8th June 2021
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (June, 8th) sold 471 sheep of all classes.
Hoggs (85) sold to £128 gross for a pair of Cheviots from Ose Farm, Struan.
Ewes (231) sold to £165 gross for pair of Charollais crosses from Shepherd's Cottage, Nigg.
Ewes with lambs at foot (107) sold to £170 gross for a pen of Cheviot ewes with Texel cross lambs at foot from Logie Farm, Muir of Ord.
Rams and feeding sheep (48) sold to £168 gross for a Charollais ram from Shepherd’s Cottage, Nigg.
"An increased number of new season lambs forward cashed in at dearer rates on the week. As they say in Showbiz ‘the curtain is beginning to fall’ on the hogg season. Hoggs forward were off vendors having end of season clear outs. The few well fleshed hoggs met a firm enquiry whilst the small leaner sorts met more resistance.
Ewes met a brisk enquiry throughout with an increased ringside of buyers being out in force. Best pure continental ewes were in seriously short supply and many more could easily have been sold to vendors’ advantage. There were a lot of new vendors present today whose expectations were surpassed with ease"
Other leading prices per head:
Hoggs: Chev - Morvich Farm, Rogart, £127, 5 Strollamus, Broadford, £118, £93; Belt – Upperton, Balnain, £98; Suff – Whitebog, Rosemarkie, £92, Murphys Croft, Bonar Bridge, £79; BeltX – Sealladh a Chliseim, Leurbost, £87; Cross – Forgebraehead, Isle of Lewis, £80, £70; TexX – 20b North Dell, Isle of Lewis, £70; SuffX – Badentoul, Fordyce, £70; BF – Achavrole Mains, Halkirk, £68.
Ewes: Bex – Upperton, £160, Fodderletter Farms, Tomintoul, £160, £156; Suff – Whitebog, £159, £153, £146, Leitchestown, Cullen, £156, Drummuie Farm, Golspie, £153; Mule – Badentoul, £110; Park Chev – Harestone, Insch, £140; BFL – Whitebog, £138; CHM – Bruach Cottage, Fochabers, £138, Easter Hardmuir, Auldearn, £133; KRX – 11/13 Tomich, Beauly, £136; TexX – 1 Clune Cottages, Dores, £135; HB – Badentoul, £128, Cairnhill, Farr, £127; Zwb – Cairnhill, £125, Guisachan Farm, Tomich, £117; Hill Chev – Harestone, £118; Swale – Tigh Airigh, Fort William, £98.
Ewes with lambs at foot – Chev – Logie Farm, £168, Tigh Airigh, Fort William, £124; TexX – Forgebraehead, £140.
Rams & feeding sheep: Cross ram – Carn Raineach, Applecross, £160; Chev ram – Morvich Farm, Rogart, £146, 43 Habost, Isle of Lewis, £140, 20b North Dell, £130; Bex ram – 20b North Dell, £145; Chev wdr – Culross, Polglass, £119.