Stirling UA

Bullocks (272) and heifers (301) averaged 279.50p per kg and 249.84p respectively at Untied Auctions' weekly store cattle sale.

Limousin crosses dominated the bullocks at 332.80p for a 296kg entry from West Muirhouse, and to £1790 for a 639kg bullock from Coalhill.

Heifers sold to 301.50p for a 325g Limousin cross from Auchnotteroch, and to £1610 for a 640kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Daldorn.

Simmental crosses from Glenturk, led the young bulls at 254.3p and £1490, having cashed in at 216.29p.

Also forward were 599 store sheep which sold to £115 for Mule hoggs and Texel lambs from Allanton.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – Kincaple £1660;; West Muirhouse 332.80p; Blair Castle £1490; Blackburnrigg 318.20p; Ardnacross £1480; West Muirhouse 313.00p; West Muirhouse £1430; Blair Castle 309.10p. Sim – South Falfield £1650; West Muirhouse 332.80p; Ardgate £1560; Colmslie 326.10p; West Muirhouse £1510; Nether Mains 321.00p; Bogside £1340; Mount 316.10p. Char – Ardgate £1620, £1530, £1510; Drumbuie 318.40p; Craighead £1255; West Town 310.10p. Lim – Coalhill £1790, £1610; West Muirhouse 332.80p; South Falfield £1440; Mount 316.10p; Ardgate £1360; Ballagan 309.80p. BB – Coalhill £1790, £1650, 285.50p, 280.60p; Bencloich £1570, £1550; Ingliston 274.20p; South Ballaird £1400; Bencloich 257.50p. Hols – Bandirran £1415, £1370, £1300, 236.20p, 235.00p, 234.20p, 210.70p. Mont – Bandirran £1370, £1300; Shotlinn 245.10p.

Heifers – A-A – Daldorn £1610; Vogrie 275.70p; Kincaple £1550, £1330; Challochmun 267.30p; Leaston £1315, £1310; Kincaple 262.70p; Challochmun £1195; Craighead 261.10p. Sim – South Falfield £1170; Kirkland 295.60p; Kirkland £1150; Ballagan 293.50p; Blair Castle £1130; Overton 283.00p. Char – Kirkland £1150; Craighead 301.40p; Craighead £1100; Kirkland 295.60p, 290.20p; Kirkland £1100; Kepculloch 282.00p. Lim – Cumnock House £1550; Auchnotteroch 301.50p; Laigh Glenstockadale £1480; Ballagan 293.50p; Ballagan £1270; Mount 284.50p; South Falfield £1170; Ballagan 283.50p. BB – Bencloich £1500, 263.20p. BS – Newton of Arbirlot £1050, 265.80p. Saler – West Auchencarroch £1350, 279.50p; Blair Castle £1180, 267.10p. Luing – West Auchencarroch £1280, 225.40p.

Young bulls – Sim – Glenturk £1490, 254.30p; Bogside £1070, 239.90p. Lim – Townhead of Shutterflat £1240, 239.40p; Coalheugh £1180; Steads 235.50p; Steads £1140; Coalheugh 229.60p.

Hoggs and lambs – Mule – Allanton £115, £108. Zwart – Craigs £90. Shet – Back Yetts £95. Chev – Fintatie £68. Mule – Kildavaig £88, £81, £80; Otter Estate £80.

Carlisle

A Beef Shorthorn steer was the chat of the town at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly store cattle sale having sold to £2090 for Messrs Robinson, Gelt House, Brampton.

Heifers witnessed a top of £1640 for a Hereford from Messrs Robley, Demesne, Brampton,

Among the weaned cattle, Limousin cross bulls hit £1390 for Messrs Langcake, Sandhills.

British Blue crosses led the bullocks and heifers, firstly at £1240 for a bullock from Messrs Ivison, Cooper House, and to £1180 for Messrs Cleasby, Barton Church.

The weekly sale of calves achieved £660 on three occasions all for British Blue bulls from Messrs Martin, Tempest Tower, with the same home also producing the top price heifer at £560 in the form of an Aberdeen-Angus.

On Monday, a smaller show of ewes and lambs were forward, with trade reaching £112 for a Texel ewe with a single lamb from GR and R Pinguey, High House, Wigton.

Hoggs topped at £107 for Texel crosses from JS, Gibson and Son, Hexham.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – BS – £2090, £1910 Gelt Hall; £1750 Greenwrae. Sim – £1920, £1650, £1620, £1610 Cardew House; £1830 Broathill. Lim – £1830 (x2) Newtown; £1750 Rye Close;£1730, £1720 (x2), £1520 (x5) Woodslee; £1690, £1680, £1550, £1490 Demesne; £1630 Westray; £1620, £1520 Broathill; £1620 Newtown; £1495 Gibstown; £1470 Gill House; £1410 Crosshill Farmhouse; £1380 Ingledene. BB – £1760, £1680, £1600 Broathill; £1690, £1620, £1610, £1570 Flothers; £1580 Gimmenbie; £1560, £1470 Hainings; £1545 (x3) Stone House; £1530 Owlethirst; £1430 Crosshill Farmhouse. Mont – £1730, £1650, £1520, £1510, £1500 Greenwrae; £1370, £1330, £1310 Swordwellrigg. A-A – £1700 Greenwrae; £1415, £1340 (x3) Brisco Hill; £1400 (x5) Stainton House; £1360 Gimmenbie; £1300 Limekilns. Char – £1650 (x2) Howrigg; £1630 Broathill; £1280 Mossband Hall. Fleck – £1560, £1400, £1390, £1340 Limekilns. Frie – £1540, £1450 Limekilns; £1410 (x2) Rye Close; £1380 Fordlands. Hfd – £1500, £1450, £1370 Demesne; £1365 Owlethirst. HF – £1440 Greenwrae.

Heifers – Hfd – £1640, £1520, £1360 Demesne; £1460, £1360, £1270 Rye Close; £1210 Owlethirst; £1200 Westray. Lim – £1560 Demesne; £1560, £1360 Crosshill Farmhouse; £1480 (x2) Shield Green; £1480, £1390, £1380 Broathill; £1430 (x2) Gill House; £1380 Stockber; £1330, £1320 Green. BB – £1610 Newby Hall; £1600, £1460 Middleton; £1480 (x2), £1460 (x2) Broathill; £1430 Gimmenbie; £1390 (x3) High Field; £1360 Owlethirst. A-A – £1450, £1390 (x2) Limekilns; £1280 High Field; £1225 Gimmenbie. Char – £1400 Swordwellrigg; £14500 Howrigg; £1390 (x5) Rye Close. Sim – £1250 Carleton Hill. HF – £1060 Arbigland.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1390 Sandhills; £1250 Tarn Lodge; £1080 Greengatehouse; £1020 Syke. Char – £1290 (x2) Beck; £1030 Syke. BB – £1190 Auld Graitney Farming. Hfd – £1100 (x2), £1080 (x2) Mouswald Grange. Mont – £1080 Mouswald Grange. A-A – £940 (x2) Dykeshead. HF – £840 Bulls Head.

Steers – BB – £1240 Cooper House. Lim – £1130, £1090, £1080 (x2), £1070 Horsemoor Hills; £1090 (x2) Quarry House; £1090 Barsalloch. HF – £1110 (x9) Ballsalloch; £950 (x9) Whiteclose Rigg. Hols – £1000 Barsalloch. Ayrshire – £1000 Barsalloch. Hfd – £960 Barsalloch. A-A – £920 (x3) Easthill;£910 (x4) Whiteclose Rigg. Fleck – £870 (x5) Netherton. Norwegian Red – £850 Whiteclose Rigg.

Heifers – Lim – £1160, £1140, £1100 Quarry House. BB – £1160 (x2) Barton Church. HF – £1040 Whitecloserigg. A-A – £940 (x3) Whitecloserigg. White Bred Shorthorn – £900 Crowdieknowe;. BS – £900 (x3) Crowdieknowe. Char – £890 Quarry House. Saler – £880 (x2) Barton Church.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £660 (x3) Tempest Tower; £605, £595 Brunt Hill; £590 Thackwood; £590 Wedholme Hill; £500 Netherfield; £485, £410 The Crescent; £480 Woodhouse; £475 Chalk Lodge; £465, £440 Cross Hill; £440 Boggle Hall; £425 Meinside; £405, £400 Mainhill. Lim – £600 Brunt Hill; £575, £520 Kelsick House; £445, £390, £340 Round Hill; £425, £415, £390 Bleaberry Rigg; £395 Greengatehouse; £370 Boggle Hall. A-A – £520, £494, £470, £435, £400, £380 Wedholme Hill; £490 (x2), £470 (x2) Whitrigg Grange; £460, £430 (x3), £375 Meinside; £450 Netherfield; £359 Woodside. Fleck – £380 Meinside.

Heifers – A-A – £560, £460 (x2) Tempest Tower; £500, £430 Wedholme Hill; £460 Whitrigg Grange; £330 Meinside. BB – £520, £470, £390 Wedholme Hill; £490 Kelsick House; £480, £450 (x3) Woodhouse; £440, £380 Netherfield; £430 Brunt Hill; £425 Harrington Ling; £420, £370 Dykehead;£405 Thackwood; £380 The Crescent. Lim – £500 Brunt Hill; £470, £460 Kelsick House; £305 Bleaberry Rigg.

Ewes and lambs – Tex – £112, £108, £85, £80 High House; £88 Riverside Hollee. Suff – £90 Riverside Hollee; £67 Burn House. Belt – £84 High House. Mule – £76 Riverside Hollee; £74, £60 High House; £70 Thornton Towers.

Hoggs and lambs – Tex – £107, £94, £84, £82 Thornton Towers. DS – £87 Flaggy Stonebarn.

Broughton

The end of season sale of ewes and lambs at foot witnessed a strong entry of 580 come under the hammer for Harrison and Hetherington.

Topping at £57 per life were Jacob cross ewes with lambs at foot from V and S Inman, High Ground, Coniston.

LEADING prices

Ewes and lambs – Jacob – £57 £53 £46 High Ground. Herd – £49, £45, £42, £41 Tilbearthwaite; £46, £45, £44 (x3), £42 High Ground; £44, £41 Blackhall; £40 Church Stile. Swale – £42 High Ground.

J36

A Limousin cross steer from S and M Cooper, Leece, secured the top price of £1490 at North West Auctions' store cattle sale.

Heifers sold to £1385 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from JB and ND Baines, Eskdale.

The breeding section, witnessed bulls reach £3700 for a Charolais from JE Gaunt, Huddersfield, whilst a Simmental cow with a Saler calf from JE and DJ Hutchinson, Cautley sold to £3500.

Penrith

Limousin bull stirks led proceedings at Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP fortnightly sale, when selling to £820 for Ellaway Ltd, The Elephant.

British Blues topped the calves at £520 for bulls from Monks House, and to £500 for Frizington Parks.

The firm also held their sale of 31 dairy cattle, which reached 2100gns for the Dairy Shorthorn bull, Moorriggs Charles, from S Armstrong and Sons, Moorriggs, for a Dairy Shorthorn bull.

LEADING prices

Stirks – Bulls – Lim – £820 The Elephant; £710 Sootyhill; £670 (x2) Skirwith Abbey. BB – £725, £700, £670, £620, £570 Skirwith Abbey; £630 (x2) Howes; £580 Cardew Hall. Black and White – £610, £605 (x6), £490 (x3) The Elephant; £400 (x4) Sootyhill. Hfd – £570, £525 (x2) Howes.

Bullocks – BB – £750, £680 Lowther Park. Hfd – £710 Lowther Park. BS – £640 Lowther Park. A-A – £540 (x4) Cairnbridge; £520 Galemire House.

Heifer – BB – £755, £520 Skirwith Abbey; £700, £690, £600 Lowther Park; £540 Howes. Lim – £590 Skiriwth Abbey. BS – £570 Lowther Park. A-A – £460 (x4) Cairnbridge.

Calves – Heifer – BB – £500, £470 (x2), £460, £400 Frizington Parks; £450 Brackenburgh Home; £425 Monks House; £395 Cardew Hall; £390 High Grounds. Lim – £445, £375 High Grounds; £440 Lodge; £410 (x3) Frizington Parks. A-A –£195, £175 (x2) Cardew Hall; £160 The Ling. Hfd – £150 (x2) Dolphenby.

Bull – Lim – £490 Lodge. BB – £520, £485 Monks House; £475 Plumpton Head; £380, £340 Cardew Hall. Hfd – £328 (x2), £325, £300 (x2) High Grounds. Black and White – £310 Lodge. A-A – £275 High Grounds; £230, £200, £185 (x2) Cardew Hall.

Breeding bull – Dairy Shorthorn – 2100gns Moorriggs.

In-milk cow – BF – £2050 Cumcatch. Hols – £2000 Cumcatch; £1500 Williamsgill. Dairy Shorthorn – 1800gns Moorriggs.

In-milk heifers – Dairy Shorthorn – 1600gns Winton House. BF – £1500 Cumcatch.

In-calf heifers – Hols – £1190, £1000 (x2) Plumpton Foot; £1000 (x3) White Gate. BF – £950 White Gate.

Bulling heifers – Hols – £950, £880 Lowther Park.

Hexham

Limousin crosses from JE Woodman and Son, Great Chesters, were in demand at Hexham and Northern Marts' weekly store sale, when steers and heifers hit £2500 and £2320 respectively.

A small selection of breeding cattle sold to a selective trade, having topped at £3550 for a Limousin cross with heifer calf at foot from Messrs Foley Brothers, Mirlaw House.

A small but select entry of hoggs with lambs reached £117 per life for a pen of eight Texel crosses hoggs with single Texel cross lambs from TW Oliver, Cawfields, the same home also topped the store hoggs with another pair of Texels at £156.

LEADING prices

Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £2500, £2320, £2280, £2220, £2170 Great Chesters. A-A X – £1520, £1460 Bankfoot. Cattle 17-22 months – Char X – £2480, £2320, £2200, £2100 Great Chesters. A-A – £1220 Ogle Dene. Sim – £1340 Burdonside. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1250 Dukesfield Hall and East Matfen; £1130 Bellshiel. Char X – £980 Harnham Hall. Sim X – £1470 Burdonside. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1180 Dukesfield Hall; £1100 Prospect Grange. A-A X – £1390, £1370, £1280, £1195 Ricknall Mill.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £2320 (x2), £2140, £2120 Great Chesters. Char X – £2180 Great Chesters. A-A X – £1780 Bankfoot; £1420 West Butsfield; £1360 Bankfoot. Cattle 17-22 months – Lim X – £1980, £1950, £1820 Great Chesters. Char X – £1980, £1900, £1880 Great Chesters. A-A X – £1310 Ogle Dene. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1355 East Matfen; £1320 East Haydon; £1220, £1160 East Matfen. Char X – £1020 West Shields. A-A X – £1290 Redesmouth. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1000 Prospect Grange. A-A X – £1040, £1020, £1000 Ricknall Mill.

Breeding cattle – Heifers with calves – Lim – £3550, £3350, £3220, £3000 Mirlaw House. BB – £2700 Mirlaw Housee. A-A – £2500 Westerheugh.

Stock cows – BS – £1150 Crook Hall.

Store hoggs – Tex X – £156 Cawfields; £150 West Shields; £146, £144 High Baulk;£134 Nettlesworth; £132 Greyside; £126 Hollin Close; £119 Low Staples; £118 Haggate. BFL – £134, £126 Spittalshield. Mule – £110 Spittalshield. Swale – £116 Spittalshield.

Hoggs with lambs at foot – Tex X – £117 Cawfields. Mule – £114 Cawfields.

Dumfries

Charolais heifers led the way at C and D auction marts' fortnightly sale of store cattle, when attaining £1580 for H and G Graham, Hillhead.

Bullocks achieved £1460 on four occasions, firstly for two Limousins from R Ritchie and Co, Fardingjames, and again for a Hereford and a Simmental both from B Ramsay, High Auchneel.

Among the breeding cattle trade reached £3000 on two occasions, firstly for a Simmental cow and heifer calf at foot outfit from Palaceknowe, and again for a Salers heifer with heifer calf from Kildarroch.

Also forward was their monthly sale of all classes of pigs, which soared to £240 for a pen of finished Large Black baconers from Ardyne Estate, Argyll.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1460 (x2), £1410, £1320 Fardingjames; £1400, £1300 Belridding; £1285 Nether Rigg. Hfd – £1460, £1450 High Auchneel. Sim – £1460 High Auchneel. A-A – £1445, £1340 Fardingjames; £1390 Kirkland; £1330 Highlaw. Sal – £1210, £1150 Auchenfad.

Heifers – Char – £1580, £1540 Hillhead; £1390 High Auchneel. A-A – £1460, £1400 High Auchneel; £1390 Dressertland; £1380 Fardingjames; £1330 Highlaw. Sim – £1390 Auchneel. Lim – £1360 Boghead; £1330 Nether Albie; £1295 Belridding; £1280 High Auchneel. BB – £1280 High Auchneel;£1150 Searigg. Sal – £1280 High Auchneel; £1170 Auchenfad.

Bulls – Lim – £1430 Belridding.

Breeding cattle – Cow and heifer calf – Sim – £3000 Palaceknowe.

Heifer and calves – Bull calf – A-A – £2950 Rigghead.

Heifer calf – Sal – £3000, £2850 Kildarroch. Lim – £2950 Kildarroch. Sim – £2750 Kildarroch. A-A – £2500 Rigghead. Hfd – £2550 Rigghead.

Stirling (Cale)

On Monday, Caledonian Marts had forward 227 store cattle at their fortnightly sale, where Charolais bullocks stole the show, selling to 310p per kg for R Purdon, Easterton, Caldercruix, and to £1640 for W Taylor, Jawpark, Slammanan, to cash in at 277p.

Heifers averaged 260p having sold to 273p for a pen of Limousin crosses from D Nelson, Cuttlehill, Crossgates, and to £1310 for Simmentals from J Wilson, Waulkmill, Dunfermline.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1640, £1600, £1460 Jawpark; £1460 Ardgate; £1320 Glenside; £1280 Ardgate.

Heifers – £1310 Waulkmill; £1300, £1270 Ardgate; £1190 Waulkmill; £1170 Cuttlehill; £1150 Balgreggan and Ardgate.

Islay

Averages improved on the year at United Auctions' sale of 173 store cattle, with bullocks and heifers cashing in at 282.49p per kg (+28.74p) and 282.35p (+33.52p) respectively.

An Aberdeen-Angus cross bullock topped the sale at £1780 for Gartacharra, whilst a Limousin cross heifer reached £1210 for Claggan.

Among the pence per kg a top price of 379p was paid for a Limousin cross bullock from Knocklearach, and to 321p for a pair of Limousin cross heifers from Carrabus.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A X – Gartacharra (x6) £1270; Keppols (x5) £1255; Coille, Craigens £1190; Tallant, Claggan £1170; Tallant £1125; Keppols (x5) £1120; Coull (x2) £1110; Tallant £1080. BS X – Claggan £1010. Char X – Gartacharra (x4), Tallant £1280; Tallant (x2) £1150; Gartacharra (x2) £1070; Carrabus (x2) £1060. High X – Ceannacroic (x7) £1100. Lim X – Carrabus £1310; Tallant £1305; Claggan £1250, (x3) £1215, (x2) £1200; Tallant (x2), Knocklearach £1170; Tallant £1125. Sim X – Carrabus £1010.

Heifers – A-A X – Gartacharra (x3) £1190; Keppols (x6) £1170; Tallant £1080; Keppols (x4) £1065. Char X – Gartacharra (x2) £1200; Tallant £1175. Lim X – Claggan £1210, £1190; Tallant £1080; Claggan £1075; Claggan (x2) £1030; Knocklearach £1020.

Cows with calves – Grianan Croft £1800.

Lanark

On Tuesday, Lawrie and Symington sold 151 store cattle, where bullocks and heifers averaged 282.96p per kg and 260.6p respectively.

Bullocks topped at 323.2p for a Limousin cross from Messrs Napier, Powflatts, Broxburn, and to £1700 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Messrs Dalling, Westertoun, Strathaven.

Limousin crosses led the heifer trade at 246.2p for Messrs Napier, Powflatts, Broxburn, and to £1580 for Messrs Dalling, Westertoun, Strathaven.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1700 Westertoun; £1640 Sherrifflatts; £1580 East Mains of Ballencreiff and Powflatts; £1560 Powflats; £1500 Westertoun; £1480 Powflats; £1310 West Dykes. Hfd – £1145 Burnfoot; £1040 The Law. W/Gal – £920 West Dykes. Lim X – £1640 Westertoun; £1545 Ramoan; £1490 Powflats; £1240 Ramoan; £1230 Westertoun; £1160 West Dykes; £1110, £1100 Ramoan. Char X – £1260 The Law; £1135 Burnfoot; £1080 The Law; £1050 Burnfoot. BS X – £1380 Nethertown; £1200, £1140 Birkhill; £1050 Burnfoot; £940 East Blacklaws. Sim X – £1660, £1630 Whitehill; £1260 The Law; £1140 Muirhead; £1130 Whitehill. Blonde – £1290 Holehouse. BB – £1590 Sherrifflatts.

Heifers – A-A – £1540 Westertown; £1490 Nethertown; £1410 Powflats; £1380 Whitehall; £1160 Powflats. Sal – £910, £900 Cardon. Char X – £820 Burnfoot. BS – £1250 Nethertown; £940, £830 East Blacklaws; £820 Burnfoot. Lim – £1100 West Dykes. Lim X – £1580 Westertoun; £1560 Whitehill; £1450, £1440 Powflats; £1380 Whitehall. Hfd – £930 Nether Balgray. Sim – £1480, £1460, £1270, £1190 Whitehill; £1060 Muirhead.

Dairy bullocks – Mont – £1360, £1140 Gowmacmorran. BF – £1290, £1030 Blackburn Mains; £1030, £990 North Bankend. Hol – £1310 Westertoun; £1030 North Bankend.

Ayr

Craig Wilson auction market sold two dairy cattle to a top of £2000 for a fresh calved Holstein second calver from Messrs Robert Steel and Son, Kepculloch.

Limousin crosses from T Smith, South Kilbride, led the calves, with bulls to £690 and heifers to £620.

LEADING prices

Calves – Bulls – Lim X – £690, £670 South Kilbride. BB X – £650 South Kilbride; £640 Dykehead; £625 South Kilbride; £620 (x2) Low Barledziew; £600 South Kilbride; £590, £560 Dykehead; £550 (x2) Parkmill and Low Barledziew; £440 Netherholm. A-A X – £600, £490 Faulds; £470 Netherholm. Hfd X – £370 Faulds. Char X – £440 Craig.

Heifer – Lim X – £620, £600 South Kilbride. BB X – £600 Dykehead; £580 Barward; £570 Low Barledziew; £560 Barward; £540 Nether Craig; £410 Netherholm. A-A X – £550 Dykehead; £520 Low Barledziew; £500 (x2) Dykehead and Faulds; £450 (x2) Dykehead. Hfd X – £490 Faulds.