How the markets fared

STIRLING: United Auctions sold 777 store cattle and young bulls, 163 cast cows and 114 breeding cattle.

Bullocks (405) – averaged 220.90p to 279.20p per kg for a 283kg LimX from Carslae.

Heifers (263) – averaged 212.40p to 257.30p per kg for a 478kg CHX from Wester Middleton. Young Bulls (8) – averaged 164.40p to 192.90p per kg for a LimX from Duirland Farms. B&W Bullocks (101) – averaged 162.5p to 196.20p per kg for a 507kg BFX from Corsewall Castle.

Beef Cows (125) averaged 127.00p to 196.20p per kg for a SimX from High Mildovan. Dairy Cows (38) averaged 103.70p to 136.90p per kg for a HOX from High Langmuir..

OTM Cows: Balthayock (CH) £1530, Gatehead (AA) £1270, Sketewan (Lim) £1150, Elmscleugh (BS) £1110, Mountquhainie (Sim) £1090, West Park (HE) £1070, Hillend (HO) £895, Grassmainston (MRI) £895, Wester Lochdrum (HF) £885, Wester Lochdrum (BF) £875, Muckraw (BRB) £795, Carslae (BA) £785, Meikle Camoquhill (MO) £785, East Balscalloch (Sal) £665, Carslae (Cont) £495, Nether Braco (SW) £445.

OTM Bulls: Sketewan (Lim) £1710, Arnbathie (CH) £1430, Cleeves (BS) £1270, Wester Moffat (Sim) £1070. Breeding Cattle In Calf Cows: Avielochan (AA) £1140. Cows & Calves-Naemoor (Sim) & bull calf £1500; Gordrum (BB) & heifer calf £1480.

STIRLING Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 1017 Prime Lambs, Cast Ewes & Tups and Young Sheep. Lambs sold to £97 for a pen of 43.3kg Beltex’s from Easter Ochtermuthill and to 224ppkg for the same lambs.

Overall sale average for 541 lambs was 177.1ppkg (-29.5p on the week).

Spring Lambs Beltex £93, £92 Easter Ochtermuthill; Texel £90 Allanview

Suffolk X £90 Easter Ochtermuthill; Texel X £89 Middlerigg; Suffolk £86 Parks of Garden

Also forward were 476 Cast Ewes, Tups & Young Sheep. Heavy Ewes averaged £76.74 selling to £95 for a Texel from Meikle Seggie.

Export Ewes averaged £46.30. Other Leading Prices:- Suffolk £91.50 Brockholes; £89.50 & £86.50 Brockholes; £84 Balhelvie. BF £63 Dalchirla; £57 Graystale; £55.50 Dalchirla £55 Meikle Seggie.

Texel £94 Ampherlaw (Twice); £92 Callendoune; £83 Drumlochy; £80 Whiteleys. BFL £90 Wester Bowhouse; £83 Pitcairn. Mule £74 Balhelvie; £72 Meikle Seggie; £67 Balhelvie Tups sold to £101 for a Bleu Du Maine from Kinburn. Other Leading Prices: BFL – £100 Goudigrannet; BF–£98 Bailanstruth; Texel – £86 Preston Farms. Young Sheep sold to £83 for Texels from Goudigrannet. Other Leading Prices Cross – £72 & £66 Goudigrannet; Suffolk – £68 Graystale; BF - £49 Shankhead; Texel £83 Goudigrannet; Texel – £70 Kinburn

FORFAR: Lawrie & Symington had forward 31 Prime Cattle, 3 OTMs and 346 Prime Sheep. Bullocks (4) Sold to a top of 2.59ppk from Nethermyres.

Heifers (27) Sold to a top of 2.62p from Nethermyres to average 2.25p per kg.

OTMs (3) Sim. £975 (1.32p) Suttieside Prime lambs (334) Sold to 206.4p per kg for Texels from Grange of Conon to average 182.1p (-10.7p). Tex. 202.3p Wood of Aldbar; Tex.x 199p Templeton; Belt. 197.7p Shandford; Cont. 195.8p Broadshade.

EWES Suff. £90 Uras; Tex. £83 Templeton; X Tex. £74 Uras; Goat £62 Mosside of Craichie.