CALEDONIAN MARTS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27

Caley Marts sold 138 cattle comprising of 81 bullocks, heifers and young bulls and 57 OTM cattle.

Prime heifers sold to 235p pkg for a Limousin from DS and RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Muthill purchased by T Connor, Butcher, Troon and to £1472 for a Limousin from J and J Wyllie, Knockhouse, Dunfermline purchased by HA Black and Sons, Butcher, Stirling.

Prime bullocks sold to 228p pkg for a Limousin from J Caldwell, Moorfield, Kilmarnock purchased by T Johnston, Butcher, Falkirk and to £1451 for a Limousin from W M Pettigrew, Faskine, Airdrie.

Bulls (under 30 months) sold to 202p pkg for a Limousin from W Dick and Sons, Mains of Throsk, Throsk and to £1412 from WI and AW Callion, Bolfornought, Stirling.

Other leading prices: Bullocks per kg - 220p Balquharrage (twice) and Melville Gate; 215p Howkerse (twice), Balquharrage and Pitcairn; 212p Saltoun Home Farm. Bullocks per head - £1418 Saltoun Home Farm and Herdmanston; £1394 Saltoun Home Farm; £1378 and £1371 Seggarsdean; £1359 Balquharrage.

Heifers per kg - 232p Knockhouse and Learielaw; 228p Carriston, Easter Ochtermuthill, Knockhouse (twice) and Moorfield; 225p Carriston and Learielaw.

Heifers per head - £1463 and £1431 Carriston; £1427 Moorfield; £1417 Easter Ochtermuthill; £1405 Westwoodlane.

Bulls (under 30 months) per head - £1339 Upper Spittalton; £1292 Upper Spittalton. Bulls (under 30 months) per kg - 200p Mains of Throsk; 190p Upper Spittalton; 182p Bolfornought; 180p Upper Spittalton.

Also forward were 57 OTM cattle.

With a large number of feeding cows forward, they met a good trade, selling to a large ringside of buyers.

OTMs averaged 129p pkg selling to 153p pkg for a Limousin from W Dick, Mains of Throsk, Throsk and to £1120 for a Shorthorn from W Young and Son, Templehall, Fife.

Dairy cows averaged 114p pkg selling to 122p pkg from GW Paterson, Barbeth, Cumbernauld and to £840 from W Waugh, North Bankhead, Avonbridge.

Other leading prices: Beef OTMs per kg - 152p Salterhill; 145p Westwoodlane; 142p North Bankhead; 140p Craighead. Beef OTMs per head £1110 Easter Clune; £1100 Templehall; £1060 Mains of Throsk; £1050 Middle Ballat and Templehall; £1030 Craighead.

Dairy cows per head - £740 Barbeth (twice); £730 North Bankhead.

Tuesday, March 3

Caley Marts sold 1987 prime hoggets, ewes and tups at their weekly sale.

All classes of well fleshed hoggets would be sharper on the week selling between 235-250p pkg with leaner types harder to sell.

Overall average for 1217 hoggets was 230.5p pkg (+ 4p on the week), 362 heavy hoggets (45.6kg +) averaged £114 (+ £4.10).

Top price of the day went to Doune Farms, West Lundie for a cracking 52kg Beltex at £135.

Top price per kg went to P McIntosh, Strageath for an outstanding 41kg Beltex at 285p.

Leading prices: Lambs per head: Beltex £132 (three times) and £131 Doune Farms; Beltex X £130 Letter; Cheviot £126 Greenland; Texel £125 Nether Strathkinness; Suffolk £123 and £122 Nether Strathkinness; Continental £125 Meikle Seggie; Continental X £122 Leysbent; Blackface (tups) £114 Aberuchill; Blackface £114 Bonsor Estate.

Lambs per kg - Beltex 274p and 272p Meikle Seggie; Beltex X 271p Letter; Continental 267p and 263p Harelaw; Continental X 266p Borlick; Texel 261p Meikle Seggie; Texel X 257p Strageath; Suffolk 247p and 246p Nether Strathkinness; Suffolk X 243p West Thomaston; Mule 230p Doune Farms; Blackface 231p Easter Cash; Blackface x 229p Bonsor Estate.

Also forward were 770 cast ewes and rams. All classes met extreme rates with 500 ewes being Blackface. Many more could have easily been sold to sellers advantage. Heavy ewes averaged £116.80 and sold to £184 for two tremendous Texels from A MacGregor, Allanfauld, Kilsyth.

Export ewes averaged £75.66 and sold to £100 for Blackface from Auchenbothie Farmers, Midhouse, Kilbarchan.

Cast rams sold to £172 for a Bluefaced Leicester from A MacGregor, Allanfauld, Kilsyth.

Other leading prices: Texel - £172 Kinburn, £148 Strageath and Easter Cash £146 Mains of Struie; Suffolk - £169 Eorabus (Islay). BFL - £137 Eorabus (Islay), £116 Craigton, £114 Allanfauld. Beltex £132 Strageath. Mule - £121 Auchenbothie, £111 Allanfauld, £99 Eorabus (Islay), £96 Dalmore. Continental - £120 Dewshill, £118 Strageath, £116 Kinburn, £114 Gaisland and Neriby (Islay), £112 Dewshill & Mains of Struie. Cross - £110 Mains of Struie, £106 Cochno and Strathlaggan (Islay), £105 Dalmore and Neriby (Islay). NCC - £106 Kinburn. Cheviot - £98 Craggan, £91 Harelaw (Aird). Blackface - £90 Ballingry, £88 Dyke, £86 Craigton.

Other leading priced rams: Texel - £158 Overhill, £156 Gaisland, £144 Overhill, £135 Ardtalla (Islay), £132 Braeface. Cross - £125 Overhill, £116 Ardtalla (Islay), £110 Strageath. Cheviot - £128 Braeface, £101 Mains of Struie. Suffolk - £120 Braeface, £100 Ardtalla (Islay). Jacob - £108 Culcreuch Hill. Blackface - £100 Remony Estate, £99 Ardtalla (Islay), £96 and £92 Braeface.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27

UA sold 4638 prime sheep comprising of 3412 prime hoggs averaged 232.73p pkg and1226 ewes and rams.

Old season lambs per head (3412) – Groan (BTex) £135.00; Doune Farm (Btex) £134; Drumtee (Tex) £132.00; Pannell (Tex) 127.00; Abbey (Suf ) £120.00; Milton (Suf) £119.00; Abbey (Chev) £120.00; Westwood (Chev) £119.00; Balnagarrow (Cross) £114.00; Dalchalloch (Cross) £113.00; Bogburn (Mule) £114.00; Assloss (Mule) £112.50 Pitsundey (BF) £114.00; Dalchirla (BF) £114.00.

Old season lambs per kg (3412) – Pannell (Tex) 298.00p; Pannell (Tex) 283.00p; Strageath Hall (BTex) 295.00p; Luckenburn (BTex) 289.00p; East Bracklinn (Cross) 245.00p; Balnagarrow (Cross) 239.00p; Woodhead of Aberdalgie (Chev) 247.00p; Stanley (Chev) £244.00p; Wardhead (Suf ) 243.00p; Coates (Suf ) 238.00p; Dalchirla (BF) 240.00p; Pitsundry (BF) 234.00p; Milton (Mule) 233.00p; Little Pinkerton (Mule) 232.00p.

Ewes (1226) – Castlehill (Tex) £186.00; Carse of Trowan (Tex) £184.00; Pannell (TexX) £183.00; Wester Mye (Suf ) £164.00; Assloss (BFL) £162.00; Wester Mye (SuffX) £152.00; Invernodan (Chev/Mule) £148.00; Bencloich (Chev) £133.00; West Quarter (BTex) £130.00; Rossie (Rom) £118.00; Drumtee (Mule) £116.00; Moleigh (Mule) £115.00; Braendam (Easy) £109.00; Assloss’ (BF) £106.00; Drumnessie (BF) £90.00.

Tups – Gateside (Tex) £134.00; Hill of Errol (BTex) £128.00; Coxhill (BFL) £126.00; Lynn (Suf ) £112.00; Fullerton (BL) £108.00.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4

UA sold 1879 store cattle, 139 cast cows also 870 store sheep.

Bullocks (1097) averaged 228.20p to 270.70p per kg for a 351kg CHX from Daldowie, and to £1280 for a 714kg CHX from Thirds.

Dairy bullocks (7) averaged 135.00p to 163.60p per kg for a 324kg BFX from Abbeymill Farms, and £705 for a 530kg HFX from Thirds.

Heifers (775) averaged 222.60p to 279.80p per kg for a 386kg LimX from Easter Greenhill, and to £1280 for a 675kg CHX from Thirds.

Beef cows and bulls (92) averaged 138.56p to 191.70p per kg for a BRBX from Killocraw, and to £1370 for a SimX from 4 West Garleton.

Dairy cows (27) averaged 101.05p to 135.50p per kg for a HFX from Rossiebank, and to £1010 for a HFX from Nyadd.

Forward sattle (20)- averaged 160.82p to 185.70p per kg for a SimX from Croftjane and to £1510 for a LimX from 28 Castlehill.

Bullocks: Up to 250kgs- Wester Jawcraig £540, 228.80p; 251-300kgs- Glenhead £760, Hattrick Farms 258.70p; 301-350kgs- Knowehead £880, Balmirmer Farms 268.70p; 351-400kgs- Killocraw £1020, Daldowie 270.70p; 401-450kgs- Cretlevane £1065,

Gateside 252.00p; 451-500kgs- Blairmulloch £1125, Fisherton 242.40p; 501-551kgs- Cretlevane £1205, Middle Coldrain 224.40p; 552-601kgs– Westerton £1250, Middle Coldrain 217.40p; 602-651kgs– Blaelochhead £1270, 210.30p; 652-701kgs- Nether Falla £1240, 187.90p; 702kg+ - Thirds £1280, 179.30p.

Heifers: Up to 250kgs- Bowridge £550, 243.40p; 251-300kgs- Ashmark £700, 259.30p; 301-350kgsStrathnafanaig £855, Balmirmer Farms 248.40p; 351-400kgs- Easter Greenhill £1080, 279.80p; 401-450kgs- Easter Greenhill £1110, 268.00p; 451500kgsCretlevane £1100, Fisherton 231.20p; 501551kgsCraighead £1110, The Hill 213.50p; 552601kgsNetherton £1230, 207.10p.

OTM cows per head- 4 West Garleton (Sim) £1370, Over Finlarg (Lim) £1330, Forneth (SD) £1190, Cally Est (AA) £1170, Blair Castle Est (Lui) £1170, Ardbeg (Sal) £1150, Killocraw (BRB) £1150, Drumheads (BS) £1130, Blair Castle Est (SH) £1050, Nyadd (HF) £1010. OTM cows per kg - Killowcraw (BRB) 191.70p, Ardbeg (Sal) 175.30p, High Bent (Lim) 159.40p, Drumsleed (Sim) 158.40p, Evelick (AA) 148.00p, Forneth (SD) 147.30p, Blair Castle Est (Lui) 140.00p, Blair Castle Est (SH) 137.80p, Drumheads (BS) 137.20p, Rossiebank (HF) 135.40p.

OTM bulls per head – Blair Castle Est (Sim) £1370, Monzie (Lim) £1330, Noble House (CH) £1190. OTM bulls per kg - Monzie (Sim) 124.10p, Noble House (CH) 113.10p, Blair Castle Est (Sim) 109.10p.

Prize list: Judge: I G Pirie and Co, Overton of Bruxie, Maud.

Champion: S Dick, Westerton (Blk) 586kg £1250; Reserve: A & R Paton, Easter Greenhill (Hfr) 420kg £1110

Single Bullock - 1st S Dick, Westerton 586kg £1250; 2 R and J Lines, Killocraw 420kg £1050; 3 A and R Paton, Easter Greenhill 426kg £970.

Single Heifer - 1 A and R Paton, Easter Greenhill 420kg £1110; 2 Aand R Paton, Easter Greenhill 370kg £990; 3 R McNeil, Castleview 430 £930.

Pen of four bullocks - 1 A McArthur, Cretlevane 549kg £1205; 2 A and R Paton, Easter Greenhill 415kg £1000; 3 A and R Paton, Easter Greenhill 414kg £1025.

Pen of four heifers - 1 A McArthur, Cretlevane 570kg £1170; 2 A McArthur, Cretlevane 421kg £980; 3 A and R Paton, Easter Greenhill 403kg £1080. UA also sold 870 store sheep..

Hoggs- Windyhall (Tex) £103.00; Ardmaleish (Tex) £90.50; Rhodders (BF) £84.50; Shawsmill (Chev/ mule) £84.00; Valhalla (Mule) £78.00.

Breeding Sheep Montgomerie Farms- Mule gimmers scanned in lamb to Roussin £102.00 & £100.00; Backmuir- Mule ewes (one crop) scanned in lamb to Tex £136.00; Backmuir- Mule ewes (two crop) scanned in lamb to Tex £143.00 and £141.00; Backmuir- Mule ewes (3 crop) scanned in lamb to Tex £139.00; Montgomerie Farms- TexX ewes (two-four crop) scanned in lamb to Tex £100.00; Montgomerie Farms- Mule ewes (two