WALLETS Marts sold 220 store heifers in Castle Douglas yesterday to a top of £1200 per head and 249.2p per kg to average £871.18 and 219.8p (+4.5p on the fortnight), while 375 store bullocks peaked at £1,250 and 270.5p to level at £926.63 and 229.1p (+2p).
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 3141 prime hoggs at Ayr yesterday to a top of £100 per head and 226.2p per kg to average 171.3p (+5.2p on the week).
The firm also had 542 cast sheep forward when heavy ewes sold to £143.50 for a pen of Texels and averaged £82.94, while light ewes peaked at £68.50 for Blackfaces and levelled at £52.16.
Harrison & Hetherington Ltd sold 52 prime heifers in St Boswells yesterday to a top of 275p and an average of 222p (+10p), while 33 prime bullocks peaked at 244p and levelled at 220p (+3p). A couple of prime bulls sold to 216p and averaged 183p (no comparison).
In the rough ring 38 beef cows sold to 193p and averaged 139.8p (no change).
There were also 1,228 prime hoggs that sold to £96 and 237p to average 170p (+4p).
A small show of 158 cast sheep saw heavy ewes sell to £119 for Suffolks and average £81, while light ewes peaked at £65 for Cheviots and levelled at £55.
The firm also sold nine prime heifers in Carlisle yesterday to a top of 245.5p and an average of 232 (+36.2p), while 13 prime, beef-bred bullocks peaked at 241.5p and levelled at 217.9p (+23.2p). A couple of prime, dairy-bred bullocks sold to 167.5p and averaged 164.5p (no comparison). Thirty-eight prime, beef-bred bulls sold to 211.5p and averaged 187.2p (-0.7p), while 60 prime, dairy-bred bulls peaked at 187.5p and levelled at 157.4p (-3.3p).
In the rough ring 47 beef cows sold to 227.5p and averaged 138.2p (-4p), while 189 dairy cows peaked at 171.5p and levelled at 123.3p (+9.6p). Ten bulls sold to 159.5p and averaged 129.3p (-7.9p).
There were also 1840 prime hoggs forward that sold to £109.80 and 274.5p to average 169.3p (+0.6p), while 21 prime lambs peaked at £95 and 191.5p to level at 153.9p (no comparison).
Lawrie & Symington Ltd sold 24 prime heifers in Lanark yesterday to a top of 248p and an average of 231.5p (+0.8p), while a couple of prime, beef-bred bullocks peaked at 204p and levelled at 202p (-13.2p). Nine prime, B&W bullocks sold to 154.5p and averaged 139.8p (-5.7p).
In the rough ring 22 beef cows averaged 126p (-2p) and 45 dairy cows levelled at 108p (no change).
There were also 2775 prime hoggs that sold to £98.50 and 218.9p to average 171.8p (+7p).
The 493 cast sheep forward saw heavy ewes sell to £135.50 for a Texel and average £78.16, while light ewes peaked at £83.50 for a Blackface and levelled at £49.22.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules here