Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 30 September 2010
29th September 2010
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 30th) sold 6,085 breeding and store sheep.
Gimmers (619) averaged £113.32 and sold to £150 gross for Cheviots from Greenacres, Barbaraville.
Breeding ewes (4,264) averaged £61.95 and sold to £122 gross for Cheviots from the dispersal of the Cairnview flock, Strathnaver.
Feeding ewes (857) averaged £42.86 and sold to £92 gross for Suffolks from Whitebog, Rosemarkie.
Lambs (59) averaged £46.02 and sold to £50 gross Cheviots from Hatton Cottage, Dallas.
Rams (44) averaged £62.80 and sold to £300 gross for a Texel ram from the dispersal of the Mains of Croy flock, Croy.
Lewis Livestock ewes, rams and wedders (240) averaged £39.59 and sold to £84 gross for Texel cross ewes from 1 Eordale, Ness, Isle of Lewis.
"All classes of breeding and feeding sheep sold at exceptionally high prices."
Other leading prices per head
Gimmers: TexX - Greenacres, £145, £125; Chev - Amer, Struan, £132, Meddat, Nigg, and Lower Arboll, Inver, £130, Ballachullish Home Farm, Argyll, Greenacres, and Morvich, Rogart, £125.
Ewes: Correct: Chev - Cairnview, £120, Mid Gruinards, Ardgay, and Cairnview, £112, 226 Tannachy, Rogart, Kintradwell Estate, Brora, and Keppoch Farm, Dundonnell, £100. Broken mouth: Chev - Mid Gruinards, £78, Keppoch Farm, and Viewhill croft, Dingwall, £66, Clachan Farm, Lochbroom, £60; CHM - 185 Migdale, Bonar Bridge, £56; Mule - Culbin, Dingwall, £55. Feeders: CharX - Whitebog, £80; Chev - 230 The Doll, Brora, £73, Drumore, Evanton, £69, Tote, Portree, £68; Mule - 230 The Doll, £71; BFL - Whitebog, Rosemarkie, £70; SuffX - 1 Obbe Road, Leverburgh, £63.
Lambs: Chev - 18 Strathnaver, and Achentoul, Kinbrace, £49; CharX - Whitebog, £48.
Wedders: Chev - 139 Badenscallie, Rogart, £58, 396 Elphin, Strathcanaird, £56, Polchaple, Culkein, £54.
Rams: Tex - Mains of Croy, £210; Chev - Amat, Lairg, £70, West View, Inverness, £64.
Lewis Livestock Producers: Ewes: TexX - 34 Eoropie, Ness, £65, 12 Lionel, Port of Ness, £58, 36 Cross Skigersta Road, Ness, £49; Chev - 24 Lionel, £62, Swainbost Farm, Ness, £53; Cross - 1 Eordale, Ness, £52, 1 Fivepenny, Ness, £50; BF - 15 Fivepenny, Ness, £49, 81 Cross Skigersta Road, Ness, £43. Feeding sheep: Tex ram - 28 South Dell, Ness, £78, 25 Cross, Ness, £72, 46 Lower Barvas, and 25 Cross, £60; Tex gmr - 45 Cross Skigersta Road, £74; Chev ram - Clashstein, Knockaird, £59; BF ram - 2 Lionel, Ness, £58, 4 Eordale, £57, 36 Cross Skigersta Road, £52; Cross wdr - 6 Knockaird, Ness, £57.
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