Carlisle

HARRISON and Hetherington had forward over 1663 head at their weekly sale, which included their March show and sale of continental suckled calves.

Topping the sale were Messrs Harrington, West Whitrigg, who sold four Limousin heifers to at £1250 twice.

A good show of weaners were forward with all classes being well up on the week. Kevin Watret, Northfield Park sold a run of bulls to £1100 for two Limousins and £1080 for a British Blue cross.

On Monday, the sale of store and breeding sheep saw a top of £70 twice, firstly from Messrs Mair, Hill, Ayrshire, for a pen of 24 Texel cross store hoggs and secondly for a Bleu Du Maine cross ram from Messrs Bell, Holmewrangle, Carlisle.

Top price among the ewes with lambs was £90.50 for a pen of Texel cross ewes with single lambs at foot from Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor, Penrith.

LEADINGprices:

Heifers – Lim – £1250 (x2) £1185 £1150 West Whitrigg; £1200 Fishergill; £1160 (x3) Low Fold; £1080 (x2); £1050 Stockber. A-A – £1035 Whinney Hill; £1020 Kelsick House. BB – BB – £1025 (x2) Whinney Hill; £1005 Fishergill.

Steers – Lim – £1240, £1160, £1145 Beck; £1240, £1195 (x2), £1150 (x2) Cumdivock; £1220 Tarn Lodge; £1190 (x2) Low Fold; £1170, £1140 Lodge; £1150, £1110 Fishergill. Char – £1100 (x3) West End. A-A – £1030 Tarn Lodge. HF – £965 Fordlands; £890 (x3) Tarn Lodge. Fr – £910, £875 (x2) Fordlands.

Weaners – Bulls – Lim – £1100 (x2) Northfield Park. BB – £1080, £1010, £990 Northfield Park. Steers – Lim – £975, £900 Green Close; £930 (x3) High Old Shield; £910 (x2) Park House. BB – £945, £885 Midtown; £905 Chapel House. Char – £845 Ross. Sim – £800, £790 High Wood End. Hfd – £775 Bailey Town; £710 (x3) Ross. Gall – £675 Sandysike Farmhouse. Nor Red – £535 Bailey Town. Fr – £535 (x2) Bailey Town. HF – £535 Bailey Town. Heifers – 1, Beef Short – £800 Whitehills. BB – £800 High Old Shield. Lim – £755, £750, £710 High Old Shield; £700 Dornock Mains. Sim – £700 (x2) Dornock Mains.

Store sheep – Tex – £70, £67.50 Hill; £69.50, £67.50 (x2), £66.50, £58 Dacre Bank; £66, £64.50 Eden Gate Holme; £61, £60.50 Barrhill Avenue. Bleu – £70, £63 (x2) Holmewrangle.

Ewes with lambs – Texel £90.50, £86.50, £85, £83, £79 (x2), £78, £76 (x2), £74 (x2) Clifton Moor, £87.50 Hermiston, £79 Midtown, £77.50, £77, £73.50 Hunley, £72 Barrhill Avenue. Suff – £83.50, £79.50 Clappers, £82, £78.50, £71 Hermiston. Gf – £78, £65 Clappers.

Stirling (UA)

United Auctions sold 1507 store cattle, 118 cast cows and 865 store and breeding sheep, with the 842 bullocks averaging 222.31p and selling to 259.60p per kg for a 339kg Charolais cross from Kilbrook House, and to £1270 for a 600kg Charolais cross from Yonderhaugh.

Heifers (637) averaged 212.94p and sold to 259.90p per kg for a 404kg Limousin cross from Balafark, and to £1270 for a 614kg Limousin cross from East Dowally.

Young bulls (9) averaged 207.56p to 209.20p per kg for a Simmental cross from Gateside, and to £730 for the same.

Beef cows (102) averaged 132.74p and sold to 177.20p per kg for a Limousin cross from Knockraich, and to £1270 for another Limousin from Chartershall.

The 13 dairy cows averaged 110.92p and peaked at 134.80p per kg for one from High Langmuir.

LEADINGprices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kgs – £620, 201.80p Balgowan. 251-300kgs – £680 Gateside; £231.60p Craigo; 301-350kgs – £880, 259.60p Kilbrook; 351-400kgs – £970 Loanhead of Duchally; 251.40p Wester Ochtermuthill; 401-450kgs – £1070, 253.60p Auchenflower; 451-500kgs –£1125 Dyke; 234.0p Hilton of Beath. 501-551kgs – £1150, 227.70p Longcarse; 552-601kgs –£1225 Longcarse; 209.70p Dyke. 602-651kgs – £1225, 199.70p, Yonderhaugh; 652-701kgs- £1270, 192.40p Yonderhaugh.

Heifers – Up to 250kgs – £550, 222.70p Kilpatrick. 251-300kgs – £660 Harplaw; 229.60p Lower Luthrie; 301-350kgs – £770 Gateside; 235.20p Bellevue; 351-400kgs – £920 Longyester; 237.40p Wester Ochtermuthill. 401-450kgs – £1050, 259.90p, Balafark; 451-500kgs – £1150, 238.10p Balafark; 501-551kgs – £1100 Broadlie; 214.30p Wester Clunie. 552-601kgs – £1150 Nether Falla; 206.30p East Dowally; 602-651kgs – £1270, 206.80p East Dowally.

Young bulls – 301-350kgs – £730, 209.20p Gateside; 351-400kgs – £725, 206.00p Gateside.

OTM cows – £1270- Chartershall; £1210 High Bent; £1190 Burnside of Balhaldie; £ 1130 Gateside and Kirkton of Lundie.

Chartershall £1270, High Bent (BRB) £1210, Burnside of Balhaldie (AA) £1190, Gateside (BA)

OTM bulls – £1430 The Hillocks; £1430 The Hillocks; 31350 Drumoider; 31290 west Park; £1270 Berryhill.

Hoggs – £84 Wester Greensidel; £77.50 Drumoider; £76.50 Lodgehill; £70 Drumoider; £64 Craigbrock and Langbank of Balhadie.

Ewes in lamb – £120 Whitebank.

Thainstone

SOME 1176 store cattle passed through Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale ring, with 626 bullcoks averaging 227.1p and selling to 263.4p per kg for a pair of 372Kg Charolais from Little Tulloch, Durris and £1365 gross for a pair of 688kg Charolais from Stoneyhill, Longhaven.

Heifers (538) averaged 217.8p and peaked at 317.9p per kg and £1240 gross for a 390kg Limousin cross from Macarthur Bros, Mid Fleenas, Nairn.

Bulls (12) averaged 187.1p and sold to 214.6p per kg and £1030 gross for a 480kg Limousin from Inchbruich, Cornhill.

The firm also sold 1034 store lambs to a £89.50 top for Lleyn crosses from Nether Toucks, Stonehaven. The 62 island lambs sold to £85 for Suffolks from Old Voy, Toab.

LEADINGprices:

Bullocks – Per head – Up to 250kg – £480 Crichie. 251-300kg – £740 Northfield; £710 Cairntack; £645 Highlands; £620 Slack. 301-350kg – £915 Comisty; £830 196 Lednabirchen; £825 Kintradwell. 351-400kg – £1035 Cluseburn; £1010 Mains of Cairnborrow; £1005 Mid Fleenas; £990 East Sinnahard, West Cruichie; £980 Little Tuloch, Comisty. 401-450kg – £1090 Little Tulloch; £1080 Westerton, Birkenburn; £1075 Mains of Cairnborrow; £1060 7 Achrimsdale, Shank; £1055, Johnston Mains. 451-500kg – £1150 Tormore; £1140 Mains of Cairnborrow; £1135 Campdalemore; £1130 Lower Cairnglass; £1125 Dalrachie. 501-550kg – £1180 Ledmacoy; £1175 Mains of Cairnborrow; £1170 Logiemuir; £1165 Clarack; £1160 Tormore. 551-600kg – £1275 Stoneyhill; £1225 Stoneyhill; £1220 Sillerton; £1190 Tormore; £1180 Roadside Croft, Drumsleed. 601-650kg – £1360 Stoneyhill; £1290 Sillerton. 651-700kg – £1360 Stoneyhill. 701-750kg – £1335 Craigton.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £570 Crichie. 251-300kg – £645 Highlands; £565 Clynelish; £550 Middleton of Brims. 301-350kg – £830 Pollowick; £805 Rogiehill, Northfield; £800 The Den; £795 Highlands; £770 Clynelish. 351- 400kg – £1170 Lower Cairnglass; £1040 Mid Fleenas; £1020 Harestone; £1015 Mains of Cairnborrow, Leys Estate; £980 Nether Kirkton. 401-450kg – £1160 Mid Fleenas; £1130 Lower Cairnglass; £1060 Crichie, North Auchininna; £1040 Mains of Cairnborrow; £1040 Leys Estate. 451-500kg – £1220 Mid Fleenas; £1155 Campdalmore; £1140 Clynelish; £1130 Westerton; £1120 Mains of Cainrborrow, Tormore. 501-550kg – £1150 Clarack; £1140 Tormore; £1130 Faddenhill; £1100 Sillerton; £1025 Pittenkerrie; £100 Broomhill. 551-600kg – £1205 Sillerton; £1175 Newton of Carnaveron; £1155 Sillerton; £1090 Fieldhead. 601-650kg – £1220 2 Bogie Street. 651-700kg – £1230 Tombreackackie.

Store Lambs – Bel – £88 Belnaboth, Glenkindie.Tex – £88 Mains Allanbuie, Keith; Suff – £87 Mains of Allanbuie. Cont – £85 Mains of Allanbuie. Tex X – £84.50 Mains of Hatton, Techmuiry. Chev – £84 Tormore, Dunbeath. Cont X – £81 Swanford, New Deer. Bel X – £80 Belnaboth. BF – £78.50 Bomakelloch, Keith. Suff X – £77.50 Chapelton, Drumblade, Mains Hatton, Rennieshill, Newmachar. Chev X – £77.50 Tillylodge, Newe. Mule – £70.50 Skeibhill, Aberchirder. Island Lambs: Suff – £78.50 Breckowall, Westray; Tex – £77 Easthouse, The Park; Suff X – £76.50 Upper Onston; Down – £75 Breckowall; Cont – £71 Bridgend, Orphir; Chev – £65.50 Breckowall.

Hexham

HEXHAM and Northern Marts had forward 407 head of beef-bred store cattle which was led by Messrs Cuthbert, Wingate South, who sold to £1310 for a Limousin cross steer.

Store hoggs reached a high of £87 for Suffolk cross hoggs from Martin Bros, Cheviot.

LEADINGprices:

Steers – 23-30 months – Char X – £1245 Hay A Park. Lim X – £1310, £1295, £1275 & £1270 Wingates South; £1250 East Kildarroch; £1225 Farnamullan; £1095, £1025 and £1010 East Kildarroch. Sim X – £1260 Hay A Park. 17-22 months – Char X – £1255 White House Birtley; £1225 Hay A Park; £1200 East Kildarroch; £1160 White House Birtley; £1155 Hay A Park; £1140 Wheat Hall; £1130 White House Birtley; £1095 Hay A Park and Castle Nook (x2), £1055 East Fourstones. Lim X – £1285, £1280, £1270 and £1190 Wingates South; £1180 and £1120 Hay A Park; £1105 and £1095 Low Staples; £1070 Hay A Park and East Kildarroch; £1065 East Kildarroch; £1055 Low Staples; £1050 Castle Nook and Sweethope; £1040 Low Staples; £1020 Castle Nook; £1010 Sweethope; £990 Hay A Park. BB X – £1080 Castle Nook; £1050 Wheat Hall. Sim X – £1285 and £1150 Hay A Park; £980 Fallowfield. A-A X – £1070 East Kildarroch. High – £950 Castle Nook Cattle. 11-16 months – Char X – £960 West Shields. Lim X – £1230, £1190 and £1170 Quarry House; £1155 Sweethope; £1115 Warksfield Head; £1105 Wheat Hall; £1095 and £1080 Burntongues; £1075 High Alderheads; £1055 The Granary; £1050 Burntongues amd Tanfield Lane; £1045 Sweethope and Warksfield Head; £1020 The Granary and Hawksteel; £1010 Sweethope and Warksfield Head; £1000 The Granary; £965 Warksfield Head; £960 Windy Hill. Blonde X – £1270 and £1215 Brownsleazes. BB X – £1210 Brownsleazes; £1185 Fallowfield; £1135 Harwood Shield; £1120 Fallowfield; £1095 Light Birks; £1050 and £1035 Warksfield Head; £990 and £960 Harwood Shield. Sim X – £1080, £1065, £1060, £1040, £1020 (x2), £1010 and £1000 (x2) Wheat Hall.

Heifers – 23-30 months – Char X – £1075 East Kildarroch. Lim X – £1260 Elrington Hall; £1100 Luns House; £1085 Farnamullan; £1060 East Kildarroch; £1040 Luns House; £1020 Berwick Hill. A-A X – £990 Farnamullan. 17-22 months – Char X – £1080 Farnamullan; £1060 White House Birtley; £1040 Farnamullan; £1030 Castle Nook; £1015 White House Birtley; £1010 Rosebrough; £990 Castle Nook; £980 East Kildarroch. Lim X – £1180 Luns House; £1145 Comb Hills; £1140 Luns House; £1090 Farnamullan; £1080 Berwick Hill; £1060 Comb Hills, Sweethope and Quarry House; £1050 Lowfield; £1010 Berwick Hill; £1005 Sweethope; £1000 Quarry House; £940 Lowfield. A-A X – £1090 and £1010 Aydonshields; £945 Farnamullan. 11-16 months – Char X – £1080 Wheat Hall; £990 West Shields; £975, £970, £965 and £960 Hackford; £950 Errington Red House; £945 Errington Red House and Monk Farm. Lim X – £1125 Brownsleazes; £1110, £1100 and £1090 South Cornsay; £1030 Harwood Shield; £1020 Farnbury; £1005 Burntongues; £1000 Farnbury; £990 South Cornsay; £980 High Alderheads; £970 Burntongues; £965 Farnbury and Todhillwood; £960 South Cornsay and Windy Hill, £950 Todhillwood. Blonde X – £1025 Brownsleazes. BB X – £1010 Warksfield Head, £965 Light Birks. A-A X – £1075 Lowfield.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £83.50 Hareshaw Allotment; £82 Cheviot; £81 Holywell; £77 Hareshaw Allotment; £75 High Warden and Hareshaw Allotment; £73.50 High Warden; £73 Ricknall Grange; £72 Windy Hill; £70 Cockhall; Longlea Netherwitton (x2); Holywell and West Mill Hills; £69.50 Ricknall Grange; £68 Longlea Netherwitton and Ricknall Grange; £67.50 Holywell; £67 High Warden; High Fotherley and Bingfield Combe (x2); £65 Cheviot and Holywell. Suff X – £87 and £84 Cheviot; £77 Ricknall Grange; £75 Cheviot; £72 and £68 Houxty Bank Head; £67.50 The Cleugh; £67 Ricknall Grange. Bel X – £76, £71 and £66 Bavington Hill Head. Chev X – £60 Gairshield; £57 Flotterton; £56 Gairshield. SCC – £80.50 and £76 Flotterton. Chev Mule – £76 Bavington Hill Head. Mule – £67 Closehead, £66 Redesmouth and Holywell; £63 Hareshaw Allotment; £61 Holywell; £60 Amerside Law; £57 Redesmouth. Bf – £75 Flotterton; £66.50 Grasslees; £50 Closehead; £48 Quickening Cote; £47 Amerside Law; £44 Grasslees; £43 Closehead; £42.50 Redesmouth; £40 Flotterton; £39.50 Amerside Law; £39 Gairshield. Swale – £35 (x2) Amerside Law. Herd – £29 Amerside Law. Cross – £63 Bingfield Combe, £40 Highfield.

Dingwall

DINGWALL and Highland Marts sold 369 bullocks to average 223.3p and to a top of 288.6p per kg for a 395kg Limousin cross from Park, Nairn, and £1240 gross for a pair of 665kg Limousin crosses from Ashley, North Kessock.

Heifers (340) averaged 211.6p and sold to 346.0p per kg and £1090 gross for a 315kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Park Farm and £1090 gross for a pair of 557kg Aberdeen-Angus crosses from Wester Dunnet, Thurso.

LEADINGprices:

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £540, 248.9p Erchite, Dores; 251-300kg – £670 22 Achfrish, Lairg; 231.4p Westburn, Thurso. 301 – 350kg – £890, 259.5p Kennachy, Forss. 351-400kg – £1140 Park, Nairn; 258.4p Kennachy. 401-450kg – £1080 Park, Strathpeffer; 258.5p, Balmaglaster, South Laggan. 451-500kg – £1200, 252.6p Kindeace Farm, Alness. 501-550kg – £1180, 233.7p Park, Nairn. 551-600kg – £1200, 206.9p Torgorm, Conon Bridge. 601-650kg – £1200, 193.6p Ashley.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £610, 244.0p Auchmore, Muir of Ord. 251-300kg – £660 Auchmore; 237.2p Westburn, Thurso. 301-350kg – £820, 244.1p Westburn. 351-400kg – £930 Park Farm, Nairn; 243.9p Kennachy. 401-450kg – £980 Raitcastle, Nairn; 229.6p Udale, Poyntzfield. 451-500kg – £1080 Kindeace; 227.9p Shawpark, North Kessock. 501-550kg – £1000 Wester Dunnet, Thurso; 191.5p Cragganvallie, Inverness. 551-600kg – £1085, 195.7p Wester Dunnet.

Huntly

UNITED Auctions sold 188 bullocks to average 217.7p per kg, selling to a top of 251.5p per kg for a Limousin crosses from Easter Corrie, Drummuir, and to £1180 for Limousin crosses from Mains of Collithie, Gartly.

Heifers (108) sold to average 207.7p per kg and to a top of 237.4p per kg for a pen of Charolais crosses from Cluseburn, Inverbervie, and to £1120 for Charolais crosses from Weetyfoot, Grange.

LEADINGprices:

Heifers – 251-300kg – £675, 231.2p Easter Corrie, Botriphnie. 301-350kg – £690 Mains of Collithie, Gartly; 209.7p Auchinclech, Grange. 351-400kg – £905, 237.4p Cluseburn, Inverbervie. 401-450kg – £925 Bauchlaw, Banff; 220.5p Seggiecrook, Grange. 451-500kg – £1020 Newton of Struthers, Kinloss; 216p Mains of Collithie, Gartly. 501-550kg – £1110 Mains of Collithie, Gartly; 209.7p Weetyfoot, Grange. 551-600kg – £1120, 196.6p Weetyfoot, Grange.

Bullocks – 251-300kg – £640, 213.3p Newton of Struthers, Kinloss. 301-350kg – £845,251.5p Easter Corrie, Botriphnie. 351-400kg – £940, 241.6p Kincraigie, Lumphanan. 401-450kg - £1030 Carbrotach, Cairnie; 238.6p Kincraigie, Lumphanan. 451-500kg – £1100, 228.7p Drumsleed, Fourdoun. 501-550kg – £1115 Easter Newton, Lumphanan, 212.2p Drumsleed, Fourdoun. 551kg plus – £1180 Mains of Collithie, Gartly; 200p Easter Newton, Lumphanan.

Stirling (Cal)

THE show and sale of 321 native-bred store and breeding cattle at Caledonian Marts’ Stirling mart saw the championship awarded to an Aberdeen-Angus bullock from Niall Bowser, Argaty, Doune, which sold for £1260.

The reserve champion, a Shorthorn heifer from R Taylor and Sons, Knockraich, Fintry, realised £1060.

Breeding cattle sold to £1220 for an in-calf Luing heifer from P and L Crerar, Newmains, Dunbar. Bulling heifers reached £1170, again from Newmains.

LEADINGprices:

Bullocks – A-A – 245p Beachmeanach; £1260 Knockraich. Short – 240p Portend; £1000 Angle Park. Luing – 221p, £950 Woodend. Lim – 241p, £770 Carrabus.

Heifers – A-A – 208p Beachmeanach; £1110 from Argaty. Short – 230p, £1060 Knockraich.

Castle Douglas

ON Monday, Wallets Marts sold 290 store cattle to a top of £1400 or 301p per kg for a pen of Limousin cross heifers from RJ and D Skimming, Glenhowl.

Bullocks topped at £1300 for a pen of Aberdeen-Angus crosses from T Robb, Trolane, Dalry, and to 245.6p for a apen of Charolais crosses from J Mair and Son, Bargatton.

OTM cattle sold to 196p, £1021.16 for a heifer from Graplin Farms and cows sold to £1211.76 for a British Blue from Trolane, and 148p for an Angus from RKG Farms.

LEADINGprices:

Steers – A-A – £1300 Trolane; £1070 Boreland of Girthon; £950 Burnfoot. Gal – £840 Lochurr. Hfd – £900, £800 Barbershall. Sal – £880 Boreland of Girthon; £840 Lochurr.

Lim – £1130 Glenhowl; £1100, £1060 Cardoness; £1050, £1040 Lochside; £1050 Craigton; £1030 Garrochtrie. Short – £940 Barbershall. Sim – £1180 Lochside; £1130 Cardoness; £1090(x2); £1050 Craigton, BB – £1200 Trolane. Char – £1120, £1090, £1080 Craigton; £1120, £1040 Lochside; £1090, £1070 Finniness.

Heifers – Sal – £1030 Boreland of Girthon. Lim – £1400 Glenhowl; £1140 Trolane; £1050 Garrochtrie. Sim – £1030 Boreland of Girthon; £980, £960 Glen. Char – £1050 Craigton; £965, £960 Lochside; £920 Finniness; £910, £900 Killochy.

OTM – Heifers – £1021 Graplin; £1016 Irelandton. Cows – £964, £893, £862, £854 Irelandton; £924, £884, £821 Killochy; £915 Castlegower £846 Culcaigrie.