The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Show and sale of Blackface hoggets
Caledonian Marts Ltd had forward 2,748 prime hoggets, ewes and tups, in conjunction with the annual show and sale of prime Blackface hoggets. A total of 1,950 prime hoggets averaged 202.2ppkg (+5p on the week) (+35.2p on the year). Heavy hoggets averaged £101.72 (+£6.22 on the week). The judge was Bill MacKinnon of Scotbeef. His 40.5kg champion came from East Bracklinn, Callander and made £85. The reserve champion from Burnshot weighed 46.5kg and sold for £94. Up to 40kg: 1 Auchenbothie Farms – 37kg, £70 or 189ppkg; 2 Remony Estates – 39.5kg, £77.50 or 196ppkg; 3 Glenturret Estates – 37.5kg £68.50 or 183ppkg 40.1kg-44kg: 1 East Bracklinn – 40.5kg, £85 or 210ppkg; 2 Remony Estates – 42kg, £87.50 or 208ppkg. 44.1kg+: 1 Burnshot – 46.5kg, £94 or 202ppkg; 2 T & M Paterson, Dunruchan – 49kg, £98 or 200ppkg. Top price of the day went to Ian Campbell, Meikle Seggie, for a 62kg Texel hogget at £115. Top price per kg went to AM Duncan, Easter Dullatur, for a pair of 40.5kg Beltex at 247ppkg. Leading prices: Beltex X £113 and £110 Craigend; Texel £111 Dunruchan; Beltex £111 and £110 Cuiltburn; Texel X £110 Easter Ochtermuthill; Cont £108 Easter Buchlyvie; Cont X £108 Airthrey Kerse; Suff £106 Port of Tummel; Suff X £104 Ampherlaw; Mule £95.50 Coulshill; BF £100 Dunruchan. Also forward were 798 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes (248) averaged £79.97 selling to £130 for a Texel from PJ & C Wood, Knockhill, Strathkinness. Export ewes (303) averaged £39.38. A total of 41 cast tups averaged £80.32 selling to £118 for a Texel X from HC Maitland, Grange of Lindores, Newburgh.
Other leading prices: Texel – £120 and £119 Knockhill, £118 Broomfield, £109 Mains of Struie, £108.50 Whitecross, £104 Easter Cash and Wester Newburn, £103 Strageath. BF – £59.50 Dalchirla, £54.50 West Balgothrie, £54 Devol House, £53.50 Borland (McIlheron), £49.50 Broomfield. Suff – £94 Kinnaird, £88 Easter Cash, £86 Kinnaird, £84 Easter Cash. Mule – £80 Kinnaird, £72 Dechmont, £69.50 Easter Cash, £69 Grange of Lindores, £68 Kinburn, Cross, £76 Wester Newburn, £68 Pendreich and Mains of Strageath, £67 East Lenniston, £65.50 West Balgothrie. BFL – £100 Kinnaird. Leading tup prices: Texel – £112 Easter Dullatur, £111 Roseberry Estate, £98 Mains of Strageath, Grange of Lindores and Dalchirla. BF – £53 Kinrara. Suff – £73 Gaisland.