17th May 2022
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (May, 17th) sold 867 of all classes of Store Sheep.
Hoggs (386) sold to £110 gross for a pen of Texel Crosses from Bluebell Cottage, Fleuchary.
Ewes (139) sold to £133 gross for a pen of Texels from Rowanlea, Bonar Bridge.
Ewes with lambs at foot (316) sold to £91 gross per life for a Texel Cross Ewe with twin Texel Cross wedder lambs at foot from Easter Glackton, Gollanfield.
Rams and feeding sheep (26) sold to £138 gross for a Texel Cross Ram from Bluebell Cottage.
"The store hoggs continue to grace us with their presence in Dingwall as another sound entry descended from the hills, being met with buyers from the South heading up the A9 trunk road. All classes met a firm enquiry with the smaller end being a shade sharper than the last sale. Ewes and lambs at foot were met with a packed ringside of buyers from as far afield as Edinburgh. A sound trade was had for a show that mainly consisted of pure cheviot outfits with very good young lambs at foot."
Other leading prices per head:
Hoggs: BeltX- Rowanlea, £103; Chev– Dunearn Farm, Nairn, £100 & £84, Inchbae Farm, Garve, £100, £97 & £90 Twice, Keoldale Sheep Stock Club, Glengolly, £95, & £93, 4 West Shinness, Lairg, £93, 211 Upper Birichen, Dornoch, £86, 28 Maccoll Road, Cannich, £86; Cross– Bluebell Cottage, £96, East Durran, Castletown, £78; TexX- Earlish, Uig, £90 & £74, Mamore, Fort William, £88; BF- Mamore, £81, 3 Bohuntin, Roy Bridge, £81, 9 Sasaig, Sleat, £79 & £72; BTL- Balnabual, Dalcross, £79.
Ewes: TexX– Invereen, Tomatin, £120; SuffX– Bluebell Cottage, £110; Mule– Dalreoch, Roy Bridge, £108; Chev- Ballone, Abriachan, £105, Kinnabad, Bonar Bridge, £99, Invereen, £98, 4 West Shinness, £90, 4 Sartle, Portree, £90, 211 Upper Birichen, £89, Muie Sheep Stock Club, Rogart, £83,22 Achfrish, Shinness, £82, Milton Muie, Rogart, £80; HDW- Bluebell Cottage, £73;
BF– Invereen, £71, South Cuidreach, Portree, £64; Cross– 3 Bohuntin, £66; ZwabX- 4 Edinbane, Portree, £62.
Ewes with lambs at foot (Sold Per Life): TexX– Easter Glackton, £90, £81 & £80; CHM– Va-Attan, Heights of Fodderty, £81, Upperton, Balnain, £67; Mule- Va-Attan, £69; Chev- Easter Glackton, £69, 164/9 Portachuillin, Stromeferry, £61, Upperton, £60.
Rams & feeding sheep:
Chev Ram- 4 West Shinness, £126, Balcherry, Tain, £118, 1B Stronaba, Spean Bridge, £99, 20 Achfrish, Lairg, £89; Chev Wdr– 4 West Shinness, £109, Keodale Sheep Stock Club, £97, £91; BF Ram- 4 Sartle, £104; VBNX Sheep– 4 Edinbane, £99; BF Gimmer– 3 Bohuntin, £87.