Thainstone

Aberdeen and Northern Marts held the sale of 1337 store lambs and 49 ewes, at Thainstone, where Texel lambs from Fairyknowe, Bigton, topped the trade at £69 per head. The same home also produced the lead priced ewes at £56.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Tex – £66, Fairyknowe. Suff X – £66, Pobis Geo, Muckle Roe. Mule – £65, Pobis Geo. Tex X – £62.50, Yarpha, Orphir. Suff – £61.50, Setter, Bressay. Cont – £61, Fairyknowe. Down – £61, Pobis Geo. Cont X – £60.50, Fairyknowe. Down X – £59, Newton, Lochend, Setter. BF – £54, Lochside Cottage, Walls. Chev – £52, Pobis Geo. Mule – £51, Brencher House, Birsay.

Ewes – Tex X – £50, Gilbraes Hus, Twatt. Zwar – £49, Gilbraes Hus. Shc – £44, Fairyknowe.

Penrith

The sale of 500 store lambs held by Penrith and District Farmers' Mart, saw 11 Texel cross Cheviot lambs top the trade at £70, for R Richardson, Todd Farm.

Blackface tup lambs sold to £61 from A Main, Edenhall.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Tex – £70, Todd Farm; £69, £67, £61, How Hill; £69, £57, Dacre Banks Farm; £69, Ennerdale; £66, Kirkland Fold; £65 (x2), Holme Farm; £64, £59, Ennerdale; £64, Dale Head; £63, £57, Deepdale Hall. Mule – £65, Roods Place; £50, Fallow Field. Cont – £63, Causeway Foot Farm. Suff – £64, Causeway Foot Farm; £64 (x2), £62, Cocklakes Farm. BF – £61, Roods Place.

Longtown

Averages improved by £1.35 per head to level at £52.35 at C and D Auction Marts' premier show and sale of 3118 Cheviot lambs and 2805 store lambs.

LEADING awards

Hill Cheviots – 1, Messrs Luescher, Glendinning, £59; 2, Messrs Randall, Drycleuchlea, £55.50; 3, Messrs Laing, Twislehope, £58.50.

Hill North Cheviots – 1, Messrs Bradbury, Satchells, £54; 2, Messrs Dunlop, Commonside, £58; 3, Sorbietrees Farms, £57.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – BF – £56, Townshields; £50.50, Townfoot and East Woodburn; £49.50, Blakehope. Belt – £76, Parknook; £70, Troloss. Tex – £72.50, Edgerston; £70, Gillalees and East Foreshields; £69, The Crook. Suff – £67, Lynnshield; £63, £62, Edgerston; £60, Edgerston and Banks Head. Char – £61, The Crook. HB – £57, Bankhead. Chev Mule – £56.50, Upper Kidston. GF – £59, Gill Head. Lleyn – £53, Low Tipalt.

Tup lambs – Tex – £71, Lochwoodmains; £70, Crindledykes.

Feeding ewes – £61, Meikle Whitriggs; £60, Banks Head.

Cast rams – £52, Troloss.

Stornoway

Store lambs (2846) averaged £37.50 (+£3.65 on the year) at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of 3988 sheep of all classes where Mules from 5 Shulishader, Point, topped the section at £78 twice (x2) with another pen of cross lambs from 14A West Tarbert, Tarbert, making the same money.

Gimmers (153) sold to £100 for a pair of Mules from 5 Shulishader and ewes and feeding sheep (989) peaked at £72 for Beltex cross ewes from 11A new Shawbost, Isle of Lewis.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Tex X – £64, 9A Ranish, Isle of Lewis; £59, 6 Steinish, Stornoway. Belt X – £63, 11 New Shawbost, Isle of Lewis. Cross – £62, 14A West Tarbert; £54, 32A Cross, Isle of Lewis; £53, 7A Garrabost, Point. Suff – £62, 20B Newmarket, Laxdale. Chev – £61.50, 6 Glen Kyles, Leverburgh; £60, 27 Melbost, Stornoway; £59.50, 1 Gress, Back. Suff X – £60, 2 Scaladale, Isle of Harris; £55, 3 Ardhasaig, Isle of Harris; £55, 5B Tong, Isle of Lewis. BF – £57, 17 Habost, Ness; £55, 10 Vatisker, Back; £51, 42 South Bragar, Barvas. Mule – £50, 8 Sand Street, Stornoway, 6 Steinish and 5 Shulishader.

Gimmers – Chev – £95, 50 Newmarket, Stornoway; £85, 24B Lionel, Ness; £80, 11A Kershader, South Lochs. Cross – £90, 11A Portnaguran, Point. BF – £88, 17 Habost, Ness; £82, 32A Cross, Isle of Lewis. Suff X – £76, 11 New Shawbost.

Ewes and feeding sheep – Chev ram – £64, 13 Cross Skigersta Road, Ness; £57, 10A Holm, Stornoway. Chev ewe – £62, 8 Sand Street; £57, 32 Garrabost, Point; £55, 1B Lower Sandwick, Stornoway. Belt X ewe – £62, 11 New Shawbost. Tex X ewe – £58, 20 Ranish, Isle of Lewis; £54, 50 Garrabost, Isle of Lewis; £50, 10A Holm. BF ewe – £51 (x2), 7B Shader, Point; £44.50, 1B Broker, Point. Chev wdr – £45, 10 Tong, Isle of Lewis. BF wdr – £44, 14 Columbia Place, Stornoway. Tex ram – £42, 57 Upper Bayble, Point. Cross ewe – 341, 1B Lower Sandwick, Stornoway and 50 Garrabost, Isle of Lewis; £40, 6 Glen Kyles, Leverburgh and 6 Stockinish, Isle of Harris.

Uist

United Auctions' sale of 2018 lambs and sheep at Lochboisdale Auction Mart, at Uist, produced an overall average of £40.57 (-£1.78 on the year).

LEADING prices

Lambs – Suff X – £70, £68, 6 Rhughasinish; £60, Drimore Farm; £57, 6 Rhughasinish. Belt X – £70.5, £58, 18 West Gerinish. Tex X – £53.50, 2 Grimsay Island; £52, 393 Garrynamonie; £52, 1 Balavanich; £52, 8 Milton. Chev – £56, 17 Ormiclate; £55, 12 Aird; £51.50, 261 Daliburgh; £51.50, 255 Daliburgh. Cross – £66, 325 North Boisdale; £57, £56, Doon. BF– £47, 319 Kilphedar; £44, Failte, Backhill. Mule – £90, £72, 90/110 Borve (Barra); £62, 325 North Boisdale.

Cast ewes – Chev – £40, 7 Middlequarter. Cross – £45, 203 Stoneybridge. BF – £33.50. Mule – £31, 6 Rhughasinish.

Correct ewes – Chev – £50, £48, 17 Ormiclate. Cross – £62, 8 West Gerinish. BF – £44, 2/3 Rarnish.

Dingwall

Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale 5002 sheep, saw store lambs (4214) level at £42.77 (-£6.33 on the year) having sold to £61 for a pen of Cheviots from Burnbank, Isle of Canna. Ewes and feeding sheep (788) sold to £90 for a Texel cross ewe from Ivy Croft, Strathpeffer.

The sale of 434 sheep on behalf of Lewis Livestock Producers, saw lambs average £35.81 (+£6.20 on the year) having sold to £56.50 for a pen of Cheviots from 39 Lower Shader, Isle of Lewis.

And, the firm's show and sale of 6005 store lambs, which included 5245 Blackface lambs, peaked at £69 for Suffolks from Breakachy, Laggan.

Blackface lambs sold to £66 for ewe lambs from Inverinate, Kyle of Lochalsh.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Chev – £61, Brin House, Flichity; £59, 6 Ardindrain, Kiltarlity; £58, Burnbank. Belt X – £60, Mitchell Hill, Dingwall; £53.50, 43 Bernisdale, Portree; £52, Dalmagarry Farms, Moy. Suff X – £59.50, Refouble, Nairn; £57, Rhevackin Farm, Kiltarlity; £56.50, Fair-A-Far, Kirkhill. Tex X – £58, 8 Leachkin, Inverness; £57, Beallachnagore, Jamestown, and Woodside, Strathpeffer; £56.50, Foxhole, Kiltarlity, £56.50. CHM – £57.50, Achnabat, Torness. BF – £57, Dalmagarry Farms. Mule – £57, Achnabat; £55.50, Dalmagarry Farms. Char X – £57, Fair-A-Far. Cross – £55.50, 5 Swainbost, Isle of Lewis; £53, 6 Ardindrain; £52.50, Achtemerack, Drumnadrochit. Dors X – £52.50, Quarry Croft, Kilcoy.

Ewes and feeding sheep – Suff ewe – £75, 3 Ardmore, Waternish. Tex X ewe – £75, 1 Newmore, Muir of Ord. Tex ewe – £75, 189 Fleucharry, Dornoch. Tex X gmr – £70, 217 Rossal, Rogart. Chev ewe – £69, Coulmony House, Dunphail. Cross ewe – £68, 217 Rossal. HB ewe – £63, Muirton Mains, Urray. Suff X gmr – £55, Luibfern, Ullapool. Chev wdr – £55, East Clyne, Brora.

Lewis Livestock Producers lambs – Cross – £55, 26 Borve, Isle of Lewis; £52, 25 South Galson, Isle of Lewis. Belt X – £52, 44 Borve, Isle of Lewis. Tex X – £50, 16 Lower Shader, Barvas; £47.50, 26 South Galson; £45, 32 Fivepenny, Borve. Suff X – £50, 31 Lower Shader, Barvas. Chev – £47.50, 14 Upper Barvas, Isle of Lewis; £46, 9 Upper Barvas, Isle of Lewis; £41, 7 Ballantrushal, Isle of Lewis.

Store lambs – BF – £59, Tulloch Farm, Dingwall; £57, 13 Peinchorran, Portree; £55, Corriebheinn Farms, Portree; £52, Abersky, Torness and 13 Peinchorran. BF ewe – £65, Coillerigh, Dornie; £60, Inverinate; £56, 13 Peinchorran; £53, Corriebheinn Farms. Suff X – £65, Breakachy. Mule – £60, Breakachy; £50.50, Glendoe Estate, Fort Augustus; £49, Aberarder Estate, Aberarder. Cross – £54.50, Balmacaan Farm, Drumnadrochit; £52, Unakille Sheep Stock Club, Skeabost Bridge; £50, 4 & 5 Totescore, Portree. Tex X – £53.50, Glendoe Estate. Chev – £53, Unakille Sheep Stock Club; £52.50, ½ of 6 Linicro, Portree; £49, 4 & 5 Totescore.

Dalmally

Averages slipped £1.81 per head on the year to level at £36.96 at United Auctions' sale of lambs and sheep at Dalmally, where a top price of £320 was paid for a Blackface ram from Castles.

Lambs sold to £56.50 for Mules from Achalic.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Suff X – £46, Ardsheal Farm. Tex X – £55.50, Couston Farm; £55.50, Tullochcan; £54, Stroneskar; £52, £50, Tullochcan. Chev – £48, Benmore Home Farm; £46, Glenshero. Cross – £52, Brackley; £49, Kilchattan; £48, Ichrachan. Mule – £56.50, £53, Achalic Farm. BF – £47, Stroneskar; £46.50, Auchreoch; £45.50, Littleport; £45, Achnaba; £44, Auchreoch; £44, Eden Taggart; £44, Benmore; £44, Saulmore; £43, Meggernie Estate; £41.50, Castles Estate; £40, Balliemeanoch (Lochgilphead).

Cast ewes – Tex X – £27, Inerlair. Chev – £27, Lochdochart. Cross – £43, Homefield Croft; £40.50, Grishipol; £39.00, Ben Sgoltaire; £36.00, Barachander Farm. Mule – £38, Alistair Annies Croft (Colonsay). BF – £35, Grishipol; £32, Benmore Home Farm; £32, Craig Farm.

Rams – BF – £320, £280, £220 (x2), £200 (x2), Castles Estate.