Stirling Observer

UNITED AUCTIONS

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50kg from Doune Farms, West Lundie.

Leading prices: Prime lambs per head: Beltex £98 Blaircessn­ock; Texel X £98 Duncrievie; Texel £95 and £9 Pitcairn; Continenta­l £95 and £93 West Lundie; Continenta­l X £92 Auchtenny. Prime lambs per kg: Beltex 208p Blaircessn­ock; Beltex X 202p and 200p West Lundie; Continenta­l 201p Easter Cash.

Also forward were 502 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes averaged £92.64 selling to £143 for a Texel from E Robertson, Skeoch, East Kilbride. Light ewes averaged £58.91 selling to £67 for a pen of Blackface ewes from W Adam and Son, Shankhead, Stirling. Cast tups sold to £110 for a Texel from G Crichton, Duncrievie, Glenfarg.

Other leading ewe prices; Texel £138 Skeoch; £130 Bents; £126 Tillyrie; £116 Easter Coates; Suffolk - £97 Duncrievie; £90 Easter Coates; £89 Harelaw (Aird). Continenta­l - £91 Kilt; £86 Easter Cash. Cheviot - £80 Pitcairlie; £79 Lathockar Mains; £78 West Dron. BFL - £98 Culcreuch Hill; £92 Bankhead (McKendrick); £86 Pitcairn. Beltex - £90 Connon House. Mule - £82 Tillyrie; £81 and £79 Easter Cash; £78 West Lundie and East Whitesykes; £75 Culcreuch Hill; £74 Harelaw (Aird). BF - £64 Meikle Crescent; £62 Walton; £60 Glenkin; £59 Pitcairn; £58 Kilspindie.

THURSDAY, JULY 11

UA sold 3996 prime sheep comprising of 2451 new season lambs selling to an average of 184.08p pkg and 1545 ewes and rams.

New season lambs per head (2451) – Weat Park (Tex) £105.00; South Flanders (Suf) £103.00; Penston (Cha) £98.00; Doune Farms (BTex) £97.00; Little Raith (Cross) £95.00; Mickshelp (Hamp) £84.50; Muirside of Kinneddar (Mule) £75.00. New season lambs per kg (2451) – Lintibert (BTex) 227p; Calfward (Tex) 224p; Muckraw (Suf) 207p; Mickshelp (Hamp) 195p; Penston (Cha) 188p; Dunnet Holdings (Cross) 180p; Muirside of Kinneddar (Mule) 174p.

Ewes (1545)- Townhead (Tex) £140; Isle Cottage (BTex) £120; Barbarafie­ld (Suf) £120; Kepculloch (BFL) £105; Stacks (Mule) £85.50; Glenrath (Cross) £80; Bangour (Cha) £77; Nisbet (Chev) £77; Abbey St Bathans (Easy) £77; Groan (HB) £70; Glenrath (BF) £66.50. RamsFloors (Tex) £114; West Park (Cross) £114; Gaisland (Suf ) £105; Isle Cottage (BTex) £89; Kepculloch (BFL) £73; Ederline Est (BF) £70.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17

UA sold 269 store cattle and 86 cast cows. Bullocks (170) averaged 198..13p to 222.10p per kg for a 430kg LimX from Longfauld, and to £1230 for a 580kg AAX from Leorishbeg. B&W bullocks (39) averaged 148.81p to 182.60p per kg for a 438kg MOX from Low Drummore, and £800 for a 438kg MOX from Low Drummore.

Heifers (35) averaged 185.53p to 214.10p per kg for a 460kg AAX from Gateside, and to £1020 for a 558kg BRBX from Gatehead. Beef cows (73) averaged 141.11p to 198.20p per kg for a LimX from Carslae, and to £1450 for a SimX from Snaigow. Dairy cows (11) averaged 118.32p to 149.60p per kg for a HOX from Bandirran, and to £1110 for a MOX from Bandirran. Forward cattle (2) averaged 160.48p to 165.20p per kg for a BFX from Craigend, and to £1090 for a BFX from Craigend.

Bullocks: 251-300kg- Bellevue £420, 156.70p; 301-350kg - Tighenfrae­och £610, 185.40p; 351-400kg - Dyke £860, Dargill 219.10p; 401-450kg - Dyke £960, Longfauld 222.10p; 451-500kg Harestonhi­ll £1050, East Balscalloc­h 211.90p; 501-551kg - Balnamoon £1060, Ballingry 207.00p; 552-601kg – Ledrishbeg £1230, 212.10p; 602-651kg – Leadrishbe­g £1190, Gatehead 189.40p Heifers: 351400kg - Woodhall £730, 188.10p; 401450kg - Dyke £820, Dargill 196.30p; 451500kg - Gateside £985, 214.10p; 501-551kg - Gateside £985, 194.70p; 552-601kg Gatehead £1020, 182.80p.

OTM cows per head - Snaigow (Sim) £1450, Whitrighil­l (Lim) £1430, Balthayock (CH) £1290, Bandirran (AA) £1230, Whitrighil­l (BRB) £1190, Snaigow (SD) £1190, Carslae (GA) £1150, Snaigow (SH) £1130, Bandirran (MO) £1110, Bandirran (HO) £1050, Hood (HER) £1030. OTM cows per kg - Carslae (Lim) 198.20p, Bandirran (AA) 194p, Balthayock (CH) 184.30p, Whitrighil­l (BRB) 160.80p, Bandirran (HO) 149.60p, Snaigow (SD) 148.60p, Snaigow (Sim) 148p, Carslae (GA) 141.30p, Balthayock (SH) 135.90p, Bandirran (MO) 127.60p.

OTM bulls per head- Whitrighil­l (Lim) £1470, Snaigow (Sim) £1330, Ore Mills (AA) £1230, Dunalistai­r (Lui) £1070, Braes of Grandtully (BS) £1030. OTM bulls per kg - Whitrighil­l (Lim) 176p, Snaigow (Sim) 127p, Braes of Grandtully (BS) 115.20p, Ore Mills (AA) 98.20p, Dunalistai­r (Lui) 96.90p.

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