Livestock

United Auctions in Stirling sold 5,648 prime sheep. Prime hoggs (4,466) averaged 265.72p per kg. Leading prices per head: Old season lambs: Doune Farms x3, Harviesmailing, Cultburn & Isle Cottage (Beltex) £157; Doune Farms x3, Isle Cottage & Ballechin (Beltex) £156; Woodhead of Aberdalgie (Beltex) £155; Lochend (Beltex) £153; Over Kepdowrie (Texel) £150; Kincragie (Texel) £149; Hill of Errol (Texel) £148; Newbigging (Texel) £146; Wardhead (Suffolk) £124 & £123; Wardhead & Elmscleugh (Suffolk) £122.50; Shannochar (Suffolk) £122; Gilston (Cheviot) £124; Wardhead (Cheviot) £123.50; Slatich (Cheviot) £121; Millhouse (Blackface) £122.50; Cadogan & Kirkton (Blackface) £119; Tullochan & Markethill (Blackface) £118.50; Dalchirla (Blackface) £118; Auchenrivoch (Mule) £116.50; Abercairny & Auchenrivoch (Mule) £115.50; Elmscleugh, Abercairny & Kincragie (Blackface) £115. Ewes: (1,182): Hill of Errol (Texel) £158; West Park (Texel) £132; Ballechin (Blackface) £128; West Park (Beltex) £128; Glenrath (Texel cross) £121; West Park (Texel cross) £120; Ballechin (Texel cross) £116; Chalmerstone (Suffolk) £116; West Park (Suffolk) £115; Hill of Errol (Continental) £114; Forenough (Continental) £111; Newbigging & Broadshean (Continental) £110; Pyeston (Suffolk cross) £106 & £103; Netherton (Charollais) £112; West Park (Cheviot/ Mule) £95; Hill of Errol & Fridayhill (Cheviot/Mule) £93.00; Formal (Cheviot/ Mule) £92.50; Groan (Mule) £89; Pyeston (Mule) £88; Glenside (Mule) £89; Leyden (Mule) £86.50; Killellan & High Branchal (Blackface) £71; Tig Valley (Blackface) £70; Fridayhill & Millhouse (Blackface) £69.

Tups: Chalmerstone (Beltex) £130; Millhills (Bluefaced Leciester) £128; The Hopes (Texel) £127; Glenrath (Texel) £121; Easter Greenhill (Texel) £120; Bogburn (Suffolk) £114; Campbeltown (Cheviot) £112; Markethill (Blackface) £98; Hill of Errol (Blackface) £74; Fernoch (Blackface) £71. Leading prices per kg: Lambs: Kincragie (Tex) 371p; Newbigging (Tex) 348p, 345p & 341p; Doune Farms (BTex) 365p & 363p x2; Harviesmailing (BTex) 357p; Lochend (BTex) 356p; Mains of Struie (Chev) 287p; Snawdon & Hallhill (Chev) 283p; Snawdon (Chev) 282p; Wardhead, Clunebeg & Clochnahill (Suf) 275p; Woodside (Suf) 273p; Wardhead (Suf) 269p; Millhouse (BF) 277p; West Bracklinn (BF) 268p; Elmscleugh & Pitcairn (BF) 266p; Bows (BF) 263p; Dalmahoy (Mule) 264p; Lilyburn (Mule) 254p; Broadshean (Mule) 253p; Clonrae (Mule) 25p.