Livestock under the hammer

Caledonian Marts sold 239 cattle comprising of 116 prime bullocks and heifers and young bulls, eight OTM Cattle and 110 cast cows and bulls. Prime bullocks averaged – 215p Prime heifers ave – 225p. Young bulls ave – 168p. OTM cattle ave – 150p. Beef cows ave – 117p. Dairy cows ave – 84p. Cast bulls ave – 111p. Leading the sale at 248ppkg was a Limousin Heifer from Knockhouse, Dunfermline. Bullocks topped at 240ppkg from Brockwoodlees. Other leading prices: Bullocksppkg–235p(twice)Nether Myres, Knockhouse, Learielaw and Brockwoodlees; 232p Knockhouse, Spittal, Moorfield and Easter Ochtermuthill. Heifers ppkg – 242p Nether Myres 240p Easter Ochtermuthill, Learielaw, Knockhouse, Balquharrage, Faskine and Brockwoodlees. Young bulls sold to £1,720 from Allanfauld. Other leading prices: £1,627 Bogside. Also forward were 110 cast cows and bulls. Beef cows sold to 156ppkg for a Limousin from Upper Spittalton. Dairy cows sold to 103ppkg from Bandirran Farm, Cupar. Other leading prices: Beef cows per head – £1,250 Hilton £1,190 and £1,180 Meadowend. Dairy cows ppkg – 102p and 100p Bandirran. Castbullsppkg–140pKnockhouse. Calves sold to £55 for an Ayrshire from Jan dR Rank in, Bad en heath, Cumbernauld.

United Auctions, Stirling, sold 5,733 prime sheep including 4,488 lambs selling to an average of 158.04p and 1245 ewes and rams, including 480 show Blackface lambs. The champion pen was from Hillhead and sold for £84. Lambs (4,488) – Harviesmailing (Bel) £104; Fullarton (Tex) £89; Hillhead (BF) £84; South Flanders (Char) £80; Little Raith (Suff) £78; East Kirk (Mule) £68.50; Killochries (Chev) £68.50. Ewes and tups (1,245) – Isle Cottage (Tex) £130; West Meikle Pinkerton (Zwar) £85; Auchenhew (Chev) £80; Calfward (Mule) £73; Abbey St Bathans (Suff) £73; Beannie (X) £72; Cretlevane (BFL) £68; Wester Clevage (BF) £57; Ceither Gaoithe (EasyCare) £51; Abbey St Bathans (lleyn) £44; Eastfield (Jac) £31. Tups – Killochries (Tex) £97; Wester Ballochearn (Suff) £80; Holehouse (BF) £50.