SPECIAL SALES

Stirling (Cale)

SOME 1388 store lambs and feeding ewes were forward for Caledonian Marts’ sale, which reached £99 for a cross lamb from DC Fletcher, Persabus, Isle Of Islay.

On Monday, the firm sold 512 store cattle where bullocks and heifers averaged 224p per kg and 221p respectively.

Judge Craig Malone, Pitcairn, awarded the championship to a 295kg heifer from B McMillian, Eorabus, Isle of Islay, and backed his decision by buying her for £2200. The same home also secured the reserve honours which went on to make £1450.

Bullocks sold to 393p for a Limousin once again from Eorabus, and to £1440 for a pen of Ayrshires from JB Steel, Kibbleston, Renfrewshire.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £96 Wester Tillyrie; £94 Duncrievie; £90 Shankhead; £89 Pendreich; £88.50 Balcachie. Suff – £92.50 Balcachie; £84 Craighead; £83 Persabus. Chev – £90, £89 Westerton. BF – £71 Todholes; £70.50, £59 Edentaggart. Mule – £81 Westerton.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £54 Persabus. BF – £54 Edentaggart. Suff – £54 Rossal Estate.

Bullocks – £1440 Kibbleston; £1430 West Shivra; £1310 High Kilphin; £1300 Camreggan.

Heifers – £2200 Eorabus; £1500 West Shivra; £1450 Eorabus; £1280 Knochraich; £1270 Camreggan; £1240 Hill O’Harthill.

Carlisle

A Charolais cross steer from Messrs Stamper, Rose, Cockermouth, topped Harrison and Hetherington’s weekly sale at £1840.

Heifers reached £1600 for a Limousin from Messrs Phillips, Mains of Minnydow, Castle Douglas.

Weaned cattle peaked at £1540 for a Limousin bull from Norman Farming Company, Carlisle.

Calves reached £460 for a Limousin bull from Messrs Marshall, Brownrigg, who also topped the heifers at £440.

On Friday, the firm’s monthly beef breeding sale reached £2900 for a Limousin cow and calf from Messrs Chappelhow, Clifton Hill, Penrith.

Heifers sold to £2450 for a Limousin and calf from Messrs Dickinson, High House.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Char – £1840, £1700, £1640 Rose; £1520 Blackrigg; £1340 Sideway Bank;£1310 Guards Mill. Lim – £1740 Newby; £1700 Broughton Moor; £1540, £1340 Guards Mill; £1520 New House; £1480, £1420, £1380 Hill; £1460 Blackrigg; £1400 Sideway Bank; £1395 Grange Grassing; £1380, £1360 Kirkhouse; £1380, £1350 Eden Bank; £1360 (x3) Cawfields; £1345 (x2) Woodslee. BB – £1500 Blackrigg; £1300 Tinnishall. A-A – £1360 Tinnishall; £1350 Rye Close; £1300 Tarn Lodge; £1300 The Green. Hfd – £1330 (x5) Rye Close. Saler – £1310 Scales.

Heifers – Lim – £1600 Mains of Minnydow; £1590, £1500 Newby; £1500 Whiteside; £1490 Newby;£1460, £1340 Blackrigg; £1400 New House; £1390 Kirkhouse; £1370 Nickies Hill; £1305 Eden Bank. HF – £1580 Tarn Lodge. BB – £1410 Abbots Close; £1340 Lawrence Holme; £1335 Gimmenbie.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1540, £1380, £1280 Little Orton; £1105, £1090 Stubbsgill. A-A – £1180, £1120 Barnglies. Hfd – £1110 Barnglies.

Heifers – A-A – £1330 Orrisdale. Char – £1115 Airds of Balcary; £1090 Crummock Bank. Lim – £1010 Crummock Bank.

Steers – Lim – £1200 Wanton Walls; £1090 The Crescent. Char – £1115 (x4) Airds of Balcary.

Cows and calves – BG – £1570, £1280 The Square. Lim – £1500, £1420, £1390, £1380 Orrisdale. A-A – £1310 Orrisdale. Cont – £1280, £1260, £1150 Orrisdale. Hfd – £1220, £1190 Orrisdale.

Calves – Bulls – Lim – £460 Brownrigg; £370 Boggle Hall. BB – £450, Petteril Side; £445 Mayfield. A-A – £395, Low Row; £390, Miller Hill. Sim – £350, £260 Philgowan. Hfd – £340, £335, £310, Groundy Croft. Fleck – £290 Meinside.

Heifers – Lim – £440 Brownrigg; £350, £325, Wedholme Hill. BB – £410 Tempest Tower; £360,Wood Close. A-A – £300 (x2) Tempest Tower; £270 (x2) Low Row.

Beef breeding – Cows and calves – Lim – £2900 Clifton Hill; £2400, £2300 High House. BB – £1720 Flimby Hall. A-A –

1450gns Glentyan.

Heifers and calves – Lim – £2450 High House; £2400, £2100 West Wharmley. Char – £1720, £1700 East Town End. BB – £1850 Abbots Close. Hfd – £1680 North Wood View; £1650, £1620, £1600 East Town.

In-calf heifers – A-A – 1350gns Glentyan. BS – £1000 Racy Ghyll.

Bulling heifers – Lim – £1300 (x2) Standing Stonerigg. A-A – 1150gns Glentyan; £1200 Cubby Hill.

Stock bull – A-A – 3000gns, 2200gns Glentyan.

Stirling UA

BULLOCKS (871) and heifers (589) averaged 234.81p per kg and 231.93p respectively at United Auctions’ weekly sale.

Charolais cross bullocks from Lower Ardmannoch topped the sale at 275.90p per kg and £1785 for 580kg and 653kg animals respectively.

Heifers realised 285.70p for 441kg Aberdeen-Angus crosses and British Blue crosses from Kipperoch, and to £1560 for a 658kg Simmental cross from North Deanhead.

Young bulls (9) averaged 231.73p and sold to 270.80p and £1075 for a Charolais cross from Kynachan.

On Monday, the firm sold 13,238 store lambs, feeding and breeding sheep, to a top of £480 for black Cheviot gimmers from Over Finlarg.

Store lambs reached £108 for Beltex from Monzie, with this section averaging £96.80 (+£5.08 on the week).

Suffolk crosses balanced out at £85.97 (+£1.86), with Texel crosses at £87.03 (+£3.95) and Cheviots at £76.22 (+£4.91). Mules cashed in at £85.35 (+£4.94) and Blackfaces at £52.75 (-£7.09).

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 301-350kg – Longfauld £880; Ardvorlich 266.60p. 351-400kg – Parbroath £980, 256.20p. 401-450kg – Goddens £1160; Gateside 264.30p. 451500kg – High Glentriplock £1340, 275.20p. 501-551kg – Almount £1390; Blairshinnoch 263.00p. 552-601kg – Lower Ardmannoch £1600, 275.90p. 602-651kg – Lower Ardmannoch £1705, 270.90p. 652-701kg – Lower Ardmannoch £1785, 273.40p.

Heifers – 251-300kg – Gateside £740, 251.70p. 301-350kg – Longfauld £755, 244.30p. 351-400kg – Drumheads £945; Glenburn 246.50p. 401-450kg – Kipperoch £1260, 285.70p. 451-500kg – High Glentriplock £1390, 281.40p. 501-551kg – Drumtee £1390, 272.90p. 552-601kg – Formal £1445, 260.80p. 602-651kg – Formal £1515, 247.50p. 652-701kg – North Deanhead £1560, 237.10p.

Store lambs – Monzie £108; Ballikinrain £107; Auldhall £103; Cadogan Est £99; Knowhead £98; Blackcruick £94; Drumrack and Shielhill £91.50; Silverwells £91.00; Grantsbanks £89; Balafark £110; Mount Pleasant £106.50; Balafark £106; Newbigging £105; Auldhall £104; Outerston £103; Monzie £90; Wester Culbowie £88; Isle Cottage £86.50; Drumheads £84.50; Mains of Struie £102; East Buchanty £101.00; Pearsie £97; Mount Pleasant, Isle Cottage and Mains of Struie £89; Gartness £74; Drumheads £70; Hillhead and Outerston £69; Remony £68; Invergeldie £67; Blackmountian and Todholes £65.50.

Breeding sheep – Ewe lambs – North Deanhead £130, £125, £120; The Stobbs £108; Pearsie Estate £100; Laighwood £100; Blairmore £85.

Gimmers – Over Finlarg £480, £400; South Park £200, £168; Meikle Druumquharn £170; St Johns Wells £200; Crossroads Crofts, Castleton £125; Mount Pleasant £120; Dalbrack £188, £185 (x2); Castleton £152; Westhills and Burnbrae £128; Burnbrae £120; Westhills £110; Isle Cottage £140.

Ewes – North Deanhead £160; Naemoor £132, £125; Lochend £110; Ballachraggan £105; Ballachraggan £135; West Cambushinie £132; Hillside £130, £128; Westhills £115; Wallyford £102.

Stock gimmers and ewes – Mule – Ancaster Est £128, £125; Ancaster Est £168, £158, £145; Ancaster Est £132, £130, £128; Ancaster Est £120. Tex – South Law £175 (x2), £150; Ancaster Est £130; Ancaster Est £130; South Law £128, £120; Ancaster Est £120; South Law £128, £125. Chev – Aberchalder £145 (x2), £120. BF – Glenprosen £84, £81, £78, £72, £68; Fordie Est £78, £76, £75.

Dingwall

BULLOCKS led the way at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 1001 store cattle, having sold to 298.7p per kg for a pair of 452kg Limousins from Clury, Dulnain Bridge, and to £1590 for an 670kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Knockdee, Halkirk, to average 235.4p.

Heifers cashed in at 224.0p and sold to 276.2p for a pen of Wagyu crosses from Knockdee, Halkirk and to £1320 for a pen of Aberdeen-Angus from Dounie, Edderton.

Also forward were 5269 breeding and store sheep, which achieved a top call of £185 for Cheviot ewes from Birchbank, Knockan, with breeding ewes averaging £70.82 (-£12.69 on the year).

Gimmers cashed in at £115.21 (+£1.88) and sold to £165 for a pen of Cheviots from Ose Farm, Struan.

Some 5475 lambs also went through the ring this week to average £59.97 having sold to £112 for a pair of Texels from Broombank, Culloden Moor.

Ewes and feeding sheep (209) sold to £160 for a Beltex ram from Teanluick, By Beauly.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – 251-300kg – Breakachy, Laggan £710, 254.6p; Balmacaan, Drumnadrochit £700, 252.7p; Achnamoine, Watten £690; Lieurary Mains, Thurso 264.8p. 301-350kg – Clury £930, 265.7p; North Calder, Halkirk £850; Coul of Fairburn £840, 254.6p; Breakachy, 256.9p. 351-400kg – North Calder, £970, 264.3p; Lochend, Barrock £940; Bunchrew, Inverness £940, 244.2p; Burnside Croft, Jameston, 243.7p. 401-450kg – Clury £1220, 286.4p; Bunchrew £1200, 267.9p; Murza, Wick £1190; Smerral, 279.0p. 451-500kg – Clury £1350, 272.9 Lochend; £1340, 273.5p Knockdee; £1330 Murza 280.1p. 501-550kg – Murza £1380, 263.9p Skaill, Dounreay £1320; Castle of Mey Trust, Longoe £1300; Rattar Mains 247.5p; Rhevackin, Kiltarlity, 245.3p. 551-600kg – Knockdee £1400(x2), £1380, 240.6p, 237.9p, 237.7p. Over 600kg – Fiddlefield, Muir of Ord £1570, £1540, 246.4p, 243.4p; Knockdee 237.3p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Breakachy £550, 224.5p; New Croft, Knockfarrel £500, 204.1p. 251-300kg –Raddery, Fortrose £630, 242.3p; Corriemoillie, Garve £630; Achley, Maryburgh £570; Trien Croft, Carbost, 203.7p. 301-350kg – Lochend, £890, 254.3p; Coul of Fairburn £800; Milton Croft, Edderton £780; Strathnaver, Kinbrace 230.3p; Strath, Gairloch 230.0p. 351-400kg – Easter Templand, Fortrose, £970, 255.3p, 249.3p; Craiglands, Fortrose £950; North Calder £940; Shop Farm, Caithness, 248.0p. 401-450kg – Rhevackin £1200, 266.7p; Knockdee £1160, 267.5p; Newmarket, Laxdale £1150; Murza 269.3p. 451-500kg – Greenvale, Dunnet £1280, £1260, 258.6p, 257.1p; Rhevackin £1180, 248.4p. 501-550kg – Milton Croft £1200, 220.2p; Achley £1180; Borowston Mains, Thurso £1180, 233.7p; Dounie 223.7p. 551-600kg – Achley £1290, £1270, £1230, 225.1p, 219.2p, 219.0p.

Cows with calves – Carnoch £1550, £1320; Kinloid £1200. Cows in calf – Craggiemore £1350; Conon, Uig £1260.

Breeding ewes – Chev – Wester Muckernich, Tore £138, £128; Elphin, Lairg £130, £122, £120; National Trust for Scotland, Isle of Canna £124; Clachan, Lochbroom £124; Gesto, Struan £122; Birchbank £122; Fleucharry, Rearquhar, Dornoch £122. Tex X – Wester Muckernich £128 Keppoch;£122.

Feeding ewes – Tex X – Lieuarry Mains, £110. Chev – Burnbank, £90; Upper Gartally, Drumnadrochit £85; Keppoch £80; Lieuarry Mains, £80; Ardelve, Balmacara, £80.

Gimmers – Chev – Birchbank £165; Rhinamain, Bonar Bridge £162; Arisaig Farms £154; Ose £140; West Langwell £140; Glengrasco, Portree £134; Mossburn, By Thurso £132 (x2); Easter Street, Kiltarlity £130.

Rams and feeding sheep – Chev ram – National Trust of Scotland £95 (x2); Burnside, Sanday £95; Rumsdale, Halkirk £94, £82; Laig, Isle of Eigg. Chev Wdr – Tullochard, Glenelg £80.

Lambs – Chev – Burnbank £102, £80; Glengrasco £72.

Lambs – Belt – Broombank £110. Tex X – Croft, Leachkin £100; Lieurary Mains, Thurso £92; Lodgehill Park, Nairn £91; Teanluick £87; Dell, Farr £86; Logie, Dingwall £86; Nottingham Mains, Latheron £85; West Derrybeg, Aberlour £85; Greenlands Mains, Castletown £84. Cross – Fendom, Tain, £88. Chev – South Balkeith, Tain £87; Dunbeath Estates £86; Achfrish, Shinness £86; Carrol, Brora £82; Lieurary Mains £86. Mule – West Derrybeg £85. Suff X – Greenland Mains £84; Rhevackin £82; Balallan, Loches £82. Zwart X – Burnbank, Isle of Canna £82. Shet X – Invercannich House, Cannich £82. Tex – Broombank £80.

Ewes and feeding sheep – Tex – Teanluick £148 (x2); Leachkin £138. Suff – Balallan £125; Glaich Na Goire £74. Tex X – Teanluick £114; Ach Buidhe, Drumnadrochit £98; Achtuie, Drumnadrochit £86; Balallan, Lochs £86; Glaich Na Goire, Kiltarlity £79. Chev – Teanluick £88, £84; Logie Balallan £71; Corriebhienn Farms, Achachork £70. Zwart – Upper Cultie, Gorthleck. X – Tarn Howe, Inver £70.

Ayr

A pair of Limousin heifers from Gass, secured the top price of £1630 at Craig Wilson’s sale of 663 store cattle.

Heifers cashed in at 221.4p per kg, whilst bullocks averaged 226.8p having sold to £1585 for a pair of Aberdeen Angus from Clonherb.

On Tuesday, seven dairy cattle sold to a top price of £2150 for a freshly calved heifer from M and A Steel and Sons, Ditton.

A large entry of 180 calves and stirks reached £1080 for a Charolais cross bull from J Heath, Blair.

Heifers were topped at £900 by an Aberdeen-Angus cross heifer from M and J Montgomerie, Newlands.

Top price among the calves was £600 paid for a Simmental cross bullock from Messrs Young, Lochhill, whilst heifers sold to £505 for a British Blue cross from JR Goldie and Son, Buistonhead.

The 66 breeding cattle reached a top of £3350 for a Limousin heifer with bull calf at foot from High Barness.

Also forward were 1920 breeding and feeding sheep, which sold to £170 for two pens of Texel cross gimmers from JR Stevenson and Sons, Middlehouse.

Store lambs peaked at £96 for Suffolks from A McColl, Routanburn.

Some 32 tups were also forward for sale which sold to £600 on two occasions – for a Texel shearling from T Laird, Carbello, and again for a traditional-type Bluefaced Leicester shearling from J Shennan, Knockgerran.

Lambs sold to £480 for a crossing-type Bluefaced Leicester from J Nisbet, Sorn Mains.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1585, £1345 Clonherb; £1475, £1335 Laigh MacGowanston; £1390, £1380 Glenlussa; £1375, Newlands. BS – £1560, £1350, £1340, £1320, Moor. Lim – £1440 Laigh MacGowanston; £1350 West Montgarswood; £1350 Glenlussa; £1330 High Park; £1250 Maxwelston. Char – £1360 Dykes and Laigh MacGowanston; £1300 West Dhuloch; £1240 West Montgarswood; £1230 Hemphill. Sim – £1335 Adamcroft; £1275 Baltersan; £1195 (x2) Cairnhill; £1170, Millafleck. BB – £1200 Drummuir; £1150 Knockrivoch; £1130 Kerse Park. Hfd – £1145 Knockrivoch; £1140 Benston. Saler – £1135, £1080 Maxwelston. Frie – £900 Gabrockhill; £890 MacNairston. Mont – £1035 Knockrivoch.

Heifers – Lim – £1630, £1510, £1445, £1430, £1400 Gass; £1460 Torr; £1335 MacNairston; £1310, Gass. A-A – £1430, £1330 Laigh Borland; £1220 Whatriggs and Adamcroft. BB – £1290 Holmpark and Adamcroft; £1240 Holmpark; £1120 Knockrivoch. Mont – £1240 Knockrivoch. Char – £1140 Gass; £1120 MacNairston. Sim – £1090 Netherton; £1070 Muirlaught; £1050 Dalhowan. Hfd – £1090 MacNairston. Saler – £1060 Laigh Borland.

Breeding sheep – Gimmers – Tex – £170 (x2) Middlehouse. Mule – £160 Little Busbie. BF – £126 Bogany.

Calves – Bulls – Sim X – £600 Lochhill; £320 Graystale; £300 Lochhill. BB X – £445 Garrockhill; £430, £420 Merkland; £410 (x2) West Gatehead. A-A X – £395 Garrie; £310 (x2) West Gatehead. BS – £370 (x2) West Gatehead; £300 Knevocklaw. Lim |X – £335 Townhead of Lambroughton. HF – £280 Burnton.

Heifers – BB X – £505 Buistonhead; £490, £370 East Brockloch; £370 (x2) Merkland; £340 Lochside; £330, £300, £290 Garrockhill. Char – £390 Crossgates. Lim X – £340 Garrockhill. Sim X – £280 Graystale. A-A X – £270 Tannockhill.

Stirks – Bullock – Char X £1080 Blair. A-A X – £905 Blackwood; £870 Newlands. BB – £860 Newlands; £780 Blackwood. Lim X – £820 Dykehead; £750, £700 Heathcoat.

Heifers – A-A X – £900 Newlands; £740 Crossgates. BB X – £800 Newlands. Lim X – £700 Bogside.

Breeding cattle – Bulls – Sim –

2000gns Langalbuinoch.

Heifers and calves – Bull calf – Lim – £3350, £2850 High Barness; £2500 Drumsuie; £2150 Barleith. BB – £2550, £2350, £2050 Barleith. A-A – £2350 High Barness.

Heifer calf – Lim – £3000, £2600 High Barness; £2450 Drumsuie. BB – £2900 High Barness; £2300 Drumsuie; £1900 Muirlaugh; £1800 Barleith. A-A – £2000 High Barness.

Cows and calves – Bull calf – BB – £3050 Ballycurrie. Lim – £1600 Fore Rogerton.

Heifer calf – Sim – £1450 Balgowan.

In-calf heifers – Lim – £1400 Kerse Park. In-calf – Sim – £1850 Birchburn.

Bulling heifers – Lim – £1100 Laigh Tarbeg. BS – £960 Turnberry Lodge.

Breeding sheep – Gimmers – Tex – £170 (x2) Middlehouse. Mule – £160 Little Busbie. BF – £126 Bogany.

Ewes – Chev – £138, £130 Mid Floak; £128 Lochgoin. Roussin – £128, £120 (x2) Tormitchell. Mule – £118 (x2), £110 Tormitchell; £115, £110 Knockgerran; £112 (x2) Mid Floak. Tex – £110 Knockgerran; £125 Mid Skeog. BF – £63 Lanes.

Ewe lambs – Mule – £130, £102, £98 Blackbarns; £98 Pinvalley.

Store lambs – Suff – £96, £90 Routanburn; £84 Nether Heilar. Char – £93 Hall. Tex – £92 Ardoch; £92 Laight; £89, £88 Routanburn; £86 Killantriggan and Boag; £85 Flatterton and Windyhall. Mule – £90, £85 Blackbarns; £88, £82 Ardoch; £81 Balker. Chev – £74 Sannox Estate. Belt – £84 Westfield. BF – £64 (x2) Kilmory.

Shearlings – Tex – £600 Carbello; £500 Laigh Alticane; £450, £400 Fisherton; £400 Balcaimie; £400 (x4) Toftcombs. BFL – £600 Knockgerran; £550, £500 East Moorhouse; £450, £400 (x2) Fleminghill. Belt X – £520 Carbello; £400 Toftcombs. Blue Tex – £380 Sorn Mains.

Ram lambs – BFL – £480, £320 Sorn Mains. Tex – £200 Lochend. Belt – £200 Lochend. Char – £200 Kilpatrick.

Thainstone

BULLOCKS (435) and heifers (242) averaged 240.3p per kg and 233p respectively at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ weekly store cattle sale.

A top price among the bullocks of 287.4p per kg was paid for a 334kg Limousin cross from Davidson Farms, Crichie, and to £1530 for a pen of four 656kg Charolais crosses from Croft Na Creich, North Kessock.

Heifers sold to 291.7p for a 456kg Limousin cross from Auchterblair, Carrr Road, and to £1450 for a 662kg Simmental cross from Meadaple House, Rothienorman.

Limousins led the bull trade which sold to 273.1p per kg for a pair of 324kg crosses from Sandford Farms, Balmedie and to £1260 for a 612kg entry from Hindstones, New Aberdour.

On Tuesday, the firm sold 7267 store and breeding sheep including island consignments, to a top of £210 for Texels from Ballochview, Grange.

Ewe lambs (331) averaged £110.38 having sold to £130 for Mules from Scollys Cross, Strachan.

Store lambs (2352) cashed in at £77.01 per head having sold to a top price of £114 for Texels from Backward Croft, Kemnay.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 300kg – Hunchaquoy £650, 219.6p. 301-350kg – Davidson £960; Hunchaquoy 261.4p. 351-400kg – Davidson Farms £1040, 279p. 401-450kg – Auchterblair £1235, 275.7p. 451-500kg – Broadgreens £1315; Auchterblair 275.1p. 501-550kg – Meikle Begshill £1380; Woodbank 265.4p. 551-600kg – Woodbank £1470, 257p. 601-650kg – Mid Harlaw £1490, 241.1p. 651-700kg – Croft Na Creich 233.2p.

Heifers – Up to 350kg – Mains of Tonley £680, 204.8p. 351-400kg – Housebay Farms £1080, 285.7p. 401-450kg – Gowanwell £1080, 251.2p. 451-500kg – Mains of Allanbuie, Auchterblair £1330, 269.2p. 501-550kg – Drodland £1380, 261.4p. 551-600kg – Easthouse £1445, Drodland 256.2p. 601-650kg – Diamonds £1420, Easthouse 225.3p. 651-700kg – Meadaple House 219p.

Bulls – Up to 300kg – Sandford £700, 254.3p. 301-350kg – Sandford £850; Ferindonald 216.8p. 351-400kg – Sandford Farms £930, 251.4p. 451-500kg – Wester Pettymarcus £1060, 223.6p. 551-600kg – Hindatoon £1190, 210.2p.

Ewe lambs – Mule – Mains of Glenbuchat, Strathdon £128. Chev Mule – Harestone, Crathes £122. Tex – Gillahill, Kingswells £112. Suf – Upper Tillenhilt, Midmar £110.

Store lambs – Suf – Midtown, Strachan £108. Belt X – Stonefolds, Fyvie £105. Tex – Backward Croft, Kemnay £104. Cont – Braemount, Murthly £102. Cont X – New Barns, Oldmeldrum £97. Tex – Stonefolds, Rickarton House, Stonehaven £96. Tex X – Balcriech Cottage, Ballater £94.50. Suff X – Ardlewie, Cabrach, Bruxie House, Mains of Bruxie £94. Down – Midtown, Ardlewie, Bruxie House, Upper Tillenhilt £91. Down X – Mid Clochforbie, Fisherie, Prony Farm, Ballater £90. BF – Croft of Clune, Newtonmore £86. Mule – Rickarton House £84.

Island consigned store lambs – Pure Suf – Ringesta, Quendale £96. Suf – Aithsetter, Cunningsburgh, Rowland, Holm £93. Pure Tex – New Moan, Harray £92. Tex – Little Howes, Holm £90. Suff X – Da Leggens, Vidlin £89. Tex X – Seabreeze, Scalloway £88. Cont – Kilkahoull, Muckle Roe, Ringesta, Findlins Farn, Hillswick £87. Cont X – Kirbuster, Longhope £86. Down – Gorfield, Cunningsburgh, Seabreeze £86. Down X – Ringesta £83. Chev – Findlins Farn £80.

Breeding gimmers – Tex – Whitelums, Gartly £188. Chev Mule – Sunnybrae Lodge, Blackhills £188. Mule – Newton of Crathie £182, £175, Tollo, Fortie £165. Tex X – Mid Newton £178. HB – Backmuir £165. Suff X – Ballochview £162. DS X – East Lediken, Insch £160. Lleyn X – Valdon, Maud £160. Suf – Rennieshill, Newmacher £155.

Breeding ewes – Chev – Harestone £180. Mule – Wardhead £160. Suff X – Balquhindachy, Turriff £148. HB – Balquhindachy £142. Mule – Wardhead £130; Mule – Wardhead £128. Tex X – Balquhindachy £128. Cont – Wardhead £128. Tex X – Mid Newton, Skelmuir £120. Cont – Goval, Dyce £120. Chev X – Wardhead £115. Suff X – North Garmond £110. Mule – Auchorrie, Midmar £105.

Ewe lambs – BF – Newton of Crathie £108. Gimmers – BF – Achdregnie, Glenlivet £180, £172. Ewes – BF – Newton of Crathie £85.

Rams – BFL – Newton of Hassiewells £600, £380. Tex – Balquhindachy £240.

Lanark

LAWRIE and Symington sold 1946 store lambs of all classes to a top of £97.50 for a pen of Cheviots from Messrs Telfer, Old Pentland.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £95 Smiddyhill; £92 Walston Mill; £91, £89.50 Carmacoup; £89 Venlaw; £83 Carmacoup; £81 Caberston; £81 Hillend. Belt – £93, £92 Auldtoun Cottage. BF – £78 Walston Mill; £74 Gair; £67 Glenmanna; £66 Snar; £66 Kirkton of Morton; £65 Gair; £64 Walston Mill. Suff – £97, £89, £77 Kingside. Chev – £97.50 Old Pentland; £87 Walston Mill; £86 Old Pentland; £70 Littlemark. Chev Mule – £91.50 Kingside; £79 Craigrowan. SM – £90.50, £84 Kingside; £80 Hillend; £70 Haystoun.

Dumfries

THE sale of 207 rams staged through C and D Auctions, saw a top price of £900 paid for a Texel shearling from Newlands.

The 414 store cattle forward for sale saw bullocks and heifers average 219.7p per kg and 230p respectively.

A feature of the sale was the consignment of 62 British Blue cross Salers heifers from A and F Baillie, Low Glasnick which sold to £1460 to average £1172 or 266.4p/kg

British Blue heifers from Low Glasnick, led the trade at £1460, whilst bullocks peaked at £1365 for Angus from Sheddock.

The monthly sale of 108 pigs hit a top price of £220 for Large Black baconers from Argyll, whilst pedigree Large Black gilts made £160.

LEADING prices

Ram lambs – Suff – £650 (x2) Rigghead; £650, £400 Prettsmill. Tex – £450 Craighead; £450 Glenhowan; £400 Kopje. BFL – £380 Glenlaugh.

Shearlings – Tex – £900 Hill; £900 Newmains. Belt – £700 Townfoot. Texel x Belt – £650, £600 Balgrayhill. BFL – £600 Kilfaddoch.

Bullocks – A-A – £1365, £1340 Sheddock; £1305, £1190 Kirkbride; £1200, £1155 No2 Tregallon; £1185 South Carthat; £1145 Shenrick; £1105 Dunbae. Lim – £1325 Backburn; £1235 Kirkbride; £1210 Ballaggan; £1185 Dunbae; £1165 Chapel; £1115, £1105 Townfoot. Hfd – £1205. £1155 Baltersan. BS – £1200 (x2) No2 Tregallon. Char – £1195. £1180 West Lanegate’ £1190 Shenrick’ £1120 Craigielands Hill. Sim – £1160 East Skeroblin; £1090 Beechgrove. Whit Short – £1080 Dunbae. Sal – £1080 Dunbae.

Heifers – BB – £1460, £1410, £1370, £1360, £1350, £1330, £1315, £1280 Low Glasnick. Lim – £1280 Low Glasnick; £1155 Shenrick; £1150, £1105 High Auchneel; £1145 Beechgrove. A-A – £1265, £1230 Sheddock; £1170, £1125 High Auchneel;£1135 South Carthat; £1105 Shenrick. Char – £1170 Shenrick; £1130 Beechgrove. BS – £1100 High Auchneel; £1085 Chapel. Sim – £1045 High Auchneel.

Organic – Bullocks – Sim – £1350, £1110 Killipol. Char – £1290 Woolfords. A-A – £1090 Woolfords and Alton Muir. Lim – £1050 Alton Muir House. Heifers – Sim– £1500, £1200 Kiillipol. Char – £1130 Woolfords.

Hexham

A joint top price of £1800 was paid on two occasions at Hexham and Northern Marts’ sale of 343 store cattle.

First to sell at that money was an Aberdeen-Angus cross bullock from Philip Tomlinson, Sunniside, with a British Blue cross steer from John Davison, Lough Green also making £1800.

Heifers peaked at £1690 for Charolais crosses from Messrs Sinton, White House.

Also forward were 5929 store lambs, which reached £156 for Beltex crosses from P and EB Robson, Middle Horsleyhope.

LEADING prices

Store cattle – Steers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1360 (x2) Old Deanham and South; £1300 (x2) Old Deanham. A-A X – £1800, £1680 Sunniside. BB – £1520 Old Deanham. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1700 Trench Hall; £1660 Blackburn and Lough Green; £1640, £1630, £1580, £1530 Rising Sun; £1520 Blackburn; £1500 Demesne; £1490 Rising Sun and Trench Hall. Char – £1300 Trench Hall. Char X – £1320 Springwell; £1240 White House. BB X – £1800 Lough Green; £1180, £1160 Intake. A-A X – £1310 Rawfoot; £1240 South;£1220 Blackhalls; £1200 South. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1490 Longlea; £1480 Cowburn Rigg; £1400 Blackhalls; £1370 Grindon Hill; £1350 Holly Hill West; £1340 Grange House and Middle Heads; £1310 Middle Heads; £1300 Highside; £1290 Cowburn Rigg; £1280 Middle Heads. Char X – £1420 Springwell; £1320, £1200 (x2) Harewalls. A-A X – £1580, £1540, £1380 Springwell; £1350, £1300 Blackhalls; £1260 Springwell. Cattle 10 months and under – Lim X – £1040 Dyke Nook; £1030 Dyke Nook and Middle Heads.

Heifers – Cattle 23-30months – Lim X – £1480, £1460 Old Deanham; £1440 South; £1350 Old Deanham. A-A X – £1580 Sunnisdie; £1460 South; £1340 Sunniside. Cattle 17-22months – Lim X – £1640 Rusheylaw; £1490 Demesne; £1480 Rusheylaw, Trench and Grange House; £1470 Lunns House and Rawfoot; £1380 Lunns House; £1370 Demesne and Trench Hall. Char – £1440 Thrunton; £1320 Trench Hall. Char X – £1690 White House; £1640, £1500 Springwell; £1430 White House. A-A X – £1480 (x2) Springwell; £1420 South; £1370 Rawfoot. Cattle 11-16months – Lim X – £1590 Blackburn; £1580 Cowburn Rigg; £1500 Blackburn; £1380 Cowburn Rigg; £1370 Crook Dene; £1320 White House; £1305 Longlea; £1300, £1295 Grange House; £1280 Stotsfold and Cowburn Rigg. Char X – £1440 White House. BB – £1250 Crook Dene; £1230 Rusheylaw. A-A – £1150 Crook Dene. A-A X – £1540 Springwell; £1350 Rawfoot.

Store lambs – Tex X – £131 New Acres; £120 Cornhills; £119 Whiteside. Suff X – £110 Walltown; £109.50 Black Hedley; £108 Moorlaws;£107 Salmonfield; £106 Salmonfield and Milkup Bank. Belt X – £156, £155, £148, £147 Middle Horsleyhope; £144 Fell Lane; £133 Corneyside; £131 Well House and Dotland Park. DTex – £150, £145, £143, £139 Woodhead. Chev X – £75 Lynnshield. Mule – £82 Quarry House (x2), £80 Harwood Shield. BF – £70 Harsondale. Rye – £70 Holme Dene.

Middleton-in-Teesdale

AVERAGES fell on the year at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale of Swaledale females, where ewes achieved £125.31 (-£22 on the year) and gimmers balanced out at £128.70 (-£18).

A joint top price of £340 was paid for the champion pen of ewes from CR Raine, Stanhope Gate, and again for the third prize pen from AT and A Bainbridge, Ash Dub, Forest in Teesdale.

The reserve winners secured £330 for F and MP Allinson and Son, West Briscoe, Baldersdale Barnard Castle.

LEADING prices

Ewes – £340, £300, £260, £230 (x2), £210 (x2) £205 Stanhope Gate; £340 Ash Dub; £330, £200, £195, £185 West Briscoe; £205, £190, £175 Hunt House; £195 High Birk Hall; £190 Rigg; £185, £185 Ashgill; £185, £180 Grains o Beck; £185 High Corn Park; £185 Bail Hill; £182 Arngill House; £178, £175, £172 West Stoney Keld; £175 Bank Top.

Gimmers – £265, £210 Stanhope Gate; £185, £178, £175, £172, £170, £165, £155, £145 Friar House; £185, £140 High Corn Park; £182, £180 West Stoney Keld; £150 Gaylesfield; £145, £100 Lanehead; £142 Shield Hurst; £138 Swale Cottage; £138, £128 East Thorngarth Hill; £135, £130, £120 Grains o Beck; £122 Raby Estate; £115 Lanehead; £115 Gaylesfield; £112 Parrick House.

Oban

CHEVIOT lambs from A Maccoll, 2 Keils Croft, achieved the top price of £85 at United Auctions’ sale of 1626 ewes and lambs.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Suff X – Frackersaig £78; Killiechronan £77. Tex – Balnagown £84; Balvicar £72; Balnagown £66; Kilpatrick Croft £63; Creagnich £60. Chev – Achadhbeag £74; Kingairloch £66. X – Ardmenish £66; Balvicar £65; Ballachulish £62; Kilbride, Achaleven £60. Mule – Killiechronnan £65. BF – Ardtornish £55; Callachally £52.50; Mid £52; Ardtornish £49; Kengharair £48.

Ewes –Tex – Antuim £76; Kengharair £67; Chev – Cailaich £70; Kingairloch £67; Caddleton £66; Achadhbeag £60; Caddleton, Braefoot £58; Achadhbeag £56; Caddleton £54; Braefoot £53; Caddleton £52; Caddleton £50. X – Tullich Croft £70; Ardmenish £69; No 4 Aros £66; Creagnich £60; Kilpatrick Croft £56; Kilbride £55; Lagganulva £53; Plocaig £51; Ockle, Achaleven £50. Mule – Killiechronan £56. BF – Ardtornish £64; Ardtornish £53; Kengharair £50.

Portree

A pair of Texel crosses led the way at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 2368 store sheep, when selling for £152 for Borneskitaig, Kilmuir.

Lambs sold to £91 for a Cheviot from Stenscholl, Staffin, whilst more of the same led the rams at £112 for Clachan, Staffin.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Suff X – Glenbernisdale, Skeabost £89; Chev – Stenscholl £84.50, £84, £67; Ellishadder, Staffin £83; Fiscovaig, Sleat, £79; Kingsburgh, Snizort £77; Glengrasco £75; Fiscovaig £70; Kilvaxter £70, £68; Painsoraig £67. X – East Suisinish £83; Stenscholl £73; Hornival, Dunvegan £68; Isle of Scalpay £66. Belt X – Millburn, Broadford £79. BF – Hungladder, Kilmuir, £73, £70; Aird, Bernisdale £72; Bay, Waternish £70; Torvaig £70; Marrishadder £69; East Suisinish £66. Tex X – Eyre £66.50.

Ewes – Belt X – Penifiler £116. Tex X – Penifiler £106, £95, £90; Borneskitaig £92. Suff X – Penifiler £103; Bernisdale £91. Chev – Borneskitaig £100, £98; Borve £88; Geary £85; North Duntulm £83, £73; Flodigarry £80, £73, £70; Penlich £77; Rhenetra £72, £70; Borve £72; Borneskitaig £70; Maligar £70. X – Penifiler £86; Eyre £72; Mains Bernisdale £60.

Feeding sheep – BF – South Duntulm £90; Clachan £76. Chev – Borve £85; Quirang View £75; Borve £67. BF – Bay £84; Ellishadder £70; Sartle £70; Ellishadder £67; Peinaha £66. X – Lochbay £84; Bernisdale £82; Quirang View £71; South Cuidreach £66. Chev – North Duntulm £72; Glengrasco £72; Eilaren £71. Chev – Lochbay £68; Dunhallin £66.

Longtown

ON Tuesday, C and D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of store lambs which saw 9163 head sell to £126 for Suffolks from Messrs Hourie, Heathfield, Orkney.

LEADING prices

Store sheep – Suff – £126, £115 Messrs Hourie, Heathfield, Orkney; £111, £110 Raggithwhaite. Tex – £118, £109 Southwoodhead; £109, £103 Heathfield; £109 Kernal Hill. Char – £91 Monk. GF – £105 Hillbrae; £97 Grindon Hill; £95 Low Old Shield. Chev Mule – £99 Kirkhouse. Belt – £99 White Hurworth; £97, £96 Sorbie. BFL – £90 Hillbrae. Easycare – £75, £72 Fallowfield. Herd – £65 Buttermere Close. BF – £81 Beech Cottage; £80 Allensgreen; £77 Beech Cottage. Shetland – £60 Monk. Swale – £38 East Stobbylea.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £162 Wiley Syke. Suff – £80 Muirfield. GF – £109 Hullerbank. Hill ewes – Herd – £60 Roundstonefoot. BF – £59 The Mains. Chev – £103 Raggithwhaite; £95, £87 Kirkhouse; £85 Hepple Hill; £95 Langhope; £88 Roundstonefoot; £80 Windyhaugh and Glendinning.

Castle Douglas

A Charolais heifer led the way at Wallets Marts’ annual show and sale of spring born suckled calves and store cattle, when selling to £2000 and 523.6p per kg for Palmallet Farms, Newton Stewart.

Bullocks attained £1300 and 560.3p for a British Blue from Messrs Hamilton, Derrie, Newton Stewart.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – BB – £1300 Derrie; £940, £890, £870 Drumburn; £840 Hightae. Char – £1160, £1120, £1070 Craignarget; £1050 Palmallet. A-A – £1110, £1080 Craignarget.. Lim – £1020 Nether Barr, Tregallon and Shennanton. Cont – £1000 East Barr. Saler – £980, £950 Arvie. Sim – £960 Arvie.

Heifers – Char – £2000 Palmallet; £950, £910, £900 Craignarget. Lim – £1040 Maryfield and Tregallon. BB – £1020 Lagg. Cont – £980 East Barr. Sim – £800 Garrarie; £780 Little Bennan. A-A – £770 Kiltersan.

Bulls – Lim – £810 Hall of Drumpark; £800 Shennanton. A-A – £790 Ingleston.

Quoybrae

ON Monday, Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of breeding sheep was topped at £197.50 for a Texel ewe from Pentland View, Barrock.

Ewe lambs (426) averaged £82.17 having sold to £132 for Half-Breds from Aimster, Thurso, whilst store lambs (2055) cashed in at £65.21 having peaked at £119.50 for a Cheviot from Flat 3, Naver House, Thurso.

LEADING prices

Breeding sheep – Cont – Thrumster Little £135. Tex – Thrumster Little £130. Chev – Baligill £108, £105.

Ewe lambs – HB – Aimster £127, Granton Mains £119.50; Cont – Upper Geise, Janetstown £99.50, £88.50 Belt – Burnlea House, Lower Greenland £86; BlkFolly Farm, Murkle £91.50; Tex – Curlew, Mybster £85.50, Tails of Watten £83.50; Mule – Beachview, Ness £84.50; Chev – Albyn Croft £83.50, Flat 3 Naver House £81.50; Suf- Folly £82.

Store lambs – Tex – Folly £105.50; The Smithy Haster £97.50, Fairview £95.50, Housequoy, Stirkoke, South Keiss £93.50, £84.50, Upper Giese £82.50, Curlew £80.50, Mayfield £80.50.

Stirling (Cale)

SOME1391 store lambs, and feeding ewes sold to £96 for a Texel from Glenochill, with lambs to £93.50 for Texels from Callendoune

Suff – Old Stirkoke £95.50, £82.50, Folly £82.50, Kirkfield £81.50, Sunray Cottage £80.50, Balmore £79.50.HB – Overton £80.50. BFL- Sibmister £84.50. BelXBurnlea House £83.50, £82.50, Inkstack £79.50, Kirkfield £76.50. NCC- Hillside, Sarclet £83.50. Chev – Sunray Cottage, Huna £99.50, Myrelandhorn, Bower £89.50. Cont – Old Stirkoke £86.50, Upper Clayock Cottage, Halkirk £83.50.

Feeding ewes and rams –Suff – Thuster Mains £167.50, Lynegar £143.50. Tex – Achalone £154.50, The Smithy Haster £151.50, Plocan, Calder £135.50. Suff X – Pentland View £133.50, Curlew £129.50, 2 Forss £113.50, Kirkfield, Barrock Mains £111.50. NCC- East End £107.50, Lynegar £105.50, Granton Mains £104.50.

Chev X – West Watten £139.50. Cont – West Catchery, Watten £179.50, Thirdpart £155.50, Murza £154.50, Pentland View £147.50, East Murkle £145.50, Dale View, West Watten £139.50. Belt – Inkstack £111.50. Mule – Scarmclate £92.50, Stirkoke Mains £89.50, Kirkfield £86.50, Hillhead £83.50, Charleston £79.50. BF – Fairview, Halkirk £61.50.

Broughton

A new centre record was set at Harrison and Hetherington’s show and sale of hill rams, when a home-bred Herdwick shearling from Anthony Hartley, Turner Hall, sold for 10,000gns to J Rebanks, Racy, Ghyll.

Judges, Thomas Postlethwatie, Spout House and Stephen Baines, Ghyll Bank, found their champion in a shearling from Messrs Lightfoot, which sold for 2200gns.

The reserve honours were awarded to a two-shear ram from RRJ Weir, Chapel House, which later realised 3800gns.

Swaledales peaked at of £900 for the pre-sale champion from Messrs Capstick, Fellside.

On Tuesday, the firm’s sale of mountain ewes resulting in an average of £83.26 (+£8.52 on the year) with gimmers cashing in at £106.46 (+£10.30).

Anthony Hartley, Turner Hall, was again in the money, setting another centre record when selling his champion pen of five Herdwick ewes for £400 per head, to J Prentice, Carmarthenshire.

LEADING prices

Herdwicks – 10,000gns, 2800gns, 2200gns (x2), 1200gns, 1100gn, 1000gns Turner Hal; 5200gns, 2200gns, 1300gns Gillsid; 3800gns Chapel House; 1600gns Clea Hall; 1400gns Randalgate; 1200gns, 1100gns Knott House; 1100gns Eller Mire; 1100gns Brookfield; 1100gns, 1000gns Gatesgarth; 1100gn Tibearthwaite; 1000gns Manor.

Swaledales – £900, £400 Gillside; £800, £500 Fellside; £650, £600 Sleddale Hall; £350 Birchbank.

Ewes – Herd – £400, £280, £160, £150 (x2), £120, £105, £92, £90 (x2), £85, £80 Turner Hall;£120, £88 (x2), £85 Baskell; £105 (x2), £80 Birk Howe; £100 Green Cottage; £98 Climbe Stile;£95, £82 Hoses; £92, £80 Old Hall. Swale – £95 (x2), £88, £86, £85, £82 Turner Hall; £88 Birk Howe; £82, £80 Cockley Beck. Hill Chev – £78 (x2), £74 (x2) Highground.

Gimmers – Herd – £320, £108 Brookfield; £210, £120 Turner Hall; £160 Climbe Stile; £115 (x2), £100 Scarr Head Bungalow; £105 Low Whinholme. Swale – £92 Birch Bank.

Ewe lambs – Herd – £100 Eller Mire;

£78 Brookfield.