Prime cattle in the sale ring

Caledonian Marts sold 189 cattle comprising 95 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls and 94 OTM cattle. Heifers sold to 260p (twice) for Limousins from D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie, purchased by HA Black & Sons, Butchers, Stirling, and W W Wales Wholesale, Kilmarnock, and to £1,780 from Brockwoodlees purchased by HA Black & Sons. Bullocks sold to 260p for a Limousin, again from Brockwoodlees, purchased by G Kirk & Son, Butchers, Denny, and to £1,595 for a Limousin from J H & NT Turnbull, Meadowend, Clackmannan.

Bulls sold to 215p from J Gibb, Giffordland, Dalry.

Leading prices:

Bullocks per kg – 255p Brockwoodlees; 245p Faskine and Knockhouse; 240p Knockhouse; 238p Learielaw, Mawcarse, Seggersdean and Knockhouse; 235p Spittal (Gardner).

Heifers per kg – 258p Faskine; 250p Meadowend and Brockwoodlees; 242p and 235p Learielaw; 228p Meadowend and Blackhall.

Bullocks per head – £1,580 Brockwoodlees and Seggersdean; £1,574 Learielaw; £1,543 West Mains; £1,539 Meadowend; £1,537 Learielaw.

Heifers per head – £1,677 Learielaw; £1,653 Brockwoodlees; £1,510 Learielaw; £1,466 Brockwoodlees. Beef cows averaged 124p and sold to 170p for a Limousin from R Graham & Son, Airthrey Kerse, Bridge of Allan, and to £1,098 from the same home.

Dairy cows averaged 92p and sold to 118p from D Morton, Hayston, Kirkintilloch, and to £940 from AWJ & DA Broome, Solsgirth, Dollar. Bulls sold to 123p for a Limousin from A Kennedy, Seggersdean, Haddington, and to £1,400 for the same beast.

Other leading prices:

Beef Cows per head – £1,080 Easterton (Purdon); £1,070 and £1,050 Airthrey Kerse; £1,000 South Flanders and Dyke; £980 Gryffewraes; £960 Gelvan View.

Beef cows per kg – 153p Airthrey Kerse; 148p Knockhouse, Dyke and Easterton; 147p Blackhill; 145p Gelvan View. Dairy cows per head – £920 Meldrum; £910 Balegreggan (Campbeltown); £870 and £850 Solsgirth.

Dairy cows per kg – 117p Balegreggan; 112p Meldrum and Solsgirth.