Store livestock sold at market

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold 343 store cattle and suckled calves. All classes of store cattle met the dearest trade so far this back end. Bullocks averaged 215p selling to 298p for Limousins from Craigievern, Balfron Station, and to £1,140 for a Limousin from Martnaham Mains. Heifers averaged 202p selling to 250p for Simmentals from Kilfinichen Estates and to £1,080 for a Limousin from Auchenbowie Home Farm, Stirling. Black and white Bullocks averaged 143p selling to 159p from Glenside and to £590 from the same home. Other leading prices: Bullocks – 288p and 278p Highflat; 273p Greenhead & Highflat; 253p Kilfinichen Estate; 250p Shire-end & Burnside (Isle of Mull); 246p Stillaig; 242p Inchmurran; 240p Iochdar (Isle of Mull). Heifers – 230p Highflat; 226p Craigievern; 221p Highflat; 214p Merslaugh & Stillaig; 213p Martnaham Mains. Caledonian Marts Ltd also sold 1,268 store lambs and feeding ewes. A total of 1,032 store lambs sold to £68 from Leskine. A total of 236 feeding ewes sold to £55 from Knockdaw. Riggs to £49 from Immerion. Leading lambs prices: Texel £62 Knockdaw; Cont £60 Aberuchill; Cross £60 Shieldrum; Suff £58 Shieldrum; Chev X £56 Leskine; Mule £55.50 West Mains; BF £44 Craigannet. Leading ewe prices: BF £50 Ballymeanach; Texel £44 Knockdaw; BF £40 Bentalla Crescent; Chev £34 Inverlochlaraig. United Auctions, Stirling, held its annual sale of in-lamb Suffolk females and ewe lambs. Topping the in-lamb females was a gimmer, scanned in lamb, scanned with a single from Cairness, which realised 900gns. Ewe lambs topped at 300gns from Smaladh. Top prices: In-lamb females – 750, 650, 600, 420gns Cairness. Ewe lambs – 240, 220 Smaladh.