UNITED AUCTIONS

THURSDAY,OCTOBER 10

Caley Marts sold 188 cattle comprising of 82 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls as well as 106 OTM cattle.

Prime heifers reached 235p pkg for a Limousin from DS and RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Muthill purchased by HA Black and Sons, Butcher, Stirling and to £1505 for a Limousin from D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie, also purchased by HA Black and Sons.

Prime bullocks topped at 228p pkg for a Limousin from W Dandie and Son, Learielaw, Broxburn purchased by T Johnston, Butcher, Falkirk and to £1395 for a Limousin from J and J Wylie, Knockhouse, Crossford, also purchased by T Johnston.

Other leading prices: Bullocks per head - £1394 Meadowend and Knockhouse; £1390 and £1380 Learielaw; £1376 Knockhouse; £1372 Meadowend; £1367 Balquharrage; £1364 Easter Ochtermuthill. Bullocks per kg - 222p Balquharrage; 218p Easter Ochtermuthill; 215p Balquharrage, Brockwoodlees and Learielaw.

Heifers per head - £1434 and £1412 Brockwoodlees; £1352 Learielaw; £1346 Brockwoodlees. Heifers per kg - 228p Learielaw; 222p Meadowend; 220p Meadowend, Brockwoodlees (twice) and Balquharrage; 215p Balquharrage, Dullomuir and Brockwoodlees.

Fleshed OTM cattle averaged 136p pkg selling to 164p for a Limousin from M Jack, Carriston, Star of Markinch and to £1290 for a Limousin from A Morton, Lochend, Denny.

With many feeding cows forward, the average levelled out at 113p pkg. Dairy cows averaged 84p pkg selling to 103p from H Harper, Kaimhill, Bridge of Weir and to £770 from D Morton, Hayston, Kirkintilloch.

Other leading prices: Beef OTMs per head - £1270 Carriston; £1200 Ballater Drive; £1120 and £1080 Meadowend; £1060 Carriston; £1030 Pleanmill. Beef OTMs per kg - 163p Carriston; 147p Lochend; 141p Jawpark; 140p Mains of Beath; 139p Meadowend.

Dairy cows per head - £710 and £670 Wester Lochdrum; £660 Ardgate and North Medrox.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11

Caley Marts had forward 164 beef breeding cattle which included a section for heifer calves with future breeding potential.

The judge for the show of heifers with calves at foot was in the able hands of Mr Bradley Robertson, Roebank, Keith and the show was kindly sponsored by The Scottish Farmer.

Champion heifer with a bullock calf at foot was from John McAllister, West Thomaston, Banknock which later sold for £4000. Reserve heifer with calf at foot came from Craig and Katreen Malone, Pitcairn, Cardenden realising £3300.

Other leading prices: Heifers with calves at foot - £4000 West Thomaston; £3600 and £3400 West Thomaston; £3300 (twice) and £2900 West Thomaston; £2800 and £2700 Pitcairn.

Cows with calves at foot - £1300 Burnside; £1220 Burnside and Bankier; £1200 Bankier; £1180 Burnside (twice). Bulling heifers and breeding potential calves - £920 Bankier; £900 Cowden; £800 Cuttlehill; £780 Shankhead; £740 Carloonan (x3).

Caley Marts also sold 2058 breeding sheep. Breeding tups (238) sold to a top of £550 for a Texel Shearling from JW Gibb and Son, Rusha Farm, West Calder. Breeding ewes (1054) sold to a top of £110 for a pen of one crop Ewes from G Reid, Duncairnie, Mains of Duncrub. Gimmers (616) sold to a top of £240 for a pen of four Texels from D and J McKerrow, Nochnary, Freuchie and 150 ewe lambs sold to a top of £85 for a pair of Suffolks from G Russell, Leslie Park.

Leading prices: Shearlings - Texels £500 and £420 Rusha; £480 and £450 Easter Dullatur; £400 Cherryfield; £400 South Mid Frew. BFL £350 Greenfield (x2); £290 Thorn; £280 Walton; £280 West Thomaston; £280 Bowhouse. Beltex £300 Horn; £300 Cuiltburn (x2); £280 Kinninmonth; £260 Cherryfield. Suffolk £300 Glenrigg; £260 West Kelt.

Lambs - Blue Texel £225 Millside. Texel £350 Allanview; £300 Lochlands; £280 Duncairnie. Beltex £300 Ardoch. BFL £200 Easter Dounie; £200 and £180 Menteith.

Leading prices: Ewes - Charolais X £95 Allanview; Texel X £95 Hillhead; Cheviot £82 Daill (Islay); Mule £78 Easter Gartfarran; BF £76 Mid Linthills.

Gimmers - Texel £180 Nochnary; Texel £172 amd £150 Shielhill; Texel £155 Dukes; Cheviot £125 Daill (Islay); Mule £125 and £122 West Thomaston; Suffolk £110 Hillhead; Roussin £102 Monveda; BF £95 Easter Greenrigg.

Ewe lambs - Mule £84 Glenquey; Mule £80 West Kelt; BFL £68 Menteith; Texel £65 Cattlemoss; Zwartble £52 Little Blairlusk; BF £42 Little Blairlusk.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14

Caley Marts had forward 562 store cattle and suckled calves, and 1525 store and feeding sheep at their fortnightly sale.

Bullocks topped at 321p for a Limousin from Airth Farms, Airth and to £1070 for Limousins on two occasions from A Taylor and Son, Wester Carmuirs, Larbert.

Heifers sold to 213p for a Limousin from D Walker and Sons, Camreggan, Girvan and to £1040 for a Simmental from J and J Kay, Castlehill, Port Glasgow.

Black and Whites sold to 173p from I McMaster, Knocknain, Wigtonshire and to £790 for the same beast.

Other leading prices: Bullocks per head - £1060 Shutterflat; £1050 Reivoch; £1040 Callendoune and Shiloh; £1030 Shutterflat. Bullocks per kg - 225p Camreggan; 220p Wester Braco; 219p Shemore and Camreggan; 217p Blaefaulds.

Heifers per head - £1020 and £1000 Broadleys; £970 Reivoch; £960 Broadleys (twice).

Black and Whites per head - £750 Hayston; £720 Knockraich and Glenside. Black and Whites per kg - 151p Kirminnoch Farms; 145p Hayston; 143p Merslaugh and Knockraich.

Also forward were 1525 store lambs and feeding ewes. All classes sharper on the week, and more could have been sold to sellers’ advantage. Feeding ewes again dearer on the week.

Top price of the day went to D Nicol, Auchtenny, Forgandenny and R Sibbald, Thorn, Dollar for Texel X Lambs at £67. Feeding ewes sold to £55.50 for a pen of Texels from R Gray, Craigmad, Falkirk.

Store lamb leading prices: Texel X £66 Auchtenny; Beltex £62.50 Wester Tillyrie; Continental £61 Craigmad; Cross £60 Thorn; Mule £57 Persabus (Isle of Islay); BF £50 Auchtenny; BF £49 Wester Bowhouse; BF £47.50 Drummond Estates.

Ewes leading prices: Suffolk X £70 Hillside; Cheviot X £68 Waterside; Cross £48 Corran; Mule £52 Craigmad; BF £40 Drummond Estates.

TUESDAY 15 TH OCTOBER 2019

Caley Marts Ltd sold 2014 prime lambs, ewes and tups. All classes of lambs a better trade than anticipated with many lambs similar trade to last week. Overall sale average was 161.6ppkg (-2.7p on the week) selling to a top of 205.4p pkg for a pen of 44.3kg Beltex Lambs and to a top of £98 from Doune Farms, West Lundie for a cracking 55kg Beltex Lamb.

Leading prices: Prime lambs per head - Texel £97 and £94 Nochnary; Texel X £96 Keltie Bridge; Beltex £95 and £93 West Lundie; Beltex X £93 Meikle Seggie; Continental £92 East Mosside; Suffolk X £87 Meikle Seggie; Mule £73.50 West Lundie; BF £60 Coldraich. Prime lambs per kg - Beltex 205p and 203p Meikle Seggie

Beltex X 200p Wester Ochtermuthill; Texel 200p Meikle Seggie; Texel X 198p East Mosside; Continental 191p Nochnary; Continental X 189p Keltie Bridge; Suffolk X 193p Meikle Seggie; Mule 153p West Lundie; BF 160p West Lundie.

Also forward were 638 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes averaged £73.76 selling to £127 for Texel ewes from D and J McKerrow, Nochnary, Freuchie. Light ewes averaged £46.35 selling to £65 for Cheviots from MG Walker, Kilt, Cumbernauld. Cast tups sold to £124 for Texels from J Lawrie, Tillyrie, Milnathort.

Other leading ewe prices: Texel - £113 Wester Ochtermuthill; £102 Woodend. Continental - £95 and £93 Wester Ochtermuthill; £88 Knockdaw; £87 Allanview.

Suffolk - £76 Middlepart. BFL - £73 Thorn. Mule - £65 Pirnhall; £64 Inchgall; £61 Tillyrie; £60 Greencraig; £59 Doune of Glendouglas and Easter Gartfarran. Cheviot- £55 Gartfinnan and Findatie. BF - £56 and £53 Woodend; £46 Glenalmond; £45 Spittal.

Tups leading prices: Texel - £116 Ballinkinrain; £100 Gartfinnan. Suffolk - £100 Candy.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10

UA sold 6302 prime sheep comprising of 4461 prime lambs selling to an average of 159.41p and 1841 ewes and rams.

New season lambs per head (4461) – Doune Farms (BTex) £96.00; South Flanders (Tex) £89.00; Cretlevane (Suf ) £84.50; Isle Cottage (Cha) £80.00; Keil (Chev) £77.00; Glenfernate (Cross) £75.50; Cretlevane (Mule) £74.50; Keil (Chev/Mule) £74.00; Millhouse (BF) £69.00. New season lambs per kg (4461) – Craigo (BTex) 217p; East Shawtonhill (Tex) 200p; Newmains (Cha) 185p; Drummie (Suf ) 177p; Glenfernate (Cross) 170p; Nisbet (Chev) 161p; Keil (Chev/ Mule) 155p; Low Glenranskill (Mule) 151p; Millhouse (BF) 147p.

Ewes (1841) – Castle Cary Mill (Tex) £130.00; Lochend (BTex) 128.00; Whitehouse (Suf) £90.00; Darnhall (Mule) £83.00; Easter Middleton (BL) £82.00; Darnhall (BFL) £79.00; Garvald Mains (Chev/Mule) £78.50; Craigo (Chev) £77.00; Aucheneck (BF) £55.00.

Tups – East Shawtonhill (Tex) £112.00; Low Glenramskill (BFL) £99.00; East Shawtonhill (Suf) £85.00; Lochend (BTex) £77.00; Murdieston (Chev) £75.00; Auchentiber (BF) £71.00.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14

UA sold 1220 suckled calves and also forward 5465 store lambs.

Bullocks (733) averaged 231.48p to 293.90p per kg for a 330kg CHX from Little Kilmory and £1130 for a 520kg LimX from Mains of Creuchies.

Heifers (487) averaged 214.57p to 269.70p per kg for a 330kg CHX from Dippen, and £1010 for a 451kg LimX from Percival.

Leading prices per head and per kg: Bullocks: Up to 250kgs- Gribloch £500, 233.60; 251-300kgs- Auchlin £830, 288.20p; 301-350kgs- Little Kilmory £970, 293.90p; 351-400kgs- Nether Guelt £940, Townhead 254.20p; 401-450kgs– Laigh Alticane £990, Gribloch 241.40p; 451-500kgs– Mains of Creuchies £1080, 239.50p; 501-551kgs– Mains of Creuchies £1130, 217.30p.

Heifers: Up to 250kgs- Lettar £530, 215.40p; 251-300kgs-Auchlin £725, Polquhairn 250.00p; 301-350kgs– Dippen £890, 269.70p; 351-400kgs– Tom of Cluny £980, 245.00p; 401-450kgs- Bridge House £940, 220.70p; 451-500kgs– Percival £1010, 223.90p; 501-551kgs– Laigh Alticane £930, 185.30p.

Prize list judged by Mr Hamish Hamilton, Derrie. Champion and winner of the Bett Bros Perpetual Cup - R Simpson and Son, Mains of Creuchies - 520kg LimX Bullock at £1130.

Spring born heifer - 1 Semple, Dippen 336kg, £760; 2 Semple, Dippen 330kg, £890. Spring born bullock - 1 Semple, Dippen 314kg, £900; 2 Shanry, 468kg, £1030.

Autumn born heifer -1 Shanry, 484kg, £970. Autumn born bullock - 1 Mains of Creuchie 520kg, £1130; 2 Fullerton 528kg, £1090; 3 Shanry 512kg, £1080. Pen of four bullocks/heifers - 1 Semple, Dippen CHX Bullocks 321kgs, £895; 2 Simpson, Mains of Creuchies LimX Bullocks 503kgs, £1070; 3 Shanry, CHX Heifers 484kgs, £970.

UA also sold 5465 store lambs. Averages: Store lambs - Mule £54.92 (- £1.27p on the week); SuffX £58.13 (£1.18p); TexX £59.18 (- £0.60p); BTexX £60.43 (- £3.80p); BF £42.18 (- £0.64p); Chev £44.46 (- £11.23p).

Leading prices: Store lambs – Ardgate (Mule) £61.00; Drumaghinier (Mule) £58.50; Braeleny (Mule) £58.00; Todholes (Suf ) £75.00; Easter Lumbennie (Suf ) £68.00; Greensburn (Suf) £63.50; Ballintuim (Tex) £70.50; Flatterton (Tex) £70.00; Clatto (Tex) £70.00; Fornought (BTex) £65.00 & £61.50; Derculich (BTex) £60.50; Carse of Trowan (BTex) £60.00; Rossieochil (BF) £47.50; Auchnafree (BF) £47.00; Fordie (BF) £47.00. Glenview Cottage (Chev) £58.50; Nisbet (Chev) £55.00.