Limousin bull fetches ‘extraordinary’ price at Stirling sale
– Caledonian Marts on Thursday February 22 sold 211 cattle, comprising 126 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls, and 85 cast cows and bulls.
All classes of cattle upheld recent weeks prices and once again, more could have been sold to our large ringside of buyers. Bullocks averaged 215p
Heifers averaged 215p
Young bulls averaged 188p
Beef cows averaged 138p
Dairy cows averaged 124p Bullocks sold to 248p (twice) for Limousins from Learielaw, Broxburn and Brockwoodlees, Canonbie, purchased by T Johnston, Butcher Falkirk, and to an amazing £1696 from South Flanders, Kippen.
Heifers sold to 250p for a Limousin from Brockwoodlees selling to G Kirk and Son, Butcher, Denny and to a whopping £1670 for a Limousin from Dalchirla Farms, Muthill.
Bulls sold to 228p for a Limousin from Mains of Throsk, Stirling to Charles Kirkpatrick and to £1572 for a Limousin from Craighead, Torrance. Leading prices
Bullocks ppkg;
242p and 240p Brockwoodlees
235p Todhall, Moorhouse, Learielaw and Easterton (Owen) 232p Candermains and Learielaw 230p Candermains 228p Crawtree and Moorfield 225p Faskine, Todhall and Candermains 220p Ramornie, Meikle Seggie, Faskine, Easterton and Bankhead (Kerr) Heifers ppkg;
248p Learielaw 245p Knockhouse, Brockwoodlees, and Learielaw 242p Todhall 238p Bogleys, Wester Keillour and Knockhouse 232p Dalchirla and Faskine 228p Dullomuir, Todhall, Crawtree and Wester Keillour 225p Moorfield, Bankhead and Crawtree 222p Cairnbog and Knockhouse Bullocks per head;
£1696 South Flanders £1664 Dalchirla £1659 Todhall £1621 Learielaw Heifers per head;
£1670 Dalchirla £1571 Knockhouse £1548 Learielaw £1523 Knockhouse Young bulls ppkg;
218p Carriston
Also forward were 85 OTMs, cast cows and bulls.
Cows would be dearer on the week again therefore many more could have been sold to sellers advantage.
All classes of Cows and Bulls needed on a weekly basis. Please contact Oliver Shearman on 07730 046252 for more information. Beef cows averaged 138p selling to 202p for a Charolais X from A Purdon, Easterton and to £1540 for a Charolais from JM More, Beild.
Dairy cows averaged 124p selling to 151p from M/s Patterson and Sons, Stenhouse and to £1200 from WA Hume and Co, Easter Clune.
Cast males and bulls averaged 142p selling to 178p for a Limousin from D Piper, Millearne and to £1739.50 for a Limousin from Dalchirla Farms, Muthill.
Other leading prices
Beef cows per head £1370 Dalchirla £1340 Mosshall and Graystale £1320 Beild £1317 Easterton £1140 Glenwhilk £1100 Prathouse
Beef cows per kilo 184p Graystale 179p Dalchirla 178p Beild 161p Glenwhilk 159p Beild 158p Easter Goremyre
Dairy cows per head £1170 Easter Clune £1090 North Cassingray £1080 Solsgirth (Twice) £1040 North Cassingray £990 (Twice) and £960 Solsgirth £930 East Gartmillan
Dairy cows per kilo 147.5p East Gartmillan 144.5p North Cassingray 137p Solsgirth 136p North Cassingray 132.5p Solsgirth 132p Easter Clune 131p Solsgirth
Cast males and bulls ppkg;
178p Millearne 175p Dalchirla 160p Millearne 141p Shutterflat
Cast males and bulls per head; £1550 Shutterflat £1324 and £1228 Millearne