Livestock

STIRLING – United Auctions sold 7,647 store lambs and feeding sheep.

Store lamb averages BTex -£87.95 (+£3.17) on the week, TexX- £85.51 (+£2.34), SuffX- £86.62 (+£2.10), Chev£73.23 (+£4.09), Mule- 78.85 (+£4.90) , Chev/Mule - £85.22 (+£8.61) , BF- £64.12 (+£1.07) Leading prices

Store lambs - South Ailey (BTex) £93.50; Kiltyrie & Formal (BTex) £92.50; Monzie (BTex) £92.00; Dall (BTex) £91.00; Ballikinrain (BTex) £90.50; Knowhead (Tex) £100.00; Morenish (Tex) £94.50; Knowhead (Tex) £93.00; Fidden (Tex) £92.50; Edinchip (Suf) £93.00; South Ailey (Suf) £92.50; Duntuim (Suf) £90.00 & £89.00; Monzie (Chev) £88.00; Dougrie (Chev) £81.00 & £75.00; Bows (Chev) £74.00; Dalfoil (Mule) £89.00; Kiltyrie (Mule) £88.00; South Ailey & Mornish (Mule) £87.50; Dalfoil (Mule) £84.50; Wester Culbowie (Chev/Mule) £90.50; Knowhead (BF) £76.00; Merkins (BF) £75.00; Dullator (BF) £72.00; Todholes (BF) £71.50 x2.

FORFAR – Lawrie & Symington had forward 157 store cattle, including the show and sale of Autumn-born calves judged by Margaret Wilson, Greenhead. Champion - T.M. & R. Wilson, Wairds of Alpity with a bullock 610 kg £1,580 and reserve with a heifer 504kg £1,400 Single stot 1. T.M. & R. Wilson, 2. R. Simpson & Son, Mains of Creuchies 418 kg £1,120, 3. C. & C. Farquharson, Afflochie 476kg £1,140

Single Heifer 1. T.M. & R. Wilson.

Best Pair T.M. & R. Wilson 530 kg £1,410, 2. T.M. & R. Wilson508 kg £1,410, 3. R. Simpson & Son, Mains of Creuchies 500 kg £1,100 Store cattle

Bullocks (76) sold to £1,580 for a 610 kg Limousin Cross from Wairds of Alpity and to 272.7p for a pair of 473 kg Charolais Crosses from Cairnleith to average 235p per kg.

Heifers (81) sold to £1,470 for a 584 kg Limousin Cross from Wairds of Alpity and to 294.3p for a pen of 3 423 kg Limousin Cross from Cairnleith to average 232p per kg. Leading PPK bullocks

A.A. 268p Dunlappie, 236p Bishopston, 225p & 222p Brucemill. Lim. - 268p Mains of Creuchies, 266p, 261p & 259p Wairds of Alpity, 258p Mains of Creuchies, 253p Cairnleith.. Char. - 239p & 224p Bishopston. B. Short. - 209p, 206p (twice) & 205p Westbank Holdings. Sim. - 221p Brucemill & Dummiesholes, 219p Dummiesholes & Peasiehill, 217p Bishopston Heifers - A.A. - 234p, 230p & 216p Hunthill, 202p

East Ingliston. Lim. - 289p Cairnleith, 277p (twice), 269p, 259p, 255p, 251p Wairds of Alpity. Char. - 240p Hunthill, 238p Afflochie, 237p, 233p & 228p Hunthill. B. Short. - 215p (twice), 210p, 206p Westbank Holdings. Sim. - 237p Hunthill, 230p Margie, 216p Hunthill Leading prices per head Bullocks - A.A. - £1,200 & £1,090 Brucemill, £970 Bishopston, £900 Dunlappie. Lim. - £1,410 Wairds of Alpity, £1,350 Scronley & Wairds of Alpity, £1,200 Scronley & Cairnleith. Char. - £1,290 Cairnleith, £1,020 & £1,000 Bishopston. B. Short. - £1,435, £1,390, £1,385 & £1,235 Westbank Holdings. Sim. - £1,545 Dummiesholes, £1,450 Peasiehill, £1,415 Dummiesholes, £1,375 Peasiehill

Heifers - A.A. - £1,050 & £990 Hunthill, £975 East Ingliston. Lim. - £1,410, £1,400, £1,390, £1,330, Wairds of Alpity, £1,325 Cairnleith, £1,255 Wairds of Alpity, £1,245 Cairnleith. Char. - £1,000 (twice), £960 Hunthill, £945 Afflochie. B. Short. - £1,355, £1,330, £1,265, £1,170 & £1,150 Westbank Holdings . Sim. - £1,020, £1,000 & £900 Hunthill.

QUOYBRAE – Aberdeen & Northern Marts sold 2,377 prime and store sheep. Prime lambs (449) averaged 218.7p and sold to 238.6pper kg for 44kg Texels from Cruithn, Tofts.

Ewe lambs (249) averaged £80.51 and sold to £150 for Cheviot lambs from Lynton Cottage.

Store lambs (1,679) averaged £75.48 and sold to a top of £98 for Suffolks from Curlew, Mybster.

Leading prices per head and kg:

Prime lambs: Tex - Hollyview £112, Myrelandhorn (Miller), Bower £110, Thirdpart 228.7p; Chev - Greenvale, Dunnet £109, West Greenland 218.6p; Suff - Smithyhouse, Bilbster £109, Blackpark Watten 225.6p; TexX- Tofts of Tain, Castletown, Newlands of Geise £109, Stitley 228.7p; Cont- Thirdpart, Stitley £107.50, 232.2p;

SufX- Thirdpart £107, Garradhu 223.3p; Cont- Cruithi £106, Stitley 228.6p; ChvSeater, Cansibay £105, West Greenland 221.4p.

Ewe lambs: Texel - West Point, Mid-Kiess £112, PLocan £110, West Point £100; Chev - Burnside, Canisbay £83, The Ha, Auckengill £82, Old Stirkoke £81; Continental - Plocan, Calder £85, Mossgiel, Achalone £81; Suffolk - Lingland Croft, Lingland £81.50.

Store lambs: Suf- Curlew £98, Athenry £91, Roadside, Killimster £87; Tex- Curlew £98, Latheron Mains £90.50, West Point, West Bardnatua £90; Bel- Upper Clayock, Halkirk £89, An Cala, Gills £84.50; TexXNorth Calder £89, Mid Calder, Brabsterdorran £88; Dor- Gansclett £88.50;NCCLynton Cottage £87.50; Sufx- Myrelandhorn £86, Balbeg £85; Belx- Inkstack, Barrock (Mackenzie) £81; Chv- Burnside £80.50, Balbeg, Spittal £77.50, Linlgland Croft £76; BlueTexel- Larkins, Upper Lybster £78; HBMyrelandhorn £74.50; ContMossgiel £70.50, Gansclett £70; BF - Bruan Park £59. DINGWALL – Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 3,484 ewe lambs and gimmers at the Highland Mule Breeders Association annual sale. Highland Mule gimmers (924) averaged £179.24 (+£36.51 on the year) and sold to £250 from Ballindalloch Home Farm. Other breeds of gimmers (27) averaged £191.30 (-£2.22) and sold to a top of £205 for Cheviot Mules from Coxton, Cornhill. Highland Mule ewe lambs (2,489) averaged £145.04 (+£32.54) and sold to £215 from Viewhill Farm, Dores. Other breeds of ewe lambs (44) averaged £141.89 (+£41.36 ) and sold to £145 for Cheviot Mules from Achnabat, Torness.