Stirling - Caledonian Marts (Stirling) Ltd (Monday 6th September) sold 3046 store lambs and feeding ewes.
Store Lambs (2695) sold to £65.50 for Texels from H Gunn, Largiechoniebeg.
Feeding Ewes (351) sold to £59 for Cross from Urrard Estates.
The Show of BF wdr lambs was judged by Mr J Roberts, Fedw Farm, Ysbyty Ifan, Betws Coed, North Wales.
The following were his awards:
1st prize pen of 25 BF lambs Miss Cameron, Spittal Farm, £51.50
2nd prize pen of 25 BF lambs Messrs Reilly, Tullochmhor £46
3rd prize pen of 25 BF lambs A & DA Higginson, Braelenny £46
1st prize pen of 50 BF lambs Urrard Estates £46
2nd prize pen of 50 BF lambs N McVicar, Benmore £44
3rd prize pen of 50 BF lambs H McCulloch, Kilmicheal £42.80.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE JOINT SPONSORS OF THE SHOW
THE BLACKFACE SHEEP BREEDERS AND CALEDONIAN MARTS.
OTHER BREEDS Leading prices per head Lambs: Tex – £65.20 Craigmad; Suff - £65 Ardnacross; Tex x - £64 Ardentraive; Suff x - £63 Balcachie; BF - £55 Lorgba; Mules - £50.20 Urrard Estates.
Ewes: Mules - £49 Ardnacross; Chev - £48 High Craigton; Cross - £47 Ledcharrie; BF - £47.50 Kilmicheal; BF x - £44 Urrard Estates.
Stirling - Caledonian Marts (Stirling) Ltd (Monday 6th September) sold 414 store cattle.
Bullocks (234) averaged 152.9p (n/c) to 173p per kg for five 240kg Aberdeen Angus from Scarabus, Isle of Islay and £1000 gross for a 650kg British Blue from Mackies Mill, Johnstone.
Heifers (180) averaged 146p (-4.0p) to 170p per kg for a 360kg Limousin from Mains of Struie, Forgendenny and £700 gross for a 460kg Aberdeen Angus from Wester Braco, Airdrie.
Leading prices per head and per kilo Bullocks: 0-250kgs - £415, 172.9p Scarrabus; 251-300kgs - £415, 413.1p West Mitchelton; 301-350kgs - £555, 163.2p Daltippen; 351-400kgs - £670, 167.9 Tangy; 401-450kgs - £710, 161.4p Bougang; 451-500 - £800, 165.6p Mackies Mill; 501-550kgs - £885, 167p Bonnington, Bowridge; 551-600kgs - £810, 145.9p Mackies Mill; 601-650kgs - £1000, 154.3p Mackies Mill, Bonnington.
Heifers: 0-250kgs - £350, 148.9p Scarabus; 251-300kgs - £410, 153.8p Scarabus, Mains of Struie; 301-350kgs - £520, 162p Shandon; 351-400kgs - £610, 169.4 Mains of Struie; 401-450kgs - £690, 155.7p Bougang, Daltippen; 451-500kgs - £700, 152.2p Wester Braco.
Stirling - Caledonian Marts (Stirling) Ltd (Thursday 2nd September) sold 146 live prime cattle including 22 young bulls and 9 OTM clean, also 90 cast cows and bulls.
Bullocks (56) averaged 177p per kg and sold to 200p per kg, 565kg Limousin, Knockhouse Farm, Dunfermline or to £1257 per head for 660kgs Easter Auchtermuthill Farm, Muthill.
Heifers (59) averaged 178.5p per kg and sold to 198.5p per kg (three times), all Limousin crosses, Borlick Farm, Aberfeldy and Winthank Farm, St Andrews (twice), or to £1231 per head for 735kgs Gartfairn, Drymen.
Butchers cattle (28) averaged 187p per kg and sold to 195.5p per kg, Gartness Farm, Balfron Station.
Young Bulls (22) averaged 147p per kg and sold to 162.5p per kg Easterton Farm, Kirkintilloch or to £1104 per head Gartfairn.
OTM clean (9) averaged sold to 156.5p per kg (twice) High Dyke, Strathaven & Spittal Farm, Drymen.
Also forwarded were 90 cast cows, bulls and OTM clean cattle. Frie cows sold to £885 from T Blackwood, Ladehead, Lesmahagow.
Leading prices per head: AA - £775 West Gartmore, £755 Scotwalls; Sim - £895 West Gartmore, £865 Mid Cambushinnie, £775 Bandominie; Frie - £885 Ladehead, £845 Bandirran, £745 Plean, £715 Aitkenhead, £705 Summerhouse, £705 Meikle Camoqhill; Char - £905 Malletshaugh; Lim - £815 Lochend.
Bulls: Char - £1185 Westhouse; Frie - £1005 Bandirran; Lim - £905 Westhouse.
OTM Clean: Jer - £800 Wester Third; Lim - £870 High Dyke.
Oban - Caledonian Marts (Stirling) Ltd (Tuesday 31st August) had forward 4102 store sheep.
(3957) Store Lambs to £70 for Suffolks from I MacKinnon, 9 Barrapol, Tiree.
(145) Feeding Ewes to £63.50 for Mules from A Campbell, Achnacreebeag.
1291 Suff Lambs averaged £55.54 + £10.10 on the year.
1259 Tex Lambs averaged £52.55 + £7.47 on the year.
973 Chev Lambs averaged £47.59 + £6.32 on the year.
A feature of the sale was the consignment of 1082 lambs from the Isle of Lismore selling to £67.50 for Tex from G McDougall, Achnacroish.
Leading Prices per head, Lambs – Suff - £68 Bonawe Home Farm; Suff x - £67 Rossal Cottage; Suff x Chev - £66 19 East Hynish & 0 Barrapol, Both Tiree; Tex - £68 Achnacreebeag; Chev - £65 19 East Hynish; Chev x - £60.50 9 Barrapol; Cont – 364.80 56 Tangasdale, Barra; Mule - £61 Balvicar; Cross - £58 Bonawe Home Farm; BF - £50 19 East Hynish & West Drimvore.
Ewes – Chev - £60 Barguillean; Cross - £53 Glengorm; BF - £39 Mingary; Llyne - £45 Craignich.
Hebridean Sheep Entry Form 2010.pdf
