Stornoway

Overall averages improved by £2.86 on the year at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of 3833 store lambs at Stornoway, where a top price of £100 was achieved twice for Beltex cross lambs from 4 Park, Barvas.

By the end of the day, Cheviot lambs (381) averaged £43.53 having sold to £55.50 from 8B Shader, Point; Texel crosses (83) levelled at £52.73, selling to £65 from 20 Ranish, Isle of Lewis; Beltex (20) £54.55; Suffolks (592) averaged £51.54, peaking at £69 from Anerley Cottage, Back; Blackface lambs (1401) cashed in at £29.80 having sold to £50 from 6 Valtos, Uig and cross lambs (1356) sold to £61 from Anerley Cottage, to level at £39.33.

OTHERLEADING prices

Store lambs – Uig and Bernera – Cross – 32 Valtos, Uig, £49.50.

Ness – Chev – 13 Cross Skigersta Road, Ness, £50; Tex X – 1 Lionel, Ness, £47.

Stornoway – Suff X – 5 East Street, Sandwick, £53.50; Cross – 9 East Street, Sandwick, £46.50.

Harris – Suff X – Atlantic View, Bunavoneader, £46 (x2); BF – 2 Scaladale, Isle of Harris, £46.

Westside – Suff X – 13 Upper Barvas, Isle of Lewis, £64.50, Cloverdale, Lower Barvas, £51, 12 Doune, Carloway, £47; Tex X – 34 New Shawbost, Isle of Lewis – Cross – 38 Lower Barvas, Isle of Lewis, £55, £53, 14 North Bragar, Isle of Lewis, £51; Belt X – 4 Park, Barvas, £49.50.

Back – Suff X – 2A Back, Isle of Lewis, £58, 15 Vatisker, Back, £48, Annerley Cottage, £46; Tex X – 2A Back, £56, 47A Back, Isle of Lewis, £55, 15 Vatisker, £52; cross – Annerley Cottage, £54, 1A Back, Isle of Lewis, £50.50, 2A Back, £48.50; Chev – 2B Back, Isle of Lewis, £50.50, 47A Back, Isle of Lewis, £48.

Lochs – Suff X – 30 Gravir, South Lochs, £62; Cross – 5B Arivruaich, Lochs and 11 Garyvard, Isle of Lewis, £57, Habost, Lochs & 20 Ranish, Isle of Lewis, £54.50, 30 Gravir, £53; Tex X – 30 Gravir, £55; Chev – 30 Gravir, £51, 18 Leurbost, Lochs, £50.50, 14 Gravir, Lochs, £47.

Point – Suff X – 6 Portvoller, Point, £61.50, 29 Flesherin, Point, £53; Cross – 10A Portvoller, Point, £60.50, 8A New Garrabost, Point, £55, 29 Flesherin, Point, £54; Chev – 8B Shader, Point, £54, 32 Garrabost, Isle of Lewis, £49.50.

St Boswells

A good number of buyers was present at Harrison and Hetherington's store lamb sale which averaged at £60 per head.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £67, Grahamslaw; £65, Greenhead S; £64, Scott Road, Lauder; £62, Greenhead S; £60, £58 Colmslie; £58 Woolaw. Suff – £61, Colmslie; £60, Greenhead S; £57, Dunshiel. NCC – £55, Monklaw.

Dingwall

Cross lambs met a firm demand at Dingwall and Highland Mart's sale of 9180 store lambs, where overall averages improved by £5.21 per head for Cheviot ewe lambs and £3.71 for wedders on the year.

By the end of the sale, Cheviot wedders (3939) averaged £47.86 having sold to £65.00 from Struie Villa, Embo; Cheviot ewe lambs (1397) averaged £47.68 selling to £69.00 from Carrol Farm, Brora; Texels (1794) levelled at £53.49 peaking at £74 from Balmacaan Farm, Drumnadrochit; Suffolk crosses (967) cashed in at £54.24 having sold to £65 from Garbeg, Drumnadrochit; Beltex crosses (310) averaged £54.65 peaking at £65 from Dulsie Farm, Glenferness; Cheviot Mule lambs (104) levelled at £50.38 selling to £60 from Wester Craiglands, Fortrose; Aberfield crosses (58) cashed in £53.35 reaching £55.50 from Culmailly Farm, Golspie; Mule lambs (84) averaged £52.10 hitting £56 from Dell Farm, Farr and other breeds (527) levelled out at £45.18 having sold to £65.50 for crosses from Bogburn Farm, Duncanston.

*The firm's sale of 685 store lambs staged on behalf of Lewis Livestock Producers averaged £39.49 having sold to £66 for Texel crosses from 1 Eordale, Ness.

OTHERLEADING prices

Store lambs – Chev wedder lambs – Coulmony House, Dunphail, £64; Dell, £62.50; Aird, Ardheslaig and Carrol Farm, Brora, £61. Chev ewe lambs – Lynemore, Grantown on Spey, £66; Knockinnon, Dunbeath and Carnich, Gruids, £65; 129 West Langwell, Rogart, £58. Other breeds – Tex X – Midfearn, Ardgay, £69.50; 189 Fleucharry, Dornoch, £68; Old Croft House, Coul, 14 Airdens, Bonar Bridge & Dell, £67. Cross – Dell, £65; Garbeg, £63; Higher Tullochgribban, Dulnain Bridge, £61. Belt X – Scorr, Glendale, £57. Suff X – Mid Fearn Farms, £63; Fendom Farm, Tain, £60; Inverbroom, Ullapool, £59; DS X – Achtemerack, Drumnadrochit, £60. CHM – Wester Craiglands, £57. Mule – Dell Farm, £52.

Lewis Livestock Producers – Tex X – 36 Cross Skigersta Road, Ness, £60.50; 31 Lionel, Ness, £56.50; 46 Lower Barvas, Isle of Lewis, £53.50. Chev – 22 Lower Barvas, Isle of Lewis, £59; 22 North Shawbost, Isle of Lewis, £55; 24 South Shawbost, Isle of Lewis, £53.50; cross – 22 North Shawbost, £54.50; 1 Ballantrushal, Isle of Lewis, £52; 1 South Dell, Ness and 46 Lower Barvas, Isle of Lewis, £48. Char X – 8 Dalmore, Isle of Lewis, £50. BF – 1 Eordale, £45.50; 22 Lower Barvas, £45; 26 Upper Shader, Point, £44.

Dalmally

United Auctions' second sale of 3804 store lambs and sheep at Dalmally met a slower trade on the week, with averages levelling out at £44.08. Most lots would be £3/£4 per head down on the week.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Suff X – £54.00, Glenbrooke; £44.50, 6 Leanish (Barra); £44.00 – Maam Farm. Belt X – £54.50, Blarghour Farm. Tex X – £75.00, Tiretigan Farm; £61.50, Ormsary Farmers; £61.00, Clachan Farms (Kilninver); £58.50, Ormsary Farmers; £58.50, Barguillean; £58.00, Tiretigan Farm; £57.50, Innischeroch; £57.50, Stonefield Farms. Chev – £55.00, Glenbrooke; £49.00, Braefoot; £46.00, Curacao; £45.00, Bragleenbeg; £45.00, 83 Borve (Barra). Cross – £55.50, Feorline; £55.50, Keilbeg; £53.50, Ricruin. Mule – £63.50, Ormsary Farmers; £54.50, Stonefield Farm; £53.50, 83 Borve (Barra); £53.00, Glenshellach. Hamp X – £47.50, Glenbrooke. BF – £54.00, Feorline; £44.00, Innischeroch; £43.00, Maam; £40.00, 83 Borve (Barra).

Ewes – Tex X – £53.00, 83 Borve (Barra); £49.00, Tombuie. Chev – £45.00, Braefoot; £42.00, 6 Leanish (Barra). Cross – £44.50, Couston Farm. BF – £34.50, Crunachy; £33.00, 83 Borve (Barra).

Uist

The sale of 2166 store lambs and sheep at Lochboisdale Auction Mart was held by United Auctions, saw an increased entry on the year sold, but an average down £1.14 per head on the year at £48.68. Sisters, Maggie and Nora MacKinnon, from Corncrake Cottage, Isle of Barra, took the day’s top price with their lambs selling at £74 per head.

LEADING prices

Suff X – 88 Bualadubh, £66.00; 409B Smerclate, £65.50; 7 Middlequarter, £65.00; 426 North Lochboisdale, £64.00; 15 Carinish, £64.00; 88 Bualadubh, £63.00 ; 414 Smerclate, £63.00; Drimore Farm, £61.00; 269 Daliburgh, £60.50; 7 Middlequarter, £60.00; 426 North Lochboisdale. Tex X – £63.50, 340 North Boisdale; £62.00, 379A Garrynamonie; £59.50, 1 Stilligarry; £59.00, 383 Garrynamonie; £58.50, 20 West Gerinish; £58.50, 379A Garrynamonie; £58.50, 99 Carnan. Chev – £63.50, 15 Carinish; £62.50, 7 Middlequarter; £58.00, 5 Dunmor; £57.50, 31 Aird; £56.00, 31 Aird and 5 Dunmor; £55.50, 8 Gearradubh; £55.00, 15 Carinish. Cross – £74.00, 16 Eoligarry (Barra) (Maggie MacKinnon); £67.50, 88 Bualadubh; £64.00, 6 Milton; £56.50, 7 Middlequarter; £54.00, 6 Milton. Mule – £58.00, 7 Middlequarter. Chev Mule – £46.50, 414 Smerclate. BF – £35.50, 22 Hacklet; £35.00, 379A Garrynamonie; £33.50, 475 South Lochboisdale.

Ewes – Tex X – £72.50 and £55.50, 379A Garrynamonie; £51.50, 383 Garrynamonie. Cross – £57.00, 6 Milton; £53.50, 284 Daliburgh; £53.00, 426 North Lochboisdale; £52.50, 426 North Lochboisdale. BF – £32.00, 6 Ormiclate; £24.50, 13 Ormiclate. Wedders – Chev X – £45.50, 170/2 Earsary. BF – £48.50 and £46.50, Drimisdale Sheep Stock Club.

Lochmaddy

At Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of 3118 store and breeding sheep, at Lochmaddy, a top of £350 was achieved for a Texel ram from Burnside, Portree. The show and sale of store lambs was led by M MacLean, Mallan Croft, whose champion pen, Suffolk crosses made £72.50. The reserve was given to a pen of Suffolks crosses from A Ferguson, 3 Claddach, that later made £69.

Outwith the show of store lambs, prices peaked at £74 for a Suffolk cross lamb from 15 Liniclate, Benbecula.

LEADING awards

Store lambs – Chev – 1 and 2, DJ MacPhee, 17A Liniclate, £69 and £65. Suff X – 1, M MacLean, Mallan Croft, 9 Aird, £72.50; 2, A Ferguson, 3 Claddach, £69. Cont X – 1, Druim Torrach Croft, 17 Hougharry, £65; 2, A MacAulay, 4 Hacklett, £64.

OTHERLEADING prices

Cross – 19 Carinish, Lochmaddy, £71; 1 Knockline, Bayhead, £63; Suff X – 15 Tigharry, Lochmaddy, £69; 2/3 Clachan Sands, Lochmaddy, £67; 6 Middlequarter, Sollas, £66.50. Belt X – 4 Hacklett, Benbecula, £66. Chev – Dunskellar, Sollas, £65; 4 Knockline, Bayhead, £58. Tex X – 17 Hougharry, North Uist, £61 and £60; 4 Hacklett, £59. Tex – Burnside, £320; Sidinish, Locheport, £200; 17 Hougharry, £200 (x2). Suff – Claddach, Baleshare, £200; Burnside, £150. Chev – 3B Claddach, Locheport, £300; 13 Cross Skigersta Road, Ness, £250; Claddach, £240. BF – 9/15 Aird, Benbecula, £240.

Longtown

Some 3647 store lambs and feeding ewes were forward for C and D Auction Marts' sale where trade remained buoyant selling to £74 for Texels from Rinnion Hills.

LEADING prices

Tex – £74, Rinnion Hills; £72.50, Shepherds Cottage; £71 Rinnion Hills and Shepherds Cottage; £70, The Crook, School Cottage and Rinnion Hills. Suff – £71.50, Satchells; £69, Demesne; £68.50, Kirkwood Mains. Belt – £68 and £67.50, The Park (Potter); £65, Winterhope. Char – £64, Monk. Che Mule – £57, East Redfordgreen. GF – £59, Underbank; £57, Merkland; £56.50, Winter Craig. NCC – £60, Morebattle Tofts. BF – £46, East Redfordgreen; £45 and £41, Merkland. Swale – £50, Nether Harsley. Tup lambs – £68 and £67, Rinnion Hills; £66, Edgerston. Ewes – £67, Meikle Whitriggs.