Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd had a much larger show than usual of 2923 prime hoggs forward at their weekly sale at Whitefordhill, near Ayr on Monday that sold to a top of £105 per head and 218.6p per kg to average 180.1p (-11.9p on the week), while a couple of Dorset prime lambs weighing 45kg apiece fetched £90.
There were also 631 cast sheep forward that met a similar trade to last week with ewes selling to £138 for Texels and £75 for Blackfaces.
The firm went on to sell 5 prime heifers at the same venue yesterday to a top of £1287 per head and 227p per kg to average £1234.20 and 224p.
In the rough ring 24 beef cows averaged 128.3p and 104 dairy cows levelled at 88.2p. Seven bulls averaged 129.8p.
A small show of 5 dairy cattle sold to £1200 for a Holstein Friesian calved-heifer and averaged £1036.
Harrison & Hetherington Ltd sold 76 store heifers in Lockerbie yesterday to a top of 245.5p and an average of 205.8p (+2.7p on the previous sale), while 141 store bullocks peaked at 262.8p and levelled at 223.3p (+19.1p).
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