22nd October 2008
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 23rd) sold 5,207 breeding ewes and lambs.
Gimmers (173) sold to £80 gross for Cheviots from Ribigill.
Correct ewes (2,237) averaged £40.97 and sold to £80 gross for Cheviots from Ribigill.
Lambs (287) averaged £39.75 and sold to £52 gross for Cheviots from Ribigill, Tongue.
Broken mouth ewes (1,430) averaged £23.79 and sold to £46.50 for Texel crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge.
Feeding ewes (903) averaged £25.29 and sold to £57.50 for Cheviots from Grantfield Farm, Tain.
Rams (85) sold to £105 for a Cheviot from No. 236 Tulloch, Bonar Bridge.
"All classes of sheep met a strong enquiry with well bred types selling particularly well."
Leading prices per head
Lambs: Chev - Ribigill, £50; Knockglass, Dornoch, £49; Carrol Farm, Brora, £38; BF - Amat, Oykel Bridge, £20.
Correct ewes: Chev - Ribigill, £72; Keppoch Farm, Dundonnell, £62; Inverlael Estate, Lochbroom, £60; Mule - Torgorm, £52; Brin Mains, Flichity, £33; TexX - Easter Glackton, Gollanfield, £45; Suff - Woodlands, Dingwall, £49; Strath of Pitcalnie, Nigg, £41; CHM - Torgorm, £46; SuffX - Easter Glackton, and Balrailan, Duncanston, £36.
Broken mouth ewes: SuffX - Torgorm, £43; Melvich, Inverasdale, £25; CHM - Torgorm, and Towiemore Farm, Keith, £41; Towiemore, £30.50; Chev - No. 190 Rallan, Brora, £41; Woodlands, £40.50; Hallcroft, Brora, £38.50; Mule - Towiemore, and Torgorm, £33; Woodlands, £30; Cross - Crakaig Estate, Helmsdale, £24.
Feeding ewes: Tex - Woodlands, £57; Braepark, Duncanston, £42; Chev - Nybster, Auckengill, £54; Sunnylea, Balblair, £44; Assynt Mains, Evanton, £40; Suff - Nybster, £53; Woodlands, £45; No. 17 Mellon Charles, Aultbea, £39.50; TexX - Lower Seafield, Portmahomack, £45.50; SuffX - Lower Seafield, £43; CHM - Sunnylea, £43.
Gimmers: Chev - Ribigill, £78; Proncycroy, Dornoch, and Hallcroft, £50; Proncycroy, £40; CHM - Grantfield Farm, £70; HB - Bogburn Farm, Duncanston, £52.