Stirling (Cally)

Texels topped Caledonian Marts' sale of 2207 store lambs having sold to £128 for D MacDonald, Balevullin, Isle of Tiree.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – £119 Skipness; £118 Fernoch; £114 Wester Tillyrie; £112.50 Skipness; £111 Murrayshall; £110 Thorn; £109 Thorn and Skipness. Suff – £117 Overhill; £106 Malling; £104 Easterton; £103 Overhill. Mules – £110 Balevullin; £94.50 Easterton. Belt – £120 Wester Tillyrie; £104 Old Leckie. Chev – £101 Overhill; £90 Balevullin; £87 Miller Services; £86 Miller Services and Waterside; £84 Waterside and Balnasuim; £83 Balnasuim. X – £117, £116 Balevullin; £103 Old Shields; £100 Murrayshall; £96 Murrayshall; £91 Old Shields; £90 Murrayshall.

Ayr

Some 1425 store lambs sold to £117 for Suffolk from Nether Heilar, at Craig Wilson's sale.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Suff – £117, £108 Nether Heilar. Tex – £116, £110 Bridge; £220 Knockdaw; £106 Ravenscroft; £104 Kirkland; £103 Windyhall and High Kilbride; £102 West Lochhead. Chev – £110 Birtlebog; £108, £107 South Middlebank; £100 Orchard Ave. X – £108 Birgidale Knock; £105 Smiddyhill. Belt – £100 Orchard Ave. Lleyn – £98 Nether Heilar.

Dalmally

Averages improved on the year at United Auctions' sale of 1536 lambs which cashed in at £80.72 (+£14.57 on the year).

Texels led the proceedings having sold to £140 for I Livingstone, Craigmore, and to 311p for J Ferguson, Borve.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Suff X – Dalmore £92.50; Leanish £89.50; Ichrachan £89; Auchinellan, Borve £85. Tex X – Craigmore £132; Dalmore £108; Ardbeg £107; Clachan £104.50; Torbhlaren £102; Dalmore £96; Ardbeg £95; Craigmore £92.50; Couston £92. Chev – Leanish £124, £101.50; Killiechonate £82; Blackmount £78.50; Maam £78; Kilvaree £77. X – Clachan £119.50; Leanish £103; Port Na Cloich £100; Balliemeanoch £99.50; Leanish £96; Dalmore £94. Mule – Dalmore £93.50; Ederline £86. BF – Ristol Guay £74; Couston £70.

Lerwick

Shetland livestock marketing group in conjunction with Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 1283 store lambs to average £100.92 (+£15.70 on the year).

Topping the sale at £130 were Suffolk from Pouster, Effirth.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Suff – £130 Pouster, Effirth; £128 Scholland, Virkie; £125 Parkview, Bigton; £120 Vatnahoull, Setter; £119 Findlins, Hillswick; £118 Findlins, Sprinkbank, Twatt, Dury, North Nesting; £116 Pouster, Cairnya, Sandwick; £115 Virdick,Brough, Pinehoulland, Walls; £112 Parkview; £111 Scholland; £110 Berry, Scalloway. Tex – £135 Swarthoull, Westerskeld, Millfield, Norwick; £126 Parkview; £123 Scholland; £121 Hoversta, Bressay; £120 Pouster; £119 Anniesland, North Roe; £114 Berry; £112 Da Yard, Lochend. Dorset – £144 Hillwell, Quendale. Chev – £130 Pinehoulland, Walls; £109 Vatnahoull; £96 Braeview, Voe; £90 South Lea, Tumblin, Meadowbank, Weathersta. Shetland – £40 Pinehoulland; £39 Milligarth, Wilhoull; £38 Pinehoulland, Walls.

Cockermouth

Beltex cross lambs from AJ Wood, Woodhall Brow achieved £138 at Mitchells Auction Company's fortnightly sale of store lambs.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Belt X – £183, £131, £123 Woodhall Brow; £129, £120 Rook Farm Close. Tex X – £127 (x2), £117 Cragg; £121 Frizington Hall; £111 Rook Farm Close; £110 High Bewaldeth; £109 Wood End; £101 Sea View; £101 Millgate. Tex X Herd – £88 Sea View. DS – £72 Rook Farm Close.

Dingwall

Dingwall and Highland Marts sold 655 lambs from Lewis livestock producers to average £60.23 (up £6.85 on the year) having reached £110 for a Cheviot from South Shawbost, Barvas.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex X – Eilean Glas, Knock £99; Cnoc Glas, High Borve £99, £88; Nort Shawbost £79; Cross, Ness £76; Morrison Avenue, £66. Suff X – North Shawbost £94, £69; Cross Skigersta Road £86; Cross £70. Chev – Lionel, Port of Ness £89; South Shawbost £88, £82, £73; Upper Barvas £81; Arnol £81, £70; Arnol £79; Swainbost £76; Cross, Ness £75; South Shawbost £72; Kalva Cottage, Marybank £70. X – Eilean Glas £87, £75, £65; South Shawbost £87; Morrison Avenue £83; Lionel £82; Grant Square £79; South Shawbost £70; Newmarket £67. CHM – North Shawbost £86. BF – Arnol £80, £65; Arnol £71; South Bragar £69; South Shawbost £68; Benview, Bragar £67; Cnoc Glas £64; South Shawbost £62; Grant Square £60. Mule – North Shawbost £67.

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Hawes

The fortnightly sale of store lambs at Hawes Farmers auction market witnessed an entry of 2714 achieve an overall average of £96.81.

Texel topped the lambs at £125 for AT Lambert, Simonstone.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex X – AT Lambert and Son £125, £115; WM and JE Shuttleworth £122.50, £116.50, £108; PF Goodall £118, £104; T and G Farrow £117, £107; S and RD Parker £115; DH and JR Lowther £113, £100; T Metcalfe £112.50, £104; JS and D Cloughton and Son £112; Sledmere Estate £109; Booth Brothers £108; JR Blades £108; JH Sharp and Sons £107.50; E Blackburn £107; JR Rukin £107, £100.50; JW Bentham and Son £106; JR Calvert £102.50; MR and LE Rukin £100 (x2). Suff – R and Y Willison and Son £125; Sledmere Estate £109; Coverhead Farms £103.50. Mules – JS and D Cloughton and Son £115.50, £98; JL and JA Sunter £115.50, £101; S Alderson £114.50; JC and E Pedley and Sons £113, £96; PF Goodall £111, £98.50; TW and GM Hartley £110; AL Dawes £105.50; MJ and JD Handley £105; WM and JE Shuttleworth £102; LV and N Croft £101; M Bateman and Son £101; J Dixon and Sons £100.50; RMS Livestock Ltd £99; WC Porter and Son £99; K and A Woof £98.50; K Metcalfe and Sons £98; BL Acton £98; ST and SE Allen £97.50; JH Sharp and Sons £97.50; P Hallam £97; T and SB Procter £97; J and JH Whaley £95.50; DL Mudd £95.50. Belt X – PF Goodall, £115, £109; AP Moore £115; JR Blades £112, £104; T and G Farrow £110, £100.50; BL Acton £102.50; LV and N Croft £102. Hamp – DH and JR Lowther £90. Chev – T and K Ellison £98; BL Acton £90.50.

Stirling UA

Texels from Formal, secured the top price of £158 at United Auctions' sale of 12,933 store lambs and feeding sheep.

Averages mainly improved on the week, with Suffolk crosses and Beltex crosses cashing in at £111.32 (+£5.35p) and £108.89 (+£6.24) respectively. Texel crosses at £103.69 (+£2.98), with Cheviot/Mule and Cheviot averaging £88.74 (+£1.57) and Blackfaces at £72.14 (+£6.33). Mules fell slightly on the week at £94.84 (-£0.96).

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex – Formal £158; Whitemyre £140; Formal £139; Philphaugh £137; Stoneyhill £134; Auchaleek £133; Hangingshaw £133. Belt – Thistlebrig £144, £133; Luss Estates £117 (x2); Monzie £116, £109. Suff – Ballymenach £140 (x3); Cadogan Estates £140; Glenehervie £140, £132; Duntuim £126. Cont – Edinchip £128; Craigview £121. Mule – Craigmaddie Muir £123; Raithill £119 (x2); Ballymenach £117; Auchaleek £116. X – Tullochmhor £115; Carroglen £115; Craigview £114; Mains of Struie £110. Chev – Hillside £114; Craigview £109; Hillside £105; Philiphaugh £103. BF – Kirkstead £105; Craigend £94; Burnhouse Mains £90; Blair Enoch £90;, Merkins £90.

Ewe lambs – Tex – Craigo £165, £142 (x2), £136 (x2). Chev Mule – Monzie £140; Wester Culbowie £138, £135.

Hexham

Hexham and Northern Marts sold 5509 store lambs to a top of £160 for a pair of Texel cross lambs from WD Howard, Springwood.

Leading Prices

Lambs – Tex X – £160 Springwood; £150 North Penny Hill and Wingates Moor; £148 Springwood; £146 South; £144 Greenchesters; £143, £142 Burmoor; £140 Finely, Causey View, Davyshiel and The Boat; £138 Springwood and Greenchesters; £136 Watch Hill; Stonehall and South Farm; £135 East Flass. Belt X – £145 Watch Hill; £139 Middle Horsleyhope; £138 (x2), £136 Watch Hill; £135 Hawthornside. Dutch Tex – £140 Willimoteswick; £139, £134 Low Houses; £132 Willimoteswick; £130 Willimoteswick, Low Houses and West Moorhouses; £129 West Moorhouses. Suff X – £142 Great Bavington; £133 Laburnum Cottage; £132 North Penny Hill; £130 Well House; £129 Finely; £122 North Hanging Wells. Blue De Maine – £128 Thornley Hall. Blue Tex – £120 New Acres. Mule – £119 Broomhope; £107 North Hanging Wells, Lilswood Grange and Broomhope; £106 East Unthank, Agars Hill and Beacon Rigg; £105 Burnbank; £104 Penpeugh and Harwood Shield; £103 East Unthank. Chev Mule – £112 Upper Chatto. Chev – £109, £102 Linbrig; £100 Craighouse. BF – £85 Featherwood. Hamp – £132 Grange.

Thainstone

Store lambs (2388) averaged £99.10 at Aberdeen and Northern Marts, having sold sold to £165 for a Bluefaced Leicester from Sonnealm, Dufftown.

Island consigned store lambs (1745) cashed in at £95.27 having peaked at £122 for Suffolks from North Booth, Haroldswick, whilst West Highland store lambs (446) averaged £81.12 were also lead by the same breed at £114 for Baleshare, North Uist.

Leading Prices

Lambs – BDM – Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen £152. Tex X – Midtown, Strachan £133. Cont – The Haugh, Ballindalloch £125. Tex – Midtown £124. Suf – Midtown £123. Cont X – Bossholes, Rickarton £121. X – Braehead, Tarland £120. Suff X – The Haugh £120. Down – Newton of Forgie, Keith £115. Belt – Hillbrae Farming, Hillbrae £108. Belt X – Muirton, Corse £107. Mule – Dykeside Steading, Kingswells £104. Char – Meikle Haddo, Newburgh £95.

Island consigned store lambs – Suff X – Exnaboe, Virkie £122. Suf – Nia-Roo, Gott £122. Tex – Nia-Roo £110. Tex X – East Langamay, Sanday £108. Mule – Brencher, House, Birsay £102. Chev – North Gardie, Aith £100. Chev Mule – Brencher House £94. Chev X – Firva, Scousburgh £86.

West Highland store lambs – Suff X – Gearradubh, Grimsay £112. Suf – Baleshare, Lochmaddy £110. Cont – Aird, Illeray £106. Chev – Aird £98. Cont X – Aird £97. Chev X – Gearradubh £97. Tex – Hoglan, Tigharry £92. GF – Baleshare, Lochmaddy £90.