Spring lamb price jumps and sells to top of £155

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold spring lambs (31) averaged 295.5ppkg (+8.19p on the week) to 315ppkg from Balhelvie and to a top of £155 from Easter Ochtermuthill.

Prime hoggets (1,668) averaged 236.2p (-7.67ppkg) to 326ppkg and a top of £151 from Easter Ochtermuthill. Spring lambs: Beltex £150 Easter Ochtermuthill Suff £146 & £144 Kinnaird Texel £140 & £135 Balhelvie Berrichon £100.50 Kirkton Hoggets Beltex £148 Easter Ochtermuthill Beltex X £147 Letter Cont £146 Cuiltburn Cont X £145 Dalchirla Texel £143 Nether Strathkinnes & Ayton Chev £140 Nether Strathkinnes Mule £120 Kippo BF £113 Blackwater Also forward were 716 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes averaged £85.09 selling to £138. Other leading prices: Texel £132 High Auchensale £122 & £120 Knockhill £118 Gartfinnan £116 Ayton BF £69 Meggernie £68 Ballingray £66 Easterton & East Mitchelton £65 Graystale

Suff £99 Ampherlaw £97 Ballingray £90 Ampherlaw

Chev £80 Gartfinnan

Cross £100 Letter £94 Whitehills £90 Broomfield £87.50 & £85 Gelvan View

BDM £115 Wester Crosshill

Char £122 Knockhill

Mule £107 Kinnaird £96 Redhall £95 Leskine & Mains of Strageath £94 Auchenlay

Tups sold to £125 for a Texel from Wester Crosshill. Tex: £113 Wester Crosshill Suff X: £120 Woodend Cross: £114 Barns BF: £79.50 Coul Estate Chev: £120 West Dron BFL: £94 East Mitchelton