Dingwall & Highland Marts - Sale 2 May 2018

2nd May 2018

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (May, 2nd) sold 613 sheep of all classes.

Lambs (284) sold to £84 gross for a pen of Cheviots from 6 Aird, Ardvasar.

Ewes (105) sold to £105 gross for a pen of Cheviots from 1 Milltown, Applecross.

Ewes with lambs at foot (207) sold to £145 gross for cross ewes with Suffolk cross lambs from Bruaich Mills Farm, Kiltarlity.

Rams and feeding sheep (17) sold to £60 gross for a pair of Cheviot wedders from An Grianan, Cannich.

"All classes met a selective enquiry."

Other leading prices per head:

Lambs: Chev - 6 Aird, £80, Culnaha, Nigg, £72; TexX – Kirkhill Farm, Alves, £72.50, Redfield, North Kessock, £71; SuffX – Kirkhill Farm, £72, £65; Cross – Dell Farm, Whitebridge, £69, Glenurquhart Farm, Cromarty, £65; CRX – 17 Robertson Crescent, Keiss, £60.

Ewes: Chev – 1 Milltown, £93, Humpton, Spinningdale, £83; Cross – Redfield, £80, Dell Farm, £74; TexX – Knockinnon, Dunbeath, £76, Shoreton Farms, Culbokie, £68; Suff – Balmore, Bogallan, £63; JCB – Balmore, £60.

Ewes with lambs at foot: BeltX – Upperton, £132; Chev – Shoreton Farms, £131, £130; SuffX – Cuilaneilan, Kinlochewe, £130, 26 Balmacaan Road, Drumnadrochit, £94; TexX – Shoreton, £130, Bruaich Mills Farm, £98; Cross – Culnaha, Nigg, £110, Upperton, £108; Mule – Alvie Gardens, Kincraig, £108; BF – Alvie Gardens, £102;

Rams & feeding sheep: Chev ram – 211 Upper Birichen, Dornoch, £60; ZWB wdr – Knockinnon, £60; Chev wdr – Culnaha, £54.