STORE cattle sold to a brisk trade at Lawrie and Symington, on Tuesday, where 153 bullocks averaged 218.5p per kg and 82 heifers levelled at 214.6p. 

Bullocks sold to 246.2p for a 455kg Limousin from the Firm of R Easson and Son, Crieff Farm, as well as £1270 for a 615kg Limousin from W Stewart, Newton of Inshewan. 

A 435kg Limousin from JH Garbutt and Sons, Sketewan, topped the heifers at 243.7p and a 610kg Aberdeen-Angus from J and C Millar, Kinnaniel, sold for £1230. 

Young bulls (sold) sold to £1100 for a Simmental from CMR Soutar, Peasiehill, and to 222.2p for a 360kg Shorthorn from John Duff and Sons, Waterside of Thornton. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – A-A – £1190 Kinnaniel; £1070 Newton of Inshewan; £1000 Easter Cammock. Char – £1255, £1195 Kinnaniel; £1140 West Denside. Lim – £1230 (x2), £1205, £1200 West Denside; £1220 Crieff. Sim – £1130, £1080, £1050 West Mains of Turin. Per kg – A-A – 227.3p Easter Cammock; 220p Newton of Inshewan. Char – 221.3p Kinnaniel; 215.4p Whitehill. Lim – 246.2p Crieff; 239.6p, 235.7p, 233.3p Meikle Tullo; 232.6p Ben Lawers. Sim – 230.2p Easter Cammock; 221.4p Whitehills; 220.4p, 217.3p West Mains of Turin. BSho – 215.4p, 214.9p, 210.8p West Banks.
Heifers – Per head – A-A – £1230 Kinnaniel; £1170 South Leckaway; £910 (x2) Newton of Inshewan. Char – £1200 Kinnaniel; £965 Whitehills. Lim – £1140, £1050 Strone; £1060 Sketewan; £1050 Meikle Tullo. Sim – £1030, £995 West Mains of Turin; £915 Ben Lawers. BSho – £960 Kinnaniel; £960 Nether Drumheads; £955, £920 Westbank. Per kg – A-A – 221.5p Lochaber; 211.5p Denbrae; 209.8p East Cammock. Char – 206.9p Kinnaniel; 201p Whitehills. Lim – 243.7p Sketewan; 227.9p, 227.5p Meikle Tullo; 223.4p Strone. Sim – 205.6p Ben Lawers; 205.2p Purgavie; 198.1p West Mains of Turin. BSho – 219.7p, 215.2p West Bank.