Sheep sales total almost 2,300

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold 2,283 spring lambs, prime hoggets, ewes and tups.

A total of 13 spring lambs sold to £160 from Easter Ochtermuthill and to a top of 309ppkg from Balhelvie. Overall average for 13 Spring Lambs sold was 287.3ppkg (+7.4p on the week).

Overall average for 1,857 sold was 243.9ppkg (-3.4ppkg on the week), selling to a top of 316ppkg from Cuiltburn for a pen of 43kg Beltex. Top price per head came from Easter Ochtermuthill for a 55kg Beltex at £150. Spring Lambs Beltex £158 and £156 Easter Ochtermuthill Texel £136 Balhelvie Berrichon £127 Kirkton Leading Hogget Prices Beltex £147 and £146 Easter Ochtermuthill Beltex X £140 and £139 Cuiltburn Texel £130 Blackwater Texel X £130 Nether Strathkinnes Suff £135 Isle Cottage Suff X £133 Blackwater Chev £127.50 South Park Chev X £125 West Thomaston BF £126 Dalchirla BF £119 Burnshot Also forward were 393 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes averaged £102.59 selling to £127.50 for a pen of texels from Craigend. Export Ewes averaged £54.67. Other Leading Prices:Texel £124, £123 and £111 Ayton; £110 Bankhead Farming; £109 Craigend; £102 Walton BF £75 Graystale; £63 Claylands; £60 Home Farm, Easter Downhill, Dollarbank and Graystale Suff £124 Walton; £115 Ayton Chev £107 and £90 Walton Half Bred £118 and £117 Broom Mule £86 Bankhead and Busses; £84 Bankhead Farming; £83 Golland Berrichon Du Cher £105 Kirkton

Caledonian Marts Ltd had forward 712 store cattle and young bulls and 329 store sheep at their fortnightly sale.

Store bullocks averaged 229p selling to 330p from Wester Whin and to £1270 from Loanrigg. Heifers averaged 211p selling to 247p from Cleugh and to £1,190 from Castlehill.

Black and white bullocks averaged 153p selling to £750 West Kirkland.

Other leading prices: Bullocks £1,240 Loanrigg and Castlehill £1,200 Loanrigg £1,190 Shutterflat £1,180 Broom £1,170 Bowridge and Loanrigg £1,150 Loanrigg Heifers £1,160 Bowridge £1,120 Maidenwells £1,110 Bowridge £1,100 Maidenwells £1,090 Martnaham Mains and Bowridge £1,080 Martnaham Mains £1,060 Blairmains and Wester Braco Bulls £820 Brewsterwell £790 Gartness £780 Brewsterwell £760 Forrestmill