Portree

The first island sale of the season, saw 3503 store lambs and ewes average £59.66 and £49.40 respectively, at Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale.

Lambs sold to £94 for crosses from Holoman Park, Isle Raasay, whilst ewes attained £112 for a Texel cross wedder from Borreraig, Dunvegan.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Tex X – £92 Glenconon, Uig; £85.50 Dunaneilarich, Harlosh; £84 Kilmuir Dunvegan; £83 Corriebhienn Farms, Portree; £80 Berinisdale Portree. Suff X – £91.50 Glenconon; £85.50 Waterstein Glendale; £84 Bernisisdale Skeabost Bridge. X – £86 Borreraig; £84 Holoman Park. Chev – £86 Garafad, Staffin; £84.50 Flodigarry Portree; £82.50 Sartle, Staffin; £82.50 Borve, Skeabost Bridge; £82 Fiscavaig Portnalong. Belt X – £77 Digg, Staffin.

Feeding sheep – Rams – X – £104 Borreraig.

Ewes – Suff X – £96 Waterstein; £76 Glenburnisdale, Skeabost Bridge. Chev – £78 Burnside Achachork; £78 Ellishshadder, Culnacnock. Tex X – £77 Borreraig. X – £76 South Duntulm Portree.

Thainstone

Beltex from North Lurg, Midmar, realised £91 to top Aberdeen and Northern Marts' sale of 2139 store lambs, which cashed in at £73.07.

Isle of Lewis consigned lambs (446) averaged £67.95 and sold to £94 for Texels from Greenacres, Lower Barvas, whilst Shetland consigned lambs (438) cashed in at £77.35 having peaked at £87 for Suffolks from Nia-Roo, Gott.

Breeding sheep (13) sold to £162 for Texel gimmers from Rowland, Holm.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Suff X – £91 Castle Grant Home, Grantown-on-Spey. Tex – £90 Tullochcoy, Crathie. Belt X – £89 Pitlundie. Suff – £86 Cormalet, Cairnie. Chev Mule – £86 Castle Grant Home. Cont – £85 Bogiebrae, Rhynie, Pitlundie, North Kessock, Newton Farmhouse, Insch. Down – £82 Castle Grant Home. Down X – £81 Pitlundie. Blue Tex – £80 Corbanchory; £80 Kildrummy. Mule – £76 Peterhead, Gleneagles.

Shetland consigned lambs – Suff – £83.50 Firva, Scousburgh. Suff X – £77 Firva. Down – £68 South Lea, Tumblin.

Isle of Lewis consigned lambs – Suff X – £91 Lower Barvas. Tex X – £86 North Shawbost. Tex – £85 Parkview, Barvas. Cont X – £83.50 Glebe Farm, Barvas. Char – £75 Arnol. Chev – £74 Tolsta, Chaolais. BF – £74 Lower Barvas. GF – £73 Dalmore, Stornoway.

Breeding sheep – BDM WM – £100 Newton Farmhouse.

Cockermouth

A strong entry of 2504 store lambs attracted a flying trade at Mitchells Livestock Auctioneers' sale which sold to £113 for Beltex from Messrs Allen and Dickenson, Windrush.

The champion pen, Beltex lambs – as selected by judge, Ricky Brennand, Devon – from GT and MP Relph, Littletown, later realised £94.50.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Belt – £113, £103, £100, £99.50, £96 Windrush; £100, £98, £86 Riggingill; £96, £87 Sandford; £94.50 Littletown; £89.50, £87.50 Burthwaite; £80 Seafield House. Tex – £97, £93.50, £90 Far End; £96, £89 Bowderdale; £95 Eskett View; £90.50 Muncaster Head; £90.50, £88 Littletown; £90 Stool End; £90 Croft House; £89 Hollins; £88, £87 High Side Farm. Dutch Spotted – £92 Stool End. Texel X Herdwick – £87, £84, £78.50, £78, £75.50, £73, £72.50 Crosbythwaite; £77 Hollins. Mule – £85 Low Stowbank; £82 Low Kinmont; £79.50 Stockhow Hall; £70 Wythop Farms; £66 Hurlbarrow. Chev – £71, £69, £66 Cragg House; £61 Mireside. Badgerface – £69 Bowderdale. Belt X Jacob – £68.50 Easthwaite.

Wigton

Hope's Auctioneers' sale 1000+ store lambs witnessed a top call of £147 for Beltex crosses from Ian Knight, Stephney Farm, Calderbridge.

An overall sale average of £93.00 was achieved.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Belt – £147, £141, £131, £125 Stephney; £145, £136, £134, £125, £124, £123 Prospect House; £139, £120, £119, £116, £115 Low Houses; £129, £113 Moss Hill; £128 Bothel Craggs; £124, £120, £112, £108 Low Farm; £120, £114, £112, £109, £107 Greenside; £104 (x2) High Fell. Tex – £146, £108 (x2), £105, £100 Littletown; £132, £120, £114, £109 Buttermere Close; £130, £119, £114 Grange View; £114, £100 Low Stowbank; £114, £101 Barkbeth; £108, £102 Riggin Gill. Suff – £84 Moss Hill. Chev – £74 High Stowbank. BFL – £78 Low Stowbank. Dorset – £66 Hill House. Herdwick – £63 Hill House.

Hexham

Some 3412 store lambs went under the hammer at Hexham and Northern Marts' sale, which sold to £158 for Dutch Texels from Wallend.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £152, £135, £120, £118 Rugley Walls; £141 Sherburn Tower; £133, £132 Whiteside; £130 Middle Dukesfield; £128 Hamsteels Hall; £127 Longshaws; £124 West Barn; £123 Causey View, Stewartshields Meadow; £120 Red House; £118 Greenchesters, Longshaws. Dutch Tex – £158, £150, £122 Wallend; £130, £117.50 Willimoteswick. Suff – £128 Rugley Walls; £109, £101 Cooper House; 105 Delight. Belt – £140, £130, £126.50, £126, £124 Hallington New Houses; £128 The Fawns; £122 Middle Dukesfield, Closehead; £121, £120 West Moorhouses. B du M – £131, £127, £123 Hallington New Houses. Cont X – £116 Longshaws. Mule – £85 Softley, £85, £79 Harsondale; £83.50 Burnbank; £82.50 East Unthank; £81 Hotbank; £79.50 Stewartshields Meadows; £79 Agars Hill. BFL – £79.50, £78.50 Nookton.

Darlington

A single Suffolk lamb sold for the top price of £112 for K Raine, Temperence, at Darlington Auction Marts' sale which achieved an overall average of almost £80 per head.

Breeding sheep were also in demand with Texel gimmers selling to £185 and £180 from SG Harrison and Son, Setterington.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – £112 K Raine; £111, £99, £97 GW Dobson; £103, £93 C Longstaff; £102, £89.50 T Welsh; £101, £90 C Morris; £100, £94, £86 TE Dobson; £100 (x2), £90 LD Laws; £98.50, £88.50 JA and UM Fawcett; £98, £93, 86.50 A Newton; £95 C and I Watson; £95, £86 RW Dalton; £95, £94.50, £92 WJ Readshaw; £95, £94 A Naisbitt; £94.50, £84 JS Brougham; £93.50, 87.50 RG McNeal; £92, £89.50 GH and RG Stobbs; £91 M Jopling; £90, £87.50 BR and RI Routledge; £90 B Lowson; £90 S Beeforth; £88 Josh Burton; £88 JW and B Firby; £87.50 JH Johnson; £87 Fletcher and Coates; £86.50 A Fox; £86 WB Rutter; £85.50 Dromonby Bridge; £85 T and A Walton.

Breeding gimmers – £185, £180 SG Harrison; £170 R Arthur.

Ewe lambs – £112, £100 (x2) JW and J Collin; £110, £96, £82 J Wigham; £102, £95 T Welsh; £100 (x2) JW and B Firby.

Feeding ewes – £88 JN Watson; £52 Dromonby Bridge; £48 Castlewood.

Stirling (UA)

Texel lambs from Wellees topped United Auctions' weekly sale of 7476 store lambs when selling for £133.

Overall averages saw Texel crosses hit £82.77 (+£1.81 on the week), whilst Cheviot Mules and Mules cashed in at £76.43 (+£1.83) and £73.33 (-£0.50) respectively. Suffolk crosses balanced out at £83.52 (-£1.13) whilst Beltex hit £85.23 (-£1.53). Cheviot and Blackface lambs levelled at £68.93 (-£1.84) and £57.07 (+£0.14) respectively.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £133, £110 Wellees; £109 East Laggan; £108 Auchtenny; £106.50 East Dron. Chev Mule – £83 Craigo. Mule – £85.50 Glenehervie; £81 Luss Estate; £80.50 Old Manse. Suff – £101 Drumloist; £99 Daldorn; £93.50 Auchtenny; £93.00; Heriot Mill; £100 Greenhill. Belt X – £99 Wester Culbowie; £96.50Monzie; £96.00 Whitehill. Chev – £92, £78.50 Auchentiber; £75 Clochkan and Craigo. BF – £66 Jaw; £65 West Tandlemuir and Gribloch; £64.50 Cromlix; £64 Tullochcan.

Dalmally

United Auctions' sale of 3385 sheep of all classes, saw store lambs cash in at £73.22 (+£11.95 on the year).

Texel crosses led the proceedings at £96.50 from Tombuie.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Suff X – £96 Dalmore; £82.50 Kiloran Farmers; £80 Leanish. Belt X –£88.50, £87.50 Barguillean; £83.50 Ichrachan. Tex X – £96.50 Tombuie; £93.50 Maam; £92 Cour Lodge; £90.50 Keilbeg; £89.50 Tombuie; £88.50 Borve; £87 Beamish Croft; £86 Couston; £85.50 Tombuie; £85.50 Barguillean; £84.50 Blarmafoldach; £84 Borve; £84 Barbreck Estate; £84 Craig; £83.50 Maam; £83.50 Ormsary Farmers; £83.50 Dalmore; £83 Keilbeg; £83 Duncroisk; £82.50 Croftintygan. Chev – £78.50 Ormsary Farmers; £76 Ichrachan; £76 Keppochan. X –£72.50 Boorach Beg. Mule – £74.50 Dalmore; £73 Leckuary. Chev Mule – £82, £80,£74 Keppochan. BF – £70.50 Wester Tullich; £64.50 Littleport; £60.50 Blarmafoldach; £60.50 Homefield Croft; £60.50 Stroneskar.

Islay

Some 3791 sheep went under the hammer at United Auctions' sale, where lambs averaged £83.68 per head (+£12.69).

Beltex crosses led the prices at £121 from Blackrock.

LEADING prices

Lambs – Suff X – £110 Octofad; £109.50 Ardbeg; £107 Ardbeg; £105 Bayview; £103 Bayview; £98 Octofad; £96 Islay Estates; £96 Octofad; £96 Ardbeg; £95.50 Islay Estate; £95.50 Duich; £95 Ballachlaven; £95 Ballachlaven; £95 Pairc A Chlassan; £94.50 Ardbeg; £94 Octofad; £93 Dunlossit Keills; £92.50 Islay Estates; £91.50 Ballimartin; £90 Ballachlaven. Belt X – £121 Blackrock; £111 The White Room; £109 The White Room; £105 The White Room; £99 Blackrock; £95 Coull; £94.50 Blackrock; £94 The White Room; £91 Starchmill. Tex X – £112 Octofad; £106 Pairc A Chlassan; £105 Octofad; £100 Islay Estate; £96 Octofad; £95 Tallant; £93 The White Room; £91.50 Ballimartin; £91 Dunlosst Keills; £90.50 Claggan; £90 Ardbeg. Chev – £94.50 Cruach; £94 Ardbeg; £93 Duich; £81 Foreland. X – £113 Bayview; £78 Cladville. Mule – £100 Bayview; £94 Islay Estates; £93.50 Octofad; £90 Islay Estates. Chev Mule – £86 Cladville. BF – £66 Dunlossit Keills.

Ewes – Suff X – £102 Octofad. Tex X– £148 Bayview; £132 Carrabus; £130, £114 Bayview. Chev – £65 Coull. X – £87 Coull. Mule – £90 Octofad. BF – £48 Carrabus.

Lazonby

Averages were up on the year at Harrison and Hetherington's second sale of 1560 store lambs, when cashing in at £80.68 (+£14.50).

Topping the sale at £126 was a pair of Blue Texel lambs from TD and S Watson, Beech House.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Blue Tex – £126, £90 Beech House. Tex – £106, £99, £95 Ewan Close; £105, £97, Low Row; £99, £96, £94 Beck; £98, £94.50, £93, £92.50, £92 Lintley; £96 Haining House; £94 (x2) Bow Hall; £94 Sandwick; £92.50 Ghyll House; £92 Beech House. Belt – £102, £93 Ling Cottages; £81 Highfield. Suff – £93, £85, £82,50 The Mains; £89 Haining House. Mule – £84.50 Ewan Close; £81 Moffat Cottage; £81 Manesty; £79.50 Lonning House; £77.50 Turnings; £77.50 The Bog; £77.50 Bow Hall; £77 Highside; £76 High Burnfoot; £76 Haining House; £75.50 Davygill; £75 Lonscale;£74 Sandwick; £72 Shield Hill Top; £69,£67 Sheepriggs. Char – £78.50, £76 Riverdale.

Lanark

Lawrie and Symington's sale of 2530 store lambs including 130 breeding ewes, was held alongside a show and sale of Scotch Mule wedder lambs, which sold to £98 for the first prize pen from the Firm of Shawhead.

Judge J Whiteford, Belstane, saw his choice of second prize winners, from Messrs Stewart, Crookboat, sell for £87.50

Outwith the show trade peaked at £99 for Texels from Messrs Black, Broomlands.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Welsh – £56.00 Turdoes; £52 Crockroy; £49 Crockroy. Tex – £99 Broomlands; £95 Hills of Dalserf; £94 Thorneyhills; £94 Normangill; £90 (x2) Auldton; £88 Lee Meadow; £86 Easter Manuel; £85.50 Burnton; £85 Hartsop. Belt – £88.00 Lee Meadow. BF – £69 Glenmanna; £65 Glenmanna; £61.50 Cairns; £61 Glenmanna; £60 Glenmanna. Suff – £89.00 Crookboat; £84 An-Glasach; £75.50 Shaw of Dryfe; £75 An- Glasach. Char – £56.00 Tardoes. Chev – £75.00 Normangill; £67.50 (x2) Normangill; £63 Auldtoun; £60 Hills of Dalserf. X – £98 Shawhead; £87.50 Crookboat; £87.00 Shawhead; £85.00 Crookboat; £80.50 Nisbet; £80.00 Crookboat; £79.50 Easter Manuel; £79.50 Burnton; £76.00 Nisbet; £76.00 Crookboat. Belt X – £89.00 Hartsop.

Ewes – X £142, £138, £112 Birniehall.

Hawes

Beltex lambs secured the top price at Hawes Farmers Auction Marts' sale of 2214 store lambs, when achieving £102.50 for Dixon Bros, Leyburn.

Texels realised £98 from C Stanley, Dent, whilst Mules hit £88.50 for MJ and JD Handley, Sedbergh.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Belt X – £102.50, £87 Dixon Bros; £100.50 J Dixon and Sons. Tex X – £98, £85 C Stanley; £90.50 K Metcalfe and Sons; £90 AT Lambert and Son; £89.50 JC Clarkson and Son; £88.50 KD Hulley; £87 J Dixon and Sons; £87 JR Blades; £86 AJ and L Hunter; £86, £78 E Blackburn; £85.50, £83 C Bowman; £85.50, £78 PF Goodall; £85 Dixon Bros; £85, £82 AD Coates and Son; £84.50 D Hodgson; £84.50, £80, £78 Collier Holme; £81, £78.50 JC and E Pedley and Sons. Char X – £84 DH and JR Lowther. Mules – £88.50, £78 MJ and JD Handley; £86 GR Scarr; £83.50 JS and D Cloughton and Son; £81.50 SD Thompson; £81.50 JW and ME Taylor and Sons; £80.50, £73.50 JW Dixon; £80.50 T Metcalfe and Son; £80 J Dixon and Sons; £79.50, £76.50, £76, £73 JW Porter and Sons; £79 J and SJ Bland; £78, £75 JR Calvert; £78 JS Cloughton; £78 N Iveson; £77.50, £71 BE Hall; £77 DL Mudd; £77 J and JH Whaley; £77 KD Hulley; £76.50 K Metcalfe and Sons; £76, £75.50 RMS Livestock; £76 JW and JH Burton and Son; £76 S Alderson; £75 J Sunter and Sons;£75 AT Pratt; £74.50 GJ and JM Scarr; £74.50 JR Blades; £74 Booth Bros; £74 RH Close; £74 JW Bentham and Son; £74 JJ and E Labbate; £73.50 RF and RD Kettlewell; £72.50 JG and RM Hall; £71.50 TW and GM Hartley; £70 D and DR Alderson; £70 K Raw.

Swale – £51 R Marwood and Son; £48.50 Croft Farm Partners; £47 J and SJ Bland.

Dumfries

The opening sale of store sheep through C and D Auction Marts' sold to £85 for Texels from Gall.

Not far behind at £81 were Beltex from Burnside of Mabie.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £85 Gall; £82 High Road; £80, £79 Doweel. Belt – £81, £72 Burnside of Mabie; £81 Doweel. Chev Mule – £80 Newlands; £76 Lochmailing. Hampshire – £76 Polquantity. Suff – £74 Lochmailing; £72 Ewanston; £68 Barwhillanty. X – £73 Auchenhessnane; £73 Clonrae.

Dingwall

Averages increased on the year at Dingwall and Highland Marts' annual district sale of 14,650 store lambs, when cashing in at £67.52 (+£7.47).

Cheviot ewe lambs topped the trade at £160.00 from Migdale, Bonar Bridge, whilst Cheviot wedder lambs sold to £128 from Dounie, Edderton.

Beltex crosses realised £106 from Creagard, Struanmore.

LEADING prices

Ardgay and Bonar – Chev wedder lambs – £85 Migdale, Bonar Bridge; £77.50 Ardchronie, Ardgay; £77 Carnmhor, Ardgay; £77 Wester Fearn, Ardgay; £76.50 Achue, Spinningdale; £76 Tulloch, Bonar Bridge; £74.50 Kennel Cottage, Ardgay. Cheviot ewe lambs – £108 Wester Fearn; £90 Migdale; £88 Ardchronie; £88, £80, £73 Achue; £86, £72 Tulloch; £70 Humpton, Spinningdale. Other breeds – £85.50 Achue.

Rogart – Chev wedder lambs – £79 Acheilidh; £77.50 Rogart, Blairmore, Rogart; £75 Sciberscross, Rogart; £74 Rhilochan, Rogart; £73.50 Morness, Rogart. Chev ewe lambs – £112 Blairmore, Rogart; £92 Acheilidh; £74 Eiden, Rogart; £66 Morness; £76 Sciberscross. Texel lambs – £78.50 Morvich, Rogart; £78.50, £73 Milton Muie, Rogart; £74.50, £70.50 Acheilidh. Other breeds – £80, £76 Old Croft house, Rogart.

Lairg – Chev wedder lambs – £77 Tongue Mains Lairg; £76 Midtown, Lairg; £75 Shepherds Bungalow, Clebrig; £73.50 Torroble, Lairg. Chev ewe lambs – £92 Midtown; £82, £78 Tongue Mains; £70 Shepherds Bungalow.

West and Islands – Chev wedder lambs – £100, £77.50 Bundaloch Sheep Stock Club; £96, £77.50 Achnaclerach, Garve; £90 Gesto, Struan; £89, £78.50 Uiginish, Dunvegan; £88 Creagard; £88 Uiginish; £80, £77 Struanmore; £78.50 Ormiscaig, Aird, Ardheslaig; £79.50 Aultbea; £79.50 Raasay Home; £79 Gesto; £78.50, £77.50 Sumardale, Struan; £75.50 Uiginish, Dunvegan; £75.50 Inverbroom, Ullapool; £74.50 Uiginish; £74 (x2) Tote House; £74 Strathcaniard, Ullapool; £73.50 Clachan, Inverbroom. Texel lambs – £86, £77 Garynamonie, Isle of south Uist; £81.50 Oronsay island, Struan; £79.50, £75.50 Balmeanach, Struan; £77, £75 Kiestle, Snizort. Other breeds – Belt X – £83, £82.50, £81, £80 Struanmore; £79.50 Kirkton Gardens, Lochcarron; £79 Cloverdale, Lower Barvas; £78.50 Borve, Skeabost.

Inverness and Ross – Chev ewe lambs – £89, £76 Dounie; £116, £81, £77 Bogburn, Duncanston; £80.50 Linnie Croft, Tore; £76 Erchite, Dores; £76 Lower Geanies, Fearn; £136, £108 Lochussie, Dingwall; £101, £92, £90 Lynemore, Grantown on Spey; £92, £72 Kirksheaf, Tain; £82 Green acres, Knockfarrel; £78 Bogburn. Texel lambs – £89, £80.50, £80 Balloan, Conan Bridge; £86, £84 Ardindrain; £84, £78.50 Cawdor Estate; £82.50 Milton, Farr; £82.00 Cypress, Achterneed; £81 Druim Temple croft, Gorthleck; £80.50, £79 Park Farm, Strathpeffer; £80 Dounie, Edderton; £76.50 Dell Farm, Whitebridge; £76 Balvonie, Daviot; £75.50 Lochletter, Balnain. Other breeds – £94 Park; £94, £90, £87, £80 (x2) Lower Geanies; £92, £85, £82, £78 Pelaig, Dingwall; £90 Dounie; £82 Carnoch, Strathconon; £82 Fendom, Tain; £81 Breakachy, Laggan; £78.50 Cypress.

Caithness – Cheviot ewe lambs – £96, £74 Middleton of Brims, Thurso; £85 Pynag, Dunbeath. Texel lambs – £83 Weydale, Thurso; £77.50, £75 Kirkfield, Thurso; £72 Charleston, Thurso. Other breeds – £79, £76.50 (x2) Kirkfield.

Helmsdale and Brora – Cheviot ewe lambs – £97 Portgower, Helmsdale; £80 Gartymore, West Clyne, Brora; £74 Helmsdale; £70 Suisgill estate, Helmsdale; £70 Victoria Road, Brora.

Dornoch and Golspie – Chev wedder lambs – £76.50, £74 Proncy, Dornoch; £76.50m £74 Torroble; £74.50 Fleucharry, Dornoch. Cheviot ewe lambs – £122, £102, £88 Proncy; £120 Fleucharry; £69 Torroble, Dornoch. Texel lambs – £77 Fleucharry; £74.50, £70.50 Lednabirichen.

Ayr

Some 632 store lambs went under the hammer at Craig Wilson's sale where trade peaked at £94 for Texels from Messrs Dinwoodie Farms.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £92 Dinwoodie; £87 Nether Heilar; £86 (x2) Dinwoodie; £85.50 Laight and Auchenree; £84 Birgidale Knock and Knockormal. Mule – £78 Laight; £74 Birgidale Knock.

St Boswells

Texels came out on top at Harrison and Hetherington's sale of store sheep, when realising £89 from Kirk O'Er.

The 724 store lambs cashed in at £80.36.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £89, £88.50 Kirk O’Er; £86.50 (x2) Ruletownhead; £86.50 Kirk O’Er; £82.50 Woolaw; £80 Greenhead. Belt – £87.50 Threeburnford. Suff – £84.50, £83.50 Blackcruik; £83 Edgerston, Greenhead. Lleyn – £81, £77.50 Menslaws. Chev Mule – £76.50, £69.50 Nisbet Mill.

Penrith

An overall sale average of £78.78 was achieved at Penrith and District Farmers’ Marts' sale of 800 store lambs.

The sale was topped at £106 for continentals from SD and CM Hoodless, Highfield, Ruckcroft.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Cont – £106, £85 (x2) Highfield; £100, £88 Eden Close; £97, £84 Newton Rigg. Tex – £96 How Hill; £94 Highfield; £90 Ingledene; £90 Thorneythwaite; £90 Smithy Garth; £89 (x2), £80 Towcett; £85 Lodge; £82 Thornhope. Char – £95 Eden Close. Mule – £77 Low Houses; £76, £74 Wythop Hall; £75 Ulcatrow; £75 Ingledene. Hebridean – £62, £54 (x2) Gosling Terrace.

Stirling (Cale)

Beltex lambs from Euan McGregor, Wester Tillyrie, Kinross, led Caledonian Marts' sale of 4027 store lambs and feeding ewes, when achieving £104.

Top average of £87.43, went to a run of Texel cross lambs from HJ and I Duncan, Blairfad.

Feeding ewes (353) sold to £88 for Mule ewes from John Filshie, Lyleston.

LEADING prices

Store lambs – Tex – £97 Craigannet; £95 Lands of Drumhead; £94 Skipness. Belt – £92 Meikle Seggie; £92 Valhalla; £91 Rhynaclach. Cont – £91 Kilt; £90 Ballabeg; £89 Thorn and Golland. Suff – £92 Easter Jawcraig. Mule – £83 Shankhead; £80 Auchtenny; £79.50 Valhalla. BF – £60.50 Doune of Glendouglas; £60.50 Mamore; £59.50 Stonefield Farms.

Feeding ewes – Chev – £65 Malling. BF – £62 Rotmell; £54 Stronchullin; £48.50 Luss Estate. Mule – £57.50 Malling.