Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd held their annual show and sale of prime Suffolk lambs at Ayr yesterday in conjunction with the West and Central Scotland Sheep Club. The champion pen, weighing 43kg apiece, was shown by Messrs R McMillan, Burnbank Farm, Dalrymple and went on to fetch £120 per head or 279.1p per kg. The reserve ticket went to R Stevenson, Langshaw Farm, Carluke for a pen of 48kg lambs that were sold for £118. The 51 prime Suffolk lambs presented for judging averaged £106 or 253.5p.
The 1103 prime lambs sold to a top of £122 and 295p to average 247.1p (-5.9p on the week, but 60.7p dearer than the corresponding sale last year), while 189 prime hoggs sold to £100 and 204.2p to average 178.8p (-3p).
There were also 298 cast sheep forward when heavy ewes sold to £135.50 for Texels and averaged £78.11, while light ewes peaked at £74 for Blackfaces and levelled at £58.70.
Harrison & Hetherington Ltd sold 34 prime heifers in St Boswells yesterday to a top of 256p per kg and an average of 238p (+22p), while 20 prime bullocks peaked at 237p and levelled at 223p (+5p).
In the rough ring 31 beef cows sold to 207p and averaged 147p (-5p).
There were also 862 prime lambs forward that sold to £128 and 280.8p to average £109 and 261p (+15p), while 333 prime hoggs peaked at £115 and 225p to average 181p (-3p).
The 231 cast sheep forward saw heavy ewes sell to £127 for Texels and average £80, while light ewes peaked at £83 for Cheviots and levelled at £66.
The firm also sold 16 prime heifers in Carlisle yesterday to a top of 228.5p and an average of 198p (-4.1p), while 19 prime bullocks peaked at 229.5p and levelled at 202.3p (+6.2p). Fifty-three prime, beef-bred bulls sold to 226.5p and averaged 191.1p (+3.5p), while 41 prime, dairy-bred bulls peaked at 193.5p and levelled at 166.3p (+15.1p).
In the rough ring 105 beef cows sold to 217.5p and averaged 156p (+8.2p), while 207 dairy cows peaked at 172.5p and levelled at 121.1p (+7.9p). Eleven bulls sold to 177.5p and averaged 145.8p (+21.5p).
There were also 1213 prime lambs that sold to £133.80 and 332.8p to average 258.7p (+6.6p), while 35 prime hoggs peaked at £88 and 173.1p to level at 142.6p (-30p).
A small show of 110 cast sheep saw heavy ewes sell to £107.50 for Texels and average £77.89, while light ewes peaked at £66.50 for Hill Cheviots and levelled at £58.14.
Lawrie & Symington Ltd sold 18 prime heifers in Lanark yesterday to a top of 254p and an average of 239p (+3.1p), while 9 prime, beef-bred bullocks peaked at 245p and levelled at 215.2p (+2.1p). Seventeen prime, B&W bullocks sold to 166p and averaged 140.1p (-2.6p).
In the rough ring 30 beef cows averaged 136.2p (+1p) and 31 dairy cows levelled at 105.2p (-1.2p).
The firm also sold 577 prime lambs to a top of £125.50 and 296.1p to average 257.5p (-3.4p), while 264 prime hoggs peaked at £109.50 and 224.5p to level at 180.5p (-6.1p).
The 381 cast sheep forward saw heavy ewes sell to £148.50 for a Texel and average £89.71, while light ewes peaked at £75.50 for Blackfaces and levelled at £61.21.
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