L&S Ltd had their fortnightly sale of 1230 Cast ewes, Store Hoggs and Breeding Sheep. The 346 Cast Ewes met a strong trade topping at £130 for Texels from M & G Ballantyne, East Cauldcoats, with hill Ewes to £58.50 for Chev from J Storey, Old Boat.
Principal Prices
Ewes
Tex – £130, East Cauldcoats, £119 Woodlands, £98 East Cauldcoats, £79 Woodlands, £77 Felton
BEL – £79 East Cauldcoats
SX - £74 Old Boat, £60 Woodlands
SM - £67 Broomfield, £66 Old Boat, £64.50 East Cauldcoats, £61.50 Broomfield £58.50 Upper Muirhouse.
Che - £58.50 Old Boat, £58 Woodlands, £54 Boghouse, £54 Calla, £52 Woodlands, £51 Old Boat.
BF - £53.50 Blackburn, £46.50 Blackburn, £45.50 Burnton, £44 Lyne, £43.50 Lyne
Another nice show of 649 Hoggs of all classes were forward with trade sharp as ever, more could have been sold to advantage. Sale topped at £78 for Texels from M & G Ballantyne, East Cauldcoats
Principal Prices
Store Lambs
TEX - £78 East Cauldcoats, £76 Cowford, £75 Woodlands, £72 Old Boat, £71.50 Old Boat, £70 Woodlands, £67 Old Boat, £65 Yeldabrek, £64 Shoestanes, £63.50 Boghouse, £63.50 Ardoch, £62.50 Middlepart, £62 Shoestanes, £62 Yeldabrek
BEL - £69 Haswellsykes
SX - £72.50 Woodlands,£66.50 Haswellsykes, £65.50 Ardoch
SM - £61 Burnton, £59 Old Boat, £58.50 Ardoch
BFL - £69.50 Ardoch
CHE – £70 Woodlands,
BF - £62 Ardoch,£61 Burnton, £54.50 Blacksidend
The 235 Breeding Sheep were also saught after with plenty men looking for a few. Topping at £99 for reg age Mules withTwins from Chapman Whitelees
Principal Prices
Breeding Sheep
TEX - £98 Whitelees, £81 Whitelees, £91 Whitelees, £90 Whitelees.
CHE - £85 East Mains, £85 Upper Muirhouse, £75 East Mains, £75 Upper Muirhouse
SM - £99 Whitelees, £98 Whitelees, £81 Whitelees
