\United Auctions

\Caledonian Marts

Thursday, September 6 Caley Marts sold 140 catlle comprising 82 bullocks and heifers including five young bulls and 58 OTM cattle. Again numbers short of requirements with all classes considerably dearer on the week. Bullocks averaged 228p pkg; heifers 226p pkg; young bulls 197p pkg; beef cows 123p pkg and dairy cows 103p pkg. Heifers sold to 258p for a Limousin from JH and NT Turnbull, Meadowend, Clackmannan purchased by Hugh A Black and Sons, Stirling and to £1530 for a Limousin from DS and RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Muthill. Bullocks to 250p on three occasions, all for Limousins, two from Easter Ochtermuthill and one from J and J Wylie, Knockhouse, Dunfermline, all purchased by T Johnston, Butchers, Falkirk and to £1722 for a Simmental from C Smith, South Flanders, Kippen. Bulls sold to 218p for a Limousin from WI and AW Callion, Bolfornought, Stirling and to £1430 again for a Limousin from W Dick and Sons, Mains of Throsk, Stirling. Other leading prices: Heifers per kg - 252p Easter Ochtermuthill and Meadowend; 250p Faskine, Mains of Cultmalundie and Easter Ochtermuthill; 248p (three times) Mains of Cultmalundie and Over Inzievar; 245p (five times) Meadowend, Faskine, Easter Ochtermuthill and Over Inzievar; 238p and 232p Pirnhall, Mains of Cultmalundie, Craigquarter and Over Inzievar; 230p and 228p Pirnhall. Bullocks per kg - 248p Dullomuir; 245p Creochill; 242p (six times) Knockhouse, Bankhead (Kerr), Kinneil Mill, Creochill and Meadowend; 240p (four times) Mawcarse, Knockhouse and Over Inzievar; 238p Droverhall. Also forward were 58 cast cows and bulls. With a plainer show of cows forward, beef cows averaged 123p selling to 168p for an Aberdeen Angus from Caldcoats Beef Enterprise, Malletsheugh and to £1280 from H Greer, Gelvan View, Kinross. Dairy cows averaged 103p selling to 130p from J Brown and Son, East Gartmillan and to £870 from the same home. Bulls sold to £1370 for a Charolais from A McKenzie, Ardgate, Gartocharn. Other leading prices: Beef cows per head - £1260 Nether Glinns; £1160 Gartfairn; £1110 Kincaple; £1010 West Balgothrie. Beef cows per kg - 163p Nether Glinns; 161p Gelvan View; 153p Kipperoch; 146p Nether Glinns. Dairy cows per head - £780 (twice) East Gartmillan; £770 Bonnyhill; £740 East Gartmillan; £690 Drumglass. Monday, September 10 Caley Marts had forward 396 store cattle at their annual Autumn Show and Sale of Native Bred Cattle. Judge was Mr George Sommerville, Aar-Dar, Terregles, Dumfries. Overall Champion went to Major Gibb, Glenisla, Blairgowrie for a Shorthorn Bullock which sold for £1000. Reserve Champion went to M Sibbald, Cowden, Dollar for an Aberdeen Angus which sold for £1200. Hereford bullocks sold to average 202p selling to 222p from AG and ME Bateman, Langholm, Campbeltown and to £1200 from M Sibbald, Cowden, Dollar. Highland bullocks sold to average 159p selling to 202p from CA Prentice, West Bank, Ravenstruther and to £930 from the same home. Beef Shorthorn bullocks levelled out at 201p selling to 209p from J and J Gibb, Glenisla, Blairgowrie and to £1210 from A and H Kirkpatrick, Strathmore, Beith. Whitebred Shorthorn bullocks averaged 185p selling to 203p from S MacDonald, Union, Thornhill and to £960 from Achadunan Estate, Cairndow. Aberdeen Angus bullocks averaged 201p selling to 226p from T Young, Glencraigs, Campbeltown and to £1220 from M Sibbald, Cowden, Dollar. Highland heifers averaged 126p selling to 139p from Ormsary Farms, Lochgilphead and to £500 from the same home. Aberdeen Angus heifers averaged 186p selling to 196p from L Elles, Balgonar, Saline and to £1200 for the Reserve Champion from M Sibbald, Cowden. Also sold 3692 store lambs, ewe lambs and feeding ewes, in conjunction the Show and Sale of Blackface Wedder Lambs kindly sponsored by the Blackface Sheep Breeders Society. The judge on the day was George Reid, South Park, Culdees, Creiff and the following were his awards: Champion Pen and first prize for pen of 50-plus: Lord Roseberry Estate, Leithenwater at £55 purchased by the judge, Mr Reid; 2 I Malcolm, Cromlix £48; 3 Glenturret Estates £51. Reserve Champion and first prize for pen of 25-plus: I Malcolm, Cromlix at £51; 2 A Frame, Burnside £46; 3 K McKellar, Auchtenny £46. Leading prices outwith show: Aberuchill Estates £49.50; Riemore Estates £48; Edentaggart £47; Thorn £47. Overall average for 1624 Blackface lambs £40.22 , -81p on the year). Cross section was topped by IO Warren, Coull Farm, Isle of Islay for a pen of Suffolk X Lambs at £70. Cross lambs leading prices: Suffolk £69 Easter Jawcraig; Texel £68 RSPB Kinnabus (Isle of Islay); Continental £66.50 Ballinkinrain; Texel X £66 Lands of Drumhead; Suffolk X £66 Balliemartin (Isle of Islay); Beltex £64 Meikle Seggie; Beltex X £63 Carrabus (Isle of Islay); Mule £63 Meikle Seggie; Mule £63 Culcreuch; Mule £60 Thorn. Feeding ewe leading prices: Mule (Correct) £69 Ardionra (Isle of Iona); Mule £65 Craigmaddie Muir; Continental (Correct) £65 Ardionra (Isle of Iona); Texel £59 and £58 Wester Culbowie; BF £36 and £34 Willowbank; BF £34 Lands of Drumhead; BF £33 Riemore Estate. Tups sold to £93 from S Dougall, Ardionra, Isle of Iona. Tuesday, September 11 Caley Marts sold 1785 prime lambs, ewes and tups. Again all classes followed the national average being easier on the week, with 1104 prime lambs averaging 168p (-7.3p on the week, +6p on the year). Well finished lambs selling between 170p and 180p depending on weight. Leaner and lighter types harder to cash. Top price of the day went to A Smith, Allanview for a Texel at £105. Top price per kg went to I Campbell, Meikle Seggie at 205.2p pkg for a pair of 41kg Beltex. Spring lamb prices per head: Texel £104 Allanview; Suffolk £101 Eorabus (Islay); Beltex £100 and £99 West Lundie; Continental £98 Cuiltburn; Mule £84 Doune Farms. Spring lamb prices per kg: Continental 205p Lands of Drumhead; Beltex X 205p Meikle Seggie; Beltex 204p Cuiltburn and West Lundie; Texel X 202p Wester Ochtermuthill; Mule 163p Doune Farms. Also forward were 681 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes averaged £70.33 selling to £110 for a Suffolk X from R Messenger, Ayton, Abernethy. Export ewes averaged £40.11. Tups sold to £104 for a Suffolk X from B McMillan, Eorabus, Islay. Other leading prices: Texel - £104 Faulds; £103 Easter Goremyre; £100 Buskin; £98 and £95 Ayton BF; £48 Todholes; £46 Lochdar; £43 Roscobie; £38 Craigton. Mule - £78 Easter Goremyre; £75 Buskin; £74 Bankhead and Donibee; £72 Whiterigg. Cross - £77 Easter Goremyre; £70 Roscobie and Culdees; £68 Sauchans. Suff - £100 Eorabus (Islay); £85 Delinacaar. Tups: Texel - £80 Eorabus (Islay); BF £76 Graystale. Monday, September 10 UA sold 231 sheep at their annual Lleyn Sheep Society show and sale, selling to a top of 650gns for a shearling ram from H Goldie, South Bowerhouses. Females sold to a top of £170 twice, first for the champion pen of gimmers from H Goldie, South Bowerhouses and again for a pen consigned by James K Goldie. The pre-sale show was ably judged by Paul Barrow, Helm Farm, Appleby and the following were his awards: Champion tup - R Johnston and Sons, Bensfield; 2 H Goldie, South Bowerhouses 650gns; 3 L Cruden, Woodlands 350gns Champion Gimmer - H Goldie, South Bowerhouses £170; 2 WG Henderson, Nether Toucks £140; 3 JK Goldie, South Bowerhouses £170. Ewe lambs - 1 Farmstock Genetics; 2 WG Henderson, Nether Toucks £85; 3 J Morton, Bank Hall £84. Other leading prices: Rams (12 averaged £420) - Goldies 500gns; Bardspark 500gns; Laga Farms 450gns. Gimmers (139 averaged £130.32) Goldies £170, £152, £150; Laga Farms £142; Bardspark £140. Ewe lambs (80 averaged £86.69) Farmstock £90; Greenshields £88; Bardspark £85