TO PLACE YOUR ADVERT IN THE CAMPBELTOWN COURIER:
Other Gimmers leading
prices: Mule £170, £166 & £164 Gartenbantrick; £150 Low Gartachorrans; £148 Scarba Cottage; £142 & £140 Kilbride, Islay. Suffolk: £148 Kilbride, Islay.Texel: £180 Lower Killernie; £168 Kilbride, Islay; £160 Low Gartachorrans.
Cheviot: £100 Kilbride, Islay. BFL: £108 Menteith Crescent. Roussin: £125 Scarba Cottage. Kerryhill: £96 Rosebank.
All classes of ewes: Cheviot £94 & £90 Carloonan; £82 Accurach & Hillside
Mule: £102 Arnbathie Farms; £90 Easter Dullatur; £90 Ardnave, Islay. Cheviot X £72 Accurach; £72 Drumdruills; £70 Carloonan; £68 Stronmagachan. Texel: £86 Astel; £85 Easter Dullatur.
Ewe Lamb leading prices:Texel £85 Lower Killernie; Suffolk £80 Coull, Islay; Texel £76 Coull, Islay; Cheviot £61 Camore; BFL £48 Menteith Crescent; BF £45 Tandlemuir; BF £43 Garrows.
United Auctions, Dalmally, Friday September 25: sold 6409 Blackface Ewes, Gimmers and Ewe Lambs. Warranted ewes (3715) sold to £400 per head from J Fairlie, Tearmann, and D Murray, Lurgan, to average £73.65 (+ £13.75).
1192 Gimmers sold to £650 per head from J Cockburn, 20 Achnamara, to average £121.68 (+ £20.96).
Ewe Lambs sold to £600 per head from W G Walker, Crammie, to average £56.59 (+ £15.45). With a packed market of buyers whilst keeping to COVID19 restrictions, a Market full to capacity with pens of sheep and a flying trade, atmosphere was high around the premises with consignors returning home after a satisfying days trading.
Leading prices: Warranted Ewes - £400, Tearman; £400, £300, Lurgan; £280, Tearman; £210, Tay & Torridon Estates; £200, Balliemeanoch; £125, Tay & Torridon Estates; £112, Benmore Home Farm; £108, Millpark; £98.00, Maam; £98.00, Benmore Home
Farm; £85.00, Roromore; £82.00, Castles Estate; £82.00, Duncroisk; £82.00, Littleport; £82.00, Lochs Estate; £82.00, Glenfeochan Estate; £80.00, Garraron; £80.00, Tullochcan; £78.00, Castles Estate; £78.00, Corrylorn; £78.00, Roro Estate; £78.00, Bragleenmore; £78.00, Duncroisk; £78.00, Roromore; £78.00, Stroneskar.
Gimmers - £650, 20 Achnamara; £230, Laigh Balernock; £215, 20 Achnamara; £200, Laigh Balernock; £160, Littleport; £152, 20 Achnamara; £152, £145, Balliemeanoch; £145, 20 Achnamara; £144, Roromore; £140, Davdell; £138, Acharonich; £135, Dunalastair Estate; £135, Balliemeanoch.
Ewe Lambs - £600, Crammie; £300, Lurgan; £200, Tearman; £112, Crammie; £112, Saulmore; £108, Lurgan; £108, Saulmore; £100, Lurgan; £100, Crammie; £100, Low Tirfergus; £98.00, Millpark; £90.00, Rhugarbh; £88.00, Millpark; £88.00, Tearman; £88.00, Sonachan; £85.00, Invernahyle; £85.00, Low Tirfergus; £80.00, Largie; £80.00, Acharonich.