At the auctions in Stirling

United Auctions, Stirling, sold 870 store sheep. Hoggs: Windyhall (Tex) £103.00; Ardmaleish (Tex) £90.50; Rhodders (BF) £84.50; Shawsmill (Chev/mule) £84.00; Valhalla (Mule) £78.00.

Breeding Sheep, Montgomerie Farms – Mule gimmers scanned in lamb to Roussin £102.00 and £100.00; Backmuir – mule ewes (1 crop) scanned in lamb to Tex £136.00; Backmuir – mule ewes (2 crop) scanned in lamb to Tex £143.00 and £141.00; Backmuir – Mule ewes (3 crop) scanned in lamb to Tex £139.00; Montgomerie Farms – TexX ewes (2-4 crop) scanned in lamb to Tex £100.00; Montgomerie Farms – mule ewes (2-4 crop) scanned in lamb to Tex £93.00 & £92.00.

Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 180 cattle comprising 61 bullocks, heifers and young bulls, 101 OTM cattle and 18 young calves and stirks.

Prime heifers sold to 238ppkg Learielaw and to £1,517 Brockwoodlees. Prime bullocks sold to 235ppkg Brockwoodlees and to £1,665 Gillandersland. Bulls (under 30 months) sold to £1,402 Mains of Burnbank.

Other leading prices: bullocks 232p Brockwoodlees, 228p Balquharrage (twice) and Learielaw, 222p Balquharrage, 218p Faskine.

Heifers 235p and 232p (twice) Brockwoodlees, 230p Rathillet and Brockwoodlees, 228p Rathillet, 225p Turniemoon and Learielaw. Also forward were 101 OTM cattle, ave 136ppkg selling to 182ppkg Faskine and to £1,210 Upper Kinniel. Dairy cows ave 102ppkg selling to 132ppkg Hoodsyard, Beith, and to £850 Wharlawhill, Fossoway.

Other leading prices: beef OTMs 175p Mains of Burnbank, 170p and 164p Strathavon, 162p Giffordland, 161p Eorabus (Islay), 159p South Hourat. Per head £1,200 Upper Kinneil, £1,150 Mains of Burnbank, £1,140 Eorabus (Islay), £1,110 Mains of Burnbank, £1,100 Ardtalla Estate (Islay) & Eorabus (Islay) (twice). Cast males sold to 169pp kg from Nether Longford and to £1,170 Eorabus, Islay.

Also forward were 18 young calves and stirks. Top price of the day went to Mid Forrest for Holstein Fresian bullocks at £220.

Other leading prices: beef heifer calves Limousin £200 Muirpark, Simmental £170 Gartclush, beef bull calves Simmental £150 Gartclush.