Store lambs and feeding ewes sell at auctions

Stirling – United Auctions sold 7,920 store and breeding sheep. Aves: Store lambs – Chev £55.69 (+£7.05p) on the week, Mule £56.19 (+£0.69p), SuffX £59.31 (+£1.92p), TexX £59.78 (+£3.06p), BTexX £64.23 (+£1.32p), BF £42.82 (+£1.01p). Leading prices: Store lambs – 72 Centre Street (Chev) £61.00; Monzie Farms (Chev) £59.50 and £58; Outerston (Mule) £59.50 twice; Millglen (Mule) £59.50; Invernoaden (Mule) £58.50; Outerston (Suf) £73; Malling (Suf) £64; Greensburn (Suf) £62.50; Forter (Tex) £66.50; Upper Kinneil (Tex) £66; Tigh Na Blair (Tex) £65.50; Balafark (BTex) £74.50, £67.50 and £67; Monzie Farms (BTex) £65.50; Whitehill (BTex) £63; Monzie (Cameron) (BF) £54.50; Blackford Farms (BF) £49.50; Outerston (BF) £49.50. Gimmers – West Thomaston (Mule) £139, £137 & £136; Cherryfield (Mule) £133; Clunebeg (Mule) £132; Kinaldy (Tex) £170; Cairn (Tex) £142; Westhall (Chev) £540; Kinaldy (Chev) £138; South Park (Chev) £134; Bamff Farms (BF) £105 & £104; Blackfard Farms (BF) £105. Stock ewes – Lochend (Mule 3-4 crop) £88 & £86; Newfield (Mule) £78; Ballachraggan (Mule) £76; Dalilea (Tex) £126 & £114; Keltie Bridge (Tex) £100; Blackford Farms (BF) £81, £80 and £68. Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 2,252 store lambs and feeding ewes, topping at £68 for a pen of Beltex X Lambs from Wester Tillyrie. Store lambs – Beltex X £63 Craigmad, Texel £59.50 Wester Tillyrie, Continental £58.50 Montgomerie Farms, Texel X £57.50 Lands of Drumhead, Roussin £57 Easter Dullatur, Mule £57 Montgomerie Farms, Cheviot £56 Auchleskine, BF £45 Drummond Estates. Feeding ewes – Texel £51 Astel , Mule £51 Astel, Cheviot £48 Sandbank (Mull), Cross £43 Montgomerie Farms, Cheviot X £39 Stillaig, BF £36 Knock (Mull), BF X £35 Glenturret Estates, Gorten (Mull) and Inveruglas.