Ayr

Averages improved on the year at Craig Wilson’s first breeding sheep sale of the year where 1022 Mule ewe lambs averaged £146 (+£15) for 208 more sold and 730 Mule gimmers cashed in at £208.92 (+£36) for 67 more.

Judge James Pirrie found his champion gimmers in a pen from J Paterson, East Dykes which realised £240. Top price however was £250 paid for a pen from George and Dianne Allan. The reserve pen from Shawhead made £215.

The champion Mule ewe lambs – a pen of 40 from Messrs Dunlop, Pinvalley – made £180, with the reserve again from Shawhead selling for £175.

The 21 pedigree females sold in the MV accredited ring met a 100% clearance selling to £650 and £580 for Texel gimmers from R McMaster, Springfield, Arran, who also sold five traditional Bluefaced Leicester gimmers to average £260 with a top of £400.

A Dutch Spotted gimmer from WB Baird, Floors made £350.

Leading Prices

Mule gimmers – £250 Highfield Place; £240 (x2) East Dykes; £235 Dykes (Dalry); £230 Girvan Mains; £220 (x2) Blacket House, Lightshaw, Fernwell and Auchenflower; £218 Little Creoch; £215 Highfield Place, Shawhead, Laigh Langcraig, Little Creoch, Hazeldean and Pennyvennie.

Mule ewe lambs – £180 Pinvalley; £175 Shawhead; £165 High Craighead; £160 Craig, Lightshaw and Floors; £158 Dykes (Dalry) and Pennyvennie; £155 Pinvalley; £152 Garpel; £150 Shawhead, Knockewart and Lightshaw.

AOB gimmers – Suff X – £250 (x2) Mount Pleasant. BFL X – £240 Mount Pleasant. Texel X – £235, £225 Kirklandhill.

AOB ewe lambs – Chev Mule – £148, £145 Knockewart; £140 Pinmerry. Tex X – £148 Knockewart.

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Newton Stewart

Scotch Mule gimmers from J McKenna and Sons, Gass, Kirkcowan and A Wright, Traboyack Farms, sold for the joint top price of £200 per head at Craig Wilson’s opening breeding sheep and store lambs at Newton Stewart.

Gass, Kirkcowan and KT Lochhead, St Ninians Grove, produced the lead priced Scotch Mule ewe lambs at £132.

Overall, 46 Mule gimmers averaged £178.24p (+£26.24p on the year); 71 Mule ewe lambs averaged £130 (+£10) and 118 ewes averaged £101.62p (+£37.62p).

Leading Prices

Mule gimmers – £200 Gass, K/c and Traboyack. Mule ewe lambs – £132 Gass, K/c and St Ninians. Mule ewes – £114 Airiesknowes.

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Carlisle

Suffolk cross ewes from Messrs Soulsby, Williamsgill, topped Harrison and Hetherington’s Late August Fair sale of 850 head of breeding sheep at £440.

The pen sold to Willy Pearson, Wavercroft.

Ewes and gimmers of all breeds and crosses averaged £205.91.

Leading Prices

Ewes – Suff – £440, £280 (x5) Williamsgill Farm; £235 (x21), £190 East Cliff Farm; £198 (x4), 10 Stanley View. Tex – £225 (x5), £198 (x10), £195 (x9), £186 (x13), £166 (x18) Park House; £220 (x9) East Cliff Farm; £210 (x3), £200, £195 (x5), £190 (x9), £172 (x5), Beechcroft Farm; £168 (x7), 10 Stanley View. Half-bred – £202 (x13), Dallowie. Llyn – £188 (x5), 10 Stanley View. GF – £145 10 Stanley View; £136 (x7), The Coach House; £135 (x2), Beechcroft Farm.

Gimmers – Texel – £270 (x3), £240 (x8), £215 (x5), £205 (x10) Kopje; £250 (x10), £244 (x7), £244 (x20), £242 (x20) Aldermanseat Farm; £180 (x6) Park House. MBleu – £250 (x5), £220 (x12), £208 (x8), £178 (x14) Aldermanseat Farm. Suff – £222 (x10), £220 (x11) Woodburn House. GF – £170 (x12), £165,(x12) Beechcroft Farm. Belt – £150 The Coach House. BFL – £132 (x4) Wreay Bungalow.