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United Auctions
Thursday, November 16 UA sold 5211 prime sheep including 3912 lambs selling to an average of 165.5ppk and 1299 ewes and rams.
Lambs (3912) Doune Farms (Tex) £102; Luckenburn (BTex) £101; Wester Middleton (Suff ) £88; South Flanders (Char) £87; Easter Bucklyvie (X) £85; Pathcondie (Mule) £78; Garvald Mains (Chev/Mule) £75. Hill of Errol (BF) £70
Lambs (3912) Luckenburn (BTex) 215p; Easterton (Tex) 210p; Cranshaws (Suff ) 182p; East Bracklinn (X) 182p ;Nisbet (Chev/Mule) 174p; Garvald Mains (Char) 173p; Pitkevy (Mule) 161p. Doune Farms (BF) 160p.
Ewes (1299)- Hill of Errol (Tex) £142; Old Nursery (BFL) £102; Hangingshaw (Suff ) £86; Garvald Mains (Chev/Mule) £85.50; Radernie (Mule) £72.50; Coates (BF) £46.
Rams- Fleurs (Suff ) £114; Hillhead (BFL) £103; Fleurs (Tex) £98.
Wednesday, November 22 UA sold 808 store cattle, also 268 cast cows and forward cattle.
Bullocks (370) averaged 212.72p to 248.60ppk for a 346kg LimX from Spittal and to £1325 for 584kg LimX from Lilac Cottage.
Black and White bullocks (68) averaged 135.93p to 152.30ppk for a 453kg HFX from Whitehill, and to £780 for a 608kg HOX from Borland.
Heifers (370 averaged 204.93p to 251.80ppk for a 278kg CHX from Sorn Mains, and to £1240 for a 610kg LimX from Lilac Cottage.
Cast cows (213) averaged 119.79p to 191.60ppk for a LimX from Upper Spittalton and to £1410 for a LimX from Upper Spittalton.
Dairy cows (42) averaged 86.11p and to 113.00ppk for a HFX from Carneil, and to £895 for a HFX from Carneil.
Forward cattle (13) averaged 136.24p and to 181.10ppk for a MOX from Meikle Camoquhill, and to £1130 for a MOX from Meikle Camoquhill.
Bullocks: Up to 250kgs Townhead £560, 241.40p; 251-300kgs - West Loch Farms £680, 236.90p; 301-350kgs Spittal £860, Spittal 248.60p; 351-400kgs - Auchenflower £925, 240.30p; 401-450kgs Knockshinnoch £1000, Glenartney 246.0p; 451500kgs - Elmscleugh £1100, Grange 232.6p; 501-550kgs Lilac Cottage £1180, 225.2p; 551-600kgs – Lilac Cottage £1325, 226.90p; 601-650kgs - Crookedstonemuir £1300, Hoprigshields 212.3p.
Heifers: Up to 250kgs Townhead £475, Drumoider 216.90p; 250-300kgs - Sorn Mains £700, 251.80p; 301-350kg - Sorn Mains £760, 226.20p; 351-400kgs Auchenflower £850, 221.6p; 401-450kgs - Gowstone £935, 221.0p; 451-500kgs - East Revoch £1070, Hatton of Newtyle 225.80p; 501-550kgs - Lilac Cottage £1220, 222.6p; 551-600kgs - Hoprigshields £1220, 207.50p; 601-650kgs Lilac Cottage £1240, 203.30p.
OTM cows: per head – Upper Spittalton (Lim) £1410; Elmscleugh (Sim) £1270; Mid Cambushinnie (CH) £1130; Garvald Mains (AA) £1090; Elmscleugh (BS) £1030; Natherton (Cont) £1030. Per kg - Upper Spittalton (Lim) 191.60p; Elmscleugh (Sim) 191.20p; Drumoder (AA) 178.40p; Mid Cambushinnie (CH) 143.00p; Netherton (Cont) 138.50p; Elmscleugh (BS) 118.10p.
OTM bulls: per head Drumoider (Lim) £1350; Balgay (BS) £1250; High Branchal (AA) £1150; Glenpark Fms (CH) £1090. Per kg - Drumoider (Lim) 128.80p; Balgay (BS) 119.30p; Drumoider (AA) 108.80p; Glenpark Farms 97.50p.
Caledonian Marts
Thursday, November 16 Caley Marts sold 202 cattle comprising 105 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls, six OTM cattle, and 91 cast cows and bulls.
Once again all classes of prime cattle bucked the deadweight trend, and were dearer on the week.
Bullocks averaged 226p; heifers 220p; OTM cattle 180p; young bulls 196p; beef cows 114p and dairy cows 96p.
Bullocks topped at 248p pkg for a Limousin from W Dandie and Sons, Learielaw, Broxburn to J Johnston Butchers, Falkirk, and to £1719 for a British Blue from D McLaren, Classlochie, Kinross.
Heifers topped at 255p pkg again from Learielaw to T Johnston, and to £1660 for a Limousin from Brockwoodlees to Hugh A Black and Sons.
OTM cattle sold to 215p for a Limousin from J R MacGregor Ltd, Dyke, Milton of Campsie, to CM Kirkpatrick, and to £1596 from Learielaw to Hugh A Black and Sons.
Young bulls to 220p pkg for a Limousin from J Burnett and Sons, Upper Spittalton, Thornhill to J F Finlay and Co, Wishaw and to £1597 for the same animal.
Leading prices: Bullocks p pkg - 245p Nether Myres, Knockhouse, Classlochie and Easter Ochtermuthill; 242p Ballingall Mill, Easter Ochtermuthill and Holehouse (Dunlop); 240p Brockwoodlees, Knockhouse and Easter Ochtermuthill; 238p Nether Myres; 235p Upper Kinneil, Faskine, Ballingall Mill and Learielaw; 232p Nether Myres. Heifers p pkg - 250p Brockwoodlees; 248p Learielaw; 242p Knockhouse and Upper Kinneil; 240p Dyke; 238p Croftgarry, Faskine and Pirnhall; 232p Ramornie and Croftgarry; 230p (twice) Croftgarry and Faskine.
Bullocks per head - £1719 Classlochie; £1645 Ballingall Mill; £1640 Holehouse (Dunlop); £1626 Ballingall Mill; £1607 Learielaw; £1584 Bankhead (Kerr). Heifers per head - £1660 Brockwoodlees; £1606 Learielaw; £1539 Upper Kinneil.
Also forward were 91 cast cows and bulls. Beef cows averaged 114p selling to 180p for a Limousin from W Dandie and Sons and to £1240 from the same home.
Dairy cows averaged 96p selling to 123.5p from Ms Paterson and Sons, Stenhouse, Kirkcaldy and to £880 from the same home.
Other leading prices: Beef cows per head - £1150 Learielaw; £1110 (Twice) Taylorton; £1040 Drumelzier; £1020 Pirnhall. Beef cows per kg - 176p Learielaw; 175.5p Ledrishbeg; 163p Taylorton; 150.5p and 149.5p Learielaw; 143.5p Mid Auchencarroch.
Dairy cows per head - £870 Carneil; £820 Stenhouse; £810 Broompark; £790 Stenhouse. Dairy cows per kg - 122.5p Broompark; 122p Stenhouse; 112.5p Carneil; 109p Stenhouse.
Also forward were 30 calves, both beef and dairy. Top price of the day was £290 for a Limousin Bull Calf from P Whyte, Wester Ochtermuthill. More could have been sold to sellers’advantage.
Other leading prices - Beef: £70 (Twice) AAx Kibbleston; £60 Limx Kibbleston; £50 BBx Kibbleston. Black and Whites: £92, £88, £72, £70 Bandirran Farm; £50, £45 Nyadd. Ayrshires: £30 Kibbleston.
Monday, November 20 Caley Marts sold 1277 store lambs and feeding ewes. All classes of lambs, especially Blackface would be sharper on the week, with 1039 lambs selling to £68 for a pen of Texels from J Lambie, Knockdaw, Lendalfoot. Ewes a similar trade.
Leading prices: Lambs Texels £65 West Murdistoun; Cont £63 Knockdaw; Tex X £63 Bower Park; Suff £59 Giffordland; Mules £52 Mosshead; BF £44 Garrows; Mule Ewe Lambs £49 Auchtenny. Ewes - Cross £52 Mosshead; Hampshire Down £52 Mosshead; Tex X £42 Mosshead; Cross £37 Archonnel; BF £31 Gartincaber.
Tuesday, November 21 Caley Marts sold 2456 prime lambs, ewes and tups. A small show of sheep forward, would be slightly easier on the week, with the overall average 166.5ppkg (-4.1p on the week) with 1301 (39kg+) averaging £75.70 (-£1.58).
Top price of the day went to Doune Farms at £103 for a 59kg Beltex, top price per kg also went to Doune Farms for a 38kg Beltex at 211ppkg.
Leading prices: Lambs per head - Beltex £100 and £99 West Lundie; Beltex X £99 Easter Ochtermuthill; Cont £96 Kinninmonth; Tex £95 Meikle Seggie and Easter Ochtermuthill; Tex X £93 Carriston and Nochnary; Cont X £92 Meikle Seggie; Suff £85 Kinnaird; Suff X £79.50 Pitcairlie; Cross £75.50 Wharlawhill; Mule £69 Wester Bowhouse; BF (42kg) £67 Invernoaden. Per kg - Beltex 206p and 205p West Lundie; Beltex X 204p and 202p Meikle Seggie; Texel 204p and 200p Braco Castle; Texel X 204p Easter Ochtermuthill; Cont 202p and 200p Easter Goremyre; Suff 179p Fornought; Suff X 177p Graystale; Mule 157p Wester Bowhouse; Cross 155p Wharlawhill; BF (42kg) 160p Invernoaden.
Also forward were 961 cast ewes and tups with a mixture of ewes forward, but the trade overall dearer. Heavy ewes (146) averaging £78.42 selling to £121 for a Suffolk from J and HM Grieve, Crofthead, Fowlis Wester. Export ewes (420) averaging £34.87.
Other leading prices: Texel - £118, £104 and £100 Nochnary; £95 East Goremyre; £94 Loanhead of Duchally; £93 Dowally. BF - £49.50 Graystale; £49 Bankhead; £46.50 Graystale; £44 Grangeneuk. Suff - £99 Crofthead; £85 Birch Avenue; £74 Grangeneuk. Chev - £82 Mains of Struie; £79.50 Loanhead of Duchally; £78 Graystale. Mule - £71.50 Gartfairn; £71 Nochnary; £63.50 Naemoor.
Tups sold to £132 for a Suffolk Cross from J R Gladstone and Son, Fullarton, Penicuik. Top prices - Cross £118 Fullarton; Texel £115 Chalmerston.