STORNOWAY, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 25th and 26th) sold 4,113 store lambs.

Cheviot lambs (477) averaged £52.38 and sold to £72.50 gross from 8B Shader, Point. Texel cross lambs (265) averaged £58.42 and sold to £77 gross from Anerley Cottage, Back. Beltex cross lambs (11) averaged £52.73 and sold to £55 gross from 6 , Lochs. Suffolk cross lambs (538) averaged £59.65 and sold to £78 gross from 4 Park, . Blackface lambs (1,331) averaged £39.98 and sold to £60 gross from 20 Ranish, . Mule lambs (36) averaged £57.92 and sold to £62.50 gross from 6 Steinish, . Cross lambs (1,455) averaged £47.68 and sold to £110 gross from 6 Valtos, Uig.

“Lambs looking in great bloom with an overall increase of £9.60 on the corresponding sale last year. A big ‘Thank You’ to all locals attending the sale for observing the COVID protocols”

Other leading prices per head: Uig & Bernera: BF – 6 Valtos, Uig, £58. Ness: BF – 36 Cross Road, £55.50; 81 Cross Skigersta Road, £50. Stornoway: Chev – 23 Lower Sandwick, £65.50; 50 Newmarket, £60.50; SuffX – 5 East Street, Sandwick, £70.50; BF – 22 North Street, Sandwick, £50; Cross – 22 North Street, £62. Harris: SuffX – 15 Northton, £64. Westside: Chev – School Park, Knock, £56. SuffX – 13 Upper Barvas, £76; 25 Lower Barvas, £69; 12 Doune, , £62; BF – 41b Lower Barvas, £52; Cross – 6 Steinish, £77; 25 Lower Barvas, £71; 38 Lower Barvas, £67.50; 4 Park, Barvas, £66. Back: Chev – 4a Back, £66.50; 47a Back, £59; TexX – 2a Back, £65.50; 9 Back, £64.50. SuffX – Anerley Cottage, £70.50; 9 Broadbay View, £62; BF – 1 Vatisker, £52.50; 43 , £50. Lochs: Chev – 1 Sheildinish, Lochs, £60.50; 18 , Lochs, £58.50; 30 , South Lochs, £58. TexX – 20 Ranish, £74; 30 Gravir, South Lochs, £70; 6 Habost, £67.50. BeltX – 6 Habost, £55. SuffX – 30 Gravir, South Lochs, £67; 9 Crossbost, £66.50; BF – 20 Ranish, £56; 9 Crossbost, £53; Cross – 5b Arivruaich, Lochs, £65.50; Gravir, South Lochs, £64.50. Point: Chev – 10a , Point, £69; 8b Shader, Point; £66; 11 Portvoller, Point, £66; TexX – 50 , £70; SuffX – Upper , £63; BF – 48a Upper Bayble, £55.50; 34 Upper Bayble, £54.50; 28b , £53; Cross – 29 , £72.