LOCHMADDY, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 24 September 2007

24th September 2007

LOCHMADDY, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (24th September 2007) sold 3,208 sheep of all classes including 70 breeding rams.

Lambs (2,786) averaged £21.67 to a top of £37 gross for Texel crosses
from No. 3 Hosta, Tigharry.

Feeding sheep (331) sold to £35 gross for Cheviot ewes from No. 5
Uachadar, Isle of Benbecula.

Gimmers (21) sold to £30.50 gross for Crosses from No. 2 Newton,
Lochmaddy.

Breeding rams (70) averaged £72 and sold to a top of £160 gross for a
Cheviot ram from No. 15 Liniclater, Benbecula, also from from
Trumisgarry, Lochmaddy, and Sidinish, Locheport, and a Texel from North
Uist Estates.

"An excellent show of lambs on offer met satisfactory rates"

Leading prices per head

Lambs: Tex - No. 379 Garynamonie, South Uist, £36.50; Suff - No. 8 West
Gerinish, Lochboisdale, £36; SuffX - No. 5 Baleshare, Lochmaddy, £34.50;
TexX - No. 3 Claddach, Kirkibost, £34; Down cross - No. 3 Claddach, £34;
Chev - No. 3 Hosta, £33.80; Cont - No. 7 Middlequarter, Sollas, £33;
Cross - No. 3 & 4 Balmartin, Tigharyy, £31.50; Mule - No. 1 Tigharry,
Lochmaddy, £24.50.

Gimmers: Chev - No. 10 Knockline, Bayhead, £30; Cross - No. 2 Newton,
£23; BelX - No. 31 Aird, Benbecula, £20.50.

Feeding sheep: Chev ewe - No. 8 Knockqueen, Lochmaddy, £33.50; Cross
ewe- No. 26 Balivanich, Benbecula, £33; TexX ewe - No 2 Hosta, £31; Tex
ram - No. 8 West Gerinish, £23; Chev wdr - No. 11 Sollas, Lochmaddy,
£20.50; BF ewe - No. 2 Hosta, £20.

Breeding rams: Chev - Sidinish, £150; Suff - No. 19 Carinish,
Lochmaddy, £120; Tex - No. 5 Baleshare, £110; Lly - No. 1 Ahmore,
Lochmaddy, £100; BF - Sidinish, £100.