Livestock under the hammer at Caley Marts

Stirling: Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 2077 Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggets, Cast Ewes and Tups. Spring Lambs (132) averaged 285ppkg (+27p on the week) selling to 337p for 3 Beltex Lambs at 41.3kg from Easter Ochtermuthill 1148 hoggets ave 184.3ppkg (+1.2p on the week) selling to 213p from Lawhead of Stobwood and to a top of £107 from Graystale.

Spring Lambs Beltex £145 & £140 Easter Ochtermuthill; Texel £143 Balhelvie; Suffolk £138 Linnhead; Suffolk X £134 Tillyrie; Berrichon £130 Kirkton. Hoggets Texel £106 West Thomaston; Cheviot £105 Meadowfield; Cont £104 Bogside; Cross £103 Graystale ; Suffolk £102 Glenrigg; BF £94 Pirleyhil

Also forward were 667 Cast Ewes & Tups. Heavy Ewes averaged £77.13 selling to £126 for a Texel from Pett. Export ewes ave £54.23. Cast Tups (33) averaged £87.79 and sold to £123 for a Texel from Whitecross, Dunblane. Other Leading Prices:- Texel £116 Pett; £110 Craggan; £108 Lower Killernie; £107 Whitecross & Treetops;

BF £75 Remony Estate; £69 Harviesmailing (twice); Cross: £111 Dechmont ;£97 & £93 Harviesmailing; £90 Glenrigg

Suff £109 South Falaknowe; £96 Spinkhill;

Chev £91 & £86 West Dron

Mule £89 Ashfield; £84 Dollarbank; £79 Windyedge & Middle Ballat

Tups: Cross £107 Spinkhill; BF £67 Remony; Texel £115 Friarton ; BFL £84 Drumnessie; Beltex £111 Craggan Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 40 prime cattle, 1 OTM and 721 prime sheep.

PRIME CATTLE: Bullocks (13) old to a top of 2.61p per kg and £1631.25 for a Limousin from Nethermyres . Heifers (27) sold to a top of 2.68p (twice) for Limousins from Nethermyres .

Prime lambs (216 ) sold to 295.6ppk for Beltex from Scobshaugh and to £138 per head from Templeton and Broadshade to average 254ppk.

Leading Prices Tex. 287.5p & 285.1p Templeton; Tex.x 275.6p Clochie; Suff. 274.7p Southtown; Belt. 271.8p Scobshaugh.

PRIME HOGGS: (276) Sold to 197.5ppk from Newmill of Inshewan and to £104 per head from Guildy Den. Leading Prices Chev. 168.4p Glenmoy; B.D. M. 164.8p Witton; Tex. 164.7p Croft of Cultalonie.

Ewes and rams (229) Ewes – Suff. £139 Upper Tulloes; Tex.x £137 Kirkton of Kingoldrum; Tex. £131 Westhall; H.B. £128 Witton; X £95 Shandford. Rams –BHL £95 Auchleish; Tex. £83 Westhall; Chev. £80.50 Glenmoy.