Stirling and Forfar auctions

STIRLING – United Auctions sold 2154 store cattle also 116 cast cows and forward cattle and 547 store and breeding sheep.

Bullocks (1058) – ave 239.53p to 304.50ppk for a 312kg LimX from High Bent.

B& W Bullocks (105) – ave 161.64p to 216.70ppk for a 540kg HOX from Auchnotteroch.

Heifers (991) – ave 229.01p to 289.00ppk for a 346kg LimX from Townhead of Arngibbon.

Cast Cows (116) – ave 149.45p to 212.40ppk for a LimX from Classlochie.

Dairy Cattle (30) – ave 113.03p to 136.20ppk for a HFX from Carneil.

Forward Cattle (8) – ave 183.58p to 193.40ppk for a SimX from Boghall.

UA also sold 409 Store Hoggs & Breeding Sheep.

Store Hoggs – Erisort (Tex) £65.50, Erisort (TexX), £63.00, Hill (BF), £58.50. Ewes with lambs at foot: Tex ewes (2-3 crop) with twin Tex lambs at foot – £195 – Nochnary.

Tex ewes (3 crop) with twin Tex lambs at foot – £189 – Nochnary.

Mule ewes (2-3 crop) with twin Tex lambs – £165 – Nochnary.

Suff ewes (1 crop) with single cross lambs – £122 – Fullerton.

BF ewes with twin Mule lambs – £134 – Criaghead.

Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward 30 prime cattle and OTMs and 439 prime sheep. PRIME CATTLE Bullocks (9) sold to 245ppk for a 616kg Limousin from Nethermyres and to £1509 per head for the same beast to ave 219ppk.

Heifers (14) sold to 250ppk for a 513kg Limousin from Nethermyres and to £1475 per head for a 595kg Limousin from West Bog to ave 230ppk. Leading Prices per kg: Bullocks – Lim 234p Nethermyres, 214p Balcarresward; BRB 238p Nethermyres.

Heifers – Lim. 248p & 237p West Bog. Cow (7) ave 143ppk. Sim. £1270, £1150, £1070 Abbeythune, £855 Pitgarvie. PRIME SHEEP Prime Lambs (5) Sold to £105 per head for a 46kg Suffolk and to 229ppk from North Mains of Baldovan to ave 225ppk.

Prime Hoggs (291) ave 187ppk. SQQ 202p.

Top price £98.50 for 3 Beltex Hoggs from Gibsonhall Farm.

Leading Prices ppk. – Bel. 218p & 213p Glenmoy, 208p Gibsonhall. Cast Ewes & Rams (94) Tex. £97 Balnagarrow, £94 Hillhead of Careston, £90 New Gilston.