21st September 2018
FORT WILLIAM, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 21st) sold 2,840 store sheep of all classes.
Lambs (2,346) sold to £66 gross for a Cross lamb from South Laggan, Spean Bridge.
Feeding sheep (494) sold to £82 gross for a pen of Lleyn gimmers from Tign An Uilt, Kilchoan.
"Lambs sold at satisfactory rates with ewes trading in line with the current market trends."
Other leading prices per head:
Store lambs: Chev - Glengarsk, Arisaig, £64, South Laggan, £53, Annbank, Kilchoan, £49.50; LlyX – Tign An Uilt, £62, Traigh Farm, Arisaig, £47, 1 Kinlocheil, Fort William, £40.50; TexX – Glendoe Estate, Fort Augustus, £61.50, Duror, Glenelg, £56, 7 South Laggan, Spean Bridge, £53; BF – 5 Aird, Ardvasar, £58, 4 Aird, Ardvasar, £50.50, 16 Moss, Acharacle, £45; Cross – Insh Farm, Spean Bridge, £57, Glengarsk, £56.50, 4 Aird, £47; Mule – Glendoe Estate, £54; SuffX – Market Stance, Fort Augustus, £46; CharX – Sanna, Kilchoan, £46.
Feeding sheep: Chev ewe – 13 Calgarry, Ardvasar, £60, Traigh Farm, Arisaig, £49, Inverailort Estate, £46; BF ewe – Traigh Farm, £54; TexX ewe – Myrtle Moss Croft, Strontian, £40.