CALEDONIAN MARTS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30

Caley Marts sold 148 cattle comprising 71 bullocks, heifers and young bulls and 77 OTM cattle.

Heifers topped at 240p pkg for a Limousin from W Dandie and Sons, Learielaw, Broxburn purchased by R Alexander, Butchers, Port of Glasgow and to £1482

for a Charolais from DS and RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Muthill.

Prime bullocks sold to 235p pkg twice for Limousins from W Dandie and Sons purchased by T Johnston, Butchers, Falkirk and C Kirkpatrick, Netherplace respectively and to £1480 for a Limousin from W Dandie and Sons purchased by T Johnston.

Young bulls (under 30 months) sold to 198p pkg for a Limousin from WI and AW Callion, Bolfornought, Stirling and to £1314 for a Limousin from B Harper, Greenwells, California.

Other leading prices: Bullocks per head - £1475 Learielaw; £1434 Easter Ochtermuthill; £1422 Shields (Crawford); £1350 Arns; £1348 Easter Ochtermuthill; £1345 and £1344 Saltoun Home Farm. Bullocks per kg - 225p Shields; 222p Easter Ochtermuthill; 218p Moorfield; 215p Faskine, Moorfield, Blackhill and Bankhead.

Heifers per head - £1472 Knockhouse; £1442 Learielaw; £1420 Knockhouse; £1418 Learielaw; £1414 Faskine. Heifers per kg - 238p Learielaw; 235p Moorfield and Learielaw; 228p Shields (twice), Faskine, Easter Ochtermuthill and Knockhouse

With a lot of feeding type cows forward, the overall average levelled out at 128p pkg and £937 per head.

OTMs sold to £1220 for a Charolais from DW Semple, Dippen, Carradale and to 163p pkg for a Blonde D’Aquitaine from J and M Campbell, Forthview, Mannerston.

Dairy cows averaged 101p pkg selling to 122p from W Waugh, North Bankhead, Avonbridge and to £890 from WA Hume and Co, Easter Clune, Dunfermline.

Other leading prices: Beef OTMs per