Dingwall & Highland Marts - Sale 6 February 2020

5th February 2020

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (February, 5th) sold 2,871 sheep of all classes.

Lambs (2,129) sold to £112 gross for a Blue Faced Leicester ram lamb from Blackpark Croft, Ardersier.

Ewes (516) sold to £160 gross for a Texel from The Cloy, Fortrose.

Rams (179) sold to £100 gross (thrice) for Suffolks from Ankerville, Nigg Station & for a Cheviot from Easter Templands, Fortrose.

Feeding sheep (47) sold to £86 gross for Texel cross wedders from Dunain Mains, Inverness.

"All classes of lambs met a firm enquiry with ewes being slightly easier on the week."

Other leading prices per head:

Lambs: Chev - 19 Holmisdale, Glendale, £108, Shieldaig, Strathcarron & Saluscraggie, Helmsdale, £94, 9 Back, Isle of Lewis, £87; Suff - Ankerville, £108; TexX – Dell Farm, Whitebridge, £108, Flemington Hall, Gollanfield, £101, Ose Farm, Struan, £100; SuffX – Broynach, Thurso, £97, Carn Raineach, Applecross, £88, 11/12 Edinbane, Portree, £80; BF – Blackpark Croft, £97, Ord Farm, Sasaig, £89, 19 Kilmuir, Dunvegan, £85; CharX – Ankerville, £94, Hardmuir View, Brodie, £82; Cross – Brin House, Farr, £92, Newlands, Dunnet, £84, Balmacaan Farm, Drumnadrochit, £83, 4 Balmeanach, Portree, £80; Mule – The Arr, Lethen, £80; ZwbX – 110 East Kirktomy, Bettyhill, £79; Swl – Cawdor Estate, Cawdor, £74.

Ewes: Tex – Ravensview, Achterneed, £148, The Cloy, £144; TexX – Torgorm, Conon Bridge, £146, 2 Dounie, Edderton, £144, Easter Springfield, Balblair, £109; SuffX – Torgorm, £140; BFL –Blackford Farm, Croy, £112; Cross – Newlands & 2 Dounie, £96, Knockdee, Halkirk, £90; CHM – Dunain Mains, £90, Knockdee, £85; BF –Blackford Farm, £86 & £79, Clune & Corrybrough Estate, Tomatin, £76; Chev – West Greenland, Castletown, £86, Kirksheaf, Tain, £85, Slaggan Croft, Dingwall, £82; Mule – Broynach, £85, Ord Farm, Invergordon, £80, Dell Farm, Whitebridge, £80.

Rams: Char – Ankerville, £98; Chev – 25 Achfrish, Shinness, £98, Acharry Muir, Dornoch, £94, Achley Farm, Dornoch, £91; BeltX – Davidson Croft, Heights of Fodderty, £96; Cross – 19 Kilmuir, Dunvegan, £88; TexX – Ankerville, £86, Cypress, Achterneed, £80, Dell Farm, £76 (twice); Suff – The Arr, Lethen, £85; Tex - Balmacaan Farm, Drumnadrochit, £84, Pat Wilson Farms, Kinlochewe, £80; BF – Knockandhu, Tomatin, £80, Dunphail Estate, Dunphail, £74.

Feeding Sheep: Chev wdr – Kinnabad, Bonar Bridge, £80, Kintradwell Estate, Kintradwell, £78, Viewhill, Rearquhar, £68; TexX wdr – Ord Farm, Sasaig, £66; BF wdr – 2 Camusterrach Place, Applecross, £65.