\United Auctions

\Caledonian Marts

Thursday, June 29 Caley Marts sold 126 cattle but with a large ringside of buyers and attendance, a lot more cattle could have been sold to suit their requirements. Prime bullocks averaged 223p; prime heifers 236p; young bulls 191p; beef cows 129p; dairy cows - 108p; cast bulls 127p. Bullocks sold to 248p pkg twice from J Caldwell and Son, Moorfield, Kilmarnoch purchased by WW Wales, Butchers, Kilmarnock and to T Johnston, Butcher, Falkirk and to £1680.64 from C Smith, South Flanders, Kippen. Heifers sold to 255p pkg twice from J and N Kerr Bankhead, Aberdour and A Pettigrew, Faskine, Airdrie purchased by A Gray, Butchers, Stirling and G Kirk, Stirling Road, Denny and to £1539.12 from MI Wainwright and Sons, Todhall, Cupar purchased by H A Black and Sons, Butchers, Lanark. Young bulls sold to 255p pkg for a Limousin from Kersbeath Farms LTD, Mains of Beath, Crossgates purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick and to £1615 for D Ralston, Cuttlehill,Torrance. Leading prices: Bullocks p pkg - 245p Balquharrage, Dyke (Duncan), Moorfield; 242p and 240p Balquharrage; 238p Meadowend (twice); 235p Rathillet and Easterton; 230p Moorfield and Rathillet; 228p Rathillet (twice). Heifers p pkg - 250p Hilton (twice); 248p Faskine; 245p Moorfield (twice) and Bankhead (Kerr); 242p Hilton and Moorfield; 240p Meadowend and Hilton; 232p and 230p Meadowend; 228p Easterton. Bullocks per head - £1626 Moorfield; £1607 South Flanders; £1595 Meadowend; £1575 Meadowend and Mains of Cultmalundie; £1570 Meadowend; £1559 Moorfield; £1548 Mains of Cultmalundie; £1528 Dykes (Duncan); £1512 Moorfield; £1509 Meadowend; £1507 Mains of Cultmalundie; £1494 Rathillet. Heifers per head - £1494 and £1413 Moorfield; £1403 and £1401 Hilton; £1397 Bankhead (Kerr); £1391 Moorfield; £1377 Todhall; £1367 Bankhed (Kerr); £1300 Meadowend; £1299 and £1275 Faskine. Also forward were 54 cast cows and bulls. Beef cows averaged 129p pkg selling to 177p pkg for a Limousin from JH and NT Turnbull, Meadowend, Clackmannan and to £1450 from the same home. Bulls averaged 126p pkg selling to 139p pkg for a Charolais from J and D Mitchell, Offers, Gargunnock and to £1630 from the same home. Dairy cows averaged 108p pkg selling to 126p pkg from G Millar and Son, Gallamuir, Plean and to £990 from AW and J Broom, Solsgirth, Dollar. Beef cows per head - £1100 Dollarbank; £1090 Gallamuir; £1050 Dollarbank; £990 Forrestmill; £920 Callendoune. Beef cows p pkg 162.5p Dollarbank; 158p Forrestmill; 155p Rathillet; 145p Callendoune. Dairy cows per head - £950 Wester Lochdrum and Gallamuir; £940 Gallamuir; £930 Solsgirth; £850 Meldrum. Dairy cows p pkg -123p Gallamuir and Solsgirth; 121p Knockraich; 120p and 119p Meldrum. Bulls per head - £1380 Offers; £1020 South Quarter and Muirpark; £1000 Wester Lochdrum. Bulls p pkg 130.8p South Quarter; 128.7p Offers; 123p Muirpark. Also forwarding 16 calves, both dairy and geef. Top price £550 for a three month-old Simmental from J Drysdale, Forestmill. Leading prices - Bull Beef/ Limousin X - £220 (twice), £210 Barbeth. Dairy Bull/Black and whites - £170, £100 Barbeth; £30 Plean; Ayrshire Bull -£45, £30 Badenheath. Tuesday, July 4 Caley Marts sold 928 spring lambs, cast ewes and tups. Spring lambs (675) sold to £110 twice from G Whyte, Pett, Muthill for a 50 kg Beltex X and for a 45kg Beltex X from Doune Farms, West Lundie, Argaty, Doune. Overall average £85.38. Top price per kg went to Doune Farms, West Lundie at 244ppkg for 45 kg Beltexs. Overall average 203.6p pkg (185ppkg last year). Leading prices: Lambs (£ per head) - Texel - £104 Meikle Seggie; Texel X - £100 Pett; Suff - £96 Nether Carse; Suff X - £92 Hilltarvit Mains; Beltex £107 Doune Farms. Spring lambs (pence per kg) - Beltex – 223p Doune Farms; Texel – 229p Bankhead; Texel X – 223p Kinneil Mill; SuffX – 215p Welton of Creuchies; Suff – 212p Blairgorts, Bankhead and Meikle Seggie. Also forward were 253 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes (37) averaged £84.94 selling to £115 from M Jack, Carriston, Markinch, Fife. Export ewes (146) averaged £43.56. Other leading prices: Texel - £104 New Flockhouse; £100 Gilmeadowland; £97 New Flockhouse; £91 Craiglaw; £90 New Flockhouse and Drumcairn. BF - £66 Ardvorlich; £63 18 Stevenson Avenue; £57 Cretlevane; £56 Burnhead; £50 Dallowie, Cretlevane and Easterhouse. Suff - £100 Nethercarse. Mule -£69 Carriston; £68 Drumnessie. Tups sold to £100 from D Taylor, Maidenwells, Rumbling Bridge. Wedders to £70 for a Texel from W Fotheringham, Drumcairn, Blackford. Wednesday, July 5 UA sold 494 store cattle and 124 cast cows and forward cattle. Bullocks (253) averaged 237.84p to 278.30ppk for a 327kg LimX from West Park and £1550 for a 632kg CharX from Ross Farms. Heifers (179) averaged 237.99p to 287.40ppk for a 414kg CHarX from Ross Farmjs and £1370 for a 550kg CharX from Ross Farms. B&W bullocks (62) averaged 165.73p to 191.00ppk for a 487kg BFX Benston and £1100 for a 631kg BFX from Benston. Cast cows (96) averaged 146.92p to 207.30ppk for a CharX from Teasses and £1790 for an CharX from Woodhead of Mailer. Dairy cows (28) averaged 104.60p to 128.30ppk for a HFX from Woodend and £1150 for a HFX from Woodend. Forward cattle (9) averaged 184.62p to 206.90ppk for a BFX from Benston and £1150 for a BFX from Benston. Bullocks: 301-350kgs- West Park £910, 278.30p; 351-400kgs- West Park £1070, Wester Clunie 274.70p; 401-450kgs- Graystale £1110, Wester Clunie 260.20p; 451-500kgs- Knockrivoch £1190, 250.50p; 501-550kgsRoss Farms £1370, 270.40p; 551600kgs – Ross Farms £1440, 246.50; 601-650kgs- Ross Farms £1550, 245.30p. Heifers: 251-300kgs- Barmurrie £820, 276.10p; 301-350kg- South Common £900, Blaelochhead 270.40p; 351-400kgs- Birkenhead £1000, New Mains 261.70p; 401-450kgs- Ross Farms £1270, 287.40p; 451-500kgsRoss Farms £1300, 272.0p; 501550kgsRoss Farms £1370, 261.00p; 551-600kgs- East Balscalloch £1180, 220.80p. OTM cows: £ per head- Woodhead of Mailer (AA) £1470; Glenisla House (BS) £1430; Woodhead of mailer (CH) £1790; Woodend (HF) £1150; Bordie (LIM) £1510; Newpark (SIM) £1350; Southwick Farms (STX) £1110. P per kg - Couplaw (AA) 181.20p; Newpark (BS) 173.30p; Teasses (CH) 207.30p; Woodend (HF) 128.30p; East Balscalloch (LIM) 178.30p; Floors (MO) 147.60p; Riccarton (SIM) 173.40p; Southwick Farms (STX) 146.40. OTM bulls: £ per head- Muirsland (AA) £1070; East Bangour (BF) £1050; Southwick Farms (CH) £1610; East Balscalloch (LIM) £1450. P per kg - Muirsland (AA) 133.10p; East Bangour (BF) 169.90p; Mid Cambushinnie (CH) 146.70p; East Balscalloch (LIM) 183.10p.