The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Cattle sales at Caledonia
Caledonia Marts sold 169 cattle comprising 109 bullocks, heifers and young bulls, 59 cast cows, and 25 calves and stirks. Bullocks ave 209p (with a large proportion over 700kg) Heifers ave 225p; beef cows ave 135p; dairy cows ave 101p Bullocks sold to 260p for a Limousin from M I Wainwright & Son, Todhall, Cupar and to £1,723 for a Simmental from C Smith, South Flanders, Kippen.
Heifers to 265p for a British Blue from DS & RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Muthill, and to £1,673 for the same animal.
Leading Prices
Bullocks ppkg: 258p Todhall 255p Easter Ochtermuthill 252p Knockhouse & Easter Ochtermuthill Heifers ppkg: 262p Easter Ochtermuthill
248p & 242p Meadowend & Todhall
240p Balquharrage & Todhall Also forward were 59 cast cows and bulls.
Black and white cows ave 101p selling to 126.5p from AWJ & DA Broome, Solsgirth, and to £930 from the same home.
STIRLING: United Auctions sold 1,186 store cattle at their show and sale. Show champion was a pen of eight Charolais bullocks from Drumloist, selling for £1,320 per head.
Bullocks (658) –ave 217.60p to 262.30ppk for a 385kg CHX from Berryknowe, and to £1,370 for a 676kg CHX from Gateside.
B&W Bullocks (122) – ave 146.82p to 159.10ppk for a 528kg HFX from High Branchal and to £840 for a 528kg BF/HFX from Nether Lethame & High Branchal. Heifers (406) – ave 213.14p to 244.70ppk for a 376kg BRBX from Laighpark, and to £1,285 for a 658kg CHX from Gateside.
Cast cows (77) ave 126.15p to 212.40ppk for a LimX from Fulfordlees and to £1,370 for a LimX from Eastmill and SimX from Fulfordlees.
Dairy cows (17) ave 109.92p to 134.40ppk for a HFX from Claylands, and to £1,070 for a HO/HFX from Claylands. Forward cattle (9) – ave 168.32p to 180.67ppk for a LimX from Ballinkinrain and to £1490 for a SalX from Rednock Est. Bullocks: 251-300kg – Myehill £390, 144.5p; 301-350kg – Genoch Mains £840, 244.2p; 351-400kg – Borgue House £1010, 262.3p; 401-450kg – Clydeside £1070, Graystale 243.2p; 451-500kg – Clydeside £1160, 238.9p; 501-550kg – Lochfield £1,240, 231.8p; 551-600kg – Drumloist £1,295, Clydeside 223.2p; 601650kg – Clydeside £1,360, 214.5p; 651-700kg – Newfield £1370, 202.7p. Heifers: 251-300kg – Genoch Mains £680, 229.0p; 301350kg – Genoch Mains £800, Camquhart 232.4p; 351400kg – Laighpark £920 244.7p; 401-450kg – Mid Knockenglass £1060, 240.9p; 451-500kg – Mid Knockenglass £1095, Castlehill 228.1p; 501-550kgs – Beild £1,200, Glenpark 227.2p; 551-600kg – Newfield £1,200, 205.6p; 601650kg – Newfield £1,190, 193.8p; 651-700kg – Newfield £1285, 195.3p.
OTM Cows:
£ per head – Eastmill (Lim) £1,370; Fulfordlees (Sim) £1,370; Gardrum (CH) £1,170; Balneathill (Lui) £1,150; Mountquhanie (AA) £1,110; Claylands (HO) £1,070; Claylands (HF) £1,070. PPK – Fulfordlees (Sim) 212.40p; Gardrum (CH) 177.10p; Eastmill (Lim) 168.30p; Gardrum (AA) 157.40p; Balneathill (Lui) 150.50p; Claylands (HF) 134.40p; Claylands (HO) 131.80p.
OTM Bulls:
£ per head – Newhouse (CH) £1,310; Wester Balgair (AA) £1,270; Lochty (BS) £1,190; Lochty (Sim) £1,090.
PPK – Eastmill (BS) 186.80p; Newhouse (CH) 186.10p; Wester Balgair (AA) 174.00p; Lochty (Sim) 98.00.