Lively trading as livestock goes under the hammer

United Auctions Stirling sold 7,390 prime sheep comprising 5,577 prime lambs selling to an average of 177.80p and 1,813 ewes and rams.

New season lambs (5,577) – Newmill Rathven (BTex) £100; Little Raith (Tex) £98; Little Raith (Suf) £95.50; Shanry (Cha) £91; Hartfield (Cross) £85; Sauchrie Mains (Mule) £80; Powblack (Hamp) £78; Tulchan Croft (Chev) £77; Duncanziemere (Chev/ Mule) £64; Inch (BF) £62.

Ewes (1,813) – Nether Pratis (Tex) £141; Berrydyke (BTex) £96; Nether Pratis (Suf) £87; Wester Bowhouse (BFL) £80; West Park (Mule) £73; Hill of Errol (Chev/mule) £71.50; Fliskmillan (Rom) £71; Sauchrie Mains (BF) £60. Tups – Drumoider (Suf) £80; Fliskmillan (Suf) £80; Wormiston (Cross) £78; Drumoider (Tex) £72.

Caledonain Marts Ltd sold 154 cattle comprising 73 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls, 69 OTM cattle and 12 calves.

Prime bullocks sold to 238ppk Easter Ochtermuthill, Muthill, and to £1,422 Learielaw.

Prime heifers sold to 232p Easter Ochtermuthill to £1,472 Carriston, Star of Markinch. Bulls sold to £1,602 Mains of Throsk and to 170p Bolfornought Farm.

Other leading prices: Bullocks £1,418 Dullomuir, £1,376, £1,365 and £1,348 Meadowend, £1,324 Learielaw, £1,314 Easter Ochtermuthill, £1,309 Lammerview.

Heifers £1,434, £1,418 and £1,389 Meadowend, £1,364 Carriston, £1,352 Mains of Burnbank.

Bullocks (ppk) 228p Dullomuir 225p Easter Ochtermuthill, Learielaw and Dullomuir, 222p Lammerview, 220p Learielaw.

Heifers (ppk) 230p Easter Ochtermuthill, 228p Carriston, 225p Learielaw and Mains of Cultmalundie.

Bulls £1,361 Mid Cambushinnie, £1,279 Luckenburn, £1,267 Mains of Throsk, £1,243 Easterton.