CALEDONIAN MARTS

£1100, 226.30p.

All cast cows met an increase in demand with well fleshed meaty types being keenly sought after. Half meat feeding type cows saw an increase in buyers from all over UK. All feeding cows are seeing premium prices by selling through the live ring.

OTM cows per head- Fernie Mill (AA) £1390, Monzie (Lim) £1390, Fernie Mill (Sim) £1230, Monzie Farms (Cont) £1170, Bandirran (MO) £1170, Gateside (BRB) £1150, Balnabroich (SH) £1010. OTM cows per kg - Hapland (Lim) 176.20p, Hapland (AA) 174.00p, Lower Luthrie (Sim) 168.20p, Meikle Camoquhill (MO) 162.90p, Gateside (BRB) 158.00p.

OTM bulls per head– Leoch (Lim) £1450, Hapland (AA) £895. OTM bulls per kg - Hapland (AA) 171.50p.

Forward cattle per head- Hapland (AA) £1150, Humbie (HE) £935, Tanhill (MO) £835. Forward cvattle per kg - Hapland (AA) 163.40p, Humbie (HE) 152.30p, Tanhill (MO) 147.00p.

THURSDAY, APRIL 30

UA sold 5919 prime sheep -196 spring lambs selling to average 223.21p also 5167 prime hoggs selling to average 200.22ppk and 556 ewes and rams.

New season lambs (196) per head – Catcune (Suf) £118.00, £113.00 and £110.00; Penston (Tex) £113.00, £112.00 and £111.00; Southfield (Cha) £111.00; Smailholm Mains (HB) £109.00 and £106.00; Barbarafield (Hamp) £109.00. New season lambs (196) per kg - Bangour (Cha) 254.00p; Catcune (Suf ) 251.00p and 248.00p; Penston (Tex) 249.00p; Gillbank (Tex) 247.00p; Castleton (Dor) 229.00p.

Old season lambs (5167) per head – Cultburn ( BTex) £131.00 and £128.00; Wardhead (BTex) £125.00; East Shawtonhil and South Hill of Drips (Tex) £116.00; Dalchirla (Tex) £112.00; Raecruick (Suf) £108.00; Wardhead (Suf ) £100.00; Snawdon (Chev) £102.50; Balleny (Chev) £102.00. Old season lambs (5167) per kg – Wardhead (BTex) £291.00p; Luckenburn (BTex) 282.00p and 279.00p; South Hill of Drips (Tex) 264.00p; Dalchirla (Tex) 260.00p; Mid Seat (Chev) 226.00p; Snawdon (Chev) 218.00p and 217.00p; Raecruick (Suf ) 216.00p; Glenrig (Suf ) 207.00p; Mid Seat (BF) 214.00p; Penicuick Est (BF) £210.00p; West Thomaston (Cross) 209.00p.

Ewes (556) – Carrabus (Tex) £159.00; Mid Shawton (Tex) £151.00; Hatton

Knowe (Cont) £138.00; Saddlebank (Cont) £128.00; Lochend (BTex) £124.00; Smalladh (Suf ) £122.00; Smailholm Mains (Suf ) 116.00; Southfield (Cha) £111.00; Smailholm Mains (HB) £102.00.

Tups – Hatton Knowe (Suf ) £124.00; Lilyburn (Suf ) £109.00; Nether Falla (Tex) £120.00; Hatton Knowe (Tex) £103.00.

MONDAY, MAY 4

UA sale of 196 breeding cattle.

Bulling heifers: Innerwick (pure Sim) £1950 and £1900; Huntlingfaulds (SimX) £1580 and £1480; Putechan (SimX) £1500; Drumcross (Sht) £1350 and £1320; Mains of Callander (Sal) £1200.

Heifers and bull calves: Pitcairn (LimX) £3600; The Ross (BP) £3500; West Thomaston (BBlueX) £3400; Pitcairn (AA) £3300; The Ross (ContX) £2900; Chartershall (Cross) £3500; Kirkton (SimX) £2400. Heifers and heifer calves: Pitcairn (LimX) £3550; West Thomaston (BBlueX) £3500; West Thomaston (ContX) £3200; The Ross (BP) £2750; Chartershall (Cross) £2500; Kirkton (SimX) £2400.

Cows and bull calves: Lindertis (SimX) £2000; Lindertis (AAX) £2850. Cows and heifer calves: Lindertis (SumX) £1900; Lindertis (AAX) £1800.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

Caley Marts sold 142 cattle comprising of 85 bullocks, heifers and young bulls and 57 OTM cattle.

Prime heifers sold to 238p pkg for a Charolais from AA and J Brand, Nethermyres, Auchtermuchty purchased by G Kirk and Son, Butcher, Denny and to £1492 for a Charolais from DR Blair, Newbigging of Ceres, Cupar purchased by HA Black, Butchers, Stirling.

Prime bullocks sold to 238p pkg for a Limousin again from Nethermyres purchased by Buffalo Farm Ltd, Kirkcaldy and to £1564 for a Limousin from Rathillet Farm, Cupar, Fife purchased by HA Black.

Other leading prices: Bullocks per kg - 232p Learielaw; 228p Mains of Cultmalundie; 225p Mains of Cultmalundie and Meadowend.

Bullocks per head - £1495 Rathillet; £1480 Nethermyres; £1476 Meadowend; £1470 Learielaw; £1466 Gillandersland; £1447 Nethermyres; £1445 Mains of Cultmalundie; £1443 Pityo.

Heifers per kg - 235p Stoneyhill (Inverurie); 232p Nethermyres and Rathillet; 230p Learielaw (twice); 225p Stoneyhill and Mains of Cultmalundie (twice). Heifers per head - £1421 Learielaw; £1394 and £1392 Nethermyres; £1386 Pityot; £1368 Meadowend; £1363 Mains of Cultmalundie.

Also forward were 57 OTM cattle which averaged 124p pkg selling to 173p pkg for a British Blue from W Dandie and Sons, Learielaw, Broxburn and to £1160 for a Limousin from B and W Lamont, Hawkhill, Kincardine.

Dairy cows averaged 109p pkg selling to 136p pkg from R Miller, High Cattadale, Campbeltown and to £850 from R Waugh, Summerhouse, Avonbridge.

OTM males sold to £1100 for a Luing from PC Crerar, Newmains, Dunbar and to 116p for a Aberdeen Angus from J and J Munn, West Auchencarroch, Alexandria.

Other leading prices: Beef OTMs per kg - 158p and 146p Gillandersland; 145p Dollarbank; 140p Hawkhill; 139p Gryffewraes; 138p Newmains.

Beef OTMs per head - £1140 Learielaw and Gillandersland; £1110 Newmains; £1080 Newmains, Croy Cunningham and Dollarbank. Dairy cows per head - £740 High Cattadale and Summerhouse; £710 Gartclush; £680 High Cattadale. Dairy cows per kg - 132p Summerhouse; 128p High Cattadale.

MONDAY, MAY 4

Caley Marts had forward 743 store cattle at its fortnightly sale.

Bullocks averaged 214p pkg selling to 265p pkg for a pen of Aberdeen Angus from AJ and G Orr, Lawhead of Stobwood, Forth and to £1220 for a Limousin from J and J Graham, Mains of Burnbank, Blairdrummond.

Heifers averaged 212p pkg selling to 244p pkg for a pen of Limousin from C Dick, Taylorton, Stirling and to £1190 for a Limousin from D Reid, Middlerigg, Falkirk. Black and Whites sold to 170p pkg from J McLean, Kilmaho, Campbeltown.

Other leading prices: Bullocks per head - £1170 Middlerigg; £1150 Loanrigg; £1120 Middlerigg; £1110 Jawpark; £1090 Hill of Arnmore, Cairney and Blaircessnock; £1080 Langholm (Bateman) and Loanrigg. Bullocks per kg - 261p Upper Ettrick (Rothesay); 256p Eorabus (Islay); 253p The Acres; 251p Muirpark.

Heifers per head - £1130 Bolfornought; £1110 Overton; £1080 Devonside; £1070 and £1040 Hill O Harthill Heifers per kg - 235p Upper Ettrick and Meikle Seggie; 234p Walton; 233p Barochan Cross; 232p Skeoch and Redhall.

TUESDAY, MAY 5

Caley Marts sold 937 spring lambs, prime hoggets, ewes and tups.

Spring lambs (43) sold to a top of £130 for a Beltex X from RA Campbell and Son, Meikle Seggie and to 295p pkg for the same lamb. Overall average for the lambs was 261.5p (+30.6p pkg on the week).

Leading prices: Lambs per head - Suffolk X £128 and £124 Balhelvie; Charolais £128 and £122 Balhelvie; Continental £127 and £125 Meikle Seggie; Suffolk £124 and £118 Kinnaird. Lambs per kg - Suffolk X 288p (twice) and 286p Balhelvie; Beltex X 287p and 284p Meikle Seggie. Prime hoggets (699) sold to a top of £125 for a pair of Beltex X from DGC Stewart, Leysbent and to 270p pkg also from Leysbent for a 44kg Beltex.

Leading prices: Lambs per head - Beltex X £110 and £106 Blairmains Cottage; Texel £106 (three times) Durieshill; Texel X £106 Nethermyres and Ormiston; Continental £106 Heights; Continental X £105 West Thomaston and Whitecross; Suffolk £101 Ballabeg; Cheviot £100 Nethermyres. Lambs per kg - Suffolk X 234p Tullygarth; Continental 233p West Thomaston; Cheviot 225p West Thomaston; Texel 223p Nethermyres; Texel X 222p Tullygarth; Blackface 205p Durieshill; Blackface X 204p New Peninver, Campbeltown; Mule 200p Mountlothian; Suffolk 184p Ninewells and Mountlothian.

Also forward were 195 cast ewes and rams. Mixed show sold to a full compliment of buyers and more could have been sold to sellers’ advantage.

Heavy ewes averaged £105.48 and sold to £160 for a Texel ewe from A MacGregor, Allanfauld, Kilsyth. Export ewes averaged £69.13 selling to £74 for a pen of Blackface ewes from A MacGregor, Allanfauld, Kilsyth. Cast rams sold to £108 for a Texel from R McNee, Woodend, Armadale.

Other leading prices: Texel - £130 Woodend; £115 and £106 Whitecross; £105 Craiglaw; £104 Tullygarth. Suffolk £122 Kinnaird (Scrymgeour). Continental - £100 Craiglaw and Whitecross; £99 Whitecross; £98 Kirkton; £96 Ormiston. Mule - £82 Craiglaw; £80 and £78 Devonshaw Estate; £76 Whiterigg. Blackface - £69 Woodend.

Rams: BFL - £102 North Moorhouse; £98 Woodend