Livestock going under the hammer at Stirling

Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 156 cattle at their weekly Prime Cattle Sale comprising 75 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls, eight OTM Cattle, 73 cast cows and bulls on Thursday. Prime bullocks averaged 215p per kg, prime heifers 214p, young bulls 191p, beef cows 125p and dairy cows 97p. Bullocks sold to a top of 240p per kg for a Shorthorn from JT Owen, Easterton, Kirkintilloch, to JF Findlay and Co Ltd, Wishaw, and to £1,533 for a Limousin from D Dickinson, Brockwoodlees, Canonbie. Heifers sold to a top of 238p per kg for a Limousin from JH and NT Turnbull, Meadow end, C lack man an, and bought by G Kirk and Son Butcher, Denny, and to £1,540 from Brockwoodlees. Young bulls sold to 215p per kg for a Limousin from W Dick and Sons, Mains of Throsk, Stirling, and to £1,625 from the same home. Leading prices per kg: Bullocks – 232p Brockwoodlees; 230p Bankhead (Kerr); 228p(3) Knockhouse, Mo or field and Brock wood lees; 225p (3) Meadowend, Moorfield and Knockhouse; 222p Moorfield and Knockhouse. Heifers – 232p Moorfield; 230p West Thomaston and Nether Longford; 228p(3) Pirnhall, Easterton and Meadowend; 225p (3) Annfield, Brockwoodlees and Moorfield; 222p Pirnhall; 220p(4) Annfield, Brockwoodlees, Easterton and Over Inzievar. Beef cows sold to a top of 166p per kg for a Limousin from John McAlister, West Thomaston, Banknock, and to £1,440 from the same farm. Leading prices per kg: Beef cows – 160p and 155p West Thomaston; 151p Lower Greenyards; 140p(3) Forthview, Meadowend and Easterton; 136p East Kerse; 133p Muirpark ( Owen). Leading prices per head: £1,300 and £1,290 West Thomaston; £1,270 Mannerston; £1,170 (2) Lower Greenyards and Meadowend; £1,100 Easter ton( Owen );£990 and £940 East Kerse; £940 Uigle (Campbeltown). Dairy cows sold to 129p per kg from W and M Wyllie, Broompark, Torphichen, and to £990 from J and I Wilson, Carskerdo, Cupar. Leading prices per kg: 126p (2) Dalfoil and Park O’ Barnaigh; 120p(2) Park O’ Barnaigh and Broompark; 116p Belltrees; 111p(2) Carskerdo and Dalfoil. Leading prices per head: £920 Broompark; £870(2) Dalfoil and Park O’ Barnaigh; £830 Drumglass; £810 and £800 Broompark.

United Auctions, Stirling, sold 5,332 prime sheep including 4,164 lambs selling to an average of 177.3p/kg, and 1,368 ewes and rams on Thursday. The B Tex prime lamb show was judged by Mr Jimmy Blinkhorn. The champion was awarded top Mr Davie, Harviesmailing, realising £113. Reserve champion came from Messrs Rattray, West Park, making £114. Lambs (3,683) Cairn (Tex) £118; Oatfield (BTex) £99; Raemore (Suff) £91.50; Upper Auchenlay (Char) £90; Marvingston (HB) £79; Doune Farms (Mule) £78; Wardhead (Chev) £73; Tullochan (BF) £66. Lambs (3,683) – Harviesmailing and West Park (BTex) 247p; Over Buttergask (Tex) 223p; Milton (Suff) 195p; Fornought (Char) 190p; Marvingston (HB) 183p; Brennanlea (Mule) 172p; High Milndovan (Chev) 170p; Lothianhill Farms (BF) 162p. Ewes (1,368) – Lawmuir (Cont) £97.50; East Bracklinn (Tex) £96.50; Finmont (Suff) £95.50; Marvingston (HB) £85.50; Fintalich (Mule) £75.50; Marvingston (Chev) £71.50; Plains (BF) £58.50. Tups (30) – Glenrath (Tex) £129; Glenrath (BF) £77.