Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale Stornoway 18 October 2019

19th October 2019

STORNOWAY, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 17th) sold 1,362 sheep of all classes.

Lambs (591) sold to £60 gross for Texel crosses from 100 Cross Skigersta Road, Port of Ness.

Ewes (560) sold to £60 gross for Suffolk crosses from 10 Tong, Isle of Lewis.

Gimmers (118) sold to £130 gross for Texel crosses from 22 Laxay, Lochs.

Feeding sheep (93) sold to £150 gross (twice) for Cheviot rams from 8 Sand Street, Stornoway.

Leading prices per head

Lambs: Chev - 9 Broadbay View, Back, £56.50, 100 Cross Skigersta Road, £53, 28 South Dell, Ness, £45; Cross – 15B Arnol, Shawbost & 28 South Dell, Ness, £49, 33 Callinish, Isle of Lewis, £40; SuffX – 2 Scaladale, Isle of Harris & 18 Cross, Ness, £40; BF – 33 Fivepenny, Borve, £32, 3 Ardhasaig, Isle of Harris, £31, 11 Garynahine, Uig & 22 Valtos, Uig, £30.

Ewes: Chev – 1 Portnaguran, Point, £59, 10 Tong, £52, 5 Sand Street, Sandwick & 6 Glen Kyles, Leverburgh, £49; BF – 20 Cearn Shodhaidh, Stornoway, £54, 81 Cross Skigersta Road, Ness, £50, 25 Tolsta Chaolias, Isle of Lewis & 20 Cearn Shodhaidh, £48; Cross – 16 Aird, Tong, £34, 6 Glen Kyles, Leverburgh, £32, 18 Leurbost, Lochs, £31.

Gimmers: BF – 7 Garyvard, Lochs, £80, 7 Hacklete, Bernera, £70 (twice); Chev – 1 Portnaguran, Point, £70, 22 Laxay, Lochs, £68, 22 New Tolsta, Isle of Lewis, £64; Cross – 22 New Tolsta, £62, 5 East Street, Sandwick, £58.

Feeding sheep: Chev ram – 8 Sand Street, £120 (twice); BF ram – 43 Habost, Ness, £55 (twice); Chev wdr – 23 Laxay, £50; Tex ram – 35 Crossbost, Lochs, £48 (twice); BF wdr – 23 Laxay, £46, 1 Portnaguran, £42, 2 Arivruach, Lochs, £41.