A new breed record for a Blackface female was achieved at United Auctions' Stirling sale of 5879 breeding sheep, when a ewe hogg from Ian Hunter, Dalchirla, Muthill, sold for £12,000.

Surpassing the previous record of 8000gns paid for a ewe from Lurg, Fintry, the Dalchirla hogg, later christened Emma, is a daughter of a £10,000 Nunnerie lamb bought at Dalmally in 2015, out of a ewe by a £30,000 Aitkenhead. She sold to Billy McFarlane and sons Joe and Alfie, Drumgrange, Patna. Overall, Mr Hunter sold 80 ewe hoggs to average £522.

Leading the sale of Scotch Mule ewe hoggs at £136 per head was a pen of 26 from Messrs Wight, Townfoot (Midlock), purchased by David Morrison, Dalwyne, who also bought the lead priced pure Texel ewe hoggs at £520 from Malcolm Coubrough, Hartside.

Mule ewe hoggs with lambs sold to £200 from Easter Bucklyvie, with Texel cross ewe hoggs with lambs selling to the same money from Airthrey Kerse.

Averages: Ewe hoggs – Scotch Mules, £110.61 (-£00.19on the year); Texel, £103.37 (-£5.32); Cheviot, £98.56 (+£11.75); Blackface, £129.82 (+£33.28). Ewe hoggs with lambs – Scotch Mule, £165.74 (+£2.07); Texel cross, £162.66 (+£10.90).

FLOCKaverages

Farm (No) Top (£) Average

Mule ewe hoggs

Mid Wellwood (27) 104 104

Gartness (18) 120 120

Dollarbank (105) 110 104

Inchie (20) 108 108

Coulshill (111) 120 120

Auchenrivoch (29) 120 120

Townhead (58) 118 112

Knowehead (45) 110 109

Wardhead (113) 124 113

Mains of Burnbank (63) 114 107

Forebank of Canterland (151) 121 120

Holehouse (87) 110 108

Clonrae (364) 118 110

Midlock (26) 136 136

Outerwards (44) 122 112

West Carse (20) 104 104

Pitcairn (12) 115 115

Inverdunning (228) 122 115

Parkhill (92) 104 108

Fullarton (52) 111 111

Hartside (29) 118 115

Loch Craigs (35) 105 105

Pure Texel ewe hoggs

Hartside (7) 520 423

Howgillside (9) 190 150

Townhead (6) 150 140

Blackface ewe hoggs

Greenside (35) 110 103

Mid Linthills (23) 105 105

Glenlora (25) 100 100

Outerwards (173) 140 110

Nunnerie (66) 230 130

Dalchirla (80) 12,000 522

Craigdarroch (57) 155 144

Towiemore (39) 95 95

West Tandlemuir (32) 92 92

Farden (59) 92 90

Yett (77) 100 97

Craigalbert (56) 98 94

Skelfhill (41) 92 91

The Smiddy (15) 112 112

Glendamph (21) 108 108

Auldhouseburn (3) 2200 2200

Gass (39) 360 211

Dalowie (74) 108 101

Kirkland (240) 175 175

Mule ewe hoggs with lambs at foot

Mid Auchencarroch (28) 158 156

Allanton Farming (200) 195 167

Woodend (33) 172 171

Over Finlarg (58) 176 165

Easter Bucklyvie (109) 200 172

Gartness (57) 171 163

Claylands (18) 160 158

Townhead (14) 166 166

West Park (40) 165 163

Ardgate (6) 178 161

Kinneil Mill (40) 175 164

Texel cross and other cross-bred ewe hoggs with lambs

Over Finlarg (101) 180 165

Airthrey Kerse (50) 200 179

Allanton Farming (54) 170 161

Woodend (16) 168 164

Craigalbert (30) 150 149

West Park (20) 174 172

Gass (19) 186 176

Townhead (16) 166 165

Kilbucho Place (11) 156 156

Highfield (9) 190 150