More than 1000 rams were sold at United Auctions’ annual Rendezvous sale at Stirling, where a Bluefaced Leicester topped the trade at £3600.

Consigned by Muriel Forbes, Clunebeg, the shearling sold to Robert and Hazel McNee, Woodend and Over Finlarg.

Texel shearlings reached £3200 from Dalchirla Farms, selling to James Herdman, Edlingham Newton. The same home topped the cross-breds at £2400.

Robert Bryce, Chalmerstone, topped the Beltex with a shearling at £1700, while Suffolks peaked at £1600 from Messrs Stewart, Kininmonth.

Lleyns peaked at £1200 from Hamish Goldie, South Bowerhouses.

Lambs sold to £1400 for a Texel from Messrs Campbell, Overburns.

Shearling averages saw Suffolks level at £885 (+£339.47 on the year); Bluefaced Leicesters at £843.21 (+£186.68); Beltex/Texel crosses at £849.33 (+£18.27); and any other breed and Lleyns cashing in at £829.72 and £516.67 (+£100.10) respectively. Texels and Beltex averaged £815.32 (-£76.70) and £603.88 (-£118.21) respectively.

Texel ram lambs and Bluefaced Leicester lambs averaged £529.63 (+£33.49) and £464.49 (+£0.39) respectively.

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Leading Prices

Rams – BFL – Clunebeg £3600, £2100, £1400 (x3); Newbigging Walls £1800; Kerry Cottage £1400; Posso £1400, £1350. Tex – Dalchirla £3200, £1800 (x2), £1700 (x2), £1600 (x2); Mucklebrae £1800; Harestone £1700, £1600. X – Dalchirla £2400, £1900, £1800 (x2), £1700, £1500 (x2); Hill of Errol £1500. Belt – Chalmerstone £1700, £1300; Easter Ochtermuthill £1400, £1300, £1200; East Bracklin £1400; Kininmonth £1200. Suff – Kininmonth £1600, £1400; West Carse £1400; Southfield £1300, £1200; Stonyford £1200. Lleyn – South Bowerhouses £1200, £1000, £800 (x2); Over Whitlaw £900 (x3), South Bowerhouses. Char – Southfield £1150. Blue Tex – West Carinhill £600, £500; Mid Shawtonhill £500 (x2). DS – Crossapol £550. Chev – Hilton of Culish £500 (x2); West Dron £500 (x2); Balnacree £500; Kinaldy £500.

Ram lambs – Suff – Newton of Collessie £800. BFL – Cockrigg £800 (x2), £700; Auchenbart £750, £700; Overburns £700 (x3); Broomiebank £700. Tex – Overburns £1400; Auchtygemmel £850; Overburns £800, £700; Wester Rottearns £700; North Dorlaithers £700.

Flock averages

Flock (No) Top (£) Avg (£)

Non-accredited

Blueface Leicester shearlings

Newbigging Walls (7) 1800 1085.71

Greenhead (3) 700 666.67

Posso (6) 1400 1150.00

Hatton Knowe (8) 1300 918.75

Knowes (5) 1100 840.00

Clunebeg (11) 3600 1472.73

Craigfarg (5) 1000 840.00

Claylands (3) 800 783.33

Whinnyhall (13) 1000 719.23

Kerry Cottage (5) 1400 820.00

Mains of Burnbank (4) 900 712.50

Newton of Crathie (3) 600 566.67

Leadburnlea (7) 850 678.57

Greenfield (8) 1000 925.00

Whiteknowes (5) 1200 1040.00

Hamildean (6) 1200 858.33

Achard (5) 750 640.00

Woodend (10) 1300 860.00

Holding Kinnochtry (9) 650 538.89

Carden (3) 600 516.67

Dreva (6) 900 691.67

Blueface Leicester ram lambs

Knowhead (4) 400 300.00

Cockrig (6) 800 633.33

Hippingstones

Cottage (3) 350 350.00

Assloss (6) 350 316.67

Auchenbart (8) 750 475.00

Cheviots

Crodh Dubh (4) 450 387.50

Hilton of Culsh (3) 500 500.00

Balnacree (3) 500 366.67

Stobshiel Mains (4) 400 325.00

Kinaldy (5) 500 390.00

Beltex

East Bracklin (5) 1400 850.00

Oldwalls (5) 1000 710.00

Cuiltburn (10) 700 405.00

Over Buttergask (10) 1100 805.00

Laigh Balernock (4) 380 270.00

Tillyboy (4) 700 575.00

Berrydyke (3) 900 556.57

Texel shearlings

Toxside (4) 700 575.00

Clunebeg (7) 450 347.14

Carbello (3) 550 516.67

Kerry Cottage (3) 300 286.67

New Blainslie (3) 320 286.67

East Bracklin (5) 1200 780.00

Marvingston (3) 85 616.67

Shielhill (4) 900 600.00

Pitlochie (10) 580 402.00

Suffolk shearlings

Whitcastle (17) 950 711.76

Toxside (5) 750 680.00

All other breed rams and ram lambs

Knowes (4) 700 480.00

Middlehill (4) 800 562.50

Townfoot (5) 750 460.00

Carbello (4) 850 800.00

Raggetsyke (3) 1000 950.00

Whitcastle (3) 500 393.33

Whitcastle (4) 350 275.00

Accredited

Texel rams

Kininmonth (6) 800 666.67

Collielaw (4) 1000 675.00

Mid Shawtonhill (7) 500 350.00

Dechmont (15) 1400 946.67

Roxburgh Mains (3) 800 700.00

West Carse (6) 1400 916.67

Hill of Errol (9) 1300 844.44

Harestone (3) 1700 1350.00

Wanton Walls (8) 700 543.75

East Coates (8) 700 587.50

Wester Middleton (8) 1400 1087.50

Floors (5) 1000 760.00

Carriston (5) 900 800.00

Bogend (9) 1100 800.00

Nethermill (5) 750 690.00

Dalchirla Farms (20) 3200 1480.00

Dreva (8) 1100 756.25

Longhouse (3) 450 400.00

Broomknowes (6) 1000 800.00

Mucklebrae (10) 1800 970.00

Veltigar (20) 1300 905.00

Strathellie (4) 400 312.50

Torrax (21) 1500 957.14

Hilton of Culsh (12) 1300 929.17

Over Finlarg (8) 1400 918.75

Halbeath (8) 1000 687.50

Southfield (8) 600 500.00

Allanshaws (15) 1300 884.67

Cairn (8) 1200 868.75

Westhall (5) 1000 640.00

Easton (3) 350 350.00

Chalmerstone (6) 900 783.33

Letter (3) 500 416.67

Lower Bardrain (6) 600 400.00

Raggetsyke (6) 600 533.33

Texel ram lambs

Auchtygemmell (5) 850 480.00

Millside (3) 400 333.33

Nethermill (3) 500 500.00

Overburns (6) 1400 725.00

Accredited Suffolk rams

Barbarafield (8) 1000 881.25

Broomknowes (4) 1000 862.50

Hallhill (3) 700 616.67

Stoneyford (23) 1200 841.30

Southfield (10) 1300 890.00

North Balloch (4) 850 775.00

Kininmonth (4) 1600 1275.00

Accredited Beltex rams

Heylipol (11) 1000 559.09

Lochend (5) 500 430.00

Chalmerstone (12) 1700 872.92

Mid Brockloch (6) 650 425.00

Easter Ochtermuthil (17) 1400 712.50

Newfield Mains (4) 750 525.00

Isle Cottage (7) 650 400.00

Newton of Collessie (4) 800 662.50

Kininmonth (9) 1200 611.11

Todhall (5) 700 400.00

Lleyn shearlings

Over Whitlaw (8) 900 668.75

South Bowerhouses

(15) 1200 590.00

Over Whitlaw (5) 400 370.00

Crossapol (5) 450 326.00

Beltex/Texel cross rams

North Balloch (5) 650 510.00

Dalchirla Farms (20) 2400 1400.00

No 2 Hill of Errol (6) 1500 1000.00

Carstairs Mains (6) 900 800.00

Over Finlarg (4) 800 637.50

Chalmerstone (6) 950 525.00

Stanley (13) 800 592.31