Round-up of market prices

CALEDONIAN MARTS sold 383 store cattle, 28 breeding cattle and 3,641 store lambs and feeding ewes.

Bullocks ave 211ppk, selling to 247p for a Simmental from C Sangster, Glenburn, and to £1,300 for an AA from McFarlane, Addiewell.

Heifers ave 195p, to 215p for a Limousin from Girnal, and to £1,190 from the same home.

B&W bullocks ave 142p, to 152p from C&C Crawford, Crooklands, and to £780 from W Baxter, Gryfeside.

Cows and calves to £1,400 from J Gilvear & Sons, Graystale.

Bullocks: 241p Graystale, 230p Girnal, 229p Shemore; £1,290 and £1,280 Addiewell, £1,240 Glenside.

Heifers: 211p Devonside, 210p Shemore, 209p Hill o’ Harthill and South Auchenbrain; £1,170 Addieswell, £1,120 Girnal, £1,110 Hill o’ Harthill.

B&W bullocks: 150p Blackburn Mains, 148p and 147p Gryffeside, £780 and £770 Gryffeside, £760 Powguild.

Cows and calves: £1,320 Greendykeside, £1,220 and £1,100 Borlick (Marshall Farming).

In-calf heifers: £1,220 Ardionra (Iona). Also sold 3,641 store lambs, breeding and feeding ewes.

Top price went to RM & CM Squair, Lower Killernie for a pen of BeltX lambs at £69.

Ewes to £50 for a pen of Mules from JM Ingleby, Malling.

All classes of lambs easier on the week by £4-£5.

Leading lamb prices: Tex £66 Hillhead, Cont £66 Ballinkinrain, Suff £66 Malling, Beltex £66 Lower Killernie, Cross £64.50 Craigluscar & Langfaulds, Mule £50.50 Doune of Glendouglas, Mule £49.50 Shankhead, BF £49 Doune of Glendouglas, £47.50 Edentaggart, £46 Meggernie.

Leading ewe prices: corr Chev £50 Griesta, Cross £49.50 Malling, Cont £47 Astel Ltd, Chev/Shet £40 Tingwall Livestock, BF £30 Meggernie Ests, Swale X £29 Accurach.

Tups: Tex – £120 Iochdar.

UNITED AUCTIONS had an entry of 7,332 store lambs and feeding sheep.

Averages: BTexX £56.32 (-5.83p) on week, TexX £54.59 (-2.61p), Mule £52.27 (-0.11p), SuffX £58.54 (-1.43p), Chev £48.07 (-5.01), BF £40.65 (-1.15).

Leading prices: store lambs – Yarlside (SuffX) £74, Wr Greenside (SuffX) £61.50, Drumnaghiner & Over Newton (SuffX) £59, Dell (BTexX) £64, Newbigging (BTexX) £58, Yarlside (TexX) £78, Thomanean (TexX) £70, Campbeltown (TexX) £60.50, South Park (Mule) £61, Outerston (Mule) £60, Knowhead (Mule) £57, Cosyden (Chev) £56, Waterloo (Chev) £53, Hazelwood (Chev) £46, the Smiddy (BF) £55.50, South Park (BF) £50.50, Merkins (BF) £50; ewes – Hazelwood (TexX) £71, Glenkiln (BF) £37.

CALEDONIAN MARTS sold 2,032 prime lambs, ewes and tups.

Top prices: Doune Farms for a 52kg Beltex at £100, and P Whyte, Wester Ochtermuthill for a pen of 41.5kg Texels at 205p.

Leading lamb prices: Beltex £97 and £96 Doune Farms, Tex £93 Strageath, Tex X £90 Dechmont, Cont £90 Meikle Seggie; Tex X 204.5p Craighead, Tex 204.5p Dechmont, Beltex 204p West Lundie, BeltX 202p Meikle Seggie, Cont 202p Bankhead. Also forward 653 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes (246) ave £72.60, to £113 for a pair of Texels from A MacGregor Ltd, Allanfauld, Kilsyth.

Export ewes (207) ave £38.

Other leading prices: Tex £104 Faulds and Balaclava, BF £56 Wester Bowhouse, Suff £83 Beannie, Cheviot £93.50 RSPB Lochgruinart, Belt £110 Ayton, Mule £78 Summerhouse, Cross £71 Balaclava.

Tups to £136 for a BFL from Beannie Farm, Braco.

Other leading prices: Tex £87 Gartfinnan, Suff £107 Dean, BFL £86 Allanfauld, BF £42 Borland.