Stirling livestock sale

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold 1,806 prime hoggets, ewes and tups; 538 hoggets (39.144.5kg) ave 212ppk (+3p on week).

Overall sale ave for 1,251 hoggets was 202.3p (-1.1p) selling to a top of 260p from Meikle Seggie for a 40kg Beltex. Top price Doune Farms, West Lundie, for a 50kg Beltex at £119.

Leading prices prime hoggets: Beltex X £116 Craigend; Beltex £116 West Lundie; Texel X £115 and £114 Craigend; Texel £114 and £113 West Lundie; Suffolk £110 Nether Strathkinnes; Suffolk X £109.50 Kincraigie; Cross £87.50 Bailanstruth; Mule £86 Midhouse.

Also forward were 555 cast ewes and tups.

Heavy ewes ave £102.53; to £151 Strageath, Muthill.

Export ewes ave £65.59; to £74 for Cheviots Ardgualich, Pitlochry.

Cast rams to £140 for Suffolk from Callendoune.

Other leading ewe prices: Beltex £146 Ayton; Texel £141 and £131 Strageath, £130 Ayton, £129 Strageath, £127 Wester Kepdowrie; Continental £115 and £108 Easter Cash, £105 Strageath, £103 Grange of Lindores, £101 Easter Coilechat; Half-Bred £112 Broom, £108 Easter Coilechat; Suffolk £111 Ayton; Cross £98 Grange of Lindores, £97 Ancaster Estates, £95 Callendoune and Baluskie, £94 Greenford (Donaldson); Mule £95 Drumness, £90 Drumness, Grange of Lindores, Tillyrie and Easter Cash, £84 Blairgorts and Milton (Kilmacolm); BF £71 Midhouse (Smith), £70 Milton (Kilmacolm).

Other leading ram prices: BFL £138 Glenquey; Beltex £132 Easter Cash; Texel £130 Easter Cash £117 Bankhead Farming.