Dingwall & Highland Marts - Sale 5 September 2019

5th September 2019

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (September, 5th) sold 1,612 store and breeding sheep incorporating annual sale of HISHA accredited sheep and 519 on behalf of Lewis Livestock Producers.

Gimmers (543) averaged £99.89 (+£1.67 on the year) and sold to £148 gross for a pen of Cheviot Mules from Newmore, Muir of Ord.

Ewes (149) averaged £70.77 (+£23.27 on the year) and sold to £126 gross for a pen of Texel crosses from the dispersal of 3 Balnabeen, Conon Bridge.

Ewe lambs (838) averaged £62.92 (-£0.80 on the year) and sold to £100 gross for a pen of Texels from Woodside Croft, Ardersier.

Store lambs (82) averaged £46.20 (+£5.52 on the year) and sold to £57.50 gross for a Suffolk cross from Wester Craiglands, Fortrose.

Lewis Livestock Producers lambs (519) sold to £51 gross twice for pens of Cross lambs from 30A Breasclete, & 2 Breasclete, Isle of Lewis.

"Well bred breeding types met a firm demand while plainer types were more selective."

Other leading prices per head:

Gimmers: CHM - 1 Newmore, £145; TexX - Smerral Farm, Bower, £135 (twice), Moulinard House, Tain, £125, Carnoch Farm, Errogie, £105; SuffX – Woodside Croft, £125, Fair A Far, Kirkhill, £60; BDX – Ballochroan, Newtonmore, £122; Tex – Woodside Croft, £118; Mule – Davidson Croft, Heights of Fodderty, £108, Cypress, Achterneed, £100, 13 Kirkton Gardens, Lochcarron, £60; CharX – Smallburn Farms, Duffus, £100; LlyX – Ardlarach, Isle of Luing, £100 (twice); HB – Smallburn Farms, £90; Suff – Viewhill Farm, Gollanfield, £90; KryX – Smallburn Farms, £85; Chev – 21 Ardachu, Rogart, £72, Fair A Far, £58, Alltnadurack, Kildary, £55.

Ewes: TexX – 3 Balnabeen, £110, 13 Kirkton Gardens, Lochcarron, £80; SuffX – Woodside Croft, £100; CHM – 3 Balnabeen, £92; Suff – Woodside Croft, £90; Chev – Dunmore House, Beauly, £72, 13 Kirkton Gardens, £63; Mule – Dunmore House, £68; Cross – 13 Kirkton Gardens, £46; BF – 13 Kirkton Gardens, £40.

Ewe lambs: SuffX – Muirton Mains, Urray, £80, Smallburn Farms, £67, Wester Craiglands, £60; CHM – Tombreck, Dallas, £80 (twice), Achnamoine, Watten, £73, Wester Craiglands, £72; Mule – Aberarder Estate, Inverness, £74, Invereen, Tomatin & Aberarder Estate, £66, 1 Brae Farm Cottage, Dingwall, Achnamoine & Aberarder Estate, £60; TexX – Smallburn Farms, £71, Bogburn Farm, Duncanston, £65.50, Wester Craiglands, £55; CharX – Achnamoine, £61.50; BeltX – Ballochroan, £57 (twice).

Store lambs: TexX – 8 Maryhill, Stornoway, £52; CharX – 17 North Erradale, Gairloch, £50; Mule – Achnamoine, £48.50; Chev – 17 North Erradale, £46.50, Achnamoine, £45; BeltX – Ivy Croft, Heights of Brae, £45.50; Cross – 17 North Erradale, £41.

Lewis Livestock Producers lambs leading prices: Chev – 25 Breasclete, £47, 2 Breasclete, £45, 11 Breasclete, £37; Cross – 33 Callinish, Isle of Lewis, £47, 21 Holm Road, Stornoway, £46.50, 15 Breasclete, £44; BF – 4 Carishader, Uig, £42, 11 Breasclete, £40, 2 Ardroil, Uig, £39; TexX – 10 Garynahine, Isle of Lewis, £41.