Around the markets
– United Auctions on Thursday April 12 sold 7063 prime sheep comprising of 29 new season lambs average of 298.93p and 5856 old season lambs average of 244.66p and 1178 ewes and rams.
New season lambs (29) – West Carse (Suff) £151; West Lecropt (Hamp) £150; Langside (Char) £149; 2 Keltie Bridge (X) £117. New season lambs (29) Pyeston (Suff) 320p; Langside (Char) 318p; West Lecropt (Hamp) 317p; 2 Keltie Bridge (X) 293p.
Old season lambs (5856) – Catcune (Tex) £176; Broadleys (BFL) £148; Stanley (Suff) £137; South Park (Chev) £137; Dalchirla (BF) £133; Henderston (Mule) £132; Calfward (BTex) £126.
Old season lambs (5856) – Luckenburn (Tex) 339p; Craggan (BTex) 315p; Southpark (Chev) 309p; Muirhouses (Suff) 274p; Kilmundie and Chamberwells (BF) 265p; Glendamph (Mule) 264p; Glendamph (BFL) 251p. Ewes (1178) – Newton Of Collessie (Suff) £178; Glenrath and Leaston (Tex) £150; Broadleys (BFL) £145; Southfield (Char) £133; Easter Middleton (HB) £132; West Lecropt (Hamp) £132; Longcarse (Mule) £120; South Park (BF) £95. Rams – Cretlevane (BFL) £146; Middlehill (Tex) £124; Ledlation (Zwa) £120.
– Caledoniasn Marts on Thursday April 12 sold 182 cattle, comprising 81 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls, 79 cast cows and bulls, and 22 young calves. Prime bullocks averaged 218p Prime heifers averaged 228p Young bulls averaged 193p Beef cows averaged 153p Dairy cows averaged 103p Bullocks sold to 250p from W Dandie, Learielaw, purchased by T Johnston Butcher, Falkirk and to £1783.60 from M I Wainwright, Todhall to J Hastie Butcher, Markinch. Heifers sold to 252p on two occasions, from A Pettigrew, Faskine to D Campbell Butcher, Ancaster Square and from W Dandie, Learielaw to W W Wales Ltd, Kilmarnock, and to £1651.40 from DS and RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill to W W Wales Ltd, Kilmarnock. Young bulls sold to 225p from W Dick, Mains of Throsk and to £1568.16 from R and L McCulloch, Over Hillhouse. Leading prices Bullocks ppkg: 248p Easter Ochtermuthill 245p Todhall and Crawtree 242p Learielaw 238p Blairhall 235p Learielaw Bullocks per head: £1635 and £1631 Learielaw £1620 Highholm £1607 Moorfield £1597 Easter Ochtermuthill £1565 Learielaw £1543 Rathillet Heifers ppkg: 250p Learielaw and Todhall 248p Easter Ochtermuthill 245p Upper Spittalton (twice) and Faskine 238p Blairhall, Easter Ochtermuthill and Upper Spittalton Heifers per head: £1585 Easter Ochtermuthill £1542 Learielaw £1533 Upper Spittalton £1455 Learielaw £1421 Upper Spittalton
OTM cattle sold to 182p and £1510.60 from Ferguson Bros, Gillandersland.
All classes of cows are required on a weekly basis. Contact Oliver Shearman for more information on 07730 046252 Beef cows averaged 153p selling to 190p from Glenside Farming, and to £1430 from W
Dick, Mains of Throsk. Dairy cows averaged 103p selling to 135p from W Waugh, North Bankhead, and to £900 from J and J Kinloch, Walton. Other leading prices
Beef cows per head: £1380 Mains of Throsk and South Woodlane £1360 Easterton £1320 South Woodlane £1280 Rathillet
Beef cows per kilo: 187p Mains of Throsk 180p Glenside and Mains of Throsk 177p Upper Spittalton 172p Glenside Dairy cows per head: £840 North Bankhead £830 Greenrigg £770 North Bankhead £730 East Drumlemble and Boclair
Dairy cows per kilo: 122p North Bankhead 120p Walton 116p Greenrigg 115p Boclair It was also the fortnightly sale of calves. A smaller show of 22 was forward, selling to a top price of £230 for a Shorthorn X Heifer Calf from D. Cowey, Feddans, Cardross.
Other leading prices. Black and white bull calves: £68 Barbeth £58 and 50 Gartentruach £42 Nyadd
Ayrshire bull calves: £48 and £42 Newlands
The next sale of calves will be April 26. For more details, contact David Erskine on 07900 435700.
– Dingwall and Highland Marts on Wednesday April 11 sold 479 store cattle and 126 breeding heifers. Store bullocks (246) averaged 240.7p and sold to 276.3p per kg for a 380kg Charolais cross from 2 Lochend, Thurso, and £1,260 gross for a 542kg Charolais cross from Shawpark, North Kessock.
Store heifers (233) averaged 227.3p and sold to 285.1p per kg and £1,220 gross for a pair of 428kg Simmental crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge. Breeding heifers including HiHealth (126) averaged 245.7p and sold to 302.5p per kg for a pen of 433kg Simmental crosses from Kinnahaird Farm, Contin and £1,400 gross twice for a pen of 473kg Simmental crosses from Kinnahaird Farm and a pair of 630kg Simmental crosses from Smallburn Farms, Elgin. Breeding cattle (3) sold to £1,900 for a Limousin cross bull from Kirkhill Farm, Alves. Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 250kg – 2 Station Road, Plockton, £600, 244.9p; 251-300kg – Nottingham Mains, Latheron, £790, 271.5p; 301-350kg – Raitcastle Farm, Nairn, £920, 269.8p; 351-400kg – 2 Lochend, Thurso, £1,050, 3 Easter Kinkell, Dingwall, 272.2p; 401-450kg – 2 Kingsburgh, Portree, £1,090, Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, 256.0p; 451-500kg – Kinchyle Farm, £1,190, 247.9p; 501-550kg – Shawpark, £1,210, 232.5p; Heifers up to 250kg – Erchite, Dores, £590, 256.5p; 251300kg – Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, £780, 264.4p; 301-350kg – 2 Kingsburgh, £840, Raitcastle Farm, 255.0p; 351-400kg – Torgorm, £940, Whitebog, Rosemarkie, 244.5p; 401-450kg – Torgorm, £1,160, 269.8p; 451-500kg – Torgorm, £1,170, Kindeace, Alness, 243,8p; 501-550kg – Shawpark, £1,200, 230.8p; 551-600kg – Shawpark, £1,210, 212.3p; Breeding heifers including Hi Health; Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, (BRB), £1,390; Kinnahaird Farm, (SimX), £1,360; Sunnylea, Balblair, (LimX), £1,360; Kinnahaird Farm, (SimX), £1,350; Smallburn Farms, (BRB), £1,350. Prime and feeding OTM cows (19) averaged 134.8p and sold to 166.1p per kg for a Limousin cross from Croft Martin, Kingussie and £1,390 gross for a Limousin cross from Balculchaich, Nairn. Prime and feeding bulls (2) sold to 359.3p and £1,225.96 gross for a Luing from Culmaily Farm, Golspie.
Other leading prices per head: Prime and feeding OTM cows: Tighnahinch, Conon Bridge, (LimX), £1,190; Tighnahinch, (LimX), £1,110; Kinnahaird Farm, (AAX), £1,070; Croft Martin, (SimX), £1,070. Other leading prices per kg: Prime and feeding OTM cows: Bulculchaich, (LimX), 163.5p; Croft Martin, (SimX), 162.1p; Tighnahinch, (LimX), 160.9p; 1 and 2 Stenscholl, Staffin, (LimX), 158.5p.
– United Auctions on Wednesday April 11 sold 2080 store, native bred cattle and young bulls, 39 breeding cattle, 117 cast cows and forward cattle and 1029 store and breeding sheep.
Bullocks (1258) averaged 233.32p to 275.70p per kg for a 272kg LimX from Leoch and £1350 for a 592kg AAX from Victoria.
B & W Bullocks (43) averaged 145.20p to 168.90p per kg for a 530kg HFX from Langhill and £1050 for a 492kg HFX from Brandon.
Heifers (718) averaged 224.13p to 262.00p per kg for a 324kg CHX from Kings Arms and £1250 for a 544kg AAX from Kinaldy.
Young bulls (61) averaged 212.81p to 250.00p per kg for a LimX from Clatto and £1290 for a AAX from Dustyhall. Beef cows (98) averaged 156.35p to 206.00p per kg for a LimX from Greenbank and £1550 for a LimX from Chartershall.
Dairy cattle (7) – averaged 95.21p to 106.60p per kg for a HFX from Kaimhill and £695 for a HFX from Kaimhill. Forward cattle (12)- averaged 187.93p to 210.40p per kg for a BAX from Knockeen and £1290 for a BAX from Knockeen.