Stornoway mart report

Good prices at Stornoway lamb sales 10/9/14

There were increased prices for store lambs and feeding sheep at Stornoway auction mart recently with 4,046 animals sold, according to auctioneers, Dingwall and Highland Marts.

A spokesman said: "With an improved show of lambs, all classes met a firm demand with the overall average showing an increase of £2.18 on the corresponding sale of last year."

Top prices

Cheviot lambs (694) averaged £43.99 and sold to £57 gross from 25 Garrabost, Point.

Texel cross lambs (229) averaged £48 and sold to £60.50 gross from 9A Ranish.

Suffolk cross lambs (828) averaged £46.57 and sold to £59.50 gross from 30 Gravir, South

Lochs.

Blackface lambs (1110) averaged £29.90 and sold to £49.00 gross from 7B Shader, Point.

Cross lambs (1089) averaged £38.71 and sold to £54 gross from 6 Habost, Lochs.

Feeding sheep (93) sold to £58.50 gross from 40 Crossbost, Lochs.

Other leading prices per head:

Point: Chev – 7 Aird, £55; TexX - 29 Flesherin, £57; SuffX – 25 Garrabost, £56.50; BF – 15A

Sheshader, £45; CharX – 20A Garrabost, £44; Cross - 16 Knock, £53.50.

Ness: Chev – 22 Fivepenny, £49; SuffX – 43 Habost, £49.

Back: Chev - 47 Back, £53; TexX – 9 Coll, £59; SuffX - 9 Back, £55; BF - 26 Back, £41.50; Cross - 9 Back, £52.

Stornoway: Chev - 5 East Street, Sandwick, £55; TexX – 27 Melbost, £54; SuffX - 5 East Street, £57; BF – 5 Memorial Avenue, £41; Cross – 5 Memorial Avenue, £50.

Uig & Bernera: Chev - 7 Hacklett, Uig, £49; SuffX – 6 Valtos, Uig, £42; BF – 6 Valtos, £44; Cross – 6 Valtos, £47.

Westside: Chev – 22 New Tolsta, £49; TexX – 34 New Shawbost, £52; SuffX – 11 Upper Barvas, £55; BF – 38 Lower Barvas, £45; Cross – 13 Doune, Carloway, £53.

Lochs: Chev – 18 Leurbost, £52.50; TexX – 20 Ranish, £54.50; SuffX – 6 Habost, £58; BF – 20 Ranish, £45.50; CharX – 10 Kershadder, £45; Cross – 46 Balallan, £49.50.

Harris: Chev – Atlantic View, Bunavoneader, £42; TexX - 6 Glen Kyles, Leverburgh, £50; SuffX – Atlantic View, £47.50; BF – 2A Marig, £44; Cross – 3 Ardhasaig, £45.