UNITED Auctions sold 2,016 head of all classes lambs and sheep at Dalmally Auction Mart on Friday November 3. With a good turnout of buyers in attendance, lambs averaged £28.24, back £3.87 per head on the year. The entry of lambs consisted mainly of Blackface hill lambs weighing 20 to 28 kilos.
Principal lots and prices: Top prices per head:
Lambs: SUFFx: £43.50 – Couston Farm. ROUGEx: £55 – Curacao. TEXx: £57.50 – Drumachar.CHEVx: £55 – Ballard, Coll: £40 – Lochdochart. CROSS: £52 – Glenshero: £51 – Curacao. MULE: £50 – Ormsary.