\Caledonian Marts
Thursday, October 6: Prime bullocks sold to a top of 230p pkg for a Limousin from D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie to T Johnston, Butchers, Falkirk and to £1485 for a Blonde, again from D Dickinson and again bought by T Johnston, Butchers, Falkirk. Prime heifers sold to a top of 245p pkg for a Belgian Blue from J Watson, Candermains, Stonehouse purchased by HA Black and Sons, Butchers, Lanark and; Armadale and to £1550.40 again for a Belgian Blue, this time from D Dickinson. Young bulls sold to 198p pkg for a Limousin from G Brown, Millmoor, Lanark. Leading prices: Bullocks (p pkg) 228p Brockwoodlees, Classlochie and Faskine; 225p Easterton and Brockwoodlees; 222p Brockwoodlees; 218p Mawcarse. Heifers (p pkg) - 240p Brockwoodlees; 238p Classlochie and Brock- 235p, 230p and 228p Classlochie; 228p Faskine; 225p Easter Whitesykes, Nether Longford and Faskine; 222p Bogleys Also forward were 68 cast cows and bulls. Beef cows sold to 160p pkg for a Limousin from W Dick and Sons, Mains of Throsk, Stirling and to £1260 for the same beast.Black and White cows sold to 115p pkg from J Craig, Carneil, Dunfermline and I Brocket, Park o’Barnaigh, Kilbrachan and to £1000 from J Craig. Other leading prices: Beef cows (p pkg) - 154p Mains of Throsk; 151p Airthrey Kerse; 137p Pirnhall and Mains of Throsk; 135p Wester Thomaston; 129p West Mailing; 128p Auchenrivoch, Buteland and; Blackhill. Beef cows (per head) - £1220 Mains of Throsk; £1100 Airthrey Kerse; £1060 Craigannet and Buteland; £980 Buteland. B&W cows (p pkg) - 114p Park o’Barnaigh (twice); 110p Carneil; 109p Harvieston; 108p Belltrees. B&W cows (per head) - £860 Carneil; £820 and £810 Park o’ Barnaigh; £700 Harvieston. Calves sold to £435 for a Simmental from A Hamilton, Mid Forrest, Cumbernauld. Prices of Interest: £390 Shorthorn; £300 Charolais; £120 Continental; £110 Luing; £86 Friesian; £80 Continental. Monday, October 10 Sold were 2453 store lambs and feeding ewes. Quality lambs in short supply met a brisk demand. Longer keep and small lambs harder to sell. The sale was topped at £79 for a pen of Continental x Lambs from Messrs Squair, Lower Killearnie, Saline. Leading prices: Lambs - Texel: £78 and £77 Lower Killearnie; Texel x £69 Callendoune; Cont £65 Balafark; Suff £64 Ledrishmore; Cont X £64 Borlick; Suff X £63.50 Salineshaw Estate; Mule £62 Torr; BF £51 and £46 Tullochmhor. Ewes - Texel £70 Roseberry Estate; Cont X £66 Wester Culbowie; Tex X £58 Roseberry; Chev £55 Ledrishmore; Cross £50 Stillaig; BF £39 Roskettle sal Estate. Tuesday, October 11: Caledonian Marts had forward 3100 prime lambs, ewes and tups. Lambs (1598) forward averaged 161p. Top price of the day went to £117 for a Texel from A Smith, Allanview, Braco and to 204p pkg for Beltex from Doune Farms, West Lundie, Doune. Quality lambs maintained last week’s rates. Plainer and lighter weights harder to cash. 32.1-39kg: Texel - £64 or 168p Newbigging; Tex X - £59 or 163p Borlick. 39.1-45.5kg: Beltex - £87 or 193p Pett; Texel - £80 or 182p Meikle Seggie; Cont X - £77.50 Pett, 178p Meikle Seggie; Tex X - £75.50 Pett, 176p Meikle Seggie. 45.6-52kg: Beltex - £98 or 204p Doune Farms; Cont - £97 or 200p Doune Farms; Texel - £90 Hilltarvit, 191p Meikle Seggie; Tex X - £88 or 191p Meikle Seggie; Cont X - £86.50 Easter Dullatur, 182p Leysbent. 52kg-plus: Texel - £97 or 189p Allanview; Tex X - £95 or 173p Drumcairn; Cont X - £85 Drumcairn, 171p Allanview. Also forward were 1502 cast ewes, tups and wedders. Ewes averaged £43.20, tups averaged £54.80 and wedders averaged £43.02. Heavy ewes (267) averaged £61.42, selling to £102 for a Texel from Ferguson Bros, Gillandersland, Linlithgow. Export ewes (618) averaged £31.10, selling to £66 from RA Campbell and Sons, Meikle Seggie, Milnathort. Other leading prices: Suffolk - £79 Brockholes; £76 Balcachie; £70 Brockholes. Cheviot - £65 Arnprior; £56 Victoria; £55 Tillyrie; £49 Arnprior. Texel - £101 Parkhead; £99 Gillandersland and Parkhead; £95 Victoria; £93 Craigend; £92 Brockholes. BF - £50 Langshaw; £48 Ledrishmore; £40 Keilator. Cross - £76 Newbigging; £75 Parkhead; £73 Dowally; £72 Pyetree. Char - £67 Craigend. Beltex - £76 East Fordel.