\United Auctions

\Caledonian Marts

Thursday, June 22: Caley Marts sold 121 cattle comprising 81 prime bullocks heifers and six young bulls, 34 cast cows and bulls. Prime bullocks averaged 220p pkg; prime heifers 226p pkg; young bulls 198p pkg; beef cows 133p; dairy cows 106p. Bullocks sold to 245p pkg for a Limousin from D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Cononbie to T Johnston, Butchers, Falkirk and to a massive £1768 gross (away ahead of any deadweight centre) for a Charolais from C Smith, South Flanders, Kippen to Malcolm Allan and Sons. Heifers sold to 250p pkg for a Limousin from A S Hay, Mains of Cultmalundie, Tibbermore to D Campbell, Butchers, Callendar and again to ‘a massive’ gross price of £1716 from J Brown, Greencraig, Falkirk to Border Meats, Lockerbie. Young bulls sold to 215p pkg for a Limousin from W Brisbane and Son, South Woodlane, Blairdrummond to Charles Kirkpatrick. Leading prices: Bullocks p pkg - 240p (twice) Balquharrage and Easter Ochtermuthill; 238p West Woodlane and Brockwoodlees; 235p (twice) West Woodlane, Easter Octermuthill, Balquharrage and Brockwoodlees; 232p Mains of Cultmalundie and West Woodlane; 228p Old Leckie; 225p Cander Mains and Dullamoir. Heifers p pkg - 245p and 242p Brock- woodlees; 240p Mains of Cultmalundie, Brockwoodlees and Easter Ochtermuthill; 238p Faskine; 235p Cander Mains and Easter Ochtermuthill; 232p Annfield and Faskine; 230p (twice) Blackhill and Annfield; 228p Greencraig and West Woodlane. Bullocks per head - £1746 and £1684 South Flanders; £1670 Easter Ochtermuthill; £1586 and £1574 Greencraig; £1530 Mains of Cultmalundie. Heifers per head - £1606 and £1558 Brockwoodlees; £1598 Easter Ochtermuthill; £1436 Greencraig; £1392 Annfield. Also forward were 34 cast cows and bulls. Very short on cows for the demand, lots more could have been sold to sellers advantage. Beef cows averaged 134p selling to 162p pkg for a Charolais from R A Purdon, Easterton, Caldercruix and to £1410 from the same home. Dairy cows sold to 116.5p and to £990 from W Hamilton and Sons, Meldrum, Stirling. Bulls and bullocks averaged 138p selling to 171p for a Limousin Bullock from J Laird and Sons, South Quarter, Kingsbarns and to £1530 for the same beast. Other leading prices: beef cows per head - £950 Walton; £930 South Quarter; £870 7 Holding Pardovan; £820 Your Local Farmer; £790 Knoxfauld. Beef cows p kg - 148.7p South Quarter; 143.1 7 Holding Pardovan; 134.4p Your Local Farmer. Dairy cows per head - £820 Meldrum. Bulls and bullocks per head - £1190 Spittal; £990 Roscobie. Monday, June 26 Caley Marts had forward 212 store cattle. Bullocks averaged £905 selling to £1200 for a pen of Shorthorn x from D McKenzie, Ardgate, Gartocharn. Heifers averaged £850, selling to £1150 for a pen of Charolais from M Galloway, Woodcockfaulds, Denny. Bulls averaged £588, selling to £1080 for a Simmental from Kincaple Farms, Kincaple, St Andrews. Black and whites averaged £715 selling to £780 from D T Marshall, West Kirkland, Newton Stewart. Bullocks per head - £1150 Ardgate; £1140 Graystale; £1080 Kincaple; £1070 Ardgate; £1050 Kincaple; £1020 West Kirkland. Heifers per head - £1140 Woodcockfaulds; £1060 Glenside; £1040 Newhall; £970 Glenside. Bulls per head - £1010 Newhall; £810 Alton. Tuesday, June 27 Caley Marts sold 754 prime lambs, ewes and tups. Spring lambs (500) sold to £124 from D&J McKerrow, Nochnary, Freuchie for a 58kg Texel. Overall average £94.59 (+2.50 on the week). Top price per kilo went to John Messenger, Ayton, Abernethy at 264ppkg for a pair of 42 kilo Texels. Overall average 223.2ppkg (-4.5p on the week). Leading prices: Lambs (£ per head) - Texel £118 Wairds of Alpity; Texel X £117 Allanview; Cont £114 Dechmont; Suff £111 Linnhead; SuffX £111 Ayton and Bankhead; Beltex £109 Meikle Seggie; BeltexX £108 Er Ochtermuthill. Spring lambs per kilo - Beltex 261p Mawcarse; BeltexX 253p Meikle Seggie; Tex 252p Bankhead; TexX 249p Nochnary; Cont 247p Dechmont; SuffX 241p Harelaw; ContX 240p Grange of Lindores; Suff 239p Easter Ochtermuthill. Wednesday, June 28 UA sold 294 store cattle and 111 cast cows and forward cattle. Bullocks (185) averaged 238.71p to 296.30ppk for a 270kg CHX from Scart and £1340 for a 641kg SHX from Renton Home Farm. Heifers (109) averaged 226.86p to 280.80ppk for a 260kg LimX from Dyke and £1130 for a 488kg LimX from Renton Home Farm. Cast cows (83) 153.04p to 204.60ppk for a LimX from Upper Spittalton and £1770 for an BRBX from Nochnary. Dairy cows (25) 105.87p to 153.10ppk for a HOX from Claylands and £905 for a HOX from Claughlands. Forward cattle (4) averaged 198.65p to 219.90ppk for a LimX from Hatton of Cargill and £1390 for a LimX from Hatton of Cargill. Bullocks: 0-250kgs- Dyke £700, 295.40p 251-300kgs- Graystale £830, Scart 296.30p 301-350kgs- Mount £970, 282.00p 351-400kgs- Knowehead of Duntrune £1070, 283.10p 401-450kgs- Knowehead of Duntrune £1145, 267.50p 451-500kgs- Balsaggart £1190, 269.90p 501-550kgsCuttlehill £1245, Glencraigs 230.30p 551-600kgs – Crookedstonemuir £1260, Renton Home Farm 222.80p; 601-650kgs- Renton Home Farm £1340, 209p. Heifers: 0-250kgs- Burnside of Balhaldie £610, 244.00p 251-300kgsDyke £730, 280.80p; 301-350kg- Scart £790, 239.40p; 351-400kgs- Knowehead of Duntrune £990, 249.40p 401-450kgs- Craigdhu £1060, Upper Spittalton 246.40p 451-500kgs- Renton Home Farm £1130, 231.60p 501550kgsBencloich £1070, 210.20p. OTM cows: £ per head- Nochnary (BRB) £1770; Upper Spittalton (Lim) £1690; Mid Cambushinnie (CH) £1490; West Lethans (AA) £1470; Loanhead of Duchally (Cont) £1430; Wester Bleaton (Sim) £1390; Wester Bleaton (BS) £1190. P per kg - Upper Spittalton (Lim) 204.60p; Nochnary (BRB) 194.90p; Holmbyre (AA) 192.20p; Mountquhanie (Sim) 189.50p; Killellan (CH) 186.90p; Loanhead of Duchally (Cont) 177.90p; Wester Bleaton (BS) 158.70p. OTM bulls: £ per head - Percival (Lim) £1690; Ben Challum (Sim) £1630; Balhelvie (AA) £1430. P per jgPK- Percival (Lim) 144.40p; Ben Challum (Sim) 126.20p; Balhelvie (AA) 124.60p.