Prime sheep take to the sale ring

Lawrie & Symington in Forfar had forward 942 prime sheep. Prime sheep: Prime lambs (772) sold to 203.3p per kg and 200p per kg for Beltex from Shandford, and £96 for Beltex from Easter Balgillo, to average 174.4p per kilo. Leading prices per kilo: Belt. 195.2p Shandford; Tex. 189.1p Loyal; Tex.x 186.7p Coiliamy; X Tex. 182.9p Powburn. Leading prices per head: Belt. £94.50 Er. Balillo; X Belt. £93.50 Shandford; Suff. £92 Little Ballo; Tex. £89 Ejay. Ewes and rams (170): Ewes – Tex. £147 and £123.50 Balbrydie; Suff. £120.50 Sothtown; Tex. X £117.50 Balconnel; Suff. x £117 Witton. Rams – Char. £135 Witton; Dorset £129 Witton; BHL £121 Witton. Caledonian Marts Ltd in Stirling sold 2,397 prime lambs, ewes and tups. All classes of lambs (52kg and under) saw slightly dearer trade to last week, a good show of heavy lambs 52kg+ would be £10 up on the week to average £91.16. Overall sale average for 1,788 lambs was 175ppkg (-0.6p on the week). Top price of the day went to WM Bell & Son, Craigend and Doune Farms, West Lundie, at £103. Top price per kg went to Craigend for a pair of 42.5kg Beltex at £97 or 228ppkg. Leading prices: Lambs – Texel £102 Easter Garden; Beltex £102 Easter Ochtermuthill; Beltex X £100 Craigend; Texel X £100 Shielhill; Cont £99 West Lundie; Cont X £99 Easter Ochtermuthill; Suff £95 Ayton; Char £95 South Flanders; Mule £81 Meikle Seggie; BF £75.50 Home Farm (Arniston). Also forward were 609 cast ewes and tups. A total of 237 heavy ewes averaged £87.95 selling to £141 from M Jack, Carriston, Star of Markinch. A total of 155 export ewes averaged £43.75. Tups sold to £116 for a pen of Texels from C Rimmer, Shielhill, Braco. Other leading prices: Texel £108 Shielhill; BFL £85 Dyke (MacGregor).