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Dingwall and Highland Marts sold 9212 store lambs at their sale to average £100.55.

Cheviots and Cheviot Mules shared the top price of £150 from Pabbay Farms and Silverwells, Edderton respectively.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Chev – Pabbay £150; Tigh Beag, Achterneed £125; Inver Croft, Inver £120; Little Cuiltburn £117; Silverwells £117; 4 Glen Claigan, Isle of Skye £114; 11 Coast, Inverasdale £113; Cuilaneilan, Kinlochewe £113. ChevMule – Silverwells, Edderton £150; Wester Lochend, Loch Flemington £133; Dunlichity £129; Silverwells £128; Tombreck, Dallas £114. Tex X – Upper Gartally, Drumnadrochit £140; 3 Kinbeachie £135; Drum Na Garrachan, Culburnie £127; Milton of Farr, Inverness £121; Hatton Cottage £120; Ose £120; Dell, Farr £119. Suff X – Morile, Tomatin £134; 6/7 Borve £129; Refouble, Glenferness £124; Allt Dubh £121; 12 Airdens, Bonar Bridge £121; Hatton Cottage, Dallas £121; Fendom, Tain £120; Skye of Curr, Grantown on Spey £120; Culligran, Struie £118; Caberfeidh House, Leverburgh £118; 1 Obbe Road, Leverburgh £118. Belt X – Cuiltburn, Braes of Balnabeen £126; Ose, Struan £125; Dulsie, Glenferness £123; 5 Totarder, Struan £101; Cnoc Ard, Lochcarron £101. DSpot – 14 Airdens, Bonar Bridge £119. Char/Cont – 5 Tomich, Beauly £118. Mule – 3 Kinbeachie, Culbokie £116; Achnabat, Torness £115; Roneval House, Leverburgh £106. Cross – 6/7 Borve, Isle of Harris £115; Fairview, Nethy Bridge £114; Easterton, Altas £114; Morile £114; Inver Croft £112; Polchaple £110; Culkein £110. Cont X – 17 Mellon Charles, Aultbea £113; 5 Tomich £106; Dunlichity £99. BluTex – 12 Airdens £111. BF – Morile, Tomatin £104; 4 New Park, Callanish £95; 17 Aitemore Road, Dornie £92; Chapelton, East Tulloch £90; 76 Inchcape, Rogart £87; 6/7 Borve £84; The Rushes, Tore £82.

Huntly

Texels from Daleigh, Advie attracted the top price of £140, at United Auctions' sale of store lambs.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £131, £129 Inshes, Inverness; £129 Greenland Mains, Castletown; £128 Daleigh, Advie. Hamp – £130 Alt Beag, Rothes. Mule – £129, £115 Elrick, Cabrach. Cont – £127 Inshes, Inverness; £126, £124, £120 Meikle Cantly, Grange. Tex X – £127 Inshes, Inverness; £126 Mayen, Rothiemay; £126 Gordonstown Livestock, Huntly. Belt – £126, £118 Tullyglens, Dunphail; £118 Inshes, Inverness. Suff – £123 Greenland Mains, Castletown; £120 Rinnachat, Aberlour; £114 Boghead, Dufftown. ChevMule – £103 Boghead, Dufftown. BF – £91, £82, £74 Auchnafearn, Grantown on Spey.

Ayr

Some 1025 store lambs forward for Craig Wilson's sale saw Beltex from Raithhill, take the lead price of £136.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Belt – £136 Raithhill; £116 Dalreoch; £115 Wee Carleton; £114 Tormitchell. Tex – £126 Farden (Pinwherry); £125 Knockdaw; £125 Laight (Dalmellington); £124, £120 North Biggart; £122 Nether Heilar; £120 Kirkland (Barr); £118 Eskechraggan; £117 Moyne. Suff – £125, £118 Eskechraggan; £118 Raithhill. Mule – £108 Raithhill; £107 Sorn Estate; £106 Laight (Dalmellington).

Dumfries

C and D Auctions had forward 500 store lambs at their sale where Texel crosses from Upper Braccoes topped the trade at £131.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex X – £131 Upper Braccoes; £130 Clonrae; £129 Craigbill; £128 Glensone; £127 Bushcroft; £127, £120 Upper Braccoes; £118 Glensone; £117, £114 Craiglearen. BluTex – £130 Mallyford. Cross – £123 Grennan; £114 Clonrae. Suff – £116 Craigbill; £114 Craiglearen. ChevMule – £105 Glenjaan. Chev – £104 Thorniethwaite.

Tup lambs – Cross – £124 Grennan.

Feeding ewes – BF – £92 Williamsfield.

Portree

Some 3344 sheep were sold through Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale on Monday, where 3018 lambs averaged £82.86 and 326 ewes cashed in at £94.76.

Lambs sold to £180 for a Texel cross tup lamb from 44 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir.

Ewes peaked at £186 for a pair of Cheviots from 20 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir with the same home topping feeding sheep at £340 with a Cheviot ram.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex X – 44 Borneskitaig £160, £136 (x2); 40 Mains, Bernisdale £133, £120, £113; 2 Peinlich, Glenhinisdale £125, £114; 19 Holmisdale, Glendale £120; Westfiord, Dunvegan £119. Chev – 20 Borneskitaig £141, £138, £137, £113; 2 Peinlich £130, £118, £116, £112; 39 Bernisdale, Skeabost Bridge £119; 5 Digg, Staffin £118; Quiraing View, Digg £117; 4 & 5 Totescore, Portree £117, £114, £110; 9 Glenconon, Uig £116 (x2); 10 Carbostbeg, Carbost £116; Totehouse, Portree £114; 17 Garafad, Staffin £113; 3 Totescore, Portree £112; 20 Borve, Skeabost Bridge £112; 2 & 1/2 of 6 Maligar £111; Malligan, Achachork £110. Cross – 4 & 6 Sheader, Uig £125; 10 Clachan £122; 19 Holmisdale £117; 4 Balnacnoc, Uig £116; South Cuil, Uig £110. Suff X – 20 Borve £118, £113; 1 Glenbernisdale, Skeabost Bridge £117; 4 Peiness, Portree £116, £110; 19 Kilmuir, Dunvegan £112; 29 Sconser £112. BF – Willowcroft, Lower Milovaig £118; 2 Eyre, Snizort £114; 3 Eyre, Snizort £108; 9 Clachan, Staffin £107; 2 Hamaraviren £100.

Feeding sheep – Chev – 13 Flodigarry, Portree £180; 20 Borneskitaig £170; 14 Hungladder, Kilmuir £146; 8 Brogaig, Staffin £140; 17 Garafad £134; 7 Totescore £132, £128; 9 Glenconon £128; 8 Kingsburgh, Snizort £128; 27 Fasach, Glendale £128. Cross – 3 North Duntalum, Shulista £148; 8 Clachan £124; 2 Hamaraviren £114; 7 Totescore £112. BF – 7 Ellishadder, Culnacnoc £126; 4 Glenconon, Uig £103; 19 Kilmuir £96; 3 Church Manse, Burnisdale £92. Herd – 10 Culnacnoc, Portree £118. BF Gimmer – 2 Hamaraviren £134. Chev Ram – 44 Borneskitaig £198; 27 Fasach £132; Scuddaburgh £128. Herd Ram – 10 Culnacnoc £138. BF Ram – 2 Hamaraviren £130; 1 Borrodale, Glendale £106. Cross Ram – 1/2 of 1 Marrishadder, Culnacnock £126; 3 Conista, Duntulm £114. Chev Wdr – 3 North Duntulm £160; Quiraing View £138, £128; 13 Flodigarry, Portree £136; 8 Kingsburgh £130. BF Wdr – 1 Borrodale £138. Cross Wdr – 3 Conista £134.

Lazonby

An entry of 1700 lambs averaged £110 at Harrison and Hetherington’s store sale.

Trade peaked at £162 for Suffolks from Messrs Jackson, The Wreay and for Texels from both Messrs Raine, Randalhome and Messrs Lee, Linley.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Suff – £162 The Wreay; £126 (x4) Ewan Close; £125 (x22), £121 (x24) The Keld; £118, £108 (x6) Ghyll House; £105 (x12) 30 Penny Hill Park; £98 Far Nentsberry. Tex – £162 Randalholme; £162, £136 (x10), £128 (x17) Lintley; £140 (x5) The Lodge; £136 (x3) The Keld; £135 (x2) The Wreay; £132 (x6) Pallet Hill Barn; £129 (x8) Low Bradley; £128 (x25) Hawksteel. Belt – £150 (x10), £148 (x5), £140 (x4), £133 (x6) The Wreay; £142 (x27) Pallet Hill Barn; £127 (x4), £122 (x5), £120 30 Penny Hill Park. Mule – £135 (x35) The Lodge; £128 (x12) High Town; £125 (x3) Hesleywell; £122 (x45) Haining House; £116 (x11) Syke Side; £116 (x18) Manesty; £115 (x37) The Breaks; £114 (x8) 30 Penny Hill Park; £111 (x11) Low Burnlaw; £110 (x48) Triermain. BFL – £117 The Breaks. BluTex – £116 (x2) Low Scales; £102 (x4) 30 Penny Hill Park. Chev – £114 (x45) Broadmea. DSpot – £98 (x3) Syke Side. Swale – £73 (x16) Moffat Cottage; £65 (x14) The Breaks.

Castle Douglas

Wallets Marts sold 3803 store lambs at their sale on Monday, where Suffolks from Messrs Haining, High Drum, topped the trade at £135.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Suff – £135 High Drum; £134 Barshill. Tex – £133 Tower, Dalry; £132 Aar-Dar; £131, £130 Glenkiln; £129 Grennan; £129 Barnbackle. DSpot – £131 Glentoo. Belt – £130, £129 Glentoo; £130 Kirkbride; £127 Cullinaw. Char – £128, £126 Kirkbride; £126 Ladyland. Chev – £119 Cullinaw; £118 Tourhousekie; £115 Slatehouse; £112 High Barlay. ChevMule – £117 Torhousekie. MB – £115 Aar-Dar. Shrop – £114, £113 Congeith. ScMule – £112 High Drum; £110 Garmartin. KH – £112 Laggan. Lley – £111 Auchenbainzie. GF – £108 Laggan; £105 Kilquhockadale. Rom – £115 East Kirkcarsewell. BF – £76 Auchenfad; £74 Creeside.

Thainstone

Store lambs (1548) averaged £115.93 at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale having sold to £140 for Suffolk crosses from Bossholes, Rickarton.

Ewe lambs (73) averaged £169.32 and sold to £170 for Texel cross lambs from Cormalet, Cairnie. Island consigned lambs (3252) averaged £113.44 and peaked at £136 for Suffolk crosses from Grunnafirth, Brettabister.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – Cormalet £165; Bogentassie, Lumphanan £134. Suff – Lovet Bossholes, Rickarton £140. Tex X – Lovet Bossholes £135; 91 Main Street £135; Newmill £135; Bogiefeulach £135; Tornaveen £135. BluTex X – North Retannach, Rothiemay £135. Suff X – Glencuie, Glenkindie £134. Belt X – North Retannach £133. Cont – 91 Main Street £133. Cross – Glencuie £132. Black – Crichie, Inverurie £131. Cont X – Tullochcoy, Crathie £124. BF – Glencatt Estate £100.

Island consigned store lambs – Suff X – Ringesta £136; Gunnafirth £136; Seabreeze £135. Tex X – Ringesta £134; Seabreeze £126; Scatsta £124; South Breck £123; Norde £119. Chev – Grinds £102.