The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)

Round-up of leading prices for livestock

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United Auctions, Stirling, sold 2,332 store cattle, 160 cast cows and 237 store and breeding sheep.

Bullocks (1,235) ave 221.38p; 273p Dyke, £1,300 Ashfield. Dairy bullocks (45) ave 149.60p; 184.40p West House, £935 West House. Heifers (1,046) ave 212p; 272p Wester Middleton, £1,260 Milton.

Young bulls (6) ave 184.30p; 196.50p Balgonie, £1,170 Grassmains­ton.

Beef cows (130) ave 144.11p; 189.40p Woodhead of Mailer, £1,550 Mid Cambushinn­ie. Dairy cows (28) ave 118.44p; 159.20p Meldrum, £1,070 Meikle Camoquhill.

OTM cows Mid Cambushinn­ie (CH) £1,550, Woodhead of Mailer (Lim) £1,470. OTM Bulls: Hilton of Beath (Lim) £1,450, Assloss (CH) £1,430.

UA sold 237 store and breeding sheep. Store hoggs Dippen (Tex) £75, Huttonhall Barns (Cross) £64.50. Ewes and lambs £174 High Branchal.

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold 101 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls, as well as 99 OTM cattle and 71 young calves. Prime bullocks to 242p Learielaw and £1,720 Gillanders­land. Prime heifers to 250p Mains of Cultmalund­ie and £1,635 Brockwoodl­ees.

Bullocks £1,656 Loanrigg, £1,610 Todhall.Heifers £1,512 Bankhead, £1,503 Brockwoodl­ees. Beef OTMs ave 140p. Dairy cows ave 106p, to 134p from Lundie Farming and £1,060 Boclair. Cast bulls to 130p High Cattadale. Beef OTMs £1,460 Bield, £1,260 Learielaw.

Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, sold 28 cattle, five OTMs and 408 sheep. Bullocks (8) to 224p from Nethermyre­s. Heifers (18) to 249p Mill of Inverarity. Prime hoggs (319) to 249.4p Glenmoy and to £108 Crossgates. SQQ hoggs ave 215.8p.

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