Prices from the auction ring

Caledonian Marts, Stirling, had a catalogue entry of 10,432 store lambs and feeding ewes, an excellent entry forward considering the scarcity of store lambs this year due to the beast from the east.

Lambs were shown in excellent bloom considering the wet spell.

An excellent ringside of buyers was forward with many from the north-east of Scotland and from south of the border and as far away as Wales and the Norfolk and Nottingham areas.

Store lambs 9,746 averaged £62.87 (+£6.87 on the year) selling to £99 for a Beltex.

Feeding ewes 512 averaged £38.02 (+£5.18 on the year), selling to £84 for Texels.

Judge on the day was John Kerr, Midtown, Castle Douglas, and the following were his awards:

Champion pen and first-prize Beltex lambs: M Kennedy, Lurgan, for a pen of 90 at £99 purchased by John Gilvear, Graystale.

Reserve champion and firstprize Texel lambs: B Gudmundson, Goudiegrannet, for 25 at £82 purchased by Joe Marrs, Broomhill, Orton.

The show was sponsored by NFU Mutual (Stirling); J Cooper & Co; J Gilvear & Sons; and the Mart Cafe.

Other leading prizes were as follow.

Beltex – 2 Whitecross £84; 3 Newton of Logierait £86.

Texel – 2 Baluskie £76; 3 Easter Dullatur £74.50.

Suffolk – 1 Baluskie £75; 2 Coull £73; 3 Suffolk – Devonshaw £73.

Mule – 1 Poltalloch £65; 2 Coull £63.50; 3 West Kelt £64.

BF – 1 Brisbane Glen £66; 2 Ardchonnel £56; 3 Glenturret £61.