Ringside action from Caledonian Marts

Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 917 sheep comprising (197) prime lambs, (491) hoggets, (17) sheep, (230) cast ewes and tups. Spring lambs (197) sold to £106 twice from Allanfauld and Kinninmonth both for Texels. Top ppk went to Meikle Seggie at 233pppk for a pair of Beltex X lambs. SQQ average for 117 lambs – 201.1ppk (-4.1ppk). Leading prices:Tex – £103 Millhill, 225p Meikle Seggie. Beltex – £103 Duncairnie, 226p Meikle Seggie. Cont – £100 Cowden or 217p. Char – £98 Windyedge, 218p Gilmeadowland. Tex X – £97 Harelaw or 229p. Suff – £96 Mid Rottearns and Windyedge, 213p. Cont X – £96 Wr Kepdowrie or 218p. Zwar – £80 Blairmains or 200p. Prime hoggets sold to £90 for a pen of Texels from High Crewburn and to 176p from Meikle Seggie for Texels. Hoggets (491) av 142.5p (-7p) Leading prices:Tex – £86 Meikle Seggie or 176p. Suff X – £82 Busses or 171p. Mule – £74 Drumnessie or 146p Glenalmond. Tex X – £73 Whiteside or 163p. Cross – £72 Badyen or 154p. Chev – £67 Whiteside or 156p. BF – £61 Whiteside or 151p. Also forward 230 cast ewes and tups. Ewes sold to a top of £149 for a pair of Texels from Drimsynie. Leading prices Tex – £143 Kinninmonth. Suff – £110 Tullygarth. Cont – £109 Tullygarth. Tex X – £104 Drumcairnie. Cont X – £104 High Crewburn. Suff X – £103 Balhelvie. Mule – £85 Knowehead. Cross – £79 Glenrigg. BF – £62 Drumcairnie. BF – £60 Busses. BF – £57 Knowhead. Tups sold to £125 for Texels from Tullygarth. Leading prices Cross – £115 Balhelvie. BFL – £97 Windyedge.