Breeding sheep again sold well at United Auctions’ sale of 3375 head at Stirling, on Monday, where trade peaked at £115 per life for Texel cross hoggs with lambs at foot, on two occasions, from Robert and Hazel McNee, Over Finlarg, Tealing, Dundee, and from Andrew Kay and sons Robert and Andrew, Gass, Straiton.

Just behind, on £114, A McKenzie and Partners, Ardgate, sold the lead priced Mule hoggs with lambs, with Suffolk cross hoggs with lambs selling to £113 per life from J More, Townhead.

Aberfield cross hoggs with lambs produced the lead average at £105.28 per life having sold to £107 for Aberfield cross Cheviots from D Hamilton, Allanton.

Ewes were topped at £95 per life for Texel crosses with single Beltex lambs from G McGibbon, West Quarter.

By the end of the day, Scotch Mule hoggs with lambs averaged £89.68; Texel cross hoggs at £94.78; Suffolk crosses at £101.60 and Aberfields at £105.28, all per life

Hoggs with lambs at foot

Farm (No) Top (£) Average per life

Mule ewe hoggs and lambs

Little Drumquharn (446) 92 82.17

Easter Bucklyvie (148) 102 88.53

Porterstown (54) 106 102.37

Gartness (143) 88 80.67

Over Finlarg (120) 105 103.00

Allanton (288) 105 91.12

Mid Auchencarroch (53) 90 77.55

Hunting Faulds (142) 100 95.41

Carse of Trowan (52) 94 86.85

Mill of Inverarity (20) 80 80.00

Polnoon (188) 91 89.29

Ardgate (99) 114 100.04

Woodend (72) 110 103.33

Claylands (50) 94 91.80

Texel cross ewe hoggs with lambs

Carse of Trowan (158) 98 90.11

Mill of Inverarity (20) 97 97.00

Allanton (79) 96 90.51

Island View (18) 89 89.00

Townhead (18) 102 102.00

Gass (116) 115 96.72

West Park (40) 107 102.00

Over Finlarg (86) 115 106.56

Carse of Trowan (32) 100 100.00

Woodend (40) 112 106.00

Ashfield (20) 87 87.00

Other bred hoggs with lambs

Allanton (150) 107 105.28

Townhead (26) 113 113.00

Upper Coullie (8) 75 75.00

Broom (19) 86 86.00