A top price of 26,000gns complete with a further four lots selling at five-figures set the scene at the Suffolk Society ram sale at Stirling, where the best from Iain Barbour and his sister Judith's Solwaybank flock led the trade.

Selling early on in the day at 26,000gns was a son of the privately purchased Lakeview Harbinger, out of a ewe by Rhaeadr Rastafari. A full brother to the 13,000gns Solwaybank Braveheart, he was knocked down to Phil Poole, buying for the Salopian flock from Shrewsbury.

Jim Innes' Strathbogie flock from Huntly, was also in the money selling his pen leader at 24,000gns to Helen Goldie, Kilmarnock and Gordon Mackie, Drimmie, Forfar. Fourth in the open class, he is by Strathbogie A Kind of Magic, which sold for 6000gns last year, out of a ewe by Middlemuir Winston.

Two lambs made 12,000gns including the best from John Sinnett's Stockton flock purchased by Roy Hiddleston, buying for his Irongray flock from Dumfries.

Jimmy Douglas also received 12,000gns for a lamb, with Northern Ireland's Gary Beacom, taking 10,000gns for a lamb from his Lakeview flock.

For full report and pictures see next week's Scottish Farmer