Livestock

ST BOSWELLS – Sold 69 Clean Cattle, 84 Cast Cows, 1,635 Lambs and 396 Ewes Bullocks (28) averaged 223p per kg and sold to 245p (+19p on the week) Heifers (39) averaged 235p per kg and sold to 271p (n/c on the week) 2 Young Bulls sold to 238p (n/c on the week) 84 Cast Cows averaged 133p per kg and sold to 209p (-4.0p on the week) Top Price £1417 1,635 Lambs averaged 166.3p per kg (-12p on the week) and sold to £102, top price 220.7p per kg for Beltex lambs 396 Ewes averaged £52.60 and sold to £91 for Texel Ewes, £111 for Charollais Ram. Heavy Ewes averaged £72, light ewes sold to £81 for Cheviot ewes and averaged £37.

STIRLING – Caledonian Marts sold 1277 Store Lambs and Feeding Ewes.

All classes of lambs, especially Blackface would be sharper on the week, with 1039 lambs selling to £68 for a pen of Texels from J Lambie, Knockdaw, Lendalfoot. Ewes a similar trade. Leading prices Lambs:

Texels £65 West Murdistoun

Cont £63 Knockdaw Tex X £63 Bower Park Suff £59 Giffordland Mules £52 Mosshead BF £44 Garrows Mule Ewe Lambs £49 Auchtenny

Ewes:

Cross £52 Mosshead Hampshire Down £52 Mosshead

Tex X £42 Mosshead Cross £37 Archonnel BF £31 Gartincaber

PRIMESTOCK

Average prices at auction markets yesterday were (changes compare with the previous market day): SCOTLAND - Cattle average n/a; new season lambs average n/a. Information from AHDB/ IAAS

FUTURES

Closing prices on London Futures were: WHEAT - Nov £138.05 (80p); Jan 2018 £140.75 (80p); Mar £142.40 (80p); May £144.50 (70p); Jul £146.75 (40p); Nov £144.50 (15p).