11th June 2020
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (June, 10th) sold 387 sheep of all classes.
Lambs (129) sold to £89 gross for a pen of Texel crosses from 5 Englishtonmuir, Bunchrew.
Ewes (222) sold to £96 gross for a Texel cross from 5C Balnabeen, Conon Bridge.
Ewes/gimmers with lambs at foot (15) sold to £120 gross for a Cheviot ewe with twin Cheviot lambs from Drumbuie, Drumnadrochit.
Rams and feeding sheep (21) sold to £111 gross for a Suffolk ram from Castlecraig Farms, Nigg.
Other leading prices per head:
Lambs: Chev - Nicholson Farms, Clebrig, Welbeck Farms, Ousdale, & Wester Fearn, Ardgay, £86; Dorrery, Caithness, £82, 5C Balnabeen, £80; SuffX – Fendom Farm, Tain, £85; TexX – Fendom Farm, £81.
Ewes: TexX – Broynach, Thurso, £90, Charleston, North Kessock, £84; SuffX – Little Kildrummie, Nairn, £83, Broynach, £76; Mule – Broynach, £79, Lower Gartally Farm, Drumnadrochit, £74, Colaboll Farm, Lairg, £73; Chev – Dunlichity Farm, Farr, £78, Colaboll Farm, £76, Wester Fearn, £72; Cross – Dunlichity Farm £73, Wester Cairnglass, Nairn, £69; BF – Lower Gartally Farm, £66;