The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Rocketing prices for breeding cattle
A consignment of breeding cattle from Craig Malone, Pitcairn, Cardenden, soldto a top of £7,100 at Caledonian Marts Ltd show and sale of heifers with calves at foot.
His champion heifer with calf was a Limousin x, realising £6,400 and he sold another pair at £7,100, with his 11 heifers and calves averaging £3,936.
A total of 218 breeding cattle were forward and judge for the day was Richard Wilson, Wairds of Alpity, Arbuthnott.
The reserve champion was a Limousin x from West Thomaston which realised £4,400 and the West Thomaston consignment averaged £3,361. Leading prices: Heifers with calves £5,400 Learielaw. The Learielaw consignment averaged £3,371; £4,900 West Thomaston; £4,100 Pitcairn; £4,000 Learielaw; £3,700 Pitcairn; £3,600 Learielaw & West Thomaston
Cows with calves £2,600 & £2,100 Lammerview; £2000 Taylorton; £1,950 Lammerview; £1,850 Craighead; £1,800 Lammerview
In-Calf Cows £2,050 & £1,700 Lammerview; In-calf heifers £1,600 Graystale
Bulling Heifers Lim x £2,050 & £1,500 Seggarsdean; Her x £1,420 & £1,400 High Belltrees; Sim x £1,080 Ashmore & Strone; Sim x £1,020 Priestside; Sim x £1,000 Low Barbeth; AA x £980 Glenside Outwith the show; Heifers with calves £2,300 & £2100 Nochnary; £1,600 (Twice) Walton.