Sale prices from Stirling

Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 1,256 spring lambs, ewes and tups at their weekly sale on Tuesday.

All classes of lamb followed the national trend being easier on the week, with 588 averaging 207p per kg – back 14p on the week but up 40p on the year.

Top price of the day went to Doune Farms, West Lundie, Argaty, for a 50kg Beltex lamb which made £132 or 265p per kg.

Leading lamb prices per head: Beltex, £130, West Lundie; Beltex cross, £129, Pitcairlie; Texel, £124, Pitcairlie; Texel cross, £120, Easter Cash and Hillhead; Continental cross, £116, Blairmore; Continental, £115, Blaircessnock; Cross, £112, Duncrievie; Suffolk cross, £111, Herdhill.

Leading lamb prices per kg: Beltex, 264p, West Lundie; Beltex cross, 250p and 248p, Pitcairlie; Texel cross, 250p, Hillhead; Texel, 247p, Bankhead; Continental, 247p, Drumheldric; Continental cross, 245p, Easter Cash and

Blaircessnock; Cross, 244p, Meikle Seggie and Easter Cash.

Also forward were 667 cast ewes and rams.

Topping the sale at £126 was a pen of Texels from D L Young, Finmont, Kinglassie.

Export ewes sold to £94 for Cheviots from WA MacKinnon, West Dron, Bridge of Earn, and cast tups sold to £141 for a Bluefaced Leicester from HW Ronald & Son, Gartfairn, Drymen.

Other leading prices for ewes: Bluefaced Leicester – £116, Pitcairn; £98, Duncrievie and Pitcairn.Suffolk – £116, Herdhill; £97 Harelaw (Barrhead); £91, Duncrievie.Texel – £99, Tillyrie (twice); £97, Easter Cash and Hillhead; £96, Mawcarse; £95, Coldrach. Mules – £97 Harelaw and East Whitesykes; £92, Hillhead; £87, Coldrach. Cross – £96, Gelvan View; £85, Coldrach (twice); £80, Coldrach. Cheviot – £84, Connon House; £83, West Dron. Blackface – £79, Coldrach; £63, Dollarbank; £61, Coldrach; £59, Wester Jawcraig.