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CALEDONIAN MARTS THURSDAY, MARCH 11

Caley Marts sold 125 cattle comprising of 61 bullocks, heifers and young bulls and 64 OTM cattle.

Heifers averaged a whopping 246p per kg with an average weight of 608kg. Leading the way was an outstanding British Blue from M Orr and Sons, Penston, Macmerry at 360p per kg or £2196 per head.

Bullocks averaged 226p per kg with an average weight of 682kg. Bullocks topped at 252p per kg for a Limousin from W Dandie and Sons, Learielaw, Broxburn, purchased by T Johnston, Butchers, Falkirk and to an outstanding £1810 for a 790kg British Blue from A Kennedy, Seggarsdean, Haddington purchased by C Kirkpatrick, Lockerbie.

Other leading prices: Bullocks per head - £1765 Croftgary; £1664 Bankhead; £1656 Croftgary. Bullocks per kg - 250p Nethermyres and Learielaw; 248p and 242p Penston; 238p Blairgorts.

Heifers per head - £1742 Rathillet; £1632 West Thomaston; £1565 Nethermyres. Heifers per kg 260p Nethermyres; 255p Faskine and Learielaw; 252p Learielaw.

Also forward were 64 OTM cattle with a mixed show of all classes of OTMs.

The overall average for the 38 Beef OTMs was a staggering 156p per kg or £1082 with 26 dairy cows levelling at 123p or £780 per head.

Beef OTMs sold to £1370 for a Saler from GR Aitken, Traprain, Haddington and 177p for a Limousin from J Brownlie and Co, Inchgall, Fife. Dairy cows sold to 161p again from Traprain and to £1190 for the same beast.

Other leading prices: Beef OTMs per head £1370 Traprain; £1350 Greencraig; £1320 Inchgall. Beef OTMs per kg - 177p Inchgall; 170p and 169p Greencraig; 168p Dollarbank and Inchgall.

Dairy cows per head - £1190 Traprain; £910 Wharlawhill and Newhall; £850 Wharlawhill and Badenheathl. Dairy cows per kg - 161p Traprain; 131p Wharlawhill and Sgriob-Ruadh; 129p Wharlawhill.

MONDAY, MARCH 15

Caley Marts sold 459 store hoggets, ewes and breeding sheep at their fortnightly sale.

Top price of the day went to James Park, Lochgreen, Troon for a Texel ewe with twin lambs at foot at £192.

Top price grit ewes went to W and MF More, Castle Rednock, Port of Menteith for a pen of BF Gimmers in lamb to the BF Tup at £118.

Top price store hoggets went to Bonsor Estates, Ballinluig for a pen of 32kg Texels at £102.

Leading prices: Store hoggets per head - BF £100 Shankhead; Beltex £100 Culcreuch Hill; Texel £90 Craigend; Cross £79 Cattlemoss; Mule £75 Greenhead.

Breeding Sheep - Aberfield Ewes (scanned triplets) £108 Lude Farms; BF Ewes (scanned twins) £90 Glenturret Estates and Ardvorlich; BF Ewes (scanned singles) £85 Glenturret Estates; BF Ewes (scanned triplets) £70 Shankhead.

TUESDAY, MARCH 16

Caley Marts had forward 1378 prime hoggs, ewes and tups at their weekly prime stock sale.

All classes would be sharper on the week with a larger demand for heavier well fleshed hoggs. Overall average levelled at 285p with an SQQ of 289p and a pounds per head average of £127.91.

A top price of £160 per head was achieved on two occasions. Firstly, from Doune Farms, West Lundie for a Beltex and secondly from D Higginson, Braeleny for a Texel.

The pence per kg topped at 338p for a pen of Texels from WM Bell and Sons, Craigend, Perth.

Other leading prices: 32.1-39kg - Texel 314p, £121 Craigend; Blackface 284p Greenford, £109.50 Claish.

39.1-45.5kg - Texel 338p, £142 Craigend; Beltex 325p Meikle Seggie, £136 Doune Farms; Blackface 285p, £129 Pitcairn; Suffolk 294p, £128 Plean; Mule 288p, Coates; £119 Easter Coates.

45.6-52kg - Texel 329p, £159 Letter; Beltex 336p, £158 Doune Farms; Cheviot 278p, £137.50 Coulshill; Blackface 273p, £131 Ninewells; Mule 264p, £125.50 Coulshill.

52.1kg-plus - Beltex 302p, £160 Doune Farms; Texel X 273p St Mungo’s, £160 Braeleny; Suffolk 251p Claish, £146 Peithyll.

Also forward were 619 cast ewes and rams. All classes would be dearer on the week and more could be easily sold to sellers’ advantage.

Heavy ewes averaged £114.26 selling to £155 for a thumping Berrichon Du Cher ewe from Iain Johnston, Kirkton, Falkirk. Export ewes averaged £78.09 selling to £111 for Cheviots from D Bell, Kincraigie, Strathmiglo. Cast rams averaged £102.12 selling to £167 for a thumping Berrichon Du Cher from Iain Johnston.

Other leading prices: Ewes: Texel - £145 Letter; £139 Greenford; £131 Bonsor Estate. Suffolk - £130 Kincraigie. Continental - £130 Kincraigie; £125 Letter; £123 Greenford; £120 Balbedie and Arnprior; £118 Greenford; £117 Kincraigie, Balcachie, Greenford and Bonsor Estate. Mule - £123 Kincraigie; £116 Chartershall; £115 Greencraig; £113 Pirnhall; £110 West Balgothrie; £109 Greencraig and Easter Coates. Cheviot - £105 Bridgehouse; £98 Greenford.

Blackface - £90 Pirnhall; £89 Ballingray.

Other keading prices: Rams: Suffolk - £161 Greenford; £130 Kincraigie. Texel - £152 Greencraig; £131 Greenford; £115 Lands of Drumhead. Cheviot - £110 Greenford.

UNITED AUCTIONS THURSDAY, MARCH 11

UA sold 7601 prime sheep comprising of 6098 prime hoggs selling to an average of 283.51p per kg and 1503 ewes and rams.

Old season lambs per head (6098) – Easter Ochtermuthill (BTex) £184.00; Harviesmailing (BTex) £183.00; Luckenburn and Easter Ochtermuthill (BTex) £181.00; Easter Balgillo (BTexX) £178.00; Bordie and Doune Farms (Tex) £180.00.

Old season lambs per kg (6098) – Harviesmailing (BTex) 414.00p; Easter Ochtermuthill (BTex) 143.00p; Doune Farms (BTex) 409.00p; Harviesmailing (Tex) 386.00p; Easter Craigduckie (Tex) 385.00p.

Ewes (1503) – Carse of Trowan (Tex) £207.00; Mount (Tex) £186.00; Cherryfield (Tex) £176.00 and £175.00; Pyeston (Suf ) £168.00; Strathellie (Blue Tex) £154.00; Belskavie (TexX) £152.00.

Tups – Hardridge (Lle) £160.00; Townhead (Suf ) £150.00; Cally Estate (Tex) £149.00; Easter Balgillo (Tex) £145.00; South Moorhouse (Tex) £138.00.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17

UA sold 1572 store cattle,134 rearing cattle, 142 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls and 811 store and breeding sheep.

Bullocks (787) averaged 248.83p to 318.20p per kg for a 198kg LimX from Gibblaston, and to £1520 for a 646kg LimX from Gartness. Dairy bullocks (71) averaged 200.44p to 274.80p per kg for a 242kg HFX from Polwhilly, and to £1100 for a 509kg MOX from Meikle Camoquhill.

Heifers (685) averaged 244.60p to 312.50p per kg for a 304kg LimX from Dyke, and to £1440 for a 544kg SimX from Gladhouse Mains. Young bulls (29) averaged 229.16p to 278.50p per kg for a AAX from Cabbage Hall, and to £1090 for a AAX from Mosshall. Beef cows and bulls (99) averaged 156.50p to 192.20p per kg for a LimX from Abbeymill, and to £1710 for a CHX from Carwood.

Dairy cows (22) averaged 125.73p to 145.10p per kg for a HOX and HFX from Bandirran and Meikle Camoquhill, and to £1330 for a HOX from Bandirran. Out of Spec Cattle (21) averaged 172.41p to 203.50p per kg for a BRBX from Airthrey Kerse, and to £1350 for a BRBX from Airthrey Kerse.

Bullocks: Up to 250kgs - Polwhilly £665, Gibblaston 318.20p; 251-300kgs - Balgowan £890, 298.00p; 301-350kgs - Auchlin £1000, 310.60p; 351-400kgs - Knockshinnoch £1070, Sorn Mains 286.50p; 401450kgs - Gartness £1160, Kings Arms 273.40p; 451500kgs - Glenhead £1300, 264.20p; 501-551kgs - High Bent £1370, Crookedstone 251.90p; 552-601kgs - Carnbroe Estates £1420, 242.30p; 602-651kgs Gartness £1520, 235.30p; 652-701kgs - Bencloich £1460, 215.30p.

Heifers: Up to 250kgs - Gateside £670, Glenkiln 287.70p; 251-300kgs - Dyke £900, 306.10p; 301-350kgs - Corsehillhead £960, Dyke 312.50p; 351-400kgs Dyke £1125, 284.80p; 401-450kgs - Hazelyshaw £1135, Dyke 261.00p; 451-500kgs - Midtown £1400, 297.00p; 501-551kgs - Midtown £1400, 257.40p; 552-601kgs Gladhouse Mains £1440, 259.90p. Young bulls: Up to 250kgs - Cabbagehall £470, 208.00p; 251-300kgs - Cabbagehall £805, 278.50p; 351-400kgs - Craigo £880, 231.60p; 401-450kgs - Mosshall £900, 224.40p; 451-500kgs - Mosshall £1090, 218.90p.

OTM cows per head- Carwood (CH) £1710, Kaeside (BRB) £1470, Langraw (Sim) £1450, Gribbloch (AA) £1390, Farden (Lim) £1370. OTM bulls per head– Hatton Knowe (Lim) £1810, Mosshall (AA) £1530, Snawdon (Sim) £1410, Bandirran (MO) £1230. OTM bulls per kg - Mosshall (AA) 171.90p, Hatton Knowe (Lim) 163.10p, Bandirran (MO) 155.70p.

Out of Spec Cattle per head- Airthrey Kerse (BRB) £1350, Quixwood (AA) £1230, Viewfield (Lim) £1210, Quixwood (Sal) £1190, Quixwood (Sim) £1190. Out of Spec Cattle per kg - Airthrey Kerse (BRB) 203.50p, Viewfield (Lim) 199.70p, Quixwood (Sim) 189.90p, Stratfield (AA) 188.60p, Kaeside (Sal) 178.60p.

Rearing Cattle: A record show of 134 forward, was met with a strong trade with stirks being extremely easily sold. The sale was topped at £745 for a pen of eight BRBX stirks from M/s Wood, Swanford, Aberdeenshire.

Leading stirk prices - Swanford (LimX) £740; Swanford (BRBX) £685; Auchgyle (BSZ) £555; Kepculloch (AAX) £475; Swanford (HOX) £490. Leading on milk prices - Hallroom (BRBX) £350; Rossiebank (LimX) £325; Claylands (HOX) £200.

Store Sheep: Topping the sale at £230 was a TexX hogg from Miss C Leggate, Silver Rigg, purchased by W Shearer, Burnbrae. Leading prices - The Dell (TexX ewe hoggs) £139.00; The Knowes (TexX) £135.00; The Dell (TexX) £132.00; Eastr Dron (TexX) £131.00; Gateside (BTexX) £124.00. Breeding sheep: Leading prices - In lamb ewes: Dunmhor Crofting (Chev/Mule scanned 178 per cent to Chev) £133.00. Ewes with lambs at foot: Lee (Suff ewes and Suff lambs) £88.00 per life; Lee (Suff ewes and Suff lambs) £80.00 per life.