Busy livestock auctions at Stirling and Forfar

United Auctions, Stirling, sold 1,124 store cattle, 85 breeding cattle and 160 out-of-spec cattle, cast cows and bulls.

Bullocks (561) ave 221.25p to 256.80ppk for a 331kg SimX Kincragie, and to £1,400 for a 686kg AAX Wester Lochdrum. Dairy bullocks (89) ave 167.61p to 199.70ppk for a 641kg MOX Benthead, and to £1,280 for a 641kg MOX Benthead. Heifers (368) ave 217.20p to 261.00ppk for a 249kg SimX Kincragie, and to £1,255 for a 571kg LimX Fullarton. Young bulls (16) ave 222.02p to 266.20ppk for a AAX Upper Delliefure and to £995 for a LimX Saltoun. Beef cows and bulls (123) ave 147.47p to 206.70ppk for a LimX Fullarton, and to £1,450 for a LimX Rosehall. Dairy cows (23) ave 122.16p to 163.10ppk for a HFX Wynton, and to £1,130 for a MOX Meikle Camoquhill. Out-of-spec cattle (14) ave 151.42p to 201.60ppk and £1,370 for a LuingX Blackburn. OTM cows: Rosehall (Lim) £1,450;

Mid Cambushinnie (CH) £1,390.

Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward 30 prime cattle, one OTM and 881 new season lambs. Bullocks (11) sold to a top of 247ppk for a Limousin from Chapel of Barras and to £1,498.60 for a Limousin from Nethermyres to ave 230p. Heifers (19) sold to a top of 262ppk for a Limousin from Gask and to £1,449.18 for a Limousin from West Bog to ave 239p.

New season lambs (881) sold to a top of 232p/kg for 43kg Beltex & £100 from Scobshaugh. Overall ave & SQQ 190p/kg (-13p on the week, +18p on the year). Leading prices: Tex 220p Meikle Tullo, 215p Whitemyre, 211p Clochie, 210p West Pitcorthie, 209p Nether Logie. Bel 222p Scobshaugh, 204p Clochie (twice), 191p Wardmill. Suf 202p Clochie, 200p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 197p Clochie, 194p Cairnleith, 191p Balcalk & Shandford. Chev 192p Leoch.