18th September 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 18th) sold 3,269 store lambs and ewes.
Lambs (2,817) averaged £52.39 and sold to £110 gross for a Texel tup lamb from Teanluick, Beauly.
Ewes & gimmers (146) sold to £87 gross for a Texel ewe from Ivy Croft, Heights of Brae.
"Lambs showed a slight increase on the week."
Other leading prices per head
Lambs: TexX - Hempriggs Farm, Wick, £82, 12 Airdens, Bonar Bridge, £72, 14 Ormiscaig, Aultbea, £66; CharX - Woodend Croft, Balnain, £65.50, Pitmain, Kingussie, £56, Fendom, Tain, £54; SuffX – 149/250 Little Rogart, Rogart, £64, Refouble, Glenferness, £59, Larel, Halkirk, £58; Chev – Ramscraigs, Dunbeath, £61, Killin Farm, Garve, £60, Tullochard, Glenelg, £56; Zwarb – 3 Branden Terrace, Dornoch, £60; KryX – Killin Farm, £56.50; Mule – Glendoe Estate, Fort Augustus, £54.50, Larel, £54; CHM – Allangrange Park, Muir of Ord, £53.50; BeltX – Tombeg, Tomatin, £53; Cross – Garbeg, Drumnadrochit, £50; LleynX – Bramblewood, Balblair, £49.50.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 18th) sold 523 sheep from Lewis Livestock Producers.
Lewis Livestock Producers lambs (436) averaged £38.72 and sold to £59 gross for Cheviots from 39 Lower Shader, Barvas.
Lewis Livestock Producers feeding sheep (87) sold to £87 gross for Cheviot rams from 4 Mid Borve, Barvas.
Other leading prices per head:
Lambs: Chev – 4 Mid Borve, £55, 31 Lower Shader, £54, 22 Ballantrushal, £53; BF – 7 Lower Shader, £55, 4 Melbost, £46, 8 Lower Shader, £43; SuffX – 4 Mid Borve, £55; TexX – 2 Melbost, £47, 7 Borve, £39; Cross – 22 Ballantrushal, £45, 1 Melbost, £41, 26 Borve, £40.