Livestock

FORFAR – Lawrie & Symington had forward 1,834 store and breeding sheep. Feeding ewes: Chev - £51

& £46 Ashmore & Strone, Mule - £44 Whitehills, BF - £37 Roman Road. Breeding sheep: Gimmers: Belt X - £152 Fernbrae, Tex - £150, £135 & £122 Ballintuim, Mule - £128 Ballintuim, BF - £80 (three times) & £72 Millden. Ewes: Suff (2 crop fw) - £92 Milton of Kincraigie, Chev. (2 & 3 crop) - £81 Knockhill, Chev

(3 & 4 crop) - £60 Knockhill, BF (cb) - £55 & £42 Afflochie, NOE: Mule (2 & 3 crop) - £116 & £112 Starr, Mule (cb) - £66 Whitehills, Meigle. Ewe lambs: Cont - £71 Whitehills, Meigle, £50 Croftmuir of Dounie, BF - £61 Glenisla, £46 Lednathie, £43 & £42 Glensaugh, £41 Laighwood, Mule - £87 Glenisla. Rams: Mil Bleu ram lamb

- £250 (twice), Belt X 2

Sh - £250 & £180 Newmill of Inshewan, BF - £150 Chamberwells.

Store lambs: Cont - £69.50 Nether Drumheads, £69 Balcalk, £68.50 Balcalk, £68 Balcalk & Little Fithie, £64 Balcalk, Tex - £71 & £67 Gallowshade Road, £64 Runavey, £62 Neilston Cott Ho & Inveredrie, BF - £57 Airlie Farm Ptshp, £47 Glensaugh, £46 Lednathie, Jac X - £48 Gallowshade Road, Suff - £69 Ashmore & Strone Ltd, £68.50 Laighwood & Airlie Farm Ptshp, £68 Ashmore & Strone Ltd, £66 Airlie Farm Ptshp, £63 Laighwood, Chev - £61 Clockhan, £54 Clockhan and Airlie Farm Ptshp, Cross - £62 Airlie Farm Ptshp.

STIRLING – Caledonian Marts Ltd had forward 497 store cattle at their fortnightly sale. Bullocks ave 221ppkg selling to 284ppkg for a pen of Salers from Braefoot Estates and to £1,190 for a pen of Limousins from Crosshill, Slamannan. Heifers ave 204ppkg selling to 244ppkg for a pen of Limousins from Luss Estates and to £1,130 for a pen of Charolais from Callendoune, Helensburgh.

Black & Whites ave 176p from Low Barbeth, Leswalt, and to £710 from Glenside, Leswalt. Other leading prices: Bullocks £1,180 Haddockston, £1,140 Walton, £1,110 Callendoune, £1,100 Crosshill, £1,090 (twice) & £1,060

Callendoune,£1,050 Taylorton. PPK 277p Luss Estates, 261p Taylorton, 258p Offers, 255p Glenside Farms & Offers, 252p Luss Estates.

Heifers: £1,070 Wester Braco, £1,050 Callendoune, £1,000 Knockoyd & Newhall, £990 Shantron & Back of Moss. PPK 240p East Dron, 231p Callendoune, 230p Luss Estates, 227p Callendoune. FORFAR – Lawrie & Symington sold 20 breeding cattle and 197 store cattle. The sale included a part herd reduction from J&A Lindsay, Runavey. Leading prices included: Short cow with CharX bull calf - £1,400, £1,180 & £1,020 (twice). Short cow with Char bull calf - £1,220. Short cow with Char heifer calf - £1,220. Sim cow with CharX heifer calf - £800.

Bullocks (89) averaged 224p and sold to 243p per kg for a pen of 400kg Charolais from East Balloch, and £1,250 for a 570kg British Blue from Middlehill.

Heifers (108) ave 28p and sold to a top of 270p per kg for pair of Limousins from Mains of Creuchies, and £1,280 for a 570kg Limousin from Wairds of Alpity.

PORTREE – Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 2,052 store sheep of all classes. Lambs (1,036) sold to £69 for a Cheviot from 8 Digg, Staffin. Ewes (838) sold to £104 for a pair of Texels from 44 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir. Feeding sheep (178) sold to £120 for a Cheviot ram from 2 Peinlich, Glenhinisdale. Leading prices: Store lambs: BF. 31 Lochbay, Waternish, £68, 2 Sartle, Staffin, £65, 6 Kilvaxter, Portree, £59; Cross – 32 Mains, Bernisdale, £67 & £60, 11 Drinan, Elgol, £58; Chev – 2 Balmeanach, Struan, £67, ½ of 4 Kilvaxter, Kilmuir, £65, 5/6 Sheader, Uig, £63; TexX – 5 Eyre, Snizort, £64, 5 Harlosh, Dunvegan, £62, Millburn, Broadford, £59. Ewes: Chev –2 Peinlich, £78, Cuidreach, Earlish, £75, 5 Harlosh, £70; BF – 25 Portnalong, Carbost, £57, 31 Lochbay, £56; Cross –2 Sartle, £52, Burnside, Achachork, £50; Feeding sheep: Chev ram – 2 Earlish, Uig, £82; BF ram – 25 Blackhill, Edinbane, £66; Chev wdr – 19 Kilmuir, Dunvegan, £66; BF wdr –6 Kilvaxter, £63.