Livestock

STIRLING – United Auctions sold 7,521 breeding sheep. Top price in the Scotch Mule ewe lambs section went to North Deanhead for a pen of 25 realising £160. Top price in the Scotch Mule gimmer section went to Over Abington for a pen of 28 realising £212. Averages: Scotch Mule ewe lambs £116.33 (+£20.64 on the year). BF ewe lambs £72.04 (+£3.11). Scotch Mule gimmers £169.08 (+£16.96 ) Leading prices

Ewe lambs: Scotch Mules: Stobbs £148; Auchnrivoch £145; Posso £142. TexX: Tullochan £120; Tangy & Island View £110. BF: Kirkton £122; Townhead (Lurg) £120; Shenlarich & Kirkton £90. Gimmers: Scotch Mule: Drumnessie £208; Old Manse £206; Posso £205; Drumtee £204. TexX: Newton of Crathie £215; Kerry Cottage £195; Kinaldy & Cairnhill £185. Chev/Mule: Huntingfaulds £210.

Stock ewes: Mule onecrop: Drumloist £150 x 2; Heriot Mill £142. Two-crop: Heriot Mill £145; Drumlosit £135; Rossieochil £122. Three-crop: Heriot Mill £135; Drumlosit £112 x 2; Rossieochil £100. Four-crop: Drumlosit £110 & £108; Heriot Mill £108. Texel two-crop Wardhead - £135. Aberfield Gimmers: Braes of Grandtully - £148. Romney gimmers: Bamff - £120.

STIRLING – Caledonian Marts Ltd had forward 2,107 prime hoggs, ewes and tups. Lambs levelled at 210p/£94.62 selling to 282p for a pair of Beltex X Lambs from Braco Castleand to £140 for a Blue Texel from Westerton, Stirling. Leading prices

Lambs: 39.1-45.5kg: Cross: 213p Balbie; £96.50 Balbie, Suffolk: 255p Lands of Drumhead; £100 Lands of Drumhead, Texel:

278p Callendoune; £125 Callendoune , Texel X: 250p Carriston; £112 Braco Castle, Beltex: 282p Braco Castle; £127 Braco Castle 45.652kg: Cross: 220p Binn; £105 Mosshead, Texel: 277p Carriston; £130 Carriston , Beltex: 264p Doune Farms; £132 Doune Farms, Beltex X: 260p Kinninmonth: £129 Doune Farms. 52.1kg+ Texel: 230p Pirnhall; £122 Pirnhall, Blue Texel 230p Westerton; £140 Westerton , Texel X: 228p Birch Avenue; £130 Birch Avenue , Beltex X: 223p Redhall; £123 Easter Dullatur. Cast ewes sold £188 for a pen of Texel ewes from Easter Gormyre, Torphichen. Tups sold to £162 for a pen of Cheviots from Graystale, Stirling.

DINGWALL – Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 1,947 prime sheep.

New season lambs (396) averaged 220.9p (+2.4p) and sold to 255.0ppk for 45.5kg Beltex crosses from Kinnahaird Farm, Contin and £125 for 60kg Texel crosses from Woodside Croft, Ardersier.

Feeding sheep (442) sold to £160 for a Charolais cross ewe from Kinnahaird Farm. Lewis Livestock Producers prime & feeding sheep (547) sold to £158 for a Texel ram from 22 North Tolsta. THAINSTONE – Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 2,929 store and island lambs.

Store lambs (1,048) averaged £81.49 and sold to £96 for Tex from Tullochcoy, Crathie. Island consigned lambs (1,516) averaged £75.13 and sold to £97 for Suffolks from Longfield Croft, Dunrossness. Island ewes (30) sold to £90 for Texel crosses from Fairyknowe, Bigton.

Isle of Lewis lambs (263) averaged £67.28 and sold to £97 for Greyfaces from 6a Brue, Barvas.

Isle of Lewis gimmers & ewes (72) sold to £102. Leading prices: Store lambs: Cont - Bogiebrae, Rhynie £95; Tex - Hewitts, Kennethmont £94; Cont X - Waterside, Birse, Cormalet, Cairnie, Ralia Lodge, Newtonmore £93; TexX - Clatterin Brig, Upper Lenshie, Cormalet, Tullochcoy £91; Chvmul Beechlea, Allanthan £90.50; BelX - Clatterin Brig £90; BluTex - North Retannach, Rothiemay £90; Cross Clatterin Brig, Bogiebrae, Rhynie, Lower Lynemore, Drummuir £89; Suf Broadwater, Skene £88.50; ChvX - Craigview, Inverary £88; BF - Easterton, Barnyards £88.