Portree Lamb Sales Get Excellent Demand But Prices Down On Last Year

3rd September 2007

PORTREE, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (3 September 2007) sold 4,188 store lambs.

Lambs sold to a top of £40.50 for Texel crosses from No. 44 Boneskitaig, Kilmuir.

"Strong lambs met an excellent demand and were of requirement. In general lambs lacked size of previous years and sale averages showed a decrease of £5.75 on the year."

Leading prices per head:

Suff - No. 3 Kilvaxter, Kilmuir, £38.50; SuffX- No. 14 Geary, Waternish,
£38; Down Cross - Balmeanach House, Struan, No. 42 Bernisdale, Skeabost,
£36.50, Chev - No. 44 Borneskitaig, £36.50; Tex - No. 5 Tortarder,
£35.80; TexX - Lynton, Staffin, £35.50; Cross - A'Mhuilleann Ghlas Cuil,
Uig, £33; BF - No. 1 & 2 Conon, Uig, £29.50; Mule - No. 8 Kilvaxter,
Kilmuir, £26.

Ewe lambs: Chev - No. 44 Borneskitaig, £32.50; TexX - Lynton, £27; Cross - No. 44 Borneskitaig, £26; BF - No. 5 Tortarder, Struan, £23.80.