Special sales

Lawrie and Symington had forward three breeding cattle and 129 store cattle at Forfar where the 86 bullocks sold to a top of £1260 for a 650kg Aberdeen-Angus from W Stewart and Son, Newton of Inshewan and to 2.36p per kg for a pair of 420 kg Limousin from Meikle Coull Farms to average 2.13p.

The 42 heifers sold to a top of £1170 and 2.52p for a 465 kg Limousin from WN Lindsay, Cairnleith, to average 2.07p.

LEADINGprices:

Breeding cattle – A-A cow and calf – £750 Dunlappie. A-A bull – £920 Moatmill

Store cattle – per head ­– Bullocks – A-A – £1180 Newton of Inshewan; £1080 Bishopston; £795 Newbigging of Craighall. Char – £1090 Cairnleith; £1040 and £1030 Bishopston; £1010 Cluseburn. Lim – £1180 Milton; £1175 Newton of Inshewan; £1165 Milton; £1120 Wairds of Alpity. Sim – £1175 and £1155 Newton of Inshewan; £1060 Baldastard; £1020 Bishopston. BB – £1050 Kirkton of Kingoldrum; £985 Bishopston. Blonde ­– £1010 Bishopston.

Heifers – A-A – £1110 Newton of Inshewan; £870 Wester Bleaton. Char ­– £1100 Cairnleith; £950 Denbrae; £920 Cluseburn. Lim – £1150 Milton, £1110 Cairnleith, £1105 Milton, £1090 Wairds of Alpity. Sim – £1090 Peasiehill; £1080 Newton of Inshewan; £1015 Peasiehill; £990 Wester Bleaton. Luing – £965 Denbrae. Blonde ­– £945 Denbrae. Hfd – £900 Denbrae.

Per kg ­– Bullocks – A-A – 218.2p Bishopston; 217.8p, 216.4p and 214.1p Newbigging of Craighall. Char – 228.9p, 226.1p and 222.5p Bishopston; 220.2p Cairnleith, 214.9p Cluseburn. Lim – 235.3p Meikle Coull; 228.6p Wairds of Alpity; 225.3p Meikle Coull; 222.5p Bishopston. Sim – 219.4p Bishopston; 209.9p Baldastard; 208p Newton of Inshewan. BB – 218.8p Kirkton of Kingoldrum; 214.1p and 206.7p Bishopston.

Heifers – A-A – 197.7p Wester Bleaton; 188.1p Newton of Inshewan. Char – 224.5p Cairnleith; 221.7p Cluseburn; 179p Denbrae. Lim – 228.9p and 224.2p Cairnleith; 221.2p Milton; 220.2p Wairds of Alpity. Sim – 211.7p Peasiehill; 202p Wester Bleaton; 198.2p Newton of Inshewan. Blonde – 189p Denbrae. Luing – 182.1p Denbrae. Hfd – 168.2p Denbrae

Penrith

Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart held their opening 2019 sale of 300 store sheep, where the dearest trade of the season was witnessed and the whole sale averaged £60.88.

Topping the sale at £87 a head was a pen of Texel cross Mule hoggs from DJ and JT Lamb, Burns Farm.

LEADINGprices:

Store hoggs – Tex – £87 Burns Farm; £77, £70 and £60 Brownrigg; £72 and £64 High and Low Buildings; £69 (x 2) Windygate. Beltex ­– £79 and £69 Windy Gate. Cont – £76 (x 2) Thwaite Hall; £74 Burns Farm. Char – £75 Thwaite Hall. Bf – £69 Corner Cottage. Chev – £60 Birk Hill. Swale ­ – £52 Burns.

Dumfries

There were 2856 sheep forward when C and D Auction Marts held their annual sale at Dumfries. The 1850 store lambs sold to a top of £116 for Texel lambs from Townfoot, Glencaple.

There were 1006 cast ewes and rams, selling to a top of £106 for a Texel from Townfoot.

LEADINGprices:

Store lambs – Tex – £116 Townfoot; £86, £85.50 Backburn; £85.50 Hall; £85 Burnside; £85, £84 Shawhill; £84.50 Dressertland; £84, £81.50 Terregles Cott; £81 Burnhead. Suff ­– £86 Tibbers; £83.50 Dalfibble; £83.50 Burnhead; £77 Shawhill; £72 Brandleys. Chev X – to £86, £77.50 Archbank. Chev – £82, £80.50, £74, £70 Archbank; £75 Alton; £73.50 Gateslack; £70.50 Newbank; £68 Glenstockdale. Leic – £75 Blaebeck. Cross ­– £75, £71.50 Glenstockdale; £78 Dressertland; £76, £73.50 Craigmuie; £73 Hall, £72.50 Upper Barr. Dorset – £78 Townpark. Bf – £70.50 Beuchan; £69, £61.50 Upper Barr; £69 Glenstockdalel; £65 Wyliehole; £62 Auchenhessnane; £61.50 Dressertland; £60.50 Barr; £60.50 Snar; £60 High Creoch. Easy Care – £64 Nether Laggan. Lleyn – £60 Bogue

Cast ewes – Tex – £106, £100 Townfoot; £103 Glenlaugh. Suff – £75 Auchenfad. Leic ­–£75 Glenlaugh. Cross ­– £64 Clonrae; £63 Gateslack. Chev – £67 Alton; £64 Dressertland; £60 Marwhirn. Bf – £46 South Glen; £45 Stewarton.

Cast rams – Tex – £122 Auchenfad; £89 Hayfield. Suff – £97 Muirside. Bel – £90 Horseclose. Chev – £76 Newbank. Leic ­– £72 Annefield. Bf – £40 Wyliehole.

Thainstone

At Thainstone, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 1817 store lambs, to a top of £85 for continentals from Deanshillock, Fochabers.

The 83 island lambs sold to £80 for continentals from Bu of Orphir, Orkney.

The firm also sold 649 store cattle and 16 young calves, with 399 bullocks averaging 214.2p per kg, down 1.6p, and selling to 257.1p per kg for a pair of 350kg Charolais crosses from Whitehouse, Lumphanan and £1365 for a pair of 676kg Limousin crosses from Mains of Drumdollo, Drumblade.

The 231 heifers averaged 210.1p, up 3.3p, to 262.7p per kg for 472kg Simmental cross from Nether Tillygarmond, Finzean and £1340 gross for a 694kg Aberdeen Angus from North Auchronie, Skene.

Three bulls sold to 238.3p per kg for a 298kg Limousin cross from Boghead, Auchindoun and £970 gross for a 480kg Limousin cross from Tillyfour, Udny.

Among the Orkney and Shetland cattle, bullocks sold to a top of 234.6p per kg for a 488kg Limousin from S and J Sclater, Lower Hobbister, Stenness, and £1165 gross for a pair of 592kg British Blue from SW Sinclair, South Breck, Firth. Heifers sold to a top of 241p and £1200 gross for a 496kg Simmental from S and J Sclater, Lower Hobbister.

LEADINGprices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £610, 246p Balnault; 251-300kg – £700, 238.1p Balnault.

301-350kg – £900 Whitehouse; 252.9p Strocherie. 351-400kg – £950 Northfield; 248.6p Pollowick. 401-450kg – £1090 Northfield; 253.7p Pollowick. 451-500kg – £1150, 241.4p Monymusk Estate. 501-550kg – £1200 Mains of Drumdollo; 229.4p Monymusk. 551-600kg – £1260 Standingstones, Echt; 215p Upper Geise. 601-650kg – £1310 Upper Geise; 214.1p Wester Rora. 651-700kg – £1345 Hillhead, Newmacher; 203.6p North Fornet, Skene.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – £670, 224.8p The Den, Fochabers. 301-350kg – £780 Whitehouse; 231.9p. 351-400kg – £900 Strocherie; 234.4p Whitehouse. 401-450kg – £1090, 243.1p Tollo of Garvock. 451-500kg – £1240 Nether Tillygarmond; 235.3p North Cranna. 501-550kg – £1160 Faddenhill; 218.5p Nether Tillygarmond. 551-600kg – £1250, 219.3p Faddenhill. 601-650kg – £1250, 201p Meikle Northburn. 651-700kg – £1330, 204p North Fornet.

Store lambs ­– Tex – £81.50. Cont – £80 Nether Coullie. Ker – £79.50 Balmenach Cottage. Suff ­– £77 Garchory; Suff X ­– £76.50 West Davoch. Chev ­– £76.50 Cairnton. Tex X ­­– £76.70 Garchory. Down ­– £76 Glencat. Cont X ­– £75 Midtown. Down X ­– £74 Glencuie. Cross ­– £74, Dunearn. Rom ­– £70.50 Newburgh. Bf ­­– £68.50 Glenlethnot.

Island lambs ­– Tex – £77 Howan. Chev ­– £73.50 Upper Cornquoy. Suff – £71.50 Howan. Chev X – £71.50 Bu of Orphir.

Lochboisdale

United Auctions held their annual early new year sale of all classes cattle and sheep at Lochboisdale, where bullocks sold to average 209p per kg or £720 per head, up 7p per kg, £47 per head.

Heifers levelled out at 184p per kg or £589 per head, down four pence per kg or £19 per head.

LEADINGprices:

Bullocks ­– Per head ­– A-A X ­– £900, 325 North Boisdale; £855 x4 8 Milton; £830 325 North Boisdale; £810 x2 261 Daliburgh; £800 8 Milton, 261 Daliburgh and 301/324 Kilphedar. Short X ­– £740 28 Eoligarry, Barra. Blonde X ­– £795 2 Grimsay Island. Lim X ­– £865 – 1 Airidhmhuillin; £850 17 Torlum; £820 (x2) 15 Ormiclate. Sim X ­– £980 (x2), £900, £850, £845 and £835 136 Stilligarry.

Per kg ­– A-A X – 235p 2 Askernish; 231p x 4 8 Milton. Blonde X –248p 2 Grimsay Island. Lim X ­ 263p x 2 Hillview; 255p 8 Milton; 243p and 236p 17 Torlum; 232p 18 West Gerinish; 231p x2 15 Ormiclate. Sim X – 239p x 3 and 232p 136 Stilligarry.

Heifers ­– A-A X ­– £780 325 North Boisdale. BB X ­– £810 136 Stilligarry. Lim X ­– £825 – 13 Eoligarry, Barra; £820 1 Howbeg; £805 103 Carnan. Per kg – A-A X – 212p 8 Milton. Blonde X – 228p 2 Grimsay Island. Lim X ­– 223p 18 West Gerinish; 222p 15 Ormiclate and 5 Dunganachy.

Cast cows – £970 224 Stoneybridge; £880 5 Milton; £850 324 North Boisdale.

In-calf cows – £880 224 Stoneybridge; £860 136 Stilligarry; £840 15 Ormiclate.

Hoggs – £49.50 29 Claddach; £49.00 Croismorag.

Ewes – £42.50 – 8 Peninerine.

Cast rams – £57 122 Craigston.

Wigton

At Wigton 98 store lambs were sold to a top of £88 twice from Messrs Knight, Stephney, and Messrs Little, Penrith. There were also 72 calves and stirks forward, with fresh calves selling to £300 for British Blue bulls from Messrs Harrington, Birds Hill. Limousin heifers sold to £300 for Messrs Eilbeck, Plumbland Farm. Stronger stirks sold to a top of £430 twice for Messrs Harrington, Flatt Bank, and Messrs Osborn, Cow Lane, both with Blue bulls. The sale topped with beef bred stirks from Messrs Hughes, Seaville, selling to £700 for a Limousin cross steer and £670 twice for heifers.

There were 12 dairy cattle forward, producing a top of £1750 from Messrs Salisbury, Beech. Second calvers reached £1700 from Messrs Harrington, Flatt Bank.

LEADINGprices:

Steer stirks – Lim – £700 Seaville. BB – £425 Crookdake House

Heifer stirks – Lim – £670 Seaville. BB – £380 Cow Lane; £365 Crookdake House. Mont – £400 Oulton Grange. Mont – £400 Oulton Grange

Bull stirks – Sim – £380 Southernby Hall. A-A – £340 Balladoyle. Fr – £280 Firtree. Hol – £200 Flatt Bank. Lim – £300, £265, £260 Plumbland.

Heifer calves – Lim – £310, £300 Plumbland. BB – £230, £220, £190, £185 Birdshill. Sim – £195, £190 West House.

Bull calves – BB – £300, £280, £230 Birdshill. Sim – £205, £200 West Farm. Mont – £130, £115 Grange

Dairy heifers – Hol – £1750 Beech; £1700, £1650 Flatt Bank; £1650, £1500 High Dyke. Fr – £1480 Nerewater.

Stor lambs – Bel – £88, £84, £80, £76 Stephney; £88, £85 Pewter Close. Tex – £76, £75 Pewter Close.

St Boswells

There was a buoyant trade throughout when Harrison and Hetherington held their first sale of the New Year at St Boswells.

Topping the days trading was Yester Mains with a pen of Aberdeen-Angus cross heifers at £1230, while top pence per kg was from Messrs Rutter, Greenhead, at 223.3p per kg for a pen of Limousin cross bullocks. Bullocks averaged 2017.2p per kg, while the heifers levelled at 189.94p per kg.

LEADINGprices:

Bullocks – Per head – A-A – £740 Earlston Mains. Short – £810 Townhead. Lim – £875 Coxydene, £845, £840, £830, £825 Greenhead. Sim – £900 Townhead; £895 Parkhill; £880, £870 Coxydene; £870 Townhead; £850 Coxydene. Char – £900, £820 Townhead. Per kg – A-A – 208.5p Earlston Mains. Short –195.2p Townhead. Lim – 223.3p, 222.4p, 218.2p, 217.1p Greenhead. Sim – 221p Parkhill; 217.1p Greenhead; 211.1p Townhead. Char – 210.3p, 202.2p Townhead.

Heifers – Per head – A-A – £1205, £1200, £1150, £1065 Yester Mains. Lim – £1150, £1055 Yester Mains; £985, £960, £890, £845 Coxydene; £825 Greenhead. Beef Short – £1230 Yester Mains. Sim – £865 Coxydene; £795 Greenhead; £770 Coxydene, Townhead; £755, £730 Townhead. Char – £915 Coxydene. Per kg – A-A – 207.8p, 200.9p Yester Mains. Lim – 204.9p Yester Mains; 201.7p Parkhill; 197p Coxydene; 196.3p, 191.9p Greenhead; 191.7p Yester Mains. Beef Short – 189.2p Yester Mains. Sim – 203.5p Coxydene; 196.3p Greenhead; 191.4p Townhead; 190.1p Coxydene. Char – 190.6p Coxydene.

At their Annual Sale of Store Sheep and cast Rams, the firm sold 1000 sheep. Hoggs were in high demand and sold to £85 for Texel ram hoggs from Messrs Howie, Broomiebank

Hoggs – Tex – £85 Broomiebank; £80 Edgerston Tofts; £75.50 Hallrule Mill; £74.50 Spottiswoode; £74 Broomiebank; £72 Greenhead; £71.50 Crailing Nook. Suff – £78 Greenhead; £77.50 Craigend; £74 Spottiswoode, Broomiebank, Stottencleugh; £72 The Knock. Blue Leic – £77 Broomiebank. Mule – £67, £65 Stottencleugh. Chev Mule – £61 Edgerston Tofts. NCC – £65.50 Belford on Bowmont; £64 Middlesknowes. SCC – £61, £60.50 Whitefield. Bf – £65, £63 Leithen Water; £62.50 Huntershall; £61.50 Middlesknowes.

Rams – Tex – £101, £80 Wedderlie. Blue Leic – £95 Wedderlie. Suff – £90 Over Langshaw, £85 Newton. Bf – £65 Leithen Water.

Castle Douglas

A nice show of 1196 store hoggs sold to a flying trade in front of a large ringside of buyers from Lanarkshire to Herefordshire, at Wallets Marts' sale in Castle Douglas.

Top was £95 for a pair of Bluefaced Leicesters from Lochside, Ardwall, Gatehouse of Fleet.

The 325 cast sheep were a sound trade and sold to a top of £89 for Texel rams from Messrs Jardine, Fairgirth, Colvend, and ewes topped at £85 for Texel ewes from Messrs Gladstone, Gapenoch, Penpont.

LEADINGprices:

Hoggs – Tex – £84.50, £82 Drumcruilton; £84.50 Cannee; £84, £81 Muncraig; £84, £80 Galtway; £83 HighTownhead; £80 Auchenleck. Suff – £83, £76.50 Auchenleck; £77.50, £73.50 Straith Estate; £74 Capenoch; £73 Arvie. Ber – £84, £80 Lochside; £77.50 Ardwall. Blue L – £95, £77 Lochside; £74 Ardwall. Llyen – £77.50, £73, £72.50 Poldean. Chev – £70 Poldean; £70 Burn; £67.50 Clonhie. Char –£75 High Borgue. Gf – £79 Ardwall, £73.50 Auchenleck; £73.50, £69 Miefield; £72 High Borgue; £71 Lochside. Bel – £74 Clonhie. Shet – £63.50 Auchenbainzie. Bf – £66, £55 Miefield; £64.50, £62 Lochside; £60 Knocksheen.

Cast ewes – Tex – £85, £79 Capenoch; £80 Drumcruilton; £75 Cullinaw. Gf – £66 Cullinaw; £63 Fairgirth; £693 Capenoch. Lleyn – £65, £60 Barwhanny, Whauphill; £61 High Townhead. Bf – £52, £44 Cullinaw; £48 Auchenleck.

Cast rams – Tex – £89, £80 Fairgirth; £85 Cosy Cottage; £72 Burn. Chev – £58, £57 Chanlockfoot. Blue L – £56 Ardwall.

Darlington

Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of store and breeding stock as well as cast cows on Monday, when there were 416 cattle and 1092 sheep forward.

Top price for store cattle went to JD and MS Mortimer of Mayland, Woodland, with a 27-month-old Limousin steer which sold for £1160. Leading the heifer trade were WB Rutter and Sons, Greengill, Scargill, with a 21-month-old British Blue, which reached £1090.

Earlier in the day the breeding cattle were in demand as a 25-month-old British Blue heifer in calf to the Salers from K Askwith sold for £1150 and a five-year-old Limousin cow with a heifer calf at foot from F Davison and Sons, Town End, Bishop Middleham, made £1450.

The confidence in the sheep trade remains very high amongst buyers as last week’s flying trade brought out more numbers. Topping the sale were a trio of Texel ewe hoggs from I Spedding of Harelaw Farm, Wolsingham which sold for £112 per head.

The 170 plus cast cattle averaged 114p per kg, selling to a top price of 183p per kg for a 31-month-old Salers heifer from T Marshall, The Meadows, Fawdon.

Top price per head was £1506 paid for a 978kg Blonde cow from P Weightman and Sons, Hallfield, Easington.

LEADINGprices:

Store steers – £1160, JD and MS Mortimer; £1120, £1095, £1090 JG Wilkinson and Son; £1095, £1020 x4, £1015x3 GH Watson and Son; £1090 JS Foster; £1050, £1025 WB Rutter and Sons; £1035 £TW and G Corner; £1005 JC Thwaite and Son.

Store heifers ­– £1090 WB Rutter and Sons; £1035 JG Wilkinson and Son; £1015 x2 JS Foster and Son.

Store bulls ­­– £1070, £850, £800 D Dixon; £805, £695, £690, £685, £675, £650 E Blacklock; £710 x2, £695, £655 J Curry; £590, £450 Hillhead Livestock.

Store sheep ­– £112, £110, £99, £94, £93, £89, £88x2, £84, £76 x2 I Spedding; £90, £86.50, £83, £77.50 K Cator; £90, £86, NA Thompson; £85.50 MH Hodgson; £85, £76 P Hutchinson; £84.50, £79, £76 JE Burton; £84, £77 IR Appleton; £83.50, £81x2 DR Smith; £83.50, £79, £77 J Hird; £83, £79.50 T Lawson and Son; £82.50 CW Cutler; £82 GS Dixon; £80.50, £80, £70.50 JH Johnson; £80, £77, £76, £75 K Mowbray; £80, £79 RA Patterson and Son; £79.50, £77 P Kirk; £77 x2 DE Stones; £76.50 A Bell; £76.50 J Walshaw and Son; £76 Eden Lodge; £75 JM Sayer; £75 N Back; £76, £69, £66, £56 RW Dalton; £72.50 GA Jopling; £67, £60 G and L Wood.

Cast cows – Per kg – 183p, 171p T Marshall; 173p G Dixon. Per head – £1506, £1208 P Weightman and Sons; £1269, £1249, £1241 AS and SM Kemp; £1250 G Corner. Cast bulls – Per kg ­– 150p T Marshall; 149p RA Busby and Son. Per head ­– £1464 A and AG Moralee; £1332 RA Busby and Son.

Breeding cattle – Cows and calves ­– £1450, £1350, £1100, £900, £760 F Davison and Sons. In calf heifers – £1150, £900 KD Askwith.

Carlisle

An entry of 500 head was forward and a good trade was met at Harrison and Hetherington’s weekly store sheep sale at Carlisle, averaging £62.70 overall.

Topping the sale was a pen of Suffolk hoggs from Messrs Taylor, Thwaite Hall, Penrith, selling to £88.

LEADINGprices:

Per head ­–­ Suff ­– £88, £86, £83 Thwaite Hall; £69 Mosergh Farm; £60 Tod Bank. Tex ­– £82, £76 The Close; £81.50 Ireby Hall; £81, £69 Pinegrove; £80 Field Croft; £78.50, £68 Long Park; £75, £68 Kirkland Howe Farm; £75 High Old Shield Farm, £74, £69 Hawksteel Farm, £73 Tod Bank, £72 Brow; £72 Randalfoot; £70.50 Green Close; £69.50, £69 Greengate Well Farm; £69.50 West Moorhouses; £69.50 (x2) Long Park; £68 Southernby Hall, Beltex – £80.50 Long Park; £76 Pinegrove; £73 The Close; £70.50, £67.50 West Moorhouses, £63, £60 How Hill Farm, Bluefaced Leicester £79 Green Close. Hill Chev ­– £67.50, £53 Lowfield Cottage. Gf ­– £66 Hawksteel; £58, £55.50, £55 Mosergh.

Longtown

On Tuesday, C and D Auction Marts had forward 307 store cattle when the sale topped at £1200 on three occasions, firstly for Limousin bullocks shown by WH and DA Gass, Nunscleugh, then for Limousin

heifers from the same home and again for a Limousin heifer sold by G Mitchinson and Sons, Gallowberry.

British Blue bullocks sold to £1160 from G Mitchinson and Son, High Greenhill, with Charolais to £1150 shown by RI and VA Telford, High Parkfoot.

LEADINGprices –

Bullocks – Lim – £1200 (x4), £1160 Nunscleugh; £1150 Gallowberry and High Parkfoot; £1120 (x2) High

Greenhill; £1120 Wanwood Hill; £1110 (x2) Gallowberry; £1110 High Greenhill; £1100 (x2) Nunscleugh, £1015 Hilltop; £1000 High Ladore; £990 Eastnewburn; £980 Wanwood Hill; £970 Gallowberry and Eastnewburn; £960 Monk. BB – £1160 High Greenhill. Char – £1150, £1080 High Parkfoot; £1060 Southwoodhead; £1040 High Parkfoot; £1000 (x2) Shankbridge End. A-A – £1120, £1065, £1020 (x2), £1010 (x2), £1000 Southwoodhead. Beef Short – £1100, £1000, £950 Frankstown; £910 Pilmuir. Gal – £1015 Shankfieldhead. Sim – £940 Pilmuir, £860 Branxholm Braes. Blonde – £880 Shankfieldhead.

Heifers – Lim – £1200 (x2) Nunscleugh; £1200 Gallowberry; £1135 Pilmuir; £1060 Frankstown; £1060, £1050 (x3) Nunscleugh; £1010 (x5) Pilmuir; £1,000 (x2) Dumbretton; £985 Hilltop; £970 Frankstown; £965 (x2) Dumbretton; £955 High Ladore. BB – £1040, £970 Ryehills. Char – £1020, £990 High Parkfoot;£990 (x2) Shankbridge End. Sim – £990 (x2) Frankstown; £930 Pilmuir. Beef Short – £980 (x2), £870 Frankstown; £870 Pilmuir. Gal – £890 Shankfieldhead. A-A – £770 Pennygowan; £760 Smallholms.

Bulls – Lim – £1000, £800 (x2) Dumbretton.