Lairg ewe lamb sale

[sheepwise]

Needing 30 hill Cheviot ewe lambs as changing another heft from blackies.Is the sale at Lairg on Tuesday the best option or will there be more genuine hill lambs at sale in September?

 

[Nithsdale]

You've some traveling to go!

My best friend goes every year... Brings home around 200 ewe lambs. Its a sale iv always wanted to go to, but never managed to be free for. Typically Im looking to be free enough to go this week... but he never offered me the chance this year

Lairg has the name, and certainly would be worth going - but maybe also attracts bigger prices? Dingwall on the 17th, then 24th, may be a better bet?

http://www.nc-cheviot.co.uk/sales-dates/

 

[sheepwise]

You've some traveling to go!

My best friend goes every year... Brings home around 200 ewe lambs. Its a sale iv always wanted to go to, but never managed to be free for. Typically Im looking to be free enough to go this week... but he never offered me the chance this year

Lairg has the name, and certainly would be worth going - but maybe also attracts bigger prices? Dingwall on the 17th, then 24th, may be a better bet?

http://www.nc-cheviot.co.uk/sales-dates/

Got the offer of a lift on Tuesday and could get lambs on same lorry home but just thinking might all be the big singles at this sale as seems early for genuine hill lambs.

 

[Nithsdale]

Got the offer of a lift on Tuesday and could get lambs on same lorry home but just thinking might all be the big singles at this sale as seems early for genuine hill lambs.

If you check the link I posted, the first NCC sale was last week, and there's 3 this week... so it's now or never really.

Lairg is both a ewe lamb and store/wedder sale. Some farms will wean and then sell everything at this sale in one go.

If you can get up, and get your lambs home, go for it

 

[Jim75]

If you don't get in the next few sales at Lairg/dingwall a lot will be getting retained by what you call proper hill units for the Hogg scheme. Dribs and drabs will come through most of the time but maybe not what you want. After looking last year from end of sept onwards we ended up waiting till after 1st of April for the special ewe lamb sale and topped up privately from another source

 

[Kip]

You could also just tell a helpful UA member of staff what you need and tell them to get the lambs for you and arrange the haulage??[emoji6]

 

[Bob the beef]

Lockerbie in September worth a look too, although last year was suicidal price wise( if you were buying)

 

[Willie adie]

If you pass on your contact details I will pass on to the auctioneer.
The best lambs will certainly be first sale at lairg.
There had been plenty of grass this summer too

I will there working UA asked nicely just a bloody long day out of the house 5.30 if I'm back in for 9 I'm doing well.

 

[sheepwise]

You could also just tell a helpful UA member of staff what you need and tell them to get the lambs for you and arrange the haulage??[emoji6]

Would rather trust my pal who is going to buy anyway to get me what I want.

 

[Old Tip]

Lockerbie in September worth a look too, although last year was suicidal price wise( if you were buying)

Sheep sent as good at Lockerbie in my opinion to many fed sheep, Lairg or Dingwall is the place to buy.

 

[Willie adie]

Would rather trust my pal who is going to buy anyway to get me what I want.

I don't blame you chief

Id sooner trust robert mugabe

 

[Old Tip]

Got the offer of a lift on Tuesday and could get lambs on same lorry home but just thinking might all be the big singles at this sale as seems early for genuine hill lambs.

Very few twins in them flocks

 

[Willie adie]

Got the offer of a lift on Tuesday and could get lambs on same lorry home but just thinking might all be the big singles at this sale as seems early for genuine hill lambs.

I bloody hope its big pen fulls on Tuesday

 

[reverand]

What sort of money will they be?

 

[Nithsdale]

What sort of money will they be?

Sale report for last year (bottom of page)

http://www.uagroup.co.uk/sale-reports/lairg

 

[Willie adie]

Hard to say. Joyce campbells will be the dearest but they will be top notch.
Gimmers and ewe lambs have been dear here the first few sales.

 

[Sheep92]

Im heading to lairg on tuesday just wondering what time do they start selling?

 

[Willie adie]

Im heading to lairg on tuesday just wondering what time do they start selling?

10 am but never known to start on time yet

 

[Sheep92]

10 am but never known to start on time yet

Thanks for that haha like every sale so!

 

[Old Tip]

I know you want lambs but the shearlings weren't much dearer than the lambs last year and you can put them straight to the tup.
The fancy names made good money but you could get good strong sheep for the £120 mark. Plenty to choose from but they get sold first so you have to get stuck in early or you'll miss them