Sale Report for Wednesday 10th September 2025

Sale data kindly provided to us by Dingwall & Highland Marts

Lewis and Harris Auction Mart held the second sale of the 2025 season on Wednesday 10th September. The sale, held in conjunction with our partners at Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., saw the auction of 3967 store lambs and sheep of all classes.  This was another very strong sale that built on the excellent showing at the first sale of the year. Lamb priced averaged £71, an increase of £8.86 p/h compared to the equivalent sale last year. They sold to a gross maximum of £140. Sheep sold to £180 for a pen of cheviot gimmers. 

Leading Prices:

Lambs (2,730) averaged £71 (+£8.86 on the year) and sold to £140 gross for a pen of Cheviots from 8B
Shader, Point.
Gimmers (105) sold to £180 gross for a pen of Cheviots from 16 Gress, Back.
Ewes (1,095) sold to £160 gross for a Texel Cross from 6 Glen Kyles, Leverburgh.
Rams & Feeding Sheep (31) sold to £190 gross for a Cheviot Ram from 16 Gress, Back. 

Other leading prices per head:

Lambs 
Texel X – 41B Lower Barvas, Westside, £138, 28 Lower Barvas, Westside, £122, 2A Back, £119, £100, £98 (Twice), £86 & £85, 1B Broker, Point, £118, Oceancrest, Brue, £104, 11 Cross Skigersta Road, Ness, £94, 1A Back, £88;
Suffolk X – 25 Lower Barvas, Westside, £129, £123, £106 & £86, 13B Coll, Back, £127, 28 Lower Barvas, £126 & £97, 22 North Street, Sandwick, £114 & £111, 53 Balallan, Lochs, £107, 7A North Street, Sandwick, £105, 41 Ranish, Lochs, £100, 17 Laxay, Lochs, £96, 42 South Bragar, Westside, £95 & £85, 20 South Bragar, Westside, £95, 8 Manish, Harris, £92, 41 Upper Carloway, Westside, £92, 7 Ballantrushal, Westside, £90, 4 Pairc, Nisebost, £90, 54 Balallan, Lochs, £88, 43 Gress, Back, £86, Cean Na Thuth, Arnol, £86;
Crosses – 1A Back, £117, 1 Eordale, Ness, £117 & £104, 14A Upper Bayble, Point, £116, 41 Upper Carloway, £108 (Twice), 1B Lower Sandwick, Stornoway, £108, 5B Arivruaich, Lochs, £101, 41B Lower Barvas, £99, 30 Crossbost, Lochs, £95 & £86, 10 Tong, Back, £89, 8 Dalmore, Westside, £86, 25 Lower Barvas, £85, 17 Northton, £85, 53 Balallan, Lochs, £85, 1 Arivruaich, £85;
Cheviot – 15 Swordale, Point, £115 & £91, 15A New Garrabost, Point, £111, 11 Ranish, Lochs, £110 & £88, ,28 Lower Shader, £106 & £96, 7A Garrabost, Point, £101, 16 Gress, £99, 11 Breasclete, Westside, £99, 17 Laxay, £95, 25 Breasclete, Westside, £92, 13 Cross Skigersta Road, Ness, £92, 30 Balallan, Lochs, £92, 1A Lower Sandwick, Stornoway, £91, Benside, Newmarket, £90, 10 Kershadder, Lochs, £90, 46A North Tolsta, Back, £89, 58 Balallan, Lochs, £87, Newlands, Shuilishader, £86, 47A Back, £86, 6 Steinish, Stornoway, £86, 11 Habost, Lochs, £85, 18 Balallan, Lochs, £85, 7 Ballantrushal, £85;
Zwartbles – 42 South Bragar, £109;
Blackface – 1 Eordale, £108, 41 Upper Carloway, £100 & £91, 42 South Bragar, £93, 41 South Bragar, Westside, £92, 40 Callanish, Westside, £89, 5 Earshader, Crulivig, £85, 12 Aird, Point, £85 (Twice), Hushinish, Aird, £85;
Mules – 6 Steinish, £98 & £95.

Ewes:
Crosses – 24B Lionel, Ness, £142, Anerley Cottage, 9 Back, £120, 1 Arivruaich, £90, 6 Glen Kyles, £88, 6 Upper Barvas, Westside, £86;
Texel X – 9 Coll, Back, £138, 5 East Street, Sandwick, £134;
Cheviot – 13 Cross Skigersta Road, £132 & £128, 25 Breasclete, £128, £118 & £108, 36A Breasclete, Westside, £125 & £116, 10A Portvoller, Point, £124, 6 Glen Kyles, £120, 1B Lower Sandwick, £120, 8B Shader, £120 & £100, 16 Gress, £115, £90 & £88, Cean Na Thuth, £112, 7 Ballantrushal, £111 & £105, 2A Back, £108 & £99, 4 Park, Barvas, £102, 6 Upper Barvas, £100, 46A North Tolsta, £96, 6 Steinish, £94, 10 Aird, Point, £93, Benside, £92, Croit Nan Sithe, Ardroil, £90, 95C Newmarket, Stornoway, £90, Anerley Cottage, £90, 28 Lower Shader, £89, 9 Coll, £88, 2B Leurbost, Crossbost, £86;
Suffolk X – 13B Coll, £122, 29A Northton, Harris, £102, 7A North Street, £88;
Blackface – 3 Seilebost, Harris, £100, 19 Steinish, Kyles, £90, 12 Aird, £90, 9A New Tolsta, Back, £88, 42 South Bragar, £86, 41 Upper Carloway, £85, 11 Habost, £85.

Gimmers:
Cheviot – Oceancrest, £136, 8A Ranish, £135 & £90, 6 Upper Barvas, £130, 15 Swordale, £128, 1B Lower Sandwick, £112, 46A North Tolsta, £96, 2 Scaladale, Harris, £96, 17 Laxay, £86;
Texel X – 24B Lionel, £125 (Twice);
Blackface – 5 East Street, £110, Taigh An Uillt, Uigean, £102, 24B Lionel, £100, 29 Flesherin, Point, £95, 11 Breanish, Uig, £90;
Suffolk – 6 Upper Barvas, £98.

Feeding Sheep:
Cheviot Ram – 19 Brue, Westside, £154, 15A New Garrabost, £114, 2B Leurbost, £110;
Texel X Ram – 30 Crossbost, £134;
Blackface Ram – 40 Callanish, £88.
Cross Wedder – 22 North Street, £128;
Cheviot Wedder - 16 Gress, £120, 8A Ranish, £96;
Blackface Wedder – 40 Callanish, £108, 3 Seilebost, £104, 1B Broker, £94, 26 North Bragair, £92;
Texel X Wedder – 1A Back, £96.