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United Auctions, Stirling, Sunday December 27: sold 7417 prime sheep, comprising 6664 new season lambs selling to average 219.42p and 753 ewes and rams.

New Season Lambs (6664) – Harviesmailing (BTex) £124.00; Groan (BTex) £123.00 x2, £121.00 & £120.00; Ballechin (BTex) £120.00; Groan, Newton of Crathie & Hallhill (Tex) £119.00; Victoria (Tex) £116.00; Isle Cottage (Tex) £115.00; Little Raith (Blue Tex) £110.00; Pittenkerrie (Suf) £112.00; Easter Ochtermuthill (Suf) £109.00; Little Raith (Suf) £108.00 & £107.50; South Flanders (Suf) £107.00; Colony (Chev) £103.00; Westwood & Victoria (Chev) £102.00; Wardhead & Meadowfield (Chev) £101.50; Sauchrie Mains (Mule) £99.50; Easter Craigduckie (Mule) £95.50; Drumtee & Easter Bucklyvie (Mule) £95.00; South Hill of Drips (Cha) £97.50; Glenfernate (BF) £96.50; Pittenkerrie & Glenfernate (BF) £96.00; Pitcairn (BF) £95.00; Dunruchan (BF) £94.50.

New Season Lambs (6664) – Wardhead (Tex) 295.00ppk; Hallhill (Tex) 277.00ppk & 261.00ppk; Carse of Trowan (Tex) £261.00ppk; Harviesmailing (BTex) 282.00ppk; Ballechin (BTex) 273.00ppk; Harviesmailing & Groan (BTex) 267.00ppk; Tay & Torridon (Cross) 246.00ppk; Lathockar (Chev) 240.00ppk x2 & 232.00ppk; West Mains (Chev) 231.00ppk; Lathockar (Chev/Mule) 238.00ppk; Cairntack (Chev/ Mule) 224.00ppk x2; Easter Ochtermuthill (Suf) 237.00ppk; Meikle Camoquhill (Suf) 229.00ppk; Newton of Crathie (Suf) 228.00ppk; Milnbank (Blue Tex) 231.00ppk; Newton of Crathie (BF) 224.00ppk; Croftintygan (BF) 222.00ppk; Allanfauld (BF) 221.00ppk; Drumtee & Remony (Mule) 215.00ppk; Newton of Crathie (Mule) 214.00ppk.

Ewes (753) – Hatton Knowe (Tex) £160.00; Nethermill (Tex) £150.00; West Lundie (Tex) £148.00; Allanfauld (Tex) £147.00; Over Finlarg (TexX) £138.00; Nethermill (TexX) £134.00; Newton of Collessie (Cont) £130.00 & £123.00; West Lundie (BTex) £117.00 & £115.00; Broadleys (BFL) £115.00; Over Finlarg (Cha) £111.00; Cranshaws (Suf) £110.00; Nethermill (Suf) £106.00; Wester Kepdowrie (SufX) £97.00; Muirend (SufX) £96.00; Hill of Errol (Chev/Mule) £96.00; Over Finlarg (Chev) £92.00 & £89.50; Pittenkerrie (Chev) £89.00; Over Finlarg & Nethermill (Mule) £90.00; Highholm (Mule) £88.00; Newton of Collessie (Mule) £86.00; Coulshill (BF) £78.00; Over Finlarg (BF) £76.50; Gannochy (BF) £74.00; Newton of Crathie (BF) £72.50.

Tups – Coulshill (Tex) £140.00; West Mains (Tex) £129.00; West Lethans (Tex) £122.00; West Lethans (BTex) £104.00 & £102.00; Madrissa (Suf) £89.00; Wester Coldrain (Cha) £88.00; Kerry Cottage (BF) £73.00