Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 30 September 2019

30th September 2019

LOCHMADDY, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 30th) sold 2,654 store sheep of all classes.

Lambs (1,591) sold to £69 per head for a pair of Texel crosses from 5 Peninerine, Lochboisdale.

Ewes (815) sold to £77 per head for a Texel cross from 17 Hougharry, Isle of North Uist.

Gimmers (104) sold to £105 per head for a pen of Mules from 4 Hacklett, Creagorry (twice).

Breeding ram (one) sold to £180 per head for a Blackface ram from 4A Machair, Illeray.

Feeding Sheep (143) sold to £62 per head for a Suffolk ram from 15 Carinish, Lochmaddy.



Other leading prices per head

Store lambs: TexX - 10 Malaglate, Sollas, £65, 4 Tigharry, Lochmaddy, £64.50, Crois Moirag, Clachan, £64; SuffX - 9 Clachan Sands, Lochmaddy, £63, 15 Liniclate, Creagorry, £62, Fernbrae, Baleshare, £60; Chev – 9 Clachan Sands, £63, 7 Balranald, Lochmaddy, £62, Paiblesgarry, Bayhead, £61; Cross – 4 Claddach Kyles, Lochmaddy, £62, 5 Dunganichy, Benbecula, £58, 2 Claddach, Illeray, £56; BF – 4 Hacklett, & 3 Malaglate, Sollas, £51, 18 Locheport, Lochmaddy, £48.

Ewes: BF – Sidinish, Locheport, £72, 1 Nunton Hill, Gramsdale, £50; Chev – 1 Liniclate, Benbecula, £66, Paiblesgarry, & 18 Illeray, £52, 24 Muir of Aird, Benbecula, £51; SuffX – 4 Tigharry, Lochmaddy, £60, 2 Balranald, Lochmaddy, £49, 18 Illeray, £46; TexX – 17 Hougharry, £58, 3 Claddach Kirkibost, Lochmaddy, £50; Cross – 4 Knockquien, Lochmaddy, £52, 24 Liniclate, Benbecula, £51, 4 Knockline, Bayhead, £49.

Gimmers: BF – Sidinish, £85, 10 Malaglate, £70, 291 Kilpheder, Lochboisdale, £66; TexX – 17 Hougharry, £78; Chev – 7 Malaglate, Lochmaddy, (trice) & 7 Balranald, £75, 3 Middlequarter, Sollas, £68; Mule – 32 Liniclate, Isle of Benbecula, £62.

Feeding sheep: Tex rig – 5 Peninerine, £56; Cross rig – 18 Borve, Berneray, £54; Cross wdr – 10 Rushgarry, Berneray, £50; Chev ram – 7 Balranald, £49; SuffX wdr – 4 Paiblesgarry, Bayhead, £42.