Ram lamb leads way at 1,200gn

Pedigree Hampshire Down sheep sold to a top of 1,200gn for a ram lamb from Lecropt at the annual sale at Stirling. Ewe lambs sold to 800gn for the overall champion from Janet and Brian Hill, Isle of Bute; shearlings sold to 700gn from Ballycreelly; and gimmers sold to 650gn from St-Paul. At the show, the reserve overall and reserve female champion was a gimmer from David and Denise Middleditch & Son, St-Paul. The male champion, a shearling, came from Hazel Hindmarch, Fellrose. Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward 41 prime cattle, three OTMs and 504 prime sheep. Prime cattle: Bullocks (11) sold to a top of 2.63ppk for a 597kg BRB from Nethermyres and also to £1,599.84 for a 792kg Simmental from Upper Tulloes. Heifers (30) sold to a top of 2.68ppk for a 546kg Limousin from Nethermyres and to £1,514.46 for a 587kg Limousin from West Bog. Bullocks – Lim. 2.56p Woodhead of Mailer, 2.50p, 2.48p Nethermyres and Woodhead of Mailer; 2.49p Nethermyres; A.A. 2.48p Woodhead of Mailer. Heifers – BRB 2.66p Gask; Lim. 2.58p (twice) West Bog, 2.50p Woodhead of Mailer. Prime lambs: A total of 140 sold to 266ppk from Southtown of Melgund and to £130 (twice) from the Horn. Leading prices: Suff. 264.3p Horn; Texel 261.5p Upper Tulloes; X Texel 257.8p Newton of Guthrie; X Suffolk 254.2p North Mains of Baldovan and Balnagarrow. Prime hoggs: A total of 259 sold to 247.4p and 240ppk from Newmill of Inshewan and to £124 from Glenmoy. Leading prices: Belt. 239.1p Glenmoy; Chev. 238.4p Muirhouse; Texel 236.4p Hatton of Cargill; X Texel 233.3p Croft of Cultalonie. Ewes (105) - Suff. £128 Shandford; Tex. £121 Midtown of Barras; Suff.x £117 Southtown; Texel x £110 Shandford; Cross £83 Strone. United Auctions, Stirling, sold 776 store cattle also 98 cast cows and forward cattle. Bullocks (383) averaged 232.36p to 281.10p per kg for a 297kg BAX from South Brownhill and £1,245 for a 538kg SimX from Fountainhill. B&W Bullocks (16) averaged 161.62p to 172.90p per kg for a 483kg HFX from Hillend and £835 for a 483kg HFX from Hillend. Heifers (377) averaged 218.73p to 258.10p per kg for a 372kg LimX from Upper Kinneil and £1,295 for a 580kg LimX from Balafark. Beef cows (77) averaged 151.55p to 191.40p per kg for a AAX from Baidlandhill and £1,590 for a LimX from Greenshields. Dairy cows (10) averaged 124.12p to 148.50p per kg for a HFX from Lynn and £1,030 for a HFX from Lynn. Forward cattle (11) averaged 174.15p to 214.60p per kg for a AAX from Carskiey and £1,210 for a AAX from Carskiey. Bullocks: 0-250kgs – Little Galla £290, Upper Kinneil 252.2p; 251-300kgs – South Brownhill £835, 281.1p; 301-350kgs – Auchenflower £890, Mount 269.7p; 351-400kgs – Gateside £970, Upper Kinneil 262.5p; 401-450kgs – Bargany £1,095, Cuttlehill 258.5p; 451-500kgs – Pathcondie £1,190, Carskiey 244.5p; 501-551kgs – Fountainhall £1,245, Gateside 234.5p; 552-601kgs – Wester Mye £1,230, 211.5p. Heifers: Up to 250kgs – Kilpatrick £600, Kildalloig 245.9p; 251-300kgs – Mid Auchencarroch £730, 250.9p; 301-350kg – Mid Auchencarroch £800, 257.2p; 351-400kgs – Little Galla £970, Upper Kinneil 258.1p; 401450kgs – Holehouse £1,100, 245p; 451-500kgs – Holehouse £1,100, Bargany 231.4p; 501-551kgs – Low Boydston £1,185, 226.1p; 552-601kgs – Balafark £1,295, Upper Kinneil 225.2p. OTM cows: Greensheilds (Lim) £1,590, Pitkevy (Sim) £1,310, Wester Bonard (AA) £1,270, Pitkevy (CH) £1,230, Wester Bonhard (BRB) £1,170, Blackburn (Lui) £1,170, Glenhervie (BS) £1,150, Renton Home Farm (SH) £1,070, Renton Home Farm (SH) £1,070, Lynn (HF) £1,030, Renton Home Farm (Cont) £1,010. OTM bulls: Wester Bonhard (Lim) £1,610, Falside (HE) £1,390, Barbarafield (Sim) £1,350, Glenhervie (CH) 1,310, High Branchal (BF) £1,290.