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Stirling - Caledonian Marts (Stirling) Ltd (Thursday 2^nd February) sold 232 cattle at their weekly primestock sale comprising 126 Bullocks and Heifers, 19 Young Bulls, 4 OTM Clean and 83 Cast Cows & Bulls.

A feature of the sale were eight pure bred beef bulls which averaged 817kg at 205p per kg or £1670 per head.

Bullocks (71) averaged 196p per kg and sold to 225.5p per kg, 650kg Limousin, Learielaw Farm, Broxburn or to £1577 per head for 735kg Limousin, Mains of Cultmalundie Farm, Perth.

Heifers (55) averaged 205.5p per kg and sold to 238.5p per kg, 550kg Charolais, Easter Auchtermuthill Farm, Muthill or to £1410 per head for 645kg Charolais, Moorfield Farm, Kilmarnock.

Young Bulls (19) sold to 211.5p per kg (twice), 715kg Limousin, Collielaw Farm, Carluke or to £1917 per head for 915kg Limousin, Woodhead of Mailer Farm, Perth.

OTM Clean Cattle (4) sold to 164.5p per kg for 615kg Simmental, Gartfairn Farm, Drymen.

Also forward was 87 cast cows, bulls and OTM Cattle.

Lim Cow sold to £1335 from A MacGregor, Allanfauld.

Leading prices Cows, per head:  Char - £975 Allanfauld; Sim - £1045 Mosside; Lim - £1335 Allanfauld, £1195 Upper Spittalton, £1075 Carmichael Estate, £1055 Graystale; Blonde - £1085 Blacklands; Frie - £915 Graystale, £905 East Brackenridge, £895 Park; BB - £1075 Gartfairn; Luing - £1055 Balgornie Mains.

Cast Bull:  Lim - £1255 Carmichael Estate.

OTM Clean:  Sim - £1010 Gartfairn.

Also forward were 24 calves and stirks.

All classes were dearer top price calf was £390 for a Heifer from Ardbeag.

Top price stirk £490 from Wellton.

Leading prices:  Calves:  Lim x - £390 (twice), £360 Ardbeag; Frie - £85, £75, £65 Grayridge; Ayr - £75 (twice) Humbie.

Stirks:  Frie - £490 (twice), £460 Wellton, £245 Powbank; Sim - £460 Mountlaw.

Stirling – Caledonian Marts (Stirling) Ltd (Tuesday 31^st January) had forward 2440 prime sheep were sold and 631 cast ewes and tups.

Prime Hoggets (2438) averaged 205.21 p (-0.51p on the week + 26.1p or £10.18 on the year) selling to a top of 261p per kg or £108.50 for  Beltex’s from DS & RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill.

Leading prices per head and per kilo: Beltex – 248p Craigend, £104 Queenshaugh; Bel x - 243p Lochmill, £102 Craigend; Cont - 242p Easter Ochtermuthill, £102 Downfield; Tex - 237p Newbigging, £105 Newbigging; Tex x - 235p Meikle Seggie, £102 Drumcairn; Cont x – 235p Downfield, £101.50 Easter Ochtermuthill; BF - 232p Meikle Seggie, £95 Meikle Seggie; Suff – 216p Cretlevane, £98 Haugh; Chev - 217p Greenlands, £94 Cretlevane.

Also forward were 631 cast ewes and tups.

Export Ewes (243) averaged £56.35 selling to £69.50 from J Graham & Son, Wester Balgothrie.

Heavy Ewes (365) averaged £82.56 selling to £125.50 for Texels from D & L Graham, Mains of Burnbank..

Tups (23) averaged £73.04 selling to £96 from A&I Millar, Remony Farm.

Leading prices for Ewes:  Tex - £123.50 Walton; Tex x - £118.50 Craigend & Shieldhill; Cont - £117.50 Strageath & Lehinchapel; Suff - £104.50 Goudigrannet; Suff x - £100.50 Craigend; Cross - £99.50 Craigend; Chev - £97.50 Gartfinnan; Mules - £87.50 Hilltarvit & Maidenwells; BF - £68.50 Burnhead, Beannie, Meikle Seggie, & Tillyrie.

Leading prices for Tups:  BFL - £95.50 Remony; Char - £93.50 Leadmachany; Tex - £91.50 Walton; BTex - £85.50 Lephinchapel; BF - £85.50 Remony:

Prime Cattle - 26-01-12.pdf 45.43 KB

Stirling - Caledonian Marts (Stirling) Ltd (Thursday 26^th January) sold 274 cattle at their weekly sale comprising 129 Bullocks and Heifers, 24 Young Bulls, 21 OTM Bullocks and Heifers & 100 Cast Cows and Bulls.

Bullocks (67) averaged 199.5p per kg (-6p per kg on the week) sold to 224.5p per kg for a 665kg Limousin from Learielaw, Broxburn.

Heifers (62) averaged 204p per kg (+1p per kg on the week) sold to 222.5p per kg for a 655kg Limousin from West Thomaston, Banknock.

Young Bulls (24) averaged 180p per kg (+2p per kg) sold to 217.5p per kg for a 915kg Limousin from Upper Spittalton, Thornhill.

Leading prices:  Bullocks:  Lim – 222.5p West Thomaston & Learielaw; Char – 222.5p Pirnhall; BB – 221.5p Wellhead; BB x – 218.5p North Glassmount, Mains of Cultmalundie.

Heifers:  Char – 221.5p West Thomaston; BB – 218.5p Rumbleton & Eastoun; Blonde – 218.5p Mains of Cultmalundie; Lim – 215.5p Eastoun, Flemington & West Woodlane.

Blonde Aquitaine Bulls – 201.5p Easterton.

OTM Clean Cattle sold to 208.5p per kg for a 735kg Limousin from West Thomaston, Banknock and to £1532 from the same home.

Leading prices OTM Clean:  Lim – 182.5p Edentaggart; Sim – 180.5p Arnprior; AA x – 178.5p West Lochhead; Shorthorn – 175.5p Winthank.

Also forward were 121 cast cows, bulls and OTM cattle.

Char Cow sold to £1205 from J A Thomson, Balbie Farm, Burntisland.

Cont Bulls to £1565 from W Young, Templehall, Kirkcaldy.

Leading prices:  Cows:  Char – 156p £1205 Balbie; Sim – 146p £1085 Templehall; Lim – 145p £1215 Kinneil Mill, 147p £1115 Whirrieston; Frie – 120p £945 Meldrum; BB – 147p £955 Arnprior; Shorthorn – 137p £1045 Templehall; Saler – 138p £1055 Greencraig.

Cast Bulls:  Shorthorn - £1565 Templehall.

Oban - Caledonian Marts (Stirling) Ltd (Tuesday 24^th January) had forward 36 Store Cattle and 10 young bulls.

Bullocks (18) averaged 214p (+5p) to 232p per kilo for a 250 kg Limousin from Iochdar, Isle of Mull and £620 gross for a 285 kg Limousin from Strongorm, Balvicar, Oban.

Heifers (18) averaged 210p (+12p) to 273p per kilo for a 205kg Luing from Arisaig Estate, Arisaig and £605 gross for a 370kg Limousin from House of Keil, Duror, Argyll.

Bulls (10) averaged 178p (n/c) to 205p per kilo for a 200 kg Limousin from House of Keil, Duror, Argyll and £505 gross for 5 Galloways from Scallastle, Isle of Mull.

Leading prices: Bullocks: 0-250kgs - £580 Iochdar. 232p per kg Iochdar; 251-300kgs - £620 Fiart, 217p per kg Fiart:

Heifers: 0-250kgs - £560 Arisiag, 273ppk Arisaig; 251-300kgs - £550 Iochdar, 215ppk Iochdar; 351-400kgs - £605 House of Keil, 163ppk House of Keil:

Bulls: 0-250kgs - £410 House of Keil, 205ppk House of Keil; 251-300kgs - £390 Scallastle, 162ppk Scallastle; 301-350kgs - £505 Scallastle, 168ppk Scallastle:

Also forward 17 Breeding Cattle and 15 OTM Cows.

Breeding Cattle sold to £1000 for Pure Galloway Cow In-Calf from Scallastle, Isle of Mull.

Other Leading Prices: Cows In-Calf : Galloway - £900, £780 & £750 Scallastle; British Blue £680 Tirfuir:

OTM Cattle sold to £710 for a 615kg Ayrshire Cow from Inion, North Connell and to 127p per kilo for a 535kg Limousin, Balvicar.

Other Leading Prices: Simmental Cows - £690 Dallachullish, Limousin Cows - £680 Strongorm; Blonde Cows - £650 Kumallieu.

Also forward 613 Store Hoggets amd Feeding Ewes and Tups.

Tups sold to £111 for a Cheviot from Strontollie.  Ewes sold to £107 for a Texel from Barcaldine Home Farm, Benderloch.

Store Hoggets to £80 for Blackfaces from Balliemeanach, Dalmally.

Leading prices: Tups: Texel - £87 Barcaldine Home Farm, Suff - £98 Acha-Bheinn, Cheviot - £93 Strongorm, BFL - £90 Dalvore:

Feeding Ewes: Cross - £106 Newfield, Mule - £95 Ederline, Suff - £93 Glengorm, Cheviot - £90 Annat:

Hoggets: Blackface - £73 Slaterich, Suffolk - £73 Balmackillichan, Mule - £73 Homestead, Cross - £68 Mingary.