Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - North Country Cheviots Sale 25 October 2013

24th October 2013

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (October, 25th) sold 535 rams at its annual show and sale of North County Hill Cheviots.
The overall champion was a four shear from Messrs Keoldale Sheep Stock Club, realising �400 to Mr A. J. Ross, Sand Street, Stornoway. The reserve champion award went to a shearling from Mr W. M. Sutherland, Brackside, Reay, realising �800 to Messrs Naddle Farm, Bampton, Cumbria.
Shearlings (80) sold to �1300 gross from Taldale, Forss.
Two shears (348) sold to �1,800 gross from Knockan, Ullapool.
Three shears (72) sold to �1,000 gross from Torrish Estate, Helmsdale.
Four shears (20) sold to �850 gross from Armadale Farm, Armadale.
Five shears (6) sold to �2,500 gross from Hethpool, Wooler.
Ram lambs (5) sold to �220 gross from Tulloch Ard, Dunbeath.
�Buyers paced themselves throughout the day creating a steady trade at very satisfactory rates.�
Other leading prices per head:
Shearlings � 185 Migdale, Bonar Bridge, �1,200, �1,000; Brackside, Reay, 185 Migdale, and Rhifail Farms, Strathnaver, �800; 185 Migdale, and 12 Bualnaluib, Aultbea, �700; Blairbuie, Achiltibuie, �600, (twice).
Two shear � Castle Grant Home Farm, �1,400; Clachan Farm, Ullapool, �1,300; North House, Hawick, Achue, Spinningdale, and Stouphill, Alnwick, �1,200; Heathmount, �1,100; Hownam Grange, �1,000.
Three shear � Torrish Estate, �800; Badanloch Estate, Helmsdale, �750, (twice), �700.
Four shear � Keoldale Sheep Stock Club, �550; Armadale Farm, �500, Keoldale Sheep Stock Club, �450.