Centre records were smashed at United Auctions' sale of 4501 breeding ewe hoggs at Stirling, when Ian Hunter, Dalchirla Farms, Crieff, sold a pen of three Blackface ewe hoggs, for £2400 per head with all proceeds donated to the NHS.

The pen was purchased by Billy McFarlane and sons Joe and Alfie, Drumgrange, Patna, Ayr.

Second top price was £620 paid for three pedigree Texel ewe hoggs from Robbie Wilson's Milnbank flock from Turriff, bought by T Murray, Castleton.

Suffolk ewe hoggs peaked at £142 for three from R Henderson, Barry House, Bamff; Scotch Mules peaked at £140 on two occasions for pens from Burncastle Farming Co and WH Sharp, Longcroft, both Lauder; Cheviot Mule ewe hoggs sold to £135 for a pen of 31 from W Morison, South Bogbain, Keith and Cheviots hit a top of £105 for a pen of 14 from G Milne, Kinaldy, St Andrews.

Despite the restrictions due to Covid 19, all breeds showed increased averages on the year. Mule ewe hoggs improved £2.44 per head to average £119.70; Texel ewe hoggs £159.13 (+30.06); Cheviot Mules £123.06; Cheviots, £99.52 (+£9.05) and Blackfaces cashed in at £140.27 (+£28.01).

FLOCK averages

Farm (No) Top Average (£)

Mule ewe hoggs

Abercairny Estates (85) 110 110.00

Mid Wellwood (65) 121 120.54

Longcroft (16) 140 140.00

Coulshill (307) 130 130.00

Inchie (40) 125 125.00

Renton HF (412) 126 118.47

Knowehead (60) 118 118.00

Wardhead (50) 132 131.20

St Johns Wells (50) 124 119.00

Dalowie (125) 113 110.00

Clonrae (178) 122 116.95

Liscleugh (60) 122 122.00

Dollarbank (64) 124 119.63

Easter Bucklyvie (28) 138 138.00

Kingledores (50) 128 128.00

Coates (130) 112 110.29

Marr Farm (20) 124 124.00

Holehouse (69) 122 122.00

Ardgate (68) 116 114.97

Burncastle Farming (60) 140 137.50

High Milndovan (12) 106 106.00

Grieves Bungalow (26) 108 108.00

Clonrae (129) 120 116.23

Townhead (43) 122 118.84

Over Shannochill (18) 112 112.00

Knock o Ronald (25) 126 120.28

Little Drumquharn (83) 116 115.59

Tollishill Farming (14) 132 132.00

West Thomaston (110) 126 120.73

Mains of Burnbank (40) 126 125.00

Auchenrivoch (43) 126 125.21

Kipperoch (20) 99 99.00

Newton of Crathie (28) 122 122.00

Dalfoil (20) 110 110.00

Brisbane Glen Estates (63) 120 116.70

Crosswoodhill (35) 113 113.00

Strathtyrum and

Fossoway Farms (30) 106 106.00

Cheviot and Cheviot Mule ewe hoggs

Bridge House (44) 98 96.91

Downie Farming Company (90) 102 100.91

Kinaldy (82) 124 108.73

High Milndovan (22) 124 124.00

South Bogbain (31) 135 135.00

Lathockar Mains (30) 121 120.67

Texel ewe hoggs

North Dorlaithers (14) 620 561.43

South Bogbain (12) 200 151.42

Kinaldy (71) 145 130.24

Pannell (21) 150 147.90

Dalowie (15) 115 115.00

Newton of Crathie (56) 130 128.57

Castle Cary Mill (8) 106 106.00

Knock O Ronald (13) 115 115.00

Suffolk ewe hoggs

Drumside (20) 130 130.00

Newton of Crathie (24) 130 125.00

Other breed ewe hoggs

Lettre (74) 100 100.00

Kinnaird (25) 121 121.00

Blackface ewe hoggs

Dalchirla Farms (3) 2400 2400.00

Outerwards (133) 130 108.08

Kirkland Farming (36) 195 167.22

Cramalt (51) 95 91.96

Gass (37) 400 291.89

Tearmann (12) 190 190.00

West Tandlemuir (21) 125 116.00

Yett (80) 138 131.25

Glenrath (39) 122 122.00

Marr (65) 170 139.23

Winterhopeburn (30) 100 93.33

Newton of Auchterhouse (44) 92 92.00

Meggathead (64) 102 100.69

Clonrae (36) 115 110.75

Dalowie (158) 118 94.09

Laigh Hatton (24) 148 148.00

Nunnerie (70) 420 210.86

Craigdarroch (59) 270 244.58

Achdregnie (40) 138 127.50

Glonora (42) 105 103.57