Around the markets
United Auctions, Stirling, Thursday
December 30: sold 4707 prime sheep comprising of 3520 prime lambs selling to an average of 270.39ppk & 1187 ewes and rams.
Lambs (3520) – Easter Ochtermuthill (Tex) £146.00; Newton of Crathie (Tex) £145.00; Little Raith & Head of Balglass (Tex) £144.00; Auchenrivoch & Isle Cottage (Tex) £142.00; Isle Cottage, Groan & Doune Farms (Btex) £145.00; Harviesmailing (Btex) £144.00; Doune Farms & Newton of Crathie (Btex) £140.00; East Brachmont (Suf) £143.00; Little Raith (Suf) £142.00 & £141.00; Isle Cottage (Suf) £139.50; Drumdowie (Suf) £139.00 & £138.00; Newmill Rathven (BDM) £140.00; Dalcapon & Easter Ochtermuthill (Che) £139.00; Forest (Che) £127.00; Wardhead (Che) £125.00; Newmill Rathven (Che) £124.00; Bangour (Con) £137.50; Bangour (Cha) £137.00; Old Faskally (Cross) £133.50; Newton of Crathie (Cross) £125.00; Glendamph (BF) £122.00; Burnhead (BF) £118.50; Hill of Errol (BF) £118.00; Sauchrie Mains (Mule) £121.50; Glendamph (Mule) £118.50; Old Faskally (Mule) £117.50.
Lambs (3520) – Newton of Crathie (Btex) 346.00ppk; Groan (Btex) 330.00ppk x2; Dall (Btex) 329.00ppk; Wardhead (Btex) 326.00ppk; Newton of Crathie (Tex) 334.00ppk; Easter Ochtermuthill (Tex) 321.00ppk; Kinclaven (Tex) 318.00ppk; Hallhill (Tex) 314.00ppk; Chalmerstone (Tex) 313.00ppk; Wardhead (Cha) 311.00ppk; Newmill Rathven (BDM) 292.00ppk; Snawdon (Che) 283.00ppk; Forest & Newmill Rathven (Che) 282.00ppk; Snawdon (Che) 280.00ppk; Fridayhill (Che) 278.00ppk; Spittal (Suf) 276.00ppk; Wester Moffat (Suf) 273.00ppk; Fintalich (Suf) 270.00ppk; Wardhead, Kinclaven & Little Raith (Suf) 269.00ppk; Newton of Crathie (Cross) 273.00ppk; Carse of Trowan (Cross) 268.00ppk; Over Buttergask & Old Faskally (Cross) 265.00ppk; Binn (Cross) 264.00ppk; Over Shannochhill (Cross) £263.00ppk; Tay & Torridon (BF) 268.00ppk; West Bracklinn (BF) 267.00ppk; Glendamph (BF) 266.00ppk; Dunruchan (BF) 265.00ppk; North Deanhead (Mule) 260.00ppk.
Ewes (1187) – Townhead (Tex) £220.00; Quixwood (Tex) £208.00 & £190.00; Townhead & Over Finlarg (Tex) £180.00; Hill of Errol & 2 Keltie Bridge (TexX) £148.00; Quixwood (Suf) £149.00; Hill of Errol (Suf) £142.00; Bangour (Suf) £138.00; Quixwood (Suf) £131.00; Bangour (Suf) £128.00; Lilyburn (BFL) £136.00; Dalcapon (Che/Mule) £133.00 & £131.00; Hallhill (HB) £126.00; Three Views (Zwa) £128.00; Meadowbank (Mule) £125.00; Quixwood (Mule) £122.50; Townhead (Mule) £122.00; Wardhead (Mule) £120.00; Braendam (Che) £125.00; Hallhill (Con) £120.00; Braendam (Lle) £120.00; Quixwood (BF) £107.00; Sauchrie Mains (BF) £106.00; Dalcapon (BF) £91.00.
Tups – Over Finlarg (Tex) £180.00; Lephinkill (Tex) £120.00; Fintalich (Hamp) £158.00; Sauchrie Mains (BFL) £132.00; Yorkston (BFL) £118.00; Braendam (Lle) £114.00; Connachan (BF) £96.00; Lephinkill (BF) £84.00