6th August 2021
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 6th) sold 10,287 store lambs at an average of £74.47
(up £5.33 on the year).
Texel (2,922) averaged £74.36 (last year £69.65) and sold to £114 gross from Wester Craiglands, Fortrose.
Suffolk (2,855) averaged £76.99 (last year £69.78) and sold to £103 gross from Lower Gartally Farm, Drumnadrochit.
Beltex (1,182) averaged £72.32 (last year £69.59) and sold to £96.50 gross from Dulsie Farm, Glenferness.
Cheviot (938) averaged £67.52 (last year £64.24) and sold to £79 gross from Silverwells, Edderton and from Isle of Muck Farms.
Mule (559) averaged £77.66 (last year £68.14) and sold to £84 gross from Milton Farm, Aberarder.
Millennium Blue (353) averaged £82.42 and sold to £100 gross from Kirkfield, Castletown.
Cheviot Mule (306) averaged £79.41 (last year £71.97) and sold to £85 gross from Auchmore Farm, Muir of Ord.
Aberfield (251) averaged £74.28 and sold to £82.50 gross from Scotsburn Farm, Kildary.
Charollais (231) averaged £69.71 (last year £67.21) and sold to £79.50 gross from Dunlichity, Farr.
Other Breeds (690) averaged £64.21 (last year £62.25) and sold to £94 gross for a Blue Face Leicester from Sonnenalm, Dufftown.
"A full company of buyers were out in force from all over Scotland and the North of England for the opening store lamb sale of the season. Vendors were greeted with a good trade throughout seeing averages up on the year for lambs that weren't quite presented in the same bloom as last year, consequently due to the indifferent weather we have been privy to this year thus far. Second and third draw lambs in particular received the biggest rise as purchasers aim for the golden egg that is the Spring hogg market"
Other leading prices per head:
Lambs: TexX - Bruaich Mills Farm, Kiltarlity, £106, Wester Craiglands, £100, £96, £95, The Rowans, Brora, £94., Meddat Farm, Kildary, £92; SuffX - Garbeg, Drumnadrochit, £98, Bogburn Farm, Duncanston, £96, Wester Craiglands, £91, 196 Lednabirichen, Dornoch, £91; BeltX – 1 Drummuie Farm, Golspie, £95, Isle of Muck Farms, £90; Dulsie Farm, £87.50, Invercharron, Ardgay, £87, Ivy Croft, Strathpeffer, £87; Chev – 145 Badnellan, Brora, £76.50, Arisaig Farms, Arisaig, £75.50; Bunnacaimbe, Arisaig, £74.50; Mule – Milton Farm, £81, £78.50, Abersky, Torness, £78.50; MBX – Kirkfield, £90.50, £87; CHM – Dunearn Farm, Nairn, £84, Wester Craiglands, £82; ABX – Scotsburn Farm, £79.50, Mid Fearn Farm, Ardgay, £78.50; CharX – Dunlichity, £70. BFL – Sonnenalm, £94, £91.