Around the markets

Stirling – United Auctions on Thursday July 12 sold

2191 prime sheep comprising of 1084 prime sheep. Lambs selling to an average of 182.40p & 1107 ewes and rams.

New season lambs (1084) – Easter Greenhill (Tex) £100.50; Stacks (Tex) £100.00; Oatfield (Suf) £100.00; Dalachy (BTex) £98.00; Wallaceton (Char) £88.00; Badenheath (BDM) £81.00

New season lambs (1084) – Dalachy (BTex) £223.0p; South Dundonald (Tex) £210.0p; Oatfield (Suf) 192.0p; Wester Kepdowrie (183.0p; Culteuchar (Cross) 183.0p; Badenheath (BDM) 177.0p; Gayfield (Mule) 173.0p Ewes (1107) – Blinkbonny (Tex) £124.00; Drimsynie Est (Suff) £106.00; Kirkton (Berr) £94.00; Hatton Knowe (BFL) £77.00; Keilator (Mule) £75.50; Catcune(Chev) £75.00; Wallaceton (Cha) £66.00; Killernie (BF) £58.00. Rams – Branxton (Suf) £92.00; West Loch (Chev) ££83.00; Townhead of Arngibbon (Tex) £71.00; West Bracklinn (BF) £71.00.

United Auctions on Wednesday July 11 sold 777 store cattle and young bulls, 163 cast cows and 114 breeding cattle.

Bullocks (405) -averaged 220.90p to 279.20p per kg for a 283kg LimX from Carslae and to £1380 for a 576kg LimX from Wester Middleton. Heifers (263) – averaged 212.40p to 257.30p per kg for a 478kg CHX from Wester Middleton and £1360 for a 563kg CHX from Wester Middleton.

Young bulls (8) – averaged 164.40p to 192.90p per kg for a LimX from Duirland Farms and to £930 for a HEX from Hood.

B&W bullocks (101) - averaged 162.5p to 196.20p per kg for a 507kg BFX from Corsewall Castle and £1230 for a 650kg HFX from Crookedstonemuir. Beef cows (125) averaged 127.00p to 196.20p per kg for a SimX from High Mildovan and £1530 for a CHX from Balthayock.

Dairy cows (38) averaged 103.70p to 136.90p per kg for a HOX from High Langmuir and £895 twice for a MRIX and HOX from Grassmainston and Hillend. Bullocks: Up to 250kgsCarslae £545, 271.1p; 251300kgsCarslae £790, 279.2p; 301-350kgs- Carslae £790, 254.8p; 351-400kgs-Towncroft £1000, 250.6p;; 401-450kgsMains of Balhall £1090, Towncroft 248.3p; 451-500kgs Wester Middleton £1270, 259.2; 501-551kgs- Wester Middleton £1340, 246.8p; 552-601kgs- Wester Middleton £1380, 244.2p; 602-651kgs- East Balscalloch £1345, Crookedstonemuir 211.1p; 652-701kgsCrookedstonemuir £1380, 211.7p.

Heifers: Up to 250kgsNewseat £450, 220.6p; 251300kgsNewseat £670, Carslae 238.6p; 301-350kgs- Wardpark £770, Carslae 236.0p; 351400kgsKilbucho Place £900, 233.2p; 401-450kgs- Wester Middleton £1070, 241.7p; 451-500kgs- Wester Middleton £1240, 257.3; 501-551kgsWester Middleton £1240, 257.3p; 552-601kgs- Wester Middleton £1360, 241.6p; 602-651kgs- Dippen £1300, 213.1p.

Young bulls: 251-300kgsDuirland £490, 192.9p; 301-350kgs- Duirland £600, 188.7p; 501-551kgs- Hood £930, 180.2p.

OTM cows:

£ per head- Balthayock (CH) £1530, Gatehead (AA) £1270, Sketewan (Lim) £1150, Elmscleugh (BS) £1110, Mountquhainie (Sim) £1090, West Park (HE) £1070, Hillend (HO) £895, Grassmainston (MRI) £895, Wester Lochdrum (HF) £885, Wester Lochdrum (BF) £875, Muckraw (BRB) £795, Carslae (BA) £785, Meikle Camoquhill (MO) £785, East Balscalloch (Sal) £665, Carslae (Cont) £495, Nether Braco (SW) £445.

PPK- High Milndovan (Sim) 196.2p, Gatehead (AA) 186.8p, Balthayock (CH) 176.7p, Sketewan (Lim) 159.3p, West Park (HE) 140.8p, High Langmuir (HF) 136.9p, Elmscleugh (BS) 136.0p, Cleeves (BRB) 130.2p, Carslae (BA) 127.9p, East Balscalloch (Sal) 126.9p, Grassmainston (MRI) 125.0p, Meikle Camoquhill (MO) 120.4p, Wester Lochdrum (BF) 114.8p, Meldrum (HO) 106.5p, Carslae (Cont) 100.2p, Nether Braco (SW) 95.9p.

OTM bulls:

£ per head- Sketewan (Lim) £1710, Arnbathie (CH) £1430, Cleeves (BS) £1270, Wester Moffat (Sim) £1070.

PPK- Sketewan (Lim) 155.5p, Cleeves (BS) 140.5p, Arnbathie (CH) 128.4p, Wester Moffat (Sim) 107.6p.

In calf cows- Avielochan (AA) £1140.

Cows and calves-Naemoor (Sim) & bull calf £1500; Gordrum (BB) & heifer calf £1480; Naemoor (AA) & bull calf at foot £1350; Kilbride (BG) & heifer calf £850.

Stirling – Caledonian Marts Ltd on Thursday July 12 sold 132 cattle.

Prime bullocks averaged 225p Prime heifers averaged 238p Young bulls averaged 150p Beef cows averaged 142p Dairy cows averaged 107p Cast males averaged 129p Bullocks sold to 250p per kg for a Limousin from A S Hay, Mains of Cultmalundie, Tibbermore purchased by D Campbell and Son, Butchers, 28 Ancaster Square, Callander and to £1602 for a Limousin from A Kennedy and Sons, Seggersdean, Haddington. Heifers sold to 268p per kg for a Limousin from W Dandie and Sons, Learielaw, Broxburn purchased by H A Black and Sons, Butcher, Stirling and to £1626 from the same home again purchases by H A Black and Sons, Butchers, Stirling. Other leading prices:Bullocks per kilo

248p Todhall 240p Brockwoodlees 238p Learielaw 235p Moorfield (twice) and Nether Glinns 232p Moorfield, Easterton and Brockwoodlees

Heifers per kilo

260p Brockwoodlees

252p Moorfield 250p Brockwoodleess and Moorfield 248p Learielaw and West Mains 242p Meadowend (twice) 240p Brockwoodlees Bullocks per head

£1569 Seggarsdean £1547 Learielaw £1543 and £1540 Seggarsdean £1527 Todhall £1523 Learielaw £1508 Moorfield

Heifer per head

£1575 Brockwoodlees £1516 Learielaw £1485 Brockwoodlees £1480 Meadowend £1448 West Mains

Also forward were 65 cast cows and cast males.

Beef cows averaged 142p per kg selling to 192p for a Limousin from W Dandie, Learielaw, Broxburn and to £1450 for a British Blue from the same home.

Dairy cows averaged 107p per kg selling to 130p from W A Hume and Co, Easter Clune, Dunfermline and to £950 from AWJ and DA Broome, Solsgirth Home Farm, Solsgirth.

Other leading prices:

Beef cows per head £1430 and £1400 Learielaw £1390 Learielaw £1260 and £1240 Dyke £1230 Woodend £1220 Prathouse £1200 Dollarbank

Dairy cows per head: £890 Easter Clune £860 Solsgirth £840 Kirkton of Beath £750 Easter Clune £720 Kirkton of Beath Beef cows per kilo

183p Dyke 181p Malletsheugh 174p and 171p Learielaw 168p Learielaw 166p Dollarbank 160p Dyke

Dairy cows per kilo

129p and 124p Kirkton of Beath 122p Easter Clune 116p and 115p Solsgirth Cast males sold to 166p for an Aberdeen Angus from M I Wainwright, Todhall, Cupar and to £1290 for a Simmental from R McNee Ltd, Woodend, Armadale.