UNITED AUCTIONS

Cross £90 Middlepart; BF (outwith show) £90 Glenturret Estates and Allanfauld.

Prime hoggets per kg - Beltex X 296p, 295p, 293p, 291p, 287p, 286p, 284p Craigend; Beltex 274p and 272p West Lundie; Texel 270p Bankhead; Texel X 267p Plean Cottage; Continental 264p (twice) Leysbent; Continental X 263p Meadowfield; Suffolk 242p Longriggs; Suffolk X 240p Meadowfield; Mule 218p Bankhead; Cross 216p Middlepart; BF 228p West Lundie.

Also forward were 508 cast ewes and rams. With over 50 per cent of the sale being Blackface Ewes, the entire sale would be dearer on the week.

Heavy wes averaged £101.57 selling to £177 for two tremendous Texel ewes from R McNee, Woodend, Armadale. Light ewes averaged £77.83 selling to £82 for Blackface ewes, also from R McNee, Woodend, Armadale. Cast rams sold to a top of £138 for Bluefaced Leicesters from G Allan, Glenquey, Glendevon.

Other leading ewe prices: Suffolk - £130 Kinnaird (Scrymgeour); £121 Kinninmonth; £112 Easter Coates. Texel - £127 Allanview; £120 Braco Castle; £110 Kinninmonth; £106 and £105 South Cassengray; £104 Bankhead Farms; £102 Lawhead of Stobwood. NCC - £113 South Cassengray; £96 West Dron; £92 Kinninmonth. Beltex - £113 Bankhead Farming. Berrichon Du Cher - £108 Kirkton. Border Leicester £105 Kinninmonth. Mule - £104 Wester Newburn; £98 Woodend; £96 Hilltarvit Mains; £95 Straiton; £90 Wester Newburn and Easter Coates. Continental - £100 Kinninmonth; £99 Craigend (Bell); £98 South Cassengray; £94 Broadslap, Kinninmonth, Braco Castle and Bankhead Farming. Blackface - £78 Woodend; £73 Beannie; £70 Allanfauld; £69 Queenshaugh and Beannie.

Other leading ram prices: Suffolk £129 Carden; £128 Kinnaird; BFL - £124 Beannie; £112 Carden. Texel - £108 Easter Dullatur. BF - £86 Drummond Estates; £82 Spittalhill and Braeleny.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12

UA sold 1488 store cattle including the Aberfeldy show and sale sponsored by Starlyne Macmin Group, also 107 cast cows and 605 store sheep.

Bullocks (1088) averaged 227.69p to 345.70p per kg for a 376kg BRBX from Newton of Logierait, and to £1320 for a 617kg AAX from Oatridge.

Dairy Bullocks (33) averaged 168.08p to 186.30p per kg for a 569kg MOX from Bandirran, and to £1215 for a 680kg MOX from Bandirran.

Heifers (607) averaged 220.86p to 329.30p per kg for a 416kg BRBX from Greenwells, and to £1390 for a 564kg LimX from Stanley.

Beef cows and bulls (71) averaged 141.68p to 191.90p per kg for a SimX from Symington Mains, and to £1410 for a BRBX from Middlehill.

Dairy cows (25) averaged 102.94p to 115.00p per kg for a HFX from Glenrig, and to £945 for a HOX from Bandirran.

Forward cattle (11)- averaged 152.21p to 184.10p per kg for a AAX from Peattieshill and to £1330 for a AAX from Peattieshill.

Bullocks: Up to 250kgs- Newmill £500, 215.50p; 251-300kgs- Parkhouse £620, 238.50p; 301-350kgs- Kilbrook £870, 272.70p; 351-400kgs- Newton of Logierait £1300, 345.70p; 401-450kgsNewton of Logierait £1140, 276.00p; 451-500kgs- Newton of Logierait £1280, 266.70p; 501-551kgs- Pittentain £1265, Ballechin 238.60p; 552-601kgs – East Buchanty £1275, Wester Kinloch 224.20p; 602-651kgs- Oatridge £1320, 213.9p; 652701kgsBalegreggan £1300, 195.20p.

Heifers: Up to 300kgs- - Darleith £670, Newmill 241.00p; 301-350kgs- High Mildovan £810, Newmill 245.90p; 351400kgsNewton of Logierait £1070, 274.20p; 401-450kgs- Greenwells £1370, 329.30p; 451-500kgs- Pittentian £1300,

Ballechin 275.60p; 501-551kgs- Stanley £1300, 257.90p; 552-601kgs – Stanley £1390, 246.50p; 602-651kgs- Pitsundry £1235, 204.50p; 652-701kgs- Bandirran £1200, 181.80p.

OTM cows per head- Middlehill (BRB) £1410; Beild (CH) £1350; Randerston (Lim) £1330; Traprain (STX) £1190 & Coilavoulin (Cont) £1190; Nether Pratis (Sim) £1170; Castlehill Drive (AA) £1150; Traprain (Lui) £1030 & Smeaton Shaw (HE) £1030; Traprain (Sal) £1010. OTM cows per kg - Symington Mains (Sim) 191.90ppk; Middlehill (BRB) 173.80ppk; Craigo (Lim) 172.90ppk; Brailes (CH) 159.60ppk; Symington Mains (AA) 159.20ppk; Traprain (Sal) 146.80ppk; Coilavoulin (Cont) 142.70ppk; Traprain (STX) 136.80ppk; Traprain (Lui) 134.50ppk; Smeaton Shaw (HE) 132.70ppk.

OTM bulls per head – Castlehill Drive (Lim) £1190; Pyeston (Sim) £1130; West Balmirmer (CH) £1090; Dinar Est (AA) £1050. OTM bulls per kg - Castlehill Drive (Lim) 170.00ppk; Dinar Est (AA) 130.90ppk; Pyeston (Sim) 98.80ppk; West Balmirmer (CH) 97.00ppk.

Aberfeldy Show prize list judged by Mr Alan Taylor, Heatheryhall. Single Bullock - 1 1st J Robertson and Co, Newton of Logierait 480kg £1280; 2 Pittentian Farming P’ship, 550kg £1265; 3 Pittentian Farming P’ship, 408kg £1050.

Single Heifer - 1 Pittentian Farming P’ship 484kg £1300; 2 J Robertson and Co 410kg £1140; 3 J Robertson and Co. 396kg £1070.

Champion and Winner of Donald Pattullo Memorial Cup - Bullock from J Robertson and Co, 480kg £1280. Reserve - Heifer from Pittentian Farming P’ship, 484kg £1300.

Pen of four bullocks - 1 Pittentian Farming P’ship 489kg £1250; 2 J Robertson and Co, 452kg £1160; 3 J Robertson & Co, 376kg £1100. Pen of four heifers - 1 Monzie Farms 455kg £1100. Champion pen of four - Bullocks from Pittentian Farming P’ship 489kg £1250.