Caledonian Marts holds successful sale

CALEDONIAN Marts Ltd had forward 411 store and breeding cattle, and 549 store sheepat Stirling on Monday February 19.

Store bullocks averaged 231ppkg selling to 275ppkg from AG & ME Bateman, Langholm, Campbeltown and to £1210 for a 550kg Aberdeen Angus from J Brownlie & Co, Inchgall, Glencraigs.

Store heifers averaged 211ppkg selling to 251ppkg (twice) from H Millar & Son, Glenhead, Falkirk, and A Ferguson, Kinburn, Braco, and to £1290 for a Limousin from R Graham & Son, Airthrey Kerse, Bridge of Allan.

Bulls sold to 230ppkg for a Charolais from Rob McMurrich, Ballater Drive, Plean, and to £1040 from R Clowes, Newhall, Dollar.

Black and white bullocks averaged 143p selling to 166p from M/s Patterson, Stenhouse, Kirkcaldy, and to £940 from J Brownlie & Co, Inchgall.

Bullocks per head: £1200 and £1190 East Kerse, £1150 Balcachie, £1120 Inchgall, £1110 and £1100 East Kerse.

Bullocks per kilo: 271p Glenhead, 268p Wester Whin, 265p and 264p Gartnagrenach (Tarbert) 258p offers. Heifers per head: £1230 Middlerigg, £1070 Greenhead, £1010 East Kerse, £1000 Stenhouse, Greenhead, and Low Peninver (Campbeltown).

Heifers per kilo: 248p Kinburn, 243p Turdees, 240p Easterton (Purdon), 237p Glenhead

Breeding cattle: sold to £1650 for a cow with calf at foot from Mid Auchencarroch.

Also sold 549 store hoggets, feeding ewes and grit ewes.

All classes of store hoggets were sharper on the week, selling to £91 for a pen of Tex X from W Cook, Balcachie, Girvan.

Grit ewes were topped at £125 for a pen of Tex X from A McMaster, Springfield.

Leading prices: Suff £89 Balcachie, Tex £87 Knockdaw, Cont £77 Goldenlea Farmers, Suff X £77 Bowshiel, Char £75 Pendreich, Cross £75 Bowshiel, Cont X £69 Newhall.

Feeding ewes: Tex £64 Murrayshall, Mule £60 Gartincaber, Cross £48 Murrayshall, Cont £46 Craigmad, BF £34 Gartincaber.

Grit ewes: Tex (Twins) £116 Springfield, Tex (Single) £106 and £104 East Mains.

Grit gimmers: Tex £80 East Mains and Suff £72 East Mains.