Caledonian Marts (Stirling) Ltd (Thursday 4th September) sold 244 live prime cattle including young bulls and 164 cast cows bulls and older cattle.
Bullocks (104) averaged 164 ½ p per kg and sold to 195 ½ p per kg (twice) limousin crosses from Hawkhill Farm, Kincardine and Easter Auchtermuthill, Muthill or to £1184 for 685kgs Meadowend Farm, Clackmannan.
Heifers (133) averaged 167p per kg and sold to 197 ½ p per kg charolais cross from Meadowend Farm, and to £1197 for 635kgs also Meadowend Farm.
Young bulls (7) sold to 155 ½ p per kg West Meikle Pinkerton, Dunbar and to £1312 per head from Pirnhall Farm, Stirling.
Caledonian Marts (Stirling) Ltd had forward 164 cast cows and older cattle.
A top price of £1155 for a Sim from Beannie Farm, Dunblane.
Lim cow sold to 152p per kilo from W Kinnell, Boness.
Dairy cows averaged 88.6p.
Beef cows averaged 115.1p.
Leading prices per head: Char - £1115, £995 Middle Ballot; Sim - £1155 Beannie, £865 Greystone; Lim - £1045 Greenshields, £1085 Upper Kinneil; AA - £785 Skippeton; Her - £705 M Hareshaw, £715 Burbrae; Luing - £1115 St Johns Kirk; Frie - £755 East Brackenridge, £785 Easter Clune, £755 Mosshall.
Prices per kilo: Char 113p, 130p Middle Ballot; Sim 135p Beannie; Lim 152p Upper Kinneil, 144p Greenshields.
Over age clean (Bullocks):Frie - £865 High Bellstree, £785 couch; Sim - £785 Cuff.
Bulls: Char - £985 Maidencoates; Lim - £1145 Cairnbog; Blonde - £1055 Whiteleys.
Caledonian Marts (Stirling) Ltd (Tuesday 2nd September) had forward 3941 sheep, comprising 2898 prime lambs, 1043 cast ewes and tups. Prime lambs averaged 128.3p per kilo (+2.7p on the week) selling to 148.8p per kilo for a pen of 42kgs Beltex lambs from T Miller & Sons, High Gameshill, Stewarton. S.S.Q. lambs 39.45½kgs (2704) averaged 128.9p (+2.8p on the week).
Leading prices per head and per kilo (lambs):
Beltex - £65 Dalvey, 148.8p High Gameshill; Suff - £65 Parkhill, South Flanders, 143.3p Dalvey; Tex - £64.50 Dalvey, 142.8p Easter Dullatur, Easterton; Char - £64 Bankhead, High Gameshill, 142.5p Lodge; Down - £63.80 Parkhill, 142.2p Bankhead; HB - £63 Shielhill, Lochend, Golland, South Flanders, 140.1p Shielhill, Tomnagrew, Lochend, Easter Dullatur.
Caledonian Marts (Stirling) Ltd also had forward 1043 cast ewes and tups. Ewes sold to £65 for Tex from D Johnston, Lochouse. Rams sold to £67 for Tex from J A Norval, Tullygarth. Leading prices per head:
Heavy Ewes: Tex - £60 Craigend, Gaisland; Suff - £55.50 Tullygarth; Mule - £49 Allaleckie; Mule - £48 Easter Dullatur.
Export Ewes: Tex - £58 Piperpool, Craiglaw; Cont - £57 Parks of Garden; Mule - £47.50 Lochouse; GF - £47 Piperpool; Suff - £45 Parks of Garden; BF - £23.80 Kirkmichael. Feeding Ewes: Tex - £56 Easterton, Rosneath; Mule - £47 Barnhill Est; GF - £46 Mid Lecroft; Suff - £43 Bankhead; BF - £23 Rottearns, Ardmonnoch. Rams: Tex - £63 Easterton; Suff - £34 Kintaven; Leic - £30 Rosneath; BF - £29.50 Berrydyke.
Caledonian Marts (Stirling) Ltd (Monday 2nd September) had forward 3467 Store Lambs and Feeding Sheep.
Store Lambs 3190 to £56.50 for Texel lambs from J Smith, The Acres. Averaged £39.32 + £1.58.
Feeding Ewes 277 £50 for Texel Ewes from P Ross, Ballinkeir.
Leading prices:
Store Lambs: Tex Moneydrain £56; Cont Glenhead £53; Bel Moneydrain £49; Tex X Skipness £49; HB Greenwall £48.80; Chev Greenwall £48; Suff Achnaba £47.80; Llyne Borland £47; Mule Southhalls £43.50; BF Greenwalls £40.20:
Feeding Ewes: Tex Ballinkkeir £42; Suff Craigmad £42; Mule Southhalls £24; BF Glenkin £20.50
