\United Auctions

\Caledonian Marts

Monday, April 17 Sold were sold 438 store and breeding cattle. Bullocks averaged 227p pkg, selling to 274p pkg for a Simmental from GS Stewart, Wester Whin, Slamannan and to £1480 for an Aberdeen Angus from J Walker, Glenwhilk, Doune. Heifers averaged 225p pkg, selling to 280p again for a Simmental again from GS Stewart and to £1070 for a pen of Charolais from M and J Lamont, Shutterflat, Beith. Bulls averaged 141p pkg, selling to 179p pkg for a pen of Shorthorns from R Clowes, Newhall, Dollar and to £1000 for a Hereford from FB Sangster, Badenkep, Buchlyvie. Black and whites averaged 142p pkg, selling to 168p from WC Smith, Cuff, Beith and to £910 from the same home. Bullocks per kg: 267p Lochridgehills and Dollarbank; 264p Dollarbank; 259p Balquhatstone and Midton; 255p Glenside; 252p Midton; 250p Bowridge. Bullocks per head: £1380 and £1200 Glenwhilk; £1160 Easterhills; £1130 Cleugh and Leysbent; £1100 Leysbent and Wr Pirleyhill; £1080 Balcachie; £1070 Glenside. Heifers per kg: 279p and 274p Wester Whin; 258p Evergreen; 249p Avoncrook; 243p Dollarbank; 242p Balquhatstone. Heifers per head: £1060, £1050 and £1040 Cleugh; £1010 Glenside; £1000 Cleugh; £990 Leysbent; £970 Shutterflat and Cleugh. Black and white per kg: 165p & 146p Cuff; 134p and 131p Townhead of Lambroughton. Black and white per head: £800 and £780 Cuff; £780 and £650 Townhead of Lambroughton. Breeding cattle sold to a top of £1750 for a Charolais cow with calf at foot from McMurrich Partnership, Ballater Drive, Causewayhead. Other leading prices: Bulling Heifers - £1090 and £980 Ballater; £890 and £860 Belltrees. Cows with calves at foot - £1500 Ballater; £1450 Woodcockfaulds. Also sold were 440 store hoggets and ewes with lambs at foot. Top price of the day went to AD Kinnimonth, Kinnighallen for a pen of Texel X ewes (broken mouth) with twin lambs at £166. Store hoggets sold to £72 for a pen of Texel X from N McNaughton, Duallin. Leading prices: Store hoggets - Texel Gartfarran £70; Cont Duallin £65; Cross Gartfarran £64; Texel X Kirklands £56. Ewe hoggets - Chev Gartfarran £62; Tex X Kirklands £48; BF Gartfarran £48. Ewes with lambs at foot - Texel with Twins Kinnighallen £164; Cross with twins Stepend £152; Cont with twins Stepend £150; Cross with twins Bankhead £148; Cont with singles Kinnighallen £126; Mule with singles Lower Greenyards £125; Texel with singles Lower Greenyards £112; Cross with singles Stepend £112. Tuesday, April 18 Sold were 1797 prime hoggets, ewes and tups. Top price of the day went to DS and RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill at £109 and to 234p pkg also from Easter Ochtermuthill. Spring lambs sold to £87 or 218p pkg Three Views. Overall sale average for 1477 hoggets 175.95p pkg (+9.35p pkg on the week). SQQ average 182.6p pkg (+6.7p pkg otw). Leading prices (£ per head): Beltex - Er Ochtermuthill £107, £106 and £105; Newton of Crathie £104. Texel - Er Ochtermuthill £104; Nethermyres £98; North Bank £98; Birch Avenue £98; Nethermyres £90. Cheviot - Nether Strathkinness £89; Burnshot £88.50. Mule - Raecruick £81.50; Inchgall £80; Meikle Seggie £80. Blackface - Avoncrook £79; East Bracklinn £78.50; Redburn £75. Leading prices (p per kg): Beltex Easter Ochtermuthill 228p and; 220p; Meikle Seggie 215p. Texel - Easter Ochtermuthill 219p; East Bracklinn 214p; Meikle Seggie 212p. Cheviot Northbank 208p; Nethermyres 206p; Anvilside 200p. Mule - Meikle Seggie 176p; Raecruick 173p; Graystale 172p. Blackface - Auchencarroch 176p; East Bracklinn 174p and 173p; Redburn 174p. Also forward were 320 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes (155) averaged £75.46 selling to £126 for a Suffolk from Ferguson Bros, Gillandersland, Linlithgow. Export ewes (135) averaged £61.47. Other leading prices: Texel - £105 Chalmerston; £100 Three Views, Gillandersland and Kinnaird; £98 Inchgall; £96 Whitleys. Blackface - £68 Harviesmailing and Hillend; £66 Culcreuch; £59 Hillhead; £57 Kinnaird. Suffolk - £103, £100 and £97 Newton; £86 Inchgall and Blairoer; £80 Harviesmailing. Cheviot - £60 Kinnaird; £58 Weels. Cross - £87 Kin- £85 Redburn; £79 Greigston; £77 Harviesmailing, Bouprie and Graystale; £76 Gartfinnan. Zwar £100 Three Views. Tups sold to £134 for a pen of six Texels from AW Nicholson and Son, Kinclaven, Stanley. Other leading prices: Texel - £127, £106 and £104 Kinclaven; £103 Blaircessnock; £100 Kinclaven; £85 Newton. Suffolk - £88 Kinnaird. Wednesday, April 19 UA sold 1863 store cattle also 55 cast cows and forward cattle and 546 store and breeding sheep. Bullocks (1155) - averaged 235.38p to 313.70p per kg for a 204kg LimX from Craighead and £1460 for a 760kg SHX from Dunglass HF. B&W Bullocks (16) – averaged 158.18p to 203.60p per kg for a 532kg HFX from Woodend and £1085 for a 532kg HFX from Woodend. Heifers (708) – averaged 230.24p to 285.20p per 284kg for a kg CHX from Penningham and £1290 for a 570kg LimX from East Banknock. Cast cows (55)– averaged 128.60p to 217.10p per kg for a SimX from Ashfield and £1390 for a CHX from Kincraigie. Dairy cattle (10) – averaged 119.10p to 144.50p per kg for a HOX from Claylands and £865 for a BFX from Wester Lochdrum. Forward cattle (7)- averaged 169.62p to 237.10ppk for a CHX from Ashfield and £1145 for a HFX Langhill. Bullocks: 0-250kgs- Underlaw £640, Craighead 313.7p 251-300kgs- Gateside £840, South Kirklane 302.4p 301-350kgs- Skipmyre £930, Forest Mill 281.8p 351-400kgs- Upper inchwood £1100, 291p 401-450kgsLinnhead £1190, South hill of drips 276.1p 451-500kgs- High Glentriploch £1195, 259.3p 501-550kgs- High Glentriploch £1280, 246.2p 551600kgs –Lower Ardmannoch £1275, 227.6p 601-650kgs- Upper Inchwood £1350, 210.9p. Heifers: Up to 250kgs- Craighead £670, 257.7p 251-300kgs- Penningham £810, 285.2p 301-350kgnaird; Lamington £835, 256.1p 351400kgsKipperoch £1020, 261.5p 401-450kgs- Gilston £1100, 255.8p 451-500kgs- Gillmill £1150, Inchgall 244.5p 501-550kgs- Upper Inchwood £1250, Gillmill 234.6p 551-600kgsEast Banknock £1290, 226.3p 601650kgsMosshall £1180, 186.1p. OTM cows: £ per head- Kincraigie (CH) £1390; Kincragie (Lim) £1170; Claylands (MO) £1110; Drumley (AA) £1110; Ashfield (Sim) £1090; Dunglass (Lui) £1070. P pkg - Ashfield (Sim) 217.10p; West Flakefield (Lim) 156.80p; Kincraigie (CH) 154.40p; Gillmill (AA) 143.50p; Claylands (MO) 133.30p; Dunglass (Lui) 123.30p. OTM bulls: £ per head – West Park (Lim) £1650 . P pkg – West Park (Lim) 142.20p. Also forward 546 store hoggs and ewes with lambs at foot. Store hoggs – Tarskavaig (SuffX) £79; Blairfettie (TexX) £70; Westerhall (BF) £70. Ewes with Single lambs at foot – Stepen (TexX) £122; Dykehole (Mule) £110. Ewes with twin lambs at foot – Ampherlaw (Mule) £162