Around the markets

United Auctions, Stirling, Thursday May 18: sold 5,801 prime sheep comprising of 4,307 prime hoggs selling to an average of 277.8ppk, 262 new season lambs selling to an average of 320.68ppk and 1232 ewes and rams.

Leading prices:

New season lambs per head

Texel – Penston £172.00; Easter Ochtermuthill £170.00; Hill of Errol £170.00 & £164.00; Hill of Errol £160.00; Penston £158.00 & £156.00; Easter Ochtermuthill £155.00; Penston £154.50; Bangour & Smailholm £152.00; Penston £149.00; Bangour & Penston £148.00; Smailholm & Hill of Errol £146.00.

Con – Easter Ochtermuthill £170.00x2; North Mains of Baldovan £163.00; Easter Ochtermuthill £162.00; North Mains of Baldovan £157.00; Easter Ochtermuthill £153.00 x2 & £152.00.

Beltex- Easter Ochtermuthill £170.00. Suffolk – Merryhill Cottage £159.00 & £157.00; Woodhead of Cairness £155.00 & £152.00; Newton of Collessie £150.00; Bangour, Woodhead of Cairness & Hole o Clean £148.00; Smailholm Mains £147.50; Bangour & Smailholm Mains £147.00; Smailholm Mains & Gillbank £146.00; Newton of Collessie £145.00; Bangour £143.00x2.

Cha – Bangour £158.00; Penston £153.00, £153.00x2 & £151.00x2; Bangour £151.00; Penston & Bangour £149.00; Netherton £145.00.

Cross – Bencloich £149.00.

Dor - Bangour £147.00 & £143.00.

New season lambs per kilo

Beltex – Easter Ochtermuthill 378.00ppk. Texel - Hill of Errol 366.00ppk, 360.00ppk & 356.00ppk; Bangour 344.00ppk; Penston 336.00ppk & 330.00ppk; Bangour 330.00ppk; Penston 327.00ppk & 325.00ppkx2; Easter Ochtermuthill 323.00ppk; Penston 318.00ppk; Smailholm 317.00ppk & 310.00ppk; Easter Ochtermuthill 309.00ppk.

Cha- Bangour 355.00ppk, 347.00ppk; & 329.00ppk; Netherton 328.00ppk; Penston 324.00ppk & 314.00ppk.

Con - North Mains of Baldovan 354.00ook; Easter Ochtermuthill 333.00ppk, 328.00ppk & 327.00ppk x2; North Mains of Baldovan 325.00ppk; Easter Ochtermuthill 324.00ppk.

Hamp – Cowford 339.00ppk.

Suffolk - Gillbank 337.00ppk; Bangour 336.00ppk; Smailholm Mains & Newton of Collessie 333.00ppk; Hole O Clean 329.00ppk; Bangour 327.00ppk; Smailholm Mains 324.00ppk.

Dor – Balgonar 296.00ppk.

Cross- Bencloich 292.00ppk.

Hoggs per head

Texel - Taywood £182.00; Hill of Errol £172.00; Hole O Clean £170.00; Westhall £169.00; Luckenburn £164.00; West Quarter £162.00.

Beltex – Easter Ochtermuthill £170.00; Luckenburn £166.00; Easter Ochtermuthill £157.00; Luckenburn £155.00; Easter Ochtermuthill £140.00; Ballechin £135.00; Newmill of Inshewan £130.00; Ballechin £123.00. Suffolk - Cowford £157.00; Peattieshill £155.00; North Mains of Baldovan £154.00; Peattieshill & Gibsley £151.00.

Blue Texel - Starlaw £150.00.

Cheviot - Kinaldy £148.00; Snawdon £146.00, £144.50, £144.00 x3 & £143.50; Kinaldy £142.00; Inchgarth £140.50; Nether Strathkinnes £137.00. Dorset - Balgonar £147.00 & £143.00. Blackface - Croftgary £146.00; Shannachar £144.00; Kilmundie £143.50; South Holm £142.00; Baledmund & Croftgary £138.00; Muirside of Kinneddar £136.00; Dyke £135.00.

Cheviot/ Mule – Snawdon £144.00.

Mule - Starlaw £138.00; Inchgarth & Oakfield £128.00; Coulshill £127.00; Coates £126.00; Fallhills, Moulin & Fullarton £120.00.

Hampshire - Cowford £130.00 & £125.00.

BFL- Kinaldy £128.00.

ZWA - Wardhead £124.00.

Lley - Ceither Gaoithe £112.00.

Hoggs per kilo

Beltex - Luckenburn 376.00ppk & 352.00ppk; Ballechin 324.00ppk; Wardhead 320.00ppk; Ballechin 314.00ppk.

Texel - Luckenburn 366.00ppk; Bangour 344.00ppk; Penston 336.00ppk & 330.00ppk; Bangour 330.00ppk; Penston 327.00ppk.

Suffolk - Gillbank 337.00ppk; Newton of Collessie 333.00ppk; Hole O Clean 329.00ppk.

Cheviot - Balleny & Snawdonx2 305.00ppk; South Holm 304.00ppk; x2; West Thomaston 304.00ppk; Monzie 303.00ppk; Snawdon 302.00ppk x3.

Cross - South Holm 305.00ppk; West Thomaston 293.00ppk; Bencloich 292.00ppk; Nether Pitlochie 288.00ppk; Lenaig 280.00ppk; Baledmund & Starlaw 278.00ppk; Auchencarroch 276.00ppk; West Tandlemuir 272.00ppk; Wardhead 270.00ppk.

Blackface - South Holm 302.00ppk; West Thomaston 301.00ppk; Croftgarry 285.00ppk; South Holm & Muirside of Kinneddar 284.00ppk; Baledmund 282.00ppk.

Mule – Coates 294.00ppk; West Balgothrie 264.00ppk; Coulshill 259.00ppk; Starlaw 256.00ppk. Cheviot/Mule – Snawdon 271.00ppk.

Lley - Ceither Gaoithe 269.00ppk.

Ewes prices

Texel - Weston £279.00; Kepculloch £250.00; Luckenburn £218.00; Leden Urquhart £216.00; Weston £215.00; Hill of Errol £208.00; Southfield £204.00; Easter Ochtermuthill £202.00.

Cha - Southfield £212.00, £175.00, £172.00 & £166.00; Gibsley £160.00.

Beltex - Newton of Collessie £210.00; Easter Ochtermuthill £186.00; Leden Urquhart £178.00 & £167.00; Easter Ochtermuthill £162.00, £158.00 & £144.00.

Blue Texel - High Ranachan £198.00 & £136.00. Cheviot Mule - West Quarter £178.00 & £150.00; Letham £150.00; Hillhead of Careston £147.00; Monzie £140.00; Letham £137.00.

Suffolk - Newton of Collessie £162.00; Hill of Errol £160.00; Southfield £155.00; Newton of Collessie £154.00; Easter Ochtermuthill £150.00; Achnacree Beag £150.00, £138.00 & £136.00; Renton Home £132.00; Newton of Collessie £130.00.

Badger - Greystone £160.00, £136.00 & £123.00. BFL - Easter Happrew £158.00 & £145.00; Kepculloch £140.00.

ZWA - Ledlation £150.00; Greystone £140.00. Continental - Carrat £150.00; Easter Ochtermuthill £132.00; Mains of Struie £128.00; Redheugh £126.00; Whitfield £125.00 x2.

Cheviot - Lochelbank £134.00; Ayton £129.00; Monzie £125.00; Lochelbank £121.00; Kinburn £120.00; Letham £119.00; Ardmay £116.00.

Mule - Greenwells £132.00; Hole O Clean £127.00; Peattieshill £125.00; Dykefield £124.00; Kepculloch, Bencloich & Letham £120.00.

Hampshire - Cowford £132.00.

Cross - Kirkton of Lundie £128.00 & £122.00; Leden Urquhart £118.00; Calgary £117.00.

Blackface - Rowantree £109.00; Kepculloch £107.00; Coulshill £102.00; Auch Estate £100.00; Stanley £99.00; Letham, Starlaw & Gribloch £95.00. Tup prices

Suffolk - Bencloich £178.00; Woodhead of Cairness £170.00.

Cha - Southfield £168.00. Texel – West Quarter & Upper Tarsappie £160.00; Starlaw £126.00.

Cheviot – Ledlation £150.00.