Cattle sales at Caledonian

Caledonian Marts Ltd at Stirling sold 194 cattle comprising 92 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls, 77 cast cows and bulls and 25 stirks and calves. Bullocks averaged 212p. Heifers averaged 221p. Black and white bullocks averaged 154p.

Young bulls averaged 190p. Beef cows averaged 132p. Dairy cows averaged 108p. Bullocks sold to 250p for a Limousin from Learielaw and to £1,621 gross for the same animal.

Heifers sold to 250p for a Limousin from Upper Spittalton and to £1626 gross from Brockwoodlees.

Young bulls sold to 198p for a Limousin from Giffordlandand to £1694 gross from Cairnbog.

Leading Prices:

Bullocks – 248p & 242p Learielaw.

240p (Twice) Seggersdean & Brockwoodlees.

230p (Twice) Bankhead (Kerr). 228p (Twice) Spittal & Faskine. 225p (Twice) Spittal, Seggarsdean & Strageath.

220p Millearne & Strageath. Heifers – 248p (Twice) Learielaw & Brockwoodlees. 245p Faskine, Upper Spittalton & Brockwoodlees.

235p Bankhead.

230p Faskine.

225p Wester Carmuirs. 222p Dullomuir.

220p Spittal (Bilsland). Also forward were 77 cast cows and bulls.

Beef cows averaged 132p selling to £1,310 for a Limousin from Seggersdean and to 162.5p for a Charolais X from Middlerigg.

Dairy cows averaged 108p, selling to £930 from Hoodsyard, and to 126.5p for the same beast.

Cast bulls averaged 109p selling to £1,280 for an AA from Easter Langhill and to 116.5p for a Charolais from Offers.

Other leading prices:

Beef Cows

£1,300 Middlerigg. £1,280 Mains of Burnbank. £1,230 Seggersdean. £1,180 Craigend (Mccord) (Twice) & Murrayshall. £1,160 Kincaple & Seggersdean.

Dairy Cows – £870 Gallamuir. £850 Hoodsyard

£810 & £790 Blairmains. £760 Walton.

Cast bulls – £1160 Wester Hassockrigg.

£1150 Offers.