Farming returns

UNITED AUCTIONS THURSDAY, JULY 16

UA sold 5570 prime sheep comprising of 3148 new season lambs selling to average 214.89p also 208 prime hoggs averaged 153.45p and 2214 ewes and rams.

New season lambs per head (3148) – Wester Whitefield ( Tex) £ 124.00; Gartincaber (Tex) £120.00; South Flanders (Tex) £118.00; West Park (Btex) £123.00, £114.00 and £113.00; South Flanders (Suf ) £116.00; Bogburn (Suf ) £115.00; South Flanders (Suf) £114.50; Pathcondie (Cross) £96.50; Linnhead (Cross) £92.00; Townhead (Mule) £96.50; Auchenrivoch (Mule) £95.50; Northfield (Cha) £96.00;.

New season lambs per kg (3148) – Harviesmailing (Tex) 270.00p; Stacks (Tex) 268.00p; Easterton (Tex) 260.00p; West Park (Btex) 253.00p and 248.00p; Ayton (Btex) 242.00p; South Flanders (Suf) 234.00p x2; West Park (Suf) 227.00p; Cretlevane (Mule) 226.00p; Muirside of Kinnneddar (Mule) 214.00p.

Ewes ( 2214) – Wester Mye ( Tex) £155.00; East Shawtonhill (Tex) £147.00; Pannell and Wallaceton (Texx) £142.00; Lochend (Btex) £139.00; Wester Mye and Nether Falla (Cont) £130.00; Mains of Burnbank (BFL) £112.00; Knock O Ronald and Assloss (BFL) £104.00; West Park (Suf) £112.00; North Balloch (Suf) £106.00; Over Lochridge (Suff) £105.00; Harviesmailing (Cross) £109.00; Assloss (Mule) £94.50.

Tups – West Meikle Pinkerton (Hamp) £126.00; North Balloch (Suf ) £125.00; North Balloch (Tex) £98.00; Nether Falla ( Btex) £ 90.00; North Balloch ( BFL) £80.00; Gateside (BF) £73.00.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

UA sold 445 store cattle and 79 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls also 53 pedigree Poll Dorset and Dorset Horn sheep and 200 breeding sheep

Bullocks (201) averaged 227.29p to 252.80p per kg for a 360kg CHX from Polquhairn, and to £1430 for a 688kg Simx from Putechan.

Dairy bullocks (24) averaged 180.43p to 213.40p per kg for a 396kg MRIX from Caddell, and to £1010 for a 608kg MOX from Nethertown.

Heifers ( 220 averaged 217.22p to 247.20p per kg for a 441kg Limx from Gateside, and to £1210 for a 592kg CHX from Pardovan.

Beef cows and bulls (50) averaged 151.68p to 196.90p per kg for a AAX from Meikle Camoquhill, and to £1650 for a Lim from Over Finlarg.

Dairy cows (18) averaged 128.43p to 187.50p per kg for a MOX from Meikle Camoquhill, and to £1170 for a MOX from Meikle Camoquhill.

Out of Spec cattle (11) averaged 175.73p to 205.00p per kg for a BSX from Cairnie, and to £1690 for a BSX from Cairnie.

Bullocks: 301- 350kgs- Gateside £800, 250.80p; 351-400kgs- Parkhouse £930, Polquhairn 252.80p; 401-450kgsCrofthead £1080, 252.30p; 451-500kgsCrofthead £ 1165, Gateside 246.10p; 501-551kgs- Crofthead £1200, 237.20p; 552-601kgs- Crofthead £1270, 230.10p; 602-651kgs- Shawbraes £1330, 218.80p; 652-701kgs- Putechan £1430, 207.80p.

Heifers: 251-300kgs- Grassfield £580, 226.60p; 301-350kgs- Polquhairn £805, 242.50p; 351-400kgs- Parkhouses £960, 246.20p; 401-450kgs- Mill of Plunkton £1100, Gateside 247.20p; 451-500kgs- Mill of Plunkton £1150, 238.60p; 501-551kgsNethertown £1120, Cuttlehill 220.50p; 552-601kgs- Pardovan £1300, 221.80p.

OTM Cows per head - Over Finlarg (Lim) £1650; Todpark (CH) £1450; Kaeside (Sal) £1350; Newpark (AA) £1350; Meikle Camoquhill (MO) £1170.00; Norrieston (HF) £1130.00; Netherton (Sim) £1070; Stanley (BB) £1050; Wemyss (BS) £1010. OTM cows per kg - Meikle Camoquhill (AA) 196.60p; Meikle Camoquhill (MO) 187.50p; Mains of Callander (Sal) 182.50p; Over Finlarg (Lim) 177.80p; Todpark (CH) 162.90p; Shotrigg (Sim) 150.90p; Stanley (BB) 147.90p; Wemyss (BS) 140.10p.

OTM bulls per head– West Park (Lim) £1570; Kaeside (CH) £1470; Arnhall (Sim) £1410; Newpark (AA) £1250. OTM bulls per kg - Longloch (CH) 183.20p; Newhouse of Glamis (Lim) 180.00p; Arnhall (Sim) 136.40p; Newpark (AA) 125.00p.

Out of Spec cattle per head- Cairnie (Lim) £1690; Cairnie (BS) £1390; West Park (Lim) £1250; Craigmaddie Muir (AA) £1210. Out of Spec cattle per kg - Longloch (Sim) 205.10p ; Cairnie (BS) 205.00p; Craigmaddie Muir (AA) 185.00p; West Park (Lim) 186.60p.

UA sold 53 pedigree Poll Dorset and Dorset Horn sheep and their annual sale.

Topping the sale at 1100gns was a tremendous ram lamb, Mainview Chieftain from Mr and Mrs A Kennedy, Maineview, Ballymena, by the Ballytaggart After Shock stock ram and sold to Ms Baxter, Castleroddy Road, Omagh.

Following in the female line was an outstanding ewe lamb from the same home. Maineview C1161 by the homebred sire Maineview Armani, Selling at 700gns to Ms Moorhead, Lisnaght, Ballymoney,

Co Antrim.

Average and top prices: Ewe (1) – Lot 1 - R Fitton, Dynamite - 300gns.

Gimmers (23) – Avg £228.26: Lot 19 - R Fitton, Dynamite - 350gns; Lot 15B - A Steff, Waggoners - 280gns.

Ewe lambs (20) Avg £275.63: Lot 27 - J Royan Bennaschie - 450gns; Lot 33 - M/s Kennedy, Maineview - 450gns; Lot 34 - M/s Kennedy Maineview - 400gns.

Shearlngs (5) Avg £294.00: 400gns – Lot 48 – E Fitton, Dynamite.

Ram Lambs (3) – Avg £665: Lot 59 – M/s Kennedy, Maineview - 450gns; Lot 56 – D Rankin, Dun Eideann -350gns.

Early Lamb Production Sale of 200 Breeding Sheep: Texx gimmers - Wester Middleton - £260; BTEXX gimmers - Wester Middleton - £200; Zwa gimmers – Whitlaw - £210; Texx gimmes - £162 – Strichen Mains; Sufx gimmers - £148 – Kilmux; Texx ewes (1-3 crop) - £118 - Scart;mule Ewes (1-3 crop) - £112 – Scart

CALEDONIAN MARTS THURSDAY, JULY 16

Caley Marts sold 147 cattle comprising of 63 bullocks, heifers and young bulls, 61 OTM cattle and 24 calves and stirks. Many more could have been sold to sellers’ advantage.

Heifers averaged 591kg at 230p per kg; bullocks 629kg at 224p per kg; young bulls (under 30 months) 69kg at 189p per kg.

Prime heifers sold to 255p kg for a Limousin from FC Eccles, Bruckley, St Andrews, purchased by D Campbell and Son, Butchers, Callander and to £1632 for a Limousin from D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie, purchased by J Gilvear and Sons.

Prime bullocks sold to 258p kg for a Limousin from M Orr and Son, Penston, Macmerry, purchased by J Gilvear and Sons and to £1610 for a Limousin from AA and J Brand, Nethermyres, Auchtermuchty, purchased by T Johnston, Butchers, Falkirk.

Bulls (under 30 months) sold to 208p kg for a Limousin from JF and MB Teague, Buteland and to £1562 for a Limousin from W Dick and Son, Mains of Throsk, Stirling.

Other leading prices: Bullocks per kg - 252p and 250p Nethermyres; 248p Penston; 240p Brockwoodlees and Penston; 235p Dullomuir; 230p and 228p Riggs. Heifers per kg - 252p Nethermyres; 250p Penston; 248p Leyden; 245p Bruckley; 242p Carriston (twice) and Brockwoodlees; 238p Bruckley; 235p Leyden, Annfield and Brockwoodlees (twice); 232p Leyden and Brockwoodlees. Young Bulls (under 30 months) per kg - 205p Buteland and Duchrae (Stranraer); 190p Duchrae (Stranraer).

Bullocks per head - £1597 Penston; £1567 Nethermyres; £1548 Penston; £1481 Riggs; £1465 Brockwoodlees; £1461 Carskerdo; £1460 Dullomuir; £1459 Riggs; £1449 Penston. Heifers per head - £1577 and £1542 Leyden; £1527 Brockwoodlees; £1500 Penston and Carriston. Young Bulls (Under 30 months) per head - £1496 Duchrae, Stranraer; £1417 Mid Cambushinnie and Duchrae.

Also forward were 61 OTM cattle. OTMS averaged 137p kg selling to 185p kg for a Limousin from Hume of Overton, Overton, Denny and to £1160 (twice) for a Limousin from Hume of Overton and for a Simmental from J Mcadam, Callendoune, Helensburgh.

Dairy cows averaged 94p kg selling to 126p kg from B Lawson, North Cassingray, Fife and to £870 from T Greer and Son, Wharlawhill, Fossoway. Males sold to 151p kg for a Limousin from G Aitken, Cowdens, Dunduff and to £1450 from the same home.

Other leading prices: Beef OTMS per kg - 171p Shields; 152p Pirnhall; 151p Hume of Overton and Callendoune; 149p Gryffewraes; 147p Rhoin, Campbeltown; 144p Shields. Beef OTMS per head - £1100 Greenwall; £ 1090 Greenwall; £ 1080 Shields, Airthrey Kerse, Greenwall and Hume of Overton; £1020 Shields.

Dairy cows per head - £ 760 Wharlawhill; £740 North Cassingray; £710 West Backs, Campbeltown. Dairy cows per kg - 123p and 122p Wharwlawhill; 112p West Backs; 110p North Cassingray.

Also forward were 24 young calves and stirks. A tremendous show of calves were forward to a large ringside of buyers.

Top price stirk of the day was from H Galbraith, Polliwilline, Southend for a tremendous Aberdeen Angus Bullock at £800. Top price calf was from J Gibson, Greenwall, Forth for a Simmental Bullock Calf at £520.

Other leading prices: Heifer calves - Simmental £450 Greenwall; Shorthorn £390 Drumelzier. Bullock beef calves - Simmental £420 Greenwall. Bull dairy calves - Friesian £320 Mid Forrest. Bullock dairy calves - Ayrshire £150 Badenheath.

OTM cows per head- .Balthayock (CH) £1710, Fernie Mill (Sim) £1490, Beeches (BS) £1330, Garrick (Sal) £1270, East Buchanty (BRB) £1250, Blackburn (Lui) £1230. OTM cows per kg - Blackburn (Sim) 200.40p, Wellees (AA) 188.30p, Blackburn (Lui) 186.40p, East Buchanty (BRB) 169.40p, Balthayock (CH) 169.00p,

Newpark (Lim) 166.20p, Garrick (Sal) 162.40p, Beeches (BS) 158.00p, Parks of Keillor (OTH) 142.50p.

OTM bulls per head– .Boghall (CH) £1590, Gateside (AA) £1570, Wester Thirds (Lim) £1470, Laggan Farms (Lui) £1390. OTM bulls per kg - .Auchlin (CH) 138.70p, Laggan Farms (Lui) 137.40p Gateside (AA) 136.30p, East Buchanty (BRB) 135.90p.

Out of Spec cattle per head- Newpark (CH) £1470, Meikle Camoquhill (MO) £1260, Silver Rigg (AA) £1170, Middleton (BRB) £1130, Middleton (Lim) £1130. Out of Spec cattle per kg - Silver Rigg (AA) 195.70p, Silver Rigg (CH) 194.00p, Scart (BRB) 189.10p, Ochtomore (Islay) (SH) 185.90p.

TUESDAY, JULY 21

Caley Marts sold 1256 spring lambs, ewes and tups at their weekly sale.

All classes of lamb followed the national trend being easier on the week, with 588kg averaging 207p, -14p otw (+40p on the year).

Top price of the day went to Doune Farms, West Lundie, Argaty for a 50kg Beltex lamb at £132 and to 265p for the same lamb.

Leading prices: Lambs per head - Beltex £130 West Lundie; Beltex X £129 Pitcairlie; Texel £ 124 Pitcairlie; Texel X £ 120 Easter Cash and Hillhead; Continental X £116 Blairmore; Continental £115 Blaircessnock; Cross £112 Duncrievie; Suffolk X £111 Herdhill. Lambs per kg - Beltex 264p West Lundie; Beltex X 250p and 248p Pitcairlie; Texel X 250p Hillhead; Texel 247p Bankhead; Continental 247p Drumheldric.

Also forward were 667 cast ewes and rams with a large proportion of the ewes forward being feeding types, they were very much in demand. Topping the sale at £126 was a pen of Texels from DL Young, Finmont, Kinglassie.

Export ewes sold to £94 for Cheviots from WA Mackinnon, West Dron, Bridge of Earn. Cast tups sold to £141 for a Blue Faced Leicester from HW Ronald and Son, Gartfairn, Drymen.

Other leading ewe prices: BFL - £116 Pitcairn; £98 Duncrievie and Pitcairn. Suffolk - £116 Herdhill; £97 Harelaw (Barrhead); £91 Duncrievie. Texel - £99 Tillyrie (twice); £97 Easter Cash and Hillhead; £96 Mawcarse; £95 Coldrach. Mules - £97 Harelaw and East Whitesykes; £92 Hillhead; £87 Coldrach. Cross - £96 Gelvan View; £85 Coldrach (twice); £80 Coldrach. Cheviot - £84 Connon House; £83 West Dron. Blackface - £79 Coldrach; £63 Dollarbank; £61 Coldrach; £59 Wester Jawcraig.