Livestock going under the hammer in Stirling

United Auctions, Stirling, had a catalogue entry of 11,335 store and breeding sheep.

Averages

Store lambs:

BF lambs £36.96 (+0.43 on the week); Suffolk £59.43 (+4.08); Mule £50.66 (+3.27); Texel £57.44 (+3.47); Cheviot £52.58 (+10.43); Beltex £62.95 (-5.20). Leading prices:

Store lambs – South Ailey (Suff) £70; Outerston (Suff) 66.50; Monzie and Mill of Ardoch (BTex) £68; Glenearn (Tex) £69; Outerston (Tex) £66.50; Monzie (Chev) £57 and £55; Viola Cottage (Mule) £53; Knowes (Mule) £52; Dykes (BF) £50; Hillhead(BF) £49. Ewe lambs – Ronnachan (Tex) £65; Tullochan (Tex) £62; Rossieochill (Suff) £63 and £62; Drumnessie (Mule) £88 and £86; Gartincaber (Mule) £82.

Gimmers – Claish (Mule) £138; Mill of Ardoch (Mule) £130; Claish (Mule) £130; Kilwinnet (Tex) £150 and £125; Toxide (Chev) £145; South Park (Chev) £142; Sunnybraes (Chev) £132. Stock ewes – Gilston Bridge (Mule) £122; Forneth (Mule) £108; Borland (Tex) £115; Gilston Bridge (Tex) £100; Craigend (BF) £92 and £95.

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold 2,471 prime lambs, ewes and tups. Overall sale average for 1,481 lambs was 170.6ppkg (+15.4ppkg on the week).

Top price of the day went to Doune Farms for a 53kg Beltex at £110, and to a top of 217ppkg for a 46kg Beltex also from Doune Farms. Leading prices:

Lambs – Beltex £105 Doune Farms (twice); Texel £103 and £100 Drumcairn; Beltex X £100 Bankhead; Texel X £100 West Lundie (twice); Suff £95 Coull, Isle of Islay; Cont £93 Port of Tummel; Chev £80 Pitcairlie; Mule £75 West Balgothrie. Also forward were 991 cast ewes and tups.

Heavy ewes (341) ave £56.09 selling to £99 for a Texel from Carden, Fossoway.

Export ewes (496) ave £28.85. Tups sold to £89 for a Suffolk from Wester Ballochearn.

Caledonian Marts sold 592 store cattle. Bullocks ave 211ppkg, selling to 300ppkg for a Charolais from Murrayshall, Stirling, and to £1,200 for a Charolais from Baluskie, Barrhill.

Heifers ave 201ppkg selling to 333ppkg for a Charolais from from Murrayshall, Stirling, and to £1,250 for a Limousin (reserve champion in the show) from Greenwells, California.

Black and white bullocks ave 140ppkg selling to 151.7p from Mershaugh Farm, Ervie and to £750 from Gryffeside, Kilmacolm. Bullocks per kilo: 294p Scart, 279p Scart.

Heifers per kilo: 320p Greenwells, 239p Camreggan, 237p Greenwells. Black and white bullocks per kilo: 148.5p, 143p, 141p Gryffeside.

Also sold: 2,543 store lambs and feeding ewes.

Top price of the day was shared by Barrduff and Coull, Isle of Islay for Suff X Lambs at £65.

Leading lambs prices:

Tex £64 Glenochilfield; Suff £63.50 Coull, Isle of Islay; Cont £62.50 Barrduff; Cont x £62.50 Ballinkinrain; Tex x £60.50 Balafark; Mule £54 Bridge, Isle of Arran; BF £47 Sheperds Cottage.

Leading ewe prices:

Cont £53 Corran; Cross £52 Moal, Isle of Iona; Mule £48 Sheperds Cottage BF £34 Braes of Foss; Cont £33.50 Ceither Goaithe, Isle of Arran.