5th November 2020
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 5th) sold 2,691 store sheep.
Lambs (1,667) averaged £56.84 and sold to £120 gross for a pen of Suffolks from Ardvannie Croft, Edderton.
Ewes (699) sold to £122 gross for a Texel from Woodside, Strathpeffer.
Gimmers (56) sold to £92 gross for a Cheviot from Redfield, North Kessock.
Rams (80) sold to £380 gross for a Texel from Lochdhu, Nairn.
Feeding Sheep (189) sold to £100 gross for a pen of Cheviot wedders from Invercannich House, Beauly.
‘All classes of stock met a fast trade and followed recent trends. Fleshed lambs would see the biggest increase on the week with the increase on prime price'
Other leading prices per head
Lambs: TexX - Sibster Burn, Halkirk, £84, Culligran, Beauly, £78.50, Achagour, Glenferness, £77; Chev – Woodside, £80, 6 Aird, Sleat, £71, Badden, Kiltarlity, £71; SuffX – Kirkfield, Castletown, £79, £77, Culligran, £75.50, 186 Migdale, Bonar Bridge, £74.50; Cross – MacRitchie’s Croft, Dingwall, £74, Bundalloch Sheep Stock Club, Dornie, £72, No 5 Englishtonmuir, Bunchrew, £71; BeltX – 15 Glenconon, Uig, £72, Tullyglens, Dunphail £68.50; Mule – Gorthleck Mains, Inverness, £70.50; BF – 15 Glenconon, £67, Borlum Farm, Fort Augustus, £63.50.
Ewes: Chev - Druim Torrach Croft, North Uist, £120, Kildonan Farm, Isle of Eigg, £100, Scuddaburgh Farm, Portree, £91; TexX – Redfield, £90, Badanloch, £90, Culligran, £87; Zwx – 217 Rossal, Rogart, £80, Cross – Lower Geanies, Fearn, £69.50; BF – 1 & 8 Drynoch, Carbost, £62.
Gimmers – Chev – Druim Torrach Croft, £88, Redfield, £80, Kildonan Farm, £75; Cross – 217 Rossal, £75; BF – 22 Achfrish, Shinness, £74.
Rams: SuffX – The Arr, Lethen, £350; Suff – The Arr, £320; Chev – Clachan Farm, Inverbroom, £300, Bex – Lower Geanies, £250; Tex – Lochdhu, £220.
Feeding Sheep: TexX ewe – Mayfield, Thurso, £99, £96; TexX wdr – Woodside, £95, Chev ewe – 186 Migdale, £89; Chev wdr – 27 Portgower, Helmsdale, £75.