13th September 2012
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 14th) sold 7,075 store lambs including 748 on behalf of Lewis Livestock Producers.
Lambs (6,327) sold to £72 gross for Blackfaces from Tulloch Farm, Dingwall.
Lewis Livestock Producers lambs (748) sold to £62 gross for Crosses from 59 Coll.
"A good show of Blackface lambs met a buoyant trade, strong fleshy lambs showed an increase on the year, leaner and smaller lambs were a bit more hesitant. Prizes for the best pens of Blackface lambs in the show kindly sponsored by The Blackface Sheep Society were awarded as follows:
1st Messrs W. R. MacIntyre & Co, Tulloch
2nd D. J. Macdonald, 13 Peinchorran, Braes
3rd Dalmagarry Farms, Tomatin."
Other leading prices per head
Lambs: BF las - Aird. Ardheslaig, £67, 2 Brogaig, Isle of Skye, £65, 19 Holmisdale, Isle of Skye, £61; BF ewe las - 13 Peinchorran, Isle of Skye, £62, 11 Diabeg, Torridon, £47.50, 4 North Udrigle, Laide, and 5 Midtown, Inverasdale, £44.50; Cross - Unakille Sheep Stock Club, Isle of Skye, £59, 4 & 5 Totescore, Isle of Skye, £56, 30 Big Sand, Gairloch, £54.50; Chev - Monkstadt, Portree, £63, Stromecarronach, Lochcarron, £58.50, Achany Farm, Lairg, £58; TexX - 40 Dunrobinglen, Golspie, £64.50, Rheindown, Beauly, £61.50, The Point, Brora, £60; SuffX - 7 Culnacnock, Isle of Skye, £51; BeltX - Dalmagarry Farms, Tomatin, £58; LleynX - Dalmagarry Farms, £55.
Lewis Livestock Producers lambs: Cross - 42 Gress, Back, £61, 31 Gress, £56, 16 Knock, Point, and 27 Gress, £52; Chev - 40 Gress, Back, £59, 27 Gress, £50, 1 Coll, £49; CharX - Kirrival, 22 Knock, £57; TexX - 15 Laxay, £51.50; SuffX - 2 Keose, Lochs, £50.50.