2nd October 2020
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 2nd) sold 6,418 store lambs & feeding sheep.
Lambs (6,212) averaged £59.97 (up £13.02 on the year) and sold to £115 for a pair of Blue Texels from Smallburn Farms, Duffus.
Feeding sheep (206) sold to £120 gross for a Texel ram from 1 Lochlait, Abriachan.
"All classes from start to finish surpassed all sellers' expectations."
Other leading prices per head
Wedder lambs: Chev - South Balkeith, Tain, £87, Broomhill, Fortrose, £84, Braehead, Ulbster, £81; TexX - Croft 8, Leachkin, £87, Mayfield, Thurso, £80, Nottingham Mains, Latheron, £78.50; BeltX – Pelaig, Dingwall, £84 twice, £75.50; Tex – Enyhallow, Conon Bridge, £81; CharX – Lynemore Farm, Grantown on Spey, £80; SuffX – 15 Glenconon, Uig, £80, Dell Farm, Ness, £78, Garguston Shore, Muir of Ord, £77; ZwbX – Druim Temple Croft, Gorthleck, £74; Mul – Achnabat, Torness, £71.50; CHM – Cambusmore Estate, Dornoch, £71; Cross – Braebost Farm, Edinbane, £70.50, 9 Easter Street, Caplich, £70, Garbeg, Drumnadrochit, £70, Corslet Farm, Rosemarkie, £70.
Ewe lambs: Dell Farm, £88, Easter Oape Croft, Strathoykel, £85, Shieldaig, Strathcarron, £84, Carrol Farm, Brora, £81; SuffX – Smallburn Farms, £80; TexX – Smallburn Farms, £80, Shieldaig, £77; ZwbX – Druim Temple Croft, £76; DorX – Smallburn Farms, £74.
Feeding sheep: TexX ewe – Druim Temple Croft, £76, TexX wdr – Corslet Farm, £62; Chev ewe – 80 Strathcaniard, Ullapool, £60, Achagour, Glenferness, £59, Eilean Darach Estate, £58.