\United Auctions
\Caledonian Marts
Thursday, July 26 Caley Marts sold 158 cattle comprising 95 prime cattle and 63 OTM cattle. An excellent show of cattle for quality would meet a similar trade. Heifers sold to 248p per kg for a Limousin from JH and NT Turnbull, Meadowend, Clackmannan purchased by D Campbell and Son, Butchers, Callander and to £1614 for a Limousin from Brockwoodlees. Bullocks sold to 235p on three occasions for Limousins from J and N Kerr, Bankhead, Aberdour; J Caldwell and Son, Moorfield, Kilmarnock and J and J Wylie, Knockhouse, Dunfermline, purchased by T Johnston, Butchers, Falkirk and to £1626 from South Flanders. Other leading prices: Heifers per kg - 242p Mains of Cultmalundie and Meadowend; 240p (three times) Meadowend; 238p (twice) Borlick, Seggersdean, Faskine and Brockwoodlees; 235p (twice) Upper Spit- talton, Mains of Cultmalundie and Borlick; 232p (twice) Moorfield, Over Inzievar and Shields (Crawford). Bullocks per kg - 232p Seggersdean and Moorfield; 230p Mains of Cultmalundie and Brockwoodlees; 228p Faskine, Knockhouse and Bankhead; 225p (three times) Shields and Easterton. Also forward were 63 cast cows and bulls. Beef cows averaged 125p selling to 192p pkg for Limousins from J Burnett, Upper Spittalton, Blairdrummond and to £1280 for Limousins from J and N Kerr, Bankhead, Aberdour. Dairy cows averaged 98p selling to 116p pkg from W Waugh, North Bankhead, Avonbridge and to £880 from R Denholm and Son, Wester Lochdrum, Dykesbrae. Cast males sold to 130p from W C Smith, Cuff, Beith and to £1200 from AJ Mackie, High Belltrees, Lochwinnoch. Other leading prices: beef cows per head - £1120 West Park; £1100 Up£94 per Spittalton; £1080 Rathillet and Craigannet; £1040 Bankhead. Dairy cows per head - £850 Crossflat; £730 and £690 Stenhouse; £680 Wester Lochdrum; £670 Balegreggan. Beef cows per kg - 160p West Park; 159p Bankhead; 158p Cuff; 157p Rathillet; 154p West Park; 150p Bankhead. Dairy cows per kg - 115p Crossflat; 112p and 108p Stenhouse; 103p Wester Lochdrum. Tuesday, July 31 Caley Marts sold 1365 prime lambs, cast ewes and tups. All classes of lambs followed the national average being easier on the week with 883 lambs averaging 176.7p (-6.3p on the week). Top price of the day went to J and D McNicol, Whitecross, Dunblane for a 49kg Texel at £98. Top price per kg went to RA Campbell and Son, Meikle Seggie, Milnathort for a pair of 39.5kg Beltex X Lambs at 210p pkg. Spring lambs per head - Texel £96 Nochnary; Texel X £95 Kinninmonth; Cont £94 Blaircessnock; Cont X £94 Bankhead; Cross £94 Ayton; Beltex Gelvan View; Suffolk X £90 Grange of Lindores; Suffolk £88.50; Roussin £90 Easter Dullatur; Mule £81 Mount Lothian; BF £80 Mount Lothian. Spring lambs per kg - Texel 207p Kincraig; Texel X 207p Braco Castle; Cont X 205p Bankhead; Cross 204p Ayton; Cont 204p Nochnary; Suffolk 184p Grange of Lindores; Mule 187p Mains of Burnbank. Also forward were 482 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes averaged £64.49 selling to £117 for a Texel from J Lawrie, Tillyrie, Milnathort. Export ewes averaged £31.49. Other leading prices: Texel - £102 Lower Killernie; £95 Tillyrie; £93 Gelvan View and Wester Ochtermuthill; £90 Easter Dullatur. BF - £47 Connachan; £43 Townhead; £39 Shankhead; £38 Ardoch. Cross - £89 Lower Killernie and Burnhouse; £78 Blackthird; £74 Kilbryde. Suff - £88 Mount Lothian; £87 Wester Ochtermuthill; £81 Mosshead. Mule - £85 and £83 Tillyrie; £83 Kinnaird; £81 and £80 Burnhouse. Tups sold to £96 for a Texel from H Greer, Gelvan View, Kinross. Wedders sold to £47 for BF from R Clarkson, Whiteside, Slamannan. Monday, July 30 UA had an entry of 4923 store lambs and feeding sheep at their opening sale. Averages: SuffX - £59.49 (-£5.34p on the year); TexX - £59.11 (-£4.10p); BTexX - £61.25 (-£0.43p); Chev£52.63 (-£2.71); Mule - £51.60 (-£3.58p); BF - £35.00. Leading prices: Store lambs - Ardoch and Threepland (SuffX) £61.50, Sandbank and Tiraghoil (SuffX) £64.50, Ashintully (TexX) £72.50, Falgunzeon (TexX) £71, Auchentibber (TexX) £66, Downan (BTexX) £68.50, Strewiebank (BTex) £57.50, Barnkine (Chev) £59.50, Drumachar (Cross) £58.50, Townhead (Mule) £56, Drumachar and Touch Trust (Mule) £50, Drumachar (BF) £35.