Prices for top quality livestock at Forfar and Stirling auctions

Lawrie & Symington, Forfar, had forward 19 prime cattle and 1,276 prime sheep and cast ewes and rams.

Bullocks (7) sold to 248ppk and £1,480.56 Nethermyres to ave 234p. Heifers (12) sold to 258ppk and £1,468 Gask to ave 241p.

New season lambs (1,089) sold to 256ppk and £120 Townhead. Ave 205p (+2p) SQQ ave 204p (nc). Lambs 45 kg + ave 210p kg.

Leading prices: Tex 246p, 240p, 227p & 225p Townhead, 223p Meikle Tullo, 219p Afflochie, 217p Kirkton of Kingoldrum. Belt 251p, 229p & 225p Scobshaugh, 216p Nether Logie. Suff 215p Balcalk, 211p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 209p Cairnleith & Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 207p Ashmore & Strone Ltd and Shandford. Cont 215p West Pitcorthie. Mule 195p Westtown of Barras, 190p Tomlea (twice), 180p Lednathie Est.

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold 2,438 prime lambs, ewes and tups. Heavy lambs were in demand with 43kg+ averaging 213p/kg and the overall ave for 1,723 sold 209.7p, +6.4p on the week (+53p on the year) or +£22.78. Top price of the day went to Bankhead, Milnathort, for a 52kg Beltex lamb at £126. Top ppk West Leys, Errol, for a 45kg Texel X at 256ppkg.

Leading prices: Lambs Beltex £124, £122, £121 (twice) Doune Farms. Texel £120 Bankhead (Smith). Beltex X £120 Finmont, Texel X £122 Gelvan View. Continental £118 Pitcairlie. Continental X £115 West Leys. Suffolk X £112 & £110 Meikle Seggie. Zwartable £108 Balcachie. Mule £98 Woodend. Blackface £81 Allanfauld.

Also forward were 715 cast ewes and rams. Heavy ewes ave £106.67 selling to £156 for Texels from Wester Crosshill, Slamannan. Export ewes ave £55.52 selling to £88 for Cheviots from Overhill Cottage, Muthill. Cast rams sold to £99 for Bluefaced Leicesters from Woodend, Armadale.

Other leading prices: Texel £136 & £131 Wester Crosshill. Suffolk £118 Kininmonth. Continental £109 Woodcockdale. Mule £93 Straiton. BFL £90 Craigton. Cheviot £77 South Park.