Award winners at Luing autumn sale in Stirling

The Golden Jubilee Cup for the best overall pair of Luing heifers at the autumn sale in Stirling was won by MG Halligan and AC Burke, Stewarton.

Other awards:

Sim-Luing in-calf heifers – Colin Little, East Bracklinn; Robert McNee Ltd, Benhar.

Luing bulling hei fer s–R&HMcNee,F in larg; Robert McNee Ltd, Benhar.

Sim-Luing bulling heifers – MG Halligan & AC Burke, Stewarton; John Lawrie (Tillyrie) Ltd, Tillyrie.

At the sale, in-calf heifers averaged £1,037 with a top of 1,150gns from CC MacArthur & Co, Nunnerie.

Luing bulling heifers (119) averaged £1,477 and peaked at 2,350gns for a pair from W Graham & Son, Craigdarroch, and 15 averaged £1,880.

Robert McNee Ltd, Benhar, sold 12 to average £2,148;

R&HMcNee,F in larg sold five to average £1,628; B Renwick, Blackhouse, sold 17 to average £1,575; C C MacArthur & Co, Nunnerie, sold 21 to average £1,563; and Chris Young, Balintore, sold 11 to average £1,460. Luing cows (nine) averaged £1,065 with a top price of 2,000gns from Messrs Beattie, Auchentaggart. Sim-Luing in calf heifers (24) averaged £2,010, with a top of 2,600gns for a pair from Robert McNee Ltd, Benhar.

Sim-Luing bulling heifers averaged £1,065. Top price of 1,850gns came from John Lawrie.