The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Feeding sheep, store lambs and store cattle show up well in ring
United Auctions, Stirling, sold 5,976 store lambs and feeding sheep.
Averages: Suffx £72.28 (+£0.52) on the week, BTEXX £72.41 (-£0.04), Texx £71.51 (-£.039), Mule £68.59 (+£1.20), Chev/mule £66.22 (-£7.53), Chev £61.75 (-£0.50), BF £48.91 (-£2.17).
Leading prices: Store lambs Glenehervie (Suf) £89.50; Drumnaghinher (Suf) £84.50 & £80.00; Glenehervie (Suf) £79.50; Monzie (Btex) £80.00; Derculich (Btex) £78.50; Succoth Ardeonaig & Killwinnet (Btex) £75.50; Balgowan (Tex) £92.00; Grange of Elcho (Tex) £87.00; Balgowan (Tex) £84.00; Mosshall (Tex) £82.00; Glenehervie (Mule) £76.50; Craigannet (Mule) £75.50; Rossieochil (Mule) £73.50; Lathocker Mains (Chev/mule) £68.50 & £61.50; East Mitchelton (Chev) £79.50; Colony (Chev) £72.50; East Mitchelton (Chev) £72.00; Knowhead (BF) £71.00; Jaw (BF) £59.00; Gribloch (BF) £57.00.
Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, had forward 334 store cattle.
Bullocks sold to 217ppkg selling to 249ppkg for a pen of Limousins from Muirpark, Stirling, and to £1,200 for a pen of Herefords from Camreggan Farm, Girvan.
Heifers sold to 209ppkg selling to 228ppkg for a pen of Limousins from Camreggan Farm and to £1,190 for a pen of Herefords from the same home.
Black and Whites sold to 162ppkg from Wester Whitefield, Dunfermline, and to £710 from the same home.
Other leading prices: Bullocks £1,180 Overton, £1,160 Camreggan, £1,140 Hill o’ Harthill and Overton, £1,080 Hillhead, £1,070 Hill o’ Harthill.
Ppk 246p Muirpark, 243p and 235p Burnbrae, 233p Carie and Easteron, 230p Burnbrae and Muirpark, 229p Overton, 228p Ballater Drive and Camreggan.
Heifers £1,100 Camreggan and Woodcockfaulds, £1,080, £1,060 (twice) and £1,050 Camreggan, £1,030 Woodcockfaulds.
Ppk 225p Easterton, 222p New Peninver, 220p and 218p Camreggan, 216p Muirpark and New Peninver.