Spring lamb price jumps and sells to top of £155

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling, sold spring lambs (31) averaged 295.5ppkg (+8.19p on the week) to 315ppkg from Balhelvie and to a top of £155 from Easter Ochtermuthill.

Prime hoggets (1,668) averaged 236.2p (-7.67ppkg) to 326ppkg and a top of £151 from Easter Ochtermuthill. Spring lambs:

Beltex £150 Easter Ochtermuthill Suff £146 & £144 Kinnaird

Texel £140 & £135 Balhelvie Berrichon £100.50 Kirkton Hoggets

Beltex £148 Easter Ochtermuthill Beltex X £147 Letter

Cont £146 Cuiltburn

Cont X £145 Dalchirla

Texel £143 Nether Strathkinnes & Ayton

Chev £140 Nether Strathkinnes Mule £120 Kippo

BF £113 Blackwater

Also forward were 716 cast ewes and tups. Heavy ewes averaged £85.09 selling to £138. Other leading prices:

Texel

£132 High Auchensale

£122 & £120 Knockhill

£118 Gartfinnan

£116 BF Ayton

£69 £68 Ballingray Meggernie

£66 £65 Graystale Easterton & East Mitchelton

Suff

£99 Ampherlaw £97 Ballingray £90 Ampherlaw

Chev

£80 Gartfinnan

Cross

£100 Letter

£94 Whitehills

£90 Broomfield £87.50 & £85 Gelvan View

BDM

£115 Wester Crosshill

Char

£122 Knockhill

Mule

£107 Kinnaird

£96 Redhall

£95 Leskine & Mains of Strageath £94 Auchenlay

Tups sold to £125 for a Texel fromWester Crosshill.

Tex: £113 Wester Crosshill Suff X: £120 Woodend Cross: £114 Barns

BF: £79.50 Coul Estate

Chev: £120 West Dron

BFL: £94 East Mitchelton