Round-up of prices at the sales

Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward 263 store cattle.

Bullocks (173) to £1,270 for a 565kg Limousin from Mosside Farm and 264ppk for a 435kg Limousin from Sketewan to ave 235p.

Heifers (89) to £1,255 for a 550kg Limousin from Baldastard and 2.65p for a 355kg Limousin from Meikle Coul farms to ave 227p.

Young bull (1) £910 and 2.30p for a 395kg Simmental from Tillyrie.

Bullocks: AA 2.35p Bishopton, 234p Dunlappie, 232p Bishopton; Lim 259p Cairnleith and Wairds of Alpity, 255p Glenkilrie, 254p Cairnleith and Meikle Coul Farms; Char 252p Meikle Coul Farms, 241p Bishopton, 240p Cluseburn; Sim 247p Tillyrie, 245p Whitehills, 243p Aucharroch; Sal 254p and 250p Cluseburn, 235p Bishopton; HereX 236p Bishopton; Lui 228p and 224p Tillyrie

Heifers: AA 203p Dunlappie; Lim 2.59p Cairnleith, 257p Mains of Creuchies, 252p Meikle Coul Farms; Char 226p Cairnleith, 221p Whitehills; Sim 242p Aucharroch, 231p Tillyrie, 2.29p Aucharroch; RoX 264p and 231p Meikle Coul; Luing 217p Tillyrie.

Caledonian Marts, Stirling, sold 1,738 prime hoggets, ewes and tups. Top price went to C Smith, South Flanders for a 53kg Beltex at £120; and to Ian Campbell, Meikle Seggie, for a pen of 41kg Beltex X hoggets at 246ppk.

BeltexX £116 and £112 West Lundie; Tex £116 Dyke (MacGregor); TexX £114 South Flanders; Beltex £111 Cuiltburn; Cont £110 Nethermyres; ContX £110 Callendoune; Suff £107.50 Hilltarvit Mains; SuffX £105 Leskine; Chev £106 Coulshill; Mule £94 Meikle Seggie; BF (tups) £97 Dyke; BF (wdrs) £93 Burnshot and St Mungos.

Also forward were 576 cast ewes and tups.

Heavy ewes (89) ave £86.10 selling to £139 for a Texel from J McKerrow, Riverview, Bo’ness.

Export ewes (442)ave £48.41.

Texel £117 Easter Gormyre and Riverview, £109 Loanhead of Duchally; BF £60 Connachan, £58.50 Dalchirla; Cross £79 Easter Gormyre, £77 Broomfield; HB £99 Broom, Zwar £82 Whiterigg; Beltex £116 Cuiltburn; Mule £71 Pitnacree, £70 Easter Coates.

Tups (41) ave £52.05, to £118 for a Suffolk from R Brewster, Broom, Causewayhead.

Leading prices: Cross £99 Graystale; Beltex £88 Graystale.