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United Auctions, Stirling, Saturday May 16 had forward 213 heifers and calves. Heifers with bull calves at foot: West Thomaston (LimX) £3300 & £3100; Little Kilchatten (BP) £3000; The Ross (Cont) £3000; Derry (B Blue) £2750; Crosshouse (Cross) £2750; Little Kichatten (B LimX) £2600 x2; Porterstown (SimX) £2450. Heifers with heifer calves at foot: The Ross (BP) £3650 & £3400; West Thomaston (LimX) £3500 & £3300; West Thomaston (B LimX) £3300; Crosshouse ( Cont) £3050; Mill of Inverarity & Little Kilchatten (B BlueX) £2600; Witton (Cross) £2450; Skeoxh (SimX) £2200.
United Auctions Stirling, Thursday May 14 sold 6184 prime sheep comprising of 481 spring lambs selling to average 252.33p also 4725 prime hoggs selling to average 204.31ppk and 978 ewes and rams. New Season Lambs (481) – Easter Ochtermuthill (BTex) £129.00 & £125.00; Penston (Tex) £125.00; Cauldcoates Holdings & South Ballaird (Tex) £122.00p; Hoprig (Suf) £123.00; Penston (Suf) £121.50; Penston (Cha) £120.00; Netherton (Cha) £118.00; Powblack (Hamp) £107.00; Campbeltown (Dor) £104.00; Greystone (Zwa) £101.00. New Season Lambs (481) – Easter Ochtermuthill (BTex) 287.00ppk; & 269.00ppk; Bangour (Tex) 283.00ppk’ Cauldcoates Holdings (Tex) 271.00ppk; Parks of Garden (Suf) 281.50ppk; Penston (Cha) 272.00ppk; Bangour (Cha) 266.00ppk x4; Campbeltown (Dor) 239.00ppk; Whitehouse (Zwa) 228.00ppk. Old Season Lambs (4725) – Cultburn (BTex) £119.00; Harviesmailing (BTex) £118.00; Spittal (Tex) £114.00; West Mains (Tex) £113.00; Crofthead (Suf) £112.00 Shannocher (Suf) £111.50; Croftgary (BF) 109.50; St Mungoes (BF) 108.50; Yorkston (Mule) 103.00; West Thomaston (Mule) 103.00; Cummnock House (Chev) £99.00; Snawdown (Chav) £98.50; Snawdon (Cross) 95.00. Old Season Lambs (4725) – Cultburn (BTex) 269.00ppk; Harviesmailing (BTex) 257.00ppk; Spittal & Shannochar (Tex) 239.00ppk; Wardhead (Chev) 227.00ppk Easter Balgillo (Chev) 226.00p x2; Dall (BF) 218.00ppk; Duncroisk (BF) 217.00ppk; Carribber Mill & Lenaig (Suf) 217.00ppk; Yorkston (Mule) 217.00ppk & 208.00ppk; Snawdon (Cross) 204.00ppk. Ewes (978) – Cherryfield (Tex) £167.00; Broomknowes (Tex) £152.00; Ballechin (Cont) £148.00; Nether Pratis (Cont) £146.00 & £130.00; Easter Ochtermuthill (BTex) £130.00; Over Hill House & Carrat (TexX) £129.00; Netherton (Cha) £123.00; Easter Ochtermuthill (BTeX) £115.00; Gathercauld (Chev) £108.00; Powblack (Hamp) £86.00; Cherryfield (Mule) £78.00; Busses (Mule) £77.00; Cauldcoated (BF) £78.00; Yorkston (BF) £73.00. Tups – Knock O Ronald (BFL) £108.00; West Mains (Tex) £102.00; Huntingfaulds (Tex) £100.00; Clockan & Coulshill (Chev) £100.00; North Deanhead (BTex) £90.00; Coulshill (BF) £66.00.
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, May 13 sold 683 store cattle. Bullocks (336) averaged 219.9p and sold to 273.1p per kg for a pair of 216kg Limousin crosses from 1 Obbe Road, Leverburgh and £1,185 gross for a 595kg Simmental cross from Kincraig Farm, Invergordon. Heifers (327) averaged 213.8p and sold to 300.0p per kg for a 420kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Kincraig Farm and £1,320 gross for a 530kg Charolais cross also from Kincraig Farm. Young bulls (20) sold to 250.0p per kg for a 152kg Whitebred Shorthorn from Mucomir Farm, Spean Bridge and £1,000 gross for a 465kg Limousin from Strone Farm, Banavie. Other leading prices per head and per kg: Bullocks up to 250kg – Moy Farm, Banavie, £660, 269.4p; 251-300kg – Balmaglaster, Spean Bridge, £735, 273.1p; 301-350kg – Moy Farm, £860, 261.6p; 351400kg – The Arr, Lethen, £955, Raitcastle Farm, Nairn, 252.1p; 401-450kg – Easter Craggach, Kirkhill, £1,030, Meikle Geddes Farm, Nairn, 234.5p; 451-500kg – Kirkton Farm, Golspie, £1,120, 235.5p; 501-550kg – Kincraig Farm, £1,125, Borowston Mains, Thurso, 211.9p; 551-600kg – Kincraig Farm, £1,155, 205.2p. Heifers up to 250kg – Moy Farm, £610, Hillcrest, Kyle, 282.9p; 251-300kg – Ardtornish Farms, Morven, £745, Insh Farm, Spean Bridge, 253.9p; 301350kg – Pitmain, Kingussie, £840, 254.6p; 351-400kg – Raitcastle & Park Farm, Nairn, £900, 243.2p; 401-450kg – Kincraig Farm, £1,260, Raitcastle Farm, 234.1p; 451-500kg – Kincraig Farm, £1,100, 224.5p; 501-550kg – 6 Balnabeen, Conon Bridge, £1,085, Kincraig Farm, 249.12p; 551-600kg – Kincraig Farm, £1,185, 209.7p. OTM prime & feeding cows (99) averaged 128.9p and sold to 172.4p per kg for a 750kg Beef Shorthorn from Todholes, Thurso, and £1,290 gross for a 935kg Limousin cross from Drumsmittal Croft, North Kessock. OTM prime & feeding bulls (8) sold to 119.5p per kg and £1,410 gross for an 1180kg Limousin Knocknagael, Inverness. Other leading prices per head: OTM prime & feeding cows: Kildun, Dingwall, (Lim), £1,210; Kindeace, Alness, (SalX), £1,170; Kindeace, (AAX), £1,170; Kindeace, (BRBX), £1,150; 192 The Doll, Brora, (LimX), £1,150; Polly Estates, Ullapool, (Lui), £1,050; Balnuran, Culloden Moor, (ShoX), £1,050; Upper Duntulm, Kilmuir, (SimX), £1,030; Raitcastle, Nairn, (GasX), £1,030. Other leading prices per kg: OTM prime & feeding cows: Balintraid, Invergordon, (AAX), 158.3p; 1 Borrodale, Glendale, (LimX), 157.7p; Morvich Farm, Rogart, (SimX), 157.5p; Kindeace, (SalX), 151.0p; Raitcastle, (BShoX), 148.3p; Upper Duntulm, (SimX), 146.1p; Kindeace, (BRBX), 142.0p; Groam, Kirkhill, (CharX), 138.6p.