\United Auctions

\Caledonian Marts

Thursday, July 27 Caley Marts sold 146 cattle comprising 101 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls, 45 cast cows and 20 young calves. Prime bullocks and heifers a more mixed show once again would be dearer throughout quality handy weights exceptionaly short of requirements. Bullocks sold to 250p pkg for a Limousin from J and J Wyllie, Knockhouse, Dunfermline purchased by T Johnston, Butcher, Cow Wynd, Falkirk and to an astonishing £1722 from C Smith, South Flanders, Kippen. Heifers sold to 248p pkg (twice) for Limousins from JH and NT Turnbull, Meadowend, Clackmannan and W Pettigrew, Faskine, Airdrie to D Campbell and Son, Butcher, Ancaster Square, Callander and WW Wales Ltd, Butcher, Kilmarnock and to a whopping £1616 for a Charolais from Harold Greer, Gelvan View, Kinross. Young bulls sold to 220p pkg for a Limousin from T and T Robertson, Creochill, Mauchline to Charles Kirkpatrick and to a massive £1760 from M Lyle, Mid Cambushinnie, Dunblane. Black and white bulls sold to 182p pkg from D Pickard, Straiton, St Andrews and to £1117 for the same animal. Prime bullocks averaged 226p pkg; prime heifers 225p pkg; young beef bulls 203p pkg; young dairy bulls 164p pkg; beef cows 124p pkg; dairy cows 105p pkg. Leading prices: Bullocks p pkg - 248p Meadowend and Knockhouse; 245p (twice) Knockhouse, Kinneil Mill and Over Inzievar; 242p and 238p Knockhouse and Meadowend; 240p Sheilds, Lochwinnoch; 235p Barochan Cross; 232p and 230p Easterton (Owen). Heifers p pkg - 245p Faskine, Kinneil Mill and Over Inzievar; 242p (twice) Gelvan View; 240p (twice) Sheilds and Meadowend; 240p Flemington; 232p and 230p Barochan Cross, Greencraig and Priestside. Young bulls p pkg - 218p and 215p Mains of Throsk; 215p and 212p Cairnbog; 210p Easter Clune and Cauldsheil Cattle Company; 208p South Hourat and Mains of Throsk In the cow section a poor show forward for quality upheld recent rates. Beef cows to 160p pkg for a Limousin from T and R Crawford, Sheilds, Lochwinnoch. Other leading prices: Beef cows per kg - 140p Airthrey Kerse; 138p Gelvan View and Gartfairn; 136p Fallside, Campbeltown. Dairy cows - 125p pkg from Cauldsheil Cattle Company, Haddington others to 124p and 122p Gallamuir. Also forward were 20 calves both dairy and beef. Top price of the day went to G Paterson, Barbeth, Cumbernauld with a Limousin X Heifer at £310. Leading prices: Ayrshire bulls – £55, £40, £20 Badenheath; Black and White bulls - £155, £94, £88, £60 Wester Lochdrum; £55, £48, £48 Nyadd; £92, £88, £75, £70, £68 Barbeth. Limousin X heifer - £250. Tuesday, August 1 Caley Marts sold 1957 prime lambs, ewes and tups. Prime lambs (1373) averaged 195.6p pkg (+18.3p pkg on the week) (+9.7p on the year). All classes of lambs especially 42 kilo plus were sharer on the week. Top price of the day went to G Whyte, Pett, Muthill for a 50 kilo Beltex X lamb at £111. Top price per kilo went to Doune Farms, West Lundie at 232ppkg for a pair of Beltex lambs at 47 kilos. Leading prices: Lambs (£ per head) - Beltex £109 and £107 West Lundie; Beltex X £108 Strageath; Texel £106.50 and £103 Pyetree Cottage; TexelX £107 South Flanders; Cont £105 Wairds of Alpity; Cont X £104 Drumcairn and Bankhead; SuffX £104 South Flanders. Lambs per kg - TexelX 231p Drumcairn; Beltex 230p Pett; Texel 229p Pyetree Cottage; BeltexX 229p and 228p Meikle Seggie; Cont 228p Doune Farms; ContX 227p Strageath; Suff 205p Kilbride Islay and Golland. Also forward were 584 cast ewes, tups and wedders. Heavy ewes (139) averaged £81.24 selling to £134 for a Texel from R McNee, Woodend, Armadale. Export ewes (254) averaged £48.98 (+£1.88). Although with a plainer show of ewes forward the overall average was up £6.05. Other leading prices: Texel - £111 Duncrievie; £109 Lower Killearnie; £104 Rhynaclach; £99 4 Pardovan Holdings; £97 Lower Killernie; £96 Balaclava Croft (Islay). BF - £69 Carden; £62 Mains of Burnbank; £56 Viewfield (Marshall) and West Mains; £55 The Bank and Muirpark (Owen). Suffolk - £118 Carden; £108 Woodend; £90 Easter Craigduckie. Cheviot - £97.50 Easter Coilechat; £82.50 and £73 Carden; £72.50 and £71 Arnprior. Charolais - £110 Harelaw. Beltex - £94 Carden; £88 Lochend; £72 Lower Killernie. Mule - £84 Easter Craigduckie; £78.50 and £73.50 Kinnaird. Cross - £80 The Bank; £79 Carden and Greencraig; £76 Harelaw; £75 Westfield and Duncrievie; £73 and £72 The Bank. Tups sold to £116 for a Suffolk from B McMillan, Eorabus, Islay.Tups - Suffolk £99 Eorabus; Beltex £99 Victoria; Texel £90 Victoria; Texel £85 Greencraig; Beltex £84 Lochend Thursday, July 27 UA sold 3938 prime sheep including 2760 lambs and selling to an average of 188.9 and 1178 ewes and rams. Spring lambs (2760) - Wester Middleton (Suff) £98.50; Easterton (BTex) £97; Ardgate (Tex) £116; Whitbrugh (Char) £88; Fullarton (Mule) £91. Spring lambs (2760) - Wester Middleton (Suff) 216p; Easterton (BTex) 231p; Outerston ( Tex) 233p; Garvald mains (Char) 193p; Lahill (Mule) 185p. Ewes (1178) - Gathercauld (Tex) £132; Outerston (Suff ) £117; Fullarton (BFL) £109; Shields (Mule) £104; Hill of Errol (Chev/Mule) £95.00; Wester Mye (Chev) £88; Elmscleugh £80. Tups – Ruchlaw (Tex) £109; West Lundie (BTex) £87; Ardacheranmor (BF) £67. Wednesday, August 2 UA sold 589 store cattle, native bred cattle and young bulls also forward 137 cast cows. Bullocks (342) averaged 236.89p to 310.90p pkg for a 238kg LimX from Drumoider and to £1470 for a 636kg CHX from Ashfield. Heifers (206) averaged 227.58p to 267.70p pkg for a 325kg SimX from Drumoider and £1230 for a 239.8kg LimX from Cowans. B&W bullocks (39) averaged 156.80p to 192.60p pkg for a 488kg HFX from Tanhill and £980 for a 587kg BFX from Lindsayton. Cast cows (137) averaged 133.82p to 197.20p pkg for a AAX from Symington Mains and £1350 for a LimX from Loanhead Of Duchally. Dairy cows (12) averaged 108.79p to 161.90p pkg for a HFX from Overton and £885 for a HFX from Meikle Camoquhill. Bullocks: Up to 250kgs - Drumoider £740, 310.90p; 251-300kgs - Drumoider £800, Drumoider 294.10p; 301350kgs - Drumoider £870, Gateside 278.10p; 351-400kgs - Crofthead £1070, 268.80; 401-450kgs - Graystale £1095, Crofthead 261.20p; 451-500kgs - Midlock £1210, Hillview 249.50p; 501-550kgs - Cowans £1310, 238.80p; 551-600kgs – Cowans £1440, 237.60p; 601-650kgs - Ashfield £1470, 231.10p. Heifers: Up to 250kgs - Drumoider £630, 252.00p; 251-300kgs - Burnfoot £740, 245.80p; 301-350kg - Chapel £835, Drumoider 264.70p; 351-400kgs - Mahaar £980, Crofthead 252.10p; 401-450kgs - Mahaar £1070, 252.40p; 451-500kgs - Cowans £1175, 241.80p; 501-550kgs - Burnbrae £1230, 223.60p; 551-600kgs - Cowans £1230, 222.80p. OTM cows: £ per head - Loanhead Of Duchally (Lim) £1350; Innerwick (Sim) £1270; Symington Mains (AA) £1190; Pitkevy (CH) £1150; Laighpark (BRB) £1070; Parbroath (Sal) £1055; Laighpark (Cont) £1030; Meikle Camoquhill (MO) £1030. P per kg - Symington Mains (AA) 197.70p; Loanhead of Duchally (Lim) 196.80p; Symington Mains (Sim) 188.20p; Pitkevy (CH) 176.50p; West Park (BRB) 170.40p; Laighpark (Cont) 157.70p; Parbroath (Sal) 152.50p; Meikle Camoquhill (MO) 136.60P. OTM bulls: £ per head - Ballikinrain (Lim) £1510; Loanhead of Duchally (BS) £1390; Parbroath (AA) £1350; Wester Coilechat (CH) £1290. P per kg - Kinneil Mill (Lim) 160.30p; Newpark (AA) 152.00p; Loanhead of Duchally (BS) 129.70p; Wester Coilechat (CH) 120.60p.