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United Auctions, Tiree, Saturday August 15:

sold 4750 lambs averaging £70.78 per head (+ £11.81) and 209.90p/kg (+.32 pence).

Lambs were shown in excellent bloom and sold to the usual following of mainland buyers. Lambs per head - SuffX - £94.50, 9 Barrapol; £93.00, Salum; £93.00, Greenbank; £92.50, Druimasaidh; £91.00, Benview; £91.00, Druimasaidh; £90.00, 6 Crossapol; £90.00, Mannal; £90.00, 6 Crossapol; £88.00, Hillcrest; £87.00, 2 Heylipol; £86.00, 4 Heanish; £85.50, Druimasaidh; £84.00, 8 Cornaigbeg; £84.00, Mannal; £82.00, 9 Barrapol; £80.50, Croish; £80.00, 10 Crossapol. BeltX - £105.00, Heylipol Farm; £100.00, Ruaig; £98.00, Hillcrest; £96.00, Heylipol Farm; £95.00, Braeside; £95.00, 4 Kilkenneth; £95.00, Braeside; £90.00, Hillcrest; £89.00, Ruaig; £88.00, Heylipol Farm; £87.00, Braeside; £87.00, Lochphuil; £87.00, 4 Kilkenneth; £87.00, Braeside; £86.00, Ruaig; £86.00, Lochphuil; £86.00, Heylipol; £82.50, 6 Barrapol; £82.00, Hillcrest; £82.00, Braeside; £82.00, 4 Kilkenneth; £82.00, Braeside; £80.00, Hillcrest. TexX - £98.00, Hillcrest; £94.00, Lochside; £90.50, 6 Barrapol; £90.00, Braeside; £89.50, 10 Balevullin; £89.00, Ardmay; £89.00, Mannal; £88.00, 6 Barrapol; £88.00, Greenbank; £88.00, Mannal; £87.00, Hillcrest; £86.50, Druimasaidh; £86.00, Hough; £85.00, Whitehouse; £84.50, Ardmay; £82.50, 34 Balephetrish; £82.00, 7 Kilkenneth; £80.00, Mannal; £80.00, 6 Crossapol; £80.00, 3 Balevullin; £80.00, Heylipol Farm; £80.00, Whitehouse. HB - £73.50, 8 Barrapol. Chev - £87.00, Skipinnis; £80.00, 8 Kilkenneth; £76.00, 4 Heanish; £73.50, Ardeas; £72.00, Vaul; £71.00, Croish; £70.00, 8 Kilkenneth. CROSS - £84.50, £84.00, 3 Balevullin; £79.00, 34 Balephetrish; £76.50, Ruaig; £75.50, Mannal; £72.50, 3 Balevullin. Zwa - £65.00, Garaphail. Mule - £90.00, Ruaig; £87.00, Braeside; £78.00, 3 Balevullin; £76.00, Lochside; £72.00, Mannal. Chev Mule - £70.50, Mannal. BF - £62.00, 3 Balevullin, £56.50, Lochside.

Lambs per Kilo – SuffX – 236p, Benview; 234p, Scarinish Farm; 233p, 2 Heylipol; 232p, Druimasaidh; 229p, Salum; 227p, Scarinish Farm; 227p, Salum; 226p, Ardeas; 224p, Druimasaidh; 223p,

Clachan, 222p, Greenbank; 221p, Croish. BeltX – 248p, Ardmay; 246p, 236p, Heylipol Farm; 234p, 229p, Lochphuil; 229p, Heylipol Farm; 228p, Hillcrest ; 228p, Ruaig; 228p, Lochphuil; 226p, Ruaig; 225p, Hillcrest; 224p, Ardmay; 224p, Heylipol Farm; 222p, 6 Barrapol; 222p, Hillcrest. TexX – 246p, 6 Barrapol; 245p, 8 Kilkenneth; 234p, Heylipol Farm; 226p, 10 Balevullin; 224p, Lochside; 223p, Whitehouse; 222p, 6 Barrapol; 221p, 6 Balevullin. HB – 237p, 8 Barrapol. Chev – 219p, 3a Caolis; 218p, Scarinish Farm. Cross – 215p, 3A Caolis. Zwa – 214p, Garaphail. Mule – 215p, Lochside. Chev Mule – 221p, Mannal. BF – 175p, Lochside; 169p, Garaphail.

United Auctions, Oban, Tuesday August 18: sold 5183 Lambs & Sheep of all classes. Lambs (4818) averaged £60.36 (+£7.90).

A good offering of mainly store Lambs again sold to a good ringside of buyers.

Lambs – SuffX - £77.00, 16 Eoligarry, Barra; £74.50, 3 Killean; £73.00, Achnacone; £72.50, Dunmor; £72.00, Mid Farm; £69.50, Achnacree Beag; £68.00, Frackersaig; £67.00, Ardencaple; £65.50, Balnagown Croft; £65.00, 3 Killean; £65.00, Annat; £65.00, Callart. BeltX - £72.00, Acharonich; £69.00, Achnacree Beag; £68.50, £68.00, Tyree; £68.00, Croft2 Fanmore. TexX - £75.00, Poltalloch; £75.00, Balnagown; £74.50, Keilbeg; £74.00, Fiaraidh Grazings, Barra; £74.00, 123 Craigston, Barra; £73.50, Balligarve; £73.00, Kengharair; £73.00, Blackcroft; £71.00, Creagnich; £70.00, Blackcroft; £69.00, Balnagown;

£68.50, Poltalloch; £67.50, Kengharair; £67.50, 123 Craigston Barra; £67.50, Keilbeg; £67.00, Bailuacraich; £66.00, 3 Baligrundle. Chev - £74.00, Glenmore; £70.00, Barndromin; £67.00, Slaterich; £65.50, Glenmore; £64.50, Torloisk; £63.00, Barndromin. Cross - £70.50, Laggan; £68.50, Glenstrae Farmers; £65.50, Pennygown; £63.00, 17 St Brendan Rd. Barra. Mule - £65.00, Fiart; £64.50, South Achinduin; £63.00, Tyree; £60.50, Poltalloch. Chev Mule - £65.00, Tyree. BF - £54.00, 17 St Brendan Rd. Barra; £47.50, Dunach Estate; £44.00, Kengharair.

Ewes – TexX - £98.00, £94.00, Croft 2 Fanmore; £73.00, Tyree. Chev - £64.00, Caddleton Farms. Cross - £54.50, Glenmore. Mule £61.50, Poltalloch.