Tup sales show an increase but mixed picture for averages

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, yesterday sold 291 tups with a 77% clearance rate and 39 more tups sold compared to last year.

Texel Shearlings averaged £400, -£30 on the year.

Texel ram lambs averaged £234, +£3 on the year.

Bluefaced Leicester shearlings averaged £490, -£68 on the year.

Bluefaced Leicester ram lambs averaged £300, +£74 on the year.

Suffolk shearlings averaged £330, +£2 on the year.

Texel champion – D McKerrow, Nochnary, Freuchie, with a ram lamb sold at £300 to AC & DR Henderson, Faulds, Braco.

Reserve – R McNee Ltd, Woodend, Armadale with a shearling sold for £650 to ML Wilson, Balluskie, Barrhill. Bluefaced Leicester champion – I McArthur, Arnicle, Campbeltown, with a shearling sold for £700 to D Nicoll, Auchtenny, Forgandenny. Reserve – A McArthur, Cretelvane, Buchlyvie, with a ram lamb sold for £550 to W Gray, Drumnessie, Kilsyth. Suffolk champion – R McNee Ltd, Woodend, Armadale, with a shearling sold for £520 to ML Wilson, Balluskie, Barrhill. Reserve – J Buchanan, Prettsmill, Lanark, with a ram lamb sold for £300 to W Henderson & Son, Whitehouse, Stirling. Leading prices:

Texel shearlings – £680 Gilmeadowland & Torrax; £650 Woodend; £620 Chalmerston; £600 Torrax; £580 & £550 Chalmerston; £550 Greenwall.

Texel ram lambs – £300 Walton; £280 Nochnary; £250 Allanview & Nochnary.

Bluefaced Leicester shearlings – £700 Clunebeg; £620 & £600 Arnicle; £550 & £520 Carden.

Bluefaced Leicester ram lambs – £550, £420 & £400 Cretelvane.

Suffolk shearlings – £520 Woodend; £500 Claylands; £450 Chalmerston.

Suffolk ram lambs – £280 Prettsmill; £250 Broompark.

Beltex shearlings – £600 & £450 (twice) Drumfin; £420 Mawcarse.

Beltex X shearlings – £520 & £450 Woodend; £440 Claylands.

Berrichon ram lambs – £170 & £160 Kirkton. Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward 22 prime cattle, one OTM and 645 prime sheep.

Prime cattle:

Bullocks (six) – sold to a top of 247p per kg for a 632kg Limousin from Nethermyres, and also to £1594.95 for a 651kg Limousin, also from Nethermyres, to average 241p per kg.

Heifers (16) – sold to a top of 254p per kg for a 537kg Limousin from Nethermyres, and also to £1522.08 for a 604kg Limousin from Gask, to average 234p per kg. Leading prices per kg – Bullocks – Lim. 245p (three times) Nethermyres, 242p Gask; Sa.X 221p Pityot.

Heifers – Lim. 252p Gask & Nethermyres, 244p Craignathro, 243p (twice) Craignathro, 241p Leyshade; BRB 235p Pityot; Sa.X 230p Leyshade; Char. x 220p Pityot.

Leading prices per head:

Bullocks – Lim. £1,572.90, £1,561.04 & £1,487.15 Nethermyres, £1,483.46 Gask; Sa.X £1,412.19 Pityot.

Heifers – Char. £1,447.60 Pityot; Lim. £1,406.40 & £1,387.20 Nethermyres, £1,377.40 West Leys, £1,375.92 Nethermyres; BRB £1,257.25 Pityot; Sa.X £1,244.30.

Cow (one) – High. £500 Hunthill Estate.

Prime sheep:

Prime lambs (469) – sold to 200p per kilo for Beltex from Shandford, and to £94.50 per head (twice), also from Shandford, to average 165p per kilo (-9.6p per kilo). Leading prices per kilo: Tex. 198.9p Newton of Inshewan; Beltex 196.9p (twice) Shandford; Cont. 191.3p West Pitcorthie; Cont. x 189.5p Templeton.

Leading prices per head:

Tex. £93 Templeton; Cont. £92 West Pitcorthie; Suff. £92 Errol Station; Tex.x £91 Townhead.

Ewes (176) – Suff. £89 Shandford; Tex. £85.50 Newton of Inshewan; Tex.x £83.50 Templeton; Cont. £80 Meikle Tullo; Suff. x £80 Witton.