Prime hoggets in sale ring

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold 758 prime hoggets, ewes and tups at their weekly sale.

All classes of hoggets followed the national trend, being easier on the week, with the overall average for 489 hoggets sold 171.1ppk (-70p) on the week (-14ppk on the year).

Well-fleshed hoggets 45kg+ ave 188pkkg or £92, with leaner, smaller types harder to sell, which brought down the overall average.

Butcher-type lambs sold to £116 from Lands of Drumhead, Balfron for a pair of 52kg Texels.

Top ppk went to Cowdens Farm, Dunduff for a Beltex hogget at 240ppkg. Leading prices: Lambs – Texel £115 Lands of Drumhead, Beltex £113 Cowdens, Beltex X £111 and £110 Leysbent, Continental £111 Lerrocks Cottage, Continental X £109 Balachallan, Cheviot £101 Lands of Drumhead, Suffolk £100

Leskine, Cheviot X £98 Coulshill, Blackface £90 Balachallan.

PPK Texel 232p Balachallan, Beltex 230p Braco Castle, Beltex X 229p & 227p Leysbent, Texel X 223p Lands of Drumhead, Continental 222p Lerrocks Cottage, Continental X 221p Touchie, Suffolk 192p Leskine, Blackface 178p & 173p Remony.

Also forward were 269 cast ewes and rams. In line with the weekly trend, all ewes were considerably cheaper.

Heavy ewes ave £83.60 selling to £96 for Texel ewes from AM Duncan, Easter Dullatur, Kilsyth.

Export ewes ave £42.71 selling to £68 for Cheviot Cross ewes also from AM Duncan, Easter Dullatur.

Cast rams sold to £90 for a Texel from Dexter Logan, Greenhead, Alva. Other leading prices: Suffolk, £93 Balhelvie, Texel £85 Bonsor Estate, Mule £81 Balhelvie, BF £44 Braco Castle.