4th May 2021
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (May, 4th) sold 872 sheep of all classes.
Lambs (478) sold to £142 gross for a pair of Texel crosses from Lochdhu, Nairn.
Ewes (357) sold to £178 gross for a Texel from The Cloy, Fortrose.
Ewes with lambs at foot (15) sold to £142 gross for Suffolk cross ewes with lambs at foot from Ard Achaildi, Conon Bridge.
Rams and feeding sheep (22) sold to £152 gross for a Cheviot rams from Torgorm, Conon Bridge.
"Once again store lambs and ewes met an exuberant trade to a full ringside of buyers"
Other leading prices per head:
Lambs: TexX - Lochdhu, £139, £135, £128; Chev - 2 Ardmore, Evanton, £136, Upper Rosemount, Tain, £132, Inchbae Farm, Garve, £126; ContX – The Old Schoolhouse, Geanies, £129; Cross – Drynie Farm, Dingwall, £119, Fendom Farm, Tain, £111, £107; BF – Drynie Farm, £115, £110, Teawig, Beauly, £95; BeltX – the Old schoolhouse, £99; Lower Geanies, Fearn, £90.
Ewes: Suff – Whitebog, Rosemarkie, £154; TexX – Torgorm, £150, Lochdhu, £145, Kinnahaird Farm, Contin, £142; Tex – The Cloy, £148, £140; Cross – Greenlands, Arabella, £138, £128, Kinnahaird Farm, £136; Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, £124; Chev – 2 Ardmore, £133, Culmaily Farm, Golspie, £130, 17 Mellon Charles, Aultbea, £119; DSX – Knockdee Farm, Halkirk, £128; ContX – Easter Dalziel Farm, Dalcross, £128, Torgorm, £120, £116; Cont – Greenlands, £128; CHM – Lochdhu - £121; SuffX – Torgorm, £120, Midbadgrinan, Culbokie, £114; Mule – Teawig, £114, Pithogarty, Tain, £114; Dor – Greenlands, 114; BF – Fairview, Nethybridge, £108.
Ewes with lambs at foot: Cross – 35 North Shawbost, Lochs, £118.
Rams & feeding sheep: Zwb ram – 11 Airdens, Bonar Bridge, £140; Chev ram – 4 West Shinness, Lairg, £135; BF ram – Drynie Farm, £130; Tex ram – Easter Dalziel Farm, £128.