Dingwall & Highland Marts- Sale 14th June 2012

13th June 2012

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (June, 14th) sold 535 sheep of all classes.
Lambs (61) sold to £76 gross for a Suffolk cross from Fassock, Kiltarlity.
Prime and feeding ewes (276) sold to £92 gross for Texels from Woodside, Muir of Tarradale.
Rams and feeding sheep (32) sold to £80 gross for a Texel ram from Eilean Darrach, Dundonnell.
Gimmers with twin lambs at foot (1) sold at £150 gross for a Texel with Texel cross lambs at foot from Croft Martin, Kingussie.
Ewes with single lambs at foot (58) sold to £142 gross for Texels with Texel lambs from Croft Martin.
Ewes with twin lambs at foot (107) sold to £170 gross for Blackfaces with Blackface lambs from Auchnafearn.
"Feeding lambs & ewes met an excellent demand, ewes with lambs at foot sold exceptionally well"
Other leading prices per head
Lambs: BeltX - Woodside, £70; TexX - 13 Nether Inshes, Inverness, £68; Chev - Mid Coul, Culblair, £60; SuffX - 13 Nether Inshes, £54; Cross - Kilmartin, Glenurquhart, £50; BF - Kilmartin, £44.
Ewes: SuffX - Redhill, Allanfearn, £91; TexX - Wester Raddery, Fortrose, £87; Chev - Bogburn, Duncanston, £84; Mule - Druid Temple, Old Edinburgh Road, £83; Dors - Bogburn, £78; Cross - Balnabual, Dalcross, £71; BF - Wester Rarichie, Nigg, £66.
Rams & Feeding Sheep: BFL - Druid Temple, £80; Tex - Mid Coul, £76; Chev - Rhifail Farms, £76; BF - Fassock, £61.
Ewe with single lamb at foot: Chev - Eilean Darrach, £138; BF - Auchnafearn, £150.
Ewe with twin lambs at foot: BF - Auchnafearn, £168; Tex - Croft Martin, £115.