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UNITED AUCTIONS THURSDAY, JANUARY 14
UA sold 6631 prime sheep comprising of 5374 prime hoggs selling to an average of 255.79p pkg and 1257 ewes and rams.
Old season lambs per head (5374) – Doune Farms (Btex) £157.00; Harviesmailing (Btex) £156.00; Luckenburn and Doune Farms (Btex) £154.00; Auchenrivoch (Tex) £143.00; Hallhill (Tex) £139.00; Auchenflower (Tex) £138.00; North Dorlaithers (Mill Blue) £139.00, £136.00 and £134.50; North Dorlaithers (Suf ) £130.00; Elmscleugh (Suf ) £128.50; West Carse (Suf ) £127.00; West Balgothrie (Chev) £125.50; Gilston (Chev) £123.00; Wardhead (Chev) £119.50; Merkins (BF) £123.00; Dyke (BF) £116.50; Elmscleugh (BF) £114.50; Wardhead (Mule) £117.00; Pitcairn (Mule) £116.00; Coates, Coulshill and Elmscleugh (Mule) £115.00.
Old season lambs per kg (5374) – Harviesmailing (Btex) 359.00p; Luckenburn (Btex) 354.00p; Wardhead and Doune Farms (Btex) 349.00p; Easter Greenhill (Tex) 321.00p; Nether Kidston (Tex) 314.00p; Tay and Torridon (Tex) 314.00p; Airtnoch (Chev) 281.00p; Hallhill (Chev) 279.00p; Stacks (Chev) 271.00p; West Park (Suf ) 271.00p; Merryhill, Wormiston and Wardhead (Suf ) 265.00p; North Dorlaithers (Mill Blue) 259.00p and 250.00p; Penston (BF) 257.00p; Tay and Torridon (BF) 254.00p; Midhouse and Springfield (BF) 252.00p; West Balgothrie (Mule) 256.00p; Drumtee (Mule) 254.00p; Coulshill and Coxhill (Mule) 251.00p.
Ewes per head (1257) – East Brackenridge (Tex) £190.00; South Flanders & East Brackenridge (Tex) £168.00; East Brackenridge (Tex) £165.00; West Carse (Tex) £162.00; Lochran (Texx) £160.00; South Flanders (Texx) £156.00 and £154.00; Over Finlarg (Texx) £150.00 x2; South Flanders (Cont) £149.00; Nether Pratis (Cont) £147.00; Dyke (Cont) £144.00; Lochend (Btex) £140.00; Fintalich (Suf) £129.00; Little Raith (Suf) £124.00; Lochend and Wester Kepdowrie (Sufx) £118.00; Redheugh (Sufx) £115.00; Wester Moffat (Sufx) £113.00; South
Flanders (Mule) £120.00; Fintalich (Mule) £109.00; East Brackenridge (Mule) £103.00; Pitcairn (Mule) £100.00; Craighall (BFL) £104.00; Craighall (Chev) £98.00 x2; Invermilton (Chev) £88.00; Kinaldy (Chev) £85.00; Elmscleugh (BF) £90.00 and £85.00; Pitcairn and East Brackenridge (BF) £78.00; Coulshill (BF) £76.50; Mains of Tig and Wester Moffat (BF) £75.00.
Tups per head – Whitehouse (Cha) £126.00; Kilmory (Tex) £120.00; Lossit (Tex) £118.00; West Carse (BFL) £114.00; West Lundie (Btex) £99.00; Lower Killernie (Btex) £93.00; Little Raith (Suf) £98.00; White House (Zwa) £96.00; Littleport (BF) £86.00; Kilmory (BF) £83.00; Achnaba (BF) £79.00.
CALEDONIAN MARTS
Caley Marts sold 118 cattle comprising of 63 bullocks, heifers and young bulls and 55 OTM cattle.
Prime bullocks averaged 226p per kg at 658kg and prime heifers averaged 234p per kg at 598kg.
All classes of prime cattle, young bulls and OTMS are required weekly. A smaller show was forward due to the adverse weather conditions, meaning numbers were short of buyers’ requirements.
Prime heifers sold to 268p pkg for a Limousin from W Dandie and Sons, Learielaw, Broxburn purchased by R Alexander, Butchers, Port Glasgow and to £1665 for a Limousin from J Mcalister, West Thomaston, Banknock purchased by HA Black and Sons, Butchers, Stirling.
Prime bullocks sold to 245p pkg for a Limousin again from Learielaw, purchased by T Johnston, Butchers, Falkirk and to £1632 for a Limousin again from West Thomaston purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick, Lockerbie.
Bulls (under 30 months) sold to 210p pkg for a Limousin from W Dick, Mains of Throsk, Throsk and to £1696 for the same animal.
Other leading prices: Heifers per kg - 260p Nethermyres; 258p Learielaw and Knockhouse; 252p Knockhouse and Brockwoodlees; 250p Knockhouse (twice); 248p Penston amd Learielaw; 245p Nethermyres, Carriston and Brockwoodlees. Bullocks per kg - 242p and 240p (twice) Brockwoodlees; 238p Bankhead (Kerr) and Knockhouse; 235p Knockhouse; 230p Nethermyres (twice).
Heifers per head - £1646 Brockwoodlees; £1575 Knockhouse; £1572 Carriston; £1552 Knockhouse; £1536 Brockwoodlees; £1513 Penston. Bullocks per head - £1602 Learielaw; £1570 Bankhead (Kerr); £1531 Nethermyres; £1527 Knockhouse and Nethermyres; £1523 Nethermyres; £1518 West Thomaston.
Also forward were 55 OTM cattle. OTMS averaged 148p pkg selling to 170p pkg for a Limousin from M Jack, Carriston, Star of Markinch and to £1450 for a Limousin from W Dick, Mains of Throsk, Throsk.
Dairy cows averaged 105p pkg selling to 122p pkg from J Logan and Son, Hillend, Alloa and to £880 from the same home.
Other leading prices: Beef OTMS per kg - 164p Westwoodlane; 160p Westwoodlane (twice) and Gillandersland; 159p Mains of Throsk; 158p Pirnhall and Learielaw.
Beef OTMS per head - £1360 and £1330 Westwoodlane; £1300 Mains of Throsk and Gillandersland; £1290 Mains of Throsk; £1280 Pirnhall. Dairy cows per head - £860 and £810 Hillend.
MONDAY, JANUARY 18
Caley Marts sold 689 store hoggets and feeding ewes at their first store sheep sale of 2021.
All classes of hoggets made record averages and sold to a top of £107 for a pen of Texel hoggets from A and J Mcnicol, Pendreich, Bridge of Allan.
Leading prices: Store lambs per head - Char £105 Pendreich; Texel £104 Wester Tillyrie; Beltex X £104 Whitecross; Cont £103 Balcachie; Suffolk £103 Balcachie; Texel X £100 Whitecross; Suffolk X £99 Pendreich; Mule £98 Wester Tillyrie; Cheviot £89 Walton; BF £84 Doune of Glendouglass.
Ewes per head - Herdwick £60 Craigton.
Caley Marts sold 1916 prime hoggs, ewes and tups at their weekly sale.
The overall average for the 1428 hoggs (with 45 per cent of the hoggs forward being Blackfaces) was 240p pkg with an SQQ average for 1214 of 241p pkg. The average for the remaining 55 per cent levelled out at a respectful 249p per kg.
A highlight of the sale was a Texel Hogg from FB Gauld, Standingfauld, Muthill kindly donated to the SINBA charity which provides help and support for families who have suffered the loss of a precious one. The hogg weighed in at 46kg and realised £138 and was purchased by W Shearer, Burnbrae.
Other leading prices: 32.1-39kg (average for 495 hoggs, 236p) - Beltex £115, 295p Kinninmonth; Texel £104, 279p Graystale; Blackface £92, 242p Balbuthie; Mule £84, 227p Greenhead (Logan).
39.1-45.5kg (average for 647 hoggs, 248p) - Beltex £123, 293p Meikle Seggie; Texel £130, 295p Easter Craigduckie; Blackface £107.50, 248p East Bracklin; Suffolk Cross £106.50, 247p Hangingmyre; Suffolk £99, 241p Greenwall.
45.6-52kg (average for 140 hoggs, 241p) - Texel £138, 300p Standingfauld; Beltex £137, 291p Kinninmonth; Texel Cross £128, 270p Westerside; Cross £115, 221p Haningmyre; Blackface £110.50, 227p Ballingray; Suffolk Cross £107, 230p Cowdens.
52.1kg-plus (average for 73 hoggs, 228p) - Texel £138 Birch Avenue (Scone), 239p Arnprior; Texel Cross £128, 235p Middle Ballat; Cross £125, 233p Hilltarvit Mains; Suffolk £124 Brockholes (Duns), 222p Middle Ballat.
Also forward were 488 cast ewes and rams. A good show of heavy ewes met an increased trade, hill and horned ewes were showing the effects of the recent inclement weather but would be similar on the week.
Heavy ewes averaged £109.51 selling to £147 for Beltex ewes from JAC Stewart, Kininmonth, Ceres. Export ewes averaged £69.53 selling to £100 for a pen of Cheviots from J Morris, Logie Farm, Newburgh. Cast rams averaged £93 selling to £144 for Beltex from JR Cheape and Co, Letham, Glenfarg.