Sheep sale prices after 6257 animals change hands at Dingwall and Highlands Marts event
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DINGWALL and Highlands Marts Ltd sold 6257 sheep of all classes including Lewis’s livestock producers.
Lambs (4,271) averaged £63.26 and sold to £103 gross for a pair of Texel crosses from Lochside Croft, Thrumster.
Ewes and feeding sheep (853) sold to £136 gross for a pen of Texel cross ewes from Muirton Mains, Urray.
Lewis Livestock Producers lambs (1,065) averaged £53.27 and sold to £94 gross for a pen of Texel crosses from 24b Lionel, Ness.
Lewis Livestock Producers feeding sheep (68) sold to £112 gross for a Cheviot ram from Tigh Na Rudha, Eoropie.
The mart verdict: “Another busy sale of the store lambs and feeding ewes greeted a busy ringside of buyers. The quality of the sheep is starting to downgrade now as the we venture into the small hill lamb territory. Trade overall wouldn’t have been as sharp as last week however the quality of the sheep wouldn’t be the same either.”
Leading prices per flock:
Lambs; TexX – Lochside Croft, £102, 3 Kinbeachie, Culbokie, £91&£86.50, Wester Craiglands, Fortrose, £91 & £85, Lochfleet, Dornoch, £90 & £75,Inver Croft, Tain, £88 & £75, Bleachfield Croft, Thurso, £86.50 & £75, Dell Farm, Farr, £85.50, £84.50, £84, £82.50, £81, £80, (twice), £79, £77 (twice) & £75, Dunearn Farm, Nairn, £85 & £80, 9 Easter Street, Caplich, £82, Garbeg, Drumnadrochit, £79, Spierfield, Balblair, £79, Foxhole, Kiltarlity, £78, Rhevackin Farm, Kiltarlity, £77, Croft 205, Lednabirichen, £76, Easter Templand, Fortrose, £75; BFL – Dava Farms, £99, Sonnenalm, Dufftown, £92, Wester Craiglands, £75; Chev – Inver Croft, £90, Portnacreich, Lochcarron, £81 & £76, 19 Strath, Gairloch, £77, Wester Craiglands, £75; SuffX – 3 Corrie Place, Muir of Ord, £90, £84, £80 & £77, Wester Craiglands, £86, £85, £80, (4 times), Refouble, Nairn, £86, Lochbuie, Strone Road, £81.50, Weydale Farm, Thurso, £81.50, Lower Gartally Farm, Drumnadrochit, £81, Midbadgrinan, Culbokie, £80, Garbeg, £80 & £75, Fodderletter Farms, Tomintoul, £79, Rhevackin Farm, £79, 15 Glenconon, Uig, £76, (twice), Tulloch ard, Glenelg, £76, Foxhole, £75.50, Spierfield, £75; BeltX – Midbadgrinan, £87, Invercharron, Ardgay, £85, Lochside Croft, £84, £82, Lochbuie, £80;Cross – Cypress, Achterneed, £77; VBN – 47 Windsor Place, Conon Bridge, £76.
Ewes and feeding sheep; Tex Ram – Lochfleet, £116; Tex ewe – Ivy Croft, Heights of Brae, £116, Lochfleet, £100; Chev ewe – Croft 205, £114, 9 Easter Street, £106, Inver Croft, £98, 61 Aird, Portree, £81; TexX ewe – Muirton Mains, £111, £110 & £89, 18 South Galson, Isle of Lewis, £110, Lower Gartally, £110, 1 Ferolig, Dunvegan, £106, 37 Bank, Rogart, £104 & £84, 43 Bernisdale, £88; Belt ram – Rychraggan,. Drumnadrochit, £110; TexX Gmr – 37 Bank, £108, 15 Loaneckheim, Kiltarlity, £104; SuffX Gmr – 3 Corrie Place, £10; Chev ram – Sandamhor Farming, Isle of Eigg, £98, Rychraggan, £94; Chev Gmr - 55 Spoutie, Brora, £95, 103 Knockarthur, Rogart, £86, Scallasaig Sheep Tock Club, £84; VBN Gmr – 47 Windsor Place, £86; Chev ewe – Rychraggan, £80; Cross Gmr – 55 Spoutie, £80.
Lewis Livestock Producers lambs – TexX – 24b Lionel, £86, £74 & £70, 12 Port of Ness, £84 & £75, 39 Lower Barvas, £81 & £65,1 Eordale, Ness, £76, 1 Lionel, Ness, £73.50, 23 Fivepenny, Ness, £70, 25 South Galson, £68.50, 21 Ballantrushal, £68; Cross – 16 Eorodale, Port of Ness, £86, 21 North Shawbost, £79, 64 Cross Skigersta Road, £78, 29 Lower Shader, £68,26 Borve, £67, 9 Lionel, Ness, £67; Chev – 9 Lionel, Ness, £85, 33 Soth Galson, £78 & £69, 22 Ballantrushal, £67, 48 Habost, Ness, £66.50, 9 Upper Barvas, £66, 5c Fivepenny, Ness, £66, Tigh an Rudha, £65.50; SuffX – 47b North Galson, £82, 1 Eorodale, £75; BF – 1
Eorodale, £70.
