Farming returns

CALEDONIAN MARTS THURSDAY, JANUARY 28

Caley Marts sold 133 cattle comprising of 68 bullocks, heifers and young bulls and 65 OTM cattle.

Prime bullocks averaged 239p per kg at 630kg; prime heifers averaged 227p per kg at 590kg.

Prime heifers sold to 260p pkg for a Limousin from W Dandie and Sons, Learielaw, Broxburn purchased by G Kirk, Butchers, Denny and to £1813 for a Limousin from D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie purchased by HA Black and Sons, Butchers, Stirling.

Prime bullocks sold to 248p pkg twice for Limousins from M Orr, Penston, Macmerry and W Dandie and Sons both purchased by T Johnston, Butchers, Falkirk and to £1587 for a Limousin from W Dandie purchased by T Johnston.

Bulls (under 30 months) sold to 222p pkg for a Limousin from J Burnett and Sons, Upper Spittalton, Blairdrummond and to £1505 for the same animal.

Other peading prices: Heifers per kg - 260p and 258p Learielaw, 252p Nethermyres and Brockwoodlees, 250p Knockhouse and Brockwoodlees. Bullocks per kg - 248p Penston and Learielaw, 242p Nethermyres. Bulls (16-30 months) per kg - 208p Inshanks (Stranraer), 202p Inshanks (Stranraer), 188p and 185p Mid Muntloch.

Heifers per head - £1813 and £1693 Brockwoodlees, £1570 and £1563 Knockhouse, £1560 Brockwoodlees, £1514 Penston. Bullocks per head - £1587 and £1560 Learielaw, £1539 Nethermyres, £1527 Penston, £1481 Moorfield. Bulls (16-30 month) per head - £1505 Upper Spittalton, £1424 Inshanks, £1240 and £1235 Inshanks.

Also forward were 65 OTM cattle. OTMs averaged 144p pkg selling to 200p pkg for a Continental from WJF Ramsay, Mid Muntloch, Drummore, Stranraer and to £1490 for the same animal. Dairy cows averaged 119p pkg selling to 128p pkg from B Lawson and Sons, North Cassingray, Largoward and to £1030 from GW Paterson, Barbeth, Cumbernauld.

Other leading prices: Beef OTMs per kg - 174p Knockhouse, 173p Learielaw, 168p Mid Muntloch, 163p Knockhouse, 150p Elrig (Newton Stewart). Beef OTMs per head - £1330 Mid Muntloch, £1280 Learielaw, £1250 Glenstockadale, £1240 Craighead (Paterson), £1160 Mains of Throsk, £1140 Glenstockadale, £1130 Elrig and Craighead.

Dairy cows per kg - 127p North Cassingray, 124p Barbeth, 123p North Bankhead. Dairy cows per head - £920 Walton, £870 North Cassingray and North Bankhead, £840 North Cassingray.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1

Caley Marts sold 895 store hoggets and feeding ewes at the fortnightly sale.

A good show of hoggets forward for numbers met a similar trade to the last sale with the overall average for 895 hoggets sold levelling out at £80.06.

Top price of the day went to W and E Cook, Balcachie for a pen of Texel hoggets at £108.

Leading prices: Store hoggets per head - Texel £104 and £102 Bower Park; Continental £100 Bower Park; Beltex X £99 Mosshead; Beltex £98 Craiglaw and Feddans; Suffolk £96 Balcachie; Cross £96 Standingfauld; Texel X £95 Loig; Mule £84 Alpin Cottage; BF £78 Allanfauld and Drumardoch.

Feeding ewes per head - Texel £78 Bower Park; Cheviot X £70 Lochnell; BF £46 Innieshewan Farms.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2

Caley Marts sold 1691 prime hoggs, ewes and tups at their weekly sale. With a smaller show of 951 prime hoggs they levelled out at 267p per kg with an SQQ of 270p for 743 hoggs. The overall average per head was a whopping £113.50!

Topping the sale per head at £143 for a pen of Texels from WM Bell, Craigend, Perth and to 325p again for a pen of Texels again from Craigend.

Other leading prices: 32.1-39kg: (198 hoggs, average 260p) - Texel 295p, £112 Craigend. Beltex 271p, £103 Meikle Seggie. Cheviot 265p, £100 Myme. Blackface 250p, £89 Edentaggart.

39.1-45.5kg: (535 hoggs, average 276p) - Beltex 318p, £132 Meikle Seggie. Texel 325p, £130 Craigend. Texel Cross 301p Keltie Bridge, £126 Blairmore. Mule 283p Lephinchapel, £124 Balchrystie. Badgerface 267p, £118.50 Allanfauld. Suffolk Cross 271p, £118 Blairgorts. Blackface 259p Allanfauld, £115.50 Easter Cash. Cheviot 285p, £114.50 Pitcairn. Suffolk 276p, £111 Glenrigg.

45.6-52kg: (173 hoggs, average 266p) - Texel 293p, £140 Doune Farms. Beltex 280p, £137 Doune Farms. Texel Cross 292p, £136 Westerton (Cowie). Badgerface 274p, £129 Allanfauld. Suffolk Cross 251p, £125 Balchrystie.

52.1kg-plus: (35 hoggs) - Texel 260p, £143 Craigend. Beltex 258p, £142 Doune Farms. Cross 218p, £131 Balchrystie. Suffolk 235p, £129 Glenrigg. Blackface 220p, £123 Edentaggart.

Also forward were 740 cast ewes and rams. A larger, albeit leaner show of ewes was forward on the week. Trade continued at recent rates, however reflected the quality on offer.

Heavy ewes averaged £101.26 selling to £137 for Texels from RM and CM Squair, Lower Killernie, Saline. Export ewes averaged £63.60 selling to £87 for Cheviots from WA MacKinnon, West Dron, Bridge of Earn. Cast rams averaged £94.57 selling to £136 for Texels from D Findlay, Pirnhall, Stirling.

Other leading prices: Ewes - Texel £130 Skeoch, £127 Lower Killernie, £119 Skeoch and County Place, £117 Kingsfield House, £111 Inchgall. Beltex £126 Lower Killernie. Berrichon £116 Kirkton. Continental £106 Skeoch, £104 Bonsor Estate, £102 Easter Cash, £100 Westerton. Suffolk £104 Ayton. Mule £98 Lower Killernie, £94 County Place and West Leys, £91 Hilltarvit Mains and Woodend, £89 Hilltarvit Mains. Cheviot £86 County Place, £84 West Dron, £83 West Dron and County Place, £80 West Dron. Blackface £76 and £74 Woodend, £73 West Tandlemuir, £71 Drumnessie and Kipperoch.

UNITED AUCTIONS THURSDAY, JANUARY 28

UA sold 6457 prime sheep comprising of 5018 prime hoggs selling to an average of 259.02p pkg and 1438 ewes and rams.

Old season lambs (5018) per head – Cuiltburn (BTex) £155.00; Strageath Hall (BTex) £149.00; Groan and Strageath Hall (BTex) £148.00; Milton of Durris (Tex) £151.00; Woodhead of Aberdalgie and Strageath Mains (Tex) £143.00; Grangefield (Tex) £141.50; Meikle Whiterashes (Suf ) £130.00; Farden (Suf ) £123.50; Cuiltburn (Suf ) £123.00; Monzie (Chev) £126.50; Croftgary (Chev) £122.00; Monzie x2 and Woodhead of Aberdalgie (Chev) £120.00; Eastmill (BF) £118.00; Tomchulan (BF) £116.00; Auchnafree and Whirrieston (BF) £115.50.

Old season lambs (5018) per kg – Goddens (BTex) 367.00p and 362.00p; Cuiltburn (BTex) 361.00p; Woodhead of Aberdalgie (Tex) 333.00p; Grangefield (Tex) 328.00p; Devol (Tex) 326.00p; Monzie (Chev) 286.00p; Milton of Durris (Chev) 276.00p; Little Drumquharn (Chev) 275.00p; South Flanders (Suf ) 279.00p; Farden (Suf) 278.00p and 274.00p; West Bracklinn (BF) 266.00p; Glenogle (BF) 260.00p;.

Ewes (1438) – Dalchirla (Tex) £138.00; Carriston and South Ardittie (Tex) £130.00; Dalchirla (Tex) £128.00; Milnbank (Suf ) £130.00; Nether Pratis (Cont) £124.00; Wester Balgair (Cont) £122.00; Hole O Clean (TexX) £120.00 x2; Whitehouse (TexX) £114.00; Nether Pratis (SufX) £111.00; Lintibert (SufX) £108.00; Wester Coldrain and Nether Pratis (SufX) £104.00; Whitfield (BTex) £110.00; Bogburn (Cha) £110.00; Assloss (BFL) £98.00; Woodhead of Mailer and Easter Happrew (Mule) £94.50; Milnbank (Mule) £93.00; Meikle Whiterashes (Mule) £92.50; Gilston (Chev) £94.00; Ballinloan (Chev) £93.00.

Tups – Allanfauld (Tex) £140.00; Pannell (Tex) £130.00; Bellanrigg (Suf ) £116.00; Whitehouse (Zwa) £99.00; Bellanrigg (BTex) £98.00; Ballinloan (Chev) £93.00; Gribloch (BF) £84.50; Assloss (BF) £78.00.