17th September 2010
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 16th) sold 12,840 store lambs and ewes including 2,214 on behalf of Lewis Livestock Producers.
Lambs (9,704) averaged £44.21 and sold to £76 gross twice for Beltex crosses from Barrogill Mains, Mey, and Mules from 116 Birch Drive, Maryburgh.
Ewes & gimmers (970) averaged £34.34 and sold to £90 gross for Texel gimmers from Meddat, Nigg Station.
Lewis Livestock Producers lambs (1,851) averaged £37.61 and sold to £51.50 gross for Cheviots from 22 North Tolsta.
Lewis Livestock Producers feeding sheep (393) sold to £66 gross for Cross ewes from 21 North Tolsta.
"An excellent show of Blackface lambs met an extremely firm demand. The Blackface Sheep Society prizes for the best pens of Blackface lambs were as follows:
1st Messrs W. R. MacIntyre & Co, Tulloch
2nd D. J. Macdonald, 13 Peinchorran, Braes
3rd D. Mackay, 29 Sheshader, Isle of Lewis
Beltex, Suffolk and Texel cross lambs maintained last weeks keen demand, other crosses and Cheviots slightly easier on the week."
Leading prices per head
Lambs: BF - Achintee, Strathcarron, £60, Tulloch Farm, Dingwall, £57, Unakille Sheep Stock Club, Skeabost Bridge, and Drynie Farm, Dingwall, £54; Chev - Pairc a Chaphtain, Skeabost Bridge, £56, Burnside, Bonar Bridge, and 13 Peinchorran, Braes, £55, Corrachie, Dornoch,, 160 Upper Morness, Rogart, Dalreoch Farm, Strathrusdale, and Wester Alligan Grazings, Torridon, £54; TexX - Meddat, £62.50, Mulchaich, Conon Bridge, £62, Ardnagrask, Muir of Ord, £61; SuffX - Refouble, Glenferness, and Woodend Croft, Balnain, £63.50, Ardnagrask, £62.50, Beinn Ghlas, Aultviach, and Ardnagrask, £61; BeltX - Woodend Croft, £65.50, Barrogill Mains, £64, Dulsie Farm, Glenferness, £53.50; Mule - 116 Birch Drive, £72, Achnabat, Torness, £51.50, Rhevackin Farm, Kiltarlity, £50.50; CharX - 15 Glenconon, Uig, £60.50, Achtuie, Drumnadrochit, £59; Cross - Monkstadt, Portree, £56, Totarder Sheep Stock Club, Struan, £55, 5 Hungladder, Kilmuir, £54; Zwa - Drummond Farm, Dores, £52; CHM - 116 Birch Drive, £50; LleynX - 3 Glen, Dunvegan, £49.
Ewes & gimmers: Suff ewe - Lochdhu, Nairn, £87, Tyree, Mulbuie, £59, Lochdhu, £55; CHM ewe - Lochdhu, £76; Tex ewe - Lochdhu, £73, Allangrange Park, Muir of Ord, £68; Mule ewe - 116 Birch Drive, £66; Chev ewe - Lochdhu, £65, Tulach Ard, Balmacara, £62, Ballachraggan, Kildary, £61; Cross ewe - Allangrange Park, £61, Cypress Cottage, Achterneed, £54; BF ewe - Old Pots, Auldearn, and Cypress Cottage, £47; Chev gmr - Tulach Ard, £60, 16 Diabeg, Torridon, £54, Achnacloich, Ardross, £50.
Feeding sheep: Chev - 209 Lednabirichen, Dornoch, £76; Cross - Ivy Croft, Heights of Brae, £62; BF - 2 Sartle, Staffin, £54.
Lewis Livestock Producers: Lambs: CharX - 17 Swordale, Stornoway, £50.50; Chev - 13 Marvig, £50.50, 31 North Tolsta, £48.50, 27 Gress, £47; Cross - 59 Coll, £50, 8 Camach Park, £49, 27 Gress and 20 Cromore, £48; BF - 29 Sheshader, £50, 13 Cromore, £45, 21A Sheshader, and 6 Keose, £43.50; SuffX - 2 Keose, £50, 2 Marvig, £48.50; TexX - 21 North Tolsta, £46, 21 Coll, £44, , 21 Laxay, £43. Feeding sheep: Chev ram - 5 New Tolsta, £63; Suff ram - 46 Balallan, £59; BF ram - 46 North Tolsta, £58; Chev ewe - 13 Crossbost, £43; BF ewe - 15a Sheshader, £36.50; BF - 55 North Tolsta, £38.