Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Ram Sale 25 August 2017
25th August 2017
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (August, 25th) sold 101 rams at its sixth annual ‘Great from Grass' on farm sale of rams at Fearn Farm, Tain, on behalf of Messrs J Scott & Partners.
Texel shearlings (34) averaged £822.44 and sold to 1,250 guineas thrice.
New Zealand Suffolk shearlings (24) averaged £815.94 and sold to 1050 guineas.
Beltex & Beltex x Suffolk shearlings (5) averaged £504 and sold to 550 guineas twice.
Aberfield shearlings (38) averaged £860.72 and sold to 1,300 guineas twice.
"A great show of shearlings on offer met a stronger demand than the year before, with all rams finding a new home."
Other leading prices per head in guineas
Texel shearlings - 1150g, 1050g, 1000g; NZ Suffolk shearlings - 950g (thrice), 900g (4 times), 850g (twice); Beltex shearlings - 450g (twice), 400g; Aberfield shearlings – 1200g, 1150g, 1100g (4 times).
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