Store lambs in September 17 issue

LEADING awards:

Store lambs – Tex – £70 Ardoch (Anderson); £69.20 Glenconner. Tex X – £68.50 Knockdaw. Suff – £67.50 Windyedge (Duffin). Cont – £66.20, £66 Nether Heilar. Cont X – £65 South Annan. Char – £65 Burnside (Dunn). Belt X – £64 Nether Culzean. Suff X – £64 Glenconner; £63.50 Auchenhew (McDonald). Belt X – £63.50 Moyne. Tex X – £63 Brisbane Mains; £62.80 Westlands (Currie). Rouge X  – £62 Nether Culzean. Mule – £62 Glenree (Arran). Char X – £62 Burnside (Dunn). Chev – £61.50 Muirhouses (McDougall). Blue Tex – £61 Dalreoch. Lle – £61 Nether Drummond. Blue Tex X – £61 Meikle Auchengree; £60 West Lochhhead. Cross – £60 Shieldmains (Hibbard); £58 Glenree (Arran); £58 Gartnakeilly. BF – £54.50 South Annan.

Dingwall
STORE lambs were shown in good bloom and all classes sold well from start to finish at the first of Dingwall and Highland Marts’ two-day sales of store lambs, last week, where 10,225 were on offer.
Cheviot lambs averaged £49.51, a rise of £5.24 on the year, and sold to £70 for a pen of ewe lambs from Balnacuile, Spinningdale, with wedders to £69 from Longreens Croft, Thrumster.
The following day the firm sold 5541 store lambs as well as 1133 lambs from Lewis Livestock Producers, where all classes sold at extreme rates with the exception of small Blackface lambs which were more hesitant.
Leading the main entry at £77 were Texel crosses from Park Farm, Strathpeffer, with the 1866 Texel cross lambs selling to average £60.50 (+£10.84).
Other breeds saw 1094 Cheviot wedders average £48.32 (+£5.49) and sell to £66.50 from Pitmain, Kingussie; the 158 Cheviot ewe lambs averaged £39.69 (-90p) and hit £55 from Tigh Beag, Achterneed; Suffolk crosses (1430) levelled at £56.54 (+£8.17) and sold to £69.50 from Garbeg, Drumnadrochit; 174 continental crosses averaged £64.47 (+£10.42) and reached £64.50 from Fairview, Nethybridge; Blackfaces (449) averaged £29.68 (-52p) and sold to £52 from 1 Obbe Road, Leverburgh, Isle of Harris and 370 cross lambs averaged £45.65 (+£6.70) and sold to £58 gross twice – from Ensay, Leverburgh, Isle of Harris, and Dulsie Farm, Glenferness.
Of the LLP lambs it was cross lambs from 10 Valtos, Uig, that topped at £63.50 having averaged £43.26 for 221 sold.
Otherwise, 98 Cheviots averaged £44.29 and sold to £60 from Islivig, Uig; 31 Texel crosses levelled at £51.34 and sold to £58 from 10 Garynahine, Isle of Lewis; Suffolk crosses (37) sold to £50 from Uig Lodge, Timsgarry; and 484 Blackfaces averaged £36.36 and sold to £50 from Garrynahine Croft, Callanish.
The 262 LLP feeding sheep hit £80 twice, from 1 Islivig, Uig, and again from 25 Crowlista, Uig.

LEADING prices:

Day one
Inverness and south – Chev wedders – Holm Mills, Inverness, £68; Free Farm, Tomatin, £65; Lynemore Farm, Grantown on Spey, £62.50. Chev ewe lambs – Holm Mills and Lynemore Farm, £65; Dhivach Farm, Drumnadrochit, £52.50.
Black Isle and mid-Ross – Chev wedders – Slaggan Croft, Dingwall, £65. Chev ewe lambs – Rootfield West, Muir of Ord, £48.50; Slaggan Croft, £46.
 Easter Ross – Chev wedders – Milton Croft, Edderton, £60.50; Strathkyle, Edderton, £60; Dalreoich, Strathusdale, £58. Chev ewe lambs – Strathkyle, £64, Milton Croft, £50.50.
North-west Ross – Chev wedders – Blairbuie, Achiltibuie, £60.50; 17 Mellon Charles, Aultbea, £60.50; 55/57 Rhue, Ullapool, £59.50. Chev ewe lambs – 58 Rhue, Ullapool, £45; 98 Achiltibuie, Ullapool, and 250 Achnahaird, Ullapool, £45. Suff X – Morefield, Ullapool (Scott), £61.50.
Wester Ross – Chev wedders – 9 Balmacara, Kyle of Lochalsh, £62; Aird, Shieldaig, £61; Riverside Croft, £60. Chev ewe lambs – 2 Udrigle, Laide, £55.50; 1 Wester Alligan, Torridon, £54; 11 Stirkhill, Inverasdale, £53.
Mid-Sutherland – Chev wedders – Ardgayhill, Ardgay, £67; Ardchronie, £62.50. Chev ewe lambs – Ardchronie, £65; Ardgayhill, £60.50.
East Sutherland – Chev wedders – Proncy Farm, Dornoch, £68.50; Balnacuile, £66; Kinnabad, Bonar Bridge, £60.50; Ausdale and Achuan, Bonar Bridge, £60. Chev ewe lambs – 88 Inchomney, Rogart, £60; Carrol Farm, Brora, £54.50; Kinnabad, £54.
Caithness – Chev wedders – Longreens Croft, Thrumster, £69; Kirkton Farm, Melvich, £58.50. Chev ewe lambs – Longreens Croft, £68.
Skye and Outer Isles – Chev wedders – Pabbay Farm, Isle of Pabbay, £65.50; Scorr Farm, Glendale, £61; Tote, Portree, £60. Chev ewe lambs – 1 Kilbride, £54.50 (x2); 5 Ullinish, Isle of Skye, £50. Suff X – 3 Ardmore, Dunvegan, £60.
Day two
Skye and Outer Isles – Chev wedders – 2 Eynort, Carbost, £56. Chev ewe lambs – 3 Glen, Dunvegan, £43. Suff X – Isle of Pabbay, and Caberfeidh House, Leverburgh, £65.50.
Caithness – Tex X – Guidebest, Latheron, £63. Suff X – Mains of Warse, Canisbay, £60.50.
East Sutherland – Chev wedders – 13 Lochside, Lairg, £58. Chev ewe lambs – 302 Culkein, Drumbeg, £47 (x2).
Mid-Sutherland – Chev wedders – Oape Croft, Strathoykel, £61. Chev ewe lambs – Oape Croft, £41.50. Tex X – 87 Inchomney, Rogart, £68.
Inverness and south – Chev wedders – Pitmain Farm, £62.50. Chev ewe lambs – Fair A Far, Kirkhill, £42. Belt X – Lairgandour, Daviot, £71. Tex X – Upper Gartally, Drumnadrochit, and Keepers Cottage, Ardclach, £70. Suff X – Lochbuie, Newtonmore, £65.50. Char X –  Gorthleck Mains, Gorthleck, £64.
Black Isle and mid-Ross – Chev wedders – Tigh Beag, £55. Chev ewe lambs – Tigh Beag, £39. Tex X – Park Farm, £73. Suff X – Slaggan Croft, Dingwall, £63. CHM – Tigh Beag, £60.50. Jac X – Tyree, Mulbuie, £60.
Wester Ross – Chev wedders – 14 Ormiscaig, Aultbea, £63.50. Chev ewe lambs – Garbat, Garve, £50. Tex X – 13 Toscaig, Applecross, £64.50. Suff X – 2 Rhiroy, Lochbroom, £59.50.
Easter Ross – Chev wedders – 2 Glaick, Ardross, £59. Belt X – Simpsons Croft, Scotsburn, £65. Lle X – 2 Seafield, Portmahomack, £65. Tex X – Simpsons Croft, £63.50.
LLP lambs – Cross – 25 Breasclete, Isle of Lewis, £60; 6 Lundale, Isle of Lewis, £56.50; 25 Crowlista, Uig, £56. Chev – 59 Leurbost, Lochs, £58.50; 1 Islivig, £58; 37 Carloway, £55.50. Tex X – 12 Knock, Carloway, £56; 3 Kirkibost, Bernera, £55; South Dell, Isle of Lewis, £53.50. BF – 37B Breasclete, Isle of Lewis, and 22 Crowlista, Uig, £48; 4 Kneep, Uig, and 14A Carishader, Uig, £47.50; 32 Valtos, Uig, £47.

Thainstone
A LARGE entry of store lambs met a sound demand at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ recent sale of 6781 store lambs, breeding and feeding sheep which included consignments from the islands.
Store lambs (1998) peaked at £85.50 for Texel rigs from Mille of Whitehill, New Deer, with the 3353 store lambs from the islands to £80 for Suffolks from Ringesta, Quendale.
Suffolk rams from Lonabrek, Aith, led the 762 island sheep at £107 while the main entry of 668 feeding sheep sold to £117 for Texel tups from Eildon, Tankerness, with ewes to £101.50 for Texels from Upper Kirkton, Dyce.

LEADING prices:
 
Store lambs – Suff X – 24 Moss Street, Keith £78. Cont – Corbanchory, Kildrummy £69, Suff – Cormalet, Cairnie £68, Tex X – Hewitts, Kennethmonth, £65.50, Down X – Fodderletter Tomintoul, Hewitts £65.50, Chev – Garrifail, Dunskeld £65, Cont – Mill of Whitehill £65, Tex X – 24 Moss Street £63.50, Mule – Hill of Craigmancy, Drumblade £58.50, Chev X – Scollyscross, Glen of Dye £58.50, Zwa – Balmenach, Ballater £54.50, BF – Garrifail, £45.50.
Rigs – Tex – Mill of Whitehill £77.50. Cont – Garrifail £70. Suff X – 24 Moss Street £65.
Shetland and Orkney lambs – Suff – Briarlea £76. Chev – Millhouse, Harray £74.50. Tex – Briarlea £69. Suff X – Vidlin Farm £68. Cont – Ringesta £67.50. Down X – The Manse £67.50. Tex X – Mossbank, Burray £65.
Isle of Lewis lambs – Chev – 7B Aird Point £59. Tex – 24 Milkinghill, Tong £58.50. Chev X – 27 Melbost, Stornoway £57. Suff – 20 South Bragar £53. Suff X – 28 Lower Shader £51.50. Cont – 25 Lowwr Barvas £50. BF – 27 South Bragar £40.50.
Isle of Uist lambs – Chev – 4a Machar, Illeray £78. Suff – 5 Baleshare, Benebecula £68.50. Chev – 14 Baleshare £63. Suff X – Aird Illeray, Baleshane £63. Cont – 19 Illeray £58.50. Down X – 9 Gearradubh, Grimsay £58. Chev X – 15 Baleshare £54.50. Tex – 17 Baleshare, Shepherds Point, Kallin £54. Chev – 5 Massgrimsay, Benbeulca £53.50. BF – 6 Uachdair, Benbdula £53. GF – 9 Gearradubh £52.
Isle of Lewis ewes – Chev – Sandstreet £78.50. Chev X – 27 Melbost £68.50. Tex – 43B Lower Barvas £59.50. Tex X – 4 Lower Barvas £58.50. Chev – 19 Brue £57.50. Mule – 19 Brue £54. Suff X – 40 Newvalley £50.50. BF – 28 Lower Barvas £49.50. BF X – 6 Brue £48.50. Cont X – 19 Brue £45.50. Cont – 46 Newvalley £40.50.
Isle of Uist ewes – Chev – Trumisgarry £66.50. Chev X – Clachan Farm 55.50. Suff – Clachan £50.50. Shc – 5 Massgrimsay £36.50. Tex – Trumisgarry £36.50. BF – 9 Gearradubh, Shepherds Point £33. Shc – 6 Kildonan, £31.50.

Islay
AN excellent show of quality lambs sold well at United Auctions’s Islay mart, last week, where a total entry of 3290 lambs and sheep saw lambs cash in to average £57.78  or 163.5p per kg, up £7.62 per head or 25.48p per kg on the year.
Selling for the top price of £74.50 were Suffolk crosses from a McArthur, Lossit, while Messrs Johnstone, Balaclaca Croft, sold Texel crosses for 185p.
Cast ewes reached £74.50 for Texels from Carn.

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Suff X – £74.50, £67.50 Lossit; £68.50, £62 Starchmill; £66.50, £62.50 Achnaclach; £66.50, £65.50 Duich; £65.50, £64.50, £62 Octofad; £64.50 Corrary; £64 Ardtalla Estate; £64, £63.50 Ardnave; £62 Starchmill; £61.50 Ballinaby; £61.50 Conisby; £61 Island; £60 Torrabus. Tex X – £69.50, £67.50, £62.50 Balaclava; £64.50 Tallant; £64.50 Achnaclach; £64 Conisby; £64 Dunlossit Keills; £63.50 Ardnave; £63.50 Torrabus; £63.50 Carn; £61.50 RSPB Kinnabus; £60.50 Gartness. Mule – £64 Neriby; £63.50 Starchmill; £60.50, £58.50 Island; £59.50 Ardnave; £58.50 Corrary. Chev – £62 RSPB Aoradh; £56.50 Duich. Cross – £60 Achnaclach. Belt X – £58.50 Coille. BF – £41.50 Conisby; £36.50 RSPB Oransay.
Ewes – Tex X – £74.50 Carn; £69.50 Blackrock; £57.50 Ardbeg. Chev – £72.50, £68.50, £64.50, £63.50, £57.50 RSPB Aoradh. Mule – £62.50 Octofad. BF – £58.50 Starchmill. Suff X – £56.50 Kintra. Cross – £54.50 Island.
Wedders – Cross – £54.50 Island. Suff X – £53.50 Kintra.

Dalmally
UNITED Auctions welcomed the largest entry of lambs in the last 20 years to Dalmally, with entries forward from Lochaber to the north and Kintyre to south Argyll, Perthshire, Stirlingshire and the islands, as well as the annual consignments from the catchment area of Argyllshire.
Judging the pens of Blackface lambs was Ian Reid, Isle Cottage, Methven, who picked out a pen from Messrs Buchanan, Achnaba, Connel, as his champion and later bought it for £58 per head to lead the Blackie lamb trade.
The second prize pen from GL and D Reid, South Park, Perthshire, made £56 while the third prize pen from Clachan Farms, Kilninver, realised £55.
Overall, the 8757-strong entry of top, second and third draw Blackies levelled out at £38.52 or 139.98p per kg at 27.5kg (-£1.64 or +7.94p for 2.9kg lighter on the year), with top draw lambs lacking last year’s flesh and weight.
Combined with 1776 cross-bred lambs, the sale averaged £39.70 or 145.76p with crosses selling to £67.50 for Cheviots from Cour Grazings.

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Chev – £67.50, £67 Cour Grazings; £61 Braefoot; £55 Lochdochart; £55 Inerlair. Tex X – £66.50, £55 Bonawe HF; £60, £55 Stonefield. Cross – £59 Acharonich; £58 Gobagrennan. BF – £58 Achnaba; £56, £41 Tayvallich Estates; £55, £51, £43 Clachan Farms; £53 Luss Estate; £52.50, £43.50, £43 Fearnoch; £52.50 Glenturret Estates; £50.50 Tullochcan; £50 Littleport; £49.50 Corrylorn; £49.50 Invernahyle; £48.50 Lephinkill; £47 Glenfeochan Estate; £46.50, £41 Pitcastle Estate; £46.50 Scallasaig Colonsay; £46.50 Cobagrennan; £45 Lurg; £44.50 Glenbeg; £44.50, £43 Castles Estate; £43.50 Glenshellach; £43.50 Cuiluaine; £43.50 Balliemeanoch; £43.50 Kiloran Colonsay; £43.50 Drissaig; £43 Cluaran Croft; £43 3 Balevullin Tiree; £43 Garrogie Estate; £42.50 Caddleton; £42.50 Roramore; £42.50 Drumachar; £42.50 Lurignish; £42 Corrylorn; £42 Ormsary Estate; £42 Lephinchaple; £42 Otter Estate; £42 Brackley; £41.50 High Balantyre; £41.50 Ronnachan Farms; £41.50 Luss Estates; £41.50 Bragleenmore; £41 Tayvallich Estate; £40.50 Musdale Farm; £40.50 Laigh Balernock; £40 Scallasaig Colonsay. Suff X – £56 Blarmafoldach; £54.50 3 Balevullin Tiree. Char X – £56 Borrach Beg. Mule – £54.50 Achuaran, Lismore; £54 3 Balevullin Tiree. Belt X – £52.50 Achuaran, Lismore.
Ewes – Tex X – £59 Cour Grazings. BF – £41 Baleveolan, Lismore. Chev – £39 Braefoot. Cross – £31 Rhynachulaig.

Dumfries
SOME 1000 store lambs sold through C and D Auction Marts recently, where a show of lambs was judged by David and Hannah Sloan.
Their winning pen of Texels from Messrs Halliday, Capelfoot, later sold for £67 but it was a pen of Mules from Hillend that topped at £68.50.
Breed averages included Mules at £50.87; Texels at £61.18; and Blackfaces at £43.11.

LEADING awards:

Store lambs – 1, Messrs Halliday, Capelfoot; 2, M Clingan, Tibbers; 3, Glenwhargen Farm.

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Mule – £68.50 Hillend; £60 Hastingshall. Tex – £67, £65, £61 Capelfoot; £65.50 Tibbers. Suff – £66.50 Tibbers. BF – £52 Glenwhargen; £49.50, £42 Snar; £49.50 Laghead; £48 Leadhills; £47.50, £44 Dalveen; £46 Auchengruith; £42 Hannaston.

Lanark
alongside the sale of Blackface ewe lambs, Lawrie and Symington held its annual show and sale of Blackface and Cheviot wedder lambs which was judged by WY Shearer, Burnbrae.
His champion pen of Cheviots from Messrs Paton, Castle Crawford, went on to sell for £66 while his winning pen of Blackies from Messrs Mcintosh, Outer Huntly, realised £63.50.
But selling for the top price of £69.50 were Suffolk crosses from Ampherlaw.

LEADINg awards:

Wedder lambs – Cheviot – 1 and 3, Castle Crawford, £66 and £63; 2, Stirkfield, £63.50. Blackface – 1 and 2, Outer Huntly, both £63.50; 3, Normangill £49.

LEADINg prices:

Store lambs – Suff – £69.50 Ampherlaw. Tex – £66 Ampherlaw. Tex X – £61 Halmyre. Chev – £59 Waterloo. Chev X – £51 Skirling Mains.

Quoybrae
A GOOD show of lambs was forward at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ Quoybrae centre on Monday where all classes increased in value on the fortnight.
The 1565 store lambs levelled at £61.98 and sold to £75.50 for a pen of 110 Texels from North Calder, Thurso, while the 226 ewe lambs averaged £62.40 and peaked at £90 for Cheviots from Lynton Cottage, Ulbster.
Also forward were 304 prime lambs which reached 171.4p for a pen of 25 Suffolks weighing 42kg from 5 West Murkle, Thurso, and £80 for three 50kg Texels from Cairnside, 36 Oldhall, Watten.

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex – Castlehill £74.50. Chev – Lynton Cottage £74. Suff – Old Stirkoke £73. BFL – North Calder Farm £71.50. Lle – North Calder Farm £64.50. Cont – Myrelandhorn (Miller) £60.
Ewe lambs – Chev – Plover Inn £72. Tex – Curlew, Mybster £63. Cont – Cairnside £64. Suff – Old Inn, Forse £59.50.
Prime lambs – Cont – Newlands of Geise £78.50; Swiney Hill 169.3p. Suff – 5 West Murkle £78; Croft Cottage, Canisbay 169.5p. Tex – 5 West Murkle £77.50; Achacrabster 166.3p. Zwa – 3 Braal £75.50, 165.9p. Chev – Myrelandhorn (Mccarthy) £71, 165.1p.

Stirling (UA)
UNITED Auctions had forward a catalogued entry of 11,467 store lambs, breeding and feeding sheep on Monday.
Store lambs peaked at £75 for Texel crosses from Auldhall and breed averages included Suffolk crosses at £62.09 (-£2.80 on the week); Texel crosses at £63.71; Beltex crosses at £64.86 (-6p); Cheviots at £58.14 (+£2.53); Mules at £57.25 (-£1.40); and Blackfaces at £43.21  (-£2.19).

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex X – Auldhall £75; Drumla £71.50; Knowhead £70.50. Belt X – Shenlarich £70.50; Hillhead £70.50; Craigannet £68; Auchenflower £67. Char X – Craigbarnet Mains £68.50. Suff X – Low Craigton £66.50; Easter Lumbennie £65; Malling £64.50. BF – Millhouse £65; Todholes £55; Merkins £55; Glencorse £55. Mule – Dalfoil £64.50; Over Newton £62.50; Hillhead £60.50. Chev – Wester Cloquhat £64; Parbroath £63.50; Lude £63.

Carlisle
AT Borderway mart on Monday, Harrison and Hetherington sold 1342 store lambs which were easily  sold throughout.
They reached £82.50 for a pen of Beltex from Messrs Howard, Longsyke, followed at £82 for Beltex from Bill Spruce, The Barns, and again for Dutch Texels from Simon Dalton, Greenside Keep Cottage.

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Belt – £82.50, £74 Longsyke; £82, £79.50, £76 The Barns. Dutch Tex – £82, Greenside Keep Cottage. Belt X – £81 Long Park. MB – £74 Chapel House. Tex – £72, £70.50 Lovelady Shield; £72 Scarrow Hill; £70.50 Kirkhouse; £68 (x2) Longsyke; £68, £67 Smithy Garth; £67.50 Moor Farm; £67 Townhead. Suff – £72 Holm Cottage; £64 High Lovelady Shield; £63, £62 (x2) High Keenley Fell ; £60 4 Sandersons Croft. Char – £68 Longrigg. BFL – £68 Demesne Farm. KH – £60.50 Chapel House; £52, £51 Fell View. GF – £58 Croft House; £58 Barsalloch; £53.50 The Barn; £51 Chesterwood Farmhouse. NCC – £57.50, £51.50 Dalefoot; £49, £48 Townhead. Roussin – £55.50 Mark Farm. BF – £45, £38 Mark Farm.

Fort William
LAMBS met a firm trade from start to finish at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 1646 on Tuesday.
They averaged £38.30 (+£2.01 on the year) and sold to £63 for a pen of Texel crosses from Glenquoich, Invergarry.
Ewes (216) sold to £41 for Blackfaces from Croft 6, Glenuig, and the 35 feeding sheep hit a top of £44 for a Blackie gimmer from Seaview, Morar.

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – BF – Mucomir, Spean Bridge, £60. Chev – Glenmore, Acharacle, £60. Cross – Glengarsk, Bunacaimbe, £57. Tex X – Dalreoch, Roy Bridge, £56. Suff X – Traigh Farms, Arisaig, £55. Lle X – Altdarroch, Kinlocheil, £54.50.

Lairg
On Tuesday, United Auctions sold 5543 lambs at the firm’s second sale of the season.
The 4171 wedders levelled at £53.07 (+£6.40 on the year) and sold to £70 for Texel crosses from Carnich, Gruids, followed at £68 for North Country Cheviots from Armadale, Thurso.
Ewe lambs (1372) averaged £56.78 (+£7.30) having peaked at £82 for Northies from 186 Migdale, Bonar Bridge, and £70 from Carnich, Gruids.

LEADING prices:

Wedder lambs – £66 Rhanich, Edderton; £65 Heathmount, Tain; £63.50 Tormore, Dunbeath; £63 186 Migdale, Bonar Bridge; £61 Dunbeath Farms, Dunbeath; £61 The Willows, Elphin.
Ewe lambs – £75 186 Migdale, Bonar Bridge; £71 33 Ord place, Lairg; £70 Inverbrora, Brora; £70 Eastlee, Sangamore; £69 Welbeck Scottish Farms; £68 Dunbeath Farms, Dunbeath.
Rigs and ram lambs – £59 Heathmount, Tain; £53 The Willows, Elphin; £52 Inverbrora, Brora.

Lockerbie
HARRISON and Hetherington had a catalogued entry of 1210 Hill and North Country Cheviot lambs on Tuesday, where the average rose by £2 on the year.
Judging the pre-sale show of Cheviot wedders was David Cornthwaite, Lockerbie, who bought his winning pen from Stirkfield Farms, Broughton, for the top price of £60 per head.
Also on offer was a small show of Texel rams which peaked at £450 for a shearling from A and A Paul and Son, Greigsland, Lockerbie.

LEADING awards:

Cheviot wedders – 1, Stirkfield Farms, Broughton, £60; 2 and 3, RH Paton, Gateslack, £57.50 and £56.50.

LEADING prices:

Store wedders – Hill Chev – £60, £56 Stirkfield Farms; £57.50, £56.50 Castle Crawford; £56 Cossarshill; £55.50 Carterton; £54 Chanlockfoot; £53.50 Townfoot; £52 Crossdykes; £48.50 Cleuchfoot.
Rams – Shearling – Tex – £450 Greigsland; £400 Catlins. Ram lamb – Tex – £200 (x2) Luce Mains.