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United Auctions, Stirling, Thursday March 31: sold 8,613 prime sheep comprising of 16 spring lambs and 7165 prime hoggs selling to average 257.12ppk also 1432 ewes and rams. Lambs (16) - Langside (Cha) £140.00, £135.00 & £130.00; Sauchans (Cha) £128.00. Lambs (16) - Langside (Cha) 287.00ppk; Sauchans (Cha) 284.00ppk; Langside (Cha) 260.00ppk. Hoggs (7165) – Easter Ochtermuthill (Tex) £178.00 & £172.00; Longfauld (Tex) £157.00; Wardhead (Tex) £156.00; Ballechin (Tex) £150.00; Easter Ochtermuthill & Wardhead (Tex) £149.00; Longfauld (Tex) £147.50; Doune Farms (BTex) £174.00; Luckenburn (BTex) £168.00 & £166.00; Isle Cottage (BTex) £160.00; Ballechin & Doune Farms (BTex) £158.00; Longfauld (BTex) £152.00;; Kincraigie (Cross) £128.00; Wardhead (Cross) £125.00; Little Spot (Cross) £124.00; Tewel (Cross) £122.00; Clochnahill (Cross) £121.50; Isle Cottage (Suf) £127.00; Tewel (Suf) £126.50; Easter Bucklyvie (Suf) £126.00; Clunebeg (Suf) £125.50; Newton of Collessie (Suf) £125.00; Wardhead (Suf) £124.00 & £123.50; Abbey (Chev) £126.50; Monzie (Chev) £124.00; Wardhead & Overton of Knaven (Chev) £122.50; Balleny, Luckenburn, Abbey & Muirhouses (Chev) £122.00; Kilmundie (BF) £123.50 & £123.00; Clochnahill (BF) £122.00; Glenhead & South Falfield (BF) £121.50; Home Farm (BF) & Nether Old What £120.50; Nether Old What (Mule) £119.50; Clunebeg (Mule) £119.00; Raecruick (Mule) £118.50; Pathcondie (Mule) £117.50; Easter Bucklyvie & West Thomaston (Mule) £117.00. Hoggs (7165) – Easter Ochtermuthill (Tex) 400.00ppk & 381.00ppk; Longfauld (Tex) 357.00ppk; Ballechin (Tex) 353.00ppk & 347.00ppk; Wardhead (Tex) 339.00ppk; Easter Ochtermuthill (Tex) 335.00ppk; Ballechin (BTex) 383.00ppk; Doune Farms (BTex) 378.00ppk; Ballechin (BTex) 376.00ppk; Luckenburn (BTex) 373.00ppk; Craggan & Isle Cottage (BTex) 356.00ppk; Fawsyde (Suf) 290.00ppk; Muirhouses & Inverdovat (Suf) 268.00ppk; Renton Home Farm & Fridayhill (Suf) 267.00ppk;; Ballechin, South Bogbain & Craigend (Chev) 280.00ppk; Fawsyde & Muirhouses (Chev) 279.00ppk; Dunalastair (Chev) 278.00ppk; Wardhead (Chev) 277.00ppk; Whirrieston (BF) 278.00ppk & 275.00ppk; Home Farm, Cairness, Little Spot & Fridayhill (BF) 269.00ppk; East Bracklinn (BF) 268.00ppk; Glenhead, Home Farm, Cairness & East Bracklinn (BF) 267.00ppk; South Bogbain (Cross) 276.00ppk; Fridayhill (Cross) 264.00ppk; Pathcondie & Mains of Skeith (Cross) 259.00ppk; Baledmund Est (Cross) 256.00ppk; Inch Cottage (BF) 258.00ppk; Island View (BF) 253.00ppk; Coates (BF) 251.00ppk; Raecruick & Kerry Cottage (BF) 250.00ppk; West Thomaston & Clunebeg (BF) 249.00ppk. Ewes (1432) – Nethermill (Tex) £280.00; Elmscleugh (Tex) £265.00, £252.00 & £250.00; Newton of Collessie (TexX) £228.00; Halbeath (TexX) £210.00; Dyke (TexX) £201.00; Inverdovat, Nethermill & Dyke (TexX) £200.00; Newton of Collessie (BTex) £210.00; West Lundie (TexX) £197.00 & £196.00; Halbeath (Cont) £192.00; Meadows of Ballied (Cont) £186.00; West Lundie (BTex) £180.00; Newton of Collessie (Suf) £209.00; Barbarafield (Suf) £208.00; Easter Bucklyvie (Suf) £202.00; Barbarafield (Suf) £196.00; Northfield (Suf) £180.00; Braeside of Lindores (Mule) £194.00; West Meikle Pinkerton (Mule) £153.00; Overton of Knaven (Mule) £145.00; Halkerston (Mule) £144.00; Bogburn (Mule) £142.00; Overton of Knaven (Mule) £141.00; Gateside (Chev) £140.00; Bows (Chev) £137.00; Carskerdo (Chev) £136.00, £130.00 & £119.50; Elmscleugh (BF) £136.00; Kilmundie (BF) £130.00; Bows (BF) £127.00; Elmscleugh (BF) £125.00; Kilmundie (BF) £120.00. Tups – Newton of Collessie (Suf) £220.00; Gateside (Suf) £186.00; Balgay (Tex) £212.00; Home Farm, Kilberry (Tex) £178.00; Whitehouse (Zwa) £194.00; Gateside (BFL) £168.00; Kilmundie (BF) £168.00 & £142.00. Caledonian Marts Ltd, Thursday March 31: sold 137 Cattle comprising of 38 Bullocks, Heifers and Young Bulls and 57 OTM Cattle, and also 42 Calves & Stirks. Although it was colder outside affect trade. this morning, it certainly didn’t Prime Heifers averaged 276p at 607kg and sold to 310ppkg for a Limousin from DS & RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill purchased by H A Black & Son, Butchers, Stirling and to £1932 for a Limousin from J Collier & Sons, Dullomuir, again purchased by H A Black & Sons, Butchers, Stirling. Prime Bullocks averaged 266p at 663kg and on two occasions sold to 298ppkg for from W Dandie & Sons, Learielaw and J Collier & Sons, Dullomuir purchased by T Johnston, Butchers, Falkirk and to £2019 for a 792kg Limousin from DS & RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill. Other Leading Prices – Heifers per kg: 310p Easter Ochtermuthill; 302p Learielaw 298p Dullomuir & Easter Ochtermuthill; 292p Moorfield, Learielaw & Graystale Bullocks per kg: 298p Dullomuir & Learielaw; 292p Learielaw; 288p Seggarsdean (Twice), Bankhead & Dullomuir; 285p Easter Ochtermuthill Heifers per Head: £1932 Dullomuir; £1885 Easter Ochtermuthill; £1815 Moorfield; £1799 Learielaw; £1794 Moorfield Bullocks per Head: £2019 Easter Ochtermuthill; £1931 Dullomuir; £1915 & £1901 Learielaw £1876 Easter Ochtermuthill; £1872 Bankhead. Also forward 57 OTM Cattle. OTMs averaged 179ppkg selling to 243ppkg for a Limousin from W Dick & Sons, Mains of Throsk and to £1790 for the same beast. Cast Males sold to a new centre record of £2100 for a Charolais Bull from D Findlay, Pirnhall. Dairy Cows averaged 146ppkg selling to 168ppkg from G Reade, SgriobRuadh, Mull and to £1250 from R Denholm, Wester Lochdrum. Other Leading Prices – Beef OTMs per kg: 243p Mains of Throsk; 225p Dollarbank; 224p Seggarsdean; 214p Seggarsdean Beef OTMs per head: £1790 Mains of Throsk; £1740 Seggarsdean £1660 & £1600 Seggarsdean; 1450 Dollarbank; £1420 Ardbeg (Islay) & Mains of Throsk Dairy Cows per head: £1250 Wester Lochdrum; £1190 Wester Lochdrum; £1180 Drumglass Dairy Cows per kg: 168p Sgriob-Ruadh; 163p Sgriob-Ruadh; 157p Wester Lochdrum & Sgriob- Ruadh Claves and Stirks sold to £460 for a Belgium Blue Bull calf from R Graham & Son, Airthrey Kerse.