'Big day' at Dingwall Mart with 'fantastic show' of blackface sheep and solid trade as over 6000 store lambs sold
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DINGWALL and Highland Marts on Friday sold 6249 store lambs.
Blackface lambs (5497) averaged £57.65 (up £6.89 on the year) sold to £89 gross for a pen of wedder lambs from Milton farm, Aberarder.
Other breeds (752) sold to £104 gross for a Texel lamb from Kilmaluag House, Duntulm.
The verdict from the mart: “Another big day in Dingwall with the blackface sheep gracing the ring, and boy was there a fantastic
show of blackies forward! Vendors were greeted with a great trade throughout with the buyers from all over in attendance.
"With the last consignment of Lewis lambs for the year a powerful show of lambs was on offer as well. I think it will be safe to say the Lewis producers will be very satisfied with their trading again this year.”
Other leading prices per head
Lambs:
BF wdr las – Clune & Corrybrough Estate, Tomatin, £84 & £68, 2 Mugeary, Glenmore, £81.50, £70 &£66.50, 13 Peinchorran, Braes, £80, £70 & £67, Talisker Estate, £80, £71 &£67, Bochruben Farms, Cailtidh, £74.50 & £66.50, Balmacaan Farm, Drumnadrochit, £74, Peingown, Kilmuir, £73, Milton Farm,£73, Auchnafearn, Grantown on Spey, £73, 28 Fiscovaig, Carbost, £71.50, Gorthleck Mains, Farr, £71, 4 North Udrigle, Laide, £70.50, Unakille Sheep Stock Club, £70, South Scorrybreck Sheep Stock Club, £70, Kilmaluag House, £70, Keepers Cottage, Tomatin, £70 & £69, 5 Aird, Sleat, £69.50, Abersky, Torness, £69, Loch Dubh Croft, Lochcarron, £68.50, Aberarder Estate, £68.50, 5 Midtown, Inverasdale, £68, Tombeg, Tomatin £68, ½ of 2 Kendram, Kilmuir, £67.50, Craigton Farm, Rogart, £67.50, Totarder Sheep Stock Club, £67, ½ of 9 Aird, Sleat, £67, 1 & 8 Drynoch, Carbost, £67, Croft 2 & 7, Linside, £66.50, 7 Ferrindonald, Sleat, £66, Satran Sheep Stock Club, £66, South Cuil, Uig, £66.
BF ewe las – 13 Peinchorran, £86, ½ of 3 Aird, £73, Unakille SSC, £66, ½ of 9 Aird, £66.
Other Breeds
Mule – Milton Farm, £88.50 & £79, Gorthleck, £84 & £70, Abersky, £79.50 & £70, Achnabat, Torness, £88 & £76, Bochruben Farm, £71, Gorthleck Mains, £70; Cross – Satran SSC, £87, Talisker SSC, £85.50, Rockview, heights of Achnasheen, £75, Abersky, £72.50, Unakillie SSC, £72.50, Dulsie Farm, Glenferness, £70, Achnabat, £70; CHM – Achnabat, £84.50; Chev – 13 Peinchorran, £83 & £70.50, Kennel Cottage, Ardgay, £74, Unakillie, £70.50; 7 Scaristavore, Isle oh Harris, £83.
It also sold 1090 lambs from Lewis Livestock Producers.
Lewis Livestock Producers (1,090) sold to £100 gross for a Cross lamb from 22 Fivepenny, Ness
Other leading Prices per head
Crosses – 8 Lower Shader, Point, £96, £81, £74 & £72, 23 Fivepenny, Ness, £84, Elean Glas, Knock, £80, 21 North Shawbost, Isle Of Lewis, £71, 25 South Galson Isle of Lewis, £70; TexX – 24B Lionel, Ness, £90, £87, £83 £78, £75 & £72, 1 Eordale, Ness, £85 & £79.50, 46 Lower Barvas, Isle Of Lewis, £84, 23 Fivepenny, £81 & £70, 12 Port Of Ness, Isle Of Lewis, £78, 39 Lower Barvas, Barvas, £77.50, 48 Habost, Ness, £77 & £71, 21 Ballantrushal, Isle Of Lewis, £76, 27 Cross, Ness, £72; Chev – Tigh an Rudha, Eoropie, £89 & £70, 12 Lionel, Port Of Ness, £87, 16 Lower Shader, Barvas, £78, 33 Soth Galson, £73, 5C Fivepenny, Ness, £70, 9 Upper Barvas, £70; SuffX – 16 Lower Shader, £84.50 & £71, 44 Borve, Isle Of Lewis, £70; BF – 31 Lower Shader, £80, 81 Cross, Skigersta, £74, 21 Ballantrushal, £71.
