Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 7 October 2019

7th October 2019

PORTREE, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 7th) sold 2,887 store sheep of all classes.

Lambs (1,280) sold to £64 gross for Crosses from 15 Glenconon, Uig.

Ewes & gimmers (1,433) sold to £100 gross for Suffolk gimmers from 2 Herbusta, Kilmuir.

Feeding sheep (174) sold to £64 for a Blackface ram from 44 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir.

Leading prices per head

Store lambs: Chev - Gesto Farm, Struan, £56, 1 Holomon Park, Isle of Raasay, £55, 5 Feorlig, Dunvegan, £53; TexX – 3 Lower Ollach, Portree, £50, 5 Harlosh, Dunvegan, £48, 5 Eyre, Snizort & 19 Holmisdale, Glendale, £47; Cross – 5/6 Sheader, Uig, £49, Lower Millovaig, Glendale, £47, 28 Stenscholl, Staffin, £46; BF – 5/6 Sheader, £48, 2 Balmeanach, Isle of Raasay, £46, 6 Kilvaxter, Portree, £45.50; SuffX – Strathaird, Broadford, £48.

Ewes & gimmers: TexX – ½ of 29 Sconser, Sconser, £80 (twice), 19 Holmisdale, £57, Lynton, Staffin, £56; Suff – 2 Herbusta, Kilmuir, £80, Foreland, Portree, £70; Chev – 4 Storr Place, Portree & 5 Holmisdale, Glendale, £68, 4 Flodigarry, Portree, £67, 1 & 2 Peinlich, Glenhinnisdale, £64; SuffX – 10 Culnacnoc, Portree, £67, 4 Peiness, Portree, £62; BF – Lynton, £50.

Feeding sheep: Chev ram – 7/8 South Duntulm, Portree, £59, 5 Kilvaxter, Kilmuir, £52, Gesto Farm, £50; Chev wdr – 7 Kingsburgh, Snizort, £58, Glenvarrigill, Portree, £57, 44 Borneskitaig, £50; BF wdr – South Cuidreach, Earlish, £51, Glenvarrigill & 4 Bay, Waternish, £50, 2 Mugeary, Glenmore, £46; Cross wdr – 4 Ferrinquarrie, Glendale, £51, 5 Eyre, £46, Farm Managers House, Skeabost, £45; TexX wdr – 5 Eyre, £48; BF ram – 7/8 South Duntulm & 1 Rhenetra, Snizort, £47.