This week's special sales from across the country

Dingwall

Dingwall and Highland Marts sold 1271 weaned calves at their second district ballot show and sale, where the judge Brodie Keir, Berrybrae found his champion in an eight-month-old 280kg Limousin cross from J Munro and Sons, Invercharron, which later sold for £940.

Reserve went to a six-month-old 290kg Limousin cross also from Invercharron, which went under the hammer for £940.

Out with the show, bullocks levelled at 256.5p having sold to 335.7p for a 280kg Limousin cross from Invercharron, or to £1220 for a 466kg Charolais cross from Milton Farm, Aberarder.

Heifers balanced out at 245.1p having sold to 440.7p and £1300 for a 295kg British Blue from 189 Fleucharry, Dornoch or £1300 again for a 375kg Limousin cross from Drummuie, Golspie.

Young bulls reached 292.6p for a 270kg Limousin cross from Invercharron and £1220 for a 590kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Clashinglash, Achue, to cash in at 245.7p, while OTM's sold to 178.9p and £1350 for a 915kg Charolais cross from Clashinglash, Achue.

The 5761 store lambs that were also sold averaged £71.44 with prices peaking at £124 for a pen of Texel crosses from Garnish Farm, Aviemore.

LEADING prices

Mid Ross – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Meddat Farm, Kildary, £750; Drynie Farm, Dingwall, 231.1p. 251-300kg – Drynie Farm, £860; 9 Lochussie, Dingwall, 296.7p. 301-350kg – 9 Lochussie, £940, 280.6p. 351-400kg – 9 Lochussie, £1110, 275.3p. 401-450kg – Kinnahaird Farm, Contin, £1180, 276.2p. 451-500kg – Meikle Ussie, £1200, 255.3p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Meddat Farm, £640, 256.0p. 251-300kg – 9 Lochussie, £770, 279.3p. 301-350kg – 9 Lochussie, £820, 268.9p. 351-400kg – 9 Lochussie, £930, 242.2p. 401-450kg – Muirton Mains, Urray, £940; New Rose Cottage Croft, 233.3p.

South East Sutherland and Caithness – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Craigton, Bonar Bridge, £670, 301.0p. 251-300kg – Invercharron, £940, 324.1p. 301-350kg – Invercharron, £1020, 291.4p. 351-400kg – Invercharron, £1080; The Rowans, Brora, 280.5p. 451-500kg – 199 Lednabirichen, Dornoch, £1200, 259.2p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Drummuie, Golspie, £720, 300.0p. 251-300kg – 189 Fleucharry, £940, 335.7p. 301-350kg – Drummuie, £1200, 352.9p. 351-400kg – 199 Lednabirichen, £900; Drummuie, 346.7p. 401-450kg – 199 Lednabirichen, £960, 232.5p.

Black Isle – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Craiglands, Fortrose, £690; Bogburn, Duncanston, 305.3p. 251-300kg – Craiglands, £910, 330.9p. 301-350kg – Sornum, Easter Kinkell, £950; Conan Mains, 283.0p. 351-400kg – Conan Mains, £1180, 296.5p. 401-450kg – East Culbokie, Dingwall, £950, 226.2p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Conan Mains Farm, £680, 289.4p. 251-300kg – Easter Templand, Fortrose, £830, 286.2p. 301-350kg – Conan Mains, £870, 263.6p. 351-400kg – Conan Mains, £1005, 258.3p. 401-450kg – Conan Mains, £1040, 252.4p.

Inverness – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Balloan Farm, Farr, £670; 5 Tomich, Beauly, 297.7p. 301-350kg – Shewglie, Glenurquhart, £940, 287.1p. 351-400kg – Guisachan Farm, Tomich, £1085, 281.8p. 401-450kg – Milton Farm, Aberarder, £1170. 270.2p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Dell Farm, Whitebridge, £980; Shewglie, 422.9p. 251-300kg – Riverside, Tummel Bridge, £770; Shewglie, 279.3p. 301-350kg – Milton Farm, Aberarder, £810, 247.0p. 351-400kg – Milton Farm, £1000, 264.6p. 401-450kg – Milton Farm, £1000, 233.8p.

Nairn and Speyside – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Rothiemurcus Estate, £630, 284.4p. 251-300kg – Wester Tomloan, Nairn, £890, 296.7p. 301-350kg – Wester Tomloan, £1040, 315.2p. 351-400kg – Wester Tomloan, £1010, 273.0p. 401-450kg – Little Croy Farm, Croy, £1010, 249.4p. 451-500kg- Little Croy Farm, £1110, 244.0p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Castle Grant, Grantown on Spey, £660, 271.6p. 251-300kg – Wester Tomloan, £880, 320.0p; 301-350kg – Wester Tomloan, £900, 330.1p. 351-400kg – Wester Tomloan, £1100, 305.6p.

OTM cattle – Achue, Spinningdale, (LuiX), £1200; Ardross Castle, (AAX), £1030, (LimX), £1000; Gesto Farm, Struan, (LimX), £1000.

Store lambs – Chev – Carrol Farm, Brora, £120, £110, £91; Viewbay, Munlochy, £100, £97, £94, £92, £91; Kirksheaf, Tain, £97; Ceylon Cottage, Culbokie, £95; Home Farm, Applecross, £93; Heatherlea Croft, Argay, £92; 2 Balbeg, Balnain, £90; Comar, Cannich, £89; Dunvournie, Duncanston, £87. Tex X – Kilmaluag House, Duntulm, £115; Ballindalloch Home Farm, £101; Balintore Farms, £101; Dalbeallie, Aberlour, £100, £94; Viewbay, £100; Nottingham Mains, Latheron, £97, £90; Carnich, Lairg, £95, £90, £89; Rowanlea, Cabrich, £95, £93; Carn Raineach, Applecross, £95; Achnagairn, Kirkhill, £94; 3 Strathmachie, Laggan, £92; Balloan, Conan Bridge, £91, £90; Dunachton Farm, Kincraig, £91; Dunvournie, £90; Cragganvallie, Kiltarlity, £90, £89; Caberfeidh, Applecross, £88; Nuide Farm, Kingussie, £87; 199 Lednabirichen, Dornoch, £87. Suff X – Balintore Farms, £99, £95; 4 Tomich Beauly, £96, £87; Corslet Farm, Rosemarkie, £96; Glenurquhart Farm, Cromarty, £90; Glenurquhart Farm, (smith), £90; Stonehouse, Brora, £88. Belt X – Glenurquhart Farm, £95; Pelaig, Dingwall, £88. ZWB – Kilmartin Hall, Inverness, £91. MBX – Comar, £90. Cross – Lochquoy Farm, Castletown, £88. BF – Torrin. SSC – Ballindalloch home Farm, £85.

Fort William

All classes of cattle sold well at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of 258 stores, where bullocks averaged 226.9p having sold to 282.9p for a 205kg Limousin cross from Achateny, Acharacle and to £1200 for a 705kg Hereford cross from Mungosdail, Argyll.

Heifers levelled at 222.1p per kg and peaked at 305.9p for a 255 Simmental cross from Sandamhor farming, Isle of Eigg and £860 for a 420kg Limousin cross from Gorten, Arisaig, while breeding cattle sold to £900 for a Simmental cross in calf heifer from Mucomir Farm.

A top price of 174.8p was attained in the OTM's for a 595kg Beef Shorthorn Cross from Breakachy Farm, Laggan or to £1040 for 860kg Aberdeen Angus from Toriri, Corpach.

The firm also sold 1172 store lambs to £72 for a pen of crosses from Tigh Seonaid, Onich, while feeding sheep achieved a top price of £80 for a pen of cheviot gimmers from Ardnamurchan Estates.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Insh Farm, Spean Bridge, £650; Branault, Acharacle, 282.4p. 251-300kg – National trust for Scotland, Isle of Canna, £720, 252.6p. 301-350kg – Dalreoch, Roy Bridge, £755, 234.3p. 351-400kg – Dalreoch, £855, 222.4p. 401-450kg – Coille Beag, Whitebridge, £920, 219.1p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Keil Farm, Ardgour, £620; Sandamhor, 292.7p. 251-300kg – Sandamhor, £800, 290.9p. 301-350kg – Tigh Cluaran, Inveroy, £680, 223.0p. 351-400kg – 8, 9 and 10 Cuilchenna, Onich, £705; The Stores, Onich, 197.2. 401-45kg – 7 Back of Keppoch, Arisaig, £850, 202.4p.

Store lambs – Cross – Insh Farm, Spean Bridge, £71, £65; 17 Fiscovaig, Carbost, £65; 19 Blarmafoldach, Fort William, £63; Ardochy, Whitebridge, £60; Coille Beag, East Drummond, £60. BF – Moy Farm, Banavie, £70, £60; Arderry, Strathview, £68; 17 Fiscovaig, £66; Lundavra Farm, Fort William, £65, £64. Tex X – Craigard Cottage, Langal, £70, £64. Chev – 8, 9 and 10 Cuilchenna, Onich, £69, £63; Market Stance, Fort William, £65; Glenfintaig Estate, £65; Blarour, Blarmafoldach, £60; Achadhluachraich, Invergarry, £60. Mule – Ardtornish Farms, £66.

Feeding sheep – Cross Gmr – Greenfield, Invergarry, £76. Chev ewe – Ardnamurchan Estate, £70; Achateny, Acharacle. BF ewe – 16 Moss, Acharacle, £68; Achnacarry, Roy Bridge, £60; Achnaha Farmhouse, Morven. Cross Gmr – Greenfield, £68. Chev Wdr – Tigh Airigh, £68. Chev Ram, - Benhaint, Kilchoan, £62. BF Ram – 5 Treslaig, Fort William, £60; Greenfield, £60.

Huntly

All classes of sheep were in demand at United Auctions' sale of 1761 breeding and store sheep, where store lambs sold to £96.50 for continental crosses from Croft-na-Garn, Boat of Garten, while ewe lambs attained £94 for continentals from Honeysuckle, Grange.

Gimmers sold to £160 for Cheviot Mules from East Comalegy, Drumblade, while ewes reached £90 for Cheviot crosses from Kirkhill, Whitehills and rams to £540 for Texels from Hillhead of Mornish, Glenlivet.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Beltex – £80 Lower Auchnahanet. BF – £79 Mains of Auchriachan. Char – £96 Croft-na-Garn. Chev – £87 Boghead. (MacEachen Jnr). Cont – £96.50 Croft-na-Garn. Cross – £87.50 Greenland Mains. Mule – £80.50 Boghead. Suff – £96.50 Croft-na-Garn. Tex – £95 Greenland Mains. Tex X – £94 Dalbeallie.

Ewe lambs – Cont – £92 Honeysuckle. Mule – £94 Honeysuckle. Texel – £83 Stripeside. Chev/Mule – £93 Honeysuckle.

Breeding rams – Cross – £360 Haugh, Ballindalloch. Suff – £450 Auchnarrow. Tex X – £400 Hilton of Culsh. BFL – £440 Castlebrae. BFL X – £400 Auchnarrow. Tex – £500 Hilton of Culsh.

Stirling (UA)

United Auctions sold 1832 store cattle and 230 cast cattle at their weekly sale, where prices peaked at 266.70p among the bullocks for a 420kg Limousin cross from Easter Greehill, and to £1505 for a 667kg Aberdeen-Angus from Yeathill, to balance out at 226.50p.

Heifers averaged 218.47p having reached 269.20p for a 234kg Limousin cross from Ardvorlich or to £1380 for a 580kg similar animal from Cumnock House.

Beef cows sold to 205.04p for a Limousin cross from Muirhouses or to £1930 for Charolais from Mid Cambushinie, to cash in at 136.73p, while out of spec cattle averaged 140.05p having sold to 204.20p and £1450 for a Saler cross from Mid Cambushinnie.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 251-300kgs – Gateside £690, 231.50p. 301-350kgs – Kilmaurs Mains £880; Bowridge 263.00p. 351-400kgs – Milton of Larg £1000; Daldowie 260.50p. 401-450kgs – Easter Greenhill £1120, 266.70p. 451-500kgs – Cumnock House £1250, 253.00p. 501-551kgs – Cumnock House £1320; Drumtee 253.00p. 552-601kgs – Easter Greenhill £1440, 243.70p. 602-651kgs – West Lethans £1430, 236.40p. 652-701kgs – Yeatthill £1505, 232p.

Heifers – 1-250kgs – Ardvorlich £630, 269.20p. 251-300kgs – Ardvorlich £700, 234.10p. 301-350kgs – Laighpark £860, 256.70p. 351-400kgs – Castlehill £970, 246.80p. 401-450kgs – Easter Greenhill £1125, 252.80p. 451-500kgs – Easter Greenhill £1260, 260.30p. 501-551kgs – Burnbrae £1310; Hexpath 251.00p. 552-601kgs – Cumnock House £1380, 237.90p. 602-651kgs – Hexpath £1360, 220.80p. 652-701kgs – West Lethans £1360, 204.20p.

Young bulls – 301-350kgs – Cowdens £650, 209.70p. 451-500kgs – Greenwells £1150, 253.90p. 501-551kgs – Greenwells £1205, 220.30p. 552-601kgs – Greenwells £1360, 229.00p.

OTM cows – Mid Cambushinnie (CH) £1930; Baldovie (AA) £1470; Harehead (SIM) £1470; Muirhouses (LIM) £1430; Harehead (LUI) £1390; Muirhouses (BRB) £1350; Bandirran (MO) £1170; Mid Cambushinnie (SAL) £1090; Geiselittle (SH) £1070.

OTM bulls – Falleninch (CH) £1530; Kilbucho Place (Lim) £1090; Muircot (SIM) £1250; East Drummoddie (Cont) £1000.

Out of spec cattle – Mid Cambushinnie (SAL) £1450; Balnairn Flax Mill (LUI) £1090; Flass (AA) £985.

St Boswells

Aberdeen Angus took the top prices at Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale, where bullocks cashed in at 238.85p having peaked at £1205 from Kirktonhill or to 248.3p from Venchen.

It was a similar story among the heifers, where Angus sold to £1020 from Woodhouse and 239.8p from Kirktonhill, to balance out at 224.06p.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Aberdeen Angus – £1205, £1120 Kirktonhill; £1110 Southdean. Limousin – £1280 New Channelkirk; £1040 Todshawhaugh, Saughtree. Beef Shorthorn – £1200, £1115 Kirktonhill. Simmental – £1235 Kirktonhill; £1185 Skelfhill; £1170 Kirktonhill. Charolais – £1320 (x2) New Channelkirk; £1185, £1150 Todshawhaugh.

Heifers – Aberdeen Angus – £1020 Woodhouse; £995 Kirktonhill. Hereford – £800 Tandlaw. Limousin – £1130 Upper Samieston; £1040 Saughtree. Beef Shorthorn – £950 Kirktonhill. Simmental – £1300, £1250 (x2) Upper Samieston. Charolais – £1060 Todshawhaugh; £1040 North Synton; £1010 Todshawhaugh, Adderstonshiels.

Islay

United Auctions sold 733 store lambs, which peaked at £102 for Texel crosses from Tallant to balance out at £81.64.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Suff X – £96.00, Duich; £95.50, Lossit; £91.00, Pairc A Chlassan; £85.00, Duich. Tex X – £102.00, £97.50, Tallant; £96.00, Lossit; £96.00, Starchmill; £95.00, Coull; £94.00, Tallant. Chev – £60.00, Duich. Cross – £85.00, Tallant; £83.00, Island. BF – £84.00, Lossit; £72.00, Ceannacroig; £71.00, Lossit.

Ewes – Suff X – £84.00, Coull. Tex X – £80.00, £70.00, Eskinish. BF – £60.00, Ballytarsin; £55.00, Ceannacroic.

Ayr

Prices at Craig Wilson Marts' store sale peaked at £1470 for a Limousin heifer from Gass or 296p for 15 Charolais heifers from Ceither Gaoithe, to cash in at 217.1p.

Bullocks peaked at £1440 for five Aberdeen Angus from Fernlea or to 320p for six Charolais from Ceither Gaoithe (Arran), to average 223.5p, while Friesian bullocks made £1160 from Over Airies or 204.6p from Watston.

Store lambs peaked at £106 for Texels from Messrs Stevenson, Linburn.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1440, £1435, £1430 Fernlea; £1240 Laigh Drumdow and Clevance; £1190 Ardmory Road; £1185 Beoch (Maybole); £1160 Dranigower; £1120 Chapelton; £1110 Lawmarnock. Lim – £1350 Over Airies; £1330 Beoch (Maybole); £1250 Castle Mains; £1230 Trees; £1190 (x2) Middleton; £1180, £1170 Raithhill; £1160 Highpark. Char – £1290, £1170 Chapelton; £1215 Laigh Tarbeg; £1140 Castle Mains and Laigh Tarbeg. Sim – £1250 Muirlaught; £1200 Laigh Drumdow; £1130, £1110 Dranigower; £1100 Over Carswell; £1090 Castle Mains; £1070 Routenburn. BB – £1245 Ladyyard; £1230 Coilsholm; £1190 Kirminnoch; £1080 Staffler; £1040 Bogany. Sals – £1170 Laigh Tarbeg; £1160 Dranigower. Fleck – £1100 Coilsholm. Friesian – £1160 Over Airies; £1040 Coilsholm; £900 Watston. Montbeliard – £1005 Staffler.

Heifers – Lim – £1470, £1460, £1325, £1270, £1190 Gass (Straiton); £1270 Turnerhill; £1195 Kilwhannel; £1185, £1155 Middleton (Newton Mearns); £1160 Gass (Straiton) and Cloquhairnan; £1140 Bogany. Char – £1335, £1080 Fairwells; £1120 Castle Mains; £1110, £1060 Chapelton; £1075, £1070 Rushaw; £1035 Dranigower. Sals – £1240 Routenburn. Sim – £1200 Coilsholm; £1145 Stoopshill; £1080 Routenburn; £1040 Boylston; £1020 Kilwhannel and Craigalbert. BB – £1190 Gass; £1160, £1140 Ladyyard; £1110 Davidston; £1080 Girthill; £1070 Staffler; £1020 Laigh Smithston; £1010 Arnsow. A-A – £1180 Chapelton; £1170 Slatehole; £1155, £1140 Coilsholm; £1040 Davidston; £1030 Fairwells.

Store lambs – Suff – £97 Routenburn; £96 Lady Wilson Street. Tex – £96 Routenburn; £93 Blackbarn, Brockloch, Knockdaw and Knockormal; £92 Genoch and Nether Whitleburn; £91 Ashrowan; £90 Nether Culzean, Ravenscroft, Genoch and Moyne. Char – £90 Stairlie. Tex – £89 Genoch, Stairlie and Wee Carleton; £87 Harplaw; £86 Nether Culzean. Mule – £84 Genoch; £79 Harplaw; £78 Blackbarn; £77 Laight. BF – £75 Blair; £70 Cuil.

Lerwick

Shetland Livestock Marketing Group, in conjunction with Aberdeen and Northern Marts, sold 2844 store sheep which sold to £103 for Beltex from Swarthoull.

Among the ewes and rams, prices peaked at £98 for Texels from Waddell and also for Cheviots from Torlea.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Belt – £103 Swarthoull, Westerskeld; £94 Swarthoull. Texel – £91 Kurkigarth, Weisdale; £86 West Houlland, Bridge of Walls; £85 West Houlland; £84 Pettigarth, Bressay; £83 Kurkigarth; £81 Kurkigarth and Uphouse, Weathersta. Suff – £94 Kurkigarth; £92 Pettigarth; £85 Lower House, Hillwell; £84 Haygreen, Cunningsburgh; £83.50 Brake, Quendale; £83 Pettigarth; £82 Pettigarth; £81 Uphouse; £80 Grutquoy, Walls and Kurkigarth. Chev – £88 Kurkigarth; £82 Kurkigarth; £81 Kurkigarth; £80.50 Grutquoy; £79 Grunnasound, Bridge End and Asta, Scalloway; £78 Asta and Kurkigarth; £77Asta; £76 Erensdale, Cunningburgh; £75 Erensdale; £74 Erensdale. Lln – £85 Scatsta, Brae; £78 Kurkigarth; £77 Scatsta; £76 Peacehaven, Whalsay; £74 Pettigarth; £73 Scatsta and Kolvigjert, Symbister; £70 Braewick, Gott. Shetland - £58 Fairview, North Roe; £57 The Haa, Queyfirth; £56 Haggrister, Sullom and Scatsta; £53 Voxter, Brae; £50 Hametoon, East Burrafirth, Uphouse and Storbrak, Clate; £49 Solnabrake, Weathersta; £48 Haggrister; £47 Hametoon; £45 Freefield, Bridgend; £44 Hametoon & Westerloch, Burravoe; £43 Eynhallow, Walls and Doonbye, Ollaberry.

Ewes and rams – Shet – £43.50 Pettigarth; £42 Burland, Tronda; £41 Burraland, Sullom and Susetter, Voe; £40 Haggrister amd Garthsvale, Voe; £39 Gunnister, Hamar, Fairview, North Roe, Islesview, Uyeasound and Burraland. Tex – £98 Waddell; £77 Susetter; £76 Susetter; £75 Brake; £74 Mailland, Baltasound. Chev – £98 Torlea, Reawick; £90 Swarthoull; £89 Burraland; £85 Islesview; £80 Muness, Uyeasound; £76 Djubadale, Busta & Torlea. Zwart – £65 Solnabrake. Blackface – £59 Uphouse.

Oban

The sale of 359 rams through United Auctions saw a £2000 top price paid for a North Country Cheviot two-shear from Gavin MacDonald, Clachan, Lochbroom.

Ram lambs sold to £600 for a Texel from Achnaba.

LEADING prices

Rmas – BF – £1200, Saulmore; £1100 (x2), Glenrath; £1000 (x2), Hill of Errol; £800, Outerwards; £800, Corrylorn; £800, Hill of Errol. NCC – £2000, Clachan Farm; £1300, Commonside; £1200, Clachan Farmhouse; £1200, Laigh Alticane; £1100, Bowmount Farming; £1000, Laigh Alticane; £900, Clachan Farm; £900, Laigh Alticane; £800, Woodside; £800, Laigh Alticane; £800, Bowmount Farming. Cross – £1100, Torrax; £850, Dalchirla; £800, Torrax; £750, £650, Dalchirla. Texel – £1000, £750, Torrax; £650, Barcaldine H F. Suff – £600, Newton of Crathie; £550(x3), £500, Woodside. Belt – £450, Killocraw. BFL – £800(x2), £750(x2), Arnicle; £700, Knowes Farm.

Ram lambs – BF – £200, Strath; £200, Low Tirfergus. Tex – £600, Achnaba; £400(x2), Hill of Errol; £400, Cherryfield; £350, Achnaba;£350, Cherryfield; £350(x2), £300, Hill of Errol; £300, Cherryfield; £300, Hill of Errol; £300, Achnaba, £300, Buckholm. Cross – £200(x2), Knowes. Lleyn – £190, 6 Crossapol.

Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 1443 store cattle and weaned calves including Shetland and West Highland entries met a similar trade to the previous week, where bullocks averaged 233.1p having sold to 295.3p for a 430kg Limousin cross from Rorandle, Monymusk and £1580 for 652kg Charolais crosses from Westerton of New Rayne, Insch.

Heifers cashed in at 226.6p and were topped at 279.7p and £1600 for a 572kg Limousin cross from Cowfords Farm, New Pitsligo.

Aberdeen Angus bullocks sold to 245.8p for a 358kg entry from Strath Farm, Watten and £1450 for a 650kg from North House, Setter, to average 222.4p, while heifers cashed in at 210.8p and peaked at 234.2p for a pen of three 316kg from Easter Galcantray, Cawdor or £1255 for a pair of 552kg from Cairntack Farm, Belhelvie.

Weaned bullocks were topped by 248kg Charolais crosses from Pittenkerrie, Glassel at 348.8p or to £1050 for a 380kg Limousin cross from 12 Hougharry, The Glebe, to balance out at 260.8p.

Weaned heifers levelled at 254.5p having sold to 352.9p for a 170kg Charolais cross from Barvas, Glebe Farm and £940 for a 358kg Charolais cross from Barvas, while bulls achieved 209p for a 256kg Stabiliser cross from Gillarona, Muckle Roe or £1030 for a 510kg Limousin cross from Damside, Castletown.

At the show and sale of Shetland and West Highland suckled calves, the championship was awarded to R MacDonald, 12 Hougharry, The Glebe for a 380kg Limousin cross which later realised £1050 selling back to the judge, Doug Rose, Taylors Park Farm, St Cyrus.

The firm also sold 4980 store and breeding sheep, where lambs sold to average £83.58 having reached a top price of £116 for Continentals from Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen.

Shetland consigned store lambs attained £104 for Texels from Hillview, Quendale, while Orkney lambs witnessed prices peak to £100 for Suffolks form Quoybelloch, Deerness and again for Texels from Trondheim, Rendall.

The 760 breeding sheep levelled at £94.60 and achieved £195 for Texel crosses from Belnagarrow, Craigellachie, while breeding rams sold to £1000 for a Texel shearling from Veltigar, Tankerness.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Westend (Lim) £600, Board House (Lim) £510, Dyke (Cha) £500. 301-350kg – Dyke (Cha) £790, 3 Hougharry (Lim) £770, Tulloch Farms (Sim) £760, South Scord (Sim), Strone (Lim), Board House (Lim) £740. 351-400kg – Midtown of Buchromb (Cha) £1130, Oldwhat Mains (Lim) £1070, Brownhill (Lim), 2 Bogie Street (Lim) £1030, Gorn (Lim) £975, Bimbister Partnership (Lim) £970, Damside (Lim) £960. 401-450kg – Pittenkerrie (Lim) £1300, Rorandle (Lim) £1270, Craig Farm (Lim) £1150, Faddenhill Farms (Sim), Oldwhat Mains (Lim) £1100, Tillenturk (Cha), Midtown of Buchromb (Lim) £1090, Soundmoor (Lim) £1080. 451-500kg – Bogs of Kininmonth (Lim) £1305, Garrelhill (Lim), Rorandle (Lim) £1300, Malt Croft (Lim) £1290. 501-550kg – Milton of Gaval (Lim) £1355, Malt Croft (Cha) £1320, Meikle Begshill (Lim) £1310, Braebuster (Cha) £1300. 551-600kg – Milton of Gaval (Lim) £1525, Westerton of New Rayne (Cha) £1390. 601-650kg – Westerton of New Rayne (Cha) £1545, Milton of Gaval (Cha) £1450, Russland (Cha) £1420, Backhills (Lim) £1415, Meikle Begshill (Lim) £1395, Sauchenbush (Sim) £1380. 651-700kg – Backhills (Lim) £1530, Westerton of New Rayne (Cha) £1480, Candyglirach (Lim) £1450, Sauchenbush (Sim) £1395.

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 300kg – Easter Galcantray £610, Stirlinghillock £550. 301-350kg – Tulloch Farms £760, Skiddy £680, Board House £580. 351-400kg – Strath Farm £880, Tulloch Farms £780. 401-450kg – Stirlinghillock £960, Easter Galcantray £955, Strath Farm £940, Board House £890. 451-500kg – Windywalls £1,150, Hilton Farm £1140, Easter Galcantray £1130, Soundmoor £1100, Strath Farm £1080, Stirlinghillock £1040. 501-550kg – North House £1210, 2 Bogie Street £1190, Lochend £1160, Strath Farm £1135, Soundmoor £1120, West Sandend £1105. 551-600kg – North House £1385, Easter Galcantray £1290, Stirlinghillock £1245. 651-700kg – West Sandend £1405.

Weaned calf bullocks – Up to 250kg – Pittenkerrie (Cha) £865, Barvas (Cha) £740, South Scord (Sim) £705, 5 Swainbost (Lim) £690, Grunnins (Cha) £680; 251-300kg – Barvas (Cha) £860, 12 Houghharry (Lim), Bonnieview (Lim) £830, 12 Hougharry (Lim), Sealladh (Cha) £795, Pinehoulland (Cha), Sealladh (Cha) £790, Grunnies (Cha), Sealladh (Cha) £785; 301-350kg – Bonnieview (Lim) £930, Sealladh (Cha) £900, Barvas (BSH) £895, Baravs (Cha), Home Farm Pitmedden (AA) £890, Croismoraig (Cha) £880; 351-400kg – 15 Tigharry (Lim) £970, 15 Tigharry (Lim) £955, Home Farm Pitmedden (Lim) £900, Pobis Geo (Lim), 2 Claddach (Cha), Home Farm Pitmedden (AA) £890; 401-450kg – 12 Hougharry (AA) £950.

Heifers – Up to 350kg – Damside (Lim) £740, Tulloch Farms (Lim) £690, South Scord (Sim) £630. 351-400kg – Cluseburn (Cha), Midtown of Buchromb (Cha) £980, Ranna (Lim) £965, Bimbister Partnership (BB) £910, Oldwhat Mains (Sim), Strath Farm (Lim) £870, Brunthill Farm (Sim) £855, Slamptonhill (Lim) £850. 401-450kg – West Quarter (Lim), Cluseburn (Cha) £1160, Cott of Holland (Lim) £1125, Faddenhill Farms (Cha), Ranna (Sim) £1120, Broombrae (Lim) £1110, Drodland (Lim) £1090. 451-500kg – Cairnhead (Cha) £1260, Gorn (Lim) £1240, North Quilquox (Lim) £1235, Howan (Cha), Brownhill (Lim) £1200, Slamptonhill (BB) £1190. 501-550kg – Braebuster (Blo) £1480, Backhills (Lim) £1330, Rorandle (Lim) £1310, Birchlea (Lim) £1280, North Quilquox (Lim) £1260, Drodland (Lim), Howan (Cha) £1250. 551-600kg – North Quilquox (Lim), Backhills (Lim) £1400, Broombrae (Lim) £1370, Candyglirach (Lim) £1350, East Cairnorrie (Sim), Newseat (Cha) £1340. 601-650kg – Backhills (Lim) £1500, Cowfords Farm (Cha) £1370, How Farms (Sho) £1305, Sauchenbush (Lim) £1295. 651-700kg – Sauchenbush (Lim) £1440, 2 Bogie Street (Sim) £1350.

Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 350kg – Easter Galcantray £740. 351-400kg – Strath Farm £880, Easter Galcantray £805, Tulloch Farms £740. 401-450kg – Windywalls £970, Stirlinghillock £955, Broombrae £935, Strath Farm £890, West Sandend £875, Easter Galcantray £870. 451-500kg – Howan £1125, Stirlinghillock £1050, Soundmoor £1035, Broombrae £1010, West Sandend £985, Windywalls £980. 501-550kg – West Sandend £1095.

Weaned calf heifers – Up to 250kg – Grunnins (Cha) £715, Gillarona (STX), Pinehoulland (Cha), 5 Swainbost (Lim) £700, South Scord (Sim) £685, 15 Tigharry (Lim) £680; 251-300kg – Pinehoulland (Cha) £810, Home Farm Pitmedden (AAX) £790, Sealladh (Cha), Croismoraig (Cha), Millburn (Sal) £780, Sealladh (Cha) £765, 12 Hougharry (Lim) £750; 301-350kg – 5 Swainbost (Lim) £810, Sealladh (Cha) £805, Grunnins (Cha) £790, Barvas (Cha) £785; 351-400kg – Home Farm Pitmedden (AA) £790.

Store lambs – Cont – Bogiefeulach £110; Pure Tex – Evergreen, Kininmonth £113; Tex – The Neuk £109; Tex X – Pittenkerrie, Glassel £105; ContX – Delnabo, Glengairn £103; Suf – Tannachie, Stonehaven £96; Zwa – Mill of Strachan, Strachan £95; SufX – Home Farm Wardhouse, Insch, Craigmancy, Bridge of Marnoch £94; SufX – Blackhole, Finzean, Home Farm Wardhouse, Tulchan Farm, Advie £93.50; Down – Tulchan Farm £92; Chv – Craigmancy £89; ChvMule – Craigview, Inverary £89; Dor – Evergreen £88; Mule – Hewitts Farm, Kennethmont £87; ZwaX – Mill of Strachan £87; GF – Goukstone Croft, Grange £85.

Ewe lambs – ChvMule – North Garmond, Turriff £107; Suf – Clatterin Brig, Upper Lenshie £104; Chv – Tillylodge, Newe £100.

Shetland consigned store lambs – Tex – Nia-roo £98, Hovesta £95; SufX – Brekkaburn, Ollaberry £97, Vidlen, Fern £96; Suf – Hillwell, Quendale, Kergord £95, Nia-roo £92, Brekkaburn £86.50; TexX – Hillwell, Kergord £94, Hovesta £88; BelX –

Gorfield, Cunningsburgh £91; Mule – Brekkaburn £87; Chv – Hovesta £83; Shc – Hovesta £67.

Shetland consigned sheep – Tex Gmr – Staneyhill £155; Tex ewe – Staneyhill £145; Tex ewe lambs – Kergord £101, £97, Hovesta £100.

Orkney consigned store lambs – BelX – Dale,Stronsay £97; Tex – Hayon, Birsay £96, Langskaill, Rousay £92; Chv – Trondheim £94; Suf – Quoybelloch £94, Mousland, Stromness £89, Melsetter £88; Mule – Hayon £88; Shc – Melsetter £80.

Orkney Consigned Sheep: Tex ewe – Crismo £108; Shc ewe – Aikerness £75.

Breeding sheep – Mule gmr – Wardhead, Strichen £170, £165, Scarhill, £150, £140; BlueX Gmr – Belnagarrow £165; TexX Gmr – Cloak, Lumphanan £155; Tex Gmr – Wardhead £150; BlueX 2Y – Belnagarrow £140; Cont Ewe – Belnagarrow £125; Chv Gmr – Wardhead £120; SufX Ewe – Belnagarrow £120, £115; Mule Ewe – Backmuir, Keith £115, Wardhead £100; Tex Ewe – Crismo, Evie £108; BF Gmr – Backmuir £105; Bel Ewe – Miltonbank, Tannadice £105.

Breeding rams – Suf Shear – Scarhill, Glenkindie £950, Tofthills, Clatt £800, Bogfon, Maryculter £750, Gordonston, Clatt £700, South Tillydesk, Ellon £500, Mains of Orchardtown, Udny £480; Blue Tex Shear – Millside, Galston £900; Tex Shear – Bogfon, Maryculter £850, Veltigar £800; SufX Shear – Gordonston £550; Tex Ram Lamb – No.2 Wood Cottage, Kingseat £400; Suf Ram – Stoneridge, Cortes £320; Blue Tex 2/3Yrs Ram – Heathlands, Kinellar £320; Bel Ram – The Neuk, Nether Kinmundy £300.

Dumfries

A good show of sheep were forward for C and D Auction Marts' store sale, where lambs reached £94 for Texels from Clonrae, while feeding sheep attained £104 for Suffolks from Locherben.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Texel – £94, £91 Clonrae; £90 Sandilands; £88 Woodhead. Suffolk – £88 Locherben; £87 Dunesslin; £84 Corrie Mains. Cheviot – £84 Lagg; £80 Corrie Mains; £80 Locherben. Cross – £68 Auchenhessnane. BF – £64 Dalpeddar; £50 Auchenhessnane.

Feeding ewes – Suffolk – £104 Locherben. Cross – £72 Craigmuie; £60 Locherben. BF – £53 Craigmuie.

Forfar

A small show of 165 store cattle for Lawrie and Symington's sale saw bullocks sell to £1200 for a 710kg Beef Shorthorn from A and F Skene, Cairncross and a 602kg Simmental cross from WL Howcroft, Herdhillmuir.

Top price per kg was 291p for five 378kg Limousin crosses from D and J Guthrie, Whitehills, Bullocks averaged 243p.

Heifers sold to £1310 for a 642 kg British Blue cross from WL Howcroft, Herdhillmuir or to 258p for 399kg Limousin crosses from DM Keay and Sons Ltd, East Balloch, to cash in at 231p.

Feeding cows sold to £910 and £800 from A and F Skene, Cairncross.

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Bullocks – Lim – £1180 Baldastard; £1100 Whitehills; £1015 Wairds of Alpity; £990 Plunkie; £980 East Balloch. Char – £1190, £1110, £1020 East Balloch. BSH – £1125, £1100 Cairncross; £1000 Plunkie. Sim – £1035 Cairntack; £1030 East Balloch.

Heifers – Lim – £1260, £1240 (x2), £1190, £1120 Wairds of Alpity; £1110 Baldastard; £1030 East Balloch. Char – £1010 Runavey; £980 Whitehills; £870 Runavey. BSH – £1090, £930, £845, £710 Cairncross. Sim – £1190, £1110 Herdhillmuir.

Lanark

Lawrie and Symington's sale of 2826 store lambs sold to £105 for Suffolk crosses from Fairnley.

The second sale of Blackface wedder lambs in conjunction with Livestock Marketing, averaged £60.54 and was topped at £80 from Cronberry.

The firm's sale of 467 spring-born suckled calves, saw judge W Gray, Balquharrage, award the championship to a 332kg British Blue bullock from Hartside Farms which later sold for £1360 or 409.6p per kg to the judge.

Reserve was a 424kg British Blue heifer from Messrs Comrie, Stonebyres, which sold for £1220.

Heifers peaked at £1560 and 527p for a 296kg Limousin from High Crewburn, to level at 242.64p.

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Wedder lambs – BF – £80 Cronberry; £79 Cronberry; £76.50 Cronberry; £76 South Collafirth; £75 Flemington; £71 Flemington; £70 Flemington; £69.50 Cronberry; £69 Flemington; £69 Nether Moneynut.

Store lambs – Tex – £95 Blackburn; £95 Knockenhair; £95 Kirkstead; £93.50 Moredun; £92 Coldcothill; £92 Knockenhair. Belt X – £96.50, £90 West Loch. Suff X – £105 Fairnley; £95.50 Knockenhair; £93 Fountainside. Mule – £90, £84 Pentlands; £83 Burnton. Chev – £86.50 Pentland Mains; £84 Stoneyhill.

Suckled bullocks – 0-250kg – £700 Dykehead; 294.1p Dykehead. 251-300kg – £960 Posso; 320p Posso. 301-350kg – £1360 Hartside; 409.6p Hartside. 351-400kg – £1070 Gillbank; 287.6p Gillbank. 401-450kg – £1100 Lightshaw; 272,3p Lightshaw. 451-500kg – £1160 Stonebyres; 246p Stonebyres. 501+kg – £1090 East Forth; 211.7p East Forth.

Suckled heifers – 0-250kg – £710 Little Kype; 293.4p Little Kype. 251-300kg – £1560 High Crewburn; 527p High Crewburn. 301-350kg – £1100 Hartside; 345.9p Hartside. 351-400kg – £1050 Calton; 285.7p Hartside. 401-450kg – £1550 Stonebyres; 371p Stonebyres. 501+kg – £1050 Greens; 200.4p Greens.

Quoybrae

A top price of £680 was achieved at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' ram sale, for a Texel shearling from DJ and M Allan, Durran Mains, Castletown.

LEADING prices

Shearlings – Tex – The Ha, Auckengill £650; Lower Reiss £580; The Ha £550; Lower Reiss £500; The Ha £450; Oldfield £400; Sibmister and Stainland Farms £380. Chev – Oldfield £600; Oldfield £400; Wester £380; Biggins, Wester, Oldfield £300. Suff – East Murkle £450 (x2); Stainland and Sibmister Farms £350; Norland £280. Tex X – Smerral £400.

Stirling (Cale)

Caledonian Marts' fortnightly sale of 487 store cattle witnessed the organic section top at £1250 for a Beef Shorthorn bullock from J and D Roberts, Farmton, Auchterarder, while organic heifers sold to £1090 for a pen of Limousins again from the same home.

Store bullocks cashed in at 226p having peaked at 288p for a pen of Limousin and Charolais from C Dick, Taylorton, Stirling and from J and D Mitchell, Offers, Gargunnock or to £1270 for a pen of Aberdeen-Angus from W and C Pickard, Ormiston, Newburgh.

A top price of 313p was achieved in the heifers for a pen of Charolais from Glenside Farms, Stirling and to £1180 for a pen of Charolais from J McAdam, Callendoune, Helensburgh, to average 228p, while Black and whites sold to 182p from AHS Drummond, Glenside, Stranraer, or £1090 from D McKenzie, Ardgate, Gartocharn.

The firm also sold 1780 store sheep, where top price of the day went to J and M Graham, Craigluscar for a pen of Texel crosses at £96.

Feeding ewes attained to a top price of £75 for a pen of crosses from J McLaren, Murrayshall, Stirling.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1270 Ormiston; £1250 Farmton; £1230 Callendoune; £1210 Ormiston, Callendoune, Devonknowes; £1180 Hill O’Harthill and Ardgate.

Heifers – £1180, £1110 Callendoune; £1100 Hill O’Harthill; £1090 Farmton; £1080 Ardgate and Hill O’Harthill; £1060 Glenhowl; (Glenluce), Shemore and Ormiston.

Store lambs – Suff – £94, £91.50 Kintra, Isle of Islay; £92 Monveda; £90 New Flockhouse. Tex – £94 Blairlinnans; £94 Monveda; £92 Templelands. Cont – £92 Mill of Ardoch; £91 Badyen; £91 Tillyrie. Chev – £92 Ardgualich; £91 Doune of Glendouglas. Mule – £91 Monveda; £90 Jaw. BF – £74 Immeroin; £70 Craigannet; £70 Doune of Glendouglas.

Feeding sheep – Tex – £70 Glenmachrie, Isle of Islay. Cross – £68 Pendreich. Tex X – £68 Pendreich. BF – £53 Invervack.

Portree

Store cattle and breeding rams, met a cracking trade through Dingwall and Highland Marts where the former sold to 261.9p for 210kg Simmental crosses from 17/18 Borve, Skeabost, or to £1140 for a 620kg Limousin cross from 2 Tote, Skeabost.

Heifers sold to 237.8p for a 185kg Whitbred Shorthorn crosses from 1 Peinaha, Glenhinnisdale, and £790 for 510kg Limousin cross from South Cuidreach, Earlish, while breeding cattle attained £1300 for a Charolais heifer with heifer calf at foot from Burnside, Achachork.

OTM's peaked at 136.5p for a 520kg Simmental cross from South Cuidreach and to £1110 for 880kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Waternish Farms, Waternish.

The 241 rams sold to £1000 for a Blackface shearling from Braes, Portree.

LEADING prices

Ram lambs – BF – Ose Farm, Struan, £100 (x2).

Shearling rams – BF – Braes, £800, £600, £300, £250; Newton of Crathie, Ballater, £300 (x6) and £250 (x2). Chev – Balmaglaster, Spean Bridge, £450; Raasay Home Farm, Raasay, £220, £200; 8 Digg, Staffin, £200. Crosses – Newton of Crathie, £350, £300, £280. Beltex – Newton of Crathie, £300. Tex – 44 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir, £250; Kilmaluag, Duntulm, £200.

Two-shear – BF – Corriebheinn, Achachork, £900, £400, £380 (x2); Newton of Crathie, £500, £400; Braes of Ardeonaig, Killin, £450. Chev – Clachan, Ullapool, £750, £450, £400; Balmaglaster, £500; Inverbroom Farmhouse, £450; Ose Farm, £450, £350 (x5); Inverbroom, Ullapool, £400, £350 (x2); Uiginish Farm, Dunvegan, £400, £350 (x4); Gesto Farm, Struan, £350. Beltex – Balmaglaster, £350. Tex – Braes of Ardeonaig, £250.

Three-shear – Chev – Gesto Farm, £550, £350, £250 (x2); 11 Clachan, Staffin, £300; Struanmore, £200; Ose Farm, £200. BF – Corriebheinn, £500; Inverinate Estate, £300; 4 Balnacnoc, Uig, £300, £200 (x3); Braes, £250 (x2), £220; Leabost, Glenhinnisdale, £200.

Dingwall and Highland Marts sold 1271 weaned calves at their second annual district ballot show and sale, where judge for the day, Brodie Keir, Berrybrae found his champion in am eight-month-old 280kg Limousin cross from J Munro and Sons, Invercharron, which later sold for £940.

Reserve honours went to a six-month-old 290kg Limousin cross also from J Munro and Sons, Invercharron, which went under the hammer for £940.

Out with the show, bullocks levelled at 256.5p having sold to 335.7p for a 280kg Limousin cross from Invercharron, Ardgay or to £1220 for a 466kg Charolais cross from Milton Farm, Aberarder.

On the flip side, heifers balanced out at 245.1p and attained 440.7p and £1300 for a 295kg British Blue from 189 Fleucharry, Dornoch or £1300 again for a 375kg Limousin cross from Drummuie, Golspie.

Young bulls achieved a top of 292.6p paid for a 270kg Limousin cross from Invercharron and £1220 for a 590kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Clashinglash, Achue, to cash in at 245.7p, while OTM's sold to 178.9p and £1350 for a 915kg Charolais cross from Clashinglash, Achue.

The 5761 store lambs that were also sold averaged £71.44 with prices peaking at £124 for a pen of Texel crosses from Garnish Farm, Aviemore.

LEADING prices

OTM cattle – Achue, Spinningdale, (LuiX), £1200; Ardross Castle, (AAX), £1030, (LimX), £1000; Gesto Farm, Struan, (LimX), £1000.

Fort William

Among the heifers, trade levelled at 222.1p per kg and peaked at 305.9p for a 255 Simmental cross from Sandamhor farming, Isle of Eigg and £860 for a 420kg Limousin cross from Gorten, Arisaig, while breeding cattle sold to £900 for a Simmental cross heifer in-calf from Mucomir Farm.

A top price of 174.8p was attained in the OTM's for a 595kg Beef Shorthorn Cross from Breakachy Farm, Laggan or to £1040 for 860kg Aberdeen Angus from Toriri, Corpach.

The firm also sold 1172 store lambs to £72 for a pen of crosses from Tigh Seonaid, Onich, while feeding sheep achieved a top price of £80 for a pen of cheviot gimmers from Ardnamurchan Estates.

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Huntly

All classes of sheep were in demand at United Auctions sale of 1761 breeding and store sheep, where store lambs sold to £96.50 for Continental crosses from Croft-na-Garn, Boat of Garten, while ewe lambs attained £94 for Continentals from Honeysuckle, Grange.

Gimmers made £160 for Cheviot Mules from East Comalegy, Drumblade, while ewes reached a top of £90 for Cheviot crosses from Kirkhill, Whitehills and rams to £540 for Texels from Hillhead of Mornish, Glenlivet.

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Ewe lambs – Cont – £92 Honeysuckle. Mule – £94 Honeysuckle. Texel – £83 Stripeside. Chev/Mule – £93 Honeysuckle.

Breeding rams – Cross – £360 Haugh, Ballindalloch. Suff – £450 Auchnarrow. Tex X – £400 Hilton of Culsh. BFL – £440 Castlebrae. BFL X – £400 Auchnarrow. Tex – £500 Hilton of Culsh.

Stirling (UA)

The heifer trade averaged 218.47p and reached tops of 269.20p paid for a 234kg Limousin cross from Ardvorlich or to £1380 for a 580kg similar animal from Cumnock House.

Amongst the beef cattle, trade topped at 205.04p for a Limousin cross from Muirhouses or to £1930 for Charolais from Mid Cambushiniie, to cash in at 136.73p, while out of spec cattle averaged 140.05p having sold to 204.20p and £1450 for a Saler cross from Mid Cambushinnie.

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Young bulls – 301-350kgs – Cowdens £650, 209.70p. 451-500kgs – Greenwells £1150, 253.90p. 501-551kgs – Greenwells £1205, 220.30p. 552-601kgs – Greenwells £1360, 229.00p.

OTM bulls – Falleninch (CH) £1530; Kilbucho Place (Lim) £1090; Muircot (SIM) £1250; East Drummoddie (Cont) £1000.

Out of spec cattle – Mid Cambushinnie (SAL) £1450; Balnairn Flax Mill (LUI) £1090; Flass (AA) £985.

St Boswells

Aberdeen Angus took all the top prices at Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale, where bullocks cashed in at 238.85p having peaked at £1205 from Kirktonhill or to 248.3p from Venchen.

It was a similar story among the heifers, with Angus securing tops of £1020 from Woodhouse and 239.8p from Kirktonhill, to balance out at 224.06p.

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Islay

United Auctions sold 733 store lambs, which peaked at £102 for Texel crosses from Tallant and to balance out at £81.64.

LEADING prices

Ewes – Suff X – £84.00, Coull. Tex X – £80.00, £70.00, Eskinish. BF – £60.00, Ballytarsin; £55.00, Ceannacroic.

Ayr

Prices were flying high at Craig Wilson Marts' weekly store cattle sale, where top price of the day of £1470 was paid for a Limousin heifer off Gass or 296p for a pen of 15 Charolais heifers from Ceither Gaoithe, to cash in at 217.1p.

Bullocks peaked at £1440 for a pen of five Aberdeen Angus' from Fernlea or to 320p for a pen of six Charolais from Ceither Gaoithe (Arran), to average 223.5p, while Friesian bullocks made £1160 from Over Airies or 204.6p from Watston.

Store lambs witnessed a dear trade, with a peak of £106 for Texels from Messrs Stevenson, Linburn.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Aberdeen Angus – £1440, £1435, £1430 Fernlea; £1240 Laigh Drumdow and Clevance; £1190 Ardmory Road; £1185 Beoch (Maybole); £1160 Dranigower; £1120 Chapelton; £1110 Lawmarnock. Limousin – £1350 Over Airies; £1330 Beoch (Maybole); £1250 Castle Mains; £1230 Trees; £1190 (x2) Middleton; £1180, £1170 Raithhill; £1160 Highpark. Charolais – £1290, £1170 Chapelton; £1215 Laigh Tarbeg; £1140 Castle Mains and Laigh Tarbeg. Simmental – £1250 Muirlaught; £1200 Laigh Drumdow; £1130, £1110 Dranigower; £1100 Over Carswell; £1090 Castle Mains; £1070 Routenburn. British Blue – £1245 Ladyyard; £1230 Coilsholm; £1190 Kirminnoch; £1080 Staffler; £1040 Bogany. Saler – £1170 Laigh Tarbeg; £1160 Dranigower. Fleck – £1100 Coilsholm. Friesian – £1160 Over Airies; £1040 Coilsholm; £900 Watston. Montbeliard – £1005 Staffler.

Heifers – Limousin – £1470, £1460, £1325, £1270, £1190 Gass (Straiton); £1270 Turnerhill; £1195 Kilwhannel; £1185, £1155 Middleton (Newton Mearns); £1160 Gass (Straiton) and Cloquhairnan; £1140 Bogany. Charolais – £1335, £1080 Fairwells; £1120 Castle Mains; £1110, £1060 Chapelton; £1075, £1070 Rushaw; £1035 Dranigower. Saler – £1240 Routenburn. Simmental – £1200 Coilsholm; £1145 Stoopshill; £1080 Routenburn; £1040 Boylston; £1020 Kilwhannel and Craigalbert. British Blue – £1190 Gass; £1160, £1140 Ladyyard; £1110 Davidston; £1080 Girthill; £1070 Staffler; £1020 Laigh Smithston; £1010 Arnsow. Aberdeen Angus – £1180 Chapelton; £1170 Slatehole; £1155, £1140 Coilsholm; £1040 Davidston; £1030 Fairwells.

Store lambs – Suffolk – £97 Routenburn; £96 Lady Wilson Street. Texel – £96 Routenburn; £93 Blackbarn, Brockloch, Knockdaw and Knockormal; £92 Genoch and Nether Whitleburn; £91 Ashrowan; £90 Nether Culzean, Ravenscroft, Genoch and Moyne. Charollais – £90 Stairlie. Texel Cross – £89 Genoch, Stairlie and Wee Carleton; £87 Harplaw; £86 Nether Culzean. Mule – £84 Genoch; £79 Harplaw; £78 Blackbarn; £77 Laight. BF – £75 Blair; £70 Cuil.

Lerwick

Shetland Livestock Marketing Group, in conjunction with Aberdeen and Northern Marts, sold 2844 store sheep with Beltex taking the day's top price of £103 from Swarthoull.

Among the ewes and rams, prices peaked at £98 for Texels from Waddell and also for Cheviots from Torlea.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Beltex – £103 Swarthoull, Westerskeld; £94 Swarthoull. Texel – £91 Kurkigarth, Weisdale; £86 West Houlland, Bridge of Walls; £85 West Houlland; £84 Pettigarth, Bressay; £83 Kurkigarth; £81 Kurkigarth and Uphouse, Weathersta. Suffolk – £94 Kurkigarth; £92 Pettigarth; £85 Lower House, Hillwell; £84 Haygreen, Cunningsburgh; £83.50 Brake, Quendale; £83 Pettigarth; £82 Pettigarth; £81 Uphouse; £80 Grutquoy, Walls and Kurkigarth. Cheviot – £88 Kurkigarth; £82 Kurkigarth; £81 Kurkigarth; £80.50 Grutquoy; £79 Grunnasound, Bridge End and Asta, Scalloway; £78 Asta and Kurkigarth; £77Asta; £76 Erensdale, Cunningburgh; £75 Erensdale; £74 Erensdale. Lleyn – £85 Scatsta, Brae; £78 Kurkigarth; £77 Scatsta; £76 Peacehaven, Whalsay; £74 Pettigarth; £73 Scatsta and Kolvigjert, Symbister; £70 Braewick, Gott. Shetland - £58 Fairview, North Roe; £57 The Haa, Queyfirth; £56 Haggrister, Sullom and Scatsta; £53 Voxter, Brae; £50 Hametoon, East Burrafirth, Uphouse and Storbrak, Clate; £49 Solnabrake, Weathersta; £48 Haggrister; £47 Hametoon; £45 Freefield, Bridgend; £44 Hametoon & Westerloch, Burravoe; £43 Eynhallow, Walls and Doonbye, Ollaberry.

Ewes and rams – Shetland – £43.50 Pettigarth; £42 Burland, Tronda; £41 Burraland, Sullom and Susetter, Voe; £40 Haggrister amd Garthsvale, Voe; £39 Gunnister, Hamar, Fairview, North Roe, Islesview, Uyeasound and Burraland. Texel – £98 Waddell; £77 Susetter; £76 Susetter; £75 Brake; £74 Mailland, Baltasound. Cheviot – £98 Torlea, Reawick; £90 Swarthoull; £89 Burraland; £85 Islesview; £80 Muness, Uyeasound; £76 Djubadale, Busta & Torlea. Zwartble – £65 Solnabrake. Blackface – £59 Uphouse.

Oban

The annual sale of 359 rams and ram lambs was held by United Auctions, where an astonishing top price of £2000 was attained by a North Country Cheviot two-shear from Gavin MacDonald, Clachan Farm, Lochbroom.

The ram lamb section was led by a Texel from Achnaba at £600.

LEADING prices

Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 1443 store cattle, weaned calves including Shetland and West Highland weaned calves met a similar trade to the corresponding week, where bullocks averaged 233.1p having sold to 295.3p for a 430kg Limousin cross from Rorandle, Monymusk and £1580 for a pair of 652kg Charolais crosses from Westerton of New Rayne, Insch.

Heifers cashed in at 226.6p and topped at 279.7p and £1600 for a 572kg Limousin cross from Cowfords Farm, New Pitsligo.

Amongst the Aberdeen-Angus section of the sale, bullocks attained a top of 245.8p for a 358kg from Strath Farm, Watten and £1450 for a 650kg from North House, Setter, to average 222.4p, while heifers cashed in at 210.8p and peaked at 234.2p for a pen of three 316kg from Easter Galcantray, Cawdor or £1255 for a pair of 552kg from Cairntack Farm, Belhelvie.

A pen of 248kg Charolais crosses from Pittenkerrie, Glassel led the weaned bullocks at 348.8p or to £1050 for a 380kg Limousin cross from 12 Hougharry, The Glebe, to balance out at 260.8p.

In the show and sale of Shetland and West Highland suckled calves, the overall championship was awarded to R MacDonald, 12 Hougharry, The Glebe for a 380kg Limousin cross which later realised £1050 selling back to the judge, Doug Rose, Taylors Park Farm, St Cyrus.

The firm also sold 4980 store and breeding sheep, where lambs sold to average £83.58 having reached a top price of £116 for Continentals from Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen.

The 760 breeding sheep levelled at £94.60 and achieved £195 for Texel crosses from Belnagarrow, Craigellachie, while breeding rams sold to £1000 for a Texel shearling from Veltigar, Tankerness.

LEADING prices

Ewe lambs – ChvMule – North Garmond, Turriff £107; Suf – Clatterin Brig, Upper Lenshie £104; Chv – Tillylodge, Newe £100.

Gorfield, Cunningsburgh £91; Mule – Brekkaburn £87; Chv – Hovesta £83; Shc –

Hovesta £67.

Shetland consigned sheep – Tex Gmr – Staneyhill £155; Tex ewe – Staneyhill £145; Tex ewe lambs – Kergord £101, £97, Hovesta £100.

Orkney Consigned Sheep: Tex Ewe – Crismo £108; Shc Ewe – Aikerness £75.

Breeding sheep – Mule Gmr – Wardhead, Strichen £170, £165, Scarhill, £150, £140; BlueX Gmr – Belnagarrow £165; TexX Gmr – Cloak, Lumphanan £155; Tex Gmr – Wardhead £150; BlueX 2Y – Belnagarrow £140; Cont Ewe – Belnagarrow £125; Chv Gmr – Wardhead £120; SufX Ewe – Belnagarrow £120, £115; Mule Ewe – Backmuir, Keith £115, Wardhead £100; Tex Ewe – Crismo, Evie £108; BF Gmr – Backmuir £105; Bel Ewe – Miltonbank, Tannadice £105.

Dumfries

A good show of sheep were forward for C and D Auction Marts' store sale, where lambs reached tops of £94 paid for Texels from Clonrae, while feeding sheep attained £104 for Suffolks from Locherben.

LEADING prices

Feeding ewes – Suffolk – £104 Locherben. Cross – £72 Craigmuie; £60 Locherben. BF – £53 Craigmuie.

Forfar

A small show of 165 store cattle were forward at Lawrie and Symington's sale, held last Saturday, where bullocks sold to a top of £1200 on two occasions, firstly for a 710kg Beef Shorthorn from A and F Skene, Cairncross and secondly for a 602kg Simmental cross from WL Howcroft, Herdhillmuir or 291p for a pen of five 378kg Limousin crosses from D and J Guthrie, Whitehills to average 243p.

On the flip side, heifers attained £1310 for a 642 kg British Blue cross from WL Howcroft, Herdhillmuir or to 258p for a pen of five 399kg Limousin crosses from DM Keay and Sons Ltd, East Balloch, to cash in at 231p.

Feeding cows sold to £910 and £800 from A and F Skene, Cairncross.

LEADING prices

Lanark

Lawrie and Symington held their sale of 2826 store lambs, where strong demand led to a top price of £105 paid for Suffolk crosses from Fairnley.

Included in the sale was the second special sale of Blackface wedder lambs in conjunction with Livestock Marketing, where the sale averaged £60.54 and topped at £80 from Cronberry.

The firm also sold 467 spring born suckled calves at their annual show and sale, where judge W Gray, Balquharrage, awarded the championship to a 332kg British Blue bullock from Hartside Farms which later sold for £1360 and 409.6p back to the judge to top the bullock section.

Reserve honours went to a 424kg British Blue heifer consigned by Messrs Comrie, Stonebyres, which sold for £1220.

Heifers peaked at £1560 and 527p for a 296kg Limousin from High Crewburn, to level at 242.64p.

LEADING prices

Quoybrae

A top price of £680 was achieved at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' breeding ram sale, with a Texel shearling from DJ and M Allan, Durran Mains, Castletown taking the day's top price.

LEADING prices

Shearlings – Texel – The Ha, Auckengill £650; Lower Reiss £580; The Ha £550; Lower Reiss £500; The Ha £450; Oldfield £400; Sibmister and Stainland Farms £380. Cheviot – Oldfield £600; Oldfield £400; Wester £380; Biggins, Wester, Oldfield £300. Suffolk – East Murkle £450 (x2); Stainland and Sibmister Farms £350; Norland £280. Tex X – Smerral £400.

Stirling (Cale)

The firm also sold 1780 store sheep, where top price of the day went to J and M Graham, Craigluscar for a pen of Texel crosses at £96.

Feeding ewes attained to a top price of £75 for a pen of crosses from J McLaren, Murrayshall, Stirling.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1270 Ormiston; £1250 Farmton; £1230 Callendoune; £1210 Ormiston, Callendoune, Devonknowes; £1180 Hill O’Harthill and Ardgate.

Heifers – £1180, £1110 Callendoune; £1100 Hill O’Harthill; £1090 Farmton; £1080 Ardgate and Hill O’Harthill; £1060 Glenhowl; (Glenluce), Shemore and Ormiston.

Store lambs – Suffolk – £94, £91.50 Kintra, Isle of Islay; £92 Monveda; £90 New Flockhouse. Tex – £94 Blairlinnans; £94 Monveda; £92 Templelands. Continental – £92 Mill of Ardoch; £91 Badyen; £91 Tillyrie. Cheviot – £92 Ardgualich; £91 Doune of Glendouglas. Mule – £91 Monveda; £90 Jaw. BF – £74 Immeroin; £70 Craigannet; £70 Doune of Glendouglas.

Feeding sheep – Texel – £70 Glenmachrie, Isle of Islay. Cross – £68 Pendreich. Texel X – £68 Pendreich. BF – £53 Invervack.

Portree

Trade was a flyer at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of store cattle and breeding rams, where 261.9p was paid for a pair of 210kg Simmental crosses from 17/18 Borve, Skeabost, or to £1140 for a 620kg Limousin cross from 2 Tote, Skeabost.

Among the OTM's, a top of 136.5pwas paid for a 520kg Simmental cross from South Cuidreach and to £1110 for 880kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Waternish Farms, Waternish.

The firm also sold 241 rams, where prices peaked at £1000 for a Blackface shearling from Braes, Portree.

LEADING prices

Ram lambs – BF – Ose Farm, Struan, £100 (x2).

Three shear and over – Chev – Gesto Farm, £550, £350, £250 (x2); 11 Clachan, Staffin, £300; Struanmore, £200; Ose Farm, £200. BF – Corriebheinn, £500; Inverinate Estate, £300; 4 Balnacnoc, Uig, £300, £200 (x3); Braes, £250 (x2), £220; Leabost, Glenhinnisdale, £200.

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