Lairg

Livestock Sales Reports - Lairg

Tuesday 7 September 2021

United Auctions (Tuesday 7 September 2021) held their second sale of 4153 lambs, where the sun shone both outside and in the ring with ewe lambs being in a particularly fierce demand.

2925 wedder lambs sold to average £62.30 (+£1.45) selling to £103 for a pen of Texels from K MacLennan, 2 Ardmore, Edderton.

1228 ewe lambs sold to average £77.83 (+£12.91) selling to £145 for Cheviots from  K MacLennan, 2 Ardmore, Edderton.

Leading prices:

NCC wedder lambs
£81 – 186 Migdale, Bonar Bridge  
£80 – 2 Ardmore, Edderton 
£78 - 6 Terryside, Lairg 
£77 – Wester Guinard, Ardgay 
£76 – Balnakeil

Texel Cross wedder lambs
£90 – Rhifail, Mulbuie 
£89 – 2 Ardmore, Edderton

Suffolk Cross wedder lambs
£75 – Cuilaneilan, Kinlochbervie

Cross wedder lambs
£78 – Cartomie, East Annat

NCC ewe lambs
£142 – 6 Terryside, Lairg  
£142, £138, £135 – 186 Migdale, Bonar Bridge  
£132, £129 – Armadale, Thurso

Texel ewe lambs
£142 – Cuilaneilan, Kinlochbervie

Riggs
£80 – Badanloch, Kinbrace  
£75 – Thistle House, Thurso
 

Tuesday 10 August 2021

United Auctions (Tuesday 10 August 2021) sold 13,360 lambs at their first sale with a busy ring full of buyers from throughout the UK, trade rocketed as they fought to secure the cream of the NCC hill lambs.  

10,500 wedder lambs sold to an average of £68.63 (up £9.34 on the year) selling to £86.50 for Cheviots from Joyce Campbell, Armadale, Thurso and £86 for Beltex Crosses from M MacDonald, Achentoul Cottage, Kinbrace.

3310 ewe lambs sold to average £89.84 (up £16.80 on the year) selling to £220 for black Cheviots from George and Sabrina Ross, Heatherlea, Ardgay and to £200 for Cheviots from Joyce Campbell, Armadale.

Cheviot Wether Lambs
£85.00 The Glebe
£84.00  South Balkeith
£83.00 Armadale
£82.50 Armadale

Beltex Cross Wether Lambs
£82.00 Dorrery
£75.50 Achentoul Cottage

Texel Wether Lambs
£82.50 Carnich
£77.00 Langdale
£76.00 Llewellyn, Easterton
£76.00 110 East Kirtomy

Cross Wether Lambs
£80.00 Dorrery
£79.00 Auchlich
£79.00 13 Inverbreckie
£62.00 20 Strathnaver

Mule Wether Lambs
£68.00 Llewellyn, Easterton

Cheviot Ewe Lambs
£180.00 West Garty
£155.00 South Balkeith
£150.00 Armadale
£140.00 Inkstack
£140.00 13 Inverbreckie
£140.00 186 Migdale
£135.00 Ivy Cottage, Achentoul
£135.00 Millhouse

Texel Cross Ewe Lambs
£98.00 Carnich
£89.00 Langdale

Riggs
£82.00 87 Torroble
£73.00 Thistle House
£72.50 Achlich
£71.00 West Shinness
£71.00 Millhouse