Dingwall & Highland Marts - Portree Sale 1 September 2008

31st August 2008

PORTREE, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September 1st) sold 5036 store lambs.
Lambs (5036) averaged £24.74 and sold to £46.50 per head for Suffolk crosses from 20 Borve, Portree and also for Texel crosses from No. 5 Totarder, Struan.

"A record entry encouraged a large ringside of buyers resulting in an increase of £5.36 on the year."

Leading prices per head
Wedder lambs: Suff x - No. 1 Eyre, Portree, No. 42 Bernisdale, Skeabost bridge, £46, No. 40 Mains, Portree, £45, No. 14 Geary, Dunvegan, £43.50; Chev - Balnacnoc, Uig, £42, No. 5 Digg, Staffin, £40, No. 44 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir, £39.50; Tex x - No. 8 Kilvaxter, Kilmuir, £40.50, No. 25 Fasach, Dunvegan, £37, No. 3 Glenmore, Portree, £36.50; Cross - No. 44 Borneskitaig, No. 3 Kilvaxter, Portree, £40, Balnacnoc, £38.50, No. 19 Kilmuir, Dunvegan, £37; BF - No. 44 Borneskitaig, £34, 1 & 2 Stenscholl, Staffin, £32, No. 34 Lochbay, Dunvegan, £29.
Ewe lambs: Chev - No. 44 Borneskitaig, £39, No. 22 Geary, Dunvegan, £37.50, No. 2 Annishadder, Portree, £37; BF - No. 44 Borneskitaig, £36.50, No. 5 Totarder, Struan, £24.50, No. 1 Lower Ollach, Portree, £24; Cross - No. 28 Borve, Skeabost Bridge, £29, Minchview, Valtos, £27.50, No. 22 Geary, Dunvegan, £27; Tex x - No. 26 Tarskavaig, Sleat, £21.50.