Caledonian Marts

Caledonian Marts, Stirling, had forward 280 store cattle.

Bullocks ave 209ppk, selling to 256p for a Lim from J Bilsland, Spittal, Croftamie, and to £1,260 for a Lim from A&J Orr & Son, Hill o’ Harthill, Harthill.

Heifers ave 198p, to 232p for a pen of Lim from ML Wilson, Baluskie, Barrhill, and to £1,150 for a Lim from Jennifer Hyslop, Baluskie, Barrhill.

B&W bullocks ave 157p, to 161p from Glenside Farms, and £890 from J Brownlie & Co, Inchgall Farm, Glencraig.

Bullocks: £1,230 and £1,220 Blairgorts, £1,200 Hill o’ Harthill, £1,190 Blairgorts, £1,150 Wester Braco, £1,140 Hill o’ Harthill, £1,120 Eskechraggan (Rothesay); 241p and 238p Baluskie, 234p Easterton (Caldercruix), 230p Eskechraggan, 227p Craigton (Fintry), 225p Wester Braco.

Heifers: £1,110 Wester Braco & Hill o’ Harthill, £1,060 Mains of Burnbank, £1,040 Goldenlea Farmers, £1,000 Goldenlea Farmers, Hillhead & Wester Braco.

Heifers: 232p Baluskie, 227p Woodcockfaulds, 226p and 224p Mains of Burnbank, 223p Baluskie & Spittal (Croftamie), 220p Baluskie.

B&W: £620 Glenside Farms; 152p Inchgall.

Also sold 802 store hoggets, ewes and tups.

Short-keep hoggets were keenly bid for, with smaller long-keep hoggets again harder to cash.

Top price was shared by ML Wilson, Baluskie, and G Harley, Craiglaw, with Suffolks and Texels respectively at £73.

Lambs: Texel £72 Mains of Struie, Cont £72 Newmains, Texel £71 and £70.50 Baluskie, BeltX £70.50 Craiglaw, Chev £70 Mains of Struie, Char £68.50 Pendreich, Cross £68 Millhaugh, Suff £67 Baluskie, BF £62 Mains of Burnbank.

Ewes: Mule £64 Stevenson Avenue, Chev £58 Stevenson Avenue, Cross £48 Wester Culbowie, BFL £46 Mains of Burnbank, BF £37 Glenturret Estates. Andy Davison has been appointed finance and commercial director of Stirling based Caledonian Marts Ltd. He was previously an associate partner of Ernst & Young LLP.