LOCHBOISDALE SALE – Friday 5^th September 2014

United Auctions held their opening sale of 2487 lambs & sheep at Lochboisdale Auction Mart. A good offering of lambs sold in keeping with current mainland trends. Short keeping lambs were down in values on the year which is in keeping with current levels prevailing throughout the country for prime sheep. However, longer keeping lambs sold more readily and the overall sale average of £41.71 proved to be £4 per head back on the corresponding sale last year.

PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES:

LAMBS

SUFFx: £62.50 – 18 West Gerinish : £62.00 – 409B Smerclate : £61.50 – 15 Carinish : £60.50 – 330 North Boisdale : £60.00 – 269 Daliburgh : £59.50 – 409/410 Smerclate : £58.50 – 6 Rhughasinish : £58.00 – 6 Frobost : £57.50 – 348 North Boisdale & 409B Smerclate : £55.50 – 287

TEXx: £63.00 – 31 Aird : £60.50 – 119 Craigston, Barra : £58.50 – 15 Carinish : £55.50 – 11 Carinish.

BELTx: £62.00 – 6 Rhughasinish : £57.50 – 18 West Gerinish.

CROSS: £63.50 – 356 South Boisdale : £58.00 – 391 Garrynamonie : £57.50 – 383 Garrynamonie & 391 Garrynamonie.

CHEVx: £41.50 – 255 Daliburgh.

CHAx: £53.50 – 414 Smerclate.

MULE: £65 & £50.50 – 123 Craigston, Barra.

BF: £49.50 – 17 Torlum : £46.50 – 32 Liniclate : £42.00 – 271 Daliburgh : £40.50 – 12 Ardvenish, Barra.

 

EWES

SUFFx: £61.00 – 269 Daliburgh : £50.00 & £40.50 – 271 Daliburgh.

CROSS: £40.00 – 383 Garrynamonie & 391 Garrynamonie.

BF: £36.00 – Ardnasruban, Grimsay.

 

WEDDERS

£54 – 271 Daliburgh: £38 – 8 Penineirine.

 

 

LOCHMADDY SALE – Wednesday 3^rd September 2014

Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 4,000 store lambs. Lambs (4,000) sold to £70 per head for Texel crosses from 1 Knockline, Bayhead.

“An increased entry due to a larger percentage of twin lambs were shown in lesser bloom than usual resulting in an overall average decrease of £6.46.”

PRIZE LIST:

Cheviot lambs –

1^st A Macpherson, 24 Liniclate, £61;

2^nd S MacVicar, 12 Locheport, £58.

BF lambs –

1^st J M MacDonald, Sidinish, £44;

2^nd D J MacDonald, 3 Island Flodda, £41.

Suffolk cross lambs –

1^st Melanie Maclean, 12 Rathad Mhic Eion, £64;

2^nd A MacDonald, Crois Moraig, £63.50.

Continental cross lambs –

1^st H MacDonald, 1 Knockline, £70;

2^nd H MacDonald, 3 Hosta, £66.50.

 

LEADING PRICES PER HEAD:

WEDDER LAMBS

TexX – 3 Hosta, Tigharry, £66.50, 3 Claddach, Kirkibost, £61, 1 Knockline, Bayhead, £59.50;

SuffX – 18 Illeray, Baleshare & 3 Hosta, £65, 8 Aird, Benbecula & 7/8 Gramsdale, Benbecula £64, Crois Moirag, Clachan, £63.50;

Chev – 12 Locheport, Carinish, £58, 4 Knockline, Bayhead, £57.50, 2/3 Clachan Sands, Lochmaddy, £55.50;

BeltX – 34 Liniclate, Creagorry, £57;

Cross – Templeside, Carinish, £56, 8 Carinish, Isle of North Uist, £55, 2 Balranald, Lochmaddy & 8 Carinish, £55.

 

EWE LAMBS

Chev – 24 Liniclate, Benbecula, £61, 20 Balemore, Bayhead, £56, Blachaval Cottage, Lochmaddy, £55.50;

TexX – Kyles Flodda, Benbecula, £59, 1 Knockline, Bayhead & 5 Gramsdale, Benbecula, £55, 15 Kallin, Benbecula, £54;

Cross – 29 Ardivachaiair, Eochar, £43.50, £42.50.