Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 22 October 2010

24th October 2010

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 22nd) sold 191 rams at its second continental ram sale of the year.
Beltex (13) sold to £250 gross on three occasions for shearlings from Upper Auchenlay, Dunblane, (twice), and Mariain, Evanton.
Charollais (10) sold to £380 gross for a shearling from Whitebog, Rosemarkie.
BFL (10) sold to £650 gross twice for shearlings from The Arr, Lethen.
Suffolks (70) sold to £600 gross for a three shear from Whitebog.
Texels (52) sold to £800 gross for a shearling from Veltigar, Tankerness.
Crosses (23) sold to £550 gross for a Charollais cross shearling from Upper Auchenlay.
Lleyn (8) sold to £580 gross for a shearling from Corrimony, Glen Urquhart.
Meatlinc (one) sold to £400 gross for a shearling from Clynelish, Brora.
Millenium Blue (one) sold to £250 for a shearling from Easter Aberchalder, Gorthleck.
Hampshire Downs (one) sold to £200 for a shearling from Fearn Farm, Tain.
Other leading prices per head
Ram lambs: Tex - Burnside Croft, Jamestown, £350; Suff - Galcantray, Cawdor, £320.
Shearlings: Tex - Grantfield Farm, Tain, and Veltigar, Orkney, £700; BFL - The Arr, £650; Lleyn - Corrimony, £580; Belt - Mariain, £220; Char - Whitebog, £320; BFL - Easter Lodge, £520; Suff - Whitebog, £550; Cross - Upper Auchenlay, and The Arr, £420.
Two shears: Tex - Fearn Farm, £720; Suff - Balmaglaster Farm, Spean Bridge, £400; Cross - Balmaglaster Farm, £350.
Aged: Suff - Aberchalder, Invergarry, £280; Tex - Balmaglaster Farm, £250.