Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 9 October 2009 - Breeding Ewes

8th October 2009

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 9th) sold 3,827 breeding ewes and lambs at their annual Blackface & Cross ewes, gimmers, ewe lambs sale.
Blackface ewes (1,994) sold to �95 gross for correct ewes from the dispersal of the Glen Gloy Farms Ltd flock, Spean Bridge.
Blackface gimmers (210) sold to �94 gross for a pen of twenty five from Ness House, Inverness.
Blackface ewe lambs (177) sold to �60 gross for a pen of twenty from Glen Gloy Farms Ltd.
Correct ewes (819) sold to �130 gross for Mules from Galcantray Farm, Cawdor.
Gimmers (159) sold to �140 for a Blue Faced Leicester from Broomhill Farm, Muir of Ord.
Ewe lambs (294) sold to �72 gross for a pen from Borlum Farm, Fort Augustus.
Feeding ewes (101) averaged �39.08 and sold to �64 gross for Cheviot ewes from Achscrabster Farm, Thurso.
Feeding sheep (53) sold to �39.50 gross for a Mule wedder from Lower Gartally, Lewiston.
Rams (20) sold to �360 gross for a Texel from Glebe Farm, Allarburn.
"The HISHA Accredited dispersal of the Glen Gloy Blackface flock sold at extreme rates. All other classes met a highly satisfactory demand."
Leading prices per head
Blackface ewes - Glen Gloy Farms Ltd, �89; Balmaglaster, Spean Bridge, �64.
Blackface gimmers - Glen Gloy Farms Ltd, �90; 19 Holmisdale, Isle of Skye, �68.
Blackface ewe lambs - Auchnafearn, Grantown on Spey, �57; 5/6 Sheader, Isle of Skye, �56.
Correct ewes: Mule - Galcantray Farm, �125; CHM - Glebe Farm, �86; TexX - Glebe Farm, �82; SuffX - Bogburn Farm, Duncanston, �74; Chev - Glebe Farm, �70; Cross - Lower Arboll Farms, Tain, �64; Lleyn - Corrimony, �50.
Gimmers: BFL - Broomhill Farm, �100; Chev - Aberchalder, �85; Lleyn - Corrimony, �80.
Ewe lambs: SuffX - Mountrich Farm, Dingwall, �71; Mule - Culbin Farm, Dingwall, �68.
Feeding ewes: SuffX - Bogburn Farm, �51; Mule - 5 Tomich, Beauly, �50.50; Cross - Drynie Farm, Dingwall, �44; BFL - 5 Tomich, �44; Chev - Calrossie Mains, Nigg, �42; Lleyn - Corrimony, �41.50.
Rams: Tex - Glebe Farm, �220; Suff - Glebe Farm, �110.