Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Sheep Sale 2 December 2022

2nd December 2022

DINGWALL., Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd (December 2nd) sold 1,968 store sheep of all classes.

Lambs (1,457) averaged £70.81 and sold to £113 gross for a pen of Texel crosses form Bogburn Farm, Duncanston.
Ewes (436) sold to £142 gross for a Texel cross from Pelaig, Dingwall.
Feeding Sheep (34) sold to £90 gross for a Texel cross wedder from Culfoich House, Grantown on Spey.
Rams (41) sold to £146 gross for a Suffolk Cross from 4 Tomich, Beauly

"The final store sheep sale of the backend season saw another grand trade for all classes forward with everything cashing in at dearer rates in particular the stronger end. Ewe trade continues to ramp on at a rate of knotts keeping in line with Tuesday sale."

Other leading prices per head:

Lambs: SuffX - Larel, Halkirk, £108 & £90, Wester Craiglands, Fortrose, £91, Balintore Farms, £90; HPX – Achterneed Farm House, Strathpeffer, £107, £100.50, £96; TexX – Windyhills, £106, £86 & £85, 17 North Erradale, Gairloch, £105, £89 & £88, Larel, £104.50, £88, Quoys of Riess, £104, Bogburn Farm, £101, Balno, Muir of Ord, £100 & £88.50, Glentruim Farm, £99 & £86, Balintore, £98, Kintradwell, £92, 3 Strathmachie, Laggan, £87; Chev – Wester Craiglands, £105 & £92.50, Druim an Lochain Farm, £100, £95.50, Achterneed Farm House, £94.50, No 6 Ardendrain, £90.50, Bogburn Farm, £89.50; DST – Bogburn Farm, £97 & £86.50; BeltX – Wester Craiglands, £92.50, Tullyglens, Dunphail, £91, £90, Pelaig, £90; Cross – Culfoich House, £88; Mule – No 6 Ardendrain, £88, Glentruim Farms, £87; CRX – Bogburn Farm, £85.

Ewes: TexX - No 6 Ardendrain, £132, £108, Firthview, Spinningdale, £98, Pelaig, £96, Culligran, Stru, £91; Chev – Kintradwell Estate, £119, £93, (twice) & £85, Weydale Farm, Thurso, £110, No 6 Ardendrain, £109 & £101, Ardochy, Whitebridge, £104, Badanloch Estate, £90, 1 Coach House, Achany, £89, Glentruim Farms, £86, Heights of Fodderty, £81; Beltex – Lochside Croft, Thrumbster, £117; SuffX - No 6 Ardendrain, £109, Weydale Farm £108, Bogburn Farm, £101, 18 Camultmuir, Kiltarlity, £90; Mule – Gelntruim Farms, £100, East Croft Roy, Newtonmore, £97, Culligran, £89; Cross – Weydale Farm, £88, Mid Fearn Farms, £84, Culfoich House, £83, East Croft Roy, £80.

Feeding sheep: SuffX Wdr – 4 Tomich, Beauly, £87, Kintradwell Estate, £82; Chev Wdr – 250 Little Rogart, £86, Scallasaig SSC, £80, Kintradwell Estate, £76.

Rams: Chev – Blackhillocks Farm, £108, Langdale, Strathnaver, £100, £99 & £90, 250 Little Rogart, £97; RSX - 15 Port Henderson, £98.