Round-up of Caledonian Marts prices

Caledonian Marts, Stirling, sold 1,730 prime lambs, hoggets, sheep, ewes and tups.

Spring lambs (17) to 250ppk from R Wardrope & Son, East Coates for a 42kg Texel X; and £115 for four 46.5kg Suffolk X from Balhelvie, Newburgh.

Prime hoggets (1,333) to 251p from Cuiltburn for a pen of 41.5kg Beltex X; and £107 also from Cuiltburn for 43kg Beltexes.

Overall sale average for 1,333 sold 176.3p(+10p).

Leading prices were as follow.

Beltex:

Cuiltburn 248p & 238p, Meikle Seggie 237p, Easter Ochtermuthill 234p.

Texel:

Easter Ochtermuthill 206p and 205p, Newton of Fotheringham 206p and 205p, Hill 202p.

Suffolk:

Easter Coates 199p, Graystale 190p, Durieshill 195p.

Cheviot:

South Park 202p, Easter Coates 201p, Nethermyres 200p.

Blackface:

Edentaggart 170p, Mid Auchencarroch 170p, Littleport 167p.

Also forward were 376 cast ewes and tups.

Heavy ewes (176) averaged £71.17, selling to £121 for a Texel from Knockhill, Strathkinnes.

Export ewes (47) averaged £40.34.

Other leading prices were as follow.

Texel:

£114, £107 and £105 Easter Ochtermuthill, £100 Shankhead, £90 Knockhill (twice) and Gilmeadowland, and £89 Golland and Craiglaw.

BF

£67 Graystale, £54 Easter Buchanty, £50 South Hourat, £49 Graystale.

Suffolk

£81 Meikle Seggie, £79 Pitcairlie (twice), £77 Garden House, and £76 Lochend (Millar).

Cross

£104 Meikle Seggie, £85 West Gate (twice), £78 Golland, £76 Pitcarlie and West Gate, £75 Mains of Strageath.

Tups sold to £115 for a Texel from Knockhill, Strathkinnes.

Other leading prices were as follow.

£106 Gilmeadowland, £97 Lamberton, £88 Mains of Strageath and Easter Ochtermuthill.