Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 1389 store and breeding sheep in Newton Stewart on Friday when breeding sheep, in keeping with the national trend were harder to cash. Scotch Mule gimmers sold to £116, while Scotch Mule ewe lambs peaked at £80.
Top prices and averages for selected breeds of store lambs: Suffolks to £58.50 and averaged £53.90 for 549; Texels £57.20 and £52.31 for 305; Mules £53 and £48.18 for 180; Cheviots £53.80 and £49.10 for 92.
Feeding and correct ewes sold to £65 for Cheviots and £48 for Mules to average £41.43 for 119.
The Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart sold 79 store heifers in Dumfries yesterday to a top of 305.6p per kg and an average of 206.9p (+1p on the fortnight), while 159 store, beef-bred bullocks peaked at 261.4p and levelled at 213.6p (-14.5p). Thirty-four store, B&W bullocks sold to 193.3p and averaged 176.7p (+14.7p), while 14 store bulls peaked at 321.9p and levelled at 206.4p.
John Swan Ltd sold 55 prime heifers in St Boswells yesterday to a top of 245p and an average of 224.3p (-0.7p on the week), while 27 prime, beef-bred bullocks peaked at 246p and levelled at 222.1p (-6.7p). Seven prime bulls sold to 201p and averaged 153.7p.
In the rough ring 44 beef-type cows averaged 120.4p.
The firm also sold 1863 prime lambs to a top of £83 per head and 173p per kg to average £61.58 and 144p (-4p).
The 573 cast sheep forward saw heavy ewes sell to £97 for Texels and average £62.71, while light ewes peaked at £73 for Cheviots and levelled at £47.13.
Harrison & Hetherington Ltd sold 24 prime heifers in Carlisle yesterday to a top of 234.5p and an average of 209.1p (no change), while 9 prime bullocks peaked at 240.5p and levelled at 209.5p (+12.1p). Thirty-five prime, beef-bred bulls sold to 222.5p and averaged 185.2p (+1.2p), while 48 prime, dairy-bred bulls peaked at 167.5p and levelled at 139p (-0.3p).
In the rough ring 77 beef cows averaged 131.8p (+2.8p) and 186 dairy cows levelled at 98.3p (+3.5p). Eleven bulls averaged 120.3p (-3.8p).
The firm also sold 2405 prime lambs to a top of £85.80 and 202.1p to average 144.2p (-6.2p).
The 341 cast sheep forward saw heavy ewes sell to £94 for Texels and average £64.94 (-£3.81), while light ewes peaked at £34.40 for Swaledales and levelled at £34.40 (-£1.60).
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 2405 prime lambs to a top of £77 and 166.7p to average 138p (-5.6p).
A larger show of 655 cast sheep saw ewes sell to £135 and £126 for two lots of Texels, while Blackfaces peaked at £63.
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