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Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, Thursday July 22, sold 135 cattle comprised of 46 bullocks, heifers and young bulls and 58 OTM cattle as well as 31 calves and stirks. Prime heifers averaged 248ppkg at 590Kg. Prime bullocks averaged 253ppkg at 612Kg. Prime heifers sold to 278ppkg for a Limousin twice from Learielaw, Broxburn and Penston, Macmerry purchased by G Kirk, Butchers, Denny, D Comrie, Butchers, Comrie and D Campbell, Butchers, Callandar respectfully and to £1633 for a Limousin from Bruckley, St Andrews purchased by T Johnston, Butchers, Falkirk. Prime Bullocks sold to 262ppkg Twice for a Limousin from Bruckley, St Andrews and Learielaw, Broxburn purchased by D Comrie, Butchers, Comrie and T Johnston, Butchers, Falkirk and to £1642 for a Limousin again from Bruckley, St Andrews purchased by W Stark, Twechar. Bulls (Under 30 months) sold to 210ppkg for an Aberdeen Angus from Highland Wagyu, Dunblane and to £1555 fora Limousin from J HG ar butt, Sketewan, Pitlochry. Other leading prices: Heifers per Kg 278p Learielaw (Twice) & Penston; 272p Learielaw; 268p Faskine; 265p Penston 260p Bruckley; Bullocks per Kg 262p Learielaw & Bruckley; 260p Faskine; 258p & 255p Penston. Heifers per Head £1633 Bruckley; £1851 & £1534 Learielaw; £1532 West Shirva; £1,517 Pirnhall. Bullocks per Head £1642 Bruckley; £1638 Nethermyres £1619 Learielaw; £1596 Faskine; £1582 Nethermyres. Also forward were 58 OTM Cattle with mainly feedings cows forward. The OTMs averaged 143ppkg selling to 178ppkg for aLimoi sin from J HG ar butt, Sketewan and to £1470 for a Simmental from J Graham, West Balgothrie. Dairy Cows sold to 138ppkg from J& J Kin loch, Walton

and to £1160 for the Same Beast. Other leading prices: Beef OTMs per Kg 178p & 177p Sketewan; 175p Malletsheugh; 169p Gryffewraes; 168p West Balgothrie; 163p Learielaw. Beef OTMs per Head £1470 West Balgothrie; £1420 & £1370 Sketewan; £1290 Gartfairn; £1260 Blairsgreen. Dairy Cows per head £1160 Walton; £1030 Gibblaston; £960 Hillend (Twice) The next sale of prime cattle, young bulls, OTM Cattle and young calves and stirks will be on Thursday August 5.

United Auctions Stirling, Thursday July 22, sold 3,493 prime sheep comprising of 2,745 new season lambs to average 261.30ppk and 748 ewes and rams. New Season Lambs (2,745) – Cretlevane (Tex) £140.00; Wester Balgair (Tex) £138.00; Wester Middleton (Tex) £136.00; Auchenrivoch & Woodhead of Aberdalgie (Tex) £135.00; Harviesmailing (BTex) £138.00; South Ballaird (BTexX) £134.00; Mid Derry (BTex) £133.00; Lintibert (BTex) £129.00 x2; Little Raith (Suf) £129.00; Kilmux (Suf) £128.50; Little Raith (Suf) £127.50; Crofthead (Suf) £126.50; Roughlands (Lley) £129.00; Harviesmailing (Cont) £126.00; Mid Derry (Blue Tex) £124.00; Drimsynie (Cha) £123.00; Bangour (Cha) £118.50; Shanry (Cha) £113.50; Blackcastle (Dor) £117.00; Ardgate (Mule) £94.50; Ardgate (BF) £91.00. New Season Lambs (2,745) – High Milndovan & West Balgair (Tex) 305.00ppk; Easterton (Tex) 303.00ppk; South Dundonald (Tex) 300.00ppk; Hardiston (Tex) 293.00ppk; Harviesmailing (BTex) 294.00ppk; Oatfield (BTex) 292.00ppk; Cretlevane (BTex) 289.00ppk; Oatfield (BTex) 288.00ppk; Mid Derry (Blue Tex) 279.00ppk; Crofthead (Suf) 276.00ppk & 269.00ppk; Ardoch & Threepland (Suf) 266.00ppk; Wester Middleton (Tex)

265.00ppk; Shanry (Cha) 273.00ppk; Bangour (Cha) 260.00ppk x2; Shields (Con) 267.00ppk; Harviesmailing (Con) 252.00ppk; Blackcastle (Dor) 244.00ppk; Ardgate (Mule) 226.00ppk; Ardgate (BF) 222.00ppk. Ewes (748) – Elmscleugh (Tex) £186.00; Tillyrie (Tex) £170.00; Westhall (Tex) £168.00; Wester Balgair (TexX) £151.00 x2; Wester Middleton (TexX) £141.00; Wester Balgair (Tex) £140.00; Lochend (BFL) £150.00; Dunbrach (BFL) £111.00; Blackcastle (Suf) £138.00; Wester Middleton (Suf) £134.00; Catcune (Suf) £132.00; Drimsynie (Cont) £139.00; Tillyrie (Cont) £132.00; Glenrig (Cont) £131.00; Shanry (Cont) £130.00; Drimsynie (SufX) £128.00; Fulfordlees (SufX) £124.00; Halkerston (SufX) £117.00; Assloss (Mule) £125.00; Tillyrie (Mule) £124.00; Wester Middleton (Mule) £120.00; Stacks (Mule) £118.00; Lossit (Chev/Mule) £124.00; Cowdens (Zwa) £119.00; Balthayock (Lley) £113.00; Elmscleugh (BF) £119.00 & £98.00; Island View (BF) £90.00; Dykeneuk (BF) £89.00. Tups – Westhall (Suf) £169.00; Nether Birkwood (Tex) £164.00; Elmscleugh (Tex) £160.00; North Deanhead (BFL) £140.00.

United Auctions, Stirling, Monday July 26, sold 6,006 store lambs and feeding sheep at their opening sale. Averages: TexX- £88.45 (+£15.37) on the year BTexX- £87.39 (+£16.00) on the year SuffX- £87.25 (+£11.43) on the year Chev£76.00 (+£16.00) on the year Mule- £81.10 (+£7.24) on the year Chev/Mule- £81.64 (+£10.47) on the year Leading prices: Store Lambs- Low Craigton (Suf) £104.00 & £100.50; Duntuim (Suf) £94.00; Nether Moneynut (Suf) £92.00; Falgunzeon (Tex) £112.00; Ashfield (Tex) £104.00; Nether Moneynut (Tex) £102.00; Townhead (BTex) £98.50; Low Tirfergus (BTex) £98.00;

Kinburn (BTex) £97.00; Woodyett (Chev) £76.00; East Mitchelton (Mule) £92.50; Auchentiber (Mule) £88.00; Ardgate (Mule) £87.00; Low Tirfergus (Chev/Mule) £85.00.

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, Monday July 26, had forward 312 Store Cattle at their fortnightly sale.

Bullocks averaged 224ppkg selling to 250ppkg for a pen of Here fords from TM Drummond, Low Barbeth, Leswalt and to £1430 for a pen of Limousins from I Methven, Cattermills, Croftamie. Heifers averaged 221ppkg selling to 241ppkg for a pen of Limo us ins fro mW J FR am say& Sons, Cardryne, Stranraer and to £1210 for a Simmental from D Mckenzie, Ardgate, Gartocharn. Black & Whites averaged 189ppkg selling to 200ppkg from Low Bar beth, Les walt and to £780 from AH S Drummond, Glenside, Stranraer. Other leading prices Bullocks per Head £1,480 Cattermills £1,460 & £1,330 Hill O’ Harthill £1,270 Hill O’ Harthill & Inshanks £1,220 Camregan £1,150 Inshanks £1,150 Cairney & Cardryne Heifers per Head £1,210 Ardgate £1,190 Ardgate & Cardryne £1,160 Ardgate £1,110 & £1,100 Camregan Bullocks per kg 250p Low Barbeth 249p Glenside Farm 247p Lochnell 245p Cardryne & Glenside 244p Inshanks Heifers per kg 241p Cardryne 237p Camregan (Twice) & Inshanks 232p & 231p Cardryne 230p Back Of Moss Our next sale of store cattle will be on Monday August 9.

United Auctions, Stirling, Wednesday July 21, sold 536 store cattle,107 rearing cattle, 151 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls, and 243 breeding sheep. Bullocks (254)– averaged 239.15p to 277.50p per kg for a 382kg SimX from Newpark, and to £1410 for a 627kg CHX from Mains. Dairy

Bullocks (34)– averaged 194.07p to 204.00p per kg for a 429kg HFX from Mahaar, and to £1190 for a 625kg HFX from Mains. Heifers (231)– averaged 227.09p to 276.30p per kg for a 418kg CHX from Mahaar, and to £1385 for a 654kg CHX from Mains. Young Bulls (17)- averaged 228.15p to 232.70p per kg for a LimX from Gateside, and to £1140 for a LimX from Gateside. Beef Cows and Bulls (119) – averaged 159.92p to 232.00p per kg for a LimX from Newpark, and to £1570 for a LimX from Newpark. Dairy Cows (28)- averaged 126.50p to 144.30p per kg for a HFX from Balgownie Mains, and to £1130 for a MOX from Claylands. Out of Spec Cattle (4)- averaged 217.36p to 225.10p per kg for a AAX from Towncroft, and to £1730 for a Lim from Newhouse of Glamis. Bullocks: Up to 250kgs - Colmslie £560, 231.40p; 251-300kgs - Colmslie £745, Gateside 225.30p; 301-350kgs - Townhead £865, 266.20p; 351-400kgs - Newpark £1060, 277.50p; 401-450kgs - Mahaar £1130, 263.40p; 451-500kgs - Cowans £1335, 275.60p; 501-551kgs - Cowans £1340, 254.80p; 552-601kgs - Dykehead £1400, Snaigow 248.20p; 602-651kgs- Mains £1410, 224.90p. Heifers: Up to 250kgs- Colmslie £560, 231.40p; 301-350kgs- Gateside £855, 256.00p; 351-400kgs- Gateside £1010, 257.70p; 401-450kgs- Mahaar £1155, 276.30p; 451-500kgs- Low Drummore £1125, 239.40p; 501-551kgs- Laigh Glenstockadale £1190, 222.00p; 552601kgsCrookedstonemuir £1360, 246.40p; 652-701kgs- Mains £1385, 211.80p. Young Bulls: 251-300kgs- Greenyards £570, 205.00p; 351-400kgs- Greenyards £820, 232.00p; 401-450kgs- Gateside £990, 230.20p; 401-450kgs- Gateside £1140, 232.70. OTM Cows: £ per head- Newpark (Lim) £1570, Ardtornish (CH) £1550, Blackburn (Sim) £1510, Blackburn (Lui) £1370, Lindertis (AA) £1270, Towncroft

(BRB) £1250, Hunting Faulds (Sal) £1190, Claylands (MO) £1130, Muircot (HF) £1110. PPK- Newpark (Lim) 223.00ppk, Towncroft (AA) 222.40ppk, Blackburn (Lui) 210.30ppk, Balleny (CH) 209.30ppk, Blackburn (Sim) 206.90ppk, Townhead (BRB) 183.30ppk, Hunting Faulds (Sal) 163.90ppk, Auchnotteroch (HE) 161.50ppk, Balgownie Mains (HF) 144.30ppk. OTM Bulls: £ per head– Drumsleed (Sim) £1690, Drumsleed (BS) £1270, Auchencloigh (AA) £1070. PPK- 10 Beechwood Dr. (Sim) 203.80ppk, Drumsleed (BS) 172.60ppk. Out of Spec Cattle: £ per head- Newhouse of Glamis (Lim) £1730, Auchencloich (AA) £1330, Hunting Faulds (Lui) £1290. PPK- Towncroft (AA) 225.10ppk, Newhouse of Glamis (Lim) 218.40ppk, Hunting Faulds (Lui) 205.40ppk. Rearing: Cattle: United Auctions, Stirling, sold 107 rearing cattle. An excellent show of stirks was met with an even stronger trade with an ever increasing demand for stirks once again. The sale was topped at £785 for a pen of 3 CHX blks from M/s Mitchell, Ardtornish, St. Andrews. On milk calves topped at £470 also from M/s Mitchell, Ardtornish. Leading Stirk prices- Ardtornish (CHX) £785; Ardtornish (CHX) £720; Newpark (SimX) £725; Newpark (LimX) £720; Glenarthy (LimX) £705; Coldcothill (SalX) £670; Holmes of Caaf (BRBX) £400. On Milk pricesArdtornish (SimX) £470; Ardtornish (CHX) £410; Towncroft (AAX) £440; Rossiebank (LimX) £365; Barbreck (LUIX) £380; Claylands (HO) £195. Store sheep: United Auctions, Stirling, sold 233 breeding sheep. Leading prices - Gimmers: Renton Home (SufX) £198.00; Wardhead (SufX) £195.00; Renton Home (SufX) £190.00; Wardhead (TexX) £186.00 & £180.00; Kinaldy (Chev/Mule) £172.00. Ewes & lambs: Claylands (Suf ewes and Suf lambs) £112.00 per life.