Glasnick. Char – 211.1p West Lanegate. 
Cows with calves – Lim – £2200, £2000, £1900 Garmartin; £1950, £1550 (x2) Capelfoot; £1600 Woodcroft. A-A – £1180 Glenapp Estate. Lui – £1100 Glenapp Estate.