THIS WEEK’S MARKETS

United Auctions Stirling, sold 4,579 prime sheep comprising of 3,556 prime lambs selling to an average of 164.60ppk and 1023 ewes and rams. Lambs (3,556) – Moor (Tex) £92.00; Tomaig (BTex) £90.00; Little Raith (Suff) £77.00; Lynn(Cross) £77.00; Mains of Struie (Ber) £77.00; West Lethans (Lley) £76.50; Glenrig (Mule) £75.00; Gilston (Chev/Mule)£72.50; Dullomuir (Chev) £72.00; Remony (BF) £68.50. Ewes (1,023) Nether Pratis (Tex) £126.00; Nether Pratis (BTex) £117.00; Little Balquhomrie (Suf) £87.00; Bellevue (Cross) £74.00; Monzie (Chev) £70.00; Dodly (BF) £49.00. Tups – Nether Pratis (Tex) £122.00; Balnabroich (BFL) £78.00; Balnabroich (BF) £56.00.

Sold 1,297 store cattle, native bred cattle and young bulls also 223 cast cows. Bullocks (626) ave 196.11p to 234.30p per kg for a 382kg LimX from Upper Samieston, and to £1,180 for a 545kg CHX from Moor.

Dairy Bullocks (34) – averaged 125.87p to 140.20p per kg for a 492kg BFX from Nethertown, and to £740 for a 537kg BFX from Nethertown. Heifers (626) – averaged 193.29p to 234.60ppk from Gateside, and to £1240 for a 668kg AAX from Berryhill. Young Bulls (11)ave 178.58p to 203.40ppk from Eastmill, and to £1,000 from Fingask. Beef Cows (201) ave 95.20p to 175.30ppk from Rannagulzion, and to £1,290 from Broombrae. Dairy Cows (22) – averaged 72.10p to 103.50ppk from Bandirran. OTM Cows Broombrae (Sim) £1,290, Fingask (BS) £1250, Little Inch (Lim) £1230, West Lethans (AA) £1,070, Chapel (BA) £1070, Rannagulzion (Sal) £1070. OTM Bulls Longman house(Lim) £1,670. United Auctions had a catalogue entry of 5452 store, feeding and breeding sheep, also 193 rams and ram lambs. Ave Store lambs: Beltex X Lambs – £64.00 (–1.24 on the week) SuffolkX Lamb – £61.31 (–1.45 on the week) Mule Lambs – £59.02 (+4.03 on the week) TexelX Lambs – £60.41 (+0.37 on the week) ChevX Lambs – £52.77 BF Lambs – £42.70 (–3.59 on the week). Leading prices: Store Lambs – Crofthead (BTex) £64.00; Low Craigton (Suff) £70.00 and £69.00; Daldorn (Suff) £65.50; Kildalloig (Mule) £67.50; Fullarton (Mule) £65.00; Kildalloig (Mule) £62.00; Old House of Orchil (Tex) £68.50; Wester Coul (Tex) £65.50; New Mains (Tex) £65.50; Monzie (Chev) £60.00 x2 £ £55.00 x2. Breeding Sheep; Blackface Draft Ewes – Shenlarich £65.00; Glenlethnot Est £60.00; Chesthill £56.00. Blackface Gimmers – Shielhill £90.00 and £85.00; Tigh Na Blair £78.00.

Crossbred Gimmers – Carroch (Mule) £128.00; Toxside (Chev) £115.00. Stock Ewes – Lilac Cottage (Chev 1 crop) £102.00; Lilac Cottage (Chev 2 crop) £95.00; Downfield (Mule 1 crop) £88.00. Ram and Ram Lambs Sale was topped by a Texel Shearling at £1100 from Chalmerstone Leading Prices; Texel Shearlings – Downfield £900.00; Newton of Collessie £800.00; Kinclaven £700.00. Blue Texel Shearlings – Chalmerstone £600.00. Blueface Leicester Shearling – Carrock £460.00 and £400.00. Suffolk Shearling – Stanley and Barbarafield £400.00. Charollais Shearling – Southfield £380.00. Blue Texel Ram Lambs – Millside £400.00 x2. Cheviot Rams – Bridgeend £320.00; Toxside £300.00. Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold 230 cattle comprising 102 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls and 128 OTM cattle. Heifers sold to 262p from Learielaw and to £1577 for the same beast. Bullocks sold to 245p from Learielaw and to £1647 from South Flanders. Leading prices Heifers 258p Learielaw (Twice), 248p and 245p Easter Ochtermuthill, 242p Faskine, 240p Blackhill, Faskine and Easter Ochtermuthill, 238p Harviesmailing. Bullocks 238p Learielaw and Easter Ochtermuthill, 235p Classlochie, 232p Todhall. Also forward was the largest show of OTM Cattle this year, with 128 ave 101p selling to 160p from Bowridge and to £1200 from Broombrae . Dairy cows ave 83p selling to 104p from Wester Lochdrum.

Cast males sold to 117p from Broompark amd to £890 from the same home. Other leading prices: beef cows 155p West Mains, 151p Kilbride (Islay), 149p and 146p Learielaw. Dairy cows £730 and £720 Dalfoil, £710 Meldrum,

Sold 1991 prime lambs, ewes and tups. Ave for 1,399 sold was 161.3p (–1.8p on the week). SQQ Lambs averaged 167.5p. Top price of the day

went to Doune Farms, West Lundie for a 51kg Beltex fetching £93. Top price per kg went to W N McLaren, Blairgorts for a pair of 43kg Texels at 202ppkg.

Lambs prices per head – Beltex £92 (Twice) West Lundie Beltex X £92 Cuiltburn Texel £87 Auchtenny (Nicol) Texel X £87 Blairgorts Suffolk £83 Nether Strathkinnes. Also forward were 592 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes ave £63.58 selling to £90 for a Texel from Birniehill.

Lawrie and Symington, Forfar, had forward 23 Prime Cattle, 5 Cows, 2 Bulls and 797 prime sheep and cast ewes. Bullocks (5) Sold to a top of 2.55ppk from McEwan Farms and to £1522.56 from the Gask to ave 2.48ppk. Prime lambs (609) sold to 206.7ppk from Over Baldinnie and to £98 from Clochie to average 168.8ppk (+ 5.6p). Leading prices: Beltex x 205.5p and 204.4p Clochie Texel 202.2p Denside, Auchenblae Tex.x 200p (twice) Balkello House, Belt. 200p Scobshaugh and Shandford Ewes and rams (188) Tex. £90 (3 times) Clochie, X Tex. £88 Shandford, Cont. £76 Meikle Tullo, Cont. x £75 Over Baldinnie.