Market prices achieved at Forfar and Stirling

FORFAR: Lawrie & Symington had forward 25 prime cattle and 1 OTM, 725 prime sheep and cast ewes. Bullocks (8) sold to 2.39ppk and £1585 from Nethermyres and heifers (17) sold to 2.56ppk and £1507 from Nethermyres. Prime hoggs (637) sold to 222p from Scobshaugh and £106 from Newmill of Inshewan.

SQQ Hoggs ave 200.2ppk. Overall ave 192.1p (plus 1.2p). Leading prices: Belt. 218.4p Scobshaugh; Texel 217.6p and 215.2p; x Tex. 214.6p Greenford; Cont. 212p Newmill.

Ewes and rams (88) Belt. £93 Scobshaugh; Tex. £91 Hillhead of Careston; X £65 Ferniebrae; B.F. £44.50 Mains of Creuchies.

STIRLING: United Auctions sold 688 store cattle and 134 cast cows. Bullocks (367) ave 214.21p-246.50ppk from Gartincaber.

Dairy bullocks (60) ave 164.87p-185.30ppk from Kirkmabreck. Heifers (261) ave 205.91p-237.00ppk from Auchenbothie.

Beef Cows (119) ave 116.33p-173.10ppk from Dalmarnock.

Dairy Cows (15) ave 103.75p-122.50ppk from Meikle Camoquhill.

UA also sold 1188 store and breeding sheep. Leading hogg prices: Suffolk £73.50 Daldorn, Texel £75.00 Currie Inn, Cheviot £69.50 Haddington Farms, Cross £73.50 Wester Coul, Mule £69.00, Daldorn, Blackface £81.00, East Kinleith and 202ppk, Musdale.

Show and sale of Bluefaced Leicester females saw a top call of 3,000gns for a gimmer from Midlock and at 1600gns Blarnavaid topped the ewe hoggs. Show prize winners: Ewes Beeches 350gns, gimmers (res champ) Dreva, 650gns, ewe hoggs (champ) Blarnavaid 900gns. Gimmers ave £665, ewe hoggs ave £958.13.