Prime lamb from South Flanders is champion at Stirling sale

United Auctions, Stirling, sold 4,008 prime sheep comprising 2,548 prime lambs selling to an average of 182.60p and 1,460 ewes and rams.

The champion at the West and Central Suffolk Club show of prime lambs came from South Flanders and sold for £110. Reserve champion came from Glenrig and sold for £85. New Season Lambs (2,548) – South Flanders (Tex) £108; Wester Kepdowrie (BTex) £101; South Flanders (Suff) £100; Northfield (Cross) £95; Keil (Char) £90; Knock O Ronald (Mule ) £86; High Mildovan (Chav/Mule) £73.

Ewes (1,460) – Halbeath (Tex) £136; Scart (BTex) £100; Loanstone Mains (Suff) £85; Lochend (Mule) £82; Lillyburn (BFL) £80; Darroch (Cross) £76; Springfield (BF) £56. Rams – Lochend (BFL) £104; Springfield (Tex) £100; Loanstone Mains (Suff) £90; West Lundie (Btex) £57; Dollarbank (BF) £50.

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold 96 bullocks, heifers and young bulls, 85 cast cows and bulls, and 25 calves and stirks. Prime heifers sold to 260ppkg for a Limousin from Learielaw and to £1,616 for a Charolais from Easter Ochtermuthill. Prime bullocks sold to 245p for a Limousin from Balquharrage and to £1,732 for a Limousin from Greencraig . Other leading prices: Heifers 258p & 255p Easter Ochtermuthill; 252p Balquharrage; 248p Mains of Cultmalundie & West Mains (Grant); 245p & 242p Easter Ochtermuthill; 238p Learielaw; 235p & 232p Nether Glinns & Mains of Cultmalundie; 230p Turniemoon & Blairsgreen-Bullocks 242p & 238p Mains of Cultmalundie; 235p Classlochie; 232p Newbigging of Ceres & Easterton (Owen); 230p Classlochie & Nether Glinns; 228p Mawcarse, Newbigging of Ceres & Classlochie. Also forward were 85 cast cows and bulls. Beef cows ave 133p selling to 196.5p for a Limousin from Mains of Burnbank and to £1,580 from the same home. Dairy cows averaged 99p selling to 140p from Kaimhill.

Cast males averaged 123p selling to 147p for a Blonde D’Aquitaine from Blairsgreen.