Carlisle

An overall average of £1218 was achieved at Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale, with a top price of £1880 paid for a Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Beattie, Ratlinggate, Carlisle.

Steers sold to £1830 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Barnes, Hutton Roof, Penrith.

Among the weaned cattle it was Simmental bulls that reached £1290 for Gerrard House, Wigton. Messrs Thompson, Edenbanks, had Aberdeen-Angus heifers at £1280, whilst British Blue bullocks from Messrs Nixon, Longlea, hit £1100.

A Limousin heifer from Pearsby Hall Farming Partnership, Lockerbie, led the weekly calf trade at £585, with bulls peaking at £520 for a Charolais from Messrs Young, Crummock Bank.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Lim – £1830, £1800, £1650 Hutton Roof; £1750, £1720 Ratlinggate; £1740, £1730 Rose; £1600 Heartview; £1550 Newtown; £1530, £1510 Ash View; £1470 Southerfield Hall; £1435 Newbampton; £1430, £1400 Harper Hill; £1405 Aspatria Hall; £1400, £1380 (x2) Grain Head. Char – £1710 Westray; £1500, £1390 Newbampton; £1460, £1410, £1380 Irthing House; £1405 Spout Bank; £1275 (x3) Briggle. Pie – £1690 Rose. BB – £1500 Town Foot; £1490 Newbampton; £1450 Kirtlebank; £1420 (x2) Sandbed; £1390 (x2) Aspatria Hall; £1340, £1330 Bankend; £1330 Knottyholm; £1320, £1290 (x6) Ellerslea; £1305 Briggle; £1290 Halldykes. Hfd – £1570, £1340 Newtown; £1340 Knottyholm; £1245 (x2) Parton; £1100 Burn House. A-A – £1380, £1350 Knottyholm; £1380, £1375 (x2), £1220 Spout Bank; £1380 (x2) Limekilns; £1330 Newbampton; £1300 (x2) Gimmenbie; £1270 (x3) Town Foot; £1270 Wickerthwaite; £1260 Riggshields. Frie – £1240 (x2) Wellington. Norwegian Red – £1130 Lamonby Hall. HF – £1070 (x2) Kirtlebank. Longhorn – £1200 (x4) White House. BS – £1350 Briggle; £1140 (x2), £1135 Sandwick. Mont – £1340 Aspatria Hall; £1240 Briggle; £1120 White House. Sim – £1265 Spittalriddinghill; £1180 Briggle. Whitebred Shorthorn – £1060 Haresceugh Castle.

Heifers – Lim – £1880, £1780, £1770 (x2), £1600 Ratlinggate; £1830, £1570, £1460 Rose; £1680, £1620 Westray; £1480 (x2) Croftheads; £1440 Hutton Roof; £1400 (x2) Sherwens Terrace; £1380, £1255 Lairdlaugh; £1340 Southerfield Hall; £1280 Rowell; £1250 Sleightholme. BB – £1355 (x2) Making Place Bungalow; £1340, £1300, £1210 Woodside; £1310 Kirtlebank; £1310 Sandbed; £1300 Southerfield Hall; £1235 (x3) Standing Stonerigg; £1230 Harley Croft; £1200 (x2) Ellerslea. Hfd – £1320 Woodside; £1240 (x2), £1180 Parton; £1180 Rowell. A-A – £1290 Woodside; £1270 Huntly Lodge; £1270, £1210 Rowell; £1225 Harley Croft; £1200 (x2) Limekilns. Sim – £1200, £1160 Knottyholm; £1130 Duncrahill Farm House. Hols – £1090 Knottyholm.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Sim – £1290 Gerrard House. Lim – £1220 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage; £980, £895 Blackethouse; £945 Highfield;£855, £820 (x4), £800 Rottington Hall. BB – £1125 Longlea; £860 Slacks; £830 (x5), £800 (x2) Rottington Hall. Hfd – £1000, £840 Braehead. Blonde – £890, £870, £850 Braehead. Mont – £870 East Nethershields. A-A – £855 Rottington Hall; £770 (x2), £740 (x2) Slacks. Fleck – £800 (x2), £785, £740 (x3), £720 (x2) Slacks. Swedish Red and White – £770 Slacks. Norwegian Red – £720 Slacks. HF – £690 (x2) Scalehill.

Heifers – A-A – £1280, £1100 Edenbanks; £1070 (x2) Woodside. Lim – £1180, £1100 Longlea; £1000 (x2), £980, £955 Barwhanny; £995,(x2), £875 Woodside; £900 (x2) The Heugh; £830 (x4) Galemire House; £800, £770, £750 (x2) Wed Holme House; £800 Infield. Sim –£970, £965 Rowanburn Foot; £940 (x2) Woodside. BB – £970 Barrowmoor; £905 (x2) Woodside. Hfd – £940 East Unthank. Char – £860 Rowanburn Foot. Frie – £620 Wed Holme House.

Steers – BB – £1100 Longlea. Lim – £1100, £1090 Longlea; £1050, £970 Longrow; £1040 Far Brownrigg; £950 (x4), £935 (x2), £925 (x2) Batey Shield; £950 Barwhanny; £870 Middle Brownrigg; £870, £750 Beyond the Moss. A-A – £1090 Newbiggin; £790 (x3) Sandysike Farmhouse; £790 (x2) Galemire House. Sim – £1030 Newbiggin. Hfd – £940 (x2) East Unthank. BS – £860, £850, £790 Whitehead Hill; £775 Rowanburn Foot. Frie – £700, £600 Aldoth. Fleck – £680 Galemire House. Hols – £640 Brisco Hall. HF – £640 Brisco Hall.

Cow and calf – £1780, £1680 The Square.

Calves – Bulls – Char – £520, £485 Crummock Bank. Lim – £480, £455 Craigburn; £470 Barsalloch Farms; £440 (x2) Crossrigg; £420, £310 Bleaberry Rigg; £390 Graystale; £380 (x2) Wedholme Hill; £360 Stamp Hill; £340 Howthat. BB – £480 (x2) Tempest Tower; £450, £435, £400, £360, £300 (x2) Meinbank; £450 Crummock Bank; £450, £390, £370 Mid Whinnow; £440 Chalk Lodge; £420 (x2) Meinfoot; £415, £360 Wedholme Hill; £370 Gillfield; £360 Ladywells; £355 Hillhead of Covington. A-A – £465 (x2), £420, £375 Whitrigg Grange; £455, £450, £430 Pearsbyhall; £445 Groundy Croft; £400 Wedholme Hill; £375, £300 High Field; £360, £250 Ladywells; £270 Gillfield. Hfd – £350, £280, £260 Park House. HF – £300 Whitrigg Grange; £290 (x4), £260 (x2), £190 Dearham Hall; £235 (x2) Shadwick Cottage; £230 Chalk Lodge; £230 (x2), £180 (x3) Torpenhow Hall. BS – £300 Graystale. Frie – £270 Harelawhole; £180 Clarks; £170, £150 (x3) Dockray Hall. Hols – £240 Meinside.

Heifers – Lim – £585 Pearsbyhall; £535 Howthat; £470, £430 Graystale; £440, £420, £395 Barsalloch Farms; £430 (x2), £420, £400 Wedholme House; £405 (x2), £385, £350 Wedholme Hill; £350, £300 Bleaberry Rigg. Char – £490, £390 Crummock Bank. BB – £445, £360, £300 (x2) Meinbank; £445 Moss Side House; £435, £415 Gerrard House; £420 Tempest Tower; £395 Ladywells; £395 (x2), £355 (x2) Wedholme Hill; £380 Groundy Croft; £340 Harelawhole; £330 Chalk Lodge; £300 Gillfield. A-A – £350, £340 Moss Side House; £315 Whitrigg Grange; £305 Ladywells; £280 Harelawhole; £280 Becklees; £215 Nether Keir.

Stirling UA

Bullocks (415) and heifers (219) averaged 233.30p per kg and 223.10p respectively at United Auctions' store cattle sale.

Bullocks sold to 291.30p per kg for a 508kg Limousin cross from Newpark, and to £1650 for 647kg Aberdeen-Angus crosses from Goddens.

Among the female front a top price of 249.10p was paid for a 271kg Charolais cross from Corsencon, and to £1515 for a 667kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Tullygarth.

Young bulls (16) averaged 207.04p and sold to 248.40p for a Limousin cross from Mains of Burnbank, and to £1320 for a Simmental cross from East Overton.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 251-300kg – Corsencon £755, 259.50p. 301-350kg – Gateside £820; Corsencon 251.60p. 351-400kg – Craigalbert £990, 252.60p. 401-450kg – Auchenrivoch £1150, 258.40p. 451-500kg – Midtown £1290; Newpark 282.60p. 501-551kg – Goddens £1550; Newpark 291.30p. 552-601kg – Goddens £1520, 264.80p. 602-651kg – Goddens £1650, 255.00p.

Heifers – 251-300kg – Corsencon £675, 249.10p. 301-350kg – Corsencon £770, 235.50p. 351-400kg – Auchenrivoch £990, 247.50p. 401-450kg – Auchenrivoch £1100, 247.70p. 451-500kg – MacKailston £1160, 232.70p. 501-551kg – Nether Dalkeith £1365, 248.20p. 552-601kg – Fullarton £1360, 241.10p. 602-651kg – Langfauld £1180, 196.00p.

Young bulls – 251-300kg – Sornfallow £580, 221.40p. 301-350kg – Mains of Burnbank £800, 248.40p. 351-400kg – Greenyards £850, 242.20p. 401-450kg – Meggernie £720, 172.20p. 451-500kg – East Overton £1030, 211.90p.

Penrith

Aberdeen-Angus bullocks secured the top price of £920 at Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP fortnightly sale of 179 rearing calves and stirks for Messrs Bowness and Spedding, Galemire House.

Bull calves achieved £645 for Limousins from Skirling Mains, whilst Belted Galloway heifer stirks peaked at £755 for Galemire House.

LEADING prices

Stirks – Bullock – A-A – £920, £895 Galemire House; £680 Woodside; £590 (x3) Cairnbridge. BG – £640 (x2) Nostell Lane; £610 Galemire House. Black and White – £450 Galemire House.

Weaned calves – Bullock – Hfd – £510, £490 Sleetburn.

Bulls – BS – £605 Skirling Mains. BB – £590 (x2) Cliburn Hall; £550 (x2), £530, £520 (x2), £510 Holmwrangle; £500, £460 (x2), £430 Skirwith Abbey. A-A – £500 Plumpton Foot. Lim – £490, £440, £370 Skirwith Abbey; £440 (x2), £350 Lodge; £420 Cliburn Hall; £385 Greenah Cragg. Black and White – £400 (x4) Aulby; £270, £245 Cliburn Hall; £250, £220 (x2) Town Head; £200 (x2) Low Moor Dyke. Hfd – £345 (x2), £300, £280 (x2) Dolphenby. Char – £290 (x2) Greenah Cragg. Saler – £250 (2) Blunderfield East.

Heifers – BB – £540 (x2) Nostell Lane; £500, £480, £470, £450 Holmwrangle; £470 Low Moor Dyke; £460, £390 Skirwith Abbey. Lincoln Red – £470 Skirling Mains. A-A – £460 (x2) Cairnbridge; £460 Skirling Mains; £390 Brackenburgh Home; £360 (x7) Fowrass. Hfd – £450 Plumpton Foot; £250 (x2) Dolphenby; £200 Melmerby Mill. Lim – £450 Skirling Mains. Black and White – £420 Galemire House.

Calves – Bull – Lim – £645 Skirling Mains. Lincoln Red – £480 Skirling Mains. BB – £460, £390, £370, £350 Frizington Parks; £440, £400 (x2) Blunderfield East; £395 Monks House; £340 Low Plains. BS – £440 Skirling Mains. Sim – £360 (x2) Low Plains. Black and White – £95 (x3), £92 (x2) Skirwith Abbey.

Heifers – BS – £475, £430, £245 Skirling Mains. Lim – £440, £380 (x3) Skirwith Abbey. BB – £400 Blunderfield East; £340 (x2), £310 (x3) Frizington Parks; £330, £300 Monks House; £325 Brackenburgh Home. A-A – £140 Town Head.

Stirks – Heifer – BG – £755 Galemire House. Lim – £670 Pennine View. BB – £680, £670, £660 (x2) Woodside; £640 Pennine View. Hfd – £650 (x2) Pennine View. A-A –£600 Woodside. Norwegian Red – £540 Nostell Lane. Black and – White – £420, £300 Galemire House

Thainstone

Bullocks (537) and heifers (421) cashed in at 238.2p per kg and 234.1p respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' weekly sale of 1121 store cattle.

A 732kg Simmental cross bullock led the way at £1710 for Hallbreck, St Margarets Hope, top priced heifer at £1630 was a 718kg Charolais cross from Wallfield, Lochhills.

Among the pence per kg, trade hit 289.9p for 388kg Limousin cross bullocks from Cairnacreoch, New Aberdour, and to 346.2p for a 234kg Limousin cross heifer from Cairntack, Belhelvie.

Bulls (36) sold to 246p for a 374kg Limousin cross from Fairburn, Longmanhill, and to £1065 for a pen of three 466kg Limousin from Heads of Auchinderran, Aultmore.

A small sale of 24 breeding cattle achieved a top price of £1900 for a cow and bull calf from Heathfield, St Ola.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Blackpark, Culloden £810; Heads of Auchinderran 276p. 301-350kg – Heads of Auchinderran £795, 254.8p. 351-400kg – Cairnacreoch £1125;, Cairntack 285.3p. 401-450kg – Fichlie £1235, 285.9p. 451-500kg – Whiteinches £1335, 269.2p. 501-550kg – Auchnarrow £1405, 265.2p. 551-600kg – Sunside £1570, 265.2p. 601-650kg – Rockyden £1600, 248.4p. 651-700kg – Rorandle £1540; Meikle Begshill 233.2p. 701-750kg – Hallbreck 233.6p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Cairntack £810; Edendiack 223.1p. 301-350kg – Whiteinches £850; Heads of Auchinderran 270.7p. 351-400kg – Fichlie £1040; Fairburn 268.2p. 401-450kg – Hobshill Croft £1190, 272.9p. 451-500kg – Rorandle £1365; Sheep Park Farms 280.2p. 501-550kg – Rockhill £1415, 279.6p. 551-600kg – Gladhill £1540, 270.2p. 601-650kg – Fairburn £1430; Nether Tillygarmond 232.7p. 651-700kg – Hallbreck £1600, 240.2p. 701-750kg – Wallfield £1570, 227p.

Bulls – Up to 350kg – Heads of Auchinderran £715, 236.8p. 351-400kg – Drumforber £930, 242.2p. 401-450kg – Delchirach £960, 223.3p. 451-500kg – Nether Mains of Tertowie £1050; Heads of Auchinderran 228.5p.

Dumfries

On Monday, C and D Auction marts held their fortnightly sale of 324 store cattle, where bullocks and heifers balanced out at 239p per kg and 220p respectively.

A Simmental bullock from Messrs Ramsay, Dunbae, made £1465, whilst a Limousin secured 293.2p for Lantonside.

Heifers sold to £1345 for Limousins from Messrs Jackson Newbarns, and to 262p for Charolais from Hartbush.

Limousins were also in demand among the bulls when selling to £1260 for Herries Farms, and to 273.9p for Lantonside.

Also forward was the monthly sale of 81 pigs, which witnessed a top price of £220 paid for Large Black baconers from Argyll.

Saddleback cutters from Jedburgh realised £110 and £92, with other cutters making £85, £80 and £70.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Sim – £1465, £1350, £1265 Dunbae; £1230 Millhill; £1200 High Auchneel. A-A – £1455, £1185 Dunbae; £1440, £1275 Sheddock; £1220 Keyla Park; £1195 Kirkbride. BB – £1440 Dunbae. Lim – £1325, £1255 Newbarns; £1240 Cushag; £1220, £1215, £1185 Dunbae; £1205, £1155,£1165 Herries; £1180 Kirkbride. Sal – £1300 Dunbae. Char – £1230 Millhill; £1185 Netherfield. BS – £1270 High Auchneel. Mont – £1100 Dunbae. Hfd – £1040 Keyla Park.

Heifers – Lim – £1345 Newbarns; £1330 Millhill; £1175, £1100 High Auchneel; £1135 Hartbush; £1090 Mosside. A-A – £1260, £1220 High Auchneel; £1215 Dunbae; £1120 Mosside; £1085 Sheddock. Char – £1310, £1135 Hartbush; £1250, £1175 Beechgrove; £1150, £1105 Millhill. BB – £1250 High Auchneel; £1085 Dunbae. Sim – £1135 Hartbush. Hfd – £1190 High Auchneel. Sal – £1050 Dunbae. Luing – £920 Torwoodlee and Buckholm Est.

Bulls – Lim – £1260 Herries.

Stirling (Cale)

A buoyant demand was met for the 289 store cattle forward for Caledonian Marts' fortnightly sale, where bullocks sold to 250p per kg for Simmentals from Your Local Farm, Slamannan, and to £1230 for Shorthorns from J Baxter, Gibblaston, Bridge of Weir, to cash in at 221p.

Heifers averaged 231p having sold to 267p for Limousins from On It Livestock, Stirling, and to £1210 for Aberdeen-Angus from Macrindleston, Girvan.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – £1230 Gibblaston; £1200 West Kelt; £1160 Black Park; £1140 Meikle Seggie; £1100 Ardnave.

Heifers – £1210 Macrindleston; £1200 Hume of Overton; £1150 Meikle Seggie; £1130 Ardnave.

Hexham

Hexham and Northern Marts had just 73 head of store cattle for sale this week, with trade peaking at £1620 for an Aberdeen-Angus bullock from the Sparke family, Little Swinburne.

On the female front a top price of £1500 was paid for a Charolais cross from James Herdman, Edlingham Newtown.

LEADING prices

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1280 Newham Village. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1400, £1390 (x2), £1290 East Newham. Char – £1410 Thrunton. Char X – £1500, £1490, £1390, £1370, £1340 Edlingham Newtown. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1350 Edlingham Newtown; £1120 Newham Village. Char X – £1400, £1370 Edlingham Newtown. A-A X – £1320, £1280 Thrunton. Saler X – £1065 Newham Village.

Steers – Cattle 17-22months – A-A – £1620, £1510 Little Swinburn. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1360 Linacres; £1180 Grange House. A-A X – £1380 Linacres; £1170, £1145 The Deans. South Devon – £1090 (x2) The Deans. Saler X – £1010 Newham Village.

Ayr

On Tuesday, a small show of 89 calves and stirks were forward for Craig Wilson's weekly sale, where a top price of £1100 was paid for a British Blue cross bullock from James Steel, Ballochmartin.

Calves peaked at £570 for a Limousin cross bull from William H Carmichael, MacManniston, and to £440 for a Limousin cross heifer from Jack Craig and Co, Tannockhill.

LEADING prices

Calves – Bulls – Lim X – £570, £430 MacManniston; £390 High Weirston; £380 West Brockloch; £350 Tannockhill. BB – £430 (x2) MacManniston and Netherholme; £405 Netherholme; £390 Carngillan; £375, £305 Muir. Sim X – £420, £380, £320 Baidlandhill. A-A X – £415 (x2) High Weirston; £300 (x2) Burnton; £270 (x2) Tannockhill. BS – £240 Baidlandhill.

Heifers – Lim X – £440 Tannockhill; £390 Wee Carleton; £365 Tannockhill. Sim X – £430, £300 Baidlandhill. BB X – £405, £375, £370 (x2), £365 Netherholme; £350 Carngillan; £315 Netherholme; £300 (x2) Townhead. A-A X – £340 (x2) Humeston; £300 High Weirston. Saler X – £300 Baidlandhill; £270 Wee Carleton.

Lanark

Bullocks led the way at Lawrie and Symington's sale of 243 store cattle, when selling to £1630 for a pair of 652kg Aberdeen-Angus from Dechmont, and to 259.5p per kg for a 578kg Limousin cross from Bottoms, to average 234.6p.

Heifers peaked at £1470 for a 574kg Aberdeen-Angus, again from Dechmont, and to 256.5p for 382kg Limousins from Little Kype, to level at 221.6p.

Dairy bullocks topped at £1130 for a 580kg Holstein from Bottoms, and to 204p for 549kg British Friesians from Midhouse, to average 188.6p.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1630 Dechmont; £1390 Nethertown; £1350 Dechmont; £1335 Lettrickhills; £1310 Dykehead; £1290 Midhouse; £1290 Bottoms; £1200 Lettrickhills; £1190 Sweetbit; £1175 Craigthornhill. Hfd – £1300 Lettrickhills; £1150, £1100 North Brackenridge; £1070 Sweetbit. Luing – £1020, £925 Mitchelhill. Lim X – £1500, £1240 Bottoms; £1130 Blackhill; £1100 Sweetbit; £1050 Craighead; £1020 North Bankend; £1010 Sweetbit. Char X – £1135 Craighead; £1010 Letham. BS – £1380, £1370 Nethertown; £1110 North Brackenridge; £930, £890, £880 West Nerston. Sim – £1100, £960 The Law. Welsh B – £1160 Lettrickhills. BB – £1340 Dykehead; £930 Newlands; £900 Sweetbit;£860 Newlands.

Heifers – A-A – £1470 Dechmont; £1230 The Law; £1200 Lettrickhills; £1200 Dykehead; £1160 South Cathkin; £1150 Blackhill; £1145 Craighead; £1120 South Cathkin; £1110 Lettrickhills; £1100 Craigthornhill. Hfd – £1280, £1130 Lettrickhills. Lim – £980 Little Kype. Luing – £1380 Mitchellhill. Lim X – £1165 Blackhill; £1160 South Cathkin; £1110 Bottoms; £990 Spango. Char X – £1105 Thornyhills; £1080, £1055 The Law; £1040 Thornyhills; £1000 Craighead; £1000 £940 Spango. BS – £935, £860, £780 Newlands. Sim – £930 The Law; £855 Wofclyde. Welsh B – £1140 Lettrickhills. BB – £1300 Bottoms; £1270 Dykehead; £1180 Bottoms; £860 Newlands; £770 Wolfclyde.

Dairy bullocks – Fries – £1120 Midhouse; £1010, £985 Ainville; £960 Midhouse; £960 Letham; £920 North Bankend; £880, £825, £740 Letham; £740 Watsonhead. Ayr – £920 Newlands. Hol – £1130 Bottoms; £960 Letham; £850 Lettrickhills.