Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 6 September 2018

7th September 2018

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 6th) sold 8,837 store lambs.

Cheviot lambs averaged £43.72 (-£1.13 on the year) and sold to £130 gross for a pen of ram lambs from Burnbank, Isle of Canna.

"A good demand for the strongest lambs selling similar or slightly ahead of last year. All other classes proved more difficult to sell resulting in lesser averages by comparison."

Leading prices per head and per district:

Inverness & South: Chev wedder lambs - Lynemore Farm, Grantown on Spey, £53.

Chev ewe lambs – Free Farm, Tomatin, £61.

Black Isle & Mid Ross: Chev wedder lambs – Balloan, Conon Bridge, £54, Culgowrie, Urray & Broomhill, Fortrose, £51. Chev ewe lambs – Broomhill, £59.50, Balloan, £47, Culgowrie, £45.

Easter Ross: Chev wedder lambs – Boganbuie, Delny, £55.50, Milton Croft, Edderton, £54, Upper Bogrow, Edderton, £52. Chev ewe lambs – Boganbuie, £56, Milton Croft, £41.50.

North West Ross: Chev wedder lambs – Torgrianach, Ullapool, £60, 12 Bualnaluib, Aultbea, £59.50, Tournaig Estate, Poolewe, £55. Chev ewe lambs – Tournaig Estate, £55, 12 Bualnaluib, £44, 9 Midtown, Poolewe, £41.

Wester Ross: Chev wedder lambs – 11 Stirkhill, Inverasdale, £72, 1 Wester Alligan, Torridon, £68, 11 Diabeg, Torridon, £62.50. Chev ewe lambs – 14 Cove, Inverasdale, £55, 1 Wester Alligan, Torridon, £49, Jacob House, Lochcarron, £45.

Mid Sutherland: Chev wedder lambs – Ardchronie, Ardgay, £60.50, Syall, Ardgay, £58, Ardgayhill, Ardgay, £54.50. Chev ewe lambs – Ardgayhill, £67, Syall, £58, Hillview, Dounie, £52.

East Sutherland: Chev wedder lambs – Balnacuile, Spinningdale, £60.50, Kinnabad, Bonar Bridge, £60, Proncy Farm, Dornoch, £59. Chev ewe lambs – Balnacuile, £86, Proncy Farm, £60.

Caithness: Chev wedder lambs – Westfield Farm, Thurso, £55.

Skye & Outer Isles: Chev wedder lambs – Burnbank, Isle of Canna, £79, Isle of Canna, Canna, £61.50, Isle of Pabbay, Pabbay, £61. Chev ewe lambs – Burnbank, £69, Aisling, Annishader, £55.