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STIRLING CATTLE AND SHEEP SALE OCTOBER 12 2005 The firm had forward 1232 store cattle and 5764 store lambs & feeding sheep. Bullocks to 121p for a Lim X off of Laifhpark average 102.2p Heifers to 116p for a BB X off of Boreland to average 98.9p Bulls to 116p for a SimX off of Nether Birkwood to average 92.1p Bullocks per head – Middle Coldrain (SimX) £680, Wester Newlands (LimX) £655, Wester Mye (HEX) £615, Wester Newlands (BBX) & Gartcosh (SAX)  £580,  Gartcosh (AAX) £575, Caddell (MRI) £410, Drum(HF) £385,  Heifers per head – Boreland (CharX) £590, Bughtknowes (BAX) £550, Collymoon (LimX) £535, Boreland (BBX) £495, Torbrex (SimX) £480, Auchterhead (AAX) £445 Bulls per head – Nether Birkwood (SimX) £375, Bogside (BBX) £360, Easter Glentore (LimX) £370 Bullocks per kilo – Laighpark (LimX) 121p, Logan (CharX) 118p, Meikle Finnery (BBX) 112p, Torbrex (SimX) 111p, Logan (AAX) 110p Heifers per kilo – Boreland (BBX) 116p, West Park (LimX) 114p, Boreland (CharX) 114p, Torbrex (SimX) 104p Bulls per kilo – Nether Birkwood (SimX) 116p & (LimX) 113p SuffX lambs averaged £34.93 (-19p on wk) TeX lambs averaged £35.30 (+80p on wk) Scotch Mule lambs averaged £31.37 (-100p on week) BF lambs averaged £24.54 (-58p on week) Lambs per head – Auchenhew (SuffX) & Drumbowie (TexX) £39.80, Auchenhew (ContX) £39.50, Shawbraes (BeltexX) £39.20, Swanston (HB) £38.20, Crookstone (Down) £38, Grantsbanks (Mule) £37, Cretlevane (CharX) & Nth Whittlebrun (X) £34.50, Dykes (BF) £32.80 Feeding sheep per head –  Drumbowie (X) £25, Auch Est (BF) £16.50,