Busy day’s business at Stirling sheep auctions

United Auctions, Stirling, sold 7,053 breeding sheep. Top price of the day in Scotch Mule went to North Deanhead for a pen of 45 realising £130.

Top price for Scotch Mule gimmers went to Shields for a pen of 12 realising £188, and the Texels were topped at £190 for a pen of 12 from Auchenflower. Averages: Ewe lambs: Scotch Mule £95.69 (+£19.56 on the year), BF £68.93 (+£11.66).

Gimmers: Scotch Mule £152.12 (+£33.31), TexX £177.24 (+£51.73). Other leading prices:

Ewe lambs: Scotch Mules: Stobbs & Posso £125; North Deanhead £122 & £115; Woodhall £110. TexX: Pannell £128 & £125. BF: Kirkton £98; West Glenalmond £95; Kirkton £88; East Bracklinn £85.

Gimmers: Scotch Mule: Shields & Carroch £185; Townhead £182; Carroch & Townhead £180. TexX: Auchenflower £182; Lower Killernie £170.

Stock ewes Mule 1 crop: Wardhead £140 & £138, 2 crop: Wardhead £100, 3 crop: Wardhead £125; West Mains £120. Texel 4 crop: East Mid Lamberkin £150. Chev/Mule 2 crop: Smiddyhill £122, 3 crop: Smiddyhill £120.

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold 2,629 prime lambs, ewes and tups.

The overall ave for 1,587 sold was 208.6p, +1p otw.

Top price of the day went to Doune Farms for a 54kg Beltex lamb at £117. Top ppk was Meikle Seggie for a 42kg Beltex at 255ppkg.

Leading prices: Lambs, Texel £116 & £114 Easter Dullator, Beltex £116 (four times) & £115 (four times) Doune Farms, Beltex X £115 & £114 Dowally & Auchtenny, Cheviot £115 Greenland, Texel X £115 Meikle Seggie, Suffolk £100 Greencraig, Down X £100 Arnbeg, Roussin £97 Easter Dullator, Mule £93 Easter Dullator, Blackface £89 Graystale.