Livestock price round-up

FORFAR

Lawrie & Symington had forward 140 store cattle.

Bullocks (66) to £1,295 for a 580kg Limousin Cross from BM Soutar, Newhouse of Chapelton, and 255ppk for a 385kg Romagnola Cross from Meikle Coul Farms, to average 227p.

Heifers (74) to £1,200 for a 570kg AA from H MacKenzie, Damend of Alyth, and 253p for a 340kg Charolais Cross from A Porter, Carmichael, to average 225p.

Leading prices were as follow. Bullocks: Lim – £1,160 Wairds of Alpity, £1,150 and £1,110 Mains of Creuchies; Sim – £1,220 Middleton of Dalrulzion, £1,210 Little Ballo, £1,200 Newton of Inshewan; Char – £1,090, £1,045, £1,040 Cluseburn; AA – £8,20 Dunlappie; Short – £1,110, £990, £900 Waterside of Thornton; Saler – £1,000 Cluseburn.

Heifers: Lim – £1,180 and £1,150 Wairds of Alpity, £1120 Baldastard; Sim – £1, 115 Auchenleish, £1,090 Little Ballo, £1,010 Aucharroch; Char – £1,000 and £930 Cluseburn, £860 Carmichael; AA – £970 Damend of Alyth, £820 Dunlappie, £750 Carmichael; RoX – £900 Meikle Coul.

STIRLING

Caledonian Marts had forward 1,621 prime hoggets, ewes and tups. Overall ave for 1321 hoggets 186.9ppk (+2.7p). Heavy hoggets (45kg+) ave £91.32 (+60p).

Top price to Scott Lambie, Braco Castle, for a 41kg Beltex X hogget at 263p, and to £106 for a 53kg Beltex from Doune Farms.

Belt – £105 Braco Castle (pen of seven); BeltX – £105 Meikle Seggie and Cuiltburn; Tex – £104 Cuiltburn; Tex X – £103 Easter Cash; Cont – £101 Nether Myres; Cont X – £100 Newbigging; Suff – £102 Kincraigie; Cross – £87.50 Woodend; Mule – £86 Meikle Seggie; BF – £79 Littleport; BFX – £75 Braeleny.

Also forward 300 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes ave £66.39. Export ewes ave £46.79

Top price to H Miller & Son, Glenhead, for a Suff ewe at £80.

Tex – £78 Dyke, £76.50 Easter Cash, £70 Hilltarvit; Suff – £60 Glenhead; Cross – £64.50 Dougall Estates, £62 Glenhead, £60 Murrayshall; Belt – £60 Newbigging; Mule – £69 Easter Cash, £67.50 Hilltarvit; BF – £59 the Nurseries, £44 Murrayshall.

Tups to £76 for a Tex from HT Shanks, Easter Cash, Strathmiglo.