Sale of spring lambs

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold 2,411 spring lambs, ewes and tups at their weekly sale.

The 1,778 lambs ave 196p/kg (-19p otw or +29p on the year).

Top price went to Pitcairlie for a 40kg Beltex lamb at 250p. Top price per head was shared by Doune Farms and Allanview at £114.

Leading prices: Lambs: Beltex £112 and £110 West Lundie, Texel £112 Braco Castle, Beltex X £110 Pitcairlie, Texel X £108 Auchtenny, Continental £110 Inverdunning, Zwartble £100 Kingsfield, Suffolk £97 Springbank, Mule £90 Burnhead, Blackface £95 Lyleston.

Lambs (ppk): Beltex 239p Redhall and Pitcairlie, Beltex X 232p and 230p Meikle Seggie, Texel 231p Balbedie, Continental 229p Braco Castle and Doune Farms, Continental X 224p Gartfinnan and Kinnighallen, Texel X 233p West Lundie, Mule 210p Easter Cash, Suffolk 205p Lands of Drumhead, Blackface 180p Craigend (Willison). Also forward were 633 cast ewes and rams. Heavy ewes ave £101.25 selling to £138 for Texels from Allanview, Braco. Export ewes ave £58.52 selling to £99 for Cheviots from Gartfinnan, Clackmannan.

Other leading prices: Texel £134 Ampherlaw, Charolais £113 Allanview. Continental £106 Easter Dullator and Easter Coates, £105 Wester Coldrain, £100 West Lundie, Gartfinnan and Easter Coates, £98 West Lundie, £96 Mill of Ardoch, Suffolk £99 West Kirkton, Mule, £80 Summerhouse, £78 Easter Dullator, £75 Summerhouse and Mountlothian, Cheviot £86 Borlick, £85 Gilmour Farms, BF £69 Walton, £63 Gilmour Farms.