Native-bred cattle and prime sheep among livestock at sales

United Auctions in Stirling sold 2,080 store, native-bred cattle and young bulls, 39 breeding cattle, 117 cast cows and forward cattle and 1,029 store and breeding sheep. Bullocks (1,258) – averaged 233.32p to 275.7ppk for a 272kg LimX from Leoch and £1,350 for a 592kg AAX from Victoria. B&W bullocks (43) – averaged 145.2p to 168.9ppk for a 530kg HFX from Langhill and £1,050 for a 492kg HFX from Brandon. Heifers (718) – averaged 24.13p to 262ppk for a 324kg CHX from Kings Arms and £1,250 for a 544kg AAX from Kinaldy. Young bulls (61) – averaged 212.81p to 250ppk for a LimX from Clatto and £1,290 for a AAX from Dustyhall. Beef cows (98) – averaged 156.35p to 206ppk for a LimX from Greenbank and £1,550 for a LimX from Chartershall. Dairy cattle (7) – averaged 95.21p to 106.6ppk for a HFX from Kaimhill and £695 for a HFX from Kaimhill. Forward cattle (12) – averaged 187.93p to 210.4ppk for a BAX from Knockeen and £1,290 for a BAX from Knockeen. Cows – Chartershall (Lim) £1,550, Gateside (Sim) £1,490, Hood (HE) £1,410, Netherton (AA) £1,250, Leemeadow (BRB) £1,210, Knockeen (Cont) £1,150, Balnabroich (BS) £1,110, Denhead (CH) £1,110, Clydeside (Sal) £1,050, Ancaster Est (SH) £1,050. Store sheep – Langbank (Tex) £99, Craigalbert (Suff) £98. Breeding sheep – Mule gimmers with single Texel lambs from High Branchal £162. Three and four-crop Texel ewes with a single Texel lamb from Meadows £152. Also forward were 39 breeding cattle. Bulls – Thistle (Sim) £1,400. Bulling heifers – Nether Pratis (SimX) £1,120, £1,100. Heifers and calves – Nether Glinns HerX heifer with AAX BCF £1,800. Cows and calves – Nether Glinns SimX cow with LimX HCF £1,780. Lawrie & Symington in Forfar had forward 29 prime cattle, six OTMs and 802 prime sheep. Prime cattle: Bullocks (8) – sold to a top of 2.50ppk for a 578kg Limousin from Nethermyres and to £1,600.80 for a 690kg Limousin from the Gask, to average 2.37ppk. Heifers (21) – sold to a top of 2.70ppk and £1,582.20 for a 586kg Limousin from Nethermyres to average 2.42ppk. Leading prices: Bullocks – Lim. 2.49p, 2.41p Nethermyres, 2.34p Craignathro, Gask and The Riggs; Char.x 2.25p Chapel of Barras. Heifers – Lim. 2.56p West Bog, 2.50p Gask, 2.48p Chapel of Barras and West Bog, 2.45p Craignathro and West Mains of Colliston (twice), 2.44p West Mains of Colliston and Pityot, 2.43p The Riggs. Prime sheep: Hoggs (707) – sold to 317.2p and 314.6ppk for Beltex from Easter Balgillo and to £164 per head (four times), also for Beltex from Easter Balgillo, to average 274.9p per kg (plus 43.1p). Leading prices: Beltex 310.6p Er. Balgillo; X Beltex 309.5p Glenmoy; Texel 300p Baldastard; Texel x 298p Middlehill. Ewes – Suff.x £150 Govals; Tex. £150 Westhall; Tex.x £140 Govals; Cont. £140 Cairncross; Cross £114 Mains of Creuchies.