Market report for Stirling

United Auctions, Stirling, sold 1,683 sheep comprising of 1,051 prime sheep. Lambs selling to an average of 228.34p and 632 ewes and rams. New Season Lambs (784) – Meadows of Ballied (Tex) £135; Hill of Errol (TexX) £129; Wester Mye (Bel) £127; Wester Mye (Suff) £125.

Ewes (632) – Cherryfield (Tex) £119; Cherryfield (Suf) £116; Hill of Errol (Che) £97; Blinkbonny (BDM) £88; Scart (Mule) £88; Culdees (Bel) £84; Whinnyhall (BFL) £82; Lenaig (BF) £57. Rams – Hill of Errol (Tex) £112; Dippen (Cha) £95.

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold 159 cattle comprising 101 prime bullocks and heifers to include 13 young bulls and 58 cast cows and bulls.

Prime bullocks averaged 223p; prime heifers averaged 232p; young bulls averaged 192p; beef cows averaged 153p; dairy cows averaged 114p.

Heifers sold to 255p (three times) for Limousins from Faskine and two from Brockwoodlees. Bullocks sold to 248p – again, three times – all for Limousins from Nethermyres; Mains of Cultmalundie and Balquharrage. Young bulls sold to 218p for a Limousin from South Woodlane.

Heifers 252p Brockwoodlees; 250p Nether Myres; 245p West Thomaston, Moorfield, Faskine & Balquharrage; 242p Rathillet & Moorfield; 240p Balquharrage & Nether Glinns; 238p Rathillet & West Thomaston; 235p Moorfield & Shields (Crawford). Bullocks 245p Turniemoon, Nethermyres & Brockwoodlees; 238p Faskine & Easterton (Owen); 235p Bruckley (Twice), Moorfield, Balquharrage & Brockwoodlees; 232p Bankhead (Wishart) & Moorfield; 230p Rathillet, Turniemoon & Nethermyres.

Bulls 212p Cauldshiel Cattle Company; 210p South Woodlane; 208p Giffordland (twice).

Also forward were 58 OTMs, cast cows and bulls selling to 225ppkg for a Limousin from West Thomaston, Banknock and to £1,557 for the same beast, with the beef average being 153ppkg. Dairy cows averaged 114p, selling to 126ppkg from Balegreggan and to £920 from West Backs.

Beef cows £1,490 West Thomaston; £1,400 Nether Glinns; £1,390 Pirnhall; £1,380 West Thomaston; £1,370 Balquharrage; £1,350 Dullomuir £1,340 Oatfield (Campbeltown)

Dairy cows £870 Kaimhill; £858 Aitkenhead; £840 Balegreggan (Campbeltown); £830 Harvieston; £790 Balegreggan & Harvieston; £770 Kaimhill.