Livestock going under the hammer at Stirling

United Auctions, Stirling, sold 5,062 prime sheep including 3,488 lambs selling to an average of 159.89p and 1574 ewes and rams. Lambs(3,488 )– WestPark (Tex)£98; Coilavoulin (BTex) £95.50; Darnhall (Suff) £84.50; South Flanders (Char) £82; Kinaldy (Chev) £74; Auchenrivoch (Mule) £73.50; Groan (BF) £69. Lambs (3,488) – West Park (Tex) 213p; Coilavoulin (BTex) 205p; Rennie Court (Char) 173p; Carribbermill (Suff) 169p; Glenquhey (Mule) 154p; Auch Est (BF) 143p; Whitehill (Chev) 143p. Ewes and tups (1,574) – Outerston (Tex) £108; Hoprig (Char) £104; Kin al dy(Chev )£84; Au chgoyle(Su ff) £82; Leadmachany (Cont) £82; Coilavoulin (BTex) £80; Shearerstone (Chev/Mule) £79; Outerston (X) £79; Radernie (Mule) £67; Brucefield (HB) £60; East Tullyfergus (BFL) £50; East Tullyfergus (Zwa) £50; East Tullyfergus (Easy) £46. Tups – Hoprig (Tex) £100; Salineshaw (Suff) £83; East Scryne (Chev) £80; Greenwells (BF) £50.

Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 179 cattle, comprising of 87 prime bullocks and heifers, nine young bulls and 78 cast cows and bulls. Prime bullocks sold to 230ppkg (four times) with three from TH Gray, Blaquharrage, Lennoxtown, and one from AT Mitchell, Nether Glinns, Fintry, purchased by D Campbell and Son, Butchers, Callander; A Gray, Butchers, Stirling; and G Kirk and Son, Butchers, Denny. Prime heifers sold to 235ppkg for a Limousin from W Dandie and Sons, Learielaw, Broxburn, which was purchased by HA Black and Sons, Butchers, Armadale and Lanark. Bulls sold to 182ppkg for a Whitebred Shorthorn from D Hen dry, Coat hill, Cumber nauld, and to £1,440 from M Jack, Carriston, Markinch. Also forward were 78 cast cows and bulls. Beef cows sold to 149ppkg for a Limousin from ML Wilson, Balluskie, Barrhill, and to £1,070 for a Shorthorn from P Wilson, Kinlochewe, Almondbank. Dairy cows sold to 97ppkg fromJW Murray and Son, Wester Balbeggie, Kirkcaldy and to £760 for the same beast. Other leading prices Bullocks (ppk) – 228p Classlochie and Easterton (Owen); 225p Blackhill, Todhall, Learielaw and Classlochie; 222p Learielaw, Meadowend and Upper Kinneil; 220p Faskine, Blairsgreen, Pirnhall, Upper Kinneil, Learielaw, Blackhill and Meadowend. Heifers (ppk) – 232p (twice) Meadowend; 230p Classlochie; 228p Bankhead (Kerr), Faskine and Over Inzievar; 226p Blackhill; 225p Blairsgreen, Nether Glinns and Meadowend; 222p Over Inzievar, Blairsgree and Meadowend; 218p Blackhill and Todhall. Beef cows (ppk) – 143p, 135p and 131p Balluskie; 131p Ballochmorrie; 129p Pirnhall, Ballochmorrie and Carriston. Beef cows (£ per head) – £1,050 Balluskie; £1,000 Easterton; £970 Blackhill; £950 Balluskie; £940 Kinlochewe and Carriston.

Dairy cows (ppk) – 93p and 90p Blairmains; 90p and 89p Gartvaigh; 97p Blairmains. Dairy cows (per head) – £640 and £620 Blairmains; £560 Wester Balbeggie; £550 Blairmains; £540 Gartvaigh.

United Auctions, Stirling, sold 1,041 store cattle cast cows and forward cattle. Bullocks (549) ave 203.60p to 242.40p per kg for a 396kg Charolais cross from Hatton of Newtyle and £1,320 for a 666kg Brisith Blue cross from Cuttlehill. A total of 90 Black and White bullocks ave 122.48p to 150.70p per kg for a 574kg Holstein Friesian cross from A it ken head and £865 for a 574 kg Holstein Fries ian cross from Aitkenhead. Heifers (359) ave 195.13p to 231.60p per kg for a 380kg Limousin cross from Auchgoyle and £1,360 for a 672kg Charolais cross from Todpark. The sale of cast cows (261) ave 99.14 p to 165.20 ppkfo ran Aberdeen Angus cross from Standhill and £1,310 for a Limousin cross from Greenshields. Dairy cows (90) ave 82.42p to 110.20ppk for a Holstein Friesian cross from Meikle Camoquhill and £765 for a British Friesian cross from Ormsiston Mains. Ten forward cattle ave 149.30p to 179.40p per kg for a Brisith Blue cross from Nether Braco and £1,130 for a Brisith Blue cross from Nether Braco. Leading prices Bullocks: Up to 250kgs – Millands £210, Inshanks 91.70p; 251-300kgs – Drumoider £685, Drumelzier 231.60p; 301-350kgs – Auchgoyle £795, Gateside 239.90p; 351400kgs – Hatton of Newtyle £960, 242.40p; 401-450kgs – Auchgoyle £1050, 239.70p; 451-500kgs – Hatton of Newtyle £1,105, 237.50p; 501-550kgs – Hardens £1,170, Midlock 224.00p; 551-600kgs – Elmscleugh £1,250, Crookedstone-muir 214.30p; 601-650kgs – Blackburnrigg £1,260, 206.60p; 651-700kgs – Cuttlehill £1,320, 198.20p. Heifers. 251-300kgs – East Gartfarren £645, 214.00p; 301-350kgs – Drumelzier £730, Auchgoyle 216.00p; 351-400kgs – Auchgoyle £890, 231.60p; 401450kgs – Foodie £990, Mahaar 222.80p; 451-500kgs – Hatton of Newtyle £1,050, Walton Park 2.10p; 501-550kgs – Elmscleugh £1,150, 214.70p; 551-600kgs – Rulesmains £1,170, Fullarton 203.50p; 651-700kgs – Todpark £1,360, 202.40p. OTM cows (£ per head) – Greenshields (Lim) £1,310; Ecclaw (AA) £1,130; Blackburnrigg (Sim) £1,050; Dunglass Est (ContX) £935. OTM cows (ppk) – Ecclaw (AA) 165.20 p; Green shields( Lim)160.10p; Dunglass Est (Sim) 139.90p; Dunglass Est (ContX) 124.30p. OTM bulls (£ per head) – Todpark (CH) £1,490; Stuck (BRB) £1,310; Knocknagael (Lim) £1,210; Ecclaw (LR) £1,070; Otter Est (Sim) £1,070; Knocknagael (AA) £1,050. OTM bulls (ppk) – Ecclaw (LR) 177.70p; Todpark (CH) 146.90p; Stuck (BRB) 131.30p; Knocknagael (Lim) 128.50p; Otter Est (Sim) 106.20p; Knocknagael (AA) 99.10p.