Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 28 September 2018

29th September 2018

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 28th) sold 6,496 store lambs.

Lambs (6,496) averaged £45.05 and sold to £78 for a pen of Cheviots from Burnthill, Thrumster.

"Cheviot and cross lambs sold extremely well, Blackface lambs a bit more hesitant."

Other leading prices per head

Wedder lambs: SuffX - 15 Loaneckheim, Kiltarlity, £72.50, Dell Farm, Farr and Park Farm, Strathpeffer, £69.50, Garguston Shore, Muir of Ord, £67; TexX – Balnaird Farm House, Heights of Fodderty, £72.50, Hillend, Auldearn , £71.50, Upper Muiryden, Rosemarkie, £70.50; Chev – Burnthill, £68, Shieldaig, Strathcarron and South Balkeith, Tain, £64, Balcherry, Tain, £63; BeltX – Tullyglens, Dunphail, £65, Glenurquhart Farm, Cromarty, £64.50, Inver Croft, Tain, £60.50; Cross – Davidson Croft, Heights of Fodderty, £63; CharX – 4 Tomich, Beauly, £62.50; CHM – Achnabat, Torness, £61.50, Tigh Beag, Achterneed, £58.50; Mule – Tulloch Farm, Dingwall, £54, Achnabat, £53.

Ewe lambs: SuffX – 15 Loaneckheim, £73; TexX – 12 Airdens, Bonar Bridge, £68, 1 Lochlait, Abriachan, £53, Balnaird Farm House, £52; Chev – Dell Farm, Swainbost, £67, Carnoch, Strathconon, £62, Achnaclerach, Garve, £56; Suff – Glendonan, Knockfarrel, £64.50; CHM – Tigh Beag, £60, 2 Forss, Thurso, £54, Tullyglens, £48; Cross – Enyhallow, Conon Bridge, £51, Balnaird Farm House, £49.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September 28th) sold 571 lambs from Lewis Livestock Producers.

Lewis Livestock Producers lambs (571) averaged £42.92 and sold to £73.50 for Cheviots from Tigh An Rudha, Eoropie.

Other leading prices per head:

Lambs: TexX – 12 Port of Ness, Isle of Lewis, £71, 27 Cross, Ness, £62, 24B Lionel, Ness, £60; Cross – 48 Habost, Ness, £59.50, Clashtein, Ness, £48.50, 18 Habost, Ness, £45.50; Chev – 4 Eoropie, Isle of Lewis, £50, 5C Fivepenny, Ness, £46, 5 Swainbost, Isle of Lewis, £45; BF – 12 Lionel, Port of Ness, £45.50, 2 Lionel, Ness, £45; SuffX – 100 Cross Skigersta Road, Port of Ness, £44.50, 4 Eordale, Ness, £40.50.