5th August 2022
DINGWALL., Dingwall and Highlands Marts Ltd., (August 5th) sold 6,031 Store lambs of all class at an average of £78.62 (up £4.15 on the year).
Texel (1,341) averaged £82.34 (last year £74.36) and sold to £129 gross from The Rowans, Brora.
Suffolk (1,904) averaged £82.32 (last year £76.99) and sold to £117 gross from 2 Dounie, Edderton.
Beltex (1,008) averaged £69.88 (last year £72.32) and sold £119 gross from Teanroit, Beauly.
Cheviot (719) averaged £68.38 (last year £67.52) and sold to £84 gross from 155 Morness, Rogart.
Mule (380) averaged £88.05 (last year £77.66) and sold to £101.50 gross from Milton Farm, Aberarder.
Millennium Blue (185) averaged £96.37 (last year £82.42) and sold to £110 gross from Kirkfield Farm, Castletown.
Cheviot mule (185) averaged £74.91 (last year £79.41) and sold to £89 gross from Craiglands, Fortrose.
Aberfield (73) averaged £87 (last year £74.28) and sold to £87 gross from Scotsburn Farm, Kildary.
Charollais (146) averaged £69.14 (last year £69.71) and sold to £80 gross from South Clunes, Kirkhill.
Other Breeds (90) averaged £64.63 (last year £64.21) and sold to £90 gross for a Valis Blacknose cross ewe lamb from 4 Edinbane, Portree.
"Hickery dickery dock, the sheep trades off the clock!!! The opening store sheep sale in Dingwall was definitely the highlight of the Inverness shire and surrounding areas this week, as despite a drop in numbers on the year a meteoric trade was witnessed for all classes. Trade was up £4 on the year for a show nowhere near as strong as last year's. The stronger end met a seriously firm enquiry and many more could easily have been sold. Top of the Pops trade was the longer keep lambs with pen after pen selling well into the £70 mark."
Other leading prices per head:
TexX - The Rowans, £123, £114 & £92, Wester Craiglands, £116, £109, £107.50, £105, £103.50 & £101.50, Tarn Howe, Inver, £115 & £92, 4 Drumloan, Drumnadrochit, £108, Drumbuie, Drumnadrochit, £107 & £90, Glenavon Estate, Tomintoul, £101, Larel, Halkirk, £101, Glaich Na Goire, Loaneckheim, £92, Bluebell Cottage, Dornoch, £91, Keppoch Farm, Dundonnell, £90, 4 Edinbane, £90; SuffX – Lower Gartally, Drumnadrochit, £114, 2 Dounie, £111, Glenavon Estate, £104.50 & £90, 2 Seafield, Portmahomack, £104 & £86, Kirkfield, £103.50 & £87.50, Larel, £102.50, Wester Craiglands, £98.50, £96, £94 & £86.50, 34 Newmarket, Stornoway, £92, 4 Edinbane, £91, Invercharron, Ardgay, £91.50, 211 Upper Birichen, Dornoch, £87.50, Corrimony Farm, Glen Urquhart, £86.50; BeltX – Teanroit, £116, £88, £84 & £79, Chroisein Croft, Isle of Muck, £106 & £90, Pelaig, Dingwall, £102 & £99, Drummuie Farm, Golspie, £93, Dunmore, Beauly, £82, Ivy Croft, Strathpeffer, £82, Isle of Muck Farm, £78.50; Chev – Erchite, Dores, £83 (twice), Comar, Cannich, £80 & £76, 145 Badnellan, Brora, £78.50, Isle of Muck Farm, £76 & £75 Proncy Farm, Dornoch, £75, Chroisein Croft, £75; Mule – Milton Farm, £94 & £89 (twice), Larel, £94; MbX – Comar, £102 & £83, Kirkfield, £95 & £83; CHM – Auchmore Farm, Muir of Ord, £78.50, Craiglands, £74 & £70.50, Kintail, Newton of Ferintosh, £74; CharX – Dunlichity, Farr, £80 7 £73, Free Farm, Tomatin, £73; Cross – Erchite, £83, Old Post Office, Alcaig, £82, Cypress, Achterneed, £74.50; Rye – Achtemerack, Drumnadrochit, £71; Dost – Lower Dalnaclach, Kildary, £70.50.