Lairg and store lamb sales from Quoybrae, Thainstone, Islay

Lairg

Reduced numbers on the year due to the poor weather at lambing time, saw 11,484 lambs forward for United Auctions’ sale on Tuesday.

In all, 8394 wedder lambs averaged £83.37, up £14.89 on the year, selling to a top of £122 for North Country Cheviots from from Eriboll, Caithness.

The 3089 ewe lambs cashed in at £97.72, up £13.48, with top prices of £520 and £370 paid for black North Country Cheviots from H and M MacDonald, Bhlar Mhor, Kinbrace.

Leading Prices

Wedder lambs – NCC – £121, Bhlar Mhor, Kinbrace; £119, Achentoul, Kinbrace; £112, South Balkeith, Tain; £110, The Parkie, Balnagoe; £107, 2 Ardmore, Edderton; £102, 107 Torroble, Lairg; £101, Invercroft, Inver. Tex – £111, Easterton, Lairg; £103, Achentoul, Kinbrace; £102, 15 Achnairn, Shiness.

Ewe lambs – NCC – £270, Bhlar Mhor, Kinbrace; £188, Balavil, Kinbrace; £180, 186 Migdale, Bonar Bridge; £160, Achentoul, Kinbrace; £158, Torrish, Helmsdale; £155, Bardnaclavan, Thurso; £152, Armadale, Thurso. Chev/Mule – £132, 15 Achnairn, Shiness.

Riggs and tup lambs – NCC – £105, 2 Ardmore, Edderton;£100, Achentoul, Kinbrace and Armadale, Thurso.

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Stirling (Cally)

Lambs sold to £136 at Caledonian Marts’ opening sale of 2473 head for Beltex from R Gray, Craigmad, California.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Tex – £128, £115 Blairlinnans; £120 Lower Gartocharn; £119 Your Local Farm; £116 Dalreoch. Suff – £135, £128, £118, Culbhuirg (Iona); £114, Poynter (Iona). Mule – £115 Culbhuirg (Iona); £102, £92 East Hynish (Tiree); £102 Easter Dullatur; £93 Shankhead; £92 Burnhead. Belt – £136 (x2), £129 Craigmad; £123 Blairlusk. Chev – £130, £97 Culbhuirg (Iona).

Ewe lambs – Suff – £134, £120 Clachanach (Iona).

Lanark

Averages improved by £32 on the year to level at £105.21 at Lawrie and Symington’s opening sale of 1373 store lambs

Top price was £149 paid for Beltex lambs from Messrs MacDonald, Taldale, who also produced the pre-sale champion winners at £142.

Overall, 1119 Texel/Beltex/Suffolk lambs averaged £116.66

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Tex – £126 Blackburn; £125 Hills of Dalserf and Thornyhills; £123 Hills of Dalserf; £122 Birniehall; £188 Smiddyhill; £155 Thornyhills. BF – £73, £60 (x2) Mitchellslacks. Belt – £149, £142 (x2), £134 Taldale, £137, £136, £131 (x2), £130, £126 Cumberhead. Suff – £123 (x2) Smiddyhill. Cross – £108, £97 Leithenwater; £102 Biggar Road. BTex – £118 Hartsop. NCC – £106 Muirhouse.

Islay

Store lambs averaged £116.65 per head or 319.16p per kg – up £23.28 or 68.15p at United Auctions’ sale of 3250 sheep.

Top price was £168 paid for Texel crosses from Bizz Porter, The White Room, Daill; or 406p per kg for Beltex from D McCormick, Blackrock.

Ewes reached £198 for Texel crosses from C McMillan, Ardbeg.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Per head – Suff X – Coultorsay, Cladville £148; Ardbeg £145; Cladville £140; Coultorsay £138; Claggan £136; Islay Estate £133, £130, £129, £128. BFL – Ballachlaven £116. Belt X – Blackrock £148, £146, £138, £135, £124; Kirkby £121. Tex X – The White Room £157, £154; Coultorsay £151; Blackrock, Pairc-A-Chlassan £150; 9 Cnoc Na Faire £146; Starchmill £143; The White Room, Tallant £142; Pairc-A-Chlassan, Coultorsay £140. Chev X – Tormisdale £125. Mule – Islay Estate £119, £117; Duich £116; Islay Esate £114, £113, £107; Claggan £105; Islay Estate £104, £103, £100. Per kg – Suff X – Islay Estate 366p, 364p; Smaladh 355p; Islay Estate 351p; Sanaigmore 350p; Ballachlaven, Islay Estate 345p; Coull 344p; Islay Estate 338p, 337p, 336p, 333p, 332p, 328p, 327p; Coull 326p; Islay Estate 324p. Belt X – Blackrock 398p; 358p; 352p; 335p. Tex X – Ballachlaven 338p; Islay Estate 333p, 330p; The White Room 328p; Islay Estate, The White Room 326p; Islay Estate, Eskinish 323p; Ballachlaven, Claggan 319p. Chev X – No 2 Foreland 309p. Mule – Islay Estate 323p, 322p, 321p, 307p, 300p, 297p.

Ewes – Tex X – Ardbeg £190; Pairc-A-Chlassan £176; Ardbeg £166. Mule – Coultorsay £176; Pairc-A-Chlassen £122.

Stirling

On Monday, United Auctions sold sold 9793 store lambs and feeding sheep, with most sections seeing improved averages up on the week.

Texel cross lambs averaged £105.26 (+£1.84); Suffolk crosses, £111.06 (+0.40p); Beltex crosses, £101.70 (-0.13p); Mules, £101.71 (+£8.26); Cheviot Mules and Cheviots, £92.18 (+£5.32), with Blackfaces at £78.92.

Top price was £132 paid for Texels from Wester Bowhouse.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Tex– Wester Bowhouse £132; Burnbank, Saddel HF, Wellees and Pinclanty £128; Fairview Hill £126; Townhead £122; Assloss and Rashiehill £121; East Buchanty £120. Mule – Wester Bowhouse £129.50; Coxhill £121.50; Wester Bowhouse £118; Shields £114; Crosswood Hill £110; Wester Bowhouse £110; Fairview Hill £108. Chev/Mule – Wester Culbowie £127; Islahill £106. Suff – Murdieston £126; Whitehill £124; Bellcraig £121; Whitehill and Logie £117; Whitehill and Duntuim £116; Over Cardney and Cairnhill £114; Malling £112. Belt – Gartincaber £121; Bordland £116; Ballikinrain £115; Succothmore £114; Tillyrie £110; Mains of Struie £109; Craigo £107; Tillyrie £105. Chev – Muirhouse £105; Fairview £100; SRUC Easter Howgate £94. BF – Flichity £104; Auchentiber and Kirkton £86; SRUC Easter Howgate £85; Wester Cairney £84.

Quoybrae

Store lambs saw a £19.99 increase on the year at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ opening sale to average £90.06

The sale of 5813 head incorporated entries from the Dunbeath, Bettyhill, Forsinard and North West Sutherland areas, saw Cheviot ewe lambs (880) average £89.25 (+£23.06) having sold to £210 for Black Cheviots from Blarmhor, Achentoul.

Cheviot wedder lambs (2766) averaged £83.98 (+£18.39) with a top price of £132 from Lower Westerdale, Thurso, while cross lambs (1676) sold to £142 for Suffolks from Melvich Hotel Farm, Melvich, to average £101.31 (+£20.90).

Prime lambs (336) levelled at 296.4p having sold to 321.9p per kg for 48kg Texels from Quarryside, Castletown and £163.50 for 58kg Charolais from 31 Larel.

The 155 feeding ewes and rams reached £205 for Texels from Bardnaclavan, Bridge of Westfield, to average £137.55.

Leading Prices Per Area

Dunbeath – Ewe lambs – Chev – Braemore £130; Tacher £122 £98; Cnocgil £112; Achavrole £100, £95; Upper Smerral £96. Tex – Tacher £117, £100. Suff – Boulcrawford £112, £96.

Store lambs – Chev – Dunbeath Estate £113, Tigh-na-Bruich £11; Hilton £107; Braemore £105, £95; Upper Smerral £104, £96; Tacher £98; Torbeg £97; Cnocgoil £96; Achavrole £95; Boulcrawford £94; Braehillior £92. Cont – Wellbeck Farms £110. Tex – Tacher £110, £90; Wellbeck £110, Boultach £106, £80; Braehillor £100. Suff – Boulcrawford £99; £85. BF– Wellbeck Estate £78. Blk – Braehillor £72.

Bettyhill and Skerray – Ewe lambs – ChevMule – 110 East Kirtomy £120. Chev – 183 Strathtongue £105; 3 Borgie £100; 110 East Kirtomy £92, £88, £87; 26 Langdale £90. Tex – 110 East Kirtomy £101, £86, £82. Black Chev – 8 Achina £102, £86.

Store lambs – Tex – 110 East Kirtomy £123, £90, £82. Chev – 5Achina £116,£113; 3 Borgie £110, £93; 20 Strathnaver £109; 120 Newlands £95; 183 Strathtongue £93; 99 Kirtomy £91; 18 Lotts £89; 110 East Kirtomy £88, £87; 118 Newlands £88. BFL – 110 East Kirtomy £106. Suff – 8 Achina £86. Blk – 8 Achina £83

Halladale, Forsinard and Portskerra – Ewe lambs – Black Chev – Bhlarmhor £185. Chev- Melvich Hotel Farm £115; 177 Trantlemore £112, Thistle House £110, £98.

Store lambs –Suff – Melvich Hotel Farm £142; Kirkton £122, £106; Golval £99, £84. Chev – Melvich Hotel. Farm £116; 177 Trantlemore £107, £96; Goval £97. Tex – 170 Trrantlemore £112, £95.

Chev riggs – Thistle house £90. Blk – Bhlarmhor £92.

Armadale and Strathy – Ewe lambs – Chev –184 Armadale £150, £122; 14 Baligill £132, £105; 19 Baligill £118, £102; 58 Strathy West £95. Suff – 128 Totiegan £95

Store lambs – Tex – 27 Brawl £113, £99. Suff – 128 Totiegan £109; Murray House £100. Chev – 14 Baligill £104; 184 Armadale £100, £97; 128 Totiegan £99; 19 Balgil £95; 14 Baligill £86; 58 Strathy West £80. BF – Murray House £92, £69.

Caithness – Ewe lambs – Chev – The Hirsel, West Greenland £135; Oust Farm, Bridge of Westfield £102; Bridgend, Mid-Clyth £97; Burnthill £84. Tex– Whiteleen £116.

Store lambs – Suff – The Hirsel £142; Dounreay Post Office £133, £113, £105; Taldale £132, £126, £110; Sibster £129; 19 Larel £123, £105; Burnthill £106. Tex – Sibster £133; Whiteleen £116; Balmore £110, £94. Chev – Lower Westerdale £132, £117; The Hirsel £108, £98; Inkstack £97;; Taldale £97; Brackside £96, Bridgend £96; Blingery £90. Blk – Sibster Farm £131, £130; The Hirsel £122. NCC – Dounreay Post Office £118, £98; The Ha £107; Whiteleen £96. Dor- Sibster £112. Suff X – Taldale £103.

Thainstone

Continentals from Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen, topped Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 1641 store lambs selling for £148. The sale average was £100.33.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Tex X – Newton of Forgie, Keith £146. Suff – Pitlundie Farm, North Kessock £144; Cont – Knavenside £140. Dor – Evergreen £138. Cont X – Bogiefeulach £138. Tex – Newton of Forgie £132. Suff X – Rootfield, West Muir of Ord £130. Down X – Newton of Forgie £127. Bel – Throax Farm, Cornhill £110. Black – Newton of Forgie £109. Char – Quanterness, St Ola £108. Llyen – Deecastle, Dinnet £106. BTex – Upper Woodside, Rothiemay £100. KH – Cairntop, Cardno View £100. Chev X – Bogbeth, Kemnay £99. BF – Nether Overhill, New Pitsligo £88.

Oban

More hill-bred lambs forward for United Auctions’ second sale of 2990 ewes and store lambs sold at increased rates to a large ringside of buyers, to average £94.43 – up £23.19 on the year.

A pen of Beltex lambs from D Macdonald, Tyree, Benderloch, topped the sale at £139.

Leading Prices

Store lambs – Suff X – Mid Farm £118; 2 Achnaphubuil, Dunmor £114; Dalmore, Frackersaig £112; Balnagown (Walker) £111; Frackersaig, Iochdar £110; Ardsheal £109; Dunolliebeag £107; Dalvuie, AchnacreeBeag £105; Iochdar £100. Belt – Tyree £112; Leckuary £107. Tex– Fidden £138; Iochdar £128; Fidden £124; Balnagown £122; Fiart £121; Pennygown, Oban Seil £120; Torbhlaren, Tyree £118; Strongorm, Baligrundle, Balnagown £117; Achnaba £116; Dalmore, Poltalloch £115; Ardachy, Torbhlaren £114; Achnaba, Iochdar, Oban Seil £112; Dalmore £111; Bailuacraich, Callart, Achnacone, Kames Beag, Balnagown £110; Baligrundle £109; Strongorm £108; Callart £107; Kintraw £106; Kames Beag £104; Ardachy £103; 11 Hillside £102. Chev – Barndromin £96; Ardsheal £91; Cailaich £90; The Steadings £85; Drumfingal, Croig £84; Ardentraive £83; Croig £82. Mule – Ardencaple £111; Fiart £108; Dalmore £104; Kames Beag £100. Chev/Mule – Tyree £100. HampX – Pennygown £98. BF – Stronacroibh £66.

Ewes – Suff X – Oban Seil £90. Tex – Ardentraive, Pennygown £70. Chev – Balnahard £86; 11 Hillside £80. Mule – Oban Seil £80. Cross – Balnahard £68. BF – 11 Hillside, 10 Eastfield £60.