High demand for lambs 30/9/14
Lambs met a high demand at the recent sale at Stornoway auction mart.
A spokesman for auctioneers, Dingwall and Highlands Marts, said: “Lambs in general were looking well and met a highly satisfactory demand.”
A total of 4,065 sheep were sold with store lambs (3,391) averaging £34.57 and sold to £100 gross for a Texel cross from 10 Habost.
Feeding sheep (672) sold to £84 gross for Blackface ewes from 15 Vatisker, Back.
Other leading prices per head were:
Lambs:
Chev – 21B Balallan, Lochs, £68; 10 Habost, £66.50; 7 Fleming Place, Stornoway,
£62.
Cross – 100 Cross Skigersta Road, £60; 1 Habost, £59; 13 Cross Skigersta Road, £58.
CharX – 45 Arnol, £57.
Mule – 14A West Tarbert, Tarbert, £68; 10 Habost, £51.50.
BF – 5 Shulishader, Point, £57.
SuffX – 20B Newmarket, £5; 9 Coll, £55.50; 13 Cross Skigersta Road, and 32 Garrabost, £55.
TexX – 7A Keose, £53.50.
Tex – 50 Newmarket, £54.50.
Gimmers:
BF – 7 Hacklett, £77; Steishal, £68; 43 Swainbost, £63.
Chev – Steishal, £64.
Cross – 6 Tobson, £62; 7 Hacklett, £61; Ensay, £60.
Ewes:
Chev – 1 Portnaguran, Point, £74; 34 Newmarket, £71; 12 Balmacara, £62.
BF – 15 Vatisker, £48.
Wedders/Rams
BFwdr – 26 New Sheilings, £56; 20 Lingerbay, £48.
Chev ram – 1B Lower Sandwick, £52.