Stirling (Cally)

Texels from I Black, East Green, Kilmacolm, sold for the top price of £114 at Caledonian Marts' sale of 2496 store lambs.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – £113 Balcachie; £109 An Cala; £106 Thorn; £104 Thorn and Glenhead. Suff – £108.50 Balcachie; £100 Borland; £92 Easter Jawcraig and Claylands; £89 Borland; £88 Easter Jawcraig; £86 Stillaig, Fiart and Borland; £85 Claylands. Mules – £87 Ballimore Estates; £84 Fiart; £79.50 Ballimore; £75 Luss Estates. Belt – £113 Glenhead; £100 Ballimore Estates; £94 Ballimore; £89 Rhynaclach. Chev – £86 Immeroin and Stillaig; £84, £71 An Cala. Herd – £78 Miller Services. Down – £100 Balcachie.

Stirling UA

Bullocks (867) and heifers (513) averaged 291.78p per kg and 276.92p respectively at United Auctions' sale of 1453 store cattle.

Bullocks sold to 346.20p for a 364kg Limousin cross from Kirkland, and to £2000 for a 710kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Goddens.

A 438kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Symington Mains, topped the heifers at 352.70p, whilst a 594kg Simmental cross realised £1815 for Pittenkerrie.

Charolais crosses from Crawlaw topped the young bulls at 264.20p and £1300 for a 492kg entry, having cashed in at 220.88p.

On Monday, 11,741 store lambs and feeding sheep sold to £142 for Suffolk from Lochend.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – A-A – Goddens £2000, £1900 (x2); Kilkeddan £1790; Carnbroe Est £1765; Goddens £1740; Glenkiln £1735; Cowans £1705. Char – Crawlaw £1940; Mid Knockglass £1800; Glenkiln £1735; Mid Knockglass £1730; Cowans and Mid Knockglass £1680; Cowans £1670. Lim – Carnbroe Est £1860; Craigdhu £1820; Carnbroe Est £1780; Ardgate £1695; Carnbroe Est £1660; Torbrex £1660; Carnbroe Est £1650. Sim – Torbrex £1820, £1780, £1720; Carnbroe Est £1720; Torbrex £1680; Glenkiln £1645; Ardgate £1640. BS – Grange of Lindores £1705, £1645; Ardgate £1640; Mid Knockglass £1605, £1520. Sal – Glenkiln £1650, £1645, £1605, £1590; Carnbroe £1530; Sornfallow £1520. GA – Broadstone £1600. BB – Kilkeddan £1590; Graystale £1500; Blackbog £1495, £1445.

Heifers – Sim – Pittenkerrie £1815; Torbrex £1690, £1550, £1440. Lim – Fullarton £1700; Botherickfield £1600; Mid Knockglass £1560; Pokellyhill £1555; Mid Knockglass £1550; Harestonhill £1545. BS – Grange of Lindores £1630, £1590; Blackbog £1510; Grange of Lindores £1495, £1440. Char – Mid Knockglass £1615; Pittenkerrie £1575, £1520, £1490; Mid Knockglass and Kirkland £1480. BA – Shieldburn £1600; Brisbane Glen Est £1470, £1420, £1395, £1380. A-A – Symington Mains £1545m, £1520; Culnoag £1540; Blackbog £1510. BB – Blackbog £1510; Graystale £1450; Kilkeddan £1395.

Young bulls – Char – Crawlaw £1300. Lim – Graystale £960.

Lambs – Suff – Lochend £142; Ashmore £124; Lochend £122; Ashmore £118.50. Belt – Craigannet £128; Invermilton £118; Low Tirfergus £109, £106. Tex – Knowes £127; East Laggan £124; Gradlon Place £123; East Laggan and Invermilton £119. Mule – East Buchanty £114; Garvie £106; Rashiehill £105; Glenfernate £103. Chev Mule – Wester Culbowie £109, £94. Chev – Ashmore £109; Craigview £94; Innerwick £90; Cosyden £89. BF – Edinchip £100 (x2) £90; Todholes £86; Lurgan £83. X – Craigannet and Craigview £98; Anfield £91.

Carlisle

A British Blue steer from Messrs Johnstone, Westray , Cockermouth, achieved the top price of £1930 at Harrison and Hetherington's store cattle sale.

Heifers sold to £1890 for an Aberdeen Angus from Jerriestown.

Limousin bulls topped the weaned cattle at £1600 for I and CL Richardson, Greenlands.

Calves reached £670 for a British Blue bull from Messrs Simpson, Waingate, whilst the same breed led the heifers at £580 for Messrs Rome, Ingleston, Dumfries.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Steers – BB – £1930 Westray; £1870, £1800 (x4), £1700 (x5) Yew Tree; £1840 Wardhall Guards; £1790 (x3), £1700, Rye Close; £1780 (x2), Newbampton; £1750, £1700 Bank; £1710 (x3), Millantae. Lim – £1890 Rye Close; £1780, £1690, £1780, £1760, £1720 Newby; £1750 (x2) Millantae; £1740, £1740 Westray; £1720 (x2), High House. A-A – £1880 Westray; £1810 Calees; £1690, Cruggleton; £1660 Jerriestown. Char – £1860 Newbampton; £1810, Redhouse; £1760 Sideway Bank; £1750 Stone Raise; £1700, Knottyholm; £1690 Swordwellrigg. Hfd – £1810 Jerriestown; £1740 (x2), Rye Close; £1730, Barnglies; £1690 Westray. BS – £1690, Brackenhill Rigg. Fleck – £1670 Bank. Sim – £1670 Ashley Grove. Frie – £1570 (x2), Rye Close; £1560, Brackenhill Rigg. DRed – £1550 Cardewlees. Blonde – £1540 Bowness Farms; £1520, Grassknop. NRed – £1460 Rye Close. Long – £1400 Swordwellrigg. Hols –£1310, £1310 (x5) High Drum.

Heifers – A-A – £1890, £1600 Jerriestown; £1620 High Drum. Lim –£1880 Newby; £1790 (x2), £1780 (x2), £1620 (x2) Croft House; £1700, £1670, £1640, Newmains. BB – £1730, £1700 Wardhall Guards. Char – £1680, £1540, Sideway Bank; £1560, Swordwellrigg. Fleck – £1520 Broom. Hfd – £1490, £1390 Barnglies. BS – £1440 Barnglies. Blonde – £1420 Braehead. Frie – £1380 (x2), £1310 Fir Tree. Sim – £1290 (x2) High Hall.

Weaned cattle – Bulls – Lim – £1600, £1530, £1490, £1470, £1410 Greenlands; £1490, £1370 Sarkshields; £1310 Haltcliffe; £1260 Dumbretton. A-A –£1590, £1210 Dumbretton; £1110 (x2) Leesrigg. BG – £1300 Dumbretton. BB – £1180 (x2), £1000 Leesrigg.

Steers – Char – £1480 Wickness. Lim – £1330 Nirvana; £1200 Stockber; £1140, £1090 (x2), £1090 (x3) Pasture House; £1080, £1070 The Throp; £1010 (x2) Mains Of Balmadies. BB – £1180 Nirvana. Sim –£1020 Riggshields.

Heifers – Char – £1470, £1400, £1180 Wickness Bungalow. Lim – £1260, Stanger Hill; £1180 (x3) Mains Of Balmadies; £1150 (x2) Spittalriddinghill; £1140, £1140, £1120, Pasture House; £1110 Harper Hill. Blonde – £1260, £1000 Stanger Hill. BB – £1200 (x2) Spittalriddinghill. A-A – £1150 (x2) Spittalriddinghill. SDev – £1090 (x2) High Boonwood.

Calves – Bulls – BB – £670, £575 (x2) Waingate Head; £630 Stoneybrook; £585 (x2) Cow Lane; £575 Woodside; £560 (x2), £510, £510 (x2), £500 Ingleston; £555 Crookdake Hall; £540, Sockbridge Hall; £510, £505 (x2) Meinside; £500 East Scales. Lim – £545, Bleaberry Rigg. Hfd – £520, £360 (x2) Stoneybrook. A-A – £510, £420, £410, Woodside. Sim – £460 Meinside. HF – £300 Berrier Head.

Heifers – BB – £580, £500, Ingleston; £500 Mill Road. A-A – £500 Wood; £415, Wheelbirks. Lim – £425, Chapel House; £410 (x2), £410, Mossband Hall. Hols – £380 Meinside. Hfd – £360 Orchard House; £330 (x2) Stoneybrook. Gall – £310 Pathways.

Ayr

Some 1868 store lambs sold to £111 for Texels from Joanne McColm, Barncorkrie, Drumore, at Craig Wilson's sale.

On Tuesday, 33 dairy cattle peaked at £2650 for a freshly calved heifer from Messrs Paterson, Barward.

The 43 calves and stirks reached £430 for a pair of Aberdeen Angus cross heifers from Messrs Service, Moorpark.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Tex – £111, £109, £108, £105 Barncorkrie; £103 Lenamhor; £102, £98 Dinwoodie; £100 Westlands; £100, £95 Greelaw. Suff – £98 Windyedge. Lleyn – £96 Nether Heiler. Mule – £95 Harplaw. Char – £95 Moyne. Chev – £96 Dumfries House.

Calves – Bulls – A-A X – £400 Brocklehill; £390 Muir. BB X – £400 Dunduff; £345 Davidston. Hfd X – £380 Brocklehill.

Heifers – A-A X – £430 (x2) Moorpark. BS – £410 Dunduff. BB X – £390 Muir; £320 Davidston. Lim X – £360 Dunduff.

Lanark

Some 3977 store lambs averaged £71.82 at Lawrie and Symington's sale, having reached £120 for a Texel from Messrs Dunlop, An-Glasach.

The consignment of 504 Texel and Mule lambs from Messrs Semple, Barmulloch, Campbeltown was topped at £116 and averaged £94.50.

The sale of 441 head of rare and minority breeds, peaked at £504 for a Hebridean from Ardgaith.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – £120 An-Glasach; £116 Barmulloch; £113 Overcairn; £110 Faulds and McKeand. Belt – £109 An-Glasach; £90 Kilbucho Place; £90 Hartsop. Char – £116, £101 Carnavel. Suff – £102, £96 Dalmahoy. BF – £97 Auchengruith; £88, Winterhopeburn; £84 Dalmahoy; £81 Auchengruith and Carco. Cross – £94, £61 Dalmahoy; £87 Barmulloch and Perryflatts; £68 Tweedsmuir and Barmulloch. NCC – £94 Duntilland. Chev – £82, £80 Carnavel. BAD –£80 Hillend. HW – £66 Ardveenish.

Rare breeds – Hebridean Sheep – £504, £315 Ardgaith; £294 Rose Dale, Boreland and Kirkdean; £231 Hospital; £220 Rose Dale. Shetland Sheep – £315 Ewingston; £168, £126, £105 Annavale; £115, £105 Pitcox. Goats – £200 Dalscone. Welsh – £90 The Quarter. Bad – £150 East Mains. DS – £360, £240, £200 Burnfield. CMM – £84 Burnfield. Tex – £160 East Mains. Belt – £280 East Mains. BF – £100 East Mains. NCC – £380 Mossdale. Cross – £250 East Mains. BFL – £180 Whim Park Cottage. Shet – £140 Burgess Outon; £110 East Mains; £100 Hill, Burgess Outon, East Mains and Easter Newhouse. Belt – £240, £200 Hartsop. Zwart – £240, £200 Wester Dunsyston. Jac – £160 East Mains and Pardovan Holdings. HW – £150 East Mains and Rosebank; £130 Back Hareshaw. KH – £160 East Mains; £130 West Deloraine; £120 Rosebank and West Deloraine. Dor – £150 Whim Park Cottage; £140 Back Hareshaw and Whim Park Cottage. Clu – £130 East Mains. Val – £380, £300, £210 Glencraig Holding; £250 Easter Blawloan.

Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 799 store cattle incorporated an annual show and sale of Aberdeen Angus, which saw the champion, a 676kg bullock from Sheep Park Farms sell for the top price of £2260.

Judge, Frank Fowlie, Bogenjohn, Strichen, found his reserve in a 562kg steer from the same home which later made £1780.

Outwith the show, bullocks (252) averaged 303.8p with heifers (93) cashing in at 299.1p respectively.

A 407kg British Blue cross led the bulls at 308.5p for Braebuster, Deerness, or to £1660 for a 610kg Charolais cross from Nessbreck, Harray.

Breeding cattle (6) sold to £4000 for a Simmental cross heifer with a Limousin cross heifer calf from Upper Sauchen, Inverurie.

The firm's rare breed sale comprised three horses, 14 cattle, 69 pigs, 375 sheep, 68 goats and six alpacas and sold to 1800gns for a Highland cow and calf outfit.

On Tuesday, store lambs (2045) averaged £85.87 having sold to £128 for Texels from Evergreen, Kininmonth.

The same breed led the island consigned store lambs (2909) at £121 for Balfour Castle, Balfour, to level out at £86.59.

Leading Prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Woodend £870. 301-350kg – St Sairs £1100. 351-400kg – Cairntack £1300. 401-450kg – Woodend £1480. 451-500kg – Fordmouth £1665. 501-550kg – Backakelday £1750. 551-600kg – Campdalmore £1830. 601-650kg – Rockyden £1895.

A-A bullocks – Up to 300kg – Cairntack £700. 301-350kg – Suquoy £880. 351-400kg – Suquoy £1235. 401-450kg – Hall of Tankerness £1560. 451-500kg – Scholland £1500. 501-550kg – Binscarth £1625. 551-600kg – Feaval £1800. 601-650kg – Feaval £1905. 651-700kg – Hallbreck £1960. 701-750kg – Hallbreck £2030.

Native bullocks – Up to 350kg – Chapelton £920. 351-400kg – Gaskbeg £1180. 401-450kg – Chapelton £1330. 451-500kg – Gaskbeg £1480. 501-550kg – Netherton £1615. 551-600kg – Netherton £1630.

Heifers – Up to 350kg – St Sairs £1090. 351-400kg – Braigiewell £1270. 401-450kg – Woodend £1410. 451-500kg – East Massater £1670. 501-550kg – Campdalmore £1780. 551-600kg – Ludenhill £1760. 601-650kg – Woodend £1770. 651-700kg – Nessbreck £1815.

A-A heifers – Up to 350kg – Mains of Thornton £905. 351-400kg – Yonderton £1220. 401-450kg – Upper Cornquoy £1600. 451-500kg – Gaskbeg £1550. 501-550kg – Sheep Park £1690. 551-600kg – Lower House £1315. 601-650kg – Croyhouse £1760.

Native heifers – Up to 450kg – Garvelside £1195. 451-500kg – Inchdryne £1420. 501-550kg – Gaskbeg £1460.

Bulls – Up to 400kg – Braebuster £1100. 451-500kg – Braebuster £1450. 501-550kg – Braebuster £1460. 601-650kg – Nessbreck £1660.

Breeding cattle – Upper Sauchen £3900, £3000 (x2), £2850.

Rare breeds – Horse – Coloured Cob 1650gns, Welsh Section B 700gns and 600gns.

Cattle – Highland cow and calf 1800gns, Highland heifer 980gns, Belted Galloway heifer 940gns.

Pigs – Saddleback female 80gns; Saddleback gilts 75gns.

Breeding sheep – Blue Tex – 400gns 350gns. Herd – 320gns. Dors – 290gns. Shet – 260gns. DS – 260gns. Jac – 220gns, 180gns. Ox – 220gns. KH – 200gns. BFTex – 190gns, 180gns. Rye – 170gns. Zwart – 170gns.

Goats – Pygmy cross wedder 300gns; Boer female 175gns; Boer billy 170gns; Pygmy wedder 100gns; Pygmy billy 100gns.

Alpaca – Female – 800gns, male 700gns.

Store lambs – Tex X – Mellanbrae, Inverurie £128. Cont – Pittenkerrie, Glassel £126. Char X – Balnault, Crathie £120. Cont X – Quithel, Old Deer £118. Suff X – Glencuie, Glenkindie £116. Char – Redhouse, Brucklay £115. Suff – Glencuie £112. Suff X – Prony, Ballater £111. Llyn – Valdon, Victoria Road £110. Cross – Prony £110. Down – Mid Muirton, Forgue £109. Black – Balnault £107. Belt – Main Street, Newmill £104.

Island consigned store lambs – Suff – Veensgarth, Gott £120. Tex – West Houlland, Bridge of Walls £115. Tex X – Old Schoolhouse, Boddam £114. Suff – Seabreeze, Scalloway £112. Cont – West Ireland, Bigton £112. Suff X – Exnaboe, Virkie £110. Down X – Scholland, Virkie £108. Cont X – Balfour Castle, Balfour £106. Down – South Lea, Vidlin £106.

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Islay

Averages improved £14.41 per head on the year at United Auctions' sale of store lambs which cashed in at £98.58.

Jack Mcdonald, 168 High Street sold the top priced pen, Texel lambs at £142, whilst Ardtalla Estates produced the lead price per kg of 322p per kg for Suffolk crosses.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Suff X – Coull, Coillabus £135; Finlaggan, Cladville, Lossit £130; Knocklearach £129; Coultorsay £127; Kilbride £126; Coultorsay £123; Keills, Duich £122; Coultorsay £121; Leoirn, Coultorsay, Lossit £118; Knocklearach £117; Duich, Finlaggan, Islay Estate £116; Islay Estate, Sunderland £115; Kintra £114; Islay Estate, Ardbeg £112; Keills, Islay Estate, Kilchoman £111; Islay Estate £110. Belt X – Daill House £132; The White Room £106; Carrabus, Aoradh £101. Tex X – Kirkby £135; Daill House £134; Daill House, Cornabus £125; High Street, Ballimartin £120; Cornabus, Craigens, Kintour £118; Ardtalla £117; Auchnaclach £116; The White Room £115; Tallant £113; Carrabus, Leorin, Tallant £112; Coull £111; Kirkby, Cornabus, Coultorsay, Mid Cragabus, Laggan Estate £110. Chev – Cruach £128; Craigens £121; Ballivicar £114; Coull £113; Coull £112; Ballivicar £111; Craigens £110. Cross – Ceannacroic £126; Ballimartin £121; Kilchiaran £119; Kilbride, Cruach £115; Sunderland £109; Craigens £108; Duich £107. Mule – 168 High Street £136, £134; Ceannacroic £128; Islay Estate £121; High Street £114; Islay Estate £112; Corrary £109.50; Coull £109; Ballachlaven £107. Chev Mule – Foreland £116. BF – Lorgbaw £111, £101.

Newton Stewart

Suffolk lambs from Joanne McColm, Barncorkrie, topped Craig Wilson's sale at £113.

Leading Prices

Mule ewe lambs – £128 Bents, Barrhill.

Store lambs – Belt – £96 Corhulloch. BF – £86 Knockstocks. Mule – £98 Gass. Suff – £113 Barncorkrie; £109 Gass. Tex – £103, £96 Kirkdale; £102, £97 Holm. Blue Tex – £100 Dirnow.

Quoybrae

Store lambs (1463) averaged £83.49 (+£14.76 on the year) at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale, with trade peaking at £126 for Texels from West Bardnatua, Latheron.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – Seaview, Old Wick £125; Stitley £109.50; Tor-Na-Mae £105. NCC – Lynton Cottage £118 £110; Reaster £100; East End £99; Castle Heather £94. Suff – Stemster £114. Char X – Mavsey £109. Suff X – The Smithy £109 £100; Achscrabster £106; Winless Mains, Dunbeath £100; Skinnet £99; Hillhead, Lybster £98. Belt – Curlew, Mybster £108. BF – Mavsey, Lybster £108; Braehill Dunbeath £108; Achinlochy, Skelpick £95. Cont – Housequoy £103; The Smithy, Stitley £102; Swiney Hill £101; Hollyview, Janetstown £100. Char – Swiney Hill £100. Chev – Hill of Dunn £100; Gansclett Croft £96; Achavrole, Dunbeath, Achairn £92; Airdneiskich £85. Belt X – Inkstack £99; Winless Mains £98. Zwa – Stitley £98/ Chev Mule – Braehill, Dunbeath £98. BFL – West Catchery, Watten £88. Blu Tex – Auchinlochy £85. Chev X – Scrabster House £84; Plover Inn £86. Aber X – Ballachly, Dunbeath £79. Mule – Scrabster House £77.

Penrith

On Monday, Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 362 store cattle of all classes, where trade peaked at £2045 for a British Blue heifer from JG and RW Nevison and Son, High House.

A Charolais bullock followed just behind at £2000 for WH Brass, Low Row.

On Monday, the firm also held their fortnightly sale of 1161 store lambs, which reached £133 for a continental lamb from T Jackson, Noran Bank.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Lim – £2000, £1915, £1765, £1735, £1625, £1605 (x6) Low Row; £1835, £1815, £1695, £1555 (x2) Goodlie Hill; £1745, The Green; £1715, £1695 (x3) Sleagill House; £1625, Hole House. BB – £1895 (x2), £1795 (x2), £1625 (x2), Low Row; £1735 Sleagill House; £1615, Brampton Hall. Dev – £1835 Low Row. A-A – £1825 Low Row; £1665 (x4), £1635 (x5), £1625 (x7) Street House. Char – £1675 Park Head. Hfd – £1575, £1405 Town Head. Black and White – £1565 (x9), £1475 (x7), Low Row. DShort – £1465 Low Row. Long – £1435 Town End. Blonde – £1355 Tilery.

Heifers – BB – £2045, £1955 High House; £1665 Sleagill House; £1635 (x2), Colstons. Lim – £1765, High Dyke; £1685, Crosby Lodge; £1635, Hole House; £1635, Sleagill House; £1615, Nook. Char – £1455 Crosby Lodge; £1145 The Wath. A-A – £1445, £1405 (x2), £1325 (x2) Hill Top. BS – £1435 The Wath; £1315 Midtown. Hfd – £1375 Town Head.

Bulls – Sim – £1695 Ellergill.

Lambs – Tex – £133, Noran Bank; £131, £128, £106 Scales; £117, £110, Dufton Wood; £114, Jardines; £108 Sleetburn; £107, Dalemain; £104 Ghyll House. Suff – £124, £109, Welpo Bridge; £108, Cobble End. Cont – £120 Welton; £119, £103, Greenbank; £112 Hillcroft; £109 Cobble End. Chev – £100, £95 Noran Bank. Mule – £90 Chapel House.

Lerwick

Some 2407 Suffolk store lambs averaged £90.59 (+£1.08) at Shetland Livestock Marketing Group in conjunction with Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale.

Top price was £130 paid for Texels from Messrs Nicolson, Lower Longaskule, Twatt.

The second day some 3533 sheep, sold to £136 for Suffolk lambs from South Collafirth, Ollaberry.

Leading Prices

Friday – Lambs – Suff – £127 Grava, Sandness; £126 Lower Longaskule, Twatt; £124 Garths of Ham, Bressay; £122 Mid Setter, Papa Stour; £121 Vesquoy, Muness; £120 Lower Longaskule; £117 Grava, Garths of Ham; £115 South Lea, Tumblin; £113 Da Knowes, Twatt; £112 Lower House, Hillwell; £109 Garth, Mossbank. Tex – £130 Lower Longaskule; £120 Lower Longaskule, Innfield, Mossbank; £115 Innfield; £106 Innfield. Belt – £104 Arvella, South Whiteness; £96 Arvella; £90 Arvella. Zwart – £106 Gilbraes Hus, Twatt. Chev – £110 Trebister, Gulberwick; £109 East Gate, East Burrafirth. Shet – £37 Stove, Haroldswick; £33 Solnabrack; £31 Stove.

Saturday – Lambs – Suff – £136 South Collafirth, Ollaberry; £127 Susetter; £120 Lower House, Hillwell, Da Knowes, Twatt; £116 Glenview, Durigarth; £115 South Collafirth; £114 Susetter; £110 Millingsounds, Brough. Tex – £148 Mousa Cottage, Leebitton; £139 Millingsounds; £127 Smithfield, Hillswick; £116 Ellies Knowe, Saltness; £110 Wayside Cottage, Grunnasound, Haversdyke, Bridgend; £109 Da Knowes. Chev – £115 South Collafirth; £113 Skaw, Haroldswick; £110 Lochanlea, West Sandwick. Rouge – £105 South Collafirth. Shet – £59 Noss.

Stornoway

Averages improved on the year at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of 3155 lambs having cashed in at £62.14 (+£11.79). Top price was £130 paid for a Cheviot from Balallan, Lochs.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Suff X – Lower Barvas, Westside, £115; Upper Carloway, Westside £114; Gress, Back £110; South Bragar, Barvas £109. Cross – Glen Kyles, Leverburgh, £106; Gress £103; Shulishader, Point £100. Chev – Garrabost, Point £104; Lower Sandwick £104; Glen Kyles £104; Sand Street, Stornoway £101; Branahuie £100. Mule – Steinish, Stornoway £101, £95,. BF – Habost, Ness £95; Shulishader £91. Tex X – Upper Coll, Back £94; North Shawbost, Westside £86. Chev Mule – Shulishader £86.

Portree

A Texel from Borneskitaig, Kilmuir, secured the top price of £134 at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of 2476 lambs which averaged £63.87 (+£15.92 on the year).

Leading Prices

Lambs – Chev – Borneskitaig, £107; Clachan £101; Idrigill £99, £93; Glenconon £95; Tarskavaig £94; Totescore £93; Rhenetra £93; Borneskitaig £92. Cross – Bernisdale £103; Glen Bernisdale £102; Sartle £99, £91; Sheader. Dor – Clachan £100, £94. Tex X – Mains Bernisdale, £92; Borreraig £87. Lleyn – Clachan £87. BF – Aird £87.

Dingwall

More than 10,000 store lambs came under the hammer at Dingwall and Highlands Marts' sale where a top price of £130 was paid for Suffolk crosses from Ardmore, Waternish.

Cheviot wedder lambs (7229) averaged £69.28 (up £11.24) and sold to £113 from Little Cuiltburn, Braes of Balnabeen, whilst Cheviot ewe lambs (1879) cashed in at £71.49 (up £12.65) having peaked at £112 for Coast, Inverasdale.

The firm also sold 6479 store lambs on a separate day where averages improved among all sections.

Topping the sale was Texels at £127 from Achnahaugh, East Langwell, with this breeding cashing in at £86.50 (+£11.17 on the year).

Beltex cross lambs (550) cashed in at £98.44 (+£17.19) having peaked at £125 from Maryhill, Stornoway.

Lewis livestock producers lambs (548) averaged £56.55 (+£15.46) and sold to £88 for a Cheviot from 25 Breasclete, Westside.

Leading Prices

Chev wedder lambs – Tigh Beag, £108, £92; Balloan, Lairg, £106; Coast, £103; Tote House, £103, £96; Isle of Canna, £103, £97; Pabbay £103, £98; Burnbank, Canna, £102, £90; Cove, £100; Elphin, Lairg, £99; Badenscallie, Achiltibuie, £99; Wester Alligan, Torridon, £99; Diabaig, £98; Ardjachie, Tain, £98; Ullinish, £97; Ausdale and Achuan, Bonar Bridge, £97; Glenbrittle, Carbost, £97; Blairbuie, Achiltibuie, £97; Totarder, £96; Wester Gruinards, Ardgay, £96; Ormiscaig, Aultbea, £94; Ardmore, £93; Ardgayhill, £93; Lynemore Farm, Grantown, £93; Milton Croft, Rhanich, £93; Stirkhill, Achnasheen, £92; Achnahaird, Achiltibuie, £92; Polchaple, Culkein, £92; Bualnaluib, Aultbea, £92; Obbe Road, Leverburgh, £92; Strath, Gairloch, £91; Kilbride, Broadford, £91; Ardachu, £91; Syall, Ardgay, £90;Achany £90; Spoutie, Doll, £90; Badenscallie, Achiltibuie, £90; East Langwell, Rogart, £90.

Chev ewe lambs – Lynemore £107, £96, (x2); Burnbank, £104, £100; Pabbay £104; Ardjachie, £102; Bualnaluib £102; Ullinish £102; Spoutie £101; Bogallan £96; Ausdale and Achuan £92; Badenscallie, £92; Ardgayhill, £90.

All breed tup lambs – Chev – Ferrinquarrie, Glendale £91; Stirkhill, £90; Achfrish, Shinness £90. Belt X – Little Cuiltburn £90.

All other breeds – Belt X – No 1 Wester Alligan, £112, £100, £90; Little Cuiltburn, £106. Tex X – Isle of Canna £102, £100; Edderton £95, £92. Cross – Little Cuiltburn, £102. Suff X – Tote House £99, (x2); Edderton £92.

Friday – Lambs – Chev – Duisdale Mhor, Ornsay £96; Strathkanaird, Ullapool £94; Tighcluran, Inverroy, £94; Inchcape, Rogart, £90. Tex X – Upper Gartally, Drumnadrochit, £124, £115, £110; Druim Temple Croft, Gorthleck, £121; Allt Mor, Teanluick, £121; Lochbay, Waternish, £119; Burnside, Bonar Bridge, £119; Trantlemore, Halladale, £116, £110; Foxhole, Kiltarlity, £115; Croft Na Garn, Boat of Garten, £113; Borve, Isle of Lewis, £112; Ardgayhill, Ardgay, £111; Struthan, Errogie, £110; Burnbank, Invershin, £110; Achnahaugh, £110. Suff X – Roneval House, Leverburgh, £113; Rheanbreck, Lairg £113; Obbe Road, Leverburgh, £108, £106; Tomich, Beauly £105; Fendom £101; Pabbay, Leverburgh, £101; Caberfeidh House, Leverburgh, £100; Foxhole, £100; Gaich Farms, Dulnain Bridge, £100; Greenland Mains, £99; Balintore Farms, Fearn, £99. Belt X – Fodderletter Farms, Tomintoul, £121, £110; Dulsie, Glenferness, £119; Pelaig, Kagell, £115, £100; Ose Farm, Struan, £104, £102; Knockinnon, Dunbeath £102; Maryhill, £100. Cross – Grumby, Rogart, £88; Dulsie £86. Chev Mule – Achnabat, £112. Romney – Greenland Mains, £111. DS – Gaich Farms, £110. Mule – Benraey, Invercharron, £110; Achnabat, £105; Invercharron, Ardgay, £104. Char X – Drum Na Garrachan £99.

Tup lambs – Tex X – Upper Gartally £114; Corvost, Ardgay, £99; Balintore Farms, £90. Belt X – Maryhill, £103; Ose £94. Suff X – Simpsons Croft, Scotsburn £97; Gaich Farms, £95. BF – Drynie Park, Muir of Ord, £94.

Lewis Livestock – Tex X – Valtos, Uig, £87; Upper Carloway, Westside £83; Carishader, Uig, £83; Crowlista, Uig, £80. Chev – Carloway, Westside, £86; Breasclete, £84. X – Tigh Eilean, Lemreway, £85; Garynahine Lodge, Garynahine, £83.

Castle Douglas

Store cattle reached £1580 for Limousin bullocks from Dalgonar Farming, and to 315.6p per kg for Charolais bullocks from O J Holding, Horsecrook, at Wallets Marts' sale.

Heifers peaked at £1560 for Shorthorns from Messrs Borland, Castlehill.

A large show of 2196 store lambs attained £127 for Beltex from Messrs Adams, Torhousekie.

Leading Prices

Store cattle – Bullocks – Lim –£1580 Dalgonar; £1500 Chippermore. Char – £1500, £1460 Horsecrook; £1460 Hill of Balmaghie. A-A – £1460, £1370 Barwhanny; £1420 Hill of Balmaghie. BS – £1450 Knocksheen; £1390 Castlehill. Sim – £1420 Old Cluden; £1380 Horsecrook. Hfd – £1400 Old Cluden; £1400 Glentoo; £1380 Castlehill. Gall – £1350 Miltonise. BB – £1250 Hightae; £1210 Auchenleck. Mont – £970 Low Drummore.

Heifers – BS – £1560 Castlehill. Lim – £1480 Chippermore; £1400, £1370 Dalgonar. Hfd – £1450 Castlehill. BB – £1450 Horsecrook; £1280 Auchenleck; £1260 Hightae. A-A – £1430 Castlehill; £1410 Barwhanny. Char – £1400 Hill of Balmaghie; £1250 Pinwherry Home Farm.

Store lambs – Belt – £127 Torhousekie; £119 Low Craiglemine. Tex – £122 Glenkiln; £120 High Barlay; £119 Cullinaw; £117 Glentoo; £117 Low Craiglemine. Suff – £116 High Barlay; £115 Aar-Dar; £111 Hastinghall. Roussin – £115 Glentoo. Chev – £110, £104 High Barlay. Char – £101 Crailloch.

Scotch Mules – £97 Slatehouse; £95 Garmartin. BF – £56 Auchenfad.