30th September 2009
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 1st) sold 5,207 breeding and store sheep.
Gimmers (518) averaged £90.12 and sold to £195 gross for Texels from Grantfield Farm, Tain and £128 gross for Cheviots from Greenacres, Delny.
Breeding ewes (3,858) averaged £51.27 and sold to £90 gross for Cheviots from Keppoch Farm, Dundonnell.
Feeding ewes (576) averaged £43.68 and sold to £84 gross twice for a Cheviot from Milnafau House, Alness, and a Texel from 68 Foindle, Lairg.
Lambs (54) averaged £56.18 and sold to £100 gross fro Texels from Grantfield Farm.
Feeding sheep (147) averaged £38.30 and sold to £66 gross for a Blackface ram from 107 Cross Skigersta Road, Isle of Lewis.
"All classes of breeding and feeding sheep sold at exceptionally high prices."
Other leading prices per head
Gimmers: Chev - Greenacres, £128, 19 The Green, Durness, £115, Greenacres, and Lower Arboll, £100; TexX - Greenacres, £118, Waterloo, Wick, £90; CHM - Grantfield Farm, £95; Tex - Meddat, Nigg, £84; BeltX - Meddat, £78; Cross - Waterloo, £65, Clune Farm, Aldourie, £63.
Ewes: Correct: Chev - Duart, Kinlochewe, £85, Isle of Canna, £81, Duart, Eiden, Rogart, and Lower Arboll, Tain, £80; CharX - Achtuie, Drumnadrochit, £66; SuffX - Easter Glackton, Gollanfield, £62, Culnakirk, Drumnadrochit, £56; BeltX - 46 Blairmore, Rogart, £50. Broken mouth: Chev - Inverbroom, Ullapool, £75, Keppoch Farm, and Erchite, Dores, £64, Torachilty, Contin, £63; CHM - 185 Migdale, Bonar Bridge, £66; TexX - Castle Grant Home Farm, Grantown on Spey, £51. Feeders: Chev - Knockglass, Dornoch, £78, Torachilty, £70, 1 & 2 Ose, Struan, £69; BFL - 185 Migdale, £72; SuffX - Castle Grant Home Farm, £71; Mule - 68 Foindle, £68.
Lambs: Tex - Grantfield Farm, £72; Chev - Culkein Tenants, Lairg, £71; TexX - Grantfield Farm, £61.
Wedders: Chev - Humpton, Spinningdale, £55, Clune Farm, £51; SuffX - Dalreoch Farm, Strathrusdale, £50; BF - Dalmagarry Estates, and Meadle, Struan, £40.
Rams: Chev - 1 Scallasaig, Glenelg, £51.
Lewis Livestock Producers: Correct ewes: Cross - 1 Eordale, Ness, £75, 1 Knock, Aird, £55, 55 Cross Skigersta Road, Port of Ness, £50; Suff - 1 Fivepenny, Ness, £60. Feeding sheep: Cross - Glebe Farm, 11 Upper Barvas, £49; BF - Swainbost Farm, Ness, £48.