Prices from the sale ring

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold 1,987 prime hoggets, ewes and tups. Overall ave for 1,217 hoggets was 230.5ppkg +4p on the week, 362 heavy hoggets (45.6kg +) ave £114 + £4.10. Top price Doune Farms for a 52kg Beltex at £135. Top ppk Strageath, for a 41kg Beltex at 285p/kg.

Leading prices: Lambs, Beltex £132 (three times) and £131 Doune Farms, Beltex X £130 Letter, Cheviot £126 Greenland, Texel £125 Nether Strathkinness, Suffolk £123 and £122 Nether Strathkinness, Continental £125 Meikle Seggie, Continental X £122 Leysbent, Blackface (tups) £114 Aberuchill, Blackface £114 Bonsor Estate, PPK Beltex 274p and 272p Meikle Seggie, Beltex X 271p Letter, Continental 267p and 263p Harelaw, Continental X 266p Borlick, Texel 261p Meikle Seggie, Texel X 257p Strageath, Suffolk 247p and 246p Nether Strathkinness, Suffolk X 243p West Thomaston, Mule 230p Doune Farms, Blackface 231p Easter Cash, Blackface X 229p

Bonsor Estate. Also forward were 770 cast ewes and rams. Heavy ewes ave £116.80 and sold to £184 for two Texels from Allanfauld. Export ewes ave £75.66 and sold to £100 for Blackface from Auchenbothie Farmers. Cast rams sold to £172 for a Bluefaced Leicester Allanfauld.

Other leading prices: Texel £172 Kinburn, £148 Strageath and Easter Cash, £146 Mains of Struie, Suffolk £169 Eorabus (Islay). BFL £137 Eorabus (Islay), £116 Craigton, £114 Allanfauld. Beltex £132 Strageath. Mule £121 Auchenbothie, £111 Allanfauld, £99 Eorabus (Islay). £96 Dalmore. Continental £120 Dewshill, £118 Strageath, £116 Kinburn, £114 Gaisland and Neriby (Islay), £112 Dewshill and Mains of Struie.

Cross £110 Mains of Struie, £106 Cochno and Strathlaggan (Islay), £105 Dalmore and Neriby (Islay). NCC £106 Kinburn, Cheviot £98 Craggan, £91 Harelaw (Aird). Blackface £90 Ballingry, £88 Dyke, £86 Craigton.