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STIRLING: United Auctions sold 2,543 prime sheep, comprising 991 spring lambs selling to average 240.05p per kg, also 583 prime hoggs selling to average 166.34p, and 969 ewes and rams, on Thursday. Leading prices per head: New season lambs – Little Raith (Tex) £127.50; Branxton House (Tex) £126; Lintibert & Easter Ochtermuthill (BTex) £127; Easter Ochtermuthill (BTex) £122; Little Raith (Suf) £124; Barbarafield (Suf) £123.50; Priestfield (HB) £120 & £116.50; Penston (Cha) £115.50; Langside (Cha) £113; Pennygowan (Dor) £88.00 & £74.50. Old season lambs: Hill of Errol (Tex) £129; Cherryfield (Tex) £100; Merryhill (Suf) £95 & £89; Quixwood (Mule) £99 & £91; Hill of Errol (BF) £90; North Amulree (BF) £88; Wardhead (Chev) £89; Snawdon (Chev) £86. Ewes: Hill of Errol (Tex) £149; Langside (Tex) £148; Blinkbonny (Tex) £146; South Ballaird (TexX) £134; Lintibert (BTex) £119; Wester Ochtermuthill (BTexX) £114; Langside (Suf) £107; Meadows of Ballied (Cont) £110; Newmill Rathven (Cont) £106; Wallaceton (SuffX) £100; West Meikle Pinkerton (Zwa) £86; Meadows of Ballied (Mule) £85; West Meikle Pinkerton (Mule) £82; Newmill Rathven (Chev) £84; West Meikle Pinkerton (Hamp) £76; Quixwood (BF) £68.50; Wets Leathans (BF) £65. Tups: West Lethans (Tex) £112; West Meikle Pinkerton (Tex) £108; Victoria (BTex) £110; Keil (Suf) £102; Woodland Trust (Chev) £92; Victoria (Chev) £90; West Meikle Pinkerton (Hamp) £87; Hutlerburn (BF) £80. Leading prices per kg: New season lambs – Easter Ochtermuthill (BTex) 289.00ppk; Lintibert (BTex) 286.00ppk; Woodhead of Cairness (Tex) 272.00ppk; Catcune (Suf) 261.00ppk; Barbarafield (Suf) 253.00ppk; Priestfield (HB) 253.00ppk; Langside (Cha) 246.00ppk; Penston (Cha) 242.00ppk; Pennygowan (Dor) 210.00ppk. Old season lambs: Cowdens (Tex) 205.00ppk; West Lethans (Tex) 202.00ppk; Riemore (Cross) 205.00ppk; Snawdon (Chev) 202.00ppk; Wardhead (Chev) 194.00ppk; 5 Tomaig (Suf) 177.00ppk; Wardhead (Suf) 175.00ppk; Slatich & Mid Auchencarroch (BF) 188.00ppk; Yorkston (Mule) 178.00ppk; Quixwood (Mule) 177.00ppk.

STIRLING: United Auctions sold 496 store cattle, 122 cast cows, bulls and out of spec cattle on Wednesday.

Bullocks (272) averaged 226.03p and sold to 313.20p per kg for a 190kg Limousin cross from Coalheugh Glen; and to £1,370 for a 644kg Limousin cross from Craigenton. Dairy bullocks (22) averaged 180.95p and sold to 214.40p per kg for a 485kg Holstein Friesian cross from Newpark, and to £1,200 for a 596kg Montbeliarde cross from Bandirran.

Heifers (194) averaged 215.58p and sold to 278.40p per kg for a 194kg Limousin cross from Coalheugh Glen, and to £1,260 for a 638kg Beef Shorthorn cross from Bogtonlea & Wester Clevage.

Young bulls (8) averaged 196.27p and sold to 215.70p per kg for a Charolais cross from Leslie Park, and to £1,170 for a Limousin cross from Stralochy.

Beef cows and bulls (102) averaged 144.96p and sold to 199.00p per kg for a Limousin cross from Wester Bleaton, and to £1,450 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross and Limousin cross from Fernie Mill and Little Inch. Dairy cows (16) averaged 109.91p and sold to 143.80p per kg for a Holstein Friesian cross from Rossiebank, and to £1,030 for a Holstein Friesian cross from Carneil. Out-of-spec cattle (4) averaged 209.81p and sold to 225.20p per kg for a Charolais cross from Silver Rigg, and to £1,290 for a Charolais cross also from Silver Rigg. Other leading prices: Bullocks: Up to 250kg – Coalheugh Glen £680, 313.20p; 251-300kg – Ardentraive £805, 268.30p; 301-350kg – Coalheugh Glen £810, 261.30p; 351-400kg – Balgray £945, Glenrath 248.0p; 401-450kg – Glenrath £1,030, 235.70p; 451-500kg – Wardpark £1,080, Craigenton 234.10p; 501-551kg – Stewarton £1,150, Nether Dalkeith 220.40p; 552601kg – Stewarton £1285, Craigenton 224.60p; 602-651kg – Craigenton £1,370, 212.70p. Heifers: Up to 250kg – Dyke £560, Coalheugh Glen 278.40p; 251-300kg – Gateside £705, Coalheugh Glen 263.80p; 301-350kg – Glenrath £810, 238.90p; 351400kg – Dovecote £860, Gateside 227.50p; 401-450kg – Noblehall £995, 222.10p; 451-500kg – Bandirran £995, Tulloch Farms 219.70p; 501-551kg – Wester Bleaton £1,100, 205.20p; 552-601kg – Drumlochy £1,160, 204.90p; 602-651kg – Bogtonlea & Wester Clevage £1,260, 197.50p. Young bulls: 401-450kg – Leslie Park £880, 215.70p; 501-551kg – Stralochy £1,070, 202.70p; 552-601kg – Stralochy £1,170, 197.00p.

STIRLING: United Auctions sold 892 breeding sheep on Wednesday.

Texel cross hoggs with lambs at foot topped at £106 per life from T Muirhead, Carse of Trowan.

Mule hoggs with single lambs at foot sold to a top of £94 per life from G Muirhead, Carse of Trowan.

Chev/Mule hoggs with single lambs at foot topped at £92 per life from Over Blainslie Farm.

Texel cross ewes (two-crop) with single lamb at foot sold to £73 per life from James McCaig Farms.

Texel cross ewes (two-crop) with twin lambs at foot sold to a top of £72 per life from James McCaig Farms.

Mule ewes with single lamb at foot sold to a top of £66 from Otter Estate.

Mule ewes with twin lambs at foot sold to a top of £62 per life from Otter Estate. Chev/Mule ewes (two-crop) lambs at foot sold to a top of £72 per life from James McCaig Farms.

Blackface ewes with single lambs at foot sold to a top of £45 from Otter Estate.

FORFAR: Lawrie & Symington sold 24 prime cattle, two OTMs and 305 prime sheep & cast ewes and rams.

Bullocks (11) averaged 205p per kg and sold to a top of 232p for a 611kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the firm of WE Fairlie Ltd, Letham, and to £1,421.40 for a 618kg Limousin from Nethermyres and purchased by the firm of WE Fairlie Ltd. Heifers (13) averaged 223p per kg and sold to a top of 239p for a 537kg Limousin from Mill of Inverarity and purchased by R Watt, Butcher, Forfar, and to £1,410.46 for a 647kg Limousin from Craignathro Farms. New season lambs (185) averaged 241p per kg and sold to a top of 282p for a pair of 46kg Texels from Broadshade; and to £140 per head for a 56kg cross also from Broadshade. SQQ averaged 237p per kg.

STIRLING: Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 142 cattle comprising 89 bullocks, heifers and young bulls, and 53 OTMs on Thursday. Prime heifers averaged 225p per kg and sold to a top of 255p on two occasions for Limousins from W Dandie & Son, Learielaw, Broxburn, and D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canobie, and to £1,693 for a Limousin from D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canobie. Prime bullocks averaged 216p per kg and sold to a top of 245p for a Limousin from A S Hay, Mains of Cultmalundie, Tibbermore, and to £1,576 for aC haro la is from J& J Rearie, Riggs, Freuchie.

Bulls (under 30 months) sold to 215p per kg for a Limousin from M Jack, Carriston, Star of Markinch, and to £1,608 from the same home. Those over 16 months averaged 181p or £1,237 per head, while those under 16 months averaged 202p or £1,445. OTMs averaged 145p per kg, selling to 191p for a Limousin from W Dandie & Sons, Learielaw, and to £1,530 for a Limousin from W Dick, Mains of Throsk, Throsk.