SPECIAL SALES

Stirling UA

BULLOCKS (834) and heifers (712) averaged 306.90p per kg and 294.90p respectively at United Auctions’ store cattle sale.

Limousin crosses from Holehouse, led the bullock trade at 387.10p and £2060 for entries weighing 363kg and 720kg respectively.

Heifers sold to 397.40p for a 307kg Simmental cross from Auch Estate, and to £1895 for a 724kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Garrochtrie.

Young bulls (29) cashed in at 243.14p having sold to 299.30p for a Beef Shorthorn cross from Knollhead, and to £1590 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Knockallan.

Also forward were 1251 store and feeding sheep, which sold to £158 for Texels from Muirpark.

On Monday, the firm also sold 818 breeding sheep and grit ewes to a top of £192 for Lleyn gimmers from Threepwood.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – Woodfield £1960, £1800; Whitfield £1730; Woodend £1720; Whitfield £1675; High Craig £1655; Bogside £1570; West Shirva £1500. Lim – Garrochtrie £1920; Woodfield £1820; Garrochtrie £1750; Bogside £1700; South Lodge £1695; South Lodge £1695; West Brackly £1690; Whitfield £1675; Holehouse £1660; Whitfield £1655. Char – Woodfield £1905, £1845; Whitfield £1840; North Hill £1835; Woodfield £1810, £1800. Sim – Molemount £1880, £1835; West Morris £1760; Knockallan £1755; West Morris £1710 (x2); Bogside £1700; Knockallan £1685; Knockallan £1675; Whitfield £1675. BS – Molemount £1765; Whitfield £1710; West Shirva £1550; Wester Mye £1500. Hfd – Whitfiled £1730. BA – Auchenfin £1610. BB – Wester Quarter £1550.

Heifers – Lim – Garrochtrie £1800; Holehouse £1780 (x2); Setonhill £1740; Garrochtrie £1710; Nether Dalkeith £1700; Garrochtrie £1690; Nether Dalkeith £1670; Setonhill £1660; Newton of Arbirlot £1580. Sim – West Morris £1760; Garrochtrie