21st October 2010
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 21st) sold 6,463 breeding ewes and lambs.
Gimmers (665) averaged £83.49 and sold to £135 gross twice for Cheviots from the dispersal of the Aberchalder flock, Invergarry, and for Texel crosses from the Castle of Mey Trust, Longoe, Mey.
Correct ewes (3,369) averaged £62.14 and sold to £140 gross for Cheviots from Aberchalder.
Broken mouth ewes (1,419) averaged £45.92 and sold to £70 for Cheviot Mules from Culmaily Farm, Golspie.
Feeding ewes (822) averaged £48.38 and sold to £98 for Texels from Tri-deug, 13 West Watten, Watten.
Lambs (134) averaged £41.39 and sold to £69 gross for a Texel cross from Greenlands Farm, Arabella.
Rams (24) sold to £160 gross for a Suffolk from Beinn Ghlas, Beauly.
Wedders (36) averaged £45.72 and sold to £68 for a Cheviot from Culkein Tenants, Lairg.
"A lesser show of breeding ewes on offer met a more hesitant demand. Feeding ewes continued to sell at recent rates."
Leading prices per head
Gimmers: Chev - Castle of Mey Trust, £125, Fasach Farm, Waternish, and Castle of Mey Trust, £120, Hallcroft, Brora, Cuilaneilan, Kinlochewe, and 55 Rhue, Ullapool, £110; Cross - Fassock, Kiltarlity, £102, Aberchalder, £82; SuffX - Fassock, £95, Auchviach, Kiltarlity, £73; Mule - Fassock, £92; TexX - Lochlait, Abriachan, £80.
Correct ewes: Chev - Morvich, Rogart, £110, 2 Skelpick, Bettyhill, £95, Aberchalder, and Ousdale Farm, Berriedale, £88; TexX - Beinn Ghlas, £85, Woodlands, Dingwall, £82; Mule - Calrossie Mains, Nigg, £70; SuffX - Balnabruich, Ardgay, £69, 1 Newmore, Muir of Ord, £66; Cross - Aberchalder, £68.
Broken mouth ewes: Chev - Wester Alligan, Torridon, £64, Ousdale Farm, and Wester Balblair, Beauly, £62, 7 Achrimsdale, Brora, £60; Cross - Cambusmore Estate, Dornoch, £65; Mule - Beinn Ghlas, £59; TexX - Cragganvallie, Abriachan, £56; Mtl - Clynelish, Brora, £55; SuffX - Spittal Mains, Watten, £51.
Feeding ewes: SuffX - Bogburn Farm, Duncanston, £85, Peallaig, Dingwall, £70; Chev - Bogburn Farm, £84, Inver Croft, Tain, £79, Proncy Farm, Dornoch, £73; Tex - Tri-deug, £78; TexX - Greenlands, £71, South Clunes, Kirkhill, £63; CHM - Greenlands, £70; Mule - Woodlands, £68, South Clunes, £59.50; CharX - Scotsburn Farm, £66, LleynX - Cambusmore Estate, £60.50, Peallaig, £56.
Lambs: Mule - 8 Sand Street, Stornoway, £67; TexX - 8 Sand Street, £64; Chev - Blackmuir, Heights of Docharty, £62; CHM - 8 Sand Street, £60; Lleyn - 2 Seafield, Portmahomack, £58; Cross - Hillrise, Lochcarron, £53.50; BF - 8 Sand Street, £48.
Feeding rams: Tex - Beinn Ghlas, £85; Lleyn - 2 Seafield, £77; Chev - Attadale, Kyle of Lochalsh, £76; Suff - Beinn Ghlas, £64.
Wedders: Chev - Ardmore Sheep Stock Club, Waternish, and Woodlands, £60; Suff - Bardachan, Dornoch, £51; CHM - Cambusmore Estate, £49; TexX - Cherrytrees, Kiltarlity, £45; Cross - 72 Westford, Alness, £41.