5th October 2008
PORTREE, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 6th) sold 2,874 store lambs and ewes.
Lambs (1,277) averaged £17.27 and sold to £36 per head for Cheviots from No. 2 Sheader, Uig.
Ewes (1,433) sold to £34 for Cheviots from No. 44 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir.
"Strong lambs and best quality ewes met a satisfactory demand, other classes more difficult to cash."
Leading prices per head
Lambs: Cross - No. 15 Glenconon, Uig, £35.50, No. 2 Corbett Terrace, Uig, £32, No. 8 Balmeanach, Struan, No. 5/6 Sheader, Uig, £30; TexX - No. 2 Corbett Terrace, £33.50, No. 1 Feorlig, Dunvegan, £28.50, No. 6 Camuscross, Sleat, £29.50; Chev - Pairc A Chaphtain, Treaslane, £33, No. 20 Earlish, Portree, £32, No. 15 Glenconon, £30.50; BF - No. 6 Kilvaxter, Portree, £30.50, No. 7/8 South Duntulm, Portree, £28.50, No. 3 Kilvaxter, Kilmuir, £27; SuffX - Glenbernisdale, Skeabost Bridge, £27, No. 1 Kilvaxter, Kilmuir, £26, No. 27 Stenscholl, Staffin, £25.50.
Ewes: Suff - No. 2B Penifiler, Portree, £33; Chev - Fasach Farm, Waternish, £33, No. 4 Waterstein, Glendale, No. 2 Sheader, Uig, £32, Glenhinisdale, Snizort, £31.50; Cross - Vatten Township, £25.50, No. 28 Borve, Skeabost Bridge, £24, No. 14 Hungladder, Kilmuir, £22; BF - No. 31 Lochbay, Waternish, £26, No. 3 Kilvaxter, Kilmuir, £17.50, No. 44 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir, £17.