Sale of prime livestock

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, had forward 1,696 prime hoggets, ewes and tups. Top price of the day was shared by Cuiltburn, Muthill and Easter Ochtermuthill, Muthill at £100, both for Beltex x hoggets. Easter Ochternuthill was also top ppk, with 41kg hoggets cashing 224ppkg. Overall sale average: 175.05ppkg (+10.89p OTW). Leading prices: 32kg-39kg – Av 171ppk (+12.3ppk on the week) av £62.25 (+£2.72 OTW); Cheviot, £70 or 190p, Graystale; BF, £69 or 184p, Remony; 39.1kg-45.5kg – Av 185.4ppk (+12.8ppk on the week) av £78.63 (+£6.02 OTW); Beltex, £93 + £92 or 213p, Easter Ochtermuthill; Texel, £89 or 200p, Airthrey Kerse; Cont, £87 or 207p, Wester Thomaston; Tex X, £87 or 218p, Meikle Seggie; 45.6kg52kg – Av 168.9ppk (+3.8ppk on the week) av £82.80 (+£3.47 OTW); Belt, £99 + £98 or 211p, (twice) Cuiltburn; Cont, £97 + £95 or 194p, South Flanders; Tex, £94 or 200p, Coulshill; Chev, £90 or 188p, Isle Cottage; 52kg+ – Av 153.4ppk (+13ppk on the week) av £84.02 (+£3.85 OTW); Belt, £95 or 165p, Cuiltburn; Tex, £87 or 166p, South Flanders; Chev, £86.50 or 163p, Coulshill; Suff, £86.50 or 165p, Easter Buchlyvie. Also forward were 361 cast ewes, selling to £113 for a Beltex from Easter Ochtermuthill, Muthill; 252 heavy ewes averaged £68.28; 104 export ewes averaged £40.47. Other leading prices: Texel – £110 Ballinloan & South Flanders; £100 Easter Ochtermuthill (twice), South Flanders (twice) and Ballinloan. Beltex – £100 Easter Ochtermuthill. Mule – £86 South Flanders; £78 Balchrystie. Suffolk – £78 Easter Coates. BF – £50 Torran; £46 Pitcairlie, Otter Estate (twice) and Gartfairn. Tups sold to £70 for a Texel from Arnprior Farm. Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward 28 prime cattle and cast cows and 840 prime sheep. Prime cattle: Bullocks (7) sold to 248p per kg for a 581kg Limousin from Nethermyres, and £1,572.21 for a 647kg Limousin also from Nethermyres, to average 228.8p per kg. Heifers (18) sold to 248p per kg (twice) for a 549 kg Limousin from Gask, and 553 kg Limousin from Nethermyres. Leading prices per kg: Bullocks – Lim. 243p, 238p (twice) Nethermyres. Heifers – Lim. 242p West Bog and Nethermyres; 239p West Bog. Cows (three) – AA £1,090 St. Fort; AA x £990 Woodside of Aberlemno. Prime hoggs (704) sold to a top of 214p per kg for a 43kg Tex. from Mains of Melgund, and £93.50 for a 44kg from Torrax, to average 171.2p per kg. SQQ 176p. Leading prices per kg: Tex. 212p, 205p & 198p Torrax; Suff. 200p & 184p Hatton of Cargill, 183p Leoch, 181p Glenmoy, 180p Redford Smithy; Bel. 197p & 191p Balbrydie; 190p Tewel, 188p Torrax & Glenmoy; AOB 197p Balbrydie, 195p Hatton of Cargill, 188p Gibsonhall, 187p Glenmoy. Cast ewes and rams (136) – Suff. £99.50 Uras, £90.50 Greenford; Tex. £95.50 & £73.50 Greenford, £72.50 Whitehills; Cross £75.50 Archgrove, £72.50 Greenford, £69.50 Uras.