12th September 2019
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 12th) sold 8,231 store lambs.
Cheviot lambs averaged £44.06 (+£0.34 on the year) and sold to £70 gross for a pen of ewe lambs from Ardchronie, Ardgay.
"All classes met a reasonable demand with smaller types sharper on the year."
Leading prices per head and per district:
Inverness & South: Chev wedder lambs - Pitmain Farm, Kingussie, £56.50; Chev ewe lambs – Free Farm, Tomatin, £61.
Black Isle & Mid Ross: Chev wedder lambs – Tigh Beag, Achterneed, £50; Chev ewe lambs – Tigh Beag, £58.
Easter Ross: Chev wedder lambs –Milton Croft, Edderton, £53.50; Chev ewe lambs – Milton Croft, £51.
North West Ross: Chev wedder lambs – Blairbuie, Achiltibuie, £52.50, 17 Mellon Charles, Aultbea, & 9 Mellon Udrigle, Laide, £52; Chev ewe lambs – 6 Moss Bank, Poolewe, & 12 Badrallach, Dundonnell, £47.50, 12 Bualnaluib, Aultbea, £47.
Wester Ross: Chev wedder lambs – 1 Wester Alligan, Torridon, £55, 9 Balmacara, Kyle of Lochalsh, £53, 11 Diabaig, Torridon, £51.50; Chev ewe lambs – Tir Aluinn, Lochcarron, £50.50, 11 Diabaig, £43.50, 1 Wester Alligan, £42.50.
Mid Sutherland: Chev wedder lambs – Heatherlea Croft, Ardgay, £61, Ardchronie, Ardgay, £56, Balnacuile, Spinningdale, £55; Chev ewe lambs – Ardchronie, £64, Balnacuile & Ardchronie, £52, 6/10 Airdens, Bonar Bridge, £49.50.
East Sutherland: Chev wedder lambs – Proncy Farm, Dornoch, £53.50, Clashinglash, Achue, £50.50; Chev ewe lambs – Proncy Farm, £53.
Caithness: Chev wedder lambs – 56 Farr, Bettyhill, £53.50, Middleton of Brims, Thurso, £52.50, Longreen's Croft, Thrumster, £52; Chev ewe lambs – Middleton of Brims, £66.
Skye & Outer Isles: Chev wedder lambs – Isle of Pabbay, Pabbay, £56.50, Tote House, Isle of Skye, £53.50, Uiginish Farm, Dunvegan, & Meadle, Struan, £51; Chev ewe lambs – Meadle (twice), & Isle of Pabbay, £54.