Around the markets

Stirling – United Auctions on Thursday May 31 sold 1,990 prime sheep comprising of 309 new season lambs selling to an average of 235.80p and 1,231 old season lambs with an average of 183.30p and 450 ewes and rams.

New season lambs (309) – Easter Ochtermuthill (Tex) £127; Easter Ochtermuthill (BTex) £127; Penston (Suff) £125; Bangour (Char) £125.

New season lambs (309) – Eater Ochtermuthill (BTex) £274p; Outerston (Tex) £266p; Easter Octermuthill (Suff) £261p; Bowleys (Char) 245p.

Old season lambs (1231) – Luckenburn (BTex) £121; Kinaldy (Chev) £106; Lynn (Suff) £100; Broomhill & Whiteburn (Tex) £100; South Park (Mule) £100; Tay & Torridon (BF) £94.

Old season lambs (1231) – Luckenburn (BTex) 274p; West Lethans (Tex) 221p; South Park (Chev) 205p; Torbanehill 9BF) 204p; Fullerton (Suff) 193p; Pitkevy (Mule) 185p.

Ewes (450) – Barbarfield (Suff) £140; Outerston (Tex) £132; Smailholm Mains (HB) £122; Southfield (Char) £117; West Lundie (BTex) £101; Meadowbank (Mule) £97; Lochhouse (Cont) £97; Southpark (Chev) £85; Quinloch (BF) £84.

Rams – Halls ((Tex) £84; West Lundie (BF) £80.

Stirling – Caledonian Marts on Thursday May 31 sold 170 cattle comprising 97 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls, 73 cast cows and bulls at their annual show and sale of Limousin cattle kindly sponsored by Scottish Limousin Breeders.

Prime bullocks averaged 217p. Prime heifers averaged 228p. Young bulls averaged 226p. Beef cows averaged 150p. Dairy cows averaged 118p.

The judging was in the hands of Ewart Fairlie of the Hedges, Letham, Angus and the following were his awards and prices realised.

Champion was a Limousin heifer from W Dandie and Son, Learielaw, Broxburn which scaled 590kgs and made 275p per kilo to the judge.

Reserve champion again from Learielaw but this time a bullock scaling 690kgs made 240p per kilo to McGregor Meats. Prize list:

Bullocks: 1 and reserve – Learielaw; 2 Brockwoodlees 245p to W E Fairlie; 3 Blairhall 235p To WW Wales Ltd.

Heifers: 1 and champion – Learielaw; 2 Brockwoodlees 230p to J Gilvear and Sons; 3 Balquharrage 255p to W W Wales Ltd. Prices outwith prize list:

Bullocks per kilo:

250p Faskine and Balquharrage, 248p Brockwoodlees, 245p Meadowend, 240p Mawcarse, 235p Easterton (Owen), 235p Rathillet and Blackhill, 232p Borlick, Todhill, Blairhall and Rathillet, 230p Over Inzievar and Borlick.

Heifers per kilo:

260p Borlick, 258p Learielaw, 255p (twice) Balquharrage and Brockwoodlees, 252p Faskine and Brockwoodlees, 242p Meadowend, 240p West Woodland and Dyke (MacGregor), 238p Todhall and Over Inzievar, 235p Blairhall, 232p Whiteside, Cuttlehill and West Woodlane.

Bullocks per head:

£1,778 Auchmuir, £1,676 Gillandersland, £1,656 Learlielaw, £1,619 Borlick, £1,613 Loanrigg, £1,603 Gillandersland. Heifers per head:

£1,625 Mains of Cultmalundie, £1,622 and £1,609 Learielaw, £1,580 Mains of Cultmalundie, £1,568, £1,534 and £1,514 Brockwoodlees, £1,513 Borlick, £1,468 Dyke, £1,430 Westwoodlane.

Also forward were 73 cast cows and bulls with beef cows averaging 150p per kilo selling to 210p per kilo from M McMillan, Balliemartin, Islay and to £1,470 from JH and NT Turnbull, Meadowend, Clackmannan. Dairy cows averaged 118p per kilo selling to 142p from G Millar and Son, Gallamuir, Plean and to £1,110 for the same beast.

Many more cows could have been sold to sellers’ advantage. Cast bulls sold to £1,250 for a Simmental from Ferguson Brothers, Gillandersland.

Other leading prices:

Beef cows per kilo: 199p Dyke, 190p Faskine, 188p Meadowend, 183p Forthview and Mains of Throsk, 177p Ardnave (Islay), 174p Meadowend and Dyke.

Beef cows per head: £1,400 Forthview, £1,340 Meadowend, £1,330 Dyke, £1,280 Mains of Throsk, £1,220 Dyke.

Dairy cows per kilo: 137p Summerhouse, 134p and 132p Gallamuir, 127p Summerhouse.

Dairy cows per head: £1,030 and £960 Gallamuir, £840 Summerhouse, £830 Forthview.

Stirling – United Auctions on Wednesday May 30 sold 671 store cattle also 83 cast cows and forward cattle. Bullocks (352) averaged 231.64p to 292.40p per kg for a 326kg BAX from Brisbane Glen and £1370 for a 604 BSX from Pathcondie.

B&W Bullocks (21) averaged 156.37p to 168.30p per kg for a 526kg HFX from Berryhill and £885 for a 526kg HFX from Berryhill.

Heifers (286) averaged 212.23p to 275.20p per kg for a 238kg CHX from Upper Ettrick and £1180 for a 532kg AAX from Newbank.

Young bulls (12) averaged 215.72p to 256.40p per kg for a LimX from Foulshiels and £1260 for a AAX from South Carse of Coldoch.

Beef cows (69) averaged 155.31p to 220.80p per kg for a SimX from Riccarton and £1,450 for a LimX from Upper Spittalton. Dairy cows (11) averaged 113.67p to 164.60p per kg for a BFX from Hapland and £945 for a BFX from Hapland. Forward cattle (3) averaged 177.20p to 207.40ppk for a LimX from Carstraan and £995 for a AAX from Flenders.