Around the markets
Dingwall & Highland Marts Limited, Fort William, Saturday September 25: sold 2,409 store sheep of all classes.
Lambs (1,756) sold to £81 gross for a pen of Cheviots from Annbank, Kilchoan.
Feeding sheep (653) sold to £86 gross for a Cheviot ram from Benhaint, Kilchoan.
All classes of stock sold to sellers’ advantage.
Other leading prices per head:
Store lambs: Cross – Loch Treig, £70, 3 Bohuntin, Roy Bridge, £69.50, 17 Fiscavaig, Carbost, £62, Torlundy Farm, £61.50; TexX – 52 Banavie, £70, £69, £67.50, Duror, Glenelg, £66, Dalreoch, Roy Bridge, £59; Chev – South Laggan, Spean Bridge, £67, Annbank, £63.50, £63, 7 South Laggan, Spean Bridge, £62; SuffX – Ockle, Achateny, £65.50; BF – Loch Treig, £55, Breakachy, Laggan, £55, 17 Fiscavaig, £54, Ockle, £54, Keil Farm, Ardgour, £54.
Feeding sheep: Chev ewe – Balnaha, Kilmory, £72, Benhaint, £72, Annbank, £69, Inverailort Estate, £66; Lly ewe – 2 Unachan, Spean Bridge, £70; Chev wdr – Annbank, £69, 7 South Laggan, £63; Rou ewe – Greenfield, Invergarry, £61; Cross ewe – Torlundy Farm, £60, Keppoch Farms, Roy Bridge, £56, 2 Unachan, £54; Chev gmr – Insh Farm, Spean Bridge, £55, Cross gmr – 2 Achnaphubuil, £55, BF wdr- Duror, £55, Keil Farm, £54; BF ewe – Insh Farm, £54.50, Breakachy, £53.50, Keppoch Farms, £50, Tigh Seonaid, Inchree, £50; BF ram – 16 Moss, Acharacle, £50.
United Auctions, Oban, Tuesday September 22: sold 3835 Breeding Sheep. 1372 Ewe Lambs averaged £70.50 (+£21.34), 833 Gimmers averaged £113.11 (+£26.38), and 1630 Ewes averaged £75.90 (+ £22.14).
Sellers enjoyed a buoyant trade at Oban’s Annual Sale of Breeding Ewes, Gimmers & Ewe Lambs when averages rose considerably in all sections. Despite the buoyant trade prevailing, buying customers were selective with their purchases for all classes and only the best bred types dominated the trade.
United Auctions wish to express their gratitude to the customers who diverted their Cross Bred Sheep to Oban Livestock Centre in order that both Dalmally & Oban Centres served their customers to full advantage under the present COVID19 restrictions.
Leading prices: Ewe Lambs – Chev Mule - £108, £107, Tyree (D MacDonald Jnr); £98.00, Caddleton; £92.00, Shenavallie. Mule - £102, Tyree (D MacDonald
Jnr); £101, £99.00, £98.00, £96.00, Tyree; £95.00, Scammadale; £94.00, Stronacroibh; £92.00, Fiart; £90.00, Poltalloch. TexX - £95.00, 10 Killeonan; £88.00, Drimsynie Estate. Chev - £78.00, Barndromin; £76.00, £75.00, Slaterich; £75.00, Balure; £74.00, Drumfingal; £74.00, Slaterich; £73.00, Balure; £71.00, Caddleton; £70.00, Braefoot. Cross - £65.00, Creagnich. SuffX - £63.00, Fasgadh. LleyX - £67.00, Kilpatrick Croft. Gimmers – Tex - £400, £300, £280, Drimsynie Estate; £118, Gorteneoran. Chev - £155, Bardaravine; £135, Stalker Cottage; £132, Caddleton. Mule - £148, Achalic; £145, 4 Balligrundle; £145, £144, Achalic; £140, Fiart; £140, 4 Balligrundle; £140, Achalic; £138, Fiart; £135, Achalic; £135, Balligrundle 1. Chev Mule - £130, Keppochan. Cross - £105, 2 Kiel Crofts; £102, Achnacroish; £100, Tullich Croft. BF - £110, £108, Ensay; £102, Kilbride Kilmore; £90.00, Achnacroish.
Warranted Ewes – SuffX £82.00, Slaterich. Lley - £75.00, Craig. TexX - £250, £220, Drimsynie; £82.00, Slaterich. Chev - £110, £100, Cailaich; £98.00, Cour Grazings; £92.00, Torloisk; £90.00, Ardnacross. Mule - £108, £100, Dalvore. Cross - £80.00, Antuim. BF - £108, £106, Ensay; £85.00, Glengorm; £75.00, Achnaba; £72.00, Turnault; £70.00, Ensay; £70.00, Turnault.
Caledonian Marts Ltd, Sirling, Wednesday September 23, sold: 4527 Store Lambs & Feeding Ewes at their weekly sale alongside their Annual Sale of Regular Cast Blackface Ewes & Gimmers.
Store lambs (2094) were a similar trade to last week, selling to a top of £81 twice for a pen of Tex el sfromEW&JDavi es, New Flockhouse, Blairadam, and a pen of Suffolks from D Fletcher, Persabus, Islay.
Leading prices: Lambs per Head: Mule £80 & £78 Malling
Cheviot £80 Malling; Texel £78 New Flockhouse; Suffolk X £75 New Flockhouse; Continental £74 & £72 Mill of Ardoch; Continental X £72 Easter Dullatur; Cheviot X £70 Coul Estates; BF £66 Edentaggart; BF £64 Craigannet; BF £63 Shankhead; BF £62 Persabus, Islay; Shetland £42 Persabus, Islay.
Feeding Ewes: Texel £74 Kirkland; Texel X £72 Couston Farming Co; Cross £71 Hillside
Suffolk X £59 Bluebell Cottage, Islay; BF £51 Hillside; Cheviot £65 Stillaig; Mule £64 Kirkland’
Breeding section - Record price smashed by Lurg
A great show of 2433 Breeding Sheep forward for a full ringside of buyers all adhering to the two-metre rule.
Top price of the day went to Ewen McMillan, Lurg, Fintry, for a cracking pen of 5 Blackface Gimmers which set a new record at the Cally selling to £340 purchased by a telephone bid to Co Down, Ireland.
In the BF Section, many of the regular customers would be up by £20-£25 on the year with 1424 BF Ewes averaging £70.05 (+£23.29 on the year) selling to a top of £88 for a pen of 1 crop from Logan Russell, Myothill Mains, Denny.
Regular Cast Ewes sold to £84 for a cracking pen of 64 from Drummond Estates, Muthill.
Stud Ewes sold to £84 from W Adam & Son, Shankhead, Stirling.
Other leading prices: BF Ewes £80 Drummond Estates; £80 Aberuchill Estates; £80 & £76 Glenturret Estates; £78 Littleport; £75 Edentaggart & Malling; £74 Auchnafree, North Side; £74 Auchnafree, South Side; £72 Invergeldie; £72 Stronmagachan.
BF Gimmers (165) Averaged £116.54 (+£50 on the year)
Leading prices: £128 Littleport; £122 Aberuchill.