Stirling (Cally)

Texels secured the top price of £115 for Caledonian Marts' sale of 2784 store lambs from J and J Kinloch, Walton, Cardross.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Suff – £97, £94.50 Balcachie; £87 Bankhead. Belt – £89 Bankhead. Tex – £115 Walton; £106 Mill of Ardoch; £103 Marshall Farming; £101 Glenhead; £99.50 Walton. Mule – £98 Auchtenny; £97 Walton; £88 Ardgate. BF – £60 Torraston; £55.50 Shankhead.

Penrith

Some 750 store lambs came under the hammer at Penrith and District Farmers Marts' fortnightly sale, with trade topping at £94 for continental from Messrs Brownrigg, How Hill.

Lambs sold to average £80.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Cont – £94, £92, £89 How Hill; £92, £81 New Rent; £89, £88 How Hill; £86 (x2) Lingfield Bungalow; £85 (x2), £84 Smithy Garth; £83 Sleetburn; £80 Todd. Tex – £92, £86, £83 Smithy Garth; £91, £89, £87, £80, £79 (x2) Thorneythwaite; £90, £88 Mosedale End; £87, £79 New Rent; £86 Ghyll House; £74 Cottage. Mule – £88 The Old Forge; £82, £76 Mosedale End; £81 Bank End Mill; £68 New Rent. Chev – £88, £76, £68 Welton; £84 Thorneythwaite. Kerryhill – £86 Lingfield Bungalow. Chev Mule – £81 Todd; £77 Southwaite Green Mill; £75 (x2) Todd.

Lerwick

A top price of £109 was achieved at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 1625 store lambs for Suffolk from Vatnahoull, Setter, South Lea, Tumblin.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Suff – £109 Vatnahoull, Setter, South Lea, Tumblin; £100 Berry, Scalloway; £99.50 Quoys, Sandsound; £97 Vatnahoull; £91.50 Skerryholm, Fair Isle; £90 Leogh, Cunningsburgh; £86 Norbister, Bridge-End, Setter, Fair Isle; £83.50 Knowes, Twatt; £83 South Lea, Setter. Tex – £116 Burkle, Fair Isle; £96.50 Stoneybrake, Fair Isle; £95.50 Skelberry, Vidlin; £88.50 Quoys; £87.50 Skerryholm; £84.50 Skerryholm; £83 Stoneybrake; £81.50 Knowes; £80 Stoneybrake; £79.50 Burkle, Fair Isle, Setter. Chev – £99 Vatnahoull; £86 Vatnahoull; £75 Griesta, Tingwall; £72 Midhouse, Northdale. BF – £58 Midhouse, £52.50 Midhouse. Shetland – £35 Lower Gudden, East Yell; £25 Breckon, Cullivoe; £21.50 Voxter, Brae; £20 Voxter.

Ayr

Some 1413 store lambs forward for Craig Wilson's sale, reached £100 for Beltex from J Purdie, Ravenscroft, to average £88.25.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Belt – £100, £90 Ravenscroft; £89.50, £88.50 Mid Craigton; £88.50 Macherquhat. Tex – £99 North Kilruskin; £98 Laight; £97.50, £95 Bridge; £97.50 Westlands; £96.50, £96, £95 Kilmory; £96 Kilwhannel; £95.50 Cairnhill. Suff – £94.50 Nether Heilar; £94 Windyedge; £93 Kilwhannel. Roussin – £88 Macherquhat. Mule – £96, £94.50 Place; £90 Birtlebog. Lleyn – £91 Nether Heilar. Chev – £94.50, £88 Birtlebog; £89 Mid Craigton; £88 Windyhall. Hamps – £80 Ravenscroft.

Dumfries

A fine show of lambs sold to a full ringside of buyers at C and D Auction Marts' sale, and to a top of £97 for Texels from Flosh.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £97 Flosh; £96 Clonrae; £94 Pilmuir. X –- £91 Clonrae; £90 Nethertown. Half bred – £88 Pilmuir. Zwart – £88 High Auchneel. Chev – £76 Craiglearen.

Lanark

A joint top price of £108 was achieved at Lawrie and Symington's sale of 3002 store lambs, for entries from Messrs Struthers, Thorneyhills and R Clark, Drumlanrig Park.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £108 Thornyhills and Drumlanrig; £107, £106 Thirstane Hill; £101 Barmulloch; £100 Thirstane Hill; £97 Ford; £95 Barmulloch, Thornyhills and Felton. Belt – £97 Felton; £91 Thornyhills. BF – £80, £77 Auchengruith; £76 Dalveen; £75 Cairns; £74, £70 Auchengruith; £70 Carco; £64 Dalveen; £63 Dalltallachan Hill. Suff – £88, £82 High Cleughearn. NCC – £83 Yeldabrek; £82 Duntilland; £79 Yeldabrek. Chev – £81 Thirstane Hill. Lleyn – £86 Easton; £84 Listonshiels; £79 Easton; £75, £74 Listonshiels; £73 Easton. X – £76 Barmulloch.

Thainstone

Island consigned store lambs (1554) sold to £95.50 for Suffolk crosses from Parkview, Haroldswick, at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale.

LEADING prices

Island consigned store lambs – Tex – Scatsta, Brae £94. Suf – Findlins, Hillswick, Buddabrake, Haroldswick £93. Suff X – North Booth £90. Tex X – Scatsta £87.50. Cont – Findlins £87. Down – Veensgarth, Gott £87. Down X – Findlins £86.

Fort William

The opening sale of store lambs saw a large ringside of buyers forward at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale where trade peaked at £100 for Texel crosses from Carness, Tomonie.

LEADING prices

Lambs – X – Old Ardtornish Cottage, Morven £84, £67.50; Dalreoch, Roy Bridge £64; No 1 Kinlocheil,Morar £60, £59.50. Chev – Unachan, Spean Bridge £83; Blarmafoldach, Fort William £80; Ardtornish Farms, Morven £72.50, £66.50; Torlundy, Fort William £71.50; Benhaint, Kilchoan £70 (x2); Glengarsk, Bunnacaimbe £69; Achnaphubuil, Fort William £67.50; Achateny, Acharacle £66.50; Kilmory, Achateny £66; Tomonie, Banavie £65.50. Suff X – Ardtornish Farms £80; Tighcluaran, Inverroy £67.50, £63; Locheil Road, Inverlochy £65.50; Hillside, Kilchoan, £64. Mule – Ardtornish Farms £71. BF – Ardtornish Farms £67, £66.50; Achnaha, Lochaline £62; Cameron, Kilmalieu £62; Kinlocheil,By Fort William £59, £50; Car Na Fersa, Kilchoan £55.50, £52; Insh, Spean Bridge £54.50; Hillside, Argyll £54.50; Inveroy, Bohuntin, £52.50; Caolmuile, Kilchoan £50.50; Gorten, Acharacle £50.50; Tigh Airigh, Blarmacfoldach, £50.

Dingwall

Lewis Livestock producers lambs (723) averaged £53.38 at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale, having sold to £98 for Cheviot Mules from North Shawbost.

LEADING prices

Producers lambs – Chev Mule – North Shawbost, £80, £77, £69.50. Tex X – North Dell, Ness £77; Cnoc Glas, High Borve £68. X – Cross, Ness, £76; Eilean Glas, Knock £76; Arnol £74; Cross, Ness £69. Suff X – North Shawbost £75, £70; Cross Skigersta Road, Ness £74; Eordale £69.50; Cnoc Glas £69. Chev – South Shawbost, £73; Upper Barvas £71; Cross £70; Lionel £68; South Dell £67; Arnol £66; Borve, £65; Cross £65. Mule – North Shawbost £68.50. BF – Eordale £67; Arnol £63, £60; South Shawbost £58.

Lerwick

An average of £85.22 was achieved for the 2437 store lambs forward for the joint sale of Shetland Livestock Marketing Group in conjunction with Aberdeen and Northern Marts.

A top price of £123.50 was paid for Texels from Millingsounds.

LEADING prices

Lambs ­– Suff – £118.50 Millingsounds, Brough; £117 Da Yard, Lochend; £116.50 Sandlodge, Sandwick; £111.50 Grostane, East Voe; £102.50 Brake, Quendale; £100 Sandlodge; £98.50 Lower Longaskule, Twatt; £96 Springbank, Twatt; £94.50 Brake, Dury, North Nesting, Millingsounds; £94 Springbank; £93.50 The Beadies, Levenwick; £93 Roadside, North Roe, Gunnister, Hamar; £92.50 Da Yard; £90.50 Northouse, Gonfirth. Tex – £123.50 Millingsounds; £120 Da Yard; £97 Sandlodge Farm; £95 Millingsounds; £94.50 Gilbraes Hus, Twatt; £92.50 Da Yard; £91.50 Knowes, Twatt; £90.50 North House, Papa Stour; £88.50 Lower Longaskule. Chev – £96.50 Grutquoy, Stennestwatt; £90 Wayside Cottage, Grunnasound; £85.50 Wayside Cottage; £83 Solnabrack, Wethersta; £81 Gilbraes Hus; £80 The Beadies, Levenwick; £76.50 The Beadies; £74.50 Ocraquoy, Cunningsburgh; £72 Knowes, Scalloway. Shet – £44 Quoys, Sandsound; £37.50 Still, Fetlar; £32 Still; £31.50 Still, Quoys; £31 Still Farm; £29.50 Gardie House, Bressay.

Islay

United Auctions sold 3547 sheep of all classes, with lambs cashing in at £84.17. Trade peaked at £120 for Texel crosses from Daill.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Suff X – Co ultorsay £114; Ballivicar £111; Ardtalla £109; Ballimartin £107; Lossit £106.50; Ardtalla, Coultorsay £104; Claggan £102; Kintra £101; Ardbeg £100, £99; Tallant £97.50; Coultorsay £95.50; Lorgba £95; Ballimartin £94; Tallant £93; Coultorsay £91; Duich £90; Islay Estate £89; Sannaigmore, Ardtalla £88; Islay Estate £87.50. Belt X – The White Room £113; Craigens £104; Kirkby £100; The White Room £97; Carrabus £95; Daill £91; The White Room £89; Aoradh, Craigens £88; Kirkby £84; Aoradh £82, £78.50. Tex X – Daill £120; Coultorsay £110; Ardtalla £107; Coultorsay, Auchnaclach £100; Tallant £99.50; Auchnaclach, Kintra £99; Ardbeg £98; Coultorsay £95; Newmains £94; Lorgba £92.50; Starchmill £92; Leorin £91; Glenegedale Lotts, Newmains £90; Ardbeg £89.50; Lower Cragabus, Starchmill £89. Char X – Craigens £106, £89. Chv – Cruach £115; Tarbert Est, Coull £98; Ballivicar, Cruach £94; Ballivicar £91; Foreland No2, Coillabus, Aoradh £88; Coull £79; Coillabus, Ballivicar £78; Ballivicar £77. X – Lossit £106.50; Coull £104; Cnoc Na Faire £99; Woodend £87; Duich £82. Mule – Bayview £106; Carrabus £94; Islay Estate £91; Bayview £90; Duich £87; Islay Estate £84; Islay Estate, Smaladh £80; Islay Estate £79.50; Kintra, Tallant, Islay Estate £78.50; Smaladh £78; Smaladh £77.50. BF – Cruach £113; Cnoc Na Faire £80; Leorin £71; Ceannacroic, Cruach £70; Lorgba £65.50.

Hexham

More than 4000 store lambs were sold through Hexham and Northern Marts, to a top of £139 for Texels from J and A Mews, Chapel House.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Tex – £139 Chapel House. Tex X – £134 Town; £127 Town; £125 Buckshot; £124 Town; £118 Broadgates and Aimshaugh; £117 Spenside, Broadgates, Settlingstones and Greys Well; £115 Well House; £113.50 Hownsgill; £112 Broadgates, Low Struthers and Demesne; £111 Yetlington; £110 Aimshaugh; £109 Spenside, Errington, Town and Broom House; £108.50 Town; £108 Broadgates, Cornhills and Girsonfield. Suff X – £128 Cooper House (x2); £122 Broadgates; £119 Settlingstones; £112.50 Cooper House; £110 Woodlands Place; £106.50 Low Struthers. Belt – £127 Westburnhope; £122.50 Watch Hill; £120 Westburnhope; £118 Watch Hill; £117 Hownsgill; £115 Watch Hill; £114.50 Westburnhope. Dutch Tex – £124, £121 (x2) Agars Hill; £120 Chapel House; £118 Agars Hill; £113 Willimoteswick; £111.50 Agars Hill; £110 Willimoteswick. Blue Tex – £130 Greys Well; £116 Greys Well. Chev – £92 Linbrig. Chev X – £71 Cottonshope; £69 Low Bleakhope. Mule – £112 Stable Yard; £104.50 Hareshaw Allotment; £102 Stable Yard. Swale – £64 Low Bleakhope. Blue De Maine – £87.50 The Sneep.

Portree

Some 2812 store lambs averaged £47.95 at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale, having sold to £107 for Texel crosses from Borneskitaig, Kilmuir.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Tex X – Borneskitaig, £102, £88, £87, £82, £67; Westfiord, Dunvegan £80, £78.50, £72, £69; Glen Bernisdale, Skeabost Bridge £75; Maligar, Corriebheinn £71, £60; Kilmuir, Dunvegan £62; Holmisdale, Glendale £60, £56.50; Kilvaxter, Kilmuir £54; Kilmuir, Dunvegan £50; Mains, Bernisdale £50. Chev – Bernisdale, Skeabost Bridge £95; Borneskitaig, Kilmuir £83, £81, £69; Rhenetra, Snizort £80, £70; Totescore, Portree £76.50, £71, £69.50, £58, £57.50; Monkstadt, Kilvaxter £75.50, £64, £60, £56; Tarskavaig, Sleat £74, £55, £50; Hungladder, Kilmuir £74; Borneskitaig £73.50, £65, £61; Aird, North Duntulm £73, £61, £60, £52, £50; Camuscross, Isle of Ornsay £73, £72,£60; Fiscovaig, Sleat £71, £67, £63; Heaste, Broadford £70, £58; Tarskavaig, Sleat £68, £54; Earlish, Uig £68, £62, £53; Balnacnoc, Uig £66; Eyre, Snizort £65; Park Terrace, Uig £65; Herbusta, Kilmuir, £64, £54; Tarskavaig, Sleat £63, £60, £55; Willow Cottage, Borneskitaig £62, £61; Flodigarry, Portree, £61.50; Stenscholl, Staffin £60; Marrishadder, Culnacnock £60, £54; Peinsoraig, Uig £60, £52, £51; Clachan, Staffin £60; Tarskavaig, Sleat £59, £57, £50; Totescore, Portree £59, £58, £54, £53; Borve, Skeabost Bridge £58, £57, £55; Lochbay, Waternish £58; Bernisdale, Clachan £57; Kilmuir £53, £51; Dunhallin, Waternish £51; Borve, Portree £51; Kilmuir £51; Strollamus, Broadford £50; Digg, Staffin, £50; Glenview, Upper Feorlig £50; Sheader, Uig, £50. Suff X – Brogaig £91, £73; Mains, Bernisdale, £87, £78, £55; Glen Bernisdale £83, £76, £75; Bernisdale £83; Borve £73.50, £57, £54; Flashadder, Edinbane £71, £62; Garafad, Staffin £69; Bernisdale £57. X – Sheader £73.50, £59, £58; Balnacnoc £68; Park Terrace £65, £50; Heaste £64, £54; Mains £60; Glen Bernisdale £58; Marrishadder, Culnacnoc £55; Stenscholl £55; Holmisdale £55; Kingsburgh, Snizort £53, £51; Mains £51; Flashadder, Edinbane £50; Kilmuir £50. Llyn – Clachan, Staffin £70.50. BF – Borneskitaig, Kilmuir£69, £61, £54; Tarskavaig, Sleat £66; Torvaig, Portree £66, £58, £50; Glenconon, Uig £63; Maligar, £59; Eyre, Snizort £56, £52.50; Park Terrace £56, £54.50; South Cuil, Uig £54.50; Marrishadder £54; Conon, Uig £53; Marrishadder, Staffin £51; Clachan £51; Tarskavaig £51; Achnacloich, Sleat £50; Borve £50. Char X – Kilmuir £57; Clachan £54.

Thainstone

Store lambs maintained recent rates with quality top end sorts slightly sharper on the week at Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale.

Store lambs (1211) averaged £74.01 and sold to £105 for Continentals from Chapelton, Dellavaird.

Texels led the island consigned store lambs (655) at £103 for Kurkigarth, Weisdale, having cashed in at £76.07, whilst west island consigned store lambs (422) reached £91 for Suffolk from Aird Illeray, Baleshare, to balance out at £67.69.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Suff – Pollowick, Cromdale £98. Tex – Tullochoy, Crathie £93. Chev – Tullochoy £92. Belt – Shaggart, Sauchen £91. Suff X – Ardgeith, Strathdon £90. Cont – Chapelton, Dellavaird £90. Cont X – Alvie, Kincraig £89. Char – Prony, Ballater £87. Char X – Cormalet, Cairnie £87. DS – Shaggart, Sauchen £86. Tex X – Grandvue, Heughhead £86. Down – Grandvue £85. Belt X – Bridgeview, Tullynessle £85. Chev X – Alvie £79. X – Chapelton, Dellavaird £76. BF – Shaggart £71. Mule – Alvie £66.

Island consigned store lambs – Suff – Seabreeze, Scalloway £97. Suff X – North Gardie £90. Down – Seabreeze £89. Down X – Grunnins, Ollaberry £85. X – Seabreeze £84. Chev – Firva, Scousburgh £80.

West island consigned store lambs – Suf – Baleshare, Benbecula £86. Suff X – Gearradubh, Grimsay £85. Cont – Baleshare, Lochmaddy £84. X – Aird Illeray £80. Tex X – 10 Illeray £79. Chev – Aird Illeray £75. BF – Aird Illeray £65.

Carlisle

On Monday, Harrison and Heatherington held its weekly sale of 1007 store lambs, which cashed in at £84.11.

Topping the sale was a pen of four Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Howe, Cochrane Nurseries selling for £122.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Belt – £122, £109, £106, £102, £97, £94, £92 Cochrane; £118, £107, £102, £95, £80 Croft House. Tex – £109, £99 Lees Hall; £106, £88, 87 Eden Close; £105, £96, £91, £90 Harper Hill; £105, £99, £97, £88 (x2) Blinkbonny; £103, £98 Branch End; £102 (x2), £88 The Beeches; £99 Cherry Tree; £99, £98 High Troweir; £96, £95, £90 The Wreay; £96, £90 Rose Dean; £95 Edges Green; £91 Underwood; £91, £88 Green Bank; £90 Middle Gill; £90 Stone Hall; £90 Croft House; £90 Wintershields; £87 Stone Hall. DS – £105 Low Fauld. GF – £82 Merry Knowe; £77 Wolf Hills. Hill Chev – £77, £75, £74 (x2), £73 Townhead New.

Longtown

On Tuesday, C and D Auction Marts sold 8599 store lambs to a top of £115 for Texels from Hole, Hamsterley;

LEADING prices

Lambs – Tex – £115, £110 Hole, Hamsterley; £109 Routin Lynn; £108 Priesthaugh; £107 Harwood House. Belt – £104.50, £103 Sorbie. Suff – £101 Priesthaugh and Tarrasfoot; £97 Philiphaugh Estate and Englishtown. GF – £93 Gibblaston; £91 Home, Kilberry; £89 Auchaleek; £88 Silloans and Viewley. Chev Mules – £90 Annandale Estate; £88 Philiphaugh Estate. Millennium Bleu – £80 Brackenbank. Swale – £42 Laverhay. Herd – £77 Low Longlands; £75 Orthwaite Hall.