A heifer and bullock calf from John McAllister, West Thomaston, Banknock, took champion at Caledonian mart's, Stirling, pre-sale show with 164 beef breeding cattle forward.

The champion also took top price of the day at £4000 whilst the reserve champion from Craig and Katreen Malone, Pitcairn, Cardenden realised £3300 for a heifer and calf at foot.

Also forward were 2058 breeding sheep where trade peaked at £550 for a Texel shearling from JW Gibb and son, Rusha, West Calder.

Breeding ewes sold to £110 from G Reid, Duncairnie, Mains of Duncrub, whilst gimmers peaked at £240 for Texels from D and J Mckerrow, Nochnary, Freuchie.

Suffolks from G Russell, Leslie Park topped the ewe lambs at £85.

LEADING prices

Beef – Heifers with calves – £4000 West Thomaston; £3600, £3400 West Thomaston; £3300 (x2), £2900 West Thomaston; £2800, £2700 Pitcairn. Cows with calves – £1300 Burnside; £1220 Burnside and Bankier; £1200 Bankier; £1180 (x2) Burnside. Bulling heifers and breeding potential calves – £920 Bankier; £900 Cowden; £800 Cuttlehill; £780 Shankhead; £740 (x3) Carloonan.

Breeding sheep – Shearlings – Tex – £500, £420 Rusha; £480, £450 Easter Dullatur; £400 Cherryfield; £400 South Mid Frew. BFL – £350 (x2) Greenfield; £290 Thorn; £280 Walton; £280 West Thomaston; £280 Bowhouse. Beltex – £300 Horn; £300 (x2) Cuiltburn; £280 Kinninmonth; £260 Cherryfield. Suff –

£300 Glenrigg; £260 West Kelt. Lambs – Blue Tex – £225 Millside. Tex – £350 Allanview; £300 Lochlands; £280 Duncairnie. Beltex – £300 Ardoch. BFL – £200 Easter Dounie; £200, £180 Menteith.

Ewes – Char X – £95 Allanview. Tex X – £95 Hillhead. Chev – £82 Daill, Islay. Mule – £78 Easter Gartfarran.

BF – £76 Mid Linthills.

Gimmers – Tex – £180 Nochnary; £172, £150 Shielhill; £155 Dukes. Chev – £125 Daill, Islay. Mule – £125, £122 West Thomaston. Suff – £110 Hillhead. Roussin – £102 Monveda. BF – £95 Easter Greenrigg. Ewe lambs – Mule – £84 Glenquey; £80 West Kelt. BFL – £68 Menteith. Tex – £65 Cattlemoss. Zwart – £52 Little Blairlusk. BF – £42 Little Blairlusk.