Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Portree - Sale 18 August 2008

17th August 2008

PORTREE, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 18th) sold 2108 store lambs.
Lambs (2,108) sold to £41.50 per head for Suffolk crosses from 1 Waterstein, Glendale.
"Cross and Cheviot lambs met a keen enquiry shown in good bloom. Sale average rose by £3.92 on the year."
Leading prices per head
Wedder lambs: TexX - Lynton, Staffin, £36.50, 8 & 20 Stenscholl, Staffin, £35; Chev - No. 2 Drumuie, Portree, £37.20, No. 3 Drumuie, Portree, £36.80; Cross - No. 28 Borve, Skeabost Bridge, £34.50, No. ½ of 1 Marrishadder, £32; BF - South Scorrybreck, Portree, £30.50, No. 8 Torvaig, Portree, £25; ZwaX - 7 Ferrindonald, Sleat, £37.50, £30; SuffX - 3 Kilmuir, Dunvegan, 6 Penifiler, Portree, £37.50, No. 2 Sheader, Uig, £36.80.
Ewe lambs: TexX - No. 4 Edinbane, Portree, £30.50, No. 13 Flodigarry, Portree, £30; Chev - No. 24 Borve, Skeabost Bridge, £29.50, No. 13 Flodigarry, £29; Cross - No. 28 Borve, £35.50, No. 4 Drumuie, Portree, £24; BF - No. 31 Lochbay, Waternish, £24, South Scorrybreck, £21; SuffX - No. ½ of 1 Marrishadder, Culnacnock, £30.