Livestock trading from Stirling

United Auctions, Stirling, sold 3,197 prime sheep including 1,667 new season lambs selling to an average of 236.01ppk and 299 hoggs and 1,231 ewes and rams yesterday.

Spring lambs (1,667) – Meadows of Ballied (Tex) £138; Fisherton (Suff) £124; Wr Kepdowrie (BTex) £110; Dippen (Char) £106.50; Priestfield (Chev) £103.50; Binn (Zwa) £100; Devol (Mule) £92.

Spring lambs (1,667) – Meadows of Ballied (Tex) 283p; Kinloch (Suff) 281p; South Ballaird (BTex) 242p; Dippen (Char) 242p; Nethermill (X) 242p; Priestfield (Chev) 240p; Beechknowe (Hamp) 218p; Binn(Zwa) 215p.

Ewes (1,231) – Fleurs (Tex) £130; Fleurs (Suff) £96.50; Westerhill (Char) £94; Dall (BFL) £92.50; Wester Forret (Chev/Mule) £84; Priestfield (Chev) £81; Fleurs (X) £80; Penston (Mule) £78; Linfield (Zwa) £76; Craigbuie (BF) £67.

Tups – Devol (BFL) £120; Hilton of Aldie (Char) £106; Gathercauld (Tex) £103; Formal (Suff) £100; Auchenflower (BF) £70.

Caledonian Marts, Stirling, sold 121 cattle compromising 81 prime bullocks, heifers and six young bulls, 34 cast cows and bulls yesterday.

Bullocks sold to 245ppkg for a Limousin from Brockwoodlees and to £1,768 for a Charolais from South Flanders,

Heifers sold to 250ppkg for a Limousin from Mains of Cultmalundie, and again to £1,716.

Young bulls to 215ppkg for a Limousin from South Woodlane. Leading prices: Bullocks ppkg – 240p (twice) Balquharrage and Easter Ochtermuthill; 238p West Woodlane and Brockwoodlees; 235p (twice) West Woodlane, Easter Octermuthill, Balquharrage and Brockwoodlees; 232p Mains of Cultmalundie and West Woodlane; 228p Old Leckie; 225p Cander Mains and Dullamoir.

Heifers ppkg – 245p and 242p Brockwoodlees; 240p Mains of Cultmalundie, Brockwoodlees and Easter Ochtermuthill; 238p Faskine; 235p Cander Mains and Easter Ochtermuthill; 232p Annfield and Faskine; 230p (twice) Blackhill and Annfield; 228p Greencraig and West Woodlane.

Bullocks per head – £1,746 and £1,684 South Flanders; £1,670 Easter Ochtermuthill; £1,586 and £1,574 Greencraig; £1,530 Mains of Cultmalundie.

Heifers per head – £1,606 and £1,558 Brockwoodlees; £1,598 Easter Ochtermuthill; £1,436 Greencraig; £1,392 Annfield.