Dutch Texels set a new benchmark this week, reaching a remarkable 516.5p per kg, leading the lamb trade to unprecedented highs

Newton Stewart

Some 532 sheep forward for Craig Wilson's sale saw 481 lambs average 297p per kg having sold to 319p for Beltex from Corhulloch Farm Partnership, or to £151 for Texels from WA Galloway, Culnoag.

Cast sheep reached £175 for Beltex ewes from The Allan Family, Glenturk.

Dumfries

AT C and D Auctions' 646 lambs sold to £170 for a Texel from Messrs Slaven, Foregirth, or 353p for Texels from Shieldhill.

Cast sheep sold to £220 for Texel ewes form Maryfield.

Longtown

An entry of 2591 lambs averaged 311.1p per kg at C and D Auctions' sale, selling to 478p or £220 for a Texel from Sophie Sutherland, Bogrie, Canonbie.

The 6034 cast sheep reached £310 for a Texel ewe from R and A Harrison, Hazel Head, Wigton and Texel tups from J and F Earnshaw, Achamore, Isle of Gigha.

Cast cattle sold to £1428 or 238p for an Aberdeen Angus from M Baxter, Kilnhill, Gilsland.

Stirling (UA)

United Auctions sold 4098 lambs to average 302.34p with top prices of 373p for Beltex from West Park or £175 for Texels and Suffolks from Millhouse and South Flanders respectively.

The 2910 cast sheep reached £270 for Texel ewes from Dyke.

Stirling (Cally)

Heifers and bullocks averaged 305.57p and 279.15p per kg respectively at the Caledonian Marts' sale.

Heifers (34) sold to 330p for Limousins from both M Jack, Carriston and JA Peters, West Bog , or to £2244 from M Orr and Sons, Penston.

Bullocks (32) peaked at 312p for a Limousin from DS and RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill or £2144 for another of the same breed from J Collier and Son, Dullomuir.

Cast cattle achieved 244p or £2120 for a Limousin from H Miller and Son, Glenhead.

On Tuesday, 943 lambs averaged 298.83p having sold to 416p and £212 for Beltex from D Nicol, Auchtenny, Perth.

Cast sheep (733) reached £220 for a Texel from R Taylor, Whiterigg, Maddiston.

Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 1139 lambs to average 300p, selling to 337p for 39kg Texel crosses from Quanterness, St Ola, or £215 for 73kg Texels from Oldtown, Peterculter.

Cast sheep (899) averaged £115.36 and reached £295 for Texels from Inchbruich Farm, Cornhill.

Bullocks (27) sold to 319p for a 520kg Limousin from Whiteside, Tullynessle and to £2261.80 for an 860kg Limousin cross from Daies, Wardhouse.

Heifers (25) sold to 325p for a 540kg Limousin cross from Whiteside or £1951.60 for a 680kg Limousin cross from Chapelford, Buckie.

Young bulls (11) reached 297p for a 720kg Limousin from Haddo, Fyvie and £2598.60 for a 1065kg Charolais from Kinclune, Glenkindie.

Cast cattle hit a top of £2270 for a 1010kg Simmental cross cow from Plewlands, Duffus and a 1200kg Charolais from West Cockmuir, Strichen.

Darlington

Bullocks and heifers averaged 318p and 324p per kg at the Darlington Farmers Auction Mart sale.

Bullocks (40) sold to 357p for a 582kg Limousin from PJ and MP Gilhespy, Low House, Milbourne and to £2369 for a 754kg Limousin from JR Spink, Hope House Farm.

Heifers (84) reached 366p for a 543kg Limousin from W Miller, High Aketon Farm, Wigton and £2233 for a 747kg Simmental from J Richmond, Dunsa Bank Farm, Richmond.

Young bulls (64) averaged 294p and sold to 336p for a 726kg Limousin from Messrs Renton, High Highlaws, Morpeth and to £2632 for an 820kg Limousin from JA Matten and Sons, Avenue Grange.

Lambs (1225) averaged 294p and realised 384p for a pair of 45kg Beltex from WKMM Lamb, Doe Park and £185 for a pair of 56kg Suffolk cross Texels from C Moralee and Sons, Blackburn Farm, Langley Park.

Cast sheep (575) averaged £105 and sold to £264 for Texels from JP Floyd, Ugthorpe, Whitby.

St Boswells

Bullocks (39) averaged 297.24p per kg and sold to 330p from Penston and £2362.08 from Wellheads, at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale on Monday.

Heifers (45) averaged 292.66p and sold to 344p from Bee Edge and to £2425.20 from Mosstower and five young bulls levelled at 250.73p having sold to 278p or £1706.92 from Bee Edge.

The 46 cast cattle reached 275p or £2192.40 for a cow from New Blainslie.

The entry of 1961 sold to 376.6p for Beltex from Whitsome West Newton and to £199 for Texels from The Knock, to average 310p per kg.

Cast sheep (1009) averaged £120.10 and reached £198 for Texel ewes from Lylestane.

Carlisle

Bullocks sold to £2343.15 or 317.5p per kg for a 738kg Limousin cross from Messrs Bell, Hoddamtown, Lockerbie at the Harrison and Hetherington sale.

Heifers reached £2118.29 for a 663kg Limousin cross from Messrs Hird, West End, Cockermouth with price per kg going to 324.5p for a 599kg Limousin cross from the same home.

Young bulls (94) sold to £2760.74 for an 892kg Limousin from Messrs McKie, High Threave, Newton Stewart and to 309.5p for the same beast, as well as a 721kg Limousin from Messrs Jardine, Yett, Lockerbie and a 684kg British Blue cross from Beck House, Carlisle.

Cast cattle (218) sold to £2095 and 274p for Limousin cows from Messrs Norman, Little Orton. Lambs reached £222 for 43kg Dutch Texels from Hunley with the same home topping price per kg at 516.5p.

Cast sheep sold to £315 for Texel ewes from Logie Durno.

Lanark

On Monday, Lawrie and Symington had 102 cattle forward which sold to 336p per kg and to £2215 for Limousin heifers from Brockwoodlees Farm.

Aberdeen Angus topped the bullocks at 298p from West Backs Farm and £2084 from Walkerdyke Farm and young bulls sold to £2084 or 275p from Midlock Farm.

Cast cattle reached £2170 for an Aberdeen Angus bull from Kepscaith Farm or to 242p for a Limousin cow from Temple House.

Lambs (2583) averaged 303p and sold to 354p for a Beltex from Auldton Farm and to £192 for a Texel from North Garngour Farm.

Cast sheep reached £295 for a Texel ewe from Greyside Farm.

Ayr

The 2022 lambs and 799 cast sheep forward for Craig Wilson’s sale on Monday saw the former average 299.8p per kg having reached 333p for Texels from Messrs Barclay, St Murray or £171 for Texels from Messrs Campbell, Greenridge.

Cast sheep reached £227 for a Texel ewe from I and C Gilmour and Sons, Humeston.

On Tuesday 186 head of prime cattle saw heifers and bullocks average 296.41p and 294.59p respectively. Heifers (15) sold to 346p for a Limousin from The Smith Family, North Boig with bullocks (5) reaching 323p for a Limousin from Borland.

Cast cattle peaked at £1960 for a Simmental cow from Genoch Mains.

Castle Douglas

Wallets Marts had forward 1560 sheep at Tuesday’s sale with 1098 lambs averaging 303.68p per kg and selling to 344.2p for Texels from Messrs McCulloch, Glentoo.

Texels also topped price per head at £191 from Denty Texels, Denty.

Cast sheep reached £190 for Beltex tups from Messrs Adams, Torhouseskie.