At the Lleyn Sheep Society sale of registered Lleyn sheep at Thainstone Mart on Wednesday, 12th September, a good clearance in all categories was seen with 100% of the ewe lambs sold and the rams seeing a 90% clearance.
The champion females were awarded by judge Pamela Ritchie to W & N Lawrence, Blackpots with their pen of shearling ewes which went on to sell for the female top price of £175/head to L Cruden, Dyce.
Messrs Lawrence then sold three pens for £152/head and £150/head twice to A Logie, Turriff.
Laga Farms Ltd, Orkney sold their third prize pen for £145/head to RW Fraser & Son, Bonnykelly.
In the ewe lamb section J Riddell & Co of Nether Coullie, sold his 1st prize pen for £94/head.
The same vendor then sold a pen for £80/head to JCA Sharp, Alford.
The second prize pen from Henderson & MacLeod, Stonehaven sold for £76/head to GA Clubb, Ellon.
W & N Lawrence topped the ram section selling a shearling ram bred from a homebred sire for 600gns to AM Irvine, Huntley.
Henderson & MacLeod sold a J Kingan sired ram for 510gns to Drummuir Home, Keith.
The champion ram from Laga Farms Ltd bred from a Derek Steen sire sold for 500gns to J Riddell & Co. W & N Lawrence also sold for 500gns to J & A Strathdown, Huntley.
Show Results
Shearling Ewes
1st W & N Lawrence
2nd Henderson & MacLeod
3rd Laga Farms Ltd
Ewe Lambs
1st J Riddell & Co
2nd Henderson & MacLeod
Rams
1st Laga Farms Ltd (3)
2nd W & N Lawrence (7)
3rd J Riddell & Co (1)
Averages
Shearling ewes to £175 av. £141
Ewe Lambs to £94 av. £83
Rams to 600gns av. £480
Top prices
Shearling Ewes
W & N Lawrence £175
W & N Lawrence £152
W & N Lawrence £150 (x2)
Laga Farms Ltd £145
W & N Lawrence £145 (x2)
Ewe Lambs
J Riddell & Co £94
J Riddell & Co £80
Henderson & MacLeod £76
Rams
W & N Henderson 600gns
Henderson & MacLeod 510gns
Laga Farms Ltd 500gns
W & N Henderson 500gns