Just shy of 5000 Blackface averaged £53.92, up £10.44 on the year, at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 6578 store lambs.

This section was topped at £93 for Achnacloich, Sleat, with Blackface ewe lambs (390) selling to £87 from Taigh Na Croit, West Achnaclearach.

Blackface tup lambs (479) reached £85 from Aitemore Road, Dornie.

Other breeds (757) sold to £101 for a Cheviot from Aitemore Road, Dornie.

The Blackface Sheep Breeders’ Association award for the best pen of 20 or more was presented to A and J Macpherson, Abersky, whose pen went on to make £88.

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Leading Prices

BF wedder lambs – Abersky, Torness, £88, £83; Calgarry, Ardvasar £87; Mugeary, Glenmore £86, £74; Bualnaluib £86; Bochruben £86, £66; Taigh Na Croit £85; Lethandry, Cromdale £85, £81; Balmacaan, Drumnadrochit £85, £75; Milton Farm, Aberarder £84, (x2), £70, £68; Aird, Ardvasar £84, £82, £70; Braes, Peinchorran £84, £73; South Duntulm, Portree £81, £75, £68; Talisker Estate £81, £76; Linicro SSC £80; Gorthleck Mains £80, £77; Torvaig, Portree £77, £67; Achnabat, Torness £77; Auchnafearn, Grantown £77; Satran SSC £77, £69; Achnacloich £77; Clachan, Staffin £74; Calgary, Sleat £73; Calgarry £73; North Udrigle, Laide £73; Drynoch, Carbost £72; Drumfearn, Ornsay £72; Sasaig, Teague £71; Aird £70; Carnoch, Strathconon £70; Crannich, Ardross £69; Unakille SSC £67; Culfoich House, Grantown £67; Wester Baldoon, Ardross £66; Totarder SSC £66; North Raasay SSC £66; South Scorrybreck SSC; £66; Clune and Corrybrough Estate £66.

BF ewe lambs – Corrie Farm, Braes £76; Taigh Na Croit £70; Braes £70; Calgary £69; Aird £67; Balmacaan £67.

BF tup lambs – Abersky £83, £70; Achnacloich £82; Braes £79; Lethandry £78; Totarder SSC £75; Culfoich House £75; Bochruben £75; Balmacaan £72; Gorthleck Mains £72; Crannich £71; Linicro SSC £71; Clune and Corrybrough Estate £71; Calgary £70; Clachan £69; Braes £66; Corrie £65.

Other breeds –Mule – Abersky £100, £72; Balmacaan £83, £71; Arinackaig £81; Milton £72. X – Aird, (sold for Highland Hospice Charity) £100; Braes £95, £78; Satran SSC £91, £71; Tombeg Tomatin £90, £80, £76; North Udrigle £83; Garrogie Estate £81, £78, £72, £70; Satran SSC £81; No 1 Fisherfield £79, £72; Mugeary £79; Brae of Foss £78, £70; Unakille SSC £74, £73; Drynoch £72. Tex X – Balmacaan £95, £84, £75; Totarder £78; Glachbeg Croft £72. Chev – Aitemore £92; Aird (sold for Highland Hospice Charity) £100; Bualnaluib £76; Gruinard Estate £75; No 1 Fisherfield £73. CHM – Suisgill Estate £90, £77. BTL – Dunrobinglen, Backie £85, £74, £71. SWL – Satran SSC £75. AberF – Wester Baldoon £73.