Livestock

STIRLING – United Auctions sold 9.473 store lambs and breeding sheep, including the annual show and sale of Blackface wedder lambs judged by I Stewart, Easter Cash.

1 Firm of Shawhead, 2

M/s Bennie, Merkins, 3 Blackmountian Farms. Leading prices Breeding sheep

Ewes - Wester Middleton (Mule 3 crop) £162.00; Wester Middleton (Mule 2 crop) £155.00; Netherside (Mule 1 crop) £184.00; Wester Middleton (Mule 1 crop) £178.00; Wester Middleton (TexX 4 crop) £170.00; Wester Middleton (TexX 3 crop) £165.00; Wester Middleton (TexX 2 crop) £185.00; Wester Middleton (TexX 1 crop) £180.00; Wester Middleton (Suf 4 crop) £152.00; Wester Middleton (Suf 3 crop) £155.00; Wester Middleton (Suf 2 crop) £172.00; Wester Middleton (Suf 1 crop) £178.00.

Gimmers - North Balloch (Chev/Mule) £200.00, £195.00 & £182.00; Lathockar (Chev/ Mule) £175.00; Wester Middleton (Tex) £175.00; Wester Middleton (Suf) £172.00.

Ewe lambs - Auldallan (Chev/ Mule) £158.00; Monzie (Chev/ Mule) £142.00; Auldallan (Chev/Mule) £140.00; Lathocker Mains (Chev/Mule) £138.00; Low Tirfergus (Tex) £150.00; The Knowes (Tex) £145.00; Craigo (Tex) £142.00; Kerry Cottage (Tex) £138.00 & £130.00; Low Tirfergus (BTex) £106.00; Parbroath (Suf) £99.00 & £96.00; Claylands (Suf) £94.00.

Store lamb averages BF£63.05 (+£4.78) on the week, TexX- £84.17 (+£2.07) , SuffX£84.52 (+£1.71) , Chev- £69.14 (+£2.96) , Mule- 73.95 (-£3.18) , BTex -£84.78 (-£7.59), Chev/ Mule - £76.61 (-£7.89) Leading prices

Store lambs - Merkins (BF) £81.00, £78.00 & £77.00; Shawhead (BF) £77.00; Balmuick (BF) £76.00; Syart & Blackmountain (BF) £72.50; Knowes (Tex) 109.00 & £104.00; Ronachan (Tex) £94.50; Drumaghinier (Tex) £90.50; Flatterton (Tex) £89.50; Daldorn (Suf) £91.00; Parbroath (Suf) £89.00; Herbertshaw (Suf) £86.00 & £84.00; Cosyden (Chev) £85.00; Innerwick (Chev) £80.00; Bridge (Chev) £75.00; Mellerstainn (Chev) £74.50; Beannie (Mule) £87.00; Garvie (Mule) £83.50; Bogside (Mule) £77.50; Crosswoodhill (Mule) £76.50; Whitehill (BTex) £102.00 & £96.00; Newbigging (BTex) £95.00 & £94.00; Townhead (BTex) £93.50; Lathockar (Chev/Mule) £81.00; Wester Culbowie (Chev/Mule) £79.00. FORFAR – Lawrie & Symington had forward 1,835 breeding and store sheep. The show was judged by A Reid, Gyratesmyre.

Pen of 20 Mule Gimmers 1 R Simpson & Son, Mains of Creuchies - £190, 2 I N Skea, Glenbervie - £185,

3 R Simpson & Son, Mains of Creuchies - £185.

Pen of 20 Cheviot/Mule Gimmers 1 R McNee Ltd., Over Finlarg - £240, 2 W J Millar, Huntingfaulds - £190, 3 R McNee Ltd, Over Finlarg - £195.

Gimmers: Mule - £195 Over Finlarg, £190 Mains of Creuchies, £188 Middlehill, £185 Mains of Creuchies. Chev/Mule - £240 & £195 Over Finlarg, £192 & £190 Huntingfaulds.Suffolk Cross £205 Grayburn, £172 Balcalk. Bleu Du Maine - £180 Mains of Creuchies. Texel - £200, £195, £190 Middlehill, £185 Middlehill & Over Baldinnie, £180 Over Baldinnie, Bogside & West Jordanstone. Continental - £188 & £175 Balcalk, Texel x Lleyn - £152 Kinclune. Cross - £148 Kinclune.

Ewes Chev/Mule (4 crop, fw) - £130, £125 & £120 Kinnaird. Mule - £105 Lednathie. Ewe lambs Tex x - £108 Kinclune, £100 Neilston Cottar House, £98 Mains of Dalrulzion & Newbigging of Craighall. Mule £98 & £88 Neilston Cottar House. Chev/Mule £132 & £128 Ashmore & Strone.

Suff X - £90 Grayburn. Store lambs Tex - £99 Newbigging of Craighall, £94 Mains of Dalrulzion, £90 Little Fithie, £88 Whitehills, £87 Newton of Glenisla, £86.50 Gallowshade Road, Cont - £96 Newbigging of Craighall, £93 Little Fithie, £89 New Gilston, £84 Cairncross, £82 Runavey. Suff - £89 Newbigging of Craighall, £85.50 Laighwood, £83 New Gilston, £81 Runavey, £80 Laighwood. Chev - £71 Clockhan. Cross - £91 Park Terr.

Champion pen of Blackface wedder lambs at the United Auctions show and sale.