Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Lamb Sale 9 August 2016

10th August 2016

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (August, 9th) sold 2,374 store lambs at its second annual on farm sale of store lambs at Fearn Farm, Tain, on behalf of Messrs J Scott & Partners.

Fearn - sold to £56.50 for a pen 156 Texel x, Beltex, & Aberfield x lambs.

Nigg – sold to £55.00 for a pen of £55.00 for a pen of 157 Aberfield x & Texel x lambs.

Garty – sold to £58.00 for a pen of 106 Texel x lambs.

Scotsburn - sold to £63.00 for a pen of 112 Texel x lambs.

"Overall average of £49.22 for a total clearance of mainly long keeping lambs."

Other leading prices per head
Fearn – Suffolk x, £54.50; South Down x, £55.50, Texel x, Beltex, & Aberfield x, £50.00.
Nigg – Aberfield x & Texel x, £49.50; Aberfield x & Texel x ewe lambs, £48.50.
Garty – Cheviot, £52.00; Texel x, £49.00;
Scotsburn – Texel x, £54.00.