Livestock at United Auctions

United Auctions, Stirling, sold 925 store cattle and young bulls, 177 cast cows and forward cattle, and 1,907 store and feeding sheep yesterday. Bullocks (498) ave 221.92p to 271.10ppk for a 332kg Limx from West Shawtonhill, and to £1,360 for 603kg AAX from Croftjane.

B and W Bullocks (53) ave 155.56p to 194.10ppk for a 386kg HOX from Crosshouse, and to £1,270 for a 661kg HFX from Woodend.

Heifers (369) ave 216.01p to 255.20ppk for a 386kg Limx Crosshouse, and to £1,310 for a 592kg BRBX from Biggarshiels.

Young bulls (5) ave 202.00p to 209.10ppk for a Simx from Nether Pratis, and to £1,030 for a BAX from South Brownhill.

Cast cows (141) ave 135.21p to 193.20ppk for a BRBX from Whitrighill and £1,570 for a CHX from Mid Cambushinnie. Dairy cows (30) ave 98.71p to 147.70ppk for a HOX from Nether Braco and to £945 for a HFX from West Lochdrum. Forward cattle (6) ave 163.33p to 186.20ppk for a Simx from Balmonth and to £1,270 for a Simx from Balmonth. Bullocks: Up to 205kgs – Little Kilmory £530; Insh 245.3p; 250-300kgs – Lower Luthrie £770; Gateside 267.0p; 301350kgs – West Shawtonhill £900, 271.1p; 351-400kgs – Eastwood £990; Kildavaig 270.9p; 401-450kgs – Riverview £1,060; Nether Dalkeith 248.1p; 451-500kgs – Blairmore £1,200; High Bent 248.9p; 501-550kgs – Biggarshiels £1,250; Compestonend 243.0p; 551-600kgs – Gillmill £1,290; Croftjane 234.0p; 601-650kgs – Croftjane £1,360, 225.5p; 651-700kgs – Gillmill £1,310, 192.1p. Heifers: Up to 250kgs – Meikle Hareshaw £535; Corsecon 239.6p; 251300kg – Lower Luthrie £715, 244.9p; 301-350kg – Kildavaig £840, 252.3p; 351-400kgs – Crosshouse £840, 255.2p; 401-450kgs – Ardacheranmor £1,050, 250.0p; 451-500kgs – Ardacheranmor £1,170, 242.7p; 501-550kgs – Low Arkland £1,205; South Brownhill 227.8p; 551-600kg – Biggarshiels £1,310, 225.4p; 601-650kgs – Crookedstonemuir £1,255, 202.4p.

Young bulls: 401-450kgs – Nether Pratis £870, 209.1p; 501-550kgs – South Brownhill £1,030, 188.0p.

OTM Cows:

£ per head – Mid Cambushinnie (CHX) £1,570; Sorn Mains (Limx) £1,570; Meikle Camoquihill (AAX) £1,510; Whitrighill (BRB) £1,430; Blackburn (Simx) £1,430; Quixwood (BS) £1,230; Quixwood (STX) £1,190; Meikle Camoquihill (Cont) £1,110; Mid Cambushinnie (Sal) £1,050. PPK – Whitrighill (BRB) 193.20p; Whitrighill (Limx) 188.90p; Quixwood (AAX) 178.20p; Preston (Simx) 177.90p; Quixwood (BS) 172.20p; Mid Cambushinnie (BS) 164.20p; Meikle Camoquihill (Cont ) 140.50p; Mid Cambushinnie (Sal) 132.20p; Quixwood (STX) 132.20p. OTM Bulls:

£ per head – Dykebrae (Lim) £1,690; Balleny (CHX) £1,530; Balmonth (Sim) £1,470.

PPK – Whitrighill (Sim) 186.30p; Dykebrae (Lim) 149.00p; Balleny (CHX) 123.80p.

United Auctions also sold 1,907 store and feeding sheep.

Top prices:

Hoggs – Suffolk 67.50, Little Raith; Texel £94, Nether Pratis; Beltex £91, Mains of Struie; Cheviot £68.50, Haddington Farms; Cross £82.50, Townhead; Mule £72, Little Raith; Blackface £65, Townhead.

Ewes – Texel £124 , Nether Pratis; Mule £62, Blackwaterfoot.