Action from the ringside at Caledonian Marts

Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 179 cattle, comprising of 111 prime bullocks and heifers, 10 young bulls, eight OTM Cattle and 50 cast cows and bulls at Stirling yesterday. Bullocks sold to 228ppkg for a Limousin from D Tod, Blackhill, West Calder, purchased by D Comrie and Son, Drummond Street, Comrie, and to £1504.70 for a Limousin from JH and NT Turnbull, Meadowend, C lack mann an, purchased by HA Black and Son, Unit 10, Whiteside Ind Estate, West Lothian. Heifers sold to 240ppkg for Limousin from AS Hay, Mains of Cultmalundie, Tibb er more, purchased by D Campbell and Son Butchers, 28 Ancaster Square, Callander, and to £1,462 for a Blonde D’Aquitaine from JH and NT Turnbull, Meadowend, Clackmannan. Other leading prices: Bullock ppkg – 225p, 222p and 220p Moorfield, 218p Spittal (Gardner), 215p Dullomuir, Kinneil Mill and Mains of Cultmalundie, 212p Blackhill, 208p Dullomuir. Bullock/head – £1,459 Molemont, £1,430 Meadow end ,£1,424 Mole mont, £1,407 Moorfield, £1,396 Greencraig, £1,386 Angle Park Farming, £1,378 Todhall. Heifer ppkg – 235p Mains of Cultmalundie, 230p Meadowend, 228p Blackhill, 225p Easterton, Moorfield and Kinneil Mill, 222p Blackhill, 220p Moorfield, 218p Todhall, 212p Spittal (Gardner). Heifers/head – £1,407 Meadowend, £1,381 Kinneil Mill, £1,355 Todhall, £1,336 and £1,316 Blackhill, £1,276 Meikle Seggie, £1,254 Mains of Cultmalundie and Moorfield. Young bulls sold to 160p (£867) for a Limousin from Goldenlea Farmers, Gryffewraes, Houston, and to £1,053 for a Highland Cross from J Wilson, Waulkmill, Dunfermline. Other leading prices: £845 Waulkmill (Highland X), £844 Goldenlea Farmers (AA), £733 Goldenlea Farmers (Fries). Beef cows sold to 149 pp kg for a Limou sin from JT Owen, Easter ton, Kirkintilloch, and to £1,180 for a Luing from R McNee Ltd, Woodend, Armadale. Dairy cows sold to 125ppkg from A and N Christie, Dalfoil, Balfron, and to £900( twice) from G W Paterson, Barbeath, Cumber nauld, and W Hamilton and Sons, Meldrum, Blairdrummond. Other leading prices: beef cow ppkg – 147p, 145p, 143p and 140p Woodend (McNee), 140p + 137p Easterton, 131p Barns, 126p Woodend (McNee). Beef cow/head – £1,170 Woodend (McNee), £1,100 Barns ,£1,090 Easterton ,£1,080,£1,060 and £990 Wood end (McNee). Dairy cow ppkg – 117p Barbeath, 112p Auchenrivoch, 107p, 99p and 97p Meldrum, 97p Blackhill, 96p Meldrum. Dairy cow/head – £760 Auchenrivoch, £720 and £700 Meldrum, £660 Blackhill. Cast bulls sold to 144ppkg fora Limousin from W and M Wylie, B room park, Torphichen, West Lothian, and to £1,230 for a Limousin from J Wilson, Waulkmill, Dunfermline. Other leading prices: £1,100 Gartness, £1,080 Broompark, £900 Broompark.