Prime cattle sold at Cally Marts, Stirling
AT STIRLING, Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 165 Cattle on Thursday June 30, comprising 97 prime bullocks and heifers, eight young bulls, four OTM Cattle and 56 Cast Cows and bulls.
Bullocks sold to 232p/kg for a Limousin from T H Gray, Balquharrage, Lennoxtown purchased by T Connor butchers, Troon and to £1,570 for a Limousin from D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie purchased by W W Wales, Kilmarnock.
Heifers sold to 235p/kg for a British blue from W Dandie & Sons, Learielaw, Broxburn purchased by G Kirk & Son, 30 Stirling Road, Denny and to £1,513 for a Limousin from A S Hay, Mains of Cultmalundie, Tibbermore purchased by J Hastie, Markinch.
Other leading prices
Bullock p/ kg: 228p Todhall and Faskine; 225p Learielaw, Balquharrage and Meadowend; 222p Learielaw and Millearne; 220p Brockwoodlees, Westwoodlane and Millearne; 218p Meadowend, Todhall and Millearne; 215p Bankhead, Millearne, Bogleys, Brockwoodlees and Learielaw.
Bullock/ head: £1,517 and £1,492 Blackdub; £1,483 and £1,480 Learielaw; £1,470 Blackdub; £1,465 and £1,461 Brockwoodlees; £1,452 Mains of Cultmalundie; £1,439 Meadowend; £1,436 Bankhead; £1,427 Learielaw; £1,426 Meadowend; £1,421 Rathillet £1,415 Brockwoodlees; £1,404 and £1403 Todhall; £1,401 Rathillet.
Heifer p/kg: 232p Mains of Cultmalundie; 230p Brockwoodlees and Mains of Cultmalundie; 228p Bogleys and Faskine; 222p and 220p Meadowend; 220p Brockwoodlees; 218p Balquharrage.
Heifer/ head: £1,481 Mains of Cultmalundie; £1,426 Brockwoodlees; £1,317 Greencraig; £1,302 Brockwoodlees; £1,295 Greencraig; £1,288 Meadowend; £1,259 Learielaw; £1,252 Meadowend.
Young bulls sold to 212p for a Limousin from A MacGregor, Allanfauld, Kilsyth and to £1,629 for a Charolias from W Brown, Caprickhill, Kilmarnock.
Other leading prices
Young bull p/kg: 205p Upper Spittalton
Young bull/ head: £1,339 Allanfauld; £1,336 Upper Spittalton; £1,050 Harvieston.
Beef cows sold to 156p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus from JF & MB Teague, Temple House, Balerno and to £1,180 for a British Blue from the same home.
Dairy cows sold to 111p/ kg for an Ayrshire from P Wilson, Carskedo, Cupar and to £900 for the same beast.
Other leading prices
Beef cow p/kg: 155p Temple House; 153p and 152p Dollarbank; 148p Temple House; 147p Westwoodlane; 139p Bogleys; 136p West Mains; 133p Muircot and Gryff wraes Farmers; 132p Bogleys.
Beef cow/head: £1,160 Temple House; £1,040 Bogleys; £1,030 West Mains; £1,110 Dollarbank; £990 Westwoodlane; £980 Rathillet; £970 Temple House; £940 Muircot; £920 Dollarbank.
Dairy cow p/kg: 107p, 106p and 103p Howfold; 102p Muircot; 98p Howfold; 96p Machribeg.
Dairy cow/head: £730 Muircot; £720, £660 and £620 Howfield; £550 Meikle Finnery; £540 Carskedo. Cast bulls sold to 142p/kg for a Limousin from A MacGregor, Allanfauld, Kilsyth, and to £1,430 for the same beast.
Other leading prices
Bull p/kg: 113p Upper Whiteston Bull/ head: £1,120 Brackenhirst; £1,080 Mawmill
Prime bullocks average -210p Prime heifers average - 203p OTM cattle average - 142p Beef cows average - 124p Dairy cows average - 88p Young bulls average -175p Cast bulls average - 125p