Island sheep sale success

ISLAY held its own at last week’s sheep and lamb sale with prices comparing favourably to recent mainland sales.

A sale, held on Thursday November 10 at Islay Auction Mart, United Auctions, sold 1,684 lambs and sheep.

Lambs sold to £70 per head for Texel Crosses from Carrabus Farms and levelled out at £50.29.

Principal prices: Lambs: SUFFx: £63.00 Ellister, £61.50 Kilchiaran, £61.00 Starchmill, £60.50 Carrabus , £60.00 Kilchiaran, £59.50 Ardbeg and Duich, £58.00 Lossit. BELTx: £59.50 and £59.00 Coille. TEXx: £70.00 Carrabus (J Porter), £65.50 £63.50 and £62.00 Carrabus, £62.00 Leorin, £60.50 Tallant, £60.00 Lossit and Carrabus, £59.50 Ballimartin, £58.50 Ardbeg and Ellister. CHEVx: £57.50 Duich. CROSS: £59.50 Ardbeg. MULE: £61.50 Carrabus, £59.50 Uiskentuie, £58.00 Duich, £55.00 Ballachlaven. BF: £47.00 – Lossit and Ballachlaven: £45.00 – Leorin.

Ewes: SUFFx: £58.00 Carrabus. TEXx: £78.00 Carrabus (J Porter), £68.50 and £60.50 Carrabus, £60.00 Lossit. CROSS: £55.00 Ardbeg. BF: £36.00 Carrabus.

Top prices per kilo: Lambs: SUFFx: 163p Achnaclach, 156p and 154p Duich, 153p Ardbeg, 149p Lossit, 148p and 147p Duich, 146p Ballaachlaven. BELTx: 151p Coille. TEXx: 163p and 154p Ardbeg, 149p Ballimartin. CHEVx: 150p No2 Foreland, 149p Duich. CROSS: 148p Leorin. MULE: 152p Uiskentuie. BF: 130p Lossit, 128p Ballachlaven and Dunlossit Ceanacroic.