Livestock

FORFAR – Lawrie & Symington sold 17 prime cattle and 428 prime lambs, hoggs, ewes and rams. Bullocks (3) - Sold to a top of 2.58ppk and £1,697.64 for a 658 kg Limousin from Nethermyres to average 2.34p. Heifers (14) sold to a top of 2.73ppk for a 544 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and to £1,601.40 for a 628 kg Simmental from the Gask to average 2.46p. New season lambs (397) - Sold to a top of 300ppk for a 42kg Blue Texel from Kirkton of Kingoldrum and to £140 per head for a 48kg Texel from Wellbank Mains. Overall Ave. 2.52pper kg (+14p) SQQ Ave. 2.54p per kg (+13p).

Leading ppk:- Tex. 2.97p & 2.91p Wellbank Mains (twice), 2.90p Milton, 2.85p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 2.84p Wellbank Mains, 2.83p Shandford & Milton, 2.80p Templeton. Belt. 2.81p & 2.73p Clochie. Suff. 2.60p Gyratesmyre, 2.58p Clochie, 2.53p North Mains of Baldovan, 2.48p Upper Tulloes. Per head: Tex. £139 Shandford, £136 Milton, £134 Wellbank Mains (twice), £133 Fawsyde, £128 Milton, £127 Shandford, £126 Kirkton of Kingoldrum, £125.50 Kirkton of Kingoldrum, £125 Over Baldinnie & Fawsyde.

Belt. £135 & £123 Clochie. Suff. £124 Clochie, £120 & £116 Gyratesmyre, £115 Lednathie Est.

Ewes: Tex. £141, £140 Gallaton, £130 Gallaton & Hatton of Carse. Suff. £128 Upper Tulloes, £115 Wr. Campsie. Cont. £120 and mule £103 Mains of Creuchies HUNTLY – United Auctions sold 732 prime sheep.

New season lambs (385) averaged 244.8ppk to 568p per kg for a pair of 47.5kg Tex from Dunscroft, Huntly, and to £270 for the same sheep.

17 pairs of lambs were forward for the North East of Scotland Texel Club Show of prime lambs. Champions were a pair of Texel 47.5kg lambs from Dunscroft, Huntly, selling for £270 per head. Reserve Champion pair were 45.5kg Texx lambs from Milton of Gollanfield, selling for £140. 347 ewes and rams topped at £150 for a Texel ewe from Dunscroft, Huntly.

NSL- Suf - £130 Dunscroft, 248p Haddoch; Sufx - £124 Broadland, 249p North Burreldales; Tex - £145, 568p Dunscroft; Texx - £128 Dunscroft, 308P Milton of Gollanfield; Cont - £126 Milton of Gollanfield, 278p Meikle Beghill; Chev - £93, 244p 52 Conval Street; Blue Texel £128, 264p West Cairnhill; Char - £125 Logie Durno, 218p Gowanbrae; Charx £126 Speylea, 259p Milton of Gollanfield.

EWES (347) - Suf - £126 Dunscroft; Sufx - £124 Logie Durno; Tex - £150 Dunscroft; Texx - £148 Corsairtly; Cont - £140 Logie Durno; Chev - £89 Birkenburn; Mule - £104 Dunscroft; GF £96 Auchincrieve; BF - £78 Greenhil Farmhouse; Char £124 3 Roughpark. RAMS - Tex - £138 Dunscroft; Cont - £128 Logie Durno.

STIRLING – United Auctions sold 377 store cattle, native bred cattle and young bulls, 328 breeding cattle, 108 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls, and 179 store sheep. Bullocks (155) - averaged 231.39p to 288.60p per kg for a 272kg HEX from Low Barbeth, and to £1,500 for a 600kg Luix from East Doura. Dairy Bullocks (69) - averaged 205.55p to 221.80p per kg for a 496kg BFX from Corsewell Castle, and to £1,145 for a 564kg MOX from Knockeffrick. Heifers (143) - averaged 227.53p to 302.00p per kg for a 202kg Limx from Gibblaston, and to £1,285 for a 562kg Limx from Middleton. Young Bulls (10) - averaged 211.38p to 238.70p per kg for a BAX from East Buchanty, and to £960 for a AAX from Kinaldy. Beef Cows and Bulls (84) - averaged 153.37p to 196.60p per kg for a Limx from East Buchanty, and to £1,610 for a Lim from Upper Spittalton. Dairy Cows (23) - averaged 130.47p to 181.40p per kg for a HFX from High Branchal, and to £1,210 for a HFX from Balgownie Mains. Out of Spec Cattle

(5) - averaged 213.17p to 230.40p per kg for a BSX from Botherickfield, and to £1,350 for a BSX from Botherickfield. 328 breeding cattle: a Charolais bull from Haughhead made £4,200, followed by a Limx cow and calf from Learielaw selling at £2,850.