Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 15th August 2013

15th August 2013

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 15th) sold 5,345 store lambs and breeding sheep at their annual sale.
Suffolk cross lambs (2,957) averaged £62.46 (+£1.14 on the year) and sold to £80.50 gross from Garbeg, Drumnadrochit.
Texel and Beltex cross lambs (2,388) averaged £56.48 (-£2.95 on the year) and sold to £77.00 gross from Mountpleasant, Rosemarkie, & Garbeg.
“Quality strong & mid size lambs particularly Suffolk crosses met a strong enquiry, longer keep lambs tended easier.”
Other leading prices per head and per area
Mid Sutherland: SuffX – Invercharron, Ardgay, £65.00; TexX – Ardchronie, Ardgay, £72.00; Cross – 68 Foindle, Lairg, £62.00; Skye and Outer Isles: SuffX – 34 New Market, £65.50; TexX – 40 Newton Street, £74.50; LleynX – 9 Feorlig, Dunvegan, £68.00; CHM – 1 Feorlig, Dunvegan, £59.50; Chev – 4 Ferniquarrie, Glendale, £61.00; Caithness: SuffX – Inkstack, Barrock, £69.00; East Sutherland: SuffX – 192 The Doll, Brora, £75.50; TexX – 189 Fleucharry, Dornoch, £71.00; Chev – 192 The Doll, £56.50; Wester Ross: SuffX – Leckmelm Estate, Ullapool, £56.00; TexX – 2 Camusterrach, Applecross, £76.50; Inverness and South: SuffX – Dulsie, Glenferness, £71.50; TexX – Woodend, Balnain, £66.00; Mule – Lower Gartally, Lewiston, £48.00; BF – Garbeg, £45.00; BeltX – Dulsie, £62.50; Chev – Garbeg, £60.00; Mid Ross and Black Isle: SuffX – Culbin, Dingwall, £67.00; TexX – New House, Balvaird, £71.00; LleynX – Inchindown, Invergordon, £49.00; BeltX – Ivy Croft, £59.00; Chev – Achterneed Farm House, Strathpeffer, £72.00; Easter Ross: SuffX – Calrossie Mains, Nigg, £73.50; CHM – Calrossie, £58.00; Chev – Calrossie, £55.50.