The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Round-up of latest sale prices
Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold 1,443 Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggets, Ewes and Tups.
Overall average for 1,147 hoggets was 247.3ppkg (+27.3ppkg) (+81p on the year).
Top price of the day went to Easter Ochtermuthill for a pair of 43.5kg Beltex at 333ppkg, and to a top of £149 for five Beltex weighing 46.8kg, also from Easter Ochtermuthill.
Spring Lambs (10) sold to £145 from Belhelvie and to 315ppkg for the same lamb. Overall average for 10 lambs sold was 280ppkg. Leading Hogget Prices Beltex £145 Cuiltburn Beltex X £145 & £143 Easter Ochtermuthill
Texel £138 Tillyrie Texel X £132 Wester Thomaston
Suff £137 Graystale Chev £128 Burnshot Mule £120 Raecruick
BF £121 Burnshot
Spring Lambs Suff £144 Belhelvie; Down £126 Balgonar
Also forward were 285 Cast Ewes and Tups.
Heavy ewes averaged £80.17 selling to £135 for a pen of Beltex from Cuiltburn.
Export Ewes averaged £58.86.
Other Leading Prices: Texel
£126, £124 & £116 Easter Coilechat; £114 Culdees
BF £71 Linkshead; £69 Thorn; £65 Auchenrivoch
Cross £95 (Twice), £92 & £87 Pitcairn
Suff £89 Linkshead BDM £83 Cattlemoss BFL £97 Linkshead Beltex £100 Cuiltburn Mule £93.50 Redburn; £92 Glenrigg; £91 Belhelvie Berrichon Du Cher
£123 Kirkton
Tups sold to £95 for a Texel from Morenish.