Dingwall & Highland Marts - Sale 18 April 2015 - Sheep
9th April 2015
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (April, 9th) sold 860 sheep of all classes.
Lambs (493) averaged £57.31 and sold to £98 gross for Suffolk crosses from Shewglie, Glenurquhart.
Ewes (308) averaged £100.88 and sold to £148 gross twice for Texel crosses and Suffolk crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge.
Rams and feeding sheep (59) sold to £155 gross for a Suffolk from Torgorm.
"All classes of store hoggs met a firm demand with prime and feeding ewes the dearest of the season."
Other leading prices per head:
Lambs: Tex - Old Inn Croft, Fodderty, £96, Ballachraggan Croft, Cabrich, £72; SuffX – 6 Ardindrain, Kiltarlity, £87, Rhevackin, Kiltarlity, £82.50, Garguston Shore, Muir of Ord, £82; Chev – Woodhead, Culbokie, £84, Free Farm, Tomatin, £77, Hallcroft, Brora and Suisgill Estate, £73; Mule – Mains of Tulloch, Nethy Bridge, £83; TexX – Old Inn Croft, £81, Culligran, Beauly, £71; BeltX – Woodhead, £79; Belt – Caberfeidh, Upperton, £75; Cross – New House, Balvaird, £74; Mule – Mains of Tulloch, £68; BF – Mullingarroch Steading, Boat of Garten, £63, Veiwbay, Munlochy, £62, Mains of Tulloch, £61.
Ewes: Suff – Old Inn Croft, £146; Chev – Hallcroft, £136, Torgorm, £108, Rhifail, £98; TexX – Torgorm, £132, Dunain Mains, Inverness, £130, Leanach Farm, Culloden Moor, £100; Belt – Braes of Coulmore, North Kessock, £132; BFL – Broomhill, Muir of Ord, £132; CHM – Dunain Mains, £130; SuffX – Torgorm, £122, Leanach Farm, £108, Rhevackin, £100; Mule – Torgorm, £119, Rhevackin, £108, Leanach Farm and Dunain Mains, £100; Cross – Lower Gartally, Drumnadrochit, £108; CharX – Leanach Farm, £97; Jcb – 6 Ardindrain, £88; BF – ½ of 2 Kendram, Isle of Skye, £85, Shewglie and Free Farm, £84, Rhevackin, £82.
Rams & feeding sheep: Chev – Torgorm, £140, Hallcroft and Free Farm, £130; BeltX – Torgorm, £140; Suff – Shewglie, £138, Lower Gartally, £134; Tex – Old Inn Croft, £128; BFL – Broomhill, £128; BF wdr – Rhevackin, £92; Cross wdr – Leanach Farm, £88.
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