PRIME SALES

The Lake and to £2684.38 for a British Blue cross from Messrs Dickinson, Kirkbarrow Hall, Penrith.

Limousin crosses led the heifers at £2285.36 for Messrs Brough, Old Rectory, Carlisle, and to 315.5p for Messrs Beattie, Woodfield, Annan.

Young bulls sold to £2554.50 and 327.5p for a British Blue from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan.

A British Blue cow from A Wight, Midlock, Biggar, realised 283.5p and £2378.

LANARK

ON Monday, Lawrie and Symington sold heifers to 344p per kg and £2051.60 from Messrs Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie.

Bullocks reached 268p from Gair, and to £1638 from Millhill.

Among the cast cows a top call of £2130 came from Messrs Warnock, Dreva, Biggar, and to 258.4p from Messrs Taylor, Heatheryhall, Lanark.

Hoggs (2692) averaged 380p and sold to 457p on two occasions, firstly for Beltex from Messrs Watson, High Tarbeg, Cumnock, and again for Texels from Messrs Warnock, Sandilands, Lanark.

Price per head reached £246 for a Texel from

Parkin, Lower Daviesdykes, Wishaw.

Cast sheep sold to £282 for a Texel ewe from Messrs O’Connor, Woodside, Carstairs Junction.

AYR

LIMOUSIN heifers led the way at Craig Wilson’s prime sale, having reached 338p per kg for the Smith family, North Boig, and to £2194.50 for Messrs Andrew, Rowanston.

Heifers (14) averaged 306.56p, with bullocks peaking at 330p for a Limousin from North Boig.

Cast cattle sold to £1840 for a Charolais bull from Southridgehills.

Hoggs averaged 376.6p per kg and sold to 476p for Beltex from Messrs Stevenson, Balcaimie and to £221 for Texels from Messrs McFadzean, Broadshean.

Cast sheep peaked at £211 for Texel ewes from R and M Thomson, Kiers.

DINGWALL

DINGWALL and Highland Marts had forward 1500 sheep with 1045 old season lambs averaging 371.25p per kg.

A top call of 406p was paid for 46.5kg Charollais crosses from Dunearn, Nairn, and to £243 for a 64kg Texel from Wester Raddery, Fortrose.

A Texel ewe from Druid Temple, Inverness, led the cast sheep at £240.

KIRKBY STEPHEN

AN entry of 3834 sheep was forward at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale, where 3423 hoggs averaged 406.29p per kg.

Beltex led the trade at £252 for a 52kg entry from Messrs Burton, Little Westfield, Driffield, and to 631.6p for a pen of 38kg from J Andrews, Boscar Flats, York.

Cast sheep peaked at £192 for Beltex cross ewes from Messrs Slater, Whitely Hey, Macclesfield.