16th September 2019
PORTREE, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 16th) sold 2,405 store lambs & feeding sheep.
Lambs (2,240) averaged £39.13 (+£5.38 on the year) and sold to £69 gross for Crosses from 15 Glenconon, Uig.
Feeding sheep (165) sold to £73 gross for a Cheviot ram from 7 Herbusta, Kilmuir.
"All classes exceeded expectations and met a solid trade throughout."
Leading prices per head
Lambs: TexX - 20 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir, £66, 44 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir, £64.50, 40 Mains, Bernisdale, £56; Cross – 42 Bernisdale, Skeabost Bridge, £56, 19 Kilmuir Dunvegan, & 7 Totaig, Husabost, £53, 5/6 Sheader, Uig, £52; Chev – 8 Digg, Staffin, £56, Quiraing View, Staffin, £52.50, 44 Borneskitaig, £51.50; BF – 5/6 Sheader, £54.50, 2 Eyre, Snizort, £54, Balnacnoc, Uig, £53; CharX – 4 Edinbane, Portree, £50.50; SuffX – 40 Mains, £50.
Feeding Sheep: BF gmr – 1 & 2 Conon, Uig, £66; Chev wdr – 7 Herbusta, Kilmuir, £54; BF wdr – 5 Keistle, Snizort, £54; Chev ewe – 1 Galtrigill, Dunvegan, £50 (twice); BF ram – 3 Eyre, Snizort, £49; Cross wdr – 5 Keistle, £48.