Around the markets
STIRLING – Caledonian Marts Ltd on Thursday January 18 sold 187 cattle, comprising 101 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls, 72 cast cows and bulls and 14 young calves.
All classes upheld recent late rates and many more could have been sold. Bullocks averaged 223p
Heifers averaged 225p
Young bulls averaged 191p
Beef cows averaged 126p
Dairy cows averaged 103p Bullocks sold to 245p for a Limousin from Learielaw, Broxburn purchased by T Johnston, Butchers, Falkirk . Heifers sold to 245p (three times) for Limousins from Easter Ochtermuthill, Muthill; Brockwoodlees, Canonbie, and Learielaw to Hugh A Black & Sons and Charles Kirkpatrick. Leading prices:
Bullocks ppkg;
242p Learielaw 240p East Camps, Easter Ochtermuthill & Brockwoodlees 238p Meadowend, Learielaw & Bankhead (Kerr) 235p Shields 232p Faskine, East Camps & Moorfield 230p & 228p (twice) Moorfield 225p (twice) Spittal, Meikle Seggie, Bankhead & East Camps Heifers ppkg;
244p Todhall 242p Brockwoodlees 240p Meadowend, Shields & Learielaw 238p Moorfield, Over Inzevar & Easter Ochtermuthill 235p Todhall, Shields, Meadowend, Easter Ochtermuthill & Brockwoodlees 230p Bankhead & Shields
Also forward were 72 cast cows and bulls.
With fewer beef cows about, the overall average was back on the week. All classes of dairy cows dearer on the week. Many more could have been sold.
Beef cows sold to £1,500 for an AA from Ferguson Bros, Gillandersland and to 159p for a BBx from M I Wainwright, Todhall.
Cast bulls sold to £1,200 and 106.5p from Kirk & Calvert, Oatfield, Campbeltown.
Dairy cows sold to £990 from W A Hume, Easter Clune, Dunfermline and to 136p from W Waugh, North Bankhead, Avonbridge.
Other leading prices:
Beef cows per head:
£1,460 Mains of Throsk, £1,440 Todhall, £1,200 Parkdyke £1,130 and £1,100 Harvieston.
Beef cows per kilo:
158.5p Mains of Throsk 157.5p Gillandersland 137p Parkdyke 129.5p Harvieston 127.5p Oatfield. Dairy cows per head:
£900 Walton £850 Drumglass £840 Balegreggan £820 Gartclush £790 Easter Clune
Dairy cows per kilo:
118.5p Easter Clune 115p Gartclush 113p Balegreggan
111p North Bankhead
Also forward were 14 calves both beef & dairy. More could have been sold to meet the current demand.
Top price of the day was £220 for a Black & White Stirk from D Nelson, Cuttlehill, Crossgates.
Other leading prices:
Dexters
Hfrs - £200 (three times) Hilton Cottage
Bulls - £200 & £140 (twice) Hilton Cottage
Black & Whites £70 Glenrigg
£48 Plean £45 & £42 Barbeth
STIRLING – United Auctions on Thursday January 18 sold 3,511 prime sheep comprising 2,748 old season lambs selling to an average of 180.3ppkg and 764 ewes and rams. Old season lambs (2748) Longfauld (BTex) £110.00; Cherryfield (Tex) £98; Park of Aldie (Suff) £90.50; Kettleshill (X) £90; Loanhead of Duchally (Chev) £88.50; Merkins (BF) £84.50; Hillhead (Mule) £78.
Old season lambs (2,748) Longfauld (BTex) 238p; Forest (Suff) 224p; Loanhead of Duchally (Tex) 223p; Loanhead of Duchally (Chev) 217p; Inverdovat (X) 186p; Drumnessie (Mule) 177p ;Glendamph (BF) 174p. Ewes (764) Kinclaven (Tex) £130; North Balloch (Suff) £100; Inverdovat (Mule) £76; Monzie (Chev) £72; Glenhead (BF) £60.
Rams – Bowleys (Tex) £108; Fleurs (Suff) £95; Backhills (BFL) £88; Hillhead (BF) £70.
STIRLING – United Auctions on Wednesday January 17 sold 686 store cattle and 175 cast cows and forward cattle, also sold 868 store and feeding sheep.
Bullocks (390) averaged 228.62p to 276.40ppk for a 275kg CHX from Dyke Farms and £1,275 for a 622kg BAX from Kinnaird.
B&W Bullocks (38) averaged 145.72p to 179.30ppk for a 552kg HFX from South Brackenridge and £990 for a 552kg HFX from South Brackenridge. Heifers (232) averaged 210.55p to 261.60ppk for a 281kg CHX from Dyke Farms and £1,270 for a 604kg SimX from Lathrisk.
Young bulls (26) averaged 222.93p to 231.70ppk for a MOX from Challochmun and £840 for a LimX from Challochmun.
Cast cows (155) – averaged 133.68p to 179.60ppk for a CHX from Teasses and £1,570 for a SimX from Innerwick. Dairy Cows (17) – averaged 93.84p to 117.60ppk for a HFX from Woodend and £915 for a HFX from Woodend. Forward cattle (3) – averaged 150.11p to 199.70ppk for a LimX from Mountquhanie and £1,330 for a SimX from Woodhall.
Bullocks: Up to 205kgs – Bankhead £595, 259.8p; 250-300kgs- Dyke £760, 276.4p; 301-350kgs- Spittal £890, 261.80p; 351-400kgs- Ochiltree Place £980, 246.10p; 401-450kgs- Deuchar £1045, 240.20p; 451-500kgs- Downan £1170, Challochmun 242.00p; 501550kgsGarvald Mains £1,230, 233.0p; 551-600kgs – Logan Mains £1,195, Hill 208.0p; 601-650kgs – Kinnaird £1,275; 205.0p.
Heifers: 251-300kgs- Dyke £735, 261.60p; 301-350kgs – Spittal £785, Dyke 248.4p; 351-400kgs- Ochiltree Place £880, 226.80p; 401-450kgs- The Ranch £980, 234.4p; 451-500kgsGarvald Mains £1,150, 231.90p; 501-550kgs- Ochiltree Place £1,155, 226.50p; 551-600kg- Lathrisk £1,165; 209.50p; 600-650kgs- Lathrisk £1,270; 210.30p.
OTM cows:
£ per head – Innerwick (Sim) £1,570; Whitrighill (Lim) £1,500; Chapel (BA) £1,490; Whitrighill (CH) £1,350; Teasses (AA) £1,250; Whitrighill (BRB) £1,190; Meikle Camoquhill (MO) £1,010; Kincraigie (SH) £1,010. PPK - Teasses (CH) 179.60p; Carslae (Lim) 178.70p; Innerwick (Sim) 175.20p; Meikle Camoquhill (MO) 168.30p; Chapel (BA) 159.00p; Whitrighill (BRB) 158.70p; Teasses (AA) 150.00p; Kincraigie (SH) 130.50p.
OTM bulls:
£ per head- Teasses (Sim) £1,330. PPK- Teasses (Sim) 107.30p United Auctions also sold 868 store & feeding sheep.
Averages: Suffolk £63.36 Texel £56.96 Chev £65.39 Mule £47.22 BF £47.26 Leading prices: Little Kenny (Tex) £76.00; Glencairn (Chev) £70; Little Kenny (BF) £64; Drumbarrow (Suff) £64; Craigreaneach (Mule) £51.
DINGWALL – Dingwall and Highland Marts on January 17 sold 654 store cattle, three adult head of breeding cattle 80 OTM cattle. Bullocks (399) averaged 235.8p and sold to 297.5p per kilo for a pen of 242kg Limousin cross from Bogburn, Duncanston, and £1,430 gross for a 700kg Limousin cross from Newton of Ferintosh, Conon Bridge. Heifers (249) averaged 219.6p and sold to 305.1p per kilo for a 295kg Limousin cross from Strone Cottage, Newtonmore, and £1,310 gross for a pair of 600kg Limousin cross from Dunain Mains, Inverness. Young bulls (6) sold to 253.1p per kilo for a 320kg Limousin cross and £890 gross for a pair of 385kg Limousin crosses all from Strone Farm, Banavie.
In calf cows (2) sold to £1,050 gross for a Limousin cross from 1 and 8 Drynoch, Carbost.
Bulls (one) sold to £1,220 gross for an Aberdeen Angus from Drumbuie, Drumnadrochit.
OTM prime & feeding cows (73) averaged 126.8p and sold to 169.1p per kilo and £1,370 gross for an 810kg Charolais cross from Forsie, Thurso. OTM bulls (7) averaged 113.1p and sold to £990 gross for a 695kg British Shorthorn from Todholes, Weydale. Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 350kg – Corriebeg, Banavie, £920, 285.7p; 351-400kg – Strone Cottage, £1,000, 261.3p; 401-450kg – Dunain Mains, £1,150, Wester Craiglands, Fortrose, £264.4p; 451-500kg – Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, £1,180, 247.4p; 501-550kg – The Cloy, Fortrose, £1,340, 245.9p; 551-600kg – Ardjachie, Tain, £1,220, 217.5p; 601-650kg – Newton of Ferintosh, £1,270, South Balkeith, Tain, 203.2p; 651kg upwards – Newton of Ferintosh, £1,420, 204.3p. Heifers up to 250kg – Bogburn, £570, 234.6p; 251-300kg – Strone Cottage, £900, 14 Port Henderson, Gairloch, 260.4p; 301-350kg – Clury Farm, £870, 252.2p; 351-400kg – Strone Cottage, £910, Clury Farm, 250.7p; 401-450kg – Dunain Mains, £990, Ardnagrask, Muir of Ord, 233.3p; 451-500kg – Torgormack, Beauly, £1,190, 250.5p; 501-550kg – The Cloy, £1,100, 209.9p; 551-600kg – South Balkeith, £1,170, Dunain Mains, 218.3p.
Other leading prices per head OTM prime and feeding cows: Invereen, Tomatin, (SimX), 164.8p; Forsie, (CharX), 160.2p; Culbokie East, Dingwall, (LimX), 159.2p; Balmacaan Farm, Drumnadrochit, (BShoX), 158.9p; Forsie, (BBX), 157.4p; Achley Farm, Dornoch, (Sho), 146.6p; Balintraid, Delny, (AAX), 134.7p.
Other leading prices per kg OTM prime and feeding cows: Forsie, (CharX), £1,330; Culbokie East, (LimX), £1,210; Alterwall, Lyth, (SimX), £1,150; Achley Farm, (Sho), £1,070; Glenaldie, Tain, (AAX), £1,030; Forsie, (BBX), £950; Balmacaan Farm, Drumnadrochit, (BShoX), £890; Glenside, Glenurquhart, (AA), £830.