17th September 2015
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 17th) sold 4,154 store lambs and ewes.
Lambs (3,856) averaged £51.35 and sold to £67 gross twice for Texel crosses from 1 Lochlait, Abriachan, and Blue du Maine's from Seafield House, Portmahomack.
Ewes & gimmers (298) sold to £76 gross twice for Texel crosses from Muirton Mains, Urray, and Crosses from Guisachan Farm, Tomich.
"A good show of lambs met a keen demand similar to last week."
Other leading prices per head
Lambs: TexX ewe lambs - Kinnahaird Farm, Contin, £66; TexX - 15 Achnairn, Shinness, and 12 Airdens, Bonar Bridge, £65.50, Muirhead Farmhouse, Cromarty, £62.50, Rhevackin, Kiltarlity, £61.50; BeltX – Simpsons Croft, Scotsburn, £64, Lower Geanies, Fearn, £63.50, Dulsie Farm, Glenferness, £62.50; SuffX – Silverwells, Edderton, £62.50, Rhevackin, £61.50, Lochbuie, Newtonmore, £59.50; BeltX ewe lambs – Simpson Croft, £60; Cross – Silverwells, Edderton, £60, 2 Balbeg, Glenurquhart, £52.50; Mule – Rhevackin, £58, Milton Farm, Aberarder, £52; Krh ewe lambs – Killin Farm, £55; Chev – Meikle Gluich, Edderton, £53.50, Killin Farm, Garve, £53, Silverwells, £52.50; BDM – Seafield House, £52; Zwarb – 14 Tomich, Beauly, £51.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 17th) sold 1,457 sheep from Lewis Livestock Producers.
Lewis Livestock Producers lambs (1,271) averaged £36.10 and sold to £58 gross for a Suffolk cross from Islivig, Uig.
Lewis Livestock Producers feeding sheep (186) sold to £53.50 gross Blackface gimmers from 3 Valtos, Uig.
Other leading prices per head:
Lambs: TexX – 25 South Galson, £56, 39 Lower Shader, £55, 16 Lower Shader, £49.50; Cross – 14 Lower Shader, £51.50, Park House, South Dell, £50, 3 Borve, £49; Chev – 38 South Dell, £50.50, 16 Lower Shader, and 1 Eireastadh, Maivaig, £46.50, Islivig, £46; SuffX – 52 Newmarket, £49.50, Islivig, £48.50, 6 Upper Shader, £48; BF – 8 Lower Shader, £47.50, 12 Lower Barvas, £47, 1 Carnish, Uig, £45.