Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 1 October 2009

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.