The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Store cattle and prime sheep in sale rings
United Auctions, Stirling, sold 833 store cattle and 155 cast cows and bulls.
Bullocks (367) ave 216.80p to 264ppk for a 179kg BRBX from Holms of Caaf, and to £1,350 for a 660kg SimX from Crookedstonemuir.
Dairy bullocks (128) ave 176.80p to 228.60p per kg for a 280kg MOX from Holms of Caaf, and to £1,030 for a 601kg HOX from Corscaplie.
Heifers (305) – averaged 213.85p to 276.10p per kg for a 460kg BRBX from Torrax, and to £1,270 for a 460kg BRBX from Torrax.
Young bulls (24) – averaged 213.44p to 245.70p per kg for a BRBX from Macherquhat, and to £790 for a AAX from Gateside.
Beef cows and bulls (122) – averaged 143.84p to 188.10p per kg for a LimX from The Ross, and to £1,650 for a CHX from Mid Cambushinnie.
Dairy cows (29) – averaged 111.41p to 144.60p per kg for a HOX from Wester Borland, and to £1,150 for a MOX from Meikle Camoquhill.
Forward cattle (4) – averaged 181.64p to 194.30p per kg for a AAX from Auchencloigh, and to £1,370 for a AAX from Cally Estates.
OTM cows: Mid Cambushinnie (CH) £1,650, Bordie (Lim) £1,350, Goodockhill (Sal) £1,270, Traprain (Sim) £1,270.
OTM bulls: Walkerdyke (BRB) £1,630, Cortachy (Lim) £1,570, Kilkivan (HE) £1,450, Wester Gartshore (BS) £1,290.
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward 19 prime cattle and 644 prime sheep and cast ewes and rams.
Bullocks (5) sold to 2.35ppk and £1,415 from Nethermyres to ave 227p. Heifers (14) sold to 2.52ppk from Chapel of Barras and to £1,371 from West Bog to ave 233p.
New season lamb (577) sold to 257ppk for three 47kg Texels from Templeton and to £128 for two 53kg Texels from North Mains of Dun.
Overall and SQQ Ave. 226p (-4p on the week) (plus 34p on the year).
Leading prices: Tex. 255p Clochie, 247p Clochie, 244p Gallaton, 243p North Mains of Baldovan, 242p West Pitcorthie, 239p Templeton & Nether Logie. Suff. 243p, 242p & 240p North Mains of Baldovan, 231p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 230p Broadshade.
Ewes: Tex. £100 Easterton of Gagie, £80 Over Baldinnie, £77 Croft of Cultalonie, Suff. £99 North Mains of Dun.