United Auctions
Saturday, October 28 UA had forward 616 commercial beef breeding cattle at their annual October sale. Bulling heifers: Beanie (SimX) £1210; Beanie (SHX) £1200; Tillyrie (Sim) £1180. In-calf heifers: Graystale (LimX) i/c £1650 x2; Graystale (ContX) i/c £1600; Laight (BP) £1400. In-calf cows: Knock O Ronald (ContX) £1720, £1700; Knock O Ronald (BP) £1680; Sorn Mains (LimX) £1650. Heifers and bull calves: Harehead (Sim) £2700; Ross (Lim) £2700; Little kilchatten; (ContX) £2600; Harehead (Luing) £2550; Crosshouse (BP) £2500; Ross (B`Lim) £2500. Heifers and heifer calves: Wester Thomaston (BB) £2750; Little kilchatten (Lim) £2700; Ross (BP) £2600; West Thomaston (ContX) £2350; Little Kilchatten (B`Lim) £2350. Cows and bull calves: Harehead £2300 (Sim); Laight (BP) £2050; Laight (ContX) £1900; Laight (ContX) £1850; Gartness (ContX) £1800; Harehead (Saler) £1400.Cows and heifer calves: Laight (BP) £1750; Boreland (Sim) £1620; Crosshouse (Lim) £1600; Little kilchatten (Lim) £1500; Harehead (Luing) £1420 Monday, October 30 UA sold 1733 suckled calves at their annual show and sale of suckled calves also forward was 4075 store and breeding sheep. Bullocks (1099) averaged 263.36p to 422.40p per kg for a 232kg LimX from Upper Samieston and £1080 for a 405kg SimX from Ardtornish. Heifers (634) averaged 243.98p and to 359.20p per kg for a 284kg LimX from Cairncurran and £1020 for a 284kg LimX from Cairncurran. Leading prices per head and per kg: Bullocks: Up to 250kg- Upper Samieston £980, 422.40p; 251-300kgs – Upper Samieston £910, 323.00p; 301-350kgs – Upper Samieston £970, Kildavaig 291.80p; 351-400kgs –Glenrath £1050, Ardtornish 277.20p; 401450kgs- Ardtornish £1080, 266.70p. Heifers: Up to 250kg – Scart £690, 315.10p; 251-300kg – Cairncurran £1020, 359.20p; 301-350kgs –Glenrath £880, 266.90p; 351-400kgs – Dollarbank £960, 257.10p; 401-450kgs –Ralia £910, 217.10p. Prize list judged by Andrew Morton, Lochend Farm, Denny: Char Bullock Calf: 1 T Gray, West Park 366kgs £970; 2 D and I Richardson, Upper Samieston 330kgs £910; 3 R McNee, Woodend 380kgs £1000. Char Heifer Calf: 1 J Cullens, Dollarbank 396kgs £960; 2 J Cullens 354kgs £910; 3 R McNee 386kgs £960. Any other breed bullock calf: 1 D and I Richardson, 232kgs £980; 2 D and I Richardson, 284kgs £970; 3 D and I Richardson, 344kgs £970. Any other breed heifer calf: 1 R McNee, 343kgs £880. Pen of four bullock or heifers: 1 J Cullens, 407kgs £1040; 2 R McNee, 380kgs £1000; 3 A Smellie, Posso 341kgs £790. Champion: D and I Richardson, Upper Samieston, 232kgs £980; Reserve: T Gray, West Park 366kgs £970. Store and breeding sheep: Averages - Store lambs: Beltex £62.02 (-1.18 on the week); Texel £56.25 (+1.79); Suffolk £56.18 (+0.52); Mule £54.52 (+4.32); BF lambs £34.16 (+1.58). Leading prices: Store Lambs – Carroch (Suff) £67.00; Strathnafanaig (BTex) £64.50; Carroch (Tex) £68.00; Crosshill (Mule) £65.00; Rhodders (BF) £51.50. Breeding Sheep – Drumnessie (Mule ewe lambs) £70.00; Grange of Airlie (two crop Mule ewes) £88.00; Grange of Airlie (two crop Texel ewes) £82.00. Tuesday, October 31 UA report: In-calf heifers - Graystale (LimX) In calf £1650 x2; Graystale (ContX) in calf £1600; Laight (BP) £1400. In-calf cows: Knock O Ronald (ContX) £1720, £1700; Knock O Ronald (BP) £1680; Sorn Mains (LimX) £1650. Heifers and bull calves: Harehead (Sim) £2700; Ross (Lim) £2700; Little Kilchatten; (ContX) £2600; Harehead (Luing) £2550; Crosshouse (BP) £2500; Ross (B`Lim) £2500. Heifers and heifers calves: Wester Thomaston (BB) £2750; Little Kilchatten (Lim) £2700; Ross (BP) £2600; West Thomaston (ContX) £2350; Little Kilchatten (B`Lim) £2350. Cows and bull calves: Harehead £2300 (Sim); Laight (BP) £2050; Laight (ContX) £1900; Laight (ContX) £1850; Gartness (ContX) £1800; Harehead (Saler) £1400. Cows and heifers calves: Laight (BP) £1750; Boreland (Sim) £1620; Crosshouse (Lim) £1600; Little Kilchatten (Lim) £1500; Harehead (Luing) £1420. North Amulree dispersal: Luing cow with Bull calf £2350, £2300; Luing cow with Hfr calf £2200, £2100; SimX Luing with Bull calf £2100, £2050; SimX Luing with Hfr calf £2150, £2000. Stock cows in-calf: Beanie (SimX) £1750, £1650; Lurg (BP) £1500; Lurg (SHX) £1350. Stock cows with calves: Beanie (Sim with Hcf ) £2300; Beanie (Sim with Bcf ) £2200; Beanie (SHX with Bcf ) £2100; Laight (BP with Bcf ) £2050; Laight (X with Bcf ) £1900; Lurg (ContX with Hcf ) £1900; Lurg (ContX with Bcf ) £1900.
Caledonian Marts
Thursday, October 26 Caley Marts sold 166 cattle comprising 95 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls, 71 cast cows and bulls. Bullocks sold to a top of 248p pkg for a British Blue from D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie to J Hastie Butchers, Markinch, and to £1626.24 for a British Blue from WI Wainwright and Sons, Todhall Farm, Cupar, purchased by HA Black and Sons Butchers, Bathgate. Heifers sold to 248p pkg twice D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees and one from A Galbraith, Upper Kinneil, Linlithgow purchased twice by HA Black and Sons and T Johnston, Butchers, Falkirk, and to £1764.72 for a Limousin from C Malone, Pitcairn, Cardenden purchased by HA Black and Sons. Young bulls sold to 188p from L Laird, Lochhead, East Wemyss and to £1624.30 from D and L Graham, Mains of Burnbank, Blairdrummond. Prime bullocks averaged 209p pkg; prime heifers 218p pkg; young bulls 184p pkg; beef cows 110p pkg; dairy cows 88p pkg (for a plainer show forward). Leading prices: Bullocks p pkg - 242p Todhall and Brockwoodlees; 240p Faskine and Todhall (twice); 232p Easterton and Classlochie; 230p Bankhead (Kerr); 228p Balquharrage; 226p Brockwoodlees and Turniemoon. Heifers p pkg - 246p Classlochie and Brockwoodlees; 244p Faskine; 240p and 236p Upper Kinneil; 235p Broadleys and Balquharrage; 234p Turniemoon and Faskine; 228p Pitcairn; 226p Faskine and Bankhead (Kerr). Bullocks per head: £1550 Turniemoon; £1541 Bankhead; £1521 Todhall; £1461 Brockwoodlees; £1438 Easterton; £1426 Molemont. Heifers per head: £1594 Brockwoodlees; £1538 Upper Kinneil; £1532 Brockwoodlees; £1522 Upper Kinneil; £1517 Brockwoodlees; £1502 Upper Kinneil. Also forward were 71 cast cows and bulls. With leaner cows a bit harder to cash, this resulted in the overall average being back on the week, with a large demand for finished cows. Beef cows sold to £1620 for a Limousin from AT Mitchell and Son, Nether Glinns, Fintry and to 180p for the same beast. Dairy cows sold to £780 from R Nelson, Blairmains, Culross and to 112p from R Millar, High Cattadale, Campbelltown. Other leading prices: Beef cows per head - £1400 Airthrey Kerse; £1380 Forthview; £1200 West Mains; £1130 Forthview; £1100 Bogleys.Beef cows per kg: 174p Airthrey Kerse; 160p West Mains; 147.5p Forthview (twice); 143p Bogleys; 140p Bowridge. Dairy cows per head: £720 Waterside; £630 High Cattadale. Monday, October 30 Caley Marts sold 401 store cattle and suckled calves. Bullocks averaged 207p pkg selling to 357p for a Limousin from B Harper, Greenwells and to £1280 for a Limousin from J Dunn and Co, Martnaham Mains, Dalrymple. Heifers averaged 204p pkg selling to 307p again for a Limousin from B Harper and to £1210 for a Charolais from W Oswald and Son, Broadleys, Stirling. Black and White bullocks averaged 149p pkg selling to 181p from TJ Paterson, Alton Muirhouse, Newmilns, and to £790 from the same home. Other leading prices: Bullocks per head - £1220 and £1170 Martnaham Mains; £1160 Ardgate; £1110 Burnside; £1100 Ardgate; £1090 Alton Muirhouse. Heifers per head - £1200 Martnaham Mains; £1200 Hill O’ Harthill; £1150 Broadleys; £1110 Hill O’ Harthill; £1100 and £1060 Broadleys; £1060 Balcalk (Tealing). Bullocks per kg: 256p and 252p Greenwells; 242p South Hirst; 241p Robertsonlane; 240p Greenwells; 238p Robertsonlane. Heifers per kg: 298p and 267p Greenwells; 244p Martnaham Mains; 232p Glenburn; 226p Mains of Burnbank; 221p Blairoer. Black and Whites per head: £720 Knockraich; £700 Bonnyhill. Caledonian Marts Ltd also sold 2886 store lambs, breeding and feeding ewes plus 17 rams. A good show of lambs and ewes forward for numbers met a similar trade to last week. Top price of the day went to Craigmaddie Muir for a pen of Texels at £67. Leading lamb prices: Suff x £63 Craigluscar; Tex x £60.50 Glenduisk; Suff £60 Coull, Isle of Islay; Cont £60 Coull, Isle of Islay; Cross £58.50 Baluskie; Mule £58 Coull, Isle of Islay; Mule £58 Kildalloig; HB £58 Coull, Isle of Islay; BF £48.50 Dunlossit Estates, Isle of Islay. Leading ewe prices: Mule £54 Baluskie; Cross £50 Grubberhill; Cont £48 Immeroin; Texel £48 Grubberhill; BF £44 Grubberhill.