Round-up of livestock market sale prices

SHEEP: Market in conjunction with annual show and sale of Beltex prime hoggets

Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 1,702 prime hoggets, ewes and tups in conjunction with the annual show and sale of Beltex prime hoggets.

Judge Stuart Stark from MJ Stark Ltd, Paisley, awarded the championship and first prize for a hogget up to 42kg to Mitchell McDonald, Newbigging.

Weighing 41.6kg, it was purchased by Mr Stark.

Mr McDonald also won the reserve championship and top prize for a 46kg+ hogget. It weighed 46kg and made £136 to W Shearer, Burnbrae, Strathaven.

Outwith the prize list, top price of the day went to Kincraigie, Strathmiglo, for Texels at £131 and to a top of 293ppkg for a 41.6kg Beltex from RA Campbell and Son, Meikle Seggie. Overall average for 1,205 sold was 226.6ppkg (-11.5p on the week, or +33.6p on the year).

Heavy hoggets (302) (45.6kg+) ave £110 (-£5.32 on the week). Leading prices: Lambs – Beltex £130, £129 (twice), £128 (twice) and £126 (twice) West Lundie, Beltex X £124 (three times) Letter , Continental £123 (twice) Newbigging, Continental X £122 and £120 Meikle Seggie, Texel £119 (twice) Meikle Seggie, Texel X £118 Kincraigie, Suffolk X £119 Couch, Suffolk £118 and £116 Kincraigie, Mule £98.50 Coulshill, BF (Tups) £103 Connachan, BF £102.50 Burnshot.

Lambs PPK – Beltex 290p Meikle Seggie, Beltex X 289p (twice) and 278p Newbigging, Continental 271p Newbigging, Continental X 270p, 264p and 261p West Lundie, Texel X 261p (twice) Letter, Suffolk 239p Couch, Suffolk X 237p Kincraigie, BF 232p Burnshot, Mule 215p Coulshill.

Also forward were 500 cast ewes and rams. All classes were dearer and short of buyers requirements.

Heavy ewes ave £111.76 selling to £160 twice for Texels firstly from Easter Dullatur, Dullatur and secondly from Pardovan Holdings.

Export ewes ave £75.07 selling to £84 for Blackface Ewes from Gartlea.

Cast rams sold to £140 twice, firstly for Suffolks from West Kelt, Denny and secondly for Texels from Knock O Ronald.

Leading prices: Beltex £147 Lephinchapel, Texel £141 Easter Dullatur, £140 Old Higham (Struthers), £125 Queenshaugh, £123 Whitecross, £120 Letter Suffolk, £119 West Kelt. Cross £116 and £110 Queenshaugh, £108 Easter Dullatur, £107 Whitecross and Queenshaugh (twice), £104 Letter and Queenshaugh. Mule £110 Easter Dullatur, £109, £104 and £103 Straiton, £100 Dollarbank, £99 Easter Dullatur, £95 Lephinchapel.

Continental £103 Cuiltburn (Pettigrew), £101 Avoncrook, £100 Standingfauld, £98 Easter Dullatur. BFL £86 Dollarbank. Blackface £81 Spittalhill, £77 Knock O Ronald, £72 Lephinchapel, £71 Remony Estate. Cheviot £78 Culdees, £76 Ancaster Estates and Avoncrook.

Other leading prices: Rams BFL £134 Easter Dullatur £111 West Kelt, Beltex £104 Lephinchapel.