LIMOUSIN crosses secured the top two awards at Caledonian Marts' Christmas show and sale of cattle at Stirling which attracted an entry of 110 prime bullocks and heifers, 11 young bulls, eight OTM cattle and 110 cast cows and bulls.

Judge, Stewart Ramsey, Fallside Hill, Kelso, found his champion in a heifer from JH and NT Turnbull, Meadowend, Clackmannan, which scaled 578kg and made 300p per kg to Lanark and Armadale butchers, HA Black and Sons.

Meadowend was back in the tickets lifting the award for the best pair of bullocks with his duo scaling 640kg and 636kg and selling for 242p and 240p, respectively to Falkirk butcher, T Johnston.

Mr Johnston also bought the reserve single, a 682kg Limousin cross bullock from Craig Malone, Pitcairn, Cardenden, at 250p per kg.

The champion pair of heifers from MI Wainwright and Sons, Todhall, Cupar, realised 245p and 230ppkg to A Gray Butchers, Stirling.

Beef cows sold to 149p per kg for a Limousin from W Dick and Sons, Mains of Throsk, Stirling and to £1150 for the first prize single beef cow from the same home.

Topping the dairy cows at 115p per kg was an entry from J Pollock and Sons, Bonnyhill, Bonnybridge, with the first prize single dairy cow from G Millar, Gallamuir, Plean, making £970.

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Single bullock – 1 and reserve, C Malone, Pitcairn; 2 and 3, D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, 242p and 240p.

Single heifer – 1 and champion, JH and NT Turnbull, Meadowend; 2 and 3, D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, 238p.

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Bullocks – Per head – £1705 Pitcairn; £1668 Learielaw; £1548 Faskine; £1539, £1536 Meadowend. Per kg – 252p Learielaw; 248p Todhall; 238p (x2) Balquharrage; 230p Spittal(Gardner); 228p Faskine

Heifers – Per head – £1734 Meadowend; £1697 Learielaw; £1597 Pitcairn; £1513 Brockwoodlees; £1438 Mains of Throsk. Per kg – 262p Learielaw; 255p, 250p, 245p Meadowend; 238p Balquharrage; 230p High Gameshill, Whiteside and Bankhead.

Young bulls – Per head – £1605, £1525, Mains of Throsk; £1515, £1511 Bogside (Nimmo).

Beef cows – £1010 Allanfauld; £990 Mid Cambushinnie and Mains of Throsk; £920 Croy Cunningham. Per kg – 135p, 128p Croy Cunningham; 134p Allanfauld; 129p Mains of Throsk

Dairy cows – Per head – £930 Carskerdo; £860 Gallamuir; £810 Bonnyhill. Per kg – 103p Meldrum; 102p Inchgall and Carskerdo; 100p Inchgall, Rossbank and Kaemuir.