A 980kg Simmental cow from Richard McCulloch, Overhill House, was champion and sold for £2100 at United Auctions' Christmas show and sale of 32 cows and bulls at Stirling, judged by Steven Green, Blackburn.

Reserve was a 1098kg Simmental from Messrs Graham, Greenshields, that sold for £2140.

The top price of £2340 was paid for a British Blue from Wester Middleton, with a Limousin from Monzie selling for 265.60p per kg.

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The 277 bullocks and 185 heifers averaged 274.94p and 263.35p respectively. Bullocks peaked at 310.80p for a 518kg Charolais cross from Balkissock and to £1930 for a 678g Aberdeen-Angus cross from West Strathore.

A 534kg Charolais cross heifer from Bougang, attained 314.60p, whilst a 623kg Limousin cross made £1860 for Shannachar Cottage.

British Blue crosses from Lephinchapel, led the young bulls trade at 290p and £1220, with 24 balancing out at 262.69p.

Leading Awards

Pedigree cow – 1 and champion, Overhill House, Sim 980kg, £2100; 2, Messrs Graham, Burnbank, Lim 834kg, £1850; 3, Messrs McNee, OverFinlarg, Char 1034kg, £2210.

Cross bred – 1 and reserve – Messrs Graham, Greenshields, Sim 1098kg, £2140; 2, Monzie Farms, BB 786kg, £2070; 3, Messrs Martin, Dusty Drum, Sim 854kg, £1590.

Bulls – 1, Messrs Brown, Springfield, Sim 1094kg, £2340; 2, Messrs Mills, Shawsmill, Sim 1524kg, £2710; 3, Overfinlarg, Lim 1044kg, £1970.

Dairy cow –1, Messrs Black, Noriston, HF 892kg, £1310.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – A-A – West Strathore £1930; Bridgehouse 298.30p; Shannachar Cottage £1900; Auchenflower 296.60p; Midhouse £1810; Sheilds 294.70p; Upper Star £1800; Middleton 292.60p; Sheilds £1730; Meikle Camoquhill 286.30p; Sheilds £1730; Bridgehouse 286.20p; Middleton £1660, £1650; Midhouse 285.50p; Sheilds £1640; West Strathore 284.70p, 284.60p; Millands £1615; Shannachar Cottage 284.40p. BS – Auchenflower £1425, 290.80p. BB – Sheilds £1770; Auchenflower 293.90p; Newton of Collessie £1480, 279.20p; Auchenflower £1440; Shields 278.30p; Wester Mye £1300; Gateside 258.40p, 251.40p. Blue Gray – Upper Star £1560, 251.60p. Char – Nether Falla £1875; Balkissock 310.80p; Middleton £1870; Auchenflower 306.00p; Nether Falla £1835, £1780; Balkissock 305.00p; Balkissock £1610; Bougang 295.30p; Auchenflower £1530; Nether Falla 291.60p, 287.60p. Lim – Shannachar Cottage £1860; Longfauld 308.80p; Middleton £1795; High Bent 308.30p; Shannachar Cottage £1780 (x2), £1770; Newton of Collessie 302.40p; Summerhouse £1760; Shannachar Cottage 301.90p; Shannachar Cottage £1725; Newton of Collessie 301.00p; Middleton £1710; Shannachar Cottage 298.80p. Sim – Nether Falla £1835, £1780; Newton of Collessie 297.00p; Ardgate £1505; Nether Falla 287.60p, 280.60p; Newton of Collessie £1500; Ardgate 277.70p. Saler – Auchenflower £1480, 296.60p. Hfd – Shannachar Cottage £1785, 283.30p, 282.40p; Millands £1615, 276.50p. Luing – Shields £1640, £1630, 294.20p, 281.30p.

Heifers – A-A – Wester Mye £1600; Auchenflower 286.80p, 279.60p; Auchenflower £1510; Upper Star £1450; Lodgehill 273.00p; Millands £1435; Bourtreebush 267.10p; Woodend £1400; Wester Mye 266.70p. BB – Sheilds £1730, 286.40p; Wester Mye £1510; Auchenflower 279.60p; Auchenflower £1345; Cowdens 260.20p. Char – Bougang £1680, 314.60p; Balkissock £1550, £1390, 313.80p, 305.50p; Daldorn £1375; Bougang 294.00p. Lim – Shannachar Cottage £1860, £1710, £1665; Upper Samieston 302.40p; Balkissock, Shannachar Cottage 298.60p; Middleton £1600; Longfauld 295.60p; Dundurn £1550, £1530, 292.60p; Upper Samieston £1500; Shannachar Cottage 292.10p. Sim – Upper Samieston £1680, 291.20p. Saler – Wester Auchencarroch £1460; Auchenflower 286.80p; Auchenflower £1325; Wester Auchencarroch 282.40p.

Young bulls – BS – Upper Kidston £1220, 219.00p. BB – Lephinchaple £1160, 290.00p. A-A – Daill £1100, 210.30p.