The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Hundreds of store and breeding cattle to tempt buyers in sale ring at Stirling
Cast cows and bulls also at auction which included reduction and dispersal sales
United Auctions, Stirling, sold 637 store cattle, 255 breeding cattle, 142 cast cows and bulls.
Bullocks (342) ave 222.71p to 292.90ppk from Dunlossit (Islay), and to £1,500 from Lettar of Ballied.
Dairy bullocks (25) ave 178.53p to 189.30ppk from Meikle Camoquhill, and to £980 from High Branchal.
Heifers (246) ave 219.26p to 267.70ppk from Dunlossit (Islay), and to £1,260 Deerpark.
Young bulls (24) ave 199.47p to 245ppk Overton, and to £995 Airthrey Kerse.
Beef cows and bulls (132) ave 140.47p to 176.90ppk Greenburn, and to £1,450 Chapel.
Dairy cows (10) ave 120.81p to 168.20ppk Meikle Camoquhill, and to £1,130 Meikle Camoquhill.
Bullocks: Up to 250kgs – Mains of Struie £700, 280p; 251-300kgs – Dunlossit (Islay) £825, 292.90p; 301350kgs – Tallant (Islay) £930, Carrabus (Islay) 268.60p; 351-400kgs – Woodneuk £930, Dunlossit (Islay) 250p; 401-450kgs – Craigens (Islay) Dunlossit (Islay) 233.60p; 451-500kgs – Craigens (Islay) £1,100, Balmyre 228.80; 501-551kgs – Deerpark £1,150, 218.60p; 552-601kgs – Deerpark £1,260, 226.50p; 602-651kgs – Molemount £1,340, Craigend 213.60p; 652-701kgs – Molemount £1,350, 205.50p; 702+kgs – Lettar of Ballied £1,500, 190.40p.
Heifers: Up to 250kgs – Mains of Struie £535, 232.60p; 251-300kgs – Carrabus (Islay) £745, Dunlossit (Islay) 267.70p; 301-350kgs – 2 Ballinaby (Islay) £770, 248.40p; 351-400kgs – Lossit (Islay) £950, 244.80p; 401450kgs – Kinnaird £1,170, 261.70p; 451500kgs – Kinnaird £1,110, 222.40p; 501551kgs – Lettar of Ballied £1,210, West Brackly 228.0; 552-601kgs – Deerpark £1,260, 223.40p.
Young bulls: 301-350kgs – Lettar of Ballied £800, Overton 245p; 351400kgs – Airthrey Kerse £915, 234.60p; 401-450kgs – Glenkiln Farms £965, 222.40p; 451-500kgs – Airthrey Kerse £995, 220.10p.
OTM cows: Chapel (BA) £1,450, Wardpark (Lim) £1,410, Airhouse (AA) £1,290, Chapel (Sim) £1,270, Snawdon (BRB) £1,270, Traprain (SH) £1,170, Bonnyton (BS) £1,150, Nether Dalkeith (Cont) £1,130, Meikle Camoquhill (MO) £1,130, Wardpark (CH) £1,070.
OTM bulls: West Park (Lim) £1,470, Ransfield (BAZX) £1,470, Scart (Sim) £1,430, Windshiels (CH) £1,370.
Breeding cattle (255): Heifers with bull calves at foot: West Thomaston (LimX) £2,750, Little Kilchattan (BP) £2,450, West Park (ContX) £2,250, Wester Mye (AA) £2,200, Porterstown (SimX) £2,350.
Heifers with heifer calves at foot: West Thomaston (LimX) £2,700, Little Kilchattan (BP) £2,350, Little Kilchattan (ContX) £2,250, Porterstown (SimX) £2,300 & £2,250.
Bulling heifers: Airhouse (AA) £1,240 and £1,220, Heylipol (Tiree) (Lim) £1,200. Bulls: South Mid Frew (Lim) £2,500.
Reduction sale from Crosslees: Cows and bull calves £2,350. Cows and heifer calves £2,300.
Dispersal sale from Carslae: Cows and bull calves £2,600. Cows and heifer calves £2,600. Stock bull £5,800.