United Auctions, Islay, Friday December 1: sold 2,143 sheep of all classes. Lambs sold to £114 twice, firstly for Texels from P Pearce, Sanaigmhor, and secondly from G & M Porter, Carrabus, to average £70.62.
Top price of the day went to D Currie, Ballachlaven for a Suffolk Ram at £130.
All classes of sheep sold well to recent levels in keeping with mainland centres.
Leading lots and prices per head:
Lambs – SUFFx – Islay Estate £113; Carrabus £110; Craigfad £107; Sunderland £106.50; Kilbride £105; Ballimartin £102.50; Cladville £101; Kilchiaran £96; Duich £93.50; Lossit £90.50; Islay Estate £89; Cladville £86; Coull £84.50; Ballachlaven, Kilchoman £84; Kilchoman £83; Kilchiaran £82.50. BFL – Bayview £87. TEXx – Carrabus £113; Bayview £107, £96; Ballimartin £91.50; 16 Westend £90; Ballimartin £89; Ballachlaven £86; Carn £85; 16 Westend £80. CHEV – Coull £103; Kilchiaran £92.50; Ballychattrigan £88; Coull £87.50, £87, £86.50; Kinnabus £81; Coull £78.50; Ballychattrigan £78, £77; Tormisdale £76; Coull £74. CROSS – Bayview £109; Kilchiaran £93; Bayview £90; Lossit £87; Kilchiaran £85.50; Coull £85; Bayview £80. MULE – Coull £100; Duich, Ballachlaven £86; Ballachlaven £81. BF – 6 Church Way £89; Creagan Mhor £88; Kilchiaran £87.50; Duich £86; Lossit £77; Kilchiaran £65, £64.
Ewes – SUFFx – Carrabus £98; Craigfad £78. TEXx – Ballachlaven £125; 16 Westend £122, £120; Keills £118; Lower Cragabus, Carrabus £110; Keills £99; Carn £81; Carrabus £80. CHV – Carrabus £118; Kinnabus £88. CROSS – Carrabus £120; Lossit £96; Duich £72. MULE – Craigfad £88; 16 Westend £82; Craigfad £71; Keills £70. BF – Lossit £78, £70; Kilchiaran £63; Ballachlaven £60; Sanaigmhor £59; Croft 2 £58; Carn £55; Keills £49; Kinnabus £46.
Leading lots and prices per kilo:
SUFFx – Kilbride 259p; Coull 257p; Kilchoman 255p; Coull 252p; Kilchiaran, Sunderland 248p; Islay Estate 247p; Ballimartin 244p; Lossit 243p; Kilchoman 240p. BFL – Bayview 218p. TEXx – Ballimartin, Coull 258p; Carrabus 256p; Bayview 253p; Carn 250p; Carrabus 249p; Ballachlaven, Bayview 246p; 16 Westend 245p; Bayview 242p. CHEV – Coull 242p, 241p; Duich, Coultoon 239p; Coull 237p; Ballychattrigan 235p; Kilchiaran 234p; Coull 233p; Kinnabus 231p; Ballychattrigan 230p. CROSS – Bayview 250p; Kilchiaran 249p; Bayview 248p, 242p; Kilchiaran 232p, 230p. MULE – Ballachlaven 250p, 249p; Duich 242p; Coull 237p, 231p; Kilchoman 230p. BF – Kilchiaran 223p; 6 Church Way 220p; Duich 215p; Lossit 206p.