Livestock going under the hammer across Stirling

United Auctions, Stirling, sold 7,127 store sheep at their first Martinmas sale. Store Sheep Averages Suff – £61.08 (+£1.35 on the week); BTex – £65.10 (+£2.47 on the week); TexX – £60.53 (+£2.70 on the week); Mule – £56.53 (+£0.30 on the week); BF – £38.56 (£7.42 on the week). Top prices Carroch (Suff) £70, Dalmahoy (Suff) £68, Mains of Struie (Suff) £65.50; East Buchanty (Bel) £79, Ballikinrain (Bel) £71, Kippen (Bel) £67, Auchenrivoch (Tex) £74, Cnoc (Tex) £71; Raemoor (Char) £65; Killellan (Chev) £64.50; Auchenrivoch (Mule) £70, Carroch (Mule) £67, East Buchanty (Mule) £65.50; Monzie (BF) £52, Uigle (BF) £49, Wrightpark (BF) £48. Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 2,682 prime lambs, ewes and tups yesterday. The average for 1,882 lambs 167.7ppkg (+1.2ppkg) with 1,701 (39kg + av £75.19 – 50p on the week). Top price of the day went to Doune Farms for a pen of 48 kilo Beltex at £98. Top price per kilo went to W S Young and Son, Mawcarse for an outstanding 39 kilo Beltex lamb at 210ppkg. Leading prices: Lambs Beltex £97, £96 and £95 Doune Farms; Beltex x £96 and £90 Easter Ochtermuthill; Tex X £90 and £89 Meikle Seggie; Tex £88 and £87 Bailanstruth; Suff £85.50 Devonshaw Suff X £84.50 Kincraigie; Mule £72.50 Viewfield; Cross £72 Glenquey and Burnhead; BF £69 Viewfield. Also forward were 800 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes (143) averaged £66.60 selling to £123 for a Texel from J McKerrow, Riverview, Bo’Ness. Export ewes (427) averaged £37.25. Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 358 store cattle and suckled calves on Monday. Bullocks averaged 212p selling to 283p for Limousins from Craigievern and to £1,150 for Aberdeen Angus from Rievoch . Heifers averaged 198p selling to 226p for Charolais from Offers and to £1050 (Twice) for Limousins from East Kerse . Bulls averaged 191p selling to 219p for Shorthorn Bulls from Highland Wagyu, Dunblane and to £830 from the same home. Black and White Bullocks averaged 140p selling to 158p from Merslaugh Farm and to £560 from Cuff. Leading prices: Bullocks – £1,140 East Kerse, £1,080 Wester Carmuirs, £1,020 Walton (Kinloch), £1,010 Wester Carmuirs, £980 Ardgate. Heifers – £980 Rievoch and East Kerse, £930 Offers, £850 Easterton, £830 Walton. Bulls – £760 Burnside of Balhaldie (Twice), £750 and £720 Burnside of Balhaldie. Black and Whites – £550 Wester Whitefield, £470 Merslaugh.