Sale Report for Monday 8th October 2024 - Sheep

Sale data kindly provided to us by Dingwall & Highland Marts
The final sale of the 2024 season was held on Tuesday 8th October and it saw a strong showing of good quality sheep of all classes. The sale saw high demand and good prices for the majority of stock going through the ring. The sale was notable for the quality of the breeding stock on sale, especially gimmers and it was pleasing to see a strong local market for purchase of this stock. A total of 2012 sheep of all classes were sold on the day, with a top price £230 for a blackface tup lamb from 41 Upper Carloway.
​A pen of ewes going through the ring at the October sheep sale.
​Top Prices: 
  • Lambs (816): £230 gross for a Blackface Tup Lamb from 41 Upper Carloway.
  • Ewes (905): £90 gross for a Cross from 100 Cross Skigersta Road, Port of Ness.
  • Gimmers (186): £180 gross for a pen of Mules from 22 Laxay, Lochs
  • Rams (47): £180 gross for a Cheviot from 3 Strond, Leverburgh.
  • Feeding Sheep (58): £80 gross for a pair of Blackface Wedders from 6 Scott Road, Tarbert.

Other Leading Prices:

Lambs:
Blackface – 41 Upper Carloway, £140, 17B Habost, Ness, £82, 2A Tong, Stornoway, £60; Cross – 1 Eordale, Ness, £97, £83 & £76, 20B North Dell, £91 & £68,  8 Swainbost, Ness, £86 & £60, Park View Terrace, Isle of Scalpay, £80, £71 & £60, 8 Reef, Uig, £74, 25 Laxay, Lochs, £73, 100 Cross Skigersta Road, £72 & £68, 20 Habost, Ness, £65 & £63, 23 Laxay, Lochs, £63, 6 Garyvard, £61, 15A New Garrabost, £61, 6 Glen Kyles, Leverburgh, £60;
Texel/Texel X – 14 Adabrock, Ness, £90, £79 and £65, 14 Upper Barvas, £71 and £70, 57 Leurbost, Lochs, £60;
Suffolk X – 1 Eordale, £83, 25 Lower Barvas, £80, 27 Cross, Ness, £70, 6/7 Borve, £65, 100 Cross Skigersta Road, £61, 17 Laxay, Lochs, £61;
Cheviot – 28 South Dell, Ness, £83 & £68, 15A New Garrabost, £82 & £62, 13 Cross Skigersta Road, Ness, £71, Park View Terrace, £70, 25 Lower Barvas, £70 & £64, 25 Breasclete, £60, 9/22 Callanish, £60.

Ewes:
​Cheviot – 8 Sand Street, Stornoway, £90 & £63, 13 Cross Skigersta Road, £90 & £73, 9A Crossbost, Lochs, £82, 25 Lower Barvas, £80 & £60, 25 Laxay, £80, 1 Portnaguran, Point, £80 & £68, 25 Garrabost, Point, £70 & £68, 30 Gravir, £65, 17 Laxay, £60, 6A Upper Barvas, £60;
Crosses – 17 Lower Bayble, Point, £89, 53 Balallan, Lochs, £78, The Cottage, Lower Shader, £70, 100 Cross Skigersta Road, £65;
Blackface – 7 Hacklete, Bernera, £76, 25 Laxay, £75 (Twice) & £60, The Cottage, £74, Hushinish, Aird, £60, 81 Cross Skigersta Road, Ness, £60, 6A Upper Barvas, £60;
Texel – 4 Upper End, Leverburgh, £70.

Gimmers:
Cheviot – 1 Portnaguran, £170, 8A Ranish, Lochs, £150 & £100, 24B Lionel, Ness, £80 & £75, 23 Laxay, £72;
Mule – 22 Laxay, £160, £110 & £78; BF – 9A Crossbost, £140, 7 Hacklete, £100, £85 & £75, 17B Habost, £100, 15 Vatisker, Back, £90, 8A Ranish, £85, 24B Lionel, £75, 8 Swainbost, £72, 6 Tobson, Bernera, £62 & £60, The Cottage, £60, 15 Skigersta, Ness, £60;
Zwartbles – 81 Cross Skigersta Road, £105 & £100, 15 Skigersta, £80;
Suffolk X – 25 Laxay, £90, 15A New Garrabost, £70; Cross – 1B Broker, Point, £90, 15A New Garrabost, £80 (Twice);
Texel/ Texel X – 24B Lionel, £85 & £80, 27 Cross, Ness, £80.

Rams:
Cheviot – 40 Crossbost, Lochs, £120, 13 Cross Skigersta Road, £95 & £85, 1 Obbe Road, Leverburgh, £90, 3 Strond, Leverburgh, £80;
Texel – 43 Habost, Ness, £90; Cross – 4 Upper End, £80;
Blackface – 29 Northton, £80, 62 Garrabost, £78;
Suffolk X – 10 Ranish, £64.

Feeding Sheep:
Cross Wedders – 11 Ranish, £74, 10 Aird, Point, £70, Kintarviem Arivruach, £68 (Twice);
Blackface Wedders – 8 Swainbost, £69, 4 Aird, £64.

Lewis and Harris Auction Mart Directors would like to thank all the producers, buyers, volunteers, partners, contributors and sponsors that made the 2024 sale season another very successful one for the mart and for the local livestock sector across Lewis and Harris.