Lanark
LAWRIE and Symington sold 723 store and breeding cattle, last week, where Limousin cross bullocks topped the trade at £1240 from Allfornought and 228p per kg from Powflatts. 
With bullocks averaging 201.7p, heifers levelled at 192.3p and reached £1195 for a British Blue from South Flakefield and to 212p for a Limousin from Bickerto Hall. 
Dairy-bred cattle topped at £895 from South Gilmerton to average 141p.
A cow with calf from South Stane led the breeding cattle at £1550. 
A few days later the company sold 2739 sheep, including 1803 store lambs which sold to £73 for Texels from Kirkton of Crawford, with the 1180 Blackface lambs to £63 from Kirkland Farming, Kirkconnel. 
Cast sheep (939) saw ewes peak at £129 for Beltex from Westfield which also led the ram trade at £86 while hill ewes sold to £60 from Calla and rams. 

LEADING prices:

Beef bullocks – Per head – Up to 350kg – £600 High Machrimore. 351-400kg – £880 Powflatts; £790 Parkertson; £750 Bagmoors. 401-450kg – £985 Powflatts; £925 North Quarter; £920 Craighead. 451-500kg – £1065 Traquair Knowe; £1050 Powflatts; £1050 Midhouse. 501-550kg – £1115 Traquair Knowe; £1070 Powflatts; £1060 Gartvaigh. 551-600kg – £1240 Allfournought; £1160 Craighead; £1150 Daviesdykes. 601-650kg – £1130 Allfournought. Per kg – Up to 350kg – 182p High Machrimore. 351-400kg – 222p Powflatts; 210p Parkerston. 401-450kg – 228p Powflatts; 218p Traquair Knowe. 451-500kg – 223p Powflatts; 220p Traquair Knowe. 501-550kg – 213p Traquair Knowe; 208p Nether Skellyhill. 551-600kg – 207p Allfournought; 205p Daviesdykes; 204p Craighead. 601-650kg – 184p Allfournought. 
Heifers – Per head – Up to 350kg – £705 Parkerston; £610 Rowanhill. 351-400kg – £815 Mid Buiston; £805 Powflatts; £775 Mailingsland. 401-450kg – £955 Bickerton Hall; £895 Traquair Knowe. 451-500kg – £980 Hamildean; £970 Westertown. 501-550kg –£1025 Mains; £990 Westertoun. 551-600kg – £1140 South Flakefield; £1010 Daviesdykes. 601-650kg – £1195 South Flakefield. Per kg –  Up to 350kg – 203p Parkerston; 177p Rowanhill. 351-400kg – 209p Powflatts; 206p Mid Buiston; 194p Mailingsland. 401-450kg – 212p Bickerton Hall; 201p Traquiair Knowe; 200p Hamildean. 451-500kg – 207p Bickerton Hall; 200p Ryeflatt. 501-550kg – 197p Westertoun; 197p Mains; 195p South Gilmerton. 551-600kg – 194p South Flakefield; 181p Daviesdykes. 601-650kg – 196p South Flakefield. 
Dairy-bred bullocks – Per head – £895 South Gilmerton; £890 Thinacre; £840 Shotlinn; £770 Midhouse. Per kg – £201p Thinacre; 175p Gowmacmorran; 165p Shotlinn.
Breeding cattle – Heifers with calves – £1500 Woodhouse; £1350. Cows with calves – £1550, £1320 South Stane; £1480, £1400, £1340, £1240 Gardrum; £1550, £1320 South Stane; £1280 West Carnduff. Bulling heifers£1550, £1320 South Stane;  £750 Nether Skellyhill; £720 Ainville. In-calf heifers – £1580 Gardrum.
Cast ewes – Belt – £129 Westfield; £98, £87 Walkerdyke. Tex – £124, £100, £98 Midlock; £116 Calla; £112, £90 Yeldabrek; £100 Westfield. BdM – £99 Calla. Char – £96 Walkerdyke. Suff – £94 Yeldabrek; £92, £85 Westfield; £88 Bankend. BFL – £85, £82 Westfield; £80 Midlock. Chev Mule – £82 Easter Bush; £74 Bankend. Cross – £69, £68, £63 Westfield. BF – £58, £50 Calla; £49, £41 Hillbrae; £45 Middlepart; £41 Hastings. NCC – £60, £59 Calla. Chev – £53 Stirkfield. 
Cast rams – Belt – £86 Westfield. BF – £78 Calla.
Store lambs – Tex – £73 Kirkton of Crawford; £73, £66, £65.50 Hardington Mains; £66.50 Westfield; £64 Greens Road; £63.50, £63, £60 Carmacoup; £59.50 Blackburn; £59.50 Thripland. Belt – £68, £62, £61 Midtown. Suff – £66, £65.50, £64.50, £62, £57.50, £57 Hardington Mains; £58 Blackburn. BF – £63, £60 Kirkland Farming; £50 Kirkstead; £49 Dryhope; £48.50 Clachaig; £47, £46, £45, £44 North Sanquhar Moors; £40 Holylee. Cross – £56.50 Blackburn; £47.50 Skirling Mains. HW – £56, £45 Skirling Mains; £35 Westloch. Chev – £39 Bodesbeck.Cont – £37 Normangill. 

Carlisle
A SMALLER entry of 576 store cattle sold far sharper on the week at Harrison and Hetherington as the sale peaked at £1350 for a British Blue cross bullock from Messrs Beaty, Durdar, Carlisle. 
Heifers sold to £1345 for Limousin crosses from Messrs Whitfield, Orton Rigg, Carlisle. 
A couple days later, the company held its monthly sale of beef breeding cattle which sold to £2900 from the run of British Blue and Limousin cows with calves from Messrs McAlister, Wester Thomaston, which averaged £2638.
Messrs Atkinson, Meadow View, sold a British Blue cow and calf for £2700.
Included was a dispersal of Blonde females with calves from Messrs Bradley, Northrigg Hill, which peaked at £1950. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – BB – £1350, £1260, £1135 Durdar; £1255, £1140 Fishergill; £1245 Baldwinholme; £1220 Eden Bank; £1200, £1170, £1155, £1110 Sandbed; £1080 Kilnknowe; £1060 Asby Mill; £1055 Blackrigg; £1030 South View; £1015 Grange Grassing. Char – £1265 (x2) Old Silloth; £1175 Barton Dale; £1130 Bridge End; £1100 Temple House; £1080 Grange Grassing. Lim – £1285 (x2), £1265 (x2), £1245 (x2) Baldwinholme; £1280, £1230, £1220, £1170 Eden Bank; £1275 Orton Rigg; £1235, £1185 (x3) Low House; £1205 (x2) Middle Farm; £1180 The Grove; £1170 Ingledene; £1165 Fishergill; £1165 Kilnknowe; £1150 (x3) Cawfields. A-A – £1130 South View; £1115 Barton Dale; £1020 Sheddock; £940 (x2) Field House. Sim – £1090 Harley Croft; £1090 (x3), £1050 Warkshaugh; £1075 (x2) South View; £1045 (x4) Riggshields; £1030 Wardpark. Blo – £1040 (x2) Grange Grassing; £1035 (x2) Brackenthwaite. Fleck – £990, £945, £930 Wardpark; £800 (x2), £765 (x2) Limekilns. Frie – £885 (x8), £775 (x3) Roanstrees; £815 (x5) Chapel Farm; £800, £785 Leesrigg. Her – £840 Swordwellrigg. HF – £795 (x3) Carrick Dean; £785 (x7) Crookdyke. Gall – £750 Great Easby. 
Heifers – Lim – £1345 Orton Rigg; £1330, £1240, £1210 Ingledene; £1315 (x2) Baldwinholme; £1260, £1230, £1150 Wavercroft; £1115 Ridley Farm; £1100 Wood Head; £1085 Bridge End. BB – £1260 Eden Bank; £1160 Kilnknowe; £1100, £1025 Ladywells; £1025, £995 Asby Mill; £975 Seaville Cote. Char – £1150 (x3) Hillhead; £1040 Bridge End. A-A – £1075 (x3), £925 (x2) Yew Tree. Her – £895 South View; £880 Swordwellrigg; £875 Horsegills. Frie – £880 (x2) Bankfoot; £870 (x2) Leesrigg. Sho – £875, £825 Horsegills.  
Heifers with calves – BB – £2950, £2900, £2700 Wester Thomaston. Lim – £2650, £2500 (x3), £2400 Wester Thomaston. Blo – £1950, £1700 (x3), £1620 (x2), £1600 Northrigg Hill.
Cows with calves – BB – £2700 Meadow View. Char – £1880, £1820 Home Farm. Blo – £1800, £1750 (x2), £1720 (x2), £1700 (x2) Northrigg Hill. Sim – £1600 Home Farm. 
In-calf females – Char cows – £1320, £1220, £1120 Home Farm. Blo heifers – £1200, £1180, £1160 (x2), £1100 (x2) Northrigg Hill.  

  • On Monday, a small but quality show of breeding rams were on offer where the 52 that sold peaked at £400 for a Blue Texel shearling from Messrs Currie, Eden Dales, Carlisle, followed at £350 for a pure Texel shearling from the same home. 

The weekly sale of store lambs was mixed with a top of £76 paid for a pen of Texel crosses from Messrs Ritson, Triermain, Gilsland, with Mules to £57.50 from Messrs Noble, Burblethwaite, Wigton. 

LEADING prices:

Breeding rams – Shearling rams – Blue Tex – £400 Eden Dales. Tex – £350 Eden Dales; £300 (x2), £220 Langdyke Cottage; £200 Burgh Head; £200 Wardhall Guards; £200, £180 Lingstubbs; £180 Glasson Farm; £160 Middle Gill. Suff – £250 Bridge Bank; £180, £140 Crosshow Farm. Char – £190 Glebelands. Lamb rams – Tex – £250, £200 (x2) Burgh Head; £240 Glasson Farm; £220 Langdyke Cottage; £220 Crosshow Farm.
Store lambs – Tex – £76, £65 Triermain; £69.50, £65.50, £65, £63 Lanehead Farm; £67.50 Fairhill Farm; £67.50, £65 Mill Farm; £66 Carrycoats Hall; £65 Crosshill Farmhouse; £65 Cowranside; £64.50 Catcrags; £64.50 (x2) Lanehead Farm; £64 (x2) ; £64 Cracrop Farm; £63.50 Beck Farm. Belt – £74 Woodhead; £63.50 Brackenthwaite; £57 Seymour House. Suff – £65 Beck Farm; £62.50 Summerville; £62 Beck Farm; £61 Green Close; £59, £58, £54 Barrhill Avenue,; £53 High Keenley Fell. GF – £57.50 Burblethwaite; £57 Paddgill; £56.50 Green Close; £54 Burn House. Rye – £54.50 Birds Hill. HD – £54, £47.50, £46.50 Mark Farm. Char – £52 The Heugh. NCC – £51 Townhead Farm; £50 Burn House. Rous – £50, £47 Mark Farm.

Dingwall
ALL classes met a slight increase in value at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of 250 weaned calves and store cattle, last week, where 124 store bullocks averaged 213.7p per kg and 121 store heifers levelled at 198.8p.
Bullocks headed up the trade at 292.3p for a 260kg Beef Shorthorn cross from Alvie Farms, Kincraig, and £1205 for a pen of 575kg Simmental crosses from Ballone, Abriachan.
The heifers peaked at 265.3p for a 245kg Charolais cross from 1 Obbe Road, Leverburgh, and £1115 for a Charolais cross weighing 490kg from Lyne of Urchany Farm, Nairn.
Five young bulls sold to £910 from 87 Torrobole, Lairg, while the six breeding cattle reached £1580 for a British Blue cross cow with heifer calf from 1 Obbe Road. 
OTM prime and feeding cows (35) averaged 103.5p and sold to 177.3p and £1170 for a 660kg Luing from 199 Lednabirichen, Dornoch.
Later in the week, the firm sold 5736 breeding and feeding sheep which met a good steady trade throughout. 
The 751 gimmers averaged £89.14 and sold to £140 gross on four occasions – for Texel crosses from Smerral Farm, Bower, and Balmaglaster Farm, South Laggan; crosses from 12 Annat, Torridon; and Cheviot Mules from 134 West Langwell, Rogart.
Breeding ewes (3775) levelled at £57.23 and sold to £120 gross for Cheviots from both Hillhead, Elgin, and Rhifail, Avoch.
Averaging £36.17, the 884 feeding ewes sold to £81 for a Cheviot from 134 West Langwell, while 21 rams peaked at £260 for a Suffolk from 192 The Doll, Brora.
Wedders (31) levelled at £46.65 and sold to £67 for a Cheviot from Inchbae Farm, Garve, with 274 lambs realising £60 for Cheviots from Rhannich Farm, Edderton.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Up to 200kg – Erchite, Dores, £505; 1 Feorlig, Dunvegan, 268.6p. 201-250kg – 1 Obbe Road, £605, 4 Borve, Isle of Harris, 265.8p. 251-300kg – Alvie Farms, £760, 246.7p. 301-350kg – Alvie Farms, £750, 240.3p. 351-400kg – Lower Whitebog, Fortrose, £890, 228.2p. 401-450kg – 87 Torrobole, £880, 203.6p. 451-500kg – Teandalloch, Beauly, £1000, 204.1p. 501-550kg – Ballone, £1130, 217.3p.
Heifers – Up to 200kg – Meddat Farm, Kildary, £470, 247.4p. 201-250kg – 1 Obbe Road, £650, Strollamus, Broadford, 254.8p. 251-300kg – Alvie Farms, £610, Erchite, 223.9p. 301-350kg – Lower Whitebog, £735, Alvie Farms, 222.1p. 351-400kg – Lower Whitebog, £755, 209.7p. 401-450kg – Lyne of Urchany, £975, 223.6p. 451-500kg – Lower Whitebog, £940, Lyne of Urchany, 227.6p.  
OTM prime and feeding cows – Per head – Tighnahinch, Conon Bridge, (Lim), £1010; 7 Scaristavore, Isle of Harris, (A-A), £970; Lower Whitebog, (Lim), £970; Strathglass Farms, Cannich, (Sal X), £930; Achnacloich, Ardross, (Sim), £890; Tighnahinch, (Lim), £890. Per kg – Tighnahinch, (Lim), 132.9p; Achnacloich, (Sim), 131.9p; 42 Oldhall, Watten, (Sim X), 126.1p; Achnacloich, (Sim X), 120.0p; 4 Borve, (Lui X), 120.0p; Strathglass Farms, (Sal X), 120.0p.
Breeding sheep – Gimmers – Chev – Castle of Mey, Thurso, and Newton of Ferintosh, Conon Bridge, £130; Kintail, Newton of Ferintosh, £122; Cuilaneilan, Kinlochewe, £106. Tex X – Balmaglaster, £130; Smerral Farm, £122; Castle of Mey, £120. Suff X – Balmaglaster, £120; Smerral Farm, £115; 192 The Doll, Brora, £90. Mule – Teanahuan Croft, Conon Bridge. Lle X – Arisaig Farm, Arisaig, £85; Craigard Cottage, Langal, £80. BFL – Woodside Croft, Ardersier, £82. Correct ewes – Chev – Morvich Farm, Rogart, £115; 192 The Doll and 35 Wards Drive, Muir of Ord, £110; Hillhead, £100. Mule – Wester Muckernich, Tore, £90. Cross – Cuilaneilan, £86; Chev Mule – Borrowston Mains, Thurso, £84. Tex X – Borrowston Mains, £81. Suff X – 192 The Doll, £80. Broken mouth ewes – Tex X – Borrowston Mains, £68. Chev Mule  – Castle Grant Home Farm, Grantown on Spey, £67; Borrowston Mains, £66. Chev – 12 Bualnaluib, Aultbea, £64; 192 The Doll, £57; Knockally Croft, Dunbeath, £55. Suff X – 192 The Doll, £66.
Feeding ewes – Chev – Dundreggan Croft, Glenmoriston, £73; Refouble, Glenferness, £66; Ivy Cottage, Kinbrace, £64. Tex X – 116 Knockarthur, Rogart, £69.
Rams – Suff – 192 The Doll, £130. Chev – Millnain, Strathpeffer, £100. Tex X – Achtemrack, Drumnadrochit, £100. Belt – Drummond Farm, Evanton, £100. Dor X – Achtemrack, £100.
Feeding sheep – Chev – Balcherry Farm, Tain, £60; Refouble, £58; Bendoran, Lochcarron, £57. BF – Croftdhu, Errogie, £50.
Store lambs – Chev – Millnain, £57; 2 Mellon Charles, Aultbea, £56; 14 Ormiscaig, Aultbea, £53. Cross – Guisachan Farm, Tomich, £53. Suff X – 12 Strond, Leverburgh, £52.

Broughton
A TOP price of £60 per head was paid at Harrison and Hetherington's sale of store lambs and feeding sheep at Broughton where, despite a mixed show for quality on offer to a large ringside of buyers, demand for lambs was good. 
Topping the trade was a pen of 17 Beltex cross lambs from Clare and Lee Whitaker, Moorlands Cottage, Kirkby in Furness.

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Belt – £60 Moorlands Cottage. NCC – £51 Moorlands Cottage. GF – £50.50 £43 Green Bank Farm; £42 Colwith Orchard. Tex – £49 Bank Head, £48.50 Moorlands Cottage; £45, £44.50 Stone Arthur. Hill Chev – £48, £47 Swinside. Char – £47 Knott End Farm. Suff – £46.50 Hinning House; £41 Stone Arthur. BF – £39, £34.50, £33, £28, £25 Field Head Farm. Herd – £33.50 £32  £31 £30.50 £29 Boon Crag; £33.50 Colwith Orchard; £32.50 £31.50 Birk Howe Farm; £29.50 £28.50 Folds Farm; £29 Fenwick; £29 Hinning House; £29 Colwith Orchard; £28.50 £27.50 Climb Stile; £28 Greenholm Farm; £27 Knott End Farm; £27 Gill Bank Farm. Swale – £29 Gill Bank Farm; £27 £25 Folds Farm; £26 Fenwick. 

Newcastleton
HARRISON and Hetherington held its annual two-day sale of Blue Grey cattle where heifers went under the hammer on day one, where cattle were in condition and sold a little easier than at the same sale last year but ahead of expectations. 
With buyers from as far afield as the Shetland Isles, Cornwall and Northern Ireland, trade reached £1720 on two occasions for two pens of four in-calf heifers from Messrs Wallace, Farney Shield, Hexham, selling to Adderstonshields Farming, Hawick, and Bridgewater and Wood, Langholm. 
Bulling heifers reached £1140 for a pen of five from Messrs Kyle, Spout Bank, Brampton, which sold to Messrs Anderson, Berwickshire. 
Cows with calves hit £1320 from Messrs Harding, Nickies Hill, Brampton, with calves to £880 from Messrs Hogg, Milnholm, Langholm. 
The offering of Blue Grey, Galloway and continental bullocks on day exceed all expectations as Blue Grey bullocks sold to a very slight decline on the year with all cattle easily sold. 
Trade peaked at £985 for a Simmental cross bullock from Messrs Paterson, Hopsrig, Langholm, with Blue Greys to £510 for a pen from Messrs Story, Crookburn. 

LEADING prices:

Day one
In-calf heifers – £1720 (x8), £1580 (x3), £1550 (x6), £1100 Farney Shields; £1580 (x4), £1550 (x2) Sourhope Farm; £1420 (x3), £1380 (x3) Beanley Farm; £1360 (x3), £1300 (x2), £1180 (x2) Southdean Farm. 
Cow with calves – £1320 (x4) Nickies Hill Farm. 
Heifers with calves – £1320 Nickies Hill Farm; £1120, £1000 Southdean Farm. 
Bulling heifers – £1140 (x5) Spout Bank; £1100 (x5) The Square; £1100 (x14) The Becks; £1080 (x2) Barlaes; £1050 (x3) Low Closegill; £1000 (x4), £980 (x4) Ottercops Farm; £1000 (x4) Southdean Farm; £940 (x5) Milnholm Farm; £920 (x2) Park Nook; £920 (x3) The Old School House; £920 (x5) Drycleuchlea. 
Heifer calves – £880 Milnholm Farm; £700 The Bloch; £700 (x2) Hartsgarth; £650 (x2) Raeburnfoot; £650 (x3) The Row; £640 (x4) Softley Farm; £620 (x4) The Square. 
Day two
Bullocks – Sim – £985, £870 Hopsrig. Sho – £810 (x2), £745 (x5), £710  Kirkdean. A-A – £900, £865, £800, £780 (x2) Mains Farm. Lim – £745, £680, £660, £650 (x3) Douglas Square. Gall – £760 (x2) The Roan; £500 Low Sorbies; £425 (x3) Softley Farm; £425 (x2) Hot Bank Farm. BG – £510 (x2), £400 Crookburn; £500, £480 (x5) Bodesbeck Farm; £470 (x11) Aigden Farm; £460 (x5), £415 (x4), £410 (x7) Hartsgarth; £490 Haining House Farm; £450 (x2), £410 (x2) Hot Bank Farm; £435 Whintings Town Farm; £400 (x6) Nether Oakshaw. 
Heifers – Blo – £850 (x3) Hole of Lyne. Lim – £710 (x4) Haining House Farm; £700 (x2) Hopsrig; £670 (x2) £630, £620, £600 (x2) Douglas Square. Sim – £640 (x5) Hopsrig. A-A – £590 (x3) £510 (x2) Mains Farm. 

Thainstone
ALL classes of store lambs were dearer with a full ringside of buyers at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 5055 store sheep, last week.
The 1767 store lambs from the mainland peaked at £75 for Texels from Lower Humster, Wick, while 1283 lambs from the islands sold to £68 for Texels from South Breck, Burray. 
Of the 128 ewe lambs forward, Beltex crosses from Honeyneuk, Maud, topped at £90, while the 746 breeding gimmers and ewes sold to £140 for Texel cross gimmers from Newton of Crathie, Ballater. 
Island sheep (395) reached £75 for Texel cross ewes from Grunnafirth, North Nesting, and a Suffolk shearling from Bogfon, Maryculter, led the 131 breeding rams at £620.
Beltex ewes from Balmaleedie House, Marykirk, topped the 605 feeding ewes and rams at £138.
On Friday, the firm sold 1341 store cattle and four young calves, which saw 292 weaned calf bullocks average 245.3p with 265 weaned calf heifers at 243.1p.
In the pre-sale show, judged by William Moir, Home Farm Cairness, Fraserburgh, the overall championship was awarded to a five-month-old, 252kg Limousin heifer from Gordon Cameron, Newton Cottage, Acharacle, which later sold for £4000 to Rebecca Stuart and Steven Smith, Sunnyhill, Turriff. The reserve honours went to a seven-month-old, 368kg Limousin cross bullock from George Macarthur, Mid Fleenas, Little Mill, Nairn, which made £1750 to the same buyers.
Outwith the show, heifer calves topped at 939.8p and £2500 for a 266kg Limousin cross from Newton Cottage, Acharacle, while bullock calves peaked at 562.1p and £1900 for a 338kg Charolais cross from West Cairnhill, Culsalmond.
Among the store cattle, 383 bullocks cashed in at 205.7p and 376 heifers levelled at 203.2p. Heifers topped at 251.1p for a pen of three 446kg Simmental crosses from Culquhassen, Glenluce, while a 664kg Charolais cross bullock from Mill of Gellan, Aboyne, led the gross trade at £1390.  
Bullocks asold to 238.2p per kg for a pen of three 468kg Limousin crosses, with heifers to £1310 for a 612kg Limousin cross from 6 Forestry Holdings, Cairnie. 
Young bulls (25) averaged 218.1p and sold to 262p per kg for a pen of three 332kg Charolais crosses from Cornceres, Anstruther, and £910 gross for a Simmental cross from Upper Achnagorth, New Byth.

LEADING prices:
 
Ewe lambs – Tex X – Clinterty, New Aberdour £86. Belt – Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen £86. Tex – Clinterty £81.
Store lambs – Tex X – 11 Dunnydeer Gardens, Insch £70. Tex – Hewitts, Kennethmont £69.50. Suff X – Braeside Croft, New Deer, Ballinluig, Grantown-on-Spey £68. Chev – North Calder, Thurso £67.50. Suff X – Nether Kinmundy, Longside £66.50. Down X – Gight, Sauchen £65. Belt – Bogiefeulach £65.50. Lleyn – Leith Hall Home Farm, Kennethmont £64. HB – Hewitts £64. BF – Ballintua, Grantown-on-Spey £64. Bla – Woodend Bungalow, Birkenhills £63. Mule – Hewitts £59, Zwart – Park Neuk, Netherley £58.
Island lambs – Chev – Greentoft, Eday £64.50. Cont – Upper Onston £64. Suff – Greentoft £64. Suff X – Quoybelloch £63.50. Tex – Greentoft £63.50. Tex X – South Breck £61.50. Cont X – Little Quoy, North Braewick £61. Highlander – Fersness £60.
Island sheep – Shc – Grunnafirth £64. Chev X – Scatsa £55.
Breeding gimmers and ewes – Tex 2yr –11 Raemoir Road, Banchory £135; Tex gmr – Cloak, Lumphanan £132. Tex X 2yr – Bogiebrae, Rhynie £125. Mule gmr – Wardhead £125. Lleyn gmr – Newton of Crathie, Ballater £118. Cont gmr – Bogiebrae £110. Chev Mule gmr – Wester Leochel £102. Bel Gmr- Wardhead £100, Tex 4yr – Ditchead, Dallas £95. Suff X WM – Inverichnie, Banff £92. Chev 3yr – Wester Leochel, Craigievar £92. Mule 3yr – Wardhead, Strichen £90. Chev Mule 3yr – Birkenburn, Keith £85.
Breeding rams – Shearling – Suff – Bogfon £520. Suff – South Tillydesk, Ellon, Newseat, Balthangie £500. Tex – Newseat, Wester Biffie £450. Tex – Westerton, Echt, Tillyboy, Echt £420. Char – Shaggart, Sauchen £400. Lleyn – Blackpots, Auchnagatt £380. Belt – Bu of Orphir, Orphir £380.
Ram lambs – Tex – Mains of Orchardtown, Udny £420. Char – Hillhead of Cannahars, Whitecairns £400. Tex – Beechlea, Cairnorrie £380. Hamp – Mains of Orchardtown £320. Suff – Milltown of Birness, Ellon £300.
Aged rams – NCC – Wester Biffie, Maud £300. Tex – Braigiewell, Echt £280. Char – Shaggart, Sauchen £250. Tex – Denside, Auchenblae, Towiemore, Keith £200.
Feeding ewes – Tex – Christianhall, Turriff £120. Tex – Balmaleedie House £119. Tex X – Balmaleedie House £115. Belt X – Hardgate, Bonnykelly £105. Cont – Netherton, Whitehouse £100. Cont X – Hardgate £91. BFL – South Gerriesford, Rothienorman £85.50. Chev – North Retannach, Rothiemay £83. Suff – Southfield, Cairnanno £81. Mule – Newton £70.50. GF – Mains of Drumwhindle, Ellon £67. BF – Newton of Hassiwells, Rothienorman £55.
Feeding rams – Suff – Davishill £106.

Stirling (UA)
SOME 1066 store cattle sold through United Auctions' Stirling centre, last week, when 570 bullocks averaged 204.9p per kg and 463 heifers cashed in 194.47p.
Bullocks topped the trade at 232.6p for a 374kg Limousin cross from Auchnotteroch and £1260 for a 642kg Limousin cross from Dalchalloch, while heifers reached 222.8p for a 404kg Limousin cross from Laggan Park, and £1140 for a similar beast weighing 596kg from Over Kellie.
The 33 black and white bullocks levelled at 134.59p and sold to 159.3p and £825 for a 518kg Holstein Friesian cross from Mosshead.
Averaging 104.75p, the 113 beef cast cows reached 163.50p for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Mountquhanie and £1450 for a Charolais cross from Gateside. The 10 dairy types levelled at 76.85p and peaked at 89.4p for a Holstein Friesian cross from Broughmore and £685 for the same from Gateside. 
On Saturday, UA sold 675 commercial breeding cattle at its October sale where a Limousin cross heifer with bull calf at foot from The Ross topped at £2900, while cows with calves reached £2000 for a Limousin cross with bull calf from West Park. 
The entry in the Luing ring peaked at £1700 for in-calf heifers from Wester Jawcraig. 

LEADING prices:
 
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Nether Braco £390, 182.2p. 251-300kg – Dalfoil £590, Gateside 213.5p. 301-350kg – Mid Gallowhill £790, 225.7p. 351-400kg – Carsecreugh £880, Auchnotteroch 232.6p. 401-450kg – Spouthead £970, Auchnotteroch 224.3p. 451-500kg – Westerton £1115, 223.9p. 501-551kg – Airleywight £1190, 222.0p. 552-601kg – Airleywight £1245; Horselaw 215.3p. 602-651kg – Dalchalloch £1260; Airleywight 205.2p. 652-701kg – Gateside £1190, 180.9p.
Heifers – 251-300kg – Gateside £550, 185.8p. 301-350k – Ashfield £735, 211.2p. 351-400kg – Auchnotteroch £845; West Park 217.3p. 401-450kg – Kirkland £950; Laggan Park 222.8p. 451-500kg – Kirkland £1015; South Walton 214.1p. 501-551kg – Horselaw £1100; Auchnotteroch 209.5p 552-601kg – Over Kellie £1140, 191.3p. 602-651kg – Barlae £1030.
Cast cows – Per head – Gateside (Char) £1450; South Walton (Lim) £1330; Dargill Cottages (Sim) £1010; Gateside (Cont) £1010; Burnside of Balhaldie (A-A) £975. Per kg – Mountquhanie (A-A) 163.5p; South Walton (Lim) 163.4p; Gateside (Char) 158p; Gateside (Cont) 141.1p; Dargill Cottages (Sim) 136.5p.
OTM bulls – Per head – Torrax (Lim) £1210; Hood (Her) £1110; Gateside (Blo) £1090. Per kg – Gateside (Lim) 120p; Gateside (Blo) 119.3p; Hood (Her) 87.8p.
Heifers with calves – Bull calf – The Ross (Lim X) £2900, (cont X) £2850; Little Kilchatten (BP) £2850, (cross) £2800; West Thomaston (BB X) £2800; Harehead (Sim X x2) £2650. Heifer calf – Harehead (SD X) £2750, (Sim X) £2600; Little Kilchatten (Lim X) £2750, (cont X) £2650; Crosshouse (BP x2) £2650; West Thomaston (BB X) ££2750; The Ross (cross) £2550. 
Cows with calves – Bull calf – West Park (Lim X) £2000; Harehead (Sim X) £1900; Dalhanna (Sal X) £1950, (cont X) £1950, (A- A) £1850; Forter (MG) £1500. Heifer calf – West Park (Lim X) £1950; Dalhanna (Sal X) £1950, (Char X) £1900, (A-A X) £1900; Harehead (Sim X) £1900; Forter (MG) £1500.
In-calf females – Heifers – Walton Farms (Lim X x2) £1700, (A-A X) £1620, (Sho X) £1680; Forter (MG) £1450. Cows – Boreland (A-A X) £1100; Invervack (BP) £1000. 
Bulling heifers – Corscaplie (Lim X) £1260; Falside (BB X) £1000. 
Keilator dispersal – In-calf cows – (Sim X) £920, (Sho X) £700, (Hgd X) £480.

Bulling heifers – (Sim X) £1100, (Sho X) £880, (Lim X) £720.

Cows with calves – (Sho X) £1020, £920, (Sim X) £920, £900. 
Luing females – In-calf heifers – Wester Jawcraig £1700, £1550; Woodneuk £1400, £1350; Dyke £1400. 

  • It was the champion from the McNee family, Woodend, that topped United Auctions' show and sale of 1991 suckled calves on Monday. 

The Limousin cross heifer weighing 352kg sold for 340.9p per kg or £1200 to the judge, Stephanie Dick. 
The reserve, a 282kg British Blue cross bullock from D and I Richardson, Upper Samieston, led the bullock trade at 319.1p while a Charolais bullock from Assloss made £1150. 
In all, the 1238 bullocks levelled at 341.9p with 752 heifers at 228.27p. 

LEADING awards:

Bullock – Char – 1 and 3, R McNee, Woodend, 389kg, £900, and 340kg, £855; 2, Messrs Gray, West Park, 348kg, £875. AOB – 1 and reserve, D and I Richardson, Upper Samieston, 282kg, £900; 2, D MacKinnon, Low Tirfergus, 386kg, £960; 3, West Park, 340kg, £855. 
Heifer – Char – 1 and 3, Upper Samieston, 316kg, £860 and 362kg, £830; 2, Low Tirfergus, 364kg, £820. AOB – 1 and champion, Woodend, 352kg, £1200; 2, Woodend, £820; 3, Upper Samieston, £750. 
Pen of four – 1, Woodend, 389kg, £900. 

LEADING prices:
 
Bullocks – 251-300kg – Upper Samieston  £900, 319.1p. 301-350kg – Glenrath £1000, 303p. 351-400kg – Ardtornish £1070, 273p. 401-450kg – Ardtornish £1090, 266.2p. 451-500kg – Dollarbank £1040, 226.1p. 501-551kg – Kings Arms £1090, 198.2p. 652-701kg – Assloss £1150, 173.7p. 
Heifers – 251-300kg – Auchlin £990, 332.2p. 301-350kg – Upper Samieston £860, 272.2p. 351-400kg – Woodend £1200, 340.9p. 401-450kg – Assloss £840, 202.9p. 451-500kg – Low Tirfergus £865, 188.9p. 
 
Hexham
A GOOD entry of breeding females, including three local dispersals, was on offer at Hexham and Northern Marts where David Walton, of Greyside, Newbrough, judged the 160-strong entry of heifers, either in-calf or with calf at foot. 
His champion was a British Blue heifer bred from a Limousin cross mother with her Limousin-sired bullock calf at foot from Messrs Foley, Mirlaw House, which sold to £3100 for John Dobson, White Kirkley, Frosterley in Weardale. 
In reserve and selling to Nick and Andrew Oliver, Cawfields, was a three-quarter Limousin heifer with her Limmy-sired bull calf from Richard Johnson and Sons, West Wharmley, Hexham. 
Matching that top of £3100 was a British Blue cross heifer with calf form Messrs Tindale, Paradise, Shadforth. 
The sale was bolstered by three dispersals, where the 40-strong entry of cows with calves from Messrs Stephenson, West Mill Hills, Haydon Bridge, topped at £2750 for Limousin cross cows with Limousin-sired calves at foot by Guards Lakeland. The seven in-calf heifers from West Mill Hills hit £1880 for an April, 2016-born heifer. 
Some 40 cows with calves sold from Messrs Gowland, Allergill, Stanhope in Weardale, and to a top of £3500 for a British Blue cross heifer with her January-born heifer at foot by a Limousin bull. 
The offering of Limousin cross cows with Limousins-sired calves from D and I Wallace, Bridgeford, Bellingham, reached £2000 twice – firstly for a five-year-old with her second at foot, an April-born bullock, and diagnosed five months in calf, and again for a similar outfit with slightly younger heifer calf. 
The entry of in-calf heifers peaked at £1740 for a pen of four black three-quarter Limousin crosses from Ian and Anne Hamilton, Claywalls, which sold at that price to Messrs Warnock, Dreva, Lanarkshire. 

LEADING prices:

Heifers with calves – BB – £3100, £2450, £2400, £2000 Paradise Farm; £3100, £2200 Mirlaw House; £2000 West Wharmley. Lim – £3050, £2800, £2500, £2450, £2400, £2200, £2000 (x4) West Wharmley; £2850 (x2), £2800, £2750, £2650, £2600 (x2), £2550 (x2), £2500 (x2), £2450, £2350, £2250, £2200, £2000 Mirlaw House; £2500, £2400 Paradise Farm; £2180, £2050 Tosson Glebe; £2150 (x2), £2100, £2050 (x2), £2000 Dipton Foot. Sal – £1800 West Wharmley. 
Cows with calves – Lim – £2650, £2450 Fairspring; £1050, £1020 Bellingham Demesne. BB – £1250, £1150 Trewhitt Steads. Stab X – £1000 (x2) Bowershield. 
In-calf heifers – Lim – £1740 Claywalls; £1250 Intake Bungalow. BB – £1520, £1480 Claywalls; £1500, £1400, £1300 (x5), £1250, £1150 (x3), £1050 (x2) Intake Bungalow. 
Dispersal from West Mill Hills – Cows with calves – Lim – £2750 (x2), £2550 (x2), £2300, £2200, £2100 (x2), £2050 (x3), £1850 (x2), £1800, £1650, £1600, £1550, £1450, £1400 (x2). BB – £2550, £2050, £2020, £1600. Blo – £1850. In-calf heifers – Lim – £1880, £1820, £1700 (x2), £1500, £1450. BB – £1550.  
Dispersal from Allergill – Cows with calves – BB – £2500, £2150, £1800, £1650, £1600. Lim – £2400, £2300, £2200, £2150 (x2), £2100, £2050, £2000, £1900, £1850 (x2), £1750, £1700, £1600 (x5), £1500 (x2), £1400, £1350, £1220, £1180. A-A – £1780. 
Dispersal from Bridgeford – Lim cows with calves – £2000 (x2), £1850, £1750 (x2), £1500, £1280, £1100. 

Huntly
CATTLE from Whinbrae, Huntly, headed up United Auctions' sale of 166 store and OTM cattle, last week, where 79 bullocks averaged 202.4p per kg and 70 heifers levelled at 197.4p.
Bullocks sold to 253.3p for a pen of three 391kg Charolais crosses from Leschangie, Inverurie, and £1250 for similar bullocks from Whinbrae, Huntly. The same home led the heifer trade at 215.5p and £1240 for 525kg Charolais crosses. 
The 17 OTM cattle sold to 130.2p for a Limousin from Mid Fodderletter, Tomintoul, and £1020 for a Shorthorn from Auchorties, Keith. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – 251-300kg – £540, 184.9p Heatheryfield, Cairnie. 301-350kg – £670, 214.1p Heatheryfield, Cairnie. 351-400kg – £920, 235.3p Leschangie, Kemnay. 401-450kg – £950, 212.5p Leschangie, Kemnay. 451-500kg – £1100, 220p Easter Newton, Lumphanan. 501-550kg – £1120, 209.3p Teuchitfaulds, Maud. 551-600kg – £1195, 209.3p Whinbrae, Huntly. 601-650kg – £1250, 204.9p Whinbrae, Huntly.
Heifers – 251-300kg – £410, 157.7p Heatheryfield, Cairnie. 301-350kg – £530, 171p Heatheryfield, Cairnie. 351-400kg – £835 Craighall; 212p Leschangie, Kemnay. 401-450kg – £900 Netherton, Knock; 208.1p Leschangie, Kemnay. 451-500kg – £1000, 212.8p Netherton, Knock. 501-550kg – £1110, 215.5p Whinbrae, Huntly. 551-600kg – £1240, 206.7p Whinbrae, Huntly. 601-650kg – £1170, 193.4p Whinbrae, Huntly.
OTM cattle – Sho – £1000, 120p Dalbeallie. Sim – £930, 113.3p Auchorties. A-A – £920, 120p Mid Fodderletter. Lim – £910, 120.6p Mid Fodderletter. Sim X – £880 Ladybank; 126.1p Dalbeallie.

  • On Saturday, the judge from the show of spring-born calves, Steven Smith, from Sunnyhill, backed his decision to buy the champion and reserve which both came from Loanhead, Logie Coldstone. 

The former was a Limousin cross heifer weighing 365kg which was knocked down for £2100 to top the sale or 575.3p, while the reserve, a Limousin cross bullock weighing 370kg, led the bullock trade at £1500 or 405.4p. 
Charolais crosses headed up the pens of four section as the best bullocks form Broadland Farm, Cairnie, sold for £860 or 266.3p at a weight of 323kg, while the best pen of heifers came from Raws, Dufftown, and sold for £930 or 243.4p weighing 382kg. 
With 513 bullocks averaging 239.4p and 413 heifers at 228.9p, a heifer from Fodderletter Farms, Tomintoul, topped the overall price per kg at 588.2p. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – 251-300kg – £860 Raws, Dufftown; 289.3p Fodderletter Farms, Tomintoul. 301-350kg – £930 Lynemore, Strathdon; 276.9p Raws, Dufftown. 351-400kg – £1500, 405.4p Loanhead, Logie Coldstone. 401-450kg – £1080, 266.7p Raws, Dufftown. 451-500kg – £1165,245.3p Whiteinches, Pitcaple. 501-550kg – £1100 Raws, Dufftown; 209.8p Upper Glasslaw, New Pitsligo. 551-600kg – £1210, 201.7p Townhead of Balmakelly, Marykirk.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – £660 Newseat, Strichen; 272.70p Towie Farm, New Aberdour. 251-300kg – £1500, 588.20p Fodderlettter Farms, Tomintoul. 301-350kg – £1000, 294.1p Barnyards of Badenyoucher Cornhill. 351-400kg – £2100, 575.30p Loanhead, Logie Coldstone. 401-450kg – £1100, 258.8p Newton of Crathie, Ballater. 451-500kg – £1050, 212.1p Whiteinches, Pitcaple. 
 
Ayr
A MIXED show for quality was forward at Craig Wilson's sale of 365 store cattle at Ayr, where trade was similar on the previous week's sale. 
Trade reached £1275 for a Limousin bullock from Middleton, Newton Mearns, and 250.8p per kg for a pen of Charolais bullocks from Barskelly, while heifers peaked at £1140 or 221.4p for a Limousin from Middleton.
In all, 180 bullocks averaged 204.8p or £863.33, while 127 heifers levelled at 194.2p or £828.23. 
The 58 Friesian bullocks averaged 132.1p or £580.18 and topped at £900 and 174.8p for Norwegian Reds from Knockrivoch. 
A smaller show of 880 store lambs sold slightly sharper on the week and topped at £71 for a pen of Texels from Messrs Allan, Arnsow Farm, Kirkmichael.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1275, £1160, £1090 Middleton; £1160 Stoneside; £1110 Knockrivoch; £1040 Caprington; £1025 Lindsayston; £1020 Dykes; £1000 South Ballaird. Sim – £1270, £7090 Hillcrest; £1090 South Ballaird, Adamcroft; £1065 Whitestanes; £1040 High Garphar. Here – £1185, £975 Caprington. Char – £1130 South Ballaird; £1110 Rigghead; £1060, £1050, £1030 Caprington; £1010 Helentongate. A-A – £1040 Hillcrest; £945 Townhead; £910 Coilsholm, Balligmorrie. BB – £1000 Laigh Tarbeg; £990 South Ballaird; £970 Dykes. NR – £900 Knockrivoch. Fries – £860, £840 Coilsholm. Per kg – Char – 250.8p Barskelly. BB – 219.5p Dykes. Lim – 218.5p Stoneside. A-A – 209.5p Balligmorrie. Short – 206.3p Haugh. Her – 206.1p Caprington. Sim – 204.4p Whitestanes. NR –174.8p Knockrivoch. Fries – 148.4p Coilsholm.
Heifers – Per head – Lim – £1140, £960 Middleton; £1020 Rigghead; £1010 Dykes, Knockrivoch; £935 Lindsayston. Char – £1080, £1010  Drannigower; £970 Chapelton; £955 Helentongate. A-A – £1065 Drannigower; £950 Hillcrest. Sim – £1040 Whitestanes; £925 Drannigower. BRB – £915 Laigh Tarbeg; £900 Townhead; £870 Brieryside. Here – £915 Knockrivoch. Short – £860 Lindsayston. Per kg –221.4p Middleton; 219.6p Barskelly; 216.1p Raithburn; 214.9p Dykes.  
Store lambs – Tex – £71, £63.50 Arnsow; £70, £68 Linburn; £68 Bonnyton Moor; £63 High Woodston; £63 Moyne; £62 Dalreoch. Aber – £66, £63 Overton. Mule – £64.50, £60 Roughside; £60 Overton; £69 Altgolach; £56 High Woodston, Dalreoch. Chev – £59 Bonnyton Moor. BFL – £58 Roughside. Belt –£57.50 Knockdaw. Suff – £57, £55.50 Cairnhill. Rous – £57 Cairnhill; £56 Harplaw. BF – £53 Altgolach. 

St Boswells
AT Harrison and Hetherington's annual show and sale of suckled calves, Messrs Orr, from Lower Greenhill, judged and awarded the champion and reserve ticket to cattle from Messrs Cairns and Logan, South Riccalton. 
The champion, a Limousin cross bullock, sold for £870 while the reserve, a Limmy cross heifer, made £790. 
Outwith the show, the sale reached £1095 for Aberdeen-Angus cross heifers from Messrs Hamilton, Earlside, with heifers also reaching 276.9p from Scart Farm, Bridge of Weir, and cashing in to average 222.4p (+5p on the year). 
Bullocks 
Topping the price per kg was from the annual consignment by Messrs Morton, Kaeside, with a pen of Charolais cross bullocks at 277.8p, with bullocks also selling to £1080 from Northfield St Abbs. 

LEADING prices:

Averages – Bullocks – Up to 6 months, 242.17p (+1.4p); 7-10 months, 228.63p (n/c); 11-14 months, 213.6p (-3p); 15-18 months, 200.6p (-9p). Heifers – Up to 6 months, 236.86p (-4p); 7-10 months, 218.3p per kilo (-2p); 11-14 months, 196.08p; 15-18 months, 185.6p. 
Bullocks – Per head – Up to 6 months – £870 (x2), £800 (x2) South Riccalton; £800 (x2) Kaeside; £800 Ecclaw. 7-10 months – £870, £850 (x2) South Riccalton; £860 Gledswood; £845 Chapehill; £830 Orchard; £825 Earlside. 11-14 months – £1080 Northfield St Abbs; £1080 Yester Mains; £1070 (x2) Earlside; £950 Craighouse. 15-18 months – £1080, £1000 Yester Mains; £1070 Earlside. 19-30 months – £840 Penchrise. Per kg – Up to 6 months – 277.8p, 267.8p, 254.2p Kaeside; 276.2p, 269.2p, 259p South Riccalton; 259.3p (x2) Scart Farm, Bridge of Weir; 259.3p Kirklands; 258.1p Ecclaw. 7-10 months – 269.2p, 259p, 251.7p South Riccalton; 259.3p Kirklands; 258.1p, 249.1p, 246.3p Ecclaw; 246p Scart, Bridge of Weir; 242.4p Kaeside. 11-14 months – 230.1p, 225.3p, 217.1p, 214.3p Earlside; 220.4p Northfield St Abbs. 15-18 months – 225.3p Earlside; 209.9p, 208.2p, 207.4p Penchrise. 19-30 months – 207.4p Penchrise. 
Heifers – Per head – Up to 6 months – £840 Scart Farm, Bridge of Weir; £810, £805, £775 South Riccalton; £740 (x2) Kaeside. 7-10 months – £810, £805, £790, £775 South Riccalton; £790 North Synton. 11-14 months – £1095, £1065, £945, £900 Earlside; £915 North Synton; £840 Earlston Mains. 15-18 months – £840 Earlston Mains. Per kg – Up to 6 months – 276.9p, 247p Scart Farm; 269.2p, 254.1p, 249.2p South Riccalton; 259.6p, 252.8p Kaeside; 243.6p Pirnie. 7-10 months – 269.2p, 254.1p, 250.8p, 249.2p, 240.3p South Riccalton; 243.6p Pirnie; 238.7p Kaeside. 11-14 months – 220.5p North Synton; 207.7p, 202.8p Earlside. 15-18 months – 190.9p Earlston Mains. 

Wigton
AT Hopes Auction Company's annual show and sale of suckled calves, cattle from Greystoke Castle Farms, dominated the pre-sale show.
Tapped out as champion by judge, John Melin, Long Preston, was a Charolais heifer which he later bought for £1500. The same home took the reserve honours with a Charolais bullock. 
Among the store cattle, a Limousin steer from D Hodgson, Croft Farm, topped at £1365 while heifers sold to £1215 from Messrs Robinson, Bog Hall.
 
LEADING awards:

Calves born in 2018 – Bullock – 1 and reserve, Greystoke Castle Farm; 2, Messrs Robinson, Bog Hall. Heifer – 1 and champion, Greystoke Castle Farm; 2, Greystoke Castle Farm. Bull – 1, Messrs Stoddart, Hillside  

LEADING prices:

Bullock calves – Char – £965, £875, £855, £845 Greystoke Castle Farm. Lim – £945 Bog Hall; £845, £775 Greystoke Castle Farm. 
Heifer calves – Char – £1500, £1075, £1005, £815, £785, £765 Greystoke Castle Farm. Sim – £675 Greystoke Castle Farm. Lim – £935 Bog Hall; £925, £815 Greystoke Castle Farm; £905, £845 Hillside. BB – £865 Bog Hall.
Store heifers – Lim – £1215, £1165 Bog Hall; £1135 Park House; £1075 Hillside; £1055 Grange Farm; £1035 The Faulds; £1025 Bolton Hall. BB – £1025 Park House; £965, £935 Gaterigg Farm; £915 Arkleby Hall; £905 Dockray Farm. Char – £1095, £1015 Oakergill; £955 Greyrigg House; £925 Lorne Farm. A-A – £975, £935 Dockray Farm; £945 Gaterigg Farm; £915 Wolsty. Blo – £965, £825 Braithwaite Hall. 
Store bullocks – Lim – £1365, £1155 Croft Farm; £1225 Bog Hall; £1145, £1135, £1115 Orchard Farm; £1125 Blackdyke Farm; £1095 Bolton Hall; £1095 Rosemount; £1075 Arkleby Hall. BB –  £1115, £1075, £1055, £1035 Gaterigg Farm; £1005 Rosemount. A-A – £1095 Gaterigg Farm; £1055, £1025, £995 Oulton Grange; £1015, £985 Wolsty. Char – £1115, £985 Greyrigg House; £1095, £103 Lorne Farm; £995 High Brackenthwaite. Fries – £845, £775 Dockray Farm; £755 Bolton Hall. 

Dalmally 
ALL classes of stock met a keen enquiry at United Auctions' sale of 1934 lambs and sheep at Dalmally, where the lamb entry consisted of mainly smaller, long-keeping sorts. 
They sold to £59 for Mules from Ormsary Farmers as well as 159p per kg for Texel crosses from the same home. The sale of lambs averaged £33.69 (+£5.45 on the same sale last year). 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Per head – Mule – £59, £52 Ormsary Farmers; £47 Dalrannoch. Chev – £56.50, £49 Achnacreemore; £54.50 Glenshero (Fort William). Tex X – £55.50 Ormsary Farmers; £52 Ledcharrie; £52 Couston Farm. Cross – £45 Inerlair (Fort William); £45 Ledcharrie; £42 Insh Farm (Spean Bridge). BF – £45 Auchreoch; £40 Dunloskin Farm; £38.50 Blarmafoldach (Fort William). Suff X – £39 Achnacone. Per kg – Tex X – 159p Ormsary Farmers; 152p Ledcharrie; 152p Achnacone. BF – 154p Dunloskin; 154p Auchreoch. Chev – 151p, 145p Achnacreemore; 147p Eastfield; 146p Inerlair (Fort William); 142p Inerlair; 141p Glenshero (Fort William). Mule – 147p Ormsary Farmers; 142p Dalrannoch. Cross – 146p Inerlair (Fort William); 142p Ledcharrie. Suff X – 142p Achnacone. 
Ewes – BF – £46 Eden Taggart; £46, £40 Auchreoch; £38 Boreland Farms; £38 Duncroisk; £34 Dalrannoch; £34, £40 Castles Estate; £32 Crannich (Mull). Cross – £31 Inerlair (Fort William). 
Gimmers – BF – £50 Duncroisk. 

Longtown
A CHAROLAIS bull from David Story, Greenburn, sold for £1220 to lead C and D Auction Marts' annual sale of hill-bred suckled calves on Saturday, where trade was strong for well-grown and well-presented cattle as averages improved on the year. 
Champion, as judged by A Graham, The Wreay, Wigton, was a Limousin bullock from Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill, which sold to DA Harrison, Hill House, Wigton, for £1020. 
The reserve ticket went to a British Blue heifer from Messrs Roskell, Laverhay, which sold for £920, again to Messrs Harrison. 

LEADING awards:

Bullock – Lim – 1, champion, 2 and 3, Wanwood Hill, £1020, £940, £940. Cont – 1 and 2, Laverhay, £800 and £760. 
Heifers – Lim –1 and 2, Blakelaw, £910 and £830. Cont – 1, reserve and 3, Laverhay, £920 and £800; 2, Greenburn, £900. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Sho – £1050 Fieldhead. Lim – £1020, £940 (x5) Wanwood Hill; £1020 Devonport; £930 Monk; £920 Cumstone. A-A – £1000 Potholm; £860 Spadeadam. Char – £820, Potholm, £780 Kimmeter Green. Long – £760 Laverhay.
Heifers – Char – £960, £900 Potholm; £900, £860 Greenburn. BB – £950 Blakelaw; £920 Laverhay. Lim – £910 Blakelaw; £880 Hazelgill.
Bulls – Char – £1220, £950, £910 Greenburn. Lim – £920 Greenburn; £880 Dumbretton.

Dumfries
ALL classes of store lambs sold dearer on the week at C and D Auction Marts' sale of 568, where Texels from Little Fenwick Cottage topped at £68. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex – £68, £63 Little Fenwick Cottage; £65 Ballinnie; £58.50 Kiltersan; £56.50, £52 Airds of Balcary. Suff – £64, £58.50 Bellymack Hill.  Cross – £57 Little Fenwick Cottage; £51 Airds of Balcary. Chev – £50.50 Hallmeadow.  BF – £42 (x2) Bridgemark. Rye – £36 Bellymackhill. 

Quoybrae
HALF-BREDS led the lamb trade at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 2769 sheep when ewe lambs peaked at £76 from Aimster, Thurso, and store lambs sold to £71.50 from Hunster, Bower. 
The 222 ewe lambs averaged £55.77 with 1532 store lambs at £53.94. The 311 prime lambs reached 156.7p per kg for 45kg Texels from Braeside, New Road, Mid-Clyth, and £73.50 for seven Suffolks weighing 53.6kg from East Durran, Castletown. 
Breeding sheep (492) to £350 for a Texel shearling ram from Stainland and Sibmister Farms, Castletown.    
Feeding ewes and rams (212) to £89 for Cheviot ewes from Overton, Mid-Clyth.
 
LEADING prices:

Ewe lambs – Tex – Folly farm, Murkle £73. Belt – 31 Larel, Halkirk £73. Chev – 31 Larel £73. Suff X – Granton Mains, Bower £69; Wester, Dunnet £64. Tex X – Burnside, Huna £65. HB – Overton, Mid-Clyth £64.
Store lambs – Tex – Tacher, Latheron £70. Suff X – Cairnside, 36 Oldhall £70. Suff – Kirkton, Melvich £68.50. Tex – Borrowston Mains, Dounreay £67. Chev – Hillside, Killimster £66.50. Cont – Tongside, Scotscalder £65.50. HB – Overton, Mid-Clyth £65. Chev – Wester £57.
Prime lambs – Tex – Folly Farm, Murkle £72, 22 Laurie Terrace, Thruso 153.3p. Chev – Oldfield, Thurso £72.50; Brickigoe, Thrumster 148.9p. Cont – Newlands of Geise, Janetstown £72, 153.3p. Suff – Achscrabster, Bridge of Westfield 152.7p. 
Breeding sheep – Chev gmr – Oldfield £130. Tex gmr – Oldfield £120. Suf wm – Balbeg Spittal £70. Chev wm – Balbeg £63. Chev 1cr – Thuster Mains £96. Chev 2cr – Thuster Mains £95.
Dispersals – Chev X 1cr – Shielton, Watten £88, £71. Cont ewes – Quoybrae £86. Chev Mule ewes – Quoybrae £80. Tex ewes – Quoybrae £80. Chev X 2cr – Shielton £72. 
Shearling rams – Suff – Olgrinmore, Scotscalder £300. Chev – Oldfield £250. Tex – Stainland and Sibmister £250. Suff – Olgrinmore £220.
Feeding ewes and rams – Tex – Cairnside, 36 Oldhall £85. Suff – 3 Skaill, Forss £85. Suff X – Hummer Croft, Mid-Clyth £79; Old Inn £67. Chev – Sunray Cottage, Huna £79. Cont – 5 Upper Dounreay, Thurso £78; Scarmclate, Halkirk £70. Tex ram – Sunray Cottage £76.

Stirling (Cal)
LIMOUSINS led the trade at Caledonian Marts' sale of 596 suckled calves and store cattle, on Monday, where a heifer from B Harper, Greenwells, California, made 312p per kg and a bullock from R Colquhoun, Barochan Cross, Houston, realised £1220. 
Limmies also led the heifer gross trade at £1150 from Messrs McFarlane, Addiewell, West Calder, while bullocks also sold to 272p for a Charolais from J McLaren, Murrayshall, Cambusbarron. 
Bullocks averaged 202p with heifers at 184p, while dairy-bred bullocks averaged 146p and sold to 160p and £700 from T Drummond, Low Barbeth, Ervie. 
The 2152 store lambs and feeding ewes sold sharper on the week as lambs hit £68 for a pen of Suffolk crosses from IO Warren, Coull, Isle of Islay. 
Ewes reached £66 for Texels from Borlick. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – £1170, £1150, £1140, £1130 Millearne; £1160 Addiewell; £1160 Greenburn; £1110 East Kerse; £1100 South Woodend. Dairy – £620 Knocknain; £600 Low Barbeth; £580 Merslaugh. Per kg – 267p (x2), 242p Greenwells; 253p Murrayshall; 253p, 240p Robertsonlane; 246p Craighead; 242p Bankier House. 
Heifers – Per head – £1110, £1030 Addiewell; £1070 Greenburn; £940 Alton Muirhouse; £920 Greenwells. Per kg – 279p Greenwells; 226p, 208p Auchmuir; 210p Craighead; 208p Alton Muirhouse. 
Store lambs – Belt – £66 West Murdieston. Tex – £66 Redhall. Cont – £65.50 Coull (Isle of Islay). Suff – £64.50 Devonshaw Estate and Coull. Mule – £64 Easter Dullatur. Chev – £60 Parbroath. Mule – £60 Stuartfield. BF – £47.50 Kinrara Estate. 
Feeding ewes – Tex – £66 Borlick. Chev – £47 Parbroath. Mule – £46 Kirkton. Lle – £44 Cliad (Isle of Coll). BF – £39 Drummond Estate. Cross – £39 Balafark. 

Lockerbie
BRITISH Blues from Messrs Wilson, Belzies, led all sections at a small sale of store cattle at Harrison and Hetherington. 
They sold to £1170 and 207.4p per kg for bullocks with heifers to £1125 and 216.3p. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – BB – £1170 Belzies; £800 Laverock Bank. Char – £870 Potholm. A-A – £755, £715 Esbie Farm. Per kg – BB – 207.4p Belzies; 186p Laverock Bridge. Char – 198p Potholm. A-A – 177.6p, 157.5p Esbie Farm.  
Heifers – Per head – BB – £1125 Belzies. Char – £870 Potholm. Lim – £750 Laverock Bank. A-A – £730 Fingland. Per kg – BB – 216.3p Belzies. Char – 208p Potholm. Lim – 182p Laverock Bridge. A-A – 175.9p Fingland.