Prices from the auction ring at Stirling

United Auctions, Stirling, sold 3,907 prime sheep comprising of 122 new season lambs selling to an average of 291.03p and 3,093 old season lambs with an average of 242.26p and 692 ewes and rams.

New Season Lambs (122) – Easter Cash & South Ballaird (Tex) £150; Westerton & South Ballaird (Suff) £147; Westerton (Char) £138.

Old Season Lambs (3,093) – Townhead (Tex) £150; Luckenburn (BTex) £147; Raecruick (Suff) £135; South Park (Chev) £124; Chamberwells (BF) £122; Raecruick (Mule) £120.

Ewes (679) – Townhead (Tex) £158; Catcune (Suff) £151; Catcune (Char) £149; Woodhead of Cairness (BL) £135; Toxside (Chev) £132; Milton (Mule) £110.50; Hatton Knowe (BFL) £104; Gilston (Chev/Mule) £79; Balkello (BF) £78; Easter Middleton (HB) £78.

Rams – Westhall (BFL) £109; Carrat (Tex) £100; Gilston (Chev) £100; Easter Middleton (Suff) £95.

Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 157 cattle, comprising 71 Prime Bullocks, Heifers and Young Bulls, 66 Cast Cows & Bulls and 11 Calves: Prime Bullocks ave 218p; Prime Heifers ave 226p; Young Bulls aver 219p; Beef Cows aver 143p; Dairy Cows aver 119p

Top price was 258p for a Limousin Heifer from Moorfield and to £1,622 for a Limousin from Mains of Cultmalundie.

Bullocks sold to 240p (twice) from Bruckley and Mains of Cultmalundie and to £1,656 from Gillandersland.

Bulls sold to 230p for a Limousin from Dyke, Milton of Campsie and to £1,518 from the same farm.

Leading prices: Heifers 252p Faskine; 250p and 245p Moorfield; 248p Faskine; 240p Todhall, Bankhead (Kerr) and Mains of Cultmalundie Bullocks 238p Moorfield; 232p Dullomuir; 230p Gillandersland and Droverhall Bulls 225p and 220p South Woodlane.

Also forward were 66 OTMs, Cast Cows and Bulls. OTMs sold to £1,469 for a BB from Todhall and to 220p for the same beast. Beef cows averaged 143p and sold to £1,460 for a Limousin from Beild and to 174p for a Limousin from Dollarbank. Dairy cows averaged 119p and sold to £1,050 from Wharlawhill, Fossoway, and to 131p from Ardgate. Cast Bulls sold to £1,140 from Easterton .

Leading Prices: Beef Cows £1,400 Easterton (Graham); £1,380 Beild; £1250 Kinburn. Dairy Cows £980 Ardgate; £860 (twice) Carneil.

United Auctions also sold 2,086 store cattle, native bred cattle and young bulls, also 160 cast cows and forward cattle and 326 store and breeding sheep.

Bullocks (1,076) – ave 229.29p to 299.20p per kg for a 254kg SimX from Luss Est and £1,460 for a 693kg AAX from Burnhouse Bungalow.

B&W Bullocks (62) – ave 149.80p to 170.70p per kg for 492kg HFX, Whitehill, and £840 for 492kg HFX, Whitehill.

Heifers (906) – ave 219.83p to 390.2p per kg for 410kg LimX, Gordonian Farms, and £1,600 for 410kg LimX, Gordonian Farm.

Young Bulls (42) – ave 198.26p to 221.30p per kg for CHX, Boreland, and £1,120 for CHX from Falleninch.

Beef Cows (135) – ave 140.82p to 208.60p per kg for LimX, Wester Thirds, and £1,630 for CHX, Newhouse of Glamis.

Dairy Cattle (23) – ave 115.47p to 148.30p per kg for HFX, Woodend, and £995 for BFX, Gibblaston.

Forward Cattle (2) – ave 141.55p to 143.00p per kg for HFX, Nyadd, and £975 for HFX, Nyadd.

Bullocks: 0-250kgs – South Ailey £720, 290.3p; 251-300kgs – Luss Est £805, 299.2p; 301-350kgs – Gordonian Farms £1,000, 287.4p; 351-400kgs - Gordonian Farms £1,060, 283.4p; 401-450kgs – Gordonian Farms £1,180, 287.8p; 451-500kgs – Gordonian Farms £1,220, 254.2p; 501551kgs – Borlick £1,240, 241.7p; 552-601kgs – Burnhouse £1,350, 231.2p; 602-651kgs – Henderson Farms £1,400, Gordonian Farms 226.0p; 652-701kgs – Burnhouse Bungalow £1,460, 210.7p.

Heifers: up to 250kgs – Gordonian Farms £690, 280.5p; 251-300kgs – Immeroin £740, Mains of Throsk 268.5p 301-350kg – Gordonian Farms £950, 304.5p; 351400kgs – Mains of Throsk £1,180, 328.7p; 401-450kgs - Gordonian Farms £1,600, 390.2p; 451-500kgs - Borlick £1,200, Inchgall 258.7p 501-551kgs - Montalt £1190, 226.7p 552-601kgs – West Langfaulds