Breeding cattle records were smashed at Caledonian Marts' show and sale at Stirling on Monday, when the champion outfit from Craig and Teen Malone sold for £7500.

Surpassing the previous Cale record of £7100 – also achieved by a Pitcairn outfit in 2018 – was a British Blue cross heifer with a Limousin cross bull calf at foot, purchased by Gordon Cameron, Acharacle, Fort William.

Such was the demand for Pitcairn breeding heifers that the couple sold 12 outfits to average a whopping £4350. They also produced the second top priced lot at £7000, a Limousin cross with a Limousin cross heifer calf at foot. It was knocked down to James Porter, West Carrabus, Islay.

The reserve champion heifer and calf outfit, selected by the judge, Lloyd Fowlie, Guise, Alford, from M and A Wyllie, Skeldron Drive, Ayr, made £5400, while the third prize winner from J McAlister, West Thomaston, Banknock, was knocked down at £4500.

West Thomaston and Pitcairn also took £4800 for individual heifers with calves.

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Overall, some 214 breeding cattle comprising of bulling and in-calf heifers and cows and heifers with calves at foot saw 67 show heifers level at £3735 per yoke.

Cows and calves peaked at £2800 twice from W Dick, Mains of Throsk, while bulling heifers reached £1400 for out wintered Shorthorns from R McKeand, Kenmore, Aberfoyle.

Bulls sold to £3000 for a Limousin from JF and MB Teague, Buteland, Balerno.