Dingwall & Highland Marts - Sale 28 January 2009

28th January 2009

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (January, 28th) sold 3,434 store sheep of all classes.
Lambs (2,285) averaged £51.74 and sold to £80 gross for Beltex crosses from Aberchalder Estate, Gorthleck.
Ewes (847) averaged £40.62 and sold to £80 gross for Suffolks from Galcantray Farm, Cawdor.
Rams (239) averaged £41.62 and sold to £90 gross for a Texel from Galcantray Farm.
Feeding sheep (57) averaged £36.03 and sold to £55 gross for Suffolk cross wedders from 55 Rhue, Ullapool and Cheviots wedders from East Clyne, Brora.
"Compared to the dear sale of two weeks ago, store lambs continued to rise in price, whilst prime and feeding ewes and rams sold at similar rates."
Leading prices per head
Lambs: BFL - Whitebog, Rosemarkie, £78; TexX - Moy Mains, Tomatin, £78; Cross - Ballicherry Farm, Balblair, and Aberchalder Estate, £76; BeltX - Aberchalder Estate, £75.50; Chev - Rhannich Farm. Tain, £75; Tex - Galcantray Farm, £75; Suff - Galcantray Farm, £73; BF - Moy Mains, £73; Zwb - No. 1 Broynach, Thurso, £69; SuffX - No. 5 Tomich, Beauly, and No. 3 Kilmuir, Dunvegan, £68; Mule - Balliefurth, Grantown on Spey, £67; CharX - No. 2 Broynach, Thurso, £67; ML - Crakaig Estate, Loth, £60.
Ewes: Char - Whitebog, £69; CHM - Newmore, Muir of Ord, £66; Tex - Galcantray Farm, £65; Suff - Galcantray Farm, £65; SuffX - Dunballoch, Beauly, £63; Cross - Brae of Coulmore, North Kessock, (Matheson), £60; TexX - 3 Milton of Culloden, Culloden, £60; BFL - Whitebog, £56; Mule - Meikle Ussie, Dingwall, £55; Chev - Inverbrora Farm, Brora, £50; Lly - Corrimony, Glen Urquhart, £46.
Rams: Belt - Aberchalder Estate, £82; Suff - Galcantray Farm, £80; Chev - West Shinness, Lairg, £68; Tex - Brae-edge Farm, Castletown, £65; Lly - Peallaig, Dingwall, £64; BF - Auchnafearn, Grantown on Spey, £54.
Feeding sheep: Cross - Kilmartin, Glen Urquhart, £53; Chev - 8 Durnamuck, Dundonnell, £50; Lly - Fendom Farm, Tain, £40; BF - Braes, Portree, and 1 Borrodale, Glendale, £37