Stirling (UA)

UNITED Auctions sold 877 store cattle at its Stirling centre, where a 392kg Aberdeen-Angus heifer from Clydeside topped the trade at 255.10p per kg.

The 353 heifers, which averaged 209.43p, also sold to £1380 for a 652kg Aberdeen-Angus from Wester Aldie.

Bullocks (498) cashed in at 211.64p and led the gross trade at £1400 for a 685kg Simmental cross from Wrights House, while a Charolais cross weighing 472kg from Berryhills realised 243.60p.

The 26 bullocks averaged 152.24p and peaked at 201.60p for a 248kg Ayrshire cross from West Rottearns and £895 for a 486kg MRIX from Caddell.

Averaging 130.92p, the 112 beef-bred cast cows peaked at 204p for a Simmental cross from Symington Mains and £1510 for a Charolais cross from Blackburn, while ten dairy cows levelled at 99.28p as they sold to 132.40p for a Holstein Friesian from Kaimhill and £815 for a BFX from Wester Lochdrum.

LEADINGprices:

Store bullocks – Up to 250kg – West Rottearns £500, 201.6p. 251-300kg – Clearview £580, West Rottearns 212.5p. 301-350kg – Rigg Villa £735, 224.8p. 351-400kg – Grassfield £940, Auchenflower 240.0p. 401-450kg – Dalfask £1030, 239.1p. 451-500kg – Gateside £1150, 243.6p. 501-550kg – Clydeside £1205, 232.6p. 551-601kg – Braendam £1345, 236.0p. 602-651kg – Wrights Houses £1375, 223.9p. 652-701kg – Wrights Houses £1400, 204.4p.

Store heifers – Up to 250kg –West Rottearns £440, Drygate 203.1p. 251-300kg – Drygate £585, 211.2p. 301-350kg – Auchenflower £760, Milrig 224.8p. 351-400kg – Clydeside £1000, 255.1p. 401-450kg – Clydeside £990, Milrig 235.7p. 451-500kg – East Balscalloch £1130, 236.4p. 501-551kg – East Balscalloch £1200, Burnbrae 231.1p. 552-601kg – Windsole £1300, 220.3p. 652-701kg – Wester Aldie £1380, 211.7p.

OTM cows – Per head- Blackburn (Char) £1510; Blackburn (Sim) £1410; Wester Middleton (A-A) £1330; Townhead of Arngibbon (Cont) £1310; Wester Middleton (Lim) £1170; Woodmill (BS) £1110. Per kilo – Symington Mains (Sim) 204.0p; Drygate (A-A) 184.5p; Blackburn (Char) 165.9; Pitkevy (Lim) 161.0p; Townhead of Arngibbon (Cont) 146.9p; Woodmill (Short) 130.6p.

OTM bull – Per head – Whitehill (BRB) £1490; Riccarton (Char) £1410; Cowgrove (Lim) £1210. Per kilo – Whitehill (BRB) 129.6p; Cowgrove (Lim) 125.0p; Riccarton (Char) 188.7p.