Prime sheep and store cattle in the sale rings

Lawrie & Symington,

Forfar, had forward 27 prime cattle, three OTMs and 366 prime sheep, cast ewes and rams.

Bullocks (10) sold to 247ppk twice from Nethermyres and Gask to ave 224p.

Heifers (17) sold to a top of 258ppk twice, one for a 542kg Limousin from Nethermyres and Gask to ave 234p.

New season lambs (277) sold to 263ppk and £120 from Scobshaugh.

Overall average and SQQ average 230ppk (+13p on the week). Leading prices:

Tex. 259p Mill of Inverarity, 241p Little Fithie, 239p Mill of Inverarity and Grange of Conon, 237p Pitreuchie. Belt. 260p & 255p Scobshaugh, 254p (twice) Scobshaugh, 240p Clochie. Suff. 236p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 235p North Mains of Baldovan, 233p Pitreuchie. Cross 236p Mains of Creuchies and Little Fithie, 233p Clochie.

United Auctions,

Stirling, sold 513 store cattle and 101 cast cows and bulls.

Bullocks (236) ave 220.09p to 279.40ppk Dyke, and to £1,290 Newpark.

Dairy bullocks (92) ave 187.88p to 215.10ppk Knockrivoch, and to £1,095 Knockrivoch.

Heifers (163) ave 224.55p to 270.20ppk Dyke, and to £1,220 Mains

Young bulls (22) ave 216.09p to 239p per kg for a CHX from Ashfield, and to £1,150 for a SimX from Hole O Clean.

Beef cows and bulls (84) ave 144.99p to 191.60ppk Drygate, and to £1,470 Kepculloch.

Dairy cows (17) 118.24p to 178.90ppk and £1,070 Claylands.

OTM cows: Kepculloch (Lim) £1,470, Hardens (AA) £1,410, Balgreggie (SH) £1,350, Traprain (Sal) £1,270, Kepculloch (Sim) £1,230, Balquharrage (BRB) £1,210.

OTM bulls: Broombrae (Sim) £1,630, Ballagan (Lim) £1,530, Gateside (AA) £1,430.