LEADING prices

Store lambs – Belt – £98 Sandilands. Tex – £95 £86 £76 Tara; £86 Netherton; £89 Netherton; £88 Tara; £88, £86, £80 Bettyknowes. BDM – £89 Netherton. X – £75 Bettyknowes. Chev – £69 (x3), £68 Locherben. BF – £67 (x2) Auchenhessnane.

Suckled calves – Bullocks – Lim – £1120, £1080 Tregallon; £1020 Catslackburn. Sim – £905, £890 Dollard.

Heifers – Lim – £1280, £1080 Tregallon. Sim – £830, £800 Dollard.

Store cattle – Bullocks – BB – £1390 South Carthat and Netherton; £1390, £1370,£1365, £1325 Low Glasnick. A-A – £1345, £1200 Arnmannoch; £1250 Cormaddie;£1240 Ballaggan. Lim – £1285, £1180 Low Glasnick; £1240 Ballaggan. Sim – £1245 High Auchneel. Hfd – £1180, £1100 High Auchneel; £1150 Low Glasnick. Char – £1180 Millhill; £1140 Beechgrove; £1125 Netherhall. Luing – £1165 Lawesknowe. BS – £1085 Newlands. Sal – £1050 Dunbae.

Heifers – BB – £1375, £1120 Upper Portrack. Char – £1290 Cormaddie; £1120 Millhill. Lim – £1280 Tregallon; £1150 Searigg; £1115 Cormaddie. A-A – £1240 Upper Moor; £1105 Netherhall. Sim – £1130 High Auchneel. BS – £1045 Upper Moor.

Cronberry; £81 Skelfhill; £78 Meggathead; £75 Cronberry; £73.50 Flemington; £73 Blackhouse and Cronberry; £72 Meggathead and Flemington.

Store lambs – Tex – £97 Carmacoup; £95 Shaw of Dryfe; £94 Carmacoup; £91 Clachaig; £89 Carmacoup; £86 East Cauldcoats; £84 Barmulloch. Belt – £98 West Cauldcoats; £98 East Cauldcoats; £97 Bankhead; £90 Kypehill; £89 Bankhead. Suff – £83.50 Shaw of Dryfe. Chev – £75 Skelfhill; £75 Flemington; £69, £63 Jeanfield; £60 Clachaig. NCC – £90 Pentland Holdings.

Ewe lambs – BF – £66 Eastside; £58 Henderland.

Ewes – SCC – £95 Lower Gaufron. BF – £112 Kirkland; £84 Kindrochet; £82 Sweetshawhead; £74 Middle Moneynut; £72 Parisholm; £72 The Dairy. NCC – £128 Mossdale.

Gimmers – Aberfield X – £132 Overton. Tex – £156 Blackhill; £156 Easton; £138, £132 Blackhill. BF – £131, £130 Castlebrocket; £122 Clachaig; £120 Nunnerie. Chev Mule – £148 Easterhouse. X – £188 Netherhill; £185 Heatheryhall; £170 Woodside Ave; £146, £140 Easter Dawyck; £130 Easterhouse. She – £68 Yeldabrek. Swale – £64 Bankhead.

Shearlings – Tex – £580 Langside; £520, £500 Toftcombs; £480 Langside; £450 Toftcombs; £420 Langside. Belt – £680, £520 Felton; £400 Heatheryhall; £380, £300 Greenbank. Suff – £300 Pretts Mill; £280 Muldron. BFL – £320, £300, £280 Muldron. Belt X – £580, £480 Heatheryhall.

Ram lambs – Tex – £400, £350, £320, £300 Easterseat. 474kg Limousin cross made 362.9p.

A 598kg Limousin cross from Carnieston, Insch, led the bull trade at 246.7p and £1475.

At the show and sale of Shetland and West Highland suckled calves, the overall championship went to a 380kg British Blue cross bullock from CA MacDonald, Goular, North Uist, which realised £1190.

On Tuesday, Texel shearling ram from Uppermill, Tarves, topped the trade at £550.

Store lambs (2431) averaged £73.93 and sold to £128 for Texels from Inchbruich, Cornhill, whilst breeding sheep soared to £265 for Texel gimmers from Dunscroft, Huntly.