Store lambs

On Monday, August 14, Caley Marts sold 3207 store lambs and feeding sheep.

Top price of the day went to J and J MacInnes, Culbhuirg, Isle of Iona for a pair of Suffolks at £90.Overall sale average £58.55 (-£2.50 on the week). Texel Lambs averaged £56.93 (-£6.74 otw); Suffolk Lambs averaged £64.14 (+29p otw); Mule Lambs averaged £56.70 (-£1.18 otw); BF Lambs averaged £48.61 (+5.76 otw).Leading prices: Texel - Er Gartfarran £70; Traighmor (Isle of Iona) £70; Kilt £69. Beltex - Craigmad £72.50 and £70.50. Halfbred - Girnal £69. Continental - Otter Estates £67.50. Suffolk Culbhuig (Isle of Iona) £84 and £70.50; East Mitchelton £61.50. Blackface Aberuchill £53; Drummond £51; Otter £50.

Feeding Ewes/Wedders: Cross Culbhuirg (Isle of Iona) £55. Blacface - Culbhuirg (Isle of Iona) £32. Wedders - Achavaich (Isle of Iona) £76. Finmont; Tex - £100 St Mungoes; Tex X - £100 Millplough; SuffX - £97.50 Whitehouse; Suff - £94 Er Jawcraig; Mule - £80 West Lundie.

Lambs per kg: Beltex – 233p Doune Farms; Beltex X – 232p & 231p Meikle Seggie; Cont – 231p Grange of Lindores; Tex – 229p Gelvan; Cont X – 228p Pett; Tex X – 227p Meikle Seggie; Suff – 200p Lahillcraig and Bogside; Mule – 181p Wr Bowhouse.

Also forward 671 cast ewes, tups and wedders. Heavy ewes averaged £73.88 (255). Top price was £94 for a Texel from W and S McCord, Welton of Creuchies. Export ewes av £31.87 (416).Tups sold to £73 for a Texel from I Duff, Hardridge. Wedders sold to £49 from J O Dunlop, Blackthird.

Other leading prices: Texel - £90 Welton of Creuchies; £89 Westerhall; £86 Welton of Creuchies; £86 Sawerston. BF - £58 Claylands; £57 North Moorhouse; £53 Wester Whitefield. Suffolk - £82.50 and £60 Welton of Creuchies. Cheviot - £54 Tillyrie; £54 Arnprior; £41 Wester Whitefield. Blue Face Leicester - £85 and £78 Burnbank. Cross - £80 West Kirkton; £70 Wester Whitefield; £69.50 Welton of Creuchies; £64.50 Greencraig.