LEADING prices

Bullocks – Lim – Howe of Rora £1860 (x2), £1810, £1800, £1790 (x2); Gatehead £1760; Howe of Rora £1760; Gatehead £1750; Howe of Rora £1750. Char – Howe of Rora £1810; Dyke £1790; Gatehead £1610; East Coates £1610; Craig £1600; Craig £1560; Craig £1480; Dyke £1480; Craig £1450. Sal – Howe of Rora £1800; Boghall £1800; Howe of Rora £1705; Wester Mye £1660; Hemfield £1545, £1405; Dyke, East Coates £1240; Demperston £1060; Demperston £1060; Dyke £1050. A-A – Starr £1940; Kinnmonth £1800; Bogtonlea £1760; High Currochtrie £1700; Gatehead £1655; High Currochtrie £1650; Gatehead £1650; Bowhouse £1645. BS – Bogtonlea £1780; Tomnagrew £1540; Callochant £1490; Drumlochy £1480; Demperston £1440; Drumlochy £1410, £1380; Mount £1350, £1325. Sim – Ardgate £1630; Wester Mye £1530; Ardgate £1500; Dyke £1480; Demperston £1440; Demperston £1420; East Coates £1410; Pyeston £1390. BB – West Brackenridge £1600; Old Leckie £1485. Hfd – Ardgate £1500; Gatehead £1490; Murrays £1160; Fairslacks £1140; East Balscalloch £1120; Boydston £1095; Greenriggs £1010. Liu – Spango £1250; Half Acre £1200; Spango £1195; Dalswinton £1140. STX – Bellevue £1190, £1010.

Heifers – A-A – Boghall £1835; Kininmonth £1740; High Currochtrie £1690; Boghall £1630; High Currochtrie £1630; Boghall £1600; Wester Mye £1505. Char – Boghall £1690; Boghall £1600; £1600 (x2) Boghall £1570; Drumlochy £1440; Nether Waters £1400; Boghall £1400. BS – Bogtonlea £1660; Bogtonlea £1340; Renton Home £1340; Drumheads £1270; Mount £1230; Drumheads £1160; Wester Lochgreen and Renton Home £1130; Mount £1090; Tomnagrew £1085. Sim – Boghall £1600, £1575; Shawsmill £1520; Boghall £1490, £1475 (x2); Shawsmill £1455; Boghall £1405, £1400. Lim – Mollinhillhead £1590; Boghall £1575; Nether Waters £1540; Setonhill £1505; Spouthead £1480; Old Leckie £1450; Wester Coul £1420; Setonhill £1410; Loanhead of Duchally £1370; Old Leckie £1360. BB – Blairmains £1495; West Brackenridge £1230; Blairmains £1200. Sal – Boghall £1490; Boghall £1400. HE – Lonsdale £1110.

Young bulls – Sim – Hole O Clean £1460; Ardgaith £1445; Incheoch £1390; Bangour £1050. Char – Ashfiled £1400. Lui – Craigdarroch £1340; Harehead £1310; Craigdarroch £1280; Harehead £1170. A-A – Mosshall £900; Mosshall £820. BS – Bughtknowes £810.

Store sheep – BF – Burnhead £170; Crofrtintygan £158; Burnhead £150.; Croftintygan £140; Bunrhead £129; Dyke £127; Croftintygan and Drumheads £118; Afflochie £109. Tex – Burnhead £163; Wester Ochtermuthill and Deucher 158; Balgowan £150; Garden House £140; Afflochie £138; Stralochy £135; Cattlemoss £130; Huntlaw £129.; Knowehead £127. Mule – Croftintygan £161; Garden House £154; Burnhead and Dyke £130; Balgowan £127; Stralochy £123. Suff – Deuchar £156; Afflochie £148; Overhill £140; Deuchar £129. Swale – Tullich £125. Vallais – Burnhead £120. Chev – Drumheads £116.

Store hoggs – Tex – Dalfoil £157; Couston £152; Westwood £145; Stralochy £138. Mule – Dalfoil £125. Suff – Westwood £140. BF – Glenlethnot Est £122; Tullochmhor £115.

Ewe hogg – Tex – Towiemore £210, £175; Kingarth £158; Dalmagarry £143. Mule – Towiemore £180, £166; Burnhead £139. Chev/Mule – Hillside £155. Herdwick X – Towiemore £165, £151. Half Bred – Drumlochy £129. BF – Burnhead £150; Mill of Towie, Towiemore, and Glenturret Est £140; Mill of Towie £130; Glenlethnot Est £128; Burnhead and Drummond Est £127; Glenturret Est £124. Chev – Towiemore £148; Maam £120; Woodlands £109.

Lockerbie

BAZADAISE bullocks achieved 422p per kg for Messrs Scott, Dinley at Harrison and Hetherington’s store cattle sale.

Limousins from East Gallowberry Farms, also proved popular with heifers and bullocks selling to 338p and £1350 respectively.

Aberdeen Angus heifers from Messrs More, Maxwell Bank, made £1240.

Steers – Lim – £1350 East Gallowberry. Baza – £1160, £1130, £1100, £1010 Dinley. Char – £1130 Kimmerter Green. A-A – £1050 Glenshimmerock. Saler – £980 Glenshimmerock.

Heifer – A-A – £1240 Maxwellbank; £1100 (x2), £1020 Birsca; £1060 Lochpark; £980, £920 Glenshimmerock. BB – £1160 Lochpark. Sim – £1000 Kimmeter Green. Saler – £920 Glenshimmerock.

Ayr

BULLOCKS and heifers cashed in at 296.4p per kg and 285.6p respectively at Craig Wilson’s store cattle sale.

A top call of £1800 was paid for a pair of British Blue bullocks from Brieryside, and to 359p for Simmentals from Overtoun.

Heifers peaked at £1650 for a Limousin from Craigs, and to 346p for Simmentals and Charolais both from Overtoun.

On the sheep front, a top call of £172 was paid for Suffolks from T McMillan, Eskechraggan.

Ewes with lambs at foot realised £98 a life for Texel crosses from M Connell, Balig.

On Tuesday, the firm sold two dairy animals to a top of £1650 for a fresh calved third calver cow from Messrs Rankin, Badenheath.

A smaller show of 102 calves and stirks witnessed a top price of £930 for Aberdeen Angus cross bullocks from Messrs Livingston, Acholter, whilst heifers reached £910 on two occasions, firstly for a British Blue heifer from J Sharp and Son, Burnton, and again for Limousin crosses from M Hill, Drumfork.

A Simmental cross heifer from Kaimhill Farming, led the calves at £640, whilst a British Blue cross bull calf made £620 for A and E Parker, Merkland.

A small show of breeding cattle reached £2250 for a Limousin heifer and heifer calf from High Barness.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – BB – £1800, £1630 Breiryside; £1720 Raithhill; £1540, £1520 Dormieston; £1500 Barleith. A-A – £1790 Stoopshill; £1560 Turnerhill; £1440 High Boydston. Char – £1790 Craigs. Lim – £1700 (x2), £1690, £1660 Craigs; £1510, £1500 Barleith; £1330 Ballycurrie. Sim – £1590 Stoopshill; £1400, £1220 Overtoun. Frie – £1500, £1450 Mossend; £1120 Dormieston; £1080 Bowhouse. Hfd – £1460 Whiteflat and Balgowan; £1190 West Newton; £1120 Barnahill. Lincon Red – £1160, £1100 Drumbowie.

Heifers – Lim – £1650, £1500, £1450 Craigs; £1540, £1380 Dormieston; £1190 Ballycurrie; £1160 Macmanniston. Char – £1630, £1530, £1450 Craigs; £1400, £1370 Overtoun. A-A – £1570 Stoopshill; £1470, £1450 Turnerhill; £1440 High Boydston. Sim – £1540, £1440 Stoopshill; £1200 Craigs; £1190 Whitestanes. BB – £1540, £1480 Brieryside; £1460 Dormieston; £1390 Crofthead and Bowhouse. Hfd – £1360 Whiteflat. Lincon Red – £930 Drumbowie.

Hoggs – Suff X – £172, £142 Eskechraggan; £142, £138 Borland; £122, £112 Netherton. Tex – £160, £124 Eskechraggan; £152, £140 Overton. Chev Mule – £126 Dunrod. Chev – £106 Kilwhannel. BF – £80 Pinvalley.

In lamb hoggs – £110 Traboyack.

Ewes with lambs at foot – £98 and £94 Balig.

Calves – Bull – BB X – £620,£550 Merkland; £550, £520 Dunduff; £310 Whitehill. BS – £390, £360 Broadhead. A-A X – £530 Merkland; £450 Kaimhill and Fowler; £420 Fowler; £305 Whitehill.

Heifer – Sim X – £640 (x2) Kaimhill. BB X – £600 (x2) Merkland. A-A X – £520 Merkland; £320 Fowler. BS – £360 Broadhead.

Stirks – Bullock – A-A X – £930 Acholter; £880 Birgidale Knock; £810 Townhead of Lambroughton. Lim X – £930 Drumfork; £850 High Barness. Hfd X – £900 Boydston.

Heifer – BB X – £910 Burnton. Lim X – £910 Drumfork. A-A X – £890 Acholter. BB X – £850 Killoch.

Breeding cattle – Lim heifer and heifer calf – £2250 High Barness; £1600 Balig. Lim cow and heifer calf – £1350 Balig. Shorthorn heifer in calf – £1350 Broadhead. Saler stock cows – £1220, £1180 Auchneight. Lim bulling heifers – £1650 Townend.

Bulls – Saler – £2000 Drumore. Lim – £1785 Mid Ervie.

Thainstone

THE best animal consigned from the islands, a 694kg Limousin cross bullock from A Foubister, Netherton, went on to secure the top price of £2340 at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ store cattle sale.

Bullocks (715) averaged 324.6p and sold to 417.5p per kg for a 412kg Limousin cross from Newton of Budgate, Cawdor.

Limousin crosses from Govals, Kincaldrum, led the heifers (513) at 471.5p for a 316kg and to £1900 for an animal, to cash in at 324.2p.

The judge, Jim Watson, Pityot, Muchalls, backed his decision and purchased his champion, a 446kg Limousin cross bullock from P Cooper and Son, Govals, for £1750.