\Caledonian Marts

Thursday, July 6: Prime bullocks averaged 220p; prime heifers 223p; young bulls 177p; beef cows 135p and dairy cows 101p (a poor show for quality). A few more prime cattle forward with all classes once again dearer and many more could have been sold to the large ringside of buyers. Bullocks sold to 250p pkg (twice) from Brockwoodlees, Cannonbie purchased by T. Johnston, Butchers, Cow Wynd Falkirk and to £1763.84 from C. Smith South Flanders, Kippen. Heifers sold to 252p pkg from D Mclaren, Classlochie, Kinross purchased by G Kirk and Son Butcher, Stirling Road, Denny and to £1577 from Brockwoodlees. Bullocks p pkg: 245p Brockwoodlees; 242p Balquharrage; 240p (twice) Classlochie; 235p Faskine; 232p Bruckley, Blairsgreen and Balquharrage; 228p, 225p Mains of Cultmalundie and Bruckley; 220p Cander Mains and Annfield. Heifers ppkg: 248p Classlochie; 245p Blairsgreen, Balquharrage, Brockwoodlees and Mains of Throsk; 242p Blairsgreen; 240p Priestside, Faskine and Lochend (Morton); 232p (twice) Barrochan Cross and Candermains; 230p (twice) Wester Gartshore. Bullocks per head: £1763 and £1730 South Flanders; £1538 Brockwoodlees; £1530 Bruckley and Mains of Cultmalundie; £1516 Classlochie. Heifers per head: £1577 Mains of Throsk and Brockwoodlees; £1557 and £1522 Classlochie; £1520 Blairsgreen. Young bulls per head: £1628 Airthrey Kerse; £1445 Mosshall. Also forward were 46 cast cows and bulls. Beef cows averaged 135.5p selling to 182.2p from W Dick and Sons, Mains of Throsk, Stirling and to £1490 for the same beast. With a plainer show of dairy cows they averaged 101p selling to 124.6p from W Waugh, North Bankhead, Avonbridge and to £1000 from AW and J Broom, Solsgirth, Home Farm, Dollar. Other leading prices: Beef cows per head - £1290 Mains of Throsk; £1240 Gibsley; £1120 Greencraig; £990 Golland; £930 Gibsley. Black and whites per head - £910 North Bankhead and Summerhouse; £880 North Bankhead; £870 and £830 Solsgirth. Beef cows p pkg - 170p Mains of Throsk; 145.8p Gibsley and Greencraig; 141.6p Gibsley; 136.2p Greencraig. Black and whites p pkg - 124.2p Summerhouse; 123.6p North Bankhead; 119.7p Summerhouse; 117.9p Solsgirth; 114.6p Summerhouse. Monday, July 10: Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 158 store cattle at their fortnightly sale. Bullocks averaged 250p pkg selling to 276p pkg for Limousins from Spouthead, Milton of Campsie and to £1230 for a Limousin from Ardgate, Gartocharn. Heifers averaged 240p pkg selling to 282p pkg for Limousins from Graystale, Stirling and to £1180 for Simmentals from East Kerse, Lochwinnoch. Dairy-bred bullocks averaged 156p pkg selling to 171p pkg from Lawhill Cottages, Torrance and to £670 from Wester Whitefield, Dunfermline. Leading prices: Bullocks - £1200 Wester Whitefield; £1150 East Kerse; £1130 Ardgate; £970 Spouthead. Heifers - £1130 East Kerse; £1000 Ardgate; £930 Graystale. Tuesday, July 11: Caledonian Marts sold 508 spring lambs which sold to £115 for a 51kg Texel from JB Guthrie, Cuiltburn and to 256p pkg for a 43kg Texel from RA Campbell and Sons, Meikle Seggie. Overall average was 214.6p pkg (+11p on the week). Leading prices: Lambs (£ per head): Texel - £112 Cuiltburn; £110 Rob- ertsonlane, Cuiltburn and Meikle Seggie. Suffolk - £111 Kinnaird; £109 Kinnaird. Cross - £96 Kinnaird. Spring lambs per kg: Texel – 250p Cuiltburn and Meikle Seggie; 247p Cuiltburn. Suffolk – 230p Ayton and Tullygarth; Suffolk – 228p Dalvey; Cross – 213p Kinnaird; Charolais – 215p Ayton. Also forward were 529 cast ewes, tups and wedders. Cast ewes (435) sold to a top of £147 for a Texel from