Breeding sheep sales for week ending October 2

LEADING awards:

Shearling rams – Tex – 1, R McNee, Over Finlarg, £700; 2, Messrs Stewart, Kininmonth, £620; 3, JW Farquharson, Horn, £370. Suff – 1, J Scott, East Ingliston, £300; 2 and 3, TA Sands, Southfield, not sold and £400. 

LEADING prices:

MV-accredited
Shearling rams – Tex – £750, £700, £500 Over Finlarg; £700, £660, £550, £520 The Green (Milton of Durris); £620  Kininmonth; £550 (x2) Torrax; £500 Westhall. Suff x Belt – £420 (x2) Torrax. Suff – £400 Southfield; £300 East Ingliston. BFL – £400, £350 (x2) Over Finlarg; £400 (x3) Horn; £400, £380 North Balloch. Belt – £400, £350 Balbrydie; £400 Horn. MB – £400 Horn. Tex x Char –£400, £350 Southfield. Tex x Suff – £350, £320 (x2), £280 Westhall. Tex x Lle – £300 Nether Toucks. Lle – £300 Nether Toucks; £260 Carmont Valley Livestock. Zwa x Tex – £270 Castle St. 
Ram lambs – BFL – £420, £220 Newhouse of Glamis. Suff – £400, £380 (x2) Southfield; £300 Castle Street. Tex – £340, £260 Craiglaw (x2); £260, £240, £230 Hatton of Carse; £240 Knowehead. 
Non-accredited
Shearling rams – Tex – £880, £680, £550, £500 Dalchirla. Belt – £500, £400, £320 Dalchirla. Dutch Tex – £480, £320, £260, £220 Lower Killerenie. BFL – £450, £420, £400 Carroch. 
Ram lambs – Tex – £220 West Campsie. 
Two-shear rams – Tex – £180 North Cotton. 

Stirling (Cal)
A PEN of 15 Blackface gimmers from Ian Hunter, Dalchirla, topped Caledonian Marts’ sale of 2880 breeding sheep at Stirling, selling for the top price of £115 to Hamish Mitchell, Easter Mosside, Thornhill
A feature of the day was the stock dispersal of North Country Cheviot gimmers and ewes from John Findlay, Kilbride, Islay, whose 30 gimmers averaged £102 with 175 one to four-crop ewes cashing in at £79.
By the end of the day, 1271 Blackface ewes averaged £37.22 (-£1.66 on the year), selling to a top of £45 from M Campbell, Comar; 467 Blackface gimmers, £63.50 (-£18.13); 890 cross ewes £60.38 (+£5.33); and 252 Mule gimmers at £108.85 (+£10.05).

LEADING prices:

Ewes – BF – £45, Comar; £44 Spittalhill; £42 West Carrabus (Islay) and Cromlix; £41 Invergeldie and Glenturret; £40 Aberuchill. Chev – £86, £80, £79 Kilbryde (Islay). Tex – £98, £93, £89, £88 Balachallan. Mule – £82, £71 Arnbathie.
Gimmers – £115, Dalchirla; £75 Dukes; £74, £70 Borland (Glendevon); £72 Littleport; £70 Easter Greenrigg. Chev – £103, £101 Kilbride (Islay); £90 Easter Greenrigg. Mule – £124, £122, £120 Roskill; £116, £112 Neriby (Islay). Tex X –  £110 Weels

Lanark
TOP prices of £162 and £132 for Texel and Mule gimmers respectively were achieved at Lawrie and Symington’s sale of 3350 Mule, continental, Blackface ewes, gimmers and ewe lambs at Lanark.
The sale was led by a pen of Texel gimmers from Mrs Toy, Westwoodlane, which sold to E Hamilton and Partners, Gilmeadowland, with Mule gimmers to £132 from Messrs Warnock, Dreva, purchased by Messrs Boyd, Northern Ireland.

LEADING prices:

Ewes – Mule – £75 East Mains; £58, £50 Fountainside. Suff X – £84 Bedlormie Mains; £78, £70 Newbigging. NCC – £88, £82, £78, £70 East Mains. BF – £56 Sweetshawhead; £52, £50 Hardridge.
Gimmers – Tex – £162, £102 Westwoodlane; £130, £120 Ingraston. S Mule – £132 Dreva; £122, £118 Liscleugh; £120 (x4), £118, £115 Wardhead; £112, £110 Castlebrocket; £108 Dallowie; £106 Porterstown. Bf – £88 Nunnerie.
Ewe lambs – Bf – £76 Townhead, Yarrow; £66 Fallburns; £54, £50 Peel.
Stock sheep 
Damhead – Gimmers – £100, £90 (x2). One-crop – £90. Two-crop – £90. Three-crop – £90, £88. Ewe lambs – £62, £58. 
Glencotho – Gimmers – £110, £92. One-crop – £102, £100. Two-crop – £108, £78. Three-crop – £82, £76. Four-crop – £60, £54.
Dallowie – One-crop – £92, £76. Two-crop – £86, £74. Three-crop – £78, £64.
Cronberry – Gimmers – £84. One-crop – £70. Two-crop – £82. Three-crop – £64. Ewe lambs – £82.

Islay
BREEDING sheep sold in keeping with current trends at United Auctions’ annual show and sale of breeding sheep and rams on Islay, where a pre-sale show of rams was judged by Ardtalla Estates’ Charlie McMillan. 
He picked out a Texel ram lamb from Elliot Bowman as his champion which went on to sell for £520, but topping the tup entry at £880 was a Bluefaced Leicester from Ballachlaven. 
Females sold to £125 for Mule gimmers from Lorgba. 
A feature of the store lamb sale was a pen of 16 Texel crosses from Donald McCormick, Blackrock, which weighed 35.5kg and sold for £110 to D Low, Pittenkerrie, with this pen the last lot to be auctioned by Donald Morrison, who has stepped down from the rostrum after 45 years. 
 Upon selling, Donald announced a £560 donation to Parkinson’s UK.

LEADING awards:

Rams – BF – 1 and reserve, J Campbell, 9 Cnoc-Na-Faire, £420; 2, A Orr, 13 Dailnamarra, £500; 3, John Campbell, £280. Crossing rams – 1and champion, E Bowman, 40 Texa Crescent (Tex rl) £520; 2, Miss Brooke Woodrow, 16 West End (Tex shlg) £450; 3, Mrs S Woodrow, 16 West End (Tex shlg) £400. 

LEADING prices:

Rams – BFL – £850, £420 Ballachlaven; £500, £420, £400 Coille. Tex – £520 Upper Craggabus (E Bowman); £450, £400 (x3) 16 West End. Suff – £550 7 Claddach; £550, £500 – Eorrabus. BF – £500 (x2) Upper Craggabus (A Orr); £420 Cnoc Na Faire. Cross – £420, £320 Island; £320, £300 Coille. 
Ewe lambs – Mule – £80 Ballachlaven; £80 Smaladh; £75 Bola Na Traigh; £72 Kindrochaid. Tex X – £64 Pairc A Chlassan. BF – £44 Kinnabus; £43 Ceanacroic; £42 No 1 Foreland; £41 Portantruan. 
Gimmers – Mule – £125 Lorgba; £92 Claddach. Tex X – £95 – Claddach. BF – £65, £61 Kinnabus; £60 Carn. 
Correct ewes – Tex X – £64, £51 – Viewfield. BF – £61, £51, £50 Kinnabus; £58 Lossit. Mule – £60 Charlotte Street. 
Store lambs – Tex X – £110, £61 Blackrock; £71.50, £65.50, £61.50 Pairc A Chlassan; £67 Tallant; £66 Islay Estates; £66, £63.50, £62 Ardbeg; £65, £62Kinnabus; £63.50 Ardbeg; £63.50 Achnaclach; £62.50 Starchmill; £62 16 West End; £60.50 Carrabus. Suff X – £68 Pairc A Chlassan; £67.50 Lossit; £67.50, £64.50, £64 Octofad; £67, £65 Ardbeg; £67 Ballimartin; £66.50 Duich; £66.50 Kilchiaran; £66.50 Claggan; £66 Islay Estates; £65 Starchmill; £64.50 16 West End; £64 Ballachlaven; £63 Islay Estates; £62.50 Ardtalla Estate; £62.50 Achnaclach. Chev – £66, £60, £58.50 Aoradh; £58.50 Duich. Cross – £64.50 Lossit; £64 16 West End; £62.50 Carrabus. Mule – £63 Starchmill; £61.50 Rockside; £60.50 Knocklearach; £60.50 Islay Estates. BF – £61.50, £60.50 Coille; £53.50 Rockside. 
Feeding ewes – Tex X – £78.50 Blackrock; £74.50 Claggan; £74.50 Viewfield; £72.50, £68.50 Bayview; £67.50 Carrabus; £60 16 West End. Chev – £70, £58 Cruach; £66.50 Aoradh. Mule – £60.50 Starchmill; £54.50 Ballachlaven. Suff X – £57.50 Bayview. Cross – £56.50 Grulinbeg; £56.50 Achnaclach. BF – £34.50 Carrabus; £31.50 Ballachlaven. 

Dingwall
Just short of 5000 breeding and store sheep were forward for Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale, where correct ewes and top lots of gimmers met a firm enquiry.
Top price was £185 paid for Texel crosses from Oldfield, Thurso, with the 939 gimmers cashing in at £92.47 (+£2.49 on the year). 
Breeding ewes sold to £110 for Cheviots from Ose Farm, Struan, with 2518 averaging £53.83 (+£2.06).
Keppoch Farm topped the feeding ewes at £75 with a pen of Cheviots, with the 1434 levelling at £34.49 (-£2.81).

LEADING prices:

Breeding ewes – Chev – 91/92 Auchvaich, Dornoch, £92; Keppoch Farm, £90; Ose Farm, £85; Suff X – Crackaig, Nairn, £78; Easter Balmungie, Rosemarkie, £72; BF – Burnbank, Isle of Canna, £75; Mule – West Clyne, (Hey’s), Brora, £72.  
Gimmers – Tex X – Oldfield, £175, Northfield Farms, Wick, £170; Greenacres, Delny, £158; CHM – Tigh Beag, Achterneed, £135; Chev – Levrattich, Glenferness, £125 (x2), 3 Broomhill, Delny, £122; Greenacres, £118; Suff – Viewhill Farm, Gollanfield, £110.
Feeding ewes – Chev – Upper Gartally, Drumnadrochit, £69; Erchite, Dores, and Upper Gartally, £63; 233 Lingmore, Brora, £60; Tex X – 4 Drumloan, Drumnadrochit, £67; Ose Farm, £64; Mule – 199 Lednabirichen, Dornoch, £60; Suff X – 199 Lednabirichen, £56; BF – Burnbank, £50.

Stornoway
TOP price at Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd sale of 156 rams was £650 paid for the overall champion, a three-shear Blackface from 6 Vatisker, Isle of Lewis.

leading prices: 

Aged rams – BF – 5 Shulishader Point, £520; 13 Crowlista, Isle of Lewis, £400; 6/7 Borve, Isle of Lewis, £350. Chev – 1 Portnaguran, Point, £380, £280; 6/7 Borve, £300; 8 Coll, Isle of Lewis, £280. Tex – 11 New Shawbost, Isle of Lewis, £380; 6 Vattos, Isle of Lewis, £280. Suff – 81 Cross Skigersta Road, Ness, £280; 25 Lower Barvas, £250. Blue Tex – 23 Laxay, Lochs, £200. Cross – 1 Tong, Stornoway, £200. Belt – 2A Tong, Stornoway, £200.
Shearling rams – Chev – 1 Portnaguran, £450; 13 Cross Skigersta Road, Ness, £350 (x2), £280; 6/7 Borve, £280. Suff – 8 Coll, £400. Tex – 5 Shulishader, £300. BF – 5 Shulishader, £250; 5 Borrosdale, Leverburgh, £220, £200 (x3). Belt – 2A Tong, £200.
Ram lambs – BF – 18 South Galson, Isle of Lewis, £200; 17 Habost, Ness, £180; 36 Vatisker, £180. Suff – 8 Coll, £180.

Dumfries
The dispersal of the Dalhanna Farming stock was including in C and D Auction Marts’ annual sale of draft Blackface ewes at Dumfries, last weekend, where Texel gimmers from Capelfoot topped at £96.

LEADING prices:

Dalhanna – Gimmers, £87. One-crop – £75. Two-crop – £71. Three-crop – £58.
Gimmers – £96 Capelfoot.
Draft ewes – BF – £87, £85 Leathorn; £86 Henderland; £81 Clonrae; £79 Glenwhargen.
Store lambs – Belt – £60, £51 Victoria House. Suff – £56 Hastinghall. Chev – £58 Ewanston. Tex – £58 Ewanston; £51 Craiglearen; £51 Braecroft. Lln – £56.50 Bettyknowes. Cross – £53.50 Merkland. BF – £50 Laghead.