Livestock under the hammer at marts in Forfar and Stirling

Lawrie and Symington, Forfar, had forward 30 prime cattle and 4 OTM and 417 prime sheep.

PRIME CATTLE

Bullocks (14) sold to a top of 2.60ppk from Gask and to £1,601.46 for a 651 kg Limousin from Craignathro to average 2.36ppk

Heifers (16) sold to a top of 2.60ppk from Nethermyres and to £1,539.99 from Craignathro to average 2.42ppk. Leading prices per kg: Bullocks – Lim 2.58p and 2.54p Nethermyres, 2.51p and 2.46p Craignathro; Heifers – Lim 2.58p and 2.56p West Bog, 2.52p Craignathro, 2.50p South Ballo.

COWS (4) Sim £890 Leoch.

PRIME LAMBS (131 ) sold to 280.9ppk for Texels from Southtown and to £142 per head for Texels from Broadshade to average 256.9p (plus 5p).

PRIME HOGGS (175) sold to 222ppk for mules from Rosemount and to £122 per head from Croft of Cultalonie to average 184.8p (-3p)

EWES (111) Suff x – £167 W Pitcorthie, Suff – £161 Drimmie, Tex £148 Kingsmuir, Cont £145 Newton of Guthrie, Mule £92 Newton of Fotheringham.

United Auctions, Stirling, sold 323 store cattle and 104 cast cows and forward cattle.

Bullocks (163) averaged 231.53p to 279p per kg for a 267kg CHX from Haughton and £1,340 for a 566kg Limx from Lettar of Ballied.

B and W Bullocks (5) averaged 167.38p to 221.50p per kg for a 465kg HFX from Meikle Camoquhill and £775 for a 453kg HOX from Meikle Camoquhill. Heifers (155) averaged 223.20p to 268.80ppk for a 266kg CHX from Haughton and £1,220 for a 548kg Simx from Lettar of Ballied. Beef cows (85) averaged 149.71p to 225.70p per kg for a CHX from Mosside and £1,670 for a CHX from Cotton of Ovenstone.

Dairy cows (17) averaged 109.56p to 133.80p per kg for a HOX from Claylands and £1,070 for a HOX from Claylands. Bullocks: 0-250kgs – East Cauldcoats £300, 147.1p; 251-300kgs – Riccarton £800, Haughton 279.0p; 301-350kgs – Lettar of Ballied £950, 277.8p; 351-400kgs – Ardacheranmor £995, Meikle Larbrax 258.2p; 401-450kgs – Meikle Camoquhill £1,100, 244.4p; 451-500kgs – Lettar of Ballied £1,055, 232.4p; 501-551kgs – Lettar of Ballied £1,250, 235.1p; 552-601kgs – Lettar of Ballied £1,340, 236.7p. Heifers: 251-300kgs – Haughton £715, 268.8p; 301-350kg – Meikle Larbrax £840, 252.5p; 351-400kgs – Riccarton £940, Ashkirktown 252.8p; 451-500kgs – Nether Dalkeith £1,200, 260.3p; 501-550kgs – Lettar of Ballied £1,220, 222.6p.

OTM cows: Cotton of Ovenstone (CH) £1670, Ashkirktown (Lim) £1,450, West Lethans (AA) £1,310, 8 Mordington (HE) £1,230, Mosside (Sim) £1,210, Claylands (HO) £1,070, Thomanean (Sal) £1,050. OTM Bulls – Burnhead (Lim) £1,550, Skirling Craig (Sim) £1,490, Cumberhead (AA) £1,010.

Also had breeding sheep forward Texx Gimmers with twin lambs £185 from Cairnton; Suffx Ewes with twin lambs £188 from Cairnton. Mule ewes with twin lambs £180 from Kildivaig; BF Ewes with twin lambs £102 from Little Drumquharn.