The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Store cattle and cast cows in the sale ring
United Auctions in Stirling sold 1,996 store cattle, 144 cast cows and 571 store and breeding sheep.
Bullocks (1,098) – averaged 223.90p to 263.70ppkg for a 292kg Simx from Beeches, and to £1,265 for a 736kg Simx from Spittal.
Dairy bullocks (86) – averaged 165.47p to 207.60ppkg for a 395kg BFX from Mid St Colmack, and £955 for a 491kg MOX from Meikle Camoquhill.
Heifers (801) – averaged 213.05p to 252.90ppkg for a 344kg Limx from Kilpatrick, and to £1,240 for a 572kg Limx from Buteland.
Young bulls (11) – averaged 169.53p to 185.80ppkg for a BSX from West Montgarswood, and to £980 for a Simx from Birchburn.
Beef cows and bulls (105) – averaged 130.25p to 167.50ppkg for a Limx from Cainleith, and to £1,390 for a Limx from Cairnleith.
Dairy cows (29) – averaged 88.11p to 130.80ppkg for an HFX from Meikle Camoquhill, and to £935 for an HFX from Bankhead of Balcurvie.
Forward cattle (10) – averaged 120.71p to 160.20ppkg for a AAX from Glenkiln, and to £1,150 for a SHX from Upper Kidston.
Bullocks: Up to 250kgs – Beeches £580, 248.90p; 251-300kgs – Beeches £770, 263.70p; 301-350kgs – Easter Greenhill £885, Bangour 261.30p; 351-400kgs – Rosehall £990, 250.60p; 401-450kgs – Groan £1,055, Ashfield 237.80p; 451-500kgs – Ballikinrain £1,125, Carslae 230.90p; 501-551kgs – Ballikinrain £1,200, 228.10p; 552-601kgs– Groan £1,220, 221p; 602651kgs – Stirches Mains £1,215, Spittal 188.10p; 652-701kgs – Gladhouse £1,120, 169.70p; 702+kgs – Spittal £1,265, 171.90p.
Heifers: Up to 250kgs – Gateside £545, Knollhead 241.40p; 251-300kgs – Easter Greenhill £670, Balnaguard 242.20; 301350kgs – Kilpatrick £870, 252.90p; 351400kgs – Carslae £970, Gartness 245.90p; 401-450kgs – Rosehall £1,020, 246.30p; 451-500kgs – Carslae £1,085, West Meikle Pinkerton 229.50p; 501-551kgs – West Meikle Pinkerton £1,160, Balafark 223.60p; 552601kgs – Buteland £1,240, 216.80p; 602-651kgs – Balgone Estates £1,170, 191.50p; 652-701kgs – Carslae £1,200, 181.30p.
Young bulls: 351-400kgs – West Montgarswood £730, 185.80p; 401-450kgs – West Montgarswood £730, 176.30p; 552601kgs – Birchburn £980, 176.90p.
OTM cows: Cairnleith (Lim) £1,390, Balthayock (CH) £1,330, Blackburn (Sim) £1,270, Cally Estate (AA) £1,250, Blackburn (Lui) £1,110, Blackburn (HE) £1,050, Laggan Farms (STX) £965, Drummond Estate (SH) £945, Bankhead of Balcurvie (HF) £935, Stanley (BRB) £905.
OTM bulls: Airthrey Kerse (Lim) £1,470, Drumsleed (Sal) £1,430, Cairnleith (BRB) £1,410, Craigdhu (CH) £1,190.
United Auctions sold 571 store and breeding sheep.
Store hoggs – Castlecary Mill (Btex) £100 and £96; Deuchar (Suf) £94.50; Deuchar (Tex) £92.50; Ardmaleish (Tex) £90; Maam (Chev) £100 and £78; Newmains (Char) £107; Rhodders (BF) £94.
Breeding sheep – Tearmann, mule ewes (reg aged) – in-lamb to Btex £130; Raemore, Lleyn gimmers in-lamb to Llyen £77; Raemore, BF (reg aged) in-lamb to Lleyn £66.