Special sales

Store bullocks averaged 201.94p per kg, with dairy types at 148.39p and heifers at 189.15p at United Auctions sale of 545 store cattle.

The 287 bullocks topped the trade at 248.20p for a 272kg Charolais cross from West Gormack, and to £1290 for a 727kg Charolais cross from Deerpark.

The 208 heifers hit 189.15p for a 283kg Simmental cross from Woodburn and£1210 for a 607kg Shorthorn cross from Deerpark.

Dairy bullocks (31) sold to 167.20p per kg for a 341kg Holstein Friesian cross from Berryhill and £740 for the same weighing 584kg from Wester Whitefield.

Averaging 102.13p, the 233 beef cast cows sold to 169.80p per kg for a Simmental cross from Riccarton and to £1350 for a Charolais cross from Caskerdo. The nine dairy types averaged 75.66p, selling to 93.60p per kg for one from Howfold and to £675 from the same home.

Also forward were 8843 store lambs and feeding sheep at the annual martinmas sale for Blackface lambs, where the average was £50.96, up £4.12p on the year.

LEADINGprices:

Store cattle – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Sheildrum £430, West Gormack 187.5p; 251-300kg – West Gormack £675, 248.2p; 301-350kg – Gateside £770, 234.8p; 351-400kg – Holton £835, 219.0p; 401-450kg – 8 Mordington £955, Wardpark 218.0p; 451-500kg – Dalvey £1020, 8 Mordington 209.3p; 501-551kg – Balgreggie £1080, 205.7p; 552-601kg – Deerpark £1170, Hexpath 203.2p; 602-651kg – Deerpark £1270, 199.3p; 702+kg – Deerpark £1290, 177.7p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Highfields £345, 170.0p; 251-300kg – Woodburn £610, 215.5p; 301-350kg – Kirkland £720, 234.5p; 351-400kg – Lower Luthrie £975, 273.9p; 401-450kg – Shenlarich £895, 209.6p; 451-500kg – Riccarton £990, 202.5p; 501-551kg – Pendreich £1040, Hexpath 201.6p; 552-601kgs – Hexpath £1140, 198.3p; 602-651kgs – Deerpark £1210, 8 Killeonan 196.0p, 652-701kgs – £1190, 182.5p.

Young bulls – 251-300kg – Kirkland £690, 243.8p; 301-350kg – Kirkland £720, 234.5p; 351-400kg – Auch Estate £455, 119.1p; 652-701kg – Wester Aldie £1080, 160.7p.

Breeding cattle – Cows with heifer calves at foot – Lower Luthrie £1600; Lower Luthrie £1350. Cows with bull calves at foot – Lower Luthrie £1450; Lower Luthrie £1400. Heifer with bull calf at foot – Auchurua £1500. In-calf heifers – £10180, Shawbraes; £1040, Bowshiel; £1000, Shawbraes (x2).

Store lambs – Bf – Hunterston Estate (BF) £71.00 and £70.00; Brisbane Glen and Invernodan and Glenhead (BF) £66.00; Brisbane Glen (BF) £65.00; Duncroisk (BF) £64.50. Cross – Dallowie (Suff) £70.00; Kinnordy (Suff) £67.50; Pearsie (Suff) £67.00; Succoth Ardeonaig (BTex) £73.50 & £69.00; Dun Mor (BTex) £67.00; Glencairn (Tex) £75.00; Crackaig (Tex) £74.50; Invernodan (Tex) £74.00; Brisbane Glen (Mule) £72.00; Slatich (Mule) £68.50; Knowhead and Pearsie (Mule) £68.00.

Carlisle

Harrison and Hetherington had forward 818 head of cattle at their weekly Wednesday sale in Carlisle, comprising of 503 catalogued store cattle and un-entered store bulls and stirks and 315 calves.

Yet another good entry of 357 strong store cattle forward sold to a very good trade for all classes sold. Top overall were two Charolais cross steers achieving £1370 from the late David Grindal, Greenhills, Penrith. Messrs Wales Thackwood, Carlisle sold another to £1310 the same vendor also sold top Limousin cross to £1275. British Blues to £1240 from Greenhills and Aberdeen Angus crosses to £1210 from Messrs Lloyd, Fishergill, Wigton

Heifers saw a day’s top of £1150 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Dixon, Haresceugh Castle, Penrith and £1140 for another from Messrs Harrison, Beck Farm, Wigton.

British Blues to £1145 from Messrs Fishwick, Thornship, Penrith and £1125 for two Beef Shorthorns from Messrs Goddard, Frankstown, Longtown.

A smaller show of 146 weanlings were forward with a larger ring side of buyers ensuring a sharper trade. Messrs Noble, Walmgate, topped the sale at £900 for a nine-month-old Limousin cross bullock.

On Monday, the company had forward a smaller show of store lambs as expected with the festive season and top price of the day was £87 for a single Texel cross lamb from Messrs Edgar, Fell Side Farm, Ousby. All sheep proved dearer on the week seeing the sale average over £60 throughout.

LEADINGprices:

Store cattle – Steers – Char – £1370 (x2) Greenhills; £1310 Thackwood; £1250, £1240, £1210 Hillhead; £1135 (x3), £1120 (x2) Wicketthorn. Lim – £1275 £1235 £1170, £1165 £1140 Thackwood; £1240, £1170 (x2), £1140 (x3) Greenhills; £1205 (x2) £1145 (x2) Wicketthorn; £1200, £1180 Beck Farm; £1180 Nether Stenries Farm; £1180 Hardrigg Hall; £1175 £1140 Eden Bank Farm; £1170 Low House. BB – £1240 Greenhills, £1230 Moss Side House; £1195 Thornship Farm; £1185 Moss Side House; £1180 Fishergill; £1170 Skelcies Hall; £1165 (x2) Newtown Farm; £1155 Lairdlaugh £1145 Newtown Farm. A-A – £1210 Fishergill; £1110 Thornship Farm; £1100 Hainings Farm; £1080 High Dovecote; £1060 Thackwood; £1030 (x2) The Craggs; £1010 (x3) Stone House; Sim – £1120, £1110, £1085 Wicketthorn, £1085 High Dovecote; Hfd – £1100 Newtown Farm; £1090 Skelcies Hall. HF – £1035 (x2) £930 (x2) Thornington Farm; NR – £925 The Howes. Short – £900 Greenhills.

Heifers – Lim – £1150 £1120 £1110 £1050 Haresceugh Castle; £1140 £1110 Beck Farm; £1105 Fishergill; £1100 £1020 (x2) Lairdlaugh; £1005 The Flatt. BB – £1145 £1040 Thornship Farm; £1120 Moss Side House; £1080 £1010 Stenries; £1060 Fishergill. A-A – £1090 £1050 £1040 Thornship ; £1040 (x2) Sheepfields. Sim – £1125 (x2) Frankstown Farm; £1085 Wicketthorn; £1080 £1040 High Dovecote. Short – £1085 Frankstown . Blonde £930 Stenries. Hfd – £900 Skelcies Hall; £890 (x2) Glassonby Beck. HF – £640 Seaville Cote.

Weaned cattle – Heifers – Sim – £955 Halfway House Farm. Lim – £845 The Crescent; £800 Maidencoates; £750 (x2); £725 (x3) Hesleywell. BB – £700, £685 (x2) Largs Farm. A-A – £685 Largs Farm.

Steers – Lim – £900, £850 (x2) Walmgate; £850 East Unthank Farm. Char – £840 Maidencoates, Montbelairde; £755, £500 (x2) Flimby Hall. A-A – £700 Broomhills. BB – £630 (x8) Glebelands. Fr – £565, £490 (x4) Flimby Hall.

Bulls – Char – £815 Foregirth. A-A £610 Hindrigg Farm, £590 Townhead Farm.

Store lambs – Tex – £87, £82, £76, £71, £69, £65.50, £64 Fellside Farm; £81, £80, £76.50 Mossband Hall; £66 Bridge View; £65.50 Robin Hood Inn; £65 The Coach House; £64, £63.50 Low Buildings; £64 Langrigg Hall. Bel – £84, £82 Mid Farm; £79 Mosssband Hall. Suff – £79.50, £62, £61.50 Castle Croft. Gf – £62.50 Hesket Demain; £54 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage; £53.50 Mosergh Farm. Char – £55 Bridge View. Herd – £45 Bridge View. Swale – £42 The Coach House.

Ayr

Craig Wilson sold 299 store cattle at their sale in Ayr, where 158 beef bullocks averaged 198.9p per kg or £837.78, 122 heifers averaged 186.31p per kg or £740.86, and 19 dairy-bred bullocks averaged 146.54p per kg or £704.21.

Top price of the day was £1200 for a Limousin bullock off Gass, Straiton, and for a Simmental bullock from Auchleach or 275.6p.kg for a pen of Charolais bullocks off Dalhanna. Heifers peaked at £1110 for a Limousin off Auchentibbert or 214.6p/kg for a Limousin off Mid Craigton. Dairy bullocks topped at £730 for a pen of Friesians from Stevenston or 173.5p/kg for Norwegian Reds from Inchparks.

There were100 cattle sold through the rough ring, with two bulls sold averaging 127.2p and peaking at £1210 (171.6p) for a Saler from C McClymont, Cuil. 48 beef cows averaged 92.4p, peaking at £940 (120.5p) for a Aberdeen Angus cow from Messrs Tulloch , Riggfoot. 49 dairy-bred cows averaged 78.1p, peaking at £780 for a black and white from Messrs Baird, Dalhowan, and to 101p from Messrs Veitch, Strandhead. Also sold this week were 12 dairy cattle, which peaked at £2050 for a Holstein Friesian heifer from T Smith, South Kilbride, with the sale averaging £1408.

A smaller show of 659 store lambs sold very dear to a large ringside of buyers, peaking at £73 for a pen of 11 Suffolk lambs off Markhill Farms, Glenduisk, followed by a pen of Texels at £72.50 off the same home.

LEADINGprices:

Store bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1200, £1060 and £1040 Gass; £1170 Auchleach; £1100 and £1020 Rosemount; £1020 Pinvalley. Sim – £1200 Auchleach; £1160 Clevance; £1130 South Threave; £1080 Deerpark and Auchleach; £960 South Ballaird. Char – £1170 and £1130 Deerpark; £1000 Ravenslie; £945 Roan. BB – £1085 Hillhead; £950 Stoopshill; £880 Laigh Kilphin. Short – £1060 South Threave; £1040 Deerpark; £970 Mid Craigton. Hfd – £960 Stoopshill. AA – £940 Ravenslie; £875 Dalhanna. Dairy – £730 Stevenston £720 Inchparks. Per kg – 275.6p Dalhanna; 228.3p Roan; 226.3p and 223p Nether Ardroscadale.

Store heifers – Per head – Lim – £1110 Auchentibbert; £1100 Gass and Mid Craigton; £1060 Auchleach; £1040 and £1030 Pinvalley; £1030 Mid Craigton £1020 Laigh Kilphin; Sim – £1060 Clevance; £1005 Auchentibbert; £900 South Ballaird. Char – £1050 Auchleach; £1040 Auchentibbert; £940 High Woodston. A-A – £990 Inchparks; £930 Meikle Laught; £870 Watston. BB – £980 South Ballaird; £920 Stoopshill. Hfd – £960 Stoopshill; £830 Watston. Per kg – 214.6p Mid Craigton; 214.4p, 213.3p and 210.6p Pinvalley; 211.1p Gass.

Dairy heifers – HF – £2050 South Kilbride; £1700 Holehouse Farms. Dairy cows – HF – £1350 Boreland Farms.

Bulls– Sal – £1210 Cuil. Luing – £850 Viewfield. Cows – A-A X – £940 Riggfoot; £820 Roan. Lim X – £830 Drumbreddan. BB X – £800 Burntounges and Drumbreddan. B and W – £780 Dalhowan; £740 Strandhead.

Lambs – Per head – Suff – £73 Markhill; £67.50 and £65.50 Craigneil; £65 Nether Heilar. Tex – £72.50 and £67.50 (x2) Markhill; £71 and £67.50 Springfield; £69 Gleniron; £64 (x2) Auchenree/ Ll – £62.50 Auchenree. Chev – £62 Nith Lodge; £59.50 Mid Ascog; £59 Nether Heilar; £56.50 Ravenscroft. Char – £58.50 Lagg. Bf – £56.50 Lagg; £56 Bridge; £55 and £52.50 Polnoon; £51 Springfield. Mule – £55 Springfield.

Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 313 store cattle, 30 young bulls and 11 young calves, with the bullocks (146) averaging 205.6p per kg and selling to 271.7p per kg for a 254kg Charolais cross from Whiteside, and £1360 gross for a 742kg Simmental cross from Netherton.

The 126 heifers averaged 189.7p, and sold to 223.9p per kg for a Charolais cross from Whiteside, and £1380 gross for a pair of 750kg Simmental crosses from Netherton. The 30 bulls sold to 218.8p per kg and £1050 gross, while the 146 bullocks averaged 205.6p to 271.7p per kg for a 254kg Charolais cross from Whiteside, Lonmay, and £1360 gross for a 742kg Simmental cross Netherton, Glenlivet.

The 30 bulls sold to 218.8p per kg for a 288kg Shorthorn cross from Salties, Sanday and £1050 gross for a 618kg Charolais from Mormond Prop.

The firm sold 3841 store lambs, island sheep, breeding and feeding sheep, with the 2335 store lambs selling to £85 for Texels from Garvelside. The 389 island lambs reached £78.50 for Continentals from Lower Ellibister. The five breeding sheep forward sold to £260 for pure Texel gimmers from Dunscroft, while 1051 feeding sheep sold to £129 for Texel ewes from Gerriesford.

LEADINGprices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Whiteside £570, 252.2p. 251-300kg – Whiteside £690, Ballinluig 232.1p. 301-350kg – Bankhead £730, 237p. 351-400kg – Meikle Coull £1010, 253.8p. 401-450kg – Meikle Coull £1,040, 251.2p. 451-500kg – Bankhead £1035, 223.1p. 501-550kg – Braeside £1110, Strathellie, Fraserburgh 205.9p. 551-600kg – Corfeidly, Glassel £1250, Turfhillock, Drummuir 211.3p. 601-650kg – Corfeidly £1200, 198.7p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Whiteside £500, 210.1p. 251-300kg – Ballinluig £610, Armadale, Thurso 205.6p. 301-350kg – Bankhead £690, 211.7p. 351-400kg – South Auquhorthies, Oldmeldrum £780, Howally, Twatt 209.5p. 401-450kg – Bankhead £900, 212.3p. 451-500kg – West Brough, Sanday £1040, 215.8p. 501-550kg – West Brough £1150, 222p. 551-600kg – Turfhillock £1190, 215.6p. 601-650kg – Corfeidly £1275, 206.3p. 651-700kg- Corfeidle £1300, 194p.

Store lambs – Bf – Bankhead £80. Tex – Wester Rora £79. Suff – Midtown of Haddo £78. Suff X Lochgorm £74. Tex X – Bankhead £73.50. Down – Glencuie £72.50. Bel X – Wester Wyndings £72; Cont – Greystone £71.50. Mule – Drumnacroy £70. Chev X – Borrowston Mains £70. Cont X – Broadmyre £70. Chev – 148 West Helmsdale £62; Bf – Midtown of Haddo £59.

Ewe lambs – Mule – Strone £75.50. Tex– Broadmyre £73. Tex X– Evergreen £69.

Island lambs – Suff – Balfour Castle £76.50. Tex – New Moan £75.50. Cont – Balfour Castle £72.50; Tex X – Mirkady £72; Char – Vindon £71; Suff X – Quoybelloch £69.50.

Feeding ewes – Pure Tex – Gerriesford £123; Tex – North Bethelnie £115; Chev – Glenfinnan £105.50. Tex X – Roadside Croft, Muir of Forgie £103. Cont – Elrick £100.50. Cont X – Woodend £97.50. Suff – Shaggart £93.50. Chev Mule – Rhynie, Fearn £91.50. SuffX – Nistagar, Harray £83.50; Down – Swanford, New Deer £80.50; Cha – Tombain, Dunphail £79.50; Mule – Rhynie £70.

Feeding rams –Tex – Soutra, Auchinhove £107; Tex X – Soutra £101; Suff – Shaggart £85.50; Cont – Gerriesford £77.50; Cha – Vindon £68.50.

Stirling (Cal)

Caledonian Marts Ltd held their last store sale of the year comprising of 47 store cattle and suckled calves, where heifers sold to 244p for a British Blue from TE and I J Davies, Low Penniver, Campbeltown, and to £1100 from the same home.

Bullocks sold to 211p for a pen of Limousins from D McKenzie, Ardgate, Gartocharn, and to £850 from Barr Farms, Meldrum, Blairdrummond.

Also forward were 1132 store and feeding sheep, with the top price being £75 for a pen of Texels from JW Harrison, Auchtygemmell.

LEADINGprices:

Bullocks – Per head – £790 Ardgate. Per kg – 208p Ardgate

Heifers – Per head – £1100 Low Peninver; £990 Low Peninver. Per kg – 221p Low Peninver; 214p and 202p Low Peninver.

Store lambs – Tex – £73 Standingfauld. Cont – £72 Wester Tillyrie. Bel – £68 Lawhead of Stobwood. Mule – £66 Shandwell. Chev £54 Touchie. BF £48.50 Touchie

Feeding ewes – Tex – £56 Dalmeny. Mule – £56 The Paddock. Bf – £40 The Paddock.

Hexham

At their penultimate sale of the year Hexham and Northern Marts offered for sale 154 catalogued head of store cattle with all classes dearer on the week.

The sale peaked at £1370 for a Charolais cross steer from Ken Sisterson, Newlands, Haugh. Mr Sisterson also sold another at £1360. The leading priced heifer also came from the same home and sold for £1310 whilst a trio of successes on the day also saw the top priced native breed animal, an Aberdeen-Angus cross steer by a pedigree sire out of a pure Charolais cow reach £1305, contributing to a great average of £1289 for the five steers and four heifers sold by Mr Sisterson.

An entry of 854 cast sheep this week saw larger continental and Suffolk cross ewes still a good trade. Leaner mule ewes and horned

ewes were slightly easier on the week but better than predicted.

The sale of 3650 store lambs saw a pen of 10 Beltex cross lambs sell for £87.50 from M and L Churchyard, Hownsgill, Consett, and a total sale average of £67.65.

LEADINGprices:

Bullocks – 17-22 months – Char X steers – £1370 and £1360 Newlands Haugh; £1330 and £1320 Rare Dean; £1290 Newlands Haugh; £1275 Rare Dean; £1245 Newlands Haugh; £1230 Rare Dean. Lim X – £1320 Blackburn; £1290 Comb Hills; £1275 Blackburn; £1250 Blackburn and East Greenridge; £1240 Blackburn; £1225 Armond Carr; £1210 Blackburn; £1195 East Greenridge; £1190 Kirkley March and Milbourne High House; £1185 Blackburn; £1180 Kirkley March and Armond Carr; £1175 East Greenridge; £1145 Kirkley March; £1120 East Uppertown and East Greenridge; £1115 East Uppertown; £1110 Kirkley March; £1090 East Uppertown and Kirkley March; £1080 East Uppertown. BB X – £1025 Comb Hills. Sim X – £1135 Comb Hills. A-A X – £1305 Newlands Haugh. 11-16 months – Lim X – £1085, £1080, £1060 and £1030 High Alderheads, £1025 Spittalshield.

Heifers – Char X – £1310, £1245 and £1240 Newlands Haugh. Lim X – £1305 Shitlington Hall; £1260 Cowburn Rigg and Armond Carr; £1250 Cowburn Rigg; £1215 and £1190 Milbourne High House; £1090 Shitlington Hall; £1070 Milbourne High House; £1050 Shitlington Hall; £960 Spittalshield; £950 Shitlington Hall. 11-16 months – Lim X – £1205 and £1180 Cowburn Rigg, £920 China Hall.

Cast ewes – Tex – £100 Follions; £97 Stone Hall; £93 Coldwell; £91 Stone Hall and Butterknowes; £74 Little Swinburne; £70 Stone Hall; £69 Butterknowes; £68 Three Farms. Tex X – £122 Crescent Farm; £110 Little Swinburne; £105 West Wharmley; £104 High Eshells; £102 Little Swinburne; High Eshells and Windy Hill; £100 Little Swinburne; £97 Windy Hill; £95 Crescent Farm; £92 New Dotland; £90 Sherburn Tower and Little Swinburne; £88 (x2) and £86 Follions; £85 Holly Hill, West and Newton Farm; £78 Nettlesworth West and Stone Hall; £75 Little Swinburne. Suff X – £87 Windy Hill; £86 Sherburn Tower; £74 Capheaton New Houses; £62 Newton Farm. Leic – £82 Low Acton; £78 Stone Hall; £62 Coldwell. Chev – £48 Flotterton; £46 Sillywrea. Mule – £63 Sherburn Tower; £62 West Wharmley; £61 Nettlesworth West and High Eshells; £59 Windy Hill; £56 Sherburn Tower; £55 Fairley (x3); £54 New Dotland; £53 Coldwell; £51 Crescent Farm. Bf – £56 New Dotland, £43 Featherwood, £42 Flotterton, £40 New Dotland and Redburn View. Swale – £30 Bulls Hill, £29 Hackford, £25 Stotsfold, £24 North Churchlands. Herd – £36 and £30 Old Hall Gate. Cross – £50 New Dotland, Thornley Pit House and Cowbyre.

Store lambs – Tex – £78 and £71 Glenhill. Tex X – £86 Hedley Park, Follions and Greenchesters; £85 and £83.50 Holly Hill West; £83 Longlea Netherwitton; £82 Hedley Park; £79.50 Chesters, Thockrington and Hedley Park; £79 Chesters, Thockrington and Glenhill; £78.50 Thockrington, Hedley Park, Sherburn Tower and Butterknowes; £78 Girsonfield, Sherburn Tower and Lynup Hill,;£77.50 Longlea Netherwitton, Butterknowes and Fallowfield; £77 Rigg Farm, Chesters and Errington Red House. Dutch Tex X – £84.50 and £80.50 Little Swinburne; £77 High Fell; £73 Midgeholme. Suff X – £82 Thockrington; £80 Lowes Fell; £76.50 Brixter Hill; £76 Sillywrea, Thockrington and Laburnum Cottage; £75 Sillywrea, Fairley and High Barns; £74 Fairley and Hedleywood, £73 The Bridges and Duddo Hill; £72.50 The Bridges; £72 Holling Hill, Lowes Fell and Causey Burn; £71 Dene House and Causey Burn; £70 Black Hedley; £69 Fairley, £67 Hedleywood and High Barns. Bel X – £87.50 and £86.50 Hownsgill; £79 Grange Farm; £77 Stanton Town Head; £74.50 Glenhill; £74 Cheeseburn Grange. Leic – £63 Blueburn. Shrop – £62 Lizards Farm. Hamp – £66.50 Pilmuir Chev X – £61 and £56 Farneyshield. SCC – £69, £65, £64.50 and £56 Shilmoor. Mule – £75.50 Lowes Fell; £75 Cowbyre; £71 Farneyshield; £70.50 Errington Red House; £70 Whiskershiel; £69.50 Coldwell and Farneyshield; £68.50 Coldshield; £68 Farneyshield; £67.50 Harwood Shield; £66.50 Harwood Shield and Piatroon; £66 Coldshield and Holling Hill, £65.50 Farneyshield and Ambling Gate; £65 Hackford and Rosebrough; £64 Cowbyre and Farneyshield; £63 Cowbyre; Harwood Shield and Ambling Gate; £62 Ambling Gate; £60

Harwood Shield, Lowes Fell and Holling Hill. Bf – £66 Shilmoor; £58 Cowbyre; £55 Blueburn; £54 Cowbyre; £50 and

£46.50 Featherwood. Cross – £85 and £83 Little Swinburne; £71.50 Cowbyre.

Darlington

Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of cast cattle, store and breeding stock on Monday when 204 cattle and 551 sheep were forward.

The 43 store heifers sold to £1135, while the 44 store steers sold to £1220. Seven stirks forward sold to £635.

A lift in trade saw the 88 cast cows average 106p per kg, selling to 170p per kg or £1283 for a four-year-old Limousin cow from DK Barker, Little Ketton Farm, Coatham, Munderville.

The final sale of store cattle for the year saw a lighter show sell well, with the top price on the day being £1220 achieved by a Charolais steer from JH Johnson of White Lea, Roddymoor. A tremendous run from this home topped the £1200 barrier on five occasions.

Top priced heifer at £1135 was a Limousin from F Ward, Rogerley Hall, Frosterley.

The 522 store lambs forward sold to £80, while 29 feeding ewes and rams sold to £98.

Store sheep saw a Suffolk from MJK Dods of Denton Hall, Piercebridge, lead the way at £80, while a feeding tup from AW Sanderson, East Holling Carr, Trimdon, sold for £98.

LEADINGprices:

Cast cows – Per kg – 170p, 149p DK Barker; 152p JG Atkinson; 148p 137p 127p 120p G Rogerson and Son; 147p 116p MW Skidmore; 145p P and E Ellis; 145p, 115 B and B Kitching; 141p, 135p E Peacock; 138p DO Barr; 126p, 118p, 117p SC Barron; 123p T and DI Allen and Son. 123p, 115p Angela Clark; 121p A and AG Moralee; 118p GE Raw; 115p DJ Mallon; 115p Skelton Farming Ltd; 114p D Blake; 113p TH Richardson and Sons; 113p MR Moss.

Per head – £1283, £1142 DK Barker; £1178 DO Barr; £1073, £848 P and E Ellis; £1006, £884 B and B Kitching; £997 JG Atkinson; £946 DJ Mallon; £929 £869 W and R Kemp and Son; £919, £895 JT Forster and Son; £910 Skelton Farming; £895 GE Raw; £890 MW Skidmore; £887 MR Moss; £848 E Peacock; £848 D Blake; £841 Angela Clark; £840 RE and BJ Potter; £831 TH Richardson and Sons.

Cast bulls – Per kg – 150p, 129p Stoneygate Farm; 118p, 108p A and AG Moralee. Per kg – £1252, £1000 A and AG Moralee; £1123 £945, Stoneygate Farm.

Store cattle - Bulls – £720 £680 £655 £640 (x2) £605 Barrs of Broughton; £650 S and RT Lowson; £600 GS Hutchinson; £580 (x3) R Valks.

Steers – £1220, £1210 (x2), £1200 (x2), £1105 (x2), £1010 JH Johnson; £1060, £1000, £945 (x2) F Ward; £985, DR Easton; £940 £845, £835, £800 (x2) E and MA Procter and Son; £930 (x2) D and PH Brown; £870 (x2) S and RT Lowson; £795, £550 (x2) GM Blair; £705, JF Harland; £650, £625, TH Mace and Sons; £575, WS Anderson.

Heifers – £1135, £1010, £1000, £99,0 £940 F Ward. £1100 E and MA Procter & Son. £1070 DR Easton. £990, £980, £970, £875, L Kidd. £985 (x3) JC Thwaite and Son. £975 DL Brown. £865, £650 JF Harland. £830, £800 D&PH Brown. £755 (x2) £660, £650 (x3) £625 Barrs of Broughton. £560 TH Mace and Sons.

Store lambs – £80, £75, £60 MJK Dodds; £77 EA Hinton; £77, £75 D and S Pry; £76.50, £61 (x2) £50 C Watson; £76, £73.50, £73, £63, £62 JH Johnson; £75, £74.50, £65, £61, £58 WB Rutter and Sons; £70, £46 JA Ward; £68, £64 M Armstrong; £67 LF and HC Wood; £66 D and G Spry; £66 Bowes Bros; £62 GA Jopling; £57, £50 R Peart; £52 B and J Bainbridge; £49.50 GA Jopling; £47.50 K Sayer; £47 AW Sanderson.

Feeding ewes – £98, £58, £40, £29 AW Sanderson; £54 LF and HC Wood; £34 Bowes Bros.

Carlisle

Harrison and Hetherington's monthly sale of beef breeding cattle saw a top call of £2000 for a Limousin heifer and calf from Messrs Stevenson and Sons, Lower Langshaw, who also had a Limousin cross cow and calf at £1980. Messrs Carr and Son, Highwood, had a run of cows and heifers with calves at foot which topped at £1880 for a British Blue cross cow and calf. In-calf heifers sold to £1220 for a Britsih Blue cross heifer in calf to a Limousin.

LEADINGprices:

Heifers with calves – Lim – £2000 Lower Langshaw Farm; £1850, £1650, £1600 Gelt Hall Farm; £1580 Stonewalls. BB – £1700 Skelcies Hall; £1500 Highwood Farm.

Cows with calves – Lim – £1980 Lower Langshaw Farm. BB – £1880 Highwood Farm. Sim – £1480 Culcairie.

Heifers – BB – £1220 Whinney Hill Farm. Lim – £1150 Seymour House. A-A X – £1120 (x2), £1100 Whinney Hill Farm.

Cows in-calf – BB – £1050 Seymour House.

Bulling heifers – Sal –£980 (x2), £850 Kilnstown. Lim – £850 Kilnstown.

Longtown

C and D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 4782 store lambs and feeding ewes at Longtown on Tuesday where the sale topped on two occasions at £83 for Beltex from Clint Farming Partnership Crookston and £79 from Highfield Farming.

LEADINGprices:

Store lambs – Tex – £82 Felton Demesne; £79.50 and £77.50 Whinney Hill; £78 Granton; £77.50 Highfield, Whiteclose and The Crook; £77 Clea Mire; £76 Ericstane. Suff – £82 Felton Demesne. NCC – £78, £75 and £74 Ericstane. Char – £76 and £73.50 Moss Side (Baxter). Bf – £73 Prospect House; £59 Sundhope, Crindledykes and Brigg. Kendal rough – £55 Gill Head. Leic – £69 Kildalloig;

Gf – £68.50 Pilmuir; £67 Crookston, Gillalees and Kirkton Hill. Hill Chev – £67, £60.50 Branxholm Braes; £58 Sorbie; £57.50 Twislehope. Swale – £50 School Cottage.

Feeding ewes – £80 Alnham and Hill Brae.