Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 8 October 2024

10th October 2024

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 8th) sold 963 Prime Sheep.
New Season Lambs (301) sold to 269.0p per kg and £130 gross.
Feeding sheep (662) sold to £140 gross.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 8th) sold 963 Prime Sheep.
New Season Lambs (301) sold to 269.0p per kg for a pen of crosses from Swordale Farm, Bonar Bridge and £130 gross for a cross from 4 Glaick, Ardross.
Feeding sheep (662) sold to £140 gross for a pair of Cheviot ewe from Belmaduthy, Munlochy.

"Lamb trade was a little sharper, however lack of meat is still evident and under finished lambs are better in the store ring. Another decent number of ewes forward cashed in at comparable rates for cheviot and continental ewes, however the edge would be off the lean blackface ewes."

Other leading prices per head and per kg
New Season lambs: TexX - Derrybeg, £130, £127, £124, £120, £116, 261.0p, 258.0p, 256.0p, Greenlands, £127, Balintraid, £126, £125.50, £125, 251.0p, 250.0p, Easter Dalziel Farm, £125.50, £121, 257.0p, 251.0p, Mulchaich, £125, 255.0p, No 4 Pitcalnie, £121.50, 264.0p, Balliefurth Farm, £120.50, 268.0p, 4 Glaick, £120, 267.0p, Lochletter Farm, £117, 260.0p; Cross - 4 Glaick, £128, Greenlands, £128, £125, £121, 269.0p, 255.0p, Easter Dalziel Farm, £128, Balintraid, £121.50, £119, (twice), Balliefurth Farm, £120, 264.0p, No 6 Ardendrain, £119.50, 266.0p, 8A Ruilick, £118, 262.0p, Mulchaich, £118, £117, £115, 262.0p, 261.0p, 260.0p, Swordale, 267.0p; SuffX – No 6 Ardendrain, £119.50, 257.0p, Rhevackin Farm, £119.50, £115, Stonehouse, £114.50, 266.0p; Dost – Greenlands, £115.

Feeding Sheep – TexX ewe – Drumancroy, £134, £109, Greenlands, £128, £99, Pitcalnie, £122, Torgorm, £116, Drum Na Garrachan, £110, Slaggan Croft, £109; SuffX ewe – Torgorm, £125, £123, South Clunes, £94; Chev ewe – Belmaduthy, £125, £112, Slaggan Croft, £89, No 4 Pitcalnie, £88, Lynemore Farm, £87; Cross ewe – Drumancroy, £120, £108, £92, £90, Balintraid, £117, £101, No 4 Pitcalnie, £115, £80, 8A Ruilick, £114, Greenlands, £109, Balnaha, £89, Breakachy, £88, South Clunes Farm, £88, Torgorm, £86, £85, £80; Suff ewe – Breakachy, £116, £94; Cross wdr – 8A Ruilick, £100, £90, £86;BF Ram - Glenavon Estate, £98, Clune & Corrybrough Estate, £89; Mule ewe – Torgorm, £98, Balintraid, £91, £90, Drumancroy, £91; Dst ewe – Greenlands, £84.