Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 16th September 2011
16th September 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 16th) sold 6,231 store lambs and ewes including 871 on behalf of Lewis Livestock Producers.
Lambs (5,198) sold to £60 gross for Suffolk crosses from 22 Achfrish, Lairg.
Ewes & gimmers (160) sold to £80 gross for Texel ewes from 40 Newton Street, Stornoway.
Lewis Livestock Producers lambs (657) sold to £56 gross for Texel crosses from 15 Laxay, Isle of Lewis.
Lewis Livestock Producers feeding sheep (214) sold to £61 gross for Cheviot ewes from 40 Crossbost, Lochs.
"A good show of Blackface lambs met a buoyant trade. Prizes for the best pens of Blackface lambs in the show kindly sponsored by The Blackface Sheep Society, Sainsbury's & Dunbia were awarded as follows:
1st Messrs W. R. MacIntyre & Co, Tulloch
2nd D. J. Macdonald, 13 Peinchorran, Braes
3rd South Scorrybreck Sheep Stock Club, Isle of Skye
Strong end Cheviot and Cross lambs slightly firmer than last sale, mid size lambs maintaining recent keen rates."
Other leading prices per head
Lambs: BF - Tulloch Farm, Dingwall, £56, 13 Peinchorran, Portree, £53.50, Aird, Ardheslaig, and South Scorrybreck Sheep Stock Club, £48; BF ewe las - 13 Peinchorran, £54, 12 Caligarry, Isle of Skye, £50.50, 4 North Udrigle, Achnasheen, £42.50; TexX - Rheindown, Beauly, New House, Balvaird, and Knockglass, Dornoch, £57, Knockglass, and Rheindown, £56, 124 West Langwell, Rogart, £50; Chev - The Gate, Shieldaig, £57, Stromecarronach, Lochcarron, £55.50, Knockglass, and Stromecarronach, £55; CharX - Easterton Croft, Auldearn, £57; Cross - Monkstadt, Portree, £54.50, 1 Linicro, Kilmuir, £52.50, 34 Newmarket, Stornoway, £52; SuffX - 3 Peingown, Kilmuir, £50.
Ewes & gimmers: Cross ewe - 34 Newmarket, £66; BF ewe - 34 Newmarket, £57; Chev ram - Clebrig, Altnaharra, (Robertson), £60, 6 Borgie, Skerray, £52; Chev wdr - Kingsburgh Sheep Stock Club, £50.
Lewis Livestock Producers: Lambs: BF - 5 Garyvard, back, £54, 6 Keose, Glebe, £47.50; SuffX - 2 Keose, £53.50; Cross - 24 Crossbost, £51, Crosswinds, (D. Macleod), and 65 Balallan, Lochs, £49, 20 Cearn Shodhaidh, £48.50.
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