DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 19th) sold 5,002 sheep. Lambs (4,214) averaged £42.77 (-£6.33 on the year) and sold to £61 gross for a pen of Cheviots from Burnbank, Isle of Canna. Ewes and Feeding Sheep (788) sold to £90 gross for a Texel cross ewe from Ivy Croft, Strathpeffer.

“A mixed show on offer, met a selective trade, with plainer types less sought after.”

Other leading prices per head Lambs: Chev – Brin House, Flichity, £61, 6 Ardindrain, Kiltarlity, £59, Burnbank, £58; BeltX – Mitchell Hill, Dingwall, £60, 43 Bernisdale, Portree, £53.50, Dalmagarry Farms, Moy, £52; SuffX – Refouble, Nairn, £59.50, Rhevackin Farm, Kiltarlity, £57, Fair-A-Far, Kirkhill, £56.50; TexX – 8 Leachkin, Inverness, £58, Beallachnagore, Jamestown, & Woodside, Strathpeffer, £57, Foxhole, Kiltarlity, £56.50; CHM – Achnabat, Torness, £57.50; BF – Dalmagarry Farms, £57; Mule – Achnabat, £57, Dalmagarry Farms, £55.50; CharX – Fair-A-Far, £57; Cross – 5 Swainbost, Isle of Lewis, £55.50, 6 Ardindrain, £53, Achtemerack, Drumnadrochit, £52.50; DorsX – Quarry Croft, Kilcoy, £52.50.

Ewes and Feeding Sheep – Suff ewe – 3 Ardmore, Waternish, £75; TexX ewe – 1 Newmore, Muir of Ord, £75; Texel ewe – 189 Fleucharry, Dornoch, £75; TexX gmr – 217 Rossal, Rogart, £70; Chev ewe – Coulmony House, Dunphail, £69; Cross ewe – 217 Rossal, £68; Half Bred ewe – Muirton Mains, Urray, £63; SuffX gmr – Luibfern, Ullapool, £55; Chev wdr – East Clyne, Brora, £55.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 19th) sold 434 sheep from Lewis Livestock Producers. Lewis Livestock Producers lambs (434) averaged £35.81 (+£6.20 on the year) and sold to £56.50 gross for a pen of Cheviots from 39 Lower Shader, Isle of Lewis. Other leading prices per head: Lambs: Cross – 26 Borve, Isle of Lewis, £55, 25 South Galson, Isle of Lewis, £52; BeltX – 44 Borve, isle of Lewis, £52; TexX – 16 Lower Shader, Barvas, £50, 26 South Galson, £47.50, 32 Fivepenny, Borve, £45; SuffX – 31 Lower Shader, Barvas, £50; Chev – 14 Upper Barvas, Isle of Lewis, £47.50, 9 Upper Barvas, Isle of Lewis, £46, 7 Ballantrushal, Isle of Lewis, £41.