Auctions at Stirling and Forfar

United Auctions at Stirling sold 758 store cattle, also 172 cast cows and forward cattle.

Bullocks (413) – ave 210.56p to 260.00ppk for a 308kg CHX from Ashmark, and to £1270 for 614kg Simx from Parkfergus.

B&W Bullocks (11) – ave 141.14p to 144.26ppk for a 293kg HFX from Moorston, and to £620 for a 235.8kg HFX from Gateside.

Heifers (334) – ave 196.12p to 246.90ppk for a 397kg Limx from Croftintygan, and to £1275 for a 583kg Limx from Knock O Ronald.

Cast Cows (169) – ave 123.51p to 199.60ppk for a Simx from Braendam and to £1470 for a CHX from Carwood.

Dairy Cows (7) – ave 70.17p and to 126.10ppk for a BFX from East Bangour, and to £885 for a BFX from East Bangour. Forward Cattle (3) – ave 167.75p and to 178.40ppk for a Simx from Braendam, and to £1,030 for a BRBX from Milton. OTM Cows: £ per head – Carwood (CH) £1,470; Craigowmill (AA) £1450; Easter Mye (Lim) £1230; Aldie (BS) £1,170; Loanhead of Duchally (Cont) £1,170; Kincragie (Sim) £1150; Guardrum (BRB) £1,110; Cowden (HE) £1,010.

PPK – Braedam (Sim) 199.60p; Drumoider (Lim) 193.10p; Hayfield (AA) 155.90p; Carwood (CH) 149.10p; Loanhead of Duchally (Cont) 148.50p; Guardrum (BRB) 148p; Cowden (HE) 143.90p; Craigowmill (BS) 137.40p. OTM Bulls: £ per head- Bows (AA) £1310. PPK- Bows (AA) 167.90p. Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward 28 Prime Cattle, nine OTMS and 1156 Prime Sheep. Prime Cattle: Bullocks (8) sold to a top of 249p per kilo for a 626 kilo Limousin from Nethermyres and also to £1648.85 for a 673 kilo Limousin also from Nethermyres to average 238p per kilo.

Heifers (19) sold to a top of 266p per kilo and also £1,686.44 for a 634 kilo BRB from the Gask to average 243p per kilo. Young Bulls (1) sold to 184p and £1,157.36 for a 629 kilo Limousin from Meikle Coul Farms. Leading Prices per kilo: Bullocks: Lim. 248p Nethermyers, 245p Gask & Nethermyres, 233p Chapel of Barras.

Heifers: Lim. 260p West Bog, 256p West Bog & Nethermyres, 254p Nethermyres, 247p Craignathro Farms; Char. 244p & 234p Shandford. Leading Prices per head: Bullocks: Lim. £1558.74 Nethermyres, £1516.36 Pityot; BRB £1435.70 Gask. Heifers: Lim. – £1583.40 & £1502.72 West Bog; Char. £1394.76 Shandford, £1354.88 Pityot.

Cows:

A.A. £1020 (114p) St. Fort; BBX £930 (114p) Gibsonhall; Here.x £905 (117p) Balmossie; Sim. x £870 (118p) Newbiggin Ho.

Bull: Lim. £1130 (110p) Gibsonhall. Prime Sheep:

Prime Lambs (868) sold to 216.2p per kilo for Beltex from Mains of Dalrulzion and to £90 per head for Beltex from Er. Balgillo and Mains of Dalrulzion to average 165.6p per kilo (-2.2p). Leading Prices per kilo: Beltex 194.4p and 193.3p Scobshaugh; Tex. 193.1p and 191.5p Mains of Dalrulzion; Beltex x 188.2p Scobshaugh; Tex.x 184.4p and 183.2p Mains of Dalrulzion. Leading Prices per head: Tex. £87 (three times) Mains of Dalrulzion; Belt. £86.50 and £86 Scobshaugh; Belt. X £86 (three times) Er. Balgillo; Tex.x £86 Fawsyde. Ewes (288)

Tex. £90 Coiliamy; Tex.x £86 Mains of Dalrulzion and Clochie; Cont. £80 Whitehills, £79 North Mains of Baldovan.