Scottish store sheep trade strengthens at marts

Craig Wilson sold 829 lambs to a top price of £136 for a pen of Dutch Spotted crosses from Messrs Drummond, Nether Heilar.

LEADING prices

DS – £136 Nether Heilar. Tex – £128 Baidlandhill, Ardoch; £126 North Biggart; £124 Laight. Hamp – £116 South Kirktonmoor. Chev – £112 Birtlebog; £108 Dumfries House. Mule – £102 Laight.

DUMFRIES

C&D Auctions sold 1025 store lambs where Texels from R Weir, Dressertland topped the sale at £131 for a pen of 33.

LEADING prices

Tex – £131 Dressertland; £127 Bushcroft; £126 Dressertland; £125, £121 Bushcroft; £118 Dressertland; £116 Hallmeadow; £114 Archbank; £110 Dressertland; £110 Bushcroft. Suf – £118 Hallmeadow; £113 Dressertland; £110 Barshill; £106, £99 Dresertland; £86 Bushcroft; £76 Ewanston. Mule – £114 Clonrae. Chev – £94 (x2) Dressertland.

STIRLING (UA)

United Auction sold 10,616 store lambs and feeding sheep including a sale of continental ewe lambs. The top average was for Beltex at £132.21 (+£2.66), followed by Suffolk, £119.93 (+£0.94); Texel, £118.96 (-£0.77); Mule, £110.13 (-£3.21); Cheviot - £104.95 (+£1.57); Blackface, £77.64 (-£2.32).

LEADING prices

Bel – Strathnafanaig £141.00; Wester Ochtermuthill £140.00, £136.00; Weels £136.00, £130.00; Strathnafanaig £129.00; Weels £127.00. Tex – Auchtenny, Valleyview, Invermilton £148.00; Whitehill £147.00; Auchtenny, Killipol £146.00, £145.00; Mollandhu £144.00; Carroglen £141.00, Croftintygan £139.00, Auchtenny & Brae of Monzevaird £137.00, The Knock £135.00, Crofthead £134.00, Ballaggan £133.00. Suff – Mollandhu £140.00; Ballymenach £137.50; Mid Ascog £132.00; Gladhouse Mains £131.00; The Knock £130.00; Fairview, Gladhouse Mains £128.00; Gladhouse Mains £127.00. Mule – Quinloch £135.00; Ballymenach £125.00, Garvie, Botherickfield £118.00; Afflochie £116.00; Glenehervie £115.00; Quinloch £113.00. Chev Mule – Gladhouse Mains £133.00, £122.00; Coxhill £120.50; Buchtrig, Botherickfield £119.00. BTex – Lyne £127.00; 2 New Row, Wester Drumlochy £122.00. Chev – Mains of Dalrulzion £120.00; Brae of Monzevaird £119.00; Dykes £116.00; Milkieston £114.00, £113.00 Dykes £113.00. BF – Glencorse £106.00; Leadhills £97.00, £93.00; Achomer £91.00; Burnside of Balhaldie £90.00.

Feeding ewes – BF – Glencorse £132.00. Tex – Wester Drumlochy £124.00.

Ewe lambs – Suff – Ballymenach £176.00; Lochend, Mains of Condie £172.00; Ashmore £168.00, £166.00; Lochend £164.00. Tex – Wedderlie £175.00; Monzie £164.00; Dalfoil £154.00. Bel – Monzie £164.00, £146.00; Wester Ochtermuthill £140.

THAINSTONE

Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 3163 sheep including Island consignments. Store lambs (1746) averaged £116.02 and sold to £280 for Texels from Inchbruich, Cornhill. Island consigned lambs (1086) averaged £109.13 and sold to £136 for a pen of 17 Texels from Lower House, Hillwell. West Island Consigned Lambs (331) averaged £100.77 and sold to £140 for continentals from Aird Illeray, Baleshare.

LEADING prices

Tex – Inchbruich £190. Cross – Inchbruich £143; Cormalet, Cairnie £140. Cont – Inchbruich £139. Suff – Ardgeith, Strathdon £138. Tex X – Inverlochy, Tomintoul £135. Suff X – Little Flobbitts£134. Black – Speylea, Fochabers £132. Cont X – Hillhead Farm, Glen of Newmill, Turfhillock, Gight £132. Down X – Ardgeith £131. Down – Hillbrae, Newmachar £130. Bel – Stripeside, Aberlour £126. Bel X – Pitlundie, North Kessock £126. BdgF – Wellfold, Craigievar £124. Zwa – Milestone House, Rosehearty £115. Mule – Corbanchory, Kildrummy £109. Island consigned lambs. Chev – Seabreeze, Scalloway £132. Suff X – North Gardie, Aith £131. Suff – Seabreeze £129. Suff X – North Gardie £128. Tex X – Lower House £126. Down X – Longfield Crofts, Willtrow £126. Cross – Scatsta Brae £125. Cont – Longfield Crofts £118. Black – Lower House £118. West Island lambs – Cont – 9 Gearradubh, Grimsay £130. Suff – 4a Machair, Illeray £129. Tex – Aird Illeray £128. Cont – 9 Gearradubh £126. Cont X – Aird Illeray £121. Suff X – 4a Machair £120. Tex X – Aird Illeray £118. Cross – Fernbrae £115. Chev – 10 Illeray £113. Down X – Fernbrae £112. Down – 4a Machair £110. BF – Aird Illeray £107. Chev X – Aird Illeray £106.

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LANARK

Lawrie and Symington sold 2055 lambs, topping at £141 for Suffolks from Messrs Bradbury, Satchell.

LEADING prices

Tex – £140 Fenton Place; £136 Ford; £136 The Cottage; £136, £129 Culter Allers; £135, £131 Longformacus; £133 Sky Law Terrace, £129 Blackburn. BF – £88, £78, £70 Leithenwater; £72 Chapelhope; £70 Tweedbridge; £125 Hole of Kilncadzow; £120 Collins Cres; £116 Millmoor. NCC – £119 & £97 Smiddyhill. Chev – £91 Chapelhope; £86 Upper Kidston; £80 Leithenwater. Cont – £101 West Browncastle. CHM – £128, £121 Easthill. Cross – £138, £124, £119, £108, £106 Culter Allers; £116 Smiddyhill; £111 Hillend; £106 Culter Allers. HW – £81 Millmoor. Swales – £56 Birniehall.

CASTLE DOUGLAS

Wallets Marts annual sale of Scotch mule and AOB gimmers was topped at £325 for the champion pen of Scotch Mules from MJ Ross, Birchwood. Some 2077 Scotch Mule gimmers averaged £261.73 (-£21.15) for 121 more sold. Other breed gimmers (423) sold to a top of £340 for Texels from M Williamson, Breckoniehill.

LEADING prices

Gimmers – Scotch mule – £325, £320, £295 (x2) Birchwood Way; £320, £300 Craig, Straiton; £300 (x2) Finniness; £295, £290 (x3), £280 (x3) Mains of Collin; £295 Eastlands; £290, £285 Garmartin; £285 Hall of Drumpark; £285 Tregallon; £280 Shangan; £280 High Creoch; £280 Porterstown. Tex – £340, £305 (x2) Breckoniehill. Suff - £330 Cullinaw; £315 West Logan; £305 Kenmure. DS – £305, £300 Vicars Road. Chev – £300 Cullinaw. Chev mule – £300 Birchwood Way; £290 Ardoch.

LEADING flock averages      

Farm:                                             Av (£)

28 Birchwood Way (79)           316.84

Craig, Straiton (69)                   298.99

Finniness (84)                             287.26

Tregallon (20)                              285.00

High Creoch (9)                          280.00

Shangan (32)                              280.00

Eastlands (75)                            279.33

Mains of Collin (339)               277.8

LEADING prices

Tex – £140 Fenton Place; £136 Ford; £136 The Cottage; £136, £129 Culter Allers; £135, £131 Longformacus; £133 Sky Law Terrace; £129 Blackburn. BF – £88, £78, £70 Leithenwater; £72 Chapelhope; £70 Tweedbridge. Suff – £141, £133, £129, £126, £122 (x2) Halliburton; £130 Tweedbridge; £125 Hole of Kilncadzow; £120 Collins Cres; £116 Millmoor. NCC – £119, £97 Smiddyhill. Chev – £91 Chapelhope; £86 Upper Kidston; £80 Leithenwater. Cont – £101 West Browncastle. CHM – £128, £121 Easthill. Cross – £138, £124, £119, £108, £106 Culter Allers; £116 Smiddyhill; £111 Hillend; £106 Culter Allers.

HW – £81 Millmoor. SWA - £56 Birniehall.

Wallets continued their Scotch Mule sales on Monday, selling 5669 ewe lambs, to a top of £288 for the champion pen of 20 from R McKie, Finniness. The champion pen of 40 from Messrs Lockhart, Culdoach sold to £282. The sale averaged £196.37 (-£20.58).

LEADING prices

£288 Finniness; £282 Culdoach; £265 Little Larg; £262 Upper Hardland; £260, £252 Knockiebae; £260, £250 (x2) Sauchrie Mains; £252 Barlaes Farmhouse; £250 Mains of Larg; £250, £245, £242 Macqueston; £248 Barlaughlan; £245 Mid Knockglass; £245 Upper Glenlair; £242 Cockrigg Farm; £240(x2) Tower.

LEADING flock averages

Farm                                              Av (£)      

Mid Knockglass (45)                 241.27

Cockrig (40)                                 237.00

Knockiebae (154)                      229.92

Upper Glenlair (177)                222.68

Macqueston (265)                    220.75

Finniness (110)                          220.01

Barlaes Farmhouse (45)         216.44

Tower (199)                                  215.48

DINGWALL

Dingwall and Highlands Marts sold 3,532 lambs to an overall sale average of £94.79 (+£10.10). The top price was £150 for a pen of Blue Texel ewe lambs from Broombank, Culloden Moor. Uist consigners sold to a top of £148 for a pen of Suffolk crosses from 15 Liniclate, Creagorry.

LEADING prices

Tex X – Proncy £130, Druim Temple Croft £129, £120; Meadowbank £128, £126, £120, £115 (x2), £111 Knockinnon; £126, £116; Silverwells £126, £111; Balliefurth £124; 1 Stable Cottages £121, £119; Midbadgrinan £118; Ha £116, £113; Holm Farm £116, £110; Interforth £115; East Murkle £114; West Durcha £111. KHill – Braefindon £130, £97. Ryeland – Knockinnon £126. Suff X – The Arr £125, £113; Davidson Croft £124, £103; Gaich Farms £121; 1 Stable Cottages £120, £116, £114, £101; Balmacaan £119, £117, £102; East Murkle £119; Silverwells £115; Achavanich £11; 19 Larel £109; Proncy £107. Cross – Torlean Croft £120; Interforth £118, £101; West Durcha £106, £102; 19 Larel £99, £91; Ha £97; 4 Balmeanach £95; Flowerburn Mains £94. BlTex – Broombank £124, £88; Interforth £106; Midbadgrinan £99; 5 Stonaba £84. DS – Interforth £121, £105, £101. Chev – Torlean Croft £116, £99; 211 Lednabirichen £112, £95; Silverwells £111, £90; Knockinnon £107, £102; Polly Estate £106, £96; Proncy £104, £102, £100, £96, £95, £94, £92; Ausdale £103, £94; Ashfield £102, £96; Ruarach £100; 10 Ebost £99; 6 Valtos £97; 3 Balmeanach £96; Forest Lodge £96, £94; 132 West Langwell £94 (x2; North Talisker Sheep Stock Club £94; Glenlia Farms £93; 3 Ose £93; Ebost Sheep Stock Club £90; Kingsburgh Sheep Stock Club £90. Bel X – Flowerburn Mains £116, £114; Invercharron £115; Knockinnon £113. Romney – East Murkle £114. Mule – The Rushes £111; Ha £106; The Arr £95. BF – Wester Auchvaich £95, £91, £80, £77, £75; Ha £92; 6 Valtos £90. CHM – Polbain House £95, £90, £88, £86; Druim Temple £85. Lly – Tarn Howe £91. Beulah – 4 Balmeanach £90. Easycare – Lochletter Farm Cottage £88, £83. Uist Consigners – Suff X – 8 Liniclate £141, £126, £90; 15 Liniclate £126, £124; 11 Rushgarry £98. Chev – 17A Liniclate £135, £117, £96; 11 Rushgarry £100, £91; 31 Liniclate £97; 7 Grenitote £90. Cross – 15 Liniclate £115, £100; 31 Liniclate £90. Lewis Livestock – Tex X – Cnoc Glas £107, £88, £86; 12 Lionel £101 31 North Shawbost £98; 14 Upper Barvas £92; 44 Fivepenny £89, £80; 3 South Shawbost £86. Suff X – 22 North Shawbost £106, £97. Chev – 8 South Shawbost £104, £102 (x2), £90 (x2), £84; 47A Swainbost £100, £87; 9 Upper Barvas £97; 26 Borve £90; 41 Arnol £90, £86, £85; 5 South Shawbost £86; 11 Arnol £85. Cross – Drum Sgeirach £85; Eilean Glas £82. BF – 26 Upper Shader £90; 20 South Shawbost £88, £75; 51 South Bragar £82’ 35 Borve, £80.

STIRLING (CALLY)

Caledonian Marts sold 1756 sheep and feeding ewes. Sheep sold to £143 for a pen of Texel’s from A and N Christie, Dalfoil. Feeding ewes sold to £110 for a pen of Texel’s from Pitnacree Farming.

LEADING prices – store sheep – Tex – £143, £135, £133 Dalfoil; £130 Miller Services, £129 Wester Tillyrie, Glen Walt, Dalfoil. £128 Skipness; £122 An Cala, Skeoch; £121 Skeoch & Glen Walt. Roussin - £113 Easter Dullatur. Suff – £119 Easter Jawcraig; £109 Easter Jawcraig, Ballabeg; £108 Claylands. Mule – Dalfoil; £92 Fernoch. Chev - £120, £116 Glen Walt; £103 An Cala; £100 Miller Services; £94, £91 An Cala. BF – £81, £73 West Tandlemuir. £68 Miller Services. £65 Inveruglas, An Cala.

Feeding Ewes – Tex – £110 Pitnacree; £102 Carstraan; £97, £91 Pitnacree. Mule – £95 Malling. £89 Pitnacree; £380, £70 Malling. Chev – £80 Miller Services; £72 Pitnacree. BF – £87, £56 Carstraan.