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United Auctions Stirling, Thursday January 7, sold 3,812 prime sheep comprising 3,000 prime hoggs selling to an average of 261.35ppk and 812 ewes and rams.
Old season lambs (3,000) – Doune Farms (BTex) £149.00 x2 & £148.00; Pitcairn (BTex) £148.00; Doune Farms (BTex) £147.00; West Quarter (BTex) £146.00; Ballinloan (Tex) £148.00 x3; Cherryfield (Tex) £143.00 x2; Wester Cambushinie (Tex) £140.00; Grangefield (Suf) £127.50 x2; South Flanders (Suf) £127.00; Wardhead (Suf) £122.00 & £121.50; Ballinloan (Chev) £127.00; Wester Bleaton & Solzarie (Chev) £123.00; Penston (Chev) £121.50; Carse of Trowan (Cross) £123.50; East Bracklinn (Cross) £119.50; Dalchirla (BF) £123.00; Dunruchan (BF) £116.00; Glenfernate (BF) £115.00; Penston (BF) £113.50; Auchenrivoch (Mule) £118.00 x2; Wardhead (Mule) £115.50; Drimsynie & Plean Cott (Mule) £114.00. Old Season Lambs (3000) – West Quarter (BTex) 356.00ppk; Doune Farms (BTex) 352.00ppk; Dall (BTex) 343.00ppk; Pitcairn (BTex) 339.00ppk; Wester Cambushinie (Tex) 343.00ppk; Carse of Trowan (Tex) 341.00ppk; Wester Cambushinie (Tex) 339.00ppk; Ballinloan & Easter Greenhill (Tex) 335.00ppk; Ballinloan (Chev) 288.00ppk; Fridayhill & Wester Bleaton & Solzaire (Chev) 280.00ppk; Invermilton (Suf) 280.00ppk & 274.00ppk; Grangefield, Wardhead & Halkerston (Suf) 267.00ppk; East Bracklinn (Cross) 271.00ppk; Plean Cott (Cross) 269.00ppk; Easter Deans (Mule) 264.00ppk; Drimsynie (Mule) 262.00ppk; Coulshill & Meadowfield (Mule) 257.00ppk; Grange Farms (BF) 264.00ppk; Penston (BF) 263.00ppk; Pitcairn (BF) 258.00ppk; Fridayhill (BF) 257.00ppk.
Ewes (812) – Aikerness, Orkney (Tex) £185.00; Cairn (Tex) £177.00 & £150.00; Oatfield (Tex) £147.00; Cairn (Tex) £145.00; Southfield & South Flanders (TexX) £140.00; South Flanders (TexX) £138.00; Oatfield (TexX) £130.00 x2; West Lundie (BTex) £135.00; Cairn (Suf) £129.00; Upper Firth & Neuk (Suf) £124.00; North Balloch & Montalt (Cont) £127.00; Ballinloan & Cherryfield (Cont) £126.00; Strageath Mains (Cont) £124.00; Cherryfield (SufX) £119.00; Muckraw (SufX) £115.00; North Balloch (SufX) £114.00; South Flanders (Mule) £115.00; Blackcastle (Mule) £104.00; Strageath Mains (Mule) £100.00; Hatton Knowe (Mule) £97.00; Smithy Hillock (Mule) £96.00; Cairn (Cha) £114.00; Auchenrivoch (BFL) £113.00; Lilyburn (BFL) £100.00; Ballinloan (Chev) £112.00 & £94.00; Luckenburn & Coulshill (Chev) £87.00; Easter Cammock & North Balloch (Chev/Mule) £110.00; Coulshill (BF) £84.00; Glenhead (BF) £82.00; Pathcondie (BF) £80.00; Jaw, Drimsynie & Allanfauld (BF) £77.00.
Tups – Balnacree (Chev) £130.00; Fairview Hill (BTex) £128.00; Jaw (Suf) £128.00; Wester Cameron (Suf) £127.00; Easter Deans (Tex) £125.00; Kinclaven £123.00; Easter Deans (Suf) £111.00; Milnbank (Blue Tex) £100.00; Dunruchan & Jaw (BF) £93.00.