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STIRLING – United Auctions sold 1,094 store cattle, 121 rearing cattle, and 209 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. Bullocks (628) – averaged 221.85p to 256.00p per kg for a 414kg AAX from Castlehill, and to £1,350 for a 680kg CHX from Gateside.Dairy bullocks (106) averaged 175.45p to 216.60p per kg for a 374kg MOX from Holton, and to £1,035 for a 564kg MOX from Woodend. Heifers (355) averaged 213.16p to 250.00p per kg for a 456kg LimX from High Glentriplock, and to £1,290 for a 594kg LimX from Nether Dalkeith.

Young bulls (5) averaged 185.56p to 195.40p per kg for a SimX from Kynachan, and to £770 for a SimX from Kynachan.

Beef cows and bulls (185) averaged 129.86p to 198.10p per kg for a LimX from Gateside, and to £1,270 for a LimX from Upper Spittalton.

Dairy cows (19) averaged 106.55p to 141.70p per kg for a MOX from Meikle Camoquhill, and to £935 for a MOX & HFX from Meikle Camoquhill & Carneil.

Out of spec cattle (5) averaged 172.89p to 181.90p per kg for a CHX from Strathisla, and to £1,490 for a CHX from Strathisla. Bullocks: 251-300kg Mollinhead £750, 253.40p; 301-350kg North Sanquhar Moor £825, Merslaugh 247.60p; 351400kg Eastside £970, 246.20p; 401-450kg Humeston £1,080, Castlehill 256.00p; 451500kg Gateside £1,170, 239.30p; 501-551kg High Glentriplock £1,230, Eastside 230.50p; 552-601kg Gateside £1,320, 222.20p; 602651kg Gateside £1,310, 215.10p, 652-701kg Gateside £1,350, 198.50p.

Heifers: Up to 250kg Ardgate £430, 219.40p; 251-300kg Dyke £630, Mains of Struie 218.50p; 301-350kg Merslaugh £820, 248.00p; 351-400kg Easter Greenhill £970, 244.90p; 401-450kg Easter Greenhill £1,035, 248.80p; 451-500kg High Glentriplock £1,140, 250.00p; 501-551kg Over Kellie £1,170, Farden 219.70p; 552601kg Nether Dalkeith £1,290, 217.20p; 602651kg Nether Dalkeith £1,260, 208.60p. Young bulls: 301-350kg Langfauld £600, 189.90p; 351-400kg Kynachan £770, 195.40p; 401-450kg Gateside £750, 181.20p.

OTM Cows: Upper Spittalton (Lim) £1,270, West Mains (BRB) £1,250, Hood (HE) £1,250, South Hill of Dripps (AA) £1,230, Harehead & Bothwell (Lui) £1,210, Blackburn (Sim) £1,190, Dalswinton Est (BS) £1,170, Wester Auchencarroch (CH) £1,110, Harehead & Bothwell (Sal) £1,010, Gateside (SH) £1,010; Gateside (Lim) 198.10p, Dalswinton Est (BS) 193.10p, Ardtornish (Sim) 188.50p, Dalswinton Est (AA) 183.40p, Wester Auchencarroch (CH) 181.40p, Harehead & Bothwell (Lui) 176.40p, Bents (HE) 175.70p, Gateside (SHX) 175.50p.

OTM bulls: Gateside (Lim) £1,310, Symington Mains (AA) £1,110, Druidsdale (Sim) £1,090; Druidsdale (Sim) 186.60p, Gateside (Lim) 176.10p, Gateside (SH) 133.50p.

Out of spec cattle: Strathisla (CH) £1,630, Wester Middleton (AA) £1,470; Strathisla (CH) 181.90p, Ben Lomond & Blairvockie (BG) 177.00p, Gateside (Sim) 173.80p. Rearing cattle: 121 rearing cattle sold to a ringside of socially distanced buyers from across the UK. On-milk calves were topped by SHX heifer from A Morton, Lochend at £370. Other leading prices: the Marks (SHX) £300, Kirkland (HEX) £290.

Off-milk calves topped at £760 for AAX bull from Halbeath, Dunfermline. THAINSTONE, Aberdeen & Northern Marts sold 2,720 prime sheep and feeding ewes and rams on Thursday. New season lambs (1,782) averaged 188.4p (+8.4p) per kg and sold to 239.1p per kg and £110 gross for 46kg Beltex from Ledmacoy, Strathdon. New season lambs SQQ up to 45.5kg (628) averaged 197p (+12.3p) per kg. Feeding ewes and rams (938) to £147 for Texels Little Howes, Holm and Soundmoor, Mulben.

The overall average was £87.17. Leading prices for new season lambs: PureBel – Broadwater, Skene £104, 236.4p; BDM – Ardhuncart, Kildrummy £100, Standingstones, Dyce 213.6p; Bel – Midhill of Seggat, Auchterless £98, Blackhill, Findon 215p; Cont – Burnside of Dipple, Fochabers £96.50, Tillypronie, Tarland 212.2p; PureTex – Taigh-an-Cruach, Craigievar £96, North Wells, Rothienorman 208.3p; ContX – Tillypronie £95.50, Coralhill, Lonmay 206.7p; Suf – South Blachrie, Fyvie £95, North Wells 207p; SufX – South Blachrie £95, Essich, Dores 206.6p; BelX – Ledmacoy £94.50, Midhill of Seggat 213p; Tex – The Braes, Premnay £94, Standingstones 204.7p; TexX – Boghead, Pitcaple, Hillhead, Newmacher £94, Erinvale, Anguston 204.5p; Cha – Castlehill, Rhynie £93.50, Mosshead, Whitehouse 214.3p; Chv – Coralhill £93, Yarpha, Swanbister, Sundayswells, Torphins 203.7p; Down – Bridges, Kinnoir £92, Home Farm, Wardhouse 205.7p.

Feeding ewes: PureTex – Boghead of Orrock, Balmedie £145; Bel – Muir Farm, Alford £123; Tex – Muir Farm, Kierfiold, Sandwick £121; TexX –3 Skaill, Forss £119; ContX –3 Skaill £117; Suf – Boghead of Orrock, Ardhuncart £114.50; SufX – Boghead of Orrock £105; Cont – Rhynie, Fearn £104.50; Cha – Kierfiold £99; Chv – Cormalet, Cairnie £90.50; ChvMule – Hillhead of Careston, Brechin, Rhynie £89.50; Mule – Gaval, Fetterangus £81; BF – Loanend, Lumphanan £66.50.

Feeding rams: Bel – Broadwater £120; Suf – Delhi, Ollaberry £111; Chv – Greenacres, Dingwall £94.50

CALEDONIAN MARTS sold 188 cattle comprising 69 bullocks, heifers and young bulls and 98 OTM cattle, as well as 21 calves.

Bullocks averaged 219p per kg at 627kg. Heifers averaged 222p per kg at 603kg. Prime heifers to 252ppkg for a Limousin from Meadowend, Clackmannan and to £1,614 for a Limousin from Meadowend. Prime bullocks to 242ppkg for a Limousin from Easter Ochtermuthill, Muthill and to £1,527 for an Aberdeen Angus from Classlochie, Kinross.

Bulls (under 30 months) to 205ppk for a Limousin from Mains of Throsk and to £1,500 for a Blonde D’Aquitaine from Lochhead, East Wemyss.

Other leading prices were as follow. Bullocks 240p Faskine, 238p Faskine & Easter Ochtermuthill, 235p Meadowend, Faskine & Classlochie (twice), 232p Nethermyres, 230p Bankhead. Heifers 250p Meadowend, 242p Nethermyres, 240p (Twice) & 238p Bankhead (Kerr), 235p Broadleys,

230p Meadowend & Broadleys (Twice); £1,522 Seggarsdean, £1,508 Machribeg (Campbeltown), £1,489 Easter Ochtermuthill, £1,484 Nethermyres, £1,482 Seggarsdean, £1,456 West Mains.

Also forward 98 OTM cattle. OTMs averaged 126ppk, to 178ppk for a Simmental from Achamore, Isle of Gigha, and to £1,300 for a Limousin from, Dollarbank.

Dairy cows averaged 93ppk, to 119ppk from, Wharlawhill and to £850 from Bonnyhill. Calves topped at £600 for a British Blue Heifer from Wester Whitefield.