Stirling and Forfar prices

Caledonian Marts in Stirling sold 1,774 spring lambs, prime hoggets, ewes and tups.

Spring lambs (45) averaged 286.3ppkg (-7.7p on the week) selling to 337ppkg for a pair of Beltex from Mawcarse and to a top of £155 for the same lambs.

Prime hoggets (1,223 averaged 235.3ppkg (-1p on the week) selling to 356ppkg for a pen of Dutch Beltex hoggets from Lower Killernie.

Top price of £148 was again for a Beltex from Easter Ochtermuthill.

Prime sheep (51) averaged 162ppkg (+18p on the week) selling to 213p for a Beltex from Isle Cottage and to £100 for the same sheep. Spring lambs: Beltex £148 and £141 Easter Ochtermuthill; Texel £145 Badenheath; Suff £139 Isle Cottage; Suff X £134 Easter Ochtermuthill.

Leading hoggets: Beltex £146 Isle Cottage; Texel £140 Wharlawhill; Cont £140 Touchie; Beltex £139 Cuiltburn; Chev £131 Nether Myres; Suff £127 Meikle Seggie; Mule £122 South Park; BF £124 St Mungo’s.

Sheep (two teeth) Beltex £98 Cuiltburn; Suff £97 Devonshaw Estate; Cross £92 Hardridge; BF £78 Durieshill.

Also forward were 455 cast ewes and tups.

Heavy ewes averaged £97.12 selling to a top price of £140 for Texels from Killochries.

Export ewes averaged £52.04. Other leading prices: Texel £135 Craigend; £131 Nether Strathkinnes; £128 Three Views; £127 Dowally.

Suff £120 Balhelvie; £114 Hartfield; £105.50 Brockholes.

Beltex £117 Wester Ochtermuthill; £116 Cuiltburn. Chev £103 Dowally; £100 Isle Cottage. Mule £113 Gellybank; £107 Hartfield. Cross £111 Nether Cambushinnie; £110 Golland. BFL £121 Witches Craig; £110 Eorabus (Islay).

BF £79 Burnhead; £76 Bogside; £74 Witches Craig & Wester Tillyrie; £68 Allanfauld

Tups sold to £138 for a Texel from Shankhead.

Other Leading Prices; Tex: £130 Brockholes; Tex: £108 Burnhead; Cross: £92 Blairlusk; BF: £86 Graystale; Berr: £110 Rough Castle.

Lawrie and Symington, Forfar, had forward 22 breeding cattle and 422 store cattle.

Breeding cattle sold to £2,250 for a Limousin heifer and calf from West Park.

Stores: Heifers (164) sold to a top of £1,190 for a pair of 505 kg Limousins from Hillfoot and to 2.62p for a pair of 390 kg Limousins from Govals to average 2.20p per kg.

Bullocks (258) sold to a top of £1,440 for a pen of five 680 kg Charolais Crosses from Drumrack and to 2.68p for a pen of five 315 kg Charolais Crosses from Runavey to average 2.33p per kg.