District News
\Caldeonian Marts
Thursday, December 7 Christmas Show and Sale of Prime Cattle: Caley Marts sold 257 cattle comprising of 145 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls and 112 cast cows and bulls. The show was kindly sponsored by Agricar and the judge today was George Jarron of Scott Brothers, Strathmartine Road, Dundee. The following were his awards: Overall Champion - Craig Malone, Pitcairn, Cardenden with a home-bred Limousin heifer which scaled at 540kg and made £3.50 per kg to Scott Brothers. Reserve Champion - Stephanie Dick, Westerton, Stirling, a Limousin bullock scaled 548kg and realised £3.40 per kg again to Scott Brothers. Results: Class 1 (Single Continental Bullock) - 1 Stephanie Dick (Reserve Champion); 2 W Gray, Balquharrage, Lennoxtown at 534kg, making 275p pkg to B Kirk and Son, Butchers, Denny; 3 DS and RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Muthill at 590kg, making 255p pkg to T Johnston, Butcher, Falkirk. Class 2 (Single Native Bullock) - 1 JH and NT Turnbull, Meadowend, Clackmanan with a Shorthorn at 534kgs, making 240p to J Hutchison and Son, Butcher, Tullibody; 2 and 3 S Ballantyne, Balkaithly,St Andrews at 706kg, making 235p to J H Gilvear and Sons, and 702kg making 232p to WP Tulloch, Paisley. Class 3 (Single Continental Heifer) - 1 Craig Malone (Champion); 2 W Gray, Balquharrage at 484kg, making 265p to D Campbell and Son, Butcher, Callander; 3 D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie at 636kg, making 262p to T Johnston, Butchers, Falkirk. Class 4 (Pair of Bullocks) - 1 J Caldwell, Moorfield, Kilmarnock at 604kg, both selling to T Johnston at 248p and 245p; 2 DS and RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill at 582kg and 574kg, selling to 265p and 252p to Scott Bros and G Kirk respectively; 3 JH and NT Turnbull at 678kg and 668kg selling to 242p and 235p to T Johnston. Class 5 (Pair of Heifers) - 1 J Wylie, Knockhouse, Dunfermline at 612kg and 574kg making 285p and 282p to T Johnston and Scott Brothers respectively; 2 JH and NT Turnbull at 618kg and 584kg selling to 250p and 245p to Hugh Black and Son, Stirling and Scott Brothers; 3 D Dickinson at 570kg and 586kg making 262p and 255p to WW Wales Ltd, Kilmarnock and Hugh Black and Sons, Stirling. Once again all classes would be the opposite of the deadweight trend, with a much improved show for numbers, however some buyers still short of their requirements. Prime bullocks averaged 230p pkg; prime heifers 237p pkg; young bulls 209p pkg; cast beef cows 122p; cast dairy cows 101p; OTM males 134p. Other leading prices: Bullocks p pkg - 248p Arns, Moorfield and Pitcairn; 245p Faskine and Moorfield; 242p Candermains, Faskine and Over Inzevar; 240p Balkaithly, Halket
\Strathblane
Mini Makers Tuesday in the kirkrooms, 9.30-10.30am. Art and creative fun for 18 months-five years.
\Thornhill
Playgroup For over-twos on Tuesdays 9.45-11.45am, Fridays 9.30amnoon, term time in the community hall. Leathes and Kirkton (Johnston); 238p Whiteside; 235p West Park, Candermains, Halket Leathes and Balkaithly. Heifers p pkg - 258p Balquharrage and Faskine; 255p Easter Ochtermuthill; 252p and 250p Knockhouse; 248p Bogleys; 240p Mid Cambushinnie; 232p Croftgarry; 230p and 228p Bogleys and Croftgarry. Bullocks per head - £1723 Halket Leathes; £1696 Loanrigg; £1672 Arns; £1659 Balkaithly; £1656 Hawket Leathes. Heifers per head - £1744 and £1721 Knockhouse; £1666 Brockwoodlees; £1591 Easter Ochtermuthill; £1545 Over Inzevar. Young bulls - 225p (twice) Mains of Throsk; 220p Balfornought. Also forward were 112 cast cows and bulls. Beef cows averaged 122p and sold to 192p pkg for a Limousin from Croy Cunningham, Killearn and to £1500 for a Limousin from R Graham and Son, Airthrey Kerse, Bridge of Allan. OTM males sold to £1200 from W and M Wylie, Broompark, Torphichen and to 149p from JG and S Brolly, Torran, Argyll. Dairy cows averaged 101p and sold to 137p pkg from W J Colquhoun, Rossbank, Arden and to £970 from R Denholm and Son, Wester Lochdrum, Dykebrae. Other leading prices: beef cows per head - £1390 Gelvan View; £1370 Easter Barnego; £1300 Croy Cunningham; £1290 Upper Coull; £1270 Templehall; £1230 Croy Cunningham. Beef cows p pkg - 175p Airthrey Kerse; 173p Croy Cunningham; 165.5p Easter Barnego; 164p and 158p Croy Cunningham; 154p Bogleys. Dairy cows per head - £940 Meldrum; £920 Carneil; £820 Rossbank and Carneil; £810 Muircot and Meldrum. Dairy cows p pkg - 123p Rossbank; 121p and 118.5p Meldrum; 117p Carneil; 116p Meldrum SWI Thornhill SWI will have a Christmas meal in the Lion and Unicorn on Wednesday, December 20. Norrieston Church The candle of peace was lit on the Advent crown by the minister, the Rev Ellen Larson Davidson. The Family Christmas service will be held on Sunday at 10am. On Christmas Eve, morning worship will be at the usual time of 10am. At 6pm there will be an early evening service. All welcome. and Wester Lochdrum. OTM males per head - £1090 Broompark; £1040 Craigannet; £920 Torran. OTM males p pkg - 146p and 144p Torran; 140p Broompark. Monday, December 11 Caley Marts sold 280 store cattle and suckled calves and 48 breeding cattle. Bullocks averaged 229p pkg selling to 285p for a Charolais from J McLaren, Murrayshall, Cambusbarron and to £1090 for Limousins from J Brownlie and Co, Inchgall, Lochgelly. Heifers averaged 206p pkg selling to 245p for a Charolais from Craigievern, Balfron Station and to £1010 for Limousins from A and M Gray, Craighead, Torrance. Black and White bullocks averaged 154p selling to 160p from M/s Paterson and Sons, Stenhouse, Kirkcaldy and to £880 from T and W Stoddart, Garelwood, Lesmahagow. Bullocks per head: £890 Lochend; £880 Murrayshall; £850 Glenside; £840 Torran and Murrayshall; £820 Ardgate and Glenside. Bullocks per kg - 283p and 278p Carloonan; 271p Murrayshall; 270.5p Craigievern; 268p Taylorton; 267.5p Carloonan. Heifers per head: £1000 Hillhead; £950 (twice) and £900 Easterton; £900 Alton (Imrie); £840 Torran; £760 Murrayshall. Heifers per kg - 236p Murrayshall; 230p Taylorton; 228p Craigievern; 222p Craighead; 219.5p Taylorton. Black and Whites per head: £770 Stenhouse; £520 West Kirkland. Also forward were 48 breeding cattle comprising of cows and calves, incalf cows and in-calf heifers. Topping the sale was an in-calf Limousin cow at £1350 from Glenside Farms and a Simmental cow at £1350 from A McKay, East Borland, Denny. Other leading prices: £1250 East Borland (in-calf heifer); £1220 East Borland (in-calf cow); £1120 East Borland (in-calf cow); £1100 East Borland (in-calf cow). Also sold 670 store lambs and feeding ewes. Short keep lambs keenly bid for with long keep lambs again harder to cash. Top price of the day went to D McKendrick, No 5 Tomaig, Campbeltown for a pen of Suffolk lambs at £71. Lambs per head: Suff £69 Eorabus, Isle of Islay; Tex X £69 No 5 Tomaig; Cont X £69 Castlehill; Suff X £67 No 5 Tomaig; BF £54 No 5 Tomaig; BF Ewe Las £42 Immeroin; Texel Ewes £38 Alton of Bandeath. Tuesday, December 12 Caley Marts sold 2345 prime lambs, ewes and tups at their annual Christmas Show and Sale of Prime Sheep, which was kindly sponsored by AA Oils. The show was judged by Andrew Morton Jnr, Lochend Farm, Denny and the following were his awards: Champion pen went to JB Guthrie, Cuiltburn, Muthill for an outstanding pen of Beltex X weighing 51kg and fetching a final bid of £158 to Hugh Black, Butcher, Port Street, Stirling. Reserve Champion also went to Cuiltburn, again for three Beltex lambs weighing 46.5kg and selling to £140 to A Gray, Butcher, Upper Craigs, Stirling. Prize list: Pen of Three Beltex - 1 JB Guthrie, Cuiltburn (Overall Champion) – 51kg at £158 (310p pkg); 2 JB Guthrie (Reserve Champion) – 46.5kg at £140 (301p pkg); 3 JB Guthrie – 48.5kg at £110 (227p pkg). Pen of Three Texels - 1 WM Bell and Son, Craigend – 51.5kg at £110 (213p pkg); 2 BCF Lambie Partnership – 42.5kg at £89 (209p pkg); 3 T Mitchell, Easter Goremyre – 40.5kg at £87 (215p pkg). Pen of Three Suffolks - 1 DS and RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill – 46kg and £100 (217p pkg); 2 DS and RC Taylor – 42.5kg at £85 (200p pkg); 3 R Bell and Partners, Craigo – 46kg at £81 (176p pkg). Pen of Three Mules - 1 RA Campbell and Son, Meikle Seggie – 45kg at £77 (171p pkg). Pen of Three BF - 1 R Kyle, Bailanstruth – 46kg at £82 (178p pkg); 2 R Kyle – 47.5kg at £82 (172p pkg); 3 J Smith, Midhouse – 43kg at £76 (177p pkg). Overall sale average was 175.6p pkg (+3p on the week). Leading prices outwith show and sale: Beltex - £111 Cuiltburn; Beltex X - £110 and £107 West Lundie; Texel - £104 and £102 Doune Farms; Texel X - £95 Balbedie and Craigend; Suff £83 Grange of Lindores; Suff X - £81 Craigo; Mule - £78 Meikle Seggie; BF - £71 Millhouse. Also forward were 705 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes (185) averaged £68.56 selling to £121 for a Beltex from A Morton, Lochend, Denny. Export ewes (293) averaged £36.29. With a poorer show for quality forward in both heavy ewes and export ewes,resulted in the trade being easier on the week. Other leading prices: Texel - £107 Coull; £105 Grange of Lindores; £99 Woodend (McNee); £86 Wester Tillyrie. BF - £65 Woodend (McNee); £45 Coull; £44.50 Bankhead; £43 Coull. Suff - £73 Coull. Beltex - £105 Lochend. Mule - £83 Grange of Lindores; £82 Chartershall and Woodend