The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Prices from sale ring
United Auctions,
Stirling, sold 926 store cattle, native bred cattle and young bulls, 163 cast cows,74 breeding cattle and 1,178 store sheep.
Bullocks (508) – ave 215.28p to 275.10ppk for a 287kg Limx from Drumbarn, and to £1,300 for a 648kg CHX from Pleanmill.
Dairy bullocks (21) ave 184.94p to 222.50ppk for a 364kg BFX from Newpark, and £1,050 for a 510kg HFX from Bughtknowes.
Heifers (358) – ave 208.33p to 265.50p per kg for a 275kg Limx from Drumbarn, and to £1,275 for a 629kg Limx from Elmscleugh. Young bulls (39) ave 208.25p to 233.80ppk for a Limx from Crosshouse, and to £1,070 for a CHX from Golland. Beef cows and bulls (143) ave 135.73p to 176.40ppk for a AAX from Riccarton, and to £1,330 for a Simx from Eastoun.
Dairy cows (20) ave 94.12p to 111.20ppk for a BFX from Wharlawhill, and to £815 for a HFX from Westerhill.
OTM cows Eastoun (Sim) £1,330 Coilavoulin (Lim) £1,270; Woodhead of Aberdalgie (CH) £1,170; Teasses Est (AA) £1,150; Coilavoulin (Cont) £1,110; West Mains (Oth) £1,050; Falahill (SH) £1,050; Whitrigghill (BRB) £1,030. OTM bulls Easter Greenhill (BRB) £1,570; Easter Greenhill (CH) £1,330; Pyeston (Lim) £1,290; Nether Pratis (Sim) £1,190; Saddlebank (SH) £1,130; Howfold (BF) £1,070. Breeding cattle in-calf spring calving cows Limx £1,680, £1,650, £1,620, £1,500 Balnagaurd.
Leading hogg prices: Coull (Suf) £83; Over Newton (Suf) £79; Grenhill (Tex) £94 and £87; Culfargie (Tex) £85; Fleurs (Tex) £84.50; Knowhead (Mule) £90.50; Over Newton (Mule) £78; Daldorn (Mule) £73.50; Daldorn (BF) £872 and £80; Invergeldie (BF) £71; Crosswoodhill (BF) £69.50.