Sale Report for Tuesday 5th September 2023

Sale data kindly provided to us by Dingwall & Highland Marts

The sale on Tuesday 5th September in Stornoway saw the sale of 4,227 store lambs and sheep of all classes.

Lambs (3,117) sold to £100 gross for a pair of Suffolk Crosses from 53 Balallan, Lochs.
Gimmers (69) sold to £114 gross for a pen of cheviots from 46A North Tolsta, Isle of Lewis.
Ewes (937) sold to £118 gross for a cheviot 8B Shader, Point.
Rams & Feeding Sheep (104) sold to £108 gross for a Cheviot from 50 Upper Coll, Back.

Other leading prices per head:
Lambs:
Chev – 43 North Shawbost, £95, £80, £68, 1 Newlands, Shulishader, £83, 11 Newmarket, £79, 13 Cross Skigersta Road, Ness, £79, £77, 1 Vatisker, Back, £79, 22 North Street, £78, 1A Lower Sandwick, £76, £64, 46A North Tolsta, £76, £61, 18 Leurbost, Lochs, £76, £70, 8 Sand Street, Stornoway, £74, (thrice), £72, £60.50, £60, 5 Swordale, Point, £74, 15 Swordale, £72, £63, 7A Garrabost, Point, £68.50, 18 Balallan, Lochs, £67, 1B Lower Sandwick, £66, £64.50, 50 Newmarket, £63.50, 15A New Garrabost, £63.50, Shiloh, Aird, £61;
Cross – 2A Back, £90, 41B Lower Barvas, £86, £85, 20 South Bragar, £85, 13A Lower Bayble, £85, 25 Lower Barvas, £84.50, £64, (twice), £61.50, 8 Sand Street, £83, 21 Brue, £81, 22 North Street, £78, 28 Lower Shader, £77, 1 Eordale, Ness, £74, 42 South Bragar, £73, £61, £60, 35 Crossbost, Lochs, £72, 50 Garrabost, £70, 6 Glen Kyles, Leverburgh, £70, £66, 1A Back, £69, £62, 13 Cross Skigersta Road, £67, £62, 47 Knock, Point, £64, 25 Cross, Ness, £64, 2A Back, £62, 42 Gress, Back, £61, 5 Shulishader, £61, 7 Crossbost, £60, 1 Arivruacich, Lochs, £60, 3 Upper Carloway, £60;
SuffX – 13A Lower Bayble, £90, 53 Balallan, £90, £74, £63, £60, 17 Northton, Isle of Harris, £86, £63, 1 Eordale, £83, 7 Ballantrushal, £80, £62, 25 Lower Barvas, £80, £63.50, £61, 17 Laxay, £79, 20B Newmarket, Laxdale, £77, 28 Lower Barvas, £73, 1A Back, £69, 8 Reef, Uig, £68, 1 Gress, Back, £62, 8 Manish, Isle of Harris, £60;
TexX – 42 South Bragar, £90, £65, £60, 20 Ranish, £89, £78, 2A Back, £89, £79.50, £76.50, 1 Eordale, £88.50, 1 School Hill, Ranish, £78, 47 Knock, £71, Oceancrest, Brue, £70, 32 Valtas, Uig, £69, 1 Gress, £60;
DorsX – 6 Glen Kyles, £88, £73, £67;
Mule – 43 Swainbost, £76, 47 Knock, £72;
BF – 17B Habost, Ness, £72.50, 53 Balallan, £65, 1 Vatisker, £62, 1 Eordale, £61, 6 Tobson, Bernera, £58.50, 41 Upper Carloway, £57.50, 25 South Bragar, £57, 17B Habost, £55, Hushinish, Aird, £55.

Ewes:
Tex – 20 South Bragar, £114;
Chev – 5 Kershadder, £88, 6 Glen Kyles, £88, 10 Aird, £86, 1A Lower Sandwick, £86, 8B Shader, £85, 11 Newmarket, £84, 17 Lower Bayble, £76, 18 Leurbost, £76, 46A North Tolsta, £76, 40 Crossbost, Lochs, £73, 7 Ballantrushal, £70, £66, 23 Knock, £69, 15 Swordale, £68, 9 Broadway View, £68, 50 Upper Coll, £66, 15 Skigersta, Ness, £66, 8 Sand Street, £65;
Cross – 9A Ranish, £78, 4 Crossbost, £70, 20 South Brager, £68, 5 Kershadder, £68, 6 Glen Kyles, £67,41B Lower Barvas, £65;
SuffX – 6 North Bragar, £74, 24 Laxay, £69;
BF – 6 Valtos, £66, 5A Earshader, Crulivig, £58, 51 Vatisker, £55, 7 Upper Bayble, £52, 40 Crossbost, £52, 3 Ardhasaig, Isle of Harris, £51, Hushinish, £50, 10 Aird, £50.

Gimmers:
Chev – 8B Shader, £102, £100, School Park, £100;
Cross – 13 Ranish, £86, 7 Ballantrushal, £79.

Feeding Sheep:
BF wdr – 17 Northton, £70, £53, (twice), 3 Ardhasaig, £55, 20 Lingerbay, Isle of Harris, £54;
​SuffX wdr – 29 Northton, £58.