UNITED Auctions had a catalogued entry of more than 6,000 lambs and sheep at Dalmally Auction Mart last Saturday.
All classes sold at similar rates to the previous Saturday sale, while prices showed increases on the year.
Blackface lambs sold to an average of £37.53 per head or 135.95 pence per kilo, against £35.99 or 130.87 p/kg at the corresponding sale last year. The overall average price for all classes of lambs was £42.57 per head or 156.71 p/kg against £37.39 and 139.60 pence per kilo last year, and for 2,300 head more sold on the year.