Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 21st August 2013

20th August 2013

STORNOWAY, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 21st) sold 2680 store lambs and 242 feeding sheep.

Cheviot lambs (332) averaged £40.14 and sold to £59 gross from 7 Ivorhill, Stornoway.
Texel cross lambs (198) averaged £48.49 and sold to £59 gross 5B Arivruaich, Lochs.
Suffolk cross lambs (516) averaged £47.17 and sold to £63.50 gross from 30 Gravir, South Lochs.
Blackface lambs (763) averaged £28.50 and sold to £45 gross twice from 6 Percival Road, Stornoway, and 20 Ranish.
Cross lambs (863) averaged £39.62 and sold to £66.50 gross from 9A Ranish.
Feeding sheep (242) sold to £69 gross from 40 Crossbost, Lochs.

"All classes sold at satisfactory rates similar to other centres. Overall average showed a decrease of £1.44 on the corresponding sale of last year."

Other leading prices per head:
Point: Chev - 25 Garrabost, £48.50; TexX - 29 Flesherin, £55; SuffX - 16 Shulishader, £51.50; BF - 50 Garrabost, £39; Cross - 16 Knock, £47. Ness: TexX - 38 South Galson, £48; Cross - 100 Cross Skigersta Road, £56. Back: Chev - 47 Back, £48.50; TexX - 47 Back, £46; SuffX - 9 Back, £54; BF - 26 Back, £40; Cross - 9 Back, £52. Stornoway: Chev - 5 East Street, Sandwick, £56; TexX - 9 East Street, £44.50; SuffX - 5 East Street, £57; Cross - Stoneyfield Cottage, £55. Uig & Bernera: BF - 7 Hacklett, Uig, £36; Cross - 30B Valtos, £46. Westside: Chev - 25 Tolsta Chaolais, £43.50; TexX - 12 Doune, Carloway, £54.50; SuffX - 12 Doune, £56; BF - 7 North Bragar, £41; Cross - 7 North Bragar, £58. Lochs: Chev - 6 Habost, £49; TexX - 30 Gravir, £57; SuffX - 30 Gravir, £56; BF - 10 Kershader, £40; Cross - 30 Gravir, £46.50. Harris: Chev - 6 Glen, Kyles, £53.50; SuffX - 3 Ardhasaig, £44; BF - 6 Glen, £36; Cross - 2A Marig, £52.50. Feeding sheep: Cross ewe - 24B Lionel, Ness, £42; Cross gmr - 24 Ranish, £41; Chev ewe - 6 Glen, £37.