CALEDONIAN Marts sold 424 store and breeding cattle as well as 609 store hoggs, and grit and feeding ewes. 

A Blonde heifer from Easterhill topped the trade at 259p per kg with heifers also hitting £1210 from Lower Crawtree. Heifers averaged 215p. Bullocks sold to 252p for a pen of Aberdeen-Angus from Cragie Farming Co, £1300 from Glenside Farms, and levelled at 224p. 

Among the breeding cattle it was in-calf heifers and bulling heifers from Graystale that topped at £1250 and £1140, respectively. 

Breeding sheep peaked at £88 for a pair of Down cross ewes from K McKeague, Netherton, while store hoggs hit £65 for a pen of Texel crosses from JM Ingleby, Malling. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – £1290, £1240, £1180 Blairgorts; £1280 Brackendale; £1160 Maidenwells; £1140 Bowridge; £1140 Pleanmill. Per kg – 250p Craigievern; 249p. 245p Craigie Farming; 248p Redhall; 248p Greendykeside; 246p Balcachie. 
Heifers – Per head – £1180 Glenside; £1140 Craigend; £1050 Redhall; £1030 Bowridge; £1020 Shutterflat. Per kg – 253p, 235p New Peninver; 240p Rhoin; 240p Easterhill; 239p Walton; 237p Offers. 
Breeding cattle – In-calf heifers – £1250 Graystale. Bulling heifers – £1140 Graystale; £1080 Over Hillhouse; £880 Castlecary Mill. In-calf cows – £1020, £860 (x2) Pennygown. 
Store hoggs – Tex – £64 Lawhead of Stobwood. Cont – £62 Balcachie. Cross – £58 Malling. Chev – £57 Ardnacross. Suff – £56 Torran. BF – £49.50 Glenturret Estate. 
Grit ewes – Tex – £83 NethertonMule – £80 TorranBF – £40 Kinrara; £35 Torran
Feeding ewes – Chev – £50 Malling. Mule – £45 Craigmaddie Muir. BF – £38 Craigmaddie Muir.