Prices at Stirling auction

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold 197 cattle comprising 89 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls, 73 cast cows and bulls and 35 calves and stirks.

Prime Bullocks averaged 221p

Prime Heifers averaged 227p

Young Bulls averaged 206p Beef Cows averaged 154p Dairy Cows averaged 114p

Prime Bullocks sold to 242p (four time) all for Limousins from Pirnhall; Meadowend; East Camps and Brockwoodlees.

Prime Heifers sold to 262p for a Limousin from Brockwoodlees and to £1634 for a Charolais from Gillandersland.

Young Bulls sold to 225p for a Limousin from Flemington and to £1,660 for a British Blue from Upper Auchenlay,

Leading Prices:

Bullocks – 240p (Twice) East Camps & Meadowend.

238p Balquharrage, West Woodlane, Spittal, East Camps and Brockwoodlees.

235p Easterton (Owen) & East Camps.

232p (Three Times) West Woodlane, Dullomuir, Spittal & Balquharrage.

228p Droverhall, Rathillet, Spittal & East Camps.

Heifers ppkg – 252p & 245p Brockwoodlees & Faskine. 242p Upper Spittalton. 238p Mains of Cultmalundie & Rathillet.

235p Meadowend & Mains of Cultmalundie.

232p Cuttlehill & Mains of Cultmalundie.

228p Pirnhall & Over Inzievar.

225p (Twice) Rathillet, Spittal & Faskine.

Also forward were 73 Cast Cows and Bulls.

Dairy cows averaged 114p selling to 134p from High Cattadale.

Beef cows averaged 154p or £1,050 per head selling to £1,460 for a

Charolais from Allanfauld and to 181.5p (twice) for a BDA from Forthview, and a Simmental from Craighead.

Cast Males sold to £1,500 for an AA Bull from Castlehill.

Beef Cows:

177p Redhall. 170p West Park. 167p Balkaithly (Twice). 165p Wester Carmuirs.

Dairy Cows:

133.5p High Cattadale (Campbeltown). 132p Blairmains. 131p Ardgate. 128.5p East Gartmillan. 126.5p Knockraich.

Other Leading Prices:

Bull Calves – Lim £285 Barbeth.

Fries £260 & £240 Cuttlehill.

BB £205, £190 & £185 Boquhan. Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward 20 prime cattle, 3 OTMs and315 prime sheep.

Prime Cattle: Bullocks (5) sold to a top of 2.65ppk and £1,698.65 for a 641kg Limousin from Nethermyres to average 2.45ppk.

Heifers (15) sold to a top of 2.66p ppk twice, once for a 539kg Limousin from West Bog and also for a 531kg Limousin from Nethermyres and also to £1,561.01 for a 617kg Charolais from Craignathro to average 2.46p per kg.

Leading Prices:

Bullocks – Lim. 2.50 Nethermyres, 2.38p Chapel of Barras, 2.36p The Riggs.

Heifers – Lim. 2.64p Nethermyres, 2.59p West Bog; Char. 2.53p Craignathro; BRB 2.36p Craignathro.

Cows (3) Sim. £1160 (1.49p) Crieff.

Prime Sheep:

Prime lambs – (3) sold to 290.2ppk for Suffolks from Wester Oathlaw.

Prime hoggs – (285) sold to 275ppk for Beltex from Glenmoy.

Prime lambs – Suff. £140 Wester Oathlaw.

Ewes (27) Suff. £130 and Tex. £110 North Mains of Baldovan.