3rd September 2020
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (September, 3rd) sold 1,488 store and breeding sheep incorporating annual sale of HISHA accredited sheep and 656 on behalf of Lewis Livestock Producers.
Gimmers (389) averaged £130.74 (+£30.85 on the year) and sold to £172 gross for a pen of Texel crosses from 3 Balnabeen, Conon Bridge.
Ewes (231) averaged £89.11 (+£18.34 on the year) and sold to £162 gross for a pen of Texel crosses from the dispersal of Keppernach Farm, Nairn.
Ewe lambs (590) averaged £92.93 (+£30.01 on the year) and sold to £126 gross for a pen of Cheviots from Tombreck, Dallas.
Store lambs (278) averaged £52.21 (+£6.01 on the year) and sold to £90 gross for a Suffolk cross from Spierfield, Balblair.
Lewis Livestock Producers Lambs (656) sold to £68 gross for a pen of Texel cross lambs from 10 Valtos, Uig.
"All classes of breeding stock met a strong demand."
Other leading prices per head:
Gimmers: RougeX - Woodside, Muir of Ord, £170; TexX – 3 Balnabeen, £170, £160, Fanblair Farm, Kiltarlity, £152, £150, Smerral Farm, Bower, £150; BeltX – Upperton, Balnain, £170; CHM – Cypress, Achterneed, £162, 3 Balnabeen, £150, Lyn – Woodside, £160; BTL – Inverbay, Lower Arboll, £160; Mule – Dunlichity Farm, Farr, £154; SuffX – Bluebell Cottage, Fleuchary, £150, Smerral Farm, £150, 3 Balnabeen, £140; Chev – Upperton, £150, Cawdor Estate, Nairn, £129; Cross – Cawdor Estate, £130; Zwb – Keppernach Farm, £130, Old School, North Strome, £105; CharX – Morvich Farm, Rogart, £100.
Ewes: Mule – Birchwood, Rearquhar, £150, £130, £110; SuffX – Badrain, Culbokie, £140; Chev – Keppernach Farm, £112, £100; TexX – Keppernach Farm, £100, Easter Achnacloich, Ardross, £95; ZWB – Keppernach Farm, £100, £98, £82; Cross – 2 Englishton Muir, Bunchrew, £67; HDW – The Tundra, Upper Lybster, £63; BF – Roalma, Culbokie, £45.
Ewe lambs: SuffX - Muirton Mains, Urray, £122, £116, £98, Bogburn Farm, Duncanston, £84; CHM – Wester Craiglands, Fortrose, £120, £109, West Bruiach, Kiltarlity, £98; BTL – Inverbay, £100; Chev – Tombreck, £92, Carrol Arm, Brora, £90, TexX – Bogburn Farm, £90, Spierfield, £86, Bluebell Cottage, £77; Mule – Invereen, Tomatin, £90, £88; Lyx – Cawdor Estate, £85.
Store lambs: BeltX – 2 Englishton Muir, £71; TexX – Bluebell Cottage, £70, Spierfield, £66; Mule – Lower Gartally Farm, Drumnadrochit, £59; SuffX – Davidsons Croft, Heights of Fodderty, £57, CHM – Balmore, Bogallan, £55; Chev – Redfield, North Kessock, £54.50.
Lewis Livestock Producers Lambs: Chev – 37 Carloway, £62, £51, 25 Breasclete, £50, 37B Breasclete, £50; TexX – 6 Timsgarry, £61, 14A Carishader, Uig, £61, 10 Valtos, £61; BF – 10 Valtos, £60, 1B Breasclete Park, £54; Cross – 10 Valtos, £50, North Gisla, £50.