The final report from United Auctions for their sale of North Country Cheviot lambs at Lairg on Tuesday reveals that only 16,213 out of the 18,500 entered were sold.
There were 10,411 wether lambs that sold to £69 for a pen from A MacKay, South Balkeith, Tain, and averaged £57.10, back £1.65 on the year, while 5802 ewe lambs peaked at £175 for a pen of 20 from Joyce Campbell, Armadale farm, and levelled at £69.12, down £2.78 on the year.
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold nine prime bullocks at Ayr on Tuesday to a top of £1315.20 and 218p per kg to average £1190.11 and 201.5p, while 21 prime heifers peaked at £1200.65 and 225p to level at £1050.03 and 202.1p. Four young bulls averaged £1053.90 and 202.7p.
Over in the rough ring 111 beef cows averaged 136.6p, while 115 dairy cows levelled at 113.1p. Nine bulls averaged 153.7p.
A better show of 10 dairy cattle met a firmer trade on the week with Holstein heifers selling to £2020, £1800, £1750 (twice) and £1550, with the overall average levelling at £1537.
The firm went on to sell 2076 prime lambs in Newton Stewart yesterday to a top of £89 per head and 216p per kg to average 184.8p.
The 266 cast sheep forward met a similar trade to last week with ewes selling to £110 for Texels and £66 for Blackfaces.
The Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had 30 prime cattle forward at their weekly sale in Dumfries when bullocks sold to 224.5p and averaged 200.7p, while heifers peaked at 221p and levelled at 205.1p. Ten young bulls sold to 166.5p and averaged 148p.
There were 45 OTM cattle presented in the rough ring with beef cows averaging 136.7p and dairy cows levelling at 105.8p.
In the sheep ring 1116 prime lambs sold to £80 and 191p to average 180.4p.
The firm also had 412 cast sheep forward with heavy ewes selling to £112.50 for Texels and averaging £64.39, while light ewes peaked at £60.50 for Blackfaces and levelled at £43.57.
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