Store lamb sales in the September 8 issue

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Belt – £86 Greenwell Meadows; £84 Longlea; £80 Jollybody Farm. Tex – £79.50 Solwaybank Cottage; £77 Winterhope; £77 Longlea; £76 Collin Bank. Suff – £79.50 Raggithwaite; £73, £72 Satchells. Chev Mule – £69 Pilmuir. Char – £70 Monk Farm. GF – £70, £67 Cowden. NCC – £62 Lynnshield. Rom – £60 Hazelbank. Hill Chev – £52 High Thorneyburn. 

Dingwall
ALONGSIDE a sale of breeding sheep, Dingwall and Highland Marts sold 277 store lambs as well as 447 lambs from Lewis Livestock Producers, where averages were back in both sections. 
The main entry levelled at £40.68, a drop of £3.95 on the year, and sold to £70 for a pen of Texel crosses from Springburn, Elgin. 
The LLP entry also reached £70, this time for a pen of Suffolk crosses from 1 Fivepenny, Ness, and averaged £34.08, a drop of £3.87.

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex X – Croft 13, Applecross, £66, £54, £53. Suff X – Silverwells, Edderton, £62. Chev – Silverwells, £60; Tombeag, Tomatin, £48; Inverbrogh Lodge, Tomatin, £45. HB – Rebeg, Kirkhill, £52.
LLP lambs – Chev – 22 North Shawbost, Isle of Lewis, £57; 21 North Shawbost, Isle of Lewis, £50.50; 14 South Shawbost, Isle of Lewis, £44. Suff X – 26B Lionel, Ness, £54.50; 46 North Shawbost, Isle of Lewis, £48; 52 Newmarket, Stornoway, £42. Char X – 22 North Shawbost, Isle of Lewis, £48.50. Cross – 5 South Dell, Ness, £48; 39 Lower Barvas, Barvas, 41 Lower Barvas, Isle of Lewis and 46 North Shawbost, £44. Tex X – 22 Lower Barvas, Isle of Lewis, £48; 46 Lower Barvas, £47.50, £40.

St Boswells
THERE was a good show of long-keep store lambs which sold to extreme rates at Harrison and Hetherington’s St Boswells centre, last week, where Suffolk crosses from Ruletownhead topped at £67.50. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Suff X – £67.50, £66 Ruletownhead; £62 Kirk O’Er. NCC – £63.50, £62 Cocklawfoot. Tex – £63 Mainside; £60.50 Woolaw; £60.50 Kirk O’Er; £60.50 £60 Edgerston. Belt – £61 Thorneylee. SCC – £57.50 Mainside. 

Ayr
A LARGER show of store lambs met a buoyant trade throughout, although all classes were slightly cheaper compared to the previous week's extreme rates, through Craig Wilson's centre which saw 1278 average £59.28 down £1.27 on the week. 
They hit a top of £75 for a pen of Oxford Down crosses from Messrs Bell, Knowe House. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – OD – £75, £72, £66 Knowes House. Belt – £67.50 Moyne; £67 Dalhabboch. Tex – £65 Hunterston; £65 Bridge; £64.50 Genoch, £64 Dinwoodie; £64 Montgommerie Farms; £63 Knockdaw; £63 Flatterton. Suff – £62 Routenburn. Rous – £61 (x2) Montgommerie Farms; £59 (x2) Knockormal. Mule – £64 Holehouse; £59 Gowlands; £56.50 Harplaw; £56 Genoch. 

Fort William
A FIRM enquiry for all classes was seen at the first store sheep sale of the season at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 1307 head. 
The 1127 store lambs reached £60.50 for Mules from Ardtonish Farms, Morven, while 160 ewes hit £50 for a Cheviot from Benhaint, Kilchoan, which also led the 20 feeding sheep at £65 for a Cheviot ram. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Chev – Benhaint, £58; Torlundy Farm, Fort William, £56; Kilmonivaig, Spean Bridge, £52. Cross – Dalreoch, Roy Bridge, £56, £48; Blar A’Choruinn, Fort William, £48; 19 Blarmacfoldach, Fort William, £44. Suff X – 19 Blarmacfoldach, £53; Camusnacork, Strontian, £48.50; 4 Glebehill, Kilchoan, £45. Lle X – 2 Achnaphubuil, Fort William, £46; Glenquoich, Invergarry, £37. BF – Ardtornish Farms, £41; Insh Farm, Spean Bridge and 19 Blarmacfoldach, £37. Belt X – Dalreoch, £40.
Ewes – Chev – Invershiel, Balmacara, £42; Torlundy Farm, Fort William, £39. BF – Ben Alder Estate, Dalwhinnie, £32.
Feeding sheep – Chev wdr – Kinloid, Arisaig, £50.

Thainstone
TOP draw store lambs sold well while smaller sorts met a more hesitant trade at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 5156 store lambs, breeding and feeding sheep, which included lambs from Lewis and Shetland. 
The mainland entry of 1173 store lambs peaked at £73 for Texels from Pineview, Fowlershill, with 33 ewe lambs to £80 for Texels from Greenfield, Rothes. 
The 2871-strong offering of lambs from the islands reached £76.50 for Suffolks from Seabreeze, Scalloway, Sheltand, while lambs from the Isle of Lewis sold to £60 for Cheviots from 16 Swordale, Point. 
Feeding ewes and rams (964) saw cull ewes meet an animated trade with many in the £110 to £135 bracket as the entry hit £141 for Texels from 31 Larel, Halkirk.

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex – Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen £71. Suff – Glencuie, Ardgeith, Strathdon, Cormalet, Cairnie £68. Suff X – Glencuie £67.50. Mule – North Retannach, Rothiemay £67. Cont – Shougle, Birnie £66. Down X – Brakeshill, Mintlaw £66. Tex X – Dunachton Farms £64.50. Cont X – Dunachton Farms £64.50. Belt – Glencuie, Glenkindie £64. GF – Carsgulain, Strone £60. Bla – Duncachton Farms £57.50. BFL – North Retannach, Rothiemay £56. Herd – Wells Forest, Longhaven £49. 
Ewe lambs – Tex – Greenfield £79. Tex X – Burn of Pheppie, Muchalls £73.
Shetland store lambs – Suff – Seabreeze £73. Suff X – Garths of Ham, Bressay, Marangu, Baltasound £70. Down X – Millfield £68.50. Tex – Seabreeze £68. Mule – Brough, Skeld £63. Chev – Kirkhoull, Cullivoe £62.
Shetland ewes – Suff – Millfield £118. Tex – North Booth, Haroldswick £101.
Isle of Lewis store lambs – Chev X – 2 Portvoller, Point £59.50. Cont – 22 Lower Barvas £58. Suff – 22 Clachan Bhiorach, Tong £57.50. Tex – 22 Lower Barvas £56. Suff X – 36 Cross, Skigersta £55.50. BF – 22 Lower Barvas £42;
Isle of Lewis ewes – BF – 10 Heatherhill, Barvas £57. BF X – 49 North Galson £53.50. Chev – Waters Edge £50.50.
Isle of Lewis rams – Tex – 22 Lower Barvas £97. Cont – 38a South Galson £70. BF – 9 Knock, Carloway £59.
Feeding ewes – Suff – Burnside, Hatton of Fintray £136.50. Tex – Greenfield £135. Char – Muce, Birsay £135. PureTex – Burnside, Newmachar £131. Tex X – 2 Wood Cottages, Newmachar, Burnside £127. Suff X – Burnside £123. Cont – Home Farm Rattray, Cairnside Watten £120. Char X – Muce £120. Belt X – Newton of Balquhain, Pitcaple £120. Cont X – Cairnside £113. Cross – Lower Humster, Wick £111. Black – Milll of Whitehill, New Deer £100. Chev – Hallhill, Kinneff £95. BdM – 2 Standing Stones Cottages, Dyce £95. Down X – Mossbank, Burray £95. Lle – Millford, Nether Hythie £85. Mule – Towie, New Aberdour £83.
Feeding rams – Char – Cooperhill, Forglen £117. Cross – Sunnybrae, Tarland £100. Suff – Glencuie £100. Tex – 22 Lower Barvas, Isle of Lewis £97. Zwa – Cooperhill £97.

Newton Stewart
MAINTAINING recent high rates, Craig Wilson’s sale of store lambs peaked at £79 for Zwartbles from C Ramsay, High Auchneel. 
Breed averages included 130 Suffolks at £66.17; 315 Cheviots, £51.32; 38 Blackfaces, £43.91; 143 Mules, £60.75; 300 Texels, £53; 104 Roussins, £63.13; 15 Zwartbles, £64.47. 
The 38 feeding ewes averaged £38.

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Suff – £75.50, £63 Gass, Kirkcowan. Tex – £60, £56.50 Wood of Dervaird; £60 Holm, Kirkcowan. Chev – £66.50 (x2), £57.50, £56.50, £54 Bardrochwood; £58 Boreland, Kirkcowan; £57.50 Murrayton. BF – £50.50, £43.50 Wood of Dervaird. Mule – £65, £60.50 Gass, Kirkcowan; £56 Bents. Zwa – £79, £69 High Auchneel. Rous – £67, £66.50, £61.50 Boreland, Kirkcowan. 
Feeding ewes – Tex – £40 Dirnow. 

Uist
AT United Auctions’ first sale of the season at Lochboisdale, a good offering of quality-bred lambs sold to a strong force of mainland buyers and most sellers received between £5 and £8 more on the year as the sale averaged £49.82.
Of the 1758 store lambs and sheep on offer, lambs reached £76.50 for Suffolk crosses from 88 Bualadubh while ewes sold to £60 for crosses from 391 Carrynamonie. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Suff X – £76.50, £68.50 88 Bualadubh; £74.50, £64.50 6 Dunganichy; £69.50 15 Carinish; £69 7 Middlequarter; £67.50, £65.50 409b Smerclate; £67.50 12 East Gerinish; £67.50 409/410 Smerclate; £66.50 269 Daliburgh; £65.50 Drimore Farm; £65.50 6 Frobost; £65, £64.50 269 Daliburgh; £65 426 North Lochboisdale; £64.50 405 Smerclate; £64 271 Daliburgh. Tex X – £68.50 325 North Boisdale; £68, £64 379a Garrynamonie; £64.50 356 South Lochboisdale; £64 392 Garrynamonie; £63.50 5 Dunganachy; £63.50 391 Garrynamonie; £61.50 2 Grimsay Island; £60.50 6 Milton. Chev – £62.50 8 Peninerine; £60 5 Howmore; £58.50 15 Carinish; £57.50 363 South Boisdale. Cross – £57.50 325 North Boisdale and 426 North Lochboisdale. Zwa X – £52.50 6 Milton. BF – £49.50 469 North Lochboisdale; £45.50 379a Garrynamonie; £45 5 Milton. Lle X – £46.50 7 Ormiclate. Char X – £46 426 North Lochboisdale. 
Cast ewes – Cross – £60 391 Garrynamonie; £52.50, £50 271 Daliburgh. BF – £48.50 379a Garrynamonie.

Stirling (Cal)
SELLING alongside Caledonian Marts’ sale of store cattle, on Monday, was an entry of 1447 store lambs and feeding ewes where all classes sold similar to last week. 
Leading the lamb offering at £78 was a Texel from D and B Gibson, Three Views. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Zwa – £76 Three Views. Tex – £68 Craigmaddie Muir. Cont – £66, £64 Three Views. Belt – £64 Meikle Seggie. Suff – £62 Craigluscar. Tex X – £62 Wester Culbowie. Mule – £57.50 Doune of Glendouglas. BF – £48 Doune of Glendouglas. 
Feeding ewes – Tex – £50 Duallin. Cross – £40 Astel. BF – £33 Edentaggart. 

Portree
STRONG lambs sold to sellers’ advantage with longer keep lambs following recent trends at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 2517, on Monday, which cashed in to average £33.75, a drop of £5.36 on the year. 
They sold to £76 for Texel crosses from N MacDonald, 44 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir, while the 196 feeding sheep hit a top of £68 for a Cheviot wedder from 2B Penifiler, Portree. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex – 2B Penifiler, £66. Chev – 20 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir, £64; 4/5 Ardmore, Dunvegan, £60; Millburn, Strathaird, £53. Tex X – 44 Borneskitaig, £64; 40 Mains, Bernisdale, £55.50; 2B Penifiler, £54.50. BF – 2 Sartle, Staffin, £53; 5/6 Sheader, Uig, and 2 Eyre, Snizort, £50; 6 Shepherds Way, Portree, and 12 Glenconon, Uig, £47. Cross – 42 Bernisdale, Skeabost Bridge, and 4/5 Ardmore, £57; 8 Kilvaxter, Kilmuir, £51; 4 Balnacnoc, Uig, £50. Suff X – 1 Glenbernisdale, Skeabost Bridge, £55. Char X – 19 Kilmuir, Dunvegan, £47.
Feeding sheep – Tex X wdr – 2B Penifiler, £64. Chev wdr – 6 Kilvaxter, Portree, £58. Chev ewe – 12 Glenconon, £56. BF wdr – 2 Eyre, £55.50. Cross ewe – 8 Kilvaxter, Kilmuir, £51. BF ewe – 4 South Duntulm, Portree, £46.

Carlisle
THERE was a smaller entry of store lambs forward at Harrison and Hetherington on Monday, with trade buoyant from the start and all classes well bid for. 
The sale hit £83 per head twice – firstly for a pen of 12 Beltex from Messrs Spruce, The Barns, Brampton, and again for a pen of eight Texels from Messrs Wilson, Scales Farm, Cockermouth. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Belt – £83, £66 The Barns; £75, £70 Beck Farm; £64, £60 (x2) Chapel House; £63 Highfield Farm; £61.50 Greenside Keep; £61 Mid Town. Tex – £83, £74, £68, £63.50 Scales Farm; £78, £64.50 Sanderson House; £76, £71, £66.50 Blinkbonny; £73 Birks Head; £71, £70 Korona; £68.50 Branch End; £66.50 Mid Town; £66, £63.50 Harper Hill; £64 Middle Bank End; £63.50 Greenside Keep; £63.50 Skelgill House; £63 Monkwray Farm. Char – £67 Mid Town. Suff – £66 Beck Farm; £61 Highfield. GF – £57.50 Fairhill, £51 Demesne Farm.

Forfar
AT Lawrie and Symington, on Tuesday, a show of pens of 20 Suffolk store lambs was judged by Ken Robertson, Heatherstacks, who picked out a pen from W and WI Bruges, Laighwood, as his champion. 
This pen went on to realise £57 per head while the reserve from J and A Lindsay, Runavey, made £54. 
Topping the sale at £67, however, were Texels from Whitehills. 

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Tex – £67, £66 Whitehills; £63 Newbigging of Craighall; £63 Inveredrie. Suff – £66 Newbigging of Craighall; £57, £53, £52.50 Laighwood; £54 Runavey. Belt – £65.50 Little Fithie. Zwa – £64 East Churchlands. Chev X – £61, £58, £47 Balmerino. Cross – £60 Inveredrie; £59 Runavey; £59 East Churchlands. Chev – £52 Clochan.