Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 17 October 2008

17th October 2008

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 17th) sold 3,936 store lambs.
Lambs (3,826) averaged £29.45 and sold to £51 gross for Suffolk crosses from No. 43 Strath, Gairloch.
Feeding sheep (110) averaged £21.58 and sold to £41 for a Blackface wedder from Teanluick, Beauly.
"Cheviot and cross lambs met an improved trade, Blackface lambs met a more selective enquiry."

Leading prices per head
Lambs: TexX - Old Mill Croft, Teanluick, £50; Cragganvallie, Abriachan, £49; No. 66/78 Farr, Bettyhill, Woodside Cottage, Aberarder £46; SuffX - Tigh Beag, Strathpeffer, £48.50; No. 43 Strath, Gairloch, Woodlands, Dingwall, Stromebhan, Lochmaddy, £48; Woodside Cottage, Stromebhan, £44; Chev - Ribhuachan, Lochcarron, £47; Toscaig, Applecross, £44.50; Drumore, Evanton, Crannich, Ardross, £44; Mule - Fanblair, Culloden, £47; Ruivard, Ardross, £39; Cross - Allangrange Park, Muir of Ord, £45; Mulchaich, Conon Bridge, No. 8 Sand Street, Stornoway, £43.50; Crannich, £40.50; BF - Crannich, £40; Garbeg, Drumnadrochit, £39; BeltX - Upperton, Balnain, £39.50; Dunlichity, Farr, £38; JcbX - Woodside Cottage, £39; KH - Redpoint Farm, Gairloch, £37.
Feeding sheep: Tex - Lochlait, Abriachan, £39; BeltX - Runachloie, Gruids, £35; SuffX - Old Mill Croft, £33; Dorset - Hillpark, Kiltarlity, £32; Chev - Kyleview, Lairg, £28.50; Mule - Culbin, Dingwall, £24.50.