A BUMPER quality show of prime cattle forward for Caledonian Marts' Christmas show and sale saw the judges, Laura and Sandy Cooper of Coopers Quality Butchers, Bellshill, buy both their choice champion and reserve winners.

They found their supreme in a Limousin cross heifer from Craig and Teen Malone, Pitcairn. It weighed in at 610kg and sold for 410p per kg or £2501.

The reserve, a Limousin bullock from T Paul, Airleywight, Bankfoot, scaled 644kg and later made 350p per kg or £2254.

Overall, 17 prime bullocks averaged 330p per kg or £2116 per head with 44 heifers at 344p or £2072. Four bulls averaged 282p or £2259.

Young bulls sold to 302p per kg for a Limousin from J and J Wylie, Knockhouse, and to £2803 from A Orr, Lomond Muir.

OTMs averaged 189p per kg selling to 232p per kg from R Sim, West Kelt, and to £1900 from Keirsbeath Farms, Mains of Beath, with dairy cows to 164p per kg and £1330 from JK Logan, Hillend.

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Leading Awards

Bullocks – Cont – 1 and 3, T Paul, Airleywight, Bankfoot; 2, G Watt, Mains of Knapperna, Ellon. Native – G McFadzean, Woodhead of Mailer, Perth; 2, AD Miller, Brideghouse, Bathgate.

Heifers – Cont – 1, C Malone, Pitcairn, Fife; 2, M Jack, Carriston, Star of Markinch; 3, A Kennedy, Seggarsdean, Haddington. Native – 1, G McFadzean, Woodhead of Mailer; 2, R Cook, Kinneil Mill, Linlithgow.

Beef-bred OTM – 1, J Laird, West Shivra, Twechar; 2 and 3, Keirsbeath Farms, Mains of Beath, Crossgate.

Young bulls (under 30 months) – 1, A Orr, Lomond Muir, Kinross; 2, J and J Wylie, Knockhouse, Dunfermline; 3, AM Duncan, Easter Dullatur, Glasgow.

Leading Prices

Heifers – Per kg – 410p Pitcairn; 380p, 370p, 368p (x2) Wardhead; 375p, 368p Nethermyres; 372p, 368p Seggarsdean. Per head – £2501 Pitcairn; £2436, £2382, £2372 Wardhead; £2406 Graystale; £2312, £2283 Cariston; £2288 West Bog.

Bullocks – Per kg – 350p, 342p Airleywight; 345p Learielaw; 340p Woodhead of Mailer; 230p, Faskine; 340p, Mains of Knapperna. Per head – £2330, £2306 Nethermyres; £2305 Seggersdean; £2288, Knockhouse; £2265 Mains of Knapperna; £2254 Airleywight; £2232 Faskine.

OTM – Per kg – 232p West Kelt; 231p Cariston; 222p Keirsbeath; 221p Shutterflat. Per head – £1900, £1570 Keirsbeath; £1860 West Shivra; £1800 Cariston; £1690 Shutterflat; £1590 Kirkton; £1500 Callendoune.