Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 8 October 2015

8th October 2015

FORT WILLIAM, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 8th) sold 2,076 store sheep of all classes.
Lambs (1,148) sold to £65.50 gross for Suffolk crosses from Blargie Farm, Laggan.
Ewes (891) sold to £70 gross for Suffolk crosses from Breakachy, Laggan.
Feeding sheep (37) sold to £50 gross for a Cheviot ram from Carnoch Farm, Ardgour.

"A good show forward met with the current trade"

Other leading prices per head:
Store lambs: TexX - Blargie Farm, £63.50, Steall, Camaghael, £57.50, Armadale Farm, Sleat, £47.50; SuffX – Blargie Farm, £58, Drimnin Estate, £46, 4 Glebehill, Kilchoan, £45.50; Lleyn – Steall,, £55; Chev – Drimnin Estate, £52, Wood Cottage Croft, Tobermory, £46.50, 4 Calgarry, Ardvasar, £45; Cross – Dalrannoch, Connel, £51.50, Ockle, Acharacle, £50, Portuairk, Kilchoan, £47; BF – Fersit, Roy Bridge & Insh Farm, Spean Bridge, £41, Hillside Farm, Kilchoan, £40.50, Ardtornish Farms, Oban, £39.
Ewes: Chev – Ardtornish Farms, £55; Cross – 12 Bentalla Crescent, Salen, £52; BF – Ockle, £45.
Feeding sheep: BF wdr – Mucomir Farm, Spean Bridge, £47.50; Cross wdr – Dalrannoch, £44.