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\Caledonian Marts

Thursday, April 27: Sold were 171 cattle comprising 97 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls, nine OTM cattle, 65 cast cows and bulls. Prime bullocks averaged 212p; prime heifers 215p; young bulls 184p; beef cows 137p and dairy cows 103p. Good show of cattle forward again for numbers and quality maintained last week’s firm trade. Prime bullocks sold to 242p pkg for a British Blue from W Dandie and Son, Learielaw, Broxburn purchased by H Black and Sons, Butchers, Lanark and to a gross of £1695 for an Aberdeen Angus from Ferguson Bros, Gillandersland to Malcolm Allan, Falkirk. Prime heifers sold to 242p pkg for a Limousin from W Dandie to G Kirk and Son, Denny and to £1680 for a Charolais from A Chapman, Wester Gartshore, Kirkintilloch to Malcolm Allan. Bulls sold to 210p pkg for a Limousin from JH and NT Turnbull, Meadowend, Clackmannan and to £1457.40 from the same farm. Leading prices: Bullocks p pkg 235p Learielaw; 232p Moorfield; 232p Brockwoodlees; 228p Meadowend, Mains of Cultmalundie and Brockwoodlees; 224p Lammerview, Easterton and Brockwoodlees; 220p Brockwoodlees; 218p Candermains and Westwoodlane. Heifers p pkg - 240p Meikle Seggie and Learielaw; 238p Mains of Cultmalundie and Meadowend; 234p West Mains and Todhall; 236p Brockwoodlees; 230p Moorfield and Middlerigg; 228p Brockwoodlees and Priestside; 226p Moorfield (twice) and Faskine; 225p Todhall, Meadowend and Priestside. Bullocks per head - £1570 Greencraig; £1568 Learielaw; £1560 Learielaw; £1545 Moorfield; £1542 Meadowend; £1519 Greencraig; £1504 Greencraig; £1497 Moorfield; £1496 Kinneil Mill. Heifers per head - £1581 Mains of Cultmalundie; £1475 Wr Gartshore; £1453 Brockwoodlees; £1432 Todhall; £1418 Brockwoodlees; £1408 Todhall; £1398 Learielaw; £1389 Mains of Cultmalundie. Also forward were 65 cast cows and bulls. Cows average again up on the week with high demand for fat and lean cows, more could have been sold to sellers’ advantage. Beef cows sold to 168p pkg for a Limousin X from W and M Wylie, Broompark, Torphichen and to £1360 for a Limousin from A and K Farming, West Woodlane, Stirling. Dairy cows sold to 135p pkg from A Scott, North Mains, Johnstone and to £870 again from A Scott. Other leading prices: Beef cows per head - £1310 South Woodlane; £1250 and £1220 Golland; £1190 Mains of Burnbank; £1140 and £1130 Golland; £1090 Stockbridge. Beef cows p pkg - 166p South Woodlane; 165p West Woodlane; 163p Mains of Burnbank; 161p, 160p and 155p Golland; 152p Broompark. Dairy cows per head: £860 Meldrun; £850 (twice) and £830 North Mains; £830 Meldrum; £810 North Mains; £740 Broompark. Dairy cows p pkg 128p North Mains; 122p Broompark; 120p Meldrum; 119p North Mains and Meldrum; 112p Scriob Ruadh; 111p North Mains. Also forwarding 12 calves from Reade, Scriob. Top price of the day £66 for a Black and White bull calf. Leading prices: Black and White £50 and £30; Beef heifer - £34; Beef bull - £52, £42 and £34. Monday, May 1: Sold were 171 cattle comprising 97 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls, nine OTM cattle, 65 cast cows and bulls. Prime bullocks averaged 212p; prime heifers 215p; young bulls 184p; beef cows 137p; dairy cows 103p. Good show of cattle forward again for numbers and quality maintained last weeks firm trade. Prime bullocks sold to 242p pkg for a British Blue from W Dandie purchased by H Black and to a gross of £1695 for an Aberdeen Angus from Ferguson Bros, Gillandersland to Malcolm Allan. Prime heifers sold to 242p pkg for a Limousin from W Dandie to G Kirk and to £1680 for a Charolais from A Chapman to Malcolm Allan. Bulls sold to 210p pkg for a Limousin from JH and NT Turnbull and to £1457.40 from the same farm. Leading prices: Bullocks p pkg 235p Learielaw; 232p Moorfield; 232p Brockwoodlees; 228p Meadowend, Mains of Cultmalundie and Brockwoodlees; 224p Lammerview, Easterton and Brockwoodlees; 220p Brockwoodlees; 218p Candermains and Westwoodlane. Heifers p pkg - 240p Meikle Seggie and Learielaw; 238p Mains of Cultmalundie and Meadowend; 234p West Mains and Todhall; 236p Brockwoodlees; 230p Moorfield and Middlerigg; 228p Brockwoodlees and Priestside; 226p Moorfield (twice) and Faskine; 225p Todhall, Meadowend and Priestside Bullocks per head - £1570 Greencraig; £1568 Learielaw; £1560 Learielaw; £1545 Moorfield; £1542 Meadowend; £1519 Greencraig; £1504 Greencraig; £1497 Moorfield; £1496 Kinneil Mill. Heifers per head - £1581 Mains of Cultmalundie; £1475 Wr Gartshore; £1453 Brockwoodlees; £1432 Todhall; Brockwoodlees; £1408 Todhall; £1398 Learielaw; £1389 Mains of Cultmalundie. Also forward were 65 cast cows and bulls. Cows average again up on the week with high demand for fat and lean cows, more could have been sold to sellers advantage. Beef cows sold to 168p pkg for a Limousin X from W and M Wylie, Broompark, Torphichen and to £1360 for a Limousin from A and K Farming, West Woodlane, Stirling. Dairy cows sold to 135p pkg from A Scott, North Mains, Johnstone and to £870 again from A Scott. Other leading prices: Beef cows per head - £1310 South Woodlane; £1250 and £1220 Golland; £1190 Mains of Burnbank; £1140 and £1130 Golland; £1090 Stockbridge. Beef cows p pkg - 166p South Woodlane; 165p West Woodlane; 163p Mains of Burnbank; 161p, 160p and 155p Golland; 152p Broompark. Dairy cows per head - £860 Meldrun; £850 (twice) and £830 North Mains; £830 Meldrum; £810 North Mains; £740 Broompark. Dairy cows p pkg 128p North Mains; 122p Broompark; 120p Meldrum; 119p North Mains and Meldrum; 112p Scriob Ruadh; 111p North Mains. Also forwarding were 12 calves from Reade, Scriob. Top price of the day £66 for a Black & White bull calf. Leading prices: Black & White - £50 and £30; Beef heifer - £34; Beef bull £52, £42 and £34. Tuesday, May 2 Sold were 1730 prime lambs, hoggets, sheep, ewes and tups. Spring lambs (17) sold to 250p pkg from R Wardrope and Son, East Coates for a 42 kilo Texel X and to a top of £115 for four 46.5 kilo Suffolk X from J Wilson, Balhelvie, Newburgh. Prime hoggets (1333) sold to 251p pkg from J B Guthrie, Cuiltburn for a pen of 41.5 kilo Beltex X and to £107 also from Cuiltburn for 43 kilo Beltexs. Overall sale average for 1333 sold 176.3p pkg (+10p pkg). Leading prices (£ per head): Beltex Cuiltburn £106, £104; Meikle Seggie £98; Er Ochtermuthill £97. Texel - Er Ochtermuthill £99; Nethermyres £95; Hill £95. Suffolk - Nether Strathkinnes £96; Er Ochtermuthill £91; Er Coates £90.50. Cheviot - Er Coates £90.50; South Park £90; Newton of Fotheringham £88.50. Mule - Meikle Seggie £85; Allanfauld £72; Wr Whitefield £72. Blackface - South Park £85; Gillandersland £72; Mid Linthills £72; Keyshill £72. Leading prices (p pkg): Beltex - Cuiltburn 248p and 238p; Meikle Seggie 237p; Er Ochtermuthill 234p. Texel - Er Ochtermuthill 206p and 205p; Newton of Fotheringham 206p and 205p; Hill 202p. Suffolk - Er Coates 199p; Graystale 190p; Durieshill 195p. Cheviot - South Park 202p; Er Coates 201p; Nethermyres 200p. Blackface South Park 186p; Edentaggart 170p; Mid Auchencarroch 170p. Also forward were 376 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes (176) averaged £71.17 selling to £121 for a Texel from PJ and C Wood, Knockhill, Strathkinnes. Export ewes (47) averaged £40.34. Other leading prices: Texel - £114, £107 and £105 Easter Ochtermuthill; £100 Shankhead; £90 Knockhill (twice) and Gilmeadowland; £89 Golland and Craiglaw. BF - £67 Gray£1418 Wednesday, May 3 UA sold 2154 store cattle also 116 cast cows and forward cattle and 547 store and breeding sheep. Bullocks (1058) averaged 239.53p to 304.50p per kg for a 312kg LimX from High Bent and £1390 for a 702kg SimX from Drumrack. B&W Bullocks (105) averaged 161.64p to 216.70p per kg for a 540kg HOX from Auchnotteroch and £1200 for a 606kg HOX from Auchnotteroch. Heifers (991) averaged 229.01p to 289.00p per kg for a 346kg LimX from Townhead of Arngibbon and £1380 for a 584kg LimX from Airthrey Kerse. Cast cows (116) averaged 149.45p to 212.40p per kg for a LimX from Classlochie and £1410 for a BRBX from Newton of Logierait. Dairy cattle (30) averaged 113.03p to 136.20p per kg for a HFX from Carneil and £1090 for a HFX from Carneil. Forward cattle (8) averaged 183.58p to 193.40ppk for a SimX from Boghall and £1230 for a SimX Boghall. Bullocks: 0-250kgs- Braehead £690, 297.40p 251-300kgs- Gateslack £860, 292.50p 301-350kgs- Kildavaig £990, High Bent 304.50p 351-400kgsKedzlie £1070, Newton of Logierait 282.10p 401-450kgs- Gordonian £1140, Knockgerran 265.00p 451500kgsGordonian £1260, 259.80p 501-550kgs- Baldovie £1340, 249.50p 551-600kgs –Spittal £1330, Drumrack 230.60p 601-650kgs- Drumrack £1380, 215.00p; 651-700kgs- Holton £920, 134.90p; 701kgs plus- Drumrack £1390, 198.0p. Heifers: Up to 250kgs- Braehead £690, 281.60p 251-300kgs- Lochend £790, 265.40p 301-350kg- Townhead of Arngibbon 289.00, £1000 351400kgsArdmaleish £1070, 274.40p 401-450kgs- West Meikle Pinkerton £1130, Upper Obney 272.00p 451500kgsAllanfauld £1220, 251.0p 501-550kgs- Baldovie £1290, 250.50p 551-600kgs- Airthrey Kerse £1380, 236.30p, 601-650kgs- Holton £1120, 181.20p. OTM cows: (£ per head) - Newton of Logierait (BRB) £1410; Easter Mye (Lim) £1390; Oatridge (AA) £1290; Boghall (Sim) £1290; Chartershall (Cont) £1130; Woodburn (Lui) £1130; Drumrack (OTH) £1110; Carneil (HF) £1090; Kincraigie (SH) £1090; East Bangour (BF) £1030. (P pkg) - Classlochie (Lim) 212.40p; Corsehope (Sim) 194.00p; Millhills (AA) 189.20p; Whitesykes (BRB) 170.00p; Chartershall (Cont) 156.50p; Woodburn (Lui) 155.20p; Kincraigie (SH) 147.70p; Drumrack (OTH) 144.90p; Carneil (HF) 136.00p; East Bangour (BF) 134.10p. OTM bulls: (£ per head) – Pinclanty (Sim) £1710; Lour Est (CH) £1570. (P pkg) – Pinclanty (Sim) 166.00p; Lour Est (CH) 129.50p. Also sold 409 store hoggs and breeding sheep. Store hoggs - Erisort (Tex) £65.50, Erisort (TexX), £63.00, Hill (BF), £58.50. Ewes with lambs at foot: Tex ewes (two-three crop) with twin Tex lambs at foot - £195 – Nochnary; Tex ewes (three crop) with twin Tex lambs at foot -£ 189 – Nochnary; Mule ewes (two-three crop) with twin Tex lambs – n£165 – Nochnary; Suffolk ewes (one crop) with single cross lambs - £122 – Fullerton; BF ewes with twin Mule lambs - £134 Criaghead.