Livestock

Stirling – United Auctions sold 7,417 prime sheep. New season lambs (6,664) averaged 219.42p per kg. Other prices: New season lambs: Harviesmailing (Btex) £124; Groan (Btex) £123 x2, £121 & £120; Ballechin (Btex) £120; Groan, Newton of Crathie & Hallhill (Tex) £119; Victoria (Tex) £116; Isle Cottage (Tex) £115; Little Raith (Blue Tex) £110; Pittenkerrie (Suf) £112; Easter Ochtermuthill (Suf) £109; Little Raith (Suf) £108 & £107.50; South Flanders (Suf) £107; Colony (Chev) £103; Westwood & Victoria (Chev) £102; Wardhead & Meadowfield (Chev) £101.50; Sauchrie Mains (Mule) £99.50; Easter Craigduckie (Mule) £95.50; Drumtee & Easter Bucklyvie (Mule) £95; South Hill of Drips (Cha) £97.50; Glenfernate (BF) £96.50; Pittenkerrie & Glenfernate (BF) £96; Pitcairn (BF) £95; Dunruchan (BF) £94.50. Ewes: Hatton Knowe (Tex) £160; Nethermill (Tex) £150; West Lundie (Tex) £148; Allanfauld (Tex) £147; Over Finlarg (Texx) £138; Nethermill (Texx) £134; Newton of Collessie (Cont) £130 & £123; West Lundie (Btex) £117 & £115; Broadleys (BFL) £115; Over Finlarg (Cha) £111; Cranshaws (Suf) £110; Nethermill (Suf) £106; Wester Kepdowrie (Sufx) £97; Muirend (Sufx) £96; Hill of Errol (Chev/mule) £96; Over Finlarg (Chev) £92 & £89.50; Pittenkerrie (Chev) £89; Over Finlarg & Nethermill (Mule) £90; Highholm (Mule) £88; Newton of Collessie (Mule) £86; Coulshill (BF) £78; Over Finlarg (BF) £76.50; Gannochy (BF) £74; Newton of Crathie (BF) £72.50. STIRLING – Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 1,911 prime lambs, cast ewes and tups. Prime lambs (1,557) averaged 235.61p and sold to 284p per kg for a Texel from J & D Mcnicol, Whitecross, and to £131 for a Texel from A Macgregor, Allanfauld. SQQ lambs (1,105) averaged 240.54p per kg.

Cast ewes and rams (354) averaged £100.96 for heavy ewes, which sold to £152 for Tex from R Mcnee, Woodend, Armadale. Export ewes averaged £69.95 selling to £79 for Blackface from R Mcnee, Woodend. Cast rams averaged £92.41 selling to £146 for a Texel from R Mcnee, Woodend. Other prices: Prime lambs: 32.1kg-39kg: Texel £104.50 Gartfinnan, 275p Gartfinnan; Blackface £90 Pitcairn, 237p Pitcairn; Hampshire Down £75 Arnbeg, 221p Arnbeg; Mule £87 Cattlemoss, 223p Cattlemoss. 39.1kg– 45.5kg: Beltex £122 Meikle Seggie, 280p Meikle Seggie; Texel £120.50 Whitecross, 284p Whitecross; Texel Cross £119 Lathrisk, 277p Lathrisk; Suffolk £106 South Flanders, 252p South Flanders; Suffolk Cross £102.50 Hangingmyre, 247p Greencraig; Cross £102 Hangingmyre, 240p Hangingmyre; Blackface £101.50 Heatheryhall, 241p Heatheryhall. 45.6kg52kg: Texel £120 Easter Craigduckie, 259p Easter Craigduckie; Beltex £116.50 Craigend, 251p Craigend; Suffolk £106.50 Lathrisk, 226p Lathrisk.