\Caledonian Marts

\United Auctions

Monday, October 31 UA sold 2226 suckled calves at their annual show and sale of suckled calves. Also forward 3281 store and feeding sheep. Bullocks (1358) averaged 247.76p to 301.7p per kg for a 348kg LimX from Cloquhat Farms and £1050 for a 348kg LimX from Cloquhat Farms. Heifers (868) averaged 237.19p to 461p per kg for a 308kg LimX from Barmurrie and £1420 for a 308kg LimX from Barmurrie. Leading prices per head and per kg: Bullocks: Up to 250kg - East Buchanty £720, 289p; 251-300kgs – Dalchirla £870, 294p; 301-350kgs – Cloquhat £1050, 301.7p; 351-400kgs – Barmurrie £990, Glenrath 261p; 401-450kgs - Kildavaig £990, 241.5p. Heifers: Up to 250kg – Boreland £640, Mains of Struie 304.6p; 251-300kg – Dalchirla £840, 290.9p; 301-350kgs – Barmurrie £1420, 461p; 351-400kgs – Glenrath £920, 246p; 401-450kgs – Shanry £940, Binzian 221.4p. Prize list judged by W Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm, Coldingham: Single Bullock Calf - 1 Cloquhat Farms £1050, 348kgs; 2 McKerrow, Nochnary £860, 316kgs; 3 Doig, East Buchanty £900, 328kgs. Single Heifer Calf – 1 Smith, Barmurrie £1420, 308kgs; 2 Cloquhat Farms £850, 342kgs; 3 Cloquhat Farms £980, 324kgs. Champion - Smith, Barmurrie £1420, 308kgs; Reserve - Cloquhat Farms £1050, 348kgs. Pen of eight bullock calves - 1 Cloquhat Farms £940, 341kgs; 2 Atholl Estate £800, 310kgs; 3 Doldy Farms £860, 323kgs. Pen of eight heifer calves - 1 Cloquhat Farms £890, 318kgs; 2 Cloquhat Farms £760, 286kgs. Best pen of eight calves - 1 Cloquhat Farms Bullocks £940, 341kgs. UA also had forward a catalogue entry of 3281 store lambs and feeding sheep. Averages: BTex £66.36; SuffX £60.41; Tex £58.41; Chev £51.77; Mule £50.57; BF £40.46. Leading prices: Cluny Estate (Suff) £66.50; Stralochy (Suff) £60; Borland (Suff) £59; Wester Ochtermuthill (Btex) £72; Saddlebank (Btex) £69; Easter Clunie (Btex) £67; Borland (Tex) £67.50; Saddlebank & Easter Clunie (Tex) £65; Kinburn (Tex) £64; Lude (Chev) £55; Borland (Mule) £56.50; Darroch (Mule) £54.50; Spittalhill (Mule) £52; Fechan (BF) £49; Todholes (BF) £48; Auch & Craigend (BF) £46. Monday, October 31 Caledonian Marts sold 635 store cattle and 2010 store lambs, breeding and feeding ewes, rams and ram lambs. Bullocks averaged 201p pkg, selling to 246p pkg for a Limousin from D and L Graham, Mains of Burnbank, Blairdrummond and to £1200 for an Aberdeen Angus from Messrs McFarlane, Addieswell, West Calder. Heifers averaged 194p pkg, selling to 264p pkg for a Charolais from J Christie, West Carse, Gargunnock and to £1160 again for an Aberdeen Angus from Messrs McFarlane. Black and White bullocks averaged 136p pkg, selling to 150p pkg from Macrindleston Farm, Girvan and to £780 from J Pollock, Bonnyhill, Bonnybridge. Other leading prices: Bullocks pkg - 245p Dollarbank; 237p Mid Ervie; 234p Meikle; 229p Robertsonlane and Carie; 227p Robertsonlane; 226p Mains of Burnbank. Bullocks per head - £1130 Willowbrae, Blairhall and Hillhead; £1110 Mains of Burnbank and West Carmuirs; £1100 South Woodend and Blairhall; £1090 Willowbrae and South Woodend; £1080 Willowbrae and Woodcock- dale; £1070 Glenside and Woodcockdale; £1060 Balafark, Mains of Burnbank and Summerhouse; £1050 Woodend, Woodcockdale, Broadleys and Addieswell; £1040 Parkhead. Heifers p pkg - 234p Mains of Burnbank; 230p Dollarbank; 226p Mid Ervie; 225p Dollarbank and Ceannacroic (Isle of Islay). Heifers per head - £1120 West Carse; £1110 Broadleys; £1100 West Carse; £1070 West Carmuirs; £1050 Blairhall; £1040 Broadleys, Avoncrook and Wester Hassockrigg; £1030 Blairhall, South Woodend and Haddockston; £1000 Bonnyhill; £900 Wester Hassockrigg; £980 Bonnyhill, Broadleys and Mains of Burnbank; £950 East Kerse. B&W p pkg - 147p Glenside; 145p Bonnyhill; 143p Glenside; 140p Cleaves. B&W per head - £740 Lochlands; £700 East Kerse; £650 Glenside; £620 Cleaves and Alton. Store lambs sold to a top of £79 for a pen of Beltex x Texels from H McLeod, Parsons Mill, Cardenden. Breeding sheep sold to a top of £132 for a pen of Beltex x Texel Gimmers from J Buchanan, Leadmachany, Muthill. Rams sold to a top of £380 for a Texel shearling from J and J Kinloch, Walton, Cardross. Leading prices: Lambs - Tex £69.50 Rotmell; Tex X £66 Auchtenny; Suff £66 Auchtenny; Cont £65.50 Stronmagachan; Cont X £64 Ballinkinrain; Cross £63 Rotmell; Mule £59 Auchtenny; BF £50 Craigannet; BF £47 Auchtenny. Breeding Ewes - Tex (one crop) £108 Leadmachany; Tex (Gimmer) £130 Leadmachany. Feeding ewes - Tex £74 Gallin; Cont £60 Parsons Mill; Tex X £58 Knockdaw; Cross £51 Leorin; Chev £44 Kilbride; BF £32 Hillhead; BF X £29 Leorin. Ewe lambs - BF £45 Kinrara; £42 More; Chev £36.50 South Halls. Rams - Blue Tex £260 and £200 Millside; Lleyn £200 Millside. Tuesday, November 1 Caledonian Marts had forward 2654 prime lambs, ewes and tups. Lambs (1848) forward averaged 162ppkg. Top price of the day was £106 for a pen of Beltex from Doune Farms, West Lundie, Doune and to 221p pkg – also for a pen of Beltex from Doune Farms. 32.1-39kg - Texel £63 or 163p Craigievern; Tex X £57 or 150p Lurg and Townhead; 39.1-45.5kg - Belt X £82 or 186p Meikle Seggie; Tex £82 Meikle Seggie, 186p West Kelt; Tex X £77.50 or 185p Broomfield; Cont X £76 Inverdunning, 182p Meikle Seggie; 45.6-52kg - Belt £106 or 209p West Lundie; Belt X £100 or 208p West Lundie; Tex £95 or 207p Meikle Seggie; Tex X £91 Wharlawhill, 189p West Lundie; Cont X £89 Victoria Farm, 185p Cuiltburn; 52kg-plus - Tex £87.50 or 162p Meikle Seggie; Tex X £87.50 or 156p Airthrey Kerse; Cont X £85 or 152p Pyetree. Also forward were 706 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes (220) averaged £71.37, selling to £119 for a pen of P McIntosh, Strageath, Muthill. Export ewes (329) averaged £40.04, selling to £76 from J Heggie, Carden, Fossoway. Other leading prices: Suffolk - £92 Carden; £80 Pyetree; £79 Belstruther; £78 West Kirkton. Cheviot - £73 Carden; £72 Craigo. Texel - £118 Avoncrook; £109 Strageath; £99 Ballingray, Allanleckie and Easter Dullatur; £98 Strageath, Leysbent and Buskin; £95 Parkhead and Craigo; BF - £50 Parkhead; £45 West Saline and Shiramair; £44 Allanfauld; £43 Craigannet; BDM - £91 and £74 Craigo; Cross - £78 Letar; £77 Bankhead; £76 Buskin; £70 Carden and Bankhead. Tups sold to £122 from C Harrower, Craigievern, Balfron. Other leading prices: £107 Chalmerston; £105 Craigo; £99 Gartencaber; £80 Allanfauld.