\United Auctions
Monday, November 27 UA sold 7127 store sheep at their first martimas sale. Store sheep averages: Suff - £61.08 (+£1.35 on the week); BTex - £65.10 (+£2.47); TexX - £60.53 (+£2.70); Mule - £56.53 (+£0.30); BF - £38.56 (£7.42). Top prices: Carroch (Suff) £70.00, Dalmahoy (Suff) £68.00, Mains of Struie (Suff) £65.50; East Buchanty (Bel) £79.00, Ballikinrain (Bel) £71.00, Kippen (Bel) £67.00, Auchenrivoch (Tex) £74.00, Cnoc (Tex) £71; Raemoor (Char) £65.00; Killellan (Chev) £64.50; Auchenrivoch (Mule) £70.00, Carroch (Mule) £67, East Buchanty (Mule) £65.50; Monzie (BF) £52, Uigle (BF) £49, Wrightpark (BF) £48. Kippen. Heifers sold to 272p pkg for a Limousin from Learielaw, Broxburn, again purchased by T Johnston, and to an astonishing £1789 from the same farm. Young bulls sold to 228p pkg (Twice) for Limousins from Upper Spittalton, Thornhill and Mains of Burnbank, Blairdrummond to an amazing £1979 from Mains of Burnbank. OTM cattle sold to 222p for a Limousin again from Learielaw and to £1629 from the same farm. Leading prices: Bullocks p pkg 252p Todhall and Learielaw; 250p and 248p Seggersdean, Classlochie and Learielaw; 242p Faskine; 240p Todhall and Classlochie; 238p Faskine and Brockwoodlees; 235p Parkfergus (Campbeltown); 230p Spittal, Bankhead and Annfield. Heifers p pkg - 270p Brockwoodlees; 258p Learielaw; 255p Todhall and Faskine; 252p Upper Spittalton; 250p (three times) Brockwoodlees and Bankhead; 240p Bankhead; 235p Templehall and Spittal; 232p and 230p Templehall and Whiteside; 228p Borland, Greencraig, Faskine and Templehall. Young bulls p pkg - 208p (twice) Millmoor and Mains of Throsk. Bullocks per head - £1754 South Flanders; £1728 Molemount; £1698 Learielaw; £1630 Molemount; £1608 Seggersdean. Heifers per head - £1663 Upper Spittalton; £1558 Learielaw; £1550 Brockwoodlees; £1509 Gartfairn; £1508 Templehall. Young bulls per head - £1696 Upper Spittalton; £1668 and £1652 Mains of Throsk. Also forward were 68 cast cows and bulls. Beef cows sold to 174.7p pkg for a Limousin from D and L Graham, Mains of Burnbank, Blairdrummond, and to £1410 for a British Blue X From M Jack, Carriston, Star of Markinch. Dairy cows sold to 142.3p from GW Paterson, Barbeth, Cumbernauld and to £700 from the same home. Other leading prices: Beef cows per head - £1370 Mains of Burnbank; £1300 and £1200 Learielaw; £1170 Seggersdean; £1120 Blackhill. Beef cows per kg - 171p and 167.5p Learielaw; 165p Blackhill; 156p Seggersdean; 155.5p Carriston. Dairy cows per head - £680 Barbeth; £590 High Cattadale and East Drumlemble. Monday, November 27 Caley Marts sold 358 store cattle and suckled calves. Bullocks averaged 212p selling to 283p for Limousins from Craigievern, Balfron Station and to £1150 for Aberdeen Angus’ from Rievoch, Howwood. Heifers averaged 198p selling to 226p for Charolais from Offers, Gargunnock and to £1050 (twice) for Limousins from East Kerse, Lochwinnoch. Bulls averaged 191p selling to 219p for Shorthorn Bulls from Highland Wagyu, Dunblane and to £830 from the same home. Black and White bullocks averaged 140p selling to 158p from Merslaugh Farm, Ervie, Stranraer and to £560 from Cuff, Beith. Leading prices: Bullocks per head - £1140 East Kerse; £1080 Wester Carmuirs; £1020 Walton (Kinloch); £1010 Wester Carmuirs; £980 Ardgate. Bullocks per kg - 276p Spittal (Bilsland); 269p Craigievern; 260p and 244p Spittal (Bilsland); 239p Burnside; 236p Easter Jawcraig. Heifers per head - £980 Rievoch and East Kerse; £930 Offers; £850 Easterton; £830 Walton. Heifers per kg - 224p Craigievern; 222p Tarbert (Isle of Gigha); 216p Ballymeanach (Mull) and Offers. Bulls per head - £760 Burnside of Balhaldie (twice); £750 and £720 Burnside of Balhaldie. Bulls per kg 215p and 213p Burnside of Balhaldie; 212p and 209p Burnside of Balhaldie. Black and Whites per head - £550 Wester Whitefield; £470 Merslaugh; Black and Whites per kg - 138p Cuff; 134p Wester Whitefield. Tuesday, November 28 Caley Marts sold 2682 prime lambs, ewes and tups. A good show of prime lambs forward would be slightly dearer on the week with the overall average for 1882 lambs 167.7p pkg (+1.2p pkg) with 1701 (39kg + av £75.19 – 50p on the week). Top price of the day went to Doune Farms for a pen of 48 kilo Beltex at £98. Top price per kg went to W S Young and Son, Mawcarse for an outstanding 39kg Beltex lamb at 210p pkg. Leading prices: Lambs per head - Beltex £97, £96 and £95 Doune Farms; Beltex x £96 and £90 Easter Ochtermuthill; Tex X £90 and £89 Meikle Seggie; Tex £88 and £87 Bailanstruth; Suff £85.50 Devonshaw; Suff X £84.50 Kincraigie; Mule £72.50 Viewfield; Cross £72 Glenquey and Burnhead; BF £69 Viewfield. Lambs per kg - Beltex X 206p and 205p Meikle Seggie; Beltex X 204p and 202p West Lundie; Tex 200p and 198p Meikle Seggie; Tex X 197p Blaircessnock; Suff 180p Meadowfield; Mule 161p St Mungo’s and Summerhouse; BF 153p Edentaggart. Also forward were 800 cast ewes and tups. With a poorer show for quality forward heavy ewes were harder to cash. Heavy ewes (143) averaged £66.60 selling to £123 for a Texel from J McKerrow, Riverview, Bo’Ness. Export ewes (427) averaged £37.25 Other leading prices: Texel - £104, £103 and £99 Gillandersland; £98 Easter Coates; £97 Riverview; £95 Wester Ochtermuthill. BF - £61 Woodend (McNee); £57.50 and £49.50 Linkshead; £48.50 Woodend (Paterson); £46.50 Pitcairn. Suff - £107 Gillandersland; £99 Devonshaw; £90 Gillandersland. Mules - £74.50 C Hammond; £73 Graystale; £72.50 Easter Craigduckie; £72 West Balgothrie. Beltex - £85 Loanhead of Duchally. Cross - £84 Woodend (McNee); £71 Woodend (McNee); £63 Braeleny; £59 Graystale; £58 Allaleckie. Tups to £73 from A Higginson, Braeleny, Callander.