Shearlings shine at latest sheep markets

FORFAR: Lawrie & Symington, Forfar had forward 145 shearlings and ram lambs.

Texel shearlings £1,750, £980, £900 & £850 Over Finlarg, £800 Over Finarg & The Green, £780 & £750 Dalchirla , £700 Dalchirla & Over Finlarg, £620 Over Finlarg, £600 Dalchirla (three times), The Green, Over Finlarg, Westhall & Torrax.

Texel ram lambs £450 Woodside of Chapleton, £300 Craiglaw (twice), £260 Craiglaw, £250 Hatton of Carse, £240 Hatton of Carse (twice).

Suffolk shearlings £680 Torrax. Suffolk ram lambs £480 Corner Cott. & Southfield, £450 East Ingliston, £420, £400 & £300 Corner Cott.

BFL Shearling £720 Over Finlarg, £500 Horn & Over Finlarg. BFL Ram Lamb £250 & £200 Newhouse of Glamis. Beltex Shearling £450 Horn, £420 Kininmonth, £400 Torrax. BDM Shearling £500 Horn.

Tex. XChar. Shear. £ 500 Southfield. Char. Shear. £360 Southfield. BFLXTex. Shear. £550 & £300 Newhouse of Glamis. Suff. XTex. Shear. £800 Westhall. Blue Tex. Shear. £420 Woodside of

Chapleton, £400 Odmoston. Llyn. Shear. £400 (twice) Nether Toucks. NON MV ACCREDITED: Tex. Shear. £520 Newton of Crathie, Char. Shear. £480 Newton of Crathie, Belt. Shear. £380 & £350 (twice) Newton of Crathie, Tex Ram Lamb £180 (twice) Tillyrie, TexXBlue Tex. Ram Lamb £160 Tillyrie, Blue Tex. Shear. £350 Drumfrennie. BFL Shear. £400 Carroch.

STIRLING: United Auctions sold 7172 store lambs and feeding sheep.

Store lamb averages: BTexX £72.84 (+£1.75) on the week, Mule- 71.49 (+£2.16) , Chev- £61.28 (+£3.96) , SuffX- £74.73 (+£10.04) , TexX- £72.55 (+£0.10) , BF- £53.83 (+£0.83)

Leading prices Store lambs: Killernie (BTex) £94.50, £94.00 & £87.00; Newbigging (BTex) £79.00; Auldmurroch (Mule) £88.00; Harplaw (Mule) £78.50.

STIRLING: Caledonian Marts Ltd had forward 307 Store and Breeding Cattle Bullocks averaged 211ppkg selling to 250ppkg Victory Cottage, Avonbridge and to £1140 East Kerse, Lochwinnoch. Heifers averaged 202ppkg selling to 247ppkg and £1,330 Hillcairnie, Cupar.