Carlisle

A top price of £1630 was achieved on two occasions at Harrison and Hetherington's weekly sale, – for a Charolais bullock from Messrs Thompson, Horsegills, Kirklinton, and again for a Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth.

Native cattle sold to £1620 for a Beef Shorthorn bullock from Messrs Robinson, Gelt Hall, Brampton.

Weaned cattle were quieter on the week, selling to £132 for a Limousin bull from Messrs Wigham, Hargill House, Coanwood, Haltwhistle.

A Limousin steer from Messrs Graham, Fell View, Bothel, Wigton, reached £1090, whilst heifers peaked at £990 for a British Blue from Messrs Carr, Pasture House, Bowness on Solway, Wigton.

Some 410 calves were also sold which peaked at £590 for a Limousin bull from Messrs Wilson, Gate Farm, Uldale. The same home also topped the heifers at £560.

At the monthly sale of beef breeding cattle, last Friday, prices peaked at £3850 for a British Blue cross heifer with calves from Messrs Wilsons, Arngill House.

Messrs Mounsey, Ashfield, sold two Limousin cross heifers and calves for £2350, whilst a British Blue cross cow and calf from Messrs Batty, Flimby Hall, made £2020.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Char – £1630, £1540, £1360 (x2), £1270 Horsegills; £1490, £1340 (x2) Sideway Bank; £1470 Old Silloth; £1360, £1300 Spout Bank; £1315 (x5), £1265 (x4), £1265 (x5), £1245 (x3), £1175 (x5) Church View; £1290 High Moat; £1150 Yew Tree. BS – £1620, £1190, £1030 Gelt Hall. Lim – £1600 (x3) Westray; £1600 Glendue; £1400, £1360, £1300 (x2) Stenries; £1400, £1340 Low House; £1390 Spout Bank; £1340, £1280 High Moat; £1320 Campingholm; £1310 (x3) Grain Head; £1310 (x2), £1280 (x2) Nunsleugh; £1310 (x2) Rigg Head; £1300 Brackenhill Rigg. A-A – £1430 Stenries; £1290 (x4) Stainton House; £1275 (x2) Limekilns; £1230 Brackenhill Rigg; £1220 Rigg Head; £1185 (x2) Spout Bank; £1165 (x2) Smalmstown. BB – £1400 (x2), £1330 (x2) Grassings;£1345 (x2) Cumcatch; £1320 (x2), £1310 (x2) Carlatton Demense; £1310, £1280 The Nook; £1300 Stenries; £1290 High Drum; £1290, £1280, £1270 (x2), £1245 Hall Garth; £1250, £1220 (x2) Making Place Bungalow; £1240, £1235 Brackenhill Rigg; £1210 Church View. HF – £1330 (x2) Rose. Saler – £1290, £1175 High Moat. Blonde – £1250 Stenries. Fleck – £1170, £1100 (x2) Limekilns. Hfd – £1150 High Moat; £1150 (x3) Park Head; £1140 (x2) Swordwellrigg; £1120 Low House; £1105 (x4), £1035 (x4) Cairntack. Piet – £1070, £1030 (x3) Stenries View. Frie – £1000 Cairntack.

Heifers – Lim – £1630, £1580 Rose; £1410, £1350, £1290 (x3), £1220, £1140 New House; £1320, £1130 Glendue; £1250, £1240 Rigg Head; £1245 Sideway Bank; £1230 (x2) Haythwaite Lane; £1215 Stenries; £1190 (x2) Smalmstown; £1140 (x3) Carlatton Demense. BB – £1440 Glendue; £1260 Carlatton Demense; £1230 (x2), £1185 Marina House; £1155, £1075 Waingate Head; £1140 Stenries; £1140 Brackenhill Rigg; £1120 (x2), £1110 Stone House; £1070 Gimmenbie; £1060 Rawfoot; £1040 (x2) Stenries View. Hfd – £1400 Rowell; £1240 Haythwaite Lane. A-A – £1390, £1340 Rowell; £1220 (x2) Broathil; £1100 (x2) Smalmstown; £1080 Sorrow Stones; £1060 (x4), £1050 (x2) Cinderbarrow;£1045 High Drum. Char – £1350 Swordwellrigg; £1340 (x3), £1240 (x3) Yew Tree; £1200 Sideway Bank; £1180 Rawfoot; £1145 (x2) Old Silloth; £1120 Stenries; £1110 Airds of Balcary. Cont – £1140 Swordwellrigg. Mont – £1080 (x2) Mouswald Grange. Sim – £1035 Well Head, Gelvieh; £1000 (x2) Parcelstown.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1320, £1280, £1240 Hargill House; £890 (x3) Haythwaite Lane. Sim –£1230 (x2) Parkgate Hall. Fleck – £890 (x10) Haythwaite Lane. A-A – £800 (x2) Whitrigg Grange. BB – £700 Westfield Cottage. HF – £560, £530 Highfield.

Steers – Lim – £1090 Fell View; £1050 Burthwaite. Char – £1080, £1045, £1020 Highfield. BB – £920 Nirvana; £845 Low; £820 High Lodore. A-A – £880 Lamonby Hall; £830 (x4) Cooper House. Hfd – £880 (x2) Lamonby Hall. Frie – £770, £600 Whitehead Hill; £600 Burthwaite. HF – £750 Pasture House; £420 (x4), £405 (x2) Balnamoon. Gall – £560 (x2) Walloway. Fleck – £550 (x2) Longrigg. Ayrshire – £420 Balnamoon. Norwegian Red – £405 (x2) Balnamoon. Hols – £400 Balnamoon.

Heifers – BB – £990 Pasture House; £945 Walloway; £890 (x2) Lamonby Hall; £820 (x3) Caton Street; £800 (x2) Cote House. A-A – £930, £880 Orchard House;£850 Longrigg. HF – £910 Pasture House. Lim – £900, £870, £820 Nirvana; £885, £840 (x2) Lodore; £865 Cooper House; £850 (x2) Prospect Grange; £805 (x5) Low Sorbies; £800 (x3) Seathwaite; £785 (x2) Broomhills; £780 (x3) Greenside keep Cottage; £765 Burthwaite; £760 Lodore. Char – £900 Lamonby Hall; £890 (x2) Highfield; £790 Longrigg. Gall – £850 Walloway. Sim – £770 Caton Street. Hfd – £600 Pathways; £460 Greenside Keep Cottage.

Calves – Bulls – Lim – £590 £540, £480 (x2) Gate; £515 Longthorn; £455, £370, £360 Bleaberry Rigg; £435, £430, £410 Beyond the Moss; £390 Meinfoot; £380, £300 Woodhouses; £325 Dormanstead; £320 Gillfield; £300 Tarn Hill. BB – £580, £575, £535, £530, £520, £515, £495, £480 Smalmstown; £515 Brunt Hill; £500, £490, £450, £445 Moss Side House; £490 (x2) Laggonmore; £470 Enrick; £455 Berrier Head; £450 Evening Hill. Sim – £460 Gerranton. Mont – £450 (x2), £400 North Doddington. A-A – £445 (x3), £415, £405, £395 (x2) North Doddington; £430 Park House; £380 Evening Hill; £370, £360 Townfoot; £355 Dormanstead; £335 Orton Grange; £325 Gaitsgill. Hfd – £420 (x2) Park House; £285 East Hedley Hope; £270 Wood Close; £250 Low Plains. Fleck – £325, £285 East Hedley Hope. Frie – £325 (x3), £285, £260 (x2) East Hedley Hope; £275 (x2) Dormanstead. HF – £300 (x4) Bulls Head; £270 (x2), £250 Nether Collinhurst; £255 (x4) Brunt Hill; £250 (x4) Dearham Hall; £240, £220 (x2) Fineview; £230 Broadhead; £225 Hadderdale; £220 (x2) The Crescent; £200 Crownstone. Norwegian Red – £250 Low Plains. Swedish Red and White – £240, £180 (x3) North Doddington. Ayrshire – £145 (x4) Thackthwaite; £135 (x2) Broadhead.

Heifers – Lim – £560, £555 (x2), £535, £480, £440 (x2) Gate; £540, £315 Beyond the Moss; £400 Longthorn; £365 (x3) Woodhouses; £325 Bleaberry Rigg; £295 Greenah Cragg. BB – £530, £500 (x2), £495 (x2), £485, £480 (x2), £475, £460 (x2), £450 Smalmstown; £430 (x2) Hadderdale; £400 Meinfoot; £395 (x2) Evening Hill; £385 Mainhill. A-A – £410 Smalmstown; £405, £335 (x2), £300 North Doddington; £380 (x2) Dormanstead; £350 Park House. Hfd – £370 (x2) Park House; £220, £205 East Hedley Hope; £170 (x2) Gillfield. Char – £340 Beech House; £310 Gillfield. Norwegian Red – £290 Low Plains.

Breeding cattle – Heifers with calves – BB – £3850, £3600, £2700, £2400 Arngill House. Lim – £2350 (x2) Ashfield; £2200 (x2) Arngill House; £1920 High House; £1900 Common Carr. Baza – £1680 Gelt Hall.

Cows with calves – BB – £2020 Flimby Hall; £1650, £1500 Buttermere Close; £1600 Grahamslaw. Lim – £1900, £1880, £1680, £1650 Flimby Hall; £1680 Field House; £1620 Middle Bridge. Sim – £1400 Westfield Cottage. A-A – £1320 (x2) Bowland House. HF – £1250 Scarside.

Heifers in calf – BB – £1320, £1280, £1200 Gallhill.

Beef breeding bulls – A-A – £1995, £1600 Littlegill.

Dingwall

Bullocks and heifers averaged 230.7p per kg and 216.5p respectively at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of 186 store cattle and 104 adult head of breeding cattle.

Bullocks sold to 297.6p per kg for a 420kg Limousin cross from Fairburn Farms, Urray, and to £1400 for a 720kg Simmental cross from Auchintoul, Altass.

A 380kg British Blue cross from Fairburn Estate, Urray, led the heifers at 260.5p, whilst a 500kg Beef Shorthorn made £1120 for Lower Gartally Farm, Drumnadrochit.

Breeding cattle were topped at £4600 for a Charolais bull from Gorthleck Mains, Inverness, while females peaked at £2800 for a Simmental cross cow with twin heifer Charolais cross calves at foot from the same home which also sold cows with bull calves at £2750.

A Shorthorn cross heifer with heifer calf at foot realised £1650 for Carnoch, Strathconon, whilst in-calf heifers peaked at £1650 for a British Blue cross from Easter Templand, Fortrose.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £570 Kinlochy, Tannach; £570, 251.1p Strath, Gairloch; £570, 251.1p Redpoint, Gairloch; 293.8p Lieurary Mains, Thurso. 251-300kg – £770, 256.7p Gorthleck Mains; £700 Lamburn Croft, Kildary; 261.3p Lieurary Mains. 301-350kg – £795 Kinlochy; £785, 230.9p Achley; 237.7p Lieurary Mains. 351-400kg – £960, £950, 249.4p Fairburn Farms; £920, 261.14p, 253.6p Calrossie Mains, Nigg. 401-450kg – £1250, £1100, £1095, 265.1p, 258.5p, 258.5, 245.0p Fairburn Farms; £1075, 242.7p Badentoul, Fordyce. 451-500kg – £1100, 229.2p Easter Street, Caplich; £1075 Lower Gartally; £221.5p Fairburn Farms. 501-550kg – £1280, £1190, 253.5p, 218.4, 216.8p Lower Gartally; £1160, 214.8p Tulloch, Bonar Bridge.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £340, 161.9p Redpoint. 251-300kg – £700, 237.3p Glenside, Glenurquhart; £670, 248.2p, 239.3p Lieurary Mains. 301-350kg – £785, 229.5p Badentoul; £785, 234.3p Glenside. 351-400kg – £990, 225.6p Fairburn Farms; £890, 240.5p, 231.9p Glenside. 401-450kg – £1050, 247.1p Bayhead, Munlochy; £1000, 227.3p Badentoul; £1000, 235.3p Fairburn. 451-500kg – £1080, £1070, 224.1p Ballone, Abriachan; £1035, 227.5p Badentoul; 224p Lower Gartally. 501-550kg – £1110, 215.5p Bayhead.

Breeding cattle – Cows and calves – Bull calf – BS X – £2550 Gorthleck Mains. Sim X – £2450 Gorthleck Mains. Lim X – £2400, £2250 Gorthleck Mains.

Heifer calf – BS X – £2250 Gorthleck Mains. Sim X – £2250, £2200 Gorthleck Mains. Hfd X – £2050 Gorthleck Mains.

Heifers and calves – Heifer calf – A-A – £1480, £1400 Swordale.

In calf cows – Sim X – £1500, £1280 Gorthleck Mains. BS X – £1360, £1260 Gorthleck Mains.

Stirling UA

Limousin crosses led all sections at United Auctions' store sale where averages levelled at 229.51p per kg and 224.71p for bullocks and heifers respectively.

A 288kg Limousin cross from Newpark, led the bullocks at 272.60p, whilst a 478kg heifer from Cowans, realised 275.10p.

Nether Dalkeith sold the top priced animals per head at £1590 for a 654kg heifer, and to £1555 for a 622kg bullock.

Charolais crosses from Midlock led the young bulls at 219.60p and £1130, to cash in at 202.10p.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 251-300kg – £785, 272.60p Newpark. 301-350kg – £855 Maidencoates; 269.20p Penningham. 351-400kg – £1060, 271.1p Laigh Alticane. 401-450kg – £1150, 260.70p Laigh Alticane. 451-500kg – £1280, 261.20p Wester Arngibbon. 501-551kg – £1370, 259.50p East Kerse. 552-601kg – £1415 Mollandhu; 240.50p Lamberton. 602-651kg – £1555, 250.0p Nether Dalkeith. 652-701kg – £1465, 212.90p Broadstone. 702+kg – £1490, 205.50p Broadstone.

Heifers – 251-300kg – £640, 247.10p Maidencoates. 301-350kg – £855, 247.80p East Balscalloch. 351-400kg – £970, 269.40p Little Kype. 401-450kg – £1160, 270.40p Blackbyres. 451-500kg – £1315, 275.10p Cowans. 501-551kg – £1420, 272.00p Cowans. 552-601kg – £1365, 229.00p Nether Dalkeith. 602-651kg – £1275, 206.60p Newpark. 652-701kg – £1590, 243.10p Nether Dalkeith.

Young bulls – 451-500kg – £990, 213.40p Dippen. 501-551kg – £1130, 219.60p Midlock. 552-601kg – £1000, 172.40p Langside.

Ayr

Numbers were scarce at Craig Wilson's sale of calves and stirks, where the former sold to £550 for a Limousin cross heifer from TS Smith, Haysmuir.

Bulls peaked at £530 for a British Blue cross from JO Cuthbertson and Co, Monkland.

LEADING prices

Calves – Bulls – BB X – £530, £450 Monkland; £340 Merkland. Lim X – £525 Monkland; £500 Haysmuir. A-A X – £420, £345 Towerhill; £315 Haysmuir. Char X – £365 Little Kilmory. Sim X – £300 Crouse.

Heifers – Lim X – £550, £545 Haysmuir; £520, £380 Monkland. A-A X – £540, £440 Towerhill. BB X – £525 (x2) Monkland; £340 Merkland.

Thainstone

Strong cattle were again easy cashed at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale which saw 824 bullocks and heifers average 237.1p per kg and 229.7p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 300p per kg for a 310kg British Blue cross from Balgairn, Ballater, and to £1620 for a 786kg Charolais cross from Kilcoy, Muir of Ord.

A 470kg British Blue cross led the heifers at 314.9p from Claymore House, Claymires, whilst a 718kg Charolais cross made £1570 for Northbank Holdings.

Limousin crosses led the bulls at 218.3p for a 536kg entry from South Breck, Burray, and to £1260 for a 642kg lot from Bu, Rapness.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – £650, 224.1p West Davoch, Tarland. 301-350kg – £930 Balgairn; 248.4p Beltie Cottage, Glassel. 351-400kg – £1020, 268.4p Cairntack. 401-450kg – £1220, 271.1p Woodend, Muir of Ord. 451-500kg – £1280 Sunnyhill; 270.4p Lower Hobbister, Stenness. 501-550kg – £1365 Barnyards; 260p Meikle Aucheoch, Maud. 551-600kg – £1440 Barnyards; 250.9p Meikle Aucheoch. 601-650kg – £1495 Rockyden, Meikle Wartle; 239.3p Meikle Begshill, Drumblade. 701-750kg – £1750, 223p Northbank Holdings.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £530, 224.6p Ardioch, Keith. 251-300kg – £715, 257.2p Cairntack. 301-350kg – £870, 257.4p Barns, Crathes. 351-400kg – £990, 255.2p Hillview, Mill Lane. 401-450kg – £1160 Nigley, Evie; £1160 Hillview; 272.3p Nigley. 451-500kg – £1480 Claymore House; 290.5p Hillocks Farm, Keig. 501-550kg – £1380, 251.8p Greendykes, Cornhill. 551-600kg – £1380, 240.4p Greendykes. 601-650kg – £1290, 209.4p Northbank Holdings. 651-700kg – £1440 Home Farm, Fetteresso; 210.8p Bu. 701-750kg – 218.7p Northbank Holdings.

Bulls – Up to 450kg – £900 Tillyfour, Udny; 212.2p Nether Burnside, Sauchen.

Lanark

On Tuesday, Lawrie and Symington's fortnightly store sale saw 638 bullocks and heifers cash in at 226.8p per kg and 221.7p respectively.

Limousins from Rusha, topped the bullocks at £1530 for a 594kg entry, and to 280.6p for a 550kg lot.

Heifers peaked at £1530 for a 620kg Limousin from Mafflat, and to 292.6p for a 376kg British Blue from Stonebyres.

Dairy bullocks were topped at £1090 for four 491kg Friesians from Ladybank, to average 190p.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 0-300kg – 248p Broomhill; £650 West Nerston. 301-350kg – 239.9p Broomhill; £880 Thornyhills. 351-400kg – 256.9p, £1020 Blackhill. 401-450kg – 256.1p Millmoor; £1065 Eastfield. 451-500kg – 268p, £1305 Whitehill. 501-550kg – 280.6p, £1460 Rusha. 551-600kg – 262.6p; £1530 Rusha. 601-650kg – 245.9p, £1500 Rusha. 651+kg – 225.2p, £1500 Dreva.

Heifers – 0-350kg – 240p, £840 Ramoan. 351-400kg – 292.6p, £1100 Stonebyres. 401-450kg – 282.7p, £1210 Bluebell. 451-500kg – 263.3p Stonebyres; £1240 Oldhill. 501-550kg – 269.6p, £1375 Hartside. 551-600kg – 216.9p, £1350 Blackhill. 601-650kg – 246.8p, £1530 Mafflat.

Dairy bullocks – £1090 Ladybank; £1060 Craigside; £1020 Park O Barnaigh; £1015 Lettrickhills; £960 Lindsayton; £950 Wintermuir; £945 Park O Barnaigh; £920 Lindsayton; £915 Over Kypeside.

Hexham

An average of £1145 was achieved at Hexham and Northern Marts' sale of 237 store cattle, with trade peaking at £1550 for a Limousin steer from A and J Sinton, White House, Birtley.

More of the same led the heifers at £1500 from John Kenyon, South Farm, Kirkheaton.

LEADING prices

Steers – Cattle aged 23-30 months – Lim – £1360 Church Farm. A-A X – £1460 Colwell Demesne; £1390, £1380, £1300 Bankfoot. Cattle aged 17-22 months – Lim – £1550 White House; £1230 South Farm Kirkheaton. A-A X – £1500, £1460, £1390 Blackhalls; £1460, £1400 Church Farm; £1400 Partridge Nest; £1390 Watch Hill; £1340, £1180, £1150 Parkside. BS – £1460, £1260, £1220 Woodlands Hall. BB – £1000 Wheelbirks. Cattle aged 11-16 months – Lim X – £1480, £1470, £1280 High House Milbourne; £1460, £1305, £1280 White House; £1300 South Farm, Kirkheaton; £1280, £1260, £1190 Holly Hill West; £1180, £1120 Intake; £1110, £1050 Low Staples; £1070 Armstrong Arms; £1060 High Alderheads; £1035 Stotsfold. A-A X – £1395, £1390, £1380, £1230, £1170 The Stobbs; £1280 Parkside; £1280, £1270, £1240, £1190, £1160 (x2), £1080 Redesmouth; £1180, £1160 Watch Hill; £1180 Intake; £1150, £1130, £1090, £1010 Acton; £1130, £1040 The Deans; £1120 Partridge Nest; £1050 Hedley West and Hollin Close. A-A – £1130, £1125 Bollihope Shiel. SD – £1150, £1100, £1080 The Deans. Hfd – £1070 Greenfield; £1030 Old Potato House. Cattle aged 10 months and under – Hfd – £1035, £920, £860 Old Potato House.

Heifers – Cattle aged 23-30 months – Lim – £1500, £1250, £1230 South Farm Kirkheaton. AA X – £1320, £1270, £1200 East Newham; £1210, £1190 Bankfoot. Cattle aged 17-22 months – Lim – £1430, £1380, £1370 South Farm Kirkheaton; £1405, £1150 White House; £1320, £1260 Edlingham Newtown; £1300, £1290, £1160, £1140 East Newham. Char X – £1370 South Farm Kirkheaton; £970 Hedley West. A-A X – £1450, £1270 Aydonshields; £1290, £1280, £1190 Catreen; £1100 Hedley West. Sim X – £1290 South Farm Kirkheaton. BB – £1050 Wheelbirks; £980 The Deans. Cattle aged 11-16 months – Lim X – £1390 Holly Hill West; £1280 South Farm Kirkheaton; £1250 High House; £1120, £1010, £995 High Alderheads; £1070, £1060 Stotsfold. Char X – £1380, £1300, £1230, £1200, £1135, £1080 (x2) Edlingham Newtown. A-A X – £1090, £1080, £1000 Redesmouth; £1060 Partridge Nest; £1030 The Deans; £990, £980 Hollin Close. A-A – £1160, £1060 Bollihope Shiel; £1030 Fell House. BB – £1070 Edlingham Newtown. Hfd – £980, £960, £950 Greenfield.

Dumfries

The fortnightly sale of store cattle forward for C and D Auction Marts' sale saw 336 bullocks and heifers average 228.4p per kg and 220p respectively.

Limousins from Millhill, led the bullocks at 281p and £1250, whilst more of the same from Belridding, topped the heifers at 283p and £1330.

Bulls averaged 208.6p having sold to 221p and £905 for Aberdeen-Angus from Slacks.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – £1250, £1120 High Auchneel; £1175 Ballaggan; £1155 Dunbae;£1140 Ballaggan; £1130 Belridding. Sim – £1225 Millhill; £1190, £1160, £1105 Dunbae; £1160 High Auchneel; £1120 Upper Moor. Char – £1225 Millhill; £1140 Mosside. A-A – £1190 High Auchneel; £1175 Ballaggan; £1170 Mosside; £1120 Tregallon and Keyla Park; £1085 Highlaw; £1080 Upper Moor. Sals – £1180, £1160, £1155 Dunbae; £1120 High Auchneel. Hfd – £1165, £1145, £1115 Upper Barr; £1090 Keyla Park. BS – £1120, £1115, £1075 Tregallon. Fleck – £1060 Upper Moor. BB – £1035 Upper Moor. Fri – £945 Baltersan. Hols – £930 Mosside. Gall – £920 Baltersan.

Heifers – Lim – £1330 Belridding; £1240, £1110 High Auchneel; £1170 Pendicle. Char – £1305 Mosside; £1105 High Auchneel; £1100 Millhill; £1090, £1030 Mosside; £1035 Dunbae. Sim – £1120, £1100, £1090 Dunbae; £1105 (x2) High Auchneel; £1100 Millhill. A-A – £1105 High Auchneel; £1055 Mosside. BS – £1100 Dunbae. BB – £1100 Upper Moor; £1080 Pendicle. Sal – £980 Mosside. Blonde – £960 Foregirth.

Bulls – A-A – £905 Slacks. Fleck – £870 Slacks.

Penrith

A strong trad throughout was witnessed at Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP fortnightly sale of rearing calves and stirks, where the 151 head peaked at £830 for a Limousin bullock from Messrs Folder, Wescoe.

A dairy-bred British Blue bullock achieved £800 for W Atkinson and Son, Demesne, Whitehaven.

Young calves realised £545 for a Limousin from J and KA Mclaughlin, Beverley Cottage, Middleton-in-Teesdale.

LEADING prices

Weaned stirks – Bullock – Lim – £830 Wescoe. BB – £800 Demesne; £650, £640 Cairnbridge; £550 Walloway. A-A – £600 Cairnbridge. Black and White – £270 (x2) Sleetburn.

Weaned calves and stirks – Bull – Hfd – £600, £530 Dufton Wood. BB – £590 Dufton Wood; £540, £510, £500 Cliburn Hall; £490 (x2) Knock Cross. Lim – £520, £500 Walloway. Sim – £500, £470 Mount Clifton. Black and White – £360 (x5), £325 (x3), £310 (x4) Dufton Wood; £370 Low Brow; £300 Mount Clifton; £280 Cliburn Hall.

Heifers – BB – £620 Cairnbridge. A-A – £600 (x4) Plumpton Foot. Char – £600, £530 Noran Bank. Hfd – £540 Noran Bank. Sim – £490, £400 Mount Clifton.

Calves – Bull – Lim – £545, £520, £510 Beverley Cottage; £430 Skirwith Abbey; £350 Walloway. BB – £500 Monks House; £440, £400, £385 Askrigg Hall; £410, £350 (2) Bank Wood; £380 Blunderfield East; £360, £350 Seathill. A-A – £395, £385, £330 Blunderfield East. Saler – £260, £245 Blunderfield East. Mont – £200 Knock Cross. Fleck – £185 Askrigg Hall. Black and White – £115 (x2) Moorriggs; £100 Cliburn Hall; £90 Thackwood.

Heifers – BB – £500, £460 Beverley Cottage; £410, £370 Monks House; £390 Lowther Park Farms; £380 Seathill; £370 Eden Lodge; £350 (x6) Bank Wood. Lim –£490, £470 Beverley Cottage; £420, £400 Walloway. Black and White – £280 Lowther Park Farms. Hfd – £205 Melmerby Mill; £205 Woodhouse.

Stirling (Cale)

On Monday, Caledonian Marts sold 316 store cattle at their fortnightly sale, where bullocks and heifers cashed in at 228p per kg and 221p respectively.

Bullocks sold to 251p for Charolais from J and D Mitchell, Offers, and to £1270 on two occasions for Herefords from J Boyd, Dechmont, and again for Limousins from A McKenzie, Ardgate.

Charolais from Gilmour Farms, Campbeltown, topped the heifers at 263p, whilst Simmentals made £1190 for A McKenzie, Ardgate.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1270 Dechmont and Ardgate; £1260 Ardgate; £1150 Girnal; £1120 Blairsgreen; £1090 Oldhall.

Heifers – £1190 Ardgate; £1160 Oldhall Farms and Blairsgreen; £1110 Oldhall Farms; £1090 Hume of Overton; £1060 Blairlinnans.

Islay

Limousin cross heifers from AN McArthur, Lossit, led United Auctions' sale of 130 calves, when bagging both the champion and reserve honours at a pre-sale show.

The champion, a 421kg entry, later sold for the top price of £1360, with the reserve, a 418kg heifer making £1200.

Heifers averaged £907.38 (+£37.71 on the year), whilst bullocks cashed in at 983.15(+£6.92).

Bullocks sold to £1210 for two 464kg Limousin crosses from Messrs McMillan, Ardbeg, and to 280p for two 364kg Limousin crosses from Messrs McCormick, Blackrock.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A X – £1145 Ballimartin; £1055 (x2) Brybruich; £910 Island. BB X – £1030 (x2) Blackrock. Cha X – £970 Gartacharra. Lim X – £1210 (x2), £1170 (x4), £1150 (x5), £1130 (x2) Ardbeg; £1100 (x3) Lossit; £1070 (x5) Ardbeg; £1060 Lossit; £1030 (x5) Blackrock; £1020 Kilchiaran; £1020 (x2) Blackrock. Sim X – £875 Corrary.

Heifers – A-A X – £1100 (x6) Ballimartin; £1030 Brybruich; £1010 Gartacharra; £980 (x3) Ballimartin. BB X – £870 Blackrock. Lim X – £1360, £1200 Lossit; £1130(x2) Kilchiaran; £1070 Ardbeg; £1070 Lossit. Sim X – £765(x3) Corrary.

Darlington

Steers and heifers both achieved £1550 at Darlington Auction Marts' sale for DW Dresser and ML Tallentire, respectively.

Bulls reached £1500 on two occasions for entries from J Sisterson.

LEADING prices

Steers – £1550, £1530, £1490, £1470, £1460, £1450 DW Dresser; £1430, £1370, £1190 (x2), £1140, £1090 (x3) F Machin and Sons; £1390, £1190 C Bell; £1360 RF Gill and Sons; £1330 BH and S Hodgson; £1320 (x2) HG Farming; £1220 EA and N Thompson and Son; £1190, £1180, £1130, £1120 TW and G Corner; £1130, £1120, £1190 (x2) JW Richardson; £1110 HS Hutschinson; £1100 DR Smith; £1090 (x5) PD Shepherd; £1090 W Wearmouth and Son; £1080 W Love; £1080 (x4) J Armstrong; £1080, £1020 I Oliver.

Heifers – £1550, £1470, £1440 (x2), £1280 (x2), £1270, £1260 (x2), £1240 ML Tallentire; £1500 Oakwood; £1480, £1470 William Tindale; £1390, £1220 W Wearmouth and Son; £1350 (x3), £1260 (x4) F Machin and Sons; £1330 DR Smith; £1300, £1210, £1160 P Tindale; £1290 L Booton; £1280, £1270, £1190, £1170 (x2) HS Hutchinson; £1280 TT Hall and Son; £1270 I Oliver; £1240 B Watson; £1210 JW Richardson; £1190 (x4) L Booton; £1190 MH Hodgson.

Bulls – £1500 (x2), £1400 (x2) J Sisterson; £1300, £930 MH and J Walker and Son; £1230, £1160, £920 GD Davies;£1220 MH Hodgson; £1210, £1130 R Hall; £1200 D and HM Hodgson; £1040 M Gathercole; £740 (x2) Stiffkey.

Cows and calves – £1980, £1700, £1480 M Eagle; £1580 SJ Love; £1980, £1700, £1480 M Eagle; £1580 SJ Love.

In-calf heifers – £1720 T Ducker.